After winning the argument with the civil officials, the playboys were in a good mood and went to have fun with their arms around each other's shoulders. Novel w-w-w … c-o-m … The anger in Shi Chonghai's heart had not dissipated, and they had already forgotten about the matter.
Fortunately, although Shi Chonghai was a lot more complacent these days, his mind was not muddled. He knew that it was useless to argue with these playboys, so he said to Rong Xia: "I forgot to congratulate Earl Rong. Good things come in pairs."
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Rong Xia smiled and responded.
"Earl Rong is still young. It's a good thing to have a good in-laws to help you."
These words were mocking Rong Xia for relying on the Ban Family to become the Minister of Personnel. They were also mocking Ban Han for not being a good match. Rong Xia was only engaged to such a woman for his career.
Sometimes, he was too obvious in sowing dissension. Many people knew that he was sowing dissension, but they were still affected and became a thorn in their hearts. Shi Chonghai's words did not have any good intentions. Any arrogant young man who heard these words would feel a sense of humiliation.
Rong Xia smiled and bowed to Shi Chonghai. His face was full of gratitude: "Thank you, Prime Minister. To be able to be engaged to Princess Fule, it is indeed this junior who has climbed up the social ladder."
Shi Chonghai sneered. What a hypocrite who knew how to put on a show.
He had already inquired about the engagement between Rong Xia and Princess Fule. Before the Princess Royal died, she randomly selected a couple. The Emperor felt that he owed the Ban Family, so he let Rong Xia go to the Ban Family to propose to Princess Fule, who had been rejected three times and had a bad reputation, to be engaged to the Ban Family.
Now that the Emperor promoted Rong Xia to the Minister of Personnel, it was likely that a large part of the reason was to compensate Rong Xia for "selling his body."
How many men in the world could endure such humiliation? Sooner or later, there would be conflicts between Rong Xia and the Ban Family. The Ban Family was doing their best for this son-in-law. Even though he wasn't in the imperial court, he still asked his friends to take care of him. How much would this future son-in-law appreciate?
Rong Xia watched Shi Chonghai leave. He straightened his sleeves and walked out of the hall unhurriedly. However, he did not leave the palace, but went to the Great Moon Palace.
When Emperor Yunqing saw Rong Xia, he sighed and said, "Jun Po is here. Sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Rong Xia bowed to Emperor Yunqing and then sat down peacefully.
"Nowadays, Shi Chonghai is becoming more and more powerful. I don't want Li Chongyu from the previous dynasty to appear in our great cause." Emperor Yunqing's expression was not very good. "He has been too conceited recently."
Li Chongyu was a famous minister in the previous dynasty who had great power. It was easy for problems to arise when the minister was strong and the emperor was weak. In the late period of the previous dynasty, the chaos in the imperial court began after Li Chongyu became the Prime Minister. After the change of dynasty, in order to prevent this from happening, the Emperor let the left and right ministers divide the power and stabilize the situation in the imperial court.
Emperor Yunqing was old. He clearly felt that he was old. He couldn't sleep well at night and always dozed off during the day. Even his hearing had begun to deteriorate. His heart was full of fear, but he didn't want to show it on his face.
As a person in a high position, he was more afraid of death and the loss of power. Emperor Yunqing was already dissatisfied with the Crown Prince, but he was even more dissatisfied with Shi Chonghai. As a father, he felt that his son could still be saved. The one who was truly bad was the person who led his son astray.
He was eager to let Rong Xia take the position of Minister of Personnel because he wanted his own people to control the evaluation of officials and not let Shi Chonghai do whatever he wanted. He was the Emperor of Daye. He didn't want anyone to threaten his position, even if that person could be his son.
Rong Xia understood Emperor Yunqing's thoughts. He stood up and saluted Emperor Yunqing. "This humble subject will do his best to not let Your Majesty down."
"I've always been assured when you do things." Emperor Yunqing patted Rong Xia's shoulder. "If there are people in the Ministry of Personnel who don't have eyes, just tell me. I won't tolerate them."
Rong Xia smiled. "Your Majesty, don't worry. This humble subject was personally sent by you. They don't even know how to flatter this humble subject. How could they make things difficult for this humble subject?"
Emperor Yunqing heard this and laughed. "Okay, then go back and prepare for two days. Spend more time with the Ban Family's daughter. After three days, you will officially take up the position in the Ministry of Personnel."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Rong Xia saluted and left the Great Moon Palace.
He didn't believe that the Emperor was really just saying a few words to comfort him. He was hinting at him to suppress the people in Shi Chonghai and not let him down.
The Ministry of Personnel … … seemed to be less important than the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, but in reality, it was responsible for the evaluation of many officials. Those who weren't the Emperor's trusted aides couldn't easily sit in the position of Minister.
"Duke Rong." Wang De chased after him with a box in his hand. "Duke Rong, please wait."
"Wang Gonggong." Rong Xia stopped and saluted Wang De. "Does Your Majesty have any other orders?"
"Duke Rong is too polite. His Majesty heard that Duke Rong likes peacocks, so he let this servant give this ornament to you." Wang De handed the box to Rong Xia. "His Majesty also said that Duke Rong should go back and rest for a few days. There's no need to specially thank him."
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Rong Xia saluted in the direction of the palace and left with the box.
Wang De smiled as he watched Rong Xia leave. When he saw Rong Xia's figure, he returned to the inner hall and said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, Duke Rong has already accepted the box."
Emperor Yunqing was admiring a painting. When he saw Wang De come in, he didn't even raise his head. "How's Rong Xia's expression?"
Wang De shook his head. "He seems to be happy and grateful. This servant's eyes are poor, so I can't see anything else."
"Yes." Emperor Yunqing was finally willing to raise his head. He said to Wang De, "What do you think Rong Xia is thinking about Princess Fule?"
"Princess Fule is as beautiful as a fairy. Duke Rong … … probably likes her?" Wang De said with some uncertainty. "I heard that Duke Rong accompanied Princess Fule to see peacocks a few days ago … …"
"Princess Fule also quarreled with a girl from the Shi Family?" Emperor Yunqing said with a faint smile. "That girl from the Ban Family always makes me happy."
When he was dissatisfied with the Yan Family, the Ban Family and the Yan Family just happened to quarrel. Now that he was dissatisfied with the Shi Family, the Ban Han could directly not give the girl from the Shi Family any face. He knew that many people in the imperial court didn't dare to offend the Shi Family because he was the father-in-law of the Crown Prince, the future father-in-law of the Emperor. But these people forgot that as long as he was the Emperor, the Crown Prince could only be the Crown Prince.
These people were eager to please the Shi Family. Were they all hoping for his death?
Only the Ban Family … … always remembered his kindness. Even if the Princess Royal died to save him, the Ban Family never complained about him.
Just as he was thinking this, the eunuch guarding the entrance of the palace said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, someone from the Jingting Gongfu requests an audience. They say they have something to present to Your Majesty."
Emperor Yunqing was a bit surprised. The Ban Family didn't come to see him directly. What did they mean by sending someone else? This was a bit unruly.
"Let them in." However, Emperor Yunqing was already very familiar with the Ban Family's unpredictable character. He didn't hesitate for long and had the eunuch bring them in. When he saw that the person who came in was Chang Mama, who served the Princess Royal, he couldn't help but stand up and say, "Chang Mama, why are you here?"
"This servant greets Your Majesty." Chang Mama made a deep bow.
"Mama, please rise." Emperor Yunqing had Wang De help Chang Mama up. His tone was gentle as he said, "Is Mama used to living at Shuiqing's place?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm fine," Chang Mama said with a smile. "The Duke and Madame treat me like family. Although I'm serving the Commandery Princess now, the Commandery Princess doesn't want me to do anything. I'm so idle that I feel uncomfortable."
Chang Mama had no children. After the Princess Royal passed away, Emperor Yunqing wanted to take her into the palace to retire. However, Chang Mama refused. She said that the Princess Royal couldn't let go of her grandchildren. She could still move, so she wanted to serve the Junzhu and the Shizi.
Emperor Yunqing saw that the Ban Family also wanted to take Chang Mama into the Duke fu, so he didn't mention this matter again. He knew that the Ban Family wouldn't mistreat his aunt's trusted aides. So when he heard Chang Mama's words, he smiled and said, "Zhen knew that they were people who valued friendship. Zhen is relieved that Chang Mama can live well in the Duke fu. "
"Fortunately, Your Majesty cares. This servant came today to run errands for the Junzhu." Chang Mama smiled helplessly. It seemed that she didn't know what to say and was embarrassed.
"Huahua is like Zhen's own child. If Chang Mama has something to say, just say it. There's no need to be courteous with Zhen." Emperor Yunqing saw Chang Mama's embarrassed expression and comforted her, "Chang Mama is new to the Ban Family and might not be used to it. Even though their actions … are a bit casual, they have good intentions. Chang Mama, please don't make things difficult."
"This servant is relieved to hear Your Majesty say so." Chang Mama took out an oiled paper bag from her chest. When she opened it, there was a pair of sugar figurines inside. Even though the sugar figurines weren't wearing dragon robes and phoenix dresses, it was easy to tell that they were the Emperor Yunqing and the Empress.
"When the Junzhu went out today, she met a very skilled sugar figurine maker. She made a lot of sugar figurines for him. This pair of figurines insisted that this servant bring them in. This servant …" Chang Mama smiled bitterly, "The Junzhu is young and doesn't know any better. Your Majesty, please forgive her for her absurd actions."
Emperor Yunqing had Wang De bring the sugar figurines over. After looking at them carefully, he smiled and said, "How many sugar figurines did this girl make?"
Chang Mama thought carefully, "About seven or eight. This servant was lucky enough to get one."
"There are four in the Ban Family. You get one, Zhen and the Empress get one," Emperor Yunqing nodded and smiled, "This is interesting. Wang De, take this to the Empress' palace."
"Yes." Wang De smiled and took the oiled paper bag. He put it in an exquisite box and carried it with both hands to the Empress.
The Emperor thought that this little toy was very interesting. The most important thing was the thought. Huahua treated him and the Empress as her own family. That was why she thought of them in everything.
These years, he didn't dote on her in vain.
As the Emperor, what did he lack? What he lacked was this sincere thought.
Other people didn't understand why he favored Huahua so much. Why didn't these people treat him with sincerity like Huahua?
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