After Yan Yan went out, the topic of her in the house did not end, some said that she was smart, some said that she was kind, and some said that she was capable.

"Competent?" Rikubata had doubts about the word.

Because Yan Yan has only been in the house for a month, and he is not at home and does not care about his family, where did he come to the conclusion of this ability.

"Recently, this child has been studying what pastries, a few days ago, His Royal Highness the Sixth came to visit her at His Royal Highness the Prince, in addition to sending a bunch of food, he also gave her a shop, saying that she should open the pastry shop earlier, and His Royal Highness the Sixth is not an ordinary favorite to eat." The old lady said.

Hearing this, Lu Duan glared at the Zhu family, "Why is such a big matter of the Sixth Highness entering the mansion hidden from me?" ”

"The master has been busy with official business these days, and the concubine is also busy choosing relatives for Erlang, how can he keep these things in mind all the time?" The Zhu family is also very wronged.

It's not that she doesn't want to say it, but she didn't find the right opportunity to say it, either she forgot it or her husband wasn't around.

"Big brother, sister-in-law is really busy these days, it's almost the winter solstice, and there are a lot of trivial things at home." Huang got up and said a fair word for Zhu.

"Mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law, we should also go back and rest." Lu Zhu got up and said goodbye, at this time, they were really not suitable to stay.

After the second room left, Lu Ji and Lu He also hurriedly got up and left, and soon, there were only four people left in the old lady's room.

Lu Ming naturally knew why his father was angry, and when he saw that there were no outsiders in the house, he got up and said: "Father doesn't have to be angry with his mother, let alone feel sorry for his son, Miss Yan is certainly smart and has her praise, but she may not be a good match for her son, and her son will definitely not like a woman who is covered in copper smell." ”

"Covered in copper stench? Where does this begin? Old Lady Lu and Lu Duan asked at the same time.

Lu Ming said that he found that the two shops were closed, "A bride who has been married for less than a month is so eager to collect the dowry of her in-law's family for her own use, and she is said to open a pastry shop at the will of the Queen Mother, but she even rebuilt the restaurant and drove away all the old people before, to put it bluntly, she doesn't trust our Lu family, doesn't she just want to control these two shops herself, doesn't she just want to pursue those yellow and white things?" ”

"When did this happen?" Lu Duan was once again kept in the dark and looked at Zhu again.

"It must have been five days ago when the shopkeeper came to me, and I learned that she had closed the shop." There was also resentment in Zhu's tone.

Lu Duan heard the resentment and disapproval in his wife and son's tone, thought about it for a while, and said: "Anyway, Da Lang doesn't understand mundane affairs, and she can only come forward with these things, speaking of which, this is exactly her cleverness, and it is definitely a great blessing for a fifteen-year-old boudoir woman to have this kind of courage." Erlang, don't underestimate these mundane affairs, a huge national mansion, relying on the wind and snow and the moon to chant poems is not enough to fill your stomach, you are still young now, you can't experience this. ”

"Okay, master, Da Lang's daughter-in-law is very good, she has no chance with Erlang now, what we should do is to quickly pick a family girl from these families who is more fond of Da Lang's daughter-in-law, so as to support the entire Guogong Mansion." Zhu said.

She looked at this month coldly, and it was not that she didn't see Yan Yan's goodness, but the more this happened, the more uncomfortable she felt in her heart, but there was nowhere to regret this kind of thing.

Since she can't go back, she can only look forward, she can't believe that she can't find someone stronger than Yan Yan.

"What else to pick? Aren't you optimistic about the second girl of the Yan family? Where has this gotten to go? The old lady asked.

"Back to my mother, it is said that yesterday the Queen Mother summoned Mrs. Nanhou into the palace, and today the Yan family sent someone to take Dalang's daughter-in-law back, presumably it is also related to this matter, but there are many people, and the daughter-in-law can't ask Dalang's daughter-in-law a question or two." Zhu replied.

The old lady lowered her head and groaned when she heard this, and after a long while, she raised her head and asked Lu Duan, "Is there any movement in the north recently?" ”

"I really can't hide anything from my mother, something is really wrong." After Lu Duan finished speaking, he gave a brief introduction to the situation in the north, "There are people in the court who have proposed that we can take the opportunity to intervene and take back the sixteen states of Yanyun, but the emperor has not made a clear statement so far. ”

"Father, we can unite with the Jurchens to destroy the Khitan together, so that the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will return to our Great Zhou?" Lu Ming interjected, with a faint hint of excitement on his face.

Because if the Great Zhou goes to war with the Liao State, he, as the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion, will definitely go to the battlefield, in other words, his opportunity to make contributions has arrived.

He didn't believe that if he had military exploits, the emperor would still be able to look down on him, and he would still be biased towards that dumb man.

"Confused, you think the battlefield is child's play? If it's as easy as you say, the emperor still has no idea about it? Lu Duan drank his son.

He didn't want a war, and he didn't want his son to go to war, because if he was not careful, he would probably be crushed.

"Master, my son is also for you and for the sake of our Guogong Mansion, you have taught him a lot, he inherited not only the glory of Guogong Mansion, but also the responsibility." Zhu helped to speak.

There was some truth in this, and Lu Duan's face softened a little, "I didn't stop him from discussing political affairs, I just wanted to warn him that war is not just a matter of paper, let alone a matter of course, because if you are not careful, you will not only lose the lives of thousands of soldiers, but also most likely your own lives." ”

Lu Ming hurriedly stood up when he heard this, "Father, don't worry, my son is not a person who has no success in his heart." ”

"Yes, master, no matter how bad our son is, isn't he better than Dalang's daughter-in-law? Dalang's daughter-in-law can discuss the government in front of the emperor, and the emperor also praised her in front of the civil and military officials. Our Erlang has been cultivating both civil and military since he was a child, and his knowledge is not much better than that of a boudoir woman? Zhu was a little unimpressed by her husband's words.

Of course, she was addressing her husband's attitude, not his admonition.

"No, Da Lang's daughter-in-law put forward the idea that keeping the Liao State could be used as a barrier against the Jurchens and Mongols. Because there have been no large-scale wars in Liao and Great Zhou in recent years. Lu Duan said.

Although these words came from the mouth of a fifteen-year-old boudoir woman, Lu Duan felt that there was still some truth.

But at present, it is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, Lu Duanzi doesn't want to miss it, but how to fight this battle, he hasn't calculated it yet, and he still has to wait for the emperor's will.

"Father, how does a boudoir woman who stays at home know this? Can you come back with the sixteen states of Yanyun in Liao? Leave the Liao State and wait for the Liao State to free up his hand and bite us back? Lu Ming was very scornful of Yan Yan's opinion.