Chapter 159: Confidentiality
The Ni family had been waiting for a long time. When they saw him arriving, several servants immediately split into two. Some ran to the inner hall to report, while others went out to lead their horses to greet him.
Not far after walking around the screen wall, Ni Chenyi hurried out of the inner hall with a cheerful face. At first, he only took care of his manners and just walked quickly. But later he couldn't control his excitement and trotted forward. He folded his palms on his left waist and bent his knees.
, "See Sir Xantai."
Knowing that she was having fun, he ignored her and walked straight into the inner hall.
Ni Chenyi took a few steps to catch up and held out his hand, "You really can't wait for revenge. You arrested people and ransacked homes. You should be in a good mood. Why are you keeping a straight face?"
Ni Chenyi rarely acted intimately, and Duo felt uncomfortable when he suddenly held hands. He wanted to pull his hand away, but thought that the two of them had already decided on their fate, so he did not do so.
"How come you know everything?" he asked casually.
"Not only I know, everyone in Chang'an knows," Ni Chenyi said with a smile, "You arrested people as soon as you took office, even the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."
"This person has criticized and slandered me a lot in the court," he said.
"I know," Ni Chenyi said, "After the court, someone came over and told my father what happened during the morning court. We all know who said what in the court and what attitude each person had."
Seeing Ni Zhuo and the eldest lady coming out of the inner hall, he stopped talking to Ni Chenyi and hurried forward to the two of them, bowed their hands and bowed deeply, "Greetings, your lord, Madam." .??.
Ni Zhuo smiled in return and said, "I have filled an important position for the first time in the court and have taken over the censor's desk. I am very happy and congratulated."
"Ashamed, ashamed," he shook his head and said, "There are many opponents in the court today. Fortunately, many courtiers who are good friends with your Excellency spoke for me, so I reluctantly took up my new post and took office smoothly."
What he said was true. In addition to being loyal to the emperor, many of the ministers who spoke for him today had personal relationships with Ni Zhuo. Of course they were supporting the emperor by speaking out, but at the same time they were aware of the relationship between the two and were selling off Ni Zhuo's face.
Ni Zhuo did not take any credit, he waved his hand humbly, invited the guests into the hall, and ordered the servants to start the banquet and serve the dishes.
After taking his seat, he stood up again and said thank you to Ni Zhuo, "Thank you sir and madam for your generous gifts and your great help."
"It's nothing, don't go outside," Ni Zhuo smiled
Waving his hand, he said, "Congratulations again. The imperial censor is a high-ranking official in the legal system. It will be a great honor for everyone in the Ni family to fill this gap."
Feeling ashamed again, he sat down again under Ni Chenyi's pull.
I really wanted to know what Ni Zhuo thought of what he did today, but Ni Zhuo did not mention it. He just asked what support he needed after taking over the Yushitai, as well as the specific situation of the official residence, and the people of the Yushitai.
How is the diet, etc., and other living conditions.
Not long after, the food was served. Knowing that I am not used to eating rare things, today's dishes were mostly common vegetables, including porridge and rice, with half meat and half vegetables.
I wasn’t nervous or worried, and I ate to my fullest without losing etiquette. The so-called etiquette is actually very simple. First, don’t smack your mouth, and second, what is the first thing you pick up when picking up food?
What's more, I will never pick it up and put it down again. What's more, when picking up vegetables, you can stretch your arms to pick up vegetables in the distance, but only pick up the small area of the plate facing you.
After the meal, tea was served. When the tea was served, the lady tasted it briefly, put the cup down, stood up and left.
The eldest lady knew etiquette very well, and knowing that Ni Zhuo was going to discuss important matters with her next, she wanted to take Ni Chenyi away with her, but Ni Chenyi finally saw her, and she was unwilling to leave with stars in her eyes.
Ni Zhuo also knew that Ni Chenyi was not a talkative and ignorant person, and he was not worried that she would talk nonsense, so he winked at the eldest lady, who understood and left alone.
I thought that Ni Zhuo would take the initiative to speak, but what he said was still caring words and did not touch on the main topic.
There is a lot of admiration for Ni Zhuo's approach. Ni Zhuo did not regard himself as an elder and directly gave him advice and evaluation. This was a very smart approach.
It is the attitude of the elders not to point fingers at the juniors, but it is the attitude of the juniors to take the initiative to ask for advice. Finally, he took the initiative to ask Ni Tuo for his opinion on his appointment as the imperial censor.
Ni Zhuo did not answer immediately. He pondered for a moment before speaking, "The imperial censor has a high and powerful position. I did not expect that the imperial court would appoint you to such an important position. Although the Ni family has some friends who are officials, such an important official position
, it’s not something they can dictate.”
Ni Zhuo didn't answer immediately after speaking. Ni Zhuo's words have two meanings. First, he is not taking credit. Although some people look at his face and say good things for him in the court, these people cannot play a decisive role. Second, he does not take credit.
It's a question. The court will never appoint such an important position casually. There must be some unknown reason.
If it were anyone else, he would naturally not tell the truth, but he did not hide it from Ni Tuo. It was not that he did not want to hide it, but that Ni Tuo already had the answer in his heart, and he just wanted to confirm it.
The reason why Ni Zhuo knew the answer was because Ni Zhuo went to Baoqing Inn last night and wanted to wait for him to go back to eat with Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo at Baoqing Inn after the parade. As a result, he was called away midway, and Ni Chenyi was also there at that time.
At the scene, Ni Chenyi had already guessed who the person who called him away was, so he would naturally tell Ni Zhuo secretly, so Ni Zhuo knew that he had met the emperor last night.
Even though he told the truth, he didn't say much, "I knew you were at Baoqing Inn yesterday evening. The reason why you couldn't come back to see me was because someone summoned you privately."
Ni Zhuo was still very satisfied with the answer, because he neither concealed anything nor elaborated on the incident, which showed that he was a person who could keep secrets.
Although someone had informed Ni Ni about the situation in the early court, Ni Ni still had doubts in his heart, "It is not his style for a tall man to be mediocre and mature, and to fight against all opinions."
Ni Chenyi said from the side, "This old man seems to have a relationship with Longhu Mountain."
Ni Zuo smiled and waved his hand, "The portion is not enough."
Although the officials who participated in the morning court had already told Ni Zhuo what happened in the morning court, he was the only one who saw Yang Fugong raise his hand to Gao Shizhong, and others did not know this detail.
After pondering, he whispered, "After Zhengbei took back his life, someone raised their hands towards him."
"That's right." Ni Zhuo nodded slowly.
"Dad, although he is smart, he is still young after all," Ni Chenyi was worried. "The situation in the court is complicated and dangerous. Do you have any advice or warnings..."
Before Ni Chenyi could finish speaking, Ni Zhuo interrupted her with a wave of his hand, "There is no need to worry unfounded, I can handle it myself."
Ni Chenyi said again, "But the tiger is no match for the wolves. Today we went to court..."
"Concern leads to chaos!" Ni Zhuo frowned dissatisfied, "Do you really think that a tiger is no match for a pack of wolves? Have you ever thought about the consequences of defeating the pack of heroes and becoming a majestic one?"
As soon as Ni Zhuo said this, Ni Chenyi suddenly realized it and looked at him with extremely admiring eyes. At this time, he also looked at Ni Zhuo with the same eyes.
After criticizing Ni Chenyi, Ni Zhuo turned to look at him with satisfaction and gratification, "I have both civil and military skills, wisdom and courage, and I have a husband like you. It is truly a high achievement."
Hearing Ni Zhuo's words, his face turned red instantly, "Your Excellency, I, I..."
Ni Chenyi stomped her feet in embarrassment, "Dad, I was the one chasing him in the first place. If you say good things about him, his tail will rise to the sky."
"Haha." Ni Tuo laughed heartily.
"Sir, she is right. I am indeed young. You are an elder and a wise man. Please criticize me more and give me advice from time to time." He said.
Ni Zhuo waved his hand and said, "The ancients said that once you know everything, you will realize a thousand things. Although you are young, you are already enlightened and can do well no matter what you do."
"Dad, don't just praise him, criticize him quickly." Ni Chenyi picked up the pot and poured tea.
"I haven't done anything wrong," Ni Tuo smiled and then returned to seriousness and whispered in a low voice, "No matter what you do, we will fully support you. You can do it with confidence and boldness. There was a long distance between you and me in the account books before."
There is no record of the family property in the Western Region, and there are thousands of taels of gold stored in the hoard. Even if the world is turned upside down one day, we still have a way out."
Knowing the weight of this sentence, I was moved and nodded heavily.
"Now there are ears and eyes from both sides everywhere. In order to avoid people's suspicion, you and your husband-in-law will try to meet as little as possible in the future. If you have anything, you can tell each other through Yi'er." Ni Zhuo said in a low voice.
Nod again.
Ni Zhuo hesitated to speak, but finally said, "I only have one request for you."
"Sir, please speak." He looked directly at Ni Tuo.
Chapter completed!