Yan Shu sat in the flower hall and drank tea unhurriedly, the white jade screen looked unusually crystal clear under the sunlight, and the beautiful pattern of goldfish playing lotus was carved on it.

"If you like it, take it with you when you go."

The voice that suddenly appeared behind Yan Shu made him slightly excited, and when he turned his head, he saw Cai Boyu's slightly chubby smiling face, and the two laughed......

I haven't seen him for many years has not made the relationship between Yan Shu and Cai Boyu much estranged, but it has become more cordial, Cai Boyu's role in the official family Yan Shu is clear, although it is full of copper smell, but it is also somewhat forced to helpless.

For the sake of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Cai Boyu's sacrifice is also great, once he becomes Zhao Miaoyuan's concubine, the literary resources of the Great Song Dynasty have nothing to do with him at all, and all the titles on his body must be removed.

Thinking of this, Yan Shu sighed: "Are you really willing?" For so many years, you kid has been fighting in the way of businessmen, although you have a good appearance, but you should know what the captain of the horse represents, do you plan to wear this waste title to the end of your life? ”

Seeing Yan Shu's expression of pity, Cai Boyu smiled slightly: "It's still you Yan Shu who cares about me the most, but it doesn't matter, you also know my temperament, and I am not suitable for mixing in the court, rather than letting the official family protect me for a lifetime, it is better not to go through this troubled water!" Besides, what I like is the princess, she is the love of my life, how can I give up the person I love because of my own gains and losses? ”

Yan Shu looked at Cai Boyan in surprise, he didn't expect him to see it so thoroughly, he was simply well versed in the road of life.

Seeing his friend's surprised look, Cai Boyan resumed his old smile: "And the most important point, I can't resist the thigh of the official family!" ”

Yan Shu's eyes suddenly sideways, looking at Cai Boyu sadly and blinking, before Cai Boyu could reflect, he was knocked on the head, this familiar feel, familiar position, familiar sourness made him instantly understand who was coming, and his head would not be aggrieved: "Sancai ...... official"

"The previous sentence is very good, but the last sentence should not be said!"

Sancai squinted his eyes and looked at Cai Boyu's fat face and said: "I'm about to become the captain of the horse, and I talk to every doorkeeper, if this word spreads, I will have to be troubled by the Yushitai, do you know that you have a grudge in your heart?" ”

The resentment on Cai Boyu's face was immediately swept away, and he said with a smile: "Official, you're here, didn't I joke with Yan Shu?" After speaking, he looked outside the flower hall again: "Is the official here?" ”

Sancai said angrily: "That is, your big wedding can let the official family come to check it in person, and the official family didn't go when Yan Xiaozi got married!" ”

Yan Shu smiled bitterly: "Don't make fun of the kid, Cai Boyu is married to the princess, how can Yan Shu compare." ”

"Don't say sour things here in the old slave, the official family is already in the back garden, why don't you come and see you soon?"

Yan Shu and Cai Boyu glanced at each other and quickly sorted out their clothes and walked towards the back garden of Cai's mansion, the official family must have come to pay a private visit to Weifu this time, otherwise how could it be Sancai who came to pass the word, if it was an official visit, Cai's mansion would inevitably open the door to welcome him.

Zhao Zhen sat on the stone bench and nodded slightly, this little fat man is really good about the layout of the garden, it can be seen that he is attentive, the twists and turns of the chain of pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and the strange stones and flowers in the south of the Yangtze River, all reveal a noble and elegant style, which is also Miaoyuan's favorite scenery.

The two boys in the distance rushed over, and Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that I came, Yan Shu, how are you doing as the prefect of Tianfu?" ”

"The official family, the minister is quite safe."

Seeing Cai Boyu pouting, Yan Shu said in an accentuated tone: "The people live in peace, the businessmen are happy, the students have academies, and the finance and trade have factories......

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly: "It seems that there should be a comparison between Tianfu and Kaifeng Mansion, how do the local people react to the changes in Tianfu?" ”

Yan Shu was a little embarrassed, and bowed his head slightly and said, "The minister is not good at boasting......"

Cai Boyu and Sancai on the side rolled their eyes almost at the same time, not good at boasting? How could this be said in front of the officials!

In fact, Yan Shu is telling the truth, Zhao Zhen has already received a note about Ying Tianfu, almost all praise Yan Shu's political achievements, and even the general judgment of the prefect who specializes in supervising Yan Shu is also praised, which is an extremely rare situation in the state capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen smiled and pointed at Yan Shu and said: "You have a thick face in what you say, but it is understandable, I plan to transfer you back to the court, you recommend a suitable person to me, after all, Ying Tianfu is governed by you, you don't want it to be destroyed in the hands of incompetent people, right?" ”

Yan Shu frowned and thought for a long time, and finally said carefully: "The minister does have a suitable candidate, but this person has repeatedly failed, and last year the official family also said that his poetry was too frivolous and unelegant......

Sancai's face changed, even if he was in the emperor's heart, he couldn't say such a thing in front of the official, and he was just about to reprimand when he was interrupted by Zhao Zhen: "You're talking about Liu Sanchang, right?" I didn't expect this talented man to actually arrive at Yingtianfu, but unfortunately he still lingered in the strange place of Fireworks Alley to sleep in the willows, I was very disappointed! ”

Yan Shu looked at Zhao Zhen in surprise, he didn't expect that the official family had always regarded him as a talent, was it to temper him?

Sure enough, Zhao Zhen spoke again: "If you want to say that Liu Yong has no talent, I don't believe it, but he is too profligate, the advantage of this kind of person is that he will not stick to the rules, but the disadvantage is that he is easy to act arbitrarily, I originally planned to let him hone one or two, who knows that he still does not change his dead nature, maybe his emotional intelligence is too low, he can't make it clear!" ”

Cai Boyu said helplessly: "Official, can we not play this kind of thing, some people are elm heads, obviously they have poetry and books in their belly, but they don't know anything about human feelings, but they can't deny his talent, if the official family agrees, the minister is willing to give him a stick in person." ”

Under Yan Shu's hopeful gaze, Zhao Zhen nodded helplessly: "Since this is the case, then you can give him a head drink, to put it more seriously, some elm heads are not broken, he doesn't understand my good intentions, you look at that crane soaring to the sky!" The poems are excellent, but how do I deal with myself? ”

Yan Shu tried hard to hold back a smile, he knew the character of the official family too well, Liu Sanchang said: "A talented lyricist, he is a white-clothed prime minister, he endured the floating name, and changed it to a shallow low singing!" "It's really unbearable for the official's face!

After Liu Yong's matter was finished, Zhao Zhen rubbed his fingers at Cai Boyu and said, "How much dowry do you kid plan to make?" Wang Xianggong had already checked Miaoyuan's dowry a month ago, and Taichang Temple was very busy preparing for the princess's marriage, so you always have to express it, right? ”

As soon as he said this, Cai Boyu was about to cry, and said in a trembling voice: "The official family, all the savings of Weichen over the years have been smashed in this mansion, but there is no more!" You didn't even reward me with the Captain's Mansion! ”

Sancai sneered: "What do you mean by this? Is it possible to have a grudge against the official family? ”

Cai Boyu glared at Yan Shu, who was watching the show, angrily, and said bitterly: "Qi Guan family, the minister really has no money!" Only 50,000 guan can be used as a dowry gift! ”

Zhao Zhen looked at his unpromising appearance and smiled slightly: "Okay, I came to give you something this time, and I have prepared your dowry, but Miaoyuan's dowry is not a penny!" ”

Cai Boyu was just happy, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he withered on the spot, the dowry for marrying a girl in the Great Song Dynasty is much more than the dowry, and the more she dowries, the more she can show the status of a woman, and the dowry of the princess must be several times the dowry.

Zhao Zhen's words shattered Cai Boyu's dream at once, and he shouted in his heart: "The official family is too picky!" ”

Looking at his unpromising appearance, Zhao Zhen was angry: "Don't forget that the princess has her own garment factory!" The income alone is tens of thousands of dollars per month! ”

"That's all in her charge, what should I do? In the future, I'm afraid that I will have to ask Miao Yuan if I drink flower wine! ”

"You say it again?"

"The minister said that it is rare for the official family to come today, and it is better to eat and leave after Yan Shu has a visit......"