524, the Xie family's response
Knowing what Emperor Taichu meant, Nangong Mo was not polite. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info connected with the waiters sent by Emperor Taichu to help her deliver things, and called a few guards around her, and the group went to Xie's house to deliver things. He turned around and went back to the Chu Palace.
What happened yesterday Xie Qigongzi naturally did not hide it from Xie Hou, Xie Hou almost never entered the court as an official, but the almost innate acumen of the hairpin family let him know that there was a possibility that Xie Qi would suffer. However, this impeachment of the Xie family is not unbearable, there are hostile people to the Xie family in the court, and naturally there are people who follow the Xie family all the way, if you really make trouble in the court, Xie Qi will not be isolated. In the end, it is great to be reprimanded and fined for a few years, who cares about this?
But he didn't expect that before he heard about the impeachment, the emperor sent someone to deliver something. This is not a year, there is no festival, for no reason, Xie Hou is not a favorite of the Son of Heaven, and the emperor will give something when he thinks of it. Looking at the attendant who was following behind, it was obviously the guard of the Chu Palace, and Xie Hou suddenly realized. Very thoughtfully, he invited people into the inner hall to drink tea, gave a reward, and then asked the housekeeper to personally send him out of the door, which was a sigh of relief.
Xie Hou looked at the exquisite chessboard made of white jade placed in front of him, smiled indifferently and turned around and went to the backyard to ask to see his mother.
Now that the children of the Xie family have begun to come out, Old Madam Xie is walking around less outside. Outsiders only think that the old lady is old and don't care, but the old lady Xie spends her days in her own courtyard to recuperate and enjoy her life, and she is more comfortable than those old feudal lords who still want to compete with their daughters-in-law for power at a very old age.
When Xie Hou entered, Xie Peihuan was talking with the old lady, and when he saw his father come in, he hurriedly got up to salute.
Seeing his daughter, Xie Hou's expression became a little gentler. For this daughter Xie Hou is both loving and guilty, if it wasn't for the fact that he was assigned to marry the prince back then, now his grandson is afraid that he is already sensible. Looking at his mother, Xie Hou put things aside first, looked at Xie Peihuan and asked, "Huan'er, what do you think of that kid from the Lin family?" ”
Lin Changfeng's Xie family never hid it from Xie Peihuan, and even secretly let Lin Changfeng some water. After all, Lin Changfeng's character and ability have nothing to say, except that the Lin family is a little sad, but if her daughter really values Lin Changfeng, the Lin family's affairs are not impossible to solve. It's better than my daughter who keeps delaying like this.
Xie Peihuan's face flushed slightly, "The daughter has worried her father." ”
Old Madam Xie couldn't help but say happily: "It's a coincidence that you're here, and I'm also talking to this girl about this." Although the Lin family's family can't figure it out, I see that the kid of the Lin family has practiced some skills with His Royal Highness the King of Chu over the years, and he is smart and weird. ”
Xie Hou smiled: "Mother is right. Qilang also said that Lin Changfeng was good, but his son heard from Brother Qin that the Lin family still doesn't know how to regret it. said that he wanted Lin Changfeng to go back, but Lin Changfeng shouldn't. The son and wife also think that this kid is good in everything, except for such a bad home. However, following His Royal Highness the King of Chu for so many years, he can always learn a little bit of His Royal Highness the character of the King of Chu, right? If so, it can be regarded as offsetting the Lin family's unhappiness. Where in the world are there so many kinds of wishful things? ”
Old Madam Xie nodded, and looked at Xie Peihuan with a smile, "Grandmother just told you that, what do you think?" ”
Xie Peihuan lowered his eyes, and the heat on his face did not subside and added a little red, "Peihuan listens to grandmother and father." ”
Old Madam Xie smiled happily: "That's right, excellent." My wife has no regrets all her life, and the only thing she worries about is your marriage, and now it is really smooth. Xie Hou was also happy, "Very good, it seems that our family is also going to have a happy event." I've been busy these days, so I'll let your seventh brother go back to the kid in the Lin family in a few days, so that he won't have to find ways to send things to the house in three days. ”
Xie Peihuan got up, "My daughter will go and say hello to her mother first." ”
Both of them knew that she was shy, and they didn't stop her from letting her go. I learned about a heartfelt matter, Xie Hou and Mrs. Xie were both open-minded and beaming with joy on their faces.
It wasn't until the joy had passed that Old Lady Xie asked about Xie Hou's intentions. Xie Hou didn't hide it, and told the matter as it was. Although Mrs. Xie is a woman, but after two dynasties and the four emperors of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, she has witnessed the process of Daxia from scratch, and her experience and knowledge are not comparable to ordinary people.
After listening to her son's words, Old Madam Xie pondered for a long time before asking, "What do you think of yourself?" ”
Xie Hou said: "My son only saw that His Majesty's most important thing is naturally His Royal Highness the King of Chu now, but our Xie family has been here for so many years, so there is no need to rush to grab the dragon merit." After all... Your Majesty has only just ascended the throne, and if there is no accident, there will be nothing to do in more than ten or twenty years. ”
Old Madam Xie nodded slightly and did not interject.
Xie Hou continued: "The world is changeable, Your Majesty now attaches great importance to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and it is naturally a good thing if he can start and finish well, but... People's hearts are fickle, and Your Majesty is in the prime of life, if we really support His Royal Highness the King of Chu with a clear banner, I am afraid that we will not only harm ourselves, but also harm him. Shichiro mentioned to his son a few days ago that he would ask to be released after a while. The Xie family's most outstanding person in the court is Qilang, even if there are other children, it will be difficult for a while, as long as Qilang leaves Beijing, everything will be easy to say. ”
Old Madam Xie frowned, in the end, when she was old, she still hoped that her children and grandchildren would be around her knees. However, she was not a dumb person, and just asked, "If Shichiro is released......
Xie Hou got up and arched his hand, "That's right, once Qilang leaves Beijing, I'm afraid that he won't be able to come back within ten or eight years, and it will be difficult to fulfill his filial piety in front of his mother." "Old Madam Xie is very old, and it is difficult to say that she will not be there when Xie Qi comes back in the future. Old Madam Xie sighed and said, "Qilang is all for the Xie family, how can I account for this." It's just that he was alone at a young age, and he had to endure hardships. ”
Xie Hou smiled: "As a man, how can I be afraid of hardship? ”
Old Madam Xie nodded and said, "Since you have a number in your heart, just let it go." The King of Chu and the Princess of Chu are not mean and unkind people, and His Majesty can specially reward things today, but I am afraid that the Princess of Chu has said good things in front of His Majesty. People like us... Now that you have entered the court, it is difficult not to stand in line, but it is even more difficult to meet a safe person. Those two are not the kind of masters who are quick to be ambitious, and the people below are paying attention, and there will be no major problems in the future. ”
Xie Hougong claimed that it was, but in fact, if it weren't for King Zheng secretly being aggressive, the Xie family might not necessarily have to stand in line. However, since Xie Jiaerlang wants to show his ambitions, it is still necessary to follow a wise king. Now they naturally won't blatantly run to the King of Chu and say that they want to take refuge in the King of Chu, as long as Xie Jiaming remains neutral on the face, it is enough. An emperor who has just ascended the throne and is full of ambition does not need a son who is full of supporters.
Not to mention the impact of Emperor Taichu's reward on the Xie family among the magnates of Jinling, but it is said that Nangong Mo returned to the Chu Palace, but the mansion was very lively. Several men dressed as people in the rivers and lakes were tied to the floor of the courtyard, and Xingwei stood under the eaves with his sword in his arms, leaning against the pillar and looking up at the sky. Seeing Nangong Mo walking in from afar, Fang Cai stood up straight and said respectfully, "Princess." ”
Nangong Mo glanced at the few people in the rivers and lakes who were screaming on the ground, and asked strangely, "Why did you bring people to the palace?" ”
Xingwei said: "Lord Qin said that he didn't want to startle the snake, these people were sent by Miss Ziyan, and she is inconvenient and there are no people who are good at torture." The princess is relieved, her tail is swept clean. ”
Nangong Mo looked at Xing Wei's expressionless face, and couldn't help but smile, "Since returning to Jinling, Xing Wei seems to have spoken a lot. ”
"......" Xingwei was silent, still expressionless.
A few people in the rivers and lakes who were tied up on the ground knew where they were, they just found a girl in the green building to have fun, or they simply walked in some uninhabited alley and were suddenly put down. After waking up, he was thrown on this cold ground, and although he looked at the deep mansion compound in front of him, which looked like a powerful family, he still didn't know who he had fallen into.
Hearing the conversation between the two, someone had already reacted, and couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "You... Are you the princess of Chu?! ”
Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What? I don't look like the princess of Chu? ”
"Nope. No—" A hint of emptiness flashed in the eyes of the person who spoke, and he forced himself to hold on to his composure. Nangong Mo naturally looked at his appearance, turned around with a faint smile and walked to the chair placed under the eaves and sat down, and asked sideways, "What is the identity of these people?" ”
Qu Lianxing dragged two booklets out of it, and said with a smile: "These people, one is the owner of Huanglong Island in the East China Sea, the other is the Gao brothers known as the three heroes in Lingnan Green Forest, and the other two are lonely, but they are all first-class killers in the rivers and lakes. ”
Nangong Mo was surprised, "Killer? "There are a lot of killers in the Chu Palace, and it's almost the same as the killer's nest. After all, the biggest one in the Chu Wangfu was once the most famous killer in the rivers and lakes.
Qu Lianxing pursed her lips and smiled: "Since Zixiao Hall withdrew from the rivers and lakes, the Water Pavilion has rarely walked around the rivers and lakes, and there have been many emerging killer organizations and killers in the rivers and lakes in recent years. ”
Nangong Mo nodded knowingly, after all, a killer is also one of the extremely ancient professions, it does not mean that Zixiao Hall and Water Pavilion have withdrawn, and there will be no killers from now on. There are talents from generation to generation, a generation of new people replaces old people, and the killer is the same.
Listening to the conversation between the master and servant, several people on the ground changed their faces, they are not well-known characters in the world, and the killer is a creature hidden in the dark, but I didn't expect this soft-looking woman to expose their identities in a few words, obviously they also know very well.
Nangong Mo nodded, and the negative hand supporting the chair with one hand looked down at the humanity on the ground: "You are all well-known figures in the rivers and lakes, and I don't want to be rude to everyone, so... I asked, what do you think of the answers? ”
Seeing that everyone was silent, Nangong Mo was not angry, and said with a smile: "If your answers don't satisfy me, a question... Remove one of your arms or legs, okay? Hearing this, the face of one of the three Lingnan heroes who spoke before changed drastically, in fact, it was not only him, there was no good-looking person on the ground. The princess of Chu in front of her has a beautiful appearance and a noble and gentle temperament, but the words she said were matched with that gentle tone, but people couldn't help but feel creepy.
Qu Lianxing said with a smile: "Princess, what if you ask five questions in a row and they can't answer any of them?" ”
Nangong Mo looked at the people on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then I have to... Remove their heads. There are so many people in the rivers and lakes in this Jinling City, it's not difficult to catch two more and come back, right? ”
"The princess is wise." Qu Lianxing praised.
"King. What does the princess want to ask? The Lord of Huanglong Island asked with a little bead of sweat in his ears.
Nangong Mo nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "The Lord of Huanglong Island enjoys wealth in the East China Sea, and I don't know what to do in Jinling?" The lord of Huanglong Island said: "His Majesty the Emperor is approaching, and I naturally want to come and make one... Yes?! Before he finished speaking, he saw a flash of sword light on one side, and the left arm of the Lord of Huanglong Island was quickly stained red with blood, although the arm had not yet been separated from the arm, but it was not far away. Xingwei raised his hand and sighed lightly at the long sword in his hand, and a wisp of blood was bounced off his blade.
Nangong Mofeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was cold, "Lord Huanglong Island, although I'm not very smart, I don't like others to think I'm stupid." ”
The lord of Huanglong Island was originally a bandit who dominated one side in the East China Sea, but he lived far away at sea and rarely walked in the mainland. He is used to being a king and hegemon, where has he ever suffered this kind of thing, he couldn't help but scold at the moment, "Stinky woman, if you fall into my hands one day, grandpa will definitely let you survive without ......"
The word "de" is still in his mouth, and the neck of the lord of Huanglong Island is crooked. Only those vicious eyes were still round, as if they were dead.
Nangong Mo looked at the remaining five people a little lazily, and said lightly: "You shouldn't let me down like this island master?" ”
Where can the five of them not understand at this time, this Huanglong Island Lord is clearly the monkey that Princess Chu killed to show him.
was still on the ground, and the three Gao brothers couldn't help but turn their heads to look at each other, and finally bowed their heads and said, "I don't know what the princess wants to ask?" ”
Nangong Mo smiled slightly, "It's good that a few people are willing to cooperate, my father's birthday is approaching, and I really don't like to kill." And I'm not so sharp at killing people every time. The three of them couldn't help but shudder, and the murder that was not good for the rope was naturally tortured to death. The people in the rivers and lakes don't pay attention to the affairs of the imperial court, so the princess of Chu is not famous in the rivers and lakes. They only knew a little after entering Beijing, and this princess of Chu was different from ordinary women. But only when you really see her, will you understand how different she is.
Not counting the other two, the three Gao brothers said in unison: "Princess, please ask, I dare not deceive." "They are for profit, if they lose their lives like the Lord of Huanglong Island, what are they talking about glory, wealth, gold, silver and jewelry?