Chapter 204 My Prince Doesn’t Like Ginger Soup

In the Ceremonial Department Office, Pei Xueqi was busy.

That's right, he has been transferred out of the Hanlin Academy.

It was not immediately after the awarding of the prize, but after the news that the Second Princess Shufeng was about to go to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination was released.

He was already the top scholar in the imperial examination and had made contributions in flood control and disaster relief, so it was completely reasonable.

The temporary position he held was that of a fifth-rank Taimiao steward, and it had not been fixed, he was just seconded.

If he can make new achievements during this trip, he can be transferred to Tianguansi or return to the Hanlin Academy.

From this we can see that the old father was sincere and respected the ambitions of his eldest son.

Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.

Not only that, Prime Minister Pei also gave a rare hint, saying that all the dirty and tiring work should be left to his son.

The Director of the Ministry of Ceremonies immediately understood and personally found a pragmatic chief officer for Pei Xueqiao to handle the practical matter of the imperial examination.

No matter what these high-ranking officials think, as long as Pei Xuanyun is still in Fenggetai, they have to give him face.

In this way, Pei Xueqi was very busy.

He used to be a scholar, but now he has a completely different perspective from the perspective of establishing the imperial court system.

The government office provides lunch but not dinner. Pei Xueqi has been very motivated and working overtime these days, and his personal attendants have been delivering meals to him.

When it was time to get off duty, my personal attendant Zhimo arrived with a lunch box.

"Sir, there is a guest in your house."

Pei Xueqi put down the case file, washed his hands, and calmly opened the lunch box.

"Oh? Who is it?" Pei Xueqi replied indifferently.

His mother felt sorry for him because he had been away from Beijing for more than two months. She also heard that he had encountered a life-and-death crisis. She had been personally watching over the kitchen during this period and looked forward to dinner every time.

"It's from the Sixth Princess's Mansion..."

Before he could finish his words, the lid of the box fell to the ground with a dull thud.

Pei Xueqiao stepped forward and grabbed Zhimo's arm tightly, "Who are you talking about?"

Hiss... Zhimo took a breath of cold air, "Master, you hurt me..."

"Sorry, sorry," Pei Xueqiao quickly let go, "Tell me, who it is."

Zhimo swung his arms, alas, his young master was still the same.

She tends to lose her composure whenever something involves the Sixth Princess's Mansion. She even asked him how to get eight-pack abs before.

"It's a maid named Sui Mo. Hey, where are you going, sir?"

"go home!"

Under the urging, the carriage sped away.

Pei Xueqiao was extremely anxious and asked several times, but Zhimo said that the maid did not explain what it was.

"But there must be something wrong. We have been waiting for more than an hour."

Pei Xueqiao:!

"Haven't you thought of coming to tell me the news in over an hour?"

Zhimo felt wronged, it was the mistress who said there was no need to disturb the young master.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the mansion and Pei Xueqiao calmed down.

He has grown up after all. His face is calm now, but his pace is a little faster.

When he turned around, he saw Zhimo following closely behind him with the lunch box in his hand, so he quickly stopped him.

"Go back to your room first and eat the dinner in the lunch box."

While Zhimo was distracted, the young master's back disappeared from his sight.

Standing in the corridor, he sighed deeply, "Young Master... I'm afraid he will be disappointed."

In the banquet hall, Sui Mo lowered his gaze and looked calm, but in fact, his shoes were almost torn.

It was really because the mistress of the Pei family was too talkative. She had been asking questions for more than an hour and still hadn't finished.

According to her current status, she is just a maid.

So what if it's the princess's mansion? It's also the prime minister's residence. It would be normal to send a steward or something to liaise with her.

This was indeed the case at first, but soon the mistress of the house invited her over.

He probably knew her previous identity as a captain of Qingluan Guard and felt that she was being neglected.

Sui Mo doesn't think so. People should do what suits their status.

If she had to choose, she would never want to step into this banquet hall.

After an hour, we've almost finished talking!

At first, he asked about the purpose of his visit. Sui Mo did not hide anything and directly explained the reason.

This matter definitely cannot be concealed, and like her master said, since it is a guess on the topic, there is no flaw on the surface.

It was said in just a few words. The mistress neither agreed nor disagreed, and then began to test him.

We chatted about what happened during the disaster relief journey and asked a question or two from time to time.

Sui Mo understood what he meant, and also knew that his master had no special feelings towards Master Pei, so he answered with confidence.

But she couldn't help but keep asking, after all, she was the prime minister's wife, and she didn't know what kind of roundabout temptations were hidden in her words.

I can handle it, but it's tiring.

One hour. Do you know how she spent this hour?

It’s also because the princess’s mansion has no intelligence network and the master doesn’t care about court affairs.

Sui Mo thought Pei Xueqi was still in the Hanlin Academy, a lowly office, so he thought that if he came, he could just say he had important business and let the servant in the mansion go and inform him so that he could see him.

I never thought that he was transferred from the Hanlin Academy to the Ceremonial Department, a formal official of the Six Departments.

Seeing that Prime Minister Pei had left the yamen and it was time for dinner, Sui Mo could no longer sit still and quickly stood up to say goodbye.

At this moment, the servant reported that the young master had returned home.

Old mother Yan Hengjun almost rolled her eyes.

I clearly sent Zhimo to deliver dinner, how could I not know that there were guests at my house?

I haven't seen him until the evening these past few days, and now he's running back eagerly, what else could it be for?

Yan Hengjun had already heard Old Pei talk about his son's worries, and she also knew that the Sixth Princess had saved her eldest son's life.

Standing up, I said, "I know you won't feel comfortable staying for dinner, so I won't mention it.

But the family has prepared some small gifts, so be sure to take them with you when you leave."

Sui Mo was about to refuse, she came here to give money to ask for a favor, how could she bring gifts back?

"Don't refuse. Your Highness the Sixth Prince saved my son's life. I have no way to repay you, so I can only offer you a small gift to show my gratitude."

As she spoke, she was about to salute, but Sui Mo couldn't take it. He instantly flashed in front of her and held her arm.

However, there was no panic on Sui Mo's face. Instead, he was terrifyingly calm.

She was not stupid, so she naturally understood what the other person meant.

"I have nothing to repay you with" has two meanings.

First, the Prime Minister's Mansion will not stand up for the princess just because she saved her life;

Secondly, I’m afraid the mother is refusing on behalf of her son.

I'm afraid she doesn't know that neither of these two options is what the master wants.

The attitude of begging the other person to chat with him was gone. Sui Mo used some strength to help the other person up, and his back was also straight.

"Thank you, Madam. Sui Mo will take it for my master."

The captain of the Qingluan Guard had his own composure and looked at the other party straight in the eye, without any intention of avoiding him.

Their eyes met, and Yan Hengjun was slightly stunned.

Such a quick change in attitude showed that the other party understood her meaning in an instant.

Not only that, the reply is also worth pondering.

The fact that she was able to accept it on behalf of the Sixth Princess showed that she had a very high status around her. Considering her previous status, it was not surprising.

What is strange is this firm attitude, as if he can't wait to repay Dalang for saving his life.

"And," Sui Mo half-closed his eyes, his voice smooth and even.

"Madam, please tell Master Pei that my prince doesn't like ginger soup."

What does that mean? Yan Hengjun didn't understand what he meant. Just as she was about to ask, Haodaer stepped into the banquet hall.

"Mother, you are... Suimo?"