Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Chapter 137 Anping King

Xiang Yuan took his family and lived in a three-entry house in Qingtao Hutong in the capital.

Although Qingtao Hutong is not a well-known gathering place for the rich and powerful in the capital, it is a well-known place for nobles and nobles, and the people who live there are some censors, Hanlin and so on.It took a lot of effort for Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen to have a three-entry house in Qingtao Hutong.If it wasn't for the coincidence that the original owner of the family would be transferred outside after his tenure in the Imperial Academy, and wanted to free up some money to spend, I'm afraid it would not be their turn to pick up such a big leak.

Sanjin's mansion sounds quite big, but with Xiang Yuan's current wealth, there are quite a few servants and attendants, and it will only be enough to settle down.The main house and the side room in the innermost room only lived in Xiang Yuan’s family. The main house was the room where Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen lived. Xiang Anjue and Xiang Yu were placed in the east room, each with a side room. Putting away sundries, Zhuozhuo is still young now, and lives with Zhao Shen, but still leaves a room for him on the west side, and when he turns three years old, he will be separated to live by himself.One of the remaining rooms on the west side was converted into Zhao Shen's study, and the other was converted into a storeroom for valuables.In the second room, except for the study rooms of Xiang Yuan, Xiang Yu and Xiang Anjue, the rest are arranged with Xiang Yuan and the others for a long time, such as Xiang Anjue's three companions, Qi Zhangshao, the manager of the house, and the waiter. A few little girls.Xiang Qing and Xiang Zheng lived in the same room, Xiang Mei and Qi Zhangshao lived in the same house, the stewards of the mansion shared a side room, and the maids were allotted to a big room. Although there were too many people, the room couldn't be bigger, but it was actually very spacious.The remaining few are used as guest rooms.When entering the house at the very beginning, except for the servants who live in the door, the rest are also converted into guest rooms for the servants who come with the guests and so on.

Long before they set off from Hejian Mansion, Zhao Shen sent a letter to the shopkeeper of his shop in Kyoto, instructing him to hire someone to clean the house, and to buy the things that are lacking in daily life first, and to wait for the rest of the decorations when they arrive. It's never too late to resettle.So as soon as they enter Beijing today, even if the cars and horses are exhausted, they don't need to tidy up the house, arrange the places where everyone lives, and then have a comfortable meal, Zhao Shen will tell everyone to rest and wait for everything. Let's talk about rest tomorrow.

Before dawn on the second day, Xiang Yuan had to get up early to go to court, seeing that he didn't even have time for breakfast, Zhao Shen was annoyed and distressed.The annoyance is that Congzi was very excited last night, and he clearly said it was only once, but the guy promised to be good, but his body moved very quickly, and he didn't insist on quitting, so he didn't get up this time. What is distressing is that it is spring, and I have to get up before dawn, and the cold wind is biting outside, and I have not slept enough, and I can't eat breakfast, so I have to rush to the court, which is really hard.

After tidying up a bit, Zhao Shen hurried out and ordered Qi Zhangshao to bake a few pancakes and roll up some stewed pork that was prepared yesterday for Congzi to take.Xiang Yuan also knew that there was too much trouble last night, and his daughter-in-law was not sure how angry she would be.Looking at his daughter-in-law's black face, Xiang Yuan felt guilty, he laughed twice, looked at the servants who were not paying attention, lowered his head and gnawed on Zhao Shen's face, didn't dare to look at his daughter-in-law's face, and hurriedly put the burrito into his arms With a kick, he walked out the door in a few strides.

Zhao Shen raised his sleeves and wiped his face resentfully, secretly thinking that you ran fast, but don't think that the matter is over if you run away in the morning, and will settle the score with you in the evening.

After Xiang Yuan ate the cake in a few gulps, he drank a few sips of water, which was enough to moisten his throat.It's not that he's not thirsty, but he's afraid that if he drinks too much water, he won't be able to get rid of it in the morning, and that would be really embarrassing.

In the twilight of the morning, sitting in the sedan chair, Xiang Yuan heard the creaking sound of the doors of the houses on the left and right, and the small servants talking softly.Looking out through the curtain of the car, from time to time, I saw an adult wearing court clothes, stepping out of the courtyard gate and getting into the sedan chair in a hurry.Occasionally, a girl can be seen rushing out from behind, holding a bulging oil paper bag and stuffing it to the adults who want to get into the sedan chair.

Looking away, Xiang Yuan lamented in his heart: The time when you can sleep in for a little sleep in the morning is gone forever!

Xiang Yuan sat in the sedan chair at the front and sighed, and followed him in the two sedan chairs walking side by side, one on the left and the other on the back raised the curtains, revealing two old faces.

"The one in front is Xiang Yuan?"

The older person on the left spoke first, with a low voice.

The younger one on the right nodded mysteriously, covered his lips with his palm, and mouthed in a low voice: "That's the one." After speaking, his tone was gloating, and he said, "Cheng Wen can still be raised in the mansion now." Flowers tease birds!"

The older man shook his head when he heard the words, and sighed: "Cheng Wen is always so impatient, it's good to encounter this setback, if you sharpen your temper, maybe it's a blessing."

After saying that, he arched his hands and put down the curtain.

The man on the left snorted through his nose, put down the curtain and leaned against the wall of the rear compartment of the sedan chair, and said to himself, "Anyone can say good things, but when it comes to doing things, they are all ruthless. They are still tempering their temper, and it will not be written in two months." Chao, the title of the first censor will soon be replaced?" According to him, Huang Chengwen made a mistake in the previous matter because he misjudged the saint's mind.Thinking about Xiang Yuan's attitude of being a sage when he came to Beijing a few times, he really wanted to tell everyone that this lord will be left as a teacher to His Highness the Crown Prince in the future.Since he is the default teacher of the prince, how could the saint allow some stains on him?So, knowing the current affairs is the key!

Now that you are a neighbor, you have the opportunity to get to know each other well.The name of the censor sounds good, but in terms of power, it is far inferior to the emperor's close ministers.

In the early court, the adults lined up one by one, and Xiang Yuan, as the official third-rank Beijing official, had a fairly high position.Standing and dozing off with his eyes on his nose, his nose and his heart, he heard someone passing by, and said with a half-smile, "It seems that Mr. Xiang is not in good spirits!"

Xiang Yuan raised his eyes, his eyes were sharp, he glanced at the person in front of him, he smiled, bowed slightly, and said: "Master Lao Hou is worried, it's the first time for Xiang to go to court, and he's feeling very nervous at the bottom of his heart."

The person called Hou Ye is the head of the Yongding Hou Mansion in the capital, Gu Ding, with a round body.

Master Gu snorted twice, turned around and stood forward.

In his opinion, taking the initiative to have a few words with Xiang Yuan is already a great respect for this rising star.I don't know if Master Xiang appreciates it, if he is still as tough as a stinky stone in a latrine, then don't blame them for bullying the small and joining forces to suppress it.They were in other places before, and they failed to make several attempts, but it doesn't mean that Xiang Yuan can still let Xiang Yuan do whatever he wants on this three-acre land in the capital.

Seeing Master Gu's blatant contempt, Xiang Yuan's expression didn't change, as if he didn't care.This caused the onlookers to speculate secretly, and wondered whether this Mr. Xiang was really well-mannered, or whether he was confident.

There was nothing new in the morning court, so Emperor Jing'an came over to ask questions as usual, the people below had something to talk about, and those who had nothing to do also talked a few words, but within an hour, the morning court was over, everyone dispersed, and they each found acquaintances and invited them out of the palace together.

There is also a person standing beside Xiang Yuan, but it is the second uncle of the Shen family in Guanzhong, Shen Guantao, who is now the Minister of Dali Temple and a third-rank Beijing official.

"When Congzi first came, he thought that there must be a lot of business to attend to, so he didn't bother him at the door. It must have been arranged now, so how about setting a quarter tonight to welcome Congzi at the Wangchun Tower?"

Xiang Yuan walked out with him, and responded with a smile: "But I asked Second Brother Shen to spend money, and Congzi will come to the appointment on time."

Hearing this, Shen Guantao was in a great mood, patted Xiang Yuan on the shoulder, and said kindly: "If you have any difficulties, just come to me, your second brother Shen can do nothing else, and you have been in this capital for more than ten years anyway, What should be understood and what should be understood are all close.”

"That's it, I don't have to disturb Second Brother Shen in the future."

"It's okay."

While the two were talking, they heard someone call from behind: "Master Xiang, please stay still."

Turning around to look, I saw Si Gong walking quickly with his fly whisk in his hand, and when he came up to him, he bowed and said, "Greetings, my lords."

Shen Guantao hurriedly said: "Si Gong, please don't be too polite."

Sigong straightened up, smiled and said to Xiang Yuan: "Master Xiang, the sage invited this old slave to come to Changfeng Pavilion."

Hearing this, Shen Guantao hurriedly said to Xiang Yuan: "If that's the case, go with Sigong quickly, I'll go first."

Xiang Yuan followed Sigong along the corridor, bypassed the Hall of Qinzheng, and walked towards Changfeng Pavilion.

"I haven't seen you in a few years. This old slave looks at Mr. Xiang becoming more and more handsome. He has an extraordinary bearing."

"Si Gong is absurd, a certain view of Si Gong's face is cheerful, and he must be proud of his spring."

Sigong smiled even bigger, he didn't care about looking at the front and back, and said in a low voice: "The saint is in a good mood today, and he is talking with An Guogong at the moment."

Xiang Yuan understood, and gave him a grateful look. Seeing that the Changfeng Pavilion was approaching, he straightened his clothes, and after Sigong informed him, he walked in the door.

There was a long distance in front of him, and Xiang Yuan couldn't raise his head to stare brightly, so this was the first time he and Emperor Jing'an had met after more than two years.

Xiang Yuan was slightly astonished in his heart, but after only two years, the speed of Emperor Jing'an's aging is too astonishing.The bright yellow dragon robe on his body made his complexion darker and tired. Could it be that Emperor Jing'an had some kind of illness?

"Can Congzi still adapt to the Department of Internal Affairs?"

Hearing the sage's question, Xiang Yuan bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is concerned, there is nothing that I am not suitable for."

The sage was in a very good mood when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "As soon as you, the assistant minister of the construction department, has just taken office, there will be a big event. The summer palace I built in Heyuan had an accident last year with the assistant minister of the construction department, and it still stops today. Now that Congzi has taken office, he will build the Summer Palace for me as soon as possible."

Xiang Yuan agreed.

The sage pointed to the old man who was sitting beside him drinking tea slowly, and said: "This is King Anping. In terms of seniority, he is still my uncle. From now on, I will supervise the construction of the Summer Palace with you. King Anping has rich experience and connections. Guang, you have to learn more."

King Anping, who was named, put down his teacup and said slowly, "The construction of the Summer Palace is extremely complicated, and it took a lot of energy. I'm old, and I'm afraid I can't do errands. I'll have to trouble Mr. Xiang." , shifted his gaze to Xiang Yuan, and asked unexpectedly: "I heard that Mr. Xiang has only his wife around him since he got married, and the wife is still a younger brother. It is said that he is very jealous. I wonder if the rumor is true?"

Xiang Yuan's smile didn't change when he heard this, but a coolness flashed in his eyes.

"Only Zhengjun, what I heard is true, but the word of jealousy is nothing. The official and his wife have been married for many years, and they have a harmonious relationship. They have long been used to each other. There is no need for more people to interfere in our lives."

King Anping didn't take Xiang Yuan's slightly indifferent tone behind him as disobedient, but nodded and praised: "Well, it's rare that Congzi is so affectionate. Since Congzi is not a person who goes around in private morals, he must be a high-ranking official. The sex has also been carefully considered. In the future, when we work together, the king will feel much more at ease."

After finishing speaking, he bid farewell to the saint, saying that he would go back to the mansion to check his grandson's studies.

Emperor Jing'an achieved his goal and let go very readily.

Xiang Yuan was very amazed at King Anping's natural change of address, but he was still unaware of his sudden goodwill, so he heard his farewell in a very casual manner, and the sage didn't take it seriously, and agreed very happily, and couldn't help but think deeply. .

After King Anping left, the sage did not leave Xiang Yuan behind, and only said to him meaningfully: "King Anping has gone through two dynasties, and he is the most prestigious person in the clan. You might as well get closer to him, Congzi."

Because of this sentence, Xiang Yuan was still thinking about the saint's intentions until he returned to the newly resettled house in Qingtao Hutong.Immersed in thoughts all the way back to the inner courtyard, I saw Zhao Shen sitting alone in the flower hall, pinching this post in his hand, as if he couldn't figure out something, his brows kept furrowing.

Hearing the movement, he raised his eyes to see Xiang Yuan coming back, and glanced at Xiang Yuan's lips, Zhao Shen hastily poured a cup of tea and brought it over, with distressed tone, said: "Look at you, your lips are peeling, drink it quickly Mouth, Runrun. Don’t you have no water this morning?”

Xiang Yuan finished drinking like a cow, exhaled contentedly, and nodded: "No, I went to face the saint again after the morning, and I talked a lot, but I didn't have time to drink. My throat feels like it's burning."

"Fortunately, I don't have to go to court tomorrow, otherwise, how can my body bear it all the time?"

Zhao Shen turned around and put down the teacup, handed over the post he was holding in his hand, and said doubtfully, "This is the post received by the concierge early in the morning, and it was delivered from the Marquis of Wu'an in the capital. Congzi, do you recognize the post of Marquis of Wu'an?" people?"

Xiang Yuan shook his head when he heard the words, took a closer look at the post, and saw that the letter on the top was written in strong, sharp strokes, saying that it was an old man from the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, so he couldn't help but frowned.

"If it was the Marquis of Wu'an from the previous generation, I have heard about it. It is said that the old Marquis of Wu'an worked hard and had a great reputation. He is the strongest guard on the border of our Daliang. Striving for spirit, not to mention the absence of the style of the ancestors, the function is not written, but it is just living in chaos by guarding the past achievements of Marquis Wu'an."

Hearing this, Zhao Shen was even more puzzled, there was an old friend written on the greeting card, but they never stayed in the capital for a long time, so where did they come from?