The rest of the slaves and maids were waiting in the courtyard, and Concubine Liu took Xiaoxiang to Mrs. Liu's door, and before she knocked on the door, she heard the child's cry and Mrs. Liu's voice. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Liu Guifei gently pushed the door open, and Mrs. Liu was sitting at the head of the bed, holding the child.

"Sister-in-law, this child's cry is really loud, after all, it's a boy."

"! You're back! Mrs. Liu looked up and saw that it was Liu Guifei who came in, and she looked a little excited, so she put down the child and prepared to get up.

"Sister-in-law, don't move, you just gave birth to a child, you have to rest well." Concubine Liu hurriedly stepped forward and asked Mrs. Liu to lie down.

"When did you come back? Why didn't you send someone to notify me in advance, your eldest brother went out just after dawn, and I have to call someone back quickly. Mrs. Liu said, and wanted to get up again.

"Sister-in-law, the eldest brother is now a household secretary, there must be something to do, let him be busy, I came back today to see the little nephew." Liu Guifei said, and teased the child at the head of the bed.

When the child saw Liu Guifei, he immediately stopped crying, and instead smiled innocently.

"Niangniang, look, this child won't cry when he sees you, he really has a relationship with you!" Xiao Xiang said on the side.

"The child looks a lot like the eldest brother, sister-in-law, look at the eyebrows and eyes." Concubine Liu said to Mrs. Liu while teasing the child.

Mrs. Liu looked at the infant child with a loving expression, and then asked, "Niangniang came back to stay for a few days this time?" ”

"Sister-in-law, why do you call me Niangniang like Lin Bo? Living in Liu's house, we are our own family, what is not a mother? It's better to call me by my name. ”

"When your eldest brother heard this, I'm afraid he was going to blame me." Mrs. Liu said with some embarrassment.

"No, if the eldest brother talks about you, I will stand up for my sister-in-law." Liu Guifei quipped.

When Mrs. Liu and Xiaoxiang heard this, they couldn't help laughing, and even the infant child "babbled" and laughed.

"This little thing seems to understand you." Mrs. Liu gently stroked the child, looked up at Liu Guifei and said.

"It means that this child will definitely kiss me in the future." Liu Guifei also said that she was happy, and suddenly turned her head to Xiaoxiang and said, "You stand down." ”

Liu Guifei made a color towards Xiao Xiang, Xiao Xiang understood, nodded silently, and exited the room.

"What's wrong? Why let this girl out? Liu Guifei asked with some confusion.

Liu Guifei replied with a smile: "It's okay, talking to your family, it's a little awkward to let your subordinates stay here." ”

Mrs. Liu didn't doubt it, nodded, and then asked, "How many days will you come back this time?" I'll have to have someone clean up the house for you in a moment, or the one before, how about it? ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry about it, what you should worry about now is this child, take care of your body. I came back this time to see you and the child, and I will go back to the palace tomorrow, Your Majesty is sick, and I have to go back. ”

"Your Majesty is sick? What's going on? Mrs. Liu asked.

"Yesterday, the eldest brother knew when he entered the palace, and he didn't tell you when he came back?" Liu Guifei was a little puzzled.

Mrs. Liu shook her head, indicating that she didn't know, and then said: "Your eldest brother never let me ask about the affairs of the DPRK and China, saying that I should leave it alone and take care of my family." ”

"Hey, the eldest brother has always been like this, he always wants to exclude his family from the court, avoid getting involved in court disputes, and face everything alone."

"He is a very responsible person, and I don't regret marrying him at all." Mrs. Liu looked down at the child and whispered.

Liu Guifei said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, it's too late even if you regret it now, the raw rice has already been cooked." ”

Liu Guifei pointed to the infant child, and both of them laughed.

"Your Highness, Lord You is here." Tan Yuan suddenly came in and reported to Shi Zun.

"It's been a long time since he's here, so something must be going on, right?" Shi Zun said, putting down the book in his hand.

"Lord You also brought someone over, Your Highness may be more interested." Tan Yuan pretended to be mysterious and said.

Shi Zun suddenly became interested and said, "Call them over." ”

Tan Yuan smiled and nodded, and then walked out of the room.

A moment later, You Jian walked in with a woman, and the two knelt down and saluted, "Meet His Royal Highness King Qing." ”

"Get up." Shi Zun raised his hand and said.

After You Jian and the woman got up, Shi Zun saw the woman's face clearly, and asked in surprise, "Aren't you Xiaoxiang, the maidservant next to the noble concubine?" ”

Xiao Xiang smiled and saluted again: "The slave is exact, Your Highness has good eyesight." ”

"I've seen you a few times, this is the first time this king has spoken to you officially, do you have any news to tell this king when you come here today?"

Xiao Xiang took out a sachet from her sleeve, handed it to Shi Zun with both hands, and said, "This is from the slave maid asked by the mother, Your Highness, please take a look at it in time." ”

Shi Zun clenched the bag tightly and said with a smile: "Thank you for this king." ”

Xiaoxiang nodded and said, "The slave and maid are retired." ”

"Wait a minute!" Shi Zun shouted Xiao Xiang.

Xiao Xiang hurriedly stopped, lowered her head and asked in a low voice, "Does Your Highness have any other orders?" ”

Shi Zun smiled slightly and said, "I don't have any orders, this king just wants to thank you for your loyalty to this king." ”

Shi Zun stood up as he spoke, walked to the cabinet next to him, opened the cabinet, took out a wooden box, and then walked up to Xiao Xiang, handed the wooden box to Xiao Xiang, and said, "Take it, reward you." ”

Xiao Xiang hurriedly pushed back, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Highness, no, my uncle has already given Xiao Xiang gold, saying that it is a reward from His Royal Highness, how can Xiao Xiang be gifted by His Royal Highness again?" Please take it back, Your Highness. ”

"Lord You, your niece is very clever, but she refuses to ask for the king's reward, what do you say the king should do?" Shi Zun looked at You Jian and asked.

You Jian hurriedly blamed Xiao Xiang: "Your Highness rewards you, you just take it!" It's good to do things for Your Highness in the future! ”

Xiao Xiang looked up at You Jian, took the wooden box in Shi Zun's hand with trembling hands, and then whispered: "Slave and maid, thank Your Highness for the reward." ”

Shi Zun raised his hand and said, "Okay, you stand down, and be careful not to be seen when you go out." ”

"The slave understands." Xiaoxiang nodded vigorously.

After Xiao Xiang finished speaking, she retreated. Seeing that Xiao Xiang was gone, Shi Zun looked at You Jian, then sat back in his position and asked, "Why did you come with your niece today?" ”

You Jian stood there and replied respectfully: "This morning, the lower official was originally planning to come to report something to His Royal Highness, but this girl suddenly came to my mansion and said that there was something that had to be handed over to His Highness in person, but the lower official had no choice, so he brought her over, and asked His Highness not to be surprised." ”

Shi Zun poured himself a cup of hot tea, then picked up the teacup, and was about to drink it, when he glanced up at You Jian and said, "Sit down, Lord You, what are you doing standing?" ”

You Jian smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "In front of His Highness, His Highness doesn't speak, how dare the lower officials move." ”

So saying, he sat down. Shi Zun put down the teacup in his hand, picked up the teapot, set up a cup, and was about to pour a cup of tea. ”

You Jian hurriedly took the teapot in Shi Zun's hand and poured himself a cup of tea, but he didn't dare to drink it, and An An sat next to Shi Zun.

"What do you have to report to the king today?" Shi Zun took a sip of tea, and then asked.

You Jian hurriedly sat up straight and said, "A few days ago, Wang Shicheng, the right forward general of Shi Zhan, came to me, saying that he wanted to recruit troops, and asked the military department to send a request to His Majesty. ”

"What did you say?"

"Xiaguan naturally disagrees with various excuses, now Shi Zhan has 40,000 horses under his command, and let him recruit soldiers, and when he has more soldiers, wouldn't it be bad for His Highness?"

"You're witty, but are you sure Shi Zhan will give up?"

"Conscription requires the nod of our military department, he Shi Zhan does not have the right to recruit privately, Your Majesty's side, the lower officials will naturally find enough excuses."

"Shi Zhan's practice is not to use Hu people, his army is all Han untouchables, this king wants to see how many Han people he can find in the current Central Plains."

"Your Highness, the lower officials think that this stone will become a stumbling block for you sooner or later, so it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible."

"Shi Zhan is cautious, this king doesn't have his handle in his hands, and his father and the emperor are very fond of their father and son, it is really not a simple matter to bring down Shi Zhan."

You Jian nodded silently, and said: "What Your Highness said makes sense, by the way, Wang Shicheng also mentioned one thing when he discussed conscription with his subordinates. ”

"What's the matter?"

"It is said that he wanted to form a special cavalry, which only needed 1,000 people, but the requirements for horses and weapons and equipment were very high, and the lower officials also refused on the grounds that the money and food given by the household department were not much."