"Although the late emperor had all kinds of bad things, at least he didn't say anything to the empress Ouyang. From the beginning to the end, she was the only one in the harem. The two sons of the late emperor were both children of the current empress dowager Ouyang." Du Xiancheng then sighed with emotion.

, "It's really not easy to be an emperor and only guard one woman."

Xiao Xiangsheng paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back.

"The previous prince was not our current Emperor Dezhen, but his biological brother, Prince Deming. Unfortunately, Prince Deming was too lustful and favored a lot. He also neglected the crown prince's concubine Yuanshi and favored Zhaoxun Fengshi.

Youjia even asked her to give birth to her eldest son before the Crown Princess. This matter made her

The queen mother of Prince Deming, Ouyang Shi, was very dissatisfied. Later, the crown prince Yuan Shi suddenly died suddenly. The queen Ouyang Shi at that time was furious. She believed that the former prince's concubine Feng Shi had poisoned the crown prince. She rushed to the prince's East Palace in person and had Feng Zhaoxun killed.

." Xiao Xiangsheng stopped in front of the window, his face solemn and unspeakably handsome.

I don’t know who secretly revealed this past incident, which led to the deposing of the former prince. Of course, it is no longer a palace secret. People from top to bottom in Chang’an City are familiar with every detail, and some people even made up jokes about it.

He sets up stalls and tells stories in teahouses and taverns every day.

Du Xiancheng thought of those things and said with lingering fear: "It's true that the former prince spoiled his concubines and destroyed his wife to such an extent. No wonder his mother was angry. Who doesn't know that the former emperor's empress, the current empress dowager Ouyang, hated those charming people the most?

A Taoist woman. Prince Deming couldn't control the three inches below his navel, so he had to exchange his position as the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being."

Xiao Xiangsheng sneered, "Our current Emperor Dezhen is born from the same mother as the former Crown Prince. Do you think there will be any difference between them? Aren't they still just as lustful? Of course, there are still differences. Even ours, compared with

The former prince can pretend, and he kept pretending until he ascended the throne, and then his true face was revealed." After saying that, he walked faster and faster in the study.

Du Xiancheng waved his hand and said, "Brother sat down and talked, and he was spinning around in the room, which made me dizzy."

When Xiao Xiangsheng sat down, Du Xiancheng poured him a cup of tea, handed it to him personally, and said with a smile: "Brother, although the emperor did this unreasonably, it doesn't seem to have much to do with us.

.——Brother, there’s no need to make such a fuss, right?”

puff!

Xiao Xiangsheng spit out a sip of tea.

"The Emperor? You really dare to say that! The Emperor is not much older than us this year, and you dare to call him 'Old'?! - I advise you to be more cautious. It doesn't matter if you talk here. If you say it outside

If you have no protection, no one can save you if someone takes advantage of you." Xiao Xiangsheng advised in a low voice.

Du Xiancheng sat up straight and said, "What the elder brother taught me is, I will pay attention to it in the future." But he was secretly amused in his heart. The elder brother almost cursed Emperor Dezhen just now, but he actually taught himself a lesson...

When Xiao Xiangsheng saw Du Xiancheng's face, he knew what he was thinking. He couldn't help but give him a sideways look. He also felt funny, "But you are right. In fact, this matter has nothing to do with us. We are not a wealthy family.

We are a wealthy family and are not high-ranking officials. It is not our responsibility to appoint noble girls as concubines. As for choosing girls from good families to be maids in the palace, your daughter is only two years old. I have no daughter, let alone get involved.

"

Du Xiancheng smiled and nodded, "That's exactly the reason. Brother, just figure it out."

But Xiao Xiangsheng's mood became gloomy.

After everyone finished eating and talking, and Du Xiancheng took his wife and daughter to leave, Xiao Xiangsheng was still in a very low mood.

"Brother, what's wrong with you? Are you still worried about that matter? - Didn't you say it has nothing to do with us?" Du Xiancheng was very puzzled. He wanted to share Xiao Xiangsheng's worries, but he didn't know what he was worried about.

Xiao Xiangsheng couldn't tell Du Xiancheng clearly, so he just said: "I will send someone to the Duke of Qi's mansion tomorrow to deliver Dragon Boat Festival gifts. Are you ready?"

Du Xiancheng said hurriedly: "We are all ready, why not go there with my eldest brother's people. My people are careless and careless, and they are afraid of making mistakes on the way."

"That's okay. You can ask your people to bring the ox cart over tomorrow and just ask Xiao Xing. He will make arrangements." Xiao Xiangsheng followed the instructions.

On the battlefield of Goguryeo, Qi Boshi, the Duke of Qi, sent out a surprise attack to cut off the retreat of Goguryeo general Eulji Lewen, and happened to save Xiao Xiangsheng, Du Xiancheng and others.

Qi Boshi appreciated their smart decision-making and kept them in the Qi family's army until the crown prince finally supervised the country and declared a truce, then took them back to the land of Zhou Dynasty. Finally, he also gave them gold, silver and jewelry.

It later became their capital to make a fortune as a salt merchant.

Therefore, Xiao Xiangsheng and Du Xiancheng were very grateful for Qi Boshi's kindness. In these years, they never forgot the four festivals and eight etiquettes, and sent people to take care of them properly.

The Duke's Mansion of Qi is in Taizhou, which is more than 800 miles away from Chang'an. It is not easy to go there, so they usually set off early to deliver the gifts before the festival.

The Duke of Qi, Qi Boshi, was born into the Guanlong clan, and the title of Duke of Qi was passed down from his ancestors. Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, many titles have been granted, but most of them are fictitious, including the title of Duke of Qi from Qi Boshi.

Bit

.However, Qi Boshi could not stand up to the fact that he was smart and capable. He had become famous since he was thirteen years old. It is said that he was excellent in both literature and martial arts. From the time he was fifteen years old, the people who proposed to marry him had crossed the threshold of the Duke of Qi's palace.

Qi Boshi himself is a young hero, and he is also very cautious about the first wife he wants to marry.

As the old saying goes, if a soldier is raging, a general will be raging in a nest.

The same is true in this home.

If the male host has a bad character, he will only cheat their family.

But if the character of the hostess is not good, her children and grandchildren will be deceived.

Therefore, the most important thing for aristocratic families when choosing a clan wife is that they are well-matched. Then, if they are well-matched, they will further select talents with good character.

Qi Boshi searched for a long time, but could not find a suitable wife. Later, when he got older and it was difficult to have a woman to take care of him, he took Wan, the youngest daughter of the deputy general's family, as his concubine to temporarily help him take care of the housework.

One year later, Ouyang Cheng, the general of the Zhou Dynasty, who was the uncle of the dynasty, and his eldest daughter Ouyang Zi turned fifteen. At Ouyang Zi's wedding ceremony, Ouyang Cheng made a condition for choosing a mate for his daughter, which was to come to Ouyang Zi.

A young man from a noble family who is seeking marriage can shoot an arrow with an arrow at the finely embroidered peacock picture on the screen in the middle hall from a hundred paces away.

As soon as Qi Boshi saw Ouyang Zi, he vowed to marry her. He was already excellent at archery. He not only shot a peacock, but also the eye of a peacock from a hundred steps away. Ouyang Cheng greatly praised him and shot his daughter in person.

betrothed to him.

This has also become a favorite story in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and is known as "The Selection of Birds on the Screen".

After Qi Boshi married Ouyang Zi, he rarely even set foot in his concubine Wan's house. He and Ouyang Zi were very affectionate. In ten years, Ouyang Zi gave birth to three sons and one daughter. Wan only gave birth to one.

Son and daughter.

After Emperor Dezhen succeeded to the throne, Qi Boshi, who had always followed the rules, was reused. Now he also served as the commander-in-chief of Taizhou, leading troops to guard the two fortresses of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He truly became Emperor Dezhen's loyal minister.

Emperor Dezhen also sent a special person to the palace of Qi Duke Qi Boshi early in the morning to select his concubine, in order to appoint his cousin Qi Xuan to the palace as his concubine.

Qi Xuan is the only daughter of the right age in the immediate family of their Qi family, but she already has a fiancé she has been attracted to for a long time. Of course she does not want to enter the palace as a concubine. She has been crying and making noise in Qi Boshi's mansion these days, which makes Qi Boshi very upset.

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Chapter completed!