Chapter 101: You Like Her
Before Zhao Xi took the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, he had already sobered up.
Cheng Song didn't expect that the first thing Zhao Xi said to him was to ask about Xie Fuya!
"Fourth master. Cheng Song's eyes moved slightly and looked at Zhao Xi's slightly red face and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I didn't say anything about the fact that the county lord of Jingyi was also on the ship, but...... There is no guarantee that others will say it. ”
Zhao Xi closed his eyes and pulled out a blank smile, "That's good...... She...... That's good. ”
After speaking, Zhao Xi tilted his head to the side and fell asleep again.
Cheng Song came out of Zhao Xi's room and looked up at the red clouds in the sky.
After some tossing and turning today, it is already evening.
Zhao Xi actually protected Xie Fuya, which was a bit unexpected by Cheng Song. But if you think about it, there seem to be traces.
Every time Zhao Xi saw Xie Fuya, he would lose his former calm and return to the appearance of a teenager of his age. Shyness, shyness, gains and losses, these are the expressions that Cheng Song rarely sees on Zhao Xi's face, but every time he sees it, it is precisely in front of Xie Fuya.
But Xie Fuya is a married woman, and Zhao Xi's thoughts can only be pressed in the bottom of his heart.
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Princess Anyang returned from the cruise to know what her son and daughter had done today, even if she was angry, she was helpless!
The brother and sister concealed the truth that King Liang thought that Xie Zhuo was the Five Ghost Stars who would block his great cause and wanted to get rid of it, but they only said that they forgot to remind the cook not to put crab roe-related ingredients, which caused Zhao Xi to be too sensitive. And Princess Anyang was angry that Xie Zhuo actually did such a ridiculous thing as going to the Liang Wangfu to take the blame for the crime of going to the Liang Palace!
"Don't you feel ashamed to do something like that in public?" Princess Anyang was so angry that she reached out and slapped Xie Zhuo's arm, "Even if you don't feel ashamed, I don't dare to go out!"
Xie Zhuo grinned and touched his arm and said: "It's my face that I lost, my mother should go out to the banquet, see which leopard who doesn't have long eyes and eats a bear's heart dares to talk nonsense in front of you!"
Princess Anyang glared at Xie Zhuo, then looked at Xie Fuya, who had been much more stable recently, and sighed: "Jiaojiao, why don't you stop your brother from messing around?
Xie Fuya glanced at Xie Zhuo, and couldn't help but smile: "Mother, my brother is sincere when he does that." No matter how angry Uncle Liang is, things have come to this point, he has to forgive his brother, right?"
The most important thing is that Xie Zhuo entered the Liang Wang's Mansion under the attention of the people, and the Liang King did not dare to make a move against Xie Zhuo! In the eyes of outsiders, his uncle is magnanimous and his nephew is sensible and well-behaved, and this is also the "harmony" that Emperor Xuanwen likes to see.
Princess Anyang sighed, she knew that her children had grown up, and she really couldn't control too much. As long as it doesn't cause a catastrophe, let them go.
After Xie Wu came back, Princess Anyang had to complain to him about the ridiculous things her son had done, but Xie Wu faintly felt that things were not simple. It's just that he didn't want his wife to worry too much, so he smiled and persuaded Princess Anyang to play with her children, as long as they were not too out of line, they could always protect the children.
When the family sat down for dinner, Princess Anyang talked about today's princess Zhang Luo's cruise to enjoy the river view, in general, the ladies of each mansion had a lot of fun, but the fifth grandmother of the Yongjun Hou Mansion didn't look at it, and praised the county lord of Liang Wangfu Minyi in front of the princess, and seemed to jokingly say that she wanted to ask for her uncle.
The crown prince and King Liang didn't agree openly and secretly, but they didn't dare to show it in front of Emperor Xuanwen. But if the false brotherhood does not collapse one day, the female relatives of the two mansions will have to have contacts, but they are just on their own guard and in front of others.
If you Yongjun Marquis want to marry Liang Wangfu, you can say it casually in private or at the banquet of other mansions, you have to dance in front of the crown princess and scream like a hen grabbing her neck, who is this medicine for your eyes? Not to mention that the crown princess turned cold on the spot, even Princess Liang was not very happy and didn't pay attention to the fifth grandmother of Yongjun Hou's mansion at all!
Although everyone else saw it as a joke, the discerning person sniffed something out of it.
Xie Fuya thought about the Yongjun Marquis Mansion in the previous life, and seemed to have heard the female relatives of the Chengyi Bo Mansion tell some jokes about the Yongjun Marquis Mansion trying to hug King Liang's thigh.
The Yongjun Marquis Mansion is now in decline, and since the previous generation, there has not been a single man in the family who has made a living! A large family of people sit and eat without talking, but they still have to talk about noodles everywhere. The reason why he can still hold on is because he clings to his capable in-laws by marrying them, occasionally rewarding the lords of the mansion with food and giving them a light and lucrative errand to do!
Therefore, all the provinces in Beijing look down on the Yongjun Hou Mansion, but the old lady of the Hou Mansion is the cousin of Emperor Xuanwen and the lord of the imperial family! For the sake of the old Taijun's face, all the mansions will also hand over posts to the Yongjun Hou Mansion for banquets.
In the previous life, I heard that the people of the Yongjun Marquis Mansion had the idea of hitting King Liang and did not give up easily! First, he wanted to marry Zhao Qinghui, the lord of Minyi, but was rejected by Princess Liang; then he wanted to marry his own girl to Zhao Xi, but he was also rejected by Princess Liang; and finally he carried a concubine into the backyard of Zhao You, the son of King Liang, and finally attached himself to King Liang!
Speaking of the concubine of the Yongjun Houfu who became Zhao You's concubine, Xie Fuya remembered that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the concubine accidentally fell into the water when she put the wishing lotus lantern by the water, and was rescued by Zhao You, who accompanied her sister Zhao Qinghui to put the lantern, so she was carried into the Liang Wangfu.
How can things in this world be so coincidental! Many so-called coincidences are just designs by people with intentions.
"Jiaojiao, what are you thinking?" Princess Anyang saw her daughter stunned with the tea after the meal, so she opened her mouth to call.
Xie Fuya came back to her senses, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised: "I didn't think about anything, I just thought that the fifth grandmother in the Yongjun Hou Mansion was interesting." I heard that she is the daughter of the imperial merchant Fu family, although she was born in a merchant family, she is not unlearned from the rules of the high gate. I heard that big merchant families like to invite old palace maids out of the palace to teach their girls the rules, so how can the fifth grandmother not be a person who talks nonsense regardless of the occasion. ”
Princess Anyang was stunned, thought about it, and felt that her little daughter's words seemed to have some truth.
"Then why did she do that?" Princess Anyang looked at Xie Fuya, wanting to hear her daughter's opinion.
The horses, Xie Wu and Xie Zhuo, also made serious preparations to listen to Xie Fuya's analysis.
Xie Fuya thought about it again before saying, "I guess that the fifth grandmother herself doesn't want her in-laws to have anything to do with Liang Wangfu." Or, she is a woman who doesn't understand the rules and can't read people's faces. ”
After hearing this, Xie Wu nodded, "Don't underestimate anyone." ”
After feeling the affairs of other people's families, Princess Anyang thought of the problems that urgently needed to be solved for her little daughter.
"Horse, Fuya mentioned to me before that she wanted to reconcile with Cai Erlang. Originally, I thought that they were a young couple who had some awkward trouble, and it would be fine in a few days. But later, looking at Cai Chengshan's unworthy appearance, as well as the mess of the Cai family, and the women of the Cai family repeatedly came to the door to make some overstepping requests, I think Jiaojiao is really uneasy to stay in their house. Princess Anyang said to her husband, "It's better to let Fuya and Cai Chengshan reconcile." ”
Xie Zhuo had long known that his sister wanted to reconcile, so he was not surprised to hear it. If Xie Fuya hadn't reminded him not to show his approval too early in front of his parents, lest his father be angry, he would have jumped up and raised his hands in favor of Xie Fuya and Cai Chengshan's reconciliation!
Xie Wu frowned when he heard this, and was silent for a long time, and Xie Fuya looked at his father a little nervously.
The Xie family is a scholarly family, and Xie Wu has been immersed in it since he was a child, and he is also a man who values etiquette. After marrying the princess, Princess Anyang generally has the final say in the affairs of the family, and Xie Wu only needs to give lectures and do poetry and painting outside. But for the marriage of his children, he, as a father, still has to ask and make an idea.
"If Fuya is not happy in the Cai family, he will leave. Xie Wu raised his eyes and looked at his little daughter.
"Daddy......" Xie Fuya's eyes were red with emotion.
Princess Anyang, a mother who values rules, and a father who attaches great importance to etiquette, can make them agree to their request to reconcile and divorce after only being married for more than half a year, except for the extreme love of her parents, Xie Fuya can't think of any other reason.
"But this and separation are not something that our family can decide. Xie Wu said again, "It needs the consent of the Cai family." If they don't agree, this matter will cause trouble, and it will be Fuya who will lose her reputation. ”
"There's no need to worry. Princess Anyang snorted coldly and said, "Didn't the Cai family want me to help them rescue that fool who had lost the Holy Lord's silver and stole and sold and broke the royal tribute? ”
Xie Fuya didn't expect Princess Anyang to save Cai Chengchuan in exchange for her freedom, and her parents' love for her made Xie Fuya's heart so sour that she was about to melt! She couldn't help but lean on the shoulder of her mother, Princess Anyang, and choked up and shouted "Mother".
Princess Anyang patted her daughter's arm and sighed: "Next time I choose a husband, I have to bring my eyes." ”
Xie Fuya sat upright and wiped the corners of her eyes, and pouted: "I won't marry anymore, and I will take care of my father and mother for the rest of my life." ”
"Talking nonsense. Princess Anyang looked at Xie Fuya with disgust and said, "How can a daughter take care of her father and mother for a lifetime?
As she spoke, Princess Anyang looked at her son who was holding back her stomach and wanted to talk, and smiled helplessly.
"Even if my sister no longer marries and becomes an old girl at home, I am willing to raise her! In the future, my children and grandchildren will also honor my sister!" Xie Zhuo saw Princess Anyang coming over, and immediately jumped up and shouted, "In the future, I will naturally raise my father and mother!"
"Phew, who's the old girl! Before she even got married, she said anything about her children and grandchildren, and it was really shameless. Xie Fuya smiled and took a tearful sip of Xie Zhuo.
Xie Zhuo's face flushed, and he touched the back of his ear and said embarrassedly: "Didn't I say it first." Anyway, sooner or later, I'm going to get married, and I'll have children. ”
Princess Anyang and the concubine Xie Wu were both amused by Xie Zhuo's silliness.
After the cruise incident, King Liang really became a little jealous of Xie Zhuo, and he didn't dare to make another move easily!
After Zhao Xi's body was completely unhindered, he told King Liang about the events of the day, and hid Xie Fuya's affairs on the ship like Cheng Song.
If King Liang knew the truth in the future, Zhao Xi could also excuse himself and say that he was not sober at the time and didn't know anything! Cheng Song would say that he was not familiar with Xie Fuya, and he didn't recognize that the little guy was dressed as the county lord of Jingyi.
King Liang didn't know that his son was deceiving him with the people he had wooed, and his attention didn't fall on Xie Fuya.
After a few days, the Marquis of Yongjun repeatedly sent matchmakers to the Liang Palace's Mansion to propose marriage to the county lord of Minyi, and the always good-tempered Princess Liang refused impatiently. The Marquis of Yongjun saw that it was hopeless to marry the county lord, so he asked the matchmaker to propose marriage to Zhao Xi, and wanted to tell the second concubine to the fourth master of Xi!
Princess Liang couldn't bear it anymore, so she directly ordered someone to drive the matchmaker out of the palace!
Princess Liang asked King Liang to come forward to warn the Marquis of Yongjun that she was not allowed to invite a matchmaker to come to the palace to propose marriage, otherwise don't blame her for not giving the old lady face!
His wife had never been so angry, and King Liang naturally didn't dare to slack off. I don't know what he said to the Marquis of Yongjun, anyway, the Marquis of Yongjun's Mansion finally stopped.
After everything calmed down, Zhao Xi asked Cheng Song to go to the teahouse to sit.
Since he intervened in the management of craftsmen and fights with each other, Cheng Song's daily life in the Ministry of Industry has not been as leisurely as it was at the beginning. From time to time, all kinds of documents were submitted to him and needed him to look at them and sign for approval, and he was tortured so much that he couldn't beat the case and yelled "quit"!
Zhao Xi made an appointment, and Cheng Song put aside the irritable documents at hand and came to the teahouse to hide for a while.
Zhao Xi poured a cup of tea for Cheng Song, raised his eyes to look at Cheng Shizi's dark eyes and slightly dull gaze, and couldn't help laughing: "Ziyu has been very tired lately, look at your hard looks." ”
Cheng Song glanced at him faintly, then sneered self-deprecatingly and didn't speak.
"If you don't like that errand, why don't you quit?" Zhao Xi didn't understand that Cheng Song obviously didn't want to be the governor of the palace repair, but he still took the errand and has been doing it until now. "You can enter the palace as a dragon guard, or you can ask Lu Guogong to ask for a vacancy or errand in the Ministry of War for you, why bother to work hard in the Ministry of Industry?"
Cheng Song picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, sighed and said, "It would be nice if it could be as easy as you said the fourth master." Not to mention that I don't even want to enter the military department, I just want to train with my brothers in the barracks, even my father will not allow me to go to the military department. ”
Zhao Xi raised his eyebrows, "Why?"
Cheng Song turned the teacup and said lightly: "Now that you have returned the military power, you will no longer be nostalgic." How can there be a reason to stuff his son into the military department and spy on the internal affairs of the military department every day. ”
"......" Zhao Xi really convinced Lu Guogong's father and son's idea.
"Forget it, don't talk about that. Cheng Song drank all the tea, and waved his hand, not wanting to say something that would make him helpless and headache. He looked at Zhao Xi and asked, "Fourth Master, there is something I don't know whether to ask or not." ”
Zhao Xi stored tea for Cheng Song again, and said with a smile: "Although you and I are not as close as those brothers in your barracks, we can be regarded as close friends." Is there anything you can't ask me?"
Cheng Song licked his lips and looked around again before asking softly, "Fourth Master, do you like the county lord of Jingyi?"
Wow...... The tea in Zhao Xi's hand was poured on the table.