Wonderful Puppet

The imperial court has a stance that storms are about to come, and Zhen Miao is still "recovering from illness".

Just when she was wondering if she could get better, another big event came.

King Li of Jingbei rebelled.

As soon as King Li of Jingbei rebelled, those bustling flower festivals and poetry festivals disappeared spontaneously, and the whole capital seemed to quiet down. Of course, for the government of Zhenguo who was still in the filial piety period, it seemed that the impact was not too big .

It's just that Luo Tianzheng came back later and later, and disappeared early the next day, while Ouyang Ze followed the dragon and tiger general Jiang Dayong who was urgently transferred back from Dongling to the north to suppress the rebellion.

Emperor Zhaofeng's health was getting worse and worse. Recently, he became obsessed with alchemy and Taoism, and the one who was honored as the guest of honor was the real person Fufeng who figured out the incident of the heavy rain breaking the embankment in Shilizhuang, Jingzhou.

On this day, Emperor Zhaofeng summoned Luo Tianxuan into the palace. After talking about the business, he said: "Young people nowadays are much more aggressive than those old men. What do you think of Xiao Shizi?"

Luo Tianxuan stood up with his hands solemnly, and replied: "Although Xiao Shizi is young, his skills are solid. If he is a vanguard officer, his vigor will definitely go forward."

In the previous life, they had fought against each other on the battlefield many times, Xiao Wushang could be regarded as a fierce general of the Great Zhou, even better than Ouyang Ze.

Emperor Zhaofeng seemed to appreciate Luo Tianzheng's generous attitude towards his peers, nodded, and suddenly asked: "What about Luo Qing, do you want to go to the battlefield to show off your ambitions?"

Luo Tianzheng was startled, as if he didn't expect Emperor Zhaofeng to ask this question. After a while, he cupped his hands and said: "It is every man's dream to reward the country with great ambition, and to kill the enemy with blood, and the humble minister is no exception. But if you can accompany Being by the emperor's side, acting as your eyes and ears. It is also an honor for this humble minister. Everything is arranged by the emperor."

Emperor Zhaofeng smiled for the first time in days: "Luo Qing is indeed in my heart, Jin Linwei still can't do without you."

Luo Tianxuan knelt down to thank him.

Soon it was the end of June, and Jiang's army led by General Longhu lost two cities in a row because they were not used to the climate in the north and their strength was compromised.

Emperor Zhaofeng was furious, thinking that General Longhu was over fifty.Incapable of doing so, he swiped his imperial pen and sent another general who was not more than forty years old to reinforce him.

This time, there was no news of the successive defeats of the Great Zhou army, and the two armies fell into a stalemate in the area around Beibing City.

All the soldiers and horses that can be mobilized by the Great Zhou have already been mobilized, and if they are mobilized from other places, it will cause even greater turmoil.The situation stalemate.Emperor Zhaofeng was in a heavy heart, but also had a sense of helplessness. In addition, his spirit became weaker, and he summoned Fufeng Master more frequently, all of a sudden.The limelight was unmatched.

When the heat gradually subsided, the time had slipped into August, and it was time to eat fresh sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, Zhen Miao's long-lingering "disease" finally got better under the old lady's instructions.

I didn't go out for three full months.The morning sun was still not dazzling, but Zhen Miao felt a little uncomfortable.Covering the profile of his face with a handkerchief, he went to Yi'an Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.

There was a sudden silence in the room when she entered.

"Greetings to Grandmother." Zhen Miao bowed and saluted Song and Qi.

Wait until she finishes praying.Tian Xue, whose stomach was already quite high, said hello to her.

"Come and sit." The old lady beckoned, looked at Zhen Miao's almost transparent face, and sighed, "It's finally all right."

"Let the grandmother worry, the granddaughter-in-law is not filial."

The old lady patted the back of her hand: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are not controllable by manpower. It's no wonder you can take care of them. When your second aunt passed away, you couldn't see the wind, and you didn't give her a ride. Let's go to the small ancestral hall and offer her a stick of incense."

"Yes." Zhen Miao hurriedly responded.

She sat aside and listened to the old lady chatting with Mrs. Song and Mrs. Qi. Tian Xue looked more relaxed than when Mrs. Tian was there. Occasionally she interrupted to say a few words, and the old lady would laugh, with obvious kindness in her eyes.

Qi glanced at Zhen Miao worriedly.

In the past few months, Mrs. Song has been in charge of the house. Because of her poor health, she only took care of a small part. It stands to reason that now that Mrs. Zhen is in good health, she should be given the housekeeping power to her, but the old lady did not mention it. .

She faintly felt that although the old lady's attitude towards Zhen's disease was still kind, she was slightly different. She couldn't explain exactly what was different, but as a person who had been widowed for several years However, he is extremely sensitive to this hidden change in mood.

Qi shook her head quietly.She must be overwhelmed, the old lady has always liked Zhen Shi, and Zhen Shi is sick, so she can only love her more.

However, Zhen Miao didn't seem to notice the old lady's indifference, she sat there quietly listening to everyone's speech, and when they had dispersed, she got up and said with a smile, "Grandmother, grandson-in-law will go there first, and I will come back in the evening to greet you."

Seeing that smile, the old lady felt uncomfortable, but her face remained calm: "There is no need to come here at night, now is an extraordinary period, so you don't need to be so particular, I have already spared them the greeting at night."

Zhen Miao was startled, then nodded, "My grandson knows."

When everyone dispersed, the old lady leaned on the pillow and turned the beads silently. The more she turned, the more irritable she became, and finally she took the string of beads from her wrist and put them on the kang table.

She likes Mrs. Zhen, but as long as she thinks that she has been taken away for several days, she still can't help feeling nervous.

Zhen Miao was accompanied by Bai Ling to the small ancestral hall.

"Bailing, you stay here."

This kind of place, servants are not qualified to enter.

The light inside is dim, and as soon as you step in, you can smell a strong sandalwood fragrance.

Zhen Miao burned the incense, knelt down obediently, got up and was about to leave when someone grabbed her hand.

She belonged to the kind of idiot who became speechless the more frightened she was, commonly known as a slow-moving idiot, and after being captured, she had completely formed a conditioned reflex when she met her, so she kicked her hard.

A person rolled on the ground, then got up.

"Erlang?" Zhen Miao was taken aback, "Why are you here?"

"What are you here for?" Luo Erlang stared at Zhen Miao fiercely, then turned his head to glance at the incense case, and said with a sneer, "My mother doesn't need you to pretend to worship!"

Zhen Miao gave Luo Erlang a cold look, then walked away.

"Stop—" Luo Erlang reached out to grab Zhen Miao's sleeve.

Zhen Miao pulled out a gleaming dagger from her sleeve, "Luo Erlang, no matter how presumptuous you are, it won't be as simple as being kicked."

Luo Erlang laughed: "Why, are you going to stab me? Come on, let the whole house see if you have the ability, anyway, I am barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes."

Zhen Miao looked at Luo Erlang coldly, shook her head and sighed: "Why are you like this? If I were you, I would be ashamed to come to Second Aunt's place!"

She lifted her feet and walked out, Luo Erlang's sullen voice came from behind: "Sister-in-law, are you not sick at all?"

Zhen Miao paused.

Luo Erlang sneered: "You must be fine!"

Zhen Miao turned around, walked over slowly, took out her handkerchief to rest her hands, and patted Luo Erlang's head: "I know you've gone crazy again, don't be willful!"

After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked out without looking back, and handed the handkerchief to Bai Ling: "This handkerchief is dirty, burn it."

After returning to Qingfengtang, Zhen Miao took a bath first to wash off her bad luck, and then called Qing Ge: "Bring the marinated sweet-scented osmanthus sauce."

"Grandma wants osmanthus cake?"

"En." Zhen Miao mixed the sweet-scented osmanthus honey, and it took an hour and a half to make two plates of beautiful sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.

"Take this plate to the old lady."

Bailing packed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and went out.

"Old lady, the girl Bailing from Grandma's yard is here."

Nanny Yang was sitting on the twig, chatting with the old lady.

The old lady turned her face sideways: "Let her in."

"Bai Ling pays his respects to the old lady." Bai Lingsheng was beautiful and quick-tempered, and he was happy just looking at it.

The old lady's voice was gentle: "What's the matter?"

"Grandma made an osmanthus cake and asked the servant girl to bring it to you."

Before the old lady could speak, Bai Ling swiftly took out the steaming sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

"Go back and tell Grandma that she is in good shape, so don't suffer from these troubles."

Bai Ling smiled before saying anything: "Old lady, our grandma is in good health, and she is much happier than usual when she is able to cook and honor you. This happiness will make her health better."

The old lady finally smiled: "This girl can really talk, Hong Xi, send Bai Ling out."

Hongxi understood, and when she went out, she took a silver key and gave it to Bailing.

For the old lady's reward, Bai Ling generously accepted it, thanked her and returned to Qingfengtang.

The old lady looked at the still warm sweet-scented osmanthus cake and sighed, thinking in her heart, that child is not a thoughtful person, maybe she hasn't noticed her indifference yet.

Thinking about it this way, I couldn't bear to think about her thoughts after she found out.

Nanny Yang lowered her head, pursed her lips and smiled.

Old madam, I made up my mind to alienate grandma, but I was shaken by just a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake. No wonder people say that old children become faster than children.

"Tell me, why did she do this?" Only to Nanny Yang, who knew the inside story, could the old lady utter a few words.

"Grandma has a pure heart."

The old lady snorted softly: "I still need this plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake?"

"Yes, yes, of course the old lady is not short of it. I remember that the sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by grandma is softer than usual, so why don't you just ask the old lady for a reward."

The old lady took a look at her, twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "Take it if you want."

Seeing that Nanny Yang was really unceremonious, she took a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and ate it. After eating, she stretched out her hand again. The old lady coughed and said, "Forget it, the child made it well, so let me have a taste anyway."

Nanny Yang smiled secretly, wrapped a piece in a handkerchief and handed it to the old lady.

Zhen Miao only ate a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and threw it aside.

Luo Tianzheng came back earlier that day and saw that most of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake was left on the plate, and keenly sensed that Zhen Miao was in a bad mood, and asked, "What's wrong?"

He hesitated for a moment: "Should I go to pay my respects, grandma—" (to be continued~^~)

PS: On the last day of the month, ask for pink.