Li Shimin motioned for Qin Huaiyu to move a stool over, and he sat on the side of Qin Qiong's bed and asked Qin Huaiyu to avoid it.

"I heard that the Wen family holds a fortune that rivals the wealth of the country?" Li Shimin asked inquiringly.

Qin Qiong did not deny it, he said: "The Wen family is good at the art of cargo breeding, and they did this kind of thing when they took refuge in Wagang. When the Pushan soldiers were defeated and fled to the tiger prison, Wen Xingzhong was plotted, and when the minister arrived, he was already dying. His kidnappers wanted to monopolize the wealth of Wagang in the hands of Wen Xingzhong, and the man tortured Wen Xingzhong to torture him into an inhuman form, but Wen Xingzhong never revealed the whereabouts of that wealth to him, and Wen Xingzhong told the minister the whereabouts of the wealth before he died, and begged the minister to take care of his family. It was of little use for Chen Yijie Wufu to get that wealth, and later the minister found Wen Xingzhong's descendants to make an appointment to hand over the money to the Wen family to take care of, on the condition that he would receive money and food from Wagang's widow every year. The Wen family is very trustworthy, not only taking in the number of women and children in Jiwagang according to the contract, but also increasing slightly every year. That wealth was worth about 20 million yuan, and the annual payment of about 200,000 yuan of silver to the women and children of Wagang has now risen to 330,000 yuan. ”

Li Shimin sneered: "That's really a lot of wealth, no wonder some people are so concerned, even if you don't give face to the Duke of Yiguo." ”

Qin Qiong said ashamedly: "The minister is incompetent and has not fulfilled the order of taking care of the Wen family has been attacked twice, and now there are only two girls left in the Wen family, one is Huaiyu's wife, and the remaining young minister has to accept her as a righteous daughter, even if the minister is gone, he can let the minister's children do their duty on behalf of their father." ”

Li Shimin asked: "Don't you want to track down the whereabouts of that wealth?" ”

Qin Qiong smiled bitterly: "Where does the minister have the energy to track down like this, I just hope to live a few more days to give the children a few more days of protection." ”

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Do you know why I made you the Duke of Yiguo?" ”

Qin Qiong smiled faintly and replied: "Your Majesty's vassals are most likely not to say that the ministers are winged to protect the country, but to refer to the temperament of the old hen. ”

Li Shimin sighed: "I have suppressed you and Ah Ugly all these years, not for anything else, but for your character." The people of Wagang can support each other to tide over the difficulties together in times of crisis, and once they are comfortable, they will be intrigued. You are an old hen, and you must always cover them under your wing. The more powerful you are, the more unscrupulous those people will become, and I have to restrain you as a leader. To this day, I owe you a lot to the Qin family! ”

Qin Qiong said: "As the saying goes, thunder, rain and dew are all holy graces, and Your Majesty's painstaking ministers understand. It's just that the minister's time is short, and he can no longer follow His Majesty's side. I hope that Your Majesty will look at the minister's past achievements, if the minister's descendants have not committed the heinous crime, Your Majesty can open the net and give them a chance to be a new person. ”

Li Shimin was surprised and said, "Uncle Bao only has this request? ”

Qin Qiong smiled bitterly and said: "In the past, the Emperor Taishang and His Majesty have rewarded the ministers enough, if it weren't for a few children, the ministers would be embarrassed to beg Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin sighed: "It is said that this public loyalty to the country, that public loyalty to the country." If you want to talk about public loyalty, there is no one else in the country except you Qin Shubao! ”

Li Shimin got up from the stool, paced around the room twice, and seemed to have made up his mind, he walked to the side of the bed and said to Qin Qiong: "Your righteous daughter is the same age as the young slave, how about giving her to the young slave as a concubine when she is a few years older?" ”

Qin Qiong exclaimed: "Your Majesty, this is unacceptable, the minister is from a reckless background, and this daughter is just the daughter of a businessman, how can we all be lowly people, how can we be married to the grandson of the phoenix." ”

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "With your merits to the Tang Dynasty, which wealthy family can compare with it!" Who in this world is qualified to dare to say that you are a lowly person, in my eyes, no one can replace you Qin Shubao, and no one can be more noble than you. This matter is settled, you don't need to say much, so that even after a hundred years, I can protect your Qin family's wealth and rest with the country! ”

Qin Qiong seemed to be moved to tears, and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Qin Qiong has nothing to repay but wait for the next life." ”

Li Shimin comforted Qin Qiong, and then left.

Back in the palace, Li Shimin climbed up to the top to look at Zhaoling in the distance, and muttered: "Guanyin, Guanyin, are you okay over there?" Today, I went to visit Qin Qiong in the Yiguo Mansion, this old guy can't do it. They actually hid 20 million pieces of property in Wagang! Qin Qiong, an old boy, dared to hide it and not report it, I knew that he was for the women and children in Wagang. But this old boy is confused, without the protection of the state, the 20 million pieces of meat that cannot penetrate the mouths of the wealthy family, the group of women and children in Wagang should starve to death, and they will have to starve to death. I had to get the money back, so I decided to make the daughter of the Naven family a concubine. On the one hand, he thanked Shubao for his contribution to the country, and his children were loyal and had more than enough opportunities to become a big tool, and self-protection in the officialdom was a problem, not to mention the group of women and children who covered Wagang. The daughter of the Wen family is his righteous daughter, and with this relationship, Shubao's children can also be stable. In one fell swoop, it can be regarded as the right thing for our monarchs and ministers. Guanyin, you are not by my side, I don't even have anyone to tell the truth. Guanyin, I miss you! ”

Qin Qiong waited for Li Shimin to go away, and ordered someone to call Qin Huaiyu, Yuan Niang and Zhang Wenyi to him, and said weakly: "Just now, Your Majesty has taken the initiative to marry Jiu'er to King Jin as a concubine, and we have now succeeded halfway, and the remaining half will depend on Jiu'er himself." In the future, when I see Ling Zun, I must ask him to take out Wagang's 20 million guan and hand it over to His Majesty, this is the only way out for your Wen family. In the future, when my father is not alive, the Qin family will rely on the three of you to support it. You must remember that there are many people and there are few people who are wise, and when three people are together, they discuss more. ”

The three of them agreed in unison, and Qin Qiong signaled that there was nothing else to do, and let the three of them leave.

Back in his room, Zhang Wenyi couldn't help but smile bitterly while lying on the bed, the regrets of the previous life have been made up for in this life, with amazing beauty, marriage at a young age, and she is also the envy of others as a royal concubine. But judging from the current situation, this appearance really has nothing to praise except for bringing unnecessary danger to himself.

The multi-functional dagger that Liu's mother's man helped her build had been used too much to use in the run, and she had asked Shizi to help build a new one. There are not many arrows in the crossbow, and there are more than a dozen of them for self-defense, and the pistol can only be scrapped because there are no bullets, and if you want to recreate bullets, you can only look at chance. There are not many opportunities for these weapons to be used in the future, that is, self-defense.

Thinking of the dead Mother Liu and Ah Xiu, Zhang Wenyi's heart, which had become soft, became strong again, and she promised to avenge them.

The next day, someone from the Song Guogong Mansion sent an invitation to invite Yuan Niang and Zhang Wenyi to talk to the Song Guogong Mansion, and the payment was Xiao Ying. asked Qin Qiong if she should go, Qin Qiong asked if she knew that they had met at the Lantern Festival in Chuzhou, so she encouraged the two to go. At the same time, tell them whether to participate in this kind of gathering to ask their stepmother's opinion, they know more about this than Qin Qiong.

When they came to the Song State Mansion, Xiao Ying led the two to the garden. Seeing that Yi Yun'er was also there, Zhang Wenyi was very happy, and introduced Yuan Niang and Yi Yun'er to each other, and the four of them sat down separately.

As soon as she sat down, Xiao Ying fell away: "The little girl doesn't greet me in our house, what's the matter, she doesn't want a sister anymore because she looks beautiful, doesn't she?" ”

Zhang Wenyi didn't know how to explain, and finally told the truth: "Sister, you are the master and you ignore me, I thought you didn't want to see me." ”

Xiao Ying shouted: "It's only been a few months, who knew that you would be so thin!" Yuan Niang, you say it fairly, she has changed so much, who can recognize it at a glance! ”

Yuan Niang covered her mouth and smiled: "That's true, I thought she was Jiu'er at first glance, and I dared to be sure after another look." ”

Zhang Wenyi pursed her lips and said, "How did I know that it would become like that, no one told me." ”

Yi Yun'er smiled on the side: "Jiu'er was as thin as a monkey when she first came to my house, but then she was the same day by day. When we set off to Chang'an, we were already a beauty, and my mother was amazed when she saw it. Why don't you know it yourself? ”

Zhang Wenyi said: "The first time I looked in the mirror, I was so scared that I almost fell off the mirror, and then I didn't want to look in the mirror. ”

Yi Yun'er asked again: "Don't you even see the maids combing your hair?" ”

Zhang Wenyi said shyly: "How dare I look at such an ugly look, I have my eyes closed." ”

Yuan Niang also asked curiously: "Then how do you take care of it if the maid is not there?" ”

Zhang Wenyi's face became redder and redder, and she said, "I can do without a mirror." ”

Xiao Ying turned back to her maid and said, "Caixiu, you go get a comb." ”

After a while, the maid brought a comb, and Xiao Ying asked Zhang Wenyi to demonstrate how to comb her hair without a mirror. Zhang Wenyi was embarrassed to do this in public, but even Yuan Niang was curious to pout on the side. Zhang Wenyi couldn't stand everyone's begging, glanced at Yuan Niang resentfully, took off the headdress hairpin, broke up the hair and combed it again, pulled a bun and put the hairpin and headdress one by one. Except for the hairpin, which is not very thoughtful, everyone can wear it properly, and everyone can't help but be surprised when they see that she can really comb her hair without a mirror.

Yi Yun'er was even more surprised, she said, "Sister, how did you do it in a few months?" Any tricks? ”

She asked the other two people's hearts, although it is nothing to comb their hair without a mirror, but sometimes it can be used.

Yuan Niang and Zhang Wenyi have lived for more than a year, although she doesn't know that the current Jiu'er is no longer the original Jiu'er, but she still thinks that Zhang Wenyi will definitely not be in Yi Yun'er's house.

She asked, "Do you already know it at home?" ”

Zhang Wenyi pulled Yuan Niang's sleeve and called Yuan Niang coquettishly: "Sister-"

Yi Yun'er reacted, and she asked, "Why is it ugly when you're at home?" ”

Xiao Ying had seen Zhang Wenyi's chubby appearance, and she asked the maid named Caixiu to get a pen and paper. The garden is also a place where various activities are held in the Xiao Mansion, and there is no shortage of paper and pen here. Chae-su almost turned around and took the pen and paper.

Xiao Ying picked up the pen and brushed a few strokes on the paper to sketch the image of a chubby girl, and held up the painting to Yi Yun'er.

After looking at the portrait, Yi Yun'er turned her head and asked Yuan Niang: "Was Sister Jiu'er like this before?" ”

Zhang Wenyi saw that the portrait was very expressive, a girl with a smile and a silly smile was indeed similar to her previous time at home in Chuzhou.

She said, "Where is it!" But he was going to snatch the portrait.

Yi Yun'er had been guarding against her for a long time, but when she saw Zhang Wenyi rushing up, she hurriedly dodged, and suddenly several girls laughed and laughed.

"Sister Ying, what are you doing?"

A delicate but extremely gentle voice sounded, and everyone stopped to look at the place where the sound came from, and saw a cute girl standing not far away, followed by several girls in palace clothes.

Xiao Ying's face changed, and she blurted out, "Jinyang, why are you here." ”

Yi Yun'er and Yuan Niang have both been trained by their mothers, and when they saw the girl's dress, they hurriedly squatted down to give a salute, saying, "I have seen Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Zhang Wenyi didn't understand this, she was a step slower in her learning, and she was a little abrupt. I could only hear someone laughing out loud.

Xiao Ying's face became even more ugly, she took Jin Yang's little hand and pulled her over, and said, "Let's go over there to play." ”

As he spoke, he dragged Jin Yang away in a hurry, and before leaving, he didn't forget to turn around and say to the other three: "Let's go." ”

Yi Yun'er and Yuan Niang looked at Li Zhi, the king of Jin, who was standing not far away, and didn't know what to do after giving him a salute. They are not Xiao Ying, they are cousins and brothers, even if they lose their faces, they will not be blamed according to Tang Huang's character. But they are different, if they are caught, it is not fun to lose the courtesy of the monarch and ministers. To put it mildly, it is a lack of tutoring, and you have to accept punishment when you go back, whether it is a slap or a board, it is not comfortable. The palms and mouths of girls will be broken, and it is even more embarrassing to take off their pants and spank. If it is serious, it is to rebel, which is a great crime to destroy the nine clans.

Zhang Wenyi didn't understand this, but she knew that in ancient times, men and women could not kiss each other. As a prince, I obviously saw a group of girls here at a party and didn't know how to avoid it, but he was really lustful enough, and he was not a gentleman at all. Although yesterday her father-in-law told her that the Tang Emperor intended to marry her to Li Zhi, the king of Jin, today's performance was really not very good. She is a time-traveling impostor, who does not know much about the consequences of losing the courtesy of kings and ministers, and does not have the fear of imperial power like the ancients. She didn't forget to give Li Zhi a courtesy, this is just out of the modern polite habit of treating people, and this courtesy is very perfunctory. After finishing the matter, Yuan Niang and Yi Yun'er were about to leave.

At this time, I heard someone behind me say, "How can you leave without the permission of this king?" ”

Hearing the anger in Li Zhi's words, Zhang Wenyi didn't dare to leave willfully. After all, this is ancient times, not modern times, women have no status in ancient times, if they are as willful as in modern dramas, no one will stop them if they touch any of the rules and precepts. Like the gods in the drama, what kind of rude and willful, and a petty woman who disagrees with her will definitely not live for three days in ancient times.

Zhang Wenyi was also unwilling to be stopped by such a little kid as Li Zhi with a word. She turned around and smiled at Li Zhi and said, "His Royal Highness King Jin, can we go?" Without waiting for Li Zhi to reply, Zhang Wenyi hurriedly said: "There is a saying in our countryside: good men don't fight with women. You won't be like our little girl, don't let us go. ”

Li Zhi stared at Zhang Wenyi and popped out four words from between his teeth: "Get out!" ”

Zhang Wenyi blessed Li Zhifu, turned to Yuan Niang and Yi Yun'er and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin has allowed us to go." ”

After speaking, he pulled the two sisters by the head and left without looking back. As I walked, I thought to myself: Small, what to drag, I can't cure you!

Li Zhi looked at Zhang Wenyi's distant back, and really wanted to catch her back and beat her hard. The girl who made him deflated when he was playing music since he was a child, except for Xiao Ying, she was the first.