Chapter 94

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Sitting for a while, Shao Shangcai clumsily crawled from the ground. The maid and the little Huangmen saw her coming out of the palace with slightly disheveled clothes and slightly disheveled hair. Lenovo just came out of this room, too. It's twinkling eyes and a subtle smile.

Shao Shang really wants to say, it's really not what you think, really.

After returning to the house, she told Zhai Yu about the martial arts scene that was just a priority, and the five princesses were hidden from them. Zhai Li laughed when she heard it, and wiped away her tears when she was done laughing: "Unfortunately, I didn't see it with my own eyes. To... Well, Shiji Lang has been stable since he was a child, and he is famous for his determinism. He can sit for a whole day when he reads and writes, and he can't move his arrows until his arms can't lift his arms. However, from him to the empress Since my side, I have never seen him laugh and play like an ordinary child." Speaking of this, she showed a look of disappointment on her face.

Shaoshang thought blankly, it seems that Ling Budo is making up for the lost childhood on the old lady. After a while, she asked again curiously, "If Lord Ling encounters a hateful person, how will he clean up his family?" Didn't he say that the second prince had bullied him, and the second prince should not be the only one who owed him. Could it be that Ling Budo will take a step back and open up the sky?

While brushing her hair again, Zhai Li pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Eleven Lang is not a muddy person, so how can he not fight back, most of the people who have been cleaned up by him will not have a next time. It's not like Shao Shangjun. In general, you can get out of your body once every three days; if someone else beat me to death!"

"If you beat me to death, then Your Majesty should choose a wife for Lord Ling again." Shao Shang muttered, and then Said, "Old woman, you watched Lord Ling grow up. He has not had one or two for so many years... um, confidante...?" .

Recalling the past, Zhai Lu paused in his hand and sighed: "It's funny. When Shishi Lang first came to the Empress, he was thin and fair, like a quiet little girl. Later, His Majesty taught him to practice martial arts and strengthen his body. , turned into a naughty mud monkey again, getting dust all over his body every day, and he couldn't even wash it..."

Shao Shang smiled and said, "You have revealed your secrets, just now you said that he has grown up since he was a child . Steady, he turned into a muddy..."

"Don't interrupt." Zhai Lu patted her, rolled his eyes and said, "Ichiro didn't go to play in the mud, he was practicing martial arts. At that time, he had no other thoughts in his mind, and only focused on studying and practicing martial arts. , who knows..."

She raised her head and looked out the window, "Who knows that when he is fourteen years old, for some reason, it seems that he was enlightened by the brilliance of the sun and the moon and the immortals overnight... Well, I remember, it would be Princess Ersan has only been married for a year. It was...at the banquet that Yuchang County Master and Lang-in-law came to the palace the day after they got married. Eleven Lang changed into the new clothes that the empress had made for her—it was the material I chose, With a crimson robe and a gold belt, he stood quietly under the palace corridor. He was tall and beautiful, like floating from the sky, and the candles and beads in the room were covered by him. The big guy's eyes I can't move it away..." She still remembered the expressions on the faces of the third princess and Yuchang County Master, and she was shocked and remorseful enough to describe how wonderful it was.

In this era, the atmosphere is open, and even the old woman is keen to appreciate beautiful men. Zhai's tone is both nostalgic and melancholy: "...It was also in that year, Shirou first went out with Cui Hou, and when he came back, he was in front of His Majesty. I got an errand, and I opened a mansion outside to live in another place." The implication is that the women in the palace have eyes but don't know the gold inlaid jade in the first half, and don't know that the mud monkey is the great sage, and the second half is beyond the reach of the whip. No doubt he had escaped from the Pansi Cave.

Shao Shang nodded. She had long wondered why the emperor didn't hire him to be his concubine since he loved Ling so much. There was no rule that consorts were not allowed to go to power in this dynasty. Now that she has heard what Zhai Lu said, she probably understood everything.

The first three princesses of the old man were all older than Ling Wuxuan, and even the youngest niece, the Princess Yuchang, was one year older than him. Girls are already mature earlier than boys. Eighteen sweet wives and three-year-olds, you play in the mud and I grow. When they talked about marriage, Ling Budo was still a little boy, and he would not have any thoughts. When they started thinking, Already a radish and a pit have a husband.

As for the four and five princesses, even if the political sensitivity of the young merchants was about zero, they could vaguely perceive that their marriage had already involved political issues, and it was not in the category of whether the children were happy or not.

After tidying up the volcano ruins, Mrs. Zhai sent the palace servants to carry the table filled with food and drink, dragged Shaoshang to make up for the late lunch, Shaoshang ate and ate, and suddenly sighed: "I don't know if Master Ling has any lunch. Shan, he ran out of the Changqiu Palace angrily, holding back his anger, don't eat anything..."

Zhai slapped her shoulder heavily: "That's right, I finally know I'm thinking about someone! After taking a

nap after dinner, Shao Shang was woken up by Zhai Ni after less than half an hour of sleep, and was dragged to work reluctantly. The reason was that Xuan Hou and his wife and the father and daughter of the generals of the chariot and cavalry came to see him. Walking all the way to the door of the inner hall, and hearing the bursts of voices coming from inside, Shao Shang quickly put away his pouting and frowned, posing as a docile and respectful quail, with Xiaobai's fancy appearance, just like a cabbage field in yellow. Zhai Yu pointed at her with her index finger and scolded her with a barely audible laugh.

When the two entered the hall, the young merchant looked around quickly, only to see that the queen on the lower right was deserted, and there was only a quiet middle-aged couple sitting there. A middle-aged man whom the young businessman did not know. The fifth princess was talking to the middle-aged man happily: "...My eldest brother listens to your words the most, and the horses are entrusted to you! Remember, you need the same coat color and size, as well as the same color of hooves!"

This middle-aged man was tall and handsome, with a good-looking appearance. He was dressed in a luxurious golden-red straight robe. Unfortunately, his face was oily and his belly was bulging, which could not hide the smell of wine. He smiled and said, "It's easy to talk about it..."

"This seems to be inappropriate." The queen interrupted, "Those horses are assigned to Donggong Xiaowei, and you need seven or eight horses when you open your mouth, isn't it... "..."

"Oh, madam, don't worry!" The middle-aged man waved his hand, "The horses given to the princess are included in my house, and have nothing to do with the East Palace. It's rare for the princess to open her mouth once, so why should we, as elders, refuse.

" The princess smiled and said angrily: "That's right, the queen mother is too cautious!" Then she turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Speaking of which, in the huge East Palace, even the generals will lead the guests, you have to worry about half of it, we and Brothers believe in you."

"Where, I only rely on your majesty's majesty and heroism, and I have little family business, but in fact, I am old and weak, and it is not worth mentioning..."

"You are too modest! Now the father and emperor are still using soldiers outside, and the horses and irons are controlled by the imperial court. Even if you have money, you may not be able to get such a good horse. Tell your mother, she will tell me a lot of big truths, I want to tell the royal father, a few horses can't be brought to the table, I want to find the prince's elder brother, I'm impatient to see the prince's wife. But every time they go out, the guards accompanying them have horses, and even the fourth sister is from Yue I got four dark clouds and snow at my house, so I can't afford to be inferior..."

"That's right, although the princess is young, she has already established a government, and people want face and skin, how can the princess lose her prestige! The

fifth princess and the middle-aged man became more and more happy, but the queen frowned. When Shaoshang saw this, his mind moved. At this time, Zhai Yu was dragging her to kneel to pay respects. After she saluted the queen and princess, she grabbed in front of Zhai Yu and bowed to the middle-aged man, saying loudly, "I have seen Lord Xuan Hou, Xuan Hou. Your Excellency is polite."

Hearing her shout, everyone in the hall was stunned, and others didn't know why, but the queen was smart and immediately understood its intention, and a smile flashed in her eyes. Luo Jitong slowed down for a while, and seemed to sense it. He covered his sleeves and chuckled lightly: "You are mistaken, Shao Shang, this is the chariot general, Lord Wang Chun, and the father of sister Wang Ji." He pointed to the opposite side, "That's what happened. It's Marquis Xuan and his wife."

Zhai Li wiped the sweat from her forehead and pretended to laugh: "That's right, you rash boy, really!"

Shaoshang pretended to be panic and said, "Oh, that's how it is, minister and daughter-in-law. Wrong, please forgive me, forgive me..." After speaking, he pleaded guilty to everyone in the hall, and pretended to say, "I see that the fifth princess and General Wang are so close, and you are still the princess' uncle, not the princess' uncle. Where's my uncle!"

Wang Chun's face stiffened, Xuanhou and his wife lowered their heads even more, only the Fifth Princess didn't notice it, and scolded: "You little... little girl... Since you don't recognize people, Why are you shouting so quickly!" The

Queen said lightly, "No wonder Shaoshang, people who don't know see it, I'm afraid they will think so. ... Shaoshang, if you haven't come over yet, what are you doing there?"

Wang Chun sneered . No more talking, the fifth princess was annoyed, and the young merchant, La Zhai, walked to the queen and sat down. The queen pointed at her and said to Xuanhou couple: "This is Zi Sheng's future bride, you can just call her Shaoshang."

Xuanhou and his wife looked up, and Shao Shang could see their appearance clearly. Xuanhou has a good appearance, and his eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to the Queen, but his temperament is dull and honest, and he is not good at words visible to the naked eye. Mrs. Xuanhou may have been very pretty when she was young, but after decades... she has become a husband and wife with Xuanhou.

Xuanhou first smiled cautiously, then looked at Shaoshang, and said, "Early, I heard about Mrs. Cheng. Eleven Lang finally agrees to marry, and we are all happy for Your Majesty and the Queen. When we meet again, there is nothing to give, just a little bit. It's a small gift for you and Eleven Lang..."

Mrs. Xuanhou quickly pushed forward the two small lacquered wooden boxes that were piled up beside her, and the palace servant on the side stepped forward to carry it. Going upstairs, the queen smiled at Shaoshang: "Open it and see, you will definitely like it." The

palace maids opened the two boxes according to their words, and in an instant, the jewels flashed over Shaoshang's titanium alloy dog ​​eyes - only one box was seen. It is neatly stacked lintoe gold, thirty pieces in each row, four rows in each layer, and there are at least three or four layers in visual inspection; the other box is covered with dark red brocade, and dozens of thumbs are carefully placed on it. The sea beads and five or six pieces of white jade bi that are the size of the palm of the hand, the sea beads are round and clear, the jade bi is pure and flawless, and there are no gold and silver accessories.

For a time, everyone in the hall was shocked, and the others could still cover it up, but the Fifth Princess was full of shock, with a fierce look in her eyes.

Shaoshang was dazed and breathless, and even stuttered with laughter: "Well, how embarrassing is this..."

Mrs. Xuan Hou smiled shyly: "Over the years, Zi Sheng has helped us a lot, and he has nothing to thank him on weekdays. , now it's the same for you."

Hearing Ling Budo's name, Shao Shang became a little more sober, looked at the queen with hopeful eyes, and whispered: "Niangniang, this is too precious, can I take it? ...? Looking back, Your Majesty won't say that I took bribes." The old man had been lecturing her for a long time, and if it came to a trick, he wouldn't make it into a series.

The queen said with a smile: "Take it, your majesty is down and I will block it for you." Then she turned to her younger brother and said, "It's only this time, it's not an example. Otherwise, I'll count the two of you as bribes first."

Xuanhou and his wife were full of smiles and bowed. Shao Shang watched with trembling hearts as the maid closed the two golden boxes and lifted them down.

The fifth princess was jealous and hated, and sneered: "My uncle and aunt should be more polite. Last year, someone impeached my uncle for occupying the land next to the imperial mausoleum. It's been a while."

Luo Jitong, who was sitting behind her, sighed, "Didn't we find out later, it's all a false accusation. Even if he went to the Tingwei Mansion, His Majesty would have released Marquis Xuan even with his knowledge."

"Even if it is a false accusation, someone has to clarify it." The fifth princess raised her head and said, "Mother and stepmother have a weak family, and my uncle has no talent. When it matters, you have to rely on Ling Budo!"

Luo Jitong said nervously: "Master Ling is raised by her mother. The older ones are all a family, so what are they divided into?"

"In the end, it's not the mother's queen." The fifth princess said proudly.

Xuanhou lowered his head, and Wei Wei responded a few times. Mrs. Xuanhou didn't get much better, and would only repeat: "What the princess said is, thanks to Zisheng, thanks to the empress..."

Luo Jitong sighed silently, Shaoshang smiled at her, and she could only shake her head in response. wry smile.

The fifth princess smiled arrogantly, and said: "And the year before year my brother got into trouble in a foreign county and was detained to ask for money. It was also Ling Budo that went over overnight to settle the matter..."

Luo Jitong said weakly: "That's what the gangster heard about. Xuanhou's family is rich and rich, and they set up a special bureau to frame Xuanhou son."

"That's also my brother's incompetence and stupidity, and Yuhou's family is also rich, why don't people frame his son, and they don't dare to use ten courage! Seeing that my uncle is weak and easy to bully, even if he suffers a loss, he will endure it and hide it in his stomach!" The

queen was angry, she pursed her lips tightly and did not speak, she just slapped the noodles on the table, and everyone in the hall was silent. . However, Xuanhou couple and Wang's father and daughter did not dare to open their mouths. Shaoshang and Zhai were reluctant to open their mouths.

Luo Jitong coveted the Queen's face, so he had no choice but to continue fighting the fire, and said with a smile: "The Xuanhou family is famous for being sincere and kind. Your Majesty has praised several times and rewarded you, have you forgotten it?" The

fifth princess pouted: "Sincere and kind It's not that he's easy to bully, but because of his uncle's appearance, it's no wonder that the father and emperor only rewarded gold and silver fields, but did not entrust official duties, but the uncles of the four sisters are in control..."

"Your Highness, Shicai, you don't want to ask. Is it about the marriage of the concubine?" Luo Jitong tried to pull the sleeve of the fifth princess, but was waved away by the fifth princess, "Don't change the topic, I haven't finished talking yet." The

fifth princess pulled back her sleeve and continued. Said: "Uncle, a while ago, I heard that my brother was called a pit again. A fighting cock was charged 20,000 yuan. That chicken is made of gold! Queen, don't stare at me, I am also for the sake of it. Uncle and aunt are good, don't you think they didn't see them being bullied."

"His Royal Highness, let's talk about something else..." Luo Jitong was about to grab the ground with his head, and she really didn't know how to stop the fifth princess. If you say she is talking nonsense, she is telling the truth; if you say she is arrogant and rude, she is pretending to care about her uncle.

"His Royal Highness," Shao Shang suddenly said, "You don't have to worry about Xuanhou, your Majesty has already arranged it." The

fifth princess sneered: "What arrangement? Your sin!"

Shao Shang covered his chest and said with a look of fear: "His Royal Highness just said that Lord Ling was raised in front of the empress, and it is a family. Now that we don't agree, I will be punished for my sin."

Fifth Princess Choked for a moment, he opened his mouth.

The queen smiled sideways, picked up the instant noodles on the table again, and swayed leisurely to breathe, "What is your majesty's arrangement, you can tell me... it doesn't matter if you say it wrong." The

fifth princess was angry when she saw her mother shielding Cheng Shaoshang Angrily shut his mouth.

Shao Shang gave the Empress a bright and lovely smile, turned back to the Fifth Princess, and said, "In these days in the palace, I have often heard that the Fourth Princess is calm and capable, and manages money well. Last time I spent all the money that Master Ling gave me. Qian, Your Majesty even took the Fourth Princess as an example to reprimand me. Your Majesty said that among his many children, the Fourth Princess is the most capable of being in charge of the family, and she will never be deceived and lose money. So, you see, Your Majesty will The princess betrothed to the son of Xuanhou, which is just the right use of talent, what are you worried about? If you marry me like this into the Xuan family, it will be a waste of rice, and the poor are fine!

" The face of the princess's scolding was dull, and Wang Chunshi saw that the queen's face became more and more ugly and felt bad. Zhai Li and Luo Jitong were suffering from nothing. At this time, when they heard about Shaoshang's meal, they all burst out laughing.

Wang Chun echoed loudly: "Ms. Cheng said it well!" He thought that it was no wonder that his daughter couldn't compete with others. He was Ling Wusu, and he would also like such a lively, courageous and wise little beauty.

The young businessman smiled and looked like a child: "General Wang is really unkind, I said that I can't manage a family, and you said that I said it well, I will tell Master Ling to go back later!"

Wang Chun laughed loudly: " Alright, alright, I said the wrong thing, I will also back up the big gift to apologize to you when I look back." He said to the queen, "This child is lovable, no wonder the empress and Zisheng like her!" The

queen finally smiled and glared at her . Shao Shang glanced at him: "You are the only one who can talk."

Seeing that no one was helping her, the fifth princess turned blue with anger, and said coldly, "Fourth sister is very lucky, my uncle and aunt are kind, and my brother is an honest person, and the Xuan family is the most prosperous in the world. , I'm not as good as her..."

Shao Shang interrupted with a smile: "It's also very good for the fifth princess to marry to the Yue family in the future. If you want a horse in the future, you don't need to trouble General Wang, not to mention the dark clouds covering the snow, just The white cloud covers the inkstone table!" As soon as these

words came out, even the dignified queen couldn't help laughing out loud, Wang Chun grinned with two rows of back molars, Zhai Li smiled and fell behind the queen, Wang Chun who was always frowning and frowning. Ji laughed at this moment: "...Baiyun covers the inkstone platform, how can there be such a horse." The

fifth princess was furious: "You are naturally happy that you can marry a good son-in-law, and several sisters are not bad. just me......"

"Princess!" Luo Jitong pulled the Fifth Princess's arm forcefully, warning in his eyes, "His Royal Highness's marriage was decided by His Majesty, do you want to have a theory with His Majesty?

" The queen looked at her daughter like this, her eyes were complicated, she was unbearable and displeased, and in the end she didn't speak.

Wang Chun was able to stay in the present day after Yue Zhang's defeat in Gan'an, and he was also a good-natured person. Seeing that the atmosphere in the palace was not good, he quickly came out to smooth things out: "Haha, let's get down to business, Niangniang, this minister brought Aji into the palace today, One is to congratulate you on your birthday in advance with Marquis Xuan and his wife, and the other is to thank the goddess on behalf of the dog girl. Speaking of which, if the goddess hadn't spoken nicely in front of His Majesty, Jiang Xia was unfamiliar with the place of life, and the officials in a hurry could not find a good man. As for my son-in-law. Thanks to the mother-in-law, Rongchen took more time to choose a son-in-law. Today, I came here to report to the mother-in-law, and the marriage is very important!" The

queen smiled and said, "Oh, which son-in-law is that."

"Reporting to the mother-in-law, it's Jingzhou . The famous Cai clan." The

Queen paused, then pretended to be annoyed: "I asked who the son-in-law would be, and you men will know the doorman." - Shao Shang gave the Queen a sideways glance, then turned back.

Wang Chun bowed his hands to forgive her, and smiled: "The niangniang is to blame. But the niangniang is relieved, the minister is only a daughter, and she is reluctant to wrong her. I have sent people to inquire carefully, and the future husband-in-law is the youngest son of the Cai clan chief. My parents love them, but I went to Bailu Mountain to study at a very young age, and I just came down from the mountain a few months ago... It doesn't matter how well you study, you are motivated." The

queen glanced at Wang Ji, who was bowing her head beside him, and nodded. Said: "The one under the gate of Bailu Mountain won't go anywhere."

Wang Ji suddenly raised her head and said with tears in her eyes: "Niangniang, I really don't want to leave the capital. Can you talk to your majesty and let me stay? I will no longer talk nonsense outside, Shao Shang, I also beg you, I used to be sorry for you, I was narrow-minded and mean, you go and beg Your Majesty..."

"Nie Zha, what nonsense!" Wang Chun Turning his head to scold his daughter, he turned back and smiled, "Niangniang, don't pay attention to her, she is just used to staying in the capital city, and everywhere you look is a wild and barren land, but Jiangxia is actually rich..."

The queen sighed and shook her head. In fact, she also watched Wang Jie grow up, but the emperor personally asked Wang Chun to marry his daughter out, just to make a face for the adopted son and kill the chicken to show the monkey - not to mention Cheng Shaoshang The daughter of an official family, her parents made their mark on military merit; even if it was a civilian woman, as long as Ling Budo wanted to marry, the emperor would not allow others to talk about it.

Sure enough, in the past few months, no one in the capital dared to doubt Cheng Shaoshang.

Wang Ji bit her lip and looked at Shaoshang in a daze: "Actually, the horses that my grandfather got this time are second-class, and the best ones are the ones that Lord Ling got a month ago. He asked for it, but he didn't agree, but he turned around and picked six horses for you!"

As soon as these words came out, the fifth princess straightened up and looked at Shaoshang with poisonous eyes.

Wang Chun thought something was wrong, he quickly slapped his daughter, and roared, "Nie Zha, what are you talking about!" Then he apologized to the empress, "It's all the minister's, isn't it, the minister's tongue is not strict, and he said softly at home It's all the minister's fault!" He continued to kowtow.

Wang Jiu whimpered, covered her face in tears, and ran out.

Shao Shang was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and it took a long time to say, "Sister Wang Ji is talking nonsense, there are only two horses!" Even if it is true, the number can't be wrong.

Zhai Yu couldn't help but rolled her eyes at her.

Wang Chun smiled bitterly: "It is indeed six, can I still not know about it. Two were sent to Cheng Mansion, two were sent to Xu County for Brother Wan, and two were sent to your uncle for his post. All the horse slaves raised by the company were sent. Alas, that is a good horse that travels thousands of miles a day and is as fast as the wind. Even if surrounded by thousands of troops, they can escape with their lives. ..." The

fifth princess couldn't listen anymore, she got up angrily, and took a few steps towards Shaoshang angrily. Seeing that the situation was not good, Luo Jitong grabbed her and laughed apologetically: "Princess, princess, you have been thinking about getting a falcon all the time. , Among the betrothal gifts sent from the northwest this time, there is a very majestic and tall one. It has been trained, and it is no problem to catch a wolf or a tiger. I asked Chunyao to bring it into the palace, in the forest garden, let's Go have a look, go and have a look... Niangniang, the concubine and the fifth princess should retire first..." As he spoke, he used all his strength to drag the fifth princess out of the palace.

Xuanhou and his wife were already frightened and foolish, but Wang Chun saw that they were overwhelmed and pitiful, and pulled them up when they retired. The queen looked at the honest appearance of her younger brother and wife, and was very troubled in her heart, and waved her hand to allow them to retire.

It is not unusual for a nerd to be in a daze, but when the queen turned her head, she saw that the always smart Shao Shang was also in a daze.

She stretched out her fingers and pushed the girl, and Shao Shangcai said faintly: "...I told him before that Uncle Wan has bad legs, but he always likes to walk around, and the county where the third uncle is appointed is not very peaceful. Occasionally the mob riots. If there is an accident, I don't know if they can run back to the city gate."

"He didn't tell me anything."

Although he didn't tell her his decision, he didn't tell her what he did to her. it is good.

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