Tanabata Night Terror (1)

The eighth year of Sui Daye and the year of Renshen. Since the sixth year of the Great Cause, Mu Qing has been in the Eastern Capital for more than a year.

In the first month, the emperor sat in the town, so that the soldiers from all over the world gathered in Zhuo County. On the second day of the first month, 12 troops marched to the left towards Korea. On the right, 12 more branches were pointed out and converged on Pyongyang. A total of 1,100,000 soldiers were recruited, and counting the people who transported grain and grass and military supplies, it amounted to 10,000.

The battle ahead, the troops have no time to take care of other things, and the chaotic army around Donglaizhuo County and other places is coaxed, so the year in the eastern capital is not good, compared with previous years, it is a hasty matter, the surname began to store grain, and the merchants were busy taking stock of their finances, and everyone was in danger. Every five days, someone would come to report on the situation of the war, and the movements of the rebels and rebels would be delivered every day. Since the end of the summer of last year, Du Ruhui has been discussing with others, delivering news, or planning alone, and Mu Qing will always accompany him. At the beginning, there were always people who couldn't see women intervening when men were in deliberations, so they were often criticized, and the two didn't think so, and handled it calmly. The eldest grandson Wuji and Li Shimin and others who are close to each other know that she is by no means ordinary, so they do not shy away from conspiring with her.

A few old-fashioned people had gathered at the Tang Guogong Mansion to discuss, but at that time, the Tang Guogong did not say a word, but only laughed. Li Shimin said: "Qi Niang has been taught by Mr. Gu since she was a child, through the past and the present, proficient in the art of war, and thoughtful, her help is not under Keming, such a character is not hidden, it is a pity." Someone said: "It must be extraordinary to follow Mr. Gu Biao for many years, if she is a man, she should seek for the world, but in the end, she is a woman, and it is not appropriate to show her face." Li Erlang threw out Tang Guogong's most cherished pearl, "I think my sister Xiuning is also a woman's family, proficient in the art of swords, guns and war, married to the Daxing Chai family, received soldiers, and governed the family, according to your thoughts, shouldn't you be laughed at?" When it came to his beloved daughter, Tang Guogong's face changed slightly, and those who were in vain had to keep their mouths shut.

This matter was just a joke, but there were good things to say and listen to Du Ruxuan. He listened and thought about it carefully, and said to Mu Qing with a burning smile: "Mrs. Hexi, since then, you have won a seat next to the real dragon. In the future, he will protect you more than I do. ”

Mu Qingqian smiled back at him, "He is fledgling at this time, and his qualifications are still shallow, if there is really a day when the hidden dragon soars, I don't know if he can still tolerate you and me. ”

"We don't envy the glory and prominence, and when the day of success is achieved, the world is stable, and you and I will stay away from these struggles, and go to the next place." In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that no one could guarantee that they would live well until the day of success, and it was not even possible to say whether there would be that day, but it was just a word of mutual comfort, not for outsiders, and only between the two of them to relieve some of the fatigue and pressure. Mu Qing likes to listen to him conceive of a plain and quiet life, and she can find the satisfaction she wants from those empty images. Du Ruhui was also obsessed with her vague smile in the future, and said "good" softly.

The war in Goguryeo was also like this drought, rainless summer, stalemate, and the momentum of the Heavenly Relatives could not stop the fruitless decline of attacking the city again and again, and the grain and grass transported to the front of the battle gradually became tight. The DPRK and China have no time to care about the rebels who are fighting among the people. A few years ago, the Duke of Tang secretly ordered He Suizhao to send a group of dead soldiers to Wagang, in order to strengthen the righteous army in the future so that he could make peace with him, Mu Qing measured that he intended to cultivate the Wagang army into a force that he did not know, and he could attack and retreat, and he could stay out of the matter if he was defeated. This matter was hidden from everyone, and only He Suizhao was taught to do it alone, but he didn't expect that He Suizhao set off to Wagang to meet Du Ruhui in Kanglang's wine shop compartment in front of him, and after the two discussed it several times, in addition to sending a few loyal and brave people to lie dormant in it, he also said that Li Mi, who was in Xiangping, Liaodong, was sent to the master when Wagang was strong.

He Suizhao ran for a long time about this matter, until the lotus leaves in the lotus pond of the Du Mansion flourished again, and it took seven or eight months before he appeared haggardly. Mu Qing didn't like his floating temperament, and he didn't want to see his blazing attention, when he was not in Beijing, he only felt quiet, and no one was bothered, just as she wanted. At this time, he returned to Beijing, saying that the world was in turmoil this year, river thieves were waiting, and the Yongji Canal had been intercepted, but all passing ships could not escape the sack. Therefore, Mu Qing instructed Liu Ao not to report to the eastern capital again, nor to expand his business, and to collect the scattered flow of capital as much as possible, and not to move.

On this day, Du Ruhui went out early in the morning, saying that he was feasting and drinking at noon, and he only got back before closing. Mu Qing never goes out to a banquet with him, and it is inevitable that men will have to go in and out of the fireworks field when they get together, and they can't compare to Qiyuefang in Jiangdu, so she is inconvenient. During the festival, before the teaching chair of the Tang Guogong Mansion started, Yinghua accompanied her at home. Mu Qing was excited, and wanted to make incense according to the ancient recipe, and entwined Yinghua to help the association. Yinghua was reluctant to mess with these things, but she also knew that she had a lot of fun every day, and she always had time to accompany her sister, so she felt ashamed, so she had to endure watching Mu Qing make incense lightly and meticulously, and she still couldn't help but complain and mutter, "The ancient recipe can't be trusted, the era has changed, and the original intention has long been lost, and most of what remains is just the imagination of today's people." ”

Mu Qing didn't pay attention to her, and took care of himself to pinch the spices on the stove, and reported the name and weight the same way, and asked Yinghua to remember, "One or two five dollars for thatch, one or two five dollars for fine spice, one or two dollars for Linglingxiang, one or two for dried lotus leaves, six points for Huoxiang, six points for Qianjin grass, and one or two or seven dollars for curcuma." It is for the lotus dew. Yinghua was crooked on the case, hastily remembering, and kept looking out absentmindedly. Seeing her like this, Mu Qing thought that because her heart was not sitting still, she deliberately wanted to grind her sexuality, slowly and methodically grinding these materials into powder, mixing them with white honey and evenly, and carefully kneading them into honey pills. After a while, Ah Yun hurriedly ran over, hurriedly saluted, and handed over a post sprinkled with gold in fine sand, Yinghua took the post and was even more disappointed, and the whole person was lazily curled up in the brocade, unwilling to move again. "Why?" Mu Qing asked with a smile.

Yinghua was straightforward, threw the delicate post on the case, pouted and said, "If you're afraid of this, come here." Mu Qing picked it up and looked at it twice, and a little lady of the Li family posted a post inviting Yinghua to come over the house in the afternoon to celebrate the birthday of the seventh sister. When she put down the post, she couldn't help but lie on the desk and laugh, Yinghua looked at her angrily and laughed until she bent over and covered her stomach. When she had laughed enough, she touched her stiff face and said, "What should I teach you to be restless, this is it." Don't be afraid, my sister will accompany you in the evening. When my sister was as old as you, I was most tired of the birthday of the seventh sister. ”

Yinghua's eyes widened in disbelief, pointed to the pile of incense pills on the case and said, "Sister is coincidental enough, why are you still afraid?" Mu Qing picked up the honey pill and sniffed it in front of the tip of his nose a few times, quite satisfied with the smell, and said while letting Ah Liu find a brocade box: "When did you see me lift the needle and thread?" Ever since I was a child, I didn't know how to do needlework, and I couldn't even draw a single pattern. When I was a child, I was always ridiculed by my sisters at home when I was fighting on the night of Tanabata, and it wasn't a big deal, so I didn't care. ”

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