retaliate

Chapter 375 Pillow Wind

Get up early in the morning.

Zhou Ning concentrated on his own pulse first.

Yang Xuan lay on the bed, lazily said: "Ah Ning, doctors don't heal themselves."

"Hush!" Zhou Ning hissed softly.

Yang Xuan moved uncomfortably.

Urine rises!

After Zhou Ning finished his pulse diagnosis, Yang Xuan stretched out his hand, "Show me."

Zhou Ning shook his head, "Your pulse is very good."

"How do you know?"

"You fell asleep last night, I tried."

After Zhou Ning finished speaking, he found that Yang Xuan's expression was a little dull, "Did Zitai not sleep well?"

"Ah... yes! Hahahaha!"

Check my pulse in the middle of the night, if it's not a pulse diagnosis, but...

Yang Xuan thought for a while.

At night, he was sleeping soundly.

The lady lying beside her with her eyes closed opened her eyes, gave him a cold look, and sat up slowly.

She took out a pair of scissors from under the pillow.

Reach out.

Feel around his lower body.

Grabbed something violently.

lift.

The scissors flickered coldly... cut sharply.

Not anymore!
Not anymore!
Yang Xuan jumped up abruptly, feeling uncomfortable with urination.

"Zitai, where are you going?"

"Toilet!"

After returning, Zhou Ning was combing his hair.

Looking at his wife sitting quietly in front of the dressing table, Yang Xuan suddenly felt that his previous fantasy was a bit ridiculous.

Ah Ning is so virtuous!
How can I think of her like this?

"Aning."

"Yeah!" Zhou Ning bit his hair pin in his mouth, and put his hands on his long hair on his head.

"Follow me here, you have suffered." Yang Xuan stretched out his hand to help her, and the more he helped her, the more chaotic she became.Zhou Ning shook his body to drive him away.

Even if Zhou Ning left the Zhou family, his life in the Guozijian was quite comfortable.

Now, once he followed him to northern Xinjiang, not to mention the climate, it was inferior to Chang'an in all aspects.

The key is to stay away from her natal family.

There are no relatives around me.

Zhou Ning held his long hair with one hand, held the hairpin in his right hand, and inserted it into the bun from the side.

"Actually, I also thought about the bitter cold days in northern Xinjiang." Zhou Ning stretched out his hand to pat the bun, feeling stable, and then turned around.

"I thought at first! Northern Xinjiang must be shiveringly cold, and you can't go out if you don't go out. But after arriving here, I realized that there are four distinct seasons, but it's colder in winter."

"After all, it's not as good as Chang'an." Yang Xuan was still a little guilty, "In Chang'an you still have friends, and you have those teachers and students from the Imperial College, but here you don't have anyone."

Zhou Ning smiled, "There is you!"

Yes!

Yang Xuan also smiled.

"time to eat!"

Wang Lao Er yelled at the top of his voice outside, which was better than ringing a bell.

Zhou Ning said with a smile: "Every time I eat, the second child is the happiest."

Wang Laoer thinks that eating is the essence of life. If you want to tell him about chicken soup in life, I'm sorry, he will ask you if the chicken soup is good.

"There are mustaches!"

Wang Laoer and the others ate in the front yard.

Now that the population of the Yang family is increasing, Yiniang originally wanted to continue to run the kitchen, but after a few times she was so tired that Yang Xuan dragged her out forcibly and hired a full-time cook.

The cook cooks good food.

From Cao Ying's point of view, her cooking skills are much better than Yiniang's.

This is the specialization in the art industry!
After taking a bite of Hubing, Cao Ying couldn't help praising: "Delicious."

Wang Laoer took a few mouthfuls of hummus, and inadvertently saw Yiniang in a daze.

He suddenly felt heartache, subconsciously said: "It's not as delicious as Yiniang's cooking."

Yiniang glanced at him, lowered her head a little embarrassed, and then started to eat breakfast.

Only then did Cao Ying realize that she seemed... a little cold.

"That's right! Although the taste is good, it's not as good as Yiniang's cooking skills." Cao Ying was thinking about words of praise.

The old thief said indifferently: "One thing is missing."

"what?"

"soul!"

The old thief is so good at flattering... Cao Ying feels that the old man has made great progress recently, and his position in the small family may be in jeopardy.

"Hehe!" Cao Ying smiled, "Yiniang puts her heart into it, but that man just uses his hands."

Yiniang felt relieved from being praised by several sticks, and said with a straight face: "Eat quickly! After eating, follow the gentleman to go to the Yamen."

After breakfast, Cao Ying said, "The weather is nice today, let's make a roasted whole lamb tonight!"

The old thief agreed, "Let's have some fine wine, hey! After eating, walk around in the yard, the night wind blows, you'll feel like you're in heaven!"

Tu Chang didn't ask for anything... He used to live an ordinary life, and often couldn't afford mutton. After arriving at Yang's house, this life can be called a happy life.

Wang Laoer said: "The roast chicken is really delicious."

Later, the kitchen was notified.

"Roast chicken for dinner."

Yang Xuan went to the state house, and the family became quiet.

Zhou Ning either handles family affairs or studies his own medical skills.

In fact, Yiniang can deal with the housework, and it is only for a sense of ritual that it is brought to Zhou Ning.

Today's matter was dealt with early, and Zhou Ning didn't want to go to the street, so he took out his medical skills to look through it.

"Miss."

Hua Hong came in, "The wife of Liu Cao who joined the army is here."

"What did you say?" Zhou Ning put down the medical book.

"He said he came to visit his wife."

Yang Xuan is the biggest official in Chenzhou, and among the officials' wives, Zhou Ning is the biggest.

According to the rules, after Yang Xuan took office, Zhou Ning should invite those officials and wives to meet for a meeting. Let's get together, drink some wine, and talk about romance, which can be regarded as a kind of wife diplomacy.

But Zhou Ning has been silent.

Yiniang and the others didn't remind them either.

"Change."

Yan Xiao went to get the dress, and Mrs. Guan came in, "I reminded the lady last time that these women should be entertained, but the lady didn't comment. Now that they come first, I'm afraid that the outside will say that the lady is arrogant."

It is naturally impossible for Zhou's daughter not to know the rules, the only possibility is arrogance.

In the front yard, several women were smiling at each other.

But the smile is weird.

Daughter Zhou!

How arrogant.

If it spreads out, it will damage the ambassador's reputation.

In the land of one state, the governor is the chief officer, the next is the Sima and other superiors, the next is the recorder to join the army, and the next is the judge.

The so-called Judici Liucao is equivalent to the six departments in the court, Sigong joins the army, Si Cang joins the army, Sihu joins the army, Sibing joins the army, Judiciary joins the army, and Sishi joins the army.

This is the official structure of a state.

Liucao is also the foundation of a state, which is equivalent to an office.

Today, the wives of Liucao who joined the army gathered at the Yang family, and it was very lively.

There are also some disputes within Liucao, fighting each other for the interests of their respective departments, and dumping each other for political achievements... There are so many things, and they are all here.

Just like that sentence, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

And where there are rivers and lakes, there will be disputes.

Several women seemed to be talking and laughing at Yan Yan, but their eyes were like small flying knives, throwing knives at the woman who didn't get along with their men from time to time.

Si Gong's wife, Yuan Hua's wife Wang, who joined the army, is the opposite of Ma who sits opposite.

Ma Shi's man is Sicang joining the army, and the positions of the two parties are irrelevant, but I can't stand it and don't like it!
As a result, the way the two looked at each other gradually became strange.

"Cough cough!"

Someone nearby reminded them with a dry cough that this is the family of the envoy.

Mrs. Ma said with a smile: "I heard that Mrs. Shijun is the daughter of the Zhou family. She is the proud son of heaven. I used to be unable to even see each other, but today I am blessed."

Wang smiled and said, "That's not true."

Although there were conflicts between the two, they still restrained a lot in the face of the overall situation.

Make you young.

Make Mrs. Jun younger.

Moreover, Mrs. Shi Jun has been in Lin'an for a long time, so she didn't summon them, at least they had a banquet, and everyone got close to each other.

This made the officials and wives of Chenzhou wonder.

Later, someone thought about it, and said, could it be that Zhou's daughter looked down on our women from northern Xinjiang?

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused fierce reactions from the officials and wives.

Yes!

Mrs. Shi Jun's uncharacteristic behavior made everyone suspicious for a long time. After thinking about it, it should be arrogant!

Zhou's daughter looks down on us country women!

This annoyance!
After a while, someone urged, saying that they came to test it out.

Women have nothing to do at home, and when they get bored to the extreme, they like to find things for themselves.

As soon as this proposal came out, the women of Liu Cao's army were moved first.

Just try it.

It is also a pleasure to see Zhou's daughter.

So they came today.

Take a look, if it is true that Zhou's daughter is arrogant as the outside world has analyzed, then there is nothing to say, and everyone will go their own way in the future.

Go back to the pillow and let the wind blow again.

The image of being close to the people created by Yang Xuan completely collapsed.

——The lady in Shijun's family is Zhou's daughter.

What happened to Mrs. Zhou?
I despise those officials and wives.

Then she can still see us common people?
Yes!

What about the envoy?

Wasn't he very kind to us in the past?

I'm afraid it's all fake!
Building a good image is hard.

But it's easy to destroy.

"The lady is here," said the maid outside.

The six officials and wives got up.

Look out the door.

Zhou Ning wore a light and elegant dress, smiled slightly, but with reservation, slowly entered.

Just looking at the holy meaning between her brows, the six women were convinced.

This is not arrogance, but a kind of indifference!
It's like the attitude of a god overlooking the world.

But naturally.

But that smile makes people feel like spring breeze.

Gee!

the lady.

It's not easy!

Everyone salutes.

Immediately sit down.

"People say that the tea in Chang'an is good, but when I went to northern Xinjiang, I realized that good tea can be produced in a place of bitter cold, so I changed to the tea I drink every day."

Zhou Ning raised his teacup and started with tea leaves.

Everyone echoed a few words.

Can……

You can also buy tea from northern Xinjiang in Chang'an!
Is your attitude a little fake?
Mrs. Ma said with a smile: "After Madam arrived, we had wanted to visit for a long time, but after much deliberation, we were worried that we would disturb Madam. It seems a bit abrupt to come here today."

This is temptation.

Test Zhou Ning's attitude.

Zhou Ning smiled and said, "I have been in northern Xinjiang for a while."

it has started.

Everyone smiled and listened.

"My husband is newly appointed as the governor, and he is very busy. Since arriving in Lin'an, he has spent less time at home than going out. He is either going to the grassland or going to Tao County."

Ha ha!

Is this showing credit for your own man?
The officials and wives slandered.

Zhou Ning changed the subject, "I wanted to invite you all to meet as soon as I came here, so we can talk about everyday things."

Here comes the word!
The officials and wives pricked up their ears, wanting to hear how this celestial girl prevaricates herself.

"But when we meet for the first time, we must prepare some gifts! I originally wanted to use some Chang'an special products as a meeting gift, but when I thought about it, I felt a little empty."

Zhou Ning said with a smile: "Actually, Lin'an also has such things, so I thought about it, and after waiting for a while, I found that everything in northern Xinjiang is good, but the wind is not strong, and the sun is very strong, so I thought of something. .”

Zhou Ning beckoned, and Mrs. Guan came in with some oiled paper bags.

"Women, what do you rely on to live? Some people say that they rely on virtue, which is naturally necessary. Some people say that they rely on appearance, which is also indispensable."

Zhou Ning took the oiled paper bag, "Let me tell you! The first thing a woman needs is appearance, otherwise how can she attract her husband?"

These words carried the uninhibitedness of a married woman, and aroused the resonance of the officials and wives.

"No, what kind of virtue, people are getting old, no matter how good the virtue is, men will not look at you more. If a man doesn't look at you, what kind of couple is that?"

"It's not the husband and wife who want to be virtuous first, but the queen!"

The officials and wives in the border areas were also courageous, and the sky was high and the emperor was far away, so they dared to make fun of the relationship between the emperor and the empress.

Zhou Ning nodded with a smile, "I also have some medical skills. After much deliberation, I decided to make a prescription for face protection. For this reason, I searched for a long time in the pile of old papers, and after a lot of thinking, I finally finalized the prescription. Chang'an went to look for it, so I didn't get some until the day before yesterday."

She opened the oiled paper package.

"After taking these medicinal powders back, mix them into ointments with clean water. Don't use them at night, lest your man look at you like a ghost. Just apply them on your face during the day when you have nothing to do, and remove it after half an hour. Just wash it off with clean water.”

She pointed to her fair and tender face, "After using it for two days, I feel much better."

The eyes of the officials and wives were bright, each took their own beauty herbs, and hurriedly said goodbye.

"I have prepared a banquet here tomorrow, and I invite you to come." Zhou Ning said with a smile.

"Be sure to bother me."

The officials and ladies left.

Aunt Guan sent the guests back, and said worriedly: "My lady, they must know that this is perfunctory."

The so-called preparation of medicinal materials, what to prepare, you can prepare, but it will not affect your banquet!

Therefore, what Zhou Ning said earlier seemed a bit false to Mrs. Guan, and she couldn't hide it from those shrewd officials and wives.

Looking back, it will be said that Mrs. Shijun is not only arrogant, but also full of lies.

Zhou Ning took a sip of tea.

"Many times, entertaining is just a gesture. I don't know them well, and I probably won't be intimate in the future. So I will keep them cold and wait for them to guess... I thought I would have a dinner next month, I didn't expect them to be less patient than me."

Zhou Ning said: "I am Mrs. Shijun, and they are Zitai's subordinate ladies. If I am too close to them, they will attract contempt. Therefore, the best way is to keep a distance."

"But this will arouse their dissatisfaction, and then when the wind blows on the pillow, there will be trouble on the Langjun's side."

Pillow style has always been an indispensable weapon in officialdom, and it will be used to no avail.No, I'm exhausted.

Zhou Ning said lightly: "They don't want any banquet, they just want to find opportunities to use each other. I gave a gesture, kind but reserved, and they will naturally understand what I mean... Smart, it's time to come .”

Bonuses come in.

"My lady, Mrs. Ma, the lady of Sicang who joined the army, asks to see her."

(End of this chapter)