When Yang Shu entered the palace, the court had just dispersed.
Many courtiers were walking towards the palace gate, but he went against the flow of people.
Most of the veterans who have been officials for many years know Princess Mingcheng well, and when they see her, they rarely stop to say hello.
Prime Minister Lu Qian deliberately stopped to carry his father - he was old and had inconvenient legs and feet. The emperor was considerate and gave him a special carriage to carry his father.
"Third Young Master, are you going to see the Holy One?"
Yang Shu was still very respectful to this veteran minister who was over seventy years old. He bowed and said, "Yes."
Lu Qian smiled and said: "Today morning, Jiang Wenfeng reported that you have uprooted the beggar gang in the capital. You have done a good job! In the early years when I was the Prime Minister of Jing Zhaoyin, I also cleaned up the beggar gang, but they were so cunning that they could not
It will revive again in a few years. You young people are still motivated and can outshine us old guys."
Yang Shu replied: "Thank you, Prime Minister Lu. Combating the beggar gang is not a one-day effort. Although the thieves' den has been cleared now, it will take a lot of effort from Mr. Jiang to prevent future troubles."
Hearing what he said, Lu Qian smiled even more kindly: "The third young master is right."
The two of them only said a few words and then separated. One left the palace to do business, and the other entered the palace to meet the saint.
In the eyes of others, this is nothing at all. Who doesn't know that Lu Qian received help from Princess Mingcheng when he was in despair in his early years? It is human nature to take more care of his descendants, let alone just meet and chat.
But in the eyes of Prince Jiang Sheng, it was a bit of an eyesore.
Wen Yuan whispered: "Mr. Lu really looks at him differently."
Jiang Sheng felt uncomfortable, but said: "After all, I have my aunt's kindness."
Wen Yuan said again: "He is not so kind to His Highness."
Jiang Sheng said nothing and strode forward.
Lu Qian was the Prime Minister and he always acted upright. No matter how others fawned over him as the prince, he always dealt with business affairs and was neither close nor distant.
Jiang Sheng thought this was good before. He was the prince, the rightful heir apparent, and Lu Qian had the best attitude to not form factions or take sides.
But these days, I don't know why, but I feel more and more uncomfortable.
He was neither party-minded nor partial, but he was so kind to that boy that he had nothing to say. Whenever my father mentioned him, he always had good words to say.
That kid doesn't have the status of a prince, but if one day...
The more Jiang Sheng thought about it, the unhappy he became.
But Wenyuan said again: "The fourth sister seems to be frightened, and she has not been able to sleep well these days. The third sister is very distressed and wants to go to Xuandu Temple to ask for an amulet for her. Your Highness, you have been restless recently. Do you want to
Don’t you want to go together?”
Jiang Sheng suddenly paused.
Wen Yuan was startled by him. Seeing that his face was not good-looking, he wondered whether he should relax a little.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Sheng laughed again: "Okay!"
I just picked her up and wanted to push her to him. I was really anxious.
The Wen family had helped him a lot over the years, and it was his uncle's family. He originally thought that it would be good to have a cousin to calm their hearts, but who knew they would actually deceive him like this.
I have been missing for half a month, and I don’t know if my innocence is still there, but I still want to blame it on him. Now she is the crown prince, and she will be the queen in the future. The queen who was kidnapped by the beggar gang for half a month, is he still shameless?
It's time to tell them to give up.
…
The emperor soon met Yang Shu. After hearing his report on the case of bones in the bridge cave, he smiled and nodded: "Jiang Qing reported that you have done a lot of work. Have you been working hard these days?"
Yang Shu lowered his head and replied: "I'm just an assistant manager, so it's not hard work."
"You are responsible for all the intelligence. What you have done is no less than Jiang Qing!" The emperor smiled, "You have made a contribution, tell me what you want? I will reward you."
Yang Shu thought for a while and said: "I can't think of it at the moment, can I save it first?"
The emperor laughed: "Okay, just save it first."
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Yang Shu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the intelligence is the work of another person. I would like to ask for a reward for him."
"Are you talking about Ji Wei?" The emperor played the chapter.
"Yes." Yang Shu said, "He has no official or position. He is just willing to take this risk out of righteous indignation."
The emperor smiled and said: "Do I need to speak personally about this matter? Under the Imperial City Division's gold medal, you can handle it as you wish."
Yang Shu was a little embarrassed and said, "He doesn't want to come to the Imperial City Division."
"Oh?" The emperor thought of something, "Yes, you said that he is a descendant of the Ji family. His father and brother should hope that he will have a decent family background, right?"
"yes."
"It's easy. I'll just grant him a casual official position."
After getting down to business, the emperor smiled and said, "Okay, I have nothing to do here. Let's go see your aunt. She has something to tell you."
Yang Shu agreed and respectfully resigned.
Cui Shun was already waiting outside. When he saw him coming out, he greeted him with a smile and led him to Qianqiu Palace.
Concubine Pei was still in Lingding Pavilion, but instead of painting, she was discussing with the palace officials about brewing plum wine.
Seeing him coming, she smiled and waved: "You haven't been here for a long time. You don't like your aunt anymore when you are older, right?"
Yang Shu saluted and said softly: "I've been busy lately, and it's just come to an end now."
"Auntie has heard about it." Concubine Pei sighed and said, "The fate of those women and children who were abducted and trafficked is really tragic. Fortunately, you solved the case and they will not suffer anymore in the future."
Yang Shu smiled faintly and changed the subject: "Your Majesty said, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"
"Oh." Concubine Pei remembered the business and waved to the palace attendants with a smile, "My aunt has been paying attention to you for a long time. Come and take a look. How do these look like?"
Yang Shu saw that the palace servants brought scrolls of paintings and spread them out in front of him. The paintings showed young women in different postures.
"..." His face became a little stiff.
This is not the first time. When he paid filial piety, Concubine Pei came.
He thought that this matter had been explained clearly, but it turned out that she...
"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Concubine Pei asked him.
Yang Shu suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Mother, I have already said that I will not consider this matter..."
When he was angry, he would call her empress and call himself a minister.
Concubine Pei stopped laughing and said seriously: "Shur, the so-called fate has always been a fool's talk. The more you take it seriously, the more it becomes the same thing. Your father only has one bloodline, and you can't get married unless you get married.
If you stay as a queen, do you want to call him a queen?"
"I am not the only one in the Yang family." Yang Shu said harshly, "The eldest brother and the second brother have descendants, they are all descendants of the Yang family."
"But they are not your father's sons!" Concubine Pei did not give in this time, "This is not one person's business."
Yang Shu lowered his head and did not retort, but he did not intend to give in.
His appearance made Concubine Pei helpless. Ever since he was a child, he had been like this, refusing to give in to anything he didn't want to do.
Concubine Pei's eyes softened and she asked softly: "Shur, tell your aunt the truth. Is it because of that fate or because of... this girl that you don't want to marry?"