After a piece of paper was written, it was natural that Qin Mubai would be there to make plans and consider the sentences. After going back and forth, Qin Shubao had to look at his son with admiration, who was so intelligent that he was almost a monster.
Although Qin Mubai had almost zero official experience in the Zhenguan Dynasty, he did not know the emperor himself. But in his opinion, being well-versed in human relations is the essence of writing. The so-called politics is actually the knowledge of getting along with others. His experience of getting along with so many different people in his previous life and his extremely rich life experience made him quite capable in this area.
After the matter was done, Qin Shubao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"My father is old. The older a person is, especially the longer he has been an official, the less courageous he will be." Qin Shubao shook his head and said: "Didn't you say that you still have a clever plan to eliminate the emperor's heart knot? This is With a sharp knife hanging over your head, you'd better be cautious. Although you are smart, your father still wants to warn you that you should be low-key and cautious in everything. Don't act smart and treat others as fools. Okay, the rest. I’ll leave it all to you, and I won’t have to worry about it anymore as a father.”
"Father, don't worry." Qin Mubai himself breathed a sigh of relief.
It was like walking on thin ice, but I finally made it through. Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you. We must find a way to make the emperor stop thinking about Wu Meiniang, so that his hatred of me can be eliminated from the root.
After thinking for a long time, Qin Mubai sent his servant to take a leave of absence from Prince Wu's Mansion and did not go out for a whole day. After nightfall, under the starry night sky, he knocked on the door of the Wu family in Yingguogong's mansion.
The Wu family was obviously a little frightened. The servant came to open the door, followed by Wu Yuanqing, who was peeking behind. When he saw Qin Mubai, he panicked: "Oh my God, you still dare to come here!"
Having said that, he took one step forward and blocked the door to prevent Qin Mubai from entering.
There was a 'bang' sound, and the door that was about to be closed was blocked by something. Wu Yuanqing took a closer look and saw that it was an apricot scroll.
"Imperial decree?!" Wu Yuanqing finally saw such a thing and exclaimed in surprise.
"If you have the guts, pull the door tighter and smash it into pieces." Qin Mubai said coldly.
Wu Yuanqing immediately panicked, hurriedly opened the door himself, and welcomed Qin Mubai in with a look of panic.
"Colonel Qin... um brother-in-law Xian, uh Qin..." Wu Yuanqing stuttered at a loss for words. He didn't know what he was doing by calling Qin Mubai. He slapped himself in the mouth and said in one breath: "What kind of imperial edict is this?"
"You don't know if you just look at it?" Qin Mubai casually threw the emperor's imperial edict of marriage to him and strode inside: "Where is Mei Niang? I want to talk to him in detail in person."
"Backyard miscellaneous room." Wu Yuanqing responded casually and hurriedly opened the imperial edict.
"What did you say?!" Qin Mubai shouted, stopped and turned around, staring at him with dagger-like eyes.
At this moment, Wu Yuanqing had also finished reading the imperial edict, and was stunned in panic, muttering in his mouth: "Giving marriage... The emperor actually granted marriage to you, this... this is incredible!"
"Wu Yuanqing!"
"Ah? Here!!"
Qin Mubai walked up to him. He was half a head taller than Wu Yuanqing. He looked down at him and said in a deep voice, "Do you still remember what you promised me?"
"Remember, brother-in-law, you should calm down first, hehe!" Wu Yuanqing smiled bitterly in embarrassment, bowed his hands and said, "Isn't this the room that I haven't tidied up for a while? Tomorrow, tomorrow morning I will How about inviting them to live in the main house?"
"It couldn't be better." Qin Mubai grabbed the imperial edict, grabbed a servant to lead the way, and strode towards the backyard.
Wu Yuanqing wiped cold sweat, shook his head and murmured to himself: "The little bastard is really a lost star. It's not enough to provoke the Qin man, he also provokes the emperor. I originally thought that because of the engagement first, the little bastard will definitely He couldn't enter the palace, and the one named Qin would never dare to have anything to do with the little bastard. Who would dare to mess with a woman the emperor didn't want? Unexpectedly, the emperor and the one named Qin were jealous, and the one named Qin actually won... Planning I drove away the little wild beast and his family tomorrow to avoid the limelight. Why did this thing suddenly take a turn for the worse? I don’t understand it, I don’t understand it!
We walked all the way to the backyard and came to a row of dilapidated huts. Qin Mubai saw a yellow light the size of a chrysanthemum bean lit in one of the rooms, and low sobbing could be heard from inside.
Stopping and listening, Qin Mubai heard low voices coming from inside.
"Mom, it's all the fault of that annoying Qin Mubai. He pretends to be a romantic and comes here to mess with me. If it weren't for him, I would have entered the palace now and had to accompany you. Maybe I can even get a concubine and queen in the future!" It was obviously Wu Zhao's voice. Instead of being sentimental, it was filled with indignation.
"My poor son, don't be stupid." Mrs. Yang was crying and said naggingly, "Being a mother means that you are born in the royal family and know all the situations there. For any woman, entering there is like falling into What's so good about the bottomless abyss? On the surface, everyone among the women there is well-dressed and enjoying wealth, but many of them will never see the emperor in their lifetime, and they will only be lonely until they grow old. More people died in intrigues and intrigues. How can Mu Bai be blamed for this matter? The most I can blame is the emperor's interference in ruining your beautiful marriage!"
"Huh, that's someone else! This will definitely not happen if your daughter enters the palace! Mom, you are so confused. How can you blame the emperor for protecting that guy Qin Mubai? What good can he do!"
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Qin Mubai heard this conversation outside the door and smiled to himself: That's right. This is Wu Meiniang's character. If she were like an ordinary woman, she wouldn't be the only queen in history. Now she has no chance of entering the palace, so she can only marry me, Qin Mubai... This is interesting!
The mother and daughter, one angry and the other sad, were chatting animatedly when Qin Mubai knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Qin Mubai."
There was a noise in the house. Mrs. Yang came forward and opened the door. She looked at Qin Mubai in horror: "Xianxiang, you, how dare you come here?"
"Not only do I dare to come, I must come." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, handed the imperial edict to Madam Yang, and said, "Mrs. Yang, I want to talk to Mei Niang alone, is that okay?"
Mrs. Yang hurriedly unfolded the imperial edict and took a look, her face suddenly flushed with surprise: "That's great... Mei Niang, the emperor has granted you a marriage! Okay, okay, virtuous son-in-law, you can talk, and I can go to the next room to rest for my mother."
"Thank you, mother-in-law." Qin Mubai bowed his hands and bowed, and Mrs. Yang left happily.
Wu Meiniang was indifferent when she heard the news. She pouted with a sullen expression, and did not even look at Qin Mubai sitting on the old bed in the room.
Qin Mubai closed the door, walked to her side in a leisurely manner, dragged a small letter to sit down, and said, "Mei Niang, you don't seem to be surprised at all when you hear the news of the emperor's marriage?"
"What's so strange!" Wu Meiniang glanced at Qin Mubai and snorted, "Didn't I learn from Zheng Renji's daughter? The emperor will definitely not force me to enter the palace again. Since I can't enter the palace, the emperor's face I can’t get through it, so in order to demonstrate the law and morality and the king’s generosity, of course I have to pretend to be generous and grant the marriage!”
"Smart, really smart!" Qin Mubai clapped his hands several times, and was immediately impressed by the little girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old in front of him - she is so smart and insightful at a young age, she really has the talent of a great politician!
"Humph, there's no need for you to praise me! It's all your fault!" Wu Meiniang glared at Qin Mubai hatefully and muttered, "If it weren't for you, I would have entered the palace and become a concubine. Who would want to marry a seventh-grade concubine like you? Sesame and mung bean officer!”
"Forgive you once. Such words are against women's ethics. If you dare to say it again in the future, I will have Wei Zhenfugang's family law to serve you." Qin Mubai deliberately kept a straight face and said seriously.
"Hmph - you know how to bully a little girl like me!" Wu Meiniang turned away angrily.
"Who said that? I came here today obviously to love you." Qin Mubai said, "Mei Niang, let's not say any angry words or nonsense. Since you are so smart, I will make it clear to you. -The fact before us is that you can no longer enter the palace, and no one in the world dares to marry you except me, Qin Mubai, don’t you doubt this? "
"..." Wu Meiniang was depressed and entangled in silence for a long time, and then she said in a low voice: "So what? I know that Zheng Renji's daughter has not married since the emperor broke off the engagement. She is hiding in the countryside and dare not go out. . No one dares to mess with a woman that the emperor doesn’t want. Since the emperor has been a generous and good person this time and granted us a marriage, I have to marry you. You don’t dare to write any kind of divorce letter to divorce me, is that right? "
"As long as you understand." Qin Mubai said, "That means that now we are grasshoppers on the same rope, and we must advance and retreat together. We will help each other, suffer and prosper together. If one party makes a mistake, we will certainly suffer. There will be no recovery, and the other party will not have a good death.”
"Yes, I know. Isn't it okay for me to accept my fate? But don't think that you can keep me fed and housed. If you make me unhappy one day, I would rather become a nun than marry you. Or else , Let’s all finish together, hum!” Wu Meiniang said in a long voice, extremely unwillingly.
This little girl is smart enough, fierce enough, and ruthless enough. She is really a match for her!
After sighing secretly for a while, Qin Mubai said: "Mei Niang, just accepting your fate is not enough. The emperor is also a man, and men are not willing to have the women they like taken away by others. He is just in the way now. Ethics and laws had to be compromised, and it was hard to say whether there were any knots or shadows in his heart. If so, there would always be a sword hanging over our heads. It may be that the old and new accounts have to be settled together, and we can’t live without it.”
"Huh?" Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment, obviously he might not have considered this. After all, she is a young girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, and she certainly does not have as clear a picture of a man's thoughts as Qin Mubai.
"Then what do you think we should do? Are we like Zheng Renji's daughter, hiding away from the emperor's sight for the rest of her life? I don't want to!" Wu Meiniang said.
"I don't want to either, and escaping is not my style." Qin Mubai said, "I came here today just to discuss it with you. There is only one way to eliminate this shadow and knot in the emperor's heart."
"any solution?"
"Dispel the emperor's concern for you and make him no longer interested in you, or even hate you. In this way, he will not regret not getting you or missing you. He will even be glad that he did not recruit you into the palace." Qin Mu Bai said.
"You want me to be disfigured? You are too cruel!" Wu Meiniang suddenly jumped up and glared at Qin Mubai with wide eyes.
"Am I such a person?" Qin Mubai smiled slightly, waved his hand for Wu Meiniang to sit down, and said, "You are very smart. You know that the emperor wants to recruit you to the palace because he is attracted by your beautiful face. But I This method will never disfigure you."
"Can't you speak clearly once and for all?" Wu Meiniang breathed a sigh of relief and sat down.
"Okay, let's make it clear once and for all." Qin Mubai said, "Actually, it is not difficult to do this. First of all, we must find out what kind of woman the emperor likes. Let me ask you, who is the emperor's favorite woman in his life? Who is the woman?"
"How do I know this?" Wu Meiniang snorted coldly.
"But I know." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said word by word, "The late Empress Changsun!"
"Oh? It's her!" Wu Meiniang's beautiful eyes flashed with wisdom, she blinked and nodded, "I understand what you mean. Since the emperor loves a virtuous and virtuous woman like Empress Changsun, then I will do it She behaves the opposite of Queen Changsun in everything, right?"
"Smart! Mei Niang, you are so smart! Come here, I will give you a deep kiss!" Qin Mubai laughed loudly and pretended to kiss her on the face.
"Get out!" Wu Meiniang couldn't help but jumped away in a fit of laughter, and said to herself thoughtfully, "This is indeed a good way to dispel the emperor's thoughts about me from the source... But! Why should I give up? What does the emperor think of me?”
"Haha!" Qin Mubai smiled nonchalantly. He finally saw that Wu Meiniang was a guy who refused to admit defeat. It is clear that he has accepted it in his heart, but he refuses to give in with his mouth.
Wu Meiniang glared at Qin Mubai angrily, clasped her hands in front of her chest and turned away, muttering to herself: "That annoying guy! Who wants to work with you in the same boat and listen to your mercy in everything? Let me pretend to be crazy and act like a fool. How about you trying to become a shrew? It’s hateful..."
"It seems that Mei Niang has understood the core of this strategy, and my husband is relieved." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "When the day comes when the emperor hears many rumors about you and hates you, that will be when our merits will be complete. We can justifiably talk about marriage.”
"It sounds like I'm willing to marry you... Wow, why am I so miserable? I can't help anyone I marry, and I have to be manipulated by you, a prodigal, before I get married!" Wu Meiniang stomped her feet in shame and annoyance. He stood on his feet, almost crying with hatred.
"Don't blame me, Mei Niang." Qin Mubai came closer and whispered, "It's not me who manipulates you. In fact, I am also being manipulated - it is fate that manipulates us."
"Destiny... why doesn't it die?" Wu Meiniang stomped her feet and cursed.
"Well scolded, let fate die! We have to control our own lives by ourselves." Qin Mubai gently patted her round shoulder, "When Hou Men enters, it is as deep as the sea. Believe me, marry You won't regret it."
"Only a ghost would believe you, hum!..."