Letting the head of the new branch be responsible for counting the dowry list is obviously a bit overkill. But it is also an opportunity to show your ability to prove that you can withstand the trust and test of the saints, no matter how small or big things are. In the company of Li Hui and Li Jing, the bits and pieces that filled the entire treasury were quickly sorted out very properly.

All kinds of things, fresh and precious, were all left in the chaff, and filled a full hundred and twenty-eight lifts. Although the remaining large and small pieces could no longer be stuffed, Li Hui and Li Jing both decided to quietly transport them in and arrange them when the princess's mansion was completed. After all, if Princess Changning's dowry exceeded the old practice of the elders such as the eldest princess of Qinghe, the supervisors of the Imperial History Observatory would never stop, it would be better to let her secretly benefit.

King Jing turned a blind eye to this, and politely praised the prince for offering a few words, and only said that Princess Changning's dowry was ready. Hearing that the dowry of this noble lord did not exceed the old practice of the eldest princess and the eldest princess, the officials who were originally gearing up suddenly died down. However, the fact that the head of the new branch had counted the dowry for your lord gave him a few painless attacks.

In this regard, Wang Zixian did not take it to heart. Last year, when he was trapped by the rumors all over Chang'an City, he was also as calm as ever, so why was he afraid of the whispers of several officials? Moreover, he did it with all his might just to win the favor of the saints. As long as the purpose is achieved, the other subsections naturally do not need to be taken into account. Moreover, among the third-rank and fifth-grade high-ranking officials above the court, which one has not been impeached by the officials? As long as you stand upright, no matter how much you raise up to attack the impeachment, it will only be a breeze.

Sure enough, the sage was very satisfied with this, and in front of Li Hui, Li Jing, Princess Changning and other brothers and sisters, as well as Yan Zhan, he praised him: "It is worthy of my first head, even Wan Niang said that it was good, and said that she also wanted you to help her take care of her dowry in the future." ”

Princess Yong'an is just a three- or four-year-old child, how do you know what the dowry means? It's just that I saw that the dazzling dowry was my sister's thing, and I heard that it was sorted out by the king, so I said some fairy tales. The Sectarian Saint and Queen Du couldn't help laughing, and from time to time they used this matter to tease her.

Wang Zixian smiled slightly, and naturally continued: "If your lord does not dislike it, of course Weichen is willing to serve your lord in the future." In his opinion, the family members that Li Hui values are also his relatives. Princess Yongan is a very cute young sister, and taking care of her dowry is also a piece of her brother's heart.

"Speaking of which, you won the first place in the official test, have you ever thought about what is really lacking?" The saint asked again. However, the people present knew very well in their hearts that since he had this question, it implied that he did not intend to let the young talent he fancied rise step by step from the school scholar.

The prince pondered for a moment and replied: "Weichen is willing to enter Wannian County or Chang'an County as a county lieutenant. After all, the affairs of the school secretary have nothing to do with the people's livelihood, and Weichen wants to follow the example of the two kings and do something that can share the worries of the saints. Even if the effectiveness is small, it is better than spending time in Hongbunkan and Chongbunkan. "Whether it is Wannian County or Chang'an County, as long as he can enter and become a county lieutenant, he will have the opportunity to monitor Princess Anxing's Mansion and the Yang family openly. is the king of Jiangxia who is about to enter Beijing, and he can also arrange people to watch more closely in advance.

Hearing this, a smile appeared in the sage's eyes: "I also plan to let you go through a thing, so I tried you with Yue Niang's dowry." Unlike those new scholars, you also know a lot about economic affairs...... In this case, I will ask you to fill the vacancy of the county lieutenant in Beijing. ”

"Thank you." The prince immediately bowed his head. The lieutenant of Jingxian is an official under the Zhengjiupin, and he is a little inferior to the school secretary on the Zhengjiupin, and he is not noble enough. But this is not a bad thing in his eyes, how can an idle official like the school secretary who is difficult to make actual achievements compare to the county lieutenant? As long as he tries to do as many practical things as possible, it will be natural for the saints to promote him.

Li Hui and Li Jing were both happy for him, and Princess Changning smiled faintly, noticing that Yan Zhan's brows beside her were slightly twisted. She doesn't care much about the future colt, but that doesn't mean she wants to see that they can't even maintain their interests, and that they are prejudiced and rift with each other.

When she was about to negotiate openly and honestly with Yan Zhan, she heard him sigh and say: "The king's heart of loyalty to the country and the people is a little ashamed. The child has also been a school scrivener for several years, and he has only learned some skills in composition and writing, but he still does not understand practice. I wonder if the child has the opportunity to share his worries? ”

The saint naturally will not be stingy with his future son-in-law, even if he does not mention it at this time, he has also considered how to let him be promoted a few levels in a row, so that he can be more beautiful when his beloved daughter gets married. Of course, the son-in-law took the initiative to show filial piety, which made him, Taishan, even more pleased: "It turns out that you have been thinking about this." It's okay, I was going to let you go to Sinong Temple to learn from your uncle. ”

Qin Shen, who was the secretary of Sinong Temple at the time, was the princess of Qinghe, the youngest Jiuqing in the court, and the right-hand man of the saint. Handing over his future son-in-law to Qin Shen to teach undoubtedly means that the sage intends to cultivate this son-in-law well, and his future career will definitely not stop at a high-ranking Jiuqing official like Sinong Siqing.

Yan Zhan was overjoyed, and immediately kowtowed to thank him. Even if he may not be able to hold too important official positions in Sinong Temple at the moment, he is still young, not yet at the age of the crown, and his future future is not the same as that of Yang Qian and Wang Zixian, who were born as jinshi. The benefits of Princess Shang Changning, he has always been clear, and it is impossible to let go no matter what.

Seeing the rare smile in his eyes, Princess Changning sneered in her heart, and continued: "If that's the case, Yan Dalang, you can go with us to the Mansion of Wu Guo to meet your aunt and uncle another day." Get to know each other better, and it will be easier to get along with each other in the future. And we are juniors, so we should also send some gifts to express our hearts, so we can ask the elders for guidance, right? "In the presence of saints, what should be done must be done sufficiently. She has never been sad and sad, and it is impossible for her to indulge in emotional frustration all the time.

After hearing this, Yan Zhan smiled gently at her: "Your lord is thoughtful. Then it will be troublesome for the lord and the two kings. ”

Seeing that his daughter and son-in-law looked "Qin Se and Ming", the saint was also very pleased, and said very generously: "What gift should be given, just take it from me." His eyes fell on Wang Zixian again, and his heart inevitably rose in love: "Speaking of which, Wang Aiqing's age is similar to that of Xuan Qi and Jing Xing, I don't know if you can make a marriage contract?" ”

Without waiting for Wang Zixian to answer, Li Jing smiled and said, "Who in Beijing doesn't know that Wang Xiangtou has no marriage contract yet?" Those who caught his son-in-law forced his family Mr. Song to go to Ci'en Temple almost every day, and he simply wanted to live in the temple and never come back. Where are they willing to give up, I heard that they are all going to Shangzhou, and they just want to set the marriage as soon as possible!! ”

Regarding the enthusiasm of the king of Tianshui County, Wang Zixian was a little helpless, so he had to reply: "Weichen wants to wait a little longer, and after this period of limelight, he will talk about marriage." Now the trend of catching sons-in-law under the list is all due to the name of this 'head', and after the next head appears, it should be able to cool down. At that time, it was probably more careful to talk about marriage, and it was not an impulsive decision. ”

Hearing him say these high-sounding words, Li Hui raised his eyebrows, and continued: "Uncle doesn't know, in fact, Yang Shangshu has already planned to be a matchmaker for his son, and I heard that he is going to tell him about his niece." "In the past two months, due to the change in the marriage between Wang Ziling and Yang Shi Niang, Yang Shijing and Yang Qian's thoughts have also differed, and the Yang family has not taken care of deciding this matter for the time being. In the final analysis, Yang Shijing preferred to ask the prince to offer this son-in-law, and felt that Wang Ziling's incident might be destined by heaven. But Yang Qian spared no effort to continue to match Wang Ziling and Yang Shi Niang, and wanted Du Chongfeng to marry Yang Banniang - because of this, the Yang family has been making a lot of trouble recently.

The sage groaned slightly, and said with a smile: "Our Jiadi head and Tanhua envoy are really the son-in-law that every family wants to rob." Since your marriage has not yet been decided, then anyone can rob this son-in-law, and it is not only in the Yang family's pocket. If it weren't for Wan Niang's too young, I would still want to snatch you back. In this way, I will let my uncle (King Jing) take a closer look at it to see if there is a suitable little lady in our clan. ”

Marrying a clan county lord is naturally no worse than the little lady of an ordinary high-ranking official. Carefully speaking, compared with the descendants of the top gate lord clans such as the Hongnong Yang clan and the Hedong Pei clan, the county lords of the Yuanzhi clan are slightly inferior in terms of career assistance. But on the premise of being favored by the saint, marrying a clan daughter means becoming his own son-in-law. Being your own family is naturally easier to be trusted and reused than being a pure courtier.

Although the prince said silently in his heart: In fact, he would prefer to marry the king of Xin'an County, or marry into the palace of Xin'an County. But on such occasions, this kind of heartfelt truth cannot be spoken—even in any public or semi-public occasion, it must not confide half a word. He glanced at Li Hui beside him, and kowtowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The sage laughed: "In a few days, it will be the marriage of Xuanniang (the county lord of Xuancheng), and you will all go to join in the fun." In addition, Xuan Qi is on hold for the time being, and Jing Xing's marriage can be tightened. I heard that the second brother and sister-in-law set you at the end of the year, and in a blink of an eye, you are also going to start a family. ”

The king of Tianshui County was originally full of interest to make fun of the prince, but after hearing his words, his face suddenly fell. Even if he has opened up a little bit in terms of human feelings, he is quite conscious as the king of the clan, but he still doesn't understand the word "love". Thinking about the lives of several brothers, he really has no interest in the constrained life after marriage.

Seeing him like this, the saint just smiled and shook his head, and let them go. Princess Changning took Yan Zhan to meet Queen Du, and Li Jing followed Li Hui and the prince out of the palace after dedication, and her whole body was wilted.

"Seeing that it's about to come to the good days of Ji Niang, you make this appearance, it's time for her to misunderstand." Li Huidao. He watched the saint offer the prince as a matchmaker, and his mood was also low, but he couldn't show it for half a minute, and he had to agree with a smile on his face, wouldn't it be even more sad?

"That cousin......" Li Jing snorted twice, "The temperament is like that of A-Niang, teach me how to like it?" "Who would like a wife who looks a little similar to A-Niang, and even has a similar temperament? The thought of her made him feel uncomfortable. But Princess Yue liked this future daughter-in-law very much, because the two looked and temperamentally similar. Even others say that the two of them are like mother and daughter, maybe it's fate.

"Then I won't mention her." Li Hui said, "As a brother, I should also give some good gifts." Of course, the Pu Wangfu has already prepared a congratulatory gift, and it has already been sent to the Yue Wangfu to make up for makeup. But he still wanted to send some more privately, after all, the county lord of Xuancheng was also a cousin with a good temperament, and he was Li Jing's sister-in-law.

When Li Jing heard this, he barely cheered up: "Then I should send a few more." ”

"Hengzhu has nothing to do today, how about going to the West Market?" Li Hui said, "I can also let Zixian take the palm of our eyes for us." ”

The king of Tianshui County looked at the head of Xinke Jiadi, and said: "The vision of our king's head is full of praise even from my uncle, and I can trust it." ”

As everyone knows, Wang Xiangtou is sighing in his heart: he just wants to go with Xuanqi, but this king of Tianshui County is like Xuanqi's tail, he is almost inseparable from him these days, and it is impossible to leave him behind.