There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 1005: Forced into Marriage
Tang Shuwan looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, I don't know what your husband is asking."

Su Xian's face darkened and his brows gradually furrowed.

Tang Shuwan's heart moved and she came up with an idea: "My husband can go into the palace to find Princess Lanling and ask her clearly in person!"

"What you said makes sense, madam. I will go to the palace for my husband." Su Xian frowned slightly, put down Tang Shuwan and turned around to leave. This matter is quite serious and must be dealt with immediately.

"Eh..." Tang Shuwan called from behind.

Su Xian stopped and looked back: "Madam, do you have anything else to say?"

"No...it's nothing. My husband will leave early and come back early." Tang Shuwan murmured, but in the end she didn't say much.

When Su Xian saw her expression of being embarrassed but wanting to speak, a thought came to his mind, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he returned to Tang Shuwan in three or two steps.

Then without any explanation, he hugged her, kissed her red face several times, and whispered: "Wait until I come back, and I will make it up to Madam tonight!"

Tang Shuwan pursed her lips and wanted to say, "I don't want compensation," but after thinking about it, she stopped and finally said, "I...wait for my husband!"

"It's so cute!"

Su Xian chirped again, then let go of Tang Shuwan, turned around, opened the door and strode away.

He was the master of the Hou Mansion, and his sudden appearance really frightened the guards and servants in the mansion. It was strange that they had not heard that the Marquis was returning to the manor today!

The servants were surprised and rushed to Tang Shuwan and Liu Huixiang's yard, scrambling to announce the good news in order to get some rewards...

Su Xian ignored the "chaos" in the mansion, took Yang Zhilan and a few guards directly out of the gate of the Hou Mansion, and rode a tall horse straight to the imperial city.

Now that he has returned to Beijing and obtained some information from Tang Shuwan, he is not going to continue to conceal his whereabouts. If outsiders see him, they will see it.

Unexpectedly, Su Xian got on the horse and ran for only two steps before he slowly stopped with a "soo" sound.

Then he turned his head and looked at the opposite side of the gate of the Hou Mansion. This area was all the newly built "Taiwei Mansion". After months of hard work, the Taiwei Mansion seemed... to have been repaired?
Su Xian had only been away from Shendu for more than ten days. When he suddenly saw the Taiwei Mansion today, his appearance completely changed and he felt like he could move in and work.

"Meet the Captain!"

An official trotted over, respecting Su Xianma.

Su Xian recognized this person. He was a foreign minister from the Ministry of Industry, who was responsible for the construction of the Taiwei Mansion. This person came at the right time. Su Xian asked directly after being polite:

"The Taiwei Mansion project has been completed?"

"Reporting to the Lieutenant, most of the work has been completed. Only some interior decoration has not been completed. It is estimated that it will take a few days for the Lieutenant to move in and work!" Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Works, laughed.

"Oh?"

Su Xian smiled and said: "You have all worked hard. When the Taiwei Mansion is completely completed, I will report to Your Majesty to ask for your reward."

Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, smiled broadly, felt grateful for a while, and invited him accordingly: "If the Taiwei is free, I can serve as a guide and give him a good introduction to the layout of the Taiwei's mansion."

Su Xian rode on a tall horse and looked back at the main entrance of Taiwei's Mansion, which was in the distance. He shook his head and said, "Today is inconvenient, let's wait for another day."

"Yes, as long as the captain gives an order, the subordinate will be here at any time."

"That's right." Su Xian suddenly remembered something:

"I remember that there seems to be a dilapidated Taoist temple next to the Taiwei Mansion. I once asked you to repair it. How is the repair now?"

"I dare not forget the Taiwei's instructions. The dilapidated Taoist temple has been renovated and connected with the Taiwei's Mansion. It has become an auxiliary building of the Taiwei's Mansion."

"Well, that's right. I'm going to take a look for myself later."

"Your Majesty is always at your service."

"..."

The Hou Mansion is very close to the imperial city.

There is only Luoshui in the middle.

After riding across the Tianjin Bridge, Su Xian came to the square in front of the "Duanmen" gate on the south side of the imperial city.

From a distance, Su Xian found a few people standing in front of Duanmen, old-fashioned, a little familiar, when the horse got closer, Su Xian saw clearly, it turned out to be the young commander of the prison department!

"Young Sikou! Long time no see!"

Su Xian dismounted, smiled and made a bow.

Shaosikou's hair and beard were gray, and although his eyesight was not good, he also noticed Su Xian.

Now Su Xian is no longer the little-known young man who was almost snatched into the Prison Department by him. He is now ranked as one of the "three princes", Taiwei!
In terms of official position, he is no longer enough in front of Su Xian...

Young Sikou sighed with emotion in his heart, and with a smile on his face, he hurriedly stepped forward and said in return: "Your Majesty, you are so polite. When did your Majesty return to Beijing? I don't know."

"Young Master Sikou is worried about me. I just returned to Beijing today. Young Sikou is... going to the palace to pay homage to His Majesty?" Su Xian asked casually.

Shao Sikou smiled bitterly:
"Yes, I have been waiting here for more than half an hour. This man is old, and his waist is weak after standing for such a long time, hahaha..."

"..."

Although the Prison Department's Yamen is located within the scope of the Imperial City, it is not connected to other places in the Imperial City. The Prison Department has a separate gate for entry and exit.

Why?

Because the Criminal Division is a yamen that investigates cases, sometimes it is necessary to dispatch arrestors in the middle of the night to arrest people.

But after dark, the gate of the imperial city will be closed, and it will not be opened no matter what, so there will be a conflict, so the queen decreed to open a gate for the prison department alone, but it must be separated from other places in the imperial city. open.

This means that if Shao Sikou wants to enter the palace to see the Queen, he must go through other gates in the imperial city...

Young Sikou had enjoyed great success earlier. If he met the Queen, he could enter the palace directly with his belt.

But now, due to the Queen's intention to suppress the Prison Department, the status of Shao Sikou has dropped rapidly, and the badge of being able to enter the palace at any time has also been taken away.

Of course, if there is a major case, the Queen will still grant a badge to enter the palace at any time, but she will definitely take it back afterwards.

At the moment, there are no serious cases in the Prison Department, so if Young Secretary Kou meets the Queen, he can only wait outside the city gate, waiting for the Queen's summons...

Su Xian chatted with Shao Sikou for a few words, then suddenly he had a thought in his mind and secretly tested Shao Sikou to see if he knew the inside story of Lanling's recruitment of a son-in-law.

The result disappointed Su Xian. Not only did Shaosikou not know the inside story of the matter, he didn't even know that Lanling was looking for a son-in-law...

Yes.

Su Xian gradually understood and said secretly:
"There should be no external rumors about this matter. Even I, as the leader of the inner guard, don't know about it, let alone the young Sikou. I'm afraid that the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the princes and nobles don't know about it."

Immediately afterwards, Su Xian frowned slightly:
"But if that's the case, then...how did Wan'er know about this? There are also father-in-law Tang Ju and sister-in-law Tang Shujing. Where did their news come from?"

"Weird, this matter is too strange. It seems that after leaving the palace and returning home, I must ask Wan'er for a clear explanation!"

"The Taiwei also went to the palace to pay homage to the Queen, right?"

The voice of Shao Si Kou came, pulling Su Xian out of his thoughts and replied: "Yes, the results of this trip to Haizhou need to be reported to His Majesty in person."

"Ashamed, I have wasted the Lieutenant's time. The Lieutenant should inform someone first. Her Majesty the Queen is busy, and she may have to wait until dark."

After Shao Sikou reminded Su Xian, he rubbed his old arms and legs and said with a wry smile:

"This man is getting old and is no longer useful. He has only been standing there for about half an hour, and I can't bear it... Lieutenant, please go quickly."

Su Xian cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I will go over first and see you later."

"Yes." Young Sikou nodded, looking at Su Xian's back gradually walking towards Duanmen, he sighed again in his heart: "Although he holds a high position, he is still humble and polite. He is a good boy!"

As soon as he finished sighing, his gray brows frowned.

It always feels like something is wrong.

I listened carefully to Su Xian's words just now, and it seemed that he had no intention of returning and waiting with him...

Although Su Xian ranks as one of the three princes and is one of the Taiwei, if he wants to see the queen, he still has to wait outside the gate of the imperial city just like his young Sikou.

While he was wondering, from the corner of his eye, Shao Sikou suddenly saw that Su Xian...actually walked directly into Duanmen!

swagger!

He did not say hello to the soldiers stationed at the city gate.

Instead, the soldiers cupped their fists and saluted Su Xian...

and many more!

Shao Sikou immediately turned his head, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then opened them abruptly. There was no dazzle, and he was right——

Su Xian entered the palace directly without any permission!

"That's impossible, that's the palace!"

Young Sikou was dumbfounded. The palace was a restricted area, and even he, as Young Sikou, could not break in. He had to wait outside the imperial city for the Queen's summons.

It is true that in terms of official rank, he is not as good as Su Xian, but at least he is also a close confidant of the Queen, and is the superior officer of the Prison Department, the Queen's "right-hand man"!

Why?
Secretly puzzled and annoyed for a while, Shao Sikou suddenly slapped his forehead, seemed to remember something, shook his head and smiled wryly: "The old man actually forgot about this."

It turns out that the Queen had just granted Su Xian the privilege of freely entering and exiting the imperial city without relying on a waist card.

That privilege is very special, not only can you freely enter and exit the imperial city, but you can even enter and exit the palace city, even the area of ​​the harem!
And you can come and go freely at any time.

Even after the city gate is closed after dark!

"It seems that I am really old and can't compare to young people!"

"As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves in front, and the waves in front die on the beach... From this point of view, I am the 'wave in front'."

Shao Sikou smiled bitterly.

After watching Su Xian's back disappear completely through the gate, he could only continue to stand there and wait. Unless the Queen summoned him, he would not be able to enter the palace...

It is said that after Su Xian entered the imperial city, he did not directly enter the palace city.

Instead, he took a detour and went to Princess Lanling's Mansion.

His purpose of entering the palace this time was mainly to find Lan Ling to verify some situations.

"Meet the lieutenant."

As soon as they reached the gate of the princess's palace, Qiu Dianjun came up with a group of people and said with a smile: "Your Highness learned that the Taiwei returned to the capital, and specially ordered his subordinates to wait here."

Su Xian nodded and said with a smile: "Qiu Dian's army is safe and sound, um, it's only been a while since I returned to the capital, the princess already knew about it and sent you to greet her?"

"The Taiwei should know that there is nothing new in the city of Shendu." Qiu Dianjun did not say much, but made a gesture of "please come in" and said: "His Royal Highness is waiting in the study."

Su Xian naturally knew what "there is nothing new in the capital city" meant.

Just didn't expect it so fast.

How long had passed since he left the palace and entered the palace? The news reached Princess Lanling's ears, which was inevitably surprising.

He didn't go into details. Lan Ling was the most favored and most powerful princess in the dynasty. If she couldn't do this, it would be really dangerous.

"There is Lao Qiudian Army."

At that moment, Su Xian followed Qiu Dianjun into the princess's mansion and walked around to the door of Lanling's study.

The princess mansion is huge. Although Su Xian has been here many times, he still can't remember the way. Someone must guide him.

dong dong!

Su Xian clasped his hand and knocked on the door.

At this time, Qiu Dianjun and others had already retreated, and there were only Su Xian and Lan Ling in the large area around the study.

Quiet and quiet, accompanied by the chirping of birds.

"Who is outside?" Lan Ling's voice came from the study.

"Your Highness, it's me." Su Xian replied.

"It turns out to be Taiwei, come in, the door is unlocked." Lan Ling's voice was still lazy, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and it sounded nice, but Su Xian always felt that she had no mood swings.

Such as happy, happy, joyful.

Or worries, sorrows, etc.

Su Xian knew in his heart that Lan Ling's recruitment of a son-in-law was probably not Lan Ling's original intention, and he was "forced into marriage" for no reason. Lan Ling was probably very depressed.

It's just that as the most favored and powerful princess in the dynasty, she won't vent her emotions easily...

Oh, what a crime!

Su Xian paused in front of the door, raised his hand and pushed it gently. The door was indeed unlocked.

He quickly entered the study and looked around. The layout of the study was still the same.

Princess Lanling, who exuded a graceful and luxurious aura, did not sit at the desk to work. Instead, she lay on the beauty couch on one side of the study, leaning her head on one hand and looking brightly.

After Su Xian took a rough look, he analyzed in his mind:
"She has always been a 'workaholic'. Every time I see her in the study, she is sitting behind the desk busy, but this time... um, so she is on strike?"

"It seems that the recruitment of a son-in-law has deeply affected her, and the look in her eyes seems... waiting for my arrival. I will have to ask about it later."

"..."

Thinking silently in his mind, Su Xian closed the door behind his back.

Then he strode towards Lanling.

But after taking two steps, he stopped again, turned around, and pulled the bolt of the door.

There was a snapping sound.

This scene had already been seen by Princess Lanling, who was lying on the beauty's couch. It reminded her of something, and Qingcheng's beautiful face instantly turned red.

Just close the door or something.

But Su Xian also pulled the door bolt...what did he want to do?
Like before, behind closed doors...playing with her?
Thinking of this, Lan Ling frowned slightly. She was troubled and had no intention of being romantic, so she was slightly resistant to Su Xian's move of pulling the door bolt.

"Your Majesty, Su Xian, pay homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess." Su Xian approached with a smile and bowed in salute.

"You came back just fine."

Lan Ling glared at him faintly, and her delicate body turned like a plump fish, turning into a lying position.

There were thick pillows under her shoulders, and her neck and head were resting on the armrests of the beauty's couch. Her upper body was at an angle of twenty degrees to the flat surface.

Because the beauty couch was short and could not fully accommodate Lan Ling's entire body, her two delicate and delicate feet overlapped on the armrest on the other side of the beauty couch.

(End of this chapter)