Chapter 676 The fish took the bait
Xi Rui has become a popular person in the capital, and siblings Xiao Baili and Xiao Hanyi are also popular candidates for marriage in many families.
Just look at Liang Youxiao, Xi Rui and Fei Yuzhe.
The three of them all followed Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.
Not only did Liang Youxiao make a lot of money, but his career now spread all over Liang, and he was also reused by the emperor and given an official position to go abroad.
If you can successfully explore overseas and come back, your future will definitely be bright.
Fei Yuzhe did not take the imperial examination, but because of Xiao Hanzheng's recommendation, he directly became the county magistrate.
The news coming back from Northern Xinjiang is that Fei Yuzhe's political performance is very good. If this continues, with the help of Xiao Hanzheng and the operation of the Fei family, he will be able to climb up the ranks soon.
Now even Xi Rui, the most handsome man in Kyoto, who hangs out with Xiao Hanzheng and his wife, can become the dean.
Although it is just a craftsman academy, it is also the dean of Yuci!
If their son marries Xiao Baili and their daughter marries Xiao Hanyi, will Xiao Hanzheng and his wife not help support them?
Especially when I heard that King Yi was already preparing for the wedding, he was determined to marry Xiao Hanzheng's mother.
Therefore, many families are ready to marry the Xiao family.
It's just that Beicheng is far away, and it's hard for them to stretch out their hands so long to test it.
Fortunately, Xiao Hanzheng will take his whole family to Beijing to receive the reward soon, and that will be their chance.
Several princes could not sit still.
The eldest prince had been leading troops in the south for training, and now he has been transferred back to the capital.
So he asked the eldest princess to find a woman suitable for Xiao Hanyi and then marry the Xiao family.
The second prince wrote a letter to the fifth prince who had got carried away with his time in Northern Xinjiang, asking him to hurry up and get close to Xiao Baili.
The sixth prince has grown up and has ambitions. He is not married yet, but his wife has been chosen and the marriage will be completed by the end of the year.
He did not find Renren to marry into the Xiao family, but he made up his mind to marry Xiao Baili as his concubine.
The prince is the fourth prince, and he is the only one who has not done anything.
He valued and appreciated Xiao Hanzheng very much.
Knowing that his cousin Mo Qingling and Xiao Hanzheng were not only good friends but also kept in touch through letters, he did not interfere and supported their communication.
With his cousin relationship, he and Xiao Hanzheng would not be at odds with each other, so he was not in a hurry at all.
Speaking of which, my cousin is now the magistrate of Nanguang, thanks to Xiao Hanzheng.
The previous Nanguang magistrate had a lot of involvement with the Wu family and stepped on Xiao Hanzheng's bottom line.
So Xiao Hanzheng found a lot of evidence and pulled down the Nanguang prefect.
It happened that his cousin had outstanding abilities, so he gave him a push and promoted his cousin to the position of prefect.
Because of Xiao Hanzheng's influence, my cousin's political performance in Nanguang Fucheng has been very impressive for more than a year, and he will be able to return to the capital after another two years.
Moreover, the prince had always known that a smart man like Xiao Hanzheng would not turn to anyone when his father was in his prime, but would only be loyal to his father.
So he just sat back and watched the show.
This time the emperor not only issued an imperial decree appointing Xi Rui, but also issued an imperial edict to consummate the marriage.
The idea is to let Kong Yuelan go to Beijing and marry King Yi two months later.
It's not that he set the time so tightly, but that his emperor brother couldn't wait any longer...
Before Shi Qing fell into the trap, Princess Jin built the cement road from Beicheng to the capital, and now the road is open.
So the holy edict arrived in Beicheng twenty days later.
Xiao Hanzheng and Xi Rui both accepted the order.
Several nuns and maids also came to Beicheng with them. They were specially sent by King Yi to serve Kong Yuelan.
It's not that I want Kong Yuelan to learn the rules, but it's mainly to show that I value her and support her.
Sure enough, several nuns and palace maids were very respectful to Kong Yuelan and told her some of the palace rules in a very peaceful manner.
Since Kong Yuelan decided to marry King Yi, she naturally did not want to embarrass him, so she carefully understood the affairs in the palace and took the initiative to learn the etiquette that a princess should have.
Ten days later, Xiao Hanzheng's official business was finished and he also made arrangements for the next three months in advance.
Shi Qingluo and Xi Rui also made arrangements for the Craftsman Academy.
They are preparing to enter Beijing in three days.
This time not only the entire Xiao family will go to Beijing, but Xi Rui and Xi Rong will also go to the capital to attend the wedding of Xiao's mother and King Yi.
After attending the wedding, he will return to Beicheng with the Xiao family.
The last time Xi Rong led the female soldiers, they played a very important role in the battle between the two countries, and everyone discovered that the female army was not inferior to the male soldiers.
The emperor gave them awards and agreed to Xi Rong's continued expansion of the women's army.
Shi Qing's miscarriage was settled, and before leaving Beicheng, she deliberately met Mrs. Xiao by chance.
On this day, Mrs. Xiao took her two daughters-in-law to visit the silver building, and met Shi Qingluo, who was also visiting the silver building.
When Mrs. Xiao and others saw Shi Qingluo, they felt as if they were seeing relatives.
"Qing Luo, you are here to buy jewelry too!"
"Our Qingluo is really getting more and more beautiful."
People who don't know, think they have such a good relationship.
Shi Qingluo smiled and greeted: "Hello, Mrs. Xiao!"
"We are going to the capital. I'll come over to see if there are any good-looking jewelry and buy some to give away."
Then he asked casually: "I'm going to the private room to watch, do you want to come with me?"
A smile appeared on Mrs. Xiao's face, and she looked like a kind old lady. "Okay, I haven't seen you for a long time. I want to talk to you."
They are where they are today because of Shi Qing's idea.
Although she was very sad that this peasant girl was now a princess and had done so many things to be admired by the people, she didn't show it on her face.
Wang and Wu also kept smiling flatteringly at Shi Qingluo.
As for the Wang family and others who had been slapped by Shi Qingluo, they had deliberately forgotten...
This dead girl is getting more and more powerful. She couldn't be offended before, and she can't be offended even more now.
Several people followed Shi Qing into the private room. The shopkeeper served tea and gave them some newly arrived jewelry for them to choose from. Then he and the waiter wisely exited the private room.
Shi Qingluo picked up a gold hairpin and pointed it at the old lady's head, "This is suitable for you, old lady."
Mrs. Xiao took the initiative to take the gold hairpin and couldn't put it down, "Qing Luo, you still have discernment."
Shi Qingluo said with a smile: "I heard that the old lady is in charge of the Xiao family now, so of course you have to wear some jewelry worthy of your status."
"Anyway, Deputy Governor Xiao is not short of this little money."
Then she seemed to remember something, "Oh, I forgot that he already has a title. From now on he will be Baron Xiao."
"congratulations!"
The smile on Mrs. Xiao's face deepened, "Qing Luo is really good at talking."
Shi Qingluo was right, she was now the head of the Xiao family, so she had to dress up and look noble no matter what.
She thought about it and couldn't help but ask: "Is this title good? But why do I want to go back to Nanxi County?"
As soon as Shi Qingluo heard this question, he knew that the fish had taken the bait.
"Of course. This is a title that can be passed down to the next generation. There are not many barons in the entire capital."
Chapter completed!