Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he is eager to recruit a group of his confidants to help him govern the country. Under this general trend, the emperor and the people of Pingnan Palace have a little time to get along, and a new regime is born.
After all, except for Taifu Xu's faction, no one in the court today can compete with the forces of Prince Pingnan. And the bureaucrats who follow Taifu Xu are secretly interested in making good friends with the forces of Prince Pingnan because Taifu Xu will resign and go into seclusion soon.
Therefore, when discussing matters in the court, everyone tried their best to avoid conflicts with the forces of the Pingnan Palace.
Sometimes Taifu Xu had disagreements with the powerful people in Pingnan Palace, and many officials who followed Taifu Xu awkwardly advised the old man not to be so 'angry'...
All in all, the power of Prince Pingnan's Palace was at its peak in the court, and officials of all sizes in the capital had to be polite when meeting people from Prince Pingnan's Palace.
"Young master, you are the prince of Pingnan. Why do you need to tell the rules to Fengyu? Look at this shabby Fengyu Mansion. You can buy ten of them just by blowing your breath. So what if we force our way in?"
"I'm not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry? Are you afraid that you are also attracted to that beauty?" The young man stared sideways at the little follower beside him.
"How dare you, little man, be tempted? Such a beautiful lady with such a beautiful and fragrant country will naturally become your forbidden wife." The little follower quickly shook his head in defense, although he was indeed very attracted to the beauty, and he thought that he would have to find an opportunity in the future to secretly threaten her.
There is a temptation to do something bad to the beauty, but now if the young master knows that he has ulterior motives towards the beauty, he will definitely die a good death.
"You know what I mean, that beauty has won my heart, so don't expect to get a share of the pie. However, once I take her as a concubine, you can choose any of the dancers, singers, or beauties kept captive in Prince Pingnan's palace."
"Thank you, young master, shall we take people in to arrest them now?"
"Hey, didn't I just say that if you forcefully break into the official residence to take someone, it will make us, the people of Prince Pingnan's Palace, look rude and arrogant." The young man said in a serious tone: "Prince Pingnan's Palace gained power in the capital and captured a
The Fengyu Mansion doesn’t care, but we have to save face for the Emperor. Although our people are not afraid of going to war at the Emperor’s feet, it will make the Emperor lose face and will not be conducive to future cooperation.”
"This... what should we do?" The little follower was confused. He didn't think that the head of the Fengyu Mansion would willingly offer a beautiful woman.
"Today we will first give a gift and bring a few people to visit this young Fengyu. If he presents the beauty wisely, we will wish him good luck in his official career." The young man said meaningfully.
"Courtesy first, then attack! I understand!"
"Now that you understand, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and prepare a big gift for me." The young man clapped the paper fan in his hand and smiled: "I want him to cut off his heart and soul, at least give him something to compensate him.
We know that those of us in Pingnan Palace will not treat our subordinates badly."
"It's just a small favor. Master, you only need to give him a small gift to open his eyes."
In this way, while Zhou Xingyun was boiling water for the beauty Xunxuan, Prince Pingnan hurried back to his residence to prepare gifts and planned to visit Xiao Fengyu of Shang Yao Bureau in person.
Looking back on those days, when Zhou Xingyun was prospering in the capital, he was not only a confidant of the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor, but also the grandson-in-law of Taifu Xu. He also became friends with the aloof Miss Xuanyuan, a minister of the Ministry of War, so that the officials' sons and daughters in the capital
, following Xuanyuan Fengxue every day, reporting to his Fengyu Mansion, and playing happily with the inexperienced Han Feng.
Over time, Zhou Xingyun developed a habit of always opening the door of my house, allowing you, the officials' children, to come and go.
The habit of keeping the door of Fengyu Mansion open in broad daylight still remains unchanged. After all, there are very few servants in Fengyu Mansion, only Shen Xin, Situ Waner and a few pretty maids. If the door of the mansion is closed,
After a while, someone knocked on the door, and just answering the door would annoy Zhou Xingyun to death.
So Prince Pingnan prepared two boxes of gold and silver jewelry, and accompanied by six guards with knives, he and his three friends went straight to Huanglong and entered the courtyard of Fengyu Mansion.
Zhou Xingyun and Wei Suyao watched a group of ten people walk into the courtyard, completely unaware that the other party was here to cause trouble.
In other words, when they saw the two guards with knives, their backs straightened and holding two square small brocade boxes, Zhou Xingyun and Wei Suyao felt that the visitors were coming to deliver gifts.
It’s not surprising that Zhou Xingyun has such an idea. Anyone who knows his identity will rush to visit him. Although Zhou Xingyun not long ago told Wang Yushi at Jin’s house and asked him to tell other court officials not to disturb his rest, but...there is no such thing in this era
With mobile phones and the Internet, it takes a certain amount of time for information to spread. Some eager young men have already prepared big gifts to please him.
Four young people in their early twenties walked into Fengyu Mansion and met Zhou Xingyun and his wife who were walking in the courtyard. Wei Suyao, with blond hair, blue eyes and handsome appearance, immediately stunned the four of them.
The young master at the head couldn't help but praise her from the bottom of his heart. She is such a heroic and cool foreign beauty. This small Fengyu Mansion really hides a lot of beauty.
When Sister Shen Xin saw someone coming, she immediately walked to Zhou Xingyun and waited for the reception.
The few people who entered the courtyard of Fengyu Mansion soon discovered that all the women in Fengyu Mansion were as beautiful as heavenly beings. Even the maidservants who were even guests were all extremely beautiful, which was really wonderful.
"Han Dongchen, the Crown Prince of Xianan Palace, made a special trip to Fengyu Palace today. This is a small apology I prepared. It is not respectful. Please accept it, Lord Fengyu." Prince Pingnan clapped his hands and signaled to the knife-wielding guard behind him.
On the brocade box.
"You're welcome, you're welcome. Shen Xin will make tea to entertain the distinguished guests. Your Majesty, please follow me into the living room and sit down." Zhou Xingyun didn't think too much. He raised his hand to indicate to Shen Xin to accept the gift, and then invited Pingnan Prince Han Dongchen to come in.
Sit around the house.
"My slave, please follow me, two officials." Sister Shen Xin was very sensible, so she stepped forward and asked two guards holding brocade boxes to follow her to the palace warehouse.
It is necessary to make tea to entertain guests, but the gift must be accepted first, otherwise, will the other party drink tea with a big gift in hand?
If Xu Zhiqian was present, she would definitely have noticed what Prince Pingnan said...'apologise'?
"Hey, young master, he accepted it." The little follower secretly snickered. He is short-handed in taking advantage of others and soft-spoken in eating others. Xiao Fengyu was so excited when he saw the wealth that he actually accepted the gift from Pingnan Prince's Palace. It would be difficult to refuse them later.
's request.
"Very good." Han Dongchen clapped the paper fan in his hand and followed Zhou Xingyun and Wei Suyao to the living room with a slight smile.
Wei Suyuan vaguely noticed that something was wrong with the Crown Prince of Nanwangfu who was visiting today, so he approached Zhou Xingyun and whispered: "They seem... very strange."
"Well, Suyao, you're right, they are indeed very strange, but I don't know what kind of medicine the prince of the Nanwang Palace bought in his gourd. However, when I accepted the gift, they all looked happy, I guess they were asking for something.
Me, maybe you want to please me."
Zhou Xingyun took it for granted that he was Princess Yongming's consort and dignified brother-in-law. It was not an exaggeration to give him a congratulatory gift when someone from the Nan Palace met him for the first time. However, the Prince of Pingnan seemed to have another agenda and wanted to get something out of him.
Asking for some benefits, even a little bit... looking down on him?
Zhou Xingyun heard from Wang Yushi this morning that the southern generals were not interested in him and thought that when they put down the rebellion of the sixteenth son of the emperor, he took the credit of Prince Pingnan's palace. Now Prince Pingnan is different from what he is and seems to be giving gifts as a sign of goodwill.
, in fact, I feel contempt, which is reasonable.
That's what it's like to be an official. Everyone is a respectable person. They secretly despise and oppose each other, but openly they have to welcome each other with a smile.
"You knew they had ulterior motives, so why did you accept their gifts?" Wei Suyao asked in confusion.
"This is out of politeness. I accepted the gift from the Nanwang Palace to give them face. After all, we are not hostile to the Nanwang Palace. They gave me face and came to my door to give gifts, so I naturally wanted to accept their favor.
Moreover, giving gifts is just a superficial show of goodwill. Tomorrow I have to prepare a gift of equal value to send back. This is what the saying goes, courtesy exchanges. We both work for the royal family. We greet each other when we first meet, and then even in court.
When there is a confrontation in the hall, one must also pay attention to dignity, so as not to become strangers and get angry and scold each other if they disagree."
Zhou Xingyun obviously didn't realize that Prince Pingnan didn't know that he was the young miracle doctor who made a fuss in the capital last year.
"Now that you have to entertain guests, do I still have to...?" Wei Suyao was a little embarrassed.
"Don't let go without my permission." Zhou Xingyun replied with a smile. Today, he kissed Xiao Suyao and took his arm, accompanying him to receive the guests as the wife of the Zhou family.
Zhou Xingyun and Wei Suyao were whispering to each other, which aroused the suspicion of the people in Pingnan Palace. A young attendant suddenly asked out of curiosity: "Master, what are they talking about?"
"I'm afraid I'm not flattered. Let's discuss how to entertain our Crown Prince of Nanwangfu." Another young follower said with a smile.
"This little Fengyu is quite naughty. He knows how to receive us well and won't hit the smiling person. Let's sit in the living room first." Han Dongchen smiled, silently admiring Wei Suyao who was walking in front, and gave her a loving hug.
The small waist is very attractive.
Wei Suyao practiced martial arts and cultivated his figure. His lower abdomen was smooth without a trace of excess fat. His legs were long, thin and flexible, as if he could break the beauty's backbone with just a little force of his hands. Whenever Zhou Xingyun saw Wei Suyao holding a sword in one hand and akimbo with the other, he looked handsome and cold.
Whenever she stood in front of her, he would have wild thoughts, trying to grab Xiao Suyao by the waist and do something indescribable.
Soon after that, after everyone sat down in the living room, Situ Wan'er served tea politely.
It wasn't until Situ Wan'er handed the tea to Han Dongchen that he moved his eyes away from Wei Suyao with lingering interest, and turned to admire Situ Wan'er happily.
After Situ Wan'er retreated, Han Dongchen closed his eyes. He seemed to be reminiscing about the tea, but in fact he was looking back at the beauty of Wei Suyao, Shen Xin, Situ Wan'er, and the maids of Feng Yu Mansion. He secretly praised this.
The inconspicuous Fengyu Mansion is a good place! Fengyu, a small pharmacy, has managed to recruit so many stunning people. He is indeed quite capable. No wonder he became Fengyu at such a young age.
Han Dongchen has a saying that as long as the young Fengyu has the maids in his palace to serve the dignitaries in the capital, his career will be smooth sailing. Presumably, he got the position of Fengyu in exchange for the beauties around him.