The maid of the red house

Although Xueyan has no rank, but they are all nobles, Mrs. Tang and Tang Xin are worrying that they will not have the chance to get close. They can rarely step into the mansions of first-rank officials like Wangfu and Princess's Mansion. Now it is up to Xueyan When Tian Zixi came to get close to Daiyu and the others, he naturally flocked to them, and there were also a few snow geese that he didn't recognize and had little friendship with.

Looking at the gold, silver and jewels in the basin, Mrs. Wen was overjoyed, and she devoted herself to washing them for three hours.

After bathing Xueyan's son, Zhao Yun greeted several male guests outside. Huo Xiu, Yu Liansheng and Lai Da came, and the female relatives were all in the hall. Daiyu carefully took the baby and held it in her arms. Li, Zheng and others praised: "This brother from Xueyan's family is full of heaven, and he is blessed at first glance."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "No, Xueyan is a good fortune. Not only does this child follow her, but he will be like Mr. Zhao tomorrow. Fengguanxiapei."

Daiyu said: "Tomorrow, Brother Kui will earn it for you too, so that you won't see other people's eyes envious."

Sister Feng giggled, looking at the infant child, there were many visitors in the hall, she looked around everyone, thinking in her heart that Xueyan is just a girl, but she has a lot of skills, and she will have to do better in the future.

Yingchun was talking to Huo Xiu's wife next to her, and she was secretly surprised that at this time, she could already be compared with her Tianzixisanshi.

Xiu's wife is a literati's wife. Apart from Daiyu, there is also Qingya, the husband who welcomes the spring. The young man is a young man. The next spring can be expected. I have met each other for dinner, so I can talk to each other and have some friendship, but it is not as good as Snow geese are more intimate.

When Yingchun was talking to her, she noticed that Baochai was not as good as before, so she was startled.

Seeing the scene of Xisan, although it is not as good as Sister Feng's Tianzi Xisan, Baochai's heart is ups and downs, and she doesn't know whether to laugh or sigh. So bleak, I don't know what the future holds.

Baochai lowered her head and clutched the handkerchief in her hand. Although Baoyu was still gentle and considerate to her, she couldn't withstand the devastation of wind and rain.

Xue Pan was beheaded after autumn, and Aunt Xue couldn't get sick after crying a lot. Baochai wanted to gain a foothold in the Rongguo Mansion, but also had to take care of his elder brother, take care of his mother, and turn a deaf ear to all gossip in the mansion. In just a few months, the description is emaciated. If she didn't really want to make friends with Daiyu, Baochai would not come to congratulate Xueyan.

Although there are many people who came today, each has their own thoughts. Daiyu frowned slightly, looked down at the baby in the swaddle, got up and smiled and said: "The baby is asleep, I will carry it in for his mother, please take care of me." .”

Everyone even said they dare not.

Sister Feng smiled and said, "It's just right. I want to meet Xueyan too. Let's go together."

Daiyu glanced at her, groaned in her heart, and nodded. Since Sister Feng followed her, it would be difficult for her to talk to Xueyan. .

Xueyan is in confinement, the doors and windows are closed, airtight, and she can't take a shower, wash her hair, or brush her teeth and face. Fortunately, it's deep winter, so it's okay for the time being. Even so, she also discussed with Zhao Yun, changing clothes and bedding frequently, Zhao Yun Originally, he was more knowledgeable than others. During the confinement period, he abandoned big fish and meat, and now he doesn't eat brown sugar and egg sanzi, and the soup and porridge are also light.

Seeing Xueyan suddenly, Sister Feng couldn't help laughing and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've gained weight."

The snow geese became more and more beautiful due to childbirth. The clothes used to be too small, and the clothes when pregnant were too big. They were worrying about themselves. Hearing this, they said: "Not everyone is like grandma. Brother Kui is still like a concubine or fairy."

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "Don't worry, after the confinement period, you will be almost the same as before."

Xueyan smiled lightly when she heard this, now she eats and drinks all day long in order to breastfeed her child, it is a fantasy to lose weight in a month or two, but for the sake of the child, she is willing to do so, and asked: "Come outside How many people did you kill? I haven’t even been able to see it, so don’t take it to heart if you neglect it.”

Daiyu knew about her family affairs, so she put the child by her pillow, and said: "Although your great-grandmother prefers the third bedroom, she is not a vulgar village woman, and she has never been rude. Don't worry, your grandmother will also see her." It's on."

Xueyan knew that since she said those words, the Zhao family's old house did not dare to offend them now, and seeing so many people who came to congratulate her, their previous thoughts had already been thrown into Java, and naturally they would not Something will happen again.

Sister Feng asked, "Can this child be named?"

Xueyan glanced at Aizi and said: "Not yet, after the full moon, please ask our uncle's husband to name the child." Because of the custom, the child is not named during the full moon, so there is no one to call him.

Sister Feng didn't know Mr. Ning, so she didn't do anything.

But Daiyu knew Mr. Ning from Zhou Hong, and sighed: "Mr. Ning is a great contemporary scholar. Mr. Ning named your brother, which is much better than others. I think this brother is good. You are very well-educated. I can't say It can really teach a young man to raise people."

Xueyan laughed and said: "Mr. Ning's name is good, but he may not be able to pass the exam, it depends on his good luck."

Daiyu said: "No matter how great the creation is, it depends on how you teach it."

Just as we were talking, someone came to inform that several female family members had come to see Xueyan. Xueyan hurriedly invited her in. After finally meeting her, the room felt very disturbed. Seeing this, Daiyu concealed what she wanted to say to Xueyan, and said goodbye When they came out, others saw each other and said goodbye one after another. In the afternoon, they went home separately, but Huo Xiu's wife stayed at the end and came to talk to Xueyan.

Xueyan smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't hide it, we are not outsiders anymore."

While talking, the child woke up, and Xueyan held him in his arms, watching him open his black eyes and half bite his fist.

Xiu's wife hesitated and said: "I said it, I'm afraid I'm bothering you, but if I don't say it, I don't know who to ask. You also know that we are all from poor families. If we want to make friends with officials and powerful families, we have to see Whether people are willing to praise us or not, and our uncle is not willing to climb the dragon and the phoenix, so the people he knows are not as good as you, and the news is not as good as you."

Hearing this, Xueyan realized that she had something to ask for, and hurriedly said: "Why is it so important? Sister-in-law, let me listen. If you know, you must tell the truth. If you don't know, I will inquire for you tomorrow."

Xiu's wife asked: "Is the grandma of the Liu family here today, the girl from the Xue family who retired from Mei Hanlin's family in the past?"

Hearing her talking about Baoqin, Xueyan said in surprise: "Why did you ask her? It's the girl from the Xue family."

Xiu's wife said: "It's not the Mei family. We invited the official matchmaker to beg the eldest girl of our family, that is, our uncle's sister Yu Zhu. Yu Zhu is 17 years old this year and has not married yet. There is no old lady in our family. I am Eldest sister-in-law, let me make the decision, and I don't want to promise her to someone who doesn't know, so I want to ask you, why did Mei Hanlin's family resign? Is it because of Mei Hanlin's family, or as Mei's family said? Say, it's because of the girl from the Xue family?"

She is not Yuzhu's biological mother, but only the elder sister-in-law. If Yuzhu's marriage is not good, others will only say that she can't tolerate her sister-in-law and has a bad heart. Be cautious.

Xueyan didn't answer and asked instead: "Haven't you inquired about it?"

Xiu's wife laughed and said, "What's the use of asking? It happened a year or two ago. The neighbors of the Mei family kept silent, and they all sympathized with the Mei family, saying that the Xue family girl was not good. They went south, but their family was benevolent, and they didn't say anything about the Mei family, so they couldn't find out. Now that the girl from the Xue family is married to Mr. Liu Qian, and she often hangs out with Mrs. Lin from the Zhou family, I imagine that a person like Mrs. A good girl from the Xue family will definitely not do what the Mei family said, so after much deliberation, I had no choice but to ask you."

When Xueyan heard this, she realized that Mei Hanlin had not talked about a good family for her son since she resigned from the Xue family's marriage, so she delayed until now, not wanting to have a crush on Huo Xiu's younger sister.Although Huo Xiu came from a poor family, so did the Mei family. When it comes to the foundational status of the family, the Huo family is far superior to the Xue family, and Zhao Yun, a junior, has a friendship with the Zhou family, so it is a good marriage.

After Xiu's wife finished speaking, she looked at Xueyan with a pleading look on her face.

Xueyan pondered for a moment, and said: "Since my sister-in-law asked, I will tell her the truth, and I will not fool her with outside words. As for getting married or not, it is still my sister-in-law's decision."

Xiu's wife nodded and said: "Of course, even if you said it, I won't tell anyone except our uncle."

Xueyan then explained how Mei Hanlin's family and Xue's family got married, how Mei Hanlin's family repented and released them, and how Xue's family entered Beijing to rely on the power of Rongguo Mansion. Tell her about fame and other matters in detail.

After hearing this, Xiu's wife frowned and said, "So the Mei family is ungrateful?"

Xueyan said: "I don't know whether it is true or not. After all, it is the Xue family's one-sided opinion. I have heard it too, but Grandma Liu is young and enthusiastic. After retiring, she returned to the south. The same only lives in the courtyard of the old matriarch, not like what the Mei family said. If so, wouldn’t Grandma Zhou know how to avoid taboos? There are two nuns in the palace watching by her. It's not right, but the Mei family is ruthless."

Xiu's wife said: "Whether it's true or not, the Mei family's resignation like this has ruined the reputation of the Xue family girl. Just like this, our family can't give them the rain bamboo, let alone the Xue family master saved Mei Hanlin. .”

Xueyan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law just understands in her heart."

Xiu's wife nodded, and said: "Don't worry, I'll go back and tell our uncle, if our uncle finds out, he will definitely not agree to this marriage. Sigh, girl Yu is getting old, and people like us are too high to be inferior. No."

Xueyan comforted: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Senior brother is working in the Imperial Academy. He has a bright future. How noble is he? Although it is difficult for Yuzhu to enter the homes of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, there are many people who are well-matched. We don't want Yu Bamboo climbing dragon and phoenix, are you afraid that you won’t be able to pick a good one? It’s just that I have some doubts in my heart, why did the Mei family choose Yuzhu?”

She had heard from Daiyu that Mei Hanlin's family dared to withdraw because they had another backer, the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture. If so, his son should have a better marriage. Huo Xiu's sister?

Xiu's wife clapped her hands and said, "Don't say you are puzzled, even we are also puzzled!"

After thinking about it for a long time, I got nothing.

Xueyan chuckled, pondered for a moment, and then said to Xiu's wife: "Tomorrow, I'll ask someone to inquire carefully. I remember that their family and the governor of Ping'an Prefecture are very good. It stands to reason that they shouldn't withdraw their marriage. Who doesn't know that Ping'an Prefecture The Jiedu Envoy and the Rongguo Mansion are very friendly? But they even retired, and I don’t know why.”

Xiu's wife was taken aback immediately, and asked, "Is their family on good terms with the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture?"

Xueyan nodded and said: "If I remember correctly, the Mei family is on good terms with the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture. At the beginning I said that the Xue family came to join the Rongguo Mansion because of the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture. It’s Ping’an Prefecture that’s released outside.”

Xiu's wife thought for a while, and said, "Could it be that the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture is at odds with the Rongguo Mansion?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "Now the Ping'an Prefecture Jiedu Envoy and the Rongguo Mansion still have contacts. Before Ding You, Uncle Lian of the Rongguo Mansion went to Ping'an Prefecture a few times. They are so close, how can we not get along? We are not from the Mei family. , and not from the Jiedushi of Ping'an Prefecture, how can we know the right and wrong between them."

But Xiu's wife said: "In this case, even if the Mei family is not ungrateful, this marriage will not be possible."

A trace of doubt flashed in Xueyan's eyes, and she hurriedly asked why.

Xiu's wife thought for a long time, and was about to explain when she heard Xiao Lan's report: "Manager Yu is here."

Hearing that Yu Liansheng came to visit Xueyan, Xiu's wife hurriedly said goodbye.

After Xiu's wife went out, Yu Liansheng came in and let go of the cold air. He came to look at the baby who was sleeping soundly in the swaddle, and touched his forehead with his hand. He liked it very much and said, "I haven't seen my sister for a long time. Who came here just now? Bothering you for so long. If I hadn't been in a hurry to return to the palace, I wouldn't have come to interrupt you now."

Julien had no wife and no children, so he fell in love with this little nephew, who had just fallen into grass for three days, more and more.

Seeing Xueyan, she smiled unconsciously, but did not refuse, saying: "My brother is his eldest uncle, whenever you are free, just come and see him, but you don't have to spend so much money to send so many things, he is still young, so he can't be stubborn. "

Yu Liansheng said: "Keep it until he grows up stubborn, and he can use it anyway."

Xueyan had no choice but to agree, and then answered Yu Liansheng's first question, saying: "It was Brother Huo's wife who came just now, and she came to ask me a few gossips. When I was talking about the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, my brother came."

Speaking of the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, Yu Liansheng said seriously: "Could it be that the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture has contacts with you?"

Xueyan judged by appearance, and hurriedly said: "Nothing, just said that the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture had close contacts with the Rongguo Mansion, and that Mei Hanlin's family seemed to be attached to the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture before, but retreated from the Xue family. I am wondering about my marriage."

Yu Liansheng said: "It's not a good thing to make friends with foreign officials. Let's stay away from the governor of Ping'an Prefecture as soon as possible, and get involved carefully."

Xueyan said: "Don't worry, brother, how can my brother not understand what our family does?" What's more, according to their family's status, they are equal to gravel, and the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture may not look up to them.

Yu Liansheng nodded and said, "I'm relieved that you are like this. Ping'an Prefecture has reported several natural disasters in the past few years, and every time they asked for tax reduction and exemption, and asked the court to distribute relief food, our people went to inquire, and many people died. The news came back that the relief food was not distributed to the victims, and there were several false reports about the disaster, the saint is annoyed."

Emperor Changqian wanted to rectify the administration of officials, but the previous dynasties were not good. It has been eight or nine years since he ascended the throne, with little effect.

When Yu Liansheng spoke, he let out a long sigh.

Xueyan suddenly realized, and said: "So there is still such a thing. Did the Mei family know something that they did not attach to the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, and proposed marriage instead to the Huo family? Huo Hanlin is Congxiang's senior brother, and Congxiang is a The staff of the Zhou family is also my husband, and I am my brother's sister. Both the Zhou family and my brother are confidantes of saints, and it is well known in the world. What are they thinking? I am getting more and more confused."

Yu Liansheng asked, "The Mei family proposed marriage to the Huo family? Is it the brother-in-law Huo Xiu's family?"

Xueyan regretted her slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said: "Brother, please keep quiet. The Mei family has this intention, but the Huo family is unwilling to agree. Today I just came to inquire about the news."

But Yu Liansheng said: "Don't worry, I don't care about these things, and I won't talk about them. It's just that no one in the Mei family paid attention to this Mei Hanlin. He returned to Beijing in [-] and was promoted to a higher level. He was very close in the first two years, but now he suddenly avoids him, so he must know something. I will return to the palace right now, maybe I can get some news from the Mei family."

Xueyan said: "Could it be that the Jiedu of Ping'an Prefecture did something bad?"

Yu Liansheng said: "Let's take precautions before they happen. I'm going, and I'll come to see you after finishing this matter. You are raising it at home. Just send the boy back to me for whatever you want to eat. I'm so stubborn." Use it a lot."

After speaking, he came out, bid farewell to Zhao Yun and left.

Zhao Yun was full of surprise, sent all the guests away, and asked Xueyan when he came back: "Brother, what's the matter? Are you in a hurry?"

Xueyan drank a bowl of crucian carp soup, fed the child again, and said, "It's about the affairs of Ping'an Prefecture. It seems that the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture has evil intentions. The sage is annoyed and doesn't want to cling to him in the past." The Mei Hanlin family of the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture wanted to propose marriage to Senior Brother Huo's family again, but I might as well say that I slipped my tongue, the eldest brother remembered something and returned to the palace."

Zhao Yun was confused when he heard this, and hurriedly asked what was going on. After hearing Xueyan's explanation, he raised his eyebrows suddenly and said, "No, the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture embezzled the disaster relief funds privately and lied about the disaster situation, so there is no need to pay taxes. , wantonly hoarding, even if it is not for the purpose of rebellion, it may stir up civil uprisings, I heard that there were several snow disasters in Pingan Prefecture."

Xueyan turned pale with shock and said, "Rebellion?"

Zhao Yundao: "I'm afraid there is such a worry, but it's not necessary. I'll go to Zhou's house. I'm afraid I will come back late at night. You should go to sleep early."

Before finishing speaking, Zhao Yun hurried out.

Xueyan looked at his back, and said to herself: "I also guessed that the governor of Ping'an Province had evil intentions. I'm afraid Mei Hanlin was in a hurry to marry his son, so he wanted to find another backer? I don't know. What kind of benefits did the governor of Ping'an Province promise at the beginning, they would withdraw from Miss Qin's marriage, I'm afraid we will have to wait a few days to find out before we can solve these doubts."

After all, Xue Yan thought about what Xiu's wife had said, and I'm afraid Huo Xiu also knew that the Pingan Province Jiedu Envoy was inappropriate, so when Xiu's wife heard that Mei Hanlin's family had once attached to the Pingan Prefecture Jiedu Envoy, she immediately refused to marry , not only because Mei Hanlin was ungrateful.

The child started to cry at this time, and Xueyan panicked and called the mother-in-law to come in.

It was Xueyan's first time to give birth to a child, and she didn't have a nanny, so it was difficult to cover everything, but this woman had given birth to a child, she was very good at taking care of children, and she was clean, so Xueyan transferred her here to help her.

Changed the diaper, rewrapped it in swaddling clothes, and finally tidied it up. Xue Yan held him in her arms and saw him falling asleep.

The mother-in-law laughed and said, "Brother eats and sleeps, and sleeps and eats. He is very well-behaved."

Xueyan saw a lot of people today, and felt tired, so she put the child by the pillow, and lay down herself, saying: "You are still young, what can you tell? You have to teach it well. I rested, what's the matter?" Things will wake me up again."

The mother-in-law agreed, and called Xiaolan and Cui Liu to come in to serve, and then she went out by herself.

But he said that Yu Liansheng returned to the palace and reported Mei Hanlin to Emperor Changgan.

Emperor Changqian frowned and said, "A few snow disasters were reported in Ping'an Prefecture, what do you say about the news you inquired about?"

Yu Liansheng frowned when he thought of the news he had just received, and said, "It is said that countless people died in the avalanche, but in fact only seven or eight people were injured. Even the so-called heavy snow only had a superficial layer. Therefore, it is also a lie." Disaster."

Emperor Changqian gritted his teeth and said: "It's a lie about the disaster again! Did you find out about Mei Han's contacts with the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture?"

Yu Liansheng said: "Mei Hanlin and the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture have been in contact with each other. I have been paying attention to it, but I didn't notice that he seemed to respect the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture. If it weren't for the news that he proposed marriage to Huo Hanlin's family today." , I don’t know yet.”

Emperor Changqian asked: "Why do you know when you propose marriage?"

Yu Liansheng hurriedly replied: "When Mei Hanlin was sent out to Ping'an Prefecture, the reason why he took refuge in Ping'an Prefecture's Jiedu Envoy was that a concubine's daughter from the Ping'an Prefecture's Jiedu Envoy fell in love with his son. After being engaged, they wanted to withdraw from the marriage, so they simply relied on the power of the Pingan Province Jiedu Envoy, agreed to return to Beijing and then withdrew the Xue family's marriage, anyway, with the Pingan Prefecture Jiedu Envoy present, they are not afraid of the Rongguo Mansion."

The Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture has real power. Although the Rongguo Mansion does not have a title for nothing, it is able to influence many officials in the court, but it is not as good as the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture. He could only return to the south sadly, because the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture was the backer of the Mei family.

Emperor Changqian frowned, and said: "Since the Mei family wants to seek refuge with the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, they have resigned, why didn't they get married?"

Yu Liansheng said: "Shortly after Mei Hanlin's family resigned, the old sage passed away. This year, when he was out of the country, the Jiedushi's house in Ping'an Prefecture was busy with the first daughter leaving the cabinet, so the concubine put it on hold instead."

Emperor Changqian understood immediately when he heard this, and said: "Now that they are suddenly proposing marriage to another family, it can be seen that people who want to go far away from Ping'an Prefecture must know something, otherwise how could they suddenly go back on their word. Tomorrow morning, draw up an order, with Temporarily arrest Mei Han for the crime of associating with foreign officials, and order the Criminal Ministry to interrogate him, if he can get the charge of the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, it will be the best."

It is a crime to communicate with foreign officials, and Emperor Changgan would rather kill him by mistake than let him go.

After hearing this, Yu Liansheng quickly bowed and agreed.

Unexpectedly, in the early morning of the next day, before the decree was drawn up, they rushed eight hundred miles and reported that the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture had reversed.

When the news came, most of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were panicked.

Zhou Yuan thought of what Zhao Yun had come to discuss yesterday, and sighed secretly. No wonder Zhou Hong valued him so much. This person really has the ability to know the world, and he can deduce eight or nine parts of the truth from the few words he got.

Emperor Changgan's face sank like water, and he said with a sneer, "I'm afraid that the actions of the governors of Ping'an Province will stir up civil uprisings, but I never thought that they would turn against them. Come, arrest Mei Han immediately, and have him interrogated severely by the Ministry of Punishment." Then , Emperor Changqian issued several imperial decrees in succession, either arresting all the officials of the Jiedu Envoy of Traffic Safety State, or mobilizing soldiers from all over the country to go to Peace State.

Soldiers in important places in the capital city cannot be transferred out at will, even the army that Zhou Hong is training now will have to go to war next year under another name.

Suddenly, this news caused an uproar in the capital.

After Xiu's wife heard this, she didn't have to decline politely. The Mei family's marriage proposal was over, and the couple couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After Baoqin knew about it, she was stunned, and then secretly rejoiced.

Xueyan was confinement at home, and Zhao Yun only heard about the outside world, they were just joking and guessing, but the next day they heard that Ping'an Prefecture was rebellious, Xueyan secretly glanced at Zhao Yun, and asked: "You How did you guess so accurately?"

Zhao Yun said nonchalantly: "I have been paying attention to the affairs of the court, and after thinking about it for a while, I will know the general idea."

Xueyan suddenly remembered that Zhao Yun refused to accept Zhou Hong's request for credit, maybe at that time he had already expected the way the Zhao family's old house behaved, so he refused to accept it, and it was not just because his face was disabled that made people laugh?

Thinking of this, Xueyan said: "Tell me, if the imperial court wants to wipe out the rebels this time, what chances do they have?"

Zhao Yun was walking around the house with his son in his arms, watching his son open his eyes and looking back at him, his heart was full of warmth, when he heard her question, he couldn't help but restrain his expression, and said in a deep voice, "We will definitely lose."

Xueyan frowned, nodded and said: "The right time, place, people and the imperial court don't take advantage of it. I'm afraid it will be as you said, and the fight will be difficult."

Zhao Yun let out a long sigh, and said, "It's just that the people of Ping'an Prefecture have suffered, and the soldiers who went to put down the rebellion one after another."

Xueyan also smiled wryly, once the battle was over, all bones would be wiped out, if there were no soldiers shrouded in horse leather to wipe out the rebels, the incident in Ping'an Prefecture would surely be ruined, and countless people would be displaced from their homes.

What worries her most is the civil uprising.

Although it is the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture who is rebelling now, Xueyan, who has acted in Ping'an Prefecture in the past few years, feels angry when he hears Yu Liansheng talk about it, not to mention that the people are oppressed by this, how can they not be angered by it, if the imperial court sends a large army over , while suppressing the rebels and suppressing the civil uprising, the rebels and the people attacked back and forth.

Zhao Yundao: "I'm also worried about this. I've already talked to Mr. Zhou and General Zhou, and I plan to explain it in the brochure tomorrow."

Xueyan said softly: "I hope that the imperial army will go over, not only to quell the rebellion, but also to relieve the people's grievances, and restore peace to the people." It's a pity that wars are always changing rapidly, even if we say so now, who knows what the situation will be when we arrive .

Seeing his son sleeping soundly, Zhao Yun placed it beside Xueyan, and said seriously: "I'm afraid there will be countless rich gentry and common people pouring into the capital in the near future."

Xueyan was stunned, and then said: "I thought so too. Every time there is a war, the price of food will skyrocket. Now I am afraid that the prices of things in the capital have already increased? Our family's food has not been moved yet?"

Zhao Yun nodded and said, "After the snowstorm last year, I wasn't busy selling grain. In October, renters from all over the country sent it and kept it."

The food in their family is hundreds of stones a year. Even if everyone has a big belly and Maitreya, they will not be able to eat up the hoarded food in a few years. If there is a war, it must be the last fall. If others are like this, I wonder if their grandparents will go to Beijing?"

It would be good if it was the Han family, after all it was the grandparent's family, they would not bother, but it was the Zhao family's old house that made Xueyan very headache.

Zhao Yun thought for a while, and said: "I won't go to Beijing right now, after all, I'm still at the foot of the emperor, so it's better to rest assured in the city, but it's ten times better than outside, so most of the people who move to the capital are outsiders, and they are near Ping'an Prefecture. "

Xue Yan listened, nodded and remained silent.

Zhao Yundao: "Anyway, send someone to say hello."

Xueyan smiled and said: "It's natural, although the old man and the old lady have wronged us, but we can't ignore them, or let outsiders know, and don't know how to chew their tongues."

The next day, he sent someone to go.

The Han family didn't intend to go to Beijing, and said to wait and see, and if they had to go to Beijing, they would bother them again. The Zhao family wanted to go to Beijing to attach themselves. I don't know how the old patriarch Zhao knew, so he scolded and said: "News But for a few days, hundreds of people in our family, old and young, have not said that they are going away, what are you anxious about? Could it be that Brother Yun will ignore you when it is an emergency?"

Mr. Zhao and the others didn't know that when Zhao Yun gave the new year's gift, he went to visit the old patriarch in person, and cried to the old patriarch and several elders. He was so angry that Zhao Yun was the eldest son and grandson of the separated family, so he couldn't think of Zhao Feng more thoughtfully than his parents, so when he heard that the Zhao family wanted to go to Beijing in a panic, he immediately came forward to suppress them and not allow them to come to Beijing to disturb him. Zhao Yun and his wife.

Hearing the reason why they didn't go to Beijing, Xueyan smiled slightly, and admired Zhao Yun a little more, and it really was decisive to kill.

Their family has three or four houses in the capital. They have prepared food for the new year, and buy a lot of medicinal materials every year. They don’t lack anything. They usually only buy fresh chicken, fish, eggs, fruits and vegetables, and the outside world will not affect them for the time being.

A few days later, when Mother Li served Xueyan soup, she said, "Now the price of meat and vegetables has doubled."

Xueyan was slightly taken aback. I'm afraid Ping'an Prefecture is getting worse as Zhao Yun said.

Mother Li waited for Xueyan to finish the soup and when she was clearing the dishes, she said: "There are more and more foreigners in the capital. When I walk on the street, I can see many people with their families. They not only eat The price of the house has increased, and even the price of the house has increased. When I go out today, some people ask me if our house is for sale, and they are willing to pay 500 taels.” When Zhao Yun bought this house, Li’s mother knew that it was 800 taels at the beginning. I bought two, and now it has risen to 500 taels.

But a few days later, when Mama Li said it again, the price outside had risen again, and many pharmacies and food merchants stopped selling medicinal materials and food.

Zhao Yun is very busy outside. During Xueyan's confinement period, she seldom sees him except in the morning and evening, because she understands that he is busy with major affairs outside. Although Xueyan is in confinement period, she still sits at home, taking care of trivial matters contacts.

That day Zhao Yun came back in the evening, exhausted, and said: "Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian of the Rongguo Mansion were impeached, saying that they had close contacts with Ping'an Prefecture. Cooked for others."

Xueyan had expected it a long time ago, but she was not surprised. When Jia Lian learned about it, she was very panicked.

Sister Feng said: "Why are you panicking? There is nothing wrong with our family. It's not our family's rebellion, it's just impeachment." As he spoke, he looked at himself in the mirror, without any fear on his face.

Jia Lian was so anxious that he turned around and said, "If it was in the past, we wouldn't be afraid to sue our family for treason. What time is it now? The empress is gone, the old lady is gone, the old man is Ding You, Jia Yucun is against each other, there are not many people who can use it." Man, this time I was impeached, saying that I made friends with traitors, if our family did not observe filial piety, and the saint ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, we would have been sent to prison long ago."

Sister Feng put down the mirror in her hand, looked back at him, and said, "So powerful?"

Jia Lian sighed for a while, frowning.

Sister Feng was not afraid, and said with a smile: "I said, why is the second master like this? My father was ordered to investigate the border, and he had to be reused by the superiors, and our family did not rebel or cause trouble. How many people have impeached in the past, and it is all gone. Is it over? Our family will be fine."

Sister Feng relied on Wang Ziteng for her words.

Jia Lian thought that Wang Ziteng had not returned to the border with the King of Jingjing, and said: "I don't know where my father-in-law is now, I just hope that nothing happened, and after I made the contribution this time, I will be able to return to Beijing after returning to Beijing. "

Speaking of this, Sister Feng said: "It's all from Jiayu Village. It's really a wild bastard who can't die of hunger. It hurt my father." After finishing speaking, Sister Feng hated the Xue family again.

Jia Lian said, "I'm going to say it anyway. Master Ding You is not good at treating guests now. At last he is far away from Jia Yucun."

The husband and wife looked at each other with wry smiles, and waited for several days in fear, but they did not see the order to punish the Rongguo Mansion. The two were relieved and kept praying secretly, but they didn't want to hear that Shi Xiangyun's husband, Wei Ruolan, was with his father at this time. We set off together.

Sister Feng heard that although she had nothing to do with Shi Xiangyun, she still sent people to bring a lot of medicinal materials there.

Now the war outside is about to break out, so many people have poured into the capital one after another. The food and medicinal materials in the capital are extremely scarce, and the Wei family is not very rich. I have prepared a lot of medicinal materials and supplements in private, lest my children be short of medical care and medicine.

After Shi Xiangyun came out of the pavilion, she was kept at home by her mother-in-law, and she rarely went out. She was born bold and open-minded, unconcerned about trifles, so she couldn't help being very upset. Fortunately, Wei Ruolan has both talents and looks, and has been on good terms with the Rongguo Mansion for generations, and Baoyu is very good. It's also considerate.Suddenly one day I saw Wei Ruolan wearing a gold unicorn with emerald greens, it was big and elegant, but it was the one I picked up and returned to Baoyu in the Rongguo Mansion in the past. Gifted it to him as a match.

After Shi Xiangyun knew about it, he remembered the yin and yang that he and Cuilu had discussed that year, and his face turned red immediately. He only hoped that he could live with Wei Ruolan forever, and he would be happy too. Therefore, when Wei Ruolan went out to fight, Shi Xiangyun was very reluctant to give up. .

Wei Ruolan, on the other hand, is arrogant, determined to defend her family and country, and insists on joining the army.

Shi Xiangyun was originally a man who refused to let go of his temper. Although he was reluctant to give up, he still packed his bags and sent him to the battle.

Emperor Changqian dispatched General Feng Tang and General Wei Yong to counter the rebellion. Feng Tang was the father of Feng Ziying, and Wei Yong was the father of Wei Ruolan. , and it's ice and snow, it's not easy to march, so it's already ten days later when the army sets out.

On the day of the expedition, Emperor Changqian did not come in person, but Zhao Yun watched from afar and was very worried. The news from Pingan Prefecture kept coming, but it was not good news. These large armies had passed by and were tired from marching. Vulnerable.

Sure enough, as he expected, after the army left, another [-] miles were rushed to send it, and the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture had already occupied several cities.

Because of the matter of Ping'an Prefecture, people are in panic, and they don't have the heart to buy new year's goods for the New Year.

Although Xueyan was worried about things outside, she still sat obediently for forty days of confinement, and it was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month after confinement, before she washed her hair and came out of the shower, and the spots on her face disappeared seven or eight times , wrapped in a cloak and sitting on the kang holding brother Qi. After the full moon, Mr. Ning named their son Qi.

Seeing Zhao Yun come back from outside in a hurry, Xueyan asked: "What is the court's plan now? According to the schedule, General Feng and General Wei should have arrived in Ping'an Prefecture long ago. Is there no chance of winning after so long?"

From the capital to Ping'an Prefecture, the round trip took only ten days or so, no matter how slow the journey of the army was, it was time to arrive by now.

Zhao Yun took off his cloak and roasted it around the smoker for a while, Fang said: "The soldiers in Ping'an Prefecture are as ruined as they are, but the soldiers sent by the capital marched in the wind and snow. One hit hit, and then many people who raised the rebellion were hit again, countless soldiers were lost, and General Wei was martyred for the country."

Hearing the bad news, the Wei family was in chaos, crying and crying.

After Shi Xiangyun finished crying, he hurriedly asked the visitor: "Where is the uncle? Is the uncle safe and sound?"

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