On March 27, the 23rd year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the sky was still bright and bright, and Xie An, who was half asleep, heard some movements in the room, and sometimes there were faint sounds of turning over boxes and cabinets.

Burglar?

Lying on the kang leisurely, Xie An turned over, glanced at the dark shadow in the room with hazy eyes, and said slowly, "I said that this hero is a good man, you don't have long eyes, just my house, what can you steal?" - Well, forget it, you keep flipping, oh, by the way, light the lamp and find it! Also, it's better to be quieter when you turn it, I have to sleep for a while, if I can turn out some broken silver and copper coins, let's go back to the tavern for a drink......" As he spoke, he went over again in a daze.

He didn't notice that the dark shadow in the room walked up to his earthen kang and looked at him and sighed helplessly.

I have to say that a lazy person like Xie An was better when he was under the control of Liang Qiu Wu in Donggong Mansion, but now he lives alone, and this old problem has been committed again, and it was not until the third pole of the sun that he woke up quietly.

Before he opened his eyes, Xie An smelled the smell of food in the room, he subconsciously sat up, and happened to see Yi Yi walking in from outside the house with a plate of food.

"Sister Yiyi?" Xie An's eyes lit up and he called out happily.

Yi Yi's face turned red when he heard this, he glanced at Xie An with disgust, put the plate in his hand on the table, and then walked over to help Xie An dress, and blamed him, "An, you are too lazy, the clothes you changed are piled up in the corner like that, and you are not afraid of moldy and insects......"

"Hey!" Xie An smiled awkwardly, and then asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"The slave family came to see how you are doing, and by the way, bring some clothes and bedding for you," Yi Yi lowered her voice and said softly, "Actually, it was the young lady who called the slave family to come, but I told the young lady not to let the slave family talk ......about it."

"Dance?"

"Hmmm! - Ann, you don't know, in the first two days, Miss deliberately pretended not to care, because of this, the slave family is not easy to come, but yesterday, the slave family can see that Miss has gradually become less at ease, yes, Miss secretly called the slave family to take a look at you, to see what you need......"

"If there's anything you need, it's you!" Xie An, who had not heard of women for four days, couldn't help but hug Yiyi and flirt.

"Oops......" Even though he has established a reputation and has been married several times, Yi Yi was still blushing by Xie An, and said shyly, "Don't, don't make trouble, let's eat first, it'll be cold later......"

"That's right!" Xie An nodded, let go of Yiyi, sat down at the table, picked up the chopsticks and put the dish with chopsticks in his mouth, and praised while chewing, "Not bad, Yiyi, did you make it?" ”

He was really a little surprised, after all, he had never seen Yiyi cook any dishes by himself, but thinking about it, she was adopted by the Donggong Mansion since she was a child, and received a series of teachings such as cooking skills and female celebrity, so it was not unusual to be able to make such delicious dishes.

"It's good if you like it," Yi Yi smiled sweetly, served a bowl of rice for Xie An and handed it to him, and then asked in confusion, "An, speaking of which, the slave family has just looked for it back and forth, and there are no pots and pans in your house, so I have to go back to the house again and bring the things I need for the kitchen stove...... The slave family wondered, Ann, how do you cook and cook on weekdays? ”

"Don't do it at all," gobbling up the food on the table, Xie An shrugged and said, "When I'm hungry, just rub the rice there for Li Shou, and collect some silver by the way, if you don't come today, I have to find him!" ”

"You......" Yi Yi shook her head with a smile, and then said softly, "I came this time, brought you some daily necessities, and asked the people in the house to help bring a few cabinets for clothes, and I put the clothes for you......"

"Huh? The person who rummaged through the cabinet just now, was that you? Xie An was stunned and said with a smile, "I thought it was a thief who didn't have long eyes!" ”

"You also said," Looking at Xie An angrily, Yi Yi pouted and said, "People here help you clean up the house, you don't say anything about sleeping, and you also say that people are thieves who don't have long eyes......"

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, it's not like you're sleeping in a daze!" Xie An took Yiyi's hand and coaxed him with sweet words, only to coax this beauty to rejoice.

Although Yi Yi had eaten in the Donggong Mansion before, due to Xie An's constant persuasion, she reluctantly used a little with her.

After finishing the meal, Yi Yi cleaned up a little, then looked at Xie An and asked, "An, has Miss Eldest Sun ever come to you these days?" ”

Xie An smiled bitterly when he heard this, speaking of which, he made up his mind that day to temporarily move out of the Donggong Mansion and find a house to live in by himself, but he didn't notify the eldest grandson Xiangyu, but on the same day, she still found Xie An, and I have to admit that the efficiency of the Prime Minister's Mansion in tracking people is not inferior to that of the Wei Wei Bureau.

"Why do you ask this?" Xie An asked curiously.

Yi hesitated for a moment, and was about to speak, when suddenly, a chuckle came from behind her.

"yes, why do you ask about that? The little girl wants to know too! ”

Yiyi's face was startled, and she subconsciously turned her head, only to see the eldest grandson Xiangyu leaning against the door, looking at her with a smile.

"Sister Xiangyu......" Yiyi hurriedly called.

"Heh," the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, walked straight to the table, and after looking around at the furnishings in the room, said lightly, "I'll just say, Sister Wu called you, are you afraid that the slave family will have bad intentions and kidnap her man?" - Oh, by the way, this guy is your man too! Yiyi, I look at you very well-behaved on weekdays, but I don't want to be ...... Giggles, is it finally the age to get married? Missing a man? ”

"......" Listening to the cynicism of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Yiyi lowered his head, blushed with shame, and didn't say a word.

But Xie An couldn't stand it anymore, frowned and said, "Don't go too far!" ”

Eldest Sun Xiangyu was a little displeased when he heard this, frowned and said, "I'm just not used to her talking about me behind my back, what are you anxious about?" ”

Xie An rolled his eyes, ignored her, patted Yiyi's little hand and comforted softly, "Sister Yiyi, it's okay......"

"Yi, Sister Yiyi?" Before Yi Yi could say anything, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was shocked when he heard this, raised his hand and pointed at Yi Yi, looked at Xie An in surprise and said, "You ...... You call her Sister Yiyi? She's just a concubine......"

To be honest, Xie An was a little embarrassed at first, after all, the title he was only used to please Yiyi when no one was around, but as soon as he heard the words behind the eldest grandson Xiangyu, he frowned deeply.

"What do you mean by that?"

Perhaps noticing the look of dissatisfaction in Xie An's eyes, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was stunned, and then chuckled, "Brother Xie is really a man with affection and righteousness...... Wrong! ”

"Isn't that right? What's wrong? Seeing that this woman's face suddenly changed, Xie An felt a little inexplicable.

"You call her Sister Yiyi, and I call you Brother Xie, in this way, won't her status be even higher than mine?"

"You...... Be all abroad! Xie An thought she was going to say something, and rolled her eyes angrily when she heard this.

"Still saying I'm inexplicable?" Sitting on the stool next to the table, the eldest grandson Xiangyu slapped the table with his little hand, and said coquettishly, "I don't care, you have to call me like that!" ”

"Sister Xiangyu?" On the side, Yi Yi looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu in amazement, as if she didn't recognize her, but she didn't expect her to raise her hand and point at Yi Yi, and said angrily, "Just like her!" ”

Looking at the angry expression of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Xie An shook his head speechlessly.

"Okay, Sister Xiangyu, are you satisfied?"

"Hee-hee, ......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu was full of joy, and then took out a bamboo card from his cuffs, and said with a smile, "What do you see my sister brought you?" As he spoke, he placed the bamboo card in his hand in the palm of Xie An's hand.

"This is ......" Xie An's eyes lit up, as he saw a line of small letters clearly written on the bamboo plaque.

[Guangling Juzi, Xie An.] ]

In the lower right corner, there are numbers such as the sexagenary branches.

"It can't be fake, right?" Xie An asked with some suspicion.

"Look at you like that!" Glancing at Xie An, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said angrily, "This is a slave family...... Oh, this is what my sister brought for you at the Ministry of Rites today, how can it be fake? ”

"Thank you so much......" Holding the sign in his hand, Xie An was a little excited.

"Thank you now, it's too early, hehe......" smiled a little proudly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu then turned his head to look at Yiyi, with a faint playful smile on his face, and said, "Yiyi, just now you asked about me, giggles, did Sister Wu ask you to ask?" ”

"No, it's the slave who talks a lot......" Yiyi shook her head repeatedly, and it could be seen that she was a little nervous.

"You're all bored!" Xie An frowned and glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu, comforting Yiyi.

"It's just boring to ask!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu pursed his lips, and then giggled, "Brother An, it seems that Sister Wu is very interested in you, for fear that my sister will abduct you......"

Brother Ann......

Come on!

Xie An shuddered when he heard this, and said angrily, "You can't talk well?" In addition, not to mention the dancer, she is very good, but ......"

"What's it?" Eldest Sun Xiangyu asked with a grin.

Xie An hesitated for a moment, and said a little depressedly, "It's just that I'm too strict, I feel like I'm not her husband, but her child......"

"Child......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu couldn't help laughing when she heard this, covered her mouth with the folding fan in her hand, and couldn't stop laughing, until the unswerving expression on Xie An's face became more and more obvious, she gradually put away her smile, and said with a chuckle, "Na, Sister Wu is originally a meticulous person, like you are lazy, she can look at the past!" - Not to mention that you still carried her to the Qinglou in the city to eat and drink, and kissed me and me with the women inside, the slave family really wondered, why didn't Sister Wu behead you on the spot that day! ”

"Hey, hey, hey......" Xie An said with a depressed expression.

"Forget it," glancing at Xie An, the eldest grandson Xiangyu pursed his lips and said with a slight sneer, "I sent someone to investigate your affairs, you are a person, you are a lack of discipline, Sister Wu is like this, it is quite light, if you were my husband, I would not make you so good!" - Death is light! ”

"Thank goodness!" Patting his chest, Xie An showed a fluke expression.

The eldest grandson Xiangyu was stunned, and seemed to be a little puzzled, and when she understood, a little unswerving appeared on her pretty face, and she frowned and said, "Xie An, what do you mean?" - The slave family is kind enough to do you a great favor, and you dare to say such things? ”

"Didn't I thank you?"

"Say thank you and you're done? - Phew! Isn't it just the strength of the mouth? I'll give you back...... Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you......"

"Hey, hey, don't spit out what you swallowed in your stomach, it's disgusting!"

"...... you" glared at Xie An angrily for a long time, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu suddenly giggled, couldn't straighten up with a smile, and said in a resentful tone, "Brother Xie, it's true, that can hurt the heart of the slave family like this......"

"Excuse me, what did you just say?" Xie An deliberately showed a look of incomprehension.

“……”

On the other side, listening to the seemingly whimsical conversation between the two, Yi Yi was confused, let alone interjected, she didn't understand why Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu could understand the messy and clueless conversation.

Suddenly, Yi Yi noticed a very strange phenomenon, she vaguely felt that today's eldest grandson Xiangyu did not seem to be like usual, which made people feel afraid from the bottom of their hearts, whether they were angry or happy, they seemed to be sincere, not as contrived as before......

Don't......

As if thinking of something, Yi Yi looked at Xie An and eldest grandson Xiangyu, who were sneering at each other, with incredible eyes.

As Yi Yi thought, today's eldest grandson Xiangyu is slightly different from the past......

Well, it should be said that in front of Xie An, she is a little different from before.

She was glad from the bottom of her heart, because the man in front of her could understand her words, whether it was sarcasm or her deliberate jokes, he could understand them, and even what he said was also hidden in the mystery, which made her very happy.

Although according to the investigation of the people in the house, this man named Xie An has too many shortcomings, such as being lazy, greedy for money, and lustful, but his talent should not be underestimated......

"Tomorrow, take this bamboo card to Taichang Temple to report, by the way, you take this fan, and when you get to the examination seat, put it on the table, and someone will take care of you!" As he spoke, the eldest grandson Xiangyu put the jasper-based paper fan in his hand on the table.

"Tokens?" Xie An took the delicate and simple paper fan, and he found that the fan bone made of jasper of this paper fan was lubricated and shiny, and it was obviously some years.

Seeing that Xie An was playing with it indifferently, the eldest grandson Xiangyu frowned slightly, and said with a bit of sorrow, "Don't break it for me, deny it, I will definitely not spare you!" ”

"Uh, something precious?" Xie An asked in astonishment.

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu hesitated for a moment, and sighed for a long time, "This is the thing used by my mother during her lifetime, and it is also the only thing she is worthy of Miss Ben......" Although her words were still so pretentious, but for some reason, Xie An heard a deep sadness from them.

"Such a precious thing ......"

Perhaps seeing Xie An's move of wanting to return it, the eldest grandson Xiangyu shook his head and said calmly, "I have been carrying this fan in and out of the Ministry of Rites all the year round, and the people in the Ministry of Rites recognize it......

Isn't that appropriate?

Xie An smiled bitterly when he heard this, but he could also see that the eldest grandson Xiangyu at this moment seemed to be in a bad mood, so he didn't say anything more, nodded and said, "I'll take good care of it!" ”

"Custody?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said unceremoniously, "Who told you to keep it, and you will return it to me after the test!" ――If you accidentally damage a little, you can do it yourself! ”

"Gotta get it, if it breaks, I'll go to see you, okay?" Xie An said angrily.

"Humph!" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, snorted lightly, noncommittal.

Glancing at the folding fan in his hand, Xie An couldn't help but say the doubts that had plagued him for a long time.

"Now, why are you helping me like this? - Thank you for the lie, I want to hear the truth! ”

Under the concerned gazes of Xie An and Yi Yi, the eldest grandson Xiangyu slowly stood up and walked towards the outside of the house.

"I just want to see how tall you can stand......

"How tall?" Xie An looked at the back of the eldest grandson Xiangyu leaving in confusion, and then said jokingly, "Be careful to tear down your eldest grandson's family!" ”

"The eldest grandson's family...... Is that me? Stopping and looking back at Xie An, the eldest grandson Xiangyu asked lightly, for some reason, her eyes were a little serious.

Just kidding, it's not going to be like this, is it?

Obviously, Xie An didn't understand the meaning of the expression on the face of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, scratched his head when he heard the words, and said vaguely, "It should be, aren't you also surnamed the eldest grandson......

"Oh, that's it......" Eldest Sun Xiangyu chuckled, then shook his head and left directly.

"What you can't do, at least not yet...... When you can stand taller, say that again! - Stand taller, Xie An, ...... higher"

Higher?

Does it mean an official position? Or status?

Xie An shook his head puzzled, he vaguely felt that what Eldest Sun Xiangyu was referring to was not just a simple official position or status......