Chapter 302: Sixth Prize is Very Stable
Chapter 302: Sixth Prize is Very Stable
Everyone knew that Su Jin rejected Prince Rui, and this incident also made the emperor unhappy, so he put Su Jin under house arrest. Although he could move freely in the capital, he was not allowed to leave the capital without an imperial edict.
After the emperor issued the decree, Prince Rui had not appeared in front of Su Jin for half a year. Everyone thought that the matter had ended here, but who knew that Prince Rui actually sent a New Year gift?
This is not a New Year gift at all, it is clearly a hot potato.
Everyone looked at Su Jin, even Gu Zilu looked over.
Since ancient times, all under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects. The imperial power has always been an existence that everyone fears but has to submit to. Although Prince Rui is not the emperor, he is the emperor's younger brother and more or less represents the face of the royal family. Now, the gift from Prince Rui cannot be refused, but if it is accepted, will there be trouble later?
Gu Zilu frowned slightly. He felt that it was not good to refuse, but it was also not good not to refuse.
It’s a dilemma.
"Open it and take a look."
In the silence, Su Jin spoke calmly. Everyone was worried, but she was the only one who was indifferent. She even took a sip of tea lazily.
The wooden box was opened, revealing an exquisite necklace made of pure gold with a gold hollow bell hanging on it. The necklace was also made of gold, inlaid with various jewels. In addition to a metal ball, there was also a small incense pill in the bell. When the bell was waved, the metal ball struck and made a crisp sound like the moon, and also emitted bursts of faint fragrance.
Su Jin picked up the collar. It was obviously not the size for humans, but should be for her lion cat.
Looking down again, I saw a small box under the collar. When I opened it, it was full of small scented pills exactly the same as the ones in the bell.
Jin Chuan said, "The prince said that it was not for the girl, but he gave it to her because he missed Ding Dang."
Hearing this, the expression on Gu Zilu's face became more complicated, and he almost twitched his mouth fiercely.
This gift is very well given.
He subconsciously looked towards Su Jin, only to see his mother lower her head and call Dingdang.
The cat came over quickly with the sound of a clip, and jumped onto Su Jin's knees very obediently. Su Jin then put the collar on Dingdang, which was just the right size. When the cat moved, the bell would make a clear sound, which could be heard from far away.
Su Jin said directly: "Go, send Dingdang to Prince Rui's mansion. Since the prince misses it, let it go to accompany the prince for the New Year."
As for when it would be sent back, Su Jin did not say. The implication is that it doesn't have to be sent back?
This approach is really amazing.
Gu Zilu was no longer worried in an instant.
Anyway, Prince Rui missed Dingdang, so there was nothing wrong with his mother sending the cat back with the collar.
Yuchuan understood what he meant and left.
As for what Prince Rui's reaction was, no one knew and Su Jin didn't care. Since he had said no, it was a no. It was just that in the future, you and I would no longer be as close as before.
That's all.
It was already the second evening when Zhao Jingyu learned that Dingdang had been sent here.
He had to spend New Year's Eve in the palace with Zhao Jingcheng, the Empress Dowager, the Empress and other concubines. There was also an early morning court session on the first day of the new year. Officials from the entire Great Zhou would come to pay New Year's greetings to the Emperor. Zhao Jingyu naturally could not go back home. By the time he had time to return to the palace, it was already the evening of the first day of the new year.
"She brought the cat?"
The maid was changing Zhao Jingyu's clothes when a white cat suddenly jumped in, ran to Zhao Jingyu's feet, lowered its head to sniff, and gently swept Zhao Jingyu's ankle with its tail.
The man's heart was filled with tenderness, but he could only smile bitterly as he picked up Dingdang. Looking at the collar he had given it, he felt bitter in his mouth.
"Su Jin, Miss Su Liu!"
He felt some hatred, but more of it was loss and helplessness.
A year later, the war in the northwest has become stable, and those peace advocates who used to oppose the war have stopped jumping around at all, because if the war is won, everyone will shut up, but if the war is lost, these people will definitely jump out and continue to jump around.
Good news kept coming back from the northwest, and the most eye-catching one was still Su Jin’s eldest son Gu Zixuan.
The young man became more and more courageous in the northwest. Not only did he fight beautifully, he also successfully destroyed Loulan, one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions.
Since ancient times, the Great Zhou Dynasty has not fought a war without a justification, but Loulan has been jumping back and forth between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Huns, betraying and plotting against the Great Zhou Dynasty from time to time. Zhao Jingcheng is very troubled by Loulan. Is there a suitable reason to attack Loulan? However, Gu Zixuan personally handed the reason for attacking Loulan to the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is to send envoys to scold the King of Loulan and even harass the Queen of Loulan. The King of Loulan killed the envoy in anger. Doesn't this have a reason to send troops?
Gu Zixuan's troops had already been lying in ambush outside the city. As soon as the signal was sent from inside the city, they would immediately lead their troops to attack Loulan and destroy the country directly.
Just asking you if you feel happy?
When Zhao Jingcheng received the battle report, he clapped his hands and laughed, looking very pleased. This was truly the happiest day since he ascended the throne.
Afterwards, the imperial edict for Gu Zixuan's promotion was quickly sent to the northwest.
The original third-rank champion general was directly promoted to first-rank Zhaowu general, Yin Zhengnan was promoted to first-rank Jianwei general, Song Yingjie was promoted to third-rank Zhaoyong general, and the rest had various promotions.
This promotion covered the entire Northwest Army. Even General He Bi and his subordinates were commended and promoted, but the number of people under Gu Zixuan also accounted for a small half.
Therefore, before Gu Zixuan returned to the capital, he had already risen rapidly from the initial sixth-rank captain to the first-rank Zhaowu general. Although his rank was the same as He Bi and Liu Cong, his qualifications were still not as good as the two old generals.
After the imperial edict of promotion was passed down, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion once again became a hot topic on everyone's lips.
However, the popular person this time became Gu Zixuan. In just over a year, he was rapidly promoted to the rank of first-rank general. No one knew what good fortune the Yong'an Marquisate had encountered!
Although the Marquis's Mansion has declined since the death of the old Marquis, the younger generation is still quite capable. The eldest son Gu Zixuan was promoted to the first rank, the fourth daughter is the future daughter-in-law of the Grand Princess, and the fifth brother won four first places. The imperial examination will be held after the new year, and whether he can get the top six places depends on this one.
The imperial examination is the most important exam.
For a while, everyone in the taverns, teahouses and streets was discussing it.
One is to discuss how fast Gu Zixuan was promoted, and the other is to discuss whether Gu Zilu can achieve the sixth place.
"As long as I get first place in the examination, I'm sure I'll get six prizes!"
"Oh, how do you know he will definitely win the first prize? What if he fails? I have seen many people who won the first prize in the provincial examination, but failed miserably in the imperial examination. They fell from grace and were dropped out of the exam."
"Then let's make a bet on whether the fifth brother of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion can win the first prize. I bet he can!"
"Then I bet no!"
"Come on, let's start gambling. Let's bet on whether Xuan from Yong'an Marquis's Mansion can win the first prize!"