Returning to the front of the tall Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen Man stopped at the door and looked up at the golden lacquer imperial plaque for a long time.

She got out of here with fate, but she had to come back. But this time when she came back, unlike the previous times, she was accompanied by Tang Jiuyue, the gate supervisor of the Dafeng Dynasty, and with her, Shen Man's confidence was much fuller.

"Prison of the Gate, when I see my grandfather later, how will he answer if he asks me about my situation?"

Tang Jiuyue walked slowly up the stairs and said, "If he wants to question you, he must first pass through this gate prison." If you want to officially leave the Prime Minister's Mansion and return to the Yin and Yang Prison with me, you must face this moment. ”

Shen Man looked at her silhouette and felt that her tone was not as relaxed as before. I thought that this matter must be difficult to handle, but at the same time, I was happy because Tang Jiuyue's words revealed the meaning of her maintenance. From now on, if he can follow Tang Jiuyue's side, Shen Man will be sincerely satisfied.

"Gate Warden, I still don't know anything." Shen Man raised his footsteps and followed.

"What's the matter?"

Shen Man frowned and said, "Ning Chun is in a coma in the palace, hasn't the gate supervisor already reached a consensus with Ning Guifei not to let Ning Xiang know?" Coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion at this moment, will it make Ning Xiang suspicious? If it happens that the concubine has already said it, aren't we falling into the net? ”

Tang Jiuyue did not immediately answer reads;.

A few of the little servants who were watching the house at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion saw the carriage and greeted it from a distance, one trotted in to give a report, and the other two were busy opening the door. According to the rules of the Feng Dynasty, if the person visiting is the same level or senior as the master of the house, even if the master of the house is not there, he must be welcomed into the front hall to serve tea, and the important ministers of the court cannot be waited outside.

When Tang Jiuyue walked through the first tower, she watched the scenery below. Compared with the undisguised luxury of Shang Shuling's home, the wealth of the Xiangfu is hidden inside. This is enough to see the fact that Ning Xiang is an old fox.

Tang Jiuyue Xu had been wearing the mask for a long time, lowered her head and loosened the mask belt, took the bone china mask in her hand, and said to Shen Man without saying a word, "Don't worry too much about what you asked." Because Concubine Ning also wants to settle things, she will not be stupid enough to cut off the convenient road of this gate prison at this moment. ”

At this moment, the breeze is blowing, and the white clothes are flying.

Tang Jiuyue continued, "And since you have decided to cut off contact with the Prime Minister's Mansion, first of all, you have to get some things back from the Prime Minister's Mansion in order to correct your status. ”

Shen Man's heart jumped suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Hu Ti? ”

Tang Jiuyue bowed her head slightly, "Hmm." ”

Shen Man's hand tightly pinched the corner of his clothes, and his eyes seemed to be a little red. "Thank you, Gatekeeper!"

You came back this time, in addition to investigating the murder, but also to get a household post for me?

Tang Jiuyue's eyes drifted away, watching a shadow hurrying from the road ahead, and said, "It seems that Ning Xiangye did not turn us away, which is beyond my expectations." Let's go, don't let your grandfather wait, maybe he misses you. ”

Shen Man smiled bitterly, "I miss him a lot, too." ”

"Huh?" Tang Jiuyue's footsteps froze, as if she suddenly thought of something, and asked, "If one day I and your grandfather were enemies, which side would you stand on?" ”

Shen Man said without thinking, "You're here." ”

Tang Jiuyue frowned and continued to ask, "If I were enemies of your parents, which side would you stand on?" ”

"And my parents?" Shen Man paused slightly, shook his head and said, "You can't be an enemy of my parents, my parents are no longer there, how can you be an enemy of them?" ”

Tang Jiuyue was silent for a while when she heard this, then turned around and continued to walk towards the person who greeted them.

The man led them all the way to the Sanjin meeting room in the Prime Minister's Mansion. It's still the same furnishings, the same solemn sùmu. The smell of sandalwood in the house is faint, but the smell of people is pleasant and relaxing.

Ning Xiang thought that he had to put up a shelf, but after Shen Man and the two of them took their seats, they waited for a while, but he still didn't show up.

"The aroma in this room seems to have been smelled somewhere." Shen Man muttered to himself.

"Huh?" Tang Jiuyue also sniffed carefully, the elite light in her eyes flashed, and she smiled, "That's true." ”

"The gate warden has been waiting for a long time." A confident voice came from the front. I saw Ning Xiang standing tall with his hands behind his back, his sharp gaze like an eagle falcon swept over the two of them, and finally fixed his gaze on Shen Man's body.

This kind of stunning gaze made Shen Man very uncomfortable, and his palms were slightly sweaty.

Tang Jiuyue bowed slightly to Ning Xiang and said, "Then I'm going to disturb Ning Xiang today." ”

Ning Xiangpi didn't smile, "Where is it, the gate supervisor is willing to come to my prime minister's mansion, it is rare to see, why bother to talk about it." With that, he lifted his front swing and sat down.

"The gatekeeper is here—what's the matter?" Ning Xiang looked down at the tea leaves floating in the cup, not only ignoring Shen Man, but also directly ignoring Tang Jiuyue, as if he didn't take her in his eyes.

"Ning Tao's son can be in the mansion?" Tang Jiuyue suddenly asked.

Ning Xiang was stunned for a moment, and asked vigilantly, "You asked Tao'er what he did, did he commit a crime?" ”

"It's not," Tang Jiuyue said with a smile, "I heard that this third prince Ning has reached the age of talking about marriage, and as the gate supervisor of this dynasty, I naturally have the responsibility to find a good mate for the third prince." ”

Ning Xiang snorted and said, "Tao'er's affairs have their own opinions, and there is no need to worry about the gate supervisor. ”

"So, Ning Sangongzi is not in the mansion?" Tang Jiuyue leaned on the chair and said leisurely, "I have only heard about Ning Xu's son, but I have never heard of this Ning Tao's son. Now that Ning Xu is gone, presumably Xiangye will love this cynical third son even more, right? ”

Ning Xiang glared at Tang Jiuyue, not knowing what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd.

Tang Jiuyue said solemnly, "If the Xiangye finds a good person, please be sure to come to my Taige with the two sides of the eight characters, and the supervisor of this door will make up for Ning Xiang with all his strength in order to make up for the regret of the second son." ”

Ning Xiang's beard moved.

"There is another matter," Tang Jiuyue cleared her throat and said, "I also ask Ning Xiang to give this door supervisor a face and hand over Miss Shen's household post to Taige." ”

Ning Xiang glanced at Shen Man and asked, "Shen Man is the granddaughter of the Prime Minister, and it is natural for the household post to be in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I don't know what reason the gate supervisor has to take it?" ”

Shen Man's heart was in her throat, although she believed in Tang Jiuyue, but in the face of Ning Xiang, she still felt a little worried.

After all, Ning Xiang has been in the DPRK for many years and has many wings. And although Tang Jiuyue is the gate supervisor of the dynasty, it is a pity that she is too young after all. Even if she has the connections left by the previous gate supervisor, most of them are also her elders, and if she clashes with Ning Xiang head-on, she may not be able to use it.

There was silence for a moment, and finally, Tang Jiuyue's clear and silent voice still sounded, although the volume was not loud, but it was enough to make people feel the weight of it.

"Because the prison of this sect wants to accept Shen Man as an apprentice, take her into the Taige, and teach her skills in person. Those who enter my Taige, must have a household post in the register to be successful, and please ask for the permission of the prime minister. ”

Shen Man was dumbfounded, and Mu looked at Tang Jiuyue in a daze.

Ning Xiang also seemed to be stunned, and he didn't know how to react for a long time.

The acceptance of apprentices by the gate supervisor is not only a matter of the gate supervisor himself, but the affairs of the entire Dafeng Dynasty. Generally speaking, the successive gate supervisors accepted three apprentices, one man and two women. After cultivation and teaching, the Gate Supervisor elected one of these three to take over. As for the other two, they will disappear without exception, and no one knows how they will disappear.

This man and woman were not chosen at random, generally speaking, they had to pass the Yin-Yang Dao exam of the Dafeng Dynasty, and at least two or three yuan were eligible to be listed on the selection list of disciples who were supervised by the Gate.

When Tang Jiuyue was accepted as a disciple by the previous gate supervisor, his own talent had already been affirmed by the world. Yin Yang Dao has nine unique schools, and she leads the way in eight of them. In the exam, Tang Jiuyue completed all the difficult problems with amazing speed and quality, becoming the first person since the opening of the Dafeng Dynasty. Even when he was appointed as the gate supervisor and accepted the apprentices, he was so happy that he could sleep at night.

To become a disciple of the gate supervisor requires not only talent, but also outstanding background.

Shen Man in front of him, his qualifications are mediocre, his characters are fierce, and his life experience is also disgraceful. It was really unexpected for Tang Jiuyue to personally say that she would accept her as an apprentice.

Even if Ning Xiang and Tang Jiuyue were not at odds, if Shen Man could become a disciple of the gate supervisor, he would have a one-third chance of becoming the next gate supervisor of the Dafeng Dynasty. After all, Shen Man still has his own bloodline, and if he can study the Yin and Yang Dao, it will be beneficial and harmless to Ning Xiangfu.

For many years, Ning Xiang wanted to place his own people in the Taige, but the Taige was impregnable, like an iron bucket that could not be broken no matter whether it was soft or hard. Let's just say that at the beginning, Ning Xu also wanted to get more benefits for the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he got a glimpse of the door or two with his talent, but he died unexpectedly in Chenzhou, which is also one of the reasons why Ning Xiang was sad. And now there is a great opportunity in front of him, and it was sent by Tang Jiuyue personally, how can he give up?

Although Ning Xiang's heart was already full of waves, there was not much on his face.

"Does the gate supervisor really want to accept Shen Man as an apprentice?" Ning Xiang's tone softened significantly.

Shen Man's heart lifted again.

"What the prison overseer said, it still counts."

"Then the emperor's side ......"

"This prison will deal with it, and besides, Ning Xiang will help me too, won't he?" Tang Jiuyue was confident and said with a smile.

"Hahaha," Ning Xiang suddenly laughed, "Gate Supervisor, do you think that this Prime Minister will really believe that you will throw out such a heavy bargaining chip as the 'Gate Prison Disciple' in order to get a small account post for Shen Man?" ”

Tang Jiuyue said lightly, "If Ning Xiang really doesn't believe it, there is no way for this sect supervisor." Shen Man, let's go back to Taige. ”

"Wait," Ning Xiang couldn't help but stop him when he saw that they were really leaving, "If the gate supervisor can fulfill his promise, Man'er's household post will naturally be offered." ”

Shen Man's body stiffened.

Man'er?

Since entering Beijing, my grandfather has never called himself like this. Can the identity of a gate prisoner really affect blood kinship?

"Well, if this can be done, there will be Lao Ningxiang." Tang Jiuyue's gaze was so deep that no one could see through it, "Also, Shen Man will live in Taige during this time." She came out in a hurry, and some things were still left in the Xiangfu, hoping that Ning Xiang could make it convenient for Shen Man to go back to the house and pack up his things. ”

"It's nature." Ning Xiang agreed, "But the household post can only be sent after Man'er formally apprentices." ”

"Okay." Tang Jiuyue said to Shen Man, "You go to the place where you lived before and clean up." ”

"Yes." Although Shen Man didn't feel that there was anything to take away, he was still obedient and wanted to go to his original residence to take a look, so as not to really miss important objects.

"Xiao Man," Tang Jiuyue took a step forward and instructed in a low voice, "Be sure to find Feng Linjue." ”