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In line with the principle of first-time familiarity and second-time familiarity, the envoy still chose Xu Changling, who was on standby at any time, and set off on another day.

Zhao Yanzhi basically didn't take care of Minyue's affairs anymore, but he was still very busy during this time.In September, Prince Zhao Sui was crowned, and from then on he could participate in political decisions, and the wedding was also on the agenda.

Xie Hou is also obviously busier.Once the three books and six ceremonies are started, there will be endless troubles. This is the first time for the queen to thank, and it is inevitable to be in a hurry.She meets with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Xie, almost every few days to discuss various details, and strive to make the prince's wedding a complete one, and will not wrong Zhengqing.

Zhao Sui was a little unhappy.He was just at the age when he was in love, and although he was still ignorant of his own intentions, he also knew clearly that he did not want to marry Xie Zhengqing.

At that time, Ah Sui was cherishing and cherishing the first ambiguity in his life, and he didn't want a little incompleteness.

Although Xie Yuan was fined and confiscated the tiger talisman, the emperor was going to marry his daughter as the princess almost immediately, which really gave him enough face, which made him elated again.Until his father couldn't stand his son's stupid appearance, so he called him into the study and beat him up.

"Father, are you looking for me?" Xie Yuan asked respectfully as soon as he entered the door.

Xie Xiang gave a "hmm" and pointed to the lower seat: "Ah Yuan, sit down."

Xie Xiang is now out of business, and the patriarch of the Xie family has been replaced by Xie Yuan, but the power has been there for many years, and the Xie family members still respect him; and Da Zhou values ​​filial piety the most, even with Xie Yuan now Sima Zhizun still respected his father and obeyed his words.

Hearing his father let him sit, he sat down with his head upright under the thanks.Xiang Xie poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Xie Yuan, casually said: "Taste."

Xie Yuan took a sip as he said, and praised in a regular manner: "Good tea."

Xie Xiang was noncommittal, fiddled with the things in his hand, and said seemingly unintentionally: "If it is your eldest brother, this cup of tea is not enough for him to take a sip."

Xie Yuan didn't understand why his father suddenly mentioned Xie Qing, he raised his head suspiciously and looked at his father.

There was not a trace of clue on Xie Xiang's face.He changed the subject and asked, "Your Tiger Talisman was accepted a while ago, how do you think about it?"

It turned out that it was because of this matter, Xie Yuan relaxed a little, and said with a smile: "Father, what happened at that time was that the son was at fault first, so it is reasonable to punish him. Now it is not necessary to ask the prince to marry Zhengqing Is it okay, this is to appease our family; my son thinks, after a while, the master will definitely return the tiger amulet to his son."

"Soothing? Hmph, it's really comforting." Xiang Xie sighed, and said, "Ah Yuan, from the beginning to the end, isn't it all about comforting the Xie family?"

Xie Yuan didn't understand what his father meant for a while, and just looked at him blankly.Xie Xiang glared at his son with hatred for iron and steel: "If he hadn't used iron and blood methods today, if he hadn't been wholeheartedly trying to protect Ah Qing's life in the third year of Cheng Guang, the Xie family today would be no different from the Zhou family. You You can think about it, you have forgotten why you are now the great Sima? Why is Shangzhu Chengzhang enlisting Qing to be a concubine? You don’t even think about it, things like tiger charms are easy to get? How much love do you have with Ah Qing, Ah What a great achievement Qing is, but can the emperor teach him to take this thing for a day?"

If Prime Minister Xie hadn't said it, Xie Yuan would have almost forgotten about it.Yes, he is so proud of himself now, how could he forget that all this is just a transaction.

"A Yuan, you are being led by the nose like this. How can I be at ease after a hundred years? Alas, in the current generation of the Xie family, only your elder brother is really the only one who can take on the important task." Xiang Xie glanced at it Xie Yuan clenched his fists tightly and said with a sneer: "Don't be so patronizing and unconvinced, it's the truth to think about it for yourself. It's a pity that your eldest brother is all about the little emperor, not for the Xie family at all. Otherwise, the tiger's poison will not eat its son , I don't have to... A Yuan, you are my son, today's Patriarch of the Xie family, you should fight a little bit."

Xie Xiang said this without any mercy, Xie Yuan's face turned blue and red, and he wanted to open his mouth to refute, but he didn't know what to say.

I only heard Xie Xiang continue to say: "You shouldn't meddle in the affairs of Pingyuan. Since they dare to do such a thing, they deserve to die. The success is not enough to fail, so why do you protect him? You shouldn't meddle in Minyue's affairs either , whoever holds great power in the army is not Ah Qing’s former troops? Do you think they can obey you if you hold the Tiger Talisman?”

Xie Xiang recounted all these things in recent days, Xie Yuan's face changed various colors, and finally it was black, and it was as black as the cup of strong tea in his father's hand up.

Xie Xiang looked at his son and sighed, and said helplessly: "A Yuan, this is not what it used to be. Your elder brother is no longer used in the future, and he can no longer help the emperor. Keeping him at this time can restrain the emperor. You can also thank my family for the love of father, son and brother. In short, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, so don't add anything to it."

Is it useless? Xie Yuan didn't think so.Especially when Xu Changling returned to the court, he solved the dispute between Shu and Yue without bloodshed, and was greatly praised.The emperor didn't say anything, and his colleagues didn't dare to say anything, but Xie Yuan was not stupid, so he couldn't be complacent.

Although he was not present at the court meeting that day, it does not mean that no one told him what happened; although Xu Changling received the award, it did not hinder Xie Qing's growing prestige.

To some extent, Xie Yuan actually hated his eldest brother.He is obviously just the son of a maidservant, but he surpasses himself in every way: when he was young, Xie Qing was accompanied by the prince, but he was accompanied by that idiot Zhao Shichang; when he was older, Xie Qing studied under Gu Shenxing. Afterwards, Xie Qing pointed his sword at the royal court of the Xiongnu, chasing Shan Yu in the vast desert, and he had nowhere to hide, while he was just a dude in Chang'an City; Qing is the emperor's minister, and he is just a playmate.

Xie Yuan gritted his teeth, now even his own father said that only the eldest brother was "worthy of a great responsibility".

No matter how unwilling Zhao Sui was, at the end of the fifth year of Chengguang, his marriage with Xie Zhengqing still went smoothly to the point of accepting Zhengqing.Xie Hou chose the dowry over and over again, not only had to see his sister-in-law almost every day, even Xie Yuan had to go to the Jiaofang Palace every few days.Although it was a lot of work and effort, Xie Yuan was still happy to spend more time, which showed that the Tian Family attached great importance to Zheng Qing.

However, if it weren't for the beating from his father a while ago, and Zhong Gong's ignorant mention of that matter to him, then everything would be perfect.

One time when Xie Yuan and his wife entered the palace, Empress Xie mentioned that Xie Qing was kicked out of the house by his father before he was exiled to Peiping.So many years have passed, and what happened back then has long been proven to be a misunderstanding, but Prime Minister Xie never mentioned adding Xie Qing to the genealogy again.

"...So, brother, you go back and talk to your father, let the eldest brother go home." Xie Hou suggested.

Xie Yuan was a little displeased.Today he came to discuss his daughter's marriage, and talking about Xie Qing politely really made him feel stuck.

"The palace doesn't need to worry about such a small matter." Xie Yuan said bluntly.

After thanking her, she sighed silently, her brother didn't understand her kindness, and she couldn't do anything about it.She is a married daughter, even if she is a queen, she has no reason to intervene in Xie's family affairs.

If she could predict what would happen in the future, she probably wouldn't say anything that day.

Xie Qing's life is very carefree now, ever since what happened to Minyue, the emperor has never found fault with him.Although Xu Changling didn't even mention him when he returned to the court to receive the award from the emperor, he didn't care much about it; autumn and winter came, and the flowers he raised had faded away, only a few plum trees in the yard were in bud.Now Xie Qing is just waiting for the plum blossoms to bloom, so that he can collect the dew from the petals to make tea; if he can catch up with the snow again, it would be great.

Today is the day when Cheng Ming returns home, and at this time Xie Qing is happily digging up the wine he buried in the yard.He tossed the good yard into a mess without digging out anything, and he didn't allow others to intervene.Yu Changqing felt that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he silently turned his head aside, pretending to be very interested in a group of sparrows pecking around; it wasn't until the melodious sound of the piano sounded in the room that he muttered to Xie Qing as if he had been pardoned. After saying "Go and listen to Liuyun playing the piano", he hurried into the house.

When Chengming got home, he found that his father was looking for something in the yard, leaving half of the yard without a place to stay. He asked helplessly, "What is Ah Weng looking for?"

Xie Qing was very happy to see his son.He wanted to pat his son's shoulder very much, because he felt that Chengming had grown taller again; but he had no choice but to hang down his half-stretched hand because his hand was stuck in mud.

"Chengming is back?" Xie Qing smiled until his eyes narrowed, "By the way, do you remember where the jars of chrysanthemum wine I brewed were buried in autumn? You helped me bury them. "

"I remember." Cheng Ming looked at his father helplessly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "It's in the yard next to him."

Xie Qing: ...

With the help of his son, Xie Qing quickly dug up the wine as he wished.He held the wine jar in one hand, and led his son who was almost as tall as him in the other, and walked into the house contentedly.Liu Yun had already set up all the meals, and as soon as Xie Qing and his son came in, he retreated out knowingly.

Cheng Ming doesn't like Liu Yun.For Liu Yun, who resembles his father somewhat in appearance and temperament, Cheng Ming is somewhat hostile for some reason; after being deliberately embarrassed by Cheng Ming a few times, Liu Yun tries not to appear in front of him as much as possible.At this time, Xie Qing quietly gave Liu Yun a slightly apologetic look, and Liu Yun smiled back at him indifferently.

Although it is said that he eats and sleeps without talking, but in front of his son, Xie Qing often breaks this rule.

"Chengming, how is your reading going?" Xie Qing asked gently.

"It's okay." Then, Cheng Ming said hesitantly, "Ah Weng, sir is not as knowledgeable as you, why can't you teach me and Ah Sui?"

Xie Qing's smile froze for a moment, and then he reprimanded softly, "Don't talk nonsense. How is Ah Sui?"

Cheng Ming really hesitated this time.After a while, he said with a worried face: "Ah Sui is not happy recently. He doesn't want to get married, and he thinks about how to escape this matter every day, and he refuses to study hard. Just because of this, Mr. has already punished him." Several times. Ah Weng, if you have time, go and persuade him."