Section 044 Snowy Night Negotiations
"It's the third lady who is here, then Nan Chu will avoid it first!"
Hearing this cry of joy and cheer, not only Xu Shuxuan, but also Nan Chu had to frown, and fled to a dark corner that others couldn't see.
The person who came was the third lady Xu Feiyan in the Guogong Mansion, born to the Liu family in the second room, the Liu family has a gentle and supple temperament, and loves a pair of their children very much, as the so-called pampered and coquettish, this third lady is the best example, none of the maids and servants in the house are not afraid of her, to say that she can suppress her pampered temperament, I am afraid that only the second miss Xu Mingyan and the eldest young master Xu Shuxuan of the long room can suppress her pampered temperament.
Xu Feiyan is thirteen years old this year, and she has just finished the ceremony in late summer and early autumn, and now the Liu family has begun to plan to choose a good family for her, but her babbling and lively temperament does not seem to have changed at all.
Especially she also loves to stick to Xu Shuxuan's big brother! And the reason why Xu Shuxuan's reputation is so miraculous in the capital is due to the credit of his sister.
If you want to say what credit his sister has made, in fact, there is nothing else, it is extremely flattering! In the circle of nobles in the capital, there is no one who can compare to her three-inch incorruptible tongue, and she is also studying in the Xu clan to study women's studies, and so far, not to mention Xie Daoyun's talent, but the tongue is brilliant and witty.
Xu Shuxuan's reputation as the first son of the capital is what she promoted, and the so-called first son, of course, is talented, good-looking, and character-oriented. Otherwise, with Xu Shuxuan's quiet temperament who doesn't like to be publicized and lives in a simple place, very few people can see his true face, how can the girls in the boudoir know what he looks like? How much talent is there?
Of course, no one who was lucky enough to see him would doubt the poems "touted" by the third lady in the Wei State Mansion.
But what Xu Feiyan did troubled him in the end, not to mention anything else, just said that last year he finally decided to invite the sons of the family in the capital to go out for an outing, but he didn't expect that before he reached the agreed Qinghe Lake, he was surrounded by a group of noble ladies chasing the car and shouting his name, but the result was that he couldn't participate in the outing activity, and he was trapped on the road for two hours before returning home.
Since then, Xu Shuxuan has rarely gone out, and even when he goes out, he is accompanied by secret guards, covering his face with a hat.
"Get out of here, I'm the third lady in the house, my eldest brother's dearest and favorite sister, who are you, dare to stop me!"
Before Xu Feiyan walked to the door of the study, he clashed with Zhuo Ji.
"Hey, when were you sent to my eldest brother? I don't think I've ever seen you in the house? You are a bit beautiful, but with my eldest brother, it's far behind! Get out, get away, I have something urgent to tell my big brother! ”
Xu Feiyan rushed to the door of Xu Shuxuan's study with four maids like a gust of wind, and Zhuo Ji wanted to use Xu Shuxuan's moment distance to press her, but was swept to the ground by a whirlwind brought up by the two maids.
"It's really weak, haha......" The two maidens covered their mouths and laughed.
Seeing this, Ah Shu showed a look of unbearability and embarrassment, and hurriedly ran over to help Zhuo Ji up.
But Xu Feiyan stopped when she walked to the door of the study, she knocked lightly on the door, and her tone suddenly changed softly: "Big brother, Scarlet Yan hasn't come to see Big Brother for a few days, how is Big Brother doing now?" ”
As soon as her voice fell, Xu Shuxuan opened the door.
A face that was pure and handsome like a god appeared in front of several girls, and the faces of the four maids immediately turned red.
"What's the matter?" Xu Shuxuan is a person who doesn't like nonsense, so the first thing he said was to ask Xu Feiyan's intention.
Xu Feiyan seemed to smile embarrassedly, then raised her hand and signaled the maid behind her to take ten steps back, and then jumped in front of Xu Shuxuan, with a look of grievance: "Big brother, why did you see me and look unhappy, you don't hate my sister, right?" ”
"I've always been like this, and you don't know it." Xu Shuxuan said in a light tone.
Xu Feiyan thought for a moment, and smiled again: "It's also oh, the eldest brother is like this to everyone, the eldest brother is invisible, and he is more handsome than the famous Ji Shuye of the Wei and Jin Dynasties!" ”
"Okay, don't say these things in front of anyone in the future." Xu Shuxuan interrupted very helplessly, and asked again, "What did you just say about the eldest aunt fighting with others?" ”
Xu Feiyan seemed to remember the meaning of this moment, first stunned, and then said with great interest: "Big brother, have you heard?" The emperor's new concubine, not only has a strange fragrance, but also divination and fortune telling, I heard that she has only been in the palace for two days, so she calculated ten hexagrams for the emperor, and the hexagram is effective! Now the emperor can favor her, even the eldest aunt, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, entered the palace to meet the emperor, and the emperor is gone, you must know that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess also relies on divination and fortune telling to win the emperor's favor! ”
"Now Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is so angry, she asked in front of the emperor to fight with this Xiangfei Niangniang, no, they all came to the house, and even the altar was set up in the 'Yuhua Dengxian Pavilion', what a big altar! Big brother, do you want to go and see it! ”
Yuhua Dengxian Pavilion is the name of the eldest princess, originally the mother's residence, after the eldest princess married into the mansion, the courtyard was transformed into a special place for worship.
Hearing this name, Xu Shuxuan was naturally unhappy in his heart, so he was silent for a long time without answering, and he was still thinking about a question: Han Motuo Fangshi's lady who dedicated to the emperor could even tell divination? Isn't that a deceptive trick of the gods?
Xu Shuxuan didn't believe that there were really people in the world who could calculate the destiny of heaven, so he began to wonder if this Xiangfei Niangniang wanted to gain the emperor's trust to do something?
"Big brother, what's wrong with you? Don't you want to go? Also, what's so nice about the altar, it's better to build a snowman and enjoy the plums, yes, I'll take my eldest brother to the snow to enjoy the plums! ”
Xu Feiyan said, and before Xu Shuxuan could answer, he ordered the four maids behind him to approach, snatched all the white fox fur jackets in their hands, and covered Xu Shuxuan one by one, and then pushed Xu Shuxuan out of the door.
Nan Chu watched from the roof, shook his head speechlessly, he was on tiptoe, and flew in the direction where Xu Shuxuan went!
This play was a whole day, and when it was time to unitary, Xu Shuxuan was sent to Tingyu Building, and Xu Scarlet finally dragged his tired body back hungry!
"The world is finally quiet!" Nan Chu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and where he saw Xu Feiyan and the group of maids go away, he slammed the door shut, "You could have refused the third lady to go outside to play, why did you agree today?" Could it be that the prince has forgotten the hardships he once suffered? "That means, you still don't think this sister has cheated you enough in the past!
Nan Chu was just a joking remark, but he heard Xu Shuxuan's somewhat stern answer: "It's not all for nothing today!" After a pause, he added, "Get ready, let's go to Fengyin Pavilion immediately!" ”
Fengyin Pavilion is the place where he made an appointment to meet Shi Lubing, the commander of Jinyi Weidu, and it is also a secret tea house left to him by his mother, Mrs. Nangong, and the slaves left in this tea house can be said to be his cronies.
When night fell, the snow was still falling, Xu Shuxuan waited in Fengyin Pavilion for half an hour, and finally waited for Lu Bing's arrival.
Although Lu Bing is about forty years old, he still maintains a slender and straight figure, and his appearance is handsome, and his aura is magnificent, according to his identity, he should be wearing a python robe with a jade belt, but he only wore an ordinary dark robe tonight, but he was dressed so casually, but he couldn't hide his awe-inspiring momentum.
As the leader of Jinyiwei, although he has a terrifying and childish reputation, Lu Bing is really not a big traitor, and even when he first served as the deputy of Jinyiwei, he also helped the wronged people in prison to redress their grievances.
Born in a famous family, he also has an elegant bookish anger, which is easy to make people feel good at first sight.
Xu Shuxuan saw the appearance of this figure, his heart was slightly happy, he raised his hand and gave a salute, and said with a smile: "Lord Lu came in the snow, and the juniors are grateful!" I can't get up to greet him. ”
A small servant had hurriedly propped up an oil-paper umbrella at his signal to shield Lu Bing from the snowflakes flying in the sky.
The maidservant had already made new tea and placed it on both sides of the table of pear blossom wood. There was a dragon burning in the warm pavilion, and the curtain separated the wind and snow.
"It is also an honor for me Lu to be invited by the first son of the capital!"
Lu Bing was introduced into the warm pavilion, and saw Xu Shuxuan make a gesture of invitation to him, this young man has an elegant posture and a humble attitude, but he also has a noble bearing that is neither humble nor arrogant, and his temperament is clear but has an incomprehensible deep background, and his mind can also be described as unfathomable.
Lu Bing lifted his robe and sat down calmly.
His cold eyes as if they were flashing knives stared at the young man opposite, watching the young man's reaction with a hint of inquiry or a hint of curiosity. You must know that no one dares to sit so close to him, because no one can predict when the embroidered spring knife in his hand will cut your throat.
Therefore, his intently gaze still has a hint of threat and temptation.
But the young man didn't seem to be intimidated by his gaze at all, and still said with a smile like a spring breeze: "False name is not enough for outsiders, Shu Xuan is just a white dress, to write Tao Wuluo, wisdom and bravery, Lord Lu was born in a famous family, since he was a child, he has read sages and know etiquette, and he has won the first place in martial arts when he was weak, and he is a rare all-round talent in our dynasty." Moreover, when Lord Lu first took office as the deputy of Jinyi Wei, he was upright, punished rape and eliminated evil, and set an example for my generation, and the younger generation admired him very much! ”
"Xu Shizi seems to know everything about Lu?" After listening patiently, Lu Bing said with a smile.
Xu Shuxuan still smiled: "My father often takes adults as an example and mentions his life to the younger generation, so the younger generation doesn't dare to say that he knows all about Lord Lu's deeds, but he also knows the third. ”
"Really? What's the third? ”
"First, Lord Lu doesn't do anything against his will, second, Lord Lu's principle is that the enemy will not offend me, and I will not offend anyone, and thirdly, ......" Xu Shuxuan's tone paused slightly, and continued, "No matter how the world changes?" Lord Lu will only be loyal to the Holy One! Am I right? ”
Lu Bing's eyes were slightly twitching, his expression changed slightly, he looked at the young man again for a long time, and suddenly laughed loudly: "You said these three points well, so the purpose of you inviting me here today is to remind my conscience, not to form a party with Yan Xiang and let go of the Yang family?" ”
"Why not?" Xu Shuxuan asked rhetorically, "Lord Lu's eyes are like torches, are the officials in this world loyal or traitorous, and who can escape your eyes, this palace maid coup, Yang Shizhong was innocently involved, you should know better than anyone else, the intention of Yan Xiang's father and son to design this case?" ”
"But you also said just now, the enemy does not offend me, I do not offend people, and what Yan Xiang's father and son do has nothing to do with me! Why should I take care of the affairs of the Yang family and Shuyan Shoufu is such a strong enemy? ”
"Lord Lu really doesn't have a reason to take care of it, but it's better to manage it than to ignore it." Xu Shuxuan said meaningfully.
"Tell me, what's the benefit of management?"
"I'll start by saying what's the downside of what's wrong? Lord Lu, please drink tea first! Xu Shuxuan said, personally poured a cup of tea for Lu Bing, the green Junshan silver needle, the white jade porcelain tea cup, the mist rose, he said, "First, the reputation of the Yang family has spread far and wide, if the Yang family is destroyed, it will not only cause public resentment to boil, it is likely to attract the rampant of the Japanese Bandits, there are not many military generals in the DPRK and China, who still has the courage and ability to fight against the rumored to be like Shura, second, if Yan Xiang's father and son really bring down the first assistant of the cabinet Yang Yiqing, then the father and son are no longer invincible, Although you are still willing to continue to cooperate with them, what if one day, they are bold enough to usurp the throne and rebel? Does Lord Lu still want to rebel with them? ”
"You talk nonsense!" Lu Bing's face changed suddenly, and he actually stood up, and a narrow and slightly curved cold light knife in his hand pressed against Xu Shuxuan's neck, and almost at the same moment, Nan Chu's sword also fell on Lu Bing's neck.