Chapter 928: twin

Chapter 928 Twins

In Qijianzhai, the sons of the Xie family were all there, Xie Tiao sat in the middle, Xie Yuanbai saluted the old man, and then greeted Xie Zhongbai and Xie Shibai, "I'm not at home, the second brother and the third brother have worked hard all these years brother!"

"Brother, you will be offended if you say this. No matter how hard we work, it is not as hard as you." Xie Zhongbai said sincerely.

Xie Shibai always spoke less, Xie Yuanbai patted him on the shoulder and sat down with each other.

Xie Mingcheng led his younger brothers to greet Xie Yuanbai and shouted, "Hi Uncle, Uncle has worked hard!"

Xie Yuanbai's eyes fell on Xie Mingcheng, "Brother Cheng has entered school, that's good, he has set an example for your younger brothers, you should work harder, the Xie family will rely on you from now on."

He took a deep look at Xie Mingxi, Xie Mingxi lowered his head, he was only in the main room, he had kowtowed to Xie Yuanbai alone, and he stopped saluting with his brothers just now.

It's not that he hasn't studied hard, why is Dad dissatisfied with him?

After saluting, Xie Tiao only let Xie Mingcheng stay, and let the other children go back to school to study.

"You are finally back."

"The emperor's kindness is mighty, and my son didn't expect it to be so fast."

"The empress is about to give birth. A few days ago, there was a lot of turmoil in the palace. After all, it wasn't her own birth, and the word 'filial piety' was taken up again. The emperor and empress are in a difficult situation."

Xie Yuanbai was extremely worried, and asked, "Is the empress okay?"

"I heard from the kid from the Cui family that she should be pregnant with twins. Now I am also very worried. If it is twins, is this the first child of the royal family... If so, according to the empress's temperament, I am also worried that she will treat you The emperor has a heart of resentment, if not, it will be the root cause of chaos in the country in the future."

Xie Yuanbai did not expect this to be the case. He only knew that his daughter was pregnant, and no one wrote to him telling him that he was pregnant with twins. Of course, this cannot be said on paper.

Xie Yuanbai couldn't help but clenched the armrest of the chair tightly, "My son doesn't agree, the child is innocent, he is the emperor's blood, how can he bear it?"

Xie Tiao was full of confusion, he waved his hand, "It's really that time, let's talk!"

"I heard that two counties in Zhejiang were hit by a disaster. My son came back this time and brought back more than six million taels of silver, which is half a year's tax in Western Xinjiang. There is a lot of waste to be done there. There is not much tax right now, but as As the emperor expected back then, after the trade route is opened up, there will still be a lot of achievements in the future."

"There is still silver in the national treasury. Have you handed over all the more than six million taels of silver?"

"Handed it up, the car transporting the tax money has been given to the household department, and all the account books have been handed in. Before the son came back, he went to see the emperor first. It was the emperor who asked the son to come back to freshen up first, and then listen to the order."

Li Lu came in, saying that there was a decree in the palace.

Xie Tiao and the others hurried out, and it was Li Baozhen who came, with a smile all over his face. Even so, Xie Tiao went up and personally handed a piece of Han Yu to Li Baozhen's hand, and Li Baozhen accepted it without refusing.

This is to make each other feel at ease.

"Elder-in-law has worked hard. I will ask my servants to send some specialties from the Western Regions to Eunuch. Eunuch can try something new or keep it for others!"

"Hey, Master Guozhang, you are too polite!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Baozhen said, "The emperor has an order, and ordered the father-in-law to stand and receive the order!"

"I dare not!" Xie Yuanbai quickly knelt down, Li Baozhen wanted to help him up, Xie Yuanbai said, "Eunuch Li, let me wait on my knees to receive the order, etiquette cannot be changed through the ages!"

Li Baozhen had no choice but to say, "The emperor ordered the father-in-law to enter the palace immediately!"

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, all the eunuchs and eunuchs were dismissed, leaving only a few personal servants. A table was set up under the crabapple tree in the courtyard, and there were no cloth dishes and bowls. Xiao Xun and Lu Yan were talking. , Xie Zhiwei shook a fan and fanned it beside him.

Hearing that Xie Yuanbai had entered the palace, Xie Zhiwei hurriedly stood up, unable to restrain his excitement.

When Xie Yuanbai's figure appeared at the door, Xie Zhiwei couldn't help but ran over. She was holding up her skirt, with her big belly sticking out, and the hearts of the three men were raised in their throats.

She ran towards Xie Yuanbai, just like when she was a child, Xie Yuanbai stretched out her arms involuntarily, and caught her daughter, "Mei Mei!"

"Daddy!"

Xie Zhiwei's tears flowed down involuntarily, Xie Yuanbai quickly let go, Xie Zhiwei took two steps back, lowered his head and wiped his tears, "Daddy, you are finally back, is everything okay?"

"Everything is good, everything is good!" Xie Yuanbai also had mixed feelings, looking at his daughter's belly, he was worried for a while, he raised the hem of his robe, and knelt down, "I have seen the emperor, empress empress!"

Xie Zhiwei took three steps back, before he could react, Xiao Xun stepped forward and helped Xie Yuanbai up, "Father-in-law, there is no one else here, so don't be polite, come and sit down!"

Xie Zhiwei felt sad for a while, but there was nothing he could do.

Xie Yuanbai met with Lu Yan again, declined repeatedly, and then sat down at the table, but he was only willing to sit on half of his buttocks.

Xie Zhiwei pretended not to see it, and ordered someone to set the table. She was afraid that her father would be uneasy, so she didn't arrange the bowls and chopsticks herself, but sat down beside Xiao Xun, and said, "Daddy, there are only me, Ah Xun and big brother here, so don't worry Use a meal here, or you will let Ah Xun down."

Lu Yan smiled and said, "Lord Xie has made great contributions in the Western Regions, not to mention that he fought with Ah Xun back then. In just two short years, I heard that the Western Regions have been governed by Lord Lu. Otherwise, I would But I dare not recommend myself and say that I will guard the Western Regions in the future.”

Xie Yuanbai was handing over to Guo Qi. Guo Qi was a person left behind by the Marquis of Dingyuan. The current Han Yu army.

Xie Yuanbai felt relieved when he saw this, and said, "To be honest, I would really worry if it was someone else. General Guo is a man of practical work. With him in the Western Regions, I am very relieved, and the emperor can also rest assured."

After the food and wine were served, Xiao Xun respected Xie Yuanbai first, and Xie Yuanbai was trembling again, Xiao Xun said, "Father-in-law, I still miss the father-in-law who made things difficult for me and refused to let me marry Meimei."

Xie Yuanbai was ashamed, he lowered his head for a while, then raised his head, looked at Xiao Xun and said, "Your Majesty, courtesy cannot be abandoned, and there is something to give in everything. If the Emperor doesn't treat the Empress well, I will naturally embarrass the Emperor. I respect the Emperor. For the sake of the loyalty of the Xie family, the emperor will respect the empress."

Xie Zhiwei had a sore nose, lowered his head, and held back the tears welling up in his eyes.

The so-called mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, and the more she looks at her son-in-law, the happier she is, but it is only for her own daughter.

Xiao Xun smiled and said, "Good!"

Lu Yan glanced at Xie Zhiwei, and said, "Let's not talk about that. Ah Xun, there are more than six million taels of tax silver in half a year in Xijiang, and more than ten million taels a year. It is unbelievable that the land is five times that of Zhejiang and Nanzhili.”

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