Zhen Guo Princess GL

After all, Dugu Shao found an excuse and strode out.

When there were only the two of us left in the room, I suddenly thought about it again, and asked Cui Mingde: "Would Er Niang have another game?"

She didn't say a word, just silently held the dice in her hand, I stopped her and said, "Let me go first, the crickets blew all night last night, making people unable to sleep, now I'm not very energetic, let me let me go."

She handed the dice to me, and I played a random game of chess, paying attention to her steps—her face was extremely calm, as if nothing had happened just now, and she was still vigorous at the beginning of her journey, but ten counted After one step, I gradually lost my mind, and I specially left a few empty holes for her, but she missed a piece, and I turned the defeat into victory at the end, threw the chess and said: "I can't concentrate, I lost this game .”

I saw that she admitted so quickly, but she didn't know how to deal with it. After a moment of silence, Fang smiled and said: "Er Niang is not afraid that I will publicize this matter? It will damage your Qinghe Cui family's reputation?"

Cui Mingde said: "Er Niang is not afraid that I will spread the matter between you and Wei Si and hurt Wei Si's life?"

After all, I am not as calm as her, so I immediately leaned forward and said in a hateful voice: "How dare you!" As soon as the words came out, I realized that I had fallen behind, so I said viciously: "Believe it or not, as long as I think, I can do whatever I want." You, Cui Qiao, will be wiped out."

Her complexion remained unchanged, she picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said: "If Er Niang really has such thoughts, she can be charged with accusing her of destroying the imperial court and my Cui family, and she can instruct her staff to invade my family property. To destroy the foundation of my standing, I can act in a coercive manner, mobilize the government soldiers, and attack my house with force. Erniang is a princess. It is not difficult to destroy my family, not to mention my family. How far Wei Huan has gone."

She was trying to test me again, and I had already fallen into her trap, exposing all the importance I had for Wei Huan.I clenched my fists annoyed, lowered my voice, and said like a remedy after a dead end: "You have to be careful what you say, what kind of coercion, what kind of force attack, are these what a minister should say?"

She smiled lightly and put down her teacup: "Dugu Shao always thinks that I am not blunt, so I will simply be straightforward today. Dugu Shao likes me, that is her business, and has nothing to do with me, Mrs. Cui. Don't say that It's just a child's play, as long as she gets married in the end and gives birth to a son to inherit the family business, it will naturally disappear and the traces will be clear. Even if this matter attracts the attention of the scholars and there are many discussions, it is her Dugu's fault. My Cui family has been involved for no reason. I am afraid that not only will it not damage my reputation, but it will attract a lot of sympathy. If I handle it properly, I may even end up with a big name. The relationship between Erniang and Wei Huan is different. Erniang's body As the only daughter of His Majesty, if this news got out, at most it would get a few reprimands, and the most serious thing would be to cut off some households. With the love of the two Majesties for Erniang, I am afraid that this household will be doubled in a short time. Wei Wei Huan seduces the princess—Don't worry, Er Niang, whether you like her or she likes you, in the end it will only be her who seduces you. We all know what will happen to her, so I don't need to tell you? What's more, she is still the future princess. Once this happens, her family will have no hope of success. Under the accumulated hatred, what will happen to her and Wei Wusheng? Don't I need to say more?"

I darkened my face: "I thought that you and Dugu Shao made friends with me because you hoped that I would seek refuge with my mother, but it turned out that wasn't the case? Or do you think that you have already entered the palace and don't need me anymore?"

Cui Mingde said: "Er Niang misunderstood, I purposely spoke so bluntly, not to force Er Niang, but to show Er Niang my sincerity."

I raised my eyebrows to look at her, and she smiled and said, "My Cui family has lasted for thousands of years since the rise of the Han Dynasty. There are generations of talented people who have never stopped learning. It is a special family. It is a pity that from the Sui Dynasty to the present, the emperors of all generations have suppressed my clan. Confiscating my land, prohibiting the marriage of the gentry, re-establishing the order of the clan, and making the leaves late. As for the present, although it is especially self-reliant and has a high reputation, it is already showing signs of decline. The name of the Cui family no longer exists, and the grandfather wants his children to become officials, so that they can be famous in the time and revive the reputation of the family. However, the important officials of the country usually use honor and nobility. Externally, it is of no benefit, and if it is a pure and important official, it cannot be obtained unless the emperor trusts it."

Nowadays, crowns are despised and surnames are emphasized, and the big clans rely on their status, even if they are poor, they also pride themselves on their status, and they will never say that they are in decline, and people all over the world also respect the gentry, even Wei Zheng and his ilk are competing to marry the gentry, Taizong A certain prime minister even said that he only wished to marry a wife with five surnames in his life. I thought Cui Mingde's family also had the same view. Now it seems that her grandfather has a very good vision. He knows that the new dynasty has been set and the world will be peaceful. If you don't attach to the imperial court and become an official from generation to generation, you will decline sooner or later. Instead of becoming a third-rate dress, it is better to take the initiative to find an official position for your children first, and then talk about fame—but if this is the case, why did you reject the prince at that time? marriage?With today's patriarchal ethos, wouldn't it be better to cling to a powerful prince than to cling to a powerless princess?What's more, the prince was still the prince at that time, as long as the Cui family agreed to marry a daughter, they would be tied to the same boat with the prince, and the country will share weal and woe from now on.

I suddenly raised my head to look at Cui Mingde, she seemed to have seen through my thoughts, and said with a bit of self-possession: "When the edict was issued, grandfather hesitated, I was the one who stopped it."

I took a deep breath: "I don't believe it, how old were you then, thirteen? Fourteen? You have such a family style, your grandfather is willing to gamble on your family's luck by listening to the opinions of a little girl like you?"

She asked back: "Er Niang is fourteen this year, isn't she also very sensible, far better than your brothers?"

I know that although she has always been arrogant, she is definitely not a rebellious person. Since she said so firmly that this matter is probably true, I was shocked in my heart. I also felt that a person like her would say that I was "sensible" and didn't know the bottom line. Is it a sincere compliment, or is it a deliberate derogation? After thinking about it for a while, Fang put on a half-smile and said: "You say that, it seems that your Cui family has taken a fancy to me and wants to join me with your whole family. I am just a girl. You are neither the elders of the clan, nor far-sighted, but you can't bear the honor and disgrace of so many people. And since you can get into the eyes of your mother, most of your family has already expressed their sincerity to your mother, so you don't have to say these things to my little princess It's over."

Cui Mingde said: "The queen is the queen, and the princess is the princess. Grandfather is willing to work for the queen, but I am willing to work for the princess. Does Erniang feel bad?"

I looked at her deeply: "Cui Zhixun and his brothers are friends with Liu Lang. Your grandfather took refuge in your mother because of you. Now you come to tell me this again. Your family is very safe. It's just that even I Counting it in, isn’t it too cautious?”

Cui Mingde looked at me in surprise, and his voice showed a hint of admiration: "Er Niang is really smart, and I will not hide it from Er Niang. Although the big clan is of the same origin and originates from the same clan, everyone has their own uniqueness after all. Everyone's aspirations and preferences, not to mention that I'm a woman, in the harem, taking shelter under the princess, how reasonable is it?"

What Cui Mingde said was very reasonable, but I still felt that something was wrong. I looked her up and down carefully, and suddenly realized that something was wrong—for example, if I want to make friends with Wei Huan, I just let it go. It is natural and logical to get better, there is no reason for me to run over and say "let's get better", and then make friends from then on. The same is true for people who seek refuge. I entrust her to do things, and she plans for me. Come and go, you come and I go , Everyone just walked on the same boat, tacitly.It's like she came here to talk straight, just like I used to keep asking Wei Huan "Are we friends?" It was too deliberate. I was young and enthusiastic at the time, and I couldn't do things impulsively. How could a person like Cui Mingde do that? Such a thing?

I stared at Cui Mingde, and she also stared at me. We looked at each other for a long time, and I said first: "You told me so much, but you didn't say what you can do for me, and you didn't say what you asked for." What is it?"

She said with a deep smile, "It's an eventful time now. The Empress Dowager has been in power for dozens of years. She is in her prime, and she will never lose her power. Although the crown prince is young and inexperienced, he has many veterans to assist him, and he also has rules of etiquette. Dayi, once something happens to the country, the court will inevitably be in chaos. The second mother is the only daughter of the Queen of Heaven, and the prince is also limited to the second mother and one younger sister. Although she is a woman, it is hard not to be involved. People like me are always useful .”

Although there are many people around me who serve me, there are almost none who are useful or enough to discuss countermeasures when something happens. If I was involved, at worst I would throw away this Hu Juelu and go to become a nun and become a Taoist nun, could they really do anything to me?"

Cui Mingde said: "Er Niang was born in a noble family. As long as she doesn't commit any major crimes, it is not difficult to be rich and honorable. But Wei Huan chooses the princess concubine because of his humble status. Firstly, he must be filial to the Queen of Heaven, and secondly, he must be respectful to the Crown Prince. , but I don’t know what to do when the time comes?”

I was already alert, and refused to show a look of concern. I raised my chin and said, "Since she is married as a princess, she is the prince's person. What does honor or disgrace have to do with me? I heard that a sister-in-law takes care of my sister-in-law, but I never heard that there is a reason for a sister-in-law to take care of my sister-in-law."

Cui Mingde said: "If Erniang really doesn't want to, Mingde won't force her." After speaking, she sat back and drank her tea leisurely.

I was a little embarrassed at this moment, touched my head, and said: "You want to take refuge in me, but what are you asking for? Tell me, if what you ask for is not too much, I don't care if there are one or two more people who usually talk to you." .”

Cui Mingde smiled lightly, and said: "If there is a lot of court affairs, not only will Erniang be endangered, but also female officials like us who serve the imperial court will be difficult to sit and watch. I hope Erniang will pay more attention and help each other."

I just wondered why Cui Mingde wanted to be so blunt. It was only when I heard "helping each other" that I realized: Her confession today will not only block up many of my suspicions in the future, but also how many exchanges between us will be involved in the future. Good "help each other" four words that's all!I am respectful, she is humble, we say "help each other", in fact, most of the time I help her more, to describe her like this, it is not that she is favored by me, but that we are equal to each other Well, it really is an orthodox family, these self-proclaimed things come easily, but it is still impossible for people to refuse.

The author has something to say: I pretended to think about it before nodding my head. I finally finished talking to her, but I felt exhausted physically and mentally, but there was still an important thing in my heart, so I asked her cautiously: "I To Wei Huan...is it very obvious to outsiders?"

Cui Mingde said indifferently: "I live and study with Erniang, and I have Dugu Shao's affairs, so I can see that, in the eyes of others, Erniang just favors Wei Si, so it's not surprising."

I calmed down a bit, and asked her again: "In your eyes, what are Wei Huan and I like?"

This time Cui Mingde lowered his eyes, and said after a while: "No matter what the situation is, there is always no result."

Some notes:

Thin words: the meaning of hidden words.

"Tao" and "Lue": refers to the classics of military books, six secrets and three strategies.

The crown refers to the official position. In the early Tang Dynasty, people despised the national official position and took the surname as pride. The nobles and military officials were in power. Until then, the imperial examination was not very important to the aristocratic family. In the Xuanzong period, the imperial examination was regarded as a grand event, and the gentry took advantage of their cultural advantages one after another. Most of the places in the imperial examinations were taken, and the poor families were extremely excluded. Even the emperor believed that the selection of scholars should be from the gentry, who knew how to advance and retreat, and had insight.There are very few people who can open their minds to promote poor people, so that Li Zanhuang was demoted, and others gave him a poem saying "Eight hundred lonely and cold people all shed tears".

According to some textual research, the Cui family in Qinghe had twelve prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, who were extremely prominent. Of course, they were divided into different houses. Cui Mingde was set up as the southern ancestral house.

In addition, the ancients did not actually oppose homosexuality. What the ancients opposed was childlessness, indulging in love, and clan disharmony. Some people said that the ancients were "reproductive love", and they took it for granted.