Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Prime Minister Who Fears Guilt
Wei Xiang and Shi Gao left Weiyang Palace to say goodbye to Dongque.
At this time, it was almost evening, Wei Xiang hesitated for a moment, looked at Shi Gao and stopped.
Shi Gao said: "The prime minister has something to order." ”
Wei Lian waved his hand and said, "Then what are the orders?" It's just that it's getting late, and I want to invite the waiter to deign to have a drink. ”
Shi Gao suddenly smiled when he heard this, and asked rhetorically, "Do you want to invite me to the house for a drink?" ”
Wei Xiang nodded and said, "Yes." ”
Shi Gao's smile intensified. Wei Xiang was inexplicable, stared at him and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Legend has it that Mrs. Sister-in-law is very powerful." Scoot teased in a long tone.
Wei Xiang understood what was going on, his face flushed, and he said, "Don't listen to the nonsense outside, the inner son is very virtuous." Speaking of which, he didn't seem to have the confidence to push Shi Gao into the car.
Scoop laughed as he told his driver to follow in his car.
Wei Xiang was smart and good at reading when he was young, and he was adjacent to Mrs. Wei's house, so he couldn't guess. Mrs. Wei's father, who was a ceremonial doctor, appreciated the young Wei Xiang very much, sponsored his education, and married his daughter to him.
The west gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not far from the east gate of Weiyang Palace, and after a while, the Xuan car entered the west gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion and went straight into the atrium, stopping in front of the mansion.
Wei Xiang invited Shi Gao into the back hall of the prime minister's first house.
Shi Gao entered the house to take a look, and saw that there were woods, ponds, stone mountains, and pavilions in the back garden, and he was surprised: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is a unique charm." ”
Wei Xiang ushered him into the seat and said: "This is the government's house, it is the residence of the imperial court, I am just boarding, boarding." Shi Gao laughed and said nothing.
Wei Xiang called the housekeeper and instructed him to ask his wife to prepare some wine and food and send them over.
After a short time, Mrs. Wei led a team of handmaidens to bring wine and food, and bowed to Shi Gao before retreating.
The two of them pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and drank happily. They did not discuss the affairs of the imperial court, but each talked about his past experience and sighed for a long time.
Shi Gao said: "I heard that you were sent to the official and sent to the Tingwei Prison, and then came out after the amnesty. ”
Wei Xiang took a sip of wine and recalled the past. At that time, he was too strict in Henan to govern and offended many people, so that he was wrongfully imprisoned, thanks to his wife's rescue and saved his life, and later suffered amnesty. After he was released from prison, his friend Bingji advised him to "be cautious and self-respecting, and keep his weapons in his body", and he gradually restrained his overly strict style.
Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly and said, "The past is in the past." "I drank a few glasses of wine on my own.
Seeing this, Shi Gao also changed the topic and said with a smile: "I think that although my sister-in-law is bold, she doesn't look like a fierce person, how can there be rumors that you are afraid of inside?" ”
Wei Xiang drank too much, turned around with the empty ear cup in his right hand, and said: "How can the rumors in the market be believed, how can a woman be fierce." ”
He looked up and saw Shi Gao's playful eyes, and the wine suddenly surged. I poured myself a glass of wine, drank it all, and slapped the ear cup on the case: "Don't believe it, I'll let you see who is afraid of whom." Then he called the steward of the house, and commanded, "Call some domestic servants and maidservants, and choose the best and strongest, and carry wooden sticks." ”
The housekeeper didn't know what he was going to do, so he wanted to ask clearly, Wei Xiang waved his hand impatiently, urging him to go and come back quickly, and then turned to Shi Gao and said, "Brother Shi, stay away for the time being." ”
Scott laughed and got up and hid behind the screen.
After a while, the steward brought in a group of able-bodied servants and maids, each with sticks of varying length.
Wei Xiang's eyes were drunk, and he stood up and instructed everyone to stand on both sides, and he couldn't stop telling him to stand up and be spiritual. He staggered back and forth in front of the queue, and felt that although it was not very neat, it was about to be done, so he instructed the steward to invite Mrs. Wei over.
After a while, Mrs. Wei brought a personal maid over, and found that Shi Gao was not in the house, so she asked, "Where did the waiter go?" Wei Xiang replied: "Change clothes in the back." ”
She looked at the drunken Wei Xiang suspiciously, and asked, "What's the matter with calling me?" At this time, he noticed that there were two rows of domestic servants and maids standing in the house, and he said, "Huh", frowned, and asked, "What are you people doing standing here?" ”
When the servants and maids saw Mrs. Wei, they trembled and did not dare to speak out. Mrs. Wei was a little annoyed, raised her voice and asked, "What are you doing here?" As soon as the words fell, I heard a plop, and the servants near the door knelt down as soon as their legs became weak, and the rest of the servants and maids saw this, and they also knelt down in unison.
Mrs. Wei was confused and turned to stare at Wei Xiang.
Before she could ask, Wei Xiangjiu also woke up in fright, stood up and stammered without knowing how to say anything, and suddenly had an idea, and said, "I heard that some people disobeyed Madame's discipline, so I called them over and asked Madame for instructions." ”
"That's it?" Mrs. Wei was skeptical.
Wei Xiang spread his hands: "That's it." ”
Mrs. Wei walked back and forth between the two rows of domestic servants and maids with her hands behind her back with her face straight, and everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to come out. Her eyes were sharp, she glanced over one by one, and suddenly shouted, "Get out." ”
The servants and the maids fled from the house in a hurry when they were amnesty.
Mrs. Wei turned to this Wei Xiang and said, "After training, what else is going on?" ”
Wei Xiangfu smiled: "Madame is well-trained, it's okay, it's okay." ”
"Then I'm leaving." After Mrs. Wei finished speaking, she went out with her personal maid.
Wei Xiang was really remorseful in his heart, and he was really bored when he thought about it, so he couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his cheek.
Mrs. Wei went out and turned around, seeing this scene so strange, she didn't say anything when she looked at him.
Wei Xiang said, "There is a mosquito. He pretended to be calm and asked, "What else is the matter, madam?" ”
"yes, what's the matter?" Mrs. Wei originally had something to ask, but she was interrupted by this, so she actually forgot about it, tilted her head and thought for a while, before she said: "I can't see you on weekdays, I want to ask if the court's Yulu has sent it down." ”
Wei Xiang said: "It's not time yet." ”
"Oh." Mrs. Wei then left with a sense of loss. Wei Xiang finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
Shi Gao turned out of the screen, leaned down and looked at him with a smile, and said, "Qin Se and Ming are also good stories." ”
Wei Xiang was embarrassed, hurriedly stood up, and arched his hand: "Ashamed, ashamed, Brother Shi smiled, smiled." ”
Shi Gao showed an expression of disbelief, tilted his head and said, "The prime minister is quite calm on weekdays, and I can't imagine being so wild at home." ”
Wei Xiang looked remorseful: "If you are drunk, you are crazy, crazy and excessive." Suddenly, he remembered that if this matter was spread, it would hurt his face, and he arched his hand and said, "You must not tell others about this." ”
Shi Gao teased: "This still needs to be said, your old man has already made a reputation." ”
Wei Xiangyang begged: "I can't say it, I can't say it." ”
Shi Gao laughed and said, "Okay, don't say it, don't say it." Come on, come on, sit down and drink. ”
Where did Wei Xiang still have the heart to drink, and said: "That's it for today, tomorrow I will invite you to drink in the best wine house in Dongshi." ”
"Do you have the money to hire me?" Scrook laughed.
"A little private money, a little private money."
"That's a deal."
The two walked out of the door while talking, and Leng Buding found Mrs. Wei standing at the door, Wei Xiang was startled, and asked in a panic, "Why is Madam still here?" ”
Mrs. Wei said, "I can't be here anymore. I just came over to deliver some fruit. Shi Shizhong, are you leaving? ”
"It's getting late, but Uchiko has to worry at home, so I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'll come back another day to ask for a glass of wine." Shi Gao shook his hand again and again, and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Sister-in-law." He hurriedly climbed into the cart and told the coachman to drive the horses quickly.
When he drove out of the west gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he recalled the scene just now and couldn't help laughing.