Chapter 974: Can't Go Back Anymore

Xie Xian’s suggestion was obviously like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. However, since the other party had taken the initiative to hand it over, there was no reason not to use it. Xiao Baoxin listened to Xie Xian and followed wherever he pointed.

It was Mother Xie’s birthday in a month, and Xiao Baoxin wanted to use this opportunity to hold a big celebration for Mother Xie.

In the end, Mother Xie rejected her fiercely and said that she wouldn’t do anything.

Xiao Baoxin only thought that she did not want to affect Xie Xian’s official reputation. Who knew that under questioning, the old lady would speak the truth. At such an old age, she was still beating the gong, afraid that she would disturb the little ghost and see that she was old and then seduce her soul away.

The old lady wanted to live.

His words left Madam Wang speechless.

However, since the old lady had already said so, if they continued to persuade her, it would be like pushing her into a fire pit. It would make her feel disgusted, so the younger generations did not persuade her anymore. However, it was fine. It was good for the family to gather together for a meal.

As a result, the matter of Mother Xie’s birthday was bypassed just like that.

With the Xie family’s current status, not to mention finding an excuse, even if they were to have a sudden impulse, who knew how many people would come forward to join in the fun? They easily invited more than a dozen families.

There were only three or four young men in the room, but it wasn’t good to invite them alone. It wasn’t like the emperor could choose his concubines. If you choose others, they will also choose you.

Of course, it was not good to make it too obvious on the surface.

Before the banquet, Xiao Baoxin had told Cai Mingzhu about these young men.

Xiao Baoxin did not care about the person’s family background. There were people from aristocratic families and poor families, but they were honest and upright. However, Cai Mingzhu’s choice was really beyond Xiao Baoxin’s expectations. The two young men from the aristocratic families were not within the scope of consideration at all. She directly chose the second son of the Linchuan prefect, Jiang He’s family.

Back then, when Prince Linchuan’s rebellion was suppressed, Emperor Yong Ping killed a batch of them. The new prefect was this Jiang He.

He was born in a poor family, but he was smart and capable. He was a man with means. As expected, his political achievements in Linchuan in the past few years were not bad. His family did not follow him and stayed in Jiankang. His two sons and two daughters were Di children.

In fact, the eldest son had already gotten married last year, and the eldest daughter was also engaged.

Madam Xu of the Jiang family had been busy with the marriage of her second son for the past year. Her youngest daughter was only six years old, so she was not in a hurry.

Xiao Baoxin passed the invitation over. Mrs. Xu did not expect that she would actually take a fancy to his son and want to marry into the Xiao family.

During the banquet, Cai Mingzhu took the initiative to strike up a conversation and asked about Jiang Erlang. If Mrs. Xu still did not understand, then all these years of food would have been for nothing.

Everyone in Daliang knew what the Xiao family was like now. Furthermore, the Xiao family’s reputation was much better than Xie Xian’s. After all, Sikong Xiao was a wargod level figure who could wipe out thousands of armies. When had Daliang ever lost to him in a war? Saving the people from the abyss of suffering.

Moreover, everyone knew that the father and son of the Xiao family were very straightforward and would not play tricks. Two of the three of them had gone to the battlefield to kill enemies.

The people had always praised Sikong Xiao for his loyalty and love for his country.

Xiao Baoshan had been promoted from the provincial governor to the attendant, and his official career had been prosperous.

Originally, the position of provincial governor was higher than that of Jiang He, not to mention that he was now a servant in the court, which was a high position for the Jiang family.

However, no matter how upright the Jiang Clan was, it was not so lofty that the Xie and Xian Clans did not take them seriously.

At the very least, Mrs. Xu was flattered when she heard that. She probed a few times and found that Mrs. Cai really meant it. The two madams actually died in one shot. Within half a month, Mrs. Xu invited a matchmaker to propose marriage.

After exchanging the invitation cards, another half a month later, the two Furens had officially decided on the marriage.

Xiao Baoxin couldn’t help but be surprised.

However, when it came to the cause and effect of Cai Mingzhu’s decision, Xiao Baoxin did not know whether to laugh or cry.

The reason why Cai Mingzhu and Xiao Baoshan chose a Humble Class over an Aristocratic Family was purely because they couldn’t figure out Xie Xian’s background. They were really afraid that he would attack an Aristocratic Family at some unknown time, afraid that it would implicate their daughter’s marriage.

The couple decided that it would be better to find a poor family with a promising future.

Xiao Baoxin: I was speechless.

Of course, Cai Mingzhu couldn’t possibly tell Xiao Baoxin these words. This wasn’t honesty. This was stupidity.

Xiao Baoxin ‘heard’ it, so it couldn’t be more real. There was no falsehood at all.

Xiao Baoxin,[If it weren’t for my niece, I wouldn’t even want to attend the wedding.]

Throw!

.. However, the marriage was set for three years later, so he would probably be fine by now.

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In the past, when Xiao Baoxin’s reputation was outside, the ladies only kept a respectful distance and did not dare to provoke him.

However, times had changed. After the change in Xie Xian’s status in the past few years, even Xiao Baoxin’s value had increased day by day. He had not become the center of attention of the noblewomen of Jiankang City out of his original intention. He could not avoid it and could only flatter him.

However, Xiao Baoxin wasn’t someone who was willing to show off.

Of course, her face did not allow her to keep a low profile and be unknown.

As the various provincial governors entered the capital to report on their work, it was not until the end of August that Jiankang City stopped.

However, before Yang Shao, the governor of Jingzhou, returned to the capital, Jingzhou had submitted a memorial. The border was not stable, and the North Wu army would attack the small border cities from time to time.

Yang Shao personally petitioned for a delay in returning to the capital.

“.. What did Yang Jingyun mean?”When Pan Shuo heard this, he immediately went to find Xie Xian and dragged him along as they headed straight for the elegant house.

Other people could forget the dirty thoughts between Yang Shao and Xie Xian, but how could Pan Shuo not know?

Now that all the provincial governors had returned to the capital, only Yang Shao seemed to be so independent, giving people a bad feeling.

“Jingzhou isn’t peaceful,” said Xie Xian with a smile.

It could be considered covered up.

However, whether Pan Shuo believed it or not, it was unknown whether Xie Xian believed it.

Pan Shuo was really afraid and didn’t want Yang Shao to stab him. What kind of battle would they fight to the point that they did not even return to Jiankang City? Did they only rely on him, the provincial governor, to fight the war?

“I think so too. Yang Jingyun was a military general. He would not be satisfied if he did not suppress Northern Wu.””Why don’t I write a letter to him in private to persuade him?” Pan Shuo looked at Xie Xian.”

“It’s not good for the officials in the court to be close to the foreign officials in private, right?”Xie Xian stopped at the end of his sentence.

This kind of thing was not about persuading them to become a traitor.

Pan Shuo downed the wine in one gulp. He really didn’t want to see Yang Shao’s brain go crazy.

Once upon a time, the three of them had a short but wonderful time together.

Now, not only was Yang Shao out of reach, the two of them avoided exchanging letters. Even Xie Xian, who was now in a high position with great power and was decisive in killing, did not dare to be careless like before.

I can’t go back anymore…

“I can’t go back to the Piaamu!”After Pan Shuo drank too much, he pulled Xie Xian’s sleeve and began to wipe his tears and snot. He wiped his snot all over Xie Xian’s face, which disgusted him.