Volume VIII Chapter 48 The Coming of the Kingdoms
During the meal, the pot of wine was specially served. When Wei Yan eats at home, he has no habit of drinking, at most, when he thinks about it, he accompanies Xie Jiu to drink two sips of wine, or occasionally when he is in love, he carries a pot of self-pouring, he has not developed an addiction to alcohol, whether he drinks or not, it all depends on the environment and mood. Today, Prince Chengqian came, and Wei Yan suddenly had the interest to drink a pot.
After eating, Xie Jiu drove a group of imps out, leaving the space for Wei Yan and Prince Chengqian, the man's family ate and drank, talked for a while, and drank two cups, and the hour passed, and the children were making noise on the side, always disturbing. Xie Jiu is a very measured person, she knows when to admonish and when not to talk too much, she never admonishes when Wei Yan is in high spirits, when she drinks with friends, no man will like a woman who points fingers when drinking with friends, the degree of a man's good face is far higher than that of a woman.
Talking and laughing, a pot of wine went down, Wei Yan's amount of wine was shallow, and it was almost there, but Prince Chengqian was still smiling, his face was not red, and he was not panting, the same as before he drank. The cold in Wei Yan's heart, hesitating in his heart, do you want to get drunk in your own house today?! Anyway, since I was drunk on the boat when I was kidnapped, I haven't recovered yet.
Prince Chengqian looked at Wei Yan's expression and said with a smile: "When I went out on the expedition, the weather was cold, and I often drank to keep out the cold. ”
Wei Yan raised his thumb without hesitation, it was really an environmental exercise. Look at the prince Chengqian, not to mention that he has matured after being exercised, the amount of alcohol has increased geometrically.
Meals made by Niu Niu Xiao girl. Obviously, it was warmly welcomed by everyone, the taste is really good, compared to the master of Wei Yan, the blue is better than the blue, it is rare to do it once, everyone is very happy, and the prince of Chengqian did not hesitate to give a high degree of praise and praise, and praised the little girl who obviously lowered her head and made a courtesy. The corners of his mouth turned upwards that couldn't be concealed, which made Wei Yan contempt for a while.
After eating, Prince Chengqian returned to the palace and asked Gao Yang if he would go back together, Gao Yang shook his head and refused, saying that he would accompany Xie Jiu for a few days. Prince Chengqian didn't say anything, he let Gao Yang make his own decisions, and after saying goodbye to Wei Yan, he took people back to the palace from Jane's by car.
Prince Chengqian was sober and left like a nobody, and Wei Yan was finished. Dizzy, he went to bed directly after washing, lying on the bed with a red face, half-asleep, half-asleep, feeling that someone had taken a towel and wiped it on his face, opened his eyes and met Xie Jiu's concerned eyes, and couldn't help grinning and smirking, silly, making Xie Jiu smile, and carefully wiped his face. () asked, "How do you feel?" I asked the kitchen to make you a decanting soup, get up and drink a bowl. ”
Wei Yan nodded, got up and drank a bowl of soup, and his stomach was finally more comfortable. The spirit is also much better, and he actually has the spirit to open his mouth to laugh at Xie Jiu: "Other people's daughters-in-law see their husbands drinking and persuade them, why don't our families say it?" ”
Xie Jiu glanced at him, bent down to wash the towel, and said, "What is the difference between saying it and not saying it?" You men always have a myriad of reasons to drink, and I said that nothing will change, so you might as well let yourself drink it. Drunk. When you're sad, you know how to control it. Now I'm going to have someone bring you a jug of wine? Would you still like to drink it? ”
Wei Yan hurriedly shook his head, Mo said and continued to drink, but when he heard the word wine, his face turned green, and he was really drunk. Xie Jiu smiled slightly, took the washed towel, covered his face, and said: "How about other people's men, I don't know, our family, but I understand in my heart, you are a person, you will be annoyed if you talk too much, remind you once in a while, you will remember in your heart, if you suffer hardship, you will remember it even more, why should I talk about you more?" ”
As he spoke, his expression was a little proud, with a look of "you were caught by me for weakness", Wei Yan was very happy in his heart, what else could he say, he could only raise his thumb and say without hesitation: "My daughter-in-law is wise, it seems that I can't turn out the palm of your hand, and in the future, I will treat the captives with kindness." ”
Xie Jiu smiled, took the towel, and went out with a basin of water, seeing that Wei Yan's guy was already able to talk to her, it seemed that it was already fine. Wei Yanjiu hadn't woken up yet, so he talked nonsense and fell asleep again. It was still early, and Xie Jiu hadn't rested yet, so he simply went to the front hall to sit and talk with a few little girls.
"Is my master better?"
Xie Jiu went out, and Gao Yang and Niuniu asked with concern. Xie Jiu smiled and said, "It's much better, I drank a bowl of sobering soup, and I fell asleep again, and I'll be fine when I wake up tomorrow." ”
Niuniu didn't say anything after hearing this, and continued to play with the Qilin twins with peace of mind, Gao Yang pursed his lips and said: "Master's alcohol consumption has really been like a day for several years, and he hasn't grown at all." ”
Xie Jiu smiled, Wei Yan probably developed a habit before, he was a surgeon, and he could go to the operating table at any time, if he was drunk, he would not be able to operate the knife, the surgeons Xie Jiu knew were either so good that they were almost a thousand glasses of alcohol without getting drunk, or they were like Wei Yan who was a shallow drinker and usually didn't drink at all.
Niuniu teased the child for a while, and said with longing in her eyes: "Master and Master get along so well, I don't know if I and Qin Shuner will be so good in the future!" ”
Xie Jiu smiled, she could understand her little girl's thoughts very well, only Gao Yang glanced at her, and teased: "Don't be ashamed, this is not married yet, I just think about the future, shame!" ”
As she spoke, she hung her face with her fingers, and Niuniu was not angry, but said eloquently: "I'm asking Master for advice on how to get along with husband and wife, hoping for family harmony in the future, don't you want to?" ”
Gao Yang was stunned, pouted, didn't say anything, it seemed that he was talking about something, and he lowered his head with a red face and stopped talking. ^^ Xie Jiu knew that she was thin-skinned, and was afraid that she would be annoyed and angry, so the two little girls made a fuss again, and simply said: "Every couple has a different temperament and has a different way of getting along, and I can't copy any experience, as far as I am concerned." It's just mutual tolerance and tolerance, your master has a gentle temperament, in his words. It's a manly husband.,Not like a girl.。 Master's temperament is rigid and serious, and he often takes it too seriously, thinking that he wants to get along well with your master, so he has to carefully observe his temperament, figure out his temper, and understand it, so that he can get along with him. That's what I do. You can't learn it, and I don't support it, I'm just by nature, and I can't change it. ”
Gao Yang and Niuniu nodded when they heard it, they were taught. The way of getting along with husband and wife, no matter how much others say, they don't have time to experience it themselves, everyone has different temperaments and practices, and each couple will have a run-in process. Xie Jiu had never experienced it before, thinking that it was all the same, but after the real experience, he felt that it would not work at all to just apply what others said, in addition to understanding, tolerance, forbearance, and trust are the truth, everything else must be based on their own different situations, and they use different methods, people are different individuals, and it is impossible to have only one mode of getting along. There is only one Xie Jiu in this world, and there is only one Wei Yan. Maybe the mode of getting along that seems incredible to others is a happy one for the person concerned.
The three of them muttered for a while and said something about the woman's family. Only then did they go to rest, Xie Jiu didn't like to smell the wine, so he slept in the outer bed with the child in his arms, so as not to let Wei Yan get drunk and dazed. Stretch your arms and lift your legs to the child. Seeing this, Gao Yang asked Xie Jiu in a low voice and expectantly, "Master, can Min'er come and sleep with you?" ”
Xie Jiu was stunned for a moment, seeing that her eyes were full of anticipation, she couldn't bear to refuse, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, come here." ”
Gao Yang nodded happily. Hugged his own pillow. Crawled to Xie Jiu's bed and snuggled up to Xie Jiu. The attachment to her is not hidden. Xie Jiu slept in the middle, the Kirin twins slept inside, and Gao Yang slept outside, just so that he could snuggle up to Xie Jiu, and Xie Jiu could also take care of the two children.
I didn't say anything all night, I slept peacefully until dawn, I got up early in the morning, Wei Yan's wine also woke up, I felt a lot better, I got up early and went out to wash, and after jogging around the garden twice, I came back to eat breakfast refreshed.
After playing in the Wei Mansion for a few days, Gao Yang and Niuniu were going back, and it happened that Wei Yan was also going to attend the court meeting where His Majesty Li Er received the envoys of the Ghost Country, so he sent the two of them back together.
Putting on the official uniform that he hadn't worn for a long time, he originally wanted to ride a horse, but after Niuniu's careful reminder, Wei Yan remembered that he should have recovered from a serious illness and was still recuperating from his body.
On the way, listening to Wei Yan say that he was going to attend a court meeting to receive foreign envoys, Niu Niu asked curiously: "Master, what kind of country is the Wandering Ghost Country?" Where? ”
Wei Yan frowned and thought for a long time, he had also asked Xie Jiu this question, Xie Jiu said that according to historical records, the Wandering Ghost Country should be from a small country in the Kamchatka Peninsula, and there are not many records in the historical materials, it should not be a glorious kingdom, otherwise there would not be any record of the Wandering Ghost Country in the later historical materials, whether it is Chinese or foreign historical materials.
Niuniu asked, and Gao Yang also followed: "Yes, master, what kind of country is the Wandering Ghost Country?" That envoy is so strange, tall, strong, hairy, and terrible-looking, completely different from us Tang people. ”
Wei Yan couldn't help but start rolling his eyes, the Kamchatka Peninsula was later a Russian territory, judging by the topography, climate, etc., the local residents live by fishing and hunting, and it is not strange that the hair is thicker, and it is too rude for this little girl to say this.
Wei Yan thought about it, picked up some of what he knew, and said it to the two little girls. The two little girls' eyes widened when they heard this, and Gao Yang said: "It turns out that there are so many countries outside of our Datang, and the world is so vast, it's a pity that the mountains block our sight, otherwise, wouldn't we be able to see the Ghost Country?" ”
Wei Yan listened to the expression, and said in a tangled voice: "Girl, who told you that the mountains are blocking our view, so we can't see foreign countries?" It's so creative, let me express my admiration. ”
Wei Yan's words made Niuniu laugh out loud, and Gao Yang glared at her fiercely, and said with a red face: "Isn't that so?" Taifu taught, he said that the sky is round! ”
Wei Yan smiled and said, "You come to my house another day, and I will tell you a good story, this world is not a round place at all." ”
"What's that?"
It was Niuniu's little girl who asked this question, looking at her expression, her face was full of curiosity, obviously she was really interested in these things, but Gao Yang pouted and didn't ask, the little girl's interest in these things was obviously not as good as Niuniu.
promised to tell Niuniu about these astronomical knowledge carefully when he had time, and Wei Yan hurried into the palace. Arrived at the Tai Chi Palace, the time was just right, and the ministers who had not seen each other for a long time, the old reminiscences, the salutes that should be respected, and the finished finding their own place to sit down, Wei Yan had time to look at today's participants carefully.
Basically, the ministers of various departments have come who can come, and there are even envoys from various countries in Chang'an. I have heard of the scene of all nations coming to the court during the Tang Dynasty before, and the feeling is different from what I have seen with my own eyes now. In China's history, such a powerful and prosperous scene is very rare, and as a Chinese person, there is really no other adjective for such a scene except pride.
Looking at the envoys who were obviously foreigners, speaking official words that were more standard than what he said, and their words and deeds, etiquette and rules were much more standardized than him, Wei Yan couldn't help but feel a little inferior---- who is a foreigner!
Foreign envoys come to worship, naturally there must be tribute to send, in addition to some gold, silver and jewelry, nothing more than some strange flowers and plants, rare birds and beasts that the Tang Dynasty does not have, Wei Yan in the gifts sent, even saw the blue fox, the arctic fox, the figure of the sable, and a pair of extremely handsome falcons, see Wei Yan's saliva that flow, envy and jealousy of His Majesty Li Er, it is good to be the emperor, everything is sent by someone in a hurry, when he was watching with relish, Xiao Huang's father-in-law came over, and said in a low voice: "Lord Wei, Your Majesty passed you on. ”
Wei Yan answered, and as Xiao Huang's father-in-law passed, he saw that His Majesty Li Er and the others were facing a pair of animals locked in cages, like cows and not cows, slightly taller than cows, and rather strange-looking animals were pointing and talking. Wei Yan chuckled in his heart, secretly wondering if he wanted to be an animal commentator, right?! Emei tofu, who occasionally sells cakes, is a surgeon, not a veterinarian, how can he know so many things!!
Wei Yan had a bad premonition in his heart, and looked at His Majesty Li Er, and sure enough, as soon as Wei Yan passed, His Majesty Li Er pointed to the strange thing and said, "Ziyue came over and took a look, see what this is?" Do you know? ”