It turned out that He Zexu had promised to come to the banquet, but one of his men had just arrived from the capital. He didn't know what he said and looked a little bad, so he stopped coming.
When Wei Zijun heard this, it was very likely that something happened in the capital, and it was a very serious matter.
Just when I was thinking about whether to arrange for someone to go find out what happened, the yamen officer came with a man.
This person is He Zexu's subordinate. Xiao An and the others all know him, especially Wei Zijun, who is more impressed by him.
Thirteen years ago, on that bamboo raft, when cousin He Zexu was attacking him, this boy spoke up for her.
Although many years have passed since the incident, Wei Zijun is a person who repays kindness and will always remember anyone who is kind to her.
She clearly remembered the scene at that time. Everyone in He Zexu seemed to be afraid of the cousin, but this one named Zhuo Yan still spoke.
Even if she still ended up with a "tragic death" in the end, that was the result of her own plan.
Therefore, at this moment, even if He Zexu himself was not present, Wei Zijun still did not dare to speak out, fearing that Zhuo Yan would hear it.
Fortunately, her face was half-covered at that time, and the exposed half of her face was covered in ugly acne marks. Therefore, Wei Zijun was not worried about being recognized by Zhuo Yan based on her appearance.
"Zhuo Yan has met Mrs. Gu, Mr. An, my master asked me to give this to Madam." Zhuo Yan bowed to Wei Zijun with great respect.
Wei Zijun reached out to take the letter, glanced at his son, and Xiao An immediately understood: "Guard Zhuo, please sit down and wait for a moment. After my wife reads it, she will decide whether she needs to reply to your prince."
When Zhuo Yan heard this, he nodded, but did not sit down.
Xiao Le, who had just hurried into the next door to avoid it, quickly ordered someone to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones for his mother, and then he and Ruyi pricked up their ears to listen to what was going on outside.
Xiao An kept staring at her mother's expression, and found that after her mother read the letter, her expression became more and more solemn, and her heart sank.
However, it was difficult for him to ask when outsiders were around.
After the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were delivered to the table beside Wei Zijun, Xiao An walked over.
Wei Zijun picked up his pen and thought for a while, then dipped in ink and started writing.
"My wife asked, when does your prince plan to set off?" Xiao An waited for her mother to stop writing, picked it up and read.
"I'll get back to you, madam, tomorrow morning," Zhuo Yan responded.
Wei Zijun hesitated for a moment and started writing again.
Xiao An waited for his mother to stop writing again, and before picking it up to read, he was stunned for a moment, glanced at her mother, and then said: "This is a reply from my wife, so please ask Guard Zhuo to deliver it to you."
Then, he folded the paper in his hand and handed it to Zhuo Yan.
After Zhuo Yan left, brother and sister Xiao Le immediately walked out: "Mom, what does the letter say?"
"He said that he will work hard to get the three cities of Xuzhou as fiefs when he returns to Beijing this time. It would be good if he could succeed, but if he fails, I will have to find a way on my own." Wei Zijun's voice was light.
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Ruyi tilted her head: "Mom, what does he mean by that? If he doesn't succeed in asking for success, then he won't care about this matter?"
Wei Zijun shook his head gently. That was all he said in his letter. However, what she wanted to know now was what happened in the capital. Moreover, she felt that these few words of his
, which made her feel bad and something was wrong.
Therefore, we should invite him to the banquet again and find an opportunity to find out the reason.
After all, he is her husband and the father of her three children. Even though the family has never been reunited for so many years, even though he did not know the existence of the three children at all these years, he did not know that she was still alive, even though she and the children were thirteen
He has not appeared in these years and is not among them. She still hopes that he will live and live well.
Because it was not him who caused all this!
For him, Wei Zijun has always blamed himself and felt guilty.
In the inn in the city, He Zexu frowned slightly after listening to Zhuo Yandai's reply. Judging from Mrs. Na Gu's behavior, she shouldn't invite him to the government office for a banquet again!
Could it be because of the letter just sent? She understood its meaning?
So, it's the same reason as the previous invitation, out of gratitude?
But he is not in the mood for a banquet right now!
He Zexu suddenly realized that he was a little abnormal. Logically speaking, when encountering such a situation in the past, he didn't need to worry about it at all. He just went and didn't go if he didn't want to go.
He tapped his fingers on the table in front of him and stood up abruptly: "Let's go to the banquet with this king."
Until this moment, He Zexu didn't know why he decided to go to the banquet, and he wasn't in the mood to think about the answer.
Just think of it as a polite response!
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In the government office, Xiao An was responsible for the reception. The dinner had not yet started. Xiao An suggested playing chess, and He Zexu did not object.
Because He Zexu was absent-minded, he lost to Xiao An in three consecutive games.
However, Xiao An didn't look particularly happy. He felt that he was invincible.
Just as the food was being served, a yamen servant brought water. Xiao An greeted him, washed his hands, and sat down.
There were only three people at the table in the hall, Wei Zijun, Xiao Le and He Zexu. There was another table in the side hall next door, which was used to entertain Zhuo Yan and others, accompanied by two Yamen servants.
The dishes on the two tables were exactly the same, and they did not lower their standards just because they were subordinates. The wine was also low-alcohol.
At the wine table, Xiao Le stood up and poured wine for He Zexu, and then said apologetically that the wife had a throat problem and could not drink, so he came to toast in her place and wish the prince a safe journey back.
Naturally, He Zexu couldn't refuse, nodded, took the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"Your Majesty, this second cup, thank you for not being embarrassed." Xiao Le immediately started the second cup.
There was only one reason why he was allowed to play in place of his eldest brother, and that was to take advantage of his special ability of not getting drunk to get his father drunk so that he could find out why he returned to Beijing.
When He Zexu faced Xiao Le, who thought he was Xiao An, he didn't take precautions at all and just drank the toast.
After drinking seven or eight glasses of wine, I felt drunk.
Wei Zijun, who had been eating the food slowly, noticed that He Zexu was almost done drinking, and glanced at his son.
Xiao Le received the hint: "Your Majesty, this is the letter sent by the guard Qianzhuo. What the prince said in the letter is that if the request for the fiefdom fails, I will leave it to my wife to figure out the matters in the three cities of Xuzhou. What does this mean?
Does it mean that the affairs here have been handled by others? Or does it mean that the prince still supports our wife in taking care of the three cities of Xuzhou? Even if we fight with Anyuguo, the prince himself will still not turn against us and become our enemy?
In fact, the matter of the three cities of Xuzhou has been delayed for so many years. The prince has something to leave, so he can wait until the matter is settled before continuing to talk. The tone of the prince's letter makes me feel like the wind is rustling and the water is cold. The strong man
What does it mean to never return?"
After listening to Xiao Le's words, He Zexu shook his head and put down the wine glass in his hand with a smile...