Regarding Zhao Yuanbai's refusal of the Tao family's family affairs, and then the salt road business was returned to the imperial court, Zhao Wulang did not feel that his brother did anything wrong, on the contrary, he recognized it.

Because the imperial court has long been spreading the news that the imperial court has re-established the salt and iron envoys, even if Zhao Yuanbai promised Tao Dingqian at that time, and the Beiya party favored the Zhao family to continue to take care of the salt industry, it was not in accordance with public opinion.

At this moment, Tao Yunshu mentioned this, and Zhao Wulang felt that she was obviously using strong words, which were completely different things.

He said to Tao Yunshu seriously: "Madam, my third brother is definitely not the kind of person who doesn't know the general situation, this year the Zhao family has invested a lot of money in the business to build, you can no longer instigate Aya and stepmother Hu Lai, if it provokes public anger at that time, there is no way to end it." ”

"You intercede for him at this time, and don't forget how he did to you and to me."

Tao Yunshu sat down on the edge of the bed slowly, took Repa from A Ruan's hand and prepared to wipe his face: "Your third brother is also in the third room, and it is a matter of course that this family is in charge of your father and stepmother. ”

"What kind of fields do you want to make before you give up?"

Zhao Wulang finally lost his patience and asked angrily.

Tao Yunshu wiped her face slowly, and then sat down in front of the dressing table to remove her makeup, she didn't want to explain too much to Zhao Wulang, as long as she stabilized him and didn't let him spoil her own affairs.

Waiting for her hair to be loosened, she slowly walked to Zhao Wulang's side and continued to reply: "I don't want to make trouble, husband, I have already said it, I am your wife, I am your daughter-in-law in the third room, I just want to be a gentle and virtuous daughter-in-law, and help you Aya and your stepmother take care of this family." ”

Zhao Wulang watched her step by step towards the bedside, and the cold back always made him feel a little gloomy, which was completely different from the Tao Jiuniang he knew before.

He didn't know if he could trust her.

......

The night slowly fell silent, and the cold wind blew wantonly on the courtyard, rattling.

Since Suning'er entered Ningyuan, everything here has gradually become more and more similar to Tanghuayuan.

Zhao Yuanbai knew that she was afraid of the cold, so he also wrapped the entire Ning Yuan with a warm curtain to make it airtight, and it was very warm inside.

In the past few days, the people in each room have become more and more diligent because of the affairs of the Liu family, and Suning'er and Zhao Yuanbai seem to have begun to notice that the dissatisfaction in the house is getting stronger and stronger.

But the attitude of the two of them during this period was like a foreigner living in the Zhao family, and they were indifferent to everything.

The husband and wife gathered in front of the stove, Zhao Yuanbai handed the oranges he had peeled one by one to Suning'er, and calmly watched her chew and eat slowly, with a full sense of happiness on her face.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside.

Zhao Yuanbai handed the half orange in his hand to Suning'er, looked sideways at the door, and asked loudly, "It's so late, who is visiting?" ”

I heard an impatient man's voice outside the door: "I'm your eldest brother, open the door quickly." ”

Zhao Yuanbai and Suning'er looked at each other and muttered for a moment, then told Shuang'er to hurry up and open the door.

When the door opened, a gust of cold wind poured in, Suning'er's body couldn't help shaking, Zhao Yuanbai hurriedly went to the inner room and took a thick gown and draped it over her shoulders.

"Oh, I said San Lang, brother and sister, you still have the leisure to be in the courtyard and concubines, our Zhao family is now in a big disaster."

Suning'er raised her eyes and looked at the man brought in by Shuang'er, about his early twenties, looking dusty, as if he had just returned from other places.

She still has some impressions of this man, it is Zhao Yuanqi, the eldest son of Dafang, who also met when he got married, and then it is said that he rushed back to office.

Dafang Zhao Pingren and his two older sons are now officials in Luoyang, after the registration of the new saint, Zhao Pingren was promoted by the saint to the young Yin of Luoyang Mansion, this Zhao Yuanqi is also very talented in the Zhao family, and he joined the army at a young age as the secretary of Luoyang Mansion in charge of the households.

Zhao Yuanqi took off his robe and handed it to Shuang'er, and Suning'er hurriedly got up and ordered him to take a seat.

Zhao Yuanqi glanced at Suning'er, his face turned calm again, and asked casually, "I heard that my younger sister is pregnant?" ”

Su Ning'er shook her body respectfully: "It's been a few months since I returned to my brother." ”

Zhao Yuanbai unhurriedly picked up a big red orange and threw it into his hand, and said casually: "Brother, you have traveled a lot, eat an orange to suppress the shock." ”

Zhao Yuanqi threw the orange into Shuang'er's hand, and said angrily:

"I said Yuanbai, don't let me be in a hurry, since you know that I ran all the way back, you should know my intention to come back, I ask you, my brother and sister are in charge of this home, why did they become the housekeeper of the Liu family, the new city in Luoyang has already started, and I have got the idle vacant land in the two nearby squares for you, why did it all suddenly stop?"

"Stopped?" , Zhao Yuanbai pretended to be surprised.

"Yes", Zhao Yuanqi said anxiously: "Our big house is to convert the silver stored in the house and all the furniture into more than 100,000 yuan in cash and hand it over to you, if the new city and house in Luoyang can not be built smoothly, then how should you let our big house deal with itself in the future?" ”

Zhao Yuanbai frowned: "I have already asked the steward to send the money for the construction of a new city in Luoyang, why did the work stop?" ”

"You still ask me", Zhao Yuanqi said unhappily: "I went to ask the steward over there, they said that the money that should have been delivered half a month ago has not arrived, what do you say you are going to do, before you boasted in front of my father and brothers, you will let the Kangning New Market, Didian, cabinet and mansion in Chang'an City bloom everywhere in Luoyang, and now there is such a mess, you dare to question me." ”

"Brother is angry, brother is angry", Zhao Yuanbai hurriedly comforted: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to build new cities in various places as soon as possible, it's just that there is a big mess in the house now." ”

"What kind of mess?"

Suning'er and Zhao Yuanbai saw that he was asking eagerly, but they deliberately sold the guanzi, and no one answered in silence.

Zhao Yuanqi seemed to notice something, and said sharply: "But those demons in the second room are going to break up again?" ”

Zhao Yuanbai sighed lightly: "I'm afraid this time it's not just those in the second uncle's family, but also some unscrupulous descendants in my third room." ”

"You three rooms?"

Zhao Yuanqi looked at Zhao Yuanbai in disbelief, frowned and asked, "Yuanbai, you are a character in the third room, how can you give birth to the younger brothers and sisters in the third room, don't you listen to you?" ”

"It's hard to say in a word", Zhao Yuanbai rolled up his sleeves with a dignified face.

"I think it's Goro's daughter-in-law and the new sister-in-law", Zhao Yuanqi clenched his fists fiercely, clenched his teeth, and said indignantly: "Our family has always been harmonious, but because these two women made a mess after entering the door, San Lang, you can't ignore it." ”

Zhao Yuanbai held Suning'er's palm with one hand, gently rubbed it on her stomach with the other, and said with a smile: "Brother, you have also watched, I am also a father now, I want to guard my wife well, and wait for her to give birth to the fetus safely." ”