Xie Qingheng was ready to make his own decisions and be blamed by his grandmother and father when he came back, but he didn't expect that they didn't blame him at all.

Xie Qingheng felt deeper guilt in his heart, and he also felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was greater.

It was he who pulled the Xie family into the whirlpool of the struggle for imperial power, and he had the responsibility to protect the people in the palace from suffering because of him in this struggle.

Old Madam Xie said: "Since you are in the same boat with the crown prince, you must be prepared, the Xie family can not give you much help, and your father cannot stand in line because of you, at least in front of the emperor." ”

Xie Qingheng listened to Old Madam Xie's words and said in a low voice, "I understand. ”

Although the emperor feels sorry for the prince, it does not mean that he is willing to see people in the court obey the prince more than him, especially a general like Xie Yuan, who holds real power.

The Xie family can help the prince and get close to the prince, but not too much.

If that line is crossed, the emperor will inevitably think more.

Xie Qingheng said: "Grandmother, don't worry, grandchildren know what to do." ”

……

After Xie Qingheng talked to Old Lady Xie and Xie Yuan for a while, he came out of the Jintang Courtyard.

Xie Yuan was on the same road with him, and the two of them whispered about the prince while walking out, and when they walked out of the courtyard, they saw a person standing under a tree not far away.

Xie Qingheng recognized Su Ruan at a glance.

"Nguyen Nguyen?"

Xie Yuan also saw her, and couldn't help but say, "Why are you here?" ”

Wasn't he still with Xie Huan just now?

Su Ruan said: "I'll wait for the eldest brother." ”

Xie Qingheng vaguely guessed what Su Ruan was looking for him to do, and couldn't help but say: "Since you're looking for me, why don't you go in directly, and you're not afraid of freezing when it's so cold outside?" ”

Su Ruan replied: "The eldest brother just came back, I must have something to say to my grandmother and Hou Ye, and besides, I played with the second sister and them for a while just now, and my body is warm at this time." ”

After she finished speaking, she looked up at Xie Yuan and said:

"Master Hou, I have something I want to say a few words to my eldest brother alone, don't you know if it's convenient?"

Xie Yuan frowned and glanced at the two of them, he didn't know what they had to say to avoid him, but he didn't pursue it, anyway, Su Ruan and him have always been such a close relationship, speaking of which, several children in the mansion are closer than him and her.

No one can fault the reason for favoring Su Ruan.

Xie Yuan said to Xie Qingheng: "I'll wait for you in Shangming Hall, and then you come to look for me." ”

Xie Qingheng nodded: "Yes, father." ”

After Xie Yuan left, Xie Qingheng followed Su Ruan to the side, and after leaving the Jintang Courtyard some distance, Xie Qingheng spoke: "Ruan Ruan, what is the matter with you waiting for me?" ”

Su Ruan walked beside Xie Qingheng, because he had to pay attention to his feet, so he lifted his skirt: "Big brother should know why I'm looking for you, right?" ”

When Xie Qingheng heard this, he knew that Su Ruan was afraid that he had already known about him being the prince's companion, so he pretended not to care and smiled: "You mean that I am the prince's companion, you are really well-informed enough, you will know it when I just returned home." ”

"I still want to tell you when I come out of my grandmother, the emperor values me very much, and the prince is also close to me......"

"Didn't you say before that you shouldn't read with the prince?"

Su Ruan ignored the joke in Xie Qingheng's mouth, and turned his head to look at him directly, "Why did you suddenly change your mind?" ”

Xie Qingheng smiled: "Why else, I just thought about it suddenly." ”

"It's enough to have my father and Cheng An in the army, and I think I'm more suitable to follow the path of a civilian official."

"And when my father said that I should go to the border pass to experience training, I was scared, and I always felt that I didn't like things in the army very much, but now it's just right, I can stay in Beijing and don't have to go to the border pass, isn't it good?"

Su Ruan stopped at his feet, raised his head and said: "Even if you want to be a civil official, participate in next year's Spring Festival, and take the road of the big exam, it is far better than following the prince." ”

"Big brother, you are not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, nor is you a person who can't endure hardships, more than a month ago, you said that you wanted to be a military general and inherit the mantle of the marquis, but now you say that you are more suitable for taking the path of a civil official......"

She paused:

"Is it because of me?"

Su Ruan didn't want to be sentimental, but during this time, Xie Qingheng treated her like a sister, and he could feel Su Ruan's maintenance and value for her.

She looked at Xie Qingheng's eyes and said seriously:

"Is it because of my incident in the Cao family that you feel the crisis, or is it because of the previous Liyuan Spring that made you feel that I was taking risks step by step, so you suddenly followed the prince and wanted to use the prince's power to rehabilitate my father and Zhaoxue for those people in Jingnan?"

Xie Qingheng reflexively wanted to say no, but when he looked at Su Ruan's eyes as if he knew everything, the words in his mouth didn't come out.

Su Ruan still didn't understand: "Why do you bother, the Xie family doesn't need to wade into this troubled water......"

"You are the Xie family, your mother is the wife of the Xie family, since you entered the Xie family, isn't the Xie family already in troubled waters?"

Xie Qingheng didn't like the clear words in Su Ruan's mouth, and she had the feeling that she was excluding everyone.

He looked at Su Ruan and said in a deep voice: "Or do you think that the Xie family can be separated from you?" ”

Su Ruan was silent when he heard this.

Xie Qingheng said: "I defected to the prince, although I wanted to help you, but it was indeed for the Xie family. ”

"My father is a rough man in the end, it's okay to let him lead the troops to fight, but he can't let him deal with those old foxes in the court, now I have a good Xie family's life, and I met an emperor who is reasonable and trusts my father, but what about the future."

"The emperor's heart is unpredictable, the Xie family is full of generals, and he will definitely fight on the battlefield, and his merits will only get higher and higher.

Xie Qingheng has seen Su Ruan's skills with his own eyes, and he has never treated her as a child who doesn't understand anything, so he has no scruples when he speaks.

"What's more, when my father was in Jingnan, he was already involved in this matter, otherwise why would the eldest prince use the Cao family to calculate Xiaoliu and us."

"This troubled water can't be traveled, the Xie family is already in it."

"Protecting you is also protecting the Xie family, it makes no difference."

After Xie Qingheng finished speaking, he looked at Su Ruan, who was a little silent, and his voice softened:

"And Ruan Ruan, the prince is a good master, although he is young, he has a city in his heart, he seems to be gentle but decisive, and he is also generous to others."

"He is the prince, and he is valued by the emperor, although it seems that there is a crisis everywhere, it may not be without the strength to fight."

"I didn't choose the prince rashly, I had been in contact with him a few times before, if I didn't think he was someone who could assist, I wouldn't have rushed out in this small test."

Su Ruan pursed his lips tightly when he listened to Xie Qingheng's words, not to mention how the prince was in the previous life, but he was definitely short-lived.

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