Chapter 210: Political Envoy

I don't know how many times I've heard my mother-in-law's whisper about being a person and being grateful, Xiaoru sighed, or felt that she was really not a bad person, for the first time in her life, she met such a nasty character......

"Xiaoru?"

“…… I'm listening......" Xiaoru raised her head, and sat opposite her wearing a black men's dress with gold trim, with thick eyebrows and black skin, and her originally slender and charming eyes became big and spiritual, looking much more heroic than usual, and Jiang Yi, who was delicate and beautiful, was just handsome...... Of course, it can still be seen that it is a woman dressed as a man, but on the whole, at least it is not a disaster. "You can easily go out shopping like this, and you don't even need a veil or too many bodyguards...... Since you have such a great ability to make up, what did you do earlier, is it fun to take a group of people with you every time you go to the street? ”

"Sister, don't you think that with my beauty, if I don't bring more people, it will be very cheap?"

Xiao Ru sighed, didn't look at the back of the girl who ran out triumphantly, turned her head, and put her eyes back on the letter in her hand, if she talked to this narcissistic beauty again, she was afraid that she would not be able to eat lunch.

The letter was passed by Wang Meng, it is said that the concubines in the palace exchange news with the outside world, even in the Great Xia Dynasty, it is a great sin, so even if the correspondence between Xiaoru and Wang Meng is generally not seen by outsiders, Wang Meng is still very measured, never talking about things in the palace, and sometimes using English that only Xiaoru and herself can understand, in fact, Wang Meng has lived in a simple house all these years, and has rarely appeared on formal occasions, let alone care about any major affairs in the court, even His Majesty the Emperor has added a sister-in-law in the past two years, A concubine, a prince from two concubines, and a little princess from a concubine, she didn't care much, she only guarded her one-third of an acre of land and her baby daughter, but today's letter saw that Xiaoru was messy in the wind for a while...... It's not because of anything else, it's just because Wang Meng actually desperately suggested in the letter that Xiaoru should leave the capital as soon as he has the opportunity, preferably far away!

You know, Xiaoru also discussed with Wang Meng before, whether to let Lou Yi go outside to make up for the vacancy, so that the family can leave the capital together, so that they can also go out for a walk, although before coming to this era, Xiaoru is also half a housegirl, and she doesn't go out much, but in this era, she has been 'wandering' for many years, to stimulate the playfulness in her bones, and fall in love with swimming in the green mountains and green waters.

Besides, when she didn't know if her cheap husband Lou Yi would come back, she thought about the way back, in this world, if there is no man, it is not a simple matter for her and her mother-in-law to rely on each other in peace and stability, Xiaoru understands very well in her heart, so she has to think about it for a long time, thinking about how many of the traversers who appeared in the troubled times can survive in the troubled times and go overseas? Going to the South Seas? Settle on Hainan Island, Taiwan Island? At that time, I thought a lot, but it wasn't until I went to Guangdong, saw the prosperous maritime trade, and saw the huge, perfect, warship-like ships, that Xiaoru realized that her ideas did not conform to reality at all, and that this era was very different from the history in her memory...... Xiao Ru was not depressed in her heart, anyway, she did not go through the predecessors' ambition to expand the territory and make a shocking cause, but she was very happy, such a situation continues, at least in this era, if the shipbuilding skills of the Great Xia Dynasty can be spread, it should be easy for the Han nation to establish the status of the hegemon of the sea.

After going to Guangdong, feeling the openness there, the relative freedom of thought, and the cheerfulness and loveliness of the people who are very different from the mainland, Xiaoru felt that if the troubled times ended in the future, the world was stable, and the pirates and robbers would disappear...... Even if they don't disappear, they have something that can restrain them, become obedient, no longer casually harm the common people, settle in this place by themselves, open a medical center, invest in a foreign goods shop, support themselves and their mother-in-law, live freely, and occasionally travel to practice medicine, which is also very good...... Who knew that Lou Yi suddenly appeared, and his original plan had to be stillborn.

Of course, when Xiao Ru told Wang Meng about these thoughts, she wanted to ask if there was any possibility of going out in the future, but at that time, Wang Meng absolutely disagreed, and he didn't even think about it, so he simply asked Xiao Ru to give up this idea completely, saying that only the two of them are the closest in the world, Xiao Ru is now staying near the capital, but across the palace wall, it is not easy for two people to meet, if they run outside, it is still so remote in the south, wouldn't it be a lifetime to see each other indefinitely, so how can it stand it-butToday, it is too strange that Wang Meng, a classmate who tried his best to prevent his friend from leaving Beijing, would take the initiative to let Xiaoru leave......

Xiao Ru stretched out her white delicate and slender fingers and knocked on the letter paper, is something wrong? She is just a doctor, she only cares about the trivial things in the family, and has never cared about the so-called national affairs, of course, there are reasons why Xiaoru understands and she doesn't understand anything, but more importantly, she believes in the wisdom of the master of the cloth country, Sun Zhi, and believes that as long as the cunning old fox is there, the Lou family will be very safe, so she never worries much......

"Madam, the old man is here."

Xiao Ru raised her eyebrows, what is it to say that Cao Cao Cao is here? That's probably it...... No, it's more amazing than that, I didn't say it myself, I just thought about it in my head and came to the door? This cloth cloth national teacher can't really be a god-like character!

Gongsun Zhi came to Lou's house, naturally he was familiar with the door, and there was no need to report at all, Xiaoyan led people to the living room to sit down, dim sum tea, dim sum was sweet, this was originally prepared for Lou Yi, recently he likes to eat desserts, even with Gongsun Zhi and Ding Feng are used to it, tea is a good tea that Xiaoru and Lou Yi never drink easily, Gongsun Zhi took it back from the palace to drink, the name seems to be very strange, Xiaoru doesn't remember much, and Gongsun Zhi's favorite set of purple sand tea sets.

Gongsun Zhi sat on the soft sand in the most comfortable and relaxed posture, he looked good, full of energy, ruddy complexion, tight skin, the hand holding the teacup was still dry and stable, squinting his eyes, enjoying the tea, looking very young and energetic, only a little crow's feet at the corner of his eyes could tell that this was already an old man in his fifties, and the usual although he was witty and humorous, he loved to laugh at his disciples, but he never hid his old state.

Xiao Ru sat opposite Gongsun Zhi, holding his chin, carefully looking at the great master in front of him, nodded, and clapped his hands, by the way, he looks like a warrior now, or - a tiger with fangs baring his fangs to protect his cubs?

Of course, Gongsun Zhi didn't know what Xiao Ru was thinking, he smiled and drank a cup of tea, ate a few pieces of dessert, and said casually, as if discussing what to eat tonight, and said lightly: "Xiao Ru, next year, Luo Zhizhang, the political envoy of Guangdong, will reach his age, and now he has been allowed to return to his hometown, Lou Yi is likely to make up for this shortage, you are ready to prepare, it is best to leave the capital before May...... The old lady is not in good health, if the time is too tight, I am afraid that it will be too tired, you better start the journey earlier, you can walk slowly. ”

Xiao Ru tilted his head and glared at Gongsun Zhi, good guy, the political envoy, equivalent to the governor of Guangdong Province, from the second grade, or really lacking, you must know that Guangdong has the Overseas Trade Department, directly dealing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the power is very large, and there is a lot of money in hand, it is a rich place, although Xiao Ru does not understand much, but there is a minister who serves in the Ministry of Officials, and he still knows that there are countless officials who want to go to that place every year......

"Old man, don't you always say that you want to be low-key, to be stable, and the most right thing to do is to do nothing outside of your duties, and do it together with the big guys within your responsibilities, don't be in the limelight, these are the words that your old man said about our family and even the dream words in the dream, but you told me today that our family minister, Lou Yi, who is only twenty-five this year, wants to stay in such a dire department?"

"Ahem." Gongsun Zhi rolled his eyes, lowered his head, picked up the teacup, and rarely learned his own beloved apprentice, and poured it into it in one go, but did not answer Xiaoru's words, but said: "Your family is easy to go to Guangdong, Ding Feng's third aunt died of illness, he was too sad, and he also fell ill, I am afraid that the errand of the criminal department will have to be put aside for a while, and he will go home to recuperate for a few years......"

The old man's voice was not hurried, but it was like an explosion in Xiao Ru's ears, Lou Yi went to Guangdong, and Ding Feng left the officialdom? What do you want to do, old man? Aren't all the relatives of Ding Feng's family dead? Otherwise, Gongsun Zhi would not have adopted him back then, where would a third aunt come out? Well, even if there is, since I haven't heard Ding Feng talk about it, he must not be an important person, could it be that Ding Feng is so kind that he will casually die of a relative who is three thousand miles old, and he will be so sad that he will fall ill again? In that case, can Ding Feng still live until now?

Xiao Ru's mind was in a mess, and for the first time, she realized that she was really not an ancient, she couldn't understand what the ancients thought, and it was impossible to analyze any major facts from a few words like those smart foxes, so she had to put everything aside, and the old man told her to do what he could do-"Okay, then, is Lou Yi coming back soon?" When will you be back? ”

"Within a month, okay, you don't have to prepare my dinner, I'll go to the palace today." Gongsun Zhi looked at Xiao Ru in a daze, and somehow, his expression was a little more relaxed.

"And ......" Xiao Ru pressed her buzzing eyebrows, trying to adjust her thoughts back, "...... Why don't I remember that the officials of our Great Xia Dynasty went out to be officials, and they could still take a family with them? "Just now the old man said that his mother-in-law is going too, right? It's okay for the wife to accompany you, but even the mother brings it, which is too much......

Gongsun was stunned for a moment, and raised his eyebrows: "Hmm...... The saint understands Lou Yi as an only son, and allows him to support his mother in office......" After speaking, he walked out of the gate of Lou's house in a big way, leaving Xiaoru frowning, thinking about how to tell his mother-in-law that their Lou Yi was inexplicable and did not disclose any news in advance, and suddenly went to Guangdong......