The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

The emperor sat on the top seat, Mr. Ji Ge and Mrs. Xu sat at the bottom respectively, and Ji Heng sat behind Mrs. Xu. Ji Heng's exclamation surprised Mrs. Xu and Mr. Ji, but neither of them knew that Mrs. Ji What Heng meant was that Ji Ge was used to being a courtier. He didn't pay much attention to his son, but always paid attention to the emperor's expression, so he saw the emperor's expression change at that moment.

Old Ji Ge guessed that Emperor Ji Heng knew something else about Xu Qilang, but he naturally wouldn't ask questions when the emperor was around, so he just waited for the follow-up.

Ji Heng also calmed down for a moment. He turned his head and glanced at the emperor. The emperor sat there expressionlessly, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

Ji Heng said to Xu, "Mother, son, take a look at that letter."

Xu felt that this was a family matter after all. As an outsider, it was unreasonable for the emperor to discuss this matter in front of him, and it would be even worse to show Xu Qi's family letter at this time, but Ji Heng seemed to have completely lost his mind. Treating the emperor as an outsider, not even the emperor, urged her again, "Mother, the letter is still there."

Xu has always obeyed his son's words in major matters, but at this moment he could only say, "Well, I'm still there."

She stood up and sued the emperor, then went to the inner room and took out the letter. When she handed the letter to Ji Heng, she found that Ji Heng's hand trembled for a moment. At this time, she also realized that something was wrong with Ji Heng. .

She sneaked a glance at the dignified emperor before asking her son who was reading the letter, "Heng'er, what's the matter?"

Ji Heng has already read the letter quickly at a glance. Is this letter a fake? The letter paper is the letter paper with the Xu family's family crest on the sea, and the handwriting is indeed Xu Qilang's handwriting, and it was written when he was in a peaceful state of mind. , because the handwriting is smooth and unrestrained, with the confidence and peace that everything is under control between the lines, and he is still in the mood to joke with Xu. If anyone else wants to pretend to be Xu Qi and write to the capital, even if he can As far as the handwriting is the same, she will definitely not be like the real Xu Qi, using frivolous language in this kind of letter to make the elders happy.

After Ji Heng finished reading, he found Mrs. Xu standing in front of him worried, so he hurriedly said, "Mother, it's nothing, you can sit down quickly."

Mrs. Xu had no choice but to sit down. Ji Heng had mixed feelings. First, he was happy that Xu Qilang was not dead, and second, he also complained that Xu Qilang deliberately faked his death to keep him from knowing. Thinking of this, he felt both sad and a little bit He breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that Xu Qi's actions were probably resentful towards him, and this time he only wrote a letter to Mrs Xu, but not to him. This is to become strangers between the two of them. Alright.Ji Heng thought, maybe this is good, no matter how many grievances and grievances there were in the past, they can only become a passing cloud in the future.

Ji Heng let go of these emotions and said to Xu, "Uncle has passed away for a month, and he must have been buried. Guangzhou is a long way away. You are not in good health and are not suitable for traveling, so don't go in person. Arrange your servants to go. alright."

Xu's eyes were already flushed, and he lowered his head and pressed the corners of his eyes with a towel, and his voice was slightly choked, "I was raised by your uncle, and my elder brother is like a father and a mother. It's not too much to say that, he just gone, but I can't go back."

Ji Heng had no choice but to take her hand and comforted him, "People cannot be resurrected after death, so we all remember him well, and that's fine."

Mrs. Xu didn't respond, because the emperor was here, so it was difficult to say a lot.

Ji Heng looked at his father, and Ji Ge knew what he meant, so he said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I just got a new volume of calligraphy and painting from the former dynasty, and I just want to ask the emperor to taste it..."

Ji Heng's eyes were soft and glowing, and he glanced at the emperor quietly. The emperor understood what he was thinking, so he complied with Elder Ji Ge's words, and then went to the next room with Elder Ji Ge. The old man sent someone to fetch the so-called calligraphy and paintings of the previous dynasty, and read them with the emperor.

At this time, only Xu and Ji Heng were left in the room, and Xu asked Ji Heng, "Heng'er, I just saw that your expression was not right. Is there something wrong with Qilang? The emperor will deal with the Xu family before, although Afterwards, the guilt was pardoned, but I still feel worried for my mother."

Ji Heng showed her a conciliatory smile, and said softly, "It's nothing, mother, don't think about it. The emperor dealt with the Xu family before, and you know that it was because the uncle's family left with Duke Ping Xu's family. It's too close, the Xu family is now like the emperor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the emperor is very concerned about this matter, but the Xu family is the hero of the emperor's power, the emperor can't just deal with the Xu family because of the old love, the uncle's house is just the one that the emperor knocked on the tiger across the mountain That's all, since the emperor has let the Xu family go, he won't do anything to the Xu family. However, the emperor is probably going to deal with the Xu family. As long as the uncle's family doesn't get too close to the Xu family, it won't be too late. Something will happen. So this time when people go to Guangzhou for the funeral, it is best to tell Qilang that he should restrain himself, not to oppose the court, and not to get too close to the Xu family. The Xu family controls Guangzhou, Xu Since my family is doing business in Guangzhou, it is natural not to offend the Xu family, but we should also control our distance."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu thought about it carefully, and naturally understood, she nodded and said, "Qilang is still young, and your uncle left. I really don't know if he can support the family of the Xu family. Although your uncle never told me, I also know that the Xu family is not peaceful. And your aunt has complained to me long ago, saying that your two cousins ​​are too old, Shichiro, and have been entrenched in the family for many years , your uncle let them manage the business, I am afraid that these two people will not obey Qilang in the future. Fortunately, your uncle divided the family before his death, but I don’t know if Qilang can shock his two A brother like a tiger and a wolf."

In fact, Ji Heng also knew this, but with things in Zhejiang and Fujian, Ji Heng knew Qilang's ability, so he was not very worried, and said, "Mother, don't worry, the children you raised yourself don't know What about his ability? In Fujian before, he was able to defeat Wang Qi's power with a small number of victories and a large number of lands, so it is not difficult for him to manage a family."

Xu sighed, and had no choice but to stop thinking about it.

Xu talked to Ji Heng about how to prepare for the funeral, and then asked about the relationship between Ji Heng and the emperor, "It's not a good thing that you have been living in the imperial palace these days. "

When his mother mentioned this matter, Ji Heng also felt a little uncomfortable, but fortunately he kept himself calm. His eyes were firm and his expression was solemn, and he said to Xu, "Mother, I want to give birth to another child for the emperor."

After being stunned for a moment by his words, Xu frowned in shock, "This...you..."

Ji Heng said firmly, "Mother, don't persuade me, and don't think that I am ashamed. There is nothing you can do about it. You have also seen that Qi'er is not in good health. If something happens to him, the emperor will have nothing to do." For other children, the emperor will focus on Qi'er, which is not good for anyone, unless the emperor has other children, and if there are more children, he will not be dazed because Qi'er is sick."

Mrs. Xu didn't know what to say, she just clasped her hand tightly and said nothing, Ji Heng stretched out his hand to take her hand, opened her clenched hand, and said, "Mother, please forgive my son for being unfilial." Bar."

Xu raised her eyes and glanced at him, tears flowed out, and said in a low voice, "I...I would rather you be a daughter, I would rather you be a daughter."

Ji Heng sighed and did not answer.

Ji Heng comforted Mrs. Xu a few words, but he couldn't comfort her at all, so he got up and went outside and asked a maid to bring soothing tea for Mrs. Xu. He also went to the Nuan Pavilion where Mr. Ji and the emperor were. It was time to play chess, and the emperor saw Ji Heng coming, so he just dropped the chess pieces and said to Elder Ji Ge, "Aiqing, you should step back first, I have something to say to Junqing."

Since the emperor spoke like this, Mr. Ji Ge couldn't stay here any longer, so he got up and said goodbye.

After Mr. Ji Ge left, the emperor asked Ji Heng to sit on the other side of the couch. Ji Heng didn't wait for him to ask first, and said, "That is Qilang's personal letter, he is not dead."

The emperor already understood that Xu Qi who was alive was less threatening to him than Xu Qi who was dead, so he had already accepted this matter. He looked at Ji Heng and said, "Don't worry, I won't embarrass him in the future."

Ji Heng originally sat down, got up and walked to the emperor's side, stretched out his hand to gently put his arms around his shoulders, Ji Heng rarely showed such a tender gesture, so when he showed it at this time, the emperor was flattered and stretched out his hand Wrapping his arms around his waist, he whispered, "What's wrong?"

Ji Heng said, "Because of my health, my father has been very concerned about this matter since I was born, so my mother had to take me back to Yangzhou, because there is an uncle in Yangzhou who often comes to my house and treats me like his own child. Love, I am very grateful to him. Now that I think about it, it has been more than ten years since that time. My uncle has changed from a middle-aged man to an old man, and now he is gone. Thinking about it, it really feels like a world away. Human Birth, old age, sickness and death can only be accepted, but it is beyond control and powerless.”

The emperor buried his face in Ji Heng's arms, and said softly, "I said that I would never deal with the Xu family again. Even if Xu Qi is still alive, my words still count."

Ji Heng laughed, raised his hand and gently stroked the emperor's hair and neck, and said, "That's not what I mean, you are stupid, I want to say let's live a good life, a person's life is very short. You are still young, How can you not cherish it if you will grow old and die soon?"

The emperor raised his gaze suddenly and looked at Ji Heng with burning eyes. Ji Heng sighed softly in his heart, lowered his head and kissed him on the forehead, "Qilang is not dead, so I am completely relieved of him. Now He is the head of the Xu family, which is much better than Boss Xu, since he hasn't written to me, I can't write to him, let my mother write a letter, and let him restrain himself."

The emperor also laughed, and gently hugged Ji Heng's arms several times through Ji Heng's clothes. Ji Heng saw that he was like a child, so he patted his shoulder and said, "Hey, with you Discuss something."

The emperor smiled and muffled, "What's the matter?"

Ji Heng said, "You can only go back by yourself, I will stay at home for a few days first."

The emperor knew this was a long time ago, and of course he was disappointed, but he had to agree. He looked up at Ji Heng and said, "I don't care about Zhen and Qi'er anymore."

Ji Heng held his face and gently rubbed it twice, "What do you mean I don't care about you and Qi'er. You are such an adult, and you still put yourself and Qi'er together?"

The emperor said shamelessly, "I only miss you more than Qi'er."

Ji Heng's eyes flickered, and he said softly, "I'll be back in a few days. Besides, we need to have a good talk about the Xu family's affairs. I'll stay here and I'd like to ask those who came to report the funeral Servant of the Xu family, what is the situation of the Xu family?"

The emperor pulled Ji Heng to sit on his lap, and kissed him intimately on the cheek twice. Ji Heng usually wouldn't let the emperor mess around, but he didn't object at this time. The emperor had enough intimacy. Only then complained, "When I go back, Qi'er finds that you are not there, I am afraid there will be trouble again, and I don't know how to appease him."

Ji Heng knows that children are always so clingy, but he can't just be with his son every day. Of course, if he has nothing else to do, he can just be with his son, but all kinds of things are always piled together. I don't want to be idle for a while.

Knowing that the emperor just wanted to comfort him, Ji Heng kissed him reassuringly, and promised him to return to the palace soon and accompany him well, the emperor agreed to leave.

When the emperor left, everyone in Ji's residence knelt down to send them off again. The emperor caught a glimpse of Lady Eleven among the kneeling people. He was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that there was indeed such a girl in Ji's family who looked very similar to Ji Heng. A similar woman, and because many people have seen this woman, some people in Beijing secretly rumored that Yang Qi'er was born to this woman.

When the emperor got into his carriage and left, he already had a certain idea in his mind.

But Ji Heng stayed at home and together with the Xu family took care of the funeral for the Xu family in Guangzhou.

The servant who came to report the funeral in Ji's mansion was told by Xu Qilang, so when Ji Heng asked him about something, he only said what he could say, and didn't say anything else, but Ji Heng probably also knew about Xu's family Condition.

Regarding the fact that Xu Qilang was not dead, Ji Heng and the emperor both downplayed it and stopped thinking about it, but for others, it was an opportunity they had to seize.

A few days later, there were two things that were secretly circulated in the Gaomen Dadi in the capital. The first one was that the emperor asked someone to "secretly" take the cousin who lived in the quarter's mansion to the palace; The head of the Xu family passed away and was succeeded by his youngest son. Because the Xu family had made great achievements in fighting against the pirate Wang Qi, the emperor planned to send imperial envoys to the funeral.

There are actually many secrets about this second matter. Some people speculate that the young lady living in Yinji's mansion is the daughter of the Xu family. It is said that the prince was born to her. Now the emperor sent someone to pick her up in the palace. The reason why the emperor cared so much about the Xu family's affairs was because of this woman. Of course, this was the reason women like her; those men with political foresight knew that things were not so simple.I am afraid that the emperor wanted to control the Xu family. Moreover, the Xu family is very powerful in Guangzhou. The emperor has been giving preferential treatment to his family in consideration of the Xu family's support for him, but some of the Xu family's actions have gone too far. , I'm afraid I want to start.