King Qin took the potion and shook it: "I have to see the effect first."
"good."
King Qin turned around, took the medicine bottle and left.
He walked outside. Liu Wu and others had been waiting for a long time. Seeing him in high spirits, they secretly sighed in their hearts. If King Qin had any fatal weakness, it would be right here. If he could avoid this fatal weakness, maybe he could really achieve something. Hegemony.
Liu Wu tentatively said: "Your Majesty, you can send someone to give this thing to Madam Yue."
King Qin glared: "This is what I owe in my life. After finding the medicine to her, I and her will be clean. From now on, I will never have anything to do with her again."
Liu Wu was overjoyed: "This is very good."
These days, Yue Pengju found that his wife's temper was getting weirder and weirder. At first, he thought that his wife was afraid of having another woman in the family, so he took the initiative several times to send Li Qiaoniang away. However, Hua Rong firmly opposed it. He saw that his wife and Li Qiaoniang were having an affair. Even though she was joking, Li Qiaoniang had no fault at all. Why
In early April, the imperial court sent Zhang Jun to supervise the division. After the Miao and Liu rebellions, Zhao Deji did not use Qin Hui for various reasons, but instead used Zhang Jun. He was very worried about the Dongting water pirates, the biggest worry in the country. After sending Yue Pengju, he Expressing his concern, he asked Zhang Jun to personally supervise the division.
Zhang Jun was a Jinshi and looked down on military students. When he saw Yue Pengju, he did not address him as "Xiangong" but his military rank: "Captain Yue has been stationed in Dongting for more than a month. How do you use your troops?"
Yue Pengju explained his plan. Zhang Jun was very satisfied and talked about his views.
Yue Pengju went home and told his wife about the meeting. Hua Rong frowned and said, "Zhang Jun is a man of great ambition and talent. If he is in the cabinet, he will definitely introduce Qin Hui."
Yue Pengju asked: "How can we see it?"
"He can't listen to the opinions of others. Only Qin Hui can act according to the wind, is good at flattering, and will definitely do what he likes."
Yue Pengju's cold lasted for several days. Hua Rong quietly asked the military doctor, who said it was nothing serious. She felt relieved and saw that Li Qiaoniang was taking good care of Yue Pengju, so she did not show up and only gave the opportunity to Li Qiaoniang.
On this day, Yue Pengju came back from inspecting the military situation. He suffered from continuous cold wind, felt unwell, and was not in a good mood. When he got home, it was getting late, and he frowned when he saw that his wife was still not at home.
Li Qiaoniang obediently came up to her and brought tea and water. Yue Pengju sat down, frowned and asked, "Where has Madam been these days? Why is she always missing?"
Li Qiaoniang said, "Back to my husband, Mrs. Yue has not returned from Tanzhou City." As she said this, Li Qiaoniang laid out the food and served Yue Pengju to eat. She specially prepared light side dishes. Yue Pengju was from the north and liked pasta, so she specially prepared Dumplings with a sour filling.
This was the first time Yue Pengju had eaten something like this. He had a huge appetite and asked curiously: "What is this?"
Li Qiaoniang saw that his appetite was greatly improved and she happily replied: "This is something I have just learned."
Yue Pengju thought it was delicious. Seeing her standing aside, he said, "You can eat it too."
Li Qiaoniang smiled and sat down next to him obediently, eating slowly while observing him. But when she saw that he had finished a large bowl quickly, she stood up and put the untouched dumplings in her bowl into his. Li, said: "My family has a small appetite and can't eat this much. Please use it..."
Hua Rong quietly stood at the door and watched this "warm" scene, but when she saw Yue Pengju was sweating profusely and very happy after eating, she didn't know what it was like. These days, she has seen too many scenes like this. He vaguely understood in his heart what "love grows over time". If this continues, it must be a natural thing for Pengju to fall in love with this Li Qiaoniang.
After Yue Pengju finished eating the dumplings, he found his wife standing at the door, as if she had just come back. He said happily: "Sister Seventeen, come and have a taste. Qiao Niang has made a good meal today..."
Li Qiaoniang also stood up in a hurry, with a very respectful expression: "Madam, I have left some food for you, and it will be brought to you right away."
The two sang together, and Hua Rong felt like a strange guest. She smiled faintly, sat down next to her, and just said: "I've already eaten, you don't have to worry about me."
"Oh? Sister Seventeen, where did you eat?"
Hua Rong glanced at the sour stuffing and said lightly: "I ate it in Tanzhou City. The Zuixiang Chicken there is very good. Pengju, you know, I don't like pasta very much. Dongting is really a good place for food and clothing. The cost is really dazzling…”
Yue Pengju frowned slightly, and saw that his wife had changed into a light red gauze shirt, and a crystal clear jade hairpin was inserted into her head at some point. Her dress was bright, which formed a sharp contrast with the simple Li Qiaoniang.
Hua Rong saw her husband's gaze and smiled disapprovingly: "I used to fight every day and didn't know the joy of the world, but now I know that the days of leisure and stability are better than before. Seeing the beautiful scenery and eating all the delicious food around the Dongting every day is also a great pleasure in life... "
Yue Pengju heard it even more harshly, and then he remembered that Zhao Deji had given Hua Rong two hundred taels of gold alone because of "King Qin". Of these golds, except for the 100 taels she gave to Wang Jixian for solving Li Yian's troubles, she kept the rest. It was not used for military expenses.
He has seen his wife's hard work over the years. It is natural for people to let his wife eat well and be well clothed. However, he saw that his wife was completely dismissive of the food he liked, especially the look in her eyes. When a nouveau riche man looked at the poor man, he felt very uncomfortable and didn't know how to speak. He was speechless for a long time.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Qiaoniang immediately went to clear away the dishes and said with a smile: "If you like it, sir, I can do it tomorrow."
Yue Pengju said calmly: "Okay, Xianguan was born in a peasant family. He has never seen many delicacies, but he likes this kind of pasta. You have been making this these past few days."
Hearing this, Hua Rong didn't say anything. He stood up slowly and yawned: "I'm so sleepy. I'm going to sleep." After saying that, he went straight back to the room to sleep.
Yue Pengju felt even worse when he saw her charming back passing by. Usually, the couple would read together after dinner and practice swordplay together in the morning. However, these days, Hua Rong no longer reads books, and the sword also No more training. Like other wives and concubines of generals who love glory and wealth, they pay attention to food and clothing every day. After Yue Pengju joined the army, he has always shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and his family members who follow the army must set an example. Otherwise, the senior officials will eat and drink every day, and the soldiers will not have enough to eat. How can we inspire people to go into battle and kill the enemy with all their heart
He felt very uneasy, so he got up and followed his wife in, wanting to talk to her.
After entering the house, he saw that his wife had already taken off her clothes and went to bed. He sat down next to her, held her hand, and said in a very gentle voice: "Sister Seventeen, the war is tense these days. I go out to check the situation and hold meetings every day, but I don't stay with her properly." After you..."
Hua Rong turned over slightly and muttered: "Pengju, why are you talking about this?"
"Sister Seventeen, do you feel lonely?"
"No, I eat and drink out every day, I don't know how happy I am. Pengju, you are free, I will take you there. Alas, now I realize that the past days were all in vain. Oh, Pengju, look at the clothes on my body, It was made by the best tailor in Tanzhou City. It costs 10 yuan. Do you think it looks good
Yue Pengju was completely speechless.
Hua Rong said again in a daze: "Pengju, you have worked hard in these years of fighting. Look at the food and clothing of generals like Liu Guang and Zhang Jun. How can you live up to the high salary and salary of a high official? You are also a military governor, a first-class official." , and not too shabby..."
Liu Guang only knew beautiful women and delicious food, and was a well-known mediocre general. Zhang Jun, on the other hand, was even more greedy for money. He used his power to plunder and deduct military pay. He had never fought in any decent battles and was a typical example of running away after hearing the news. His family The gold and silver money was piled up like a mountain. In order to avoid being missed by thieves, they cast the silver into large silver balls of one thousand taels, which were called "no help", which means that even if a thief breaks in, there is nothing he can do against such a big thing. Can't move.
Yue Pengju had always despised these two people, but when he heard that his wife actually yearned for their glory, he was even more displeased, but he said patiently: "The war is intense now, not the time for enjoyment..." He felt strange that his wife shouldn't be For such a person, he would say slowly, "Sister Qi Qi, what's wrong with you these days?"
Hua Rong was still confused: "After experiencing life and death, everything has become indifferent. Living should be enjoyed, not hard work."
Yue Pengju was speechless. After a while, he looked at his wife again and heard that she was breathing heavily and had fallen asleep.
He got up and walked out, only to see candles already lit in the temporary study room, and Li Qiaoniang in Jingchai's sarong was diligently cleaning, making the house spotless.
Today's Li Qiaoniang is like Hua Rong in the past. How can people change so much
He sighed secretly and said to Li Qiaoniang: "You have worked hard, go and have a rest."
Li Qiaoniang was very grateful for his praise. She stood with her hands crossed and whispered: "It's not hard for me. It's my honor to serve my wife and husband."
Yue Pengju sat down at the desk silently, but saw that Li Qiaoniang had already placed his favorite military book on the table, and placed a cup of tea next to it. Everything was just right.
Li Qiaoniang cut the wick of the candle to make it brighter, and then stood beside him: "I will serve my husband to study."
Yue Pengju was upset, shook his head and said, "Go and rest, I don't want anyone to accompany you."
Li Qiaoniang meekly withdrew and closed the door carefully when she went out.
Hua Rong heard the subtle sound of the door closing in the bedroom. He slowly sat up and looked blankly in the darkness for a while before falling asleep again. It was almost halfway through the night before Yue Pengju returned to the bedroom. Hua Rong still pretended not to know. When I opened my eyes in the morning, Yue Pengju had already gotten up and went to do morning exercises.
The next day was the birthday of the local magistrate, and all the generals and their families were invited to a simple banquet. Because fighting in the local area relied on the magistrate, Yue Pengju saw that the banquet was not too extravagant, so he prepared to let his wife attend the banquet. Because he If you are in the army, you will go directly, and your female relatives will go with you.
After Hua Rong got up, she walked around outside and saw many female family members who had changed their clothes gathered in front of Sister Gao's door. When Sister Gao saw her, she greeted her warmly. Hua Rong walked over and saw all the female family members. All his eyes fell on her. Since the women's usual topics were nothing more than children's issues and wives and concubines, Hua Rong had nothing in common with them on these two topics, so she didn't usually talk to them much. Especially after Li Qiaoniang arrived, she even avoided greeting these female relatives. Therefore, all the female relatives also felt that she was aloof and difficult to approach.
Fourth Sister Gao asked enthusiastically: "Mrs. Yue, Zhizhou is hosting a banquet today, will you go?"
Hua Rong shook his head: "I have something to do and I can't go."