Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 26

Chu Lian was just an actor, his life was like an ant, and he would never dare to lie to the King of Wuling, who even the emperor respected three times.But he was good at observing words and expressions, seeing the subtle expression of King Wuling, he secretly thought about it.

The last time I asked King Wuling to send me the music score, it was because I saw him having a banquet with the prime minister at Wang Mu's mansion, and I thought the two were on good terms.Seeing that King Wuling has been spying on the relationship between him and the prime minister now, it may not be as simple as he thought.

Without the prime minister, he would never have the stable life he has today. The prime minister is kind to him, and he cannot complain.So as soon as he left the governor's mansion, he immediately tried to find a way to send the news to the prime minister's mansion.

Xie Shu did not sit still.Huan Ting is simple, Mubai doesn't know the detailed reason, any change may happen.

Speaking of this matter, the reason is that she mentioned her baby name at the beginning, but this is a trivial matter, not to mention that the name of Jingzhou is very common, even the accent of Jingzhou is very different from that of the capital. Yizhi said that when he was a child, he dressed up as a woman, and the matter of his benefactor could be covered up.

But Wei Yizhi is different from others.Jin Guo likes femininity and beauty. Others will only appreciate her but not study her carefully, but he always asks the bottom line. This is what makes her most annoying.

The actors had all returned home, and Chu Lian was homeless, so he simply waited for everyone in Ningzhou and looked for opportunities to deliver letters.

In a few days, he bumped into Mu Bai who was passing by on horseback, repeatedly identified that it was indeed the person next to the prime minister, and rushed to stop him.

Mubai was extremely surprised, he didn't expect to find him here, but he ran into him here.This is not a place to talk, he hurriedly took Chu Lian to the place where he was staying, and after making sure no one was following him, he told him Xie Shu's instructions.

Chu Lian frowned and said, "It turns out that the prime minister was wary of the King of Wuling. Fortunately, the villain did not stop. He only said my old friend's name was Ruyi. I didn't elaborate on the rest of the questions he asked."

Mubai handed over the prepared silver taels to him: "I will send someone to send you back to Tu Yuhun, after that remember not to stand out again, and not to have any contact with any courtiers of the Jin Kingdom, no, no contact with any Jin Kingdom people."

Chu Lian bowed: "Yes, sir, don't worry, the villain has found his old friend and has nothing to do with the prime minister."

Mubai nodded: "It's not in vain that Prime Minister will try his best to protect you."

Chu Lian was startled, and quickly said yes, but he was very puzzled in his heart. How could he deserve the prime minister to treat him like this?

Is the prime minister really wishful?

Xie Shu soon received Mubai's urgent letter, and after reading it, he felt much relieved.

At the end of August, Huan Ting's envoy to Tuyuhun ended, and the troops of King Wuling returned to the court.

Mubai returned early, and was called into Xie Shu's room as soon as he came back.

The doors and windows were closed, and Xie Shu sat at the table with a solemn expression.

"Mubai, do you still remember what grandfather said when he chose you by my side?"

Mubai knelt down respectfully: "No matter what you are, you are still a young master, you must swear to follow and be loyal."

Xie Shu nodded: "I've been keeping something from you all this time, because it's too big and I'm taking precautions against the people around me. Now I want to tell you."

"This subordinate will definitely live up to the trust of the young master."

Xie Shu raised his lips slightly: "I am a woman."

Mubai knocked his head to the ground.

In Jiankang City, the heatstroke has not subsided, and the osmanthus trees are fragrant.The people waited and watched along the road, and saw the neat team and the chariot of King Wuling from a distance, throwing flowers and plants and ropa one after another, cheering and joyful.

King Wuling made another contribution, and the emperor really didn't know what to reward other than gold and silver.He only hated that he didn't have a daughter of the right age, otherwise he would have to be recruited as a son-in-law, saving him from being drawn into an alliance by other aristocratic families after he had been making meritorious service.

Forget it, don't think about it, let's hold a celebration banquet.

In the imperial garden, hundreds of officials are lined up.

Xie Shu, who was in full court attire, was sitting on the left side. Seeing Wei Yizhi approaching in a leisurely and graceful manner in a wide-sleeved robe, he just glanced away and looked away.

Wei Yizhi saluted the emperor, sat down on the right side, and glanced at her with his usual expression.

During the banquet, of course someone would ask about the battle, so Wei Yizhi told the whole battle process, and when it came to conveying the news with music, it caused countless voices of surprise.

Wang Jingzhi said with a smile: "In ancient times, there was a legend about playing flute to attract phoenixes. Music is just like words, but in a different way."

Wei Yizhi nodded.

Sima Ting glanced at Xie Shu: "If I speak in music, the Prime Minister will be the first to understand."

Only now did Xie Shu understand why Wei Yizhi saw Huya, thinking about something, and was mocked by him before he could react.It was the crown prince who relieved her: "Everyone has their own strengths, and the prime minister hides it deeply. It's just that we don't have the chance to see it."

Sima Ting only said that he was clinging to the prime minister, and hummed softly.

The weather was cool tonight, and everyone felt comfortable physically and mentally. The feast lasted until midnight, and most of the people were already drunk.

Xie Shu is alright, just a little over the top.

When leaving the palace, a court lady who was leading the way with a lamp wanted to help her, but she waved her hand to refuse, and someone behind her suddenly followed up and held her arm: "Thank you so much, it's rare to be a little drunk today."

Xie Shu put on a smile but didn't smile: "The King of Wuling has made another contribution, I'm really happy for you."

Wei Yizhi smiled and helped her go out.

After leaving the palace gate, he suddenly asked: "Mr. Xie, would you like to sit with me for a while?"

Xie Shu had known this moment would come, so he nodded, "That's fine."

The carriage drove into the old house of Wei's family in Wuyi Lane. Wei Yizhi helped her out of the car, held her hand intentionally or unintentionally, and led her all the way to the study without letting go.

He poured tea for her with his own hands, took out some gifts from Tuyuhun and gave them to her, and said in an intimate tone: "This victory is thanks to your benefactor, I chatted with him and found that he is indeed a talent. Originally I was going to send him to Jingzhou to visit relatives, but he said that there are no relatives and friends alive, which is really a pity."

Xie Shu pretended to be surprised: "Why is he here?"

Wei Yizhi smiled: "Yeah, it's probably destined."

Xie Shu was noncommittal.

Wei Yizhi put down the teacup, walked to Xie Shu, and suddenly put his arms around her.

Xie Shu didn't struggle this time, but just looked at him calmly: "Have Zhongqing not given up yet?"

"I have become obsessed with Ruyi, and I will never give up, unless...you follow me once, and I will never pester you again, how about it?"

Xie Shu smiled instead of anger: "Sure enough, your elegant appearance is all a disguise."

"The most taboo of being a leader in battle is being seen through. If I am so easily guessed by others, how can I come back alive to see you?"

Xie Shu lowered his eyebrows and smiled, suddenly helped him stand up by his shoulders, pushed him to sit down, and sat on him again.Wei Yizhi was surprised when she pinched his chin and kissed him.

The lips slowly fell from the earlobes to the cheeks, and covered his lips again, biting his lips lightly, gently prying open his teeth with the tip of his tongue, and pulling away his belt with his hands.

"Ruyi..." Wei Yizhi didn't expect her to be like this at all, and was caught off guard.

Xie Shu pressed him on the couch, put his hands into his clothes, and said with a low smile, "Isn't that what you want? You keep saying that you are sincere to me, but it's just lust."

Wei Yi was startled, and loosened his grip on her.

Xie Shu looked at him mockingly: "Why did it stop?"

Wei Yizhi smiled: "After much deliberation, I still don't want to break up with you, so I changed my mind."

Xie Shu got up, trimmed his hair, and went out without looking back.

Wei Yizhi sat quietly for a while, called Fu Xuan, and ordered all the people sent to Jingzhou to be withdrawn.

The answer was already on the verge of coming out, but he suddenly didn't want to explore it any further.Because he understands that Xie Shu will find a way to deal with whatever he does, and she won't admit defeat if he doesn't stop.

Since Mubai learned that Xie Shu is a woman, he has been on guard all the time, and specially sent someone to Jingzhou to inquire, and it really paid off.

As soon as Xie Shu returned to the mansion, he rushed to report: "The King of Wuling sent people to Jingzhou, and I heard that they found your mother's tomb."

"He couldn't find it."

"Young master, are you so sure?"

Xie Shu took a sip of hangover soup, and suddenly said: "I'm a little hungry, go and bring me food."

Mubai was puzzled, but he went to do it immediately.

When the food was served, Xie Shu took a bite of the white rice first.

Her mother was originally the daughter of a commoner in Changganli, but she was so beautiful that she fell in love with the sons of aristocratic families in Wuyi Lane at a glance.It's a pity that this relationship brought her only a daughter with no status and the hardship of leaving Jingzhou.

In the years of famine that could not survive, she risked her life to send a letter to Xie's family.The Xie family sent people to Jingzhou, but they were only willing to pick up her daughter.

"Ruyi, you go, there is no burden for mother to be here alone."

Xie Shu refused, either go together or stay together.

"Why are you disobedient?" She sighed, pulled her daughter back and said in a low voice, "Go to Xie's house and come back if you're not used to it. Then bring more rice, since their family eats a lot anyway."

Xie Shu thought it made sense, so he agreed to go on the road.

Before leaving, the mother held her hand and burst into tears: "No matter what, we must live well."

Xie Shu nodded: "Mom too, wait for me to come back to pick you up."

"it is good."

The carriage drove a long way, Xie Shu thought more and more that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked someone to stop.

"Go back! I want to go back!"

Xie Jiajia Ding couldn't hold back her, so he had to send her back.

Xie Shu jumped out of the car and ran home, only to see his mother hanging on the beam.

She was so small that she could only support her mother's feet with her shoulders, hoping to save others, but her mother's body was already stiff.

She wanted to cry, but she heard the servants whispering behind her back.

"Let's see her reaction. If you are not calm in dealing with things, adults will not stay."

Xie Shu had no choice but to hold back his tears, stepped back a few steps, and said to his servant: "Please, please restrain my mother's body."

How could Wei Yizhi find her mother's tomb, her mother was cremated that day.

What Xie Mingguang cared about was the interests of the family, and the future arrangement of the whole Xie family, but she was just a pawn that happened to be available and had no choice.

Either disguise herself as a man to benefit the Xie family, or return to Jingzhou.

But in order to let her live a good life, her mother has already cut off her escape route by all means.

When you miss your mother, you can eat more bowls of rice, and you must not cry.

You must live well at any time, and you must never be caught without a fight.

In order to survive, she cremated her mother without shedding a single tear, and sent him away to another country without acknowledging her benefactor.

Wei Yizhi, you are just a son of a wealthy family, how could you ever experience this!

Xie Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and handed the bowl to Mubai: "Put another bowl."

The result of Huan Ting's mission this time was not very good. Tuyuhun was willing to give gold and silver, but he refused to call it a tribute, let alone become a vassal state of the Jin Dynasty.But they didn't want to make the relationship stalemate, so they said they would send envoys to Jin to discuss the matter in detail.

Xie Shu wanted to promote Huan Ting, so he also entrusted him with receiving envoys.

Not long after, it came to the Double Ninth Festival, which coincided with the [-]th birthday of the Empress Dowager. The emperor ordered the whole world to celebrate and feast all the ministers.But the Empress Dowager did not like extravagance because she ate fast and recited the Buddha's name, so she rejected the emperor's kindness, and only said that she would invite the presiding master of Guanghua Temple to come to the palace to preach Buddhism.

The emperor always felt that he had wronged his mother too much, so he proposed to call all the officials into the palace to listen to the Dharma together!
The crown prince was the first to agree, even abandoning fighting chess.

Some court officials worshiped the Tao, some worshiped Buddha, and some didn't believe in anything, but they got along well with each other. The emperor wanted to show filial piety, and everyone had no objection. Everyone cheered up and entered the palace early.

The palace is full of chrysanthemums, which are golden and brilliant, and are particularly eye-catching.A tall lectern was erected in Shouan Palace, and the host of Guanghua Temple was Zhu Daoan, a young monk from the Western Regions, with deep eyebrows and eyes, wearing cassock, sitting on it, Anya like a lotus.

Dressed solemnly, the Empress Dowager led all the ministers to their seats and listened to him.

Xie Shu was so bored that he just sat in front, unable to even doze off.Suddenly someone tugged at the corner of her clothes, she turned her head to look, and it was Xie Ran who was beside the prince, who was giving her a wink and beckoning her to look behind.

Xie Shu followed his gaze, and it turned out that Wang Luoxiu, who was sitting next to the official's family, was looking at him.Seeing her looking over, Wang Luoxiu immediately lowered her head, and glanced this way after a long time, her cheeks flushed slightly.

This is not a good sign, I thought it would be over after delivering the sachet.Xie Shu shook his head at Xie Ran, expressing that there was nothing wrong and telling him not to think about it, but he was very helpless in his heart.

After winking with Xie Ran, Xie Shu found that the prince was also looking at him, and when he took a closer look, it turned out that he was not looking at himself, but Wang Luoxiu in his direction.

She understood a little bit that the crown prince had reached the age of marriage, and he would pay attention to ladies and ladies, but was he trying to send his idea to his teacher's house?

After Zhu Daoan finished his speech, the ministers were not interested in debating the law with the people present, and those who were interested did not have the courage to stand up when they saw an eminent monk like him.The prince was eager to try, but unfortunately, Xie Ran dragged him all the time, fearing that he would make the emperor angry again.

The crown prince always felt that he was not satisfied, so he asked Zhu Dao'an to tell some short Buddhist stories.

Sima Ting deliberately teased him and said, "I'm afraid the prince can recite ordinary Buddhist stories, but today I have to ask the master to tell you something different."

Zhu Daoan smiled slightly: "How about the poor monk telling a love story between a man and a woman?"

Sima Ting was taken aback: "Buddhists also talk about love between men and women?"

Zhu Daoan shouted the Buddha's name: "The love between a man and a woman is also love."

When he said this, people who were originally indifferent became interested, and even Xie Shu became more energetic.

"A long time ago, the prince of Jiegu Kingdom fell in love with a beautiful woman, but unfortunately he was unable to marry him. After the prince died, he came to the Buddha and said that he loved this woman deeply, and asked the Buddha to let him cultivate with this woman in the next life. The Buddha agreed. However, the prince of the next generation still did not get a woman. He came to the Buddha again and asked why he was not given a chance. The Buddha pushed aside the vast sea of ​​clouds, pointed to a man who was waiting by his side all day long, and said, "But If you change your appearance, you won’t recognize it, is this also love’?”

Everyone thought about it, but Sima Ting just wanted to laugh: "The Prime Minister must like this story."

Xie Shu knew that he was mocking his masculinity, so he smiled and said, "Everyone likes it, and those who don't have love in their hearts don't like it."

Sima Ting's smile froze, and he turned his head sullenly.

Wei Yizhi, who was sitting on the right, suddenly glanced at Xie Shu.

When leaving, Wang Jingzhi stopped Xie Shu.

"I wonder if the prime minister has time? I would like to invite the prime minister to appreciate chrysanthemums and drink wine." He was solemn in his official robes, but his smile was loose and his demeanor was unrestrained, which could not conceal his usual uninhibitedness at all.

Just when Wei Yizhi came from afar, Xie Shu wanted to avoid him, so he accepted Wang Jingzhi's invitation: "That's very good, I can drive with you now."

"Prime Minister is really a straightforward person." Wang Jingzhi raised his hand and asked her to go first.

Wei Yizhi watched the two talking and laughing together and boarded the car to leave, and unconsciously frowned.

Mrs. Xiang came from behind, saw this scene, and said angrily: "Sure enough, the Xie family and the Wang family have colluded together!"

Wei Yizhi quickly interrupted her: "Go back."

Mrs. Xiang was still annoyed, she rubbed the veil hard all the way, it seemed that she took the veil as Xie Shu.

The place where Wang Jingzhi invited Xie Shu to admire the chrysanthemums was by the Qinhuai River.Last year, officials ordered people to plant chrysanthemums on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and this year's Double Ninth Festival just happens to be admirable.

It is not yet noon, the sun is still strong, and in the autumn season, the whole river is filled with the fragrance of flowers.The Wang family's painted boat sailed leisurely, and the people on both sides of the strait looked out one after another.

"Just now I only saw Wang Taifu inviting the prime minister to board the ship, but no one else was invited."

"Wow, how many years haven't I seen Wang Xie drinking with the boat?"

"Yeah, as expected of the number one romantic celebrity, he does things differently from the previous Wang family."

"What, it's clear that our family is very generous, otherwise we wouldn't pay attention to the Wang family."

"Oh, the King of Wuling is not here, so I don't want to read it..."

"If you don't look, go away, let me watch Taifu Wang!"

Wang Jingzhi squinted his eyes and glanced out of the window, and smiled at Xie Shu: "I just heard Zhu Daoan say that he thinks that appearance is not important, but in Dajin, it is very important. By the way, I don't know if the prime minister has heard of Ling An anecdote about grandfather Xie Mingguang?"

Xie Shu put down the wine cup: "I would like to hear more about it."

Wang Jingzhi seemed a little embarrassed, and rubbed his chin: "When the late emperor was in power, his grandfather was promoted from Shangshu Sheng Youpushe to Zhongshujian in one fell swoop because of his outstanding appearance. After that, he was unstoppable and sat all the way to the position of prime minister."

Xie Shu found it interesting: "There is such a thing? Do you want to say that no one in the Wang family has become a prime minister because he is not as good-looking as my grandfather?"

(End of this chapter)