It didn't take long for Prime Minister Hao's appointment with Mr. Lin to reach the ears of the prince. When the prince knew about it, he was in the emperor's palace and watched the memorial with him.
The Prince Supervisor has been coming here every day for several years to read the memorials with the emperor. He sneaked out of the capital for a while before, and when he came back he was faced with a mountain of memorials, so now he doesn't dare to slack off even a day.
, I obediently come to review the memorials every day.
A eunuch reported to the emperor that Prime Minister Hao had a private appointment with Mr. Lin. Although I don’t know what they discussed, the final result was probably not optimistic. It is said that Prime Minister Hao’s face was ashen when he left!
"What do you think the two beloved ministers would talk about when they sat together?" the emperor suddenly said.
The prince was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "For a person like Mr. Lin, no matter what the Prime Minister talks to him, they will end up unhappy. Mr. Lin is cunning and cunning, and he will not suffer any disadvantages, so there is no need to worry!"
The emperor laughed: "What do you think Lin Aiqing would think if she knew that the prince commented on him like this?"
Xie Chengyin raised his eyebrows: "I think maybe Master Lin himself feels the same way."
"But it's not impossible!" The emperor nodded with a smile, and finally looked at Xie Chengyin, "By the way, how is our Tanhualang doing now? Is he still a vagrant?"
"There is currently no suitable position for him in the court, and it is not easy to arrange it. He always has thousands of excuses for not wanting to become an official, so let him do it by himself!" Xie Chengyin said, writing the word "read"
.
"I thought that you and he had been friends since childhood, and it was inevitable that you would be a little biased towards him. You would always try your best to find a better official position for him, but I didn't expect that you would also be perfect from the beginning to the end.
Ignore him!" The emperor looked at the book in his hand, somewhat confused, "Is it possible that you don't like him?"
"Father, you think too much!" Xie Chengyin said calmly, "I am the prince, so naturally I have to hire wise people. However, it is precisely because I have been friends with him since childhood, so I have some problems with many things.
He is very hesitant because of my relationship. When he is placed in a certain official position, he is a bit more suspected of nepotism. I always want to avoid suspicion!"
"Your uncle, my brother-in-law, is currently fighting for me at the border. Does this count as nepotism?" The emperor put down the book in his hand, looked at Xie Chengyin, and said softly.
"Actually, it counts, but my father is the emperor, so they don't dare to say anything!" Xie Chengyin didn't even raise his head.
The emperor was speechless for a moment, and after a long time he said: "Then you are the prince, and the future of this world will also be yours?"
"How accurate is this? You see, I go out early and come back late all day long, and I am here to review memorials with you. Maybe one day I will die young, and then you will have time to change someone to become the prince!" Xie Chengyin looked up.
He glanced at the emperor, his eyes full of resentment.
The emperor shut his mouth instantly. After all, he was tired of the endless memorials. He finally caught Xie Chengyin back to work, but he couldn't let him run away.
Just when the emperor was avoiding Xie Chengyin's condemning gaze, the eunuch came to report that it was the prime minister who wanted to see him.
Xie Chengyin stood up silently and went to the inner room to wait.
The emperor glanced at Xie Chengyin who had already entered the inner room, and then said: "Let the Prime Minister come in!"
When Prime Minister Hao came in, he still lowered his head. After paying homage, he slowly raised his head. He looked around quietly and saw that the prince was not there. He couldn't help but feel a little strange: "Isn't the prince here?"
"I went to the Queen's Palace. Why, isn't Aiqing here to see the prince?" The emperor looked at Prime Minister Hao and said with a smile, "Then Aiqing came at an unlucky time. He just left. Why don't I just let people
Call him back?"
Prime Minister Hao quickly shook his head: "Wei Chen came to see His Majesty. I just heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was also in the palace, but he didn't see it after he came. He was a little surprised, so he asked more questions."
The emperor smiled and then asked: "Ai Qing came here in a hurry, but what is the important matter?"
Prime Minister Hao was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "It's not an important matter, I just have some personal matters that I want to trouble your majesty to help me!"
"Oh?" The emperor was a little curious, "What private matter do you need me to help with?"
"Your Majesty, I have a daughter. She is usually well-behaved and obedient, but lately, she has been really preoccupied and has not thought about food or food..." Prime Minister Hao said, becoming more and more embarrassed.
But the emperor looked at Prime Minister Hao with great interest.
When Prime Minister Hao looked up, he saw the emperor looking at him, so he said bravely: "Weichen's daughter has been sensible and well-behaved since she was a child, and she has never asked Weichen for anything, but this time... Weichen
I dare to ask your majesty to grant a marriage to the daughter of a humble minister!"
The emperor looked at Prime Minister Hao in front of him for a long time, then smiled and said: "Oh? I wonder which young man Aiqing wants to marry for his daughter?"
Prime Minister Hao hesitated for a while, then said firmly: "It's the fifth son of the Marquis of Wuchang, Su Xubai!"
Suddenly there was a sound of a vase being smashed in the inner room, and someone in the palace immediately scolded him. The emperor glanced lightly: "It's just a vase, there's no need to go to such great lengths to fight!"
After everything was settled, the emperor looked at Prime Minister Hao: "How did I hear that the fifth son of the Su family got a girl from the south of the Yangtze River, and he doted on her like a jewel? Now that the prime minister wants me to grant a marriage, wouldn't it be ruined by me?
His marriage?"
"That woman is just a poor girl from the south of the Yangtze River. Even if your Majesty grants marriage to my daughter, my daughter will not break them up, let alone humiliate her!" Prime Minister Hao said, then knelt down, "Your Majesty
Chen, I only have such a daughter. Since I was a child, Weichen has been busy with official duties and has no time to accompany her and take care of her. I owe her a lot. Now that she is trapped in love, Weichen really has nothing to do to help her...
I beg your majesty to grant your permission!"
The emperor looked at Prime Minister Hao in front of him and said after a long time: "Prime Minister, I think you also know that forceful melons are not sweet. I can grant you a marriage as a courtesy to our monarchs and ministers, but if the Su family is unwilling,
It was you who pushed your daughter into the cliff with your own hands, do you understand?"
Prime Minister Hao looked up at the emperor, his eyes full of determination: "Wei Chen understands!"
The emperor looked at Prime Minister Hao for a long time, and finally sighed: "I can make you love my daughter, but you have to understand that if you force things like feelings, you will only hurt yourself in the end!"
The emperor wanted to give Prime Minister Hao a chance to think about it, but Prime Minister Hao almost did not hesitate, knelt down and paid homage: "Wei Chen, thank you for your honor!"