As for the Grand Secretary, he didn't show up for most of the time at the temporary imperial residence. Everyone thought that he really couldn't make it. When he returned to the capital, if he didn't hand in a memorial and resign, then Le Chengdi would directly remove him from his position.
Who would have thought that he didn't stay quiet after returning to the capital but gradually began to show up. His spirit was getting better day by day as if the capital's environment was more suitable for him. It was nourishing. Now, he could show off his power in the cabinet again. Le Chengdi didn't seem to have the intention of firing him. Speaking of which, Ruan Ruizhong had always been in the emperor's party and only listened to the emperor's orders. For Le Chengdi, he was loyal and capable. There was no one more convenient to use than him.
When Ruan Ruizhong was in the temporary imperial residence, he didn't show up and also cut off contact with Le Chengdi. Of course not. From time to time, he would write memorials to talk about the past and talk about the relationship between the emperor and his minister. Then, he would give appropriate suggestions about the flood. While not forgetting their relationship, he also let Le Chengdi know his ability. He also appropriately expressed that he was recuperating now in order to be more loyal to the emperor. Le Chengdi was actually very clear about his physical condition. After all, it was the imperial physician who took Ruan Ruizhong's pulse. As for those memorials, why didn't the other princes know about it? Le Chengdi was not a puppet emperor and naturally had his own channels and means. Otherwise, if he let his sons know everything clearly, he wouldn't be able to survive.
After learning about Ruan Ruizhong's physical condition, Le Chengdi didn't intend to dismiss him. Even if he wanted to deceive himself and tell himself that his sons were harmonious, he knew very well that they were suppressing each other on the surface because of "political differences". Not to mention that there must be an undercurrent or even a bloody storm in the place where he couldn't see. In such a situation, changing the Grand Secretary of the cabinet would definitely be a fierce battle. The person who sat on the throne in the end might not be to his liking. In this case, why bother to change? Anyway, he didn't take the matter of the Ruan Family seriously and no one took it seriously. Originally, the source of everything was Ruan Fangfei. She was still a "victim" and didn't cause any big trouble. Therefore, it was really not that easy to put a label on Ruan Ruizhong.
Le Chengdi did not want to replace him, and Ruan Ruizhong himself was also very cautious. Even if they could not find anything that could be used against him, how could the others take him down?
At this time, Prince Rui was probably the only one with a burning mouth. The others might only feel regret in their hearts. The Grand Secretary was still firmly held in Ruan Ruizhong's hand, not spitting it out. However, Prince Rui was different. His mother had thoroughly offended Ruan Ruizhong. He originally thought that this old thing wouldn't be able to climb back up, but who knew …
He was the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Cabinet. All the memorials to major events in the world had to go through him. Even though there were still three Cabinet Elders in the Imperial Cabinet, he could still influence many things without batting an eyelid. He didn't need to side with anyone. He only needed to slightly target Prince Rui in certain areas to make him suffer a great loss. No one would even notice that something was wrong.
Prince Rui knew this very well, so how could he not be anxious?
After Imperial Concubine Su learned of this matter, she could only say "miscalculation". Other than that, she couldn't do anything else, let alone say a word in front of Le Chengdi. Imperial Concubine Su was favored, but she was far from being able to participate in politics.
Ruan Ruizhong knew how he had offended Luo Peishan. Naturally, he would find an opportunity to apologize. However, this kind of thing was naturally not easy to say. However, these old foxes in the officialdom could twist their words 78 times in their stomachs. Things that they already knew, if they were mentioned in a vague way, they would know everything.
Then, they would have a few meaningful words. Heh, well, they were probably all working for the same person.
Well, since your family's matter has been dealt with and you have been kept in the dark for so many years, I will be magnanimous and not bicker with you.
During the banquet, Luo Shangshu's great-grandson was carried out for everyone to see. He received a lot of praise. He was so small and didn't know anything yet. He was smart and had the appearance of great talent. In the future, he would definitely become a pillar of the country and so on. Everyone knew that this was flattery. Under normal circumstances, no one would pay attention to it. But Luo Peishan was in a good mood as a great-grandfather, so he naturally happily accepted it all. When the child was brought back, he brought back a lot of good things. It should be known that he had already received a lot of good things from the female guests before.
After this little guy's one-month birthday banquet, it was time to prepare for Jingwan's coming-of-age ceremony.
On the sixth day of September, there were still 10 or 20 days to go. However, the big families would not complain about having too much time to prepare these things. They would only feel that it was not enough. If it were the royal family, it would be more cumbersome, especially when it was related to the dignity of the emperor. For example, the birthday banquet and so on, it would take at least three months to prepare in advance.
Invitations were sent to many high officials and noble families in the capital. Although there were so many officials in the capital that if a plaque fell down, two of the three people who were hit by it might be officials, there were not many families who were qualified to be first-grade officials. Those who were below third-grade probably could only be relatives.
Jingwan's status and her relationship with Great Elder Princess and Prince Jin were obvious. Her coming-of-age ceremony was at least several times more grand than the one-month birthday banquet of the eldest grandson of the first branch of the Luo Family. Because Great Elder Princess was present, the concubines of other princes and princesses would naturally be present, not to mention the Madams and Old Madams of Duke's Mansions and Marquis' Mansions.
As far as the current Luo Family was concerned, perhaps only Luo Peishan's birthday banquet could be compared with this.
As expected, when they learned that Jingwan's coming-of-age ceremony was about to be held, many people inquired about the candidate for the position. Although they knew that there might not be anyone who would accept the position in the end, they still couldn't help but think about it. Apart from other things, Great Elder Princess would be the guest of honor. If she praised the candidate, the status of their daughter would immediately rise a lot. Yes, no one had different ideas about the candidate of the guest of honor.
The Luo Family didn't hang on to this matter. They directly announced to the public that they had found a candidate and had obtained the other party's consent. Therefore, since those who had the idea didn't get the news, it had nothing to do with them.
Although they didn't directly say who the candidate was, they still knew it after inquiring about it. After all, it was not a secret.
However, this final result made many people feel a little strange. They had a biological sister. Even if she was too young and unsuitable, there was one who was only a year younger than her. Even worse, there were still cousins. In the end, she chose an outsider. What should they say?
Of course, as an outsider, they would only grumble in their hearts and wouldn't say anything. But as a relative, they would definitely be unhappy. As a relative, they would support an outsider instead of a relative. They had never seen such a heartless and unscrupulous person … Of course, they wouldn't say such harsh words out loud, but that was what they meant. They even hoped that Jingwan would be replaced.
However, these people were all stopped by Madam Luo. With her there, no one dared to act rashly.
This matter didn't reach Jingwan's ears. However, even if she knew, Jingwan wouldn't change her expression. She was an emotional and cold-blooded animal. So what?
The Zhou Family was quite happy. After all, their daughter generally didn't have a chance to show her face in front of Great Elder Princess in her life. Because she was already engaged, they didn't care whether she could be favored by those noble ladies or not.
However, Zhou Yingshuang's uncles and even her father felt a little regretful that she was engaged too early. If they had known that today would happen, they should have … should have broken off the engagement with the chancellor of the Imperial College now?
When Zhou Yingshuang learned about it, she burst into tears. At that time, when she was blind, the other party still agreed to this marriage. Now, she just wanted to show her face, and they wanted to break off the engagement? Did she think she was noble just because she showed her face? She was so snobbish and heartless. How could she still want to find another man? She might as well not get married and be a sister-in-law for the rest of her life.
Zhou Yingshuang was so angry that she almost didn't want to be the assistant. Fortunately, her mother stopped her.
"… If you really did that, wouldn't you be wasting Miss Luo's and Miss Yuan's good intentions? Don't bother with them, your grandmother is still above. If they dare to say such things, your grandmother will fly and break their legs."
Time went by in a busy way. Soon, it was the third day of September. After writing their resignation on a piece of paper, Luo Rongyan and Madam Zhang went to Great Elder Princess's Mansion in person. They first greeted her verbally and then submitted their resignation. Two days later, the couple went to Great Elder Princess's Mansion again. Great Elder Princess gave them a reply.
On the sixth day of September, the Luo Family opened the door to welcome the guests.
Although most of the guests were female, they were all noble, so Madam Luo had to cheer up to welcome them.
When Li Hongyuan came in person, it seemed that there was nothing strange. As for the other brothers, it was even less strange. However, these noble masters found that there seemed to be servants of the Luo Family serving them. Others didn't feel anything, but Prince Rui felt a little guilty. After all, he had once seduced a girl in the Luo Family. Now there was no suitable girl for him to seduce, but he was guarded against as if he was a thief.
Li Hongyuan glanced at him. He was the one who added fuel to the fire about Luo Jingying. Today was his sweetheart's big day. If anyone dared to make trouble, he would be the first to kill him.
As the star of today's ceremony, Jingwan was preparing for the east room. At this time, she had finished bathing, changed her clothes, and sat down to wait. Beside her, there were not only the host and assistant, but also the people who were close to her.
Seeing that it was almost time, Great Elder Princess left.
Outside, as the host, Luo Rongyan and Madam Zhang stood on the steps to the east and waited. Three assistants selected from their relatives stood on the west with trays. At this moment, the music sounded.
The graceful and noble Great Elder Princess walked in unhurriedly from the outside. Luo Rongyan and Madam Zhang hurried to greet her. They bowed to each other and respectfully asked Great Elder Princess to sit in the host's seat. Then, many guests also sat in the audience seats. In the end, Luo Rongyan and Madam Zhang sat in the host's seat.
When everything was ready, Luo Rongyan stood up and made a simple speech, announcing the official start of Jingwan's Adulthood Ceremony.
Zhou Yingshuang came out first. She washed her hands and stood beside several assistants.
Then, Jingwan, dressed in a white robe, walked out unhurriedly. The white robe was a boy's robe. The style was simple and the color was monochromatic. Even so, it couldn't cover up Jingwan's style.
Some people said that the simpler the clothes, the better the temperament and self-restraint of a person. Undoubtedly, this was the case on Jingwan.
----- Digression —
At the end of the month, the monthly tickets and evaluation tickets were cleared.
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