Records of the King of Xin'an County

When the sun was setting, Yan Shi saw Wang Zixian as expected.At that time, she was sitting upright in the tulle barrier surrounding her, and when she inadvertently raised her eyes, she saw Li Hui walking shoulder to shoulder with Prince Xian.The two young men who are equally handsome and personable behave with a kindness and casualness that they may not even know about. When they look at each other and smile, it seems that there is a unique sense of tacit understanding that no one can insert into it. .

Yan's eyes could not help but move slightly, watching them walking away with a delicate expression.Li Hui, who was holding his little niece, seemed relaxed, but actually seemed a little nervous.On the other hand, Wang Zixian was still the elegant, unrestrained young man with a calm demeanor back then, it seemed that no matter what happened, it had no effect on him.

"I've seen Her Majesty the Concubine." Wang Zixian smiled lightly, showing some respect and admiration for his elders. It's not as if he hasn't seen you for two years, but more like greeting each other every day. .

Yan looked at him carefully, noticed Li Hui's "unobtrusive" gaze, and her attitude remained the same: "Why be so polite, just get up." Seeing the two sitting next to each other without hesitation and exchanging glances, she pretended Zuo didn't realize it, and asked: "I heard that Zixian has been promoted to supervisory censor. It's really rare at such a young age. The few leaders who entered the officialdom before you should be the school secretary now? If they want to It’s probably too early to be promoted to a real position.”

"My child is just lucky enough to be valued by a sage." The prince said modestly, "Everyone has their own fate, the first few winners may have a better place in the future." Due to busyness, he and Yang Qian, Zheng Qin and others have drifted away for a long time, even if they received their post, they still have no time to attend.Over time, this group of people simply stopped sending him any posts.Of course, most of the private gatherings of my friends are arranged when he is resting and taking a bath, and he is not absent almost every time.

"I once heard Sanlang mention that Yang Zhuantou and Zheng Zhuantou set up a rumor situation against you before." Yan Shi said, "Such hypocrites are not as easy to get along with as those real villains. Since they are enemies If you are not friends, you have to be more careful, and don't be tricked and encumbered by them because you underestimate them too much." She naturally knew that the official careers of Li Hui and Wang Zixian were almost bright now.But as a mother, there are still many things to worry about and tell.

"Don't worry, Auntie." Li Hui smiled, "No matter how jealous Yang Qian and Zheng Qin are, they will never dare to act rashly right now. After all, Zixian is someone his uncle valued, so how dare they do anything at will and leave nothing behind? Giving the handle to this well-known king inspecting the censor?" If you want to frame a speech officer, hide and release a hidden arrow, you will definitely get a rain of arrows overwhelming the sky.The ability of Wang Yushi, who is recognized by his combat effectiveness, can completely cut off the opponent's career and future as long as he finds clues.After all, the duty of the supervisory censor is to supervise whether the officials have violated the rules and laws, and they can also play rumors and impeach them at the court.

Wang Zixian smiled, and continued: "Recently, they definitely don't care about setting up a trap for me, but they hope to get closer to me. After all, after the case of King Peng passed, the supervisory censor left many There are few vacancies, which have not yet been filled. The saint is considering selecting a few people to fill the vacancies from the Jinshi over the years."

"They still have the cheek to ask you to speak well for them?" Li Hui raised his eyebrows, "What are your plans?"

"It's convenient for others, convenient for yourself." Wang Zixian raised the corners of his lips, smiling like a spring breeze, "Since they sincerely want to win me over, I won't be too stingy. However, the saint's intention is nothing but you What can I control?" When getting along with hypocrites, of course you can't reject them outright, otherwise they don't know what they will do after they become angry.You might as well agree to it first—as for the result, it is naturally not up to him to decide.

"I'd rather be with others than let them be supervisory censors." Li Hui snorted softly.

At this time, the maidservants had already come over with the food table, so the two of them stopped mentioning this so as not to affect the mood of enjoying the food.Watching them exchange glances again, Yan Shi slowly put down the glass cup full of buttermilk in his hand, a little sigh appeared between his brows, and then was blown away by the breeze.

Since it was a small banquet to cleanse the dust, it was naturally quite rich, and many new dishes that were popular in Chang'an in the past two years were also prepared.Mrs. Zhang devoted herself to serving Yan Shi to eat, and took care of Shou Niang from time to time. Although she was very busy, she felt a sense of joy all over her body.Shou Niang also tasted some of her favorite delicacies and was quite happy.Yan Shi was as calm and gentle as ever, but seemed to be in a daze, unwilling to eat.

After eating the evening meal, Yan took the younger generation to walk in the garden to digest food.Seeing the familiar scenery of the garden again, she was a little moved, and stopped in front of the blooming peaches and apricots from time to time, admiring the trees.Although Li Hui and Wang Zixian lived in the mansion, they didn't come to the back garden very often, so they also visited the back garden carefully.

In the blink of an eye, an hour or two passed.It was getting late, the prince saluted and said goodbye.Li Hui didn't ask him to stay, and he didn't intend to send him off at all, so Yan could not help reminding: "Sanlang, no matter how familiar you are, how can there be any reason why the master doesn't see off the guests?"

Li Hui was stunned, and then he stepped forward to chase after him - of course he couldn't explain that the two of them had long since ignored any formalities, and had almost forgotten about these red tapes.Prince Xian went to and from Prince Pu's mansion as if he were at home, he could feel at ease - even after being reminded, he still felt a little guilty.

When Wang Zixian heard his footsteps, he couldn't help but paused, and continued walking slowly after he caught up with him.Compared to just now, both of them seemed a little silent, as if they had their own thoughts in their hearts.Of course, the two of them didn't know it, and they were both speculating on Yan Shi's words and actions just now, and interpreted different meanings from them.

When he stepped out of the garden and stepped into the outer courtyard, the prince Xian Fang said: "Xuan Qi, it will not be as convenient for me to come to Prince Pu's Mansion in the future. How about meeting in Fuji Garden?" It must be stronger than before.Even if Zhang Fu's mother and the maids serving Li Hui kept silent and did not reveal anything, the two of them must not reveal any clues easily, otherwise Yan Shi would definitely be suspicious.

"..." Li Hui frowned, "Even if we meet in Tengyuan, I can't go every day. It's not bad if I can go one day in three to five days. Besides, you have been in my bedroom many times before. Staying overnight, if you never come here now, it will be easier for A Niang to get suspicious?"

"That's right, it's too late, you should stay in the palace occasionally." Prince Xian sighed with a smile, "However, you have to restrain yourself at all times, not being able to get close to you is probably more painful than not seeing you." Every now and then Pretending to be close friends with each other and not going beyond the threshold will undoubtedly sharpen their patience.I can't bear it any longer.

Li Hui hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "I will try to tell my mother...you can rest assured." He insisted on not accepting children and not marrying the princess, the reason can only be that he already has someone he loves.If the two want to stay together, it is absolutely impossible to hide it from his family, and he is not willing to deceive Yan Shi.Only by striving for the tolerance and understanding of their family members can the two of them truly stay together for a lifetime.

"Of course I believe you." Wang Zixian stared at him, seeing that he couldn't hide his uneasiness, and couldn't bear to tell him his intuition: from his observation just now, Yan Shi didn't seem to care about the two of them. Know nothing.Maybe she just pretended not to know, after all Zhang Fu's mother was her confidant, and would send letters to Luoyang every now and then, so why not tell her?As for why she didn't expose it, it was probably because she had scruples or couldn't bear it.

Originally, Li Hui should also be able to detect her strangeness.However, he was a fan of the authorities, he was a little nervous today, he was only interested in putting on a calm appearance, and he didn't notice many details.Forget it, since the mother and son both want to maintain the status quo for the time being, he will do as they please.At some point, Yan's attitude will gradually change, will he be able to accept them completely?

Prince Xian has never been an impulsive person. Before he made love to Li Hui, he thought about the problems of Prince Pu's mansion: in his opinion, as long as Princess Pu Yan's family can forgive the two of them, Prince Pu and Li Tai are naturally nothing to worry about.Even though Sipu King Li Xin was dissatisfied, he lost the position and strength to oppose it at that time.Yan Shi really loves his youngest son, and probably couldn't bear to let him live in pain.As long as they deal with it properly, they can gain her sympathy and understanding.

"Xuan Qi, don't be impatient, just draw it slowly."

"I can save it."

After Li Hui presented the prince to the door, he returned to the inner hall of the main courtyard.Although he never noticed the subtle changes in Yan Shi's expression, he knew that she must have something to say to him.At this time, Yan Shi had already returned to the inner hall with Shou Niang.The grandparent and grandson are playing with the soft apricot flowers that have just been cut, picking a few branches and putting them in the vase.

Seeing him coming back, Yan Shi said: "Speaking of which, it will be the Shangsi Festival in a few days? I haven't seen these little ladies in Chang'an for two years. I don't know how they are different from the little ladies in Luoyang." Xuan Qi, how about you accompany me for a walk around the Furong Garden?"

"That's what Hai'er originally planned." Li Hui smiled, "Besides, I heard that Aunt Linchuan and Aunt Qinghe wanted to hold a banquet in Furong Garden. Let's join in the fun." Princess Linchuan and Princess Qinghe rarely asked the saint to borrow the Lotus Garden, and the saint naturally agreed.Moreover, it is said that if Empress Du is in better health, he will take the concubines along to see her.

"At that time, I will send a post to the Du family." Yan Shi said lightly again, "After all, I have never seen this future daughter-in-law since the engagement was made. It has been so many years, it should be See you later." She only met Du Shi once or twice when she was picking out the young lady, and had a few words with her.

Li Hui was stunned, and said in a low voice: "Aniang, now that the Du family is still in the filial piety, I'm afraid it's not suitable..."

"It's not a filial piety, so how could it be inappropriate?" Yan Shi said, "This banquet is a rare opportunity. After all, she will marry into our family. It will be beneficial to recognize the elders and peers of the clan as soon as possible."

"Auntie..." Li Hui only felt a tingle in his throat. He wanted to explain his plan clearly, but then he thought that she had just returned home today, and Mrs. Du had a bad fate, so he hesitated.In the end, it is still necessary to come up with a plan that balances both worlds, otherwise, if you act too hastily, you will only hurt yourself and others.

Seeing his gloomy expression, Yan Shi sighed almost inaudibly, and changed the subject.