Wei Ni

Chapter 27

Anning Tinghou Mansion.

Xia Houhui, who just woke up at Shen Shi, hurriedly found some food to fill his stomach and walked out of his small courtyard, stretching his waist to look at the flowers and trees that had been wilted by the scorching sun, not knowing what to do for a while.

This time period is a bit embarrassing.

If you go out and wander, it will be evening meal time soon, and you won’t be able to go outside the city; if you want to bend your bow and dance your sword to unclog your muscles and bones, you just have a full stomach and the sun is too poisonous, so don’t toss if you don’t want to be flatulent or suffer from heat stroke.

After thinking about it, he simply walked along the corridor to the library at home, intending to find some books to pass the time.

But he didn't want to, so he turned his teeth, and happened to bump into Uncle Sun who was standing silently.

Uncle Sun was the old man who led his family's followers to escort him back to Luoyang from Qiao County in March.

He was originally Xiahouyuan's trilogy, and he was quite brave, but once he was injured by an arrow when he went out with Xiahouyuan to suppress the rebellion.

And because he was taciturn and could read some words, Xia Houheng assigned Xia Houhui as a personal manager, responsible for serving Xia Houhui's daily life and handling some personal chores.

In Xiahou's home, every male Ding Guanli will have an exclusive steward.

Born in a noble family~
After the crowning ceremony, it is inevitable that there will be going out to make friends, greet and send off, and trivial chores after entering an official position, etc. Naturally, special personnel are needed to take care of them.

However, Uncle Sun is not limited to handling chores.

When Xia Houhui was not in Luoyang before, he often concealed his name as a ranger, and it was Uncle Sun who accompanied him.

Those children who were adopted during this period were also thrown to Uncle Sun for resettlement.

Even Xia Houheng didn't know the secret of the matter.

It can be said that Uncle Sun is Xia Houhui's absolute confidant, the kind who can entrust his life to him.

Because of this, he has always been very friendly to Uncle Sun, seeing him guarding outside the Yamen gate of the small courtyard on a hot day, he couldn't help asking with concern, "The sun is getting worse, why is Uncle Sun standing outside?"

"Back to Liulang."

Uncle Sun bowed slightly, and replied in a deep voice, "Patriarch has ordered that if Liu Lang wakes up, he will go look for him in the garden of the main house."

Brother, what do you want me for?
However, it just so happened that I took advantage of the trend and said some things in advance rather than choosing a date.

Slightly surprised, Xia Houhui nodded lightly, "Well, good."

When turning around to go to Xia Houheng's house, he still didn't forget to tell him, "There are no female relatives in my house, and Uncle Sun doesn't have to shy away from it. If you have something to do in the future, just go inside and find me."

"only."

In this regard, Sun Shugong, who followed suit, complied.

But Xia Houhui knew that with a cautious temperament, he would never do as he said.

After thinking for a while, he ordered again in a low voice, "Uncle Sun, I won't be living at home in a while, you should watch and tidy up some things, so as not to be in a hurry at that time."

This is, going to be released as an official?
Or, do you want to go out and buy land and build a house to live alone?
However, the homeowner would not agree to this kind of thing.
Hearing this, Uncle Sun's footsteps paused slightly, but his expression didn't change, and he didn't ask why, he still said "Wei" very respectfully and then continued to remain silent.

When I was young, I went outside the main house.

Uncle Sun stopped, saluted silently, then turned and left.

Xia Houhui, who had always been impatient with red tape, walked in without waiting for the servant girl to inform her.

Before Wei Wu and Cao Cao raised troops to challenge Dong, the Xiahou family was a wealthy family in Qiao County and a well-off family with no shortage of expenses; now, with Cao Wei's success as an emperor, they have the pomp of a family of Zhongshi Dingming.

Therefore, as the head of the family, Xia Houheng lived in a main house with a considerable scale.

I saw the verandahs of the rooms and verandahs, all of which are exquisite and unique. As the winding stone steps spread, the majestic and magnificent main hall for receiving guests comes into view; after bypassing the main hall, there is a deep courtyard, many corridors, pavilions, pavilions, The pool hall and water pavilion are also decorated with rockery, strange rocks, flowers and trees.

Xia Houheng, who was escaping the summer heat in the courtyard pavilion, also enjoyed it quite a bit.

I saw three or five little maidservants shaking feather fans with long handles, a boy standing by the side holding a long-beaked pottery gourd filled with iced rice wine, and Xia Houheng was sitting leaning against a pillar, holding a wine cup from time to time. Drink slowly, sometimes pick up a greengage from the fruit plate on the stone table and chew it lightly in your mouth.

Xia Houhui, who was also striding over, saw it, and couldn't help joking, "The world is raging, and the swords and soldiers are not stopped, so that the living and the people are very difficult, but the elder brother is at ease as a court official. , There are starving bones on the road?"

What a mess!

It's only mid-autumn and August, and the heat is still hot, where is the road with frozen bones?

And it's just green plums for drinking, why does the wine and meat stink!
"Zhuzi, you can't do anything right all day long!"

Not surprisingly, the teased Xia Houheng immediately opened his mouth to curse.

It's just that after cursing, he waved his hands with a smile on his cheeks, "After autumn, the heat is hot, and it's time to drink sweets and taste plums. Come, Zhiquan, take a seat quickly."

"it is good."

Sitting down according to the words, Xia Houhui directly took the long-beaked pottery gourd from the boy's hand, poured himself a cup, grabbed a green plum at random, bit his mouth, and asked vaguely, "Why did you call me, brother?"

"Just chatting on a whim, it's nothing serious."

Xia Houheng answered in this way, but just as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and sent the maid and the boy away.

It also made Xia Houhui stunned for a while, and couldn't help but sit up straight.

"Hey, you don't have to be restrained when you are young."

Seeing this, Xia Houheng laughed happily and waved his hands, "It's really just chatting, but I just don't want the servants to chew on their tongues. Well, the juvenile power didn't return last night, but was it left by the emperor to discuss matters?"

"Ah."

Gently nodding, Xia Houhui said slowly, "Yesterday I drove with me on Beimang Mountain. Because of the abundant hunting, the emperor was delighted and allowed me to ask for a reward. Therefore, I have a long talk about the matter of admonishing the temple until the dawn breaks. .”

"Empty the front table in the middle of the night to discuss the affairs of the world."

Immediately, Xia Houheng touched his beard with relief, and his smile became even wider. He said, "I have only been riding loose for a few months, and I can already sit and talk with the emperor for a long night. It can be said that I have won the holy family! Congratulations! I will be able to revive in the future." My Xiahou family has a great reputation too! What a blessing!"

uh~
Things are not as good as you think.
Xia Houhui was dumb, thought for a while, then lowered her voice and said, "Brother, I want to go out and live on my own."

"Um!?"

Xia Houheng, who was overjoyed, suddenly stopped with his bearded hand and tore off a few beards.

But he didn't care about the pain of showing his teeth, but after a little stunned, he opened his eyes wide and sharply, "What are you talking about?!"

"Brother, I want to buy a house outside for myself."

Xia Houhui repeated it loudly.

Xia Houheng, who heard it clearly, didn't make another sound, but got up suddenly, walked out of the small pavilion in three steps at a time, and picked up the long-handled feather fan left by the maidservant just now.

It seems that he is going to imitate the stick instruction of other meritorious families.

In fact, thinking about it, I don't blame him for being so angry.

"Baihu Tong Clan" has a saying, "The clansmen gather together and get together. It is called love and love. Up to the ancestors, down to the great-great-grandsons, a family is lucky, a hundred families gather together, and they are close relatives, and they are dear to each other. , mourning for the dead, there is a way to gather together, so it is called the clan."

Since ancient times, clans have depended on each other and hugged each other to keep warm.

Even the clans that came out of Wufu are united, respectful and love each other!

And Xia Houhui actually thought about breaking up the family? !

Divided the family, wouldn't that just make the lintel, which was already in decline, even more depressed? !

Mo took the story of the separation of Cao Ren and Cao Chun in the past as an example.

That's because of Cao Ren's misbehavior in his early years, and the tyranny of young men who did illegal things such as plundering merchants. He was worried that his family's reputation would be damaged.
Moreover, they are only a nominal separation.

The proceeds of Cao Ren's robbery in those years were all secretly transferred to Cao Chun to buy land and manage property, and enrich the family fortune!

Now that you are a close minister of the emperor, don't you want to go and rob your family and give up! ?

But after sitting and talking with the emperor for a long night, you thought about breaking up?

Go against the law!

He didn't think about the hardships of his father's death, uncle Quan's and Youquan's death, and the family's decline, and the brothers' hard work in seeking to restore their family!

For a moment, Xia Houheng was furious.

I feel that if I don't break a few sticks today, and if I don't give a harsh lesson as the elder brother, I will be sorry for Xia Houyuan's spirit in heaven.

However, he failed to do so.

He was not good at martial arts, when he just chopped off the long handle of the feather fan, he was caught by Xia Houhui with one hand.

"Brother, don't rush to do it."

Xia Houhui, who was full of helplessness, smiled wryly, "Listen to me to explain the matter clearly first, okay? If the elder brother is still angry after hearing this, I will not move a step even if I die under the stick."

"What else can you say!"

However, Xia Houheng, who had already had a red face, couldn't listen at all. While trying to pull back the long handle of the feather fan with both hands, he yelled, "It's just a weak year, but I want to separate the family! I will be beaten to death in my father's place today. You are unfilial son!"

And after trying hard for a while, he failed to pull the long handle back, which made him even more angry. He immediately let go of his hand, turned around and took another handle and smashed it directly.

It's just a pity that it still missed.

Xia Houhui stepped forward to avoid it, and even grabbed his hands, and said anxiously, "Brother, this is the emperor's will!"

"Who cares what he wants!"

Xia Houheng, who was caught by the hand, immediately kicked his foot, and continued to curse without thinking, "Even if my father entrusts me with a dream."

Just halfway through cursing, the words stopped abruptly.

After staring blankly for a while, he still couldn't believe it and asked, "What did you just say, the Son of Heaven?!"

"Well, it's His Majesty's intention."

Seeing that he finally calmed down, Xia Houhui heaved a sigh of relief, and after half-pushing and half-supporting him to sit down, he briefly said what the emperor Cao Rui wanted him to recommend Du Shu last night, and then added, "Brother, the emperor Doing this is nothing more than wanting me to be a lonely minister. Therefore, for the sake of the family, it is better for me to go out and live on my own."

After listening, Xia Houheng didn't make a sound.

After a long sigh, he picked up the long beaked pottery gourd and poured himself a drink.

One cup, one cup, another cup, because the drink was too hasty to wet the beard and front of the front of the wine without realizing it.

Seeing this, Xia Houhui, who was at the side, couldn't help holding his hand, and said in relief, "Brother, don't do that, I'm a lone minister of the emperor, and I'm not."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Houheng got up angrily again, smashed the long-beaked Taohu on the ground, turned to the north, pointed in the direction of the palace, and cursed, "Okay, you, you, you, Cao, you!"

His chest rose and fell violently many times, but he didn't dare to curse the name of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)