As soon as these words came out, Yun Shang's excitement disappeared, and his expression became serious, and he didn't dare to pester Shen Zhe anymore. She still doesn't know what happened between the emperor and Shen Zhe, her husband just said to her every time: "I can't explain it clearly now, one day, you will understand without having to explain." ”

She put the letter away and whispered: "If it is not even convenient for me to communicate with my mother, you tell the truth, I will not be sad, it is always your important matter." ”

Shen Zhe said: "You and Niangniang only have to communicate, one day it is not suitable, Niangniang will naturally not write to you." ”

Yun Sheng nodded, put the letter and took off Shen Zhe's coat, the two were so close, all the actions were so intimate and natural, Shen Zhe hugged Yun Sheng easily, but she struggled: "I said I wanted to leave just now, and now I am hugging someone else." ”

Shen Zhe sighed, then turned around to leave, but Yun Sheng hurriedly followed: "You hug me, hug me"

The laughter of the couple came out, and the people in the house stopped to listen, some of them came from the capital, and some of them were local, and the local people naturally didn't know that General Shen and his wife were incompatible at the beginning, and they always talked about their talented women and appearances, and this pair of people were already quite famous in the area of Qiangshuiguan.

As soon as Shen Zhe arrived at Qiangshui Pass, he opened a canal to divert water, and he was very busy, although there is a water word in the name of this place, but there is no river nourishment, it is people who are eager for water, so they will name the water word in the place name. Now that General Shen has been ordered to build a new castle to guard the border pass, the people are looking forward to the prosperity of Qiangshui Pass like Kishu.

At the same time, Song Yuan has done a good job in Xiping Mansion, and at the end of the year, he will return to Beijing with his merits to report on his work. The emperor used his Xiang family's ability to open up Jizhou, and is working hard to make the border of the four directions, in addition to a strong military defense, rich and abundant, avoiding the trouble of traveling long distances to transport grain and grass, and cultivating land is not as simple as sowing seeds, and it takes three and five years to see results.

It's just three years and five years, and no one can predict what will happen.

In the capital, Min'er received a reply from her grandmother and Yunsheng, it was November at the moment, and after several snowfalls in the imperial city, everything was sleeping in the snow, waiting for the arrival of the spring of the new year. At the beginning of spring, Min'er's belly will bulge, and in late summer and early autumn, the child will fall to the ground.

"Niangniang, bird's nest." Qingya sent bird's nest, handed it to the queen who was struggling to read at the desk, and asked with a smile, "Is this a letter to the old lady, or is it the general's wife?" ”

Min'er smiled: "I'm not writing a letter, I'm copying a book." ”

"Copying books?" Qingya glanced at it a few times, and frowned at the esoteric words.

"These books are so hard that I can't read them." Min'er said, "It's good to copy it and familiarize yourself with it." ”

She ate bird's nest slowly, Qingya cleaned up the ink on the side, the books on the queen's desk were about to catch up with the table of the emperor of Qingming Pavilion, and there were more and more, now even the Prime Minister's Mansion knew that the queen loved to read, and did not send those jewelry or utensils that were painstakingly collected, and voted to the queen's favor, and sent some new books in every few days. As for Min'er, she has always taken the things of the Prime Minister's Mansion correctly, and now that she has books to read, she is even happier.

"The slave has already prepared the New Year's gift to the Prime Minister's Mansion, although it is a little early, but it is always one thing on the mind." Qingya said, "Since the Zhao family died violently, Lord Qiu has also been sick for a while, and today I heard Zhou Huai say that the emperor sent two princes to visit, saying that they will be able to go to court in a few days." However, several sons in the house are still in the court every day. ”

Min'er thought for a moment and said, "The third lady is right, right?" ”

"That's so."

"Is that a commandment?" Min'er put down the spoon and silently calculated in her heart, "Go and ask the emperor, I want to feast on the female relatives of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the Shangyang Palace, if the emperor thinks it's inappropriate, just nod, I'll post it today." Invite my brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces and daughters-in-law. ”

Qingya said cautiously: "It's okay with two bedrooms and three bedrooms, and a few people in the big room, I'm afraid they want to hate you." ”

Min'er disdainfully: "It's not to invite my half-brothers, it's to invite their wives, mothers-in-law like Zhao, will anyone like her?" ”

When these words reached the Qingming Pavilion, Xiang Ye knew that Min'er had always done things reasonably, and he was also having a headache for Qiu Zhenyu not going to the court, and he didn't plan to tear his face with the forces of the old dynasty, Qiu Zhenyu and he were more patient than anyone. Min'er, as a harem and a daughter, is indeed the most suitable to come forward to take care of this matter, Xiang Ye was unwilling to trouble Min'er who was pregnant, but they were husband and wife in the end.

The news of the banquet in Shangyang Hall spread out, it was a new thing in the palace, and they all felt that the queen really couldn't hold back, one wanted to get rid of the rumors that she had a vendetta against the Zhao family, and then she was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion after all, Qiu Zhenyu was the prime minister for a day, she had a good background one day, and one day the Qiu family really collapsed, and she had nothing to be proud of.

You must know that the concubines have never even had a place to sit in the Shangyang Palace, and the queen actually wanted to hold a banquet in the Shangyang Hall directly this time, in the empty hall, the tables and chairs should be placed, and even the stage should be set up, but the daughters of the Qiu family are always here, and they are all sitting on the ground.

And just as they expected, the queen held a family banquet for her daughters with a big hand, and several decent concubines of Concubine Shu and Lin Zhaoyi were invited, but Concubine Shu couldn't leave under the pretext of taking care of the little prince, Sun Xiurong persuaded Lin Zhaoyi not to join in the fun, but Lin Zhaoyi said that the opportunity was rare and she wanted to see it, and as a result, she came alone in the entire harem.

The banquet was just a few things, not new, but the atmosphere was so embarrassing that Lin Zhaoyi was on pins and needles. The children of this family, from the new lady of the main room, the daughter-in-law of the grandchildren, with their children and maids, dozens of people sat in the palace, except for the singing and dancing on the stage, there was not even a little laughter, the women were sitting in danger, and the children were also firmly watched, at first glance, as if everyone was irrelevant, where could it be seen that this was a family.

Lin Zhaoyi finally couldn't sit still, got up and said, "Niangniang, the concubine has drunk a few more glasses, please allow the concubine to retire." ”

Min'er smiled: "It's windy outside, and your body is hot after drinking, so be careful of catching a cold." ”

Qingya stepped forward and respectfully sent the Lin family away, the ladies got up one after another to send them off, Lin Zhaoyi dragged a long shawl and walked in front of them, secretly calling in her heart that the family rules of the Prime Minister's Mansion were strict, and she didn't think that she would look at it today, the big family was a big family, and the queen's bearing was the bloodline of the Qiu family.

"You all sit down, Lin Zhaoyi is already gone." Min'er looked at everyone, in fact, she didn't recognize most of them, she was familiar with a few people who had followed Qiu Zhenyu and Zhao into the palace, and she didn't recognize the other half-brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and daughters-in-law, and children. The third lady used to be a concubine and could not enter the palace, but now she has come as a concubine, but she also knows the rules and regulations, and she does not dare to show off.

Naturally, they must be afraid that they will fall into the fate of the Zhao family, and they don't even know how they died when they enter the palace.

"I wanted the family to talk and laugh, but you all look nervous, am I scary?" The dancers and musicians on the stage withdrew, Shangyang Hall became more and more calm, and Min'er's words were loud, bluffing everyone's faces.

"Madam, is the Prime Minister well?" Min'er asked the third lady.

"The old man is in good health." The third lady responded nervously, how could she have thought that the queen would invite her to the banquet, she had even decided that she would not follow Qiu Zhenyu into the palace in the future, she was from a humble background, she had not gone through a big scene, she was not as calm as the Zhao family, and she stammered at the moment, "Thank you for the queen's concern." ”

"It is natural for a daughter to care about her father, but she has become an outsider across a palace wall." Min'er sighed softly.

Qingya sent the guest back, Min'er ordered her to fetch a pair of boots, handed them to the third lady and said: "It is good for the adults to sit in a sedan chair when they go to court, or to ride a horse, it is cold and they need a pair of warm boots, and the lady will hand them over to the adults for me, and I will wear them when I go to the court tomorrow." ”

"Yes" The third lady took it, and just about to thank her, the queen repeatedly emphasized, "Tomorrow you must remember to let the adults put it on, saying that tomorrow it will be another snowstorm." ”

The third lady is not stupid, what the queen means is that Qiu Zhenyu must go to court tomorrow, and she must pass these words to her husband.

"Let's go on watching the show." Min'er said, and let Qingya take a little nephew to her side, although they are very strange to each other, the child is finally liked, she talked and laughed with the child, and gave her snacks to eat, and the people below were nervous for a while, and saw that the queen was smiling as usual, so she was secretly relieved.

This meal was really hard, when Qingya took the palace maid and eunuch to send the family out, she stood in the palace gate and saw it clearly, as soon as the ladies came out of the palace gate, they all softened as if they were deflated, and the children who had been in good shape for a long time just now also shouted.

Qingya told the queen about these scenes, and Min'er looked at the almost untouched meals on the tables in the hall, shook her head, and said, "It's too wasteful." ”

Qingya smiled bitterly: "Niangniang, are you worried about this?" ”

Min'er sighed: "I think about so many of them, when one day the Prime Minister's Mansion collapses, how to place them, not everyone is innocent, but not everyone is guilty." ”

Min'er remembered something and said with a smile: "Song Yuan is coming back soon, and when he is in the moon, he will also invite his wife and children." ”

Qingya smiled: "Lord Song is afraid that he is not happy." ”

"How?"

"Niangniang, a man's thoughts" Qingya said with a blushing face, "The slave doesn't dare to talk nonsense, but there are some things that can be understood at a glance." ”

There is no doubt that in Qingya's opinion, Lord Song has long surrendered to the queen's beauty and bearing, but this is a big rebellion, and he should not even think about it.

And at this moment, in Xiping Mansion, thousands of miles away, Song Yuan was packing up and preparing to return to Beijing, but the next person suddenly broke in and hurriedly said, "My lord, something happened in the trading field." ”