Tao'er looked at Li Yingyue with a serious face, and an indescribable emotion surged in her heart, her eyes were pantothenic, and she was soon covered with a layer of mist, and her voice trembled.

"Ma'am, you've finally figured it out!"

Li Yingyue was slightly stunned, looked at Tao'er, and saw her with an expression of "keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon", and suddenly felt a little moved.

Stretched out his slender jade hand, held Tao'er's little hand, with a solemn expression, and promised:

"One day, I will take back everything that belongs to me, and I will definitely live up to your presence today!"

Tao'er always felt that this sounded a little strange, like the lines of a vicious female supporting actress in the script.

Even so, she still felt that her efforts had paid off, nodded heavily, and replied: "The slave must do her best to cooperate with Madame and strive to win the master as soon as possible!" ”

The breeze is gentle, and the spring is warm.

In the courtyard, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing.

Li Yingyue and Tao'er, a master and a servant, clasped their hands tightly together and embarked on a new path.

"Do you know what kind of woman Fang Xiu likes?"

After being silent for a moment, Li Yingyue's eyes flashed with a gleam and asked.

Hearing this, Peach fell into deep thought.

After a while, she raised her eyes to look at Li Yingyue, looking like she was about to cry, shook her head, and said pitifully: "The slave doesn't know."

Li Yingyue was speechless for a while, and only after a while did she say, "Could it be that Fang Xiu doesn't have a favorite woman?" He is not young, and he has not taken a concubine before? ”

Tao'er shook her head lightly and replied, "The master is still alone and has never accepted a concubine. ”

The dignified prime minister of a country, at this age, has never accepted a concubine.

Hearing this news, Li Yingyue's eyes showed a flash of confusion, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

After being silent for a while, she didn't know what she thought, her expression became a little strange, she looked at Tao'er, and whispered: "I heard Qing'er say that there are some men in the world who are no different from ordinary men on the surface, but in fact they have a woman's heart, just like those eunuchs in the palace

Or, even a eunuch is not as good, you say, Fang Xiu shouldn't be such a man, right? ”

Not to mention, although Tao'er knows more than Li Yingyue in this regard, it is the first time she has heard of such a man in the world.

She was silent for a moment, then shook her head like a rattle, and replied, "The slave can be sure that the master is not such a person. ”

"Why?"

Li Yingyue asked.

Momo opened her mouth to say something, but the words came to her lips and swallowed back.

She can't say that the lord's sweetheart is actually Her Majesty the Empress, and the lord often doesn't return all night, maybe he also goes to sleep for His Majesty.

After hesitating for a moment, she replied: "Because the master still loves Sister Yuhuan very much on weekdays, that is, the slave maid mentioned before, the master's personal maid." ”

"Are they round?"

Li Yingyue blinked her eyes and asked with some curiosity.

This question made Tao'er fall silent, and she didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Yingyue waved her hand and said, "Answer truthfully, I won't take it to heart." ”

Fang Xiu treated her like this, how could she fall in love with Shang Xiu.

Everything he is doing now is just to ease the relationship with him and finally achieve the goal of leaving Xiangguofu.

Tao'er hesitated: "The slave thinks there should be." ”

After a pause, he added: "The slave maid once saw that Sister Yuhuan secretly entered the master's house, but whether she was kicked out by the master later, the slave and maid don't know."

Get this answer.

For some reason, Li Yingyue suddenly felt sour in her heart, she attributed this feeling to Fang Xiu being her nominal husband, who was cold to her, but considerate to a little maid.

Li Yingyue took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, and tried her best to make herself look expressionless.

"That little maid named Yuhuan, what's so special?"

Peach thought for a moment and replied, "Beautiful and graceful, that place"

Speaking of this, she didn't know what she thought, a flush appeared on her pretty face, and she whispered, "It's also plump." ”

can be favored by the prime minister of a country.

Looks are not beautiful.

The posture is not curvaceous.

That's weird.

It's just that.

What is that place?

Li Yingyue's eyes showed a blank look, looked at Tao'er, and asked curiously, "What is that place?" ”

Momo hesitated, her gaze slowly moving down.

Li Yingyue was slightly stunned, and soon realized something, a flush appeared on her delicate melon seed face, and she snorted coldly and said, "What is this extraordinary." ”

Tao'er whispered: "There are indeed many men who like plump women." ”

Li Yingyue opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she didn't know how to speak, so she just asked, "Fang Xiu too?" ”

Tao'er shook her head lightly and said, "Not necessarily." ”

"Why?"

"Because when Sister Yuhuan first came to Xiangguo Mansion, she was still very young, that is, later, she grew up slowly."

“”

Li Yingyue was speechless for a while.

Tao'er fell into the memory, looked thoughtful, and said to herself: "Then again, the slave maid used to hear the master say to Sister Yuhuan that she was still too young, and when she grew up, I don't know if it's her age, or"

"That's it!"

Li Yingyue's pretty face turned crimson, and she always felt that it was a little strange to talk about this, so she interrupted her.

Tao'er didn't care, and she was a little unsatisfied.

There was a moment of silence.

Li Yingyue spoke again and asked, "Does she have anything else special?" ”

Tao'er thought for a while and replied, "Sister Yuhuan is also good at musical instruments, especially the dong flute, which is a must. ”

"Dong Xiao?"

Li Yingyue thought about it and asked again, "Is there anything else?" ”

Tao'er racked her brains and finally came up with another one: "Also, Sister Yuhuan often shushes the cold and asks for warmth by the master's side, and occasionally the old man is idle, and she will be coquettish by the master's side."

Li Yingyue's brows furrowed slightly, and said: "If it is cold and warm, it is also considered to be extraordinary, and it can attract Fang Xiu's favor, I am afraid that women from all over the world will flock into Xiangguo's mansion." ”

Tao'er said, "That's different. ”

Li Yingyue glanced at her and asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Tao'er said: "Sister Yuhuan is good-looking, and there are few women in the world who can compare with her, and good-looking women will always be treated preferentially."

If it is an ordinary-looking woman, shouting and asking for warmth by the side of the old man is noisy and annoying.

Sister Yuhuan is considerate. ”

“”

When Li Yinyue heard this, her brows furrowed slightly, and she said, "It's just that the appearance is different, there is such a big difference?" ”

Tao'er said: "Madame is good-looking, of course she doesn't feel like this!"

In fact, that's just the way it is!

Different things, different people do it, and the effect is completely different.

For example, an ordinary-looking woman resting on the table is lazy, and a beautiful woman resting on the table is cute.

An ordinary-looking woman with a flamboyant tongue is frivolous, and a stunningly beautiful woman with a flamboyant tongue is funny.

The ordinary-looking woman smiled slightly, which made people retreat, and the beautiful woman smiled slightly, which is the country and the city."

Momo said a lot in one breath.

When Li Yingyue heard this, she couldn't help but smile and said, "How can you say such an exaggeration." ”

Tao'er pouted and whispered, "That's it, not only women, but also men."

If the lord were a middle-aged man with a big belly, you wouldn't have such an attitude, madam. ”

When Li Yingyue heard this, she actually had a feeling that she had been seen through, and a flush appeared on her pretty face, wanting to defend herself, but she didn't know how to speak.

This time.

Tao'er also realized that it was inappropriate for her to say this, so she hurriedly changed the topic and said:

"Madame's appearance is not inferior to Sister Yuhuan, as long as you are willing to bow your head to the lord and occasionally express your concern, the lord will definitely fall for you."

When Li Yinyue heard this, she was slightly stunned.

I was a little curious about how good-looking the little maid named Yuhuan was, so that Tao'er unconsciously used a description like "not inferior".

There was a moment of silence.

She looked at Tao'er and said, "Go find a hole flute, and get some more glutinous rice and osmanthus flowers." ”

When Tao'er heard this, she knew that Madame had finally made up her mind to take the initiative.

With excitement on his face, he stood up suddenly, and said busily: "The slave is going!" ”

After speaking, Xiao Xiaobu ran out of the courtyard, and disappeared with a puff of smoke.

Li Yingyue looked at her back, with a surging smile on her face, and Qing'er's figure couldn't help but appear in her mind.

"I don't know where Qing'er is now, how she is doing."

Thinking of Qing'er, I can't help but think of my father, mother, and brother.

These are the four most important people in her life who have been by her side since she was born.

Now, the father and mother have passed away, leaving only Qing'er and the royal brother.

"Fang Xiu treated me like this, it can be seen that the relationship between the Great Zhou and the Qianguo is not harmonious, I hope that the imperial brother can see the marriage between the two countries, no longer start the war lightly, and return the people a peaceful birthday."

Li Yingyue thought so, sighed leisurely, and looked in the direction of Zhou Guo, with a touch of expectation in her eyes.

At this time.

It is thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

Imperial Palace, Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Zhou sat on the dragon chair, looking at the battle report sent back by Jianbei Dao, his face was gloomy.

Not far away.

Xie Qian, the first assistant of the cabinet, Wei Dongzheng, the second assistant, and the rest of the scholars stood upright in place with serious expressions.

"Bai Qi is only 50,000 people, no matter how advanced the weapons are and how treacherous the tactics are, Shan Xin should find some ways!"

Emperor Zhou put down the battle report in his hand and looked at several scholars, with a chill in his tone.

Wei Dongzheng hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the weapons used by the Qianguo are indeed powerful, especially the artillery, which can kill dozens of people in a short time. ”

Emperor Zhou looked at Wei Dongzheng and said coldly: "There are 200,000 people under the novice alone!" ”

Wei Dongzheng said: "In front of artillery, a large number of people is not an advantage. ”

A look of annoyance appeared in Emperor Zhou's eyes, and he said: "The musket sent by Shan Xin, I have seen it, compared to bows and arrows, the advantages and disadvantages are clear, and it is not as you said that you can ignore the difference in strength. ”

Wei Dongzheng said: "Muskets are not the same as artillery, and what makes General Shan jealous is not muskets, but artillery. ”

Emperor Zhou heard him repeatedly raise the artillery, and he was even more annoyed, slapped the table, and said angrily:

"It's been three months since the Qianguo invaded my Great Zhou! Shan Xin has an army of 200,000 people, and so far not even a single artillery piece has been captured!

Could it be that he plans to stick to Jianbei Dao for the rest of his life, and let Jiannan Dao and Yongzhou fall into the hands of cadres!

In that case, what's the point of me sending him as this main general, just send a pig over and you can hold the city! ”

These words have already indicated his attitude.

When Wei Dongzheng heard this, his face showed hesitation, and he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't open his mouth after all.

Side.

Seeing this, the squire of the military department hesitated: "Your Majesty, the minister has heard rumors in the market in recent days, and after Bai Qi got drunk a few days ago, he made a lot of nonsense, saying that Shan Xin and his ilk are guts rats, he disdains it, if Zhou Guo sends Zhao Ping, he is barely worthy of fighting with him, a killing god." ”

Jing'an Hou Zhao Ping was the main general who took Yongzhou at the beginning, and was especially good at siege warfare and guerrilla warfare.

Among the many generals of the Zhou State, there are also some fame.

When Emperor Zhou heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said coldly: "How do you know what Bai Qi said when he was drunk? ”

The soldier's heart jumped, and he said busily: "The minister just heard the rumors in the market mentioned it, whether it is true or not, the minister doesn't know." ”

Emperor Zhou snorted coldly and said, "This kind of rumor is a rumor of the enemy's discord when you hear it, don't bring it to me in the future." ”

The squire of the military department breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly saluted: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Emperor Zhou glanced at him, thought for a while, looked at Wei Dongzheng, and asked, "How is the development of the musket?" ”

Wei Dongzheng saluted: "Back to Your Majesty, the armory workshop has made a musket, compared with the musket of Qianguo, it is almost the same, but the accuracy is a little worse, and it is easy to explode, if you want to mass production, you need to improve." ”

Emperor Zhou frowned slightly and asked, "How long will it take?" ”

Wei Dongzheng replied: "One month at most!" ”

Emperor Zhou pondered for a moment and ordered: "Send more craftsmen to shorten the construction period!" ”

"Yes! Your Majesty! ”

After Wei Dongzheng saluted, his face showed hesitation, and he stopped talking.

Emperor Zhou looked at him and said, "What else do you have to say?" ”

Wei Dongzheng said: "Your Majesty, the development of the musket is not difficult, the difficult thing is the formula of gunpowder, the craftsman has improved it many times, but it still can't achieve the effect of dry gunpowder."

The minister thought that His Majesty could send more spies from the East Factory to search for the gunpowder workshop in Qianguo. ”

Emperor Zhou looked at the eunuch on the side and said coldly: "Can you hear me?" ”

The eunuch hurriedly saluted and said, "The slave and maid heard it." ”

Emperor Zhou looked at Wei Dongzheng again, and said, "If there is anything else to say, I will say it together." ”

Wei Dongzheng said: "There is also the mass production of muskets, which requires a large number of craftsmen, and I implore Your Majesty to recruit craftsmen throughout the country to produce muskets." ”

Emperor Zhou thought for a while and said: "You are the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, this matter is entrusted to you, and you can handle the specific number of craftsmen to recruit." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wei Dongzheng saluted and said no more.

Emperor Zhou looked at Shoufu Xie Qian again and asked, "Is there any news from Yan Kingdom?" ”

Elder Xie Qian's face showed a touch of helplessness, and he replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the Yan Kingdom is still watching the fire from across the shore, and will not send reinforcements in a short time. ”

"It's expected, Emperor Yan, that old immortal thing, has always liked to take advantage of the fisherman, and no one has fallen into disadvantage, he won't make a move."

Emperor Zhou sighed in his heart, waved his hand, and said, "Let's all go down, I am alone and quiet." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The people saluted and turned away.

After everyone leaves.

Emperor Zhou looked at the eunuch beside him, a light burst out of his eyes, and he asked coldly:

"Is what Bai Qi said drunken true?"