Warm spring enters Hou's door

Chapter 141

"Marquis Changning, what do you mean by this? The reason why your Majesty suddenly thought of you was because he was saddened by the death of Mr. Di Ge, and he also remembered that Mr. Di Ge had praised you countless times when he was alive. Mr. Di Ge has a good eye for wisdom. The imperial court has recommended many talented people, and His Majesty trusts him very much. Now that Mr. Di Ge is no longer alive, His Majesty misses him every day but can no longer see him, so he can only promote the talents he recommended, and chat with him* *." The angel said with a smile.

"So that's the case?" Du Juanqing nodded, and immediately bowed his hands in a salute, "I would like to thank Your Majesty for valuing it, but I don't plan to accept this imperial decree right now."

"Marquis Changning, what do you mean by that?" Angel's face suddenly sank.

Du Juan replied neither humble nor overbearing: "At the beginning of the year, His Majesty gave me a punishment of contemplating behind closed doors for a month, and now it has only been less than ten months. There are still two months to come! And two months ago, didn't I punish my minister again? Did you make a big mistake? Your Majesty is a person who distinguishes between rewards and punishments. How could you not punish the humble minister, but instead give the humble minister a promotion and a title? The humble minister believes that he is absolutely not worthy of this reward, so please take it back! "

The angel's face was changed by his righteous and stern words.

"Marquis Changning, are you disrespecting the order?"

"Your Majesty ordered our family to contemplate behind closed doors for a year, isn't this minister obediently obeying this order?" Du Juanqing replied solemnly.

Angel was startled again. "So you just don't want to go out?"

Du Juan shook his head firmly. "No."

"Okay, I got it! Marquis Changning, if you reject this opportunity now, don't regret it in the future!" The angel gritted his teeth and drank in a low voice, before leaving with the imperial decree.

As soon as the person on the front foot left, Du Juanqing on the back foot gave orders to go down. "close the door!"

boom!
A loud noise came from behind, and the gate of the Marquis of Changning was shut tightly.The angel was stunned by the sound, he quickly turned his head and turned cold. "Marquis Changning...you really belong to me!"

After all, he hurried into the car and ran away.

But he didn't go back to the palace, but ran to a gorgeous house in the east of the city.

Inside the house, Wu Sansi was drinking some wine and listening to a ditty.

Seeing the angel approaching, he raised his eyelids: "It's done?"

"No!" Angel shook his head immediately.

"It didn't work? How is it possible!" Wu Sansi didn't believe it.

Angel looked helpless. "Indeed, it just didn't work. Marquis Changning insisted that his sins were serious and he didn't deserve to be pardoned in advance, let alone be promoted to a noble. So..."

"There are such people in the world?" Wu Sansi couldn't believe his ears after hearing the angel's story, "This Du Juanqing, is he insane?"

The ordinary person has been imprisoned for almost a year, and he is still burdened with confinement and further punishment that may increase at any time. Once he heard that Her Majesty the Queen forgave him and decided to make up for all the credit he owed him, he Shouldn't you be crazy with joy, and then happily thank you?But why did this person remain unmoved at all, and so firmly rejected the great benefits that were brought to him?

Angel shook his head helplessly. "His Royal Highness Liang Wang, now our family has done everything that should be done, although it failed in the end..."

"I know, I don't blame you for this. If you want to blame it, blame the surname Du for being too cunning!" Wu Sansi gritted his teeth and nodded, "I won't miss any of the things I promised you at the beginning."

After that, he ordered the boy to bring all the things he promised at the beginning.

Seeing this, the angel hurriedly nodded and bowed to Wu Sansi, said a lot of good things, and then happily left with his things in his arms.

And after this person left, Wu Sansi's face became gloomy again.

When Wu Chongxun and Wu Chonglie's sons saw this, they also looked down.

"Father, what should we do now? The Marquis of Changning won't come out, and all those master swordsmiths have disappeared like ghosts. Seeing that the one-year period is coming, we still owe so many foreign debts and haven't repaid them." !" Wu Chonglie yelled in a low voice.

Wu Chonglie said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, let's treat him with his own way. Didn't he, Du Juanqing, coerce us countless times before? Then we don't have to talk nonsense with him, Just find a few guards with high martial arts skills, take advantage of the dead of night, rush into the Changning Hou Mansion, and tie them up without anyone noticing! Anyway, they still have two months of confinement to be locked up, even if they don't see them No one can know where they went. What's more, the biggest backer behind them has already collapsed!"

"If this method was feasible, I would have done it long ago, but do you think Marquis Changning is a fool?" Wu Sansi shouted coldly, "Let's not talk about anything else. When Marquis Changning was in charge of the iron mine in Yongxing County, he quietly Only he knows how many good things he has hidden. Last time Di Renjie passed away, didn't they kill the guards at the door by surprise? Those guards were carefully selected by me, and the weapons in their hands were also the best I gave them. , just to be able to control them conveniently! But it failed!"

"There is also You Xiaowei. Even though he is locked up in the mansion and cannot go out to do things, but You Xiaowei is still using the weapons he prepared! I sent people to find You Xiaowei's people several times. We want them to join us, but they keep saying that they have received the kindness of the great general, and they must not be ungrateful! I don’t know what tricks he used to those people, so that they are completely devoted to him!"

So, once Du Junqing had something wrong, how could they not respond?
Not to mention those frontier generals who have achieved success with the weapons provided by Du Juanqing.Those people didn't look down on them who climbed up by nepotism.Once I really hurt Du Juanqing, I don't know what methods these people will come up with to stand up for Du Juanqing!
When the sons heard the words, they all turned pale.

"If this is the case, then what should we do now?" Wu Chonglie became impatient, "The one who lied to Du will not be able to cheat him out, and it will not work if he is serious. We can't delay the matter at hand any longer. !"

"Otherwise... Dad, let's ask uncle to help us make peace again! Aunt Taiping and uncle both have a close relationship with the Changninghou family. If they come forward, the Changninghou couple will definitely sell them a face." Wu Chongxun whispered.

"no!"

But immediately, Wu Sansi shook his head. "At the beginning of the year, I patted my chest and promised him that the mine would be managed in an orderly manner. But now things have turned out like this... Tell me, do you want my face? Especially Taiping, if she knows , she will definitely mock me severely."

"Then... how about I go talk to Princess Anle and ask her to ask the prince to persuade Marquis Changning? The prince loves her so much, so he will definitely listen to her." Wu Chongxun said suddenly.

And Du Juanqing had already been recommended to the prince by Princess Taiping.So now, if the prince has an order, he certainly cannot refuse.

Wu Sansi immediately turned his head. "Are you sure?"

"Of course." Wu Chongxun nodded without hesitation, "Princess Anle likes me very much, and recently I obeyed her again, and she is very satisfied. A few days ago, I had already quietly instilled in her that she should help me. She also fully agreed to the matter. Now, as long as I make a request, she will definitely not refuse. "

"You child! Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter at first?" Wu Sansi patted him on the shoulder several times in a hurry.

Wu Chongxun smiled triumphantly. "In the beginning, I was just playing with her, and I didn't even think about what else I could use her for. It was only recently that I realized that she was still worth using, so I just came here to tell you, daddy. Have you reported it?"

"Good boy, you've done a good job!" Wu Sansi nodded repeatedly, and even took the initiative to pat his son on the shoulder several times, "Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you!"

Wu Chongxun nodded immediately. "Yes, the child knows!"

But at the Marquis of Changning's mansion, just as the door was closed, Du Juanqing's face darkened: "This angel is fake."

"I can see it." Gu Caiwei nodded, "The empress is so scheming. If she sent an angel over, at most she would just say that she would avoid the next confinement, and then let you enter the palace to play the right game, so why would you be in such a hurry? Sheng You told me everything about being the Duke of the state? You showed all your hole cards in one breath, which is enough to show that the person who planned this matter is not confident. I am afraid that you will not be persuaded and will not take the initiative to walk out of this door. .”

As she spoke, she couldn't help smiling again. "It seems that their purpose is to let you go out voluntarily! You said, if you really go out, what will greet you next?"

"What else? I have already broken the precept once before. If I break it again, His Majesty will be furious when he hears the news. If I want to live a good life, I can only show my ability again and let His Majesty I have no intention of pursuing my fault. And all I can do to convince His Majesty is to lead the craftsmen to forge weapons." Du Juan said coldly.

Speaking of this, he couldn't help smiling slightly: "So just now I asked the angel directly, if the Wu family has provoked some moths in the mine again. His eyes immediately flickered, and he knew there was a ghost at a glance."

Gu Caiwei sighed. "I've convinced them too. It's a good mine. If you hand over a complete team to them, as long as they operate according to your previous arrangements, there will be no problems. But why now that things are in their hands, there are still problems in the end?"

"It's very simple - eager for quick success." Du Juan replied in a deep voice, "They are eager to make achievements and surpass me, so they can only make better achievements than mine in a short period of time. Okay. All the master swordsmiths have been sent away by me. Although they have a lot of manpower, they don’t have many specialists. But in order to compete with me, they will definitely take the edge of the sword. Then... ...Unexpectedly, I went astray again, and now I can't come back."

"Then, they made up such a clumsy drama with the eunuchs in the palace, and even bribed the guards at our gate, trying to trick you out of the Marquis Mansion first, and then take the initiative to help them clean up the mess in order to pay off the crime? Their abacus is really beautiful!" Gu Caiwei chuckled.

Du Juan pursed his lips and remained silent.

Seeing this, Gu Caiwei blinked again. "However... I really want to ask you, if Her Majesty's imperial edict exempted you from punishment, would you agree to go out?"

"No." Du Juanqing categorically refused.

"Huh? Why?"

Du Juan looked at her already protruding belly. "You are going to give birth soon, how could I leave you at this time? What's more, it's already winter, and the weather will only get colder and colder. Even if I go out, I can't do anything. In this case, I It's better to refuse directly, to offend His Majesty in this way and to offend His Majesty completely, that's better than not getting things done in the end and making all parties unhappy."

Gu Caiwei immediately pulled the corner of her mouth. "You still have a little self-knowledge. Let me tell you, even if you agree to this matter, I definitely don't agree!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely not go anywhere this year." Du Juanqing said immediately.

Gu Caiwei raised the corners of her lips.

However, within two days after this incident, the prince suddenly sent someone to send a letter.

When Du Juanqing took the letter and read it, his face turned ashen immediately.

"You bastard! What a bastard!" He casually threw the letter on the ground, and then yelled, "The dignified prince, he is so willing to be so lowly, servile and servile just to please a group of people who can't get on the stage, he can do such a thing!"

Hearing what he said, Gu Caiwei didn't even have the desire to pick up the letter and take a look at it.

She only asked in a low voice: "The prince was invited by the Wu family, and today he wrote a letter to ask you to leave the mountain?"

"Otherwise?" Du Juan snorted coldly.

Gu Caiwei pursed her lips. "Then what do you think now? Agree, or refuse?"

Du Juan gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Gu Caiwei raised her eyebrows. "The prince has personally written to ask you for help, so why don't you just refuse?"

"I want to agree, it will definitely make the surname Wu worse, and I will use the prince to play with me in everything in the future, then I will not live a stable life in the future!" Du Juan said coldly.

"But can you refuse?" Gu Caiwei just asked.

Du Juanqing immediately slumped his shoulders.

"No." He said in frustration.

"So?" Gu Caiwei tilted her head and looked at him.

Du Junqing chuckled immediately. "Although I can't refuse, I don't have to agree immediately! As a living person, I'm still being begged by them. Can't I be a little bit more tempered?"

After finishing speaking, he immediately ordered: "Come here, prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones, this Marquis will write back to the crown prince!"

He wrote this reply letter with incomparable humility, and he fully complied with the prince's request.However, at the end of the letter, he still made it clear that my wife is about to give birth, my daughter is young, and our family is still in the closed period, so although I really want to do my best for you, Your Highness, Power, but really powerless.However, if you don't dislike it, Your Highness, I will rush to Yongxing County immediately after Ivy's wife has given birth and finished confinement!
A few thick pages, talking for a long time is actually nonsense.Especially when Gu Caiwei saw the end from the side, she laughed so hard that her stomach ached.

"You send this letter to the prince, I'm afraid you will piss him off. Originally, there are only two months left in your confinement, and I still have more than one month to give birth. Wait until I give birth After confinement, you pack your things and go out. Two months have already passed, even more! At that time, another year has passed, and the Wu family has no control over the mine. What's the use of going out? I can see the perfunctory in your words."

"I was deliberately perfunctory!" Du Juanqing immediately said, "And, I just want all of them to see this perfunctory at a glance!"

This is definitely a humiliation that he deliberately gave back to the prince.And it's the naked kind, without any cover-up.

Sure enough, after the reply was sent, the prince was dumbfounded on the spot.

Princess Anle read the reply, she was so angry that she tore up the letter.

"It's unreasonable! This Marquis of Changning is so bold. Didn't he keep saying before that he would follow you, Father, and he would do whatever you asked him to do? It turned out to be a good thing now, and you just proposed such a small thing to him. Asked, he actually refused directly? It’s fine to refuse, but look at what he said? The arrogance between the lines is almost overflowing! Dad, he doesn’t look down on you at all! You have to give him A lesson!"

The prince looked helpless. "Of course, Marquis Changning's arrogance also has his arrogance. Although we have many mines in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the one in his hands is of the best quality and has the highest output. Since last year, the weapons produced in their mines have already Played a major role in many armies. Especially Mo Dao, which was praised by all of them. Now his reputation has already spread among the armies. When the mine returns to his hands next year, his relationship with those armies It will only get closer. I will try my best to curry favor with such a person, how can I offend him too much?"

Princess Anle immediately lowered her face. "Father, are you planning to bow your head to a subordinate?"

"Haven't I already lowered my head many times?" The prince hummed in a low voice.

Princess Anle turned her head immediately. "Aniang, look at what Dad said!"

The Crown Princess Wei also spoke at this time: "Your Highness, you are indeed acting too cautiously now. The Marquis of Changning was just a small Marquis, but he has made a fortune because of the iron mines in the past two years. Fame. But this fame and glory were given to him by the court! In the future, when you inherit the throne, if he wants to gain more glory, he will have to rely on you. That being the case, why do you have to shrink back from him? ?”

"Besides, since you have already started this matter, you must not stop it. Otherwise, if you give up halfway, it will not sound good to say it. And you are the prince, but the prince's orders are not obeyed. It is your responsibility Your face will also be greatly damaged. Now that you have agreed to King Liang and put on a stance, you must show your stance to the end!"

The prince can still listen to Webster's words.

Moreover, her words did convince him.However, the crown prince was still a little bit troubled: "What Aifei said is very true. But, how do you say that Gu can make Marquis Changning agree to this matter? Judging from the meaning in his letter, he is clearly very unhappy. "

"No matter how unhappy he is, didn't he refuse?" Webster smiled. "This letter is full of resentment. To put it bluntly, it is just the Marquis of Changning expressing his dissatisfaction. In this case, Your Highness, you can take a step back and lower your request." As long as the Marquis of Changning wants to make a name for himself in Chang'an City in the future, he will definitely not refuse again."

As she said that, she even took the initiative to stand next to the prince and hugged him tightly: "Your Highness, if you don't know how to write this letter, I will teach you."

"Okay, okay!" The prince couldn't wait for it.He nodded hastily, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote another letter and handed it to Du Junqing again.

In this letter, the prince's wording is indeed a lot more euphemistic, but the meaning is similar to the last one - anyway, the mines can't produce so many weapons now, which is actually very unfavorable for border operations, which is related to the interests of the country How could Du Juanqing ignore such a big matter just because of a little grievance with others?However, the prince also knew that he was wronged, so he authorized Du Junqing to take his wife to Yongxing County.Then, he would also take the initiative to ask the queen to let them out earlier.

Then, the prince really did what he said.Taking advantage of a big court meeting, he took the initiative to stand up and say a lot of good things for Du Juanqing, and then asked the queen to let him go out of the mountain.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Sansi also spoke in agreement.

Since both the Wu and Li families have reached an agreement on this matter, the others naturally also agreed.

The queen was very sad for a while after Di Renjie passed away.Thinking of Di Renjie's praise and affirmation of Du Juanqing, and Du Juanqing's contribution to the border war, her dissatisfaction with Du Juanqing had long since dissipated.Therefore, since someone proposed it now, she naturally took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and agreed.

So far, after being imprisoned for ten full months, Du Juanqing and Gu Caiwei are finally able to come out to meet people!

It's a pity that walking out of Hou's mansion meant that they had to go to Yongxing County again in the winter.

Gu Caiwei is about to give birth, so it is not suitable for a long journey at all.So this time, Du Juanqing could only go out alone.

Because of this, Du Juanqing's face was gloomy for a long time.

Gu Gu Caiwei is much more optimistic and open-minded.

"Okay, you can go alone, just leave me alone here to be quiet and quiet. I have already written to my father and mother, asking them to come and accompany me. Moreover, it has been so long, Your Majesty has stopped asking about that matter, and they won't be able to make a fuss about it for a while. If that's the case, you can go at ease! I'll take them with me when I give birth to the baby and take care of my body. Let's go to you together."

Du Juan looked at her displeasedly. "I really don't feel the reluctance of husband and wife to part from you at all, but I think you are very happy?"

Gu Caiwei immediately grinned. "We've been together every day for the past ten months. To be honest, it's quite boring. Now I just want to be alone for a while."

Du Juanqing's eyes immediately darkened.

"You...you cruel and cold woman!" He gritted his teeth and cursed.

Gu Caiwei stuck out her tongue. "Little Bie is better than a newlywed! Don't worry, it's not that I don't like you, it's just that I want a little space to be alone now. And aren't we forced by the situation now? I'm not that delicate little lady, and I won't be in the future." I won't be able to see you anymore. If that's the case, why should we be so sad?"

Du Juan's thin lips were golden, and he stared at her for a long time before he gritted his teeth and growled: "I'm really crazy, why did I fall in love with you, a woman? I've been in your hands for the rest of my life." !"

As he spoke, he suddenly lowered his head, cupped her face in his hands, and bit her lips hard.

"hiss--"

Gu Caiwei was bitten painfully.Du Juanqing smiled triumphantly: "This is my revenge on you, a heartless woman! Even if I leave, I will make you think of me every time you feel pain."

Gu Caiwei pursed her lips. "How old are you, and still so childish?"

"Isn't this all forced by you?" Du Juanqing hummed angrily, and put his arms around her tightly again, "I regret it. Obviously there is only one year, why should I let you get pregnant? After this year, we went to Yongxing County, don’t we have time to have children?”

Anyway, he was still reluctant.

Gu Caiwei was almost annoyed to death by his sticky behavior.She pushed him away in a hurry: "Let's hurry up and pack your luggage for you! The situation is urgent, you'd better leave as soon as possible!"

"You cruel and heartless woman!" Du Juanqing couldn't help scolding her again when he heard this.

However, no matter how unhappy Du Juanqing was in his heart, he could only say goodbye to his wife and daughter reluctantly when he packed his luggage.

Fortunately, the Qi family and Gu Chengfeng had been living near Luoyang before.Before Du Juanqing left, they had already come to Hou Mansion to accompany Gu Caiwei.With two elders accompanying Gu Caiwei, Du Juanqing felt relieved.

After Du Juanqing left, Gu Caiwei, Mrs. Changning Hou, became the focus of everyone's attention.

After all, the wave of good news at the beginning of the year shocked everyone's hearts.It's a pity that when everyone's heart was surging, Marquis Changning was put in confinement, and they had nowhere to vent their enthusiasm.Now the Marquis of Changning finally came out, but he was sent directly to Yongxing County, leaving only his wife, Marquis of Changning, in Shendu.

Then, everyone couldn't help but radiated the enthusiasm that had been buried in their hearts for a long time towards Gu Caiwei.

As a result, invitations from high-ranking and wealthy families came in one after another, almost flooding the concierges of the Hou Mansion.

But Gu Caiwei was pregnant and had limited mobility, so she turned down most of the invitations.She will attend only the few who cannot be rejected.

For example, the banquet held by Princess Taiping.

Since the crown prince returned to Shendu, Her Majesty the Empress began to acquiesce in Princess Taiping's involvement in political affairs, so Princess Taiping appeared more and more frequently in the court, and had more and more private banquets.

Now that Gu Caiwei just came out, she immediately organized a belated dust-cleaning feast for Gu Caiwei.

Princess Taiping made it clear that she would withdraw from the role as the protagonist, and Gu Caiwei couldn't refuse at all.

So, she and the Qi family went to the newly built princess mansion.

Today's Princess Taiping is more and more prosperous.In the capital of God where every inch of land is precious, she was able to enclose a large piece of land not far from the imperial palace, and then built a mansion that was only slightly lower than the imperial palace.

But when you walk in and take a look, you will see that there are many pavilions and pavilions inside, and the flowers, birds, fish and insects in the mansion are all exquisite, which is even worse than the imperial palace.

Princess Taiping is also very satisfied with this result.She even took Gu Caiwei to walk around in person, let her appreciate the mansion carefully, and then said proudly: "He arranged all the arrangements here, what do you think?"

"Very good. Needless to say, the princess has the best taste." Gu Caiwei laughed.

Princess Taiping smiled lightly. "You're scolding me for being extravagant and desperate, so you know how to pile up people's fat and people's anointing to enjoy yourself! But you are right, I am indeed indulging in pleasure, and I also enjoy the result very much."

Gu Caiwei also laughed when she heard this. "There are not many people in this world who are as honest as you, princess."

"I'm just being loyal to my own heart." Princess Taiping said indifferently, "It's impossible for a person like me to be mediocre all my life, so I did something wrong to make it vigorous. In this way, no matter what happens to me in the future, but Anyway, now I am satisfied, that's enough!"

I haven't seen her for more than half a year, but she has become more free and easy.

Gu Caiwei pursed her lips, not knowing whether Princess Taiping's change was good or bad.

The two of them were talking, when they saw a few beautifully dressed young ladies walking towards them Shi Shiran.

Gu Caiwei took a closer look and found that the people who came were none other than Princess Anle and his party.

I still remember the last time I saw them at Princess Taiping's mansion, this group of people had just returned from Fangzhou, and they all cringed like a flock of little quails.But it hasn't been long, and their aura has undergone earth-shaking changes.Especially Princess Anle, who was walking in the front, was even more luxuriously dressed and had exquisite hair accessories. The radiant long dress was worn on her body, making her look like a peony in full bloom, glamorous and unparalleled.

With her, even the gorgeous sun in the sky almost lost its luster.

Gu Caiwei saw it in her eyes, and she couldn't help praising her in her heart—what a beautiful and domineering little lady!

It's a pity that Princess Anle's attitude towards her was very rude.

When they got closer, after everyone greeted each other, Princess Anle squinted at Gu Caiwei: "Who do I think this is? It turns out to be Mrs. Changning Hou! It's just that you said that you are about to give birth and it is not convenient to go out? Then How did you come out today?"

In the past six months, Princess Anle has hosted a large banquet for guests at her princess mansion.Just after the restriction of the Hou Mansion was lifted, she sent an invitation to Gu Caiwei, but Gu Caiwei rejected it.

So now, seeing Gu Caiwei appearing here, she was naturally unhappy and wanted to trouble Gu Caiwei.

Gu Caiwei just lowered her eyes. "I feel in good health today, and I just wanted to ask the princess for some experience in raising children, so I came here."

"Really? I thought you only had aunt in your heart, and you didn't look down on us at all!" Princess Anle sneered.

"The Princess is joking." Gu Caiwei responded indifferently.

"Am I kidding, you know it well!" Princess Anle sneered coldly, then turned around, "Actually, the princess and you have nothing to say, I'm leaving!"

Then, he turned his head and walked away.

A maid who was following her quietly approached Gu Caiwei, and secretly stretched out her foot to trip over her.

Seeing that this person's feet were about to touch Gu Caiwei, but at this moment, Gu Caiwei caught a faint sound of wind.Soon, the rumors split into two streams, heading towards Princess Anle and the maid respectively.

Gu Caiwei's face immediately changed drastically, and she quickly took a step back.

(End of this chapter)