The atmosphere in Yilanxuan's study was quiet for a while.
Su Xian, the master of the Su family, was comforted by his wife and children. He wiped the corners of his red eyes with his sleeves and couldn't help turning his head to urge the two aides:
"Mr. Yuan, Miss Xie, why are you silent?"
He no longer looked like the rich man he used to be, leisurely fishing in front of people. His face was sad and sad, and he was a little distracted. Now that he had a quiet wife and daughter behind him, he managed to calm down, and his tone regained some of the aura of Prince Li's.
To be invited here by the Su family as soon as possible must be a person who knows everything and trusts them.
If it weren't for a stubborn old Confucian like Mr. Yuan who resigned and followed him all the way, only doing one thing.
If it weren't for Xianqi like Xie Lingjiang, who was sent by the corresponding Confucian forces behind him to protect Su Fu's safety just in case.
However, this can also show from the side that the Wei Wang Wei heir in Luoyang who came to the palace to complain was indeed a false accusation.
At this critical moment, the Su Mansion family searched a lot of circles and only found two people to discuss secretly.
There is a hammer ambition.
Well, if there is, it's certainly not much.
Otherwise, have you ever seen such a shabby entrepreneurial team?
Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but take another look at Su Xian.
Uncle Su was indeed wronged. He held a lively birthday ceremony and only doted on his young daughter Bao'er.
She has a deep understanding of Uncle Su's contentment and daily salted fish. She often drinks fish soup and maintains table manners.
What, what is "maintaining table manners" you ask?
Let's put it this way, as long as Xie Lingjiang is invited to the Su family dining table and sits down to eat together, the bowl of hot fish soup in the center of the table will not accidentally spill onto Su Xian's outer hat.
This is called maintaining table manners. When there are outsiders, Mother Weber is very warm and familiar, and the Su family's bowls are also very honest and will not fly around.
It's the same as when the Su family and his son enthusiastically invited Ouyang Rong to stay for dinner.
"Your Highness, I have something to say..."
Between the two of them, Yuan Xiangshan spoke first and bowed tremblingly.
Seeing this, Xie Lingjiang continued to shut up and remained silent, then stepped back a little.
After listening for a while, she found that this old Mr. Yuan only said some words of comfort and loyalty, saying that he had an old life and shared life and death.
Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
However, it can also be seen that Mr. Yuan didn't speak just now, not because he didn't mean to show off, or because he was worried like her.
But there is really no strategy in mind.
Yuan Xiangshan was just a clean official. Even if he was the kind of person who waved the flag for his senior brother who dared to speak out, the old man didn't even become a minister before he resigned, and he didn't look like anything. "Wei Junjie" is well aware of current affairs and lacks experience in political struggle.
The reason why Xie Lingjiang didn't speak a word was because he was observing the behavior of the Su family in front of him in the face of crisis.
This was also a seemingly inconspicuous thing that Xie Xun entrusted to her. The father and daughter exchanged letters regularly.
Sitting first in the study room were Uncle Su, Su Dalang, Mother Weber, and Su Guo'er.
Xie Lingjiang's eyes under his long eyelashes were scanned silently.
When her eyes fell on the two men, she frowned slightly.
In fact, Su Dalang is not bad. Being generous and kind is not necessarily a bad thing. It means that he can listen to the words of talented people.
Mainly because Uncle Su was startled when something happened...
She shook her head slightly, and when her eyes fell on Webber's mother and Su Guo'er, her eyes couldn't help but light up.
But his brows furrowed even more.
Xie Lingjiang glanced at Su Guo'er who was sitting upright and silent.
This sister of the Su family, according to what her father said in her letter home, has three qi in her body.
Looking from afar, there is nobility.
Looking closely, there is calmness.
In danger, there is murderous intent.
This is still just a little girl who has just grown hair and has lived in a boudoir in the ancient town for a long time. What will happen if she goes to the prosperous Luodu?
Xie Lingjiang suddenly remembered the vigorous handwriting at the end of one of his father's letters: Although the tiger and the leopard's colt have not yet been written, they have the spirit of eating cattle; the swan's wings are not fully fledged, but they have the heart of the world.
"My father has always been very good at judging people. Except for my senior brother at the time, when I heard the words and met him, it was as if he knew the two of them."
Xie Lingjiang whispered in his heart.
In fact, in the eyes of Xie Lingjiang, who is also a woman, it is not unacceptable for women to excel. After all, not every man is as powerful as his senior brother.
In the past, in the political arena of Daqian and Dazhou, it was not that there were no strong and outstanding female nobles participating in politics.
But Xie Lingjiang also knew that in the minds of his father and even many civil servants, the situation in the emperor's family should not be like this...
Su Guo'er, who was silent, suddenly looked sideways.
Xie Lingjiang withdrew his eyes without squinting.
In the open space in front of them, Su Xian and Yuan Xiangshan supported each other and said some touching words. The former monarchs and ministers shed tears and lowered their heads to wipe their eyes.
"I am your Highness's son in life, and your Highness's ghost in death. When the Luoyang Palace people come here, I am willing to imitate what the musician and the Prime Minister did, cut open your heart and liver, and present it to Emperor Wei to prove your Highness's innocence!"
Mr. Yuan scratched his neck and said, his face turned red and spittle flew everywhere.
Su Xian and Su Dalang couldn't help but feel moved, and the latter quickly stepped forward to dissuade him sadly.
"Teacher, why is this so!"
Wei Mei, Xie Lingjiang, and Su Guoer also looked sideways.
The incident between the musicians and the Prime Minister mentioned by Mr. Yuan refers to the fact that His Highness the Prime Minister, who had just been imprisoned in the palace, was falsely accused of treason by the villains instructed by the Wei family.
Empress Wei then sent ruthless officials to investigate and torture to extract confessions, hoping to get a confession. However, among the palace people, a musician surnamed An stood up and performed a disembowelment in front of thousands of palace people to show that His Highness the Prime Minister had no intention of treason. The suspicious Empress Wei was deeply touched and no longer doubted, and His Highness the Prime Minister was spared from death.
At this moment, Su Xian heard the words and shed tears of emotion. He raised his hands to cover his face, only to see that his sleeves were wet.
Su Guoer suddenly said crisply:
"Father, Mr. Yuan doesn't need to be so pessimistic. Maybe the situation is not that bad. Grandma is indeed just giving gifts. It's not yet known. Maybe there are other ways.
"I think Sister Xie is very calm and collected. Sister Xie, what do you think about this?"
She suddenly turned her head and asked, and everyone followed her gaze and looked at Xie Lingjiang.
Xie Lingjiang glanced at Su Bao'er and felt a little scornful in his heart.
Her composure was taught by her elder brother, not because she had any good ideas.
Senior Brother once said:
"Junior sister, you can't stand such a hot-tempered person. Sit down and drink this cup of tea. Do you know what is the most important thing about being a staff master?"
"Are you making clever plans and strategizing for your lord?"
"No, it's the stability that remains unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai. Even if you have to run away at the next moment, you have to put on airs and drink the tea slowly. Only in this way can you run faster."
"..."
Teaching everything will only harm you, Senior Brother... A certain Senior Master Xie sighed inwardly, but he felt that Senior Brother was quite suitable to be a military advisor. It would be great if he were here now.
No one knew that she was feeling sorry.
In the study, Xie Lingjiang was stared at by many different eyes. Xie Lingjiang sat upright, holding the letter from Luoyang in his right hand, shaking his sleeves, and had to speak, saying in a deep voice:
"Uncle Su, the letter sent by His Royal Highness the Prime Minister did not explain His Majesty's happiness or anger regarding the birthday ceremony."
Halfway through her words, she paused imitating her elder brother's show-off, and nodded like a riddle:
"This is actually the greatest good news. If His Majesty is really angry, he cannot be so lighthearted."
Everyone was stunned for a while.
Su Guo'er couldn't help but interject: "It turns out that Sister Xie also knows about my grandmother's temperament."
Her eyes fell on Xie Lingjiang's calm and determined expression, and she added, "Did Uncle Xie and Sister Xie say anything in the letter?"
Xie Lingjiang shook his head and lowered his voice:
"The chaos in Yingzhou has just subsided. You also know the situation. The Wei family's children are not performing well... Your Majesty's prestige has been greatly damaged. If he chooses to attack you at this time, it will be unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally. It is not like taking advantage of the power of a great victory. .
She raised her head slightly, held the letter between her fingers, and gestured:
"In other words, Uncle Su, you have passed through the most dangerous time without realizing it. Don't panic when people come from Luoyang now."
This well-founded and well-founded reasoning made several people in the room look relieved.
At this time, a panicked voice suddenly sounded:
"But the Wei family has more motivation to eradicate it! During the rebellion in Yingzhou, the Wei family's children did not perform well. When King Wei and King Liang saw their mother wavering, they might take risks and attack the remaining members of our Li family while their power is still there. They are already coming towards us, and maybe even the Prime Minister in the capital will be unable to protect himself..."
Su Xian closed his eyes and trembled slightly, as if he was remembering something again, or a nightmare that had haunted him for many years came back again.
Wei Mei couldn't help but reach out and hold the back of a cold, blue-white hand in front of her.
Da Lang was still young at that time, and Guo'er was not yet born, so she might not have felt it deeply, but she knew clearly that the series of things that happened to Qi Lang when he was dethroned from the throne cast a shadow in her heart, even now. It's been a few years and it's still not gone.
Even late at night, when Wei Mei woke up from her dream, she often found her husband Qilang trembling in his sleep, screaming for mercy.
Su Xian's mouth trembled a little and said:
"The letter also mentioned that King Xiang and his informants discovered that the Wei family seemed to have sent people to Dragon City together with the palace officials sent by the queen mother... If the two princes of the Wei family were fine, they would send people What are you doing here? Is there any treasure in Dragon City? Or are you here to give a birthday gift to Bao'er? But it's obviously a slanderous statement that they are advancing behind my mother!"
Xie Lingjiang was suddenly stuck in her words. She thought about it and nodded slightly, as if this was indeed the truth.
Xie Lingjiang glanced at Uncle Su calmly, kept his expression calm, and opened his mouth to speak.
Su Xian walked to the door, held on to the door frame, and looked north blankly:
"I have given up the throne, but you don't even want me to be an idle prince far away in the remote south of the Yangtze River.
"Obviously it was someone else who rebelled, but you immediately suspected your son and ministers who were far away in Jiangzhou. You sent palace officials to imprison them day and night, and finally put down the rebellion and retreated your troops. Without even a word, you issued an edict and demoted you to a commoner and banned you. In this broken world.
"Perhaps the blood relatives who were conceived in ten months are just outsiders in the Queen Mother's heart, and Wei's nephews are your family."
He smiled foolishly, raised his head and murmured:
"A fortune teller once said, I am Taizong in appearance, I am the queen of Changle, and the king and the prime minister are the most valuable... You have loved Changle since you were a child, and you have been closer to the king. You have neglected me the most, and you have always ignored me, your daughter-in-law Mei Niang, and your eldest grandson Fusu. He was also picky and dissatisfied, and even openly told people around him that Fusu looked like the eldest brother who you deposed as the crown prince.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, do you dislike your children and your family so much? You don't even take a look at your granddaughter who may look more like you than Changle?
"Haha, Mrs. Wei, now I'm saying, did you send the palace servants to bring a pot of poisonous wine? Or a piece of white silk? A blank imperial edict with no words and nothing to say? Let us, an eyesore family, be more dignified. , go down together?”
These words containing the grievances between mother and son and royal secrets echoed quietly in the air. Outsiders such as Xie Lingjiang and Mr. Yuan were so silent that they could not dare to discuss these at will.
Wei Mei, Su Dalang and Su Guoer became even more silent as they listened.
Su Xian stood dumbly in front of the door, looking north and feeling sad:
"I just want to be an idle rich man. I just want to accompany my wife and children to make up for my family affection, and live a peaceful and wealthy life. I don't want anything like the Emperor Wen's Cauldron Sword, the inheritance of my ancestors, or the country and the country. I told you I don't want any of it... you Why don't you even give me this bit of charity...Why, why on earth..."
"Qilang, why do you say such depressing words! How can you be worthy of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong at Quanxia?" Wei Mei stood up to refute.
Su Xian was dejected and whispered: "It's because the descendants have no future..."
"Uncle Su really doesn't need to be so pessimistic." Xie Lingjiang stopped talking: "His Royal Highness the Prime Minister is obviously in the upper hand now. It stands to reason that the situation will get better and better. As long as it lasts..."
Su Xian shook his head and interrupted:
"What should I do if I can't survive it? Not to mention the unknown palace people sent by the Queen Mother, the Wei family came this time, not to me but to whom? The Queen Mother even acquiesced to this matter, which is the most chilling thing.
"Niece Xian, please send a letter back and ask your father to inform the Prime Minister to be more careful and send us away. The Wei family's final target is him. What situation prevails? If the mother insists on letting the Wei family inherit the throne, Can the Prime Minister stop him?
His voice was weak: "Don't things like this happen too often? There were so many voices of dissatisfaction at the beginning, but what happened in the end? The cruel officials and the female officers and qi practitioners cleaned the court together and forgot about it? Master Di was demoted to County Magistrate. So what if we do it again?"
Xie Lingjiang suddenly fell silent and shook his head:
"If the Wei family really dares to take action, I will take you to hide for a while and come back when the situation improves. I will write to my father and others for instructions. I just don't know who the Wei family will send. Are there any of them? Qi practitioners. As for the palace people sent..."
She lowered her eyes to a certain line on the letter paper and read softly:
"'Those who leave the palace, I don't know who they are, the sixth-grade palace people', some words are unclear... Does this sixth grade refer to official positions or Qi training, or both?"
Xie Lingjiang didn't know much about the system of female palace officials in the Zhou Dynasty, but he knew that in the deep palace of Luoyang, there were tens of thousands of palace maids with no names. Many of them had started practicing Qi since childhood. Empress Wei chose Those with outstanding talents, who serve as female officials, are unknown, but they are a group that cannot be underestimated.
Looking at the quiet room, Xie Ling Jianghu said: "Actually, if there is someone here, he might have some ideas. He has the most ideas."
Su Guo'er asked on behalf of her father: "Who?"
Xie Lingjiang's face was not red and his heart was not beating: "My senior brother, he can definitely do it."
Su Guo'er was slightly startled, Su Xian hesitated, and then said: "Invite me quickly."
"You can go and invite him, but there is one condition. Uncle Su must do a favor for senior brother now...so that I can go and invite you easily."
Xie Lingjiang's eyes flashed slightly, he turned away and waved his sleeves:
"My senior brother is not a casual person."
Su Xian pursed his lips slightly, everyone had different expressions.
(Sixth day of rebooting)
(End of chapter)
