After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite

When the news of Song Nihuan's "death" came, Xie Yunji was still discussing matters in Wenyuan Pavilion.

This was his first time to enter the Cabinet.

The Prime Minister was sentenced to exile, and an important position in the cabinet was left vacant.

The North fell into chaos, the remnants of the former Jinzhou Dynasty rose up everywhere, and wars broke out.

During this dark time, everyone tacitly agreed to allow this young civil official who was favored by the emperor to enter the cabinet and participate in the affairs of the cabinet.

For a top scholar like Xie Yunji, the path to retirement was not the same as that of ordinary people.

He was appointed as a Hanlin and handled major cases in the Censorate. After that, he should have been promoted from Prince's Secretary to Vice Minister and Shangshu, and then ascended the cabinet and became Prime Minister.

But now things have happened suddenly, it is only natural for Xie Yunji to skip a few years and directly enter the cabinet.

Although the emperor had not yet bestowed the title, no one called him Lord Xie anymore. Instead, they respectfully called him "Lord Xie".

He has a very successful career, which is really enviable.

"I am submitting this petition to Your Majesty today, not to force Your Majesty to send troops and generals to attack the remnants of the previous dynasty from both sides, but to express my attitude."

"If there is an imperial decree, even though I am a civil official, I am willing to inspect the troops on the battlefield."

"Xie Qing is very brave. Aren't you afraid of death? Beautiful women, fame, wealth and honor, aren't they what you want?" The emperor frowned slightly, put down the memorial in his hand, stared at Xie Yunji with sharp eyes and asked.

Xie Yunji raised his eyes, "If this is what I want, I don't need to enter the government to have it."

"I did not enter the government just to seek a smooth life. Now that Yecheng has been under siege for a long time, and the northern border is taking advantage of the chaos to fight among the people, all of this is due to long-standing problems. Putting down the flames of war is only superficial work. The most important thing is to restore order, and blood must be shed."

The emperor seemed to be thinking about something. After all, young people are full of vigor and courage. They dare to speak and act, and have not yet been infected by the mediocrity of the ups and downs of officialdom.

The young eunuch hesitated at the door, not knowing whether to go in and disturb the adults' meeting.

But Mr. Xie was famous for his deep love for his first wife. Not long ago, his wife's virtue was compromised but he still did not divorce her. Now his first wife has suddenly passed away. If he does not tell him...

After finally waiting for a break, the young eunuch gritted his teeth, bowed his head and walked in, whispering something quickly in Xie Yunji's ear.

After listening to it, he was stunned for a moment and said, "Please tell me, eunuch. My wife, how did you go?"

"Thank you, sir," the eunuch said, "someone in your mansion came to tell you that... there was a fire and the fire couldn't be stopped. By the time they went to rescue them, everything had already turned to charcoal." The young eunuch answered truthfully.

Xie Yunji actually knew that Song Nihuan was in a very bad condition and was often not conscious. Sometimes he called him Brother Zi Che, and sometimes he called him Big Brother, saying, "You just like to bully Xie Tan, how can you be his Big Brother?" He would suddenly wake up in the middle of the night, holding his stomach and crying.

She seemed unable to distinguish between the past and the present.

At that time, he had a vague premonition that he was going to lose her, and he felt painful and helpless.

He just waited until he finished the work at hand and took her back to Chen County. She smiled the most when she was in Chen County. He wanted to take her back to Linfeng Pavilion on the top of Guangwu Mountain. It would be so nice to have just the two of them together.

The young eunuch was a little confused, looking at the handsome young official in front of him. The red official uniform did not make him look old-fashioned at all, but rather serene and dazzling. But why did he react like this when he knew his first wife had died?

It seems that the rumors may not be true...

After a while, Xie Yunji realized that those colleagues who had not left Wenyuan Pavilion and those who had left halfway were looking back at him.

He didn't understand why, but suddenly he felt wetness on his face. He raised his hand to wipe it, and tears flowed into his mouth, tasted bitter and astringent.

The colleagues standing by were a little confused. Sir Xie...are you crying?

"Mr. Xie, please accept my condolences." Colleagues consoled him, saying that young couples are the closest to each other, and that Madam Xie's passing happened to be when the country was in turmoil, so what can be done, one can only take it easy.

After a while, and after taking in a few beautiful concubines, he forgot about this matter.

All the colleagues present came to comfort him, but Xie Yunji said calmly: "I am a lowly official with a small position, you gentlemen don't need to be like this."

He turned his head and saw the emperor being escorted back to Wenyuan Pavilion. Noticing that the atmosphere was not right, the eunuch beside him hurriedly whispered a few words. The emperor looked at Xie Yunji and saw that except for his red eyes, his expression was calm.

He sighed inwardly, when Xie Qing first won the first place in the imperial examination, he was still a young man full of vigor and vitality. Now, he has matured much faster than he expected.

The emperor did not mention the matter afterwards. The death of an official’s wife could not be compared with national affairs.

The emperor did not mention it, and neither did his ministers.

The final result of the discussion was to send the Sixth Prince Xiao Shen to lead his troops to Yecheng to cooperate with the General of the Zhenjun Army, outflank the bandits, and maintain peace in Yunjing.

After the emperor left, the cabinet ministers patted their stiff old waists and looked out the window at the night scene. It was very late again, everything was silent, and the sky was turning pale.

The colleague looked at Xie Yunji who was still sitting there and asked, "Master Xie, aren't you leaving?"

Xie Yunji said: "Master Gao, please go first."

Cabinet ministers left the palace one after another.

The young eunuch who had just delivered the message looked curiously inside Wenyuan Pavilion.

I saw Lord Xie still sitting there, but no longer as straight as a pine tree as before. His whole body was shrouded in darkness, motionless, like a silent stone sculpture.