The world is heavy and late

Chapter 32

When I opened it, I found that it was a small jade pendant, not very big, but very delicate, in the shape of a gourd.

Xia Qing liked it at first glance, because it completely fit her aesthetics, round and cute.

There was also a pouch under the jade pendant. She took a closer look, and although the pattern and color were different from the handkerchief Xu Zhong gave her, Xia Qing somehow felt that it was made by one person.

She took out the purse and touched it. When Xu Zhong saw it, he turned his head uncomfortably and pretended to look around. Xia Qing became happier for some reason, so he said, "Elder-in-law, I took your handkerchief and purse from others." What do you do if you find out?"

"Privately, I will be dragged to the Department of Law."

Xu Zhong still glanced at her angrily, and said, "Do you think there is a second person who has seen my handicraft?"

Then he explained in disbelief: "My mother was considered a master of Shu embroidery in Yizhou back then, and my father was also a very good teacher. There used to be a government school that invited him to teach, but he didn't want to go, so he opened it near the village. a private school."

Xia Qing didn't continue to ask this question. Would it be a good thing for a person with a happy family to enter the palace?

So she changed the subject and said: "Then father-in-law, can I usually wear this purse?"

Xu Zhong was indeed distracted by her, and said: "It is specially prepared for you. Didn't you say that you can't embroider a purse? Put this jade pendant in your purse in the future and you can wear it every day."

After Xia Qing heard it, her whole heart seemed to be soaked in honey water, gurgling, but she clicked lightly on her face and said, "Elder-in-law even remembers what we said when we first met."

Very good, Xu Zhong is not at ease anymore, as expected, if he is not at ease, he should make others feel at ease too.

Xia Qing put the gourd on her body, and then said to Xu Zhong, "I seem to be poor in craftsmanship, so I can't go out to buy things."

Seeing that Xia Qing had changed the subject, Xu Zhong naturally followed suit immediately, but he still shook his head with a smile when he heard this, and said, "I don't want your annual ceremony."

Xia Qing looked at Xu Zhong shaking his head with his hands behind his back, and thought to himself: Yes, my father-in-law is not shy, so I have to pretend to be mature.

She rolled her eyes and said: "That won't work. Since my father-in-law gave me a new year gift, I must return it to my father-in-law. This is called reciprocity."

She turned her head and went to the desk, and wrote a few words on the paper with a pen, but when Xu Zhong wanted to come and see, Xu Zhong immediately stopped him, and she said, "I can only give it to my father-in-law when he leaves."

As soon as Xu Zhong heard it, he could feel that there was a high probability that it was not a good word, but he just gave Xia Qing a helpless look.

The two laughed for a while, and Xia Qing began to ask serious questions.

Xia Qing asked: "Eunuch, is it true that the news about the emperor's beauty pageant spread in the palace?"

Xu Zhong: "Although His Majesty made it clear, he did not ask people to stop rumors."

Xia Qing was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Is there anyone in the palace who dares to spread gossip about His Majesty?"

Xu Zhong was silent for a moment and said, "It was passed down by the prince."

Xia Qing was relieved, the emperor did not forbid the prince's biography, isn't this what the emperor meant.

Xia Qing asked, "Eunuch, have you heard of Gu Weiyun?"

Xu Zhong looked at Xia Qing and said, "I don't know much about it, but it is said that she looks stunning."

Xia Qing said to Xu Zhong speechlessly: "Elder-in-law, can you not just stare at his appearance, I mean what about this person."

Xu Zhong: ... how do I know what you are asking, and now I am still saying that I am superficial...

Xu Zhong said lightly: "I don't know much."

Xia Qing understood what the problem was as soon as he heard it, and immediately changed his smile and said, "Elder-in-law, I'm rushing to talk, just tell me, it's very important to me."

Xu Zhong said: "I only vaguely heard that she has been suppressed all the time. The palace only talked about beauty pageants, but they didn't say anything. Those palace maids all united to suppress her."

"A few days ago, I heard that I was punished by an aunt of Gong Zhengsi who ordered the errands."

Xia Qing frowned and asked, "Why were you punished?"

Xu Zhong glanced at Xia Qing, feeling that she paid extra attention to this Gu Weiyun: "It was designed, and my aunt heard the bad things she said about this aunt and niece."

Xia Qing frowned even deeper, she had that in mind, but if Gu Weiyun couldn't achieve the goal in her heart...

"Does father-in-law know what Gu Weiyun said?"

Xu Zhong really knew about this, because what Gu Weiyun said was still very shocking, so he said: "That girl is stupid, and she doesn't raise her good daughter, but insists on taking the son born in the concubine's room to raise it. Could it be that Can't my daughter take care of her in the future? Say that girl is short-sighted."

After Xu Zhong finished speaking, he saw Xia Qing's eyes shining brightly with some strange lights.

Xia Qing was really excited. She didn't have the idea of ​​changing the world in this world. She didn't think she had the ability.

But at this moment, she saw a single spark.

Xia Qing has been walking around the house excitedly, Xu Zhong looked at her inexplicably, why can't he keep up with the little girl's thoughts now, what's so exciting about hearing these words?
Xia Qing had no other questions in her mind at the moment, she looked at Xu Zhong with bright eyes and said, "Eunuch, let's send Gu Weiyun to be a concubine."

Xu Zhong said with a look of horror: "You are crazy, dare to plot against the emperor. What do you have for her?"

Xia Qing understands their fear of the emperor and imperial power, but she also has her own thoughts: "Eunuch, I am serious. The news means that His Majesty agrees."

"Besides, I thought about it carefully. Gu Weiyun has the original capital to enter the harem, but now she is being suppressed too hard. She just lacks a chance. We can just give her this chance. If nothing else, I can break her Now I'm alone and helpless."

"I told my father-in-law because I and my father-in-law are one. If something happens to me or my father-in-law, it will affect both of us. So I told my father-in-law what I am going to do from the beginning."

"I can't treat Wu Xiaoyuan's death as nothing happened after all. I must put her account on Cui Wang. Besides, Gu Weiyun, she intends, I intend, and the emperor himself also intends. This matter will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

Xu Zhong looked at Xia Qing in front of him. He always felt that she was still a confused little girl, but now she was able to analyze the problem so firmly, and even saw problems that many people couldn't see.

Looking at such a wise and intelligent Xia Qing, he seemed unable to refuse at all.So he could only slow down his heart and say, "Then what do you want to do."

Xia Qing looked at the door of the comfort house, her eyes began to become firm little by little, she knew that she was no longer carefree in this world.

She wants to live well.

Xia Qing said: "I will deliver the letter in the third year of junior high school. I will go to see Gu Weiyun first, and I need to talk to her about something."

Seeing Xia Qing like this, Xu Zhong gradually calmed down and said, "Come to me if you need anything."

Xia Qing made the decision in his heart, and his thoughts slowly began to fly again. He turned his head to Xu Zhongjiao and said, "Oh, little Eunuch Xu is so kind. This servant knows that little Eunuch Xu will love him."

Xu Zhong looked at Xia Qing like this, and felt that his face must be red. Why was he always uncomfortable in front of her?

Xia Qing really wanted to laugh when he saw it, what a innocent father-in-law, he can only pretend to be mature after being molested.

After the two finished their business, they talked about gossip.

Then... Xu Zhong was chased away, before dinner.

Xia Qing deliberately had lunch with Xu Zhong, as if it was the New Year's Eve.

Xia Qing knew that Xu Zhong came to her early in the morning, so she must have not paid homage to Xu Ji yet.On such a grand festival, one should still visit the master. Although this kind of rule is not obvious in the palace, but in Xinglin and Shilin; the master belongs to the same father.

Besides, she and Xu Zhong still have a bright future, Xu Ji, ahem, he is an old man after all.Xia Qing definitely didn't know that at this time, her and Xu Zhong's thoughts had reached a high degree of unity.

And Xia Qing thought, if Xu Zhong were to spend the New Year at his wife's house even before he was married, Xu Ji would definitely have something against his apprentice's wife.

Thinking of this, Xia Qing sighed, why is this as difficult as the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

……

Xu Zhong didn't know that Xia Qing had so many thoughts in his mind. If he knew, he would definitely preach with a straight face.

Xu Zhong was a little disappointed when he left the safe house, but he also knew that Xia Qing wanted him to go to the master first.

Xu Zhong walked slowly on the palace road, remembering the note she handed him before leaving, and thinking of the scene at that time, Xu Zhong thought it must be a joke.

But I still had three expectations, and there were two sentences written on the paper. The words were not very good, but those words were enough to make Xu Zhongzhong feel relieved:
The piano is in the imperial court, so it's better to be quiet.Not seeing each other for a day is like three autumns.

Xu Zhong's eye sockets were a little hot, how could this girl be so smart.She changes the subject when you are sad, and writes love poems when you are sad.

Xu Zhong felt that there would never be such a good girl in the world again, she was clever and caring.

But Xu Ji is not in such a good mood at all.
When Xu Ji saw Xu Zhong coming, his face was full of smiles, and he couldn't hold back his anger and said, "Master Xu has a happy face, I'm so proud."

Xu Zhong and Xu Li: ...The most annoying thing is yin and yang.

Xu Zhong hurriedly knelt down and said, "Disciple Xu Zhong congratulates Master that every year is safe and everything goes well."

There is no better blessing than this in the palace, but Xu Ji still smiled and said: "How dare the miscellaneous family accept the gift from Mr. Xu, I am afraid that we will have to wait for half a day to meet each other in the future." .”

Xu Zhong and Xu Li: ...I always feel that the master's words are a bit sour.

Xu Zhong said hastily: "The master shames the disciple, but the disciple is sent by the master."

Xu Ji said: "It's hard for Zajia to meet Mr. Xu. If it weren't for this little apprentice, I'm afraid I wouldn't know that Master Xu still remembers Master Xu."

Xu Li looked at the two people in front of him and his head hurt. Why did the senior brother go out in the morning?Master, can you stop being weird about Yin and Yang in the future?

He looked left and right, but still couldn't help but said: "Master...how about, or let's have dinner, the New Year's Eve dinner."

Xu Ji glanced at the kneeling disciple in front of him and didn't want to speak anymore. What's the use of him talking?They didn't go as usual, but Xu Ji still sighed in his heart.

It was a waste of time to fetch water from the bamboo basket, he was still rushing to go, I just hope he can bear it in the future.

The three masters and apprentices had a New Year's Eve dinner, and Xu Ji went to the emperor's side. Their New Year's Eve dinner was not a real New Year's Eve dinner, they had to eat very early, and then rushed to the emperor's side to serve them.

The emperor has also been busy all day, but the emperor is often the most tired during this kind of festival.

But overall, this year is still very happy.

Although there will be some people who are not very happy, such as Gu Weiyun.

She is the one who was sent out to carry the lantern in the palace on New Year's Eve.

(End of this chapter)