Following Huang Si through the imperial garden, he happened to encounter the eunuch who was salvaging something.
When the man saw Huang Si, he immediately saluted.
Huang Si asked: "What are you doing?"
The leading eunuch replied, "I'm telling you, father-in-law, a eunuch on night duty fell into the pool last night, and the body is being recovered."
Huang Si was obviously displeased, and because Luo Qingzhi was nearby, he didn't have an attack. He just said lightly: "After it's done, let someone change the water in the pool. It's very unlucky."
"yes."
When the two came to Xianyang Hall, they did not see His Majesty the Emperor.
Huang Si explained, "Your Majesty has not yet gone to court. The princess will wait a moment."
"Aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will blame Eunuch Huang for spreading the holy message?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Huang Si lowered his head and replied respectfully: "If it were someone else, Your Majesty would be furious, but if it was for the princess, Your Majesty would not."
Luo Qingzhi thought that she was stopped at the entrance of the palace and went to Chongde Hall. After only a cup of tea, Huang Si came. It seemed that Huang Si had more eyes in the palace than she thought.
Or maybe it was His Majesty's spy, she couldn't be sure for a moment, so she had to keep it secret.
When Gao Yan came back from the court, the moment he saw Luo Qingzhi, his eyebrows were raised and his words were filled with smiles.
"Arlo, have you been waiting for a long time?"
Luo Qingzhi shook her head and bowed her hands in greeting.
"Join Your Majesty."
Seeing Luo Qingzhi's unfamiliarity, Gao Yan frowned slightly, but did not stop him anymore and said to Huang Si: "Watch the tea."
Gao Yan sat down, took out a booklet from the left side of the desk, handed it to Luo Qingzhi, and said, "This is the list reviewed by the Ministry of Rites. Let Alluo take a look."
Luo Qingzhi took the list, and Gao Yan continued: "This time I will ask Zong Zhengsi and the Ministry of Rites to jointly handle the recruitment of a son-in-law. I plan to ask Baili Xi to do the essay test questions."
At this point, Gao Yan was worried that Luo Qingzhi would be displeased, so he added a supplementary explanation: "Although you and Baili Xi have lost their relationship for a long time, he is still the minister, the head of the civil service, and his examination can show his fairness."
"I understand." Luo Qingzhi replied and continued to look at the roster in her hand. Except for those who were already married, almost all aristocratic families had men of suitable age participating in the selection, accounting for 80% of them.
"Is this the final list?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Gao Yan took a sip of tea, shook his head slightly, and said, "Today is the last day, but there shouldn't be any changes."
Luo Qingzhi nodded and said: "I think it is good for Lord Baili to take the lead in the literary test. What about the martial arts test?"
"What do A Luo want to try?" Gao Yan asked.
"There are many children from aristocratic families in this selection. If they are asked to compete with each other, accidents will inevitably happen." Luo Qingzhi paused for a while, observing Gao Yan's reaction. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping, he continued: "I have someone under my command.
The deputy general, named Feng Zinan, is good at martial arts and has good skills, so why not let him compete with you all, whoever can defeat Feng Zinan within the specified time will be the winner."
Gao Yan nodded without any rebuttal and said, "I agree."
Luo Qingzhi easily got the promise before using some of the words of persuasion she had prepared. She didn't believe that Gao Yan didn't know that by letting Feng Zinan be a martial arts examiner, he was asking him to exclude some people directly.
Since Nan was born in the Luo family, his martial arts skills have been inherited from the Luo family throughout his life. There are not many people in Qining who can defeat him.
Of course, there is another thing that Gao Yan doesn't know. Baili Xi has always been the grandson who cherishes her the most.
After coming out of the palace, Luo Qingzhi walked into Baili Mansion through the back door. Except for the few maids who first saw Luo Qingzhi, who made a sound of surprise, the rest of the people were respectful when they saw Luo Qingzhi.
salute.
After wasting time in the palace, when she came to Baili Xi's study, the old man with a gray beard had fallen asleep on the cushion. Luo Qingzhi became playful and quietly came to Baili Xi's side and picked up the
The Zihao pen on the side was preparing to cause trouble when a cough came from behind.
This sound did not wake up Baili Xi, but made Luo Qingzhi stop what she was doing.
She slowly turned around and saw a middle-aged man in court uniform, holding a scroll in one hand and a pen in the other, with an angry look on his face.
"Qingqing, please don't be presumptuous."
"......uncle."
"Qing Qing," Baili Xi, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes and said in surprise: "Qing Qing!"
Seeing Luo Qingzhi's Baili Xi, tears suddenly flowed down her face. She held Luo Qingzhi's hand and looked around.
"You are thinner than when I saw you the year before last, my dear." Baili Xi began to wipe his tears with his sleeves.
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said: "My dear, I haven't lost weight. It's because you haven't seen me for a long time."
Baili Xi changed his mood and said angrily: "You still know that you haven't seen me, an old man, for a long time."
Luo Qingzhi coquettishly said, "My dear, didn't I just come to see you after finishing my trivial matters?"
Baili Xi licked his beard and asked, "Soon? How long have you been back in Kyoto? Hey, forget it, forget it, what do you want for lunch? I'll have someone prepare it."
"Everything is fine."
Bailihan, who was standing aside, shook his head and left the study.
At lunch at Baili's house, the bowl in front of Luo Qingzhi was already filled with vegetables by Bailixi. Bailihan finally couldn't stand it and said, "Father, it's not like you haven't eaten yet. Are you going to
Are you going to ruin your only granddaughter?"
Baili Xi immediately put down his chopsticks and said sternly: "You also know that I only have Qingqing, my only granddaughter. Since your wife left, you have been unwilling to renew your marriage. It's not your fault. I can only do this."
I feel sorry for Qingqing alone."
Seeing that the atmosphere between father and son was not right, Luo Qingzhi immediately smiled and said: "My uncle, this is your fault. My uncle is infatuated, which is something that everyone in Jinling knows. As the top civil servant in the world, how can you force me to do this?"
I want my uncle to be a ruthless and unjust person."
Baili sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it, there are two of them, they are all infatuated people."
Luo Qingzhi thought of the grandmother whom everyone said. It was said that she fell in love with her father at first sight outside the city of Jinling. No matter how much her grandma tried to stop her, she wanted to marry him. However, at that time, the world was decided, and the Baili family
He and the Luo family were both northern gentry who had moved out of the country. Suzong even wanted to appoint a girl from a Jiangzuo family for his father to consolidate the status of the Gao family. However, my mother invited her to leave the Baili family and they eventually got married.
At that time, Luo Huaiyi was under one person, and the disciples of the Baili family were all over the government and the public. How could such a combination of the two families not make other aristocratic families jealous? In order to protect the next generation of the Luo family and the Baili family, they should be protected from the court.
If you are disturbed, you can do what you want to do with peace of mind. The two families can only pretend to be separated.
But such thoughts were not realized in the end. The Luo family was in trouble, and Luo Qingzhi was stationed in Yuzhou alone and left the capital for ten years.
Baili Xi noticed that Luo Qingzhi was in a bad mood and quickly calmed down and said: "Qingqing, I never thought it was wrong for your mother to be infatuated. It is your uncle who I am angry with."
Luo Qingzhi shook her head and said, "Qingqing just thinks of her mother and feels a little regretful that she has never seen her."
Bailixi also sighed deeply and said, "Your mother is most like me, she is free and unrestrained." He sighed again and said, "Qingqing, this time Your Majesty is looking for a son-in-law for you. Although he has his own intentions,
But I don’t want you to find a child from an aristocratic family, I just want you to find a child from a poor family, go to Yuzhou, and never come back.”
"My grandma." Luo Qingzhi looked up, and Baili Xi's eyes were full of love and reluctance.
"Qingqing, uncle also hopes that you will not stir up the muddy waters of the capital." Bai Lihan also said.
She breathed a sigh of relief and said jokingly: "I feel relieved when you say this. I saw that there were people from my uncle's family on the list, and I thought you were trying to convince me that my wealth would not go to outsiders."
Bailihan said solemnly: "You must not have studied hard in Yuzhou. This is not how you use your wealth to keep it from going to outsiders. You should say we are getting married, so..."
Before Bailihan could finish speaking, Bailixi immediately interrupted and said, "Don't be so pretentious here, what we Qingqing said is right."
It had been a long time since she had felt the presence of relatives around her. Luo Qingzhi rarely laughed heartily and said, "Who recommended the people from my uncle's family?"
"It's not me!" Baili Xi and Baili Han said in unison.
"Not you?" The two asked face to face again.
Luo Qingzhi asked doubtfully: "Isn't my uncle's family considered a noble family?"
Baili Xi immediately explained, "Your uncle Su's family is a merchant family, so it doesn't count, it doesn't count."
Luo Qingzhi said "Huh" and continued to ask: "Is the young master from my uncle's family good-looking?"
This time it was Bailihan who answered: "When I went to Huqiu half a month ago, I met this young master of the Su family. He is well-read in poetry and books, and he doesn't have the odor of a merchant's family."
Luo Qingzhi smiled, already knowing in her heart that this grandson of her uncle's family must be very satisfied with them.
"Okay, Qingqing will definitely see each other carefully when the time comes. However, my majesty, my majesty, has ordered you to come up with questions. You are not allowed to miss any questions." Luo Qingzhi said.
Baili Xi said: "How could that happen?"
When she left Baili's house and returned to the princess's mansion, it was already dusk. The person who greeted her at the door was Luo Qingrou. Seeing her, Luo Qingzhi felt guilty in her heart and slowed down her pace.
"Arou, are you waiting for me?"
Luo Qingrou was still the same as before, smiling softly, threw herself into her arms, nodded, and said, "Yes, I'm waiting for sister."
Luo Qingzhi took a breath and said, "By coincidence, I'm looking for you too, so come to the study with me."
The two people who entered the study seemed to have something on their mind, and they were both waiting for the other to speak first. Luo Qingzhi thought for a while and said, "Arou, the prince and I..."
"Sister, I know everything," Luo Qingrou said immediately, seeming to have made up her mind and said firmly: "Sister, although I love my brother Zhen, in Arou's heart, sister is the most important.
Important."
Hearing these words, Luo Qingzhi felt a little ashamed, a little distressed, and partly blamed herself. It would have been better if the palace banquet had been more careful that day. She thought about it and did not intend to tell Luo Qingrou her suspicions. Maybe all of this was
It was agreed upon by Gao Zhen and Concubine Shu.
"Arou, in my heart, you are also the most important." Luo Qingzhi said.
Luo Qingrou looked at Luo Qingzhi, nodded solemnly, and said with a cry in her words: "Arou knows that if it weren't for me, I could have been the most chic girl in the world. If I hadn't done it without permission back then,
Entering the palace and being used by His Majesty to blackmail you, you could have avoided fighting on the battlefield."
"Not entirely." Luo Qingzhi said, slowly walking towards Luo Qingrou, gently wiping her tears, and said: "It is my responsibility to protect you, but as the daughter of the Luo family, it is also my responsibility to protect the border.
My responsibility." This chapter has been completed!