On the way back to his home from Quanshanfang, Li Zhen was thinking about Princess Taiping's influence on the internal guards all the way, and yesterday Shangguan Wan'er was still hinting at him, asking him to control all the internal guards as much as possible, so will Princess Taiping also sue Wan Guojun and let him find a way to drive him away?

There is no doubt about this, in history, Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er are natural opponents, Princess Taiping will never be satisfied with sharing power with Shangguan Wan'er, and Shangguan Wan'er will not, the battle for internal defense will be a secret battle between these two women, and the struggle between herself and Wan Guojun has just begun.

Li Zhen thought of Cui Shaoying again, if he was Wu Sansi's person, then Shangguan Wan'er would hint at herself and give a part of the power to Cui Shaoying, but Shangguan Wan'er didn't mention it, does this also prove that the alliance between Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi is not strong?

Li Zhen felt that there were thousands of contradictions that he needed to sort out one by one, and there were threats and plots from all directions that he needed to guard against, but this was officialdom, and officialdom was never calm, only storms one after another or turbulent whirlpools under the calm water.

At this time, a group of children happily ran past him, waking Li Zhen up from his contemplation, he looked at it, he had unknowingly arrived at the door, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and Zhao Qiuniang invited himself to the martial arts hall for dinner in the evening!

When Li Zhen walked into the courtyard, he heard the eldest sister talking to Aunt Meng, and he couldn't help but stop.

"I gave you a hundred yuan of money just before yesterday, why did you come to ask for money again? Mother-in-law, that Lintoe Temple is a bottomless pit, don't donate any more. ”

"Ah Quan, today Lintoe Temple wants to boil water 6 Dharma to raise donations, they gave me VIP posts, a total of only ten VIP posts, how embarrassed I am to go empty-handed, I don't want more, just give fifty runs, give me this old face a face!"

"Then I'll tell you, don't ask for money next month. ”

"Just this time, I won't ask you anymore, I'll ask Buddha Nu to go. ”

"Whatever you want! I'm going to give you money for the last time today, anyway. ”

Li Zhen shook his head, led the horse and walked quickly to the stable, came back from the stable, just happened to meet Li Quan, Li Zhen smiled and asked: "Aunt Meng doesn't spend Chinese New Year's Eve at home tonight?"

Li Quan hugged Xiu'er, patted her on the back, and said hatefully: "She went to participate in the Lao Shi Zishui 6 Festival, it's best not to come back." ”

After a pause, Li Quan said with a gloomy face: "Just now your brother-in-law came back to change clothes, he went to Wu Sansi's Chinese New Year's Eve feast tonight, and he will come back very late, only the two of us will spend Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

"That's right, Sister will go to Sister Qiuniang's martial arts hall with me, won't she invite you too?"

"I'll talk about it later! I'm going to give the guys money, and then we'll worship our ancestors together, and we'll go to Qiu Niang when we have time." ”

"Sister!"

Li Zhen glanced at Uncle Lin's back and said in a low voice: "The servant woman in the family, don't you express it?"

"But they've only been here for two days. Li Quan said a little reluctantly.

"Sister, it's the New Year, you're the master, you have to show it!"

"Well, since you have said so, give each of them three dollars. ”

Li Quan coaxed the child for a while, and hurried to the store, Li Zhen returned to his room, he opened a large iron box in the corner, which was full of copper coins, which was full of three thousand yuan, which was the money obtained from selling the night pearl in Wei Tuan'er's case, Di Yan refused to ask for it, and gave it to him.

In fact, Li Zhen didn't know how much money he had, he got two large bags of gold jewelry in Songnanguan, which were estimated to be worth at least 10,000 yuan, and more than 1,000 gold coins from before, he actually had 10,000 yuan in his pocket.

Li Zhen took out ten pieces of money from the iron box, and the copper coins were strung with ropes, one string was consistent money, there were 1,000 yuan, and ten pieces were 10,000 yuan, in the Wutang Dynasty when the rice was ten yuan, this was a lot of money, and you could buy 100 stone rice.

Li Zhen put the money into the cloth bag and came to the inner hall, only to see Xiu'er sleeping soundly in the cradle, and Aunt Lin sitting next to the cradle was engrossed in sewing the little flower jacket, which was almost sewn.

Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin are not servants bought by Li Quan, Uncle Lin is a hired housekeeper, and Aunt Lin just came to help take care of the children, the two old men are kind people, although Aunt Lin is kind enough to come to help, but Li Zhen is very grateful to her for taking care of the child wholeheartedly, so he told the eldest sister that Aunt Lin just needs to take care of Xiu'er, and there is no need for the nurse of the Wang family.

In any case, he wants to express his gratitude to Aunt Lin.

"Childe is here!"

Aunt Lin hurriedly laid a cushion next to the cradle for him, Li Zhen sat down, and looked at the child who was sleeping sweetly, his little face was flushed.

Madame fed her some porridge, and she fell asleep. ”

Li Zhen nodded, and asked with a smile: "How does Aunt Lin usually spend Chinese New Year's Eve?"

"I don't have anything to do, Lao Lin wants to go to the family at night to participate in the ancestor worship, I never go, or do needlework, although it is Chinese New Year's Eve, but it is no different from usual. Aunt Lin thought of her son who died in the war, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad in her eyes.

"I'm really sorry, I have to trouble Aunt Lin on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Li Zhen pushed the bag to her and said with a smile: "It's the New Year, this is a little bit of my heart, please Aunt Lin accept it!"

Aunt Lin was taken aback, and hurriedly waved her hand, "Madame's monthly salary for Lao Lin is not low, and it is too late for us to be grateful, and we can't collect any more money from our son." ”

"This is my heart for Aunt Lin, it has nothing to do with my eldest sister, take it! ”

Aunt Lin refused to accept it, but Li Zhen insisted that she accept it, otherwise she would not be allowed to take the child, and after arguing for a long time, Aunt Lin had no choice but to accept it, she was very moved and said: "Mrs. and Gongzi are both good people, and it is also a blessing for me and Lao Lin to meet you, thank you Gongzi." ”

"Aunt Lin doesn't have to be polite, I still have something to do, so I'll go first." ”

"Childe, go get busy, I'll take care of the child. ”

Li Zhen smiled and patted Xiu'er's little face, then got up and went back to his room

Winter is dark early, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, the streets and alleys of Luoyang are no longer pedestrians, at this time, every household has become lively, giving children money, men began to burn incense to worship ancestors, women are busy arranging the Chinese New Year's Eve feast.

Li Quan gave the guys money, and the guys all went home happily, Li Quan also went home, and sacrificed his father and grandfather with his brother, but she was the daughter-in-law of the Cao family after all, although her husband was not at home, Li Quan still gave incense to the spiritual seat of Cao Wen's father and ancestor and offered a high bowl of fish and meat.

"Sister, okay, Sister Qiu Niang has already sent a car to pick us up. ”

"It's coming! You're dying. ”

Li Quan walked out of the room quickly, she changed into a bright red pomegranate dress, wore a smoke-gray embroidered lace undergarment, a thick green brocade on her shoulders, her hair was combed into cloud sideburns, a jade gold hairpin was inserted, and a thin layer of powder was applied to her face.

She complained: "I just change my clothes, are you impatient? I can't go to Qiu Niang with the smell of wine!"

Li Zhen turned her head stupidly, where was she changing her clothes, and waited for her for most of the hour.

"What, am I not dressed well?"

Li Quan was a little worried, she said hesitantly: "Why don't I go and change into that yellow undergarment, it's more festive." ”

"No, that's fine!"

Li Zhen hurriedly pulled her eldest sister and pushed her out of the door, muttering inappropriately: "Anyway, your husband is not here, what are you doing dressed so beautifully?"

"What do you mean, boy, do you want to be happy when I wear a beggar's garment?"

Li Quan withdrew his hand angrily and struck him heavily on the head, and then got on the ox cart sent by the martial arts hall to pick them up, and the ox cart walked slowly towards the Nanyuan martial arts hall at the gate of the fang.

Zhao Qiuniang's martial arts hall is very lively every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, her husband adopted more than two dozen orphans before his death, and many apprentices, dozens of people gathered together, making the martial arts hall very lively.

The hall where martial arts is usually practiced is brightly lit, and there is a long row of tables in the middle, on the table is a sumptuous banquet, both sides are crowded with Zhao Qiuniang's apprentices, most of them are sixteen or seventeen years old, everyone is laughing and laughing, and more than a dozen female apprentices are dressed up extraordinarily pretty, with long skirts fluttering and showing like clouds.

Today is slightly different from usual, there are a few more guests, Li Zhen and eldest sister Li Quan, as well as Jiu Zhi and Zhang Li, the two of them have nowhere to go, and they were also called by Zhao Qiuniang.

Zhao Qiuniang collided with Li Quan tonight, and also wore lace and smoky gray undergarments and pomegranate skirts, both of them were exactly the same in clothing and dress, which caused everyone to laugh.

Li Zhen sat in the first seat on the left, and next to him were Jiu Zhi and Zhang Li, which was also a characteristic of the Tang Dynasty group meal system, with men and women sitting on one side.

"Old fat, where is Xiao Xi? Why didn't he come?" Li Zhen looked around for a long time, but didn't see Xiao Xi, and couldn't help but ask strangely.

"He was called by the master, and he said that he wanted to spend Chinese New Year's Eve with the master's family, and he heard that his master's daughter was very good-looking and was going to be married. ”

Li Zhen was so angry that he slapped his scalp, "His master's daughter is only nine years old, what are you thinking about all day long?"

At this time, Zhao Qiuniang's apprentices all lined up in a long line, kowtowing to the master one by one, Zhao Qiuniang gave them the New Year's money, and a female apprentice also stepped forward and knelt down to kowtow to Li Quan, and was suddenly shocked Li Quan was at a loss, and she remembered that she came empty-handed.

She anxiously whispered to her brother sitting opposite: "Ah Zhen, I forgot to bring a money bag!"

Li Quan and Zhao Qiuniang are good friends, she is the elder of many disciples, her warehouse is in the martial arts hall, she comes to the martial arts hall almost every day, she is very familiar with Zhao Qiuniang's disciples, according to custom, if there is a disciple kowtowing to her, she also has to give the disciple money.

Li Zhen had already thought of it for her, and threw a red money bag to her with a smile, which contained more than a hundred Sogdian gold coins.

Li Quan was relieved, and then he smiled and gave the female disciple two gold coins, "This is for you, you can't let you kowtow to me for nothing!"

"Thank you, aunt!" The female disciple got two gold coins and went happily, all the apprentices were overjoyed, and rushed to kowtow to Li Quan to receive the money, and even the wine was moved, he couldn't help but stand up, but was pulled down by Li Zhen, "Dead fatty, don't embarrass me!"

"Lao Li, I'm short of money now, why don't you advance some money to me first!" Jiu Zhi said with a salivating smile.

"You kid spends all day drinking, rarely goes to the Qinglou a few times, learns from Zhang Li, and people never go to the Qinglou. ”

"Heaven and earth conscience! I don't go much now, but I drink with the guards all day long, the expenses are too great, and I have no money in my hands for a long time, and now others invite me. ”

Li Zhen is right to think about it, this fat man has made countless friends, how can he not spend money, so he smiled and said: "I'll give you some money when I go back, follow me, I can't treat you badly." ”

Jiu Zhi suddenly felt itchy, and lowered his voice and said to Li Zhen: "I heard the guards say that when the internal guard has a lot of oil and water, many people earn thousands of yuan a year, this is still an income other than Yulu, and I have to let my brother earn a little bit in the future." ”

"What do you want so much money for?" Li Zhen frowned, how could he be so blatant about the leader.

"If you want to start a family, you want to raise a lady! Why don't you want money?"

At this time, Jiuzhi suddenly saw a beautiful little lady secretly looking at him, he was suddenly overjoyed, and hurriedly sat upright, coughed heavily, and raised his voice, at least to ensure that the little lady could hear it.

"Lao Li, where did we talk about just now? I will handle the task handed over by the saint, you don't have to worry about it, and you remember to hand over that report to me tomorrow, and you are not allowed to delay it any longer!"

Li Zhen was inexplicable when he heard it, and Zhang Li next to him snorted out laughing

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