In the west courtyard of the Hou Mansion in Huainan, Mrs. Hou Mao personally brought hot cheese to Mrs. Cheng, pursed her lips and smiled: "Ah Jia, today's Erlang has won the praise of His Royal Highness the Prince, saying that although he is young, he has the family style of the Langya Cheng family. ”

She sat down on the couch, and the smile on her face couldn't be hidden: "He is calm, and he didn't tell me when he came back, and I only found out when the prince talked about it." ”

Old Madam Cheng's eyes also lit up, and she smiled happily: "He saw His Royal Highness the Prince?" It is indeed good to be praised by His Highness in this way. ”

Mao smiled and nodded: "Today, the prince summoned the prince to the East Palace to discuss matters, and specially asked the prince to bring Erlang with him, and when he saw that he spoke and acted steadily and politely, he praised him." ”

Mrs. Cheng took a bite of the cheese, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles: "Erlang teaches well, and our Huainan Hou Mansion can also have a promising junior, and they will not be pointed at their backs and ridiculed for being some prodigals!" ”

At the mention of this, the smile on Mao's face also disappeared, and he sighed softly: "Wulang didn't come over yesterday, saying that he went to eat wine with someone in Pingkangfang." ”

Old Madam Cheng sneered and put down the bowl: "His conduct is unknown to everyone in Chang'an City, so it's hard for you to worry about him, so I gave up my face in vain and invited a few ladies to come over." ”

Mao lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Ah Jia, no matter what, Wulang was raised by the side of the prince and me, but we didn't teach it well, so it became like this, and I always have to plan for his future." ”

Mrs. Cheng waved her hand: "I don't blame you, I, as a grandmother, see it most seriously, he and Erlang were both raised by you, you treat him more intimately than Erlang, but Erlang is not like him." ”

Mao could only sigh: "When he was young, something like that happened, it was inevitable that his heart would be broken, and now he can't listen to the words of the prince and me, and he only hopes to marry a virtuous and intelligent wife in the future, helping to persuade and persuade, maybe it can be useful." ”

"You think well for him, but I'm afraid you're going to waste all your thoughts." Old Madam Cheng snorted coldly.

Mao's face was also helpless, so he had to stop mentioning this and talked about another incident: "...... Steward Zheng, who had previously gone to Anxi, came back and came into the house yesterday to see me. ”

Old Madam Cheng became interested: "Is it to make the Zheng steward who went to the horse market in Anxi?" Didn't he go for more than half a year without news, and finally came back? ”

Mao nodded, full of flattering smiles: "I can't hide anything from you, the prince saw that the Dawan horses in the Chang'an Horse Market were expensive and rare, and there was no place to buy them if there was money in the various mansions, so he thought that he was familiar with the defender of the Anxi Protectorate, Deputy General Qin, he was reliable, if he could ask him to buy a batch of Huma on the Anxi side and send them to Chang'an, it would be a profitable deal." ”

"But Anxi is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, he has been gone for a long time and has not heard from him, we just thought that he had an accident on the road, and originally stopped thinking about it, but I never thought that he was really back, and brought back a lot of commercial goods from the Western Regions, and Dawan horses also brought a few." Mao said with a smile, "Tell me, isn't this a blessing in our house?" ”

Old Madam Cheng's eyes flashed with shrewdness, and she said, "Can you tell the prince about this?" ”

Mao's face showed hesitation and shook his head: "These days, the prince has worried a lot about the use of troops in the northwest, and I was afraid that he would be distracted, so I didn't dare to speak, so I came to the Ah family first." ”

Mrs. Cheng looked at her and smiled, the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were soft: "You are a person with a heart, he really can't be distracted this time, since the middle feed in the house is for you, you are in charge." ”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law tacitly glanced at each other and reached an agreement with a smile.

It's just because they all know that if Tutorial Feng knows about this matter, with his prudence, I'm afraid that he won't easily take this property, and he doesn't know how to toss. Previously, Bolu's envoys came to visit and sent some spices and tobacco leaves, but he refused to accept them, and asked them to retreat, and even ordered Mao's to not leave anything related to the northwest these days.

Mao agreed, but after all, he was reluctant in his heart, and what his steward brought back was a lot of valuable property, which he bought with his own money, how could he not want it!

Fortunately, Mrs. Cheng thought of a place with her, and she had confidence.

Coming out of Mrs. Cheng's Laojun Garden, she walked quickly to the Little Flower Hall, where Steward Zheng was already waiting for her.

"You have worked hard all the way, from Anxi to Chang'an, so I didn't let you stay and talk yesterday, I just want you to rest and talk." Mao smiled kindly, and said to Steward Zheng, who bowed down with his hands below.

Steward Zheng was flattered and didn't dare to say again and again: "I should have rushed back to Chang'an to reply to the prince and his wife, but the northwest wind and sand were too big, and I wanted to move several times, but I was trapped on the road by a sandstorm. ”

He said with a look of shame on his face: "Originally, there were a few good Dawan horses, but unfortunately they were all folded in the sandstorm. ”

When Mao heard this, he sighed lightly, but his face was still warm like a spring breeze: "It's okay if people are fine, these are things outside the body." ”

She looked at Steward Zheng: "If the prince knew that you were back, he would be very happy, he felt that you had done a good job before letting you go to Anxi, and then he saw that there was no news for a long time, and he wanted to send someone to Anxi to look for you several times, but I was afraid that something would happen to you." ”

Steward Zheng was even more moved and uneasy, and hurriedly bowed again: "It's a small mistake, which has delayed for so many times, and has made the prince and his wife worried." ”

Mao shook his head with a smile: "It's okay, it's just that now the prince is busy with the affairs of the court, and you know the situation in the northwest, but Anxi is getting tighter and tighter?" ”

Steward Zheng nodded again and again: "Yes, when the little one came back, Anxi Mansion had already blocked the road to Qiuci and Tubo, and many Hu merchants were blocked out of the city. ”

"That's it, the prince is also worried about this matter day and night, but I'm afraid that I won't have time to see you for a while." Mao said gently, "You can rest in peace on the Zhuangzi these days, and when the prince is free, I will have someone call you over." ”

Steward Zheng agreed repeatedly: "The little one doesn't matter, I just look forward to kowtowing to the princess, and I don't dare to disturb the prince's business." Then I went to the Zhuangzi and waited for the lady's orders. ”

Mao watched him salute with satisfaction, the smile on his face was even more kind, and he turned his head and instructed Mother Yi beside him: "Go and tell those in the house, no one is allowed to say anything about Steward Zheng's return, if the prince knows, be careful about their skin!" ”

When the matter of using troops in the northwest is settled, she will talk to the prince again, with the help of the old lady and those merchants, the prince will not be annoyed.

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