At this time, not long after dawn, the golden light on the river was shining, and it was illuminated by the rising sun.

There was a crackling sound on the river from time to time, it was the carp that intended to jump the dragon gate from the bottom of the water, bringing a large splash, but no one really jumped over the dragon gate, so it still fell back to the water with a snap and sank to the bottom honestly.

The official ships have always gone during the day and stopped at night, but in order to stop here in Xitang, they walked all night in the dark last night before they could stop at the wharf in Xitang as soon as possible.

The cooks and male servants on the official ship, as well as the subordinates of the Situ family, had already gone to the shore to buy supplies together.

Xie Dongli washed his face with cold river water before he came out of the cabin, just in time to see Situ Yingsleeve and Situ Chenlei standing on the deck watching the sunrise.

Situ Yingsleeves wore a goose yellow shirt and a bean green skirt, standing slim on the deck.

Xie Dongli bowed slightly.

Situ Yingsleeve heard someone coming, turned around and bowed with him, Situ Chenlei also bowed, and called him respectfully: "Hello, Lord Xie." ”

Although Situ Chenlei followed Xie Dongli to study, Xie Dongli did not let him perform the apprenticeship, only saying that he didn't want to open this apprentice.

Situ Yingsleeve also knew that there were many people in the capital who wanted to worship Xie Dongli as a teacher.

If Xie Dongli really accepted Situ Chenlei as an apprentice, those people would definitely flock here.

Xie Dongli doesn't accept any of them, and he won't offend people.

But if you accept one and not others, you will really offend people.

Because all people suffer from inequality.

Situ Yingsleeve could also understand Xie Dongli's difficulties, so he did not insist on asking Situ Chenlei to worship Xie Dongli as a teacher.

She's more affordable. Don't talk about face vanity.

As long as Xie Dongli can actually teach Situ Chenlei to study, why should she insist on having to apprentice?!

"Lord Xie didn't sleep all night last night?" Situ Yingsleeve asked with concern.

Because Xie Dongli taught Situ Chenlei to study until midnight in the past few nights, Situ Chenlei and Situ Yingsleeve went back to the room to rest. Xie Dongli began to busy his official business.

Xie Dongli smiled and didn't answer the question, just asked, "Have you eaten breakfast?" ”

Situ Yingsleeve nodded hurriedly, "We just ate." Breakfast for adults is ready, too. ”

Xie Dongli nodded with his hands behind his back, turned around to go back to the cabin, and saw Ah Shun running over from the opposite side and replied, "My lord, Tan Jiuling, the county governor of Xitang, is here." Ask to see the adults. ”

"Xitang County official Tan Jiuling?" Xie Dongli thought for a moment, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Let him come up." Then he said to Ah Shun: "Where's my breakfast?" ”

"I'm about to send it to you." Ah Shun said hurriedly. "Wait a minute!" So saying, he went to the cabin that was used as a kitchen to pass breakfast.

Xie Dongli said to Situ Chenlei: "You come over too." ”

Situ Chenlei looked at Situ Ying's sleeve hesitantly.

Xie Dongli nodded to Situ Yingsleeve, "Come in together." ”

Situ Ying put his sleeve around Situ Chenlei's shoulders and entered the outer room of Xie Donglei's cabin with him.

Xie Dongli sat down and said to Situ Chenlei: "Xitang County official Tan Jiuling. Chenzhou people. Yongchang 20 years of Tongjinshi. Xitang County is the hometown of fish and rice, and the Xitang County official has always been a fat shortage, but he got this position as a fellow jinshi, what is the reason for you? ”。

Tongjinshi is a person who has not been admitted to the Jinshi, but it is still one level higher than the person, and he has the qualification to confer officials, but it is generally a deputy vacancy, and the shortage is not able to catch up.

But Tan Jiuling, as a fellow jinshi, not only got a positive shortage. And it is also the positive shortage of fat, and this ability is not ordinarily high.

Situ Chenlei asked curiously: "He is very capable." Isn't it particularly powerful? ”

So can you be exceptionally promoted?

Xie Dongli shook his head, "Of course not. He himself is not great, but his wife is great. ”

Situ Ying's sleeves were stunned.

It turned out to be another nepotistic official......

But what kind of nepotism can make him a fellow jinshi get the fat shortage in the shortage?

Xie Dongli smiled, looked at the hatch and said, "His wife, surnamed Liu, is a distant cousin with our queen mother. ”

Qi Xueyun, the successor of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom, is the righteous daughter of the old emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, everyone in the world knows that she is the only daughter of the Northern Qi general Liu Changxiong, after Liu Changxiong died in battle, his wife was martyred, and she was left alone in Manchuria, so she was accepted as a righteous daughter by the old emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and she is now the righteous sister of the Northern Qi Emperor.

The cousin Xie Dongli is talking about here is, of course, from the family surnamed Liu, not the Northern Qi royal family.

The princesses, county lords and county lords of the Northern Qi royal family, no matter how unbearable they are, will not marry an ordinary son of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom.

Only the family of Liu Changxiong, the general of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was not from a family in the first place, so there was a woman who was willing to marry into the Eastern Yuan Kingdom.

They are nothing in Northern Qi, but they married into the Eastern Yuan Kingdom and relied on their cousin to be the queen of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom, and their lives were much better than in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Situ Ying's sleeves were stunned. It turned out that she was following the path of Queen Qi Xueyun, no wonder......

Xie Dongli still has a layer of meaning that he hasn't said.

In the past, the Ministry of Eastern Yuan State was controlled by the Zhang family, and the Zhang family has always been close to the queen in the middle of the three marquis and five equals, so it is easy to arrange one or two fat shortages for the husbands of the queen's cousins.

"My lord, Lord Tan is here, and Miss Tan is here." Ah Shun replied at the door.

Situ Yingsleeve hurriedly said, "Then let's go first." ”

"No, you don't." Xie Dongli pointed to the position in front of him, "You guys sit down." ”

Situ Yingsleeve didn't know what Xie Dongli had in mind, but seeing that Situ Chenlei didn't look scared and cowering, he also calmed down, sat next to him, and waited for Tan Jiuling and Miss Tan to come in.

Tan Jiuling heard the summons inside, and hurriedly walked in with his eldest daughter Tan Qiuwan, and said with a smile: "Lord Xie is well!" Xiaguan is really fortunate to have three lives, and he has to see Lord Xie's true face! ”

Xie Dongli bowed slightly, "Lord Tan is polite, please take a seat." Then he commanded the people outside: "Serve tea!" ”

Tan Qiuwan stepped forward and saluted generously, "I've seen Master Xie." ”

She raised her head, and a pair of bright apricot eyes kept sweeping towards Xie Dong's face.

Xie Donglian's appearance surprised her very much.

Over the years, she has heard people say that Xie Dongli is famous many times. But they all praise him for his height, and I rarely hear anyone praise his appearance.

I guess not many people have seen him in person......

Tan Qiuwan thought about it, looking at Xie Dongli's gaze, she couldn't help but be a little hotter.

Situ Yingsleeve looked at Tan Qiuwan. Seeing her thick eyebrows and big eyes, tall and long legs, she is exactly the appearance of Northland Rouge, and she should follow her mother.

Tan Qiuwan noticed Situ Ying's gaze, and didn't turn her head to look at her, but just lowered her head and withdrew her gaze from Xie Dongxuan. He only stared at Situ Ying's blue embroidered shoes embroidered with silver beads, and asked, "......Who are these two?" ”

She looked at Situ Ying's dress, and she was still a girl who was not in time. It's not like Xie Donglian, I don't know what it is.

Xie Dongli said lightly: "After they are friends with me, they are also going to Jiangnan, and there is an accident on the way." I took the official ship. ”

I heard that it's just a person who rubs the boat. Tan Qiuwan let go of her heart, no longer looked at Situ Ying's sleeves, and only looked at Xie Dongli with a hot gaze.

Xie Dongli didn't take Tan Qiuwan's hot gaze seriously at all, and said to Tan Jiuling with a smile: "Lord Tan is so eary. I've only been out of the capital for a short time, and Lord Tan has figured out where we're going to stay. ”

Tan Jiuling didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "What did Master Xie say?" Where do I have that much ability? It was Naiko who received the letter from her cousin, oh, I should say the queen mother. Look at my mouth, I always can't hold it well! He said. While slapping his mouth a few times.

"Oh? It turned out to be the idea of the queen mother. Xie Dongli smiled and nodded, "The queen mother is really heartbroken for the state affairs of the Dongyuan Kingdom. ”

"That's it! Is that! Tan Jiuling saw that Xie Dongli was not disgusted with the queen's message, and he was a little more determined in his heart, and said with a smile: "Since this ship is going to stop here today, why don't you invite your lord to go to my other garden to sit?" It's not far from here, just a turn ashore. ”

Xie Dongli didn't shirk, got up and said, "Then go sit down." ”

Tan Jiuling was overjoyed, and felt more and more that there was a play, and glanced at Tan Qiuwan.

Tan Qiuwan stepped forward and grabbed Situ Ying's arm, and said with a smile: "This eldest lady should also go sit with us." It's tiring to take a boat, and I hate it the most. ”

Situ Yingsleeve looked at Xie Dongli and said with a smile: "Master Xie, we won't go, right?" ”

Xie Dongli shook his head, "It's okay, go sit down." With that, he walked out of the cabin.

Situ Yingsleeve had no choice but to take Situ Chenlei's hand, and walked out of the cabin with Tan Qiuwan and walked down the boat.

When they went ashore, they took the car brought by the Tan family.

Situ Yingsleeve and Tan Qiuwan and Situ Chenlei sat in a big car, Xie Dongli and Tan Jiuling sat in a big car, and Xie Donglian's Praetorian Guards, as well as the guards of the Situ family rode horses.

The group went to Tan Jiuling's other garden.

Along the way, Situ Yingsleeve deliberately talked to Tan Qiuwan.

Unexpectedly, Tan Qiuwan is a very talkative woman.

Situ Yingsleeve asked her tentatively, "...... Do you have any siblings at home? Why are you and your father here to pick up Lord Xie? ”

Tan Qiu said cheerfully: "I am the eldest daughter, my father said to let me come to see the minister, and my mother said that the queen said that it was a good thing, of course, it must be my turn first." ”

Situ Yingsleeve asked curiously: "What good thing did the queen mother say?" ”

Tan Qiuwan blushed.

The queen's flying pigeon biography actually didn't say it very carefully, but it just said that Xie Dongli was in a high position at a young age, and it was rare that he hadn't married yet, and said that there were many girls in the Tan family, so he might as well make plans as soon as possible......

She is the eldest daughter, and her mother has no daughter, so of course she has to choose first. But she didn't know that the queen didn't just send a flying pigeon passenger, but she took care of the counties and counties along Xie Dongli's southward journey.

“…… I think Xie Shilang is not bad, what do you think? Tan Qiuwan bit her ears with Situ Yingsleeve, "Do you know if he has a favorite woman in the capital?" I know he hasn't decided to marry yet......"

Situ Yingsleeve thought that before leaving Beijing, he heard that the Xie family was showing Xie Dongli Xiangxiang, so he said: "I heard that they are looking at each other, I don't know if it's decided." Then he asked her, "Do you want your family to propose?" ”

Tan Qiuwan smiled and said, "I just want to fight for my aunt." You don't know, my aunt didn't give birth to a son, and now she has no place in this family. ”

And the mother-in-law is a distant cousin of the queen's mother, and her status at home is the same as that of the queen.

Her biological mother is just her mother's maid, and she is also from Northern Qi. opened her face to make a maid for her father, and only after giving birth to her was she promoted to a concubine.

As soon as her father died, after she got married. Her aunt's life won't be easy.

Situ Yingsleeve whispered: "If you can marry highly, your aunt's life will indeed be better." ”

Tan Qiuwan nodded, "So I just need to marry high." ”

She doesn't have to marry Xie Dongli, for her, she is closer to Situ Yingsleeve's idea, that is, for the sake of her family, she wants to marry a powerful family.

But she's just a concubine. The possibility of being able to marry high is very small, so I took the opportunity of the queen mother to come forward as a matchmaker and give it a try.

The two are very deed. After gossiping for a while, Tan Qiuwan introduced the customs of Xitang County to Situ Yingsleeve, and she was very talkative.

Situ Yingsleeve felt that Tan Qiuwan had a good temperament. Cheerful and outgoing. It's very easy to get along with, and it complements Xie Donglian's eccentric person, it should be good, maybe it's still a good match......

It's a pity that Tan Qiuwan is a concubine, and Situ Yingsleeve felt that the sister-in-law of the Xie family would not be able to tell Xie Dongli such a family matter, so she kept her mouth shut and diverted the topic.

The carriage soon came to the Tan family's annex.

Situ Ying got out of the car, and in front of the meeting was a delicate and small mansion. As soon as you enter the door, there are layers of rockeries, covered with dense creepers. There are also strange flowers and plants that she can't name, which are blooming vigorously.

"A few of you, please." Tan Jiuling was very proud, and finally invited the minister to his home.

Tan Jiuling's wife and concubine greeted them at the door of the upper room.

Those concubines couldn't come out to meet guests, so they could only send maids and maids back and forth to inquire about the news.

"Second aunt, the minister is here!"

"Third aunt, the minister brought a girl with me, I heard that it was after the world friendship."

"Fourth aunt, Madame has called the third and fourth ladies to the front to meet the guests."

When the concubines heard that Xie Dongli was young and promising, and that he was talented, they were all overjoyed, and they couldn't wait to let him be their son-in-law immediately.

Xie Dongli sat on the top and watched quietly as Mrs. Tan called those concubines out one by one to greet him.

Tan Qiuwan was the last to come in, also saluted him, and stood in front of several concubines.

In terms of height, Tan Qiuwan is the tallest, probably because her biological mother is from Northern Qi and is already tall.

The biological mothers of the other concubines are all from Dongyuan and are relatively small and exquisite.

Tan Qiuwan is a head taller than those sisters.

Under their foil, she is even more tall and beautiful, with long hips and legs.

"You guys go down first, I have something to say to Master Xie." Tan Jiuling waited for several daughters to come out before waving his hand to let them go down.

Situ Yingsleeve moved a little uncomfortably, glanced at Xie Donglian, and didn't know if he should also go down.

Xie Dongli gave her a "don't be impatient" look, she had no choice but to lower her head, look at her nose and nose, and look at her heart, and she couldn't move like a mountain.

"Lord Xie, the queen thinks highly of you, and wrote a letter asking me to entertain your lordship well. In addition, the queen asked you to take a look at a few of my daughters, what do you think? Tan Jiuling didn't care that Situ Yingsleeve was beside him, and directly made a request to Xie Donglian, and even put the queen mother out.

If Xie Dongli refused, he would slap the queen in the face.

Tan Jiuling didn't believe that Xie Dongli could really not give face to the queen, so he rejected him.

Situ Yingsleeve somehow, after listening to Tan Jiuling's words, his heart also tightened.

Although she thinks that Tan Qiuwan's character is good, this does not mean that she agrees with the queen's method of "pulling and matching".

Besides, you don't joke, if the queen mother opens her mouth, Xie Dongli will marry if she doesn't like it!

No one has dared to really resist the decree yet......

Xie Donglian's gaze quickly swept a glance at Situ Ying's sleeves, and saw that her face was panicked, and one hand grabbed the mutton fat jade pendant hanging on her skirt waist, and the force was so great that she might not even feel it.

Xie Donglian's mood suddenly improved, he looked at Tan Jiuling with a smile, and said, "The girls in your mansion are naturally good, and they are one in a hundred!" ”

"Really?" Tan Jiuling was ecstatic, if he could climb up to his in-laws with the Xie family of the three marquis and five phases, then his future future would be even more limitless!

Although the relationship between the queen mother is good, it is a pity that his wife is only a distant and distant side branch of the queen mother's family, and the help she can help is really limited.

This time, the queen mother flew the pigeon to pass the book, Tan Jiuling originally had the attitude of giving it a try, but she didn't expect Xie Dongli to really fall in love with his girl!

"Which one do you like? Just say it! My eldest daughter, Qiu Wan. You've seen it, others show her her face, and they all say that she is so good at giving birth to ......" Tan Jiuling was so excited that she couldn't choose to speak.

Situ Yingsleeve's face turned red when he heard this. I couldn't help but hang my head lower.

I only heard Xie Dongli intercept Tan Jiuling's words at this time, and slapped his palm: "Great! The queen mother is really hearted, and she is really a blessing to the community! ”

Squint?

Tan Jiuling blinked, unable to understand. ――What do you mean by Master Xie?

Xie Dongli slapped a fan into his hand and said sincerely: "Lord Tan, you also know that Your Majesty does not have many heirs. In these years, there is only one former prince born by the queen's mother. The first prince went early, and only one imperial grandson was left. His Majesty has a deep affection for the queen's mother, and refuses to accept the palace concubine into the palace to extend the heirs. Those of us who are courtiers are not good at interfering in His Majesty's housework. Unexpectedly, the queen mother finally couldn't look at it. took the initiative to select women of the right age to enter the palace for His Majesty, and opened up branches for the royal family of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom. - Wechen wants to thank Master Tan! ”

Xie Dongli came down from the top position and shook himself to the ground at Tan Jiuling.

Tan Jiuling was stupid when he heard it.

This, this, this...... What's going on?!

Obviously, the queen wanted to be a matchmaker for Xie Dongli and marry her maiden girl to him. How did you become the queen and choose a concubine for Her Majesty to enter the inner palace?!

Situ Yingsleeve also raised his head. The eyebrows jumped.

She really didn't expect that Xie Dongli would be so lightly transferred a thousand pounds, and pushed a very tricky and difficult family matter back to the queen with her backhand!

And the high hats he wore for the queen mother were so that the queen couldn't take them off if she wanted to!

If the subjects of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom knew, everyone would definitely sigh, what a virtuous and virtuous queen!

For the sake of His Majesty's heirs, it's just heartbreaking!

Situ Yingsleeve knew. The empress definitely didn't think of choosing a woman to enter the palace for His Majesty the Emperor to share her own favors.

In fact. For so many years, the queen has sent away the concubines in the palace one by one, and now she is the only one in the palace who dominates the inner palace.

What the queen really wanted was to match Xie Dongli with a family affair and bring him into her sphere of influence.

Once Xie Dongli agreed, he would completely part ways with His Majesty, and his career would end here.

If he doesn't agree, he will also offend the queen, and his career will end here.

It would have been an unsolvable situation.

Unexpectedly, Xie Dongli came to a spear of the son, a shield of the attacker, and gave a fierce tribute to the queen mother who loves to be a matchmaker!

"Pass on the queen's decree: Wherever the official goes along the way, ask the officials of all states and counties to select women of the right age to have children, and after the official checks, send them to the capital and choose a concubine for His Majesty!" Xie Dongli couldn't say anything, and passed down the order of the Qin mission.

Tan Jiuling's face turned white when he heard this, and he sat on the ground all of a sudden.

Emperor Yuanhong of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom, His Majesty, is already over sixty years old!

"Why does Lord Tan look like this? Think it's so impressive? Xie Dongli smiled kindly, "The queen mother is not young and can't give birth." But His Majesty the Emperor is not old, as long as you find a young and well-born woman to enter the palace, the royal family of our Eastern Yuan Kingdom will soon be scattered! ”

Indeed, after a woman is over forty, she is much less likely to have children.

But men can still have children when they are seventy years old.

There's no way around it.

Xie Donglian's order was spread, and he got news of the queen along the way, and was ready to "encircle and chase and intercept" him, and the officials who tried every means to summon him, the fast son-in-law of the dragon, were suddenly too frightened to make a mistake, and hid their daughters one by one, not daring to let Xie Dongli see it again.

Tan Qiuwan heard Xie Donglian's words outside the door, but her heart moved.

What she wanted was to be able to support her aunt.

Instead of marrying Xie Dongli, it is better to marry the saint directly!

She lifted the curtain, walked into the upper room, and said loudly: "Lord Xie, I am willing to enter the palace to serve His Majesty!" ”

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This one is more than 5,500 words, asking for monthly tickets and recommended tickets!!

I'm a little busy today, and if there is any, in the evening. O(∩_∩)O~。

There were three watches yesterday, and I forgot to look at it. O(∩_∩)O~…… (To be continued......)

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