Since Lin Hai is the emperor's confidant, of course his ability to handle affairs is not bad. Although this carriage looks low-key on the outside, it is as comfortable as Shui Jue's carriage in the capital.Although Shui Jue was in good health, the rickety boat was still tiring.So she rested on the cushions of the carriage for a while, and when she was almost awake, the carriage stopped.

"Princess, we're here." A nanny's voice sounded from outside.

Shui Jue let out a "hmm", Qiu Shi, the big maid next to her, immediately got into the carriage, and after tidying up Shui Jue's clothes and hair, she got out of the car again, held Shui Jue's hand, and let Shui Jue step on the little servant. He got out of the carriage with his back.

"Princess, the other courtyard chosen by the emperor has been sorted out. The emperor said that the princess is mainly because she is not satisfied with the living, so she chooses a new one, and I will go to tidy up immediately." Lin Hai bowed and saluted, avoiding Shui Jue's face .Although Shui Jue is only ten years old, this is a necessary etiquette for female relatives, "After the journey is tiring, after the princess has rested, I will take the princess to several other houses to see."

"That's it." Shui Jue had already selected these palaces and other courtyards in Hangzhou for a long time in advance. This one was specially coquettishly asked by her father to come, and the decorations were also arranged by her brother in advance according to her preferences. passed.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the other courtyard, there were servants to greet him, and the leader was Mr. Wang.

"I just said how could my brother let me out to relax with good intentions, so it turned out that he wanted to squeeze my attention in another place." Shui Jue stretched out his hand to make Mr. Wang excuse, and said with a smile.

Mr. Wang has long been familiar with Shui Jue, and there is a relaxed smile on his face, but Lin Hai is still on the sidelines, and his etiquette is not slack in the slightest: "What did the princess say, the prince is really wronged. The prince asked the villain to come I am waiting for the princess here, just worried that other princesses will not take advantage of me."

"You're the only one who will say good things to my brother." As a martial arts practitioner, Shui Jue was already in high spirits after only taking a nap in the carriage, "Master Lin and Mrs. Lin have also worked hard."

"Doing things for the royal family is what a humble official should do. The reception banquet has been set up. According to the emperor's wishes, only two or three families were invited to sit with the princess. I hope the princess will not despise the simplicity." Lin Hai said respectfully.

According to Hangzhou officials, although the princess is said to be a female relative, they should set up a restaurant with a garden, set up a few luxurious banquets in the open air, invite some opera troupes, singing and dancing troupes, and let the female relatives of Jiangnan executives come to accompany her , and by the way, it is reasonable for the men to take advantage of this rare opportunity to get together.

You know, these officials don't dare to get together all the time for no reason.The officials are all gathered together, who knows what they are talking about?Is it forming a party for personal gain?The "imperial envoys" of the imperial court do not know where they are lurking at any time.Even if there are no "imperial envoys", there must be as many "enemies" as officials in a locality, and no one wants to be included in a book.

It's just that King Rui specifically spoke to the emperor, the younger sister is weak, so don't use those vain courtesy to burden the younger sister.Just let the younger sister meet with the ministers who are close to the emperor, let them take care of the younger sister, recognize the next person, and don't let the blind people disturb the younger sister's recuperation.

The emperor naturally agreed to such a simple request, and felt that the fourth son and the youngest daughter were really loyal, keeping everything simple, and seeing only his confidants, it seemed that he really had no other thoughts at all.

Now that everything is kept simple, in order not to tire the frail Princess Changxing, the reception banquet was naturally placed in the palace room.The sky is still bright at the moment, but lanterns and candles have been lit up in the courtyard and the house. It seems that even if it is dark, it will probably be as cool as daytime here.

This time waiting for Princess Changxing, apart from inspector Yan Yushi Lin Hai and his wife, the other three are Jiangnan governor Li Renhu, who is in charge of the military power in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangnan admiral Mu Ai, who is in charge of Jiangnan officials, and the president of Tirenyuan who came here from Jinling. Zhen Yingjia.The governor of Jiangnan and the admiral of Jiangnan are the same as Lin Hai who was awarded the title of doctor of Lantai Temple.Only Zhen Yingjia was only a second rank who relied on the shadow of his ancestors, but the Zhen family had a noble concubine and an eldest prince, and Zhen Yingjia's cousin was Princess Rui, so this time Zhen Yingjia also came here specially from Jinling.

It seems that the Zhen family is really close to Princess Changxing.

Shui Jue couldn't help chuckling in his heart.This Zhen Yingjia's ability to handle affairs is not very good, but she is very good at dealing with others.

Being able to sit in the position of Cong Yipin, the three people present are of course all good people, and they all know the discord between Princess Rui and King Rui, and they also know that the relationship between Princess Changxing and the sister-in-law who has been ill for many years must not be very good .They were really worried that Zhen Yingjia who came uninvited would annoy Shui Jue.However, it seemed that Princess Changxing was as gentle and courteous as the rumors said, and she did not show any ill feeling towards Zhen Yingjia and his wife.And Zhen Yingjia just came to show that the relationship between the Zhen family and the newly-emerged King Rui's lineage is not so tense, and now that his goal has been achieved, he also accepts it as soon as it is good, and does not come forward to upset Shui Jue.

Lin Hai breathed a sigh of relief.The wife belongs to the Jia family, and the Jia family and the Zhen family have always been on good terms, and he doesn't want to offend the upstart Zhen family who are as domineering as the four major families in Jinling. , and did not intend to offend anyone.Therefore, regarding Zhen Yingjia's insistence on coming, and the fact that Concubine Zhen asked the emperor to "roll by name", he could only accept it.

Everyone present is good at acting, and Shui Jue didn't want to make everyone unhappy when they first met, so naturally they also acted together, and everyone was quite happy.The captain of the guard who accompanied Shui Jue out of Beijing was the first-class imperial guard sent by the emperor, and the deputy captain was the first-class royal guard sent by King Rui. Naturally, the people around the king should not be offended, so these two people and Mr. Wang who managed the property on behalf of King Rui sat at the outside table, while the wives and the old lady sat at the inner table with the princess.This time they did not bring the juniors.

Although Shui Jue is not interested in what those women are talking about, she is still in a good mood to be hugged by others. Besides, these ladies are very good at talking, even if she is not interested, she can still listen happily.Among them, the one who can talk the most and make people feel the most comfortable is Lin Hai's wife.Shui Jue remembered that Lin Hai's wife seemed to be surnamed Jia, the youngest daughter of Duke Rong.Although Mrs. Lin seems to be using thick rouge to cover her complexion, and her gait is sloppy, she should not be in good health, but whether it is appearance, temperament or conversation, compared with those ladies in the palace who spend a lot of money, they don't need to be in good health. Too much.

No wonder the father once lamented that all the advantages of Jia Guogong have been inherited by the younger daughter, and the remaining two sons are only left with dross.

At this table, the one who didn't talk much was Zhen Yingjia's wife.Shui Jue heard that Mrs. Zhen's surname is Wang. Although her family background is good, the Wang family believes in "a woman who has no talent is a virtue", so she can read some words, understand the account book, and read some women's commandments.With an empty stomach, the natural conversation is not as good as the other ladies, and even few old ladies can speak.And I don't know if she is used to being arrogant, but in front of the princess, Mrs. Zhen even showed her emotions on her face. It was obvious that she was dissatisfied and jealous of Mrs. Lin who was the most outstanding at the table.

"The princess doesn't know that Mrs. Lin has always been talented, but she is the daughter of the Duke." After Shui Jue praised Mrs. Lin again, Mrs. Zhen finally couldn't help it, and said with a smile, "There is a Hanyu in her family. Brother, it’s rare, and I’m sure he’ll be a beautiful person in the future.”

As soon as these words were said, the female relatives on the table immediately fell silent, and the presence was silent, only the chatting and laughing of the men outside became louder.

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