Xiao Qinghuan

A new plaque was written on the original West Street house, and the word "Jiangfu" was clearly hung on it.

Yan Qing didn't want to take the two children to Yanliu Lane, so he took a detour back to the house, and didn't realize that Wei Shen had been waiting for a long time until he entered the door.

Wei Shen was leaving for Anqing Mansion in the early morning of the next day, and he should come to bid farewell to Jiang Xiaohan today out of reason.

Jiang Ling was too sleepy to keep his eyes open, and Jing Zhan was walking staggeringly.Seeing this, Jiang Xiaohan asked Yan Qing to take the two children back to the backyard to settle down, and left him alone in the front hall to talk to Wei Shen.

Wei Shen didn't go to Liujia Village with Jiang Xiaohan like Xie Jue did, so naturally he didn't know about his relationship with Yan Qing.It's just that Jiang Xiaohan and Yan Qing are very intimate in his words, so even though he thought it was strange, he didn't ask.

There is no need for guards in the mansion, and Jiang Xiaohan never likes to have other people around when he talks about business, so Jiang Mo just brought refreshments, and then went to the backyard to take care of Yan Qing.

Wei Shen waited until all the people around had retreated, then stood up and saluted, "My lord."

"Your Majesty Wei, you don't need to be too polite, just sit down." Jiang Xiaohan raised his hand: "What's the matter?"

"Xie Jue has already brought your lord's order with him when he came back." Wei Shen sat next to him, his light armor was polished and polished, and he pulled his back very neatly.

"The Shenwei Battalion has been properly prepared, and we will leave at Yinshi tomorrow." Wei Shen said and took out a roster: "This is the new roster for the defense of Pingjiang City. You can read it slowly after the adults. In addition, this time I left Give Xie Jue 50 people to protect your lord, and I will take away the remaining [-] people."

"50 people?" Jiang Xiaohan frowned: "It's too much."

"Anqing mansion does not have more people coming and going than Pingjiang city, not to mention..." Wei Shen apologized: "Besides, when we entered Pingjiang earlier, it was the negligence of the Shenwei camp that put you in danger."

Jiang Xiaohan shook his head: "I want to go alone, and it has nothing to do with the Shenwei camp."

Wei Shen said seriously: "In any case, the duty of the Shenweiying to go out of Beijing this time is to protect your lord, and please obey your arrangements."

Wei Shen is different from other scouts of meritorious aristocratic families, he and Xie Jue are generally born as generals, but their wealth is not as prominent as Xie Jue, so they are often ignored.

If you calculate the ranking, Wei Shen should be the eldest son of the Wei family, with three or two younger siblings.

It seems to be exactly the same, Wei Shen has a kind of composure that doesn't match his age, and when put together with Xie Jue, he doesn't look like a person of the same generation.

But maybe it's because people in the army seldom go to camp, there is a clear line between military officers and civil servants, and people can tell the difference between speech and behavior at a glance.

Just like what Wei Shen said just now, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but Jiang Xiaohan could hear some meaning from it.

Both Wei Shen and Xie Jue were like this, as if they could naturally worry less than Jiang Xiaohan.

"Okay." Jiang Xiaohan no longer insisted, nodded: "Do as you say."

Wei Shen breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to stand up and leave, but Jiang Xiaohan raised his hand and stopped him.

"I heard that Jingzhong is posting widely for His Highness Sixth Highness's birthday, and people are coming to Beijing to congratulate him." Jiang Xiaohan smiled: "Did Master Wei receive the order?"

"Received." Seeing that he had something to say, Wei Shen sat back down again: "The decree just arrived in the hands of Shenweiying yesterday, and your lord's share should be in the official post now, and he will come to you tomorrow."

In the official post, that is not an imperial decree.

There are three kinds of decrees involved in the daily exchanges between the court and the court, namely imperial decrees, Zhu's approval, and memorials approved by the cabinet.

As the name of the imperial decree implies, only His Majesty has the right to issue the decree. Even if the two Highnesses in Beijing are ordered to supervise the country, they must not use the imperial decree. At best, the cabinet can only issue memorials and decrees.

Ning Yan's birthday banquet has a lot of articles to do, as long as it is held in the name of "Chongxi" for Ning Zongyuan, the surrounding royal relatives and relatives can be recruited into the capital.In addition, those prestigious foreign officials and imperial merchants like Zhuang Yixian had to follow them into Beijing.

It is indeed a good opportunity to catch all the talents in this world.

From this point of view, Zhuang Yi really had to avoid this pass.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaohan suddenly remembered that when he ran into Zhuang Yi on the street, the other party said that he had received the order to go to Beijing half a month ago, but Wei Shen said that Shenweiying had only received the order yesterday.

There is no need for Zhuang Yi to lie to him, and Wei Shen has no reason to lie to him.

After thinking about it, there is only one possibility, and that is that the decree was not advertised with great fanfare, and even the two highnesses of the supervisory country could not make decisions at will, which made them officials receive the news more than the emperor. some evening.

——This also means that this decree has passed Ning Zongyuan's hands.

That's interesting.

I don't know which Highness is so leisurely and carefree, and wants to celebrate Ning Yan's birthday; or maybe His Majesty feels that Ning Yan owes Ning Yan a debt, so he wants to make up for it.

Or both.

But no matter what the situation is, it doesn't matter, the important thing is——

"Did Your Majesty ever say that he would return to Beijing to congratulate him?" Jiang Xiaohan asked.

"I said so." Wei Shen nodded, "The decree I received specifically stated that I will escort you back to Beijing safely before His Highness the Sixth Highness's birthday."

——Back to Beijing safely, Jiang Xiaohan chuckled in his heart.

Ning Zheng is an idiot, he doesn't have so many twists and turns in his heart, and Ning Yu has already written to him, so he wouldn't threaten him so obliquely.

This sentence was probably added by Ning Zongyuan himself.

"Master Wei." Jiang Xiaohan said suddenly: "I don't know something, and I hope Master Wei can clarify."

"My lord, you are welcome." Wei Shen said quickly, "You say so."

"After all, the Shenweiying is the emperor's guard. Although I am in charge of the military talisman, I can't help but feel uneasy sometimes." Jiang Xiaohan sighed, his eyes wandered around Wei Shen twice, and he pursed his lips again, with an unspeakable expression Appearance: "If there is any impropriety or disrespect during the assignment, please inform Master Wei in time."

"Your Excellency is too worried." Wei Shen smiled when he heard the words: "Before leaving the capital, His Majesty once said that it is inevitable that there will be inconsistencies when going out. If the will of the Beijing Central Committee conflicts with the situation, the Shenwei Camp does not need to worry, and the whole party will only listen to the adults. Arranged by one person."

Jiang Xiaohan understood.

It is midsummer now, and there is still more than half a year before Ning Yandongyue's sixteenth birthday, so there is no need to make an order so early.Normally speaking, apart from the Longevity Festival, even the Queen's Qianqiu ceremony is only decreed two or three months in advance.

For others, this may just be Tao's abnormal will.But for Jiang Xiaohan, this is the deadline Ning Zongyuan gave him, and the Divine Guard Camp is the hole card Ning Zongyuan left him.

Ning Zongyuan was using Wei Shen's mouth to tell Jiang Xiaohan that in the Jianghuai generation, he could investigate and do it freely.Not only will the Shenwei camp not hinder him, but it will even help him when necessary.

But Ning Zongyuan set a deadline for him. Before Dongyue [-]th, no matter whether he could get enough money to save his life, he had to return to the capital.

This may be Ning Zongyuan's perception of his body—in any case, when Ning Zongyuan was really seriously ill, he needed Jiang Xiaohan as his last hole card.

As for the fate of this card after using it, it depends on his own ability.

Then there is nothing to worry about. After all these years, what Jiang Xiaohan is least afraid of is how to prove that he is useful.

The set of words is almost done, Jiang Xiaohan looked at the sky outside.

"We had a great conversation with Lord Wei, and it's already so late before we know it." Jiang Xiaohan paused, turned his head slightly, lowered his eyes, as if he was trying to remember something: "Master Wei is..."

Wei Shen just thought that his nobleman was forgetting too much, and said for him: "Leave at three o'clock at Yinshi."

"Oh——" Jiang Xiaohan made a long voice, with a look of sudden realization: "Look at my memory, Mr. Wei will get up early tomorrow, and he dragged you to talk for a long time."

Wei Shen stood up knowingly: "We're leaving tomorrow, and I have to rush back today to check the list of soldiers, so I won't keep any more."

Jiang Xiaohan also stood up, and made a gesture to send him out: "In that case, then I won't stay with Sir Wei. Rest well tonight, so that you won't be too tired to drive tomorrow."

Jiang Xiaohan has never been stingy and gave people face. He personally sent Wei Shen out of the door and watched him turn out of the street before turning back.

The affairs of the court are trivial and complicated, like a tangled fishing line, if you are not careful, you will cut your fingers.

These days, the two factions in Beijing and China are fighting fiercely, and Jiang Xiaohan's ears are not idle. When he was in Liujia Village, the news he received was either that this lord stayed in a brothel overnight and was taken part in a book, or that the servant who favored his concubine and killed his wife was accused of going to court. Yushitai.

It sounds like trivial crimes, so absurd that they don't even count as petty crimes.

However, Jiang Xiaohan understands that these seemingly trivial things are just the result of a game between the two parties. If one side is weak, these insignificant charges will be overwhelmed by more serious charges in an instant, turning into rivers, lakes and seas. a drop of water.

The night breeze in midsummer is cool, and the air is mixed with the fragrance of grass and trees that have been baked by the sun.

Jiang Xiaohan walked in along the long lamp, and before he knew it, he had already reached the inner courtyard.

On his own initiative, Jiang Mo opened up the courtyard wall between Xieyulou and Sanweitang, forming a courtyard.The main hall of the original Xieyulou was expanded, and at a rough glance, it seemed to be more than half larger than before.

The original small building in the courtyard seemed to have been refurbished. Some girl's things were added to the windows, and gauze curtains were placed above the second floor. It seemed that Jiang Ling had taken over.

The doors and windows of Sanweitang's original bedroom were tightly closed, leaving only a small candle lamp outside.

Yan Qing was sitting on the porch, writing a thin volume by the light of the lantern on the porch.He looked like he had taken a shower, his slightly damp long hair fell down obediently, and a small spot of water stained his shoulders.He has not put on a crown, but has changed into a light, homely soft coat, and his eyes and eyebrows are peaceful.

Jiang Xiaohan subconsciously lightened his steps and stood still at the entrance of the courtyard.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaohan thought.No matter how many things he was disturbing outside, when he turned around, someone behind him was waiting for him to rest together.

This is enough.