She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 13 Compensation
Cao Shao also thought this was strange, but he was not curious.

In the game between various families and the imperial power, there were too many compromises and constraints on each other. Naturally, there were also many unspeakable things that outsiders did not need to explore.

Pei Peng was silent. Three years ago, not only was Wang Yin reappointed, but also when she found out that the Xu family had other plans, intending to take advantage of the dragon.

The Xu family may be able to succeed, or maybe not, but no matter whether it succeeds or not, the benefits will not fall on her, but it will be easy to implicate her.

So, whether it was out of the growing closeness between father and daughter over the past few years, or out of concern for the safety of herself and her daughter, she finally chose to tell the whole story.

At that time, my father was obviously old and even seemed to be unable to do what he wanted. When he was forced to the head by his son and ministers, he could not even express his thunderous anger, so he could only deal with it in a roundabout way.

He didn't let Pei Peng and Xu Qing reconcile, but let her continue to be Xu's wife, so as not to startle the snake.

Pei Peng didn't want to be used by the Xu family and leave in despair, she wanted to be the one who made the Xu family's plan go to waste.

Therefore, the intentions of their father and daughter are the same.

But Dad's choice still made her feel a little chilled - even though she and her daughter were not implicated afterwards, not even Xu Qing.

Moreover, she has a horse racing village in the suburbs of Beijing.

She thought Zhuangzi was Father's compensation.

Now it seems that perhaps this Taizhou official who doesn't care about anything is the real compensation left to her by her father.

After realizing this fact, Pei Peng was momentarily disappointed because of their father-daughter relationship that was mixed with too much use and distrust.

But she soon became more motivated again. Her father had left her such a good situation and tacitly agreed that her daughter would take charge of Yizhou, so she could not waste her father's painstaking arrangements.

Both sides of the main road in Shang'an City have been cleared. There are no open shops and no people coming and going. There are only government officials who stand on both sides of the road to maintain order.

Pei Peng knew that Wang Yin was unreliable, and Cao Shao wanted to show how much he valued her, but he still said:

"That's all for now. Next time, there's no need to mobilize people like this and affect people's lives."

Cao Shao and Pei Peng talked about some topics and seemed much more relaxed. While holding the reins to prevent the horse from going too fast, he nodded in agreement and asked again:
"A wealthy family in the city has donated a house for His Highness to stay. Once you have rested, we will have a banquet."

This is the right thing to do, and Pei Peng doesn't want to go to the banquet in a hurry, he always wants to take a rest.

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When they came to greet them, there were no big families from Taizhou Prefecture, but there were many of them at the banquet——

Pei Peng also knew about the situation of these families in advance, and Mrs. Cao was also very considerate. She sent someone to deliver several brochures in advance, including portraits of the people from each family who came to the banquet.

It was inevitable that he would have to deal with these families in the future. Pei Peng was actually a little sleepy, but he still used all his energy to deal with the heads and wives of each family, listening to them explore the situation in the capital in a vague way, or pull in the key points of the family. The nephew he cultivated wanted to get some help from Pei Peng.

As a member of the entourage, Yang Luo naturally had a place at the banquet, but he did not attract as much attention as Xu Zhao - even though the Xu family had been suppressed, the name of the Xu family was still relatively respected in places far away from the center.

But this also gave Yang Luo more time to observe the guests at the banquet.

Looking at the local wealthy people who recommended their nephews to Pei Peng in the hope that she could introduce them to their connections in the capital, Yang Luo couldn't help but think of his elders in the family.

They also introduced themselves to distinguished guests who occasionally came from Beijing, and even cruelly took the treasures at home to give gifts in order to get Yang Jun's help.

Unfortunately, all failed.

In an era like this, it is extremely difficult to make further progress without a business that is well-known enough and without a father and brother who are officials in the government.

Therefore, although the family's reply was slightly dissatisfied with Yang Luo's choice, they still expressed their understanding and were even considering whether to send several brothers to Yang Luo to rely on each other.

Although the princess who is far away from the center is not so powerful, she is still the most noble identity that the Yang family has access to, so she must hold on to it.

"Why are you sitting here drinking?"

After Xu Zhao finished dealing with the local young gentleman who came to toast and make friends, he saw Yang Luo sitting beside him silently, feeling a little guilty for a while, as if he had neglected his friend...

"Nothing. Have you found any talents that His Highness can use?"

Xu Zhao pouted:
"There are good talents, but it's hard to tell who can be used. They are still thinking of using me as a springboard, but they don't think about it. I have been sent to Taizhou. How can I introduce them to the Lord in the court?"

"You are the only one who is sent to Taizhou. My cousin is willing to take you. That's your blessing."

The person arrived before the sound of arrival, so Xu Zhao knew it must be that Cheng Fei without turning his head.

The two of them were constantly quarreling with each other along the way. At this time, Xu Zhao blurted out without thinking:

"You are the one who begged His Highness to follow you. A few days ago, His Highness asked you to think about what you can do. Have you thought about it?"

Cheng Feixin said, I don’t have to think about it, the things in my head will scare you to death if I take them out!

It's a pity that the difficulty lies here. Cheng Fei has a lot of knowledge and ideas that transcend the times, but how to show them without arousing suspicion...

You know, Cheng Fei in the first 15 years was just the youngest daughter of an ordinary family. She had learned needlework, accounting, and some characters, but she was not proficient. She suddenly knew so much that a fool would doubt it. up.

Yang Luo watched the two quarreling, thinking about what he could do.

His confidence is not as good as these two, one is the nephew of His Highness's husband's family, and the other is the cousin of the mother's family, who can spend some time in idleness.

After dealing with the waves of people who came to toast, Pei Peng noticed that Cao Shao seemed to have something to say to her, so he whispered to Xu Qing to help entertain, and asked his daughter to chat with a group of girls about the popular things in Beijing. After drinking some mead, he used the excuse of changing clothes to hide out.

"Cao Biejia seems to have something to say to me?"

Cao Shao smiled wryly:

"Your Highness, why should you be so indifferent, just call me Saburo."

Pei Peng changed his address without hesitation:
"Does Saburo have anything to ask?"

"You know, I have been away from the capital for a few years. Although my family will send me letters, there are some things they won't tell me. I just want to ask my cousin, is she okay?"

This cousin, of course, refers to Pei Rong.

Pei Peng had vaguely heard that the cousins ​​were in love before, but they never got together.

Pei Peng was not well-informed at that time, not to mention that nowadays, when it comes to marriage, whether it is elders or young men and women, they always compare themselves with several families, and no one will make a fuss about their pre-marriage feelings.

Now it seems that Cao Shao may still care more about her second sister.

(End of this chapter)