The happy events of the Xu family followed one after another, Mrs. Xu smiled from ear to ear, Mrs. Xu helped Master Xu and Mrs. Xu Wu prepare Qingyue's dowry, and most of the time had passed.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were still some days before Qingyue got married, Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu left the capital in a carriage and went to the southeast to see Qinghuan.

An Yihou watched his mother and wife's carriage leave in a mighty way, and his heart was mixed, they took a lot of winter clothes, and it seemed that they might not come back for the New Year.

He inevitably had to introspect himself in a trance, was there something wrong, didn't he marry a daughter?

An Yihou sighed for a long time, although he could easily persuade his mother and wife to come back, but after thinking about it, he should also be considerate of his mother, and finally proposed to leave Beijing, he would definitely be disappointed if he stopped his mother.

An Yihou walked into the study and just sat down, thinking about the age that Brother Chen should be running around now, and the gifts he prepared for Brother Chen, I don't know if Brother Chen likes it or not.

"Master, Lord Hong is here."

An Yihou looked surprised, he didn't expect Hong Chuanting to talk to him, he immediately got up and went to greet Hong Chuanting.

"Why did Lord Hong come?" An Yihou asked.

Hong Chuanting said: "Master Hou still has the leisure to eat tea here, I am so busy in the yamen, don't talk about rice until now, I haven't drunk a sip of water." ”

Seeing Hong Chuanting's weak expression, An Yihou almost called the steward to make some meals, but his wife may not know his taste when he is not at home, and the cook in the big kitchen was taken away again, just because the cook learned a lot of dim sum in Beijing, and Mrs. wanted to taste it.

"I have nothing to do, so it's better to go back with Lord Hong, and have a long talk all night tonight." By the way, you can also eat a meal.

An Yihou stood up with great interest, but Hong Chuanting stuck in his chair and did not move: "I can't walk, let's be in the Hou Mansion today, and I will go to my mansion tomorrow." ”

An Yihou always felt that Hong Chuanting was a little weird: "What is the important thing about Lord Hong?" ”

"It's not the Northern Xinjiang yet," Hong Chuanting said, "I heard that there is news of Li Xu's biological mother, and after the woman escaped from Yu Jiang's hands, her whereabouts have been unknown. ”

An Yihou couldn't help but roll his eyes, this kind of thing might have been a little interesting to him a year ago: "There is often news of Mrs. Li and Li Xu in Northern Xinjiang, and the court has checked several times that the Tatars are deliberately causing trouble, Li Xu was killed by my son-in-law, and it is impossible to survive, so Mrs. Li has her own Yujiang people to watch, we don't need to worry about it, even if she is still alive, it is useless." ”

Listening to An Yihou's words, Hong Chuanting felt a little weak.

An Yihou said: "What are you doing here?" ”

Hong Chuanting's face darkened: "It's not that the female relatives of the family have gone to the southeast, I am really boring at home, think about it, you are also alone, it is better to make do with you, today your family, tomorrow my family, no one will suffer." ”

An Yihou wanted to decisively reject Hong Chuanting's proposal, but after thinking about the desertion in the house, he swallowed the words as soon as he came to his lips, now is not the time to be rigid.

The two of them sucked the bowl of noodles and sat in the study again.

"It's a pity for the Zhou family," Hong Chuanting said, "because Li Xu's reputation is not guaranteed, and the ancestral hall of General Zhou has also been sealed by the imperial court, and Zhou Yue doesn't know what to think." ”

Zhou Yue is his own choice, but unfortunately it has affected the reputation of the old general Zhou, which is also a helpless thing, An Yihou took a sip of tea: "I found the imperial history in private, and all I can do is not to implicate too many people from the Zhou clan." ”

After saying this, An Yihou looked out the window: "What I am most worried about now is the calm of Northern Xinjiang. "Being too quiet isn't necessarily a good thing.

Hong Chuanting looked at An Yihou worriedly: "You have to be careful in Beijing, you can't be the slightest bit lax, you have to leave immediately when you hear the news, it's useless to stay here." ”

An Yihou's heart warmed: "Okay, you, your beard is white and you still worry about me." ”

While the two of them were talking, the housekeeper of the Hong family entered the door and said, "Master, there is a war report in the north that has been delivered to Beijing." ”

Hong Chuanting immediately got up and went out, and after a while, he returned to the house: "Let you be right, the Tatars are moving again, the Tatars invaded Xuanfu, Zhang Yuchi won this battle, and the Tatars sent envoys to negotiate peace with the Great Zhou." ”

An Yihou frowned, Tatar wants peace talks so easily? There must be something strange in this, and he wants to send the news to the southeast immediately.

……

In the palace.

The emperor looked at Concubine Li on the bed.

The imperial doctor took his hand off Concubine Li's wrist, and then knelt on the ground tremblingly: "The emperor's ministers are incompetent, and Concubine Li's mother may not be able to save this baby." ”

Concubine Li's cry came immediately: "Your Majesty, save the child in your concubine's belly, Your Majesty ......"

The emperor was already upset, and when he heard Concubine Li's cry, he was even more furious, and kicked the imperial doctor on the ground: "It's not good to treat the prince, what face is there to beg for mercy." ”

The imperial doctor collapsed on the ground and kept kowtowing, and the emperor walked out of the hall with a angry face.

The emperor's temper became more and more strange, especially after the death of the prince born to Concubine Hui, all the imperial doctors who had served Concubine Hui were punished, and the hospital was in a panic all day long.

The emperor's eyes were dark, he didn't sleep all night, and in the end he got such news, why is it so difficult for him to get an heir?

The people sent to the southeast are like stones sinking into the sea, and that Song Qichen is still good-looking, seeing that there are more and more people in the line of King Wei, when will they be able to get rid of them.

The emperor became more and more impatient, and spent a lot of money in northern Xinjiang, Zhang Yuchi had no effect, so he asked for Zhang Yuchi's head.

"Your Majesty," Zhang Jingshu stepped forward quickly, "What's wrong with you?" Concubine Li, she ......"

The emperor was reluctant to talk to Zhang Jingshu, and Zhang Jingshu also lowered her head sensibly, revealing her soft neck, for fear of touching the emperor's scales again.

The emperor looked at Zhang Jingshu groveling like this, and his heart was much more comfortable, after he released Zhang Jingshu from the cold palace, Zhang Jingshu's temperament became very different from before, no longer arrogant and domineering, and looked submissive, even if the emperor sprinkled all his grievances on her, she would not fight.

That's how the Zhang family should be.

The emperor got what he wanted from Zhang Jingshu.

"Come along!" The emperor looked at Zhang Jingshu.

After entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhang Jingshu immediately took the tea from the female official and stood beside her respectfully to serve.

The emperor said coldly: "Did the Queen Mother mention Zhang Yuchi to you?" ”

Zhang Jingshu nodded immediately: "I said, the Empress Dowager said that Zhang Yuchi had taken a lot of benefits from the imperial court in terms of military funds, and if he couldn't win the battle, the emperor would never tolerate him again, and asked people to send a letter to Zhang Yuchi, so that he could do it himself, and don't leave Song Chengxuan a chance to take advantage of." ”

The emperor looked at Zhang Jingshu and found that there was no abnormality in Zhang Jingshu's expression, he curled his lips slightly, and the Queen Mother also had to weigh what would happen to the Zhang family if he was usurped by Song Chengxuan.

"Your Majesty, the battle report from the northern Xinjiang is here, and Lord Zhang has won the battle."

Feng Shun smiled and stepped into the inner hall, the haze in the emperor's eyes immediately dissipated a lot, and the thing he was waiting for finally had a result, as long as he prevented the Tatars, he could start to clean up the southeast.

The emperor glanced at Zhang Jingshu, and Zhang Jingshu immediately retreated from the Heart Cultivation Hall quickly.

Zhang Jingshu lowered her head and walked briskly in the palace, the emperor's joy was overflowing, and the Zhang family finally won the emperor's trust again.

The next step is to proceed according to the plan.

Zhang Jingshu went to Cining Palace, Cining Palace to the west used to be the place where the concubines were old, and now the concubines have gone, and the palace is empty.

Zhang Jingshu walked into the dilapidated palace courtyard, the palace people immediately came to answer, pushed open the door and stepped into the inner room, Zhang Jingshu saw a palace man with a high belly sitting on the big kang near the window, at this moment Zhang Jingshu showed an unpredictable smile on her face.