However, even if she is the eldest princess, the little lady is already doing what she should do.

After receiving the reward, she went to the palace to thank the new saint, and then returned home and continued to serve her parents, support her husband, and raise her children. When she had nothing to do, she went into the kitchen to study all kinds of food, suitable for her father and mother, suitable for Nanshan food, suitable for children to eat, and she was as busy as a spinning top.

It's just that over the years, the New Tang Dynasty has never been peaceful.

But the little lady is a deep lady, she doesn't understand the government, and she doesn't bother to care about these. Anyway, as long as her father and mother are well and the family is stable, she will be satisfied.

This low-key and loved eldest princess of the saint is simply a strange existence in the arrogant, domineering and capricious princesses of the New Tang Dynasty, which has invisibly attracted the attention of many people. It also amazed many people.

In the blink of an eye, it was the twenty-first year of Zhenyuan.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the kings and nobles of the clan came to the palace as usual to congratulate the saint. As the eldest princess, the little lady naturally has to go to the queen to congratulate.

Over the years, Queen Wang has always been jealous and hateful of the little lady. It's just that the little lady is sitting upright, and the saint's respect for the little lady has never faded, so she can only endure it. Now, she still has to laugh and call the little lady to sit down beside her, and make the two of them talk and laugh, so that the saint can also ask her what she and the little lady said, and say a few more words to her.

The little lady actually doesn't like this kind of scene very much. She felt that the people here were so fake and empty, and every moment here was so difficult. With this time, she prefers to research new foods at home. At least every time a new flavor comes out, she feels so comfortable when she sees her family's faces enjoying it and listens to her family's admiration!

was squinting his eyes and talking to the queen without a word, and by the way, he counted the time in his heart, and planned to hurry away when it was almost over. However, just when the time was approaching, a chamberlain hurriedly walked in from outside and whispered a few words in the ear of a palace maid. The palace maid stepped forward and whispered a few more words beside the queen. The queen's face immediately changed slightly, and she grabbed the little lady's hand.

"Sister, sage, he's sick. She said.

The little lady's heart sank. "Sick, how?"

"No matter what the illness is, go and see him!" said the queen, this is a sincere pleading.

If you don't have much affection for these people in the palace, but for the saint who regards herself as her sister wholeheartedly, the little lady's feelings are still very true. Now when she heard Queen Wang say this, she nodded: "Okay, find someone to lead the way!"

When she reached the place where the saint was, she saw that the temple was already empty. The saint was lying on the couch, lamenting in a low voice, and occasionally hearing the sound of tears, which was sad to the extreme.

Thinking about the things he has encountered over the years, the little lady's heart is also soft.

She slowly stepped forward and handed over the handkerchief in her hand: "Wipe it with this!"

"Sister ......"

When he looked up and saw her, the saint had a sore nose again, took the veil and wept incessantly.

The little lady heard him cry sadly, so she sat down on the edge of the bed and gently patted him on the back: "What's wrong?"

"Today, the princes and nobles all came to congratulate the saint, but the prince was unable to come due to illness, and when the saint learned about it, he began to cry and lament, and now he can't get up!" said the chamberlain on the side.

The crown prince Li Yu is indeed an anxious child. He has always been in poor health, and now he is even more lingering on the sickbed, and he can't even get up after the holidays. And Mu Jiaojiao has passed away, and her apprentices are also old. Although the disciples and grandchildren have learned a lot of her skills, the people who are blue are not. These people showed the prince, but they were helpless.

Although the sage has tried to restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty during the Xuanzong period over the years, he has repeatedly hit a wall, and he has no ambition in his heart. Now at this good time, when I learned the news of the prince, I became more and more sad, and it came to this point.

This is also a poor man.

The little lady sighed in her heart, sat down on the edge of the bed, and patted him lightly on the shoulder: "Don't be sad." Didn't I say it, it's not a good thing to be sad. The crown prince is like this now, if you are still obsessed with this matter and can't extricate yourself, then what should you do with state affairs? The entire New Tang Dynasty is still waiting for you to lead it!"

"Sister, don't motivate me with these words anymore. Over the years, I have tried all kinds of methods to try to get the country back on track, but with little success. Now I'm tired, really tired. I feel like God has been working against me and trying to make me unhappy. In my life, I have known you for this great thing. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to survive now!" the saint shook his head, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Finished.

When the little lady saw this, she sighed in her heart.

His psyche had completely collapsed, in short, he began to break the jar. Now she can't help but rebuild his confidence in him.

"You...... Hey!" she could only sigh and touch his head gently, "It's been a hard time for you all these years." ”

He has been emperor for decades, and everyone is respectful to him, always paying attention to etiquette. But she is the only one who has always treated him as a relative, pitied him and loved him. Now, seeing her caressing the back of his head as usual, and saying this softly, the saint felt the sorrow hidden in the depths of his heart welling up, and he took her hand again and wept incessantly.

The little lady sat there, letting him cry uncontrollably, and continued to pat him on the back with one hand to give him relief.

The saint cried enough, but he still refused to let go of her hand, and looked at her with red eyes: "Sister, don't you go, okay? Stay with me for a while." ”

The little lady looked at him. "Today, the first day of the new year, I have a lot of things to do at home!"

"Sister......" the saint called pitifully.

The little lady still didn't hold back after all.

"Okay, I'll stay with you a little longer. It's just that I have to go home before dark. ”

"Well, I know. I will not hinder your reunion with your family. The saint nodded quickly, and as if he had obtained a treasure that he had been longing for but could not get, he carefully held her hand, rubbed his face against her, and closed his eyes.

After a while, the sound of even breathing was heard. However, his breathing was still a little weak, which showed that his physical condition was already deteriorating.

The little lady sat for a while to make sure that he was asleep, and then gently withdrew her hand and went out lightly.

"Sister!" the queen was guarding outside. When she saw her come out, she hurriedly called.

The little lady bowed to her: "The saint is asleep, you go and accompany him!"

"Sister, aren't you going to accompany you?" Queen Wang was slightly startled.

"You are his wife, and he who lived and died with him. Now that he's seriously ill, it's time for you to be by his side. What's more, the prince is in this situation now, and the closest person to him is you, isn't it natural for you to accompany him?" the little lady scolded.

She has always been gentle and gentle, passable, and well-known for her good temper. As a result, who would have thought that once she was angry, she could be so terrible!

Queen Wang was so frightened that she couldn't even move the queen's shelf, so she could only bow her head obediently and admit her mistake: "What Sister taught me is that I was wrong, so I will accompany the saint!"

The little lady nodded again, held her hand again and said, "The saint is depressed, you should shake his hands and pat him on the shoulders more, and tell him some happy things about his children, so that he can feel better, remember?"

"Yes, I remember. Queen Wang nodded hurriedly, her heart was frightened and surprised, but she was still faintly grateful.

What was frightened was naturally the sternness that the little lady suddenly showed, and what surprised was how the little lady could suddenly talk to her about how to get along with the saints? But she also understood that the little lady was teaching herself sincerely. Over the years, because the saint likes her unusually, she always looks at the little lady unpleasantly, although she is affectionate to her on the surface, but her small actions in private have not been broken. The little lady endured it all, and did not say a word to the saint. And now, she can still teach herself these words regardless of her previous suspicions, how can she not be grateful in her heart?

Just think about it again, it was the little lady who grabbed her own position over the years. Now she's just giving it back to herself, what is she to be grateful for?

At this time, the little lady pushed her inside: "Okay, you go!"

The queen was anxious to see the saint, and she didn't care about it, so she hurriedly raised her feet, and tears were already rolling down from the corners of her eyes.

The "Saint ......" has not yet arrived, but the cry has been stretched for a long time.

When the little lady heard this, she could only shake her head again and sigh.

I took the car to the gate of the palace, and then walked outside, and sure enough, I saw Nanshan waiting outside.

He was also old, his beard was gray, and his body was beginning to be rickety. Although there is a prescription left by Mu Jiaojiao, because of many years of galloping on the battlefield, he has too many injuries on his body, and those injuries that penetrate deep into the viscera cannot be cured by later decoction.

However, the moment he saw his wife come out, he still raised a faint smile at her again, and personally stepped forward to hold her hand.

"Why is it so cold? What about the stove you have with you?" he whispered, but he had already automatically wrapped her hands in the palms of his hands, using his own body temperature to warm her body.

"I stayed, for the saint to keep by his side. The little lady said.

Nanshan's eyebrows twisted slightly, but he still didn't say anything.

The two of them returned home together, and the juniors in the family had been waiting for them for a long time.

The children and grandchildren all gathered around, saying nice things in a stack, and begging them for red envelopes. Thanks to their early preparations, the red envelopes that were prepared in advance were still almost not enough. Then, surrounded by children, the two had a lively meal in one place.

Looking at the group of children under the pressure, the little lady sighed sincerely: "Sure enough, as long as the children are healthy and healthy, this is a great joy, and I am satisfied, and I don't want more." ”

"Me too. Nanshan nodded, and muffled her voice.

The little lady raised her head and smiled at him.

Nanshanhe lowered his head, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Oh, grandfather laughed! grandfather laughed! I saw it!"

The little granddaughter suddenly jumped up and screamed with great excitement.

When the other grandchildren heard this, they quickly looked over with wide eyes. It's just that Nanshan's face is serious, where can I see the slightest smile? They clamored for Nanshan to smile again, but Nanshan reprimanded: "It's noisy, what are you talking like? Why don't you hurry back and sit down?"

The children immediately sat back obediently, and all of them had serious faces.

When the little lady saw it, she quietly pushed him: "For the New Year, don't be so fierce to the child." ”

Nanshan frowned. "Okay!"

The look in her eyes softened a lot.

"I kind of understand, grandfather only has grandmother in his eyes, and his gentleness is only for grandmother!" said a grandson in a small whisper.

Everyone nodded.

When the little lady heard it, she was red. Nanshan said, "Isn't that right?"

"Yes, that's right!" the children nodded yes, and couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that the children were happy again, the little lady couldn't hold back, and she also showed a happy smile.

On the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone was so lively.

Immediately after the second, third, and fourth days of the new year, as well as every day of the new year, they were busy visiting relatives and eating spring wine everywhere, and they were very busy.

It's just that this year's Chang'an City is not as lively as in previous years. Everyone was a little depressed when they were happy.

"I heard that the saint's illness is getting worse day by day, and now he can't get out of bed. At the banquet, the little lady heard someone say this.

"However, after so many days, the inner palace and the outer court have actually cut off the news, and the news about the saint and His Royal Highness the crown prince has not come out at all, and I don't know what is going on. Another humane, "Hey, I don't know if the saint and the prince are safe or not?"

As he spoke, everyone glanced at the little lady from time to time.

On the day of the first day of the new year, the little lady saw the saint, which is not a secret, everyone already knows.

After all, she was the last person to see a saint. It's just that from the time she left the palace to the present, the little lady didn't say a word about the saint, no matter how others asked. The same is true now.

In a blink of an eye, it was the twenty-third day of the first month.

On this day, martial law suddenly became strict in Chang'an City, and countless chamberlains and Yu guards ran out of the palace, and the chamberlains ran all over the noble families in Chang'an City, inviting everyone to enter the palace to mourn, and Yu Wei went door to door to inform the people to hang up white flags.

Soon, there was a shout from inside Chang'an City: "The saint has died!"

The saint died. After all, he still didn't carry it, and he died.

The little lady let the maid dress her up, her lips were pursed, and her hands were secretly clenched into fists at her sides.

When she entered the deep palace, someone led her to the saint's bed. Looking at the saint who seemed to have taken a peaceful nap, the little lady's eyes suddenly became hot and she almost burst into tears.

The prince was kneeling in front of the couch. When he saw the little lady coming in, he turned to that side and wept sadly: "Before Daddy died, he repeatedly told me to treat my eldest aunt well in the future and treat you as your own mother. In the future, if there is something wrong with the son, please ask the eldest aunt to be just like she taught her father, don't be polite, just point it out. In the future, we will not be able to do without your support, Auntie!"

The prince was sick and weak, and he was a little physically exhausted after bowing to the little lady repeatedly. In the end, he fainted.

When the little lady saw it, she couldn't say anything she wanted to refuse.

Hurriedly took his pulse and performed needles, so that his heartbeat was calmer, and she went back to mourn for the saint.

The crown prince succeeded to the throne before the spirit of the saint. After ascending the throne, he issued many edicts, among which the little lady was naturally indispensable - she was named the eldest princess of Yongzhen, and the food grew to 2,000 households.

"Actually, no amount of food is of any use to me. I don't lack this food. Holding the holy decree, the little lady sighed in a low voice.

"This is the refuge given to you by the saints. Nanshan said, "With this holy decree of the new saint, plus these two thousand households, you will have no worries for the rest of your life." Even if the queen wants to move you, she can't do anything against the first emperor and the saints. ”

Yes, her brother has died, and she still wants to set up the last barrier for her. His brother has really done it to the extreme.

The little lady sighed secretly, and suddenly felt that she was actually quite sorry for her brother. He has always been devoted to her, but she avoids her everywhere, and the number of times she fulfills her sister's duties is very rare. It's a pity that it's too late for her to regret it now.

Now she can only make up for it.

"Now that the new saint is in weak health, and he has just succeeded to the throne, there will be commotion in the DPRK and the ambitious countries around it. At this time, we must live and guard the saints, so that the first emperor can go with peace of mind. Nanshan said beside her.

The little lady nodded again and again. "You're right. It's a pity that I don't understand any of this. ”

"You don't have to understand, I just need to understand. Nanshan said softly, "And Brother Brother, we will join forces to ensure that the government is stable for a year and a half." ”

"Then it's up to you. The little lady said, "You are busy in the front, and I will cook for you in the back." ”

"That's enough! I like to eat your cooking. Nanshan nodded hurriedly.

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled again.

They guessed right. In recent years, Tibet has been powerful, and the surrounding countries are eyeing the fertile land of Xintian just now. Coupled with the fact that the lord is weak and the minister is strong, when the new saint took office, some people really began to use their brains.

But in the name of the eldest princess Yongzhen's husband and the saint's uncle, Nanshan quickly caught a few leaders and killed them in public, which severely shocked the group of ill-intentioned people. In addition, Da Langjun and others took the initiative to attack, and first gave Tubo Huifu and other places a brazen blow, and then made them all shrink back honestly.

The replacement of saints in the New Tang Dynasty was carried out smoothly.

For this reason, the saint has more and more respect for the little lady. Seeing this, the Queen Mother also knew that the general trend had gone, and she only bowed her head and respected the little lady.

It's just that the saint is still too weak after all. After reigning for half a year, he gave the Zen throne to the crown prince and became the emperor himself.

The following year, the Emperor died of illness.

The new saint has the same respect for the little lady. In addition, there is no queen in his harem, and the eldest concubine, Concubine Guo, is Guo Ziyi's granddaughter, that is, the niece of the little lady. Guo grew up under the watchful eye of the little lady, and it is not a problem to be close to and respect the little lady. After the new saint ascended the throne, she invited the little lady into the palace several times to speak, and her grace was even greater.

"There is no way to stay in this Chang'an City. "Once, after returning from the palace, the little lady said to Nanshan.

Now she is in and out of the court so often that she has obviously become a thorn in the side of some people. She didn't like it.

Nanshan said: "Then let's leave! I'm old, and I don't want to be in charge of the army anymore." Now I'll go to the book to beg for bones, and then let's go to Yangzhou Leisure Mountain Resort to retire!"

Over the years, after decades of operation by officials in Yangzhou, Yangzhou's leisure villas have become the leaders in the leisure villas of the New Tang Dynasty, and a house there can be described as hard to find. However, this is not a worry for the Cui family at all, because the current person in charge of the leisure villa is Mu Jiaojiao's apprentice grandson!

"Yes, yes, that's a good idea!" the little lady nodded hurriedly.

The husband and wife did what they said.

On the second day, Nanshan wrote a letter requesting the return of military power on the grounds of old age and physical fitness, so as to settle down the day.

The saint was very pleased when he saw the folds.

At the beginning, Nanshan and others worked together to maintain the new emperor and defend the territorial integrity of the New Tang Dynasty, and he saw it in his eyes and was very grateful to these people. It's just that now that the matter is over, these people seem to have made great contributions, and people can't help but be jealous.

However, before the saint could have any excessive thoughts in his heart, they were able to retreat bravely and take the initiative to hand over the military power to retire for the rest of their lives, which was very popular with the saints. He deeply felt that the aunt and grandmother that his grandfather recognized at the beginning were really a trustworthy person, no wonder his grandfather and father trusted and relied on them so much.

Until now, he was a little reluctant to let them go.

The saint repeatedly refused, Nanshan insisted again and again, and at first the saint still approved his request and greatly rewarded their children.

On the day when the husband and wife left Chang'an for Yangzhou, the saint and Guo Guifei came to see them off in person.

The saint took the little lady's hand and cried uncontrollably.

"Before my father died, he also repeatedly explained to me that I must respect my aunt and grandmother and listen to my aunt's words. Auntie, grandmother, you are leaving your grandson now, how will your grandson live in the future? Your grandson has not fulfilled his filial piety in front of you!"

"We left, better for you. The little lady touched his head and said, "Moreover, if you want to be filial, you don't necessarily have to be in Chang'an." Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, you want to do your filial piety, there is a way. ”

When the young sage heard this, he understood her thoughts, and his heart was full of emotion.

Especially the palm that was gently rubbed on the top of his head made his heart even softer.

He thought he understood why his grandfather liked her so much, and before he died, he had to ask his children and grandchildren to be kind to her aunt and grandmother. Such an elder who does not love power and sees the situation in front of him clearly is indeed worthy of respect!

Although he couldn't rely on her as wholeheartedly as his grandfather, at least in times of crisis, he thought he would choose to ask her for help as soon as possible.

The saint and Guo Guifei were reluctant, and it took a full hour to reluctantly let them go. And when they arrived in Yangzhou, the saint still respected them as before, and the gifts were sent to the highest standard all year round, until the little lady passed away.

In the tenth year of Yuanhe, the little lady, a middle-aged saint, cried when she heard the bad news, and fainted. After waking up, he ordered someone to bury the little lady with the gift of the eldest princess, and personally wrote the epitaph.

Such a favor was passed down as a good story for a while.