Although the Duke of Yan's Mansion looks like a powerful family on the surface, in fact, this family is too complicated. Everyone in the mansion has hundreds of pairs of eyes and ears watching for them. Six ears were listening in all directions, so when Gu Ruosu led a large number of people and set off towards Xie Haowen's courtyard, even though her people had not yet arrived at Xie Haowen's study, the news had already spread to people In the ears, the people among them naturally include the current Prime Minister Xie Haowen.
"What did you say? Mother is on her way to me."
Xie Haowen's study is a neat, square room. Like his character, he attaches great importance to rules and propriety. However, compared to Xie Ruqing, who loves to use elegant green bamboo as the main theme, Xie Haowen chose a It uses moderately priced huanghuali wood as the main theme, supplemented by pieces of huanghuali wood furniture with complicated workmanship, decorated with precious ivory, and occasionally a few evergreen plants or There are several bohemian calligraphy and paintings, and finally, a rather abrupt screen with the theme of galloping horses separates the bookcase from the sides of the room.
Therefore, when people came in to report this matter to Xie Haowen, they could only see Xie Haowen's tall figure hidden behind the screen and his cold and ordinary voice. They did not notice that Xie Haowen was holding the brush. The ink from the brush spreads silently on the paper.
"Yes, Master, it's absolutely true. My subordinates followed the Madam for a long time, and after confirming that the Madam was coming to your place, Master, I came to report to you."
Xie Haowen casually crumpled the cursive work that he had written for several days but was ruined into a ball, and threw it in the corner. Then, he said with a little expectation in his words:
"Okay... it's rare for mother to come to me. She must have come to me for something..."
"Go quickly and prepare some mung bean cakes and water chestnut cakes, as well as chilled lychees and watermelons. By the way, they must also be paired with scented tea. These are what my mother likes to eat... She must have been tired when she came over... Eat Get something, just enough to replenish your energy!”
"Also, in the scorching summer heat, my place is not as transparent as my mother's Japanese style hall. It is very stuffy. Go get some ice cubes and put them in the room to cool down quickly..."
"Remember, we need to bring two ice mirrors and call two maids to bring goose feather fans to serve mother later..."
"The most important thing is, go and get some cushions. The chairs here are all made of wood. They will inevitably be uncomfortable. My mother must not be used to it. Then she gave me this screen. With this screen, what should I do?" So I can talk to my mother..."
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Xie Haowen gave a lot of detailed instructions. He almost wanted to tear down his study and rebuild it. The servants below were even more miserable. They listened carefully to every word, for fear that they would miss something. In one sentence, Xie Haowen would be unhappy if he turned around.
"But Master... I just heard from someone below that my wife came to our place with a piece of rock sugar and snow pear soup... This... what should I do..." Thank you for your advice. After that, Sixi outside the screen finally remembered all these things in his heart, and then he spoke again and told the news reported by his subordinates earlier.
Xie Haowen was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly and said:
"Send someone to stop Madam, and say that I have something big going on here and it's hard to see her, but I know her thoughts...I understand. I will go and have a look tomorrow when I am free at noon. her……"
"Didn't Madam look for a string of red agate beads for a long time and couldn't find anything satisfactory? I remember that when the governor of Yongzhou came to visit me the year before last, he gave me a set of the best red agate jewelry and a hairpin ring. Twelve pieces... You can go look for it in my small warehouse and have someone take it out to give to Madam..."
"As for how to tell Madam... you guys should all have a sense of proportion..."
As soon as Xie Hao asked, Sixi immediately replied:
"Yes, I understand. I will definitely tell Madam, this is my lord. You know that Madam has been looking for this red agate bead string recently, so she specifically asked her to go all over Kyoto to get it from a businessman in Yongzhou. I bought it at a high price, especially as a gift to my wife.”
"I promise that I will make my wife happy, and I will never let you have the slightest concern or worry about the affairs of the back house."
After Xie Haowen heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Now that you know what to say, let's go down and do things. I am very optimistic about you and your brothers...I am very relieved that you are doing things..."
After saying that, Xie Haowen took out another piece of white rice paper, and with a wave of his hand, he wrote the five characters "Everything is prosperous when the family is in harmony".
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(I am a super cute dividing line!)
"Mother, come and try it. This is your favorite mung bean cake. My son specially asked the people in the small kitchen to make it with the best ingredients. Mother, try it to see if it suits your taste. If it doesn't suit your taste, my son will Ask someone to go to the big kitchen and ask our master chef to make one and bring one to mother." Xie Haowen sat next to Gu Ruosu with a pleasant look and calmly pushed the mung bean cake in front of Gu Ruosu. , then said.
Gu Ruosu swallowed the lychee in her mouth with embarrassment, then picked up a piece of mung bean cake that Xie Haowen pushed over, put it into her mouth, and then took the scented tea that Xie Haowen handed over. , after taking a satisfied sip, he said with a smile:
"No, no, no, this is delicious. No need to trouble the master... It's a good question. You are really thoughtful... I came to disturb you suddenly. You don't mind not telling me, but you have prepared so many delicious things for me... It makes me feel embarrassed, hehehe..."
Xie Haowen shook his head and said:
"Mother, although you are not my biological mother, in my heart, you are the most important woman to me. These things are what I should do as a son. My mother does not mind that I am busy with my daily work. It would be great if I could be like my sixth brother and be able to fulfill my filial piety in front of my mother every day..."
"No, no, you are a real man, a real man has ambitions everywhere. You can be like your father and take the world as your own responsibility, which is better than your sixth brother who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun... and now he is injured. Duo, our whole family is very proud of you."
"How is the sixth brother doing now? I went to see the sixth brother a few days ago. Unfortunately, the sixth brother took medicine and was resting at that time, so I didn't bother him too much."
"Don't worry, don't worry. Your sixth brother is blessed with good luck and is doing well now... It's just... it's... your mother, I... I... have something that I may need your help with..."
As soon as Xie Haowen heard that Gu Ruosu was asking for something from him, he immediately said with some concern:
"If my mother has something to do, it doesn't matter. But there is someone who has made my mother angry, and there is someone my mother wants to help. Don't worry, mother, as long as my son can do it in his position, my son will definitely do everything for his mother." Properly done!"
"It's not that serious... I'm living a comfortable life, and no one wants my help... it's just... it's..." Gu Ruosu looked at Xie Haowen's sincere concern for her, and then thought of herself I came here to get money from Xie Haowen, but for the first time I had some uneasy conscience. Therefore, for most of the day, I was hesitant and unable to express my thoughts.
"Mother, please tell me quickly. You and I are mother and son. No matter what happens, your son will promise you! Even if mother, you want to put people in your son's room...son...son is acceptable..." Xie Hao Wen seemed to have made a lot of determination, and then he spoke earnestly.
As soon as Gu Ruosu heard this, he quickly waved his hand, fearing that Xie Haowen really thought that he was going to put people in his room and deliberately made it difficult for their big family and family, so Gu Ruosu didn't care about it and just went straight to it. said:
"Actually, it's just that...your sixth brother and I want to give someone a gift to celebrate that person's hard work and finally out of the sea of suffering..."
"But... that person is more elegant and has an elegant taste. It's a small treasury for me and your sixth brother... the things are more valuable... but... there are no elegant things that can be obtained..."
"Then, although your father and your second brother are elegant and have many good things... ahem... anyway, it's just not easy to go to them for help... So, after thinking about it, your sixth brother and I I just wanted to say that I came to you for help..."
After Xie Haowen heard Gu Ruosu's purpose, he breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Gu Ruosu had suffered some huge grievance outside. Unexpectedly, it was just such a small thing, so Xie Haowen hurriedly said :
"Mother, I am your son, and what is mine is yours. Mother, if you like something in my warehouse, just take it. Didn't my son give you a warehouse key before? But if you lose it, Okay? No problem, my son still has one here."
With that said, Xie Haowen was about to get the key to his warehouse for Gu Ruosu, but Gu Ruosu quickly took Xie Haowen's hand and explained in a starry manner:
"I haven't lost it, I've always kept your warehouse key well, but...I always feel that this is your warehouse after all, and you have already married and started a business, raising children, expenses It’s also big, so... I still feel that I have to ask you about this matter..."
"I see, mother, it's okay. Even if there are thousands of changes in this world, but for my son...only mother, her position in her son's heart...will never change..."
Xie Haowen's words were so affectionate that Gu Ruosu couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body. Therefore, when Gu Ruosu saw that Xie Haowen had agreed to her matter, she hurriedly said:
"Okay, okay, I know you are a very filial child... Well, you must be busy with official duties. I also have something to do, so I will leave first..."
Gu Ruosu was about to get up and leave, but suddenly heard Xie Haowen behind him suddenly ask:
"Mother, in your eyes, what kind of person is your son?"
Gu Ruosu turned around and looked at Xie Haowen in confusion. She didn't know why Xie Haowen asked like this.
Xie Haowen saw that Gu Ruosu had no reaction and said:
"In the eyes of the mother, is it the same as the father? She thinks that her son is a person who puts interests first and brings all the private calculations of the court to the family. He does not care about family ties and harms his family..."
Gu Ruosu was immediately confused by Xie Haowen's words, but she soon thought of the reason why Xie Haowen asked her this question.
Xie Ruqing and Xie Haowen have been at odds with each other since unknown times. Although they appear to be in peace on the surface, anyone with a discerning eye can see the alienation between the two and the fact that Xie Ruqing always looks at Xie Haowen. When asking or talking about Xie Haowen, that expression of hatred for steel cannot be transformed into steel...
In addition, Xie Ruqing and Gu Ruosu are their respective bedfellows. As for Xie Ruqing's views on Xie Haowen, although Xie Ruqing deliberately did not tell Gu Ruosu, Gu Ruosu still got a glimpse of some of them...
Therefore, in fact, in Gu Ruosu's view, Xie Haowen's behavior may sometimes be criticized. After all, his relatives are threatened, but he still continues to care about the gains and losses of interests. To put it nicely, that is Reason, to put it harshly, is what Xie Ruqing calls full of private calculations.
But, in the end, Xie Haowen still didn't want to hurt his family. Afterwards, he did all the things a son and brother should do, settled accounts after the fall, and sought medical advice.
Of course, this is indeed not as good as Xie Ruqing's ability to stand by his family's side unconditionally, support them, find justice for them, and never compromise, except for national affairs.
However, after all, the two people are just father and son, not the same person. The things and experiences the two people have experienced and experienced are also different, which will naturally shape the two people's completely different temperaments and actions...
Xie Ruqing actually had some requirements that were too high for Xie Haowen to tell the truth.
After all, Xie Ruqing never thought that not everyone is like him. He became a disciple of a famous teacher at a young age, traveled around the world, experienced ups and downs for more than ten years, witnessed the cruelty of the world, and immediately joined the late emperor to conquer the world and mediate Among various forces, the few decades of my life are almost comparable to what many people have experienced in a lifetime.
How can Xie Haowen, who has never experienced so many experiences, understand like Xie Ruqing that family affection is the most important in the face of all vested interests...
People like Xie Haowen, who have been in the officialdom for more than ten years and have reached the position of prime minister, have not completely become slaves to power, nor have they put interests first. They remember their original intention of protecting their families and the country. Yes, it is already quite successful...
Just like her time, with so much civilization and enlightenment, didn't some people eventually lose their true intentions?
But Xie Haowen's behavior really needs to be corrected. Now, Xie Haowen has not completely gone into the abyss of power and desire. This is probably because Xie Ruqing often reminded him of his fate when he was still alive. If Xie Ruqing turns into loess a hundred years later, a moment will be lost. Remind the people around you that if you don’t protect everything, big trouble will happen...
How to educate Xie Haowen, she believed that Xie Ruqing would soon have a certain idea in his mind. As for her... she still felt quite sorry for Xie Haowen, who had always followed her father as a role model, but had never been able to be proud in his father's eyes. …
It also reminds me of the cold face Xie Haowen received from Xie Ruqing recently and the pressure in the court...
In the end, Gu Ruosu stood beside Xie Haowen, thinking again and again, like a mother, she stretched out her hand, put it on Xie Haowen's head, touched it gently, and said softly:
"No... In my case, Haowen is a very good son, a very good brother and father, and a very good official..."
(End of chapter)
