Chapter Ninety-Six: The Undercurrent
The spring breeze blew the peach pink skirt on Wang Zhixuan's body, and the broken hair on her forehead floated between her temples, and her facial features, which were stunning, were a little more decisively beautiful.
The peach blossoms are weak, but they have cold plum bones...... Even if it is Wang Zhixuan's brother-in-law, Wang Duanhan can't help but be fascinated by his sister.
She has such beauty, so she doesn't need to have such talent, but Wang Zhiyao not only has talent, beauty, and even strategy, and she is decisive in everything.
"Brother, you don't have to count on your father for this anymore."
"So what do you say? You can't let your uncle live outside all the time. ”
Wang Duanhan saw Wang Zhixuan take out the silver ticket to place his uncles, and asked, "Where did you get so much silver?" ”
"My father is unreliable, can't I save some private money?" Wang Zhixuan was reluctant to talk about the silver, and said: "Although the evidence is in the hands of the eldest uncle, but Shoufu is now powerful, and I am afraid that there will be no result if I rashly go to the yamen to make a first accusation, after all, this case is also the nod of His Majesty, even if His Majesty is concealed and deceived by Shoufu, it is difficult to change the holy decree." ”
"You're right, no one dares to say that the emperor is wrong. Now the six yamen, the cabinet and the scholars have not corrected His Majesty's courage. ”
Wang Duanhan's eyes flashed with contempt, his body seemed to be standing like a pine and cypress, and he said loudly: "They have all forgotten the integrity of scholars, and they are blindly flattering. ”
"It's really not good for officialdom to rise, so I need a great young man like my brother."
"If I go higher this year, I will be a direct minister with iron bones, go down to the people, and report to the emperor."
"I'm sure my brother will go to high school."
Wang Zhixuan never doubted that Wang Duanhan would fall off the list, even if Wang Duanhan did not have Wang Yixin's careful guidance in his previous life to spread his contacts widely. You can know the exam questions. How could Wang Duanhan's writing not be successful. "My brother should take a long-term view, the township test, the meeting test, the palace test, the three yuan and the first are the goals of the elder brother."
She told her uncle that two of the three questions in the imperial examination were correct, and Wang Duanhan naturally wouldn't play tricks.
Wang Duanhan has pondered a few test questions repeatedly, and every article is really meticulously crafted. It's like a cluster of flowers.
"My sister asked me to tell the emperor about my grandfather's grievances in the palace exam?"
"Not good." Wang Zhixuan pondered carefully, shook her head and said: "The emperor's temperament is not easy to grasp, in case he talks too much at the Qionglin banquet, the emperor thinks that it is good for his brother to have filial piety, and if he thinks that his brother has other plans, he may not continue to investigate, after all, this matter is related to the first assistant, the head of the hundred officials." ”
"This is not good, that is not good, when can we let my grandfather's family get revenge?"
"I have to let my uncle get close to Your Majesty first......"
After all, Wang Zhixuan is a person who has lived two lives. Thinking relatively comprehensively, he didn't see the people of the world as idiots. "I said that my brother doesn't have to worry about the affairs of his grandfather's family, you just have to study hard, and before the imperial examination, my mother will definitely become the eldest daughter of a meritorious minister. The identity of the official slave is too insulting to be kind and beautiful. ”
"I can't help and I'm upset."
"What's unsettling? The eldest uncle will need the same year to help each other in the future, brother, studying for the imperial examination is the right way, and after entering the Hanlin Academy, the elder brother will have the capital to protect his mother and prosper his grandfather's family. ”
"It's all my sister's concern, I'm distressed."
"It's not hard."
Wang Zhixuan raised her stunning face, her eyes were as bright as the morning star, and her lips were like the most delicate cherry blossom petals, soft and fragrant, as long as she could be a righteous concubine, it didn't matter what kind of hard work she put in.
is the third generation, she doesn't want to be ridiculed by the world anymore as a concubine, the daughter of the junior.
This life is also her last chance.
Therefore, Wang Zhixuan is very cautious about this life, and also takes out all the accumulation of the previous two lives.
Whoever prevents her from becoming a concubine is her enemy.
The brother and sister were talking in the room, and the cautious Wang Zhixuan did not leave a maid to wait, knowing that Emperor Qianyuan had secret agents such as factory guards, but Wang Zhixuan did not believe that Emperor Qianyuan would arrange secret agents in the Wang family.
Outside the window, under the cloister, a figure flashed, but a breeze came from the corner of his clothes, proving that he had been here.
……
It is said that the secret agents of the factory who were brought into the Wang family because of the Jiang family will leave the Wang family with the Jiang family, who are separated from the property, and the East Factory was originally arranged in the same way, but there is one more Gu Sanshao who pays attention to the movements of the Wang family at any time...... At the request of Gonggong Liu, the head of the Dongchang stall took advantage of the chaos in the Wang family to assign many newly trained spies to the Wang family.
In the name of it, let the novices try their skills, but in fact, it is the news of the Wang family Except for Gu Sanshao, Emperor Qianyuan will not care, it is too wasteful to send old and spicy secret agents, and the novices on the left and right have to arrange work, so it is better to put it in the Wang family.
The secret report about the Wang family reported by the secret agent, the big stall head easily did not dare to look at it, and there was also a return once every three months before, which became a month, and recently listened to Gu Sanshao's tone, and the big stall head decisively asked the secret agent to return once every three days, so naturally in exchange for Gu Sanshao's favor, Dongchang got 30% more silver this year than last year.
The governor of the East Factory was cleaned up by Gu Sanshao and lost his temper, and the people of the East Factory naturally did their best to make it convenient for Gu Sanshao on the premise of not betraying Emperor Qianyuan.
Most of the eunuchs bullied the weak and feared the hard, Gu Sanshao was strong enough, threatening enough, and enough to win the trust and favor of Emperor Qianyuan, and a group of eunuchs such as Gonggong Liu naturally did not dare to compete with Gu Sanshao.
Even Father-in-law Huaien softened.
Besides, Gu Sanshao never ordered them to do something embarrassing, and ...... to them It's completely impossible to see, but think about it, who is in Gu Sanshao's eyes?
The people who attracted the three young people did not end well.
Gonggong Liu and the others eagerly hoped that Gu Sanshao would never see them.
"Send the secret report."
The big stall head handed over a letter to his subordinates, and he didn't need to say who to send it to, except for Gu Sanshao, which minister could get the news of Dongchang?
Seeing that his subordinates had sent information, the big stall touched his smooth jaw, his triangular eyes narrowed, hiding his ruthlessness, he just glanced at it casually...... Unexpectedly, I got earth-shattering news.
The granddaughter of Lord Yin, the former official of the Ministry of Officials, turned out to be the concubine of the fourth master?
Do they still have to overturn the case for their grandfather?
Back then, Lord Yin was in the limelight, and he was attacked as a big corrupt official because he failed to compete with the current Shoufu to enter the cabinet. Take advantage of the convenience of being a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials. Party privacy. Widely spread the minions, showed favor to young officials, had bad intentions, bullied the king, and was finally convicted by the current first assistant, Emperor Qianyuan was furious, beheaded Lord Yin to show the public, and the whole family was not classified as a lowly citizen. The women were official slaves, and the men were sent into exile.
Wang Zhixuan's brother and sister want to face up to the first assistant?
Is there an opportunity for the East Factory?
Gu Sanshao only paid attention to the Wang family because of Miss Wang Qi, if Wang Zhixuan's biological mother turned over...... Thinking about it, Gu Sanshao didn't want to see it.
Today, when the emperor suddenly came to Lord Yin's mansion, how could Dongchang not know that Gu Sanshao moved the emperor there?
The news was sent to the palace by them from Dongchang, and until now the county lord of Heyue is still kneeling at the door of the queen mother's bedroom.
The county lord of Heyue is the only daughter of the Queen Mother, how can the Queen Mother not feel sorry for her?
However, no matter how distressed the county lord of Heyue is, the queen mother also has to let the emperor dissipate his anger.
Rather than letting the emperor dissipate his anger, it is better to let Gu Sanshao dissipate his anger, when did the emperor care about Lord Heyue?
"Father-in-law, what do you think of this?" The big stall can't make up his mind. told this to Liu Gonggong, the superintendent of Dongchang Factory.
Father-in-law Liu's eyes also flashed, this is a good opportunity. Pity...... After taking a sip of tea, he said only one word, "Wait." ”
Wait for Gu Sanshao's reaction.
Gu San eats less meat, can't they drink soup with Dongchang?
Gonggong Liu finally returned to Beijing from Jiangnan, and finally won the trust of Emperor Qianyuan again, but he didn't dare to compete with Gu Sanshao at this time...... It's better to wait and see.
The head of the stall nodded and said, "My subordinates understand." ”
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The secret report was sent to Gu Sanshao, he always loved to be clean, after bathing, he put on a long robe, the wide collar exposed the lean muscles in his chest, the wheat-colored skin was glowing with the luster after bathing, and the ink-dyed green silk was scattered behind him in a circle, lazily leaning on the mat, and after reading the words on the secret report clearly, Gu Tianzejun's face was slightly red......
Ah Si was looking at the side, thinking that Miss Wang Qi must have said good things about the third young master, otherwise the third young master, who has always been heroic, would not show his shyness.
Gu Tianze read what Xiao Qi said word by word, word by word, and felt ecstatic in his heart, but he didn't want others to see it on his face, but he didn't know that he was already blushing at this time, and took out the piece of paper that recorded Xiao Qi's words from a stack of secret reports, folded it and put it close to his body, flicked the other few at random, and sneered: "All of them are smart people." ”
"Third Young Master?"
"Be smart!"
Gu Tianze threw the secret report to Ah Si, closed his neckline and reclined on the bed, with a touch of mockery twisted between his sword eyebrows, Fourth Master Wang has become smart and loves Xiao Qi, but why is Fourth Master Wang sure that he Gu Tianze will not die well? Can't be rich and prosperous for a lifetime?
Why do you think he will let Xiao Qi be widowed?
Gu Tianze understands Emperor Qianyuan better than anyone else, and he didn't want to fight before, which doesn't mean that he can't keep his wealth and wealth for a lifetime.
"I heard that Shoufu intends to let the Ministry of Rites be a scholar?"
"Yes."
"If the Ministry of Rites is a scholar who enters the cabinet, it is possible for the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites to receive the book, but the second assistant is bent on letting Yin Boyi, the head of the Hanlin Academy, enter the cabinet."
Gu Tianze narrowed his eyes slightly, Yin Boyi is very smart, he is also very knowledgeable about current affairs, and he knows how to make trade-offs, and the vacant scholars at this time are not ranked very high, so it is better to be the head of the Hanlin Academy when he enters the cabinet...... "The official position of the fourth master of the king is the fifth grade?" ”
"Yes."
"Hmm." Gu Tianze closed his eyes, "He has been in the Hanlin Academy for several years, it's time to move." ”
Only when Wang Yixin's official position is promoted, can Gu Tianze marry Xiao Qi.
"Do you mean to let Fourth Master Wang enter the Ministry of Rites?"
"The Ministry of Rites is noble and leisurely, if Fourth Master Wang goes to the Ministry of Rites, he will have more free time......" Gu Tianze was not happy to see Fourth Master Wang idle and bored and led Xiao Qi out to meet the famous son, "Since he had an epiphany at the moment of life and death, he should also take on some major affairs of the court, the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and he goes to the Ministry of Officials to be responsible for the selection of officials, Xu is able to display his talents." ”
Ah Si couldn't figure out why he jumped to the ministry again? asked: "Do you need to give Miss Wang Qi a message about the affairs of the Yin family?" ”
"I know in my heart that they don't make trouble, and it's not easy for people in the court to move."
Wang Zhixuan will not succeed in a certain way, and the emperor trusts Shoufu more than the down-and-out Yin family.
Gu Tianze's head rested on his arm, and he muttered: "The country and the world belong to the emperor, and the future is determined by the emperor's mood and anger." Why don't they understand? ”
Even if Wang Yixin doesn't like him anymore. As long as he is still loved by the emperor. The fourth master of the king was solved with a holy decree.
However, Gu Tianze didn't want his father-in-law to look at him unpleasantly in the future, so it was better to keep Fourth Master Wang busy.
"Third Young Master, I recently heard that Uncle Wang often goes in and out with the staff of the Third Prince......"
"Hmm."
"You're not worried?"
"Isn't there still the fourth master."
Gu Tianze almost shook Erlang's legs leisurely, he was only worried about Xiao Qi, as for the rest of the Wang family, why did he care?
Seeing that Ah Si's face was a little embarrassed, Gu Tianze's brows furrowed. "What's the matter?"
"The Duke of Dingguo just sent a message, saying that the Marquis of Changxin wanted to marry Mrs. Jiang......"
"Ahem."
Gu Tianze's handsome face tightened, and his index finger trembled involuntarily, "Marry Mrs. Jiang?" ”
"Yes, I heard that I plan to recognize Miss Wang Qi as a righteous daughter."
"Think beautifully!"
Gu Tianze turned over and got up, can't Changxin Hou settle down a little? Annoyedly, he asked, "What did my dad say?" ”
"Grandpa Guo wants to ask the queen to invite the ladies of the meritorious generals to enter the palace, and let the Marquis of Changxin take a look...... "Ah Si's head is getting lower and lower, "Maybe the Marquis of Changxin only has a ...... for the ladies of the generals Have ideas. ”
Dingguo Gong returned to the mansion and thought about it carefully, since Mrs. Jiang can do it, it may be easier to find it from the Jiangmen lady.
Sooner or later, the Marquis of Changxin will marry a wife to continue the string. It's better to take this opportunity to let Chang Xinhou divert his thoughts.
"He wants me to talk to the emperor?"
"Grandpa Guo didn't say that......"
Gu Tianze went out with his sword, and his stiff back meant that he was angry. Ding Guogong didn't say it, but he did.
"Third Young Master, Grandpa Guo also loves you."
"Uh-huh."
Ah Si saw that the third young master went to practice swords again, and sighed, Grandpa Guo always thinks about the masters of the Gu family, obviously cares about the third young master the most, but he refuses to say it, the third young master is too proud and too stubborn, and the only good temper is given to Miss Wang Qi.
Grandpa Guo is dedicated to taking care of the family, and the third young master misunderstood.
Ah Si also couldn't understand why the two fathers and sons, who obviously cared about each other, had frequent misunderstandings?
……
In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Qianyuan casually opened the tea, his eyes were deep and solemn, as if he was thinking about a crucial matter.
In front of Emperor Qianyuan was a soup bowl containing delicious gruel...... The meat porridge exudes a delicious fragrance, but the fragrance cannot attract the Qianyuan Emperor...... Father-in-law Huaien bowed down and stood beside him, and the person who liked meat porridge was Gu Sanshao.
It's ridiculous that Concubine Hui thought that she could use meat porridge to envelop the emperor, and every time Concubine Hui would wash her hands for the emperor, but unfortunately Gu Sanshao didn't like meat porridge very much recently.
Concubine Hui also has fewer opportunities to sleep.
No, Concubine Hui took the initiative to send meat porridge over, hoping that the emperor would not forget that there was still a person waiting in the harem.
"Wynne."
"The slave is here."
Father-in-law Huaien's body bowed deeper, "Your Majesty, what do you command?" ”
Emperor Qianyuan stared at the green tea suspended in the teacup, and his voice was low: "Aze just talked to me, and I didn't believe him a little. ”
“…… What does Your Majesty mean? Father-in-law Huaien showed a look of surprise, could it be that the emperor suspected that Gu San was less? How can it be?
"He's hiding something from me!?"
Emperor Qianyuan showed his father's troubles, "When the child grows up, he will play with me and hide it from me." ”
"Slaves and maids are not likely to hide from Your Majesty." Father-in-law Huaien cautiously tested Emperor Qianyuan.
Anyone who deceived Emperor Qianyuan would be rewarded with a merciless blow from Emperor Qianyuan, but Emperor Qianyuan 'suspected' that Gu Sanshao had a different smell?
Father-in-law Huaien didn't dare to fall into the well easily, after all, Emperor Qianyuan had made an exception for Gu Sanshao too many times.
"I think there is someone in Aze's heart."
“……”
"I am happy and sad at the same time." Emperor Qianyuan continued to pour out his dissatisfaction with Huai'en's father-in-law, "Aze is unwilling to tell me that he was raised by me, and he has someone in his heart, but he hides it from me...... I was worried about him before, and he was also sensible, why didn't he dare to tell me? As long as Aze takes a fancy to him, when did I fail to fulfill him? ”
Father-in-law Huaien didn't have to worry about whether he was going to fall into the well, and said in a low voice: "It is precisely because His Majesty always fulfills Lord Gu that he does not dare to say it." ”
"Why?"
"Your Majesty, Lord Gu sees people differently than ordinary people, so it is not accurate to play with it. Maybe the young lady wasn't old enough. Master Gu was not happy to let her be wronged. ”
Emperor Qianyuan has always only cared about his own enjoyment. The thing or person he looks at is his.
When did he take into account the wishes of others?
Therefore, Emperor Qianyuan did not understand Gu Tianze's intention to defend Wang Zhiyao.
Father-in-law Huaien persuaded: "Whose young man is not affectionate? Whether Lord Gu is fond of people is still two words, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about him, with you protecting Lord Gu, who would dare to hurt him? ”
Didn't you see that the Queen Mother asked her only daughter and Yuejun to kneel?
Emperor Qianyuan frowned, put the teacup on the table, and sighed: "I want to know who it is?" Who is it that makes Aze tempted? ”
“…… Or do you want the slave to let the East Factory check? "Father-in-law Huai'en's sincere suggestion to Emperor Qianyuan, the information of Dongchang is enough to satisfy any curiosity of Emperor Qianyuan.
"Aze knows that I will be angry if I use the East Factory."
When he can't think of using a factory guard?
He couldn't ignore the consequences of Gu Tianze knowing everything.
If the pervasive factory guards are arranged by Aze's side. Emperor Qianyuan will feel that he doesn't trust Aze and doesn't love him enough!
Gu Tianze grew up, and Emperor Qianyuan never arranged factory guards...... In order to find out what Aze has in his heart, use the factory guard? Emperor Qianyuan couldn't afford to lose face.
Huaien said fairly: "If you don't use the factory guard, is there a banquet in the palace?" Call all the young ladies who went to Yin's house today, you look closely, and you're afraid that you won't be able to see the clues? Since Lord Gu has someone who cares, he will inevitably show it in his expression......"
"Good way." Emperor Qianyuan smiled, "Huai'en, I really can't do without you!" Good. Just do it and let the queen set up a banquet. I'd like to see who Aze's sweetheart is. ”
"Your Majesty."
"However, Princess Longqing and Princess Longyu have reached marriageable age, and they are childhood sweethearts with Aze, why didn't anyone come to me for marriage?"
Emperor Qianyuan was resentful, "What is wrong with Aze?" If the idea of the concubine choosing a horse for their sisters has hit the head of the current imperial examination, could it be that Aze, who was raised by me, is not as good as that group of poor and sour literati? ”
“…… The slave wants to be like a concubine, but she doesn't want you to be embarrassed. ”
"What's so hard about me?"
“……”
Father-in-law Huaien closed his lips tightly and bowed his body, rumors about Gu Sanshao were everywhere outside, and they had been passed down for more than ten years, such as a careful and cautious person like a concubine, how could he make the emperor 'embarrassed' in the matter of choosing a horse for the princess?
Isn't incest a big sin?
Once Longqing, the two princesses of Longyu said in public that they had taken a fancy to Gu Sanshao, and the emperor ...... Can you get off the stage?
Emperor Qianyuan's eyes widened, and Father-in-law Huaien said in a low voice: "The slave maid heard that the Duchess of Dingguo has the heart to renew the princess and wants to marry Princess Longyu for the second son. ”
The prince of Dingguo married the only princess of Queen Gu - Princess Longxiao.
"What did Concubine Ru say?"
"If the concubine said that everything is up to the queen and Her Majesty."
Emperor Qianyuan thought for a while and said, "If the queen comes to talk to me in person, it will not be impossible for me to marry a daughter to the Gu family...... But this is the last princess to marry the Gu family. ”
Father-in-law Huaien can imagine that if the prince of Dingguo and the second young master are still princesses, but Gu Sanshao, who is the most favored by the emperor, does not marry the princess, the rumors in the market will accompany Gu Sanshao for the rest of his life, and maybe future generations will also talk about it.
"I can't roast the Gu family on a frying pan."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Father-in-law Huaien lowered his head and didn't put the Gu family on the oil pot to roast, but you single-handedly put your favorite Gu Sanshao on the fire...... It is said that the person should remind the emperor, but who dares to say this?
Dingguo Gong will not be able to tell whether Gu Sanshao is his son or not, but Dingguo Gong is always silent and introverted, and he will not talk to the emperor.
Duchess of Dingguo...... The scheming is quite deep, when Gu Sanshao was born, it was a difficult birth, so he hung his life into it, and because Gu Sanshao was broken, Dingguogong's concubine gave birth to a son, and Dingguo's Duchess would let the 'misunderstanding' continue.
The rest of the people, even if it is Empress Gu, are suspicious, and Empress Gu still wants to use Gu Sanshao Gong's favor, how can she personally ask the emperor for verification?
It's a muddled account.
No one dares to make a foolish account with the emperor.
However, the most innocent person among them is only afraid that Gu Sanshao is gone...... Thinking of this, Father-in-law Huai'en was much less resentful of Gu Sanshao for driving his nephew out of the capital, after all, Gu Sanshao also grew up watching him.
When he was a child, Gu Sanshao also used him as a horse to ride.
When the emperor was busy with government affairs, it was Huaien's father-in-law who served Gu Sanshao.
It is also a good thing for the nephew to have some training in the northwest, so as not to be 'spoiled' by the people of the capital, the Marquis of Xining is very reasonable, and he has taken care of his nephew who is still guarding the northwest, and his father-in-law Huaien is not very worried about his nephew's safety.
Because Huai'en's father-in-law was a eunuch with a pen, the courtiers looked at his nephew differently, and once he was abandoned by Emperor Qianyuan, his nephew would immediately become a gelding......
Father-in-law Huaien hopes that his nephew will learn some real skills, so that he can support the family business in his old age.
No eunuch can live a glorious life.
P.S. Continue to ask for pink. (To be continued......)