Zhang Shou has never had a bad habit of choosing a bed, so whether he stayed at the Qingantang Hall of Zhao Guogong's mansion when he first came to Beijing, or whether he slept in the small house that Qi Jingshan lent to his mother and son last night, he stayed here temporarily again.
He slept well in the guest room of Shuntian Mansion. Of course, it may be because he was too tired recently, so he didn't even dream much.
However, this time, early in the morning, he rarely worked mentally for a while at night, and had to eat late night snacks for a while. He went to bed later than usual, but he did not sleep until he woke up naturally, but was...
Leng woke up from the cold feeling. When he opened his eyes and saw Ah Liu's familiar face in front of him, his first reaction was to close his eyes.
Well, this is a nightmare...
But the next moment, he heard a cold voice coming from his ear: "Young Master, the Queen Mother has summoned you."
When these words penetrated his ears, Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned over and sat up, feeling sleepy and suddenly woke up. He saw Ah Liu standing beside the bed, looking at him with an innocent face, and he saw his hands
Holding a soft towel, and thinking about the cold touch just now, I knew without thinking that it must have been a soft towel soaked in well water that Ah Liu had given him a sudden attack.
"Can't you just talk properly?"
"I stood there for a long time before calling you."
Understand the implication of this is that I thoughtfully let you sleep for a few more minutes. Zhang Shou could only admit that he was unlucky. He lifted the quilt and got out of bed, only to see on the clothes hanger next to him, there was a set of clothes that could be seen at a glance.
It was the neatly ironed and brand-new official uniform of Doctor Guozi. He couldn't help but look at Ah Liu with some surprise: "Did you bring it here specially?"
"Yes." Ah Liu had already closed his mouth, but he seemed to think about it for a moment before he continued to add, "The weaving workshop rushed to make it. The eldest lady ordered me to bring it."
Thinking that every time Ah Liu talked, most of the time it was when Zhu Ying was involved, he couldn't help but glance over suspiciously. However, when he saw that the person's face remained motionless under his gaze, he gave up on trying to figure out the clues.
After he washed up, Ah Liu brought the porridge, side dishes and three-color snacks that had been prepared long ago. He could only fill his stomach quickly.
There were no outsiders, and he didn't care about the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping. As he ate, he asked: "Why did the Queen Mother suddenly summon me?"
"Aiwujiwu?" Ah Liu raised his eyebrows. Seeing that Zhang Shou was almost choked, he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Because you are famous."
What kind of answer is this? If I remember correctly, thanks to the eldest lady and Lu Sanlang who helped me build momentum, and after entering the capital the night before yesterday, Lu Sanlang, Zhang Chen and more than a hundred people gathered around me to go to the Imperial College, I seemed
He has already become famous in Beijing, right?
Zhang Shou still felt a little reluctant to get out of bed, hehehe angrily, and then took a firm bite of the soft chive roll. The next moment, he heard a rare further explanation from Ah Liu.
"This morning, Prince Fu Yin killed everyone in all directions."
Uh, is this talking about the morning court? Is it such an exaggeration?
Zhang Shou seriously thought about the possible disputes at the court meeting, and suddenly felt that the originally fragrant and delicious flower rolls were a little tasteless. Just as he sighed, Ah Liu added several more words: "You'd better hurry up,
Otherwise, the eldest lady might call in from the door. She wanted to come last night, but she was persuaded by the dowager and the wife to stop her, so she waited at the gate of Shuntian Mansion early this morning."
"You didn't tell me earlier!" Ah Liu finally transformed into a verbose boy, but Zhang Shou was really angry.
It doesn't matter if Zhu Ying is waiting for him in front of other places, but this is... Shuntian Mansion Office!
Shuntian Prefecture governs many counties and towns in the entire Gyeongsang Province. The government office located in the north of the capital naturally has a large and complex flow of people coming in and out. On special notice days, there are still people who come to complain. Of course, there are Daxing County Government Office and Wanping County Office.
In the case of Yamen, the proportion of such cross-level appeals is very low. Song Tuiguan, who is responsible for the punishment, is relatively idle most of the time, but today, he hopes to be a little busier.
Because he was standing at the door facing Zhu Ying, who was as beautiful as a peach and a plum, as cold as frost. He was just talking nonsense and failed to persuade the eldest lady to move a step. At this moment, how much he hoped that Wang Fuyin, who was as silent as everyone in the government office, could
Come back quickly.
"Miss..."
Zhu Ying finally got impatient: "First, I didn't force my way in, second, I didn't make a noise, and third, I didn't block the road. What else do you want? I'm just waiting for someone. Why, you just invited someone here so late at night, and you're not allowed to do it."
Should I wait here?"
Official Song finally waited for Zhu Ying to speak, but was silenced by those words. Compared with Miss Zhu's arrogant behavior in the capital in the past, she was indeed very restrained today. But
She didn't block the noise and blocked the way. The problem was that others didn't dare to come in!
We can't let all those who come to do things go through the back door, right? After all, it was Wang Dayin who robbed people last night...
Just as he was secretly cursing, he only heard a voice coming from behind: "Yingying!"
Before he could turn around, he saw Zhu Ying in front of him who instantly turned from anger to joy. The smile on her face was actually more beautiful than the red dress. Even he, who had always believed that he was a man of virtue and virtue rather than sex, was shocked.
He almost couldn't take his eyes off it. It wasn't until he noticed someone hurriedly walking past him, and then Zhu Ying greeted the person with a smile, that he woke up as if from a dream.
Seeing clearly that it was a young man wearing the official uniform of Doctor Guozi, Song Tuiguan couldn't help but feel funny when he thought that he had put another young man who was almost invisible behind the official uniform that was held up high and couldn't see his face.
But when he saw Zhang Shou's face clearly, he couldn't help but feel some unspeakable resentment.
Thinking back to the palace examination, it is said that he was almost selected to be ranked first in the second class. However, one of the young Jinshi was not only impressive and talented, so he was highly recommended by the examiner and got the biography, but he fell to the sixth place in the second class.
…
He thought that when he was selected, he was almost able to pass the shujishi exam, but the guy who was as good as him in terms of articles was better looking than him, so he still got the favor of the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy...
I think when he was first appointed, he was expected to be appointed as a traveler. However, because this position required him to travel frequently to issue edicts, rewards, edicts, and canonizations, and he was the face of the imperial court, so he almost lost his job because of his appearance.
Missed it.
Now he is promoted from the Sixth Rank Shuntian Prefecture, and Wang Fuyin also appreciates him quite a lot. It seems that he has a good future, but... this is already his third official! If he also looks better, wouldn't the official path be good?
Can it be smoother? You know, when he was admitted to Jinshi, he was also a rare top young talent. He was only twenty, but now he is twenty-six...
What a bitter tear!
Zhang Shou was not aware of Song Tuiguan's complex psychological activities, but he was aware of the resentful look he was looking at him and Zhu Ying, and he had to urge Zhu Ying to leave quickly. Zhu Ying was satisfied after receiving him, so naturally she had no intention of doing so.
He continued to stand at the gate of the Shuntian government office, and then quickly pointed to the corner. He saw that it was also a sedan chair, but the sedan was carried by two horses.
"The Queen Mother specially sent a loaded sedan. We enter the palace from Bei'anmen and go directly to Xuanwu Gate to get off the sedan. We can save a lot of walking!"
Of course Zhang Shou knew that Bei'anmen was located on the north side of the imperial city, closest to the Shuntian government office, but it had to go through the outer imperial city to the north and pass through many eunuch offices. He was not sure what the regulations of the imperial city were like today, but he still felt in his heart
He couldn't help but have some expectations. Because of this daze, he didn't remember something until he got on the sedan chair.
This sedan can only accommodate two people sitting opposite each other at most. Does Zhu Ying want to ride with him?
But the next moment, the sedan door was suddenly closed. Immediately afterwards, he heard the eldest lady's beaming voice coming from outside: "Quick, hurry up, the Queen Mother is waiting!"
When the loaded sedan set off, Zhang Shou felt as if he was about to be escorted into a bridal sedan. Although he quickly got rid of this nonsense thought, he had no interest in opening the curtains during the rest of the journey.
Looking at the scenery along the way, it was the same even after entering Bei'anmen. I just sat there with my eyes and nose in mind, thinking about the secret messages last night.
He had an excellent memory and memorized the binary numbers. Now he was just thinking about them one by one. When he got off the sedan in front of Xuanwu Gate, he had already absentmindedly converted them into decimal and was searching for a word in the thousand-character essay in his mind.
A word. Therefore, when two more small sedans were brought up, he sat in again without paying much attention, and did not come back to his senses until he got off the sedan again.
"Qingning Palace has arrived."
He had not noticed the buildings on the road just now. When he got off the sedan, Zhang Shou noticed that all he saw were red walls and glazed tiles. On the door facing him, there were the words Qingning Gate. Turning his head and looking at the sun, he realized,
This should be the north gate of Qingning Palace. According to the rule that the south facing palace is the main entrance, there is no doubt that this is the back entrance.
He hesitated for a moment, then he saw Zhu Ying running over quickly with her skirt in hand: "Before we go, we have to go around Changxin Gate, but Qingning Gate is closer! Ah Shou, hurry up, the Queen Mother is the same as my grandmother.
, they are all very kind and easy to talk to!”
Zhang Shou smiled and nodded slightly, but when he was about to enter the Qingning Gate, he saw a young eunuch suddenly rush out from inside and almost bumped into him.
Zhu Ying immediately raised her eyebrows, but before she could lose her temper, the young eunuch apologized and ran away.
Zhang Shou almost instinctively reached out and pressed his chest, and then without hesitation, he suddenly reached into his arms, took a step forward with his left leg, and at the same time raised his right hand, performing an extremely standard straight ball throwing motion.
Zhu Ying, who had not yet recovered, saw something suddenly thrown out of Zhang Shou's hand, and then hit the young eunuch on the back with perfect accuracy. In an instant, the person was knocked down with a plop. She was stunned.
Looking at Zhang Shou, she saw Mr. Qingjun smiling at her somewhat sheepishly.
"I haven't lost it for a long time, so my hands are a little raw."
Zhu Ying glanced at the little eunuch on the ground who was holding his waist and couldn't get up, and couldn't help laughing. This was a raw hand. If his hands were familiar, wouldn't that unlucky little eunuch be crushed to death?