Chapter 293: Tangled

In the next two days, Ouyang Shu didn't go anywhere, so he kept accompanying his two wives and three children to play around.

Until the third day, Ouyang Shu went to the official department early in the morning, one was to cancel the leave, and the other was to receive the official uniform. The official uniforms of the Song Dynasty are mainly divided into three types: sacrificial clothes, court clothes and regular clothes, all of which are different in style.

Among the onlookers, Hu Xiu'er was the most cheerful, she kept calling for Ouyang Shu to try it on immediately, and Ouyang Shu's two new wives also responded on the side, Ouyang Shu had to nod and agree.

In fact, it is not a very uncomfortable thing to try on an official uniform, even if it is watched by everyone, it is very acceptable. It's just that the official uniforms of this era don't have short robes, and they are complete sets inside and out. Now that it has begun to enter the hottest time of summer, it is uncomfortable enough to wear a robe, and it is really uncomfortable to be dressed neatly in front of everyone as a clothing model, in this era when there is no air conditioning, only manual fans.

However, it was difficult for everyone to be angry, and it was difficult for everyone to disobey their wishes, so Ouyang Shu had no choice but to start trying on his official uniform with a bitter face, no, one by one. Not to mention, these official uniforms are worn on Ouyang Shu's body, and the size is very appropriate, as if they were specially made for Ouyang Shu. This won some applause from the onlookers. It's just that Ouyang Shu's face made the onlookers very unhappy, and they all accused: Official (brother-in-law), you are going to be an official, not to prison, why do you keep crying and mourning?

Ouyang Shu had to reluctantly squeeze out a smiling face for everyone to admire, until everyone had enough of appreciating and satisfied, and then let him go.

When it was the last time he took off his official uniform and changed into civilian clothes, Fan Xiaolu took the initiative to come in and wait, which made Ouyang Shu quite strange. Originally, these things were generally done by Hu Qing'er, Fan Xiaolu was pampered since she was a child, although she was willing to serve Ouyang Shu to change clothes like Hu Qing'er, but she didn't do it well, so she didn't take the initiative to do it for a long time.

Fan Xiaolu was obviously a little absent-minded, she was already a fussy person when she did these things, and when she was in a mess, she was even more at a loss, Ouyang Shu hurriedly said: I'll do it myself! You must have something to say to me, right? If you have something to say, why bother?

Fan Xiaolu really stopped and let Ouyang Shu dress himself. She looked at Ouyang Shu stunned, her eyes were full of rare sorrow, and she wanted to speak several times, but she never spoke. Ouyang Shu's heart suddenly brightened, and said, "You said you want to talk about your father-in-law, right?"

Fan Xiaolu nodded faintly.

Ouyang Shu secretly screamed in his heart. He had thought about this question at the beginning, but at that time, there was still some time before he faced this problem, and there were many things in his later life, so he gradually left it behind. Now that I'm about to face this problem, I'm really a little overwhelmed.

When he sees Fan Zhengping tomorrow, should he treat him with the courtesy of his superiors when he sees his subordinates, or should he treat him with the courtesy of his son-in-law when he sees his father-in-law? With the former, Fan Zhengping will inevitably ignore Ouyang Shu, and with the latter, Fan Zhengping will not pay attention to Ouyang Shu even more. This is really a bit tangled!

After thinking about it, Ouyang Shu still said: Don't worry, whether he admits it or not, he is my father-in-law after all, and I will definitely try my best to accommodate him!

I didn't want Fan Xiaolu to shake her head and said: "The official here, the concubine is very relieved, and the concubine knows that the official will work hard to accommodate my father for me." However, my father is not a person who understands current affairs, even if you give him face very well and tolerate him in many ways, he will not have the slightest appreciation, and will still give you the same look.

Although Ouyang Shu was also a little irritable in his heart, he still comforted Fan Xiaolu and said: Xiaolu, Xiaolu, you are so confused! You shouldn't look at the problem so pessimistically. I think it's almost impossible for you to forgive your father if we'll never get a chance to see each other. Now, he has to do things by my side all the time, isn't this just a good opportunity for me to prove myself? As long as he sees my efforts, there is no reason not to accept me! Zhao Xu is late to the court, but everyone is used to it, and without Zhang Xuan's deterrence, Zhao Xu can be said to do whatever he wants, and not many people in the court will be willing to give direct advice. This is not to say that there is only one direct minister in the court, Zhang Xuan, mainly except that Zhang Xuan thinks that Zhao Xu does not listen to other people's words, if everyone goes to advise him, it is a good result to be bored with himself, but he is afraid that he will be condemned and lose his official position.

After the salute, there was a loud exclamation among the ministers. This is extremely rare in Zhao Xu's court meeting. Zhao Xu is a rare strict emperor in the Great Song Dynasty so far, and he is very strict with the discipline in the court. If in the past, the ministers were so disrespectful, the palace attendants would have run out to show themselves. This kind of impeachment is almost unsuspended, and one is accurate. But today, the two palace attendants also contributed a wave to this huge sound.

It's no wonder that Zhao Xu's image today is too amazing, his face seems to have been treated, but a few scratches are very obvious, and even a little shocking.

The court is a very polite place. This so-called posture refers to words and deeds, and etiquette refers to image, clothing, and so on. Even if an ordinary minister is disfigured like this, he must ask for leave, but Zhao Xu came today, his face was very gloomy, and with this strange scar, the whole person looked a little hideous.

Fortunately, this time Zhao Xu didn't pursue everyone's misdemeanor, he still sat there quietly, without even blinking his eyelids. This seems to be a reminder to the ministers: If you want to see it, just watch enough!

But the ministers didn't dare to look at it more, and they all lowered their heads one by one.

Han Zhongyan took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know why Long Yan suffered such a bad luck?"

Zhao Xu didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: Han Aiqing is my pillar, and I ask you, what if someone scribbles on my face?

Han Zhongyan suddenly didn't dare to speak. In his mind, it seems that the only person in the inner court who dares to treat the emperor like this is the queen mother. The Queen Mother has always been at odds with Zhao Xu, which is a well-known thing in the Manchu Dynasty. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's pressure, Zhao Xu would have posthumously named his biological mother Concubine Zhu as the Queen Mother. Recently, the mother and son have had a disagreement because of the matter of Lichu. Come to think of it, only the queen mother caught the emperor, and the palace attendants and palace ladies did not dare to come forward to persuade them, if it was someone else, where would these people miss this good opportunity to make great contributions!

If this was done by the Empress Dowager, how could the ministers say that they would dispose of the Empress Dowager? There are people in this world who have abolished the emperor, but they have never heard of the abolition of the Empress Dowager. Thinking that at the beginning, Qin Shi Huang's Empress Dowager Zhao Ji had an affair with Chang Yu to have a child, and even plotted to kill his own son, Qin Shi Huang did not abolish his position as the queen mother, but after being confined for a period of time, he took her back to the palace. Now, if the Queen Mother uses her phoenix claws to imprint a seal on Zhao Xu's face, although this is very unusual, its badness can always not be compared with Zhao Ji.

However, if the emperor is to be persuaded to stop and not pursue the matter, it also requires determination. Zhao Xu is not the kind of monarch who is very generous, he may not take your modest words as persuasion, but is likely to see it as a biased frame, clearly not helping each other, but secretly helping the Queen Mother.

At the same time, Zhao Xu would also think, what are the benefits of helping the Queen Mother? No! But in today's struggle for succession, the Queen Mother is on the side of Duan Wang Zhao Ji, in other words, you are not helping the Queen Mother, but actually currying favor with Duan Wang and the future master. This is a very taboo thing.