"The Queen Mother, my son Li Yan pays homage to the Queen Mother and several royal ladies!"
Queen Nangong Meng looked at the three princesses who were kneeling on the ground and put down the mahjong in their hands. She smiled lightly and waved to the concubines playing mahjong!
"Three sisters, Yan'er came in a hurry. There must be something urgent. How about we fight another day?"
"What my sister said is that the sisters have to take leave first. It's not easy for the third princess to come back once. I won't delay you mother and daughter reminiscing about old times!"
After the three concubines left, Nangong Meng bent down and helped the three princesses up!
"Child, get up and sit down first!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Nangong Meng sat on the chair and fiddled with the tea cup: "Yan'er, the queen mother knows your purpose of coming, but the queen mother can't help you. You are a smart child and know your father's intention of doing this!"
"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. No matter how much your father dotes on you, he will not back down on this matter!"
"My son understands, but why should the first person be the husband? Which of the left and right prime ministers, the six ministers, and the nine ministers of the temples is not the pillar of the imperial court, and should not be the stepping stone for the husband to become the prince's brother first!"
"My husband has achieved great success at a young age, and his youth is full of high spirits. It is said that he has transferred Northern Xinjiang to the governorship of the two provinces. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference. What if my father's move makes him mentally broken?"
"Yan'er, if you care, you will become confused. If Liu Mingzhi was such a vulnerable person, he would not be sitting in the position of Duke Ding at such a young age!"
"But he is never the husband."
"Yan'er, did you hear about this in private? Or did Liu Mingzhi tell you? Or maybe you came to the palace to see your mother this time."
The third princess hurriedly shook her head: "Mother, no, Yan'er heard about it herself. Her husband did not tell Yan'er about this matter, nor did she instruct Yan'er to come to intercede. It's just that Yan'er was worried that her husband would not be able to turn around for a while.
, thinking that his father was relegated to Northern Xinjiang because he disliked his lax behavior in court, and I was worried that he would not be able to accept it for a while!"
"He is afraid that Yan'er will be caught in the middle and he will be in a dilemma. He takes care of the child's thoughts in everything. The child also wants to do something to help his husband. Queen mother, is there really no room for repayment in this matter?"
Nangong Meng glanced at the third princess lightly: "You still don't understand your father's temper? In addition, Jun Wuxi said, how can the imperial edict be changed overnight after it has been issued?"
The third princess nodded sadly: "I understand, I have nothing else to do. Yan'er has resigned!"
"Um!"
"Yan'er!"
The third princess was stunned and turned her head slightly: "Queen Mother?"
"Whether Liu Mingzhi can understand your father's deep meaning or not, the queen mother hopes that you won't talk too much. Liu Mingzhi's future path must be taken by himself. Your impulsive move may not be to help him, but may
Harm him!"
The third princess looked complicated and nodded gently: "Yan'er knows, Yan'er is resigning!"
The queen sighed and looked at the retreating figure of the third princess: "Silly child, Liu Mingzhi is your husband and you feel sorry for him, but this hundred thousand rivers and mountains belong to your Li family. As the king of a country, your father is faced with helplessness.
Often more than the average person!”
"Third sister!"
The third princess came back to her senses and looked at Li Baiyu who was approaching with a faint smile: "My sister has met the prince brother!"
"No need to be polite, why are you so uneasy even when you're walking?"
"My little sister is fine. I have been feeling a little unwell these past few days. I have already taken the medicine. I think it will take less than a few days to recover. The prince brother is here to pay his respects to his mother, so I won't delay you, little sister!"
"Third sister!"
"What's wrong with Brother Prince?"
Li Baiyu hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Did he tell you about his brother-in-law?"
"What's wrong, husband?"
The third princess looked at Li Baiyu with a puzzled expression, pretending to be serious!
"He was ordered by his father to go to Northern Xinjiang to serve as the governor of the two provinces to manage the mutual trade!"
As soon as Li Baiyu mentioned this, he described Liu Mingzhi's trip to the north as a matter of going to Northern Xinjiang to serve as the governor of the two provinces to manage the mutual market, instead of being demoted by being promoted openly or secretly.
As for whether it was to comfort the third princess, or for other reasons besides Li Baiyu, there is no way of knowing!
"It turns out that this is what the prince brother is talking about. My younger sister has heard about it. However, my younger sister got married and followed her husband. Her husband didn't tell her. It's natural for me to ask questions. Otherwise, it would be unbecoming of a woman!"
"Third sister, you are right to do this, but you have to persuade your brother-in-law to let him look away. It's only been three years, and it has gone by in a blink of an eye. When he returns to the temple, he is still Dalong's Duke Dingguo. No one can change this.
fact!"
"Little sister, I understand. If there is nothing else, little sister will leave first!"
"Go slowly, my eldest brother has to pay his respects to his mother, so I won't see you off!"
"Little sister, please resign!"
"Brother!"
"Um?"
"Can you in the future...forget it, my little sister will resign first."
The third princess left the palace and bought two pieces of fabric from a shop on the street. She calmed down and got on the carriage and headed towards her home!
"Just put them all here. Let the servants move in later! Qin Tou, thank you for your hard work. I will take the time to treat you to a drink!"
An older government official walked out of the Liu Mansion with a few government servants, and looked at the cheerful Young Master Liu with respectful eyes!
"Your Excellency, the Minister, you are a foreigner. You are our brother's immediate boss. It is an honor to be able to help you with the accounts. It's a humble honor. You don't have to drink!"
"No, no!"
Liu Mingzhi took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the hand of the yamen servant: "Qin Tou, I may be busy for a while these days. Take this piece of silver and go drinking with your brothers!"
"If you can't do it, don't do it"
"Qin Tou, if you don't take it, you won't give me face!"
"Okay, thank you for your humiliation, Sir!"
"Those who are of humble rank would like to express their thanks to you, Sir!"
"Don't be polite, don't be polite. I'll see you if you don't look up. Thank you for your help!"
"Your Majesty, our brothers will leave first!"
"Go slowly and don't send me away!"
"Husband, what's going on?"
"Hey! Yan'er, when did you go out? What is this piece of cloth?"
The third princess chuckled and handed the cloth to the personal maid, indicating that the maid should take the cloth back first!
After the maid left, the third princess took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat on her husband's face: "Cheng Qian's body has grown as long as he can, and the clothes he wore before were too small. I went out this morning, so I chose When the two good materials come back, Chengfeng and the others will also make two new clothes!"
"So it turns out that my husband has been too busy during this period and has neglected all these things. If you guys weren't so sensible, my husband would be really unqualified as a father!"
"Husband, I have official duties. These matters are what we women should deal with. Husband, you must not blame yourself. But husband, why are you sweating profusely?"
Liu Mingzhi pointed to the stacks of books placed next to the door: "The list of all soldiers who died on the battlefield in the past five years, because I have nothing to do, I plan to revise it!"
"Revise the list of fallen soldiers?"
"Yes, this is originally a matter of the Ministry of Revenue. Mr. Jiang and Mr. Miao are old. I will reorganize and count the list. I want to ask for some compensation from my father on behalf of the families of these fallen soldiers!"
The third princess was startled, with a worried look in her eyes: "Did the father ask you to do this? It was your husband who decided on his own. This is something that can only be done jointly by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
"How can I get these accounts if my husband doesn't say hello to Song Shangshu? Let's not talk about this for now. Yan'er, Sister Ya is also here today. Let's play mahjong together."