Xie Changjing's brows tightened, and his younger brothers looked even more surprised than him. But Xie Xiang didn't wait for his sons to react, so he continued to instruct himself: "Chang Jing, the household department has been busy these days, and the officials of your household department are also very hard, tomorrow you invite a few household directors to sit in the restaurant, remember, you must invite Gu to sit down." ”

Look at? Xie Changjing's brows jumped again. He and Gu San are both masters of the scene, and the relationship is naturally good on the surface, but just like the interaction between the children of ordinary families, the two of them have reservations about each other, and they are far from being friends.

Gu San is also very shrewd, usually at the wine table, the two of them talk at most about the government affairs of the household department, and don't say anything about it. In the past, Xie Changjing always felt that it was quite comfortable to associate with a well-educated family like Gu San, with a strong sense of proportion, he had reservations for himself, and he would not turn around to set the words of others, and dealing with Gu San was generally said to be worry-free, effortless, relaxed and happy.

Xie Changjing is not short of money, these children from big families, it is common for them to invite a group of officials to sit in the restaurant in the yamen on weekdays, and it can be regarded as a means of contacting colleagues and officials. Just like not long ago, Gu Sansan's guests invited all the six directors of the six departments to the banquet, and all the three floors of the entire Kuixing Building were covered.

Xie Changjing occasionally does this kind of thing, which is normal. Xie Changjing is shrewd and capable, and he is very relieved about everything when he is outside, Xie is very relieved to him, and such trivial things as inviting guests to dinner are usually handled by Xie Changjing himself, and Xie Xiang will never ask.

Because of this, Xie Xiang's sentence "You must invite Gu to do things" is extraordinary.

"The eldest brother has always been thoughtful, where does such a thing need to be told so carefully by my father." Xie Wuye couldn't help but say.

Xie Xiang didn't answer, just shook his head slightly, stared at Xie Changjing, and waited for him to speak.

"Father," Xie Changjing frowned and thought for a moment, but then asked a question that was unrelated: "A few days ago, Director Gu took advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival to hold a dozen tables of banquets in Kuixing Building, and invited all the directors of the six departments to go, you must know about this matter, my son wants to ask, what do you think?" ”

"Does the eldest brother think that Gu San's treat this time is strange?" Xie Xiang hadn't answered yet, and Second Master Xie frowned first: "My wife's uncle went that time, why don't you find him to come and ask?" ”

Xie Erye's wife is also from a big family in Beijing, and the old man used to be a first-class privy envoy, and he died two years ago. His brother-in-law is now in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and that time Gu Sanye invited his colleagues, and Second Master Xie's brother-in-law went to the banquet.

"No," Xie Xiang waved his hand: "These are not important now, Gu Jia...... He must have voted for the king. ”

Scholar Gu's words made the study suddenly quiet. Several of his sons looked at him in a daze, with a bit of surprise in their eyes, and even Xie Changjing, who was usually the most calm, could not hide his shock.

The atmosphere was slightly stagnant, and in the end, Xie Changjing was the first to break the silence, no matter what the basis for Xie Xiang to say this, Xie Changjing trusted his judgment. He said in a low voice, as if talking to himself, "If that's the case, Rou'er should indeed go to escape the heat." ”

"Father, when did you find out?" Xie Wuye seemed to be a little confused: "Are you sure?" Then our family ......."

"The situation is pressing, and Gu Zhengze should have no choice. He was really decisive this time. Xie Xiang said slowly: "I didn't expect it......"

"Then our family, there is no need to follow them to make decisions with the Gu family, right?" Second Master Xie thought for a while and said, "I don't think there's any need to be in such a hurry. ”

"Although it is true that it is as you said," Xie Changjing replied, "we can choose to continue to wait and see, but, is it necessary?" ”

"Regardless of the side, Rou'er's family affairs can't be delayed any longer," Xie Wuye said: "If the Gu family really votes for the king, then we must not casually marry Rou'er into the Yiwang Mansion." Father, according to me, there is no need to 'escape the heat'. It's better to talk to Rou'er, Rou'er is gentle and beautiful and knowledgeable, it is easy to find a good family in Beijing, and she is in a hurry to talk about family affairs, and she will be engaged first. ”

"It's not that easy." Before Xie Xiang could answer, Xie Changjing first showed a wry smile: "King Yi loves Rou'er, everyone in this capital knows and everyone knows, think about it carefully, which one in Beijing dares to hire Rou'er without caring about King Yi's face?" ”

"This ......" Xie Wuye was speechless for a while, he thought for a long time before he frowned and replied: "According to what the eldest brother said, no one dares to marry Rou'er?" ”

"There are naturally people who dare to marry, but I'm afraid that people don't want to." Xie Changjing sighed and replied, "There is one right now, and you can not care about King Yi's face." ”

"Impossible." Before Xie Changjing finished speaking, Xie Xiang waved his hand first: "Miss Gu Jiu married to the Anguo Mansion, that is because she and Mu Dagongzi are in love, and Mrs. Mu is used to her grandson, so she is determined to hire him a daughter-in-law who agrees, so she made an exception to carry the granddaughter-in-law from the Quanchen family into the door." However, this kind of thing can no longer be done, Rou'er is just friends with Miss Mu, and has no relationship with the sons of the Mu family, even if we take the initiative to come to the door to propose, the Mu family and the ladies will not respond. What are the benefits of marrying a granddaughter-in-law from a powerful minister's family to the Anguo Mansion? ”

"According to my father, Rou'er will still marry the palace in the future, either King Yi or King Xin?" Second Master Xie asked tentatively: "But in this situation, how can Rou'er easily marry King Yi." However, Rou'er is already old, and she can't delay for a long time. ”

"But if we let Rou'er marry to the palace now......" Xie Wuye looked very hesitant: "But there is no room for regret." ”

"I'm not worried." His father Xie Changjing's perspective on the problem was still different from his uncles after all, he shook his head, his face was a little dark: "Either King Yi or King Xin, or there is no family matter, Rou'er's family affairs will not be delayed for a long time, and my father should make a decision within the year." Manjingli is staring at our Rou'er's family affairs right now, just waiting for his father to make up his mind. I originally thought that Scholar Gu would wait and see for a while and wait for our family to choose a position before making a decision, but I didn't expect that this time Gu Fu came in front of us. I'm worried...... It is the attitude of the king of faith. ”

"Yes......" Xie Xiang also sighed: "King Xin is too different from King Yi, he seems to have never been very enthusiastic about marriage. ”