Chapter 32: Good Intentions or Calculations

At noon the next day, the eldest grandson Xiangyu still came to the Donggong Mansion as he did yesterday.

This time, she didn't rush to ask Xie An to teach her those [common sense], but just asked Xie An to go with her outside the city, and for this reason, she changed into a robe that was easy to move.

In all fairness, Xie An really couldn't figure out what this woman was thinking.

Not long after she walked out of the Donggong Mansion, Xie An saw an unmanned carriage parked on the side of the road, the decoration was very simple, and it was not as luxurious as the carriage that the eldest grandson Xiangyu had ridden a few days ago.

Perhaps noticing the surprise in Xie An's eyes, the eldest grandson Xiangyu explained, "This is the car that the little girl's grandfather was riding!" - The little woman's carriage is too luxurious, and entering and exiting the city gate is a bit ostentatious. ”

"Oh!" Xie An nodded, and then was stunned.

Her grandfather?

When the carriage of the prime minister Yingong?

That's a big deal......

Xie An was really taken aback, but after looking left and right, he suddenly asked suspiciously, "What about the coachman?" Didn't you say you were going out of town? ”

"The little woman didn't like to have idle people waiting to follow, so she told him to go back!"

"You mean to tell me to drive?" Xie An put on a strange look.

At this time, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was about to bend down and get into the carriage, when he heard the words, he turned his head and said with a chuckle, "If you don't want to, then it's the other way around, I'll drive, you go to the carriage and sit ...... quietly" As she spoke, she glanced at Xie An's face, and deliberately said in a self-pitying tone, "Anyway, the slave family is not as blessed as Sister Wu, no one loves it, and the wind and rain have been blowing along the way, and it is ...... to admit it."

Xie An couldn't smile bitterly when he heard this, he couldn't hear that the eldest grandson Xiangyu was squeezing him, and said hurriedly, "Yes, aunt, take a seat in the carriage!" With that, he took the groom's seat.

Seeing that his little trick succeeded, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was a little proud.

The wind in March was still slightly cold on people's faces, and although he was wearing the cold cloak handed to him by the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Xie An still felt cold all over.

The carriage gurgled and drove, and when it reached Chaoyang Gate, the eldest grandson Xiangyu reached out from the carriage and handed Xie An a passage jade plate, which was engraved with three words of Prime Minister's Mansion and two lines of small characters in the lower right corner.

To tell the truth, Xie An recognized the words of Da Zhou well, but as soon as the soldiers guarding the city gate saw this jade plaque, they immediately respectfully dispersed the people entering and leaving the city gate, so that Xie An's carriage could go out of the city.

Following the direction pointed by the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Xie An drove the carriage to the west, he didn't understand what this woman wanted to do, but he didn't care very much.

In contrast, Xie An was more concerned about what Liang Qiuwu had told him last night, and after thinking about it, he slowed down the speed of the carriage and raised his right hand to knock on the carriage.

"Huh?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu, who heard the movement, lifted the curtain in the carriage, revealing her face that was overwhelming the country and the city.

"Now, did you command the battle against Wairong four years ago?"

"......" The smile on the eldest grandson Xiangyu's face slowly receded when he heard this, and he frowned and asked, "Who told you that?" Sister Dance? ”

"Ah," Xie An didn't look back, glanced at her with his spare eyes, and said, "She said, you took over the command and dispatch of that battle in the name of the military department, and ordered them to abandon Gao Yang's ......" Speaking of this, he was stunned, because he saw that the eldest grandson Xiangyu got out of the carriage and sat beside him.

"She even told you about it, it seems that she has been caring about it all these years......" With a faint smile, the eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Xie An and asked in an unpredictable tone, "Do you think I did something wrong?" ”

Xie An smiled bitterly, scratched his head and said, "You can't say that you did it wrong, at least from the overall situation, your plan is very vicious and clever, but it's just ......"

"The kindness of a woman!" Where would the eldest grandson Xiangyu not guess what Xie Anxin was thinking, and said lightly when he heard the words, "For nearly a hundred years, the grassland has been eyeing my Great Zhou, and whenever there is a shortage of food in its tribe, they organize an army to come to the border of our Great Zhou to loot...... At that time, dozens of young and strong men in the tribe formed an army to attack our Great Zhou, if they could be wiped out, they would inevitably be able to inflict heavy losses with the grassland tribes, and even make them dare not come to attack our Great Zhou for decades, and exchange 80,000 people in Gaoyang District for the stability of the border of our Great Zhou for decades, and the peace and security of tens of thousands of people in our Great Zhou, why can't it be done? ”

"Just 80,000 Gaoyang people...... In order to achieve your goal, you really don't choose your hand! Xie An smiled bitterly when he heard this, the unusual calmness of the eldest grandson Xiangyu gave him a feeling far colder than the wind blowing on his face.

"This is really a little family......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled faintly and sneered, "Do you think that woman in the Donggong Mansion has never killed anyone?" That woman has killed more people on the battlefield than you think! ”

"Dance?"

"Well, if I were her, I wouldn't have told you...... How could he tell his husband that he was a man with blood on his hands? Do you think her prestige comes from the Liangqiu family, which has been a general for generations? Wrong! On the contrary, it is precisely because of her that the fame of the Liangqiu family in Donggong Mansion is in full swing, and the name [Yanhu Ji] is not called in vain! ”

"Yan Hu Ji?" Xie An was stunned when he heard this, subconsciously grabbed the reins in his hand and stopped the carriage.

Glancing at Xie An, who was stunned, the eldest grandson Xiangyu stretched out the tip of his tongue and licked his lips, and laughed in a low voice, "You haven't seen it yet, that woman looks like on the battlefield, with long scarlet hair and bloody armor...... Don't forget, she was the one who killed the leader of Waijon out of 100,000 enemy troops! - I remember the last time you said that she was 100,000 times better than me? Ha! It's really a hundred steps of laughter with fifty steps! ”

"How can it be ......" Although Xie An has vaguely guessed these days that most of his main room is an amazing woman, he didn't expect that he would be so brave.

Looking at Xie An's stunned gaze, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled lightly and said lightly, "The reason why you thought like that before is nothing more than that she and you have a husband and wife, and they love the house and Wu...... Did Sister Mai say that I am in danger and told you to stay away from me? ”

"Uh, this ......"

"Humph! I knew it as soon as I guessed! The eldest grandson Xiangyu snorted coldly, revealing a look of mockery on his face.

Seeing this, Xie An was a little unswerving, frowned and said, "Even if you say that I favor her, it's fine...... At least, she won't be like you, almost causing such a big upheaval to relieve her boredom! I won't be like you, calculating others all day long! ”

"......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu heard the words and her red lips opened slightly, but she was speechless, but after a long time, she let out a long breath, looked up at the clear sky, and said faintly, "Xie An, how will you feel when you find that the people around you are not as smart as you, as if they stand out from the crowd and stand tall?" ”

"Smug? Proud? Xie An replied tentatively.

Eldest Sun Xiangyu shook his head when he heard this, and said lightly, "It's not high enough!" ”

Xie An was stunned when he heard this, and after pondering for a while, he said tentatively, "Lonely...... Is it? ”

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Subconsciously, the eldest grandson Xiangyu turned his head, looked at Xie An in surprise, and said strangely, "It seems that a mortal like you can actually understand it?" ”

The green tendons on Xie An's forehead jumped, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Eldest Sun, I don't think it's a wise move to humiliate a man with strong blood in a remote place where no one is around!" As he spoke, he made a few gestures that made Changsun Xiangyu blush.

The eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Xie An when he heard this, deliberately pretended to be afraid, and said timidly, "Brother Xie is too good, it doesn't count if he insults the innocence of the slave family, but he even wants to harm the life of the slave family......"

I have to say that her pretended to be delicate really made Xie An a little distracted, and her eyes looked at each other for a long time, after all, Xie An couldn't hold on, and said angrily, "Okay, okay, don't make trouble, let's say, what are you doing outside the city?" ”

Seeing Xie An say this, the smile on the eldest grandson Xiangyu's face became thicker, and he said coquettishly, "What does Brother Xie think? Perhaps, the slave family is giving Brother Xie a chance to invade the slave family! ”

"......" Xie An raised his hand and rubbed his somewhat swollen forehead when he heard this, and said lightly, "If you don't tell the truth, I'll go back!" ”

"Alright!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced at Xie An angrily, and said sullenly, "You go up along the river, and when you get to the ground, I will tell you to stop!" ”

Xie An shook his head helplessly, raised his horsewhip, and continued to drive the carriage west.

After more than half an hour, the eldest grandson Xiangyu shouted to stop, and under Xie An's inexplicable gaze, she got out of the carriage, walked to the river, and looked around.

"What are you doing?" Xie An stepped forward, and saw that she was tightly wrapped in the robe, shivering in the cold wind, and felt a little unbearable, so he took off the cold cloak on her body and draped it over her shoulders.

"......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu glanced back at Xie An, opened his mouth to say something, but finally gave up, just squatted down and stroked the ground under his feet, and sometimes grabbed a little soil and rubbed it in his hands.

Maybe others don't understand, but Xie Anke can understand.

Is this woman observing the soil in the upper and middle reaches of the river?

Xie An remembers telling her yesterday that the reason why some rivers have collapsed and flooded is because the vegetation on both sides of the river is scarce, and the soil is loose and cannot withstand the erosion of the water in the river.

And now, is this woman verifying what she says?

Just as Xie An had guessed, the eldest grandson Xiangyu stood up, looked at him and nodded, "It seems that what you said yesterday is not a lie......

Although he understood her intentions, Xie An couldn't help but roll his eyes, and in order to verify whether what he said to her was correct and true, he came all the way here to observe......

I can't stand it!

Just when Xie An secretly shook his head, suddenly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu gently hugged his right hand and laughed softly, "Na, Brother Xie, the slave family remembers, Brother Xie wants to help His Royal Highness the Ninth become the crown prince, right?" ”

Looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a grinning appearance, Xie An suddenly felt that he was being calculated, he quietly put aside the embrace of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, frowned and said, "Hmm, what's wrong......

"In that case, Brother Xie has nothing to do every day, is that okay?"

Xie An frowned when he heard this, and said in astonishment, "Didn't you say don't act rashly for the time being?" ”

"Mortal wisdom!" Under Xie An's angry gaze, the eldest grandson Xiangyu spread his hands helplessly, sighed and said, "The slave family just told His Royal Highness Nine not to act rashly, and didn't say that Brother Xie, Brother Xie can still set foot in the official career, or is it that Brother Xie is willing to be the son-in-law of the Donggong Mansion...... Of course, with the status of Sister Wu, it is no problem to bear the needs of Brother Xie in the future, but if it is spread out, it will not sound good! ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

"The slave family just thinks that with Brother Xie's ability, it is really a pity to stay in the Donggong Mansion every day and do nothing...... Coincidentally, in a few days, the Imperial Court Rites Department was preparing to hold an examination in Jijing, didn't Brother Xie want to do something? ”

"Will you try? Imperial Examination? Xie An frowned slightly when he heard this.

To tell the truth, it's not that he hasn't considered this road, but this road is extremely difficult to walk, and he has to go through two checkpoints: the township test and the meeting test, and only by standing out from it can he participate in the final palace test, and if he is lucky, he can be favored by the court or the Son of Heaven, and he can enter the court as an official.

But the problem is that Xie An has not even participated in the township examination in Guangling County, so how can he be qualified to participate in the examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites in Jijing.

may have guessed Xie Anxin's embarrassment, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, lowered his voice and said, "If it is a matter of quota, Brother Xie can rest assured, Ruan Shaozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Yan Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, are all protΓ©gΓ©s of the slave family's grandfather, and the rest of the officials also receive the kindness of my eldest grandson's family, and the slave family has to enter and exit the official office of the Ministry of Rites, unimpeded, as for giving Brother Xie a place to take the exam, just add a few strokes to the list of the slave grandfather's desk, it is as easy as a snap......

"Even if there is a quota, what ......" Xie An shook his head, he was self-aware, and he didn't think that his literary talent could be favored by the examiner.

"Brother Xie is really stupid!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu shook his head and said angrily, "Didn't the slave family say that the examiners who can take the exam, Ruan Shaozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Yan Yu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, are all protΓ©gΓ©s of the grandfather of the slave family......"

"Huh? What do you mean......" Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu in astonishment.

The exam, that is the national exam of the Great Zhou, all the talented people who have passed the county and township exams will be gathered here.

Buying off the superintendent examiner cheats, that's really ......

It's crazy!

"Why, all of a sudden, you want to help us?" Xie An asked suspiciously.

"Hee-hee, who knows! - Maybe the slaves think it's more interesting! ”

"......" Xie An frowned and looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu for a long time, he vaguely noticed that this woman seemed to be calculating something, he didn't think that she would be so kind to help him for no reason.

But after racking his brains and thinking about it, Xie An couldn't think of any deception, after all, for him, this was really a great thing.

"I owe you a favor......

"Brother Xie doesn't have to care, it should be said that the slave family still has a ...... for Brother Xie" said, the eldest grandson Xiangyu pulled the cold cloak on his body, and his cute appearance made Xie An stunned.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ In short, whether it succeeds or not, thank you! ”

"Hehe, what Brother Xie said ......"

Looking at her well-behaved and cute appearance, Xie An shook his head in disbelief.

No way!

How can such a well-behaved and lovely woman be the eldest grandson Xiangyu? How could it be that terrible woman who almost turned the entire Jijing into a battlefield?!

Could it be that he misunderstood her? She's actually a woman with a good personality?

Exhaling in disbelief, Xie An seemed to have thought of something, took out a clean towel from the position of the coachman in the carriage, handed it to the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and said, "Wipe your hands first, your hands have grabbed the dirt on the ground, right?" Weird dirty ......"

"It's been wiped clean!" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, spread out his white little hands.

Xie An was stunned and asked puzzled, "When?" ”

"Just ...... just now" made a hugging motion, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu giggled and got into the carriage.

Xie An subconsciously looked at his left arm, seeing that it was full of traces of sludge, and the green tendons in the corners of his forehead throbbed violently.

"You ...... guy"