Hearing that the prince and Mr. Chen Ge were waiting, Su Qingyu also stood up and said, "If you have something to do, go and do it."

Shen Zhixiu frowned slightly. The prince was waiting to see him now. What could happen?

Ever since he went to the Su family to propose marriage, there had been a rift between him and the prince. But outsiders didn't know, and many people counted him among the princelings.

In fact, both he and the prince knew in their hearts that he would not be loyal to the prince, and the prince could not tolerate him.

He was promoted step by step, which was not what the prince wanted to see.

During this time, he ran several errands for the emperor. The emperor also knew that he was only loyal to the imperial power and not to the prince. Otherwise, the emperor would not let him take charge of the staff.

Shen Zhixiu motioned to Su Qingyu to continue having fun with them and he would come back when he was done.

Su Qingyu asked: "You are busy with your work, and we don't need you to take care of us. If nothing else, can you still play?"

Not long after Shen Zhixiu left, Lin Wuchen changed into the clothes of a servant and came over.

"Where did he go?" Lin Wuchen looked around but didn't see Shen Zhixiu.

Su Qingyu explained a few words, and Lin Wuchen sighed pretending to be disappointed.

"It's a pity that he can't see me killing people in the pond."

Su Qingyu glanced at him and said, "Third cousin, get one first and then say this."

Seeing the obvious distrust in Su Qingyu's eyes, Lin Wuchen snorted, "Wait, I have to empty out Mr. Shen Ge's pond today."

While talking, Lin Wuchen walked into the pond and bent down to grab a handful of stones.

Su Shunci was so focused on fighting the fish at her feet that she didn't notice Lin Wuchen coming.

She saw a fish running toward her, and it was a big fish.

She was fully prepared this time and summed up her previous experiences and lessons. He grabbed the fish with two hands, one hand grabbing the head, and the other hand running towards the tail.

When Su Shunci ran towards the fish, a stone in Lin Wuchen's hand was thrown out.

Immediately afterwards, Su Shunci was heard shouting: "Sister, I caught a fish, I caught a fish."

Su Shunci held the fish in both hands and gestured towards the shore, hoping that Su Qingyu could see it more clearly.

As for Lin Wuchen who was standing next to her, she simply ignored him.

Su Qingyu was stunned for a moment. The fish just swam over, and was caught by Aci just like that?

Or is this a stupid fish?

Although I was surprised in my heart, it didn't show on my face.

Su Qingyu walked closer to the pond and said with a smile: "Our Ah Ci is so awesome. Such a big fish is enough for us to grill and eat."

Su Shunci smiled and looked at the fish in her hand with curiosity. Looking at it, I was stunned.

"Why doesn't this fish move?"

"You were pinched to death by me?"

Lin Wuchen, who was on the side, heard her muttering and twitched the corner of his mouth.

Crushed? What does this kid think? How could she crush such a big fish to death with her little strength?

Su Qingyu also found that the fish had stopped moving, and saw that Su Shunci's face looked a little depressed. He comforted him and said, "It's okay to die. He just died and is still fresh."

Then he ordered the woman next to him to take the fish and let Su Shunci continue to play.

Su Shunci made up her mind to catch another live one.

But three of them were caught in a row, and they were all dead. The little girl almost cried, looking down at her hands, why did she crush the fish to death every time?

When she grabbed the second one, Su Qingyu noticed Lin Wuchen's little move and didn't notice it.

Anyway, whoever makes the person cry will be responsible for comforting him.

When Su Shunci caught the fourth fish, Lin Wuchen's strength shifted a little, and the stone jumped from the fish directly into Su Shunci's hand.

Su Shunci saw clearly and instantly understood what was going on.

Throwing away the fish in his hand, he turned around and looked at Lin Wuchen, "Third cousin, what are you doing?"

The little girl felt a little aggrieved. It turned out that she was not the one who caught these fish.

Seeing the corners of Su Shunci's mouth tightening, she was about to cry.

Lin Wuchen was so frightened that he quickly stepped forward, "Don't cry, am I not helping you?"

Su Shunci sniffed aggrievedly, "Then you killed all the fish."

Lin Wuchen could only coax softly: "They are not dead. If you don't believe me, go and take a look in the bucket. They are just fainted."

Su Shunci glanced at him suspiciously and walked quickly to the shore. Lin Wuchen followed behind and muttered, "Go slowly and be careful when you get in the water."

When we arrived at the shore, sure enough, the fish in the barrel began to move, and Su Shunci felt much better.

Lin Wuchen was still explaining, "Don't we cooperate well? I can't catch the fish, but I can knock the fish out."

"If the business doesn't work out in the future, we can go fishing together and make a living in a day."

Su Shunci snorted, "Then I would rather help my eldest sister farm the land than fish with you."

Su Qingyu looked at the two of them who were all wet and said, "Hurry up and go back to your respective courtyards to take a shower and change clothes. I ordered people to make ginger soup and drink a big bowl of it."

Although it's midsummer, it's easy to catch a cold even if you get wet and then blow the wind.

Su Shunci and Lin Wuchen felt uncomfortable wearing wet clothes, so they went back to bathe and change clothes.

Su Qingyu was sitting in a pavilion not far away, looking in the direction of the capital, wondering what the prince wanted from Shen Zhixiu.

At this time, Shen Zhixiu had already arrived at the cabinet and went directly to the room where Chen Zheng usually handled official business.

When he entered, the prince was sitting at the main table drinking tea.

Chen Zheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, accompanied him on the side. He was wearing a round-neck robe with a crane pattern on the right side and a jade leather belt that could only be used by first-class officials.

After Shen Zhixiu stood still, he first saluted the prince and then bowed to the teacher.

The prince leaned back on the black lacquered master's chair and sat with his legs crossed. Seeing Shen Zhixiu coming, he raised his hand and motioned for him to sit down and answer.

Shen Zhixiu then sat down under Chen Zheng.

The prince said, "Now the power of promotion and employment is in Lord Shen's hands. I have something I want to mention to Lord Shen."

Shen Zhixiu's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't dare to show it.

He bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, please give me your instructions."

The prince waved his hand, "It's not about giving orders, it's just about discussing. How dare I interfere in the affairs of the staff."

Logically speaking, Chen Zheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, should be in charge of the civil service department. But the father suddenly asked Shen Zhixiu to take over the staff department, and the reason was obvious.

When Shen Zhixiu heard what the prince said, he glanced at Chen Zheng subconsciously. It has always been an unwritten rule in the Great Zhou Dynasty that all ministers of the Ministry of Personnel are written by both the chief and assistant ministers of the cabinet.

He understood what the emperor meant. Originally, the first assistant in the cabinet was the emperor's confidant, and the second assistant was the prince's mentor. When the new emperor ascends the throne and the first assistant retires, the second assistant will naturally take the position of first assistant to assist the new emperor.

But the Xu family collapsed suddenly, and Chen Zheng became the chief minister of the cabinet overnight. The emperor was now in his prime, so he had to make new plans.

They all understand the truth, but after all, the relationship between teachers and students is different from before.

Naturally, nothing unusual could be seen on Chen Zheng's face. Shen Zhixiu said respectfully to the prince: "Your Highness, please give me your instructions."

The prince was very satisfied with Shen Zhixiu's attitude and said.

"The second young lady of the Su family will soon enter the East Palace as Liang Di."

"But her father was sent to guard the city gate by Zhao Ji, and I have no shame in my face."

"I want him to be a grain officer in the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

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