After being busy again in the middle of the night, I finally finished copying the "Jade Tent Sutra". After carefully proofreading and binding to confirm that it was correct, Qin Mubai let out a long breath and finally could sleep peacefully.

In the morning of the next day, Qin Mubai woke up naturally from his sleep, and heard that the people in the courtyard were very lively. couldn't help but be a little curious, so he got up and put on his clothes and opened the door, and saw a group of people shuttling back and forth in the courtyard, carrying large and small boxes and packages to the inner room.

"What are you doing here?" Qin Mubai stopped a government official and asked.

"Third son, it was the Wu Dong family who sent a large number of New Year's goods, and we are carrying them!" The government servant said happily, "Third son, the Wudong family is really a good person. She even thought about us servants and prepared a lot of mutton, vegetables and cloth jackets for each of us! ”

"Got it, let's go!" Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile: Mei Niang really has a heart......

At this time, Wu Meiniang and Shuang'er walked into the courtyard arm in arm, and when they saw Qin Mubai from a distance, they walked towards him.

"Mei Niang, what are you doing here?" Qin Mubai asked first.

Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "It's almost the New Year, the house should always be open, right?" A few days ago, I sent my subordinates to make some New Year's goods, so by the way, I asked them to do more and send them to you. It's also a way to save trouble, I think you're very busy and may not have the time to take care of these things. ”

Qin Mubai said with a smile: "These things have always been handled by Zhang Luo, the housekeeper in the mansion, and you have to worry about it this time." ”

Wu Meiniang said: "Aren't you just seeing the outside world when you say that? Shouldn't I give my own New Year's goods? ”

"That's it!" Qin Shuang'er said with a smile, "Sister Mei has a lot of heart!" The last time he came back to my house as a guest, he saw that the house had not yet started to prepare New Year's goods, so he remembered it. As soon as Fang Cai went back, he immediately opened up. You see, these truckloads of New Year's goods have been shipped, and the people in the house are happy! - Hehe, Daddy has always been stingy, and there have never been so many New Year's goods in the house over the years! ”

"Shuang'er, don't talk nonsense, if you let Yiguo Gong hear it, maybe I'll pinch your face." Wu Meiniang said with a smile, "Yiguo Gong is thrifty, not stingy. On the contrary, we business travelers have nothing but money. Money, when you earn it, you have to spend it. Spending on your own family is the most worthwhile. ”

"Hee-hee! Third brother, did you hear it, Sister Mei said-your own home! Qin Shuang'er clapped her hands and laughed.

"You're a big ghost!" Qin Mubai scolded with a smile, invited the second daughter into the house, and went to wash up before coming back.

When I entered the house, I saw that the room was already well organized and spotless. Qin Shuang'er was like a supervisor and housekeeper, standing at the door with a plate of snacks in her hand to eat, watching with interest as Wu Meiniang packed up books, paper, pens, ink and other things in front of a few cases.

"You guy, how can you let Mei Niang do these things?" Qin Mubai twisted Shuang'er's ears and asked.

"Ouch, it hurts, let go!" Shuang'er jumped to her feet and shouted, and after escaping, she grinned and said, "Don't blame me, it's Mei Niang who has to help you clean up this pig's nest, hehe!" ”

Wu Meiniang smiled in the room: "It's indeed a pig's nest, it's messy." The floor was littered with waste paper, and the beds were in a mess. Mu Bai, I'm afraid you never make a bed or sweep the floor, right? ”

"Hehe, he's a general! Where would the general do these things! Qin Shuang'er dodged into the house with a smile, and got together with Wu Meiniang to help joke.

"Shuang'er, since you know that your brother has this temperament, you have to help him clean up more on weekdays!" Wu Meiniang said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm, I see...... Hehe, Mei Niang, you really have a bit of a sister-in-law and a housewife! Qin Shuang'er laughed happily.

Qin Mubai shook his head and walked into the house with a smile, and said to Wu Meiniang: "Meiniang, how are the affairs of Qin Immortal Pavilion handled?" I heard that you are short of money, why do you still spend so many years to break the bank? If you have any problems, just tell me. Although I am a poor general, I still have some land in my hands, and I have received a batch of rewards not long ago. ”

"Good! Then you lend me a thousand taels of gold! No interest! Wu Meiniang said with a smile.

"No problem." Qin Mubai agreed, "I still have some cash in my hand, and some of the rewarded silk cloth can be worth it when I pawn it." If it is not enough, the rented millet collected this year and the Yongye field newly allocated to me are sold, how can I make up this thousand taels of gold. ”

"Forget it, I'm kidding you!" Wu Meiniang giggled and said, "I've already taken care of it over there in Qin Immortal Pavilion. The two shops next door allowed me to pay them half a year's arrears on credit. Half a year is enough for me to turn around. Keep your money for yourself and spend it slowly! Just now, Shuang'er and I went to your house to see it, it's really shabby and shabby, even the furniture is lacking, and the servants in the house are scarce. Besides, you are a general, and you don't have a few good horses in the house, and you don't have a few good weapons and good saddles, how ugly is it to pass on the generals? ”

Qin Shuang'er giggled heartlessly again: "See, third brother, Sister Mei is really like a housewife who is in charge of the house for you!" Marry quickly! When you get married, everything in the family has been taken care of, how worry-free you are! ”

"Just talk too much!" Qin Mubai scolded with a smile and said, "I haven't lived in that house for a day, it's basically empty." Maybe...... It won't be long before I'm going to be transferred again. So, you don't need to add a degree for the time being, right? ”

"Transfer?" Wu Meiniang sighed, "Where are you going again, how long will you go?" ”

Shuang'er was also a little surprised: "Yes, third brother, you have only been back for a few days, do you want to go out on an errand?" ”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I'm not quite sure yet, it's just an idea." If it succeeds, it may not be a short-term business trip, but a long-term stay in Yuanren Prefecture and County. ”

"What?" Wu Meiniang was stunned and said, "Why do you suddenly have such an idea?" ”

"That's a long story." Qin Mubai touched his stomach and pouted at Shuang'er, "I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Don't you just want to break me away and whisper to you? I'll just go, hehe! Shuang'er happily hummed a song and left, saying as she walked, "Let's talk slowly, I'll ask the kitchen to make something delicious for you, and I'll send it in half an hour!" ”

"This living treasure girl, it's really mouthy!" Qin Mubai shook his head with a smile, invited Wu Meiniang to sit down, and said to her, "Meiniang, I haven't told you many things before, but now I can talk to you." What do you think, how about the position of the Hundred Horsemen? ”

"That's good!" Wu Meiniang nodded with surprise on her face, "The Son of Heaven is close to the emperor's confidant, and he holds the privilege to come and go." Although the hundred cavalry envoys did not have many soldiers and horses in their hands, their status seemed to have jumped above the commanders of the six rates and twelve. Even the prime minister wouldn't dare to despise you, a hundred horsemen, right? ”

"Yes, you're right." Qin Mubai said, "But this is only a superficial phenomenon. In fact, the Hundred Horsemen are just an empty shell. My scenery and prestige are just a fox and a fake tiger borrowing the emperor's face. Others are afraid of me and respect me, not because of what I, Qin Mubai himself, is capable of, but because there is the emperor standing behind me. I don't like the feeling of being like an endorsement and an errand puppet. Moreover, the imperial palace has always been the most complicated place in the world, intrigue and deceit, and even a little sinister and dark to say a little unpleasantly, and even more so around the emperor. In the year I have served as a hundred horsemen, I have never stopped, I have always walked on thin ice and is uneasy, and I have faced death several times. ”

"Is it that serious?" Wu Meiniang was surprised, "I really haven't heard you mention anything before. I always thought that you were doing a good job, both majestic and relaxed. I didn't expect you to be so bitter and tired...... I'm such a careless woman who doesn't even know how to care about you. ”

"Don't say that." Qin Mubai smiled, "In fact, the greater the management, the greater the pressure and responsibility, and the greater the crisis and danger we face." It's just that because of the particularity of this position, the Hundred Cavalry Envoys bear the pressure and crisis that are inconsistent with their official positions. Now, because of the well-known matter of Princess Gaoyang, there is such a trouble...... Even if I still want to stay in Baiqi, the emperor is not so happy. Rather than that, why don't I be more interesting and take the initiative to ask for an external transfer? ”

Wu Meiniang thought lightly for a moment, and nodded seriously: "The idea is very right." If I were you, I would do the same. Princess Gaoyang's affairs were in an uproar, and the city was full of storms, and this time even the emperor lost face. With the experience of the previous car, he is like planting a thorn in his heart, where will he leave you in the harem with peace of mind? ”

Qin Mubai laughed: "Mei Niang, why am I a little weird to hear you say?" Could it be that having me in the harem is a scourge? Princess Gaoyang didn't take the initiative to provoke her. ”

"Hmph, you're playing treasure here again, and if you get cheap, you'll sell it again!" Wu Meiniang rolled her eyes in annoyance and scolded, "As the saying goes, a slap doesn't make a sound, if you weren't intentionally or unintentionally coquettish in front of Princess Gaoyang, she would be a little girl who has not opened her love, can she like you?" ”

"I ...... Coquettish? Qin Mubai grinned and wanted to cry without tears, "Why am I being coquettish?" If there is a big harem, and three thousand beauties are like clouds, why don't others take a fancy to me as a princess of Gaoyang? That, that's just a coincidence, okay? ”

"Humph! If it's not 'accidental', then what's the deal? The emperor is a man, and men are also jealous, and the vinegar is greater than that of women! What if you seduce another woman, or princess or concubine, one day? Wu Meiniang said seriously as if she was joking, "So, if the emperor hates to kick you out of the hundred horses, it's better to get out of the house as soon as possible!" ”

Qin Mubai grinned embarrassedly: "This ...... It's really rough and not rough. That's it, let's not talk about this layer. Anyway, I'm going to ask for an external transfer. Go to which distant state and county to wander around for a year or two and then come back. ”

Wu Meiniang looked helpless, and finally nodded silently, and said: "It's a big matter, let's think clearly before making a decision." Do you have a goal now, where do you want to go, and how do you get there? ”

"I want to go to Xiangzhou as a military attaché." Qin Mubai said, "I am the martial arts gate of the Qin family, I got up in the army, and I learned the art of martial arts, so I had to develop on this path." I don't have any experience in managing or using troops. It is also beneficial to go to the local area for further study. In the capital, there are many generals and talents, when will I go into battle and practice with soldiers? Although I am now famous, I am just an empty shell, just because I have the halo of my father and the emperor on my head, but I don't have half of my true talent. It's going to take me a while to refine and enrich myself. ”

"Okay, I've got your back." Wu Meiniang said categorically, "Men have ambitions, not empty talk, and putting them into practice is the most important thing." Now that you are aware of your strengths and weaknesses, you should make use of your strengths and avoid weaknesses to fill in the gaps. You're only in your early twenties, but you're much more promising than the old generals in the court. This time, the emperor let you apprentice to Li Jing, and he also had the intention of cultivating and cultivating you. There are not many generals of the younger generation of Datang who are outstanding, you can stand out! ”

"Huh!" Qin Mubai smiled, "Mei Niang, I can't imagine that a young woman can actually understand this!" Not bad, really good. In the future, if we become relatives, you will be my helper. I'll talk to you about anything in the future. ”

"you, come less!" Wu Meiniang's face turned slightly red, and she smiled and said, "By the way, there is something I told you yesterday, how do you plan to deal with it?" ”

Qin Mubai thought for a moment and said, "You mean the prince's invitation, right?" …… He only gave you a post, but he didn't invite me, so I won't go! ”

Wu Meiniang was silent for a moment and said, "I'm a lowly woman from a peddler's pawn family, why did he invite me, and he didn't go to you clearly?" Mu Bai, why do I feel that you are not very happy to get close to the prince? He is the prince of the country, the future emperor! Even if you don't bother with him, there's no harm in getting in touch with him, right? ”

Qin Mubai smiled incomprehensibly, smiling without saying a word.

"What are you laughing at? Am I not right? Wu Meiniang said confusedly, "Originally, I never thought of setting up a bridge with the East Palace, could it be that this time the prince took the initiative to show goodwill, why did you avoid it?" I can't figure it out, tell me! ”

Qin Mubai shook his head, and said secretly in his heart: Do you want me to tell you that Li Chengqian, the prince, can't be a few days old? Whether it is shown by history or the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Li Chengqian, the crown prince, is deposed. Previously, I rejected the pull of King Wei, and now I am waiting to be released with Li Ke to take office, if I get close to the prince at this time, what do I think of King Wei and Li Ke? And besides...... The Jiangzhou case has just subsided, and it is still in the limelight! I, a major official in charge of the Jiangzhou case, went to the East Palace for a banquet immediately after the case was concluded, didn't I make it clear to everyone that I had secretly helped the prince and saved him from the crisis? Especially after letting the emperor know, our previous plans and calculations will be revealed - the emperor has always hated his subordinates for secretly making a fuss and deceiving his superiors and subordinates, so am I not bored?

In short, this East Palace can't be visited now!

"Mei Niang, there are many things, I really can't explain them to you for a while." Qin Mubai said, "Anyway, you go to the East Palace!" If you go, it's equivalent to me going, even the prince doesn't care. Moreover, he may not really want me to go to the East Palace at this time. The reason why he sent you a post instead of me was also deliberate. ”

"What does this mean?" Wu Meiniang wrinkled her brows and was puzzled, "Could it be ...... Are you avoiding suspicion? ”

"Clever, in a word!" Qin Mubai stroked his palms and admired, "It's okay to understand this, you don't have to dig deeper." In short, if you go to the East Palace alone as a guest, then you already represent me. ”

"Okay, I'll go." Wu Meiniang nodded, "This kind of thing, I listen to you." You're smarter than I am, and you know more than I do. I'll do what you say. ”

"That's good!" Qin Mubai smiled and wanted to step forward to touch her face. At this time, a dry cough came from the door: "Eat, eat!" Rest for a while, my fellows! ”

"This guy ......" Qin Mubai stared at Qin Shuang'er with a cry and a smile, and sighed helplessly.

After the meal, Mei Niang still stayed in the Qin Mansion to help distribute the New Year's goods. She was born in business, and she is the best at doing these things. The New Year's goods of dozens of people in the Qin Mansion were distributed by her in an orderly manner, and the whole mansion was full of cheers.

Qin Shubao has always been ignorant of this kind of thing, and after hearing Liu's words, he just smiled slightly and said, "Businessmen are very profitable, but also!" ”

The Liu family was a little upset for Wu Meiniang, and complained: "Shubao, don't say that. Mei Niang treats our family as her own home, and she helps up and down! What are these New Year's goods worth for the money? If she is determined to buy people's hearts or something, why not just bring a large box of money and cloth? ”

"That's where she's smart." Qin Shubao smiled slightly, "A small gesture moisturizes things silently." She is indeed an excellent strange woman, so resourceful and sophisticated at a young age. ”

"Hey, I really can't figure out how I always target Mei Niang and pick my nose and eyes at her. If you want me to say, this daughter-in-law is good, I like it! Liu said a little angrily.

"You like it, you're in charge?" Qin Shubao snorted lightly, and said with a smile rather than anger, "What did you come to tell me?" ”

"Humph! Old stubborn! Liu scolded angrily and shook his hand away.

Qin Mubai went out and returned the military book to Li Jing's mansion. It took a long time to knock on the door and open it, but it was still the same old man Zhong. Old man Zhong said that Li Jing had just fallen asleep, and Qin Mubai consciously didn't bother anymore, didn't enter the mansion, left the books and left.

Seeing that it was still early, Qin Mubai stopped by to go to King Wu's mansion. First, I haven't seen anyone for two days, and it's hard to deal with Princess Gaoyang if she wants to go crazy again; Moreover, it's time to talk to Li Ke about job hopping and transferring.

When she arrived at King Wu's mansion, Princess Gaoyang was chatting with a few maids and maids, and when she heard that Qin Mubai was coming, she immediately jumped up and went out to greet her. Regardless of the large number of people present, he rushed into his arms with joy.

"Thief Military Academy, stinky man, this is the time to come!" Princess Gaoyang scolded hatefully.

"Okay, a lot of people are watching, let go." Qin Mubai finally pulled Princess Gaoyang out of his arms, and saw that Li Ke was already standing at the door of the hall and laughed at them.

"Your Highness, I'm here." Qin Mubai walked up to Li Ke, "There are some important things to discuss with you today." ”

"Come in and sit down, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Li Ke invited Qin Mubai and Gao Yang into the study to sit down, and set up the stove to make tea according to his old habit. He asked, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Qin Mubai simply told Li Ke about his wishes.

Princess Gaoyang immediately exclaimed: "Wow, why did you suddenly leave Chang'an?" No, I'm going to go wherever you go, you have to take me with you! ”

"Little sister, don't shout yet." Li Ke waved his hand, smiled incomprehensibly, and said, "Mu Bai, I thought you would come and tell me this as soon as you returned to Beijing, why didn't you wait until this time to speak?" ”

"What?" Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment, "Could it be that my move is also what you expected?" ”

"Of course." Li Ke stroked his palms and smiled.

That look is very similar to Li Shimin, who is strategizing the wisdom bead in his chest!

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[It's been busy in the last few days, and there aren't too many updates, so please forgive me.] After a few busy days, I broke out and added more! ]