Huan Ling and Huan Rang, the two brothers, were sent by the palace to the Hou Mansion to pick them up when they entered the palace, and they were also sent back to the Hou Mansion by the head of the palace when they left the palace.

The brothers sat in the carriage, and you didn't say anything along the way, but it was very quiet.

It wasn't until the two of them returned to the Hou Mansion that Huan Rang was the first to speak to break the silence, and he sneered with Huan Ling: "Fang is in the palace, it really frightens me, but fortunately there is no danger." ”

Huan Ling didn't say anything, just walked to the house by himself, Huan Rang followed him, seeing that he didn't speak, he was very embarrassed, so he quickly followed, and then said: "Big brother, does Your Majesty like to ask these strange questions on weekdays?" ”

"I don't know! Go and ask your sister Deyin, "Huan Ling was very indifferent, seeing Huan Rang coming up, he also seemed to have wind under his feet, and his pace became faster and faster, as if he wanted to get rid of Huan Rang.

Huan Rang was finally annoyed, he couldn't get angry for a while, so he stopped and didn't leave, he only asked: "Is the eldest brother unhappy?" ”

His tone was not good, but it was a little rushing, Huan Ling was already annoyed, and now he was even more angry, so he also stopped, turned to look at Huan Rang, and scolded: "I'm not happy, you can't see it?" ”

Xie Zheng sat in the guest hall drinking tea, she didn't know that Huan Ling and Huan Rang had come back, listening to the two of them, only to know that they were back, she saw that the two brothers were going to quarrel, and hurriedly walked over and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?" ”

"Ask him what's wrong!" Huan Ling stretched out his hand and pointed at Huan Rang, Huan Rang didn't care about Xie Zheng, he just caught up with Huan Ling, and said fiercely: "I'm going to join the office, my eldest brother should be happy for me, but if you don't be happy for me, forget it, and throw your face at me!" ”

When Xie Zheng heard this, she was stunned for a moment, she looked at Huan Rang sideways, and the slightest suspicion and surprise flashed in her eyes.

How...... Why is Zhong Xuan actually going to join the office...... That His Majesty summoned him for this purpose?

Huan Ling was panicked by Huan Rang's words, he finally stopped, turned around immediately, and said, "Happy? Why should I be happy for you! Do you think it's a good thing to be a company? Throughout the ages, how many princes and princes have died in their careers, do you know? Xie Yu, who was once in power......"

When he said this, he couldn't help but stretch out his hand and point at Xie Zheng, but finally didn't dare to say anything, he glanced at Xie Zheng with a little apology, and then hurriedly put down his hand and asked Huan Rang calmly: "Why am I a first-class prince, but I never participate in politics, have you calmed down and thought about this!" ”

Fortunately, Huan Ling stopped his mouth in time, and Huan Rang did not doubt why he stretched out his hand and pointed at Xie Zheng when he mentioned Xie Yu.

Huan Rang was still immersed in his own private affairs, and when he heard Huan Ling's inquiry, he humiliated Huan Ling for the first time and said: "Because you have no ambition, but I have ambition." ”

His words were unusually calm, and because of this, such calmness made him seem treacherous and terrifying.

Huan Ling was already stunned, he just saw too much deceit in the officialdom, and knew that only by staying away from the temple could he live freely, and how could it be that Huan Rang had no ambition in his mouth!

When several people in the courtyard heard Huan Rang's words, they were all stunned, Huan Ling is always a brother, how could Huan Rang be a younger brother, how could he say such disrespectful words!

"Zhong Xuan, why are you talking to your brother like this!" Xie Zheng finally couldn't stand it anymore, and he couldn't listen to it anymore.

Huan Rang didn't seem to hear it, he still glared at Huan Ling angrily, Huan Ling came to his senses, only smiled bitterly at him, and then said calmly: "Even if you want to enter the office, you should discuss it with me." ”

"Discuss?" Huan let out a laugh, making him more and more weird and ruthless, and he said, "Is it useful to discuss with you?" I told you that I wanted to join the company, but how did you reply to me in the first place, have you forgotten? You say that I am just an inconspicuous little person, even if I join the office, I will only be a pawn in the hands of the powerful! ”

Huan Ling naturally remembered that Huan Rang had mentioned to him that he wanted to enter the office, but how could he have humiliated Huan Rang as an inconspicuous little person, and how could he have said that he was a pawn in the hands of the powerful!

Thinking about it carefully, Huan Ling really never said these words, as for why Huan Rang said this, everything blamed him for being too sensitive and inferior in his heart, which was to misinterpret Huan Ling's meaning.

Huan Ling didn't argue with him whether he had said those words at the beginning, he just frowned, and said to Huan Rang in a serious tone: "I am your brother and your sibling, do you think that I will not want you to be good?" ”

He saw that Huan Rang wanted to enter the office, and he was noisy and noisy with him, so he simply stopped objecting, and how did he know that Huan Rang actually replied: "You just can't see me." ”

Huan Ling's attitude between words was already much gentler, he had already taken a step back in the face of Huan Rang's nonsense, Huan Rang was rude to him several times, he endured it, but now he couldn't bear it, he was holding back the fire in his belly, and now he was about to slap down with his hand, Xie Zheng stood aside, rushed up, held his wrist, and naturally blocked Huan Rang.

"If you can't say anything well, you have to do something!" Xie Zheng held Huan Ling's wrist tightly, and Huan Rang stood behind her, staring at Huan Ling viciously, and said, "Fight! You fight! ”

Huan Ling broke free of Xie Zheng's hand, pointed at Huan Rang, and said to Xie Zheng: "Listen! Listen to what he said! ”

Xie Zheng is sandwiched between the two, and he knows who is right and wrong, and now he doesn't mean to protect Huan and let this bastard, but he just doesn't want the two brothers to turn against him, so he mediates and mediates.

She turned to look at Huan Rang and persuaded, "Zhong Xuan, he is your brother, no matter what, you shouldn't talk to him like this!" ”

"Yes! Half-brother! Huan Rang looked at Huan Ling coldly, just sneered, and then turned around and walked away.

Huan Ling trembled with anger, his face turned pale, thinking that although his younger brother was a concubine, but he had no mother since he was a child, his family treated him as his own, and never treated him badly, even he, who was an elder brother, protected him in everything, but now he said such things to him!

"Zhong Xuan! Zhong Xuan! Xie Zheng called him twice, he didn't look back, he didn't seem to have any nostalgia, but Xie Zheng was worried about him, so he said to Huan Ling: "I'll go see him," After speaking, he hurriedly followed out, and Yuzhi followed closely behind.

"Zhong Xuan! Where are you going? Xie Zheng caught up with Huan Rang and grabbed his sleeve, but Huan Rang shook off her hand and said: "My brother is proud of himself, and now he can't accommodate his younger brother, I won't leave, why am I still lying there to hinder his eyes?" ”

Xie Zheng was also annoyed, and reprimanded: "What are you talking about! ”

Huan Rang only glanced back at her, and then walked away angrily, although Xie Zheng was annoyed in his heart, he also forced himself to hold back, after all, she was here to persuade her, how could she involve herself in the dispute between the two brothers.

She took a deep breath, admonished herself in her heart to be calm, and then followed, and said to Huan Rang with a shy smile: "Zhong Xuan, you misunderstood your brother, he said you today, it's all for your good, he is worried about you." ”

Huan Rang said disdainfully: "What is he worried about me?" Worried about my career? He still thinks about it now, Huan Ling can't see him well.

"If you're serious, it's just that your career isn't going well. What he is worried about is that you are new to the official career and easy to be taken advantage of, after all, you are from an extraordinary background, and your brother and uncle are in high positions, do you know how many people are secretly forming gangs and factions now! If you are co-opted by others, it is fine if you follow the right person, but if you follow the wrong person, then you are careless and lose everything. ”

Xie Zheng admonished earnestly, and said bitterly, Huan Rang naturally listened, he was now standing on Xiao Ye's side, hearing Xie Zheng say this, he was also faintly worried that he was going the wrong way, so he asked a little tentatively: "That...... If you really follow the wrong person, what will be the result in the future? ”

"If you follow the wrong person, nothing will come of you. Throughout the ages, there are not a few people who have not followed the master, such as Pan An, Ji Kang, and Yuan Cang, which one got a good death? Zhong Xuan, it's not unreasonable for your brother not to worry about you joining the ranks. ”

As soon as Huan Ling was mentioned, Huan Rang's face changed again, and he said coldly: "Then I won't stand in line, and I won't follow anyone." ”

Xie Zheng smiled lightly and said: "If you are new to your career, if you want to get along well in the officialdom, you must first mingle with your colleagues, even if you don't provoke them, they will inevitably come to woo you." Zhong Xuan, you still don't know the situation between the DPRK and China, so you can't let people take advantage of it. ”

When Huan Rang heard this, he also said: "When I entered the palace today, Your Majesty also asked me, among the three highnesses, who am I most optimistic about, and he also asked me, if the three highnesses want to win me over, then who should I take refuge into." ”

"Your Majesty asked you what you are doing here?" Xie Zheng became more and more suspicious, she looked at Huan Rang sideways, and secretly thought in her heart, could it be that he was recommended by which county king, if not, why did Xiao Daocheng ask him such a question? She didn't want to talk much, so she only asked, "Where does Your Majesty want you to go to work?" ”

"Imperial History," Huan Rang replied, "inspect the Imperial History." ”

"I see, Yu Shitai is responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, and it is most taboo to form gangs, Your Majesty asked you so, presumably ...... It's just a test to see if you're going to plant the party for personal gain. ”

Huan Rang was afraid that mentioning the partisan dispute more would reveal his feet, so he diverted the topic and said: "I also know that the eldest brother is for my good, but I have been appointed by His Majesty to inspect the imperial history of the school, and now I am afraid that there is no way to retreat, so I can only face the difficulties." ”

"Your eldest brother also knows that you have no way out, and he has no objection to your entry today, but you are angry that you did not consult him in advance, and he spoke a little impulsively, so you should not be angry with him. Two brothers, don't make such an awkward fuss, you don't want me to be an outsider to see a joke," Xie Zheng said with a smile in his eyebrows, making Huan Rang feel more cordial, even if he still resented Huan Ling in his heart, at least he wouldn't say anything more.

"Okay, okay, I know it's wrong," Huan Rang really said that his face changed faster than the sky, he actually pulled Xie Zheng's sleeve, and coquettishly talked to her, saying: "Today's matter, it's me who is wrong, Sister Deyin, don't count me down, I'll make amends to my eldest brother when I go back." ”

The two walked all the way from the gate of the Hou Mansion and talked all the way, and unconsciously walked under the Jiming Bridge, and as soon as the words fell, they heard a person laugh and say: "How can the county lord of Shanyin have time to hang out today." ”

Xie Zheng followed the sound and saw that it was Tailor Liu standing outside his tailor's shop, so Xie Zheng also said hello and said with a smile: "Why is Mr. Liu so free today?" ”

"Tuo County Lord Hongfu, Lao Liu, I'm busy with things early today," Tailor Liu wandered leisurely, and then said: "By the way, a few days ago, the two clothes called by the county lord, I have stepped up here, and I am thinking of asking someone to send it to you, and now you happen to be here, so this dress, do you take it first or ...... it?"

"Since I'm here, then take it away," Xie Zheng said, and followed Tailor Liu into the store, Tailor Liu personally handed the two clothes to Xie Zheng, and Yuzhi walked up to Xie Zheng and took the two clothes.

Tailor Liu then pointed at Huan Rang and asked, "Who is this?" ”

Xie Zheng smiled: "This is the younger brother of the Marquis of Yongxiu County. ”

"Oh," Tailor Liu hurriedly saluted and called, "It turned out to be Huan Langjun!" ”

In Huan Rang's eyes, the people who are businessmen are all low-class people, and the lower nine ranks are even more untouchables, he saw Xie Zheng talking and laughing with this tailor, and he was very disdainful in his heart, but in front of Xie Zheng, he always had to pretend to be approachable, so he also politely nodded to Tailor Liu.

At this time, it was getting late, Xie Zheng took Huan Rang back to the house, Huan Ling sat quietly in the side hall, the table full of delicacies had been arranged, and he was waiting for someone.

Xie Zheng saw Huan Ling sitting there from a distance, so he pouted Huan Rang: "Your brother is angry now, you go and compensate him, today's incident, nothing happened." ”

Huan Rang obviously resisted, twisting and refusing to pass, Xie Zheng retreated behind him, pushing him all the way forward, until he entered the side hall, he withdrew his hand, and whispered: "Go quickly!" ”

Knowing that Huan Ling came here to apologize, Huan Ling just glanced at him gently, but he still sat as steady as Mount Tai and didn't say a word.

Huan Rang cleared his throat, then walked over to Huan Ling, and said, "Big brother...... Today's things are not right for me, I ...... I know wrong. ”

"It's good to come back, let's eat," Huan Ling said lightly, he pretended to be cold, still didn't want to look at Huan Rang, just picked up the chopsticks, and ate by himself, Huan Rang was at a loss for a while, so he looked back at Xie Zheng, Xie Zheng looked at the stool on the side, and gave him a look, implying that he Huan Ling no longer cares about him, and now he is asking him to sit down and eat.

Huan rang understood, and immediately went to sit down.

After dinner, Huan Ling and Xie Zheng left the side hall and walked to the backyard together, just when they walked to the koi pond, Xie Zheng still remembered that when Huan Ling mentioned the sinister officialdom to Huan Rang today, he had no intention of taking her as an example, she joked: "The county marquis is a first-class marquis, but he is unwilling to participate in politics, is it because of my previous experience?" ”

"Maybe." Huan Ling almost revealed her identity today, and she still has lingering palpitations.

"You're not like me. Because of my high merits, I was jealous of His Majesty, and I was framed by the villain, so I ended up dismally......" Xie Zheng smiled bitterly: "I also blame me for being too greedy for power...... If I gave up the identity of Da Sima at the beginning, Xie Yu would still be the same Xie Yu, and Xie Zheng would still be the same Xie Zheng, no grievances, right or wrong, I don't have to remember ......"

Huan Ling smiled faintly, and only said: "You have already made great achievements in helping Your Majesty to seize the country, even if you don't be a big Sima, what's the use?" ”

The two of them stood by the koi pond, privately thinking that there were no irrelevant people around, chatting as if there was no one around, and how could they know that Huan Rang was standing behind the rockery not far away, and after listening to the heartfelt words of the two, they were stunned, and they didn't dare to come out.

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