Xie Weiyuan said that in order to help Xie Zhengyuan's identity flaw, he only stayed in Jiankang for four or five days, but Huan Ling was a hospitable person and always liked to be lively, so he insisted on keeping him in the Hou Mansion for half a month.

Huan Ling really had to keep Xie Wei to live in the Hou Mansion, just for Xie Zheng, after all, Xie Wei's identity was Xie Zheng's brother, and the two were reunited after a long absence, if they only stayed in Jiankang for a few days, it would be really inappropriate to say it.

Hou Mansion is four into the east and west across the courtyard, is the most typical palace specifications, one into the courtyard for the front yard, for hospitality, Huan Ling lives in the second courtyard, Xie Zheng lives in the third courtyard, the rest of the courtyard is empty, because the house is empty and there are few masters to live, so Huan Ling wants more people to live here.

Xie Wei temporarily lived in the Hou Mansion, and Huan Ling instructed Yuzhi to arrange for him to live in the west courtyard of Sanjin Courtyard, which was separated from the courtyard where Xie Zheng lived by only a small door.

Yuzhi led Xie Wei to live in the West Cross Courtyard, Xie Zheng was not very relieved, and came over to take a look, Yuzhi was directing a few maids to decorate the house, Xie Wei saw Xie Zheng standing in the courtyard, so he came and said with a smile: "The county lord is so entertaining, how embarrassing to call me." ”

There are also two maids in and out of the yard, Xie Wei saw Xie Zheng, groveled, and called her "county lord", this brother treats his sister so humbly, who doesn't doubt it when he hears it, even if he doesn't doubt it, he should laugh.

Xie Zheng glanced sideways at the two maids who were busy, gave Xie Wei a look, and then said intentionally: "Brother, what is this called, we are brother and sister, and my sister entertains my brother, isn't it natural." ”

"Uh...... Oh...... Yes, but my brother hasn't seen you in years, and he's not used to it for a while," he said with a sneer, and it made sense to explain it that way.

After he said that, he didn't wait for Xie Zheng to reply, but said in a tentative tone: "Sister, my brother has something I want to ask you." ”

"Brother, it's okay to say," Xie Zhengwan'er, Xie Wei then pretended to twist and said: "At the banquet of King Wuling, sitting opposite our brothers and sisters, do you know who it is?" ”

"Sitting across from us?" Xie Zheng was a little surprised, she didn't pay much attention to this matter, and she really couldn't remember it for a while.

Seeing that Xie Zheng couldn't seem to remember, Xie Wei hurriedly reminded him and said, "That's it...... It's the little lady who looks like a fairy. ”

Xie Zheng was stunned for a moment, she looked sideways at Xie Wei, and beat a drum in her heart, shouldn't this be Xiao Yurong?

There were not many women at the banquet, and with her thanks, there were only three people in total, and the other two were the sisters.

Seeing that Xie Wei's expression became more and more obscene, and he clearly looked bold, Xie Zheng deliberately did not answer, and pretended to be in a trance: "It seems that there are many noble ladies of the scholar clan at today's banquet, brother, you asked like this, I really can't remember, let me think about it." ”

After she finished speaking, she turned sideways and was about to go back to her courtyard, but she only walked two steps away, and then heard Xie Wei say again: "It's the little lady who suddenly slapped the table and left." ”

Xie Zheng stopped, this Xie Wei mentioned it like this, she pretended not to think about it, this may seem too deliberate, she pretended to be surprised, and then turned around and asked slightly tentatively: "What did my brother say...... Could it be the princess of Wu Jun? ”

"Princess Wu Jun?" Xie Wei seemed to be very surprised, and asked, "You said she is a princess?" ”

"Yes, she is His Majesty's daughter, Yuan Xiurong is from Yuan, what did my brother mention her to do?" Xie Zheng bluntly said that Xiao Yurong was a princess, and he wanted to make him retreat, but he didn't expect him to say: "I want her!" ”

Xie Zheng froze completely, she looked at Xie Wei in a daze, and asked in surprise, "What did you say?" ”

"I said I wanted to marry her," Xie Wei was not polite at all, in front of those maids, he did not shy away from speaking, Xie Zheng showed a smile with mixed feelings at him, lowered his voice slightly, and said: "She is a princess, but she is not an ordinary woman, my brother wants to marry her, not only must she have a background, but she must be powerful." ”

"I naturally know that I don't have much power, but my sister is different, sister, you are the lord of Shanyin County, can you think of ideas for my brother, my brother fell in love with that little lady at first sight, goodbye, if I can't marry her, I'm afraid it's going to hurt lovesickness," Xie Wei didn't forget to pull Xie Zheng's arm, and pretended to be coquettish according to the gourd painting.

Xie Zheng intentionally or unintentionally pushed away Xie Weila's pulling hand, and then turned his back to him, and sneered: "Brother, don't make fun of me, I'm just a small county lord, with a low status, but also a woman's family, I don't have any ability, I can't stand in the court, where does the power come from." ”

"Sister, you are so smart, today at that banquet, you taunted King Wuling so that you have nothing to say, this is not a skill?" Xie Zheng said, and then went around to Xie Zheng again, Xie Zheng smiled: "That's just a matter of mouth, above the court, what confidence does a sharp mouth have?" ”

"So sister, you have to climb up step by step, and when you climb to the top, the power will naturally be there, and then you will marry that little lady to your brother, isn't it a very simple matter!"

Xie Zheng looked at Xie Wei in surprise, he was speechless, how could there be such a stupid person in this world who likes to talk big, this Xie Wei, he is really persevering, what power he says, how can he put his hopes on her, he is so eloquent, but try it himself!

"My brother is also articulate, why not join the ranks and be powerful by himself?" Xie Zheng was polite on the surface, but in fact, he was sarcastic, who knew that Xie Wei didn't hear it at all, but said: "I'll forget it, I don't have that ability." ”

After he said that, after thinking about it, he pulled Xie Zheng's sleeve again, stood in front of Xie Zheng and twisted around, a slightly old face and skinny body, and looked particularly funny, he said: "Sister, you must help me, I really like that little lady, if I can't marry her in this life, I ...... I'm ...... I can't eat this meal, I can't sleep, and I will be half of my body into the ground because of lovesickness! ”

This Xie Wei is also true, and Xie Zheng is really not polite at all, Xie Zheng asked him to help save the scene, it is right for people to call brothers and sisters in front of them, and it is also appropriate for people to call brothers and sisters later, but when they meet for the first time, he dares to make such a rude request, so in the future, isn't he going to heaven?

"Brother, what about me, in the final analysis, I am just a county lord, Your Majesty only rewarded me with such a title, I still need to keep my head down in front of those powerful people, in the end, I still have no rights, even if I have the power in my hands, the princess's marriage, Your Majesty needs to be the master, how can I speak."

Xie Zheng has always had clear grievances, she reads Xie Wei's kindness, but whatever can be done, she will inevitably have no reservations, but what she can't do, she will not agree casually, she doesn't have the ability to talk big.

Hearing this, Xie Wei let go of his hand, sighed reluctantly, and said: "Okay, then forget it, I, Xie Wei, although I was born in a scholar clan, I don't have the ability to climb dragons and phoenixes." Alas! ”

Xie Zheng looked at Xie Wei, a little annoyed in his heart, how could she feel more and more unpleasant when he said this.

"Brother, rest assured, there are many noble ladies of the Jiankang clan who have to run all over the ground, and many of them are more beautiful than the princess of Wujun, which one does my brother like in the future, I will go to ask Your Majesty to marry my brother!" Xie Zheng ignored his previous suspicions and treated each other sincerely, but unexpectedly, Xie Wei turned around and walked slowly towards the house, only said coldly: "Forget it, I understand your kindness." ”

Xie Zheng was stunned, why did she feel more and more that this Xie Wei was not a good person......

The maid cleaned up the house and had already retreated, and at that time Yuzhi was also walking out of the house, Xie Wei raised his feet and was about to step into the house, when he suddenly turned around and asked incomprehensibly: "By the way, you are actually the big Sima Xie Yu, right?" ”

Xie Zheng and Yuzhi's master and servant were both stunned, it seemed that this Xie Wei was threatening her with this matter!

"What does my brother think?" Xie Zheng showed a slight smile at him, she didn't admit it, and she didn't refute it, but she called Xie Wei and said "brother", which was already a little good, Xie Wei thought about it, and then didn't say anything, and entered the house without looking back.

Xie Zheng also took Yuzhi back to his courtyard, and when he returned to the room, Yuzhi said: "Lady, this Xie Wei is not like a good thing." ”

"You think so, too?" Xie Zhengxiu frowned slightly, looked at Yuzhi sideways, Yuzhi bowed her head slightly, she then sighed, and only said: "I don't dig a hole for myself......"

Yuzhi also said pointedly: "Lady, this pit, it's not easy to climb out if you jump in!" ”

Thank you, yes! Truly! This Xie Wei is now his "elder brother", and she naturally can't move him.

It was getting late, Xie Zheng went to the courtyard of Huan Ling to accompany him to see the stars and the moon, drink until late at night before returning to the house to rest.

Early the next morning, Xie Zheng got up, and after washing, he sat down in front of the dressing table to make up, and Yuzhi knelt behind her, already dressed up for her, and was about to put down the mahogany comb in his hand.

Xie Zheng opened the makeup room placed on the side of the bronze mirror, flipped left and right in several small drawers, and then pulled out the two drawers under the makeup table, and opened the several small boxes placed in them one by one to take a look, obviously looking for something, but his face was full of surprise.

Yuzhi put down the wooden comb in his hand and hurriedly asked, "What is the lady looking for?" ”

Xie Zheng looked at her sideways and asked, "Yuzhi, have you seen my pair of Huanglong jade gold-encrusted earrings?" ”

"Earrings?" Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, followed and searched around, and asked again: "Where did the lady put it?" ”

"I wore it once two days ago, and it seems to be in the makeup, but now I can't find it," Xie Zheng said, thought about it carefully, and then thought: "I'm afraid it's not lost somewhere......"

When Yuzhi heard this, he stood up in a hurry, turned around and walked outside, and said, "Slave go and find it." ”

"No need, this is not a valuable thing, if you lose it, you will lose it, I still think that Huanglongyu looks old when she wears it on her ears," Xie Zheng really didn't care when she spoke, so she took out a pair of Hetian jade magnolia ear hooks from her makeup, carefully put them on for herself, and then looked at the bronze mirror in front of her, and said to herself: "When it comes to jade, I still like Khotanese jade (Hetian jade ancient name), Jin Sheng Lishui, jade out of Kungang, this Khotanese jade, but 'the essence of white jade'." ”

Yuzhi turned around, stood behind Xie Zheng, and quipped: "The county marquis knows that the lady likes jade, and two days ago, he sent someone to pick a few pieces of jade from Khotan, and asked someone to make jade, presumably to please the lady." ”

Xie Zheng smiled and said nothing, the master and servant talked and laughed so much that they forgot all about the theft in the house.

The two went to the front yard to eat, and when they arrived at the side hall, they saw that Huan Ling was already sitting in front of the table and waiting, so Xie Zheng also went to sit down, greeted Huan Ling, and was about to pick up chopsticks, but was stopped by Huan Ling.

Huan Ling stopped her and said, "Your brother hasn't come yet, so you should move the chopsticks first?" ”

"Brother?" Xie Zheng was stunned for a moment at first, as if she hadn't woken up, and she forgot about Xie Wei for a while, so she reacted, so she hurriedly ordered Yuzhi: "Yuzhi, you go and call him." ”

"Yes," Yuzhi was about to turn around and walk out of the side hall, but Huan Ling said, "No need, I have sent someone to invite." ”

When the words fell, Xie Wei really came, he was dressed decently, but he was still sloppy, sleepy-eyed, listless, and looked very old.

Xie Wei walked into the side hall, as a guest, he didn't nod to Huan Ling, the host, but didn't look at Huan Ling and Xie Zheng, walked to the empty seat, and sat down.

He was not polite at all, he found a place to cook as soon as he came, and ate as soon as he sat down.

Xie Zheng was unhappy in her heart, she thought about this Xie Wei, even if she shouldn't be polite to her "sister", how to say it, she has to be polite with Huanling, now it's really rude to behave like this!

Sitting opposite Huan Ling, seeing Xie Zheng's brows furrowed slightly, he knew that she was depressed, so he hurriedly gave her a look and signaled her not to be angry, Xie Zheng endured it, who told her to be subject to Xie Wei now.

Xie Zheng lowered his head, absentmindedly picked up the spoon in front of him, and scooped the soup in the small cup casually. ”

Hearing that someone was coming to the palace, Xie Zheng thought that Xiao Daocheng had sent someone to summon her into the palace, so he hurriedly put aside the spoon in his hand, got up and went outside, and Huan Ling also followed out.

Xie Wei understood, and instead of taking the handkerchief next to him, he roughly wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and Yuzhi stood aside, dumbfounded.

Xie Zheng walked to the courtyard in front of the guest hall and saw that Duchun was carrying a three-layer food box in his hand.

After Twilight Chun walked through Xie Zheng, he really asked with a smile: "Did the county lord eat in the morning?" ”

"If you come later, my stomach won't be able to fit the imperial food," Xie Zheng said a joke, Duchun smiled, then handed over the food box, and was picked up by Yuzhi, he said: "There are some new dishes here, Your Majesty tasted it and said it was delicious, so he asked the slave maid to send some to the county lord." ”

Xie Zheng glanced sideways at the food box that was carried by Yuzhi in his hand, and said, "I think Your Majesty has changed his tricks to summon me into the palace again, right?" ”

Twilight Chun smiled: "The slave doesn't dare to speculate on the holy will, but you are really smart, county lord!" ”

Xiao Daocheng sent someone to send a reward, Xie Zheng must also enter the palace to thank him, what is this not to ask her to enter the palace?

Xie Zheng glanced at Du Chun, and only said, "You go back to your life, and I will enter the palace later." ”

"Oh, okay!"

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