Half-day Minister

When Xu Yanmiao found that he had strayed from the right track again, he skillfully excused himself.

[It was mainly because the two high-ranking officials were vying to please the widow, which was too eye-catching. There was nothing we could do.]

He continued to flip through the pages.

[Found it!]

Xu Yanmiao was greatly shocked in his heart: [This was actually organized by the ruffians themselves? !]

The prince: "What?!"

The old emperor: "What?!"

Jiao Cai and Jiang Weizhong: "What?!"

Impossible! We don't believe it! How could there not be a mastermind behind this!

[Tsk tsk, the rich widow is not only liked by high-ranking officials, but also by ruffians! 】

【Because they knew that the senior official was pursuing the widow, they were particularly angry. They felt that the senior official had everything but was still trying to snatch the widow from them. In a rage, they called their brothers to block them? 】

【Look at what you said... Even if there was no senior official, the widow would still look down on you bunch of scoundrels. 】

Jiao Cai and Jiang Weizhong were already numb.

They had thought of many reasons before, from political enemies to past enemies, and even thought that Jiao Cai/Jiang Weizhong, the old bastard, hired people to beat him up, but he accidentally beat them all up.

And now you tell me that it was really just scoundrels who did it?! Are

they crazy?

The old emperor suddenly said, "I still don't believe that you are the kind of people who repay evil with kindness. You stay here, I will let the Wucheng Bingmasi go to hunt down and arrest the criminals, and find out what happened."

The two new ministers looked pale, and there was a chill in their backs.

Your Majesty...

Actually, if the victim doesn't mind, why don't we not get to the bottom of it?

Half

a day later, the Wucheng Bingmasi arrested a group of hooligans and brought them to justice. According to the law, those who did not beat officials would be released after a few days in prison; those who beat officials would be put in shackles and serve three years of hard labor; those who injured officials would be exiled 2,000 miles; those who broke the teeth of officials or had more serious injuries would be strangled to death.

Afterwards, the reason they beat officials was found out by the Wucheng Bingmasi, which was exactly what Xu Yanmiao said in his heart.

So, the two new ministers stepped down.

- The old emperor thought that their fight for the widow was too disgraceful.

One was demoted to the governor of Guide, and the other was demoted to the governor of Puzhou.

They were called "half-day ministers" in history.

"Forget about the others." Xu Yanmiao whispered to Lian Hang secretly: "Do you think this Zuodu Yushi is cursed? Since Ji Gong, one has stepped down faster than the other."

After Lian Hang thought about it carefully, he was surprised: "It seems so! There can't be any evil place!"

Isn't it said that the beast can sense ghosts!

This is a bit scary.

Anyway, when the news reached the ears of the new Zuodu Yushi Jie Huai, he took a deep breath, went home, and asked a "stone talisman" to stand outside the house to ward off evil spirits. He also bought a bunch of pomelo leaves to take a bath to ward off bad luck.

Xu Yanmiao had no idea that the gossip he and his good friend casually talked about would be spread and cause a great reaction from the current Zuodu Yushi.

He enthusiastically invited Lian Hang: "I haven't had a haircut for a long time. Do you want to find a comb master?"

The comb masters of this dynasty basically walked the streets and provided door-to-door service. Only a few wealthy people would own a comb shop.

Lian Hang nodded: "Come to my house. I know a very skilled comber. He can do eyebrow trimming, beard shaving, and nose hair trimming. He can also do ear cleaning for you."

- That is, earwax removal.

After thinking for a while, Lian Hang added: "He can also give you a body massage."

- That is, massage.

"It feels so good to be pinched."

Xu Yanmiao's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Then let's go!"

Lian Hang: "Let's go!"

It was the time when the government offices were locked down, and the two of them walked out of the imperial city, discussing their respective official business, talking about the complicated departmental issues between the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, and complaining that some generals were really difficult to serve. They didn't want the Ministry of War to interfere in deploying troops, and they didn't want the Ministry of Personnel to interfere in selecting generals...

Lian Hang complained: "Speaking of which, why did you keep the memorial from our department hanging for so many days without signing it?"

- Each ministry will make a memorial, and the Ministry of Personnel will sign it first. Only after the Ministry of Personnel has signed it can it be presented to the emperor.

Xu Yanmiao was stunned for a moment: "What memorial?"

Lian Hang: "Isn't the Ministry of Personnel in charge of waterways? The general and Marquis Xie drew nautical charts after going to sea, and our department wants to be responsible for the safekeeping of these maps. I just don't know why your Ministry of Personnel has not signed it."

Xu Yanmiao flipped through the system, but couldn't find the reason in a short time. So he said, "I'll go ask."

Lian Hang waved his hand and said, "No need. I can ask my father-in-law directly. I just want to complain to you about this. Maybe the Ministry of Personnel has its own plan. My father-in-law won't make things difficult for me."

Xu Yanmiao: "Xie Xianhou?" Lian

Hang: "Ah? Ask Xie Xianhou? But I'm not familiar with her..."

Xu Yanmiao: "No, I mean, isn't that Xie Xianhou?"

Lian Hang turned his head and opened his eyes suddenly: "Xie Xianhou? How can she and Princess Xiangyang..."

Not far away, Xie Luoshui seemed to be talking to Princess Xiangyang, with a slightly embarrassed and uncomfortable expression on his face. Princess Xiangyang seemed to reply with a word, her eyes that were full of light and spirit, the corners of her eyes raised high, her expression arrogant.

Xu Yanmiao: "Maybe it's a private matter. Let's go the other way so they don't see us and get embarrassed."

Lian Hang: "Okay."

Not long after turning around, he suddenly heard a voice from behind: "Xu Yaohai!!!"

Looking back, Princess Xiangyang was running towards him with her official uniform in hand, and her dark shadow was also sliding across the ground at high speed.

Xu Yanmiao hurriedly walked towards her: "Slow down, be careful not to fall if you run so fast!"

Princess Xiangyang was obviously worried. After running to Xu Yanmiao, she stared into his eyes and said, "The pigs raised in Marquis Xie's family had problems, and were cured by Lin Zhi. Marquis Xie wanted to thank him very much, so he asked him what he wanted. Lin Zhi asked Marquis Xie to give me the poem he wrote for me. I don't like Lin Zhi and don't want to get married, so I was very unhappy about this."

Xu Yanmiao blinked blankly, "Okay, I get it..."

[Lin Zhi? Who was that? ]

[Oh! The one who liked Gao Xiang and wrote poems to Gao Xiang! 】

Princess Xiangyang spoke quickly and continued, "So I didn't mean to be disrespectful to Marquis Xie just now."

Xu Yanmiao nodded, "I believe you. By the way, Lianlang and I plan to go to his house for a haircut. After the haircut is over, do you want to have dinner together?"

Princess Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, then she laughed and raised her head high again, "Since you invite me so sincerely, I will reluctantly agree to it!"

After a pause, Princess Xiangyang blinked her eyes, "Let's go to Yuanyuan, it's my treat."

*

The dishes at Yuanyuan, the number one restaurant in the capital, are delicious, but the prices are also considerable. Before Xu Yanmiao came here, she only dared to order one dish every time.

But this time the princess was treating...

"I want peony bird's nest!"

Princess Xiangyang snapped her fingers: "Order!"

"Sweet beef soup!"

"Order!"

"And lamb liver cake!"

"Order!"

Xu Yanmiao kept saying: "Your Highness is so generous! I am so grateful!"

Princess Xiangyang took off the gold bracelet on her wrist and slapped it on the table: "You can order whatever you want, I have plenty of money!"

[Wuhu, thank you rich woman!!!]

Princess Xiangyang curled her eyes.

There was something she didn't want to tell Xu Yanmiao, for fear that Xu Yanmiao would feel pressured after knowing it.

When she was born, her father was already the emperor. When she was young, she also had playmates, most of whom were daughters of officials. They were all afraid of her and secretly spread the word that she was tough, but she was obviously just not willing to take a loss.

For example, a noodle shop opened in the capital before. The noodles were priced at normal prices, but there were many people. They boasted that it was a century-old noodle shop and had produced a top scholar in the imperial examination, so it was also called the top scholar shop. Princess Xiangyang went to take a bite, and the soup was yellow and the noodles were bitter. It was obvious that they were deceiving students who came to the capital for the first time to get a good start and make a profit. Most of the deceived people left with curses, but Princess Xiangyang ordered a new bowl of noodles, slammed the table, and forced the shop owner to finish the bowl of unpalatable noodles with snot and tears, and then forced him to return the money.

It had nothing to do with helping the students, she just cared about being deceived.

The "playmates" who accompanied her out were all persuading her to forget it, since the other party didn't ask for an exorbitant price anyway. If the food didn't taste good, they could just not come back. There was no need to bully people like this.

Princess Xiangyang didn't say a word, and she finished the whole process with a cold face. She took the money and left. The next day, people from the Five Cities Army went to seal up the store.

In the eyes of those "playmates", Princess Xiangyang's behavior was too inhumane. If the noodles were unpalatable, they could just order rectification. Why close the store directly? How would the family live? They distanced themselves from her even more, and only strictly observed the face of the daughter of an official.

Princess Xiangyang was dismissive of this. After all, she was a princess, and others should flatter her. It didn't matter if they misunderstood her. She didn't care about explanations.

But Xu Yanmo was different.

She regarded him as a friend, and she didn't want him to misunderstand her as someone who likes to bully others by relying on her princess status.

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Xu Yanmiao certainly wouldn't misunderstand.

He even asked with great interest: "What is the poem like, is it good!"

Princess Xiangyang: "I don't know either."

"Don't know?" "

Well! I haven't read it."

Xu Yanmiao was curious, secretly opened the system, took a look, well... I couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, he hadn't done Chinese reading and appreciation for a long time. If he didn't know that the poem was written for Gao Xiang, he would have thought of pretending that it was about homesickness.

Princess Xiangyang smiled secretly in her heart, but she pretended not to hear Xu Yanmiao's thoughts and tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth: "I haven't been out for fun recently. Is there anything new in the capital?"

Xu Yanmiao raised three fingers: "Three things, one is about your prince brother, one is about Mr. Quan, and one is about the great scholar Tongxin. Which one do you want to hear first?"

She added mysteriously: "Let me tell you, other people don't know about the thing about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I found out about it by accident! It's definitely exclusive news!"

Princess Xiangyang: "Then..."

Xu Yanmiao looked at her expectantly.

Princess Xiangyang: "Listen to Mr. Quan first."

Xu Yanmiao's eyes widened: "Don't you care about your brother first!"

Princess Xiangyang waved her hand: "What is there to care about him? He just sits at the street corner every day to watch the excitement. Mr. Quan is already 90 years old. His things must be more fresh and more interesting!"

Xu Yanmiao was anxious: "But I think what the prince did this time shocked me! And you definitely can't imagine what he did!"

Princess Xiangyang: "It's okay, it's okay, I don't care about him..." Seeing Xu Yanmiao holding the table with one hand, her body leaned forward in a hurry, as if she was suddenly pinched, Princess Xiangyang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This really poked a hornet's nest.

Xu Yanmiao immediately knew that the other party was teasing her on purpose, so she slapped the table and stood up, pretending to be angry: "I have the information, and you can read whatever I say! Let's... talk about Mr. Quan first!"

"Huh?" This time it was the princess' turn to look down.