Bai Jian was picking up an agate cup and looking at it. He tsk in his mouth and said, "Is it a fake? Where did it come from?"

"Your Majesty gave me to my grandfather." Yao Bocheng said, "When Your Majesty ascended the throne, he specially sent me from Xuzhou."

"Then this is the real product, I misunderstood the truth just now."

Bai Jian was just talking casually, sitting down on the chair, sighing: "Your grandfather and the governor of the King of Jing'an, Liaodongshi, have made many great contributions, but they are really..."

He patted his knees, not knowing how to describe it.

There are not words available, but I can’t really say “Yao Wenhua is really lucky.”

Yao Bocheng smiled and said, "My grandfather was in his 80s and had already planned to retire and return home. It happened to be the national crisis, so he just did what he could."

"Doctor Guanglu, Shaobao, Zhongqin Bo... Tsk tsk, your mother is willing to let you marry a prostitute with such a prominent family?"

"But they are all empty titles, so there is no distinction. I still envy Brother Bai, you are intimate with King Jing'an." Yao Bocheng turned his head and looked out the door, with some anticipation in his eyes, and said, "Brother Bai, don't call Miss Gu as a 'prostitute'. She is the number one in Nanqu and has been in the Governor's Court again..."

"I know, I know, you only talk about how to persuade your mother."

"My grandfather is still in Texas and has never returned. My father has always been obsessed with these things. I am responsible for the family affairs. I told my mother again that Miss Gu is a celebrity around His Highness the Princess. If I can marry her, I will have a bright future."

Bai Jian was smiling and said, "Is this done?"

"Not only that." Yao Bocheng said again: "There are many families in Jinan getting married recently. Brother Bai knows why?"

"Because King Jing'an changed the mourning system?"

"Yes, there are many soldiers in the army who have also married the incoming woman brought back from Xu Huai." Yao Bocheng said: "Zuo Mingde and Zhang Guangyao, these are all private relationships with King Jing'an, and they chose to get married at this time, which shows that King Jing'an encourages everyone to start a family and start a career."

“Why?”

"My mother asked the same question. One is for military discipline and atmosphere; the other is for the purpose of making the people prosper gradually; the third is to eliminate the sad atmosphere after the Yellow River flood; the fourth is to allow people to have families and work harder..."

Bai Jian said righteously: "So you lied to your mother and said that you would find a female official from the Governor's Court to get married, which would also help you in your career."

“That’s exactly that.”

"Why? That's all, a woman who is born with a background will be taken as a concubine."

Yao Bocheng sighed: "I really like such a beautiful person in the world."

"I think you're confused." Bai Jian was just talking, but a greedy look appeared in his eyes and pondered: "Dong Xiaowan, Li Xiangjun is also stunning..."

As he spoke, he didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly said, "You said that Shandong has broken the rules, and the concubines cannot trade at will. If they are left alone, they must have the obligation to support them... Why did King Jing'an always come up with these annoying rules? Isn't it a way to make the scholars in the world disunited?"

Yao Bocheng said: "The King of Jing'an has always liked to harm the interests of gentry. So you see, how many officials in Jiangnan are willing to come over?"

He then said, "But I have understood it recently. King Jing'an's heart was as bright as a mirror, deliberately."

"How do you say this?"

Yao Bocheng said: "There are only a few officials in a county government office in the world? Of course, they cannot manage the countryside, so the government can only reach local gentry, and the gentry manages the people. Therefore, the so-called "those who win the hearts of the people will win the world" refers to the hearts of the people.

But the official system reform that King Jing'an is now carried out is to bypass these gentry and use minor officials to directly manage the people. He knew that he would not win the hearts of gentry, so he simply gave up the broken can and bribed the civilians.

You see, this is just the beginning, he will become more and more harmful to the gentry's interests."

Bai Jian pointed at Yao Bocheng and said, "Smart! It's a pity that you are so smart but not valued."

"I don't want him to use it more? I can't finish my ancestral family business in this life. How many salary can I get?"

Speaking of this, the two looked at each other and smiled, as if they were close friends.

After waiting for a while, the servant came to report to the lady to return home. The two looked out the door, looking very excited.

"Did the third sister bring her colleagues back?"

"Young Master, there is no..."

...

"I don't know what my cousin is thinking. I went to invite someone to the house. But the other party didn't want to give him a favor, so he lost the face of the Yao family for no reason..."

When Yao Bocheng arrived at the back hall, he heard Yao Rong complaining to his mother.

He hurried over and saluted, "Mother..."

Yao Rong rushes to say, "Auntie, grandfather supervises Liaodong with his old body, saves the late emperor, guards Dezhou, and supports today, and then has the honor of our Earl's Mansion. A woman from a prostitute dares to rebel. What else can I say about this?"

"Mother, the child thinks..."

"My son doesn't have to say anything more. I will find you a virtuous and kind wife."

Yao Bocheng knew that it was not the time to persuade him again, so he gave his mother a gift and sent her to leave. He heard his mother and cousin curse a few more words.

"A shameless slut..."

Yao Bocheng turned back to the lobby in a daze, feeling humiliated in his heart.

——My dear young master of my uncle’s family is willing to praise a woman of a humble background, but she won’t come?

...

Bai Jian looked at the maid of Yao's mansion, shook his head, and said disappointedly: "Then I can't see them today?"

Yao Bocheng said: "Brother Bai laughed... I didn't expect that there would be such a thing."

"What's the point of laughing at me? In my opinion, this is a good thing. You don't have to marry that little girl."

"I have regrets for the loss of a beautiful woman in my life."

"It's not impossible to get it if you don't marry me." Bai Jianzheng sneered and said, "It's just a prostitute who is placed in Jiangnan, and he takes some money to entangle his head and adds a good poem. Can't he be their guest of the curtain?"

"It's different." Yao Bocheng shook his head and sighed: "She is now from the Governor's Court..."

"So what? King Jing'an is also my in-laws. I have a way to help you get a beauty... How about it?"

Bai Jian was whispering, and Yao Bocheng's face changed.

The Yao family is different from the Bai family. Bai Yizhang has always been brave, which is the character of "pulling the hair by the geese". However, Yao Wenhua is cautious. After enduring for a long time, the benefits will always fall...

The family styles of the two families are different.

Yao Bocheng thought about it and felt that it was nothing to make a small fuss, and the people who went to the Governor's Court were in trouble after all, so he shook his head.

"No, no..."

"What are you afraid of? You don't know. This Su Lao, who hates the power of the governor's office to criticize the winners, is not one or two..."

“Anyway, it’s inappropriate…”

"Then you can see it yourself." Bai Jian was giggling and said, "Just be willing to give up that beauty..."

~~

Governor's Court.

"Liu Xiaoshu from the inner courtyard got married, I will send you the wedding candy on her behalf..."

Gu Hengbo took the wedding candy and asked, "Can the female official in the inner courtyard get married?"

The female official who gave her wedding candy was stunned for a moment and asked back, "Why can't you get married?"

"Don't the female official in the inner courtyard live in the Jing'an Palace?"

"Who said he lives in the palace, separated by high walls. Only his high ministers like Lord Zuo will live in. Many people go home every day. But if someone gets married, the husband's family may involve confidential matters, so he cannot continue to serve in the inner court and be transferred to our outer court..."

Gu Hengbo asked softly again: "If you enter the inner courtyard, can you often see King Jing'an?"

"What are you thinking? King Jing'an hasn't come to the Governor's Court once. The last time I saw him was more than a year ago. I'm so handsome. I still feel it's clear to me..."

When Gu Hengbo heard this, he opened his mouth in surprise.

——It will take more than a year to see it?

The female official said again: "By the way, I heard that Lord Zuo wants to transfer Xiaowan to the inner courtyard. Has she passed today?"

Gu Hengbo knew about this. Not only Dong Xiaowan, but she co-organized the assassination in Nanjing, but also wanted to be promoted. However, she was seriously ill a few days ago and the order was not yet released...

Suddenly, a scolding sounded.

"Are you finished your work here and whispering!" Yao Rong suddenly came over and scolded, and said, "Gu Hengbo, don't ruin the atmosphere of the Governor's Court."

Gu Hengbo was a little stunned, and then he felt funny.

——The daughter who grew up in the house also wants to fight with her? My sister is the best in Nanqu. Isn’t it just because she is beautiful? The courtesan lady on the Qinhuai River is also a general who has achieved success and has been undone?

However, when she thought about it, she lowered her head aggrievedly, and her eyes turned red after a little brewing.

"What Lord Yao taught me is that I will never dare to..."

"Don't pretend to be pitiful here. The Governor's Court is a place for business. Who bullies you? Why are you crying?"

Li Xiangjun, who was standing beside him, wanted to speak, and turned around and saw a confidant female official from Zuo Mingjing on the other side looking at this side thoughtfully...

After the yamen was dispersed this day, when he returned to his residence, Li Xiangjun was a little worried and sighed: "It seems that we have offended Yao Rong."

"She is a noble lady from a noble family. She was rejected when she invited us to the banquet. She lost her face and felt angry, and she was inevitably angry."

Gu Hengbo supported his head, not knowing what he was thinking, but obviously he was not thinking about Yao Rong's affairs.

"The prince of the uncle's family intends to marry you as his wife, but he always has good intentions."

"We have been greedy for other people's appearance, but we still look down on each other. We have seen such a person in recent years. So what about the prince of the uncle's family? I thought anyone would be able to go over with the hook fingers?"
To be continued...