The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1178: Each Has Their Own Conversation

Sheng Yuan came out of the Lanzheng Hall, exchanged a few perfunctory words with his colleagues around him, and then headed towards the inner courtyard of the imperial palace without any concealment.

Since you want to go there anyway, whether you go directly or go out for a walk before coming back, you can't escape the attention of those who are interested.

Instead of being evasive, it is better to be open and aboveboard.

Sheng Yuan thought well and naturally came to the gate of the inner courtyard of the palace.

Her sister agreed with her idea and stopped her outside the inner courtyard.

Zhiyu smiled apologetically to Sheng Yuan from inside the door: "The Queen said that you are very busy with government affairs and are already very tired. She asked you to take care of your health and not let yourself suffer."

Sheng Yuan knew her sister very well. After hearing this, she couldn't help but curl her lips: "This is definitely not what my sister said. She must have said, 'Zhiyu, let that troublesome person go back and tell her not to be so curious and just take care of her own business! Humph, if she doesn't agree, then ask her if she has the Five Military Command Office in her hands? Has the Ministry of Revenue's accounts been sorted out? If not, let her be busy; if so, let her go home and rest, and don't join those old hands in the fun!'"

When Zhiyu saw that Sheng Yuan had imitated her queen's words so vividly, she was surprised but couldn't help laughing.

"Miss San, don't you always say that you can see through it but don't say it?!"

Hearing this, Sheng Yuan shrugged at the other party and sighed helplessly: "Look at what you said. I don't know whether I should be happy or sad at this moment."

  Zhiyu looked at Sheng Yuan with amusement, and tried to persuade her, "Miss San, our Queen doesn't want to see you, it's for your own good! She loves you!

After all, this matter today involves Princess Hong'an. No matter whether the emperor and the empress like her or not, she cannot act arbitrarily because of the order left by the late emperor. Don't look at the small court meeting, the people from the three judicial departments said they would handle it impartially, but in fact, their eyes are on the empress!

So, if I ask you to come in today, you won’t have peace in the future!"

Sheng Yuan didn't like to force things, so after hearing Zhiyu's last words, he wanted to go back immediately.

My goodness, she couldn't stay any longer when she thought about accepting endless invitations during the holidays.

"Miss San, please wait a moment. The Queen has sent you fruits and treasures from the vassal states. They should have been delivered to the Yongxing Marquis' Mansion and the Ancheng Marquis' Mansion by now."

Sheng Yuan nodded, bowed according to the formalities, asked Zhiyu to express her gratitude on her behalf, and then took her leave immediately.

In the side hall of Qingyuan Palace, Sheng Ran saw Zhiyu coming back from the corner of his eye. He immediately put down his paintbrush, looked at her carefully for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Not bad, it seems... that little girl should not have troubled you."

Upon hearing this, Zhiyu said hurriedly, "Miss San has always been very sensible. She has never been angry with me and has always been kind and gentle to me."

"Don't say good things for her! She is my own sister, how could I not know her well? She always thinks one thing at a time and never gives more thought! Tell me, should I come over to join in the fun today?" Sheng Ran wiped her hands, sat back at the desk, and shook her head unhappily.

Zhiyu knew that her queen was just gossiping and was not really angry, so she stepped forward and patted her shoulders while speaking softly: "To my humble opinion, Miss San is close to you and relies on you, so she doesn't think too much. For Miss San, does she need to choose a date to see her own sister? If it were someone else, would Miss San still be so casual and natural?! Let's not talk about other things, just tell me, has Miss San ever made any mistakes since she entered the officialdom?!"

Sheng Ran didn't really want to blame Sheng Yuan, so she was very pleased with Zhiyu's words.

Especially after hearing the other party's evaluation of her younger sister, she couldn't help but nod her head repeatedly: "You are right, that girl is very considerate in front of outsiders."

At this point, Sheng Ran couldn't help but imagine the scene of her younger sister leaving the palace in loneliness. Suddenly, she couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. "Didn't the Southern Weaving Bureau present a newly researched gadget the other day?"

Zhiyu paused and reminded quietly, "When I came up from below, I told you that this batch is suitable for children to play with..."

Sheng Ran didn't notice anything wrong and nodded as if it was a matter of course, asking her to divide the food into two portions: "Hey, one for Yuan Jie'er and one for Xiong Wa, isn't that just right?"

"...Okay, I'll arrange it later." Zhiyu responded silently.

  Okay, since our queen says it’s okay, then that’s good!

……

Sheng Yuan was not depressed after returning empty-handed. He rode his horse leisurely back to Yongxing Marquis Mansion.

Shu happened to be the one who entered the palace gate with her. She watched her heading towards the nursing home from afar and could not help but stop and think: "Yun Jing, you say... the palace didn't even invite her in, why is she so happy?"

Yun Jing whispered that he didn't know.

Shu shook her head and muttered to herself, "It can't be because she's too thick-skinned, right? With the Queen's feelings for her... there's no way she wouldn't see her! Could it be that these two sisters are going to act out a double act again?"

She had a lot on her mind but couldn't figure it out. Yun Jing stood with her for a long while. Seeing that she still had no intention of leaving, he felt something was wrong and could only remind her in a low voice: "Madam, we should go back. The two brothers are still waiting for you!"

Mrs. Shu nodded and clapped her hands: "Let's go back and take Brother Tao and the other two to the nursing home to pay respects to the old marquis and the old lady!"

Yun Jing didn't expect this to be the direction. His lips moved slightly for a while, and he just responded in a low voice.

……

"It's finally quiet." After finally waiting for Mrs. Shu and her two grandsons to return, Sheng Xiangxun breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm used to staying in this nursing home, but I'm really not used to so many people around me."

Seeing him being so exaggerated, Zheng rolled her eyes at him helplessly: "How are you not used to the hustle and bustle? You are clearly not used to Shu's presence in front of you!"

Sheng Xiangxun didn't refute her after hearing this, but just squinted his eyes and asked her: "Then can you get used to her?!"

"Oh, I'm not used to it either!" Zheng pouted. "But it's not that I'm not used to her. I'm used to having a leisurely life. I'm not used to someone trying to flatter me, and doing it in a clumsy way!"

"Hmph, if I had known this earlier, I would have let her and Xin Ge'er go out! It's better than that confused person who is so close to the Duke's Mansion and is considerate of others and takes the initiative to help them inquire about things with her own sister-in-law!"

Sheng Xiangxun became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He jumped off the couch and paced back and forth, thinking about how to tear the two sides apart. "How annoying! If Xin'er hadn't gone out of the capital to inspect the official schools in various places, why would I worry about this? Let him figure it out!"

Zheng was too lazy to deal with this troublemaker. She turned around and told the nanny in front of her to tell Zheng: "Just say that I feel the Queen is in trouble today, and I want to go to the Dabaoguo Temple to pray for the noble lady. But Sister Yuan is busy with official duties and can't accompany you! I have no choice but to let my daughter-in-law go with you. You tell the wife of the prince and tell her what I said, and ask her to prepare well. She will have to stay for a while this time! If she has no problem, we will set off tomorrow!"