Dujie Patriarch is cannon fodder

The queen selected a few daughters from aristocratic families that she had discussed with Rong Qi before, and chose some other women she thought would be useful to stay. After the draft results were finalized, the draft list was sent to Rong Qi immediately. .

Rong Qi took a few glances, and he knew in his heart that the empress is worthy of being the master of the harem, and her vision is really far-sighted.

At the beginning of November, the results of the imperial examination came out. In the 26th year of Emperor Xuan, the number one in the palace examination was the man in plain clothes who won the Changle Fu written by Sun Daru, named Song Jiabao.

The emperor wanted to suppress the rich and powerful families and help the poor students, so he sent Song Jiabao to work in Wenzhou.

In mid-November, Zhou Jingcheng, who went to Heyang to recruit the mob, returned to Kyoto and brought back good news.

Emperor Xuan was overjoyed, the court rewarded Zhou Jingcheng, and Zhou Jingcheng, who had entered the third rank, had the same glory for a while.

On the third day of December in the 26th year of Emperor Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War was jointly impeached by six ministers for embezzling 73 taels of silver in military pay.Emperor Xuan was furious, and the court announced the dismissal of all the posts of the Minister of the Ministry of War, the temporary confiscation of all family properties, and the detention of the Minister of the Ministry of War and his family.

Since the minister can impeach the Minister of the Ministry of War, the evidence is naturally conclusive, and it will be a matter of time before the Minister of the Ministry of War is convicted.

Rong An Future's right arm was cut off!

On December 26th, the [-]th year of Emperor Xuan, the son of the prince of Shengjun was accused of entering Dali Temple. Report all the reasons to Emperor Xuan.Emperor Xuan ordered that everything be dealt with in accordance with national laws and regulations.Dali Temple obtained the letter of approval and began to investigate the case of the massacre of a businessman surnamed Wang. The final evidence was complete and the evidence was conclusive.

The only son of the king of Shengjun went to death row, the king of Shengjun was furious, and finally became a deadly enemy with Zhao Bo of Dali Temple!

The calm on the surface of the court was broken!

On December 26, the 26th year of Emperor Xuan, Rong Qi once again received a post from an old friend. Rong Qi tidied up briefly, and then got into the carriage to Bieyue Tower.

The old friend is naturally Xiao Jingning. At this time, Xiao Jingning, like Rong Qi, has already put on heavy winter clothes. Xiao Jingning seems to like green shirts very much. Every time Rong Qi meets him, he wears clothes the color of green bamboo.

Rong Qi took off the cloak hanging on his body, Xiao Pingzi quickly stepped forward to take it, and stood aside with his arms in his arms.

Because of his damaged body, Rong Qi can't live without the stove after winter. His figure is getting thinner and the healthy color on his face is slowly disappearing. According to this situation, Rong Qi can't live for five or six years at all. number.

Because each is their master, Xiao Jingning rarely had the chance to meet Rong Qi, this time when they met, seeing him paler and thinner, Xiao Jingning's heart seemed to be pulled by something, Sour and astringent.

Xiao Jingning watched Rong Qi sit down in front of him, poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, then forced a smile: "Master Rong doesn't seem to be in good health, is he sick?"

Rong Qi coughed lightly, and said nonchalantly, "I'm a little afraid of the cold, it's an old problem, it's okay."

Xiao Jingning hurriedly said: "I know a few doctors, and their medical skills are not bad, why don't you let them show Hou Ye and prescribe some medicine to recuperate."

Rong Qi said with a smile: "There are also a few doctors with good medical skills in Ronghou's mansion. They all said that I am in good health, so I don't bother Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Jingning slowly lowered his eyelids to cover the gloom in his eyes. After a while, he said, "The Chinese New Year is almost here, let me wish Lord Hou a happy Chinese New Year in advance."

Rong Qi and Xiao Jingning thanked each other, and joked: "Young master Xiao said earlier that the reason for Benhou's going out was to say a happy new year, if he had said earlier, when Benhou was preparing the gift, he would never forget Mr. Xiao's words. one serving."

Xiao Jingning took out the congratulatory gift he had prepared, handed it to Rong Qi, and said seriously: "Then next year! In the next year, I will definitely not forget to ask Lord Hou for a congratulatory gift."

Rong Qi shook his head, now he has provoked the struggle of several forces in the court with his own hands, and the forces behind him are also among them, it is okay now, barely able to maintain the superficial peace.In the coming year, it might be a life-or-death situation!

Xiao Jingning and Rong Qi were in an opposing situation from the very beginning, and getting along a lot would be of no benefit to anyone.

Seeing Rong Qi shaking his head, Xiao Jingning's hand on his lap was slightly clenched, and he asked with a stiff face, "Does Hou Ye despise the congratulatory gift from me?"

Rong Qi raised his eyes to look at Xiao Jingning, just in time to see Xiao Jingning's almost childish expression, he laughed and said, "Young Master Xiao has excellent eyesight, what you can give me is naturally something unparalleled in the world, how could this Marquis despise you?" Yes. The Marquis just thinks that it is inappropriate to come and not to go, and since Mr. Xiao sent a congratulatory gift to Ben Hou, Ben Hou should return the gift."

Xiao Jingning's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and he stared at Rong Qi with burning eyes, wanting to see what he would use in return.

Rong Qi pondered for a moment, then took out an exquisite and simple jade jade from his waist. This jade jade has some shallow aura lingering on it, which is quite good for self-cultivation.This jade jue did not belong to the original owner, he went to Baoyuxuan to buy jade in person, and then he copied the knife and carved it to match.

Rong Qi handed the jade to Xiao Jingning, and said, "I will take this as a gift in return, Mr. Xiao, please don't dislike it."

Xiao Jingning carefully felt the soft temperature of Yu Jue, and felt unspeakably happy in his heart. Hearing what Rong Qi said, he quickly shook his head: "Then I will accept it with the cheek, thank you, Lord Hou."

Xiao Jingning asked Rong Qi out to give a New Year's gift, and now that the gift has been sent out, and he was lucky enough to receive the gift in return, it goes without saying that Xiao Jingning is in a good mood.He carefully put Yu Jue on his waist, and pressed it worriedly, and then he talked about other things with Rong Qi.

Xiao Jingning is a smart person, and he also knew that Rong Qi's preferred heir to the throne would not be Rong An, so when he talked with Rong Qi, he didn't mention Rong An and Chaotang Fengyun, and what he said was that he met Rong An when he was traveling. interesting thing.

Rong Qi listened quietly, adding a sentence or two from time to time, not many.

Rong Qi and Xiao Jingning had lunch together in the Bieyue Tower and then separated. Rong Qi, who returned to the Ronghou Mansion, received an order from the palace, asking him to bring his wife Li and a pair of children into the palace on New Year's Eve to share with His Majesty the Queen. family.

After the Xuanzhi eunuch left, the steward asked cautiously, "Master Hou, how should I prepare for the congratulatory gift for entering the palace?"

How to prepare the gift?If he was still the crown prince, the gifts he prepared would naturally be worthy of the position of the crown prince, but now he is only a third-rank lord, so the gifts he prepared must naturally conform to his status, otherwise there would be reasons for people to worry too much.

Rong Qi thought for a while and said, "With the ceremony of the Marquis's Mansion, I will prepare a separate nourishment for my mother."

The butler immediately went down to prepare.

As for Mrs. Li, since Mrs. Li was taken away from the Hou's mansion by the owner of the Li family, it's not that Rong Qi never sent someone to take care of her, but every time the owner of the Li family said that Mrs. Li was still eating and reciting Buddha, and it was not convenient to return to the Hou's mansion for the time being.

Since the palace has already specified that he should bring Li Shi into the palace this time, it is necessary to go to Li's mansion in person, no matter what Li Shi's situation is now, there must be an explanation.

Rong Qi summoned Xiao Anzi and asked him to go to Li's mansion to deliver the post in person.

On December 27th, Rong Qi brought his troops to the Li Mansion in person, and the head of the Li family waited in front of the mansion with Li Sangongzi and others. After Rong Qi got off the car, he walked in with the Li family members.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with everyone in the Li family, Rong Qi talked about the purpose of coming to Li's mansion: "Ben Hou received the order from the palace yesterday, saying that Ben Hou brought his wife and Yang'er Yue'er into the palace to celebrate the New Year. Thinking that Madam has lived in Li's Mansion for half a year, it's time to take her back to Hou's Mansion."

When Rong Qi talked about the Li family, the head of the Li family obviously became more gloomy. He barely cheered up and apologized: "Master Hou, I am really sorry to say that Min'er has been in the family temple for her mother since she returned home. Eating vegetarian food and reciting Buddha's name, I don't think the child missed her mother too much, fell ill, it's been several months, and it still hasn't improved. As for entering the palace for the New Year, Xiao Min might not be so lucky."

Rong Qi was startled, and quickly asked: "Madam is okay, Benhou will go to see Madam now."

The head of the Li family hurriedly stopped and said: "Master Hou, absolutely not, the weather is cold now, and the sickness is easy to spread to others. If something goes wrong with the body of Lord Hou, the old minister will die. The mansion has arranged several The doctors take turns to diagnose and treat Min'er, I believe it won't take long for Min'er to get rid of her knots and get better."

Rong Qi hesitated: "This—"

The owner of the Li family hurriedly said: "When Min'er gets better, the old minister will immediately send Min'er back to the Ronghou Mansion. Besides, Min'er is seriously ill. It is really because the old minister, the father, did not take care of him properly. Min'er cannot enter the palace with Lord Hou. Let Your Majesty and It is the old minister's fault that the empress is disappointed, and the old minister will personally enter the palace to apologize to His Majesty and the empress."

After the goal was achieved, Rong Qi pretended to be embarrassed and went down the slope. As for Li Shi, he didn't really care about her.

Rong Qi had dinner in Li's Mansion, and played two games of chess with Li Sangongzi before heading back to Hou's Mansion.

On New Year's Eve, Rong Qi took Rong Yang and Rong Yue into the palace carriage. The carriage was sent by the empress, and they could drive directly into the palace without the trouble of walking.

The queen also hadn't seen Rong Yang and Rong Yue for half a year. Seeing the two children, the queen first hugged them distressedly for a while, and then talked about the daily life with Rong Qi.

The queen already knew roughly about Rong Qi's physical condition, but in order not to arouse Rong Qi's sadness, she had to keep it in her heart and didn't mention a word.

"Yesterday morning, Mr. Li entered the palace to plead guilty, saying that Mrs. Li was seriously ill and could not enter the palace. What's going on?" the queen asked.

For more than half a year, the queen has been so busy that she rarely cared about Li Shi, the daughter-in-law she was not very satisfied with.

Speaking of which, Li Shi and Rong Qi were still married by the emperor. At the beginning, the empress had a daughter-in-law in love, but the emperor was suspicious and refused, so he pointed out Li Shi to Rong Qi.

In the eyes of the queen, Li Shi is a restless woman, perverse and untrue, not worthy of her son at all.Fortunately, the pair of sons and daughters born by Mrs. Li did not follow their mother, otherwise...