Chapter 399: The Situation Changes
There is a stormy posture in the court, and Zhen Miao is still "recuperating".
Just when she was wondering if she could get better, something big came again.
King Li of Jingbei reversed.
King Li of Jingbei reversed, and those lively flower parties and poetry meetings disappeared spontaneously, and the entire capital seemed to be quiet, of course, for the Zhenguo Mansion that was still in the filial piety period, it seemed that the impact was not great.
It's just that Luo Tianhuo's time of coming back is getting later and later, and he disappeared early on the second day, while Ouyang Ze went to the north to quell the rebellion with Jiang Dayong, the dragon and tiger general who was urgently transferred back from Dongling.
Emperor Zhaofeng's health is getting worse and worse, and he has recently become obsessed with alchemy and cultivation, and the one who was regarded as a guest was the Fufeng real person who calculated the heavy rain breaking the embankment in Shilizhuang, Jingzhou.
On this day, Emperor Zhaofeng summoned Luo Tianhuo into the palace, finished talking about business, and said: "The young people now are much more aggressive than those old men, and the eldest grandson of the old and mighty family has taken the initiative to ask Ying to quell the rebellion, what do you think of Xiao Shizi?" β
Luo Tianhuo stood solemnly and replied: "Although Xiao Shizi is young, his kung fu is real, if he is a pioneer officer, he will definitely move forward." β
In the previous life, they had fought on the battlefield many times, and Xiao Wushu could be regarded as a fierce general, even better than Ouyang Ze.
Emperor Zhaofeng seemed to approve of Luo Tianhui's unhesitant praise of his peers, nodded, and suddenly asked, "What about Luo Qing, do you want to go to the battlefield to show your ambitions?" β
Luo Tianhuo was stunned, as if he didn't expect Emperor Zhaofeng to ask this question, and after a while, he arched his hand and said, "Ambition rewards the country." Killing the enemy in blood is every man's dream, and Weichen is naturally no exception. However, it is also an honor for Weichen to be by the emperor's side and act as your eyes and ears. A qiΔ is arranged by the emperor. β
Emperor Zhaofeng showed his first smile in a few days: "Luo Qing is indeed deeply heartfelt, and at present, Jinlanwei can't leave you." β
Luo Tianhuo knelt down and thanked him.
Soon it was the end of June, and the Jiang army led by General Long Hu was weakened because it was not adapted to the climate in the north, and it lost two cities in a row.
Emperor Zhaofeng was furious, thinking that General Longhu was over fifty years old. It's not enough. With a stroke of the royal pen, another general, who was no more than forty years old, was sent to reinforce him.
This time, there was no news of the defeat of the Great Zhou army, and the two armies fell into a stalemate in the area of the Northern Ice City.
All the soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in the Great Zhou have been mobilized. and then from other sources. That would cause even more turmoil. The battle is stalemate. Emperor Zhaofeng was in a heavy mood, but also had a sense of helplessness, and his spirit became more and more weak. summoned Fufeng real people more frequently, and for a while, the limelight was unparalleled.
When the summer heat gradually faded, the time had slipped into August, and it was time to eat fresh osmanthus cake, Zhen Miao's long-lingering "illness" was only cured under the signal of the old lady.
I didn't go out for three months, and the morning sun was not dazzling, but Zhen Miao felt a little uncomfortable, so she covered her side face with a handkerchief, and went to Yi'an Hall to greet the old lady.
When she entered, the room fell silent.
"Say hello to Grandmother." Zhen Miao owed a debt and saluted the Song family and the Qi family.
When she finished worshipping, Tian Xue, whose stomach was already high, greeted her.
"Come and sit down." The old lady beckoned, looked at Zhen Miao's fair and almost transparent face, and sighed, "It's finally good." β
"Let my grandmother worry, my granddaughter-in-law is not filial."
The old lady patted the back of her hand: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are not controllable by manpower, so it's no wonder that you can raise them well." When your second aunt passed away, you couldn't see the wind, and you didn't give her a ride, so go to the small ancestral hall and give her a stick of incense later. β
"Hmm." Zhen Miao hurriedly responded.
She sat aside, listening to the old lady chatting with the Song family and the Qi family, Tian Xue looked more relaxed than Tian's complexion when she was there, and occasionally interjected to say a few words, the old lady would laugh, and there was obvious love in her eyes.
Qi glanced at Zhen Miao with some concern.
In the past few months, the family has been managed by the Song family, and she has only managed a small part because her health is not very good, and it stands to reason that now that the Zhen family is in good health, she should hand over the housekeeping to her, but the old lady did not mention it.
She faintly felt that Zhen's illness, although the old lady's attitude towards her was still kind, it was faintly different, what was the difference, she couldn't tell clearly, but as a person who had been widowed for several years, she was extremely sensitive to the secret changes in this kind of love.
Qi shook his head quietly. She must be too careful, the old lady has always liked Zhen, Zhen is sick, and she only loves her more.
Zhen Miao didn't seem to notice the old lady's coldness, sat there quietly and listened to everyone's speech, and when she was gone, she got up and said with a smile: "Grandmother, my granddaughter-in-law has passed first, and I will come back in the evening to greet you." β
The old lady looked at the smile, and her heart was not very comfortable, but her face was silent: "You don't have to come over at night, it's an extraordinary time, don't be so particular, I have already exempted them from asking for peace at night." β
Zhen Miao was stunned, and then nodded: "Daughter-in-law Sun knows." β
When everyone dispersed, the old lady leaned on the pillow and turned the Buddha beads silently, and the more she turned her heart, the more irritable she became, and finally she withdrew the string of Buddha beads from her wrist and put it on the kang table.
She likes Zhen, but as long as she thinks that she has been taken away for a few days, she still can't help but feel sick in her heart.
Zhen Miao was accompanied by Bailing to the small ancestral hall.
"Bailing, you stay here."
In this kind of place, people are not qualified to enter.
The light inside is dim, and as soon as you step inside, you can smell a strong sandalwood fragrance.
Zhen Miao put on the incense, knelt down honestly, got up and wanted to leave, but her hand was suddenly grabbed.
She belongs to the kind of nerd who can't make a sound the more frightened she is, commonly known as a nerd who reacts slowly and half a beat, and after being captive, she has completely formed a conditioned reflex when she encounters it, and she kicks it hard when she raises her foot.
A man rolled on the ground, then got up.
"Jiro?" Zhen Miao was taken aback, "Why are you here?" β
"What are you going to do?" Luo Erlang stared at Zhen Miao with fierce eyes, then turned his head to glance at the incense case, and sneered, "My mother doesn't need you to come to worship with a pretense!" β
Zhen Miao glanced at Luo Erlang coldly, raised his feet and left.
"You stopβ" Luo Erlang reached out to grab Zhen Miao's sleeve.
Zhen Miao pulled out a dagger shining with cold light from her sleeve: "Luo Erlang, no matter how presumptuous you are, it is not as simple as being kicked." β
Luo Erlang laughed: "What, do you want to stab me?" Come on, you have the ability to let everyone in the whole house take a look, anyway, I'm barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. β
Zhen Miao looked at Luo Erlang coldly, shook her head and sighed: "How did you become like this?" If I were you, I would be embarrassed to come to the second aunt! β
She raised her feet and walked out, and Luo Erlang's gloomy voice came from behind her: "Sister-in-law, are you not sick at all?" β
Zhen Miao's footsteps paused.
Luo Erlang sneered: "You must not be sick!" β
Zhen Miao turned around, walked over slowly, took out a handkerchief pad, and patted Luo Erlang's head: "I know you're crazy again, don't be willful!" β
After speaking, she turned around and walked out without looking back, and handed the handkerchief to Bailing: "This handkerchief is dirty, burn it." β
After returning to Qingfeng Hall, Zhen Miao took a bath first, washed away the bad luck, and then called Qingge: "Bring the pickled osmanthus sauce." β
"Grandma is going to make osmanthus cake?"
"Hmm." Zhen Miao adjusted the osmanthus nectar, and it took an hour and a half to make two plates of beautiful osmanthus cakes.
"Send this plate to the old lady."
Bailing packed the osmanthus cake and went out.
"Old lady, the lark girl in the grandmother's yard is here."
Mama Yang was sitting on the small pestle, chatting with the old lady.
The old lady turned her face sideways: "Let her in." β
"Bailing greets the old lady." Bai Lingsheng's spirit is beautiful, and his temperament is also smart, and he is happy when he looks at it.
The old lady's voice was gentle: "What's the matter?" β
"Grandma made osmanthus cake and asked the maid to bring it to you."
Without waiting for the old lady to speak, Bai Ling quickly took out the steaming osmanthus cake.
"Go back and tell the grandmother that she is just right, so don't do these things."
Bai Ling smiled before speaking: "Old lady, our grandmother is in good health, and she can make food and honor you, and she is much happier than usual. β
The old lady finally smiled: "This girl, she is really good at talking, Hongxi, send Bailing out." β
Hongxi comprehended, and when he went out, he took a silver coin and stuffed it to Bailing.
For the old lady's reward, Bai Ling generously accepted it, thanked him and returned to Qingfeng Hall.
The old lady looked at the plate of still warm osmanthus cake and sighed, thinking in her heart, that child is not a thoughtful person, should he not have seen his coldness.
Thinking about it like this, I couldn't bear to think about what she thought after she found out.
Mama Yang lowered her head, pursed her lips and smiled.
The old lady, determined to alienate the grandmother, just a plate of osmanthus cake was shaken, no wonder they all say that the old child becomes faster than the child.
"Say, why is she bothering?" Only in front of Mama Yang, who knew the inside story, could the old lady spit out half a word.
"Grandma has a pure heart."
The old lady snorted lightly: "I still lack this plate of osmanthus cake to eat?" β
"Yes, yes, of course there is no shortage of old ladies. I remember that the osmanthus cake made by the grandmother was softer than usual, so I just asked the old lady for a reward. β
The old lady glanced at her, shook the corners of her mouth and said, "If you want to eat, take it." β
Seeing that Mama Yang was really unceremonious, she took a piece of osmanthus cake and ate it, and after eating, she stretched out her hand again, and the old lady coughed: "That's it, the child Baba has made it, I'll taste it too." β
Mama Yang smiled secretly in her heart, wrapped a piece of the handkerchief and handed it to the old lady.
Zhen Miao only ate a piece of osmanthus cake and threw it aside.
Luo Tianhuo came back early this day, and saw that most of the osmanthus cakes on the plate were left, and keenly felt that Zhen Miao was in a bad mood, and asked, "What's wrong?" β
He hesitated: "Do you want to go and say goodbye, grandmother she-" (to be continued......
PS: On the last day of the month, ask for pink.