After sending the letter to Beijing, Mrs. Tang was still uneasy all day long, fearing that her mother's family would be implicated. In anxiety, she wanted to talk to someone, but the people around her were not suitable, and Mrs. Tang was a little afraid in her heart, so she wanted to go to Lian'er to explore. For three years, she knew that this little woman who had come to her country was very important, but this was the first time she had stepped into the place where she was in business. It stands to reason that as the mistress of the Tang Gate, she takes care of the housework in the back house of Zhuangzi every day, she should be no stranger to this kind of scene, but when she saw the stewards who went in and out to report the affairs, and the accounts of Baihuatang and Baicaotang, which were several feet high, she was quite disappointed. She always felt that these things belonged to the men in the family, and except for the old lady, the women in the house could not interfere. Several of her concubines have never been touched for so many years. However, this orphan girl who ran here sat here, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable, and the fire in her heart was soaring. originally wanted to talk about the original intention, but it turned into a question, why they took down the shopkeeper Xie when Xintian was not at home.

Lian'er didn't expect Mrs. Tang to appear in the place where she was handling the chores, and when Mrs. Tang questioned her, she just calmly told her that the matter of Shopkeeper Xie was still being handled, but it might involve the safety of the entire Baicaotang and the Tang family, so she couldn't say anything. Lian'er originally said as calmly and objectively as possible, but in Lai's view, this was an extreme challenge to her position as a master mother. In a fit of rage, she poured a bowl of tea on the orphan girl's head and walked away.

On the way out, she was excited in her heart because she had taught the little goblin a lesson, and then she was afraid. Could it be that Dongting Bo Mansion is really involved in some major case, that day the Hong family helped outsiders to steal the talismans, and the Xie family was also her companion, and the Tang family was tight-lipped about her? Panicked in her heart, she began to fidget every day and wait for Liu Zhong to come back.

The wait was difficult, and in this anxious day, I received an invitation from Wu Jiedu's wife to send an autumn banquet. It is said that the old lady of the Wu family brought her grandchildren and granddaughters from Jingzhong to Lord Wu, intending to spend the New Year here. The Wu family specially held this autumn banquet for the arrival of Taijun. The person who came to deliver the invitation specially said that Mrs. Wu came to Kansai and especially wanted to meet the young lady of the Dongting Bofu family, and hoped that Mrs. Tang would miss the old love and must go. Although the marriage between Wu Fu and the third child did not come to fruition, she had no relationship with this kind of Wu family who did not have a meritorious title, and she had always hated these vulgar women in Kansai, but she still decided to go out for a walk, to relax, and forgot that Tang Lan warned her not to go out recently when she went out.

When they arrived at Wu's house, the Wu family said that the old lady was infected with the wind and cold and would not come out to entertain guests, for fear of giving everyone a bad breath. After late autumn, there are fewer boudoir gatherings in Kansai, one day gradually begins to get cold, most of the mothers-in-law in Kansai are afraid of the cold and like to lie on their stomachs at home, and the other is almost the end of the year, The housewives in charge of the house have all kinds of chores, neither time to come out to socialize, but also lack time to entertain guests at home. Scarcity is precious, and the Wu family's autumn banquet is quite popular, especially for the little girls who have been stuffy at home for a long time, they are not as busy as housewives, and they have been bored at home for a long time, so they have the opportunity to naturally take their mothers and sisters-in-law out with them. And this year's autumn banquet of Wufu is specially explained to invite talented young ladies in Xianyang City to compete in the poetry meeting. Mothers who want to find their in-laws' homes and daughters-in-law naturally will not let go of this opportunity, and most of the people who receive invitations are the nobles of the officials and gentry and celebrities in Xianyang City and the imperial court in Kansai Province.

Mrs. Tang has no daughters, and the unmarried niece in the family only has Xinyue, and Xinyue follows the girl of the Bai family all day long, so that she doesn't even like Xinyue. What was a little surprising today was that she didn't see Gao Lingmo, it was said that she went to Jiangnan to visit her sick grandmother. She really didn't look down on other official women, and she didn't want to look for daughters-in-law in these homes that she didn't look down on, so she came purely to relax, so she sat idle among the noblewomen without any burden, listening to all kinds of gossip, and occasionally replying to a sentence or two when someone accosted her. Listening to these women discussing their affairs, for the first time in her life, she felt that she had married a good man, and that she was not like other people, who had a little money and a little status, and they were constantly carrying women to the house room by room. Although he has always only had the woman of the Yu family in his heart, in the eyes of outsiders, there is only one Li family by his side. Although Tang Lan is not in a real position now, she is still the second-rank Shanglin general of the imperial court, and her wife also has the royal second-rank edict by virtue of her husband, and she is the highest rank among the ladies here. Everyone was willing to say good things in front of her, whether out of politeness or stammering, especially to compliment her on her skill. Although Li Shi has no linzi, he has earned enough face. Listening to these words, I couldn't help but be in high spirits, and I dispelled a lot of the haze of the past few days.

She turned her head and saw Wu Shasha, a woman who was trying to marry the third child, watching her go in and out of the crowd like a flower butterfly, delicate in all directions, but very sociable. In good conscience, she felt that this woman was quite suitable for the third child, who had an eccentric temper since he was a child, and would not be left and right. He is now a member of the prince's staff, and if he officially joins the government one day, having such a wife will help him to be promoted. Although the girl of the Bai family is capable, yes, she is capable, she has to admit this, but after all, she has no maiden family and cannot help her husband's family in the officialdom. In an instant, she laughed at herself again, how could she plan for that wild seed. My serious son is still worried that he won't come. I don't know how Xintian and Xinye went to the autumn hunt this time, and whether they can have a chance to find a good background. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but complain to the old lady in my heart, I had such a good errand as the prince's staff, but let the third child go.

Thinking about it, I felt that it was boring to sit here, and when I looked at the banquet, some of the ladies were getting ready to leave, and she wanted to go on the road. She doesn't want to live in the city today, and the way back to Zhuangzi is still long. So he tried to stand up, only to find that he was half numb and unable to stand. Could it be that you haven't moved for a long time, and you're numb? She just wanted to speak out and ask her subordinates to notify her maid to help her, but she saw the lady of the Xianyang prefect next to her fall to the ground with a bang, and the other ladies and ladies seemed to have some problems, only a few women from the Wu family stood there and looked at them.

Although Li Shi has been away from Beijing for a long time, she has also heard some major events told by the adults in Beijing back then, and the incident of the military talisman a few days ago still made her palpitate. In particular, the old lady of the Wu family did not show up, thinking that she was afraid that the scene would not be able to be controlled, and she was afraid of hurting the old man. It seems that things are not so easy to do today. At this time, she regretted that she didn't listen to Tang Lan.

was in chaos, and saw the guards of the Kansai Jiedu envoy drive into the garden and surrounded the banquet hall, and the Kansai Jiedu envoy Wu You walked in with a group of guards.

"Ladies and ladies, Wu is polite. I would like to invite you to come to Wu Mansion today, in addition to sending autumn, I would also like to invite you to stay in Wu Mansion for a few more days. Outside, there are spies in Xianyang City, I'm afraid that everyone will go out and hurt your treasures by mistake. The official has sent someone to inform you. You will live in the house for a few days, and when the market is calm, Wu will send you home. ”

Li Shi understood that today, these official ladies and ladies had become hostages, and had become Wu You's weight to control Xianyang City.

Some of the official wives began to scream in panic. In the chaos, I saw Wu Shasha walking up to her and looking at her playfully: "In the end, it is Mrs. Tang, she is not surprised, the little woman admires." ”

"What do you want?"

"As my father said, please be a guest at the Wu family."

"Do you know that it is against the laws of the Celestial Empire to detain officials and dependents for no reason, and Mrs. Ben has a fate."

At this time, Wu You walked over: "Madame is worthy of being born in a family and is familiar with the law. It's just that Wu You is naturally more timid, and he has an old mother here, so he specially wants to ask his wife to come to shelter. ”

"Lord Wu wants to rebel?"

"Wu didn't want to, Wu was just entrusted by the first emperor to keep Prince Yixiang. However, I am lonely, and Wu is a timid person, and I want to be prepared for everything. Although the day before yesterday we were helped find the talisman by Mrs., I don't know if the talisman is really so easy to use, so before Wu confirmed that the talisman can indeed mobilize the 350,000 troops of Guanxi Province and restore Prince Yixiang, Wu hopes that Mrs. can help me shelter my family. And Mrs. is highly respected, as a second-class edict, I also hope that Mrs. can come forward to persuade everyone here, For the Qingming in Xianyang City, We can look at each other and protect each other. Wu didn't want to splash blood in Xianyang City. ”

Speaking of the talisman, Mrs. Tang's heart was shocked, Hearing Wu You's meaning that they didn't know it was fake yet. If you find that it is fake, then are you and the officials in this room not? Thinking of this, she scolded Lian'er in her stomach. She wants to be a good person, why pull her up, let her companion make a scene, and let people steal the fake talisman. Let the thieves hate her. He's really a bad guy.

"The family members of the head and brain in Xianyang City are here, and if you want to keep Xianyang City Qingming, it is enough to have them. I'm just a backhouse woman who is a casual idler, so I have nothing to do with it. ”

"Madame is much more important than them, they are just the family members of the small officials in this Xianyang City, and Madame, you are the second rank of the imperial court, General Tang is the emperor's relied on General Shanglin, General Tang is not only the emperor's high hope that he can control the Kansai army, Although he has been idle on the surface over the years, he has actually built a Xiwei for the imperial court in secret, and the strength of the secret control is so great that a little finger can crush the old man, the Kansai Jiedu who was overthrown by him. So madam, your safety is particularly important, Wu doesn't want you to have any mistakes, when General Tang is angry, the old man can't afford it. ”

The little warmth that Li Shi had for Tang Lan just now was exhausted by these words, he had actually done such a big thing in the past few years? She thought he was really at home, leaving her alone to worry about the future of her sons. She had not shared in the glory he had brought, and now she was going to be a hostage for him. I don't know how many secrets he still has she doesn't know, she really hates him in her heart, she has been married to him for more than 20 years, and she has been an outsider from beginning to end.