Neighbors with powerful ministers

Xie Jie was really afraid of his mother, his force value was too high, and he was merciless in his attacks. His delicate skin and tender flesh, which had never suffered any crime since childhood, really couldn't withstand his mother's casual blow.

So, facing the angry pursuit of his old mother, Xie Jie chose...to run first to respect.

The mother and son at the top of the imperial pyramid started a fierce chasing battle in the northern compound in the deep winter. It was useless to persuade the old man, and the fourth son couldn't beat the eldest princess, so he could only silently give to his eldest son in his heart. come on.

"You are so useless." Xie Jie roared from the soul.

The second master flapped his wings, adding oil and vinegar: "Nizi, Nizi!"

Fei Lian yawned lazily, watching Xie Jie run wildly from the eaves, the Two-legged beast is really energetic.

The fourth son remained silent, not because they were useless, but because they did not dare to besiege the eldest princess four-on-one, it would be too embarrassing to spread the word.

Fortunately, in terms of escaping, Xie Jie still has some confidence. After all, this is something he has practiced in childhood, and it is absolutely professional.Take a shot to change places, don't leave any chance for his mother.Move coquettishly, but also lure the enemy, thieves stimulate.

After hiding somewhere in the attic, Xie Jie held his chest that was about to jump out of his heart, gasped for breath, and looked back, there was no mother, hehe!

"Not fun?"

"Of course..." Xie Jie turned his head while talking, until he saw his mother's face that suddenly appeared, Xie Jie realized, where did this "wilderness" voice come from?Except for his mother, there is no other possibility!

Then Xie Jie didn't know anything.

It was a bit embarrassing to be stunned like this.

***

When Xie Jie opened his eyes, he found that he had shrunk, with small hands and short arms, and when he turned the back of his hands, he could still see several pits.He clenched his fist in disbelief, it was really his hand, soft and boneless, without strength.

When Xie Jie saw his own appearance in the mirror he could find, he had to accept a reality - he really changed back to the self when he was a child, as if he was pushed and turned into a somersault.

She wears hair, boots, a red blouse with laces, and a vest with a snow-white fur collar on the outside. The style is no different from that of ordinary children, except that the fabric is more exquisite and luxurious.

This is one of the characteristics of Daqi. The styles of children's clothes are basically the same, and there are more types than in the previous dynasty, but there is no special class regulation.Anyone can wear it, except that rich people wear it more exquisitely and finely.

But what troubled Xie Jie was not that he became smaller, but that he seemed to have turned into a ghost. He couldn't lift anything on the table with his hands, so he just walked through it.

It turned out to be something like a ghost, no one can see it, nothing can be touched, it's not scary at all!

Xie Jie thought furiously that he planned to scare Chaoci!

"Who are you?" A voice came from behind Xie Jie.

Xie Jie had already been frightened by his mother once, and this time he was fully prepared, so naturally he wouldn't be afraid.He turned around unhurriedly, and saw a young man who looked as good as Fang Chaoci, and seemed to have a better temperament than his cousin.

It is really like a fairy, with a feather fan and a scarf, standing tall.

"My name is Xie Jie, are you a god?" Xie Jie asked foolishly.

The young man over there smiled and said, "I'm not a god, but can you tell me, what are you?" children.Faced with such strange things, young people are not only not afraid, but also find it quite interesting.

"I'm a human being." Xie Jie replied as a matter of course. He frowned, puffed his face, and even his unhappy expression was red and white. "How do you talk? Do you know who I am?!"

"I don't know, please let this young gentleman give me some advice." The young man held back a smile, it is really cute that the child in front of him imitated the adults and wanted to bully others.

"My mother is the eldest princess of Zhen Guo!" Every time Xie Jie liked to see other people's frightened and futile faces after hearing who his mother was.

But although the young man who looked like a fairy was also stunned, he was not afraid, but asked again: "Who do you say your mother is? Then who is your father?"

"My mother is Wen Tian, ​​the eldest princess of Zhenguo, you don't even know who the eldest princess is, do you?" Xie Jie looked suspiciously at the person in front of him, which country bumpkin is this from?I'm really sorry for his handsome face, "My father is Lu Guogong, forget it, Lu Guogong, you definitely don't know what it is. Xie Hexie, a great talent, you always know, right?"

The young man couldn't hold back, and laughed all of a sudden.

"What are you laughing at?!" Xie Jiechang has never been provoked like this before at his age. If the other party is not really good-looking, he must have been angry a long time ago.

"Xie He, I know too well."

"En?" Xie Jie was taken aback, why hadn't he seen this person among the people his father knew before his death.

"I am Xie He." Xie He raised Ruyu's hand and pointed to himself, "I have been married to the princess for many years and have never had a child. You..."

"...Dad?" Xie Jie couldn't believe it and wanted to believe it. He finally remembered to ask one of the most important questions after time travel, "What year is it now? No, who is the emperor? Uncle? Foreigner?" Zu?"

"If you are really the son of Xianniang and me, then your uncle should be in charge."

Xie Jie's next move was to rush over...and pass through his father's body.

Xie He: "..."

Xie Jie: "..." Very, very wronged.

"Don't cry." Xie He panicked. Probably the illusory blood is thicker than water played a role at this moment. Although what Xie Jie said was absurd, Xie He, who was suspicious by nature, believed it all at once. Accompanied by Xie Jie, he squatted down and hugged the little child vainly, "Look, look, daddy is hugging you, don't cry, we Xie Jie are the bravest."

"I, my name is Dolphin."

"Okay, okay, Dolphin." Xie He said silently in his heart, this is the name given by Xianniang, which has the characteristics of their old Wen family. It is said that the nickname of the newly born prince is going to be called Kuan'er , a hairy dog, a cute pig, tsk, absolutely.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door: "Ah Lang, it's time to go."

"Okay." Xie He glanced at Xie Jie, and asked him in a low voice, "Are you coming with me, or are you waiting for me at home?"

Today's Xie Jie looks only three or four years old on the outside, just like the golden boy sitting down by Guanyin, making people afraid to speak loudly in front of him, for fear of wronging the child.

"I'll go with dad." Xie Jie immediately followed with his short legs, unable to leave his dad for a moment, afraid that this was just a dream.He held his father's robe vainly, pretending that he had grabbed him, "Shall we go to court?"

It was pitch black outside, Xie He was wearing a scarlet court dress, and a group of people were wearing palace lanterns with red veils... Xie Jie couldn't think of any other possibility.

Xie He shook his head, and while there were no servants, he replied in a low voice: "There is no court meeting today, we are going to live regularly."

Xie Jie was stunned for a while: "What is daily life?"

Thanks to Xie Jie's appearance as a child, if an adult still asked such a question, Xie He would doubt Xie Jie's identity or his IQ.

"It's just to greet the officials every day."

The court meeting is not every day, but the ritual system of daily living is a daily ritual. Only important ministers in the court have the honor of going to the Chui Gong Hall to greet the emperor every day.

The important ministers here refer to the prime minister, deputy prime minister, privy envoy (similar to the minister of defense), Yushi Zhongcheng (the head of the Supreme Procuratorate) and other big bosses. Even Xie He can follow him into the palace today because of his family. For the sake of his face, he specially granted it.

"But I haven't seen my mother go there." Xie Jie added in his heart, I haven't been there either.

Xie He smiled and pretended to poke Xie Jie's face, he didn't speak, because the servant had already arrived, he just answered in his heart, because your mother is different from us, your mother is from the family, and we are foreign ministers.

A servant brought the horse, but Xie He said that he didn't need it. He was so poetic today that he decided to walk to the palace.

Xie Jie twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling that his father's reasoning was a bit far-fetched, and then... Xie Jie saw a group of people accept it for granted, as if no matter what his father did, it was all about being talented, romantic, and free and easy.

Xie Jie was amazed, convinced, and social.

Fortunately, the Princess Mansion is very close to the palace, and Xie He set off earlier, and finally took Xie Xiaojie to the palace on time.Along the way, Xie He was very worried that Xie Jie's short legs would not be able to walk such a long distance, so he slowed down as much as possible, wishing he could replace it with his own body.

Because seeing Xie Jie's appearance, Xie He knew that this child couldn't bear hardships.

Putting it on any parent will not think this is a good phenomenon.But Xie He had a strange sense of relief, because his son was obviously spoiled and grew up, and it was natural for him to be coquettish. Xie Jie enjoyed a life that neither Wen Tian nor Xie He had enjoyed when they were young. It was great. Daqi in the future must be beautiful and happy, and their lives must be smooth and healthy, that's why such Xie Jie was raised.

Daily life is actually meaningless, just a group of high-ranking officials kowtow outside the emperor's palace, shouting long live, and falling down after shouting.When the emperor was in the mood, he chatted with his important ministers, and when he was not in the mood, he went back to his own house.

The most important thing is that even if they chat, they don't talk much about national affairs in their daily lives.

special formalism.

When Xie Jie's uncle Renzong was chatting with his important ministers, Xie Jie discovered that in this time and space, this day is already New Year's Eve.The emperor who didn't have a holiday on New Year's Eve was the most conscientious of the previous ones in their family. If it were his brother-in-law, he would definitely be spared the daily routine of this day.

Maybe he didn't have a regular life later on, because his uncle Shenzong canceled it directly after he came to power.

After everyone really went back to their homes, Xie He sent off his servants and took Xie Jie for a walk on the way home alone.Against the backdrop of the bustling market, Xie He's self-talk seemed less abrupt.Xie He deliberately wore a fence to cover his appearance, otherwise the father and son would not have thought of being at ease.

Xie He's popularity has remained high at this time. Walking around on the street may really cause traffic jams.

"Is your uncle also the emperor?" Xie He heard Xie Jie talking to himself just now, but he couldn't find a chance to ask.Logically speaking, in Xie Jie's life, there shouldn't be a brother-in-law who should be the emperor.

"That's right, it's my uncle, Wen Pozi."

This name alone is enough to confirm Xie Jie's identity, because now the whole world knows what Wen Penzi's name is, and Xie He can count them with one hand.Xie He only knew the name because Wen Tian got angry and scolded his younger brother by name and surname.

After finishing speaking, Xie Jie obviously wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't speak anymore, so he could only accept his fate and say to his father: "I really want to tell you what happened in the future, but I have something, how can I Can't even tell."

"The secret must not be revealed." Xie He nodded understandingly, and quickly accepted, "Don't force yourself to say it, be careful that God is not happy."

"Where are we going next? Are we going home? Where's your mother?" Xie Jie actually wanted to see his mother at this time, to see if she could see him.

Xie He shook his head regretfully: "Your mother and your brother-in-law went back to Jiangzuo's hometown to worship ancestors this year, Jiangzuo, do you know?"

Xie Jie nodded, Jiang Zuo was too familiar with him: "Then why don't you go back with mother?"

"Your uncle won't give you a fake." Xie He gave his son a pitiful expression, "When you go back to your time, you have to talk about your uncle, how can you separate your father and your mother, right? ?”

Xie Jie was taken aback, although he tried his best to cover up the past, but he felt that his father still noticed his strangeness, but his father was smart enough not to ask further.

"Well, I will definitely tell my uncle."

"It's probably fate. God sent you here this time when Dad was the only one celebrating the New Year." Xie He said to himself, "I don't know how long you can stay here. If you can stay here When your mother comes back, if she can see you, she won't have to worry about the child's problems."

Xie He is very satisfied with his and Wen Tian's marriage status, but Wen Tian doesn't think so. She wants to give Xie He a child, no matter it's a boy or a girl, she just wants a continuation of their relationship.

But this is probably the case with pregnancy. The more anxious you are, the less likely you are to have it.

But the existence of Xie Jie proves that they will have children, sooner or later.

"Father will take you to buy new year's goods." Xie He actually didn't know what to do today, in the days when he didn't hear the sky, his life was just making do.This time I didn't really think about it for years, even if there was a housekeeper who insisted, Xie He still ordered everything to be kept simple.It's not at all the same as his fairy appearance.

Xie Jie felt that it was as if he knew his father again.In his heart, even if his father doesn't go out alone, he still has to dress up like a fairy, living an exquisite life of frying snow and making tea.I didn't expect that my father turned out to be such a father, who would make do with it and be lazy.

"Disappointed?" Xie He asked his son with a smile.

This is his and Xianniang's precious son, and now he likes it more and more, because he can always find Xianniang's shadow in Xie Jie's frown and smile, but... other than his looks, there is something about Xie Jie I didn't catch his influence, and misunderstood him a lot.

"No, father is always the best!" No matter what his father looks like.Xie Jie nodded affirmatively, "Excellent!"

On New Year's Eve, there are also many people selling things on the street. This is Daqi's Yongji, the most prosperous center in the whole world.Some people pay in installments to buy New Year’s goods, while others accumulate loans to pick up pre-stored New Year’s goods.

Everyone knows about installment payment. If life is tight and you want to have a good year, you can only do this; accumulating loans means that you start depositing with a promising big store half a year in advance, and find a way to squeeze out a little from your living expenses every month. , I gave it to the store in advance, half a year later, the prepayment is almost enough to buy the new year's goods, and the store will prepare it early, waiting for the customer to come to pick it up.

It was an eye opener.

Xie Jie didn't know this before, because he... never knew what poverty was like.Also can't appreciate all kinds of wisdom born here.

After the father and son bought a lot of what they had, it was already noon, and they had dinner when they got home.

The old man was very happy to see that Xie He finally decided to have a good New Year. After busy work, he started to order people to tidy up.Everyone became beaming because of this, and thanked the host for his generosity.

Xie Jie was originally sitting on the sidelines watching Xie He eat, but after watching, he fell asleep, not only his body became smaller, but even his energy seemed to really become that of a child.

Xie He couldn't help crying and laughing as he watched his son fall asleep on the ground like this, but he really didn't know how to cover him up, or hug him to the bed.He could only ask people to close the doors and windows, and guard carefully until Xie Jie woke up.

The first thing Xie Jie did after waking up was to make sure his father was still there. Fortunately, Xie He was there, and then Xie Jie showed a reassuring and silly smile, bright and sunny, heartless and reassuring.

Xie He has already changed his posture, sitting on a small stool beside him, reading a book with a gentleman's side face, as picturesque as poetry.

"Father." Xie Jie couldn't help but yelled, like a kitten meowing, which might not be heard by others, but just wanted to be coquettish.

And Xie He really heard it, he put down the book, and walked to his son: "Are you awake? Take your time, and Dad will take you to the court later, okay?"

"Okay!" Xie Jie resolutely agreed, wishing he could go now, everything he wanted to do with his father now was something he would never be able to achieve in this lifetime.Xie Jie was even annoyed because he fell asleep, feeling as if he had missed a hundred million yuan.

"Let's go." Xie He probably also saw that his son was inexplicably depressed. He didn't know why, so he could only find a way to divert Xie Jie's attention.

Ting Liao is not popular in Daqi, it is an activity only in dynasties earlier than Daqi.To put it simply, an open fire is lit in the center of the empty yard for the children of the family to throw bamboo into it and listen to the crackling sound for fun.That is, the ancient simple version of setting off firecrackers.

In Daqi, gunpowder and firecrackers were already well developed. In addition, housing in Yongji was very tight, and everyone lived together compactly. This kind of court burning was naturally replaced by other forms.

Only the old Wen's family still kept this tradition, because... when the Wentian siblings were young, their family didn't have the money to buy firecrackers for them to play with.

Ting Liao can be regarded as a kind of extravagant activity that burns charcoal fires, and the bamboo that is thrown in needs to be picked up by Wentian sister and brother in advance, but it is still a very happy memory of their childhood.When they had children later, they kept this tradition.The Imperial Palace and Princess Mansion are also large, so there is no need to worry about water leakage.

Xie Jie often played this game with his cousin in the palace when he was young, and his uncle and uncle took them with them.

But in Xie Jie's heart, what he wanted most was actually his father taking him with him.

Now I finally get what I want.

Even if Xie Jie couldn't throw it himself this time, he felt very happy, and he also felt very idealistically that Ting Liao was much more fun than setting off cannons.

Xie He was thinking, why is my son so obedient!Look at the little grandson of the old general at the opposite door, he is as naughty as a sky monkey, Ting Liao is not happy after playing just once, he thinks setting off firecrackers and fireworks is more exciting, the angry old general scolded on crutches, The voice full of enthusiasm seemed to be heard throughout the street: "When I was a child, I thought it was rare to be able to play Ting Liao, but you are fine, and you still hate it!"

Xie He is inexplicably a little proud, my son doesn't dislike it!Also very happy!How is my son so good!

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Xie Jie didn't want to describe it at all because he couldn't eat it. He didn't want to eat anything, such as bo (bo), tuo (tuo), spring plate, and Tusu wine!I don't want to eat at all!

Xie He smiled and reminded his son that he was talking while wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth.

It was only when Xie Jie went to wipe it that he realized that he had been fooled: "..." Really, this is not at all the same as the father he imagined!Not considerate at all!Not a god!angry!

"Don't be angry, okay? Dad will take you to the imperial city to watch a Nuo opera tonight."

To be precise, it should not be a Nuo opera, but a parade of gods and ghosts derived from it.

That night, Xie He took Xie Jie to the palace early, stood on the highest platform, and saw a group of people marching from the palace.

They are gods and ghosts played by the kabuki combination of the Imperial Forest Army and the Jiaofang Division.Everyone wore terrifying blue-faced fang masks, embroidered colorful clothes, and held golden guns, silver halberds, wooden swords, or five-element flags and dragon and phoenix flags. The team gathered together and the demons danced wildly will go out from Donghua Gate, turn to Longdi Bay, and bury Xie Chong here.

Use people to pretend to be ghosts to frighten ghosts.

It is very lively to come here every year, and the people at home will definitely come out if they have the opportunity to see the procession of gods and ghosts that circles the city for a week, and give away "fairies" and "demons".

Brocade clothes and luxurious clothes, gongs and drums blaring, no matter when and where, Da Qi can always live a life full of fireworks.

In the bright lights, the whole family is happy, reunited and welcomes the spring.

Xie Jie looked at Xie He's back like a pine and a bamboo, and cried like a pine. He kept wiping his tears, but he couldn't stop.Scared, Xie He stepped forward and asked him if he was frightened: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, everything has a father."

"I'm not afraid," Xie Jie looked up at his father seriously, "I'm happy."

I am really happy that in my long life, I finally spent a year with his father.

"Have I ever said that I like you very much?" Xie Jie's figure had begun to fade a little bit, and he also had a premonition that he was about to leave, so he desperately wanted to talk to Xie He, "Except for mother , there will be no one in the whole world who likes you more than me."

Xie He watched his son leave with a gentle face and sad eyes. Even though Xie Jie didn't reveal anything about the future, he had inferred from the details that he probably wouldn't live to see his son grow up: "Even if we haven't met yet , I have also begun to look forward to it; even if I may be absent in your future life, please believe that I also like you very, very much, and there is no one in the world who likes you more than me except your mother."

Xie He's literary talent is well-known throughout the world, but Xie He's vernacular is only spoken to his beloved wife and young children.

Because this is the warmest love Xie He felt when he was a child, simple and plain, straightforward and warm.

When Xie Jie opened his eyes, he had grown up again, lying on the bed covered with a quilt, his eyes lost sight, not knowing what was going on.

Until Xie Jie found a copy of his father's miscellaneous notes.

In the spring of five years, my wife returned to Ning.Suddenly see my son, do not touch.Daily life, shopping for New Year’s goods, having fun in the courtyard, and watching Nuo in the imperial city.At night, the son is going.

A pillow of yellow beams, really evil?Fake evil?