Chapter 173: Nie Siran x Su Ruhe

Su Ruhe woke up the next day, and he couldn't remember how he came back yesterday.

"Childe, you're awake." The scholar entered the house with a basin, saw him sitting on the bed, and hurriedly walked over, "Childe drank wine last night, and now his head still hurts?" ”

"It doesn't hurt," Su Ruhe put on his shoes, raised his right hand and rubbed his cheek, "Strange, why does my face hurt a little." ”

"Huh? Childe let me see. The scholar put down the basin, ran over to take a closer look, and exclaimed, "Childe, why is your right face a little swollen?" ”

"I don't know, maybe I fell somewhere last night." Su Ruhe didn't care much, put his hand on the basin, scooped water and washed his face.

The scholar stood behind him, scratching his head suspiciously, "No, Nie Gongzi sent you back last night, it stands to reason that Gongzi shouldn't hurt his face." ”

Nie Siran?

Su Ruhe's action of wiping his face paused, the thoughts in his mind flipped over, he reached out and touched his cheek again, a slight pain hit, Su Ruhe thought of a possibility, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"In the future, if he comes again, don't open the door to him." Su Ruhe wiped his face, changed into an official uniform and went out, and specially instructed the scholar before leaving.

"The little one understands, don't worry."

The days flickered quickly, and more than half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and King Li and Princess Li returned to Beijing.

King Li came back this time, the originally calm court set off monstrous waves, the prince was crippled, the Liu family fell, the prince was deposed, and the family that had been entrenched for several generations fell violently, and overnight, the entire Yejing changed the direction of the wind.

In recent days, the teahouse restaurant has been talking about this matter, Su Ruhe sat on the second floor of the teahouse drinking tea, and after a while, the scholar walked out of a bookstore opposite, and soon, there were footsteps on the stairs.

"Childe, this is three hundred and fifty taels of silver, the book has been selling well in the past six months, the store has earned more than usual, and your dividends have increased a lot, the shopkeeper said that he wants you to take advantage of this good time to let you have a few more copies." The scholar put the money bag on the table and said with joy in his eyes.

Su Ruhe picked up the money bag, took out some and handed it to the scholar, "You can take these twenty taels to buy medicine for your mother, buy some supplements, and save the rest yourself." ”

The scholar held a handful of silver and immediately knelt down for him, "Childe, this is ...... There are too many, and the little one still receives silver money every month, and he doesn't need so much silver. ”

Su Ruhe got up and walked outside, "The extra silver should be reserved for your daughter-in-law, take it." ”

The scholar got up with red eyes, raised his hand to wipe his eyes, and quickly followed.

"Thank you, Childe, where are you going?"

"Princess Li's coronation ceremony, go pick and choose to see if there is a suitable gift."

Su Ruhe picked for a long time, and finally took a fancy to a pair of white jade chessboards and bought them for three hundred taels.

The scholar smacked his tongue when he saw it, "Childe, this gift is too expensive." ”

Childe only earned more than 300 taels for half a year by writing a book, and this gift directly spent half a year's savings, and the scholar was a little distressed, but he seemed to be quite happy to see Childe.

Su Ruhe understood what he meant, and said: "It's not expensive, you can earn it again when the money is spent, the princess only has one crowning ceremony in her life, and her mind can't be sloppy." ”

The scholar nodded, the two walked home, and when they got home, the scholar watched Su Ruhe solemnly put away the chessboard, in the end he was still a little depressed, he felt sorry for his son-in-law, and said: "The son was weak last year, and the most valuable gifts he received did not exceed one or two pieces of silver. ”

Su Ruhe put the chessboard into the cabinet properly, turned around when he heard the words, his eyes were gentle and indifferent, "On the day of the coronation ceremony, the officials of the DPRK and China were not invited, it was simple, and you also know that everyone is in a tight situation, so why let them break the bank." ”

"Besides, I'm glad you can come." After that, Su Ruhe went to the kitchen to wash his hands, rolled up his sleeves and planned to cook.

The scholar followed, he sat under the stove to add firewood, looked at Su Ruhe's busy figure, lowered his head and sent a small handful of firewood into the stove, and muttered in a low voice, "Childe is so easy to be satisfied." ”

On the day of the coronation, Su Ruhe got up early in the morning, he first wrote a book in the small study for an hour, and when the day was bright, he blew out the candle on the desk, rubbed his wrist to have breakfast, and after eating, he took a bath and changed into new clothes that he rarely weared, and then he held the gift box and walked to the palace of King Li.

The Mansion of King Li is very lively today.

Su Ruhe presented the congratulatory gift and followed the next person to the Xingyuan, the voice in the Xingyuan was wrong, and it seemed that many people had come.

Almost all the officials of the DPRK and China arrived, and Su Ruhe was not interested in going over to talk, so he bypassed the crowd alone and walked to the depths of Xingyuan.

The further you go, the farther away from the sound of people, the garden is full of flowers, the fragrance is overflowing, strolling in it to feel the beautiful scenery, and the mood is also calm.

He found a meadow with half-human-high hydrangeas planted around it, and even if someone came, it was difficult to see that there were people sitting on the grass inside.

Su Ruhe sat on the ground and took out a thin booklet from his sleeve, as well as a pocket charcoal.

He has a habit of carrying a pen and paper with him, and when inspiration strikes in his head, he will take out the pen and paper to record it at any time, which has become a habit for him for many years.

After a while, there was a simple sketch of the shape of the distant mountain on the paper, and Su Ruhe's concentration in painting didn't even know when anyone came behind him, until the two of them began to talk as if no one was around.

"Brother Zhu, junior brother is here to congratulate you first," the man said with obvious compliments, "The position of the Hubu Shangshu, looking at the current court, only Brother Zhu is the most suitable." ”

"No, no, no," the other voice was extremely humble, "Brother He, don't want to promote me, in terms of political achievements, Master Su, the head of the household department, is the most suitable candidate." ”

"Hey, where can he compare to Brother Zhu," the previous man let out a disdainful sneer, "It's just that he is in love with King Li, and the pheasant wants to become a phoenix, and he doesn't look at how many catties and taels he has." ”

"Brother He said cautiously, Master Su is fair, you and I are obvious to all," the surname Zhu's voice changed, and there were two more temptations in his words, "Zhu also heard some rumors in private, Lord Su really took refuge in King Li?" ”

"Then can there be a fake? Don't underestimate him, this person is scheming and vicious, even Chen Youwei was defeated in his hands, Brother Zhu must be careful. ”

The man said, seeing that Zhu's face was pale, he sneered in his heart, and pretended to be relieved: "But Brother Zhu doesn't have to worry too much, now the princelings and the Qi Wang party in the court hate King Li to death, they don't dare to do anything to King Li, just a small waiter, they have a way to deal with him." ”

"But I heard that Your Majesty is very satisfied with Su Shilang."

"As the saying goes, three stinkers are Zhuge Liang, Su Ruhe is not a child of a princely family, but also alone, without the help of his in-laws, why should Your Majesty have to him."

"Brother He means......" The man hesitated.

"If Brother Zhu wants to win the position of Shangshu, now with the coronation ceremony of King Li's Mansion, he should also move around in time to gain contacts for himself."

"Brother He is right, let's go, let's go to the front hall."

The footsteps were far away, Su Ruhe raised his eyes, and the charcoal in his hand also fell to the last stroke.

Nie Siran looked around the garden, walked to the innermost, and saw Su Ruhe walking out slowly.

He shook the folding fan lightly, and his eyes were full of romance, "......Master Su, where are you hiding?"

Looking down, he saw Su Ruhe's slightly wet sleeves, the white and thin fingers hanging down, and the fingertips dripping with water.

Su Ruhe noticed his gaze and said lightly: "I just got my hands dirty and washed in the pool, has the banquet started?" ”

"Well, it's almost time to start." Nie Siran stared at him.

Su Ruhe didn't say anything more, raised his feet and walked forward, slowly passing Nie Siran.

Nie Siran looked back, staring thoughtfully at his back as he walked away.

Not long after the coronation ceremony, the emperor announced the peace of the three princesses in the early dynasty, and after the next dynasty, the father-in-law of Yuansheng beside Emperor Hongjia called Su Ruhe.

"Master Su, Your Majesty is invited."

Su Ruhe followed the eunuch to the imperial study.

Emperor Hongjia was approving the folds, Su Ruhe waited outside the hall for a while, and the eunuch ordered him to enter.

"Wechen greets Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed with Jin'an." He knelt on the polished marble floor, his palms pressed against the cool tiles, and the hall was quiet except for the sound of the pages turning.

Emperor Hongjia closed the fold in his hand, he lifted his eyes to look at the person kneeling below, looked at the person from head to toe with a majestic expression, and then said with a smile: "Su Aiqing, please hurry up, I called you over today, I must have guessed what happened." ”

Su Ruhe's eyes moved slightly, and there was a look of panic on his face, "Weichen doesn't know, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

"Hahaha, if I remember correctly, Su Aiqing was a Tanhualang back then, with Aiqing's smart head, I really can't guess what I'm looking for you today?" Emperor Hongjia took two sips of the ginseng soup on the table, and the smile in his tone slowly lessened.

Su Ruhe lowered his head, the light outside the window came in, and the white reflection of his neck under the official uniform.

He thought for a moment and hesitated: "Your Majesty is looking for Weichen to ...... What about the book of the household? ”

"Exactly." Emperor Hongjia nodded with satisfaction.

Su Ruhe didn't speak, quietly waiting for Emperor Hongjia's next words.

Emperor Hongjia: "In the previous Taoist corruption case, you handled it very well, you were careful and conscientious and responsible, thanks to you, the third child was not wrongfully imprisoned." ”

Su Ruhe arched his hand, "The minister doesn't dare to take credit, Your Majesty is blessed with all the blessings of the sky, and His Royal Highness King Li is blessed by His Majesty, so that he can turn evil into good fortune and be safe and sound." ”

Emperor Hongjia was very useful when he said this, and his eyes fell on Su Ruhe again, and the satisfaction in his heart went up to another level.

He sent someone to investigate, Su Ruhe has no father and mother, has an innocent family background, has not accepted bribes for many years as an official, keeps a distance from all parties and factions, and is a rare pure minister in the court.

What he lacks most now is a pure minister.

There's just one thing...... He still had some mind in his heart.

"Su Aiqing and the third child seem to have been in a lot of contact recently." Emperor Hongjia smiled half-truthfully.

Su Ruhe lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down, and said in a voice as light as snow: "In the past six months, because of the construction of Taoist temples, the minister has indeed gone to the Li Wangfu many times to find His Royal Highness, but His Royal Highness is very busy, so the minister can't often see His Highness." ”

"So, after the Taoist temple incident, you have no contact with King Li?"

Su Ruhe knew that Emperor Hongjia would secretly send someone to follow him and investigate him, so he said with an unchanged face: "For the corruption, King Li is grateful to his ministers, and he has invited his ministers to banquets many times to thank him, but the ministers are not easy to refuse, so he ...... The minister attended the coronation ceremony of Princess Li. ”

Emperor Hongjia nodded.

This is consistent with the results of the investigation he sent someone, Su Ruhe did not lie, but was a rare sincerity.

Emperor Hongjia was kind and pleasant, and ordered Yuansheng's father-in-law to help him up and give him tea.

"I have nothing else to do with you today, now that the position of the head of the household department is vacant, Su Aiqing is willing to fill this position and share my worries."

"Eating the king's fortune and sharing worries for the monarch is the unshirkable responsibility of the minister, and the minister has thanked Your Majesty."

Su Ruhe said, got up and knelt on the ground again, his face was calm, and he said word by word: "The minister is appreciated by His Majesty, and his heart is happy, but the minister's experience is still shallow, and he is qualified, so I am afraid that he will live up to the grace of the saint...... I also ask Your Majesty to retract the order. ”

The smile on Emperor Hongjia's face froze, "You don't want to be the head of the household department?" ”

Su Ruhe: "The minister is not suitable. ”

Emperor Hongjia: "Don't you officials all want to climb up desperately, and now that I have given you this opportunity, you still refuse to ask for it?" ”

Emperor Hongjia was a little angry for a while, and he said: "Su Aiqing, you have to think about it, if you go out of this palace today, there will be no chance." ”

Su Ruhe kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, your ...... Well deserved. ”

"And what do you want?" Emperor Hongjia stared at him coldly, "For your meritorious sake, you can mention anything you want." ”

Su Ruhe's fingertips hidden in his sleeve trembled, he knew that he had rejected the position of Shangshu today, and if he wanted to be promoted in the future, he was afraid that it would be even more difficult.

In this case, it is better to try it according to your heart.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to go to the local office."

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