The golden sun shines all over the imperial city, adding a touch of winter warmth to the majestic and solemn palace.

Lu Jing enjoyed the rays of sunlight shining through the window, skillfully arranging the music of the Xinuan Pavilion.

After many days of getting along, he and Zhang Mingyi, Gao Jiayan, and Pang Rentong have become acquainted, and their relationship has also improved.

While a few people were busy, a little eunuch led a slender middle-aged man in a python robe walked in.

Lu Jing was slightly surprised, now he has been on duty for more than ten days, most of the people who usually come to the newspaper have already known, but this person in front of him is very unfamiliar, thinking that he should be an official who entered Beijing to report on his work, and saw that his python robe was embroidered with five claws and nine pythons, and the lion made up, and in recent days, the list of military generals who have entered Beijing, only Wang Ziteng is one person who meets this official title, thinking of this, he concluded that this person is Wang Ziteng.

After Wang Ziteng entered the door, he glanced at Lu Jing and a few people, then handed over the sign and asked Zhang Mingyi to pass the message, and then looked at one of them, guessing that it should be Lu Jing, so he asked with a smile: "This is Master Lu?" ”

"It's in the next, please forgive the lower official for being rude, the lower official hasn't been on duty for a long time and hasn't recognized all the adults, I don't know who the adults are?" After Lu Jing gave a shallow salute, he pretended not to know and asked, secretly vigilant in his heart, Wang Ziteng actually took the initiative to greet him, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Wang Ziteng smiled and glanced at Gao Jiayan and Pang Rentong.

Pang Rentong hurriedly introduced: "This is Lord Tengwang, the prince of the nine provinces, who has been patrolling the border outside the country all these years and does not often return to Beijing, and it is normal for Huai Jin not to know him. ”

After hearing this, Wang Ziteng nodded to Pang Rentong and thanked him, and said with a smile to Lu Jing: "I have a good relationship with your mentor Ruhai, a few years ago Ruhai wrote to tell the old man that he had accepted a disciple, and the old man wanted to see him at that time, but he was far away on official business, and he had never had the opportunity to see him, so he didn't want to meet here today." ”

"It turned out to be Lord Wang's face, and I hope that the adults will forgive me for the disrespect, when the lower officials are in Jiangnan, I often hear people talk about the adults, and after entering Beijing, I often hear the prestige of the adults, but I didn't expect the adults and the lower officials to know each other, if the adults don't say that the lower officials don't know about it." Lu Jing hurriedly replied.

In his heart, he secretly scolded the prince Teng for being cunning, this pavilion is full of the emperor's eyes and ears, he actually spread rumors and has a good relationship with the teacher, and often exchanges letters, but the emperor knows the grudge between the Lin family and Mrs. Wang, and he is afraid that his scheming will be in vain.

Wang Ziteng smiled indifferently, dismissive of the refutation implied in Lu Jing's words, and continued: "I think Ruhai forgot it for a while, I must ask Ruhai about it another day, but when you got married that day, the old man also sent someone to the Lin family to congratulate, hehe, speaking of which, your wife is the niece of the sister, and she has been raised under the sister's knee for five or six years. ”

When Lu Jing heard him mention Mrs. Wang, he was secretly amused in his heart, and said with a smile in his eyes: "What my lord said is that my father-in-law and Neizi often talk about Mrs. Wang, especially Neizi wants to cry every time he mentions his second aunt, and he hates that he doesn't know how to repay his kindness!" ”

Wang Ziteng smiled when he heard this: "It's all relatives who say that they are not gracious, Ruhai's wife died early, and her sister should be raised by her side as an uncle, if her niece misses and walks around often." ”

"Lord Wang's words are wrong, the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring, not to mention that the mother's grace is as deep as the sea, and the inner son often thinks that the mother's kindness has no way to repay, and has always felt deeply regretful, and the lower officials often advise the inner son to live a long life in the future, and the day when the kindness will be repaid." Lu Jing hurriedly said solemnly, this is not for the prince, but for the emperor.

When Wang Ziteng heard this, Fang felt a little surprised, Lu Jing's words were too much, and they were extremely inconsistent with his temperament that he had heard, not to mention that his sister was only his wife's aunt, so it was related to his mother's kindness.

Lu Jing saw that Wang Ziteng's face was different, and he knew that he didn't know the grievances between Mrs. Wang and his mother-in-law, and secretly said in his heart that he was lucky, fortunately he used Mrs. Wang to set him up, otherwise it would be really difficult to resolve.

While the two were talking, Zhang Mingyi turned around and summoned Prince Tengyan to the Holy Majesty, so he took Prince Teng to see His Majesty.

Gao Jiayan watched the conversation between the two, and secretly envied Lu Jing in his heart for having a deep relationship, both civil and military backers, so that he could stand tall, and after a few words of emotion, he put away his envy and continued to deal with his own affairs.

Pang Rentong looked at Wang Ziteng's back, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Huai Jin is hiding too deeply, and even a high-ranking official like Lord Wang who has not been in Beijing for a long time has a relationship. ”

Lu Jing has noticed in the past few days that the three people in front of him, Pang Rentong, are the most scheming, and when he heard his inquiry, he shook his head and said: "To be honest, this is the first time I have met Lord Wang, and the family teacher has never mentioned Lord Wang, so I think the relationship between the family teacher and Lord Wang is not as Lord Wang said." ”

Pang Rentong said with a smile: "Hehe, no matter what, seeing that Lord Wang is very close to Huai Jin, I think I will take care of Huai Jin in the future." ”

"If the huge person is interested, it is better to introduce the huge person below." Lu Jing said with a smile, secretly vigilant in his heart, the real helmsmen of the four major families returned to Beijing, I am afraid that the DPRK and China will make waves again, and I hope it will not affect himself and his father-in-law.

Pang Rentong hurriedly said: "Thank you Huaijin for your kindness, it's just that the threshold of Lord Wang's family is too high, and he can't climb at the bottom." ”

"The huge man is too humble, if he comes to the door with the talent of the huge man, I am afraid that Lord Wang will also meet him." Lu Jing smiled lightly.

Pang Rentong stopped talking after rejecting with a smile, and there was a secret joy in his heart, thinking about how to take advantage of the involvement between Lu Jing and Wang Ziteng, and then thought of Jia Yucun, and had a plan in his heart.

About half an hour, after the prince finished the visit, he chatted with Lu Jing affectionately, and invited Lu Jing to go to the house as a guest and leave the palace.

After getting off the office, Lu Jing went home with a heavy heart, and saw the dead grass and branches shivering in the wind along the way, and the cold penetrated the skin and bones, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that winter had arrived.

When Fang arrived at home, Lu Bei greeted him and said, "Grandma Zhu of Rongfu is visiting Mrs. Zhu in our house, and Brother Lan is now waiting for the master in the side hall!" ”

Lu Jing frowned slightly, he didn't expect Li Kun to come so quickly, and said in a deep voice: "You will lead Jia Lan to the outer study to meet." ”

After hearing this, Lu Bei hurriedly took the order and left.

After Lu Jing returned to the study, he recalled Li Kun's information while changing his official uniform, he was a young widow in his early twenties, his heart was like a dead wood, and Mei Shaohua went to He Xun, and he had no chance to embroider the tent Mandarin Duck, a standard festival woman, and guessed Li Kun's intention in his heart.

Before long, Lu Bei led Jia Lan in.

Seeing his uncle sitting upright, Jia Lan hurriedly bowed and said, "Nephew Jia Lan greets Uncle Shi!" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said, "Lan'er doesn't have to be polite, sit down and talk!" ”

When Jia Lan heard this, he chose a seat close to Lu Jing's head and sat down.

Lu Jing saw that Jia Lan was getting more and more young and old, and knew that he must have experienced a lot during this time, so he asked, "Mr. Qi has been doing well recently, how is your academic progress?" ”

Jia Lan hurriedly replied: "Mr. felt the wind and cold a few days ago, and it is no longer a problem, and my nephew is now reading the Book of Changes with Mr. ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Reading is easy to see the heart of heaven, easy is the learning of heaven and man, the avenue is born, and studying with your heart will help you regain your nature and enlighten the way." ”

Jia Lan said with a smile: "Mr. also said that he has benefited a lot from practicing virtue and advocating virtue and broadening his career, and his nephew has benefited a lot from practicing with his husband, but his nephew is dull and can only understand a little after hard thinking, and his entry is quite slow." ”

Lu Jing persuaded: "It's good to make progress, do things for learning, avoid seeking near-term work, you must be gradual and gradual, familiar with reading and thinking, don't be afraid of slowness, reading is like a machine, accumulating silk into inches, accumulating inches into feet, inches into inches, inches of water, and then becoming a horse." ”

Jia Lan hurriedly said: "Nephew obeys his uncle's teachings!" ”

After asking a few more homework questions, Lu Jing asked about Jia Lan's situation in Jia's house: "What difficulties have you encountered recently?" ”

Jia Lan's heart darkened when he heard this, since his grandfather was released from Beijing, he was marginalized by the government again, and Xixi should be supplied with shoddy supplies, so he hurriedly told Lu Jing about it.

After hearing this, Lu Jing shook his head and sighed, didn't the Jia family's behavior force Li Kun Jia Lan to drift away from them, so he comforted Jia Lan to endure it for the time being.