Prince Consort

Zhao Chongzhao did not inform Zhao Ying, but Zhao Ying still knew of Xie Zean's existence.

After all, Xie Ze'an's troubles in the capital were not small, even his uncle who rarely showed his face was attracted.

Hearing that Yan Chong and Xie Ze'an were also friends, Zhao Ying paused slightly and asked someone to call Yan Chong over.

Yan Chong is the commander of the imperial army, and also the most promising descendant of the Yan family's generation. If he can encounter a war, he will be named a marquis.This kind of general talent can only be used in some small things, Zhao Ying is very sorry, so he usually cares about Yan Chong, this junior.

After Yan Chong came in, Zhao Ying ignored his salute and asked with a smile, "Teng Yun, sit down."

Tengyun is the word that Old Master Yan gave Yan Chong, which is enough to see what Old Master Yan expects of him.Yan Chong was not shy, and sat cross-legged on the seat Zhao Ying pointed out.

Zhao Ying said: "I heard that you recognized a younger brother, tell me about it."

Yan Chong was not surprised, he replied seriously: "Your Majesty is referring to Saburo, please allow the last general to confess one thing first."

Zhao Ying asked: "What's the matter?"

Yan Chong said: "Sanlang is the son of Xie Ruogu."

Zhao Ying's eyes changed slightly, and she tapped on the edge of the table: "Speak."

Yan Chong said: "The last general didn't know at the beginning. Sanlang kept it a secret, and traveled all the way to the capital. His Highness and I didn't find out about it. I went to Sanlang not long ago, and he told him about his life experience. Me." He reported his relationship with Xie Zean truthfully, of course, he did not mention "no toilet paper in the toilet", and only said that he thought Xie Zean was very special.

After Zhao Ying listened carefully, she asked, "Did he come to Beijing with his mother?"

Yan Chong nodded.

Zhao Ying had no other expression on her face, but she was somewhat sullen in her heart.Xie Qian was once his favorite talent, if his sister hadn't proposed to marry him, he would never have made Xie Qian his son-in-law.Unexpectedly, after one year of marriage between the younger sister and Xie Qian, the younger sister and Xie Qian are strangers, without any enthusiasm for proposing marriage.

It's not that Zhao Ying never asked her sister what was going on, but her sister kept silent.

The younger sister and Xie Qian were so lukewarm, Zhao Ying's love for Xie Qian had already turned into all kinds of dissatisfaction.The fate of the younger sister was ill-fated, and she was forced to put on a war robe to fight the chaos with him in the first half of her life, and finally put on a wedding dress to get married, and the war broke out again.Her first husband was his most valued military adviser, and he split up the army with him when he was in crisis. As a result, he returned triumphantly, but the military adviser was buried in the battlefield.

For this reason, although the brothers and sisters will not turn against each other, they have become more and more distant.

Zhao Ying has always felt guilty about this younger sister.

"His mother is about twenty-five or six years old." Zhao Ying pondered for a moment, then raised her eyes and said to Yan Chong, "It seems that Xie Shangshu hasn't continued the string, right?"

Yan Chong's heart shuddered.

He asked: "Your Majesty, the Xie Shangshu you mentioned refers to the fourth bedroom of the Xie family in Tongchuan?"

Zhao Ying glanced at Yan Chong without denying it.

The Xie family in Tongchuan is the head of the Xie family in Daqing. It is not easy for Xie family members like Xie Ruogu who are beyond the fifth generation to join the Xie family in Tongchuan.At the beginning, Xie Qian broke the exception because of his talent, and other people with the surname Xie could only envy him outside Xie's house in Tongchuan.

The fourth wife of the Xie family in Tongchuan is a strange woman. He doesn't like to associate with aristocratic families. After he became the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he even lived with craftsmen directly. His first wife was a sick and weak daughter of an aristocratic family. Nian was so angry that he died, leaving him only one son.This son is even more wonderful than him, he is actually a mute!

One dull gourd, one really dumb, two wonderful flowers from one family are enough to make many people flinch.What's even more frightening is that there is an old lady who is like a shrew in his family. She will be scolded bloody if she says anything wrong to her relatives, and she will be terrified when she sees the gate of their house!

Yan Chong followed Zhao Ying all the year round, and after hearing Zhao Ying's question, he understood what Zhao Ying meant.He replied carefully: "Xie Shangshu did not have a sequel."

Zhao Ying said: "It's really hard for Mrs. Li to bring up the two children alone. Xie Shangshu's family just lacks someone who can head the house, and it's a good match. Come here," Zhao Ying said to the servant beside him, "take a pen and ink Come."

The servant immediately took up his pen and ink.

Zhao Ying asked the servant to put the brush and ink in front of Yan Chong: "Teng Yun, you come to draw up the decree."

Zhao Ying's dictation was similar to Yan Chong's expectation. The Li family was gentle and kind, and married Xie Jiyu, the Xie family in Tongchuan.

Yan Chong fell silent.

Yan Chong is well aware of Zhao Ying's temper, so "disrupting the mandarin ducks" is already the most benevolent method.If this matter was told by someone else, or if he didn't mention his friendship with Xie Zean, Zhao Ying might just let Xie Zean, mother and son disappear from the capital.

No matter how many ghost ideas Xie Zean has in his head, he can't hold back the supreme imperial power.

Mrs. Li was able to get married from Zhao Ying and marry the third grade minister, and Xie Ze'an and Xie Xiaomei were able to enter the Xie family in Tongchuan, which is already a favor that many people can't ask for.If Xie Ze'an, mother and son do not know how to advance or retreat, and insist on breaking things up, what awaits them is Zhao Ying's thunderous wrath.

Yan Chong said: "Your Majesty is benevolent! In the end, I will bring the decree to Saburo's family."

Zhao Ying said: "Go, I will send people to Xie Shangshu's side to deliver the decree."

Xie Ze'an on the other side didn't know that Zhao Ying's will to determine the future of their mother and son was on the way.

He is being pressed by Zhao Chongzhao about his relationship with Princess Yan Ning.

Xie Ze'an smiled helplessly: "The princess saw that I wanted to curry favor with you, Your Highness, and wanted to show me off. She sent a letter to Uncle Guo and General Changsun saying that Big Brother Zhang was eager to give Shaochun to His Highness and His Royal Highness Princess Eldest to drink." , making them all come to trouble Big Brother Zhang, what else can I do except write back and praise the princess for being smart?"

Zhao Chongzhao looked at Xie Ze'an suspiciously: "It's really just like this? What are you guys doing? Let me think about it, what is it?" Zhao Chongzhao frowned, thought for a while, and then clapped his hands in joy. Said, "Ah, I remembered, giving and receiving privately! Is this the only thing you have said about privately giving and receiving?"

Xie Ze'an said: "Your Highness, please don't say that, my reputation doesn't matter, do you want to ruin the reputation of Your Highness the Princess?"

Zhao Chongzhao sneered and said, "Who dares to gossip about Ning'er? I will make him regret having a tongue!"

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Zhao Chongzhao patted Xie Ze'an on the shoulder: "Don't be shy, if Ning'er really likes you, I will take care of it with Father!"

Xie Ze'an: "...His Royal Highness is only seven years old."

Zhao Chongzhao said: "So what if you are seven years old? In general, children from aristocratic families can get engaged at the age of seven. What? You don't want to?"

Zhao Chongzhao's gaze was extremely fierce, and the meaning was very clear: Xie Ze'an dared to say "no", blood would immediately splatter on the spot.

Xie Ze'an said briskly: "If you can win the favor of the princess, it will be a blessing from my third generation of cultivation."

Zhao Chongzhao said, "It's not too bad." He glanced at Xie Ze'an up and down, then shook his head in distaste, "Just your small body? Don't think about it, I won't hand over Ning'er to you."

Xie Ze'an didn't feel sorry at all.

It's too sinful for a grown man to marry a seven-year-old girl!

Xie Ze'an was about to change the subject when a senior official walked in and reported respectfully, "Young official, there is a man who calls himself your elder brother waiting outside!"

Xie Zean was slightly surprised.

Zhao Chongzhao said suspiciously: "You still have a big brother?"

Xie Ze'an said, "It should be Brother Yan."

Zhao Chongzhao said, "Is it Commander Yan? I'll go out with you."

Xie Ze'an nodded, and the two walked quickly to the front. Yan Chong stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the snow-covered courtyard.

Xie Ze'an shouted: "Brother Yan!"

Zhao Chongzhao asked, "Why is Commander Yan here?"

Yan Chong didn't expect Zhao Chongzhao to be there, he looked at Xie Ze'an, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this "brother" was really amazing.When we first met, this "brother" was still poor, but now he not only has a lot of money, but also has close contacts with the prince and princess.

How many people can't do such a thing in their entire lives?

With Zhao Chongzhao here, Yan Chong couldn't say anything to Xie Ze'an.He said seriously, "I'm here to announce the decree."

Xie Zean was taken aback.

Yan Chong said: "You call your mother out too."

Xie Ze'an couldn't figure it out, so he could only invite Li Shi out as he said.

Yan Chong read Zhao Ying's will in front of Zhao Chongzhao.

Mrs. Li was dumbfounded.

Xie Ze'an was also a little surprised, but he quickly calmed down and took Zhao Ying's order from Yan Chong.

Zhao Chongzhao didn't know the truth, so he thought that Xie Ze'an was really Xie Jiyu's son.He said in shock: "Sanlang, your father is actually that strange man! Could it be that he forgot you, mother and son, and asked you to find them by yourself? Hey! I heard that many people call him a muddled Shangshu, but I didn't expect him to be so muddled." degree!"

Xie Ze'an: "..."

It seems that this Xie "crucian carp" is quite an interesting guy.

Zhao Chongzhao is not a person who has no winks. Seeing that Li Shi has been unable to move for a long time, he knew that this decree was an unexpected accident for their family, so he took the initiative to say: "I'll go back first, and I will come to play with you later!"

Xie Ze'an sent Zhao Chongzhao to the door, and turned to find Yan Chong who was drinking tea in the main hall.

Yan Chong said: "Sanlang, what do you want to ask?"

Xie Ze'an said: "Your Majesty can make such a decree, it should be because of your face, Brother Yan, right?" No matter how you look at this marriage, it is Li's high-ranking Xie Shangshu.

He is a good third-rank official, but for no reason, he is stuffed with a wife, and he also buys one, gets two free, and brings two younger ones, it must feel even more cheating!

Yan Chong comforted: "Although Xie Shangshu is not well-versed in human affairs, he is a rare talent. Your Majesty has always liked him."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Yan Chong emphasized: "Giving a marriage is a favor."

Xie Ze'an said: "I always feel that Brother Yan is very guilty of what you said. You have already said that Shangshu Xie is unreasonable, why don't you just tell me the truth, what did he do that gave His Majesty a headache?"

Yan Chong said, "Do you want to hear the far or the near?"

Xie Ze'an: "... Let's go a little far away first."

Yan Chong said: "Xie Shangshu once made a great cannon. It is really powerful. It can shoot far and be accurate."

Xie Ze'an said, "Isn't this a good thing?"

Yan Chong said: "Your Majesty was also in the barracks during the cannon test. After watching two rounds, he got up to go to the toilet. Xie Shangshu was in a state of excitement, and continued to test the cannon before His Majesty, but accidentally took the wrong direction and aimed at the front of His Majesty's latrine. open space."

Xie Ze'an had a bad feeling: "The hut has collapsed?"

Yan Chong said: "That's not true, it's just that a group of people panicked and shouted 'Help! Help!' and rushed open the door of the hut..."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Yan Chong said: "Originally someone wanted to sentence Xie Shangshu to death, but His Majesty is benevolent and only punished Xie Shangshu with one year's salary."

Xie Ze'an felt that Zhao Ying was not benevolent, but he didn't want to be told by the history secretary that "the criminal minister Xie Jiyu made a mistake in testing a cannon, which caused everyone to see His Majesty's heroic posture in the toilet, and he died."

Xie Ze'an couldn't hold back his curiosity, and asked, "Then what is it that is near?"

Yan Chong said: "Your Majesty has a property near the water in Nanshan. It is a good place to cool off. When the weather is hot, His Majesty often goes there to escape the heat. Not long ago, Shangshu Xie expressed the need for a rare wood, which was just used for He came to beg His Majesty to give him the wood for the beams on the other side of the house."

Xie Ze'an said, "Is he coming?"

Yan Chong's face was strange: "It's about to arrive, because His Majesty said, 'If you have the ability, you can tear it down', Xie Shangshu said gratefully, 'Thank you, Your Majesty', and led the people to tear it down."

dismantled... dismantled... dismantled...

Xie Ze'an understood why Zhao Ying wanted to cheat this Xie Shangshu.

If it were him, he would also want to find a way to torment this Xie Shangshu for a while!