Chapter Forty-Three: The Vinegar Son
"Hey......" Xie Zhan rubbed his eyebrows, and said in his heart that he was really dizzy. The emperor wanted to find him, but the slave was just acting, and no matter how annoyed he was, he couldn't be annoyed by Gonggong Shen's head, "Okay, I know, lead the way." ”
"Yes."
Gonggong Shen breathed a sigh of relief and took him to see the emperor. It's just that the more he walked this road, the more Xie Zhan felt strange, frowned slightly, and said, "Isn't it the imperial study?" ”
He had walked the road to the imperial study many times, and he could walk from the Dragon Yin Hall to the imperial study with his eyes closed, but the road in front of him was obviously not the road leading to the imperial study.
Gonggong Shen had a vague sense of foreboding in his heart, and silently distanced himself from Xie Zhan, and said, "Back to Shilang, we are going to Fang Tingyuan." ”
"Where to go? Talking about things, don't go to the imperial study, go to Fang Tingyuan? The voice of the person behind him suddenly raised an octave, and Gonggong Shen was so frightened that he took a few more steps forward, and once again distanced himself from Xie Zhan.
This garden is full of flowers and plants, and a variety of exotic flowers and plants are planted. Occasionally, the musicians of the palace would come here to play, and the emperor and the ladies would also choose this place when they were amused.
Even, in the middle of the night, the tryst between the palace maids and the lover chose here, but Xiao Changting actually chose this place to meet him?
Xie Zhan's face darkened.
When Xiao Changting saw it, he was really startled, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhan, who is this bullying?" His face was so ugly. ”
"Nobody, Your Majesty is too worried." Xie Zhan replied angrily.
The others were standing in front of Xiao Changting, but in fact, he didn't listen to Xiao Changting's words except for the key words.
Now his mind is full of Luo Qing and Xin Muyuan, and he wonders if they will have met at this time? Probably not, it's about to be time to eat, and Xin Muyuan doesn't like others to disturb her eating the most.
But when eating, you can understand each other best, will Xin Muyuan's breakfast be eaten with Luo Qing? Will they have assembled by now?
Xie Zhan's heart was about to go crazy, but Xiao Changting was still unhurried at this time, asking him to eat desserts, inviting him to tea, and introducing him to the deliciousness of this high-quality tea.
Xie Zhan sighed helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, you called me over just to let me enjoy the flowers and tea?" ”
The emperor smiled with his eyebrows, obviously understanding what he meant, but he still made a confused look, looked around, and asked, "Otherwise...... I asked Gong Shen to pass you on what you are doing in Fang Tingyuan? ”
Xie Zhan felt that his hands were itchy and wanted to beat someone.
"But the emperor, look at the sky, isn't it good to drink tea so early?"
The smile in the emperor's eyes was even stronger, and he said, "Brother Zhan is right, come here, replace Xie Zhan with clear spring water!" After speaking, he seriously introduced the efficacy of clear spring water to Xie Zhan.
Committed seriously.
Xie Zhan's brain was buzzing, and he didn't dare to interrupt, so he could only say euphemistically: "Your Majesty, the minister should drink it next time he comes, there are still many things to deal with there, and there is really no time." ”
Xiao Changting looked at him hurt and said, "Brother Zhan is so busy that he doesn't have time to say a word to me?" I would also like to share with you an interesting story about Luoqing that I have heard in recent days. ”
Xie Zhan's body stiffened, and said: "It's the minister's negligence, the emperor wants to say, and the minister listens." No matter how long time has passed, as long as the emperor wants to say, the minister is here, and the minister is your most loyal listener. ”
Xiao Changting shook his head and said, "No, as the Ninth Five-Year Honor, I shouldn't talk about these idle things." It is really common for men to marry women, so what does it have to do with me? It's a lot of things for me. ”
Xie Zhan: "......" deliberately, this is clearly deliberate! "Your Majesty, it's normal for people to have some hobbies, otherwise life is so boring. You just said that a man married a woman, and you mentioned Luo Qing again, could it be that Luo Qing is ready to get married? ”
Xiao Changting stopped teasing him, motioned for him to sit down, and said: "I also heard from others, saying that Luo Qin brought together Xin Muyuan, the boss of Liying Shengxiang, and her brother Luo Qing, and the two of them have similar feelings about each other. ”
"Talk? They haven't met yet, so there's nothing to talk about! Xie Zhan didn't control his anger, and his face was gloomy and darker than when he was poisoned.
Xiao Changting snickered inwardly and said, "Then who knows?" Why don't you go to the Tianzi private room of Xinyuan Tea House and listen to what the two of them have talked about? ”
Xie Zhan got up and shook his sleeves angrily, snorted coldly, and said, "I am the prince of the Protector's Mansion, the left servant of the household department, how can I do something to eavesdrop on the corner!" Your Majesty, the ministers treat you as a brother, but you think of the ministers like this, it's too much! If there is nothing else to do, the minister will retire first! ”
Xiao Changting raised his chin slightly, the smile in his eyes did not decrease, and said, "Go ahead." ”
Xie Zhan's first two steps were still angry, but the speed of walking became faster and faster, and when the figure was about to disappear, he ran directly.
Xiao Changting laughed happily, glanced at the sundial, and said, "There is still an hour to go, good luck." ”
He took the teacup and drank it all, the bitter taste spreading on the tip of his tongue, no sweeter than the wine. Xu is heart to compare like this, Xiao Changting suddenly wanted to drink, so he asked people to replace the top tea with a high-quality elixir.
Xiao Changting took a sip and smiled with satisfaction: "Sure enough, the wine is still delicious." ”
He laughed and laughed, but he couldn't laugh anymore, and drank all the elixir in the wine glass, and let people withdraw.
After Xie Zhan went back, he changed into civilian clothes as quickly as he could, and went to the Tianzihao box of Xinyuan Teahouse early to wait.
He and Luo Qing are not familiar with each other, but they are not strangers, they have been dealing with each other all year round, and they still know each other's little habits.
Luo Qing has a very strong sense of time, and every time he agrees to meet at a certain time, he will always arrive here half an hour early to avoid any changes. Even if you can't go to the appointment because of something, you will be notified as soon as possible.
And Xin Muyuan is lazy and always steps on a little. Strange to say, nothing seems to be able to stop her, and so far I haven't seen anything happen from her who is late, or has a person waiting.
There was still time for a stick of incense before the time, and Luo Qing came. After the door opened, a smiling face suddenly appeared inside, which really startled Luo Qing.
He looked at Xie Zhan, looked at the sign again, smiled at Xie Zhan, and said, "Gongzi Xie, I'm sorry to disturb you with tea, but this is the box I have set." ”
Xie Zhan said: "It is true that you set it, but before you set it, it was I who set it." ”
Luo Qing felt that something was wrong, thinking that maybe the owner of this store didn't expect him to come over in advance, so he booked the time before booking the box to others, so he nodded and said, "That's the case, then you rest, I'll wait outside." ”
Xie Zhan hooked his hand at him and smiled very gently: "Don't, come in." ”