The innocent girl, like a white lotus, was spotless and familiar with Chen Xi, and she became more and more unconsciously.

But even if you talk too much, you only occasionally say a few words, with Xinyue in your words and smiles. Even if both parents died since childhood, Xie's family took great care of her, living like a little princess in the care of others.

"...It's getting late, you go back. Remember not to admit the wrong person next time. It's not a good thing to wrongly accuse others." Chen Xi said to Xie Hengnu.

"Uh-huh."

Xie Hengnu's little head moved up and down. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped and then turned around and ran behind Chen Xi to hide, "There are...there are long insects..."

In early autumn, it is the time when snakes, insects, rats and ants are most rampant. Even in this year, you can often see these things even in the capital.

Chen Xi only took a look and knew that it was a water snake without poison... He should have just climbed ashore from the water and was about to find a hole to prepare for hibernation. He didn't want to meet Chen Xi and the others, and his head was a little confused. Without dodging, he actually arched his body and stood up to the two of them vigilantly.

Chen Xi waved his hand and told Xie Hengnu not to get close. He himself came forward carefully and suddenly took action. He grabbed the snake's tail and shook it hard for a few times. The poor little snake fell into Chen Xi's hands, and even if he wanted to struggle, it would be useless.

"ah!"

The girl screamed when she saw Chen Xi pinching a snake. This scream alarmed the servants of the Xie family.

The servants of Xie came over and saw Chen Xi catching a snake in his hand. He quickly shouted: "Sir, throw the snake down quickly and be careful of being bitten!"

Chen Xi threw the snake to the ground, and several servants stepped forward and greeted him with shovels and sticks. The snake was beaten to death after a few strokes. Chen Xi took two steps back and looked at the girl who was panicked and crying, and then her expression improved slightly after a few words of comfort.

"Close the gaps in the courtyard wall and other things, then sprinkle with lime and realgar. Then a snake comes in, which shocks the wife, the young master and the young lady. I'm asking for you." The housekeeper of Xie came over and said in a reprimanding tone.

The crowd took the snake's body away, but Xie Hengnu still cried softly. Chen Xi would go wherever she went, as if she was afraid that another snake would come out and bit her. Chen Xi could come forward to protect her and catch the snake in one hand.

"It's okay, you can go back... Look, your eyes are red from crying, go back and wash your face." Chen Xidao.

"Um."

Xie Hengnu nodded gently, "Then... will you come again next time?"

Less than half an hour later, the two of them looked like old friends.

Chen Xi thought to himself, who would come to Xie Mansion if it’s okay?

Why are there all the palaces of the Ge Lao? It is not something that anyone can come easily, but he didn't want to destroy the newly established friendship, so he nodded.

The girl's face was a little joyful, and she took a brisk step towards the backyard. When she reached the door, she turned her head and smiled at Chen Xi.

Chen Xi returned to the study and sat down, but his heart couldn't calm down for a long time... He didn't know what happened to him. Perhaps the purity of the girl infected him, which made his mood somewhat change.

From then on until the time when the lights were on, Chen Xi was still waiting in the Xie family's study room, but Xie Qian was not here to come back.

Chen Xi thought to himself, Xie Qian wouldn't have forgotten himself and planned to go away forever, right?

Xie Qian did not tell the servants of the Xie family to take care of the meals, so Chen Xi could only wait hungry until his head was about to end. Xie Qian came back with a dark face, and it seemed that he had been scolded by Emperor Hongzhi.

"Master Xie, is it okay?" Chen Xi walked up to ask.

Xie Qian said angrily: "Those people from foreign countries are really angry. They use Sanskrit, who don't know where to come from, want to exchange money, food and livestock from our court. Fortunately, you have you. Unfortunately, your Majesty is a little hesitant. Tomorrow you will go to the palace with me and expose the conspiracies of those foreign countries in person!"

Chen Xi looked puzzled: "The student doesn't quite understand what Mr. Xie means."

Xie Qian said angrily: "What's wrong with this? Your Majesty will tell you to meet the Mongolian envoy tomorrow. You don't have to go to the Zhanshi Mansion for the time being. Then follow me to see Your Majesty and say the content of Sanskrit in person. As for other things, you don't need to be too careful."

Chen Xi knew that he was causing trouble again.

As we all know, Emperor Hongzhi was in poor health and was extremely worshipful of Taoist elders. The people from the Dayan tribe "sayed to their preferences" and found Christian scriptures that were passed from Europe to the grassland. They lied that they had made some contributions to maintain health and prolong life. They said that they were offerings, but in fact they were for the rewards of the Ming Dynasty.

When Chen Xi went to welcome the envoys of Dayan tribe before, he found out that there were several monks in the envoys' team. He thought that these people were cheating on the content of the scriptures, and thought of taking advantage of the troubled waters of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Xie Qian was angry was that the emperor was skeptical after seeing the translation of the scriptures and had not yet won the trust completely. He needed to face the condemnation in person to make Emperor Hongzhi give up.

As a minister at the right time, I felt a little depressed and disappointed when I saw the emperor obsessed with unreliable superstitious things.

Chen Xidao: "The student has translated the scriptures, but he doesn't know what to say when he sees His Majesty tomorrow?"

Xie Qian hunched lightly: "What do you say and you still want to hide it? But it's okay, you have made contributions to this matter. Just expose the conspiracy of the Mongols, and your Majesty will decide other matters."

Chen Xi knew it, but he felt a little confused...

Emperor Hongzhi had great hope for the scriptures. He just looked so eager to expose Zhu Youzhe’s beautiful hope. Is it really good?

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...

It was almost three o'clock when Chenxi was having dinner. Xie Yuner watched from the side and felt that Chenxi was in trouble.

"I will come to the palace tomorrow to meet the saint." Chen Xi said helplessly, "If the trouble is not good, I will go and never return. If my wife is fine, she may have to prepare a coffin for me. At this time tomorrow, I may not be lying inside."

Xie Yuner said angrily: "My husband likes to make such jokes... I will take a break after eating earlier, so don't think about it."

As he said that, he gave Chen Xi a charming look, as if he was saying, "If you want to go to the palace tomorrow, you don't have to leave a door for me, just sleep peacefully."

Chen Xi nodded, and after dinner, he turned off the lights early after washing up.

About half an hour later, it was late at night and a rustling sound came from the door. Chen Xi thought, "Aren't you not saying that you can't come?" Just when Shen Xi was wondering if there was something wrong, a warm body crawled into the bedding. Chen Xi judged from his figure that this was not Xie Yuner, but Lin Dai.

After Xie Yuner arrived, Lin Dai held it in for a long time and finally couldn't help but meet him again in the middle of the night.

Unfortunately, Lin Dai never understands men and women's affairs. Her idea is very simple. When she is sad and lonely, she finds Chen Xi to sleep with her. Only childhood sweethearts can give her this double warmth of family affection and love.

Because of Lin Dai's arrival, Chen Xi's eyes were not well asleep, and when she woke up the next day, she looked a little red. However, Lin Dai had already returned to her room, and she felt the same as when Xie Yuner had an affair. She was also afraid that she would be seen.

"My husband seems to be sleeping well?"

When Xie Yuner delivered breakfast to Chen Xi, she said something intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of blushing on her face, as if she felt that Chen Xi could not sleep alone because she didn't accompany her last night. Until Chen Xi was about to leave, she helped Chen Xi tidy up her court clothes and whispered, "...I didn't sleep well last night."

Chen Xi thought about it and did not reveal the truth about last night. In addition to keeping Xie Yuner's secret, he also had to keep the agreement with Lin Dai. He was stuck in the middle and felt very tired. Now what he feared most was that Xie Yuner and Lin Dai came at the same time, so the secret could not be hidden.

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The next day, after Chen Xi entered the palace, he waited outside the cabinet. Soon, Xie Qian came in court robes and brought two followers behind him. After introduction, he found out that he was the servant of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the House.

The Ming Dynasty's shepherds were divided into five types: Zhongshu Keshe, Zhongshu Sheren in the east room of the Wenhua Hall, Zhongshu Sheren in the west room of the Wuying Hall, Zhongshu Sheren in the cabinet, and Zhongshu Sheren in the cabinet, all of which are from the seventh rank.

Although this official position is not high, it has become the main way for the descendants of high-ranking officials in the court to be protected and then enter the court to serve as officials.

The Secretary of State or Minister of State had full attendance for three years, and his son went to the Imperial College for study. After leaving the Imperial College, he could be granted a lack of office. The Zhongshu Sheren basically prepared for these people. By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, even some wealthy businessmen could get the position of Zhongshu Sheren by donating silver.

However, the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat in the Cabinet’s Imperial House has been passed down from generation to generation.

Because the main task of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat in the Cabinet's Imperial House is to translate and record the national letter. Without diamonds, you cannot take on this porcelain job. There will be students from the Imperial College who graduated from the Siyi Pavilion and will be selected to this position.

In the Ming Dynasty, those who understand foreign languages ​​and characters were called "common news", but even if they are proficient in foreign languages, they are only proficient in the languages ​​of surrounding countries such as Tatars (Mongolia), Jurchens, Hui, and Myanmar. Britain and the Central Plains dynasty were separated by 108,000 miles apart. Although the European voyage lasted for half a century, most of them were explorers from Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and the Ottoman Empire. Shortly after the Hundred Years War between Britain and France ended, the War of the Roses broke out again. Now it has just been peaceful and has not yet opened its fangs.

Therefore, English has become an unfamiliar knowledge in the Far East, and naturally no one can understand English.

These two Zhongshu Sheren admired Chen Xi very much. The language that others didn't understand was only Chen Xi, and Chen Xi was the authority of this language. As a result, they asked Chen Xi a few words in Tatar language, but found that Chen Xi knew nothing about the Mongolian language.

Xie Qian said angrily: "I want you to come here to translate the words of the Fenbian season for His Majesty. Shen Zhongyun is not very clear about the Tatar language, so he must explain it in detail!"

The two Secretariats looked at each other. This master of the "bird song" of Zhan Shifu, the Youzhongyun and Hanlin editor, did not understand Tatar language. So why did he go to the palace today?

With questions, the two followed Xie Qian and Shen Xi to the Ganqing Palace, where Emperor Hongzhi would meet the Mongolian envoys.

When he arrived outside the Ganqing Palace, Chen Xi was looking at the surrounding eaves and saw several rough Mongolians walking over under the guidance of the guards and the eunuch.

The person who accompanied him was Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, but Xu Qiong himself did not speak Tatar. Fortunately, these Mongolians knew a little Chinese, and the two sides only occasionally spoke politely, so it would be no problem to communicate.

Behind the Mongolian envoy, several monks followed him, all of whom were flat heads that were very different from the secular style, and held strings of beads that looked like Buddhist beads. They didn't look like Western missionaries, but more like lamas.

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ps: First update!

I went to bed after three in the morning, and the emperor got up at 10 in the morning. Although I felt sore all over, I still thought that I still had a task today, so I still clenched my teeth and wrote.

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