――On the 16th day of the first month of the 24th year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when it was ugly -

The calculation time was about two or three o'clock in the morning in the later generations, in the small ancestral hall in the backyard of the Donggong Mansion, Xie An sighed and knelt in the ancestral position of the Liangqiu family, with a look of complaint.

It sucks......

How so?

It was all beautiful before, but why did it all change all of a sudden?

Xie An sighed secretly.

Before the second hour, everything was so beautiful, and the first beauty in Jijing, Changsun Xiangyu, was embraced, and the two were crazy on the top of the Xizhimen City Tower.

However, after a few moments, everything changed......

First of all, he Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu met Li Xian, the eighth prince who had been in Jiangnan for a long time, and then the eighth prince was assassinated.

Subsequently, just after the unconscious Xie An was taken back to the Donggong Mansion by Liang Qiuwu, the guards of the Patrol Division of the Weiwei Temple came with the news that Wang Tian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, the Lang Hongde of the Criminal Department, the right deputy governor of the Yushi Tai, Yu Shi Yuhe, the Zhongshu Shilang Zhang Ji, the Zhan Shi Zhou Zheng of the Zhan Shifu, and Cai Jin, the servant of the Men, were killed on the way back to their own mansions after the palace banquet.

And what's worse is that I don't know if it's the secret told by the prince Li Xian, the head of the military department, Sun Jing, actually learned that Xie An secretly took her daughter Changsun Xiangyu away from the Changsun Mansion, and his wife Chang Shi verified that after the death, he found that the eldest grandson Xiangyu was no longer complete, and he was furious, and led the crowd to the Donggong Mansion to ask for the guilt, which made the Liangqiu family and the eldest grandson's family quite unhappy.

So much so that Xie An, who was obviously proud of officialdom and love before, was in just one day. has suffered several blows in a row, and it is not even known whether he can keep his official position as the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, and it depends on the morning of tomorrow, what is the attitude of Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, towards this.

But when he thought that the crown prince Li Wei was deliberately persecuting Xie An before, Xie An really didn't have much hope.

While on duty, he had a tryst with a woman, so that he failed to prevent this nightly tragedy in time......

and seduced the eldest grandson Xiangyu, a woman who had not left the cabinet, causing her to lose her virginity......

Xie An was already able to anticipate that tomorrow would ...... Oh no. It is the early dynasty a few hours later today, what kind of smug face will the crown prince Li Wei be.

Xie An has nothing to say about this, after all, he is to blame for all this, and the so-called sins of heaven are forgivable. Although it was not his wish to cause all this, he could not think of any quibbles until now.

At this time, Fei Guo, who was sitting outside the threshold of the small ancestral hall, seemed to notice something, and coughed to remind Xie An.

Xie An turned his head when he heard this, and was shocked to find it. Liang Qiuwu stepped into the small ancestral hall and walked towards him.

At this time, she was wearing a red brocade robe and said. I have known Liang Qiuwu for so long, but Xie An has only seen her wear such a feminine brocade robe, and that was a few months ago. When the two of them fulfilled their vows in front of the ancestral throne of the Liangqiu family.

"Dance, you...... What are you doing here? - Isn't there another hour? "See Liang Qiu Dance. Xie An couldn't help but be a little nervous, he still can't forget what kind of expression she had when Eldest Sun Jing angrily scolded her.

Obviously it wasn't her fault, but instead of Xie An, she endured the ugly scolding of the angry eldest Sun Jing, apologized to him in a low voice, and only promised to deal with all kinds of matters.

The dignified [Yan Hu Ji], the most famous female general of the Great Zhou, and the heroine of the female middle school who terrified countless enemies in the battlefield, how did Liang Qiu Dance be so wronged and blamed?

"I know......" Liang Qiuwu's voice was still as calm as Fang Cai, under Xie An's stunned gaze, she slowly knelt on the futon on Xie An's right side, sighed and said, "The son doesn't teach, the father is wrong; If the husband does not teach, the wife is at fault...... I am also responsible for this...... The rest of the hour, that is the punishment of me...... Go and rest first, tomorrow...... No, three hours from now, you're going to ...... court."

"Dance, I ......" Xie An was originally very guilty, but now when he heard Liang Qiuwu's words, he was even more speechless with guilt.

Probably noticing Xie An's guilty expression, Liang Qiuwu shook his head and said softly, "Don't care, in fact, it's not your fault, Xiangyu's temperament is very clear for his wife, if it weren't for her nodding herself, how dare you do something like that to her...... It's just that the two of you had no name and no place at that time, and you had a tryst behind your back, which was always incorrect and unspeakable...... Now that Uncle Changsun is ...... Hmm, the eldest grandson Shilang came to the door to ask the teacher, as his wife is the twelfth generation head of the Liangqiu family, and he can only implement the family law, don't blame me......"

"How can I blame you...... Obviously, I hid it from you, secretly took Xiangyu out to play, and finally asked you to accompany me to suffer......" Xie An laughed bitterly at himself.

Seeing Xie An's depressed and depressed expression, Liang Qiuwu sighed slightly, held the back of Xie An's right hand with his left hand, and said softly, "In life, there will always be ups and downs, don't be demanding...... If, tomorrow, your majesty really blames you for what happened last night, grandfather and wife will defend you......"

"Is it serious?" Xie An asked with a humble face.

Liang Qiuwu smiled bitterly and said with a sigh, "Overnight, the eighth prince Li Xian was assassinated, and more than ten ministers of the court and the central government were assassinated, do you say it is serious?" ”

When Xie An heard this, the whole person deflated like a leaky balloon, seeing this, Liang Qiuwu hurriedly comforted, "An, don't be discouraged, no one would have thought that such a thing would happen!" -- This morning, my grandfather and his wife will go with you to intercede with your majesty...... My Liangqiu family has been a loyal minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty for generations, and the previous emperors have given you a gold medal to avoid death, which is enough to save your life, as for your position as the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, ......" Speaking of this, her face showed a little embarrassment.

"So far, what else is there to be demanding, maybe, I wasn't the material to be an official......" Xie An said bitterly.

"Ann!" Liang Qiuwu stared at Xie An, and said, "During your tenure as the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, your wife secretly asked someone to go to the Great Prison Temple to investigate, and even Uncle Kong said that you handled the public case very well...... Yesterday's events were just a slight setback, so why should we be arrogant? - You are my husband of Liangqiu Dance, whenever you want. You have to hold up your chest and be a man, just want to be worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of Da Zhou, and don't need to pay attention to what others say! - This is your responsibility as a concubine husband! ”

"......" Xie An opened his mouth and looked at Liang Qiuwu in surprise.

I have to say that although Liang Qiuwu's brain is far less active than that of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, what she said often inspired Xie An, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is wise and foolish.

Come to think of it. Xie An shook his head with a smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Liang Qiuwu asked suspiciously.

I saw Xie An take a slight breath, looked at Liang Qiuwu and said with a chuckle, "It's been a few days...... I haven't heard what Madame has to say...... A little nostalgic ......"

Liang Qiuwu was stunned, waiting to understand the meaning of Xie An's words. glanced at him angrily, and said softly, "Do you think the concubine likes to talk to you?" -- Just because you are my husband, I have high expectations of you, and I don't even pay attention to others ......"

"That's right," Xie An smiled when he heard this. teased, "I remember when Li Shou and I first met you, you were arrogant and tight......

"Phew! -- What a swagger, so ugly! Liang Qiu Wu spat angrily.

"Isn't it? - You didn't even look at me......" Xie An said weakly.

Liang Qiu Wu was angry and funny when he heard this. Shaking his head, he said helplessly, "What you mean should be the banquet that celebrated the victory of His Royal Highness in the North a year ago, right?" - At that time, you were not my husband. If you are not related to me, do you want me to take the initiative to salute you? ”

"Yes, yes! - You were a dignified general at that time. I'm just a scholar in Li Shoufu......"

"You!" Liang Qiuwu glared at Xie An angrily, and said angrily, "Dignified husband, why is the instrument so narrow? - Okay, okay, it's my wife's fault, okay? Failed to salute the concubine's future husband ......"

"Hey, hey!" Xie An smiled a little proudly, but looking at his eyes, he still seemed to be a little worried.

Seeing this, Liang Qiu Wu clenched Xie An's right hand, and Zhengse comforted, "It's okay, An, you and I are husband and wife, we should advance and retreat together, behind you is the entire Liangqiu family!" ”

"Hmm!" Looking at Liang Qiu Wu deeply, Xie An nodded heavily, and then, looking at Liang Qiu Wu, there was a faint surprise in his eyes.

This stupid woman can still see the uneasiness in her heart?

Thinking of this, Xie An asked tentatively, "Now, Wu, you look stupid on weekdays, you can't pretend, right?" ”

"What?"

Liang Qiuwu was stunned, looked at Xie An suspiciously, and after half a sound, she seemed to realize something, looked at Xie An and said angrily, "You just said I'm stupid again, right?" - Yes, I'm not as smart as Xiangyu, I ......"

"......" opened his mouth, Xie An was dumbfounded, he never expected such a result

Ahh

Thinking of this, Xie An had no choice but to use his usual means to coax Liangqiu Dance with sweet words, and after a long while, he was satisfied with Liangqiu Dance.

At this time, Liang Qiu Wu remembered his original intention, and said softly, "An, it's not early, you go and rest first......"

Xie An shook his head and said, "Forget it, you punished me for two hours, and it's only more than half of it now!" - It's you, and it's none of your business......"

Liang Qiuwu frowned when he heard this, and reprimanded with a little displeasure, "How can it have nothing to do with the concubine?!" ”

"Okay, okay, it's about it, that'...... Let me and my wife be punished together. ”

“…… Well! Glancing at Xie An, Liang Qiuwu nodded, with a faint smile in his eyes.

I have to say that Liang Qiu Dance's family law is quite ruthless, and when Yin Shi is around, Xie An can hardly stand up, and it all depends on Liang Qiu Dance to help him to the wing room to rest.

At that time, Xie An only felt sore, where could he sleep, so that when it was dawn that day, he could be said to have not closed his eyes all night.

It's no wonder, after all, that is crucial in the early dynasties after that.

Around the hour, as at the beginning, Liang Qiuwu personally went to the wing room to wake up Xie An, who had been lying for half a night with his eyes open.

And when Xie An and Liang Qiu danced to the hall in the front yard for dinner, Liang Qiu Gong had already gotten up, looking at the old man who was over sixty years old wearing court clothes, Xie An couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

After all, with the status of Liang Qiu Gong, if it wasn't a major matter, he could not go to the early dynasty, but now in order to intercede with Li Ji, the son of heaven, for Xie An, this old man had to get up early in the morning. This made Xie An a little uncomfortable.

Compared with Xie An's guilt, Liang Qiugong smiled heartily, patted Xie An on the shoulder and said, "The so-called fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, you, it is the pond fish, the fault is not you, if you insist on saying that you have anything wrong, it is in an inappropriate period." The daughter of the seducer Sun Shilang...... Hey! The old man really didn't see it before...... What a skill, boy! ――[Jijing Shuangbi], all of them are obtained by you alone! ”

Xie An cautiously probed, "Old man...... Aren't you angry? ”

"Angry?" Liang Qiugong was slightly stunned, shook his head with a smile and said. "People are not amorous teenagers, what is it to hook up with a few women? Old man is your age......"

Liang Qiu said fairly, Liang Qiu danced over there, and frowned, displeased and reprimanded, "What is grandfather talking nonsense? ”

Glared at by his granddaughter's displeased gaze, Liang Qiugong changed color slightly and coughed. "Anyway...... Xiao An, about the girl in the eldest grandson's family, since you have asked Xiao Wu what she meant. If she agrees, the old man will naturally not blame you...... The most important thing at the moment depends on whether someone catches you for yesterday's dereliction of duty! In short, the most unfortunate thing is nothing more than losing the position of Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple. It's not a big deal, there is Kong Wen's old immortal. You'll be able to go back sooner or later......"

"When the old lady said this, the kid was much more at ease......" Saying, Xie An saw Liang Qiuwu get up and help Yiyi bring food, and took this opportunity to ask Liang Qiugong about the two-person banquet between Liang Qiugong and Chen Bei yesterday, after all, he just woke up yesterday, and was indiscriminately scolded by Changsun Jing, and then Liang Qiuwu executed the family law, so he didn't have a chance to ask at all.

Seeing that Xie An asked about Chen Bei, Liang Qiugong showed a somewhat relieved smile on his face, nodded, and whispered, "That kid...... Just like his father! - Yesterday, the old man tested him a little, I really didn't expect that at his young age, his strength has far surpassed the old man, but the fine martial arts are still a little lacking, and the moves are rough and rotten, most of the time he relies on that brute force to deal with it...... It's a pity, if you have time to teach well, no one in the world is the right one! ”

Xie Anke is a smart person, where would he not know the meaning of Liang Qiu's public words, hear his strings, know his elegant meaning, and whispered, "Uncle will not leave Jijing for the time being, there is an opportunity!" ――As long as the old lady doesn't push him too much, I want to come to the eldest brother and hope to meet the old lady more......"

"Hehehe!" Liang Qiugong looked at Xie An with a smile and nodded, and suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he asked in a low voice, "Xiao An, tell the old man the truth, does that child have anything unspeakable?" - Yesterday, the old man tried to let him return to the house and serve Da Zhou, but the child, as you said, flatly refused to ......"

Looking at Liang Qiugong's puzzled expression, Xie An pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, "Don't dare to deceive the old lady, if the old lady can guarantee that he will pretend not to know after knowing and not do anything, then the kid will dare to tell the truth!" ”

Seeing Xie An's solemn expression, Liang Qiugong knew that this matter was not trivial, hesitated, and nodded slowly.

Seeing this, Xie An dipped his tea and wrote the word [Taiping Army] on the table.

"......" Looking at those three words, Liang Qiugong's face changed greatly, and he looked at Xie An in disbelief.

"Shh Glancing at Liang Qiuwu, who was talking to Yi Yi in the distance, Xie An hurriedly said, "Don't be impulsive, the old lady has promised the eldest brother to keep it secret, and telling the old lady is already a breach of promise...... The eldest brother has a strong temperament, eats soft and not hard, and needs to be taken slowly! - According to the boy, the old lady might as well meet with the eldest brother a few more times, and slowly arouse the family affection hidden in his heart, maybe he can make the eldest brother lose his way, if he is strong, I am afraid that he will ......"

After thinking for a while, Liang Qiugong nodded slowly and said in a low voice, "You're right...... After today, the old man will go to your house to see the child, you can arrange it! ”

"Yes!" Xie An arched his hand.

At this time, Liang Qiuwu walked over, and when he saw Liang Qiugong and Xie An discussing something in a low voice, he was puzzled and asked curiously, "Grandpa, An, what are you two talking about?" ”

For Liang Qiu Wu's upright temperament, both Liang Qiu Gong and Xie An are quite clear, where do they dare to tell the truth, looking at each other, Liang Qiu Gong said with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just that this kid asked the old man to plead with the eldest grandson Yin's husband!" ”

Liang Qiuwu's eyes showed a little displeasure when he heard this, and he scolded softly, "Things need to be serious, An!" ――The matter of Xiangyu is not too late to mention it after the morning! ”

Glancing at Liang Qiugong, who was smiling, Xie An couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to admit his mistake honestly.

After eating, Xie An, Liang Qiu Gong and Liang Qiu Wu took a carriage towards the palace.

After getting out of the carriage and stepping through the Zhengyang Gate, I have to say that Xie Anxin was still a little uneasy, after all, in his opinion, the crown prince Li Wei and his party obviously would not let go of this opportunity, and would definitely suppress him, although with the backing of the Liangqiu family, Xie An would naturally not worry about his life, but the position of Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple would probably not be able to be kept.

And just when Xie An was sighing secretly, suddenly, Liang Qiuwu, who was walking beside him, gently pushed him.

Xie An subconsciously raised his head, and was stunned to find that the crown prince Li Wei was walking towards him.

"Xie Shaoqing!"

Looking at the smile on the face of the crown prince Li Wei, although Xie Anxin secretly scolded, he also had to bow his hand.

"Sinner Xie An, I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Hehehe," the crown prince Li Wei smiled faintly, and after bowing to Liang Qiugong, he said to Xie An with a smile, "It's a coincidence today, this prince actually bumped into a popular young man in the imperial court...... Xie Shaoqing can enjoy his face and enter the palace with this prince? ”

Xie An knew that what Li Wei said was a scene, and the implication was nothing more than that he, Li Wei, had something to say to him.

Seeing this, Xie An glanced at Liang Qiugong.

Liang Qiugong glanced at the crown prince Li Wei deeply, and said with a smile, "His Royal Highness the crown prince is walking with you, this is a great honor, Xiao An, don't be rude!" With that, he pulled the somewhat hesitant Liang Qiu Dance and left first.

Glancing at the backs of Liang Qiu Gong and Liang Qiu Wu Ancestor and Sun leaving, Prince Li Wei raised his hand and said, "Xie Shaoqing, please!" ”

Although Xie An didn't know what kind of calculation this guy was making, he knew that with Liang Qiugong, the first person in the military, Li Wei didn't dare to do anything to him.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please!"

The two walked on the stone steps paved with blue bricks, and when they approached the Taihe Palace, the crown prince Li Wei suddenly laughed, stopped, turned his head to look at Xie An, and said with a smile, "Xie An, this prince has had all kinds of misunderstandings with you before, but I have to admit that you are a talent...... It's a pity that a talent like you is ruined by being implicated, but if you and I turn our rivalry into jade silk today, I don't know what you think? ”

What's the situation?

Prince Li Wei actually took the initiative to show favor to himself?

Xie An, who thought that this catastrophe was coming, really couldn't turn around.