Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 128 The Embarrassed Chu Henan
Looking at Xie Zhongju who was sitting at the banquet with a frosty face, Fang Yiai was terrified, the hair on his back stood up, and a layer of cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.

"Xie Zhongju came to the Qin Mansion alone today, and didn't see that he has any followers? Could it be that the Qin Mansion has already planted the palace's eyeliner! Then, isn't it possible that my alias has already been known by the Holy One?!"

Thinking of the important point, Fang Yiai gasped, and secretly rejoiced, "Thanks to the fact that I have persuaded Empress Changsun, otherwise the Holy Majesty would blame me, and I wouldn't even have a hundred heads to cut off!"

While thinking about it, Qin Qiong and Qin Jingniang walked into the second hall together, and saw Fang Yiai standing there with a livid face, and a trace of gloom appeared on the faces of the father and daughter.

After the early court today, Wang Youdao introduced Qin Qiong into the Lizheng Hall, and Empress Changsun told him about Fang Yiai's pseudonym, and Xie Zhongju went into the mansion to monitor Fang Jun, and Qin Qiong, who was the host, was also informed.

Seeing the "little eunuch" sitting in front of the dining table expressionless, Qin Qiong's face turned serious, and he strode up to Xie Zhongju, clasped his fists and said, "Your servant."

Seeing Qin Qiong say hello, Xie Zhong raised his body to return the salute, and said seriously, "I'm here to assist He Bangtou, so you can just treat me as a little book boy."

"Okay, so please eat your meal."

After greeting Xie Zhongju, Qin Qiong ordered someone to bring food, and the four of them sat at the banquet, eating with their own concerns.

Due to Xie Zhongju's true identity, Fang Yiai and the three of them felt like they were sitting on pins and needles. The sweet and delicious food tasted like chewing wax, for fear that someone would accidentally bump into this "little eunuch with facial paralysis" and be written by him. .

Just when Qin Qiong and the other three were suffering, they were uneasy and had to eat with a smile on their faces, the servant of the mansion hurried into the second hall, and said respectfully, "Report to Marshal, the chief examiner Chu Suiliang is asking to see you outside the door."

Hearing the boy's report, Fang Yiai slowly put down his chopsticks and murmured, "Chu Suiliang? Can you be the examiner? What's going on?"

"Chu Suiliang? Shang Shu's right servant shot?" Knowing that Chu Suiliang came, Qin Qiong feared that Xie Zhongju would misunderstand that he was forming a party for personal gain, so he hurriedly said, "Although he and I are ministers in the same palace, we have no communication on weekdays!"

Seeing Qin Qiong's nervous expression, Xie Zhongju put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, and said playfully, "Duke will go and see, so you know?"

After being reminded by Xie Zhongju, Qin Qiong got up and said to the boy, "Say I'm coming!"

After finishing speaking, Qin Qiong walked out of the second hall and went to the gate of the mansion to meet Chu Suiliang, whose purpose was unknown.

After Qin Qiong left, Xie Zhongju put down the bowls and chopsticks, cast a blank look at Fang Yiai, and said, "Chu Suiliang is the examiner of this subject, why doesn't the leader go to win over him?"

As soon as this remark came out, Fang Yi felt displeasure in his heart, and cursed from the bottom of his heart, "You little eunuch with a face paralyzed, you actually took me to the ditch with words. If I went to meet Chu Suiliang, wouldn't I be caught by you Already!"

Thinking of this, Fang Yiai clasped his hands as usual, "The examination is a prosperous time for the country, and the result depends entirely on one's own talent. How can you talk about win over? Besides, I don't know Chu Suiliang before, so he must have some reason to come here this time." I came to find the Duke on official business."

After probing Fang Yi'ai, Xie Zhongju had a general idea, and changed the subject, "He Bangshou is full of confidence."

Sitting at the banquet, Qin Jingniang saw that Fang Yiai and Xie Zhongju's words were full of ambiguity. This strange woman who didn't like red makeup and armed forces was suddenly afraid, lest she would run into Xie Zhongju, she quickly got up and said, "I After eating, let's go back to the room first."

After Qin Jingniang left, Fang Yiai got up and stretched, rubbed his hands together and said, "The exam is approaching now, and the students are going back to study. I wonder if I sent you?"

As a daughter, Xie Zhongju was deeply concerned about bumping into Fang Yiai and Qin Jingniang playing with Qin Jingniang in the guest room. Seeing Fang Yiai smiling now, her disdain became more and more serious, and she stood up and said coldly. Said, "The first one is just to study hard, and the next one is to go back to the room."

After finishing speaking, the two of them walked out of the second hall one after the other, but before they even set foot on the corridor leading to the guest room in the backyard, the servant in Qin's mansion stopped Fang Yiai with words.

"Young Master He, Marshal invites you to the main hall."

Knowing the purpose of the boy's visit, Fang Yiai was very puzzled, and thought to himself, "I have never met Chu Suiliang, why would the Duke call me to meet him in the main hall?"

With puzzled thoughts in mind, Fang Yiai smiled awkwardly at Xie Zhongju, and then the two walked towards the main hall one after another.

When they came to the main hall, Qin Qiong and Chu Suiliang sat host and guest, and the conversation was full of polite and flattering words.

Seeing Fang Yiai and Xie Zhongju enter the door, Chu Suiliang got up and stood up, looked at the two of them, and secretly said, "The face of the leader is immature, and he doesn't seem to be as knowledgeable as the leader. What is the top of the list?"

Stirring his heartstrings, he mistakenly mistook the cold-faced Xie Zhongju for Chu Suiliang, who was "He Zudao who shows no signs of happiness or anger."

Seeing that Chu Suiliang mistook Xie Zhongju for his wife, Qin Qiong squeezed a cold sweat down his back, thinking, "Chu Henan has always been upright, but don't mess with this little evil star with paralyzed face!"

Looking at Chu Suiliang who was talking with Xie Zhongju on his own, Fang Yi said with displeasure from the bottom of his heart, "What look? Could it be that I am a paralyzed image in his heart?"

"Oh, He Bangshou is extraordinary. No wonder he can write such wonderful poems as "The Inscription of the Humble Room" and "Xia Ke Xing"."

The more Chu Suiliang spoke, the more vigorous he was, completely ignoring Xie Zhongju's cold stare at each other, he grabbed Xie Zhongju's palm and asked for advice on the calligraphy structure of the thin gold body with a smile!

As a daughter, Xie Zhongju entered the palace since she was a child. How long ago was she held by the opposite sex, let alone Chu Suiliang who is over half a hundred years old!
Seeing Chu Suiliang's aggressive behavior, Xie Zhongju ruthlessly shook off his palm, and said coldly, "This is the student companion who is at the top of the list!"

As soon as this remark came out, Chu Suiliang was extremely embarrassed, and looked at Fang Yi'ai with a flushed face, he hesitated for a long time, and then came to his senses.

"What's the top of the list!" After reacting, Chu Suiliang quickly looked at Fang Yiai, needless to say, with embarrassment on his face.

Seeing Chu Suiliang deflated, Fang Yiai laughed secretly a few times, clasped her hands as usual, and said, "Master Chu."

Chu Suiliang originally wanted to take the opportunity to get acquainted with Fang Yi'ai so that he could ask him about calligraphy in the future, but he didn't expect to have such an oolong when they met for the first time.

When the three of them were seated, in order to conceal their identities in front of outsiders, Xie Zhongju stood behind Fang Yiai, watching carefully the words and deeds of the three of them.

"A few days ago, he was nominated for the first place in the list, and now I am able to rank alongside Ouyang Lengeng and Yu Yongxing, and rank among the "Zhenguan Sankai"."

As he said that, Chu Suiliang reached out and took out two invitation cards from the sleeve of his robe, got up and said, "Today is the old man's birthday, and I hope the Duke and the leader will come to my humble house tonight."

Knowing Chu Suiliang's intention of coming, Qin Qiong and Fang Yiai looked at each other in dismay, but had no choice but to stand up and salute.

Because of Xie Zhongju's presence, Qin Qiong, who didn't like to get close to civil servants for fear of being jealous by the emperor, euphemistically declined, "Qin has not recovered from his old illness these days, so let Zuodao go for Qin. Here is the birthday of Mr. Chu first. .”

Seeing Qin Qiong's refusal, Fang Yi understood with love, took an invitation card with both hands, and said, "The student is going to replace uncle, and I will definitely come to disturb you tonight."

When Chu Suiliang came this time, he only wanted to invite He Zudao to the house. First, he wanted to thank him for his "Zhenguan Sankai" remarks, and second, he wanted to ask him about calligraphy. The reason why he brought two invitation cards before was entirely out of Qin Qiong's face. At this moment, seeing Qin Qiong's prevarication, the upright Chu Henan didn't take it to heart, "Okay, Mr. Ouyang Xun and Yu Shinan will also visit the humble house tonight, and we will have to disturb the top pen."

After exchanging pleasantries, Chu Suiliang left the Qin Mansion proudly, leaving Qin Qiong and Fang Yiai standing in the main hall, looking at each other, wanting to peek at Xie Zhongju's expression behind him, but afraid of being noticed by him.

After standing in the main hall and pondering for a while, Qin Qiong, who was ignorant of political affairs, immediately said, "36 plans are the best", and said, "I'll go to the backyard to see if the yellow puma has eaten. This beast has eaten some black beans these days and always farts." Presumably it's an upset stomach?"

After Qin Qiong left, Fang Yiai looked back at Xie Zhongju, smiled wryly, and said, "You can also see that Master Chu and I didn't know each other before."

Xie Zhongju knew that what Fang Yiai said was true, but her preconceived attitude and the responsibility to act impartially made her unwilling to talk nonsense with Fang Yiai, and left the cold words before walking out of the main hall.

"When I was young, I accompanied you to the Chu Mansion to celebrate your birthday!"

Looking at Xie Zhongju's leaving back, Fang Yiai waved her sleeves, then walked out of the main hall, went to the guest room to freshen up and tidy up.

At dusk, Fang Yiai specially changed into a plain gown that fit his title of "No. [-] Commoner", walked out of the Qin Mansion with Xie Zhongju, and went to the Chu Mansion to attend the birthday banquet.

And the birthday invitation card that Chu Suiliang personally handed over to him on behalf of the guest was left on the couch together with a change of clothes by the careless Fang Yiai!

(End of this chapter)