Zheng Bo's death brought me some unexpected benefits--the actual seal increased by 600, a total of 1,500 households, whether it was closed or the household in Dingkou, it was the most princess; when she was recuperating, she was rewarded almost every day, and in addition to gold and silver wine vessels, jewelry, fields and manors, furniture, cloth and silk, horses, eagles, dogs, servants, slaves, and maids, there was also a mill, which was a sharp tool for making money, and it was only rented out every year to be able to collect money steadily; Li Qianli, the youngest son of King Wu, and several prime ministers each had a chaise longue, and frequently praised the wonder of the chaise longue in the banquet, saying that the chaise longue was only the best made by my family, and half-jokingly asked the people who wanted it to come to me to beg, and the result was that the princes, whether they were familiar or not, prepared gifts and sent people to ask me for a chaise long. Liu Houde originally wanted to set the price at one hundred, but when he saw this situation, he immediately stopped mentioning it, but he gave me another gift, hired many craftsmen, and wanted to manage this matter alone, Feng Yongchang was lame because he went out with me to watch the execution, and he could no longer serve closely, so I handed over this errand to him.

In addition to money and goods, the biggest benefit of Zheng Bo's death is that my mother ordered me to live in the palace for a long time, take care of the emperor's living and preside over the middle palace as the eldest sister. Mother recently selected three or four widows who knew books and etiquette to enter the palace and confer palace officials, but the queen mother came to the court, the government came out from the inside, the responsibilities of the palace officials became heavier, and the increased staff was far from enough, so many new posts were added to the inner study hall, and teaching and learning were added. Or because of the grace of others, all add this title, such as Cui Mingde because of his good family background and knowledge, and add five grades, but the actual position, but it is still only a small Zhengbapin palm, or because the first night will be done well before the new election - and this matter is also handed over to me.

When I was recuperating, Ah Huan came to take care of me every day, and it was a bit of an exaggeration to say that I couldn't untie my clothes, but there were twelve hours a day, and at least four hours were spent with me. I like to be so close to her every day, and I feel sorry for her from morning to night, there is no moment to be free, and I persuaded her not to use it, so I had to euphemistically mention to my mother that my sister-in-law is hard, the original intention was to let my mother take care of Ah Huan, and ask her to do less things such as serving tea and waiting, who knew that my mother only used an edict to praise Ah Huan's filial piety and friendship a few words, and rewarded dozens of silk horses without pain, so she continued to let her serve her mother-in-law, take care of her sister-in-law, raise her eldest son, do her own errands, and take care of some palace affairs on my behalf, so busy that she didn't even have time to drink water.

As a last resort, after raising it for more than ten days, I asked someone to bring all the official documents of the case to the bedside, and the things that could be decided would be decided by myself first, and the things that could not be decided would be sorted out one by one, and when the time came, I would either give it to my mother, or discuss it with Ah Huan, or with Cui Mingde and the rest of the people in charge. Fortunately, I have already managed some of it first, I know the general situation, and the palace knows that I am my mother and daughter, and I dare not be contemptuous, and everything is quite smooth.

The palace is still peaceful, but outside the palace and in the court, there is a gloomy cloud. Although King Qi, Pei Yan and Xu Jingye died, the implications were endless. On the one hand, the mother is becoming more and more unthresholded, and it is more and more easy to confer officials, graces, and rewards, but on the other hand, it is Tianjin Bridge, Bazaar, Duting, Dali Temple, and Yushitai everywhere crying and dispersing.

I can't pretend I can't see it, but I can't do anything to stop it. The mother wants to be in power, and the ministers want to too. The mother wanted the women to be emperors, but the men didn't. This is a game where only one can save one, and there is always one side to compromise between the two. It's not the ministers, it's the mother. Whoever takes a step back will have an abyss behind them. Whoever is standing there is not alone. As soon as it falls, it is not just one person who falls to his death, but a family, a clan, and a party. Even I, a newly widowed and childless princess, have hundreds of lives behind me, I am glorious, they are glorious, I am lost, they die. Since the Yellow Emperor, the crown and badge clothes have been stained with the blood of the losers, and they don't need to be stained with the blood of others, that is, they use their own blood to water the crowns of others.

I lived in the palace throughout March, even the cold food and Qingming were also in the palace, and I only returned home once in April, and only then entered the hall, I heard Dugu Shao come from afar, and I didn't see him, but the voice was fast: "Erniang is back?"

Last month, Yuankang was ordered to go out to patrol the border military, the front foot just left, the back foot Dugu Shao moved back, but often sent people to look for me, I was not at home, so I sent the news to the palace, every time I said to have a banquet in Beizhuang, every time I said to invite me and A Huan, every time I was politely refused, this time I was stopped by her face, was thinking about refusal, but saw that the new Dugu Youlang will be dressed in Hu clothes, dressed up in fancy and whistles stepped in, as soon as he saw me, he showed a wise color, pulled me aside and whispered: " Li Er, tell me honestly, did Acui beg you, saying that he is willing to serve His Majesty and counsel the military?"

I was stunned for a moment and then understood, and said helplessly: "What did Ah Huan tell you?" Cui Mingde didn't allow me to talk to Dugu Shao about her, and I also kept my promise, and this matter was not from me, it was from Ah Huan.

Dugu Shao winked at me and said, "You don't care who told me, just tell me?" Seeing that I nodded, he became more and more joyful, and said with a smile: "I still think she really doesn't care about me at all, it turns out that it is all lip service - the medicine that Ah Bao brought last time, I think it looks like she gave it, but I hate this thief as an idle stableman, and he also put up a shelf, and he refused to tell me where the medicine came from, what 'don't divulge forbidden things', hum." ”

I heard the word "Bao", thought about it, and realized that she was talking about Hu Lu Duobao, and I only felt funny for a while, and pushed her and said: "I don't care about the guards, you turn around in front of me and praise Hu Lu 10,000 times is useless, if you want to praise, go to my aunt to praise." ”

Dugu Shao said with a smile: "Although she followed me in the past, now she has entered the palace and is a person in the palace." I'm a general of Yiweilang, what is a person who praises the stable? ”

I laughed and didn't say anything. Dugu Shao squinted at me again: "I haven't seen you in January, you are much more delicate than before, and you are still good in the palace? Are you seriously ill? Cui Eryuan will be appreciated at the party, and he will follow you again, the master, and now is it proud?"

I said half-jokingly: "If I answer, is it considered a 'leaking forbidden matter'?" was glared at by her clasped hands, Fang smiled: "It's okay in the palace, it's just busy, Cui Er is even busier, we are preparing to imitate the imperial examination outside, and set up an examination in the palace every year to select people, this year is the first time, everything has to be redetermined, and it is very messy." If you make an appointment in January or February, we will definitely go to the appointment, and no one is available now. ”

She showed a little disappointment, but said, "I only said that I would invite you and Wei Si, who said that I would invite her?"

I still just laughed, and when she saw that there was no news, she arched her hand and said, "In this case, let's wait for June Mulan to ride the time." At that time, I will have to see you often, and you can discuss things together. Aya sent some local products back, in addition to the queen mother and saints, there are a lot of them, I brought three copies here, one for you, one for Wei Si, one for Cui Er, and some small things for Luling Wang Dalang to play, some things for Song Niangzi, Liu Daling, Feng Weng, and several little ladies in front of you and Wei Si, all with their names written, you look at it. After talking about business, he paused for a moment, and then said: "Zheng Bo's matter... You are the daughter of the Queen Mother, no matter how much these things are involved, they can't be involved in your head, but relax in everything and don't suffer yourself. If it is really uncomfortable in my heart, let someone spread the word, as long as I am not on duty, I will naturally follow the rumor, I want to drink, I want to gamble, I want to fight cocks, I want to hunt, I am on duty, if there is nothing important, it will not matter if I come out for an hour or two. There is always a way out in the world, don't suffocate yourself. My heart warmed, and I whispered a word of goodness, but she didn't say much, so she asked someone to pile things in, and left like a gust of wind. 166 Reading Network