Xi Rui has become a popular figure in the capital, and Xiao Baili and Xiao Hanyi are also popular candidates for marriage in many families.

Just look at Liang Youxiao, Xi Rui and Fei Yuzhe.

The three of them all followed Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.

Liang Youxiao not only made a lot of money, but his business now spread throughout Daliang. He was also highly valued by the emperor and granted an official position and went out to sea.

If you can successfully explore overseas and come back, your future will definitely be limitless.

Fei Yuzhe did not take the imperial examination, but because of Xiao Hanzheng's recommendation, he was directly appointed as a county magistrate.

According to the news coming back from Northern Xinjiang, Fei Yuzhe's political achievements are very good. If he continues like this, with the help of Xiao Hanzheng and the operation of the Fei family, he will be able to climb up quickly.

Now, even Xi Rui, the most dissolute playboy in Kyoto, can become the dean by hanging out with Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.

Although it was just a craftsman academy, he was also the dean appointed by the emperor! If their son married Xiao Baili and their daughter married Xiao Hanyi, would Xiao Hanzheng and his wife not help and support them? Especially when I heard that King Yi was already preparing for the wedding, it was confirmed that he was going to marry Xiao Hanzheng's mother.

Therefore, many families were eager to form an alliance with the Xiao family.

But North City is far away, and they can't stretch their hands so far to test it.

Fortunately, Xiao Hanzheng will bring his whole family to Beijing to claim the reward soon, and that will be their chance.

Several princes could no longer sit still.

The eldest prince had been leading troops in the south for training, and has now been transferred back to the capital.

So he asked the eldest prince's wife to find a woman suitable for Xiao Hanyi, and then marry into the Xiao family.

The Second Prince sent a letter to the Fifth Prince, who was having so much fun in the Northern Frontier, asking him to hurry up and get close to Xiao Baili.

The Sixth Prince has grown up and has ambitions. He has not married yet, but his wife has been chosen and the wedding will be completed by the end of the year.

He did not look for someone to marry into the Xiao family, but instead planned to marry Xiao Baili as his concubine.

The Crown Prince is the fourth prince, and he is the only one who did not take any action.

He values ​​and admires Xiao Hanzheng very much.

Knowing that his cousin Mo Qingling and Xiao Hanzheng were not only good friends but also kept in touch through letters, he did not interfere and very much supported their interactions.

Because of his cousin's relationship, he and Xiao Hanzheng would not become enemies, so he was not in a hurry at all.

Speaking of which, it’s all thanks to Xiao Hanzheng that my cousin can now become the prefect of Nanguan.

The previous prefect of Nanguan had a close relationship with the Wu family, which crossed Xiao Hanzheng's bottom line.

So Xiao Hanzheng found a lot of evidence and brought down the prefect of Nanguan.

It just so happened that his cousin had outstanding abilities, so he gave him a push and promoted his cousin to the position of prefect.

Thanks to Xiao Hanzheng's influence, my cousin has achieved impressive political results in Nanguan City over the past year. After two more years, he will be able to return to the capital.

Moreover, the prince has always known that a smart man like Xiao Hanzheng would not side with anyone when his father is in his prime, and would only be loyal to his father.

So he just sat back and watched the show.

This time, the emperor not only issued an imperial decree to appoint Xi Rui, but also issued an imperial decree to complete his marriage.

This means that Kong Yuelan will go to the capital and marry King Yi two months later.

It's not that he set the time so tightly, but his brother couldn't wait...

Before Shi Qing fell into the trap, Princess Jin built a cement road from the north city to the capital, and now the road is open.

So the imperial edict arrived in the north city twenty days later.

Xiao Hanzheng and Xi Rui both accepted the order.

There were also several maids and palace maids who came to North City with them. They were specially sent by King Yi to serve Kong Yuelan.

It’s not about making Kong Yuelan learn the rules, but mainly to show that we value her and support her.

Sure enough, several maids and palace maids were very respectful to Kong Yuelan and explained some palace rules to her in a very peaceful manner.

Ten days later, Xiao Hanzheng finished his official duties and arranged things for the next three months in advance.

Shi Qingluo and Xi Rui also arranged matters for the Craftsmen's Academy.

They were going to enter Beijing in three days.

This time, not only will all members of the Xiao family go to Beijing, but Xi Rui and Xi Rong will also go to Beijing to attend the wedding of Xiao's mother and King Yi.

After attending the wedding, I will follow the Xiao family back to North City.

Xi Rong played a very important role in the war between the two countries with her female soldiers last time, and made everyone realize that the women's army is not inferior to male soldiers.

The emperor commended them and agreed to allow Xi Rong to continue expanding the women's army.

Shi Qing's pregnancy was now stable. Before leaving North City, she deliberately went to meet Old Lady Xiao.

That day, Old Lady Xiao took her two daughters-in-law to visit a silver shop, and met Shi Qingluo who was also there.

When Old Lady Xiao and the others saw Shi Qingluo, it was as if they had seen a relative.

"Qingluo, you are here to buy jewelry too!"

"Our Qingluo is becoming more and more beautiful."

People who don’t know them would think they have a very good relationship.

Shi Qingluo smiled faintly and greeted: "Hello, Madam Xiao!"

"We are going to the capital. I came to see if there are any nice accessories and buy some as gifts."

Then he asked casually, "I'm going to the private room to take a look. Do you want to join us?"

Old Mrs. Xiao smiled brightly, looking like a kind old lady. "Okay, I haven't seen you for a long time. Let me talk to you."

They are where they are today thanks to Shi Qingluo's advice.

Although she felt jealous that this peasant girl was now a princess and had done so many things to be admired by the people, she did not show it on her face.

Wang and Wu also kept smiling flatteringly at Shi Qing.

As for the fact that Wang Shi and the others had been slapped by Shi Qingluo, they had deliberately forgotten about it...

This damn girl is getting more and more powerful. I couldn't afford to offend her before, and now I'm even more afraid of her.

Several people followed Shi Qing into a private room. The shopkeeper had tea served and brought some new jewelry for them to choose from. He then tactfully left the room with the waiter.

Shi Qingluo picked up a golden hairpin and pointed it at the old lady's head, "This one suits you, old lady."

Old Madam Xiao took the golden hairpin and couldn't let it go. "Qingluo, you have good taste."

Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "I heard that the old lady is in charge of the Xiao family now, so of course you should wear some jewelry that matches your status."

"Deputy Governor Xiao doesn't need this little money anyway."

She then seemed to remember something, "Oh, I forgot he already has a title. From now on he will be Baron Xiao."

"Congratulations!"

The smile on Old Lady Xiao's face deepened, "Qing Luo is really good at talking."

Shi Qingluo was right. She was the head of the Xiao family now, so she had to dress elegantly.

She thought about it and couldn't help asking, "Is this title good? But why does it sound like I have to go back to Nanxi County?"

When Shi Qingluo heard this question, he knew that the fish had taken the bait.

"Of course, this is a title that can be passed down to the next generation. There are only a few barons in the entire capital."

"But it's a matter of honor for our family."

(End of this chapter)