79. Dynasty Bureau (I)
Wang Changning choked, swallowed back the words that had originally come to his lips, his face turned red, he looked at Mrs. Wang in astonishment and blankly, and then looked at Wang Changluo, his eyes gradually widened, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence from his throat, his face full of disbelief: "This ...... The kings of all dynasties have taboo the open and secret battles between the princes, how can the saint be ......"
"How can you and I guess the mind of the saint?" Wang Changluo unceremoniously interrupted Wang Changning's words, wrinkled his brows and took a breath, then looked at the old lady Wang who was lying on the rocking chair as if he was asleep, wrinkled his brows and groaned for a moment, and hesitated to ask, "The Holy Lord let the four princes enter the Ministry of Rites to run an errand, which is just in time for the Ministry of Rites to take the exam, originally according to the convention, this year's examination should be presided over by Xu Xiang, but now the Xu Mansion and the Xue family are in-laws, and several princes are afraid that they will not let go of their mouths in this candidate." Father, this will try ......"
"The affairs of the Ministry of Rites don't need the Wang family to interfere." Mrs. Wang opened her eyes, slowly tapped her fingers on the armrests of the chair, nodded at her two sons, and twisted her beard for a long time before she solemnly instructed, "The Holy Lord's employment has always been informal, and it is often unexpected at critical moments. This troubled waters king can't be stirred up in it! You remember, the Wang family does not seek merit, only no major fault! You can also make it clear to Brother Yu! ”
Wang Changluo and Wang Changning glanced at each other, nodded hurriedly and agreed.
Mrs. Wang closed her eyes and let out a long breath, and was silent for a long time before she sat up from the rocking chair and instructed Wang Changluo: "I'm old, it's time to retire and enjoy the blessings." So from Ming'er, let Brother Yu come over to talk to me at the end of every day. ”
"Yes, my son understands." Wang Changluo listened to Mrs. Wang's instructions with a solemn face, responded respectfully, and was silent for a moment, seeing Mrs. Wang waving her hand tiredly, Fang Dynasty Wang Changning made a look, and the two of them exited the study together.
Wang Changning opened his mouth, caught a glimpse of Wang Changluo with a depressed face, and knew that this matter was not trivial, so he didn't dare to say more. The two brothers were preoccupied, and they walked back without saying a word, wrinkling their brows.
Mrs. Xie had already gotten the news, waved away everyone from afar, greeted her from the door of the main house, didn't ask much, only called "master", and followed Wang Changluo into the house, waited for Wang Changluo to change his clothes, poured a cup of tea and handed it over, only to hear Wang Changluo, who had been silent, ask, "Brother Yu went out?" ”
"Isn't this in time for the triennial exam, and almost all students from all over the country have arrived in the capital. There will be a lot of Japanese meetings these days, so Brother Yu went out with Li Jiazaburo to watch a few shows, and he also went today. Mrs. Xie nodded, and sighed amusefully while answering Wang Changluo's words, "The wedding date of the former Li family Saburo has been set, and Brother Yu has come over to beg me to help prepare a generous gift." The old man said that he didn't have any family affairs in his own place, but he was happy for others, and I didn't have anything to say about him, so I just let him go. ”
"Well, it's all trivial." Wang Changluo hummed dispensably, paused with his teacup, and then opened his mouth again, "The court and the central government have not been very peaceful these days, so it's good for him to take a look outside, and he can know that the sky is high and the earth is thick." He is the future head of the Wang family, and he can't be blindly confined to the inner mansion boudoir. ”
Mrs. Xie nodded approvingly, poured tea for Wang Changluo, and then turned out and raised her voice to order someone to set the meal.
Compared with the peace of the Wang family, the Luo family in the center of the whirlpool is a little unusually "lively" at the moment, the four girls of the Luo family were assigned to marry the third prince, although the holy decree of marriage has not yet come down, but the news has spread all over the capital. Yong'an Hou Luo Changchuan and Luo Changfeng, the second master of the Luo family, were surrounded by everyone to congratulate him from the beginning of the next morning, Yong'an Hou is a military general, and he has always been impatient to deal with these scenes with others, and he was angry in his heart, he really couldn't resist, so he hurriedly resigned from everyone, and pulled Luo Changfeng back to the Hou Mansion together.
Mrs. Cui got the news early in the morning, and looked at the gate of the courtyard several times uneasily, and heard the steward outside say that the Hou Ye and the second master were back, took two steps outside, turned back, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and ordered someone to wait outside.
As soon as he entered the house, Yong'an Hou lit Luo Changfeng, and he was so angry that he raised his hand and smashed a teapot over, the water in the pot splashed out, drew an arc in mid-air, and smashed the teapot directly into Luo Changfeng. The tea soaked through his clothes, and the tea foam flew to his face, but Luo Changfeng didn't say a word, he was smashed by this in a muffled voice, and his face tightened and he didn't say a word.
Yong'an Hou gasped and kicked the chair open, turned his head to stare at Luo Changfeng, who was silent, and only reprimanded with a gloomy face for a while: "Are you brains filled with mud or what?" How dare you make such a claim for such a thing? Where do you want to put the Luo family? Yes? What did I tell you earlier? What did Dad say back then? Our Luo family is a military general, it is enough to guard the border and defend the country on the battlefield, and there is less trouble between the princes! Once the royal affairs are involved, if you are not careful, you will never recover! Do you hear all these words in the dog's belly? Yes? ”
Luo Changfeng let Yong'an Hou scold him without moving, and only after a while did he raise his hand to wipe the water stains and tea leaves on his chin, and replied to Yong'an Hou's words in a calm voice: "The Holy Lord mentioned this to me before, but he didn't say that he was the third prince. The eldest brother doesn't have to be angry, the princes compete with each other, but they just rely on their own abilities, which dynasty and generation are like this. The saints are not taboo, why should the eldest brother be so timid? The Luo family has been inherited for a hundred years, and to this day, the eldest brother thinks that our Luo family is still as prosperous as our ancestors? The eldest brother asked himself, how many of the major families at the beginning of this dynasty could still be as important as they were back then? If the Luo family doesn't fight anymore, sooner or later they will have to follow in the footsteps of the Li family! ”
"Good, good!" Yong'an Hou laughed so angrily that he nodded at Luo Changfeng and said a few "yes" in a row, and kicked open the tables and chairs in the room, "If you want to fight, then you have to have a life to enjoy!" You are putting the Luo family on the tip of the tuyere! One wrong step is to destroy the century-old foundation of the Luo family, how do you explain to your ancestors? Yes? ”
"It's too early to say that." Luo Changfeng took Yong'an Hou's words calmly, "Big brother hasn't been on the battlefield for all these years, and he doesn't even have the guts. The eldest brother seems to have forgotten that if the ancestors did not follow the founding ancestors, how could they have the prosperity of the Luo family? At present, when the overall situation is fighting, why don't you dare? It's just up to each to do it! ”
"You-" Yong'an Hou choked in his throat angrily, his face was blue and white, but he couldn't say a word, and glared at Luo Changfeng angrily, the latter looked at Yong'an Hou calmly, his eyes were firm and resolute, obviously he didn't want to change his mind.
After a long time, Yong'an Hou suddenly shook his arm and withdrew his hand as if he was deflated, and took a few heavy breaths, as if he had aged several years in an instant, clenched his fist tiredly, and squeezed out a word from his throat: "Get out!" ”
Luo Changfeng's face did not fluctuate for a minute, and he was not annoyed when he heard the words, he arched his hand at Yong'an Hou's back, turned around and walked out of the study with his back straight.
The movement in the courtyard of the study reached Mrs. Cui's ears in an instant, and the original uneasiness suddenly added to the worry, and I saw Yong'an Hou enter the main courtyard from a distance, and hurriedly greeted him, looking at Yong'an Hou's gloomy and uncertain face, his heart was slightly sunk, and he couldn't help but sigh, "How did I hear the steward outside say that the master was angry with the second brother?" A family brother, what can't you say well? ”
"He's bent on doing it!" Yong'an Hou's face was still ugly, and he angrily waved away the grandmother who handed the tea, and entered the house twice, slapping it on the table with a bang, which startled the girls and mothers-in-law who were waiting in the room.
Mrs. Cui shook her head worriedly and amusedly, she had a rough guess in her heart, and motioned for everyone to withdraw, Fang personally poured tea and handed it over, and persuaded comfortingly: "The second brother is arrogant, he eats soft and not hard, even if he is angry, he should tell the second brother well, how can he smash things without saying a word?" Isn't that more infuriating? It's my own brother, if it is someone else, I don't know what will happen! ”
Mrs. Cui said, while paying attention to Yong'an Hou's expression, seeing that the anger in Luo Changchuan's eyes had dissipated a little, Fang reasoned with Yong'an Hou again: "If you want me to say, Ye is also too worried." Although this marriage is a big deal, it won't make our Luo family do anything, otherwise, wouldn't it be that those who have made the princess will not be alive? No one can say what will happen in the future, and just look at it. If I say something that shouldn't be said, the second brother has the heart to see if the master has the ability! At this time, instead of being angry with the second brother, it is better to go outside and see what the reaction of other families is. ”
Yong'an Hou was persuaded by Mrs. Cui's words, and sighed helplessly. His second brother is bent on going his own way, and he, who is the eldest brother, can't be persuaded to do anything, what else can he do? I am afraid that the saint's move is also to push the boat down the river and want the Luo family to flow into the troubled water, the royal families of all dynasties are indispensable to fight, and now the saint is more thoughtful than ordinary kings, and he is more ruthless, so the intention of the layout is already clear - this is given the confidence of several princes to fight, no one wants to cover anyone, and then the deer dies who has their own ability! Now that the holy will is unpredictable and the situation is pressing, he can only try his best to keep the Luo family safe!
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The third prince who was married also had a solemn face at this time, got out of the car in front of the mansion, and before entering the door, he stopped again, paused for a moment, and then got into the car with a calm face and said nothing, and ordered the little guy who drove to go to the eldest prince's mansion.
The eldest prince had just entered the door, and the eldest princess had waited for him to change into court clothes, and the couple were about to speak, when they heard the steward outside report that the third prince had arrived.
The movements of the eldest princess's hand paused slightly, but she did not speak, tied the belt for the eldest prince, and let people come up with a medicine bowl, as if she hadn't heard the news from the court, and gently persuaded the eldest prince: "Master drink the medicine first." After speaking, he raised his voice and instructed the steward outside, "Please ask the third master to go to the side hall, and say that the master will be there in a while." ”
The steward was instructed, hurriedly agreed to retreat, led the third prince to the side hall, and ordered someone to bring tea up.
The third prince sat down in the hall for a while, picked up the teacup and put it down, and then paced the hall with his hands in a bored manner, and caught a glimpse of the eldest prince coming out of the corridor, and hurriedly ran over, and as soon as he spoke, he was a little anxious and relieved to see the savior: "Big brother-"
"It's windy on the porch, let's go to the house first." The eldest prince nodded to the three princes, and gently persuaded the three princes to enter the side hall.
The third prince opened his mouth again and again, and worriedly followed the eldest prince into the side hall, and before he could sit down, he wrinkled his brows and said, "What does the eldest brother mean by the will of the Holy Lord today?" I'm dumbfounded! The second and fourth brothers were all in a hurry after the morning today, and they didn't even hear me call them! After a pause, his expression changed, and he pinched the fan with a pale face for a while, took a breath slowly, and cried bitterly and irritably, "Don't tell the big brother, since the morning dawn, I have been very panicked. ”