Prince Consort

There is an alley in Beijing called Sanyuan Lane, whose name is Sanyuan Jidi, which has a very good meaning.It's a pity that the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Most of the people living in Sanyuan Lane are down-and-out scholars who have repeatedly failed. Because the imperial examination battle line is too long to live in a good place, they can only rent cheap houses in Sanyuan Lane.

All the people living in Sanyuan Lane are scholars, and they are usually very clean.Early this morning, a guard of the Eastern Palace wearing a robe of the imperial army came to Sanyuan Lane and knocked on the door of one of the families.

The person who opened the door was a bright young man. He asked, "Who are you looking for?"

The guard of the Eastern Palace said: "Tan Wuqiu, does Mr. Tan live here? Our Highness read his post and would like to invite Mr. Tan to meet."

The boy let out an "ah" and said, "Okay, I'm going to call Mr. out now!"

Tan Wuqiu was still being pushed out by the boy in a wheelchair.

The guards of the East Palace were slightly surprised when they saw this, but they didn't show it, and led the people back to the East Palace without any change.

Xie Ze'an was playing with Zhao Chongzhao on the school grounds, and when he heard someone report that Tan Wuqiu had arrived, he said to Zhao Chongzhao happily: "That Mr. Tan has arrived, do you remember the batch of manuscripts you got when you were repairing the dictionary? The explanation he wrote More than half of it was adopted by Mr. and the others, but I didn't expect him to post!"

Zhao Chongzhao's eyes lit up: "It's him! Then we have to go see him."

As soon as they saw Tan Wuqiu, Xie Ze'an and Zhao Chongzhao understood why he didn't take the imperial examination route.If you have a disease in your legs, it is useless even if you are rich and five cars, and you are not eligible to take the imperial examination.

Xie Ze'an didn't show surprise on his face, but asked, "Are you Mr. Tan?"

Tan Wuqiu nodded, and said to Zhao Chongzhao: "I have seen Your Highness, Wuqiu's legs are inconvenient, I'm sorry."

Zhao Chongzhao said: "It's all right." He asked enthusiastically, "Sanlang and I read the post you posted, Mr. Tan, and there are many useful ideas mentioned in it. I wonder if Mr. Tan can explain it to me carefully! "

Tan Wuqiu looked at Zhao Chongzhao's thirsty eyes, paused, and said with a smile, "Of course."

As a result, the three of them chatted about serious matters as soon as they met. Tan Wuqiu had a wide range of talents and knowledge, and he had a clear understanding of the customs and customs of various places.After chatting, both Xie Ze'an and Zhao Chongzhao forgot the time, and felt an unprecedented heartiness in their hearts.

Xie Ze'an rarely read the article: "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books."

Tan Wuqiu laughed, and joked with Xie Ze'an: "You've been too lazy to read for ten years."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Tan Wuqiu said: "It's getting late, I should go back."

Only then did Xie Ze'an and Zhao Chongzhao realize that the meal was too early, Xie Ze'an hurriedly winked at Zhao Chongzhao.Zhao Chongzhao immediately said: "Mr. Tan, let's stay and have dinner together. We still have a lot of things to ask Mr. Tan." He sincerely invited, "I wonder if Mr. Tan is willing to be my guest in the East Palace?"

Tan Wuqiu said: "Your Highness invites you warmly, but it is disrespectful."

Zhao Chongzhao was overjoyed, and immediately asked Tan Wuqiu to have dinner with him.Unexpectedly, halfway through the meal, someone came to report that Zhao Ying had arrived.

Zhao Chongzhao and Xie Zean looked at each other in surprise.They didn't notice that Tan Wuqiu's expression froze for a moment, and they all got up to greet Zhao Ying.

Zhao Yingmai stepped inside and was surprised to see not only Xie Zean but also another stranger in the room.

Tan Wuqiu took the initiative to greet him: "Tan Wuqiu, a grassroots man, has met His Majesty."

Zhao Ying said, "Mr. Tan doesn't need to be too polite."

Hearing Zhao Ying's "Mr. Tan" and that strange look, Tan Wuqiu felt mixed emotions in his heart.He thought that he would meet Zhao Ying when he posted a post in the East Palace, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. Fortunately, his appearance had changed a long time ago, and Zhao Ying couldn't recognize him.

Tan Wuqiu thought back to the face Zhao Ying caught a quick glimpse when he stepped through the door just now.

Zhao Ying is old.

He has gorgeous hair on his temples.

Tan Wuqiu sat quietly on the side, waiting for Zhao Ying to speak.

Zhao Ying only regarded Tan Wuqiu as a stranger, and asked Zhao Chongzhao without Tan Wuqiu's courtesy: "What did you chat with Mr. Tan? You didn't eat until this time."

Zhao Chongzhao hadn't talked enough just now, and he seemed to have opened up a chatterbox when he heard the words, and praised Tan Wuqiu's greatness endlessly.

Xie Ze'an echoed from the side.

Zhao Ying saw that Zhao Chongzhao and both of them admired Tan Wuqiu very much, so she couldn't help but look at that ordinary face more.He said to Tan Wuqiu: "Chongzhao is stubborn by nature, it's rare that he can listen to Mr.'s words."

Tan Wuqiu said: "Caomin only has one mouth."

The more Zhao Ying looked at it, the more he felt that Tan Wuqiu was unusual, not because of his looks or his knowledge. Just looking at Tan Wuqiu's calmness when dealing with him, he knew that he was absolutely extraordinary.

He earnestly urged: "Then Mr. Lao will teach Chongzhao more."

Tan Wuqiu said: "The word 'teaching' is really not appropriate."

Zhao Chongzhao interjected: "Dare to be brave! Mr. is a talented man, Saburo and I both admire him!"

Tan Wuqiu couldn't help but laugh.

Zhao Chongzhao's temper is actually quite different from that of Zhao Ying and the former empress - at least such straightforward and honest words will never come out of Zhao Ying and the others.Although this was not quite the same as his ideal prince, after talking with him, he felt that it would be nice to have such a prince.

He looks very lively.

Tan Wuqiu became a diner in the East Palace just like that. After learning that there was an old and a young child in his family, Zhao Chongzhao specially chose a separate courtyard for Tan Wuqiu so that Tan Wuqiu could live more comfortably.

Xie Ze'an is the person who knows how to "use resources" best. Whenever he is free, he goes to Tan Wuqiu's side and asks Tan Wuqiu for advice on all the doubts he has accumulated.There is no way, although he has two teachers, Yao Dingyan and Xu Juncheng are both good people. He asked a question and the other party could set him ten traps in the answer, and it was exhausting to think about it!

Tan Wuqiu also found out the current situation of Xie's mansion from Xie Ze'an's mouth.

Hearing that Xie's house was peaceful, Tan Wuqiu was more happy than anyone else.

Counting the time, it was time for Xie Hui to return to the capital.

After 18 years of separation, I don't know if the reunion of the husband and wife will be smooth...

As if in response to Tan Wuqiu, today's Xie Mansion is a little different from usual.

Early in the morning, Mrs. Xie was teaching Mrs. Li when someone came to report: "Old Madam, there is a man selling bear skins outside. No matter how hard you drive them away, you can't get rid of them. What do you think?"

When Mrs. Xie heard "bear skin", her eyelids moved, and she asked, "What bear?"

The servant was taken aback, and replied, "Black bear."

Mrs. Xie asked again: "Is it the whole sheet?"

The servant nodded and said, "I don't know, but he boasted that it was the whole sheet, and I think it's really quite big..."

Mrs. Xie motioned for Mrs. Li to go back first, sat alone for a while, and said to the servants: "Call the man in and ask him to bring the bear skin for me to see."

The servants quickly led him in.

It was a tall man with extremely ordinary features, and he couldn't find it in the crowd.He carried a piece of black fur on his shoulder, which looked like it had just been peeled off from a black bear, beautiful and soft.

The man said, "I have seen Madam."

Mrs. Xie asked, "Where did you hunt this bear?"

The man said, "Over there in Cangzhou, there are many black bears."

Mrs. Xie said, "You killed it yourself?"

The man said, "Yes, I killed it with my own hands."

Mrs. Xie said, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

The man said: "It was dozing off when I started, otherwise I wouldn't get a complete fur." ​​He looked up at Mrs. Xie, "And I promised someone that I would bring her a fur when I go home." A piece of bear skin, for a black bear, although it looks a little ugly, but it looks very warm when winter comes."

Mrs. Xie shook her hand and broke the teacup that was set aside.

She sat quietly in her original position, unable to move, staring straight at the man in front of her.

Mrs. Xie asked, "What's your name?"

The man said slowly, "My surname is Xie, and my name is Xie Hui."

Mrs. Xie closed her eyes: "Don't lie to me..."

The man said, "Ashan, I'm back."

The voice has changed, the appearance has changed, but the tone and look have not changed at all, and the scene of parting seems to come before my eyes again.She doesn't blame him for going to Cangzhou, and she doesn't blame him for going to break the siege of the former consort, because when she fell in love with this person and married this person, she already knew what kind of person he was, if she stripped the word "love" from him, Then he would no longer be the Xie Hui she liked.

But understanding is understanding, understanding is understanding, she is still very painful.

Madam Xie suppressed her tears, looked at Xie Hui for a moment, and remembered Xie Hui's current appearance in her heart.

She began to ask what had happened in the past 18 years and why he didn't come back until now.

Xie Hui went into every detail and told his wife everything he knew.

Mrs. Xie sighed when she heard the news that "Lin Jun" was still alive.

As long as their husband and wife recognize each other, everything will go well. It's a pity between "Linjun" and Ah Man, two marriages are in front of them at the same time, how can there be a consummation?

Xie Hui said: "Lin Jun means that he will not return to Lin Jun in the future." Naturally, the Eldest Princess will not be embarrassed.

Mrs. Xie said: "Even if Lin Jun doesn't come back, Ah Man and that Xie Qian are probably coming to an end..."

Xie Hui asked: "What happened?"

Mrs. Xie told Xie Hui about the stalemate between the eldest princess and Xie Qian over the years.

Xie Hui said, "When did Ah Man become so reckless?"

Mrs. Xie said: "Probably because he is unwilling to accept Linjun's choice."

He was clearly talking about the eldest princess, but Xie Hui's heart ached for no reason, and he couldn't help but pull his wife into his arms.His apologetic voice rang in his wife's ear: "Ashan, I'm sorry..."

If the old man failed to save him, then he really left her, leaving her alone to raise his son, leaving her alone in the capital, leaving her alone...

Mrs. Xie raised her head and looked at Xie Hui: "Are you underestimating me by saying such words?"

At a glance, Xie Hui seems to have returned to the encounter when he was a teenager. At that time, the girl was extremely intelligent, and she was always different from other girls. She rode horses with him without any timidity.She once said to him very unconvinced: "Who says women are inferior to men?"

Later, she did indeed do many things far better than men.

He, Xie Hui, is so lucky to have such a wife.

Xie Hui hugged his wife vigorously and did not let go for a long time.