Zi'an knew that Prince Liang had not been feeling happy these days. He had been forcing himself to smile while he was being given acupuncture. He seemed not to care about the Queen being banished to the cold palace, and he didn't even ask about it, but everyone knew that he was feeling bad.
It's just that no one has said it out loud.
"By the way, I heard that my aunt didn't come to the palace to eat the New Year's Eve dinner. Doesn't that mean she is all alone?" King Liang suddenly asked.
"I invited her, but someone else took action first." Zi'an said with a smile.
"Who is it?" King Liang asked curiously.
"On New Year's Day, whose house would she go to for dinner? Of course it must be a very good one." Zi'an deliberately kept the secret.
"The Hu family? Hu Huanxi is the only one in the Hu family who is easy to talk to. The others are not easy to deal with." King Liang said.
“Not the Hu family.”
"The old lady's house?"
Zian still shook his head.
"Uncle? No, several uncles have gone to the palace. They said they were there to have New Year's Eve dinner with the old lady."
Murong Jie raised his head and said in a muffled voice, "She went to the Xiao family. Lord Xiao personally invited her there. Now that they have been granted marriage, it is legitimate for her to go to the Xiao family for the New Year's Eve dinner."
Prince Liang said, "Isn't it legitimate? Has Lord Xiao come to his senses? I thought he would be so stubborn."
Zi'an asked Murong Jie, "Actually, what does the emperor think of Zhuang Zhuang's marriage to Xiao Xiao?"
“Never talk about it. If he doesn’t say anything and I don’t mention it, then just pretend it doesn’t exist.” Murong Jie said.
"Ostrich," Zi'an cursed, "You have to test it out, right? If there are still objections, we have to prepare as soon as possible."
"Aren't you in the palace every day? Why don't you ask?" Murong Jie put down his chopsticks and said.
"How can I tell him about this? You are brothers, and he trusts you so much."
Murong Jie said: "If he trusts me, he will know what I mean. The Xiao family played a great role when Taifu Liang and Murong Qiao forced the emperor to abdicate. The emperor is just sick, but his eyes are not blind. He can see it."
"I wish it was as simple as you said." Zi'an always felt that there must be a thorn in the emperor's heart, otherwise, why would he never mention this matter
This is a big deal, he should talk about it.
Murong Jie said: "If you really want to know, let the third brother go and ask."
"Why do you ask Prince Li?"
Murong Jie raised his eyes and glanced at her calmly, "The third brother is a person who cannot think flexibly. Even if he asks the wrong question, my brother will not blame him."
"Are you afraid that the emperor will blame you?" Zi'an sneered.
Murong Jie picked up the chopsticks and said unhappily, "I am now the regent, so there will definitely be some political disagreements with the emperor. If there are none now, there will be some in the future, so we must avoid all disputes from starting."
Zi'an thought about it and it made sense. People are like this. They can convince themselves to forget about a little unhappiness, but can they really forget it? It's just accumulated in the heart, waiting to explode when encountering a bigger problem.
King Liang said: "I hope everything goes smoothly. When Xiao Xiao comes back, we can arrange the marriage."
Zi'an looked at King Liang and said seriously, "I should toast you for what you said."
Murong Jie raised his glass first, "Yes, toast!"
Drink it all in one gulp.
Zian rolled his eyes, "He's trying to get some wine."
"Is there any need to lie? I can drink whenever I want." Murong Jie said angrily.
In fact, he felt wronged in his heart, because, indeed, he was cheating to drink. Whoever toasted him, he would drink first. Why was it like this? He himself didn't understand. It was just his hobby. Zi'an didn't say that he would stop him from drinking, but he knew in his heart that Zi'an didn't like him drinking. This was originally her own business, right? She didn't like him drinking, but she didn't force him to stop, so he should ignore it.
However, he actually drank it just because she didn't like it, and he felt guilty.
I feel like I have done so much to let her down.
Drinking is therefore no longer a pleasant experience.
But then I thought about it, when two people are together, isn't it you who accommodate me and I who accommodate you
Then, he became even more depressed. He never thought like this before. Why did he think like this when the object was Xia Zian? She was obviously wronged but she persuaded herself that she was not wronged. And he really felt that he was not wronged by doing something for her.
Well, it's contradictory, isn't it? It's confusing, isn't it? Even a smart brain like his is starting to get confused, right
Woman!
Zi'an naturally didn't know about all of his psychological activities. In her mind, Murong Jie was just a single-celled organism when it came to emotions and he was incapable of deep thinking.
She picked up a piece of chicken thigh for him and said with a smile, "Okay, eat meat with wine. Eat more. Aunt Cuiyu's cooking skills are good."
Murong Jie grinned, "My wife is really considerate."
King Liang sighed softly, "They are all in pairs, how pitiful this king is."
"What's wrong with you? Didn't Yi'er give you a letter?" Zi'an asked with a smile.
"The correspondence of wild geese is ultimately not as good as meeting in person." Prince Liang said, shaking his head.
"Isn't it? We can hold hands, kiss each other and so on." Su Qing's voice rang out, and he walked in with a jar of wine, with a mischievous smile on his face.
"You little bastard, why are you not eating the New Year's Eve dinner at home? Aren't you afraid that your father will beat you to death?" King Liang said jokingly.
"You're lame and you're here, so how can I not be there? Forget it. When I eat at home, my ears are never quiet. People are always saying that the second daughter of the Zhang family is good or the third daughter of the Chen family is beautiful."
Zi'an burst out laughing, "This year-end blind date is really the same every year."
"You are already in your twenties, and it's time for you to get married. If you don't get married at your age, who knows if you have a homosexual tendency?" King Liang sneered.
"What about me? Are you married? Don't think you can hurt me now that you have Yi'er. Be careful or the fat meat will fly away."
King Liang was full of confidence, "If I can't fly, I will definitely come back."
Zi'an asked people to set down the dishes and chopsticks, "Hey, the Tonggong only ordered this much food, if King Liang comes, there won't be enough to eat. If you come, we'll all go hungry."
"I have to eat even if I'm hungry. I didn't have enough at home and I can't eat." Su Qing shook his head and sighed.
Aunt Cuiyu smiled and said, "Eat, eat as much as you can. There are still ingredients in the kitchen. I will go and make a few dishes right away."
Mammy and Xiaosun stood up, "I'll help you."
Aunt Cuiyu smiled and said, "Okay, the three of us are quick and will have it soon."
Mammy also laughed, "We still have to make a few more dishes, in case someone comes again and we have to make them again."
Murong Jie's face was long. "I just want to have a quiet New Year's Eve dinner, and I can't do that. Are you so ignorant?"
"It's New Year's Day, shouldn't we have some fun?" Zi'an pushed him, "Don't be stingy. We're so happy today. It's a pity to have a long face."
"Does the king have to smile apologetically?"
"Don't smile, drink with me!" Zi'an asked considerately as he poured him a glass of wine. "You can get drunk tonight."
Murong Jie's expression looked better now. "That's not bad. If we want to drink, it doesn't matter if there are more people."
(End of this chapter)