It took three or four days for Xiaotong and Mr. Ji to buy and bring back to Yuejian Villa for the New Year.

Yue Xian arranged various matters for everyone, but he didn't see the two elders of peace. Yue Xian asked, "Hasn't the second elder come back yet?"

Xiaotong said: "Since I asked them to assassinate the left army before, I was going to arrange for them to live in the small house in Xicheng first, but I don't know where they went, and they haven't returned. ”

Yue Xian shook his head and sighed: "These two old naughty boys, since they entered the capital, have played even harder, and they can't find anyone for nine out of ten days." ”

Xiaotong said: "Although there are many interesting things in the capital, the second elder will eventually get tired of it. I'll send some more people to find it!"

Yue Xian couldn't, so he had to say: "It's okay, if you find it, ask them to come back early." The second elder behaves perversely, and it is inevitable that he will be eye-catching outside, and if the people of the left army find out the details, it will be very troublesome. ”

Yue Xian looked at the accounts of the pawnshop in the past six months, and said: "The pawnshop was handed over to Mr. Ji, it is really reassuring, and I remember it clearly." After looking at it for a long time, he suddenly remembered something, raised his head and asked, "How is Qin He's matter?"

Xiaotong said: "Xu Wen is moving up and down, but the servant of the ministry is not an ordinary official position after all, and I am afraid it will not be possible without three or five months." ”

Yue Xian nodded and said, "As long as Xu Wenken does this, the servants of the Ministry will be Qin He's sooner or later." ”

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On the day before the New Year, the decree of the king of Bac Ninh to recruit an envoy for Beishu came down. When the king of Bac Ninh entered the palace to thank him, he was inevitably nagged by the queen mother again, saying something "Your imperial nephews have all married, but you are still alone", and the king of Bac Ninh had to use other words to diverge the past.

Emperor Xiang asked, "Fifth brother, I heard that there is a girl living in your house?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she wondered: "Which girl is it? How can she live in your house?"

The king of Beining understood that this must have been reported to Emperor Xiang by Shiliangmen, and the details of Luo Wenji were also found out by Shiliangmen. He said truthfully: "It was a friend I met on the rivers and lakes a few years ago, who saved my life many times, and recently came to the capital to stay for a few days. ”

"Friends on the rivers and lakes?" the Queen Mother said curiously: "How old are you?

The king of Bac Ninh said: "He is about the same age as his son, and he has never been married. ”

The Queen Mother changed color and said: "The girl's family who has never been married is just walking around the rivers and lakes like this, and she lives in other people's houses casually, what is the rule?"

The king of Beining smiled: "Queen Mother, Miss Luo's children in the rivers and lakes, there are not so many rules. ”

The Queen Mother said: "Children of the rivers and lakes, even if there are no rules, there are still rules for men and women to give and accept kisses, right? He'er, you love to associate with those people in the rivers and lakes, and the mourning family does not object to you, but you are unmarried, she is not married, this is mixed together, it is not good after all." ”

Luo Wenji has always had a deep affection for the king of Beining, but now that his mother said this, the king of Beining himself felt even more difficult to refute, so he had to say: "Miss Luo has saved her life several times for her sons, and she has come to Beijing recently, and her sons should be entertained." ”

The Queen Mother said softly: "He'er, it's not unreasonable to mourn the family, since it is a life-saving grace for you, then this kindness needs to be repaid." Tomorrow you call her into the palace, and the mourning family will see her. ”

Before the king of Beining could speak, Emperor Xiang rushed and said: "Queen Mother, don't do it." The people in the rivers and lakes are used to being casual, and there are no rules, but they are afraid that they will collide with the queen mother between words. ”

The Queen Mother said: "Since I am He'er's life-saving benefactor, I should always thank you in person as a mother." If there are really no rules, reward her well, and then send her away, and it can be regarded as our royal gratitude. ”

Emperor Xiang knew that the Queen Mother was the most important rule, and she had always repaid her kindness and revenge, but since she said so, others would not be persuaded to turn back. I had to follow the queen mother and said: "Fifth brother, since the queen mother said so, you can bring the girl to see the queen mother tomorrow." It's just that there are some rules, and you need to explain them to the girl. ”

The king of Bac Ninh couldn't, so he had to agree to come. After returning home, the king of Bac Ninh told Luo Wenji about the queen mother's desire to see her, Luo Wenji was very happy, she didn't have any thoughts of the emperor and the queen mother in her heart, she only felt that she wanted to see the mother of "Brother Tangning", so she naturally had to be more solemn. The king of Bac Ninh told her many rules for the audience, and Luo Wenji agreed to all of them. This night, Luo Wenji carefully combed her pigtails again.

On the second day, the Queen Mother called Che Hua to the Bac Ninh Palace early to urge the King of Bac Ninh to take Luo Wenji into the palace. After Luo Wenji fed Dongdong and settled down, she followed the king of Bac Ninh into the palace. On the way, the king of Bac Ninh couldn't help but say a few more words to Luo Wenji.

When she saw the Queen Mother, Luo Wenji honestly paid homage to the Queen Mother according to what the King of Bac Ninh taught, and her verbal answers were very decent, and the heart of the King of Bac Ninh for a long time slowly fell to the ground.

The Queen Mother saw that this girl was good-looking, and understood the rules, and she loved it very much in her heart, and unconsciously the two chatted until noon, Luo Wenji has traveled to the rivers and lakes for many years, and has seen and heard a lot, and told a lot of strange things in the rivers and lakes to the Queen Mother, and from time to time the Queen Mother laughed, and the King of Beining, who was sitting on the side, couldn't say a word.

It wasn't until Che Hua whispered in the Queen Mother's ear that it was time for lunch that the Queen Mother noticed that it was already midday, took Luo Wenji's hand, and said cordially: "Today is the New Year, you can have dinner here! ”

Luo Wenji happily agreed, and the Queen Mother asked Luo Wenji to sit beside her, and she also sandwiched a lot of dishes for her with her own hands. Che Hua was secretly surprised on the side, he had served the Queen Mother for many years, and he had never seen the Queen Mother fall in love with anyone so much.

Luo Wenji suddenly couldn't hold back her tears, and the Queen Mother said strangely: "Good girl, what's wrong with you?"

Luo Wenji sobbed: "I have no mother since I was a child, no one has ever cared about me so much, and no one has ever given me food. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she couldn't help but feel love, pulled Luo Wenji to her side, hugged her in her arms, and said: "Good girl, in the future, the mourning family will be your mother, and you will be the daughter of the mourning family." ”

Luo Wenji raised her head abruptly and said, "No, I can't be your daughter!"

Che Hua on the side heard it, and secretly scolded Luo Wenji for not knowing what to do, and it was a great honor to be recognized as a daughter by the Queen Mother, even if the girls of the princes and nobles were difficult to have such an honor, she refused at once.

The Queen Mother said strangely: "What, child, don't you want to?"

Luo Wenji said: "Of course I do, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

Luo Wenji looked at the Queen Mother, her eyes were full of sadness: "It's just that I can't be your daughter." ”

The Queen Mother was even more curious: "Why is this?"

Luo Wenji turned her head to look at the King of Bac Ninh, then looked up at the Queen Mother, and said, "I want to be your daughter-in-law." ”

(Chapter 74: End)