Drunk House

Su Rong sent away Sun Chunwang who came to thank him, and sent someone to call Qin Ruo into the palace.

After Qin Ruo entered the palace, Su Rong said to him: "Go back and ask your sister Qin Luan, does she want to take part in the imperial examination next year, be nominated on the list, and enter the court justifiably, or does she want to enter the court now? If she wants to enter the court, just like Zhang Xiyun Just like Sun Keyi, I will give her a ninth-grade officer."

If she hadn't gone to the Ministry of Rites today and complained to the old minister, looking at him with his white hair and old age, she would not have thought that there were not many people in the Ministry of Rites, so his granddaughter would be granted an unusual appointment to enter the court, let alone Sun Chunwang's granddaughter. Chance.

The two of them accepted the ninth-grade official position, and she naturally thought of Qin Luan.

 An ambitious person who most wants to enter the court.

Qin Ruo thanked her and said, "Thank you very much, Madam, for thinking of my sister. I will ask her what she thinks."

He was touched in his heart. The Minister of Rites and the Ministry of Hubu were old and prudent, hardworking and experienced. They had always been loyal to the king in the court. After the queen returned to the court, they had a heavy responsibility to support the queen. Their granddaughter failed and was replaced by the queen. The special promotion was mainly a gift to the two of them.

 But not in his Qin family. Although he came to Southern Chu with his concubine to seize the throne and had meritorious service, his own official position was not low, and he was trusted by his concubine. Calculating it, there is actually no reason for his sister to be appointed as an official. But since the princess is interested, this can be regarded as a sign of respect for him and Qin Luan.

Su Rong said: "If she agrees to help me run a girls' school even though her ninth-grade official position is low, it will be a major event for the court in the future. It will also improve her own talents and learning."

 Qin Ruo nodded and thanked again, "Yes, if she agrees, I will let her come and thank me."

Su Rongxiao, "I don't want to bury anyone who has talent, learning, and ambition. In my case, I want everyone in the world to know that although the scientific examination is heavy, it is indeed worth paying attention to. It is the way to be a wife, a shadow, and a glorious family. But it’s not the only way to get an official position.”

Qin Ruo also smiled and said, "If I follow the queen, I will definitely be able to prosper Southern Chu."

After leaving the palace and returning to the Qin Mansion, Qin Ruo didn't even change into his official uniform, but went directly to find Qin Luan.

Qin Luan was waiting for Qin Ruo in the dining room. When she saw him coming in wearing official uniform, she put down her book and called, "Brother."

 Qin Ruo nodded and said to Qin Luan: "Sister, do you want to join the court? Ninth grade, help the princess and supervise the running of women's schools."

Qin Luan was stunned.

Qin Ruo looked at her and briefly explained that today the granddaughter of the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Hubu was awarded an official position. The queen specially called him into the palace, mentioned the matter, and asked him to come back to discuss with her.

After Qin Luan finished listening, he looked at Qin Ruo and said, "Brother, what do you think?"

Qin Ruo shook his head, "This is a matter of your own. You have to make your own decision. With your current talent and learning, if you study for another year, you may really be able to get on the list. The top three will definitely be no problem, but can you squeeze into the second?" It's hard to say. After all, there should be a lot of women who will be eliminated next year, and there should be more men who will be eliminated than this year. What's more, with Nangong Yun Zhuyu in front, among women, unless you can surpass all the students in Mingqiu, you can get in. If you don’t, you won’t be able to become famous all over the world.”

 As an elder brother, although he could not guess what his sister was thinking, he could guess five points. She did not want to remain anonymous all her life and become an ordinary woman.

Nangong Yun, on the other hand, performed exceptionally well in the palace examination and won the second place in the second class. This level of achievement was difficult for even men to achieve.

Qin Luan was smart and naturally thought of it. She sighed, "Brother, listening to what you said, I seem to have no choice."

"No, there are exactly two choices. It depends on which one you choose. The former will take part in next year's scientific examination, and you will be named on the gold list. The latter, like the granddaughters of the two ministers, took advantage of the grace of the concubine to enter the court." Qin Ruodao : "Sister, you should know that you and I, brother and sister, have been taken care of a lot by the queen, and I am still a relatively young brother. I cannot ask for this favor for you. The reason why the queen thinks of you is probably due to your unwillingness to admit defeat. temperament."

Qin Luan thought for a while and made up his mind, "Brother, I will go to thank you tomorrow and enter the court."

 She can neither win the first place nor surpass Nangong Yun, so why should she waste a year? Her purpose is to enter the court. Although I don’t know what made the princess think of her unusual appointment, supervising the girls’ school is indeed a big deal.

 Qin Ruo nodded. In his heart, he actually preferred his sister to accept the official position. He would be a fool if he didn't accept the grace given by the concubine. Why bother studying for a year to get a chance to be on the list next year. So, on the second day, Qin Luan entered the palace to thank him.

 She entered the palace early, waiting for the princess to go to court.

 After Zhou Gu went to court, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he had something to discuss with Su Rong, so he happened to see Qin Luan waiting outside the imperial study.

Since Su Rong entered the court, the King of Southern Chu divided his imperial study into two parts, the inner study and the outer study. When Su Rong did not go to the meeting hall, he would work in the outer study.

When Qin Luan saw Zhou Gu and Su Rong together, he was slightly stunned. He quickly knelt down and said, "My lord, my lord husband."

Su Rong glanced at her, smiled and waved her hand, "No courtesy."

Zhou Gu glanced at Qin Luan and said to Su Rong: "Tell me about my business first and let her wait a little longer."

"Okay, come in first." Su Rong walked into the study.

 Zhou Gu followed in.

This was the first time that Su Rong was chased into the imperial study by Zhou Gu to talk about something. She asked the waiter to go down and poured him a cup of tea with her own hands, "Let's talk!"

Zhou Gu looked at her and said: "I want to go out of Beijing to check the three southern states. There are discrepancies in the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Logically speaking, you have been in power and supervising the country for more than half a year. I have served in the Ministry of Household Affairs and supervised the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. , everything is going well, but in the three southern states, I always feel that this tribute should not be paid. But from the accounts, I can’t see much difference, so I want to go there in person. "

Su Rong didn’t expect him to say this and asked: “How long?”

 “If it’s fast, it’s one month, if it’s slow, it’s three months.” Zhou Gu said.

Su Rong sighed, "Have you discussed it with Mr. Sun? When was it decided?"

 “Hmm. Yesterday.”

 “Why didn’t you say anything last night?”

Zhou Gu reached out and hugged her, "I'm afraid you won't be able to let me go. I'll leave now after I finish talking."

Su Rong angrily reached out and pinched him, "Don't go."

Zhou Gusi laughed and said in a low voice: "I suspect that the Nangong family has a trump card left by the Nangong family in the three southern states. I don't worry about others going. I am the only one going."

Su Rong pinched him hard, "Then if you didn't tell me earlier, you wouldn't be able to go today."

Zhou Gu sighed, "You really can't bear to leave me?"

 “Aren’t you talking nonsense?” Su Rong glared angrily.

Zhou Gu lowered his head and kissed her. After all, he was in the imperial study room. He was very restrained and changed his words: "Actually, I originally planned to spend a few days, but this morning, after hearing the news from the three southern states newspapers, I think it is better to do it as soon as possible. It's a good start. You can cover up for me and say that I went to pick up my grandparents. I left in a hurry and no one knew that I went to the three southern states. Be good, I will come back as soon as possible." (End of Chapter)