Hearing the hustle and bustle of the front yard, Yan Suxin immediately stood up, tidied up his clothes against the glass window, and hurriedly walked out of the door.

When he came to the second gate, Han Gang had already entered the door first.

"Why is it too late for the official to come back today?"

Yan Suxin said, and stepped forward to take off his robe for Han Gang.

But to her surprise, Han Gang did not wear the cloak that he had when he went out in the morning, but changed to a plain one, and even the gold belt and fish bag on his waist were removed.

"What's wrong?" She asked, confused.

Han Gang handed the cloak to his concubine: "The Empress Dowager has become an immortal." ”

Yan Suxin was stunned when she heard this, "The Empress Dowager is an immortal?" ”

As if to prove Han Gang's words, at this moment, a long bell sounded from a distance in the sky.

The first bell rang from the northeast, which was the direction of Kaihoji Temple, but then all the bells rang throughout the city of Tokyo.

One after another, the news of the death of the Empress Dowager spread throughout the capital.

"What's wrong? What happened? ”

Zhou Nan and Yun Niang only came out with the children at this time, and the two women took the children in the back garden, and they came out a step too late.

"The Empress Dowager is an immortal." Han Gang explained again. After the children had saluted, he asked, "Your sister hasn't come back yet?" ”

"I'm going to stay for Aunt Six to eat."

"That's right."

Wang Anshi's sixth brother, Wang Anshang, is now on an errand in the Third Division and serves as the deputy envoy of salt and iron. There are also some contacts between relatives on weekdays, and today Wang Yi was invited over.

However, being invited to Wang An's house as a guest was actually miserable for Wang Yi. Wang Anshang himself is good, but Wang Yi's sixth aunt has small eyes, and she always wants to borrow the light of Han Gang, the niece and son-in-law who is the prime minister, and her attitude towards Wang Yi is also. Every time he arrived at Wang An's house, he spoke with a stammer, which made Wang Yi feel very uncomfortable, but the other party was an elder, and it was even more difficult to turn his face, and he couldn't keep shirking when he came to invite, so he could only bear it.

Thinking of his wife's appearance like sitting on pins and needles, Han Gang couldn't help but want to laugh, "This meal is not delicious." ”

Yan Suxin and Zhou Nan didn't laugh, Zhou Nan asked nervously: "Official, it really doesn't matter?" ”

Because Yan Suxin and Zhou Nan were not worried, Han Gang's reaction to the news of the death of the Empress Dowager was really too bland. The Empress Dowager went to the immortal, but the prime minister went home directly, which is unreasonable.

Although the Empress Dowager almost killed Han Gang back then, and all the daughters of the Han family were eager for her early death, no matter what the Empress Dowager did in the past, the Prime Minister's attitude was inevitably criticized. No matter what you say, Zhou Nan and Yan Suxin don't want to see their husbands attacking as soldiers.

Seeing the stern expressions on the faces of the two sisters, Yun Niang also opened her eyes wide and looked at Han Gang together.

"It's okay." Han Gang's tone was calm.

After the failure of the palace change, the empress dowager was actually dead, the life of the government was over, and she was also strictly guarded in the palace. The ceremonies and ceremonies of the New Year's festival were all under the pretext of being unwell, and she was not allowed to participate. It wasn't until he was really seriously ill and dying that he alarmed the court again. Now that she's dead, it's only a relief,

And if Emperor Gao died soon after the palace change, there would be rumors that the son and wife killed their aunt - the Great Song Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and no matter what the parents did, the children could not retaliate. But after all these years, the Empress Dowager was seriously ill and died last year, and she didn't die until this year, so there is no need to worry about any rumors.

After the palace change, even the people of the Gao family were raised by high-ranking officials, but they couldn't be bad. Before the Empress Dowager was seriously ill, the Empress Dowager not only dropped out of the court, but also ordered Zaifu to go to Daxiangguo Temple to pray for blessings, and she had done her best to be benevolent and righteous, and no one could say that she was not.

In such a situation, how can there be chaos?

Entering the hall door, Han Gang sat down and cocked his feet in a big way, and Yun Niang came up to help take off his shoes and socks. Zhou Nan and Yan Suxin also took a change of clothes from the handmaiden behind them.

These trivial things have always been done by wives and concubines, although the Han family has hundreds of maidservants, but Wang Yi's four daughters never pretend to others.

"It's going to be busy from tomorrow, so let's take a break tonight." Han Gang said while changing his clothes, "Taichang Rite Courtyard will be busy from tonight. ”

He spoke with a hint of schadenfreude, which could be regarded as a joy in suffering.

After Han Gang put on his homely robes, Zhou Nan picked up a belt and came to wrap it around him, and asked by the way, "Will the political hall be okay tonight?" ”

Han Gang raised his hand, "It's all over to Kumamoto." ”

Buckle the buckle and adjust the position of the belt, Zhou Nan raised his head, "Xiong participates in politics?" It turned out that he was on duty today. ”

"It's not him...... But when the eldest brother went to Hengqu Academy, didn't he have to wipe the table for a few days first? It's hard work, and it's all a new errand. ”

Yun Niang covered her mouth, she didn't dare to laugh if she wanted to, and the maids in the back almost laughed.

Zhou Nan didn't smile, she still couldn't feel at ease. At the beginning, the palace changed, but it was because the night before was two rebellious rulers on duty, that it almost caused irreparable consequences.

Let the subordinates retreat first, she asked in a low voice, "Official, it really doesn't matter?" ”

"With Wang Junwan here, there is Zong Ze on duty over there, what are you afraid of?"

Han Gang finally said his confidence, and he didn't want his wives and concubines to be panicked.

Wang Junwan is Zhang Shouyue's old subordinate and Han Gang's old acquaintance. A few days ago, Wang Hou was promoted to the commander of the four compartments of the Dragon Shenwei in the last rank of the three yaguan army, and Wang Junwan, who had made some contributions in the north court, took his place and served as the envoy of the East Pavilion.

In the past two years, at least one of the errands in the imperial city will be a general from the Western Army, and Wang Junwan is the latest one.

Wang Hou and Li Xin were successively promoted or sent to war, but in the palace, Han Gang did not lack people in charge of military power. Not to mention the Western Army, it is the Jingying Forbidden Army, when the Hedong Imperial Kou, there were also many people under the command of Han Gang, in the hands of Han Gang, there were many people who were promoted and made rich, only relying on the prestige of the old days, he wanted to do something, and there were people who listened to his orders.

Not to mention, there is also Zong Ze on duty today under the Zhongshu Sect, and how many officials want to curry favor with Han Gang, if something really happens, Han Gang must be the first to get the news.

changed clothes in the inner courtyard, if it was in the past, Han Gang would go to the outer courtyard to meet customers. But today, the Empress Dowager died, and she had to take a break as soon as she was entertained. If Wang Yi hadn't gone out, the family would have had a rare relaxing night.

After changing his clothes, Han Gang went to the study first, and when he came out, he had a few letters in his hand.

"Is it a letter from the eldest brother?"

"It's the big brother's." Han Gang raised the letter in his hand, "Su Xin, have you read it?" ”

Yan Suxin shook her head, Han Gang didn't allow her to see it, how could she open the letter and see it for herself first.

"How's the big brother?"

Han Gang has many children, but the eldest in the family is the meat that fell from her. Even if he treats his children, he will say two cruel words, but how can his own son not be concerned?

"The eldest brother is okay, and his grades are not bad." Han Gang looked at the letter, "It's Ruilin, the last time he shot hunting, he shot a wolf." ”

"Wolves?!" Yan Suxin's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

"Don't worry." Han Gang shook his hand and smiled, "It's just one horse, there are many monks and few porridges, and it is Ruilin's ability to grab this one,"

The children of the Chong family, the Yao family, and the seven or eight generals are all in the academy, and the proportion of military subjects in Hengqu Academy is not less than that of other subjects. Not to mention the usual willow shooting, field hunting is also held according to the season. Many students in the academy have to participate in hunting. Suddenly, a wolf was discovered, and hundreds of people fought the wolf together, and Wang Xiang said that it was more appropriate to shoot it than to pick it up.

But hearing Han Gang praise Wang Hou's son, Zhou Nan couldn't help but smile on his face.

Yan Suxin peeked at Zhou Nan, and when she saw her laughing, she also laughed: "The better Ruilin is, the happier Nanniang will be." So tight son-in-law? ”

"We parents can't stay with him for the rest of our lives, so we can only rely on her husband. Nanniang, I have to let someone bring them the spring clothes later. ”

"Which one?"

Han Gang intervened in the middle and asked people to pick up the New Year clothes of the two.

Soon the clothes were taken, and Han Gang's fingers twisted at the corners of the clothes, "It feels so fine...... Is it the muslin of Longyou? ”

Han Gang couldn't tell whether the cotton cloth was his own or not, but he knew that this felt very fine, and it was not something that could be bought on the ordinary market, and it felt like Longyou.

"It's not clear if it's Longyou, but it's definitely better than Jiangnan."

Despite the large number of machine qì auxiliary, Longyou cotton cloth has a huge production cost advantage. However, the gap in transportation costs makes the final cost of Longyou cotton cloth only slightly lower than the cost of Jiangnan cotton cloth. However, Longyou cotton cloth, in the market, is sold a little more expensive than Jiangnan cotton cloth.

Earlier, the price of Jiangnan cotton cloth fell by more than 10% because of the Beijing-Si Railway, and there is even room for continued price reduction. The price of the most ordinary Longyou cotton cloth has been constantly adjusted, and now it is thirty or fifty Wen higher than the Jiangnan cotton cloth of the same grade. This price difference is not so big as to affect the choice of the world when buying, and it also reflects the brand value of Longyou cotton. After all, the highest-grade cotton cloth can even be comparable to Shu brocade.

Longyou cotton cloth has long become a shining signboard. With the same quality, if a horse is only thirty or fifty wen, the world will only buy Longyou cotton cloth. And there is also a kind of three-layer brocade on the market for the army, named after its thickness, although it is not as strong as the folklore that can be used as armor, but it is not bad to make inner armor. There's no one who doesn't like sturdy and durable clothes. These three layers of brocade have never appeared on the market, only issued by the army. It is only seen by chance in the market, but it can already be worth the price of ordinary three pieces of cotton cloth.

The cotton cloth produced in Jiangnan, when it is supplied to the army, it is becoming more and more light, and the sergeant of the army is happy, and the Jiangnan cloth is resentful. Especially the Jingying Forbidden Army, as soon as they saw Jiangnan Bu, they complained, even if they were forcibly suppressed, they still held a grudge.