Mrs. Li looked at Cen Yin for a while, and then at Duanmujun, the taste in her heart was indescribable, and then a feeling of decadence and powerlessness grew from the bottom of her heart and quickly spread to her whole body.

That's it.

As long as Sister Jun is good! Mrs. Li sighed faintly in her heart.

"Grandmother!"

Duanmu Jun hurriedly got into the carriage with his skirt, and finally breathed a sigh of relief at Mrs. Li's loving eyes.

"Grandmother, what do you think?" Duanmujun grabbed one of Mrs. Li's hands and asked with concern.

While speaking, Duanmu Fei also arrived, and he also got into the carriage behind Duanmu Jun, panting, and his big black and white eyes were also full of concern.

Looking at this pair of delicate granddaughters, Mrs. Li felt very appropriate in her heart, and said with a smile: "I'm fine." ”

"It's just that the old disease has been attacking for many years, and it's okay to take medicine, so it's okay."

Duanmu Fei grabbed Mrs. Li's other hand, "You have fainted, how can it be nothing!" ”

At this time, the little scorpion interjected outside: "Fourth girl, don't worry, the overseer has already ordered someone to ask for a doctor." Dr. Zhao of Tai Hospital is good at treating paralysis. ”

Duanmujun couldn't help but look at Cen Yin outside the carriage when he listened, his eyes were as bright as stars.

Mrs. Li looked at her eldest granddaughter like this, where else did she not understand.

At this time, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside, and Li Tingyou also arrived. Arrived with him and Imperial Doctor Zhao from Tai Hospital, they happened to meet on the street in front of them, so they simply came over together.

"Imperial Doctor Zhao, please show my grandmother. Her paralysis is a ten-year-old disease, and when she attacks, her neck and arms are painful and numb, and in severe cases, she will faint...... It hasn't been a recurrence for more than a year. Li Tingyou said to Imperial Physician Zhao with a little eagerness.

Imperial Physician Zhao promised repeatedly, but he still saluted Cen Yin first, and then got into the carriage.

Imperial Physician Zhao also probed Mrs. Li's pulse, and after a while, he withdrew his hand and said, "It's no big deal." ”

Mama asked eagerly, "Doctor, my wife hasn't fainted due to paralysis for many years, is it really okay?" As she spoke, she took out the medicine she had just fed Mrs. Li, "This is the medicine made by a doctor in Minzhou for my wife, can I still take it in the future?" ”

Imperial Physician Zhao took out a pill, sniffed it, nodded and said, "This medicine is good for emergency relief." I'll prescribe a new recipe for Mrs. Li to take care of, Mrs. Li, you have to recuperate these days, don't bother. ”

Mrs. Li said politely: "I'm tired of Doctor Zhao." ”

Cen Yin is here, where does Imperial Doctor Zhao dare to put on a shelf, and he smiled very attentively, "Mrs. Li is polite, this is ......" He almost wanted to say that it was his duty, but when the words came to his mouth, he found that this was not quite right, and changed his words and said a polite word of "raising his hands".

At this time, Cen Yin opened his mouth and ordered: "Imperial Doctor Zhao, you should pay more attention to Mrs. Li's illness." ”

"Yes, Overseer." Imperial Physician Zhao got out of the carriage and waved at Cen Yin again and again, but only promised.

Since Cen Yin asked him to "star", then Mrs. Li's illness will naturally be managed to the end.

Mrs. Zhao glanced at Duanmu Fei in the carriage from the corner of her eyes, and said enviously: Mrs. Li is worthy of being the grandmother of the fourth girl, she is really blessed!

"Sister, cousin You, let's send my grandmother back to Xiangyun Lane first." Duanmu Fei held Mrs. Li's hand and covered her cold palm with her own hand.

Then, she waved her hand to Cen Yin outside the carriage again, "Master Cen Gongzi, let's go first." ”

Cen Yin hooked his lips and smiled, bowing slightly.

Duanmujun also waved his hand at Cen Yin, opened his lips slightly, and stopped talking.

Last time in the palace, she promised to tie him a paper kite, and these days she conceived several shapes, and finally hesitated between the unicorn and the black eagle.

She wanted to ask him whether he preferred the unicorn or the black eagle, but when she saw the cloak embroidered with the unicorn on his body at this moment, she suddenly made a decision, hooked her lips and smiled, and her black willow eyes were filled with layers of ripples, and her brilliance was moving.

Cen Yin looked at her in a daze, his eyes widened slightly, and his Adam's apple moved slightly.

Mrs. Li had been paying attention to Duanmu Jun and Cen Yin, and she also took this scene into her eyes and closed her eyes.

Next, Cen Yin parted ways with them, got on his horse again, and left with a group of Dongchang fans.

The people in Dongchang left, and the guests in those restaurants and shops dared to come out of it, and the street began to be lively again.

"Imperial Physician Zhao," Li Tingyou, who got out of the carriage, politely arched his hand to Imperial Physician Zhao, "I still have to ask Imperial Physician to accompany us back." ”

"Where, where, as it should be." Imperial Physician Zhao responded without saying a word, and his eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.

"Smack!"

The horseman waved his whip high again, and the group of carriages and horses continued on the road, heading in the direction of Xiangyun Lane.

Duanmufei and Duanmujun did not ride horses anymore, they both accompanied Mrs. Li in the carriage, and their eyes were glued to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li looked at the two sisters, and a warm current flowed in her heart. These two girls!

"Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, I'm fine." Mrs. Li comforted the sisters softly, "I have an old disease, and it will be okay to take care of it." ”

Duanmu Fei said coquettishly in a sincere and teaching tone: "Grandmother, you said this yourself, you have to rest obediently." As she spoke, she looked at the grandmother on the side and said, "Grandma Liu, you take a good look at your grandmother, if your grandmother is disobedient, you can send someone to tell me and my sister." ”

Mama Liu only promised.

Duanmujun thought for a while and proposed, "Grandmother, why don't I go to Xiangyun Lane with Zhen Zhen to stay with you for a few days." ”

Mrs. Li felt even more heartwarming when she heard this, "You kid, you're going to Laba soon, and after Laba is the New Year, how can there be any reason to live outside!" You two sisters should stay at home. My grandmother knew it. ”

Besides, Layue is the busiest time in all provinces, and Duanmujun must have been very busy recently, and Mrs. Li doesn't want to add chaos to her granddaughter's busyness.

Duanmujun obediently agreed, exchanged a tacit understanding with Duanmufei, and planned to visit Mrs. Li in Xiangyun Lane every day.

The more Mrs. Li looked at Duanmujun, the more embarrassed she felt in her heart, obviously she had compromised, but she couldn't help but hold a trace of expectation in her heart, hoping that Duanmujun would change her mind.

Mrs. Li looked at Duanmu Jun in a daze, her expression was in a trance, until the carriage suddenly turned left, and her body swayed slightly with the carriage, then she came back to her senses and said in an astringent voice: "Sister Jun, your grandfather...... Hey, it's up to you whether you can convince your grandfather......"

As smart as Duanmujun, of course he understood Mrs. Li's concessions, her eyes lit up, as bright as a cold star, and she responded with a smile.

The corners of Duanmu's lips were slightly upturned, and he also smiled with crooked eyebrows.

The carriage galloped all the way to the Li Mansion in Xiangyun Lane, at this time, the snow had stopped, and the sky had become a lot brighter, giving people a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

The sisters did not leave immediately, but stayed in the Li house to watch Mrs. Li drink the decoction prescribed by Mrs. Zhao, and accompanied Mrs. Li to dinner, and then took their leave.

By the time the sisters returned to Duanmu Mansion, the sun had already set for the most part, and the sky was half bright and half dark.

Before Duanmuxian returned home, the sisters returned directly to Zhanqing Courtyard, but they didn't expect to see a few familiar figures standing at the entrance of the courtyard like a few poles from a distance.

The person in front seemed to hear the footsteps, turned around and looked in the direction of Duanmujun and Duanmufei, and the sisters found out that it was Tang and Duanmuyuan's mother and daughter, as well as Tang Hanshuang, the fifth girl of the Tang family.

The three Tang had obviously been waiting in the wind for a while, and their cheeks were a little red from the wind.

The two little maids guarding the courtyard entrance of Zhanqing Courtyard also saw that their master was back, and they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Before a stick of incense, Tang, Duanmuyuan and Tang Hanshuang came to see the eldest girl and the fourth girl.

The master was not there, and the maid didn't dare to let outsiders in, but no matter how they persuaded her, Tang's mother and daughter and Tang Hanshuang just refused to leave, so they had to wait here.

Tang has been away from the capital for too long, and when she first came back, she didn't put Duanmujun and Duanmufei in her eyes, until she returned to her parents' house this time, she didn't know that in the past few years since she and her master left, the small salted fish in the long house actually turned over, and somehow climbed up to Cen Yin and became Cen Yin's sister-in-law.

Now no one in Beijing knows that Cen Yin hurts his sister's life, and in the court, if anyone wins Duanmufei's favor, it will be Qingyun Zhizhi; If anyone offends Duanmu Fei, if he dies, he will die in vain!

The Tang family also pointed to the relationship between the Tang family and Duanmu Feipan, but they didn't expect that as soon as the Tang family returned to Beijing, they had a falling out with the Duanmu family, and returned to their parents' house and scolded her fiercely.

Tang regretted it a little in his heart, and even complained that his mother's family didn't remind him earlier.

But she ran back to her parents' house, she really couldn't pull her face back to Duanmu Mansion, so she thought about Duanduan, who thought that it had been almost two months, and no one in the Duanmu family had to pick her up, so Tang could only come back by herself under the repeated urging of her mother's family.

There is a way to reach out and not hit a smiling person.

Duanmujun and Duanmufei also met with Tang's mother and daughter lukewarmly: "Third aunt, third sister (sister)." ”

Their expressions were very polite, their smiles were not as good as their eyes, and they were unabashedly detached.

Duanmu Yuan's face froze, but Tang Shi seemed to be completely unaware, and smiled more kindly and enthusiastically, "Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, I heard that your grandmother is sick, is she okay?" I have a few hundred-year-old ginseng here, why don't I have someone send them to you later, so that your grandmother can make up for her body. ”

Duanmu smiled politely, "Thank you for your kindness." The doctor said that my grandmother's illness should not be made up. ”

Tai Doctor?! The Tang family was shocked, I am afraid that even if Duanmuxian wants to invite the imperial doctor, he will have to ask the emperor or the concubine for a favor, but Mrs. Li actually invited the imperial doctor so quickly, you can imagine whose face is this!

It's really a different time!

Tang Shi glanced at Duanmu Fei quickly, feeling both emotion and sigh in his heart, and he didn't care about Duanmujun's coldness at all.

"The Imperial Doctor has seen it, and I think your grandmother will be cured soon, so don't worry too much about your sisters." Tang said with a smile on his face, and then introduced Tang Hanshuang beside her to the sisters, "Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, this is my niece of my mother's family, Hanshuang, at home." ”

Tang Hanshuang is about fifteen years old, of medium stature, wearing a purple cloak embroidered with treasure flowers and rabbit fur, lining her skin as white as jade, goose egg face, willow eyebrows, a pair of apricot eyes bright and bright, the corners of her lips are slightly curved, and she seems to have a gentle and demure temperament.

Tang Hanshuang took a step forward and blessed Duanmu and Duanmu Fei decently, "Duanmu girl, four girls." ”

"Fifth Miss Tang." The sisters returned the favor.

Tang's eyes quickly flashed a sharp light, flashed away, and said with a smile: "Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, my niece will stay in the house for a few days, you children are of the same age, and they are all cousins, but you have to play more in one place." ”

"Sister Scarlet, the two sisters also like to play the piano, your piano skills are superb, you have the opportunity to point out my niece."

Duanmu Fei just smiled and didn't answer.

Duanmujun said lightly: "Third aunt, if you have nothing to do, we will go in first." ”

The implication of Duanmujun is that he did not mean to invite Tang to come in and sit.

"......" Duanmu Yuan's face was even more ugly, and she was about to turn around and leave, but Tang Hanshuang quietly pulled her sleeve, and she couldn't help it.

It's really unruly! She is also their elder! Tang was also annoyed.

If this was before, she would have thrown off her sleeves and left, but now she can only smile, and even smile more enthusiastically, and said very considerately: "Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, you are tired, then Aunt will not bother you, you have a good rest." ”

Duanmujun and Duanmufei didn't give the Tang clan any politeness, and walked directly past the three Tang clans and entered the Zhanqing Courtyard.

Looking at the backs of the sisters leaving, the smile on the corner of Tang's mouth disappeared in an instant, and he held the handkerchief tightly in his hand, and the green tendons on the back of his hand were raised.

Duanmu Yuan said in a yin and yang weird tone on the side: "Mother, why do you have to stick a hot face to someone's cold ass!" ”

She didn't say that it was okay, but when she said this, Tang was even more angry, looked at Duanmu Yuan with a pale face, and said coldly: "Who made you so unlucky, Pingping's surname is Duanmu, why can't you climb a good brother, and you can't climb a good marriage?!" ”

Tang's words were almost angry.

Tang Hanshuang saw that the mother and daughter were arguing at the gate of Zhanqing Courtyard, and silently lowered his head, looking at the tips of his splendid shoes exposed outside the cloak.

"......" Duanmu Yuan bit his lower lip and put aside his face, annoyed, ashamed, and unconvinced.

Tang raised his eyes again to look in the direction where the sisters had left, and at this time, the backs of the sisters had disappeared at the entrance of the hall.

Tang Shi rubbed the handkerchief in his hand and said secretly: The master has resigned, and he is unreliable. Although the old lady is the first assistant, he has never taken them to heart, and only his eldest grandson Duanmu Heng has in his eyes.

They can rely on her maiden family, the Tang family.

This must be done!

Tang took Tang Hanshuang's hand and said softly to himself: "I still have to take my two sisters to ask my mother-in-law to say goodbye." ”

The two sisters of Changfang have always been perverse, and instead of starting with them, it is better to go to the He family. As long as the He family is coaxed to think of ideas, this matter is possible.

That's right. The Tang family and the Duanmu family are in-laws and should support each other.

Duanmu Yuan also heard it and frowned, "Mother, what are you looking for grandmother?!" ”

Duanmuyuan didn't think that the He family would help them, they were all grandmother's granddaughters, but grandmothers always favored Duanmuqi, grandmothers preferred the second room, grandfathers preferred the long room, and no one in the third room of them was hurt and no one pitied at all.

"You know what!" Tang raised his chin, and his voice was a little sharp, "Your father has been in that bitter place in Ru County for so many years for the Duanmu family, and now he is going to Zhuangzi to suffer for the reputation of the Duanmu family, so that your brothers and sisters have not even been married for all these years, how can you compensate for our three rooms!" ”

"......" Duanmu Yuan felt that Tang was really whimsical and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back. Anyway, no matter what she said, her mother couldn't listen to her, and no matter how much she said, it was just scolding.

Tang Hanshuang was held by Tang's hand, looked at Tang for a while, and then looked at Zhanqing Courtyard for a while, his eyes were incredibly bright.

At some point, the sun set completely, the sky was gray-blue, and snowflakes began to fall in the sky again, floating on the roofs, walls, treetops, and windows......

Duanmu Fei casually stretched out her right hand out of the window, letting the snowflakes float on her fingertips, the snowflakes immediately turned into water droplets, and the little fox lying on the window sill came over and licked her fingertips, hot, wet, and itchy, which made Duanmu Fei laugh.

"Big girl, the old lady hasn't come back yet, but you want to set up a meal?" Wisteria asked for instructions on the side.

Duanmujun looked at the Western clock on the next side, and it was already more than half of the unitary time, so he responded.

Because Duanmuxian hadn't come back yet, the sisters stayed in Zhanqing Courtyard to eat.

"Sister, grandfather is really hard work." Duanmu Fei sighed with a little sympathy, "It's not easy to rest, but I still have to work." "Grandfather should really learn from himself, combine work and rest.

Duanmujun casually answered: "Those who can work harder." ”

As Duanmu Fei said, Duanmu Xian is indeed a hard worker.

After he learned from the Chu family that something might have happened to Jinzhou, he hurriedly went to see Cen Yin, and then worked all night in the Wenhua Palace, and handed over the fold early the next morning, and mentioned the matter of the maritime trade in Minzhou on the fold with great enthusiasm, including the rampant pirates on the sea in the past two years, which affected the maritime trade; Including the Minzhou Navy needs to dispatch troops to suppress bandits every six months, which costs a lot of money; It also includes Duanmufei's proposal to plan routes and collect money from merchants.

The civil and military officials in the palace were in an uproar, some were shocked, some were indignant, some were contemptuous, and some were thoughtful......

"Lord Duanmu, this is inappropriate!" Youdu Yushi was the first to jump out of the queue to object, looking at righteous indignation, "This is too much of a philistine!" Unheard of! ”

The left servant of the official department then said: "Yes, how can there be a reason for the army of the imperial court to collect silver money from the people in exchange for protection!" The court is not a dart game! ”

Duanmu Xian didn't look at the right capital Yushi and the left servant of the ministry, his eyes were looking at Cen Yin in the middle of the upper head.

Cen Yin, who was wearing a red unicorn robe, was drinking tea with a blue and white porcelain tea cup, calm and relaxed.

Seeing that Cen Yin didn't say anything, Duanmu Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least Cen Yin's attitude showed that he was not averse to the proposal.

Duanmu Xian did not refute the right capital Yushi and the left servant of the ministry, looked at Cen Yin and then said: "Lord Cen Governor, extraordinary times need to use extraordinary methods!" Now that the treasury is empty, the crisis between the south and the north is unresolved, and the imperial court is unable to support Minzhou, why not find another way and let Minzhou solve its own military salary problem. ”

Cen Yin was still silent, neither agreeing nor objecting, as if the most important thing for him at the moment was the cup of tea in his hand.

Duanmu Xian stood at the front of the ministers, only two feet away from Cen Yin, the tip of his nose moved, and he smelled the fragrance of tea with plum blossoms.

Duanmu Xian can be sure that this is the plum blossom tea made by his own four girls.

And also......

Duanmuxian's gaze shifted to the left, and then landed on the cloak that the little chamberlain on the side was holding in his hand. Duanmu Xian felt that this cloak embroidered with a unicorn was familiar before, and now it is determined that this cloak is from the hand of his eldest granddaughter Duanmu Jun.

Hey, why did the eldest granddaughter fall in love with Cen Yin! Duanmu Xian accidentally shook his head, his mind drifted away, and he didn't notice that the surrounding Wenchen was in a more commotion, and they exchanged heads and talked about it.

"Lord Duanmu," Yu Bingzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up and objected, "It is the duty of the armies of the various guards to suppress bandits, how can they collect money from the people?!" ”

Duanmu Xian was stunned, staring at Cen Yin with a stunned expression.

Seeing that Duanmuxian was silent, those Wenchen who opposed him thought that he was speechless, and one by one became more emotional and his words were sharper.

"This example cannot be opened, if the armies of other guards also learn in the future, and they have to collect filial piety and respect for silver before they are willing to suppress bandits, then it will be a mess!"

"It's really humiliating!"

“……”

Wenchen, you and I have opposed it one after another.

Not only Duanmu Xian was observing Cen Yin's complexion, but those ministers also looked at Cen Yin, and seeing that Cen Yin had not spoken, they boldly expressed their opinions.

Seeing that Duanmu Xian had become the target of everyone, Jiang Deshen thought about it, this was a great opportunity.

Jiang Deshen sneered, then stood up and reprimanded righteously: "Lord Duanmu, you can't be selfish, right?!" The Li family in Minzhou is the in-laws of your house! ”

There was no need for Jiang Deshen to say more, the other three princes immediately understood, and then there were four or five civil servants, who came out one after another, pointing the finger at Duanmuxian and the Li family.

"Lord Duanmu, are you secretly colluding with the Li family, wanting to use this to collect wealth openly and enrich your own pockets!"

"It's more than that, isn't it?! The third prince of the Li family and His Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, the sister of the eldest prince, are engaged, Lord Duanmu, you are not helping His Royal Highness the eldest prince to buy the hearts of the army! ”

These few words are almost heart-wrenching!

However, Duanmuxian was still silent.

Liao Yushi looked at Duanmu Xian, who was speechless, and asked with a sneer: "Lord Duanmu, you have nothing to say!" ”

You Junji, who was beside Duanmu Xian, coughed dryly twice before waking up Duanmu Xian, who had lost his mind.

Although Duanmuxian didn't listen to the rebukes of the others, he also listened to them five, five, six, and six, and to put it mildly, he had guessed how those pedantic and conservative ministers and the Three Princes' Party would attack him before he put on this excerpt.

It's not just those few words that these people say, for Duanmu Xian, what he needs to convince is never these civil ministers, it is Cen Yin, and it is the military attaché.

Duanmu Xian cleared his throat and argued:

"There is a saying that 'internal actions do not avoid relatives', and there are many relatives in this court, according to several adults, in the future, will everyone have to avoid suspicion first, and then discuss matters?"

The faces of many ministers changed slightly. Duanmuxian is telling the truth, there are so many old friends in the court, and most of them are direct and indirect in-laws, if you really want to avoid suspicion, then you have to avoid suspicion in promotions, transfers, demotions, etc., and you can't do errands? !

Duanmu Xian calmly continued:

"Now those soldiers are fighting for their lives on the front line, but they can't even support their families, so do they have to let their parents, wives and children go hungry in the rear?! And how can these soldiers fight on the front line with peace of mind! ”

"Who seems to be saying that this official is insulting Sven?! I don't know if you have heard an old saying: Cang Liao knows etiquette, and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing! ”

"Do you have to force those soldiers to live and become deserters, so that they can be regarded as not insulting Sven?!"

In the hall, there was only one person left, Duanmu Xian's voice, sonorous and powerful, echoing in the air.

Most of the civil officials feel that Duanmuxian is quibbling, but some military attaches are moving, the imperial court has not been able to pay enough military salaries over the years, and the generals are deeply aware of this, and the army seems to have fallen into a disgusting circle, the more they can't pay military salaries, the more empty salaries, and the actual strength of many guards is only seventy percent.

When Duanmu Xian's words fell, a tall and vigorous figure walked out of the queue on the right, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but be attracted to him, especially those generals.

Yuan Weigang, the governor of the Metropolitan Mansion of the Five Armies, solemnly waved his hand at Duanmu Xian.

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