Xie Jinxin
If we were to ask who Xie Sili felt most sorry for when he came into this world, it would probably be Xie Ling and his wife.
She came from the post-apocalyptic world and didn't have much of a concept of family. Her parents were killed shortly after she was born, and she grew up in the base.
Therefore, when she first came into this world, she didn't know how to get along with the couple, but she also inexplicably experienced family affection.
Thinking of this, Xie Sili turned her gaze to the box beside her, then closed her eyes and leaned against the pillar behind her.
Later, she became a disciple of Xiaoyaozi, and for many years afterward, she stayed by his side. However, Xiaoyaozi was a playful old man, and although she was recuperating by his side, she was mostly alone. Therefore, theoretically, she did not depend on anyone.
After she saved Jun Qichen's life, Jun Qichen's place became the place where she spent the most time. She could occasionally chat with Jun Qichen. She really admired his erudition and talent, so she always wanted to create a peaceful and prosperous world for him. In fact, at least a large part of the many suggestions she made to the emperor were good policies for governing the country put forward by Jun Qichen.
He told her about his ideals and ambitions, and about the world he wanted in the future. She actually thought that kind of world was not bad. Unfortunately, it was not the world that Jun Qichen created.
"Young lady, the old sect leader has arrived. He's in the living room right now and wants to see you."
Hearing Si Ze's voice, Xie Sili raised her hand and rubbed her temples. She hadn't expected that the old man would come to her door on her way to find her. She wondered where the old man had come from this time.
"I'll go back to my room to change my clothes before I go see him."
It was after Xie Sili changed his clothes and met Xiaoyaozi three incense sticks' worth of time.
Xiaoyaozi, dressed in faded white clothes, was sitting at the wiping table in the living room, enjoying a hearty meal.
Perhaps hearing her footsteps, Xiaoyaozi took a bite of the large chicken leg in his hand.
"Ah Li, you're here." Xiaoyaozi gave an awkward yet gentle smile.
"It's kind of you, Master, to come looking for me." Xie Sili said as she sat down opposite Xiaoyaozi. She looked at the green bamboo beside her and said, "Go and get the peach blossom wine I brought from Yuzhou City."
Soon, Xie Sili took the peach blossom wine handed to him by Green Bamboo and filled Xiaoyaozi's cup.
"As expected of the peach blossom wine brewed by Ali herself!" Xiaoyaozi drank with a satisfied look on his face. "I heard about your grandfather's passing. I knew he had passed away after I did a divination when I came here."
Xie Sili unconsciously clenched her hands hanging by her sides and looked at Xiaoyaozi. "My grandfather found out the cause of my elder brother's death for some reason, which became a knot in his heart. As a result, he left in a fit of anger." She adjusted her emotions and looked at Xiaoyaozi. "But my elder brother is not dead."
"How do you know your elder brother isn't dead?" Xiaoyaozi asked, looking surprised.
"Naturally, it was after I met him that I told his fortune. From then on, he rose rapidly in his career and lived a carefree life." Xie Sili looked at Xiaoyaozi with one hand supporting his chin. "According to the divination, the watershed moment in his life was when he was eight years old."
As she spoke, she picked up the cup in front of her and took a small sip. "Master, where did you come from this time to Chang'an? Lin'an or somewhere else?"
“I was worried about Jingheng’s condition, so I went to Jinling to check on him. It’s just a pity that he’s so stubborn and insists on liking that girl.” Xiaoyaozi said with a look of disappointment. “If all else fails, after this matter is over, you can go to Jinling and persuade him. Why should he ruin his health like this?”
"Don't you understand Senior Brother Jingheng?" Xie Sili retorted. "But I've calculated for Senior Brother Jingheng that he will be reborn from the ashes, and his suffering will eventually turn into happiness." As Xie Sili spoke, he filled Xiaoyaozi's cup again. "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so you should worry less and go enjoy your carefree life."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoyaozi rolled his eyes at her, "I only came because I predicted you would be looking for the old man. How come you become so heartless and ungrateful as soon as you see him?"
Upon hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Xie Sili immediately ordered Lüzhu to come up and take away Xiaoyaozi's peach blossom wine. His voice rang out, "Really, Ah Li, why are you getting so worked up?" As he spoke, he tried to snatch the peach blossom wine from Lüzhu's hand.
He picked up the jar and drank it all in one gulp, then burped unceremoniously afterward.
Xie Sili raised her hand to her forehead.
She waved to Green Bamboo, and Green Bamboo respectfully stepped aside.
“I did want to find you before, to ask you about Xie Jinxin. I think she was your master in the Xie family chronicle.”
"She is your master, which makes her my grandmaster." Xie Sili rested her chin on her hand and pressed him down. "So, do you want to tell me what happened between you and your grandmaster? Why did your grandmaster die so young, while you are still alive and well?"
"I don't like hearing that," Xiaoyaozi said with a displeased expression. "I'm over a hundred years old. If your grandmaster were still alive, wouldn't I be an old monster?" Xiaoyaozi showed a helpless expression.
"Yes, yes, Master, you're an old monster over a hundred years old, and I've never seen an old man over a hundred years old running around like that. Don't wait until one day you die in some unknown corner and no one will come to collect your body."
Xiaoyaozi stood up and tapped her on the head, saying, "Who curses their own master like that?"
Xie Sili turned his gaze to Xiaoyaozi, a smile playing on his lips. "Old man, you wouldn't have taken me in as your disciple just because I'm a descendant of Xie Jinxin, would you?"
“Of course not.” Xiaoyaozi said almost without thinking. “When I first took you as my disciple, I didn’t know you were a descendant of my master. After all, there are thousands of Xie families. Who knows which Xie family is a descendant of my master?” Xiaoyaozi took a bite of the chicken leg in his hand as he spoke. “I only confirmed that you were a descendant of my master because of your grandfather.”
Hearing what Xiaoyaozi said, Xie Sili immediately understood what she meant. "You mean you've read the Xie family's chronicle?"
“Yes, but you’ve been a disciple for so long, and you haven’t read anything about our Xiaoyao Sect, have you?” Xiaoyaozi said, rolling his eyes at her. “All you do is travel and have fun, you don’t know how to do anything practical.”
Hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Xie Sili said somewhat guiltily, "I was busy returning to Chang'an, so I didn't read the chronicles inside the sect."
"The first sect leader of the Xiaoyao Sect, Xie Yanxi, was the ancestor of the Xie family."
Hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Xie Sili suddenly looked up at Xiaoyaozi, "Master, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly? The first sect leader of Xiaoyao Sect was also a member of the Xie family?"
Noticing her gaze, Xiaoyaozi immediately said, "What kind of look is that? The first sect leader of Xiaoyao Sect was your Xie family's ancestor. Why don't you take a good look?"
Hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Xie Sili immediately said to the people behind him, "Go and fetch the things from the room."
Soon, Si Ze handed Xie Sili what she needed. When she opened the first page, she found that the first ancestor of the Xie family was indeed a person named Xie Yanxi, but her life story was very simple, with no further details about her life or deeds, let alone the fact that she was the first leader of the Xiaoyao Sect.
She handed the chronicle to Xiaoyaozi, "Master, look, it's completely different from what you said. There are very few records about our ancestors. I knew I couldn't possibly be wrong."
Xiaoyaozi also took the chronicle, glanced at it and seemed to understand something, then turned his gaze to Xie Sili, "I'll have your senior brother hand you the chronicle from inside the sect later, it has detailed records in it."
After a pause, Xiaoyaozi continued, "Anyway, the Xiaoyao Sect and your Xie family are both involved."
Xie Sili understood Xiaoyaozi's words perfectly well. She didn't know much about the other members of the Xie family, but neither her grandfather, Xie Zhun, nor her second uncle were suitable to take over the Xiaoyao Sect. The Xiaoyao Sect should choose someone suitable to become its leader.
Unfortunately, she was the new sect leader, but in fact she didn't care much about the affairs of the sect. The only thing she knew was that the things stored in the Xiaoyao Sect were all treasures belonging to later generations.
It's like a family heirloom for the Xiaoyao Sect.
Xie Sili nodded to Xiaoyaozi, "Alright, I will take a good look at it after I receive it. My grandfather just passed away a few days ago, so I don't think this New Year will be too peaceful. I will invite you to visit me after I return to Yuzhou City."
Xiaoyaozi walked up to her and patted her head. "Ali, don't overthink it. You don't need to worry about my affairs. Just stay in Chang'an and create the world you want."
Hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, Xie Sili smiled and nodded, "I understand, old man." After saying that, he bowed to Xiaoyaozi.
"Oh, right, tell Yunjian I want to eat beggar's chicken, Dongpo pork, and braised pork knuckle. I'm setting off back tomorrow." Xiaoyaozi said, waving at her before sitting back down to eat.
Xie Sili immediately instructed Green Bamboo to inform Yun Jian Xiaoyaozi what these things he wanted to eat.
"Master, let me have a drink with you." He poured himself a glass of wine as he spoke. "My peach blossom wine is pretty good, isn't it?"
Xiaoyaozi looked at her and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, not bad, the taste is very good, very much in the style of Du Kang." He then poured himself another cup.
After Xiaoyaozi had eaten and drunk his fill, Xie Sili instructed someone to take him to rest.
As she walked out of the room, she looked at the sky outside the window.
This was her first New Year in Chang'an, and probably her last.
She definitely still preferred Yuzhou City.
Xie Sili went to see Zhuge Zhao and Shangguan and Murong. Now the two of them were living in a side room of Zhuge Zhao's courtyard. Occasionally, the three of them would discuss the new teaching tasks after the New Year, but compared to Longmen Academy in Yuzhou City, Chang'an was still a bit behind.
"Li girl, what are you thinking about?"
Hearing Xie Yi's voice, Xie Sili turned around and saw Xie Yi walking towards her. "Second Uncle."
"Does Second Uncle want to move out of Si Garden?" Xie Sili asked directly. "If this is Second Uncle's idea, I will respect it."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt Xie Yi tap her head. "Ah Li, don't overthink it. Others may not know how I got this position, but do you think I don't know?"
Xie Yi then turned his gaze to her. "Ali, I should thank you. If you hadn't saved me back then, I wouldn't have had such a successful career in Suzhou. If you hadn't sent people to protect me, I would probably be dead by now."
Hearing Xie Yi's words, Xie Sili said in a low voice, "You are my second uncle. If I don't protect you, who else should I protect?"
She paused for a moment, then continued, "Second Uncle, don't you know my personality? I'm a very willful person, and I only protect what I want to protect."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Yi tapped her head again. "Yes, Ali only wants to protect what she wants to protect, so Ali won't protect us, right? Even if Ali wants to go back to Yuzhou City in the future, Siyuan will still be here, won't it?"
Xie Sili nodded to Xie Yi, "Yes, no matter what happens, Siyuan will be here, Second Uncle will be here, Eldest Brother and Second Brother will be here. This will always be my second home."
“That’s it then,” Xie Yi said without hesitation. “This will always be your home, and it will always be our home.”
Xie Sili's mind conjured up the image of Xie Zhun. "How is Xie Zhun doing? Xie Siyu's situation will probably embarrass him for a while. After all, everyone in Chang'an knows that Xie Siyu is Xie Zhun's child, but they don't know that Xie Sinan is too."
"Just as you predicted, my elder brother has been very angry lately. There are many memorials impeaching him in the court, and His Majesty has begun to consider dismissing him as prime minister."
At this point, Xie Yi paused, "Ali, if we're going to dismiss the prime minister, then the left prime minister..."
"The Left Chancellor is nothing, but there's still the Right Chancellor, isn't there?" Xie Sili raised an eyebrow and looked at Xie Yi with a smile on his lips. "Since His Majesty wants to dismiss the Chancellor, then let's make public the matter of Xie Chun's plot to murder Xie Sinian back then, so that everyone can understand what kind of person Xie Chun really is."
In this way, she could smoothly promote Xie Sinian to the position of Right Chancellor, which would then be an aid to her in supporting Jun Qiyu's ascension to the throne.
Xie Sili turned his gaze toward the direction of the Left Prime Minister's residence.
Xie Zhun, this time no one can help you.
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