[Seventy-five] Cat control the rivers and lakes

Gongsun Junruo looked at her quietly, his cold eyes seemed to look into the depths of Mei Niang's eyes.Somehow, even though the two are about the same age, Mei Niang always feels that she has a kind of maturity and ability to see everything that her peers don't have, and this makes her seem a little mysterious.

Mei Niang remembered that they met because Gongsun Junruo saved her. Speaking of which, she was still her benefactor, and now she is also the benefactor of the Empress Dowager. The grace of reappearing the light, so the sum of her and Queen Mother Li alone cannot be repaid.

However, because Zhan Zhao was placed between the two of them, she was no longer as comfortable with Gongsun Junruo as she was when she first met him.In those too clear eyes, Mei Niang lowered her head.

"Princess, it doesn't matter what others think of you, what matters is how you think of yourself." After a long time, Gongsun Junruo's eyes fell on the back of Mei Niang's arm holding her arm and said.

The important thing is how you see yourself. Once you don't know yourself clearly, why should you expect yourself in the eyes of others?

Indeed, the splendor and wealth of the palace made her lost for a while. Sometimes she stood under the corner and looked at the blue sky above her head. She was envious of the birds flying under the blue sky. At least their world is vast, and they can go wherever they want , and is so unrestrained, unlike the days in the palace, although the food and clothing are the best, but it is like being imprisoned in a huge cage, the people inside cannot get out, and the people outside Can't get in again.

So when she learned that Gongsun Junruo was in Kaifeng Mansion, she envied her and was jealous of her.I envy her that she is not bound by rules and regulations, and she lives freely; she envies that she and Zhan Zhao can live under the same roof and get along day and night.

There was a sudden chill on the back of her hand, and Mei Niang came back to her senses, and saw that she already had a slender hand on her hand.

"If you feel lonely, you can come to Kaifeng mansion to play at any time, we are still your friends."

If Gongsun Jun used "we" instead of "I" alone, it would be equivalent to including Zhan Zhao.

Inexplicably, Zhan Zhao felt a warmth in his heart.

"I also want to leave the palace, but as you know, it is easy to enter the palace and difficult to leave the palace. If you can come here to accompany me more, then I won't be so lonely."

On the third day after returning to Kaifeng Mansion, the palace sent the father-in-law with a gift of thanks, and at the same time brought the Queen Mother's decree, inviting Gongsun Junruo and Zhan Zhao to go to the palace for a banquet in five days.

The thank you gift was very rich, not only a thousand taels of silver, but also three bolts of silk, five bolts of brocade and silk, and some medical equipment, all made of silver.Xiao Hong was dazzled, she couldn't help but marvel at the white silver, let alone a thousand taels.

Therefore, Gongsun Junruo became a rich man in Kaifeng Mansion.As soon as the people in the palace left, Xiaohong asked her how she planned to spend the money, and the answer she got was beyond her expectations.Because according to Gongsun Junruo's wishes, she never thought of keeping the money privately, but her brother Gongsun Ce kept it all.

Xiaohong hates iron but not steel, thousands of taels of silver, how many people have worked hard all their lives and can't have it!She actually handed it over to others easily, and didn't even keep one or two.Doesn't she have any private money?Xiaohong looked at Gongsun Junruo with the eyes of a monster, but the other party was still happy, so she could only shake her head and was speechless.

In the afternoon, Gongsun Ce handed over 30 taels of silver to Gongsun Junruo, meaning to let her go to the street to buy some nicer clothes and some jewelry. After all, the Queen Mother personally invited her to the palace to participate in the Lantern Festival. of.And she wears only a few outfits, all of which are white, and sometimes he feels that if she wears a white turban on her head, she will be a mourner.

This is a girl in her teens, she is in her youthful years, and it is the most beautiful time in her life, if she doesn't tidy herself up now, when will she dress up again?What's more, her presence at the banquet this time represents the face of the entire Kaifeng Mansion. Although Mrs. Bao is indeed famous for being frugal and honest, there are still some places that cannot be frugal.

"I dont go."

Gongsun Ce looked at the girl who had nothing to do with her speechlessly. If it had been before, he would have trained him a long time ago, but that was also the past after all.Now, he can only persuade him earnestly.But after a long time, the good words were exhausted, and the pros and cons were clearly analyzed. In the end, she could only reluctantly agree to use the cloth sent by the palace to make clothes. Firstly, it was to save money, and secondly, it was also to use local materials, so as not to waste resources. .

Four days later, the old tailor brought his finished product according to the agreed time. When Gongsun Ce saw the new clothes, he couldn't hold back the smile on his face.After all, it is indeed the best tailor in Bianjing, who can tell what kind of person wears what kind of style at a glance.Handing over the agreed price to him, Gongsun Ce asked Xiaoyue to quietly put the clothes in Gongsun Junruo's room, waiting for tomorrow to refresh everyone.

The next day, the first ray of dawn in the morning sneaked in through the wooden window lattice, looking at the two malicious people, one big and one small, at the door, Gongsun Junruo felt his scalp go numb.Among the three, she was always the first one to wake up, but today Xiaohong and Xiaoyue came to knock on the door right after she finished washing, it was definitely not a good thing.

As she expected, there was indeed nothing good, and all of them were troublesome things.

"Miss Gongsun, how are you?" When they were approaching, Zhan Zhao knocked on the door.He heard from Zhao Hu yesterday that Gongsun Ce had made new clothes for her, and how beautiful those clothes were.Because of Gongsun Junruo's relationship, the food in Kaifeng Mansion is much better than before, so for everyone, she is a benefactor.A benefactor who has meat to eat.

"It's almost ready, brother Zhan wait a little longer."

What is Xiaoyue's voice?Zhan Zhao was slightly taken aback, but then laughed to himself.No wonder when I passed by her house, I didn't hear her voice reciting the book in the morning, so I came here.

"Brother Zhan, you can come in when you count to ten." Xiaoyue's voice came again.

Zhan Zhao smiled, although he thought it was childish, he still did it.Count to ten silently in your heart, then open the door and enter.

Gongsun Junruo was still sitting on the stool in front of the dressing table which was brightly illuminated by the sun, and he was still refusing to get up. Beside her, Xiaohong and Xiaoyue looked at Zhan Zhao with smiles, then gave each other a look, and silently backed away. out.Before leaving, Xiaoyue didn't forget to wink at him, with a spooky look of "I've helped everything that needs to be done, and it's up to you next time".

"Miss Gongsun, let's go." After Xiaoyue and the others walked away, Zhan Zhao said.

After a while, as she got up, the sunlight streamed on her body, Zhan Zhao squinted his eyes, and determined that it was the sunlight shining on the skirt and the reflection of the silver thread hidden in the skirt.

Facing his gaze, she turned her head slightly and looked out the window, her hand holding her skirt seemed a little uneasy, completely different from her usual calm and calm.No, it's more like shyness than embarrassment.On the earlobes are still old jadeite earrings, but it highlights her flushed cheeks even more.

The upper body is a light green running jacket, with golden patterns sewn on the cuffs, and a crescent white pleated skirt. It must be because she has changed clothes and made her feel uncomfortable.Zhan Zhao raised the corners of his mouth, his gaze became unusually soft.

"Let's go." Gongsun Junruo said.

"okay."

Because it was a banquet, Bao Gong asked them to prepare a carriage for them, and it was repainted not long ago, and the roof was covered with a new cloth.He really spent a lot of money for this honor.

The banquet started at the beginning of Ji. When Gongsun Junruo and the others arrived, the princes and generals congratulated each other, because they participated in the banquet as guests, that is to say, they were the only ones who were not relatives of the emperor. A group of people seemed a little out of place.

"Ouch! Miss Gongsun, you're here, the queen mother is thinking about you!" Seeing Gongsun Junruo in the crowd, the father-in-law hurried over and looked him up and down, "No wonder the old slave couldn't recognize it. Dressing up, people really need clothes and Buddhas need gold clothes! You and Mr. Zhan are together, you really look like a man and a woman!"

"Oh! Look, I was so busy talking, I forgot to lead the way!" The father-in-law accepted the congratulatory gift from Zhan Zhao with a smile, and led them to the banquet venue with a smile.

The purpose of this banquet was mainly to celebrate the recovery of the Queen Mother's eyes, and the Queen Mother wanted to express her gratitude to Gongsun Junruo.Before the two could reach the place, they saw Mei Niang in pink, looking forward to it.Seeing Gongsun Junruo and Zhan Zhao coming, she hurriedly raised her skirt and came towards them.

"Sister Gongsun!" A few steps away from them, she screamed and fell straight forward.

"Be careful—" Zhan Zhao strode up, his iron arm firmly supported her falling body, and when he got up, he had already firmly protected her in front of his chest.

The masculine pure yang aura poured into the tip of her nose, Mei Niang held Zhan Zhao's clothes tightly with both hands, her body was still trembling, and she still looked like she was still in shock.The pearl flowers on her head were still shaking, and the pearl earrings on her earlobe were swinging back and forth. After a while, she timidly raised her head from Zhan Zhao's arms, blushing and thanking her.

Zhan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said that it was fine, and took a step back to keep the distance between the two of them.

The scene just now has already attracted the attention of others.

Mei Niang's face was still red, as beautiful as the red cloud in the sky when the sun was setting, and her shyness made her eyes watery.

The three of them came to the banquet venue, and not long after they were divided and sat down, the queen mother, the emperor, the queen and others came together.The emperor changed his court clothes and crown, and instead of being majestic, he became more kind. He was originally a "benevolent emperor", with a generous personality, no matter in front of or behind others, he was always smiling.The queen was dressed in a fine attire, and the phoenix hairpin held her black hair, and she exuded calmness in her gestures and gestures.And Concubine Pang behind her was more elegantly dressed than her.

The queen mother invited everyone to sit down and arranged for musicians to come and play music.

The banquet had just begun, and the maids came up with fruits and wine jugs.The wine glass was filled with wine, and Gongsun Junruo was about to pick it up to drink, but Zhan Zhao held down his hand.

Looking up and seeing his nervous expression, she smiled, "Don't worry, it's not wine."

Not wine?Zhan Zhao frowned, looked at the indifferent Gongsun Junruo, and sat up straight with suspicion.

"Before I went out today, my brother told me that he had greeted the Queen Mother and said that I can't drink alcohol. If you don't believe me, you can smell it." She winked at him as she spoke.

Zhan Zhao stared at her blankly, knowing that what she said was not a lie, he was relieved.

Thanks to Mr. Gongsun's advance notice, otherwise, he really doesn't know how to deal with it.After all, her drunken madness cannot be stopped by ordinary people.

Halfway through, the emperor got up, held up his wine glass and said, "Everyone knows that the queen mother can see the sun again, so I hosted a banquet for everyone to have fun together. Speaking of it, I have to thank a doctor. If it weren't for her superb medical skills, my queen mother might I can’t recover my eyesight yet, so I offer a special toast to this doctor.”

The crowd whispered, they didn't expect that the doctor who healed the Queen Mother's eyes would be among them.When seeing a woman standing up, no one was surprised.

Yes, surprised.Women in the Song Dynasty have always regarded husbands and children as virtuous, and they also have the idea that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, so no matter where she comprehends, it is the man who takes the lead.I thought that the one who cured the Queen Mother's eyes would be a highly respected old doctor, but I didn't know that it was such a young person, and she was also a woman.

Gongsun Junruo picked up the wine glass and looked back at the emperor, "Thank you for your praise, I dare not be a daughter of the people."

"Emperor, the Ai family thinks they want to give Miss Gongsun a title." The Queen Mother's voice came with the wind, she looked at Gongsun Junruo with a smile, and continued, "Even the imperial doctor can't cure the eyes of the Ai family, but she can." Wonderful hand rejuvenation, such medical skills, how can it be buried?"

Everyone gasped - from the Queen Mother's tone, it seemed that they wanted to give her some place to sit, and this title was indispensable.It seems that this woman is really not someone to wait for.In this way, those who had doubts or disdain for her before no longer underestimated her, but quietly waited for the emperor to see what he had to say.

The emperor smiled generously and said, "The queen mother is very right, and my son also thought of this. With Miss Gongsun's medical skills, she is not inferior to any imperial doctor in the imperial hospital, so my son thinks that she can come and go in and out of the imperial hospital at will, and can also communicate with the imperial physicians." Study together, discuss together, if you pass the exam next year, I will definitely use it!"

The emperor's words were resounding, not only acknowledging Gongsun Junruo's superb medical skills, but also allowing her to continue her studies, and even if she wanted to, she could even become an official in the future.This is the first time for the entire Song Dynasty, and it is also a groundbreaking one.It's unheard of for a woman to be an official.