Zhu Xun led the whole family to receive the holy decree of Emperor Yude, which said that Zhu Xun would be given three grades of service and be a candidate in Beijing, which was like a paid leisure, which sounded good, but it made Zhu Xun uneasy.

The people to be celebrated were all dispersed, and Master Qin, the eldest lady, the second lady and several other self-conscious people sat together to help Master Zhu Xun dismantle the true meaning of the holy decree. Master Qin's guessing words frightened Zhu Xun.

"Master Qin, are you overestimating this official? This...... It's not in accordance with the rules! I am a county magistrate of Xingxian County, and I am only an official from the fifth grade, saying that it is not big or small. Governor? Zhu Xun paused, "No, no, no, it's impossible...... That's a first-class official, a feudal official, holding military power! No, no, no, it can't be ......"

"Master, don't underestimate yourself, you can also listen to Master Qin's words." Mrs. Ruyu stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Master Qin.

"If you're a five-pin and a one-prong, it's really unlikely. Therefore, the emperor's decree is clearly written, adding you to the service of Dali Temple, which means that you have returned to Beijing this time, and you have jumped into the three products! ”

Master Qin's words hit Zhu Xun's heart, and he was also making trouble for the four words "three-grade dedication", not sure if the emperor had raised his official character, but after Master Qin's little transfer, he was sure of this matter.

Zhu Xun paced a few steps in the hall, thought left and right, and nodded.

"Master Dear, you go on."

"Master, you are the emperor's hand-picked 'Zhuo Yi', throughout Great Xia, from the founding of the country to the present, how many 'Zhuo Yi'? This is enough to show your ability to be an official. This is one of them. ”

Master Qin paused and continued: "I have given you a candidate for the post of Sanpin Dali Temple, which shows that the emperor and the court have expectations for you. This is the second one. The three grades of duty plus 'Zhuo Wei', this is already not to be underestimated, and you are the county commander of Xing County, and the whole world knows that Xing County is a county under the personal management of the imperial court, which is extraordinary. This is the third. With these three points, do you still think it's impossible, sir? ”

"Master, I think what Master Qin said makes sense." Qing Xuan said.

"Ma'am, there's one more. The lord is now a rising star in the cold and clear, and this is the fourth weight in the master's hand. Master Qin twisted his goatee and laughed.

"Master Qin, you have analyzed thoroughly and are insightful! But if our lord leaps into a product, I am afraid that he will be on pins and needles, and he will not be able to convince the public, I think if the emperor really adds an important position to the master, should we also have some prevarication? I guess the old man is worried about it anymore, right? ”

Master Qin twisted the goat's whiskers again, turned his back and thought about it.

What the second lady said is not unreasonable. I'm afraid the old man is also worried about his shallow qualifications? ”

"Exactly."

"To say this qualification, adults for many years, hard work is very much, it is better to do this, you and the last fold, just say that Xingxian spring ploughing has just been carried out, I am afraid that the temporary delivery is not complete, I hope to return to Beijing to report on the period of work. Look at the court and the emperor, how to reply, what do you think? ”

Zhu Xun pondered for a moment and patted the table.

"That's exactly the idea. The official will write an excerpt now. I'm afraid that this trip will have to bother Master Qin for a thousand miles. ”

"In the next wish to serve dogs and horses."

"Master Qin, there are no outsiders in this house, we know the master's mind best, this time we have to work Master Qin, I think you also know in your heart, this incident is related to the future and fate of the master, in the final analysis, it is inseparable from you." Lady Ruyu stepped forward.

"Our two families have been friends for generations, I think your father Mrs. Qin is also supplemented by our old lady, when your old lady passed away, our old lady did not lose the old man, and donated a five-grade burial to the old man, what kind of scenery is it? You know that. ”

Master Qin nodded frequently.

"This time, if our master is good, we will all follow suit, do you say yes or not?" Ruyu picked out the unspeakable words for her husband one by one.

"Understand, more ladies to support."

"Hey, what can I do with you as a woman? The big truth, your grandfather's several big mule carts can't be loaded, I'm just sympathetic to your hard work for the master. Ruyu saw that the meaning had been understood, so she changed her tone.

While Ruyu was talking to Master Qin, Qing Xuan returned from the backyard with a small burden in his hand. When he entered the house, he was facing Master Qin.

"I usually listen to the little guys say, you don't love anything else, only love the snuff that came from Persia, I mentioned it to the family last time I came to Guanlong's house, and in the first month, the family let people bring some over, put it in this small porcelain bottle, and talk to you today, so I want to give it to you."

As she spoke, Mrs. Qing Xuan took out a small porcelain vase with silver wrapped in silver from her small baggage, and the top of the porcelain vase had an agate bead embedded in it.

"You go back and try it quickly, see if this is good, try it well, I will sue Guan Long's family in the future, and I will have to find a long-term way."

"Thank you Second Lady for your love." Master Qin took the small porcelain bottle and smiled all over his face, "It's just that this bottle is too valuable, I will return it to you when I turn around." ”

"What you said is a raw point, if you don't like this bottle, give it to me when you run out, if you like it, it's all our own things, just keep it, what else do you say you can't pay it back?" Mrs. Qing Xuan also gave the brocade sleeve containing the porcelain bottle to Master Qin by the way.

Not to mention anything else, Zhu Xun's two ladies are white-faced and red-faced, they know how to advance and retreat in big things, and they know cold and warm in small things, singing and harmonizing, envy and power, and wholeheartedly assisting Fujun, if Zhu Xun has no chance, it will be fine, but Zhu Xun himself is a capable person, and he is a capable minister in the emperor.

During the conversation between the two ladies and Master Qin, Zhu Xun had already written the fold, stamped it with the official seal, and carefully put it into an envelope and handed it to Master Qin.

"Master this trip to Beijing, you must first go to Jing Zhaoyin's old Taishan's house, and tell my old Taishan the meaning of our discussion, and some things need to be polished by his old man. Don't be reckless. This is the post station on Guandi Road, and the master must hurry up and enter Beijing as soon as possible. There are also two other letters, one is for my old Taishan, and the other is for the old teacher, Zuo Prime Minister Ji Zuo. The silver is sent to two equals, and the master's account room withdraws it by himself. Leave early, though! ”

"Master, please rest assured, I'll go back and pack my bags and leave early tomorrow morning."

Master Qin took the fold and the two letters into his arms.

"Okay, you entered Beijing quietly this time, so I won't send you." Zhu Xun turned to look at the two ladies, "There are two ladies, prepare some dry food and water bladders for Master Qin." In addition, take thirty taels of silver tickets. ”

"Sir, this is?" Master Qin was puzzled.

"When you go to Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion, how can you leave empty-handed? You have to buy some decent gifts. Zhu Xun said with his back hand.

"The old man is thoughtful."

The two ladies nodded, got up and went to the backyard to prepare dry food. After a while, Mrs. Ruyu sent a silver ticket. Master Qin took it and went to pack up.

Early in the morning of the second day, the city gate was opened, and two fast horses went out of the city, and it was Master Qin who took the little girl out of the city and went to Beijing. What will be Zhu Xun's official fortunes in the future? I don't know for the time being, so I won't mention this matter for the time being.

After January, the capital of the Imperial City Imperial Garden

At this time, the imperial garden is already full of spring, the peach blossoms and apricot blossoms are blooming, and the glaciers in the imperial city are all in bloom. The number of people who come and go to enjoy the flowers has also increased.

On this day, the weather was fine, and Xing'er followed Qiaoxin to carry a basket and come to the imperial garden to fold peach branches and insert bottles.

In the more than half a year since entering the palace, Xing'er has spent the first cold winter in the palace, and the first time to celebrate the New Year in the palace, the fireworks on Chinese New Year's Eve and the lantern show on the fifteenth day of the first month have made her unforgettable. As a child, it was the first time she saw such a big prosperity.

There is an unwritten practice in the palace every year, that is, from the second day of the Lunar New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace will spontaneously form a large gathering, just like a folk temple fair. The rewards of the eunuchs and palace maids in this year, the handmade needles and threads they have accumulated, and the rare things purchased outside the palace can all be put on a large set to exchange, or sold for silver.

The masters of each palace will also participate in it, take out some silver coins, or local products in their hometowns, etc., and have fun up and down, and the palace will be happy. During the Spring Festival this year, the emperor also gave up dumplings at the big set on the day of breaking the fifth day. The palace people heard that the emperor personally blessed the dumplings and rushed to join in the fun, and it was very lively on the fifth day of the first month.

Since Xing'er entered the palace to serve the Queen Mother, she has become more and more popular, nominally she is the Queen Mother's companion, but in fact, every day the Queen Mother teaches her to read and write, and she is red, this half a year, she is faster than growing at home.

Liyue even took Xing'er Palace to walk around and learn from time to time. In the past six months, the various departments and guards in the palace, Xing'er has recognized seventy-seven, eighty-eight, but there are some places that are not very familiar with the functions.

Today, to fold the peach branch, in fact, it is also part of the Queen Mother to teach her to learn, although the flowers are good, when inserting the bottle, if there is no skill, no matter how beautiful the flowers have become vulgar.

Soon, Xing'er and Qiaoxin had already folded a large basket and happily returned to Shuqing Palace. was about to leave the Imperial Garden, but he ran into a group of people, skillfully led Xing'er to avoid, stood at the base of the wall, and bowed his hands respectfully.

When Qiaoxin pulled her, she was playing with a peach blossom in her hand, and when Qiaoxin pulled her, the peach branch fell to the ground. Xing'er was just about to pick it up, but the group of people who avoided it had already walked into the imperial garden.

In that group of people, the leader was a grandmother, and the rest, except for a few palace people, were all young girls in the flower season, who looked similar in age to Sister Qiaoxin.

A group of people walked over, and the big-headed grandmother passed over the peach blossoms of Xing'er, and a few more people stepped on it behind. Xing'er stood aside, a little angry, but didn't dare to say much. Xing'er looked down at her peach blossom that had been trampled on.

"Oh, how beautiful is this flower, why was it trampled on? What a shame. A thin spike came, and Xing'er glanced up.

It turned out to be a beautiful older sister......