Chapter 103: We Are All Wanderers
In the blink of an eye, the day of the new emperor's enthronement arrived.
The people in the palace originally thought that the prince might not be able to attend the coronation ceremony today.
But the prince got up earlier than the servants, put on his court robes himself, and stood under the sycamore tree in the yard for a long time.
When spring came, traces of dew were found on the prince's shoulders.
When everything was ready, the prince left the palace with great fanfare.
This was the first time that the palace had put on such a grand display. As soon as the carriage belonging to the Regent appeared, the entire street became crowded.
People had to move their stalls to avoid the traffic, which affected a lot of business for a while.
Wang Ge rode in front on horseback, with a lot on his mind.
He knew that the prince was deliberately putting on a show.
The prince was angry at the gossips of the people, who just followed the crowd and scared Miss Song away.
When they arrived at the Imperial Study, the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy quickly arranged the imperial edicts and imperial decrees to be read today, waiting for the Regent to review them.
The Grand Secretary breathed a sigh of relief when he finally had a reliable boss who could make the final decision.
Xiao Linyuan read ten lines at a glance, and when he saw the list of officials from the Ministry of Personnel, his eyes narrowed.
The Grand Secretary was startled and quickly explained, "This is the list submitted by the Minister of Personnel. The Prime Minister reviewed it and said there are no problems."
Xiao Linyuan asked coldly, "Where is Wen Yan?"
Just four words scared the Grand Secretary into a cold sweat. He had never met the Regent before, so why was he so scary?
"Your Highness, there is no such name as Wen Yan."
"What?" Xiao Linyuan slammed the table and stood up.
Everyone was shocked by the majesty of the Regent and knelt on the ground in an instant.
Who doesn’t know about the affair between the Prince Regent and his concubine’s sister-in-law… no, with his beloved woman?
His lover had gone far away, and the prince had been searching for her personally for several days, but there was still no news.
How good can this mood be?
What if I accidentally have murderous thoughts and chop off a few heads...
The prince today is no different from a Shura who walked out of Yama Palace.
Seeing this, Wang Ge hurried to the side hall to call the Minister of Personnel over.
"Your Majesty, Wen Yan resigned seven days ago. I was unsure, so I asked the Prime Minister, who then asked Your Majesty, and Your Majesty agreed. Therefore, I, your Majesty, approved Wen Yan's resignation."
Xiao Linyuan scoffed, "Ask the Prime Minister, ask His Majesty, what do you think this regent does? I want to hear your report on the results."
The voice was so cold and thin that it seemed like ice chips could pop out at any time, and the people on the ground shivered suddenly.
"I, I am worried about the prince's illness and shouldn't worry about such a small matter, so I asked the Prime Minister for instructions..."
"Since you respect the Prime Minister so much, let him arrange another position for you in the Secretariat. The Ministry of Personnel is under my control, and you are not my ally."
The Minister of Personnel kept pleading for justice, and his voice was so loud that people in the side hall could hear it.
Wang Ge personally took the man away and sent him to the Secretariat.
The Grand Secretary's dim old eyes turned back and forth. If he continued to report, he might lose his official hat.
"Your Majesty, this old minister..."
"Write Wen Yan's name in the column for Minister of Personnel. Also..." He paused and looked at Jiang Huaihai's name.
He pointed and said, "Write it again next to Prime Minister Jiang. Conferred the title of Grand Secretary. Do you know what this title is called?"
He originally planned to let Song Ze be the Minister of Personnel, but he had not returned yet, and he did not know what his father-in-law meant, so he let Wen Yan take over first.
The Grand Secretary thought for a moment and cautiously asked, "Could it be that you want to restore the system of left and right prime ministers?"
Xiao Linyuan gave a rare smile. "The Grand Secretary is indeed the most knowledgeable person in the court. He immediately solved a problem that I had been pondering for several nights without success. Let's do as the Grand Secretary says."
“…” What a big pot! Will he be chopped down by the Prime Minister?
Jiang Huaihai learned about this when the imperial edict was being read.
He was filled with shame and indignation, and immediately wanted to find Xiao Linyuan to argue, but he didn't expect to be driven out like a dog.
From that day on, Xiao Linyuan focused on purging the court. With swift and swift action, he cleared out all the parasites in Jiang Huaihai's faction in just half a month.
Jiang Huaihai was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
In order to save face, he sent assassins to kill Xiao Linyuan.
Little did they know that Xiao Linyuan was just worried that he had no place to vent his anger, as he killed the killers one after another.
Jiang Huaihai tried to use words when he saw that force didn't work.
He arranged for people to spread rumors among the people, the same people who had forced Song Zijin away before.
This is like giving someone a pillow when they are sleepy.
Xiao Linyuan took advantage of this opportunity to follow the clues and find out the people that Xiao Jin had planted before, and caught them all in one fell swoop.
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Song Zijin was unaware of the turmoil in the capital.
She has become obsessed with fishing these days, which was taught to her by her neighbor Uncle Chen.
Uncle Chen saw that she often sat in the yard in a daze, so he took her to the lake to fish together.
That day she was unhooking a fish when she heard footsteps behind her.
"Yueyue, come here quickly, I caught a big fish!" Song Zijin said excitedly.
The fish flapped its tail fin continuously with great strength. Just when she was about to lose the grip on it, the person behind her rushed forward and helped her.
Song Zijin was stunned and looked up, "Brother Shouqian?"
Wen Yan, his face covered in dust, took a step back, but he still held the fish in his arms. He said softly, "Take it down quickly. I'm in for a treat tonight."
"Oh!" Song Zijin didn't have time to think about it and started fighting with the fish again.
After she had finally managed to put the big fat fish into the bucket and covered it, she finally had some free time. As she stood up, she saw a piece of Supa in front of her.
Song Zijin didn't take it, but pulled out a long scarf from his waist.
He also explained: "We anglers don't need such delicate things."
Wen Yan chuckled softly and slowly took back the Supa in his hand.
"How did Brother Shouqian find you?"
As for why he recognized her immediately, she didn't ask. It seemed that he could recognize her no matter how she disguised herself.
Maybe it's because my temperament is too unique.
"The Wen Mansion was ransacked, my mother and I broke off relations, and the people of the capital accused me of being unfilial. I can no longer be an official, so I had no choice but to come and seek refuge with the fisherman."
Wen Yan shrugged his shoulders and made light of the suffering.
Song Zijin's beautiful eyebrows instantly knitted together, "How could Madam Wen be like this? The people of the capital are also..."
"We are both wanderers in this world, so there is no need to feel sorry for me."
“…”
Yes, wasn't it because of the gossip of the people in the capital that she left the capital?
"So what should we do? Form an alliance to resist the saliva and fight back?"
Wen Yan chuckled. "You clever little thing, alright? Let's go back to your mansion. I'll borrow your precious land for a bit. I'll write the plan and you can review it. How about that?"
Song Zijin picked up the wooden barrel and said, "Let's go!"
Wen Yan took the wooden barrel and followed her, walking step by step, staring at her back with burning eyes.
It’s great that she can fish and joke around. Has she gotten over the hurt?
Today is the Reunion Festival on August 15th. Reuniting on this day must be a good omen for him, right?
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