Zhi Xuan

According to the list compiled, Yuan Tao sent out the last batch of monkey wine.

Rare things are valuable, and the monkey wine she brought to Zhongdu City was limited, so she was naturally careful in her selection of targets.

Referring to the information that Zhixuan inquired, combined with Mrs. Ji's guidance, she mostly chose neutral families.Ruyan devoted himself to the study of history and seldom participated in political struggles, but he had great discourse power in the court and held a pivotal position.

Received the gift of raw peaches, everyone reacted in the same way.

Except for a very few, most of the families accepted it happily and gave gold and jade back in accordance with etiquette.Several of them sent bright-colored silk, and two donated grain, mainly rice from the southern vassal states.Thinking of the types of grain that Zhi Xuan often mentioned, Yuan Tao left all the carts of rice and prepared to send someone back to the Western Capital.

Yan accepted the monkey wine from Yuan Tao, and sent Yuan Tao a person instead of gold or jade in return.

"Give it away?" Yuan Tao had never experienced it before, so he couldn't help being surprised.

Mrs. Ji heard the waiter's report, her heart was moved, and she said immediately: "Did the head of the Yan family personally send someone?"

"Mrs., it is true."

Among the clans, the Yan family is a very special existence.

Yan's family has been established for thousands of years, and was already famous before being entrusted by the king.This family tree has deep roots and luxuriant branches. It has branches in Zhongdu City and many vassal states.

Unlike most families, Yan's branch does not change its clan.Unless you make a mistake and get it back, no matter how many generations you pass on, and no matter how thin your bloodline is, as long as you edit the history, you will be the Yan family.Bei'an's official historian Yanlu is a branch of the Yan family, and it is generally related to the direct line that occupies the central capital, but the connection has never been severed.

Before Yuan Tao, no one gave Yan a gift to express his friendship.In most cases, the Yan family will give gold and jade back, and very few people will give it away.

The servants sent by the Yan family are very special. They all follow their masters to serve the pen and ink.

In Mrs. Ji's memory, since she was sensible, the Yan family in the capital city of Zhongdu had never given away a servant.Now making an exception for Yuan Tao, she doesn't think it's Wang Zihuai's face.

Marquis of Xiyuan.

Zhixuan's name flashed in her mind, and Mrs. Ji's thoughts changed rapidly. She was even more curious about this young monarch who had never met before, and wanted to meet in person.

Yuan Tao was still a little confused, and subconsciously looked at Mrs. Ji.

Mrs. Ji explained the whole story to Yuan Tao in a few words, and said with a smile: "Take it, it will be of great use."

Suddenly, joy fell from the sky, Yuan Tao was overjoyed, and she didn't hide it in front of Mrs. Ji.

Mrs. Ji liked her temperament very much, and after a few more remarks, she ordered to send him to Yuan Tao's residence, and she made arrangements for it herself.

"It is your servant who is given to you by someone, but it comes from the Yan family, and it is not the same as ordinary servants. You should grasp the measure in the middle." Peach respect.

"No!" Yuan Tao obeyed the instructions and was very grateful.

The two talked for a while, and seeing Mrs. Ji's daughter-in-law, Yuan Tao got up to leave and returned to her courtyard.

The door closed, Yuan Tao's back disappeared behind the door.

A little girl in a colorful dress sat beside Mrs. Ji, holding an exquisite jade ball in her arms, and shook it lightly twice. The golden bell is particularly eye-catching.

The little girl had a good time and liked Yuan Tao's gift very much.

"Mother, I am Mrs. Xitao." The little girl raised her head, and there were two shallow dimples on her chubby face.Her eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as Mrs. Ji's, but without Mrs. Ji's charm, she is full of agility and childishness.When looking at people, the big black eyes blinked twice, and the small mouth was like a petal, which was extraordinarily lovable.

"Better than other wives?" Madam Ji asked intentionally.

The little girl wrinkled her nose and said seriously: "How can I compare. Mrs. Tao likes me, and they are all afraid of their mother."

A three-year-old child can already see into the heart, and his intelligence is beyond imagination.She can keenly distinguish who really likes her and who is just pretending to be perfunctory.

Hearing her daughter's words, Mrs. Ji smiled, stroked her daughter's hair with her palm, and hugged her into her arms.

"My mother also likes Mrs. Tao. When Mrs. Tao has children, you will have close siblings who can play together, okay?"

The meaning of these words was too deep for the little girl to comprehend them all, but she just nodded cheerfully.On the contrary, the servant girl's expression changed slightly, and she looked at Mrs. Ji and hesitated to speak.

After playing for a while, the little girl yawned.

"Sleepy?"

"Ah."

Mrs. Ji gave her daughter to the wet nurse and ordered her to settle down carefully.

The nurse was extremely cautious, the little girl didn't feel any jolts when she hugged her, let alone the slightest bit of discomfort, she yawned again, and fell asleep in the nurse's arms.Hold the jade ball with both hands while sleeping, and never let go

The wet nurse hugged the daughter-in-law and left, and the room returned to silence.

Mrs. Ji was leaning on the couch, resting her forehead with one hand, her eyes seemed to be covered with mist, and her eyes were deep and hazy.

"Ma'am..." The maid wanted to speak, but she was not sure, and stopped halfway through her words.

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Ji turned her head, her expression was as gentle as her voice, but it made the maidservant nervous.

The servant girl knew that she was overbearing, but she was really worried.

She has followed Madam Ji for more than [-] years, and has been dressed by Madam Ji's side since she was a child. So far, she has almost participated in most of Madam Ji's life.

She knew how Mrs. Ji treated concubines, and before Yuan Tao got married, she believed that she would have nothing special.But the reality made her doubt, and because of doubt, she was greatly worried.

Mrs. Ji is very kind to Yuan Tao, she is tolerant and intimate, and she will teach her carefully, not like treating a concubine at all, but more like treating a close sister, and even doting on her daughter a little bit.

This has never been done before.

Hearing Mrs. Ji's tone just now, she not only hoped that Yuan Tao would have a child, but also allowed her to be intimate with the daughter-in-law.No matter how noble Yuan Tao's status is, her children are also from the concubine, how can she get too close to the daughter-in-law from the concubine?

The maid's face was full of confusion, and she hesitated to speak several times.Seeing Mrs. Ji gradually put away her smile, staring at herself with dark eyes, she couldn't help being startled, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

"Ma'am, I am worried about Ma'am." The servant girl bent down on the ground, not daring to falter, and told all her thoughts.

Mrs. Ji listened quietly, without interrupting her.It wasn't until the maid finished speaking that she opened her mouth and said, "Ten lashes, go and receive the punishment yourself."

"No!" The maid bit her lip, her face paler.

"Remember, Mrs. Tao is different." Mrs. Ji didn't intend to explain more, and there was no need.She just needs the people around her to understand that Yuan Tao is not an ordinary concubine and cannot be treated according to the original rules.

The Marquis of Xiyuan is the first, and the attitude of the king is the second.

Furthermore, the two hit it off very well, and she saw Yuan Tao's closeness and dependence.

A teenage girl marries far away from home, and her personality pleases her. As long as she keeps her original nature and always maintains the present heart, she is willing to spoil her.

Wang Zihuai seems to be gentle and affectionate, but in fact he is an out-and-out member of the royal family. He is naturally cold-hearted and cold-hearted. He can act with kings and queens, and he can act flawlessly.He is very good at pretending, and he pretends well, for more than ten years like a day, Mrs. Ji does not hate this, but admires it very much.

Mrs. Ji didn't intend to intervene, but Yuan Tao really fit her eyes, and she didn't want to see the beautiful and well-behaved girl fall headlong into it, so she simply stopped the source.

With her status and means, protecting a little girl is no problem, and it is also very necessary for Wang Zihuai to understand her attitude.It's obvious that he won't be a good husband, so don't lie to the little girl with false favors, can't she pamper her?

In this way, he can also explain to Marquis Xiyuan.

Mrs. Ji expressed her attitude, and the maid went down to receive the punishment. The news only stopped in the courtyard, not to mention other courtyards, and even Wang Zihuai hadn't heard the news.

That night, Wang Zihuai stayed in the room of a concubine.

The main courtyard turned off the lights early, and Mrs. Ji drank a cup of fruit wine before going to bed, apparently in a good mood.

Knowing that Wang Zihuai would not come, Yuan Tao ordered the courtyard door to be closed, instead of going back to the bedroom, she went to the side room, ordered someone to bring two bronze lamps, and wrote a letter to Zhi Xuan under the light of the fire.

Since she came to Zhongdu City, this was the first time she wrote a letter to Zhixuan.There are too many things I want to write, and I can't stop when I pick up a knife and pen.It wasn't until her wrist became sore that Yuan Tao realized that it was late at night, and the bamboo slips beside her were piled up like a hill, and she still had a lot to say.

The maid turned on the light, saw Yuan Tao put down the knife and pen, kept shaking her wrist, then moved over, carefully took Yuan Tao's hand, and gently rubbed her snow-white wrist.

"Ma'am, how about using silk?" The maid suggested.

Silk is very expensive, but it is not a problem for raw peaches.In her dowry, there are [-] carts of various silks, one of which can be used for several years every day.

Yuan Tao was taken aback for a moment, and then became annoyed.

Why didn't she think of it just now!

Not wanting to continue to hurt his wrist, Yuan Tao ordered someone to open the warehouse to fetch the silk.Although it was late, she did not feel sleepy, but rather energetic.Simply finish writing the letter overnight and send it out early.

The next day, Yuan Tao reported to Mrs. Ji and ordered someone to leave the city with the letter and the prepared rice.

In order to deliver the letter to Zhixuan as soon as possible, she specially dispatched five soldiers.At the same time, fifty strong slaves were assigned to escort the grain carts.

When the team goes out of the city, it will inevitably attract the attention of all parties.

Most people are envious, especially the women of the clan, who can send five soldiers by sending a letter, what a grandeur it is.No wonder it is said that Marquis Xiyuan dotes on his younger sister, who wouldn't want to have such an elder brother!

Speaking of Xi Yuanhou's doting on his younger sister, he couldn't get around the recent ups and downs in the court.

After more clans expressed their views, the prince and the others finally couldn't hold on, unable to continue wrangling and delaying time, under pressure, they gave up the retainers who were held tightly by Zhixuan.

Things have come to this point, there is no point in stubbornly resisting.

Zhixuan, as a big prince of one party, has submitted three memorials in a row.Without the clans turning against each other, he would have to give him an explanation sooner or later.

To understand is to understand, being persecuted to such an extent, the prince and others are gnashing their teeth, burning with anger.

As Zhixuan thought, he offended three people at once, and offended quite thoroughly.

In the era of great unification, as a courtier, his life must be difficult.This is not the case today, the particularity of enfeoffment politics dooms the three of them not to act rashly, let alone do anything to him.

As a big vassal of one party, the king cannot deal with it at will, let alone the prince and the prince who has no military exploits.

The reason why Zhi Xuan didn't go head-to-head, and chose to sue for grievances instead of harsh words, was mainly because of the king's face.

He was going to send troops to Eastern Liang, so the attitude of Zhongducheng was very important.If I want to stand on the side of justice and make it reasonable to send troops and divide the results, I can't let the king lose face.

Under the impetus of all parties, King Ren decreed to expel the three clans and take back the fiefs in their hands.But they didn't cut off their surnames, and temporarily settled down in a corner, and there may not be no chance to make a comeback in the future.

The king of men was merciful, and the three sons were so moved that they almost hugged their father's thigh and cried.

After receiving this result, Zhi Xuan clicked his tongue, although he was dissatisfied, he didn't continue to hold on to it.Putting the will aside, he sent people to the Zhidi Workshop to check and accept the results of the recent period.

It is better to start war against Dongliang sooner rather than later.

Zhi Xuan holds the city defense map left by Liang Sheng in his hand, and knows the situation on the border of Dongliang Kingdom like the palm of his hand.In order to further control the advantage, he secretly built siege equipment in Zhidi, and now there are finished products, which can be mass-produced after acceptance and put into use in wars.

Considering the pre-war arrangements, Zhi Xuan could not stay in the frontier for long.I really can't bear to part with the beauty, and I can't take her away, so I can only make a compromise and indulge once more before parting.

Zhao Hao opened the curtain, just in time to meet Zhi Xuan's eyes.

For a split second, the young master Hao who made Di Rong frightened subconsciously took half a step back.

No wonder he made such a move, it was because Zhi Xuan's eyes were too bright, fixed on the target, as if he was going to swallow him, not even a bone was left.