The end of the year is approaching, Wei Qilang is getting busier and busier, often Dong Ru is still asleep, he doesn't see anyone, and I don't know what he is busy with, Dong Ru is also bored, so he can only take the child to have fun.

It snowed again, and after the people in the house had swept the snow away, they hung up red lanterns, and pasted gilded couplets on the gates, and watched them walk back and forth, their faces were all light, and they were beaming with joy and preparing for the coming New Year.

But Dong Ru leaned on the railing with the child in his arms, looking at them, his expression was quiet, and his black eyes were a little lonely, everything in this house was under Wei Qilang's orders, and without his order, no one was allowed to enter Fuyao Garden to disturb her, so the things needed to prepare for the New Year and the errand of the commander would not fall on her, and all of them were handed over to the subordinates, but she was a little uncomfortable.

Moreover, she has been away from home for a while, and her father and mother and Ah Yun don't know what's going on, and because the New Year is about to happen, she is really homesick in her heart, and she is expected to look at the looks on people's faces, and she is even more lonely in her heart, and she can't wait to let Wei Qilang take her home immediately.

In this way, a person led the child to stay lonely until the afternoon, and after eating, Zi Shu stepped forward, holding a black brocade fluff in his hand, put it on the chair on the side, and smiled with her: "Madam, the lord has passed down a message, saying that you should change your clothes and go out of the house to wait for him." ”

Dong Ru was stunned for a moment, not knowing why, "Where to go, did he say it?" ”

Zi Shu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know, and asked while walking forward to undress her: "My lord said that you should put the red dress he gave you on your body, and then wait for him, and he will come over in a while." ”

Dong Ru listened, she was stunned at first, and after a while, she remembered that the red dress he said was the dress he asked Mrs. Wu to make for her when she was in Jianglin Town, and she also brought it here before she came, but now I don't know why Wei Qilang asked her to wear that dress.

However, she didn't ask, but took the dress out of the bag and put it on her body, walked around the room, and then said with a shy smile, "I haven't worn a red dress yet." ”

Zi Shu looked at it on the side, and saw that she was wearing a red dress, with sleeves like a flat boat catkins, a belt around her waist, and a long skirt reaching the ground. With a flash of surprise and envy in her eyes, she stepped forward to smooth out the folds of her clothes for her, and sighed sincerely: "Your Excellency really understands you, and your measurements are so accurate, but this dress is very suitable." ”

Dong Ru lowered his head slightly when he heard this, blushed and smiled slightly, revealing two little tiger teeth and standing there gracefully, but it made people look back and smile at the beauty of a hundred flowers.

Zi Shu looked at it, and his heart was also happy, picked up the big coat on the side and put it on her outside, and said with a smile: "You don't know yet, this dress can only be worn by the lady of the main room of the Wei Mansion, and the color is also hierarchical, and it is red that other ladies and aunts can't easily wear it." If you can give you this dress early, you must have already recognized you in your heart. ”

Dong Ru was stunned when she heard this, when Wei Qilang gave it to her, she didn't say that this dress still had this origin, but just said lightly that she gave it to her, wear it if she wants, and put it if she doesn't wear it, she didn't know that Wei Qilang still had this thought.

Now listening to Zishu's words, she can be regarded as understanding, it turns out that when she didn't know, Wei Qilang had already recognized her as the only wife in her life, Dong Ru's heart was sweet, but she sighed, this person always cares about her so quietly.

******

Xia Xingzhi hurried back three days ago, and went to recover his life as soon as possible, and then went to see Jiang Xueyao, who was sitting in the back hall of the sixth department at the moment waiting for Wei Qilang.

His face still had the tiredness of not closing his eyes for a few days, and the depths of his eyes were full of red threads, but he sat there upright, holding the chair handle with both hands, and from time to time he raised his eyelids to look at the door.

After a while, after a brief briefing outside, Wei Qilang led three or four people in, Xia Xingzhi stood up, his eyes swept towards the people behind him, and saw that each of them was holding a thing in his hand, either a thick book, or a large box, and one of them was solemnly holding a pure jade-colored seal.

He looked at it, and his heart was shaken, it seems that the emperor secretly sent a decree to him to hurry over eight hundred miles, and it was because this person resigned that he rushed back to receive the order.

"Stand down." Wei Qilang glanced at Xia Xing, turned around and nodded to the person behind him.

Those people put down their things, said "yes" and bowed down, and only Xia Xingzhi and the two of them were left in the back hall.

Xia Xingzhi looked at him, his lips were pursed but he didn't know what to say, he had seen his sister, during his absence, she was haggard, and he was also distressed when he looked at it, just such a sister, although she was not biological, but she was a relative, her love was injured, in fact, he was indirectly part of his responsibility.

He, who was an elder brother, usually scolded her or asked her not to climb high, so as not to humiliate herself, never really encouraged or cared about her, but just said it nicely, and now, this sister ended up like this, when he looked at the person in front of him, he still didn't know what to say.

"Has the flooding in the four cities of Jiangnan been solved?" Wei Qilang looked at his expression in his eyes, but he didn't want to care anymore, he just asked him about the government, waiting for him to ask clearly, and when the handover was completely clear, he would have nothing to do, and it was time to leave at that time.

Xia Xingzhi looked at him, and sighed in his heart, he didn't want to care anymore, and he didn't have any position to intercede for his sister, so he nodded, suppressed the boredom in his heart, and replied: "The emperor immediately issued an order according to your plan, and within a few days, the embankment will be rebuilt, and the local political secretary will be dismissed from his post and investigated, and the remaining petty officials who embezzle the silver and silver will all be put into prison and dealt with after listening, and the flood has basically been controlled." ”

Wei Qilang nodded expressionlessly, pushed the things brought by those subordinates to him, and said lightly: "This is the list of all the personnel of the seven provinces and the six departments, and there is also a holy decree in it, after I leave, you can open it yourself and see it." ”

As he spoke, he turned around again, took the seal with both hands, and handed it to Xia Xingzhi.

Xia Xingzhi's expression was shocked, but there was a look of rejection in his eyes, he looked at the seal and fell to his knees suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Seventh brother, I am not suitable, please ask the emperor to take back his life." ”

Wei Qilang had long expected him to say this, his face did not change much, he took another step forward with the seal, but said: "I have discussed with the emperor, except that you don't choose others, Su Liuyu can't do it, the power in your hands is already high, and if the seven provinces are handed over to him, the world will really be the Su family, so you must bear this burden." As he spoke, he suddenly said in a serious and cold voice: "Xia Xingzhi's order!" ”

Xia Xingzhi was scolded so much that his body slammed suddenly, the expression in his eyes changed several times, he took a few deep breaths, but he slowly lifted up, looked at the seal for a long time, and there was a struggle flashing on his face. Taking over this will means that he is the next generation of Zhongshu Ling, and it also means that he will be restricted for life, serve the royal family all his life, and be the second Wei Ziming.

Wei Qilang looked at him for a while, but he sighed, put down the seal, sat in the chair, lowered his head and said in a faint voice: "Only if you take over this will, your Xia family will prosper forever, just like the Wei family at the beginning, this is a cycle, if you want to become famous, you must sacrifice something." ”

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at him calmly, and said, "Haven't you been in love with Princess Rongle for a long time, if it is not enough to match her status, how can you marry and protect her?" In the end, the two of you are not empty, she will still be sent to the desert by the emperor. ”

Xia Xingzhi on the ground listened to the huge tremor in his body, if it wasn't for Wei Qilang's reminder, how could he forget Rongle for his own freedom, she was still waiting for him to marry her, looking forward to it every day, isn't it just looking forward to getting out of that deep palace.

He was a little ashamed in his heart, remembering that Wei Qilang's original intention of asking him to accept this holy decree was originally to let him have enough ability to protect his beloved, but he was not sober in his spirit, and he was still pushing back for a little so-called freedom.

If there is no glory, freedom is nothing.

At that moment, he bowed his body, knelt on the ground, put his hands over his head, and said respectfully: "Xia Xingzhi's order." ”

Wei Qilang sat on the chair and looked at him, his expression was unknown, he didn't speak, but handed the seal to him.

This thing was handed over to him when he was thirteen years old, and he never left him, and now it is handed over to another person, there should be a kind of relief to let go, but no, his expression is always calm, as if an unrelated thing has been with him for a long time, there is no nostalgia.

"The crown prince of the East Palace is established, the queen's position is stable, with her, my Wei family will not fall, although I am not here in the future, but you can go to my sister if you have something, she will protect you." Wei Qilang finally said this, and then got up and walked out slowly, never looking back.

Just as he was about to walk out, Xia Xingzhi suddenly turned around and stopped him, "Seventh brother..."

Wei Qilang stopped, didn't turn around, just tilted his head slightly to look at him.

I saw that Xia Xingzhi had already gotten up, holding the seal in his hand and looking at him with some excitement, and said after a while: "Thank you for doing this for me, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for us to meet again in the future, take care of yourself." ”

As he spoke, he saluted him, Jiang Xueyao's haggard face flashed in his heart, and he sighed a little in his heart, but he didn't have any position to speak for her, he just looked at the figure and listened to his words, without saying anything, he just turned around and slowly walked out of his sight with his hands behind his back.