As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current person in charge.
Ms. Li relies on the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother is getting older after all. It is really hard to say who will be in charge of the future of the Tang Dynasty.
Concubine Li was Emperor Yongping's favorite concubine, and the eighth prince born of Concubine Li was also one of the princes whom Emperor Yongping valued most.
Emperor Yongping has not yet established a crown prince. The eighth prince has a reputation as a virtuous man, so the possibility of being crowned prince is still very high.
Even if the eighth prince is not established as a prince, he will still be a prince of the royal family in the future.
…
In an instant, Ms. Li thought a lot.
"Magistrate Kong, since you are a relative of the emperor, you should keep yourself clean."
"Do you know how much impact your every move, every word and every deed will have on Concubine Li and His Highness the Eighth Prince?"
"I know my mistake!"
Kong Zhirong received several whips and had already woken up. When he came out of the clan, his father repeatedly told him to try his best to have a good relationship with Marquis Wu Cheng and Uncle Yongwu when he came to Anshun County, so that this family could help the eighth prince in his fight for the throne.
But on the way here, he was praised by the people around him, and he drifted away, as if he had everything under control, and this is how he became forgetful today.
People can not escape from doing wrong
If you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good.
Kong Zhirong changed quickly and thoroughly.
Naturally, the treatment of Ms. Li and her party in the post house has also been greatly improved.
…
When Kong Zhirong and his people were working hard to provide excellent services to Ms. Li and his party, the old Xu family was also very lively.
When Xu Laosan came back and told the news about his dismissal, the whole family showed no dissatisfaction.
Including Wang, no one was unhappy at all.
Originally, Mrs. Wang wanted her husband to become a dragon. She hoped that Xu Laosan could pass the Jinshi examination, or even better, simply become the top scholar.
But after learning about the troubled situation in the capital, Wang gave up his mind.
As the prefect of the capital, Zuoqiu was assassinated repeatedly in broad daylight. Although the assassin was under the banner of the Luck-Jie Dao, Wang was not a fool who didn't understand anything. Naturally, he knew that the Luck-Jie Dao only took the blame for certain people.
Especially after determining that the eldest princess, the Xu Mansion, and even the royal family might be detrimental to her family, Wang gave up her intention of letting Xu Laosan continue to take the exam.
“It’s Chinese New Year, it’s Chinese New Year!”
When firecrackers sounded in every house, the New Year's Eve dinner was put on the table.
The dinner at Lao Xu's house was very sumptuous.
However, this is not the point.
The key point is that the old man made a concluding speech on the events of this year, reviewing the major events of the old Xu family in the past thirteen years of Yongping.
This year has been really exciting.
Not to mention that life at home was good, Mr. Xu became the Marquis of Wu Cheng, the second Mr. Xu became the Uncle Yong Wu, the eldest Mr. Xu also got the post of fifth-grade general, and the third Mr. Xu won the title of Jieyuan of Xiangyi Prefecture.
As for Fubao, the head of Defu County, he was naturally talked about a lot.
Fu Bao listened to his father's concluding remarks, but his hands were not slow at all.
A bowl of dumplings was completely wiped out by dividing it by two.
This little dumpling was specially prepared for her by her mother, Mrs. Xu. As for Dabao and Erbao, they eat big dumplings with the adults.
As for San Bao and Si Bao, they can only eat some egg custard.
Although Fu Bao is not much older than these nephews and nieces, the growth gap is really big.
After dinner, the family gathered together to talk.
Fu Bao obviously didn't have much interest. She was just a listener nearby. After listening for a while, people stared at her in confusion.
When she woke up again, it was already the next morning.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I have to pay New Year greetings.
Only after paying New Year's greetings can I get the New Year's money.
I happily made a wave of New Year's money. Although the amount was not much, I wanted this festive atmosphere.
"Happy New Year, little aunt!"
Just when Fu Bao was happily counting how much New Year's money he had earned, Dabao and Erbao came closer.
"watt?!"
Fu Bao was dumbfounded when he heard the New Year greetings from his two eldest nephews.
At this moment, Fu Bao came to his senses in a daze. Her seniority seemed a bit high.
never mind. Anyway, we are not short of money.
"Come on, come on, get the lucky money!"
Fu Bao decisively gave each of his two eldest nephews a silver melon seed. She has many silver melon seeds like this, all given by her uncle and uncle.
"Dad, dad!"
Thinking of his uncle, Fu Bao immediately ran out of the house and called to his father.
"What are you doing?"
Mr. Xu was talking to Zuoqiu who came to pay New Year greetings. When he saw Fu Bao running towards him, he waved with a smile.
Fu Bao had already paid New Year greetings to Zuoqiu before, but now he bowed politely and then said, "Dad, should we go and pay New Year greetings to my uncle?"
"Uh, well, according to the rules, we don't have to go to New Year's greetings today!"
"Is there such a rule?"
Fu Bao blinked and looked at Zuoqiu, "Uncle Fourth, is that so?"
"Well… "
Zuoqiu was stunned for a moment, "There is such a saying. This is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Usually, we don't go to visit relatives. We just go to the same village to pay New Year greetings and so on!"
"In the second year of junior high school, I usually go to my father-in-law's family..."
Zuoqiu immediately explained the custom of visiting relatives during the New Year.
Fu Bao was stunned for a moment and said, "Fourth uncle, what kind of relative is my uncle? When should he leave?"
"This, whatever you want!"
Zuoqiu thought for a while, but in the end he couldn't come up with a reasonable answer.
"Dad, we don't have many relatives to leave anyway, and my uncle lives so close, so let's go and pay New Year's greetings today!"
Fu Bao still liked his uncle.
Although she once felt that her uncle was irresponsible, once she learned about the situation her grandmother faced back then, she was able to understand.
After all, thoughts can flow freely in the spur of the moment, but if a whole family is wiped out, who will avenge this blood feud
Many times, if you endure it, the living will suffer more than the dead.
Death is the only solution through all the hardships!
But the difficulty of living is even more torturous than the death of a single person.
"Fu Bao, are you driving your fourth uncle away from home?"
After hearing what Fubao said, Zuoqiu spoke cheerfully.
"No ah!"
Fu Bao said quickly, "I mean, I'm going to pay New Year greetings with my eldest brother, second brother, and third brother, and my dad will be at home!"
“…”
Hearing Fu Bao's words, Mr. Xu's expression froze instantly.
What do you mean he can just stay at home
That was his biological uncle. But when he paid New Year's greetings, he didn't even go to his nephew. Is that ridiculous
…
In the end, Mr. Xu still couldn't defeat Fubao.
The family packed up the carriage and drove out of the village, heading towards Lingxia Village.
To celebrate the New Year, you have to go wherever you need to go! (End of chapter)