The queen mother nodded, but there was no expression on her face.
The ministers panicked.
"Empress Mother, the Weichen thought that there was still something to be done at the Yamen, so the Weichen stepped back first."
"A few days ago, the prince ordered the minister to write the case report and the minister has not finished writing, and the minister has also retired first."
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"The Ai family is still in a hurry, what are you anxious for?" The queen mother said, "Besides, do you think you can really get out of this palace?"
The ministers looked at each other.
They are all old foxes who have been in the officialdom for many years. They will react to the queen mother's words at a turn of their hearts, but what if they understand? Each cold sweat ran, and both trembled, wishing to fly out of the palace with wings.
"The Ai's family is still here, what are you afraid of?" The queen mother took a sip of tea, "Could it be that the humerus of your country is not as calm as a woman from the Ai's family?"
When the queen mother said so, the ministers became more and more flustered.
She said that, wouldn't it mean that something big would happen
Xiao Tan was accompanying Xie Yunqing at the Yu Palace at this time.
"Sister-in-law, what is going on in the palace? Why did the imperial grandmother let me out of the palace?"
"It's just a small matter, you don't have to worry, everything will pass." Xie Yunqing didn't lie to Xiao Tan, Xiao Tan is simple, it couldn't be easier to lie to her, but she didn't want to lie to Xiao Tan.
"I have been living in the Prince Yu's Mansion for several days, and I have not been able to see my brother. My brother is so busy now. After the child is born, isn't it so busy that I don't even have time to spend with the child?" Xiao Tan knew that Xie Yunqing didn't want much Said, there was no further questioning. She looked at Xie Yunqing's lower abdomen, Xie Yunqing's lower abdomen was already slightly protruding, but her limbs were still slender and her movements were very light.
If it weren't for her reaction, how could Xiao Tan believe that she was pregnant
"He has serious things to do, he will never be so busy all the time." Xie Yunqing said.
Xiao Xuan is really busy these days. Since the Xiongnu came back, he was so busy every day, every time he came back, it was already late at night. At that time, Xie Yun had already fallen asleep early in the morning, and there was always no chance to speak.
After talking with Xiao Tan for a while, Xie Yunqing felt a little tired, so Xiao Tan went back to his courtyard in the Prince Yu's Mansion.
"Princess, what do you mean by looking at the princess?" the court lady asked.
"Sister-in-law didn't tell me, but I looked at it, this matter should be very serious. Sister-in-law is pregnant, so let's not talk too much to make her worry more."
Xie Yunqing entered the room, "Show me the letter quickly."
Just now I was talking to Xiao Tan, and saw that the pigeon Xiao Xuan used to communicate with her came flying, Xie Yunqing pretended to be tired and let Xiao Tan go back.
Xie Yunqing quickly read the content written on the note, crushed the note, poured a cup of tea, soaked the note in the tea, and watched the ink smudging in the water, and she was relieved.
"Qingluo, take care of the pen and ink."
Although Qing Luo didn't know what Xie Yunqing wanted to write at this time, she had always listened to orders, so she went over to rub ink. She knew that Xie Yunqing must have important things to write, and she retreated to the door after finishing the ink.
Xie Yunqing finished writing with a pen. After the ink dries, he rolled up the strip of paper. He walked to the vanity mirror and found a jade bracelet inlaid with gold from the makeup. Fingertips fumbled on the gold ornaments for a while, only to hear a "click", and the bracelet split in half. It turns out that this bracelet looks like jade, but the center is empty
of. Xie Yunqing stuffed the note in and called Su Wen again.
"Wear this on your hand. Go to Xie's house and hand this bracelet to my father yourself."
Su Wen nodded solemnly.
Xie Yong was talking with Gu Yunshuang at this time.
Somehow, he always felt very depressed in the capital during this period of time.
"Madam, when A Qing gives birth to a child, let's pack our bags and go somewhere else?" Xie Yong drank a cup of tea and said to Gu Yunshuang.
There was a warm current flowing slowly in Gu Yunshuang's heart, but she said: "How can it be, Aqing is the first time she is a mother, and there is no mother-in-law to take care of her. When she gives birth, I must go there to accompany her. She is still one. Little girl, where do you know how to take care of children? I must have more troubles."
"Hmph, I blame Xiao Xuan, otherwise, why would we, Qing, suffer so many sins?"
Gu Yunshuang has a headache. Why is his husband so uncomfortable with his son-in-law? In case the little grandson also followed Xie Yongxue and looked down upon Xiao Xuan, this would be their fault.
Gu Yunshuang gave Xie Yong a sideways glance, "I watched their young couple have a good time, they are so good that they are like a person. Where can they suffer? You, give your son-in-law a little bit of face, or Aqing will feel distressed. "
"Well, I'll give him face, and the lady will show his face, so please come to Jiangnan with me for a trip?"
This was an agreement between the two when they were young. When the children had their own families, the two of them would go together to visit the great rivers and mountains of Da Zhou.
Gu Yunshuang originally thought that decades had passed, and Xie Yong should have forgotten it a long time ago, but he never thought that he kept it in his heart. Gu Yunshuang naturally felt that it was extremely ironing.
The door was knocked suddenly.
It was midday, and it was sultry outside, and I kept screaming. The maids knew that they were taking a lunch break and would not come to disturb them, so who was it
Xie Yong walked over to open the door, only to see Su Wen standing in the doorway.
"Why are you here?" Xie Yong recognized him as the maid next to his daughter, and his skills were pretty good.
"Go into the room and say." Su Wen said as he walked in and closed the door.
Gu Yunshuang just heard the woman's voice and walked over to take a look.
"Su asked, what are you doing here? But what happened to A Qing?" Gu Yunshuang felt a little bit in her heart. The first reaction was that her daughter's child would not have any accidents.
Su Wen shook his head, "I'm sending a letter for the princess." He took off the bracelet from his wrist.
Gu Yunshuang recognized Xie Yunqing's bracelet at a glance.
Just after Xie Yunqing was born, the Xie family began to prepare her dowry. This bracelet was obtained by Prince Xianyu by chance. Prince Xianyu was worried that bringing a bracelet back would make the princess unhappy, so he stuffed the bracelet to Xie Yong. After Xie Yong brought it back, he gave it to Gu Yunshuang.
Gu Yunshuang always thinks that jadeite inlaid with gold is too tacky, so he stuffed it into the Duobao Pavilion and ignored it.
Later, Xie Yunqing gradually grew up, and found such a bracelet from Duobao Pavilion, and accidentally discovered the mystery of this bracelet.
This bracelet is actually hollow and can be used to hide some gadgets. The bracelet naturally became Xie Yunqing's dowry.
Xie Yong scratched his head, "What did Ah Qing bring back a bracelet for?"
Gu Yunshuang did not answer, and took out the letter from the bracelet using the method Xie Yunqing taught her. Xie Yong hurriedly moved his head over.
After reading the contents of the letter, the husband and wife,
They all looked solemn and didn't say a word for a long time.
"The princess urged that if the two of them read the contents of the note, they will destroy the note."
Su Wen watched Xie Yong tear the note to pieces and threw it into the fish tank before leaving.
"A Qing is still pregnant, why is she facing such a situation?" Gu Yunshuang lowered his voice, but couldn't conceal his anxiety.
"Don't worry, Aqing has always been smart, and there will be nothing wrong this time." Xie Yong comforted his wife as he kept tracing the contents of the note in his mind.
He patted his wife's hand and strode out.
Xie Yong mobilized the guards to make everyone strengthen their defenses in the recent period to protect the safety of the palace at all times, especially when changing shifts every day. Then they were sent to call back Xie Run, Xie Cong, and several young masters in patriarchy. He was extremely grateful at this time that the youngest son was released. He should have already arrived at his post by this time, so he doesn't need to be embarrassed.
When Ji and Pei heard the movement, they each came out of their own courtyard, and Liang Jing also sent someone to take a look.
"Father, what happened?" Pei asked.
At this time, Gu Yunshuang came out: "This matter is very serious. Qifang, Hui Niang, we can't say what happened for the time being. You are all staying in the mansion during this period of time, and you can't go out. Especially the children. , There must be someone around the children all the time."
Gu Yunshuang's voice sounded particularly cold, and Ji and Pei could not help but nod their heads.
Xie Run and Xie Cong hurried back. The children didn't know what they were about to face. They just felt that they don't need to read books. It was indeed something worth cheering, and their faces were filled with joyful smiles. Xie Run and Xie Cong are not as naive as the children. They have been immersed in officialdom for many years, and they have long realized that the current direction of the stroke is wrong. Now they see their father's cautious attitude, and they all have a drum in their hearts. ,
Xie Run patted Xie Cong on the shoulder, "Run'er, you are the eldest son. Now a crisis is at hand, there are things that I have to tell you for my father."
"Father, please speak." Xie Run said.
"Our Xie family’s generations of Zhongliang, even if the emperor’s suspicion, the father has never had any unruly thoughts." A bit of pain slipped across Xie Yong’s face, "Now that it is time to make a decision, our Xie family has been silent for so many years. It's time to let the world know that we thank the family for their blissful grandeur."
Both Wei Guogong and Xie Gong started their military exploits. Now the Yang family of Weigong Mansion has long since fallen. Although the Xie family of Jinggong Mansion is still an official, the general Zhu Guo who has no military power is just an eagle whose claws have been pulled out. .
No one knows how depressed and painful Xie Yong has been over the years.
Xie Yong sacrificed a lot, and gave up a lot from the battlefield, the heroic general who made the enemy fearful, to being trapped in a narrow world.
If so many sacrifices can be exchanged for equal results, this sacrifice is worth it.
It happened that the Xie family was now in an embarrassing position.
"Run'er, although your father, I have handed over the military power and the tiger charm, but your majesty never thought that the Emperor Xian gave me another army."
Xie Run looked at Xie Yong in shock, and Xie Cong's eyes widened suddenly.
"Back then, I couldn't figure out why the Emperor Xian was relieved to hand over the army to me. Now I finally understand."
Xie Run thought for a moment, "Because the emperor doesn't trust the current son?"
(End of this chapter)