Zhen Guo Princess GL

It was already late when I returned to the city, so I went home and stayed overnight, and took care of the housework for the day.With Song Foyou and Liu Houde around, the entry and exit of goods, personnel and other matters were properly arranged. Liu Houde also wrote a list of recent contacts for me, including all kinds of gifts and famous posts. In another volume, I paid special attention to the name of the lower caster, and I didn’t see anyone familiar——this time Enke took a Jinshi, surnamed Chen, with a big name, Zi Ang, and my mother paid special attention to it. A few outstanding people called to ask a few words, personally conferred the post of Lintai Zhengzi, I was away, and I was not allowed to attend the meeting, and my mother didn't let me pass by, so I couldn't see each other all the time, it was really embarrassing——Yes Therefore, I have given another instruction, that any literati who come to the door must be well treated, and Liu Houde has implemented this very thoroughly, and everyone who comes to the door to assassinate will be given tea, wine, money and silk.

The housework was complicated, and I was afraid that they would deceive me, so I checked everything carefully and didn't go to sleep until late at night.The next day, he stayed up early in the morning and lazily got up in the afternoon. He was about to enter the palace when he heard a report from the door saying that Wei Qing, the elder brother of Princess Luling and the chief of merit examination, had paid a visit. Wushengren, please come in and entertain me in the main hall.

He obviously didn't expect me to be so solemn. When he came in, he looked embarrassed and bowed down. I hurriedly ordered someone to support him: "Master Wei is my sister-in-law's brother, just like my elder brother. If you don't mind , please treat it as a brother." He also ordered people to remove the curtains and show the courtesy of family members.

The last time I saw Wu Shengren, A Huan hadn't married Li Rui yet. At that time, he was as tall and strong as when I first met him, with a beautiful wheat-colored skin. A bit of an official's attitude, less handsome than a young man, but fortunately, his stomach is not too protruding, his face is not too fleshy, and half of him can be regarded as a handsome man. After a few words with me, he calmed down a little , Respectfully and respectfully explained the purpose of coming: "I have always been taken care of by the princess a lot, but I haven't come to thank you at home. Now that the house is a little safer and the duties are initially determined, I am here to pay a visit. The native instrument of the same state I brought is a token of my heart, which is not worth mentioning. "Speaking and presenting the gift list.

I caught a glimpse of wrinkle Jimo, musk and other things in the gift list, which are quite valuable among the local tributes of the same state. Although it is nothing to me, he has put a lot of thought into it, and the first thing he thinks of is his. Salary—Although the Heavenly Official is very important, the salary is really not much, and he is the head of the ninth rank, not to mention, if he has time, it is better to subsidize him a little.The second thing she thought about was A Huan, she didn't say anything, but she actually missed her brother a lot, even if they couldn't meet each other, it would be good to pass a message for her.

As soon as he paid attention to it, his face became more gentle, Wen Yan chatted with Wu Shengren, asking him about his family's recent situation.He now has a son and a daughter, both born to the Lu family. When talking about the children, his eyes are full of joy, and he asked me about Ah Huan. People brought it to A Huan, I wonder if I can bother me, I naturally agree, seeing that he ordered his family to bring a big box, which contained trivial children's utensils, and local ritual hairpins from Xijing and Tongzhou, although they were not worth much. However, everything has been carefully selected. Obviously, it took a lot of thought, so he took the things solemnly, and said to him: "We are also in Beijing. I hope that brother will come to see you more often." At the middle gate, I also instructed the gatekeeper that if Wei Qing came, he must report it. If I am not there, he will be entertained by the family order before he enters the palace with things that are inexhaustible.

My mother has been very busy this year. In the afternoon, she is not discussing matters with the ministers, but listening to various scriptures. Although Buddhism is the most important in the scriptures, Taoism and Confucianism are also quite a lot. I thought she was so busy that she would not pay attention to my going out of the palace. For such a trivial matter, who would have thought that she would be called to go after entering the palace, and after asking a few words about favors and prices outside, Fang leisurely asked: "Dugu Yuankang is still in good health?"

I said: "Mr. Luonan went out to visit friends in the city, and we didn't see each other. But I heard from Dugu that he can shoot deer on horseback. He can eat three plates of meat and drink two catties of wine at a time. It shouldn't be bad."

The mother nodded slightly, squinted her eyes and said, "Dugu Yuankang died the year before last?"

Wan'er naturally added a sentence: "In the year of Renshen, it will be retired, and the country will be peaceful, so there is no need for him, a veteran, to step in. At that time, Duke Luonan was already sixty-three, and this year he will be sixty-nine."

The mother seemed to show a little envy, and smiled lightly: "It's rare to be able to hunt at the age of 69."

I smiled and said, "My aunt is good at taking care of herself. Not to mention 69 years old, even 79 or 89, she can still shoot deer with a bow and cheer the hearts of the people all over the world."

This flattery seemed to be a bit too much, my mother glanced at me, but did not answer, the index finger and thumb of her right hand twisted each other for a long time, half talking to herself and half asking: "Take Dugu Yuankang, the Duke of Luonan County, as Zuo Ying. What do you think, General Yang and the head of Hebei Road?"

Wan'er and I looked at each other, we both showed some astonishment in our eyes, then we both bowed and said: "Concubines/concubines don't dare to talk about important military matters."

Mother chuckled and said, "It's not like we're going to do what you say right away, so why not talk about it?"

Wan'er looked at me, and I hurriedly said: "If your mother is asking about taxation, examinations and other matters, I have learned a lot recently, so I will speak freely, but I really don't understand this military matter, so I dare not discuss it. "So far, I have only memorized all the military officers and so on, and I have a little knowledge of the background and life of several famous generals in the court. Besides, if you ask me to talk about military affairs, I really can't say a word. Although Wan'er is smart, I'm afraid these things are messed up, otherwise she taught me for a long time, so I wouldn't have mentioned nothing - sure enough, when my mother went to see Wan'er again, she lowered her head and bowed her body low: "My concubine also No way."

My mother sighed in disappointment, and said to me half-reproachingly: "Usually you always say that women are not inferior to men, but in the end, you still have to ask those men about some things."

I was so panicked that I immediately wanted to refute my mother, but when I opened my mouth, I found that there was nothing to refute. Today, I don’t talk about famous generals such as Hei Chi Changzhi, Cheng Wuting, Liu Rengui, etc., but Liu Yizhi, Pei Yan and others He can tell a thing or two about how to lead troops, how to use generals, how to garrison, food and supplies, morale and city preparations, but you have to ask any woman about this matter, even talented little girls like Dugu Shao or Cui Mingde. Ladies, most of them can only vaguely talk about it, at most they can talk about it roughly, but they can do very little in practice.However, this cannot be blamed on women.There is always accumulation of experience in everything. For example, Liu Rengui and others are veterans who have led the army for many years. Comparing them with those women who don't even have the same right to study as men, they have wronged both women and them.

Mother didn't have time to pay attention to my small thoughts, she pondered for a while, and ordered Cui Qiao, Liu Yizhi, Wei Siqian and others to come in.I knew she was going to discuss with others, so I walked out sullenly, the good mood when I left the palace was gone, and I walked over to A Huan's place, and when I saw her coming back from outside, I asked her where she had been, but she left With a raised eye, the corner of his mouth lightly raised: "Guess."

I said: "You didn't take Dalang with you, so you must not have gone to the garden, but probably just to study scriptures and listen to scriptures?"

She smiled and shook her head: "Guess again."

I couldn't guess, walked into the hall side by side with her, put one arm on her and said: "Good sister-in-law, tell me."

She pushed me: "I don't even want to guess, are you lazy?"

I smiled and said: "If you are lazy, you are lazy. Could it be that sister-in-law didn't tell me because I was lazy?"

She gave me a white look: "I don't want to tell you, what will happen to you?"

There was someone by my side, I really couldn't do anything to her, so I could only beg her to tell her coquettishly, the funny thing is that Shouli ran out from inside, saw me being coquettish, and learned to pull his mother's skirt exactly the same, while pulling Still imitating the tongue: "Say, say, say."

A Huan couldn't be entangled with us, so he hugged Shouli and coaxed him for a while, then sat on the couch with me, and dismissed the others, Fang said: "I went to Cui Er's place."

I was a little surprised: "Why do you want to see her?"

She laughed a little smugly: "She sits there all day long, doesn't go out, and doesn't have any errands, but the furniture is very good, don't you wonder?"

I said: "Look at her idleness, in fact, maybe she does a lot of things for A Niang, and you don't want to know about it. Besides, she is the grandson of the prime minister and the son of a family. It is natural that the palace dare not neglect her."

A Huan just laughed and didn't answer me, she was very happy and teased Shouli, after a while, Fang asked me how I was persuading Dugu Shao yesterday.I told her about yesterday's events in detail, and I was worried that she would blame me for not being able to speak, but she just smiled and said: "My family has been in politics for many years, and I am familiar with court affairs. There are more ministers than me, but I am not very involved in military affairs. , Liu, Cheng, Hei Chi and other generals were all selected by the late emperor. Although they are loyal saints, they may not be loyal to the Queen Mother. It is natural that they prefer to use Dugu Yuankang who has been hanging for many years. Isn't it just to show his favor?"

I said: "That's the truth, but Duke Yuankang is willing to serve the Empress Dowager, but he may not be willing to serve my Auntie—do you understand?"

I have revealed my mother's ambitions to her many times, but A Huan is not surprised, she just smiled and said: "So I asked you to persuade Dugu Shao, everyone knows that she wants to save her husband to inherit the family. Although she is a daughter, she is like an heir, if she joins the family, her father will also serve if she does not."

I don't need her to tell me this truth, but I went to persuade Dugu Shao yesterday, but it wasn't for this reason.

Ah Shao not only has the ambition of Lingyun in his heart, but also unswervingly moves towards her ambition from the beginning to the end.I've always admired her for that.Moreover, although I am a useless person, unable to rectify the country and clear up the bad customs, there are people who are willing to be such pioneers, and I am willing to do my part for her.Although the motivation of this power is really complicated, it is even a bit unbearable to study it carefully.

I looked at A Huan, she had never liked or disliked Dugu Shao and Cui Mingde, the two aristocratic families, but yesterday she deliberately brought up the matter of Dugu Shao's dismissal from office, which caused me to discuss the situation with her, discuss countermeasures, and coax me Braving the rain, he went out to persuade Dugu Shao.As far as I'm concerned, I'm still worried that these two people will take advantage of our weaknesses and drag them into the water.

If it had been a few months earlier, I would still have been a little hesitant, not only because I don't like such calculations by nature, but also because A Huan had set the calculation on my head again.But yesterday when she came to talk to me with Shouli in her arms, I followed her orders almost without hesitation.

After all, I am not alone now. I think of Shouli's timid "Queen Dowager" a few months ago, and also think of Dugu Shao's face pretending to be crazy and cynical when he stepped out of his house. confused.