Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 53

It was still early summer, and the heat in Jiankang City was already raging, but Xie Ran's Liuyun Pavilion felt cool because of the flourishing flowers and plants.Last year, he transplanted a lot of bamboos in the yard with his own hands. Now the wind blows, the rustling of the branches and leaves is even more pleasant.

Ever since he was dismissed from the post of Prince Sheren, he has lived a carefree life. Every day he just enjoys singing and dancing in the courtyard, drinking and having fun. On it, holding a wine cup in one hand, he squinted his eyes and looked at the beauties who were plucking the strings and playing the zither.

Xie Ziyuan and Xie Yun came to visit him today and sat on both sides, looking at him worried.

"Mr. Ran is still in the mood to drink and have fun?" Xie Yun looked regretful: "If I had known, I would not have listened to you. It is nothing to offend the prime minister and be demoted. It is true that I feel ashamed in my heart. The prime minister has something to do with me. Great kindness, but I repay kindness with grievances, alas, he must think that I am no different from those short-sighted reckless people."

Xie Ran raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass, handed the glass to the beauty, and asked her to refill it, and said disdainfully: "The prime minister also thinks that I am short-sighted, he thinks I can't see that it is Qin who benefits the most. But he Can't you see that the Qin State did not dare to commit a crime rashly by proposing marriage? Since Qin State is delaying time, we have seized the military power of King Wuling at this time so that we have time to cultivate generals among the Xie family, but he still refuses to do it .”

Xie Ziyuan pondered for a while: "How could Wuling agree to the marriage? With his mind, how could he fail to see Qin's purpose? Wouldn't this be in line with Qin's will?"

Xie Ran was taken aback, his eyes rolled slightly, and he sneered: "He is trying to get out of trouble."

This also makes sense.Xie Ziyuan stopped discussing this matter and persuaded him: "Mr. Ran should go and apologize to the Prime Minister. He has always been tolerant to you, and obviously still values ​​you. As long as you are willing to bow your head, he will definitely forgive you."

Xie Ran sat up straight, hooked his fingers towards the beauties opposite, and they immediately came over with charming smiles.He hugged left and right, smiling all over his face: "I am very happy now, you all go back, and leave me alone."

Xie Ziyuan and Xie Yun looked at each other, they could only stand up and leave without a word.

On the other side of the pool, there are painters who are painting their pictures of feasting and having fun.Xie Ran pushed the beauty away and walked over, grabbed his pen, pointed to a beauty from afar and said, "You just sit there and don't move, I will draw a picture for you."

Surprised and delighted, the beauty knelt on the edge of the couch, not daring to move, looking at him with a blushing face.

Xie Ran knelt on the mat, the sunlight fell on his robe through the mottled tree shadows, and the spots of light reflected on his face, reflecting a clear and bright look.He rested his forehead with one hand, and painted with the other, easily and smoothly, and in a moment he outlined the bamboo couch and the clump of peonies behind her.

There were already other beauties who reluctantly walked around the pool and rushed over, insisting that he also paint for himself. Xie Ran was staggered by the pair of catkins, but he didn't respond, just giggling and laughing, he was already slightly drunk After a long time to appease a few people, his subordinates continued.

A beauty stared at the gradually detailed figure on the paper, and suddenly laughed and said, "Why do I think this person looks a bit like the prime minister?"

When the others heard this, they gathered around to watch, clapping their hands and laughing, their voices were like silver bells knocking lightly, when they turned their heads and saw Xie Ran's gloomy face, they immediately fell silent.

"roll!"

The beauties panicked, got up and left quickly.

Xie Ran squinted at the trembling painter next to him: "If you dare to reveal a word about what happened today, you will die."

The painter even said he dared not.

He was so angry that he stared down at the scroll and broke the pen holder.

The courtyard not far from him was quietly busy.

Mubai led Dr. Zhong into Xie Shu's room. She was sitting behind the desk in a daze. The scarlet robe on her body was dazzling and bright, but it couldn't hide the despondency between her brows and eyes. Dyeing, like a finely crafted jade.

"My lord, please reach out your hand." Dr. Zhong knelt down opposite her and reminded her.

Xie Shu came back to his senses, first ordered Mubai to guard the door, and then stretched out his wrist.

Doctor Zhong lowered his eyes and listened carefully, Xie Shu stared at his expression closely, feeling ups and downs in his heart.

Don't be that result, don't be at this time...

Dr. Zhong withdrew his hand, and asked about some of her recent symptoms, looked at her face, and said calmly, "It's not what you think."

Xie Shu was stunned by these words: "Isn't it?" After finishing speaking, he immediately reacted, with a slightly embarrassed expression, "What's going on?"

Dr. Zhong seemed a little hesitant: "I don't know if I should speak or not."

"speak."

"Yes. Dare I ask my lord, did you drink any improper medicine before?"

Xie Shu thought about it carefully: "I have drank a few times the medicine for male infertility, but not much. I have poured out most of it."

Dr. Zhong also knew something about her pretending to have a hidden illness, so he asked: "Young master, can you show the villain all the prescriptions of the medicine you have taken?"

The prescriptions were still there, Xie Shu heard that his tone was wrong, called Mubai in and asked him to fetch all the prescriptions.There was one that Wei Yizhi had intentionally tricked her into drinking, and the rest were folk prescriptions found by Xie Ran and Mu Bai.

Dr. Zhong ruled out Wei Yizhi's picture first, because it was just mixed with some bitter medicinal materials, which was so mild that it was not even considered medicine.He looked through them carefully one by one, wondering: "It's okay, then how could this happen?"

Xie Shu saw his serious expression, and his heart sank: "What's going on?"

Dr. Zhong said: "Young Master, your body was not well maintained in the early years, but it was not at a loss. Now it is showing signs of wear and tear. It is almost like losing a penny after an illness. You have been weak since Ningzhou. That's the reason why I kept getting minor illnesses after that. But the villain can't find the reason now, so I can only prescribe a few prescriptions for you to take good care of yourself."

Xie Shu frowned: "You mean, my health will get worse and worse?"

Dr. Zhong considered it carefully and said, "That's right."

It turned out to be because of my own body.Xie Shu couldn't tell whether he was relaxed or regretful at this moment, his only thought was that Wei Yizhi's agreement to the marriage seemed to be the right decision.

Unlike Jiankang City, the summer heat in Chang'an City has not yet gathered, but the recent restless situation is enough to make people feel restless.

In the dead of night, in the prime minister's mansion of the Qin State, An Heng waved away the maid who was playing the fan behind her, sat up from the couch, and stared closely at the envoy who had just rushed back: "Wei Yizhi actually agreed?"

"Yes, Prime Minister, I agreed very simply."

"How could this be? Doesn't he doubt the purpose of the truth at all?" An Heng rolled his eyes, puzzled.

Wei Yizhi has always acted cautiously and prudently. It is impossible to say that he bowed his head easily because he is in a predicament now, right?

"There is another thing." The envoy said again: "I heard a lot of rumors on the way back, saying that the stone tablet and the witchcraft case were all planned by Qin to deal with their King Wuling. I don't know what these words are. How did it spread."

An Heng thought about it for a few times, and said with a cold snort: "The truth is clear, it turns out that he is using the strategy of delaying the attack, and wants to take the opportunity to counterattack while stabilizing us and get out of the predicament."

He pondered for a moment, and ordered the envoy to say: "You draw up a letter of credence to the emperor of Jin in the name of your true identity, saying that His Majesty decided to give the five counties to Wei Yi's individual, not them to Jin. The emperor of Jin will definitely think that Wei Yizhi has cooperated with us for a long time, so he will become more and more suspicious of him."

The envoy said yes and left.

An Heng leaned back on the couch again, thinking about the scene of meeting Wei Yizhi in the Jin Kingdom, and the delicate relationship between him and Xie Shu, and suddenly felt that his observation and understanding of them were far from enough.

The big boat trip on the Qinhuai River was another sleepless night for the children of the aristocratic family.The fragrance of flowers on both sides of the strait is carried into the cabin by the wind, the lights are bright, and the fragrance of wine overflows, one after another flows down the lips and into the throat, making people forget where they were yesterday and today.

Huan Ting had just returned from Ningzhou and heard the news that Wei Yizhi was going to marry Qin. At this time, he was holding a wine cup and drinking while staring at Wei Yizhi opposite him.

Wei Yizhi wore a snow-white toga with green bamboo borders, and tied his hair in a bun with only a ribbon. He looked like a noble and untainted gentleman. He was sitting in the first place at this time, even if his face was expressionless, it was shocking. I would like to praise Xuefu Huahua for her unparalleled demeanor.

The children of several aristocratic families held up wine cups to persuade him to drink, and they all teased him with the princess of Qin, and they couldn't tell whether it was envy or ridicule, and some even called him son-in-law.

Wei Yizhi was not angry, he never refused anyone who came, and the flagon in front of him was empty in a moment.

Huan Ting could only sigh when he saw it, he expected Zhongqing to be helpless too, who made his cousin a man?Secular prejudice, after all, can't establish a family and stay together. Sooner or later, he will marry a woman to start.

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became, and he couldn't help but drink a glass of wine himself.

Relying on their childhood love, the young children were all open-mouthed. After drinking too much, they forgot who the person in front of them was. They were still not satisfied after persuasion, and urged Wei Yizhi to dance the sword, reminding him to always remember to practice martial arts. Don't be softened by the wind blown by Princess Qin's pillow at that time, and you can no longer hold the sword anymore.

Wei Yizhi drank one sip after another, ignoring their intentions, as if sitting in another world, which had nothing to do with the people present.

Huan Ting was always thought to be incapable of speaking, but at this time he couldn't help being angry after hearing the nonsense of this group of people: "You all don't say a few words! You actually said that King Wuling couldn't hold a sword? Then who of you can hold a sword?" Do you have to move?"

As soon as everyone heard the name of King Wuling, everyone fell silent, and the cabin became quiet when it was neutral.

Wei Yizhi didn't seem to hear what everyone was talking about at all, and still drank wine on his own, his cheeks were slightly red, his eyes were blurred, and it was the first time that he appeared drunk in front of everyone.

Yang Saw quickly got up and approached him to persuade him: "King Wuling, stop drinking, you are going to be drunk."

Wei Yizhi glanced at him, got up abruptly, staggered to the hatch, and ordered his servants: "Dock, the king is going back to the mansion."

Everyone in the cabin thought that what he said earlier had annoyed him, and they became more afraid to speak up.The servant ordered to go down swiftly, and the big boat soon docked.

Wei Yizhi went ashore without Fu Xuanfu, so he walked towards Qingxi at a leisurely pace, his wide sleeves fluttering in the night wind, and his wooden clogs rattled on the bluestone road, as if he was going to ride the wind and leave again. It seems that he wants to escape into the thick night, and the back view is not very real.

Xiangfu's car drove past Zhuquehang, and was about to go into the bird clothing alley, when the horse stopped suddenly with a hiss, causing Xie Shu, who was in the car, to tilt and almost fell.

Mubai outside the car exclaimed "Wuling King", the curtain of the car had been lifted, and the smell of alcohol rushed to the sky.Wei Yizhi fell into the car and sat down in a relaxed manner, which made Xie Shu extremely astonished.

Mubai lifted the curtain with one hand, and held up the lamp with the other, staring dumbfounded at the situation inside the car.Fu Xuan stood beside him, hesitant to speak, with an embarrassed expression.

Xie Shu put away his emotions and nodded slightly: "It's okay, let him go."

Mubai had no choice but to put down the curtain, and retreat far away with Fu Xuan.

Xie Shu lowered his head to look at Wei Yizhi. He was looking at her with misty eyes. In the hazy night, a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Ruyi, I know your responsibility. In this life... I only ask you this time. Are you willing to marry me as a wife?"

His tone was erratic like a dream, even though he knew it was drunk, Xie Shu couldn't help being startled.

Before she could speak, Wei Yi held his forehead with one hand, seemed to be extremely exhausted, and gradually fell asleep with his head tilted, whispering in his mouth: "Even if you are only grateful to me, I don't want to let you down, I don't want to let you down..."

With mixed feelings, Xie Shu put his arms around him and leaned against his knees, brushed his fingers lightly over his eyebrows, lowered his head against his forehead and smiled shyly: "Yes."

Wei Yizhi had already fallen asleep in her arms, holding her sleeve with one hand, and the always watertight King Wuling looked like a defenseless child at this moment.

Xie Shu sat with his arms around him for a long time, until Mubai urged him in a low voice before letting go of him.

After waking up, I have a splitting headache.

Wei Yizhi rubbed his forehead and sat on the head of the bed for a long time, put on his clothes and got out of bed, looked at the window, the sun was already shining outside, so he immediately called Fu Xuan in.

"The king wants to make some arrangements for the barracks in Badong County. You send someone to send the letter from the king." It was getting late, and he didn't care about his long hair. Write on paper.

After writing a letter and handing it to Fu Xuan, he wrote another one immediately after sealing it, and said to Fu Xuan: "This letter needs to be sent to the Qin State with a special person to bring this king's token, and we will arrange a good route at any cost. We must avoid An Heng and send it directly to Emperor Qin."

Fu Xuan was stunned: "To Emperor Qin?"

"That's right, you can do it at ease, I have my own arrangements."

Wei Yizhi got up and called the maidservants to wait for him to change clothes, and asked them about Wei Shizhi's situation. He learned that his brother's injury had recovered a lot, and his tense face eased down.

Seeing that he was so busy and ignorant, Fu Xuan was too embarrassed to tell him about his gaffe last night.

In the summer of the 29th year of Jinyuanhe, the State of Qin suddenly sent troops to Badong County, breaking the peace treaty that had just been concluded.

(End of this chapter)