I wish for a long time
Chapter 208
Ye Jiu touched his head, "Oh."
Then turned around and walked to the door.
Prime Minister Lou frowned and stared at her back, gritted his teeth: "Come back!"
Ye Jiu immediately turned around when he heard the words, raised his lips and smiled: "I know that the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly, so don't care about it like me."
Prime Minister Lou flicked his sleeves, and pointed at Ye Jiu with resentment: "I think that when General Lin fought in the South and the North, and the seven-foot man stood up to the sky, why did you give birth to such a brat."
Ye Jiu raised his eyebrows, his smile froze on his face, and his eyes were full of doubts.
Does this mean Mr. Lou still knows her cheap father?
Prime Minister Lou sat on the grand teacher's chair, raised his head and drank a cup of tea, "You boy, you don't know the seriousness, and you dare to intervene in royal affairs after you have just been in court for a few days?"
He rested his elbows on the table, squinted his eyes, "Do you think that people from the royal family are easy to mess with?"
Ye Jiu was really stunned, she never expected that Prime Minister Lou would care about her life.
Prime Minister Lou saw her stunned look, and sighed, "You just came back, so naturally you don't know the twists and turns. Not to mention, just the year before last, the case of King Xian and King Mu caused a lot of trouble in the city. How many people were arrested? Get involved."
Ye Jiu frowned suddenly, and slowly clenched his hands.
How could she not know this.
That case completely ruined the Qi family and pushed Shao'er into the abyss.
Lou Yanbai didn't see the change in Ye Jiu's face, knocked on the table and said, "If you act recklessly again, then Qi will be your fate."
Ye Jiu clenched his fists tightly, and after a few breaths, he slowly let go.She took a deep breath and asked softly, "Then...what happened back then?"
Lou Yanbai frowned slightly, his eyes fell on the clear tea soup in the cup, and he said slowly: "Qi Shangshu is as smart as you, but he still hasn't escaped this undercurrent flying blade. You never know, you are Whoever blocks the sword will become his sword."
It was the first time Ye Jiu learned about the old case of the Qi family from others, and it was also the first time he heard about his father-in-law in the eyes of others.
"Don't talk about him, you just need to remember that you are in court, so be careful with your words."
Ye Jiu frowned.
Others said that she could still believe this, but when she uttered it from the mouth of "Kang Sheng's famous mouth" who was more outspoken than the officials, how could there be no credibility?
She went to the chair opposite to Lou Cheng and sat down, pursed her mouth, "So, Mr. Lou, you openly insulted His Majesty at the meeting, and it was for my sake."
If Prime Minister Lou hadn't revealed the letter from the virtuous king to the emperor, his most likely end would have been to be imprisoned in Dali Temple pending trial because the virtuous king had taken poison, instead of being as simple as being punished for thirty.
The bottom of Ye Jiu's heart seemed to suddenly brighten up a bit. Lao Lao led the courtiers to deflect the blame for himself. Thinking about it this way, he really helped himself.
Thinking of this, her face became a little hot, and it was over, she scolded for several days in vain.
Lou Yanbai glanced at him, cleared his throat, "Well...that's one aspect, I mainly want to take this opportunity to ask."
"The former emperor passed away in a hurry, and His Majesty took orders in the face of danger. Although the wise king was withdrawn from the East Palace, he still had the status of prince, but in the end it was His Majesty who took the throne quietly. All of this happened too suddenly. I have to doubt it."
Ye Jiu sighed slightly after hearing this, the battle for the throne is always unpredictable, until the last moment, no one knows who will win the grand prize.
"Mr. Lou, think about it. If His Majesty has a ghost in his heart, and you and other ministers questioned so openly, might His Majesty tolerate you?"
Mr. Lou was stunned for a moment, raised his head slightly to look at Ye Jiu, and smiled when he saw the brat in front of him, and said, "Although there is a lot of dissatisfaction in the court at present, if you really make an example, most of the ministers will obey."
She paused, "But His Majesty didn't do that. Instead, he tolerated the duplicity of those ministers and lived in chaos."
"Lou Lao thinks about it, what good will it do to Kang Sheng and the people of Li in the past."
Lou Yanbai frowned and said nothing, Ye Jiu rubbed the rim of his cup, and said lightly: "Maybe His Majesty finds someone to do the surgery, tell me, who should he find."
Prime Minister Lou rested his fingers on the edge of the table and didn't speak for a long time.Ye Jiu didn't bother him, just sipping tea silently with a teacup.
The room was silent for a long time, Prime Minister Lou sighed, and looked at Ye Jiu: "I just want to ask, is there any act of backsliding in Your Majesty?"
Ye Jiu looked into Prime Minister Lou's eyes, and said slowly, "I only know that your Majesty's journey back to Beijing is not peaceful."
Prime Minister Lou's eyes were shocked, and he frowned suddenly.
……
Hou's door.
When Qi Shao'an and Mrs. Lou came out, they saw two figures, one old and one young, at the door of the mansion, with their hands behind their backs, standing at the door. From the back view, ignoring the figure, the posture and aura were exactly the same.
She watched the two standing together calmly, and the stone hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground.
Fortunately, there was no fight.
"Don't worry, little lady, I'm worried about you." Mrs. Lou patted her arm and said with a smile.
Hearing the joke, Qi Shaoan bowed his head a little embarrassed, "I made Aunt Lou laugh."
Ye Jiu and Lou Yanbai heard the movement, turned their heads at the same time, and saw Qi Shao'an and Mrs. Lou coming together, talking and laughing.
Ye Jiu took two steps forward to meet her, Madam Lou pushed Qi Shaoan over, "Marquis Lin, your wife returned to you unscathed."
Ye Jiu smiled foolishly when he heard the words, and cupped his hands to Mrs. Lou: "Madam, please take care of my wife."
Mrs. Lou glanced at Lou Yanbai, and she knew that the conversation was right from that happy face, so she opened up her words, "Your little daughter-in-law, the old man likes it very much. Although she is young, her knowledge is very vast. Lin Hou Ke really has a good eye."
The smile on the corners of Ye Jiu's lips grew bigger and bigger, and she couldn't hold back at last, she forced herself to hold back, and said, "My daughter-in-law is well-educated and talented, but it took me a long time to get married. "
Qi Shaoan glared at Ye Jiu upon hearing this.She was originally embarrassed by Mrs. Lou's praise, but unexpectedly, Ye Jiu was not only immodest, but also added two strokes, which were simply icing on the cake, bah, superfluous!
"Aunt Lou, don't listen to her nonsense, I..."
Before Qi Shaoan finished speaking, Mrs. Lou covered her lips and smiled, "Marquis Lin loves you so much, you have to live up to it."
The second half of Qi Shao'an's sentence stuck in his throat, and he blushed all of a sudden.
Ye Jiu didn't know what to do, and his eyes swept over the faces of the two. What's going on with Mrs. Lou's aunt's smile?
"Okay, I've had enough tea, let's go back to my house."
Lou Yanbai spoke at the right time, waved his hands, and there was undisguised disgust in his tone.
Ye Jiu pursed his lips, and muttered in a low voice: "Your tea-making skills are far worse than Mrs. Lou's, who cares..."
"Hey! You stinky boy!"
Lou Yanbai blew his beard and stared, his sleeves were raised.Ye Jiu shrank his head when he saw this, and stepped out of the house in two steps, barely avoiding Prime Minister Lou's "special attention".
"Take it."
Ye Jiu was hit by a booklet, she took it hastily, looking at Prime Minister Lou's disgusted expression, she was a little dazed.
"The method of controlling the river in Weinan and grabbing seeds, you can take it away, and give it to whoever you like."
Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, "Snatch the seeds, control the river?"
She glanced through it quickly, and the densely packed small characters described in detail the measures for Weihe River management and non-agricultural planting, which were completely aimed at this disaster.
Ye Jiu was startled, it was because she had been thinking for a long time but couldn't find a good solution, and she didn't know much about farming and water conservancy, so she didn't have any clue about this matter, so she was stuck like this all the time.
And now, the method is at hand.
Ye Jiu's eyelashes trembled slightly.She thought that the prime minister and His Majesty would ignore the court affairs, but she didn't expect that the prime minister had been thinking of a way.
And if this method is given to the emperor, no matter who it is, it will be a great achievement, but Mr. Lou gave it to himself so easily.
Ye Jiu didn't know what to say, she suddenly understood why Prime Minister Lou had been in power for many years, but still stood tall.
Concerned about the people but indifferent, think of the king but serve the public.
Ye Jiu stood at the bottom of the steps, and bowed deeply to Prime Minister Lou, "Don't worry, Mr. Lou, the younger generation will definitely convey it."
Then she tilted her head and smiled, "I'll also tell someone that you don't mind going to see him."
Prime Minister Lou stared at him, "You little bastard, why don't you hurry up and wait for lunch!"
Here Mrs. Lou held Qi Shaoan's hand: "If you are bored, my little lady, you can come to my aunt's place for a sit down. My Yan'er is about the same age as you, so maybe you will hit it off."
Qi Shaoan nodded with a smile, and said in a low voice, "I will steal all my husband's tea for you then."
Mrs. Lou giggled happily, watching Qi Shaoan walk to Ye Jiu's side.
"I forgot the pedals, let me hug you."
Qi Shaoan glanced sideways at Prime Minister Lou and Mrs. Lou standing at the door, pinched the handkerchief, "It's not right."
Ye Jiu rolled his eyes, hugged her horizontally, and said while hugging, "As for Mr. Lou's tracheitis, maybe he did something when he was young, there is nothing wrong with it."
Mrs. Lou looked at the actions of the young couple and shook hands, "It's nice to be young."
Prime Minister Lou snorted, "It's embarrassing for me to be so frivolous."
As he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up first.
Mrs. Lou did not expose him, and with a loving smile on her face, she waved to the two people who went to salute.
Watching the carriage leave, Lou Yanbai stroked his beard, "His family looks somewhat familiar, he seems to have seen it somewhere."
Mrs. Lou turned her head slowly, squinted her eyes, "What did you say?"
Prime Minister Lou's eyes wandered, he looked at the beams of the room, and walked in quietly, "This swallow is here to build a nest again, it looks familiar."
……
On the way back, Ye Jiu rarely relaxed for a moment, and after finishing the matter of Prime Minister Lou, the burden on his shoulders was also lightened by half.
"How could I not understand what Mrs. Lou said just now about fighting for the spirit of Shao'er?"
Ye Jiu blinked, his eyes were moist and lustrous, looking eager for knowledge.
Qi Shaoan glanced at her, pulled out the folded paper from his cuff, and shook it lightly.
Ye Jiu looked at the piece of paper in front of him, there were more than a dozen herbs neatly written on it, it should be a prescription.
"What is this for? Is it to cure your deficiency and cold syndrome?"
Qi Shao'an helplessly pursed her lips, and shook the paper, "Jiu Zifang, my aunt made me a man in one fell swoop."
Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, seeing Qi Shaoan's headache and helplessness, he chuckled lightly.
The concern of the elders is really a national standard.
"Aunt Lou was afraid that I would be wronged at my husband's house because I was a small family, so she copied this treasured secret recipe to me."
Qi Shao'an carefully folded the prescription and sighed slightly, "It's just that Aunt Lou will be disappointed."
Ye Jiu bit her lip and smiled for a long time, she held Qi Shaoan's palm, and raised a smile that she thought was very charming:
"It's okay, after another ten months, you can lead me there. Mrs. Lou will definitely be very happy to see such an excellent and clever 'baby' like me."
The more Qi Shaoan heard it, the more wrong it became, and finally she wished she could shut her mouth, "I'm so happy, I'm afraid I'll be scared to death by you."
After all, the two looked at each other, and they both saw the deep-seated banter in each other's eyes, and then they laughed at the same time.
Ye Jiu casually flipped the curtains, and suddenly pulled Qi Shaoan up, raising his eyebrows:
"Why don't we go out for a walk."
The author has something to say: the moon does not sleep and you do not sleep, you are a bald baby.
Then turned around and walked to the door.
Prime Minister Lou frowned and stared at her back, gritted his teeth: "Come back!"
Ye Jiu immediately turned around when he heard the words, raised his lips and smiled: "I know that the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly, so don't care about it like me."
Prime Minister Lou flicked his sleeves, and pointed at Ye Jiu with resentment: "I think that when General Lin fought in the South and the North, and the seven-foot man stood up to the sky, why did you give birth to such a brat."
Ye Jiu raised his eyebrows, his smile froze on his face, and his eyes were full of doubts.
Does this mean Mr. Lou still knows her cheap father?
Prime Minister Lou sat on the grand teacher's chair, raised his head and drank a cup of tea, "You boy, you don't know the seriousness, and you dare to intervene in royal affairs after you have just been in court for a few days?"
He rested his elbows on the table, squinted his eyes, "Do you think that people from the royal family are easy to mess with?"
Ye Jiu was really stunned, she never expected that Prime Minister Lou would care about her life.
Prime Minister Lou saw her stunned look, and sighed, "You just came back, so naturally you don't know the twists and turns. Not to mention, just the year before last, the case of King Xian and King Mu caused a lot of trouble in the city. How many people were arrested? Get involved."
Ye Jiu frowned suddenly, and slowly clenched his hands.
How could she not know this.
That case completely ruined the Qi family and pushed Shao'er into the abyss.
Lou Yanbai didn't see the change in Ye Jiu's face, knocked on the table and said, "If you act recklessly again, then Qi will be your fate."
Ye Jiu clenched his fists tightly, and after a few breaths, he slowly let go.She took a deep breath and asked softly, "Then...what happened back then?"
Lou Yanbai frowned slightly, his eyes fell on the clear tea soup in the cup, and he said slowly: "Qi Shangshu is as smart as you, but he still hasn't escaped this undercurrent flying blade. You never know, you are Whoever blocks the sword will become his sword."
It was the first time Ye Jiu learned about the old case of the Qi family from others, and it was also the first time he heard about his father-in-law in the eyes of others.
"Don't talk about him, you just need to remember that you are in court, so be careful with your words."
Ye Jiu frowned.
Others said that she could still believe this, but when she uttered it from the mouth of "Kang Sheng's famous mouth" who was more outspoken than the officials, how could there be no credibility?
She went to the chair opposite to Lou Cheng and sat down, pursed her mouth, "So, Mr. Lou, you openly insulted His Majesty at the meeting, and it was for my sake."
If Prime Minister Lou hadn't revealed the letter from the virtuous king to the emperor, his most likely end would have been to be imprisoned in Dali Temple pending trial because the virtuous king had taken poison, instead of being as simple as being punished for thirty.
The bottom of Ye Jiu's heart seemed to suddenly brighten up a bit. Lao Lao led the courtiers to deflect the blame for himself. Thinking about it this way, he really helped himself.
Thinking of this, her face became a little hot, and it was over, she scolded for several days in vain.
Lou Yanbai glanced at him, cleared his throat, "Well...that's one aspect, I mainly want to take this opportunity to ask."
"The former emperor passed away in a hurry, and His Majesty took orders in the face of danger. Although the wise king was withdrawn from the East Palace, he still had the status of prince, but in the end it was His Majesty who took the throne quietly. All of this happened too suddenly. I have to doubt it."
Ye Jiu sighed slightly after hearing this, the battle for the throne is always unpredictable, until the last moment, no one knows who will win the grand prize.
"Mr. Lou, think about it. If His Majesty has a ghost in his heart, and you and other ministers questioned so openly, might His Majesty tolerate you?"
Mr. Lou was stunned for a moment, raised his head slightly to look at Ye Jiu, and smiled when he saw the brat in front of him, and said, "Although there is a lot of dissatisfaction in the court at present, if you really make an example, most of the ministers will obey."
She paused, "But His Majesty didn't do that. Instead, he tolerated the duplicity of those ministers and lived in chaos."
"Lou Lao thinks about it, what good will it do to Kang Sheng and the people of Li in the past."
Lou Yanbai frowned and said nothing, Ye Jiu rubbed the rim of his cup, and said lightly: "Maybe His Majesty finds someone to do the surgery, tell me, who should he find."
Prime Minister Lou rested his fingers on the edge of the table and didn't speak for a long time.Ye Jiu didn't bother him, just sipping tea silently with a teacup.
The room was silent for a long time, Prime Minister Lou sighed, and looked at Ye Jiu: "I just want to ask, is there any act of backsliding in Your Majesty?"
Ye Jiu looked into Prime Minister Lou's eyes, and said slowly, "I only know that your Majesty's journey back to Beijing is not peaceful."
Prime Minister Lou's eyes were shocked, and he frowned suddenly.
……
Hou's door.
When Qi Shao'an and Mrs. Lou came out, they saw two figures, one old and one young, at the door of the mansion, with their hands behind their backs, standing at the door. From the back view, ignoring the figure, the posture and aura were exactly the same.
She watched the two standing together calmly, and the stone hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground.
Fortunately, there was no fight.
"Don't worry, little lady, I'm worried about you." Mrs. Lou patted her arm and said with a smile.
Hearing the joke, Qi Shaoan bowed his head a little embarrassed, "I made Aunt Lou laugh."
Ye Jiu and Lou Yanbai heard the movement, turned their heads at the same time, and saw Qi Shao'an and Mrs. Lou coming together, talking and laughing.
Ye Jiu took two steps forward to meet her, Madam Lou pushed Qi Shaoan over, "Marquis Lin, your wife returned to you unscathed."
Ye Jiu smiled foolishly when he heard the words, and cupped his hands to Mrs. Lou: "Madam, please take care of my wife."
Mrs. Lou glanced at Lou Yanbai, and she knew that the conversation was right from that happy face, so she opened up her words, "Your little daughter-in-law, the old man likes it very much. Although she is young, her knowledge is very vast. Lin Hou Ke really has a good eye."
The smile on the corners of Ye Jiu's lips grew bigger and bigger, and she couldn't hold back at last, she forced herself to hold back, and said, "My daughter-in-law is well-educated and talented, but it took me a long time to get married. "
Qi Shaoan glared at Ye Jiu upon hearing this.She was originally embarrassed by Mrs. Lou's praise, but unexpectedly, Ye Jiu was not only immodest, but also added two strokes, which were simply icing on the cake, bah, superfluous!
"Aunt Lou, don't listen to her nonsense, I..."
Before Qi Shaoan finished speaking, Mrs. Lou covered her lips and smiled, "Marquis Lin loves you so much, you have to live up to it."
The second half of Qi Shao'an's sentence stuck in his throat, and he blushed all of a sudden.
Ye Jiu didn't know what to do, and his eyes swept over the faces of the two. What's going on with Mrs. Lou's aunt's smile?
"Okay, I've had enough tea, let's go back to my house."
Lou Yanbai spoke at the right time, waved his hands, and there was undisguised disgust in his tone.
Ye Jiu pursed his lips, and muttered in a low voice: "Your tea-making skills are far worse than Mrs. Lou's, who cares..."
"Hey! You stinky boy!"
Lou Yanbai blew his beard and stared, his sleeves were raised.Ye Jiu shrank his head when he saw this, and stepped out of the house in two steps, barely avoiding Prime Minister Lou's "special attention".
"Take it."
Ye Jiu was hit by a booklet, she took it hastily, looking at Prime Minister Lou's disgusted expression, she was a little dazed.
"The method of controlling the river in Weinan and grabbing seeds, you can take it away, and give it to whoever you like."
Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, "Snatch the seeds, control the river?"
She glanced through it quickly, and the densely packed small characters described in detail the measures for Weihe River management and non-agricultural planting, which were completely aimed at this disaster.
Ye Jiu was startled, it was because she had been thinking for a long time but couldn't find a good solution, and she didn't know much about farming and water conservancy, so she didn't have any clue about this matter, so she was stuck like this all the time.
And now, the method is at hand.
Ye Jiu's eyelashes trembled slightly.She thought that the prime minister and His Majesty would ignore the court affairs, but she didn't expect that the prime minister had been thinking of a way.
And if this method is given to the emperor, no matter who it is, it will be a great achievement, but Mr. Lou gave it to himself so easily.
Ye Jiu didn't know what to say, she suddenly understood why Prime Minister Lou had been in power for many years, but still stood tall.
Concerned about the people but indifferent, think of the king but serve the public.
Ye Jiu stood at the bottom of the steps, and bowed deeply to Prime Minister Lou, "Don't worry, Mr. Lou, the younger generation will definitely convey it."
Then she tilted her head and smiled, "I'll also tell someone that you don't mind going to see him."
Prime Minister Lou stared at him, "You little bastard, why don't you hurry up and wait for lunch!"
Here Mrs. Lou held Qi Shaoan's hand: "If you are bored, my little lady, you can come to my aunt's place for a sit down. My Yan'er is about the same age as you, so maybe you will hit it off."
Qi Shaoan nodded with a smile, and said in a low voice, "I will steal all my husband's tea for you then."
Mrs. Lou giggled happily, watching Qi Shaoan walk to Ye Jiu's side.
"I forgot the pedals, let me hug you."
Qi Shaoan glanced sideways at Prime Minister Lou and Mrs. Lou standing at the door, pinched the handkerchief, "It's not right."
Ye Jiu rolled his eyes, hugged her horizontally, and said while hugging, "As for Mr. Lou's tracheitis, maybe he did something when he was young, there is nothing wrong with it."
Mrs. Lou looked at the actions of the young couple and shook hands, "It's nice to be young."
Prime Minister Lou snorted, "It's embarrassing for me to be so frivolous."
As he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up first.
Mrs. Lou did not expose him, and with a loving smile on her face, she waved to the two people who went to salute.
Watching the carriage leave, Lou Yanbai stroked his beard, "His family looks somewhat familiar, he seems to have seen it somewhere."
Mrs. Lou turned her head slowly, squinted her eyes, "What did you say?"
Prime Minister Lou's eyes wandered, he looked at the beams of the room, and walked in quietly, "This swallow is here to build a nest again, it looks familiar."
……
On the way back, Ye Jiu rarely relaxed for a moment, and after finishing the matter of Prime Minister Lou, the burden on his shoulders was also lightened by half.
"How could I not understand what Mrs. Lou said just now about fighting for the spirit of Shao'er?"
Ye Jiu blinked, his eyes were moist and lustrous, looking eager for knowledge.
Qi Shaoan glanced at her, pulled out the folded paper from his cuff, and shook it lightly.
Ye Jiu looked at the piece of paper in front of him, there were more than a dozen herbs neatly written on it, it should be a prescription.
"What is this for? Is it to cure your deficiency and cold syndrome?"
Qi Shao'an helplessly pursed her lips, and shook the paper, "Jiu Zifang, my aunt made me a man in one fell swoop."
Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, seeing Qi Shaoan's headache and helplessness, he chuckled lightly.
The concern of the elders is really a national standard.
"Aunt Lou was afraid that I would be wronged at my husband's house because I was a small family, so she copied this treasured secret recipe to me."
Qi Shao'an carefully folded the prescription and sighed slightly, "It's just that Aunt Lou will be disappointed."
Ye Jiu bit her lip and smiled for a long time, she held Qi Shaoan's palm, and raised a smile that she thought was very charming:
"It's okay, after another ten months, you can lead me there. Mrs. Lou will definitely be very happy to see such an excellent and clever 'baby' like me."
The more Qi Shaoan heard it, the more wrong it became, and finally she wished she could shut her mouth, "I'm so happy, I'm afraid I'll be scared to death by you."
After all, the two looked at each other, and they both saw the deep-seated banter in each other's eyes, and then they laughed at the same time.
Ye Jiu casually flipped the curtains, and suddenly pulled Qi Shaoan up, raising his eyebrows:
"Why don't we go out for a walk."
The author has something to say: the moon does not sleep and you do not sleep, you are a bald baby.
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