Sima Tan was ready to fight back.

However, reality did not give him a chance to fight back.

"Oh, second brother, you are actually here."

"Second brother? Why are you here? ”

Sima Tan's prepared counterattack was interrupted.

Sima Jin and Sima Shan appeared on the small arched bridge opposite.

The screen surrounding the pavilion was not high, about five feet, and Sima Jian and Sima Shan looked at it from the small arch bridge, so they saw Xie Shenpei who was smiling and Sima Tan who was embarrassed at a glance.

It was only a little bit of Sima Tan's helpless thought.

The first time we met, it was a little bit close.

Xie Shen Pei beckoned to the maid not far away, asked the maid to take a few more warm mats, opened a screen, and then beckoned Sima Jian and Sima Shan to come over for a while.

Sima Jin and Sima Shan were also not polite, and walked straight over.

Xie Shen Pei was slightly blessed: "Cousin Jin, cousin Shan." ”

"Cousin, don't be polite."

"Cousin is really polite."

The two hurriedly helped Xie Shenpei up.

After Sima Jian sat down, he said to Sima Tan, "Why is the second brother here again?" Why are you with Cousin Pei again? ”

Sima Jin is the eldest brother, and it is a little embarrassing to talk to Sima Tan in a slightly instructive tone at this time, after all, it is in front of outsiders, and basically in front of the younger brothers and sisters in the future, it is already a bit harsh.

Sima Tan smiled faintly.

"I woke up early, and when I saw that the eldest brother and the third brother were asleep, I walked around, not wanting to meet Cousin Pei here, so I talked in the pavilion."

"Oh, the second brother is wrong, he is in the master's house, how can he move around at will, I think it is not far from the residence of the female dependent, the second brother is a little abrupt."

"What the third brother said is that this is my recklessness."

Xie Shen Pei frowned slightly.

"Cousin Tan doesn't need to be like this, my sister has wanted to see you for a long time, but I heard that my uncle said that you have been fighting on the frontier and you can't come back. Seeing each other today is really a long-cherished wish. ”

Sima Jin was stunned, a little surprised, Xie Shen Pei would speak for Sima Tan.

These words faintly imply that the Sima brothers made something out of nothing and were suspected of pointing fingers. Sima Jian was a little embarrassed for a while.

Sima Shan's face was flat, and he said solemnly: "My cousin's words are bad, the great defense of men and women, this is an ancient precept, and we must follow it." Besides, although the two of you have a tendency to get engaged now, you still don't want to meet in private easily, you have to avoid gossip, don't let people look down on you, and say that we and other big families don't know how to be polite. ”

Sima Tan smiled but said nothing.

Sima Jin waved his hand to stop Sima Shan, who was still waiting to say more, and said: "Third brother, don't be like this, the second brother is a sister, and it is normal for people to be anxious to see each other, and my cousin doesn't care." If you really become a family in the future, it will be very inappropriate for you to say it today. ”

Sima Shan flickered, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, he didn't understand that he was the one who wanted to lose the face of the second brother, and now he was the one who played the round, which made him a little incomprehensible.

Sima Tan was also puzzled, his two brothers obviously meant to accuse him in a targeted manner, but at this time, why did they not get along with each other again?

Xie Shen Pei saw that the three of them stopped talking, so he said: "What Cousin Shan said is that this is indeed a residence for female dependents. Uh, the three cousins came here and no one told them? ”

Sima Jin and Sima Shan suddenly blushed.

It's not that they don't know that the big family will indeed provide a chance for the men and women who will marry if the conditions permit before the marriage, and this is indeed the intention of accusing Sima Tan of disrespecting etiquette, and it can be regarded as a small loss of Sima Tan in front of Xie Shen Pei to satisfy their desire for revenge.

So when I saw Sima Tan and Xie Shen Pei talking about Zhenghuan just now, I felt that this was a good time, and it could be used as a handle, so the brothers took turns to accuse Sima Tan.

It's just that they didn't expect that the reason they used was slapped in the face by the other party.

Sima Tan smiled secretly in his heart.

Someone will lead the way when you come here, and you two won't have someone to lead the way when you come over, right? I came on a blind date, what are you here for?

Smiling in his heart, Sima Tan said: "What my cousin said is very true, this matter is not what I am waiting for, I will wait for this to leave, I hope to forgive me for the trouble." ”

Sima Tan said this, and Sima Jin and Sima Shan went down the steps, so the three brothers took their leave.

Seeing the three brothers leaving, Xie Shenpei's face, which had a faint smile, slowly put away, and returned to a calm look.

After a while, Xie Shenpei came out of the pavilion, then turned around and walked around a corner to an old woman.

This old woman is none other than the old lady.

"Grandma." Xie Shenpei helped the old lady into the backyard.

"Grandma, look, how about Sima Tan?"

The old lady smiled and said, "The old man looks at people quite accurately. The three brothers of the Sima family, the eldest is mediocre and jealous, the third is a little smart, they are all not on the stage, only you, the future husband, are a talent. It's hard to say, but just because he can stay in the Northern Army for five years and never use Sima Bi's name to find convenience, it can be seen that this person is not simple. ”

Xie Shen Pei helped the old lady sit down on the bed in the heated room, then took an old fur coat, covered the old lady, and said with a smile: "Grandma is really amazing, just listen to a few words and see a few people clearly." ”

The old lady laughed and scolded with a smile: "Is this eating candied fruit, patting the sycophant is to ask for others, not to ask for others or to do something wrong, even if you are old enough to stay at home, you have heard of it, just listen to them casually just now, and you can basically determine it." ”

Thank God Pei Haoran smiled.

"Choosing a husband is a lifelong event, and this matter is not up to the daughter's family to decide, the grandfather and father chose this husband for the granddaughter, and the granddaughter can no longer hope for better. I heard rumors before that there was a marriage of his granddaughter to his eldest cousin. To be honest, my granddaughter doesn't look down on her eldest cousin. Later, before and after Wen Zhao got married, some people said that the second son of Lin Shangshu's family wanted to come to the door to propose. Later, after Feng Zhi was appointed as the commander of the Tiqi Division, there was no news somehow. Last month, the father called his granddaughter to the study, but told his granddaughter that the family matter had been decided, and she was the second cousin of the second uncle's family. I've seen these two cousins once before, and I feel pretty good, and I heard that he killed the enemy at the border to serve the country, so I didn't feel dissatisfied. I made up my mind when I saw it today. ”

Xie Shenpei's words were a little scattered, but the old lady listened to them seriously, and couldn't help nodding. After Xie Shen Pei finished speaking, the old lady summoned Xie Shen Pei to his knees, Xie Shen Pei lay on his side on the low couch, and then put his head on the old Taijun's knees obediently, and let the old lady stroke her long black hair.

"My granddaughter, you are also a miserable man. However, for the vast majority of people, your family business is already a rare happiness. There's nothing wrong with wanting better, but people, too, learn to be content. ”

The old lady sighed, and then there was a whimper from Xie Shenpei on his lap

In Langya Mountain, Chuzhou, thousands of miles away from Jindu, Xie Shence also received a secret letter from Jindu. It is a holy decree issued directly by Emperor Jin through the Tiqi Division.

The letter praised Xie Shence's actions in Xianbei and Jiangnan County, and then rewarded him with a lot of property and jewelry, and promised many privileges, such as giving Qingluo an umbrella, and entering and leaving the palace gate at will.

"Cut, the little family is angry, and I don't give a duke or anything, these titles are not as valuable as that box of pearls."

Xie Shence casually threw the Holy Decree on the senior brother's desk.

Of course, only Wang Qingyan was there at this time.

Wang Qingyan ignored Xie Shence's complaints, pinched those pearls one by one, carefully checked the color, don't want to be round and full, don't be bright and flawed, and selected for a while, and finally only picked out more than ten satisfactory subjects.

Wang Qingyan played with the pearls he picked out and said disdainfully: "Duke? Your father is now a marquis, and you should be content with an earl. But your emperor is also a special deduction, Brother Hani, you have made such a great contribution, and the emperor has rewarded such a little thing. ”

Xie Shence looked at Wang Qingyan with a look of disgust at the remaining pearls on the table, smiled helplessly, and said, "More are still in Kyoto, if you want, I will send you all the heads." ”

Wang Qingyan thought for a while and said, "Did you say the same thing from Huahua?" ”

"Of course not."

Xie Shence said decisively.

Flowey is not a fan of these things. Xie Shence added in his heart.

Xie Shence's hands and ribs have not fully grown, but the arrow behind his back and his body are almost good. Under the old Zen master's treatment, Xie Shence is now able to walk normally, but he still can't run and jump or ride a horse. After a hundred days of injured muscles and bones, Xie Shence's forearm was the most seriously injured, and Xie Shence estimated that it might not be completely healed even if it was three months.

It's okay, it's time for a long vacation.

The remnants of the Erli people in Jiangnan County should have been completely cleaned up. After that, several groups of horsemen were sent out in vain.

The Cai family has completely collapsed, the Gu family has taken the throne, and the Zhang family and the Gu family have a tendency to rise together. King Qi's power in Jiangnan County was almost uprooted, and the crown prince also lost a lot in this struggle. Jiangnan County has returned to calm, but there are still various legends about the Cai family in the streets and alleys. The Great Jin Dynasty exterminated the clan by raiding the family, and the treasury was suddenly filled with a lot, coupled with the huge benefits that had been obtained and were about to be obtained in Xianbei, the national strength rose a lot.

In short, in the eyes of Jiangnan County, Huaiyang Dao and even the whole country of Dajin, this year should be a perfect year.

Although there have been many changes, and there have been some unstable factors in the court, they are still upward on the whole.

Of course, this is for most people.

Xie Shence put away the decree, then walked to the desk and sat down again, and began to arrange the many pieces of paper with words written and some with lines drawn in order. Wang Qingyan was on the side to help, and as long as Xie Shence was in need, she would find out what Xie Shence wanted from a large pile of pieces of paper on the side.

After a long time, Xie Shence put a piece of paper on the edge of the desk and said, "It's over." ”

Wang Qingyan snorted, and was about to bury his head in searching, but just after turning over a few pieces of paper, he reacted to Xie Shence's words to find the piece of paper that was "over".

"It's over?"

Xie Shence looked at her a little confused, touched her head, felt Wang Qingyan's hair and said, "Yes, it's over." ”

It's over, it's over. Xie Shence spent another month putting into practice his idea of restructuring the Tiqi Division, and made a more efficient and mobile organizational framework.

Xie Shence felt the warmth of the room, walked to the window, called a window, and the cold wind came to his face, which shocked his spirit.

At the end of the fifth year of Zhenglong, Xie Shence stood in front of the window of the courtyard of the senior brother of Langya Mountain, looking at the gray sky in the distance, and completed a huge project.