The child was almost coaxed, and Mi Xiayao sat in the hall with Mi Xiaobao and Mi Hanhai, whose faces were full of tears.
"Earlier, when you were going to the outing banquet, my father was thinking about returning to Qingzhou first."
Mi Hanhai coughed dryly and cleared the dryness in his throat.
Mi Xiayao lowered her eyes and took care of Mi Xiaobao without stopping.
Sure enough, the next second, Mi Hanhai spoke: "But then I saw His Majesty grounding you, and I was always worried that you would be frustrated... But fortunately, you are much stronger than I imagined as a father."
"Dad, have you decided when to set off?"
Mi Xiayao knew that her father would leave the capital sooner or later. Apart from Mr. Mi, there really was nothing else to miss in the capital.
"In three days, your brother's wedding is almost ready. There are still matters that need to be dealt with for your father. It's not good to leave later."
"I have asked Song Qiao to prepare the congratulatory gifts from my brother in advance. The gifts have already been placed with the escort. If my father wants to prepare for departure, it is better to go with the escort. This way I will feel more at ease on the way."
Mi Xiayao calmly made arrangements for her father to return to Qingzhou.
"Sure, just follow Ayao's arrangements for everything." Mi Hanhai nodded with peace of mind.
Mi Xiayao responded.
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In the next three days, Mi Xiayao took time off to buy things for her father to bring back to Qingzhou from the capital.
The Shangfu Bureau in the palace also called her into the palace to deal with many matters.
The original work of the Fourth Division was because when Cui Sibao was preparing for his wedding, the Cui family refused to allow the bride to work in the palace, so they hired a palace servant from Zhang Bao to temporarily replace Si Bao.
Logically speaking, for the third prince's wedding, Concubine Rong, as the mother-in-law, should go to great lengths to prepare for the wedding.
But the harem didn't know what happened. Empress Xu recovered from a serious illness and even threatened that she was the third prince's mother and that she should prepare for the third prince's wedding.
With such words, the four bureaus in the palace had no choice but to bite the bullet and start preparing for the third prince's wedding.
This is why Mi Xiayao was called into the palace to prepare wedding clothes.
"Cui Sibao is really lucky. She usually keeps a low profile and doesn't say a word, but she suddenly turned around and became the wife of the royal family. She is going to get married wearing the things we prepared."
Liu Sishi was looking through the specifications of the accessories that were used to marry married women in the past. She had been mumbling all day.
Mo Sizhan raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Sishi, and pursed his lips.
She patted the back of Liu Sishi's hand and told her to pay more attention when she spoke, "Stop talking, Cui Sibao will be the third emperor's concubine in the future, and that is the status of the mistress of the palace. Please speak calmly."
Mi Xiayao's hands never stopped moving. She quickly rummaged through to find a suitable piece of cloth. She reported the number of the piece of cloth to the person in charge beside her and asked her to take half of it and compare it.
She was so busy talking that she never took a break, and the two colleagues opposite her chatted for half a cup of tea.
While Mi Xiayao was moistening her throat, she finally reminded the other party: "You still have free time to talk about this here. Wang Shangfu will come over to see the progress in a while. Have you two decided how to get back?"
Liu Sixiu pursed her lips in fear. She and Mo Sizhan looked at each other and immediately lowered their heads and began to prepare for their work.
After finishing this task, Mi Xiayao sent the selected cloth to Wang Shangfu.
"I'm always assured of the fabric you choose."
Wang Shangfu took a few cursory glances and realized that these pieces of cloth were really good, bright red, gauzy but solemn.
But she didn't rush to send Mi Xiayao out. Instead, she pointed to the seat and motioned for her to sit down.
Mi Xiayao was a little confused and sat down as Wang Shangfu pointed.
"Cui Sibao can be considered a person who came out of the Shangfu Bureau. Mi Siyi, what do you think of this?"
Her eyes fell on Mi Xiayao, her eyes full of inquiry.
What kind of topic is this?
Mi Xiayao still smiled gently on the surface, "It shows that the people raised by Shangfu Bureau are good and you are smart."
Wang Shangfu listened to her emotionless flattery and regarded it as a formality, "You and Cui Sibao should be very close to each other on weekdays. Do you know what Cui Sibao thinks of our Shangfu Bureau?
"
"There is harmony within the Shangfu Bureau, and the subordinates are all diligent and capable. Although Cui Sibao cannot go to the Shangfu Bureau, her subordinates can take office in less than half a day to support the situation. It can be seen that Wang Shangfu teaches well on weekdays. Although I
I only have an acquaintance with Cui Sibao as a colleague, but she must also think so."
Mi Xiayao's words were impeccable, but Wang Shangfu's way of asking questions was rejected by her.
"My lord, do you have anything else to tell me?" Although her smile remained gentle, her bright eyes were quite cold.
Wang Shangfu opened his mouth, but in the end no matter what, he would be turned back by her cold eyes.
She smiled a little awkwardly.
"There's nothing else to do. Let's go back when we're done." She said nonchalantly.
Mi Xiayao stood up and bowed, then turned and walked out of Wang Shangfu's room.
Liu Sixui stood uneasily at the door holding the booklet. Seeing Mi Xiayao coming out, she waved her little hand to signal her to come over.
"Wang Shangfu, are you in a good mood today?"
When she saw Mi Xiayao walking towards this side, she asked in a low voice.
Mi Xiayao paused for a moment and said honestly: "I can't tell my mood, but Wang Shangfu asked me today if my relationship with Cui Sibao is good."
"...Ah, it's normal." Liu Sixui waved her hand, as if she had experienced it once, "Wang Shangfu has been in this position for several years, and he will abdicate in a few years. If he still does it in the past few years,
If she can't get to the next level, she's hopeless. She just wants to find a few more noble people who can promote her."
In the Shangfu Bureau, there were two women from well-established families serving as officials, Cui Sibao in the front and Mi Siyi in the back.
She thought that these two girls from aristocratic families would always have some connections to promote her.
"That's all, whether she is in a good mood or not, my ability lies here, I can only do it again!"
Here Liu Sishi didn't seem to notice Mi Xiayao's thoughtful look. She was immersed in her own nervous world and thought about it briefly.
Then he walked into Wang Shangfu's room with his head buried in the book.
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In fact, Mi Xiayao's affairs in the palace were almost over.
Since the last time Song Qiao went to the Duan family to demolish and plunder all kinds of things in her name, Song Qiao has been busy disposing of the garbage during this time.
Mi Xiayao, on the other hand, brought another little maid named Linglong with her, who often appeared outside and went to the most famous chambers of commerce in the capital.
Soon, news of her frequent visits to the Chamber of Commerce spread to the ears of those who paid close attention to her.
On this day, Mi Xia Yao didn't know how many times, when she walked out of another chamber of commerce, there was a person she hadn't seen for a long time standing at the door of the chamber of commerce.