Chapter 34: Successive Downgrades
"Daddy, you're leaving Bianjing tomorrow?" Xiao Zhou sighed softly.
"Yes, go to the north and cut down Taiyuan." Lu Ning nodded.
Xiao Zhou was silent, and after a while, he whispered: "Daddy, can I go with you?" I really want to see how Daddy defeats the enemy on the battlefield! Then he hurriedly shook his head, "Ah, no, my son is wrong, Daddy Dingding is on all sides, I go, I will only mistake Daddy's military plane." ”
Lu Ning smiled: "On the battlefield, it's not as fun as you think." ”
There was a sound of footsteps in the distance, but then it stopped.
"Come!" Lu Ning snorted.
Then, I knew what was wrong, I and Xiao Zhouhou were both standing, but they hugged each other, whispering all the time, Xiao Zhouhou was lying on his chest, hugging himself and not letting go, it stands to reason that his legs should have been wooden, and he hugged her in his arms, and he was reluctant to let go of her.
The female guard in the distance, seeing such a situation, did not dare to step forward.
With a cough, Lu Ning let go of the hand holding Xiao Zhouhou's jade shoulder, and Xiao Zhouhou also saw the female guard hurriedly bowing her head, and her little face blushed and retreated.
"Your Majesty, the Qinghe Township Monarch is outside the county lord's mansion, and he must ask to see His Majesty." The female guard fell to one knee.
"Oh, what's the hurry?" Lu Ningxin said, didn't you just see him and his wife two hours ago?
"It seems that the eldest son of Qinghe Township Jun was taken for questioning by the Zongzheng Temple of the Inner Mansion because of his bad words."
Lu Ning was stunned and asked, "Tell me what's going on?" ”
Zongzheng Temple, the inner prefecture of this dynasty, is similar to the previous dynasty, in charge of the affairs of the royal family, clan, and relatives, but they are all female officials, and manage some household affairs, such as the palace ladies violate the laws of the Great Interior, which is not a big deal, and is also managed by the Zongzheng Temple.
When he came in crying after the Great Zhou, Lu Ning already knew the whole story.
It turned out that it was Li Yu's eldest son, Li Zhongyu, who was unscrupulous, and when he left Ningxinlou and left the palace, he said, "I'm so afraid of that evil woman." Although he was immediately covered by the Empress Da Zhou, he was still heard by Gong'e and reported to Zongzheng Temple.
The evil woman naturally refers to the imperial concubine.
As soon as Li Yu and the others returned to the mansion, the female guards sent by Zongzheng Temple arrived, which was also the female garrison camp of the Beijing Garrison Battalion, and there were female guards on duty in Zongzheng Temple every day.
Although the female guards were polite, they just said that they would take Li Zhongyu to Zongzheng Temple to inquire about the situation, but Li Yu was stunned at that time, and he was even more hesitant after the Great Zhou, thinking that Lu Ning said that he would come to the county lord's mansion, and he didn't know if he was going or not, so he hurriedly rode the horse and galloped over.
At this moment, when he saw Lu Ning, Da Zhou immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and his forehead was about to bleed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is gracious, he is just a child, he doesn't understand anything!" ”
Xiao Zhou was busy supporting her sister.
Lu Ning was even more helpless, to be honest, the little guy was right, You Wu, the mother of the West Palace, was afraid that in the future history books, she would definitely be the image of an adulterous concubine, although she really didn't do anything bad, but from the perspective of outsiders, she felt that she was gloomy and terrible.
Besides, it is not a matter of children's words.
But in this era, it just doesn't work, and I have to protect Concubine De's face, which is equivalent to maintaining my own face.
In the big interior, someone dared to scold Concubine De as an "evil woman", even if it was a child, it was impossible to act as if something had not happened, let alone two hours ago, Li Yu was speechless, and he beat it himself.
After a moment's silence, he beckoned, "Write it down." ”
Seeing outsiders, naturally there were several secretaries present, busy taking notes.
"The son doesn't teach, the fault of the parents, but I read it when I was a child, Li Yu and I met in the early years, and we were extrajudicial and gracious, and took the title of Li Yu's clan lord, and reawarded Li Yu Ru Linlang, hoping that he would think about it, and if he committed it again, he would be punished together!"
Ru Linlang, from the ninth rank of the false position, although the official system has long been recorded in the Qi Lu Ge order, but Li Yu is undoubtedly the first person.
Because from the nine pins of the void, it is for some people who have been officials all their lives, diligent and hard-working, and the consolation prize for the old, until now, there is no such old official, after all, it has not been a few years to work for the new dynasty.
His salary may not be as high as that of the old official, which is an honor.
If Li Yu really relies on this, not to mention maintaining his previous standard of living, he will dismiss all the slaves, so that it is impossible for his current family to have enough to eat, and he is afraid that his concubines will have to do needlework and other subsidies in the future.
Of course, now Li Yu still has his previous savings, and it is estimated that he can last for two years.
"Ah, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" After the Great Zhou, I was overjoyed, my snot was tearful, and I kowtowed again and again, like that, I was very embarrassed.
Lu Ning sighed in his heart, he really couldn't bear it, after all, it was an old acquaintance, why did the arrogant Princess Mei fall to this point?
After looking at Xiao Zhou, I said that in the future, you will have to pay more subsidies to make up for your sister.
Of course, there is no need to say this.
Looking at the two Shang secretaries again, Lu Ning said: "Remember, Feng Zhou's Qing'er is Concubine An, and I will follow the army in my town to conquer Taiyuan in the near future!" ”
Secretary Shang was stunned for a moment, not that there was anything strange about the Holy Son of Heaven taking his concubines to recruit in person, the monarch was in person, but there were very few people who did not bring concubines, and even the former Zhou lord often brought the queen to personally recruit to boost morale.
Although this pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven is really on the battlefield, the safety of the Son of Heaven's concubines is naturally safe.
Secretary Shang was surprised by the title of "Concubine An", among the concubines and concubines of this dynasty, the four imperial concubines and nine concubines, the imperial concubine and the concubine, all have fixed titles, the nine concubines are Concubine Zhuang, Concubine Jing, Concubine Hui, Concubine Shun, Concubine Yi, Concubine Hua, Concubine An, Concubine He, Concubine Xuan, and Concubine Xuan.
And now, this cardamom girl is the second to be crowned a concubine, and she has just entered the palace to be crowned a concubine, but I am afraid that she will be one of the most powerful contenders for the throne of the imperial concubine in the future.
As for the other three imperial concubines, they were all the wives and concubines of the Son of Heaven before he became emperor, and others couldn't compare.
The two Shang secretaries were busy taking notes while thinking wildly.
They all knelt down again, "Concubine An, congratulations to Niangniang!" ”
Xiao Zhou was quiet, but a red cloud still flew on her pretty face, clear eyes, shyness, and joy, but she was also a little overwhelmed, and naturally she couldn't imagine that her father-in-law in the past was still acting like that, unscrupulous.
Da Zhou was stunned and busy: "Congratulations to Concubine An." Kneeling down again, Xiao Zhouhou hurriedly walked up two steps to support her.
After the Great Zhou, there was some sadness and helplessness in my heart, and my sister's current fate of ice and fire, when I was not out of the cabinet, when I was the princess, where could I think of it?
However, the joy in her heart will soon dilute the melancholy, now all her thoughts are on the young son, as long as the young son is okay, she can do anything, and now her sister is chosen as a concubine by Qi Tianzi, which is naturally a great thing for her and her children.
Lu Ning rubbed his nose, he had just made up his mind to regard Xiao Zhouhou as his daughter in the future, who knew that Xiao Zhouhou would come to the sentence "I don't want you to be my father", and the loss in his heart when Xiao Zhouhou left his arms immediately made himself know his mind, and he was no longer entangled.