Chapter 63: I want to go to the academy to work
Qiu Yan listened but didn't say anything. Wen Tiantian has always been like this, always preferring to stay at home alone and bask in the sun. He used to be by his side every day when he was recuperating from his injuries, but now that he is busy, he will inevitably ignore her a lot. I entered the palace at dawn every day, and I was often busy outside until midnight before I went home, and occasionally I had dinner with her at most early, and I couldn't even say a few words.
On such a day, if you change to another woman, you will definitely lose your temper, but Wen Tiantian plays quietly at home, does not go out, does not cause trouble, and is not willing to meet new friends to have some fun for herself, and she has never even been to Pingwangfu again.
"Tian Tian doesn't go out because I'm afraid of causing trouble for me. It seems that I really want to introduce her to this plum banquet, get to know a few more little sisters, and I won't be too lonely to have someone to accompany her when I'm away. ”
Fang Qiuyan sighed and looked at Su Zihe: "Shiyue has her own circle, if she doesn't ask you not to take the initiative to mention sweet things to her, she needs a little time." ”
Su Zihe bowed his head. Qian Shiyue has not appeared since Qiu Yan returned to Beijing, and I believe that with her connections, she must have heard about Wen Tiantian's residence in Fang Mansion for the first time. It's just that she has been secretly in love with Qiu Yan for so many years, she must not be able to accept this result in her heart, it is inevitable that she will be sad when she closes her door, and she will naturally let go when she thinks clearly.
Qian Shiyue is talented and has a very high emotional intelligence, and there is no possibility for such a woman to do stupid things.
"Childe, there's one more thing. This morning, Shi Tianming impeached you. ”
"Oh? Is it a matter of giving him a head? Qiu Yan closed the information absentmindedly, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"That's right, he said that you should be punished according to the law for wanton killing, and if you don't deserve it, you should still be punished. The Queen Mother asked for evidence, but Shi Tianming couldn't take it out, and finally the Queen Mother asked him to go back to the house to rest for half a month. ”
"The Queen Mother wants to calm things down!"
After Su Zihe returned home, he pondered carefully before he figured out that the Queen Mother sent Shi Tianming back on the one hand to avoid the conflict between the two of them in public after Qiu Yan's court, and on the other hand, to let the old guy avoid the limelight, so as not to be caught by them.
"She had already guessed that I had evidence of Shi Tianming's collaboration with the enemy and betrayal of the country, but she wasn't sure if this evidence could nail him to death, and she wasn't sure how far I wanted Shi Tianming to go, so she wanted to suppress the old guy first and then probe my attitude at the plum banquet."
"Childe, if you don't want to see her, you can refuse the invitation to the plum banquet as in previous years."
Anyway, he hadn't attended any palace banquets since his first year in Beijing, where he had appeared at the Plum Banquet, and the fact that the regent was so busy every day that he didn't touch the ground was known that no one expected to see him at such an entertaining venue. This year is the same, it makes sense whether he will go or not.
"No, this time I not only want to go, but also to surprise the Queen Mother at the plum banquet."
Fang Qiuyan's smile was a little calculated, his knotted fingers tapped lightly on the table, and he said slowly: "The plum banquet has been arranged, you send someone to let it go, just say that this king accepted the invitation and intends to take the princess-to-be to the banquet." Those people will inevitably take action after receiving the news, you just need to ask the palace to send people to strengthen the defense, and you don't have to interfere too much. ”
"Okay, I'll arrange it."
"Also, you take the time to sort out the evidence that was sent to the door that day, and then send someone to check his correspondence with Dongshengguo in the last two months, collect all of them and send them to my house. And if the killers find their lair, there should be something to be found in that place. ”
Su Zihe wrote them down one by one, and asked suspiciously: "The person behind him sent us evidence to obviously borrow a knife to kill people, and killing Shi Tianming was just at their will, aren't you worried that there will be trouble in the future?" ”
"Of course there will be trouble, but you can't rush it." Fang Qiuyan said with a deep look at his speculation, "Since I came back, I have been busy running around dealing with the backlog of government affairs, and I don't have much energy to pay attention to their factional struggles, so that we are always in a passive situation, and we can only be pushed away. Now that I have almost dealt with the miscellaneous matters, I should suppress the arrogance of the forces of the DPRK and China, and then I can go to the southeast with peace of mind. ”
"Don't worry, Shi Tianming's handling will not be too serious, the forces behind him plan to throw away this chess piece, so I prefer to keep it! Using him to muddy the waters, it is best to involve all sides, and the more complicated the situation, the easier it is for me to take advantage of the chaos. These relations between the DPRK and China are not as important as human lives, and the disaster area cannot wait, and many more people will die if they delay for one more day. After all, Ye Shiyuan's kid has no position in the court, and it will definitely not be too smooth to deal with the local government, I'm worried! ”
He didn't elaborate further, as if he was just mentioning it casually, but Su Zihe knew it in his heart.
The position of regent is not easy to sit, and since Qiu Yan ascended the throne, he not only has to prevent the infiltration of foreign forces, but also has to level the water bowl of the court and balance the power of all parties. In addition to these complicated relationships, he also remembered the people in the disaster area, the spring ploughing in Jiangbei, the water conservancy projects in the two rivers, the problem of official corruption, and the various demands of the people. These messy things made Fang Qiuyan grow from a simple-minded warrior to a little fox with a city in his heart, and he couldn't even spare time to talk about love, which is embarrassing to think about.
"Ye Shiyuan has been playing on the rivers and lakes for so many years, and there is no problem with adaptability, so you don't have to worry too much." Su Zihe took back the intelligence book and prepared to leave, and finally said, "The military expenses have begun to be distributed, and I will focus on following up on this matter to ensure that it is distributed to the local military regions." ”
"Okay, I got it."
After Su Zihe left, Fang Qiuyan stood up from the chair and stretched, ready to go back to accompany Wen Tiantian.
Su Mansion is no different from his own family to him, and Su Zihe doesn't treat him as an outsider at all, but only orders a little servant to send him out of the house. Fang Qiuyan waved his hand so that the little guy didn't have to be busy, and he quickly got into the carriage and went to Fang's mansion.
When he got home, Jiang Simo had already finished eating and left, and Wen Tiantian was sitting on the swing that had been built a few days ago in the back garden, humming and swaying boredly.
"Oh, he's back?"
The little girl raised her eyebrows when she saw his hurried figure, and teased with a smile: "Has our shopkeeper eaten?" ”
"The shopkeeper has eaten, and my part-time worker is still hungry!" Fang Qiuyan couldn't cry or laugh, according to his family status, he was at most a part-time worker to make money, and Wen Tiantian was the shopkeeper.
"Lord Su didn't take care of the food?" Wen Tiantian's eyes widened, and she jumped off the swing and trotted to him, "What's the matter, shouldn't you quarrel with others, and Master Su doesn't care about your food?" ”
"Don't talk nonsense, when did I quarrel with him?" Fang Qiuyan grabbed her hand and walked to the elegant room, "I forgot to find someone to eat in his house when I came back in a hurry, since you have nothing to do, you can accompany me to eat something, I have no strength to work hungry." ”
Wen Tiantian was holding his hand by him, thinking about how to talk to him. It doesn't make sense for her to think about going to the college to be a teaching assistant, not to mention Qiu Yan's identity in the capital, will she lose his face if she goes to a small college to do chores?
Looking at Qiu Yan's side face, Wen Tiantian pondered for a moment and didn't speak.
"I'm afraid it's too late for the cooks to cook now, there are still rice steamed buns left at home, how about I go to the back kitchen to find some green vegetables and meatballs to cook hot pot for you?"
"Don't bother, I'll just take a bite, you two won't eat all the dishes and leave them for me?"
Qiu Yan is never picky about what she eats, except that she is not used to eating in the palace and the ministers' houses, there is nothing wrong with it, and the taste completely follows her. But Wen Tiantian couldn't bear it, "Whoever told you not to come back, won't you eat it all!" You'd better wait a while, I'll ask the cook to bring the pot and meat dishes, and I'll just go and mix the ingredients, no trouble. ”
"yes, okay."
Qiu Yanhu glanced at her suspiciously, and inexplicably felt that this girl seemed to have something to hide from him.
Sitting on the chair, he looked curiously at the little girl who was busy with Zhang Luo, and he didn't ask, so he drank tea all day and waited for her to speak.
Wen Tiantian is very demanding, and she has done a lot of work. Commanding the people to put the pots and dishes on the table, he also rolled up his sleeves to make seasonings, full of enthusiasm!
Qiu Yan didn't speak, and after the hot pot was cooked, he waved his hand to let the subordinates who were waiting for the order go out, leaving Wen Tiantian busy cooking meat and vegetables alone.
"There are a lot of ingredients at home, I only picked a few of your favorite foods and brought them over, not enough for them to deliver." Wen Tiantian said as she put the prepared sauce in front of him and served her very thoughtfully.
While she leaned over, Qiu Yan gently grabbed her wrist and dragged her, Wen Tiantian fell into his arms with a sigh of surprise, slapped his shoulder angrily, and said angrily: "What are you pulling me for?" ”
"What do you say?" Qiu Yan tightened her arm slightly to prevent her from getting up, "As soon as I come back, you are so busy that you don't have time to say a few words, is that Jiang Simo telling you something?" ”
Wen Tiantian stopped struggling, blinked his eyes, and suddenly found that this man seemed to be jealous, why did he look at Jiang Gongzi so unpleasantly?
"Look at your suspicious look, Gongzi Jiang is a decent gentleman who doesn't think so much! I have something I want to tell you, let me get up first, and listen to me slowly while you eat, okay? ”
Qiu Yan relieved her strength and helped her sit on the chair next to her, picked up the chopsticks and ate a bite of the scalded meat, "Say, I'll listen." ”
Wen Tiantian shrugged his nose, paid attention to his expression while helping him wash the flesh, and said slowly: "Here's the thing, I've been at home for so long and I'm a little bored and want to find something to do, and when I was chatting, I heard Jiang Gongzi say that he was teaching at Nianying Academy, so I asked." ”
Jiang Gongzi said that their academy is recruiting teaching assistants, although the salary is not high, the work is easy, and the most important thing is that he can also audit the gentlemen's classes. It's not that I don't know anything, and I want to stay by your side in the future and encounter things that may embarrass you, so I want to take this opportunity to study and work at the same time, anyway, I don't have to worry about eating and drinking with you, and I don't have any pressure, and it's good to have fun. ”
Wen Tiantian didn't realize that she had said a lot of words in one breath, Qiu Yan listened to the speed of eating getting slower and slower, and finally put down her chopsticks and turned her head to look at her.
When Wen Tiantian was reflecting on whether he had said the wrong thing, he was stretched out and grabbed his shoulder.
"Explaining so much, what are you worried about? Worried that I don't agree? ”
"I ...... I'm afraid of embarrassing you. Aren't you going to take me to the palace to attend a banquet, in case those famous ladies are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I am useless, wouldn't it make people question your vision? ”
The side face was pressed against his chest, and when he heard a low muffled laugh coming from his chest, Wen Tiantian puffed out her little face and poked his waist with her fingers unwillingly, "What are you laughing at!" What man doesn't want the woman he brings out to give him a long face? I'm taking precautions, taking care of your face, and you're still laughing at me! ”
"How dare I laugh at you? I just don't think it's necessary. ”
"Why is it not necessary? Don't you want me to have something to do, and don't bother me with being around you all day long? ”
Qiu Yan sighed and helped her up, and finally relieved: "I still plan to live with you for the rest of my life, how can I be annoyed?" That's it, you can go to the academy if you want, as long as you have fun in the capital, you can do whatever you want, and you don't need to ask my opinion. ”
"As for that Jiang Simo, it remains to be seen whether he is a decent man and a gentleman, pay attention to him after you go. Also, I remember that Zihe seemed to know Nian Ying's dean, and I turned around and asked him to say hello, so that you wouldn't find anyone to help you when you got into trouble there. ”
"Well, whatever, you look at the arrangement, just don't let too many people know about my relationship with you, so as not to be tied up and take care of the image. In fact, with Jiang Gongzi here, I may not be bullied, you can rest assured! ”
Wen Tiantian didn't have so much thought, and when she saw Qiu Yan readily agreeing, she was in a very good mood with a smile.
The little girl who achieved her goal dropped the dishes and chopsticks and let him eat alone, and ran back to the room to pack up the paper and pencil by herself.