There are seven girls in the Su family. Except for the eldest and the third, who were born to the main wife, the rest are all concubines.
Among the five concubine girls, the fifth lady is the most beautiful. In addition, she is good at dancing and likes to flatter her aunt, so she is extremely favored in the house.
It's okay to be favored, but she also likes to take advantage of being a little thin in front of her aunt and step on other concubines under her feet.
Qingguan in her previous life was extremely disgusted with her. She didn't deal with her when they met and didn't even bother to say a word.
Seeing that Miss Sixth's eyes were a little confused, Ah Li hurriedly said: "My prince said, Miss Sixth, don't worry. Anyone who dares to act wildly in Wanhua Tower will be acting wildly on his head."
Qingguan smiled lightly and said: "I feel relieved that the prince is supporting Wanhualou. Please tell the prince that Mei Niang's life has been saved, but she can no longer be a mother. She was born to both parents. This experience is really pitiful.”
Being tortured like this is naturally pitiful. Ah Li sighed.
"The commander of the troops and horses in the five cities, although he is not a big official, he has a lot of responsibility. If the prince is afraid of trouble, it is better to get rid of it once and for all."
A Li was stunned. What did this mean? What did it mean once and for all? He couldn't understand it.
"Go ahead, your prince will understand."
As soon as A Li left, Qing Guan turned his attention to Qian Fu and Cao Zi'ang, his face darkened, and he spoke very rudely.
"If I hadn't been close to what happened today, I'm afraid this girl's life would have been in danger. People who practice medicine only have patients in their eyes, not men and women. Compared with the lives of men and women, it's not worth mentioning. If Mei Niang wakes up Knowing this, I will just kneel down and thank you for saving my life, and I will never complain. "
Qian Fu and Cao Ziang looked at each other with guilt in their eyes.
When Chen Ping thought that the young lady even dared to pick off his own butt, he nodded with deep approval.
Qian Fu thought for a while and asked: "What method did the lady use to pull out the iron rod?"
Qingguan picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said: "It's hard to say, but it's easy to say simple. I'll tell you the steps one by one..."
In the simple and elegant main room, the incense curled up and the hourglass dripped silently.
The woman at the top is wearing a light blue dress, with no hairpins on her head. Her face is as delicate and beautiful as white porcelain, and her small red lips are bright and moving every time they move.
The woman's charming voice, with the softness unique to people from the south of the Yangtze River, sounded in her ears at a level neither too high nor too low.
At the bottom, one on the left and one on the right, two men, one old and one young, looked solemn, listening to the woman's words attentively, occasionally adding a word or two.
Cao Zixi sat at the end, looking at the scene in front of her, sighing softly in her heart.
Tonight, she stayed with Miss Sixth from beginning to end, watching her calmly reaching out to the woman's lower body, her face calm and expressionless.
Looking back at myself, I was so hopeless that I couldn't stop vomiting.
It's no wonder that her brother is willing to sell himself to her. A woman with such medical skills and courage can only be matched by few people in the world.
Cao Zixi's eyes flashed with admiration, and she slowly lowered her head.
After half a cup of tea, Qingguan finished speaking and asked in detail about the current situation of Tongrentang, then asked the Cao brothers and sisters to go back to their rooms to rest.
When the others left, Qian Fu stepped forward and told him everything about his visit to Prince Shou's Mansion that day.
After hearing this, Qing Guan thought for a while and said, "Chen Ping, go and call the master. I have something to ask."
Chen Ping turned around and left, but within a short moment, Shi Minwei entered the room. His clothes were askew, and he had obviously just gotten up from the bed.
Qing Guan did not exchange greetings and said straight to the point: "Master, how can Prince Rui reach into such an important place as the Household Department?" Shi Minwei thought for a while and said: "The six departments of the court, workers, officials, households, and rites , soldiers, and punishment were originally in the hands of the emperor. When the prince was there, the emperor handed over the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households to the prince's management. Later, when the prince committed an offense, King Rui and King Xian competed to appoint people in these two departments, and the queen and concubine were in the harem. Push hard,
In order to balance the situation, the emperor gave the Ministry of Household Affairs to King Rui and the Ministry of War to King Xian. "
It's just the emperor's art of balance.
The Ministry of Households is in charge of money, and the Ministry of War is in charge of soldiers. If you have money but no soldiers, you can't make trouble; if you have soldiers but no money, you can't feed people. It seems like a helpless move, but it actually has a deeper meaning.
Those who can ascend that throne are no ordinary people. Qingguan said lightly: "The remaining four tribes are all the emperor's people?"
Shi Minwei said: "As far as I know, it is indeed true."
Qingguan was a little puzzled and said: "The emperor gave the prince such two important documents. It seems that he thinks highly of the prince. The prince only needs to be stable, so why bother to rebel?"
Shi Fawei nodded and said: "On the face of it, it is true. But Miss Six, don't forget, there is a wolf in front of you and a tiger behind you. How can the queen and the noble concubine be such a willing person?"
Qingguan heard the deep meaning in these words.
There is only one position to climb to the top. The queen and concubine are all people who have sons. They will fight to the death for the future of their sons and their parents' families.
The late empress died young, and the prince was surrounded by enemies on all sides. He was wary of danger in times of peace. If someone were to provoke him...
A glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and she didn't want to think about it any further, so she said coldly: "Master, something happened in Wanhua Tower today. Please help me think about it."
Shi Minwei perked up and said with excitement on his face: "Miss, please tell me."
Qingguan gave a brief summary of the matter, and finally asked: "Can this matter be used to our advantage?"
Shi Minwei was startled. Miss Six has a keenness and intelligence that ordinary women cannot match when it comes to government affairs. Even the smallest things in Ding Mo can stir up trouble in her eyes.
He frowned, thought for a long time, and said: "Miss, don't be too hasty in everything. Miss put your treasure on King Shou for our use, that is, for his use. King Shou was just about to make money with his front foot, but he took his own people with his back foot. It is very easy to attract other people's attention if you are in the military department."
Qingguan's heart froze, she didn't even think of this level.
"Therefore, this matter should be taken as it appears on the surface, and a big matter should be reduced to a trivial matter. We can no longer pursue it in detail."
Qingguan raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment, figured out the key, and said: "It seems that I am still anxious. I hope Zhao Jingyan didn't listen to me."
The flowers and trees are sparse, and the light and shadow are deep.
On the bluestone road, the brother and sister supported each other and walked into the courtyard.
Cao Ziang was holding a carved lantern, his eyes a little hollow, and his mind was obviously still immersed in the issue just discussed.
"Brother, what do you think of Miss Six?" Cao Zixi's voice was soft.
Cao Ziang was stunned for a moment, and a pair of deep and bright eyes appeared in front of him.
He shook his head and said: "I can't say, I just feel that there is no one smarter or more admirable than her in this world."
Cao Zixi bit her lip and said, "Brother, I also want to be like her."
Zi Ang turned back, looked at his sister, and said with a wry smile: "It's extremely hard to be a person like her. I heard Qian Fu say that besides eating and sleeping, the sixth lady spent the rest of her time studying medical books. When she first started school, one I only sleep two hours a day.”
"Brother, I can do it too. I'm not afraid of hardship."
Cao Zixi said stubbornly: "She only became a monk halfway, but I have been hearing about it since I was a child. I have an advantage over her."
He put his big hand on his sister's head, and Cao Zi'ang comforted him softly: "Brother, I believe in you. Learn from Miss Six, and you will be able to master her skills in the future."
"Brother, when I finish my studies, I will ask the Sixth Miss to return your bond of betrayal and let's go back to Jinling to open a medical clinic." Cao Zixi's heart tightened when she thought that her brother, a person like him, had become a servant.
Cao Ziang smiled disapprovingly and said: "I promised her ten years, and it will be ten years. Sister, you need to be honest in life."
The man next to him had sharp eyebrows on his temples, a straight nose and thin lips, and a handsome face. Cao Zixi looked at his brother and slowly lowered his head.
Zhao Jingyan was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, listening to A Li's reply. In front of the round table, Jiang Hongwen was holding a wine glass, pouring himself a drink.
After A Li finished speaking, he put down his robe, straightened up, walked to the table, grabbed the wine from Jiang Hongwen's hand, and drank it all in one gulp.
"She is still a woman after all. If I go by her words and use the military commander's idea, I'm afraid my father will call me to the imperial study for tea again."
"Commander-in-Chief of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, aren't you jealous of this position?"
"I'm so jealous, so red that I'm almost turning into a rabbit." Zhao Jingyan turned her head to look at the candlelight, with a faint smile on her lips.
Jiang Hongwen raised his eyebrows and said, "I was born to drink tea, so what if I drink one more cup?"
"No!"
The faint smile faded little by little, and Zhao Jingyan said in a low voice: "Qiu Daoxin's cup of tea, I drank it leisurely. I am not afraid when the King of Heaven comes, I take care of it; I drink this cup of tea from Bingma Division to my heart's content." I'm so frightened that all my efforts will be wasted if I am not careful. I still want to live."
Jiang Hongwen thought for a moment and said: "It makes sense, so let's calm down."
The two looked at each other, each with deep meaning in their eyes.
After a while, Jiang Hongwen said again: "It's just... Qiu Daoxin's arm is not so easy to break. You'd better think more carefully."
"Huh... Huh!"
Zhao Jingyan sneered again and again, "Let's make a bet."
"What bet?"
"Bet my good second brother will put up with this?"
"Oh, why is this?" Jiang Hongwen frowned.
"Because, he not only drank alcohol, but also took drugs."
Jiang Hongwen understood instantly.
The wise king had some congenital deficiencies and was frail and sickly since childhood. In order to strengthen his son's body, the imperial concubine ordered him not to engage in female sex prematurely.
However, the more forbidden something is, the more it is full of infinite charm, and the wise king is obsessed with it. And in order to show his power, he often takes some magic elixirs.
Jiang Hongwen blinked, "Are you sure he took the medicine?"
"Otherwise, how could he do evil in Wanhua Tower? Third brother doesn't visit the brothel just once or twice. When did he ever play like this?" Old God Zhao Jingyan is here.
"Then the Su family can swallow this breath?"
Zhao Jingyan rolled her eyes and sneered on her lips, "You have to swallow it if you can't. Anyone who dares to hit me is so brave that he has eaten his heart and become a leopard. He doesn't even look at how many eyes Lord Ma has." "That can't be done." Broken hand?" Jiang Hongwen expressed some dissatisfaction with him for crippling people at every turn.