Minister

38【Six Years of Jiankang】

Since that day when he was a secret agent, Saul Hahan has often called He Zeyuna into the palace, and all he has to do is to entertain the wives and ladies of the various nobles.In the past, these aristocratic women seldom interacted with Sol Hahan, not because the princess was so arrogant, but what she had to take into account was her status as a Living Buddha—most of the priests in the palace of the princess were priests from various palaces. Those who need to avoid female relatives, once they collide, it is a breach of etiquette and they will be criticized.Saul Hahan himself had to guard against the jealousy of his own brother. What His Royal Highness the King could not tolerate was the close personal relationship between the Holy See and the nobles. It would be very difficult for the noble ladies to attend the private banquet of the Eldest Princess.

Now His Majesty the King's remaining prestige can only be against those outsiders. The nobles have long seen the friendship between the Eldest Princess and the General Wang, and some are worried that they will not be able to take this ride.Finally, the empress He Zeyuna, who is one of the most honorable in the kingdom, began to manage and get in touch with each other, and the once quiet backyard of the palace revealed a faint atmosphere of hustle and bustle.

He Zeyuna took the prepared nickname post, thinking about the arrangements for the 'Luo Chunshen Festival'.Walking in the eldest princess's mansion these days, the servants in the mansion also became familiar with this kind empress.Sol Hahan's gallery was built outside her main palace, and all the guests who came to visit would wait to be summoned in this gallery.It is better to say that this gallery is a house than a unique pavilion. Sitting in this room and looking through the hollow flower wall, you can enjoy the most beautiful silhouette of the main palace of the eldest princess.He Zeyuna had a noble status, so the servant led her to the small private room on the second floor of the corridor to wait.He Zeyuna was sitting by the window, looking out, she had a panoramic view of the garden in front of the Princess Mansion.

"Princess Mansion is really unique, even if it makes people wait, it will be interesting." He Zeyuna took the waiter's tea and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, and I will report to His Highness immediately." The waiter just smiled politely and didn't say anything else.

He Zeyuna nodded and took her seat, thinking that the princess's methods were better than her mother's, even if she was a girl serving tea, she was so dignified.He Zeyuna drank tea and looked into the garden. There are quite a few priests who have come to visit the eldest princess these days, and several of them are quite dignified figures. It seems that this woman is going to have the guts to compete with that Wang Yunyi. .

After watching for a while, I couldn't help asking my personal waitress: "Do you recognize that Wei Chi?"

"Returning to the empress, the slave went with you to the banquet that day, and I saw him from a distance. Although he was not real, he was really eye-catching among the group of Qi officials, so he could vaguely recognize him."

"Well," He Zeyuna nodded: "I heard that he often goes in and out of the princess mansion, why have I been here so many times, but haven't met this person? I think I missed it."

The waitress got closer and lowered her voice: "I heard that the lord stays in the princess mansion for a very long time. He usually comes early in the morning and leaves in the afternoon."

He Zeyuna thought for a while: "Are there any rumors in the market?"

"Your Majesty, has there been any rumors about the eldest princess that she doesn't want to hear in these years?" The waitress lowered her eyes: "The other day, my empress said that Mrs. Wei is not from the eldest princess, but I don't think so. It's really nothing, as for protecting him like this?"

"That's right," He Zeyuna sighed: "She is very similar to her father's methods."

"The second master is useless, the empress should let the first master come back from time to time to take care of him."

"I have my own measure." He Zeyuna looked out of the window again, and a luxuriously dressed waitress walked across the garden to the gallery.He Zeyuna pointed: "That is a female official, it seems that she has come to recruit us." Then she straightened her clothes and prepared to enter the palace.Unexpectedly, the female officer went upstairs, and only slightly apologized: "Your Highness is still busy at the moment, please forgive me, Madam, wouldn't it be boring to let Madam wait here? Why don't you go to the garden with slaves to play and have tea."

He Zeyuna responded with a smile: "I don't know what rare sights there are in His Highness's garden. It's just right for the girl to lead me to have a look."

After speaking, he turned his head and winked at his maid.The servant smiled, and waited for the moment when the female officer turned around to go out with her own mother, he took out something from the box with his hidden hand, put it in his arms, and followed him out.

Poor Wei Chi came to the Princess Mansion early in the morning and waited for an hour after sitting down.Although with this special treatment, he could eat snacks in Saul Hahan's boudoir and avoid the hard benches in the gallery, but waiting was a bit boring.I don't think people have to wait so long for regular meetings in the capital?In the first year of entering the Hanlin Academy, it was the turn of the nagging Yuan Hanlin to speak at the meeting, and the situation at that time was better than now—at least he could chat with Geng Bingran below.Wei Chi held his chin with his hand, and watched Geng Liu in a daze.

Seeing that another round was about to end, Saul Hahan pushed the door open and entered.

"I came here before dawn, and I've been waiting for you for an hour and a half... Even if I put a basket of eggs under your ass, I can hatch a brood of chickens for you..." Wei Chi babbled.

Saul Hahan covered the door with his backhand, stepped forward, and waved Wei Chi away: "Clean up the scum you ate!"

Wei Chi stood up, twisted his waist, and turned his neck. Seeing that the water had finally run out, he raised his hand and turned it around again: "Hey, my youth is passing like this, Brother Geng, Only you are with me."

Saul Hahan kicked Wei Chi's calf. While Wei Chi was covering his leg and screaming, he stretched out his hand and snatched the brush from Wei Chi's ear: "Like this, tsk, what do you guys say in the Central Plains? With? 'Little boy'?"

To know such uncommon vocabulary, Her Royal Highness is so knowledgeable, Wei Chi held his leg and sighed.

Saul Hahan looked down, and there was a piece of paper crookedly placed on the table. There was a person drawn on it. The eyebrows and eyes were the same as his own, except that there were some pockmarks on his face, and there was a big plaster on his forehead. Posters are dotted.

"Resemblance in spirit? Similarity in shape? Or both?" Wei Erliuzi half-stretched his head, making a posture of "advance, attack, retreat, and defense".

"..." Saul Hahan appreciated it for a moment, picked it up, lifted the lid of the incense burner beside him and threw it in: "It turns out that Da Qi's genius is like this."

"Are you envious?" Wei Chi chuckled.

Saul Hahan stared at Wei Chi for a moment: "You bullied me that I can't draw, right?"

"How dare?" Wei Chi honestly cleaned up the snacks on the table.

"Yeah... how dare you... why don't you dare? Right? Lord Wei?" Saul Hahan clapped his hands.

"Just kidding, let's get down to business." Wei Chi took out the documents and arranged them on the table.

"Get out!" Saul Hahan got excited and slapped the documents to the ground: "You've provoked me today, hehe!"

"Is it okay for me to be wrong?" Wei Chi immediately sat a little further away: "I will pay you for a serious drawing some other day, okay?"

"You're proud, aren't you?" Saul Hahan sneered, "You have a long face, don't you?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I will never dare again." Wei Chi pretended to kowtow, and really wanted to escape.

How could Saul Hahan not know this little trick?He leaned over and grabbed Wei Chi's ear, shaking him vigorously: "I won't let you know how powerful I am! You are really lawless! Damn girl!! Is there anything wrong! Say it yourself!!"

"Aiyo, aiyo, the hero, spare your life!" Wei Chi hurriedly begged for mercy.

The two quarreled for a while, overturned the teacup at hand, and even rolled the cushion far away, until Saul Hahan lost his strength, and then let go.

Wei Chi got up and wiped Saul Hahan's sweat: "Stop making trouble, stop making trouble, hurry up and get down to business?"

Saul Hahan nodded Wei Chi's forehead: "Are you all lunatics who passed the imperial examination?"

"The lesson is the lesson, the lesson is the lesson." Wei Chi grabbed Saul Hahan's hand and smiled apologetically.

Saul Hahan thought for a while: "I can't let you be so cheap today, I have to find a way to rule you. What is the way of your country? Compete poetry? Yes, the two of us will fight together today."

"Isn't it better than painting?" Wei Chi smirked.

Saul Hahan slapped angrily: "Why, Mr. Wei, who can hatch chickens, is afraid that he won't be able to write a poem?"

Wei Chi quickly put away his smirk: "You have the final say, you have the final say. But you have to promise me, stop fussing after the competition, and approve the paperwork quickly."

"Okay!" Sol Hahan laughed: "If you lose, I will punish you! I will punish you to tear flowers for me in the garden! Red, yellow, white, purple, pink, you have to give me Talk about being unique! Isn’t such a punishment too much?”

Wei Chi thought to himself, do you want me to bring you a toad back?

Saul Hahan took a pen and paper and handed a copy to Wei Chi in a serious manner: "Sit back and write honestly. If you underestimate me, I will be in trouble!"

Wei Chi took the pen and paper and reminded him kindly: "My lord examiner... you should come up with a question anyway, limit the rhyme, what's better than writing nonsense?"

Saul Hahan thought about it too: "There is no limit to the rhyme, that is very troublesome... As for the title, it is spring now, so let's use "Wing Chun"."

Wei Chi sat down, thinking, this topic is really nothing new.

Saul Hahan learned the poems and songs of the Central Plains since he was a child, and he is still very respectable among the nobles in Monan. Usually, he doesn't seem to have many allusions in Wei Chi's words. Naturally, he is not afraid of her in his heart. up.

Wei Chi didn't pick up a pen either, but just looked at Saul Hahan and chuckled—this Qi Qige looked out the window for a while, scratched his head for a while, and took a book and turned two or three pages for a while.That appearance is three points similar to the idiots in the academy.Fortunately, it was only three points, and those agile eyes were still extremely beautiful with the cigarette curling up beside him.Thinking of her all kinds, there is a trace of fascination and a trace of sadness.I used to be very envious of the dignity possessed by the sons and daughters of the Tian family, but how much can I understand the loneliness and helplessness in the palace?If Qi Qige was just Qi Qige, would she be so happy every day?Throw those family and country hatreds on other people's shoulders, and be a carefree fairy?

Saul Hahan was afraid that he would 'lose stickiness', so he picked every word.After writing, I read it two or three times before slowly putting down the pen.Looking back, it's great!That idiot pen hasn't dropped yet!Against a blank sheet of paper, he stared at himself in a daze.Saul Hahan took a fruit and threw it at the man's face, and the man screamed as if he had woken up from a dream, and came back to his senses.

"Finished?" Wei Chi blinked.

"I'm finished! What about you?" Saul Hahan sat up and said, "It turns out that Master Wei handed in a blank paper!"

Wei Chi took the pen and dipped it: "What is the topic you just mentioned...?"

Saul Hahan was stunned: "Wing Chun!"

"That's right... Wing Chun, Wing Chun." Wei Chi wrote a few words and put the pen down.

"Written?" Saul Hahan picked up the piece of paper in his hand.

"I finished writing..."

Saul Hahan gave a hard look dissatisfied, and then looked at the words on the paper, only to see the poem saying:

A dream of banana smoke tents, flowers and rainy evenings in February,

The sky is pale and the crane's wings are pale, and the water is warm in Limuhao.

The lotus is painted with green ripples, the swallows are decorated with weeping willow tips,

On the Baili Chunfeng Road, there are no people in Wanling.

After reading it twice again, Saul Hahan sighed: "Spring in January is a dream, although the spring has not yet arrived, the banana color is hazy in the account; In April, the sky is as high as the crane’s wings, and the ditch of the pear orchard is warmed by water; in April and May, the lotus horns are first exposed, dyed with blue waves, and the swallows return, adorning the willow branches. It is the spring breeze at the end of a hundred miles, and there are no people in the mountains and rivers. Yes. This Wing Chun, it can be said that □ from the beginning to the end, and it also highlights the best benefits, the warmest places. I really admire it."

Wei Chi was dumbfounded for a moment: "I'm overwhelmed."

Saul Hahan read it again and smiled slightly: "Which word do you think I like best?"

"Which one?" With such a compliment, Wei Chi felt a little shy.

"That scribble, the lotus leaf needs to grow one piece at a time. This scribble expresses all the thoughts, and the more I think about it, the more interesting it becomes."

Wei Chi sneered: "Come on, I'm almost overwhelmed by your praise. In that class, let alone the top three, even the top ten, my poems and essays were not bright, let alone Zhongyuan's poems. Didn’t come for the imperial examination? I’ve racked my brains and I’m just above the average, not to mention writing in essays…”

"Are you mad at me for saying that?" Saul Hahan wanted to pinch the man's face.

"Why are you mad at you? Your poem hasn't been judged yet! Aren't I here to prevent our Imperial Academy from discrediting me if I lose?" Wei Chi joked while hiding.

Only then did Saul Hahan think of his own, put Wei Chi's poems on and read his own carefully, blushing and smiling: "I lost, mine is not as good as yours, I just go and approve the papers honestly. "After that, he stuffed his poem manuscript into the incense burner beside him.

Wei Chi hurriedly got up and opened the lid to grab it. Although there was no open flame in the furnace, the incense ashes were indeed extremely hot, and the rice paper was thin. By the time Wei Chi reached in, most of them would have been turned into ashes.Regardless of the heat, Wei Chi picked up the remaining small piece and patted it with his hands.Looking through the handwritten ones, I couldn't laugh or cry—there was only half a word left, and I couldn't tell whether it was the word "qing" or the word "love".

"Hey, why are you not as good as me? You're cheating by doing this?" Wei Chi ran over to Xingshi with the small piece of paper in his hand to ask his guilt.

Saul Hahan had already packed up the paperwork and was reading it: "Don't want me to approve the paperwork? Are you going to continue to make trouble?"

Wei Chi quickly fell silent.

Seeing that she was honest, Saul Hahan couldn't help smiling, and wiped the incense ash on her face with his hand: "If you have nothing to do, go and pull two flowers and come back. You lose."

Wei Chi looked at the warm sun outside the window, and happily agreed.

He Zeyuna was led by the female officer to look into the depths of the garden.Just as he was about to rest in the shade of a flower, he saw a young man turning towards the flower while looking at the flower.The female officer quickly stood in front of He Zeyuna, but unfortunately she was a step too late, the man raised his head and looked straight at her.

Wei Chi said inwardly that he was not good, and was about to avoid it when the woman dressed as a lady walked out slowly from behind the female officer and smiled at him.

"This lord, is the lord of Qi State?"

Wei Chi gave a salute, and said slowly: "Exactly, I didn't mean to enter by mistake, please forgive me, madam." After finishing speaking, he took three steps back.

"My lord!" Seeing that Wei Chi was about to leave, He Zeyuna raised her voice: "Our Monan is not as rigorous as Daqi's men and women avoid each other. I have something to discuss with you, please stay for a while."

Wei Chi was a little embarrassed, neither to leave nor to stay.The lady went straight up and said, "I'm over forty, but I'm from the previous generation in terms of age, so you don't have to worry too much, my lord." There was no expression on his face, so he said unhurriedly: "Miss, please lead the way for a long time, you and my servant can rest for a while, and I will talk to this adult for a while."

The female official agreed, and stood beside the flower shade to rest honestly.

"My lord, there is a small garden over there, how about I go and see the old lady?"

Although Wei Chi didn't know, he went in, after thinking about it, he agreed generously, and followed the lady to another path.

Turning around the flower wall, He Zeyuna asked, "Does your lord know that Wei Cejian?"

Wei Chi made a good guess: "Is this lady from Xi Shifeng's family?"

"To tell you the truth, my lord, I am Xiangganaji's mother."

Wei Chi lowered his head and remained silent.

"In Qi State, is a girl like Xiangganaji the kind with extremely savage behavior?"

Wei Chi didn't know how to answer, so he thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty also knows the customs of the Central Plains, but it's one thing to be rigorous on the face, and I still admire this natural nature inside."

He Zeyuna looked at Wei Chi carefully from the side, and said sadly: "It is said that Mr. Wei is very talented. When I saw him today, he really deserved his reputation. My daughter is not bad at first. She is usually spoiled. Please forgive me for causing you trouble."

Wei Chi hurriedly said no.

"I heard that my lord has a marriage contract in my hometown? I don't know what kind of good fortune is it for a woman to be such a good husband-in-law as my lord." He Zeyuna asked casually.

Wei Chi had a headache, thinking what kind of good fortune is that?It's just made by Mr. Wang!Sighing, he repeats what Wang Yunyi said nonsense that day.

He Zeyuna smiled kindly: "I don't know when my lord is planning to get married? Oh! An old man like me likes to chatter about these things when his children grow up. Lord Wei doesn't mind if I'm wordy."

Wei Chi had no choice but to make up and make up: "It depends on the transfer order of the capital. If we can go back, we must do it as soon as possible."

He Zeyuna took out a purse from her bosom, picked one and held it in her hand: "We don't have any rare things in Monan, but we only have this prismarine here. Isn't the one on this ring the biggest one?" It's just that the color is unique. A few days ago, my foolish daughter bothered my lord, and also offended my lord's fiancée. Hey, I was worried about how to be modest. It happened that we met today, and please accept it. In order to pass it on to your wife, it is my heart."

Wei Chi hesitated for a moment, then answered: "Your Majesty is really polite, I will definitely pass it on to Zhuo Jing in the future."

He Zeyuna clasped her hands together and smiled: "This is really great. The children in our family wanted to learn Chinese and Chinese since they were young. Najib's child also admired the knowledge and self-cultivation of adults to make such a thing. A joke. My lord is about the same age as her, so just treat this child as a younger sister, and don’t care about her. My master also likes Neo Confucianism and Confucianism in the Central Plains very much. He even set up a school of Sinology at home to teach his children. If your lord is free, you might as well come to our house for a sit down, it is our honor to give advice and chat."

Wei Chi hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty, you are offending the juniors by saying that. Xi Shifeng's family is also very famous in the Central Plains. The juniors absolutely dare not accept the word "teaching."

"Master Wei looks like a child who is talented and good at learning. People with a hard heart always like it. I am also getting old. There are three children around me. One is a wooden man who can hardly smile all year round; the other is a petty one. It's hard to get on the stage; the remaining adult knows each other, and he's a real businessman! If half of the children are as good as adults, I can wake up laughing when I fall asleep."

Wei Chi blushed even more: "Your Majesty said that my name is the next one, and the word "Master" is really polite."

He Zeyuna put away her purse and wiped her sweat with a handkerchief: "Those two girls must be waiting, so I'll go back first." After finishing speaking, she gave Wei Chi a loving look, and Shi Shiran went to the flowers. That side went.

Seeing the noble lady walk away, Wei Chi heaved a sigh of relief. He never thought that the very free and easy 'little drinking buddy' would have such an extremely elegant mother. Look, I couldn't help but smile wryly—General Wang, you are really overstuffed.

Sao Erha rarely finished the guests, and prepared to announce the lunch.The female officer next to her sent the guests away and came back to close the door: "Your Highness, Empress He Zeyuna stuffed this for me in the garden."

Saul Hahan took it and saw that it was a bill of 20 taels of gold.

Saul Hahan sneered: "Go and get the gold. Hmph! This man is still dishonest."

"Your Highness, Mrs. He Zeyunna met Wei Cejian in the garden today."

"Oh?" Saul Hahan thought for a moment, "What did they say?"

"The empress sent me away, and there was her maid waiting beside me, so I couldn't get close."

Saul Hahan fiddled with the leaves of weeds in his hand: "I know, when you go to collect the money, you need to make more turns, and finally change to another bank and make the receipt."

When the study room was empty again, Saul Hahan looked at the small broken wild flowers and plants in his hand with a smile, and thought to himself——Wei Chi, are you just perfunctory me like this?Could it be that the empress also gave you 20 taels?

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