[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Dai and Fu came outside the imperial tent that the logistics staff had come to set up in advance, and they heard bursts of laughter coming from inside.

It turned out that Jin Luan, the imperial driver, was ahead and had arrived for a while, and it would take time for Zhao Quan to summon him.Xing Xiuyan has been resting here for more than a quarter of an hour.

After the report came in, Daiyu's face turned red in an instant. It turned out that it was her future mother-in-law Xiao Nie who was talking to Xing Xiuyan.Although Xiao Jingyun didn't want them to "lose face" in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey, Tu Yuanyi also turned a blind eye.

Xing Xiuyan only met Xiao Nie's family twice. The first time was during the Supreme Emperor's Longevity Festival in May. The Xiao family was grateful for the marriage gift from the Supreme Emperor's son, and Nie's family performed on the spot.

But Xing Xiuyan has also heard about the wonderful work of Xiaohou and his wife. The two have been willful and playful since they were young.It wasn't until Laohou passed away that he stayed in his hometown in Luoyang for a few more years and took over the family business.Because there are many meritorious farms in various places, the way they take over the family business is also strange. They call private visits in micro-services, while playing and managing the family business at the same time, which makes the Xiao family's property rarely embezzled by slaves.

At this time, Xing Xiuyan was chatting with Nie Shi, and found that she was a cheerful person, which was completely different from the general wife in the backyard.

She also naturally talked about her sister, and Mrs. Nie also talked about Xiao Jingyun's childhood fun.

Nie said that she always wanted a daughter, and the embarrassing incident that happened when she dressed her son as a daughter and took her to socialize, made Xing Xiuyan laugh out loud.

Xing Xiuyan was thinking that the butterfly effect was a bit too strong. Although the Xiao family's methods were shameless, but Daiyu married into such a wonderful family, and following this kind of mother-in-law would only ruin the three views.

But thinking back then that Xiaohou, a general of the Dingzhonghoufu, would be successful if he could not become a martial artist, and Xiaohou himself found a wife who was not from this circle at all. I am afraid that the Hou family was at its peak at that time, and there was a plan to temporarily hold back the edge and settle down.Although Xiaohou's prestige and reputation are completely shameless, he has a way to settle down and find a daughter-in-law he likes by himself. I'm afraid there are few people in this life who are happier than him.

In Xiao Jingyun's generation, he followed his grandfather when he was a child, and he had the ambition of "acquiring literary and martial arts, and becoming an emperor's family", and wanted to make a career.

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During this period, the Gansu-Shaanxi area was actually relatively desolate, but it is said that Qin/Sichuan has been the hometown of emperors since ancient times, and the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty will occupy the kingship of Qin/Sichuan.However, due to the backwardness of Qinchuan's productivity, Nanjing's commercial exchanges have become more prosperous.

During this Northern Hunt, Tu Yuanyi also forbade the people from forcing the people to contribute tribute, but along the way they still called on the people to help deliver the supplies, but the people could get a catty of sweet potato flour (flour) produced by his grain processing factory for a day of work.This is extremely labor-intensive, but it is considered by a group of civil servants to be a benevolent king, even Tan Qian, who was born in a poor family, thinks so.

In the evening, after Tan Qian rode a horse and followed Yujia, he was accompanied by some courtiers who were favored by saints, but the accompanying veterans did not follow.

Tu Yuanyi is good at martial arts, and his physical strength can be strengthened by force, and it can bring him a sense of insecurity and self-confidence in his previous life.

The young people who came with Tu Yuanyi also wanted to show themselves in front of the emperor. They drove their horses vigorously, but they did not dare to have the idea of ​​surpassing the emperor's horse.

Suddenly, a stag ran out in panic in the forest, Tu Yuanyi quickly took down his bow, put on an arrow, pulled the bow with his arms tightly, and with a whoosh sound, the flying arrow shot right through the stag's neck like a flash of lightning. , All the ministers couldn't help cheering in unison.

Even Xiao Jingyun, the champion of martial arts, was startled when he saw the power of the arrow, and thought to himself: Those rumors in the past said that the emperor was excellent in martial arts, proficient in riding and archery, could it be that they were flattering and flattering?Even if he couldn't shoot this arrow better, his arrow technique could only hit the deer's neck, but he didn't know if he could shoot through it lightly, because there was a neck bone at that angle.

Tu Yuanyi looked at the startled bird in the forest, suddenly smiled, and handed out an arrow to Xiao Jingyun beside him, saying, "You shoot that bird."

Everyone couldn't help being surprised when they heard it, because it was actually a sparrow, the target was small and always moving, so it was easier said than done to hit it?

However, Xiao Jingyun took the bow and received the arrow, looked up at the group of sparrows, drew the bow and set the arrow, and with a whoosh, the arrow lost its strength and fell in the distant sky, and everyone couldn't see whether he hit it or not.

Tu Yuanyi smiled and led the horse, and someone dismounted to fetch the arrow, and there were two sparrows on it.

Tu Yuanyi stroked his palms and sighed: "At the martial arts school, Jing Yun was able to shoot the copper coins thrown in the air. I think because I was able to shoot the sparrow, I really lived up to my expectations."

Xiao Jingyun said with a smile: "This humble minister has a small skill, and he is playing with an ax in front of His Majesty."

Tu Yuanyi smiled and accepted the flattery of brother-in-law, but brothers-in-law got along well with each other.

A group of young courtiers also tried their best to win Tu Yuanyi's favor, and a forest was severely poisoned.

Although Tan Qian can ride a horse and drive a cart, and also knows a little swordsmanship, he is not good at archery. Although he has shot a few arrows, he has nothing.Xiao Jingyun was afraid that he would look bad, so he secretly gave him a pheasant and a rabbit that he had shot.

Tan Qian laughed, but he didn't show his kindness by being pedantic and rigid. At this time, he showed the arrogance of a scholar.

Tu Yuanyi's two sons also came with him, and it was the first time he took them out of Beijing. At this time, Lu Tu tried his skills for the first time, and Tu Hui shot a pheasant with his own hands. Tu Yuanyi couldn't help but encourage him when he saw it.

Tu Hui smiled slightly, hesitated for a while, took out a ball of snow-white things from his bosom, and said, "Father, this little rabbit was picked up by my minister just now, you can take it back to the imperial concubine to raise it."

Tu Yuanyi's phoenix eyes swept over with a trace of coldness, and Tu Hui couldn't help being so frightened that his liver ached, and hurriedly said: "My son...just want...the mother and the imperial concubine have a misunderstanding, my son... my son... ..."

Tu Yuanyi thought to himself: I only love noble concubines, and the harem has its own eyes. As the eldest son, Hui'er is naturally panicked.Xiuxiu is not someone who likes to speak ill of others behind their backs, she doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, and tell stories.Moreover, she is objective and indifferent, and can see people and things in the world openly, but Hui'er doesn't know that.

Tu Yuanyi said: "The imperial concubine doesn't take your mother's matter to heart, so you don't have to worry about it."

Tu Hui lowered his head, held the little rabbit in his arms and said nothing, Tu Yuanyi thought for a while and said, "Bring me the rabbit and let me have a look."

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Xing Xiuyan, Mrs. Xiaohou, Daiyu, and Su Fuer accompanied her to talk, mainly because the three of them listened to Mrs. Xiaohou who had traveled all over the world talking about the scenery of various places.Daiyu's face turned red, she lowered her head and didn't dare to intervene. She didn't expect her future mother-in-law to follow, as if she had been caught by the teacher for doing something bad.

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "It is really a joy in life to be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the world like my wife, eat all the delicacies in the world, and live my whole life in style. It is also thanks to Lord Xiao and his wife who share the same interests."

Mrs. Xiao Hou said: "There are also times when there are 'different interests'. I want to go to the coast, he wants to go to the desert, I want to go to the north, and he wants to go to the south."

Suddenly, the eunuch came to report that the emperor was coming back, and the female relatives naturally withdrew from the imperial account.

On the way back, Mrs. Xiaohou held Daiyu's hand and asked: "Have you been on the road hard? Can you bear it? My daughter-in-law is good at everything, but unfortunately she doesn't know martial arts and is weaker."

Daiyu blushed so much that she was about to bleed, but Madam Xu, who came with her this time, did not stop her, after all, she was her future mother-in-law, and she would be a member of the Xiao family if she got hired.Su Fu'er, on the other hand, went away by herself very disrespectfully, and let their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along with each other.

Daiyu said: "I'm fine... I was in poor health when I was young, but I recovered afterward, so the journey doesn't feel hard."

Mrs. Xiao Hou asked again: "Is there anything my daughter-in-law wants to eat? I might get you something that others can't get."

Daiyu said: "Your Majesty takes good care of me and gives me all the food I like. Husband... Madam, don't worry. And... Madam just call me Daiyu."

Xiao Hou hurried over, rubbed his hands together, and said, "Lady, I have finished the banquet for my husband."

Mrs. Xiaohou invited Daiyu to have dinner in their tent, but now Daiyu didn't know what to do, so Mammy Xu said: "Since it was the kindness of Master Hou and Madam, I will have a light meal together. It’s okay to think about it.”

Mrs. Xiao Hou said: "We are all one family, what's the problem!"

Daiyu went to eat in Xiaohou's tent with a face full of embarrassment, and the ingredients of the servant cooks were all brought by the Hou's mansion.Xiao Hou and his wife did not bring any manpower when they traveled by themselves, but this time they insisted on coming to Beishou to bring everything for convenience.

Daiyu felt nervous when she saw the man, and she lamented in her heart, why she came here halfway.When he saw her, he still couldn't decide what to think of her as frivolous and not self-respecting, so he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Xiao Jingyun just returned to the Gongsheng army camp after hunting, and received a report from his father's servant, asking him to come over. He was on duty in the middle of the night and happened to be free at this time.

I didn't expect to see a living daughter-in-law, and I couldn't help being dumbfounded, and I couldn't help but feel that my parents had a way.

After the meal, Xiao Jingyun naturally wanted to send Daiyu back to his camp, and the accompanying nuns couldn't help but move a little further away.

But the two of them were speechless for a while, and Xiao Jingyun suddenly asked, "Do you like roasted sparrows?"

After asking this idiotic question, Xiao Jingyun wanted to change his own tongue, and lamented in his heart.Just because the emperor asked him to shoot sparrows just now, the most direct thing in his mind is this, and then he thought that he would roast sparrows to eat when he was a child.

Daiyu was also nervous, so she didn't think he was stupid, and replied, "I've never eaten roasted sparrows, but... the imperial concubine made me beggar's chicken back then, and it was quite delicious."

Two teenagers and girls who have never been in love, but still have each other in their hearts, but are nervous and don't know how to be good, their first "intimate" contact is often foolish, which makes people laugh and cry.

Xiao Jingyun said: "My mother can also cook beggar's chicken, I'll ask my mother to make it for you next time."

Daiyu hurriedly said, "Don't bother Madam, that's all I said."

"Then I'll do it for you next time when I'm free."

Daiyu turned her head away, her ears were burning hot.She had seen him from afar when he came to the mansion, but today she had a meal together and took a quick look at him, and she realized that he was so handsome, he just picked Xiao Hou and Madam Hou The advantages are long.

He said after a while: "It's good that I also call you Yu'er, I heard mother call you that."

The two fools here meet for the first time, but the person Xing Xiuyan faces over there is much more sophisticated in love.