Princess Deyang has been married for many years, and still enjoys a respected status in Cao Zhen's mansion, and retains the courtyard of that year. Cao Zhen's wife, Ren, don't say anything against it, and she is not even qualified to sit on an equal footing with her.

Of course, Cao Miao's biological mother, Mrs. Cui, is not in her eyes, and the two have had open and secret fights. It's just that Mrs. Cui has been dead for many years, and that little grudge has long since disappeared. Now seeing Cao Miao, who is not very sane and a little childish in his words, he feels more pity in his heart, and only feels that he is reasonable, and does not care about his rudeness and abruptness.

Princess Deyang held a banquet to entertain Cao Miao, and Xiahou Xuan sat with her.

Cao Miao smiled and accompanied Princess Deyang to talk, laughed at the case when she was happy, and cried with tears and snot when she was sad. In the interest, he got up and danced, and performed a mechanical dance for Princess Deyang, with funny movements, with vivid expressions, which made Princess Deyang unable to hold her face, so she had to put down her reserve and laugh.

A few of the maidservants who were waiting also looked at each other and smiled.

"This kid ......" Princess Deyang shook her head while laughing, secretly pitying. Cao Miao and Xiahou Xuan are the same age, but he has been sick for ten years, and he seems to have never grown up in these ten years, and he is still like a ten-year-old child, full of innocence and naivety.

Cao Miao was tired of jumping, and sat next to Princess Deyang, holding Princess Deyang's arm. "Princess, you have to take care of Taichu, don't fool around with Deng Yang and those people anymore. Twenty-year-olds, it's time to do something serious and share your Majesty's worries. What's the use of talking all day? This Great Wei Jiangshan was made out, not by Qing Dynasty. He turned his head to look at Xiahou Xuan again, and said earnestly: "Taichu, you have to work hard." ”

Princess Deyang nodded repeatedly. "You're right, you're right, I'll urge him when I turn around." As he spoke, he glared at Xiahou Xuan fiercely.

Xiahou Xuan was speechless.

Cao Miao leaned on Princess Deyang's shoulder and sighed. is obviously an adult, but it makes people feel like they are young and old. "As for me, I am a sick person, and I don't have much success in this life, so I look forward to the eternal stability of the Great Wei Dynasty and become a rich idler. If you can always be like this, leaning on the princess's side, you will have no regrets in your life. ”

Princess Deyang wanted to push Cao Miao away, but when she heard this, her heart was not soft, so she had to hold Cao Miao's arms.

Cao Miao let out a long sigh, closed her eyes, her body slowly slipped, leaned her head on Princess Deyang's lap, and snored. Princess Deyang looked down and saw Cao Miao with a faint smile on her face, a satisfied and comfortable look, sleeping soundly, and she couldn't bear to wake him up for a while.

Xiahou Xuan was dumbfounded and at a loss.

Ah Hu and Qingtao, who were waiting on the side, exchanged a look and quietly gave a thumbs up. Qingtao got up, saluted Princess Deyang, confessed, and asked Ah Hu to carry Cao Miao on his back and leave the house.

Princess Deyang looked at the direction in which Cao Miao disappeared, stroked the arm that had just been hugged by Cao Miao, and sighed faintly.

"Taichu, although this Yunliang is a little crazy and a little vulgar, his words are reasonable. My Great Wei's country was defeated, not talked about by the Qing Dynasty. Now that Wu Shu is not extinguished, and the world is not at peace, it is the time for your generations to serve their lives, how can they be full of food all day long and have nothing to do? You see what is the Word that you have been talking about for so long? ”

Xiahou Xuan was embarrassed and got up to leave the table. "What my mother taught me is something I must take to heart. In fact, I'm not idle these days. A few days ago, there was a note on the Nine Grades of Officials and Laws, and His Majesty had already read it, saying that it had some opinions, and ordered me to write again and explain it in detail. Today, I was going to discuss with Ziyuan and Yuanrong, but I didn't think about it, but I encountered this incident. ”

"Nine Rank Official Law?" Princess Deyang frowned slightly, muttered for a moment, and tapped her fingers lightly. "It's too wide-ranging, you have to be careful, don't rush it."

"Whoa."

"However, it is also good news that you have the approval of His Majesty. Our Majesty, it's a bit confusing. Not to mention anything else, he suddenly summoned the king of Yongqiu to the court, and the king of Yongqiu arrived in Beijing, but he ignored it, what did he mean? ”

Xiahou Xuan smiled bitterly, but he didn't dare to express his opinion easily. He knew what his mother was thinking. Uncle Cao Zhen was one of the ministers of the first emperor, but he was sent to Chang'an by the emperor, far away from the center, coupled with the early death of his father Xiahou, the influence on the court gradually declined, and his mother was naturally unwilling, hoping that he could go further, inherit the power of his father and uncle, and become the third generation of important ministers.

But that's easier said than done.

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Hussar General's Palace.

Sima Shi took his hand and slowly walked into Xiahou Hui's room, waved his hand, motioned for the maids to stand down, walked to the couch, and sat down quietly.

Xiahou Hui was wrapped in a warm forehead on his head, half leaning on the couch, closing his eyes and recuperating, with a book in his hand. Hearing Sima Shi's footsteps, she didn't open her eyes, but only provoked a shallow arc at the corner of her mouth.

"The banquet is over?"

"Scattered."

"What new topics did you talk about today?"

"There is no new question, there is an old question with a new meaning." Sima Shi said, "Do you know why Taichu didn't come? ”

Xiahou Hui opened his eyes. "Didn't you say there was an emergency?"

Sima Shi's handsome face showed a hint of banter. "What's the hurry. He had his nose broken by the mad prince and saw blood. ”

Xiahou Hui was silent for a moment. "The son of a daughter, he can't sit down. He fought with the madman with a war of words and brought shame upon himself. ”

Sima Shi took Xiahou Hui's hand and stroked it gently. "Yuanrong, you say, is he really crazy, or is he pretending to be crazy?"

"What if you're really crazy, what's wrong with pretending to be crazy, can you still set off any waves?"

Sima Shi's eyes flickered, and he stopped talking. He lowered his head and looked at Xiahou Hui's hand. "If he is in Yongqiu, he will naturally not be able to set off any storms. But when you get to Jingshi, it's hard to say. Do you know, he once said to Zhao Bo, your father Zhengnan General died, and Taichu could not succeed him. If the general dies, can Zhaobo inherit the power of the general? If there is any accident in Da Sima, and Changsi can't take over, the practice of leading troops in the clan will be broken, which will be detrimental to the Great Wei Jiangshan. ”

Xiahou Hui glanced at Sima Shi. "Are you empty-hearted?"

Sima Shi smiled bitterly. "Even a madman said that, isn't it obvious how many people in the DPRK will be suspicious of my father and son?"

"It doesn't matter what others say, the important thing is that Your Majesty summoned the father and son of King Yongqiu to Beijing, it is possible to use King Yongqiu, and Uncle may lose his military power, step down and return to the dynasty, and from then on he will be idle like Chen Changwen."

Sima Shi nodded and sighed softly.

Xiahou Hui was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Can Uncle hold Lu Xun back?" At this time, you can't give someone a handle. ”

Sima Shi lowered his head, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he said after a while: "The soldiers are not tired of cheating, and I can only do my best, and I dare not ensure it." You also know, this Lu Xun is used to deception, first deceived Guan Yu, and then deceived Liu Bei, who dares to guarantee that he will not come again? ”