On the tenth day of the ninth month, a message came from the palace, asking all the school-age nobles in Beijing to enter the palace with their mothers.

When the fold was handed to Fang Xu, the Hou Mansion was in a mess, and the people in the mansion gathered in Chengyuan, and their faces were not good.

Fang Xu sat on the top seat, lowered his eyes, and his expression did not show joy or anger.

Xie Changqing's face was pale, his fists were clenched, and the green tendons on his forehead jumped, "Mother, Xie Li is studying for a book, but you gave permission?" ”

"Or else?" Fang Xu's tone was light, and his expression was calm.

Xie Changqing clenched his back molars and slapped the table, "Mother ordered him to study, but in order to let him enter the court?" ”

"Or else?" Fang Xu ignored him and still closed his eyes to recuperate.

Xie Changqing took a deep breath and said in an extremely angry tone, "When my father was alive, he made a rule that only one person was allowed to enter the court as an official in the waiting house, but now my mother has taken my father in her eyes?" ”

Fang Xu slowly opened his eyes, staring at him indifferently, "Your father is glorious in his life, but this matter is completely confused!" ”

"Xie Li is not a dull person, on the contrary, he is extremely talented, why can't he be cultivated?"

Hearing his mother praise his younger brother who he had always looked down on, Xie Changqing's face darkened completely, and he raised his voice, "But there are rules in front of you, how can your mother treat it as if she were nothing?" ”

"Rules are dead, people are alive." Fang Xu closed his eyes and stopped looking at him, and he was even more disgusted with this straw bale son in his heart, and he didn't bother to talk to him.

Xie Changqing clenched his fists, his bones clicked, his eyes were round, and his eyes were full of anger, "Mother, is she planning to completely ignore me?" ”

"Putting you in the eye?" Fang Xu just sat quietly, with a hint of shallow news hanging on the corner of his mouth, "Are you eye?" ”

Xie Changqing was choked, and when he saw that he couldn't talk about his mother, he looked at Xie Li on the side again, and his tone was threatening, "Second brother, what do you think?" ”

Xie Li sat at the bottom, with a good posture, and a water-blue robe made him more gentle and elegant.

Hearing the deep meaning of Xie Changqing's words, Xie Li raised his eyes and looked directly at him for the first time, with a just right smile on the corner of his mouth, and said word by word, "Little brother obeys his mother's orders." ”

"You!" Xie Changqing glared angrily, blushed with anger, gritted his teeth and smiled, "Wow you, I didn't expect that I would raise a tiger to make a problem, keep you so big, and fight with me in the future!" ”

"Where did the eldest brother come from?" Xie Lifeng's eyes were narrow and long, and his thin lips were a little smiling, "If the eldest brother is cautious in his words and deeds, down-to-earth, and has no mistakes first, who can move the eldest brother in the slightest?" ”

Xie Li's voice was a little low, his tone was flat, but his eyes were extremely aggressive.

Xie Changqing gritted his back molars and squeaked, with a little murderous aura in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Don't think that I won't dare to touch you if I am on the list of the daughter of the Song family, everything in the Houfu is not your turn!" ”

"So, this Houfu is already yours?" Fang Xu opened his eyes, his gaze fell on Xie Changqing's burly figure, and his tone was sarcastic, "This remark scared me, the housewife. ”

"Otherwise, the prince will simply reward me with a glass of wine and send me to see your father so as to make room for you."

Xie Changqing's face turned pale for a moment, suppressing the anger in his heart, "Mother, I didn't mean that. ”

Fang Xu sneered, lowered his head and fiddled with his skirt, no longer looking at him.

Xie Changqing was faceless, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Xie Li, just meeting the latter's smiling eyes.

Xie Li hooked his lips coldly, and his gaze was a little numb.

Under Xie Changqing's gaze, Xie Li slowly opened his thin lips and silently spit out two words.

"Idiot."

Xie Changqing's eyes were about to split, and he raised his big palm violently, "You dare to scold me!" ”

"Shizi!" Seeing this, Bai Ji hurriedly went to stop him.

"Childe be careful!" Changfan took two steps forward and blocked Xie Li in front of him, covering him tightly.

"It's okay, tell him to fight."

Fang Xu opened his mouth quietly, causing everyone in the room to be stunned.

Fang Xu held his chin, looked at Xie Changqing with a smile, and said in a soft voice, "In two days, I will take Xie Li to General Song's mansion." ”

"General Song is very interested in his future son-in-law, I'm curious, if someone hurts Xie Li, will General Song be angry and seek revenge on him?"

When the words fell, Xie Changqing's hand froze in mid-air.

Fang Xu looked at him, his eyes full of disdain.

Xie Changqing felt embarrassed, even if he was angry, he still had reason.

General Song has elite soldiers in his hands and has great achievements, Mo said that he didn't dare to provoke, but he happened to meet him on the road, and he didn't even have the courage to take a look at the general's divine might.

Xie Changqing snorted coldly, leaving only a sentence to see, and then brushed his sleeves away.

Looking at Xie Changqing's tall back, Liu Fanyin frowned quietly.

Why didn't she think Xie Changqing was so sick before?

It's just a big stupid guy!

It's really not worth it to be sad for him for so long!

Seeing that the farce in the house was over, Su Zi walked in from outside the door, and presented a wooden fold with both hands, "Madam, there is an excerpt in the palace, saying that it is going to hold an autumn banquet, and this evening, the noble daughters of officials above the fourth grade in Beijing will enter the palace with their mothers." ”

Fang Xu paused, and subconsciously looked at Xie Wanzhou.

Xie Wanzhou's fingertips trembled, and she suddenly felt bad in her heart, and called softly, "Mother......"

Seeing the fear in her eyes, Fang Xu, who wanted to test her thoughts, instantly dispelled this concern.

"You don't have to be afraid, if you don't want to enter the East Palace, no one will dare to persecute you." Fang Xu spoke comfortingly, and his tone was soft, "With your aunt and me, I will definitely not make you suffer." ”

Xie Wanzhou bit her lower lip and whispered, "Yes." ”

"There are some grievances between me and the prince, he is an unforgiving person, he will definitely make things difficult for you at the banquet, you and I are improvised, can you understand?"

Xie Wanzhou nodded and responded, "Mother rest assured, daughter understands." ”

Fang Xu smiled knowingly, lowered his eyes to look at Su Zi, and said in a low voice, "The first time Miss entered the palace, you took Zhutao down to prepare." ”

"Yes." Su Zi leaned over and led Zhutao to retreat.

Fang Xu held the teacup, his eyes fell on Xie Li, and said softly, "The imperial examination is imminent, even if you have to be careful, you must also pay attention to rest, your eyes are already dark, remember to be careful." ”

"No one asks you to go to high school, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Xie Li smiled at the corner of his mouth and nodded slowly, "Mother rest assured, my son knows it." ”

"In a few days, I will take you to General Song's mansion, and the gifts and other things have been prepared." Fang Xu smiled calmly, and there seemed to be ridicule in his eyes.

"This matter is decided, I am really Miss Song's mother-in-law." The corners of Fang Xu's mouth were hooked, his eyes fell on Xie Li, and he quipped.

Xie Li's ears turned red, he lowered his head, and his voice was slight, "It's all up to my mother." ”

(End of chapter)