Su Rong rolled her eyes enormously at the two men, feeling that the royal decree granting the title of the Princess’s husband was indeed correct. They seemed more like the true father and son, right?
She didn’t bother to argue with them anymore, "Let’s go, have dinner, today was absolutely exhausting."
The Nanchu King immediately shut up. It was his fault, as well as Ye Xiang’s, that their daughter was so tired.
Zhou Gu, holding Su Rong’s hand, walked and talked to her at the same time: "Just now Ye Xiang and Uncle Xie both said I shouldn’t go to the Ministry of Rites, I should go to the Ministry of Housing instead."
Su Rong laughed, "What do you think?"
Zhou Gu felt guilty, "I think I should also go to the Ministry of Housing, I shouldn’t go to the Ministry of Rites out of my own selfish interests, to busy myself with our Great Wedding."
Su Rong laughed again, "What’s wrong with having selfish interests? Isn’t our wedding, the Princess and Princess’s husband of Nanchu, very important? This is related to the succession of the Nanchu dynasty and the continuation of Nanchu country’s fortune."
Zhou Gu: "..."
That’s true, isn’t it? They seemed to make a valid point.
"Yes, yes, yes, don’t listen to them. I feel, there is nothing wrong with you going to the Ministry of Rites. Just seeing the shaky demeanor of the Minister of Rites, I’m really afraid he might become overwhelmed by the workload and then leave a mess, with no one capable of taking over the Ministry of Rites. " The Nanchu King quickly spoke up for his in-laws, for all he knew, he is also eagerly waiting to hug his grandchild.
Thinking of the demeanor of the old Minister of Rites, shaking with each step, Zhou Gu also felt that exploiting him too much seemed a bit too much. But at present, the priority really is not their Great Wedding. All kinds of matters piled up together, affecting the livelihood of the people of Daliang. He initially knew that there would be a series of matters waiting for Su Rong after she returned to the Royal Capital, but he did not expect that the papers the ministers would submit would be full of such pressing and thorny issues. In this case, insisting on rushing the wedding by staying in the Ministry of Rites didn’t seem appropriate anymore.
Zhou Gu felt guilty about Ye Xiang and Uncle Xie’s criticism. If he were still so stubborn, it would clearly indicate that he was immature.
As Lord Thursday, it could be excused to be immature, but as the Princess’s husband and the future king’s husband of Nanchu, could he afford to be immature? He could not.
Therefore, Zhou Gu took a deep breath and said to Su Rong, "I feel that I should go to the Ministry of Housing."
Su Rong turned her head to look at him, "Is it that easy for you to be influenced by others?"
"Certainly not," Zhou Gu shook his head. If he was easily swayed by others, he would not have steadfastly followed her to Nanchu. At the very least, his grandfather and Grand Tutor Qin were like two huge mountains standing in his way. He scratched his head, "I just feel that, as the Princess’s husband, how can I neglect the people of the Princess? That would be utterly wrong."
Su Rong chuckled, "Then our Great Wedding might take a year, are you sure?"
Considering how he bullied her last night, almost setting himself on fire, she didn’t believe he could endure a year. He also wanted to enjoy their wedding night, didn’t he? Would they not have it?
Zhou Gu clenched his teeth and said, "I think Fen Ling has been too idle lately."
"Ah? Brother-in-law, really? I’m a secret guard, I need to protect my sister. Do you remember? When we captured Zhang Mao in Daliang, I was separated from her and didn’t accompany her. Something went wrong with her then, and she was almost killed by that dog from the Nangong Family. Fortunately, you came in time to save her." Fen Ling had eaten half-full of pastries, holding the plate to follow them. The pastry chefs in the Royal Palace were really good, unlike those in the various residences of Daliang, it was a completely different taste, and he hadn’t gotten tired of it after eating all day.
"Given your current reputation, are you still a secret guard?" Zhou Gu turned to look at him, took his pastry plate, pinched a piece of pastry, and delivered it to Su Rong’s mouth. "Since you left Jiangning County for the Capital City of Daliang, I haven’t seen you act like a secret guard. Now, who doesn’t know that she has a highly skilled martial artist younger brother, named Fen Ling, everyone addresses him as Master Feng."
Fen Ling stretched out his empty hand, unable to rebut.
Zhou Gu then said to Su Rong, "Call Lan Zhi and Bi Qing to your side! As for Fen Ling, let him go to the Ministry of Rites to take my place."
Fen Ling widened his eyes, "Brother-in-law, your current position is the fourth-ranked Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites."
"Exactly, and you are qualified for the job."
Fen Ling shook his head, "No, I don’t want to be a court official."
"Looking at you today, I think you’ve been idle too much. Do you know how many plates of pastries you’ve eaten? How could you never think of giving me a piece when you were serving tea?" Su Rong was dissatisfied, "Don’t think I didn’t notice, you were so idle that you almost fell asleep on the lounge chair at the door of the Council Hall. Just listen to your brother-in-law, and take up his position at the Ministry of Rites tomorrow."
Fen Ling: "..."
He looked back at Zhou Gu, "Brother-in-law, are you trying to send me away from my sister?"
Zhou Gu remained calm, "If you think so, so be it."
Fen Ling sighed inwardly. He knew that once Su Rong had spoken, this matter was settled. Further opposition would be useless, he could only bargain for himself, "Then get Cui Yanjin to follow me and help me. I’ll agree to take your position."
Although Cui Yanjin was young, Fen Ling did not think of him as worthless. Young Master Cui was very useful.
Zhou Gu readily agreed, "Alright, let Ziye find him later. From tomorrow, let him follow you and also to the Ministry of Rites so that someone can keep an eye on him. Ever since he arrived at the Royal Capital he has been wandering around aimlessly."
Fen Ling was satisfied, "Then I’ll go find him now."
He reached out and pulled Ziye, "Follow me."
Ziye immediately followed Fen Ling. He was afraid if he wasn’t quick enough, the Young Master would assign him somewhere else to work. He preferred to follow the Young Master, protect him and help out with any work assigned to him whenever he could.
After the two left, Su Rong looked at Zhou Gu and smiled and asked, "Are you really thinking of sending Fen Ling away from me? When did this thought occur? When he went with me to Feng Hall, you didn’t seem to have any objections. He even asked you, and it was you who agreed."
Zhou Gu laughed, "Do you think I could be that petty?"
Su Rong looked at him, "Aren’t you?"
At least until now, she hadn’t called him Guixue again, it was always Lord Ye.
Overseeing that she had finished a piece of pastry, Zhou Gu stuffed another piece into her mouth before he spoke, "Do you feel that Fen Ling is still being utilized to his fullest while following you? Now that you barely leave, and mostly stay inside the Royal Palace where it is very safe, his presence is actually underutilized. Today he followed you, while you were busy all day, he had several naps, ate a whole belly full of pastries and tea. When I came and saw him, he was sitting there leisurely, with his legs crossed, looking rather idle. To kick him to the Ministry of Rites, to take my position, won’t delay our timely wedding, and allows me to fill the vacancy in the Ministry of Housing, isn’t it a win-win situation? As for your security, arrange more secret guards and have Lan Zhi and Bi Qing with you. Usually, in the Royal Capital, nothing would happen. If you ever have to leave the Royal Capital, just have him transferred from the Ministry of Rites to follow you again."
Su Rong nodded in understanding, "So you mean, Fen Ling is like a piece of brick, available to be moved wherever he is needed."
Zhou Gu chuckled, "You could say that, who told him to be so capable due to Uncle Xie’s training, you cannot let it go waste."
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