It snowed all night last night. When Xu Qing woke up, Su Qian's room door was still closed and she was still sleeping. Moreover, because of the sound of wind and snow last night, Su Qian was afraid that Xuan'er would not sleep well, so she also called Xuan'er to the room.
Fell asleep.
Xu Qing had no choice but to go to the kitchen to cook.
Now there is snow everywhere in the inner house, and the maid from the inner house will have to come over and clean it up later.
When the little girl came, she couldn't find Xuan'er who played with her yesterday, so she ran to the kitchen and looked at Xu Qing in confusion: "Xu Qing, Xu Qing! Where did Xuan'er go? We even said we would continue making snow sculptures today.
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Xu Qing said: "My wife asked me to go to bed yesterday, and I guess I'm still not awake yet."
"Did Xuan'er sleep with Sister Su last night?" Xiao Ruxue heard this and looked in the direction of Nuange, her eyes filled with excitement.
Xu Qing looked at Xiao Ruxue and said, "What's the matter with your envious expression?"
The little girl immediately shook her head and denied: "I...I don't, I...I don't envy Xuan'er..."
Xu Qing: "Did I say who do you envy?"
When Xiao Ruxue heard this, she stamped her foot: "You are talking nonsense! I will ignore you. I am going to build a snowman."
After that, the little girl ran to the yard wearing a shawl.
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During the meal, Su Qian lost her appetite. Xu Qing took a bowl of porridge and walked to Nuang Pavilion. When Su Qian lost her appetite, she usually wanted Xu to feed her.
She's quite arrogant. If she wants to be fed, she can just say that she wants to be fed, no matter what she says, she has no appetite.
After Xu Qing left the table, only Xuan'er and Xiao Ruxue were left on the dining room table.
Xiao Ruxue brought the bowl to Xuan'er and sat down next to Xuan'er. She looked at her with big eyes and asked, "Xuan'er, Xuan'er, did you really sleep with Sister Su last night?"
When Xuan'er heard Xiao Ruxue's words, she couldn't help lowering her head and said: "Yes...yes..."
Xiao Ruxue asked: "How does it feel to sleep with Sister Su?"
Xuan'er's pretty face couldn't help but turn a shade of pink: "Sleeping with... the lady, it's very peaceful..."
Xiao Ruxue looked at Xuan'er with her big black eyes, and then asked: "I still have questions, that is..."
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When Xu Qing came back from the Nuan Pavilion after feeding, he looked at Xiao Ruxue, who was looking at Xuan'er with big eyes and a look of unfinished expression, and then looked at Xuan'er, who had her head lowered and her pretty face was pink, with a puzzled look on her face.
Is Xuan'er being molested by Xiao Ruxue, who is a few months younger than her?
Just when Xu Qing put down the bowl and was about to ask, a maid from the outer house ran over, looked at Xu Qingfu and said: "Master Hou, there is an Eunuch Wei outside who wants to see you."
Xu Qing nodded when he heard this and said: "I understand."
After saying that, Xu Qing looked at Xuan'er and Xiao Ruxue, two restless lolita, and said, "You guys have a good meal, I'll go out and take a look."
Outside the Andinghou Mansion
Wei Zhong stood beside the carriage, walking back and forth, with a somewhat anxious look on his eyebrows. When Xu Qing came out and saw Wei Zhong like this, he couldn't help but be startled.
In the past, when the Emperor of Chu was in trouble, he would send Wei Zhong to summon him to the palace, but Wei Zhong always gave people a calm and mature feeling.
He always treated people other than Emperor Chu in a leisurely manner. Although he called himself an old slave to every adult in the court, he clearly had his own arrogance when he spoke and walked.
To describe Eunuch Wei's calmness is to say that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him but his expression remained unchanged.
But today, it was the first time that Xu Qing saw Eunuch Wei who was so anxious.
When Wei Zhong saw Xu Qing, he didn't elaborate much. He just stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation and said: "Master Hou, get on the carriage quickly."
Seeing Wei Zhong's look, Xu Qing realized that it was an important matter, so he didn't hesitate much. It wasn't until he got on the carriage and started to drive that he looked at Wei Zhong, who was driving the car for the first time and asked: "Eunuch Wei, what happened in the palace made you so nervous? Grassland?
Is there a call from over there?”
Wei Zhong said while controlling the carriage: "Today is not about palace matters, so drive!"
Xu Qing held the side of the car steady and said in fear: "Hey, Old Wei, the road is slippery in the snow. If you drive... no... if you drive so fast, something will happen."
However, Wei Zhong made no move to rein in his horse and slow down. He just said: "I know what I'm doing, Lord Marquis, just sit still."
Just sit there, Wei Zhong can still run away with his Qinggong while driving outside. If he is sitting in the car, can he really get out of trouble?
He has something in his mind!
Xu Qing felt the bumps on the road and asked: "Since there is nothing going on in the palace and the world is healthy, why are you still so anxious?"
Wei Zhong replied: "Taifu Zhao has been bedridden. After the winter, he wakes up less and sleeps more. He is afraid that he will not be able to survive the winter. Now when he is dying, Taifu said that he wants to see Mr. Xu again, that is,
Marquis, after your Majesty heard what the Grand Tutor said, he asked the old slave to hurry up and invite the Marquis to come to the Zhao Mansion."
Xu Qing couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this.
Winter is the biggest enemy of the elderly. For many elderly people, this winter is the most difficult to endure.
Taifu Zhao is no exception.
It is said that having an elder in a family is like having a treasure, and the same is true for a country.
It is indeed a blessing for the Chu State to have a dedicated scholar like Taifu Zhao in the court of the State of Chu.
Even though he was seriously ill, he still wanted to help Chu State to draw a tie with Zhao State in terms of classics and righteousness. This shows his ambition.
The title of Taifu has been a virtual title since the previous dynasty. It was mostly given to those who were highly respected in the court or who resigned due to physical reasons. Generally, those who were given this position could enjoy it for life.
Although he had no real power, it was a symbol of identity and status, and he didn't have to do anything at home. Every month, the court paid him a salary according to his rank.
But Taifu Zhao was an exception.
When the Emperor of Chu issued an order to confer Zhao Wen, who had resigned, as Taifu, he had to accept the imperial edict. Failure to do so would mean not giving the emperor face, and would challenge the emperor's authority.
In this way, Zhao Wen accepted the order and served as Taifu for twenty-nine days. After that, he went to the Taiji Hall to resign his official position.
This was the first time since the founding of the Chu State that someone had resigned from the official position of Tai Tu, which was only a status symbol but without any real power.
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When the Emperor of Chu asked about the reason, Taifu Zhao just said: "You will not receive salary if you have no merit, and you will not be favored if you have no virtue. Since you are old and unable to serve the country, you should naturally no longer enjoy the salary of the court. Now we, the Chu State,
We are not rich, and your Majesty must not waste any more money from the treasury on a useless person like this old man."
Zhao Wen was also older at that time, and people tend to be stubborn as they get older. The Emperor of Chu was also afraid that no one could resist the stubborn temper of this old hero of the Chu State, so he had no choice but to agree to Zhao Wen's request to resign again.
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Taifu Zhao resigned this time not for himself, but because the imperial court, which was not yet wealthy at that time, could save a portion of the salary of a first-class official and use it where it should be used.
It can be said that Taifu Zhao has been serving the country and the people all his life. Not to mention Emperor Chu, even Emperor Chu's old father treated this hero with great courtesy.
Because of his noble moral character, Taifu Zhao also enjoyed high prestige among the scholars of Chu State, and was called——
