Chapter 22 Grandfather Got Promoted!

During the Qiushan sacrifice ceremony, the emperor and the empress lived together in Qiushan Temple.

According to the previous rules, other concubines were not brought out, but this time was different.

The newly promoted Concubine Liu, Concubine Min who lived with her in Donghua Palace, and several concubines were all approved by the emperor to accompany them, and the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager were also brought.

The reason was that the earth dragon in the capital turned over a few days ago, and several parts of the palace collapsed.

Therefore, the emperor brought everyone to pray for blessings.

If there were any faults, they would review them in the Qiushan Ancestral Temple. If there were no faults, they would pray for the world and the Xiao family.

"Your Majesty, Liu Siye is here."

Wei Zheng was announcing at the door of the quiet room.

The emperor lived in the most secluded courtyard in the back mountain of Qiushan Temple.

He liked to cultivate his character and didn't like to make noise, so he let the empress and the eldest prince live in the three courtyards on the mountain that were closest to the temple in front and the widest and busiest.

The emperor and the empress lived in the south and the north, far apart.

On the contrary, Concubine Liu, who had not yet reached the position of concubine, lived in the room in front of the emperor's courtyard.

Liu Wenchang, the master of the Liu family, stood in the courtyard waiting.

He was brought here all the way, and he was more and more frightened the more he looked.

What was wrong with the emperor recently, and why did he suddenly value his daughter?

"Liu Siye, the emperor summoned you to come in, you come with us." Eunuch Wei greeted him with a smile.

Liu Wenchang's heart was surging.

A year ago, Eunuch Wei was not so polite to him.

Today he smiled at him all the way, and just now he personally took him to see his daughter.

He probably took advantage of his daughter.

It was in line with what the little granddaughter said, that the emperor wanted to promote him to give Concubine Liu and the fifth prince face.

Liu Wenchang thought about it and held his breath.

Following Eunuch Wei, he lowered his head and entered the inner room.

He did not dare to glance around or peek at the emperor's face all the way.

This is the duty of a minister.

The emperor's face cannot be looked at casually, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

"Your servant Liu Wenchang pays respect to the emperor."

After Wei Zheng stopped, the old man of the Liu family raised his eyes slightly, and after seeing a hint of the corner of the robe embroidered with a green dragon, he was about to kneel down to salute.

But before he bent down, he was called by Xiao Yunzhou, "Old Liu, there is no need to be polite."

"You are not in the court today, so don't be too rigid."

He was wearing loose casual clothes today, not the fully armed dragon robe for court.

Xiao Yunzhou sat at the table with a cup of tea in his hand, and asked, "Has Liu Siye seen Liu Concubine and Xiao Gege?"

The old man Liu was startled.

The emperor called him Liu Siye.

Siye is the name of the official position of the Imperial College.

This answered his questions later, and most of them were related to the Imperial College.

The old man Liu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If he hadn't listened to the reminder of his little granddaughter and been pointed out by his daughter, he would have really misunderstood the emperor's meaning!

"I have seen him. Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. Since Concubine Liu entered the palace, I have not been able to meet my daughter. I only saw the Fifth Prince from afar at a few New Year's Eve banquets."

"Your Majesty let me meet Concubine Liu and Little Princess today, which relieved my pain of missing my daughter. I am grateful. I am relieved to see Concubine Liu in good spirits."

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou nodded slightly and glanced at Master Liu casually.

He carefully examined Liu Wenchang's complexion.

He was relieved to find that Liu Wenchang's face was indeed full of the old father's longing for his daughter and his love for his grandson and granddaughter.

Only he, the father, could hear the little princess's voice!

The gift of God's warning was only given to him, the emperor!

Xiao Yunzhou's heart was suddenly happy, and his mood was a little happy.

Looking at Master Liu again, he also showed more love.

After all, this is the grandfather of his fairy's reincarnation, Xiao Gege. Thanks to the Liu family, they raised a good daughter, Liu Concubine, and taught her well.

This is why the fifth prince is filial and smart, and the fairy's reincarnation is a sequel.

If the Liu family is not virtuous, can the fairy be favored by the Liu family and reincarnate into Liu Concubine's lap?

Xiao Yunzhou thought about it and raised his hand with satisfaction.

"Liu Siye, sit down."

"I asked you to come here today just to chat with you casually."

The master of the Liu family quickly thanked him, and his heart was moved.

Here it comes!

Even if it is not the question asked by the granddaughter, it's okay, he will answer it seriously...

But just thinking about it, he heard Xiao Yunzhou looking at him gently.

"Liu Siye, what do you think of Panji's flood control?"

Master Liu: "!"

Damn, the granddaughter is really right about everything!

What is this called?

This is so annoying that people have already received the test questions at home before entering the examination hall!

What kind of fairy is the granddaughter? !

Even though the master of the Liu family had eaten a lot of rice, he was still shocked.

But he raised his square face, frowned slightly and put his hands behind his back when facing Xiao Yunzhou's gentle question.

A pair of calm old eyes drifted out of the house, making a look like a wise man thinking.

He did not answer the emperor immediately.

The master of the Liu family failed the imperial examination three times and was selected as a Jinshi after ten years.

The skill of patience and waiting is extraordinary.

The surprise, excitement, and shock of getting the questions in advance would not be shown on his square face, which already had slight wrinkles.

He was not in a hurry to answer, even if he was asking the emperor.

Are you kidding!

Can he let the emperor know - I knew what you were going to ask me?

Can he let the emperor know - my granddaughter told me the answer, so that I can get a good grade?

Definitely can't do this.

Master Liu pretended to hear this question for the first time, thinking hard, and then answered slowly and calmly.

"To reply to the emperor, Ying Guogong's third son, Ying Qin, has always been diligent in studying in the Imperial College."

"For ordinary articles, he can remember the general idea after reading five or six times."

"If Pan Ji goes to control the flood, the Hanlin Academy is short of people to edit books, and Ying Qin, who has read a lot of books, is suitable."

Master Liu looked at the emperor, with a look of "old minister just thought of it" on his face.

As expected, Xiao Yunzhou looked satisfied after hearing this. "Okay, since you and Xu Jijiu both said so, I can trust him."

The Liu family master's heart skipped a beat.

As expected, Xu Jijiu was also asked!

As soon as he went up the mountain, he met Xu Jijiu walking down along the way.

But they greeted each other, and Xu Jijiu didn't tell him what the emperor asked and how he told the emperor.

The Liu family master's back was slightly wet.

It was almost, it was almost, it would show Xu Jijiu's ability and Liu Wenchang's stupidity.

"Then I will let the Ministry of Personnel do it." Xiao Yunzhou smiled and asked Wei Zheng to serve tea to Master Liu.

Since the water control governor made a mistake, the Minister of Personnel was investigated together, and the Ministry of Personnel has been much more obedient recently.

Xiao Yunzhou got a satisfactory answer, and he looked at Master Liu with some respect.

In the past few Q&A sessions, he felt that Liupin's father was a bit "clumsy" as an official, not smooth enough, and not worldly-wise.

He always picked on the wrong things.

He had read the resume of the Liu family's master, and the Liu family's ancestors were farmers.

It was only when it came to the Liu family that a Jinshi was born, so the Liu family's master had the seriousness of a farmer, but not the "cleverness" of a child from an aristocratic family.

This was very normal.

But Xiao Yunzhou was named the crown prince early on, and he had to be very careful to survive in dealing with the cabinet, the previous emperor, the eunuchs, and the harem, so he looked down on the Liu family's "lack of cleverness".

But today, Xiao Yunzhou thought this man was not bad.

He was not smooth enough, but he was also very wise, and he was responsible.

He knew the students in the Imperial College like the back of his hand, and he could keep up with his own thinking!

Just now, Xu Jijiu of the Imperial College didn't know that the student Ying Qin could memorize so quickly. Compared with the two, a minister like Liu Bin's father can be trusted with confidence!

It's okay if he's not smooth enough, just protect him more.

Xiao Yunzhou thought about the precarious Xiao Dynasty in the future, so he cherished loyal ministers very much.

"Liu Siye has been in the Imperial College for almost three years, right?"

The old master of the Liu family was beating his heart, "Yes, it's more than three years."

"Well, it's time to move." Xiao Yunzhou smiled.

The old master of the Liu family was stunned.

The granddaughter really said it again!