The general's tent, the commander of the army in Beifu.
The champion general Xie Xuan was sitting in the tent. He rarely picked up his pen and wrote a few big characters. Since the last letter from the court, he had not received any new news from Jiankang for several days.
Counting on the fingers, it’s almost time, it’s time to come!
But at this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the tent. Xie Xuan raised his eyes, and Liu Laozhi's big purple face came into view.
"General, there is news from Mr. Xie!"
Is it finally here?
Xie Xuan walked forward excitedly from behind the desk, and behind Liu Laozhi was a middle-aged man in maroon uniform.
"Steward Chen, why are you here?"
The person who came was Lao Chen, which completely exceeded Xie Xuan's expectations.
Standing in this military tent, Lao Chen also felt that it was very mysterious.
Originally, he was the steward of the Xie Mansion's inner house, and his daily activities did not go beyond the thirty miles outside Jiankang City.
It was such an important figure of the first rank among the followers of Xie Mansion. This time, Xie An entrusted him with an important task and sent him out to deliver a message to Xie Xuan.
Xie An is a very magical old man. He has some extraordinary ideas from time to time, and sometimes he acts like an old naughty boy.
Externally or internally, why not change it?
As a result, Butler Chen, who had never done any heavy work before, was unfortunately hit and had to deliver the letter.
From Jiankang, to Yuanjiang garrison, and then to the vicinity of this intestinal trail, the journey was bumpy day and night, which was really not easy.
I originally thought that when I arrived at Yuanjiang garrison, I could catch up with the Beifu army, but I didn't expect it. As soon as Butler Chen arrived, he heard that the Beifu army had left for Xiangyang yesterday.
There was no other way. The matter was urgent, so I had no choice but to climb on horseback and catch up with them. They traveled day and night like this, not even daring to stay at the inn. Finally, we caught up with the army before they arrived in Xiangyang.
It's really not easy.
Xie Xuan waved his hand, and the toady Yuan Fei immediately arrived.
Serving tea and handing over handkerchiefs.
Butler Chen was indeed tired, so he drank up the tea before he explained what was going on.
Xie Xuan waited for him patiently, thinking to himself, uncle, this old man has so many hobbies, why did he think of sending Lao Chen here.
How old is he? How can he still withstand such a long journey?
"General, this is Alang's letter."
The backpack behind him was taken off, and Lao Chen took out two bamboo tubes.
"Why are there two?"
"I don't know this, but this is how Alang was handed over to me. I also told me to deliver it to the general with my own hands."
"Maybe there are more things to say."
At first, Xie Xuan thought so too, but when he opened the letter, he realized that everything was not as simple as he imagined.
The Wang family is young and far away, so there may be some changes in the army. King Langya entered the court and recorded six things in the minister's book. We can explore your majesty's sincerity!
I hope you will win a big victory and help me control the Sima clan. The remaining tube is a letter written by Minghui and Wang Zhiyuan. You should pay it personally.
Ming... Minghui?
What's the fuss about?
Xie Xuan held the letter and was puzzled.
The handwriting was indeed written by Xie An, and he read the content several times, and that was the meaning.
But why did Minghui write to Wang Zhiyuan?
Why are these two people connected?
"Alang gave these two bamboo tubes to you?" Xie Xuan looked directly at Butler Chen and asked.
Nowadays, the only person who is likely to know the true situation in Jiankang City is Lao Chen.
Xie Xuan had high hopes for him, but unfortunately, Butler Chen could not give him much help.
"Yes, the two bamboo tubes were handed over to me by Alang himself. The old slave traveled all the way and didn't dare to make any mistakes. The letters in the bamboo tubes are all intact!"
This shows that Butler Chen has no knowledge of Minghui's affairs.
"Since I left Jiankang, what happened at home?"
Butler Chen chuckled. Sure enough, the general was still very curious about family affairs.
This problem could not stump Lao Chen, he had already prepared for it.
"Alang celebrated his birthday a few days ago and invited several important officials from the court, including King Langya and Wang Danyang."
"Also, Madam Minghui gave Alang a very exquisite shelf for displaying small things. She said she bought it when she was in Jingkou."
"Alang couldn't put it down, so he showed it to everyone he met. Not one day passed, everyone in the house knew that Madam Minghui had given Alang a good treasure."
"She even bought a gift?"
"How do I not notice!"
Xie Xuan was a little annoyed. It was he who personally sent Xie Minghui back to Jiankang, and she even bought her a gift, but he didn't know anything about it.
Too careless!
"General, is there anything wrong with this gift?"
Lao Chen has been a housekeeper for many years and is very good at observing people's emotions. Xie Xuan's gradually lowered corners of his mouth and tightened eyebrows indicate danger.
Steward Chen immediately confessed his love. Xie Xuan glanced at him and waved.
"It's nothing, you go and rest first."
Yuan Fei took Lao Chen out of the military tent. Lao Chen was wondering: Why didn't the general open the other bamboo tube?
Isn't it a letter?
After Lao Chen left, Xie Xuan sat down.
The whole person was surrounded by a sense of powerlessness.
He no longer cares about the fact that King Langya has become the minister, or the situation of Wang Mi.
At this moment, his heart was completely occupied by Xie Minghui.
The reminder at the back of the letter was written by Xie An himself, and he also personally handed the bamboo tube to Lao Chen.
This shows what?
It shows that Minghui wrote this letter entirely with the support of Xie An.
A young lady who has not yet left the court writes a letter alone to a young man of the same age. Xie An cannot be unaware of the connotation of this act.
Could it be that Xie An also has a crush on that boy Wang Mi?
Xie Xuan was heartbroken beyond measure. He felt that the whole world was against him.
Although his parents ordered the matchmaker, in Lao Xie's family, he, the father, really has no say at the moment.
Everything must follow the arrangements of the patriarch Xie An.