Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 54 The First Snow
A beggar froze to death in the corner of the back door of the mansion the night before, holding an unfinished half of a steamed bun in his hand.

The master discovered it first, and sent the yamen servants to throw it away on the mass burial mountain.

The master turned around and went back to the government office, closed the back door, and breathed into his hands that were red from the cold: the weather is indeed getting colder and colder.

In the night of the second day, there were numerous flakes of snow in the capital.

When the people in the city got up, they found that the snow had piled up, and the stone lions in front of the government office had been buried on their foundations.

He Shaoguang lay on the bed, nothing to do during the day, it was too cold, she didn't want to get up!
Hearing the commotion outside, she knew that even Lu Mingzhen would wake up, and she would be ugly if she couldn't afford it.

He Shaoguang sighed, being an adult really has a lot of uncontrollable troubles.

Lu Mingzhen was playing with the servants, and she didn't know what happy things made her giggle.

She ran into He Shaoguang's room in three steps and two steps, bringing in a burst of cold air.

Before he got close to He Shaoguang, He Shaoguang's whole body trembled.

He Shaoguang was still wearing his underwear, so he couldn't dawdle anymore, so he quickly put on his clothes to keep out the deadly cold.

"Mother is a slob."

Lu Mingzhen was served by Zhijun and washed his hands with hot water. He looked at He Shaoguang who was sitting on the bedside washing and dressing, and made a face at her.

He Shaoguang sighed again when he heard the words: "Yes, yes, mother is a slob. You can say whatever you want, but it's impossible for me to get up early."

Lu Mingzhen's eyes widened, thinking that He Shaoguang was a rascal.

He Shaoguang woke up now, and his body warmed up, so he asked her in a good mood: "Is it snowing outside?"

Lu Mingzhen nodded happily: "Mom, help me build a snowman!"

This was the first snowfall in the capital, and He Shaoguang's playful spirit also arose, so he put fur sleeves and scarves on himself and Lu Mingzhen, and then took her outside to play in the snow.

Lu Mingzhen stared expectantly at He Shaoguang's pile of snow. After a while, he looked at the crooked snowman with his nose stuck to his mouth.

Lu Mingzhen found it hard to say she looked good.

She didn't want to hit her mother, so she boasted against her will.

He Shaoguang saw it by himself, then silently broke off the carrot on his nose.

She felt that it was time to teach Lu Mingzhen an aesthetic lesson.

In such a cold day, He Shaoguang didn't dare to let her play outside, and watched her go to class after breakfast, while Lu Mingyan went to class early in the morning.

The female teacher hired for her by the mansion has already lived in Maple Leaf Pavilion and is also teaching here.

She has been giving lectures to Lu Mingzhen for the past two months, and what she is studying now are "San Zi Jing" and "Book of Filial Piety".

Lu Mingzhen would often gossip about what was in today's class after school.

He Shaoguang patted the snow off his body, and went back to the house to warm up by the fire.

The comfort of the charcoal fire made her very comfortable. Seeing that the snow outside did not stop, she casually said, "Let's eat hot pot for lunch today."

It's cold outside, and at this time, come to a thick lamb bone pot, boil lamb and frozen tofu, and warm your body.

Put some ginger in, and all three drank a bowl of hot mutton soup.

Although they ate on the porch, He Shaoguang and the two younger ones didn't feel cold at all.

And they all feel that enjoying the snow here is really elegant.

After eating, He Shaoguang drove the child to take a nap, and she became interested.

I took a few empty clay pots, collected all the clean snow on the grass blades, and went to the garden to pick snow and put it in the pots.

He Shaoguang buried them under the old tree with his own hands. When spring and summer begin in the coming year, it will be poetic to take them out and make tea with snow.

It snowed in the capital city on November [-]th, while winter in Yanzhou began as early as October.

In the winter here, the loess is covered with flying snow, and even the snowflakes are earth-colored.

Since the first battle, Min Ri's Turkic army fought Duan's army several times.

This one is the one that determines their final fate.

It took a full day and night before Lu Xiaowen recovered from the strong smell of blood and corpses all over the floor.

Although he has experienced hundreds of battles, big and small battles are commonplace, but every time he sees a dead person, his heart is still alive for a second.

It was the first time that the First Prince went to the battlefield, he was much better than Lu Xiaowen imagined, but he also vomited faintly after the end.

This time, they won, which belonged to Duan Chao.

Lu Xiaowen recovered faster than the eldest prince. He glanced lightly at the tied Turkic people outside and the battlefield in the distance, and ordered his subordinates: "Clean the battlefield, and everyone will report how many Turkic people they have killed, and they will be rewarded for their merits."

He knew that this time there were many brave soldiers who rushed to the front and made military exploits. He would never treat the soldiers below badly.

After repelling the Turks, Min Ri was seriously injured, and Lu Xiaowen chopped off one of his arms with his own hands.

Going back this time, there will be chaos within the Turks, and there will be no major disturbances in the Turks for at least five years.

The saint is also very satisfied in the palace, he has received the battle report from the front.

After court he went to the Queen's Palace for lunch, and mentioned this while eating.

"The second son of the Lu family is capable, and he is much better than his father. In my opinion, the position of Duke should belong to him."

The sage laughed, his face turned rosy with joy, and he looked much younger.

The queen was also happy, she pursed her lips and smiled: "Congratulations to the saint, it's just."

The saint was in a good mood, so he asked the queen what it was?
"It's just the three sons of the Lu family. Lu Erlang is already a first-rank general. Is it too prominent to be named Duke?"

The sage thought for a while, and felt that what the queen said was reasonable: "What does the queen mean?"

The queen made a bowl of mutton soup for the saint, and said slowly: "The son inherits the father's title, and most of them are established. And the Lu family's boss is also capable, why not choose him?"

The saint wanted to say that Lu Ruqing's health was not good, but the queen obviously knew what he was thinking, and continued with a smile: "Although Lu Dalang's health is not good, his life is not in danger. Besides, the position of duke is just a false title."

"If the sage wants to reward General Lu, why not reward him with some gold, silver, jewels, or a garden? Isn't he a new wife? I heard that his wife is not of high birth."

The saint also felt that it was feasible, so he nodded: "The empress is right, I will reward him with a garden, and I will reward him with a golden cemetery. His wife, the empress thinks that it is okay to give a fourth-rank or fifth-rank imperial order." .”

What the sage would think now is that He's family background is not high, and the order of the fourth rank is to praise her.

He also felt that her status was really too low, and she couldn't have a son or daughter, so it's better for two more people to go to Lu Xiaowen's backyard to keep an eye on her.

The sage was thinking about his courtiers wholeheartedly, and his chief assistant was enjoying a barbecue with his daughter at the mansion at this time.

Anar Khan taught Cong Tianjie how to roast mutton to be tender.

Cong Tianjie gave her a mouthful with a smile, and she squinted her eyes and took it unceremoniously.

Seeing Cong Ruosi in the distance, he wanted to go forward, but was stopped by the people serving Cong Tianjie.

Her face turned pale, her father didn't welcome her!

(End of this chapter)