Another year later, Li Qin's term as governor of the county expired, and he returned to the Ministry of Officials to report on his work.

This year is the nineteenth year of Jianye. The crown princess Sheng Luo is twenty-two years old, with two sons and one daughter. Li Qin is one year older than Sheng Luo, and he is twenty-three years old this year.

At this age, in the capital, it is a proper unmarried older young man. Li Yu is already the father of two children. Li Qin's daughter-in-law hasn't even married into the door, which is really pitiful.

Seventeen-year-old Xie Zijin is still the most outstanding girl in the capital. However, because the conditions for choosing a husband and wife proposed are quite harsh and prohibitive, there are very few people in Dengxie's family who propose marriage.

At this time, you can see the sincerity of the Li family.

In the past year, Fang Ruomeng has personally been to Xie Mansion three times. Every time, he sincerely opened his mouth to mention family affairs.

Sun's heart was already moved, but her daughter was stubborn and refused to let go. Sun had to apologize and responded: "Zijin is young and willful, and he doesn't want to settle his family affairs early, so he insists on waiting until he is eighteen years old. I'm sorry. ”

Fang Ruomeng didn't care, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with this. Marriage is a good thing for two surnames, and it is also a lifelong event for a pair of young men and women, so we must be cautious. If I have a daughter like Zijin, I have to pick and choose. ”

"My son, I look at it myself, but in the eyes of others, I'm afraid there are many shortcomings."

Sun is a sincere person, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately said: "I think Master Li is very good, but Zijin didn't nod." ”

In other words, the Sun family has actually fallen in love with his son-in-law.

This family business has become more than half.

Fang Ruomeng's heart was steady, and he said with a smile: "Just according to Zijin's wishes, wait a little longer!" Then he euphemistically hinted that Li Qin would return to Beijing as soon as his term of office expired and find an errand for the Sixth Ministry.

Sun was even more satisfied.

Li Qin was released, and if Xie Zijin married him, he would either have to leave Beijing with him, or he would have to be separated from the husband and wife for a long time, which would not be a good thing after all. It is best for Li Qinken to return to Beijing to seek official vacancies.

Li Qin served as the county magistrate for five years, and his performance assessment was excellent every year. There was also an activity of the Li family, and soon found an official vacancy and entered the Ministry of Rites as an errand. The official position was promoted to one rank, and now it is the official position of the sixth grade.

The twenty-three-year-old Liupin Beijing official can really be called a smooth career and a spring breeze.

However, it is a big step worse than Xie Zijin.

Xie Zijin is now promoted to the post of the Zhan Mansion of the East Palace, a serious official of the five grades of Daqi, a confidant of His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager, and is in charge of the seal of the East Palace. The strength of the limelight makes a cadre of young talents sigh to themselves.

Li Qin is not the kind of person who can't see a woman's talent and outstanding official position, and his appreciation for Xie Zijin is even deeper.

Marry a gentle wife, settle in the inner house, and teach her husband and children. Of course, such a family affair is good. Like-minded husband and wife walk side by side, which is even more desirable.

……

East Palace Zhan Shi Mansion.

In the past two years, the Son of Heaven has intentionally or unintentionally handed over most of the government affairs of the DPRK to the East Palace, and it is common for the affairs of the East Palace to be busy, and Sheng Luo is busy until dark. The officials in the Zhan Mansion rarely left on time.

Sheng Luo was sympathetic to his subordinates and ordered the imperial dining room to prepare dinner every day. Six dishes and one soup, four meat and two vegetables, rich and delicious.

Xie Zijin and Zhao Siqing Shu Yao were sitting together, and they were about to raise their chopsticks, when a palace maid came and whispered a few words in Xie Zijin's ear.

Zhao Siqing sat close and vaguely heard Li Qin's name, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

After Li Qin returned to the capital, as long as he was free, he would wait outside the East Palace. Wait for Xie Zijin to see each other when he leaves after finishing his errand. Occasionally, he has to be cheeky to send Xie Zijin home.

Xie Zijin looked cold.

If he was really reluctant, he would have already been dismissed, how could he allow Li Qin to be courteous?

Sure enough, Xie Zijin looked pale again, and instructed the palace maid: "You go and tell him, Your Highness will review the recital tonight, and I will wait for the pen and ink on the side, and I have no time to spare." Let him go! ”

The palace maid retreated.

Zhao Siqing smiled and quipped in a low voice: "People come and wait for a long time, just to see you." Aren't you so ruthless that you don't even see you! ”

Xie Zijin replied very coldly and ruthlessly: "I'm very busy today, and I don't have time to see anyone. ”

Gotcha, just be hard-mouthed!

Zhao Siqing smiled secretly and didn't say anything more.

Xie Zijin not only has a hard mouth, but also a hard heart. I didn't go out to see Li Qin, and I was busy until the willows on the moon, and I didn't go out of the palace gate until it was almost dawn.

A slender man's figure came into view leisurely.

……

The moonlight is bright, and the palace lamp shines softly.

The handsome and calm face of the young man came into view. Obviously, I waited for a whole night, but I didn't see any eagerness and anxiety, and greeted me leisurely and calmly.

The corners of Xie Zijin's mouth raised slightly and stopped. When the young man stepped forward, he pretended to be cold and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?" ”

This young man is none other than Li Qin.

Li Qin looked at the awkward girl, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "You are too busy to doppelgänger, I have a lot of free time." There's no harm in waiting for you here. ”

The moonlight was so beautiful, and the young man in the moonlight smiled exceptionally handsomely, and his dark eyes shone with a bewildering light.

Xie Zijin breathed slightly, and looked away uncomfortably: "I didn't let you wait for me." ”

Li Qin smiled silently: "Yes, yes, no matter how late I wait, I am willing." ”

The girl noticed her awkwardness, and somehow felt a little unspeakably depressed in her heart. Bright eyes glared: "Li Qin, I really don't want to get married, don't come to me in the future." ”

After thinking about it, he added: "Don't write to me again." ”

The letters in the study were almost half a man high.

Li Qin restrained his smile and stared at Xie Zijin: "You don't want to marry, I didn't force you to marry me." If you don't want to, I'll wait, until the day you will. ”

Xie Zijin: "......"

Xie Zijin finally got annoyed, and said with a pretty face: "At your age, what's the matter with waiting for a woman who doesn't want to get married?" I haven't nodd, are you going to keep spending time with me? ”

"Li Qin, I'll tell you plainly. My mind is in the court, I want to be the most outstanding and conscientious official in the Great Qi Dynasty, I have no time to get married and have children, and I don't have the energy to deal with the trivial matters of my in-laws and concubines. ”

"You take advantage of the morning to rest your thoughts on me, and go to find a famous lady with both talent and virtue as a wife!"

Waiting for idle men, who can stand this cold talk?

Li Qin was not annoyed at all, but laughed in a low voice: "Becoming a biological son and being an official can be taken care of." Her Royal Highness is much busier than you, and she still became a relative, a loving husband and wife, and gave birth to three children. ”

"Zijin, everything Lu Tianyou can do for the imperial princess, I Li Qin can do it for you."

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