Chapter 73
Concubine Fang's words also attracted Sima Ruize's gaze. He was also very curious as to who that daring woman was, and immediately looked at Han Wanxin right away, as if waiting for her answer.

Facing such doubts, Han Wanxin didn't know how to answer.Because she knew the identity of the eldest grandson Jingrong, she was indeed abrupt in bringing her in.It's just that without her help just now, there is really no way to deal with old man Kang's harassment, but now, how to answer her identity?
Looking sideways at her eldest grandson Jingrong, Han Wanxin murmured: "She..."

"It's so lively here, did this king miss something?" Just when Han Wanxin didn't know what to say, Sima Xu walked up to Sima Ruize in a hurry, and said jokingly, "Sleeping at noon Turn your head, when you wake up, it's already dark. The emperor won't blame the minister for being rude, will he?"

Sima Ruize seemed to have gotten used to Sima Xukong's cynicism, facing this uncle who was only five years older than himself, he just smiled and said, "I blame the uncle, can the uncle come earlier next time? "

"This... haha, I will do my best next time!"

Shaking his head helplessly, Sima Ruize smiled and said, "I don't believe that Uncle Huang is doing his best. After so many years, I haven't seen you being on time once!"

"Haha, the emperor understands the subject!" Sima Xukong looked at Changsun Jingrong from the corner of his eyes while laughing, and couldn't help being stunned, pointing at her and calling in disbelief, "Changsun Jingrong! Why are you here?"

Seeing Sima Xukong's appearance, Sima Ruize's eyes darkened, and he asked, "Uncle Huang knows her?"

"Of course, I'm afraid there are not many people in the capital who don't know her." Sima Xukong walked to his seat and said loudly, "Don't look at this girl as delicate and thin, but her business skills are really ruthless. With her own power, she runs many silk and satin factories in the capital, and invented the dyeing and weaving technique of white ice silk, so that the people in the capital can enjoy a little dryness in the hot weather. Even our palace purchases from her There must be a lot of clothes worn by the nobles in the palace, and the fabrics were purchased from Changsun Jingrong's silk and satin shop."

Looking thoughtfully at Changsun Jingrong, Sima Ruize smiled and said, "So she is a hero among women. I also heard that the white ice silk was made by a woman before, but I never thought that it is still so beautiful." Woman." The conversation of praise suddenly changed, Sima Ruize looked at Han Wanxin, and asked, "It's just that the queen hasn't told everyone, why did she let a folk woman appear here?"

Looking at Sima Ruize dumbly, Han Wanxin parted her lips, but suddenly she didn't know how to answer him.

"It's Aijia, who wants her to be Wanxin's female official!"

The Empress Dowager, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke, and this kind of words surprised everyone, thinking that even if this woman can do some business, she doesn't have to be so highly praised, right?

Although people were talking about it, Changsun Jingrong kept her head bowed. Even if the Empress Dowager announced her solution, she still stood with her head bowed, but her heart was full of wailing.

How could Sima Xukong not know Changsun Jingrong's heart?She is a person who is used to being free, and if she is given a shackle now, she must be repelled in all kinds of ways.However, the decision made by the empress dowager, even the emperor has to give up three points, and now we can only wait and see the changes.

"Female official?" Sima Ruize looked at the Empress Dowager with a confused smile, and asked, "I wonder what kind of female official the emperor's grandmother wants her to be?"

The empress dowager said with a slight smile: "The empress lacks a female official in charge of Fengrong. The Ai family thinks that this woman is good. If the emperor does not object, the Ai family will now make her a sixth-rank female official!"

"Heh, it's good that the queen is in charge of the harem affairs, and I don't need to intervene." Sima Ruize smiled and looked at Han Wanxin beside him, while Han Wanxin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that the emperor is in a good mood today, He didn't make excuses to make use of it, and embarrasses himself.

After drinking a glass of wine, Sima Xukong held the exquisite glass and said casually: "Although it is the honor of this woman to be favored by the Empress Dowager, the eldest grandson Jingrong's house still relies on her to support her." If the family business is brought into the palace by the Empress Dowager, it will be equivalent to cutting off her family's financial resources. Presumably, the business will wither and the family will decline in a short time. In this way, our Long Rui Kingdom will lose a lot of people. Big taxpayer."

Sima Xukong's tone was relaxed, as if he was joking.But no matter which way he listened to his words, he was defending his eldest grandson Jingrong, which made people wonder what kind of relationship he had with his eldest grandson Jingrong.

"You don't have to worry about this, the Ninth Prince. This grooming lady doesn't have to serve the Queen all the time. She just needs to show up before the banquet and be in charge of the Queen's costumes and make-up. On weekdays, she can still take care of her family's business." The Empress Dowager explained kindly, then looked at Changsun Jingrong, and asked gently, "Changsun Jingrong, may you accept the arrangement of the Ai family?"

Changsun Jingrong couldn't help smiling wryly in his heart, wondering if he could refuse such a thing?After offending the Empress Dowager, she doesn't want to continue messing around in Long Rui Country!
Reluctantly pursing his lower lip, Changsun Jingrong knelt in front of the Empress Dowager, and Changsun Jingrong lowered his head and said, "It is a daughter's honor to serve the Empress, and a daughter of the people would like to thank the Empress Dowager!"

Seeing that the matter was resolved so easily without hurting Han Wanxin in the slightest, and instead gave her a right-hand assistant, Concubine Fang Gui could not help but clenched her fists tightly, but the smile on the corner of her mouth did not diminish at all.Her beautiful eyes looked at the female family seat opposite, and when Concubine Fang Guifei saw Lu Shishi, there was a hint of sinister look in her eyes.

Feeling such urgent attention, Lu Shishi hurriedly lowered her head, looking at the upper of her shoe with a little helplessness, wondering how things turned out like this?Originally, it was intended to embarrass the queen and the eldest grandson Jingrong, but now why did the eldest grandson Jingrong take advantage of it and enter the palace as a sixth-rank female official?Not only will my aunt fail to come to power, but she will also implicate my mother and myself, and be scolded by my aunt...

Seeing that the fun was over, Sima Ruize turned his head, looked at Sima Xukong, and said, "Where did the emperor go to enjoy himself these days? The people in the military department said that it has been a long time since the emperor reported to the military department." Woolen cloth."

Raising his hand and rubbing his forehead, Sima Xukong said: "I'm used to being lazy, and now I have to bear the shackles every day, it's really uncomfortable."

"But serving the country is the responsibility of a good man in the world. The emperor's uncle is talented and intelligent, and he will definitely become a pillar of the country."

Straightening his body, Sima Xukong said with a smile: "I heard that this year, a group of good men will be selected, most of them are men who will serve the country. The emperor is not worried about the lack of talents. My qualifications are mediocre, so let's spend some time." Good day."

Seeing that Sima Xukong was determined, Sima Ruize couldn't help but shook his head, and said, "Sometimes, I really envy the emperor, who can live as he pleases. Forget it, since the emperor doesn't want to, I can't either." reluctantly."

Hearing what Sima Ruize said, Sima Xukong heaved a sigh of relief, and his relieved look made Sima Ruize and others couldn't help but smile.

Next, the singing and dancing gradually started, and the dancer with her soft waist was full of charm, attracting the attention of the people present, as if nothing unpleasant had happened just now, everyone showed a peaceful expression, and they were in harmony .

Xu Zizheng stared at the eldest grandson Jingrong who was standing in the shadow with his head bowed, and drank wine glass after glass, as if trying to quench the fire in his heart.But the wine turned hot when it met the fire, which made his chest burn, which intensified.

Xu Zizheng thought that no one would see him, that's why he looked at him presumptuously, but he didn't expect that someone would have noticed his strange gaze a long time ago, and he became alert in his heart.

He drank the wine in the glass with his back up, Sima Xukong narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Sima Ruize, Lang smiled and said: "I heard that this time the champion of the new department is quite talented, I don't know who it is, can you let me see it?"

Hearing this, Sima Ruize couldn't help but proudly said: "Speaking of this year's No. [-] Scholar, he is really a talent that has been hard to come across in decades, and the eloquent "Ten Books of Remonstrance" is quite useful to me. Even the old pedants in the study room couldn’t find anyone who could write such wonderful articles. Come on, Zizheng, come forward and meet all your lords!”

Almost instantly, Xu Zizheng hid the look of admiration in his eyes, walked to Sima Ruize's table with clear eyes, turned around and bowed to the adults.

"Xiaozi Xu Zizheng, I have met all of you adults!"

Seeing that the emperor valued Xu Zizheng so much, everyone couldn't help but look sideways at the young man, and there were also those who responded to the occasion, constantly praising Xu Zizheng as a young man with a bright future.There are even more people who like to be lively, making fun of Xu Zizheng's handsome appearance, saying that they want to introduce someone to him, so that they can be a good match.

Standing there a little shyly, Xu Zizheng was well-bred and showed no displeasure on his face, but his heart was gloomy as if he was experiencing a storm.

Leaning on the seat, Sima Xukong's eyes wandered, and he praised: "You are indeed a good-looking talent. Now, have you ever been married?"

Bowing his body, Xu Zizheng said, "Never."

"Oh, the girls who are waiting to be married in the capital are going to be crazy about you. Why don't you tell me what you like, and this king can help you find one."

With a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, Xu Zizheng said: "Thank you, my lord, for your love. Xiaosheng hasn't made any achievements yet, and he has no face to marry."

"Hey, that's not right. It's been a thing since ancient times to have a family first, and then a career. Why should you be so harsh on yourself?"

Seeing Sima Xukong teaching others a serious lesson, Sima Ruize couldn't help laughing and said: "I want to tell you what the emperor said."

After hearing what the emperor said, everyone couldn't help but smile knowingly.No one in the world knows that the Ninth Prince is the most playful, and it is really hard to convince others to give advice to others with certainty.

Seeing that Sima Ruize wanted to protect his shortcomings, Sima Xukong smiled and stopped talking about this topic.

After the dinner party, Han Wanxin returned to the palace. She kept silent all the way, making it impossible to guess what was going on in her heart.

Taking the cool handkerchief handed over by the maid, Han Wanxin stuck it on her cheeks, then closed her eyes, leaned back, and let the maid remove the hair ornament.

The maids are busy, only the eldest grandson Jingrong stands there like an outsider.She lowered her eyebrows and pondered for a moment, then the eldest grandson Jingrong suddenly walked up to Han Wanxin's side, knelt on the ground, and said earnestly, "Minnv knows that the empress dowager gave the minnv a female official because of the situation just now." Status. But women of the people are self-aware and will not raise their own value."

Han Wanxin's eyes were still lightly closed, as if she had fallen asleep, before she said after a while: "Do you dare to disobey the orders given by the Empress Dowager?"

There was no joy or anger in Han Wanxin's words, and it was hard to tell if there was any other meaning.However, before Changsun Jingrong could figure out how to respond, Han Wanxin asked, "How far have you and Ninth Prince reached?"

Changsun Jingrong froze for a moment, looked up at Han Wanxin, and asked with some confusion: "What does the empress mean by this?"

"I ask you, is the Ninth Prince interested in you?" Raising her hand and waving away the maid beside her, Han Wanxin sat up straight and asked a little impatiently, "At the dinner just now, the Ninth Prince defended you many times, Even a blind man knows that he is interested in you. What about you, what do you think of him?"

"The status of a civilian girl is not worthy of the Ninth Prince." The eldest grandson Jingrong had already thought out his words, and said respectfully, "No matter what the Ninth Prince thinks, a civilian girl will always remember her duty."

"Hmph, although he is a royal, he doesn't want to make progress. He just has a good skin. What is he worthy of?" Han Wanxin seemed to have a problem with Sima Xukong, and her tone was completely lacking in respect, and she was straightforward. Said, "I think the meaning of the Empress Dowager is that I want to put you by my side and assist me. However, if someone who has just been trained by this palace can marry someone, then the painstaking efforts put in will be in vain. So, if you are really by this palace's side, you will accept your desire to get married and serve you in this palace for the rest of your life. But you should not completely reject the Ninth Prince's thoughts, because the emperor knows that the Ninth Prince has deep feelings for you. If you think about it, you won’t be interested in you again. This Palace has a taboo, that is, people around you are not allowed to climb onto the emperor’s bed! You’d better remember, otherwise, this Palace will not be lenient if I attack you!”

It turned out that Han Wanxin was worried because she was afraid that the emperor would take a fancy to her...

The eldest grandson Jingrong fell on the ground dumbfounded, and said: "The daughter of the people will keep it in mind, please rest assured, the empress!"

"Okay, you go back and wait for the news." Han Wanxin waved her hand wearily.

"Yes." Standing up and retreating to the door, Changsun Jingrong slowly left the palace.

Bi He and Qiao Shan'er had already packed up, waiting for their round with their grandson Jingrong.But when he saw Changsun Jingrong's pale face, he couldn't help but startled, looked her up and down quickly, and asked worriedly: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Shaking his head weakly, Changsun Jingrong said: "It's nothing, it's just that it's more troublesome to serve by the nobleman's side. Let's go back soon, I'm a little tired."

Seeing Changsun Jing's lazy look, Bi He and Qiao Shan'er didn't dare to ask more questions, followed behind him to the side hall, and boarded a long-awaited carriage.

After everything was tidied up, it was already midnight, and the eldest grandson Jingrong, who was lying on the soft bed, did not feel sleepy at all.She never thought that her identity would change drastically overnight. She just wanted to do some business to protect the stability of her family, so she had to change her mind and began to think about the future path and how to go.

Two days later, the eldest grandson Jingrong was negotiating business with people in the silk and satin village, and received an order from the palace to seal her as a sixth-rank female official, with a monthly salary of three dans of rice, and choose a day to enter the palace to accept the invitation.

Before this, there was no news about the eldest grandson Jingrong being sealed, so when they saw the palace eunuchs coming with Feng Zhao, everyone couldn't help being stunned and completely unable to understand.

The eldest grandson Jingrong accepted Feng's edict calmly, and at the same time asked the two father-in-laws to enter the inner hall to rest for a while.

Boss Wang, who was negotiating business with Changsun Jingrong, looked at Changsun Jingrong in surprise, and asked, "Miss Changsun, is this a high promotion?"

"Not really," said the grandson Jingrong with a faint smile, "Although Jingrong's identity may change, Boss Wang can rest assured that Jingrong will make all the arrangements. The batch of goods that should be given to Boss Wang, Never in arrears."

Nodded blankly, in fact, what Boss Wang wanted to talk about was not this matter, but seeing the indifferent expression on Changsun Jing's face, he swallowed the question that came to his lips.

The news of Changsun Jingrong's conferment also spread like the wind throughout the Changsun's family, so that when Changsun Jingrong returned, the whole family was waiting for her, and when they saw her, their eyes were blindfolded. A layer of strange brilliance.

"Jingrong is back!" Aunt Jiao's voice called out, making the eldest grandson Jingrong's arms feel cold, and goosebumps appeared.

Shaking her soft waist, Aunt Jiao walked up to the eldest grandson Jingrong with a flattering smile on her face, and kept booing and asking for warmth.

Quietly dodging Aunt Jiao's claws, Changsun Jingrong stepped forward and said with a smile: "Uncle and Uncle are here too."

After receiving the news, Changsun Zhenhai and Changsun Zhentao couldn't sit still. After thinking about it for a while, they came in a hurry to see if the rumor was true.If the rumors are true, then their chances of making a comeback are slim.I think that although their eldest grandson's family is also a big family, it is no longer as glorious as it used to be, and no one has been an official for many years.But now that she is a woman, she has become a sixth-rank female official, and she is still with the empress. If she thinks that she will be very beautiful in the future, then what else can they compete with and regain the land that they have coveted for a long time?

The jade ball in his hand stopped slightly, and Changsun Zhenhai asked: "Jing Rong is back, is it going well outside today?"

How could Changsun Jingrong not know what they wanted to ask?But since they didn't point it out, she didn't bother to say much, she took a few steps to greet the two uncles, and said simply: "It's okay."

Changsun Jingrong's indifferent appearance made Changsun Zhenhai unable to take it anymore.

The eldest grandson Zhentian has a good temper, and he was also anxious about whether the rumors were true, so he first asked: "Jingrong, dad heard from people outside that you were named a sixth-rank female official, it is true." of?"

(End of this chapter)

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