The passerby who doesn't have a word in the book

Chapter 27 27

"Young master, are you up?"

Xie Fanghan was soundly asleep when the sound came from outside the door. Fortunately, he has practiced martial arts for many years, and his body reacted quickly enough. After hearing the sound outside, his body subconsciously tensed up.

"Who's outside?" Xie Fanghan gathered his clothes habitually. She was not worried about outsiders breaking in suddenly, and the hidden guards her mother left for her were not for nothing.

"The general ordered the servants to come. The general said that he would enter the palace tonight, so he asked the young master to get up earlier to prepare."

Enter the palace?

Xie Fanghan counted the days in a muffled voice, only to realize that today is New Year's Eve.

As the New Year approached, there were several heavy snowfalls in Xijing. The snow was rapid and dense, so Wei Baili stopped his morning horse race, and Xie Fanghan took the opportunity to sleep in for a few days.

I just didn't expect to be lazy for a few days, and the New Year is here.

Xie Fanghan thought of what the people outside the door said just now, so she stopped dawdling and got up quickly. She hadn't attended the New Year's Eve palace banquet yet, but Grand Master Xie would go every New Year's Eve, but she, Xie Fanghan, was a commoner, so she was not qualified to go with her.

Although she became the companion of the fifth princess this year, it was regarded as an official title, but it was not high enough to be able to participate in the palace banquet, but since her grandfather said it, it should not be aimless.

Xie Fanghan had never attended a palace banquet, and he didn't know anything about etiquette and dress. Although Wei Baili was a general, he was not rough at all. He specially arranged for someone to explain the rules of the palace banquet to her. clothes to wear.

The clothes fit well, and the material was very comfortable to the touch, but the color made Xie Fanghan frown. She always kept light-colored clothes at a respectful distance, but Wei Baili prepared a set of light blue robes, with dark patterns embroidered with silver silk on the corners. It looks quite tall... Xie Fanghan reckoned that the clothes might reflect light under the lamp.

In order to conceal the identity of a woman, she usually wishes to smear her face with mud. She is such a good grandfather, but she is afraid that the clothes will not make her the best in the audience.

According to the law of novels, the excitement of this kind of palace banquet is really "lively", especially the man-made excitement. At this sensitive time, she just wants to keep a low profile, in case she becomes that lively and is discovered She is a woman disguised as a man, then she must be cold.

Xie Fanghan pushed open the door, and the butler was outside. Seeing Xie Fanghan coming out, he didn't say much, but asked questions like "does it fit or not" as usual.

Xie Fanghan tactfully expressed the problem of the color of the clothes to him. After hearing this, the butler was a little hesitant. Xie Fanghan was at a loss. Does this color have any special meaning?

"This is Miss's favorite color..." The butler lowered his voice, glanced around, made sure that the maids around couldn't hear him, and then continued: "After Miss left, the general would be stunned for a while every time he saw this color. God, this year I finally looked forward to the return of the young master, so this old slave wanted to let the general have a happy new year."

The butler hesitated to speak when he said this, Xie Fanghan knew what he hadn't finished saying. Although Wei Baili looked healthy at the moment, he was old after all, and no one could tell how long he would live.The specific original work has not been explained, but according to his grandfather's temperament, he must have died before Dayan destroyed the country, and it has only been five years since he was full of efforts...

In the Xie Mansion, Xie Fanghan had nothing to worry about before, wishing that the heroine would come out early so that she could take the opportunity to leave the place of trouble, but now she has concerns, someone she likes, and a "family" who can support her. Reluctant to give up, she began to hesitate. She has been trying her best to reduce her influence on the progress of this world, only making insurance preparations, and never taking the initiative to attack, but now she is a little hesitant...

The housekeeper looked at Xie Fanghan's suddenly dignified facial features, and his heart ached. He was just a domestic servant, how could he influence the thoughts of his masters. He sighed helplessly in his heart, then turned his head and ordered someone to get another set of clothes.

Xie Fanghan came back to his senses when he heard the butler's voice. Seeing the butler's expression of embarrassment, he knew that he had misunderstood him, so he quickly said, "The clothes are pretty good, you don't need to change them."

The butler's eyes lit up, and seeing that Xie Fanghan was not dissatisfied, he put on his smile again, "The old servant thanked the young master here." Then he bent over to Xie Fanghan.

How could Xie Fanghan dare to accept this ceremony, he quickly helped him up with his arms, looked at the excited butler and said seriously, "You don't need to perform such a grand ceremony, this is what a junior like me should do, I am ashamed to say it , I haven’t seen Grandpa since I can remember, and I don’t know what Grandpa likes, why don’t you tell me?”

The old butler liked this topic very much, and the two of them sat on the steps outside the house and talked for a long time. After talking about Wei Baili, they talked about her grandmother who died young, and finally her mother.

The housekeeper said that although her mother is good at Tsing Yi, she is the most eye-catching when she wears bright colors.He also said that her mother liked to play with swords since she was a child, and her grandmother couldn't break it back no matter how much she disciplined her. Not only did my grandfather not help with discipline, but he also secretly taught her mother martial arts.Also, her mother has been cheerful since she was a child, and her smile makes people feel warm, but the time before she got married was abnormal and depressed...

"Depressed?" Xie Fanghan suddenly said, "Then do you know why?"

The old housekeeper shook his head, and said in a regretful tone: "This old slave doesn't know. At that time, Mr. Xie Er was well-known in Xijing, and all the girls in Xijing were queuing up to marry him. This is a good marriage. "The housekeeper paused after finishing speaking, probably thinking of Xie Mingyuan's current reputation, and quickly added, "It's not the reputation now. Although the second son Xie had no official position at that time, he had a beautiful life, and his poems and songs were exquisite. He is proficient in everything, has a good background, and is very attractive to noble ladies, and he is also a good candidate for a family worthy of the general's residence."

Xie Fanghan frowned slightly when he heard this.

The butler glanced at the time and got up quickly. He didn't say so much for a long time. He was overjoyed. Today is New Year's Eve. He has a lot of things to do as a housekeeper, so he doesn't care too much right now. Xie Fanghan said goodbye, and ran outside in a hurry.

The yard became quiet, Xie Fanghan went through the whole story, and he was able to see a corner of what happened back then.

The person her mother likes should be the current concubine Shu.

Calculating the time, not long after Concubine Shu entered the palace, her mother got married, and the housekeeper said that before the marriage, her mother's mood was very abnormal, presumably it was because Concubine Shu entered the palace.

Most importantly, her mother specially allocated half of the hidden guards to Concubine Shu.

Xie Fanghan doesn't believe in socialist sisterhood. Yan Yutang also said that Concubine Shu has a "sweetheart" in her heart. Xie Fanghan asked the secret guard to check the events of the year. Concubine Shu didn't have any friends before entering the palace, and she was the one who had the most contact with her mother.

Xie Fanghan stroked her temples. Although she felt that her guess was probably right, she didn't have any strong evidence. She had never seen Concubine Shu, and she wondered if she could see her real self at the palace banquet today.Her grandfather should know about it, otherwise he wouldn't have asked about her and Yan Yutang that day... It's just that the old man has a strict tone. No matter how she asked, Wei Baili would not give an answer. It is a "man", if the daughter's body is found, she will be beheaded.

There is also the matter of her mother and cheap father. According to her grandfather's temperament, he married his daughter instead of recruiting a door-to-door son-in-law.

Although her cheap father was good-looking, her mother had just separated from the person she liked at that time, so it was impossible to love the new and dislike the old so quickly, so why did her mother choose Xie's family?

Another point is that she is the third young master of the Xie family disguised as a man. Her grandfather knows her true identity, but only Xie Mingyuan knows about the Xie family, not even Grand Master Xie.

Grand Master Xie has been cautious for more than ten years. He was cunning and calculated until he met the heroine with the halo of the protagonist. Such a scheming person would never take risks on the face of it. Xie Fanghan's identity is just a bucket , Once discovered, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, Grand Master Xie would not take this risk.

Also, her eldest aunt seemed to be very afraid of her father, she was so frightened, seeing Xie Mingyuan as if she had seen a ghost, what did her father do?

There are too many things hidden behind the time to make people unable to see the truth clearly.

Xie Fanghan thought he was an outsider, but he didn't expect that she was at the center of the vortex from the very beginning.

……

"Young master, it's time, the general is waiting for you in the front hall."

"understood."

Xie Fanghan went out only to find that snowflakes were falling outside again. On New Year's Eve, even the usually deserted General's Mansion was decorated with joy. The servants shuttled back and forth in the corridor, and the butler's voice could be heard from afar. hello.

It is really different from Xiefu.

When she walked to the front hall, Wei Baili was talking to someone. Xie Fanghan looked him over a little bit. Although he was wearing plain clothes, he could see the upright blood. He looked like a member of the army.

Xie Fanghan waited consciously at the door, the two talked for a few more words, the plainclothes man bowed and left, and when he passed by Xie Fanghan, he took the initiative to nod and say hello.

Xie Fanghan was taken aback, then nodded subconsciously in return. She was sure that she had never seen this person before, but it seemed that he knew her?

The man didn't stay long, and after saying hello, he strode out.

"Here we come." Wei Baili said as he put down the teacup in his hand. He wanted to say something, but he fell silent when he saw Xie Fanghan.

Xie Fanghan had never seen the old man with such a dazed expression before, so he quickly called grandpa.

Wei Baili was brought back to his senses by this address, and looked at Xie Fanghan in a rather complicated manner, and after meeting Xie Fanghan's worried gaze, he quickly cleared up his emotions.

"Let's go." Wei Baili got up and walked out.

Xie Fanghan consciously followed behind him.

The old man saw that the snow was not heavy, so he didn't get into the prepared carriage, and sent someone to the stable to lead the horse. When he was about to get on the horse, Wei Baili suddenly said, "Is this prepared by Lao Hu?"

Xie Fanghan reflected who Old Hu was, nodded and smiled and said, "Butler Hu is also kind."

"Hmph." Wei Baili snorted, curled his lips, and got on his horse swiftly without saying anything else.

It's rare to have no wind tonight, and the snowflakes are drifting quietly.On the spacious and quiet street, the two horsemen drove towards the brightly lit palace with the clatter of horseshoes.

The sleepless nights have just begun.