Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 488 6.59 Li Wan: Two Young Mistresses from Rongguo Mansion
Volume VI

6.59 Li Wan: The Young Mistress of the Two Rongguo Mansions
March 22, Shanhaiguan camp.

"Zhou Yang, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, has met your Majesty!" Thanks to this victory, someone finally changed his position. Looking at Emperor Changxing sitting in the middle of the Chinese army's tent, he could only smile bitterly, "It's just a mere A few thieves and bandits actually bothered His Majesty to come in person, it is really incompetent for our ministers!"

"Okay, the friendship between you and me, maybe we still have to play with these troubles." Emperor Changxing waved his hand with a smile on his face, but it was a pity that he was interrupted immediately.

"Everyone who is irrelevant in this tent should get out." Princess Yongchang's tone was obviously annoyed. No matter how angry the generals and guards in the tent were, no one had the courage to show off their wings in front of this person. Looking at Emperor Changxing, he filed out after getting his permission and quickly emptied the tent, "Kailer, what are you doing this for? Didn't I say in the book that the war here is completely useless?"

"So, I have to come here even more!" Emperor Changxing stood up suddenly and said without hesitation, "Auntie, you have to think about it for me. This mess shocked the court, but Brother Zhou approached him Cleaning it up like melons and vegetables. If word spreads, it will indeed increase the prestige of the court, but it is still not enough, at least for me, these are not enough at all!
Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, every dynasty has made great achievements in opening up new territories. However, things changed when it came to my father. He eventually passed away due to unexplainable reasons. Immediately after I ascended the throne, a lot of problems arose. If Let the situation be like this, on the history books a hundred years later, how should we arrange our father and son? "

How to say?According to the consistent habit of "being taboo for the venerable" in history books, no matter whether it is the spring and autumn brushwork that can be saved, or the writing is too small to make a fuss, in the end, the same result cannot be escaped. The temple name - and Guo Kai and his son, there is a high probability that they will be "more than successful", or even "the country will begin to decline".

"Your Majesty understands!" Zhou Yang sighed softly, took out from his bosom the eight hundred miles urgent decree sent yesterday, and handed it to Qiu Shi'an, "Originally, I was thinking that even if His Majesty came, I would do my best Rushing to the front, clearing all obstacles for His Majesty, but the Empress Dowager sent someone to send the order, and I think it makes sense."

"Oh?" Emperor Changxing opened the imperial edict and showed a satisfied smile after scanning ten lines at a glance. "The queen mother knows what I am thinking. Brother Zhou can just follow it - aunt, you also understand the war here. Take the next step." There won't be any big wars, you just go back with peace of mind and guard the capital for me.

After all, Queen Mother is in some inconveniences now. You must help her well when you go back. Is it possible that your family still wants to be a heretic?Besides, even if I let you go back, it will take two or three days. At least I have to ask clearly how the war is going here. If Brother Zhou has any good suggestions, you might as well share them. "

"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!" Zhou Yang sighed in his heart, knowing that the matter was irreversible. Emperor Changxing even mentioned this, and even "Brother Zhou" who had disappeared for a long time came out, and even called Princess Yongchang "aunt" throughout the whole process. ; He could only verbally explain the analysis plan for these days, and then hand in the completed plan and even the map homework.

"Brother Zhou is interested. I heard that Qiu Aiqing has been very busy these days. With these arrangements and Qiu Aiqing's help, the war in Baishan and Blackwater should not be delayed for too long." Emperor Changxing nodded with satisfaction and accepted the order. After another round of getting along with each other, Zhou Yang took Princess Yongchang away without saying another word.

It can also be seen that Changxing Emperor Guo Kai is moving towards the standard of a "normal" emperor step by step. There is actually nothing to say about this. At least "outsiders" like Zhou Yang do not think the problem is big, but they are just a little uncomfortable; but For Princess Yongchang, this is a completely different situation.

To put it bluntly, when Emperor Yonghe was still there, Guo Kai was able to achieve such great momentum, mostly thanks to the support of Princess Yongchang. Whether it was intelligence, personnel, or money and materials, it was just that the "eldest prince" Guo Kai was in the palace. , apart from the annual salary as a prince and the few eunuch guards around him, what else can he get out of working with him?
In contrast, the second prince Guo Yu who was still alive at the time did not have such a good backing. His biological mother Wu Guifei only had help from the Wu family who had little background. In order to gain support from civil servants and even the Shilin faction, the dignified prince was treated like a primary school student. It seems that he didn't get much from this, and almost no civil servants from the powerful faction publicly responded to him.

But this kind of thing can not be said, including Princess Yongchang herself. Even if she was very angry, she could only endure it and said nothing in the end, so that when she left the big tent, she didn't even bother to say goodbye.

A long time later, the Shenji camp was stationed behind the Chinese army's tent.

"Rong'er, you want to be a little more cheerful." After some activities, Zhou Yang looked at Princess Yongchang who had lost a lot of anger in her arms. Zhou Yang said with a bitter smile, "Your Majesty is different now. He is no longer the chasing person." For the little brat you call aunt, then you should live in peace, so as not to ruin the original friendship."

"Actually, Dongfang had already sent the news that he was going to bring troops here in person." Guo Rong sighed softly, which also made Zhou Yang suddenly stunned. "You want to say that this news was only at the Xiaochao meeting, right? I To tell you the truth, two of the young eunuchs waiting at the door of the imperial study are my people; among the dozen or so of Qiu Shian's closest confidants, [-]% are my people.

I am not angry with him this time, but with his concealment and anger from me. As you said, I am afraid it will be more obvious in the future - it is the emperor's sister-in-law's intention to let you go back. After she and Xuan'er finished talking, the news It was quickly sent to me. It was just a coincidence that the two mothers had different purposes and the same approach; but so far, Kai'er has acted as if nothing happened to these two big things and has not mentioned a word to me. "

"Okay, anyway, I have earned enough credit, so I can save myself the trouble by going back now." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly. His Highness only talked about Emperor Changxing's birth status, so what are all her arrangements?
"You only need to bring the cavalry back. Now there are three thousand battalions, most of the five battalions, and most of the Imperial Forest Army. There are also garrisons from various places recruited along the way. The cavalry alone is over [-]. , the infantry is no less than [-], what else can go wrong when dealing with a few defeated soldiers?" Princess Yongchang nodded and said. "Then do as you said." Zhou Yang actually thought the same way, but some details were different, "I plan to keep the people under my command as much as possible. On the one hand, I don't lack credit, but that doesn't mean they don't lack it either. It just so happens that I let them help me, so as to avoid any accidents, it's you."

"I'll go back with you, so I won't be annoying here." Princess Yongchang nodded obediently, and immediately got into Ai Lang's arms, "If you want to leave, hurry up. Only Dongfang's hooves are left. I still have some If you’re not worried, why not let’s do it tomorrow—forget it, as long as you give the instructions, someone will naturally make arrangements, and you can make me feel more comfortable.”

"Uh, Your Royal Highness, I remember including last night."

"You also know it was last night." Princess Yongchang rolled his eyes at him, gave him a "self-experience" look, and then slid down.
Rongguo Mansion, Jia Muyuan.

Compared with the bustle at the beginning, it is really deserted here now. Sichun and Shi Xiangyun are now in the Zhou family yard. Lin Daiyu has not "entered Jia's house" at all. Fu Qiufang has basically "followed the procedures" since the two families started. He stopped coming, so that when Jia Mu wanted to have fun, she had to find a maid to make up the numbers - of course, today was a special situation.

"You two, let the old lady say what you want." There are only three people left in the huge living room, Jia Mu in the main seat, plus Li Wan and Wang Xifeng in the guest seats on the left and right, and it is deserted. That's it, but there's nothing to talk about. "I didn't expect that the house has been so glorious for so many years, but it has to be maintained like this. It really embarrasses the ancestors."

"Why should we worry too much, ancestors? No matter what, Lan'er's surname is Jia. No matter what happens in the future, will she be able to go to another family?" Li Wan smiled faintly and deliberately took the topic off topic. The old lady put on this "crying for poverty" scene. The posture must have another purpose, "Anyway, there is still Girl Feng in charge of the mansion. In the future, Brother Lian will not have an empty house."

"You!" It's all up to this point, what else can Jia's mother dislike?The two "grandson-in-laws" in front of me are not in the Jia Mansion either physically or mentally, and one of them has even completed the "procedure". They must be able to exchange for as many benefits as they can. As for face, does Rongguo Mansion still have this thing now? “You all know the situation in the mansion.

No matter what, the Ningrong Second Mansion of the "One Shuangguogong" cannot fall on our generation. From Zhu'er's family, now you have a lot of things in your hands, and the old lady knows it's not easy to move, but this In terms of manpower, it can't be unusable, right?As you just said, Lan'er will also be named Jia from now on. If things get better in the house, it won't be bad for him, right? "

"What the ancestor means?" Li Wan was really curious.

"In the past, the house has always been kind to the servants, but we didn't want to raise a group of white-eyed wolves." Jia Mu said coldly, "Now that we have encountered difficulties, these servants are still not satisfied. Is it possible that the master still wants to give in to them? But now How is the mansion, you all know that none of the men can stand up, but I don't know if General Zhou can help me?"

"Lai Jia?" Wang Xifeng said in surprise.

"The ancestors also know that he is not in the capital now." Li Wan did not hesitate at all. How could she know that if the government really wanted to investigate, it would be more than just the Lai family? "It's better to wait until he comes back. The ancestor asked me to put a table on the table. All that's left is to say a few words. It's hard to say anything else. There is still no shortage of money and manpower."

"That's good." Mother Jia nodded with satisfaction, "When will you move out?"

"What are we two burnt papers doing out here?" But Li Wan smiled indifferently, and what he said surprised Jia Mu, "If Lan'er has a remarried mother, how much trouble will she have in the future? Girl Feng is even more worried. Not to mention, the Wang family has long been a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and she can't protect herself. What good does it do for her to go out?
Anyway, Brother Lian and Shu Lian won't be able to come back for a few times for the time being, so the yard will be left alone. Let Feng Yatou move to my place and squeeze in. With the two of us here, the house will not lose contact with the Zhou family; we Privately speaking, he is used to eating meat and vegetables there, and there are princesses, princesses, and girls in the yard. How about two more of us?On the contrary, here, the two young ladies from Rongguo Mansion have something else. "

"Now that you have decided, what else can the old woman say?" Jia Mu sighed lightly, but then she had another idea, "I heard that Brother Rong's daughter-in-law in Dongfu is also there? Why don't you three stay here? How about being at home?"

(End of this chapter)