Mr. Song walked very fast, and in just a moment, he and his carriage disappeared down the long street, walking as cleanly as if he had never been there.

At this time, Shangguan Xie suddenly woke up like a dream, and hurriedly knelt down to Fu Guan who was on the carriage: "Shangguan Jie, the new director of Dali Temple, has met the prince! It is really rude to let the prince see this farce today." , ashamed, ashamed."

Fu Guan then got off the carriage and reached out to help the person up: "As officials in the court at the same time, it is inevitable that there will be some disputes between each other. This is inevitable and is not a farce."

He has seen more serious scenes than this, but it was just "children's play house".

Fu Guan asked: "Looking at the situation just now, it seems that you and Mr. Song are quite at odds? Can you tell me what is the reason?" He smiled slightly and said:
"If you don't mind, I can make peace on your behalf. After all, we are doing things for His Majesty. If you have any doubts, it's better to make it clear in person."

Hearing this, Shangguan Jie gave a wry smile and said, "If we can reconcile with Lord Song, why would I not want to? It's just that the grievances between us have a long history, and if we want to dissolve them, I'm afraid..."

At this time, Lou Xiyue also got off the carriage.She asked curiously: "Oh? What's the matter, why don't you tell me and listen?"

Seeing her, Shangguan Jie immediately bowed: "This must be Princess Xuanping. I have met Princess Wang..." He said, "It's a long story to talk about this grievance."

Lord Shangguan explained: "The two of you must have heard what Lord Song said just now. I did miss it by accident. That's why I became the vacant post of Director of Dali Temple. The reason is this..."

It turned out that Shangguan Jie was a candidate who participated in the scientific examination last year.However, on the day of the exam, due to a sudden illness, he failed to complete the scientific exam. In the end, he barely passed the Jinshi, but missed the palace exam.

For this result, Shangguan Jie has always been unwilling.It's just that they still have to participate in the scientific examination, so they can only wait another three years.

Shangguan Xie thought to himself, since there is no one in his hometown who he cares about, he simply stayed in Beijing on some errand, so that he could wait for the next scientific examination.

Unexpectedly, this wait was nearly a year.

In this year, Shangguan Jie has suffered from the cold and warm of the world.He knew that making a living in the capital was not an easy task, but he did not expect it to be this difficult——

His Jinshi status did not bring him any official position, not even the low-ranking nine-rank sesame official—because in the capital, there are many children from aristocratic families, and besides, there is no shortage of people like him participating in scientific research in the capital. students.

Which one is not a talented man who has read poetry and books?

But there are only so many official positions to be released, and there are too many monks and too few groceries. Therefore, with his low-level Jinshi, he really does not have a very good advantage in the capital.

Therefore, Shangguan Jie had to find another way to make a living.

In order to save money, Shangguan Jie moved to live in Mingyue Temple outside the city and ate fast with the monks in the temple.

During the day, he set up stalls in the city to sell some calligraphy and paintings, sometimes copied books for others, wrote letters for others, and learned to write some anecdotal books in his spare time, barely making ends meet.

It's just that a while ago, he was caught in the wind and cold due to a shower, and spent all his savings.In desperation, he can only return to his hometown, and he can only make plans for the future.

That was when the capital was in chaos, Yan's house ransacked the house, and that official was imprisoned. People in the capital were in panic.

Shangguan Jie lamented the unpredictability of the current situation, and then left Mingyue Temple one evening.But unexpectedly, he was robbed before he left the suburbs of Beijing.

Who would have thought that there would be robbers rampaging under the feet of the Son of Heaven?
Shangguan Jie complained in his heart.

Fortunately, he really didn't have any money on him, and the robbers probably felt that it was very unlucky to rob a poor man, so they detained him in the village and forced him to do some chores.

Shangguan Jie kept a low profile while waiting for the opportunity to escape.To his surprise, there were some unexpected gains in the robber's den.

"At that time, I stayed in the robber's stronghold for a few days. Once they asked me to deliver some food to the dungeon. I thought it was their new hostage, but I didn't expect that the prisoner in the dungeon was actually missing. Master Qiu's family."

"Lord Qiu?" Lou Xiyue and Fu Guan met each other's eyes, "But Qiu Zhi, who was imprisoned for corruption and forming a party for self-interest?"

Shangguan explained: "Exactly!" He said: "I don't know why they are here, but they were locked up by the robbers. I had doubts in my heart, and then I took the opportunity and ran out of the cottage."

After escaping from the tiger's mouth, Shangguan Jie turned his head and ran to the official of the capital government office.

After the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple got the news, they immediately led a group of people to take away the robbers' cottage, and at the same time escorted Qiu Zhi's family members who had escaped to the prison.

Qiu Zhi committed a serious crime, and his family members were also guilty of sitting down.I didn't know how to arrange for my family to leave the capital before, and then they disappeared, and their family became fugitives.

Now that the fugitive was arrested and brought to justice, Shangguan Jie made a mistake and made a contribution. He was immediately rewarded by the government and received a sum of money.

At that time, the minister of the Ministry of punishment knew that he had been a Jinshi, and saw that he was born in a bitter cold and had a lot of talent and learning, so he asked the emperor to see if there was any suitable job that could be assigned to him.

Speaking of this matter, Shangguan Jie still had a bit of embarrassment on his face: "The main credit for capturing the fugitive is not mine. In fact, I just provided a clue. If I got an official position because of this, I would be ashamed to the point of embarrassment." .

"But I really want to stay in the capital, and I don't want to disobey Lord Shangshu's kindness, so I beg His Majesty to give you a small sesame official, but..."

Speaking of this, Shangguan Jie couldn't help sighing, and said: "At that time, the prince had just been canonized, Lord Song was recommended to the Ministry of Households and got the post of servant, so there was a Si Zhikong hanging in Dali Temple.

"Si Zhi of Dali Temple was not a high-ranking official at first. Lord Shangshu thought it was somewhat suitable to be a lower-ranking official. Since there were no other vacancies in the capital, he arranged for me to go there."

Fu Guan listened to his statement, nodded his head, and said, "Since you have made great achievements, it is reasonable to receive this award. But this is not the same as Mr. Song..."

Shangguan explained: "Oh, you don't know, my lord. On the day Mr. Song was promoted, he already had a candidate for his successor, and he wanted to arrange someone to enter Dali Temple. But if I disturbed him like this, that person's official career would be cut off.

"Therefore, when I met Mr. Song later, it was inevitable that I would be a little unhappy."

Lou Xiyue thought that this was the case, the appearance of Shangguan Jie disrupted Mr. Song's layout, and this was the root of the grudge between the two.

Fu Guandao: "I understand." He patted Shangguan Xie on the shoulder, and said: "This matter is also a coincidence, not your fault. Maybe Master Song was just angry for a while, and his anger will dissipate after a while."

He said: "After all, he is also an official in the court. Even if he is angry in his heart, he will not really do anything to you. At most, it is just like today, stumbling over some small things."

Shangguan Jie understood this truth.He said: "What the lord said, the officials know. It is also fortunate that the lord speaks out to help today, otherwise the officials don't know how long they will be entangled."

He saluted Fu Guan gratefully, and then hesitated to say: "Just after this incident, I am afraid that there will be one more person whom Mr. Song despises from now on, your lord."

Hearing this at first, the corner of Lou Xiyue's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help smiling.She secretly replied in her heart: Fu Guan is not a person who is afraid of offending others.

Just as she thought, Fu Guan shook his head indifferently, and said, "I do what I am supposed to do, why should I care whether others think or not?"

The Shangguan explained: "The prince can walk upright and sit upright, so he is not afraid of anything. But Mr. Song is supported by the crown prince, so he is afraid of the crown prince..."

"Oh? What does Lord Shangguan want to say?" Fu Guan glanced at him with a half-smile, and said, "The prince is not an ignorant person, and will not hurt each other's face because of a trivial matter. Lord Shangguan, don't worry too much .”

Seeing this, Shangguan Jie smiled embarrassedly, bowed his head and said: "My lord is right. In this case, the lower official is thinking too much." After that, he didn't say much, and left on the pretext of going back to the mansion to handle business. .

Fu Guan and Lou Xiyue went one step ahead, driving the carriage back to the palace.

A moment later, Shangguan Jie's carriage drove slowly at the intersection of Xining Street.He lifted the curtain to look in the direction of the palace, but the carriage of Prince Xuanping's palace was no longer there.

The boy driving the carriage looked at his master, and asked curiously, "Master, what do you think you are doing so much to provoke Mr. Song today? Look at our carriage, it almost crashed."

Shangguan Jie took the fan handle and tapped him lightly on the head, and said, "Silly Xiaomu, if it wasn't for this, how could he anger Song He? How could King Xuanping pay attention to me?"

Xiaomu pursed his lips and said: "But from a small perspective, it seems that King Xuanping is not too close to you, the master. Although he and his concubine helped us, their attitudes were polite, and it didn't seem like they would The look of an alliance with us."

Shangguan explained: "This is the first time we meet, and we haven't figured out the details of each other. It's strange that he will form an alliance with us."

"Then you still..."

Shangguan explained: "What are you in a hurry for? You always have to take it step by step. At least today, we also formally met King Xuanping. Is the alliance far away?"

He leaned back: "Okay, let's go home first."

Xiaomu could only nod: "Yes."

*
On the way back home, Lou Xiyue and Fu Guan were sitting in the carriage facing each other.

At this time, people were coming and going on the street, and there was a lot of noise outside the carriage.And amidst the noise, Lou Xiyue quietly looked at Fu Guan several times.

Her gaze was too obvious, Fu Guan couldn't help but raised his eyes to look at her, and asked, "Why are you always staring at me?"

Lou Xiyue: "See if you have taken the wrong medicine." She said, "Did you do it on purpose just now?"

Fu Guan Bafeng didn't move: "What's on purpose?"

"When you were talking to Song He just now, you deliberately said some provocative words to anger him, right?" Lou Xiyue actually didn't quite understand his intention: "Why did you do that?"

Hearing this, Fu Guan immediately laughed.

Rarely, he didn't have any ambiguity, but instead smiled a little sincerely: "How do you know that I did it on purpose?"

Lou Xiyue said: "It's not difficult to see. The King Xuan Ping that I know well is not a reckless person. You are not leaking in your dealings with others, and you always show some kindness when you meet people outside."

Apart from being very harsh and venomous to her, she rarely sees Fu Guan being as stingy as before.

She said: "But when you talked to Song He, you changed your attitude and spoke with sarcasm. This doesn't seem to be your style of conduct, so if it wasn't intentional, what else could it be?"

Fu Guan laughed again.With a relaxed expression, he leaned back slightly, and said, "You know me quite well. Since that's the case, why don't you guess what I mean?"

Lou Xiyue: "...You don't want to make Song He angry, and then go to Xiang Feng to sue you, and then take advantage of the situation to teach you a lesson? Do you want to confront the prince head-on?"

Fu Guan: "Why, can't it?"

Lou Xiyue frowned slightly: "It's not impossible... But isn't it a little thoughtless to do so? He is now a prince, and his status is very different. With authority in hand, you are not afraid that he will kill you?"

Fu Guan: "I'm actually afraid that he won't attack." He said: "I have made enemies with him before, if he is quiet now and then moves, then he should be vigilant - if he can endure and not attack, it is very likely that something is brewing. A more powerful back move.

"If he is as reckless and short-tempered as Song He, I don't have to worry about it."

Hearing his words, Lou Xiyue sneered nonchalantly: "You really are an old fox, you can't think about how to play the next chess, right?"

Fu Guan: "Thanks for the praise, I'm ashamed. It's just that you think highly of me, and I can't count everything."

"..." Lou Xiyue: "I didn't praise you, don't push your nose on your face."

Fu Guan: "Hey, isn't it a compliment? Miss Lou knows me so well, I thought you were sincerely convinced by me."

Lou Xiyue was shocked.She couldn't imagine why Fu Guan is becoming more and more cheeky now: "What nonsense are you talking about! It's too early for me to be convinced." She snorted softly:
"Besides, who understands you? It's just that you have seen your pretending nature."

Fu Guan: "This statement is wrong. How can one see the nature of a person at a glance? Miss Lou should take a closer look, and don't take people astray."

His smiling eyes looked straight into Lou Xiyue's eyes, her handsome face and heroic features made her breathless.

Unable to tell the reason, Lou Xiyue immediately avoided the other party's gaze.But soon, she felt a little annoyed: what's there to hide from?Strange, I am not afraid of him.

Therefore, Lou Xiyue said angrily, "What are you looking at, I'm tired of looking at your face every day."

Hearing this, Fu Guan immediately sighed.He pretended to be sad in his tone: "You really love the new and dislike the old. I haven't hated you yet, but you despised me first."

Lou Xiyue: "..."

She glanced at Fu Guan in surprise, and said in her eyes: Do you know what you are talking about?
If she didn't mean to be wrong, then is Fu Guan molesting her?

This is too rude!

Lou Xiyue glared at Fu Guan.

When Fu Guan was stared at by her, he realized something was wrong belatedly.He thought about it, the words just now were really ambiguous.

It's like flirting words that ordinary young couples would say.

Fu Guan immediately regretted, what happened to him, he became so unsteady.In that case, it would simply tarnish the pure friendship between him and Lou Xiyue.

Suddenly, an awkward atmosphere spread around.

Fu Guan also turned his head away, then cleared his throat, and said in a low voice, "Sorry."

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