He Angelica couldn't help but feel bored when he heard this, two beggars who were monks? She asked the man, "Is it a monk or a Taoist?" Do they still have posts? ”

Qing'er looked at the subordinate even more suspiciously, and questioned: "Are you taking their money, why do you take the beggar's post, I don't know if your grandmother and daughter-in-law are afraid of seeing people." ”

When the subordinate heard this, his head shrank, and he said in a weak heart: "Those two beggars are really arrogant, and as soon as they make a move, they are ten taels of silver, so we think about it, and it is nothing to bring a word inside, so we will pass it in." It's two heads with hair, and it seems that they are also eminent monks, so why don't you see grandma casually? ”

He Angelica asked to present the post, opened it and saw that a scripture was written in it, only a poke at the bottom caught her attention, and the thin and shallow lines were engraved with "Old Man of Ten Mountains", whose name is this? It looks familiar. After thinking about it for a while, she nodded and said, "Anyway, I'm idle, and I'm a wandering monk, so it's okay to see it, it's just lazy and unkempt...... Move the screen over and tell the two monks to have refreshments outside. ”

The next person responded, and came back after a while, and really brought two people with him, looking at the appearance from a distance, it was clear that the two people at home wore monk's hats, not authentic monks. It is estimated that the subordinate saw that the reward was rich, and when he returned, he emphasized the "monk" to visit, afraid that He Angelica would not see the guest when he was young, and the two messengers asked him to return the silver.

Waiting for the two beggars to get closer, He Angelica's eyebrows twitched suddenly, the old man in front was not...... She didn't say anything, but Qing'er pulled He Angelica away from the window, and told He Angelica in a sharp voice close to her ear: "The beautiful beggar behind the old beggar, uh, he is your own father He Jingxian...... You look a little like him, I'm afraid he will recognize you, you can wrap your face! ”

He Angelica was stunned, silently took off the Luo Pa bag and said nothing on his face, and waited for the next person to lead the two beggars into the house, she took a deep breath, and ordered in a deep voice to let people watch the seats and watch the tea outside. Through a screen, she could see the shadows of the two beggars outside, and the two beggars could also see her and Qing'er, but they both avoided the red tape and politeness of meeting each other for the first time.

After a tour of tea, the old beggar asked, "Can you take the screen and speak?" It's awkward. ”

He Danggui replied with his eyes: "In the thirteenth year of the slave, when I saw a foreigner for the first time, I was shy and couldn't speak, so I still kept the screen." Guests are free to drink tea and talk, and they are not informal. ”

The old beggar and the middle-aged beggar He Jingxian looked at each other and smiled, He Jingxian said: "I heard from the outside that the grandmother in charge of the grain relief is a charitable Lafayette, why is it that she is only thirteen." Or are you the granddaughter of that Galeries Lafayette? ”

He Angelica's subordinates twisted the handkerchief, hung their heads and said: "I am not the one who commands the release of grain, but the Buddha is not the Buddha, I dare not be, these are all deserved, if you don't meet it, it is not fate, and it is the duty of a rich family like us to save it." ”

"Who taught you these words?" The old beggar asked, "I heard that this garden belongs to the Meng family in the capital, and the lady is the concubine of the Seventh Prince, these words of grain relief, did you teach you to the father-in-law, or your father-in-law and mother-in-law?" ”

He Angelica shook his head and said: "It's only been a few days since the slave got married, not only did the in-laws not see each other, but even the prime minister only saw him once, and the next day the prime minister went out." Besides, these words are not a big truth, where to use people to teach, I believe that eight out of ten people are willing to release one or two percent to help the old and weak when there is surplus grain in the treasury, our Ming people are simple, this is very common. The poor around us are not hungry and have porridge to eat, so those of us who wear ayara eat meat at home is also sweet. ”

The old beggar was silent for a while and asked, "What is your surname, what does your father do, can you be an official in the court?" ”

Qing'er swallowed her saliva to look at He Angelica, but when she saw her eyes turn, she showed a very mocking meaning, and said calmly: "The slave is lonely, I don't know who my parents are, and my relatives don't live in the same place, I was fostered in the countryside for a few years, and then I was led by an uncle Lu, who recognized him as a clan member of his family, entered the genealogy of the Lu Mansion in the capital, and hung the brand of a famous daughter, so I was fortunate to marry the Meng family as a concubine." When the uncle wrote the family tree, he took a scientific name called 'Qingning', and because he was embarrassed, he was less called now. ”

The old beggar turned around and smiled at He Jingxian: "She is also surnamed He, and you two belong to our family." He Jingxian also smiled. The old beggar asked again: "Lufu in the capital?" But the one that drove the dart game? Then your uncle is an official? ”

He Danggui responded: "Uncle is the body of the ancestor, and now he is working in Jinyiwei, and his name is Lu Jiangbei. ”

The old beggar and He Jingxian both suddenly realized, and nodded one after another: "No wonder, no wonder, it turned out to be him, no wonder the niece taught is different from other families." ”

The old beggar asked a few more gossips, such as "Have you read the book, and whether the harvest in Yangzhou has been good in recent years", and then said that he was tired after a day of walking, and wanted to spend the night, and asked if he could be contained. He Angelica rattled the bell and called the servants in, and ordered two incense houses to be prepared for the two guests, so that they could provide food and clothing. He Jingxian interjected: "Let's live in one room." So it was changed into a quiet meditation room with a separate courtyard.

After they went out, He Angelica breathed a sigh of relief, Qing'er patted her, and said with a smile: "As for it, I was so nervous when I saw my father, even if he was handsome, he was not as handsome as your family." ”

He Angelica glanced at her and dropped a sentence, "Captain He is just a small follower, the one standing in front of him is the old emperor and the current saint, if you say the wrong word, you will lose your head, do you think I should be nervous." At the moment, I went back to the room to drink tea and suppressed the shock, leaving Qing'er, who was a little scared, in place to ponder.

In the evening, another subordinate said back and forth that the middle-aged beggar ate the food and drink with silver chopsticks before giving it to the old beggar, and sent them a few sets of good clothes to replace, but they didn't want any of them, saying that the one on their bodies was fine.

After waving away, Qing'er smacked her tongue and said: "This is the legendary private interview of micro-clothes, I found two sets of beggar clothes out of nowhere, and I wore them like babies!" She looked at He Angelica, who had been in a daze, and asked with a frowning face, "What should I do, Xiaoyi, your biological father and the emperor live in our house together, you say, what will they inspect tomorrow?" What do we need to prepare? Do I have any lines? You write it down for me, and I'll stay up all night memorizing it! ”

He Angelica poked his fingers and sneered: "Not only the 'biological father' in this life, but also the 'biological father' in the previous life, to be exact, the two biological fathers gathered together." But I have to tell them, I don't know what my parents are, Qing'er, are you ridiculous? ”

Qing'er didn't know the story of the reincarnation of the tenth princess, so she asked. He Angelica told her this interesting story in a few words, and Qing'er smacked her tongue when she heard it, and even called out the strange and strange.

Until the time of going to bed at night, the two people who slept together had difficulty sleeping, so they talked privately. Qing'er asked: "The emperor asked you whose idea it was for disaster relief, why did you even mention Lu Jiangbei, but not Meng Xuan and them, maybe the emperor will be promoted to his official as soon as he is happy." Then our vote for disaster relief is called a big benefit! ”

He Angelica narrowed his eyes and explained: "If it were an ordinary year, without such a large stream of refugees, which old lady and son of the Meng family would have been kind, giving up dozens of hundreds of stones and rice, even for a few months, the emperor would only treat them as ordinary acts of kindness, and maybe there would be some commendations for them." But in the current situation, haven't you also seen it, those refugees are already starving to the point that they have no reason and no king's law, and if they take a step further, it is time to uncover the uprising. Whoever gives them food is a bodhisattva Buddha, and whoever deducts their rations and disaster relief money will be demoted to a king. Qing'er, do you think it's better for me to be this 'Buddha', or should I let Meng Xuan and Meng Shan, the generals with heavy troops in their hands, be the best? ”

Qing'er heard the doorway here, and shouted mysteriously: "I understand, this is called 'folk prestige', those who are emperors pay special attention to these, if the people praise others as immortals and Buddhas, but scold the emperor for being fooled badly, it's time to let the virtuous, Zhu Yuanzhang and his old man's dragon chair will not sit steadily." ”

He Angelica shook his head slightly and said: "No one dares to scold the emperor directly, but isn't scolding corrupt officials the same as scolding the emperor, those officials were all pulled up by him." When I was in Mo tea, I accidentally saw a few excerpts on Lu Jiangbei's desk, all of which were played by officials in the south for corruption and bribery, and the usual practice of many corrupt officials is to lie about the disaster every year, ask for appropriations, and of course do not disperse after getting the money. When it came time to collect taxes, they doubled or tripled from the people, saying that the emperor's grace was vast and favored the people, so it was necessary to charge more filial piety. ”

"How do you know so much? Did you learn it all in your previous life? Qing'er inquired.

He Angelica made no secret of it: "Almost all of them are known in King Ning's mansion, King Ning is an ambitious person, and he also wants to win over the people, but he is worried that the factory guard's eyeliner will be reported to the emperor, so that the emperor can see his ambition." Therefore, when he was doing charity work, Guangguan gave money behind the scenes, and those who distributed rice, cotton, and medicinal herbs were either his wives and concubines or his housekeepers. Each of his named concubines had a few inheritances, and they all had a bodhisattva face that helped the world, so that the emperor could not find any fault, and in the end, the reputation gradually returned to him. ”

Qing'er smacked her tongue: "I really have time and patience, my son is the same as Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is unpredictable, and he is like a tiger; The son just wants to be the prince, and he has to pretend that he doesn't want to be the prince to deceive Lao Tzu. ”

"Otherwise, don't be born in the emperor's family, and don't marry a woman to the emperor's family," He Angelica haha concluded, "I made the first mistake in my previous life in my previous life, and I made a second mistake in my previous life, and in the end I ended up in tears." In this life, I have carefully stepped on every step, and I dare not make the slightest mistake. ”

The two fell asleep dimly, each having a few messy dreams.

"You're a pretty good girl, my old man likes it," the old beggar said with a smile, "since you have no father or mother, why don't I think you'll be your goddaughter." ”

The next day, He Angelica used the disguise technique to slightly change his ugliness, adding freckles and squeezing his eyes - not afraid that He Jingxian would recognize her, because He Jingxian had never seen her at all, but he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would recognize her, because the young tenth princess before the disfigurement was still very similar to her.

She also deliberately replaced Qing'er and replaced it with two faceless maids to stand outside, thinking that if she answered a few more words, she would be able to send away the two plague gods, and at most she would stick a few hanging money to entangle. But I never imagined that her response was like a stream and won the favor of Zhu Yuanzhang and his old man, the biological father of the previous life in the previous life, and in this life he wanted to accept her as his goddaughter, such an ironic thing, should she cry or laugh?

To cry is to bow a sad tear for the previous tragic encounter; laughed, it was laughing that she was begging for benevolence, and originally wanted to stay in the Luo family for two more years, so she went to this "godgranddaughter". I once remembered that in the previous life, the old lady Luo Maitong was paralyzed in the thirty-first year of Hongwu, and the emperor sent him to the palace to prick the needle, but Luo Maitong couldn't prick it himself, so he commanded a medicine maid from the Tai Hospital Chunxiang to prick the needle. That Chunxiang was accepted by the imperial physician Luo Juniper earlier, and she also learned some acupuncture and moxibustion, and responded decently, a few needles made Zhu Yuanzhang comfortable, and casually gave Chunxiang the name of the county lord - this is the fat bait that he has been staring at, why don't you stay in the Luo family, and you don't have to ask for it, so you came here?

Is this a blessing or a curse, and how should she deal with it?

He Angelica took a deep breath, carefully lowered his eyes and replied: "How can a slave with a thin life afford the blessing of having family and parents, I will never dare." It's not that she doesn't want it, but she agrees too smoothly, and she always feels like she has forgotten something.

He Jingxian on the side watched coldly, thinking in his heart why Angelica was a beggar as an old man, so he politely excused himself. Of course, he wanted to match the emperor to recognize this godgranddaughter, so that the "county lord" in front of him would not have to admit his love in the future, but he couldn't reveal the emperor's identity in one word, so he had to say vaguely: "Lady, you are a blessed person, why don't you recognize a person with great blessing and longevity as an elder?" Except for the one in front of you, it will be difficult for you to meet the next one. What do you think...... Does he look like a real beggar? ”

He Angelica twisted the corners of his clothes and said coyly: "What do I dare to promise as an orphan girl, that is, there is a widow and lonely elderly man who wants to take pity on me and accept me as my goddaughter, and I am also overjoyed." What's more, the two of them are first-class characters of immortals, although I am young and knowledgeable, I can probably see a little bit of it...... Even if the two are not immortals in the clouds, they are probably living Buddhas on the earth. ”

Old Zhu Yuanzhang was happy to hear this, and said with a stiff bow: "That is the case, then it is decided, you will worship me as your godfather, and in my son, you will recognize the third ......."

"Lady, girl!" Mrs. Xu rushed in from the outside, broke Zhu Yuanzhang's canonization ceremony, and shouted in panic, "Something's wrong, something is wrong!" ”

He Angelica frowned faintly and asked: "What is worth this, don't look at me, you should also look at your guests." ”

"Official! Come and raid the house! Xu Pozi said with a thumping of her legs and glaring.