As Gao Zhaorong expected, starting the next day, the news that the emperor went to Xu Zhongli's mansion yesterday quickly spread in the court officialdom as if he had grown wings.

However, in the eyes of most people, they just regard Xu Zhongli as one, and the next one may be one of the officials who have a mighty imperial grace and a smoother career.

And this is acceptable for some officials.

After all, the emperor's ability to ascend the throne at the beginning, and the use of troops without worries about the Southern Tang Dynasty later, all have a great relationship with Xu Zhongli, Lu Rui, Li Chong and other confidants.

And since last year, after these people were transferred back to Danfeng City, in fact, many people know that I am afraid that in the near future, the real pillars above the court will be replaced by officials such as Xu Zhongli, Li Chong, and Lu Rui.

As the saying goes, one courtier one day at a time, after returning from the Southern Tang Dynasty in vain and completely stabilizing his throne, it is also the time for the current emperor to start a thorough change in the court, and replace some local officials with his confidants.

And in the afternoon, when some people learned that the emperor went to Xu Zhongli's house yesterday, it was related to King Xuan's marriage to the daughter of the Xu family, and it was possible that Xu Zhongli, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the prince of the country, was going to become a relative of the emperor, many people were still shocked.

Because of this, among the few courtiers who were regarded as confidants by the emperor above the court, Xu Zhongli, who was not originally superior, may be superior to others through this matter.

Especially between Xu Zhongli and his current boss, Lu Rui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, there were some festivals and fights back then, so after confirming the news, the mood couldn't help but become complicated all of a sudden.

If it is said that some time ago, the matter between Wang Yuanke and the daughter of the Xu family was still chasing the wind and shadows, then with the emperor going to the Xu Mansion yesterday, it can be regarded as a confirmed matter.

And because the emperor personally asked, this can't help but make people reverie infinitely, is there any hope that the emperor still has for King Xuan? Will this affect the location of the prince's east palace?

After all, although the crown prince has not made any big mistakes in the crown prince's position, some people are still dissatisfied because of his impersonal style of acting towards officials and royal brothers on weekdays.

And...... Now there are also faint rumors in the market that are unfavorable to the prince, what is a great achievement, nepotism, and there is no strict restraint on his confidants, officials, and close people, etc.

But no matter what, after Lu Rui learned the news and personally confirmed to Xu Zhongli that it was indeed true, he was still very generous like everyone else, and took the initiative to say hello to Xu Zhongli with a smile.

But from Xu Zhongli's point of view, everything he experienced today made him feel emotional, especially when he remembered Xu Changting's tough attitude in the face of today's emperor yesterday, Xu Zhongli was quite relieved at this moment.

If it was said that he hadn't fully and truly predicted the consequences of simplifying the marriage and marrying ceremonies yesterday, then today when facing the congratulations of many colleagues, whether sincere or fake, Xu Zhongli obviously felt an invisible pressure.

This made him a little afraid to think, if the colleague who was so happy to him today really arrived on the day Xu Changhong married into the Xuanwang Mansion, when he learned about the extremely simplified procedures and rituals, would he immediately show another face in front of him?

For example, cynicism, insinuation, schadenfreude, and so on.

Thinking that without Xu Changting's resolute opposition, all this situation might have happened, Xu Zhongli's heart was full of joy and fear at this moment.

For his son's far-sighted defense of his eldest sister's position and the face of the Xu family, as well as his Xu Zhongli's situation in the court, he was even more pleased with Xu Changting's actions that day.

On the way home, Xu Zhongli has been pondering these things, when the carriage turned from Zhuque Street to Baihufang, Xu Zhongli frowned slightly, according to the eldest daughter Xu Changhong, Weiyang and the emperor met in Banlong Village, so ...... What will be the conditions that Weiyang and the emperor discussed?

Why did the emperor attach a condition in the end, not allowing Weiyang to disclose it to anyone, not even his own biological father?

Xu Changting had Yuan Hong's restraints and warnings in front of his family, so whether it was the eldest sister or the second sister, or the worried mother, Xu Changting kept silent.

If he was forced by the second sister Xu Wenwen, Xu Changting simply asked Wu Jiangnan to find a rope, and then hung the waist card that Xue Wuxian gave him yesterday directly around his neck.

In this way, whether it is the eldest sister or the second sister, or the mother who wants to ask secretly, as long as she sees the waist card on Xu Changting's neck, there is only a helpless sigh.

Xu Changhong wanted to be much more gentle than Xu Wen and Chu Ying, so he only asked Xu Changting once, and he asked why Xu Changting did this? Do you really feel sorry for your sister?

Seeing that Xu Changting nodded yes, Xu Changhong only smiled at the corner of his mouth, touched Xu Changting's head lovingly, and said: It seems that the eldest sister really didn't hurt you in vain.

Xu gently rolled her eyes, and Chu Ying sighed helplessly, this is the daily life of the Xu family.

After Xu Zhongli came back, he sat alone in the study for a long time, and finally did not choose to call Xu Changting to the study, because in the end, Xu Zhongli, who thought about it and weighed the pros and cons, finally chose to believe in his son.

But this does not mean that this matter passed so easily, and in the following days, Xu Changting's side was full of secretly watchful eyes.

Either the second sister's maid Liang Cai'er, quietly hid aside and secretly watched Xu Changting basking in the sun in the courtyard, or the eldest sister Xu Changhong's maid He Ye'er, secretly ran to the small bridge and monitored Xu Changting and Wu Jiangnan, who ran to the river to fish as usual.

Either Aunt Liang, who was instructed by Chu Ying, secretly listened to talking to Huo Nuer in the front yard.

For several days, Xu Changting was like a normal person, and he barely stepped out of the gate of Xufu, of course, taking Wu Jiangnan to the small river to fish does not count.

However, just when the Mid-Autumn Festival was about to come, He Ye'er suddenly ran into the hall where the mother and daughter of the Xu family were sitting, and looked at Chu Ying's mother and daughter who were looking at her at the same time with some nervousness, and then swallowed and said, "Madam, Miss, haven't you found out?" In fact...... In fact, Huo Nuer hasn't seen anyone for several days? ”

Chu Ying subconsciously looked at her eldest daughter Xu Changhong, Xu Changhong's white forehead wrinkled slightly, and she thought for a while: "I went to Yaoguang Temple." ”

"What is he doing at Yaoguang Temple?" Xu asked curiously.

Xu Changhong sighed slightly and said: "Yesterday, the younger brother told me that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be in a few days, and my father has promised him that the family will go to Tianwang Lake for a visit, and he will also go to Yongning Temple to visit the abbot Hui Si Da Monk." So let Huo Nuer go to Yaoguang Temple to see the incense there, and think about whether to bring something to Yongning Temple. ”

"There's nothing strange about Weiyang lately, right?" Chu Ying asked worriedly.

The steady Xu Changhong thought about it quietly, and then shook his head and said: "There is nothing strange about it, except for fishing and losing to Wu Jiangnan for dozens of dollars, there is nothing else." ”

Chu Ying put down the needlework in her hand, sighed worriedly, and said, "It's going to get cold after the Mid-Autumn Festival, you two go buy some fabrics tomorrow and come back, not only us, but also Aunt Liang and He Ye'er have to buy a few clothes for the winter." ”

"Mother, didn't King Xuan's Mansion send so many good materials for the Lanting cloth shop yesterday? You're not going to use it, are you? Or are they all saved as a dowry for the eldest sister? Xu Wenrou has actually been thinking about those good materials since yesterday.

"The matter between Changhong and King Xuan is undecided, and we can't refuse to accept the things we sent, but we can't use them casually. If there is any change in the future, don't we have to pay it back? Buy it yourself, and use it with confidence. Chu Ying said worriedly.

Since he couldn't guess what conditions Xu Changting had reached with the current emperor, Chu Ying, who rarely frowned, and even more rarely sighed, sighed a few times almost every day these days.

"Mother, use it, it'll be fine, I believe in the little brother." Xu Changhong, who did not express his opinion yesterday, suddenly agreed to use the fabric sent by Xuanwangfu today.

"Big sister...... You've figured it out. Xu gently reminded.

"Have you really figured it out?" Chu Ying also asked at the same time.

Xu Changhong nodded silently, and then motioned to He Ye'er to go and get some fabrics, and at the same time, Xu Changting's smug laughter and Wu Jiangnan's dissatisfied protests came from outside, which could be regarded as injecting a trace of vitality into the somewhat dull hall.