Capital city.
It snowed heavily last night. When I woke up this morning, the yard was covered with silver and thin snow covered the ground paved with flower beds and bluestone slabs.
My aunt's morning was awakened by a silver bell-like laughter.
She subconsciously pushed her husband around her and found that he had gotten up and went on duty.
The aunt frowned with delicate eyebrows, sat up in the warm quilt, stretched her waist, and the charcoal fire in the house was raging. Every hour the maid who was sleeping in the house would add some beasts and gold charcoal.
This kind of charcoal does not have any smoke smell when it is burned, but instead has the clear air of pine branches.
This winter is particularly cold. The eldest princess is polite to Shujishi Xu of Hanlin Academy and ordered people to send 30 kilograms of beast gold charcoal for the palace... The Lin'an princess also sympathizes with Shujishi Xu of New Year and works hard and makes great contributions. She ordered people to send 30 kilograms of beast gold charcoal.
So my aunt used this good thing that only the nobles of heaven can enjoy.
My aunt was very happy and praised Xu Erlang during her meal. After ten years of hard work, she not only got the appreciation of the chief assistant, but also had to pay so much attention from the two princesses.
Uncle Xu laughed at Auntie being too young. The princess rewarded the things she used for the imperial use and paid a legitimate reason. There was only one Erlang in the Xu family who could get on the table.
Erlang is just a tool for the two princesses to take care of the Xu family.
Of course, Uncle Xu Er would not tell his aunt these words.
Noisy...
The beautiful woman was wearing a thin underwear, her hair was messy, and her confused expression, and she was a bit of a girlish silly.
Bang... Aunt opened the door, and the cold wind came towards her. She shivered, and the remaining sleepiness disappeared.
However, the scene in front of her made her forget even the cold.
In the yard, two girls, one big and one small, were rolling all over the ground, making traces on the snow.
Lina said: This is snow, the first time in my life I have seen snow.
Xu Lingyin said: This is the first time in my life that I have seen snow.
The two were covered in snow foam, like two snowmen.
Xu Lingyin!
Aunt screamed.
In the severe cold weather, those who dare to play like this are either fools or fearlessness.
Xiao Douding was startled, raised her head, looked at her aunt, and said loudly:
No, my mother found us, let’s go quickly.
Lina quickly said: OK.
Then the two got away.
……
Xu Lingyue woke up naturally when she slept, and had already heard the stupid sister outside making a fuss with her stupid master, and just ignored her.
Today I am going to visit the royal palace to deal with the women in the royal palace, so I have to dress up well.
Miss, what clothes are suitable for going to the Wang family today?The maid tilted her head and made a thoughtful look.
The Wang family is used to being rich and generous. We dress up in a gorgeous way, so it is not surprising that people laugh at our small families for showing off.
Xu Lingyue dressed up in front of the mirror. In the bronze mirror, the girl had a melon-shaped face, big eyes, and her facial features were very three-dimensional, delicate and beautiful.
She wore a light blue jacket, a fluffy silk skirt, a brocade-inlaid cloak, and a pair of small sheepskin boots embroidered with gold thread and cloud patterns.
He neither looks gorgeous nor looks gorgeous in style.
Bring me the stuff.
OKThe maid responded frankly.
She immediately took the maid out of the room and had breakfast in the inner hall. At this time, Xu Lingyin had already changed into clean clothes and took a hot shower.
Xiao Douding still had a child's bun as usual, like two meat buns, but she wore a beautiful little skirt and looked a bit ladylike.
Just standing with the beautiful and refined sister, I barely call it cute.
My aunt glanced at the leak in the hall and urged:
It's time to go, Erlang Ah, remember to take care of your sisters.Lingyue, don’t always look like anyone can bully you. What you represent now is not yourself, but the Xu family.
Lingyin, don’t be greedy when you arrive at the Wang family, don’t mess around, do you understand?
Today, Xu Erlang is going to Wang's family to discuss matters with the assistant Wang and go there with his sisters.
The three brothers and sisters put down their bowls and chopsticks, rinsed their mouths with salt water, left Xu's mansion, and boarded the carriage.
The coachman walked slowly and carefully on the wet street covered with ice.
It took two quarters of an hour to get from the Xu family to the Wang family, because the road was slippery and difficult to walk, so it took half an hour to arrive.
Xu Erlang jumped out of the carriage, turned around and helped Xu Lingyue get out of the car, while Xu Lingyin had already jumped down from the other end.
Under the leadership of the manager, the three brothers and sisters went straight into the depths of the palace.
……
In the bedroom, Shoufu Wang stood by the screen, and Mrs. Wang led the maid to change her clothes.
I remember Simu said that the lady of the Xu family is not easy to mess with. The eldest daughter-in-law is snobbish and the second daughter-in-law is petty. When you meet someone later, you can watch some of it, don’t make the trouble unhappy.
Shoufu Wang said.
Their eyes are not that shallow and they can grasp the right position.Mrs. Wang said with a smile.
She was a little surprised that the master was concerned about these trivial matters.
Master, Lord Xu has arrived.A servant stood outside the door and reported loudly.
Please ask him to go to the study.
Shoufu Wang glanced at himself in front of the bronze mirror, stroked the folds of his clothes on his chest, looked at Mrs. Wang, and said: Are the gifts ready?
Mrs. Wang nodded with a smile.
……
In the inner hall, Wang Simu held the teacup, tasted the fragrant tea, and listened to the two sisters-in-law's chattering.
The eldest sister-in-law is Li Xianghan. Her father is a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. She is not a big official, but she is linked to money, so she is a bit snobbish.
The second sister-in-law is named Zhao Yurong, and her father's official position is even smaller, and she is just the chief clerk of Dali Temple.
Logically speaking, such a family background cannot stand up to the Wang family, even if the second brother is a businessman, his status is not obvious.
Speaking of which, there are two other origins. Wang Zhenwen's official career has risen and fallen. Before he became famous, he had several troughs. One of them was framed by his political enemies and was convicted and imprisoned.
Zhao Yurong's father was at Dali Temple at that time and had a good relationship with Wang Zhenwen. He spent money to deal with the relationship and clear the relationship, and finally survived.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan's father also had similar favors to Wang Zhenwen.
Therefore, after Wang Zhenwen became rich, his two sisters-in-law married into the Wang family.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan said:
Simu Ah, last time you went to Xu’s mansion, did the mistress of the Xu family set rules for you?
Wang Simu shook his head.
The second sister-in-law Zhao Yurong looked at her and smiled:
I think there are, didn’t you say that the mistress of the Xu family is a superb skill?Simu, don’t be embarrassed to say that when this new daughter-in-law comes in, the mother-in-law always needs to set rules.
My sister-in-law and I were beaten by our mother-in-law when we entered the door.But you are different from us. You are the daughter of the Wang family. If you get married to Xu Erlang in the future, you will be the next marriage.
Xu Erlang has to rely on our Wang family to rise to the top. In the future, you can be a heroic and prosperous person when you go to the Xu family.This time, we have to set rules for Miss Xu’s family to let her know the difference between the Xu family and the Wang family.
It’s not certain who sets rules for whom. Even you want to fight with that girl Xu Lingyue… Wang Simu muttered in her heart and shook her head:
No need to be like this, Sister Lingyue is smart, there is no need to provoke her.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan showed a superb smile as an experienced person:
Simu is inexperienced. Before getting married, the two families have had sex with each other, and contacting each other is just one of them. More importantly, they are testing each other.Do you have such thoughts when your mother-in-law is not in your mind?
What the girl from the Xu family heard and saw here today will take her back and tell her mistress Xu family.Let's hit her a little to warn the mistress of the Xu family not to bully you in the future.
Since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be summarized in the four words "open and secret struggle".
What we fight for is the butler's power.
The more powerful a family is, the more fierce the competition for financial and domestic power will be.
This is not good...
Wang Simu resisted the urge to raise the corner of her mouth and frowned.
The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said: Don’t worry, sisters-in-law know how to behave.
Wang Simu said helplessly: Well, since it is a customary rule, then it depends on the two sisters-in-law’s wishes.
As she said that, she picked up the tea cup and made a tea-drinking posture to cover up the slightly raised corner of her mouth.
In the marriage between the two families, no matter what the relationship between the man and the woman is, the game between the family exists.
The mother-in-law sets rules for her daughter-in-law who has not passed the family, while the daughter-in-law's family shows a deep enough background, warning the husband's family to treat her daughter well.
It's all human nature.
Seeing that Wang Simu was so enthusiastic about his two sisters-in-law, he felt relieved.
Last time I went to the Xu family to be a guest, Xu Lingyue, a dead girl, made many mistakes. She was on the first day of the lunar month, and Wang Simu was on the fifteenth day of the lunar month.
As he was talking, a pair of sisters walked out of the hall. The younger sister was not yet tall and she was held with her little hand. She was a little silly girl.
As for the sisters, the eyes of the two sisters-in-law were lit up. They wore brocade cloaks, wore sheepskin boots, and neatly trimmed bangs to make their little face look beautiful and lovely.
It gives people the feeling of being a weak and gentle little jade.
The moment she saw Xu Lingyue, the two sisters-in-law of the Wang family knew that she would be able to eat her. She was a little bit unhappy and would be at a loss.
If you ask a little tricky question, you will be suffocated and your two little hands have nowhere to put them.
It's really boring to bully such a little girl.
As for that stupid child, of course, he was ignored by his two sisters-in-law.
Sister Lingyue is here.
Wang Simu stood up to greet him and introduced: This is my eldest sister-in-law, this is my second sister-in-law.Sister Lingyue, please call me.
Xu Lingyue said in a soft voice: Lingyue has met two sisters-in-law.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan smiled and said: What a handsome girl. I don’t know which young master from a family will marry our sister Lingyue in the future.
Xu Lingyue smiled reservedly, lowered her head, and said: "Lingyin, call her sister-in-law quickly."
Xu Lingyin raised her head and frowned two shallow eyebrows: Why is she also a sister-in-law?Do they want to marry their second brother?
The four women's faces suddenly froze.
The second sister-in-law Zhao Yurong immediately looked at Xu Lingyue. Seeing that she was blushing, she forgot to scold her sister, so she had to laugh dryly:
Children's words are rude, and children's words are rude.
Wang Simu glanced at Xu Lingyue and said quietly:
Mom should have gotten up, let’s go and pay her respects.
This is to take the Xu sisters to see the old lady.
So, led by Wang Simu, the group walked deeper into the palace, passed through the corridor and came to a large house.
There are two soft and warm wool blankets in the house. There are small tables on them, and the tables are dried fruits, jerky, candied fruits, pastries and other foods.
On the soft collapse on the left, Wang Zhenwen's original wife, Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang is over 50 years old and has good maintenance. She is neither fat nor thin, with ruddy blood and the fine crow's feet at the corners of her eyes adding to the charm accumulated over the years.
daughter!
Mother-in-law!
Old lady!
The girls saluted one after another, but Xu Lingyin was a little restrained. She was not used to this atmosphere.
Xiao Douding has lived in an unrestrained environment since childhood and has not been bound by so many rules.
Mrs. Wang nodded kindly and her eyes fell on the faces of the Xu sisters.
Is this Miss Xu’s?
Mrs. Wang remembered Xu Erlang's handsome and unparalleled appearance, looked at Xu Lingyue's beautiful and refined appearance, pondered for a while, and said with a smile: The two sisters have their own merits.
After saying that, he called them to take their seats.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan drank a sip of hot tea, sighed, and started a topic:
This haunting weather, at this time last year, the charcoal fire burned all night and I felt so bored.Now, if you don’t burn it all night, you will be frozen to death.
Second sister-in-law Zhao Yurong talked: Who said it was not?
At this time, she found that Xiao Douding stared at the half-human-high charcoal furnace, and the smokeless beast golden charcoal burned inside.
This child has probably never seen such charcoal that does not smoke... The second sister-in-law was moved and smiled:
So Ah, Your Majesty gave us ten kilograms of beast gold charcoal in the palace.This kind of charcoal has no smell of smoke and has a refreshing fragrance when it is burned.
The second sister-in-law looked at Xu Lingyue with a sense of superiority, but found that she was smiling and had no reaction.
Could it be that I don’t know what the beast gold charcoal is... The second sister-in-law added: It is a royal thing.
Xu Lingyin held candied fruit in her hand and said loudly: We have it in our home, too.
……
In the study room.
Wang Shoufu sat behind the desk, holding a tea cup in his hand, gently knocking the edge of the cup, listening to the future report.
Master Son, this winter, it will be difficult for the people to suffer from drought and floods.How did local people survive this winter?
Xu Xinnian made a generous speech: I wrote to His Majesty, asking to verify the granaries in various places and prepare for disaster relief funds in advance. Why did you deduct my memorandum?
After listening patiently, Shoufu Wang took a sip of tea and said:
Those who bid farewell to the old and become officials must first raise their horizons and see the overall situation before they can make arrangements in advance.You only see that the people are difficult to deal with this winter, but you cannot see the difficulties of the court.
He put down the teacup and pushed a bunch of folds in front of Xu Xinnian. Let’s take a look at the folds of the Ministry of Revenue.
Xu Xinnian unfolded the memorials, looked at ten lines at a glance, and after reading them quickly, his face changed drastically.
The King Shoufu sighed: The court has no money.
Xu Xinnian murmured: How could this happen?
The late emperor had been struggling for twenty years, and the national treasury was already empty, and under the vanity, the foundation of Dafeng was already shaking.A few months ago, 120,000 troops supported the demon barbarians, and Wei Yuan led 100,000 troops to capture Jingshan City.
Although there is a great victory, which one of them is not consuming money for food, horses, and equipment?The national strength is weak, and it is not something you can imagine that it can support such a war.
Wang Shoufu stretched out his hands and approached the charcoal stove. While baking his cold hands, he said:
I could have struggled to hold on, but I could survive this year.By the autumn harvest next year, we can stabilize the overall situation.Who knows that man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. I have lived for decades and have never experienced such a cold winter.
The internal tragedy of the court is difficult to eliminate, natural disasters continue, the national treasury is empty, and the mess... Xu Xinnian felt heavy and asked: Is there a way to rescue him?
Shoufu Wang stared at the stove and didn't say anything for a long time.
time.He said.
After a long silence, the Wang Shoufu said again: If you cook fish, you will break; if you treat the people's troubles, you will scatter; if you know how to cook fish, you will know how to manage the people.If there are no external troubles, time can heal everything.
Xu Xinnian whispered: What if there are external troubles?
The Heavenly Death Dafeng... The King of the King turned to say: Is there any news about him?
Xu Xinnian knew who the King of the King was referring to, so she shook her head: So far, my elder brother has never sent a letter back to his house.
It snowed heavily last night. When I woke up this morning, the yard was covered with silver and thin snow covered the ground paved with flower beds and bluestone slabs.
My aunt's morning was awakened by a silver bell-like laughter.
She subconsciously pushed her husband around her and found that he had gotten up and went on duty.
The aunt frowned with delicate eyebrows, sat up in the warm quilt, stretched her waist, and the charcoal fire in the house was raging. Every hour the maid who was sleeping in the house would add some beasts and gold charcoal.
This kind of charcoal does not have any smoke smell when it is burned, but instead has the clear air of pine branches.
This winter is particularly cold. The eldest princess is polite to Shujishi Xu of Hanlin Academy and ordered people to send 30 kilograms of beast gold charcoal for the palace... The Lin'an princess also sympathizes with Shujishi Xu of New Year and works hard and makes great contributions. She ordered people to send 30 kilograms of beast gold charcoal.
So my aunt used this good thing that only the nobles of heaven can enjoy.
My aunt was very happy and praised Xu Erlang during her meal. After ten years of hard work, she not only got the appreciation of the chief assistant, but also had to pay so much attention from the two princesses.
Uncle Xu laughed at Auntie being too young. The princess rewarded the things she used for the imperial use and paid a legitimate reason. There was only one Erlang in the Xu family who could get on the table.
Erlang is just a tool for the two princesses to take care of the Xu family.
Of course, Uncle Xu Er would not tell his aunt these words.
Noisy...
The beautiful woman was wearing a thin underwear, her hair was messy, and her confused expression, and she was a bit of a girlish silly.
Bang... Aunt opened the door, and the cold wind came towards her. She shivered, and the remaining sleepiness disappeared.
However, the scene in front of her made her forget even the cold.
In the yard, two girls, one big and one small, were rolling all over the ground, making traces on the snow.
Lina said: This is snow, the first time in my life I have seen snow.
Xu Lingyin said: This is the first time in my life that I have seen snow.
The two were covered in snow foam, like two snowmen.
Xu Lingyin!
Aunt screamed.
In the severe cold weather, those who dare to play like this are either fools or fearlessness.
Xiao Douding was startled, raised her head, looked at her aunt, and said loudly:
No, my mother found us, let’s go quickly.
Lina quickly said: OK.
Then the two got away.
……
Xu Lingyue woke up naturally when she slept, and had already heard the stupid sister outside making a fuss with her stupid master, and just ignored her.
Today I am going to visit the royal palace to deal with the women in the royal palace, so I have to dress up well.
Miss, what clothes are suitable for going to the Wang family today?The maid tilted her head and made a thoughtful look.
The Wang family is used to being rich and generous. We dress up in a gorgeous way, so it is not surprising that people laugh at our small families for showing off.
Xu Lingyue dressed up in front of the mirror. In the bronze mirror, the girl had a melon-shaped face, big eyes, and her facial features were very three-dimensional, delicate and beautiful.
She wore a light blue jacket, a fluffy silk skirt, a brocade-inlaid cloak, and a pair of small sheepskin boots embroidered with gold thread and cloud patterns.
He neither looks gorgeous nor looks gorgeous in style.
Bring me the stuff.
OKThe maid responded frankly.
She immediately took the maid out of the room and had breakfast in the inner hall. At this time, Xu Lingyin had already changed into clean clothes and took a hot shower.
Xiao Douding still had a child's bun as usual, like two meat buns, but she wore a beautiful little skirt and looked a bit ladylike.
Just standing with the beautiful and refined sister, I barely call it cute.
My aunt glanced at the leak in the hall and urged:
It's time to go, Erlang Ah, remember to take care of your sisters.Lingyue, don’t always look like anyone can bully you. What you represent now is not yourself, but the Xu family.
Lingyin, don’t be greedy when you arrive at the Wang family, don’t mess around, do you understand?
Today, Xu Erlang is going to Wang's family to discuss matters with the assistant Wang and go there with his sisters.
The three brothers and sisters put down their bowls and chopsticks, rinsed their mouths with salt water, left Xu's mansion, and boarded the carriage.
The coachman walked slowly and carefully on the wet street covered with ice.
It took two quarters of an hour to get from the Xu family to the Wang family, because the road was slippery and difficult to walk, so it took half an hour to arrive.
Xu Erlang jumped out of the carriage, turned around and helped Xu Lingyue get out of the car, while Xu Lingyin had already jumped down from the other end.
Under the leadership of the manager, the three brothers and sisters went straight into the depths of the palace.
……
In the bedroom, Shoufu Wang stood by the screen, and Mrs. Wang led the maid to change her clothes.
I remember Simu said that the lady of the Xu family is not easy to mess with. The eldest daughter-in-law is snobbish and the second daughter-in-law is petty. When you meet someone later, you can watch some of it, don’t make the trouble unhappy.
Shoufu Wang said.
Their eyes are not that shallow and they can grasp the right position.Mrs. Wang said with a smile.
She was a little surprised that the master was concerned about these trivial matters.
Master, Lord Xu has arrived.A servant stood outside the door and reported loudly.
Please ask him to go to the study.
Shoufu Wang glanced at himself in front of the bronze mirror, stroked the folds of his clothes on his chest, looked at Mrs. Wang, and said: Are the gifts ready?
Mrs. Wang nodded with a smile.
……
In the inner hall, Wang Simu held the teacup, tasted the fragrant tea, and listened to the two sisters-in-law's chattering.
The eldest sister-in-law is Li Xianghan. Her father is a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. She is not a big official, but she is linked to money, so she is a bit snobbish.
The second sister-in-law is named Zhao Yurong, and her father's official position is even smaller, and she is just the chief clerk of Dali Temple.
Logically speaking, such a family background cannot stand up to the Wang family, even if the second brother is a businessman, his status is not obvious.
Speaking of which, there are two other origins. Wang Zhenwen's official career has risen and fallen. Before he became famous, he had several troughs. One of them was framed by his political enemies and was convicted and imprisoned.
Zhao Yurong's father was at Dali Temple at that time and had a good relationship with Wang Zhenwen. He spent money to deal with the relationship and clear the relationship, and finally survived.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan's father also had similar favors to Wang Zhenwen.
Therefore, after Wang Zhenwen became rich, his two sisters-in-law married into the Wang family.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan said:
Simu Ah, last time you went to Xu’s mansion, did the mistress of the Xu family set rules for you?
Wang Simu shook his head.
The second sister-in-law Zhao Yurong looked at her and smiled:
I think there are, didn’t you say that the mistress of the Xu family is a superb skill?Simu, don’t be embarrassed to say that when this new daughter-in-law comes in, the mother-in-law always needs to set rules.
My sister-in-law and I were beaten by our mother-in-law when we entered the door.But you are different from us. You are the daughter of the Wang family. If you get married to Xu Erlang in the future, you will be the next marriage.
Xu Erlang has to rely on our Wang family to rise to the top. In the future, you can be a heroic and prosperous person when you go to the Xu family.This time, we have to set rules for Miss Xu’s family to let her know the difference between the Xu family and the Wang family.
It’s not certain who sets rules for whom. Even you want to fight with that girl Xu Lingyue… Wang Simu muttered in her heart and shook her head:
No need to be like this, Sister Lingyue is smart, there is no need to provoke her.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan showed a superb smile as an experienced person:
Simu is inexperienced. Before getting married, the two families have had sex with each other, and contacting each other is just one of them. More importantly, they are testing each other.Do you have such thoughts when your mother-in-law is not in your mind?
What the girl from the Xu family heard and saw here today will take her back and tell her mistress Xu family.Let's hit her a little to warn the mistress of the Xu family not to bully you in the future.
Since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be summarized in the four words "open and secret struggle".
What we fight for is the butler's power.
The more powerful a family is, the more fierce the competition for financial and domestic power will be.
This is not good...
Wang Simu resisted the urge to raise the corner of her mouth and frowned.
The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said: Don’t worry, sisters-in-law know how to behave.
Wang Simu said helplessly: Well, since it is a customary rule, then it depends on the two sisters-in-law’s wishes.
As she said that, she picked up the tea cup and made a tea-drinking posture to cover up the slightly raised corner of her mouth.
In the marriage between the two families, no matter what the relationship between the man and the woman is, the game between the family exists.
The mother-in-law sets rules for her daughter-in-law who has not passed the family, while the daughter-in-law's family shows a deep enough background, warning the husband's family to treat her daughter well.
It's all human nature.
Seeing that Wang Simu was so enthusiastic about his two sisters-in-law, he felt relieved.
Last time I went to the Xu family to be a guest, Xu Lingyue, a dead girl, made many mistakes. She was on the first day of the lunar month, and Wang Simu was on the fifteenth day of the lunar month.
As he was talking, a pair of sisters walked out of the hall. The younger sister was not yet tall and she was held with her little hand. She was a little silly girl.
As for the sisters, the eyes of the two sisters-in-law were lit up. They wore brocade cloaks, wore sheepskin boots, and neatly trimmed bangs to make their little face look beautiful and lovely.
It gives people the feeling of being a weak and gentle little jade.
The moment she saw Xu Lingyue, the two sisters-in-law of the Wang family knew that she would be able to eat her. She was a little bit unhappy and would be at a loss.
If you ask a little tricky question, you will be suffocated and your two little hands have nowhere to put them.
It's really boring to bully such a little girl.
As for that stupid child, of course, he was ignored by his two sisters-in-law.
Sister Lingyue is here.
Wang Simu stood up to greet him and introduced: This is my eldest sister-in-law, this is my second sister-in-law.Sister Lingyue, please call me.
Xu Lingyue said in a soft voice: Lingyue has met two sisters-in-law.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan smiled and said: What a handsome girl. I don’t know which young master from a family will marry our sister Lingyue in the future.
Xu Lingyue smiled reservedly, lowered her head, and said: "Lingyin, call her sister-in-law quickly."
Xu Lingyin raised her head and frowned two shallow eyebrows: Why is she also a sister-in-law?Do they want to marry their second brother?
The four women's faces suddenly froze.
The second sister-in-law Zhao Yurong immediately looked at Xu Lingyue. Seeing that she was blushing, she forgot to scold her sister, so she had to laugh dryly:
Children's words are rude, and children's words are rude.
Wang Simu glanced at Xu Lingyue and said quietly:
Mom should have gotten up, let’s go and pay her respects.
This is to take the Xu sisters to see the old lady.
So, led by Wang Simu, the group walked deeper into the palace, passed through the corridor and came to a large house.
There are two soft and warm wool blankets in the house. There are small tables on them, and the tables are dried fruits, jerky, candied fruits, pastries and other foods.
On the soft collapse on the left, Wang Zhenwen's original wife, Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang is over 50 years old and has good maintenance. She is neither fat nor thin, with ruddy blood and the fine crow's feet at the corners of her eyes adding to the charm accumulated over the years.
daughter!
Mother-in-law!
Old lady!
The girls saluted one after another, but Xu Lingyin was a little restrained. She was not used to this atmosphere.
Xiao Douding has lived in an unrestrained environment since childhood and has not been bound by so many rules.
Mrs. Wang nodded kindly and her eyes fell on the faces of the Xu sisters.
Is this Miss Xu’s?
Mrs. Wang remembered Xu Erlang's handsome and unparalleled appearance, looked at Xu Lingyue's beautiful and refined appearance, pondered for a while, and said with a smile: The two sisters have their own merits.
After saying that, he called them to take their seats.
Sister-in-law Li Xianghan drank a sip of hot tea, sighed, and started a topic:
This haunting weather, at this time last year, the charcoal fire burned all night and I felt so bored.Now, if you don’t burn it all night, you will be frozen to death.
Second sister-in-law Zhao Yurong talked: Who said it was not?
At this time, she found that Xiao Douding stared at the half-human-high charcoal furnace, and the smokeless beast golden charcoal burned inside.
This child has probably never seen such charcoal that does not smoke... The second sister-in-law was moved and smiled:
So Ah, Your Majesty gave us ten kilograms of beast gold charcoal in the palace.This kind of charcoal has no smell of smoke and has a refreshing fragrance when it is burned.
The second sister-in-law looked at Xu Lingyue with a sense of superiority, but found that she was smiling and had no reaction.
Could it be that I don’t know what the beast gold charcoal is... The second sister-in-law added: It is a royal thing.
Xu Lingyin held candied fruit in her hand and said loudly: We have it in our home, too.
……
In the study room.
Wang Shoufu sat behind the desk, holding a tea cup in his hand, gently knocking the edge of the cup, listening to the future report.
Master Son, this winter, it will be difficult for the people to suffer from drought and floods.How did local people survive this winter?
Xu Xinnian made a generous speech: I wrote to His Majesty, asking to verify the granaries in various places and prepare for disaster relief funds in advance. Why did you deduct my memorandum?
After listening patiently, Shoufu Wang took a sip of tea and said:
Those who bid farewell to the old and become officials must first raise their horizons and see the overall situation before they can make arrangements in advance.You only see that the people are difficult to deal with this winter, but you cannot see the difficulties of the court.
He put down the teacup and pushed a bunch of folds in front of Xu Xinnian. Let’s take a look at the folds of the Ministry of Revenue.
Xu Xinnian unfolded the memorials, looked at ten lines at a glance, and after reading them quickly, his face changed drastically.
The King Shoufu sighed: The court has no money.
Xu Xinnian murmured: How could this happen?
The late emperor had been struggling for twenty years, and the national treasury was already empty, and under the vanity, the foundation of Dafeng was already shaking.A few months ago, 120,000 troops supported the demon barbarians, and Wei Yuan led 100,000 troops to capture Jingshan City.
Although there is a great victory, which one of them is not consuming money for food, horses, and equipment?The national strength is weak, and it is not something you can imagine that it can support such a war.
Wang Shoufu stretched out his hands and approached the charcoal stove. While baking his cold hands, he said:
I could have struggled to hold on, but I could survive this year.By the autumn harvest next year, we can stabilize the overall situation.Who knows that man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. I have lived for decades and have never experienced such a cold winter.
The internal tragedy of the court is difficult to eliminate, natural disasters continue, the national treasury is empty, and the mess... Xu Xinnian felt heavy and asked: Is there a way to rescue him?
Shoufu Wang stared at the stove and didn't say anything for a long time.
time.He said.
After a long silence, the Wang Shoufu said again: If you cook fish, you will break; if you treat the people's troubles, you will scatter; if you know how to cook fish, you will know how to manage the people.If there are no external troubles, time can heal everything.
Xu Xinnian whispered: What if there are external troubles?
The Heavenly Death Dafeng... The King of the King turned to say: Is there any news about him?
Xu Xinnian knew who the King of the King was referring to, so she shook her head: So far, my elder brother has never sent a letter back to his house.
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