Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 35

Xie Shu was slightly taken aback, and the movements of his hands unknowingly slowed down.

If it is said that he helped her deal with those elders out of self-interest considerations, but he prescribed medicine for her every day, concealed her identity in the palace for her, untied her heart knot with her father, and now concealed the closest people for her... , obviously not because of this.

For the first time in so many years, someone considered from her standpoint, did not influence her, nor forced her, but just followed her will to protect her.

Xie Shu suddenly wanted to laugh. When he was forced to protect the whole family as a man, he never thought that he would be protected one day.

She carefully applied the ointment on him, and looked at his side face, which was as gentle as jade, but with the fortitude of a soldier.

I was too defensive before, as if I never saw him clearly.

The ambiguous rumors between King Wuling and the prime minister gradually spread, and the emperor also heard about it.

Of course he had doubts about this, how could the King of Wuling like men?It must be the prime minister who wants to cling to him because of his loss of power, a traitor!

Thinking of Xie Shu's stunning appearance, the emperor was quite worried, so he called the Ninth Prince and asked him to go and walk around with Wei Yizhi, and sound out his tone by the way.

But Wei Yizhi didn't see him behind closed doors.

Sima Ting returned to the palace, and said to the emperor: "Brother Zhongqing must have felt insulted, Father, stop doubting him."

The emperor thought about it too, how could such a proud person tolerate such rumors?He was also embarrassed to search any more, and rewarded a lot of things as a relief.

Wei Yizhi was still lying on the couch, flipping through the military book boredly, and said to Fu Xuan: "Continue to block the door, and don't let other people see this king."

Fu Xuan kept it in mind, but when he saw Shi Shiran approaching in the distance, he backed away: "The Prime Minister has arrived."

The cold wind outside the window is chilly, and the charcoal fire inside is warm.

Sitting in front of Wei Yi's couch, Xie Shu showed him the amount of military pay that had been paid to the Xuzhou military camp: "I added some silver taels, the amount is not much, but it can also be used by you to add some military funds."

Wei Yizhi knew what she was thinking, and she didn't want to owe him anything, regardless of the emotional component, so he just nodded and accepted it unceremoniously.

Xie Shu took off his shirt and took a look at the wound: "It's much better."

Wei Yizhi deliberately said: "We need to apply the medicine for a few more days."

Xie Shu laughed out loud: "It must be because my craftsmanship is too good."

"Indeed, better than the doctor."

After the beginning of spring, the royal family began to prepare for the prince's wedding.

Mrs. Xiang was probably shocked when she saw Wang Luoxiu getting married, so she began to keep an eye on Wei Yizhi. Xie Shu hadn't visited Wei's old house for a long time.

It just so happened that she was busy with other things, and the process of clearing herself up was very difficult, but even if she spent money, she managed to find a way out. After all, she had done those things, and it was not easy to cover up with perjury.

However, the emperor still refused to let go, and it seemed that he didn't want to return the title of Minister of Records to her.

Xie Shu saw the signs and struck while the iron was hot. In the early court, he asked his officials to take turns to complain for him.

Huan Peisheng played a devious emotional card today: "I think that old Prime Minister Xie devoted himself to the country and worked half his life. He only had the only grandson of the Prime Minister under his knees. Now he is wronged and wronged. Just because of his face, Your Majesty should trust the Prime Minister." Innocent. The prime minister is an upright official, and my late father also praised him a lot during his lifetime, His Majesty should believe in his conduct."

Of course, Mrs. Huan's character is credible, but the appearance of Xie Mingguang's name is too exciting.

The emperor's eyes twitched.Aristocratic families will not tolerate power being held by the emperor alone, and the position of recording ministers will be handed over sooner or later.It's just that although the Xie family has just had a big change, they are extremely united. Once Xie Shu regains power, he will not be the new prime minister who gnawed at his old roots.

Wei Yizhi has been on leave for the past few days, but the emperor knows that even if he is asked, he will still support Xie Shu.

It's not because of that rumor, but because he has already taken charge of the country's soldiers and horses, and other aristocratic families will not tolerate him getting the position of prime minister.Therefore, if Xie Shu does not become the prime minister, it will not be his turn, but if someone else is replaced, other families will inevitably rise.

How could the Wei family set up another opponent for themselves?

The emperor glanced at Wang Jingzhi, and this family was also eyeing him. He didn't plan to use them again, so as not to add wings to the crown prince, and his Jiu'er would have no chance in the future.

After weighing it again and again, the emperor came to a conclusion: "I have already made up my mind about this matter. Since the prime minister has indeed been wronged, he should restore the title of Lu Shang Shu Shi."

Huan Peisheng repeatedly shouted "Your Majesty is wise", and other officials followed Qi Qishan to shout "Your Majesty is wise".

The emperor called out Xie Shu, and issued an order: "After the prince gets married, the prime minister will resume his post."

Xie Shu saluted and said yes, but he was very puzzled in his heart. Why did he have to wait until after the prince's wedding?
When she retreated out of the palace, she called Xie Ran and said in a low voice: "You should pay more attention in the East Palace. Seeing His Majesty's words and deeds, there seems to be some arrangement."

Xie Ran nodded.

In January of the 28th year of Yuanhe, the prince got married.

Early in the morning, Jiankang City was full of people, and the ten-mile long street was swept and cleaned. The imperial guards guarded along the way, and the nobles and horses kept coming and going.

The welcoming team is mighty and the guard of honor is luxurious.With the sound of ceremonies and music, the Imperial Army cleared the way with axes in hand, and the carriage of the Crown Princess entered the palace majestically. The common people watched with amazement.

Only the fans of King Wuling feel relieved. Finally, the noble daughter of the Wang family has married into the court, and she can no longer touch our county king.

Xie Shu's court clothes were as clean as new, and he led all the officials to congratulate him. Seeing the prince's beaming face, he felt a little happy in his heart.

Few people can make decisions about their own lives, but at least they can manage after accepting this life.The prince is sincere to Wang Luoxiu, and she should not be sad in the palace in the future.

She didn't stay long and left the palace early.Going out of Da Sima Gate, Mubai stopped the car, she lifted the curtain and saw that someone had slipped earlier than her.

Wei Yizhi did not know when he had changed his court clothes, wearing a black cloak and wearing a black cloak, and rode on his horse: "This king would like to invite Xie Xiang to travel, I wonder if Xie Xiang has time?"

Xie Shu looked him up and down: "Your injury is healed? Can you still ride a horse?"

"almost."

Xie Shu got out of the car and took the reins from Fu Xuan's hand: "It's not good for you and me to ride horses across the street like this?"

"Don't worry, the prince is getting married today, no one pays attention to you and me." Wei Yizhi turned his horse's head, afraid that she would be worried, and added: "The king has arranged guards to follow."

Xie Shu got on his horse and glanced at Mubai: "The truth is that a newly trained guard is also there."

Wei Yizhi looked around, but saw no one, and said with a smile: "It seems that Prime Minister Xie put these people in a dark place."

"Put it in the dark to be hard to guard against."

In fact, this guard had been trained long after Xie Shu was assassinated in Stone City, but there was a limit on the number of guards when walking on the royal road, and she had never used them in court.Until this time when she was injured by her own family, she simply ordered these people to disguise themselves and hide in the dark to guard them at any time.

The two rode slowly, but they went straight to the direction of Bird Clothes Lane. Xie Shu asked, "Where are you going?"

"Traveling together is traveling together."

The horse stopped in front of Wei's old house, Wei Yi got off the horse and motioned her to come closer.

Xie Shu followed. He pointed to a stone standing outside the gate of the mansion and said: "I was weak and sick when I was young, and I walked carefully. Once I went back to the mansion, when I got out of the carriage, I tripped over this stone and fell down. It was very embarrassing. After that, I And set this stone up here."

Xie Shu tutted his head and shook his head: "It's just a rock, why are you so stingy?"

Wei Yizhi was funny: "I want to remind myself that every time I see this stone in the future, I will warn myself not to go too hastily."

Xie Shu couldn't help but look at him with admiration: "You were such a small adult when you were young, it's scary."

Wei Yizhi laughed twice, led the horse and continued to walk forward, pointing to the wide stone road: "I beat Enping there once."

Xie Shu was taken aback: "Well, why are you beating him up?"

Wei Yizhi's complexion was not good: "At that time, he was at most three or four years old, and he still couldn't speak clearly. He came to Wei's house with his father, and when he saw me open his mouth, he called sister, and I couldn't help but move my hands."

Xie Shu burst into laughter: "That means you are beautiful, so why be angry?"

Wei Yizhi sighed: "I still feel embarrassed thinking about it now."

Not long after we arrived at the Qinhuai River, the setting sun was fading away, and the smoke from cooking houses on the opposite bank was curling up.

Wei Yizhi pointed to the river and said, "I boarded a boat with my father when I was six years old. When I got close to the opposite bank, someone threw melons and fruits onto the boat and accidentally hit me on the shoulder. I turned over and fell into the river."

Xie Shu laughed loudly.

Wei Yizhi frowned: "Who didn't lose face when they were young?"

She had no choice but to bear back: "...Okay."

The people on the other side saw the two of them, and they waited and watched. Wei Yizhi called Xie Shu to leave quickly.

When we got near the Qingxi Bridge, we were far away from the living area of ​​the common people. When we reached the foot of Fuzhou Mountain, it was getting late, but Wei Yizhi had no intention of turning back. He tied his horse to the foot of the mountain and took Xie Shu up the mountain.

"Do you know why I often come to this mountain?"

Xie Shu thought for a while: "Pray for peace?"

Wei Yizhi shook his head, took her to the mountainside, turned into the forest, pointed to the ground and said, "For this."

Xie Shu looked down, and it turned out to be a circle of small earthen bumps, nine of which were large and small.

"what is this?"

"This is the tomb that my elder brother and I built for our ancestors who died in vain." He sat down on the floor and smiled: "It's actually empty. Their graves are all in Luoyang. We just use this method to express our grief."

Xie Shu also sat down: "I heard that when the Wei family went south to Jiankang, there were only a few people, and the improvement later is due to your father."

Wei Yizhi nodded: "At the beginning, my father worked hard to revitalize the Wei family, relying on his talent and the little affection of the royal family to achieve the Zhongshu Ling, but in the end, the family was withered. At that time, when the major families chose their son-in-law, no one liked him. Only my mother offered to marry him as his wife."

Xie Shu listened with admiration: "Mrs. Xiang is really kind."

Wei Yizhi looked at the shimmering Xuanwu Lake through the trees: "Xiang's family is also in decline, but the parents are very loving, and the elder brother is young and heroic. Our life at the beginning was not worry-free. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and my father passed away. Afterwards, the Wei family was orphaned and widowed, and they were not left behind. The eldest brother had been practicing martial arts with General Xun Feng for many years, and he felt that relying on military exploits was the fastest way to prosper the family, so he bid farewell to us and went to the camp."

Xie Shu looked at his side face and remained silent.

"I was weak and sickly when I was young, and I also practiced martial arts with my elder brother, but I never thought about going to the battlefield. Looking back now, that period of time is simply unbearable. Because my mother was young and beautiful, she was often harassed by the children of the family, but she was the queen of heroes. Those people did not dare to force her. Since then she developed a violent temper, and those people never dared to come to the door, but her temper could not be changed. I saw her suffering with my own eyes, but there was nothing I could do, so I could only secretly make up my mind to be filial , never disobey her, don't want to let her down."

Xie Shu was disappointed when he heard this: "It turns out that your life was so difficult back then."

Wei Yizhi shook his head: "Difficulty is nothing, lack of dignity is the most terrible thing." He stood up and pulled Xieshu up: "Let's go."

Xie Shu followed him for a few steps, and finally couldn't hold back: "Why did you suddenly talk to me about this?"

Wei Yizhi stopped: "I want you to know me better, so that you can understand why I tempted you in every possible way before. If you were me, you shouldn't be able to accept that the man you like is a man?"

"really."

Wei Yizhi turned around and continued walking: "I'm going back to the fief for a while."

Xie Shu was startled: "Why?"

"My mother was so angry this time that she forced me to return to the fief temporarily by threatening death."

"I see……"

It's not easy for the Wei family to have what it is today, the only pillar who likes a man, it's no wonder Mrs. Xiang isn't angry.

The two of them didn't talk anymore, Xie Shu stared at the dead leaves under his feet and walked slowly forward, his thoughts were full of twists and turns, subtle and unspeakable, after a long time, he suddenly said with emotion: "Madam Xiang's temper is really terrible, I really don't know what to do in the future." How to get along well."

Wei Yizhi laughed when he heard it, and was taken aback for a moment, then turned around suddenly: "What did you say?"

Xie Shu looked up at him, with a half-smile: "Did I say anything?"

Wei Yizhi walked up to her in a few steps, with smiles on his brows and eyes: "I heard it all. As a prime minister, you can't believe what you say."

Xie Shu smiled slightly, but kept silent.

The mountain wind was cold, and her cheeks turned red from the cold. Wei Yizhi stretched out his hand to cover her, and took her face in his arms and kissed her gently.

The lips were slightly cold, but instantly hot.Xie Shu put his back against the tree trunk, and put his hand around his waist. Wei Yizhi wrapped her in the cloak, sucked her lips, and licked her teeth.She lost the domineering edges and corners of the last time, and she has the soft and spring-like daughter's posture, her long eyelashes are lightly covered, her cheeks are slightly red, and she neither takes the initiative nor resists.

After a long time before retreating, Wei Yizhi gasped lightly against her forehead: "I used to feel that falling in love with you was my pain, but if you make you fall in love with me, that would be my achievement."

Xie Shu was a little moved. He stared into his eyes for a long time and said, "Your achievements don't stop there."

At the beginning of February, King Wuling set off to return to his fiefdom.

The emperor was reluctant to let go, and even asked to stay several times. Later, Mrs. Xiang begged the queen mother desperately, and the old man let him go.

On the day of departure, many children from aristocratic families went to see them off.

Huan Ting and Yuan Peiling huddled together and whispered: "You said that Zhongqing is going back to the fief suddenly, is it because we accidentally spread the news about him and my cousin?"

Yuan Peiling glared at him immediately: "What us, I don't know anything!"

"You...you are not enough friends!" Huan Ting angrily ran to find Yang Saw, who quickly raised his fan to cover his face: "Don't tell me, I don't know you."

"..."

Wei Yizhi first helped his mother into the car, and then came to say goodbye to everyone, smiling like a spring breeze, nothing unusual, just glanced at the city gate before leaving.

Xie Shu straightened his cloak and walked down from the tower. Mubai followed behind her for a long time, hesitant to speak, and finally couldn't help but said: "Young Master, I would like to ask, do you think about King Wuling..."

Xie Shu looked at him: "Just say what you want to say."

"This subordinate wants to say..." Mubai's face wrinkled like a bitter melon: "Although the King of Wuling has helped you a lot this time, there are some things that even the subordinates feel moved...well, a little bit, but you also There's no need to just...just..."

"Just promise with your body?"

Mu Bai was blushed by her bluntness.

Xie Shu smiled and shook his head: "You really think too much."

She understood that Mubai had good intentions, but she was not going to use this way to repay Wei Yizhi.Originally, she was more on guard against his showing of love because she thought he had other purposes, but during this time she saw a lot.

He never concealed his intentions for her, but repeatedly emphasized his sincerity, and secretly helped her many times, but he never asked for anything based on his own feelings.

He didn't threaten her to give up family interests, didn't ask her to restore women's clothing, and didn't dictate her future.

How many men can do this today?What's more, he was born with such a background and carried so many burdens.

She is not a famous lady, she has no so-called reserve, if Wei Yizhi can do this for her, then she should at least give him a chance.

For so many years in the Xie family, there was only one thing she could decide for herself.

Mubai got into the car unhappily, still looking worried.

Knowing that he was loyal, Xie Shu said helplessly, "Don't worry, no matter what happens between me and him is our own business, it has nothing to do with the family, public is public, private is private, I will never involve the family's interests. "

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Mubai didn't say anything.

When Che Yu was halfway, a young man from the Xie family came to report that Xie Dun was about to die.

Xie Shu was a little surprised: "When did this happen, why have you never heard of it?"

Mubai said: "A while ago I heard that someone else was sick, but the young master was busy dealing with the elders of the clan at that time, so the subordinates didn't report it."

Xie Shu put down the curtain: "Then go and have a look."

As the eldest son of Xie Minghui, Xie Dun is already in his fifties, and he has always indulged in sensuality. It is not surprising that he will be sick when he says he is sick.

The car stopped, and as soon as Xie Shu entered the gate, he saw that the entire mansion was empty, and there were many fewer servants, which seemed a little deserted.

This is not surprising, because the tax bank is short of money, the house and land left by Xie Minghui have been mortgaged to the Huan family in exchange for money. In other words, this is no longer the house of the Xie family unless the money is returned.

(End of this chapter)