Deng She glanced at Luo Lilang and said, "Today's family banquet, firstly, I will catch the wind for Ah Guo, Ah Tong, and Chengzhi, and secondly, I actually have a happy event to tell you." The day before yesterday, I received a letter from Haidong's family,......。 Guess what is written in the letter? ”

"I don't know."

"But it's the official slave who is pregnant, and it's been more than two months."

When Zhao Guo and the others heard this, they were stunned at first, and then they all showed joyful looks, got up one after another, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Congratulations to the lord!" Congratulations! ”

Tong Shengyang and Luo Lilang's location is relatively close. He smiled happily and hammered Luo Lilang hard, with dissatisfaction, and complained: "Old Luo, your tone is very tight!" At the night banquet just now, I also asked you for a few glasses of wine, and you refused to tell me about it first? After complaining, he found that Luo Lilang also had a look of surprise and joy on his face. Tong Shengyang couldn't help but wonder and asked, "What?" ”

Deng She smiled and said, "Ah Tong, Luo Langzhong must be blamed for this matter. Recently, the left and right divisions have been too busy, and I have not been free, so I haven't told Luo Langzhong about this matter yet. Not only Luo Langzhong, but now in Yidu City, including Mr. Hong, no one knows about it. You are the first to know. Take the opportunity of the family feast to speak up and be happy! ”

Not to mention Hong Jixun and Luo Lilang, in fact, even Mrs. Wang only knew about it. Tong Shengyang said that Luo Lilang's mouth was tight, but it was Deng She who had the tightest mouth. There are two reasons why he has not been willing to tell this matter until now. One, as he said, these two days have been too busy. Second, it is related to another letter that came with the Annunciation.

The other letter was written by Wu Henian.

Since Wenhuaguo rushed to the aid of Haidong, the military and political affairs of North Korea have been temporarily put in the hands of Wu Henian. Among them, it naturally includes Deng She's family members left in Pyongyang, and it is the top priority of Wu Henian's care.

Speaking of which, when I learned that Luo Guannu was happy, there was a small episode in the middle.

Luo Guannu is young, has no experience in pregnancy, and the early pregnancy reaction is not obvious, and he is still a child, and he is greedy for fun all day long, and he does not notice it at all.

Still a while ago, once, she mentioned it to Li Aguan's daughter (long before Li Dunru died in Yidu, Li Aguan had already taken his daughter to Pyongyang), Li Aguan's daughter and her are the same age, although the two have not known each other for a long time, in the backyard of Deng She, who lacks peers, they are rare playmates, and they have long been like close friends in the boudoir, and they have nothing to say. After all, she has been pregnant for more than two months, and there must be changes in her body. Luo Guannu regarded this change as a strange thing, and told Li Aguan's daughter very curiously. Li Aguan's daughter didn't understand either, and inadvertently, she told Li Aguan instead. Li Aguan has experience, and after hearing this, he immediately sent someone to find Wu Henian.

Then through Wu Henian, a doctor was invited, and after examination, it was a happy pulse.

Wu Henian is also clever, scheming, and in today's words, he is very politically sensitive, and he knows that this matter is very important. In order to persuade Concubine Deng Sheli, Yao Haogu and Hong Jixun had their own opinions and clear positions, and they had repeatedly written and admonished, although he did not participate in it, but he had already heard of it. It involved the open and secret struggle of Liaodong and Haidong officialdom. If at this time, Luo Guannu's pregnancy is known by someone with a heart, the impact can be imagined. Therefore, he immediately issued a gag order. and asked Li Jixiu to write a letter of good news, along with a letter from himself, and sent it to Yidu for several days.

In other words, Luo Guannu has a happy event, so far, in addition to Li Aguan and others, only Deng She, Wu Henian, and a few people who attended the family banquet tonight know.

In the letter, Wu Henian congratulated and expressed his concerns very tactfully. However, he was very wise, and in the whole letter, there was no mention of "Concubine Li", let alone the content of the dispute between Hong and Yao, but at the end of the letter, he wrote:

"Fang Jinyi is only victorious, and the lady is even more pregnant, which is double happiness and my Haidong. Although the minister lived in Pyongyang and rarely interacted with his colleagues, he often heard people talking about 'Qiankun Yin and Yang' in his spare time. Double happiness is coming, and it is a good thing. If someone who is interested in teaching it hears it, it will inevitably cause other twists and turns. The lord's intentions, the minister did not dare to guess. But out of loyalty, I can't help but tell you these things truthfully. How to deal with it, Fu Wei asked the Lord to decide. ”

The date of Luo Guannu's pregnancy should have been before the start of the Yidu War, but it was coincidental that it was only known after Chahan's retreat. For Dunshe, of course, it was a double happiness. However, for those who are interested, maybe they will make some fuss about it.

Wu Henian's concerns are right. Therefore, Deng She has been thinking about it repeatedly since he received the good news the day before yesterday. It was only at this time, when the consideration was mature, that he took the opportunity of the family banquet to tell Zhao Guo and the others.

Mrs. Wang's expression changed rapidly, Deng She turned her head to look at her, she put on a smile, saluted, and said, "Congratulations to Your Highness, concubine." Earlier in Shuangcheng, the concubine had also seen the sister of the official slave. At that time, I saw that the sister of the official slave had the appearance of a suitable man. Covering her mouth and smiling, her eyes were like water, as if she was very happy, and said, "The concubine will first wish His Highness a noble son." ”

"Haha. Then take your good words? ......, Ah Guo, what are you still kneeling for? Hurry up! ”

Zhao Guo and the others got up and raised their wine glasses in unison to congratulate. Deng She touched a glass with them, drank it all, and then looked at Luo Lilang again, as if he was careless, and said, "Tomorrow, I plan to tell Mr. Hong and the others about this happy event." ......, Luo Langzhong, I heard that two days ago, Mr. Hong invited you to his house? The two of you drink wine together until midnight, but is that the case? ”

"Two days ago? Yes, Lord Hong invited Weichen to his mansion, but he invited Weichen alone. There are also Yan Zhixi, Ji Zongzhou, and other adults. Nor are they invited for drinking. It's business. ”

"Oh? What business? ”

"A few days ago, didn't the lord order his ministers and others to live and compensate the people who had suffered losses because of the war? The scope of this matter is too wide, and to do it well, it is necessary to cooperate with the provinces and the Yidu localities and the left and right divisions of the provinces. Therefore, Lord Hong took the lead and gathered Lord Ji, Lord Yan and Wei Chen together. It was indeed until the middle of the night that I cleared up all the clues. ”

Deng She said: "I see. What happened to the arrangements for the compassionate service? ”

"Most of the people in the city have begun to settle and implement it. The people in the surrounding counties and townships, at most, will be ready to start working tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. ”

Deng She nodded, suddenly changed the topic again, and said: "The official slave is still young, he is alone in Pyongyang, he is usually fine, but now that he is pregnant, I am afraid that he will inevitably miss his relatives a little." I plan to bring her to Yidu in a few days, and when the time comes, I will give you a few days of rest. You meet. Do you think it's okay?

"......, by the way, bring your wife along the way, and there will be a babysitter on the way. I know that your house is small, and you don't need to find another place to live for your wife, and after she and the official slave come to Yidu, they will live together in my backyard. Okay? ”

Luo Lilang is submissive.

Tong Shengyang thought in his heart: "But it's also strange! From the time we were welcomed into the city this evening, until the banquet at the right night, and now, why does the lord seem to be a little strange? When we entered the city, we went out of the city for thirty miles, not to mention, but also walked to meet Wen Pingzhang. At the night banquet, it was clearly implied that Zhao Guo and Ji Zongzhou were all kneeling down to serve wine to Hong Jixun. Now talking about the happy event that the lady is pregnant, and talking about it, what did Hong Jixun do?

"......, phew! Wen Pingzhang and Hong Jixun, this battle repelled Chahan, and our Haidong won an unprecedented victory. ......, the lady is happy. I knew about it the day before yesterday, but I didn't say it until today. Tong Shengyang gasped, vaguely understood, and thought, "Could it be because?" ”

He pretended to pour wine for everyone, and looked at Deng She, and saw that Deng She was silent. Sneaking a glance at Zhao Guo, seeing Zhao Guo's stunned face, he was like a clay Bodhisattva, sitting there expressionless. Turning his face and glancing at Luo Lilang, Luo Lilang seemed to be calm, but in fact, since the topic of Deng She turned to Hong Jixun, the hand he put under the case pinched the placket tightly, and his face turned pale.

Only Deng Chengzhi, as if he didn't know anything, held the wine glass in one hand, kept chattering about the dishes in the other, and praised while eating: "It's delicious!" Delicious! "The appetizers are all made by Mrs. Wang. She smiled and said, "Brother Zhi'er, for more than a month, you have been fighting with the army. Eat and sleep in the open. It's going to be very hard to think about. If you eat deliciously, you can eat more. If it's not enough, I'll do it for you. ”

"Thank you, godmother. ......, Father, you can eat too. Try this, it's delicious! ”

Tong Shengyang poured a circle of wine, sat back in his seat, the more he thought, the more uneasy, the more observed, the more he felt that the atmosphere in the room suddenly became subtle and indescribable. He's on pins and needles. Deng She seemed to be unaware, talking to Deng Chengzhi, smiling, and talking about a few idle things.

Luo Lilang finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Minister, minister,......。 ”

"If it's a family banquet, why bother calling it a minister. Luo Langzhong, what's wrong with you? Look at your face is a little pale. ......," Deng She seemed to notice Luo Lilang's strange appearance and asked, "But you're not feeling well?" ”

Luo Lilang was in a hurry, and attended the kneeling bow again, and his sleeve knocked down the cup on the table, and the "clang" sounded. But he didn't care too much, he kowtowed again and again, his words trembled, and said: "The minister knows that he is deeply responsible. Ministers, ministers, ministers should not be ......, and ministers should be killed. ”

"What are you doing? Good and good, why is it suddenly like this? What's going on? You shouldn't? What should you not do? What's the matter? Get up quickly, don't do this. Our own family, what can't we say? Just make it clear. ......, hurry up, hurry up. ”

Deng She was pleasant, and Luo Lilang didn't dare to get up.

He bowed his head to the ground and said, "Two days ago, Lord Hong invited the minister to his mansion, and the minister really shouldn't have promised. But at that time, what the minister thought about was just to compensate for the aftermath and other matters. Don't dare to hide it from the lord, the lady has something happy, if it weren't for the lord talking about it tonight, the minister really still didn't know. Ministers, ministers ,......, lords, and ministers know that they are deeply responsible. Sin deserves death! Sin deserves death! ”

Deng She laughed and said, "Luo Langzhong, Luo Langzhong, tell me what to say!" What are you talking about? Get up! Speaking of which, it's my fault. I should have told you earlier. You are the father of the official slave after all, and you are different from others. ”

"You are the father of the official slave in the end, and you are different from others."

This sentence fell into Luo Lilang's ears, which was no different from Huang Zhong Dalu, and he was shocked. In the dispute between Hong and Yao, it was none other than Hong Jixun who supported Liluo's official slave as the princess. At the moment when he learned that Luo Guannu was happy, he ran to Hong Jixun's house, what did he do? Yes, at that time, he didn't know that Luo Guannu was pregnant, and it was indeed for business at that time, however, these are important?

He is not as good as Tong, although he is cautious, he is not stupid. As early as the night banquet, I found that Deng She's attitude towards Hong Jixun was slightly wrong. Linked to the present, I suddenly learned that Luo Guannu was happy, and it expanded from this, tracing back to the dispute between Hong Jixun and Yao Haogu over the "concubine". Luo Lilang knew in his heart that he was caught in a big whirlpool.

He sweated like pulp, and said in a panicked voice: "Lord! Lord! "I have the heart to explain, but I am afraid that the more I describe, the darker it will be. In a panic, he rushed out and said, "My lord! The minister is brave, the minister has never thought of setting up a little girl, no, an official slave,......。 As soon as the words came out, he felt that it was wrong, although Luo Guannu was his daughter and was now Deng She's concubine, his name was no longer what he could call, and he slapped himself in the face with his backhand, "The minister lost his words. Not an official slave. ……。 "Slap", he slapped himself again, his face was flushed with anxiety, red and white, white and red, "Regarding the establishment of the princess, the minister did not dare to deceive the lord, and the minister knew that people were inferior, and he really never thought about it." Lord! Lord! ”

Hit your head straight to the ground.

"Establish a princess? Luo Langzhong, how did you come up here? said that today is a family banquet, and the reason why I invited you here is because the official slave is pregnant, and you are his father after all, so you must let you know. But what does this have to do with the establishment of the princess? ”

Tong Shengyang and Deng Chengzhi looked at Luo Lilang's embarrassed appearance and looked at each other. I don't know what to say if I want to persuade.

Zhao Guo coughed and said slowly: "Luo, Lord Luo, the lord has no other intentions. Y-Why do you need to be like this? It is a great joy for the lady to be happy. Get up quickly. Sit back and talk well. ”

Luo Lilang grabbed Zhao Guo's robe as if he had found a savior, and said anxiously: "Lord Zhao, we have known each other for a long time, and you know the lower officials." Xiaguan, Xiaguan ,......, this matter of establishing a concubine, Xiaguan really never thought about it! ......, the lord, the minister, the minister, the minister deserves death. He only felt that it was difficult to argue, and he had to say "the sin deserves death".

He stretched out his hand and dragged too hard, Zhao Guo was not careful, he was almost pulled off the seat by him, struggled to break free, stabilized his body, his face was still sinking like water, and he said unhurriedly: "The matter of establishing and establishing a concubine, although the lord has no intention of discussing it tonight, but since you said it, you have never thought about it, so you haven't thought about it." Isn't it okay to talk about it?

"Lord Luo, please get up. This is a family feast, you, you always kneel on the ground, what kind of system? ”

The three words "Lord Luo", Zhao Guo is very heavy.

Tong Sheng's spiritual wit moved, but he suddenly thought of something else, and he secretly thought, "Lord Luo? Luo Langzhong! Since the beginning of tonight's family banquet, the lord has been calling Lao Luo 'Luo Langzhong', saying that it is a family banquet, but he is commensurate with his official position. ......, the meaning of which is intriguing. Is it reminding Lao Luo not to do things that should not be done? ”

Luo Li Lang was blessed to the heart, but he heard another meaning from Zhao Guo's words, as if a drowning person had grabbed a life-saving straw, and said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes!" What Lord Zhao said is very true. The lower officials are ignorant, and the lower officials are ignorant. ......, my lord, Weichen will go to talk to Lord Hong tomorrow about the matter of establishing a concubine, and the minister has never thought about it. Tilting his head, he was frightened and begging, and asked Dunshe, "Is this okay?" ”

Before Deng She could speak, Mrs. Wang said in a playful voice: "Luo Langzhong, why are you suffering?" The lord didn't mean that, but you knocked your head red. Hurry up. But there was a carpet on the ground, and when Luo Lilang kowtowed, although he used a lot of force, he didn't hurt his fur.

Deng She smiled and said, "Ah Shui is right, I didn't mean that. After a pause, he added, "As for whether you have any thoughts and whether you want to talk to Mr. Hong, it's your private matter, and I don't care." However, in my opinion, there is no need for you to suddenly run to Mr. Hong to talk about these things for no reason. Get up first. Tonight, let's only drink and talk about romance, not official business. ”

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1, godmother.

"Zhao's godmother, the wife of Emperor Gao's father-in-law." Gao Huang, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's stepfather is Geng Zaichen.