Qizhou

Zhang Rongyuan...

He Qizhou looked at the portrait.The woman in the painting is still beautiful and moving, but he couldn't even come up with a word of praise.She is very good, she is very beautiful, but what Meng Yincheng values ​​is the pearl on the tip of Xu Wenzhi's heart.

What should I do?

"What's the matter? Qizhou, why do you have such a face?" Meng Yincheng saw his unnaturalness and asked, "Could it be... this girl has a bad face?"

"No, it's not bad, I just think this girl looks familiar..." He Qizhou smiled hurriedly, "These portraits...have already been selected?"

"It's natural." Meng Yincheng rolled up the picture album, "These girls are recommended by the adults of various families, some are daughters of the family, some are daughters of relatives, in short, they are all from famous families. On their recommendation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will cooperate with the Ministry of Rites Let's prepare together, after all, after entering the palace, you have to allocate palace rooms, and various rituals are indispensable, just... let me see if the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Rites can make things happen."

"Then... will this list go through the Ministry of Rites?"

"Why, are you suddenly interested in the draft?" Meng Yincheng teased for a while, then smiled, "When you enter the palace to proclaim the ceremony, it's time for the Ministry of Rites to work. Before that, it was the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Assist from the side."

He Qizhou nodded: "Then since these girls can be included in the painting, and then sent to His Majesty, they must have been selected for several rounds."

Meng Yincheng said: "That's right, these five girls are not so much selected a few rounds as they are... I have become more favored. Let the queen see it, and she also thinks it's pretty good. Choose an auspicious day and you can go Canonized into the palace."

The dust has settled.He Qizhou's heart sank, but his face was still smiling: "Your Majesty was enthroned in such a grand draft, and now there is a beautiful woman. In the future, His Majesty will be troubled by state affairs, and there will be red incense to add more fragrance, and comfort is by your side."

"You know a lot." Meng Yincheng liked to hear this. He put away the album and patted He Qizhou on the shoulder, "Since you know so much, when will you find a beautiful woman to add fragrance to your red sleeves?" ?”

"Your Majesty, I am not the only one who has no family in this civil and military court, so don't keep thinking about me..." He Qizhou was defeated and had to raise his hands in surrender.

"I also care about you." He Qizhou came to chat, which made Meng Yincheng very happy, "By the way, the palace has made new snacks these days, and the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor has always been good at this, so let me know what you want." Fu Du goes to get two boxes, you and him each have a box, and you can take it with you when you leave later."

He Qizhou agreed, got up and opened the door, and told Meng Yincheng's instructions just now, Fu Du didn't need to mention anything at all, he immediately agreed, turned around and went to the imperial dining room.He Qizhou closed the door again, only to see Meng Yincheng pointing to the top of the bookcase, and said: "It's been a long time since I played chess, come and play with me for the next game, Fu Du should be back in a while."

Playing chess is also one of Meng Yincheng's hobbies.When he was still the prince, he would often play chess with He Qizhou. Neither of them had superb skills, but they were evenly matched.He Qizhou took down the chessboard for him and put it on the tea table: "I have never played chess since I entered Shu. I am afraid that my chess skills are unfamiliar. Please be merciful, Your Majesty."

Meng Yincheng smiled and said: "What you said, if you win in a while, wouldn't I lose face even more?"

The two hold chess pieces each, you come and go, the black and white characters on the chessboard are mixed, and it is difficult to tell the winner for a while.He Qizhou dropped a word, just in time to choke the chess move, Meng Yincheng frowned, "Aiya" and said, "Wait a minute, let me think about it."

He Qizhou smiled: "This minister is just lucky."

Before the words fell, the door knocked at the right time.Meng Yincheng said, "Come in", and Fu Du entered the room with the food box. Seeing that the two were playing chess, he came quietly, put down the pastry in his hand, and reminded Meng Yincheng, "Your Majesty, After a while, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice will come to discuss matters with you, and I’m afraid he’s already in the palace, take a look..."

"This!" Meng Yincheng finally found a flaw, and fell heavily, "I won."

"Oh, my minister is really unfamiliar. Your majesty is so good at chess, which is admirable." He Qizhou got up and said goodbye in a polite manner. "Your Majesty will be busy with government affairs later, so I will not disturb you. My minister The acting supervisor is thanking His Majesty for the reward."

"Go."

Meng Yincheng waved his hand, Fu Zili immediately understood and came over to clean up the chess game.He Qizhou walked out of the Shang's study carrying the food box, but the smile on his face disappeared immediately.The horoscope of the birth date of this beautiful girl entering the palace must be checked by the Qin Tianjian before it can be sent to the palace.Since the roster had passed the Qin Tianjian, how could he not have seen it?he……

He Qizhou remembered, it's not that he didn't see it.

The roster that day was sent by someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, saying that it was a newly selected show girl, and asked to check the horoscope. At that time, the master took the roster and said that such an important matter should be entrusted to him, so as not to let people I know that Qin Tianjian doesn't pay much attention to the draft, so it's true.At that time, He Qizhou thought that the colleagues of Qin Tianjian can do such a small matter, since the master has to do it, let him do it.

Who would have thought...

But it's a foregone conclusion, so what else?Even if he knew that the girl was going to enter the palace, what could he do? If the fate was not suitable, the girl's family would not let it go, if there was a mistake, it was still the Qin Tianjian's mistake.Even if he knew...he couldn't do anything.

He Qizhou left the palace with the food box, first sent the master's portion to the mansion, and then returned home with his own half.

The rain had stopped, and the warm spring sun pierced through the dark clouds, making people feel warm all over.

As soon as he opened the door, Ci Nian sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, with knots in his hands, and the one who weaved the knots with him was Xu Wenzhi who He Qizhou didn't know how to face at the moment.

As soon as he heard the door open, Ci Nian immediately threw down the knot in his hand and came over: "Master Xu, when you were going out, he said that there was new tea in the teahouse recently, so I'm afraid you're too busy. I just bought it and sent it here." Ci Nian moved his eyes away, pointed to the person sitting in the middle of the pavilion, Xu Wenzhi waved to him with a smile on his face: "You are not here... I will let the young master let him go." I came in, and he said he was going to make a knot, so I just watched it for a while, and it didn't take long."

He Qizhou nodded slightly at him, handed the food box in his hand to Ci Nian, and said with a smile: "The emperor rewarded you, you must like it."

"Snacks!" With the delicious food, Ci Nian couldn't mention how happy he was, he took the food box and walked through the veranda, not like a fox, but more like a light swallow flying in the spring breeze.He Qizhou sat down with a smile. As soon as he sat down, Xu Wenzhi said: "By the way, last time Brother He asked me to take Rongyuan to the shadow puppet show, she liked it very much! Sure enough... I won't be offended The wooden head of the girl's heart, I still need you to help me more."

Ci Nian took out the plate with snacks out of the food box, and took one away before putting it on the table. With the pastry in his mouth, he smiled and said: "That's right, there are so many things in this world, there is no way It won't last long!"

"By the way, it's getting warmer every day. I'm thinking... When the weather gets warmer, I'll try to invite Rong Yuan to go out for an outing together. By then... you will come together too?" Xu Wenzhi thought, "I passed by the station that day and found fluffy green grass growing beside the trestle bridge, which is very cute. After a while, the flowers will bloom and the birds will sing and the flowers will be fragrant. I will invite you to go for an outing and enjoy the scenery together."

"Traveling is great!" Ci Nian seconded, "Bring some snacks and play while eating, it's great!"

He Qizhou smiled and nodded: "Okay, outing is a good activity, let's go together."

Xu Wenzhi said: "What's the matter, Brother He? You entered the palace, why do you seem to be depressed? Could it be that the celestial phenomena have changed recently, and the years are unfavorable?"

He Qizhou shook his head, but didn't answer his question directly, instead he asked: "Brother Xu, have you ever considered... marriage with Miss Rongyuan?"

Xu Wenzhi felt embarrassed when he heard the words, he scratched his head like a fool whose mind had been punctured: "I...of course I thought about it. But I am just a servant after all, she has such a good family background , if I can't give her a peaceful and prosperous future, I..."

He Qizhou said: "You want to marry her, don't you?"

Xu Wenzhi hesitated for a while, then nodded: "Yes. I regard her as a confidant."

"Then go and tell her." He Qizhou said, "The minister of rites is not a high-ranking official, but he is also a Beijing official. He can't make one person under ten thousand, but he can still give her wealth and food and clothing. You have recognized her If you are a destined person, then you should tell her, let her know, and don’t make her wait any longer.”

"I..." Xu Wenzhi lowered his eyes and smiled awkwardly, "This..."

Ci Nian swallowed the snack in his mouth, and said: "The Taoist priest is right! If you want to marry her, you must say so, otherwise she will wait and wait, and she will not be able to wait. If she doesn't wait for you , but if you leave with someone else, you will be sad."

It's not that he doesn't want to, but because he's afraid that she won't.If his little girl nodded, he couldn't immediately marry her home with three letters and six appointments.But after all, they have just reconciled, and he still needs to show more sincerity to tell Rong Yuan that his dullness and anxiety in the past were all because he cared too much. He wants to make up for his past silence, and he thinks it will take time ...

Xu Wenzhi said anxiously: "But I don't know if she is willing too... I'm just being so abrupt..."

"Not abrupt." He Qizhou got up suddenly, grabbed Xu Wenzhi's sleeve, and pulled him up, "Do you know where Miss Rongyuan lives?"

"I know... I know." Xu Wenzhi didn't understand why He Qizhou was so excited, it wasn't like him in the past, "Brother He, you wouldn't just... want to..."

"You lead the way, let's go." He Qizhou said, "Let's go and make it clear to her right now that you want to marry her, give her happiness, and grow old together with her."

"I..." Xu Wenzhi's fair face flushed red, he was startled and panicked, and finally pulled his sleeves out of He Qizhou's hand, and sat down on the stone bench dejectedly, "I'm not good enough, I I don't deserve her, I can't say such things to her now, if she rejects me...I..."

"Master Xu... I think what Master Xu said makes sense." Seeing that he was really timid at the end of the year, he poured him a cup of tea and handed him a snack, "Master Xu feels that he can't give the girl happiness. If I go now , and he couldn't speak well."

happiness……

He Qizhou sighed softly, he walked around slowly behind Xu Wen, and patted his shoulder lightly: "Sorry..."

"It's okay, brother He cares about me...it's me..." Xu Wenzhi shook his head with a smile, his face softened a little, "I will definitely continue to work hard. Brother He and the young master have helped me so much, you guys I will never let you down."