In the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, Shangyuan Festival, Jingshi, Xie Qian's mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xie Qian's wife asked the servants and maids in the house to prepare the lanterns for the Shangyuan Festival, and then clean up the inside and outside of the house, and when she came to the main hall in the front yard, she was extremely lonely.

Xie Qian is too busy, even in the New Year, the work has not stopped, and there are countless officials who come to the house to give gifts during the Spring Festival, almost all the court officials at that time think that Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are in a semi-state, Xie Qian becomes the first assistant is a matter of time, people pay attention to the early and late, at this time do not climb the when?

But Xie Qian never returned home, and the gifts were stacked in the upside-down room in the front yard, and Mrs. Xu did not dare to make an assertion.

Xie Pi's first annual meeting exam was not satisfactory, his name fell to Sun Shan, and he was ordered by Xie Qian to study behind closed doors, and even his wife Shi Xiaojing did not dare to disturb casually on weekdays.

After all, Xie Pi was succeeded by Xie Qian to his younger brother Xie Xuan, and now when others mention Xie Pi, they either mention Xie Pi's father Xie Qian, or they say Xie Pi's mother, Mrs. Lu.

Mrs. Xu is very depressed, my son was born to me, why does it have nothing to do with me?

"I don't know what happened to Jun'er, why didn't you write a few more letters home." Mrs. Xu sat down, thinking most about her granddaughter Xie Hengnu, who had been with her day and night.

Thinking of Xie Hengnu marrying Shen Xi, a smile appeared on Mrs. Xu's face.

The grandson-in-law is chosen by the granddaughter herself, whether it is a wife or a concubine, the granddaughter likes it more than anything else, there was a letter back from the family in the first year, Xie Hengnu said that she was all right in the south, so that the family did not have to worry, Mrs. Xu would take out the letter if she was fine, and she couldn't help wiping tears when she looked at it.

Mrs. Xu wandered the world, and when she was at home before, she had Xie Hengnu to accompany her, but now she is alone, alone.

Xie Qian's concubine Jin An gave birth to four sons, these four sons are not very old, they study at home every day, Jin An people have sons to take care of them on weekdays, and their lives are full, Xie Pi occasionally comes back to spend the night on the side of Jin An, it is a lie to say that he is not lonely.

Because the eldest son Xie Zheng and his daughter-in-law died early of smallpox, leaving Xie Hengnu as a granddaughter, Xie Pi succeeded him, and now even his daughter-in-law Shi Xiaojing is holding her son in and out with Mrs. Lu, as if she is superfluous in the whole family.

"Madame, ma'am, the lord is back."

The next person's words made Mrs. Xu come back to her senses, and a look of joy appeared on her face, and she waited at home for a day, and finally looked forward to her husband's return.

As soon as Mrs. Xu came out of the main hall, she saw Xie Pi with a black face, and walked over with her head drooping, she was about to come forward to salute, but saw Xie Qian waving her hand, and said disgustedly: "Why are you here?" Go in and go in, there is a crowd of customers. ”

Mrs. Xu was originally full of joy, but now it was as if she had been poured a basin of cold water on her head, although Xie Qian did not allow her to stay, she still went over to help her husband untie the big coat, and after Xie Qian sat down, she handed the hot tea from the maid to her husband.

Xie Qian felt guilty about his wife, he had been with his wife for so many years, and he always put this old face at home, others were not used to it, but he was used to it.

Xie Qian frowned: "Didn't you hear what I said?" ”

Mrs. Xu said aggrievedly: "Master, it is rare for you to come back, let the concubine take a look at you." ”

Xie Qian straightened his waist: "The old man is not sick or harmful, everything in the court is waiting for the old man to take a closer look, everything is going well, what is there to see?" You ......"

Looking at his wife's aggrieved and resentful expression, Xie Qian was reluctant to reprimand again, "If you want to see it, just watch it, and then the guests arrive, just retreat." ”

Mrs. Xu said happily: "Yes, master." ”

After Xie Qian drank a cup of tea, Mrs. Xu hurriedly asked the maid to mix it, and then asked, "Master, is there any news from Jun'er?" ”

At the mention of "Jun'er", Xie Qian's anger suddenly came up, with a little annoyance: "There is no news from Jun'er, but his husband's affairs are a basket, do you want to know?" ”

"Is it news from Lord Shen? Sir, if it's convenient for you, tell me to hear it? What Mrs. Xu looks forward to every day is either that her husband can come back to accompany her, or that Xie Hengnu has a letter from home, and now that her husband is by her side, if she can know a little bit of news about Shen Xi and Xie Hengnu, she will be so happy that she can't sleep for a few days.

Xie Qian said angrily: "That kid, he makes trouble for me all the time, and the three southeastern provinces are disturbed by him, and he is simply reckless when he arrives at the place, and the cabinet table will be full of the cabinet when he is impeached." ”

Mrs. Xu thought that she could get some good news from her husband's mouth, but she didn't want to hear this kind of panicked situation, so she asked tentatively:

"Then sir, can you ...... Let Lord Shen return to Beijing as soon as possible? Isn't it good to teach the prince? That's how my lord came over in the first place...... If Jun'er has leisure, she can go home and have a look. ”

Mrs. Xu didn't know much about the affairs of the court, only knew how the Hanlin official was promoted, because her husband had been teaching the prince in Beijing all the year round, and then somehow, he changed from a lecturer in the East Palace to a cabinet scholar in one day, and since then, she has been entangled in official business, and it is difficult for her to see her husband again.

Xie Qian said angrily: "Even if that kid from Shen Xi comes back, Jun'er is also a married daughter, how can she go back to her parents' house casually?" But ......"

Xie Qian's words changed, "This kid has also done something with a long face, a few years ago, he led his troops to level the bandits along the southwest coast of Guangdong, and he made outstanding achievements, and the news just arrived in the capital, and the court is planning to reward him!" ”

Mrs. Xu was pleasantly surprised: "Master, that's a good thing!" ”

"Is it a good thing to say, the clan secretary Yamen reported that he offended the Franc machine people, and it was a foreign domain...... His Majesty had asked him to exchange crop seeds with the Francophiles, and now it has caused a dispute between the two countries, and if there is a war because of this, he will definitely not be able to eat and go around! Later, Liu Shangshu will come over to discuss this matter with me. Xie Qian's face was gloomy.

Mrs. Xu heard that Shen Xi was meritorious and wanted to be rewarded by the imperial court, and she was happy for Shen Xi in her heart, but now she heard that Shen Xi might be punished, and she couldn't help but worry about it.

Mrs. Xu asked, "Master, what about ...... Can you help Lord Shen? Lord Shen is a good boy, he is honest and honest as an official, and he can't rub sand in his eyes, and then he ...... He is our grandson-in-law! ”

"Women, it's good to know some things, don't speculate, what the old man is going to do, that is also after discussing with Liu Shangshu, please make a decision, when it will be your turn to say irresponsible things!" Xie Qian reprimanded with a dark face.

Mrs. Xu nodded knowingly: "The master taught me a lesson." ”

After getting along with the husband and wife for a long time, Mrs. Xu understands that her husband just loves face, and as long as she obeys her husband's wishes and makes her husband feel respected, she will give her something back.

Sure enough, Xie Qian waved his hand: "You retreat first and stay at night...... Call Mr. and Mrs. Pi'er and Anren over, and the family will get together for a meal. ”

Mrs. Xu hurriedly reminded: "There is also Li'er." ”

Xie Li is Xie Pi's eldest son, now he is more than a year old, and he usually misses Mrs. Xu, after all, he is his own grandson, but the son who went out is almost the same as the water that was spilled, and the daughter-in-law Shi Xiaojing rarely took her baby grandson to the main house to see her.

"I know, just send someone over to spread the word." Xie Pi said.

Mrs. Xu didn't mention how happy she was, her husband came back, and she had to stay for a family banquet together, and when she learned the news of her grandson-in-law, she seemed to have made a contribution, that is, it was a little troublesome to offend the Franco, but she believed that with the help of her husband and Liu Daxia and others, her grandson-in-law would save the day.

Seeing her son, daughter-in-law and grandson at night, Mrs. Xu's depressed mood suddenly became cheerful.

Xie Qian sighed and said a few words to his wife, which caused him to feel sad for no reason. Xie Qian is not a ruthless person, he has been with his wife for many years, and the relationship between husband and wife has always been there, seeing his wife happy like this because he came back, he couldn't help but start to worry about how his wife would spend those lonely and boring days on weekdays.

Just thinking about it, Liu Daxia's sedan chair stopped at the gate of the house, and after being informed by the housekeeper, Xie Qian personally went out to greet him.

Xie Qian and Liu Daxia came to the main hall together, and the two learned from different channels that Shen Xi had led 4,000 soldiers and horses in Guangdong Province to quell bandits, but the local reports were mixed.

The Yamen of the Metropolitan Division, the prefect of Guangzhou, and the prefect of Leizhou wrote a special account of Shen Xi's contributions, while the Cheng Xuan Political Envoy Department and the Criminal Envoy Department stated Shen Xi's "three major crimes", holding that Shen Xi disrupted the rule of officials, illegally bought and sold salt, and trade with the Franc Machine, which affected the people's livelihood, and blamed the Franc Machine, which caused the breakdown of relations between the two countries and the possibility of war at any time, and all the rules could make Shen Xi remove from office.

As soon as he came to the study and sat down, Xie Qian said angrily: "This kid is not stable at all, His Majesty asked him to go to Pingkou, he didn't even stand firm and rushed to send troops, which led to bad relations with Fanbang, isn't this a clear truth?" ”

Liu Daxia knew why Xie Qian was angry. These old ministers transferred Lu Heng to Guangdong Province as Zuobu's political envoy through their connections, just to help Shen Xi successfully pacify the bandits. As a result, Shen Xi didn't wait for Lu Heng to arrive, so he couldn't wait to send troops, which made Xie Qian feel that Shen Xi was eager to make meritorious contributions.

Liu Daxia comforted: "Yu Qiao, don't be angry, in my opinion, the reports of the local feudal divisions and the yamen of the division may not be true, and there must be something else hidden in it." Besides, what if you offend the Franc machine? Shen Xi defended the sovereignty of the territory, and there was no fault, and there may be another turn for the better."

Xie Qian said angrily: "What's the turnaround?" What do you mean, do you want him to make peace with the Franco? If he does something to sell his country for glory, I will be the first to read to him! ”

Liu Daxia said: "Although the Franc machine man is strong and the gun is sharp, but he can't go ashore, and there is Shen Xi in the place, the Franc machine man is afraid of it, and he doesn't dare to do anything wrong." It's Shen Xi, taking the opportunity to negotiate with the Franc machine, or I can raise the prestige of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Xie Qian thought about it, and it made sense, but he was still worried that Shen Xi would mess around.

Liu Daxia asked, "How is Yu Qiao going to ask for a request on the matter of the southeast bandits?" ”

"Play locally, everything will be played truthfully, and it will be handed over to Your Majesty's Holy Judge!" Xie Qian spoke with a look on his face, as if he didn't care about it, and let Shen Xi "fend for himself". (To be continued.) )