At this time, General Liu's mansion was actually not very calm, I saw a high-spirited middle-aged man sitting on a chair, surrounded by several young adults, the middle-aged man's brows were furrowed tightly, and his face would be a little angry and said:

"Are you saying that the emperor secretly befriended local forces and wanted to deal with me like he did with the Marquis of Mingyuan? Caught me off guard? ”

"It is such a general, the emperor secretly contacted General Zhang in Mobei some time ago, and allowed him to be a prince, and his daughter can be the lord of the county, but there is one condition, that is, to restrain the Liu family and give him the honorable position." The soldier below replied in a calm voice.

General Zhang of Mobei, speaking of him, General Liu is still quite familiar, just because both of them have a beloved daughter, the daughter of the Zhang family is older than Queen Liu, but she has not yet married, just because she is not General Zhang's daughter-in-law, not even a concubine, but a daughter in the outer room.

Because of this status, many lords don't look down on Miss Zhang at all, and those who want to say goodbye, General Zhang doesn't look down on their status.

So it dragged on day after day, and the emperor would plan to give Miss Zhang the title of county lord, and the group leader was the honor of the prince's daughter, which was enough to cover up the impact of her mother's identity, and it was enough to make a good family, if he was General Zhang, it would be difficult not to be moved.

"Hahaha, they all say that the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks, I didn't really believe this sentence, although the emperor is the emperor, but in the end he married my only daughter, I originally thought he would cherish it, but I didn't expect him to be unbearable so soon.

Did he think that the overall situation was already decided at this time? Although the first prince has been disposed of by him, what about so many princes? In the past, these princes obeyed the prince not only because he was the prince, but also because the prince was the concubine of the queen and was generous and benevolent, but now how can the new emperor compare?

Other princes' mothers are either concubines, or Zhaoyi Jieyu and the like, they are also from official families, which is not the son of a small palace maid who is not from a noble background, will they obey?

Supporting him was nothing more than to make Yun'er happy, but he didn't expect him to be such a white-eyed wolf. ”

General Liu had a somewhat indignant look, and at this time, his eldest son, the hussar general Liu Ding, hurriedly said:

"And what is the father going to do? Either way, we can't afford to sit back and die like this. ”

"Yes, father, we have to make plans early, and my sister, since the emperor already has this heart, how can my sister protect herself alone in the palace, we still have to plan as soon as possible."

"If you can't do it, go back to your hometown, our forces have been operating over there for so many years, I don't believe that we can't care about the safety of our Liu family."

General Liu didn't reply, but listened to the words of his sons, but his brows became more and more wrinkled.

These sons of his are brave and resourceful, the new emperor was not the person who everyone expected, it was their Liu family who supported him on the throne and respected him as orthodox, but now if the Liu family rebelled and disagreed, it would become a place where everyone could spurn.

Unless you can quietly end the new emperor like dealing with the first prince, but how can this be so easy, presumably the other party has also grasped this point, so he is so unscrupulous, he already knew it......

While a few people were discussing, they saw a small servant come forward and preach:

"The queen ordered her personal maid to go out of the palace to ask to see the general."

"Let her come in, you guys should go back to your own rooms, remember not to be ostentatious recently, let alone show any arrogance, so as not to provoke the emperor again, those civil servants are not easy to deal with."

After the sons left one by one, General Liu recruited the palace maid in, only to hear the other party say Empress Liu's orders, General Liu frowned, and secretly thought in his heart:

"The daughter of the Qi family? Thinking of the exiled Marquis of Mingyuan's mansion, General Liu originally didn't take such a weak woman in his eyes.

She now has no mother's family to rely on, even if she is favored, she is just like duckweed, where can she compare to her daughter's stable status, but thinking of her daughter's infatuation with the new emperor, he suddenly had another idea in his heart. ”

"Okay, you go back and talk to the queen, I will arrange it, and we can meet in five days at the latest."

"Yes!"

However, it is said that the Qi family does not know how the turmoil in Beijing is now, and how the relationship between the new emperor and Qi Min'er and Empress Liu is twists and turns.

They are now living a simple and ordinary life, just like every resident of Nanding Town, working from sunrise to sunset, and now the pastry business is gradually stable.

After all, Nanding Town is not a provincial capital, and it is a little small and remote, so the source of tourists is not so big.

However, because the shape and taste of the pastries are very good, they have also made some fame in Nanding Town, and now they can basically sell almost every day, and some time ago, there was a shopkeeper in the provincial capital who wanted to buy pastries, but was rejected by Qi Zhenzhen and others.

The pastry recipe is their secret, if it is said that everyone can make it, and even the pastries in the provincial city will definitely be more formal than here, then their talented cakes do not have this uniqueness, how can they be famous and sell well?

The so-called scarcity is expensive, this sentence is common no matter what industry it is.

The shopkeeper of the provincial capital saw that no matter how much the price was raised, the other party categorically refused, and he also saw that the other party seemed to have some background in him, so he didn't dare to force it, so he could only say that if he figured it out in the future, he would contact again, and then left.

Half a month has passed, and Master Qi feels that he has almost rested, and Uncle Qi and Third Master Qi have purchased a new house, which is not far from the inn where they are, and it can be regarded as a prosperous place in Nanding Town.

Mrs. Qi also lost some of her previous nobility and good face, she came to discuss with the Li family, and said that she wanted to learn some pastries to sell, of course, it would not be as delicate as the genius cake, just learn a little fur.

She brought a few rubies, wrapped in a small lotus bag, the color of the rubies was extremely pure, and in the sunlight, it showed a colorful halo.

The Li family discussed this matter with Qi Zhenzhen and the others, after all, there were several people in this pastry shop, and they chose to agree after a while.

One is because Mrs. Qi promised not to learn these exquisite pastries, only to learn how to prepare the fillings, and the other is that although they have been separated, they and Mrs. Qi are relatives after all, and this relationship cannot be broken, and I don't know what will happen if they go to the west.

If it really doesn't work, they should return to Nanding Town, after all, there are familiar relatives here.

"I didn't expect that we would still have such a peaceful time to do things here, I thought that when you and your third siblings entered the Hou Mansion, I only disliked you and was only obsessed with talking about poetry and painting with your husband.

I dislike the third brother and sister and can't control the heart of the third brother, but he is also a county lord, but he is bullied by the concubine room, at that time, he just wanted to separate the family early, and then everyone just became an ordinary relative, but I didn't expect you to help me today. ”

Mrs. Qi has been studying here for several days, and although the pastries made are not as delicate as the genius cakes, they are also decent, because they will go to the west in a day, so tonight Mrs. Qi will come over to talk to the Li family, and send some things by the way.

They all know that maybe this parting, and they don't know when they will see each other again, and they are quite reluctant in their hearts.

When they were in the Hou Mansion, the Li family and Mrs. Qi were not very harmonious, Mrs. Qi's eyes were above the top, and the Li family was also self-respecting and unwilling to come forward to curry favor, so the relationship between the two was light.

However, on the way to exile, coupled with the experience of living in Nanding Town, the relationship between the two became somewhat close.

Listening to Mrs. Qi's words, Li's face also showed a shallow smile, and she only heard her say gently:

"Yes, how could you have imagined the situation today? At the beginning, in the deep boudoir, my mother only said that she would choose a good person, and later married into the marquis's mansion, the second master was very good, and he didn't like women.

But I didn't expect that one day the Hou Mansion would fall, but now it's okay like this, it's a dull life. ”

Hearing Li's words, Mrs. Qi also said with some emotion:

"The prosperity of the Hou Mansion in the past has become a thing of the past, the past cannot be traced, live a good life now, I only hope that Yusheng and Zhenya can grow up happily, and I don't ask for anything else. The prosperity of the past is just a dream. ”

Time has passed another day, this day is refreshing, yesterday Qi Zhenzhen and they made a lot of pastries, and some discounts, which can be regarded as thanking the residents of Nanding Town for their support.

Although this town is not developed, but the people here are simple, it is a very humane place, if it is not for the ambition in their hearts, in fact, they live here, it is also a good choice, just like Mrs. Qi.

However, the choice made will not be regretted, avenging Queen Qi and the first prince is the obsession of Master Qi, and it is also the obsession of Concubine Rou, wanting to see his daughter Qi Min'er is the obsession of the second master of Qi and the Li family, and Qi Zhenzhen is the obsession of the Yao family.

But what about Qi Zhenzhen's obsession? In fact, she didn't understand very well, everything was like looking at flowers in the fog and the moon in the water, she just felt that she shouldn't stop here, maybe she should see the farther and wider scenery, there are still infinite possibilities.

While selling pastries, the Qi family told the people in Nanding Town that they were leaving, and those people were reluctant, and they recommended Mrs. Qi's pastries by the way, saying that although they were not as delicate as the genius cakes, they tasted good.

Almost ready, Uncle Qi called Qi Zhenzhen to his side, and asked in a low voice to her:

"Zhen Zhen, now your uncle and your father are staying in Nanding Town, Yusheng and Zhenya are too, and now you are the only junior left around me. I know you're smart and shrewd, and that intelligence really shouldn't be buried.

I want to teach you more things, but I don't know if it's suitable or not, you know your mother's thoughts, she always thinks that you can be gentle and virtuous, and marry a good man in the future, in fact, this kind of life is not bad, but I always think that maybe you may prefer something else?

I know that although you are still young, you have a lot of ideas, and no matter what choices you make today, your grandfather will respect your opinion, Zhenzhen, you think about it carefully. ”

So what kind of choice will Qi Zhenzhen make?