After leaving the Forbidden City, Jiao Shun looked back at the palace gate, then at the waist badge in his hand, then shook his head and sighed secretly.

Who would have thought that just because of such a ridiculous reason, he would get the privilege of traveling in the palace?

But the most regrettable thing is that even though Jiao Shun was so close to Chi Chi, he could not see Jia Yuanchun's true face.

Because she had her back to Jiao Shun most of the time, not to mention that even if she turned around, Jiao Shun didn't dare to raise his head and look at her - two articles were presented to him one after another. The emperor had already understood his lustful nature, so he would not go there again at this time.

Peeping at the concubines in the palace, doesn't it mean that the old man is getting tired of eating arsenic?

I wonder if there will be another chance in the future...

Full of regret, he found the carriage in front of him. Zhuan Zhu was sitting side by side with the driver, wrapped in an old fur coat and taking a nap. When Mimi Huhu heard footsteps, he looked up and realized it was his uncle. He was so busy that he was excited.

He opened his fur coat and jumped out of the car. While pushing the driver to wake him up, he took the steps from the frame and placed them behind the car.

When Jiao Shun got on the carriage, he pulled out the ladder and asked, "Sir, should we go home directly or go to the Yamen?"

"Let's go to the nearest Yamen first. I don't know how Liu Changyou is doing there."

Shuan Zhu agreed and trotted back to the front. Not long after, the coachman drove the carriage towards the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry not far away.

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When we returned to the Secretary's Office, several faces that we had seen or hadn't seen poured out of the side room. Those with high status came to strike up a conversation, and those with less status also tried their best to hold out their chests and belly, intending to give

Jiao Shun left enough impression.

Half of these people were sent by the Qingshui Department to beg for alms - although the Ministry of Industry was a wealthy temple, there were still a few poor monks. For example, when Jia Zheng was responsible for supervising the funeral specifications of officials at all levels, there was basically no money to be made.

Half a month ago, Gongxue was also regarded as a Qingshui Yamen, but now it is different. First, the nobles pledged a sum of money, and then all the major imperial merchants also came to an end. In a short period of time, Gongxue went from being a school with insufficient funds.

Qingshui Yamen has become a job that everyone envies.

As a result, it is inevitable that another 'poor monk' will come to ask for alms.

The other half are petty officials, bookkeepers, or those who want to pave the way for their nephews and nephews who want to transfer to engineering studies to become officials. Most of these people can't get a handle on Jiao Shun, so they come looking for Liu Changyou all day long.

Wait for the secretary to rub it hard.

In short, due to the relationship between these two groups of people, the already busy Department of Affairs has become increasingly busy.

In fact, Jiao Shun has been bored for a long time. Now that he has taken the errand to go to the palace every afternoon, he can take the opportunity to hide away and relax.

only……

He didn't have a clear idea of ​​what he was going to build to bluff people at the moment, and he urgently needed to work together to enlighten people as described in this chapter.

After finally getting rid of a few alms-goers, Jiao Shungang just wanted to find someone to inquire about the latest progress of setting up a platform at the market entrance and contacting various newspapers. Suddenly, there was a report from outside, saying that Mr. Xue Pan was looking for an audience.

Why did Xue Daguan come to the Yamen?

Could it be that he got into some big trouble again and came to me for help?

Thinking of Xue Pan's past misdeeds, Jiao Shun couldn't help but feel uneasy, so he hurriedly ordered people to invite Xue Pan in. When he saw his face glowing red, he relaxed a little, and then asked Xue Pan why he was here.

"My mother would like to ask my brother to stop by and have a talk during the holiday."

Xue Pan sat down with a smile on his face, crossed his legs and said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing else to do. My brother and I are getting married next month. On the tenth day of this month, my uncle is sick at home again.

After much deliberation, I decided that it would be most appropriate to ask you, brother, to come over - my mother invited you over because she also wanted to entrust her to you in person."

It is indeed appropriate, after all, he is a quasi-father-in-law.

Hmm~

If Wang Xifeng really makes a move, it's unclear whether he will become a brother-in-law first or a father-in-law first.

With such a reticent and shameless mind, Jiao Shun naturally would not shirk the refusal, but just wanted to rest on a holiday...

He frowned and said, "Unfortunately, I just received an imperial assignment. I'm afraid I won't have much chance to rest in the past few days."

As he said that, he suddenly changed the topic: "But since it concerns your life, brother, then I will go for it no matter what - how about this, you wait here for a while, and I will go with you when I leave the office.

go home."

"That's a good feeling!"

Xue Pan didn't know that his mother and aunt had secret disputes. When he heard that Jiao Shun was coming to visit today, he agreed immediately.

Next, Jiao casually dealt with the official documents and chatted with him casually.

The topic of conversation at the beginning was naturally inseparable from Xue Pan's marriage.

"Your family has just moved back in, and the monthly post is about to be published in a blink of an eye. Isn't it a bit hasty?"

Jiao Shun always felt that there was something wrong with this. It was understandable that the Xue family was anxious. After all, it was not easy to find a well-matched match, but why were the Xia family so anxious?

Generally speaking, it takes several months to prepare for marrying off a daughter in a big house.

"No rush, no rush!"

Xue Pan grinned and waved his hands: "If you are like you and Baoyu, you can't even touch it, and you have to wait until the spring of next year to marry a wife. I'm so anxious!"

Jiao Shun rolled his eyes when he heard this. Is this what he asked?

After a few more blunt remarks, the fool finally realized it, and then laughed and said: "Of course there is a reason for this. I also recently found out that my mother-in-law had a sweetheart when she was young, and now she is in an old relationship.

I wanted to find a husband again, but my wife bit her to death and refused to agree. Even if she signed a letter and agreed that all the wealth would belong to her in the future, my mother-in-law had no choice but to marry her daughter off as soon as possible.

Thoughts on getting out."

That’s what happened.

Thinking about Xia Jingui's dominatrix-like temperament in the original work, it would be really difficult to get into trouble. She might have already made a big fuss in secret. It's no wonder that Xia's mother was eager to get rid of her daughter.

Understanding the key to this, Jiao Shun stopped asking, and instead chatted with Xue Pan about the strange things inside and outside the capital.

It was only when it was time to leave the office that the two of them left the Ministry of Works and rushed to Zijin Street.

The whole journey was silent.

When the news of Jiao Shun's visit reached the inner courtyard, Aunt Xue was caught off guard. She had made an appointment with Mrs. Wang, and asked her to be a shield when the time came, so that the two of them could be alone in private.

Who can imagine...

However, after thinking about it, my son's marriage is still the most important thing now. Let's settle the serious matters first. When we become neighbors in the future, we will have many opportunities for communication inside and outside.

So he ordered someone to send a message to Xue Pan and ask him to bring Jiao Shun to the flower hall in the backyard to meet him.

Because it was approaching the beginning of winter, Aunt Xue was wrapped up very neatly, but the more she was like this, the more Jiao Shun couldn't help but remember the last time she was in the ear room, searching up and down for the measured dimensions, and she was so distracted that she couldn't stop herself.

Unfortunately, it was in front of Xue Pan that no matter how bold he was, he didn't dare to say clearly: I call you brother and you call me dad.

at the same time.

In the inner courtyard, Xue Baoqin also got the news, so he asked his mother for leave. He hurriedly found the door of the flower hall, hoping to stop Jiao Shun when he went out and tell him about Lin Daiyu's situation.

I didn't want to poke my head inside when I was suddenly tapped on my shoulder.

Xue Baoqin finally managed not to scream. She covered her cherry mouth and turned around, only to see her cousin Baochai standing behind her with a straight face. She couldn't help but pat her breasts, which were beginning to take shape, and scolded: "Sister, why don't you do this?

There was no sound at all, so it didn’t scare me to death!”

Xue Baochai ignored her complaints, tilted his head to the side and said, "Come with me."

Xue Baoqin followed her to the corner without knowing the reason, but heard Baochai say in a deep voice: "Brother Jiao worked hard and used his extraordinary skills to reverse the Mei family's divorce. He was so angry for you. You are so angry for a moment."

It's normal to feel something, but don't forget that Brother Jiao has already made a marriage arrangement!"

Only then did Bao Qin realize that she had missed a trace, and she couldn't help but blush, and murmured not knowing what to say.

"Let's go."

When Baochai saw this, she took her hand and said, "I'm just going to pay my respects to my aunt."

However, Xue Baoqin refused to give in. He bit his lower lip and hesitated for a long time. Then he looked at his cousin's puzzled eyes and said seriously: "Sister, I dare not say that I don't have such thoughts, but today I am really not doing it for this, but for this.

Yes, but...I can't say clearly why, but it's definitely not for my own business."

After saying that, he shook Baochai Hao's wrist with his backhand and said coquettishly: "Good sister, just trust me for a moment!"

"this……"

Xue Baochai hesitated for a long time. Seeing that she didn't seem to be hypocritical, she reluctantly nodded and said, "This is just this time and it won't be the same next time."

"Thank you sister, thank you sister!"

Xue Baoqin was overjoyed. He pulled Baochai and jumped up and down and cheered a few times. Seeing that Jiao Shun and Xue Pan had come out of the flower hall, he thought of hurrying up to greet them.

Xue Baochai hurriedly grabbed her: "What's the rush? Wait for me to lure my brother away first!"

With that said, he rushed forward and used some reason to lure Xue Pan elsewhere.

Seeing that Jiao Shun was the only one, Xue Baoqin showed up quickly and raced against time to tell Mrs. Wang about her intention to be Lin Daiyu's matchmaker.

After listening to this, Jiao Shun thought of Jia Baoyu's previous infatuations and immediately understood that this was a plan to draw out the firepower.

This matter seemed very difficult to Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin, but for Jiao Shun now, it was not a difficult matter. All he had to do was secretly tell Mrs. Wang about his family's preparations for the wedding ceremony.

Mrs. Wang is willing to give up her own sister, let alone a niece whom she doesn’t like to see very much.

What really puts Mr. Jiao into trouble is that he can't have his cake and eat it too.

This cake was promised to three families, and now it was finally time to make a decision.
To be continued...