Cuimaid took the book given by Yongxuan, and before she could open it and read it carefully, she hurriedly took Xiaoyaoer back to Yongshou Palace.

I was afraid that the brocade box would be questioned by Xiao Jie'er and the people in the palace would see it, so I hid it in my robe. Fortunately, the robe in winter was fat, so I took it back to the ear room where I lived.

At first I took it and unexpectedly, when I opened the book, I couldn't let it go as if it was "a ghost sticky hand".

——She thought to herself that she couldn't let go of this book because of this book, and she was definitely not unable to let go of the Eighth Prince.

However, the name of this book is also interesting. The original beautiful article and the story of the Zhongming Ding Food Clan used a simple and unpretentious name: "The Story of Stone".

But it is true that the spiritual jade that everyone thinks is rare and precious, but between the world, if we consider natural creation, it is still just a stubborn stone.

Unfortunately, the book Yongxuan gave her was only the first few chapters. She just arrived at Daiyu and was about to enter the Jia Mansion... She saw the topic that came to the main topic and it really made her feel itchy. When she was alone, she wanted to scratch her ears and heads.

But there was no way. The Eighth Prince explained clearly that the book had not been officially finished yet, and all he had in his hands were fragments.

Fortunately, the Eighth Prince had promised her, saying that when she finished reading these at hand, she would be afraid that the new chapter would be enough. Then he asked the Eleventh Prince Yongyan to send it to her... Cuimai would blush when she thought about it. The Eighth Prince Guan Baoer didn't expect that she had finished reading it in one day. She was looking back from the beginning these days.

After all, she was embarrassed to look back at Yongxuan.

Even for the sake of books, I feel embarrassed to be so fast.

Anyway...it should be half a year later, or at least a hundred days later, right?

Otherwise, if she told him to think that she wanted to see him too - that would be bad.

At least November has struggled to pass, and in December the entire harem is busy preparing for the New Year. Some of these daily errands make life easier.

On December 11th, Cui Hair was on duty, followed Yu Rui and served him, and spoke with Yuqin and others in the bedroom.

What the women in the harem said and the topics discussed were nothing more than the affairs of the harem of the previous dynasty.

Ying Fei said, "From the first day of December, the emperor has been busy transferring ewes to Urumqi, Yili and other places. These ewes that were transferred were either for food for officers and soldiers, or for breeding purposes."

Since it was the ewes, most of them were transferred from Mongolian tribes, so Concubine Ying knew very well.

Wanxi sighed quietly after hearing this, "In this cold winter, the northwest is full of wind and the playground is withering. It is the most difficult time for the officers and soldiers to be the people. The emperor now calls the ewes over, and it seems that the officers and soldiers stationed in the local area can have food and clothing, and it can also ease the relationship between the officers and soldiers and the local people."

Although the Ministry of Justice and Hui have been pacified, the two Ministry of Justice have been separated from the central court for many years, so people's hearts cannot be fully reunited in one year or two years. In addition, the language and customs of the court officers and soldiers are different from the local language and customs. Once communication is not smooth, there will be a spark of dissatisfaction, and a prairie fire can be ignited in the local area.

Even the emperor did not want to say it, Wanxi also vaguely heard that there have been sporadic Erut Mongolia in Urumqi and other places recently, returning people, stealing horses, and escaping with their families.

Although these things seem to be sporadic, the emperor dare not take it lightly and he has to personally inquire about everything. After all, the court spent so much money on military service in the northwest for six years, and his efforts and life were spent. Then the governance of the northwest after pacification was a more important matter. The difficulty was even more difficult than the war itself.

This is also the reason why Wanxi was worried about the relationship between Nara and her noble family. If Nara really understood the benefits and harms of this, and if she was willing to ask her son Yongyi to seriously learn the language of the Hui family, that would be a great thing.

Yuqin saw that Wanxi was a little worried, so she secretly poked Concubine Ying, took over the conversation, and said only happy things, "I heard of another sect: It's the end of the year, and it's always time for the emperor to summon civil and military officials to be promoted to officials. When these summons, some of the officials who led the empress dowager's holy birthday and the New Year, should wear python robes. The emperor found that some of the low-level officials' python robes... were redeemed in the pawnshop, and even rented them."

Wanxi was also stunned, "This is what we need to punish."

Yuqin nodded with a smile, "The emperor was sympathetic and did not pursue the matter. He also issued an order: 'The Ministry of War led the personnel to the people, and all the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of the generals of

Wanxi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was still scared of this auspicious costume for embroidering dragons. If the rules of low-level officials in buying python robes were avoided, they would have avoided a lot of trouble if they did not wear python robes.

Yu Rui finally smiled at Wanxi, so he quickly said, "Let me say something happier! The emperor just issued an order that it was the auspicious time for the eighth prince's wedding, and Yin Jishan must come to Beijing to cook everything by himself. Therefore, Lord Yin Jishan's seal of the Liangjiang Governor General will be handed over to Lord Gao Jin for care."

After being with me for many years, Wanxi could touch Yu Rui's slightest tricks, so she pretended not to understand, and said, "Well, Yongxuan will get married next year, and his wife is the daughter of Grand Secretary Yin Jishan, which is naturally a good thing. I believe that the Imperial Concubine Shujia can also be laughed at."

Yu Rui smiled and blinked playfully at Yuqin, Yingfei and others.

Yuqin also pretended to be stupid, but went a little further: "This Lord Gao Jin is the cousin of Imperial Concubine Huixian? Speaking of which, he was also a robber under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but in the thirteenth year of Yongzheng, he had the honor to have a robbery with Imperial Concubine Huixian's family and entered Manchuria in the Yellow Banner. Now he is also considered a family of honorary ministers."

Concubine Ying also accepted the call, but she deliberately shook her head, "No, I don't know that he and our Concubine Ling's brother, Lord Jiqing, are also children's in-laws."

Wanxi shook her head helplessly and gently placed the teacup in her hand on the table, "It's just 'nurturing' of the Governor General of Liangjiang. It's neither promotion nor agency. You can laugh like this. Besides, even if Gao Jin is a relative of Jiqing, he has a far-reaching relationship with me. You can't laugh at me, right?"

Yuqin was from Jiangnan and had more concerns about Jiangnan. Then she nodded with a smile, "Well, what we ordered the imperial concubine to say is reasonable. Let's stop thinking about the Suzhou governor, who is under the jurisdiction of the Governor General of Liangjiang."

Since Yuqin had already said so clearly, Wanxi could only smile and bow her head, but she still couldn't help but argue, "Sister Lu is a native of Jiangnan. I naturally can't compare with Sister Lu's affairs in Jiangnan. However, Sister Lu forgot that the emperor just issued an order this year to divide the Jiangsu governor into two, and set it as the Suzhou governor and Jiangning governor."

"Although the original Jiangsu governor was directly under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Liangjiang; at this time, this was divided into two, that was, the Jiangning governor was directly under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Liangjiang, and the Suzhou governor's immediate superior was the governor of Jiangsu."

Yuqin spat lightly, "I've said these words to her confused in front of our Mongolian Concubine Ying, right? Why did you forget to say that even the governor of Jiangsu was under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangjiang? After the governor of Jiangsu was divided into two, the governor of Suzhou was equivalent to being demoted to the next level. Although he was no longer directly under the governor of Liangjiang, he was still under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangjiang!"

As expected, Concubine Ying was already confused about the matter in Jiangnan. She quickly grabbed Yu Rui and asked for help, "Good Yu Rui, please help me solve it. They are so smart. What exactly are they talking about?"

Yu Rui smiled and hugged Ying Fei's arm and said, "Sister Ying, don't be anxious, listen to me. This year, Su Chong'a, the governor of Suzhou, was questioned by the court for criminal investigation of the clerks, and was dismissed from office and exiled to Yili for his merits. Therefore, the position of the governor of Suzhou, was surging again."

"A while ago, I gave birth to the fifteenth prince, and Xinpin's side was so quiet that it was strange. My sister and I couldn't help but think of the matter of the Suzhou governor. We always felt that this matter was probably related to Xinpin's brother-in-law's peace."

Yuqin is from Suzhou. After hearing this, she laughed, "I understand. Do you think An Ning wants to take advantage of the chaos to reinstate the Suzhou governor, and Xinpin is also promoting this matter?"

Wanxi's eyes sparkled, "I always feel that the deficit that Su Chong'a met only existed on the books was strange and the time and amount. It was obvious that one tael of silver in the warehouse was not short, but it was found that it was 700,000 taels on the books. The time for the account check was just when the Jiangsu governor divided it into two and wanted to thoroughly check the accounts."

"Su Chong'a, obviously, he had no crimes, but because of this opportunity, he was anxious and wanted to get rid of the responsibility. He then punished the clerk and committed crimes for himself. In the end, he was dismissed from office and exiled, destroying all his future in Suzhou."

Yuqin also narrowed her eyes, "You mean, someone is deliberately disrupting the water of Suzhou's finance? If there is anything in this matter, it must be the affairs of those clerks. Among these clerks, the leader is afraid that they had an old relationship with An Ning!"

Wanxi's eyes turned slightly, "Sister is talking about this. There must be some trouble in this matter, but the former court has sent Lord Liu Tongxun to investigate, and this matter has been widely involved, so the emperor is unwilling to continue digging deeper. Otherwise, there will be another chaos in Jiangsu, and the emperor originally planned to make a southern tour next year, so the territory of Jiangsu will not be in chaos."

Yuqin couldn't help but snorted coldly, "The more I listened to this, the more interesting it became."

Yuqin put his fingers on his sleeves, "But I hope that An Ning can handle this matter in my heart. I have been remembering the 'gratitude' that An Ning gave to my mother's family in the past few years, but I dare not forget it for a day. If I get the opportunity, I will definitely 'thank him'."

Wanxi's eyes turned lightly, "Don't worry, this opportunity is coming, it's not far away."

Yu Rui nodded, "No. No matter whether An Ning can be reinstated as the governor of Suzhou, it is still under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangjiang. Then we still have the opportunity to be prepared."

The masters said the interests of the previous dynasty and the harem were intertwined, and the green maid stood aside to serve. Although they didn't understand it very well, they also listened to what their master said.

The emperor said that next year is the wedding of the Eighth Prince. The emperor is so proud that he would ask Yin Jishan to temporarily put down the Governor General of Liangjiang and return to Beijing to concentrate on the marriage...

That is the Governor of Liangjiang, and it is the most important position of a magistrate in Jiangnan. Among all the magistrates in China, it is second only to the Governor of Zhili.

For the Eighth Prince's marriage, the emperor asked Yin Jishan to temporarily put down such an important task.

From this we can see that the emperor really cares about the Eighth Prince. He is not because his feet have been sick since childhood, so he is a little bit weak... It's great, right?

Thinking of this, she smiled hard. She should be happy for the Eighth Prince, right?

When the fifteenth prince was breastfeeding, the nannies brought in, Wanxi went into the warmhouse to feed her. Yuqin and others teased Xiao Shiwu for a while.

After sitting down and talking again, Yu Rui remembered something, "... On the Winter Solstice Day, we chatted with the Eleventh Prince, and we talked about the Eighth Prince's marriage. I took advantage of the Eleventh Prince to ask about the Eighth Prince's concubine. Sure enough, the rumors outside were true. The Eighth Prince's concubine is the daughter of Lord Yin Jishan."

"The biological mother of this concubine is the concubine of Lord Yin Jishan, and she is also a Han surname, Zhang."

Wanxi laughed, "What's the point of being a concubine even if she is a concubine? Originally, there was no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate in the court's marriage to the royal family. In short, the green-headed signs are all about fathers and grandfathers, and no one cares about whether the biological mother is a wife or a concubine."

Yu Rui's eyes turned quietly, and Wanxi curled, "But do you know, who is the wife of Lord Yin Jishan?"

This stopped Wanxi.

Yu Rui smiled and said, "Because the legitimate concubine I want to talk about is actually the second wife and married later. Besides, Lord Yin Jishan has been an official in Jiangnan for many years and is far away from us, so I don't know that there are some."

Yuqin laughed and kept patting Wanxi, "Look at your Guiren Rui, who is so good at speaking."

Wanxi also laughed and nodded, "Does this successor's concubine have anything to do with us?"

Yu Rui raised his eyes lightly, "Mr. Yin Jishan, the legitimate wife, is Ortai's daughter, that is, the aunt of E Changzai and the fifth prince concubine."

"Oh?" Wanxi also raised her eyebrows gently, "In this way, Yongqi and Yongxuan can become internal relatives because of this marriage."

Yuqin couldn't help but snorted, "I guess, whether it's Concubine Yu or E Changzai, they must be busy again. They must go to Yongxuan to get closer."

"Although Yongxuan has not been liked by them for so many years because of foot disease; but now it is different. At least the emperor attaches so much importance to the Eighth Prince's marriage, and the Eighth Prince's father-in-law is the Governor of Liangjiang. Those two have been lonely for a long time, so now I will definitely not be willing to be lonely anymore."

Wanxi also lowered her eyes lightly and thought carefully.

In Wanxi's heart, she naturally believed that Yongxuan was a sensible child. With her relationship with Yongxuan over the years, she was not worried that Yongxuan would go to Concubine Yu and E Chang there.

However, Yongxuan is Yongxuan, and Yongxuan’s concubine is Yongxuan’s concubine. Even if it is a couple, they will be two people.

Wanxi shook her head slightly, "There is still a turning point: Yongxuan's legitimate wife was born in a concubine, not the successor of the E family, so there is still a layer of love. Even if Concubine Yu and the others wanted to use the successor of the E family to win over Yongxuan, it might not work."

The green maid listened by her side, and her heart couldn't help but feel aroused.

She was only fourteen years old this year, so how could she have imagined that behind a prince's wedding, there were so many undercurrents.

When she thought that the Eighth Prince might be trapped in such a whirlpool in the future, she was so nervous that she couldn't breathe.

Because of foot disease, the Eighth Prince has been suffering enough over the years; now his biological mother has passed away, and having his own family after marriage is the greatest return, but if he is involved in these whirlpools again... how can that be good?

Cuifa was a little lost. When everyone in Wanxi's bedroom scattered, Cuifa followed Yu Rui back to their side hall. Even Yu Rui could see that something was wrong with her.

"You girl, what's wrong with this these days?" Yu Rui returned to his side hall, sat down and asked, "Looking at me, I'm a little uneasy, but what's wrong with my body?"

It was the cold winter month, and I was busy preparing for the New Year and talking about it, so it was normal to have a headache or fever.

Yu Rui raised his hand to touch Cuibai's forehead, "Well, it seems a little hot. Don't be restrained, sit down quickly, I'll find a pair of medicine for you to take."

Cuibai felt warm in her heart and quickly grabbed Yu Rui's hand, "Master, don't be busy! Slave, Slave is fine."

Yu Rui frowned and looked at her, "I'm still saying it's okay? Why is it so unconscious? Why is it a little hot on your forehead?"

Cuibai was panicked for a moment and became more and more confused.

Yu Rui was even more worried. She sat down on the edge of the kang and grabbed Cuimaid's hands, "That's... homesick, right?"

After all, she is a girl who has just entered the palace for a year. How can she not miss home in the year?

Yu Rui lowered his head, "Don't be anxious. At least your family has errands in the Interior Department. When I look back and find an opportunity, I can arrange for you to meet."

"But your mother's position is low, so it's not to see you immediately if you can arrange it. Don't be anxious. I'll try to make a move. Remember my words, don't be anxious, otherwise you will be able to make it more worried if you're going to arrange an opportunity at that time. You'll be sick to see them, but you'll be more worried, right?"

With such a master taking care of him, the tears of the green hair fell.
To be continued...