Naturally, Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi could not have come simply to congratulate him. In fact, congratulations were just an excuse. They had something to say to him.
"In addition to congratulations, I'm here to say goodbye," Yang Rong said.
"Farewell?" Wang Xian suddenly asked, "Is the bachelor going back to Beijing?"
"Yes," Yang Rong nodded and said: "I received the order the day before yesterday and the emperor summoned me to return to the north. In fact, I have always wanted to meet you, but our identities... are both a bit sensitive...
"Yes." Wang Xian nodded. One of them was the emperor's secretary, and the other was the emperor's number two spy chief. Under the gaze of the emperor's number one spy, they really couldn't meet in private.
"I originally planned to ask Brother Shiqi to send me a message. Fortunately, Zhongde gave birth to Lin'er. We can justifiably come to congratulate him." Yang Rong looked at Yang Shiqi and smiled and said, "It's normal, right?"
"Of course." Yang Shiqi nodded and said with a smile: "In terms of inheritance, you and Wei Wenyuan are from the same sect. Now that he is serving as a magistrate, of course we have to be his elders."
Wang Xian had not been Wu Xia Amen for a long time, so naturally he would not feel honored to be approached by Yang Shiqi, but it was not a problem to say a few words with a happy face.
After a few nonsense words, Yang Rong got down to the topic and said: "Zhongde, besides congratulating me this time, I also want to explain what happened last time." He was naturally referring to the prince's affair with Wang Xian.
It was a good thing that he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned Wang Xian, he felt angry. Yu De, whose surname was Yang, was really unreasonable about this matter. He was the one who insisted on helping himself when he was begging for nothing. That person who was the troublemaker was Yang Rong.
When the result of what he proposed came to an end, he backed down, leaving himself unable to explain it to his brothers, which made him as angry as a fly.
"At that time, although His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to accept it, if I insisted on persuading him, I believe the Crown Prince would agree." The two parties had only contacted each other a few times, and Wang Xian did not have a deep understanding of Yang Rong's wisdom. But he was a second-hand person.
Yang Rong knew Yang Rong, who had been paying close attention to Yang for a long time, so he was able to make a clear target and said, "I just thought at the time that the prince's worries were very reasonable. To deal with Ji Gang, a peerless villain, it really takes time, right time, right place, and right people."
, all are indispensable.”
Seeing Wang Xian's listening look, Yang Rong continued to speak frankly: "Any strategy is not set in stone, but must be adapted to changes. When we set the time, we prepared for the worst. Once the emperor becomes angry, we must strictly investigate this matter.
During the case, we had no choice but to drag Ji Gang into the water. But Zhongde's strategy was surprisingly effective. The emperor really cared about the prince and let the matter go. This means that we don't have to fight to the death as soon as we get started..."
"Yes." Yang Shiqi also helped: "Ji Gang and Han Wang are actually a snake with two heads. Even if they want to fight, they have to attack both sides. If you only fight one end, the other end will definitely jump up and bite. So we still need to continue to plan and wait.
The timing of a double kill. Zhongde, tell me, is this true?"
"Well..." The explanations of the two bachelors were reasonable, which at least made Wang Xian's heart go away a lot. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't have any emotions. After all, there is no loss, so let's continue to wait.
Go down."
"Zhongde is indeed reasonable," Yang Shiqi said with a smile to Yang Rong: "Let me just say your worries are unnecessary, right?"
"Haha, yes." Yang Rong said with a smile: "But it's better to talk some things out, so that we can cooperate sincerely and it will be more beneficial than gold."
"Yeah." Wang Xian nodded in agreement.
"By the way, Zhongde," Yang Shiqi said: "What do you think the next step for King Han and Ji Gang will be?"
"We will definitely counterattack." Wang Xian sighed and said: "Ji Gang is a ferocious beast. If you miss the chance to kill him, he will never coexist peacefully with you. But the worst thing about defense is that it is worse than offense.
The reason is that you don’t know where he will make his move, so you can only passively wait for him to make his move..."
"Yes." Yang Rong said ashamedly: "Speaking of which, I have an unshirkable responsibility for today's passive situation. If Zhongde takes any actions next, I will fully cooperate."
Wang Xian only shook his head. Apparently he had not released the ultimate move he had been holding back for a long time, and he could not think of any new moves at the moment.
"That's it..." Yang Shiqi said softly: "Then let's wait and see what happens. After all, time is on our side. The longer it is delayed, the better it is for us. If we can delay it until the emperor returns to the court, everything will be solved."
"Will the Emperor return to Beijing this year?" Wang Xian asked.
Yang Rong thought about it, and finally shook his head slowly and said: "It's hard to say, the emperor doesn't like the capital very much. If there is no reason to come back, I'm afraid he won't return to the court."
"Actually, the emperor is determined to return to Beijing, but it is the time when we are most in danger." Yang Shiqi said solemnly: "We must avoid jumping over the wall in a hurry."
Wang Xianxin said, you also know, if I had asked me to kill a dog, it would have been easier than having to face two mad dogs later, right?
Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi came here just to settle their old feud with Wang Xian. Seeing that their goal was achieved, they naturally would not stay any longer. After the two sides said something about working together and strengthening communication, Er Yang stood up and left.
Wang Xian sent the two bachelors out, and the smile on his face disappeared. Wu Wei behind him asked softly: "Which song are these two singing?"
"Treat me like a fool." Wang Xian said with a cold smile: "Don't listen to what Yang Rong said, but that's not the reason why he messed up this matter. His only real reason is that he doesn't want to let anyone know about it.
I'll eat Jin Yiwei and become another Ji Gang."
"The enemy is still making small calculations at the moment. These literati deserve to die." Wu Wei said bitterly.
"Civil and martial arts have different paths. There is no way around it." Wang Xian said with some helplessness: "There will really be a lot of struggle in the future." He said with a self-deprecating smile: "It seems that my status as a civil servant is in vain, there are no civil servants anymore.
Don’t think of me as the same kind anymore.”
"Let's fight whoever is afraid of whom. Seeing how cowardly they are in front of King Han and Ji Gang, you know that there is nothing to fear from these guys." Wu Wei said disdainfully.
"Who knows?" Wang Xian shook his head and shook off the unhappiness and said: "We will talk about the future later. Let's be happy these days." He looked up to the sky and smiled and said: "I have a son and a daughter. This is a big deal.
good news"
"Yes, congratulations, sir." Wu Wei also smiled.
In the next few days, everything in Wang Xian's family was like celebrating a festival. As Mrs. Wang said, the birth of this eldest grandson has completely completed the Wang family's happy life, so it is natural to celebrate it. Therefore, Wang You's baptism ceremony was held in great detail.
grand.
The so-called "wash three" means washing children in three days. It is a great auspicious gift that is valued by the emperor's family and the common people. Now that the Wang family is rich and has the eldest grandson, it is natural that they have to do a lot of things. One day in advance,
The servants prepared nearly a hundred kinds of washing supplies... On the morning of the third day of washing, the servants boiled sophora pupil water and dyed cinnamon, lychees, peanuts, and chestnuts with rouge.
spare.
As the morning approached, relatives and friends came to congratulate. The Wang family had already prepared a good banquet. This time was naturally much more leisurely than the day I was born, and the quality of the banquet was also much better. However, no matter how rich the wine and food were, the staple food was the same as that of the folk.
It must be noodles, commonly known as "wash three noodles". But the sea cucumber noodles and shark fin noodles served are more expensive than a banquet in ordinary people...
After the luncheon, the guests gathered in the east courtyard where Wang You was born to watch the ceremony. An incense table had been set up in the outer hall of the delivery room, enshrining Bixia Yuanjun, Qiongxiao Empress, Yunxiao Empress, Birth Empress, Child Delivery Empress, Bean Empress, and others.
There are thirteen statues of gods including the Empress of Eyes. There is millet for incense in the incense burner. A pair of small red candles made of suet are stuck on the wax sticks. Underneath are yellow coins, ingots, thousands of pieces of gold and other all kinds of money and food to worship the gods. On the bed in the delivery room
, there is also a Kang male and a female Kang, and the same offerings are also placed.
First, Aunt Wang offered incense and kowtowed to the gods, and the midwife in charge of delivering the baby also bowed three times. Then, Mrs. Hou put the Sophora japonica and Pu mugwort water in a copper basin on the kang, and the servants laid out all the ceremonial items, and Aunt Wang hugged her.
With my grandson sitting beside the kang with a smile, the three-in-one washing ceremony officially began.
At this time, the guests, according to their seniority, add a spoonful of water to the copper basin one by one, and then put some longan, lychee, red dates, peanuts and other happy fruits, which is called "adding basins". In addition to the happy fruits,
, there are also copper coins or gold and silver that are added to the pots. The guests of the Wang family naturally spend a lot of money. Even if they are not cheap, they are gold. Most of the things that are added to the pots are various precious yellow and white jewelry, each of which is worth a thousand taels.
Yin Zi. The Crown Princess even took out a handful of jade Ruyi carved from Western rubies, letting the guests see the importance that the Crown Prince's family attaches to Wang Xian. And Xu Miaojin's congratulatory gift stunned the guests even more. It was a child's fist.
Big and small pearls, absolutely priceless.
When adding pots, you should also say some auspicious greetings. For example, when adding clear water, you should say "Long flowing water, smart and smart." When adding dates, longan, chestnuts, etc., naturally you would say, "You will be born soon." Or, "Longan and longan will win three yuan in a row."
, and so on. As for putting gold jewelry and the like, of course it is a house full of gold and jade.
After adding a new pot, Mr. Hou sprinkled a handful of flowers into the pot and said: Flowers, jasmine, peach, apricot, rose, tuberose, flowers are sparse... This is a wish for the child not to have any flowers.
Smallpox, he grew up healthily without any disaster. Then the mother took the child to the basin and bathed the baby. While washing the baby, she recited a congratulatory message, saying: "Wash your hair first, and you will become a prince; wash your waist last, and your life will be better than yours."
Senior; wash the eggs and become the magistrate of the county; wash the ditch and become the magistrate of the state...,
After the washing, there was a set of rituals, in which the women with all the five blessings among the guests took turns taking turns. First, one lit a mugwort ball, used a ginger slice as a support, and placed it on the baby's forehead, performing symbolic moxibustion.
A little moxibustion means 'no disease, no disaster'.
Then there was another person who combed the baby's hair and dressed it up, and also said: "Three combs, two bunches, wear a black gauze hat when he grows up; draw eyebrows on the left, do hair on the right, find a daughter-in-law to compete with Diao Chan; brush teeth, rinse mouth, follow
People speak so as not to lose face.,
He also invited the most distinguished princess among the guests to roll eggs on the baby's face, saying that the eggs are rolling on the face, the face is like egg skin, and the face is as red as white. She is truly a lover. After washing, the baby was tied up.
, and then asked a lady to lightly hit the child three times with a green onion, saying: "One dozen will make you smart, two dozen will make you smart." Then ask someone to throw the onions on the roof, which means that the child will be extremely smart in the future.
You also need to use a weight and a lock to make three gestures on the child's head, which means that the baby's life is precious, and lock him tightly. Finally, use a small mirror to take a look at the baby's buttocks and say: 'Use a precious mirror to look at the buttocks and pull it out during the day.
The shit is black and the bottom is clean,...
At this point, the three-wash ceremony came to an end. Finally, Aunt Wang burned the statues of Kang Gong and Kang Mother, and said: Kang Gong and Kang Mother’s real name is Li. I will give you the children. Give more boys and less girls. Then, give the children to you.
Pack the ashes with red paper and put them under the kang mat. Please ask the two gods to stay at the head of the kang forever to bless the adults and children in safety.
Men were not allowed to participate in this ceremony, so Wang Xian waited outside. Just after the ceremony started, he saw Xu Miaojin coming out...