Aunt Shang sent Manbao out of the palace, and when she returned to the Zhengdian Hall, the queen also had her two daughters sent away.
She took another clan chronicle and leaned on the couch to read.
Aunt Shang gently went to give her some water.
The queen looked away from the book and asked, "Did Dr. Zhou send it out?"
"Yes." Aunt Shang bowed in response and reported to her in detail.
The queen nodded slightly, pondered for a moment and said: "Chang Yu is not young anymore. Your Majesty is planning to marry her, but I always feel that this child's temper is just like that of a child. How can she get married?"
Aunt Shang smiled and said: "Girls grow up when they get married. Didn't the empress marry your Majesty at the age of thirteen?"
The queen shook her head slightly and said with a smile: "It's different. The world was in turmoil at that time. Now the country is peaceful and the people are safe. There is no need for children to do anything for the world. It is better to wait for them to grow up."
She said: "Don't people outside now wait until their children are born before they plan to get married?"
She covered her mouth and coughed twice, took a nap and took a sip. After swallowing her cough, she said: "In the past, I was always worried that their marriage would not be settled after I left, so I wanted to make arrangements for them early, but now it seems that Zhou Man
, suddenly felt that it would be better to marry later, because they are princesses and princes, and they will not be treated badly in marriage no matter how much they suffer."
Aunt Shang lowered her head and did not dare to speak.
"It would be better to let the children grow up and have their own abilities than to arrange them properly for me."
Aunt Shang said softly: "Your Majesty, I also have a motherly heart."
The queen smiled and lowered her head to drink water.
Aunt Shang smiled and changed the topic to a safer topic, "The queen seems to like Dr. Zhou very much."
The Queen nodded and sighed: "That is also a poor child. He has lost his parents since he was a child and has endured so much at a young age, but he still looks so cheerful and happy."
It was precisely because of seeing her that the queen suddenly felt that the child could actually live a good life without her mother.
Aunt Shang was the fourth person in the palace besides Gu Zhong who knew about Bai Shan and Zhou Man. She lowered her head after hearing this.
"By the way, you go find Gu Zhong and ask him to check on Mr. Zhou Man. I vaguely saw it in Your Majesty's place. It seems that his surname is Zhuang." The Queen smiled and said, "You can teach a disciple like Bai Shan Zhou Man."
My husband is definitely not far behind. Even if he is not very lucky, as long as he wants to work, he will not be unable to get out. Let him go and find out what is going on."
Aunt Shang bowed her head and responded.
At this time, after two days, Duke Yu finally asked someone to inquire about something. His chief attendant sat on a small stool next to Duke Yu and replied: "... people from Mianzhou, they came to the capital very soon.
Go out less often, and after going out a few times, I made friends with Mr. Jiang and others, and I am a fellow villager and classmate with Chen Fulin, a doctor in the household department."
While peeling off the water chestnuts, Mr. Yuxian said: "I asked you to investigate his past, how come you only investigated the present?"
His chief attendant said angrily: "It happened more than 20 years ago, and he is not a person who has lived in the capital for a long time. Where can I ask this villain to check it out for a while?"
The Duke of Yu County was scolded, so he lowered his head and silently peeled off the water chestnuts and ate them.
Chang Sui continued: "However, we still found something. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhuang Xun and Chen Fulin met in Mohui Garden. The scene was not very nice. Everyone privately said that they might have some grudges."
"On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, they met again at Qinghua Mountain. Mr. Zhuang's two disciples were very protective of their master. Although their words were quite polite to each other, everyone present felt that there was still a contradiction in their words."
"Then have you found out any conflicts between them?"
Chang Sui patted his thigh and said, "I didn't find out originally, but I heard something strange when I went to inquire about Chen Fulin."
Chang Sui shook his head and recited a poem, and said with a smile: "Old Master, do you still remember the poem you recited when you came back that day?"
Duke Yu raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "Nonsense, can I not remember the poem I read? Are you trying to say that this poem was written by Chen Fulin?"
Chang Sui was stunned, "How does the old man know?"
Duke Yu sighed and said, "As you get older, your memory is not very good. I only vaguely remember that the person who wrote this poem was involved in a scandal. It seems that he copied someone else's poem.
But I can’t remember who that other person is.”
Chang Sui: "...Then why didn't you tell me when you asked me to check?"
Duke Yu: “Forgot!”
Chang Sui was so angry that his white beard flew up.
Duke Yuxian asked, "What official position did you say Chen Fulin held just now?"
Chang Sui didn't want to pay attention to him, but he couldn't help but said: "Mr. Hube."
"What's wrong with Dr. Hubu?" Mr. Yu came in from the door. He saluted his father first, then gave a half salute to the chief attendant and called, "Uncle Quan."
The chief attendant immediately stood up from the small stool and saluted Mr. Yu, "Greetings to the third master."
Minister Yu quickly stretched out his hand to support him, and then asked: "What's wrong with Doctor Hubu?"
Duke Yu raised his eyelids to look at him and said quietly: "Chen Fulin, the doctor of the Ministry of Finance."
Minister Yu waited for a while and saw that his father only said this sentence, and then said: "What's wrong with him? Father knows that he is going to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry?"
"Huh?" Mr. Yuxian was slightly interested, "He is going to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry? What will he do? Is he the right servant?"
Minister Yu smiled and said, "No, it's the left minister. My son will be transferred to the right minister."
Although the left and right ministers are both ministers and have the same official rank, the right is respected. When promoted to minister in the future, the right minister will have the advantage.
Duke Yu asked, "Why, he is the only candidate?"
"That's not true, it's just that he has the most seniority," Shilang Yu said, "He has been working as a doctor for nine years, and he is currently the most senior among the six departments. Our work in the Ministry of Industry has always been complicated, and he is well-known as a good person.
, so Lord Shangshu chose him after a thorough investigation."
Duke Yu snorted coldly, "Nowadays, what matters when selecting officials is not talent, but whether they are good people or not?"
Minister Yu lowered his head and said nothing.
Duke Yu pointed at him and said, "Then tell me, what kind of person is he?"
Shilang Yu smiled and said: "He is really a good old man, but he also has talents. I asked about him and found that he also did several practical things when he was in the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is a pity that several of the land calculation methods he proposed are good.
, as soon as someone objected, he gave up."
Duke Yu County took a breath and said: "Is this what your minister values about him? No wonder he wants to move you to the right. If such a person is placed in the position of right minister, do you still expect him to become a minister in the future?"
"This is everyone's temperament. Why is father so angry today?"
Mr. Zhuang's humility and politeness flashed through County Duke Yu's mind. Without evidence, he would not believe someone arbitrarily. However, the two children, Bai Shan and Zhou Man, had good personalities and talents. In addition, Mr. Zhuang also
Being at a disadvantage, Mr. Yu County couldn't help but think more.