Who could have imagined that Zhang Xiaoxian, the clever strategist who was famous in the capital, Zhang Qingjiu, the most famous female official in the world, and the Crown Princess who everyone now knows were made in heaven, could actually be the same person - the one who stopped him from committing suicide by the Qinghe River.
people!
Only today did he realize how blind he really was. During the palace examination, his benefactor was right in front of him, but he still didn't recognize him.
Today, his wife said she would take him out to meet a benefactor, but why didn't he expect that it would be the person in front of him!
Taking a deep breath, Xia Xuechen slowly stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhang Qingjiu, "Xia Xuechen would like to thank the Crown Princess for her kindness on the Qinghe River that day. Without the Crown Princess, Xue Chen would not be what he is today. Xue Chen is willing to marry."
The ring is made of grass to repay the favor given by the Crown Princess."
If she hadn't appeared that day, if she hadn't been inspired by her, I'm afraid that Xia Xuechen would have been gone in this world, let alone being able to marry the woman he loved.
"You..." Sun Ningxue was also a little stunned. She only knew that Zhang Qingjiu must know about Xia Xuechen. After all, after the prince's birthday, this man had personally said that he had given her three hundred taels, but he had twenty-two taels left.
Gave it to Xia Xuechen.
Although she had mentioned that Xia Xuechen almost...
But she never thought that there was such a deep connection.
"Mr.
Return her a favor.
As for rescuing you, I have also said that Mr. Xia is responsible for governing the country and saving the world, and is an extremely human minister. Although the beauty is by your side now, Mr. Xia will need to pay more attention to matters in the court in the future."
After saying that, Zhang Qingjiu turned around and tugged at Chu Lan's sleeves, "What do you think?"
At this moment, Chu Lan was holding the cup steadily with her left hand, but the sleeve of her right hand kept shaking under Zhang Qingjiu's movements. This scene was indescribably interesting.
What she wanted to say was already clear to Chu Lan when she said the first sentence.
He sighed softly in his heart, slowly put down the tea cup, and Chu Lan slowly raised his eyes, "I heard that Mr. Xia also plans to ask His Majesty to go to the frontier to serve as an official?"
Although he had heard of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's grace and grace in the past, and had seen his grace many times in the court, after all, today was the first time Xia Xuechen had interacted with Chu Lan.
His expression instantly became solemn, "Yes, Wei Chen does have this intention!"
Rather than sitting high in the court from the beginning, he wanted to go to the bitter and cold places on the border to alleviate the sufferings of the people and create a place of benefit.
"There is no one to test for flowers in this year's imperial examination, so only you and Su Zijin are left. Now that Su Zijin has gone to Qianzhou, you are also going to the border. Do you really feel unhappy about this court meeting?" Chu
Lan's words are neither fast nor slow, making people feel like a spring breeze.
But after all, he is the prince of a country. After saying these words, Xia Xuechen suddenly felt a rush of cold air from the tailbone of his back.
Xia Xuechen's face changed slightly, and he quickly shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood Wei Chen. Wei Chen never meant this, but Wei Chen thought that if he were on the border, he could better benefit the people."
Hearing his words, Chu Lan's expression was as calm as ever, but his eyes were a little more scornful only for those in power: "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. How many people in the top three try their best to stay?"
In the court, Mr. Xia is really concerned about the sufferings of the people, but don't think that all officials in the world are as noble and upright as you.
Moreover, when an official lives high in a temple, he worries about his people; when he is far away from the rivers and lakes, he worries about his king. As long as you focus on serving the people, where is the opportunity? Do you really have to go to the border to show off what you have learned? "
After saying this, the whole room fell into silence.
Xia Xuechen stared blankly at the noble prince of a country in front of him, who he once considered to be the "powerful one". At this moment, in addition to being shocked, some different thoughts began to emerge in his mind...
Zhang Qingjiu also turned to look at the people around him, his bright eyes shining brightly.
She knew that Chu Lan had governed the country since childhood, cultivated the imperial mentality, and had his own set of considerations for the country, the people, and his ministers.
But if you count, this is the first time she heard Chu Lan talking to his ministers like this. It was simply - don't be too handsome, okay?!
Her dog man is really smart. In just a few sentences, he clearly explained Xia Xuechen's plans, predicament, and hopes.
After all, the reason why she agreed to Sun Ningxue's agreement today was because of this: Chu Wei had mentioned to Chu Lan two days ago, and the implication was that she did not want Xia Xuechen to leave the capital.
And this is not just Chu Wei's idea, the British father also hopes that his precious granddaughter can always be by his side.
After all, when he asked the British princess to give up his status as examiner and recommend her, he owed him a favor.
Therefore, her purpose today was not only to meet the newlyweds, but also to keep them in the upper capital.
If Chu Lan didn't say anything, she would naturally have her own ideas.
But in the end, her dog man will never let her down.
And she also believed that Xia Xuechen would make the most correct choice.
After Chu Lan finished speaking, no one in Xuexuan spoke at will. The sound of falling snow outside was silent, and the sound of scalding tea inside was clearly audible.
Sun Ningxue nervously held the hand of her newlywed husband, not daring to speak, for fear that she would say something wrong and affect his decision, but in the end... the look of anticipation deep in her eyes could not be hidden.
As the tea made a "gurgling" sound again, Xia Xuechen finally stood up slowly, bowed respectfully to Chu Lan, and said seriously, "Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your advice. It's Xuechen who is being narrow-minded."
If you have the world in your heart, what can't you do?
Chu Lan glanced at him, but did not respond to his words, and continued, "The position of prime minister has been vacant for a long time, and your majesty has no favorite candidate for a new prime minister within three to five years. However, most of the prime ministers in our dynasty are from the generation of scientific examinations.
Your Excellency should encourage you to go upstream."
Chu Lan doesn't need to say these words too clearly, but people who should understand will naturally understand them.
Xia Xuechen was suddenly startled, her mouth trembled slightly, and finally she bent down and knelt down towards Chu Lan, "Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince for not giving up, I will definitely do my best until my death!"
Let me ask, who is a minister who doesn’t want to be made a general and a prime minister?
Unexpectedly, Sun Ningxue glanced at the two people opposite, and suddenly stood up and knelt down, "Ningxue would also like to thank the Crown Princess for her generous actions towards the couple. Although Ningxue is a prostitute,
But he also understood that if the Crown Princess had not asked his grandfather to take up the post of imperial examiner in the court that day, not only Xue Chen would have been questioned like He Lianzhen, but the British government would also have been questioned.
Criticism, let alone getting married to Xue Chen. And..."
After saying this, Sun Ningxue gritted her teeth and took a deep breath, "If the Crown Princess hadn't told my grandfather that they would rather keep it simple and get married within ten days, we would not have held the wedding so smoothly."
After Prince Zhao and Queen Mother Xie passed away one after another, her grandfather, the British Duke, told her never to talk about this matter again, but she still wanted to tell the person in front of her that every bit of what she had done, they had
Keep it all in mind.
This kindness will never be forgotten.
However, looking at the sincere love between the couple in front of him, Mr. Xiao Zhang, who had always been upright and upright, felt embarrassed.
How can she say that she initially helped Sun Ningxue in Zhaixinglou because of her three hundred taels of silver and because she was the cause and effect of Chu Kuo's defeat; she helped Xia Xuechen because she did not owe Sun Ningxue any favors; and she asked the British public not to be the examiner in the court because of her.
In order that he could stay with Chu Lan "justly", he asked the British Duke to hold a wedding for these two people as soon as possible in order to repay the British Duke's favor.
This round and round relationship, which was originally a relationship of one cause and one effect, made her become extraordinarily great in the words of the couple.
However, after Zhang Qingjiu thought about it, he quickly felt relieved. Isn't this just like "the flowers planted intentionally will not bloom, but the willows planted unintentionally will form shade." Isn't this the principle of cause and effect?
As a result, Xia Xuechen and Sun Ningxue, the couple, looked at a certain Crown Princess with a smile on her face and waved to them with relief, "Keep a low profile, this is a trivial matter and not worth mentioning."