"Although the first emperor has all kinds of badness, at least he didn't say anything to the Empress Ouyang. From beginning to end, she was the only one in the harem. The two sons of the first emperor were both born of the current Empress Dowager Ouyang. Du Xiancheng sighed with emotion, "As an emperor, it is indeed not easy to guard only one woman." ”

Xiao Xiangsheng paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back.

"The previous crown prince was not our current Emperor Dezhen, but his brother-in-law, Prince Deming. It's a pity that Prince Deming is too lustful and has a lot of favors. snubbed the crown princess Yuan, and doted on Zhaoxun Feng, and even let her give birth to her eldest son before the crown princess. This incident made Prince Deming's mother Ouyang very dissatisfied. Later, the crown princess Yuan died suddenly, and the queen Ouyang at that time was furious, thinking that it was the concubine Feng of the first prince who poisoned the crown princess, and personally rushed to the prince's east palace and gave Feng Zhaoxun to death. Xiao Xiangsheng stopped in front of the window, his face solemn, handsome and indescribable.

This period of the past, I don't know who quietly revealed it, which led to the abolition of the first prince, of course, it is no longer a palace secret. The people of Chang'an City, from top to bottom, are very familiar with every detail, and some people even make up jokes and set up stalls in teahouses and taverns every day to tell stories.

Du Xiancheng thought of those things, and said with palpitations: "The first prince is really true, spoiling his concubine and killing his wife to such a point, no wonder his mother is angry." Who doesn't know that the queen of the first emperor of Lu Dao, that is, the current Empress Dowager Ouyang, is the woman who hates those foxes the most. Prince Deming couldn't control the three inches below his umbilicus, so he had to exchange the position of the Ninety-Five Supreme. ”

Xiao Xiangsheng sneered, "Our current Emperor Dezhen and the former prince are from the same mother, do you think there will be a difference between them?" - Isn't it just as? Of course, there are still differences, that is, our prince can pretend to be the first prince, and he didn't show his true face until he ascended the throne. After saying that, he walked faster and faster in the study.

Du Xiancheng waved his hand, "Big brother sat down and talked, and I was dizzy in the room." ”

Waiting for Xiao Xiangsheng to sit down, Du Xiancheng poured him a cup of tea, handed it to him personally, and said with a smile: "Big brother, although this matter is not authentic for the emperor Lao'er, it doesn't seem to have much to do with us." - Big brother doesn't need to make such a fuss, right? ”

Burst!

Xiao Xiangsheng squirted out a mouthful of tea.

"Emperor Lao'er? How dare you say it! The emperor is not much older than us this year, so you dare to call him an 'old man'?! - I advise you to be cautious, it doesn't hurt to talk to me here, if you are out of the mouth and someone holds the handle, no one can save you. Xiao Xiangsheng persuaded in a low voice.

Du Xiancheng was busy sitting down, "The eldest brother taught a lesson." I'll be sure to pay attention in the future. "But I was secretly funny in my heart, the eldest brother almost scolded Emperor Dezhen just now, and he actually taught himself a lesson......

As soon as Xiao Xiangsheng saw Du Xiancheng's face, he knew what he was thinking, and couldn't help but glance at him, and he also felt funny, "But what you said is also right." In fact, this matter really has nothing to do with us. We are neither a wealthy family, nor are we high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and it is not our turn to hire a noble girl as a concubine. And select a daughter from a good family to enter the palace as a palace maid, your daughter is only two years old, and I don't have a daughter, let alone a side. ”

Du Xiancheng smiled and nodded, "It's exactly this Li'er." Big brother just needs to figure it out. ”

But Xiao Xiangsheng's mood was so gloomy.

When everyone finished eating and talking, Du Xiancheng took his wife and daughter to say goodbye, Xiao Xiangsheng's mood was still very low.

"Big brother, what's wrong with you? Still worried about that? - Didn't you say it has nothing to do with us? Du Xiancheng was very puzzled, he wanted to share his worries for Xiao Xiangsheng, but he didn't know what kind of heart he was carrying.

Xiao Xiangsheng couldn't tell Du Xianchengming, but said: "I'll send someone to the Duke of Qi Mansion tomorrow to deliver the Dragon Boat Festival ceremony, are you doing it properly?" ”

Du Xiancheng hurriedly said: "It's all ready, it's better to go over with the eldest brother's people." My people are careless, and they are afraid that they will make a mistake on the road. ”

"That's fine. Tomorrow you have your people come over with ox carts and look for Xiao Xing." He'll arrange it. Xiao Xiangsheng followed the order.

On the battlefield of Goguryeo that year, Qi Boshi, the prince of Qi, made a surprise attack to cut off the back road of the Goguryeo general Eji Lewen, and just saved Xiao Xiangsheng and Du Xiancheng and their people.

Qi Boshi appreciated the clever decision of these people, and left them in the Qi army, until the crown prince of the Empress Lu took charge of the country and declared an armistice, and then took them back to the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the end, he also gave them gold, silver and jewelry, which became the capital of their later fortune as salt merchants.

Therefore, Xiao Xiangsheng and Du Xiancheng are very grateful for Qi Boshi's kindness. Over the years, the four festivals and eight rituals have not been forgotten once, and it has been properly sent to do so.

The Mansion of the State of Qi is in Taizhou, more than 800 miles away from Chang'an, and it is not easy to come and go, so they usually leave early to deliver the gifts before the festival.

Qi Boshi, the Duke of Qi, was born in the Guanlong Hao family, and the title of the Duke of Guo was handed down from his ancestors. Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there have been many titles, but most of them are fictitious, including the Duke of Qi Boshi. However, he can't stand Qi Boshi himself shrewd and capable, since the age of thirteen, he has been famous, and it is said that Wen Tao is strategic, and all of them are fine. Since he was fifteen years old, the person who gave him his relatives has stepped through the threshold of the Qi State Mansion.

Qi Boshi himself is a young hero, and he is also very cautious about the original partner he wants to marry.

As the old saying goes, if there is a soldier, there will be a nest of bears.

The same is true in this house.

If the male owner's character is not good, he will only pit their family.

But if the hostess's character is not good, it will trap their children and grandchildren.

Therefore, when the family chooses the clan wife room, the family is the first important, and then in the case of the family is the right person, the character talent is further selected.

Qi Boshi picked for a long time, but he didn't find a suitable wife. Later, when he was old, there was no woman to take care of him, so he accepted Wan, the youngest daughter close to the deputy general's family, as a concubine and temporarily helped him take care of his family affairs.

Later, one year, Ouyang Cheng, the general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was the uncle of the dynasty, and his eldest daughter Ouyang Zi was fifteen years old. At Ouyang Zi's ceremony, Ouyang Cheng put forward the condition of choosing a mate for his daughter, that is, he asked the noble son who came to ask for marriage to be able to shoot the peacock picture embroidered on the screen of the central hall with a feather arrow from a hundred steps away.

As soon as Qi Boshi saw Ouyang Zi, he vowed to marry her. He was already excellent in archery, and from a hundred steps away, he not only shot the peacock, but also shot the peacock's eyes, and was greatly praised by Ouyang Cheng, and personally married his daughter to him.

This has also become a good story in Da Zhou, known as "the selection of birds".

After Qi Boshi married Ouyang Zi, he rarely even set foot in the room of his concubine Wan, and he was very affectionate with Ouyang Zi. In ten years, Ouyang Zi gave birth to three sons and a daughter. And Wan only gave birth to a son and a daughter.

After Emperor Dezhen succeeded to the throne, Qi Boshi, who had always followed the rules, was reused, and now he also served as the chief soldier of Taizhou, leading the troops to guard the two fortresses of the Great Zhou, and really became the minister of Emperor Dezhen.

Emperor Dezhen's will to choose a concubine also sent a special person to the mansion of Qi Boshi in the early morning, to hire his cousin Qi Xuan into the palace as a concubine.

Qi Xuan is the only school-age noblewoman in their Qi family, but she has a fiancé who has long been in love, of course she doesn't want to enter the palace as a concubine, and she has been crying and crying for the past few days, making noise in Qi Boshi's mansion, which makes Qi Boshi not upset.