Behind the desk in the center of the lobby, Zhao Ying was sitting in danger. Below, there were four men in brocade clothes sitting on the left and right sides, and the two people in the front were the fourth and sixth sons of Zhao Ying's wife.

We gave Zhao Ying a salute in a dignified manner, and then greeted everyone one by one. Only then did I realize that all the people present were Zhao Ying's sons. Bo Lu resigned, Zhao Mengli was demoted, the fourth and sixth sons of the grandson were not named the princes for a long time, and the concubines who were originally outside couldn't sit still, and they all returned to Xinjiang.

Wuxian briefly replied to Zhao Ying about the situation in Jinyang City, and did not mention his hard work at all, and did not say a word about asking for merit. Zhao Ying listened quietly, occasionally showing a relieved smile on his face.

After Wuxian finished speaking, Zhao Ying didn't say a word, and only motioned with his eyes to the temple people behind him to put a roll of bamboo slips on the tray in front of the table of the fourth son, Zhao Jiting.

"This is a letter sent by Jinyang, you all pass it on and take a look. How to dig ditches, distribute disaster relief food, rebuild homestays, and do you do everything without mercy? Who among you can do such a clean thing for me in half a month? Before, they asked me for Jinyang one by one, but when I heard that Jinyang was moving, they all pushed back. It's a shame that you don't want to go, so I let the old man know that there will be ten children, and there will be one like me! Zhao Ying slapped the table and said sharply.

"Father Qing's anger is relieved!" The sons of the Zhao family all knelt in the hall.

Zhao Ying completely ignored the son who was kneeling underneath, and only turned his head to me and smiled: "The old man received a letter from Yin Duo the day before yesterday. When the commander had earlier played the Marquis of Jin and intended to retire, the old man still had some concerns, but now it seems that there is a successor to Taishi! ”

"The prime minister has a good reputation, how dare Xiao Wu compare with the master, besides, Xiao Wu is ......"

Before the word woman could be spoken, Zhao Ying intercepted my words: "Witches don't need to be too humble, the old man will propose to the Marquis of Jin in a few days, if there is anything that the witch doesn't understand, he can go back to the house and ask Taishi for advice." After Zhao Ying finished speaking, he stood up and said to the sons of the hall, "Wu Xian'er went back to the room to wash up, tonight Jishitang will give a banquet, and the others will kneel and think about the solstice." After finishing his words, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Why did Zhao Ying interrupt me? Why did Shi Mo agree to recommend me as Taishi? I walked out of the lobby with no clue.

"Where are you going now? Taishi Mansion? "Shameless asked.

"Well, Hongyun'er, don't you think this is weird? I'm a woman after all, if this thing is exposed......"

"It's useless for you to guess now, and you'll understand it when you go back and ask Taishi." Wuxian sent me out of Zhao's mansion and helped me into the carriage, "At tonight's banquet, if I get female music, I will send you to be a servant." ”

"I'm joking with you, you're serious. If you really give it away, you can accept it, and you can give it away later. I waved my hand at the shirtless, "Let's go back!" I'll come back to see you tomorrow, and if you see the prince in the evening, don't forget what I entrusted you before. ”

"Well, don't worry." Wuxian nodded and watched me leave the Zhao Mansion.

On the way to Taishi Mansion, I unexpectedly met a candlestick that I hadn't seen for a long time, he was carrying a fat goose in his hand, and he was proud of the spring breeze.

"Brother Candle, where did you catch the fat goose, send me a copy when it's roasted!" I told the coachman to stop the carriage and shouted at the candlestick not far away.

"Ah! When did you get back? When Candle saw that it was me, she immediately ran over.

"I just came back today, and I saw Prime Minister Qing and I'm now planning to go to Taishi, but I happened to meet you!"

"I'm looking forward to your return, and you'll come to my place in a few days?" Candle Chu grinned, I hadn't seen him so happy in a long time since he met Mi Cao.

"So good, you want to invite me to eat goose?" I asked, raising an eyebrow and smiling.

"Mi Cao was more than five months pregnant, and she said she wanted to eat stewed goose, so I caught one for her. Next time, if you can come, I'll stew one for you. ”

"Congratulations, you're going to be Daddy!" I was infected by the joy of the candle, and I became happy, "I'm afraid it won't be possible in these two days, when I finish the matter at hand, I will go to the candle house to congratulate!" ”

"Mi Cao has moved out to live in the southern suburbs now, and you also know that my grandfather married the daughter of the Post family for me two years ago as his wife, and the daughter of the Post family is small, so Mi Cao and her can't get along, so they can only move out and live."

Candle's wife is the granddaughter of the old man, because the two old men have been close friends for many years, so this marriage has been decided when Candle Chu traveled around the world. I had the pleasure of meeting Candle's wife, a fair-faced, gentle-talking girl. I always dress as a man, and because I look more handsome than ordinary men, I can always get the favor of many women. Walking on the road, sitting in the car, Taoli Vanilla received countless people, but the daughter of the postman only had Candle Chu in her eyes from beginning to end, which shows the depth of affection. It's a pity that Candle Chu has a soft spot for Mi Cao, and it is definitely a blessing and a curse for these three people to live under one roof.

"Mi Cao moved out to live, and your grandfather didn't object?"

"Grandpa is still in Lu at this time, Mi Cao is pregnant now, I don't think it's good to say anything when he comes back. When you come back, don't give any congratulatory gifts, Mi Cao has always said that her back hurts badly these days, just come and show her. ”

"Okay, I made a note of that. Then you should go back quickly! ”

"By the way, don't tell Sister Zhao about me and Mi Cao moving out, lest she scold Mi Cao again."

"Got it, when did you change your mother-in-law's heart?" I smiled and nodded, and Candle walked away contentedly with his fat goose.

I looked at the back of the candle and couldn't help but feel a little pity for the woman who was alone in the courtyard of the candle house, she occupied the position of the main wife but was not cared for by her husband at all, if Mi Cao gave birth to the eldest son of the candle this time, she may have a worse life in the future.

When I was still sighing for the daughter of the postal family, the carriage had already arrived at the Taishi Mansion.

When I left Xinjiang earlier, the two begonias at the entrance of the house had not yet bloomed. Now, the red-stamens and white-petaled begonia flowers are already blooming all over the branches one by one, and the branches are bent. Swarms of bees and butterflies shuttle among the flowers, buzzing bees, flying butterfly wings, adding a bit of spring to the solemn Taishi Mansion.

"Master, can you be in the house?" I jumped out of the carriage, and the concierge steward of the Taishi Mansion immediately greeted me: "I am here, Taishi knows that the sorcerer will come back in the next two days, and he has been waiting here for the old man!" The wizard's yard has been cleaned, and the incense that the wizard likes has been smoked for the past few days. ”

"I'm not tired at this moment, so let's go and see Master first."

"Okay, sorcerer, please come with me."

The porter quickly led me into Shi Mo's courtyard, and I took off my shoes and boots and pushed open the door, startling the boy who was kneeling by the door and napping.

"Where's Master?" I asked the child.

"Taishi just fell asleep." The boy saluted, and replied in a milky voice.

I glanced into the room, and saw that in the midst of the green smoke, Shi Mo, dressed in a brown witch robe, was lying on his side on the bed with his back to me. Beside him, there were stacks of bamboo slips piled up from the head of the bed to the end of the bed, and Shi Mo was lying in the middle, and there was not even a vacant space to turn over.

Why are there so many books in this bedroom?

I tiptoed over to Shi Mo and bent down to pick up a roll of bamboo slips spread on the ground. The ink on this bamboo slip has not dried, and it is written with the sprinkled writing of Shi Mo's self-created method of yin and yang and five elements of mutual growth and restraint. I squatted down and looked through the other volumes, but they wrote about several major events that had happened in the Jin State in the past two years, including the Huangchi Huimeng that had just ended last fall, and also the exchanges between the Jin State and the Wei State, the Qi State, and the Qin State.

"Sorcerer." The boy cautiously walked up to me with a bowl of water.

"Shhhhh ”

"Well, I didn't sleep all night last night, and I just lay down." The boy leaned into my ear and whispered back.

"You haven't slept all night, have you? Go to my courtyard and sleep first, I'll keep watch over here. ”

"I'm not sleepy." The boy shook his head vigorously with wide eyes.

"Go ahead, your eyes are red like rabbits. Master will wake up later, and I will call you again. I touched the boy's head, "When I look back, I remember telling the cook to prepare some rice soup at night, and a few refreshing side dishes. ”

"No!" The boy saluted and walked lightly.

I looked at the bamboo slips all over the room and Shi Mo's snow-white hair, and I couldn't help but sigh.

Shi Mo is old, and writing history is the most energy-consuming, he has to go to court with Zhao Ying during the day, and he has to write books all night at night. If I were a man, I would not shirk the position of Taishi in public and private, but I am also a woman.

I sat in the ink room for two hours, and when he woke up, I was sorting out a few books of bamboo slips arranged in the wrong order on the shelves.

"Master, did I disturb you?"

"When did you come back? Why didn't you wake me up sooner? Shi Moxu coughed and wanted to sit up on the bed.

I put down the bamboo slip in my hand and hurriedly ran forward to grab him: "Seeing that Master is sleeping well, I am not willing to wake you up." ”

"Things are going well in Jinyang City?"

"Well, that's good." I helped Shi Mo to sit down on the mat by the window, and got up to prop up the window again.

"You came to me here because the prime minister asked you to do Taishi's business, right?" Shi Mo straightened his clothes and supported his sleeping hair crown with his hand.

"Well, why did Master follow Prime Minister Hu too?" I rummaged through the desk next to the bed for a long time before I found a comb grate that Shi Mo usually uses, "Let Zi Huang cut Master's haircut bun for him." ”

Shi Mo nodded slightly, and chuckled: "It's not okay to be old, after you went to Jinyang, I dreamed of your master one day." He laughed at me, his hair was white, and he still held on to the position of Taishi. ”

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