The Wife is First - 83 Chapter 83 Old acquaintance

After the Qionglin Banquet, the official department began to allocate a new batch of Jinshi. Xiao Yuan was so busy that he had no time until mid-March.

Because of the little commotion about the flower-laying man, the people who asked for the prince to be crown prince stopped. Emperor Hongzheng didn’t know what he was thinking, so he asked the fourth prince Jing Yu to take charge of the Criminal Department. The tribute matters of Fanbang were handed over to Marquis Wenyuan. Although the Fanbang people could not come several times a year, Mu Hanzhang at least had a practical job.

Those in the second and third grades had to take separate exams to obtain positions, but the three in the first grade had official positions directly.

“The second best went to the Hanlin Academy to work as an editor, and Ma Tanhua went to the Ministry of Rites.” Xiao Yuan took a sip of tea, and the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel finally came to an end. Last year, there was a big investigation in the Ministry of Rites, and this year when he was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel, he encountered It’s spring, and there really is no rest for a day. Looking at the two people sitting across from him who were always idle, Xiao Shilang suddenly felt that the sky was unfair.

“We have been fighting for more than half a year, so naturally we should take a break.” Jing Shao seemed to see the sadness in Xiao Yuan’s eyes and said matter-of-factly.

“Where did the top pick go?” Zhou Jin came over with a plate of cakes and asked with a smile when he saw Xiao Yuan’s angry look.

“The fourth prince wanted to send him to the Ministry of Punishment, but that person asked himself to be a parent officer.” Speaking of Qin Zhaoran, a strange look appeared on Xiao Yuan’s face. Normally, Jinshi and other ministers would like to stay in the capital, but this person Better yet, do the opposite.

Jing Shao snorted coldly. Prince Rui admired Ma Zhuo’s quick response at the Qionglin Banquet. The Ministry of Rites happened to need someone who could speak well, so he went to ask Emperor Hongzheng for him. Jing Yu, that idiot, went straight to ask for the No. 1 prize, for fear that others wouldn’t know that he wanted to overpower the emperor’s brother.

“In this current situation, it is actually better to be an official outside the capital than to be an official in the capital.” Mu Hanzhang said slowly. With Qin Zhaoran’s temperament, he must not want to participate in the fight between these princes. If the fourth prince tries to win over him, he will only He just forced her away.

“Jing Yu has liked to compete with his brother since he was a child. When he was named, he always wanted to have jade in it.” Jing Shao said disdainfully, saying that Jing Yu is the eldest son of the queen, so he should be the same as Jing Chen.

Mu Hanzhang couldn’t help but chuckle. It was not the fourth prince who named him, so it was the fourth prince’s fault.

Qin Zhaoran stood in front of the palace, looking at the magnificent gate. It was much more imposing than the Beiwei Marquis’ Mansion that he visited when he was young. The six characters “Cheng Wang Wenyuan Marquis’ Mansion” were written on the door, which looked very strange, but It was in that lame title that there was a hint of intimacy that was not humane to outsiders.

“Master, what’s the matter?” Mr. Yun, who was going out to do errands, saw the young man dazed in front of the door. Seeing his polite appearance, he must be a visitor, so he asked aloud.

Qin Zhaoran wanted to say nothing happened, but after a pause he couldn’t help but ask: “Qin Zhaoran, I am an old friend of Marquis Wenyuan. May I ask if the Marquis is in the house?”

“The Marquis went out with the prince and will not be back until after noon. If the young master is not in a hurry, you can go inside and wait.” Mr. Yun said politely.

“No need.” Qin Zhaoran waved his hand, glanced at the door plaque sadly, turned and left.

When the two came back from Huiwei Building, Mr. Yun told him about the visit of the Number One Scholar. Jing Shao thought that since he was a classmate of his own princess, the Number One Scholar should treat him to a meal, so he asked Mr. Yun to send a message to invite him. He will come to the mansion tomorrow.

“He will definitely not come.” Mu Hanzhang looked at the invitation. He was an upright scholar at heart and had always looked down upon princes and princes.

“After all, he is your classmate, and he is also a relative. It is his business whether he wants to come after the post is sent out.” Jing Shao said nonchalantly.

The post was handed over to the new champion, Qin Zhaoran hesitated again and again, but finally did not go.

The servants came back and said that Zhuangyuan Lang was humbled by his low status and did not want to cause trouble to the prince and marquis, but asked someone to transfer an inkstone to Mu Hanzhang.

“This man is quite cautious.” Jing Shao said to his princess after hearing the servant’s reply.

Mu Hanzhang frowned and looked at the inkstone in his hand. It was made of a kind of ink stone produced in Qin Zhaoran’s hometown. It was rarely sold on the market because the ground ink was not of the highest quality. It always contained some impurities and was fragile. Sculpture. When he was a child, Qin Zhaoran told him that his family was poor and could not buy a good inkstone, so he went to the river to find this kind of ink stone. He could produce ink by grinding any pit, and because there was a kind of miscellaneous stone in it, he could write The handwriting will have a hint of indigo. He was curious at that time and wanted to see this kind of ink stone. He didn’t expect that Qin Zhaoran would still remember it after so many years.

“Now is the cusp of the storm. It would be better if he doesn’t come,” Mu Hanzhang put the inkstone aside, “It’s already eye-catching for my brother to ask Tanhua Lang to come over. We’d better not get too close to other people. “

Jing Shao nodded and asked his servants to return some gifts to Qin Zhaoran. Thinking that since he was a good friend of his own princess, he asked Xiao Yuan not to transfer him to a remote place, but to find a place with rich products and easy political achievements.

Mu Hanzhang had never seen Qin Zhaoran until he left Beijing to take up his post. Jing Shao also put the matter behind him, because in mid-March, Jing Chen left for Jiangnan, and the couple became busy.

Before leaving, Jingchen handed over some of his contacts to Mu Hanzhang and asked him to handle some urgent matters in the capital. He also handed over the Tanhua Lang to him, asking him to mention more.

“Brother trusts you more than me now.” Jing Shao said sourly as he walked next to his princess.

While Mu Hanzhang wrote annotations on the official document in his hand, he patted the big head hanging on his shoulder: “Who told you to run away after seeing the official document? My brother has stopped counting on you.”

Since Mu Hanzhang was able to go to court, Jingchen often asked him to go to Prince Rui’s Mansion to participate in some matters, and gradually handed over some affairs to him. It seemed that he placed all his expectations for his younger brother on this brother-in-law, so he left the capital. After that, Mu Hanzhang didn’t rush around.

Jing Shao groaned and refused to get up. Xiao Huang got in through the crack in the door and looked at the table legs. There is a plate of fresh mulberries on the table. They are bright red and slightly purple. It is the right time to eat them.

“What’s going on with Ma Zhuo? I always feel that he and my brother are old acquaintances.” Mu Hanzhang tapped the furry paw that was reaching for the plate with the pen.

“Well, I don’t know, but my brother mentioned in a vague way that he seems to be from the Zhuo family.” Jing Shao pinched a mulberry that was not very red and stuffed it into the little tiger’s mouth, and immediately shook his head sourly. “Ma Zhuo is actually not named Ma, but Zhuo.”

Mu Hanzhang paused to write, then turned to look at him. He used a pseudonym for the merit test. There must be some ulterior secret in it.

“I was young when the incident happened to the Zhuo family, so I don’t know much about it, but I guess my brother may still have contact with them over the years. Otherwise, how could Ma Tanhua have the ability to forge his place of birth to take the imperial examination?” Jing Shao whispered, what happened to him in his previous life? He paid little attention to things in the court, so he didn’t know the people around Jingchen.

Although Mu Hanzhang was young at the time, Zhuo Shangshu was convicted and his family was ransacked, and his whole family was exiled to a remote place, causing a sensation. He also heard his father mention it, and nodded slightly when he heard the words. It was better not to talk about it.

“That Ma Zhuo is really a wonderful man. He got to know him well in the Ministry of Etiquette within a few days. Even the elders looked kind and cheerful when they saw him.” Mu Hanzhang pinched a mulberry to eat, but Jing Shao grabbed it first. Into the mouth.

“These mulberries are sweet and sour. Let me give some to mother.” Jing Shao licked his long, shiny fingers while eating, and then he let go with satisfaction when he felt the fingertips tremble slightly.

“I’ve already sent someone to give them away.” Mu Hanzhang was helpless at Jing Shao’s increasingly childish behavior. The palace grew these mulberries himself. Now that Qiu is pregnant, she is addicted to these sweet and sour things, ” I sent some to Prince Rui’s Mansion. I heard that my sister-in-law is not in good health recently, so let’s go and have a look tomorrow.”

“Yes.” Jing Shao responded, and soon someone came to report that Mr. Ma from the Ministry of Rites was visiting.