While speaking, the palace ladies set up the banquet. To Xie Shence's surprise, the banquet was not only luxurious, but extremely simple, with only four people seated in the pavilion, and there were only four dishes and one soup. The dishes are also simple, two meat and two vegetarian, chicken, fish and green vegetables with tofu. It's just that the portion is full, probably taking into account Xie Shence's estimation that it will be more edible when hungry, and the dishes are all on a large plate.

Xie Shence was really a little surprised, who would have known that the harem diet was so simple. Don't expect a hundred and eight meals for the Manchu and Han feasts, but why don't you add more meat, don't you know that I'm growing up, four dishes and one soup, are you counted according to the head? Is this a show or a purpose?

In the middle of the belly, the queen smiled: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the palace has been frugal, Your Majesty often says that you should lead by example, be sympathetic to the people's livelihood, and don't be extravagant, so the food and clothing in the palace are all frugal, Your Majesty's daily meals, but that's it, today is a family banquet, you don't have to blame your aunt for being stingy." ”

The emperor usually has an opinion on this food, do you dare to have an opinion? Xie Shence immediately said: "Your Majesty is benevolent, every drink and food is thinking about the common people in the world, and Shence is inscribed with five feelings." Today is lucky, it's too late to be happy! ”

The queen smiled and said, "The meal is simple, and you are hungry, don't be restrained." It's just that the autumn harvest is not over, and the rules set by His Majesty are that alcohol is forbidden in the palace before the crops are put into the warehouse, and there will be no wine today. ”

Xie Shence hurriedly made another nonsense shooting.

After finishing her eyes, her eyes drifted over Princess Wanting, and the little girl looked disdainful, pouting and whispering, "Sycophant." ”

Xie Shence could only smile helplessly when he heard this, do I dare not to pat myself on the back? He's your father, not my father, if you don't pat your ass, it's too late for him to hurt you, and if I don't pat my fart at this time, it will be a big crime of disrespect.

The meal was not as difficult as Xie Shence imagined.

It is commendable that the little princess will actually grab vegetables with herself. However, seeing that the little princess's chest was far inferior to the scale of Wang Jiehua and Wang Qingyan, Xie Shence still "lost with difficulty" in the vegetable grabbing battle to a large extent. The Queen and Mother laughed it off. It can be seen that the queen's behavior is really not a fake, at least for now, Xie Shence can't find a flaw.

But the more natural the queen's easy-going amiability, the more unnatural Xie Shence's heart became. In terms of the concept of thanking Shence, it is unimaginable that such an enlightened, easy-going, generous and even virtuous woman can do something that abandons her parents and children.

Once the crown prince is deposed and King Qi ascends the throne, Xie Shence will not be naïve to think that the prince will have any good results. With the current emperor's eloquence and good use of talents, after the succession to the throne, the three brothers died and one person died, Xie Shence absolutely could not have illusions about King Qi: let the prince be a prince of peace. By the way, the current emperor was not a crown prince before he ascended the throne.

The consistent principle of the Xie family is to stand firmly on the emperor's side, and judging from the current situation of the emperor and the queen's basic piano chords, it seems that standing on the emperor's side is on the queen's side, that is, on the side of King Qi.

Judging from the emperor's will and actions in recent years, the Xie family can be said to be on the side of King Qi. Clear-sighted people know that a series of official and personnel transfers in recent years have been in the direction of the Qi king, and the decline of the princelings and the rise of the Qi Wang party are also related to this. And the Xie family is completely meticulous or implementing or cooperating with the emperor's orders, so in private, there are still a considerable number of ministers in the court who feel that the Xie family has fallen or is about to fall to the Qi royal party.

However, it is still the same sentence, Xie Shence's interception of Yuhua Pavilion broke the cognition of most officials, Xie Shence intercepted the person who was originally the crown prince, but did not hand it over to the King of Qi, but directly handed it over to the emperor through the hand of Taifu Xie. This matter, in the eyes of insiders, becomes interesting.

According to Xie Shence's speculation, the king of Qi and even the queen thought that the Xie family had a faint tendency to fall to the king of Qi, but after this incident, it was suddenly found that it was just his own wishful thinking, so at this time it became very urgent to show some kindness to the Xie family.

Since the Xie family does not fall to themselves, they cannot fall to the crown prince either. If neither side falls, then it is better. After all, for the queen and the Qi Wang Party, the advantage is still in their own hands at present.

Anyway, the Xie family has an old lady here, and the basic policy of absolutely standing on the emperor's side will not waver, and there is no need to thank God. So I was happy to be a sycophant, telling a few jokes from time to time, telling some interesting anecdotes, and making the queen and the little princess very happy.

Until the afternoon, when the time was about to end, Xie Shence was entangled by the little princess until his tongue was dry. It's no wonder that Xie Shence is too talkative, and after telling a few new things in order to liven up the atmosphere at the beginning, he was entangled by the little princess, and he wanted to listen to interesting things outside the palace. The poor little princess is fifteen years old, and the farthest place she has been to is the Liucheng of Jinyang, that is, fifty miles straight, basically a little girl who has never seen the world, where have I seen a five-story ship, a whale several feet long, a small fish that can fly, a big mussel that can hold people, a sea fairy market (mirage) and so on.

For a girl who cheered for several days when she went out of the palace to see the lanterns once, what Xie Shence said undoubtedly opened up another world for her, and she didn't blink an eye when she heard it for two hours. When he heard that the sea monster could swallow the entire boat in one bite, he covered his small mouth and exclaimed, his big eyes were round, and he was cute, and when he heard that the pirates at sea were killing people and stealing goods, he would wave his little fist and make an angry gesture, and then when he heard that a pirate was framed by a corrupt official and his family was ruined, he would cry with sympathy, and he would cheer again when he heard that the corrupt official had subdued the law and his grievances were revealed. For a while, even the queen and mother were attracted by the story told by Xie Shence, and there were even more favored bold palace maids around the pavilion.

This is a simple little girl, with love, hatred and joy on her face, from the heart, innocent and kind, almost spotless. So even if the emperor is ruthless to his brother and coldly sees the two sons pinching each other, he will spoil her as much as possible, and the queen will like her unreservedly even if she will help her second son deal with the eldest son. Xie Shence couldn't help but feel a little bit of love for this little princess of the same age.

But no matter how much he cares, Xie Shence can't stand it at this time, and anyone who talks for four hours will not be able to stand it.

Just when Xie Shence's mouth was dry and he was about to lose it, a "The emperor arrived" saved him.

The emperor probably dealt with something big, very happy, exempted from everyone's courtesy, smiled and asked the little princess why she smiled so happily, the little princess snuggled in the emperor's arms and told the story of Xie Shence roughly, the emperor was also very cooperative Haha laughed, and added a sentence at the end: "Listening to the story is attentive, why don't you study so hard?" ”

The little princess immediately pouted and said: "What's so good about reading, aren't those old masters all shouting that women are not talented and virtuous, father, you also let me talk to a group of old pedants who are about to enter the soil sour, how boring, how can there be such an interesting story." Besides, I've grown so big, and I've never seen a fish bigger than this pavilion. ”

The emperor smiled: "A fish bigger than this pavilion? It has to be at least a zhang long, such a big fish, if you meet such a ghost girl, it will swallow you in one bite, and save me every day. ”

The little princess said aggrievedly: "Hehe, my father is reluctant, my daughter is so well-behaved, my father wishes that his daughter would pester you every day!" ”

The queen also scolded with a smile: "Such a big girl, she is not big or small in front of your aunt." ”

The mother smiled but did not say a word.

The emperor suddenly asked, "Do you really like to listen to stories?" ”

The little princess looked strange: "Yes, what's wrong?" ”

Xie Shence had a burst of hair for no reason.

"Haha, that's good, I'll let your cousin tell you stories every day!"

Really! Just know that there is no good thing!

"Really?" The little princess was excited, "Is my father real?" Can my daughter really listen to her cousin's stories every day? ”

Xie Shence smiled bitterly: Sure enough, the intuition is really accurate.

The emperor said: "Of course it's true, my father just named him a doctor of Taixue, don't you think the old masters who are too learned are too sour and boring?" How about your father find you a teacher you like? But it won't be telling you stories every day, and you still have to do your homework and read books. ”

When the little princess heard this, she frowned, and she was still happy when she thought about it, and immediately stretched out her little finger and hooked the emperor.

The emperor smiled and hooked the little princess, turned back to Xie Shence and said: "Xie Shence listens to the order, I ordered you to be Princess Wanting's husband, teach her to read and do her homework, don't wait for it to be taken lightly, I still have to examine." ”

When the little princess heard that the emperor was going to test her homework, she was a little depressed. Xie Shence saw all this in his eyes, and said with a wry smile: "Weichen is only afraid that he is only shallow in learning, and it is a sin to have a negative grace." The minister is still young, and he is already loved by His Majesty when he enters Taixue, and if he doesn't know how to accept the princess's teacher, it is inevitable that he will not be able to do it. ”

The emperor waved his hand and said: "But it doesn't hurt to be ordered, age is not a problem, there is a order of hearing the Tao, how can it be because of age to learn knowledge?" If you talk about talent and learning, I have also heard of the "General's Order" you wrote, it is very atmospheric, and you can't do it unless you are broad-minded, I believe that you have talent to learn. ”

Xie Shence thought to himself, just because of a song, I was determined that I had the talent to learn? You're a bit of Meng Lang, too. Besides, the "General's Order" is "Men Should Be Self-Improvement", and I didn't write it, so you handed over your daughter's education to me? Aren't you afraid that I will mislead people's children?

Xie Shence smiled bitterly again: "That's just the rise of the minister, it shouldn't be true." Please also ask Your Majesty three or four. ”

The emperor said: "Hey, don't mention it again at this time, it's decided." I have already issued an edict, how can I change it! Since you are already a doctor of Taixue, I allow you to take time to teach the princess one day every three days, and you are free to teach, and I don't regulate the content, as long as I am satisfied. ”

So thank you Shence has nothing to say anymore, just teach, with my brother's life experience of more than 30 years, it should be no problem to fool a junior high school student. Since you can't push it off, let's try it, as long as you make the little princess happy, and then let the little princess make the emperor happy, then you can be regarded as having an explanation.