The Korean king Li Jing asked the court to grant his grandson Li Suan the crown prince, which was the beginning of May. At that time, the emperor issued an order to grant Li Suan the crown prince with the approval of the Ministry of Rites. The emperor allowed him to request his grandson Li Suan the crown prince, and sent the Minister of Order Hong Yingcheng, the Chief Envoy, and the First Guard Guangliang, as the Deputy Envoy. He also kept the gifts given by Li Jing for a while and was allowed to be collected.

But at that time, the Old Summer Palace was in chaos, so even Wanxi didn't pay attention to this matter.

"Recalling at this time, the emperor seemed to have issued an order two or three days after the Dragon Boat Festival fire, so it should have been around the eighth day of the fifth month. The emperor issued the order, which was requested by the Ministry of Rites, which means that the memorial of the Korean King Li Jing had already arrived at the Ministry of Rites." Wan Xi couldn't help but look up at Yu Rui, "The emperor issued the order on the eighth day of the fifth month, and Li Jing's memorial had already been sent to the Ministry of Rites."

"The emperor's decree also mentioned that the tributes given by Li Xing are allowed to be formal tribute. The three tributes in Korea a year, the emperor's birthday, the empress dowager's birthday, and the three festivals of New Year's Day are considered formal tributes. Then I guess, Li Xing's request for a memorial was probably delivered to the Ministry of Rites last year, at the latest in the first month of this year."

"At the latest of the first month, I will be sent to the Ministry of Rites! Wouldn't that be all before May?" Yu Rui was also vaguely surprised, "In other words, this matter that we have not paid attention to may have been known by those who are interested. Those who are interested are the least willing to let our emperor make their own grandson go, so the Dragon Boat Festival in May has just caught fire!"

Wanxi frowned and lowered her head.

"I heard that the grandson of the King of Korea, Li Suan, was twelve years old when the King of Korea, Li Sheng, wrote the memorial. Then he was thirteen years old, right? According to the ancient rules, a boy could get married at the age of thirteen, and that was the age of thirteen. Therefore, Li Sheng asked for the title of Li Suan, and asked for the title of "Crown Prince."

Yu Rui nodded, "Although the age of thirteen is considered an adult in the sect, but we get married and have children, it sounds like we are still young. But there are some people who have passed by twelve or thirteen years old, and now they are twenty-three years old, and they have been over ten years, but the emperor has not yet established a crown prince. The man has been over ten years old and has been waiting for ten years, but he can no longer wait for the emperor's will. So he can't hold back, right?"

Wanxi also breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes were faintly filled with Yu Rui.

"I hope it's not what we think. If the child was really stimulated by the fact that North Korea inherited the throne with Sun Cheng and did such a thing in May, then he would never have a way back."

Yu Rui spat lightly, "Isn't that true? Who is the emperor? He is temporarily blinded by him, but how can he be blinded by him all the time?"

Wanxi closed her sleeves and her eyes became colder.

"I don't care how the fire started. At least he went to carry the emperor out in person and didn't ask the emperor to get hurt at all. I can't let him go. But this time, if he wanted to kill two birds with one stone, he would harm Miande's concubine on the other hand, but I would not let him go!"

Yu Rui nodded, "What do you want to do if you want to?"

Wanxi's eyes turned lightly, "I remember that before the Dragon Boat Festival in May, the Minister of the Interior had just taken people to inspect the dragon boats in the West Garden and the Old Summer Palace and repaired them."

Yu Rui nodded quickly, "That's right. I am also responsible for part of this job. The dragon boat in the Old Summer Palace was my husband who personally led the inspection."

Wan Xi nodded, "Arishan fell into the water, and the ship and the water surface were all from the Dingwang Mansion, which had nothing to do with the matter of the Interior Ministry. But the reason was similar. If something happened to the dragon boat in the palace, it would definitely be punished by the minister of the Interior Ministry. In the palace, the chief minister was in charge of all things in the palace. Whenever a name, a title, a marriage, a kindness, a letter of gratitude, a letter of letter, etc., they were reported by the chief minister of the royal palace. If the prince had any faults, he would ask the chief secretary. If something happened to the ship of the royal palace, he should ask the chief minister!"

Yu Rui took a breath, "Sister wants to take the chief of the royal palace to attack the chief of the royal palace? But the chief of the royal palace is also a third-rank military officer, and the rank is not low. Even if we are the main position of the inner court, it seems that we should not ask them in person. The emperor should deal with the third-rank or above in person."

Wanxi smiled and nodded, "No, we don't have to ask him. Just tell him the story of how the emperor dealt with the chief of the former Prince Guo's mansion and listen carefully."

Yu Rui understood it as well, and nodded with a smile, "Or it would be a coincidence that Hong Shu happened, so let's have a ready-made story! We don't have to ask the chief secretary in person, just beat the drum and ask him to think about it in his heart!"

Wanxi smiled at ease, "No matter whether there is a problem with the boat, or the eunuch who rowed the boat was bribed, or the water plants in the water were too long and neglected to prune, or the melon seed hooks grew on the island, it was all in Prince Ding's mansion. As the chief minister, the county magistrate is in charge, so he will always leave it to him to check it himself. Let's just wait for the result."

The cicadas rustled in July, making people feel a little upset.

On this day, I always came to see Wanxi suddenly.

"Because my sister is not in the capital, I don't know who to discuss it when I encounter something, so I can only bother with the imperial concubine."

Xinpin was the most meritorious person in Lu Changzai for a while, Wanxi remembered it all in her heart, so she got up early and grabbed Lu Changzai's hand with her hands, telling her not to be polite, and pressed her to sit down together.

"YuSe, you are Sister Lu's sister, so what's the difference between you and my own sister? As long as you have something to do, you can come to me, so where is the word "disturbance"?"

Lu Changzai was a little embarrassed, biting his lip, as if he was hesitating whether he should say it.

Wanxi nodded and smiled, "It's okay, you said it. If it's inconvenient to ask your sister to know, I'll hide it for you as appropriate."

Lu Changzai finally breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered his head and said, "It's Yinglian."

Wanxi also smiled. Wanxi understood that Yinglian was the biggest contradiction between Yuqin and Yuse. After all, Japanese Yuse was able to enter the palace because Yinglian recommended it. Yuqin hated Yinglian for intentional pleasing her, but in fact she guessed her wrong intention. Yuqin never thought that she was beautiful in the past few years, so she praised her own girl, let alone Yuse suddenly entered the palace. Even if she called Yuqin, Yuqin was not prepared, which almost caused a misunderstanding between Yuqin and Wanxi.

There is also Ji Qing's death-stricken case, which Yinglian investigated, so Yuqin has never wanted to mention Yinglian in front of Wanxi.

Wanxi said, "Looking at your hesitant look, I guessed that it was related to Yinglian. Let's talk about it, what's going on?"

Lu Chang took a deep breath, "Ying Lian, he, Ding You."

As the so-called Dingyou, the ministers in the court must temporarily suspend their posts and return to their hometowns and stay in mourning for 27 months. During these 27 months, they must eat, live, sleep in front of their parents' graves, not drink, bathe, shave their heads, change their clothes, and stop all entertainment activities.

Ding You is sometimes an extremely difficult choice for ministers in the court. For example, Ying Lian, who just became the Minister of the Office of the Interior and Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, his career was just when he was full of success, but he suddenly had to leave for nearly three years. As the saying goes, "One carrot and one pit." If you have been away for so long, you will naturally have to take care of your responsibilities. So when you return from Ding You's period, you may not be sure whether you have any vacancy.

Maybe three years later, the emperor will forget you.

"When will it happen?" Wanxi was also surprised.

"For the fifth day of the seventh month, the letter he sent to me was sent back to the capital from the Summer Resort today and sent it to me." Lu Changzai was still a little guilty and did not dare to look into Wanxi's eyes.

Wanxi also sighed, "The emperor had previously let him go to Jiangning weaving factory, but because his father was old, he asked to stay in the capital. The emperor then appointed the Minister of the Office of the Interior to the General Administration of the Internal Affairs. At that time, he knew that his father was in poor health, but he didn't expect that he would be so fast."

Wanxi's heart moved slightly and looked at Lu Changzai outside, "Ying Lian wrote to you at this critical moment, and he must be asking you to help him. What did he ask? Could it be that he was the same as last time he refused to take office outside, and he didn't even want to suspend his job this time?"

Throughout history, dynasties have ruled the world with filial piety. Since the Han Dynasty, the rules of duty and worry have become a certain rule. Officials are not allowed to conceal or report them; the Qing Dynasty even stipulates that those who hide their deceased and fail to report them will be dismissed.

The court generally does not "take away love" and will not stop ministers from going to officials and mourning because of court affairs.

Wanxi was worried because of this, "The court could only seize love at special moments. The emperor had his own arrangements for the work of Yinglian, so it was not advisable to plead for mercy."

Lu Chang said hurriedly, "The Imperial Concubine misunderstood, but Yinglian is not so confused! He didn't want to ask me to plead for her, he just asked me to ask me to take care of him in the palace."

"Oh?" Wanxi was also stunned, "Who is it?"

Lu Changzai frowned in embarrassment, "He is a child. He is a student of the Xian'an Palace Official School, named Heshen."

Wanxi was also stunned when she heard this, "Child? A student from Xian'an Palace Official School?"

Official Ding You asked someone to take care of him, if it were not his relatives, he would have to be a student, subordinate and other close friends. How could he be a child?

Lu Changzai blushed, "I don't know why he is. However, in his letter, he explained the situation of this child very clearly, saying that this child is thirteen this year and was selected into the Xian'an Palace Official School at the age of ten."

Wanxi nodded, "Since she can be selected into the Xian'an Palace official school, she must be a child of Manchu officials and a smart child."

Lu Changzai said, "If the Imperial Concubine said, this Heshen came from Niuhulu, and was under the Manchu Red Banner. His father was the hereditary third-class light chariot commander. He was awarded the first-class Yunqi lieutenant and the deputy commander of Fujian. His biological mother was the daughter of Hekudao Jiamo."

Wanxi also raised her eyebrows, "This kind of origin is considered a noble family! The deputy governor of Fujian is already a third-rank official, his grandfather is a fourth-rank Taoist, and the gold and silver that the imperial court governs the river are all in his warehouse. Moreover, their family also has a hereditary third-class light chariot commander. Such a hereditary position is hereditary. When he gets old, he will naturally get the money and food."

Wanxi raised her eyes and looked at Lu Changzai, "Why should such a child take special care?"

Lu Changzai sighed, "It's a pity that the child's parents had died long ago. His father passed away in the 25th year of Qianlong's reign, and Heshen was not yet the age of inherited his inheritance, so he did not have the hereditary money and food; and his mother passed away earlier. When he was three years old, she died because of giving birth to his younger brother He Lin. Her family was under the control of his stepmother, so both his brothers were not well fed and fed."

"Oh." Wanxi also sighed, "Whose stepmother is the daughter of her stepmother? She is so petty."

Lu Changzai said, "It is also the daughter of a noble family, and the daughter of the third-class Bo Wu Mitai, Zhenghuang Banner Mongolia."

Wanxi also opened her mouth, "I really didn't expect that this would happen to her daughter who came out of this way."

Yu Rui was laughing when she heard this, "Sister, I forgot that Wu Mi was originally a general of Jiangning. Last year, the emperor felt that he was not competent, so he found it. This year, he was sent to Urumqi as the Minister of Sanzhi."

Wanxi smiled, "It turns out that the emperor knows people and takes good care of them. I saw early in the morning that Wu Mitai would not use such a person to raise such a daughter. It turns out that there must be some lack of character."

Lu Changzai sighed, "It was because of his stepmother's harsh treatment that Heshen was selected into the Xian'an Palace official school. He had a portion of money and food for students on weekdays, but he was in a difficult situation. Therefore, Yinglian returned to his hometown and was worried, so he asked me to take care of the child."

Wanxi nodded, "If this is the case, it's a pitiful person. Since he is in the palace, it's a very simple thing to ask more questions."

Lu Changzai said, "That's true, so I thought about it and agreed."

Wanxi smiled and patted Lu Changzai's hand, "You are a soft-hearted girl. It is reasonable to help such a pitiful child. But why did Yinglian take care of this child? In addition to feeling pitiful, he also has other intentions?"

Lu Chang smiled here, "Yinglian didn't dare to hide it from me. He has a granddaughter under his knees, which is similar to Heshen's situation. His parents died early. Yinglian raised this granddaughter himself and is now ten years old. In another three or two years, after being selected by the women of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if he could leave the sign, he should have decided that Yinglian had a fancy to Heshen, the child."

Wanxi finally heard the feeling and couldn't help laughing, "This Yinglian is also a sloppy man. I understand what he wants to entrust to you."

Lu Changzai was stunned, "Didn't he just entrust me to take care of that child?"

Wanxi shook her head, "Even if he returns home, he has a house in the capital. He has ordered his family to use money to help the child. Why do you have to ask him to come to the harem? Please take care of him? Even if the child is in the palace, he cannot enter the inner court, and you cannot go out of the inner court, and you cannot take care of him personally. You can only call the eunuch, listen to Sula and the others, right?"

Lu Chang's face turned even redder, "I would like to ask the concubine to tell her."

Wanxi snorted, "It's actually right here with his granddaughter. He is ten years old, and in three years he has to be selected by the women of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only those who have given the sign can get married by themselves. He has tried to tell you early on that he has chosen someone for his granddaughter, so that you can have an impression in your heart. After three years, the little girl went to the palace to choose, and asked us to put the little girl in a sign, and told the little girl to leave the palace freely, so that she can get married."

Lu Chang suddenly realized here, "This Yinglian is indeed a slippery person! I thought he could tell me clearly in his heart and not hide anything; but it turned out that his meaning was hidden under the literal form! If it weren't for the Guifei's guidance, I wouldn't have understood it!"

Wanxi giggled and grabbed Yuse's hand, "No matter how sloppy he is, he is just for his granddaughter. His feelings are pitiful, so we don't have to worry about him. After all, when choosing a woman in the Interior Department, it is not difficult for us to raise our hand and let a little girl go."

Lu Changzai hurriedly stood up, "After all, I am a concubine, and I am in the inner court, but I am not qualified to interfere in the selection of women. Now that the concubine has caught up, the concubine can only ask for love with the concubine with shamelessness, and ask the concubine to let the girl go when she is choosing a woman."

Wanxi nodded firmly, "Okay, I've recorded it, don't worry."

It was a coincidence that just a few days ago, on the sixth day of the seventh month, the emperor had just issued an order to Agui as the Manchu Governor of Zhenghong Banner. It was the banner where Heshen's family was located. Wanxi directly entrusted the matter of taking care of Heshen to Agui, and the Manchu Governor of Zhenghong Banner was handled by the Manchu Governor of Zhenghong Banner.

On July 18th, Yu Rui hurriedly reported that Yongqi was finally back.

Wanxi also breathed a sigh of relief, "E Bi died in June, and he came back a month late; Yingyuan's child died on July 11, and he came back seven days later, but he came back eventually."

Yu Rui glanced at Wanxi and couldn't help but spat lightly, "Sister, you're still thinking about him! He came back not for his father-in-law, nor for his son Yingyuan, saying that after he came back, he didn't go back to the palace, nor did he go back to Zhaoxiang to see her and the child's body!"

Wanxi was shocked, "Then why is he coming back suddenly now?"

Yu Rui couldn't help but sneer, "He, he followed the emperor's will and led the imperial physician with the Fourth Prince to treat Prince Lu back! Therefore, he never returned to his own office once he came back, but only went to Prince Lu's mansion!"

Wanxi was also stunned, "It turns out that she was willing to come back only after she was ordered by the emperor."

Wanxi was afraid that Yu Rui would be sad, so she quickly changed the topic, "But she didn't expect that Prince Lu was seriously ill? Prince Jian just passed away, so why did Prince Lu be?"

Wanxi shook her head after she said that, "Well, look at me, why do you always forget that our emperor is over fifty years old? Prince Lu is still the emperor's uncle, and now he is even older."

When the emperor ascended the throne, Prince Lu was the oldest among all the emperors. Now the emperor has been in power for twenty-eight years, and Prince Lu has already passed his seventies.

Wanxi sighed softly, "This year is really the year when the king's lord withered."

Yu Rui lowered his eyes and stared at the ground, a little dazed.

Wanxi shouted, "What are you thinking?"

Yu Rui looked up and said, "Since Prince Lu is seriously ill, it is reasonable for the emperor to call the Fourth Prince to return. After all, the Fourth Prince had already shown signs of inheriting Prince Lu as his heir when the funeral of the Concubine was scheduled. The fifth prince also came back together, but it was a bit special."

Wanxi's heart was also moved.
To be continued...