"Er di, san di, let's go together." He Qi smiled as he walked in front of the two, "I heard that a new restaurant has opened in Jing City. Why don't us brothers go together?"
He Yuan smiled coldly, "Da ge is too polite. Didi has other matters and will leave first." Finishing, he left with a cold face, not giving any face to He Qi.
This wasn't the first time this had happened. He Qi's expression didn't change as he looked at his back. He looked unconcernedly at He Heng, "He's not going. You come with ge."
He Heng smiled as he agreed. His attitude was natural as he walked shoulder to shoulder with He Qi. There wasn't any spark of fighting for succession between the two. He knew inside that He Qi might have an honest appearance but he was someone who pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger. Half of the credit for He Yuan's domineering reputation was on his head.
It was a pity that lao da's mother's birth was too low. This was the biggest obstacle to him fighting for succession. But he heard that the Emperor was going to greatly reward the hougong. He wondered if lao da's birth mother would be promoted. Logically, with lao da as an imperial son, he should have been promoted a long time ago. It was a pity that lao san's mufei kept interfering and allowed the eldest prince's birth mother to still have the title of cairen.
The two went to the restaurant together. After eating, they parted. He Heng didn't taste the food and wine, but lao da's intention of allying with him to defeat lao san was hinted at.
Returning to the wang fu, He Heng found that the servants in the fu were all smiles. He couldn't resist asking Ming He who had come to welcome him back: "Did something good happen in the fu?"
"Wang ye, it's the New Year. Wang fei has bestowed silver to us servants," Ming He knelt as he replied, "Nucai was so happy that we forgot our manners. Please forgive us, wang ye."
"Stand up. Wang fei bestowed you, it's normal to be happy," He Heng waved his hand, "What is wang fei doing now?"
"Just now, nucai went to zhengyuan to kowtow in thanks. Wang fei must be in zhengyuan right now. Nucai doesn't know anything else," Ming He bowed and retreated to one side, indicating that he didn't have any intentions of inquiring about zhengyuan.
"En," He Heng nodded, his feet turning, "Let's go to zhengyuan to take a look."
Entering zhengyuan, He Heng skipped the servant's announcement and headed straight for the zhengyuan. Just as he reached the door, he heard the conversation in the room.
"Princess, isn't this pouch pretty good? Why did you keep it?"
"Forget it. I know you're just comforting me. How can I give away such a thing?"
"But …"
"What is it that you can't give away?" He Heng walked in and saw Qu Qing Ju hiding something behind her. He smiled as he walked behind her. He took the thing and looked. It was a navy blue pouch. One side was embroidered with a simple picture of lucky clouds, the other with a large "fu" character. The embroidery really couldn't compare to the ones he usually used.
"Is it for me?" He Heng looked at the pouch again, but didn't return it to Qu Qing Ju. Seeing the other's awkward expression, he said, "I think it's pretty good."
Qu Qing Ju gave a dry cough: "That, I just embroidered for fun, I didn't say it was for you."
"Then I'll ask for it from you," He Heng took off the pouch on his body and personally put it on. He smiled as he commented, "The color is pretty good."
Qu Qing Ju glanced at the pouch and then moved her eyes away: "Since wang ye likes it, then take it." Finishing, she turned to ask, "Is wang ye eating dinner here tonight?"
He Heng nodded, "The hotpot from last time wasn't bad. Why don't we use that again tonight."
Qu Qing Ju, who coincidentally wanted to eat hotpot, naturally agreed. She felt that it wasn't a loss for her to make such a fuss. At least now, she could eat and drink well, and occasionally be arrogant. Glancing at the navy blue pouch again, she curled her lips.
The end of the year was approaching. The people at court also became busy. But the matter of the examinations had been decided. The main examiner was the great scholar of the Hongyuan Pavilion, Lu Jing Hong. This person was one of the two people that He Heng had recommended. The assistant examiner was on He Yuan's side.
When the Imperial Decree came down, He Heng wasn't surprised at all. Fuhuang might be wary of his sons, but he still favoured He Yuan. Otherwise, why would he have left the position of assistant examiner?
It was a pity that his fuhuang didn't know that spoiling was also harming. He Yuan's appetite would become bigger and bigger, and he would eventually cause trouble.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth month, the palace sent out another decree. Many of the feipin were promoted. Ning Wang's birth mother, Yao shi, was promoted to guipin, with the title Wen. He Yuan and He Heng's mother both advanced a step, from fei to guifei.
Just as the people of Jing hadn't prepared their gifts, another decree for marriage came down. Minister Luo's di eldest granddaughter was betrothed to Cheng Wang He Ming, to be married in the spring of next year.
These edicts came down one after another, beating everyone until they were dizzy. Just the congratulatory gifts alone had already been sent out. Then everyone stretched their necks to watch, waiting to see what Jing City would be like next year.
Qu Qing Ju finished arranging the gifts to be sent to the Luo Family and Cheng Wang Fu, as well as the gifts for the feipin of each palace. She held a cup of hot tea for Shu Kui to massage her shoulders, but her mind was thinking about the matter of the Luo Family and Cheng Wang.
The Luo Family was jiumu's paternal family. It wasn't prominent, but it had some reputation in Jing City. It wouldn't be a surprise if the Luo guniang married into the Imperial Family. But she really didn't know if marrying this Cheng Wang was a good or bad thing.
If the first three wang ye had any hope of fighting for the throne, then He Ming was just a bystander. Unless the first three all died, otherwise, the throne wouldn't have anything to do with him. This person's ability was as normal as his name. She didn't know how much Qing De Emperor disliked this son. The first three sons, one had the meaning of qilin, one had the meaning of beautiful jade, one had the meaning of profound knowledge. Each was more particular than the other.
But when it came to Cheng Wang, he suddenly lost the thread. The standard of naming dropped and he gave people names that were common on the streets. Even though the meaning was bright, but it didn't look as high class and grand. In the mathematics books of her previous life, the classmate Little Ming was so busy. He always had to run water and collect water, he constantly walked from A to B, he constantly rode his bicycle to give out apples, and he constantly went to his maternal grandmother's and uncle's homes.
Thinking about it, Qu Qing Ju shook her head. She said to Mu Jin: "The gifts from Cheng Wang Fu should be a bit more generous." Just this name, it was worth sympathizing with.
Mu Jin replied: "Wang fei, just now, the people from the Department of Internal Affairs sent over the annual list. Nubi has already checked the list. Should we put the items into the warehouse?"
The items from the Department of Internal Affairs weren't rare, but they were still items of the Imperial Family. This was a matter of face. Qu Qing Ju nodded. Thinking about how she had to go into the palace to kowtow in greeting in a few days, she felt her knees hurt. Disregarding how complicated the relationships and thoughts of the women in the palace were, just those two troublesome sisters-in-law were enough to make one feel annoyed.
At the end of the year, the Luo Family belonged to a very lively faction. There was an endless stream of people sending gifts to the fu. Even if Cheng Wang, whom the daughter of the Luo Family had married, wasn't favored by the Emperor, but he was still a wang ye. The people of Jing had to give him some face.
Luo lao taitai flipped through the stacks of gift lists in her hands. She commented to her erxi sitting at the bottom: "Ai, Yao girl marrying to that kind of place, it's really … …"
The rims of the Luo family's daughter-in-law's eyes were slightly red as she said: "The Emperor's grace is vast, it is our Luo Family's good fortune," Speaking of this, she choked up. If she could choose, she would rather marry her daughter into a normal official's family than marry into the Imperial Family and suffer, "Erxi heard that Cheng Wang's personality is honest. Once Yao'er marries over, she wouldn't suffer too much."
"These days are self-made," Luo lao taitai put down the list, "Duan Wang Fu isn't as easy as Cheng Wang Fu. That Qu girl is living well, Duan Wang treats her well. In the past, our Luo Family has also treated Duan Wang Fei well. When Yao'er marries in, she'll have someone to take care of. "
"But Duan Wang and Cheng Wang … …" The words that the Luo family's daughter-in-law were worried hadn't finished when she was interrupted by Luo lao taitai.
"The relationships between women are the matters of women," Luo lao taitai said meaningfully, "The others are the matters of men. Our Luo Family is only loyal to the Emperor."
The Luo family's daughter-in-law nodded in understanding. Just as she was about to speak, she heard a servant come in to report that Duan Wang Fu had sent gifts.
When the list of gifts was delivered, Luo lao taitai took the list and nodded: "Duan Wang Fei has really treated our Luo Family well. We should increase the gifts this year." Finishing, she handed the list to her erxifu.
The Luo family's daughter-in-law took the list and thought with some relief that the Luo Family had been kind to Duan Wang Fei. Duan Wang Fei was a person who knew how to repay favors. In the future, when she entered the Imperial Family, Yao girl would have someone to take care of. If Duan Wang could ascend … …
She hurriedly shook her head, suppressing the thought.
In Rui Wang Fu, He Yuan had smashed several pieces of porcelain. His handsome face was dark: "Is fuhuang muddle-headed? He's pointing the people of the Luo Family to lao si. Isn't this clearly pushing the Luo Family and lao si to lao er?!"
The taijian serving him heard this and shook in fright. He hurriedly knelt on the ground, pieces of porcelain stuck in his knees. He didn't dare to frown.
"Wang ye, wang fei says she wants to see you." A little yahuan stood trembling at the door, not daring to look at He Yuan.
"I won't see her!" Smashing another piece of porcelain, He Yuan sat on the carved sandalwood chair. His face darkened for a beat: "Come, prepare the carriage to enter the palace!" Damn it, if he knew it would be like this, he wouldn't have encouraged mufei to have fuhuang bestow the Qu Family to lao er. Now it was him!
As the beneficiary in He Yuan's eyes, He Heng wasn't as happy as He Yuan had imagined. Because he knew the conduct of the Luo Family. As to what lao si would choose, it would depend on the future.
Holding a cup of Longjing tea, he leaned against the back of the chair with half-closed eyes, thinking about the possible reactions of He Yuan and He Qi. He Heng raised an eyebrow. No matter what, this matter was beneficial to him.
However, it was time to send the news of He Yuan's lending to lao da. As long as the two of them fought, they wouldn't be able to care about lao si's marriage. After all, lao si, in their eyes, wasn't important to that extent.
"Wang ye, wang fei sent someone to deliver chicken soup." Ming He's voice sounded from outside the door.
Looking at the chicken soup in front of him, He Heng suddenly thought of Qu Qing Ju. Fuhuang's Imperial Decree said that she had great fortune. It wasn't wrong. Wang fei really could be considered his lucky star.
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