Women dressed as men: powerful officials

They didn't talk for long in the teahouse before the group went back in a carriage.

When he arrived at Xu's house, even though Cheng Zhicheng was mentally prepared that Xu's house would be very big, there was a difference between what he imagined and what he actually saw.

He opened his mouth slightly and asked in disbelief, "We live in such a big house in the capital?"

Every inch of land in the capital is worth a lot of money.

Such a large house is even more priceless.

Cheng Zhicheng couldn't help but think of the mud houses where Xu Yuan had lived in Cheng's hometown before.

Xu Wenxian said: "This is the ancestral home."

Cheng Zhicheng seemed to understand but not quite.

Cheng Zhicheng was going to the capital, and Xu Wenxian had already ordered people to clean up a yard. Different from Xu Yuan's yard, Cheng Zhicheng lived closer to the front yard.

Xu's house is large, so the two of them don't often run into each other.

When Zhang Yue returned to Beijing, Xu Wenxian still wanted to let Cheng Zhicheng live in Zhang Yue's mansion.

After all, Xuyuan has never been married.

After showing Cheng Zhicheng the way, the family finished their meal and Xu Wenxian took Cheng Zhicheng out again.

Xu Yuan guessed that she went to the academy, so he didn't ask any more questions and took Huamei back to his own yard.

Since Huamei made up her mind yesterday to learn to read well, she picked up a book and started studying today, but she only learned the simplest ones.

Huamei was studying very hard, but suddenly she found that Xuyuan was not as happy as she was. After observing carefully for a while, she asked, "Miss, are you unhappy about something?"

After picking the person up and making a wish, there wasn't much smile.

But Huamei also understood that it must not be because of Cheng Zhicheng's arrival, but because of another person, Qi Shengxin.

"I'm not unhappy. I'm just wondering what position the emperor will give Qi Shengxin when he returns to the palace to report."

After making the wish, I felt a sense of sadness in my heart.

Being a woman does indeed bring many inconveniences.

She was not in the court, so she didn't know what was going on there, and naturally the people around her didn't know either.

She could go and ask Xie Xiaocheng. He was the commander of the imperial guards and could be considered a close minister to the emperor. But her relationship with Xie Xiaocheng was not that good yet.

Thinking of this, Xuyuan felt even more troubled.

Fortunately, her worries did not last long. Nanny Yi came from the hanging flower gate and said, "Miss, someone is coming from Prince Cheng's mansion."

The people who came from Prince Cheng’s Mansion were Cheng Xi and Nanny An.

Nanny An was the one that Beiyao was going to send to Xu's house to handle the marriage arrangements that Xu had wished for.

In fact, what she needed to do was not much. She was not like other maids who came to teach rules.

After Nanny An introduced herself, she said to Nanny Yi, "Don't worry, Nanny Yi. I watched His Royal Highness Prince Cheng grow up. I came to the Xu residence for only one thing, which is to prepare for Miss Xu's marriage. I won't ask about anything else."

Nanny Yi had no objection to this, and what's more, it was only a few months away. Nanny An's words made it clear that she would not make things difficult for her. She also secretly thought in her heart that this future son-in-law was indeed reliable.

A woman's marriage is a big event. The amount of dowry, betrothal gifts and maids she brings are all fixed.

As Nanny An was preparing for the marriage, Nanny Yi was thinking about training a few more good maids to avoid bringing shame to Xu Yuan.

Cheng Xi saw that Nanny An had adapted well, and Nanny Yi did not think much about it, so she walked closer to Xu Yuan, handed the letter in her hand to Xu Yuan and said, "Your Highness is in the palace, and there are many things to do. It is inconvenient for you to come, so let me deliver the letter."

It’s not that Beiyao doesn’t want to come.

Instead, Feng Chang pulled him aside and gave him many warnings, saying that since the marriage was settled, the man and woman should not meet each other again, otherwise it would be unlucky.

In order to make a wish, Beiyao still decided to endure it.

That's why Chengxi was sent to deliver the letter to Xuyuan.

"Thank you." After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he added: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, eunuch. Give me a moment. After I finish reading the letter, I will write a reply to your Highness."

Cheng Xi was not in a hurry either, and said with a smile: "Miss Xu, don't be in a hurry, just take your time to read and write, I will wait here."

Xu Yuan opened the letter and saw Bei Yao’s handwriting at a glance.

His handwriting is very beautiful, consistent in size, vigorous and powerful, and pleasing to the eye at first glance.

Grind ink for drawing eyebrows.

After Xu Yuan finished reading the letter, his brows slightly frowned.

Perhaps Bei Yao guessed that she was unaware of what was happening in the court, so this letter from him talked about recent events.

Qi Shengxin returned to Beijing in glory today. The emperor had already thought of rewards and official positions for him. After all, he had been away from home for a long time, sleeping in the open air and shouldering the heavy responsibility of being an envoy of Tianqi. In addition, Qi Shengxin had punished many corrupt officials along the way.

The official position that the emperor wanted to give was not small, and the ministers naturally had no objection.

After all, it's a good thing that people were reborn into a good family.

The minister congratulated Qi Chengen and was about to congratulate Qi Shengxin when Qi Chengen spoke.

He said that Qi Shengxin was only escorting the princess to the Geshu tribe, and the round trip would not take more than a few months. This was a matter of state, but he did not take it seriously. He was punishing corrupt officials along the way, which caused his return to be delayed by nearly two months. Not only should he not be rewarded, he should be punished.

Qi Shengxin's face changed at that moment.

He wanted to explain himself, but was met with three questions from Qi Chengen.

"Which is more important, the war in Lanzhou or those corrupt officials?"

"You took the princess so long to travel around, what would she think? This involves the relationship between the two countries."

"Finally, you only need to record the name and then leave, leaving it to the court to deal with. Why did you stay here to gain credit?"

After three questions in a row, even the emperor figured out some problems.

The ministers also suddenly realized it, however, what surprised them even more was that the person who said this was Qi Chengen.

However, since he had done a good job in escorting the princess, the merits and demerits offset each other, so the emperor just said it lightly and the matter ended.

At the end of the letter, Qi Shengxin's story was told.

Beiyao also added something extra.

"Miss you".

Xuyuan's cheeks turned slightly red, and when he saw Huamei frowning at the letter, his face became even hotter.

Before she could say anything, Xuyuan suddenly realized that Huamei was illiterate.

Reading this letter... is probably no different from reading a book from heaven.

The heat on her face subsided a little, and she wrote back using the pen and ink prepared by Huamei.

It was said that Cheng Zhicheng had arrived in the capital and stayed at Xu's house. It was also said that Nanny An had arrived and was getting along very well with Nanny Yi.

Finally, she also wrote two more words.

"Miss you."

Cheng Xi put the letter into her sleeve with a smile, and repeated Bei Yao's words seriously: "Miss Xu, His Highness said that if there is anything in the future, just tell me directly, no need to write another letter."

Xuyuan didn't understand what this sentence meant.

Moreover, Cheng Xi was not by her side, so how could she know when she had something to tell Bei Yao?

After Chengxi left, Huamei suddenly realized something and asked, "Miss, this eunuch doesn't come to Xu's house every day, does he?"

As it turned out, Huamei was right.

However, I didn’t think so much about making a wish at that time.

She looked at Beiyao's letter, her lips curled slightly, and she wrote another visiting card. She said, "Huamei, take this visiting card to the gatehouse and send it to the Prime Minister's Mansion."