Chapter 7: Reflections on Being Grounded
As soon as these words came out, it was really the effect of not being shocked and dying, and even Mrs. Qi, who still did not change her face before the collapse of Mount Tai on weekdays, couldn't help but let out an exclamation at this time,
"What?!"
Nan Guogong seemed to have been mentally prepared for this, but the hand serving the tea trembled slightly, and he still drank the tea smoothly, and only sighed heavily when he put down the teacup.
Really has a strong psychological quality, Bu Tong smiled in his heart.
Seeing such a scene, the queen should have seen a good show, covered her mouth and laughed wildly,
"I really like Tong'er when I look at it, this kid has a down-to-earth backbone, it seems that Lord Guogong and Mrs. Qi are really good at teaching their daughters."
Mrs. Qi and Nanguo Gong stood up and thanked them in a daze, without the slightest hint of joy of being praised.
Nan Guogong glanced at Bu Tong deeply, but there was no anger at all, just a little stunned and emotional.
"Tong'er has had an idea since she was a child, but my wife and I really can't control her, I really don't know what it will be like in the future."
The queen waved her hand to appease the Duke of Nanguo,
"Don't worry about the princess, the children who have ideas are the ones who don't need their parents to worry about it."
Mrs. Qi hesitated,
"But what does this so-called 'unpublished' mean? But which son has not entered the school? Or is it an official who has not yet been reused? ”
Bu Tong made a big salute in a regular manner, his expression was frank and firm, and he looked at everyone steadily without the slightest timidity and hesitation.
"Please also ask the queen mother and father and mother to rest assured, Tong'er's favorite man, is really loyal and sensitive, virtuous, and virtuous, and will be an unprecedented person in the future. The daughter does not cling to those upstarts, but is only willing to join hands with people who have both ability and political integrity, and are brave and brave. ”
Nanguo Gong glanced at the queen thoughtfully, and whispered,
"The queen mother is here, what nonsense, don't hurry up and ask for resignation."
Bu Tong raised his head and faced the queen's gentle and smiling eyes, and the smile at this time was even stronger, looking at him brightly.
Although I don't know which sentence won the queen's favor, Butong's neck really couldn't hold it, and he hurried when he heard the words.
"Bu Tong lost his words, lost his sense of proportion for a while, and asked the queen mother to surrender."
The queen smiled,
"I think Tong'er is really honest in what she said, what's wrong? Get up quickly. ”
Bu Tong took the opportunity to retreat, and when he arrived at the corridor, Chang'an chased him out, looking at Bu Tong with a solemn face, "Miss, my lord asked you to wait under this corridor for reflection." ”
Reflection?
Or next to the main hall in this large court?
Bu Tong couldn't imagine confirming, "Father really wants me to stand here?" ”
Chang'an nodded heavily.
Bu Tong reconfirmed unwillingly, "Father can say, when will you stand?" ”
Chang An shook his head, sighed softly and went back.
Chun Tao secretly stomped her feet on the side, "Miss, why did you say such unseemly words in front of the queen today, the adults must be angry, Miss quickly stand aside, and wait until Niang Niangfeng returns to the palace, I don't know what kind of punishment there will be later!" ”
Butong pouted,
"But the mother is clearly not angry."
Chun Tao pulled Bu Tong aside, "That's the mother is magnanimous, in the end it is also overdue, adults have always paid attention to rules and systems, Miss fortunately just said that her sweetheart has not yet entered the office, if you say that person is the head of the Four Princes' Mansion, I am afraid that I will be angry on the spot." ”
Bu Tong was instantly amused by these words, hugged the pillar under the porch and trembled happily, and successfully exchanged for Chun Tao's madness.
The little girl is really, she has always been so angry and simple-minded, but she has to be relaxed and happy if she has nothing to do.
Bu Tong smiled softly when he thought of this, looked up at the sun above his head, and suddenly thought,
"It's time for Big Brother to come back, right?"
The "anxiety" of Chun Tao spinning in place instantly calmed down, and he took care of himself seriously and broke his fingers for a while, and looked at Butong happily in an instant.
"If you go back to Miss, the eldest prince will go back to the house in a few days, Miss insist on it for a few more days, don't make the adults angry, the son is not in the house, and there is no one to speak for you."
Bu Tong's compatriot brother Bu Yiyang, is Bu Tong's most admired free and easy character in this dynasty, not in love with power, no intention to accept the knight, when he was young, he took root in the military camp incognito, until he was the deputy general in front of the battalion, and the identity of the small prince of the Nanguo Mansion was not known.
Bu Tong is close to his brother and sister, Bu Yiyang often takes care of Bu Tong, who often acts out of line, almost doting, and then Bu Tong walked out of the boudoir step by step, and entered the court, Bu Yiyang is still the most solid backing.
It's just that later, the war in the northwest coincided with the white-hot time when Mu Hequan's seizure of the throne was hot, Bu Tong did not have the skill of doppelganger to take care of his brother, and Bu Yiyang died on the battlefield, leaving his wife and children alone.
The hand under the wide sleeve of Butong almost clenched the blood, clenching the root of the tooth tightly,
"Now that I'm back, eldest brother and sister-in-law, I will definitely give you a lifetime of peace and happiness."
Chun Tao coughed lightly, Bu Tong received it and quickly straightened his back, and Bu Tingyun's voice sounded behind him,
"Noble daughter of the family, so frivolous, I have been thinking about it behind closed doors in your courtyard since today, and you are not allowed to go out for half a step without my permission!"
Bu Tong turned around and knelt down precisely at Bu Tingyun's feet,
"Father, my daughter knows that she is wrong, her daughter shouldn't talk nonsense in front of the queen's mother, she loses her dignity and messes up her proportions," glanced at her eyes, and Mrs. Qi also stood aside with a worried expression, and hurriedly added,
"The daughter has embarrassed her father and mother, and she must reflect on her words and deeds when she goes back this time, and be cautious in her words and deeds in the future."
Bu Tingyun looked at his most beloved daughter, and in the end, he didn't say any harsh reprimands, just chattered left and right,
"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is diligent and studious, Lin Xiang praised him a few words, saying that he is outstanding, he is the leader of this generation, the outer filial piety of the cousin, the inner respect for the princess of the house, quite a good story, I have also heard of it......"
Bu Tong listened to this long string of words praising the fourth prince Mu Hesheng, and looked up at him a little confused,
"Father, the fourth prince is precious, and the daughter knows it."
Not only does he know, but he will be put on the throne in this life, where is the old father still needed to say good things for him here.
Bu Tingyun glanced at Mrs. Qi and slowly added, "It's good that you understand, what to say, what to do, and what people to make friends with in the future need to be counted." Chun Tao, take your young lady back to the yard, don't let her go out without my instructions, if I find out that you don't take a good look at her, the family law will serve! ”
Chun Tao shrank her neck when she heard this, and whispered, "Yes, my lord, Chun Tao has written it down." ”
Then he stretched out his little hand to pull Butong, and his voice was as loud as a mosquito, "Miss, let's go." ”
Finally able to free his neck, Bu Tong couldn't wait to get up, but still tried his best to make a look of Qi Qiran, and saluted in a low voice,
"The daughter retreated, and asked her father and mother not to be angry anymore, and the daughter blamed herself even more if she hurt her body."
After that, he hurriedly walked to his small yard, Chun Tao hurriedly followed, walked halfway, and muttered while helping Butong carry the skirt,
"It's strange that Lord Guogong didn't get angry this time?"
Bu Tong chose the shade of a tree and stopped, looking back at the smiling spring peach,
"Not angry? I'm going to be grounded, it's grounded, it's not angry? ”
Chun Tao pursed her eyes, "Miss, you can be content, it's just that you have been punished and thought about it behind closed doors, and besides, the appearance of Lord Fang and Mrs. Fang is obviously not angry." ”
Bu Tong tilted his head in confusion, "Not angry, why is this?" ”
Chun Tao tilted her head in the same posture and was puzzled, "Is it because I don't know that Miss's sweetheart is a eunuch?" ”
Bu Tong straightened up, turned his head and looked at Chun Tao seriously,
"Chun Tao, this is the first time I have taught you, you are not allowed to use such a title for Tang Xuanlin in the future, he is obviously just an ordinary person, and the people around him still call him 'Lord Tang', but now you are the only one who is a 'eunuch' and 'internal official', and you are half a short one."
Chun Tao looked innocent, "Even if I called him Lord Tang, that person is different from ordinary men." ”
Bu Tong raised one side of his eyebrows, slightly proudly,
"It's really different, Tang Xuanlin looks better than ordinary men."
……
The days of closed-door reflection are also easy, Bu Tong asked Chun Tao to find a pen and paper, and carefully took stock of the current situation.
Now His Majesty is already in poor health, and urgently needs an outstanding prince to share government affairs, the sixth prince Mu Hequan has the help of the Dongguo Gong who controls the government, and the convenience of the official is biased towards him, and the Beiguo Duke is neutral at the moment, but in the later part of the previous life, he also stood on the side of the six princes with his own efforts, and the Xiguo Duke was not involved in the court, but was implicated in the later period......
Butong's strategy back then was about a waste of money, and the specially set up dark night organization Dongchang and the North and South Fusi made enough limelight for Mu Hequan, but later the power fell to Tang Xuanlin, but he didn't expect it to be the same way.
Now in this life, it coincides with the turbulence of the court and the ambitions of the ministers, it is a good time to set up the East Factory.
Bu Tong looked at the messy picture of the relationship between the characters, and the pen was a little messy with a few annotations.
"It is the most important thing to control the military power in your hands first, take down the military generals and then deal with the officials, now the military power is in your hands, in addition to the loyal Beiguo Gong, the fierce tiger general seems to have bad intentions, at the moment Mu Hequan is still powerful, and the many henchmen of the war tiger are a big problem, but to set up the East Factory, you have to see the four princes again."
Chun Tao brought a snack, listening to Bu Tong lying on the desk muttering, only heard the last sentence in front of him, and his hand shook and almost spilled the plate,
"Miss, you, what do you want to do?"
Bu Tong turned back in astonishment, facing Shangchun Tao with a sad look of the end of the world, and was taken aback and hurriedly asked,
"Chun Tao, are you real?"
Chun Tao didn't care about the rules, sat down with a butt, and cried, "Miss, aren't you going to the Four Emperors Mansion again, the adults explained, if you go out of this courtyard without permission, he will definitely send someone to break Chun Tao's legs." Miss, you should feel sorry for the spring peach, wait a few days, five days later will be the Mid-Autumn Festival state banquet, Your Majesty will invite the ladies and ladies of the mansions to the banquet together, and then the four princes will also be present, wouldn't it be convenient for the young lady to meet him at that time? ”
Bu Tong's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he looked at the person opposite with some surprise,
"Chun Tao, when did you become so smart?"
Chun Tao's bitter face sneered, "Chun Tao only thinks that if she really breaks her leg, it is not worth it, why don't you think of a way to get the best of both worlds for Miss." ”
Bu Tong patted Chun Tao's shoulder with satisfaction,
"This proposal is very good, the Mid-Autumn Festival state banquet, there are still many things to do, I still need time to plan carefully. By the way, this thing was sent to the Four Princes' Mansion for me and handed it over to Tang Xuanlin and Master Tang. ”
Chun Tao took a flower with rough embroidery and took a sachet, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "Miss, I'm afraid you really want Lord Guogong to break Chun Tao's legs?" In this way, you can see at a glance that it is a token of love, and it is seen and passed out, not to mention two legs, Chun Tao must be dead! ”
Bu Tong smiled and approached her,
"So, why don't you send it for me, go secretly, and don't let people find out."
Chun Tao was almost about to cry, "Miss originally wanted Chun Tao to go?" ”
The thief nodded sheepishly,
"It's safer to hold your fate in your own hands."
Chun Tao didn't want to take care of Butong, so she got up angrily, "Chun Tao just send it." ”
Suddenly there was a hearty and atmospheric sound at the door, and the sound was like thunder,
"Haha, I haven't seen you for a long time, my little sister is still the same as before, and she prefers to play with spring peaches."
Chun Tao's little face lit up instantly, put away her things and trotted to open the door,
"Eldest prince, have you returned home?"
Bu Yiyang was born very tall and handsome, and now, it is the appearance of a tough guy male god, and the legendary walking hormones are very tasteful.
Bu Tong got up and saluted him with a daughter, and when he got up, he smiled skillfully,
"It is said that the eldest brother will not return to the house in a few days, why is it here now?"
Speak and greet with joy,
"Big brother has worked hard all the way, if it wasn't for the Mid-Autumn Festival, wouldn't he miss Tong'er and his father and mother, and wouldn't want to go home?"
Bu Yiyang smiled heartily, and his free and easy temperament was very different from that of the men in Kyoto City.
"I haven't seen it for a long time, Tong'er is not only tall, but also sharp-toothed."
Bu Tong grinned, looked at the big box of gifts brought over by the attendant behind the eldest brother, and suddenly sighed: Obviously noble, my father loves my mother and my brother and sister-in-law, and I have my uncle to support him and run rampant in Kyoto City.
When people cross, they either farm and do business to make a fortune; Either the prince and the prince are handsome, but when it comes to themselves, how can they be so unlucky?
Bu Tong was a little crying and laughing.
Bu Yiyang stretched out his hand and pressed Bu Tong's little head, "I probably heard about you, my father is angry, but it should be, you don't have to complain." ”
Bu Tong nodded obediently,
"Tong'er understands that my father is also for my good."
Bu Yiyang nodded with satisfaction,
"Besides, after all, you are a daughter's family, and there are some things that should not be done by yourself, and the son of the family you fell in love with the elder brother said that it is better for your brother to stand up for you than for your boudoir daughter, but the Royal Highness of the Four Princes is actually not a good match."
Bu Tong shook his head into a rattle,
"No, brother, what do you say? I don't have any thoughts about His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, don't talk nonsense. ”
Bu Yiyang glanced at Bu Tong with a look of "I'm still embarrassed with me",
"It's just that my mother asked me to persuade me, in fact, in my opinion, that Mu Hesheng is barely worthy of you, if you really want to, it is always appropriate for our young lady from the Nanguo Mansion to go to his Fourth Prince's Mansion to be a concubine."
Why is this thing more and more outrageous, Bu Tong simply showdown,
"Brother, in fact, the person I like is not His Royal Highness the Four Princes, but Tang Xuanlin, the head of the Four Princes' Mansion, I talked with His Royal Highness and visited the palace all to see him."