Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

Xie went down to court and met Xue Pan at the place of the Supreme Emperor.For some reason this time, he felt that his father looked at Xue Pan differently than before, and even looked at himself in an indescribably strange way.Although there were no clues on the surface, Xie instinctively sensed that something was wrong.At this time, it is the best choice to let Xue Pan have less contact with his father.He took Xue Pan to the east and arrived at Yun Min's Yongshou Palace.

Xue Pan deduced from his impressions of entering the palace twice that the layout of this palace is very similar to that of the Forbidden City, but it is not as large as it is.This is also because after the establishment of the Daqing Dynasty, the birth mother of the Supreme Emperor passed away very early, and there has never been a Queen Mother here.Including the current Xun, there are only three concubines. After the death of the original empress of the Supreme Emperor, there has been no concubine.

"My son pays my respects to my father, my father is auspicious." Xie Min was already waiting at the entrance of the main hall, and when he saw Xie, he half-knelt down, but his eyes scanned Xue Pan behind him.

"Min'er, get up. You all retreat, too." Xie waved away all the palace servants.Xie Min finally saw the real Xue Pan this time, his eyes sparkled with excitement, "Brother Xue, sour plum soup finally saw you."

"Ahem!" Xie held back his son who was about to fly into Xue Pan's arms, why didn't he know that Xie Min would really recognize the nickname of sour plum soup?There is also this kind of puppy who has seen the bones. Who taught him, "Stand up! Don't look at how old it is, it's still like a child."

Xie Min shrank his neck when he heard Xie Shi's words, and hid behind Xue Pan, while grabbing Xue Pan's left hand, "Brother Xue, you said you would protect me, let's become heroes and fly away. "

Xie just glared at Xiemin, this is the first time they meet, they will find someone to take a shield, they are promising!

Xue Pan was also a little fussy and didn't understand the situation in front of him. Although he closed the door, it's not good to make such a fuss, after all, he is in the palace.And when did he become so familiar with Xie Min, why didn't he know? !

"Prince, please let go of my hand first." Xue Pan motioned to Xie Min to see that Xie Shi's face was turning black, "I think it's the first time we met, I didn't expect you to be so tall."

"It's agreed to call me sour plum soup!" Xie Min seriously corrected, what can the eldest prince drink? "Didn't Brother Xue write it in the letter? When two pen pals meet, they have to call each other's name inscribed in the letter, and I am wearing a pair of blue boots with gold thread, and I am holding a roll of scenery that I have transcribed. Test. Brother Xue is carrying a big bottle of sour plum soup, did we meet under the big tree!"

Xue Pan smiled helplessly and shook his head, where could he get sour plum soup?Xie Min took the way they wrote in the letter to meet in the future seriously.According to the way pen pals meet, each agrees on the clothes to wear and holds tokens in their hands.But at that time, I didn't expect to be in the palace.But Xie Min took these words to heart.

Xue Pan and Xie Min have never met, and the only contact between them is Xie. Yes, there were several opportunities to meet each other, but due to various circumstances, it was delayed. But this time Doesn't mean they are unfamiliar.Xie looks indifferent, but in fact he is very thoughtful. Since the day he wanted to be with Xue Pan, he has thought about his own problems. He is not a good match. He already has a wife and a son.And in a place like the royal family, it is inevitable that others will say that Xue Pan is clinging to his own power.

The fact of being married cannot be changed, but he and his wife have reached the point where they can count on their fingers in the past few years.From the palace to the palace, his wife is like a transparent person, not a person in charge. He has to worry about the outside and take care of the inside. Fortunately, his backyard is clean and there is no more trouble.

The empress is placed there, even if it is a wooden stake, it must stand upright, and the other concubines are fine, so don't add to the chaos.But the son can still make friends with Xue Pan.Xie knows that his personality is not very suitable for teaching children, so it is better to let Xie Min and Xue Pan get acquainted, in case something happens to him in the future, Xie Min can also help Xue Pan.After thinking about the front and back for one person, it is really not easy for a member of the royal family to reach his level.

So under Xie Shi's leadership, Xue Pan and Xie Min became pen pals.Without using the status of master and apprentice, Xie knew that a child who grew up in the royal family needed a brother who could confide in and trust, just like he had expected.Xie Min started to correspond with Xue Pan since he was three years old when he learned to practice calligraphy. The correspondence between them sometimes makes Xie jealous, because the letter paper for Xie Min is always thicker than that for himself.

This is the explanation that Xue Pan would bring some portraits with him when he started to take care of Xie Min, when the child was just beginning to know how to read and write.Letters similar to comic strips have increased Xie Min's enthusiasm for writing letters.The two have been exchanging letters like this for five or six years, and in a blink of an eye, Xie Min is already nine years old.

Xie Min's physique is a bit afraid of heat, and he likes to drink cold things, but the royal family is stricter. Even though Xie is not in the mansion for many days, the servants strictly follow his orders and dare not give Xie Min any trouble.Until Xue Pan once in a while sent Xun Shi the recipe and ingredients of Jiangnan's unique sour plum soup, which was firmly remembered by Xun Min and drank a small bucket. After that, Xue Pan jokingly called him sour plum soup.

Just look at Xie and you will know that there is such a strange father in the royal family, and the son who has been raised by his side is not an ordinary person.Since he was a child, Xie Min has heard his father say that Xue Pan is very good at kung fu and can fly over walls. For a young man, the story of a hero and the world is still very interesting.

In order to satisfy the young boy's wish, Xue Pan also contributed the booklet given by the Taoist priest. Xie also practiced some, but he didn't work as hard as Xue Pan.But Xie Min insisted on it all the time. In this way, he was flexible and would sneak out of the mansion from time to time.But since Xun Shi became the emperor, his good life has become much less. He must live in the palace and can no longer sneak out.He could only hope that Big Brother Xue would come to save him, at least someone he could talk to, and he didn't want those former companions to change their faces after knowing that he had become the first prince.

Today was his long-awaited pen pal meeting date, but it was a pity that his father ruined it.

Although Xue Pan didn't prepare the special sour plum soup, he took out a bunch of lychees and gave it to Yin Min, "Brother Xue didn't bring sour plum soup this time, but he brought you a lot of fresh lychees, and use this as a paperweight. .”

When Xie Min took it, he realized that the lychee had a warm and cool feeling.It is actually a piece of jade carving, two lychees, one bright red, one peeled to reveal the white and tender lychee flesh, the branches are connected together, using the combination of white jade and blood jade carving method, it is rare to be a piece of warm jade . "Thank you Brother Xue, but I won't change the name to Lizhi, I still want to call it Sour Plum Soup."

"Nonsense!" Xie looked at Xie Min's face, he was really a duplicity boy, he really pretended to be well-behaved and sensible in front of the Supreme Emperor, but he was exposed as soon as he entered the room.In Xie Min's words, it's pretending to be a grandson in front of the emperor's grandfather, who wouldn't, being good is showing filial piety to the old man.But in Yongshou Palace, since he practiced the booklet, he can hear everything that happened, so why pretend to be cute and there is no reward.

Xie still wanted to reprimand Xie Min a few more words, but stopped when he saw the boy's twinkling eyes.Xue Pan stayed here for a maximum of two or three days, and if it was too much, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction with the emperor. Even if the emperor knew about his relationship with Xue Pan, he might not necessarily support it.Therefore, if the Supreme Emperor is still in the palace for a day, he still has to be careful.

Xue Pan has already taken the scenery test copied by Xie Min, and he indicates that Xie should not worry too much about it.Only then did Xie put down his stern face, "You are chatting with Big Brother Xue, Father will come over for dinner at night."

Seeing that Xie Shi left, Xie Min jumped up, "Yeah! Brother Xue, it's our secret time now, come and chat."

Xie Min met Xue Pan for the first time, but he quickly became close to him, and asked many things that he didn't understand in the letter. In his heart, Xue Pan knew more than Xie.In Brother Xue's letters, he can always see the world beyond the boxy sky. He hopes that in his lifetime, he can take a big ship to conquer another continent. What's the point of just tossing around in the land of Daqing.

Xue Pan didn't know that Sour Plum Soup had such great ambitions, and he simply hoped that the future emperors of Daqing would not be people with continental thinking, but with the spirit of the ocean.The spirit of daring to take risks in spite of all difficulties is exactly what the people of Daqing, who are bound by the thousand-year-old thought of relocating the land, lack.

Xue Pan also saw the potential of Xie Min during this chat. He will be even better than Xie Shi, because he has the majesty of a prosperous king, as if there is nothing he cannot do, as if there is nothing will be bound.He had never seen a prosperous age in his previous life, because at that time the country was no longer a country, and the people in power he had seen were some who were unfathomable, and some who worked hard to govern.But they didn't have the kind of domineering spirit that is better than me. Xue Pan guessed that only the king of the prosperous Tang Dynasty had that kind of spirit.Because it is strong, it is broad and broad, and because it is strong, it is not afraid of challenges.

I don't know which step went wrong in Xie Min's training, maybe because Xie gave him a rare equality, and the warmth in the deep palace, or because his vision is no longer a simple monarchy interest dispute.He is neither like Taishanghuang's step by step, nor like Xun Shi's no hesitation, but he has the kind of personality charm that makes people can't help but brainstorm for him.

Xue Pan was happy for Yin Min, but he was also a little worried about the repeat of the old scene between the abolished prince and the overlord.However, that night he knew that his worries were in vain.

After finishing some matters, Xie arrived at Changchun Palace, where the empress lived.

"Is she okay?" In a dark room, Xie asked the old mother in front of him.

"Everything is as usual, the queen, as before. Every day when I get up, I will read the book non-stop, then start to copy it, and then burn it." The old mother's face is very ordinary, as if she would disappear if she disappeared into the crowd.

Xie nodded slightly to show that she understood, as long as the queen is quiet, she can live, no matter what, she is Min'er's mother.However, if you are restless like last time and try to contact someone in Jiangnan, don't blame him.It's not that he is unreasonable, it's just that the Queen's heart is treasured, and maybe he just sees her as a grass on the street.

Xie was silent for a moment, suddenly raised his head, and asked inquisitively, "What happened to the Supreme Emperor this time is related to the Xue family."

The old mama didn't dare to lower her head. The emperor didn't like others to answer with their heads lowered, but if they met those eyes, it seemed that they could see through the truth. "The old slave didn't find out much, but many years ago, there was a Miss Qu in the palace. She was a member of the emperor's secret guard camp. She went to the south of the Yangtze River and inquired about the secret treasures of the previous dynasty. Unfortunately, she was never seen again. been back."

"Secret treasure of the former dynasty!" Xie sneered, his father still thought highly of the Xue family, and wanted to use such things as orphans and treasures from the former dynasty to shake the relationship between him and Xue Pan.Indeed, there is no emperor who can allow someone to be related to the former royal family, even more so if Fuguo and Treasure are added, but as far as he knows, the Xue family does have some relationship with the former royal family. "Don't investigate this matter too closely, just pretend you don't know."

The old mother understood that this was probably the last move of the Supreme Emperor, it is better to pretend not to know, so as to save nothing.

Xie took care of things early, and after dinner, meeting Xie Min's reluctance to part with Xue Pan, he took him back to the side hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. "After Min'er met you, she became like a little monkey." Xie really couldn't see Xue Pan being so patient with Xie Min, Pan'er didn't have all these endless words to himself .

Xue Pan couldn't help but realize that this guy might be jealous. After all, his attitude towards Xun Min is based on a younger brother and a child, how can he compare with Xun Shi.Before he could say a few words of relief, Xie explained to himself, "I know you dote on him so much for the sake of him being my son, this time, that Nuanyu, ahem, I don't have a gift? "

Xue Pan was really a little dumbfounded, he saw an emperor asking him for a gift, well, and the emotion of "If you don't give it to me, it's awkward" on his face, Xie started winking.This mischievous expression made Xue Pan couldn't help laughing, "Haha, fifth brother, you must not let other people know what you look like. Otherwise, everyone will know that the naughty sour plum soup came from his father. Okay. Alright, of course I have prepared a gift, you have to keep it safe."

Xie saw that Xue Pan's expression relaxed a little, and his heart relaxed. How could he not know that Xue Pan always stretched himself after entering the palace, and he was a little scruples in front of him, so he could only find a way to let him relax and sacrifice his image. What, isn't there gift compensation?

After opening the bound book, Xie was stunned. It recorded the production method of the grenade this time, as well as the construction ideas of other firearms.Included are existing stocks and storage locations, as well as rosters of those artisans.Xue Pan also said that this is the result of combining his experiments with Xia Gui's.

"This thing..." Xie saw that a very dangerous thing was being born, because there were many weapons in his imagination, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while. It was certain that it would be made, but It cannot be spread out in an all-round way, and we still have to do what we can. "Xia Gui is really a talent. After the matter there is over, transfer him to Beijing Central."

Xue Pan did not answer, he would not interfere with such appointments, Xia Gui is not a simple person, he will shine wherever he goes.

It was only after Xi saw this that he realized that his father had put so much effort into Xue Pan. If Xue Pan really had his heart, no one could stop him.In this way, Xie is even more grateful for the connections left by Concubine Chen before her death. The person who knows her father best in this world is the one who died. She has long guessed that her father has the handle of the four major families. The Xue family may have something to do with the previous dynasty.

It's a pity that he is not the father. He believes in Xue Pan, and his trust is worth it, because Xue Pan also believes in himself. If it is not trust, who can show the information on firearms so openly.

Xie thought of this, and rubbed Xue Pan's head, "Pan'er, there is one thing that you should be clear about earlier. As I said before, Father will send us a 'big gift' to test us. I'm afraid he I feel that the Xue family is related to the secret treasure of the previous dynasty."

Xue Pan's eyes widened, how could he have no idea of ​​such a thing. "Fifth brother, I've never heard of it at home." Immediately, he immediately thought of the emperor's intentions, firearms, secret treasures, and the previous court, no matter how they looked, they all seemed to be the rhythm of the Xue family's rebellion.

Xie took Xue Pan into his arms and patted him on the back, "You must not have been intimidated. If the information confirmed by the father would not wait until today, the father would use this news."

"But what if it really does exist." Xue Pan thought of the doctor Wang at home, and the inexplicable past between his grandfather and the orphan of the previous dynasty. The Xue family wouldn't really have such a thing but didn't know it.

Xie said nonchalantly, "I know you won't take it all by yourself. We are at least half of us. This can be regarded as a share for those who see it. Don't put it in the treasury. Daqing's own money can be earned by itself. Why use other people's money?" of!"

Xue Pan was shocked by this answer, whether it was overthinking or thinking too far, "Fifth brother, you have too much confidence in Daqing. But, what do you personally want so much money for?"

Xie replied seriously, "I promised you that one day I will go to see the outside world with you. In this case, it is not good to use the money from the treasury. My private house does not have much money. I learned a truth during inspections a few years ago. If you want to travel comfortably, money is essential, and poor travel is not an option. The money for our shipbuilding and the money for buying other homes outside are all expenses. We can’t wait for Pan’er to support me. I also have to pay for it. strong."

Xue Pan looked back at Xun Shi, confirming that he was considering this matter very seriously, with mixed feelings in his heart for a while.I'm afraid the Supreme Emperor would never have thought that knowing that the Xue family might be related to the secret treasure of the previous dynasty, he would make such a plan.At this moment, as if saying anything was superfluous, Xue Pan took the initiative to hug Xie Shi's waist and kissed him.

The two ended the kiss in an unsteady breath, Xie touched Xue Pan's head, he saw disbelief and excitement in Xue Pan's eyes, he really didn't look like an emperor.But who stipulated that the emperor must be like his father, who can't even keep his own woman. Sitting on the dragon chair, he is no longer a human being, and his heart has long been empty. Is his life interesting?

Therefore, Xie told himself to work hard, and after the crisis in Daqing was resolved, he would hand over the burden of development to Xie Min. Anyway, his son was taught very well by Xue Pan. "Pan'er, we can't do everything. When the time comes, we'll hand over Daqing to Min'er. That kid has been wanting to run outside, and he still has time to play in the future."

Xue Pan really wanted to say that this was irresponsible, but considering Xie Min's temperament, maybe it was feasible. "By the way, fifth brother, is there any clue to that treasure?" Now, Xue Pan really has the idea of ​​treasure. It would be nice if there is windfall.

"I heard that it has something to do with Nanny Qu in your family. You said that she was driven away. I guess Father himself doesn't know the truth of the news. Why don't you go back and ask Uncle Xue? Since Nanny Qu went last Jiangnan, whether it’s in Xue’s house or not, it’s always related there, and I’ll also see if there are any survivors from the previous dynasty who changed their names and stayed in the Jiangnan area.” Xie also began to think that if there really was a treasure, and It's not an excuse from the father, and the result is not bad.

The two began to discuss how to find and share the secret treasures of the previous dynasty.Xue's father in the south of the Yangtze River thinks about the day when Xue Pan returns home, and there are some things that should be said.