"Gentlemen, you are too kind. There is no need for such formalities."
"Thank you, Fourth Prince."
Gu Badai continued, "Since you are new to the Ministry of Revenue, we should have arranged a welcome banquet for you yesterday. However, you were too busy yesterday, and we did not want to disturb you. So we have reserved a private room at Wangyue Tower. We hope that you will do us the honor of joining us."
Yinzhen wanted to unite the Ministry of Revenue. According to his personality, he didn't like to attend these kinds of gatherings, but when he thought about what he had to do, it was really hard for him to refuse today.
So he nodded in agreement.
After agreeing, he instructed Su Peisheng in front of everyone: "Send someone back to tell the Fujin that I will be back later tonight, and that she should not wait for me for dinner."
Su Peisheng accepted the order and went to carry it out.
Hearing this, the people standing to the side thought that the Fourth Prince was newly married and the young couple had a good relationship.
If the men in the family have social engagements in the evening, they rarely send someone to deliver a message back home.
In most cases, if the men in the household don't return home by a certain time, the wife will send someone out to inquire.
Even newlyweds rarely see cases like the Fourth Prince's.
People's impression of the Fourth Prince improved even more.
Although these officials were philanderers, they still preferred to associate with people who respected their wives.
Their thinking is that it's okay to spoil a woman who isn't presentable, but not too much. Knowing how to respect one's legal wife shows that one is a proper person.
People generally prefer to deal with those who know the rules.
Yinzhen followed the Minister of Revenue and his entourage to Wangyue Tower.
He wasn't afraid that his father, the Emperor, would suspect him of forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices. Given his situation, his father probably wouldn't even consider that possibility.
So he was very relieved about that.
As for others, they probably don't have that intention. At most, they just see that he is close to the Crown Prince and want to curry favor with him.
Besides, having a meal doesn't prove anything.
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