The maid of the red house

Zhou Yuan was the Secretary of the Ministry of Households, in charge of the treasury and the money and food of the court. After many years, he had been in a stable position. If it was not for Emperor Changgan's confidant, he would never be re-elected. He saw that Changgan had already secured the throne, and the affairs of the court had already been taken care of. Eight or nine points, remembering that the eldest son has passed the thirty-year-old school and has been in charge of the military power of Xihai Yanzi for many years but has never been named Marshal of the Army and Horses, so he has the heart to become an official.

Emperor Changqian kept it and did not post it after reading it, and then showed it to Yu Liansheng.

Yu Liansheng recalled all kinds of things, and secretly called Zhou Yuan so shrewd that he could afford it and let it go. At this time, even if he was no longer an official, he would still be remembered by Emperor Changqian. They were all cleaned up by Emperor Changgan, and the court has been stabilized.

Emperor Changqian asked: "What do you think? Am I approved, or should I not?"

Yu Liansheng hurriedly smiled and said: "The master is wise and powerful, and has his own decision-making, so there is no room for small talk." You know yourself, and Yu Liansheng doesn't think he can rely on the trust of Emperor Changqian to dictate his actions.

Emperor Changgan smiled when he heard this.

Mrs. Zhou suddenly heard that her husband wanted to quit the court, she couldn't help but sighed a little, and said: "Master is willing to give up such power?" There are only a few people in the world who can be a first-rank official, how many are willing to give up? There are many people in their 80s who are still serving as officials, unlike Zhou Yuan who retired before he was [-].

Once Zhou Yuan became an official, she would not be a very confident Madam, but her eldest son is a high-ranking general, and she is not inferior to Daiyu, and her second and third sons are also fighting, so she still has something to rely on. It's just that it's not Zhou Yuan's, but earned by Zhou Hong.

However, Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "What is there to be reluctant to do? Our family has reached such a status, and it is difficult to make further progress. It is better to retreat bravely, let the saint remember my kindness, and treat the Hong'er brothers kindly. Besides, the princes gradually Changcheng doesn't know how to argue, we don't need to get involved, it's safe and sound."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou's heart shuddered, secretly thinking that it was dangerous.

Emperor Changqian had eleven sons and six daughters in front of him, and two princes and two princesses died. The eldest son, second son, fourth son, seventh son, and eleventh son were all born by the empress. Yes, at the age of 15, he entered the court to receive an errand. The next year, the second and third sons of the emperor also went to the court. Last year, the fourth, fifth and sixth sons of the emperor also went to the court. Everyone knows that Emperor Changqian was not enthroned by the prince Well, the empress dowager's status is not high, and even Emperor Changgan's status is not high. Now that he is not crowned prince, anyone can compete.

Although Mrs. Zhou is a female family member, she also knows about the prince's affairs. Her husband is already the head of the civil servants. He was awarded a bachelor three years ago. The eldest son holds the military power in the West Sea, and the second son is already a Hanlin. He is a household that the prince must win. No wonder When the son entered the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the eldest concubine, the second concubine, and the third concubine were very kind to him.

Mrs. Zhou thought of the tragedy of taking the heirloom 20 years ago. Xinxia quite agreed with Zhou Yan's appointment, and then frowned, and said softly: "Master, I'm afraid I'm too worried. The sage is young and powerful, and it's too early to think about it."

Zhou Yuan sighed: "I'd rather think about it first, and don't be blinded by wealth and glory. Why didn't I think so at the time? Fortunately, Hong's daughter-in-law is extremely smart, but she awakened us, and we are blessed today." Emperor Changqian was extremely Self-control, very strict rules, he could see the meaning of Emperor Changqian in the early years, but now he can't see through it, he might as well withdraw, anyway, the eldest son is not in the court, and the second son will come up after I don't know how many years, even if the princes Even if he wanted to win him over, he couldn't win Zhou Hong over.

Mrs. Zhou said with a smile: "I think at the beginning it was said that Hong's daughter-in-law was born weak, her mother's family did not have many children, and she didn't seem to be able to bear children. Who would have thought that she is excellent, and our family has been prosperous for several generations." Fu Wangzi, this is her favorite, although Wang's son was born, Zhou Lian's wife Rong's also gave birth to a son, after all, it can't compare with Zhou Xuan who is the eldest son and grandson, who is ice-snow smart.

As a father-in-law, Zhou Yuan didn't want to talk too much about this matter. He coughed and said: "You have a plan in mind. After I retire, you should go out less and just stay at home and play with your grandchildren."

Mrs. Zhou nodded and agreed. She is over 50 years old now, and her children are married, and she is married. It happened that Daiyu was not at home, and I didn't want to break the rules, so I left it to Wang and Rong, lest they be reluctant to let go when Daiyu came back after taking care of the house.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Zhou asked, "Can't we just go back to our hometown?"

Zhou Yuandao: "Hong'er is on the coast of the West Sea, how can we go back to our hometown? It's just a theory, staying in the capital can reassure the sage. Besides, there is nothing important about our family, Yan'er and Lian'er don't have to go back to the hometown for the exam, let's go back do what?"

It turned out that Zhou Yanzhong, a scholar, had already won the Juren in the next subject. Zhou Lian traveled with him to the south, and was also selected as a scholar. Juren narrowly won the last place. A father and son are both good. The next year, the two brothers participated in Chunwei but both failed the rankings at the same time. Later, another subject, Zhou Yan, won the second-class Jinshi. Although they were the last few in the second-class, everyone said they were young and promising. Now they are in the Imperial Academy. The courtyard is a good scholar.

Mrs. Zhou listened with a smile on her face. She has been very blessed in her life. Her husband has a high position and authority, and her sons are all upright. Whenever she goes out to socialize, no one will say that she is a good teacher. One time when someone returned to his hometown, our brother Xuan heard that he was extremely talented, and it is unknown that he could win the master's name and come back."

Speaking of Zhou Xuan, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but miss him very much, and said, "Brother Xuan is five years old this year, and we haven't met him yet."

Daiyu is very good at painting, and her thoughts are meticulous. She is afraid that Zhou Yuan and Mrs. Zhou will miss their eldest grandson. Every time she goes to Beijing with the letter, there is a thick stack of portraits she painted for her two sons. In recent years, due to frequent foreigners, He also learned a few strokes of oil painting, and the paintings were lifelike. Zhou Yuan and Mrs. Zhou would never put them down when they saw each other.

Mrs. Zhou thought that if Xihai Yanzi was not too far away from the capital, she would have gone to see her grandson a long time ago. Before she could say anything, she heard that Manager Yu had sent someone to bring things over.

Before entering the palace, Yu Liansheng ordered people to send the gifts that Xueyan had given to each family, and they had just been delivered.

Mrs. Zhou hurriedly went out to meet the eunuch who gave the gift, took the list, and heard the little eunuch say what Xueyan meant, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Your aunt and grandma are too cautious, their old lady has been gone for almost a year. It's long gone, who cares?"

Having said that, Mrs. Zhou was very satisfied in her heart, and what she liked most was Xue Yan's caution.

Xueyan thought carefully, after all, their family is a filial family, even if she doesn't shy away from it, those who are officials butchers care, so she would rather entrust Yu Liansheng to send someone to give the gift than send her own family, and each family accepted the gift. They all knew Yu Liansheng's identity, and met the little eunuch who gave the gift, and they each returned the gift the next day.

After a few days, Emperor Changqian suddenly issued a decree, approving Zhou Yuan's request for bones, and at the same time sent a decree to the West Sea Yanzi, ordering the Minister of the Ministry of War to lead people to issue the decree, which was to enshrine Zhou Hong as a soldier Marshal Ma, although his rank and military affairs are the same as before, he is more legitimate.

Hearing these two decrees, everyone inside and outside the court was surprised.

Several princes who had already entered the court fell to their feet and sighed secretly. Only the eldest son of the emperor and his half-brother remembered the empress's teachings, and immediately calmed down. Anyway, his father is still young and strong, and he only needs to do his duty as a son. Can.

The empress was very satisfied when she learned about the actions of the eldest son of the emperor. When the eldest son of the emperor came to visit this day, she waved him to come to her, and looked at her carefully. Protecting her son to ascend to the throne in a dignified manner, she can only feel at ease when she becomes the Empress Dowager, and then she smiled and said: "Since Mr. Zhou has become an official, he has to visit people everywhere. You can just give some gifts according to the rules. Not too thick, not too thin, same as before."

The eldest son of the emperor smiled slightly and said: "Mother, don't worry, the son knows."

If there is anyone who understands Emperor Changgan's thoughts best, besides Yu Liansheng who is in front of Emperor Changgan, it is the queen, so the eldest son of the emperor respects his mother very much. The queen and Emperor Changgan are young couples, she is more important than the empress dowager Ambitious and scheming, as long as Emperor Changgan does not love the house because of his concubine, she and her sons will be safe and sound, and they will be able to survive.

The queen stroked the head and neck of the eldest son of the emperor, her face was soft, and said: "It's good that you know, let's not think about those bad things, you just need to do the errands assigned by the saint, although you should have contacts with civil and military officials, But remember to form a party for personal gain, so as not to offend the taboo of the saint."

The eldest son of the emperor was stunned, and quickly nodded in agreement. He planned to go back and teach the eldest concubine the emperor. Although he wanted to make friends with the courtiers and women, he had to take his status into account. All orders.

Seeing that he understood, the queen was a little relieved.

The mother and son were silent for a moment, the queen suddenly caught a glimpse of several red gold and silk sachets that were brought up as filial piety, and she remembered something, and said slowly: "I heard that a concubine of yours, Xiao Wang, Shi, the daily decoration and wear are quite luxurious, what kind of agate bowl and emerald plate are you using?"

The eldest son of the emperor was taken aback, he never cared much about the affairs of the backyard, and then said: "My son is not very clear about the affairs of the backyard, and they are all taken care of by the Ji family. some."

The queen said: "Fool, self-cultivation, family rule, country and world. Although the man is the master of the outside world, and the woman is the master of the house, you must know your own mind, and you can't let the female relatives go around. I personally chose the Ji family for you. She is dignified, virtuous, and deep Ming etiquette, but she can't blindly decide some things in the backyard. After all, your Ji concubines have their natal backgrounds. According to me, you are more gentle in women's sex, and it is serious to have more sons with the Ji family. Are you Concubine, should also value concubine and despise concubine, so it is orthodox. Could it be that you are a concubine, but you prefer concubines and concubine sons? No way to make the scholars in the world laugh. Besides, saints are frugal, you should follow saints in your house, What good is extravagance? Whether it is simple tea or light food or delicacies from mountains and seas, they are all food for the hungry. Even silk and satin may not be warmer than coarse linen. It will be the failure of future generations. The sage rectified the bureaucracy drastically, and it was easy to be safe, so you have to remember to be frugal and conservative."

Hearing these words, the eldest son of the emperor suddenly became enlightened, bowed deeply, and said: "My son respects my mother's instruction." Indeed, Emperor Changqian rectified the administration of officials. If you lose your vitality, it won't be able to recover within 30 to [-] years. It is true that there should be a benevolent and steadfast king, and the treasury is empty, so you should be frugal, and you can't be obedient. Show it to Emperor Changqian. After all, Emperor Changgan is not easy to coax. .

Seeing that her son had heard it, the queen breathed a sigh of relief, with a slight smile on her face, and said in a low voice: "Let's women, don't think about anything, just remember the word "duty", be more strict in rules, and don't care about others. No matter how you push it, you can't be tempted, and let's not care about how others jump up and down, they are just suicidal."

The empress was able to raise five sons and one princess safely, but only one princess died. In the palace, she was satisfied with the empress dowager and respected by Emperor Changqian. The concubines below did not dare to act rashly. Feed to the palace, not only relying on luck, she relied on her own foresight.

The eldest son of the emperor smiled and said: "Mother, don't worry, I have always acted according to what my mother said."

The queen pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "The sage is busy with state affairs, and you also have famous teachers to teach you, and what you learn are all the strategies for governing the country. I don't understand those things in the court, so I don't say much, I don't give you advice, I just tell you something. That should be taken care of.”

The eldest son of the emperor was very moved when he heard it, and his heart felt hot. His mother taught him that he was indeed very fond of Emperor Changgan in front of Emperor Changgan.

After the eldest son of the emperor left, the queen called the rest of the children over and taught them separately, mainly to make their brothers unite. Afterwards, she ordered the eldest son of the emperor to serve her in the palace, and carefully taught her how to assist the eldest son of the emperor. .

The eldest concubine of the emperor, Ji Shi, is the daughter of Ji Hao, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There are few people in the diplomatic circles who have no contacts, but even if they have not been promoted for many years, they have a very good reputation among scholars, and they are very important to Emperor Changqian. Moreover, the Ji family has been very envious of Daiyu since childhood, and has been in contact with Daiyu. Everyone in the world knows that Ji Hao and Dai Yu had the kindness of keeping gold.

After Ji married the eldest son of the emperor, knowing her husband's situation, she also envied the queen's demeanor in her heart, so she studied very hard.

No matter what the outside world is like, the empress and her sons and daughters have always kept themselves safe. The eldest son of the emperor is more calm and calm. He respects his parents and loves his brothers. He is not arrogant when he is on official business. Ruthless, but benevolent in nature, even so, not weak.

Compared with this, the third and sixth sons of the emperor became more impatient, and everyone knew Sima Zhao's heart.

Yu Liansheng has good eyes and ears, sees it in his eyes and hears it in his ears, but never says much, neither praises the eldest son of the emperor in front of Emperor Changgan, nor speaks of Concubine De and the third son of the emperor in front of Emperor Changgan. No, but he accepted all the rewards from others, and reported to his nephew and niece, who were given to his nephew and niece by Emperor Changqian, to make a fortune.

Emperor Changqian was satisfied, and when he was playing in the imperial garden, he turned his head and said: "I heard that Dai Quan has more than a dozen wives and concubines, more than a dozen adopted sons, and three or four adopted daughters. Why don't you marry a wife? If you want , I will make a decree to hire you a lady from an official family."

As soon as these words came out, Julien panicked and said: "Master's kindness, I shouldn't refuse, but the young one doesn't want to spoil others, it's better to be alone. The young one follows the master, no matter what, the young one goes out There is also a bit of decency, for the sake of this decency, I don’t know how others are calculating, and I don’t know how to bully others, why should the villain bother?”

He has been used to being quiet these years, but he doesn't want to do these things. It will not only humiliate himself, but also humiliate others. No matter what the status of the woman is, she should not marry an eunuch to be a widow.

Hearing this, the attendant next to him secretly thought that Yu Liansheng didn't know how to enjoy the blessings, so he dared to reject Emperor Changqian's kindness.

Emperor Changqian laughed, and then said, "Don't you want someone to die in retirement?" As he said, he folded a chrysanthemum and played with it in his hand, staring at Yu Liansheng with piercing eyes.

When Yu Liansheng saw that Emperor Qianqian would not give him another marriage, he immediately felt relieved and said with a smile: "The little one is a rootless person, so why do you care about these things? The little one originally wanted to stay with the master for decades, and when he waited When the younger one gets old, he will retire from the palace and live with his younger sister. At that time, adopting a few children is better than anything else. But after thinking about it, things in the world are very difficult to say, who knows what filial sons and grandchildren can be raised Therefore, the young one decided not to adopt. Although the young nephew is not a relative, he is better than a relative. The young one decides to leave all the family property to the nephew in the future, which is better than outsiders. Uncle crashed and failed to send the spirit away."

Yu Liansheng made this decision after the Yu family came to him, and later he saw Zhao Qi and Haoer in person. Although the two children were young, Zhao Qi was already sensible and did not dislike himself as a eunuch. , although the outside world said how to respect himself, in fact, nine out of ten people looked down on him. It is not uncommon for eunuchs to be rejected by their adopted sons after leaving the palace, so he made up his mind, but he didn't tell anyone, even Xueyan didn't know, And when he still intends to adopt, adopt, children.

Emperor Changqian couldn't help being startled when he heard Yu Liansheng's plan, and said, "You can think about it."

Yu Liansheng smiled slightly. It's not that he can think about it. It's just that he has experienced more things and seen more right and wrong, and his mind becomes simpler. He doesn't want to be too old to walk in the future, be rejected by others, and be alone In his whole life, he could only feel that he was the same as ordinary people in Xue Yan and others, so why bother with others.

It is enough for Xueyan to treat him as her own brother and Zhao Qi as her own uncle.

Suddenly someone reported that Concubine De wanted to see him, Yu Liansheng covered his words, and when Emperor Changqian asked Concubine De to come over, he raised his head to see Concubine De came over gracefully, followed by a group of court ladies and eunuchs, with an imposing manner.

After Concubine De and others visited, Emperor Changqian handed the chrysanthemum in his hand to Yu Liansheng, sat down in the pavilion, and said, "It's so easy for me to have a free day, what are you doing here?"

Concubine De's heart trembled, she hurriedly said: "The concubine is here for Xiao Jiu."

Emperor Changqian said indifferently: "What's wrong with Lao Jiu? Didn't you say that he will go to school in October? Don't you want to go?"

The two princes of Emperor Changqian who died were the eighth prince born to the virtuous concubine and the tenth prince born to the noble concubine. The remaining nine sons were seven years old, and the eleventh son was five years old. He needs to go to school, and the prince who has already served in the court also has half a month every month to be taught by a famous teacher how to govern the country.

Concubine De said: "Naturally, Lao Jiu is willing to go to school, and today he said that he will share the worries of the saint when he finishes his studies! After hearing this, I feel very relieved, but Lao Jiu is going to school, and the accompanying study has not yet been decided, so I come to ask The meaning of a saint."

After hearing this, Emperor Changqian said, "Do you have a choice for the accompanying reader, or do you have a fancy candidate?"

Concubine De's face flushed. She gave birth to two sons, namely the third and ninth sons of the emperor. She had no idea in her heart. She glanced at Yu Liansheng quietly and said in a low voice: "Of course I listen to the meaning of the saint. It’s all right if the sage has already chosen someone, but if he hasn’t chosen yet, the concubine has two excellent candidates.”

Emperor Changgan smiled coldly in his heart and asked who it was.

Concubine De smiled and said, "One is Han Xu, the concubine's natal nephew, and the other is Zhao Qi, the eldest son of Mr. Zhao's family."

Hearing the word Zhao Qi, Yu Liansheng raised his head in astonishment, and looked at Concubine De. He never expected that Concubine De would pick Zhao Qi. Yes, Zhao Qi's status is not high, but he happened to be his own nephew. Well, who in Manjing doesn't know that the one he loves the most is this nephew, who treats him like his own flesh and blood, and just now told Emperor Changqian to give Zhao Qi his family fortune.

Emperor Changqian frowned, and said, "Why haven't I heard the name Zhao Qi before? Who's from Mr. Zhao's family?"

Yu Liansheng said in a low voice, "Master, the villain's nephew is named Zhao Qi."

Emperor Changqian understood immediately after hearing this, and asked Concubine De, "Could it be that the Zhao Qi you are talking about is Liansheng's nephew? Why do you think of him? Their home is far away along the West Sea, and they have not yet come to Beijing for the funeral. One month."

Concubine De's scheming ability is not as good as the Queen's after all, she said with a smile: "The concubine also heard about it. I heard that the eldest grandson of Mr. Zhou's family is talented, and that although Zhao Qi is worse than Brother Zhou, it is still very rare. A good handwriting, my concubine thinks that Lao Jiu is mischievous by nature, and his handwriting is not good, so he should be supervised by someone, and he doesn't care about his identity, so he won Zhao Qi."

When Yu Liansheng heard this, he secretly shook his head. Concubine De was too impatient. Emperor Changqian didn't appoint a crown prince because he was testing everyone's character and ability. Concubine De was like this, revealing her deeds.

Yu Liansheng didn't want his younger sister's family to be involved in the battle for succession, he thought in his heart that he had to go to the Zhao family after leaving the palace.

After hearing Concubine De's words, Emperor Changqian took a sip from the tea bowl and said with a smile: "So, you know the descendants of civil and military officials very well. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't even know about Nanhua and Liansheng's nephews. It's all that big."

Mentioning Nanhua, Concubine De was stunned. The reason why she chose Zhao Qi was that Yu Liansheng was his uncle and the confidant of Emperor Changqian, and that Nanhua was his aunt and the savior of Emperor Changgan. It was because of the unusual relationship between Zhao Yun and Zhou Hong that the empress chose the Ji family as the wife of the eldest son of the emperor, didn't she also think about this?The Ji family had a friendship with Daiyu, so they had contacts with the Zhou family, and Daiyu was the former owner of Xueyan, and they made many twists and turns. This is the relationship.

Concubine De looked at Emperor Changgan earnestly, with tenderness in her eyes, and said, "I wonder what the sage thinks?"

Emperor Changqian said with a smile: "It's not good."

Concubine De was startled when she heard the words, then her face turned pale, a little weak, but she didn't dare to refute, and said: "Could it be that the sage already has a candidate? I don't know whose family's son it is? So that the concubine knows what's going on and tells Lao Jiu, Lao Jiu likes it too."

Emperor Changqian waved his hand and said, "What's the hurry? I'll see Lao Jiu when he goes to school, kneel down."

Seeing this, Concubine De could only retreat nervously.On the way back, the more Concubine De thought about it, the more worried she became. The queen is very cunning, what if she asked Zhao Qi to be the companion of the eleventh prince?I thought that these elder Emperor Qian doted on him a lot, and it was unknown if he could ask for grace, but Emperor Chang Qian did not agree.

Even so, Concubine De still made up her mind that she must win over several forces for the third son of the emperor.

The Empress soon knew what Concubine De said in the Imperial Garden, she sneered and said to Ji Shi: "I said, we can stand still, but others can't calm down, let them make trouble."

Ji Shi had just given birth to a child, with a plump figure and a round face, but she looked more dignified and elegant. After hearing this, she complimented her: "Mother is wise, how can others compare to her? I have learned a lot from my mother, and I feel more and more benefited." Now, if mother doesn't dislike it, I will often come to accompany mother in the future."

The queen smiled and said: "Forget it, the affairs of your family are the most important. When I greet you in the future, I will teach you a little bit. You should take care of the housework and take care of the children in the mansion. This is the eldest grandson of the saint. You must not let people take care of you." Made tricks."

The Ji family has already cured the house to the point of being impenetrable, so they naturally understand the reason, and they are blessed.

The queen said again: "By the way, you have met that girl from Nanhua, what do you think of her?"

Ji thought about it. When Daiyu was in the capital, she was very young, but she already knew the world, so although her relationship was not as good as that of Zhang Huimoxin and others, it was better than others. Naturally, she recognized Xueyan. What's more, over the years, even though Daiyu was living along the West Sea, every time she returned home, she would send her books to the capital, and the accompanying gifts would also be given to her natal family. Smarter people."

The queen smiled and said: "That's it. Nanhua is so smart, how can her sister be stupid? At the beginning, no one thought that she would have today. Although the marriage was not bestowed by the empress dowager, I heard that their husband and wife are harmonious and have both children. They are very comfortable. .”

For these things, Ji Shi didn't know much, just smiled and didn't speak.

Although the queen knew the benefits brought by the snow geese, she was not in a hurry for a while. After she said it, she didn't care. She just watched the concubine de concubine come back with a feather, and still begged Emperor Changgan unyieldingly. He didn't show any color, neither agreed nor said who he chose to accompany the ninth son of the emperor.

Yu Liansheng shook his head and sighed, and went out of the palace to Zhao's house while resting.

At that time, although Zhao Yun was keeping his filial piety in front of the old lady Zhao's tomb, he was always paying attention to the news in the city. Hearing that Zhou Yuan was going to be an official, he thought for a while, then left the thatched hut and returned home. He saw Xueyan sitting under the window, playing with the case. Several branches of chrysanthemums on the emerald plate with big lotus leaves are carefully inserted in the

In the flower sac, Hao'er sat next to the snow goose, looking up.

Hearing Zhao Yun's footsteps, Xueyan turned her head and smiled, put down the flowers in her hand, got up and said, "Why are you back now? I just said that today's tofu is good, and I plan to ask the kitchen to make it for you. "

Zhao Yun came over and patted his hand. The husband and wife sat down together, then bent down and picked Haoer up, making him sit in his arms, and said, "I'll go home after lunch. Haoer, what do you want to eat?" Something? Why is it heavy again?"

Hao'er said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not fat, I have no meat to eat, my mother and brother say I'm skinny."

Xueyan also laughed and said: "It's getting colder, Hao'er is dressed thickly, but she's not heavy." Like Zhao Qi, Hao'er has all kinds of meat and dislikes, but because of filial piety, the food at home is light She planned to get through this month, so she asked Haoer and Zhao Qi to have meat and vegetables as before, and she followed Zhao Yun to become a vegetarian.

Zhao Yun heard this, and said: "The two children are growing up, not to mention they are both out of filial piety, so they don't have to be like you and me, they call the kitchen what they like to eat."

Xueyan nodded, Haoer's eyes lit up, she immediately struggled to get down, and told Zhao Qi the good news.Xiangtao Xiangchun and others looked at it, Citron followed Haoer, Xiangtao Xiangchun went out, tea and fruits were brought up, Zhao Yun waved his hand, and the two maids withdrew separately.

Xueyan stretched out her hands to caress the chrysanthemums, and asked, "Are you here for the news of Mr. Zhou's official appointment?" Zhao Yun paid attention to everything in the capital, and all the news passed Xueyan before sending it to Zhao Yun, so Xueyan didn't have to think deeply. Knowing the reason for his return, although others felt it was a pity that Zhou Yuan became an official, Xue Yan was full of praise.

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, and said: "It's time for Mr. Zhou to retire. General Zhou can finally take charge of the military power in the West Sea in a legitimate manner."

The couple said this and smiled at each other.

But Xueyan missed Daiyu a lot, and was also worried about Zhou Bai's health. She didn't know what happened to the mother and child after she left for half a year, so she said, "I don't know when we will be able to go back. Filial piety, the sage still allows us to go to the West Sea. By that time, Brother Qi and Brother Xuan will go to school and study hard. Speaking of this, I remembered that Brother Qi can’t just sit around. You see, it’s you who taught me. Brother Qi, should I study, or should I invite another teacher?"

Zhao Yun is a filial piety, and Zhao Qi is already a filial piety because he is a great-grandson.

Zhao Yun pondered for a while, and said: "It's a bit of a dilemma. I think that my talent is not bad. After all, I haven't gone through the Chunwei and Palace Examinations. Although I can teach Qier to study, I can't take care of him when I am a filial piety in the future. Therefore, it is better to hire a famous teacher. teach."

Xueyan also knew that Hu Yong was a sinner, and could not be regarded as the teacher that Zhou Xuan and Zhao Qi worshiped solemnly, and said: "Although we can invite Mr., it is hard to find famous people, not to mention that we don't know whether we will be in the capital or in the future." Xihai, even if you invite your husband, it will only teach Qi'er for two years, which is too cumbersome."

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "I also thought about this and didn't make up my mind. Well, I'll write a letter to the teacher tomorrow. The teacher lives in the capital now and doesn't plan to go out for the past two years. If the teacher is free, please teach Qi Two years."

Xueyan's eyes lit up when she heard the words, and said: "Mr. Ning's knowledge is very good, Mr. Hu once praised Mr. Ning when he was teaching Brother Xuan and Qi'er, but it's a pity that Mr. Ning did not serve as an official in the court. If Mr. Ning is willing to teach Qi'er, it is Qi'er's good fortune."

Although Hu Yong was exiled to Xihai Yanzi, he couldn't fault him in terms of character and talent, otherwise Zhang Xuan wouldn't have married his daughter into their family, and Zhou Hong wouldn't have asked him to be the husband of his two children. Yong's fortune was not good, and because of the corruption of the subordinates, the major events in the court were ruined. In addition, Emperor Changqian was afraid that there would be another Rong family in the court, so he sent him to the frontier.

Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Although this is the case, it also depends on Qi'er's talent. If Qi'er is as stupid as a cow, according to the teacher's temperament, he must not teach him. The teacher's talent is extremely high, and Qi'er can get a few pointers from the teacher. Better than I taught him for ten years."

Xueyan nodded and smiled, thinking about what Mr. Ning's family lacked so that they could be sent there. The former son entrusted Yu Liansheng to send them to the Ning family. They were all strange foreign goods. Mr. Ning loved this way.

After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he immediately edited a letter and sent it to Ning's family.

No sooner had the letter been delivered than Julien heard that Julien had arrived.

The two hurriedly greeted them, and Yu Liansheng didn't drag his feet, straight to the point and said what Concubine De wanted, and said that Zhao Qi might not be able to hide at the moment, so he had to think of a way.

Zhao Yun and Xueyan could not help but smile wryly after hearing this.

Although their status is not bad, they can't control the court. How long ago did Zhao Qi become a favorite?

Xueyan is not willing to send her son as a companion, although the royal companion is very honorable, and she grew up with the prince, and it is not like the companions of ordinary people who have to be beaten for her brother, but the palace is deep, she does not want her own The son intervened in it. Since ancient times, the dispute over the heir apparent has never been peaceful. He asked, "Brother, what do you mean by a saint?"

Yu Liansheng smiled approvingly and said, "A saint would not agree."

Xueyan breathed a sigh of relief, and said angrily, "Since the sage disagrees, why do you scare us?"

Yu Liansheng smiled and said: "I'm just telling you that Qi'er has already fallen into the eyes of the superiors. You should make plans as soon as possible and don't let him get involved. Even though we are only children, our identities are always related. Who told you to be with me?" How is General Zhou? Not only General Zhou, but also Marshal Sang’s family. There is Marshal Sangkun in the south of Guangdong, Marshal Sangqing in the northeast, Marshal Zhou in the southwest, and half of the six marshals guarding the frontier are related to us. Who doesn't care?"

After Sang Long became an official, Sang Kun became the Marshal of the Army and Horses, and Sang Qing also took over the Shanhaiguan. A few years ago, he took over the military power of Sang Long. A family of three marshals, grandparents and grandchildren, is the head of the military generals and holds a very important position in the army. Although they are not in charge of other places, half of the generals were brought out by them, and they are also relatives of Daiyu, so it is inevitable that people will miss them.

Xueyan sighed, and said: "Just be careful, we must not get involved."

Zhao Yun is still in Ding You, it doesn't matter in recent years, he can't go out, and it's not good to entertain guests, as long as Emperor Changqian doesn't plan to ask Zhao Qi to do anything to accompany his reading, and when they leave the capital, they will be as wide as the sea, and as high as the sky. fly.

The three of them had good intentions and discussed together what to do in the future, while Zhao Qi practiced calligraphy with his wrists hanging in the room.

The bedroom in the room is not as plain as Zhao Yun and Xueyan's, but there are no bright colors. There is a dragon pattern tripod on the table, and a wisp of green smoke floats out. , Smelling the aroma, said: "Brother, this is the jasmine that my uncle gave me. Why did you light it in the room? Mom said, it's fortunate that you are not afraid of the smoke."

After Zhao Qi finished writing, he put down his pen and rubbed his wrist, and said with a smile, "I don't know who took away the agarwood from my room yesterday."

Hao'er pretended not to hear, jumped off the chair, ran to the desk, stepped on the chair to read Zhao Qi's handwriting, pointed at the rice paper with his finger seriously, and said: "Brother, your handwriting has improved a lot. It’s better than Brother Douzi.”

Julien heard these words when Julien came in.The diligent and studious golden boy, the delicate and clever jade girl, in addition to their words and actions in the room, the two maids are smiling and looking at them, they are really pretty.But the sound of Yu Liansheng's footsteps startled Zhao Qi and Hao'er, they both turned their heads at the same time, the two smiling faces were like beautiful jade, and the other was like a bright pearl, reflecting each other brightly.

Hao'er stretched out his hand and threw himself at Yu Liansheng, shouting, "Uncle, what do you promise my little tiger?"

Yu Liansheng was startled by her, he quickly stepped forward, barely caught Hao'er, hugged her tightly, and said, "Be careful, if I didn't catch you, you would have fallen down."

Hao'er smiled and said, "Uncle won't let me fall!"

Xue Yan followed behind, also startled by Hao Er, said: "This little girl has a very sweet mouth."

Since Yu Liansheng came out for a trip, he naturally took the two children to play. Because when Yu Liansheng talked about the things in the city, both brothers and sisters said that they had never been to the city. In the city, both Zhao Yun and Xueyan knew Yu Liansheng's ability, and believed that Yu Liansheng could take good care of them, so they only sent the maid to follow.

The big house that Yu Liansheng bought has already been repaired, and the whole family will be sent into it, and they are not allowed to come out, so the house is very clean, and Zhao Qi and Haoer are very happy.

For the sake of his nephew and niece, Yu Liansheng simply asked for two more days off to be with them alone.

After Emperor Changqian heard about it, he agreed.

Yu Liansheng took Zhao Qi and Hao'er to play around the city. One day when they passed by Ningrong Street, Hao'er pointed to Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion and said, "Uncle,