There are no tigers in the mountains, Mei Xiaoren walked on the street with his subordinates in the afternoon, only to feel that there is no wind and no snow today, and the sun is shining, which is a rare good weather.

It's just that when passing by the East Market, she once again met someone who was waiting for her.

Mei Xiaoren was invited into the tea shop by Ji Nanrou's maid and sat down with Ji Nanrou to drink tea.

Ji Nanrou was silent for a while before asking, "Did Senior Brother accept the things from last time?" ”

Mei Xiaoren didn't know how to answer for a while, so answer truthfully, I'm afraid it will refute the face of other girls; Concealing the words, isn't this leading people to hit the south wall?

In contrast, it's better to tell the truth, but it needs to be tactful.

She said: "Xiangye said that he is not used to wearing sachets, in order to live up to Miss Ji's intentions, I asked me to hand it over to Miss Ji, but I went out in a hurry today and didn't bring it with me." ”

Ji Nanrou's eyes showed an unconcealable loss, and she lowered her eyes and sighed softly: "Really? He said as if with a forced smile, "It's that I don't understand my senior brother's preferences, so I'm abrupt." ”

Mei Xiaoren drank tea silently and stopped talking.

"By the way, at the end of autumn, I thought that it would be cold in winter, so I sewed a cloak for my father and senior brother, but I never had a chance to hand it over to him, senior brother." Ji Nanrou picked up the teapot and filled the teacup in Mei Xiaoren's hand, and said, "Fortunately, my father promoted you to Beijing, otherwise this hard work would have been in vain until next spring."

Ji Nanrou put a burden on the stool beside her.

Mei Xiaoren was a little embarrassed, "Miss Ji, in fact, I rarely see Xiangye on weekdays, and I, like you, have to take care of the face of Lord Guogong, and I can't communicate with Xiangfu clearly." ”

She knew what Ji Nanrou's idea was, it wasn't that she couldn't help with this, but if she helped once or twice, there would be a third time, in case Ji Nanrou gave her all kinds of intentions in three days, she would have to go to Chu Yu twice in three days, which would trouble Chu Yu not to mention, her whereabouts would also be easy to be targeted, and it would be difficult for Ji Nanrou to do this......

Ji Nanrou still had a smile on her lips, "It's okay, you take it first, when you have the opportunity to give it, you can enter and leave the Prime Minister's Mansion on official business, but I can't." She pushed the burden to Mei Xiaoren's side again, "Just when I owe you a personal favor, I will not only help you hide it from my father, but also help you resolve the gossip that reaches my father's ears." ”

Mei Xiaoren walked out of the teahouse with a burden, this burden is really a burden for her, she was not seen last time she went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but she was so lucky every time.

However, every time Ji Nanrou gave her something, it was like a hexagram, and she didn't dare to go on weekdays, but today there is a ready-made reason.

Wasn't Tao Fuyin called to the Prime Minister's Mansion, as a Mansion, it is reasonable for her to go to report on her work together.

Mei Xiaoren came to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and after the guards gave her a farewell, it was Xingyun who came out to greet her.

Xingyun saw that Mei Xiaoren was wearing an official uniform, but he was carrying a burden in his hand, and couldn't help but wonder: "What did the son take?" ”

"What Miss Ji gave to Xiangye."

Xingyun said with a smile: "Next time Miss Ji asks Childe to send something, Childe will not accept it, because the master will definitely let Childe take it back." ”

Mei Xiaoren shook his head and sighed. She pondered Ji Nanrou's previous words, and always felt that she didn't seem to be doing anyone a favor, but as if she had some handle in her hands, and she had to do it.

Because Ji Nanrou mentioned last time and this time that she wanted to help her keep it a secret.

With the experience of the last time, Mei Xiaoren did not be reckless this time, and first asked Xingyun about Chu Yu's whereabouts. Xingyun said that Chu Yu and Wei Shuying were playing chess in the back garden at this time, and the two of them had been playing since the afternoon.

Mei Xiaoren estimated the hour, Lord Yin came here in the afternoon, and he was still waiting in the main hall, and he had been waiting for nearly two hours.

"The master heard that the day before Gongzi took office, Lord Fu Yin asked Gongzi to wait for an hour, and at that time Gongzi was standing in the ice and snow, but the master took pity on Fu Yin for being old and couldn't stand the wind and snow, so he asked him to wait in the main hall." Xingyun said again, "It's almost time at this time, the slave will go and invite the master to come over, and the son will go to the hall and wait." ”

Mei Xiaoren gave the burden to Liuyue and asked him to hand it over on his behalf, and then went to the main hall to find Tao Fu Yin.

The main hall was warm, Chu Yu didn't give him a seat, so Tao Fu Yin could only stand and wait. When Mei Xiaoren entered, Tao Fuyin was still standing straight, not daring to move at all, lest Xiangye suddenly come.

"Lord Fu Yin." Mei Xiaoren shouted.

Tao Fu Yin frowned and turned back, "Why are you here?" ”

"I saw that Lord Yin of the Mansion had not returned for a long time, and I thought that the prime minister had questions about the adult's report, so I came to help the lord answer his questions."

Tao Fu Yin looked at her with contempt: "This official doesn't need your help, since he is here, then stand up and don't make a sound for a while." ”

Mei Xiaoren replied yes.

While they were talking, Gu Chuyu and Wei Shuying had already entered the hall.

Tao Fu Yin was stunned, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "Humble to meet the Prime Minister and the University Scholar." ”

Mei Xiaoren also followed suit.

"Get up." Gu Chuyu said.

Tao Fu Yin stood up tremblingly and stood with his head bowed respectfully.

Mei Xiaoren found that Tao Fu Yin seemed to be very weak at this time, and he was like Lord Fu Yin, who was in good spirits and thunderous at the church meeting in the past, and he didn't know if he wanted to express in front of his boss that he was doing his best for Daning.

Wei Shuying sat in the seat next to the hall, stared at Tao Fuyin, and said with a smile: "Master Tao, your legs and feet don't seem to be very good, have you been standing for too long?" ”

"Back to my lord, I am over sixty years old, and my legs and feet are not as sharp as before."

Wei Shuying smiled, "It's okay if your legs and feet are not good, but you can't be confused with your brain, if you are confused, you won't be able to do the errand." ”

Tao Fu Yin said modestly: "Lord Lao cares, although he is old, his mind is still flexible, and he can still take care of the Shangjing Mansion Office properly. ”

Gu Chuyu said: "Then do you remember, in the past three years, how many mansions have there been in the Shangjing Prefecture?" ”

Tao Fu Yin pondered for a while, and said, "Lord Hui, there are six." ”

"Why did you transfer?"

"Two of them resigned and returned to their hometowns, and four were transferred to the state capital." Tao Fu Yin arched his hand and said, "They all took the initiative to leave the Shangjing Prefecture because they knew that it was difficult to take on this responsibility because they were not good at doing things. ”

Gu Chuyu asked again: "You said that it was difficult for them to take on this responsibility, did they fail the examination of the Ministry of Officials, or did you make a conclusion?" ”

"Lord Hui, they are subordinates of lowly positions, and lowly positions can naturally tell whether they are capable of holding the position of Fucheng."

"What do you think of yourself?"

"Prime Minister, after those few ministers left office, the position of the government has been vacant, but there has never been any chaos in the Beijing Government Office." Tao Fu Yin sighed, "It's not that they are humble and picky, but that they are the same as without them, that is, they are incompetent." ”

Wei Shuying said: "What does Master Tao mean is that you are enough to be in charge of the Beijing Prefecture?" ”

"As long as there is still a breath of humiliation, I will take care of the Shangjing Mansion for Your Majesty and the Prime Minister."

Wei Shuying smiled and asked: "According to what you say, there is no need for Meifu Cheng to stay in the capital?" ”

"Back to the university, although Mei Fucheng is young, but young can also be called a little more thing, he came to the government office for a period of time, not only can not ensure the peace of the market, but also can't write good documents, it is really a headache for the lowly job." Tao Fu Yin shook his head and sighed.