Huai Wangfu

"That strategist of yours is in the North Courtyard at the moment?" Princess Xu Huai asked.

Xu Huaijing picked up the silver chopsticks at hand: "Well, wait in the study." ”

"What's his name? How old is it? ”

"Li He. Nineteen of the year. ”

"Not big, not too small." She nodded, took a sip of soy milk with a small spoon, and was not in a hurry to see the person, let alone ask the other party what she wanted to ask her.

"I want to ask, why did you accept him in the first place?"

Xu Huaijing said lightly: "His ancestral home is Baiyun City outside the southern border. ”

Princess Xu Huai was stunned.

She tilted her head and looked at Xu Huaijing: "So, he is a loyal martyr?" ”

"Hmm." Xu Huaijing shook his head.

Although Xu Huaijing's tone was flat, Princess Xu Huai could hear the sympathy in his heart.

After this kind of loyalty, Princess Xu Huai's attitude was much more solemn. "Is there anyone else in his family?"

"And my mother and sister."

Princess Xu Huai was a little surprised: "His sister is not married? ”

Since Li He is now nineteen, his sister is in her early twenties.

Most of the summer women married early, and if they were seventeen or eighteen years old, they would be instructed in terms of folk customs.

Xu Huaijing pursed his lips: "It is said that the original husband who was hired was also killed when the wedding was approaching. ”

Princess Xu Huai closed her eyes sympathetically.

In the place of Biansai, he fought for decades, and often recruited soldiers on the spot. There were too many local men killed and injured in the war, which made it difficult for women to marry.

And the situation of Sister Li He, known as "widow" among Xia Guomin, is regarded as unlucky, and it is even more difficult to find a good match.

"Has he ever read?" Princess Xu Huai explained, "I mean Li He. ”

Xu Huai nodded: "When his father and brother were still there, they read it in the private school of the squire's house. ”

When Li He's father and two brothers were still alive, the family had three military salaries, enough to support his mother, sister and the youngest child, and also to set aside some for him to study.

Later, his father and brother died, and his mother and sister could not afford to cook without rice, so they could no longer afford to read this book.

Xu Huaijing didn't have much hope for Li He.

The main thing is to read the loyalty of his family, and then look at Xu Huaijing's face, and give him an errand that does not have to lift his head, so as to support his mother and sister at home.

After sorting out the ins and outs of this person, Princess Xu Huai supported her forehead: "Apart from him, there have been no other strategists to serve you over the years?" ”

"Yes. or the source is unknown, or mediocre, or the mind is not right," Xu Huaijing said, "I didn't want it." ”

At this moment, Princess Xu Huai seemed to really know Xu Huaijing.

He is helpless and struggling, but he is still willing to provide appropriate shelter to those who are more vulnerable than himself within his means.

But they are not blindly merciful, but will try their best to discern who is worthy of shelter and who is not.

From this point of view, Princess Xu Huai can vaguely see her former self from him.

Of course, Xu Huaijing is much more difficult than she used to be.

Princess Xu Huai blinked her eyes and sighed wet, the corners of her lips were lightly raised, and her voice was soft: "Do you believe me?" ”

He was concise and to the point. "Faith."

This sentence was also asked by Princess Xu Huai when she was in the palace.

At that time, Xu Huaijing also said that he believed it, but she and he both knew it, but they didn't believe it so much.

Today's "faith" is true.

can get Xu Huaijing's heartfelt word "letter", which is enough for Princess Xu Huai.

Halfway through breakfast, Princess Xu Huai saw that it was not early, so she urged: "Hurry up and let that Li He in." If you talk about something while eating, I'll have to leave. ”

Today she said that she was going to the workshop, and she set her itinerary and would not change it arbitrarily.

"Okay." Seeing that she was in a hurry, Xu Huaijing ordered someone to go to the study and quickly called Li He, who had been waiting for a long time.

When Li He came in to greet him, Princess Xu Huai's eyes lit up.

In order to hide her momentary gaffe, she waved her hand and smiled: "Don't be polite." I'm busy going out, so if you have something to say, just say it. ”

As soon as she spoke, Li He didn't make a detour. "My subordinates think that His Royal Highness may be able to rely on this opportunity to directly solve the worries of the vassal king in one fell swoop, but my subordinates really don't have a clue and really don't understand how this banquet will be held."

Although it was the first time they met, this person was now the only strategist under Xu Huaijing, if Xu Huaijing had anything wrong, then Princess Xu Huai would be in trouble.

So she didn't save face for Li He at all, and snorted: "Mr. He, you have Zhang Siwen's handsome and beautiful face in white." As a strategist, it is ridiculous to dare to make a suggestion to the lord that he is not sure of! "I can't bear to be good-looking.

Xu Huaijing was drinking soy milk, and when he heard this, he paused, and glanced at her strangely.

The first time they met, they were trained to be full of bags, and Li He bowed his head in shame: "My subordinates know their mistakes, please teach the princess." ”

Princess Xu Huai smoothed out: "Of course the celebration banquet should be held." By the end of the year at the latest, people from all walks of life will make a move, and now talents from all over the world are flocking to the capital. In the past few months, they will not be idle, they will definitely look at all directions, listen to all directions, and calculate their own scope in advance. At this time, His Royal Highness will have to make more appearances. ”

This time it was a two-way choice, if Xu Huaijing didn't move at all during this period, when the matter was a foregone conclusion, Lin Wanwan would eat meat, and he wouldn't even be able to get soup.

Li He hesitated: "But His Royal Highness has just been punished and thought about it in the palace, and everyone in Beijing knows it." Is it useful to hold a celebration banquet at this time? ”

Yesterday evening, he and Xu Huaijing stared at this matter for nearly an hour.

Both of them knew that they should take the opportunity to hold a celebration banquet, but they couldn't solve this problem, and it would be in vain.

"The news that His Royal Highness has been punished for thinking has spread outside," Princess Xu Huai pointed to herself, "Isn't it good to push it on me?" ”

Xu Huaijing is completely innocent of the black pot in this admonition, and Xu Kangdi knows it well, and he will not make it clear to the public.

Since Emperor Xu Kangdi deliberately blurred this matter, Li Xiang's henchmen did not dare to speak out.

"The outside world only knows that King Huai has been punished and thinks about it, but does not know the specific reason. You just need to let the wind go out as soon as possible, saying that I was lazy when I was sick in front of the concubine, which made Your Majesty unhappy, and Your Highness was punished by me. ”

The national conditions of the Xia Kingdom are here, and they can't be changed for a while.

Therefore, only if Xu Huaijing stands firm, it is good for Princess Xu Huai.

Besides, she doesn't plan to take root in the Qi country in this life, and her reputation is just floating clouds.

But Li He didn't dare to answer these words, so he could only cast a look of inquiry to Xu Huaijing, who had been eating silently.

Xu Huaijing deeply condensed Princess Xu Huai for a moment, did not say anything, and only said softly: "Thank you for your advice." ”

"You're welcome. Didn't I say that earlier? You and I are now in one interest, and I will protect you at all times. ”

Princess Xu Huai felt that she had helped them solve this problem, so she smiled and picked up the silver chopsticks at hand, took a slice of potato cake and put it on the plate with sugar sand.

It's just so coincidental that Xu Huaijing also made the same action at this time.

This seemingly sudden little accident made Li He's eyes almost fall to the ground in shock-

The tips of Xu Huaijing and Princess Xu Huai's chopsticks happened to be in one place in the sugar sand pile.

Wrapped in the gentle sweetness of the light yellow sugar sand, the two pairs of silver chopsticks are closely snuggled, revealing indescribable intimacy.