Chapter 177: Family Banquet
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Xie Yijiang was stunned: "I have no holiday with the prince." ”
"It has nothing to do with the holidays." Pei Xie Tang pinched his shoulder, in the past two months, the affairs of the Tingwei Mansion have been one after another, Xie Yijiang has lost a lot of weight with the naked eye, the flesh on his shoulders is gone, and he is like a bone, she whispered: "Although the East Palace has been established early, for His Royal Highness the Prince, it is not necessarily a peace of mind." In the court, His Majesty relies on the Prince of Huai'an the most, and he takes care of all the big and small things; In addition to the prince of Huai'an, there are several other princes, the door valve behind is intricate, isn't my father better than me? ”
"Don't say anything else, let's talk about the prince of Huai'an." Pei Xie Tang's eyes were deep: "My daughter wants to marry the prince of Huai'an, and the prince will come to ask to marry the second sister immediately, doesn't my father think it's a coincidence?" ”
Xie Yijiang was silent for a while.
He was so busy being sad that he didn't come back to his senses for a while, and when he was reminded by Pei Xie Tang, he felt that it was a little weird.
But the Xie family is just a small family, and it is not as complicated as the gate valve, what is the intention of the prince's move?
He was stunned: "I thought that our Xie family and Huai'an Wangfu were already Gao Pan. ”
"Dad, the recent turmoil in the DPRK and China, perhaps, Your Majesty has no other ideas, but for the crown prince, the court situation is inevitably very unfavorable to him. My daughter heard that in Ran Chenglin's corruption case, the prince lost several officials he promoted, and it was reasonable for him to be anxious. The affairs of the government and politics are not as much as the daughter's father, and the father will understand if he thinks about it carefully. Pei Xie Tang pursed his lips.
Xie Yijiang stopped talking.
He should know more about the affairs of the government than his daughter.
Pei Xie Tang saw that he was seriously thinking about it, so he didn't say much. Maybe Xie Chengyin doesn't understand the affairs of the imperial court, but she is not Xie Chengyin.
She is Pei Xie Tang.
She never forgot who she was.
When she was the lord of Tai'an and held an army of 300,000 in the cold copper army, for her, anyone in the court could be a friend or an enemy. Therefore, in the affairs of government affairs, she is more sensitive than others. sense, it is easier to smell the smell of danger.
If she is not careful, what awaits her will be doomed!
Prince Zhu Shenjian's actions may seem to others to be for Xie Feifei's beauty, or maybe Xie Feifei designed him, he was unintentional, but in Pei Xie Tang's eyes, there are too many flaws, and he can see through them at a glance. She smiled, the prince is panicking, right? Seeing that his subordinates were cut off, and the Meng family who supported him was controversial in Ran Chenglin's case, he couldn't sit still, and it was natural for him to want to pull a new alliance, but it was just ......
Choosing Xie Feifei, is Zhu Shenjian sure that this is a good candidate?
Xie Yijiang was silent for a long time before patting her hand: "Chengyin, you go out first, Dad wants to write a recital!" ”
"What does Daddy want to do?" Pei Xie Tang raised his eyebrows and smiled.
Xie Yijiang said: "Dad has been sitting in the position of Ting Wei for too long, a little paralyzed, Dad wants to ask for a transfer from the capital, we will go back to our hometown Weicheng, even if it is to be a magistrate, it is better than now." ”
"Escaping is not the way to go." Pei Xie Tang smiled slightly: "If my father feels that I am very tired in the court, my daughter has a way." ”
"What's the solution?" Xie Yijiang was puzzled.
Pei Xie Tang said with a smile: "Now that the Meng family has fallen so many officials, isn't there a lot of vacancy?" Dad picks one, and you can go over. ”
"Transferring away is not going to the vegetable market, do you think your father can pick it if he wants to?" Xie Yijiang smiled.
Pei Xie Tang immediately said: "Dad went to Weicheng to escape, go to another position, and there is no way, then it is better to sit on the court captain, the right of the court captain is not high at the moment, and the prince will not be too embarrassed Dad." In her daughter's opinion, being a court lieutenant is the safest. If my father doesn't want to be coerced, this is easy to do, I will mention it to the prince tomorrow, and ask him to transfer a trustworthy person to my father as the lieutenant of the left prison, and I will not be embarrassed in the future. ”
"......" Xie Yijiang sighed.
He is a good hand at trying cases, and in the officialdom, he is really not as transparent as Pei Xie Tang.
After thinking about it, there is no other way, now that Xie Feifei's marriage to the East Palace is a foregone conclusion, Xie Yijiang still really accepted Pei Xie Tang's proposal, and Zhu Xinzhi arranged a tough deputy to contain his rights.
The matter was decided, and being stirred up by Pei Xie Tang like this, Xie Yijiang's mood was much better.
When it was dark, Pei Xie Tang sent a basket to Huai'an Mansion to pick up Zhu Xinzhi.
With Zhu Xinyi, there are also four capable generals under him. Zhu Xinzhi entered the main hall, and Gu Hu, Changtian and the others were surrounded by baskets and fog, and dragged them to the other side to laugh.
"Lord Wang, after this examination, the palace examination is scheduled in mid-June, can the prince still participate?" As soon as they sat down, Xie Yijiang and Zhu Xinzhi began to discuss the matter of the scientific expedition.
Zhu Xinzhi smiled: "It depends on the situation." ”
"The prince is the most prestigious scholar in the capital, and in the next palace examination, His Majesty asked the prince to sit next to him, if there is no prince this time, I am afraid that His Majesty will be worried and tired." Xie Yijiang stroked his beard and sighed.
Zhu Xinzhi glanced at him: "I'm not here, there are still princes and others in the court, Lord Xie said carefully." ”
Xie Yijiang's face stiffened, and when he mentioned the prince, he involuntarily straightened his body.
Zhu Xinzhi immediately glanced at Pei Xie Tang.
Pei Xie Tang shook his head slightly, signaling him to talk about it later, and he changed the topic with a smile: "Lord Wang, Dad, you are really boring, is this a meal, or a discussion!" ”
"Yes, yes, you're greedy!" Xie Yijiang was amused and angry by her, turned his head and instructed Steward Dong: "Let's serve." ”
The dishes of the Xie family have always been very modest, even if today is the Dragon Boat Festival, it is just made according to the meals of ordinary people's Dragon Boat Festival, only considering that there is more Zhu Xinzhi, they made a few more dishes. When the dishes are all served, there are a total of four soup dishes, two cold dishes, eight hot dishes and two vegetarian dishes, the specifications are not high, but they are exquisite.
"The extravagance in the DPRK and China has been prevalent recently, but the Xie family is very frugal, and the ministers of the DPRK and China should come to see it, for fear that they will be ashamed of themselves." When Zhu Xinzhi saw it, he couldn't help but praise: "The last time I went to Zhongshuling, I had a simple meal, saying that it was a simple meal, but there were more than 20 dishes in one meal, and if it was a festival, I was afraid it would be even more extravagant." Now the treasury is empty, but the Manchu Dynasty turns a blind eye, only Lord Xie can see it, and Lord Xie makes me very ashamed today. ”
"Snubbing the prince!" Xie Yijiang thought he was talking the opposite, and he was a little ashamed.
Pei Xie Tang smiled and said: "What's the slack, if you want to eat heartily, what else do you want to do at the Xie family?" The prince's palace has done much more than this. Lord, you try this. ”
As she spoke, she used her chopsticks to clip a piece of roast goose for Zhu Xinzhi.
Xie Yijiang immediately glared at her, feeling that she was arrogant.
Zhu Xinzhi nodded, picked up the roast goose and took a bite, and praised: "Sweet but not greasy, crispy and fragrant, very good." ”
Xie Yijiang saw that he really came to eat, and he was not to blame, so he felt a little relieved.
The Xie family's dining table is a rule of not saying anything, Zhu Xinzhi is strict in the palace, and he has never spoken, only Pei Xie Tang will say a few words from time to time: "Lord, you eat this, this is a vegetarian dish, meat and vegetarian matching, so it is not easy to get fat." Once, when I went to play in the south of the city with Gao Xingzhi, I saw a master Luo in the south of the city, who looked white and tender. Tender, I'm afraid I have to have a hundred kilograms of meat up and down, and I am panting when I take a step, which is no different from captive fat, but ugly. ”
"Lord Wang, you have just the right cold, you shouldn't eat too much of this kind of raw and cold. Drink some soup? ”
"I'll give you Sheng!"
Pei Xie Tang was attentive to Zhu Xinzhi's Zhang Luo, because she spoke, this meal was really a lot less restrained.
Gradually, Xie Yijiang also let go, and occasionally lifted the chopsticks to serve Zhu Xinzhi's cloth. Zhu Xinzhi reciprocated the favor and handed Pei Xie Tang some soup.
"Xie Chengyin, can you shut up after dinner?"
Xie Yijiang and Zhu Xinzhi could stand Pei Xie Tang's verbosity, but Xie Feifei, who was sitting on the side, couldn't stand it.
Seeing that Pei Xie Tang was favored in front of Xie Yijiang, and Zhu Xinzhi put down his identity so much and was kind to her, Xie Feifei looked in his eyes, his eyes were extremely spicy, and he glared at her horizontally: "Just your words are the most!" No one stops! ”
"Second sister, you can also drink some soup and make up for it." Pei Xie Tang didn't get angry when he saw her like this, and kindly took her bowl and poured her some pork rib soup.
Xie Feifei's face was distorted: "You know that I don't like to eat bones, and you dare to live with me, you have a heart!" ”
Pei Xie Tang narrowed his eyes: "You worked hard yesterday, and it is necessary to make up for it." ”
She pushed the soup to Xie Feifei, looked at her with a smile, and was bound to drink it.
Zhu Xinzhi and Xie Yijiang's eyes both looked over, Xie Feifei didn't drink it, nor did he drink it, and his face was extremely pale. Her lips trembled, and after a while, she moved the soup away: "It's too hot, let's let it cool." ”
But in this case, it is impossible for her to drink some other soup.
Xie Feifei looked at Pei Xie Tang angrily, she must have done it on purpose!
Pei Xie Tang didn't bother to pay attention to her anymore, turned his head, and continued to serve Zhu Xinzhi. This meal, in the end, only Xie Feifei ate very aggrieved and unhappy, and even the two aunts in the house were more relaxed and happy than her after they sat down. After dinner, Pei Xie Tang pestered Zhu Xinzhi to release the river lantern, and the two aunts also took the opportunity to say that they wanted to see the excitement, so Xie Yijiang also took the two aunts out together.
"Dad, you guys go, I'm tired, go back to the room to rest first." Xie Feifei couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the family and Lele, as if he couldn't get in.
After saying goodbye, she turned and left.
Xie Yijiang wanted to call her, but she didn't look back, Zhu Xinzhi took another step first, Xie Yijiang had to order Steward Dong to stay in the mansion to take care of the second lady, and followed Zhu Xinzhi with the family.
It rains every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is a torrential rain in the evening, and when it comes to the evening, the air is fresh, and a group of people crowd around the river to put lanterns and make wishes.
Pei Xie Tang bought a few, and after handing them to Xie Yijiang and the two aunts, he took two and pulled Zhu Xinzhi aside, handed him the pen, and his eyes were shining: "Lord, quick, let's make a wish to the river god." You write first! ”
What does she want to see Zhu Xinzhi write!
Zhu Xinzhi looked at her, blushed for some reason, and put his pen aside: "If you don't want to read it, I'll write it." ”