Mei Xiaoren couldn't help laughing, comforted Wei Shuying and said, "It's okay, there's another one." She walked up to the hall and asked with a smile, "Xiangye, you called me here just for these wild geese?" ”

Wei Shuying said behind her: "He said that you are too thin and need to eat more to replenish your body, so am I not thin?" ”

"Then the scholar will eat more in a while, and my share will be given to you."

"He's not hungry, and his wife is still at home waiting for him to eat." Gu Chuyu put down the teacup and said lightly, "He said he would leave when you came." ”

Wei Shuying couldn't help but look vain, "Prime Minister, is there someone like you who likes the new and hates the old, and talks nonsense with your eyes open?" ”

Mei Xiaoren looked at the two of them, and felt speechless, neither laughing nor worried.

Gu Chuyu raised his eyes and glanced at him, "What's wrong?" ”

Wei Shuying shook his head helplessly, the official level crushed people to death, and he forgot his classmates with an apprentice, what could he say, he had to give up, "Retire from your humble position." Then he disappeared from the eyes of the master and apprentice.

Gu Chuyu stood up, took her hand and walked towards the door together, asking as she went, "Wei Guogong didn't see you?" ”

Mei Xiaoren nodded, "But tomorrow...... We should be able to meet tomorrow, and I don't know what to say to Kokuko-sama yet. ”

"You just say what you want to say, whatever he thinks." Gu Chuyu stopped, faced her and said, the corners of his lips raised lightly, "Liuyue has caught the flower thief you want, is Meifu Yin happy?" ”

"Xiangye shouted too early."

Gu Chuyu let go of her hand and took out a booklet from her sleeve, "How about giving you a good time first?" ”

Mei Xiaoren recognized that he was holding the transfer document of the Ministry of Officials. She deliberately turned her face away and quipped: "I don't look at it, in case the prime minister wants to regret it, there is still room." ”

"Repentance? This appointment is written by this prime minister himself, and he has printed it himself, and you are the only one in the world who has this treatment. Gu Chuyu took the paperwork and gently patted her forehead.

Mei Xiaoren snatched the paperwork in his hand, opened it, and smiled, "Xiangye's handwriting is very good, he is sincerely afraid of his humble position, and he is satisfied, thank you Xiangye for his promotion." ”

Gu Chuyu hugged her into his arms, and said slowly: "The Duke of Wei Mansion will give you up, I want you." ”

Mei Xiaoren lowered his eyes and was silent, a little happy and indescribable.

When it was time to go to the banquet on the second day, Mei Xiaoren took care of his clothes at home before going out, and boarded a sedan chair to go to the imperial city.

Ye Zhi's rank was not yet able to participate in His Majesty's banquet, so he just sent her outside the mansion with a smile, and waved at her when the sedan chair left.

Mei Xiaoren also waved goodbye to him. She was glad that Wei Guogong was not angry with Ye Zhi, and he still valued him as always, otherwise she would feel sorry for Lao Ye.

Outside the imperial city, the sedan chair stopped far away, and the ministers got off the sedan chair and walked into the palace, and the palace gate was rarely lively.

There were still colleagues around her who kept congratulating Mei Xiaoren, but there were also people who threw strange glances at her, those who had worked with her for the Wei Mansion in the past.

As for her order, she gave it back to Chu Yu after a glance yesterday, the celebration banquet has not started yet, where is the reason to hold the order in her hand first.

Mei Xiaoren had just entered the imperial city when he saw several guards walking towards him.

The guard stood in front of her and arched his hand: "Lord Mei, Your Majesty summons." ”

With such a formation, Mei Xiaoren felt a little uneasy in his heart. She, like the ministers around her, went to His Majesty's celebration banquet, but His Majesty sent guards to "invite" her alone.

Seeing this, the ministers all stopped and talked about it.

His Majesty summoned him like this, and Mei Xiaoren had to go. She nodded, and followed a few guards to the main hall in front of her.

Two Praetorian guards walked ahead of her, and the other two followed, not like a summons, but like a ...... In escort.

Mei Xiaoren's heart became more and more cramped, and before entering the main hall, she glanced at the hall and found that there was no banquet in the hall, only civil and military officials standing on both sides in a regular manner.

Gu Chuyu stood under the Danbi in court clothes, as if he had just said something to His Majesty, and had not yet returned to his original position.

The guards took Mei Xiaoren to the door and stopped, and handed over his hand to report: "Your Majesty, Mei Fucheng brings it." ”

"Bring him in!" Emperor Tianhong's voice was very serious, which could be described as indifference.

Mei Xiaoren was uneasy, and had to force himself to remain calm, moved inside, and knelt down to salute: "The minister greets Your Majesty." ”

"Mei Fucheng, someone reported something to Yu today, you come to tell me, whether what he said is true."

Mei Xiaoren still knelt on the ground and bowed his head and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty...... What's the matter? ”

"Your fame and your official position are all obtained by you bribing the prefect and the officials with silver, and you have not taken the imperial examination at all, nor are you a lifter, is this true?"

Mei Xiaoren was stunned in his heart, and he was at a loss for a moment......

Emperor Tianhong asked sharply: "Is it true?" ”

Mei Xiaoren lowered his eyes and was silent.

Since she dared to do this, she was prepared to bear the consequences, but she didn't expect that the person who complained would be involved with Lao Li. Her words and deeds are more than just her own life, how dare she talk nonsense.

Emperor Tianhong continued: "If you don't admit it, then I will immediately order someone to find out the test questions of the township examination that year, and let you answer it again in front of me and Zhongqing!" ”

Mei Xiaoren took a deep breath, raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, is fame really important?" ”

Emperor Tianhong slapped the armrest of the dragon chair and said, "Presumptuous! You can't judge whether your fame is important or not, you have no discipline, you disrupt the imperial examination, and dare to quibble in front of me, when Wei Guogong recommended you to me, I thought you were a rare talent, and allowed you to enter Beijing as an official, but I didn't expect you to be so impressed by me! ”

The official department Shangshu made a list of intercessions: "Your Majesty, Meifu Cheng has been an official for many years and has made a lot of contributions, which are recorded in the Ministry of Officials, and the minister thinks it is ......."

"It's not too much! He has only been a weak crown this year and has been an official to the fourth grade, which is a good story, who knows that his fame is fake, the good story has become a joke, I have also promoted him, he is damaging my face, and he must be severely punished! Emperor Tianhong turned to Gu Chuyu and said: "Gu Qing, the matter of buying and selling official positions is not trivial, it is related to the foundation of Daning and my prestige, I hope Gu Qing will thoroughly investigate this matter, severely punish a cadre and so on, and use the power of heaven to be right!" ”

Mei Xiaoren raised his eyes to look at his back.

Gu Chuyu also glanced at her slightly, and then arched his hand towards the hall: "Minister, the order." ”

Mei Xiaoren hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, everything is the fault of the minister, and the minister is willing to bear the ......."

"Whether it's your fault alone, Gu Xiangzi will find out, and you don't have to cover up for the conspiracy!" Emperor Tianhong looked at Gu Chuyu again and said, "Gu Qing, from now on, he will be handed over to you." ”

In the eyes of the ministers, Gu Xiang's expression has always been extremely indifferent, and he didn't say much about this matter, I don't know if it was because the matter was too big and it was not easy to calm down in public, or ...... Gu Xiangxiang complied with His Majesty's wishes, in exchange for His Majesty's consent to attack the Xia Kingdom......

After Gu Chuyu was silent for a while, he calmly ordered: "Come here, take Mei Xiaoren down and put her in prison." ”