I was a salted fish in ancient times

Ever since he knew that the emperor issued such an imperial decree that Xie Chen could return to Beijing with the army, Xie Zhui has been looking forward to it day and night.Almost every day, he was counting with his fingers when the imperial decree would reach the northern border, and how long it would take Xie Chen to return to Beijing along the way.

It's an exaggeration to describe it, but that's the way it is.

Seeing that he was in such a good mood, Xiao Shan couldn't bear to tease him, so he had to let him count the days.

In a blink of an eye, the time has come to the end of April.

The capital city in April and May is always rainy continuously.It was also a light rainy day, and Concubine Lan sent word from the palace that she wanted to see Xie Zhui.

During these days, the relationship between Concubine Lan and Xie Zhui was rather weak. Concubine Lan didn't like him, and with the things that happened when they met for the first time, Concubine Lan got advice from the queen and honest advice from Xiao Shan, so she couldn't handle it well. Thank you for waiting.Therefore, unless necessary, she didn't want Xie Zhui to enter the palace to pay her respects.

And Xie Zhui didn't have the fault of asking for trouble, Lan Fei's attitude was exactly what he wanted.The two rarely meet each other, and no one is in the way of the other's eyes. This way of getting along is quite good.

But Lan Fei really wanted to see him, and he couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse.Xiao Shan felt that he hadn't entered the palace for a long time, so he wanted to go with him.

When Xiao Shan came out of the room after changing his clothes, he saw Xie Zhui staring at the rain in front of him in a trance.

He walked to Xie Zhui's side and said softly, "What, are you thinking about big brother again?"

Xie Zhui shook his head: "No." He really didn't think about Xie Chen this time, he just remembered the scene when he first went to the battlefield a few years ago.It was also a rainy day, the blood of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the soldiers of the enemy Beiyan just dripped into the rain, and soon stained the land red.

After the rain stopped, indistinguishable blood stains stained it.After a long, long time, when Xie Zhui hit the horse and passed by that piece of land, he could still smell the smell of blood on it.

After returning to the capital and marrying Xiao Shan, maybe he was too tired and slept too deeply every night, and rarely dreamed of himself fighting on the battlefield.But recently, for some reason, as the generals in the northern border and Xie Chen got closer to the capital, he would always dream about people and things in the northern border.

Xiao Shan saw the evasive look in Xie Zhui's eyes, so he didn't press the question, but said: "Don't think too much, I'm here."

Xie Zhui looked at him, and then responded.

The two sat in the carriage and entered the palace while listening to the sound of the ticking rain.

When they arrived at Jinglan Hall, the two saluted Concubine Lan, and when they got up, they found that the word "unhappy" was written all over Concubine Lan's face.

Xiao Shan smiled and said: "Who is this who made the concubine mother angry?"

Concubine Lan curled her lips and was about to cry with Xiao Shan when she saw Xie Zhui beside him.She didn't have a good impression of Xie Zhui, and she didn't want to lose face in front of him, so she swallowed back the crying expression.

Concubine Lan resentfully said: "Who can make me angry, I am angry with myself."

Xiao Shan didn't know why.

At this time, Cuishu stood up and said: "Two days ago, the empress summoned the relatives of the Gu family to the palace to talk, and the empress was also there. Mrs. An told some sad things about the past, which made the empress and empress also think of the past, and felt very nervous. Suffering along."

Xiao Shan suddenly realized what he said, and he said that his so-called great-aunt didn't seem like a friendly person to get along with either.He offended people like that, and didn't see what happened to her, so she was waiting here.

"At a young age, it's interesting to quarrel but others go to the palace to complain." Xiao Shan said displeased.

Concubine Lan nodded along, with a look of approval.

Xiao Shan looked at Concubine Lan and said, "That's why Concubine Mother asked us to come here today?"

Concubine Lan said: "I asked Xie to chase into the palace, not you."

Xiao Shan just pretended not to hear this.

Concubine Lan couldn't do anything about his appearance, so she rolled her eyes at him and said: "The emperor is very displeased when he hears about this, let me teach you well."

Having said that, she turned her head and looked at Xie Zhui with a bitter brow: "This matter was originally caused by you, but now it has come to the emperor again. Now it is all right, Shan'er has become a disrespectful person in the emperor's heart again." People. You are his king, how can you not whip him to go forward, and always drag him back. "

Xie Zhui's expression remained unchanged, and he said firmly: "What the concubine mother said is true, I will remember it."

Concubine Lan: "..." The words were like a military order, without any softness or strength, and she felt uncomfortable when she heard it.

Xiao Shan said from the side: "Mother, concubine, what does this have to do with Xie Zhui. My aunt doesn't give me face, maybe I have to support her."

Concubine Lan's face was a little hesitant and tangled, she agreed with Xiao Shan's words in her heart, no matter how bad Xie Zhui was, he was also Xiao Shan's lord.Her aunt didn't save face for Xie in public, wouldn't that be slapping her and Xiao Shan's face?

But when the matter reached the emperor's ears, she couldn't show her approval.

Concubine Lan reluctantly put away the expression on her face and said: "That's not what you said. Your aunt did a lot for the emperor back then. The queen mother, empress empress and I came from the Gu family. I call her aunt, this face must be Give her two points."

Xiao Shandao: "As a junior, I don't know what she has done for my father. But my father never owes her, and I respect her very much, but she can't use her face to step on my face, right?" , I didn't care about her much."

Concubine Lan didn't bother to talk more about it because it didn't make sense, she gave Xiao Shan a look: "Anyway, there is such a thing, you just need to know it in your heart."

Xiao Shan replied coolly.

Xie Zhui strongly agreed.

Concubine Lan wanted to say something else, but there was a report from the inner prison outside, saying that the emperor had arrived.

Concubine Lan hurriedly got up to meet her, Xiao Shan and Xie Zhui followed.

***

In the East Palace, Xiao Jin, who was already in good health, soon found out about these things.

The main reason is that Xiao Shan and Xie Zhui didn't hide from anyone when they entered the palace, and the emperor's entry into the Jinglan Palace was also a big fanfare, so it's not difficult to hear about it.

Liu Jingyi has been feeling sleepy for the past two days, and today she happens to be able to play chess with Xiao Jin.

Hearing this, she looked at Xiao Jin and said, "Is it because of my aunt's business that my father went to Jinglan Palace?"

Xiao Jin didn't raise his head: "No."

Liu Jingyi didn't understand why, Xiao Jin rubbed the white piece in his hand, said with a gentle smile: "The third younger brother is unmatched in filing complaints, but he dares to say anything."

Liu Jingyi suddenly thought of the scene on the day Xiao Jin was poisoned. She was not there at the time, but she was speechless for a long time when she heard the palace people talk about the scene at that time.

It is the only one who has achieved Xiao Shan's level as a prince.

Xiao Jin dropped the white piece in his hand, and he said quietly: "What's more, I know why my father went to Empress Lan."

Liu Jingyi became curious: "Why?"

Xiao Jin said as a matter of course: "Go and scold the third brother."

Liu Jingyi: "..." She was in a delicate mood, wasn't she just praising Xiao Shan just now, why is she gloating again now.

"What the third younger brother does always makes my father feel uncomfortable not to scold him." Xiao Jin said: "But this time, my father may scold him more tactfully, because my father mainly wants to meet Xie Zhui."

Liu Jingyi was taken aback.

Just listen to Xiao Jin continue to say: "The officers and men in the northern border will return to Beijing soon. Xie Zhui is missing in the northern border, and someone must fill this gap. Xie Zhui knows those soldiers best, and my father must want to hear from him." Opinion. Xie Zhui's opinion is very important whether the General of the Northern Territory should be promoted from among those generals or sent someone else."

"I'm only worried about one thing. Father's question, can Xie Zhui answer satisfactorily?"

Too many answers will easily make people think that he is still thinking about the military power in the north, and too few answers will easily make people dissatisfied.

Liu Jingyi hesitated and asked: "Then will the third brother hold grudges for what happened last time?" The unspoken question is whether Xiao Shan will make Xie Zhui take a different stand because of this matter.

Xiao Jin: "What kind of person do you think he is? It's too late for him to hide from these things. Even if he takes a ten thousand step back, he really can't hide, he will only say good things for me in front of my father. Thinking about it this way , the third younger brother is also there, if he protects Xie Zhui, the emperor will not be able to find anything out of Xie Zhui's mouth."

Liu Jingyi looked at Xiao Jin who had bright eyebrows and eyes when he said this, and her heart tightened slightly.

And the situation of Jing Lan Dian is indeed as Xiao Jin expected.

Xiao Sheng really wanted to scold Xiao Shan from head to toe, but because Xie Zhui was also present, he only said something stupid in the end.

When the topic shifted to military affairs in the northern border, before Xie Zhui opened his mouth, Xiao Shan had already interjected: "Royal father, Xie Zhui doesn't care about the affairs of the northern border now, and everyone has finally forgotten that he joined the army in place of Xie Chen. Now that you mention it, it’s time for others to talk about it. You just reward people for their merits, and you can promote whoever you want.”

Xiao Sheng looked at him and said with a sneer: "Do you think that I have a wooden head like you, and I only consider the length of four fingers in everything?"

Xiao Shan: "Father, I am not deaf and blind at such a young age. I understand what you just said. What I mean is that if you want to be promoted, you can be promoted. If you don't want to be promoted from the army, then let the second brother and Those courtiers recommend some people, and you just choose one of them."

"The crown prince's recommender?" Xiao Sheng gave him a sideways look.

Xiao Shan didn't understand the meaning of his glance, and asked very pursuing spirit: "Father, what does the emperor mean to let the elder brother and the son-in-law recommend it together? Does the elder brother understand these things? The son-in-law doesn't know, the son-in-law doesn't understand these things." , you just want your minister to recommend you, but you can't recommend him."

"You don't know how to learn if you don't understand?" Xiao Sheng's hands were itchy all of a sudden, and he really wanted to knock him on the head.

"Father, you said that I am a wooden fish head, I can't learn it." Xiao Shan said.

Xiao Sheng choked on his words, he felt that Xiao Shan was here to collect debts from him.After Xiao Shan made such a fuss, the emperor was no longer in the mood to ask Xie Zhui about these things.

He patiently said a few words to Lan Fei and left.

After Xiao Sheng left, Concubine Lan let Xiao Shan and Xie chase her out of the palace.

When we got back, the rain had stopped.

Xie Zhui looked at the leisurely Xiao Shan, and said, "Thank you, my lord, for saving me from the siege in front of the emperor."

Xiao Shandao: "This is what I said, you are my lord, if I don't protect you, whoever protects you. If you don't want to participate in these messy things in the court, you can tell my father everything and listen to me. There's nothing you can do about it."

Xie Zhui hummed, and felt that the emperor was a rather contradictory person.

There is no doubt that he is very good to the prince, but at the same time, he doesn't seem to want the prince to have too much prestige.