Minister

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Of course, Chen Entropy's edict was not released, but this matter did not escape the eyes and ears of King Qin.This trivial matter that Chen Entropy thought was insignificant made King Qin very angry, and almost immediately wrote a letter to reprimand Populus euphratica.Hu Yanglin felt a little wronged, because he, the acting chief, was not mainly in charge of finding King Yan?Although Jin Yiwei is a close minister of the emperor, he is not familiar with the people in the palace, this kind of thing is naturally out of his control.King Qin may have really used himself as a big man like Shen Yang.

Of course, the king of Qin did not just give a verbal warning. While reprimanding him, he immediately deployed people to arrange Populus euphratica among the contacts in the palace.Because of Chen Entropy's "vigilance", Populus euphratica had to be "placed" beside him for a long time. According to King Qin's request, every move of the little emperor was recorded. The time will be notified to the border customs.Chen Entropy didn't dislike Populus euphratica, he didn't know that King Qin was behind Yanglin euphratica, and he didn't even realize that he had angered the emperor's uncle. In his eyes, Yanglin euphratica was the one who rescued him with Master Wei, and he was trustworthy.Believe it or not, Hu Yanglin is not an interesting person like Master Wei after all. Chen Entropy saw that he was bored and boring, so he ignored him and gradually forgot him.

Standing outside the imperial study, Populus euphratica almost dozed off, so he slipped into the small garden for a stroll.In the past, there were always maidservants here and there, so there was no room for him to wander around like this, but now there is a temporary vacancy in the harem, and the selection of maidservants will have to wait until the next year. This huge palace will still be deserted for a while.

"Ah!" Hu Yanglin yawned, and was startled before closing his mouth: "His Royal Highness!"

"Get down." Chen Yuxiang had seen him a long time ago. The so-called onlookers know clearly. Chen Yuxiang couldn't help but be more careful when he saw the newly promoted commander of the Jinyi Guard staring so closely every day.

Hu Yanglin saluted and hurriedly wanted to retreat, but Chen Yuxiang signaled him to sit down.

"I still don't know where Mr. Hu is from."

"I am a person from the suburbs of Beijing. I inherited my father's military status. I worked in the Wang family army in the early years. Later, after returning from the Northern Expedition, I was transferred to the North Town Governor through Mr. Shen." Hu Yanglin probably guessed what the princess was thinking. , so he explained everything clearly.

"Ah, Master Hu participated in the Northern Expedition." Chen Yuxiang couldn't help but think of Wang Yunyi: "I was doing something in the army, but why did I meet Master Shen and was transferred to the Beizhen Fusi?"

Even though Chen Yuxiang lived in the palace for a long time, she also knew that Jin Yiwei's fat job is not something everyone can get, and Shen Yang and Wang Yunyi are not compatible at all, how could he get to know Wang Yunyi's junior officer and want to transfer him to her where?

"Ah, back then in Monan, I, Da Qi, held a polo match with the nobles of Monan. I scored a goal. Master Shen remembered my minister. Later, when my lord heard that my minister did not die in Fengyi, I thought it was a fate. So I transferred my ministers to Beizhen Fusi."

"During Feng Yi's battle, Master Hu was there?" Chen Yuxiang didn't know about it yet, so he couldn't suppress his curiosity: "Did our army be particularly brave in that battle?"

"If you go back to Your Highness, that battle was very tragic."

Chen Yuxiang thought for a moment, but still couldn't hold back: "I heard that the emperor's teacher, Master Wei, was also guarding the city in Fengyi back then. I don't know if civil servants have to go to the battlefield?"

Hu Yanglin smiled: "Of course Lord Wei went to the battlefield. Speaking of which, when the reinforcements came, everyone ran to meet the reinforcements. So I sat on the wall with Lord Wei, and the two of them had dark faces. At that moment, the minister But never forget it."

"In this way, Lord Hu and Master Wei are life-and-death friends?"

"It should be regarded as a life-and-death friendship. If it weren't for this, Lord Wei would not have dared to call the minister when he entered the palace to rescue him. After all, I have known Lord Wei for six or seven years. It was only when I met Lord Wei He's only this tall." Unexpectedly, Wei Chi was mentioned in the chat, and Hu Yanglin immediately opened up the chatterbox.

"At that time, he just came to the Ministry of War from the Hanlin Academy. Lord Wang appointed his ministers to teach him how to ride a horse. Lord Wei is really stubborn. He chose a horse that no one dared to ride. He was stupefied and killed that horse within ten days. The horse has been tamed. The horse has been tamed. His whole body is covered with bruises, and he can't even hold chopsticks. Hey, he is a scholar, he is not usually stubborn, and he insists on learning martial arts."

"Then Master Wei also learned it in ten days?" Chen Yuxiang hurriedly asked.

"Of course not, it takes hard work, but fortunately, after learning one and a half moves, Wei Chi and the others encountered an ambush when they went to explore the way. When we arrived, I saw his whole body It was all blood, and I almost thought he must be dying, but fortunately, we arrived in time and he was fine." Hu Yanglin still remembers now that Wei Chi vomited blood before he could speak, his expression at that time I don't know if it is as nervous as this princess's expression, and she is about to cry.

"I thought that he would never learn martial arts, but maybe fate really wanted to test him. As a civil servant, he had experienced so many things. When we arrived in Fengyi, his martial arts had really become like a model. Looks good." Hu Yanglin couldn't help feeling in his heart: "Every day for more than a month, Fengyi seemed to be captured, but it seemed that as long as he was there, he could endure another day, just like this day after day, and finally waited We arrived at the reinforcements. I remember one time, when we came down from the city wall, we found that the edge of the knife was so curled up that it could not be used, and the handle of the knife was loose. We were thinking about changing another one, but the enemy army came up again, so we used Holding such a knife, we supported it for two full hours, and thinking about it now, I really don’t know how we survived.”

Hu Yanglin talked for a long time before realizing that he had lost his composure, and shut up quickly.

"It's okay." Chen Yuxiang didn't expect this person to have such a good relationship with Wei Chi. The Wei Chi in his mouth was unknown to him. Every word, every word made his heart move, although he really wanted him to say more Some, but this may be really a gaffe: "Master Hu, please be busy, I am going to see the emperor." Chen Yuxiang smiled at him friendly, tried to suppress his curiosity, and walked into the study.

Hu Yanglin lowered his head in frustration, regretting his momentary slip of the tongue.

Chen Entropy, who was about to face the big exam, was as busy as the students staying in the capital. Chen Yuxiang came in and sat for a while before he realized it.

"Lu Jing, why didn't you report?"

"Your Majesty, the slaves have notified you."

Chen Entropy scratched his head.

"Your Majesty, Lu Jing informed you." Chen Yuxiang couldn't help laughing.

Chen Yuxiang was smiling, but the smile on his face was full of exhaustion.Chen Entropy felt a little distressed, so he put away the things in his hands: "Since Auntie is here, why not go out with me for a walk."

"Okay," Chen Yuxiang was really worried that he was so busy for several hours every day even though he was a child, so he stood up quickly: "Let's go, let's go for a stroll in the garden."

When the sky is blue in the month of **, the breeze is blowing, and the mood seems to be as refreshing as the scenery.

"aunt."

"Ok?"

"How are the father and the brothers of the father?"

"Ah," Chen Yuxiang felt that this question was very difficult: "It should be very good."

"Auntie, you should tell the truth to Entropy." Chen Entropy has no brothers, but he can feel that he should be different from the children of the common people. If he has brothers, he must not be able to treat him like the children of the common people.

"Why does Entropy think about this question?" Chen Yuxiang stopped and looked into Chen Entropy's eyes.

"Because," Chen Entropy's eyes flashed a trace of sadness: "Father once told Entropy that Entropy is already a prince and should not get so close to his aunt. I understand what Father meant, so I thought, Could it be that in the eyes of my father, even Aunt Huang is not trustworthy. If so, who else does he trust?"

Chen Yuxiang felt a chill in his heart.

"Now that my father is gone, I finally dare to ask such a question, I am not afraid anymore."

Only in the few days before I ascended the throne, I was terrified and uncomfortable, like a child from a commoner family, but when I sat on the throne and replaced my father, it seemed that a big stone fell to the ground amidst the fear and anguish.In fact, Chen Entropy knew that he was definitely not his father's first choice, because he was a child of a concubine, so he kept working hard, fearing that one day his father's choice would no longer be him, even if he became the prince.This kind of indifference was rooted in his heart, and he was so suppressed that he couldn't extricate himself.

Then father, have you ever been in the same pain?So painful that you can't even trust your sister who has no stake in you?

Chen Yuxiang shook his head: "Emperor Taizu had a total of eight sons, only one died in battle, and then, and then."

Because of suspicion, Emperor Taizu changed the crown prince three times in total, one of which involved his brother Chen Xi. For this reason, he did not hesitate to kill his own brother who had fought with him for many years, and killed his beloved sister Yongxi Princess.Until this time, it was the turn of Chen Entropy's father, Chen Xing. She was still young at that time, but she still remembered Chen Xing's trembling look. She thought that King Yan would not be the candidate for the crown prince long ago, and Chen Su was his same father. The younger brother of the same mother, he can feel at ease, but he doesn't, even if he is firmly seated on the throne, he still spares no effort to kill King Yan!For Chen Xing, would he, like Princess Yongxi, participate in government affairs as her husband's family and become his confidant?

"Fortunately, my father has only one son." Chen Entropy smiled wryly.

"Ah!" Chen Entropy sighed: "Auntie, do you still remember? Before Master Wei took me to fold paper butterflies, I was really happy at that time, happier than ever before."

Today is a sunny day. If there are butterflies all over the sky, it will be the same as that day.Chen Yuxiang nodded with a smile.

"Does the aunt trust Master Wei?"

"This," Chen Yuxiang felt that in the past, she would have blurted out, but now, she thinks that she should think about it: "Auntie doesn't know."

How much do you know about Wei Chi?Maybe he is far less than his friend, how would I know whether I should trust him or not?

"Entropy will believe in Master Wei!" Chen Entropy's eyes showed warmth and firmness: "Maybe the emperor is destined to be lonely, but I will believe in my aunt who has been with me all the time and Master Wei who saved me from danger. I, never I will become a person like my father, absolutely not."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Lu Jing ran over from a distance.

Chen Entropy couldn't help frowning. Although Eunuch Lu grew up with him, he really didn't like this eunuch's fussy character.

"Master Yu Mianyu has passed away!" Lu Jing was panting.

"Ah," Chen Entropy pouted coldly, "What did Mr. Zhou Ge say?"

"what?"

"Master Yu is an important minister of the imperial court. He died of illness, what will the cabinet say?" Chen Entropy couldn't help being annoyed seeing his dull look.

"Ah! Elder Zhou Ge proposed someone to take over,"

"No need," Chen Entropy interrupted him: "Master Yu stabilized the capital and made great contributions to the society. We will arrange a lavish funeral today. However, Mr. Yu's position is determined by the crisis in the capital. There is no saying whether to take over or not. The original position Selected according to the rules of the Ministry of Officials, no one needs to suggest."

Lu Jing didn't understand why Chen Entropy said this to him, but just stood there blankly.

Chen Entropy was so consumed by him that he lost his temper, so he had to explain to him: "Zhou Ge has violated the rules, if he still thinks about who to recommend, then I will not talk to him about it, so this time you represent me. Go tell him. If he doesn't understand, you can remind him."

Looking at the back of Lu Jing running away, Chen Entropy smiled wryly: "Where does Mr. Zhou Ge need your advice?"Lu Jing is a good person, but he is really a fool!

Yu Mian passed away from illness, and few civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty sincerely cherished him, but Wang Yunyi, who was far away, couldn't help feeling sad for a long time.Thinking of Yu Mian's years of being a human being, he couldn't help admiring him.

"The emperor actually called this ceremony a rich burial, it's really ridiculous."

Wang Xieshan sighed: "How can a mere child understand this? If it weren't for Yu Mian, how could there be his Chen family dynasty? Speaking of which, if it wasn't for Yu Mian, how could my Wang family have fallen to this point."

That's right, if there is no Yu Mian in the capital, the Wang family, who have been dormant for many years, will really be waiting for an opportunity.It's nothing more than King Qin, Hu Run and others are nothing more than that, even Wo Tuolei is just that, this country really has a different surname.

Wang Yunyi smiled and said: "Brother is almost eighty, yet he still thinks so much."

Wang Xieshan took a sip of tea unhurriedly: "Master Yu has encountered such a situation, why can't I have some thoughts, old man!"

Zhou Wenyuan didn't have the heart of disobedience, but he was not as self-restraining as the two Lord Wangs. When he saw Lu Jing talking back and forth, he understood that these little emperors were not as muddled and weak as he thought, and weighed how to change in the most snobbish way in his heart. Take advantage of Yu Mian's death.

On the second day, someone went to Shushu and suggested that Yu Mian's son be called to Beijing to take up a post, which was regarded as a consolation to Mr. Yu.

At this point, some old ministers couldn't stand it any longer. Yu Mian's character was well-received in the court. Although he never formed a party with others, but the Sri Lankan man has passed away, there are still people planning to take him It is really embarrassing for future generations to be used as bargaining chips.

Yang Shenyun, who had already left the office, even wrote a letter directly to scold Zhou Wenyuan.Zhou Wenyuan ignored him, but he didn't expect that Yang Shenyun had expected him to be thick-skinned, so he ordered someone to copy a copy and pass it on to the imperial students in the capital. It happened to coincide with the big exam, and the capital was full of students, and there was an uproar all at once.

When there was a lot of trouble, Chen Entropy had no choice but to ask Wei Chi for help, but Wei Chi was entangled in this matter.Not for anything else, but for his own two students transferred to the capital: Wei Qingfeng and Yan Peiwei.These two are now speech officials, and they are participating in Zhouge elders for this matter.Wei Chi knew that Zhou Ge could never be brought down, but the two of them had never discussed with him before they went to the shuffle. Now it is good, Zhou Ge is full of people, and the official department immediately issued an order to Drive the two back to be county magistrates.

"Your Majesty, the only thing we can do at this moment is stand still," Wei Chi thought seriously, "The cabinet is in charge of all major domestic affairs, and now there is no real supervisor of ceremonies. Master Yu has just left, and Minister Gu Ming is still hard to contend with. It's better to wait and see what happens, before the big exam, the time has come to refute the cabinet's intentions, just to establish the authority of the emperor, and not to confront the cabinet too early."

"How can I refuse the cabinet's request?" Chen Entropy understood Wei Chi's meaning. Now Zhou Wenyuan didn't take himself seriously. If he was allowed to mess up the situation, his emperor would really have no authority at all.

Wei Chi sneered: "According to Qi Law, officials should go home to Ding You for three years, even if they want to enter Beijing as an official, it will be three years later."

"Ah! I understand!" Chen Entropy suddenly realized.

Wei Chi couldn't laugh in his heart. Chen Entropy didn't expect this to be normal, but no one in the civil and military courts refused Zhou Wenyuan's unreasonable request for such a legitimate reason, which shows how bad the atmosphere in the court is.For so many years, Mr. Zhou Ge spared no effort to eliminate dissidents. He replaced all the people in the cabinet with his own people, even his own teacher. Wasn't the former emperor too conniving?But this evil fruit has to be eaten by his youngest son, did the first emperor never think of it?

With confidence, Chen Entropy devoted himself to the big exam.Wei Chi came out of the palace but had to run around for his two students. After many twists and turns, he finally persuaded Xun Bingchao to help him.

"Really, they are two people who are more than ten years older than me, but they want me to worry about them." When he got home, he saw Hu Yanglin waiting for him at home. After greeting him, Wei Chi couldn't help complaining to him.

"You are the one. You are obviously a person in his dozens of years old, but you haven't eaten yet. This is what people need to worry about." Hu Yanglin looked at him angrily.

"By the way, why did you come to me?" Wei Chi asked while he was eating.

"Today is Master Yu's funeral. I wanted to go with you, but you didn't come back until now."

"I actually forgot." Wei Chi suddenly felt ashamed.

Originally, he was going to the Yamen to do his own errands in the afternoon, so Wei Chi hurriedly asked Yiqing to take leave, had a quick meal, changed his clothes and rushed over with Populus euphratica.Yu Mian's "thick burial" was very deserted, the old servant led Wei Chi and Populus euphratica to burn incense, and went to work alone.Wei Chi looked at the incense ashes in the incense burner, and smiled wryly: "Look, there are only a dozen or so people who passed through. In the past, I always thought that evil could not prevail against good, but look, now that Zhou Ge's old power is in power, the only ones who dare to come to see Master Yu off are These people are gone."

It was getting late, and when Wei Chi and Populus euphratica finished worshiping, the old servant came over and bowed respectfully: "My lords, I'm sorry, my lord is about to go to the funeral."

Although many people were unable to attend due to Zhou Wenyuan's pressure, since it was a "rich funeral", there were still some etiquettes promised by the emperor.The ceremonial guards sent by the palace lined up neatly at the door of the humble Yu's house, looking out of place, and the solemnly dressed military officers lifted Yu Mian's simple coffin and placed it in the outer coffin given by the emperor.Perhaps unknowingly, Wei Chi forgot the position he wanted to hide, and followed the guard of honor out of the narrow alley. Suddenly, he was awakened by the scene in front of him.

Not a student, not a fellow courtier, when the guard of honor established Yu Mian's name, the people on the street started talking about it.

A person pointed at the guard of honor and shouted: "This is Yu Qingtian, Master Yu!"

This sound was like a cannonball, which exploded in the crowd, and the voices about Mr. Yu spread among the crowd.It took almost a moment for the busy people to give way voluntarily, and mournful cries came from the crowd.As the guard of honor marched forward, more and more people bowed down on both sides of the street, and the line following the guard of honor became longer and longer.

"Wei Chi!" Seeing that Wei Chi was about to walk out of the alley, Hu Yanglin quickly stopped him: "Let's not follow."

Wei Chi hesitated for a moment before being pushed aside by the surging crowd. The continuous line stretched towards the city gate, like a sad and eternal force.

...

187 [The second year of Zhenglong]

Not long after the fall, a major incident happened in the imperial court. Yang Fanji listed Lin Xiao’s ten crimes in a paper of impeachment. The description of that fraud case was particularly detailed. It was particularly harsh, and some students even expressed their intention to temporarily withdraw from the exam.

Lin Xiao's status is in jeopardy, but Master Lin has been a minister for ten years and believes that he has seen all kinds of ups and downs, and this time he is not shy.

On the surface, Master Yang’s move was initiated by the side of Minister Gu Ming, who knew that Minister Gu Ming was the one who complained of injustice. Master Yang did not discuss it with anyone before, and now that the boat has sailed to the middle of the river, no one will know what to do.Elder Zhou Ge knew in his heart that Yang Fanji did it alone, but he still took the opportunity to point the finger at Minister Gu Ming.Mr. Xun groaned in his heart, but it was useless to persuade him, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go on top.But no one expected the sudden change in the situation. Chen Entropy didn't give everyone a chance to quarrel, and directly issued an edict to let Master Lin return to his hometown to retire. As for the successor, he was neither selected by Zhou Ge nor recommended by Master Xun. The little emperor directly asked Lin Xiao's deputy to take up the job.

The courage of the little emperor surprised everyone. Although the deputy is only a cunning person like Lin Xiao, he is quite wise when he thinks about it.This adult's surname is Li, his name is Qianyang, he is about the same age as Lin Xiao, and he should be prepared to be a deputy for the rest of his life. He couldn't help but be overjoyed by this opportunity, and he didn't care about faction rivalry!Hurry up and work hard to secure your position!

So Zhou and Xun stopped for a while, and Master Li began to work seriously.

The situation is good, but there are many speculations from outsiders. Many people think of Wei Chi. Who would believe that a child can have such courage?This idea must have come from Wei Chi, the reason is very simple, Wei Chi and Master Lin have a grudge!hehe.

Wei Chi was wronged, he really didn't say a word about this matter, but who would believe it?Wei Chi smiled wryly.

Wei Chi, who smiled wryly, had to continue to show the memorial to his emperor's students. How could Chen Entropy know that the courtiers were talking about Wei Chi behind his back?I still expect Master Wei to praise him in my heart.Wei Chi felt Chen Entropy's flickering big eyes staring at him, making the hair on his back straight.

"Your Majesty, it's a very good move to replace Mr. Li this time! If you change someone other than the Ministry of Rites, you will inevitably be dissatisfied and fall into factional disputes. Now that the exam is in hand, this is a wise move."

"Master Wei has won the award!" Chen Entropy nodded happily, and continued to read the memorabilia contentedly.

Wei Chi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't look much, and felt that his back was still hairy, so he took a sneak peek, only to see that Princess Chen's eyes seemed to be inadvertently glanced to this side, and after a while, secretly Taking a glance, Princess Chen's eyes seemed to just inadvertently glance over the top of her head, Wei Chi buried his head even lower, and looked at the memorial quickly.Wei Chi went all out, and quickly sorted out the pile of documents in front of him, and gave detailed instructions to Lu Jing. Chen Yuxiang was absent-minded, leaving a large pile in front of him.Wei Chi made a salute: "Your Majesty, I have to go to Dali Temple to look at the case in the afternoon, so I will take my leave first."

Chen Entropy poked his head out of the memorial and nodded: "Bring that bag of golden flower cakes to Master Wei, as well as Liao Shen."

Ah, golden flower cake, Wei Chi yearned for it: "The minister will retire."

After carrying a bag of things, he walked out of the hall and saw Populus euphratica standing in the garden outside the small gate.

"Good stuff, I'll send some to your house later." Wei Chi raised the exquisite pastry box in his hand.

"I don't eat pastry, you can eat it yourself."

"There is also Liao ginseng! It's just right to give it to your parents."

"Master Wei, you can calm down a little bit, with big bags and small bags in your arms, be careful not to be seen and say this and that."

It seems that all this gossip has been passed on to Jin Yiwei for discussion, so Wei Chi could only curl his lips.

"Let's go, there will be more people in a while." Hu Yanglin drove Wei Chi away.

Chen Yuxiang, who was standing outside the hall, saw that Hu Yanglin saw him, but Hu Yanglin seemed to slap Wei Chi away just because he saw her.This move made Chen Yuxiang a little embarrassed. It seemed that Jin Yiwei had seen through his little thoughts, and he couldn't hold back for a while.

Chen Yuxiang pretended to be calm, and did not return to the palace immediately, but pretended to take a breath, trying to show that his actions had nothing to do with that Lord Wei at all.But Hu Yanglin saw the girl's red face from a long distance, Hu Yanglin sighed secretly, thinking: This is really a bad fate!

"your Highness."

"Ah," Chen Yuxiang pretended to be startled by Populus euphratica: "Master Hu, you are here."

Hu Yanglin thought about his words.

Chen Yuxiang coughed dryly: "Please flatten yourself."

Master Hu got up slowly, but he didn't think about how to speak, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.

"His Royal Highness, I will take my leave."

Hu Yanglin walked out of the main hall, wiped off his sweat, and felt sad thinking that he would be working here from now on. He still hoped that the king of Qin would change his mind as soon as possible.At dinner time, Mr. Hu, who became a high-ranking official, was still looking at the papers from various places one by one. Hu Yanglin didn't read a lot of books, so it was more strenuous to do these things.

"Make another cup of strong tea." Hu Yanglin looked at the teacup.

"My lord, you haven't had dinner yet."

"Ah! Don't read it, don't read it!" Hu Yanglin felt dizzy: "Take all these to the book office, and I will read those tomorrow."

After waiting for a while, the adjutant did not bring dinner, but brought a father-in-law.

Hu Yanglin thought that the emperor had something to look for him, so he quickly changed his clothes and entered the palace, but the father-in-law went around and took him to Hede Palace.Hu and Chen fell into embarrassment again, and Chen Yuxiang hesitated to speak: "Master Hu, the main reason I came here is to ask the emperor what officials he has seen recently."

Hu Yanglin hurriedly made a report, brought out those who had read it according to the script, and pulled some unread ones to make up the number.It's a pity that there is not much in my mind, and after a few words, I have nothing to say, and my face is sweating.

Chen Yuxiang was used to a big man like Shen Yang, and he didn't expect that he would bring such embarrassment to this person by asking casually, so he felt a little embarrassed: "Master Hu, please get up and answer."

The maid brought a stool.

"How long has Mr. Hu been working in Jinyiwei?" Chen Yuxiang had no choice but to start chatting about family affairs.

"It's been five years."

"How many people are there in Master Hu's family?"

"Both parents are still alive, and there are two younger brothers."

"Where is Mr. Hu from?"

"If you go back to the princess, it's from the suburbs of Beijing."

"Oh, I heard that Mr. Hu lives alone, why didn't you bring his wife to the capital?" Chen Yuxiang saw that this man was honest, and thought that someone was embarrassing him.

"Chen, I haven't married yet." Hu Yanglin's face turned green.

"Ah?" Chen Yuxiang lost his composure and opened his mouth wide.

The two fell into silence again, and the conversation could not continue.

"Accompany me for a walk outside." Chen Yuxiang thought for a long time before opening his mouth.

It was getting dark late in this season, and there was still a glimmer of afterglow in the west at this moment, and the heat had receded a lot. Chen Yuxiang motioned Populus euphratica to accompany her for a walk by the lake.Hede Palace is the most beautiful palace in the capital. Populus euphratica Lin was able to see it for the first time, and he couldn't help being stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of him.The willows planted by the lake are not ordinary willows, but vines with curly leaves, part of which floats in the water, with pink flowers on it, following the waves, it moves closer and farther away from the shore.The leaves of this flower are not dense, and you can see swans and mandarin ducks perched among the flowers.

Chen Yuxiang took the bait from the maid and handed it to Hu Yanglin: "Master Hu, have you never seen a swan?"

"It's never been so close," Populus euphratica looked at these elegant birds in amazement: "it's so beautiful."

Following Chen Yuxiang's example, Populus euphratica also threw some bait onto the lake, and a few mandarin ducks swam over, but the swans seemed unmoved.

"Your maidservant asked someone to drive the swans over?" The palace maid saw that the swans were not moving, so she came over and asked.

"No need." Hu Yanglin quickly waved his hand.

Chen Yuxiang was amused by Hu Yanglin's bewildered look: "Since Mr. Hu is not willing, there is no need. There is a small pavilion there. You may be able to see it from above. Let me go and have a look."

It's a pity that when I arrived at this small pavilion, I didn't see any swans, only some other waterfowl resting by the pavilion.Hu Yanglin was a little disappointed, and Chen Yuxiang was a little curious: "Master Hu seems to like swans very much."

"I can't say I like them. It's the first time I've seen them. I really didn't expect them to be so beautiful. I've seen them flying across the sky before, and I couldn't see them clearly."

"It seems that Mr. Hu fell in love with swans at first sight." Chen Yuxiang smiled, this Mr. Hu seemed to be quite different from what she expected: "If you really like it, then you are welcome, this lake is full of domesticated swans, which cannot fly. I asked someone to catch one, Mr. Hu, and take a good look at it."

"Your Highness, there is really no need." Populus euphratica waved his hands again and again: "How can such a noble and elegant bird be captured by force? Looking at it from a distance like this, it's very good, don't force it."

These words seemed to have touched Chen Yuxiang's mind, her face suddenly darkened a lot, Hu Yanglin was startled, wondering if she had slipped her words.

"Why doesn't Mr. Hu marry a wife?" Chen Yuxiang was silent for a moment, as if out of anger, he suddenly asked.

"Ah." Hu Yanglin was speechless.

"Is it because Mr. Hu's favorite is as unwilling to approach as a swan? Mr. Hu is unwilling to catch her?"

"The swan of the minister doesn't like the minister." Hu Yanglin was afraid of Chen Yuxiang, but at this moment he suddenly forgot to be on guard and blurted out calmly.

Chen Yuxiang couldn't help but blush a little: "Master Hu has inquired?"

"I've checked."

"Oh."

It seems that a princess who has not left the cabinet should not talk about these topics with a foreign minister, and the maid coughed nervously.

Chen Yuxiang didn't bother to talk to her: "Master Hu, can you tell me, which family is the girl from?"

This Mr. Hu is actually quite good-looking, which girl is so arrogant that she doesn't like him?Chen Yuxiang was really curious.

Hu Yanglin smiled wryly: "Ah, this."

Chen Yuxiang seemed to be in a better mood: "Say it to Ben Gong. If it is satisfactory, Ben Gong helped you with this matchmaking, which can be regarded as repaying your kindness for saving the prince back then."

"He's already, that married."

"Oh."

The servant girl breathed a sigh of relief.

"I!"

"Your Highness!" Hu Yanglin interrupted Chen Yuxiang: "I'm not the one he likes, so there's really no need."

"Oh," Chen Yuxiang looked at Hu Yanglin's calm face, a little puzzled: "Master Hu, don't you feel regretful?"

"I don't think so," Hu Yanglin looked at the waterfowl by the pavilion, "I think it's enough to know him."

The sun put away the afterglow, and Chen Yuxiang felt a little cold, but this friend of Wei Chi aroused her full interest. What kind of person is this?Why did Wei Chi become close friends with him?

"Master Hu, are we friends?"

"Your Highness, I dare not."

"No, Master Hu, we can be regarded as friends, see you next time."

Walking out of the palace, Hu Yanglin recollected every word the princess said, and really didn't understand why he had to ask the bottom line about his own affairs. Is it because of "same sickness and pity for each other"?

Hey!

If you are not a princess, then I must bluntly advise you to let it go and let it go, don't waste your youth because you love someone wrong, but you are the supreme, I am afraid that you will really lock him into your lake.

In my life, I have figured it out, understood, let go, can you?

The summer flowers in the capital began to bloom. Without the prosperity of spring, it became more green. With Zhou Wenyuan's unremitting efforts, several disaster-stricken provinces survived the famine with difficulty. The salary was finally reissued in this quarter.In just half a year, Daqi was no longer as prosperous as before. Because of Chen Xing's departure, Jiangnan's various loans could not be collected on time, and the consumption of the war caused many merchants to go bankrupt. I have aged a lot in the past six months.

As the final exam was approaching, the Empress Dowager even asked him to enter the palace to discuss Chen Yuxiang's marriage. Zhou Wenyuan was so busy that he couldn't breathe.

The meaning of the Empress Dowager is actually very simple, that is to find a good family and marry her precious princess quickly. If it is delayed, Daqi's eldest princess will become a national joke!The meaning is simple, but the work is difficult to handle. Zhou Wenyuan has to think carefully before he can come up with a list of candidates.

The list given by Zhou Wenyuan includes civil servants, military officials, aristocratic families, and royal relatives. There are more than ten in total. The empress dowager listened to his introduction of appearance and character one by one, and felt that everyone was very satisfied. .So he thought about asking Yuxiang himself what he meant, so that he could make an appointment before the emperor's wedding.

He rushed to Hede Palace, but Chen Yuxiang was not in the palace.

"The princess is by the lake." The personal maid hurriedly replied.

"Why don't you accompany me?" The Empress Dowager frowned, feeling that she was not as caring and effective as Tangtang.

"The princess won't let me accompany you, the empress dowager will atone for her sins."

The Empress Dowager had something to worry about and was too lazy to tell her, so she sent her to come back quickly to Chen Yuxiang.The maid named Ruyi hurried to the lake to find the princess. When she found the princess, she was staring blankly at the swans on the lake, full of thoughts.

Sure enough, Chen Yuxiang didn't seem to care about his marriage, and just dealt with the empress dowager hastily.The Empress Dowager thought that Chen Yuxiang just didn't like it, so she tidied up the roster, thinking about asking some veteran officials to look for it.Ruyi sent the Empress Dowager out, looking hesitant to speak.

"Good boy, do you have something to say?"

Ruyi kowtowed her head: "What I want to say is related to the princess's reputation, I dare not speak nonsense."

The Empress Dowager drove away from the left and right: "You have something to say."

Ruyi kowtowed again: "This servant thinks that the princess has someone she likes, but it's just not in the empress dowager's list." After that, she told all the recent things about the princess one by one.

The Empress Dowager saw that she spoke clearly and was a prudent person, so she treated her