Chapter 48: The Absolute of the Ages (4)
Huang Quanhe, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also secretly observed Shangguan Lihua on the side. Shicai's scene was seen by him, and he was also impressed by Shangguan Lihua's humility and arrogance. However, it is not enough to have talent and learning but no ability to assist the country. The road ahead for them was not as smooth as it seemed, at least they were still dormant in the dark. Huang Quanhe, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is a loyal monarch, but secretly supports the third prince Xuanyuan Yuchen. In addition to the fact that the third prince himself is indeed enough to make people willing to surrender, he is also secretly entrusted by the emperor to assist Xuanyuan Yuchen. These, perhaps whether it is in the previous life or this life, Xuanyuan Yuchen does not know. Therefore, the emperor is not without sincerity, but his sincerity is very small, and it was all given to Xiao Wenxin, Emperor Xiao's concubine, and the children born to her.
Shangguan Lihua didn't know anything about all this, but at this time, he felt that there was a glimmer of eyes that had been watching him, without malice, and with a lot of scrutiny. How to describe it, it is somewhat similar to the first meeting with the second prince Xuanyuan Yuqi on Beichen Mountain, but there are obviously some differences. The former is more of a 'so so' mood of sudden realization, while the latter, Huang Quanhe, the secretary of the Criminal Department, looked at Shangguan Lihua with a sense of scrutiny, and it is estimated that he also wants to take an assessment.
Sure enough, before Shangguan Lihua could think more, he heard the Shangshu of the Criminal Department say: "Those who say people are said by people who say people, and everyone is said, so it's better not to say it." This is a test of Shangguan Lihua's views on the hearts of the people of the moment. He didn't think about whether Shangguan Lihua would lose face if he was right, but more directly revealed what he saw now, so as to test whether Shangguan Lihua could be responsible for the future.
Shangguan Lihua said fearlessly: "Lord Huang is so talented, but this 'people who say people are said by people who say people, everyone is said, it's better not to say it.'" It's the norm, even more
'The rulers are under the control of the rulers, and the officials are under the control, so why bother. That's the real problem. In the long run, is it not that the country will not be a country, and the people's will will be weakened? ”
Shangguan Lihua is not afraid of what kind of turmoil her words will cause today, but she is very clear that she is named, "it's better not to say" and "why bother" are the norm in people's hearts nowadays, and the phenomenon of officials protecting each other and not caring about themselves is even more common. This is clearly revealing reality.
'Those who speak of men are said by those who speak of men, and everyone is spoken, it is better not to say'; Huang Quanhe, the secretary of the Criminal Department, silently repeated what Shangguan Lihua said in his heart. After a long time, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department suddenly laughed, "The girl is broad-minded, and the little second child is pedantic today." In the competition with the girl, the little second child is willing to admit defeat. After saying that, Huang Quanhe turned around and left, muttering something in a low voice. If you are close, you may be able to hear him saying, "There will be successors, successors..... Something.
'Those who speak of men are said by those who speak of men, and everyone is spoken, it is better not to say'; This kind of direct disclosure of the society is something that even the poor students and all the sons and ladies of the family dare not speak out, and at this time, Shangguan Lihua made it clear in a couplet, and everyone didn't know what it meant in their hearts. Especially in the present, there are many officials who are as protective of each other as mentioned in the association, and they can be regarded as mixed in their hearts at this time.
Princess An pulled it back to Shangguan Lihua, "The officials in charge are in charge of the officials, and the officials are in charge, so why bother." King An signaled that it was enough for him to build momentum with Shangguan Lihua today, and let him find a way to accept it, and it would almost be over. After King An came back to his senses, he immediately reacted, and said according to Princess An's meaning: "It seems that today's king's lottery head and the 'mysterious prize' of the Jade Pavilion belong to Miss Shangguan. After speaking, he also specially asked the shopkeeper of the Jade Pavilion: "Shopkeeper, according to today's situation, this king must have no objection to this Shangguan eldest lady winning the first place in your pair of sub-competitions in one fell swoop." I wonder if we will have the privilege of seeing what this 'mysterious prize' of the Emerald Court is all about? ”
In fact, Shangguan Lihua doesn't attach much importance to the so-called 'mysterious prize', her purpose of leaving the mansion today has been achieved, and there are additional gains. Although this was only done with someone's promotion and help, Shangguan Lihua was already very satisfied. Because today's incident made her more aware of how Xuanyuan Yuchen understood herself, and even knew better than Shangguan Lihua herself what she would do next, this feeling was ...... Actually, it's not bad.
However, since King An and everyone wanted to see it, it didn't hurt to do as they pleased.
Shangguan Lihua bowed to the shopkeeper of the Jade Pavilion and said, "Since everyone is like you here is the 'mysterious prize' of the Jade Pavilion today, there is a shopkeeper over there who explains this matter to the proprietor behind you, so as to satisfy everyone's curiosity, right?"
How can the shopkeeper of the Jade Pavilion stand this worship of Guan Lihua, just kidding, she is her future mistress, although she herself does not know, but as a qualified subordinate, he knows about Shangguan Lihua's affairs with the third prince Xuanyuan Yuchen. No, it should be said that the forces established by the third prince Xuanyuan Yuchen, whether they are on the surface or behind the scenes, all know their master's thoughts about Shangguan Lihua. They knew from the beginning that their housewife would have no one else but Shangguan Lihua.
Therefore, although Shangguan Lihua's worship was not obvious, it scared the shopkeeper a lot, and his little heart almost fell out of the window. The shopkeeper secretly exclaimed: Don't let the master upstairs see it, otherwise you should go back to the furnace and rebuild it.
Shangguan Lihua didn't know what the psychology of the Jade Pavilion shopkeeper was, and she was quietly waiting for the so-called prize to be displayed at this time.
The shopkeeper reacted quickly, and on the surface he said to everyone, but in fact, his eyes were directed towards Shangguan Lihua. "Please wait a while, the second child will go back to the owner's request, and I will explain to you after I have a reply." After saying that, he turned around and went back to the Jade Pavilion.
In this idle stall, Princess An approached Shangguan Lihua again and said, "After today, Li'er is estimated to have really become a celebrity." Dingguo Gong gave birth to a good daughter. Princess An is lamenting that she does not have a daughter as good as Shangguan Lihua.
Shangguan Lihua shook his head lightly and said, "Li'er just said something that no one dared to say, and it didn't matter." Princess An nodded, and didn't say anything more, but a smile appeared frequently between her eyebrows. And that Shangguan Qihua saw Shangguan Lihua's eyes like Princess An Wang'an, and won the first place in the pair competition, and the handkerchief in her hand had already been twisted by her.