"Big brother, why did you come to my sister?"

"Hehe, the matter in Shandong has come to an end, Your Majesty has issued an order, let my brother go home, and prepare to send you to the palace!"

Hearing her brother's words, Xu Miaojin's face turned red, and she quickly turned her head out of the window, and at the same time picked up the teacup to cover it slightly.

After taking a few sips of tea, Xu Miaojin looked out the window: "It seems that the chaos in Shandong this time is not small, and the official ships that carry grain come and go." ”

"Well, it's really not small," Xu Huizu calmed down and considered his words: "The banditry in Shandong is the product of the combination of the local bandits and the northwest bandits. The local bandits are okay, they are all rabble, but it's a pity that the bandit capital was not captured, it's a pity! ”

......

Soon after Xu Huizu's war report arrived in Beijing, Jingli's will came down, and after receiving the will, Xu Huizu immediately handed over the matter to Xu Kai, and then led the guards all the way to chase Xu Miaojin's ship along the canal, and finally caught up with Xu Miaojin's ship near Gaoyou.

The date for Xu Miaojin to enter the palace has been set, it is the first day of the fourth month, so at this time she should have waited at home to enter the palace, and the palace should also send someone to teach her various etiquette, as well as arrange the ceremony and preliminary preparations for entering the palace.

But Xu Miaojin appeared in Gaoyou at this time, in fact, the reason is very simple, that is, to send the coffin of his sister Xu Yihua back to Fengyang's hometown......

How to dispose of Xu Yihua's coffin is a headache for the Xu family, because the emperor did not ask the guilt publicly, so they can't do it too obviously, and of course they can't do it too solemnly, otherwise if someone turns over this matter one day, the Xu family will not be able to eat and walk around. But because Xu Yihua brought disaster to the Xu family twice before and after, Xu Huizu did not allow Xu Yihua to enter the ancestral tomb of the Xu family (near Xu Da's mausoleum at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain), and it was also impossible for Xu Yihua to be buried with Zhu Di, and even in the first month, only Xu Miaojin hung filial piety for him, and the rest of the Xu Mansion was like no one.

It is difficult for Xu Miaojin to explain her true perception of her sister, to a certain extent, she admires her sister's courage and her courage to avenge her brother-in-law Zhu Di; But it was difficult for her to accept that her sister took advantage of everyone's family affection and did such a thing to destroy the Xu family, according to the convention, as long as she lived with the rebellious criminal for a long time, she was guilty, not to mention that she was the blood of the Xu family. If it weren't for His Majesty's old love, the Xu family would probably be uprooted, so Xu Miaojin's feelings for Xu Yihua are very complicated.

In addition, because Xu Miaojin is about to enter the palace, she also has a kind of empathy for her sister, although she is titled Concubine Chen as soon as she enters the palace, which is the same as the former concubine Bai Fangrui, but after all, there is a queen Ma Hui above, at this point, the emperor's dedication to her is far less than her brother-in-law Zhu Di's feelings for her sister, which can't help but make her a little sad.

Since Xu Yihua can't be buried in the Xu family cemetery, it is always okay to be buried in Fengyang's hometown, so Xu Miaojin wrote a letter asking to personally send her sister Xu Yihua's coffin back to Fengyang's hometown and keep the spirit for a month.

At that time, Xu Huizu had already left Beijing, and Xu Yingxu couldn't control Xu Miaojin at all, and he didn't dare to care, so he could only watch Xu Miaojin go to the book.

Fortunately, Zhu Yunwen was able to understand Xu Miaojin's feelings, not only approved his book, but also sent fifty brocade guards to escort him all the way, and the same queen Ma Hui and Concubine Bai Fangrui both sent palace maids and eunuchs to follow and serve, and the two of them made Zhu Yunwen very happy, and felt that his harem was very harmonious!

Even if he returns to his hometown, Xu Yihua is not qualified to be buried in the ancestral land of the Xu family, although the people in his hometown do not know what Xu Yihua did for the second time, but in their opinion, this woman is Yan Yi's concubine, so she should be buried with Yan Yi, there is absolutely no reason to be buried in the ancestral land of the Xu family, and they are also afraid that it will bring disaster to the Xu family.

Therefore, Xu Miaojin suddenly found out that her sister Xu Yihua was going to become a lonely ghost, at this moment, she suddenly understood her sister's last madness, with her sister's intelligence, I am afraid that she had expected such an ending, her husband died, the child also died, and she could not be buried with the person she loved, and her mother's family obviously would not want herself.

Maybe she can live in peace, maybe it won't end like this, but it's a pity that this is too much for her......

Fortunately, the Xu family is a famous family in the local area, and finally found a good cemetery for Xu Yihua, but it is far away from the ancestral grave of the Xu family, the place is more remote, the mountain road is more difficult to walk, and there is nothing bad about the others.

When Xu Yihua was buried, Xu Miaojin suddenly came to her heart and cried, she finally understood the choice of this woman underground, she was worthy of her husband and children, and did everything she could, although she knew that she would have to pay a heavy price, but she still did it, as for others, including herself, to her, they were like floating clouds, and there was no meaning......

In the following month, Xu Miaojin settled on the mountain, reciting the "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra" and "Jizo Bodhisattva Sutra" every day, praying for Xu Yihua, and the rest of the time was to read books such as "Female Commandments", "Female Training", "The Legend of the Martyr" and so on......

Later, Xu Miaojin turned to Huai'an, took a boat along the canal and went south, and later met Xu Huizu with this......

“......”

"That's pretty much it!"

"Oh," after hearing the eldest brother, Xu Miaojin hesitated for a moment and said, "Eldest brother, have you received it on behalf of Your Majesty this time?" ”

"Hehe," Xu Huizu shook his head, then stood up, paced a few steps in the cabin, turned his head and said, "When the war ended, Brother Wei did think so, but after thinking about it, it wasn't the case. ”

"On the whole, Your Majesty's strategy is to eliminate the White Lotus Sect bandits to the greatest extent, if you choose to attack the city directly, it is conceivable that the possibility of catching the bandit leader is even smaller, and the so-called Heavenly Kings around Qingzhou have not been exterminated, once they wander, the time to suppress the bandits and quell the chaos may be delayed longer."

"Therefore, Your Majesty is not wrong, what is wrong is the executor of the brother, it would be good if you could pay more attention to the arrangement of troops, after all, the army in the hands of the brother is more than three times that of the bandits, and the training and equipment are far above it."

"However," speaking of this, Xu Huizu sighed: "However, the combat strength of the Guards Army is too far behind that of the Guards Army. ”

"This sister has also heard about it, I heard that the Guards are personally trained by His Majesty, all the officers are selected from martial arts, and the equipment and training are first-class, the only problem is that the number is too small."

"Yes," Xu Huizu clenched his hands into fists, touched them lightly, and then said: "The military expenses of the Guards Army are more than three times that of the Guards Army, but this is fine, with such an army, we warriors can have room to play, otherwise," Speaking of this, Xu Huizu shook his head lightly.

"Hmmm......"

After Xu Miaojin heard this, he answered, and suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, Xu Miaojin said in a low voice: "Big brother, you hurried here, do you have anything to say to your sister?" ”

"Well," Xu Huizu played with the teacup and looked around: "Rouge, Cuiyu, you go and guard the door, and no one is allowed to come in!" ”

Rouge and Jade looked back at Xu Miaojin, then turned around and went out, closing the hatch.

"Miaojin, do you resent your eldest brother?"

"Resentment?" Xu Miaojin was stunned for a moment: "Where did this start?" ”

"Miaojin," Xu Huizu stared at his sister's eyes tightly, then turned his eyes and looked at the corner of the cabin: "One is the matter of the eldest sister, and the other is the matter of sending you to the palace." ”

"This," Xu Miaojin hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "This time I went back to Fengyang, my sister wanted to understand many things, and she didn't have any resentment for a long time." ”

"Sister, do you know what His Majesty says about the eldest sister?"

"Your Majesty? Evaluate the eldest sister? Xu Miaojin couldn't help but widen her eyes and looked at her eldest brother.

"That was before leaving Beijing," Xu Huizu raised his head and looked at the roof of the cabin, his eyes full of memories: "At that time, the eldest brother was about to go on the expedition, but the matter of the eldest sister has been pressing on the eldest brother's chest, making the eldest brother breathless. ”

"Maybe Your Majesty sensed something, so before setting out on the expedition, Your Majesty deliberately left the eldest brother behind and specifically talked about it."

"What did he say?"

"Your Majesty's original words are like this: 'As a woman, wife and mother, Xu Yihua is very competent and qualified, after she married Zhu Di, she was determined to help him, when the peaceful surprise attack on Beiping, the city was short of troops, she put on armor, and a group of women went to the city to defend, which greatly inspired the morale of the city; After Zhu Di and his son were ambushed, Xu Yihua concentrated on planning and waiting for the opportunity, although the king of Chu was not all driven by her, but she also played a certain role in it. ’”

"'So at the end of the day, she can also say she deserved to die.' ”

"So, Your Majesty has forgiven my sister?" Hearing this, Xu Miaojin hurriedly asked.

"How is that possible?" Xu Huizu glanced at her with a slight reproach: "Your Majesty has another sentence, that is, 'His feelings are pitiful, and his crimes are punishable!'" ’”

"Ahh Xu Miaojin let out a low exhalation, then came back to his senses, lowered his head, and then sighed.

"Your Majesty is a very complicated person, on the one hand, he is kind-hearted, can understand the suffering of others, and in some things, he can also show extrajudicial graces, such as Ouyang Lun, the concubine of Princess Anqing, who escaped this time; But at the same time, he is ruthless and ruthless, killing people, not soft at all, the two cases of King Yan and King Chu, regardless of the death of the war for the time being, there are more than 20,000 people who cut off their heads on the court. ”

"So, sister, you are about to enter the palace, you must remember that he is the emperor in power, and he is the son of heaven who cannot be disobeyed, do you understand?"

“...... Well, my sister understands! Xu Miaojin pondered for a while and nodded yes.

"By the way, what's going on with Ouyang Lun?"

"Ouyang Lun?" Xu Huizu smiled: "It seems that my sister has been a little isolated from the world recently!" Ouyang Lun, he ....."

After listening to Ouyang Lun's matter, Xu Miaojin couldn't help but sigh: "Princess Anqing is really a heroine among women, it is not easy to let go of the glory of the princess!" ”

"Yes, I didn't expect it, big brother!"

"As for the matter of sending you to the palace, the eldest brother was very opposed to it before, but in fact he is against it now, but what about Your Majesty? I didn't say it explicitly before, but this time it was really categorical, but the situation at that time, the eldest brother did not dare to object. ”

"At that time, your eldest sister broke into a shocking disaster, but as soon as she died, she also died unexplained, it is said that it is related to Wang Du, and this Wang Du suddenly died, and the eldest brother is really afraid that His Majesty will quickly cut through the mess and uproot the Xu family."

"However, fortunately, Your Majesty finally remembered his father's merits and his brother's little merit, and let go of the Xu family, but he proposed that if he wanted you to enter the palace, the eldest brother couldn't refuse! And there is no qualification to refuse! ”

Speaking of this, Xu Huizu raised his neck, tears running down his cheeks: "Big brother, I am incompetent, my father was born and died, got the title of Duke of Wei, and became the head of the Ming Dynasty." But when it comes to me, it is overturned day by day. Originally, my Xu family started with military merits, retired with the country, and did not need to marry the emperor at all, and served people as a woman, but now, alas, sister, eldest brother is sorry for you! ”

As he spoke, Xu Huizu left his seat and fell to his knees.

At this moment, Xu Miaojin was so scared that she couldn't possess her body, she hurriedly dodged and helped Xu Huizu up from the side: "Big brother, get up, get up!" ”

"Miaojin doesn't blame you, it's all fate, and Miaojin and Your Majesty finally have a friendship, marrying Your Majesty, it's actually quite good, Miaojin is actually quite happy!"

Xu Huizu may have been too depressed, and under Xu Miaojin's persuasion, the tears couldn't be stopped, but he still didn't forget, trying to suppress his voice to avoid people outside from hearing it.

After a long time, Xu Huizu finally regained his composure, he stood up and looked outside, then took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Xu Miaojin, Xu Miaojin took it in surprise, unfolded it and looked at it, frowned and said: "Big brother, the younger sister of the Bank of Communications, the College of Engineering, and the College of Agriculture all know, what does this internal affairs office do?" And what does this have to do with my sister? ”

"Sister, my brother never inquired about things in the palace before, but now that you are about to enter the palace, there are some things that you can't do if you don't understand."

"Three days ago, that is, on March 2, His Majesty established the Internal Affairs Office, and the first governor was Guo Ren, the former head of the household department, Zheng Erpin. According to the description of the Di Bao, the head of the Internal Affairs Office has great power, and can manage the eunuchs and palace maids in the inner palace, as well as the Bank of Communications, the College of Engineering and the Agricultural College outside, and even the withdrawal of the palace concubines must go through the Internal Affairs Office. ”

"But what does this have to do with my sister?"

"It's a big deal, you see......"