Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Time flies, and March 10th has arrived in a blink of an eye.

The news that Prime Minister Lu Sheng, Chong Wang Chu Yan, Huai Wang Chu Yi, Luo Qingyang, the head of the Luo family, and others rebelled and were executed, and that An Guogong Chen Mo drove away foreign enemies and punished traitors and was promoted to King of Wei spread all over the world.

Xiangyang, Anguo Gongfu.

The news about Luonan and the imperial edict conferring titles on all the women were sent to Anguo Duke's Mansion.

When Wu Mi, Han Anniang and other girls heard the news, they were so surprised that they almost fainted, and at the same time they breathed a long sigh of relief.

Before that, they were worried about Chen Mo. Now that the dust has settled, they can finally let go of the big stone in their hearts.

"Sister Mi, you will be the princess from now on." Yi Shiyan was playing with Chen Mo's eldest son Chen Jia. When he heard this, a smile appeared on his face and he smiled at Wu Mi.

Wu Mi's face, as white and beautiful as the stamens of a flower, also showed some joy. Although she didn't particularly value fame and fortune, it didn't mean she didn't care at all. After all, it was a symbol of identity and status. , she took Chen Jia's little hand, picked him up, and said with a chuckle: "Jia'er will be His Royal Highness from now on."

As soon as these words came out, Han An's and Xia Zhiqing's expressions changed slightly. After all, who doesn't think about their children?

But the two girls also knew that they couldn't win against Wu Mi, so they had no choice but to give up this unwanted thought.

Xia Zhiqing smiled and said: "Congratulations to Sister Mi. I heard that even the head of the Wu family was granted the title of third-class Duke by the Jin Dynasty, and was promoted to Situ, one of the three Dukes."

You know, before this, Wu Yanqing only held the official title of fourth rank in the court, but now he has become the first rank, which can be said to be a meteoric rise.

The girls also expressed their joy to Wu Mi.

"Congratulations, aren't our sisters also granted the title of Madam Gaoming?" Wu Mi said with a smile.

Before this, there were only three people named Wu Mi, Han Aniang, Xia Zhiqing, and Yi Shiyan who were named Mrs. Gaoming.

Now, all the girls in the backyard are given imperial titles.

Even Xiao Ya and Yang Qingqing, who had just entered the door, were no exception.

Xiao Yunxi lowered her eyes, compared to Wu Yanqing who was named a third-class Duke and worshiped as a Situ.

His father was only the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, which seemed to be a real official position. It was more powerful than the sinecure position of Situ and could control the military. However, judging from the fact that the general commander was Yue Ruyan, this deputy commander was also a sinecure.

It doesn't matter if his official position is not as good as that of Wu Yanqing. Even his title is just that of a county marquis.

Although Xiao Yunxi also understands that there are many reasons for this.

First, she was Princess Huai after all.

Second, the Xiao family turned against Chen Mo midway.

Third, his father did not participate in Luonan's battle for power.

But she still felt a little uncomfortable.

At the same time, he also strengthened his determination to have a child for Chen Mo.

Xiao Ya seemed to know what her cousin was thinking, so she came over and held Xiao Yunxi's hand.

Xiao Yunxi also held Xiao Ya in her arms, feeling relieved a lot, she still had Xiaoya.

Wu Mi glanced at the girls and found that something was wrong with Liang Xue's expression. He stepped forward and took her hand, and said with a chuckle: "Sister Xue'er, don't worry. Since there is no news about the Liang family, it means that the Liang family is fine. ”

Just when the atmosphere was still harmonious, Yang Qingqing suddenly said something coldly: "I heard that there is a princess and two concubines in the prince's palace, and the rest are all concubines. Now the main concubine has been confirmed, and the remaining Who are the two concubines?"

As soon as this statement came out, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Although the concubine is also a concubine, with the title of concubine, she is at least one level higher than the concubine.

With so many girls in the house, there are only two concubines, and the others are destined to continue to be concubines.

Before, except for Wu Mi, everyone was a concubine and didn't think so.

But now that Yang Qingqing said this, except for Wu Mi, the thoughts of all the girls became complicated.

Then their eyes looked at Han Aniang and Xia Zhiqing.

Apart from Wu Mi, there are only two other women in the family who have children, and the position of concubine must belong to them.

…

In the examination room on the other side.

The list of candidates for the four-state examination has also been compiled and will be released soon.

Unlike the provincial examination, the four prefectures use the same test papers for the general examination.

The results are also obvious. There are far more candidates from Huaizhou and Linzhou on the list than from Yuzhou and Qingzhou.

"If there is no problem, please report this list to An Guogong as soon as possible. These will be the pillars of our dynasty in the future." Zuo Lianglun returned to Xiangyang. He originally wanted to say "I am the Song Dynasty", but in the end he decided He changed it to our court, and then said: "I don't know how the war is going ahead. After this, the imperial examination should be presided over by Duke An Guo."

"The last good news that came back was the great victory in Chongzhou. The following are the people who came to Beijing to serve as kings. They shouldn't be so soon." Geng Songfu said.

"The top priority is to release the results first. The students are probably impatient." Examiner Chen Xiudao.

Geng Songfu said with a smile: "I didn't expect that this time Huiyuan Guo Ning was only sixth in the first class of the Huaizhou Township Examination, but Sun Cheng, who was first in the first class of the Xiangyang Township Examination, is now down. At the eighth place, the students who applied for the exam in Huaizhou are still stronger. "

The first place in the examination is called Huiyuan.

But this kind of thing is normal.

Just as they were discussing, an official who was marking the examination papers came in from outside with a smile and said, "Happy event, great happy event, Lord Geng, Lord Zuo, Lord Chen, go out and receive the imperial edict quickly, the angel of the court has arrived."

Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun, and Chen Xiu were all stunned, not knowing where the joy came from.

After asking carefully, they learned that a great victory had been won in the front, the traitors Lu Sheng and Chu Yan were destroyed, and Duke Anguo was promoted to King of Wei. They vaguely guessed something and hurried out to receive the imperial edict.

A quarter of an hour later.

Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun, and Chen Xiu held the imperial edict, their eyes were blank.

Geng Songfu was actually named Zhongshu Ling, in charge of the six ministries.

You know, the Zhongshu Ling of the Zhongshu Province is also called the prime minister.

Previously, Xu Guozhong and Lu Sheng were Zhongshu Ling.

To be honest, Geng Songfu would never dream that he could serve as the prime minister.

In his opinion, even if Chen Mo defeated Lu Sheng, the position of prime minister should be held by Chen Mo himself, but he didn't expect it to be given to him.

What virtue and ability did Geng Songfu have.

He was almost 70 years old, even if he was a mid-level warrior, his life was in the countdown, but he could.

But it would be a lie to say that he was not happy or excited.

Since ancient times, which official did not desire to be a marquis and a prime minister.

He knelt on the ground with a plop, tears streaming down his face, crying with joy: "Thinking of me, Geng Songfu, at this age, I can still be a high-ranking official. It's really God's blessing. Thank you King Wei, thank you Your Majesty..."

There is no need to think about it, this must be Chen Mo's idea.

At this moment, Geng Songfu would not hesitate even if Chen Mo asked him to die immediately.

"Congratulations, Mr. Geng. No, Prime Minister." Zuo Lianglun and Chen Xiu hurriedly congratulated Geng Songfu.

Their official positions were not low either. One was appointed as the Minister of Revenue, and the other was appointed as the Minister of Rites. These were both great titles.

"Congratulations, congratulations." Geng Songfu stood up tremblingly and said to the two of them: "Just now the angel said that we should go to Beijing to take up our posts immediately after receiving the decree. Let's pack up and follow the angel to Beijing."

"Wait a moment, both of you. I have to send someone home to report the good news." Zuo Lianglun said with a smile.

Chen Xiu said: "In this case, we will take the list of candidates for this imperial examination."

It is worth mentioning that.

As the saying goes, one person's success brings success to all.

With the promotion of Geng Songfu and Zuo Lianglun, Wei Linchun, who was originally the county magistrate of Xiangyang City, also became the prefect of Linzhou.

And Huang Xiu, the county magistrate of Longmen County, Yuzhou, also became the prefect of Yuzhou.

...

As the news of Chen Mo's enthronement came to Xiangyang, the list of candidates for the imperial examination was also released on the same day.

For a time, the whole of Xiangyang cheered, clamored, and jumped for joy.

Fuze Restaurant.

"My son passed the imperial examination and ranked 37th among the candidates. All the expenses today will be paid by my Qin family. Let's drink to our heart's content." A middle-aged man dressed as a butler said loudly in the first-floor hall, and the whole audience cheered.

After the butler finished speaking, he did not stop and rushed to the next tavern or restaurant, as if he was going to pay for the whole city today.

The second floor of Fuze Restaurant.

Jiang Quyang looked at Sun Cheng, who ranked eighth on the list, and smiled: "Brother Sun, this time the Duke of Anguo was successful in serving the king and was promoted to the King of Wei. Will our subsequent palace examinations be held in Tianchuan? Then we will be able to see the emperor."

But Sun Cheng muttered Guo Ning's name.

After hearing this, Jiang Quyang curled his lips and said, "Brother Sun, you're still thinking about the name of Huiyuan."

What Jiang Quyang didn't know was that after becoming the first in the Linzhou County Examination last time, Sun Cheng became a little arrogant, and he thought everyone was superior to him. This made him think and determined to win the Huiyuan in the examination.

But he didn't expect that not only did he not become the Huiyuan, but he fell to the eighth place in the Gongshi. Although he was still among the top, it obviously did not meet his expectations. Even after two hours of the announcement, he still couldn't forget it.

"Guo Ning, I will definitely defeat you in the palace examination later." Sun Cheng drank the wine in the cup in front of him.

...

There was a festive cheer in Xiangyang City, and the news was soon received in Tongque Garden.

It was early spring, and the weather was getting warmer. Princess Zhaoqing Chu Ran was wearing a pink dress, sitting quietly behind a long table, holding a book in her hand, and reading with a fixed gaze.

After listening to Xu Ying's words last time, Chu Ran's dressing style changed, and her outfit became younger and more beautiful.

"Your Highness." At this moment, a voice sounded from outside.

Chu Ran put down the book and raised his eyebrows: "Aunt?"

Chu Ran stood up, opened the door, and saw Xiao Yunxi, who was dressed brightly and charmingly, and said: "Aunt, why are you here? Who is this?"

Chu Ran looked at the girl behind Xiao Yunxi.

"This is Xiaoya, whom I mentioned to Your Highness before." Xiao Yunxi turned around and said to Xiao Ya: "Xiaoya, come and pay your respects to Your Highness."

"Your Highness." Xiao Ya, who was dressed in a white dress and pure and charming, bowed to Chu Ran.

"I am no longer a princess, Xiaoya, you don't have to be polite." Chu Ran's eyes flashed with a trace of unnaturalness.

After all, she called Xiao Yunxi aunt, so Xiao Ya, as Xiao Yunxi's niece, was actually older than her, but she also called her Xiaoya.

Xiao Ya didn't care about this. She just thought that the princess was easy to get along with.

After the three of them sat down in the room, Xiao Yunxi was the first to speak: "Your Highness, have you heard that the traitors Lu Sheng and Chu Yan have been eliminated, and my husband, who has made great achievements in slaying evil spirits and driving away foreign enemies, has been granted the title of King of Wei by His Majesty." He will probably come back or take us to Beijing soon."

"Really?" A look of astonishment appeared in Chu Ran's eyes, and he whispered immediately: "King Anguo Wei is really a god, a victorious general. Whenever he leads troops to fight, I have never heard of him losing a battle."

"The news has spread in the city. It is still false. Now people are spreading rumors that my husband is a god descending to earth." Xiao Yunxi chuckled.

Ever since Chen Mo started his army, he has been mysterious and the army calls him Chen Xianshi.

Now that he had defeated the "suspected" second-grade Lu Sheng, Chen Mo was naturally even more deified. Even later, what Chen Mo himself didn't know was that due to his excessive deification, the people felt that Chen Mo could do anything. , are all normal and allowed by God. Everything about his lustful and good wife should be treated as God’s arrangement.

"In this way, the biggest threat in his country has been eliminated, and he has been named King of Wei. Then..." Chu Ran did not dare to say the next words.

But based on the history books, we can know that at this point, he can only go one step further, otherwise, after his death, he will only be liquidated and retaliated.

Xiao Yunxi also understood what Chu Ran wanted to say, and immediately smiled and said: "Your Highness, there is another good news. My husband rescued King Chenliu and is now revered as the Supreme Emperor. I believe that Your Highness's position as princess is also very important." Coming back soon."

This is indeed good news. No matter what she says, King Chen Liu is still her "royal brother".

"I haven't congratulated my aunt yet. Now that Duke An Guo has been crowned king, my aunt will be the concubine," Chu Ran said.

Hearing this, Xiao Yunxi's eyes darkened. Chu Ran was stunned for a moment, but then he realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized to Xiao Yunxi.

Xiao Yunxi shook her head, said it was okay, and then said: "In addition to telling your highness the news this time, I also hope that your highness can do me a favor."

Chu Ran was startled, and then said: "Auntie, please tell me."

Xiao Yunxi was a little embarrassed to say it, but she still said it, saying: "I just hope that when my husband comes back, His Highness can serve with me and Xiaoya...

In this case, His Highness might be able to move out of Tongque Garden and have a status. "

After hearing this, Chu Ran's face suddenly turned red, and Xiao Ya was not much better.

Chu Ran looked at her aunt in disbelief. She felt that the other party seemed to be becoming less and less like the aunt in her impression. This was too

At the same time, she also thought of what Xu Ying told her back then, that she wanted to join a group with her to keep warm.

If this is added to

Chu Ran simply didn't dare to think about it.

What's going on? It's ridiculous.