Those palace maids came this time on the orders of Emperor Qing, who summoned the Yu family to the West Garden Palace for an audience tomorrow. It turned out that Emperor Qing visited the West Garden today and was very pleased with the site of the West Garden, so he specially issued an edict to hold a banquet for the salt merchants here as a token of his appreciation.
Not only the Yu family, but several other salt merchants are also going.
Originally, Yu Wanli should have stepped forward to deal with something like this, but now his father was seriously ill and couldn't get up, and as a child, Yu Chuxi seemed a little inconvenient to be in such an occasion.
When Yu Chuxi was hesitating whether to let Xie Shu go, Xie Shu whispered to comfort him: "My dear, this is your credit. You should go. If you are worried, I will accompany you. I will wait for you outside, okay?"
When Xie Shu saw Emperor Qing giving such an order, he knew that the matter of the palace was almost resolved. Emperor Qing did not intend to pursue the matter, but instead gave a banquet to the salt merchants, which was meant to make it known to the world.
Before Yu Chuxi and Xie Shu could say anything else, the palace servants smiled and said, "Master Xie, His Majesty has specifically asked for you. You can come to the palace together tomorrow."
At this moment in the Xiyuan Palace, Emperor Qing was in a better mood than in the previous few days.
Although he could appreciate the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan at Gu's house, the Gu's house was like the imperial garden in the capital, luxurious but somewhat distorted, like flowers on silk, one could only appreciate its appearance but could not smell its fragrance.
The Xiyuan palace is different. It is both exquisite and has a wild and mountainous feel.
When Emperor Qing arrived at the West Garden Palace, he saw the rippling pond, the shaded pavilions, the green pines and cypresses, the clear water and white stones, and he felt extremely satisfied.
Arriving at a pavilion built with five-colored glazed tiles, Emperor Qing walked along the golden bricks step by step. Hearing the pleasant sound of scales, Emperor Qing looked at the plaque and nodded repeatedly, saying, "What a unique idea!"
Emperor Qing couldn't help but remember that the West Garden originally belonged to Gu Zhong, and couldn't help asking, "Who wrote these three words 'Yiyuntai'?"
Gu Zhong looked embarrassed. He had not been to West Garden for a long time since it was taken away by the Yu family. When he saw it today, he was shocked. The West Garden is now much better than before.
Emperor Qing could see Gu Zhong's expression. At this time, Eunuch Liu stepped forward and answered, "This place was built by the Yu family. This plaque was written by Xie Shu. When the Yu family built the temporary palace, they drew a map of the palace for me. This is just a viewing platform. The temporary palace is in front."
As he was speaking, Emperor Qing had already reached the second floor of Yiyuntai. The view in front of him suddenly opened up and he looked down at the palace, which was like a painting slowly unfolding.
The entire Xiyuan Palace is located on the hillside. Looking far away, the mountains are steep and the mist is continuous. Some of the scenery here is between the rugged rocks, and some is behind the plank bridges. Not far away, beside the mirror-like clear water and the bright lake, stands an extremely magnificent palace.
Emperor Qing felt relaxed and happy for a moment, and at the same time, he suddenly had an idea: what did the West Garden look like before the Yu family built it?
I guess the level of luxury there was not much different from today...
Now the West Garden has been built as his palace, but Gu Zhong still seems to be haggling over something. Is he really willing to give up the West Garden as he said before?
After this thought flashed through his mind, Emperor Qing became even more displeased with Gu Zhong. He had bestowed such great honor on Gu Zhong, so who didn't know that the Jiangnan Salt Administration was a lucrative job?
But for the sake of the imperial concubine and the third prince, he allowed Gu Zhong to sit in this position for ten years. Is he still not satisfied?
Next, Emperor Qing did not let Gu Zhong and others follow him, but just took the eunuchs and palace servants to the temporary palace to take a look.
Eunuch Liu did not look very happy about Emperor Qing's behavior, but rather a little nervous.
On the way to the palace, they passed several places. Sometimes when Emperor Qing saw something outstanding, he would ask Eunuch Liu about it, and he would often hear the name Xie Shu.
Emperor Qing couldn't help but admire in his heart that Xie Shu was so talented, even not inferior to Lu Shuo back then. Jiang Hong was really capable, being able to teach two such excellent disciples. He would summon him to come over tomorrow to take a closer look and see if this was true.
At this time, several clear streams passing behind the white stone slabs also reached the palace.
I saw that the layout of this palace was the same as that of the capital, but it also possessed the beauty of the south of the Yangtze River.
Emperor Qing looked at it and said, "Why doesn't this palace have a name yet?"
Because there were plaques everywhere before, but not the palace.
Eunuch Liu lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, Xie Shu said at the time that he dared not show his ugliness in front of Your Majesty, a great calligrapher, and hoped that Your Majesty would grant him his calligraphy."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing couldn't help but smile: "Oh? You still want me to come? Hahahaha... Never mind, I will write the inscription on the plaque myself today."
After saying this, Emperor Qing walked to the imperial study in the temporary palace. Eunuch Liu took a deep breath, turned around and asked someone to come and serve writing materials.
After a while, a young man holding a calligraphy work walked in. He lowered his head slightly, revealing a part of his white neck.
When he raised his face, his features were pretty and charming, with a small bright red mole between his eyebrows.
On the second day, Xie Shu and Yu Chuxi set out for West Garden.
After many days, Xiyuan seems to be very different.
The West Garden was more luxuriously decorated, with brocade carpets laid on the roads and silks hung on both sides. Palace servants came and went.
On the way, Xie Shu held her husband's hand. To be honest, Xie Shu did not feel frightened when he was summoned by the highest ruler of ancient times. Instead, he felt unusually calm.
The palace was divided into three halls, front, middle and back, which included the dining room, painting room, bridge pavilion, stage, etc. The place where the banquet to entertain the salt merchants was held was the Houzhao Hall behind the Chuihua Gate.
When Xie Shu and Yu Chuxi arrived, several other salt merchants also arrived.
Except for Su Kai, several salt merchants had happy expressions on their faces and came forward to compliment him. They knew very well that they were benefiting from Yu Chuxi.
If Yu Chuxi had not built this palace to suit the emperor's wishes, how could they, ordinary people, have the opportunity to receive the emperor's banquet? During this period of time, they were used to following the Yu family's lead, and now they were convinced.
So what if this Yu Langjun is Shuang'er? Who among the people present can compare to him?
Only Su Kai had an ugly look on his face. Ever since that day, Wei Qingtong was taken away by Eunuch Liu and his men, and his men were almost killed in the yamen. Su Kai knew it was Xie Shu's doing.
Originally, if he could accomplish this, he would not only be able to hold Xie Shu's handle and suppress the Yu family, but also take credit in front of Gu Zhong. But now, Su Kai lost his wife and his army, and his face was swollen from being beaten by Eunuch Liu. He had no choice but to try every means to cover up the news, and these days, Su Kai had no chance to see Gu Zhong.
Unexpectedly, Xie Shu also came to Emperor Qing's reception this time. How could Su Kai be in a good mood?
At this moment, Su Kai suddenly thought of something, his eyes turned and a somewhat cold look appeared on his face.
When he came to Yu Chuxi and Xie Shu, Su Kai ignored the strange looks from others and said with a smile: "Xie Shu, you are really very capable. You even dared to rob my people. Aren't you afraid that others will know?"
The people present also pricked up their ears. They knew something about this matter. The concubine that Su Kai liked was taken away by Liu Gonggong. Who wouldn't treat it as a joke? But Su Kai meant that this was also related to Xie Shu? At this time, everyone suddenly remembered that Wei Qingtong and Xie Shu were involved in a lawsuit before, but hadn't the lawsuit been cleared up? Could there be another story behind it?
As for who Su Kai was referring to as "others", everyone present knew it clearly and watched the three people confronting each other with bated breath.
Xie Shu frowned slightly, his heart sank. Su Kai was in this palace, and he was still provoking him so bluntly. Who was he relying on behind the scenes?
However, although Xie Shu was not afraid of Su Kai, he subconsciously looked at Lang Jun.
Oops, he forgot Langjun mentioned this.
At that time, Xie Shu thought that, firstly, he was not the original body, and it was difficult for him to explain something that had never existed. Secondly, he asked Eunuch Liu to send Wei Qingtong to another place for resettlement, and from now on, they would have no connection with each other. So he thought it was better to have less trouble than more, and thus he never mentioned it to her husband.
But now I don't know what my husband would think...
However, before Su Kai finished speaking, Yu Chuxi raised her eyebrows slightly, and said with a sharp arc at the corner of her lips: "Su Kai, you keep stirring up trouble. You are really a mean person. What does this have to do with my husband? Or are you questioning the eunuch Liu who is doing his job?"
As soon as Yu Chuxi finished speaking, Speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao appeared. Eunuch Liu was wearing the official uniform of a fourth-rank eunuch, which was different from before. The dragon robe was embroidered with eight dragons with four claws, and the court belt was decorated with silver rims.
Hearing Yu Chuxi's voice, Eunuch Liu looked at the scene in the palace again, then flicked his whisk and sneered at Su Kai, "Oh? Who dares to question this eunuch?"
Su Kai's face turned pale. He begged for mercy and explained, then he stepped back angrily and returned to his seat.
Eunuch Liu smiled and nodded at Yu Chuxi. When he looked at Xie Shu, his eyes were evasive, as if he had something difficult to say.
At this time, Eunuch Liu stood in front and announced: "After the banquet begins, His Majesty will personally attend the banquet..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present felt their breathing become hot and their hearts became excited.
Xie Shu didn't care about this, because he was anxious to talk to his husband about what happened just now, and it would be best to explain it clearly. However, Yu Chuxi just glanced at him and said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."
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