Seeing that Xie Ling was angry and Xiao Zhengrule, Xie Hanyun couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Ah Ling, you really shouldn't say such heavy words, if this Leshan is waiting for an opportunity to retaliate against you in the future, what should I do?"

Hearing the eldest sister's worry, Xie Ling laughed in her heart, she was afraid that he would not retaliate!

Who spread the reputation of the eldest sister's private meeting with others in the previous life, didn't he take the lead in Leshan Hou Xiao Zhengze? Let people write poems and lyrics, and find tricks to sing in the drunken red mansion on the bank of the Qinhuai River, such a thing, only he Xiao Zhengze can do.

"Sister, please rest assured, what I Xie Ling said here, all you can be a witness, there is no exaggeration, there is no slander, if he Leshan Hou is really upright, open-minded, why not be afraid of other people's words."

As soon as Xie Ling finished saying this, he heard a crisp burst of applause coming from outside the venue.

"That's right, there is the so-called 'peach and plum do not speak, the next is self-contained, the body is straight, and the evil is self-resting', if the person is open-minded, he is naturally not afraid of the words of others, Xiaolang has the fragrance of Lan Zhi in his mouth, and there is no lack of righteousness, which is really an example for my generation."

The sound from this is really beautiful, as if the ice and jade are striking each other, the clear spring is harmonious, and the warmth and clarity are exuding an approachable and harmonious atmosphere.

Almost as soon as this voice was heard, all the guests in the garden turned to the visitor and bowed their bows one after another:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xie Ling's eyes lit up, and his body tensed.

The person who came wore a jade crown on his head, hung ancient jade on his waist, and wore a golden piping embroidered dragon robe, his hair was like ink, his skin was like jade, his posture was slender, there was a lonely mountain, and the lonely pine was clear, especially a pair of eyes under the thick ink were like a clear spring, which was both profound and wise like the sea, and contained the meaning of benevolence and compassion.

This person is Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming.

No, he can't be called Prince Zhaoming yet, the word "Zhaoming" is just his nickname after his death:

The holy news Zhou Da said Zhao, Zhao came to the Quartet and said Ming.

Rong Yi is beautiful and beautiful, and he can't tell Ming.

The word "Zhaoming" is really the best interpretation of his life.

This man who has almost perfected "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness" has done nothing in his life, but it is just a "wax moth" incident, which made Emperor Wu of Liang, as his father, suspicious and disgusted, and ended his short life.

After the death of Prince Zhaoming in the previous life, the people of the entire Jiankang City wept bitterly, and it was after his death that the heirs of the Xiao family had illusions about the position of the prince and began a deceitful battle for succession.

When Xie Ling was looking at Xiao Tong in a trance, Xie Jiqing had already walked down from the steps, clasped his fists and saluted from afar: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, and it is really a sin for the ministers to miss the distance." ”

"Xie Yushi is too polite, the eldest daughter of the Xie family is a courtesy, and she should come to congratulate her, but she is entangled in official business, and it is rude to be delayed so far." After that, he asked the servant next to him to take a brocade box out, handed it to Xie Ling, and said, "This is a gift from Gu to the eldest lady of the Xie family. ”

Xie Ling was slightly stunned, and behind him, Xie Hanyun continued: "Ah Ling, take it for Sister A!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince." Xie Ling took the brocade box with both hands and replied.

"You are Xie Jingxiang's eldest son, Xie Ling?"

"Yes."

"Xiao Lang is righteous and high-minded, brave and not afraid, Xie Jingxiang is immortal."

As soon as Xiao Tong's words came out, the audience fell silent, you must know that everyone likes to give comments nowadays, and the comments of the elders and celebrities are even more important, and they are more likely to become the reference standard for the evaluation of the central officials.

And for a person with such a noble status as Xiao Tong, his comments are even more crowned with gold and jade, which is hard to find, and it is conceivable that Xie Ling's future career will be smooth.

Xie Jiqing couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for your appreciation, Your Royal Highness the Prince." He gestured to Xie Ling with his eyes.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, for your appreciation." Xie Ling also repeated it.

Xiao Tong smiled again: "Xie Yushi has a good child!" Then he motioned for all the guests to sit down, and the feast continued.

After a gift of peace, Xie Hanyun happily pulled Xie Ling to his Lanxin Courtyard, while instructing his subordinates to pack up the gifts sent by the guests, while telling the story of his childhood, when he talked about the prince, it was difficult to hide his joy between his eyebrows.

"Ah Ling, today's prince said a word, but it can make you famous for a while, Sister Ah is really happy for you, I still remember that you were very naughty when you were young, Sister Ah taught you to write, but you want to climb a tree to play, so angry that Sister Ah hit your palm hard, and Ah Ling's hands were swollen, but Sister Ah Ling's heart hurt badly...... I didn't think that you would be able to protect Sister A when you grew up, and you also drove away the wicked person Xiao Zhengze for Sister A.

Sima Xiangru is like a beautiful woman, although the song is moving, the story is not very beautiful, Ah Ling, what you said is really good, in fact, Sister A also thought that although Zhuo Wenjun saved her husband's heart with a song of white-headed chanting, but after all, it is difficult to reunite after the broken mirror, and the rift can never be restored.

If my Xie daughter wants to marry, she naturally wants to marry the best man in the world, even if he is talented, if he has a humble status and bad character, he is not the beloved of our Xie family's lady. ”

Xie Ling, who heard the last sentence, felt a pain in her heart, she was attracted to Chen Shuo in her previous life, and it was also because of the talent he showed beyond this era.

When Xie Hanyun said this, he seemed to be a little sentimental, looked at Xie Ling and muttered: "In two years, Ah Ling will also ......."

"Bow your hair! I know. In two years, I will be an adult, and I will be an upright man. ”

Xie Hanyun felt that his nose was a little sour, and he said: "By the way, Ah Ling, you haven't told Sister Ah yet, what happened to you on the way back to Jiankang?" Qiu Shi said that Chunhua betrayed you, why did she betray you? ”

mentioned this matter again, but Xie Ling didn't want to say it again, so he changed the topic and asked, "Sister, what do you think of the crown prince Xiao Tong?" ”

"The prince is virtuous and virtuous, admired by scholars, an example for all the people, the prince of the country, and the expectations of the people, he is impeccable, and the prince is comprehensive and knowledgeable, and he is a rare elegant man who is in a high position but has a humble heart......" Speaking of this, Xie Hanyun found that he praised the prince Xiao Tonglai without hesitation, and it was endless, and there were endless words, only then did he realize that he was a little out of shape, and said with a red face, "Ah Ling, why do you ask this?" ”

"Sister wants to marry the prince?" Xie Ling didn't around the bush and asked bluntly.

Xie Hanyun's eyes really overflowed with watery tenderness, and her snow-white skin was stained red.

She stood up suddenly, avoiding Xie Ling's gaze, and said in a low voice: "A perfect man like the crown prince, a woman in this world, who doesn't want to marry?" ”

Sure enough, Sister Ah was moved by her true feelings for the prince.

"Although the crown prince is perfect, has Sister ever thought about what price she will have to pay to stabilize the position of the crown princess of the East Palace? Moreover, the crown prince has seven brothers......"

Xie Ling's rhetorical question, Xie Hanyun's face sank a little unhappily.

"Ah Ling, what are you talking nonsense?"

"Don't say anything else, just say that Xiao Zhengde, the king of Linhe, is resentful because he was the adopted son of His Majesty, and he was not made the prince, Xiao Zhengde even did such a thing as condemning the country to flee Wei, how could he treat the prince well, and how could he not harm others?"

Xie Hanyun's eyes finally had a hint of panic.

Xie Ling saw that the heat was enough, and said earnestly: "Sister, although the prince is perfect, he is not a good person who can hold his son and grow old together, my Xie family has not had no women enter the palace as concubines before, but what is the result?" ”

In the previous dynasty, there was a Xie Guifei, the son of the noble concubine died in his thirties, and she herself spent the rest of her life in the cold palace.

"Our martyr ancestor, great-ancestor, and uncle Xie Caiqing, which of them is not because of the deceit involved in the imperial power, and which one is not jealous of the Son of Heaven and ends up dying young, it is our father......"

mentioned their father's death, both of them felt a little heavy, and Xie Hanyun was even more confused and surprised:

"What's wrong with my father?" She grabbed Xie Ling and asked, "Ah Ling, what do you know?" ”

Xie Ling didn't want to say any more.

In her previous life, she hadn't investigated the cause of her father's death, but the closer she got to the truth, the more shocking she became.

She didn't want to add some unnecessary troubles to Xie Hanyun, so she replied with a smile: "It's nothing, Sister, you just remember what I said today." The hour was not early, and the younger brother went back to his Dexin Courtyard first. ”

While the two were talking, Zhu walked in, smiling brightly.

"Look at your two sisters and brothers, I haven't seen each other for five years, and there are really endless words, my mother knows that your sister and brother are deeply affectionate, but I also want to nag and remind you, Ah Yun has reached the end today, and there will be many people who propose relatives to step on the door in the future, although our Xie family has always advocated the way of Zhuang Lao, pay attention to Xuanxin insight, and be willful and natural, but the girl's reputation cannot be ignored, which will affect the little lady's life, Ah Ling, do you understand?"

The implication of this is that they are now grown up and men and women cannot sit at the same table.

She won't even be able to enter her eldest sister's boudoir in the future.

"Yes, what Mother said is natural."

Seeing that Xie Ling replied politely, Zhu came over again, and was about to hold Xie Ling's hand with both hands, and said in his mouth:

"Ah Ling is really sensible, and he is still the same as when he was a child, which makes people happy at first sight."

Really? Are you really happy?

If it hadn't been for the previous life, Xie Ling would really have been moved by Zhu's smiling and compassionate face like a bodhisattva.

"I don't know if my mother has read "Yi Zhou Shu - Explanation of the Law": Seeing Chinese and foreign countries? If you are good, I will be good, and if you are not good, I will pay back a hundredfold, since my mother has married into my Xie family, I should know what to do and what not to do, and I hope that my mother will remember what Ah Ling said today. ”

Deliberately avoiding Zhu's touch, Xie Ling walked out of the door, and as soon as he crossed the threshold, he saw a little girl with a double bun but a head full of red butterflies standing timidly in front of him.

This little girl is Xie Hanyan.

"Ah Yan has seen the eldest brother." The little girl gave her a standard knee-bending salute, and asked with a look of indignation and grievance, "I don't know where A-Niang offended the eldest brother, and why did the eldest brother treat her like this?" ”

Xie Ling looked at Xie Hanyan, who looked almost exactly like the Zhu family, with snow-like skin, full of smoke and rain tenderness, and a delicate girl from the scholar clan.

In her previous life, she did treat this stepsister as her own sister, in her opinion, everyone in the Xie family is her responsibility to protect, and the weapons in her hands can only be aimed at the enemy, but she never thought that what is often more terrible than the enemy is the relatives who hide around her.

It is no wonder that some people say that the decline of a family is often not only the suppression of external forces, but also the internal corrosion.

Now that she has returned, she will remove this tumor.

"You're ten years old this year, aren't you? I will ask my grandfather to ask you a teacher to teach you the Book of Rites and Confucian scriptures. If you have nothing else to do in the future, you can't go out of the house casually, and you can't associate with Princess Changle. ”

Xie Hanyan's face turned white in an instant, and he opened his mouth to defend himself, but saw that Xie Ling didn't even look at her, so he walked away.

Zhu was even more angry, and his face turned the color of pig liver.

This Xie Ling, what does she mean exactly? But I haven't seen each other for five years, how did I develop such a strange temperament?

Zhu was guilty in his heart, and in a blink of an eye, he turned his gaze to the hairpin on the top of Xie Hanyun's head.