Xu Qinghuan fell asleep in a daze, and when he woke up the next day, he only heard someone talking outside the house.
"Yesterday, the Marquis's clothes were lost in the laundry room."
Xu Qinghuan listened carefully, and Yin Gui's voice came: "What's going on? Did the girls put it in the wrong place?"
"The little girls all remembered it clearly. They ironed it and put it aside. Because it was too late, they didn't send it to the madam's room."
Xu Qinghuan thought about the scene last night, the belt she had pulled off, and Song Chengxuan's loose clothes half hanging on his body.
She immediately looked towards the table. She had put the belt there last night, but she didn't see it at first glance. Maybe it was because Yin Gui had put it away, or because Yin Gui had thought it through.
Xu Qinghuan was about to get up.
I just heard the steward's voice coming from outside: "Stop talking here, be careful not to disturb the eldest lady, go back and look carefully."
"Maybe..." Yueyao, the maid in charge of the inner courtyard, seemed to think of something.
The mother in charge asked, "Maybe what?"
Yueyao said: "I saw footprints on the bed. It seems that the clothes were taken away by those things."
"What kind of thing can take away a piece of clothing," said the mother in charge. "Don't make random guesses. You can't tell who has unclean hands and feet..."
"That's not necessarily true," Yingui said, "I heard from Grandma Sun that there is a Huangxian who has become a spirit and borrows clothes when he transforms into a human form. However, the Huangxian will not borrow things in vain and will bring good things to the family.
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Xu Qinghuan opened his eyes wide in surprise. Yin Gui usually looked very serious, but he didn't expect that he could lie even better than Feng Chu.
As soon as Yin Gui finished speaking, she heard Yang's mother's voice: "Get up quickly, the eldest lady. The old lady of the Song family has arrived in Beijing. She has sent a message to our family and will be at our door soon."
Xu Qinghuan suddenly sat up from the bed.
The little maid outside looked at Yin Gui with admiration: "Sister, I am really right. The person who came last night was really a fairy."
Mother Yang frowned, not knowing what these girls were talking about, and told Yin Gui: "Move quickly and don't neglect the Song family."
Seeing Yang's mother leaving, Yingui breathed a sigh of relief.
She is more accepting of Wong Tai Sin than Lord Song who broke into the lady's boudoir at night and offered her clothes to stay. She hoped that last night was just a dream left to her by Wong Tai Sin to steal clothes.
The eldest lady will get married when she grows up. Will she have more things to worry about in the future?
Yin Gui walked into the room and saw Xu Qinghuan sitting on the brocade stool.
"Yingui," Xu Qinghuan said, "have you put away the belt on the table?"
Yin Gui looked confused: "What kind of belt?"
Xu Qinghuan didn't want to explain the origin of the belt. Since Yingui didn't take it away, it was taken away by Song Chengxuan.
Now she just hopes that Wong Tai Sin won't come often.
Maybe she should prepare a set of clothes to avoid Yingui having to steal them every time, but what worried her most was that the clothes never came back every time.
Xu Qinghuan sighed and counted the clothes he wore to see if she could make two less items when preparing her dowry.
It was as if he could see what Xu Qinghuan was thinking.
"Master Song will not admit it," Yin Gui reminded, "Miss, you should think about what those female celebrities are going to do!"
There is a list on the table, which indicates that she will prepare several sets of clothes and shoes and socks made by herself.
Xu Qinghuan was lying on the table. She didn't want to get married.
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The emperor was furious at the court and wanted to investigate the case of Prince Jing and Prince An. He specially summoned the consort of the eldest princess of Jiashan for this matter.
The prince-in-law shed tears in the court hall and stammered the story of how the Zhang family led troops to assassinate the princess. The honest man knelt on the ground and begged the emperor for protection.
Transferring sergeants from the capital without permission was tantamount to treason. Due to the empress dowager's face, the emperor simply asked Song Chengxuan to lead the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to investigate the case. Any officials and yamen involved in the case must cooperate in the investigation.
After the court came down, officials discussed it a lot.
The emperor went straight to the imperial study and ordered Feng Shun: "Bring the person here. I want to see how the person recommended by Cheng Ruhai is doing."
Feng Shun responded and brought in the officials who had been waiting outside for a long time.
The official's official position was not high, and he would never have been specially summoned unless the emperor intended to cultivate him. Feng Shun thought of this and looked at the official carefully.
Although it was his first time to meet the saint, he was neither arrogant nor arrogant. There was no trace of nervousness on his face. On the contrary, he gave off a calm feeling. He looked outstanding but not too sharp.
Feng Shun nodded, he was indeed a good candidate.
The officials entered the door and saluted the emperor: "The humble minister Li Xu bows to see the emperor."
The emperor raised his eyes and said: "Get up." The young official in front of him was wearing an official uniform and standing there quietly. This man's eyes were clear and there was an air of purity in his brows.
The emperor couldn't help but think of his teacher, who was upright and upright. When he was still young, his father ordered Xie Taifu to teach him.
After the death of his father, Taifu Xie was forced by the Zhang family to return home and died on the road. At that time, he recorded this account. If he holds great power in the future, he will definitely punish this rebellious minister of the Zhang family.
The emperor retracted his thoughts: "I heard that your teacher is Su Huai?"
Li Xu responded: "My mentor Su Huai recommended Wei Chen to become an official."
The emperor stood up and slowly walked down the jade steps to Li Xu: "But I hope you can become the emperor's disciple."
When Li Xu heard this, he couldn't help but look surprised and hurriedly knelt down to salute.
"Nowadays, the border is unstable, and there are always people in the court who are eager to make trouble. I need disciples of the emperor to be my eyes and ears. You have done a good job in Changzhou, and you have made great achievements when you came back from Changzhou." The emperor said this and looked down.
Looking at Li Xu, it was Li Xu who discovered what was happening in the Zhang family, so he could pretend to be deaf and dumb in front of the Queen Mother, wait until things got out of hand, and then let Song Chengxuan come to investigate the case.
Everyone thought he was forced to do this, but in fact everything was under his control. He could endure it for several years, or even more than ten years, until he could achieve his goal.
The emperor's eyes flashed with fierceness, and he bent down to help Li Xu: "My country needs talented people like Aiqing."
Li Xu stood up and saluted again: "I am willing to share the emperor's worries, and I am willing to die with my liver and brains shattered to pieces."
"Okay," the emperor seemed a little moved, "Although Zhang Yuci has been captured now, there is still Zhang Yuchi in Northern Xinjiang. I heard that Li Aiqing's family is also in the north. Do you know anything about Northern Xinjiang? What about the Yu family? How about Yanshanwei?
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Li Xu said: "The Zhang family has many direct descendants in Northern Xinjiang, and their status is not easy to shake. Most of the generals in Northern Xinjiang have surrendered to Zhang Yuchi. There are only a few military general families like the Yu family who have always been wary of their relatives. I am afraid that with them
There will be danger in the future if you keep close contact."
The emperor nodded: "Go on."
Li Xu said: "If the emperor wants to move Zhang Yuchi, he must use the generals from northern Xinjiang. The time is not ripe now. There has just been a war in the southeast. The death of Marquis Guangping in the northwest will cause chaos. The court must be prepared. Northern Xinjiang needs
After careful consideration, the emperor sent more troops to Northern Xinjiang to make arrangements first, and then take back Northern Xinjiang from the hands of the Zhang family when he finds the opportunity in the future."
The emperor walked back to the throne, but he did not sit down. Instead, he said in a deep voice: "I want Li Qing to return to the north as an official. I wonder if Li Qing is willing?"
The emperor seemed to be asking, but his voice was firm.
Li Xu knelt down again.
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After coming out of the palace, Li Xu led the horse and walked on the street. When he walked out of the house, he had already planned how to move forward.
Although there were some twists and turns, the final result was achieved.
The emperor's trust was very important to him, and it was what he relied on when he returned to the north to seek employment.
For some reason, after reaching this point, he felt very calm in his heart. He couldn't find a suitable person to talk to about his thoughts and ambitions.
Several carriages passed in front of him.
It seems that not far from this road is the Anyi Hou Mansion, and these carriages carry so many things...