"The Queen Mother wants to marry the princess to Han Yan?"

Wei Qing almost jumped up when he heard this, and opened his mouth for a long time before he said, "Why?" ”

Su Ren didn't know how to explain, he wasn't the Queen Mother, so he didn't know what the Queen Mother thought. may think that Princess Pingyang is Kefu's life, and want to use Princess Pingyang to get rid of Han Yan to vent his anger. Or maybe the Queen Mother is really grateful to Han Yan and will marry Princess Pingyang to praise her. A shrewd woman like the Queen Mother has always done things unusually, and Su Ren couldn't grasp the context.

"Do you think Han Yan is a little better than Xiahou?" Su Ren asked suddenly.

Wei Qing was stunned: "What do you mean?" Could it be that the princess can only choose between these two people? ”

Su Ren nodded: "Now it seems that it is, Han Yan brought the letter from the Queen Mother, and Xiahou Po probably didn't come empty-handed, if I didn't guess wrong, it was the emperor standing behind him." ”

"Your Majesty?"

"Hmmm! Although Xiahou Po is unbearable, but he has 800 soldiers, the closest to the imperial city, if he can be brought over, His Majesty's safety will be guaranteed, although the north and south armies and the forbidden army are better, but unfortunately they can't stay in the palace for a long time, you are now the Jianzhang supervisor, you should know how many guards there are in the Jianzhang Palace, in my opinion, less than two hundred, right? ”

Wei Qing frowned and nodded slightly: "A total of one hundred and thirty-four, count me." ”

"That's right, with Xiahou Po's eight hundred soldiers, even if someone attacks the imperial city, Xiahou Po can immediately support, as long as it is not a large army, Your Majesty does not have to worry at all." Su Ren patted Wei Qing on the shoulder: "The marriage of the royal children is purposeful, there is no mutual affection, no matter how good the relationship between Your Majesty and Princess Pingyang is in front of her own safety, you can still let it go." ”

Wei Qing sat on the horse in a daze without saying a word. The road back to Pingyang Town from the Princess's Mansion is very long, and I can't see the shadow of Pingyang Town after walking for a long time. On both sides of the crop fields, corn more than a person tall is growing well, and the farmers are working hard in the fields. It's close to the Yellow River, and it's been a dry year, so it's nice to have such a thriving situation.

A carriage came from the other end, and the four knights were the first to clear the way, and at a glance they knew that it was the marquis's carriage. You don't have to guess who is sitting inside, and the real marquis who came to Pingyang to mourn Cao Shou is only one of Xiahou.

Far away, the carriage stopped, Xiahou Po jumped down from the car, and saluted Su Ren first: "Sir, is this a condolence return?" ”

Su Ren and Wei Qing got off the horse and gave a salute: "Exactly, the princess was going to leave the two of us for dinner, but the two of us felt that the princess was too tired to bother much these days, so she came back early, why did Ruyin Hou come so late?" ”

"Hey! It's ridiculous to say that when I just went out, the axle suddenly broke, and the guards had to change to a carriage, so I came at this time. ”

Su Ren smiled: "This is a good sign, it means that Ruyin is going to change the carriage?" ”

This is flattery, and in an era of strict hierarchies, there were strict rules on the means of transportation used by people of different classes. For example, this kind of canopy carriage that Xiahou Po rode in Su Ren and Wei Qing must not sit unless Xiahou Po invites them. If they wanted to ride in the carriage, they had to nail wooden planks around the perimeter, and they could not have colorful decorations.

Xiahou laughed and said, "I hope!" Mr. Su met the princess? ”

Su Ren nodded: "Not to mention the princess, Doctor Han has also seen it." ”

"Han Yan is still in the princess's mansion?"

"Then I don't know, but listening to the discussion of the people in Pingyang Houfu, Dr. Han took a letter from the Queen Mother, saying that he was going to marry Dr. Han when the princess's filial piety period expired, and I don't know if it's true or not."

Xiahou was quite anxious: "Is this serious? ”

Su Ren shook his head: "It's really not clear, I just listened to it, Ru Yin is waiting to go to the Hou Mansion and ask again to know if it's true or not." ”

Xiahou gave Su Ren a deep salute: "Thank you, sir, I'll report later!" Leave! Without waiting to finish speaking, he hurried into the carriage.

Seeing Xiahou Po's carriage kicking up billowing smoke and dust, obviously much faster than just now, Wei Qing asked Su Ren puzzled: "Why did the eldest brother say this to Xiahou Po?" ”

Su Ren smiled: "Why?" Let me ask you again, do you really want to marry a princess? ”

Wei Qing thought about it and nodded solemnly.

Su Ren also nodded: "That's good, tomorrow you will go back to Chang'an, ask Your Majesty for marriage, and leave the rest to me." ”

"Isn't Your Majesty optimistic about Xiahou Po? I'm afraid it's useless if I write it! ”

Su Ren smiled: "As the saying goes, things are done in the sky, and you retreat before you do it, even if you have your share, it will not fall on your head, the big husband stands up to the sky, just do what you want, maybe there is hope?" ”

Wei Qing took a deep breath: "It's okay, listen to the eldest brother!" ”

When I returned to Huo Zhongru's mansion, it was already dark. Huo Zhongru was still waiting for Su Ren and Wei Qing in the lobby, and said a few kind words, and the host and guests dispersed to rest. Su Ren returned to the room, and after the servants sent them away, Han Qing and Ah Xun came out from behind the tent. Han Qing was fine, and Ah Xun hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Get up! The Hou Mansion is doing a good job. Su Ren sat on the edge of the couch, Han Qing poured a glass of water for Su Ren, Su Ren took a sip and continued: "Han Yan is still not dead?" ”

Ah Xun immediately said: "Han Yan is still in Pingyang, send someone back to report the matter to the Queen Mother." ”

"Let him report it, by the way, but I can ask who gave the idea to the Queen Mother? What is the purpose? ”

Ah Xun said: "I only know that Princess Liu of the Pavilion Tao is involved in this matter, and the Queen Mother promised Han Yan to seal her Hou, the fief is said to be far away, and I haven't heard about it yet." ”

"Give Han Yan a marquis?" Su Ren frowned and thought carefully.

Han Qing slapped his face: "This is just a means for Liu Concubine to stabilize her position as the queen." ”

"Oh? Mr. Han spoke carefully. ”

"That's a lot of things! The world knows that the emperor and Princess Pingyang have a deep relationship with each other, one in Chang'an and one in Pingyang to take care of each other, the most favored lady around the emperor is from Pingyang Houfu, if the princess of Pingyang can be taken away, the emperor is difficult to support, one can ensure the stability of the queen's position, and the other is that the queen mother has many fewer obstacles! I'm afraid Mr. doesn't know, although Princess Pingyang is a woman, she still has a lot of weight to speak in front of the princes and nobles! ”

"Haha!" Su Ren laughed a few times and pointed at Han Qing: "It's still that people like you who came out of the Hou Mansion have experience, and I haven't figured it out all the way after thinking about it." ”

Han Qing also smiled: "Coincidentally, it just so happens, how can I compare with Mr. ”

"So, we should ruin this marriage even more?"

Han Qing and Ah Xun didn't speak. Su Ren thought for a while: "Immediately send someone to tell Sima Xiangru and the master father Yan that the next issue of the Dahan Daily will focus on the deeds of Pingyang Hou, starting from Cao Xiangguo, we must write about the great achievements of the Cao family, and at least let Princess Pingyang keep filial piety for three years!" ”

"Good! A procrastination trick to see if Han Yan can wait? Han Qing was a little excited, and a red light appeared on his face: "In addition, it is necessary to properly talk about Han Yan's ugly things, even if Han Yan can wait for three years, it will make him lose the capital of the marquis." ”

"Yes, that's it!"

Han Qing said again: "Then how should Xiahou Po deal with it?" ”

Su Ren smiled: "The queen mother's person can't make it, do you think the emperor's person can make it?" Let's delay it for three years, and then who knows what will become of the court, and maybe a new nobleman will emerge. ”

Seeing that Su Ren had no other instructions, Ah Xun glanced at Han Qing, and said: "When the villain was monitoring Princess Tao of the Guanguan, he found that there were many monks in his mansion recently, many of whom had worked under Liu An, the king of Huainan. ”

"Oh? This is a new problem, but is there any change? ”

Ah Xun hurriedly shook his head: "That's not true, it's just alchemy and meditation every day." ”

Su Ren didn't understand the purpose of Liu Concubine Liu leaving Liu An to save the old man, but he believed that it was never a good thing, and ordered: "Strict monitoring is, if there is any change, let's talk about it." ”

"No!" Ah Xun hurriedly agreed.

Su Ren waved his hand: "Okay, after the matter is over, then go to sleep, Wei Qing will go back to Chang'an tomorrow morning, and he has to get up early to see him off." ”

Wei Qing listened to Su Ren's words and returned to Chang'an early the next morning. It was very early, and no one was alarmed. By the time Su Ren gets up, I'm afraid it's almost Tongguan. Su Ren washed his face and ate, and after all the things he needed to do in Pingyang were done, he could go back to the balcony at any time. Huo Zhongru was diligent in retaining, and Huo Qubing was getting together with his mother, so Su Ren was ready to wait for three days before leaving.

With nothing to do, Su Ren drank tea and chatted in the courtyard accompanied by Huo Zhongru. Speaking of the current Pingyang, Huo Zhongru has a lot of worries. Although Cao Shou is a little cowardly, he is also a good Hou Ye. Under the rule of Pingyang over the years, it has been safe, at least there has been no incident in the fish and meat township, and even paid to lead the people of Pingyang to build the Yellow River embankment, and the people of Pingyang are grateful to Cao Shou for this matter.

Huo Zhongru said that he was sad, and wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his robe: "Pingyang Hou and the princess are both good people, who would have thought that Hou Ye would die young, if the princess leaves again, it is difficult to say whether this Pingyang is still the current Pingyang." ”

Su Ren sighed: "At least this year is good, when I came back yesterday, I saw that the crops were growing very well, it should be a good year." ”

Huo Zhongru shook his head: "There is some drought this year, last year was the best, the wind and rain are smooth, the people can be full of food, our Pingyang drought for three years and three years of flooding, next year I am afraid that it will be drier than this year, if there is no Hou Mansion to help, it is estimated that many people will die." ”

Hawking said: "Second uncle, your family is not short of food and clothing, what are you worried about?" Besides, there is also the imperial court! ”

Huo Zhongru smiled and shook his head: "If it was as you said, the fourth brother would not have taken your family to Shuzhong back then!" However, this is also the creation of the fourth brother, if you don't go to Shuzhong and don't meet Mr., how can you have a little gold now? ”

Hawking smiled: "That's natural, when we meet the eldest brother, our Huo family will be developed!" ”

Several people smiled and turned their heads to look at Su Ren. Su Ren was indeed frowning, looking at the teacup in his hand in a daze. Huo Zhongru was about to shout, but was stopped by Hawking with his gaze. The courtyard was instantly quiet, waiting for Su Ren to think about things calmly.

After a cup of tea was cooled, Su Ren exhaled a long breath: "The demon is troublesome, and I have to get rid of it!" ”