Song Huaishu's head was gradually blown down. He stopped talking, covered his eyes with his hands, and shed tears silently.
He was ashamed of his own narrow-mindedness and felt even more burdened by his father's faith.
Xiao Feng said slowly: "Don't be blinded by superficial phenomena, let alone ignore the objective facts because of your own opinions. I have been sitting in this position for almost twenty years, and I know better than you the filth and decay hidden in this court.
, I believe that my father has seen it more thoroughly than me. We have not taken any action, not because we are conniving, but because there are too many pros and cons involved. There have been many direct ministers who have risked their lives to remonstrate, and most of them have paid in the end.
At the cost of their lives, they still didn’t get the clean politics they wanted. The same goes for you. Even if you really fall into the prepared coffin, you may not be able to get what you want, and you will lose it in vain.
Isn’t life worth it?”
This time Song Huaishu did not directly refute him. After a moment of silence, he slowly raised his head, his eyes were red and his voice was very hoarse: "Do you hope that the minister will be like your father, an official who is treacherous on the outside and upright on the inside?"
Xiao Feng did not directly answer his conjecture. He suddenly changed the topic and talked about another thing: "By the way, Princess Nishang, you know, right? I plan to find a consort for her and keep her in Wushuang City. You
I happen to be about the same age as her, and I haven't married yet, so I am determined to be a matchmaker for you, but what do you think?"
In the past, Song Huaishu would have refused without saying a word, but now his mood has changed dramatically. His father's deeds touched him deeply, and he also understood how far the gap between himself and his father was.
I hope if he continues to be pedantic, he will find another way to do practical things for the people of Liming!
He was silent for a moment: "Can Princess Nishang agree to this?"
He didn't refuse directly, which showed that there was something serious about this matter. Xiao Feng said lightly: "She doesn't know yet, but I will let her know soon. As for whether she can agree...this is not something she can say.
This is Wushuang City, our territory, no matter how hard she tries, she can't escape from our grasp."
These words were very meaningful. Song Huaishu pondered for a while and asked tentatively: "Do you mean to detain Princess Nishang and let her stay as a hostage in Wushuang City?"
Xiao Feng raised the corner of his mouth, and his cold eyes were filled with stars: "King Beiyan is not very honest, we have to let them understand that the Wushuang Dynasty is not a soft persimmon. If they want to pinch it, they have to weigh how much they weigh.
."
"Wei Chen understands," Song Huaishu's clenched hands slowly loosened, and the coldness in his palms evaporated. He placed his palms on his knees, and his sitting posture was still upright, but he no longer had the strong momentum before, "Everything is gone.
It will be done according to His Highness’ wishes.”
Xiao Shen, who had been sitting silently next to her, finally spoke and asked curiously: "I didn't expect you to agree so readily. Don't you have a girl you like in your heart?"
As soon as he said this, he saw his second brother glance at him without leaving any trace, his gaze was even more icy, and it sent chills down his spine.
Song Huaishu didn't notice the small movements between the two brothers of the Xiao family. The appearance of a person appeared in his mind. His expression became a little lonely and his sitting posture was uncomfortable: "To be honest with the fifth prince, Wei Chen does have a girl he likes...
…”
As soon as he heard this, Xiao Feng felt a strong uneasiness in his heart. He wanted to interrupt Song Huaishu, but Song Huaishu did not give him this chance and quickly expressed the thoughts hidden in his heart.
"Weichen has liked her for ten years. Now Weichen is going to marry another woman soon. I hope His Highness will take Weichen's dedication to serve the court and agree to let Weichen see her one last time."
After saying that, Song Huaishu knelt and took two steps back, knocked his forehead to the ground, and gave a solid salute.
Seeing that he was so solemn and serious, Xiao Shen became even more curious. He didn't bother to look at his second brother's cold eyes, so he leaned over and asked: "Who is the girl you like? Why did you ask the second brother to allow you to meet? Is that girl
Are you in the East Palace now?"
Xiao Feng finally couldn't bear it and coughed twice: "Lao Wu, stop saying a few words!"
Xiao Shen shrank his shoulders when he scolded him, closed his mouth and did not ask any more questions, but kept his eyes on Song Huaishu, hoping to get the answer given by Song Huaishu.
Song Huaishu was obviously prepared to burn the boat. He took a deep breath and said seriously: "Five years ago, there was a disaster in Qingzhou. She left Qingzhou with her parents and family to escape the disaster. Later, she was sold to Ren Yazi by her parents. Her whereabouts are still unknown.
But she has a twin brother who works in the East Palace. Her name is Xiao Lezi, and Wei Chen wants to meet her."
Hearing him say a name, Xiao Shen was completely confused. He raised his voice and asked again: "What's her name? I didn't hear it clearly. Please say it again."
Let me go, you can’t be so bloody. The woman that the second brother likes has actually had an affair with another man for a long time, and this man is now marrying another woman who likes the second brother for the sake of the court. How dare their relationship be more serious?
A little messy?!
Song Huaishu said it again clearly: "Her name is Xiao Lezi, and she is working as an eunuch in the East Palace. I happened to see her last time, so I knew about her and asked Your Highness to grant her permission."
Xiao Shen immediately recalled the scene he saw at the dinner party last time. He saw Song Huaishu running out chasing Xiao Lezi and was curious for a while. He didn't expect the truth of the matter to be so bloody!
He glanced at Xiao Feng cautiously. Well, his second brother was in a very bad mood right now. His eyes were as if they were frozen, making him shiver from the cold.
He wisely kept his mouth shut, said less and made fewer mistakes, so as not to be a fish in the pond.
As for poor Song Huaishu, Xiao Shen could only mourn for him in his heart... Ami Doufu, this naughty kid is so unlucky that he actually fell in love with the woman of His Highness the Crown Prince. This is really a death-defying rhythm!
When Xiao Shen was expressing sympathy for the hard-working Song Huai, he also received a look as vicious as a knife from his second brother. Xiao Shen, who has been professionally selling children's shoes to his teammates for thirty years, had no idea of the misery he was about to face.
encounter.
Song Huaishu just wanted to see a slave. If he didn't even agree to this small request, it would probably chill his heart and make the prince appear narrow-minded. Xiao Feng really felt like a mouthful of blood was vomiting in his heart, and he couldn't spit it out.
I can't swallow it anymore, I wish I could slap my fifth brother to the wall and tear him apart!
It's all this brat's fault. Seeing that the goal has been achieved, he had to talk too much and asked such an embarrassing question. Now it's okay. He can only reluctantly give up and watch the woman he loves kissing me with his ex-lover.
I, no, the more I think about it, the more irritated I am. My fingers are so itchy that I really want to beat them until they are swollen and broken!
Xiao Feng forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart, and showed a tolerant, generous, benevolent and selfless leadership style on his face. He gritted his teeth and nodded slowly: "You have paid a lot for the court. It is just such a small request, and I can still do it."
Those who have gained this master are just..."
He paused and then changed the topic: "Xiao Lezi has not been feeling well recently and needs to rest. Besides, you are a foreign minister and it is inconvenient to get involved with the people in the harem. For the sake of both of you, I can only give you a
Let’s meet and reminisce over a cup of tea, so that no one will find out about the past.”
What can you do with a cup of tea? Xiao Shen, who is not afraid of death, looked at his second brother and said, "You are so stingy."
Xiao Feng almost jumped on him and beat him up. Fortunately, he had good self-control and could hold back his anger. He didn't reveal any of his emotions. He himself was about to be brought to his knees by his powerful endurance skills.
Song Huaishu was not greedy. He wanted to see Xiao Lezi at this time just to understand a doubt in Xiao Lezi. It didn't take much time.
As for what he just said about Xiao Lezi being his sweetheart's brother, it was a lie he made up on the spur of the moment, but about what he said about him and his sweetheart being childhood sweethearts, they are all facts. The mixture of true and false makes the story credible.
It's several steps higher. Even if someone does go to investigate, it's probably about the same. That's why when he first lied, he seemed quite calm, his face was not red, and his heart was not beating.
When Xiao Lezi saw that the prince sent someone to summon him, he was very curious. At this time, the prince should be doing business in the front hall, and generally would not let people from the back hall approach, firstly to avoid suspicion, and secondly to avoid others.
Xiao Lezi came to the study honestly, knelt down and saluted, and when he raised his head again, he saw a handsome man in official uniform staring at him, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
This man looks quite imposing, with upright and handsome senses, giving people a sense of righteousness and reliability. To use Xiaolezi's words to describe it, he has the feel of a policeman brother. It's a pity that this policeman brother is frowning slightly now.
He looked a bit melancholy, and most importantly, he looked familiar...
Xiao Lezi tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly remembered, isn't this none other than Song Huaishu?!
I haven't seen him for a few days and I almost forgot about this guy. My memory is so bad!
From the moment Xiao Lezi stepped into the study room, the three men in the room were staring at her... Xiao Feng wanted to see her attitude towards Song Huaishu from her face. He secretly made up his mind that if she showed any signs of it,
Overjoyed, he turned around and chopped off Song Huaishu with a knife!
Song Huaishu is not as bloody and violent as Xiao Feng. He is sincere and comes from true feelings. He can't help but want to look at her one more time. He has such an affectionate look that any young girl would do.
I can't help but blush and my heart beats.
As for Xiao Shen, he was totally watching the show. He was holding a tea bowl and eating melon seeds, sitting next to him with his eyes wide open to watch the show.
Xiao Lezi immediately bowed to Song Huaishu again, but Song Huaishu quickly told her not to do so, and then stared at her intently, slurring at the corner of his mouth, but stopped talking.
Xiao Lezi was puzzled by what he saw and subconsciously touched his cheek: "Is there anything dirty on my slave's face?"
Song Huaishu moved the corners of his mouth and held it in for a long time before he finally managed to squeeze out a very meaningless sentence: "Are you okay?"
This conversation was really wrong. Xiao Lezi subconsciously glanced at Xiao Feng and wanted to ask her why she was called here. However, she found that Xiao Feng's face was quite ugly, so she turned her eyes to Xiao Shen very wisely.