boudoir

Chapter 236
Liuli didn't care, anyway, sooner or later she would go anyway, she wasn't in a hurry to see her, and she didn't think it was a shame to her.Anyway, since I have reached the point of courtesy, even if I find fault with her in the future, I won't be able to find her.

In the next few days, the court situation seemed to be looser again, because Qi's family and his son came back earlier, although the normal rest and bathing was still deprived, but at least they could come back for dinner.Perhaps there are more chances to meet each other, and Liuli and Qi Yunhao get along much more comfortably, sometimes even tell him a joke at the dinner table, and he always listens with a smile, not to blame her for violating her boudoir manners , no one looks like a mistress.

But that's all there is to it, nothing more.Whenever he frowned, Liuli would quietly back away, unless he asked her to stay with him, she would choose something light to say, or read to him, or write a few words for him.What is surprising is that his handwriting is also very good, with momentum like a rainbow, and powerful, which matches his impression.Then, he was also the only one who didn't express surprise at Liuli's handwriting. Although he also nodded at her handwriting, it seemed that she should be able to write like this.

Because of this, Liuli was a little unconvinced, so she showed him a Liu Chixuan that was about to be sent to Shangpin Study today.Now that her market price has risen, people are already flocking to Mr. Xu Yang's calligraphy.Such a six-foot Xuan Xuan can be sold to the study for 50 taels of silver, and of course the shopkeeper will sell it to the outside world for dozens of taels of silver.So now every month she only sends at most two pieces of calligraphy to the study, just to pursue a fine calligraphy.

Qi Yunhao has been studying for many years since she was a child, so she naturally knows that to write well, it takes a lot of years to learn. At her age, she can write to the point where she can earn dozens of taels of silver, Liuli doesn't believe him Can you say something.

Unexpectedly, he looked at her for a while, but he just smiled and stroked her head, and said "not bad", that's all.

From then on, Liuli gave up her heart and never wrote to him again.

As for the affairs outside the palace, the gates of the city are still guarded by soldiers, and the number of people fleeing the city has not decreased. However, Duan Yanshan at the south gate of the city has been replaced. What is the name of the new one? I don't know, I only know that they are from King Qing.Liuli made such a fuss, and this King Qing took a big advantage. In her heart, although King Qing was not as sinister as the prince and his wife, but he would think of taking the throne from his elder brother, and his character might not be much better. It is hard to avoid the feeling that a wolf has left and a tiger has come again.

In the past two days, Ji Xiaoquan heard news from outside that the body of the Holy Dragon seems to have eased up again, and because the Prince's reputation among the people has plummeted recently, it seems that some people in the court have begun to criticize him for disregarding the people's livelihood, and for being domineering and violating from time to time. So he was called by the Holy Majesty to give him a lesson.Originally, outsiders would not know about these things, but because there is King Qing in the court, and Concubine Luo Guifei who has been fighting with the queen for half a lifetime in the palace, how could such things not be reported?
Qi Yunhao never told Liuli these things, of course Liuli would not ask, but her not asking does not mean that she does not need to know.

She asked Ji Xiaoquan twice, and later when Ji Xiaoquan came to the mansion again, he would tell what he had heard without her asking.There are people from various prefectures in Zhuangzi, and the range of information transmission is very wide. Of course, there are some rumors here, but Ji Xiaoquan has a brain and can combine analysis, so when he comes to Liuli, he has already filtered out the useless and false information. It's over.

So although Liuli never leaves home, she knows a little bit about the affairs in the capital, including the relationship between various parties.This day, I was thinking about answering the letters I received, when suddenly it was announced that the young lady from Zuo Cheng's mansion had come.

Song Pi is now the Zuo Cheng of Zhongshu Province, so Shuhua is naturally promoted to be the young wife of Zuo Cheng's mansion.Her Song Ziyu is now also working as a foreigner in Liubu, and her life can be said to be following the life she planned for herself step by step.

Liuli asked Rui'er to go to the second door to welcome her in.

"The head of He's house doesn't treat you well. That's the matter of the head of the house. Now that you're a wife, why don't you just beat everyone up and don't want to see us sisters anymore?" Shuhua looked at her as soon as she entered the door. She said, "Even if you don't have time to reply, at least you should send someone to tell me. The capital city is only so big. How could it take up so much time for you?"

Liuli ordered the menu and asked Ruier to go down to prepare lunch, and when Yuegui served her tea, she shook her fan and said, "I haven't seen you in two months, your mouth is getting better and better. It's still hot in July, why are you so angry?" Running over in a hurry? Turning around, I have a headache, and it's my fault again."

Shuhua pursed her lips, and said: "How dare I say your fault? You don't even pay attention to the prince of the court, and you beat a fourth-rank captain to find his teeth all over the ground. So far, he can't get down. I have become a celebrity in Beijing, how dare I blame you? It’s not that I’m tired of work, and I’m going to be beaten by you later, but where can I complain?”

Liuli glanced at her, and said: "You came to me on a hot day, just to make fun of me?"

"You think so!" Shuhua snorted, "Of course there is business." After a pause, she looked at her and said, "My sister-in-law is going to marry the emperor's eldest grandson Lu Zhen in two months. The East Palace is inseparable. You and I are sisters by marriage. Even if you don’t recognize He’s family as your mother’s family, you and I are sisters. You and the prince are so noisy, so many people in the court think that you are The attitude is the attitude of General Qi, and it means that General Qi has stated that he will not support the crown prince, so the Song Mansion and Qi Mansion may be forced to face each other."

Liuli stared fixedly at her, her expression was not as casual as before.

According to Shuhua's words, her worry is somewhat justified.Although Qi Fu is the head of the military generals and holds the world's most powerful soldiers, Song Pi is the leader among the younger generation of scholars and civil officials. The frontiers have been stabilized, and the importance of military generals will gradually decrease in peaceful times. If some civil officials are not recruited to respond to each other, It is indeed easy to become the target of public criticism.

When Song Bi and the East Palace are in a line, it means that most of the civil officials will follow this direction, and King Qing even pulled Qi Yunhao over. Without strong support from the civil officials, the Holy Majesty has no choice but to favor the crown prince. .

So the final result is that after the death of the sage, the crown prince came to power, and then he came to remove the power of King Qing. As the king of different surnames with a heavy army in his hand, Qifu, of course, became a citron in his early years.

"Master Song asked you to come?" Liuli held a cup of tea, said please, and said slowly.

Shuhua shook her head, "My father-in-law is in the Eastern Palace these days except for official business, and I have no time to see him at all. I think the crown prince has a good chance of winning. You should be more polite to the crown prince, so as not to make it difficult for the general in the future."

Liuli's eyes dimmed, and she said, "Are you familiar with the prince?"

Shuhua paused, and said: "It's not familiar. He is a man, even if he comes to the house, we have to avoid it, right?"

"That's it!" Liuli put the tea, "Since you are not familiar with him, how do you know that he has a good chance of winning? Besides, what if he has inherited the general rule? You can't be disobedient just because I taught him a lesson. He is a slave of my own, so he held a grudge against me until after he ascended the throne? Also, you have said that he is a man, so even if we meet him, we have to avoid him. If he does not let people block my way, I will Where are you going to be rude to him? This is so unreasonable."

Talking about her made it difficult for Qi Yunhao to be a human being!It would be fine if he scolded her like King Dingbei did. When he saw the prince in the future, he would have to be more polite. The point is that he didn't take it seriously at all. How could she turn around and lie down with the prince? Do small?Isn't this slapping Qi Yunhao in the face?

Of course, these things cannot be told to Shuhua, this girl is smart, if she confides the truth, she might be able to think of what happened between Qi Yunhao and King Qing.As soon as she came, she pointed out the relationship between the Song Mansion and the East Palace. It must not be as simple as making her change her attitude towards the prince. Why is her attitude important?The most important thing is Qi Yunhao.

Although she didn't know why the prince set up restrictions to check cars, and she came to confront Liuli head-on when she needed to win over Qi Yunhao, which shows that it is important.Now that she offended her, no one in the Dingbei palace took her to make amends, and the prince wanted to keep the line with Qi Yunhao, but he couldn't bear to come to the mansion to find him, so he had to go to Shuhua after much deliberation. this way.As long as Shuhua persuaded herself, if she knew the current affairs, she would naturally have to persuade Yunhao, and at least show enough respect to the prince.

To exercise power, a politician not only depends on strength, but sometimes public opinion also plays a big role.As long as she expresses her surrender to the prince, there will naturally be a new trend in the public opinion outside. For example, if the relationship between General Zhen Guo and the prince is repaired or something, even if Qi Yunhao doesn't have to do anything for him, he has the name of General Zhen Guo Head, and it is indispensable to win a lot of popularity for Donggong.

So the purpose of Shuhua's visit today is actually to persuade Liuli to show her submission to the prince in front of outsiders.It's okay without her confrontation with the prince, she is just an ordinary woman, and no matter how low she is to the prince, it won't affect anything, but when she leads Qi Yunhao's servants to a fight with the prince, and she even wins, In the eyes of ordinary people, it is very different.

As she at this time, if she were to surrender to the prince instead, Shuhua said it nicely to avoid embarrassing Qi Yunhao. In fact, who benefited the most, needless to say?
"I'm just a woman. I can't control the outside affairs, and I can't control them. As for the prince," she smiled and took a sip of tea, "Of course I respect it."

Dingbei Palace is now leaning toward the Crown Prince or the Prince, and there is no certainty so far. This is also the reason why the Crown Prince and King Qing dare not make a big deal. Without Qi Yunhao's public statement, Liu Li can't publicly express his dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince. .

(End of this chapter)