Gu Yi reminded on the side: "Mother first think about how to return to the Queen Mother, don't miss the time when the time comes." ”

Duchess Ning Guo sneered nonchalantly: "I'll tell you all about how Manman was framed by her before, so that everyone knows what kind of black-hearted thing the Xia family's concubine is, and the eldest princess of Changning is still holding her, see what they have to say this time!"

Gu Yi looked at his mother's indifferent appearance, and whispered: "Mother, don't take it seriously, you have to string together the causes and consequences, so that the people of the Xia family are speechless and can't argue." ”

The maid came in and said that Gu Zhongyong asked Gu Yi to go to the study, Gu Yi bowed his head and said a few words, and then got up and went to the study.

Gu Zhongyong was holding a fold in his hand, his brows furrowed, and when he saw his son coming in, he summoned him over, "Look at this." ”

Gu Yi lowered his head and quickly looked at the fold, revealing a surprised expression: "Father, Wang Jue ...... so quickly"

Gu Zhongyong nodded, "Wang Jue dared to take this errand, he must have prepared in advance, since he had already noticed that something was wrong with the horse market and handed over the fold, then after the New Year at the latest, the emperor would send someone again, the emperor liked the three princes, and recently asked General Xiao to teach the three princes some kung fu on their fists and feet, I heard that it is a great gain." ”

Gu Yi frowned lightly, "The third prince is one year younger than me, even if the emperor sends him over, he really has the ability to do such a thing?"

Gu Zhongyong saw that he was careless, so he simply broke the words and said to him: "Since the emperor is determined to take back the horse market, he will inevitably send his henchmen to accompany him, and the three princes are going on behalf of the emperor, no one can say what will happen here, if the emperor really takes back the military power of the Wei family, judging from the closeness of our family to the Anbei Houfu now, we will inevitably be implicated, and we have to find a way to get out......"

Gu Zhongyong was silent for a long time, and then said: " You enter the palace tomorrow, and the prince will give this fold to the bottom, the prince will definitely not be reconciled, gently provoke a few times, the prince's anger will come up, and then the prince will go to the trouble of the three princes, you will do peace in the middle, the prince has a heavy hand, you must save the three princes, and then tell him about the affairs of the Xia family, if he cares about the Xia family, he will throw a mouse taboo, and then ask him to ask the emperor to let you or Kui Ge'er go to the northwest with him, and the emperor will reward you or Kui Ge'er with a position of real power, and then install our people in the northwest, it will be much easier。 ”

Only then did Gu Yi understand his father's intentions, and I have to say that his father was really scheming.

He nodded and said, "The son understands, don't worry, the father will do this well." ”

Gu Zhongyong put the fold aside and asked about the Xia family again: "Has your mother already thought of a countermeasure?" Don't say it tomorrow, the queen mother is a person who has experienced two dynasties, and her eyes are very poisonous. ”

Gu Yi said with a smile: "The sweat towel of the Xia family's concubine is in our hands, even if the Xia family wants to refute, they have to explain it first, how did this sweat towel get into my hands, can they still push their own family out? Even if it is pushed out, does the Queen Mother really believe it?"

I'm afraid that the queen mother can't believe such a statement at all, and she will think that the Xia family is too fond of quibbling, so she is disgusted with the Xia family.

Gu Zhongyong smiled and nodded.

……

In the Fushoutang of Xia Mansion, Chan Yi came up with a plate of freshly made maltose, and said to Mrs. Xia with a smile: "Ming'er is a young man, and the maltose has just been made on the stove, you can taste it to see if it is sweet or not, and whether it can stick to the mouth of the stove prince." ”

Mrs. Xia smiled and picked up a small piece and put it in her mouth, the sweet taste instantly spread, and she smiled: "Looking at this sugar cube, I think of a large family of sisters when I was a child, and when I was young, I gathered together, waiting for the first pot of maltose to come out of the pot, and rushed to eat the first piece." ”

Chanyi covered her mouth and smiled, "We are the four sisters and two sisters in our family, and we don't rob my grandmother, my grandmother eats the first piece of this year." ”

Old Madam Xia made a straight face and stuffed a piece of maltose into her mouth, "Stick your mouth too, and you will know the poor mouth all day long!"

Chanyi chewed maltose in her mouth, laughed, and heard Ming Mo say: "The fourth lady is back, and she doesn't seem to be in good spirits." ”

Old Madam Xia nodded and said, "Let her come over, just say that she just made maltose." ”

Mingmo nodded.

Xian Yi entered the door, with a little smile on her face, her eyes were red, but her face was white, as if she had just been powdered.

Chanyi quietly picked up the maltose, approached her, and laughed softly: "Quick, what about the first maltose this year, the fourth sister will taste it." ”

Xian Yi endured her impatience, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, Xie didn't say a word, just sat on the small pestle next to the table, and chewed the sugar cube in her mouth in a trance.

Mrs. Xia was angry when she saw that she was not dead or alive, and slapped the table with a bang, so frightened that she almost jumped up, Mrs. Xia couldn't help frowning, "What's wrong with you? What happened to you in Fahua Temple? How can you go to Fahua Temple and lose your soul?"

Xian Yi looked at Mrs. Xia's impatient expression in a daze, her face trembled a few times, and she muttered in her mouth: "I, I haven't met anything, I haven't met ......."

The disgust in Old Madam Xia's eyes was even worse, and she raised her voice and asked, "Liuyue, Qiuyue, what did you say, what happened in Fahua Temple?"

Lu Yue and Qiu Yue glanced at each other, both with strange expressions, "Fourth Miss has been staying in the wing room and won't let us in." ”

Old Madam Xia frowned, "Then did anyone pass by, or meet anyone?"

Ryutsuki and Qiuyue shook their heads in unison.

Chanyi raised her eyebrows, Fahua Temple, there is a distance from Xia Mansion, but it is very close to Ningguo Mansion, only separated by two alleys, if Xian Yi goes to Fahua Temple, it is impossible for the people of Ningguo Mansion to be unmoved, unless......

She said softly: "Grandmother, looking at the appearance of the fourth sister, she should be tired, let her go back and rest." ”

Old Madam Xia couldn't ask anything for a while, waved her hand, and let Xian Yi go down.

Chanyi sent Xian Yi out, stretched out her hand to sort out her clothes, stared at her expression, and said with a faint smile: "I forgot to tell my sister today, there are still two stitches in the sweat towel that have not been embroidered, otherwise you give it to me first, and I will give it to you after I embroider the sweat towel for you?"

As soon as Xian Yi heard the word "sweat towel" in her ears, the whole person seemed to explode, reached out and pushed her back, and said loudly: "No need, I'll just embroider it myself, I'm tired, go back to the room first." ”

Chan Yi looked at Xian Yi's angry and hurried look, and a smile was slightly raised at the corner of her mouth, it seems that Xian Yi didn't get what she wanted, otherwise how could she come back with such a free look.

She turned around and went back to Fushoutang, and Mrs. Xia was still angry, holding the Buddha beads and twisting them quickly.

Before Chanyi could persuade Mrs. Xia, she heard the maid say, "The second master is back, and he brought back a man." ”

Old Madam Xia was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Let them in." ”

Chanyi turned around and went behind the screen, and through the screen, she saw a very handsome man walking in with Xia Mingche.

Xia Mingche saluted Mrs. Xia and introduced: "Grandmother, this is Du Ping, Du Ping. ”

Chan Yi looked at the man in surprise, it was clear that Lang Jun, who was only sixteen years old, was so tall, no wonder Zhang Yang dared to speak in such a tone, this Du Ping did have a strength that could not be underestimated.

I heard a calm and calm male voice slowly sounding: "Say hello to Mrs. Xia." ”

Old Madam Xia said, "No need to be polite. ”

Xia Mingche smiled and said, "Grandmother, Lord Du came here today to see my father, but my father didn't seem to have come back yet, so I asked Lord Du to come over first." ”

Old Madam Xia nodded and slowed her expression, "Your father has been very busy lately, and he can't return to the house until it's dark," and then said to Du Ping, "If Lord Du doesn't dislike it, let's eat together in the mansion." ”

Du Ping looked respectful, as if he was just a polite young man who came to a friend's house as a guest, and he was not at all as aggressive as rumored outside: "The old lady just calls me Brother Ping, and everyone in the family calls me like this." ”

Seeing that he was very polite, Mrs. Xia smiled slightly and praised: "What a good look, I heard Shijing say that you have made great contributions in Sichuangui, but you are really young and promising." ”

Du Ping humbly replied: "The old lady praised it, it was all my luck that I was able to climb out of the pile of dead people." ”

After chatting a few words like this, Xia Shijing finally returned to the house, and a few people went to the study.

Chanyi just walked out from behind the screen, and Mrs. Xia smiled at Chanyi, shaking her head while laughing, "This Du Ping looks like a talent, it's a pity." ”

Chanyi knew the meaning of her grandmother's words, Du Ping had such an uncle, and the family stared at him as a nephew who had to command the errand, counting on the nephew to soar to help their family ascend to heaven.

Marrying into such a family, I'm afraid it's thankless.

Chan Yi smiled, turned around and ordered the kitchen to add more dishes with wine for dinner, presumably Du Ping came today for his mother's case, this matter is estimated to have to be discussed for a long time to end, and it is easier for men to confide the truth at the wine table.

Chanyi accompanied Mrs. Xia to dinner, put on a jacket in the hall and took a copy of "Dayan Persona" to read, which told bizarre stories, and the words were very beautiful, so people couldn't help but read it again and again.

When it was near, Xia Shijing entered Fushoutang with a drunken body, Chanyi put down the book and told the maid to cook the sobering soup, the soup was cooked and served, Xia Mingche also sent Du Ping out of the house and returned to Fushoutang.

Although Xia Mingche was not as strong as Xia Shijing's heavy wine, he also drank a lot and was a little dizzy.

He sat on the edge of the kang and couldn't help but rub his head.

One person drank a bowl of sobering soup, and only then did he cheer up a little.

Old Madam Xia hurriedly asked, "How is it?

Xia Shijing looked at his daughter on the side and had no intention of leaving, so he had to say to Mrs. Xia: "I told Du Ping, I have no impression of that case at all, and told him about the current situation, and he agreed." ”

In fact, it was Xia Mingche who clicked from the side, and Du Ping made a decision.

Xia Mingche smiled and comforted Mrs. Xia: "Grandmother, don't worry, the third uncle has already let people take care of it, the eldest princess of Changning went to the palace today, and there will be results tomorrow." ”

It was all good news for the Xia Mansion, and Mrs. Xia's hanging heart was finally relieved.

On the second day, Chanyi accompanied Mrs. Xia and Xie Shi to have breakfast in Fushoutang, and the palace handed a sign and asked her to enter the palace together.

Chan Yi cleaned up, changed into a light cyan gown, wore a crescent-colored horse-faced skirt, and accompanied Mrs. Xia and Xie into the palace together.