The daily routine of the mistress of the Hou family training her husband

Chapter 132 Everyone is busy
All beginnings are hard.

The initial days are always boring and hard.

Fortunately, Xu Shuhe was busy with his own things, and Lin Jinyi had not yet gone to Qizhou, so the two of them had company in Kyoto. Zhou Ling already liked Xu Shuhe and this cousin's wife, so she also joined in. Now the three of them are getting along very well.

Seeing this, Chen Zhi no longer worried about Xu Shu being bored and lonely, and he devoted himself to his official duties.

No matter what the future holds, newcomers must first appear down-to-earth and steady.

The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Another clerk who had been in the Dali Temple only seven or eight days earlier than him has become disliked by everyone because he kept jumping up and down, sometimes fawning on this one and sometimes standing on the side of that one.

His fellow clerks disliked him, and even the more respectable officials above him looked down on him.

Seeing how difficult his situation is, I'm afraid it won't be long before he's forced to leave or he'll resign on his own.

This is a living example, and Chen Zhike dare not make the same mistake.

It was also after arriving in Kyoto that Chen Zhicai slowly learned about the current political situation from his colleagues.

Crown Prince Zhao Yumin is the emperor's second son and the empress's legitimate son. Unfortunately, the queen has fallen out of favor for many years, and her stable position depends entirely on the support of her natal family. As for the crown prince himself, although he has many supporters, his life is not easy because he is not favored by the emperor.

On the contrary, because Concubine Qian was favored, the Sixth Prince Zhao Yucheng, born to her, was very much loved by the Emperor. This Sixth Prince was extremely talented, gentle and humble, and was also very prestigious in the court.

Although no one said it explicitly, everyone knew that the Sixth Prince and the Crown Prince were on equal terms.

As for the fifth prince, Zhao Yuci, he seemed ordinary and not very noticeable. It was only after he handled several successful cases in recent years that he gradually came into everyone's attention. But to be honest, he was really too silent compared to the first two.

After hearing these comments, Chen Zhi became more determined to keep a low profile.

He knew clearly that the Fifth Prince was by no means as mediocre and uncompetitive as these people said. He was probably the one who was stalking the cicada while the oriole was waiting behind.

He sits firmly on the throne, secretly growing his wings, and will only appear when the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince are both injured in the fight.

Therefore, if you follow the Fifth Prince, you must act like the Fifth Prince.

Chen Zhi didn't think that the Fifth Prince would like to have a noisy idiot around him.

Compared to Chen Zhi, who still needs to proceed step by step and has difficulty making progress, Xu Shuhe has it easier.

The Beijing branch of Yunshang Pavilion was opened soon.

The goods are currently being delivered from Qizhou, but they are all a batch of brand new styles. Xu Shuhe is confident that there is absolutely no other store in Beijing that has the same designs as hers.

In addition, with the help of the Zhou family and Lin Jinyi, there was no need to worry too much about publicity. The reputation spread quickly, and business was booming as soon as the store opened.

Of course, both the Zhou family and the Lin family want to do business, so Xu Shuhe's opening of a store would naturally take away their market share. Xu Shuhe felt very bad about this, so after some thought, he discussed with the two families about launching a co-branded product.

Based on the different styles of the two companies and combining them with the style of Yunshang Pavilion, new products are designed for each company and sold by both companies. This can be considered innovation and cooperation.

After seeing the novel design of Yunshang Pavilion, both sides had confidence in Xu Shuhe's abilities, and the plan was quickly finalized.

Xu Shuhe also acted quickly and immediately plunged into the new plan, becoming extremely busy.

So every time Chen Zhi came home, he found the house empty, and then he would go to the store to find someone, and accompany Xu Shuhe in her small studio until dark, and then go back together.

Although it is busy, it is also fulfilling.

However, Chen Zhi was not idle for too long. After doing the menial job of sorting out files for about a few months, in mid-June, a major case involving several ministers in the capital who covered up and colluded with each other to embezzle disaster relief funds made the entire Dali Temple busy.

Chen Zhi was immediately assigned to participate in the trial because he was down-to-earth, quiet, and careful. Although he was called to participate, as a clerk, he was just writing down the trial process and helping to write some written materials.

He has to write whatever others ask him to write. He is like a human typewriter.

But it was still very different for Chen Zhi, after all, he could really get in touch with the case.

The reason behind this case of embezzlement of disaster relief funds was the late spring snowstorm.

Although the capital city was not greatly affected, after Chen Zhi and Xu Shuhe left, the disaster in Qizhou worsened and the city had to seek help from the higher authorities. The imperial court immediately allocated money and grain, but after layers of exploitation, there was little left to be used for the victims.

Originally, the matter was kept secret, but few students among the victims went to the government office in the capital with great difficulty and beat drums to appeal for justice. Coincidentally, the Jingzhao Yin did not intend to pay attention to these poor students, but the Sixth Prince happened to pass by the government office that day, so he made a decision for these students and reported the matter to the emperor.

The emperor was naturally furious, and immediately ordered the Sixth Prince to lead people to investigate the case thoroughly.

As for why the Sixth Prince was chosen and the Crown Prince was not involved, it was because seven out of ten corrupt officials in this case were related to the Crown Prince.

Now even the crown prince has been reprimanded and ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors until the case is thoroughly investigated.

Chen Zhi buried his head and followed the officials who were trying the case every day, and he heard a lot of news.

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The prince's current situation is not optimistic. It is such a coincidence that the students who came to the capital to file a complaint were met by the Sixth Prince.

There is an eighty percent chance that the Sixth Prince already knew the purpose of this group of people, and was secretly protecting them all the way, waiting to meet them by chance when they arrived in Kyoto. Or, these people were simply arranged by the Sixth Prince in order to strike a blow to the Crown Prince.

However, Chen Zhi did not expect that the Fifth Prince was also involved in this matter.

Those students who came to Beijing to file complaints were actually arranged by the Fifth Prince. As for the Sixth Prince who happened to meet those who filed complaints, it was actually because the Sixth Prince had already vaguely discovered the corruption under the Crown Prince, but had no idea where to start. So, didn't the Fifth Prince create a good opportunity for him?

This time, the Fifth Prince sent someone to contact Chen Zhi in order to ask Chen Zhi to find out more about the case and see if there was any chance to help the Sixth Prince add fuel to the fire.

But after receiving the order, Chen Zhi had different ideas in his heart. After thinking it over again and again, he begged Li Huo, who came to deliver the message, to take back some of his considerations.

The Fifth Prince's Mansion.

After hearing what Li Huo said, Zhao Yuci couldn't help but frown, "You want me to help the prince?"

"Yes." Li Huo cupped his hands. "I don't quite understand what you're thinking, but Master Chen said that compared to the Crown Prince, the Sixth Prince might be more difficult to deal with. If we help him continue to develop, he might become a strong enemy in the future."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuci's eyes darkened slightly, and after a moment he said in a deep voice, "Bring him to see me in the study tomorrow night."

Li Huo nodded slightly, knowing that the Fifth Prince might have taken Chen Zhi's words into consideration.

At least I'm a little interested.

Chen Zhi felt relieved when he heard the news.

He was afraid that Li Huo would not convey his message if he spoke rashly. He was also worried that the Fifth Prince would think he was talking too much and ignore him. Now that the Fifth Prince was willing to see him, he was happy.

At least it shows that the Fifth Prince doesn't look down on him.

In fact, Li Huo was half joking when he took him to see the fifth prince.

"It's only our Highness. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't even want to see you."

Yes, the disparity in status is really too big, it is normal to be looked down upon.