It was late at night, the lights in the palace were gradually extinguished, and the palace was like a giant beast, slowly falling into a deep sleep.

Kunning Palace, quiet. After the meal, Princess Anshou returned to her Jinling Palace, the prince Shi Chongwei was already eleven years old, and he could have stayed in the East Palace, but the queen was a little reluctant, and discussed with Shi Fangzhen to wait for the prince to be twelve years old before moving into the East Palace.

Coming out of the side hall, the queen changed from a loving mother to a queen in the motherly world, and the palace maid who inquired about the news was already waiting in the dormitory. This six-grade regular attendant Aunt Mei is a maid brought by Queen Wang from home, and she is naturally Niangniang's confidant.

Aunt Mei told the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven in detail, and finally mentioned Jiang Anyi's name. Queen Wang listened silently, and Jiang Anyi's three words made her frown slightly. During the day, the fifth sister-in-law of the family entered the palace and complained to herself with a handful of snot and tears, saying that her nephew had beaten Jiang Anyi and couldn't get up from bed.

This Jiang Anyi doesn't know what to do, he also said a few words for him when he hated him, I heard that this son was very hard working in Renzhou, and the Li family was forced out of more than 4,000 hectares of land, and also made up more than 100,000 taels of taxes, and Yu Zhijie was promoted to the head of the household because of his ability to do things. However, Jiang Anyi, as a thug, did not end well, and there were countless people in the court who secretly targeted him, and he was clearly placed in the Ministry of Rites as a foreigner, and everyone with a discerning eye knew that this person's career was worrying.

Asked Aunt Mei to help her remove her makeup, looking at herself who was still beautiful in the mirror, Queen Wang said to herself: "Why did Jiang Anyi please Banzai again?" It's not good, it's because I know it. ”

Suddenly remembered that he asked the Son of Heaven to Wang Zhizhi for an official, it turned out to be just a small matter of sesame, and it was not easy for the Wang family to be an official.

"You tell me Jiang Anyi's paragraph in detail." In front of Aunt Mei, Queen Wang's tone was undisguised anxious.

It was impossible for Aunt Mei to ask Liu Weiguo and Feng Zhong directly, but she learned the news from the mouth of the little eunuch standing in the imperial study, and some of the words were clueless, so she could only guess the general situation, "...... When the Son of Heaven heard that Wang Gongzi was beaten by Jiang Anyi, he smiled happily and mentioned five hundred taels, I don't know what it means? ”

Queen Wang's heart sank, it seems that the Son of Heaven went to Shujing Palace tonight because he was dissatisfied with the Wang family, who his nephew was Queen Wang knew clearly, and there was no need to ask if the Son of Heaven was unhappy. Errands are trivial matters, and after a while, the real big thing is the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards the Wang family.

As a pillow person, the queen Wang knows the mind of the Son of Heaven best, and now there is trouble in the north, but there is a shortage of money and food in the court, Yu Zhijie asked the states to put the taxes paid into the treasury in time after taking office, but the effect is not great, and the root cause is still in the family and officials. The Li family, the Lin family, and the Liu family are pilots, the Wei family chose a side, the Liu family is holding on, and the rest are waiting, including the Wang family.

The head of the Wang family is the second brother, and it seems that he is going to talk to him, although the wealth of the Wang family is earned by the ancestors with their lives, but the Li family is not. If you want to be with the country, you must follow the will of the Son of Heaven, if your position in the palace is unstable and Wei'er cannot succeed in the throne, then the Wang family will suffer a catastrophe, and no one will let the former prince and his mother's family exist.

The night wind was cold, and the cold hit people, and the queen shivered.

Under the leadership of Yu Zhijie, Jiang Anyi met with Guo Congshi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and officially took office. Yu Zhijie sat down and left, after all, it was uncomfortable in someone else's territory.

Yu Zhijie left, it was Jiang Anyi's turn to feel uncomfortable, Guo Shangshu was still smiling, but his eyes were wandering, and there was more indescribable meaning. As for the waiter Wang Kefu, his face was originally gloomy, but at this moment, he was able to scrape two taels of frost off his face. Come to think of it, if you beat someone's son, you will give a good look.

Guo Shangshu said with a smile: "When Jiang Zhuangyuan first came, I am afraid that I don't know much about the duties of the Ministry of Rites, and the old man will tell you about it, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of the world's etiquette, sacrifices, and tributes, and its subordinates are four: one is the Ministry of Rites, the second is the Ancestral Department, the third is the Catering Department, and the fourth is the host and guest. Anyi, the food department where you are located, is in charge of the sacrifice of the tomb temple and the bean wine and food, and the court meeting, the banquet and the required wine, food, fruits and other things. This is Liu Langzhong of the catering department, and you will follow Liu Langzhong to take care of the catering department in the future. It's not early, Liu Langzhong, you take Jiang Yuanwailang to the dining department, let him get familiar with it first. ”

Liu Langzhong was about forty years old, and there was no smile on his face, Jiang Anyi followed behind him with a suspicious stomach, as if he had not offended this Lord Liu.

The food department has a separate courtyard, on the east side of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. Liu Langzhong took Jiang Anyi into the main house of the dining department, sat down behind the public case in the middle, and instructed the messenger who stood up, "Go and call everyone to come and meet the new outsider." ”

The effort is not big, more than ten people came in, in addition to Lang Zhong and Wai Lang, there are two directors in the dining department, four people in the history of Ling, and nine people in the history of the book. After seeing the ceremony, Liu Langzhong ordered with a cold face: "Tian Shuling, you take Jiang Yuanwailang to his public office, if there is anything that Yuanwailang is not clear, you tell him." ”

After speaking, Liu Langzhong started his business and ignored Jiang Anyi. Jiang Anyi was greatly embarrassed, but he didn't expect that when he first came to the Ministry of Rites, he had a big disappointment.

His mansion was in the first room on the right, cold and damp, and lacked light. Walking into the house, a musty smell came to his nose, Jiang Anyi frowned, he was really unhappy in his heart, and bullying people was a bit too much.

Tian Shuling Shi is a clear character, looking at Jiang Anyi's face, he knew that this foreigner was unhappy, and explained with a smile: "Lord Jiang, the original Cheng Yuanwailang passed away due to illness in May last year, and there has been no one working in this office, so there is some bad mold. It's okay, let people make some charcoal fires, and it will be fine in two days. ”

This was the first kindness Jiang Anyi received when he stepped into the Ministry of Rites, nodded with a smile, and said, "There is a Lao Tian Shu Order, another day Jiang will invite Tian Shu Ling to have a light meal." ”

Next, Tian Shuling gushed to Jiang Anyi to introduce the official affairs of the food department, "All suburbs worship heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, the stars, and the desecration, and enjoy the sacrifice of the temple and the hundred gods. If the states sacrifice to Yue, Zhen, Hai, Desecration, and the previous emperors, the ether is imprisoned...... Wang has two liters of fine white rice every day, one bucket and five liters of japonica rice and sorghum rice, one liter of flour, five liters of oil, one and a half liters of salt, two liters of vinegar, three honey pairs, one bucket of millet, seven pears, one liter of Su Yihe, one liter of dried jujubes, ten sticks of wood, ten catties of charcoal, green onions, leeks, soy beans, garlic, ginger, peppers and so on. 20 sheep per month; sixty pounds of pork; twenty fish, one for each; Wine Nine Buckets ......"

Half an hour later, Tian Shuling spoke dryly, Jiang Anyi listened drowsy, where can I remember so many things. After Tian Shuling finished speaking, he pointed to the bookcase on the left and said with a smile: "What the humble post said is just a rough thing, and the detailed records are here." ”

Looking at most of the walls, Jiang Anyi held his head, these things have to be written down, it is impossible to do it for half a year.

How do you know Tian Shuling continued: "The sacrifices and meals of the past years are recorded in a few rooms next to it, and if you want to check it, you might as well call it a lowly position, and the lowly position is next to it." ”

Jiang Anyi waved his hand weakly, thinking that he would have to spend time in these piles of yellow paper in the future, he couldn't help but be a little discouraged, is it for today to study hard?

Da Zheng Jingshi Yamen, Mao carved drumming errands, drumming at noon to get off work. After staying up until noon, Jiang Anyi threw away his Chinese hand, fled out of the ceremonial department, stepped on the charcoal, and left like a flying horse, and the experience of the first day of work was terrible.

When he returned to the inn, he didn't see Tong'er, Jiang Anyi thought that this girl had gone to play on the street, but he didn't know that Shi handed over a letter with a sad face, and said, "Son, Miss Tong'er let the family pick it up?" ”

The Li family, Jiang Anyi was stunned for a moment, and asked: The Li family chased from Anqi County to the capital? ”

"No, it's a big official in the capital, and it's written in the letter, Childe, you will understand after reading the letter."

The letter was written by Li Mingxing, the secretary of Sinong Temple, and the letter unceremoniously reprimanded Jiang Anyi for shameless profligacy, bad people's reputation, and seduced Tong'er to run away from home, which is really a scum. Jiang Anyi secretly smiled bitterly, there was nowhere to explain this wrong. The final tone of the letter became soft, and Jiang Anyi came to the door to apologize and discuss the marriage.

Jiang Anyi folded the letter, pressed it into the book next to him, and lay down on the bed heavily, this annoyance one after another, since he entered Beijing, it has not stopped, at this moment, Jiang Anyi is really homesick.

Dong'er came in with the food, and put it neatly with her hands and legs, today Li Mingxing picked up Tong'er, and didn't ask her a word, Dong'er was full of sadness. In Kyoto, the only person who can be trusted is Jiang Gongzi.

Holding back her sadness, Dong'er called softly: "Childe, you can eat, if you want to see Tong'er, you will see her at Lord Li's mansion in the afternoon." ”

Jiang Anyi waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Don't make any noise with me, I'm annoying." ”

Dong'er couldn't suppress the sadness in her heart anymore, and cried bitterly, and the fifteen-year-old girl felt abandoned by the world.

Shishi's eyes were red, and he persuaded at a loss: "Sister Dong'er, don't cry, Sister Tong'er is gone, and we are gone." ”

This sentence aroused Dong'er's sadness even more, and Dong'er cried even more fiercely. Jiang Anyi stood up irritably and walked out.

Seeing Jiang Anyi so ruthless, Dong'er wiped her tears and shouted, "Jiang Anyi, you stop." I know you don't like me, you think I was given to you by my brother, and you don't like it. Tong'er is the eldest lady, although my family is poor, but I am also the top of my father's heart, why do you look down on me, you don't need to rush, I will go by myself. ”

As he spoke, he cried and ran to his room to pack his things.

Jiang Anyi was stunned, he really didn't like Dong'er all along, as Dong'er said, Li Shicheng's forced way of stuffing his sister over made him feel very uncomfortable, but what was wrong with Dong'er.

Walking all the way, Tong'er is delicate and lively, which is exciting, while Dong'er's sense of existence is not strong, more like a girl silently waiting for her daily life. Yes, if it weren't for the Jinshi examination, and he was farming in Pingshan Town, I am afraid that he would not even have the qualifications to climb Dong'er.

People's hearts are fickle, but they can't forget their roots. Dong'er's words forcibly occupied a place in Jiang Anyi's heart.