Among the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites, Lang Zhong of the original Ministry of Rites was taken over by Tang Ning because of the fraud in the imperial examination, and there is no replacement person so far, and there is a temporary vacancy, even so, there should be three people today.

Langzhong looked at him and said, "Liu Lang is sick, let us accompany you." ”

"It's okay, Liu Langzhong's body is important." Liu Feng looked at them, waved his hand, and said, "You guys go in first." ”

After the two presented gifts, they walked into Liu's mansion.

Liu Feng looked at their backs, his brows furrowed slightly.

He is a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ancestral Department Langzhong is his subordinate, and on an occasion like tonight, not only did he not come, but he didn't even have a congratulatory gift......

What he cares about is not the congratulatory gift, but the attitude of Liu Jin in the ancestral hall.

These days, Liu Jin seems to be becoming more and more estranged from him, and today's events are even more unexpected than he expected, which makes him have to wonder if this person has some second heart.

"Lord Liu......"

Another guest came over, Liu Feng didn't think about the affairs of the ancestral hall for the time being, but the dissatisfaction in his heart had already accumulated, this Liu Jin, it was time to knock and knock.

"Lord Song, the head of the Ministry of Rites, two thousand taels of silver!"

"Lord Zhang, a native of Dongtaishe, a golden bodhisattva!"

"Master Su, a member of the Chinese Scholar's House, a string of glass Buddha beads!"

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At the gate of Liu's house, a member of the Liu family sang loudly the gifts given by the guests, which was called "singing ceremony", which was a respect for every guest, they gave such a valuable gift, and the Liu family naturally had to give them enough face.

There were countless carriages parked in front of Liu's mansion, and in one of the carriages, a person leaned on the carriage, and by the moonlight shining out of the window, while listening to the singing of the subordinates of Liu's mansion, he wrote hard, and muttered a few words from time to time......

"Master Zhang of the Ministry of Industry, a thousand taels of silver, tsk, there is really a lot of oil and water in the Ministry of Industry; Lord Wu of Honglu Temple, Mi Fu handwriting, I drop a good girl, how much does this have to sell; Cui Yushi, high-grade jade, the best coral, who said that Yushitai is Qingshui Yamen, isn't this nonsense; Lord Song of the Ministry of Rites, two thousand taels of silver, really generous......"

……

Tang Mansion, Tang Ning added some firewood to the stove, looked at Xiao Jue, who walked in from outside, rubbing his hands coldly, and asked, "Why did you come?" ”

Xiao Jue complained: "There is a happy event in Liu Shilang's house today, Mrs. Liu's 60th birthday, many people went to congratulate, the carriage and horses gambled on a street, and Ya'er and I walked over, delaying some time." ”

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "What about the dishes?" ”

Xiao Jue said: "Let your maid take it and wash it." ”

Winter is more compatible with hot pot, but this season, there are not many fresh vegetables, and only the royal family and big families like the Xiao family can grow some out-of-season vegetables by the hot springs.

Xiao Jue stretched out his hand and put it on the fire to roast, looked at Tang Ning and asked, "What did Your Majesty call you to the palace today?" ”

Tang Ning said: "Let me go to the Xiaoqi camp after the year to train Zuo Xiaowei." ”

In addition to this matter, Emperor Chen also talked about the newspaper, Tang Ning was actually mentally prepared, guessing that he might take back the right to discuss current affairs or related to court affairs, after all, this thing is very sensitive, and it can only be relieved if it is in the hands of the imperial court.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chen just reminded him, and did not take back this power, Tang Ning had guessed before that he was not because he was stingy with silver, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that as the emperor of a country, even if he picked it again, he would not even be reluctant to give up that little bit of silver.

Xiao Jue thought for a while and asked, "Liu Feng impeached Zhong County Order in the palace today, he should be fighting with you to the end, there is a happy event in Liu's Mansion tonight, don't you go and take a look?" ”

"Forget it." Tang Ning waved his hand, if he went, I was afraid that it would not be a happy event for Liu Mansion today.

Mrs. Liu only has such a 60th birthday in her life, and he still has some virtue for himself and does not join in the fun.

At the very least, you have to wait two days.

Xiao Jue rubbed his hands and asked, "No, are you going to let Liu Feng go?" ”

Tang Ning shook his head and said, "Whether you let him go or not, Your Majesty has the final say." ”

Xiao Jue asked, "What about you?" ”

Tang Ning looked at the fire and said, "I plan to send him to see Your Majesty." ”

Liu Feng is a person who is really annoying, just once or twice, he is good, endless, and unrepentant, rather than dealing with the trouble he brings every time, it is better to solve the person who caused the trouble, once and for all.

Xiao Jue looked at him and said: "This kind of thing, you still don't do it yourself, Your Majesty has already forgiven you once, if you make another move, you will not give Your Majesty face, how will Your Majesty protect you in the future?" ”

Tang Ning glanced at him, "Who said I was going to do it myself?" ”

He's not stupid, it's enough to pretend to be stupid once, and he's really stupid if he has more times, the emperor likes to be stupid, but he doesn't like to be stupid.

Xiao Jue looked at him and asked, "Then what do you think?" ”

Shishi and Jiu'er had already brought the cut vegetables, Tang Ning picked up the chopsticks and said, "Talk while eating......

Tang Mansion, the hot pot was bubbling hot, Tang Ning and Xiao Jue were discussing things in front of the hot pot, the Liu family, Mrs. Liu's 60th birthday, singing and dancing, the guests and hosts were happy, and they were celebrating.

At the same time, somewhere in Beijing.

In a room in the inner courtyard, a woman crossed her hands on her waist, looked at Liu Jin in the ancestral hall, and said angrily: "Liu Shilang's mother is 60 years old, it doesn't matter if you don't go, you don't even give congratulatory gifts, what do you make Liu Shilang think, you still want to be the priest of the Ministry of Rites, I think you, the ancestral department, are about to reach the end......"

"Shut up!" Liu Jin glared at her, "What do you know about a woman, let me tell you, it's not necessarily who did it......"

"You shut me up, you shut me up!" The woman was furious, grabbed Liu Jin's hair, and cried: "Why didn't you shut me up when you married me, why didn't you shut me up when I gave birth to you......"

His hair was grabbed hard, Liu Jin grinned in pain, gasped, and said: "Don't mess around, I'll talk to you about business, Liu Shilang offended that person to death this time, I'm afraid it won't be long before I jump around, if I get close to him, maybe I will be implicated, what can you do then, I'm also thinking about you......"

"I can't live this day, I can't live it......" The woman didn't listen to him at all, and while grabbing his hair, she cried and wept, but her hands did not relax the slightest strength.

"You actually told me to shut up......"

"I also said that I was a woman......

"The surname Liu, it's against you, and the old lady is fighting with you!"

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Ministry of Rites.

Liu Shilang's mother celebrated her 60th birthday yesterday, and even Lord Shangshu personally came to the door to send congratulatory gifts.

Liu Jin's face was full of despair, and he limped into the yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

At the door, Lang Zhong, who came in with him, turned his head to look at him, and saw his blue nose and swollen face, and said in surprise: "Lord Liu, what's wrong with you?" ”

Liu Jin waved his hand and said, "I was walking at night last night and accidentally fell. ”

Sanbu Langzhong looked at him with a look of disbelief, the injury on his face didn't look like he had fallen, but more like he had been beaten.

"What kind of expression do you have, you don't believe me?" Seeing his expression, Liu Jin said angrily: "Let me tell you, my injury was caused by walking at night last night, if I lie to you, I will kill my wife!" ”

"Okay, okay, I'm convinced." Chef Langzhong waved his hand helplessly, since Lord Liu had made such a heavy poisonous oath, he had to believe it even if he didn't believe it......