With the help of Shen Xi, Zhong Hanlin's rice was sold at a high price, and in the next few days, these Hanlin had a lot of money, and they were even more motivated to do things.

However, there was soon a haze in the Hanlin Courtyard, and the news from the palace was ...... The prince is critically ill.

Prince Zhu Houzhao is the eldest son and only son of Emperor Hongzhi, Empress Zhang gave birth to a son and a daughter after Zhu Houzhao, but they all died at a young age, if Zhu Houzhao can't survive this time, the emperor doesn't even have a son, who will the throne be passed to in the future?

For several days in a row, the Son of Heaven did not ask about the court because of the prince's illness.

The meaning of the Ministry of Rites, things have to be prepared as soon as possible, it seems that the prince will not last a few days, while preparing for the funeral of the prince, he also has to suggest to the Son of Heaven, don't take concubines, the inheritance of the imperial heir is the most important, even if Queen Zhang is a jealous woman, the Son of Heaven and Queen Zhang respect each other like guests, and the concubine should still be paid, otherwise the problem of the heir to the throne alone will be enough to disrupt the country in the future.

The stability of the country is the most important thing at present.

On the sixth day of the fourth lunar month, Xie Qian came to the Hanlin Academy again, and the purpose of his visit this time was not to investigate the last time about answering the question of the Son of Heaven, but to continue to solve problems for the Hanlin and let the Hanlin draft the sacrificial text.

Zhong Hanlin stared wide-eyed...... Now that the crown prince is only in critical condition and has not died, is it too early to draft the sacrificial text?

Xie Qian is cunning and cunning, even if the whole court knows that this sacrificial text is drafted for the crown prince, but he can't say it too bluntly, and he asks Zhong Hanlin to be tactful in his choice of words and sentences. In other words, this prayer should not only express sorrow, but also not allow the Son of Heaven to think that it was made for his son.

For the Hanlin, this is too much nonsense.

Fortunately, this time the sacrificial text does not need to be delivered immediately, all Hanlin has two days to prepare, Shen Xi thought about it, and estimated that Xie Qian pinched his fingers and calculated, from now on, the prince may pass away in two days, and the sacrificial text just came in handy, and the preparation would not be too hasty.

In this court, only Xie Qian, who is "You Kankan", dares to put forward such an idea.

On the seventh day of the fourth month, all the Hanlin put down the things at hand and concentrated on studying this sacrificial text, if it is not good, it will block the Hongzhi Emperor and make trouble for himself, and all the contents of the sacrificial text must be carefully considered.

Shen Xi was compiled as a historian of the Hanlin Academy, and his sacrificial texts were also indispensable.

At this time, Shen Xi's mood was more complicated than all the Hanlin in the Hanlin Academy, because he had a sense of guilt that "the prince was killed by me", if he didn't appear, Zhu Houzhao would have been alive and kicking around and would only wait to be a bastard emperor after he grew up to ascend the throne, but he didn't expect that he would die now.

Just when Shen Xi was listless, a guest came in from outside, came to Shen Xi and said, "Shen Xiu, someone from your mansion has informed you that Mrs. Zun has arrived in the capital......

The official room was originally quiet, but after Zhike's words, there was a sudden uproar in the room, and Zhu Xizhou asked with a smile: "Shen Xiushu is already married at such a young age?" ”

Shen Xi was a little embarrassed, even if the ancients got married early, scholars mostly got married after the age of fifteen or sixteen, and it was rare for him to get married at the age of thirteen.

Shen Xi didn't say anything, but since Xie Yun'er had arrived in the capital, he still had to ask for leave to go back and have a look.

When Shen Xi told Zhang Sheng, the bachelor on duty, about the affairs of his family, Zhang Sheng, who was almost sixty years old this year, squinted at Shen Xi and asked, "Do you need to be in such a hurry?" Anyway, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of things in the family of the new champion, so go ahead. Remember to come early tomorrow morning. ”

Even if you are invited to come down on personal leave, it is thanks to Zhang Sheng's good speech, as the champion of Chenghua for five years, he has a lot of support for Shen Xi, the junior champion.

Shen Xi came out of the Hanlin Academy, and saw Song Xiaocheng waiting there with a smile, and Shen Xi's third uncle, Shen Mingtang, came with him.

"The villain is the champion!"

When Song Xiaocheng saw Shen Xi, he bowed down directly, kowtowing three times without ambiguity.

Shen Mingtang's side looked wrong, even if it was my nephew, it was also the champion of the Yuanlang, the dignified official master, I also had to worship, so Shen Mingtang knelt down.

Shen Xi hurriedly went over to help the two of them up, and said, "The third uncle and the ninth brother are too, why should your own family be polite?" What's more, this champion is not an official position, and now I am in the Hanlin Academy for the historians. ”

Song Xiaocheng and Shen Mingtang don't have much knowledge, they don't even know what officials are in the county government, let alone the Hanlin Academy, they only know that Shen Xi has become a Beijing official and can do things for the emperor, so it must be high.

On the way back for the three of them, Song Xiaocheng hurriedly asked, "Lord Zhuangyuan, what kind of official is this historian?" Is there a big county in Ninghua? ”

Shen Xi thought for a while and replied: "The historian of the Hanlin Academy is from the sixth grade, and the county is the seventh grade, which is the first level according to the official grade, but one is the emperor who governs the school, and the other is the hundred miles of the governance party, which is not comparable." ”

When Song Xiaocheng and Shen Mingtang heard this, they couldn't help but be speechless.

It's bigger than the magistrate's official, so how big is that? Is it on the same level as the prefect? They have no concept of official qualities, they only know that the prefect is the prefect at the next level.

Shen Mingtang was originally cowardly, and now that Shen Xi is an official, he is still in a dream, originally in the old lady's instilled thoughts, if the Shen family wants to prosper, someone must be an official, but now the dream has come true, but Shen Xi, the official, seems to be too far away, and there is no feeling of glory in the township. At that moment, Ne asked: "Lord Xiu, can you be an official...... Notify your grandmother of the know? ”

After Shen Xi won the championship, he personally wrote a letter back to his family, both Tingzhou and Ninghua, and made up two more letters after becoming an official, but he calculated the speed of the delivery of the letter, and it was obviously not as good as the good news of the government.

"I had already informed her, and I expected my grandmother to find out soon." Shen Xi nodded.

"That's good, that's good."

Shen Mingtang was overjoyed, he entered the capital to accompany Wang Lingzhi to the exam, who would have thought that he would witness his nephew winning the champion, this champion is much more expensive than lifting people's gold, he will become an official just after winning the champion, and he may be able to become a big official in the future, so the Shen family will no longer have to live a hard life as before......

Shen Mingtang has been suppressed by his strong mother for many years, and his idea is very simple, as long as he doesn't mean to the descendants of the Shen family in the future, as for how much convenience Shen Xi can bring to the Shen family as an official, he hasn't figured it out for a while.

When he was about to arrive at the small courtyard where Shen Xi settled, Song Xiaocheng nodded and bowed: "Cultivator, the small one will go to the Dongsheng Inn for the time being, the gourd kid is waiting for me, there is a lot of work to be handed over here...... If you have any orders, just let people go over and let them know, and the little ones will be on call. ”

Not only did Song Xiaocheng want to leave, but even Shen Mingtang didn't stay and offered to leave. Shen Xi said: "It's all at the door, won't you go in and sit?" ”

Song Xiaocheng replied for Shen Mingtang: "Don't dare, this is the adult's official residence, the villain doesn't dare to go in and pollute your place, besides, the lady just came, the little one can't help but know each other." Third master, let's go. ”

Song Xiaocheng has been in charge of the Carriage and Horse Gang for several years, in addition to being ruthless, he has also learned to be sleek and sophisticated, even if Shen Mingtang is a subordinate in the Wang family, he respectfully calls him "Third Master".

When Shen Xi sent the two of them away and arrived at the door of the house, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't said something, and wanted to catch up with Shen Mingtang to make it clear, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it, or did he see it wrong in the Shouning Marquis Mansion that day?

Just knocked on the door, and it was not Zhu Shan who opened the door, but Xiu'er.

Xiu'er is honest and honest, she is very happy to see Shen Xi, even if she is not related, she can get along for a few years, and she has long regarded each other as a family.

"Young master, you look taller, hehe." As Xiu'er spoke, she welcomed Shen Xi to the courtyard, and Xie Yun'er had already greeted her at this time.

I haven't seen her for nearly half a year, Xie Yuner's appearance has not changed, she is wearing a long aqua blue dress, her hair is like a cloud, black and thick, willow eyebrows and almond eyes, bright teeth and red lips, and she smiles quietly, adding a little peace and ease, as if she is reunited with her husband who has returned from a long time, which is both surprising and a little reserved.

It's a pity that Shen Xi always felt that there was a lack of a heart-to-heart feeling with Xie Yun'er, and after thinking about it for a while, he found that what was missing was the kind of mutual affection between him and Lin Dai.

"The concubine asks for peace to the prime minister." When Shen Xi stepped forward, Xie Yun'er knelt down to bow to Shen Xi, this is the etiquette of the concubine's servant, Shen Xi was slightly taken aback, looked at the stubbornness between Xie Yun'er's eyebrows, and hurriedly said: "In your own home, you don't have to be so formal." The lady came from afar, the journey was tiring, and she should rest more. ”

Shen Xi said that he was not formal, but he was no longer called "Aunt Xie".

When he arrived in the room, Shen Xi found that Xie Yun'er's baggage had not yet been opened, perhaps Ye Yun'er saw that the yard was too small and the beds were not enough, so she waited for Shen Xi to come back and make arrangements

Xie Yun'er really said: "If you really can't live, you can move to the inn as a concubine." ”

No one else spoke, but Zhu Shan pinched his fingers and calculated it clearly, and hurriedly said: "No, no, the young master and the young lady sleep in one room, the young lady and Sister Ning'er sleep in one room, and I sleep with Xiu'er in one room, isn't it right?" ”

When she said this, Lin Dai immediately looked at her coldly.

To say that Zhu Shan is diligent and doesn't talk much, she is very likable, but this time she said something out of place, what Lin Dai minds most is that Xie Yun'er is Shen Xi's "eldest woman", and now all she can rely on is Shen Xi's love for her and unswerving commitment.

If it is according to what Zhu Shan said, then Xie Yun'er's position as "eldest wife" will be secure, and she will have no chance to win back her status as a wife.

Shen Xi said: "Otherwise, I will live in Hanlin Courtyard these days, and you should be able to sleep at home, squeezing a little." ”

Xie Yun'er shook her head slightly, and smiled indifferently: "Xianggong has a family and a room, and now that the concubine has arrived in Beijing, if Xianggong does not go home for a long time, it is easy to cause gossip from others...... Besides, how can there be one less man in this house? It's better to follow what Xiaoshan said, two people live in one room, but it is Dai'er who sleeps with Xianggong, not a concubine. ”

One sentence made Lin Dai's little face red. (To be continued.) )