I still remember that on New Year's Eve last year, the world was in danger of falling. The Xu family's army defected from the capital, and the Wu family in Ningyang defeated the imperial army. The capital city gates were closed tightly, trade was cut off, and streets and shops were closed. People everywhere were panicked.
Even if you want to arrange New Year's goods, you can't.
In the blink of an eye, a year has passed. Although the throne has changed hands, the country of Daqing has become much more stable, and the people in the capital have gradually lost the sense of precariousness they felt at that time.
Tonight, New Year's Eve, the new emperor ascended the city tower to celebrate with the people, and publicly announced a new order to reduce taxes and labor for the coming year, which made the people in the city excited.
Everything is growing in a good direction.
However, the more lively and peaceful the place was, the more lonely and desolate the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty felt.
At least at this time last year, I was secretly planning big things. Although it was difficult, I was hopeful, and my focus was on big things.
Now that I was suddenly free, my perception became much sharper.
Especially when I rushed to the tower to join in the fun, I happened to meet Xu Yun and his wife.
The pair of beauties stood side by side, matching each other well but also seeming to be indescribably dazzling...
The second master of the Xu family also bowed to him and thanked him for his kindness in implementing the New Deal.
Hearing this thank you, his mood was extremely complicated.
When he made this suggestion, it was actually His Majesty's instruction.
At that time, he thought that something good was about to happen to him...
When he turned around and heard the news about the marriage between the Xu and Wu families, and then thought about His Majesty's eyes when he gave him instructions that day, which had a profound meaning and seemed to be misleading, it was really hard for him not to suspect that he was being used!
Just use it...
It is not a bad idea to benefit others first and then yourself.
But...are you here to benefit him?
He has been waiting for so long, but why is there no movement at all?
Every night when he lay in bed, he couldn't help but confirm again and again——
Did his response cause the Queen Mother to misunderstand him after she found him?
Is it because he is not sincere enough?
I also worked as an undercover agent and took arrows...
He thought about it and had no idea what the problem was!
It couldn’t be that the Queen Mother had forgotten this matter? It was just a casual remark at the beginning, but he was the only one who took it seriously?!
After thinking wildly for a long time, the Imperial Censor of the Ming Dynasty was heartbroken. He simply found an opportunity to meet with the Queen Mother and expressed his feelings in a cryptic manner with a blushing face——
Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother looked at him in surprise, and her thousands of words turned into one sentence - young people today are too slow! Can they do it?
Seeing that the young man was still in a daze, as if in a dream, the old queen could only explain her words more clearly.
Since she had said that at the beginning, she had sincerely agreed.
After that, she also mentioned the matter to Ding Ning. Ding Ning did not express his position clearly, but he also did not refuse it outright.
If that's the case, then don't you have to rely on yourself from now on?
Shouldn't the two of them discuss their matters?
After a long time of fussing together, he was still waiting - waiting for his wife to fall from the sky on her own?
Fortunately, I still knew how to ask her. If I didn't say a word, I would just wait...
Just wait...
That's a long time coming.
When I die of old age and go into my coffin, I’m afraid I’ll have to think about it before I leave—why hasn’t anyone brought my wife to my door yet?
Therefore, apart from the twists and turns of the world, the two of them missed each other back then, and it was not without their own reasons!
The censor of the Ming Dynasty felt as if he was waking up from a dream.
Oh, it turns out that you have to rely on yourself to get a wife!
Don’t wait for distribution!
He needs to discuss with Ding Ning!
Yes, supposedly he should discuss it with Ding Ning...
After all, the two of them have long passed the age where their parents have full authority to discuss marriage. Ding Ning has gone through so much. She should make the decision on her own affairs. He is confused. He is confused.
He is so confused!
He bowed deeply to the Queen Mother.
Thank you Master, I understand.
The enlightened Censor of the Ming Dynasty hurried out of the palace.
But new questions followed - how should he discuss with Ding Ning? What should he say? How should he say it to increase the chance of winning as much as possible?
This question seemed familiar to him. After all, he was from Yitong Academy and had experienced many battles in the court. He could talk about rhetoric skills and figure out the opponent's weaknesses.
So, set your mind and think about it seriously.
I even read many books and even story books.
But still couldn't come up with a feasible solution.
The sound of a string of firecrackers interrupted the Ming Yushi's thoughts.
Handed over.
A new year begins.
But he still had no clue.
A servant came over with hot flat food and said with a smile: "Master, eat it while it's hot!"
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty looked at the bowl of flat food placed on the desk in front of him, subconsciously picked up the chopsticks, but suddenly stopped.
Looking at the pair of chopsticks, Ming Yushi suddenly felt complicated.
Even the chopsticks come in pairs...
"Snapped."
With a soft sound, the censor, who had no appetite, put down his chopsticks and stood up.
"master……"
"I'm not going to eat anymore. Let's go out for a walk." The Ming Yushi walked out from behind the desk and walked out of the study.
The servant was a little confused.
When he came to the desk and was about to take down the bowls and chopsticks, he saw something on the chair out of the corner of his eye.
The servant bent down and picked it up, and saw that it looked like a peace charm.
It must have fallen on the master.
Just as I was thinking about putting it away for my master, I suddenly realized something was wrong, so I walked closer to the gauze lamp and took a closer look.
The next moment, his eyes suddenly widened.
This...isn't this the marriage talisman of Qingyu Temple?!
But why does the master have this thing on him?
The servant couldn't figure it out at all and couldn't understand it, but he was greatly shocked.
After his expression changed a lot, the servant finally silently put the marriage charm back to its original place in the chair.
I always feel that there are some things that it’s better to pretend you don’t know.
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty left the house and walked down the long street with his hands behind his back, full of thoughts.
There were still the sounds of firecrackers ringing out from time to time, and lights were still on in many houses, and the air was filled with the smell of burning firecrackers.
Suddenly a group of children carrying lanterns came playfully. They covered their mouths and snickered as they passed by him, and quietly threw a firecracker at his feet.
"Bang!"
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty was startled. When he turned around, he saw that the children had run away with laughter.
He shook his head and smiled, not angry.
It's a good thing for children to be noisy. This is the phenomenon in peaceful places.
He was walking aimlessly like this, and when he came to his senses, he unexpectedly arrived at the back wall of Princess Jingrong's mansion again by some strange combination of circumstances.
The old jujube tree inside the wall had already lost all its leaves in winter, but a bright red lantern hung on the dark branches at night.
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty just looked at it with his hands behind his hands for a while.
"Squeak--" With a soft sound, the back door of the eldest princess's mansion was pushed open, and a figure walked out of the courtyard.
Hearing this noise, Yushi Ming subconsciously turned around and left, but he was still a step too late.
"Lord Ming?"
The man holding the lantern asked, and it was the voice of a young man.
It's not that the chief minister in their house is so knowledgeable and can know all the officials in the court, it's just that the royal censor has appeared too frequently at their back wall in the past few months.
Many people in the house have seen it.
The Ming Yushi who was recognized at a glance could only cough lightly, nod his head and said: "Look around."
Seeing that the young man was wearing fur clothes and obviously about to go out, he asked in a tone as if he was on patrol: "Where are you going so late at night?"
The young man was silent: ...You also know that it is late at night.
But because he was afraid of the other party's identity, he could only answer truthfully: "On the order of the princess, I went to another courtyard to get some wine."
The Censor of Ming Dynasty nodded clearly: "Go ahead."
"yes."
"etc--"
"What are your orders, Master Yushi?"
The Royal Censor taught earnestly: "Although you are honorable, you should not only seduce the princess to indulge in pleasure. Serving people with sex will never last long. You must know that you can only serve with all your heart and consider everything for your master."
The long-term way. For example, if you drink a small amount of wine, you will feel happy, but if you drink a lot, you will be harmed by the body. You should also be discouraged when you should. Whether you are sincerely serving, the princess will naturally be able to tell over time. "
The young man was stunned when he heard this.
Is the Royal Censor actually teaching him about the conduct of his appearance...and the way of maintaining favor?!
Why does it sound... like it was deliberately thought out?
Your Majesty the Royal Censor, why are you wondering about this?
The young man suppressed the surprise in his heart, lowered his head and said: "Yes... please remember this, little man."
The imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty nodded slightly and left with his own hands.
The young man thought about it, but still felt it was weird.
After getting the wine and returning to his princess, he couldn't help but mention a few words.
The earth dragon is burning in the room, which is as warm as mid-spring, and the sound of the zither and zither is gurgling like the water of a spring stream, seeming to isolate everything related to the cold winter.
Mian Zuo, who was kneeling on the soft blanket, heard what his companion said and said, "It's indeed a bit strange... I usually just pass by when I go to court, but now I can see people wandering around outside our house from time to time...
"
If it were someone younger and more beautiful, they would definitely think that he was a job-stealer!
After all, it's not like I haven't seen the kind of scheming guy who waits outside the mansion, pretending to be homeless and fainting, just to be seen by the princess so that he can fly up a branch and become a phoenix.
"Don't...there's really nothing to impeach, so you came here specifically to arrest our Highness?" Someone said very warily: "You guys will see each other again, but you can't talk to him anymore, don't let him tell the truth.
!”
Listening to a group of people chattering, Princess Yufeng suddenly laughed and called out in a lazy voice: "Shi Shi."
"The maid is here."
"Tomorrow, you might as well send someone to send a message to the Censor of the Ming Dynasty, inviting him to come and be a guest." Princess Yufeng hid her mouth and yawned, and said, "It's not a good idea to dare to come in for so long."
When it's time to push, give it a push.
As a parent, you must worry more about your children.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion after hearing this, and just as they were about to ask a few questions, they were all kicked out by the exhausted Princess Yufeng.
The next day, on the first day of the lunar month, Shi Shi indeed sent someone to the door of Ming's house and sent a post.
The post was sent early in the morning.
The censor of the Ming Dynasty arrived before noon that day.
This was his first real visit to the princess's mansion.
I met at least seven or eight young men along the way. Those young men wore hairpins with incense and wore wide-sleeved gowns. They were all so beautiful that it made the Royal Censor feel like he was in a fairy cave.
Two voices intertwined in the mind of the upright Imperial Censor - As a man, how can he be dressed up in such fancy clothes?
And - why didn't God give him such a face!
If you don’t give me a face, how about giving me enough hair?
Damn, unfair.
The imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty was led into the front hall with anxiety.
Princess Yufeng was very satisfied.
Although it is a bit urgent, it is also sincerity.
good.
Princess Yufeng sat on the main seat and looked at the Censor who was sitting there, with a look in her eyes that was a bit like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.
And this looking at each other is still looking at each other alone.
In the huge hall, there were only two people present at this time, and everyone else was screened out.
"People of the Ming Dynasty don't tell secret stories. Does the Censor of the Ming Dynasty intend to be our Xie Dingning's consort?"
The "future mother-in-law" was straight to the point when she asked questions. She was very direct.
"Yes." The Ming Yushi who was sitting there was upright and said without changing his expression: "But if Her Royal Highness the Princess doesn't want to get married again, she doesn't want those secular etiquette and legal status. Although Ming has an ordinary appearance,
I also have some other strengths, including poetry and composition, and I am also involved in music, chess, calligraphy and painting——"
Therefore, if your family is more important than good looks, can your age and appearance not be too restrictive?
"..." Princess Yufeng couldn't help but be stunned.
She never thought that the other party would have such a "death intention" without avoiding it...
It's best to be a prince-in-law.
It’s okay if you don’t need a title.
Otherwise, you can still make noodles!
The road he has walked is too wide!
Under this situation, all the embarrassing and tempting words she had prepared earlier were of no use...
Princess Yufeng took a sip of tea, regained her composure a little, raised her eyes and asked: "What Ming Yushi meant is that he is willing to join my eldest princess's house as a noodle chef? Isn't this really a joke?"
"If Ding Ning is willing, I have no objection." Ming Yushi looked firm, paused, and said: "But in my opinion, Ding Ning's heart is not in the so-called raising a face--her temperament I
You know, if you don't want to talk to others, you would rather not talk, and you don't like to be surrounded by people. In the past, this behavior was probably just to confuse the deposed emperor's sight, so as to protect the eldest princess's palace."
Before that, he couldn't understand why she became like this, but when he understood it later, he only felt guilty.
Princess Yufeng was a little surprised.
She really didn't expect that the other party would say these words.
In this world, there are really not many people who truly understand Xie Dingning.
"If she wants me to be by her side, it doesn't matter what her status is." Ming Yushi said: "If she doesn't want to, I shouldn't force herself."
If these words were really spoken to Ding Ning, he might not be able to say them so smoothly.
Now that I can speak out, express my thoughts, and convey them to her ears, no matter what the outcome is, at least I will have no regrets.
After hearing this, when Princess Yufeng spoke again, her eyes were a little more frank: "No matter what the reason is, it is a fact that our eldest princess's palace has a bad reputation in the eyes of the world. The imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty is pure and upright, and he is really not afraid.
Will the reputation be harmed by the gossips of the world and the gossips of colleagues?"
The imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty was very calm: "There is nothing to be afraid of from a worldly perspective."
If you don't have a bit of shamelessness, ahem - endurance, how can you match Ding Ning?
What's more, colleagues are talking nonsense?
You talk as if you can make more noise than him!
"That's good." Princess Yufeng showed a pleased smile, put down the tea cup, and said, "I agree to this marriage!"
There is no need to talk too much, her vision of seeing people is always right.
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty was stunned when he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind the screen: "How can it be your turn to make blind decisions?"
The Censor of the Ming Dynasty suddenly felt something in his heart when he heard this.
Dingning?!
Sure enough, when he looked up, he saw a dark blue figure walking out of the compartment.
