Lin Xiexiao's grandfather, Xie He, was the founding hero of Shu and the first prime minister of Shu.

In the Shu Han War before the establishment of the Shu State, Xie He was deeply rooted in the roots, pacified Guanzhong, and supported the front line. He also became the head of the heroes of Shu,

Emperor Shu even gave him a gold medal for avoiding death, and for a while, the Xie family was full of fame in Beijing, and the scenery was beautiful, so it was not enviable.

I never thought that the glory of the Xie family was overturned, two years ago, more than a dozen ministers jointly wrote a letter, accusing the Xie family of arrogance and lust, fornicating with foreign enemies, Emperor Shu was furious, and ordered all the Xie family to be executed.

Those Shangjing nobles all laughed behind their backs, laughing at Xie Zhi's old eyes and laughing at the Xie family's rare turnaround in their lives.

Because this youngest son of Xie Fu is an out-and-out gentleman, he is like a puddle of mud, and he can't hold on to the wall.

But what made them fall through the glasses was that Xie Xiao actually had a strong military talent, and less than a year after he was released, he became the famous general Xie of Shu State, and even got the reuse of Emperor Shu!

These Shangjing nobles are panicked.

Because the Xie family fell and they also fell into folds, it is hard to guarantee that Xie Xiao will not think about retaliating against them.

When Xiao Wumian, the head of the household, heard the little guy say that Xie Xiao was coming, he suddenly rolled his old eyes, and it was really difficult to sleep now.

This time is different from the past, I heard that Xie Xiao's last expedition beat the Yi people to the west of the river fifty miles away in one fell swoop, which is an unprecedented feat in Shu! You must know that although Shu is rich, its military strength has always been poor, and it has always been no match for the fierce and belligerent Yi people in terms of fighting.

Emperor Shu was overjoyed, ignoring the laws of Shu to promote Xie Xiao by several levels, and gave the Xie family a gold medal for avoiding death.

If you want to bring down the Xie family at the beginning, you have the most folds on him, so it's no wonder that Xiao Wumian is not worried.

He called the housekeeper Qian Jin, and asked a little worriedly: "No one has been in trouble at home recently, right?" The woman didn't chew on the root of her tongue outside, did she? The eldest young master didn't grab the fields outside, right? And the second young master didn't have anything to do with the Xie family's maids......"

Seeing Qian Jin shaking his head vigorously, Xiao Wumian's heart trembled, and he was even more worried now.

No one in the family has committed any crimes, so Xie Xiao won't really come to him to settle accounts for the things of the year, thinking of this, he sweated profusely on his head, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he hurriedly went out to pick up people.

Xie Ying followed the prestige and saw Xie Xiao coming down from a swarthy horse, and her high-spirited appearance surprised her a little.

I haven't seen this child for two years, Xie Xiao seems to have changed from the inside out, no longer like before, and the heroism between his eyebrows is more and more like his father's demeanor when he was young.

But......

Obviously an eighteen-year-old child, he has a murderous aura around him, although he is laughing, but it is inexplicably frightening.

The attendant led the horse, and Xie Xiao strode towards the banquet.

There was still laughter and laughter at the banquet just now, but at this time, they were all silent, and they all looked at the thank you night silently.

Xiao Wumian stopped Xie Ying, who was about to step forward, gave her a look, and asked her not to step forward.

Then he rushed to Xie Xiao's side with some trepidation, his back was slightly bent, and he said with a flattering face: "I don't know that General Xie has arrived, Xiao has missed the distance!" ”

Xie Xiao glanced at him and said with a smile: "Lord Shangshu, we haven't seen each other for two years since we said goodbye last time. ”

Xiao Wumian raised his head sweatily and met Xie Xiao's cold eyes.

I was shocked.

He didn't know what Xie Xiao meant, last time?

Was it the time when he congratulated Xie Zhi in Xie Mansion on becoming the prime minister of Neiding, or the time when he and the people in Xie Mansion confronted each other in the court?

Either way, it's not a good time to remember it today.

Xiao Wumian wiped his sweat with his sleeve and hurriedly changed the topic, "General Xie, Xiao Mou thought that you had an extraordinary face back then, and you would definitely have a great encounter, hey!" Sure enough....."

I still wanted to continue to pat myself, but I didn't expect Xie Xiao to raise her hand, "Lord Shangshu, Xie came here this time to fulfill his father's last wish and choose a housewife of the Xie family." ”

"Choosing the housewife?" Xiao Wumian breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't come to settle accounts with him, everything else was easy to say.

When the nobles who had not yet left the cabinet heard this, their faces showed expressions of joy and horror.

It stands to reason that this son of the Xie family has outstanding looks and a good background, and now he has become a famous general, and even the emperor's relatives have to give him three points of face on weekdays. In Shangjing, there is indeed no better choice than him.

Before he was happy for too long, Xiao Wumian remembered a ridiculous rumor in Shangjing, and instantly became a little apprehensive.

"Gongzi Xie, I heard that ....." is a little difficult to speak.

"You say."

"Harm, I don't know where the rumor came from, saying that you brought back a dozen concubines from the border pass?"

Seeing Xie Xiao's eyebrows smiling and not speaking, Xiao Wumian immediately added: "These people are talking nonsense!" ........ like you"

"It's not entirely wrong, the ones brought back from outside, plus the ones I originally had at home, in and out, there are barely twenty of them!"

Xiao Wumian's teeth trembled a little, "In and out?" What does this mean......"

Xie Xiao's entourage just came back with a horse leash, and replied with a smile for the master: "Some disobedient people went out sideways within a few days of entering the mansion, and we will find a few flower-like girls outside to enter the mansion, and there are only about twenty girls in the mansion......

He said it very ordinarily, as if this kind of dead man's thing was commonplace in Xie Mansion.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of a few ear tips changed instantly, dispelling their thoughts about Xie Xiao, and they were so frightened that they pulled others to leave.

"Then this ......" Xiao Wumian's face turned pale, and he was really a little embarrassed.

But he scolded in his heart: This Xie Xiao is really rampant! I haven't married a wife yet! There are more than 20 concubines stuffed in the house, where can any parents send their daughters to the wolf's den in his Xie Mansion?

Although he thought so, he really couldn't afford to provoke this Xie Xiao, so he had to make it up in his heart.

The attendant Ah Cheng stretched out his head and said with a smile: "Lord Shangshu, Emperor Shu asked my family to bring you a word." ”

Xiao Wumian was startled, and instantly woke up: "What words?" ”

"Emperor Shu said, since this selection conference is handed over to Lord Shangshu, you will be responsible for the lifelong affairs of my master, if you can't do it......"

Without waiting for him to finish, Xiao Wumian patted his chest and said busily: "This matter is wrapped up in Xiao!" ”

Turning his head, he led Xie Xiao to the banquet host seat with a dark face, and the latter chuckled and nodded, and took a sip of tea.

There were some female dependents sitting scattered on the banquet seats, most of them were nobles who participated in this selection, and when they saw Xie Xiao walking into the house, they were so nervous that they didn't even dare to come out.

The so-called selection meeting is to choose a concubine for the emperor on the surface, but the Shu Emperor is old, and there is no shortage of concubines in the palace, so in fact, this selection meeting has become a "blind date" for the children of the nobles in Beijing.

The noble girl in the banquet had just learned that there were twenty concubines in Xie Xiao's family, and she didn't dare to look up at this time, for fear that she would accidentally fall in love with Xie Xiao.

Although this selection meeting adheres to the principle of being the right person and agreeing with each other, but the nobles in Beijing can't afford to provoke Xie Xiao, if their daughter is really fancied, then they have to reluctantly marry their daughter.

"Second Miss, are your legs better now?" Xiao Cheng helped Lin Liu to sit down in the banquet and said in a low voice.