Wishing You Eternal Happiness - Chapter 48

When Yuzhu heard the grandmother shouting from the outsider, she hurriedly raised the curtain and greeted her from a distance. When she got closer, she smiled and said hello to Jiafu, while walking inward next to her, and leaning in and whispering. He smiled and said, “I was about to go to my grandma to send a message. I don’t want you to have come. The uncle went out early this morning. When the old lady came here before she got up, he asked me to talk to the old lady and say he was last night. In order to prepare for today’s official business, I stayed late in the study. Tired grandma, you also stayed up for most of the night. I will come here later in the morning. The old lady just sent me over and told you to go to bed later, no need Here it is.”

Although Yuzhu is a girl of yellow flowers, she should know something about people in her early twenties. With a guilty conscience, Jiafu saw her smiling all over her face. She was suspicious of what she had guessed. She couldn’t help but imagine Pei Youan’s serious nonsense this morning, ashamed, let alone how old Madam Pei would think about it. It’s just that he’s too late, so he said. He resisted the embarrassment when he came in. Yuzhu tied the curtain for her. He went in and saw the old lady sitting at a small Kang table. Madam Xin and Madam Meng were both still inside. Not very good, as if he was talking about something, Jia Fu stopped as soon as he came in.

Jiafu greeted the old lady, saluted Mrs. Xin, and finally Mrs. Meng. Mrs. Meng’s second wife said affectionately: “The old lady just now is sending her jade beads to your place, so you are here.”

Gaffer had a fever and said, “It’s all my fault. I got up so late and it was too late. Please grandmother and mother-in-law to punish me. I won’t do it again next time.”

Madam Xin stared at her.

The old lady smiled and said, “I’m old, and sometimes I don’t bother to get up early to talk to you. A few days ago, you just got married, and this supports the early morning. The younger generation is filial to the older generation, and the heart is the most important. It’s better to come here a few times less, but it’s better to show your face every day, but you are reluctant. You’an is busy, and he never rests for less than three more. I said it doesn’t work. Now that you have a wife and a family, you take good care of You’an. It’s the greatest filial piety to your grandmother and your mother-in-law. Your mother-in-law is in front of her, she should think so. And this is not only for your grand-daughter-in-law, you two are the same. Just come in the next day. Do your business.”

Madam Xin Lu laughed in agreement, and together with Madam Meng, thanked the old lady.

The old lady said: “I was a little worried about the Chi Women’s crown yesterday. I remember that child was named Mu Niang before, right? The Chi family is a man of integrity, and this child himself is also admirable. Tomorrow I will be fine, if you guys If you have time, come with me to Baiheguan to have a drink, and take a look at the child.”

Mrs. Xin and Mrs. Meng’s second responded, saying: “The daughter-in-law will send someone over when she goes back, and prepare to come out in advance.”

The old lady nodded, then sent Jiafu and the second wife to go first, and said to Mrs. Xin: “Let’s stay.”

Madam Meng and Jiafu were sent out by Yuzhu. The servant girl in the courtyard gave Jiafu all smiles, and said one after another, “Big grandma, go well”. After being discharged from the hospital, the second wife caught Jiafu affectionately. He walked with her, smiling and joking: “The loss of You An hurt the new wife for a good night last night, so that I also got rid of it, so I won’t have to go to the old lady’s side and stand at the root of the wall early. My niece is blessed.”

Pei Youan didn’t say anything because he got up late this morning, so he didn’t say anything. He said that, and it was self-defeating, and the people in the whole house who declared it tacitly knew. My aunt has met the windshield the most, and she has been better than honey. Although she will not turn her face on the useless, but the yin and yang are strange and make the teeth cold, and she has not experienced it before. Half ashamed, half talked to her, did not answer, just bowed his head and said nothing.

Mrs. Meng’s second joked, lowered her voice, and said, “The second child just went out. Didn’t you meet him? Your mother-in-law, it’s not that I said she was too partial. It was nothing before, nowadays. If it hadn’t been for Youan, based on the previous trouble of the second child, the public characters of our government would be gone. I listened to her, and I seemed to complain that You’an didn’t take care of his brother, and he was not in front of Long live I recommend my second child to put down the rebellion, and now I’m watching someone else take the credit.”

After Xiao was enlisted in the capital, the king of Taiyuan, a member of the imperial family, confided in several groups of Shun’an king’s old cronies to raise troops in Taiyuan. The rebels amounted to tens of thousands of people. Xiao Lie asked Pei Youan who could quell the rebellion. At that time, Pei Youan recommended Zhang Zhengdao, who was the governor of Western Shanxi during the Tianxi dynasty, and said that he was good at training soldiers, and was familiar with the local military conditions and people’s conditions in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and could be used. During the first few years of the Shun’an Dynasty, this man was demoted as a local general soldier. He was depressed. This time he led the troops to Shanxi and successfully put down the rebellion. Before the road to the palace gate, the scenery is incomparable.

Jiafu remembered Madam Xin’s face when she had just entered, and it suddenly came to light. I also wondered why the son who was born to him would treat him so differently.

After losing my father, the love from my mother is precious. Although Pei Youan is a man, his children’s heart for their parents is the same throughout the ages. Thinking of what happened to him when he lost his father when he was sixteen, I don’t know what kind of emotion he had when he left the capital alone, and what was he thinking in his heart?

Gaffer suddenly felt a touch of inexplicable distress.

“You don’t know yet, the second child is about to get married too!”

Mrs. Meng said again.

“It’s not someone else, it’s the daughter of a relative from your mother-in-law’s maiden’s family that is several rooms away. The surname is Zhou and the name is Jiao’e. She seems to have a relationship with the queen’s natal family. I never heard her mention it before. There is a queen in the central palace, and those who were unable to fight with the original arrogance will have to dig out their minds to get involved.”

Madam Meng curled her lips, her face was disdainful, but Jiafu heard clearly, her tone was sour.

“I think the old lady doesn’t want to be this kind of relationship, but your mother-in-law wants to talk about it. Just now the old lady kept her, she should be talking about this.”

Madam Meng was determined to send Jiafu back to the hospital in person. She spoke slowly and whispered to the front of the courtyard. Finally, she came to whisper: “My aunt will tell you a heart-wrenching thing, this marriage, we are naturally there. I am looking forward to what I can do, and I also hope that my second wife is good, but there is a mistress who has a relationship with the queen’s wife, you sister-in-law, I am afraid that the limelight will be suppressed. My aunt feels distressed for you.”

Jiafu said: “If the second brother is a good thing, it is not only your aunt, but our whole family will be happy. What is the limelight? Where is the limelight? Aunty, you made fun. I’m here, I’ll send aunty back to the house.”

The second wife was taken aback, glanced at Jiafu, and then changed her mouth and smiled: “Yes. Look at me, just gossiping, I forgot to look at the road, I’ll just go back, you go in.”

Jiafu stood at the door, watching the second lady and the girl-servant gradually leave, and turned back to the room.

According to her speculation, this marriage of Pei Xiuzhi is likely to happen, and it should happen.

Although the old lady in Pei’s family has the highest status, no matter how high, the grandson’s marriage did not go beyond Madam Xin’s principle of forcibly in charge. Besides, with Pei Xiuzhi’s current situation, being able to have such a marriage is at least in the eyes of outsiders, so why should the old lady stop her grandson from doing good deeds?

Gaffer’s speculation was quickly confirmed. In the evening, Yuzhu came over and gave Jiafu two dishes. While there was no one on the side, she quietly told that she was outside in the morning and heard Mrs. Xin cried faintly, as if she said that the palm of her hand was meat and the back of her hand was meat. When Mrs. Xin came out, there was a little joy on her face that she hadn’t seen for many days. I want to get married soon.

Yuzhu paused for a while, and then left.

At the end of Shen’s time, Pei Youan once sent a small servant back to tell him, saying that Long live the noon dynasty temporarily, and he had dinner in the palace, so that Jiafu didn’t have to wait for him.

In the months since Xiao Lie took the throne, he has not only kept up the morning dynasty every day, but also frequently opened the noon dynasty. With such a diligent emperor and a courtier, naturally he can only sacrifice his life to accompany him.

Jiafu ate the meal by herself. After dark, she took a bath in fragrant soup and slowly dried her hair. He picked up the “Lun Heng” and read it while waiting for Pei Youan to return.

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During the day, Xiao Lie summoned the counterinsurgent soldiers who had made meritorious service and returned to Beijing, and awarded them rewards according to their merits. Among them, Zhang Zhengdao was awarded the rank of General Zhaoyong, the third grade general, and he worshiped the commander of the Chinese military governor’s mansion, commanded the guard camp, turned over in the first battle, and Zhu Zi Add body. After the award was completed, a banquet was held in the palace in the evening to celebrate the merits. Xiao Lie was in the right position. His prince Xiao Yintang, Pei Youan, nine officials of the Qing Dynasty, and the ministers who contributed to the rebellion.

Halfway through the banquet, a big Han general knelt inside and said that the son of Anle King had arrived in Beijing, and he would sue his father on behalf of his father, hoping to be forgiven. At this moment, people are outside the palace, waiting to be summoned.

At the beginning of the King of Taiyuan’s army, King Anle also had secret exchanges, but when the incident occurred, he was afraid and retreated. Now the King of Taiyuan is defeated. Although Xiao Lie has not pursued him, King Anle is panicked in Jiangxi. All day long, he sent his son to Beijing to sue himself.

Xiao Lie frowned and ordered someone to bring the son in. Soon, the elder son entered the temple, kneeled in front of Xiao Lie, made a statement on behalf of his father, expressing his regret, and finally presented a tribute list, listed five thousand taels of gold, two treasures, and willing to offer Xiao Lie to show his own The heart of righteousness.

Xiao Lie gave the wine to the son, and then ordered someone to take him into the post house temporarily. After the son of Anle left, Xiao Lie asked the officials what to do with this batch of gold jewellery.

Be an official to be like this tonight, and be able to share the flesh with the emperor, except for a few of them, none of them are human spirits. Seeing it early, Xiao Lie had no intention of accepting this tribute.

Once accepted, it is undoubtedly to show to the clan that even if a conspiracy is committed, as long as the payment of gold and silver treasures, the emperor will be able to accommodate. Moreover, Xiao Liechu ascended the throne, and he did not want to be called a reputation for being greedy for money and good fortune because of these five thousand gold and two carts of jewellery.

But if he refuses directly, it may cause anxiety and suspicion among a group of clans, including King Anle, who believe that Xiao Lie would not tolerate others.

The officials offered advice and suggestions, but there was no way to satisfy Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie looked at Pei Youan: “What does Pei Qing think I should do?”

With a gaze, he looked at Pei Youan.

Pei Youan said: “The emperor might as well accept it first, and then transfer it to Anle King’s subordinates in the name of reward.”

The whole hall whispered, and immediately, Zhu Guo’s public security officer Yuanhou and others nodded their heads.

This is indeed a double perfect method, which not only saves the face of King Anle, but also uses King Anle’s money to buy people’s hearts from King Anle on behalf of the emperor.

Xiao Lie was already slightly drunk. He used his chopsticks to hit the Jin Fou before the case. Jin Fou made a trembling noise. He laughed: “This method is excellent! Just act like this! Pei Qing does not live up to the name of a young man. Disappoint me!”

Everyone looked at Pei Youan with admiration.

“Father, millions of refugees in the Jingxiang area have already become thieves. If they are not settled in time, they will surely become my confidant’s trouble in the future. I don’t know if Father can make a settlement plan?”

Xiao Yintang suddenly got up and asked respectfully.

The composition of refugees, in addition to thieves and rebels, is more of farmers who have lost their land. The suffering of the refugees has been constantly attacked since the establishment of the dynasty. Especially in the Jingxiang area, the land is fertile, and it is located at the junction of several provinces, with high mountains and dense forests, and the government is beyond the reach. This place happened to be in the forefront of the war against the Hu people, and the strategic position was very important. Therefore, the emperors of the past dynasties tried their best to firmly control these refugees, but they often did twice the result with half the effort. In the last year of King Shun’an in power, there was also a riot due to relocation and persecution. At that time, the number of people gathered was as high as one million, which was almost the same as the number of soldiers under the five armies of the imperial court.

The Wuding uprising, the reason why Xiao Lie was able to win, and the chaos of the refugees, can also be regarded as one of the helpers.

The banquet hall became quiet again.

While Xiao Lie was pondering, Xiao Yintang said: “I recommend one person to help his father, An Jingxiang, and peace the world. The child is willing to make a military order for him in front of his father!”

Xiao Lie said: “Who do you recommend?”

“Employers don’t avoid relatives. The person recommended by the minister is Zhou Jin, the Minister of War Zuo.”

The ministers all looked at Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin is the younger brother of Empress Zhou. He was born in Jinshi and is quite talented.

Zhou Jin got up, knelt down to Xiao Lie, and said awe-inspiringly: “Thanks to the recommendation of the prince, the minister recommended himself, and hereby issued a military order to Long live. If the disaster cannot be settled within three months, I will return to Wei Yan and Qing Jingxiang, and the minister will resign. , Go back to farming!”

Xiao Lie hesitated and said with a smile: “Aiqing is commendable for his loyalty, very good! The prince recommended you, and you also expressed your opinion, why don’t I believe it? I can appoint you as the governor of military affairs, and I can leave in two days.”

Zhou Jin thanked the emperor, Xiao Yintang also thanked the emperor, sat back, pours himself, and cast two glances at Pei Youan, who was diagonally opposite. He looked solemn in his seat and drank all the wine in his glass. He narrowed his eyes slightly.

After the banquet, it is already Xu Shizhong. Xiao Lie was half drunk and was helped back to the harem by Li Yuangui and Cui Yinshui. The ministers got up, congratulated Zhou Jin one after another, and wished the horse every success.

Xiao Yintang and Zhou Jin came to Pei Youan and laughed: “Youan, my uncle allowed my uncle to go out and quell the rebellion of the Jingxiangliu. My uncle knows that you have always tried to fight against talents, so I hope you can give me your advice. “

Pei Youan got up from his position, turned to Zhou Jin with a smile on his face, and said: “The prince is serious, so there is only one word. Suppression and peace, people and thieves, are only a word difference, but Yu Wanmin is about life and death. If the people are disturbed, they will be trapped, and if the people are trapped, they will live in disorder. I hope Lord Zhou will consider one or two when he acts in the future.”

Xiao Yintang’s eyes flashed, smiled without saying a word. Zhou Jin obviously didn’t take it seriously. He only said: “Thank you, Lord Pei, for saying that Zhou is very loyal to Long Live. He has the credit of Long Live. He will do his best. Three. Months later, in the hall, you will wait for my victory!”

The ministers agreed.

Pei Youan was silent, glanced at the hourglass placed in the corner of the hall, said goodbye to his colleagues nearby, turned and left, went out of the palace, hit the horse and went straight back to Pei’s mansion, to the door, threw the whip to the incoming servant, and went inside. The closer he got, the slower his pace. When he stepped through the admission gate and walked down the corridor, a group of servants greeted him, calling him uncle, he hesitated, stopped, and said, “Where is the grandma—”

“Husband, have you returned?”

The talented Jiafu had been in the room, but he only listened to the movement outside with his ears erected, vaguely as if he heard the sound of his coming back, and hurriedly threw down the book and quickly came out to greet him.

Not long after she appeared to be out of the bath, she was lightly curled up, the hosta was inserted diagonally, Luo Yingbi skirt, charming and charming, she stood on the steps looking at him like this, with a sweet smile on her face, and a pair of eyes, under the light of the corridor. Shining with brilliant light.

“The fragrant face is half-open and charming, and the jade bath comes out with new makeup.”

Such a sentence suddenly appeared in Pei Youan’s mind.