Master Wei froze, but with his smooth and smooth moves just now, no one thought he was scared out of his wits, but thought it was a master's demeanor.
The emperor who came out of micro-clothes looked at Mr. Wei, who looked like a frail scholar in front of him, with some appreciation in his eyes, and wanted to talk to him a few more words, but someone behind him reminded him in a low voice, "My lord, it's almost time."
He looked at Master Wei with some regret, thanked him and was hurriedly dodged sideways by the stiff Master Wei, the group continued to rush forward.
And the assassin was pressed and followed behind.
Seeing that the person who didn't wear a dragon robe or sit on a dragon chair but just had an emperor's face left, Master Wei relaxed his whole body, and he almost didn't directly collapse to the ground.
Fortunately, before his body went limp, a slender long hand supported him firmly, and then he barely stood still and looked at his father who was watching the emperor leave, "Father, that, that is..."
"You don't care who that is."
Wei Mingyan's faint voice sounded, "You just need to know that you saved him."
Master Wei is really going to faint now.
That was a great help!
"Let's go."
"Father, where are we going?"
The old man let go of the hand holding his son, his lips curled up slightly, "Drink tea."
***
When he arrived at the teahouse, Wei Mingyan asked for a private room, and Mr. Wei, who had shrunk into a quail from the moment he saw the name of the teahouse, cautiously approached his father after Xiao Er went down.
"Father, this teahouse is very expensive."
"Because the father knows."
"Father, the family is in short supply... well, this teahouse costs tens of taels of silver once."
"Because the father knows."
Master Wei looked at his father who was drinking tea happily, and couldn't hold back any more words to persuade him after holding back for a long time, so he had to sit down aggrieved.
Speaking of which, this teahouse has been open in the city for many years, but this is the first time for Mr. Wei to visit.
Nothing else, just because he is expensive.
Even if someone treats you, you don’t dare to come, and it’s not that you won’t return the invitation if you are invited by others. When you come to this kind of place when you are treated, do you have the nerve to go to those places with cheaper prices next time
He never expected that the first time he came, he was actually brought by his father.
Wei Mingyan took another sip of tea and said with a smile, "This tea still tastes like decades ago."
This familiar look made Master Wei finally remember that when he was young, before that magician appeared, his father also liked to go outside to have fun every day. I heard that at that time, his father and his father-in-law went around every day. Seek | have fun.
It was only after the death of his mother that his father gradually became silent, huddled in the small yard, shutting himself up all day long, which made him feel that his father was like that from the beginning.
"Ziqing, do you remember doing the math for you before you became your father?"
Master Wei nodded in confusion.
"Your superiors value you, and your subordinates hate you. There is a noble person who will help you."
"Just now, wasn't it the nobleman you rescued on the street?"
Master Wei's pupils constricted suddenly, yes, in this world, there is no one more noble than the emperor, not to mention, he still saved the emperor.
Could it be that from that day on, my father...
wrong!
He suddenly came back to his senses, his face was troubled, and he quietly looked at Wei Mingyan's face, "Father, my son gets along well with his subordinates, and he is a good friend. He is the most peaceful person, how could he hate me?"
Afraid that his father would be unhappy, Master Wei gave a dry cough and hurried up the steps, "Maybe you are talking about the subordinates of the subordinates. Although my son is a small official, he still manages many people."
It's just that the one who can be called his subordinate seriously is that one.
"No, I'm talking about him."
Wei Mingyan chuckled, put down his teacup, and turned his head to look at his son, "Do you still remember who asked you out the day you met Nvnuxiang?"
"Naturally he is Prince Liang's son, how can he be with..."
Master Wei's words stopped abruptly.
Yes, he was indeed invited by Prince Liang's son that day, but when he got there, he could see his subordinate.
At that time, he still wondered why his subordinates would know Prince Liang's son.
If he wasn't there, Master Wei wouldn't let go of his guard so easily, nor would he follow them into the street.
Thinking about it now, on that day, the two of them had clearly been persuading him to accept the woman.
If he didn't have no money to leave, maybe he would really bring it back.
But, how could it be him...
They clearly cherish each other, and they have never had any disputes when working together.
Even, almost, they were married with their fingertips.
Master Wei's brain was in a mess, and he couldn't connect the insidious things like Daughter Xiang with his calm and kind subordinate.
He tried his best to explain, "But, but what about Shangguan's appreciation? My son's Shangguan has always been as serious as ice, and he has never smiled at me. Last time, he even pushed his son out..."
Yes, definitely not.
Even if the father counted the right nobleman and the right subordinate, how could that Shangguan appreciate him.
Seeing Master Wei's expression pale and trying to convince himself, Wei Mingyan pulled him to the window.
"Stand here and listen carefully."
listen
What are you listening to
Master Wei stood by the window with a confused face, didn't hear anything for a while, looked back suspiciously, but could only see his father drinking tea slowly.
He didn't dare to disobey his father's order, so he just stood there dryly.
Until a familiar voice suddenly sounded, "I have seen His Majesty."
Isn't that Shangguan's voice...
Master Wei's body froze suddenly, and he didn't know whether he was stiff because he heard the familiar voice, or because he was stiff because of the content of this sentence.
His Majesty…
He was actually paying his respects to His Majesty.
Master Wei's mind was in a mess, at the moment he was surprised that the Shangguan would meet with His Majesty in private, at the moment he didn't understand why his father would know this.
He just stood there stiffly for a while, until he suddenly heard Shangguan mention his name.
"Wei Ziqing?" came the emperor's puzzled voice, "I've never heard of this name, why did Aiqing recommend it to me?"
Then, in Master Wei's impression, the Shangguan who always looked at him with a face as heavy as water and never said a word of soft words praised him wildly.
He is diligent, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, never takes credit for his work, never cares about being robbed of the limelight, and is willing to stand in the most dangerous place to save people when the flood comes.
And the most important thing is that his ability to handle affairs is very good. If he hadn't refused to take credit and show his face, he would have been promoted a long time ago.
"Your Majesty, Ziqing is indeed good at dealing with affairs, but he is too easy-going and unprepared. Last time, His Highness was with us, and I specially arranged for him to clean up the dust for His Highness. Only then did I know that he was taken care of by His Highness." People plotted that the women they found were all ugly, if it wasn't for the fact that the third imperial concubine happened to come to see her that day and happened to resolve the farce, I don't know what to do."
"When the Third Highness asked who arranged the arrangements, the Weichen asked him to meet the Third Highness, but he just sat there until he said goodbye. Really, the Weichen didn't know whether to laugh or sigh."
The familiar, with a helpless voice, presented a different truth to Mr. Wei.
He remembered that day, when he was called to sit down tremblingly, Shangguan had indeed been leading him to talk to the third prince, but he was afraid that the third prince would blame him, so he refused to show up.
It turned out that this is the truth.
He thought he had made a mistake, but in fact, Shangguan believed that he had done meritorious service, so he was specially asked to show his face in front of the third prince.
He thought that Shangguan hated and disliked him, but in fact, he spoke for him in front of His Majesty.
Thinking about it carefully, at that time, it was the subordinate who told me that His Highness the Third Prince was furious because of the woman, and the Shangguan told him to go to push all the wrong things on him.
Master Wei trusted him, and no one should spread the matter that day because it involved the prince's family affairs, so he just "naturally" misunderstood it.
And that Daughter Xiang, the person he regards as a good friend, does she even know about it...
Even though the sun was shining on his body, Master Wei only felt chills all over.
If his father hadn't told him, he might not have known the truth until his death.
He still thinks so wholeheartedly that the superior hates him and pushes him out, and the subordinates are on good terms with him and plan for him wholeheartedly.
His Majesty over there accepted the praise from the Shangguan and said that he would summon Wei Ziqing to see if he was really as good as he said.
Wei Mingyan stepped forward, and his hands lightly landed on his son's arms. He didn't seem to use much force, but he easily pulled him away from the window.
After sitting down, he took another sip of tea, "How about it, is it accurate for my father?"
Master Wei's face turned blue and then pale, and he nodded in a trance, "I never knew, this, this..."
"What's the matter, the calculations for my father have always been accurate, so how can I collect money if I am not sure?"
"How many taels of silver did you bring with you?"
Master Wei picked it up, "That's all."
The old man took the money and called someone directly: "Xiao Er, pay the bill."
After paying the bill, Master Wei just got the silver taels from the account, leaving only three copper coins.
After going downstairs, the father and son walked together. Because of the incident just now, Master Wei kept silent and was still in a trance.
Just as he went downstairs and walked to a side stall, Wei Mingyan suddenly looked at the cloth tiger on the right side of the restaurant.
"That cloth tiger looks good. You can buy it and come home with me. I want to take it home for my good granddaughter to play with."
Master Wei was still wandering, looking over there in confusion, "Father, isn't there one at home?"
"Hurry up, I'll wait for you here."
Father's fate is difficult, no matter how unwilling he is, Mr. Wei always has to go to the booth and pick up a cloth tiger.
"How much is this cloth tiger?"
The stall owner glanced at the robe that Master Wei was wearing, "Four pennies."
Master Wei who just took out three coins on his body: "...can it be cheaper?"
His face was flushed with embarrassment, and he didn't dare to lift his eyes, for fear of seeing the sneering eyes of the people around him, "I only have three pennies on me."
The stall owner was a little disappointed. He thought he was an official in this attire.
"All right, all right, three pennies for you."
Master Wei thanked him, took the cloth tiger, heaved a sigh of relief, and walked towards his father.
Behind him, the two people who had just come out of the door stopped.
One of them, with long beard fluttering, pointed at Master Wei's back and said, "Look, that's Wei Ziqing."
The emperor in fancy clothes looked at him in amazement, "It turned out to be him."
The old man was puzzled: "Do you recognize him?"
"I only met once today, and it was very impressive."
"To be able to sit in an official position and be so frugal, as you said, he is a good official."