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Chapter 636 The Little Lady’s Road to Prominence 2
However, even if she becomes the eldest princess, the little lady should do whatever she wants.

After receiving the reward, she went to the palace to thank the new saint, and then returned home to continue to serve her parents, support her husband, and raise her children.When she has nothing to do, she goes into the kitchen to study all kinds of food, suitable for parents, Nanshan, and children. She is as busy as a spinning top.

It's just that in these years, the Xintang Dynasty has never been peaceful.

But the little lady is a boudoir woman, she doesn't understand government affairs, and she doesn't bother to care about these.Anyway, as long as her parents are well and the family is safe, she is satisfied.

This low-key eldest princess, who is loved by saints, is simply an existence with a unique style of painting among the domineering, violent and willful princesses of the New Tang Dynasty, and it has attracted the attention of many people invisibly.It also amazed many people.

In a blink of an eye, it was the 21st year of Zhenyuan.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the kings, clan and noble relatives came to the palace to congratulate the saint as usual.As the eldest princess, the little lady naturally also went to congratulate the queen.

Over the years, Queen Wang has always been jealous and hated towards the little lady.It's just that the little lady walks upright and sits upright, and the saint's respect for the little lady has never faded, so she can only bear it.Now, she has to smile and call the little lady to sit next to her, pretending that the two of them are chatting and laughing happily, so that the sage can talk to her a few more words by asking what she and the little lady said .

The little lady actually didn't like this scene very much.She felt that the people here were so fake and empty, and every moment here was so difficult.With this time, she would rather study new diets at home.At least every time a new flavor comes out, seeing the faces of her family members enjoying it, and listening to their praises, she feels so comfortable in her heart!
He was squinting his eyes and talking to Queen Wang without saying a word. By the way, he was counting the time in his mind, and planned to run away as soon as it was almost done.However, when the time was about to run out, a servant suddenly came in from the outside in a hurry and whispered a few words in the ear of a court lady.The maid came forward and whispered a few words beside the queen.The queen's expression changed slightly immediately, and she grabbed the little lady's hand.

"Sister, the saint is sick." She said.

The little lady's heart sank. "Sick? How did you get sick?"

"No matter what the disease is, go and see him!" Queen Wang said, this was a sincere plea.

If you say you don't have much affection for these people in the palace, but for the saint who wholeheartedly regards herself as her own sister, the little lady still has very sincere and strong feelings.Now hearing what Queen Wang said, she nodded: "Okay, let's find someone to lead the way!"

When she arrived at the place where the saint was, she saw that the hall was already empty.The sage was lying on the couch, lamenting in a low voice, and occasionally he could hear the sound of tears, he was extremely sad.

Thinking about the things he has encountered in these years, the little lady's heart softened.

She walked forward slowly and handed over the handkerchief in her hand: "Use this to wipe it off!"

"Sister..."

When he looked up and saw her, the sage had a sore nose again, took the veil and cried unceasingly.

The little lady sat down on the edge of the bed when she heard him crying, and gently patted him on the back: "What's the matter?"

"Today, all the princes and nobles came to congratulate the saint, but the prince was unable to come because of illness. After the saint learned about it, he began to cry and lament, and now he can't even get up!" The servant on the side said hurriedly.

Prince Li Song is indeed a worrying child.He has always been in poor health, and now he is lingering on the sick bed, and he can't get up even after a big holiday.And Mu Jiaojiao has passed away, and her apprentices are also old.Although her disciples and grandchildren have learned a lot of her skills, there are no ones who are young and out of blue.These people showed the prince, but they were helpless.

However, although the sage has been trying to restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in Xuanzong's period in recent years, he has repeatedly hit the wall, and he has no ambitions in his heart.Now at such a good time, when he heard the news of the prince, he became more and more sad, and it reached this point.

This is also a poor man.

The little lady sighed inwardly, she sat down on the edge of the bed, and patted him on the shoulder lightly: "Don't be sad. Didn't I say that it's not a good thing to be sad and hurt your body. The prince is already like this now, if you If you are still obsessed with this matter and cannot extricate yourself, what should you do with state affairs? The entire New Tang Dynasty is still waiting for you to lead it!"

"Sister, don't use these words to motivate me anymore. Over the years, I have tried various methods to bring the country back on track, but with little success. Now I am tired, really tired. I think God seems to be against me all the time, trying every means to make me unhappy. In my whole life, it is a great thing to know you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't even make it through now!" The saint shook his head, but couldn't help it Tears fell like rain.

It’s over.

Seeing this, the little lady let out a low sigh in her heart.

His psychology has completely collapsed, in short-began to break the pot and fall.Now she can't do anything even if she wants to rebuild his confidence.

"You... hey!" She could only sigh, and then gently patted his head, "It's true that you have worked hard all these years."

He has been the emperor for decades, and everyone respects him and pays attention to etiquette all the time.But she was the only one who always treated him as a family member, pitied him and loved him dearly.Now, seeing her stroking the back of his head as usual, and saying this softly, the saint felt the sadness hidden deep in his heart welling up, so he hugged her hand again I can't stop crying.

The little lady sat there, letting him cry wantonly, and continued to pat his back with one hand to comfort him.

The sage cried enough, but still refused to let go of her hand, and looked at her with red eyes: "Sister, don't leave, okay? Stay with me for a while."

The little lady looked at him. "Today is the first day of the new year, and I have a lot of things to do at home!"

"Sister..." the saint called out pitifully.

After all, the little lady couldn't hold back.

"Okay, I'll stay with you for a while longer. It's just that I must go home before dark."

"Well, I know. I will definitely not prevent you from being reunited with your family." The saint nodded quickly, as if he had obtained a treasure he had been longing for, carefully holding her hand, and putting his face in her hand Rubbing on it, he closed his eyes.

Not long after, I heard the sound of even breathing.However, his breathing was still a little weak, which showed that his physical condition was on the verge of collapse.

The little lady sat for a while longer to make sure that he was asleep, then gently withdrew her hand and went out lightly.

"Sister!" Queen Wang was guarding outside.Seeing her coming out, she called out quickly.

The little lady nodded to her: "The saint is asleep, go and accompany him!"

"Aren't you going to accompany me, sister?" Queen Wang was slightly startled.

"You are his wife, who was born and died with him. Now that he is seriously ill, you should be by his side. What's more, the prince is in this situation now, and the closest person to him is you. You Isn't it natural to be with him?" The little lady suddenly lowered her face and scolded.

She has always been gentle and gentle, muddling along, and is well-known for her good temper.As a result, who would have thought that once she got angry, she would be so scary!
Empress Wang was so frightened that she couldn't even shake her airs, so she could only bow her head obediently and admit her mistake: "Sister taught me that it was my mistake, so I will go and accompany the saint!"

The little lady nodded again, held her hand again and said: "The sage is depressed, you should give him more handshakes, pats on the shoulders, and talk about happy things about your children to make him feel better, remember?"

"Yes, I remember." Queen Wang nodded quickly, both horrified and surprised in her heart, but still a little grateful.

The one who was terrified was naturally the young lady's sudden sternness; the one who was surprised was why the little lady suddenly told her how to get along with the saint?But she also understood that the little lady was teaching herself sincerely.Over the years, because of the saint's extraordinary liking for her, she always disliked the little lady no matter what. Although she was very affectionate to her on the surface, she never stopped making small moves in private.The little lady endured it all without saying a word to the saint.And now, she can still teach herself these words regardless of the past, how can she not be grateful in her heart?

Just thinking about it again, it was the little lady who snatched his position all these years.Now she just gave it back to herself, so what is there to be grateful for?
At this time, the little lady pushed her inward: "Okay, you go!"

Empress Wang was anxious to see the saint, and didn't care to argue with her, so she quickly raised her feet, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

"Saint..." Before the person arrived, the cry had already been drawn away.

After hearing this, the little lady could only shake her head and let out a long sigh.

He took the car to the gate of the palace, and then walked outside, and as expected, he saw Nanshan waiting outside again.

He is also old, his beard and hair are gray, and his figure is beginning to be stooped.Although there is the prescription left by Mu Jiaojiao, but because of many years of galloping on the battlefield, he has suffered too many injuries, and those injuries that have penetrated into the viscera cannot be cured by later soup.

However, the moment he saw his wife coming out, he still gave her a faint smile, and came forward to hold her hand in person.

"Why is it so cold? Where's your portable heater?" Complaining in a low voice, he had automatically wrapped her hands in his palms, warming her body with his own body temperature.

"I'll stay and keep the saint by his side." The little lady said.

Nanshan frowned slightly, but still didn't say anything.

The two returned home together, and the juniors in the family had been waiting for them for a long time.

The children and grandchildren gathered around, chatted nicely, and begged for red envelopes from them.Fortunately, they had already prepared, but the red envelopes they had prepared early were still almost not enough to send out.Then, surrounded by their children, the two had a lively meal together as a family.

Looking at the crowd of children below, the little lady sighed sincerely: "Sure enough, as long as the children are healthy and healthy, this is a great joy, and I will be satisfied, and I don't want to ask for more."

"Me too." Nanshan nodded and responded to her in a muffled voice.

The little lady raised her head and smiled at him.

Nan Shanhe lowered his head, and they looked at each other and smiled.

"Oh, Grandpa laughed! Grandpa laughed! I see it!"

The little granddaughter suddenly jumped up and yelled excitedly.

The other grandchildren heard this, and hurriedly opened their eyes and looked this way.However, Nanshan had a serious face, where could he see a smile?They clamored to ask Nanshan to smile again, but Nanshan scolded him: "It's so noisy, what are you talking about? Why don't you hurry back and sit down?"

The children immediately sat back obediently, each with serious faces.

When the little lady saw it, she gave him a soft push: "It's Chinese New Year, don't be so cruel to the child."

Nanshan frowned. "All right!"

The look in her eyes softened a lot.

"I finally understand. Grandpa only has eyes for grandma, and his tenderness is only for grandma!" A grandson suddenly whispered.

Everyone nodded.

When the little lady heard it, she even became popular.Nan Shan said, "Isn't that right?"

"Yes, that's right!" The children hurriedly nodded their heads, and couldn't help laughing.

Seeing that the children were happy again, the little lady couldn't help but smile happily.

On the night of the first day of the new year, everyone was so lively.

Immediately after the second, third, fourth, and every day of the new year, they were busy visiting relatives and eating spring wine everywhere, and they were extremely busy.

However, this year's Chang'an City is not as lively as in previous years.Everyone was a little bit depressed when they were happy.

"I heard that the saint's illness is getting worse day by day, and he can't get out of bed now." At the banquet, the little lady heard someone say so.

"However, after so many days, there has been no news from the inner palace and the outer court, and no news about the saint and His Royal Highness has come out, and I don't know what's going on." Another human said, "Hey, sir During the Chinese New Year, I don’t know if the sage and the prince are safe or not?”

While talking, everyone sent a glance to the little lady from time to time.

It was no secret that the little lady had seen the saint on the day she entered the palace to worship on the first day of the new year. Everyone knew it.

After all, she was the last person to see the saint.However, from leaving the palace to now, the little lady has never mentioned anything about the saint, no matter how others ask.The same is true now.

In a blink of an eye, it is the 23rd of the first month.

On this day, the city of Chang'an was suddenly under martial law. Countless servants and feather guards ran out of the palace. The servants ran all over the noble families in Chang'an City, inviting everyone to the palace to mourn the funeral, and the feather guards went from house to house to inform the people to hang up white banners.

Soon, shouts came from inside the city of Chang'an: "The sage is dead!"

The saint died.After all, he still couldn't bear it, and passed away.

The little lady let the servant girl dress her up, her lips were tightly pursed, and her hands were secretly clenched into fists by her side.

After entering the deep palace, someone led her to the saint's bed.Looking at the saint who seemed to have taken a nap in peace, the little lady's eyes suddenly became hot and she almost shed tears.

The prince is kneeling in front of the couch.Seeing the little lady coming in, he turned to that side, and wept bitterly: "Before my father died, he told me repeatedly that I must treat my eldest aunt well in the future and take care of you as my own mother. In the future, if my son does anything wrong If there is a place where you can’t find it, please ask your eldest aunt to teach you how to teach my father. Don’t be polite, just point it out. From now on, we will not be able to lack your support, Auntie!”

The prince was weak, and he was exhausted after bowing to the little lady repeatedly.In the end, he passed out.

When the little lady saw her, she couldn't say what she wanted to say no to.

She quickly took his pulse and performed acupuncture, which forced his heartbeat to calm down a bit, and she went back to order the women to mourn for the saint.

The prince succeeded to the throne before the saint's spirit.After assuming the throne, he issued many edicts, among which the little lady was naturally included-she was named the eldest princess of Yongzhen, and the number of households in the city increased to two thousand.

"Actually, no matter how much food there is, it's useless to me. I don't lack this kind of food." Holding the imperial decree, the little lady sighed softly.

"This is the protection given to you by the sage." Nanshan said, "With the decree of the new sage, plus the food town of these two thousand households, you will have no worries for the rest of your life. It is the queen who wants to touch you, she You can't fight against the late emperor and saints."

That's right, that brother of hers was dead, yet she still wanted to build the last barrier for her.His younger brother really did it to the extreme.

The little lady sighed secretly, and suddenly felt that she was really sorry for her younger brother.He has always been devoted to her, but she evades everywhere, and the number of times she does her duty as a sister is very few.It's a pity that it's too late for her to regret it now.

Now she can only try to make up for it.

"Now that the new saint is weak, and he has just succeeded to the throne, the ambitious countries in the court and surrounding areas will definitely start to turmoil again. At this time, we must guard the saint well so that the late emperor can go away with peace of mind." Nanshan said to her. Side Road.

The little lady nodded repeatedly. "You're right. It's a pity that I don't understand these things."

"You don't need to understand, it's enough for me to understand." Nanshan said softly, "And brother and others, let's work together to ensure that the government will be stable for a year or so. It will be no problem."

"Then it's up to you." The little lady said, "You are busy in the front, and I will cook for you in the back."

"That's enough! I like eating your cooking the most." Nanshan nodded quickly.

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled again.

They were right.In recent years, Tubo has become powerful, and the surrounding countries are all eyeing the fertile land of Xintianwo just now.Coupled with the fact that the master is weak and the minister is strong, when the new saint took office, some people really started to use their brains.

But in the name of Princess Yongzhen's husband-in-law and saint's uncle, Nanshan quickly and ruthlessly captured a few leaders, and beheaded them in public, severely frightening the group of unruly people.In addition, Mr. Dalang and others took the initiative to attack, and first dealt a blatant blow to Tubo Huihe and other places, and then told them to shrink back honestly.

The replacement of saints in the new Tang Dynasty was carried out smoothly.

For this reason, the sage respected the little lady more and more.Seeing this, the Queen Mother also knew that the situation was over, so she could only bow her head and respect the little lady.

However, the saint is still too weak after all.After half a year in office, he gave the seat of Zen to the prince and became the emperor himself.

The following year, the Supreme Emperor died of illness.

The new saint respects the little lady just as much.In addition, there is no queen in his harem, and the most important concubine, Guifei Guo, is the granddaughter of Guo Ziyi, who is the niece of the little lady.Mrs. Guo grew up under the watchful eye of the little lady, so it's no problem to be close and respectful to the little lady.After the new sage came to the throne, she invited the little lady into the palace to speak several times, and her grace was even greater.

"This Chang'an City can't stay any longer." Once, after returning from the palace, the little lady said to Nanshan.

Now that she has been in and out of the palace too frequently, she has obviously become a thorn in the side of some people.She didn't like this feeling very much.

Nan Shan said: "Then let's leave! I'm old, and I don't want to hold military power anymore. Now I'll write a letter to beg for the bones, and then we can go to Yangzhou Leisure Villa for the elderly!"

In these years, after decades of management by officials in Yangzhou, the leisure villas in Yangzhou have become the leaders among the leisure villas in the New Tang Dynasty. A house there is hard to find.However, this is not a worry for the Cui family at all, because the person in charge of Leisure Villa is Mu Jiaojiao's grandson!They reserved a house specially, just waiting for the Cui family to come over!

"Okay, okay! This is a good way!" The little lady nodded quickly.

The husband and wife did what they said.

On the second day, Nanshan wrote a letter requesting to return the military power on the grounds of old age and body, so as to make peace in Tiannian.

The saint was very pleased after reading the memorial.

At the beginning, Nanshan and others worked together to protect the new emperor and defend the territorial integrity of the new Tang Dynasty. He saw it and was very grateful to these people.However, now that the matter is over, these people seem to have made great contributions, which makes people inevitably afraid.

But before the sage had any excessive thoughts in their hearts, they were able to retreat bravely and voluntarily handed over their military power to support their lives. This move was very popular with the sage.He deeply felt that the aunt whom his grandfather recognized was really a trustworthy person, no wonder his grandfather and father trusted and relied on them so much.

Until now, he was a little reluctant to let them go.

The saint refused repeatedly, but Nanshan insisted again and again. At first, the saint granted his request and rewarded their children greatly.

On the day when the couple left Chang'an for Yangzhou, the saint and Concubine Guo came to see them off in person.

The sage held the little lady's hand and wept uncontrollably.

"Before my father died, I had repeatedly told me that I must respect my aunt and listen to my aunt. Aunt, you are leaving your grandson now. How will your grandson live in the future? Even if your grandson is not with you I have done my filial piety before!"

"It's better for you if we leave." The little lady patted his head and said, "Besides, if you want to be filial, you don't have to have us in Chang'an. In the whole world, is it the king's land, you want to Filial piety, there are ways."

When the young sage heard her words, he understood her thoughts, and his heart was filled with emotion.

Especially the palm that was gently rubbing and stroking on the top of his head made his heart feel unreasonably soft.

He thought he understood why his grandfather liked her so much, and he would ask his children and grandchildren to treat this aunt well before he died.Such an elder who does not love power and sees the situation clearly is indeed worthy of respect!
Although he can't rely on her wholeheartedly like his grandfather, at least in times of crisis, he thinks he will choose to ask her for help the first time.

The sage and Concubine Guo were reluctant to part, and after a full hour of goodbye, they reluctantly let them go.And when they arrived in Yangzhou, the sage still respected them as before. He greeted them all the year round and sent New Year gifts with the highest standard until the little lady passed away.

In the tenth year of Yuanhe, the little lady died, and the middle-aged saint heard the bad news and cried so much that he fainted.After waking up, he ordered someone to bury the little lady with the ceremony of giving birth to the eldest princess, and wrote the epitaph himself.

Such grace became a good story for a while.

(End of this chapter)