Chapter 24: Confession of a Friend
"It's a little chilly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Lelin rubbed her hands, looked at the rain outside the window, and muttered.
Chai Jue said casually: "Well, it's almost winter." ”
Le Lin asked, "Why hasn't Master Wen arrived for a long time?"
"You don't have to laugh at fifty steps and laugh at a hundred steps," Sorting out the manuscript in his hand, Chai Jue quipped: "The most punctual in the entire editorial department is only the main hall." ”
Le Lin felt guilty and arched her hand: "Forgive me, forgive me." ”
Chai Jue was about to take the opportunity to count down Le Lin a few words, when Wen Yanbo's voice came from the door.
- "Liu Ge Lao!" Seeing Wen Yanbo shouting, he chased after the person in front of him, so anxious that he was sweating: "Idlers here are not allowed to enter!"
Liu Xin, who was in front, turned his head and said angrily: "Master Wen, you mean, this seat is an idler?"
Wen Yanbo was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Xia Guan didn't mean this, it's just that this ......"
Le Lin looked at Liu Xin curiously, he was older than Wen Yanbo, about fifty years old. Different from Wen Yanbo's square Chinese face, this person has a slightly pointed long face shape, which looks thinner.
She quietly asked Chai Jue, "Is he?"
"Governor Liu Xin. Chai Jue said in a low voice.
Isn't that the deputy prime minister?
Le Lin was shocked, but felt that the person who came was not good, pushed Chai Jue, and asked, "Why aren't you worried?"
Chai Jue was indifferent: "If he had a complaint about "Bianjing Magazine" and had already told his father, how could he come alone?"
After saying that, he stood up and said to Liu Xin: "Liu Ge Lao." ”
Liu Xin returned the salute: "Minister Liu Xin, see the Third Highness." ”
Chai Jue smiled and asked: "If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, what advice does the pavilion elder have?"
Liu Xin didn't plan to be polite to him: "The old man has always been in love with the "Bianjing Small Magazine", and when he learned that His Royal Highness was the chief editor, he wanted to come and observe it at today's editorial meeting. ”
After that, he glanced back at Wen Yanbo defiantly, and said to Chai Jue: "The Third Highness shouldn't refuse the old man, right?"
"I can't ask for it," Chai Jue said with a smile: "It's rare that the elder of the pavilion is not stingy to give advice, and it is an honor to despise the magazine." ”
He instructed Yu Maocai to add a seat, and introduced Liu Xin: "This is the director of the magazine, Hou Lelang of Anguo." ”
Le Lin bowed to Liu Xin and said, "The younger generation will meet the elder Ge. ”
Liu Xin nodded, which was regarded as a greeting.
Wen Yanbo saw that the matter had come to this point, and there was no room for maneuver, so he had to sigh.
After everyone sat down, Chai Jue ordered Yu Mao to distribute sample issues to everyone, and said: "The editorial meeting of the sixth journal starts now, everyone please speak freely." ”
Le Lin carefully flipped through the sample magazine, didn't feel anything special, took a sip of tea, and planned to end the meeting in a daze.
Wen Yanbo looked at everyone, it seemed that everyone had no objections, he planned to take the lead, and said: "The big and small matters of the sixth issue have been discussed in the last first draft meeting, if there is nothing else, why don't you break the meeting?"
Le Lin was overjoyed when she heard this, and was about to echo it.
- "Slow!"
Liu Xin waved his hand, looked at Chai Jue and said, "The old man has something to understand. ”
Chai Jue said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
"The article of 'Chengbei Zhisuo' has always been good, why is the sixth issue on page 11?"
Chai Jue glanced at Wen Yanbo, smiled slyly, with an expression of "I'll kick the ball to you", and said, "This matter is proposed by Wen Shaobao, why don't Wen Shaobao explain it to the elder?"
Wen Yanbo couldn't help but gasp, and explained calmly: "Well, this is because, well, because the readers of 'Chengbei Zhisuo' have always been relatively fixed, even if they are placed in the back, it will not be affected, and the position in front can be left to the newly excavated authors." ”
Liu Xin retorted: "The readers of 'Bianhe Yugong' are also very fixed, why is it placed on the third page? According to Kuanfu, why not put 'Bianhe Yugong' behind?"
"This, this matter ......" Wen Yanbo was speechless.
Based on Wen Yanbo's performance, Liu Xin had another very bold conjecture in his heart, and he felt more and more that he had guessed correctly.
"Kuanfu, what do you have to do with 'Bianhe Yugong'?"
Wen Yanbo hurriedly said: "The lower officials have always been impartial, and there will be no bias!"
Liu Xin slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and stared at Wen Yanbo for a while, staring at him for a while, before he said: "The old man thinks that the writing of 'Bianhe Yugong' is sharp, and it is quite similar to Kuanfu. ”
Wen Yanbo was stunned, and suddenly didn't know how to react.
Chai Jue couldn't bear Wen Yanbo's embarrassment, and relieved him: "Ge Lao is discerning, 'Bianhe Yugong' is Shaobao's pen name, but the readers of his column have always been very happy and disgusted, and it is very controversial, and it is not an exaggeration to put it on the third page." ”
Liu Xin didn't speak, his index finger knocked on the table unconsciously, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Your Highness, the old man also believes that Kuanfu didn't do it on purpose, but if this matter spreads, I'm afraid it will affect the reputation of your magazine." ”
looked at Wen Yanbo again, and said with a smile: "Kuanfu, why don't you resign from the post of deputy editor-in-chief and be your 'Bianhe Yugong' with peace of mind?"
Old fox!
Wen Yanbo scolded 10,000 sentences in his heart, but he still said forcefully: "Xia Guan is actually only a temporary replacement, and he has no choice but to be the deputy editor-in-chief, and he has been looking for a long time and has not found a suitable candidate." ”
"Oh?" Liu Xin shrugged his pale eyebrows and said, "The old man has a very suitable candidate. ”
Chai Jue said: "I would like to hear about it." ”
"This person is far away in the sky, close in front of him. After that, Liu Xin smiled and said nothing.
Wen Yanbo was surprised: "You?!"
Old fox, old fox!
He cursed a hundred more words in his heart.
It was rare to see Wen Yanbo deflated, Liu Xin's heart seemed to be happy, and he added fuel to the fire and said: "On qualifications, essays, and erudition, why can't the old man?"
Seeing that the two of them were in flames, Chai Jue sighed and asked softly in Le Lin's ear: "Didn't you say a few days ago that this position of director is very boring, and you don't want to do it?"
"Do you want Liu Ge to be the director?" The director is responsible for the profit and loss, and Le Lin does not think that Liu Xin is the right person.
Chai Jue patted her on the shoulder, and said confidently: "Leave it to me." ”
Turning to the two of them: "Pavilion Elder, Shaobao, there is an arrangement in the main hall, you may as well listen to it." ”
Wen Yanbo thought that he and Chai Jue had always been familiar with each other, so he naturally would not treat him badly, so he said: "But according to the orders of His Royal Highness." ”
Liu Xin was silent, which could be regarded as acquiescence.
Chai Jue said: "Wen Shaobao is also familiar with the editorial department, and this hall believes that Shaobao is very competent as deputy editor-in-chief, and there is no need to resign." ”
Liu Xin raised his eyebrows, and said impatiently: "Your Royal Highness's words are wrong......
"Ge Lao is a little safe," Chai Jue interrupted: "What you just said is also very reasonable, and it is inevitable that people will misunderstand, so I hope that Ge Lao can take the position of editor-in-chief of this journal and be responsible for reviewing and supervising." ”
Liu Xin was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Thanks to the love of His Royal Highness, the old man will go all out to ensure that the manuscript and layout of "Bianjing Magazine" are fair. ”
As he spoke, he looked at Wen Yanbo meaningfully.
Liu Xin's qualifications are older than Wen Yanbo, and his official position is higher than him, and what he says is reasonable, Wen Yanbo has no way to object.
Old fox, old fox, old fox!
He had to curse a hundred more times in his heart.
Chai Jue continued: "There are a lot of industries in Lelang Mansion, and there are schoolwork to take into account, so Chang Dao is overwhelmed, so he resigned from the post of director of the journal and took over from the main hall, responsible for the profit and expenditure of the "Bianjing Small Journal". ”
Liu Xin hurriedly responded: "The Third Highness is wise!"
Wen Yanbo had no choice but to say: "Obey Your Highness's arrangement." ”
……
After the meeting, Wen Yanbo and Liu Xin walked out of the editorial office one after another.
"Kuanfu," Liu Xin called Wen Yanbo and said happily: "In the future, I will give me a lot of advice." ”
In Wen Yanbo's heart, it was as if he had eaten 10,000 mutton steamed buns that had not yet been steamed, but he had to remain calm on the surface: "I still want to give me a lot of advice." ”
"Hahahaha!" Seeing Wen Yanbo holding back and about to vomit blood, Liu Xin laughed and walked away.
When he was about to get to the carriage, he saw that Xu Deshui was about to come down to serve, Liu Xin hurriedly shook his head and motioned for him to return to the carriage.
After getting into the carriage, Liu Xin said to Xu Deshui: "Starting tomorrow, change the horse to Shunmu to serve." ”
Xu Deshui was terrified: "But what is the small one that is not doing well?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "You are the one who sent the letter for the 'Chengbei Zhisuo', and this seat is the editor-in-chief of the "Bianjing Magazine", and you must not let others know that we are in contact." ”
……
In the carriage, Chai Jue was in a good mood.
But Le Lin, who was sitting together, was sullen.
"What's wrong with you?"
Chai Jue asked.
Le Lin didn't know where to start, and after a while, Fang said: "You just now are different from usual. ”
"Oh?"
Le Lin said: "You and Liu Ge talk very happily, laugh and laugh, and make bold decisions when arranging, not angry but mighty, not like you on weekdays." ”
For the first time, she found out that Chai Jue also had such a mask.
is different from the Chai Jue in front of her and in front of Wen Yanbo, Chai Jue in front of Liu Xin is more like the prince she imagined.
"I'm thinking, in the future, if you become a prince and an official, you will probably use such a face to me?"
All along, she knew that as long as she found the pair of dragon and phoenix white jade pendants, she could return to the future. So, everything here is careless. Treat everyone as their true selves.
She consciously has the same interests as Chai Jue, and the main reason is that she feels that Chai Jue has never hidden it for her.
So, as long as I think that maybe one day, my friends in front of me will also wear a thick camouflage mask on themselves, and my heart is very stuffy.
Only change is eternal.
Parents who used to love each other later became angry. Half-siblings who used to have fun and suddenly scattered their things.
She and Chai Jue cherish each other, and there will be a day when it is as light as water.
A sense of powerlessness that is difficult to fight against fate swells in my heart.
"They won't choose me as the crown prince, so you don't need to worry about it. ”
Chai Jue knew "his" worries, his heart warmed, and he comforted.
As soon as the words were finished, the carriage had arrived at the Anguo Marquis's Mansion, and Le Lin was still immersed in her emotions, and got out of the carriage in a trance.
"Lelang!"
Chai Jue called Le Lin.
She turned around and saw Chai Jue looking at her with admiration.
He said: "My 'happy conversations' with others are just perfunctory entertainment. ”
Le Lin felt that Chai Jue's amber eyes were as bright as the stars in the night sky.
"Me and you are the ones who talk and laugh. ”
After that, Chai Jue felt that his face was as hot as fire, lifted the curtain of the door, and ordered the carriage to leave as if he was deserted.
Only Lelin was left blankly reminiscing about what he had just said.