The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 759 When Happiness Comes (Final Chapter)

A month later, Cui Youbo and his party returned to the capital in a hurry.Looking at the familiar city gate, Cui Youbo, who was sitting high on his horse, had a feeling of being close to his hometown.

It's only been a few months since I returned to Beijing last time, but no matter whether it's him, Cui's family or this city, great changes have taken place. After years of experience, Cui Youbo's mind has become quite tenacious and powerful. , The wave orange cloud in the capital is strange, he still can't help but feel emotional.

When he stepped into the house again and saw the still young and beautiful lady and several children who were becoming more and more well-behaved and sensible, his eyes couldn't help getting hot, and the tears almost gushed out from the bottom of his eyes.

They were separated for several months, although there was no major event of life and death, but they each went through a lot of ups and downs. When the couple Cui Youbo and Xiao Nan met again, they each had a strange feeling and feelings in their hearts.

However, when we met just now, no one said anything, we greeted each other, and said "hard work" to each other, Cui Youbo made out with the children one by one, and after Changshou pinched his nose and complained "Aye, it stinks", He twisted his little son's chubby nose vigorously, then went to the clean room to freshen up and change clothes.

"Lang Jun, have a cup of tea to cool off the heat!"

Xiao Nan was dressed in a water-blue homely dress, his long black hair was only combed into a simple bun, and on the bun was a flower-head hairpin carved from white jade.Sitting cross-legged, she saw Uncle Cui walking in with half-dried hair, she hurriedly got up and poured him a bowl of summer tea soup with her own hands, holding him in both hands.

"Thank you lady!"

After taking a bath, Cui Youbo changed into a moon-white wide-sleeved fine linen robe. He didn't wear a belt, so the robe was loosely worn. Coupled with his loose long hair, he had the unrestrained demeanor of a celebrity in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Like Xiao Nan, he sat cross-legged on the futon, took the cup of tea, took a sip, nodded and said, "Well, our secret herbal tea for relieving summer heat is delicious!"

Xiao Nan smiled slightly, "Drink more if it tastes good. It's already June, and it's scorching hot outside. Your husband must be tired and thirsty after traveling thousands of miles. Drink more heat-relieving tea to avoid heatstroke."

Cui Youbo didn't speak, but nodded vigorously, expressing his agreement with what the lady said.

Seeing Uncle Cui sipping tea soup, Xiao Nan didn't say much, she sat opposite with a smile, and when Uncle Cui's tea cup was empty, she would refill it for him.

Cui Youbo drank three or four cups of tea before he gradually stopped. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and gently wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth.

The husband and wife have been separated for several months, and they have experienced so much in between. Now that they finally meet, it stands to reason that they should have a lot to say.But for some reason, the two sat opposite each other, even though they were very close, they both felt that the other had suddenly become very strange, and an inexplicable alienation spread between them.

Perhaps the two had been using kites to communicate before, and they had finished what they had to say. Although they were thousands of miles apart, they knew each other's current situation very well, and the two even completed a big task together.

The two were so familiar with each other's whereabouts that Xiao Nan felt uncomfortable whenever he thought of certain things.

But no matter how uncomfortable they are, they can't just sit like this.

After thinking about it, Xiao Nan complained suddenly with a smile: "Why did you become Sinong Zhengqing? Uncle, what do you think?" It's not that Cui Youbo, a noble son of a noble family, shouldn't go to Sinong Temple, after all, he did To be a Zhengqing does not mean that he is really sent to the countryside to guide farmers in farming, or to manage and supervise the transportation of Lumi.

Cui Youbo didn't seem to expect his wife's thoughts to jump so fast, he was slightly stunned, and then he laughed and said: "It's nothing, it's just a ladder."

This makes sense... Xiao Nan nodded, expressing his agreement.

With the same third-rank official rank, Cui Youbo's former governor of Shanzhou was more or less flattering.

Back then, the Xinjun and Wei Wangming fought secretly, and Cui Youbo, a hard-working child, suffered a lot. In order to compensate him, the Xinjun made an exception and promoted him to be the governor of Shanzhou. It can be said that Cui Youbo's promotion this time was probably due to luck. .

Although Cui Youbo's achievements in Shanzhou were excellent and he made a lot of contributions to the new king, but these still cannot conceal the original reasons.

If someone is envious of Cui Youbo being able to sit in a high position at a young age, he can use this as an excuse, saying that he was able to sit in the governor's office and advance to the third rank at the beginning, but it was just "at the right time", or to put it bluntly, it was "shit luck". .

But this Sinong Zhengqing is different. Cui Youbo was able to sit in this position entirely because of his "meritorious service" - cultivating and promoting the new crop potato.

That’s right, it’s potatoes. Long before the emperor decided to find out the traitor, Cui Youbo ordered Cui Mingbo to write a memorial about potatoes, describing in detail the characteristics of this novel species—not picky about the land, drought-tolerant, high-yielding, edible Great value.

In a farming society that depends on the sky for food, the promoters of such a high-yield new species are definitely able to cultivate and promote it.Based on this alone, the emperor should reward Cui Youbo vigorously.

In addition, in the ensuing Pingxi war, the Pingxi army, which was almost out of food, survived by relying on potatoes.Regarding the contribution of this new crop, Cheng Zhijie, the general manager of the Pingxi Army, wrote a very detailed memorial and reported it to the emperor carefully.

As for the emperor, he didn't hide it either. At the first court meeting after the prince's rebellion was put down, he ordered his servant to read Cheng Laogong's memorial in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu court.

In this way, everyone knew about the crop of potatoes and the great achievements made by Cui Youbo, so the official who "knows the elegance by hearing the stringed songs" took the opportunity to suggest to the emperor, "We should reward those who have made meritorious deeds."

After discussing meritorious deeds and rewards, Cui Youbo, the governor, should take the lead, and the emperor took advantage of the opportunity to give him a third-rank official rank, and immediately decided to give him a third-rank Zhengqing.

As for why he is the Zhengqing of Sinong Temple, it is easy to understand: on the one hand, Cui Youbo promotes potatoes, which belongs to the category of Sinong; The yamen of the eunuchs is relatively quiet, and the competitiveness is also low. Unlike the important departments such as Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province, or the Ministry of Officials, which are always watched by people, the emperor parachuted a young cadre who was only 30 years old to the department. Nongsi will not arouse criticism from courtiers.

In any case, Cui Youbo is a meritorious minister, but it is a pity that some credits are not available to the emperor on the bright side (whether it is to catch traitors or quell the Western Turkic rebellion, it is the duty of a general. Cui Youbo, a civil servant, will inevitably make money Suspected of crossing the border), but the emperor remembered his kindness in his heart, this time he gave Cui Youbo real benefits by rewarding the meritorious officials - promotion, transfer back to Beijing.

"Well, what the gentleman said is true," Xiao Nan saw that the atmosphere was a bit dull, and said with a smile: "But it is Jiuqing anyway, and I am here to congratulate the gentleman!"

Saying that, Xiao Nan also pretended to solemnly brush off his sleeves, and saluted Uncle Cui as a congratulation.

"..." Cui Youbo couldn't help laughing at Xiao Nan's teasing, he shook his head lightly, and said, "Yes, my husband is Jiuqing anyway."

At that time, the main criterion for judging the decline of an aristocratic family (or the rise of a new aristocratic family) was the number of high-ranking officials in the family, and the criterion for judging this high-ranking official was the prime minister, Jiuqing, or a chief official.Cui Youbo's appointment as Sinong Zhengqing, one of the Nine Ministers, is a very important symbol for both the Boling Cui family and the Rongshou Hall - the prosperity of the Cui family!

Although Rongshoutang and Rongkangtang have separated, the branch of Rongshoutang has the support of Cui Youbo, the head of the family. Not only will it not decline, but on the contrary, it may give birth to a brand new and prosperous new family.

More importantly, Cui Youbo just passed his thirties this year. According to his promotion speed, and the emperor's trust and favor for him, it won't take long for him to become the master of Zhongshu, what is the prime minister? It's not impossible.

Originally, Cui Youbo's magnanimous official career was a blessing for the whole family, and the husband and wife should be happy, but after Cui Youbo finished speaking, the two of them fell into a strange silence.

After a long silence, Cui Youbo seemed to have made up his mind, and called softly: "My lady, I—"

Xiao Nan had already guessed what Cui Youbo wanted to say, and she would ask about some things even if he didn't say anything, but at this moment, for some reason, she felt inexplicably anxious and uneasy, and she suddenly didn't want to ask.

"Okay, it's getting late, Mr. Lang has worked hard for a month, he should be tired by now, let's, let's make arrangements first!"

After all, Xiao Nan didn't wait for Cui Youbo to respond, he stood up, turned around and went to the main bedroom.

Looking at Xiao Nan's hasty back, Cui Youbo slightly frowned with his thick eyebrows.

In the middle of the night, Cui Youbo and Xiao Nan each occupied one side of the exquisite and spacious kang with a pot door. I don't know whether it was intentional or not, there was a line about one foot wide between them.

Xiao Nan was lying on the outside, with his back facing Cui Youbo, while Cui Youbo was lying on his back with his hands folded in front of his body, staring straight at the single silk curtain above his head.

On the high table on one side of the large kang, the wicks of the double-layered celadon lamps were burning, and the candlelight flickered amidst the light crackling sound, and a hazy moonlight came in from the two-foot-square straight grilled windows.

The night was very quiet, but neither of the couple on the kang fell asleep, each thinking about their own thoughts.

After a long time, when Xiao Nan was tired from thinking, tired, and drowsy, Uncle Cui suddenly said, "Lady, I know you haven't slept, let's talk."

Xiao Nan's body froze, but she didn't speak, let alone turn around, she still maintained a guarded posture, but her ears moved involuntarily.

Cui Youbo obviously didn't look at her, but he knew strangely that she was listening, sighed silently, and said, "Two things. First, lady, thank you, thank you for taking care of the housework for me when I was far away from the capital, Take care of my children, make plans for me, and..."

Cui Youbo said "for me" several times in one breath, and finally concluded: "Thanks to having a lady in charge of the capital, I can work hard for my husband without worry. If there is no lady, no matter how capable I am, Cui Suchun, I will never be able to achieve what I am today. .so--"

Cui Youbo sat up directly, changed from sitting to kneeling, straightened up, clasped his fists in both hands, and gave Xiao Nan a deep sigh, "Lady, thank you for my husband!"

Xiao Nan is still lying on his side, but her expression has loosened, her eyes are hot, and she has the urge to cry - these days, she guards the entire Rongshou Hall by herself, she not only socializes, teaches her children , manage the inner house, and deal with "disgusting characters" like Wu Wuniang and Bi Lishu who were kicked back to Beijing by Cui Youbo.In addition, there are college affairs, disputes in the court, and frictions and conflicts within the family... so many burdens are all on her, and so many secrets that cannot be revealed to outsiders are buried in her heart. Her stress, her fatigue, and her inner fear can be imagined.

tired!
When everything settled down, every cell in Xiao Nan's body screamed 'so tired', but compared to this physical and mental exhaustion, Cui Youbo's betrayal hurt her to the bone.

"I don't care about him, he's just a partner, his mother Cui Da can sleep with any woman he wants, and let any woman get pregnant if he wants to, I, I don't care at all,"

Xiao Nan repeatedly hypnotized herself like this in her heart, but she understood that the so-called 'don't care' remarks were just deception, because she damn cared.

Looking back on the past, when she heard that Cui Youbo accepted Wu Wuniang as his concubine, when she heard that Wu was pregnant, her chest was full of jealousy towards Wu and hatred towards Cui Youbo.

Where there is love, there is hatred. Ten years of husband and wife, getting along day and night, having children and running a family together, how could Xiao Nan really not care about Uncle Cui at all? !

Patta, papa, tears dripped down her cheeks onto the arms she was resting on, and then sank into the delicate bamboo mat beneath her.

In the silent night, there was an inaudible sobbing sound, directly hitting Cui Youbo's heart.

The lady cried, and the always strong lady actually cried. He felt more and more guilty, swallowed and spit, and continued: "My lady, I also want to thank you for your trust in me. Whether it is the Wu family or not, Bi Lishu Forget it, although they are small people, if it weren't for my wife's trust in me from the bottom of her heart, it is very likely that these little people will drive a wedge between our husband and wife, and then destroy our homeland!"

Although these words are exaggerated, they are not completely unreasonable, because if Xiao Nan really believed the lies of Wu and Bi Lishu, he would feel resentment towards Cui Youbo.As we all know, women are emotional animals. In the eyes of most women, feelings are far more important than tricks or families.

Maybe you could say they're uninformed, narrow-minded, self-absorbed, but women don't think so.

Big picture?

Whose big picture?

If she lost her husband or even her family in order to win the so-called overall situation, she would rather not have such an overall situation.

Therefore, don't underestimate the 'sensibility' of women. Once a woman becomes emotional, she is very likely to do things you can't imagine, such as what hurts relatives and enemies, what damages the overall interests...etc. Neither is impossible.

And if Xiao Nan believed Wu's or Bi Lishu's words, and mistakenly thought that Cui Youbo really betrayed her and even wanted her life, then she might really follow Ping'an's intention under the "anger", Breaking with Uncle Cui, and even breaking with the entire Cui family, in order to get revenge on Uncle Cui, he would even do some stupid things that would harm the overall situation.

Xiao Nan's status in the capital is not low, and he also plays an important role in the plan made by the emperor and the eldest princess. If she messes up, the whole plan will also be impacted. The failure may not be serious, but it will definitely not be like it is now That went well.

All this can go smoothly, all thanks to Xiao Nan's trust in Cui Youbo - this guy may be a bit flirtatious, but he is definitely not stupid, and he will definitely not do the stupid thing of pampering his concubine and destroying his wife again.

Having said that, in Xiao Nan's view, Uncle Cui still 'betrayed' her, the existence of Wu and that child was like a stab nailed to Xiao Nan's heart.

Xiao Nan twitched his nose, and snorted angrily: "Huh, that sounds nice, let me ask you, what's the matter with Wu Shi? And what's the matter with the child in her belly?"

Hearing Xiao Nan's questioning, Cui Youbo heaved a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was not afraid of Xiao Nan asking him, on the contrary, he was most afraid that she would not say anything, and if they didn't say anything, he would have no way to refute.

Uncle Cui quietly took two knees forward, lowered his head and leaned close to Xiao Nan's ear, and said in a low voice: "Lady, I admit that the Wu family came in just to get information, and there is absolutely no personal affair. And—"

He paused, and lowered his voice: "Believe it or not, I haven't touched a single finger of her, let alone being intimate."

"What?" Xiao Nan sat up abruptly, almost colliding with Cui Youbo's drooping head. She stared at him in disbelief: "What did you say? You haven't touched her? How is that possible?"

Immediately, she seemed to think of something, and said with a cold smile: "Lang Jun, do you think I'm stupid to even believe such words? Mrs. Wu is not dead. If you really never touched her, how could she not know?" ?”

You must know that Wu's 'sweet' appearance when he mentioned Cui Youbo did not seem to be fake. Xiao Nan could feel Wu's heartfelt joy and happiness, which is a kind of little woman who is loved by her husband What a look.

Seeing Xiao Nan's angry appearance, Cui Youbo was not in a hurry, let alone panicked, instead he calmly got up and got off the kang, and took out a small bundle from the cabinet on one side.Xiao Nan has been staring at his every move. When she saw the little bundle, she immediately recognized it. It was brought back by Uncle Cui from Shanzhou. She didn't know what it was, but it was hidden like a treasure by him. up.

Cui Youbo returned to the kang with the small bundle, and in front of Xiao Nan, gently unwrapped it, revealing a small box the size of a palm.He opened the box, and saw a dozen pieces of spices the size of a thumb were neatly placed inside.

Xiao Nan raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at him with some confusion.

Cui Youbo casually picked up a piece of spice and handed it to Xiao Nan, raised his chin: "Smell!"

Xiao Nan was even more puzzled, but he still took the spice and sniffed it carefully according to his words.Not long after, a weird look appeared on her face, "This, this spice—" There is something wrong, it has been mixed with the secret medicine of the Western Regions that soothes the nerves and fascinates the emotions.

If Wang You'an hadn't started the spice business in the past two years and brought many rare spices from various countries in the Western Regions, Xiao Nan really wouldn't be able to recognize them.

Seeing that Xiao Nan had discovered the secret of the spice, Cui Youbo smiled triumphantly, and said: "Young lady also knows that I recruited some strange people from Jianghu in Shanzhou, and this thing is a famous flower picker in Jianghu. The prescription provided was slightly improved for my husband to make this sleep aid spice."

"..." Nani, a flower picker? !

Xiao Nan was speechless, this guy is really 'eclectic talent', he dared to use anyone.

Cui Youbo didn't think it was enough, and continued: "Every day when I have sex with Mrs. Wu, I will burn this incense beforehand for my husband... So, lady, I can swear that I really never touched her."

Xiao Nan has already believed it for five or six points, but he still has a doubt: "If you really didn't touch her, then, how could she be pregnant?"

She once asked the doctor who took Wu's pulse, and Wu was indeed pregnant for three months. According to the calculation time, she should have been conceived in Shanzhou.

Cui Youbo still had a slight smile on his face, but the smile didn't extend to his eyes. He said in a very cold voice: "Before Shanzhou, Guo Jizu has a young son, who happens to be twenty-three this year. When the Wu family borrowed from the Guo family, Zeng and this son—" After taking down Guo Jizu, he found a lot of 'interesting' things in Guo's house.

"Okay, stop talking, I believe you!"

Xiao Nan felt the embarrassment Cui Youbo was trying to hide, she hurriedly interrupted him, and changed the subject: "Even if the Wu family's matter is over, she has been convicted anyway, the saint is sympathetic, and did not associate her with Webster's traitor Locked in one place, but sent back to our Cui family, let us punish, I was still scrupulous before, since she behaved like this, then don't blame me—"

She understood Cui Youbo's anger and embarrassment at this time. Although he didn't treat Wu Shi as his own woman, Wu Shi still assumed the name of Cui Shi's concubine. It's fine if you can't hook up with Guo Xiaolang, but after becoming Cui's wife, you still have no ties with that prostitute (calculating the number of months she was pregnant, it should be one month after marrying Cui Youbo), and then she even wanted to marry him A man's child is dependent on Uncle Cui, this, this is definitely a great humiliation to Uncle Cui.

As a man of the Tang Dynasty who was educated by traditional scholar-officials, Cui Youbo couldn't bear Wu's behavior anyway, and what he couldn't bear was that a second person knew about it.

But in order to dispel Xiao Nan's doubts, he still told the truth. Xiao Nan knew very well that this was not easy for Cui Youbo.

Sensing Cui Youbo's kindness, Xiao Nan couldn't help but feel a little moved, and all doubts about him disappeared.

This is not to say that Xiao Nan believed Cui Youbo's words casually, but that she had lived in ancient times for two lifetimes and had been married to Cui Youbo for many years, so she knew this real ancient man very well.

Cui Youbo didn't need to joke about this kind of thing, even if he had an excuse, he would find a more glamorous excuse.Moreover, no matter when Cui Youbo was still a middle-aged Er Yulang or now, no matter whether he was doing absurd things or serious things, he never deliberately concealed from Xiao Nan.

To put it in a more literary way, even if Cui Youbo is a villain, he is also an aboveboard villain, and he is by no means a hypocrite.

Xiao Nan was very sure of this characteristic of Cui Youbo, so she believed his words.

"No, don't worry about this, lady, I don't want blood on your hands,"

Cui Youbo felt the change in Xiao Nan's perception of him, and also felt her love for him. His heart warmed up, he stretched his arms around his wife's shoulders, and said softly: "In the past, when I was not at home, my wife had to deal with many things in person. Come forward. Now that I'm back, I won't be separated from my wife in the future, so I will leave all such matters to my husband, how about it?!"

"In the future, we will all be together and never be separated again?"

There was a familiar yet unfamiliar man's breath lingering in her nose, Xiao Nan felt an inexplicable sense of peace of mind, her stiff back couldn't help but soften, she directly snuggled into that warm and thick embrace, she murmured.

"Well," Cui Youbo wrapped his hand around her shoulders, grabbed her little white hand along her arm, and gently rubbed her tender fingers, saying, "From now on, you, me, and the children, I will never be separated again. Even if I go to the post, I will take you with me, and I will never leave you alone again."

After this incident, Cui Youbo fully felt the importance of family and family to him, especially when he returned home and saw with his own eyes the tragic scene of his shabby courtyard being burned to charred wood, he felt intuitively afraid—if he had It wasn't that the lady had planned properly and was burned by the fire, but it wasn't just the house at home, his young children were very likely to be hurt.

"Tch, nonsense again, when the children grow up, they will all leave us to form their own families, and 'never separate again', are you kidding me again?"

The last bit of grievance in her heart was eliminated, and Xiao Nan and Cui Youbo's relationship took a big step forward. Now, she was in the mood to joke, she spat coquettishly, and complained to Cui Youbo with a smile.

"Young lady is wise, how dare you coax your wife as a husband?"

The misunderstanding was resolved, and his heart was clearly conveyed to his wife. The relationship between the husband and wife had reached a new level. Cui Youbo heaved a sigh of relief, held Xiao Nan's thin, creamy little hand, and deliberately leaned into her ear to speak: "Say As for the children, Changshou is four years old, should we give them a little brother or a little sister!"

While talking, he also blew into Xiao Nan's ear.

Xiao Nan only felt that his ears were hot, and his cheeks, neck and even his whole body suddenly became hot.

"Bah, nonsense again~~"

Xiao Nan laughed and cursed, but his tone was unbearably soft.

"I'm not talking nonsense, procreation is a major event related to the prosperity of the Cui family—"

"You also said-"

In the thin monofilament curtain, the laughter of a man and a woman could be heard intermittently. After a while, the voices gradually disappeared, replaced by heavy breathing and faint moans...

In the early morning of the next day, Cui Youbo stepped out of the main bedroom refreshed, stood under the verandah, and stretched casually facing the rising sun.

"Aye, morning!"

Changsheng and Lingxi entered the main hall one after the other, and respectfully greeted Cui Youbo.

The Weirui courtyard was completely burned down by the rebels, Xiao Nan moved directly to the main hall after returning home, and several children also moved to this large courtyard.

"Well, early,"

Cui Youbo put his hands behind his back, and nodded towards the two children like a strict father, "The college will reopen in two days. Have you ever missed your homework?"

I don't know how many rich and powerful families were involved in the chaos. Some had their homes ransacked because of treason, and some were robbed and burned down by thieves. No matter what the situation was, after a month, the capital had just settled down.

Jiwei College was also affected a bit. The school building of Lishan Branch was directly burned down, and several student dormitory buildings of the main school in Beijing were also burned down.For this reason, Xiao Nan decided to give the students a holiday temporarily, and reopen the school after the school building has been completely repaired.

After thirty days of rush repairs, the burnt courtyard was finally rebuilt, and Xiao Nan officially announced that school would resume in three days.

I just don't know how many students will not be able to come to school due to family entanglements when school starts again.

"Oh, the Webster's Rebellion has spread to the entire capital,"

After using the court food, Xiao Nan and Cui Youbo habitually sat and chatted together. With the "harmony" last night, the relationship between the two developed rapidly at the speed of Tianma Meteor Fist. Xiao Nan reached out and filled Cui Youbo's mouth with a piece of rice cake , sighed: "If you have meritorious deeds, you will be punished. I heard that in addition to the Wei family, Huo family, and Li family who are the culprits, there are also some small families whose homes were confiscated by the saints, and the whole family was exiled to Lingnan."

Miserable, in the past month, from time to time, there was a shocking cry from a certain house in the capital.

On the other hand, the bluestone floor on the execution ground outside the imperial city was completely stained with blood. Every few days, death row prisoners who had been sentenced to beheaded were dragged here for execution.

The strong smell of blood wafted in the air of the capital and lingered for a long time.

Cui Youbo was much calmer than Xiao Nan, but the rice cake in his mouth ruined his 'hermit master' appearance, he chewed hard a few times, finally swallowed the food in his mouth, and said: "It can't be helped, since they have If you dare to rebel, you will have to bear the punishment after failure. The saint is already very kind, he only punished the culprit, and the rest were just exiled, and did not take their lives. As long as they sincerely repent, after staying for dozens of years In the next year, there will be a day when I return to the capital."

What he said was very cryptic, but Xiao Nan still understood: as long as these sentenced people can survive until the death of the saint, when the new king ascends the throne, the world will be pardoned, and then they will be able to come back.

I just don’t know when this day will come. Although the sage was poisoned after this incident, he was treated in time by the imperial physician, so there was no serious problem. With his old man’s health, as long as there are no accidents, he can live for three to forty years. There is a problem.

Xiao Nan nodded, and immediately changed the subject, "By the way, everything is settled in Shanzhou?"

Cui Youbo picked up the teacup, took two sips of the tea soup, nodded and said: "Well, Zhang Sunfeng will continue to be his Huangshui county magistrate, and Li Yong will enter Huangshui Zhechong Mansion. Then I formally took over as the captain of Zhechong. As for the brothers and sisters, except for Ming Bo who was transferred to Si Nong Temple with me, I also recommended the other three for suitable positions, whether it is the chief secretary or the county lieutenant. It’s not high, but it can be regarded as having an official status, and what happens in the future depends on their fortune!”

And Cui Youbo brought all the clansmen recommended to him by the clan into the officialdom, which can be regarded as a contribution to the clan.

In addition, in order to prevent his various initiatives in Shanzhou from being destroyed by an unfamiliar successor, and to take care of relatives and friends, Cui Youbo recommended his colleague and close friend Wang Ziqian in Dali Temple to go to Shanzhou as the governor.

The emperor deeply felt that he owed Cui Youbo a lot, and agreed to his request almost without thinking.Left and right Wang Ziqian's background, qualifications and official rank are all placed there, and it is not considered an exceptional promotion to release Beijing to be the governor.

Wang Ziqian's official career has not been smooth. He has stayed in Dali Temple for more than ten years, and his official position has been stuck in the fourth rank. Now he finally has a chance to be promoted, and he is still in charge. He is very happy. He is very happy to recommend him. Cui Youbo is very grateful.

Wang Ziqian is well versed in the way of communication, Cui Youbo gave him a chance to be promoted, and he reciprocated by telling Cui Lingxi a great matchmaker - Liu Keming, the eldest grandson of Kui Guogong Liu Hongji.

Cui Youbo and his wife are very satisfied with this. The Liu family is not an old Jiangzuo family, nor is it an aristocratic family, but the Liu family's family style is very upright, and Liu Keming is the eldest grandson, who can inherit the title of Duke Kui in the future. It can also be regarded as the right match.

But the child is still young, although Cui Youbo is satisfied with this marriage, but he is not in a hurry to finalize it. He discussed it with Xiao Nan, and the formal engagement will be done after his daughter's 15th birthday. Etiquette, exactly seventeen or eighteen years old, so it is not too late to leave the cabinet.

"Speaking of good luck, Ah Ming's husband is really good luck."

Xiao Nan couldn't help laughing when he thought of his best friend's family affairs.The First Prince's Rebellion involved many families, and gave them the opportunity to make contributions and perform well. Needless to say, their Cui family and Xiao family are small characters like Ah Ming's husband who are abused by their wives all day long. He also made a small contribution.

Li Yi, Shi Huang's husband is also called Li Yi, and has the same name as Li Yi, the Habayashi Army general who participated in the conspiracy, but they have different names.

The rebel general Li Yi was sentenced to beheaded for major crimes such as treason and attempting to kill the king. Because he was of the same family as the emperor, only the main criminal (Li Yuanchang, Li Yi and his son) was sentenced to beheaded, and the rest were exiled.

However, Li Yi of Shi Min's family led his family's guards and trilogy to fight out during the Lishan Rebellion. On the way, he encountered the guards of the Huo family. After a life-and-death struggle, he killed dozens of rebels , indirectly delayed the time for Sheng Jia to escape.

Afterwards, the emperor generously promoted Li Yilian to three ranks, and gave him the position of the right guard and the general of Zhonglang. On the road of taming and urging his husband to make progress, Shi Min finally had a staged victory. .

In a sense, Xiao Nan and Shi Huang are really good sisters. They are both county heads, and they also married a scumbag. It’s just that they chose different ways of taming their husbands. The second illness was cured and he was on the right track.

Cui Youbo also knows a lot about Li Yi's dark history. When Xiao Nan mentioned him, he couldn't help but think of himself. His wife, Xiao Shi, is the only one who can achieve today's achievement."

Looking at Cui Youbo's smiling face, recalling the past ten years, Xiao Nan suddenly felt that her rebirth was finally complete.

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Cui Youbo only stayed in Sinong Temple for one year, but during this year, he vigorously promoted the planting of potatoes, and achieved considerable results. The farmers who planted potatoes had an extra good crop to feed their hunger and sell for money. And there are more dishes on the Tang people's food table that can be included in their own recipes.

In the second year, under Xiao Nan's deliberate guidance, Cui Youbo had a whim and proposed to the emperor to open up the "Maritime Silk Road" on the sea, and proposed to set up a city shipping department in Guangzhou, and build a "Guangzhou to the sea and barbarian road". The exquisite porcelain and silk of the Tang Dynasty were transported by sea to the surrounding Yi countries, and then exchanged for rare goods that were not available in the Tang Dynasty.

And 'coincidentally', the old master Zhou of Jiwei College, which was bestowed by the emperor as the "No. [-] College in the World", finally designed a huge ship that can go deep into the deep sea.

The emperor was overjoyed after hearing the news, and after commending the old master Zhou, he ordered the council to discuss the establishment of the Shibo Department.After some discussions among several big bosses, Datang, adhering to the fine tradition of openness and tolerance, decided to set up a Shibo Department in Guangzhou, and Cui Youbo was appointed as the first Shibo Department Envoy, with full authority to manage all affairs of the Shibo Department.

Sitting on a giant wooden sea boat about 62 feet long (about 700 meters) that can hold six to seven hundred people, Xiao Nan watched the quadruplets happily running around on the deck with a smile, especially when they were one year older. The stable Lingxi and Changsheng are leaning on the side of the boat with novelty faces, leaning on the railing to look at the sea, yearning for the boundless and undulating world.

Changshun still followed Changshou docilely, like a dutiful old hen, always taking care of the younger brother.And Ah Mo sat obediently beside Xiao Nan, holding an embroidery shed in her hand, with a satisfied smile, she raised her head to look at her brothers and sisters not far away after embroidering for a while.

Jin Zhi and Yu Ye, the only remaining concubines by Cui Youbo's side, have long since shed their prettiness, and each of them is dressed very plainly, with a respectful attitude. The lady in charge of the family is not at all a concubine who was once extremely beautiful.

As for the weak Aunt Yang, after Uncle Cui returned to Beijing, he built a small courtyard in a corner far away from the Weirui courtyard while the house was being repaired at home. One duty is to keep an eye on the owner, Aunt Yang, Mistress Yang, so as not to let her have the opportunity to 'run away'.

This is almost house arrest in disguise. The Mrs. Tai next door once ordered people to come to protest, but Cui Youbo stopped her with a few words.

Cui Youbo said this at the time, "So that my aunt knows that the owner of Rongshoutang is Cui Lingshuo. I, Cui Youbo, have already lost the qualification to inherit all the family property because I violated the ancestral precepts. Everything in Rongshoutang has been passed down according to family rules. Cui Lingshuo, the eldest son... So, how Cui Lingshuo arranges family affairs, even I, as an old man, can't say much."

As for what family rules were violated, Uncle Cui is even more bachelor: "There is a saying in the Cui family's family rules, 'You can only take concubines if you have no children for five years after marriage, and those who violate it cannot inherit the family property', but I have five sons and three daughters under my knees, but I still take concubines." The two concubines (Wu and Yang) who have marriage certificates have seriously violated the family rules, so I, as the head of the family, punish myself and willingly resign from the position of the head of the house, and hand over all the properties of Rongshoutang to the new head of the family. ..."

After hearing these words, Mrs. Tai was furious, and since then she has never asked about the affairs of Rongshou Hall, let alone troubled Xiao Nan, because the owner of Rongshou Hall is not her own son, but Xiao Nan. Nan's son.Although she is old and confused, she can still distinguish between close and distant.

Xiao Nan was very satisfied with this, facing the cool sea breeze, with her close lover by her side, her eyes drifted far away, she knew that her new life was about to begin, and her happiness had quietly arrived...

(End of this chapter)