When Pei Shiqing saw Yan Xi, his eyes froze and his face was hard.

The officials around him saw that he was silent all of a sudden, and followed him to look over.

Yan Xi was impatient, he just kept his face as usual, he reacted very quickly, pretending to be in a hurry, saluted his colleagues from afar, turned around and left.

A young official who was born in a poor family was on good terms with him, and he explained for him: "Master Xuan has a lot of affairs these days. He went to the peak, Zuoqian Capital Censor Qin, and Lord Qin took him to handle several major cases. I heard that he has alreadyLived in the Siyuan for a few days. I was passing by just now, and Master Qin called him."

Another young official from a poor family also echoed.

Several officials from aristocratic families raised their eyebrows and looked at each other. One of them said, "Xuan Yin is the number one scholar. Those who are able should work harder. He has a bit of a temperament, and ordinary people can't catch his eyes.The dignitaries of the central government invited him, but never attended, and now seeing the chief who is not directly in charge of him, he doesn't even say hello."

Pei Qingshi listened with a sullen face, waved his hands and said, "Master Xuan, please stay."

Yan Xi stopped in his tracks, he frowned, and when he turned around, he had returned to his normal expression, walked up to Pei Qingshi decently, bowed and said, "Xiaguan Xuan Yin, I have seen Master Pei."

He stood under the scorching sun, raised his head proudly, and calmly accepted Pei Qingshi's scrutiny.

Yan Xi was not worried that Pei Qingshi would recognize him.

After he lost weight, his figure and face became much thinner; the effect of Rong's medicine and Yan Xi's temperament changed a lot as a whole.Even the palace servants who had served the original owner in the palace did not recognize him.

The disfigured fake Yan Xi in the imperial mausoleum was chosen according to the original owner's youthful appearance. The fake Yan Xi would show up at royal ceremonies from time to time. Everyone was used to the ugly appearance Yan Xi should have.

What's more subtle is that in recent years, many beauties who look like Tang Yaoxue have been selected from various places in Da Jing to send to the palace. Everyone has become accustomed to Tang Yaoxue's face, and basically thinks in the direction of curiosity.

And Yan Xi had a face that was very similar to Tang Yaoxue, and it was even more beautiful than those beauties. Since he won the first prize in one fell swoop, all the speculations have been thinking in an unsightly direction.

In this delicate balance of public opinion, Yan Xi achieved the grandeur of standing in broad daylight with Xuan Yin's identity.

Such a seamless plan was not only planned by Shang Baiheng, but also tacitly cooperated by the palace officials.

The original owner and Pei Qingshi both studied under Pei Hong when they were young.Pei Qingshi is different from his companion, he is eight years older than the original owner, and his studies are not in the same stage, and he is the eldest son of Pei Hong, who treats the original owner more as a supervisor of seniors to juniors.

The original owner respected and loved Pei Qingshi, even a little submissive.Especially afraid of being looked at by Pei Qingshi with that very complicated gaze, that gaze seems to weigh a thousand catties, and always makes the original owner feel ashamed.

After the original owner became the prince, he was even more afraid of such scrutiny, as if he would be seen through every time, the original owner wanted to hide when he saw this senior.

It is impossible for Yan Xi to be submissive to Pei Qingshi anymore.

Yan Xi knew that Pei Qingshi was thinking deeply, and Pei Qingshi would doubt him when he saw him, and he would definitely not say anything in front of others.

Sure enough, Pei Qingshi stared at him for a moment, and said, "I heard that Master Xuan will report to the Ministry of Works soon? You have only been in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for two months, why did you transfer in such a hurry?"

Yan Xi lowered his head, and answered the scene: "The lower officials only recently learned about the transfer order, and the reason for it is unknown."

Pei Qingshi could hear the reservation in it.

His face was sullen, and his eyes turned cold.

Since Xuanyin is talented, beautiful, and scheming, if it is true as the rumors say... I am afraid that there will be another turmoil in the court.

He intentionally warned, when he opened his mouth, seeing those eyebrows and eyes, he was moved with a bit of compassion.So, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Young people must be calm, and they must abide by their duties when they arrive at the Ministry of Works."

Although the tone was tactful, everyone understood that they were actually criticizing Xuan Yin for not being able to hold his breath.

Someone looked at Yan Xi coldly, showing complacency and sarcasm.

Yan Xi's ears trembled slightly, and he saluted without changing his expression: "Yes."

Pei Qingshi said: "Go ahead."

Yan Xi thanked her, turned around and left.

Pei Qingshi listened to the masked sarcasm around him, and looked at the thin figure thoughtfully.

Xuan Yin walked alone among the red official walls, a pair of snow-white ears and a white neck exposed under the official hat, like a unique white flower under the heavy color, waiting pitifully and weakly for someone to pick.

Such a poor, impoverished, talented, and helpless beauty, in a place like Jingdu with mixed families and rich and powerful, is like a little white rabbit surrounded by wolves.It won't be long before someone can't help but make an offer, or simply take it by force.

Pei Qingshi turned his head and whispered to his followers: "Find someone to keep an eye on him."

Ever since Yan Xi won the first prize, she has become accustomed to all kinds of jealousy.Yan Xi didn't care about this matter at all.

If it was the original owner, if Pei Qingshi criticized him so much, he might not be able to sleep well for a few more days.

The original owner had been praying for Pei Qingshi to get married and have children as soon as possible, so that Pei Qingshi would turn to pay attention to his own children.

But this Pei Qingshi, a great young talent, didn't get married until the end in the original work, and he didn't know which fairy he was waiting for.

Besides, Pei Qingshi didn't visit the original owner except for the last year. In the first few years, he always stared at the original owner's fault.

It caused the original owner to complain again and again, and became more and more afraid, so he hid when he saw it.

But the more the original owner hid, the more Pei Qingshi looked for him, and the harsher his criticism.

It was a nightmare.

Yan Xi smiled disdainfully. He changed into plain clothes and left the Metropolitan Procuratorate all the way.

Just after Lixia, he was already uncomfortably hot, and his underwear was wet.

In order to conform to Xuan Yin's personality as a poor scholar, Yan Xi could not ride a horse or use a sedan chair, so he could only endure the sweltering heat and walk home.

When I came to a certain intersection, I saw a line of honor guards passing by on the street, with the word "Song" written on the sign, and a royal blue frame that was widened and heightened in the middle of the line.

Only Song Beiming could sit in that carriage.

Yan Xi stopped, he stood in the crowd, watching the frame approaching.

A gust of wind blows the small curtain on the side of the carriage, and one can see the cruel scarlet python robe in a corner of the carriage.

The carriage was carried past Yan Xi's eyes, and the wind blew through the curtain, and a very faint scent of medicine brushed the tip of Yan Xi's nose.

The smell is so light that ordinary people can't smell it at all.

But Yan Xi seemed to be hooked by some kind of hook, and the bitter medicinal fragrance penetrated into his skin, making him stiff all over.

The arrogant guard of honor and the noisy human voice seemed to freeze in an instant, and there was a clear spring in Yan Xi's heart.

Cold and fragrant.

It was the first time Yan Xi smelled this scent, and his hairs stood up unexpectedly, his ears were buzzing, his limbs were stiff, and he froze in place.

He stared blankly at Song Beiming's support team walking away.

Pedestrians scattered everywhere, only he was still standing in the middle of the road.

He thought in a daze: In broad daylight, did I see a ghost?

April fifteenth.

Yan Xi has been at the Ministry of Works for a few days.

One day, as soon as he stepped into the Ministry of Works with one foot, someone chased him and shouted: "Xuan Weiyu!"

Yan Xi was slightly taken aback, since he became an official, very few people called him by his nickname so affectionately.

The word "Wei Yu" was bestowed by his mother and concubine, and Yan Xi has been using it all the time, showing little filial piety.At that time, these two words were folded in an envelope and handed out from the imperial concubine's bedroom. No one in the palace knew about it except Emperor Tianxi and Ming Zhong, so Yan Xi just used it openly.

Speaking of which, the "Seventh Princes" have not been favored in the past five years, and no one has asked about the choice of characters for the "Seventh Princes". Seeing that the "Seventh Princes" will be crowned next year, the Ministry of Rites has not yet formulated a regulation.This is in line with the setting that the original owner did not have a watchword - the original owner only reached the crown when he ascended the throne, and then he was placed under house arrest. At that time, no one cared whether he had a watchword or not.

Yan Xi turned around and saw Wen Lan running up the steps with her official robe in her hand, this person didn't wait to stop, panting and said: "It's so hard to find you, I went to your house last night and didn't find you."

Yan Xi didn't answer, his eyes fell on the other party's seventh-rank official uniform and the Hubu sign hanging on his waist, and asked in surprise: "Brother Wen went to the Hubu?"

"That's right." Wen Lan wiped off her sweat and said, "I have been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for a few days, and like you, I also do 'science and education'."

Yan Xi was puzzled: "Brother Wen appointed Shu Jishi, why is he not in the Imperial Academy?"

Wen Lan said dissatisfied: "You still want to write, don't you also leave the Imperial Academy?"

"I—" Yan Xi and Wen Lan have lived together for more than a month, and the other party's character is simple and straightforward. Although Yan Xi does not communicate with others, he appreciates this character's character from the bottom of his heart.After thinking about it, he still felt that he should persuade him, "I am different from Brother Wen. I am committed to practical work, and I don't want to get stuck in writing. If Brother Wen learns from me and delays his official career, it will be Wei Yu's fault."

Wen Lan laughed and said, "Xuan Zhuangyuan, you can't be so unreasonable! I also want to be practical. If you can do it, why can't I?"

Yan Xi said: "But you are demoted by half a grade for nothing, and in the sixth department, the promotion is much slower than that of the Imperial Academy."

Wen Lan chuckled twice: "You can't force a promotion. It's better to do the job you like. In the department, you can check for bribery and listen directly to the sky. It's just what I want."

After getting along for a while, Yan Xi knew more or less the other party's nature of admitting death, he knew that it would be useless to persuade him, so he said helplessly: "Okay, then congratulations to Mr. Wen."

Wen Lan smiled heartily and said, "Master Xuan is also happy."

Yan Xi couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

They were talking and went into the Ministry of Works together.

Just as they were stepping into the gate, several young officials suddenly greeted them enthusiastically: "Lord Mei!"

Wen Lan was still confused, but Yan Xi immediately understood when she heard footsteps approaching behind her.

He flicked aside, and protected Wen Lan who was blocking the way behind him. Those officials said perfunctorily offended, walked past them with smiles, and said to the people behind: "Master Mei has returned to Beijing?"

Among the officials, there are very few people with the surname Mei, and only Mei Cifu and his son can be so warmly flattered.

Five years no see.

Yan Xi originally thought that this body could calm her mind.

However, when he heard the word "Mei", his heart still jumped uncontrollably.

Nie Yuan ah.

Yan Xi was both helpless and disgusted.

He didn't want to take another look at that heartbroken person, so he simply lowered his head, pulled Wen Lan, quickened his pace and said, "Come and sit with me."

Wen Lan didn't like such flattery, so she didn't think about it, and walked in together with Yan Xi.

It's just that they are a bit eye-catching when they walk in such a retrograde manner.

Yan Xi felt something was wrong, the man followed him with his eyes.

Martial arts practitioners are extremely sensitive to other people's gaze, Yan Xi only feels like a glow on his back, but he can't avoid it being too obvious, so he has to keep his speed down.

Fortunately, after turning the corner, that gaze disappeared, but Yan Xi already knew faintly in his heart that if he met again, it might be more than that.

Over there, Mei Yun kept staring at Yan Xi's figure with dark eyes.

Immediately, someone with good intentions took the initiative to introduce: "Those two are newcomers, they don't know much about the rules, and they even avoided seeing your lord. Mrs. Mei just came back, so I don't think they know yet. One of these two is the number one scholar, and the other is the second best."Ten, he is the most maverick, and he took the initiative to transfer out of the Imperial Academy one after another."

Although Mei Yun has not been in the capital for the past few years, she knows all about the affairs of the capital. He answered, "Xuan Yin and Wen Lan?"

Someone jokingly replied, "Yes, these two have become famous recently, Mr. Mei has also heard of it?"

Mei Yun stared at the distant figure.

At a certain moment, he saw Xuan Yin say something to Wen Lan, Wen Lan laughed out loud, and Xuan Yin laughed too, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

He couldn't explain why, but such an ordinary movement reminded him for no reason that there was once a person who often talked to him like this, and when he smiled, there was an unusually soft light in his eyes.

Mei Yun couldn't take her gaze back at once.