The emperor simply gave Xiao Yi the secret report sent by Uncle Changping.
In the secret report, Uncle Changping wrote that there was a mutiny in Baiyue, and the second, third, and fifth princes killed each other. After hearing the news, the king of Baiyue died in a panic, so that the only fourth prince who was not involved, Nuhar, took advantage of it. Has ascended the throne as the new Baiyue King.
Uncle Changping wrote in detail the mutiny of Baiyue and the whole process of Nuhar's ascension. Every word was sonorous, as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes. If Xiao Yi hadn't been in Baiyue at that time, I'm afraid he would have believed it. But now, Xiao Yi couldn't help but think amusedly: This Marquis of Changping is really unspeakable! Presumably, he was afraid that he would offend the emperor because he didn't do his job well, so he deliberately made up such a story? It's quite interesting, Changping Bo Zhen has the talent of a storyteller!
Xiao Yi directly read the secret report as a story book, and after reading it, he said to the emperor with a serious expression: "Uncle Emperor, as far as my nephew knows, the fourth prince of Baiyue is the most stupid and reckless among all the princes, how could it be him?" Ascension to the throne?"
The emperor frowned slightly and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"My nephew always feels that something is wrong." Xiao Yi frowned slightly, and said with some embarrassment, "However, my nephew has not spent much time in southern Xinjiang, so maybe I don't know exactly..."
The emperor pondered for a moment and asked, "Yubai, what do you think?"
"I think what Xiao Shizi said is reasonable." Guan Yubai said in a clear voice, "If you rely solely on the four princes of Baiyue, no matter how chaotic the situation in Baiyue is, it is unlikely that they will win the throne. Moreover, according to Changping Marquis Judging from the letter, the sixth prince of Baiyue should still be alive, and the sixth prince is the son of a son, and if there is a son of his, how can he make a son of a son who is not very outstanding in ordinary times."
The emperor nodded slightly, feeling that the official language was very reasonable.
"So..." Guan Yu Bai Siyin continued, "If I remember correctly, apart from my Dayu, there is also Nanliang who is adjacent to Baiyue." He said, looking at Xiao Yi, "Xiao Shizi Do you know about Nanliang?"
Xiao Yi said casually: "I don't have a deep impression. I just remember that when my grandfather was alive, he seemed to mention that the new king of Nanliang was ambitious. Fortunately, he was still separated from Dayu by hundreds of miles, so it didn't have much influence."
Xiao Yi's words made the emperor frowned even tighter, and after a while he asked solemnly: "...Could it be that Nanliang is secretly stalking Nuhar? Wanting to control Baiyue...for me, Dayu unfavorable?"
"This is just my guess." Guan Yubai said worriedly, "But if this is true, it will not be good news for Dayu."
"You're right, Yubai. I was negligent." The emperor couldn't help getting annoyed, and once again regretted not listening to Guan Yubai earlier. If he had ordered people to go to Baiyue earlier, first controlled Nuhar in his hands, and then supported him to the top, Baiyue is now a vassal state of Dayu, where would such a problem arise!
The emperor asked eagerly: "Then what should we do now?"
The official speech Bai Siyin said: "In my opinion, the key now is to find out whether it is Nanliang who is obstructing it. Since Changping Bo is in Baiyue, the emperor can send a secret letter to Changping Bo Cha Check this matter... I hope it's just that I'm worrying too much."
The emperor hurriedly nodded and replied: "Yubai is reasonable, I will send someone to inform Uncle Changping immediately."
The emperor was indeed very anxious, he hurriedly asked Eunuch Liu to prepare pen and ink, and even wrote a secret letter in front of Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai for Eunuch Liu to send to Uncle Changping in Baiyue. After these, I was slightly relieved.
Then, he thought of something again, and said thoughtfully: "So, the last time A Dachi came to me in such a hurry, I guess he also got news from Baiyue." The emperor couldn't help but sneered and said, " I guess it's not that simple."
Guan Yubai said unhurriedly: "Dayu's Baiyue envoys should be from the eldest prince Kui Lang, but now that the new king has left the eldest prince as the throne, these envoys are naturally in a hurry."
"These southern barbarians are too comfortable in our Dayu." Thinking of his son being bewitched by Baiyue, and actually doing things like framing the courtiers and collaborating with the enemy, the emperor didn't have any good feelings for A Dachi and others. With the demeanor of a big country, he can only endure it forcibly, but now, since Baiyue has a new king enthroned, there is no need for him to endure these people anymore!
The more the emperor thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he shouted directly: "Huiren, pass on my word of mouth, and send all the Baiyue envoys from A Dachi to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and go with Kui Lang as companions."
Before Eunuch Liu should be there, Guan Yubai spoke first, and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this matter should be slowed down."
The emperor was slightly surprised: "How to say?"
"I think it's better to wait for the news of Baiyue from Uncle Changping before making a decision." Guan Yubai said in a refined manner, with a gentle voice and an inexplicable persuasive force, "If the current Baiyue is really taken by Nanliang So, who will you support, Your Majesty... the king of Baiyue, Nuhar, or the current eldest prince, Kui Lang?"
The emperor was startled at first, but then he understood the meaning of Guan Yubai, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
If Baiyue falls into Nanliang's hands, then Nanliang can surpass Baiyue to fight Dayu at any time, so for Dayu, Kui Lang is a good bargaining chip. Dayu can support Kui Lang on the grounds that the current king of Baiyue is a false king and the real king of Baiyue, Kui Lang, asks for help from Dayu. Internal fighting, as long as Nanliang does not integrate Baiyue for a day, it will not be able to fight Dayu for a day.
Wonderful! Really wonderful!
Guan Yubai's resourcefulness is really amazing.
The emperor nodded with a smile, "What Yubai said is true, I'll leave the peace talks with Baiyue to Yubai... and Ayi, you two are responsible together."
The two bowed together to accept the order, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor thought about it, and felt that it was safer to leave this matter to Guan Yubai, so he relaxed, with a smile on his face, and ordered Liu Gonggong to say: "I feel a little hungry, let the imperial dining room have some dinner." Yelai... Ayi, Yubai, it's so late, you should use some together."
Xiao Yi's face is full of tears, can he leave? It's been a long time since I saw his stinky girl, and I haven't hugged her enough... And it's rare that he's so lucky today!
No matter how unhappy Xiao Yi was, it would be too late when he returned to the palace.
Xiao Yi entered the room lightly, not wanting to disturb Nangong Yue, so he had to sleep on the kang in the banquet room wronged.
He looked into the inner room through the window, although it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything, but he couldn't help but feel sad for himself: it's rare for the stinky girl to let him sleep on the bed, it's all because the emperor is too good at picking his time...
Even though the kang was burning very warmly, Xiao Yi still felt far less warm than the stinky girl who was holding him.
He was tired after all, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, but after a short sleep, he habitually opened his eyes.
Over the years, unless it was absolutely necessary, he would get up at midnight every day, go to the school to practice martial arts, and then go to have breakfast. Today is no exception.
After practicing martial arts, although he was sweating profusely, he was in high spirits, and he couldn't see that he had been exhausted for so many days.
After bathing and washing as fast as possible in the west room of the outer study, Xiao Yi, who was covered in damp, was about to go out when he suddenly remembered something, so he ordered Zhu Zi to rummaging through the boxes and cabinets in the study together, and he was finally caught by an unknown person. A blue and purple stone inkstone was found in the box that had been locked for several years. I saw that it was delicate and tender, with unique stone patterns and full of stone holes on the edges. A carp can be seen as a top-grade Duan inkstone at a glance.
Duan inkstone is known as "the best inkstone in the world", presumably literati like father-in-law should like it
The corner of Xiao Yi's mouth curled up, and he picked up the square stone inkstone and went back to Fufengyuan excitedly, thinking that he had to quickly show it to the stinky girl.
His steps were extremely brisk, and there was a faint smile on his mouth. At this time, maybe before the stinky girl got up, he could lie on the bed with the stinky girl for a while, talk, and maybe take the opportunity to steal a piece of incense...
His smile froze the moment he lifted the curtain and entered the inner room.
Nangong Yue has already got up, and she is sitting in front of the dressing table at the moment, Baihui is helping her to dress up, it's not a big deal, at most he can just throw Baihui out, the question is why Xiao Fei is here?!
This time, he managed to keep his mouth shut.
But even so, he couldn't control his eyes, Xiao Fei from Xun Sheng's eyes just frowned when he met Xiao Yi's eyes.
Seeing that the two brothers and sisters were looking at each other with disgust, Nangong Yue hurriedly explained: "A Yi, Sister Fei will come here to eat with me every morning."
Xiao Yi responded lightly, thinking: Now that I am back, if Xiao Fei is sensible, she should know that Xiao Bie is better than a newlywed, and she shouldn't come to disturb their relationship as husband and wife.
Xiao Fei looked at Xiao Yi without blinking, meaning, I came to have breakfast with my sister-in-law, not with you!
The two brothers and sisters stared at each other when they first met, which made Nangong Yue feel a little helpless and a little funny. She was about to greet them to have breakfast together, when she suddenly noticed the stone inkstone in Xiao Yi's hand, she blurted out in surprise: "Is this the Duan inkstone?"
As soon as she heard the word "Duan Yan", Xiao Fei's eyes shone brightly, staring at the stone inkstone.
Only then did Xiao Yi think of the business again, and hurriedly presented the treasure: "Ah Yue, look! This is an inkstone I got by chance a few years ago. I suddenly remembered it just now, so I dug it out."
Nangong Yue looked at the Duan inkstone carefully, and praised: "This inkstone is delicate, tender, moist, dense, and solid. It is the old pit inkstone, the top grade among Duan inkstones, and the most precious among inkstones."
"Sister-in-law, is this the fish brain jelly mentioned in the book?" Xiao Fei leaned over and pointed to the white part on the inkstone hall that was yellow and slightly green.
What fish brain jelly? Xiao Yi was at a loss. Isn't this talking about an inkstone? How did it involve fish brains
Nangong Yue pondered and said: "It is said in "Duanxi Inkstone History": a kind of angry, like the moon in Chengtan, is called fish brain jelly." She observed the inkstone hall carefully for a while, and sighed, "As white as a clear cloud , It feels like it's loose when you blow it; it's as loose as a ball of fluff, and it feels like it's touching. This should be the best fish brain jelly."
Xiao Fei became more excited when she heard it: "Sister-in-law, I heard that the top-grade Duan inkstone emits ink quickly, the ink produced is fine and smooth, the writing is smooth without damaging the pen, and the color of the written characters remains unchanged for a long time. baby!"
Although Xiao Yi didn't know much about it, at least he knew that this Fang Duan inkstone was definitely a treasure. He smiled courteously: "Ah Yue, what do you think if I give this Fang Duan inkstone to my father-in-law?" Will my father-in-law like it
Nangong Yue was startled, it turned out that Xiao Yi purposely dug out this inkstone to give to Nangong Mu. Nangong Yue subconsciously looked at the Duan inkstone in her hand, then smiled slightly, with a smile as warm as water, nodded and said with certainty: "Father, he will definitely like it! He will use it every day!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yi laughed even more happily, and Li Li's face was radiant.
In Xiao Yi's memory, Xiao Yi has always looked cynical, never seen him smile so brightly, he was stunned for a moment, and looked at his brother in a daze.
At this time, Lily came in through the curtain, coughed dryly, and said: "Master, Concubine, Miss, breakfast is ready!"
The three of them went to the main room for breakfast. After that, Xiao Fei went back to Xiayuan Courtyard, while Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi went to the second gate. Yi looked at it and said silently: This is too much!
Xiao Yi straightened his chest and said plausibly: "It's rare for me to go to the south of the Yangtze River, so naturally I should do my best for my father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
What he didn't say was that he was actually guilty!
He is about to abduct the precious daughter of his father-in-law and his mother-in-law, and his brother-in-law's precious sister has gone to southern Xinjiang. When they find out, no amount of gifts will be able to exchange their smiles...
Xiao Yi came to Nangong Mansion in Nangong Yue's Zhulun car in this complicated state of entanglement and guilt.
"Second uncle and second aunt are here to pay New Year's greetings!"
The servants bid farewell one after another, happily unloading box after box of presents from the carriage.
Nangong Sheng, Liu Qingqing, and Nangong Xin personally came to the second door to welcome them. Seeing the two of them getting out of the car, Nangong Xin stepped forward excitedly, "Sister, Ah Yi!" Nangong Xin looked Xiao Yi up and down, " Ah Yi, you are taller and thinner again! How is Jiangnan? I often heard my mother say that the Jiangnan water town is so beautiful, but unfortunately my sister and I haven’t been there yet..."
Jiangnan... Xiao Yi quickly cast a glance at Nangong Yue, thoughtful.
A group of people chatted and laughed and filed towards the inner courtyard. Naturally, Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi wanted to go to Rong'an Hall to pay respects to Mrs. Su. Coincidentally, there was another son-in-law who came to pay New Year's greetings today, or the future son-in-law would be more appropriate .
In the main hall, a young man of fourteen or fifteen years old was sitting on an armchair on Mrs. Huang's left. I saw that he was wearing a blue robe with snow-white trim, embroidered with elegant cloud patterns, and the suet jade on his head. The hairpins complement each other. His facial features are handsome and flattering, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, as if he is smiling all the time, that smile is a bit frivolous of a romantic boy, but it is not annoying.
Mrs. Huang looked at her future son-in-law with a happy smile, apparently in a good mood. The only fly in the ointment was that her daughter Nangong Lin was still locked up in the Zhuangzi, and she couldn't even go back to the mansion this year for Chinese New Year... and after her daughter got married, she would have to leave the mansion again .
Thinking of this, Huang's heart throbbed with pain.
Mrs. Huang was originally locked up in her own yard, but when she heard that Cheng Luo was coming, she broke out. Mrs. Su, who was celebrating Chinese New Year, was afraid that she would do something embarrassing, so she reluctantly let her coming.
Opposite to Mrs. Huang, that is, on the lower left side of Mrs. Su, were sitting Nangong Mu and his wife. When they saw Xiao Yi entering the house with their daughter, they were all happy, but there was another person who was more excited than them.
"Brother!" When Cheng Luo saw Xiao Yi, he stood up a little excitedly. This call attracted puzzled eyes from everyone in Nangong Mansion. Those eyes seemed to say, how did Xiao Yi become Cheng Luo's friend? Brother
Nangong Yue had a smile on her lips. All these playboys in Wangdu called Xiao Yi "Big Brother", and she had long been used to it.
On the way to Rong'an Hall just now, Xiao Yi had heard Nangong Cheng mention Cheng Luo's marriage with Nangong Lin, as well as his current stay in the mansion, so Xiao Yi was not surprised to see Cheng Luo, and responded with a smile: " I didn't expect you, Xiaoluozi, to be my fourth brother-in-law, it's a coincidence."
Cheng Luo looked at Xiao Yi sincerely and fearfully, seeing that he was not displeased, smiled again, cupped his hands and said: "Brother, this is really a fate!" Speaking of which, Cheng Luo felt a little scared. After the second girl from Nangong Mansion said she would marry her, Cheng Luo was so frightened that she almost fell off the chair... Big brother's second brother-in-law, I can't afford to be the second brother-in-law! It's better to be the fourth brother-in-law!
"Brother," Cheng Luo said attentively and warmly, "I didn't know you came back from Jiangnan. When you have time, you must let me and Abo welcome you." Fortunately, his mother urged him to come to Nangong last night New Year's greetings, otherwise he would not be able to meet his elder brother!
Seeing that the future son-in-law seemed to have a good relationship with Xiao Yi, Huang was extremely happy, and felt that this marriage should belong to her daughter Nangong Lin.
Afterwards, Xiao Yi paid New Year greetings to the Su family, Nangong Mu and his wife one by one, and Nangong Yue also greeted the elders. Just as everyone sat down, the servant girl came to report again: "Master Li and Mr. Li are here."
Mr. Li? A doubt flashed in Nangong Yue's eyes, who is this? Could it be...
She vaguely guessed something, and looked at her mother Lin beside her with a questioning look, Lin nodded slightly, affirmed her guess, and whispered a few words in her ear, probably this Mr. Li His name is Li Chengen. He is sixteen years old today. There is a widowed mother in his family. He is a student of his uncle Nangong Qin. Nangong Qin felt that this student was good in both learning and character, so he tried a few words... He just exchanged Geng Tie with Nangong Yan yesterday, and now this Mr. Li can be regarded as the half-son-in-law of Nangong Mansion.
Nangong Qin quickly came into the house under the guidance of the servant girl, followed by a young man of medium stature, dressed in a simple blue robe, probably 70% to 80% new, it seems that his family background should be relatively poor. His appearance is only Zhou Zheng, with a hint of arrogance unique to a scholar at the corner of his mouth, it is no wonder that he is already a juzi at the age of sixteen, and he is also a leader among his peers.
Under Nangong Qin's introduction, Mr. Nali greeted everyone one by one. When it was Cheng Luo's turn, he stood up with a smile, cupped his hands casually and said, "I've seen my second brother-in-law!"
In contrast, Li Chengen is obviously strict, and every action is full of courtesy: "I have met my fourth brother-in-law."
Cheng Luo looked at Li Chengen, then at Xiao Yi, and sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that the eldest brother-in-law didn't come today, otherwise it would be the four sons-in-law of Nangong Mansion gathered together." After a pause, he Suggested, "The elder brother-in-law has poor legs and feet. There is a saying: 'It is better to hit the sun than to choose a day'. How about the three of us go to Jian'anbo Mansion to visit him later? Eldest brother, second brother-in-law, what do you think?"
Big brother? What is this title? Isn't the prince of Zhennan the third son-in-law of Nangong Mansion? Li Chengen frowned slightly, feeling that Cheng Luo was a little impolite. What's more, when visiting other people's houses, it is natural to submit invitations in advance. If you pass by rashly like now, wouldn't you become an uninvited guest
He was thinking about whether he should mention a few words implicitly, but Xiao Yi had already smiled and said: "Xiao Luozi, you have a good idea, I haven't seen my eldest brother-in-law for a long time, but today I came here specially for my grandmother, If there is a New Year greeting from father-in-law or mother-in-law, how can there be any reason to leave as soon as you sit down?"
That's about the same... Li Chengen's eyes softened a little, it seems that the son of Zhennan Prince is not too absurd. It's a pity that Xiao Yi continued in the next moment: "I'm free tomorrow, why don't we go and drink with the eldest brother-in-law tomorrow? It's also a surprise for the eldest brother-in-law."
"Brother is right." Cheng Luo has long been used to following Xiao Yi's lead, so he hastily agreed.
And Li Chengen's lips were already pursed into a straight line, and he quickly cast a glance at Xiao Yi. I have heard for a long time that the prince of Zhennan Prince is a dissolute, frivolous and rude man. It seems that the rumors may not be groundless!
I am a literati, and these two are nobles. After all, they are very different people. In the future, I should keep a proper distance from these two brothers-in-law! After all, this Nangong Mansion is a family of scholars. Xungui getting married... It's really disappointing.
What Li Chengen was thinking, the others didn't know.
After everyone sat in Rong'an Hall for a while, Su Shi didn't stay with Nangong Yue and the others, and let the second family and his family go to Qianyun Courtyard.
As soon as he entered the room, Xiao Yi graciously ordered his servants to take out the gifts he carefully prepared: the purple sand pot, Biluochun and Duan inkstone were for Nangong Mu; silk, jewelry, embroidery thread and so on were for Lin's ;As for Nangong Xin, it was a dragon tongue bow.
His kindness made all three of them smile, especially Nangong Mu, who was as happy as Nangong Yue expected, playing with the Duan inkstone fondly, full of praise: "It's like a child's skin, soft and tender It is not slippery, elegant and colorful; if you hold it for a long time, the water in your palm will grow... Ah Yi, this square Duan inkstone is really too precious!" As he spoke, there was a trace of confusion on his face, on the one hand he felt that he should not accept it like this Zhen Bao, on the other hand, was reluctant to return it to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi also noticed it naturally, and hurriedly said sweetly: "Father-in-law, the old saying goes: 'Red powder is given to a beautiful woman, and a sword is given to a martyr', such a good inkstone should naturally be given to a person who loves inkstones like my father-in-law!"
One sentence made Nangong Mu laugh from ear to ear. This inkstone alone allowed him to play with it for nearly half an hour, carefully appreciating every stone pattern, texture and feel of every part of it...
Lin couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling, and opened the gift Xiao Yi gave her. When she saw the silk embroidery thread in the box, she couldn't help but said happily: "This, this is the embroidery thread from Liufang Pavilion in the south of the Yangtze River!"
As the saying goes, "a thousand dollars can't buy a good heart", Lin looked at the embroidery thread in the big box, and his face was radiant.
Nangong Yue was a little surprised that Xiao Yi actually knew that her mother liked Liufang Pavilion's embroidery thread? She looked at Xiao Yi and asked with her eyes.
Xiao Yi blinked innocently, meaning that he took a detour to Jiangnan, and bought a lot according to the preferences of his father-in-law and mother-in-law... There are so many things to buy, so it is naturally in line with people's wishes.
Sitting together, the whole family could talk endlessly. Nangong Yue and Lin talked about female reds and housekeepers, and they also talked about how she taught Xiao Fei female reds recently, and that Mei Baihe was going to get married in a few days... And Xiao Yi and Nangong Mu and his son talked about Jiangnan's theory of court, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Although Xiao Yi dare not compare with his father-in-law and uncle who came from a family of poetry and calligraphy, he has studied and studied for many years. Still speaking, Xiao Yi even played a game of chess with Nangong Mu, but of course he lost. He was already used to losing to Guan Yubai, and besides, there was no shame in losing to his father-in-law. He even thought he had flattered his father-in-law, and after admitting defeat, he flattered his father-in-law a lot.
Nangong Mu only felt that although Xiao Yi's chess skills were only fair, he was finally good at chess.
On this day, when the two returned to Zhennan Palace, the sun had already slanted to the west, but both of them tacitly did not intend to change the original plan. After returning to Fufengyuan and changing into plain clothes, they went out again. house.
This time, the destination was Xishangang outside the capital.