Chapter 32 Danger
After leaving Prince Qing's Mansion, he slowed down and breathed a sigh of relief.
The siblings had taken etiquette classes when they were young.
But at that time, I was in a state of seclusion, and I didn't know if I could let go in this life. What I learned was in vain, and I was even a little rebellious and didn't study so seriously.
It's okay in ordinary occasions, but it's inevitable to show timidity in formal and solemn occasions.
It's fine to go to the prince's birthday party, but the New Year is not far away, and it is tradition for the princes and princes to go to the palace to celebrate the New Year with the emperor.
They couldn't go in previous years, but I'm afraid they have to go this year.
Let Chu Yi learn etiquette again, which will not only give her confidence, but also prevent her from making a joke.
There are still many rules in the palace.
He first went to the Ministry of Rites and Dianmao, and then went to the Audit Department two hundred meters away.
Coming out of the palace, there is the Prince's Mansion to the west, and the Six Ministries to the east. The Six Ministries are in the same area, not far apart.
Wearing official robes, he was not stopped when he entered the Audit Department.
As soon as you step into the door of the Audit Department, you feel a completely different rigor and busyness. The officials coming and going are all in a hurry, which is completely different from the leisurely stroll of the Ministry of Rites.
Zou Fang had already found out the location of the person they were looking for and went straight to a courtyard. Zou Fang went in first.
After a while, Zou Fang came out with a thin, middle-aged man.
The thin middle-aged man clasped his fists and saluted from a distance: "I have met the Crown Prince in Song Shunian."
"Master Song, I'm sorry to bother you." Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Have my meritorious deeds been calculated?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has already pushed the two application papers to the front and processed them urgently. It is estimated that the results will be available within three days."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Song." Chu Zhiyuan smiled and winked at Zou Fang.
Zou Fang stepped forward and stuffed a silver note into Song Shunian's sleeve.
As a master, his movements were elegant and precise. Before Song Shunian could react, the banknote had already been put into his sleeve.
"This..." Song Shunian hesitated.
Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand: "Uncle Eighteen is Uncle Eighteen. I am me. I haven't had the habit of making others work in vain, so I won't bother Mr. Song."
"...Your Majesty, please."
Song Shunian personally sent Chu Zhiyuan out of the Audit Department.
The Audit Department was a noble yamen of the Qing Dynasty. It had a transcendent status and was directly subordinate to the emperor. It was not subject to the control of the Six Ministries and other departments.
It is difficult for outside forces to interfere with its operation, but this does not include the prince.
This Song Shunian was a relative of Chu Mingxuan. He did not dare to change the outcome for personal gain. That was a serious crime of losing his head. No one dared to mess around.
But it can still be done by changing the order of before and after.
Originally we had to wait a month or even longer, but now the results have been changed and the results will be available in three days.
This is already the fastest.
After all, someone has to be sent down to review it, and no mistakes are allowed, otherwise they will lose their heads.
Chu Zhiyuan left the Audit Department and headed towards Tianbao Department.
Tianbaosi is adjacent to Tongten Pavilion. On the easternmost street of the Liubu Division, it is the intersection of two long streets, extending in all directions.
From the outside, the appearance of Tianbaosi is no different from other companies. It is solemn and simple, but there are too many people coming and going, and the crowds are comparable to those of top hospitals in previous lives.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of Tianbaosi, he felt inexplicable pressure.
The hair on his body stood up, reminding him to run away quickly.
The super sense fell on the old man in front of a flower garden under the wall.
The old man was wearing a gray robe and had a thin figure. He looked like an ordinary old man.
He was lying lazily in the chair, holding a scroll in one hand. There was a coffee table next to him, with a small red clay stove on top of which was steaming white.
He was calm and leisurely, and the hustle and bustle around him seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the top of his head and suddenly fell into a trance.
In front of him was a vast starry sky. The seven stars were exceptionally bright, shining brightly, and the starlight connected into a long sword.
The old man was stepping on the void, holding the long sword made of starlight in his hand, making a downward slashing motion, intending to chop everything in the world into pieces.
When his mind was trembling, a cool breath suddenly came from the palm of his hand, and the Qingying Sword woke him up.
There was already a layer of sweat on his body.
The last great master I visited was Chu Qingfeng. Because he practiced the method of origin, he was not attacked.
If the Grand Master who was visiting this time had not been helped by Qing Yingjian, he might have been traumatized.
He was secretly awestruck, and hurriedly withdrew his super sense to avoid the old man, and followed the flow of people towards the main hall, arriving at the spacious hall.
The noisy crowd walked into the hall like a swarm of ants, making them look extremely small in the hall.
The main hall is not as noisy as outside, but very quiet.
The large high sandalwood platform formed a semi-enclosed ring. Behind the platform were the clerks of Tianbaosi, both men and women, all with serious and indifferent expressions.
Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward in person and handed over a bright silver sign. This is the tooth plaque of Jiupin Gong. One side is carved with nine night-blooming night flowers, and the other side is printed with his portrait, name and age.
Behind the stage, the clerk of Tianbao Division was a young man with mediocre appearance and indifferent expression. After taking the sign, he looked at him first, then looked at the tooth sign, and said calmly: "What to change?"
"Little Marrow Cleansing Pill."
"Wait a moment."
He pressed the dental plaque into the red ink pad box next to it, then pressed it onto the white paper next to it, then turned over the dental plaque and pressed the ink pad box and then onto the paper.
The front and back rubbings were neatly aligned on the paper, then he picked up the pen and wrote the words Xiao Marrow Cleansing Pill, turned around and left.
Chu Zhiyuan waited for about a minute, and the young official came back and handed him a green porcelain vase.
Chu Zhiyuan opened it, smiled and nodded, then dipped his index finger into the red ink pad and pressed it onto the paper.
He has already gone through this process before, so there is no need to remind him.
Putting the Little Marrow Cleansing Pill into his sleeve, he left Tianbaosi with Zou Fang and Guo Chi and went to the adjacent Tongtian Pavilion.
After studying for a day, he returned home in the evening and went directly to Chu Yi's yard.
Stepping into Chu Yi's courtyard is like stepping into another world.
The flowers are blooming and the fragrance is flowing.
Various exotic flowers and plants are distributed in different locations in the courtyard. Some form a small flower bed, some are on rockeries and flutter in the wind, and some are in streams, forming a world of exotic flowers and exotic plants.
In the open space between the flower beds, Chu Yi was holding a bowl of water, her upper body motionless, and she walked forward with gentle steps on her feet.
Two middle-aged palace maids were supervising, one pointed out mistakes from time to time, and the other demonstrated from time to time. Chu Yi's little face had a look of pain that was worse than death.
Chu Zhiyuan wanted to laugh but held it back.
When the two palace maids saw Chu Zhiyuan appearing, they bowed lightly and elegantly, showing off the great beauty of their manners.
Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fists and returned the salute: "Thank you, my two aunts."
The two maids smiled respectfully, said goodbye lightly and left.
Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists and watched them leave gracefully. He took out a small wooden box from his sleeve and handed it to Chu Yi, who had a resentful look on his face: "Look what this is?"
Inside the wooden box is a small flower, each petal of the flower is a different color.
"Seven Rainbow Flowers!" Chu Yi suddenly stepped forward in surprise, carefully held it up and looked at it, showing an intoxicated look.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "With it, can you practice etiquette well?"
"Practice, it's no big deal." Chu Yi's eyes seemed to be firmly attracted to the rainbow flower, and she answered casually.
She only has rainbow flowers in her eyes now.
Chu Zhiyuan laughed and walked out of her small courtyard and returned to the quiet room, ready to try if he could break the first floor of the building again.
But when he took out the small marrow cleaning pill and was about to start, he suddenly stopped and frowned.
He developed a subtle intuition.
His instinct told him that he wouldn't succeed this time.
One small marrow-cleansing pill cannot achieve merit, at least two are needed.
He shook his head helplessly and took back the Small Marrow Cleansing Pill.
……
In the early morning, when he went to Mingwu Hall to practice, he thanked Chu Mingxuan. Before leaving, Chu Mingxuan came over and pulled him aside and invited him to come over for dinner in the evening.
"I made another jar of medicinal wine." Chu Mingxuan said proudly, smiling: "Also, when the third child returns from the northwest, it can also be considered as his welcome banquet."
Chu Zhiyuan was startled.
He knew that this was Chu Zhiyao, the third prince, the eldest son of the fourth prince, Prince Xuan.
Chu Mingxuan said: "As for your generation, there are only three innate masters like you now. Don't you want to meet them?"
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Who else is participating?"
Before him, among the princes of the "Zhi" generation, only the third prince Chu Zhiyao and the sixth prince became innate masters and then entered the army.
Chu Zhiyao was twenty-four years old, four years older than himself. He left Mingwu Hall two years ago to join the border army.
Once you join the army, you will have more opportunities to perform meritorious deeds, you can exchange for more elixirs, and you will be able to enter the country faster.
I just don’t know if I can go faster than myself.
Although the Jade Lock Golden Pass Jue cannot make one become a master overnight, with the addition of Tian Yuan Jue and Di Yuan Jue, one can achieve incredible speed in practice.
But the world is full of surprises, and there are people outside the world. Maybe Chu Zhiyao will have an adventure and his cultivation will skyrocket.
"There are also nine or ten old people, no outsiders."
"Okay." Chu Zhiyuan nodded in agreement.
He, Chu Zhiting, Chu Zhichuan and Chu Mingxuan have formed a small group, and their relationship has become increasingly close.
After leaving the Mingwu Hall, he went to the Ministry of Rites and then rushed to the Audit Department.
(End of chapter)