It was late at night, and the lights in the palace gradually went out. The palace was like a giant beast, slowly entering a deep sleep.

Kunning Palace was quiet. After dinner, Princess Anshou returned to her Jinling Palace. Prince Shi Chongwei was already eleven years old and could have moved into the East Palace, but the queen was a little reluctant and discussed with Shi Fangzhen that she would stay in the East Palace when the prince was twelve years old.

After leaving the side hall, Empress Wang transformed from a loving mother back to the empress who was in charge of the world. The palace maid who asked about the news had already been waiting in the bedroom. This sixth-rank attendant Mei Gu was the maid brought by Empress Wang from her family, so she was naturally the empress's confidant.

Mei Gu said in detail about the whereabouts of the emperor who had been inquiring about the day, and finally mentioned Jiang Anyi's name. Queen Wang listened silently, and the three words Jiang Anyi made her frown slightly. During the day, the fifth sister-in-law at home entered the palace and complained to herself with tears in her mouth, saying that her nephew had beaten Jiang Anyi and could not get up lying on the bed.

Jiang Anyi was ungrateful. When Long Live hated him, he said a few words for him. He heard that this son worked very hard in the Qing Dynasty of Renzhou. The Li family was forced to spend more than 4,000 hectares of land and added more than 100,000 taels of taxes. Yu Zhijie was promoted to the Minister of Revenue because of his ability to do business. However, as a thug, Jiang Anyi had a good end. There were countless people in the court who secretly targeted him, and he was openly placed as a member of the Ministry of Rites. Anyone with discerning eyes knew that this person's career was worrying.

Asked Mei Gu to help her remove her makeup. Looking at herself who was still beautiful in the mirror, Queen Wang said to herself: "Why did Jiang Anyi please be happy again? No, is it because she knows it."

Suddenly I remembered the fact that I asked the emperor to Wang Zhizhi for official positions. It turned out that it was just a small matter. It was not easy for the Wang family to become an official. I was born in the fifth sister-in-law and wanted her nephew to be a chief official. Although she was a small official of the ninth rank, everyone knew that the chief official was a job soaked in oil and could not be obtained easily.

"Tell me about Jiang Anyi in detail." In front of Mei Gu, Queen Wang's tone was unconcealed and anxious.

Mei Gu couldn't ask Liu Weiguo and Feng Zhong directly, but instead learned the news from the mouth of the little eunuch standing in the imperial study room. Some words were insane and could only guess the general situation briefly, "... The emperor heard that Prince Wang was beaten by Jiang Anyi, and laughed happily and even mentioned five hundred taels. I don't know what the purpose is?"

Queen Wang's heart sank. It seems that the emperor went to Shujing Palace tonight and was dissatisfied with the Wang family. Queen Wang knew exactly who his nephew was. There was no need to ask that the emperor was unhappy. Own work is a trivial matter. Let's talk about it later. The real big thing is the emperor's attitude towards the Wang family.

As the person next to him, Empress Wang knew the emperor best. Now there are troubles in the north, but the court lacked money and food. After Yu Zhijie took office, he asked the states to put the paid taxes into the warehouse in time, but the results were not great, and the root cause was still in the aristocratic families and officials. The Li family, Lin family, and Liu family were pilot projects, the Wei family chose to stand by, the Liu family was holding on, and the other families were waiting and watching, including the Wang family.

The head of the Wang family is the second brother. It seems that we have to talk to him. Although the wealth of the Wang family was earned by his ancestors with their lives, the Li family is not the same. To be with the same relatives as the country, you must follow the emperor's wishes. If your status in the palace is unstable and Wei'er cannot reach the position smoothly, the Wang family will suffer a catastrophe. No one will let the former prince and his mother's family exist.

The night wind was already cold and the chill was so cold that Queen Wang shivered.

Under Yu Zhijie's leadership, Jiang Anyi met with Guo Congshi, the Minister of Rites, and officially took office. Yu Zhijie sat down and left, after all, he felt uncomfortable in other people's territory.

It was Jiang Anyi's turn to leave. Shangshu Guo was still smiling, but his eyes were vague, with more indescribable meaning. As for the minister Wang Kefu, he had a gloomy face, and now he could even scrape two taels of frost from his face. I think so, if he hit someone's son, he would give him a good look.

Guo Shangshu laughed and said, "Jiang Zhuangyuan first came, and I am afraid he didn't know much about the position of the Ministry of Rites. I briefly told you that the Ministry of Rites is in charge of the etiquette of the world, sacrifices and enjoyment, and tribute orders. There are four subjects: one is the Ministry of Rites, two is the Ministry of Stomatology, three is the Ministry of Stomatology, and four is the guest. An Yi, the Ministry of Stomatology, the Ministry of Stomatology, the Ministry of Stomatology, and the Ministry of Stomatology, are in charge of the court meeting, and the wine, food, fruits and other matters are needed. This is Liu, the Ministry of Stomatology, and you will follow Liu to handle the matters of the Ministry of Stomatology. It is not too early, so Liu, take Jiang Yuanwailang to the Ministry of Stomatology, and let him get familiar with it first."

Doctor Liu was about forty years old and had no smile on his face. Jiang Anyi followed him with a slight suspicion. He seemed to have never offended this Lord Liu.

There is an independent courtyard in the Ministry of Food and Rites, on the east side of the Ministry of Rites. Liu took Jiang Anyi into the main house of the Ministry of Food and Rites, sat down after the case, and ordered the staff to stand, "Go and call everyone to pay a visit to the new Yuanwailang."

He didn't have much skill, and more than ten people came in. In addition to the doctor and Yuanwailang, there were two leaders in charge, four Lingshi, and nine Shulingshi. After the ceremony, Liu Langzhong said with a cold face and said, "Tian Shuling, take Yuanwailang Jiang to his public hall. If you have any unclear things, please tell him."

After saying that, Doctor Liu asked about business matters and no longer paid attention to Jiang Anyi. Jiang Anyi was very embarrassed, but unexpectedly, when he first came to the Ministry of Rites to take office, he was very arrogant.

His custody was in the first room on the right, cold and humid, and insufficiently shiny. When he walked into the room, a musty smell came to his nose. Jiang Anyi frowned, feeling really unhappy, and bullying was a little over.

Tian Shulingshi is a clear character. Looking at Jiang Anyi's face, he knew that the Yuanwailang was unhappy. He hurriedly explained: "Mr. Jiang, the original Yuanwailang Cheng died of illness in May last year. There has been no one in this office, so it is a bit bad. It's okay, I'll let you have some charcoal fires in two days."

This was the first kindness Jiang Anyi received when he stepped into the Ministry of Rites. He smiled and nodded, saying, "I have worked hard for Tian Shuling. Another day, Jiang invited Tian Shuling to have a meal."

Next, Tian Shuling talked endlessly about the official affairs of the Ministry of Food, "Anyone who worships the heaven and earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, the Yuedu, enjoys sacrifices to the ancestral temples, the gods in Kyoto, use cattle, sheep, pigs, and purify and read the rituals of the department. If the states sacrifice to Yue, Zhen, the sea, the emperors of the previous generations, the Tailao... The king has two liters of fine white rice, one dou of japonica rice, one dou of millet, five liters of powder, five liters of oil, one liter of salt, two liters of vinegar, three liters of honey, one dou of millet, seven pears, one liter of su, one liter of dried dates, ten liters of wood, ten pounds of charcoal, ten pounds of onion, leek, fermented garlic, ginger, and pepper, and other differences. Give twenty pounds of sheep every month; sixty pounds of pork, one liter of fish, one liter of wine, nine pounds of wine..."

After half an hour, Tian Shuling spoke with a dry mouth and Jiang Anyi was drowsy. How could he remember so many things? After Tian Shuling finished speaking, he pointed to the bookcase on the left and smiled: "What Bei Zhi said is just rough things, and the detailed records are all here."

Looking at the documents on most of the wall, Jiang Anyi helped his head and wrote down these things, it was impossible to record them in half a year.

However, Tian Shuling continued: "The sacrifices, meals, etc. of the past years are recorded in several houses next to you. If you want to check, you might as well call him a Beiye. Beiye will work next to you."

Jiang Anyi waved his hand powerlessly. He thought of spending time in these piles of yellow paper in the future, and couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Is it just for today's hard study?

At the Dazheng Capital Yamen, the drums were beaten at the Maoqiu, and the drums were beaten at noon. After work was over at noon, Jiang Anyi threw away the Chinese writings and left the Ministry of Rites as if he was running away. He stepped on the charcoal and left as if he was flying. His experience of going to work on the first day was awful.

When he returned to the inn, he didn't see Tong'er. Jiang Anyi thought that this girl had gone out to play, but Shi Tou handed over a letter with a sad face and replied: "Young master, Miss Tong'er asked her family to pick her up?"

The Li family, Jiang Anyi was stunned and asked: Did the Li family chase after him from Anqi County to the capital?"

"No, it's the high-ranking official in the capital. The letter is written in it. You will understand after reading the letter."

The letter was written by Li Mingxing, the Minister of the Simin Temple. In the letter, it bluntly rebuked Jiang Anyi for being shameless and unfair, and was a bad person, seduced Tong'er to run away from home. He was really a slander. Jiang Anyi smiled bitterly, and there was nowhere to explain the wrongdoing. The letter's tone became gentle at the end, allowing Jiang Anyi to come to the door to apologize and discuss the marriage.

Jiang Anyi folded the letter, pressed it on the book next to him, and lay heavily on the bed. These troubles came one by one, and they never stopped since they entered Beijing. At this moment, Jiang Anyi really missed home.

Dong'er came in with food and placed his hands and legs quickly. Today, Li Mingxing picked up Tong'er away and didn't even ask her. Dong'er felt sad. In Kyoto, the only person who could trust was Mr. Jiang.

Holding back the sadness, Dong'er called softly: "Young Master, please have dinner. If you want to see Tong'er, you will see her at Lord Li's mansion in the afternoon."

Jiang Anyi waved his hand in annoyance and said, "Don't quarrel, I'm just annoyed."

Dong'er could no longer suppress her inner sadness and burst into tears. The fifteen-year-old girl felt abandoned by the world.

Shitou's eyes were red and he advised at a loss: "Sister Dong'er, stop crying, we are there when Sister Tong'er is gone."

This sentence even aroused Dong'er's sadness, and Dong'er cried even harder. Jiang Anyi stood up irritably and walked out.

Seeing Jiang Anyi so heartless, Dong'er shone tears and shouted: "Jiang Anyi, stop. I know you don't like me, and think I was forced to give you by my brother, and you don't like it. Tong'er is the eldest lady. Although my family is poor, I am also the heart of my parents. Why do you look down on me? You don't have to rush, I will leave by myself."

As he said that, Dong cried and ran to his room to pack up his things.

Jiang Anyi was stunned by the heart-killing words. He had always disliked Dong'er. As Dong'er said, Li Shicheng's act of forcing the girl to stuff him over made him feel very uncomfortable, but what was wrong with Dong'er?

Walking along the way, Tong'er was cute, lively and attractive, but Dong'er's presence was not strong, and she was more like a girl serving her daily life silently. Yes, if she had not passed the Jinshi exam and worked in Pingshan Town, she would probably not even have the qualification to climb Dong'er.

People's hearts are easy to change, but they cannot forget their roots. Dong'er's words have forced themselves to occupy a place in Jiang Anyi's heart.
Chapter completed!