Mingzhu got up early in the morning, Zhou Li dressed up and went to the court, and before leaving, he advised: "The people who can make good friends with the old aunt are all people who have their own hills and valleys in their hearts, you just need to handle the goodness yourself." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"I see, don't worry."

"I asked a few children of the clan to go to the tea room to drink tea and talk at night, I want to come back later, you don't have to wait for me to sleep first." Zhou Li has become more and more calm and wise since he became a parent, and he has been much closer to the children of the clan than before.

"Got it."

After sending Zhou Li away, Mingzhu also cleaned up, took two-color gifts, and went to the old princess's mansion in a carriage.

The porter opened the door, bowed his head respectfully and said hello, and Yinzhu sent one or two pieces of silver over in a timely manner, "Invite the eldest brother to eat and drink, I'm tired." ”

The porter took it with a smile, that is, he was not flattering, nor hypocritical, and his attitude was down-to-earth and generous, I have to say that the rules of the people in the princess's mansion are still very good, which makes people happy.

Mingzhu was led all the way to the flower room, it turned out that the old princess was pruning flowers and trees in the flower room, and when she saw her coming, she smiled and waved to her, "Mingzhu, you are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." I guess you're supposed to be here in a few days. ”

"It's the fault of the younger generation that made you wait for a long time."

"It doesn't matter, I know you're busy, come and taste my tea, the new tea that someone brought me."

"You'll have to taste it." Mingzhu sat down freely.

"What did you bring me, do you have any wine? The old man drank your wine, but it was a great compliment. The old princess smiled kindly and teased.

"Yes, how can you forget. I even brought you a small gift. Mingzhu raised his hand, and Yinzhu took the gifts over and opened them one by one.

A white jade thin porcelain bowl, thin as paper, can see the light and shadow of people, white porcelain bowl without a trace of variegation, as clear as jade, is a rare good object.

The other is the folding fan, which is the folding fan of the inscription of the famous painting, and the figure of a clothed person travels freely on the river surface between the mountains and mountains, which is quite a bit of the free taste of letting me go.

"Good, good stuff." The old princess has thought about all her life to be glorious and rich, rich and beautiful, nothing good has ever been seen, these are nothing, what is rare is his appetite.

Looking at the other two boxes, there is a thick wide-brimmed forehead, made of fox skin, pressed and embroidered with treasure flowers in the middle and embellished with pearls the size of rice grains, just right. Wait until it's cold to wear it.

The other is a knee pad, made of rabbit hair without any embroidery, and the stitches are fine, and it looks like it is heartfelt.

The old princess smiled with satisfaction, these last two gifts are the meaning of intimacy between relatives, and the first two are probably asking for help.

"The little thing is the most cunning, this is something to ask me." The old princess pointed her finger at her, and laughed heartily with a knowing face.

"Auntie, you love me the most, and you know me best. Me! I really have something to ask you, I really can't take this matter alone, so I'm not cheeky to beg you. Mingzhu is the most coaxing person, and immediately smiled and helped the old princess to sit down, and poured tea himself, not to mention the diligence.

"Hehehe! I hesitate about this, you dog-legged, it seems that the thing you ask for is not small! I have a handful of bones, but I can't afford to toss you. The old princess was playful, and waved her hand again and again, looking helpless.

"Oops! Don't, listen to what I'm asking for, it's a good thing. You should hurt me once. ”

Mingzhu pinched her shoulders and beat her back, but she was a little more clever than her granddaughter-in-law Ma who was standing next to her, which made Ma cover her mouth and laugh.

"Well, for the sake of you being so on the pole, let's talk about it." The old princess squinted her eyes and quietly enjoyed the massage of the pearl.

"Isn't this Brother Li going to the northwest in the spring next year? I'm worried that the war will come early to the winter, thinking about getting some cotton clothes to send over, this I got a little bit, Brother Li laughed at me for being a little childish, and I got more, and this cotton clothes are not afraid of being spoiled, so I can give more of them, and the soldiers in the northwest are also very bitter.

I think it's the same reason, but I can't get so many by myself, and the people in the sewing room only have so many hands, I really can't catch up, and there is another thing that I want to raise more food and grass just in case, I entered the palace and discussed it with the Queen Mother, and said let me come to you, I'm afraid that I will be young and reckless and love to mess up good things, so let you stare at me. Auntie, you can help me. This is also a good thing, isn't it, if you do a good job, Uncle Huang won't reward us! I have heard that the treasury is not rich this year, and the imperial uncle is also worried, and the raid is only the first step, and the floods in the south of the Yangtze River last year affected the output of grain. Do you think I'm right? ”

"I heard that you paid for people to go to Jiangnan to buy food?" The old princess did not respond and did ask this.

"Well, I have a little silver in my hand, and my grandmother also gave some, so that I can go to Jiangnan to buy grain, this is our family's tradition, every time we go to the northwest to fight, the family will do everything to buy grain and grass to make cotton clothes and shoes to send to the northwest, it was this trick that rescued my grandfather, this is still a few decades ago. Later, it became a tradition that the juniors must learn, after all, we are military generals, and we have to rely on civilian officials to get food and grass, who knows if he will give it or not, how much, we can save one by keeping one hand ourselves. Mingzhu said this, and her heart was a little desolate.

The old princess knew that the civil officials and the military generals confronted each other, and at the same time because of the lack of food due to the flood, and because of the lack of food with the old marquis, she wanted to take the opportunity to kill the Shangguan family, when it was still a critical time for the emperor to seize the heir, the old marquis was besieged and almost died in the northwest, that battle was extremely tragic, when the Shangguan family came back, brought back dozens of Shangguan family sons and daughters, the young and promising sons and daughters were almost killed in that battle, and the Shangguan family was greatly injured, and almost couldn't turn over, and the old marquis's father died in the northwest, The eldest uncle, the second uncle, and the third uncle, from the prime of life to the youth, were able to go to the battlefield, and almost all of them died in the northwest.

The Queen Mother resolutely gave up the marriage contract and entered the palace as a concubine, fighting for a respite for the family. It was also that time that the women of the Shangguan family begged their grandfather to tell their grandmother to unite the general's family, and they paid for the dowry to raise grain and grass, and made up the only little connections in the family, and Shangguan Hao, who was young and not yet married, took his relatives to break through the siege and send grain and grass to his father and grandfather, and only a few people came back, and half of the sky of the Shangguan family collapsed, leaving only a room of orphans and widows.

Since then, whenever someone from the Shangguan family goes to the battlefield, no matter whether the court gives them sufficient grain and grass, they will post their own money to make cotton clothes for the soldiers and store grain and grass.

Thinking of those long-ago memories, the old princess's eyes were a little fluttering, she sighed deeply, and patted her hand that was still massaging on her shoulder, "It's hard for you, you did a good job, I will do this if you don't come." Just in time you're here, we're going to get things done. Eldest daughter-in-law, you follow Mingzhu to learn, you are still a little worse than Mingzhu in terms of ability, this time you follow her to learn more. Don't be stingy with money, the third and fourth of our family are also going to the northwest, don't be stingy. ”

"Yes, my daughter-in-law listens to my ancestors, and I have long heard that Mingzhu is strong and decisive, and she is a model among my daughters, and I have never had a chance to know it, but I have a chance to catch it this time." Ma is also a sharp character, and he immediately responded happily. (To be continued.) )