Knowing that he had no involvement in today's affairs, Xie Songhua naturally had no reason to be angry with him.
"I want to know what the family is thinking now?" Xie Songhua paused before hesitatingly said, "Even if the prince is in power now, the power of the third prince has long been deeply rooted. Is the family so sure that the prince can win?
"
"Third sister, please don't think too much," Xie Langhua mentioned this and sighed helplessly, "My father has been in the officialdom for so many years and all he wants is stability.
My grandfather once served as the Emperor's Master, and was later posthumously named Grand Master. Before his death, he only told his father this one word. With the current situation, our family doesn't have to do anything at all. No matter who takes the throne, everything will be done.
Don’t do our business.”
Xie Songhua chuckled lightly, "That's the truth, but when you are in it, you may not be able to stick to your heart."
She pushed some of the tea in front of her towards her brother, "For example, grandma, when my grandfather was still alive, our Xie family was so glorious. There were probably not many married women in the capital who could surpass her.
But now, there is the Zhao family first, then the Gao family, and then there is the Zhang family, and that's it. But seriously speaking, the Zhao family and the Gao family both came to power as relatives.
If the third prince wins, and then there is the Zhou family, let alone my grandmother, Zhou Wenyou, who has always been inferior to his father in everything, can actually climb ahead of his father, can my father really hold his own?"
Xie Songhua's words made Xie Langhua fall into silence. Even though he believed that his father would not be shaken by this, he had no way to guarantee it in front of his sister.
"Second brother," Xie Songhua looked at the person opposite him seriously, "Be prepared for danger in times of peace. It is easy to say but very difficult to do. Especially when there is a huge temptation on the other side, it is even harder to stay vigilant.
There is no clear winner between the Third Prince and the Crown Prince at the moment. If you can hear a word from me, I would like to ask my second brother to have a good talk with my father. There are some muddy waters that we cannot wade through."
Seeing her sincere words, Xie Langhua laughed, "Don't worry! I have the same idea as you. Regarding my father, I dare not say that in the future, at least for now, he will not have other thoughts, otherwise he will not listen.
As of what happened today, I asked the servant to ask me to take leave and come back."
This actually made Xie Songhua breathe a sigh of relief, "Then...what's going on with my grandmother? Could it be that my wife..."
"Alas!" Xie Langhua also had a headache when talking about this, "It's not my mother this time, but my grandmother."
"Grandma?" Xie Songhua was puzzled, "If I'm not mistaken, my grandmother and my grandmother don't seem to have the same temperament!"
"We just don't get along!" Xie Langhua sighed helplessly, "My grandmother and the Qi family's grandmother have known each other since childhood. It is said that they have always been at odds with each other and were both competitive. Even now that they are older, they still can't help but say goodbye.
There are signs that we became in-laws again..."
After all, he was talking about the rights and wrongs of his elders. Xie Langhua's face turned red, and he didn't say any more. The topic changed and he talked about the next thing, "Some time ago, after the Qi family settled down in the capital, the Qi family
Grandma walked around and was busy communicating with every household in Beijing."
Xie Songhua nodded, "This is also the right thing to do."
"But grandma also went to the East Palace and gave San... a lot of things to Jiang Baolin. She was also personally summoned by the Crown Princess. Jiang Baolin also visited her twice during her confinement."
After saying that, Xie Songhua frowned and said with some distress on his face: "Grandma is somewhat..."
He didn't say anything bad. Instead, he patted her hand gently on the table and said, "If you don't want to interact with her, that's fine. Anyway, the Qi family doesn't have any guests now."
Xie Songhua twitched his lips, "Since she recognizes her granddaughter, there is no need for me to rush up."
Xie Langhua was helpless when his grandmother was so confused, "I don't know if it was because of my grandmother's movement. My second cousin, who was originally in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, got a job in the General Administration Department some time ago. The Qi family revealed that it was the prince who said something
Now, grandma... can't sit still."
Knowing the key, Xie Songhua couldn't help but raise his forehead.
"My father will have something to say about today's matters when he comes back tonight, so please be more relaxed."
Xie Songhua didn't take this kind of comfort seriously. Xie Yuncang was a filial son and it was impossible to really accuse the old lady of anything. However, Xie Langhua was sent here just to comfort himself.
"How does the second brother feel about being in the official department now?"
Xie Langhua laughed when he heard this, "You think too highly of your second brother. I just went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it's just a rotation."
The brother and sister were speechless for a long time, and then they heard him say: "There is one more thing..."
Halfway through his words, his face suddenly turned red.
Xie Songhua's heart skipped a beat and he probably guessed something, "Brother, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"I heard earlier that my grandmother asked my sister to take care of my marriage?"
Even though he is a grown man, he is still less than 20 years old. When he talked about marriage, his face turned red. Xie Songhua was moved, "Second brother, is this the home of the girl he likes?"
"No, no, no!" Upon hearing this, Xie Langhua waved his hand immediately, "How can you dare to be independent in matters such as marriage and parents' orders?"
Xie Songhua strongly disagrees with this statement. Marrying blindly and blindly is still a virtue!
It’s true that I was born in this era!
She suppressed the strange look on her face and nodded, "That brother is..."
"It's my father. He has fallen in love with a girl, but her identity is hard to tell. I would like to ask my third sister for help."
"this……"
Xie Yuncang fell in love with her and asked her for help?
Xie Songhua felt his scalp numb when he heard it. This was definitely not a good thing.
"It's...which girl?"
"Speaking of which, my sister must also have the impression that she is Master Lan's youngest daughter, and the younger sister of Lan Shidi who was in our Shensi Museum before."
Having said that, Xie Songhua did have some impressions, but he couldn't remember Miss Na Lan.
"Master Lan is the imperial minister. It seems that...except for Master Lan, there is no one else in the Lan family serving in the imperial court, right?"
Xie Langhua nodded lightly, "Yes."
Xie Songhua was a little surprised when he said this, "So... what my father means is..."
Imperial College sounds nice and extremely noble.
But in reality, it doesn't have much real power.
In Daqi, serious and promising scholars, whose families are well-off, will specially hire famous teachers such as Confucianism professors, such as Shensi Guan, which can barely be considered.
Even if the conditions are not very good, I will try to go to some serious colleges.
As for the Imperial College, although it is an official institution of the imperial court, most of the people who study there are some unpromising scholars who were stuffed in to complete the tasks from the local government. Others are the children of some meritorious families who are gilded in it and can find ways to pursue official careers later.
.
Perhaps for ordinary people, the Imperial College has many connections, after all, many aristocratic children study there.
But for the Xie family, the marriage with the Lan family was somewhat confusing.
"The Lan family has been working and studying for generations, and the family tradition is extremely upright. Mr. Lan is brilliant, and brother Lan is also of good character. I think the girls from the Lan family are not much different."
After Xie Langhua said this, Xie Songhua was finally sure that Xie Yuncang was deliberately trying to get Xie Langhua to marry him at a low price.
No wonder he wanted to ask me to help. For such a marriage, let alone the Qi family, I am afraid that the old lady would not agree to it.
