The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1180: The clan members are confused

Minister Sheng, who was smart, wise, brave and resolute, finally followed An Laokou's wishes and took on the heavy responsibility before the Ministry of Revenue became too busy.

Unlike Mr. An, whose every wrinkle showed joy, Minister Sheng, who was in a dilemma, was speechless with every breath he took.

Fortunately, Sheng Yuan is not the kind of person who gets self-indulgent. Even if he is depressed, he can quickly recover.

Just moments after she walked out of the Ministry of Revenue's gate, she came to her senses without anyone's persuasion.

"Forget it, forget it! Just do a good deed today and respect the elderly and love the young!" Sheng Yuan stroked his mount and slowly exhaled.

An Yu, who was accompanying her on duty, was just thinking about how to comfort his depressed wife. As a result, before he could finish his plan, the girl had already come to her senses.

"That's right, our Minister Sheng has a good character! Besides, the more capable you are, the more work you should do! Sister Yuan, you can only blame yourself for being too outstanding! It's impossible for a capable official to keep a low profile. Hey! If this continues, I'm afraid you will soon have a seat in the cabinet!"

An Yu adhered to the principle of "If you don't know how to coax or persuade, just try your best to blow it mindlessly" and said a lot of nice things.

To be honest, if someone else heard this, even if they enjoyed it, they would still blush and feel a little embarrassed.

Unfortunately, Sheng Yuan is not an ordinary person and has never learned to feel embarrassed when faced with praise.

This girl always has the confidence that "all compliments are tailor-made for her".

So, Minister Sheng, with a smile on his face, walked away talking and laughing with her young marquis.

……

"Sister Yuan, you two are back so soon?"

As soon as the young couple Sheng Yuan and An Yu entered the side door, they ran into their father Sheng Xiangxun who was hurrying out.

Hearing the voice, the two looked at each other in confusion, feeling that it was a little strange.

  Usually when I come home from work, my dad’s first question is “Why did you come back so late?” But today, the sun was rising in the west, so he changed his excuse?!

What, they came back early?!

"Look at the ignorant looks on your faces!" Sheng Xiangxun came to his senses and felt incredible, "Even an old guy like me who lives in the compound has heard about it, and you two are still unaware?! You are so ignorant of what is happening outside and are only focused on the Ministry of Revenue!"

Sheng Xiangxun spoke rapidly, finishing a sentence in the time it took others to finish a sentence.

After he had nagged enough, she thought about answering questions for her younger daughter and son-in-law.

"The concubine of Prince Zhao is your eldest sister-in-law's younger sister, Xiao Shu, who lived in our house for a while. She is kneeling outside the palace gate!" Sheng Xiangxun was afraid that the two children didn't understand, so he explained it in detail.

"I remember, it's my eldest sister-in-law's younger sister Shu Yajing!" Sheng Yuan nodded, gave An Yu a hint, and then asked her father in surprise, "But, she has always been very low-key, rarely goes out and rarely socializes. How come her first move is such a big one?! Can't she go to the palace to talk about it?"

"It is said that the prince of Zhao was poisoned in the palace, and she wanted to take the child out of the palace and raise him in the ancestral home of the Jiang family." Sheng Xiangxun sucked his teeth and sighed.

"Has the news of Prince Zhao's poisoning spread so widely?" An Yu exclaimed.

Sheng Xiangxun, who had just sighed, narrowed his eyes upon hearing the voice and looked at his son-in-law: "What? You knew it a long time ago?!"

An Yu nodded honestly: "Yes, I went to find Sister Yuan after lunch to tell her about this." Sheng Xiangxun turned his head and looked at his little girl who also nodded, and laughed: "Hey! I remember correctly, we had lunch together, right? After lunch, you went out for a while, and when you heard the news, you didn't even say hello to me, but went straight to find Sister Yuan?!"

"Ah, this..." An Yu's eyes wavered back and forth.

  Can he say he forgot?!

At that time, my mind was full of sharing with Sister Yuan.

"Humph!" Sheng Xiangxun was too lazy to argue with this guy. After glaring at him, he discussed with his little girl, "I heard that there are many people outside the imperial city. I don't know if Xiao Shu has entered. Let's take a carriage to take a look. If the situation has calmed down, we will turn back; if she is still making trouble outside, we will find a way to help her enter the palace."

Sheng Xiangxun raised the tone on the word "help", and the meaning was very clear.

An Yu immediately responded upon hearing this: "Okay! Please take a look!"

Sheng Yuan did not agree, but asked someone to replace the carriage with the "Yongxing Marquis Mansion" emblem with an ordinary one.

It was not until the carriage headed towards the imperial city that she reminded her father and An Yu not to act rashly.

"This matter is unusual inside and out... Normally, the poisoning of the prince of Zhao has just happened. If it wasn't reported by the palace, how could Concubine Shu hear about it? I'm afraid that the clan leader may not know it earlier than she does. But if the palace reported it, given my sister's prudent behavior, how could she not bring her into the palace to take care of the prince? She was playing outside the palace, saying that she wanted to take the prince to the Jiang family's ancestral land for recuperation.

But the young master has just been exposed to poisoning, and the most urgent task is to find ways to detoxify and recuperate. Even if he needs to leave the palace, he should return to Prince Zhao's mansion. How can he let the poisoned young master suffer the pain of traveling by boat? ! "

When Sheng Yuan said this, he recalled how Shu Yajing studied hard in the past: "Concubine Shu is different from my sister-in-law. She is not only proficient in poetry and prose, but also well-read in history. She is clear-headed and rational.

Even if a girl like this lost her composure because her only son was poisoned, she would definitely not lose her mind and fight like this outside the palace. After all, the young master is still in the palace!"

"Then why did she do this?" Sheng Xiangxun was also panicking because he was afraid that Shu Yajing's farce would damage the reputation of the Queen and the Princess. Now, listening to his little daughter's steady tone and firm analysis, his panicked thoughts were soothed.

"We don't know what she's thinking; we don't know what she's planning. So, we can't act rashly! If you ask me, we should wait and see quietly when we get outside the palace gate.

If my sister had called people in early, then there would be no need for our help..."

"What if she is still outside the palace?" An Yu felt that Shu Yajing would not give up easily.

At this time, Sheng Xiangxun reacted and tapped An Yu's shoulder with his fan: "Are you really stupid?! If the other party is still making trouble outside the palace, then the three of us must not show up!"

When Sheng Xiangxun thought of his eldest daughter's temper, he wanted to hit himself on the head with a fan!

  Look how confused he is!

The Queen has always been cautious and prudent, and has never been one to tolerate uncertainty. How could she allow Xiao Shu to cry like this outside the palace? !

If something goes against the norm, there must be a conspiracy!

He can't get involved!

……

The clan leader hurried to the outside of the imperial city and saw the concubine of Prince Zhao fall in front of the city gate. She sobbed and every word she spoke was filled with tears. Suddenly, her eyes went dark.

This, this, this...how disgraceful!