In the next few days, the emperor did not summon Ru Xu, until the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, the emperor specially instructed Qianwu to bring Ru Xu into the palace. Ruxu changed into a formal dress, wore a white jade crown, and followed Qianwu into the palace.

They were there at the right time, and the emperor had not yet taken his seat, and many of the ministers were discussing current affairs in Kyoto in low voices. Qianwu led Ruxu into the hall, and the father-in-law at the door sang the names of the two.

Hearing Ruxu's name, the Tobe waiter who sat down was a little unbearable, and he was vaguely excited, and was suppressed by the Tobe Shangshu next to him. Of course, there are also people who don't like to do things like Xu, such as Yuan Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. He heard about Ruxu's actions in Qingchuan, and thought that she was really rash in opening the canal.

Qianwu first led Ruxu to sit down, and then went to the upper seat and sat down on the right hand side. As soon as Xu Xu sat down, Yuan Shangshu next to her began to trouble her.

"It turned out to be the rumored Mr. Xu...... It's disrespectful. Yuan Shangshu got up and arched his hand to Ru Xu, who was sitting next to him.

"The adults have lifted up, but they are just grass people." Ruxu also returned a salute.

"I heard that Mr. Xu opened a canal for the jade pot in the Qingchuan territory, is it true?" Yuan Shangshu stroked his beard.

"It is true." Ruxu smiled and nodded.

"Oh, I think Mr. Xu is not just a grass man, he is much more powerful than all the big people in our Ministry of Industry!" Yuan Shangshu has something to say, obviously hiding a knife in his smile.

"If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." As promised.

Yuan Shangshu smiled disdainfully, "I said that there is no river work in Qingchuan, and I actually want a bachelor who studies economic calculations to lead the canal!" If Mr. Xu didn't want to have a good reputation, why did he rob him of this credit? If it is self-defeating in the future, I don't know who Mr. Xu will blame......"

After hearing this, Ru Xu looked serious, "First of all, I want to thank you for worrying about Ru Xu." The matter of opening the canal that day was really a last resort. If the Ministry of Industry is willing to take the lead, Ruxu will naturally not interfere for a minute and a half. The flood of the jade pot has already affected the downstream areas, and if it were not for helplessness, Ru Xu would not be willing to preside over the opening of the canal. ”

"If Xu grew up in Qingchuan since he was a child, he also came to Kyoto to study on the way, although there is not much ink in his stomach, at least he knows how to worry about the worries of the people and suffer the suffering of the people. There may be something wrong with opening the canal, but it can be regarded as my contribution to the jade pot. ”

"A little bit of effort? The silver for opening the canal is at least hundreds of thousands of taels, and it is not the people's fat and people's ointment scraped from the people? Yuan Shangshu was quite displeased, "By the way, I forgot that Mr. Xu is not only a bachelor, but also a businessman." ”

In Nansei Province, especially in Kyoto, the atmosphere of valuing agriculture and suppressing business is particularly obvious, and once everyone hears that someone is in business, they turn away from it, thinking that it is the work of inferior talents.

"I've heard that all the money for the opening of the jade pot canal was given by local merchants. Mr. Xu gave sixty percent, and the others forty percent. I, Qin Zheng, admire such a righteous hero the most, and any reputation and credit is. Sacrificing oneself for others and keeping the people safe is the most important thing! Qin Zheng, the commander of the forbidden army on the left hand side of Xu Xu, said.

He was originally a rough man, and his voice was rough and loud. He said it in such a righteous voice, and everyone in the Imperial Palace quieted down and looked at the three of them. When the atmosphere was quite embarrassing, Gonggong Liu and Prince Qianyi helped the emperor out from behind.

Everyone immediately got up and paid homage to the emperor. The emperor held Gonggong Liu's hand and sat on the main seat, and Qian Yi sat on the right side of the upper seat.

"Who was talking about sacrificing oneself for others just now, and the people are safe?" The emperor looked at Qin Zheng and said.

"Oh, just now the minister was chatting with Mr. Xu......" Qin Zheng was about to continue, when he was stopped by a look from Qianwu.

inevitably set himself on fire, and Yuan Shangshu, who was originally indignant, also shut up.

The emperor straightened his sleeves, "Huh? Why don't you say it? ”

At this time, Ruxu smiled, "Can you allow the grass people to explain what just happened?" ”

"Well, you say." The emperor nodded in agreement.

"Fang Cai Caomin told a story of loyalty to the country to the commander of Qin, about a general Yue Fei who sacrificed himself to resist the invasion of foreign enemies in order to protect his family and defend the country, and finally died on the battlefield. The commander sighed when he heard this, and then let out a sigh of emotion. If Xu expected that Dingyuan Shangshu would not demolish himself, he boldly opened his eyes and said nonsense.

"I see." The emperor sat up straight, laughed twice and said to Ru Xu, "You are also a wonderful person, and you have already had a good relationship with Qin Zheng within two moments of being seated...... Hey Qin Zheng, he is a big and rough man, and he is busy with official business on weekdays and has few friends, so it's a good thing that you can make friends with him. ”

"Hehe, I also think that Mr. Xu is a man of temperament, and he is quite close to me." Qin Zheng touched his head and said.

"You are a martial artist who can't recognize a thousand words, and you also know what a temperamental person is? Oh, you......" The emperor lowered his body and looked at Qin Zheng seriously, amused by his honest appearance.

Ruxu originally wanted to clear up his relationship with Qin Zheng, but at this moment, he found that it was better not to do so. The emperor just takes a fancy to Qin Zheng's upright and honest temperament, if he tries his best to clear it up at this time, it will not only save Qin Zheng's face, but also may be self-defeating.

"Jin Ruxu." The emperor suddenly shifted his gaze to look at Ruxu, "The mahjong you sent a few days ago is good, I and the concubine both like it very much, can I enter the palace to play a few rounds with me another day?" ”

Ruxu nodded, "The grass people obey." ”

"You came all the way from Kiyokawa to Kyoto, and I can't treat you badly. Since you have been summoned to the palace, there must be an errand to be handed over to you. Earlier, it was ......, "The emperor didn't seem to remember who proposed to summon Ruxu into the palace, and swept the circle below." When Tobe Shangshu saw it, he was so anxious that he was ready to stand up.

"Ouch Zhu Qian, I know it's you, what are you anxious about!" The emperor squinted his eyes and scolded with a smile, and continued to say to Ruxu, "Earlier, it was ...... The head of the household department proposes to summon you to the palace, and in a few days you will go to the household department to report, and let them arrange an errand for you. ”

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Ruxu sat down.

At this time, the emperor seemed to remember Qianwu, turned his head to Qianwu and said, "What about you?" How are you? ”

"The son is fine, but this trip to Qingchuan has dragged on for half a year, and he is really worthy of his father's entrustment, so please ask his father to forgive him." Chiki said.

"Well, I heard that you have been trapped in the mountains by the flood for more than a month, and you have no choice but to delay your days. You have also suffered a lot in Qingchuan, so let's rest for a while in the future. The emperor said.

"Yes." Qianwu bowed his head in response.

Next is the singing and dancing music, which is staggered. Between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Ruxu also met many courtiers. Qianwu had already done her homework for Ruxu before attending the palace banquet, and probably told her about the distribution of power in the imperial court. At the time, she thought it was abstract, but now she has a clear diagram.

But there's one more thing she cares about tonight. Since entering the Imperial Palace, Ru Xu has been looking around at the ministers, but she has looked left and right several times, but she has not found the person she is looking for.

She hadn't seen Wang Duzhi for nearly three years, and she missed him very much. However, after looking around, let alone Wang Duzhi, Wang Pu, as the prime minister, did not see any shadow. No one at the table mentioned the Wang family, and she didn't want to ask questions suddenly. I was a little anxious, but I still looked indifferent on my face.

"Huh? Why didn't you see Prime Minister Wang and Lord Wang? Ruxu finally heard someone in the back seat mention them.

"Oh, isn't the Prime Minister's wife very sick? I heard that they are all terminally ill and have no cure. The Wang family is as anxious as ants on the pot, how can they still be in the mood to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace banquet! ”

When Xu heard this, it was as if he had been struck by lightning. She was very worried and anxious, but she had no choice but to sit upright and drink stiffly.

After the banquet was over, Ruxu pulled Qianwu and hurried back to the house, and Qianwu thought that she was worried about Little Peach Blossom, so she also sped up.

When they returned to the house, everyone gathered for a while, eating, drinking, chatting and fighting. Of course, only Jin Feng and Xu Chongxin were fighting. In the past few days, everyone has become surprised by their violent way of expressing their views.

This whole night, as if it were like a year, every moment was very long.

In the middle of the night, everyone fell asleep. Ruxu went downstairs in the dark, she carried a torch from the kitchen, and after passing through the garden, she lit the torch in her hand, walked through the bamboo house with the torch, walked through the bamboo forest with her memory, and finally came to the side door of Wang Duzhi's courtyard.

But the side door was locked, and it couldn't be opened after many attempts. She pounded on the door hopelessly, and cried quietly by the door.

"Who?" In the dark night, someone seemed to hear the sound of Ruxu.

When Ruxu heard this person's voice, he was pleasantly surprised. It is a fine bead.

"It's me." She forgot that her voice was different from before, and her tone was full of joy.

"Who are you?" Xiaozhu asked as he approached the door.

"I'm ...... A friend of Dr. Ho's is now working as a helper in the palace. In the past few days, he has returned to Kyoto and asked me to come to Lord Nakashoshu, saying that he has something important to discuss. "If Xu knows, if he tells the bead that he is extracting, the bead will definitely not believe it, so he will change the way of saying.

"I see......," said Shizhu, "you wait a minute, and I'll get the key and open the door for you." ”

After waiting for about a moment, the beads came back and opened the door with the key. In the dark night, Ruxu wiped the dried tears with his sleeve and followed the beads to find Wang Duzhi.

At this time, Wang Duzhi was helping to take care of Rumo in the house, and Rumo became ill again tonight. The whole body spasmed and convulsed, and his mouth kept shouting something. But because she couldn't speak well, no one could understand what she was saying.

Xizhu entered the room and explained the situation to Wang Duzhi, Wang Duzhi was a little impatient, but he thought that he had disappeared for two years, and now that he finally had news, he couldn't ignore it.

So he asked Xiaozhu to take Ruxu to the next room and wait for a while, and then he would come back later.