Shunyi Hou is in such a state of worry now. He has only one useless son who is idle all day long and refuses to study for the imperial examination even when asked to do so.
Daqing did not restrict these sons of lords. They could also take part in the imperial examinations and make contributions to the court. However, the sons of lords were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They grew up in luxury and had their eyes only for romance, eating, drinking and having fun. Few of them wanted to do practical work.
Isn’t Baoyu the best example?
Now, the Shunyi Marquisate will be the last generation to inherit the title by his son. If he doesn't do something concrete, I'm afraid the emperor will forget about him.
Now I am in Jeju and cannot go to Kyoto, so I will not be able to get any good or new things. Although there is no one to control me in Jeju, I have fine clothes and delicious food every day and enough money, but when I lose my title, what is the use of all this wealth?
Having money but no power, and falling from a noble to a businessman, who can accept this?
Marquis Shunyi was worried about not being able to get through to Kyoto, but now he heard that Prince Xun's men had come to him to ask for someone, so of course he didn't dare to delay and ran over.
When he saw Xiao Hechuan, Marquis Shunyi was a little confused. He knew this young man, who was the top scorer in this provincial examination, and he had specifically asked someone to inquire about him.
Knowing his achievements in Baiyun Academy, he once thought about winning over this young man.
However, he did not act too hastily, but wanted to wait and see the results after the autumn examination. If this young man could get a place in the spring examination, it would mean that he was indeed capable, and he would be on the list of successful candidates in the future and would have a career in officialdom.
Making friends with the new nobles in the court would also be beneficial to the long-term development of one's family. What if they really become successful in the future?
But now it seems that he is actually King Xun's man, which is already very extraordinary.
The current Prince Xun is the third son of the emperor. His mother is Consort Xian, one of the four concubines. Consort Xian was originally the daughter of Sima of Jizhou. She was selected to enter the palace and was very favored in the early days. She became a concubine within three years of entering the palace. After giving birth to the prince Helian Jing, she sat on the throne of one of the four concubines.
Now, her father is the governor of Jizhou. Although his official position is not low, he cannot enter the capital after all.
The current queen has only two princesses, so the position in the East Palace has been vacant until now!
There are four concubines, each of whom has a prince, but their maternal families have no power, except that the father of the noble concubine is the Minister of Rites. The Ministry of Rites is not a lucrative position with broad powers. The most lucrative ones are the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, followed by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel.
The maternal families of the other three concubines are not in Kyoto.
In fact, all of this is under the control of the emperor. The concubines who have princes have low family backgrounds, the Empress has failed to give birth to a legitimate son, and she injured her body during childbirth in her early years. Now she relies on medicine to survive every day, and even the government affairs of the harem are difficult to manage. It is all handled by the Duke of Chu's daughter, the Imperial Noble Consort.
The Imperial Concubine did have a distinguished family background, but unfortunately she had no children. She had the power to temporarily manage the six palaces, but she had no chance to fight for it even if she wanted to.
All these arrangements are actually the emperor's weighing of the pros and cons. The four princes all have similar starting points, and if they want to compete for the throne, they have to rely on their own abilities.
Shunyi Hou now wants to curry favor with Xiao Hechuan. After all, he is Prince Xun's man. As long as he has the ability to be on the list in the future, Prince Xun will definitely find a good job for him in Kyoto. As long as he has an official position, it is more or less power, which he does not have yet.
Even in Jeju, he still had to look at the faces of those officials. There was nothing he could do. They had real power, so how could they mobilize the people under them?
So, after he came, he did not put on airs in front of Xiao Hechuan, but appeared very approachable.
Although he didn't know what King Xun wanted Shui Yuntian for, he had never met Shui Yuntian. Not to mention Xiao Hechuan, he was married and had never met Shui Yuntian before, so there was no question of a fleeting romance between them.
Moreover, Shuiyun Tianzhen was just a female slave he met by chance outside the Great Wall. At that time, he saw that she had a great appearance, so he brought her back to Jeju and made her the top performer of Bibo Pavilion.
Anyway, he would not believe that Shui Yuntian had any other identity. She was just a female slave from the frontier who was locked in a cage like an animal, waiting to be bought and sold!
"Mr. Xiao, I've long heard of your name!" As soon as he arrived, Shui Yuntian and the madam all retreated.
When Shui Yuntian saw Xiao Hechuan show the token of Prince Xun's Palace, she really saw hope at that moment and felt that she really had a chance to leave Bibo Pavilion.
So when Shunyi Hou came, before she left, she looked at Xiao Hechuan with expectant eyes.
Although she didn't understand why he wanted to redeem her for no reason and even went so far as to bring out such a big backer.
But as long as she can leave Bibo Pavilion and no longer be someone's plaything, it doesn't matter what other people's intentions are. What else can someone like her gain?
Xiao Hechuan was not surprised that he knew him. He stood up and greeted him:
"May the Lord be safe!"
Today I will focus on one thing and play it openly, but you, the Marquis of Shunyi, have to give me face.
"No need to be polite, please sit down. I heard that you want to redeem Shui Yuntian and leave?"
"Yes, I hope the Marquis will agree!"
Just say less polite words, he is in a hurry.
"Then can you tell me why you want to redeem Shui Yuntian?"
Shunyi Hou really wanted to know what was so special about Shui Yuntian. Besides being extremely beautiful, was there anything else that he didn't know?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hechuan raised his eyebrows and smiled. This smile had some deep meaning in it:
"I am working for the prince, and the prince has his own decisions. I am just an unknown person, and I dare not guess the prince's intentions. My lord, please don't let me fail to report to the emperor!"
Why I want to redeem it, I naturally won’t let you know. To be honest, Helian Jing himself doesn’t know what’s going on.
"Since it is the prince who wants someone, I will naturally give him this honor. However, please ask Mr. Xiao to ask the prince to be well on my behalf. In the future, our Shunyi Marquisate will have to rely on the care of His Royal Highness Prince Xun."
The meaning is very simple. I gave you face and gave you my cash cow, so you will owe me a favor in the future. If anything good happens in the future, you have to think of me.
By using Shui Yuntian to get on board King Xun's boat, he didn't lose anything.
It can even be said that if Prince Xun enters the East Palace in the future, then his Shunyi Marquisate will be able to rely on this favor and keep the title in the future, right?
Moreover, he also got 50,000 taels, which is not a small amount.
It seems that Bibo Pavilion can make a lot of money every day, but such a big building has high expenses. The girls inside all spend real money on it, and they have the best food, clothing and other expenses. Do you think there are no expenses?
In fact, apart from this huge expense, the actual amount of money that can be obtained is not much at all!
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