Xie Pianyun waited in the flower hall for a long time, only to see Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu belatedly, Mrs. Zhu seemed to be not in good spirits, and she was still wearing a forehead wipe on her head on a hot day, although she was a little stunned when she saw him, she still smiled slightly, with a little tiredness in her smile, and she looked a few years older than when she saw him before.

"Pianyun, why are you back?" Mrs. Zhu was a little strange, she heard about Xie Dalangjun just now, she also thought to herself that she didn't know which Xie Dalangjun was, but she didn't expect it to be the eldest grandson of her aunt's house, but he was obviously released to Huguang, how could he return to Yunfu in less than three months?

Xie Pianyun saluted with a smile and said softly: "Aunt and grandmother don't know, this year's rain is abundant, and the lychees and longans in our county are growing very well. ”

So it turned out that although the officials who were released were not allowed to enter the imperial capital at will without being summoned, this situation was a special case.

Old Madam Zhu nodded, and then asked, "Then how did you meet your aunt and grandfather?"

Xie Pianyun said: "It's a coincidence, we beat the horse and walked through the Yunzhou mountain road, and saw a carriage parked in the middle of the road from a distance, and when I came forward to take a look, I found that there was an old man in the car who was unconscious, and it was strange, and I saw a person dressed as a scholar in the forest on the side who was hanging with a belt, and quickly rescued the person. ”

Mrs. Zhu hurriedly recited a few words of Buddhism, let out a sigh of relief, and then said: "Good boy, fortunately you passed by, otherwise your aunt and grandfather are only afraid that they will be more auspicious, so they will stay in the mansion to eat today, and when Brother Xuan and Brother Bi come back, the three of you will have a good drink, they will already be talking about you and Yiyun." ”

"Aunt and grandmother are polite, it's just a gesture," Xie Pianyun smiled, got up and said goodbye: "I still have business on me, so I won't bother." ”

Originally, Mrs. Zhu didn't have the spirit to entertain Xie Pianyun, but when she heard him say this, she also knew that he must have something else, so she didn't force him, and said, "Since you have something, then wait until you finish the matter before you come," and said again, "You must come, my aunt and grandmother want to thank you well." ”

Xie Pianyun responded with a smile, saluted and turned around and walked out of the Zhu Mansion.

Old Lady Zhu's face sank and looked at Wang: "Call the scholar who came with the old lady, I have something to ask him." ”

The Wang family sent the scholar to take care of Mrs. Zhu earlier, and when he heard his mother-in-law's voice with hidden anger, he knew that the scholar had committed his mother-in-law's taboo, so he hurriedly asked his subordinates to call the scholar over.

The scholar knew that this time he was afraid that the old lady would not be able to protect himself, so he knelt on the ground when he came, not daring to argue, and hung his head tremblingly and did not dare to look at Mrs. Zhu.

"When the old lady kept you by your side before, it was because you were clever, but I didn't expect you to live up to the old lady's expectations like this," Old Lady Zhu squinted her eyes and stared at the scholar, but it was only half a day, and her face was full of old age, and her expression was fierce, "What the hell is going on?"

The scholar was frightened and trembled by Mrs. Zhu's words, the most terrifying thing in Lishan Academy was not the old lady, but the old lady, usually the old lady was kind, but once she touched the bottom line of the old lady, the old lady immediately became ruthless.

He replied with a trembling voice: " Originally, he should have taken the official road, but the old lady was anxious, so he asked the coachman to take a shortcut, the coachman was also a fool, knowing that it had rained a few days ago, and walked such a mountain road, but also walked such a mountain road, the result was not well prepared, in the middle of the mountain when the carriage was broken there, when the coachman went to repair the carriage, the horse suddenly attacked, ran two or three miles of mountain road in one breath, the coachman was thrown into the mountain by the horse at the moment, and the car of the ink to understand some equestrian skills, and fought to the death to stop the horse, but the poor man was dragged under the car, trampled to death by the horse, the car was not repaired, in the middle of the overturn, I desperately protected the old lady, I was knocked several times, but still failed to protect the old lady, the car finally stopped, the old lady also fainted, I was called for a long time, and I didn't see the old lady wake up, I saw that the old lady seemed to be out of breath, how could I have the face to live in the world, so ......"

When he said this, his face was already full of tears, and when he bowed, the whole person fell to the ground, and said sadly: "The little one knows that he deserves to die for his sin, and he doesn't dare to ask the old lady for forgiveness, I only hope that the old lady can make the little one serve the old lady better, and then send the little one down." ”

Mrs. Zhu closed her eyes, and it was really as Xie Pianyun said, it was he who saved the old lady.

She has an indescribable feeling in her heart, so she owes her aunt's family a favor, or a great favor, how should she pay it back in the future?

……

Xie Pianyun sent the tribute into the palace, and when Emperor Wen learned about it, he immediately summoned him.

"How is that place in Huguang?" asked Emperor Wen.

Xie Pianyun said respectfully: "The people of Panyu County, where the minister is located, are simple and simple, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. ”

Emperor Wen nodded, "Since you have returned to Yunfu, then let's stay for a few more days, I remember that you and Prince An are cousins, and you didn't catch up when the third child got married, and it just so happened that he held a banquet these days, so you should also go and join in the fun." ”

Xie Pianyun was very surprised in his heart, he heard the third uncle say that the emperor has always been a cold-faced and hard-hearted person, and he never cares about the affairs of the back house, why did he suddenly say such things to him, which startled him.

But he couldn't show a surprised expression, suppressed this surprise, and replied "yes" with respect on his face.

Emperor Wen still had government affairs to deal with, waved his hand, and let him retreat.

Xie Pianyun came out of the Qianyuan Palace, and happened to meet Xie Yanning in a scarlet official uniform outside, and he saluted and called: "Third uncle." ”

Xie Yanning nodded slightly, and asked in a very low voice: "What is the matter with the emperor calling you over?"

Xie Pianyun said briefly: "Just let me stay in Yunfu for a few more days, and say that Prince An's Mansion will hold a banquet, let me go and join in the fun." ”

Xie Yanning was shocked in his heart, the emperor put down the affairs in his hand but saw a small official like his nephew, and asked him to go to the banquet of the three princes? How many affairs did the emperor have to deal with in a day, except for Zhao Yuande, the personal chief eunuch, it was these officials of the Ministry who knew best, that they actually put down the affairs in their hands just for a small banquet? This is too much to say.

But he knew that the palace was not a place to speak, so he suppressed the doubts in his heart, and at this time, Zhao Yuande came out, saw Xie Yanning outside, and said with a smile: "The emperor summoned Lord Xie." ”

Xie Yanning hurriedly shook the fold in his hand and entered the Qianyuan Hall with Zhao Yuande.