The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 128
After the three washings, the Princess Mansion returned to its former peace.

But the capital is not peaceful.

In the second day of the first day of the first day, the women of the Li clan and the princes and daughters who stayed in Beijing entered the palace to greet the queen.

It is said that after the queen received the gift, she dismissed the maids and servants, and left the princes and wives of Wei Wang and Wu Wang for interrogation.

Except for the parties involved, outsiders don't know what the queen said to everyone, but the attentive servants found that when these princesses, grandsons, or princesses left the palace, their faces were a little ashamed, and they did not return to the high spirits they had when they entered the palace. .

Sooner, there were rumors in Beijing, saying that the sage issued an edict, allowing several princes to stay in Beijing for the New Year, and after the Shangyuan Festival, they can return to the entrusted official office.

Before the people in the capital could react, the queen made another decision. She sent Li Xin, the eldest son of the king of Wei, who had been raised in the palace, back to King Wei's Bieye Furong Garden in the capital. When enfeoffing the land, all his wives and children were brought back.

King Wei fell out of favor?
The dignitaries in Beijing all speculated.

But, but it's not like it, the saint still loves this fat son, and often rewards him.

Immediately afterwards, the sage chose a concubine for King Jin who had just divided the mansion, and she turned out to be the noble daughter of the old gentry Taiyuan Wang family.

Does the sage prefer King Jin?

The people who were dazed by Li Er and his wife continued to speculate.

But what I thought was wrong. Jin Wang was young and had a weak temper. It was okay to be a happy prince, but if he was a prince...

Everyone shook their heads again and again...it's not as good as the prince.

His Majesty Li Er then issued an edict, conferring Li Shaowei, the son of the former prince Shaoshi, as the long history of the King of Wu.

Then came the Changsun family, who sent out the last decree before the end of the year, raising the eldest son of the prince, Li Xiang, by her side.

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After a series of decrees came down, the clan, relatives and dignitaries were all stunned, and the capital was completely quiet.

However, Xiao Nan caught one piece of news, which was the least noticeable one - Li Shaozhi was sent to Li Ke's side.

Speaking of Li Shaozhi, maybe not many people know about it, but his father and son are very powerful figures, they can be called the prince's nemesis.

Especially Li Shaozhi's father, Li Gang, the former prince's young teacher, has been a teacher for three princes through three dynasties. What's even more strange is that these three princes are all famous deposed princes: Yang Yong, Li Jianmin and Li Chengqian.

Li Shaozhi's son was Zuo Shuzi, the prince of Yonghui Dynasty. Unfortunately, this prince was also abolished.

Xiao Nan, who had heard about this period of history, couldn't help but wonder if all the members of this family had an affair with the crown prince.

If she were Li Er and his wife, she would definitely not let Li Gang be Li Chengqian's teacher again.

Now I suddenly heard that the sage pointed out Li Gang's son to the King of Wu, and at the critical moment when the situation of seizing the heir is surging, is there any deep meaning in it?
"What are you thinking about? You don't even close the windows?"

Uncle Cui hugged his fat girl, and after showing off happily to his father-in-law, he came back and wanted to share his happy mood with his wife, but he saw Xiao Nan sitting on the kang by the south window, the window was half open, and the biting cold wind was blowing Drill into the house.

"Oh, it's nothing." Xiao Nan came back to his senses, leaned over and closed the window, and stood up to meet Uncle Cui: "Where did you take A Yuan? Where's the wet nurse? Why don't you follow?"

Little Baozi's name has been confirmed, but Baozi's Aye quit. Although he didn't dare to contradict Cui Ze openly, he kept complaining to Xiao Nan in private.

Being nagged by Cui Ba, Xiao Nan had no choice but to raise his hands, compromise and discuss: small bun, big size Cui Lingxi, small character A Yuan.

This made Cui Youbo shut up.

But the people of the Cui family are still lively, oh no, to be more precise, the newly returned Cui Qing family is very active, tossing so much that the whole house is restless.

Especially Chenguangyuan, which is adjacent to Hepuyuan, is the hardest-hit area. You can clearly hear the laughter and scolding next door every day.

Cui Youbo couldn't bear the disturbance, and Xiao Nan's mother and daughter were not there, he looked at the empty yard without a family, and felt very desolate.

So, after reporting to the old lady and the eldest lady, Cui Youbo ran to the princess mansion to accompany his daughter, oh no, to accompany his wife.

Well, Cui Ba admitted that the main reason he came to the Princess Mansion was because the old father-in-law often showed off how cute and caring his white and fat little granddaughter was to him.Obviously it's his daughter, okay? It's obvious that this little bun is surnamed Cui Hao, but he is so close to his family, which makes Cui Ba's envy and jealousy rise to the peak.

Afterwards, after being comforted by Xiao Nan, Cui Ba was more certain of his guess: it wasn't because his daughter didn't kiss him, it was because his father-in-law could not stand by his daughter's side every day.

No, no, no, he must not let his daughter only see her grandfather and uncle in her eyes, and he must not let his months of painstaking efforts go to waste—he has read books for his daughter for six or seven months, it is unreasonable for her not to kiss him .

Next, every day in the Princess Mansion there will be a battle between the father-in-law and the son-in-law, but the object of the snatching is not the beautiful lady, but a white, plump and round powder.

Seeing Cui Ba's happy face, he must have gained the upper hand today.

Sure enough, after hearing Xiao Nan's question, Cui Youbo said with a smile: "I took A Yuan to the study. I read the Book of Songs to A Yuan, and my father-in-law even praised A Yuan for being smart."

As he spoke, the wet nurse Fang and the two little servant girls followed in panting, so Cui Ba was spared to answer.

Xiao Nan hugged his daughter, saw her looking at him with big black and round eyes, his heart suddenly softened, he rubbed the little girl's face with the tip of his nose affectionately, and asked softly: "Does A Yuan miss you, Madam?" ?”

Seeing this, Mrs. Fang quickly retreated to the outside room with her maid.

Xiao Nan hugged his daughter and teased her for a while, the little girl was probably tired from playing with her grandfather and Aye, she squinted her eyes, yawned with clenched fists, and then staggered to sleep.

Xiao Nan gently rocked her to sleep.

Soon, the little girl tilted her head, put her small fist by her mouth, and fell asleep whistling.

Xiao Nan put her on the kang, covered her with a small quilt, continued to pat her lightly, and said in a low voice, "Aye is also in the study? Where's brother?"

The situation in Beijing was changing, and there was an endless stream of cheap uncles who came to visit A ​​Niang. The Princess Mansion was really lively for a few days.

Xiao Jing didn't have a real job, but the princess was able to enter the palace from time to time, and she was extraordinarily dignified to ask her daughter the title of princess, which made many royal relatives and nobles in the capital envious, and they all made small calculations, trying to get rid of it from their parents. Sister opens a gap here.

The eldest princess pretended not to know, and every time her younger brother or sister-in-law came to visit, she would not refuse, and talked with them about family affairs in a pleasant manner, and she never said that she would not advance court affairs.

After doing this several times, some princes who were concerned also understood the position of the eldest princess, indirectly understood the meaning of the palace, and stopped.

In those days, Xiao's father and son didn't dare to go out at all, for fear of being caught asking for news. Fortunately, Chinese New Year was coming soon, and it was snowing heavily outside. Even if they stayed at home to study, others would not misunderstand if they knew about it.

In this way, it is cheaper for Xiao Nan and his wife.

On the first day Cui Youbo moved to the Princess Mansion, Xiao Nan was not yet confinement, so he could only order Yuzan to bring a message to Xiao Bo, asking him to teach Cui Badian'er more homework on scriptures.

Xiao Bo was enlightened by Xiao Jing himself, and then invited famous teachers to teach him. Needless to say, poetry and scriptures, various aristocratic families are also proficient in eating, drinking, entertainment, etc., at least there is absolutely no problem in fooling a brat like Cui Ba.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Han was also invited by Xiao Bo to the Princess Mansion, where he continued to 'accompany' Cui Ba to discuss homework.

With a like-minded partner, and the "spur" from his elder brother who praises and criticizes from time to time, Cui Ba works harder in the princess mansion than in Cui's family.

Because Xiao Bo was on an errand in the Prince's Mansion, he sometimes ran into Cui Qilang who was on the job, and whenever he met, Xiao Bo would tell Cui Ba when he came back.

Let’s talk bluntly about how promising Cui Qi is, who has praised Cui Qi, and who has won the favor of an old prince who has made military achievements... If you don’t say that Cui Ba is "turning grief and anger into strength" and vowing to die in the imperial examination, you will be an official. Absolutely will not shut up.

Cui Ba repeats this kind of life every day: in the early morning, he competes with his second uncle on horseback riding and archery, and his third uncle occasionally makes guest appearances; in the morning, he competes with his father-in-law for the ownership of the buns. In the afternoon, I discussed homework with my brother Liu Han and my uncle in the study, and continued to work hard amidst the blows.

In addition to being busy with these things, Cui Ba did not neglect his wife.

When Xiao Nan was not confinement, Cui Ba would talk to her in the outside room, mostly reporting on his itinerary for the day, and complaining about his father-in-law being unreasonable and stealing his daughter from him.

After the full moon came out, Cui Ba would eat with Xiao Nan three meals a day, and gossip after the meal.

To be honest, it was the first time for Cui Ba to live such a monotonous life. At first, he was not used to it. He didn't have those friends around him, and he didn't have a seductive maidservant in front of him... It made him somewhat boring.

However, Cui Ba quickly adapted to this kind of life.

How should I put it, such a day is indeed very monotonous, but it is also very warm, which makes him feel very at ease.When you close your eyes before going to bed, you will look forward to the arrival of a new day.

Unlike the past, although he rides horses, plays, drinks, and plays every day, he always feels lost and empty after laughing and making troubles.

The Xiao family saw the changes of Cui Youbo, and Xiao Nan even made sheepskin gloves with his own hands, and sent them to Xiao Jing, Xiao Bo, Xiao Xie and others to express his gratitude.

Of course, Xiao Nan did not ignore the biggest hero Liu Han's children's shoes.

Hearing that he likes to drink in winter, he handed over the method of transpiring pure wine to Wang You'an under the title of "ancient book", and ordered him to find a safe winery for experimentation.

After half a month of trial and error, Wang You'an finally delivered clear, full-bodied high-strength baijiu, which made Liu Han so poetic that he wrote wild and elegant poems all over the courtyard wall where he temporarily lived.

Seeing such a madman for the first time, Xiao Nan couldn't help being speechless, saying that this guy is too old-fashioned.

If it wasn't for the severe winter, Bao Buqi would sing songs in open clothes.

After being astonished, Xiao Nan could only comfort himself, Liu Han was using actions to show his love for the new wine.

The happy person is also Wang You'an.

He is a businessman, but also an ambitious and calculating businessman.

Although they have successfully cooperated with Xiao Nan, the imperial court has not announced the news of developing a new city, so the plan to acquire Anshanfang is only in the expenditure stage and has not yet made a profit.

Only investing, but no profit, this makes Wang You'an somewhat disturbed and heartbroken.

Fortunately, there were two pharmacies. Due to the cold weather, many people suffered from wind and cold, and they still made money. At least they comforted Mr. Wang Dalang, who invested all his wealth.

The wine prescription given by Xiao Nan made Wang You'an see a huge new business opportunity.

On the day of delivering the wine, Wang You'an tactfully expressed to Xiao Nan that he wanted to start a baijiu business by meeting his Polygonatum odoratum.

When Xiao Nan wrote the wine recipe, she didn't think about using it to do business, but since Wang Youan mentioned it, she didn't refuse, and immediately signed an agreement with Wang Youan to jointly open a wine shop.

Coincidentally, there is an old wine shop under Wang Youan's name, which has been in a semi-abandoned state for a long time because there is no good wine with a brand name.

Wang Youan signed the agreement, got the wine shop, and hurriedly renovated the wine shop, trying to get the new wine on the market before the end of the year.

The name of the new wine, Xiao Nan did not plagiarize the famous wine of later generations, but asked Liu Han, a madman, to give it a name, and put up a plaque with his own hand-Wang Ji Shaochun (the wine was called "spring" in Tang Dynasty).

Because of the transpiration of the new wine, "steaming makes the air go up, and the dew is picked up with a vessel", also known as the dew spring.

Liu Han was born in a famous family, and he has been in the capital for a while. He has a bit of real talent and learning. He wants to be literary and martial arts. Made some fame.

On a sunny day, Liu Han took a special wine gourd made by Diluchun, and went for a stroll in Sanqu North and East and West. Ads are enough.

After all, most of the wine at that time was rice wine, the alcohol content was not high, and the purity was not enough. It was far less strong and strong than Di Luchun's wine.

Xiao Nan also ordered Cui Ba to send the newly made wine back to Cui's family. Cui Shouren and Cui Shouyi brothers, one likes Diluchun as clear as water, and the other likes Wangji Shaochun as strong as a knife. Luchun publicity.

For a while, the new wine produced by Wang Ji quickly became popular in the capital, becoming a must-have drink on the cold winter table, and it also made Wang Youan earn a lot of money.

Xiao Nan's purse also bulged a lot.

However, Xiao Nan did not save the money, but continued to follow the old rules - buying a house and land.

Exchange all cash into real estate, never have more than one hundred guan on hand, and store no more than one hundred gold in the silver cabinet at home.

Cui Ba didn't care about this, he only knew that the new wine produced by Wang Ji was a wine recipe thought up by his wife, and that was enough.

At that time, those who sold wine were merchants, lowly; those who made wine were artisans, lowly;

Cui Youbo, who came from an aristocratic family, is proud to have a talented wife.

It's a pity that the Cui family didn't think so.

At least Cui Qing's family was very dissatisfied with the Cui family who despised them, and the Chenguangyuan group who hid out.

"It is said that the Cui family is an aristocratic family, extremely noble, and I think it is nothing more than that,"

Mrs. Yao sat on a bed, holding a brand-new hand stove in her hand, and said to Cui Qing and his son in a rambunctious manner: "I think that Cui Ba is also a son of a family, and it is enough to lie low in front of the lady all day long. It's shameful, it's even better now, and actually went to live in Xiao's house, this, this is not the door."

In ancient times, the door-to-door son-in-law was definitely the most despised. To curse a person was to barge in the door, and it was the most vicious curse, which was tantamount to implying that he was not a man.

Cui Xuan, the only daughter of the Cui Qing couple, also echoed: "It is said that Mr. Balang is a dignified Cui family Yulang, but I don't think he is like it. He can't even control his own wife. How can he sweep the world if he doesn't sweep a house? Such a waste , even if you are full of knowledge, what can you do?"

"That's right, it means that his fate was good, and he was born in Zheng's womb, which made his life smooth and worry-free."

Thinking of Zheng's dignified and magnanimous appearance, Mrs. Yao couldn't help gritting her teeth. Hmph, they are both the princes of the Cui family. How can Cui Ze spend his whole life lavishly serving delicious food and beckoning servants, while her family Lang Jun can only live by flattery? !
If it weren't for the outstanding son, if it wasn't for the mother-in-law who saved her hand back then, they can only plan food from the soil in the countryside now.

He had never seen the riches of the Cui family before, nor the prosperity of the capital. Yao only felt that having a hundred acres of land, buying a few Kunlun slaves, and not having to go to the fields to do rough work by himself was enough.

But ever since he was brought into the capital by the Sanji Cui family, and since he saw the rich life of the aristocratic family, Yao's heart was full of hatred—the things that originally belonged to them were all caused by that dead old woman, who made them suffer for so many years. suffering.

Yao Shi forgot, if Cui Qing was the Silang Lord of the Cui family, how could she marry him as his wife as a peasant girl? !
Yao shi only remembers one thing, the two-phase Cui family treated them badly, and Cui Ze and others even robbed her husband of the wealth.

"Auntie is right,"

Cui Xuan was indoctrinated by her mother every day to think that the Cui family treated them badly, and now her heart is full of resentment towards the Cui family, and she even looks down on Cui Youbo who lives next door, "... is nothing compared to Not big brother."

Like Yao Shi, when Cui Xuan first entered Cui's house, she was stunned by the pavilions in front of her.

After moving into Hepu Courtyard, Cui Xuan was even more excited. She finally had her own room, she also had servant girls, she also had gold and silver hairpin rings, brocade and silk clothes...

After being excited for two days, one day when she was passing by Chenguangyuan on her way home, Cui Xuan was curious, so she sneaked in to take a look.

I don't know if I don't look at it, after looking at it, Cui Xuan realized that compared with the neighbors, their Hepu courtyard is nothing to mention.Regardless of the size, layout, and furnishings of the courtyard, Hepu Courtyard is not even as good as a small courtyard in Chenguang Courtyard.

In Yao's words, the dignified fourth son of the Cui family is even worse than Cui Ba's concubine Ji.

Deceiving too much!

Therefore, Yao Shi and Cui Xuan complained all day long that the house was not beautiful enough, the ground dragon was not hot, the fire wall was not connected, the food delivered every day was cold, and they complained from time to time that they had a stomachache and needed to see a doctor.

As for Cui Qing, although he understands that his wife and daughter are making trouble for no reason, he is also full of resentment towards the Cui family. The sudden change when he was young, the tragic death of A Niang, the ruthlessness of Aye, the cruelty of an old godmother...all deeply engraved in his mind.

From Cui Qing's point of view, the Cui family can't compensate him too much, and the quarrels between the wife and daughter are just trifles, not worth mentioning at all.

On the contrary, it is the future of the son, the Cui family must give an explanation.

It's a pity that a few days ago, the Sanji Cui family forced the Duoxiang Cui family to be too ruthless, and some of their words were too extreme, which made Cui Sanniang and Cui Shouren anxious, and also made Cui Qing not dare to rush Cui Shouren to recommend an errand for his son.

However, he is the head of the family, so he cannot force him clearly.Both the wife and the daughter are women with little knowledge, and they made a few noises over trivial matters, but it was not a big deal.

Maybe, if this word got out, people outside would say that Madam Cui cheated on the youngest brother of the Patriarch, bullied the weak and feared the hard, and was narrow-minded, making it unbearable to be the wife of the clan.

Therefore, the more fierce the quarrel between Yao shi and Cui Xuan was, the happier Cui Qing was.Sometimes, he would say some vague words, intentionally misleading his wife and daughter, making them resent the Cui family even more, and intensifying the noise.

Under Cui Qing's connivance and misleading, Yao's mother and daughter quarreled when they had something to do, and when they had nothing to do, they also quarreled when they had nothing to do. In the end, Uncle Cui couldn't bear the quarrel and moved out directly.

Seeing that the Chenguang Courtyard was empty, Yao had a sudden thought, since Cui Ba and his wife were not there, and the courtyard was empty, it would be better to let their family move in.

Yao shi is a man of action, he thinks to do it, Cui Ba left, and she went to Rongshou hall to 'discuss' with the old lady.

The old lady was so angry that she laughed back, and deliberately said something ironic, "Chenguangyuan is the courtyard where the county lord of Xiangcheng lives. If you can also have a wife of the county lord, you can also live in such a courtyard."

These words can no longer be regarded as sarcasm, but pointed at Yao's nose and scolded: You don't even look at who you are, how dare you want Chenguangyuan? !
Yao's brainwaves were obviously not in the same wave band as the old lady's. He heard the old lady's scolding, but mistakenly thought it was the old lady's consent in disguise, and ran back happily to find her son.

"Aniang, don't worry, I will be able to find you a noble daughter-in-law."

When Cui Sibo heard Yao Shi's words, he was so shocked that he almost spit out his tea.

However, after all, he was raised by the Yao family, and he knows his mother's temperament very well.

After thinking for a while, Cui Sibo said with a gentle smile: "Let's say it's the county lord. If the matter is settled, the princess will be able to marry. You, just wait and enjoy the blessings."

Cui Sibo is a scholar after all, he came to Beijing earlier than Yao Shi, and with Cui Yang teaching him, he has a deep understanding of officialdom and aristocratic families.

Moreover, Cui Sibo felt the benefits of power more than anyone else because he went from abject poverty to great wealth.

As early as the moment Cui Yang announced his plan of 'adoption', Cui Sibo secretly vowed that he would never return to that small mountain village to live a miserable life, and he would definitely become a master respected by the world!

Under the control of this kind of thinking, Cui Sibo studied extremely hard, and did not miss a chance to climb up.

After three years of hard work, he has also made great progress.

And seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

When his mother said that he wanted to find a good daughter-in-law, Cui Sibo couldn't help but see a gentle and beautiful face, and the unattainable backer behind the little beauty!
That's right, it's her!
(End of this chapter)