After the salted fish is married

74. A married man

Tao Wenqiu, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, was well-known in the court for his cool style.Before being exposed, no one thought that this old man, who was worried about the country and the people, would make money in the Ministry of Industry.

Over the years, the Ministry of Industry has begged for money from the Holy Spirit under various names, but in fact it has been shoddy and perfunctory.The various funds distributed by the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of Industry have been divided between him and the officials below, and they have reached pitifully small amounts in the states and counties.

Last month, someone finally exposed his crime. After several days of interrogation between the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, the shocking case finally surfaced.More than 200 officials from the Ministry of Industry and various prefectures and counties have been involved in embezzling and accumulating money, embezzling 500 million taels of money.

Officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple were busy recovering the money during this period, but they only recovered 2000 million taels of silver, and the whereabouts of the remaining 500 million taels of silver were unknown.Tao Wenqiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, refused to say anything, and the case was once deadlocked.

Just yesterday, an official under Tao Wenqiu couldn't bear the punishment and confessed that the money was hidden in the Ministry of Industry.So early this morning, Ji Song, officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and officials from the Dali Temple went to the Ministry of Industry. They dug the ground and dug a wall, and later found a thick wall.

After the wall was smashed open, white silver ingots were neatly piled up, and the neat silver ingots blinded everyone's eyes.There are also various current accounts with the silver. I don’t know what Tao Wenqiu is thinking. He lives in a dilapidated house, hides money in the Ministry of Industry, and still keeps the criminal evidence involved in the incident.Such a different kind of corruption has opened the eyes of officials.

So the Ministry of Households counted the money, the Ministry of Punishment took people, the Ministry of Industry cooperated with the investigation, and the Ministry of Officials recorded everything in the case, so they were busy from morning to night.

The three people Yan Xining saw sitting with Ji Song earlier were the chief officials sent by the other three departments.Among them, Yan Ziyue is a newly promoted Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Officials. Although his status is not high, he was sent out to handle major cases when he first entered the Ministry of Officials. His future is boundless.

Yan Ziyue's father is the minister of the household department, if he stays in the household department, he can get the protection of Yan Boyong to the greatest extent.But he chose to go to the official department with the most power. I don't know whether it is because of his outstanding ability or the prince's ability is too strong.

Ji Song was really hungry, he ate the zongzi.Today's zongzi are very delicious, especially the meat zongzi is very satisfying every bite.There are also sizzling duck eggs, with a slight salty taste, which are especially delicious when eaten with sweet rice dumplings.

Yan Xining didn't bring many zongzi, and after distributing them to the case-handling officials, everyone could only pad their stomachs.He wanted Yan Ke to go back to the mansion to bring the remaining zongzi, but seeing so many people present, his little zongzi was not enough.After much deliberation, I can only feel wronged by the big brothers of the guards. Let's eat after returning home after the matter is settled.

Hearing that the zongzi was wrapped by Princess Rong herself, the officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Ministry of Households were full of praise: "Princess Wang is a good crafter!" Whether it is sweet or salty, it is too delicious. While their hungry stomachs are satisfied, their tense Nerves are also soothed.

After the Shangguan calmed down, the people below followed suit with a sigh of relief.Everyone drank tea and chatted endlessly.

Yan Ziyue's mind was obviously not on the zongzi, he smiled and said: "Just now I was talking about the princess with the prince, but I didn't expect the princess to come."

Yan Xining smiled and said nothing, just now seeing Ji Song and Yan Ziyue talking, he felt a little uncomfortable.But that feeling only flashed in my heart, and soon disappeared.

Yan Ziyue is Ji Song's Bai Yueguang, although Ji Song publicly reprimanded Yan Ziyue in the paddock last time and lost his face, but isn't it normal for young couples to break up and get back together?He is just a salted fish for marriage, in front of Yan Ziyue, he always feels that his reputation is not right.

Besides, Ji Song is a prince, and it is always necessary to communicate with various ministries.He couldn't stop Ji Song from cutting off ties with officials just because he felt uncomfortable, right?There is no such reason in the world.

Besides, his unhappiness disappeared long ago, he straightened his mind, and now he is the magnanimous Princess Rong.

After Ji Song swallowed the rice dumplings, he took a big sip of tea, and looked at Yan Ziyue with sharp eyes: "Yan Yuanwailang, just now this king just declined your invitation, when did you mention Aning?"

Yan Ziyue's expression froze unnaturally: "It's the lower official who said it wrong."

This familiar tone made Yan Xining alert. He felt that the atmosphere was not right. Should he leave?He was involved in it the last time he watched the excitement.

However, just as he was about to withdraw, his hand was grabbed.Looking down, the person holding his hand was Ji Song.

Ji Song raised his head slightly, showing the majesty of the emperor's family at this moment.Ji Song raised his voice and said: "Just now what this king said to you, maybe you didn't hear it clearly, but now I say it again: I don't have time to go to the poetry meeting next month with Aning."

Ji Song has always disliked literati poetry gatherings, he can't feel anything other than stalking and insinuating.Not to mention that the crown prince is standing behind Yan Ziyue. Ji Song has a lot of things to do recently, and he can do more meaningful things when he has time to attend the poetry meeting.

Yan Xining looked bewildered, and even more bewildered than him was the officer next to him.Only the guards in the mansion raised their eyebrows one by one, and some of them already grinned.

Yan Ziyue's face turned pale: "The lower official knows."

Ji Song didn't intend to let Yan Ziyue go, he cleared his throat and said every word: "Last time in the paddock, I wanted to tell you something. But considering that there were so many princes present, it was inconvenient to speak at that time. Now it's just right When I met you here, I'll just say it straight."

"Earlier, there were rumors in Beijing that my king liked you."

The officials who were chatting in the Ministry of Industry were all silent, and they pricked up their ears to listen.Yan Xining's gossip soul was burning, but he couldn't show it clearly, so he could only sit obediently by Ji Song's side and pretend to be a qualified tool man.

In Yan Ziyue's eyes, there were dodges, guilt, and more embarrassment. He opened his mouth and quickly separated the relationship: "My lord, forgive me, I don't know about it."

Ji Song nodded slightly: "It doesn't matter whether you know or not. This king knows how and who spread the news. I don't want to pursue the past. Now I already have a princess. Ah Ning agrees with this king. In order to make Aning feel at ease, this king will avoid suspicion. Therefore, I also hope that Yan Yuanwailang will pay attention, this king is a married man. The next time Yuanwailang sees this king, please stay away from him .”

Yan Ziyue's face turned pale, he didn't dare to look up into Ji Song's eyes, he was full of fear after being exposed.For a moment, his scalp was numb and he didn't know what to say. In a trance, he only remembered saying: "I understand, thank you, my lord, for reminding me."

After Ji Song said this, he continued to eat his zongzi, and he also thoughtfully peeled an egg for Yan Xining: "Here."

Yan Xining took the egg with a complicated mood, he didn't expect that Ji Song would take the initiative to distance himself from Yan Ziyue in front of so many people.From Ji Song's point of view, the more he likes Yan Zi, the more gossip?It seems that the water here is very deep.

He casually tore egg whites and stuffed them into his mouth, in fact, when Ji Song held his hand and said to avoid suspicion, he was quite happy.As expected of a man, Ji Song can afford it and let it go.If it was him, he might not be able to open this mouth.

After Ji Song finished eating the zongzi, the officials continued to work.Yan Xining originally wanted to pack up his things and return to the palace, but Yan Ke and the others said that the matter should be over soon, and they hoped that Yan Xining could stay and wait for Ji Song to go home together.

Seeing the pleading in Yan Ke's eyes, Yan Xining shamefully compromised, so he happily wandered around the Ministry of Industry.

Yan Ke followed him to protect him, saying it was protection, but in fact the Ministry of Industry was not in any danger, at least the backyard where Yan Xining was visiting was safe.

There are large and small models in the backyard, including farm tool models, and tool models for other departments.Each of these models is exquisitely made, and they can be scaled up or down according to their models to create practical tools.Yan Xining was amazed as she watched, and guessed what they were for by the way.

Yan Ke carried the lantern and complained as he walked: "Princess, you don't know. Before you came, that Yan Ziyue's eyeballs wanted to stick to our master. Are you cheap?"

Yan Xining reminded: "Guard Yan, be careful that walls have ears. The more Yan Zi is a member of the official department, the future will be promising."

Yan Ke spat: "Hey, he's just a scumbag, we don't know how little he thinks."

Yan Ziyue is the legitimate son of the Shangshu Family of the Household Department. He was rewarded by the emperor since he was a child, and he can study with the princes.This honor is placed in the entire capital, and few people can have it.The children of the royal family are very thoughtful, Yan Ziyue is not young, he has been dealing with several princes at a young age.Before Ji Song joined the Chi Ling Army, Yan Ziyue had a fierce fight with every prince.

Ji Song also admired Yan Ziyue at that time, Yan Ziyue was young, good-looking and smart.But he didn't expect that he would be tricked by Yan Ziyue out of nowhere.

One day Ji Song picked up a handkerchief belonging to Yan Ziyue in the upper study room, he put the handkerchief on his body without thinking much, and just wanted to return it to Yan Ziyue when he saw Yan Ziyue.

Unexpectedly, Yan Ziyue didn't see it, but at the banquet at noon that day, the veil fell out of his sleeve inexplicably.The more Yan Zi panicked, he couldn't explain it.

As a result, the news that the third prince admired the eldest son of Yan Shangshu's family spread like wildfire. Yan Ziyue, who was admired, took the opportunity to go from the study room to the Imperial College, while Ji Song, whose sleeve was cut off for no reason, was reprimanded by Emperor Pingyuan.

This incident made Ji Song see the horror of no one in the palace, and Ji Nan and Ji Liang had their mother and concubine and the family behind them to help.Alone, he has nothing but the favor of Emperor Pingyuan.

People in the harem destroying people, destroying people, praising people's reputation and bad reputation are hard to guard against. Before suffering a big loss, Ji Song went to the Chiling Army and started the road of accumulating military merits.But I didn't expect that after going around, I was still calculated by the people in the imperial city.

Yan Ke was indignant: "The life and death of the master was uncertain that day, and the subordinates thought that the master was more affectionate towards Yan Zi, so they used all available relationships to ask him to come and see the master. One glance."

"Later, the emperor made a decree, begging Yan Shangshu to betroth the son to the prince Chongxi. As long as Yan Boyong is willing to make Yanzi more happy, even if the master is dead, he can still be promoted and make a fortune in the future. But what did the Yan family do? After collecting the money, Changed people."

The Holy Majesty only said that the Yan family should marry the young master, and anyone with a discerning eye would know that Yan Ziyue was the one he wanted to marry.Unexpectedly, Yan Boyong took advantage of the imperial decree's loophole and replaced his legitimate son with an illegitimate son to marry into the palace.

"The Yan family is really bad, and the walls are falling on both sides. When the master was prosperous, that old man Yan Boyong ran more diligently than anyone else. Why didn't he think of avoiding suspicion at that time? It's all right now. Seeing that the master is still alive, he has been punished. The emperor's important use, they are thinking of getting close again. It's a rotten thing!"

Yan Ke crackled and scolded, and he didn't react until he finished scolding: "Princess, my subordinate didn't scold you. Of course, this subordinate has to admit that when you first arrived at the palace, this subordinate treated you badly, but later this subordinate I found that you are the best one in the entire Yan family. Our master is fortunate to have met you!"

Yan Xining's left ear went in and his right ear went out, and he didn't take what Yan Ke said to heart at all. He was standing next to a miniature trebuchet and studied it carefully: "Look, Yan Ke, is this a trebuchet?"

Yan Ke replied: "Yes, the trebuchets on the battlefield are several times larger than this, and they are powerful when attacking the city."

At this time, an uncertain call came from the side: "Is it Xining? Yan Xining?"

Yan Xining turned her head to look, and saw a thin young man standing not far away.He has a fair complexion, a handsome face, a tall and thin figure, dressed in the service of an official from the Ministry of Industry, and looks a little stiff and dull.Seeing Yan Xining's face, the man was surprised and delighted: "It's really you! Xi Ning, it's me, Wang Wenyue, do you remember me?"

75. A married man

The person in front of him is Wang Wenyue, a new Tuntian doctor from the Ministry of Industry. He is from the Qinghe Wang family, and he and Ji Liang are cousins.However, Wang Wenyue is different from his handsome cousin, he is low-key, dull and not good at speaking.His other brothers all went to more important departments, but he honestly manufactured farm tools in the Ministry of Industry.

However, his work is very good. Although he has not been in the labor department for a long time, Ji Song has already noticed his ability.This is not the case when the previous Tuntian doctor put down the pick, so Ji Song took advantage of the situation and asked Wang Wenyue to take charge of the Tuntian Department.

After the clean-up of the Ministry of Industry this time, Wang Wenyue will become one of Ji Song's four doctors.

Yan Xining flipped through the original owner's memory for a moment, and Wang Wenyue's information quickly flooded into his mind.After the original owner's mother died, Yan Shangshu took him into the mansion.Although he did not recognize his identity, he was also asked to change his appearance and go to the Imperial Academy to study for a period of time.

However, the original owner did not live well in the Imperial College, because he had little knowledge and low self-esteem, and his classmates did not welcome him very much.In addition, he has an extremely dazzling elder brother. Comparing the two, the original owner became a disgraced clown.

Wang Wenyue was the classmate of the original owner when he was studying in the Imperial College, and he was also the only friend during that period.Since leaving the Imperial College, the original owner has never seen him again.

Yan Xining didn't expect to meet the acquaintance of the original owner here, and Yan Xining was in a complicated mood for a while.

Wang Wenyue was very excited when he saw Yan Xining. He blushed and said incoherently: "You, do you still remember me? After you left the Imperial College, I went to Yan Shangshu's mansion to look for you, but your family said you went back to your hometown. Why are you here? Huh? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

As he spoke, he pinched himself, and then gasped in pain.The pain made Wang Wen more sober and more joyful.

Wang Wenyue grinned brightly, and walked towards Yan Xining in three steps at a time: "I asked your brother for the location of your hometown, and I also looked for you, but I couldn't find it. I didn't expect to meet you here , why are you in the Ministry of Industry?"

Yan Ke quickly stood in front of Wang Wenyue with sharp eyes: "Master Tuntian, please respect yourself, this is Princess Rong."

The smile on Wang Wenyue's face froze: "Princess Rong?"

He murmured twice, and the book in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.The joy in his eyes gradually dispersed, and great sadness enveloped him.He staggered a few times and squatted on the ground covering his face: "So it's like this... So it's like this..."

A sobbing voice came: "You are not Yan Shangshu's nephew, so I couldn't find you in Ningqing County... They lied to me!"

Wang Wenyue sobbed: "Why did you become Princess Rong? Why did Xi Ning become Princess Rong? So you were the one who married instead. I should have thought of it a long time ago, why didn't I think of it?"

Wang Wenyue will never forget the first time he saw Yan Xining in the Imperial College. He was as delicate and beautiful as a rose in spring, but he was extremely quiet, and his words were gentle and gentle like a little girl.Compared with his rowdy classmates, Wang Wenyue felt that his classmate was too pleasing to the eye.

After that, he paid more and more attention to Yan Xining. Other students thought he was ignorant, but he thought Yan Xining was extremely cute.He took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with Yan Xining, and the two became friends not long after.

Yan Xining is not like others who would laugh at him for being a nobleman but full of farming and mulberry. He would appreciate the farm tools he made, raise small animals for himself, and comfort himself when he failed.Yan Xining was his only friend in the Imperial College, and since he appeared, Wang Wenyue has been full of energy whenever he thinks about going to school.

The more he got along with Wang Wen, the more he felt that Yan Xining was good. He thought, after he got the honor in the examination, he would go to work in the Ministry of Industry.At that time, he will also use his family relationship to bring Xining to the Ministry of Industry, and he will cover Xining.

But before he graduated, something happened to him.He met a frightened horse after school, and after being knocked into the air by the horse, he broke a leg and lay in bed for three months.

When he returned to the Imperial College, Yan Xining left the Imperial College.After that, he went to Yan's house countless times to ask about Yan Xining's whereabouts, but the news he got was that he had returned to his hometown.

He searched for five years, and his classmates changed again and again, but after all, there was no one like Yan Xining that he could never forget.In the year when he was admitted to fame, Wang Wenyue suddenly understood what it meant to be obsessed with it.

He thought, he must find Xi Ning in this life.He still has a lot of things he hasn't said to him, and a lot of things he hasn't made for him to see.The only person in this world who understands him best is Xining. After finding him, he will tell him how much he likes him.

If Xining is willing, can you give him a chance to take care of him for the rest of his life?He had already figured it out, when the time came, they would buy a small house near the Ministry of Industry, and the two of them would live their lives happily.

But even such a humble wish fell through.Wang Wenyue couldn't stop crying: "Why you? Xi Ning, why you."

Yan Xining touched the position of his chest. For some reason, he felt as if a boulder was pressed against his chest, and he was so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe.

Wang Wenyue will never know what happened to the original owner. He used to be the only friend of the original owner. Because of his existence, the original owner's life in the Imperial College was finally not so difficult.

Wang Wenyue was born in a family. He can write beautifully, draw exquisite pictures, and can make all kinds of exquisite models.The original owner has always been proud of having such a friend, and most importantly, Wang Wenyue has never disliked his ignorance.

But Wang Wenyue was injured suddenly, and the life of the original owner was very difficult.Without Wang Wenyue to help him with his studies, the original owner's grades plummeted, and most of the homework failed in the final assessment.The classmates sneered, Yan Shangshu was furious, and the original owner couldn't move an inch in the Imperial College.

In the end, the original owner lost confidence, and Yan Shangshu also decided that he was a piece of rotten wood, so he dropped out of school and returned home.

The experience of studying in the Imperial College made the original owner's gloomy life even more desperate. After that, he was raised in the Yan family's side courtyard for several years. How did he know that there was a friend who was crazy looking for him outside?

Wang Wenyue cried miserably, and Yan Xining felt uncomfortable.It is also a good thing that the original owner has such a classmate who cares about him, at least there is someone who cares about him besides Bai Tao in this world.

Yan Ke looked confused: "Subordinate...Did you say something wrong?"

He just mentioned that Yan Xining is Princess Rong, so Wang Langzhong should be careful, why is he crying like this?Those who didn't know thought Yan Ke killed his whole family.

Yan Xining sighed and said, "I'm so grateful for the reunion of the old man." Every literati with a lot of emotion has this problem, and they often burst into tears.If the general cries tearfully when he kills the enemy, the battle will be impossible.

Yan Xining patted Yan Ke on the shoulder: "Let me have a few words with him."

Facing the friend of the original owner, Yan Xining felt that he had to tell the truth.So he squatted down and slowed down his voice: "Wang Wenyue, the Yan Xining you knew is no longer here. Now there is a brand new Yan Xining in front of you. You have to look forward and live and work well."

After crying for a while, Wang Wenyue calmed down. He looked at Yan Xining with red eyes and teary eyes: "You don't know how hard it was for me to find you. How have you been all these years?"

Yan Xining smiled and said, "It's pretty good." What kind of luck is the original owner, the two people who were worried about him and cared about him were all crying.

Wang Wenyue wiped away his tears and smiled: "As long as you live well, now that I know where you are, can we still make things and raise animals together like we used to?"

After thinking for a while, Yan Xining said: "I'm afraid I can't, I don't go out of the house often. But in the Ministry of Industry, you can flex your muscles and do whatever you want. Come out and make more tools that benefit the country and the people. I think you It will definitely work."

After struggling for a while, Wang Wenyue asked: "Then you can't come out, can I write you a letter or bring you something like before?"

Yan Xining smiled and said: "You have to ask the prince, if he agrees."

Wang Wenyue's eyes lit up, and he sniffled and got up from the ground.After crying for a while, his mood also calmed down. Compared to not being able to find Yan Xining, he would rather see Yan Xining living a happy life under his nose.

Wang Wenyue suppressed the urge to hug Yan Xining: "Xining, it's really great to see you again."

Yan Xining felt sore in his heart, he opened his mouth to remind Wang Wenyue again.But after thinking about it, he didn't come to the Ministry of Industry very often. Wang Wenyue is an official of the Ministry of Industry, so they shouldn't have too many interactions in the future.

So he responded, "Yes."

If the original owner knew that Wang Wenyue had been looking for him, wouldn't he be so decisive when he hung up the southeast branch?