I went back to my own house.

Now I prefer to call my mansion my home rather than the palace.

Zheng Bo sat in the hall of the Ministry of Rites, there was no "master" in the house, but it still looked orderly - Liu Houde led two subordinate officials and more than ten directors to welcome me into the door, while Song Fuyou and Feng Shiliang led the people in the inner house and the waiters, eunuchs, and people who passed on the punishment and reward to greet me.

The three of them stood left and right like a shift, Liu Houde first recited the family rules and the preparation for taking over the car, and then Song Fuyou and Feng Shiliang described their respective duties, one is to list and explain the reasons for the people who should be praised and punished in my absence, the second is to say the general rules and conditions of the things they are in charge of, the third is to tell me the people they recommended and their resumes, and finally Liu Houde briefly described the rent, pastoral, village, and Yulu and other things- On a whim, I asked him to spend a "budget" in the house throughout the year, and then make the final accounts at the end of the year, I thought this was a new thing, but he said that this matter was done every year, and recommended me a few good arithmetic for the bookkeeper, this time home, the budget for the first year of the middle school has been there, listed into a thick book, detailed to every penny. In addition, all the property and personnel in the house have also been registered, and a total of three copies have been copied, one for Zongzheng Temple, one for my own view, and one for their account room for backup.

I flipped through the copy I gave me, and my eyes were full of "Liu Da", "Xue Er", "Pei's" and "Liu's", just looking at the name, it was almost impossible to tell who was who, but the year, marriage, place of origin, specialty, residence and function were all written very clearly, and enough space was left, one year on the board, at least enough for ten years.

Luozhong's house looks small, there are two or three hundred people up and down, and then there are goods and neighbors, relatives, door-to-door scrolls, postings, and the state and county sent the papers, it took me a day to dispose of it. But after reading it, he found that he didn't have to eat for a day, so he hurriedly ordered someone to bring fruit and drink to the three of them: "I forgot it for a while, but asked the three of you to wait here for a day, it's getting late, just eat together." ”

Liu Houde smiled early, Song and Feng saw him like this, it was not easy to refuse, so I ordered the kitchen to treat a table, and called the family to sing and dance for fun. The two Silla maids, one good at pipa, one good at waist dancing, and two dwarf slaves who were good at witty, were also called to perform.

Song and Feng were still a little skewed and refused to sit as guests, so I said: "You have always worked hard, and you always deserve a reward." "Put them in a seat.

When the pipa was only prosperous, he saw the report at the door: "The horse is back." But when he saw Zheng Bo all the way to the door, he smiled from afar: "I heard that Erniang set up a banquet to invite people, I don't know which one was invited?"

I know why he is like this, and when I report the matter to-day, I ordered the curtain to be removed, and it has not been hung up yet, and we have sat together at this table, and we have played music and dance, and we have not shied away from it. However, I was not going to explain it to him, so I smiled and said, "The colt is back." Please be seated. "A waiter hastily added a seat next to me, and although Zheng Bo was displeased, he still sat down as he said.

The meeting of master and servant, the atmosphere was not easy, Zheng Bo had a calm face, and the banquet was even more embarrassing.

Thanks to Liu Houde's gags from time to time, saying some officialdom jokes, and Feng Shiliang picking up a few words from him, he was able to sit down until the time when the person was settled, Liu Houde was going home, the banquet was dispersed, I went into the inner room to change clothes and wash, and when I came out, I thought about what my mother asked me to watch, so I sat cross-legged on the couch in my clothes and was distracted.

Zheng Bo also finished washing, and did not go to the courtyard I chose for him, but came all the way to me, and when he was stopped by the waiter outside the door, he snorted coldly and called loudly: "Erniang." ”

I was called back to my senses by him, and I turned back in amazement, and saw that he had rushed past several attendants, all the way to me angrily, and glared at me angrily: "What does Erniang mean? If it is a husband and wife, what is it like this? If it is not a husband and wife, why do you want to ask for an official position for me?"

I subconsciously tightened my clothes, this move seemed to irritate him a little, he took a step forward, bent down and propped his hands on the couch, staring straight at me: "If the princess doesn't want to be married to me, that's easy, I'll go to the book tomorrow, please reconcile with the princess." If the princess still wants to be this husband and wife, she will take care of my Zheng family. ”

To be honest, I was very panicked, he was a man after all, so close to me, and the attendants cowered at the door and didn't dare to come in immediately, but I could only pretend to be fearless on my face, looked at him with a smile, and comforted him softly: "Zheng Lang, don't worry, I wanted to discuss this matter with you a long time ago, but I was always called into the palace by A-Niang, and it was delayed when I came and went - you sit first." ”

He snorted, but sat down opposite me as he said, the waiters took this opportunity to ask me with a look, I shook my head, and asked them to serve Zheng Bo a bowl of tea, and then closed the door and retreated, when Zheng Bo and I were left in the room, I regretted that I didn't confess to one or two henchmen at the door to pay attention to the movement in the room, but the matter has come to this, and I can only smile and say to Zheng Bo: "Today's matter is because I didn't think about it, because of Liu Jun, Song Niangzi and Ah Feng discussed housework, and unconsciously tired of them standing with me all day, and they owed something, so they set up a banquet to treat, not to ask men and women to sit together. And the banquet in the palace has never been very much of those curtains, so I didn't pay attention to it. ”

Zheng Bo's face was a little pale, and he said lightly: "The palace is the palace, and the outside is the outside." Lao Erniang promised me not to do such a thing in the future. ”

I didn't answer him, I just pinched the teacup, moved it slightly, and said, "Then Zhu Miao'er, I have handed over the letter to Luoyang County and exiled her family to Jingzhou." ”

Zheng Bo frowned and said: "Erniang is because I raised the outer room, so I specially asked men and women to sit at the same table to take revenge?"

I didn't expect him to say that. I thought that Zhu Miaoer had been acquainted with him for a few months, and he could live in her house for ten days in a row, so he should have some feelings, but who knew that he knew the news of the family's exile, but he only asked such a sentence, and after thinking for a while, he said again: "You don't blame me?"

Zheng Bo said lightly: "That Concubine Zhu's private daughter is a prostitute, which is a violation of the law." It is not an exaggeration to be exiled to Chaozhou and Liuzhou. Erniang only put them in Jingzhou, and she was already merciful, what do I have to complain about?"

For some reason, I was a little chilled for that person, and pushed what I was going to say, but asked him: "After months of getting along, the colt doesn't miss any affection at all?"

He looked at me inexplicably, opened his mouth several times and hesitated, and only finally sighed and reached out to hold my hand: "If Erniang really has a heart, don't talk about the past, we are husband and wife... Let's live a good life from now on. ”

I hurriedly withdrew my hand, and was so frightened that I forgot the draft I had just typed in my stomach, and said in one fell swoop: "You misunderstood. I want to tell you that a few days ago, the imperial doctor treated me and said that I had a heart disease that had not been cured and that I could not have children. I think... If you agree, I will officially take a few concubines for you, and from now on, you will live in the west, and I will live in the east, and we will not interfere with each other..."

His face gradually darkened, and it took a long time before he said: "In the boudoir, there is a way to give birth to a child, but not to have a child... There are also ways not to have children. ”

I said, "I don't want to." Naturally, I could have a good science popularization with him, telling him that in such an era, there was no perfect contraceptive method in the world, but in the end, I could only choose the most direct statement, afraid that he would have to say it, so I hurriedly said: "I promise you that in the future, I will serve the elders of the family and take care of the children, just like the gift of the family." I will do your job for you. Now that you are young, you have only entered the eunuch road, and you can only stay up for some years in the back line, if you do well, it is not a big deal to transfer to the ministry and the household department. I don't want to do things in the ministry, go to Taichang Temple, Taifu Temple, or Zongzheng Temple, and be a Zhengqing Shaoqing, there is no accident. As long as you don't interfere with my behavior, be a good couple with me, look affectionate, and don't do those things that insult my identity, I can promote the children of the family for you, increase the sacrificial field, and I will not follow the example of other princesses and do things that insult your style - naturally, if you really don't want to, just go to the table and leave, I don't force you. But if you reconcile and leave, you and your brother's family will be rejected by A-Niang and the Holy One, you have to think about it. ”

He looked at me deeply: "Erniang tell me the truth, in your heart... Is there someone else?"

I hesitated for a moment, but nodded slightly.

He tilted his head suddenly, and when he looked at me again, his face turned pale and the corners of his eyes were red, but he replied very crisply: "Yes." 166 Reading Network