There is a small wing room behind the banquet hall, and the furnishings are very simple. Against the north wall is a square table, on each side of which is a mahogany Taishi chair, and in front of the square table is an antique bottle almost half a person high, with a few peacock feathers in it.

Emperor Chu slowly walked to the chair and sat down, turned his face and looked at Qin Fei quietly.

The atmosphere in the room was a little embarrassing, Tang Yin also kept silent, the three of them were silent for a moment, and Emperor Chu suddenly scolded: "Qin Fei, you stinky boy, you have lost my face cleanly. ”

"Hua Tao is a flower willow disease, he misbehaved, you put him in the palace square to show the public, and reveal his identity. made the entire Eastern Capital know that the future husband of the Ninth Princess is a pervert. The face of the royal family was disgraced because of your misdeeds, and Hua Shangshu returned to his hometown because of you, so that the household department could not find anyone to take over for a while. And my daughter is already waiting to be married, and if you make such a fuss, she can only return to the boudoir and choose a marriage again, not to mention a year or two. By then, she was no longer young. How can you delay a woman's youth? ”

Qin Fei was stunned, the master worked hard to help you catch a lewd ruffian, and he didn't say a word of thanks, but he scolded him for his head and face?

Tang Yin looked at Qin Fei with a smile, pursed his mouth, and signaled him to be honest.

Emperor Chu sighed softly: "Qin Fei, you have done so many wrong things, I really can't forgive you. Hua Shangshu is gone, Hubu I can find someone to take over, the face of the royal family is lost, and in time, the common people will remember the new joke, not today's Hua Tao. However, my daughter, youth is fleeting, how can I compensate for it? ”

"There are more noble children of Da Chu, the princess is young and beautiful, are you afraid that you won't be able to find Ruyi Langjun?" Qin Fei replied seriously.

A sly smile flashed in Emperor Chu's eyes, and he said lightly, "Have you seen Ah Jiu?" How do you know she's young and beautiful? ”

Qin Fei suddenly woke up, wouldn't he want to expose the fact that the Ninth Princess ran out in the middle of the night to relax? He didn't want to use a weak woman as an excuse, so he prevaricated: "Weichen guessed." ”

"Bold, the princess's appearance is also something you can guess wildly?" Emperor Chu Long Yan was furious, slapped on the square table, deafening, and then shouted angrily: "Qin Fei, you are really unorthodox, the palace is where I live, even if there are more birds in the palace, it is impossible to hide it from me." Do you think that on the bridge in the palace that day, you and Ah Jiu whispered, and no one really knew? To lie in front of me is to deceive the king. Hua Tao concealed it, what happened, you have seen it with your own eyes. Are you ready to be like him? ”

Qin Fei was a little helpless by Emperor Chu's roar, and looked at Tang Yin inadvertently, but felt that Tang Yin seemed to have been holding back a smile, as if he already knew something, but he didn't want to say it.

"Wechen...... Nor did he intend to deceive His Majesty. Qin Fei said solemnly: "That's also for the princess's reputation......"

Emperor Chu snorted coldly: "Qin Fei, everyone in the world says that I am ruthless, but in fact, otherwise, I have always been willing to give people opportunities. Today, you are as deceived as Hua Tao and me, Ah Jiu doesn't know the system, and he actually ran out in the middle of the night and walked around the palace, such a daughter, I don't want it. ”

"Tang Qing's family, wait for you to draft a decree for me." Emperor Chu shouted coldly: "Qin Fei committed the crime of defrauding the king, this crime is unforgivable, I remember that he is still young, and he has made great contributions to the imperial court, so I will write it down for the time being, keep it for review and punish him for one month." As for Ah Jiu, he was not in a proper manner, and he completely lost the dignity of the royal family, so he was expelled from the palace......"

As soon as he heard that he was going to expel the ninth princess from the palace, Qin Fei immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, that is your biological daughter, but she just ran out in the middle of the night and walked around, and she was also in the palace. The palace is her home, since she has not left the house, it is not a runaway, and whether she brings a eunuch or a palace maid with her is just a verbal ban. Just committed such a thing, she will be expelled from the palace, she is a woman, if she does not have the identity of a princess, and rashly enters the people, won't she be coveted by countless wicked people? ”

Tang Yin's smile was even happier, and he was about to lose his breath.

Emperor Chu glanced at Qin Fei indifferently: "You are very eloquent." Well, after Ah Jiu is expelled from the palace, he will be under your guardianship. Wherever you go, she will follow, I will give you a chance, you teach her by word and deed, and after half a year, I will take a good look at whether this daughter has learned to be well-behaved. Otherwise, you will be condemned together!" ”

Qin Fei was about to speak and debate, but Emperor Chu had already shouted in a low voice: "Go out!" ”

Tang Yin smiled indifferently, his sleeves rolled. A vigorous force swept through Qin Fei, took him out of the door, and landed lightly dozens of steps out of the corridor.

Qin Fei was shocked, he didn't expect Tang Yin to have such a skill...... But after thinking about it, Liu Qingyang was just a foreign child, and his cultivation was all due to Tang Yin letting him study the ancestral exercises of the Tang family, so he had such an achievement. Even if Tang Yin's talent is not as light as Liu, but after all, he is a child of the clan, and there are some secrets that are not passed on.

Thinking of this, Qin Fei frowned, turned around and walked towards the outside of the palace.

The door slowly closed, Tang Yin finally couldn't bear it anymore, and the two of them laughed loudly.

"I knew that as soon as you found out that Hua Tao was that kind of person, you made up your mind to ask Qin Fei to be your son-in-law......" Tang Yin laughed so much that tears were about to fall, and he quickly raised his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes, then tried to calm his voice as much as possible, and said: "It's just that this money is too big." Is it really willing to expel the ninth princess from the palace? There are many princesses in the palace, it seems that the ninth princess has always been your favorite, right? ”

Emperor Chu sighed leisurely: "You must know that although Qin Fei, a bastard boy, has no other skills, he is a little like me. When I was young, I just stopped there, and there were countless beautiful people who fell in love with it...... Although he may be Dale's brother, he can't be your son-in-law. But he had a hot fight with the housekeeper's Ling'er...... The steward's descendants have been in the family for generations, if I let Qin Fei be a concubine, it would be impossible for him to marry another woman, and neither the butler nor Qin Fei would do it...... In that case, it's better to send Ah Jiu directly to his house. ”

Tang Yin said with a smile: "I said more than twenty years ago that if you go into business, you will definitely not lose money." ”

"What do you say let Qin Fei teach by example, the dignity of a dignified princess, to live in a man's house for half a year, in addition to marrying him, is there a second way to go? Half a year later, if you say that Ah Jiu didn't learn to be well-behaved, you will naturally continue to let her live in Qin Fei's house. But if you say that she has learned to be obedient, for the sake of her reputation, she has to marry Qin Fei. After getting married, the princess title will be given back, so Qin Fei can't be considered a concubine...... It won't embarrass the housekeeper either. This abacus is a good one...... Gee! ”

Tang Yin's words made Emperor Chu's arrogant expression suffocated, and then said: "Of course, this matter must be explained clearly to Ah Jiu, otherwise, with her temperament, she must not go to the dormitory to grab my beard?" Alas, if it is to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother will definitely take the dragon's head cane to scold me...... Being a father is not an easy task. ”

"Don't worry, young men and women, if you have been together for a long time, you will naturally have feelings." Tang Yin soothed: "The Ninth Princess is smart and understanding, and she is extremely likable both inside and outside the palace. Qin Fei is also a handsome man for a while, and when the two get along, if they don't look at each other right, it will be a strange thing. ”

"I hope so......" Emperor Chu let out a long sigh, shook his head with a wry smile, and then asked: "If this matter of Hua Tao is in trouble, who is more appropriate for the household department to take over?" Do you have a recommendation? ”

The household department is in charge of the state treasury, and the annual budget and expenditure have to pass through the household department, which can be regarded as extremely powerful, especially before and after the war. Before the war, it is necessary to prepare military expenses and accumulate grain and grass. During the war, it is necessary to supplement expenses and cope with various situations. After the war, we had to recuperate and comfort the army...... If you don't have a shrewd and capable mind, you will never be able to do this position.

Although Hua Qianshu is not very good at teaching his son, he has always been conscientious in the position of Hubu Shangshu, and he can be regarded as a qualified Hubu Shangshu.

Tang Yin thought about it and said: "Now the situation in Dachu is more complicated, the northern Xinjiang must be pacified, and the south must not be guarded against. Although there was no war in the Western Regions, the military expenditure in the Western Regions, especially the grain and grass, all needed inland supplies, which required the support of the household department. For a while, it was really not easy to find someone who could be fully competent......"

"Well......" Emperor Chu muttered, "When Hua Qianshu resigned, I originally considered keeping him. But after thinking about it, everything he did was just barely qualified, and it could not be regarded as outstanding. If he is forced to stay, when it comes to the most critical time, his ability is destined to be unable to cope with it with all his might, and it will be disappointing. Rather than hold him accountable then, it would be better to choose another merit now. ”

"Da Chu can come out in large numbers, and he can always choose it." Tang Yin said softly: "For the time being, let the household servant take over for the time being, it should be able to deal with it within half a year." It depends on whether Qin Fei can successfully rebuild the northern Xinjiang intelligence station when he goes to northern Xinjiang this time, as long as the military situation in northern Xinjiang is restored, the responsibility of the household department will be much easier. ”

Emperor Chu looked out the window thoughtfully, a ray of sunlight shone into the room through the window screen, and in the sunlight divided by the pane, there seemed to be countless particles flying. Those particles can't be seen clearly with the naked eye at all, but in the light, they seem to be invisible.

Just like people, ordinary and unknown people, under the shadow of the emperor, his talents or flaws will be exposed.

Emperor Chu was silent for a long time, and said quietly: "Qin Fei's trip to the northern frontier should be fast. instructed the Prosecutor's Office to step up its preparations...... There are too many things that he needs to go to Northern Xinjiang to prepare! Sometimes, I also feel that Qin Fei's birth may be a blessing for Great Chu. ”