A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City

"Wait." Jiuzhu stopped the concubine who was holding the incense and was about to worship: "Ladies, I respect the incense to Cang Cang. You should carry the incense with your right hand, and put your left hand on your right, holding the incense above your forehead."

The girls are so pious, how can she bear to watch them go to waste?

"Jiuzhu." Concubine Su Gui smiled: "Go and show them."

After taking the incense, Jiuzhu calmly respected the altar and put on three pillars of fragrance.

The fragrant mist was lingering, and the concubines looked at the girl who was offering the incense, and felt in a daze that she was free and natural in her gestures, a bit of a worldly expert demeanor.

Putting the incense into the incense burner, Jiuzhu bowed and turned to look at the concubines: "Ladies, please."

"Do you understand everything?" Concubine Su Gui lightly raised her hand, and the maids brought the incense up: "Follow Miss Ming's actions and do it again."

The concubines looked at the incense brought in front of them, and did not dare to be angry or speak.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Su Guifei looked at them with a smile but a smile: "There are only twelve hours a day. If you continue to linger, I am afraid that you need to stay up late to copy the scriptures to show your sincerity."

"Concubine Xie reminded me." Concubine Ning smiled gently, took the lead in picking up the three-pillar incense, and stepped forward to respect it. The other concubines saw that Concubine Ning had to succumb to Concubine Su's prostitution, so they had to obediently step forward.

Jiuzhu was moved by the piety of her concubines, turned her head and said to Concubine Su: "The sincerity of the ladies is really touching."

"Yes." Concubine Su Gui nodded slowly: "My palace is also very moved."

Other concubines: "..."

So moved, why don't you two come and copy together? !

Who cares if you are moved? !

"Ms Ming knows a lot at a young age." Concubine Ning finished the incense and said softly: "It seems that during the years of fostering in Taoist temple, you have not only raised your body, but also learned a lot."

Jiuzhu looked at the beautiful woman who was talking, but she didn't know her identity yet.

"This is Ning Fei Zheng, the mother and concubine of His Royal Highness Qi." Su Guifei added: "Ping Yuan Hou's concubine."

Hearing the word 庶, Fei Ning's hand paused slightly, but the gentle smile on her face remained unchanged.

"Ning Concubine is good." Jiuzhu bowed her knees and bowed to Concubine Ning: "Thank you, Concubine for the compliment. The master of the subject also said that the subject has learned well."

Pata, the ink fell on the paper along the tip of the pen, and Fei Ning's hand holding the pen was trembling slightly.

"Oh, mother!" Jiuzhu reminded in surprise: "The scriptures dedicated to God must not be stained."

"Thank you Miss Ming for reminding." Concubine Ning put down the brush, and smiled and crumpled the piece of paper into a ball. She kneaded so hard that her knuckles were white.

Shut this mouth quickly!

At the Great Dynasty Meeting, officials from the six ministries quarreled into the sky. Officials from Dali Temple, Hanlin Academy and other departments joined the battle from time to time, and the wat board waved twice in the air from time to time. The scene was very lively.

Looking at this hot scene, Emperor Longfeng not only did not get angry, but also changed to a more comfortable sitting position on the dragon chair, watching them make a noise with great patience.

Guozijian Jijiu: "Your Majesty, Guozijian is a place to train students, how can you keep using shabby desks?"

The Household Department Shangshu: "The Household Department has no money."

Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "Your Majesty, the selection of military attaché is imminent, and the ministers dare to be brave. When will the Ministry of Households allocate funds?"

Household official: "..."

It is almost the end of the year, and all departments are actively seeking funding for the coming year.

Since entering the dynasty, Li En, Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites and Zhao Boshen, Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites, have often had political disagreements. When they became angry, they smashed each other over the wat boards.

At this meeting of the Great Dynasty, the household secretary Zhao Boxhen rarely targeted Li En, but from time to time he looked at Li En with gloating eyes, which made Li En's heart angry.

"My lord, calm down." Zhou Rui grabbed Li En's sleeves secretly and whispered in his ear: "Now at the Ministry of Households, there is still King Qi."

"It's as if we don't have a prince in the Ritual Department." Li En looked at Zhao Boxhen's triumphant face, and the anger in his heart couldn't go away: "He's amazing."

Zhou Rui thought, if it weren't for a prince from our Ministry of Rites, Hubu Shangshu would probably not look at them with such a look.

"My lord." Ming Jingzhou reminded: "It is important to repair the etiquette department."

"You're right." Hearing Ming Jingzhou's reminder, Li En recovered, suppressed his anger, raised his chin arrogantly at Zhao Boxhen, and turned his head no longer to look at him.

The Book of the Household Department Zhao Boshen: "..."

The Hunshi Devil has all gone to their ceremonial department, what is Li En still arrogant about?

"Your Majesty." Li En went out, bowed, and began to tell about the efforts of the Ministry of Etiquette for nearly a year, ranging from presiding over the imperial examinations to a certain official of the Ministry of Etiquette sending the elderly home, and finally concluded that the Ministry of Etiquette is very good and the Ministry of Etiquette is great , If your majesty is willing to allocate some money to repair the dilapidated official office of the Ministry of Etiquette, that would be even better.

Emperor Longfeng looked at the eloquent Ritual Book, if he remembered correctly, when he took part in the imperial examination, he seemed to be the top leader. No wonder he could say so.

"King Chen." After Li En finished speaking, Emperor Longfeng looked at King Chen who was standing in front of the team: "You have been in the Ministry of Rites and have been asking the adults for advice for a few days. I wonder what do you think?"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at Wang Chen together. At the critical moment, Wang Wang had to stand on the side of the Ministry of Rites.

Li En asked Ming Jingzhou in a low voice, "You said, did he understand those words I hinted at the last time His Royal Highness Chen Wang?"

Ming Jingzhou's tone was light: "My lord, my servants don't know it."

"Sigh." Li En sighed, "I should have spoken more bluntly last time."

Burning eyes almost penetrated Queen Chen's back, he knew without looking back, it must be those from the Ministry of Rites who were staring at him at this moment.

"Father, my son hasn't been to the ceremony department for ten days, and he doesn't understand enough about the ceremony department."

The officials of the Ministry of Rites withdrew their gazes in disappointment. They were wrong, and they shouldn't have counted on King Chen from the beginning.

King Qi glanced at King Chen, then at the official of the Ministry of Rites behind him, and withdrew his gaze.

"However, according to Erchen's simple opinion, the lords of the Ministry of Rites are dedicated to their duties and do not want to enjoy. Although the children have only stayed for a few days, they have a lot of insights and admiration."

Official of the Ministry of Etiquette: Huh huh?

Wang Chen actually praised them at the Great Court meeting, they seemed...a little flattered?

"But there are still many problems in the Ministry of Etiquette?"

Officials of the Ministry of Etiquette: They are too happy!

"Oh?" Emperor Longfeng seemed to be very patient with Wang Chen, "What's the problem?"

"The walls are grayed off, the table legs are not level, and there are even places where tiles will fall." Wang Chen frowned: "As one of the six departments of my dynasty, the official bureau of the Ministry of Ritual is too broken. I live and work in peace and contentment, and I live a prosperous life. , Isn't it a shame to lose my face?"

The officials of the Ministry of Etiquette nodded quickly, and His Royal Highness Wang Chen was right. There are still many areas where the official bureaus of the Ministry of Etiquette are inadequate.

"What does Wang Chen mean?" Emperor Longfeng smiled.

"Erchen thought that appropriate funds should be allocated to repair the dilapidated areas of the Ministry of Etiquette."

"Yeah." Emperor Longfeng nodded: "Wang Chen's statement is reasonable. The Ministry of Rites not only needs to handle many important domestic affairs, but also receives foreign envoys. If the government office is dilapidated, it is really not beautiful."

"Can Lin Zhongling, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, be here?" Emperor Longfeng looked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who was standing next to Zhao Boxhen.

Zhao Boxhen had a bad premonition in his heart.

"The minister is here." Lin Zhongling raised the wat board in hand.

"From tomorrow, we will arrange for craftsmen to repair the official office of the Ritual Ministry, without delay." After the Emperor Longfeng arranged the matter, he turned to Li En, the official letter of the Ministry of Ritual, and said: "Li Aiqing, my son is young and knows nothing. Don't worry about it."

The money for repairing for a long time was finally taken down, and Li En felt for the first time how wonderful it was that "there were people above".

"His Royal Highness Chen is smart and progressive."

The list of scholars Ming Jingzhou gave him, although he didn't see him carry it, at least he took it back to the mansion. Rounding up is considered upward.

"Corporal Respect."

After Wang Chen came to the Ministry of Rites, he did not deliberately make things difficult for anyone. Most importantly, he helped the Ministry of Etiquette get the repair funds. With this alone, he can be regarded as half a man of ceremonies.

"I have never complained in the public kitchen with my colleagues from the Ministry of Rites."

Although it was Ming Shi Lang's food, it was indeed the chef of the Ministry of Rites.

"Weichen believes that with your highness' talents, you will be able to quickly grasp the affairs of the Ministry of Ritual and share your worries for your Majesty." Li En praised sincerely that the funds for the repair of the Ministry of Rituals are in place.

The praised Chen Wang: "..."

Perhaps this is the ability of literati to bend, stretch, mature and adapt to changes.

Other officials squinted at Li En from the corner of their eyes, and they praised King Chen so much for the funds for the repair and ceremonial ministry. Li En, ah Li En, you shouldn't go to the Ministry of Rites to write a book, you should go to the Palace Yuefu to set up a stage and sing for your Majesty.

Li Encai doesn't care what others think of him, anyway, because they took the courtesy department, what's the matter with a few more beautiful words?

After going down, Emperor Longfeng was in a good mood. If he heard someone crying on the way, he would be in a better mood.

"Liu Zhongbao, go and ask what's going on?" Emperor Longfeng didn't have any tenderness on his face listening to the crying from behind the flowers.

After inquiring about the news, Liu Zhongbao came back soon: "Your Majesty, it is Liu Cairen who is crying."

"Liu Cairen?" Emperor Longfeng had no impression of this Liu Cairen.

"Liu Cairen is an old man who was sent to the palace by the Queen Mother Pingxian in the 21st year of Xiande." Liu Zhongbao counted the origins of Liu Cairen: "In the same year as Concubine Su, she entered the mansion."

"Well, keep talking."

"She cried because...because the imperial concubine asked them to copy the scriptures every day, and she cried because she neglected pen and ink and couldn't write as fast as other nobles." Liu Zhongbao knew in his heart that even if she really wanted to cry, she still cried. There is no need to cry here, it is obviously deliberate to let your majesty find out.

"The imperial concubine asked them to copy the scriptures?" Emperor Longfeng became somewhat interested: "What's the matter?"

"Returning to your Majesty, the empress will start to let the other empresses in the palace copy the scriptures." Liu Zhongbao saw the smile on her majesty, and continued: "I heard that today Empress also called Miss Ming into the palace and asked her to talk to her. Niang Niang supervises the other Niang Niang to copy the scriptures together."

"Copying the scriptures is good for self-cultivation, which is good." Emperor Longfeng smiled and nodded: "It's just that the imperial concubine supervises them every day to copy is very exhausting, you send some restful tonics to the Mingyue Palace."

"As for the talented person, since she thinks it is hard to copy the scriptures, she won't have to copy it in the future." Emperor Longfeng said indifferently: "Send her to the Buddhist hall and recite the Buddhist scriptures, and she will not appear in front of the noble concubine in the future."

Liu Zhongbao didn't remind His Majesty that this talented surname was Liu, and he retired with a smile.

Your Majesty has been accustomed to the various tactics of harem women since he was a child, but how can he fail to see Liu Cairen's intention to cry on the roadside?

As soon as Liu Zhongbao retreated, he saw Miss Ming Jia walking towards the pavilion where Liu Cairen was.

Seeing this scene, he stopped and faintly heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Looking back, he bent over and saluted: "Your Highness."

Wang Chen put his hands behind his back and glanced casually in the direction Liu Zhongbao was looking at.

Is that... the Ming family girl?