A Thousand Hills

Chapter 40

Gaining power and losing power, sometimes people's hearts can't react quickly.

Just like at the beginning of the year, no one was willing to pay attention to Xie Moru, but now it has only been half a year, when Xie Moyou and Aunt Ning said something in the peony courtyard, someone spontaneously came to tell Xie Moru.

Regardless of whether Aunt Ning's words were sincere or a play, Xie Moru didn't take it to heart, the news from her here is so fast, let alone Mrs. Xie's.If Concubine Ning is still talking nonsense now, it is not Concubine Ning.

Xie Moru quickly revealed the matter of Aunt Ning, but Xie Bo bought two paintings by Li Qiao for her. Xie Moru admired them carefully and asked, "Second Uncle, is this the autumn scenery of Luofeng Mountain? gorgeous."

Xie Bo smiled, "When I am free, how about taking you and Mo You to enjoy autumn?"

Xie Moru smiled, "It's good." Aunt Ning lost power, and the second uncle cared a little more about Xie Moyou.

Xie Moru looked at the painting carefully and asked, "Second Uncle, how are Su Caizi and Mr. Li doing now?"

"The two of them are like enemies in the previous life." Xie Bai sighed.

Xie Moru rolled up the scroll and said, "I think Su Caizi has a lively temper and is a passionate person, and Mr. Li doesn't seem to be unreasonable. Besides, they are relatives, so it seems that there is something wrong."

Xie Bai said, "How do you know they are relatives?"

"I'm not blind." Xie Moru said, "They look so similar, they must be related by blood."

Xie Moru fastened the painting axis, put it in the painting tube, and said, "Second Uncle is on good terms with them, if there is a misunderstanding, Second Uncle should help to mediate."

Xie Bo's heart moved, he sent the maid out, and said, "I tell you, don't go out and talk to people."

"Second Uncle still doesn't trust me, don't talk about me, even the maids and women in my courtyard don't talk too much." Xi Zuo had already chased her away.

Xie Bo then said, "Actually, it's not a big deal between them. Su Buyu is warm-hearted. As you said, he has a lively personality, loves to socialize with others, and has many friends. Li Qiao is taciturn and just loves each other." I don't have many acquaintances, he is the concubine son of Marquis Yong'an. There is also a public case here, Marquis Yong'an was quite romantic when he was young, and he got a pair of twin beauties when he was young. They knew each other very well, so they gave one of the pair of beauties to Mr. Su. The pair of beauties were very unlucky, and they both passed away during childbirth. Mrs. Su already had two sons at that time. Growing up with his aunt, Mrs. Su is a good person, as can be seen from Su Buyu, don't look at his nonsense writing in the left and right scripts, he was selected as a scholar at the age of 14, and now he is in the Imperial Academy After studying, Qiu Wei will end the next year. Li Qiao's luck is far from that of Su Buyu. The Marquis of Yong'an was still young at that time, and he had not yet assumed the position of Marquis, nor had he discussed marriage. In ordinary families, the eldest son of a concubine was rarely born. Yes. As the eldest son of the concubine, it was not Li Qiao's fault. Besides, Li Qiao was intelligent and talented since he was a child. But when he was five years old, on his great-grandfather's birthday, Li Qiao gave Lao Hou a three-colored pony from Tang Dynasty. Lord."

Hearing this, Xie Moru couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and blurted out, "How could this happen!" Tang Sancai was a common funerary object in the Tang Dynasty, and I have never heard of it being given on birthdays.

Xie Bo sighed, "I can't explain it clearly, but at the time of the old Hou Ye's birthday, he gave such an unlucky thing, and the old Hou Ye was stupefied immediately. People are going to recite words, and they recite every step of the way. Knowing that Lord Hou fell ill soon after, he went away within two months. Since then, Li Qiao has earned the reputation of being unfilial. After this incident, Marquis Yongan sent him back to his hometown in Jiujiang. He just came to the imperial capital the year before last. He studied hard in the suburbs, and his articles are more outstanding than Su Buyu's. But because of the past events, no matter how beautiful his articles are, they are useless. How could Chunwei admit such a filial person like him in the future. Don't say Chun Wei, last year Qiu Wei, he was not on the list. Qin Chuan, the servant of the Ministry of Rites who presided over Qiu Wei, said directly that it was not that his articles were not good, but that the country ruled the world with filial piety, so it was not recorded."

"The Su family is not related to the Li family. However, Su Buyu's biological mother and Li Qiao's biological mother are twin sisters. Li Qiao had a very difficult time in Yong'an Houfu. After coming to the imperial capital, he did not go to Yong'an Houhou, but lived in the countryside. In Zhuangzi, Su Buyu tried to help him a few times, but after Qiu Wei, Li Qiao became more and more lonely, and Su Buyu was not a patient person, so he became more stalemate." Xie Bai sighed again.

Xie Moru was speechless for a long time, and then said for a while, "Second Uncle met Mr. Li, so he knew he was framed." A five-year-old child, does he know what Tang Sancai is?Does he know that Tang Sancai is a burial object?
Xie Bai said, "That's right. When I was young, when my parents had their birthdays, my grandma would back up birthday gifts for me, saying it was a child's filial piety. Whether this gift is suitable or not is up to my grandma to check. When I was five years old, even Tang Sancai was a gift. I don't know anything, if someone coaxes me to give it to me, I think I will give it away because the colorful pony looks good." The matter of the Yong'an Hou Mansion, even if it started from a birthday gift, Li Qiao is right now. It's too much to be filial.

Xie Moru said, "I don't believe that Second Uncle is the only one who knows that Mr. Li has been wronged, but why doesn't anyone say something fair?"

Xie Bai had no choice but to say, "You and I both know that this matter must be caused by the restlessness in the Yong'an Hou Mansion. Yong'an Marquis Shang Wenkang Princess, this is the younger sister of the current emperor, the Empress Dowager's beloved daughter, and the Yong'an Hou Mansion is still unwilling to replace Li Qiao. To be fair, who would say that outside? Apart from Li Qiao, Marquis Yong'an also has three sons born to the eldest princess. Even if Marquis Yong'an is not Shang's princess, but an ordinary wife, is it true that for the sake of one concubine, three sons are born? Does the biological mother of the legitimate son ignore it?"

"If Mr. Li's servants were severely punished at that time..." This method must have been used by the Yong'an Hou Mansion. Sure enough, Xie Bai said, "Yong'an Hou Zhang killed the nanny who prepared Li Qiao's birthday gift, it is still a rumor raging."

What a vicious scheming!
With such a scheming, just to deal with a five-year-old child!

Xie Moru said, "If the eldest princess is willing to come forward to defend Mr. Li, it is not hopeless."

Xie Bai said, "The most terrible thing in the world is a woman's jealousy."

Xie Moru raised his eyebrows, "It turns out that jealousy is divided into men and women."

Xie Bai sneered, and then said seriously, "I'm thinking, after I get married, I'll see if there's a chance. After all, it's been many years, and the eldest princess won't be able to tolerate Li Qiao now."

Xie Moru understood what Second Uncle meant, and was thinking about whether Princess Yi'an could be invited to come forward to find out what Princess Wenkang said after the wedding.

Thinking of Li Qiao's fortune, Xie Moru couldn't help but sigh, logically the eldest princess is so honorable, even if she doesn't like the concubine, she wouldn't use such an unpopular method.But there are hundreds of people in the world with a hundred tempers, what kind of person doesn't have it?Here is the princess, Xie Moru has nothing to do, she thought for a while and said, "If you want to ease the relationship between Su Caizi and Mr. Li, I have a way."

Xie Bai knew that Xie Moru was cautious, and she always had some confidence in her words.Xie Bo hurriedly asked, "What method?"

Xie Moru said, "Second uncle bought a set of "Records of the World" and sent it to Mr. Li."

"that's it?"

"Correct."

Xie Bo asked again, "What can you say about this?"

Xie Moru didn't want to say more, just said, "Second Uncle, try it first, I don't know if it will work or not."

Xie Bo still believed Xie Moru's words, and the next day he sent a boy to buy a book and ride out of the city to deliver it to Li Qiao.

When Xie Bo received Su Buyu's thank you gift, it would be after the Double Ninth Festival.How could Xie Bai be willing to receive rewards for nothing, so he gave Su Buyu's gift of thanks to Xie Moru, and said with a smile, "Su Buyu said it, I don't know if it was your idea, and I will thank you after he finds something the little girl likes." you."

Xie Moru was not happy about things, she was happy about the usefulness of her method, and said with a smile, "Mr. Su is enthusiastic and straightforward, and Mr. Li is in bad luck. It would be great if they could reconcile."

Xie Bai asked Xie Moru for advice, "I can't read a single word of the supernatural stuff written by Su Buyu. I don't think Li Qiao has read it, so I feel at ease with Su Buyu."

Xie Moru didn't make a fool of himself, and said, "Actually, the last time my second uncle took me to the Zhuangzi, I noticed that the clothes on Su Caizi's body were not only gorgeous, but also meticulous and thoughtful from head to toe. He took care of it. The other day, I heard my second uncle say that Su Buyu is quite talented. Looking at his temperament, a person can only have the temperament of Su Caizi if he has been successful since he was a child and is loved by his family. According to Su Caizi Growth experience, you should not write a book like "The Story of the World." Then Xie Moru roughly talked about the content of "The Story of the World" with Xie Bai, "The person who wrote the book will always insinuate in the details. Myself. You can read this "The Story of the World" by Su Caizi. The scholar's famous matchmaker is marrying a snake demon, and his beloved peach blossom demon is fragrant and disappears. Who is this talking about? It must not be Su Caizi himself. If I think right , Su Caizi is complaining about Mr. Li. I can see that the second uncle specially sent this set of books to Mr. Li, and Mr. Li can naturally see it."

"Second Uncle said that Mr. Li is lonely. It may be that he has experienced too many setbacks and injustices. How many people know that he was framed to bear this bad reputation. Those who know have regrets, indifference, and gloat. Some people say it's unfair, people who are indifferent don't say anything, and people who gloat will laugh at him. Only Su Caizi wrote an absurd legend of shemale for him. Mr. Li has tasted the warmth and coldness of human feelings. Mr. Li has tasted it all. Now, Mr. Li, it's hard to be false, let alone someone who is so angry for him. Talented Su is not Mr. Li's confidant, but someone who really cares about him. Mr. Li didn't know it before, maybe it was because of his temperament, maybe it was because of worry His own reputation dragged down Su Caizi's reputation, and Fang alienated him. Su Caizi has a direct temper. Mr. Li, when he sees this book, he will rush to find Su Caizi and tell him not to write any more. Otherwise, Now this "Record of the World" is not explicit, and Princess Wenkang can't see it. If Su Caizi really writes something, and Princess Wenkang angers Su Caizi, Mr. Li will not die of guilt."

Xie Bo sighed and laughed at the same time, and said, "You can really see people's hearts."

Xie Moru said, "Second Uncle doesn't like to read these scripts, if you want to, you can guess."

Xie Bai was not flattered by this, and said, "How could I guess about these wives and concubines." He never paid attention to this, Xie Bai said, "Anyway, thank you very much."

Xie Moru said earnestly, "Second Uncle treats me well, so I naturally treat Second Uncle well." She has today thanks to Second Uncle's help.

Xie Bo smiled, Xie Moru was very smart, but he often said such blunt words, it was interesting to think about it.

But Su Buyu and Li Qiao were very polite to their blood cousins. Su Buyu gave Xie Moru a little squirrel for her, and Li Qiao drew a landscape picture and asked Su Buyu to bring it to Xie Bai. And passed it on to Xie Moru, Xie Moru smiled, "This time it's a painting that doesn't cost money."

Xie Bo patted Xie Moru's head, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for Li Qiao to collect money for paintings in the future."

The uncle and nephew joked, and in a blink of an eye it was the gift of Miss Hu Wu and Ji.

(End of this chapter)