The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 172
Naturally, Aunt Xue would not be angry with her daughter. What she is most concerned about now is that Baochai is talking about the girl from the Xia family. It has a good reputation."

Baochai frowned and sighed, "I thought the same way before, but today my family's eldest son laughed at me severely. He asked me, a woman in a boudoir who doesn't leave the door, but who doesn't walk through the second door, How did the reputation come about? Mom, let me tell you this now, and you can answer me why."

"I think many people have seen it before..." Aunt Xue couldn't continue, and Xue Baoqin who was next to her was the quickest to respond, and immediately blurted out, "It must be the wind from their own house."

Baochai nodded approvingly, "Qin'er is right, alas, I have lost face today."

Xue Baoqin explained embarrassingly, "I can't think so far, I just realized it after listening to my sister's words. It's really amazing that my brother-in-law, a big man, can think so thoroughly!"

After Xue Baoqin's reminder, Aunt Xue also figured it out, but she still hesitated and said, "Even if the Xia family released the news, it doesn't mean that their girl is not good, or I will find a chance to meet her in person. see her?"

Seeing that she still didn't give up, Baochai told her what Mu Xu had told her. When Aunt Xue heard that Xia Jingui was several times stronger than Wang Xifeng, she was immediately frightened.She knew her niece very well, and when she thought of having such a tigress at home, she couldn't help shivering, and said quickly, "Just listen to you, I will send someone to Xia's house in a while , pushed this matter away."

"Mom, don't listen to your uncle and aunt in the future. It's happened several times. They don't want to see our family well."

Aunt Xue also hated her sister-in-law so much at the moment, she nodded heavily with red eyes, "I know, I will treat myself as if I don't have a mother's family from now on."

As for Mu Xu, he entered the palace not long after Baochai left, because the news from Ping'an Prefecture should arrive soon.When he met Tu Zhen and asked, Tu Yu's rebel army did not go south, but raided Taiyuan. Fortunately, the prefect and defense of Taiyuan were quite cautious, so they were not captured by the enemy.Now that the imperial reinforcements had arrived, Tu Yu and Lu Fang knew that there was nothing to be done, so they returned to Ping'an Prefecture, not even the Xinzhou they captured before, and only looted some people and property.

Although the rebels didn't take much advantage this time, as long as Yanmen is closed in their hands, there will be no peace in Hedong for a day.Therefore, Mu Xu suggested to Tuzhen, "Your Majesty, the imperial court had better start dispatching troops now, and once the Supreme Emperor's filial piety period is over, Yanmen Pass must be regained as soon as possible."

Tu Zhen naturally knows this truth, and he is also having a headache now, "Why don't I understand this truth, but the court has not fought for many years, and I don't know who to appoint as the general in this short period of time, I don't know my cousin Is there anyone to recommend?"

"I've only been back to Beijing for less than three years, and I'm not familiar with those generals. How can anyone recommend them. I think His Majesty should discuss this matter with the Ministry of War, but even if there is no candidate for the army, you can prepare the food and salary first. So as not to be caught off guard.”

Tu Zhen rubbed the center of his brows, said with a headache, "That's all we can do first." Then he sighed, "It's really no fun to be an emperor. He spends his days in the court listening to those ministers arguing over trivial matters. gone."

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Just be patient and get used to it." Mu Xu could only comfort him in this way.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. There are no outsiders today, and my cousin doesn't need to talk about your Majesty." Seeing Mu Xu nodded in agreement, Tu Zhen invited him to go to the Imperial Garden to relax.

While talking about the affairs in the court hall, the two walked towards the imperial garden, but before they reached the imperial garden, Tu Zhen stopped walking immediately when he saw a crowd of maids by the lake in the distance.Mu Xu took a few glances from a distance, and found that it was a young woman she didn't know was leading a court lady to play, she looked a bit like the empress Cao Shi whom Tu Zhen met on the day of his wedding.

Turning his head to look at Tu Zhen again, he found that his brows were tightly furrowed, and he looked quite unhappy. Mu Xu asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Tu Zhen immediately poured out bitter water, "You don't know, my queen is young, and I don't know who to learn from. Every time I meet her, it's like meeting a minister. Even what I say is rigid. That's all, she's not big-minded, I went to Concubine Shu's a few times a few days ago, and she even went to complain to the queen mother, saying that I doted on my concubine and killed my wife."

Mu Xu really had no room to intervene in this matter, so he could do nothing but help.When they were talking, Empress Cao in the distance also saw the two of them, and they had already brought someone over.

When Tu Zhen saw her coming, he turned around and left. Mu Xu hurriedly grabbed him, and persuaded him, "What are you doing? How can you treat me like an outsider and put on a show for the Queen? Being seen by others, how will the empress behave herself in the palace and convince the public?"

After hearing Mu Xu's words, Tu Zhen gave up, but lowered his face.Empress Cao, who came with the money from Gong'e, saw the small movements between the two of them, her face changed slightly, and she came near and bowed to Tuzhen, "The concubine pays homage to Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Mu Xu turned sideways to avoid her salute, and then said, "The empress is polite."

Empress Cao squeezed out an ugly smile and replied, "Your Majesty, you don't need to be polite."

At this moment, Tu Zhen squeezed his throat and said, "The Queen has something to tell me. If you don't have anything, you can step back first. My cousin and I still have state affairs to discuss."

While the two of them were talking, Mu Xu finally got a clear look at the queen's appearance. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, but just like what Tu Zhen said, she seemed to deliberately put on a dignified attitude, so that the queen could be more beautiful. People feel very uncoordinated.Just like at this moment, she was obviously very angry at Tu Zhen's words, and she clenched her fists, but she tried her best to put on an air, and replied solemnly, "Then the concubine will not disturb Your Majesty, and the concubine will leave. "

Looking at the back of the queen who was holding Gong'e's hand and leaving, Tu Zhen complained to Mu Xu, "You see, she has been like this all day long, and now I feel dizzy when I see her. Alas, if I had known it back then She shouldn't have been made queen..."

"Speak carefully!" Mu Xu hurriedly stopped him, looked at the eunuch who was about ten meters away from the two, and reminded in a low voice, "You can talk about everything, the palace can't hide secrets, if it spreads Now, the harem and the former court must be in great trouble."

Tu Zhen also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he was silent for a long time. After walking forward with Mu Xu for a long time, he kicked the gravel road under his feet and said, "I listen to those ministers chattering in the court every day, and I am very tired. Tired, I thought I would be able to relax after returning to the palace, but who knows that I will be even more tired, sometimes I really want to go back to the past, when it was so good to be carefree."

Seeing that he was in such a depressed mood, Mu Xu had no choice but to comfort him, "Look out, too. There is a folk saying that goes well, it's called "a couple quarrels at the head of the bed and makes peace at the end of the bed". It’s enough to clarify your thoughts with the queen, why make the relationship so rigid.”

Tu Zhen was startled for a moment, and then asked with some doubts, "Is this useful?"

"If you don't try it, how do you know it's useless? The empress puts on airs every day, and she must be very tired. I think it may be that before entering the palace, her family only taught her how to be a mother. , but did not teach her how to get along with husband and wife."

After Mu Xu's analysis, Tu Zhen's expression became a little loose, and he hesitated, "Then I'll have a private talk with her another day, I hope it will be useful."

Mu Xu said unhappily, "It's another day, you can go now, I can see that the empress is really angry with you, maybe she is sad alone at this moment."

"Then I'll go and see her, and I won't talk to my cousin." After all, it's the newlywed Yan Er. It can be seen that Tu Zhen still has some feelings for the queen, so he was a little worried after being persuaded by Mu Xu. After Mu Xu said that, he hurriedly took the eunuchs to the harem.

And Mu Xu served as a relationship consultant for Tu Zhen, a newlywed brother, and he felt that he had done a good deed, and returned to the house in a good mood.

(End of this chapter)