Warm spring enters Hou's door

Chapter 134 Seeking Help and Proactive Help

Du Juanqing was staggered by the kick, and he quickly changed his words: "Madam, I was wrong, I will never mention this matter again. Let's just let nature take its course and listen to God, okay?"

Gu Caiwei curled her lips. "You'd better stop counting me on this."

"Don't worry, I will never resort to any means in this regard." Du Juanqing whispered, then slowly turned around and took her hand.

Gu Caiwei glared at him again, but in the end she didn't hit him hard again.

Du Juanqing naturally hugged her.

After that, Du Juanqing carefully studied the information on the Du family's children sent by Du Juanze. He first selected [-] of them and asked them to send them to Yongxing County.

There are [-] quotas at once, now each room can be allocated several, the people in the Duke of Lai's mansion are finally happy, the wife of the Duke of Lai, Mrs. Pei, stopped scolding, and Du Juanze, the Duke of Lai, felt at ease many.

There was a shortage of people at the mine, so they were entrusted with important tasks as soon as they were sent there, which made this group of young gentlemen who had been pampered since childhood miserable.Many people couldn't bear to write letters to their families to complain.But Du Juan made it clear to Du Juanze early in the morning - if the person is sent to Yongxing County, he will have full power to deal with it, and no outsiders are allowed to intervene.Therefore, even if Du Juanze received the letter, he cruelly discarded it and let them howl over there.

Seeing that the family members didn't care about it at all, the Du family's children gradually gave up and did things honestly.

When Du Juanqing saw this, he selected another group of 20 people from the roster and sent them over again.And this time, the children of the Du family went with the descendants of the Fang family, as well as people recommended by Qin Shisan.

The continuous sending of so many young children over there can be regarded as a temporary solution to the shortage of talents in Yongxing County.

but……

"There are still too few specialized talents." Du Juan shook his head and sighed, "I didn't expect that things would develop into this situation all at once. The king of Xin'an County is so unsatisfactory, and all the leaders are waiting for me to choose. But I They are not in Yongxing County, so they can only command them from a distance. The eyes cannot see the situation there, and they can't figure out how the people behave after they are sent there. They can only get a general idea of ​​the situation through the letter sent back by Qin Shiliu and the others. This kind of understanding always makes me feel that I have more than enough energy but not enough energy.”

"It's all because of me." Gu Caiwei sighed, "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have stayed here forever and didn't go there for more than a year. Otherwise...you can go by yourself! I Staying here with my little lady, since my father and mother are with me anyway, we are sure to be fine."

The queen still didn't give up the idea of ​​resurrecting the dead, so she kept sending people to watch her.Before finding the right method, the queen would definitely not let her go.

After all, the empress let her grandfather leave Chang'an back then, and Doctor Gao never returned, leaving only a tomb.She has already learned her lesson, this time the queen will naturally not be so stupid as to deceive herself for decades.What's more, at her current age, she can't afford to cheat.

Years ago, Princess Taiping invited them to Luoyang, in fact, for the convenience of the Queen to continue to monitor them at close range.

"No. Who knows if Sima Huan is lurking in the dark, just waiting for me to take you away as soon as I leave?" Du Juanqing shook his head resolutely, "I don't have much ability now, and I don't have much ability to accompany you personally. It will definitely protect you completely, then it will be even more impossible for me to leave you alone."

Gu Caiwei looked at him speechlessly. "Are you unable to let go of me, or the little lady?"

Du Juan's eyes flickered. "I can't let go, can I?"

Gu Caiwei turned her head away, and couldn't help rolling her eyes again.

At this time, Du Ren suddenly appeared.

"Master Hou, there is another letter from Yongxing County, and it is said that the situation is urgent, please read it quickly!"

Hearing this, Du Juanqing and Gu Caiwei both tightened their hearts.

"Bring me the letter!" Du Juanqing said immediately.

Du Ren sent the letter in.When Du Juan took it apart and took a look, his expression turned cold. "Sure enough, I said that the surname Wu is so radical, there will definitely be trouble!"

Gu Caiwei quickly took the letter over and looked at it, and she frowned instantly. "Are they crazy? In order to catch up with work, they don't care about anything else. After treating the pig iron, the waste water is poured out, and the downstream river is polluted!"

And coincidentally, Yongxing County is just downstream of Yangxin County!
Water sources in the mountains are inherently limited, and a large amount of water is needed to smelt pig iron from iron ore every day.As a result, the water source is now polluted... How can the craftsmen in Yongxing County continue to work?

Moreover, once the water source is polluted, the water flow below and the place where the polluted water flows will also be polluted.If things go on like this, it will not only delay the speed of weapon production in Yongxing County.Soon, the lives of the people in Yangxin County and Yongxing County will be greatly affected!
Du Juanqing's face was gloomy, and he sat there coldly without saying a word.

Seeing this, Du Ren whispered: "Master Hou, this is a serious matter, and you must not sit idly by. You'd better think of a way!"

"What can I think of?" Du Juan asked coldly.

Du Ren choked.

It is absolutely impossible to directly discharge the waste water after iron training. It is absolutely impossible to say that such an act has not been approved by Wu Chonglie.Maybe this is what Wu Chonglie's purpose is - I will make you famous, and I will make you have a good relationship with those who are in charge of the army, then I will directly cut off your back, and take a drastic move!Without the weapons that can be provided to those people, I see how long you will be better off!

Now that Wu Chonglie is in Luoyang, backed by the Wu family, they want to catch him and make him change his mind, which is not an easy task.Even, if you are not careful, it may cause disaster.

After Gu Caiwei thought about it, she nodded. "The best way right now is to go to Yongxing County. It's useless to argue here, it's just a waste of time. With this skill, we might as well just kill them and solve the matter first!"

As for how the Wu family will react after knowing the situation, that will be discussed at that time.

Du Juanqing immediately looked at her when he heard the words. "You let me go alone?"

"No! I'll go with you, and the little lady, the three of us will go there together." Gu Caiwei said immediately, "Speaking of which, Ayi hasn't seen the little lady yet! Every time he writes to me, he always He clamored to see A-Mei, but it's a pity that Brother Fang refused to let him come back. Then, taking advantage of this opportunity, let's take the little lady to meet him."

Du Juan frowned slightly. "But can you go?"

"If you really want to leave, of course you can. You just have to humbly beg for help." Gu Caiwei sighed.

Du Juanqing's eyes darkened. "Are you going to see Princess Taiping? After meeting the princess, no matter what request she makes, just agree to it without hesitation."

"This is the only way to go now." Gu Caiwei sighed helplessly.

Now that such a decision has been made, Gu Caiwei sent a greeting card to Princess Taiping that day.In the evening, Princess Taiping replied to her.

The next day, Gu Caiwei packed up and went to Princess Taiping's residence.

Only two years later, the beautiful boys around Princess Taiping have changed. Only Princess Taiping, who is lying on the couch in the middle, still enjoys the attentive service of these young gentlemen with a contented appearance.

Today is their private meeting, so apart from Gu Caiwei, Princess Taiping, and these young gentlemen, there are no outsiders in front of them.

Gu Caiwei stepped forward to salute, and Princess Taiping waved her hand. "They are all our own people, so you don't have to be so polite, just sit down!"

Gu Caiwei sat down opposite, and she looked at the people next to her. "Princess, I have something important to discuss with you, why don't you let them all retreat first?"

"What are you going to do when you step back? They are all my people, and naturally they are all of one mind. I have no secrets that I can't let them know." Princess Taiping laughed, "Anyway, their life is mine, and their death is mine. Ghost, I won't send people out of the country again, especially——I won't send them to the palace again."

Although she smiled happily, a coldness quickly flashed in her eyes.

Gu Caiwei naturally understood what she meant: Princess Taiping gave Zhang Changzong to the empress before, to please the empress for a while.However, who would have thought that after Zhang Changzong and his elder brother Zhang Yizhi got the Queen's favor, he would start to be complacent, and even Princess Taiping would not be very respectful!He had promised to speak good words to the Queen in her ear, and to reveal some news about the Queen when necessary, so of course he didn't do that.The two brothers brought their relatives to sell their officials and vassals in the court, and formed cliques for personal gain, having a great time.Even the members of the Li family's Wu family, they almost don't pay attention to them!
The person she sent is now standing on top of her head to shit and pee, which is tantamount to a slap in the face of Princess Taiping.Although no one else said anything in front of her, how could she not know what others were talking about her in private?Of course, Princess Taiping was also very upset.

So now, she strictly controls the male favorites around her, and no longer gives them away to the queen.

Back then, when I learned that Princess Taiping had given Zhang Changzong to the Queen, I had persuaded her not to do so!A person like Zhang Changzong has a good-looking face, but in fact he has no ink on his chest, and his brain may be shrewd, but he is often not shrewd to the point.He is suitable to be a male favorite in a low voice, and it is enough to serve the mistress with a good voice.But how did Princess Taiping react when she heard her words?Gu Caiwei sighed secretly.

After all, the princess was still too confident, which led to the current ending.

However, Gu Caiwei could only whisper a few words in her heart, but she didn't dare to touch Princess Taiping's fate. Anyway, she came to ask for help now!

Therefore, now that Princess Taiping has already said so, Gu Caiwei said directly: "Princess and I are old acquaintances, so I don't talk nonsense. I came to see you today to ask you to help me." busy."

"Let me go to the empress to help you talk, and let the empress let you go?" Princess Taiping said coolly.

Gu Caiwei nodded. "Yes. At present, no one can do this matter except you, the princess."

"You are smart." Princess Taiping chuckled, "But, why should I help you? Why did the Empress keep you by my side to watch? No one else knows the reason, but you and I know it well. But Until now, the people of Qin Tianjian have not found out why, so how could the empress agree to let you go?"

"Because it has been researched for more than a year, and the Qin Tianjian has not found out the reason, it is enough to prove that the crux of the problem is not with me, but with the person who manipulated this matter. I have cooperated with everything I can, but according to If this situation continues, will Qin Tianjian not be able to find a solution for the rest of my life, and I will be trapped here for the rest of my life?" Gu Caiwei also laughed, "Princess, you should know that in my capacity, I just want to move my feet if I want to leave. But I never left, it was just to save face for Her Majesty, and I didn't want to make things so unpleasant like my grandfather. Besides, I am not my grandfather, I have a family and a daughter, and my husband-in-law Assuming an important position in the court, I can't escape even if I want to!"

"I understand this truth, but do you think the Queen Mother will listen?" Princess Taiping only said.

Gu Caiwei pursed her lips. "She won't, so I'm here to beg the princess."

Princess Taiping smiled again. "Forget it, we have known each other for so long, and you have never asked me for anything. Now that you have come to ask, if I don't show something, it seems too unreasonable. Then let's do it, I can go to the empress to plead for you , but in return, you have to do something for me."

"Princess, please do as you please!" Gu Caiwei nodded immediately.

Princess Taiping laughed again. "I haven't even said what I want you to do, you have already agreed? You promised so readily, aren't you afraid that I intend to let you kill and set fire?"

"Princess, you are not such a person." Gu Caiwei shook her head.

Princess Taiping burst into laughter immediately. "You, you, every time you look honest, and what you say is ordinary and not fancy, but why does it sound so good to me? Tell me, did you study me on purpose?"

"Of course. Since I want to please the princess, how can I not study your preferences?" Gu Caiwei nodded readily.

Princess Taiping immediately laughed.

"Okay, I just like your sharp temper!" She smiled and clapped her hands, "Well, I won't beat around the bush with you, my request is - I want your master swordsmith to make me a set of weapons. "

As she spoke, she waved to the maid in front of the couch, who quickly picked up a pamphlet the size of a palm and handed it over.

Gu Caiwei took the brochure and looked at it, her face turned pale immediately.

"Princess, you..."

"Why, can't it be done?" At some point, Princess Taiping had changed her expression and was looking at her coldly with squinting eyes.

"No." Gu Caiwei shook her head hastily, "We can do it. However, with so many things, there is still a lot of time needed for the original iron and stone, so please wait patiently, princess, and don't worry."

"You really agreed?" Hearing what she said, Princess Taiping was surprised.

Gu Caiwei nodded. "Princess, you care about Tang. I believe that even if you take these things, you will not do anything harmful. The current situation is severe, and you really need something to protect yourself."

Princess Taiping blinked, and then raised the corners of her lips. "You're right. Now the emperor favors Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi's brothers, and treats Wu Sansi as her own. On the contrary, it's the seventh brother, me, and motherless children who are lonely. I don't know when they will be gone. lives. Now, we must seize every possible opportunity to protect ourselves."

Gu Caiwei nodded. "So, we can help you, the princess, with the things in the brochure. However, how to transport the things after they are finished, and how to hide them are all up to you, the princess."

"Don't worry about this, I have already arranged it." Princess Taiping said slowly.

Gu Caiwei also nodded. "In that case, let's settle this matter."

"Yes, it's settled." Princess Taiping waved her hand again, "Okay, now that I've finished talking, you can go. Hurry up and pack your luggage. The princess will go to the palace tomorrow to persuade the empress."

"Thank you princess!" Gu Caiwei hurriedly made a big salute, and hurried out.

However, as soon as she walked out of Princess Taiping's courtyard, Gu Caiwei saw a person walking towards her.

She couldn't help but her heart beat two beats faster, she quickly bowed her head and saluted: "I've seen the son-in-law."

When the son-in-law Wu You saw Gu Caiwei appearing in front of him, he already guessed what was going on.

"Mrs. Changning Hou, excuse me." He said softly.

As soon as Gu Caiwei got up, she avoided Wu You and wanted to move forward.

But the moment she lifted her foot, she heard Wu Youji say: "The matter of the source of water... I'm sorry."

Gu Caiwei put her foot back again.

"My son-in-law, what are you talking about? Although you are a member of the Wu family, you have never been involved in the affairs of the Wu family, especially the mines in Yangxin County are beyond your reach. Moreover, last time you represented the Wu family to the Wu family. We bowed our heads, we must have annoyed many people, so this time they must also be acting behind your back, and have no intention of letting you intervene. If this is the case, why should we blame you?"

She spoke frankly, but she couldn't name Wu You and her face was hot.

Seeing this scene in her eyes, Gu Caiwei couldn't help laughing—it's really rare, there are still shameless people in Wu's family!
But immediately, she heard Wu Youji say again: "I really can't do anything about this matter."

Gu Caiwei curled her lips. She couldn't help but want to say something sarcastic, but Wu Youji said again: "However, if you really go to Yangxin County to make trouble again, I can still help you resist it for a while."

Gu Caiwei raised her eyebrows. "The son-in-law is not afraid that you will be called a traitor by the Wu family if you continue to face us like this?"

Wu You lightly smiled. "I have long been a traitor in their eyes."

As he spoke, he slowly turned his head and looked at Princess Taiping's courtyard ahead.

His eyes are deep and deep, but there is a helpless nostalgia in his eyes, like a person who sees his sweetheart close in front of his eyes but dare not reach out to touch her. Seeing this, Gu Caiwei felt an inexplicable pain in her heart.

She lowered her head slowly. "In that case, I will thank the consort first."

Wu You and waved his hands. "You're welcome. You can help Taiping achieve her wish, and this is just a little reward from me on her behalf. It's not worth mentioning."

Gu Caiwei also nodded, and then bowed to him and said goodbye.

At noon the next day, Princess Taiping sent someone to deliver the news—the empress had agreed to her leaving Luoyang.However, except for Yongxing County, Gu Caiwei is not allowed to go anywhere else.And within a year, she must come back!
Gu Caiwei didn't expect the queen to really let her go free.So she is already content to have a year's respite at the moment.

The salutes for going out have been packed, and now they wait for the Queen's permission, they will get in the car and set off!

This time, Qi Shi and Gu Chengfeng went on the road with them.

In Qi's words: "You are not competent at all. You have never hugged your own daughter a few times. You only hug her to tease her a few times when she is not crying, and you even use it to watch her daughter. Children take pleasure in making a fool of themselves. How can I safely hand over the little lady to you to take away? No, I have to go with you, lest you bully my granddaughter while I am away!"

Gu Caiwei was anxious and angry. "Aniang, don't think I don't know, you did the same to me when I was a child! Grandpa told me all about it!"

"So what? Anyway, you can't do this to my granddaughter now!" Qi growled confidently.

Gu Caiwei lost her temper immediately.

In their family, A Niang has always been the oldest and she is the second.Although she is married now, when facing A Niang, she will still take the initiative to put A Niang first.

Seeing that she had stopped talking, Mrs. Qi brought the little lady over again and began to tease her carefully.

The little lady leaned against her grandmother's arms, grinning at her non-stop.

This little heartless!Gu Caiwei couldn't help but secretly cursed several times in her heart.

The conversation between their mother and daughter spread outside, causing Gu Chengfeng, who was riding a horse, to smile helplessly.

"Awei's mother has been spoiled by her grandfather since she was a child, and she has been cared for by me since she married me. She has developed such a delicate temperament. Now that she is old, she can't change her temperament. gone."

"Mother-in-law is very good, so there is no need to change it." Du Juanqing said slowly, "Ah Wei is actually the same as her, with a sharp mouth and a tofu heart. And the reason why mother-in-law is like this, it means that she is in a good mood and has always been loved by others. I I just hope that in a few decades, she will be as energetic as her mother-in-law."

"Don't worry! Awei and her aunt are just like carved out of the same mold. As long as you treat her well, she will be like a little sun, and she will be able to keep you warm all your life." Gu Cheng Feng said.

The corners of Du Juan's lips curled up slightly. "That's good."

Gu Chengfeng took this scene into his eyes, and he also laughed happily.

They walked quickly along the way. The little lady was accompanied by her grandmother and mother, and she was not delicate, so they walked for two months and arrived in Yongxing County.

He had just arrived at the Hou Mansion, and the carriage had just stopped when a figure jumped out from the side.

With such a tall figure, Gu Caiwei was startled just by casting a shadow. She quickly took a few steps back with the little lady in her arms.

"Aniang, it's me! I'm here to pick you up and come to see my little sister!"

A slightly familiar voice came immediately, and Gu Caiwei raised her eyes to meet a pair of familiar eyes, and she immediately recognized the identity of the visitor: "Ayi?"

"Aniang, it's me!" Du Yi nodded quickly, and hurried to her again, "How long has it been, you don't know me anymore!"

The corners of Gu Caiwei's mouth twitched.

The last time we met, Du Yi's changes were astonishing.But this time when they meet again after more than a year, Du Yi's change is not only amazing, but can be completely reborn!
This little guy who is only ten years old has grown a lot taller, and the top of his head has reached the height of her shoulders.The thin and thin body before completely disappeared, replaced by long arms and long legs, and whether it was the shoulders, back or chest, the lumps of flesh there could not even be covered by the fabric.

His face has also darkened a lot, and his facial lines have become sharper, and the soft appearance before is no longer visible.Only a pair of black and white eyes did not change much, and Gu Caiwei completely confirmed his identity through these eyes.

It seems that the effect of the young master's marrow washing pill is really strong.Taking a pill, Du Yi has undergone a complete change.She asked herself that even if she cooked for Du Yi for ten years, it would be impossible for him to eat like this.

As expected, she is still too young, and there are too many places to learn and improve.

Not to mention Gu Caiwei, Du Juanqing also carefully identified for a long time before he decided that the person in front of him was indeed his son.

He stepped forward and patted Du Yi's shoulder. "Yes, it seems that you have adapted well here in the past two years, and your body has grown much stronger. Seeing you like this, your mother and I feel at ease."

Du Yi immediately grinned. "Father and mother, just don't worry, I'm doing well here. During the day, I follow Master to forge iron, and at night, before going to bed, Master spends an hour teaching me exercises. My health is indeed getting better and better. Even my little uncle can't beat me!"

"But..." After finishing speaking, he looked at the little lady in Gu Caiwei's arms anxiously, "Let's not talk about anything else, give me a hug for my sister! I haven't hugged her yet!"

Gu Caiwei shook her head helplessly, and handed the little lady in his arms to him.Du Yi immediately hugged the little lady firmly like a baby, and then grinned at her: "Sister, do you still remember brother? Since you were born, brother has written you a letter every half a month, I also made up some grasshoppers and grasshoppers for you to send back for you to play with, don’t you remember?”

Being held in the arms of this stranger, the little lady was not afraid, on the contrary, she grinned joyfully at him, and immediately stretched out her two chubby hands to pinch his face.

Du Yi suddenly screamed in pain.

"It deserves it!" Gu Tianyuan watched from the side, he couldn't help sticking out his tongue gloatingly.

In the past two years, Du Yi has changed a lot, and his is certainly not small.This little guy has also grown taller, his body is much stronger, and his arms and legs look very strong.

Qi Shi and Gu Chengfeng looked at him like this, and both of them were filled with emotion.

The Qi family hurriedly pulled Gu Tianyuan to his side, and asked about his health for a long time.

After Gu Tianyuan finished answering one by one, he ran to Du Yi's side again. "You've been playing with my niece for a long time, now it's time to give her to me!"

Du Yi was still reluctant.Although his cheeks were sore from being pinched by A-mei, he couldn't help but smirk when he saw such a round and cute little A-mei smiling so heartlessly in front of him.

Gu Tianyuan saw that he wouldn't let go, so he simply did it himself, and snatched the little lady over with his hands.

Du Yi wanted to snatch it back again, but Gu Tianyuan quickly ran away with the little lady in his arms, still shouting: "Just let me hug you for a while. We don't have much time!"

These words inexplicably made Gu Caiwei raise her eyebrows. "What do you mean by that? What do you mean time is running out?"

The faces of the two little guys turned pale immediately, and their eyes began to flicker.

Gu Caiwei's heart sank.

Du Juanqing said, "There's no need to ask, the two of them must have sneaked out from the mine."

"Brother-in-law, why did you just say this outright!" Gu Tianyuan suddenly lost the intention of teasing his little niece.

"Really?" Gu Caiwei also lowered her face, "A Yuan, A Yi, what are you doing? We have already arrived here, and we will definitely visit you soon. Why do you bother to do such a thing?"

"But we just want to see little sister sooner! And daddy and mom, we miss you too!" Du Yi lowered his head, looking a little like he was when he was a child.

Gu Tianyuan nodded quickly. "Anyway, it's just one sneaking out. If you go back, you will be taught a lesson by Master. It's not a big deal. We have survived the difficult days before, and now we can bear this lesson!"

"Exactly!" Du Yi followed suit and nodded.

Then, the two people who had been arguing just now reached an agreement quickly, and even got together to tease the little lady!
These two little guys have practiced their strength now, and it is time for them to be full of energy.So when they hugged the little lady, they ran wildly in the backyard for a while, and even jumped up and down with the little lady, which made the little lady laugh non-stop.In just half a day, she already fell in love with this brother and uncle, and she didn't even want her grandmother anymore!
Because of this, Qi's face collapsed for a long time.

Gu Caiwei saw that Qi's family was deflated, but she snickered for a long time.

However, the carnival of the little guys lasted for half a day.In the afternoon, Fufengzi and Ou Shenzi came looking for them aggressively.

They found Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan who had sneaked out in the Hou's mansion. Without saying a word, they each grabbed a little guy by the ear and dragged him away.

Then, the Hou Mansion was considered clean.

The little lady cried for a while when her brother and uncle left.But when she was tired from crying, she fell asleep, lying on her little bed like a little pig, and no noise outside could wake her up.

While the children were having fun, Gu Caiwei had already directed people to take out all the luggage and put it away.

Everyone simply wash up and tidy up their houses, and plan to take a good rest and go to the mine tomorrow to check the situation.

But in the evening, another letter was delivered to Gu Caiwei.

That's right, it's just for Gu Caiwei.

Gu Caiwei took it over suspiciously and looked at it, she blinked and then smiled.

"The princess really has a heart." She said softly.

"Is it Princess Taiping?" Du Juan asked hurriedly.

Gu Caiwei nodded. "The princess said in the letter that she is not good at managing iron mines. At the beginning, the small mine in Changlai County was messed up by her. Not far away, then she will hand over this small mine to us. And those people in the mine are also entrusted to us, we can arrange it as we like!"

After a pause, she continued: "The princess also said that if we have enough people on hand and don't need them, then it's okay to keep people by our side as guards."

After finishing speaking, she and Du Juanqing looked at each other, and there were smiles in the eyes of both of them——

What Princess Taiping meant was to let them use her manpower to deal with King Xin'an.In this way, even if things really got serious, Wu Chonglie would not dare to jump too much for the sake of Princess Taiping.

Princess Taiping is helping them!

(End of this chapter)