Chapter 527: The Song family wants to repair the relationship with the Wen family?
"Young Prince." The Left Vice-Chief Censor brought in several large stacks of files. "Here are all the files you asked me to sort out today."
The Left Vice-Minister of Justice no longer felt the arrogance and disdain he had in the morning when facing Song Mingen.
I thought the little prince who grew up in the countryside just came up with some method to increase grain production by chance.
And those ideas in the court must have been thought of by Prince Rong long ago, just to find a relatively good official position for the young prince.
But throughout the whole day, he didn't dare to relax for a moment.
The young prince was really capable and not a fool to be fooled. Not only that, his questions were tricky and sharp, and he had no countermeasures, and he almost lost his official position.
When one living devil leaves, another one comes.
It's really terrible.
Song Mingen looked up at him, picked up a few files and looked at them, his face solemn and his tone indifferent, "Tomorrow, have everyone come to the meeting at 9:00 PM. No one can be left behind. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Song Mingen stood up from the armchair and walked out to the desk. "That's all for today. Everyone, finish your work and leave."
After Song Mingen finished speaking, he strode out of the office. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the Censorate, Wen Can's familiar smiling face came into his sight.
"Brother, you look so stylish in this official uniform. You are full of authority and authority. You are so majestic without even getting angry. Haha..."
“Don’t be so poor!”
Wen Can instantly became serious and pulled him into the carriage.
Only after the carriage had left the Censorate did Wen Can whisper, "We've searched the entire hundred-mile radius outside East City, and then extended it out another twenty miles, but we haven't found any of Xiao Hongyi's private soldiers. Oh, and by the way, to the southeast is the Grand Council Camp. Xiao Hongyi's soldiers can't be kept there, but there might be some of his men there."
Song Mingen: "When Prince Mu was investigating Cheng Xiao, Xiao Hongyi's men in the Military Affairs Camp had already been eliminated. Did you find anything strange, such as a hidden and empty valley?"
Wen Can shook his head regretfully, "We searched very carefully but didn't find any special valley. Maybe it's not outside the East City, but outside the West City or the South City?"
Song Mingen thought for a moment, "There are imperial garrisons outside the southwest city, and the Du family's military camp in the northwest. Only outside the east city..."
"It must have been moved. Maybe they even know we're investigating."
Song Mingen nodded and asked, "Has Zhang Feng discovered any other houses owned by Li Yue within the eastern part of the city?"
"Zhang Feng hasn't sent back any news today. I don't think there's much hope. We should exile Xiao Hongyi and his family as soon as possible. People below say that Prince Mu's men and General Du's men are disguised and setting up an ambush along the northwest road. The emperor is probably going to exile them to the north. Should we arrange for someone to follow them?"
Song Mingen: "Then arrange some people, not too many, mainly to prevent any fish from slipping through the net. Okay, you can go now."
"No! I'm going to take Xiao Nuo home. This kid has been living outside for so long that he's forgotten about me and Jiao Jiao."
"Haha..." Song Mingen said with a smile: "No, wait until after my birthday to take him back."
On Wenwan Street to the right of the Imperial College, Song Rui walked out of a bookstore holding a blank notebook.
A familiar glazed, agate-paved, and incense-covered carriage came from a distance.
Pedestrians on both sides of the road subconsciously avoided it, and Song Rui was no exception.
The carriage passed in front of him. Song Rui wanted to see Xiao Hongyi's style, so he looked up.
"Brother, please stop joking..."
The carriage passed by quickly and Song Rui widened his eyes.
Why is Wen Can sitting inside?
What did he hear? Wen Can called Prince Rong "Brother".
Fat Tiger Li slowly appeared in sight driving the Wen family carriage.
There were guards from Prince Rong's mansion accompanying him on both sides. Fat Li felt that he was protected and hummed a little tune unconsciously.
Song Rui was shocked.
What is going on?
How did a businessman like Wen Can hook up with Prince Rong? And even ride in the same carriage with him!
Song Rui thought of Gu Jinxuan who was studying the Nine Chapters of Algorithm in the Imperial College, and soon realized that Wen Can had relied on the Gu family to get close to Prince Rong.
He is really smart. He has become sworn brothers with the father of the future leader of Dayuan so early.
Wouldn’t the Wen family’s business in the capital city grow bigger and bigger in the future?
Although he had made friends with several young men from aristocratic families in the Imperial College, he would receive some help from them in the court in the future.
But the three shops in the family were half-dead.
Well, if the Wen family helps run the business...
We have to find a way to repair the relationship with the Wen family so that Dad doesn't have to work so hard to run the shop.
He doesn't have a good family background now, so it's not easy for him to find a capable father-in-law.
Many of his classmates at the Imperial College had good family backgrounds and were better looking, so he had no competitive advantage.
It seems that repairing relations with the Wen family is imperative. Not only will it help his career, but no one in the capital will dare to make things difficult for his family.
"Arui, where are you going?"
"I remembered there was an emergency at home. I'll go back home and come back tomorrow morning."
"Brother Rui, why did you come back so suddenly?" Cui quickly asked someone to get dinner. "Why didn't you tell us in advance? We just finished dinner."
"It's okay, Mom, I'll just eat something. Where's Daddy?"
Cui: "He is in the study."
Song Rui went to the study and took Song Minglang and Cui to Chen Chunhua's room.
"Grandmother, Father and Mother, I saw Wen Can near the Imperial College today. He was riding in a carriage with Prince Rong, and he even called Prince Rong "Big Brother."
Song Minglang was surprised, "Are you sure you saw it clearly?"
"I see clearly, it's him."
Song Minglang asked again: "Have you seen Prince Rong?"
"No, the person inside couldn't be anyone else. After all, the carriage belongs to Prince Rong. Wen Can and Prince Rong are very close brothers. He must have established a relationship with Prince Rong through the Gu family. I came back this time to tell you that we can find a way to repair our relationship with the Wen family so that our three shops won't be so difficult to run."
Chen Chunhua said coldly, "You want us to repair our relationship with the Wen family so that Wen Can can have a say with Prince Rong in the future and help you advance your career?"
Song Rui looked at Chen Chunhua's expression, feeling a little surprised and a little panicked.
It was the first time that his grandmother treated him coldly.
"I see that Daddy has worked hard to run the shop, and the Wen family is good at it. Instead of repairing the relationship, Daddy doesn't have to work so hard. If the Wen family is willing to speak up for my career, that would be great. If they can't, I won't force them. I will start with a small official position."
"Then you should start with a minor official position and don't even think about marrying a noble lady like Princess Anyang. In short, don't even think about rising to the top overnight!"
Song Rui was dumbfounded. What was wrong with his grandmother? Why was she so strict?
"Grandmother, don't you want your grandson to bring honor to the family?"
Chen Chunhua: "It is a great honor for your family to be on the list."
Song Rui: ...
Song Minglang: "Listen to your grandmother and work hard as a minor official. The three shops in the capital are enough for us to live on. Your aunt is now an independent woman and is very good at business. If your father doesn't understand business, he will ask your aunt for advice. Is it so easy to repair the relationship with Wen Can?"
"What are you talking about?" Song Rui was astonished. "You want me to be a humble official? A few days ago, you wanted me to work hard and get a good score in the exam, hoping that I would be picked up by a powerful and influential master and become his son-in-law. How long has it been since then, and you've changed your mind? Did something happen?"
Song Minglang glanced at Chen Chunhua and told him in detail about Chen Chunhua's dream and how Du Zhihuan failed in her attempt to murder Song Yu and was given to Xiao Chengqian as a concubine.
Song Rui was speechless. "It was just a dream. Besides, even if what happened in the dream happened, I couldn't possibly become the son-in-law of Prince Rui. Wouldn't that affect my being captured and made the son-in-law of a wealthy family?"
Seeing that he still refused to give up, Chen Chunhua said sternly, "What happened in the dream is bound to happen. The Xiao family and the royal family have been liquidated, and those powerful people will have a hard time. In order to prevent our Song family from being confiscated and exiled and dying of illness on the way to exile, you must be honest and serve as a minor official. Don't even think about becoming an official in Beijing. Being a county magistrate is not bad! Do you understand?"
Seeing Chen Chunhua's resolute attitude, Song Rui had to be cautious, "Grandma, I understand."
Cui said, "Mother, although the things in the dream may happen, if the exam results are announced in the future, and Rui Ge'er is lucky enough to be noticed by the master of a powerful and aristocratic family, you should just let it go. Rui Ge'er is so smart that he will avoid such things."
Song Rui hurriedly said, "Yes, grandmother. I will keep my distance from all the officials that the new emperor wants to purge."
Chen Chunhua looked at Song Rui. In her dream, Brother Rui was among the top three, and many officials had taken a fancy to him at that time.
"Alright, then, let it be. But be careful not to attract the attention of high-ranking officials the new emperor wants to purge. You can't accept the marriage on your own initiative. You must come back and tell Grandmother."
Song Rui looked at Chen Chunhua and felt as if his grandmother had experienced the same thing herself.
"Okay, grandma. I'll take my leave."
"Mom, Wen Can is on good terms with Prince Rong. Should we remind him to stay away from Prince Rong?"
Chen Chunhua glared at him, "Will Wen Can give you a good face if you go and tell him? He has the Gu family behind him, and he is also a smart guy, he will be fine..."
Phoenix Tower in Prince Rong’s Mansion.
"Daddy," Song Yu said as he massaged Song Mingen's shoulders, "Are you tired from going to the yamen for the first time today?"
Song Mingen was in a very good mood when Song Yu pinched his shoulders. "You care about me so much and you even give me a shoulder massage. How could Daddy be tired? But you'll get tired if you hold your little hands up. Take them down quickly."
"I'm not tired. I'll give you another massage."
"Daddy is really not tired."
"No, you're tired!"
"Okay, I'll let you pinch it for a while longer."
Jiang Yunwan walked over silently and spread the imperial edict in front of Song Mingen, "You may not know yet, but Sister Yu has been conferred the title of First-Rank Protector of the Nation by the Emperor. The Emperor also awarded her eighteen boxes filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and silks."
Song Mingen carefully read the imperial edict and said, "Sister Yu is worthy. If it weren't for Sister Yu's prophetic dream, I would not have been able to recognize my father, the king, and my mother. Sister Yu, you are our lucky treasure."
Song Mingen quickly took her little hand off her shoulder and said, "From now on, you will just enjoy yourself and don't have to do anything else."
Song Yu winked at him and said, "It's not enough for you to just enjoy yourself. You also have to give me a lot of money to spend."
"Of course, you can have as much as you want."
Song Yu suddenly grabbed Song Mingen's hand and said, "Let's go to grandpa and grandma and ask them to transfer all the properties under Xiao Hongyi's name to yours..."
Song Mingen sat in the Golden Sparrow Tower for half an hour before Zhang Feng rushed back with news...
At noon the next day, Zhang Feng rushed to the Censorate from the east of the city at lunchtime.
Half an incense stick later, Song Mingen entered the palace.
"Aye, is there any progress?"
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