Volume I, Chapter 6, Contract

If it were him, it wouldn't be surprising.

Xiang Bojun, Wei Yu met this person in Jianzhang Academy two years later in his previous life.

He became famous as a young man but experienced a dismal experience, spent many years in Beijing, and finally had to find a position as a teacher in the academy.

There are many reasons why it should not be reused.

Wei Yu glanced up at the imperial grandmother, who was smiling and talking about poetry with other concubines.

This is one of them.

"Alas......" she sighed, picked up his poem that had been discarded by the imperial grandmother, and suddenly her heart moved.

She glanced at Xiang Siyuan who was sitting in the banquet again.

Suitable.

Down-to-earth, able to get things done, upright, identity and relatives, know powerful relationships, and be able to keep secrets.

It really couldn't be more suitable.

As for whether it can be used by her...... Wei Yu's mind began to come alive.

The Queen Mother, who had just finalized the head with the concubines on the side, turned her head to see that she was still holding the poem as a delirium, and frowned secretly.

In the end, it was Grandpa Feng's "Song of the Imperial Garden in Early Spring" that won the first place, although he did not break away from the clichΓ©, but he was outstanding in writing, and he deserved it.

He stepped forward to thank the Queen Mother for receiving the reward, wearing a royal blue flat brocade rolling silver cloud edge straight jacket, inlaid with beads and gilt crowns, and a cyan auspicious cloud edge brocade belt around his waist, peach blossom eyes were shining, and his spirit was flying.

The Queen Mother praised with a smile: "The poem is very good, and it will be my middle humerus in the future, what do you want?" ”

Little Master Feng bowed his head and saluted, and said modestly: "Thank you for the praise of the Queen Mother, Weichen is just a fluke." ”

"As for the requirements...... Weichen received His Majesty's favor in the court, it is already a great grace of heaven, where there are any requirements, if there is, I hope that the emperor will live long live, the queen mother will live a thousand years, and I will be prosperous forever. "He had a good life, and he spoke very well.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, and asked him what kind of official he was now.

He only made up for the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple in Wupin at the beginning of the year, and it was when the spring breeze was proud, and he had his own grace in his gestures.

The more the Queen Mother looked, the more satisfied she became, and asked someone to reward her with fifty taels of gold and some treasures and satin.

It's obvious enough that things have done this.

Under the seat, Duchess Feng Guo met the envious eyes around her, and gently waved her fan reservedly.

Now that the climax of the banquet has passed, the rest will naturally be even more boring.

But watch the play, listen to the music, and listen to the ladies of the families talk about some gossip.

Wei Yuren is still seated, but his heart has already flown away.

It was easy to get through to the end, Wei Yu grabbed Dawn and whispered a few words in her ear.

Dawn nodded despite her surprise.

It's noon in a blink of an eye, and seeing that the ladies and young masters and young ladies are about to have lunch in the palace, this banquet can be over.

Everyone got up and asked the Queen Mother to resign in unison, and then they dispersed.

Wei Yu finished sipping the Jinbo wine in the cup, and quietly followed the crowd out.

The Queen Mother wanted to leave her to Cining Palace for lunch, and probed her tone by the way, but she didn't expect her to run fast. As soon as he turned his head, the person was gone, and he couldn't help but be angry and funny, and scolded with a smile.

"Princess, the slave maid has asked the fourth prince to wait in the Canglang Pavilion after the banquet, the person has arrived, and he is waiting to see the princess."

Wei Yu walked quickly on the palace road of the Imperial Garden, dawn followed her side, and was reporting to her in a low voice.

Wei Yu nodded, and also asked in a low voice: "No one else knows, right?" ”

It is best to do this in secret, the current situation is unclear, and it is impossible to distinguish which ones are friends and foes, and we are all in the shadows, so it is better not to startle the snakes.

Dawn shook her head, patted her chest and promised: "It was the slave and maid who went to inform it personally, and no one else saw it." ”

Wei Yu nodded.

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the Canglang Pavilion.

Canglang Pavilion is located in a remote corner behind the imperial garden, it has been abandoned for a long time, few people come, because no one has taken care of it for a long time, the whole corner is overgrown with weeds, the ground is full of dead branches and leaves, and even the plaque paint on the pavilion has fallen to seven, seven, eight, eight.

In this piece of ruin, Xiang Siyuan stood tall and jade, with a sense of independence in his life, and his body was full of decline and coldness, as if the excitement of spring in the garden had nothing to do with him.

Seeing Wei Yu walking slowly, he bowed and saluted, "See Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

He hung his head slightly, standing two steps away from Wei Yu, so that people could not find the slightest fault, neither humble nor arrogant, and there was a basis for advancing and retreating.

Wei Yu nodded secretly, sat down on the stone bench that had been packed up in the pavilion, and said with a smile: "Fourth cousin doesn't need to be polite. ”

As soon as the words "fourth cousin" came out, Xiang Siyuan was obviously stunned, "I don't know why His Royal Highness came to the late birth?" ”

Although he has no official position, he only calls himself a "late life", which can be said to be quite modest.

It is not without reason to be so cautious, Xiang Siyuan lowered his head, his mind was spinning, but he really couldn't figure out the intention of today's encounter.

Over the years, the royal family has always been estranged from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, he has neither an official position, nor a holy family, and this little princess who is loved by thousands of people has no intersection, and he has never even met in person, so I really don't know what else can arouse her interest.

He didn't have any superfluous opinions about this famous princess Zhaoyang in Kyoto, and he didn't intend to climb any high branches, but he just felt very troublesome.

During the special period when the princess chose a son-in-law, he was called to this deserted and uninhabited place, and if he was discovered, he was afraid that he would not be able to explain it even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Wei Yu saw his jealousy, but he didn't care, shook the fan lightly, and said with a smile: "I have read the poems of the fourth cousin, the meaning is deep and very stylish, I like it very much, but it is a pity that it is not in line with the taste of the imperial grandmother." ”

Xiang Siyuan lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "I was a late student, and it is reasonable not to please the Queen Mother." ”

Wei Yu saw that he didn't leak a drop of water, and chuckled.

Qing Lingling's apricot eyes were lined with luxurious gold and jade beads, and they looked shining, "The fourth cousin is polite, in fact, why do you want to make these fake gestures?" ”

Xiang Siyuan still hung his head and said lightly: "I don't understand what the princess is talking about. ”

Wei Yu said with a smile: "The imperial poems made by the court are nothing more than singing praises of merit, whether it is good or not, the more it is written, the more it is written, the more it is clear to everyone, if the fourth cousin intends to hide it, it is just a clichΓ© to write, but your poem is ......"

"You deliberately wrote some words of concern, because you know that the imperial grandmother was born in a general, and you want to find another way to attract the attention of the imperial grandmother, right? was so attentive, but in the end he was pressed by a few flowers, is it very unfair in his heart? ”

She elongated her tone, and there was a hint of ridicule in her soft voice, coupled with the identity of the princess and this extravagant dress, showing two points of high mockery.

It's not that Wei Yu is mean, although she has a little bit in her nature, but this time it's intentional.

Xiang Siyuan Jiayuan was a 13-year township test to solve the Yuan, and the thirteenth place on the examination list that year was a serious Jinshi, and was later awarded the Ji Shi and entered the Hanlin Academy, and he was only seventeen when he achieved such an achievement.

Now that he has fallen to this, he doesn't even have an official position, and the reason is very complicated, and it boils down to one sentence, that is, he is involved in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Although he is a child of the Hou Mansion, he did not grow up in Beijing, and he returned to the capital when he was nearly weak, and he had no foundation in Beijing, nor did he have relatives and friends to protect him.

On the one hand, the inner house is private, and on the other hand, the royal family is estranged, in short, all the bad luck falls on his head.

The teenager became famous, talented, but also a little arrogant.

It's common to make some small means to fight for a future, although the posture is embarrassing, but Wei Yu doesn't feel wrong, she is not a person who values integrity much, and the thing of integrity is just used on herself, and no one has a position to ask others.

It's just that after all, reading people want to be the most face-to-face, and being ridiculed like this in front of them is afraid that they will be annoyed and angry.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Xiang Siyuan stiffened, and the palm hanging by his side clenched suddenly.

Wei Yu looked at his tense look, hooked his lips and smiled, not only did he not confiscate, but he also became more and more excessive, "The fourth cousin was born in two Jinshi, and he is also a hand-picked Jishi, and now he is subject to a woman and can only spend his years at home, isn't it very unwilling?" ”

Although Xiang Siyuan has not been in Beijing for a long time, he has long heard of this much-loved little princess, and it is rumored that she is willful and arrogant, regards etiquette as nothing, and even the concubines dare to drive away at will, and she is angry with many teachers, and now she is really extraordinary.

Her words were harsh and piercing, poking at his most hidden sore spots, but her face was still smiling like a flower, her fair and flawless face was as bright as a ball of clotted fat, her eyes were burning, and the flowers in the courtyard were so beautiful that they lost their color.

He almost didn't hold back his respectful gesture.

The spring breeze slowly blew, bringing a little cold, he took a deep breath and barely suppressed his thoughts, but his tone still revealed the anger in his heart, "The princess deliberately left the late life, just to ridicule the late born for fun?" ”

Wei Yu smiled, very satisfied.

Princess Zhaoyang has a bad reputation, and she can't deal with people like Xiang Siyuan if she blindly cares about it.

Only by provoking his emotions and first breaking his hard shell of apparent respect but arrogance can he be calmed.

It's good to be angry, the more angry he is, the more it shows his desire to return to the court, if he is really as desireless as he seems, she will have to worry.

Wei Yu was not flustered at all, and said calmly: "Cousin doesn't have to be angry, this palace appreciates my cousin's talent, and now there is a Qingyun ladder to return to the dynasty as an official, I wonder if my cousin is interested in taking a ride?" ”

Xiang Siyuan really took the bait, was slightly stunned, and asked, "What did the princess say?" ”

Wei Yu said: "The position of the Gyeonggi manager of the Five Cities Terracotta Division...... Concubine Niangniang pleaded for her younger brother to go to the Qianyuan Palace repeatedly, but the palace saw that Jiang Sangongzi couldn't be on this errand, I don't know if my cousin is interested? ”

Xiang Siyuan exhaled deeply, but his hand trembled slightly uncontrollably.

The person in front of her is the only daughter of the emperor, the only princess of Da Yin now, and what she said will naturally not be groundless.

Although the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is not as noble as the Hanlin Academy, it is also a real yamen in power, and it is an unavoidable opportunity for him now.

Since he was removed from his post after returning to his grandmother, he had long lost hope in His Majesty's reactivation, but although he knew it, he was still unwilling to do so.

Ten years of cold windows, once famous, no one will not want to be reused by the king, this is the dream of the world's scholars......

It's just that he's eager, but he's not so insane yet.

There is no such thing as a pie in the sky.

"What does the princess want to do in her later life?" He was silent for a moment and asked.

Wei Yu glanced at him, he was really a smart person.

"Don't worry, cousin, this palace promises my cousin that he will not violate the law and morality, will not harm the people of the country, and will not trap his cousin in injustice."

"As for what to ......do," she paused, and said, "I'll tell my cousin when the time comes." ”

It is inconvenient to talk about the matter of the king for a while, besides...... What the temperament of these four cousins is, she has to see again.

Xiang Siyuan hesitated, although he was determined to return to the court, he was alone in Beijing, and he had no intention of getting involved in any royal battles.

Wei Yu said idly: "Cousin, I can think about it, the time is not waiting for anyone, and the rats who are bound will not be able to become a big climate." ”

The sun is slanting down, and the barren grass in the garden exudes the fragrance of grass and trees, and the time seems to be stretched infinitely.

Xiang Siyuan felt her silent urging.

He took a deep breath and finally nodded.

Wei Yu waved the fan lightly, and said with a smile: "There is no basis for what you say, why don't you set up a note for this palace to show the sincerity of our cooperation?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw that Dawn had very cleverly found banknotes and other things, and placed them on the table one by one.

Xiang Siyuan was stunned for a while, and let out a sigh of relief, this little princess is really leaky.

But at this point, he could not go back.

He took up a pen and wrote a piece of agreement, which belonged to the great name, and stamped it with his fingerprint.

Wei Yu took it and took a look, nodded with satisfaction, she pointed to the dawn, and said, "This is the dawn of my palace, if there is anything in the future, she will contact you." ”

Xiang Siyuan nodded, and greeted Dawn very thoughtfully.

"It's getting late, and my cousin must be in a hurry to have lunch, so the palace won't send it."

"Today's incident, please don't tell anyone else."