Chapter Sixty-Eight: See the Great Master
Back to Xie Anyi. When she saw the eldest man return home, she also went back to her Meihan Courtyard. Grandma Xie didn't come to her, but she was rarely quiet for a few days.
Mama Zhou should have taught her about the same, and Xie An also arranged for Xiaomei and another little maid to serve her, and she was in the room on weekdays and didn't come out much.
Xie An had just changed his clothes, and saw Ai Yan come to report that the maid Peony next to the eldest lady was here.
"The slave maid greets the seven girls." Peony blessed a gift.
Xie An also gave Ai Yan a look, and Ai Yan hurriedly went over to help up the peony.
"Sister Peony, why are you here today?" Xie An also asked casually.
"The girl is called a slave and a peony, and my sister is called a slave and a maid. Jasmine had other errands to do, so the slave came. ”
"Okay, I got it. You go back first, and I'll change my clothes and go." Xie An also stood up and instructed Ai Yan to help her change her clothes.
But when she turned her head, Peony was still standing there and didn't move.
"The eldest lady is not in the room, so I have to take you there." Peony explained.
Xie An also hesitated, changed his clothes, and walked out of the courtyard with Aimo and Peony.
"Sister Peony, this is not the way to the eldest lady's yard." They walked for a while, and seeing that they were about to reach the second gate, Aimo couldn't help but ask.
Peony stopped when she heard this, looked at Xie Anyi guiltily, and lowered her head.
"What the hell is going on? Say! Xie An also drank suddenly.
Peony had never seen such an imposing Xie Anyi, and knelt on the ground with a "poof" and said, "Slave...... The slave didn't mean to deceive the girl, but ...... It's the lord who wants to see you. ”
"Sir?" Xie An also thought of many possibilities in his heart, but he didn't expect it to be the eldest master.
"Yes, yes." Looking at the peony, it doesn't look like a lie, "The eldest lord instructed the slave to take you quietly to the outer study, and not let others know." ”
"Why did the lord ask you to pass the word?" Aimo asked.
"Slave maid...... The slave maid ...... "Peony didn't say anything for a long time, but her face turned red.
Xie An also saw her like this, and he also had a plan in his heart, and said, "Get up." Lead the way. ”
Peony slowly stood up and carefully led the way. Xie An also found that she was quite familiar with the road leading from the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard, as if she had calculated correctly, and she didn't even see a single subordinate along the way.
When I arrived at the outer study, I saw the eldest lord's eldest man guarding the door with Da'an, and when he saw Xie An and them arriving, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The little one asks for the seventh girl, the master is waiting for you inside." ”
After speaking, he helped Xie An also open the door, but stopped Aimo from the door. Xie An also turned around and gave Aimo a look to reassure her, and walked in.
Xie Zhishu was writing on the bookcase when he heard someone come in and raised his head. Seeing Xie Anyi, he nodded and motioned for her to sit on the Taishi chair on the side.
Xie An also bowed, sat obediently on the Taishi chair, and looked at the entire study quietly.
In the center is a mahogany carved bookcase, on which even Xie An can see that it is extraordinary. There is a plaque hanging on the wall directly above the bookcase, on which the dragon and the phoenix dance inscribed with the three big characters "end room". The bookcase is facing two rows of Taishi chairs, two in each row, lined up on the left and right. Xie An was sitting on the first chair on the right at this time, and behind the other two empty chairs opposite her was a row of bookshelves. The shelves were full of books, and she took a cursory look at them, most of them historical biographies, and there were a few books on the art of war in the corner. On the other side of the study is a treasure pavilion with some vases and antiques on it, Xie An also thinks of the TV series he watches in modern times, and he doesn't know if there will be a secret door open when he turns one of them. There were a few paintings hanging on the wall with Xie An's back to him, and he glanced at them hurriedly when he came in, but now he didn't dare to turn around and admire them.
After a while, Xie Zhishu finished writing the letter, put down the pen, folded the paper and put it in the envelope.
"I heard that Mrs. said that you went to Prince Li's mansion?" The gift of gratitude gets straight to the point.
"Yes."
"Who have you seen in Prince Li's Mansion and what have you said?" Master Xie asked again. She saw Xie An's puzzled expression and explained: "Oh, I'm afraid that you will inadvertently offend people but don't know, which will make me embarrassed in the officialdom."
There is only one prince in this court, and it can be said that one person is below ten thousand people, and he must not be offended. ”
Xie Zhishu seemed to be very reasonable, but Xie An also saw that his expression was not very respectful, but he just wanted to know about Prince Li's mansion.
She thought about it, and then told the housekeeper Wang Yong's reception and the visit to the garden with Prince Li. just replaced Xiao Xiaohan's words at that time with ridicule, and after speaking, he didn't forget to take out a handkerchief to wipe the tears that didn't exist at all in the corners of his eyes.
"Only these two people?" Xie Zhishu's tone was a little anxious, and it sounded as if he hoped that Xie An had also seen other people.
Xie An also nodded.
Xie Zhishu showed his disappointment, and told her to be at home at ease in the future, so he sent her back.
Xie An also felt that this incident could only be described with the words "inexplicable". Inexplicably asked her to come, asked some inexplicable questions, and inexplicably asked her to go back.
Along the way, Xie An didn't speak, just thinking about what was involved between this Lord Xie and Prince Li's mansion. I knew that when I sat on the chair in Meihan's courtyard, my clothes had already been changed, and I didn't come up with a reason.
Suddenly, Xie An also slapped his thigh violently: "Go, call Bai Lian." ”
But this is in vain after all, Xie An also asked about the book of Bai Lian's thanks, and Bai Lian knew very little. Xie An also saw that she didn't seem to be lying, so he sent her out.
It seems that the person who can uncover this matter is Xiao Xiaohan except for Xie Zhishu, and he will have the opportunity to ask him in the future.
Within two days, Xie An also put the matter aside. Because Xie Zhili had already sent someone to report his safety, he would enter Beijing in a few days.
Xie An has not seen Xie Zhili and the Wang family since he came to cross, and this is about to meet him, so he will inevitably be a little nervous.