The small door of the Sincerity Mansion opened.

Linton came out with a broom and swept the snow outside the gate to both sides.

Then I changed the rag and bucket and wiped down the door.

A neighbor's housekeeper went out early, and when he saw him busy, he couldn't help but greet him with a smile: "Uncle Tang is really early today, how can you do these jobs yourself and let the young people at the bottom come."

Linton laughed, "It's not a trouble."

The steward had a flash of inspiration: "Yo, I thought about it, my new aunt is coming to pay New Year's greetings today, right?"

Linton was even happier.

The new aunt refers to the Fu Guo Gong.

It's set a year ago, and the third day of junior high school will come to the door.

Linton's heart was excited, and he got up to clean up at dawn.

I have to let the Auxiliary Duke see the importance of the sincere uncle, and at the same time, it is also the importance of the saint, after all, this family business is the will of the emperor, and it is not allowed to be sloppy at all.

The steward said happily.

Linton responded, and cleaned up the door inside and out.

In the Bofu, Mama Zeng also commanded the ladies in charge.

When Chen asked, she said, "The slaves and maids are all staring at it, you just have to rest assured, and let the old lady and the county lord rest assured." The first New Year's greeting after the marriage must be complete."

Everything in the house was ready, and someone came in front of him to spread the word that the Duke of Fuguo had arrived, and he had just entered the gate and was greeting his uncle.

Chen hurriedly cheered up: "Go to the Shouyuan and say hello."

In the front yard, Xu Jian and Lin Yu saluted.

On the carriage behind him, boxes of New Year's gifts were brought down one after another.

From dim sum boxes to gadgets, it is always the customary new aunt in the capital who should give it to the New Year, and he has no less.

Lin Yu said, "I'll see the old lady first, and I'll talk about the next things later."

Xu Jian naturally listened to him.

In the Zaishou Courtyard, Xiao Duan was looking forward to it.

Lin Yunyan sat next to her grandmother, listening to Mama Ruan while using glutinous rice sweet porridge.

"The old lady got up early, and even smeared her hair oil more than usual, and it was shiny."

"This dress was newly made a year ago, and when my aunt came back yesterday, the old lady was reluctant to wear it, just to see my new aunt."

"And this pine bluestone forehead wipe on the head, I haven't worn it for a long time, and I wiped it carefully last night."

Xiao Duan pointed at Mama Ruan and scolded with a smile: "Just expose my old bottom! It's the first time I've seen my grandson-in-law, and I'm glad to see it!"

Lin Yunyan also laughed and teased, "You attach so much importance to what if you want to scare Grandpa Guo away?"

"Hun said!" Xiao Duan said angrily, "He has even been on the battlefield, so he is bold."

Xu Jian followed Lin Yu into the courtyard and heard laughter inside.

Lively and joyful, the warm atmosphere that should be there during the New Year suddenly overflowed, Xu Jian lowered his eyes, and couldn't help but bend his lips.

The curtain was raised, and he entered the second room, looking at the old lady sitting on the Luohan bed.

The old lady's mood was written on her face.

Xu Jian stepped forward and respectfully greeted the New Year.

Xiao Duan looked at the young man in front of him.

In the early years, she saw Xu Mang, the grandfather of the old country, and also recognized Mrs. Guo, the beauty of a handsome man and a handsome woman, and the only daughter she gave birth to was also outstanding in facial features.

She doesn't like Liu Jing as a person, but she also wants to praise the other party for her good looks.

Xu Jian, who was born in such a combination, really inherited the advantages and strengths of his parents.

Who doesn't love a pretty kid?

She loved it.

is so good at Yun Yan, of course my uncle has to be able to look, learn, and character.

Thinking about it like this, Xiao Duan's pity for Xu Jian's leg injury became more and more regretful.

"I was tired of Grandpa Guo taking care of the business before." Xiao Duan looked for a conversation.

Starting from Honest Alley, the conversation between the two compartments is also smooth.

Having said that, Xu Jian got up first and went to the study with Lin Yu.

Xiao Duan and Lin Yunyan sighed

"Talking and deed, people can't make mistakes."

Lin Yunyan laughed when she heard it.

She was sitting on the side just now, listening to Xu Jian talking to her grandmother in a serious manner.

The tone is flatter than usual, and the speed of speech is not slow.

No matter how much my grandmother listened, she couldn't hear the slightest hint of yin and yang in it.

In terms of pretending, Xu Jian's ability is really not bad.

Of course, she's not bad either.

On the other hand, Xu Jian and Lin Yu closed the door of the study.

Xu Jian spoke first and explained the reason why he deliberately provoked the prince on the first day of the new year.

"Uncle should be able to see that not to mention the crown prince's talents, his mind is limited in court politics, and he prefers hunting and horseback riding."

Lin Yu bowed his head slightly, and said, "The prince is young, and his mind has not been fully withdrawn."

"The Holy Lord asked me to follow him to watch the government, and he also had the idea of letting me lead the way," Xu Jian sighed, "The soft one won't work, come to the hard one, the prince will definitely annoy me."

New hatred and old hatred, I can't recruit him, he's annoying.

Let him know that I have a bad temper, and that I will not blindly follow him, but may be more correct."

Lin Yu pondered.

Xu Jian's words are not unreasonable, but that is the crown prince after all.

Hearing the saint mention this matter before, Lin Yu selfishly hoped that Xu Jian would push it away and not take on such a thankless job.

Don't let idleness, find a yamen to order, it is also feasible.

But Xu Jian has already responded, and it is even more inappropriate to change his mind.

"I was thinking about it these days, and the Holy Lord let the prince watch the government, but he didn't mean to be too eager to see any results," Lin Yu sighed, "Your Highness is young and not stable enough, instead of insisting on how he is, it is better to let him adapt to the Thousand Steps Corridor first."

It doesn't have to be a big achievement, it is enough for the Holy One to see his growth.

In a few years, when His Highness is more stable, the progress will be more and more.

However, if you have your own ideas, do as you want.

You have to remember that that one is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after all.

If we are courtiers, we will be dignified and able to speak in front of the emperor on weekdays, and Your Highness will also be the most valued son of the Holy One."

Xu Jian listened attentively and did not interrupt Lin Yu's words.

The previous explanations, the antecedents are all true, and the consequences are all nonsense.

He didn't point at the prince at all.

No matter how many opportunities are given, Li Shao can't get upright, and in the end, it will only be him, Lin Yunyan, and the entire Chengyi Bofu who are trapped and cornered.

It's just that in front of the uncle, you still have to have reservations.

At the same time, Xu Jian could also judge from Lin Yu's words that the uncle also kept a lot of it.

Uncle almost talked about "messing around" and "just being able to make errands".

What is "young and not stable enough" is all about staying virtuous as a courtier.

After all, Xu Jian was younger than the current Li Shao when he first entered the battlefield, and he was also younger than the current Li Shao when he was sincere to the court and the first emperor when he expressed his opinions.

Having said that, it is true that many people do not suddenly open their minds until the age of the weak crown.

The crown prince is still almost meaningless at the moment, and the courtiers can only hope for the future.

This is the reason why the uncle proposed to let him "mix for a few years", and Sangu is teaching by the side, so that Li Shao's foundation will be stronger, and then he can be strong when he gets up.

This is also where the Holy One hesitated to choose.

It's just that Xu Jian "convinced" the saint and directly finalized the government.

He doesn't mix, and Li Shao doesn't want to mix either.

Just tossed it like this, tossed up all the messy things in it, and asked the saint to see, what is called black smoke miasma.

Although Lin Yu had a suggestion, he would not insist that Xu Jian follow his advice.

On the contrary, he was very interested in Xu Jian's ideas.

"I would like to suggest to the Holy Lord that we start with the Ministry of Rites and Politics," Xu Jian thought clearly, "Scientific research is the most important part of the imperial court's selection of talents.

But all the processes and arrangements are the same as the three-year exam.

Uncle is right, it doesn't have to be a deep understanding of His Royal Highness, and he has a lot of treasures inside and outside the examination room.

Deploy all those processes well, that is the business of the officials below, not the business of the saint and the prince.

The prince knew the process and had personally come into contact with it once, and when he took the next big exam in two years' time, he himself would have realized a lot."

Lin Yu listened attentively and nodded from time to time.

When it came to the flower hall and set the table, it was still unfinished.

Out of the study, the court affairs were no longer mentioned.

Lin Xun and Lin Ying sat together, and lunch was also enjoyed by both the host and the guest.

In the afternoon, when Lin Yunyan took Bang Yue to the flower hall, everything had already been cleaned up.

The table was withdrawn and replaced with tea and snacks.

Xu Jian sat at the table alone, eating tea slowly.

As for the fathers and uncles......

Lin Yunyan didn't need to ask to know that the two uncles should have eaten wine and gone back to the house to take a nap, her father went to the study, and the flower hall left her and Xu Jian to say a few words.

Originally, it was supposed to be arranged to take a few steps in the garden and see plum blossoms, but Lin Yunyan directly rejected it.

On a cold day, she is not afraid of blowing the wind and tossing, Xu Jian's legs that are afraid of wet and cold should be forgotten.

I didn't have to come to pay a New Year's greeting, and I went back and had a few more painful days.

Lin Yunyan sat down and said with a smile, "Grandmother praised you a lot."

Xu Jian laughed heartily: "It should be praised."

Brag unblushingly.

Lin Yunyan glanced at Xu Jian with disgust.

Xu Jian said again, "It seems that it is the first time I have seen her old man in such a good mood. As soon as I entered Zaijuyuan, I heard bursts of laughter in the house, and it was no wonder that the county lord missed it."

Hearing this, Lin Yunyan was slightly stunned.

asked Xu Jian to mention it, and she remembered it.

In the past, when she and Xu Jian were married, the sisters all encountered difficulties that they couldn't get over, and the atmosphere in the house could not be so relaxed and jubilant.

Xu Jian came to the door, of course, her grandmother also attached great importance to it, but thinking of the hardships that the eldest sister endured, and the third sister's unknown future, the grandmother's smile inevitably brought a layer of melancholy.

How can he smile like today, his eyes narrowed. Look at the book

Of course, at that time, a layer of clouds was stronger than the violent storm later, how could my grandmother still laugh after the accident in Bofu?

She and Xu Jian recalled the time in her boudoir, especially Yongjia twelve years ago, and the words they used most were "good mood", "laughter" and "nostalgia".

Lin Yunyan sighed, "Grandpa Guo still remembers."

Xu Jian said, "I'm just curious."

Lin Yunyan's eyelashes trembled.

She didn't need to ask, she knew the meaning of Xu Jian's words.

He had never experienced "a happy family".

He doesn't have that many "families".

Not out of indignation or resentment, Xu Jian is more about stating a fact.

When this topic was over, Xu Jian lowered her voice and talked to Lin Yunyan about the conversation in the study before.

Lin Yunyan listened, her eyebrows frowned, and she shook her head with a smile at the end: "Father did his best, he was able to say that the prince's unobtrusive temperament was so fresh and refined, and my father really considered and considered."

Xu Jian raised his eyebrows.

can summarize the words of the sincere uncle in this way, how can the summary of the little county lord not be fresh and refined?

Of course, Xu Jian also agreed with what Lin Yunyan once said, Uncle is a person with an extremely heavy sense of responsibility.

Don't look at what he said about letting the younger generations "mix for a few years" and not contribute to work, he himself has an attitude of doing more knowledge and asking less about government politics in the Hanlin Academy, but his edge is not dim.

Xu Jian regarded the choice of sincerity as Taoguang and obscurity.

Uncle chose to be silent, there must be his considerations, but he is used to carrying the burden on his shoulders and not telling his family.

Once the blade is unsheathed, the various news brought to them by the uncle in the past is a kind of circumstantial evidence.

And a few months ago, being able to find out Wang Liuliu in the huge capital was also a manifestation of ability.

It's just that now is not the time for them and their uncle to be honest with each other.

Lin Yunyan was also thinking about what her father said.

Suddenly hearing Xu Jian speak, she raised her head in surprise.

"What did you do with that Yueniang yesterday?"

Lin Yunyan blinked.

Since I asked, this matter is really important, so I told Xu Jian the ins and outs.

Now, it was Xu Jian's turn to show surprise.

"I only felt that if I continued to find the line of Jin Shu, I should be able to gain some unexpected gains," Lin Yunyan suppressed her voice, "But listening to what you said just now, I thought of a few possibilities.

Li Shao's bastard things, there is no empirical evidence, he is too careful, will Jin Shu be victimized by him?

He has seen Yue Niang, Xu is a little eyebrows, Xu is he likes Yue Niang like this, he mistakenly recognized Jin Shu as Yue Niang?"

After speaking, Lin Yunyan raised her eyes and saw Xu Jian looking at her for a moment.

Those eyes were deep and heavy, with only a playful smile.

Lin Yunyan intuitively felt that Xu Jian was not ready to say anything good, but on the matter, she still asked, "Am I not right?"

Xu Jian put down the teacup and said, "There are a lot of ideas, and the ideas are broad, but it's just ......."

When the words came to his lips, seeing Lin Yunyan's bright eyes coming sideways, with a look of "telling the truth with this fact", Xu Jian sighed.

To tell the truth, the little county lord made it clear that he didn't like to hear it.

That's it, change it to a convergence point.

Who called this the Sincerity Mansion, the territory of the small county lord?

really made her so angry that she left the table directly, and he had to make up some excuses to explain to his uncle.

is not as good as "The Prince's View of Politics", playing with the Prince, he is experienced, he comes as soon as he opens his mouth, and he is organized.

"But that is, the county lord doesn't know enough about the prince's temperament," Xu Jian said in the most stable way, "The prince is noble and thinks very highly of himself, he may like Yueniang's kind, but he doesn't like Yueniang.

It's not that he dislikes Yue Niang, he dislikes Liu Xun.

The prince is looking for Liu Xun, the root is in me, he is not to make a brother, he is just looking for a follower who has a dislike for me.

He is the master, Liu Xun is a servant, a woman who has been with the servant for so long, if the prince touches his hands, in his mind, he will fall into his own identity.

He may not be able to care if he starts to go crazy, but he hasn't been that crazy in the last two years."