Two days before my departure, the emperor suddenly summoned me.
The meeting was in a side hall, and his expression was completely devoid of the seriousness of the big scene. When he saw me, a smile appeared on his lips.
"I heard that Madam is going to Huainan to sacrifice?" He said, "I also have some sacrifices, and Madam Lao will bring them together." After finishing speaking, he asked the waiter to present two lacquer boxes full of dried meat and fruits, and one Only copper wine statue.
There are not many things, but it is a gift from the emperor. I quickly thank you.
The Son of Heaven sighed, and said: "Fu Situ was once the Grand Tutor, and he taught strictness and benevolence at the same time. I still feel grateful." During the words, his expression was a little sad.
Compared with the interview I had when I first came to Yongdu, his face was a little fuller. It can be seen that Wei Hei Qiu Yuyou Supu School┭The bed is bad÷2 and I can see the Weihe cherry blossoms with skills and work well┯I am timid and live in a garden
I looked at him, and I also understood that there were some words that could not be explained. Thinking of those years, I sighed in my heart.
"The deceased is gone. Your Majesty's kindness is great, and the ancestors of the Fu family must be known." I bowed to him.
The emperor smiled bitterly. He chatted with me again, it was all old things, and he couldn't help laughing when he mentioned the interesting things we experienced when we were young. However, he never mentioned a single word about the present or the Wei family.
I know the pros and cons and subtleties of it, and just chatting with him is a pleasure for the host and guest.
When he was leaving, unfortunately, he ran into Empress Xu in the courtyard.
She was sitting under a flowering tree, as if enjoying the shade, with two maids standing behind her.
I was startled, and hurried forward to salute.
"Please, Ma'am, there is no need to be polite." Her voice was soft and gentle. Thinking of it, this was the first time she spoke to me in Yongduli.
I got up, and Empress Xu asked the palace maid, Chen Lai, to sit on a low couch for me.
"Madam is going to Huainan?" she asked.
"Exactly." I replied. But I wondered in my heart, how this matter spread so fast, and the emperor and empress in the palace knew about it.
She glanced at the lacquer-box wine deity carried by the palace guard behind me, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
The courtyard is very quiet, but I feel that the atmosphere is weird. The woman who had a tryst with Wei Tan a few days ago is now looking at her lover's main room with a pleasant face. Although I don't think I'm a rival in love, I still feel uncomfortable.
The sun shines through the branches and leaves, Xu Hou is holding a fan, surrounded by blooming peonies in the courtyard. Look at her carefully, it is undeniable that she is beautiful. This kind of beauty is different from Ruochan's brilliance, her brows and eyes are gentle and noble, which makes people unforgettable.
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The maid in the palace poured tea for me, but no one said a word.
Compared with words, Empress Xu seemed to prefer to look at others without saying a word, and she didn't know what was going on behind her calm eyes.
I don't care. In terms of status, she is superior and I am inferior. Of course, the superior must speak first before I answer, right
"Ma'am, what do you think of these flowers?" After taking a sip of the tea soup, Empress Xu finally said, "The prime minister came to the palace last time and praised the beauty of the flowers and trees. Your Majesty wants to bestow them on the Wei residence. I think peonies are the most suitable for this season."
I smiled and looked at those delicate peonies: "Peonies are graceful and beautiful, and extraordinary people can get them. The prime minister likes orchids and bamboos, and the queen will give them instead." Just kidding, in the past in Chang'an, peonies were the symbol of the imperial palace. to plant. The emperor bestowed on Wei Wei the files ぃ lingering ⌒ Mu Tuo waving lines Na 4 斫 疫 猓 犤 miserable 埽 埽铁 玉 卷 韩 u province p good cadmium line Scrape
Empress Xu smiled, but said nothing.
Maybe everyone has their own ideas, the tea is neither salty nor light, and I don't intend to tell Empress Xu anything, after a cup of tea, I presume that I have to report to the elder, and I leave.
After all, Huainan was nearly ten days away. When I returned to the mansion, I hurriedly went to see Mrs. Guo, counted the sacrifices and prepared my luggage.
On the second day, someone came to the palace, but it was a gift of flowers and trees.
As expected, Empress Xu sent some orchids, bamboos, osmanthus and other flowers and trees, which were arranged by the steward and planted in various courtyards. However, there are many poppies assigned to my garden.
"Poppies are happy, Madam's courtyard is open and shadeless, just right for planting." The gardener who brought the flowers said respectfully.
I thought it was reasonable, so I let them plant it.
On the fifth day of July, I took a cart full of sacrifices and set foot on the road to Huainan. The road to the east is straight, which is exactly what I walked when I married and came to Yongdu.
It was sunny for many days, and the road was very flat without any potholes or water. The guards escorted by Wei Mansion were left by Wei Tan before he left. There were a dozen of them, including A Yuan, Li Shang, his father and son, and Gong Yanggui.
Gong Yanggui is dressed in a neat robe, wearing a sword and riding a horse, like a knight-errant. Li Shang's body has recovered enough to be able to ride a horse, his clothes are blowing, and his skeleton is clear.
The summer is hot, and the crops in the large farmland along the way are growing just right, and the eyes are full of green.
"If the prime minister wins and the soldiers come back, it will be just in time for the autumn harvest." While resting by the roadside, Li Shang looked around and said, "This year the wind and rain are moderate, and the harvest should be good."
The war broke out and the people were displaced, so that the fields in various places were barren and the grain production dropped sharply. No matter which way is powerful, raising soldiers requires food, and taking root requires food, so looting food has become the full-time job of tyrants everywhere.
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In my eyes, although he is a bandit in the clothes of a prime minister, he knows how to run a business. He took the unowned land in the counties and counties under his jurisdiction as official land, ordered the soldiers to cultivate it in their spare time, and harvested it as military rations. Over the past few years, the warehouses and granaries in Yongzhou have been abundant, which is the credit for this move. Now that the sergeants are going to fight, the imperial court issued a new order, allowing the refugees who came to Yongzhou to share the land to cultivate and pay taxes every year.
I don't know much about politics, but from the discussions of A Yuan or the family members who work, I can hear people's dissatisfaction with Wei Wei Musuan.
"What do you think the prime minister will win against Tan Xi?" I pondered for a moment, then asked Li Shang in a low voice.
Li Shang patted his beard and said: "Someone is shallow, the prime minister is begging for Tan, the odds of winning should be 80%."
I was surprised: "So high? Tan Xi's military strength is twice that of the prime minister."
Li Shang smiled and shook his head: "Ma'am, victory or defeat should not be judged solely by military strength. Too many soldiers without a good general, sharp weapons without a good plan, will not help the situation."
I listened, dubiously.
At this time, suddenly, there was a "gudong" sound from the bullock cart not far away, as if something had hit the carriage board. The bullock cart was used to hold sacrifices, and the ones I prepared and those prepared by Li Shang's family were on it.
A soldier frantically covered the straw mat that covered the offering, and smiled apologetically at us: "Madam, just now the ox cart has not stopped, and a can of wine has been poured, but fortunately it did not overflow."
I'm going east, and Li Shang and his party are going south. Two days later, we will part.
"Steward, take care all the way." I was still worried, but when I got here, I had no choice but to say this to Li Shang.
Li Shang bowed to me: "Madam, don't worry, I will live up to Madam's expectations."
The ram dismounted from his horse, holding a jug of wine in his hand.
I looked at him and said, "From now on, Guanshi Li and Ah Huan will entrust you to the young master."
With his usual expressionless expression, Gong Yanggui nodded and said, "I'll do my best." He paused, but then asked me, "Huainan, is there any tablet for Zhongxun?"
Zhongxun is my second brother's name. Hearing this, I was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled bitterly: "If there is no one, the new one will also be put on display."
Gong Yang bowed his head and handed me the jug in his hand: "Respect him for me."
From what I saw, the clay pot was small and round, and the mud seal on the mouth of the pot was covered with dust. I recognize this wine, the aged Qiongsu from Changan Shangle Cellar was the second brother's favorite drink in the past.
I looked up at Gong Yanggui, and the corners of my eyes suddenly felt a little bit astringent.
"Okay." I took a deep breath and put down the wine.
On the other side, A Yuan wiped her eyes and told her father and elder brother to tell her back and forth. However, the two teams had to go on their way, and it was not good to delay the time, so they had to get on the carriages and go their separate ways.
"Ma'am," A Yuan still had red eyes, "How long are they going?"
I had no idea, but comforted me: "Don't worry, Mr. Gongyang is here, it won't take long."
Her face was full of resentment: "Now that I don't have to worry about food and clothing, why are you still working so hard?"
I stroked her head and said nothing.
Li Shang Fenglang has seen a lot, and he probably thinks more about the word "future" than we do. I know that he wants to save more things for his family while he is still young, so even if I stop him, he still wants to go to Jiangnan for a try.
In the end, I didn't stop him anymore. He wants to venture out. In this troubled world, which road is risk-free
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Because we brought a lot of sacrifices, although we parted ways with Li Shang and others, we did not travel much faster.
One thing I am very worried about is that the ox carts carrying sacrifices always make a "thud-thump" sound, and there are things bestowed by the emperor on them, and I am afraid that they will be destroyed. During the break, when I heard the abnormal noise again, I finally couldn't help getting out of the car to have a look.
The pawn in charge of guarding the ox cart saw me passing, his face changed, and he hurried forward.
"What's going on?" I frowned, "Did the car break down?"
The pawn's face was flushed, and his eyes flickered: "Ma'am, no, the ox cart never broke."
"How is that?" I was suspicious in my heart, and lifted the straw mat covering it with one hand.
"Ma'am..." The pawn turned pale.
At the same time, when I saw the teenagers sitting in those frames and pots, I was also stunned.
Wei An rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at me, a little caught off guard.
The sun was shining in the sky, and under the shade of the trees, Wei An was eating bad food and meat, looking gentle, but it could be seen that he was very hungry, chewing the food.
"Why did fourth uncle come with you?" I asked without talking nonsense after he had eaten slowly.
"I don't want to stay in the mansion." Wei An was brief and confident.
"Don't you want to stay in the mansion and leave secretly?" I frowned, "Fourth Uncle, have you ever thought about how anxious the mansion should be when he leaves. I will ask the military officer to dispatch troops later, and send Fourth Uncle back later. "
"I'm not going back." Wei An interrupted, mopping his lips, and looked up at me, "If my sister-in-law sends me back, I will tell my mother that my sister-in-law is not coming back."
My face changed. Fortunately, he spoke in a low voice and there was no one around.
"Fourth Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about?" My voice was low, as if it was squeezed out of my teeth. When Wei Tan talked to me that day, there were only him and me in the room, how could Wei An know? Could it be that the people in Wei Tantong's mansion have said...
"I didn't do it on purpose." At this time, Wei An said, his face was a little red, and he looked embarrassed, "I went to find my brother at that time, and there was no one in the courtyard, so I heard it."
The corners of my mouth twitched. What are these things...
Having said that, I don't admit it easily.
"What did Fourth Uncle say?" I forced myself to remain calm, "I brought the emperor's sacrifice, so I naturally went to Huainan to sacrifice. Fourth Uncle said I want to go, but where am I going?"
Wei An was taken aback, as if he was stopped by my question. He thought for a while, but said: "Maybe I heard it wrong, but my brother also said that there is gold in the side room, if the eldest sister-in-law sends me back, I will tell my mother."
I widened my eyes, I didn't expect that this little guy would dare to threaten me with gold!
I stared at him, biting my lip secretly.
Wei An also looked at me, his eyes were calm and unwavering.
"Sister-in-law, I don't want to go back." Wei An said seriously.
I closed my eyes and rubbed my forehead with my fingers, feeling a little sore.