[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Lin Daiyu and others co-funded and built a Jockey Club Manor in the city in order to hold the Jockey Club well when the Queen was not in power.

The manor was jointly funded by the Xing family, the Tan (Su) family, and the Xiao family (Lin) of Dingzhong Hou's mansion.Shi Hui, Wang Xifeng, Jia Yingchun, Xue Baochai and other Shu also contributed somewhat.

At this time, the "Charity Conference" is going to be held here, of course.

Now for this matter, the Jockey Club Manor is in the midst of intensive preparations. The chief executive Lin Daiyu and the vice president Su Fuer are supervising the garden, followed by more than twenty maids and five stewards.

Zixue Qingjin beside Daiyu and Momei and Xuemei beside Su Fuer were already married.Zijuan and Xue married the shopkeepers of Daiyu shop and Zhuangzi, Qingluan married a merchant, and Jin Yan married a martial artist from a poor family.

Heimei and Xuemei's husbands are Zhang Xiao, the chief steward, and Wang Liang, the second steward of the Jockey Club Manor. They were originally from the House of Internal Affairs.

Lin Daiyu looked around, and asked the steward about the details, and the steward answered them all in detail.

Lin Daiyu recalled what the empress had told her again, and said, "Mother Zhao, let the printing press engrave a few more boards."

Mother Zhao wondered, "What kind of board should be engraved?"

Lin Daiyu said: "The charity conference is to call on the capable people of Dazhou to participate in the prosperous age. Therefore, in addition to inviting ladies and celebrities from Beijing and China to participate, tickets are also sold to good people who have no criminal records in Dazhou. The seats for this kind of tickets must be The ones that are farther away have a larger quantity, so they are printed and divided into three classes, the first class is five taels, the second class is three taels, and the third class is two taels."

Invitations among nobles have always been handwritten, and their handwritten posts have been prepared.

Zhao Momo wrote down this, and Daiyu said: "In addition, we also need to make palace flowers for voting, one tael of silver per flower. The empress also said that each VIP vote is worth three votes. VIP votes are Use regular red palace flowers, and use pink palace flowers if you keep them."

Su Fuer has also served as the vice president of the Jockey Club for a long time, and it was her turn to host the grand event, at this moment she said with a smile: "I know that the tickets can make money, but it is just an extra level, but now there is a vote. "

It's not just tickets, the registration fee is also profitable.

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "I think this is more profitable than tickets. It's all for charity projects. The more money you can make, the better."

While walking around, suddenly another eunuch came to pass, saying that either Lin or Su, the two county lords, should come to the palace.Su Fu'er smiled and said: "Third sister is the backbone, and she can't leave now in such a hurry. Fourth sister and the others will come to help in the afternoon. I'll just go into the palace, lest the empress think of something wrong again."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said yes, Su Fuer didn't stay in the pavilion, and hurried to the palace. When she arrived, it was already the first hour of Shenshi, and the queen just woke up from her lunch break, so she invited her to drink afternoon tea.

It turned out that Xin Xiuyan thought of attracting investment from "title sponsors" and "advertisers", which is also a great way to make money.Now that the event is coming soon, but there are many merchants familiar to the family, it is no problem to recruit "title sponsors" and "advertisers" within a few days.

After Su Fu'er got married, it was not that she didn't eat fireworks. She took care of her own property and also assisted Xing and Li's family in managing the affairs of Cheng'en Gongfu.But she also really admired the empress's idea of ​​stacking money, which made her not know what to say.

Xin Xiuyan unfolded the map of Jockey Club Manor again, pointed to a place and said: "There is still space here, you can ask our shop to open the signboard to set up a stall to see if the sisters need it, and you can share some with them. This kind of bunk will also be used to attract business in the future, and now it is cheaper for our own people."

Su Fu'er couldn't help but say: "This is money's eyes..."

Xin Xiuyan turned her eyes to look at her, and Su Fuer hurriedly apologized: "My wife is rude, your empress forgive me!"

Xin Xiuyan smiled like a beckoning cat, and said: "We do so many things that are dedicated to benefiting others, and it is unjustifiable not to be self-interested! Except for the bonuses of the clerks, all the income is invested in charity projects. Thinking about it, I can't bear it." !"

Su Fu'er said with a smile: "Your Majesty is not short of money."

Xin Xiuyan said: "Who would think that there is too much money? You work hard, and after the renovation of the slums is completed, I will build a merit monument for you."

Su Fuer smiled and said, "Don't. Isn't this a joke?"

Xin Xiuyan said: "What's the joke? Everyone knows and respects good deeds. Guiding more people to do good is doing good in itself. Who says women are inferior to men? If you have a chance to be famous in the world, don't shrink your head and lose your talent .”

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The days passed quickly, and it was late August, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Most of the well-known family heads in Kyoto have received invitations to the charity conference, with two VIP tickets attached.It also stated that due to the large number of participants, it is not convenient to bring more people. Even if the personal servants want to go in, they have to buy another half-ticket for the servants.

Of course, at the same time, it is also marked that if you want to take someone else, you can go to "Splendid Village" and other sales outlets to buy tickets.A notice was also posted about the sale of tickets, and the people in Kyoto spread word of mouth.

In the past few days, "Jinxiuzhuang" and other consignment outlets were crowded with people, most of them were the personal servants of the masters of the big families or the attendants of the wealthy merchants.

The Charity Jockey Club has been held for several times, and the people in Kyoto know that behind this Jockey Club manor is a lady headed by the Empress, and because the Jockey Club has done a lot of good things, it has a good reputation.

The three of Chen Kang and his son were sitting in the private room on the second floor of the Fortune Inn, facing the window just in time to see the long queue at the sales office.

Chen Yuandao: "Chen Cai doesn't know if he can get a ticket. Yesterday he went late and was at the back of the queue, and the tickets were sold out that day."

Chen Yi smiled slightly, and said, "Second brother, don't be in a hurry, there are really no tickets, next time you have a chance, prepare earlier."

Although Chen Yi has reached the fourth grade of official status, others will never have this opportunity in his life, but the Chen family is just a merchant in Hangzhou, so the Chen family naturally does not have a VIP invitation letter.Chen Yi himself was only a default participant, he applied for horse racing and arithmetic.

But Chen Kang asked: "Yi'er, do you know anything in your heart?"

Originally, Chen Yi's family had engaged a relative, but after he went to Sichuan and lost track of him for a few years, the relative had no choice but to resign, and his original fiancée had already married another one.Chen Yuan is a concubine, but since Chen Yi has entered the official position, and the younger brother who is a concubine is young, now he has to let Chen Yuan stand up first.

Chen Yidao: "It is said that it is better to marry a maidservant than a daughter-in-law. The day I went to the palace to meet the empress, I saw that the maids around the empress are all excellent. I have also inquired before that when the empress is not in the capital, all the palace affairs are performed by the emperor. The eunuchs around him and the queen's confidantes are separated and managed."

Chen Kang Fuxu nodded, and said: "If you can really marry a female official, your mother will treat you differently. Although there is a life-saving grace, in this capital, whose ancestors are not famous, our family is better than you." No way."

The vision of the queen's personal female official is unmatched even by Mrs. Xungui. Such a woman would never be able to find a merchant.

Chen Yuan couldn't help being jealous and said: "Brother is really lucky. Everyone in the clan envies him, and being able to marry a beautiful woman is really taking advantage of all the benefits."

Chen Kang said: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

After two quarters of an hour, Chen Cai came back sweating profusely, and said: "Master, Eldest Young Master, and Second Young Master, it's very dangerous. If the slave is a step slower, he will not be able to sell or buy. However, only the Master and Second Young Master will be able to buy it later." I went in, but the tickets for the entourage were sold out first.”

Chen Kang and his son didn't blame them after all, and asked Chen Cai to have dinner and rest.

Chen Yi brought up the matter of Rue Xiang's body contract again, and Chen Yuan said, "I packed my bags and came to the capital temporarily, how can I remember this!"

Chen Yi frowned slightly, and said, "Didn't I write a letter to remind you?"

Chen Yuan curled his lips and said, "I sent a servant girl to ask my wife. My wife was busy that day. I'm afraid my wife might have forgotten it. I can't ask again."

Chen Yi couldn't help frowning, knowing in his heart that this was because his mother was holding on to Rue Xiang and didn't want to give it to him. After all, his mother was a housewife, but as a son, it was hard to blame her.

Chen Yi looked at his father and said: "After you go home, let someone go to the government to cancel her slavery. Now the empress is in the deep palace, and men like me don't often enter the palace, but Rue Xiang is different."

Chen Yuan said with a smile: "So, big brother can't be cheap, Rue Xiang is your man."

Chen Yi said lightly: "If Rue Xiang is really mine, why would the empress take her to meet the officials? No one in the capital would have an aunt who goes out to socialize with her. At this time, I want to treat her as that kind of person, isn't it because Did you slap the empress in the face in front of the nobles in Kyoto?"

Chen Yi is a smart person, there are some things that the queen doesn't need to say.But Rue Xiang is not the woman he likes no matter what, and her background is really poor, so it is impossible for him to marry her.

At the end of August in the lunar calendar, autumn is crisp and sunny.

Rows upon rows of carriages headed for the Jockey Club Manor in the south of the city in the morning.A large "parking lot" has been opened up at the entrance of the manor, and a "toilet" has been temporarily built nearby.

The clever people near Yantu set up stalls near the manor as early as when the Jockey Club held events in recent years.As long as they don't throw things around, the manor won't evict them.

Today, Jia Huan wore a moon-white brocade robe with a jade belt around his waist. The 19-year-old boy looked rich and handsome.He was riding a white horse, followed by two large carriages, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng, Jia Qiao and two servant girls in the first carriage, and Baoyu's daughter-in-law Wang Xiyan, Tanchun, Aunt Zhao, Caixia and Shishu in the second.Mrs. Xing and Wang Xifeng had invitation letters, while the people in the second room all bought tickets, but Jia Huan and Tanchun signed up.

In front of the gate of the Jockey Club Manor, apart from the crowds of passengers, I saw that people from Wucheng soldiers and horses were borrowed to maintain the site, and Jinyiwei often appeared nearby.

Jia Huan couldn't help sighing: It's really infuriating to compare people to others. Now Xin Xiuyan's power and connections make her live so wanton and arrogant.

The entrance is also divided into men and women. For women, the Dongchang eunuch is responsible for "ticket checking". This is because there are many noble women who come and go. Others are proud to be able to come to see such a scene when they see such a royal style.

After entering the rear gate, there is a place to buy palace flowers for voting. In addition, exquisite everything is carefully prepared for unmarried men and women, but of course it also costs money to buy.There are also people who demonstrate that they wear everything, and the men and women who come to see them all buy one with a lot of money.Knowing that winning the event championship will receive the Queen's award and the title of "Annual Charity Ambassador", many players from rich and wealthy privately asked people to buy palace flowers.

Looking at all this, Jia Huan secretly felt a toothache, and thought: If Hua Zhenzhu came here, his eyes might turn into rabbits.Xin Xiuyan is really good at playing, and fortunately the emperor can bear her.How could such a magnificent king like the emperor fall under Xin Xiuyan's skirt? He pampered her too much and spoiled her without bottom line.

In addition to wearing the original number plate according to the rules, Jia Tanchun also wore a facial mask, Jia Huan did not wear it, and he had to rely on this face to find a desirable daughter-in-law.

In addition to the unfavored concubines and palace people, there were also many noble ladies in Beijing, and I heard that even the princesses and county heads of several princely counties and royal families came.

Some people also said that today's two princesses will also come, but no children from rich and noble families have ever wanted to marry these two princesses.Who in the whole capital does not know that the eldest princess is born of the sinner Yang family, and has always been despised by the emperor, and the second princess has not been favored since childhood, and the two have not been awarded the golden book so far.

Wang Xifeng also brought a kit for Qiaojie, smiled and said to Mrs. Xing: "My lady and cousins ​​are really different from ordinary people. They can organize such a grand event. How much money flows in this day is thanks to them. To do charity."

Wang Xifeng is also in charge of the Nuo family property of the first-class general's mansion, and also participates in many businesses, so her vision is naturally vicious.

Mrs. Xing was proud and envious at the same time, and said: "Your Majesty is different from ordinary people like us."

Just as she was talking, she saw an acquaintance, Wang Xiyan hurried over to salute: "Greetings to mother!"

It was Mrs. Wang Ziteng and Wang Xiluan who came. Wang Xiyan invited Ann and took Wang Xiluan's hand and called her sister.

Wang Xifeng also smiled and said: "Auntie is here! After all, sister Xiyan is your daughter, you can see it at a glance!"

Although Mrs. Wang Ziteng could not love Wang Xiyan like Wang Xiluan, she never treated her harshly, because Wang Ziteng only had two daughters.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng laughed teasingly: "I have always regarded you as my own daughter, just like Luan'er and Yan'er, but it turns out that you are not close to me in your heart. Yan'er is better. I didn't love her for nothing."

Mrs. Wang Ziteng held Wang Xiyan's hand to make love, and she disliked Wang Xifeng's appearance, but sister Jia Qiao went over and called "uncle and grandma" affectionately, and Mrs. Wang Ziteng kissed her again.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng said: "Sister Qiao is beautiful again, and she will be a hairpin next year. Now your mother's threshold is about to be stepped on."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she also felt that she was getting old. She gave birth to Qiaojie when she was 17 years old, and now Qiaojie is 14 years old.She is 30 years old and will be a grandmother in two years.

Wang Xiluan secretly glanced at Jia Huan who was standing cautiously aside, but saw that he was as handsome as Baoyu.But think about the time when his father wanted to promise him or his concubine sister, but he politely refused, obviously because she was not even in his eyes, and he couldn't help but secretly hated her.In this way, even when Tanchun came to get close to her, she didn't like it a lot. When she saw that Tanchun was also wearing a number plate on his chest, she was afraid that she was a competitor, and she was even more displeased.

Wang Xiluan's appearance is not bad, only slightly inferior to Wang Xifeng when she was young, but her talent is far behind Tanchun.The talent she reported was flower arrangement, and the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting must be unmatched.

County Lord Xianning brought Shen Man in, and secretly complained in her heart that she had to wait in line for the ticket check. She was a clan, and these lackey slaves.

Shen Man was preoccupied at first, and when County Lord Xianning was sending her maid to buy palace flowers, she saw a handsome young man in a moonlight brocade robe in front of her.

In the past, I also saw the emperor wearing moonlight ordinary clothes, peerless elegance, and seeing this young man's self-cultivation, Shen Man had a slight illusion at first.But seeing that his side face is sharp and angular, and he is only about twenty years old, Shen Man thought to himself: Although this young man is not as good as the emperor, he is much younger and more handsome than Duan Zhi.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but move in her heart, but she felt that this "charity conference" was not so annoying anymore.Shen Manqin is still very good at playing the piano. She has lived in the palace for several years, and she only used one piano for self-consolation. Her skill is better than that of the previous years. She reported for this project.

Shen Man couldn't see the beautiful boy's number from this angle, and was about to turn around quietly, but her mother had already called her.

Today is a female player's game, and tomorrow is a male player's game.For each event, there are separate auditoriums for male guests and female guests, with security guards in between.

The "Charity Heroes Club" included horse bowing, martial arts, piano playing, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry competition, wine tasting, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, cooking, arithmetic, dance and other items.For example, women did not participate in martial arts and bowing horses, while men did not participate in flower arrangement, tea art, dancing, painting and cooking.

No matter how crowded it is now, as long as Tu Yuanyi and Xin Xiuyan come here, it will be a great honor, and they can get the best position.

The poetry competition project is about to start. The emperor and empress Luanyu are here. No matter the contestants, staff or audience, they all bow down and pray for a thousand years, and then the emperor and empress take their seats together.

Tanchun couldn't help trembling in her heart, she secretly calmed herself down.Lin Daiyu, the head of the judges over there, personally accompanied the queen.Although audience voting was introduced, the three judges still accounted for 30% of the score.

Tu Yuanyi seldom joked with foreign ministers, but now he said with a smile: "He Yuxian Jun is holding such a big event, and now you still have time to be a judge of the poetry competition?"

Lin Daiyu blushed, but said: "I have made all kinds of preparations before this meeting, but today I am empty for the minister. The minister is not talented, and she only serves as the judge of the poetry competition and the questioner of the arithmetic project. For other projects, Chen Fuke also invited well-known people from Kyoto to serve as judges."

A lady from Kyoto was invited to serve as a project reviewer, and she could also receive an honorary letter of appointment and a red envelope. Who would refuse?

Tu Yuanyi smiled and said: "Your personality of not letting go is like a queen's sister."

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, let's not delay her, just watch the game."

Because it was the golden autumn, the title of the poetry competition was Poems on Chrysanthemums, and there were 25 people who applied for this project.

Xin Xiuyan doesn't know Jia Tanchun now, but when she sees that among the beauties who are composing poems on stage, she has an outstanding appearance, so she can't help but take a second look.

But when the time came, one poem after another was displayed, and I heard Jia Tanchun's "Zanju":

The bottle for the fence is busy day by day, so I will not recognize the makeup in the mirror.

Mr. Chang'an is a fanatic, and Mr. Peng Ze is a drunkard.

The short temples are coldly dipped with three-path dew, and Ge Jinxiang is dyed with Jiuqiu frost.

Lovingly immoderate, human eyes clap his hands and laugh by the side of the road.

All the experts felt good when they heard it. When Xin Xiuyan heard it, she remembered and leaned into Tu Yuanyi's ear and asked, "That's Jia Tanchun?"

Tu Yuanyi glanced at her and said, "I haven't seen it before, how do I know it? It's you, remembering the past?"

Xin Xiuyan shook her head and said, "I guessed it from her poems. It's a pity for Daiyu." This should be the original plot of Butterfly. Tanchun can only write chrysanthemum poems now.Otherwise, Daiyu's three chrysanthemum poems in the original book won the first, second and third places, and Tanchun was the fourth.

Tu Yuanyi smiled and asked, "What a pity?"

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "She can't participate by herself! Daiyu's favorite is poetry, she is a poet." Otherwise, she would not be a judge here, and she also wants to see new poems as soon as possible.

The other two judges, one is Xiangyun, and the other is the head of Wang's family in Xining County. They judged Tanchun's poem as the second, but Li Cairen from the original palace was the first.

It's just that when the audience voted, Li Cairen got more palace flowers than Li Cairen because he was a foreigner and Tanchun had brothers and sisters.In the end, Jia Tanchun won the first place in the poetry competition.

Seeing this kind of operation, Tu Yuanyi couldn't help sighing softly: "It's very unfair. If the player's family has money, wouldn't he be able to surpass the talented person?"

Xin Xiuyan said with a smile: "This is for charity. The more donations, the better. We ask for money, and they ask for fame. How unfair? Besides, people who really don't know anything about the world probably won't be ashamed on stage. Rich Talented people pay money to buy fame, and we welcome them.”

The girls showed their skills, and the caring people in the man's audience also memorized the contestants' numbers.

Various competitions were in full swing. In the women's competition, the dance of Feng Wanyi who came out of the palace, and the arithmetic, tea art, and cooking skills of the maids in the dyeing room also amazed the male audience.Shen Man's piano skills passed the votes of Shunping Houfu and Yijun Wangfu, and also won the runner-up. It is true that the piano is a popular item, and there are strong players among the best.

On the second day, the men's event not only had a large audience of female relatives, but also the empress and ministers of the court and China gathered here.

Most of the men from Sichuan are not scholars, except for Duan Zhi and Chen Yi who participated in calligraphy and arithmetic, they all participated in bow horse and martial arts.Facing the children of some aristocratic families, they have rich experience in actual combat, and they also practiced hard on the "Snake Poking Sword Technique" every day, and they really couldn't stand the airs.This project is real, although it is clear at a glance who wins and who loses, and the direction of the audience's vote is also more realistic.

Calligraphy and poetry competitions are in the same place. Calligraphy competitions first, and then poetry competitions.

Naturally, Wang Xiluan wanted to see if Duan Zhi, whom his father liked, was talented.But seeing that he was not as old as she imagined, he wrote a post on "Fang Xuanling Monument" and the scholars who were invited to be judges were full of praise.

But the Wang family's mother and daughter also found Xianning county head and Shen Man here. After all, all fools know that Duan Zhi is the most powerful official among the contestants, and the Wang family can't help but be afraid of the Shen family.

Although the head of Xianning County belongs to the clan, Wang Ziteng has a higher official position than his husband, and Shen Man has been in the palace. The daughter of the Wang family is not easy to marry under the influence of Mrs. Wang, and the two of them are not the same.

When the two families greeted each other, they couldn't help implying the front.It's just that after the calligraphy competition and the poetry competition, Shen Man always looked at Jia Huan, and Wang Xiluan couldn't help but feel moved.Wang Xiluan was worried that Shen Man would compete with her for Duan Zhi, so she couldn't help but said: "Sister Shen, look, that's Jia Huan, my cousin of the Jia family. He is very talented, he is a 14-year-old senior in high school! Something happened to my uncle, but his talent is still valued by the Holy Majesty."

Shen Man had never heard of Jia Huan. She had already entered the palace when he became a Jinshi, and she had been preparing for the competition and practicing the piano for the past few days, and the family would never talk to her about Jia's affairs.

Shen Man wondered, "You won the Jinshi at the age of 14?!" Her father was also a promising person, but he didn't become a Jinshi until he was 25. If it weren't for this, how could his father, as a second-bedroom man, marry the county lord.

Wang Xiluan said: "Not bad. Now he is only 19 years old, he is already a fifth-rank official, and his future is limitless."

Shen Man was even more shocked: at the age of 19, he was ranked fifth!The hurdle between the fifth and sixth ranks has been passed!I'm afraid that by the age of 30, you will reach the fourth rank.Sure enough, Xing Xiuyan was uneasy and kind, and pretended to choose Duan Zhi, who was in his early thirties, for her. I heard that she was only a scholar.How can a scholar compare with a Jinshi!The [-]-year-old failed to win the Jinshi, and this Jia Huan won the Jinshi at the age of fourteen, the difference is huge.

Originally, she had listened to Princess Yijun's persuasion and was still thinking about it. At this moment, when she analyzed in her heart, she saw Duan Zhi being disgusted everywhere, and Jia Huan became more and more handsome and young.

In the typical award presentation at the results of the competition, the emperor presented awards to the champions of the men's events, while the queen presented awards to the champions of the women's events.The ceremonies and music were invigorated, and the banners were fluttering, making this charity conference end in a climax.

A month later, the people in Kyoto were still talking about the grand event.

The total income of the event was counted five days after the end, and when it was presented to the palace, Tu Yuanyi was shocked when he saw that the donation amounted to as much as 29 taels.

"Is this too exaggerated?"

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "This is still immature! If a conference is held every year in the future, local talents will also come to participate, and more money can be raised. This will also strengthen the connection between Kyoto and the local area economically and culturally. There is no harm in it. It’s just to prevent some dignitaries from illegally imitating fundraising and endangering the common people.”

Tu Yuanyi smiled confidently, and said: "It's simple, I ordered private merchants not to hold it."

Xin Xiuyan smiled and said: "National people are not allowed to do charity. There are so many things in the world, are we the only ones who can do it? What's wrong with enriching the lives of the people? Naturally, private people are allowed to do it, but it is divided into charity and non-charity. Finance All must be reported and kept on file, under the supervision of the government, and those who are not charitable will be taxed heavily."

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help frowning, and said: "If this continues, there will be more officials for an industry project, won't the imperial court suffer from redundant officials?"

Xin Xiuyan said: "I don't think so. With the development of productivity, the division of labor in this world will be more refined. Fewer people will grow more food and weave more cloth, and the original labor will be surplus. , then creating a new industry and job is necessary for this society. Besides, every year there are countless candidates for Jinshi, and there will be more and more scholars, who will want to get rid of the drudgery of 'farmers'. Before they change their concept of being an official through the imperial examination, the imperial court still has to give them hope."

Tu Yuanyi suddenly fell into deep thought, looked up at her for a long time and said, "Has Xiuxiu ever thought about... writing a book, I mean a book about serious learning, not a book of scriptures."

Xin Xiuyan said: "Writing a book and talking about it? I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to have such skill to silently write the works of my era."

Tu Yuanyi said: "It's not that you are asked to plagiarize everything. It is not impossible to write serious academic works based on what you know, based on your practice and historical facts."

Xin Xiuyan thought for a while, and said, "I don't have time, at least we have to talk about this matter after the Northern Expedition is destroyed."

Later Jin has always been Tu Yuanyi's confidant's trouble, but with the Sui Zheng Goguryeo as a lesson, he did not dare to raise troops easily when he was not prepared, at least when the national strength had to be accumulated enough.And his great ambitions have long been shared with her, such as the affairs of the previous dynasty and the education of children, etc., she really has no time to calm down and write books.

Tu Yuanyi held her hand with a smile, and said: "When the great cause is completed, the iron pillar will be bigger. In the future, I will pass on him as the Supreme Emperor, and you will be the Empress Dowager. We can learn from my father and write a book about it." Otherwise, I have worked so hard for the sake of the country, and everyone in the future will only remember the old sage's "Ceremony of Qianzheng", and they will think that we are martial arts, unlike the old sage, who is a cultural person!"

Xin Xiuyan couldn't help holding her stomach and laughing, and suddenly said: "Who is going to be the queen mother? I don't want to call myself 'Aijia'!"

Tu Yuanyi said: "I'm not dead, why do you call 'Aijia'? Do you see that the queen mothers of the two palaces dare to call themselves 'Aijia'?"

Xin Xiuyan said: "Didn't the emperor want to say 'death'?"

When Tu Yuanyi heard her words, she had said the same thing before, but thinking that she hadn't recovered her memory at this time, it was inevitable that she felt melancholy.Only he can remember the sweetness and pain of the century-old family relationship and love. Now she has more instinctive intimacy, and he is smart enough not to be blocked by the reason of the woman's amnesia.

From the end of September, the empress prepares for the wedding of her subordinates and palace people, arranges a dowry from the House of Internal Affairs, and arranges the marriage in the courtyard of her subordinates.By November, they should also take the women back to Sichuan, but she will visit there for a few months next year.

The man naturally reported the number of the woman he liked at the first time, but the concubines were women after all, they were much more reserved and did not report for a long time.The maidservants in the dyeing house were much more frank, and they all reported to the Queen's case in private.

Xin Xiuyan murmured when she saw the confidants of the maidservants in the dyeing house reporting to her, whether they had bad eyesight.Obviously Duan Zhi is the most educated; Chen Yi is the richest, young and handsome, and has a high official position.Why didn't any of them take a fancy to them?

Look at who are you looking at?Wu Dafu, the muscular martial artist, Zhang Yi, the seventh-rank captain, Xu Changgui, the guy who wanted his wife to become a demon, and Zhang Hu and Sun Fang, who were former bodyguards.

Xin Xiuyan was afraid that they would be embarrassed, so she called them to ask why.

Xin Xiuyan saw them smiling and saying nothing, so she couldn't help asking: "Are you being modest? Ziyue, are you sure you want to marry Wu Dafu? Actually... Isn't Chen Yi pretty good too?"

There was a trace of injury in Ziyue's eyes, and she said: "He... didn't he choose me?" Ziyue couldn't help feeling annoyed in her heart, if she didn't like her, why would she always peek at her and giggle when she saw her?

"I don't mean that, but...Chen Yi also chose you."

Anyway, there is no one who chooses him here, so it doesn't matter if Xin Xiuyan says it, it won't hurt them.

The maidservants in the dyeing room immediately burst out laughing, Qingxuan laughed and said, "Oh, sister Ziyue, go and be General Chen's fourth-rank order!"

Ziyue's face flushed red, but she asked Xin Xiuyan: "Then... who would that idiot choose?"

Xin Xiuyan found Wu Dafu and opened the reporting envelope and handed it to her. Ziyue looked at it and was happy, and said, "Then... there is no need to change it."

The maidservants laughed again.

Xin Xiuyan asked, "Why do you dislike Chen Yi so much?"

Ziyue took a deep breath and said: "Master Chen is naturally talented, but his family has a great career, his hometown is in Hangzhou, but he is an official in Sichuan. Whoever wants to marry him has to honor his parents in Hangzhou for him? The slaves were kidnapped and sold when they were young, and they were not sheltered until they met the empress, but it was not easy after all in a big family."

Lan Jiu suddenly laughed and said, "Sister Ziyue looks at Mr. Wu so she can handle it well!"

Although the Chen family is a merchant, the family is more complicated than Wu Dafu's after all, and there is still the danger of being given a maidservant by the elders and separating the husband and wife.These girls are used to being in power in the palace, and they only go out to "dominate" and manipulate men.Duan Zhi is a scholar, they are also afraid that he has many pedantic rules, and scholars are more noble, they are also worried that he will look down on them who were born as maidservants.

Qi Dafei, Xin Xiuyan thought about it, if she had a choice, she would not have been drafted into the palace back then.