Spring comes later in the capital, but autumn and winter are always the first to arrive.

When the Wan family and the Wen family arrived in the capital, it was already very cold, and the old man had two clothes on him.

As soon as he entered the city gate, Wan Chaoyan and the people from the general department came, waiting at the city gate early, just to greet the old man. +

"The subordinates welcome Elder Wen back to Beijing, I have seen Master Wan and Mrs. Wan." The crowd saluted in unison.

When everyone of the Wen and Wan families saw it, their feelings couldn't help but be extremely complicated, they used to look down on Wan Chaoyun to do business, and even felt that Wan Chaoyan was self-destructive to do business, but now look at it, the old man is not only respected by the businessmen, but those officials don't dare to despise him.

"What? Keep it low-key. The old man waved his hand and said, "Let's go back first, I'll have a meeting when I rest, and call a few owners." ”

"Yes." Jia Nan was busy, the old man was not there, he had full authority to handle the affairs of the firm, and when the old man came, he was very obedient and subservient to his subordinates.

Wan Chaoyan came over and greeted them one by one, "Old man, fifth uncle, fifth aunt, second uncle, second aunt, eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and second sister-in-law, third brother and third sister-in-law." ”

After she said that, the juniors of the Wan family also followed suit, "I have seen the fourth uncle/fourth brother." ”

"How are you at home?" Wan Che asked.

"Okay, the third sister is preparing a reception banquet in the house, waiting for the fifth uncle and the fifth aunt and the Wen family." Wan Chaoyan replied respectfully.

"Okay, let's go home first." Wan Che touched his stomach, he had eaten very rough all the way, and he wanted to live an exquisite life in the house!

Xiao Lizi next to him had a bitter face, and stepped forward to pull Wan Che, "Lord Wan......"

Wan Che sighed, he patted the back of Xiao Lizi's hand, "I'll persuade again." ”

"Lord Wan, don't forget." Xiao Lizi told him again and again, and Wen Jiyou didn't let go of his mouth all the way, it was really stinky and hard, which made him very helpless.

"No, it won't." Wan Che was also embarrassed, Wen Jiyou simply didn't eat oil and salt, and he didn't give face at all.

Xiao Lizi didn't dare to delay, he still had to go to restore his life, so he separated from the Wan family and the Wen family's army.

All the way back to the East Palace, he was even more worried, fortunately, Lin Jianshen was discussing political affairs with the courtiers and Emperor Chengtian, and he didn't have time to see him for the time being, but he didn't do anything good, he didn't dare to bathe and change clothes, and knelt in front of the palace with a body of wind and dust.

Almost an hour or so, Lin Jianshen finally came out of the hall after being busy.

"Little Lizi, what are you doing kneeling here?" Lin Jianshen asked.

"Your Highness." Xiao Lizi raised her head, her face full of self-blame, "The slave didn't do a good job, and Master Wen didn't write an essay at all." ”

"Get up, I see." Lin Jianshen said lightly, and said that he crossed him and went to the Imperial Garden, today the weather is clear and the breeze is cool, so it is suitable for walking more.

Xiao Lizi was stunned for a moment, a little unable to believe his ears.

"Gonggong Li, His Royal Highness didn't expect you to invite Master Wen at all, so, don't blame you, get up, hurry up and bathe and change your clothes, the smell of your body will smoke Your Highness, and you will be questioned." The eunuch who served in the same hall reminded.

Xiao Lizi didn't dare to believe it, "You don't want to trick me, Your Highness's temper, I don't know yet?" ”

"It's true, Gonggong Li, if you don't believe it, ask and pinch you." The eunuch said that he would come over and pinch him hard.

"Shhh The pain came, and he cracked his teeth in pain.

"Really, right?"

"Really!"

Xiao Lizi had some sense of reality, and he immediately wiped away his tears.

"Yo, I said Gonggong Li, why are you crying?"

"Your Highness is so good, I thought I would be punished for pouring night incense for at least three months, but I didn't expect it to be fine, I was moved." He got up while wiping away his tears, and rushed to the bath, and when his hair was dry, he hurried to serve.

At this time, Lin Jianshen tasted tea on the pavilion in the imperial garden, and several kinds of autumn tea were placed on the stone table, including green tea and black tea, which showed different colors and tastes due to the different tea-making processes.

"Give it to all the houses."

"Your Highness, the slave and maid knock to see Your Highness." Little plum kowtows.

"By the way, I walked all the way with the Wan family, but what did you find?" Lin Jianshen asked casually, and after asking, he continued to instruct the palace maid, "This is this year's autumn tea, it is warm and suitable for women to drink, so it is said that it is given to Mrs. by the mother." ”

"Yes." The palace maid accepted the tea, bowed down and retreated, and firmly remembered in her heart that His Royal Highness was the most unusual to Wanjia! Even the tea that was given to him was tried by himself.

Lin Jianshen's brainless words, Xiao Lizi didn't know what it meant, but after listening to his words of appreciating tea, he immediately understood.

He hesitated for a moment, and said worriedly: "Your Highness, the slave has something to say. ”

"Stand down." Lin Jianshen immediately retreated left and right.

The palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting went down one after another, and soon, there were only two of them in the pavilion.

"Say." Lin Jianshen was extremely looking forward to it.

"Your Highness, Mrs. Wan seems to have the heart to marry Wu Wangfu." Xiao Lizi lowered his voice.

Frown.

Lin Jianshen frowned deeply, his face changed from ordinary, and instantly became ugly, his eyes were full of anger, "Wu Wangfu? ”

"Yes, Mrs. asked the slave maid, the little prince can have a marriage, the slave and the maid said that it is not yet, and the lady said that it is okay not to discuss the marriage, which means that the slave and maid listen to it and want to marry Wu Wangfu." Xiao Lizi said that he also learned Wen's tone.

"Wu Wangfu ......" Lin Jianshen silently recited these three words, "You go to find the right age lady tomorrow, and this palace will ask your father to marry him!" ”

"Yes." Xiao Lizi was glad that he was still useful to His Highness.

"Your Highness." The palace maid who had just served the tea came back again, "Everything is ready." ”

"Well, little plum, go to Wanjia." He commanded.

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Ten thousand homes, ten thousand homes.

As soon as everyone arrived, they had to bathe and change their clothes, and then the main event was the reception banquet.

Today's reception banquet is not simply drinking and eating, this meal mainly focuses on the patriarch of the Wen family.

The Wen family is now in decline, not as brilliant as it used to be, although the mansion was smashed by Wan Chaoyun with silver, but they all know that it is all false.

And the most powerful official of the Wen family is Wen Jiyou, it stands to reason that the position of patriarch should be his, but everyone in the Wen family knows that the Wen family can have today and is inseparable from the relationship between the Wan family.

This point made them feel very complicated, how many people used to look down on Wan Che from a humble background, but more than ten years have passed, and the original contempt no longer dares to be easily revealed.

has a direct relationship with the Wan family, it is the old man, this time he entered Beijing, Wen Jiyou's father did not come with him, everyone understood that the uncle was going to give up the position to his younger brother.

Wen Jiyou himself lives in Wanjiajia, and he will definitely not snatch the position of the patriarch, even if the patriarch's position is on his head, he will not dare to bypass the old man to establish a one-person dictatorship in the Wen family.

Therefore, today's reception banquet is more of an official crowning of the status of the old man's family.

When people are old, they want to retire and do something that is in line with their age, but the old man is different, he is not old, and he is determined to do better in the firm.

This is actually a good thing, don't stop, use your brain more, it's not easy to get Alzheimer's.

Just as the reception banquet was about to begin, the juniors were bathing and changing their clothes, dressed up and waiting in Wanfu, and the rewards in the palace came down.

The rewards were brought in the same way, and the courtyard was filled, most of them were given to Wan Che and Wen, of course, there were many old men, and everyone was envious.

However, Wan Che and Wen felt that things were not simple, and they gave them a reward for some reason?

What are you going to do?

Is it because of Wen Tingjun?

No, if it's because of Wen Tingjun, he should send things to the Wen family.

Just as he was puzzled, Xiao Lizi's voice sounded, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." ”

Suddenly, except for Wan Che, Wen's, Wen Jiyou, the old man, Wan Chaoyan, etc., everyone else was nervous.

Prince!

Just come to the capital and meet the prince!

"Get on your knees." The adults hurriedly pulled the children who were looking down to kneel, and in a moment, the courtyard was full of kneeling people.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Lin Jianshen came in, and immediately stepped forward to help the old man up in person, "No courtesy, flat body, you are always careful." ”

The old man has lived all his life, he has seen the first emperor, he has seen the current emperor, and today he saw the prince again, and he inevitably had a scale in his heart, he looked at Lin Jianshen with satisfaction, the prince is much stronger than his father!

Lin Jianshen personally helped the old man, and did not forget to remind him to be careful, which made the Wen family feel particularly warm-hearted, the noble prince is very close to the people!

They are authentic Daxing people, they will not knock Wen Tingjun's death on Lin Jianshen's head, and they are always loyal to the court, unlike Wan Chaoyun, who makes her unhappy, and she can do anything to rebel.

Like Wan Chaoyun, Wen Jiyou is not stupid and loyal, he looked away disdainfully, and muttered: "Fake trick." ”

"Why don't you come to see the prince?" The old man glared at Wen Jiyou, "What's awkward?" What courtier has not been degraded? ”

These days, he can also understand that the court asked Wen Jiyou to write an essay, but he refused to write it in anger, and made Xiao Lizi's father-in-law anxious enough, and he quarreled with Wan Che for this.

Wen Jiyou may not take other people's words seriously, but he still listens to the old man's words.

Reluctantly came over, and arched his hand very perfunctorily, "Meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Academics are exempt." Lin Jianshen didn't care about his perfunctory at all, "All the things before, I have wronged the scholars, and this palace apologizes to the scholars on behalf of my father, and I ask for your forgiveness." ”

"Don't dare to be." Wen Jiyou is still not salty, he hates those who step on other people's positions the most, as if he is very arrogant and rude, and he is polite and virtuous.

Lin Jianshen continued with great sincerity: "The scholar is humble and deserves it. ”

"Your Highness has apologized, how long will you be awkward?" The old man roared.

"Don't be angry, old man, it's a good thing for a scholar to have a temper, I need a loyal minister like him in Daxing, always spurring the palace and my father, so that Daxing can prosper." Lin Jianshen's words almost immediately captured the hearts of everyone present except Wen Jiyou.

Take a look.

And voila!

The prince is so atmospheric.

So sensible.

So virtuous!

Wen Jiyou sneered, "Anyone will say nice things, whether a person is good or not depends not on what he says, but on what he does." ”

He is very worried about the Wen family, look at what kind of children have been cultivated here?

One or two high-sounding words from others were captured.

Hey, the Wen family's road is still long.

Naturally, he didn't dare to say that the old man was simple, the old man had experienced the first emperor, the current emperor, and the kings of the two dynasties, and he would make a comparison, and he felt that Lin Jianshen was good, which was also common sense.

"The scholar is right, this palace has been taught." Lin Jianshen bowed.

This time, Wen Jiyou's eyes were a little different when he looked at him, okay boy, he was so sneered, he was not in a hurry, and put on a posture of humbly asking for advice.

Don't dare to make a mistake when you're young?

Or does it really have the demeanor of a wise and holy king?

"Your Highness won't come to see us little people, this room is all over, and the biggest one is a five-grade petty official, or a bookmaker, it's not worth His Highness's personal trip." He said again.

These words asked the questions of the old man and others.

"Scholar, Master Wan, there is something to discuss in this palace, please take a step to speak."

As the crown prince, his posture is low enough.

Wan Che immediately nodded when he heard this, "The prince's study, please." ”

Wen Jiyou raised his eyebrows, he had no intention of refusing, he was not a talented and rude person, Lin Jianshen put on a low posture of seeking talent, he naturally couldn't be too arrogant, too arrogant would become unreasonable.

The three of them came to the study, and Wen personally served tea, and then ordered Wangui to stay outside and not to approach.

The little girls of the Wen family and the Wan family, when they saw that the prince was gone, immediately gathered together and started to discuss.

"I thought the prince was at least an adult, but I didn't expect it to be the same as us!" The little girl's eyes were shining, "Not only is she as big as us, but she looks good." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so imposing, I don't dare to look at him."

"I don't know who will be blessed to be the crown princess, the prince is polite, corporal Lixian, and so good-looking, I envy the future princess when I think about it."

"It's useless to be envious, you don't know what we are? It's definitely not our turn. ”

"What's wrong with the low door? The door is low, and the prince came over in person. ”

As soon as Wen came from the study, he heard the two juniors chattering about some unashamed words, and suddenly turned blue with anger, "Who allowed you to talk about the prince?" ”

"Aunt/Fifth Aunt/Aunt/Uncle and Grandmother." The children bowed their heads to greet her.

"This is the capital, if you say half a wrong sentence, you can ruin your life, do you know? Don't say these words anymore in the future, all the bad things in Qingzhou in the past will be changed for me! Wen shook his head, it's terrible, has the Wen family degenerated like this?

After reprimanding the children, she hurried to the children's parents and told them about the relationship, and the adults of the Wen and Wan families turned pale in an instant.

This kind of thing is good to say behind closed doors, how can you say it outside?

If you are heard, don't you mean that you are uneducated?

Also, they said that they came from a small place and had never seen the world......

In the study, Lin Jianshen didn't know about this little episode, he said to Wen Jiyou and Wan Che very sincerely at the moment: "Please invite the two adults to enter the Zhan Mansion and assist the palace." ”

The two of them glanced at each other, and doubts rose in their hearts at the same time.

The prince himself came to the courtier's mansion to find the Zhan officials?

This......

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Wan Che couldn't help but ask

Generally, the officials of the Zhan Mansion can soar after the crown prince ascends the throne.

But there were also officials who were questioned for disagreeing with the emperor because they were teaching and assisting the prince.

Since ancient times, the Zhan Mansion has been an institution responsible for teaching and assisting the prince to become talents, and the officials who serve are often appointed by the emperor.

"Yes." Lin Jianshen nodded, "Please also ask the two adults to enter the Zhan Mansion and assist the palace regardless of their previous suspicions." ”

"This ......" Wan Che looked at Wen Jiyou, in officialdom, he generally relied on Wen Jiyou.

Wen Jiyou is completely convinced of Lin Jianshen today, as the crown prince, he knows Corporal Lixian at a young age, his attitude is sincere and modest, which is extremely valuable for a young prince.

So, he nodded, "I am willing to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”