As soon as he heard that the female beggar in front of him was actually a Mongolian princess, Chen Huang couldn't help but be stunned. He thought about it again and again, and said to Ah Xiu sincerely: "Gege, Xiaosheng has a sentence, I don't know if it's appropriate to say it?" ”

"Mr. Chen, why are you so polite, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"Gege has a family hatred and national hatred, and he came all the way to the Central Plains, living on the streets, and having no relatives, which is not a long-term solution after all. And as a female beggar who entered Beijing to sue the emperor, I am afraid it will be difficult to see the face of the sky. Since I have seen you today, if I don't ask, let you wander around the world, bear the wind and take risks, can you still be called a dignified manly husband? Well, I have a friend from the same township who lives at Mrs. Han's house in Congzuka Town. Mrs. Han is bold and righteous, and open-minded. I want to take you to her for a while, and I don't know if you can give in. ”

"Oh, this old lady Han, I also know, is indeed a good person. She kept sending people to bring me food and drink. Sending clothes, since Mr. Chen knows her, it is very good. ”

"Okay, that's it, tomorrow morning, we'll go. Just tonight...... Well, let's do it, if Gege can trust me, I will wronged the princess Gege, and Chen will be commensurate with brother and sister, return to the inn, and stay for one night, I don't know what Gege wants? ”

Ah Xiu was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Mr. Chen, you are willing to put yourself in my shoes, I am grateful, we can be regarded as fate, everything is arranged by Mr. Chen." ”

The shopkeeper saw Chen Huang coming back with a woman in the middle of the night, and looked carefully with a lantern for a long time, but he didn't recognize that it was the town's female named Hanako. He smiled maliciously, and was about to ask, but Chen Huang said, "This is my cousin, who has been abducted here." When I went to Beijing this time, my uncle also took special care of her, but I met her today, so I had to live here tonight. ”

Shopkeepers have seen this kind of thing a lot. Guests go out to hunt pheasants. It is common to call prostitutes, but Chen Huang still has to clear up the name "cousin", which is even more suspicious, and he walks away and laughs: "Ah, good, good!" When he came, he was the villain's god of wealth. But...... It's hard to find a private room now – how do you pick up the guests in the middle of the night? Do you say yes, Master Chen? ”

"That'...... How do you say? ”

The shopkeeper still didn't answer, but Ah Xiu said: "He is my brother, it's okay to live in the same room." The boss originally intended to extort Chen Huang a few more money, "push" others away, let Chen Huang rent another room, listen to Ah Xiu's words, and said: "Brother and sister don't avoid suspicion, only the two are 'cousin' brothers and sisters, afraid of provoking gossip - I don't say anything, the town patrol head came to check the store, and the small one is not easy to explain!" ”

Chen Huangyuan also wanted to spend more money and ask for a spare room, and when he heard the word "gossip", he suddenly remembered that Ah Xiu had been begging here for food, and the "dumb" suddenly said something, and things would make a big fuss. Hearing that the shopkeeper was angry and had the intention of blackmailing, he took out the only ten taels of silver ingots and threw them over, saying, "Tonight has to be like this all night." Take this bit of silver, get me a decent dress for my sister, and I will reward you with the rest! ”

"Ouch, you're so expensive, thank you for the little reward!" The boss smiled all over his face, took the silver with an old face, and thanked Qian'er for the reward. Turning his buttocks and opening the door and lighting the lamp, he soon grabbed two sets of half-new and half-used clothes from the back room, brought wooden combs and mirrors and other utensils, put them on the table, and said with a smile: "Hehe...... It's really not a tribute. This is the villain's wife's clothes for the wedding, and she only wears it once, so please use it ...... Miss will use it," he said, and went out with the door.

There were only two of them left in the room. Chen Huang saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the candle flame at a little bewilderment, so he turned his back and said generously: "Please Gege, ah, no, please change my sister's clothes." After a while, I heard the sound of the rope, and then listened to the scraping sound of the wooden grate, and it took a long time to hear Ah Xiu laugh lightly and say: "Nerd, what are you doing standing stupidly?" Come and sit! ”

Chen Huang turned around and was stunned all of a sudden. Is this the Hanako in a tattered dress, with a shoes-slippery foot and a face covered in black ash and mud? Ah Xiu was originally born beautiful, but at this moment, she changed into a water red silk jacket and a lotus-colored pleated pomegranate skirt, her head was full of dark clouds and green, and her temples were like knives cutting new crows. Chen Huang saw that she was shy, and looked at her with a smile, and couldn't help but feel a rush in his heart, hurriedly lowered his head, rubbed his steps to the chair, took a book, didn't look at Ah Xiu, and whispered: "I...... Read a book here, please rest on your own......"

Ah Xiu smiled. She was originally devoted to Sinology in Mongolia, and when she went to the Central Plains for a few years, although she did not talk to people, she watched coldly, and knew the etiquette and customs of the Central Plains. Seeing that Chen Huang's face was tense and uncomfortable, he couldn't help but move in his heart: "This person is a sincere gentleman!" She sighed silently, and lay down on the bed with her clothes.

This night, Chen Huang didn't look at it, and read the book for a night. The wax tears piled up on the tiled candlestick.

The stinky Hanako actually became a "fragrant beauty". On the second day, as soon as Gao Shiqi heard about this, he couldn't help but regret it: "This kind of romantic affair should have happened to me Gao Shiqi, how did I lose my eyes, but let Chen Huang, a black and non-slippery water mouse, get cheap!" Regret and regret, he still postponed the day's trip, went to the silversmith in the town, and made a golden hairpin with a phoenix, a pair of silver bracelets, and bought two sets of tribute materials, as well as a small diamond glass mirror that was extremely valuable at that time - a total of four colors of greetings. As soon as he returned to Han's Mansion, Han Chun and Xing rushed out, because they saw Gao Shiqi pacing over, they hurriedly stopped, and said with a smile: "Engong, look, the person has taken it over, and he is making a family routine with the old lady!" My mother has recognized her as a righteous daughter. Gao Shiqi nodded with a smile, quickened his steps and walked up the stairs.

"Girl...... It's hard for you! Han Liu was sitting in the middle of the front hall, hugging Ah Xiu, who was full of tears, to soothe, "It's also thanks to Mr. Chen's eyesight!" You've been here for almost two years, and my wife only looks pitiful, and can't think about your life as miserable...... Gee! These bad things were only said by the drum book and sung in the play. If it weren't for you standing in front of me smartly, I wouldn't believe what you said......" Chen Huang sat on the side, seeing Han Liu so emotional, there were tears in his eyes.

Ah Xiu lost her mother since she was a child, and she has never been so loving, when she first came to the Han family, she listened to the old lady's thoughtful words, her heart was sour, hot, and comfortable, and she choked up and said: "Mother is a good person who accumulates virtue and does good, and in the past two years, she has sent me clothes when it is cold, and she has sent me food when she is hungry...... I don't dare to say it, but I remember all these things in my heart! Now that I am home, you are my mother, and I will always stay by your side in the future, and I will never go anywhere! ”

"Silly boy, fallen leaves have to go back to the roots. Although my mother is reluctant to let you go, Dali still understands. Wu Sangui, who was stabbed, has already called Long Live Lord to pick up, and your side is also the ground under the control of the imperial court! The court can't let you suffer for a lifetime, in the future you take revenge, restore your ancestral business, or marry someone else, don't forget that there is a mother here, send someone to bring me a letter, and your mother will be content! ”

Ah Xiu closed her eyes, let the tears flow, and said coquettishly: "If Lord Banzai restores my fiefdom, I will take you away, just hug me all day long!" ”

Han Liu smiled: "Don't kill my Yangshou, how can there be such a great blessing?" Besides, your son-in-law can't let my wife occupy you! ”

"My son-in-law!" Ah Xiu raised his head, with a pair of big shining eyes with a smile, deliberately pointed at Chen Huang, and said, "Mother, ask him if he will let ......"

Old Mrs. Han was stunned when she saw Ah Xiu being so generous. Although she was shrewd, capable, and well-informed, she had never seen such a woman, and she didn't know what to say for a while. Chen Huang's face turned red to the root of his ears, he stood up at a loss, and said in a panic: "This ...... This is not to be done. He immediately corrected, "I'm not saying no, I mean...... I already have a family! ”

"What's that," Ah Xiu sat up straight and said with a straight face, "You just bring her here......" At this point, she stopped, and the words below were not spoken.

Chen Huang settled down for a moment, and said Kankan: "Gege's love, people are not plants and trees, how can Chen Huang not know the reason?" I did not know who you were, but now I know it, how dare I do anything indecent? …… The wife is gentle and frugal, and is very virtuous. My career is to govern the river, all year round, wandering the world, erratic, I am sorry for her, how can I bear to mistake the youth again? What's more important is that Gege has to avenge his family and restore his ancestral business, and I can't do anything about it! ”

When Ah Xiu heard this, tears flowed out silently, wiped his tears, and said resolutely: "I don't care about this, from now on, I, I am your person." Even if you wait until your head is full of gray hair, even if you go to the ends of the earth, I will wait for you......"

The two of them were talking inextricably, and Gao Shiqi's loud laughter suddenly came from outside the door:

"Brother Tianyi is so glamorous! The bright moon and the pearl of the luminous light are obscure, and the brother of the sky has a unique eye, and he knows that the spirit is beautiful in the wind and dust, which is really enviable......" said, he had already entered the hall, looked Ah Xiu up and down carefully, and exclaimed: "What a brilliant person!" I've got a four-color gift for you here, and I'm going to congratulate you. ”

Ah Xiu didn't pay attention to Gao Shiqi at all, and slowly got up and said, "Mr. Chen, since I talked about my life experience, you treat me differently, I know your thoughts." I'm homeless anyway, and I don't want to get married, and I've never changed what I've said, so let's do it! With that, he lifted the curtain and wept in the back room.

Chen Huang's face was blushing, and he said after a while: "Mother Han, Ah Xiu is temporarily placed here with you, she doesn't know the customs of the Central Plains, and she will understand it slowly." I'm going to go to Henan tomorrow to inspect the water situation—it's time for the peach blossom flood to come down, so I'm going to take my leave. ”

Han Liu's wood carving clay sculpture sat like a clay sculpture, Chen Huang looked embarrassed, this situation made Gao Shiqi the second monk confused, and asked in surprise: "Which one are you singing?" ”

Emperor Kangxi came to Kaifeng to inspect the river work, and Mingzhu and Suo Etu did not accompany him. Kangxi didn't want to alarm the magistrates, so he went all the way to serve privately, and all the driving by public opinion was exempted. When he arrived in Kaifeng, he lived in the yamen of the school, and the officials and people of Kaifeng Mansion did not know that the emperor was close at hand. Only Prince Kang Jieshu and Xiong Ci are by his side, and the military affairs are requested by Jieshu at any time; As for government affairs, it is planned by Counselor Xiong Cixu. However, Kangxi can sit firmly in Kaifeng Mansion, and Mu Zixu, the leader of the guards, does not dare to slack off. The emperor is a private servant, in case something goes wrong, who can afford it, so Mu Zixu had no choice but to note Fang Haozhi, the governor of Kaifeng, in his private capacity, and watched him issue a token for the transfer of troops, and moved the garrisons of Zhengzhou, Xinzheng, Mixian, and Luoyang to the provincial capital, which made a little relieved. When he returned to Kaifeng Mansion, it was past noon, and Wu Dan, a first-class guard in front of the emperor, and two third-class guards, Su Lun and Delentai, were standing at the second gate of the back hall. Mu Zixu also ignored it, and asked Delentai: "Brother, didn't the master take a nap?" "Delentai was elected to the palace last fall. Last autumn, the new Mulan enclosure was built, and the princes of Eastern Mongolia went on a military safari, and Indelentai strangled a male bear with his bare hands, and was known as the first warrior of Mongolia and became a guard. He was not very old, twenty-four or five years old, he was honest, with a simple face, and when he saw the foreman and the guards asking, he hurriedly said: "The master is not sleeping, he is talking to Prince Jieshu and Xiong Cixu inside, and there is an adult from Shaanxi, I don't recognize it, and he is waiting for the decree in the patio." Mu Zixu nodded and came in, and saw a first-class official standing at the door of the back hall, with beeswax pearls and dazzling eyes, it was none other than Tuhai, the general who led an expedition to the Western Regions to quell the rebellion of Wang Fuchen. hurriedly walked over, arched his hand and smiled: "It's General Tuhai!" The Holy One is inside, and it is inconvenient to say hello to you, and I have confessed my sins! ”

Tu Haiqian returned the salute, "Which crime do you sue?" Now you are the big red man in the guards, and as soon as you are released, you will be a great general! Tuhai paused for a while and said: "Hey, brother won't hide it from you, I really face the saint and ask for sin, if the long live lord is angry, you can take care of it more." "Where did the military gate come from, you and Zhou Peigong made great contributions not long ago, what crime can you ask for?" Don't be kidding—"

"Who's out there, Mu Zixu? In! At this moment, Kangxi was sitting in the middle of the second hall of Kaifeng Mansion, and Jie Shu and Xiong Cixu were sitting side by side on the noodle bench diagonally, "Mu Zixu, who are you talking to in the courtyard?" Mu Zixu heard Kangxi's question, and hurriedly said: "It's Tuhai, the general of Shaanxi Fuyuan, who said that he came to ask for sin." Kangxi snorted and said, "Call him in!" But he turned his face to Xiong Ci and said: "Let's do this for the relief of Mongolian refugees, and transfer some grain from Shanxi first." Geldan is not to be underestimated, while occupying Khalkha, while repairing his table and claiming to be a minister, he is really treacherous, I will wait for the end of Taiwan's affairs and then settle accounts with him - now let's say erudite and Confucian. Look at the folds of the Suo Etu are also well arranged. Nearly 200 people took the exam, and even a few small and low seats had to occupy a large area, and Tiren Pavilion was too crowded. Let's set an unprecedented precedent more and more, and take the exam in the Taihe Temple. ”

The Taihe Hall is the place where the imperial court holds a very grand ceremony, in addition to the new emperor's ascension, New Year's Day by the hundred officials to congratulate. Except for receiving foreign vassals, it is never activated. Xiong Cixu is the leader of the domestic literary world, seeing Kangxi treating literary affairs so solemnly, he couldn't help but feel excited, glanced at Tuhai who had just come in, leaned over and said: "Long live attaching so much importance to the cultivation of literature, it is really a blessing for the common people in the world!" However, it has not been repaired after the earthquake in the ninth year of Kangxi in Taihedian. Due to the use of troops by the state, the Ministry of Industry is unwilling to allocate silver, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it for a while. "How much silver?"

"This ......" Xiong Cixu didn't think about repairing the Taihe Palace, but he was asked, and his face turned red suddenly, Jie Shu saw that he was embarrassed, and hurriedly interjected: "The Ministry of Industry has not estimated, Xiong Cixu is not good at talking nonsense." However, in the twelfth year of Kangxi, the slave once asked Mi Sihan, who was still the book at that time, and it cost about 300,000 silver. ”

Kangxi listened to it and groaned for a while, and said to Xiong Ci: "300,000 is 300,000." Fa Ting sent Mingzhu and Suo Etu, asking the Ministry of Industry to give 100,000 yuan, and the remaining 200,000 yuan was donated by the kings in Beijing. After that, he swept his gaze to Tu Hai and asked, "Tu Hai, what is the matter with you coming to see me?" ”