Not long after autumn has just begun, the sunshine in July is no longer so hot. The sun breaks through the thin clouds, the sky is high, and the breeze blows, it is a refreshing autumn scenery.
As soon as the carriage drove out of the gate of Wu Mansion, Qin Liang clenched his fist and waved it vigorously in the air. His face almost broke out with laughter, but he finally did not laugh out loud.
He found Wu Xin sitting next to him, so he hugged Wu Xin's body excitedly. Wu Xin's whole body was frozen there, her arms hanging naturally, and her whole body was motionless. Her skin was relatively firm, and her whole body was motionless. A bit thin, but Qin Liang feels that her neck is very soft and much plumper than Mrs. Wu.
After a while, Qin Liang realized that he had lost his composure and hurriedly let go of Wu Xin. Then he raised his head and opened his mouth to make a silent laugh to vent the emotions in his heart. After a while, he Then he raised his head, puffed out his cheeks and exhaled a long breath into the air.
"The governor of Lujiang County, the Marquis of Le'an Ting, and General Huwei." Qin Liang turned to Wu Xin and said with a smile, "It can be said that he has landed."
Wu Xin said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Congratulations, Lord."
Qin Liang said: "I only got the news from others before it was implemented. Yangzhou Lujiang County, when the time comes, you all will follow me."
At this moment, he immediately thought of Queen Mother Guo, who had always been cautious and prudent, but she bravely used direct orders to help him at the critical moment.
Qin Liang sighed and said with emotion: "I must treat women who treat me well."
In the past, Qin Liang ignored Wu Xin, but now he remembered that she was beside him. When he looked sideways, she turned to look at him. The two of them looked at each other.
Qin Liang's expression calmed down and he said: "Qing is a more special person, different from other girls. Today, Qing will come back to the royal courtyard with me to meet your lord. In fact, you have met."
Wu Xin responded: "Here."
... Empress Dowager Guo's actions indeed caused a stir, and even Cao Shuang's government seemed to be discussing the matter. None of the ministers in the court knew what was going on, but all parties did not act rashly and were still observing carefully.
The first people to make some small moves were the people of the Sima family.
Empress Dowager Guo's uncle, Cavalry Commander Guo Li, sent a message from the eunuch, asking Empress Dowager Guo to come to Guo's house as soon as possible.
She didn't need to ask any questions to know that this was the instruction of the Sima family. Because several members of the Guo family had close relationships with Master Sima, the Guo family was clearly leaning towards Sima Yi.
This is also a natural choice. Because the Cao Shuang Mansion has many relatives of the Xiahou family of Cao, it is easy to get close to and control the Wei emperor named Cao; the Queen Mother will have to hand over the imperial power sooner or later, and her value to the Shuang Mansion is limited.
The Guo family can only seek refuge with the Sima family in order to avoid gradually losing the value of being wooed.
A few days ago, Empress Dowager Guo only listened to Cao Shuang's instructions and directly ordered the Zhongshu Supervisor to draft the edict! This incident was like breaking a crack in the frozen lake surface.
Both the Sima family and the Guo family were a little nervous, which was completely expected.
But all the ministers were thinking in the wrong direction, and they could not even guess what was going on in their wildest dreams. While Queen Mother Guo was frightened, she actually felt a strange happy mood, as if she had teased everyone, and she secretly returned the favor. A little smug.
I don't know whether it was Zhen's unconstrained ideas that inspired Empress Dowager Guo, or whether it was because of Qin Zhongming's incident that made her a little bit irrational; in short, Empress Dowager Guo now noticed that she seemed to be slowly changing.
In the past, she had always followed the steps, never willing to do anything slightly out of the ordinary, and lived cautiously. But now, not only did she do two serious things in a row, but she also suddenly thought of a new way.
Queen Mother Guo is leaving the palace this time and plans to travel incognito to the Guo family. Of course she will also bring some entourage with her.
This kind of thing cannot be hidden, and both the Cao Shuang Mansion and the Taifu Mansion will soon know about it. But she is not afraid, because everyone knows that after leaving the palace, she went to secretly meet her uncle Guo Li.
Why does she have to be so mysterious? Let you guess for yourself.
The existing reason also makes sense. It is not convenient for the harem to have close contact with relatives.
The ministers will understand if His Highness keeps things a little more secret. Even the General's Office won't say anything because they know that the Guo family is relatively close to the Sima family.
So Queen Mother Guo did not respond immediately and wanted to see her uncle Guo Li. She first waited for her adopted sister Zhen to discuss the matter.
Although the two sisters are not biological, they are the only two relatives left in the family. Therefore, Mrs. Zhen has no second thoughts about Empress Dowager Guo, but Mrs. Zhen was frightened last time. After listening to Empress Dowager Guo's description, she
I suddenly became nervous.
Zhen looked at Queen Mother Guo carefully and whispered: "Sister is simply crazier than me."
Empress Dowager Guo whispered: "It is better to meet my uncle secretly than to show off with a big fanfare and a crowd of ceremonial guards. Last time, there was a reason for the sacrifice. It has only been a month. If I go back to the Guo family in a big way again, a person from the harem will be there."
The evaluation from both the government and the opposition is also not good.”
Mrs. Zhen nodded and said, "Sister Ke's purpose is to meet Zhong Ming."
Empress Dowager Guo said softly: "This time the reason is more sufficient. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, I can just go to that other courtyard to meet my uncle. No one will think there is anything wrong with this arrangement. It is better than the last time when I was so drunk that I
It would be much more natural to move to another home.”
Her face gradually turned red due to her turbulent mood. For a moment, she felt dangerous, but also looking forward to it, and even started to get anxious.
Mrs. Zhen also seemed to feel her heart, and said helplessly: "Once I get my sister's idea, I'm afraid I won't be able to dissuade her." After she said that, she frowned and said, "You often walk by the river! If this continues, it might be exposed."
Empress Dowager Guo said hurriedly: "Zhongming is going to Yangzhou, how can we always do it? This time is the last time."
Mrs. Zhen looked thoughtful, and finally nodded slightly and said: "Sister, you are right. Then I will help you arrange the last time? But will Zhong Ming agree?"
Queen Mother Guo said without hesitation: "He must be willing to take risks for me."
Seeing that Mrs. Zhen's face was pale, she comforted her with words, "Don't worry too much. Even if you are exposed, I will still have a way to protect you. Set a time first, it will be this month... in the morning five days later."
Zhen asked: "Is it too late?"
Queen Mother Guo took a deep breath, calmed down, thought for a while and said: "As long as you bring the news to Zhongming, it will be in time. I will select a team of palace maids and eunuchs and we can set off immediately. My uncle has also spread the news.
information."
Zhen said: "I will leave the palace today and make an appointment with Zhongming in the same way as before. If he doesn't see me, I will wait for him near the Wang family's residence."
Empress Dowager Guo whispered: "You must be careful not to let anyone discover your relationship with Zhongming. The reason why no one can guess our affairs is because we are not connected and there is no way to speculate."
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Mrs. Zhen nodded and said, "Sister, what you said makes sense."