Yu Rui in the underground is ashamed and others don't know, anyway, Yu Ge Lao is obviously not guilty. The banner of the emperor's handwriting was sent to Yu's house, and he also led the Yu clan to come out to greet him, and first made this plaque to hang on the door of the house where Rui was located, and then framed the banner in the ancestral hall of the clan, and finally asked the skillful embroiderer to imitate the embroidery of a list and put it into Yu Rui's coffin.

Of course, because Yu Rui's body sank in the sea, there was no way to salvage it, so what was placed in this coffin was only a set of clothes. However, for such a set of clothes, Yu Ge Lao used all the longevity materials he prepared for himself, claiming that Yu Rui was rewarded by the emperor's handwritten letter, and he should use this coffin, which sacrificed his life for the country, and was far more valuable than his own inaction.

In short, the funeral of the Yu family did not seem extravagant on the surface, because the Yu family neither opened a mourning hall nor held a funeral, and even was buried only three days after the news of the death was delivered. However, Yu Rui's coffin was a six-inch coffin that could only be used by first-class officials, and the coffin was covered with imitation embroidery of the emperor's handwriting.

This funeral was still often mentioned by idlers in the streets and alleys until after Yu Rui Qiqi, and it was inevitable to discuss the reason for Yu Rui's death. In contrast, the generals and soldiers who were also buried in the sea were not mentioned.

Because of this funeral, there was no good birth during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. The Queen Mother is said to have fallen ill again because her most promising nephew died at a young age, and the Zheng Yuan Envoy, whom she had always trusted, broke her leg and died a month ago, and the new Imperial Envoy's medical skills did not seem to be so bright, and it was not until September that the Queen Mother got better.

The queen mother was not in good health, and the queen was naturally not good at holding the Mid-Autumn Festival, but donated a lot of sesame oil money in the royal temple, saying that it was to pray for the soldiers who were in the sea and Yu Rui. So during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the royal temple burst into flames, which made it look like it had been over July and a half, and made the Yu family out of the limelight again.

Yu Rui's death seemed to have drawn an end to the dispute between Yu and Zhao's two parties, and the court was temporarily calm. After careful calculation, Yu Dang was dismissed from dozens of officials this time, but there are not many people in important positions, speaking of which, it is still a death Yu Rui is a bigger blow to the elder of the pavilion, after all, this is a child of the Yu family, not a protégé or in-law, etc., he can be regarded as a real person.

As for the Zhao Party, there were few officials who were dismissed, but in view of the fact that the Zhao Party was originally smaller in number, the losses were greater than those of the Party. What's worse is that after this battle, those who originally supported Zhao Shangshu found that the strength of the party seemed to be difficult to shake, and some people wavered back.

The news of the previous dynasty will naturally reach the harem, and Zhao Chongyi got the news, so he dropped an agate plate in the inner hall: "The Yu family is really ...... I came up with such a way! ”

Her confidant palace people hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, Niangniang, the emperor actually understands this matter in his heart." Our lord is loyal, and the emperor must know. ”

Zhao Chongyi frowned, and said after a while: "What is happening to Daddy now?" ”

The confidant palace man hesitated for a while, and then said in a low voice: "The master is also closed at home these days......" Although Zhao Shangshu himself has no big stains, the people he has recommended are not invulnerable, and they were grabbed by Yu Dang and dragged out to criticize him completely, and even he was embarrassed. Zhao Shangshu's temper was already softer, but after this battle, the blood that was originally aroused by his daughter's humiliation fell back, and he also lost the motivation he had for a while.

Zhao Chongyi also knew his father's temper, and couldn't help but slap it on the table: "What is this doing, Dad!" At this time, there is no way out! "Just as her confidant palace people said, the emperor knew that Zhao Shangshu was going to bring down the party, so Zhao Shangshu should make persistent efforts. If you retreat at this time, won't all the work ahead be done in vain?

"It's no wonder that the old man ......" the confidant sighed, "The Yu family has a Yu Rui, and the emperor has written a commendation, and now there are many people in this court who see the wind and make the rudder......"

Zhao Chongyi gritted his teeth and said, "The emperor won't believe the Yu family!" But even though she said this, she was also a little worried in her heart. In the past, Yu Ge Lao attached great importance to Yu Rui, just because Yu Rui was a material that could lead the troops, but now the Yu family has even abandoned Yu Rui, which is equivalent to showing the emperor that he no longer covets military power. The Yu family is so weak, will the emperor still be as determined to bring down the family as before? After all, there are still the queen mother and the queen in the palace, and the emperor was able to ascend the throne, and it was also the power of the queen mother and the Yu family......

"Otherwise...... "The confidant palace people have no idea, "Niangniang meets the princess of Anjun and asks the princess of the county?" ”

"What's the use of asking her!" Zhao Chongyi glanced at her confidant, and subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, "However, I want to see her again, my body is ......" It has been two years since the miscarriage, and there has been no movement. If he can't give birth to a prince, no one will be willing to attach himself to the Zhao family.

"The princess of the county has been in the palace recently?"

"Nope." The confidant palace man shook his head, "Prince and Princess Cheng are still making trouble, the princess of the county has already excused the matter of the pox, and she hasn't entered the palace for several days." ”

After two years of planting, most of the state capitals and towns have now been planted, and only a few remote places are still being implemented. Nowadays, the business of the pox vaccination department has changed from promoting pox to how to cultivate and preserve pox vaccines in case another batch of children reach their age in the next few years. And if possible, the pox will be planted in a fixed season every year, so that as long as the child in the family is of the right age and physical condition, the pox can be planted as soon as possible, and there is no need to worry about smallpox.

This is a trivial matter, and it is more troublesome than sending a trained Lang Zhong to plant pox in various places, and it involves written rules, and it is necessary to establish institutions in charge of pox in various places, which requires the imperial court to allocate money, so it has been a little confusing with the household department recently. Taohua also happened to use this as an excuse, but she entered the palace on the fifteenth day of every month to say hello to the Queen Mother, and did not enter the palace again.

"Prince Cheng is also an idiot." Zhao Chongyi sneered, "I tossed my two sons to death, and now I want to pass on." If you knew this was the case, why bother in the first place. ”

"I've heard it's more than two." The confidant palace people also sighed a little, "I heard that the side concubine was pregnant when she died, if she can stay, maybe she will be a son." However, the queen supported Prince Cheng. ”

"If you can block the princess of the county, why wouldn't the queen do it?" Zhao Chongyi sneered, "However, as long as the princess of the county does not give birth to a second son, no one has the reason to have the only son of a stepfamily." As she spoke, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Everyone else is giving birth to a son, why hasn't she moved?

The confidant palace people didn't notice her emotional changes, and said casually: "But the princess of the county is still young, and she knows medical skills, so she must be able to recuperate, and it is not difficult to have another son." "It's rumored in the palace that Princess Anjun has a secret recipe, otherwise why would Lu Xiuyi and her be men in one fell swoop? Lu Xiuyi's body is also conditioned by her, let's just say that this is a coincidence, at least it is certain that it can make people easy to get pregnant.

"Yes...... Zhao Chongyi also thought of the rumors in the palace, "You say, is it that she didn't care for me?" "Why is it that the Lu family is pregnant after only a few pets, and the emperor comes to her palace more often, but there is no movement so far? It must be known that the draft should be held two years ago, but the emperor didn't want to work hard and lose money, so he made an excuse to push it. But next year, it's time for the draft, this time the emperor may not push, and when a new person enters the palace, the emperor will be divided again, and there will be fewer chances of her getting pregnant?

The confidant palace man hesitated: "This ...... No way? Niangniang's complexion does look better than before. And--Our house and the Anjun Mansion have joined forces...... "If your own mother has a prince, it will also be good for the Anjun Palace."

"That has to be guarded against." Zhao Chongyi frowned, "You send a message to the family, send a copy of my recuperation recipe out, and ask my father to find someone to take a look outside." Also, be sure to tell your father that you must not retreat at this time, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted! ”

Because the queen mother was ill, only the queen was in charge of palace affairs, and it was inevitable that there would be some loopholes to exploit, and Zhao Chongyi's words were transmitted back to Zhao's mansion on the second day. The Zhao family gathered in the hall, and Mrs. Zhao said first: "It's easy to find someone to take a look at this recipe, but it's just a mother's words - the master looks ...... it."

Zhao Shangshu didn't speak. But his eldest son said: "Niang Niang is right, there is no turning back when you open the bow, father, now our family and Yu Ge Lao have torn their faces, if we don't knock him down, how can our family have a good life in the future?" ”

Zhao Shangshu sighed: "It's easy for you to say......" He took so much effort to take out the inside information that he had learned in the party for many years, and he could be regarded as biting the party a few times, but in the end it was such an ending, which was really disappointing.

After Enke retook the exam, the ranking on the list changed a little, which could have been used to make a fuss, but because of Yu Rui's death, the emperor's attitude towards his family changed somewhat, so that in the end, only the deputy chief examiner was assigned to the house, but it did not involve Yu Ge Lao.

Zhao Shangshu was actually not afraid of the Yu family, but the emperor. If the emperor is soft-hearted about his family now, then he will be unlucky. To be honest, he already has a little regret in his heart now, but it's just hard to say.

Mrs. Zhao knows her husband well, and she knows what he is thinking when she looks at him like this, and said in a low voice: "Master, don't say anything else, even if the lord doesn't do anything to the elder pavilion, the queen won't let our family go......" The one in the palace was the meat that fell from her body in October, and she was killed by the queen when she was pregnant, and the stillborn child, she heard the palace people say, the strange shape is not the same - that is her grandson!

What's more, giving birth to such a freak, the queen has to frame her daughter for being ominous, which is simply life-threatening! If any concubine is given an ominous reputation, let alone entering the middle palace in the future, it is difficult to inherit the favor again, and the queen is going to force her daughter to death. For this reason, although she is the daughter of the Yu family, she can't bear it.

Speaking of which, Yu Ge Lao's branch actually doesn't take very good care of the side branches, if there are children in the family who are promising, or if the daughter is born well, Yu Ge Lao will look at it differently, otherwise it will not be taken seriously. The room where Mrs. Zhao is located is far away from Yu Ge, and she doesn't get much benefit from Yu Ge's old family on weekdays, until she gets older and has a good appearance, and Yu Ge Lao sees this room in his eyes.

As for marrying Zhao Shangshu, Mrs. Zhao felt that it was not the credit of Yu Ge Lao. In fact, at that time, Yu Ge always wanted to send her to the palace to serve the first emperor, but at that time, the first emperor was almost forty years old, how old was she? And with the Queen Mother here, what future does she have when she enters the palace?

In Mrs. Zhao's room, her parents are mediocre, and her brother is not outstanding, so she will only listen to the elder of the pavilion. However, Mrs. Zhao herself refused, and the teenage girl made the first bold decision in her life - pretending to be sick.

Faking illness is also a risky job. If a girl from any family has a reputation for being sick, it will not be easy to marry someone in the future - who wants to marry a sick man? However, Mrs. Zhao's adventure finally succeeded, and after pretending to be sick for a few years, another girl in the clan entered the palace instead of her, and she was casually married by Yu Ge Lao, which was Zhao Yuan.

It must be said that Mrs. Zhao's luck is really good. At the beginning, Zhao was not clever in his tongue and soft temperament, Yu Ge Lao Yuan was not optimistic, but he was promoted at a young age, and he felt that it was good to learn, so he casually took out a girl in the clan to envelop - anyway, they are all daughters of the side branches, even if he marries the wrong one, it won't hinder him.

Who knew that this soft-tempered move would go all the way up? To this day, there are still people in the clan who envy Mrs. Zhao, saying that she is lucky, and Yu Ge Lao has found a good family for her. But Mrs. Zhao herself knows in her heart that now that she has such a good day, it is all her own credit.

Because of this, when Zhao Chongyi entered the palace, she was reluctant - where is the girl of the same clan who entered the palace instead of her? The Yu family's branches are not good, especially the queen, how can she tolerate people? Helplessly, her husband followed Yu Gelao, and her daughter herself felt that she could give it a go, and there was no way to teach Mrs. Zhao.

Sure enough, her daughter entered the palace, and she was fine at first, but when the emperor promoted Zhao Yuan, the queen couldn't tolerate her. Not only that, but Mrs. Zhao's parents and brother were also having a hard time at home, and even the brother once came to her and asked her to teach her daughter not to go against the queen. This is really called a new hatred and an old hatred, so when it comes to bringing down the Yu family, Mrs. Zhao's thoughts are the same as her daughter's. The horizontal and vertical of her mother's house is just a side branch, unless the Yu family does something to punish the nine clans, otherwise it will not affect her mother's family much.

Speaking of the freak that his daughter fell, Zhao Shangshu was also annoyed. It is said that it was a male fetus, if it weren't for the queen's obstruction, the eldest prince in the palace should be the grandson of the Zhao family, and the future of the Zhao family would be ......

"You're right......" Zhao Shangshu was so agitated by his wife, and slowly raised his head, "It's just that Yu Ge Lao is now standing firm again......"

The son of the Zhao family won the fame of raising people in the autumn last time, but the spring fell behind. This year, Enke felt that the article was well written, but he didn't win it twice, and he always felt that Yu Ge Lao signaled someone to get in the way and depose him. Speaking at this moment, it was inevitable to bring some indignation: "It's a pity that the things that my father poked out were not directly pointed at Yu Ge Lao." ”

Zhao Shangshu shook his head: "Yu Ge Lao has always acted cautiously, he has instructed the people under him to do many things, there is no evidence, who can point to him?" If you want to say that the only thing involved, it is still the Shandong incident, but Yu Rui ......"

Mrs. Zhao also knows this: "Master doesn't have to be too anxious, even if he couldn't find a mistake in the past, won't he do it in the future?" ”

"Yes!" The Zhao family's eyes lit up, "Isn't Elder Yu Ge fighting for military power in the northwest?" My father is now the secretary of the military department, so can't he help Dingbeihou? ”

"You-" Zhao Shangshu shook his head at his eldest son, "You only see that Yu Ge Lao is disliked by the emperor, don't you know that the Marquis of Dingbei is also feared by the emperor?" "Help Dingbeihou? Will the emperor be happy?

The Zhao family didn't notice that he had said the wrong thing for a while, and it was also because of the relationship between his family and the Anjun Royal Mansion now, so he hurriedly changed his words at this time: "Then the two sides will rectify it together." "In this way, doesn't the emperor like it?

"It's easy to say, how do you do it?" Zhao Shangshu couldn't think of a way anyway.

One sentence stopped the Zhao family's son. The whole family fell silent, and no one spoke......

The Zhao family had nothing to do for the time being, and the Yu family seemed a little silent for a while because of the funeral. In addition, the queen mother in the palace was unwell, as if the big drama had finished singing □□, and everyone became listless together, which made those who had no intention of watching the play fall quietly.

It's a pity that Taohua is still quiet here. During these days, she was arguing with the yamen for the establishment of branches in various places for pox, and on the other hand, she had to deal with the princess Cheng who was like a dog skin plaster, which was really endless.

"Princess, Prince Cheng's Mansion sent a Double Ninth Festival lily." Yuzhu walked in with a pout. Speaking of which, it is reasonable for each family to take the festival ceremony, if you don't accept it, unless the two families break off and turn against each other. But Prince Cheng is Shen Shu's brother, and Prince Cheng is his sister-in-law, so he can't refuse to accept it in terms of etiquette. However, why did they suddenly go uncharacteristically and frequently to salute, everyone knew that it was the drunkard's intention not to drink, but to their brother. Isn't it disgusting to receive this gift?

"Take it first. When their giver went out, they immediately sent someone to send it back as it was, only saying that it was a return gift. Taohua was looking at the congratulatory gift list for Jiang Nanhua, and while she had to deal with Brother Xu's little hand stretched out from time to time, she replied without raising her head.

Yuzhu sneered and laughed: "The princess is really wise, the slave will arrange it!" "It's just amazing to send it back in its original form. Let the outsiders see it, there are contacts and contacts, and it is not rude, but the original gift is returned, and the meaning is clear enough.

Mint was a little worried: "Even if the original ceremony is returned, the slave and maid will not stop when they see it as the princess." "Prince Cheng is like a hob meat now, she can't care about anything at all, even if she slaps her in the face, I'm afraid she doesn't know that it hurts.

Speaking of this, Taohua couldn't help it: "Let's take one step at a time." "People are shameless, the world is invincible, this is not said in vain.

"Why hasn't the prince come back today?" Recently, there has been nothing to do in the court, Shen Shu will come back early to play with Brother Xu, but if he doesn't come back at this time, Brother Xu has no one to play, so don't you just harass her? Those little hands stretched out, just wanting to grab the gift slip in her hand and tear it for fun.

"Yes, it's time for the prince to come back......," Mint remembered, "the slave and maid called someone to go to the door and take a look." ”

"That's it." Taohua suddenly thought of the reason, "It's September at this time, and I'm afraid that the northwest side will prepare for war again." ”

Speaking of war, Mint can be regarded as having experienced it firsthand: "Fight and fight—ah, no!" "This year's situation is different from last year's, there are many more outsiders in the Northwest Army......

Thinking of this, Taohua couldn't help frowning: "I don't know if my uncle can handle it?" I only hope that Beiban will not be too fierce this year. "Even if Dingbei Hou has the ability, it is not easy to live a difficult life at home and abroad.

"As long as it's the same as last year." Mint muttered. The battle the year before last hurt the Beiban a lot, and the number of disturbances last year was less, and the northwest could be regarded as having a stable year. This year, I don't know how.

Taohua sighed: "I hope so." She is far away in the capital, and she can't manage the northwest, so she can only worry, "These things, prepare to come out." ”

Jiang Nanhua and Jiang Lianhua's brother and sister are scheduled for September, and they are only a few days apart. It's a bit too hurried to say, but Jiang Zhu is going to leave Beijing before October, so it's impossible to say that he is in a hurry. After all, if you drag it any further, the road will be too cold to walk.

Mint regretted mentioning the war in the northwest a little, and was busy trying to change the topic: "Speaking of which, there are really many happy events this year." Brother Nan and the second girl have become relatives, and it will be Brother Song'er's turn in the New Year. In this way, except for Jiang Yuhua and Jiang Bohua, the men and women of the Jiang family's generation have all become families.

"Second brother, I'm afraid I can't wait." Momoka is a little funny when she thinks about it. Originally, it was the habit of the mountain chief that his daughter would remarry at seventeen or eighteen, but Jiang Songhua won the jinshi, and the mountain chief was also happy, and generously set the wedding date after the spring of next year in order to have a good mouth color for double happiness. When Jiang Songhua heard this, he was even happier than winning the Jinshi.

Mint also covered her mouth and smiled, but she smiled but had a little regret: "If you want to say that this family affair is good, it is the second girl...... "Why did you marry a businessman?"

"Falling in love, fairy couples, far better than those so-called people who are in the same bed and have different dreams." Speaking of which, Taohua admires Jiang Lianhua very much, she really chose a desirable husband by herself, which can be regarded as a shocking move in this era. That is to say, Jing's is hiding it tightly, if it spreads, I am afraid not to be shocked.

Yuzhu had already turned back at this time, and when he heard the words, he smiled and said: "The slave and maid don't know anything else, it depends on the prince and the princess are really in love, and the fairy couple." "Speaking of which, the princess and the prince are not a good match, but looking at the life they have passed, it is really enviable.

"Dare you, dare to talk about the prince and the princess." Mint raised his hand and lightly slapped Yuzhu, but he also smiled, "Our prince and princess are naturally good." ”

Brother Xu learned like a little starling: "Lord, princess, good!" ”

"What do you know!" Taohua patted his little buttocks, and when she heard a familiar footstep outside, she laughed, "Your dad is back, go find him." "Don't mess with her here.

Brother Xu crawled out of bed and ran away: "Dad-"

A moment later, Shen Shu came in from outside the door with his son on his shoulder, and Taohua saw the vertical marks between his eyebrows at a glance: "What's wrong?" ”

Shen Shu carried Brother Xu around the house, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid this battle in the northwest this year will not be easy to fight." ”