At this time, Cui Xuhong thought that Mr. Ju was having an affair with Xia Chu, so he mentioned Xia Chu in and out of his words. He was a relative of the emperor, and he had to be merciful and merciful.
Xia Chu tilted his head, blinked his smart eyes, supported his right elbow with his left hand, and gently rubbed his chin with his right hand, smiling meaningfully: "It won't be the case soon..."
Cui Xuhong's expression was startled, and his heart trembled. Mr. Ju had always kept himself clean. Could it be possible that even he had some unspeakable secret that Xia Chu had grasped
Apart from this, he could not think of any other reason why Mr. Ju would no longer be the Minister of Rites soon. When he thought about this, he became even more frightened: "What does the young marquis mean by the post of Minister of Rites?"
Xia Chu didn't look at him, lowered his eyelids and trailed off: "What do I mean..."
Cui Xuhong felt more and more uneasy in his heart. Seeing the smile on his face, it even made him feel hairy in his bones. Now he finally realized that the young prince's smile was getting brighter, and the evil in his stomach was getting worse. He The left and right people couldn't guess, so they could only ask for instructions: "I hope the young marquis can speak frankly. If I have the spare strength, I will definitely help you."
Xia Chu walked up to Cui Xuhong with his hands behind his back. He was obviously shorter than him, but it looked like Cui Xuhong was slightly bowed, while Xia Chu's back was straight. On the contrary, Xia Chu was holding an imposing aura. Pressing Cui Xuhong, he said to him: "I really need Mr. Cui's help. I recommend Mr. Xie to be the Minister of Rites."
Cui Xuhong's face hardened. Isn't this a slap in his face
Everyone at the Ministry of Works hated Xie Ji Ming in their hearts. Since the last morning incident, although Cui Xuhong did not deliberately make things difficult for Jie Ji Ming, he was extremely polite and distant to him.
The discerning people in the court knew that they were at odds, but they didn't know why Cui Xuhong didn't dare to get angry or speak out.
He had already swallowed his nerve and allowed Xie Jiming to dictate terms in his Ministry of Works, and now he was asked to personally recommend Xie Jiming to the position of Minister of Rites, so where would he put his old face
"Master Cui looks very embarrassed..." Xia Chu came up to him, raised his head to face him, and stared at Cui Xuhong with a cold light in his eyes.
Cui Xuhong was really unwilling to let Xie Jiming sit on an equal footing with him from now on. How could he swallow this sigh of relief.
When Xia Chu saw that he was silent, he took a step forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, turned his head to his shoulder, and whispered into his ear: "You don't want Mr. Xie to stay in the Ministry of Industry, so why not Why. If the person being released knows the things I know, I am afraid that you, Master Cui, will not be able to stay in the Ministry of Industry in the future."
Cui Xuhong stiffened when he heard this. Xia Chu's words hit his weak point.
Although he was afraid of Xia Chu in his heart, he knew that Xia Chu had demands and they still had room for discussion and bargaining.
But if it were someone who knew Ji Ming, that pedantic person, he would probably have his guts cut all the way to the bottom, no matter what, he would have to fight until death to stop.
Therefore, he weighed the two aspects and felt that it was better to lose a little face than to leave a snake in the Ministry of Works and be on guard against being bitten by him all day long.
"What the young marquis said is true, but now Mr. Ju is still serving as the Minister of Etiquette." Cui Xuhong thought clearly and replied to Xia Chu without being pretentious.
"It doesn't matter. When he leaves office, you can recommend him as soon as possible." Xia Chu didn't take it seriously and said very firmly.
"What if Mr. Ju is re-elected?" Cui Xuhong didn't know where Xia Chu got the confidence. It was not easy to bring down Mr. Ju with such a strong backing.
"Then I've never been here before." Xia Chu said very easily. He walked to the door and turned to face him and continued: "Master Cui had better give the order to evacuate the people in the house so that I can leave secretly."
Cui Xuhong's face was startled. This was the first time he saw someone speaking secretly so openly. He took a few steps forward and bowed to Xia Chu: "It's better to let the old minister go out first and take the people in the house to other places. It's so convenient." Little Marquis, please leave."
Xia Chu nodded and stepped aside. He still liked dealing with smart people like Cui Xuhong. He didn't have to worry about talking until he got to the point.
Cui Xuhong opened the door and ordered Xi Yuan to follow him to the hall with his men. Xia Chu took this opportunity to slip out of the door, tiptoeing quietly over the eaves and walls, and jumped over the ridge of the room as if walking on flat ground.
Finally, he jumped off the roof with a strong body. After a while, the raven followed him and landed together. He turned to the raven and snapped his fingers, leading him away from Miao Zhan, the attendant left behind by Jing Qibin. , walked over in a swaggering manner, and seeing Miao Zhan still staring at the door of Cui Mansion attentively, he smiled and disappeared into the crowd.
In the middle of the night, Bingwen and Su Qian'an were already waiting in the spring breeze room of Drinking Room.
When Xia Chu came with Raven, the waiter came up to him and said, "Master Bingwen and Brother Su have been waiting for a while."
Xia Chu nodded and asked him warmly: "Have Bingwen and Su Qian'an ever ordered food?"
The waiter shook his head: "That's not the case yet. I must be waiting for the young master to arrive before ordering."
Xia Chu nodded, and then told him a series of dish names and told him to pick up the dishes directly without sending them upstairs. Finally, she turned to face his back and said: "Two more bowls of Lan Qiao Feng Yue."
The waiter turned around and said yes with a smile, and then Xia Chu stepped up to the Spring Breeze Room.
When Bingwen saw him coming in, he hurriedly stood up and pulled out a chair for him: "What do you want to do today?"
Xia Chu sat down and feigned anger: "We used to get together and drink together when nothing happened, but now we can't date you, Mr. Ren?"
Bingwen sat down next to him and smiled helplessly: "You know I didn't mean that."
Xia Chu immediately smiled: "Do you still remember the first time we met?"
Bingwen's face condensed, he naturally remembered it, and it would be difficult to forget it.
The waiter's knock on the door was immediately remembered outside the house. Raven was about to open the door, but Su Qian'an walked over and opened the door first.
The waiter served dishes one after another: "West Lake Fish in Vinegar, Dongpo Pork, Longjing Shrimp, Butterfly Piaohai, Rock Sugar Xianglian, Sai Crab Soup, and two altars of Blue Bridge Fengyue."
Xia Chu took Lanqiao Fengyue, signaled the waiter to step back, poured two glasses of wine, pushed one to him, and held the other in his hand. Condensing the fine wine in the cup, he said softly: "Introduction. Your favorite Lanqiao Fengyue is made from the red yeast in your hometown."
Bingwen froze and was shocked. He reached out to take the wine glass and looked at the dishes on the table. Only then did he understand why Xia Chu asked him if he still remembered the first time they met.
However, after more than half a year, it seems like yesterday, but also like a lifetime ago.
(End of chapter)