The world has been peaceful for many years, and there has already been a current emperor who ascended to the throne through iron-blooded tactics. What is needed now is no longer a bloody suppression, but a benevolent ruler.
Before this, Xiao Heng was raised by the Song family. He had been trained in the military camp since he was a child and became a killing god that everyone feared. After returning to Beijing, he became a Jinyiwei.
What is Jinyiwei
Although their reputation has improved a lot under Xiao Heng's leadership, the clean civil officials still look down on the Jinyiwei.
It’s not that easy for Xiao Heng to climb up.
Seeing his father calm and composed, Xu Chong also breathed a sigh of relief, but still said hesitantly: "But you promised..."
"No need to rush." Xu Shun's tone was normal, still calm and composed: "Wait a moment."
With his attitude, Xu Chong had no choice but to stop talking and turned back to his room.
His wife Qi was doing needlework. When she heard the noise, she turned around and saw that it was him. She hurriedly stood up to greet him: "Why are you back at this time?"
"With so much going on lately, I feel more comfortable staying at home." Xu Chong replied, and then asked her, "What are you doing?"
Speaking of this, Qi's gentle face showed some helplessness: "It's your precious daughter. She went out to visit someone and came back and asked me to sew her a peony pattern cape. Now I'm trying to sew her a peony pattern cape, but she ran away again."
Speaking of his daughter Xu Huixian, Xu Chong smiled a little: "This girl loves beauty the most. Where did she go today?"
"She said she went to the Xie family." Qi said naturally, taking the cloak and starting to embroider again: "Old Madam Xie has come to Beijing. When she came, several girls followed her. You know, Xian'er is a very lively girl. How could she not be happy?"
The Xu family and the Xie family have a close relationship. When Xu Chong was working in Chenliu, he received a lot of care from the Xie family. Therefore, the children of the two families are familiar with each other, especially the Xie family.
Speaking of this, Xu Chong remembered something: "Didn't they say that the marriage between the Xie family and the Wang family was called off? How is it going now?"
Qi shook her head without changing her expression. "I don't know. I just heard that she went out with some girls from the Xie family. She is playful and noisy, but don't you know about our family? There are always many inconveniences, and we rarely let her go out. Now that the Xie family is back, let's at least let her relax for a while. A girl, when she gets married, how can she be as happy as she is at home?"
Xu Chong couldn't help laughing after hearing these words. "It's as if I'm that unreasonable and strict father. If she wants to go out, as long as she doesn't cause any trouble, I'm happy. Besides, is our girl going to stay at home all day like other girls? When you have time, take her out for a walk. Don't stay at home all day."
Qi's eyes were full of tenderness and care: "Why should I leave? It won't be too late to leave after my aunt comes back."
Yes, Xu Chong's eyes lit up, and he was really happy: "I forgot that my aunt will be back soon. When she comes back, we must make good preparations. The Tong family..."
Qi shook her head and said softly, "My uncle is guarding the border, how can he come to the capital without an imperial edict? It's just my aunt who is coming back with the children."
If you think about it, it’s time for Qi Yunxi’s grandchildren to get married.
Xu Chong nodded, and reminded his wife: "Let Aunt live in our house, so she doesn't have to clean up the house. If she really doesn't want to, you can clean up the house in advance, so that Aunt won't come back and make a mess."
Qi agreed with a smile, lowered her head and bit off the thread in her hand, and put the sewn pink cloak in the basket: "I wonder if Xian'er is having fun?"
Xu Huixian was not happy. She finally got the chance to go out and play with the sisters from the Xie family. It was like a fish taking to water. But before she could be happy for long, she met someone who made her unhappy.
The girls from the Xie family followed her gaze and frowned at the same time. Especially Xie Mujun's sister, her face changed immediately and she couldn't help but snorted in anger: "Bad luck!"
Xu Huixian was playing with a Sweet Butterfly hairpin in her hand. This hairpin was the work of the shop's master chef and was extremely exquisitely made. The eyes of the butterfly on it were made of two gemstones. Now, when it moved, the extremely fine golden wire wings trembled slightly, as if they were about to flap their wings and fly away at any time.
She casually handed the butterfly hairpin to the waiting shopkeeper, raised her eyebrows and said, "Pack it up and go to Xu's house to get the silver."
The shopkeeper hurriedly agreed with a smile and attentively put the hairpin away for her. Xu Huixian and a few girls from the Xie family went downstairs and ran into Wang Yuerong and another girl at the corner.
"I forgot to check the almanac before going out, and I met this kind of person who always has trouble with his engagements!" Xu Huixian has always disliked Wang Yuerong, and there is no other reason. Both of them are descendants of high-ranking officials in the civil service, and both have some arrogance of scholars, and they dislike each other. Especially although Xu Huixian's family background is higher than Wang Yuerong, her appearance is not as good as Wang Yuerong, and Wang Yuerong's marriage was well arranged before. Even if the marriage with the Yongding Earl's Mansion failed later, who would have thought that she would meet a prestigious family like the Xie family.
Xu Huixian found her even more annoying, especially because her family had a good relationship with the Xie family, and she and Xie Mujun could be considered childhood sweethearts. Seeing that Xie Mujun was humiliated and suppressed by the Wang family and was now unable to recover, she also wanted to unite with the Xie family against the enemy.
Wang Yuerong's face darkened, and she looked up at her coldly: "That's right, I forgot to check the almanac before going out, and I ran into such a person who didn't cultivate his morals when I went out."
No one would be happy if their sore spot was touched. If it weren't for her upbringing, Wang Yuerong would have taken action.
Xie Mujun's sister suddenly laughed: "Xian'er is just a bit straightforward. Although she speaks the truth, it is not pleasant to hear. But she has good intentions. She is worried about you, sister Fenfen. Please don't be angry with her."
Wang Yuerong felt it was even more ridiculous, but before she could react, her hand was pulled. Su Yao held her, and said calmly to Xu Huixian and the others without changing her expression, "Sister Fenfen is sensible and will not care about it, but Miss Xu is not very clean-mouthed, and her brain must not be very good either. Otherwise, if she really cares about being brought bad luck, she should not only check the almanac before going out, but also consider who she goes out with. The Xu family is a family of scholars for generations. Since they value their reputation so much, they should be more careful about their reputation. Why do you go out with the sister of a notorious playboy?"
Xu Huixian was furious.