Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 78

The small courtyard of an ordinary family is a bit messy due to the tidying up of the owner's house.

That's right, the host's collection.

Mrs. Dong packed her luggage and prepared to live in the Yu State Mansion. She sorted the rouge and gouache, and took away small and precious things, forgetting about big ones.

"What are you thinking, how can you mix clothes together like this." Looking at He Tan's distraught look.

Dong sighed, took out pieces of clothing from He Tan's package, and reclassified them.

"Mother, what should I do if I find out that I'm wrong about something." He Tan's little face showed confusion.

When encountering things beyond understanding and fixed thinking, I instinctively seek help from my mother.

"What happened yesterday." Mrs. Dong put down her work, walked up to He Tan, touched her little head, and said gently.

Delicate hair, small head, cute little face with tangles.

"Mother, Brother Xun really likes Sister Lanzhi." Although He Tan felt the tone was flat, she couldn't believe it, Dong felt it.

"People have said that a wife has four virtues, and now the whole Jizhou knows it, don't you believe it?" Dong smiled, his eyes reflected He Tan's face somewhat similar to his own, touching his swollen belly, six It's July and it's getting harder to move around now.

"No, it's not right...it shouldn't be like this." He Tan shook his head, trying to shake the humiliation from yesterday out of his mind.

The feeling of being held in someone's arms, watching her enjoy the joy of victory, and then taste the bitter fruit of failure, is too uncomfortable, too uncomfortable.

Was killed by Si Qin Mi, completely defeated, became a buffoon in a comedy, suffered humiliation, sworn predictions came to naught, anxiety and worry became unfounded worries and made people laugh.

"What's wrong, I saw Mrs. Wei, she behaved well, she came from a wealthy family, with excellent talents and virtues, Mr. Zhuang, no, what's wrong with Zhuang Yushi liking her?" Mrs. Dong understood He Tan's words and said deliberately .

"No, no, mother... What are you doing? Elder brother Xun is already the supervisor of the censor, and even went to Chengguo as an envoy." Seeing that Mrs. Dong didn't understand what she meant, He Tan denied a few words and told Mrs. Dong Talk about Zhuang Xun's current identity.

"I've known this for a long time, and I also know the two places where he came to negotiate now, one of which is where he will take office in the future." Dong said disapprovingly, she knew what He Tan wanted to say, but she just didn't say it.

"Mother, forget it, you won't understand." He Tan thought that Dong Shi didn't understand, so he took a step back and got out of Dong Shi's palm.

"I don't understand, how will you understand if you don't tell me? Is it all based on guesswork?" Dong said with a chuckle, encouraging He Tan to speak out what was in his heart.

"Before, I thought Sister Lanzhi was very pitiful." Facing his mother's gentle eyes, He Tan slowly expressed his feelings.

"Poor? Is she separated from Zhuang Yushi? Indeed, women's fate is always so involuntary." Dong said with a sigh, but did not get into the topic.

"No, I feel sorry for her marrying Brother Xun. Brother Xun said it himself. He is so beautiful. Sister Lanzhi is lacking in looks. Brother Xun married her because of repaying his kindness." He Tan recalled the first time he met her. Mood, the first reaction is impossible.

I don't believe that Zhuang Xun would marry such a beautiful woman. How could Zhuang Xun, who likes mature and beautiful women, marry a wife who is not beautiful.

Hearing that Zhuang Xun wanted to repay her kindness, she suddenly realized, and then felt pitiful towards Si Qin Mi. After all, she couldn't be liked by Zhuang Xun, just like herself, Zhuang Xun himself made it very clear.

"Without beauty, how can you attract Brother Xun? If you have the emotion of repaying your favor, Brother Xun will definitely find a concubine. That's what I think." A logical inference.

"And then?" Mrs. Dong became interested, but started busy packing her luggage again.

He Tan helped her, and slowly poured out his words: "Sister Lanzhi is really kind, very good, she teaches her daughter needle show, teaches her to read, she has her own opinions on many issues, and she even teaches Daughter looks good, how does she look good when she walks?"

Even if he was hugged in his arms yesterday, severely humiliated and completely failed, He Tan did not change his evaluation of Si Qin Mi.

"My daughter also regards her as a caring sister." He Tan said with a little admiration.

"But Sister Lanzhi is good at everything, except that she has too much affection for Brother Xun. Maybe it's because of her lack of looks. It's the first time she meets someone who can tolerate her. Every word in her words is full of love for Brother Xun and misses Brother Xun."

Speaking of this, He Tan smiled bitterly. This was the beginning of her clown journey. Because of her previous knowledge, she felt that Wei Lanzhi was confused by Zhuang Xun's responsibility and care.

No matter how good you are, can someone who is beautiful and good be attractive?Moreover, compared with Zhuang Xun who can support his family, Zhuang Xun who is about to become the Jiedu right envoy of Hebei Province, and Si Qinmi who has a bad appearance is in a weak position, she sympathizes with Si Qinmi who is weak.

"That's why my daughter reminded her that Brother Xun is actually a womanizer, so she shouldn't pay too much attention to her, otherwise Brother Xun might take a concubine in the future, making it easier for her to accept it in the future." It was just a reminder to let her accept it.

She didn't have such a big heart to let Si Qinmi leave Zhuang Xun. For a woman like Si Qinmi who is obviously disfigured, Zhuang Xun's willingness to marry her is her best destination.

She just wanted to remind Si Qinmi that Zhuang Xun is a beautiful person, you have to be prepared for him to have a concubine in the future, if you like him so much, you won't be sad if you are mentally prepared.

But this kind of reminder was of no use at all, Si Qinmi didn't care about punching the cotton at all, and still missed Zhuang Xun every day and said good things about Zhuang Xun.

"And then." Dong was a little curious about Si Qin Mi's reaction.

"It doesn't work. Sister Lanzhi seems to be possessed by a demon. Does she really believe that Brother Xun will love her with all his heart? With her appearance?" Having said that, He Tan once again sighed that he is a buffoon. Looking at yesterday's situation, he said that he Zhuang Xun, who likes mature and beautiful women, really fell in love with Si Qinmi, a woman with a lack of appearance.

"Is it true that only talented men and beautiful women deserve love, and others don't? Can't you have a beautiful wife if you are mediocre?" Dong asked He Tan, other people don't deserve love?

The beautiful can only be with the beautiful, and the ugly can only be with the ugly?Since they are all married by powerful families, and the woman stays with the man because he is rich and beautiful, can that also be called love?

"Brother Ke Xun said that he only likes mature and beautiful women." He Tan felt the shock when he heard this sentence at the time. This is where Zhuang Xun's maverick is, and he is so special among the crowd.

"People change. Just like when I was young, I liked your father very much. Now Zhuang Yushi is more in line with my wishes. It is normal for Zhuang Yushi to change his preferences. Go on." Zhuang Xun's favor, she wanted to be Zhuang Xun's mother-in-law and his mother.

"But it can't change so much. Going out with Sister Lanzhi, getting to know Si Zhi, and hearing the rumors about asking her elder brother to lie in Miss Li Er's boudoir at night, my daughter thought her prediction was right." Speaking of this, I thought of how anxious I was at that time. , and Si Qin Mi is so calm and calm, He Tan feels ashamed to crawl into the cracks in the ground.

"My daughter is worried about Sister Lanzhi. If you think about the daughter of General Li, who spread such an affair with others, the result should be that Sister Lanzhi was demoted to a concubine by her brother, or divorced." This is her conclusion, That's why I tried my best to persuade Si Qinmi, because compared to the current Zhuang Xun, Si Qinmi really only has the name of a wife, and she is so weak that she can't be any weaker. If she doesn't help Siqin Mi, who else will she help.

She even thought about how Zhuang Xun became a scumbag in the end, how to help Si Qinmi get out of the shadows, but, but...

"That's true. The second lady of the Li family is willing to be an equal wife and preserve the reputation of Censor Zhuang. Who would have thought of this, and it is also because the personal demeanor of the censor has been recognized by Miss Li." Following Li Rusi and Zhuang Xun After arriving in Jidu, the theory of Li Rusi and flat wives before Jidu began to prevail.

The story is probably that Zhuang Xun accidentally delayed Li Rusi's reputation, and he didn't want to divorce his wife and planned to apologize to Li Rusi for committing suicide. Li Rusi stopped him and then promised to be her equal wife.

"Later, there was vague talk about equal wives, but my daughter still didn't believe it. After all, Brother Xun himself said that he is a person who likes women." Then he lost completely and was held in Si Qin Mi's arms For execution, Zhuang Xun had no choice but to accept Li Rusi, and how much he loved Siqin Mi.

"The result was unsatisfactory, right?" Seeing He Tan's expression, Mrs. Dong knew what was going on.

"How can he like Sister Lanzhi? Ask my brother how he can like Sister Lanzhi. Didn't he say it himself? He is so beautiful. How can he fall in love with Sister Lanzhi?" After being fed a lot of dog food, he couldn't eat it. And He Tan, whose faith has always collapsed, can't accept it.

The one who was hit was delirious. Seeing the two shaking hands and talking, Zhuang Xun saw Si Qinmi's affection, and Si Qinmi responded with a smile. Wasn't the so-called advice before all self-indulgent?

Zhuang Xun's reaction was within Si Qinmi's expectations from beginning to end, and what she said she knew about Zhuang Xun was nothing but an opinion that made people laugh.

Although she is not wrong, after all, one of the reasons why Zhuang Xun fell in love with Si Qinmi is that she has good looks and looks like a concubine.

It's a pity that she can only see the appearance, and now she has fallen into this situation of doubting life.

"Tan'er, many things are not exactly what you think. They are not black and white, and there are not so many reasons." After packing the bag, she sat down holding He Tan's hand, supported her waist, and bulged. The raised belly is more pronounced.

"I told you before that people are complicated. Maybe one day they have good thoughts, and tomorrow they have evil thoughts. Today they think that appearance is important, and tomorrow they think that character is important. It is all possible. People who have experienced life and death will feel the most."

Teaching He Tan, seeing her lost in thought, Dong stroked her stomach and said.

"Tan Er, love is the same. When I was young, I was just like you. I was innocent and innocent. I was not even as sensible as you. I could share the burden of the family. At that time, I liked your father the most. He was a famous ranger at that time. We also agree with each other like the young hero in the movie, he even traveled thousands of miles to the Five Sacred Mountains to pick flowers for me." At this point, Dong showed a nostalgic smile.

"But now, I like people like Zhuang Yushi who are honest, responsible, and able to take care of their families. Your father has restrained himself a bit. In the past, tsk tsk, I wanted to put the person I like... Forget it, don't clean up too much." Think about it." Seeing the disgusted look on He Tan's face again, Mrs. Dong stopped talking.

As the protagonist of the discussion, Zhuang Xun is currently being tortured crazily by Si Qin Mi, verbally.

"If the other party talks about money and food, and says that it has been transported by the big river to Hebei Road, and the loss needs to be made up, how should I answer!"

"The other party said that General Li has done a lot of hard work and led the army to defeat the country of You. The country of Cheng has made more contributions. The country of Yu owes it to the country of Cheng. How do you answer it?"

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Zhuang Xun's scalp was numb when asked, and the standard answers really gave him the experience of memorizing texts in high school.

"You don't need to memorize every single word. You just need to say what you mean when they ask you, and you can't deviate too far." Si Qin Mi saw that time was running out, so she didn't ask Zhuang Xun to follow the instructions. The standard answer is completely memorized.

"Remember, between countries only talk about interests, not friendship, what to help Yu country, in fact, the core is not to make You country bigger..."

Not only asking, but also telling, the words of the beautiful teacher should be remembered more firmly.

It is very hard to memorize the answers, but it is very refreshing to copy the answers. When I go to the stage the next day, the questions asked by the other party have answers. It is really refreshing to see the other party speechless.

This feeling of answering questions with reference answers has the joy of an open-book exam.

Most of them were divided into credits. What Cheng Guo advocated was that they saved the Yu country and lost soldiers, and Li Pingyuan commanded them. The credit was great, and the Yu country should give more subsidies.

State of Yu, Zhuang Xun is highlighting a hob meat here. You came to save State of Yu, wouldn’t it be helpful to your State of Cheng? In terms of sacrifice and credit, how many people of State of Yu have been sacrificed by abandoning Chengdie Pass? The soldiers of the country went to the front line.

You said that without Li Pingyuan's command, the battle could not have been won, but I said that without the life of Yu's soldiers, the army would be defeated when it lured the enemy.

Going back and forth like this several times, it seems that there is no advantage in terms of credit.

Entering the substantive confrontation, that is the Chengguo army stationed in Jiannan Road.

Zhuang Xun wanted to say, you can take Jiannan, and I will go to take Hebei Road by myself.

But the first point raised by the other party was that King Yu had promised to take the Hebei Road in exchange for the remnants of the Cheng country attacking You country.

There is no way to deny this.

My father-in-law, you are screwing me to death. With Li Pingyuan's request, it is now impossible for Zhuang Xun to obtain Hebei Road.

This is the moral basis for Cheng Guo to obtain Hebei Road. Of course, you can also ignore this agreement, and King Yu's face will be smashed to the ground.

Although Zhuang Xun thinks that face is more important than face, it's not his face, he can't sell it, although King Yu already feels that face doesn't matter, if Zhuang Xun's talk ends and his face is lost, he doesn't care, everyone will die, Take care of your face.

It's a pity that Zhuang Xun didn't know, neither did Si Qin Mi, so he could only take a conservative route.

Let's talk about Jiannan Road and the withdrawal of troops.

"This is the land that Chengguo won from Youguo. Why did the censor talk about withdrawing the troops?"

Fortunately, Zhuang Xun has also been trained: "If this is the case, Hebei Dao will be taken back from Cheng Guo's hands."

You are shameless, and I don't want it anymore. Diplomatic etiquette is so simple and unpretentious.

Then there was another quarrel, and Cheng Jun withdrew from Jiannan Road and took over Hebei Road.

Obviously things that were agreed at the beginning, but now we have to talk about them again, and the result is still the same.

Zhuang Xun was exhausted.

(End of this chapter)