Royal Palace.

Kunning Palace.

When she heard her son mention the word "Hu Fei", Empress Ma felt nervous, thinking something had happened again.

It seems that Hu Fei's name is always tied to trouble.

"What happened to Hu Fei?!"

Queen Ma looked at Zhu Di and asked hesitantly.

"After returning to his mother, nothing happened to Hu Fei. What I want to discuss with my mother today is the marriage between Hu Fei and Chang Shu."

Zhu Di saw his mother's worries and hurriedly explained.

After hearing her son's words, Queen Ma breathed a sigh of relief.

"After this spring, Hu Fei was not only promoted to four consecutive official positions, but also promoted to minister of the Ministry of Education. Everyone is already very happy. Now that he has been appointed as the number one scholar by his father, it is even more happy."

"When my father ordered Hu Fei to visit Chunwei, he agreed that as long as Hu Fei won the first prize, he would marry Chang Shu. Now that Hu Fei has done it, should the marriage of the two of them also be brought up?

Schedule?"

Zhu Di hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

"You should ask your father about this. Why would you want to come and ask me?"

After listening to Zhu Di's words, Queen Ma asked with a smile.

"It is inconvenient for me to ask my father directly about this kind of matter, so I came to inquire about the news from my mother first. I wonder if my mother knows about my father's arrangements for this matter?"

Zhu Di smiled awkwardly and asked sheepishly.

"You want me to urge your father to do it, right?"

Queen Ma smiled, seeing through everything at a glance, and asked with a smile.

"I don't dare."

"It's just that my son is about to leave Beijing for Peking. I hope I can drink this wedding wine before leaving."

Zhu Di hurriedly shook his head and explained.

"Okay, I know this. I will go to your father to discuss this matter in the next two days."

Queen Ma smiled and said slowly.

"It's time for my mother-in-law."

After listening to Queen Ma's words, Zhu Di showed a hint of joy on his face and bowed his hands.

"Di'er, I know that all of you brothers, including Chen'er and Fan'er, value Hu Fei's talent. I understand that Hu Fei is indeed a rare talent."

"But no matter what, I don't want you to have any unpleasantness because of him. I also hope that you brothers can live in harmony with each other without any barriers between you."

Queen Ma looked at Zhu Di and said seriously.

"What the Queen Mother said is that your sons and ministers should remember it carefully."

Zhu Di bowed and said respectfully.

"Okay, if you have nothing to do, please step aside. I will make a decision on what you just said after careful consideration."

Queen Ma nodded, waved her hand, and spoke slowly.

"My son, please retire."

Zhu Di bowed and slowly exited the hall.

Queen Ma looked at her son's leaving figure and fell into deep thought.

"Is Changshu still sneaking out of the palace every day these days?"

After a while, Queen Ma turned to look at Feng Shao and asked softly.

"Back to the Queen, it is indeed true."

Feng Shao bowed, nodded and said.

After listening to Feng Shao's words, Queen Ma nodded and said no more.

...

Early the next morning.

The Governor's Mansion.

Hu Fei first went to the Ministry of Education to show his face, and then took Chundie and the others to the Governor's Mansion to report.

Now he has transformed from an eighth-grade Zhaomo to a fourth-grade Qianshi. As soon as he entered the Governor's Mansion, everyone he met from top to bottom respected him.

As the old saying goes, county officials are not as useful as current managers, and no matter how high their status is, they are not as useful as their immediate superiors.

Along the way, people kept saluting and greeting him, which was very different from before.

Governor's office.

Li Wenzhong was dealing with military affairs with his head down, looking a little busy.

"Captain, Lord Jiu'an has arrived!"

At this moment, a deputy general came to the door, bowed and said slowly.

Although Hu Fei is already a minister of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, among his many identities, everyone in the court is still accustomed to addressing him as Jiu'an Hou.

After hearing what his men said, Li Wenzhong raised his head and glanced outside the door.

"knew."

Li Wenzhong responded with a meaningful smile on his lips.

Immediately afterwards, footsteps were heard, and Hu Fei had appeared at the door.

"Your Majesty, Hu Fei, is here to report to the Governor."

Hu Fei bowed his hands and said loudly.

"come in."

"Order Zhao He to come."

Li Wenzhong smiled and said, then looked at the deputy general and said in a deep voice.

Hu Fei agreed and walked in slowly.

To him, Li Wenzhong was both an enemy and a friend. He still remembers that when he first came to serve in the Governor's Office, Li Wenzhong looked down on him. However, his attitude gradually changed, even when something happened to him.

He even went to the palace and knelt outside the Yangxin Hall to plead for him.

"Before I congratulate you for becoming the number one scholar in this spring semester, I have already heard your annotation of that poem, and the profound meaning in it makes me admire you."

"He is worthy of being called the most talented person in the Ming Dynasty."

Li Wenzhong looked at Hu Fei and said sincerely.

Hearing Li Wenzhong's praise, Hu Fei was flattered.

"Thank you very much, Governor, for your compliment. However, this poem caused a big misunderstanding and made His Majesty angry. Even if it has great meaning, it is no longer worthy of such praise from the Governor."

"By the way, I heard that the Commander-in-Chief also went to the palace to plead for mercy on that day. I am extremely grateful to the Commander-in-Chief for his kindness!"

Hu Fei bowed respectfully and said seriously.

"I am just dealing with the matter, not the person. Since this matter has been successfully resolved, there is no need to mention it again, and you don't need to take it to heart. No matter what, you are still considered a member of my Dadu Mansion."

"Now that you have been promoted from being a minister to being a minister, I hope you can work with peace of mind in the future so that you can live up to His Majesty's trust."

Li Wenzhong looked at Hu Fei, said seriously, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Don't worry, Commander. I will do my best to prevent the Commander and Your Majesty from causing any more trouble."

Hu Fei smiled and replied slowly.

After hearing what Hu Fei said, Li Wenzhong was stunned for a moment, smiled helplessly, and stopped talking.

At this moment, Zhao He, who was also a minister of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, was ordered to come to the door.

"I've met the governor."

Zhao He stood at the door and bowed respectfully.

But when he saw Hu Fei, a trace of panic appeared on his face.

"Okay, you two are both in the same position. Let him take you to get familiar with what you are specifically responsible for and what you need to pay attention to."

Li Wenzhong pointed to Zhao He outside the door and said slowly to Hu Fei.

"Yes, I will resign first."

Hu Fei agreed, bowed his hands, turned around and came to Zhao He.

"Master Zhao, thank you for your work."

Hu Fei cupped his hands towards Zhao He and said with a smile.
To be continued...