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Chapter 105: Fifty Steps Laugh at Hundred Steps

  Song Yi Xiao didn't know that the "love" between her and Jian Xu Bai had already been exposed, she returned to the Yan Guo Gong Fu after learning that Jian Xu Bai had taken a step ahead of her, so she handed over the new accessories to Jin Xun: "The crystal ring and chrysanthemum hairpin are for meeting gifts, plum blossom pearl flower I use myself, others you divide among yourselves."

  She had tea and refreshments prepared in the kitchen and brought them to the study to gather news.

  "Just a few pieces of cake, not even made by you, and you have the nerve to come apologize?" Jian Yu Bai was writing something when he heard the knock on the door, and casually called out for the person to enter. He raised his eyes to see the lacquer tray in his wife's hand, and with a raised eyebrow, sneered, "Do I look that easy to deceive?"

  Song Yi put down her tea and said disapprovingly: "It's just a meal to save face, what's the big deal? Do I need to apologize?"

  But in his heart, he was secretly shocked - how long had it been since Jian Yu Bai found out about the Peach Blossom Pavilion?

  "It's fine as long as you know the number!" Jian Xu Bai was in a not-so-bad mood, nodded and said, "The peach blossom building's unintentional roast is not bad, did you bring some back?"

  "I've already eaten there, where would I take it again? Especially today is Su's family treating me as a guest." Song Yi smiled and asked in surprise, "Didn't the Yuan family treat you to dinner?"

  Jian Yu glanced at her: "I'll be back soon, Xue Pei has already had dinner, let's talk about the important matter, and I'll leave after we're done."

  "Then I'll make you a bowl of wonton soup?" Song Yi smiled and put down the single-layered golden milk puff that she had only taken a small bite of, wiped her fingers clean, stood up and asked, "Or do you want to eat something else?"

  "It's settled then." Jian Yu Bai was very satisfied with her attitude and nodded slightly.

  A moment later, Song Yi laughed and brought him a steaming hot pancake, accompanied by four side dishes. After he finished eating, she called in the servants to clean up, poured tea for him, and only then asked: "Today, the Marquis of Boling urgently summoned you over; can I know what it's about?"

  Jian Yu Bai took a sip of tea and said: "Ling Hu De Yin's mother is seriously ill and will soon pass away."

  It is known that his wife is confused about the situation in the imperial court, and he explains, "Linghu De Yin is the Minister of War, if he is in mourning, the position of Minister will naturally become vacant. Moreover, he was brought up by Ji Guo Gong, this time after mourning, even if Xiaoman is reinstated, it is impossible to take charge of the Ministry of War again. Xue Pei thinks that the most likely person to succeed him is He Wenqiong, the Left Servant of the Ministry of War, so the position of Left Servant will become vacant."

  "Does he want you to be the Left Servant?" Song Yi asked in surprise, "Are you afraid that your qualifications are not enough?"

  Even if the merit of winning over the Uighur Khan's prime minister is credited to Jian Yu, his dark past as a hostage in the Uighur for more than five years cannot be erased and still outweighs his achievements in many people's eyes. At just seventeen years old, he had only recently entered officialdom at the beginning of the year and was directly appointed as the Langzhong of the Wu Xuan Si, which was already a great honor.

  It's only been a few months and he's going to be promoted to Shilang, Xian Jia Emperor is treating his nephew like his own son again, and the imperial court is going to be in an uproar.

  Jian Xu Bai smiled and said: "It's not enough. But the current Wu Ku Si Lang's experience is enough."

  Seeing his wife's curious gaze, he hooked the corner of his mouth and continued, "Xuejian suggested that I recommend Yiping Bo Shizi, also our cousin Xu Xishuai, to take over as the Langzhong of the Armory."

  "I seem to have heard that Xu Biao is now serving in the Ministry of Revenue?" Song Yi smiled and said, "Would he be willing to go to the Ministry of War?"

  The Ministry of Officials is the leader of the six ministries, and after the destruction of Wu Huan, today's world is very peaceful, the Ministry of War has no place to use its military power, which means there are no opportunities for merit, and it also means that promotion is difficult - even if one is the emperor's nephew, with someone taking care of him from above, but being young and having neither experience nor achievements, it is impossible to be promoted again and again!

  Jian Xu said, "You don't know - the Ministry of Personnel has been dominated by Jin Su for the past two years. Jin Su is a man with a strong personality and a penchant for talent, but he looks down on those who are not jinshi. Xu is a good person, but unfortunately, he didn't do well in the imperial examination and only managed to become a xiucai. He didn't have the heart to continue taking the exams, so he took a hereditary title and entered officialdom. Do you think he can have a good life under Jin Su's rule? As for promotion, it's even more hopeless!"

  There's a saying that being a county official is not as good as being in charge now. Even if you have a powerful backer, if you encounter an uncooperative superior, you can only suffer through it.

  Song Yi Xiao knew at once that Xu Xi Wei, that scholar, was probably also a fake. Otherwise, judging by his age, this Xu brother is only nineteen years old, one month younger than Jian Yi. They haven't even added the coronet yet, and even if they are still innocent, according to the standard of "thirty-year-old Jinshi", it's not necessarily that they won't make a big impact later on, why rush into officialdom?

  It's probably not worth reading books, and even if he reads more, he won't be able to achieve anything remarkable. It's better for him to start his official career early and accumulate experience - after all, his birth mother, the Princess of Lu State, was a member of the royal family, but she has been dead for many years. Without his biological mother to help him establish connections with the palace, he can only rely on his paternal grandmother's influence while she is still alive, and make the most of it.

  Otherwise, after Tai Hou is gone, Emperor Xian of Jin and the elder princesses of Jin and Dai will also miss him, but they have to take care of their own children first. Who knows when they will think of him again?

  "The Empress Dowager would be delighted to know that you care so much about Xu Biao. " Song Yi smiled and guessed that Yuan Xuejian's suggestion for Jian Yu to do this was probably not just to take care of Xu Xiwei.

  However, she wasn't very interested in the affairs of the imperial court, and casually said a sentence. Just as she was about to ask about Yuan Xue's situation, Jian Yu Bai laughed and said: "I haven't seen this cousin many times, probably only when we were young. If I say how much I care about him, it's all just talk for others. This time helping him out, first because I myself have not been in the Ministry of War for long and need to make connections with colleagues; secondly, Xu is my cousin after all, even if we don't see each other often. And third, it was actually to win over Yi Ping Bo."

  Song Yi Xiao faintly heard his unspoken implication: "Is it for the Crown Prince?"

  "Not bad." Jian Yu Bai nodded, "The Ministry of War has always been in the hands of Ji Guo Gong's family, and Zhao Wang is growing up day by day. He is brave, firm, wise, and studious, and both inside and outside, he is praised unanimously. Do you think the Crown Prince can not be worried?"

  Song Yi thought to herself, "This is indeed the case - Ji Guo Gong has been holding onto military power and waiting for Emperor Xian Jia's death. Jian Yu and Bai both know about it, how could the Crown Prince not know? If Emperor Xian Jia didn't have enough prestige and a long life, the Crown Prince would have met with disaster by now. How can he still sleep soundly without taking control of the Ministry of War?"

  However: "Even if Xu Biao also went to the Ministry of War and became a Langzhong like you, after all, they are only fifth-grade officials. Until you two make a name for yourselves, it's probably going to be a long time from now."

  "He Wenqiong is from the East Palace. " Jian Xubai said, "The emperor's uncle also meant for the crown prince to take over the Ministry of War, but unfortunately the crown prince had limited manpower, otherwise why would he wait for Linghu De to be worried and let him resign?"

  He mentioned this and suddenly remembered something, saying: "I met my father-in-law on the road two days ago. Isn't he currently serving as a junior supervisor in the Secretariat? The Crown Prince said that since he was a number one scholar, being in charge of books is beneath him, so he intentionally sent him out to be tempered."

  "Oh? That's good news, isn't it? The position of Regional Inspector is above the fourth rank, so this external appointment should be a high-ranking local official, right?"

  "But he was not very willing, although he didn't say it outright. He mentioned that he is an only child and has an elderly mother at home, with no children of his own." Jian Yu Bai hesitated, "Do you know how filial he is to your grandmother? Is it really for the sake of your grandmother that he doesn't want to leave, or is he just using it as an excuse to decline the prince's invitation?"

  "My maternal grandmother, Huang, isn't she said to be a relative of the Crown Princess and often enters the Eastern Palace?" Song Yi smiled unexpectedly, "I thought my father was already the Crown Prince!"

  Jian Yu Bai shook his head and said, "Your father's marriage to your current stepmother was arranged by the retired official Gu Shao. When Gu Shao was in office, he was on an equal footing with our grandfather, but they were political enemies vying for position. Gu Shao lost out due to a single misstep and was forced into retirement after being squeezed out by our grandfather."

  But this retired senior minister who was promoted to Taishi at the time of his retirement, and Song Yixiao's paternal grandfather Song Ying got along famously.

  Song Yuan initially revived also because of Gu Shao's nostalgia for old friends and lending a helping hand.

  "No wonder my father refused the prince's kindness!" Song Yi smiled wryly, "If he accepted it, wouldn't that be ungrateful and disloyal?"

  Jian Xū Bái said calmly, "The one who has a grudge against Gu Shao is our grandfather, not the Crown Prince. The reason he asked me to talk to him about this matter is also because the Crown Prince thinks that I am his son-in-law after all, so he will give me some face."

  He said with a smile, "I think I failed as a matchmaker because you, my daughter, are too competitive. If not for your sake, your father would have agreed."

  "It sounds like you're very good at vying for favor in front of your father!" Song Yi smiled coldly and glanced at him, sneering, "I don't know who it was back then who kept asking me to teach them how to coquettishly fawn over Father and vie for his love."

  Jian Xu Bai: “......”

  Alright, so focused on stepping on his wife's sore spot, he actually forgot that he himself is also a father who doesn't care about his own child!

  Drinking a big mouthful of tea with an expressionless face, Jian Yu pretended that he hadn't said anything earlier and calmly said: "Just now I was discussing official business with Xue Pi, he mentioned his sister's marriage, I thought you would care so I asked."

  As expected, Song Yi Xiao immediately asked: "How is Sister Yuan's marriage?"

  "Xue Pei had always intended to marry her off to Lu Guanlun," said Jian Xu Bai, "but with the current situation, the Hengshan Wangfu will definitely not form an alliance with the Boling Houfu to avoid suspicion."

  After all, although Yuan Xuepei was disabled and unable to serve, he had a close relationship with Jian Xu Bai. Jian Xu Bai was favored by the Crown Prince, so Yuan Xuepei was naturally seen as one of the Crown Prince's people. This kind of political conflict made it impossible for the siblings of the Yuan family, who were the biological grandchildren of the Empress Dowager, to be considered.

  "What's Sister Yuan going to do then?" Song Yi couldn't help but furrow her brow, "She's two years older than me!"

  In two more months, this year will be over, and Yuan Xueying will turn seventeen. At this age, the vast majority of girls are already married, but it can't be delayed any longer!

  Luckily, the apricot blossoms will bloom soon. Jian Yu Bai took a sip of tea and said, "Xue Pei plans to wait for the new jinshi to come out and then choose a brother-in-law with a humble background and a loyal temperament."

  Song Yixiao calculated that the spring examination was only four months away from now, and Fang Song let out a sigh of relief, saying: "I just hope he has good eyesight, to pick a good man for Sister Yuan."

  At this point, I couldn't help but think, "Since Lu Guanlun and Yuan sister can't be a couple, I wonder who he will marry?"

  She didn't have any thoughts about Lu Guanlun, but during the six years she lived in the Wang Manor, she was treated like a younger sister by him, yet she never found an opportunity to repay his kindness, so it's hard not to remember it in her heart.

  It would be best if he married a wife who was wise and had a good sense of propriety, someone who could help him keep his future position as heir while not becoming sworn enemies with his mother!

  But the latter idea made Song Yi laugh and feel a little guilty: even if someone was very reasonable, if they were repeatedly poisoned by Wei Mengying, they would probably not let it go either.

  She couldn't help but think about it for a while, and then let it go - who would have thought that just a few days later, Song Yixiao had just finished visiting Shou Chunbo's wife and returned to the Yan Guo Gongfu when Li Yu came forward to report: "Madam, the Wei family sent an invitation saying that the seventh young lady of the Wei family has been betrothed to the third son of the Hengshan Wangfu, and in celebration of this joyful event, they will be hosting a banquet in two days, please attend!"