When Dugu Shao drank again, I stopped her, didn't dissuade her directly, but ordered someone to put the wine I brought: "I don't know what kind of taste you like, so I brought a jar of each, you just watch and drink it, don't drink it This is bad wine." Although I am not good at drinking, the palace rewards every year and the Zongzheng Temple distributes every year, but there is not a single cent, so there are quite a few good wines in the warehouse, which have been left for many years. Once opened, you can smell it A burst of mixed mellow wine smell, Dugu Shao glanced at me, eyes and body motionless, picked up the wine spoon with his right hand, scooped out a spoon from an altar, took a sip, and then praised: "Shaoxiangchun in Mianzhou." Read the past one by one, and count several kinds of wine clearly without looking at the wine label: "Yizhou Shengchun, Rongzhou Chongbi, Qianzhou Lujiu, tsk." But he threw the wine spoon away and went to drink the wine again. The store's dirty wine.

I hurriedly stopped her and gave Feng Yongchang a wink, he conveniently removed the wine jar, the Qianniu guards had already surrounded the wine shop, the guests and the four members of the family were rushed aside, Feng Yongchang Then he took a clean wine spoon and two wine glasses, and carefully poured two glasses of Jianhu liqueur for us.

I raised my glass and smiled at Dugu Shao: "I know you're not having a good time these days, so I came here specially to drink with you. If you drink too much, I can only take sweet wine to accompany you."

Dugu Shao squinted at me: "Is it because you can't drink too strong, or someone forbids you to drink strong?"

My face was burning thinly, I looked at her with some embarrassment, and called out "Sixteen Niangs" with a little reproach, Dugu Shao put one hand on his upright leg, raised the glass with the other, and drank it in one gulp wine, and raised his glass to Feng Yongchang: "I want reed wine."

Feng Yongchang quickly filled her a glass, half proud and half courteously smiling: "You can't blame our lady, she was ill a while ago, and the queen mother specially warned us not to let our lady drink strong alcohol. Ruijiao is in front, and the villains dare not disobey orders."

Dugu Shao looked at me with a half-smile, and I was uncomfortable being looked at by her, and said in a low voice, "It's a misunderstanding—you don't just drink, but also eat something..." Looking at the table, I felt more awkward, Gai Because we came out with only wine and wine utensils, but no food, Feng Yongchang removed those unsavory pickles just now, and now there is nothing else on the table except wine.

I hurriedly urged Feng Yongchang to ask the store to serve the dishes again, and Hu Er Xiaoer cut two big plates full of meat, boiled for nothing, served with a bowl of white water and a plate of salt, Dugu Shao started Pour all the salt into the water, grabbed the meat, dipped it in the water and stuffed it into the mouth: "Er Niang, don't underestimate this meat. In the past, when I, Aye, came back from an expedition, what I missed the most was not the wine and beauties at home, but the people outside Luoyang. A plate of little white meat."

I heard what she said, so I followed her example and ate a piece of meat. As soon as I ate the meat, I spit it out—it had no other taste except salty, and even the salty was very rough and thick, like boiled meat. Dugu Shao was still looking at me with a smile when he knocked over the salt shaker. There was no malice in his eyes, but a little bit of a veteran's self-conceit: "Aye joined the army when he was young, and Gaochang was besieged in the second army. He was short of water and food. When the salt was gone, I could only eat dry food. Later, when the food was gone, I had to go hunting and eat meat. Then the meat was gone, so I could only starve for a full month. Grass, tree roots, and weaves...everything I could find I finished eating everything I arrived, and when I came back, I had a problem. Whenever I eat, I need to add enough salt and put more meat. I don’t eat it if it’s not salty. A bowl of meat."

If it was normal, I would be willing to follow her words and praise her Aye's great achievements, but this meat is too salty. For the sake of the country's heroes, I should also advise: "Eating too much salt is good for the heart, brain, and heart." The blood is not good, and it is easy to cause a stroke, especially the Duke of Luonan County is old, you should persuade him more." High-salt food can easily lead to high blood pressure, which is well known in previous generations, but now, even There is no concept of "blood pressure", and when eating, it is very casual. Some people eat five or six meals a day, and some eat two meals a day. The time of eating in the palace is not very fixed. My baby is always fussy, and three meals a day are customized with my meals.

Dugu Shao raised his eyebrows and said, "After hearing this story, Erniang's only concern is not to add too much salt to the food?"

I solemnly said: "Of course not, I am concerned about the health of Lord Luonan. In terms of public affairs, your father is the hero of the country, that is, the hero of my Li family, and in terms of personal interests, you are my friend. I naturally hope that your father and you will be together." Peace and prosperity, longevity and prolongation.”

Dugu Shao smiled, looked at me and said, "Er Niang still considers me a friend?"

I was stunned before I realized what she was talking about last year. I dismissed Feng Yongchang, smiled and said to her: "The person I handed over is the Sixteenth Mother of the Dugu Clan, not the Dugu Captain of Mulanqi." Pour for her. After drinking a glass of wine, he said again: "So you don't come to me often because of this?"

Dugu Shao smiled without answering, just drank the wine in one gulp, and poured another glass for me: "Sweet wine looks mild, but in fact it has great stamina. It is not as clear and delicious as reed wine. It should be fine for Erniang to drink a glass less .”

I took a sip of the wine glass according to her wishes, the taste was very fragrant, a bit like some wine from my previous life, seeing her calm face, as if she was in a better mood, I hesitated and asked again: "Have you always been in a good mood?" I haven't seen you, okay, why are you... dismissed from office?"

She smiled wryly and drank a full glass: "Aye chose a marriage for me, and wanted me to stay at home to prepare for marriage, so he wrote a memorial, dismissed me from office, kept me at home, and learned what women should learn those things."

A Huan and I also guessed the reason for this, but even though I had expected it, I still felt a little heavy in my heart - it is really difficult for women in this era, such as Dugu Shao who has the right time, place and people, but in the end it is difficult. This is still unavoidable - but I can't help, I can only pour wine for her, before she toasts, I drink my own glass first, what Dugu Shao said is clear is actually strong, After I drank it, my throat was hot, and I coughed lightly. Feng Yongchang and the other servants stood upright and looked at this side. Dugu Shao shook his head and moved the wine jar away: "You are not in good health, don't drink it. gone."

I took the opportunity to say: "Drinking too much alcohol is detrimental to the mind. Although you are strong, don't drink too much. Otherwise, you will not even be able to see the map of Kanyu when you march and fight. Well."

Dugu Shao smiled wryly again: "Women have joined the army. For thousands of years, they are no more than a princess of Pingyang. At the beginning of the country's founding, it is very fashionable and extraordinary. Like me, don't think about it in the future."

I said: "You are just being discouraged. The queen mother allowed you to be the school captain, and the prime ministers also allowed the establishment of Mulan Qi. You are a serious military guard. You resigned because of your marriage and returned home. You will come back later. It's easy to recover, don't be discouraged."

She looked up at me: "Are you serious about persuading me with this?"

I took a look at Feng Yongchang, took a step towards her, and said in a slightly lower voice: "Now is also an extraordinary time, and the small matter of marriage is naturally not mentioned when compared with the major affairs of the country."

Dugu Shao looked at me in surprise, I was afraid that she wouldn't understand, and said softly: "The sage is young, and the four directions are unstable. Once the country goes to war, it must be guarded by experienced people who run the country. Your father's qualifications, age, and meritorious service are all important. But this job is worthy, if the imperial court calls for a transfer, naturally there will be no time for children and marriages. It will take at least half a year for you to come and go, and you will have more than half a year. Although it is a temporary delay, it is always a sigh of relief. Has Cui Er changed his mind?"

The astonishment on Dugu Shao's face gradually subsided, revealing a thoughtful expression: "The four directions are not stable?"

I nodded vigorously. The reason why I was so sure was because I heard Xu Jingye's name by accident while listening in the ear room.The mother vigorously suppressed the Li family members, and even those who gave the surname were involved. This Xu Jingye is still called Li Jingye today, and he was deposed because of trivial matters. Pei Yan interceded for him during the discussion, and mentioned his grandfather Xu Maogong At first, I didn’t realize the credit for this. When I went to find A Huan to talk at night, I accidentally combined Xu’s surname with Jingye’s name. Only then did I think of many things related to this person—mainly the famous article "Discussing Wu Zhao" ".

I'm not saying that Xu Jingye will definitely rebel, but judging from the current situation and the trend of personal fighting and martial arts at that time, if it is not Xu Jingye, there will definitely be Huang Jingye and Zhang Jingye who will jump out to oppose his mother, and even I can see it. It's not too late to come out and rebel, I'm afraid there are not a few people who are sober.

Dugu Shao held the wine glass in his hand and fell into deep thought. After a while, Fang smiled a little: "Er Niang said that she came to accompany me, but in the final analysis, it was for the veteran of my family - this is what the Queen Mother meant, or Er Niang's. mean?"

After all, she is not a brave and foolish person, I said with a smile: "I came to look for you because of my own intention, but I don't know if A Niang has thought of your father."

Dugu Shao smiled lightly and shook his head: "Er Niang can only speak beautiful words, there is no distinction between public and private, in fact, private affairs are all official affairs, and official affairs are all for selfishness."

I said: "Public and private are clearly distinguished. It doesn't mean that we can't do it together. As a friend, I also hope that you can get the results of correction, not just about Cui Er."

She looks at me deeply.

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