Zhou Gu reluctantly believed Xie Lin when he heard this.
Xie Lin walked to the door helplessly, opened the door, and showed his usual smile, "Your Highness, why are you here? I secretly brought my friend out to have a meal, what kind of wind blew in your ear?"
During those days when he lived in Jiangning, he ate and lived in the Su family's house. Naturally, he didn't want Su Xingze to misunderstand him as a ruthless person. He also wondered how the eldest prince knew that Su Xingze was brought here by him today.
The eldest prince, Yan Li, was very tall, and his long eyebrows were very similar to those of Concubine Xian. He greeted Xie Lin and asked politely, laughing, "Young prince Xie, with this face, you can lead people into this gathering of virtuous people through the back door."
The upstairs is also very eye-catching, and people in this palace can see clearly from the back window upstairs."
Xie Lin: "..."
It turned out that I had been staring at him all morning!
Xie Lin had no choice but to open the door and said with a smile: "Your Highness, if I had known earlier that you wanted to book a private room with me, I wouldn't have spent money to book a place. Just say hello and I will go to your place."
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"It's not too late now, I will cover the expenses for your private room." Yan Li was very generous.
Xie Lin simply risked his life and said, "Since Your Highness is so generous, I would be disrespectful to refuse it! It just so happens that money is a little tight recently."
"Easy to say!" Yan Li entered the door and his eyes fell on Su Xingze.
Su Xingze saluted, "Your Highness!"
Zhou Gu raised his eyelids, raised his eyebrows lazily, and said without any courtesy, "Who do I think it is? It turns out to be His Highness. My grandfather always said that I have no rules, and now His Highness's rules are no better than mine."
Where to go? After all, I have never broken into other people's private rooms."
Compared to Xie Lin, he really didn't give Yan Li face.
Yan Li looked stern, but for a moment, he said without changing his expression: "You have never broken into someone else's private room, but you have never robbed a woman in the street, and I have never done that."
Xie Lin shouted from the side, "Alas, Your Highness, you are not very kind, telling him not to take me with him."
Yan Li paused, then turned around and looked at Xie Lin, seemingly puzzled, "Xie Lin, Zhou Gu tried to steal a woman from you. You guys fought so hard that you were able to shake hands and make peace. I also admire you."
Xie Lin coughed, "Who shook hands with him and made peace? I just can't beat him. I'm just waiting for an opportunity to take revenge."
Yan Li said "Oh?" "Then I will wait and see your opportunity."
After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Zhou Gu, narrowing his eyes, "You don't welcome me so much, but because of the prince?"
"Your Highness, you are overthinking it. I simply feel that if I take my brother-in-law out for a meal, you will disturb our peace." Zhou Gu really didn't like to see Yan Li and thought he was hypocritical and pretentious.
He obviously hated him because of the fall of former Liangzhou governor Jiang Sheng, but he still came close to him to try to make him talk kindly.
"Since you want to have a quiet meal, you shouldn't come to Juxian Tower today." Yan Li's purpose today was Su Xingze. Without wasting any time talking to Zhou Gu, he turned directly to Su Xingze and looked up and down, "Jiang
I have admired Su Xingze, a talented scholar from the state, for a long time."
Su Xingze roughly knew why His Highness Jin'er was here, because since he came to the capital, he had been staying behind closed doors to Wen Shu, and Zhou Gu had been staying with him. The number of guards inside and outside the Xie Mansion had tripled.
The intention to protect him was obvious, which showed that Zhou Gu had offended His Highness severely, and His Highness could not do anything about Zhou Gu, so he wanted to regain the situation from him, but he had never seen his people and could not sit still.
Living.
He faced Yan Li, seemingly unaware of his sharpness, and smiled lightly, "Your Highness is a great person among people, and many of you have heard about it. When I saw it today, it turned out to be quite impressive."
Yan Li laughed and said, "So, Mr. Su, would you mind discussing with me the topic of today's Juxian Pavilion?"
Su Xing nodded in agreement, "Your Highness has a distinguished status. It is my honor to find you specially to work with you."
Yan Li sat down unceremoniously after hearing this, "In that case, Mr. Su, please come!"
Su Xingze also sat down and said, "Dwelling means stability. Peaceful means living and standing. Thinking means taking the form of consciousness. Dangerous means taking the risk of the collapse of a high-rise building. As the saying goes, peace can only be obtained by fearing danger, and it can be easy to be slow.
It will inevitably lead to overthrow. Therefore, be afraid of the end and the beginning to prevent disaster, so that you can live in peace and think about danger."
Yan Li immediately sat up straight after hearing this.
"The king's government must be based on heaven and follow its example. Therefore, etiquette is the king's great authority. If the government is not correct, the king's position will be in danger. Therefore, the king is clear. Therefore, people's knowledge is used to eliminate deceit. Therefore, the ministers
The virtuous, the great and virtuous are the first for all the people in the world. Therefore, the relationship between the king and his ministers is the same, from the big country to the small family. Therefore, the government of the king is based on the virtuous ministers."
After saying this, the private room was very quiet.
After a while, Xie Lin clapped his hands and praised, "Brother Su, this is wonderful!"
Yan Li narrowed his eyes and clapped his hands in praise, "You are indeed worthy of Jiangzhou Su Xingze. I have learned the lesson."
Su Xingze calmly said, "I hope your highness will give you some advice."
"If you are making such superficial remarks, then I would really like to be defeated today and dare not say anything." Yan Li stared at him and invited him bluntly, "I admire the talent of Mr. Su very much. I wonder if Mr. Su is interested in holding candles with me.
Night talk?”
Su Xing refused with a smile, "Your Highness expresses your love, but I never like to talk to others at night by holding a candle."
Yan Li said "Oh?" "Are you not happy, or does Mr. Su look down on me?"
"His Royal Highness is joking, but I don't like to talk at night by candlelight. It's purely because I like to read quietly in the dead of night, and don't like to be disturbed."
Yan Li immediately said: "This is easy to say. This palace can cooperate. We also have time during the day."
He stared at Su Xingze: "In this way, the Imperial Palace will hold a banquet in the mansion and invite Mr. Su to come over and have a banquet. Then we can discuss it with Mr. Su and hope that Mr. Su will not shirk."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left without waiting for Su Xingze's reply.
The door closed again, and Su Xing frowned.
Xie Lin raised his thumb to Su Xingze and said, "Brother Su, you are a top scholar. In the golden autumn scientific examination, you will definitely win the first place." Then, he said to Zhou Gu: "Are you convinced?"
Zhou Gu rolled his eyes at Xie Lin, "It doesn't matter whether I accept it or not. What's important is that Yan Li will definitely make something up before the scientific examination. The banquet is fake, but the trouble is real. It will definitely be a Hongmen Banquet to deal with Su
Brother, he came here today just to test it out."
He turned to look at Su Xingze, "I'm sorry, Brother Su, I've caused trouble for you."
Su Xingze tilted his head and said casually, "You also know that you have implicated me? Why don't you call off the engagement with my seventh sister?"
Zhou Gu was stunned, and immediately said seriously: "Brother Su, are you saying this casually, or are you serious?"
Su Xingze picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Instead of answering his words, he asked: "His Highness said that he would hold a banquet and invite me to come over for a banquet. Do you have any ideas to help me with this?"
After he finished speaking, he said calmly: "Before the imperial examination, I really don't want to get into trouble. You know, I have studied hard for many years, and a lot of younger sisters in my family are counting on me."
Zhou Gu's heart was hanging in the air. When he heard this, he felt that Su Xingze was right. Su Rong also said that a bunch of sisters at home were waiting for her to finalize her marriage to him or for Su Xingze to finish high school.
When it comes to choosing a bride, Su Xing cannot tolerate the slightest mistake.
Zhou Gu gritted his teeth and thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with a good idea. After all, Yan Li was His Highness, and his status was there. If he forced the request, there was really nothing he could do unless the Crown Prince came forward.
But if the prince comes forward, it will be troublesome.
He looked at Su Xingze and asked tentatively: "After I returned to Beijing, I went to the East Palace once, and His Highness the Crown Prince specifically asked about you. If not, would His Highness the Crown Prince come forward in this matter?"
"If His Highness the Crown Prince comes forward, will it alarm His Majesty?" Su Xingze didn't need to make a choice, because when he left Jiangning, his sister had already said that he would cooperate with the East Palace. If this is the case, then he will definitely be in the East Palace's camp.
Will join the Su family to join the prince.
"Maybe." Zhou Gu knew that His Majesty had been paying attention to every move of the princes, especially the prince.
Su Xingze shook his head.
Zhou Gu added: "If you live with me at the Duke Protector's Mansion, my grandfather will naturally be able to stop the eldest prince."
"The old Duke has stopped interfering with the affairs of the DPRK and China for a long time, right? Your Majesty has also been keeping an eye on the Duke Protector's Palace?" Su Xingze shook his head again, "Today's Duke Protector's Palace is no different from the East Palace."
After he finished speaking, he thought of something, and then said: "Before coming to the capital, Mr. gave me a letter of recommendation and asked me to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to pay a visit. I wonder if I ask Mr. Shen to come forward for help, may I stop His Highness?"
Zhou Gu was surprised, "Of course. Mr. Shen is upright and has always been independent. Over the years, he has not formed any party for personal gain or formed gangs. He is highly valued and trusted by His Majesty. He also has another advantage, that is, he only does things he is not willing to do.
He will not give face to anyone, and others can't do anything to him, after all, he is in charge of officials' performance evaluation."
He looked at Su Xingze and said, "Mr. Xie and Lord Shen have a close relationship?"
"Yeah." Su Xingze nodded. Since his husband gave him a letter of recommendation, Shen Xian probably wouldn't mind if he came to visit and be troubled by him. "In that case, I'll go see Mr. Shen tomorrow to ask for help!"
Zhou Gu nodded, "This is best."
Now that we are facing the scientific examination, we are not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. The more the East Palace and the Protector's Office protect each other, the more it will be counterproductive. The most fearful thing is that His Majesty will intervene. After all, Jiang Sheng falls, Jiangzhou and Jiangning County are both
Your Majesty is already dissatisfied with the arrangements for the people in the East Palace. It would be best to wait until after the scientific examination, when Su Xingze is in high school. Then Your Majesty has nothing to say. In the future, even with real swords and guns, he will not be afraid.
