"I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Fushou County." Xie Yaoye did not dare to offend the prince who was most favored by the emperor, suppressed all the emotions in his heart, and saluted the prince.
"Thank you, you don't need to be too polite." The prince's tone was indifferent, and his attitude was even more indifferent, so he almost wrote the words "I don't want to pay more attention to you" on his face: "Xie Lao came to the capital so far, what's the matter?"
Xie Yaoye looked a little embarrassed. The prince suddenly opened up the topic straight to the point, but he was a little uncomfortable.
Seeing that Xie Yaoye didn't speak, the prince suddenly realized and nodded: "So Xie Lao came to the capital to play?"
"It's good to play." Hua Liuli smiled innocently, "Under His Majesty's governance these years, we have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the lives of the people have gotten better and better. Xie Lao hasn't been to the capital for many years, so I will walk around and see more. It's also interesting."
Listening to the prince and his fiancée, who sang and described his trip as a tour of the mountains and waters, Xie Yaoye had no choice but to explain: "His Royal Highness, this old man came to Beijing this time, in addition to watching the prosperous rivers and mountains under His Majesty's governance, there is another matter. beg."
"Oh, Your Highness." Hua Liuli suddenly covered her chest, "My servant's chest hurts."
"Gu sent you back to rest, is it an old illness?" The prince held Hua Liuli distressedly, and said to Master Xie, "A few days ago, Gu met an assassin outside the palace, and Fushou County Master was seriously injured in order to protect Gu. The old disease is also committed. Xie Lao, please feel free to send the county master back to Shoukang Palace to rest."
Encounter an assassin outside the palace...
Xie Yaoye looked even more embarrassed. Of course he knew what the prince was talking about. As the most senior elder in the Xie family, his expression was very ugly.
"Respectfully send the prince."
"Old Xie, His Royal Highness and Fushou County Master have a very good relationship. If there is any negligence, please don't take it seriously." Zhao Sancai watched the Prince and Fushou County Lord go away, turned to Master Xie and said, "You are I don’t know, on the day that His Royal Highness was assassinated, when the Imperial Guard found the prince and Fushou County Master at the foot of the mountain, Fushou County Master was covered in blood, and he almost couldn’t save his life, and the Empress Dowager was so distressed that she wept.”
"The old man taught the younger generation to have no way, causing His Royal Highness and Fushou County Master to suffer." Apart from apology, what else could Xie Yaoye say
Nothing can be said.
He can't say that although Xie Yao's surname is Xie, he has half the royal blood, right
If he really dared to say that, perhaps the family would not have to be placed under house arrest, because Emperor Changlong would directly push him to Caishikou for beheading.
Knowing that he doesn't make sense, Xie Yaoye can't say anything except showing a pleasing smile to an old eunuch he doesn't like.
Zhao Sancai didn't seem to see his ugliness, he smiled and said, "Elder Xie, please come this way."
Young Master Xie soon discovered that the Imperial Garden was much bigger than he remembered. He walked out of breath, but he dared not let anyone help him.
"Your Majesty should be about to go to court." Zhao Sancai flicked his whisk, and said with a smile, "Old Xie, please come with this old slave."
"Thank you." Xie Yaoye cheered up and returned to Chenyang Palace with Zhao Sancai.
"Eunuch Zhao." The eunuch guarding the gate saw Zhao Sancai's return and whispered, "Your Majesty will discuss matters with Cao Shangshu and General Hua in the main hall."
"That's really unfortunate." Zhao Sancai said to Mr. Xie, "Old Xie, this old servant will take you to the side hall to rest for a while. Recently, the Ministry of Rites has been busy, and Mr. Cao of the Ministry of Household is responsible for the affairs of Enke. Discuss for a while."
"Father-in-law is very polite." Xie Yaoye suddenly recalled the past, when he and Du Songwen sat on an equal footing, and when he entered the palace to meet His Majesty, he would not wait so long outside.
Master Xie felt more and more uneasy, and always felt that this trip would not be too smooth.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Young Master Xie was finally summoned by Emperor Changlong. He stepped into the gate of the main hall, stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
"Xie Lao, please sit down." Emperor Changlong asked to help Xie Yaoye up from the ground and gave him a seat: "I haven't seen you for many years, is Xie Lao's body still strong?"
"Thanks to Your Majesty, everything is fine with this old man." Xie Yaoye sat down on the chair carefully, observing the face of Emperor Changlong.
After not seeing him for decades, Emperor Changlong looks calm and mature, giving people an unfathomable feeling.
Emperor Changlong didn't ask Xie Yaoye's purpose for coming, and chatted with him kindly, as if he was caring about an ordinary old man.
Xie Yaoye was anxious in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest emotion. He really had no choice but to say directly: "Your Majesty, this old man is shameless and wants to ask you for a grace."
"Oh?" The smile on Emperor Changlong's face gradually faded, staring at Young Master Xie, making people unable to see his anger.
Xie Yaoye's scalp was a little numb, but for the Xie family, he could only bite the bullet and plead: "Your Majesty, the concubine is seriously ill, and the old man wants to take the concubine back to the south to recover."
"Don't worry, Mr. Xie, Concubine Xie is my sister-in-law, and I will send someone to take good care of him."
"The old man has no other intentions. It's just that the concubine's condition is complicated. Taking him back to the south to recuperate is more beneficial to his condition." Xie Yaoye saw that Emperor Changlong was unwilling to agree to this request, and cried with his old face, "Your Majesty, the old man has nothing under his knees. Son, treat the concubine like a parent. When I learned that he was suffering from hysteria, the old man was so afraid that he didn't sleep all night, so he rushed to the capital overnight, only hoping that he would be safe."
Xie Yaoye is already old, and he looks sad and crying, which is very pitiful.
"What's the matter?" The prince strode into the main hall, looked at Young Master Xie, who wiped tears from his sleeves, and saluted Emperor Changlong: "Father, why is Elder Xie crying, are you embarrassing him?"
"Your Majesty is kind and generous, how can you be embarrassed by the old man, Your Royal Highness, you have misunderstood." Xie Yaoye quickly explained.
"Since the royal father has never treated you harshly, why are you crying so sadly?" The prince walked to the chair and sat down, took the tea brought by Zhao Sancai and took a sip: "I don't know, I thought the royal father bullied the old man, which made people misunderstood. But it's not good."
Xie Yaoye who is wiping tears:...
Does this mean you don't even cry without making people cry
He removed his sleeves, glanced at Emperor Changlong who had no expression, then glanced at the arrogant prince, wiped away his tears and put down his sleeves: "It's the old man who lost his temper."
"Old Xie cried so sadly because he learned that the descendants of the Xie family had assassinated Gu, and he went to Beijing to plead guilty?" The prince rubbed the bracelet that Hua Liuli gave him, and said slowly: "Although Xie Yao assassinated Gu is full of people. The big crime of copying and beheading, but the father has always been soft-hearted and does not want to implicate others. So please rest assured Xie Lao, this matter will not be held accountable for the entire Xie family."
Master Xie's face changed slightly, what did the prince mean by this, threatening him
The Xie family has been inherited for a hundred years in the south, and has a high prestige in the hearts of the students. Do Your Majesty and the Crown Prince really dare to move the entire Xie family? Xie Yaoye didn't believe that Emperor Changlong would be so impulsive, but he couldn't see through the prince's temperament.
When I first saw him, I only thought that this prince was superficial and beautiful, but now that he sits here, he feels the pressure.
"Xie Yao follows the princess to live in Beijing all the year round. Our elders are not strict with her. It's our fault..."
"Wait." The prince paused for a moment while playing with the bracelet, frowned slightly, "What Xie Lao means, Xie Yao and Princess Leyang sometimes live in Beijing, and she made a mistake because it has something to do with our capital. ?"
"The old man has no intention of this."
"Looking at you clearly is what you mean." The prince waved his hand, "Forget it, I don't want to argue with you, so as not to spread the word and say that I bully the elderly."
Xie Yaoye silently swallowed a mouthful of blood.
"As the saying goes, children and grandchildren will have their own children and grandchildren. When Xie is old, he should take good care of his health, and don't worry too much about other things." The prince stood up, "As for Xie's concubine returning to the south to recuperate, you don't need to mention it, it's the only one. would not agree."
"Your Majesty..." Xie Yaoye didn't expect the prince to be so arrogant in front of Emperor Changlong, he turned to look at Emperor Changlong, hoping that he could rebuke the prince.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Changlong was not only not angry, but smiled helplessly.
"This child has been spoiled by me since he was a child, and he has suffered so much grievance." Emperor Changlong sighed, "Old Xie, you are the elder of Xie's concubine, and I am the elder of the prince. You feel bad for Xie's concubine, why don't I feel bad for you? The case of the prince's assassination of the prince is of great importance, and no one in the Leyang Princess Mansion is allowed to leave the capital until the matter is clearly investigated."
"As for Mr. Xie, you..." Emperor Changlong smiled lightly, "You haven't been to the capital for many years, so just stay here for a while longer."
Xie Yaoye: "..."
What does this mean, he not only failed to take the owner back, but also posted himself upside down
"Elder Xie, Your Majesty still has a memorial that he has not yet reviewed. The old slave will send you back, please." Zhao Sancai stepped forward and asked Xie Yaoye to go out.
Xie Yaoye barely maintained the smile on his face. When he stepped out of the threshold, he stumbled under his feet and almost fell to the ground.
"Old Xie, you should pay more attention to your feet." Zhao Sancai smiled and supported Xie Yaoye's hand, "If there are three strengths and two weaknesses, how can this old slave explain to the emperor?"
Xie Yaoye felt bitter in his heart. He never thought that Emperor Changlong had become so difficult to speak now. Do you really want the head of the family to live in the capital all the time and cut off contact with the outside world.
No, we must find a way to save the Patriarch, otherwise all the decades of planning will be in vain.
The weather was getting warmer, and Princess Leyang was locked up in the Princess Mansion. She couldn't find any news. The only thing that reassured her was that her son was safely sent to the palace. No matter what happened, his life could be saved.
The imperial doctor in the palace came every day, but the hysteria of the concubine did not improve at all, but became more and more serious. The maids and servants around her were persuading her to find a way to send the concubine back to the south to recuperate.
But she can't even go out the door now, what else can she do
When she couldn't sleep at night, she got up to breathe in the yard and heard two maids talking secretly.
"The concubine is so kind to His Royal Highness the princess. I didn't expect that after the concubine became hysterical, the princess actually watched the entire princess' mansion by His Majesty."
"Don't talk nonsense, this is Your Majesty's order, what can Her Royal Highness do?"
"No matter what, the princess is also His Majesty's younger sister. If it is not reasonable, then you will cry, make trouble, and hang yourself. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince can't just watch the Princess do this."
"What kind of bad idea did you come up with? If it were spread, wouldn't it be a royal joke?"
"Even if someone sees a joke, so long as you can keep the concubine..."
The voices of the two maids gradually faded away, Princess Leyang stood blankly in the yard, unable to calm down for a long time.
Does the emperor really care about his face and let her take his concubine away from Beijing
After the news spread that the imperial court added Enke, some students from wealthy families packed up their burdens and started rushing to the capital, in order to adapt to the climate and diet of the capital in advance, so that there would be no mistakes in the examination room.
The students who were closer to the capital had already arrived in twos and threes.
Wang Qi and other students also came to the capital ahead of time, but because the Xie family deliberately concealed the news, they arrived from their hometown a few days later than the other students.
The house leak happened to be raining overnight. Before they got to the capital, some of their companions contracted the cold. Everyone spent almost all of their money in order to help their companions get sick.
Along the way, everyone was so hungry that their chests stuck to their backs. In order to save money, they sometimes stayed in broken temples, or hitchhiked by villagers.
When they finally got to the boundary of the capital, they were so hungry that they could not walk, and they kept filling their hunger with water at night.
"Just hold on, everyone, there is still a day's journey, and we will be able to reach the capital." Wang Qi and his companions sat around the fire and whispered, "It really doesn't work, let's go to the farmhouse to borrow some rice grains. , write down the IOU, and return it to them in double the amount when the family sends the money."
They have been reading since childhood, when are they sad about money
"It's all my fault. If I didn't implicate you, how could I make you suffer along the way." Yang Wen choked, "I don't know how to repay you."
"What repayment is not reciprocated, we have been together for so many years, what is hardship is nothing, the most important thing is that people are fine." Wang Qi and several other students comforted Yang Wen and rubbed their hungry belly.
Early the next morning, they continued on their way, and halfway through, Yang Wen, the weakest, fainted.
"Brother Yang, Brother Yang?"
"What happened?" A delicate carriage stopped by the side of the road, and a woman's soft voice came from the car.
Wang Qi and the others were overjoyed, got up and bowed to the owner of the carriage, explaining their recent encounter.
"So you are candidates from the south?" The curtain of the carriage moved, and a white wrist gently lifted the curtain.
The girl in the car had bright eyes and bright teeth, but her face was abnormally pale, and she looked like she was ill.
Wang Qi and the others were embarrassed to stare at the girl, and quickly lowered their heads and said, "Xiaosheng and the others came here from the south."
The girl instructed the people to carry the fainted Yang Wen to a car behind, and then looked at them suspiciously: "I heard that the students in the south have always attached great importance to the imperial examinations, why do you come later than the students from other prefectures?"
The students couldn't express the bitterness in their hearts, so they had to delay on the road because of Yang Wen's illness.
"You are all kind and righteous men. When a friend falls ill, he would rather starve himself than see a doctor for him." With the help of the maid, the girl slowly got off the carriage, "There are many scholars in the world, but people like you are Kind-hearted students are worthy of admiration."
She put a purse containing silver in Wang Qi's hands: "The court of the Jin Dynasty needs talents like you. These silver taels are my thoughts. I hope you will win the laurels from the Toad Palace and be named on the gold list."
"No no no." Wang Qi and other students blushed, embarrassed to accept the purse: "Thank you girl for your kindness, you are willing to send us to the city, we are very grateful, how can we take your money?"
"The money is because I admire your people, and I don't want a gentleman like you to bury your talents because of money." The girl coughed a few times and put the purse in Wang Qi's hand: "I believe that a gentleman like you In the future, when you enter the court as an official, you are also a good official who thinks about the people. I give you money for the people."
"Thank you, girl." Wang Qihong put away the purse with the money in his eyes, and together with several other students, gave the girl a deep bow: "If there is a chance to become an official in the court in the future, I will never forget what the girl said today."
"Cough cough cough." The girl coughed a few times, looking very weak, "It's not early, a few young masters please get on the carriage and enter the capital with the little girl."
"Master, you are not in good health. You were seriously injured some time ago. Be careful not to blow the wind." A maid stepped forward and fed the girl a pill.
The girl smiled apologetically at the students, covered her face with her sleeves, and took the medicine.
County Lord, weak, seriously injured
Wang Qi and other students couldn't help thinking of the rumors that had spread in the south before coming to the capital.
Although reason told them that there are not so many coincidences in the world, they still couldn't help guessing, could this kind girl who helped them unintentionally be Princess Fushou
As expected of the daughters of General Hua and General Wei, she is so kind, and she hopes that they will be good officials in the future to benefit the people.
Such a gentle and kind woman, how could anyone have the heart to hurt her
They almost dare not imagine what this weak and kind girl looks like with blood all over her body.
The author has something to say: Xie Jia: Southern students are my strong backing.
Southern students: The Lord of Fushou County is so kind, so delicate, so gentle.