The wedding date has been set, that is, ten days later, of course, as Liu Hong's so-called baby Nur who is the pearl of the palm, Liu Hong naturally wants to hold a grand enough, but in Xu Ji's view, this is just another move to whitewash the peace, for the current Han, at this time, Liu Hong has to put on such a posture to come out is not self-deception?

Taking a step back, even if this is really Liu Hong's so-called scruple about his royal demeanor, it is enough to be looked down upon, and when he is alive and dead, he still cares about his face, then this faint monarch is already hopeless. However, this is not a bad thing for Xu Ji personally, at least for the time being, no one will plan against him openly and secretly, not everyone has Xu Ji's courage to regard the majesty of the royal family as nothing, even Xu Ji has such a pattern after experiencing such twists and turns and tribulations.

Of course, this kind of temporary stability is actually dispensable for Xu Ji, and the real weighty opponent doesn't care about Liu Hong's so-called royal status at all, such as Zhang Rang, at least this one will not be afraid of this. But this is just an example, of course Zhang Rang has no need to deal with Xu Ji, and even from a certain point of view, he needs such an obedient and easy-to-use chess piece like Liu Hong, and now Xu Ji is still obedient, and such a person, whether Liu Hong or Zhang Rang, even if they have murderous intentions, there is no need to move Xu Ji until they find a replacement.

And He Jin's threat is not to worry about for the time being, although Xiyuan's defeat did not hit He Jin substantially, but Xu Ji has the upper hand in terms of speech, even if He Jin wants to die to the family behind him, he will never let him do it.

Therefore, Xu Ji doesn't need to worry too much, so Xu Ji simply waits for marriage with peace of mind.

The wedding customs of the Han Dynasty were true to the regulations, and it was definitely not a simple matter. But how could Liu Hong have so much time for Xu Ji to spend so much? The Northern Army is now something that Liu Hong remembers in his heart, and the safety of the imperial city is in the hands of others after all, which is something that makes him uneasy. Although according to this argument, it seems that the position of Jinwu is handed over to He Jin is also his own person, but Liu Hong knows very well that He Jin is a reckless person. In fact, it was just a straw bag, and He Jin relied on only those clans behind him, but it was precisely this group of people that Liu Hong was most worried about, so it was impossible for Liu Hong to hand over this position that was very important to him to He Jin no matter what.

On the contrary, even Liu Hong can hand over this important position to the Ten Standing Attendants, but it is a lesson that eunuchs cannot hold military power, and Liu Hong himself does not trust eunuchs, not to mention that the eunuchs themselves are deliberately supported by him to restrain his relatives.

At least from this point of view, Liu Hong can be regarded as very good at playing with power, but it is precisely because of Liu Hong's obsession with power that he is superstitious about power to a certain extent. And this is also the reason why Liu Hong and Xu Ji are drifting apart. Although Xu Ji didn't think there was anything wrong with this, this was the emperor's common disease, but Liu Hong's illness was too serious.

The new mansion is located not far from He Jin's house, and it can be regarded as a "neighbor" with He Jin, but Xu Ji naturally knows that this is Liu Hong's intention to disgust He Jin, and Liu Hong has a special reason to place Xu Ji's house here, most of the so-called imperial relatives live here, so Xu Ji is also placed here. But no matter how Xu Ji looks at it, it seems that Liu Hong deliberately did it, although this piece is the residence of most of the imperial relatives. But it seems that there is no need to place his mansion so close to He Jin's mansion, and what is even more interesting is that there is an alley between the two mansions, which clearly shows that he wants to put Xu Ji under He Jin's nose The endless disgusting He Jin.

However, Xu Ji has no opinion on this, He Jin himself has no ability. So there is no need to worry at all, as for the clan behind He Jin, at least for the time being, they don't dare to move Xu Ji easily. Although Xu Ji has no family behind him, there is Liu Hong, and the identity of the colt is enough to scare away most of the evil thoughts.

So Xu Ji moved in very calmly. Of course, Lejin and Gao Shun still stayed in the West Park to garrison, after all, the soldiers under Xu Ji still needed someone to be in charge. And the West Garden is also full of dangers, it is difficult to say whether Liu Hong will have any other small actions. As for Yining, of course, he also stayed in this renovated mansion with Xu Ji.

This mansion was originally the place where Liu Hong sheltered the distant royal family next to him, and it didn't look as gorgeous as the surrounding mansions, but this was more in line with Xu Ji's temperament, of course, the "Xu Mansion" hanging on the mansion was still quite imposing, and the reason why it was not the Horse Mansion was not difficult to see Liu Hong's flattery, called the Horse Mansion made Xu Ji eat soft rice a little bit, but the Xu Mansion was much tougher.

The courtyard is also simple, and there are not too many fancy designs, what Xu Ji likes the most is that there is a small pool in the small courtyard of the back house, and a small pavilion is also placed, of course, the surprises brought by these small details can definitely not make up for the risks he has taken for this, so Xu Ji deserves it.

Dian Wei also led his guards to settle in Xu Ji's new mansion at the same time. As the head of Xu Ji's personal guards, Dian Wei is also relatively miserable, and the nearly 300 people under Le Jin's command are actually Xu Ji's personal guards according to theory, but they have been added to the establishment of the West Garden, so Dian Wei, the leader of the personal guard battalion, can support more than ten people. However, Dian Wei didn't care about this, according to his own words: "Dian Wei doesn't have the ability to command the army, if there are too many soldiers, it will be in vain, it is better to be more capable, at least I can arrange what these people should do." ”

The mansion arranged by Liu Hong for Xu Ji naturally did not take into account Xu Ji's safety, so the Xu Mansion was actually divided into the front half and the second half, the first half was used to meet guests and subordinates, and there was a not very large school field between the front and the back, which was naturally reserved for the family members who took care of the home, and these relatives under Dian Wei naturally lived here. And Dian Wei himself lives in the backyard, which is also Xu Ji's special feature to Dian Wei, since Dian Wei has been enjoying such treatment since he joined Xu Ji, to a certain extent, Xu Ji is more like a family member than the lord for Dian Wei, of course, Dian Wei doesn't dare to say that.

And staying in the new mansion is naturally to hold a banquet, but Xu Ji doesn't have any friends in Luoyang. And when he got married, he simply omitted this step, which saved a lot of effort. To be honest, Xu Ji didn't have the leisure to deal with these hypocritical guys, not to mention that most of these guys were uneasy and kind when they complimented themselves. I have been in the limelight too much recently, the so-called tree is always the truth, and now Xu Ji has become a thorn in the side of these families in Luoyang, Luoyang's inherent potential has already divided Wancheng, and Xu Ji is like a strong outsider who wants to redivide the fat of Luoyang, which has been stable. Therefore, these clans will naturally regard Xu Ji as a great enemy.

And no matter what Xu Ji's thoughts are, Liu Hong has also pushed himself into such a position, these Luoyang clans will never listen to Xu Ji's explanation, and Xu Ji's has indeed violated their interests, and more importantly, what Xu Ji wants will indeed violate their vested interests. And once it is about interests, there will be disputes, so although Xu Ji is quite helpless, he can only accept these.

And recently, he has been entangled in affairs and neglected to pay attention to Yining, Xu Ji naturally feels a little guilty, but these are also helpless things, he does not have much time to take care of his fiancée before the matter of Xiyuan is resolved, but now that he is temporarily safe, Xu Ji naturally still has to take care of Yining's emotions.

And after living in the new mansion, Xu Ji actually hasn't seen Yining, the aftermath of the matter in the West Garden is really not something that can be solved in a while, Xu Ji also has to explain all the matters to Gao Shun in detail, and Dian Wei has to choose the guards from the personal guard camp led by Le Jin to enter the Xu Mansion with him, these things have taken a lot of time.

The backyard of Xu's Mansion is actually not small. And Xu Ji has mostly stayed in his study since he moved in, and he may not be familiar with this new mansion as the owner. Of course, he still knows Yining's residence, although he can't make any unusual moves before getting married, so Xu Ji slept in the study for three days in a row, but where is his own room, he still knows Lu Dao after all. And these days Yining lives there.

"Squeak" The door was pushed open, but Xu Ji did not immediately step in, and a female voice from Qingyue came from the room: "Who?" Xu Ji didn't say anything, but walked in directly. What caught her eye was a girl in a plain yellow dress looking up at the door, Xu Ji looked at the girl with a smile and said, "It's me." Ning'er. ”

When the girl saw Xu Ji's originally indifferent expression, she faintly felt a little angry in an instant, she got up from the chair and strode to Xu Ji and raised her hand to give Xu Ji a slap. Thanks to Xu Ji, who has been in the army all this time, so he has not neglected to exercise, this hand is still not slow, and when he saw Yining's slap, he immediately grabbed her hand in mid-air. As soon as the girl saw that this person dared to resist, her eyes immediately turned red and she opened her mouth with a crying voice: "Dengzi, Bo Qinglang, you bastard!" ”

Xu Ji was a little confused for a while by this series of hats, he really didn't remember what he had done to be sorry for this unmarried wife, how could he be treated like this, but when he saw Yining's face full of grievances, he also knew that he didn't think about this, so he immediately withdrew his hand and asked, "Ning'er, what did I do wrong?" Why did I come here to do it? ”

After saying this, Yin Ning raised his eyebrows and reprimanded: "Some time ago, I begged my father to say that I wanted to see you, but you left without even ignoring it, isn't it unkindness?" Are you looking for another ...... outside" Speaking of this, the girl was already in tears, Xu Ji suddenly secretly said that it was not good, not to mention Xu Ji himself was about to forget, there was really such a thing, but what Liu Hong said and did at that time really made Xu Ji mistakenly think that it was just an excuse, but it was really a request from the faint monarch to meet his baby daughter.

It's just that Xu Ji can't explain this matter, Yin Ning believes it or not, and he said that his idea is somewhat demeaning to Liu Hong, and he said that someone else's is not in front of other people's daughters, and Xu Ji can't do this thing, so he can only explain: "Ning'er, listen to me, it was indeed busy at that time, and the matter of Xiyuan was a big matter, and I was helpless." Of course, this kind of weak defense is useless, Yin Ning is naturally a look of concern, Xu Ji is really a little big at this time, it stands to reason that Yin Ning is not a woman with this character, but no matter what she says in this matter, she is not in love, Yin Ning A girl's family took the initiative to put down her face and beg her father to see her fiancé, but she defended herself on the grounds of official business, which is indeed a little unreasonable.

But fortunately, Yining quickly stopped crying and asked in a low voice, "Wood." Are you very dissatisfied with your father? Xu Ji's first reaction when he heard this was whether Liu Hong had told Yining everything, but then he denied this possibility. The reason is very simple, once Liu Hong tells Yining everything, then Yining will inevitably see that he is actually being used as a bargaining chip. It's just that if Liu Hong hadn't told Yining about this, why would Yining ask this? Xu Ji was deeply puzzled.

"Why do you ask?" Although the thoughts in Xu Ji's heart were complicated, he still asked calmly on his face.

Yin Ning frowned and said: "I heard about my father's arrangement for you some time ago, this is undoubtedly to push you to the forefront, I originally wanted to dissuade my father, but my daughter's family has always been not allowed to participate in politics, I just said that my father will not pay attention to it, but I also know your temperament, and I will inevitably feel guilty." ”

Xu Ji replied with a bitter smile: "Even if I am dissatisfied, so what?" After all, I am a courtier, your father is a king, and I can only obey orders. The bitterness and helplessness in these words may not be understood by others. But as one of the few people in the world who almost knows Xu Ji best, Yin Ning heard it clearly, she stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears and said: "I also know that the marriage of my father and you still use me as a bargaining chip in exchange for his power, but because I am married to you, I have no objection, my father has changed, he is not the father he used to be." Wood, don't grieve yourself for me, your ambitions are high, and the men are ambitious. Don't delay this for the sake of your children's affection. ”

Xu Ji was very moved, Yining was very smart, she was far smarter than Liu Hong imagined, she knew very well the intentions of her father. But with the man she likes on one side and her father on the other, this dilemma makes her unable to choose. Xu Ji finally understood that just now Yining's crying was not because of himself. It's because of her situation.

Xu Ji put his arm around Yining and gently stroked her hair. whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, Ning'er. You are my Xu Ji's wife, I naturally have the responsibility to protect you, your father has never regarded me as a concubine, I am just a tool to regain power for him in the eyes of your father, how can I not know this? It's just for you and me, so what's the matter? Don't think too much about it, just wait for our wedding day, everything will be fine, okay? And the girl in Xu Ji's arms sobbed and said a good word, but it was full of heartbreaking weakness.

Xu Ji's heart is naturally not so optimistic, but what can he say? Originally, it was the responsibility he should bear, Xu Ji didn't plan to escape, not to mention that this girl had sacrificed a lot for herself, and what grievances she suffered was not enough to make up for the debt she owed over the years, not to mention that now that she was about to get married, Xu Ji had to protect this girl who was smart but never helped herself. Maybe he has been sorry for her for so many years, but from now on, he must not let her get hurt again, Yining's hardship, although Xu Ji can't empathize, but he feels more distressed.

After finally appeasing the girl, Xu Ji did not leave immediately, Yining refused to let go of Xu Ji's hand until she fell asleep, she lacked a sense of security, Xu Ji could feel that the royal family's noble status had not been able to bring her this, and even because Liu Hong was obsessed with power, Yining had always had a bad life. Yining is not from the main room, her mother is just an ordinary concubine, and she died of illness shortly after giving birth to Yining, so the life of this arrogant girl is not as happy as imagined.

And Xu Ji didn't know about these things all along, but after knowing this, he was even more distressed. Looking at her slightly pursed lips when she was asleep, Xu Ji had some astringency at the corners of his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Ning'er, for keeping you waiting so long. But I won't let you wait any longer, I'll take care of you. Although Yining, who was sleeping soundly at this time, couldn't hear these words, she seemed to be dreaming something, and a happy smile appeared on her petite face, and Xu Ji also smiled.

This is very stupid, of course Xu Ji also knows it, but such a woman, he feels that he can't afford it, and he has waited for many years just because of his unintentional actions when he was young, but it may also be the luckiest thing in Xu Ji's life. And at this moment, Xu Ji finally understood what it means to be angry at the crown, if this red face is the girl in front of him, what is he afraid of if Xu Ji is the enemy of the world?

It is rare to be foolish in life, and it is even more so for a person like Xu Ji, who is a little cold by nature, not to mention how lucky a man is to meet such a woman in his life? Xu Ji asked himself, I don't dare not cherish it, even if the price he pays for this will be huge, so what?

I don't regret this life, I am affectionate, and I am willing to travel alone. The long-hated mandarin couple is only in a dream, and it is better to bear the sky than to live up to it!

This is Xu Ji's heart at this time, for him, he was adrift in this troubled world, he only wanted to survive, but now it may be more than that. Aside from the so-called ambitions and demands, Xu Ji's real purpose is only to survive, but now it is different, and the responsibility on his shoulders is to protect the sleeping girl in front of him.

Just like the sentence that Ning Zhitian did not live up to Qingqing, Xu Ji would never live up to Yining's hard work for so many years. (To be continued......)

PS: Back to school.