Although I was in the palace this morning, my heart had already drifted to Shangyang Palace. Fortunately, there is no urgency in the palace, and it is generally just as it is. In the afternoon, my mother specially sent someone to call me, and named Cui Mingde's name, I saw that the sky was fine, so I did not take the car, I rode out, Cui Mingde because there was no place to live in the Shangyang Palace, so I changed into light clothes early, and rode with me.

She was silent all the way, and when she left the city gate, she glanced at me and said softly, "Have you thought about it?"

She looked at her strangely, and I glanced at her, and with a gentle lift of the reins in my hand, the horse slowed down and joined her mount: "If you have anything to say, you may as well say it." ”

Cui Mingde stared at me: "If there is really each other in my heart, whether to marry or not, in one place or in two, there is actually no difference, why do you have to be obsessed with this title?"

I said, "You yourself are a son of a family, don't you know the meaning of this title?"

Cui Mingde turned his head back and said with a light smile: "It is precisely because I am from the Cui clan that I know that these names and etiquettes are all false in the final analysis." ”

I nodded and said, "Making a fortune with a muffled voice does seem like your Cui family's style." Cui Qiao is obviously in good health, but a few days ago he begged for a rest, he is a very trustworthy person in the past two years, and he has contributed a lot to the queen mother's system, and his mother insisted on keeping it, so he gave him a Qinghe County Prince, and promoted several young children of Cui's family, which can be called a temporary honor.

Cui Mingde just smiled: "Since Erniang knows these truths, why don't you want to do them at all?"

I said frankly: "Ah Huan also asked me about this. It's not like I don't want to do it. I just can't do it - I'm not saying I'm completely innocent, I've done a lot of dirty things since I was a child, but this one, I really can't do it. I've been married once. Zheng Bo... You can see how it is with me. This matter has nothing to do with Ah Huan. It's just that I don't want to force myself anymore, pretend to be in love with another person, and even have children, which will delay both him and me. "There is one more thing I didn't say, Zheng Bo no matter what he is, after all, he is gentle by nature, and he has no great dependence, I can be safe with him, but I may not be able to be at peace with these children of the martial family, even if this person is honest, he is also his mother's nephew, I am not close to him, in case he or Zhu Wu stabbed his mother, everything will never be known.

Cui Mingde said: "You have made up your own mind, and it doesn't cost me more to talk about it." It's just that if this matter is to be carried out, it must be before the Queen Mother proposes to give marriage, do you understand?"

I nodded, "As soon as I saw it, I told my mother about it." Finding that he unconsciously used such an alienating word as "mother", he coughed lightly and covered up: "If you bring it up first, A-Niang will not be too angry." ”

Cui Mingde chuckled: "Whether it is before or after the event, as long as you put on the posture of a little daughter, the Queen Mother... Always thinking about you, it's just angry, it's a big deal to lock you up for a while, and then come out when you avoid this formation..."She lowered her head slightly and looked sideways at me: "When you come out, it will be different." ”

My mind moved, and I unconsciously reined in my horse. She reached out and patted my horse on the neck, and the horse meekly walked forward again: "The Queen Mother has changed, and it is like the founding of the country, and the style of a cool official will inevitably be even worse." However, coercing the world with cool officials is not a long-term solution, or three years, or five years, there will always be a time to rest. When the time comes, it will be the time for the promising people to show it, this is one of them. The king of Luling is outside and the saints and the emperors and grandchildren are all young, the Li family has no one, and the ministers have been intimidated by the cool officials, and they have not dared to act rashly, and within a few years, the Wu family will inevitably dominate. This is the second one. The Empress Dowager relied on the Wu clan to come to the world, and at first she would inevitably reuse the Wu clan and squeeze out the former ministers of the Li family, but her own children were not yet credible, so how could the Empress Dowager always trust Zhu Wu? This is the third. Since the Queen Mother is interested, her subordinates also have the heart to act, if there is another person at this time, who is not only related by blood, but also has the hope of everyone, and has the trust of the Queen Mother, then the heavy responsibility of the country is in the place. This is the fourth. ”

I almost suspected I had misheard: "You... Do you mean to tell me to fight them?"

Cui Mingde said: "It's not a fight, it's a balance of the situation." Glancing at the palace gate in the distance, he smiled lightly: "Although it is a little earlier now, the Queen Mother is a woman after all, and she is already fifty years old.

I hesitated: "Then why don't you take Brother Rui back?" A-Niang now has only one son, and he is the ancestor of the Li family, when he comes back, he will have a relationship with those people... Isn't balance better than mine?"

Cui Mingde looked at me and smiled: "He is a son, so he is destined not to come out like this." ”

For some reason, I sulked again: "He is a son and can inherit the throne, but I can't, so A-Niang trusts me more and doesn't believe him, and Zhuwu is more jealous of him, do you mean that? Although I am the son of the Li family, I am a daughter, and I have a foreign surname, and I am fighting fiercely with those people, after all, I can't represent the meaning of the Li family, and wait until Brother Rui... In the future, if you want to be soothed, you have his own decision, A-Niang sees me fighting with them, and she is not afraid that Zhuwu will offend the Li family, and there will be no end, right? What should you do with me?!"

Cui Mingde smiled: "Be quieter—the truth is true, but it's not all good for you to do so." I remember a long time ago, you always said that your daughter's family is no worse than a man's, and those words are still counted today?"

I looked at her, and she calmly looked back at me, and when she arrived outside the palace gate, she dismounted and came to lead the horse for me: "I remember a long time ago, you said a lot of things to make women self-reliant, if a woman wants to be self-reliant, who else can she rely on but on the woman herself? What is the reason for you to keep saying that you want to protect your good sister-in-law, but you are cowering at the moment of power? If you have an empty identity, but there is no place to use it, isn't it sad?—— only women care about these feelings and exploits, and the men in the court have long been accustomed to such rules, regardless of whether they use it or not, and the people in power, which one of them does not take advantage of these uses to meet the situation and rise to the top? Do you think that the princes of the court and the central government, those who have good feelings are really friends with each other and gentlemen, and those who have bad relations with each other are really because of political disagreement? Guard your conscience, but I understand it, and I will not force you. But this matter has nothing to do with conscience, and you refuse to do it because of that little indignation, but I don't understand. ”

Although her words were intense, her tone was still unhurried, I was a little angry, blaming her for making a big fuss, I listened to it for a while, but I couldn't get angry, I had entered the double palace gate, I turned over and got off the horse, without worrying, I walked side by side with Cui Mingde, leaving everyone behind, and also learned her tone and said: "You are provoking me." ”

Cui Mingde smiled mockingly: "I'm not provoking you." Your good sister-in-law still knows her own future, why can't I make a difference for my future?"

The court was already in front of me, I stopped and looked back at her: "Listen to what you mean, if I don't know a lot, it's like I'm not as good as you?—— just say, what do you want me to do?"

Cui Mingde smiled: "If you say the words of the family in advance, the Queen Mother will not be angry, but the name of the Wu family will not be loud if you refuse to marry, and when the Queen Mother says that she wants to marry, you will strictly refuse, the Queen Mother will be angry, this matter will spread all over the government and the opposition, and it will be your capital to establish yourself in the future." ”

I suddenly realized something, and looked at her fixedly: "Cui Er, you didn't want me to marry into the martial family from the beginning, did you? After Brother Rui, who do you still care?

Cui Mingde said: "It's just a matter of taking advantage of the situation." ”

I squinted at her: "Cui's is taking advantage of the situation, what about you?"

She smiled faintly: "I am an unmarried daughter, and naturally I am also the Cui family." 166 Reading Network