The Wang family of the Red Chamber has a wife

The old man with white beard and beard stood with his arms folded in the corridor, looking up at the dark and deep night sky, the moonlight was like water, and the stars were shining brightly.The night wind in early summer blew his wide robe sleeves, and the green bamboos in the courtyard in front of him rustled, which fell in the eyes of others, with a somewhat free and easy Wei-Jin demeanor.

A simple wax gourd lantern hangs under the eaves, haloing into a ball of soft light, bright and restrained.

The old man stood silently for a long time facing the small piece of bamboo in the courtyard, stretched out his hand to touch one of the poles, felt the more rounded and smooth touch under his finger and the uneven points on it, suddenly turned around and walked into the house. And go, turning a blind eye to the middle-aged man who has been daring to move beside him.

"Father—" the middle-aged man couldn't help calling out, with a little pleading and worry: "That's your little flute!"

The old man stopped in his footsteps, stared blankly, thinking about his beloved little granddaughter's pretty appearance; after a long time, he tilted his head slightly, saw the regret and sorrow in his son's eyes, and sighed a long time: "Forget it, come in! "

After being left alone for so long, the middle-aged man thought he was going to return in vain. Hearing this, a gleam of joy and peace of mind appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly followed the old man's footsteps into the house.

The large pear marble case with smoky flow patterns is covered with calligraphy and painting calligraphy by various famous masters, and there are several high-quality Duan inkstones. There are more than a dozen pens inserted in the pen holder, which are hard, soft and soft, and vary in size.Next to it is a Ru kiln white porcelain lotus vase, in which two or three bamboo branches are ingeniously inserted, and the green leaves are set against the white jade-like body of the vase, which is very interesting and suitable for both.

The furnishings in the house should be made of rosewood, simple and elegant, and not as exquisite as ordinary rich and noble people's decorations. Even the chair burdens are just ordinary blue floral flowers; only a pair of Wang Youcheng's "Jiangganxue "Ji Tu Juan", the left and right couplets are as follows:

Two or three dry bamboos are in autumn, and thousands of mountains are covered with rain.

"Just tell Di'er, don't be anxious and irritable. It's a good thing that the prince has stumbled this time! She just has to show the demeanor of the princess—" Stroking his beard, the old man's eyes sparkled, which is the precipitation of time The wisdom and composure that came down: "The crown prince has been under His Majesty's protection for these years, and the wind has gone too smoothly! Thinking about how hard it was for His Majesty to be surrounded by wolves back then, it was so hard to get to where he is today. Compared with His Majesty, the Prince is far worse." It's not a star and a half-"

It turned out that the old man was the emperor's teacher, Cui Yuzhang; the middle-aged man was his eldest son, Cui Rongli, the father of the Crown Princess Cui, and the left servant of the household department.

After hearing this, Cui Rongli's worries did not diminish at all: "But the crown prince's attitude towards Di'er is really bad now, he repeatedly shamed Di'er, and even neglected our family—"

"Don't worry about these things. Although our family has a daughter who married the crown prince, the Cui family has always been loyal to the one on the throne! The crown prince's behavior is naturally taught by His Majesty. Is it possible that you still want to show off to your father-in-law? His prestige?" Cui Yuzhang frowned slightly, sighed, thought for a moment, and then stretched his eyebrows and eyes: "Don't worry, if the prince can't give Dier the respect he deserves, according to Dier's temper, he will definitely not be casual. Let others bully you! What's more, for the Cui family's sake, His Majesty will be lenient to Di'er, the daughter-in-law!"

Seeing that Cui Rongli wanted to continue to say something, he waved his hand and blocked his words directly: "Our ministers are not allowed to intervene in matters in the prince's mansion. If you are worried about Di'er, go and find out the identity of that prostitute! Time will tell!"

Thinking of the culprit who worried his daughter, Cui Rongli couldn't help but get angry.Thinking of my own daughter, she married into the Prince's Mansion for five years, the housekeeper was well-organized, and she even gave birth to a pair of legitimate sons and daughters. She used to live peacefully with the Prince, but was completely ruined by this little moron!

After watching his son salute and leave, Cui Yuzhang stood up and took down an old book with yellowed pages from the shelf full of books behind him.

Looking at the slightly immature notes on the pages of the book, Cui Yuzhang only felt a bit bitter in his mouth—the forbearing and resolute child back then has grown into an unpredictable emperor now.If my guess is correct, the impeachment of the crown prince must have been caused by the indulgence of the emperor. Otherwise, even if the second and third princes below have ulterior motives, Tu Wenshen can stay in the reserve position steadily for 20 years. And how could he suddenly be entangled in such harmless rumors that hurt his reputation?

Forget it, at my age, why do I care about these things?Let's think about enlightening a few little great-grandchildren!

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"What a Cheng Qiang! Wolf ambition!" Tu Gaocheng's eyes fell on the Babaili Jibao on the desktop, his hands were clenched tightly, his nails were pinched in the palm, leaving a few shallow white crescent marks; his gloomy eyes looked down With a sweep, he suppressed the burning anger in his heart: "What's wrong with you, gentlemen?"

The Chinese officials in the main hall turned their faces slightly and whispered to each other. Yang Yachen, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that our dynasty and Cheng Qiang had a 20-year truce agreement, and we traded with each other. Now there are still five years left, and Cheng Qiang tore it up on its own. Agreement, even so, we must not settle down! We must fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Wenzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, retorted: "Lord Yang is wrong! It is reasonable to protect the family and defend the country, but how many soldiers will be needed in this battle? How much food and grass? How much supplies? And these Over the past few years, we have exchanged trade with Cheng Qiang, once war breaks out, it will definitely have an impact on the trade with western countries! If war can be avoided, it is naturally the best—" He bowed deeply to Tu Gaocheng: "Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty Zhou has lost sight of Mount Tai! Although the exchange of trade has enriched the national treasury, Cheng Qiang is stubborn..." This is Feng Zizhen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites. For Cheng Qiang, he has always been fierce. 16 years ago, his eldest son died in a battle between Daan and Chengqiang...

The servants at the bottom were arguing with each other, while Tu Gaocheng listened carefully, tapped his fingers on the table, and thought carefully about the possibility of carrying out the war.

"Okay!" As soon as he said, all the civil servants who were arguing red-faced stopped and looked at Tu Gaocheng; Tu Gaocheng cleared his throat and continued: "This battle must be fought! Soldiers are precious!" Super fast, we can’t wait at the border! Food, supplies, and generals must be carefully arranged as soon as possible—”

As soon as the voice fell, a person responded immediately: "I would like to go into battle and drive out the Chengqiang thieves for Da'an!" This is Qi You'an, a real military general who once led [-] light cavalry to defeat the Mongolian and Hu ten thousand soldiers in the past; I saw his sharp eyebrows and eyes, and a shallow scar on his chin; although he didn't have a weapon close to him, but wearing a black suit armor, his whole body was like a sharp knife drawn out of its scabbard, and he had the aura of a million men.

With a beginning, the rest of the generals also stood up and begged for orders.

"The minister is willing to go!"

"The minister is also willing to do the work of a dog and a horse for His Majesty!"

"Okay!" Tu Gaocheng looked at the excited generals below, a look of satisfaction flashed across his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to point out a few of them: "Cheng Qiang is not benevolent and judges righteousness first, how can I, Da'an, be bullied by others! Qi You An, I named you the Marshal of Zhenxi, and led a hundred thousand soldiers to attack Chengqiang! Chen Yude, I made you the deputy general..."

The civil servants and military generals are working separately, and the curtain of the war has been slowly opened.

Cheng Qiang broke the contract and launched an attack on the border with great fanfare. The news had already spread throughout the capital, suppressing the din of rumors that the prince and the stunning beauty had to say something.

Although separated by thousands of miles, people's attention has not been reduced by the distance.Don't you see, the tragic war between Da'an and Chengqiang 16 years ago brought pain and disaster to many people, which cannot be erased or erased. To this day, the blood and death are still vivid in my mind.

"What?!" Shi Qingwan stood up all of a sudden, staring at her husband who was ashamed but not regretful at all, her voice trembling slightly: "You want to join the army?! I don't know anything about it!"

Shi Qingwan has never seen a battlefield with cold weapons. Her impression of war is roughly that of the oil wars that took place in the Middle East and the gunfire in the era of hot weapons. However, this does not prevent her from understanding a truth. No matter where it happens, war is always brutal and merciless.

Although she understands Wang Ziteng's ambition to make contributions, and Shi Qingwan herself has made up her mind to spare no effort to support him, how many people can remain calm when things come to an end?What's more, Cheng Qiang is a land of barbarians in the border area, and the Cheng Qiang people are famous for being fierce and fierce...

Seeing Shi Qingwan's slightly red eyes and frowning, Wang Ziteng smiled wryly, and went up to hug her from behind: "Wan'er, don't worry, for you and Brother Cong, I will definitely take good care of myself! What's more, Boqie is the deputy general of the marshal, and I'm a soldier by his side, and I don't have many chances to fight the enemy!" His eyes were a little evasive, but Shi Qingwan's heart was in a state of confusion at this time, and he didn't even think about it at all. Didn't notice.

Thinking that Wang Ziteng made his own decision without even discussing it, Shi Qingwan inevitably became annoyed.

"Holding to look at the pictures and changing colors, are you willing to make the country pay ashes? Am I that kind of caged bird who doesn't know the world?" Shi Qingwan broke free from his arms and glared at him: "I'm just annoyed that you didn't Just tell me in advance! You tossed and turned last night must be because of this matter? You discuss with me, is it possible that I will stop you?! Hmph!"

Seeing that Shi Qingwan turned away and refused to talk to him, Wang Ziteng quickly explained: "Wan'er, I just don't want you to worry—"

"Who wants to worry about you?!" Shi Qingwan spat, because her cheeks were already flushed with redness, she picked up the slightly cold tea on the table and drank it cleanly, and said in a fit of anger, "You just go on board!" Yan Ran, Ke Shi Le, let's go!"

"I don't want to seal the wolf and live in Xuxu, but I'm willing to put down the sword and kill Loulan!" Wang Ziteng thought about the oath he made since he was a child, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride lingering in his chest. Bear this majestic seven-foot body!What's more - he looked down at her angry and awkward appearance, recalled the warm words he heard that day, and his heart softened even more. To protect the one he loves, he must make himself stronger. powerful...

After talking to him, she sighed, Shi Qingwan sat on the kang, her fingers subconsciously traced the delicate chain-link flowers of sacrificial characters and blessing patterns on the mattress: "I'm too lazy to talk to you! Why don't you go to Chen's house and ask inside to pay attention?" The local conditions and customs in the west are very different from those in the Central Plains. I heard people say it when I was young. In this way, I have to prepare more things for you..." Seeing Shi Qingwan's mouth is stubborn, but she is already immersed in her own thoughts. In his thoughts, chanting and counting one by one with his fingers, Wang Ziteng felt very comforted; to have such a delicate and delicate person, willing to worry about you and remember you at home, even if life and death are tiring , also worth it!