Xie Xiang

I was full of worries when I went there, and I still have them when I return, but I have opened up a lot.

Xie Yi returned to the prime minister's mansion, where several ministers were already waiting to discuss with her on political affairs.Tomorrow is the Grand Court, and those who come at this time are all going to report to His Majesty's important events at the Grand Court.Without delay, Xie Yi invited everyone to the study.

Those who can get a place in the prime minister's study are not only court humerus, but also loyal to the prime minister.After the discussion was over, Xie Yi still left food.

It was rare for the prime minister to stay for dinner, so everyone was delighted, no one resigned, and they all stayed.

Because there are as many as seven or eight people, it is equivalent to having a small banquet.Accompanied by wine and music at the banquet, everyone celebrated the Prime Minister's birthday again and again. Xie Yi can drink a lot, but he doesn't drink much, and mostly takes a sip.Even so, it is enough to make everyone happy.

For a while, the host and guest enjoyed themselves with endless laughter.

When the banquet was about to end, a guest came to the hall.Seeing that Xie Yi was a doorman who specialized in spying, she raised her hand and stopped talking and music.

Everyone looked at the doorman, the doorman didn't look sideways, knelt down in front of Xie Yi, and said: "Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven gave Chen Mu a jug of gold wine, and the wine has already been sent to Chen's residence."

There was an uproar in the hall.Several ministers looked at each other, but they didn't understand why His Majesty wanted to kill a little Chen Mu?Xie Yi glanced around at the crowd and made the doorman retreat.

"Prime Minister, Your Majesty has repeatedly attacked the Chen family recently, and I am worried that this is aimed at you." A minister stepped forward and said.The rest of the people thought that the Chen family was not prominent, and they might not even see the emperor on weekdays. His Majesty has no reason to attack them. The only possibility is that His Majesty is using this to embarrass the Prime Minister.The relationship between the prime minister and the Chen family is unknown to everyone in the court.

"It was Chen Mu's rudeness that offended Sheng Yan and affected the whole clan, so you don't have to worry about it." Xie Yi said calmly.

It was the first time that the crowd heard that Chen Mu had offended His Majesty, they couldn't help being surprised, they discussed what it was, some reprimanded Chen Mu for being bold, and most of them were still worried, maybe His Majesty was dissatisfied with the prime minister's proficiency and used this as a warning.

Xie Yi and them couldn't explain clearly either, seeing that it was getting late, she simply got up to see off the guests.

Everyone dared to bother her to send them off, so they stopped discussing and asked the prime minister to stay.

Xie Yi sent them to the court before returning to the inner courtyard to rest.

Before going out the next day, the staff came to report: "Mr. Chen will arrive in Beijing in three days."

Xie Yi nodded to show that she understood, and boarded the car to go to the palace.

Chen Xianjun refers to her second brother, Chen Ju. Chen Ju was the former county magistrate. The place under his jurisdiction is not too far from the capital. He will rush back as soon as the handover is over. Calculating the time, he will arrive in about three days. Chang'an.

After more than ten days of investigation, she could not find out who the birth father was, and there was no trace of what happened back then.He had to pin his hopes on Chen Ju.The second brother is loved by his mother, and having him as a lobbyist will surely make his mother speak up.

Xie Yi thought about it all the way in the car, and only after entering the palace did she let this matter go.

The practice of the Han Dynasty is to return to the Great Court twice a month, and to hold regular courts in the rest of the time depending on the size of the government.Liu Zao didn't like Chang Chao very much, and thought it was cumbersome and troublesome. Whenever something happened, he would call the relevant ministers into the propaganda room to discuss it.

The Great Court was held all morning, and all the reports were about major events.Liu Zao listened intently to the ministers' performance, and assigned the matters one by one until noon, when all the matters to be reported were reported, and the ceremony official was about to announce the dismissal of the court, when Liu Zao suddenly said: "I have a missing person by my side. The two Lang officials heard people mentioning Xie Wen and Xie Xuan's brave and handsome names yesterday, and they want to call them to fill the position, does the prime minister think it is possible?"

Lang Guan is a close minister of the emperor. They are the ones who hold the halberd in front of the gate of the hall on weekdays. They are also the ones who consult and dispatch the emperor when things happen. future.

The ministers who had previously suspected that His Majesty launched an attack on the Chen family to embarrass the prime minister immediately reacted, and it was indeed as the prime minister said, that the Chen family offended His Majesty, and His Majesty punished the Chen family, and then thanked the Chen family. If you rely heavily on the prime minister, you are also willing to rely heavily on the Xie family.The position of prime minister is still stable.

Xie Yi came out and said, "Follow Your Majesty's order."

Liu Zao said with satisfaction: "Then it's settled."

Xie Yi straightened up and met Liu Zao's gaze. Liu Zao blinked at her, followed by a quick twitch of the corner of his mouth, and said solemnly, "Scatter."

Xie Yi was amused in her heart, and when she left the hall, she heard the two ministers whispering about His Majesty's mighty majesty, the more proficient in the way of balancing and appeasement, the more she became helpless, she was clearly still a mischievous child, how could there be any majesty of the majesty Hehe.

Liu Zao went back to the announcement room, and Li Lin was already waiting for her outside the hall.She was holding a few bamboo slips in her hand, Liu Zao glanced at them, and recognized that they were the files she had asked her to sort out two days ago, so she asked her to wait in the hall, and went to change her robes.

Li Lin acted diligently and did her best wherever she was instructed.She wanted these volumes of copybooks tomorrow, but Li Lin delivered them today.Liu Zao casually flipped through the two volumes, scanned them roughly, and saw that there were no mistakes, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, Aiqing."

Li Lin didn't take credit for it, nor was she proud, and said humbly: "It's a matter of my duty."

It is naturally good for the ministers to work diligently.Liu Zao smiled, she felt a little tired, wanted to take a nap, and said: "If Qing is fine, step back."

Li Lin did not leave, but took out a small sachet from her sleeve pocket, held it in both hands, and presented it: "This is a sachet made by my own hands, and it contains medicinal herbs that calm the mind, Your Majesty." Give it a try."

Sachet?Liu Zao glanced at it, asked the palace servants to fetch it, held it in his hand and looked at it, the style was elegant and the pattern was fine, she sniffed it lightly again, it had a light medicinal smell, it was not unpleasant, it was a very comfortable fragrance.

Whether it's the medicinal herbs inside or the standard patterns, you can see the intentions of the donators.But such objects are everywhere in Weiyang Palace, Liu Zao didn't quite understand why she specially presented the sachet, but thought it was an act of loyalty by the minister.

Liu Zao said, "Ai Qing has a heart."

Seeing that she accepted, Li Lin lowered her head slightly, with a little shame in her eyes, but also very happy, so she gave a salute and withdrew.

Liu Zao fiddled with the sachet again, then put it on the imperial case casually, planning to go to the back hall to rest for a while, but before she could stand up, there was a report from outside the hall, saying that the prime minister had come.

Immediately, Liu Zao's spirits were revived, all tiredness disappeared, he sat up straight and said, "Xuan."

Hu Ao glanced at her silently, then at the sachet on the imperial case, then lowered his head silently, without speaking.Liu Zao stared at the palace door, watched Xie Yi enter the palace, before she bent over to salute, he said, "Thank you for coming to see me, but do you have something to play?"

Xie Yi held a memorial in his hand, there was indeed a court matter that he wanted to report to her, so he submitted the memorial, and asked her to read it before reporting the matter.

It's not a particularly difficult task, Liu Zao listened carefully, and after listening, Fang said: "Thank you, I will do it."

Xie Yi made a promise.

The business was over, Xie Yi glanced at the sachet on the imperial case, and said with a smile: "When I came here, I met Li Lin, and she gave this sachet to Your Majesty?"

When Hu Ao heard this, his back immediately turned cold.Liu Zao didn't realize it, her thoughts were all on Xie Yi, she didn't care what other people thought about her.Hearing Xie Yi's question, he answered honestly: "It was offered by her, and she said it has the effect of calming the mind." While speaking, he picked up the sachet to look at it, and said, "It's pretty pretty."

"Your Majesty likes it?"

Liu Zao nodded, squeezed the sachet, it was soft, and the herbs in it made a slight sound: "I like everything I put my heart into."

"Oh." Xie Yi said flatly.

Liu Zao put down the sachet, and turned to Xie Yi with concern: "Is there anything else to do when I thank you later?" She wanted to stay for a while longer. She was happy yesterday and didn't sleep well all night, and she was a little tired today, but As soon as she saw her, she just wanted to spend more time with her and talk more.

Xie Xiang loves her and will definitely stay.Liu Zao looked at Xie Yi expectantly.

Xie Yi glanced at her and said coldly, "Yes."

ah?Liu Zao was disappointed, but he couldn't force it, so he said: "Since there is something to do, thank you and go, but you must also take care of your body and don't be too tired."

Xie Yi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, leave."

Liu Zao got up as usual to send her outside the hall, Xie Yi left without looking back.

She walked simply, without the slightest nostalgia.Liu Zao looked at her back, felt something was wrong, and said strangely: "Mr. Xie is a little cold."

Hu Ao smiled, then restrained himself quickly, and said respectfully: "The prime minister is upright, it has always been like this."

Liu Zao shook her head, she didn't pay much attention to others, but she was very concerned about Xie Xiang's emotions, she said: "No, Xie Xiang is not happy."

But she couldn't think of why Xie Xiang was unhappy for a while.I couldn't help thinking of making an appointment for a few days.Xie Xiang asked her to wait for her for a few days, so it can be seen that there are things to do in these few days. Could it be that the matter is very difficult and makes Xie Xiang embarrassed?

Liu Zao frowned, and also became anxious.

If after a few days, she was rejected again, she might not be able to bear it.

Xie Yi left the proclamation room, then went to the government office, and returned home at night without leaving the government office.

I went back to the mansion at night, searched for Xie Wen and Xie Xuanlai, and told them about His Majesty's appointment today.Xie Wen was transferred to Habayashi last year and was promoted to a rank. He is already a junior officer. Hearing this edict, he was very sad: "There are strict rules in the palace, and my nephew may not be able to do it."

"You have a courtesy officer, teach the rules, you just learn it."

Xie Wen was still reluctant: "My nephew wants to stay in Yulin, learn the art of war and martial arts, and in the future, he wants to make contributions to the frontier like Marquis Changping."

"Joining a position as a Langguan does not prevent you from making achievements in the frontier. Marquis Changping also served in the palace." Xie Yi said flatly, but he could not refuse.

Xie Wen had no choice but to agree. As for Xie Xuan, he had to be much more obedient. He would do what His Majesty and the Prime Minister ordered.

Xie Yi instructed the two of them a few more words, and then they all retreated.

She still has a lot of official documents to read, and this night, it's another night of holding candles until the third watch.

When the third watch was over, Xie Yi put down her pen, she breathed a sigh of relief, stared at the candlelight for a while, got up and sat down on the couch under the window.There is a table in front of the couch, and on the table is a small finely woven bamboo basket containing needlework and silk.

She looked at the bamboo basket for a moment, reached out and took out the needle, picked another color, and threaded the needle on the thread.The silk was smooth, Xie Yi took a piece of blue one, imagined the appearance of the sachet in her mind, took a deep breath, and started sewing.

After just a few stitches, the line was crooked.

Xie Yi paused, took the scissors to cut off the thread, and started over again.

This was almost the first time she touched needle and thread, Xie Yi settled down, and started from scratch with a candle.Looking at the simple work, it is not easier to do it than to deal with government affairs.Xie Yi is a patient person, she sewed and unwrapped over and over again without feeling bored at all, until it was almost dawn and the candles were all burned out, and she was finally able to sew the outline of the sachet.

Xie Yi's expression was slightly relaxed, and her eyes were full of tenderness.