This shadow guard, you are enlightened

Shortly after the new year, the three-yearly palace examination ushered in. Zhou Qiyou was talented and unique, and stood out from the crowd of candidates, becoming the number one scholar in high school.

As usual, Xing Chenmu appointed him as the editor of the Imperial Academy, but only one month later, Xing Chenmu announced Gongsun Shangde to enter the palace, and proposed that Gongsun Shangde recommend him, and promote Zhou Qiyou to be the servant of the household department.

The Hanlin Academy was compiled as a sixth-rank official position and had no real power. It often took three years to make another arrangement according to the performance of the tenure.

The servant of the household department is a fourth-rank official position, and the household department is in charge of household registration, land taxes, customs duties, etc., and has a pivotal position in the court.

Since ancient times, there have been many people who have been promoted by the Hanlin Academy to be the servant of the household department, but there has never been such an extraordinary promotion in just one month.

Although the prime minister recognized Zhou Qiyou's talent, he did not dare to recommend him so hastily: "I have the guts to ask, the Holy One has known this person for a long time?"

"Yes." Xing Chenmu stepped down from the main seat, lifted Gongsun Shangde from the ground, gave him a seat, and then said, "Master, do you still remember that the Guan Weijun commanded Zhou Feng back then?"

"Naturally, I remember that Zhou Feng fought bravely with the late emperor in the battlefield, and later he had to be sealed off as the commander of the guard army. Unfortunately, he was always in poor health and had no time to take care of military affairs, so he ended up like that in the end."

Speaking of the old man Gongsun Shangde, he was still a little embarrassed, and it took a while to realize that Xing Chenmu suddenly mentioned his intention: "Could it be that Zhou Qiyou is..."

"Yes, it is Zhou Feng's only son. After Zhou Feng left the palace, he has been secretly investigating for me. After his death, Zhou Qiyou continued to investigate. I was able to know and prepare for the rebellion of Ning Yuan and others in advance, and Zhou Qiyou's work was indispensable. Credit, but there are some things that I can't make clear, so I can only ask my master."

What Xing Chenmu said is equivalent to clearly telling Gongsun Shangde that he will definitely use him in the future, and let Gongsun Shangde recommend him. Zhou Qiyou will think of this kindness in the future, and he will help the descendants of Gongsun's family to some extent. For Gongsun Shangde, this move will be very beneficial And no harm.

Gongsun Shangde also knew in his heart that Xing Chenmu has many confidantes in the imperial court now. In terms of the weight of words, the assistant king Xing Chenxiu is definitely above him. He really wants to find someone to sponsor Zhou Qiyou. It was Xing Chenmu who deliberately eased the friction between the two during Qiushou.

Xing Chenmu gave Tianzao, Gongsun Shangde didn't intend to refuse, but just thinking about his ineffective son, he couldn't help but feel even more disappointed, and then said: "The Holy Majesty has a deep affection for Concubine Zhuogui, before the humble minister was narrow-minded. You have mentioned to Weichen before that you will be the master of Jing'er's marriage in the future, and Weichen sees that Zhou Qiyou is tall and handsome, and he is also a suitable age for Jing'er, what do you think?"

Zhou Qiyou should have only reached the weak crown this year, and Gongsun Jing is just in his [-]s. Xing Chenmu thought for a moment, but he really felt that it was suitable.

He was about to speak, but at this moment Zhuo Ying jumped behind him and said: "The Holy Majesty once promised Gongsun Shanggong that he would not forcefully marry her."

"Yes, this is the promise I made to her, but Zhou Qiyou is both civil and military, and his manners are decent, so she must be satisfied." After Zhuoying mentioned it, Xing Chenmu also remembered this, and said to Gongsun Shangde, "Master, this marriage After I have asked Gongsun Shanggong what she wants, if she does not object, I will immediately decree to grant the marriage."

Gongsun Shangde knew in his heart that Gongsun Jing would beg the sage because of his incompetent son, so he didn't dare to say any more: "That's very good, then I will retire first."

When Gongsun Shangde left, Zhuo Ying said: "The marriage between Zhou Qiyou and Gongsun Shanggong should not be possible."

"Oh? Why?" Xing Chenmu originally thought that Zhuo Ying was simply reminding him, but it seemed that there was something else going on.

"I don't dare to talk nonsense about things that are uncertain. Mu'er should ask Gongsun Shanggong what he means." Zhuo Ying blinked and said.

Xing Chenmu didn't ask any further, just pinched the tip of Zhuo Ying's nose and sighed with a smile: "A Ying has learned how to play tricks on me now, I really don't know whether I should be happy or sad."

"You used to think that I was too polite to you, but now you should be happy."

Xing Chenmu laughed even more happily this time, nodded after a while and said, "Yes, our Aying is right in everything."

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A few days later, Xing Chenmu brought up the long-vacant post of Minister of the Household Department, and Gongsun Shangde quickly stood up to recommend Zhou Qiyou. Although everyone was surprised, they did not dare to directly refute at the risk of offending the prime minister. Xing Chenmu took advantage of the situation The matter was settled.

After the early court, Xing Chenmu left Zhou Qiyou to discuss matters in Xuanming Hall.

Zhou Qiyou was young, and within a month or so of entering the court, he had to be named the Minister of the Household Department. Now everyone with a discerning eye in the court can see that he must have a bright future in the future, and besides Gongsun Shangde, there must be others who will try to make friends with him in various ways .

Xing Chenmu reminded him a few words, and finally said: "You have worked so hard for me all these years, as long as you are an official and act impartially in the future, I will definitely not treat you badly. Now you have reached the age of marriage. It is inevitable that people will be thinking about this aspect, you should pay attention to yourself, don't rush to agree, as for the person you marry in the future, I will pay attention to it for you."

It is an unwritten rule in the court that most of the people who the emperor wants to use are married by the emperor, or the princess, or marry another important minister's child.

Zhou Qiyou was born in a family, and his father was bestowed a marriage by the late emperor, so he was naturally prepared for this, but when he heard Xing Chenmu say this, a smiling face appeared in his mind.

"Why, what worries does Ai Qing have?" Xing Chenmu asked again seeing him in a rare trance.

"My minister is disrespectful." Zhou Qiyou quickly suppressed the pain in his heart, and saluted respectfully, "My minister obeys the order."

Xing Chenmu didn't think too much, seeing him responding, he said: "Well, there's nothing else, you can go and get busy."

"Yes."

Zhou Qiyou withdrew from Xuanming Hall, walked slowly towards the palace gate, and just after leaving the palace gate, he saw a light purple figure rushing towards him, he instinctively reached out to catch it, the girl's soft body was accompanied by the faint fragrance of Bai Weihua , fell into the arms together.

"Why did you come out so late today? I've been waiting for a long time." Hua Baiwei poked him on the shoulder with a smile, but her tone didn't sound like she was complaining.

Hua Baiwei was acquainted with Zhou Qiyou when he lived at the foot of Qiling Mountain. Ever since he accidentally rescued Hua Baiwei who was trapped in the forest by wild beasts, Hua Baiwei often went to the foot of the mountain to look for him. Days, the two have known each other for five years.

"Today, Sheng Sheng promoted me to be the servant of the household department, and stayed with me in the palace to talk for a while." Zhou Qiyou explained simply, removing the hand that was on her waist that was falsely protecting her because he was worried that she would fall.

"Really!" Hua Baiwei's face was full of joy when she heard the words, and she calmed down a little after turning in a circle, "Then can you go propose marriage to my father?"

Hua Baiwei mentioned the marriage proposal to Zhou Qiyou once years ago, but at that time all he wanted was to get fame, so he bluntly said that he would consider marriage after becoming famous in the future. Zhou Qiyou smiled wryly. Why bother.

Although he never made any promises to Hua Baiwei, in fact, he had already treated her as an unmarried wife in his heart, otherwise, he would never allow Hua Baiwei to do whatever he wanted if they couldn't get married.

But Xing Chenmu wanted to marry him, but he refused. Losing his future is nothing to worry about, and he is afraid that Hua Baiwei's family will be hurt.And if he accepted Xing Chenmu's marriage gift, Hua Baiwei would have to be petty if she wanted to be with her again, no matter whether the other party agreed or not, at least with him, he couldn't even pass his own test.

Zhou Qiyou closed his eyes, momentarily flustered.

But he remained silent, which naturally had another meaning in Hua Baiwei's eyes.The joy on Hua Baiwei's face slowly faded, and she asked softly, "Zhou Qiyou, what do you mean? Have you never thought of proposing marriage to my father?"

"Xiaowei, you are a girl, be more reserved, don't always talk about marriage proposals, if people listen to it, it will be bad for your reputation." Zhou Qiyou frowned slightly.

"I have a bad reputation... Yeah, I've never been a lady, and I'm not dignified enough, so now you think I've disgraced you?" Hua Baiwei clenched her hands under her sleeves, Her face turned pale, she thought she had always had such a personality, although Zhou Qiyou would occasionally mention a few words in the past, it was completely different from what she is today.

Hua Baiwei has a straightforward personality, dare to love and hate. When Zhou Qiyou was still living at the foot of Qiling Mountain, he was bored and bored because of the stalemate in the investigation of Ning Yuan. It was Hua Baiwei who accompanied him out of those confused days. Like a ray of warm sunshine, always bright, people can't help but want to get close.

But now that ray of sunshine seemed to be covered by dark clouds, making it look dim. Zhou Qiyou couldn't see her like this, and was about to explain, but thinking of what Xing Chenmu said just now, he hesitated again.

"Speak up!" Hua Baiwei looked up at him, looking very seriously, "Zhou Qiyou, I'm not reserved enough, I admit that I'm not dignified enough, but I thought that at least you didn't mean nothing to me, that's why you did that. I thought you wouldn't care about that..."

Zhou Qiyou naturally didn't care about those red tapes. During the period when his father was forced to leave Luancheng, his whole family had tasted the warmth and coldness of human relationships, and understood that the true love in the world is the most precious, but it was also because they understood that Hua Baiwei had already embraced it. With a sincere heart in front of him, he dared not rashly agree to propose marriage at such a time.

After much deliberation, he could only say: "Girl, there is always no harm in paying attention to some rules."

"Okay." Hua Baiwei pulled the corner of her mouth and gave an ugly smile, "I understand, you are now the dignified servant of the household department Mr. Zhou, so naturally you want to marry a lady from everyone. I am too self-righteous."

"Xiaowei! Don't say that." Seeing Hua Baiwei turning around to leave, Zhou Qiyou reached out to grab her, but when he touched her, he remembered something and let go immediately.

Hua Baiwei looked at the hand that was thrown away by him, and left without saying a word, using lightness kung fu.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Qiyou didn't chase after him. He just stood there and sighed. It would be good if Hua Baiwei didn't contact him for a while, let him calm down and think about how to solve this matter.

As for the reason, he can only explain it to the other party after he settles the matter and comes to propose marriage.

The author has something to say: After a few chapters of other plots, Baozi is already making dough, don’t worry~

This is the matter of Zhou Qiyou and Hua Baiwei from Zhou Qiyou's perspective. I mentioned a little bit in the previous article, and I will write a little bit in this article. . .But maybe the later emotional line will still be put in her brother's book

This chapter makes up for the previous chapter, let’s add another chapter tomorrow during the day.