Shen Rui met her doubtful gaze, with an uncomfortable blush on his face. He was afraid that she would see through her inner thoughts. He coughed and said, "It's nothing. I just saw you drinking too much, so I was a little worried... You If you feel unwell, don't go to Concubine Duan's flower viewing party later, I'll send someone to take you home!"
Wei Zijin shook his head and smiled lightly: "If I don't attend Concubine Duan's flower viewing party, aren't you worried that Concubine Duan or Zhongshu Ling will be dissatisfied with you?"
As early as when several ministers were scrambling to put in good words for Concubine Duan and Zhongshu Ling Lu Ziliang, overtly and covertly, they were proposing the candidate for the crown prince, Shen Rui did not side with Concubine Duan. Later, Xiao Heng took the initiative to ask his opinion, and he also Sticking to his own statement, he didn't even notice Lu Ziliang's expression changed slightly when he heard his stereotyped words.
Even Concubine Duan, who had a smug look on her face before, had a slightly stiff smile at that moment.
"I am the emperor's minister. Even if they are dissatisfied with me, it has nothing to do with me. I only need to be loyal to the emperor. As for what other people think of me, I can't control it!" Shen Rui responded lightly, not in the slightest bit Lu Ziliang's dissatisfaction with him. Keep it in mind.
Seeing his upright but stubborn look, Wei Zijin shook his head and smiled to himself. This is the real Shen Rui, loyal and stubborn. Although he is now highly valued by Xiao Heng, there is no guarantee that one day he will be plotted because of the jealousy of other ministers!
Compared with the overly upright Shen Rui, Prime Minister Han Yunzhi is much more diplomatic and sophisticated...
Wei Zijin glanced at Han Yunzhi, who was chatting and laughing with the officials. He wanted to give Shen Rui a few words of advice, but when the words came to his lips, he still didn't say them out.
Because she knew that with Shen Rui's character, he couldn't listen to her advice, and instead thought that she, a woman, should not be involved in politics!
Fortunately, Shen Rui is not on the same side as Concubine Duan's family. Maybe one day in the future, she can join forces with Shen Rui to take down Lu Ziliang and Concubine Duan's family!
After the banquet in the main hall, the ministers accompanied Xiao Heng to the school grounds to watch the martial arts performances that had been arranged, while the officials and their families went to Jinghua Palace where Concubine Duan was to enjoy the flowers.
Wei Zixuan, the wife of the prime minister, who is a first-grade imperial concubine, naturally occupies a very high position among the family members. Women of all kinds gathered around her and joked, while Wei Zijin walked behind them, taking advantage of the cool breeze to dissipate the drunkenness and let the After stepping into Jinghua Palace again, I calmed down.
Wei Zixuan chatted with the female relatives for a long time, but did not see Wei Zijin's figure. She stopped and turned around to look for Wei Zijin, only to realize that Wei Zijin had fallen behind all the female relatives unknowingly. She hurriedly walked to Wei Zijin and smiled. He held her arm and said, "Zijin, are you drunk?"
Wei Zijin did not deny it, he nodded and smiled apologetically: "I just had a whim at the banquet and drank a lot of wine..."
"You, you still love wine as before!" Wei Zixuan couldn't help but tease her, pulled her to the front of many female relatives, and said with concern: "There is a lot of tea at Concubine Duan's place. I will invite Concubine Duan to her later. Your Majesty’s maid will bring you a cup of hot tea to sober up!”
"Thank you, sister!" Wei Zijin felt a little puzzled when he heard Wei Zixuan mentioning Concubine Duan in a familiar tone, but still smiled calmly on his face.
Before she could wonder when Wei Zixuan got so close to Concubine Duan, the talkative family member smiled and said: "Only the Prime Minister's wife has such a great reputation in front of Concubine Duan..."