After eating Laba porridge, Zhao Zhen was ready to enter Beijing.

The local people who have friends with it have come to send Cheng Yi to the door, so lively for two days, it is scheduled to officially enter Beijing on the tenth day of the lunar month. Xie Wan bluntly said that there was a shortage of guys in the shop, and begged to keep Li Ershun. Zhao Zhen knew that there was a bit of a festival among them, and now that she had accepted Xie Wan's kindness, it was impossible not to sell this face.

On the tenth day of the first month, the people of the city also sent half a street to each other.

Xie Wan asked Luo Ju to drive the car and stop at the entrance of the mansion. In the midst of the uproar, no one paid much attention to her. But when it was time to leave, Wang Yuchun suddenly walked over with a big burden, and handed it to her with red eyes: "I made a few pairs of four-season shoes and socks for my sister, and I don't know when I will see you again when I leave, take care." ”

When she was about to get married, Xie Wan told her that it was the Zhao County Ling family, so she was very stunned for a while, because the Wang family did not hide it from her when she was the matchmaker with Zhao Ju, but now she can see that she is going around and around and is with him again, which shows that it is really a marriage. So the shock turned into shock, and she quickly accepted the facts, and never confided in Zhao Zhen and his wife.

Because Xie Wan used her as a tool to get acquainted with Zhao Zhen from the beginning, he left her behind after marrying into the Zhao family, and he easily didn't see her come out when he went to Zhao's mansion on weekdays. Now that I suddenly saw her hand over such a big burden, I was a little stunned.

"There are a few pairs that I deliberately made bigger, because I think you should be growing up next year. Also, I see that your instep is not high, so a rope is specially made on the upper of the shoe, and you can adjust the elasticity when the time comes. There are also a few pairs of insoles in it, you can also see if you like it or not, it doesn't matter if you don't like it. ”

Wang Yuchun said softly. While talking and recalling the words that were missing, his expression was shy and a little reluctant. It's not like talking to a sister, it's like being separated from your sweetheart.

"You like to eat pecans and those wildflowers. I'm afraid I won't be able to get it in the future, and when I see something interesting in the field, I'll bring it to you later......"

Her voice grew lower and lower, until at last it became a string of thin chokes.

Xie Wan lowered his head and opened the baggage, and saw more than a dozen pairs of embroidered shoes with various colors of brocade and velvet flowers neatly stacked inside, and the usual indifference in the corners of his eyes suddenly disappeared.

It's not that she doesn't know the misery in Wang Yuchun's heart.

She treated herself strangely only because she happened to give her happiness and longing at that time. This kind of affection is not a shocking kind of private feelings, but a kind of dependence and sustenance similar to when a drowning person suddenly grabs a piece of driftwood. She believed that if she were a kitten or a puppy. It brought her a little comfort when she was desperate, and she would definitely treat her like a confidant.

If Wang Yuchun is not surnamed Wang, Xie Wan may take care of her for the rest of her life.

But because of her surname, Xie Wan could only give her a smile at most.

"Thank you." She said.

Yu Yuchun blushed and lowered her head, turned around and disappeared into the long alley.

The carriage of the Zhao family drove onto the road in the direction of Kyoto, and at most tomorrow morning, they would be able to reach Jingshi.

After Xie Wan returned home, the first thing he called Luo Juyuxue was: "You go and prepare, we will enter Beijing early the next morning!" ”

Zhao Zhen must move up from the position of the seventh rank official!

He has a lot of qualifications and a clear head. Even if it can't become a powerful person, as long as it is properly promoted, it can at least become a force to help the second room in the future. In the final analysis, there are so many officials in the government and the opposition. How many are there who are really talented and accomplished? Some have real talents, some are good at showing talents, and most people only have three points of talent. And has the ability to meet the horse with seven points.

Compared to most people, Zhao Zhen really just lacks a chance.

And now Xie Wan first needs a way to break into officialdom. She needed someone to tell her about Xie Rong's movements and position in the court, as well as his connections and connections. So as to judge how to choose.

Zhao Zhen appeared in the Xie Mansion under the embellishment of the Wang family, but I was afraid that I would never think that I would become her soldier in turn until I died, with the Geng post of Xie Wei that appeared in the Zhao Mansion, no matter how the Wang family explained, as long as Xie Rong thought that his beloved eldest daughter almost became the wife of Zhao Ju, who had been widowed all his life, he would always have a problem with him in his heart.

Zhao Zhen has been in the officialdom for more than 20 years, so she naturally knows this in her heart. He would not hope that Xie Rong would release this suspicion.

It is appropriate to push Zhao Zhen into the Jingshi as the first eyes and ears that Xie Wan sets up by Xie Rong's side.

In the final analysis, she didn't care as much as Xie Lang about how Zhao Zhen had unprincipled collusion with the Wang family before, because in terms of the role he might play in the future, these were not important at all. If she can help Zhao Zhen get promoted, won't Zhao Zhen always maintain a friendly relationship with her?

The role of the alliance is to be mutually beneficial. Even if Jin Yong still echoes Xie Rong in the future, she will not have no way out.

Her chess game began to be laid out from the day when the Wang family intended to push Xie Lang into ruin, and today the situation is finally revealed.

This is her first battle into officialdom, and it must be won!

After she passed the word, because they had already prepared in advance, they went down without saying a word to pick and choose people.

Naturally, she has to avoid everyone's eyes and ears, otherwise she is a child without adults looking at her, wouldn't it be terrifying to go to Beijing alone?

She reported to the Wang family in the name of going to her uncle's house to leave the New Year and staying for a few days by the way, and the Wang family couldn't stop her.

Then he picked Shen Tian, Luo Sheng, father and son, and Wu Xing to accompany him, and Yuxue Yufang wanted to follow.

Although Xie Lang said that she was bold enough to let it go, in the end, this matter was not trivial, and she insisted on it for a few days in private. "In that case, I will go with you, and there is no reason for you to go to your uncle's house to say goodbye, and I will not go."

Xie Wan really didn't plan to include him at the beginning, but now that he heard him say this, he thought about it silently, and felt that with his temperament, it was also a good thing to see the world, but they were all gone, what should I do at home?

"My brother stayed. Have you forgotten that the Wang family is eyeing our shops? Now she has endured it for more than a year, and now Brother Hua is about to say goodbye, the long house is the time to use the money, if we are not here, what should they do if they take the opportunity to attack our shop? So my brother still has a task to stay, which is to go to the shop from time to time. ”

Xie Lang frowned and hesitated.

Xie Wan said, "Isn't my brother worried about me?" I know what to do and what not to do, and I also know what danger is not to be approached, when we arrive in Jingshi, we will live in the post house, and there will be no accident with so many people in Luo Sheng. Moreover, this place is only 300 miles away from Jingshi, and we take the official road, so it can be said that there is no danger at all. ”

But Xie Lang had never been out of Hejian Mansion, and he was still very worried about such a long journey.

Xie Wan had to talk about the necessity of going to Beijing this time and the importance to his family's future, so he finally let him go.

Early in the morning of the 12th, Luo Ju drove Xie Wan and Yuxue Yufang out of the house. Outside the North City Gate, Luo Sheng, his son and Shen Tian had already hired a carriage and waited there.

As soon as the two compartments met, they ran directly to Jingshi.

At the same time, Zhao Zhen and his family have settled in the Hejian Guild Hall, where most of the officials who came to report on their work in the Hejian Mansion, and they are all at the state and county levels, but they are quickly reminiscent of the old.

Zhao Zhen has to go to the ministry every day to register and assess, so she goes out early and returns late. When I finally had a little free time, it was already the fourteenth day of the lunar month. Seeing that he was worried, Mrs. Zhao asked, "Didn't Miss Xie ask you to carry a letter to the Jin Mansion?" Why are you still holding on to such a good opportunity? ”

Zhao Zhen sighed: "It's not that I don't want to go, it's that I don't know how to go." ”

Mrs. Zhao was suspicious when she heard this, so he explained: "Although we are saying that we are sending a letter to the third girl, but in the end, the third girl still helps me to pull the strings, if I go empty-handed, what will it look like?" In the past few days, I have seen that these colleagues are ginseng and deer antler velvet, and jewelry and jade, all of which are worth a lot, how can we have the money to buy such things now? Sorrow is here. ”

Mrs. Zhao was also worried after hearing this. Zhao Zhen has been in the officialdom for many years, although she can't talk about the clean air on her sleeves, but because she is bent on promotion, she has never made a lot of money like others, for fear that the official will affect her career, so she doesn't have much money left.

This opportunity is in front of you, but because of the word money, it is really fatal?

The couple sighed for a while, Mrs. Zhao looked at the ring on her hand, and suddenly remembered: "I remember that the master still has two Shoushan stones?" It was sent by the following people when I was in Fujian. This Lord Jin is also a knowledgeable person, and most of them are also interested in Jinshi. Why don't you take it and give it away? ”

Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded: "That's exactly what happened!" Find it out quickly, and I'll carry the letter for the third girl!" ”

Mrs. Zhao found the Shoushan stone, and spread a small lacquered wooden box with red velvet cloth that she usually used to cover her head, carefully packed the two stones, and then handed it to Zhao Zhen to send him out.

Jin Mansion is located in Luming Hutong, which is inhabited by official households below the third grade. Looking at the face of the Jin family from the outside, it is not eye-catching, the high wall built according to the regulations, the black lacquer-colored gate, the east and west are not more than 100 zhang, and the north and south are only 120 or 30 zhang.

Zhao Zhen stood outside the door of Jin's house for a while, only to see the carriages and horses coming in and out like flowing water, but more of them were blocked from the door and sighed.

He waited under the big locust tree across the street until the figure faded out, then got out of the car and walked towards the gate with the box in his hand.

The porter saw that he looked clean and neat, and heard that he was coming to deliver a letter for Qinghe Xie's family, so he led him into the house.

There were still a few people sitting in the hall, and they all looked at the new Zhao Zhen with inquiring eyes.

He also looked at it with his spare eyes. Not long after, a family member came over and said to him kindly: "Our lords are busy meeting guests at the moment, and we are afraid of delaying my husband's important business, so I ask him to leave the letter of his cousin and hand it over to him." ”

Zhao Zhen hurriedly got up and said, "Lord Jin has something to do, just be busy." The three girls still had something to say to Lord Jin in person, and it didn't hurt to sit down. ”

After hearing this, the family had no choice but to follow him. (To be continued.) )