Chen Xi returned to the capital, adding a lot of joy to the Xie Mansion.?

When chatting with Mrs. Xu, Chen Xi was patient enough. When Mrs. Xu asked about her trip to the three southeastern provinces and the Shen family, Chen Xi was basically talking about everything and satisfies Mrs. Xu's gossip mentality as much as possible.

"It turns out that Qilang went to the city with his parents since he was a child and went to study, but he did not always accompany his grandmother. Today, I am afraid that my grandmother missed him very much." Mrs. Xu sighed.

Chen Xi explained: "In the 13th year of Hongzhi, I went back to visit my grandmother and worshiped my ancestral grave. I never returned to Ninghua County. My grandmother was old and couldn't remember some things, and sometimes even made mistakes from my family. However, my father and mother stayed in Ninghua to help my grandmother manage the family business."

Mrs. Xu looked relieved: "It's really a family of filial sons."

This is sincere, but Chen Xi doesn’t understand it very much, just because I went back to visit my grandmother, father, and mother who stayed in her hometown, and could she judge it as a “family family of filial sons”?

Chen Xi came out of this family by himself. In his eyes, this was a feudal and stubborn family full of pedantic atmosphere. All kinds of strange people emerged one after another, especially his second uncle Shen Mingyou, who actually went to the capital to become a eunuch. Now he is like a fish in the palace. It's really a blessing to make people.

Mrs. Xu was like a chatterbox, and she kept asking Chen Xi about her family affairs.

Time flies, and before I know it, it is Shenshi. At this time, the sun has set in the west. The servant comes in and reports: "Sir, Madam, the master is back."

"Okay, I'll go out to greet you now... Qilang just sat in the study."

When Mrs. Xu heard that her husband was back, she was so happy that she went to the door to greet her in person.

Chen Xi was a guest. He could only wait in Xie Qian's study room, but he and Xie Qian didn't have much to see each other, but Mrs. Xu went out to greet him. As a junior, he would not be suitable for him to sit again, so he had to stand up and walk out of the study door with Mrs. Xu. As soon as he arrived at the front yard, he met Xie Qian with an old face tense.

"Master, Lord Shen is back to Beijing." Mrs. Xu looked pleased.

Xie Qian just said "um" and walked over with a dark face. He looked up and down in front of Chenxi, and asked angrily: "I'm not dead? Fortunately, I thought I had half my life left! I returned to Beijing yesterday and actually went to my husband's house today. It seems that I didn't take me seriously at all!"

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she quickly winked her husband. Xie Qian often talked about Chen Xi in front of her, but now she saw Chen Xi herself, but she shook her face. This was extremely awkward.

But Xie Qian is such a person, he is so proud of his face. He can't say, Chen Xi, I miss you and hope you will return to Beijing earlier and take my granddaughter back to see my old bones.

The old man wanted to take care of his face, so Chen Xi naturally would not care about Xie Qian. Yesterday, through communicating with Xie Duo, he roughly guessed that it was Xie Qian who spoke for him that Emperor Hongzhi changed his previous original intention and kept him in the capital. Xie Qian did make great efforts in this matter. After all, not everyone can persuade the emperor.

Chen Xi did not angry with Xie Qian. He smiled slightly and explained after saluting: "I returned to Beijing yesterday. I was tired from the journey. I went to the Governor's Office of the Five Army. After the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel handled the official documents. It was already late at noon when I returned to the mansion. I settled a little. I unknowingly fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already night. I couldn't come to visit. Please forgive me for the punishment of the cabinet."

Mrs. Xu held her hands and smiled, "Yes, lord, didn't you come home yesterday?"

Xie Qian immediately glared at his wife, his face full of anger, but it was difficult to do it.

Mrs. Xu smiled and said she didn't see it, she exposes Xie Qian with one word. Only the old couple will do this. Even if they respect their husbands, they will not open their eyes to tell lies.

Xie Qian likes to show off his temper, but in front of outsiders, he still has the minimum respect for his wife.

"Get in and talk!"

Xie Qian was not at this time and asked Chen Xi to visit Xie's mansion in time. He said coldly, walked in front, Chen Xi and Mrs. Xu followed him into the study.

Xie Qian sat down on the chair behind the desk, looked up at his smiling wife, and waved his hand: "Madam, go back to the inner courtyard first. I have some things to do with you. Remember to prepare dinner more generously, let Pier come out to meet the guests, and send someone to invite Yu Ji (Xiedi) by the way!"

Xie Qian is a particular person. He was born into a large Yuyao family. Although there were not many families in the capital, the backyard was divided into several places. Each family had its own yard. Even Xie Pi and his wife lived in a separate courtyard.

Although Xie Pi's concubine Jin gave birth to four sons for him, she could not enter the house. Xie Qian only allowed his adult son Xie Pi, his younger brother Xie Di, his wife Mrs. Xu, and guest Chen Xi to attend this family dinner. It was said to be a family dinner, but it did not have much taste of family.

"What the master said is, I'll prepare now." Mrs. Xu was very happy. Being able to come out to have dinner with guests at the family dinner was an affirmation of her as the mistress of the family.

Mrs. Xu had already walked to the threshold. Xie Qian seemed to have thought of something and said again: "Let Pier take her wife with her, and at the same time let Anren come out together!"

Xie Pi's wife Shi Xiaojing is an acquaintance of Chen Xi.

The "Anren" mentioned by Xie Qian was the concubine of Xie Qian, who was appointed as Anren by Emperor Hongzhi. Xie Qian affirmed the status of Jin and Shi Xiaojing in the Xie family and asked them to come out to the banquet together.

Mrs. Xu felt a little disappointed, but then she thought that the family was lively and seemed to be quite good, so she nodded and agreed, and then went out to ask someone to arrange the matter.

Chen Xi looked around and sighed. Isn’t it just a family who sits down to have a meal?

If your future grandson-in-law comes to your home for dinner, how can there be so many bad rules? As long as you are not sick or disaster, even if you take your children out for dinner, you are not an outsider.

However, Chen Xi was not good at evading Xie Qian because it was not like the Xie family, but because of the entire social atmosphere. It was still good in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. By the late Ming Dynasty and even the Qing Dynasty, the large families had clear levels, and even the maids were divided into three or six levels, and there were strict family rules and regulations to restrict them between different levels.

When Mrs. Xu left, Xie Qian picked up a book like that, opened it and took a look, then looked at Chen Xi and asked, "You are doing something wrong in the southeast and making trouble. Although it ended successfully in the end, I don't know how many aftermaths have I done for you in the capital!"

Chen Xi thought to himself, it was me who was shitting at the place, would you wipe my butt in the capital? On the surface, he saluted respectfully: "Thank you, Master Ge, for being busy with his juniors over the past year."

"In addition, Your Majesty was going to appoint you to the northwest to perform your duties. I will argue with you in front of Your Majesty and I will only be sure to stay in the capital. Now that you are back, I will not hold a grudge against me and blame me for delaying your bright future, right?"

Xie Qian's tone was stubborn... I offended the emperor for you, a bad boy, and made evil with my old friends for many years. After you came back, you seemed to be unrelated to yourself. Do you want to tell me that I am meddling in other people's business?

Chenxidao: "The younger generation knows that they are not talented and knowledgeable, and they cannot take on major responsibilities even when they go to the northwest. Instead, it is better to stay in the capital and follow the teachings of the elders."

Although this was not intentional flattery, it was very useful to Xie Qian, who was very proud of his face. He nodded repeatedly, as if he was saying, "You kid are used to being arrogant, you should accept your heart and follow my teachings carefully. You will benefit from it in the future!"

Xie Qian stood up, took a stack of white rice paper from the bookshelf, spread it on the desk, pressed it with paperweight, took out the ink and dipped it in water, grinded it a few times, dipped the pen in the ink, then looked at Chen Xi and asked, "Tell me, what do you think of the war in the Northwest?"

Chen Xi thought to himself, this is too direct, right?

You don’t ask me what I did in the three southeastern provinces, or what I plan after returning to Beijing, but you come up and ask the war in the Northwest. Could it be that the emperor has posed a problem for you and you can’t solve it, so ask me for help with “supervisor”?

"My younger generation... don't quite understand the meaning of the elder." Chen Xi frowned.

"Why are you pretending to be confused? The battle in the Northwest is now on the verge of arrows. Even if you don't go to the Northwest and help me give advice, will you be betray your talent?"

"Don't think you will go to Hanyuan or the Sixth Ministry immediately. Your Majesty has assigned you a new job. In a few days, the court will send someone to your home to announce you to the palace and be responsible for some blessings. You can stay at home with peace of mind and think about the situation in the northwest, and come to our mansion. I will participate in the research in detail with you and serve the country well!"

The previous paragraph was quite pleasant and explained where Chen Xi went next, but in the end Xie Qian said in a threatening tone: "If you don't follow me, I will ask Your Majesty for your order and ask you to lead troops on the three sides!"

Chen Xi thought to himself, this pirate ship is really easy to get up and difficult to get off. If you always keep me in the capital, you are not afraid of me going to the northwest to die, but you are worried that you will be criticized by the emperor and will not be able to plan and win the task of thousands of miles away?

Chen Xi defended himself: "I have been promoted by the younger generation. I have only been an official for four years and have no experience in marching and fighting. The battle in the northwest involves a wide range of areas. Where can I be competent for such a arduous task?"

"No matter whether you can or not, you can just say what you think."

Xie Qian urged, "Besides, I'm not asking you about your specific strategic policies, I just make suggestions on all aspects. I sort them out to see what is useful, and make records after deliberation, and submit them to the emperor."

Chen Xidao: "Since the old master wants to let the younger generation say their views on this battle, it is actually very simple. This battle cannot be fought!"

"Boy, why are you talking nonsense? The battle in the northwest was decided by Your Majesty. The imperial court mobilized so many troops and food. If you say you should not fight, do you have to put your previous preparations into vain? What you ask you what aspects you need to pay attention to in this battle? You are not going to let you get sloppy!" Xie Qian shouted angrily.

Chen Xi retorted: "Gei Master, from the initial plan to the battle, to the basic dispatch of troops, horses, food and grass, now, the arrow is on the string. How many meetings have been held? How many generals and officials expressed their opinions? What strategy has not been presented to the emperor?"

Xie Qian put down his pen and recalled Chen Xi's question carefully.
Chapter completed!