The assembly ended successfully in the laughter of everyone and the grievances of Wan Zhang, Xie Yan's brothers returned to Jiankang the next day, and the brothers of the other clans returned to their own mansions, Xie Yan and Xie Xuan went to the door to bid farewell to the guests after the banquet, and they were busy for a day, until now they were able to relax for a while.

Wanzhang was very aggrieved at the banquet, and even in the face of the small pig that is usually rare to eat, he couldn't raise his appetite, and now he was holding his breath for a while, thinking that if he went back to the room immediately, he would definitely get sick, so he took a walk around the back garden where the banquet was held just now, and saw that the people had almost sorted out the place, and only a few of them were still dealing with the endgame.

When the moonlit night is quiet, time passes slowly, the lake reflects the sparkling moon in the sky, the breeze rises, the lake is like a thin layer of silk wrinkled by the wind, the world is like a silk has not been split, the air with the fragrance of flowers is like a sweet solid filling it, raising your eyes to see the sky full of stars, as if the front can be a flood in front of you, and the flood can also be in front of you.

Gradually, the thoughts in his heart were forgotten, walking under a row of willow trees on the side of the road, blowing the rare cool breeze of the summer night, Wanzhang's heart was open, as if he had forgotten everything in front of him.

Just when his heart was clear, he seemed to see two figures in his eyes, slowly walking on the road next to him, because he was walking on the path, so he didn't notice anyone on the side, only because he walked through a sparse bush just now, but the two people didn't notice her because they were walking in front of her.

Through the bright moonlight, Wanzhang finally saw through the dwarf wood who the two backs were, it was Xie Xuan and Xie Yan, who should have returned together after bidding farewell to the guests.

Wanzhang had nothing to do, and he was walking in the same direction as the two, so he intentionally or unintentionally heard what they said along the way.

It's a little hard to hear from a distance, but you can hear it nine times out of ten.

Xie Xuan said: "Today is really hard work. ”

Xie Yan's voice was calm and still modest: "The guests are all brothers in the clan, and it is rare to have such a gathering, and the younger brother has nothing to do at home, this time is both fun and honored." ”

Xie Xuan smiled and said, "Then when do you plan to go to Jiankang to take office?" Although there are many children of the Xie family in the court, there should always be a closer person by my uncle's side. ”

"Brothers grew up and studied together, such as you and Brother Lang, my father has always been regarded as his own child, and it is enough to have you by your side."

"It's different after all." Xie Xuan continued, "I know that you don't like to be an official in charge of political affairs, so after the crown ceremony, you left the Jin Kingdom and traveled the world for many years, originally, if you want to be an idler, it doesn't hurt, but you should also know that although your uncle is the prime minister, he has a high position in the middle of the court, but he is a big man, and in recent years, because I created the Beifu Army, the emperor has become more and more estranged from my Xie family, at this time, as a member of the Xie family, your eldest brother went early, you are the right hand man that your uncle can rely on the most, for the foundation of my clan for a hundred years, you should also put your feelings aside." ”

"I also understand that we, the children of the family, rely on a surname before our name for food and clothing, and if we don't have the protection of the family, we are nothing, so we should dedicate our lives to the family."

"If you understand, why do you ......?"

"Originally, I was ready to contribute to the family for a long time, but now, I have a concern in my heart."

"Are you ......" Xie Xuan was puzzled for a while, but then he understood again, and couldn't help but raise his voice and suddenly said, "Is it because of the girl in the seat?" It turns out that you have such a confidant. I said that although you are so free and leisurely, after all, you understand the importance in your heart, and you will not be so irresponsible, it turns out that it is because of this. ”

After that, Lu Wanzhang and Xie Xuan and Xie Yan were different, and the two parted ways, but the last few words of the two were repeated in Yunzhang's mind, becoming clearer and clearer over and over again.

She had long wondered why other Xie children were all officials in Jiankang, but Xie Yan had nothing to do all day long, only feasting celebrities in the mansion, it turned out that it was because of ...... Is it because of yourself?

He...... It's stupid.

On the one hand, he blamed Xie Yan for not knowing which was more important at the critical moment, and on the other hand, he was worried that Xie Yan might not achieve anything if he continued to be so serious, Wan Zhang thought all the way until he returned to the room, she was still worried, she had experienced too many ups and downs in just a few hours tonight, and it must be difficult to sleep.

I wanted to have a cup of tea and calm down first, only to find that Liu Fu had not come back to take care of Yunzhi, and at this time, it was estimated that she would probably not be able to come back tonight, so she could only go to bed with her clothes first.

But when I got into bed, I found that I really couldn't sleep, lying on the bed and looking at the top of the bed, thinking about what Xie Xuan and Xie Yan said. And as soon as I seriously remembered the matter, I really lost sleep completely, and it was not until the second half of the night that I fell asleep in a daze, so that I could not wake up the next morning, and when I woke up, it was already dawn.

I got out of bed and looked around and found that the catkins had not returned to the room, so I had to comb them by myself, and then I inevitably began to remember the events of last night, and I fidgeted in the room for a while, and waited for the catkins to come.

Liu Wu hurried in from outside the door, and began to apologize as soon as she saw her: "I'm really sorry, the girl is really sorry, last night Yunzhi and the eldest lady had a night's trouble, I couldn't leave, and I couldn't find anyone to inform you, I wanted to come back early in the morning, but just in time for the sons to leave, I avoided waiting for them to go first, so it was too late, it was really the slave's fault." ”

"It's fine." Wan Zhang didn't take this matter to heart, and when she saw the little girl blaming herself so much, she was a little upset, but because of her explanation, she remembered something, so she asked, "Sister Yun also lived here last night?" ”

"Yes, Miss...... I may have to live in the house for a few more days. Liu Wu muttered.

"Again?" Could it be that Xie Daoyun often goes back to his parents' house to live, isn't this kind of thing once or twice? Wanzhang asked in disbelief, "What do you mean?" ”

Liu Fu sighed, but she didn't shy away from anything in front of her, bit her lip and said slowly: "Since the eldest lady married into the Wang family, she has been in a relationship with her uncle...... It's not good, most of the people in the clan also know about this, the eldest lady thinks her uncle is too mediocre, but the Wang family is already the most prominent family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty except for the Xie family, but the eldest lady has been used to seeing the characters of Zhilan Yushu in the clan since she was a child, so she can't look down on it. The lord often persuaded her that husband and wife should be considerate of each other and tolerate each other, but the eldest lady was proud and noble, and she was willing to suffer a little grievance, so she and her uncle were always arguing, and even the lord and the old lady of the Wang family were helpless about this matter. ”

"I see......"

Wanzhang responded a little absent-mindedly.

Xie Daoyun and Wang Ningzhi were not in harmony, she had already noticed it at the banquet yesterday, but she thought it was an ordinary bedside quarrel between husband and wife, but she really didn't expect it to be so serious. But now, she has more pressing matters to deal with.

That is Xie Yan's refusal to go to the court, if she didn't hear Xie Xuan and Xie Yan's words last night, it would be fine, but since she has heard it, she knows that this matter was originally caused by herself, although it is not a direct cause, but it can be regarded as an indirect reason, if you don't solve it, I am afraid that I will feel guilty, and I will not be able to eat and sleep well for a long time.

And more importantly, if he wants to be famous in the world, he has to rely on Xie Yan, if he is not motivated, won't he have no chance? So Wan Zhang was iron-hearted and decided to go to Xie Yan.

Looking at the loyal little maid who was still worried about the unhappiness of the old master's marriage, Wanzhang said firmly: "Liu Wu, let's go find your second son." ”

Liu Wu obviously didn't come back to his senses, and was stunned for a moment: "What...... What the? ”

Thinking that it was really hard to prepare for the banquet to welcome the guests yesterday, Xie Yan was so busy that he was afraid that he would not go to the study today, so Yunzhang and Liu Wu came to Xie Yan's bedroom to find him, and before they came to the door, they met Xingmo in the courtyard who was in a hurry.

When Xingmo saw them, he had already expected what he was expecting, so he slowed down and came over to say hello:

"Miss Wanzhang, but you're here to find the second son?"

"Yes." Seeing that he was holding a pot of tea in his hand, Wanzhang asked, "Is your second son in the room?" ”

Xingmo raised the teapot in the middle of his hand, and replied with a smile: "The second son is in the study, no, I came back to make tea and was about to send it." ”

"The second son worked hard last night, did he still go to the study today?"

"Isn't it?" Xingmo said helplessly, "Originally, I thought so, I didn't prepare tea today, and I had to go one more way." After speaking, he smiled again, "But if you hadn't made this extra trip, you wouldn't have been able to meet the girl, which can be regarded as a coincidence." ”

In this way, in the end, Wanzhang Liu Fu went to the study with Xingmo to find Xie Yan. Xingmo just put down the tea tray when he entered the door, suddenly patted his head, and said, "Oh, I knew that Miss Wanzhang was also here, but I only brought a teacup!" Then he smiled at Liu Wu, "Sister Liu Wu, you can go with me to get another cup." ”

Liu Fu glanced at him suddenly, and suddenly reacted to something, and said excitedly: "Okay, let's go, I'll accompany you!" ”

The two of them had already gone out between the words, and there was no shadow of them running away, and Wanzhang paused for a moment, only to realize that these two clever little minions had sold themselves like this, and now they were left in the same room with Xie Yan, I am afraid that these two people didn't want to get the teacup at all, and now they are hiding behind the root of the wall and laughing.

The atmosphere was not embarrassing, but now it has become extremely embarrassing, but fortunately, Wanzhang came for a purpose, in order to end this unnecessary embarrassment quickly, she asked straight to the point: "When will you return to court?" After a long time, I felt that such a question seemed a little abrupt, so I added, "I heard that you should have gone to Jiankang to work a long time ago, but you didn't go." He paused again, his tone was a little weird, and he said slowly, "If it's because of me...... You don't have to care about me, don't I still have Sister Yun and Yunzhi to accompany me? ”

As soon as Wanzhang sat down, he said such a long list of words, even Xie Yan had to digest it when he heard it, and after a long silence, Fang said calmly: "Sister Yun doesn't return home, I can't rest assured." ”