At the same time that Gu Yilan and Mu Zhengyi were dealing with people in the Gu University Scholar's Mansion, in the Anguo Mansion, Mu Hongshang happened to receive snacks and letters sent by Xie Shurou.

She took a look at the dim sum before slowly opening Xie Shurou's letter.

"What's interesting to write?" Mu Qingyi walked over, sat next to Mu Hongsheng, and quietly took a sip of tea.

"It's really interesting to let the fourth brother say it." Mu Hongshang replied with a smile: "Sister Xie said that the day after tomorrow is the birthday banquet of Mrs. Zhongwu's family, and she wants to accompany Mrs. Xie to the banquet, so she has no time to make me snacks, and said that the queen mother didn't know what happened today, so she suddenly sent someone to Xie's mansion and rewarded Mrs. Xie with a pair of red gold and emerald beads." ”

"What?" Mu Qingyi's brows frowned slightly: "The queen suddenly rewarded Mrs. Xie, instead of Miss Xie Si?" ”

"Yes." Mu Hongsheng nodded: "Strange, right?" ”

"Is it a clear reward or a secret urge," Mu Qingyi replied after thinking about it: "Miss Xie Si's family affairs, the Xie family has not given King Yi a clear answer at the moment, and they don't say that it will be done, nor will they say that it can't be done, the queen is afraid that she is in a hurry." ”

"That's not right," Mu Hongsheng scratched his head: "If you want to be in a hurry, King Yi is in a hurry first, right?" Sister Xie said in the letter that King Yi has been the same as always, and one letter a day is 'heartfelt', which is nothing special. I think, if King Yi wants to get married, why do you have to mention it to Sister Xie in private first, right? Sister Xie often said that although King Yi didn't really like her, she still did a lot of acting. ”

"It's ...... to play" Mu Qingyi was accidentally amused by this statement: "It's really ...... Very apt. According to you, the queen rewarded Mrs. Xie with great fanfare, not to urge marriage, for what? ”

"I want to ......" Mu Hongshang raised his eyes to the sky, and thought carefully for a while before replying: "Since it is a big fanfare, it is to be watched by others, otherwise what would you do so publicly." It is worth the queen's mother to play like this, and there are only those people who believe in the king, Lin Xiang or the sister-in-law's mother-in-law. I think it's about for King Shin. Sister Xie had already told me that her grandfather had actually reached an agreement with King Xin in private. But Sister Xie said it a long time ago, in my opinion, if Xie Xiang really made up his mind, he should have directly rejected King Yi's overtures for Sister Xie, but he didn't do it for so long, so I think Xie Xiangxing probably didn't make up his mind. ”

"So Xiaomei thinks that Xie Xiang's position may change?" Mu Qingyi asked. Girls are small

"This is my own imagination." Mu Hongshang replied: "I just think Xie Xiang is a little strange. I didn't say that his position would change, and if he reached an agreement with King Xin and turned his face and didn't recognize anyone, wouldn't he become a villain who backtracked? I'd rather believe that Sister Xie's grandfather wasn't that bad. ”

"My little sister is so smart," Mu Qingyi smiled and pinched Mu Hongsheng's ruddy face: "It's just that after all, she is still young, and when she says it, she always has a little childishness." Where things in the world are so easy to judge as good or bad. As the saying goes, at this time, at that time, Xie Xiang's officialdom has been up and down for so many years, and he is naturally very good at acting with cameras, and if King Xin is weak in the future, it is not surprising that he will change his position. ”

"Wouldn't it?! According to the fourth brother, how unlucky the king of faith is! Mu Hongsheng pursed her mouth, as if she was holding grievances for Zheng Ying.

"If King Xin is strong enough, Xie Xiang will naturally not be treacherous casually," Mu Qingyi replied: "But if King Xin and King Yi compete and end up losing the upper hand, with Xie Xiang's shrewdness, most of them will withdraw in time to avoid being implicated." After all, this is not Xie Xiang's business alone, if he really stands on the wrong team, the Xie family will have to pay for it, so he can't be too careful. Little sister must know that this is a battle for the storage position, not an ordinary party struggle in the court, what are the consequences of the losing side, you should be able to think of it without me. ”

"Although what the fourth brother said is very reasonable," Mu Hongsheng replied, "But I still think that if Xie Xiang does not keep his promise, King Xin will be very unlucky." In my opinion, if Xie Xiang hadn't made up his mind yet, he wouldn't have had to make his position clear to King Xin so early. If you don't think about it, you can think about it slowly, it's better than standing up and then changing your mind and being a wallgrass, right? Everyone should understand the truth of a promise. ”

"Xie Xiang is the prime minister, and he is the mother of the king of Xin, no matter what aspect he is, he has no chance to be alone in the battle for the throne." Mu Qingyi replied: "King Yi and King Xin will not allow him to sit idly by, so he must choose his own side. Little sister, you have been studying with Mr. Sun since you were a child, and you have always had an upright personality, so you feel that since Xie Xiang has chosen to believe in the king, he should keep his promise and not betray easily. You would have been right. But as far as Xie Xiang and King Xin are concerned, the fourth brother feels that good birds choose trees to perch, and it is also Xie Xiang's ability to adapt and take advantage of the situation. ”

"Fourth brother, I don't understand this." Mu Hongshang shook his head: "The fourth brother has also read the books of sages since he was a child, and seeing the wind and ruddy and treachery are obviously against the way of a gentleman, why does the fourth brother say that this is a skill." ”

"The book has taught us a lot of human truths," Mu Qingyi smiled and touched Mu Hongsheng's head: "But the world is complicated, and many things cannot be simply judged by the principles in the book." For example, Xie Xiang and King Xin originally cooperated for profit, each taking what he needed, King Xin sought the position of the crown prince, and what Xie Xiang sought was greater power and the future of the children of the Xie family, and the purpose was originally different. They are now tentatively agreeing because they both agree that cooperation is in the best interests of both parties at the moment, and that's it. ”

"According to Xiaomei, a promise is a promise, and it is wrong to break it at will, but they may have a slightly different perspective from you. For example, if King Xin loses in the battle for the throne, and Xie Xiang doesn't withdraw in time, is it possible to drag his Xie family to accompany King Xin to the funeral? For Xie Xiang, the lives of the elders and children of the Xie clan, as well as the future of the children in the clan, are obviously heavier than his promise to King Xin. I think this is something that King Shin himself knows. ”

"I know what the fourth brother said is right," Mu Hongshang replied after thinking about it carefully: "But I still feel that King Xin is at a loss, so it seems that Xie Xiang's promise is meaningless at all." ”

"Who said it doesn't make sense," Mu Qingyi replied: "At least for now, Xie Xiang is indeed on the side of King Xin, and he is the political capital of King Xin." As for the future, everything depends on the ability of the king of faith. As long as King Xin is strong enough to let Xie Xiang see that there is no harm in following him, Xie Xiang will naturally not change his mind and turn to King Yi. Moreover...... Little sister, you also underestimate King Xin, he is a shrewd person, and it is not impossible to use some means to cut off Xie Xiang's retreat and let the Xie family be firmly tied to his boat. ”