That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 685 One Surname Honors Two Worlds
Since the founding of Da Qi, there have been two generations of empresses, and also two generations of relatives, namely the Lin family and the Xu family.

The Lin family was originally a prairie royal family, and it is still a prairie royal family at this time. It is regarded as the co-lord by 78 prairie taijis. It is extremely prominent, so there is no need to say more.

The Xu family was originally a prominent family in the two dynasties of Zheng, Da, and Qi. Xu Lin was already the top governor of military officials, and Xu Yan was only one step away from reaching the top of civil officials. The splendor of two generations made the Xu family hopeful to become the second Lin family. With Xu Lin's death and Xu Yan's sudden death, the Xu family, which was originally a kinship with the country, began to decline, and could only rely on Empress Xu's encouragement to maintain it. Now Empress Xu has also gone, leaving only one who has a title but no official position Xu Yi, the once prominent Xu family has reached the point where the building is about to collapse.

On the other hand, the Xu family of Xu Beiyou was already covering the sky in Jiangdu. After entering the imperial capital, he first married His Royal Highness the Princess, and had the new chief assistant of the cabinet as his backer. Today's Xu Beiyou is qualified to wear the official lion robe of the second rank.

As one party is prominent and powerful, the other party appears to be in a more bleak situation.

Xu Beiyou stopped in his tracks and said softly, "The Prince of Xihe County."

Xu Yi smiled, with a cold smile, "What should I call you, Young Master Xu or Prince Consort? Or Old Xiaoge?"

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "If you don't mind, just go back to the south."

"Nangui?" Xu Yi said softly, "I think in a few years, we can add the word 'Gong' after the character Nan. How about Nangong?"

Xu Beiyou was noncommittal, "Have you paid homage to the empress?"

Xu Yi calmly said: "Last night I stayed overnight, I will go back to the house first, and come back at night."

Xu Beiyou suggested, "If you're not sleepy, why don't we go for a walk?"

Xu Yi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "It's okay, it's not too late."

The two walked side by side along a path, and Xu Beiyou asked softly, "The last time you went to Jiangdu, I broke your face, isn't it strange?"

Xu Yi shook her head and said: "In all fairness, this matter actually started because of me. I have said that Jiang Qianglong does not suppress the local snake, let alone you are the local dragon, and I am just a river snake."

Xu Beiyou laughed it off.

After the two walked about a distance away, Xu Yi suddenly stopped and turned to look at Feishuang Temple behind her.

In the light fog in the morning, the Feishuang Temple is looming, and the lake is shining like a fairyland when it clears up after the snow.

Xu Beiyou accompanied him to stop, also looked at Feishuang Hall, and said calmly: "The old county king is gone, and the empress is also gone. Do you have the confidence to shoulder the burden of the Xu family?"

Xu Yi asked back: "If I can't carry it, is it possible that you will carry it?"

Xu Beiyou shook his head and said, "It should be your burden. I won't take it away, and I can't take it away. Besides, I have something to bear."

One from the south and the other from the north, Xu Gongzi, Xu Yi, the son of the northern imperial capital, fell from the clouds, only slightly better than Duanmuyu who committed suicide, showing the coldness of the world and the warmth of human feelings.Xu Beiyou, the son of Jiangdu in the south, soared up, and when the wind and cloud changed, the dragon flew up to the cloud. I still want to take the liberty to ask, you Mr. Xu, did you come to see my joke?"

Xu Beiyou turned his head to look at the familiar Xihe County King, and said with a smile, "Your temperament is not like that of an old County King, but more like a Queen's Empress."

Xu Yi sarcastically said, "It seems that you have met my father?"

Xu Beiyou said calmly: "I have indeed seen it. Although I couldn't discuss it in depth because of the rush of time, Beiyou was particularly impressed by the demeanor of the old county king."

Xu Yi didn't want to continue entanglement on this topic, and asked: "This time you were promoted to the governor of the Dark Guard Mansion and Tiance Mansion, what is your intention? Is it just a false name?"

Xu Beiyou didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "There is only one governor in the Dark Guard Mansion. Compared with the three former governors, it is inevitable that he will hold more power. In order to share the power of the governor of the Dark Guard Mansion, His Majesty Between the affairs of the governor and the governor, a governor is added to share the authority of the governor, so I am not an empty post, and I will have some real power. It's hard to say too much, but if you want to go to Tiance Mansion, I can speak for you."

Xu Yi laughed at herself and said: "Tiance Mansion is not a place where anyone can go if they want to. I was on an errand, but I couldn’t find the temple door with the pig’s head. I often worshiped many Bodhisattvas, but none of them appeared. I didn’t expect Mr. Xu to be a real Buddha. "

Xu Beiyou didn't take it seriously, and stretched out his hand towards Xu Yi, "A man who stands between the sky and the earth must stand up to the sky. This is a good saying, but the weight of the burden is on you, should you bend over or not? You have to bow your head under the eaves." , sometimes, in order to raise your head better in the future, you might as well bow your head now. It’s not scary to bow your head, just don’t bend your knees. Besides, I don’t want you to bow your head to me, let alone bend your knees. I just For the sake of the old county king, I want to give you a hand, but now my hand is stretched out, do you want to take it?"

Xu Yi didn't hold Xu Beiyou's hand, she shook her head and refused, "Mr. Xu appreciates Nangong's kindness, but this is my own business, so I won't bother Nangong."

Xu Beiyou withdrew his palm, "Xihe Xu family, what should be yours is yours, no matter what my status is, I can't fight, and I won't fight, but since you are the head of the Xihe Xu family, it's time to stand up Supporting the door, people in the world, always have to carry something, this is the most natural truth."

With her hands behind her back, Xu Yi calmly said, "I know."

Xu Beiyou said nothing more, turned and left.

After Xu Yi stayed in place for a long time, she walked out of the palace, and met Wei Yuanyi who was just going to Feishuang Hall.

Wei Yuanyi asked softly, "Why do you look so pale?"

Xu Yi said softly, "I met Xu Beiyou."

Wei Yuanyi's complexion changed slightly, and he said angrily, "Did he show off his power at you? A villain gets his way!"

Xu Yi shook her head and said, "That's not true."

Wei Yuanyi asked curiously: "This is strange, what did he say?"

Xu Yi hesitated for a moment, and said: "He said some great truths, and then he will give me a future."

Wei Yuanyi clicked his tongue and said, "Giving you a future? You really deserve to be called the old Xiaoge by the whole court. This tone is really big."

She paused, then asked in a low voice, "What kind of future is he going to give you?"

Xu Yi said softly: "Tiance Mansion."

Wei Yuanyi was taken aback, "Tiance Mansion? My grandfather can't even talk about that place. His Majesty has to personally approve it. He has such a great ability?"

The king of Xihe County had a complicated expression, "It's hard to say."

At this moment, a eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies began to urge his wife to enter the palace, and Wei Yuanyi could only leave in a hurry.

After Xu Yi watched Wei Yuanyi walk into the Feishuang Palace, she sighed and stared at the sky in a daze.

(End of this chapter)