Su Rou is thirty-two years old, three years younger than He Bucai.
Although a woman has passed her twenties and twenties, when she is most beautiful, and has given birth to two children, her charm is still there.
Her face is not a particularly beautiful one, it is the kind that looks ordinary at first glance, but becomes more pleasing to the eye the more you look at it, and then you suddenly realize with an "oh" that she is very beautiful.
Her body is exquisite and petite, and she looks soft and frail, which makes people feel protective after looking at her.
It's just that her face didn't look good, and she was a bit sickly pale. However, many famous doctors were invited, and even the imperial physician who had been in the palace were invited to diagnose her, and they all said that she was fine.
In the end, I can only suspect that the disease was accidentally acquired during childbirth.
She married He Bucai when she was eighteen, and it has been fourteen years now.
Life was going pretty well.
Firstly, she has no desire for money and fame, she is relaxed and has a correct mentality.
Secondly, her father-in-law and mother-in-law treated her as if they were their own, they truly loved and cared for her, and He Bucai also treated her with respect and treated her like a guest. He never beat or scolded her, or even had a quarrel with her.
But in recent years, she has become more and more anxious, because her belly has not moved since she gave birth to her second child, and both her first and second children are girls.
Although her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and husband-in-law didn't say anything, the more they didn't say anything, the more anxious she felt and the more she blamed herself. She felt that she was not living up to expectations. After marrying into the He family for fourteen years, she still failed to add a son to the He family.
This has almost become Su Rou's heartache.
She had decided that if there was still no movement in her belly in two years, she would let He Bu take a concubine and let the concubine give birth to a fat boy for He Bu.
As Su Rou's personal maid, Shaoyao has been by Su Rou's side since she was little. She naturally knows what her master is thinking, but she can only stare and worry about this kind of thing.
In the past few years, seeing the smile on her master's face become less and less, Shaoyao felt heartbroken, but all she could do was try her best to make Su Rou happy, but she could not fundamentally relieve Su Rou's heartache.
So when he saw that his master was interested, Shaoyao immediately became energetic and said: "The reason why these four are called young heroes is because they acted for heaven and killed the people from Muyangcheng on the street in front of our teahouse.
The evil young man takes care of himself."
"Ouch!"
Su Rou was startled when she heard this and said in surprise: "Where did these four ruthless people dare to kill the prefect's son in the street?"
"They are four outsiders. I don't know where they are from yet," Shaoyao replied. "It is said that the four of them robbed in the street. Gu Cha and the chief arrester Xing Sihai of the Yamenmen led a group of detectives to arrest the four.
As a result, both Gu Cha and Xing Sihai were killed."
Su Rou couldn't help frowning and said: "It turned out to be four lawless robbers. Even if they killed the evil-doing inspector, they shouldn't be called heroes."
"Master, please listen to what I'm going to tell you." Shaoyao said, "The four of them killed Gu Cha and alerted the city lord, the prefect and the Jiedushi. The three adults led a group of subordinates to block these four people.
On the street, guess what happened."
"What's wrong?" Su Rou's curiosity was aroused by the maid.
"The fight started."
"The martial arts masters under the city lord were killed by a young man who wielded a sword like melons and vegetables. The policemen under the prefect were vulnerable to a blow. The Jieduzhi brought a thousand soldiers and injured them.
He was injured and mutilated, lying on the ground."
Shaoyao was gesturing and talking excitedly, as if she were at the scene.
"Really?" Su Rou was dubious.
"Really." Shaoyao nodded vigorously and said, "Shitou said he saw it with his own eyes while standing in the teahouse."
Stone is He Bucai's servant.
"That's really amazing." Su Rou said in shock.
"The powerful one is yet to come." Shaoyao's tone became uncontrollably excited, and he continued: "The prefect and the Jiedushi were captured one after another, and their cultivation was abolished in public."
"Oh!" Su Rou couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and said, "That really brought down the sky of Shepherd City."
"It's not over yet." Shaoyao said, "The city lord saw that the situation was not good, so he ran away on horseback. As a result, he was closely pursued by the young man who wielded the sword. When he was desperate, he crushed a jade talisman to the young man who wielded the sword. The jade talisman contained
It seals the magical power of a star."
Su Rou subconsciously became nervous after hearing this.
"In the end, he was blocked by another young man with a broken arm who was wielding a sword. According to Shitou, the young boy with a broken arm was in a head-on confrontation without any fancy. However, the boy with a broken arm also paid the price. He was struck by the Sword of the Stars.
It penetrated through the chest, but fortunately the vital point was avoided and there was no danger to his life." Shaoyao said.
"Ah?" Su Rou opened her little cherry mouth in shock, feeling like she was listening to a Jianghu story, full of unreality, but also fascinating.
The three major families, Fu family, Gu family and Hong family, are the bully families in Shepherd City. They cover the sky with one hand and run rampant in Shepherd City. From time to time, you will hear how people from the three major families do evil and cause disasters.
Their slaves dare to walk sideways on the street.
So much so that the people of Shepherd City have the same voice in their hearts, praying and looking forward to the day when justice will come from heaven, destroy these three evil-doing tyrant families, and save all people from misery.
Even Su Rou, after hearing too much about the numerous evil deeds of the three major families, desperately hopes that someone can bring justice to the people and overthrow the hegemonic rule of the three major families.
In fact, she vaguely mentioned this matter in her private message to Su Hanlin, but Su Hanlin didn't respond at all, so she didn't dare to say anything more.
The three families of Fu, Gu, and Hong are all important ministers in the court. How could she, a married princess, dare to talk nonsense about the government?
If she had not yet been married, she would still dare to go to Su Hanlin and act coquettishly, but now that she is married and a wife, her words, deeds, and attitude in the eyes of others are conveying the wishes of her husband's family.
He Bucai's career was already in trouble. How could she dare to cause trouble to her husband again?
So even if she is a princess, no matter how dissatisfied she is with the Fu, Gu and Hong families, there is nothing she can do about them.
However, the three families of Fu, Gu, and Hong did not take her as a married princess seriously, because since she married to Muyang City, the three families have not curbed their arrogant and domineering behavior at all. They seem not to be afraid of her as a princess at all.
Complain in front of the emperor.
So when she heard that four teenagers came from nowhere and treated Fu Kainian, Gu Zhicheng and Hongbai on the street, Su Rou was shocked and surprised, but also felt that it was unreal. Such a plot sounded like a storyteller.
The chivalrous story told by the gentleman about eliminating violence and doing justice.
"Then what?" Su Rou opened her little cherry mouth and was shocked for a while, then she couldn't help but asked urgently.
Shaoyao continued: "The two elders of the Fu family came here after hearing the news. According to Shitou, these two elders of the Fu family are legendary star masters."
"Ah, what should we do? No matter how powerful those four young men are, they can't be the opponents of the two powerful stars, right?" Su Rou already regarded Zhang Xiaozhu and the four as chivalrous heroes. When she heard
Shaoyao said that two powerful stars had arrived, and he couldn't help but worry about the four of them.
Seeing his master's nervous look, Shaoyao grinned and said, "Master, don't worry, an adult from the Six Gates appeared at the critical moment, and just said, 'The Six Gates Ghost Gate is handling the case, and the rest of the people are waiting to avoid it.'" He sent the Fu family away.
The two elders who were worshiping him ran away in shock."
"Six ghost doors?!" Su Rou's eyes trembled suddenly, and her heart thumped.
"Yes." Shaoyao nodded affirmatively and said: "The young man who wielded the knife seemed to be very familiar with the adults at Liumen. The two stood on the street chatting for a long time. Shitou said that the adults at Liumen also agreed.
The four young heroes are going to the Fu family's training paradise to practice."
Su Rou's expression gradually became serious and she asked: "What then?"
"Then the three adults were taken away by the adults from Liumen. I heard that the adults from Liumen were going to investigate and deal with them according to law, so the three adults were so frightened that they fainted on the spot." Shaoyao replied.
After Su Rou was silent for a moment, she shook her head and sighed, and said: "You can forgive the sins committed by God, but you cannot live with the sins committed by yourself. The three families of Fu, Gu, and Hong finally paid a heavy price for their numerous evil deeds. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end, isn't it?
The time has not come yet if you don’t report.”
"Master is absolutely right, this is retribution." Shaoyao nodded in agreement, but she suddenly found that her master had frowned at some point, looking worried, so she asked in confusion: "Master, do you have anything?
What's on your mind?"
Su Rou shook her head and did not answer the maid's question.
Before hearing the words "Six Gates", she really thought it was justice from heaven, sending four young heroes to eliminate violence and bring peace to the good. But after hearing the words "Six Gates", she realized that things were not simple.
It turned out that it was her father who attacked the Fu, Gu and Hong families.
Even though she has a gentle temperament and has no fight with the world, she is very thoughtful and thoughtful. Her father's attack on the official family was simply to scare the monkeys, or was he conveying some kind of message, or what? Su Rou's
My thoughts immediately expanded.
She knew that her husband's official career was not going well and he had been depressed. Now that the three major overlords in Shepherd City had been wiped out and all three important positions were vacant at once, her husband's mind must have become active and he wanted to try his best to fight for it.
From a superficial perspective, this is indeed a good opportunity, but the dangers of officialdom are no worse than the battlefield of swords and swords. One wrong step may lead to catastrophe, so she needs to know whether the opportunity in front of her is a real opportunity or a fake one.
Others may not know it, but she knows clearly that her father is very thoughtful, and no civil and military minister in the court can trust him.
"So, those four young men are also from the Sixth Gate?" Su Rou asked.
"No." Shaoyao immediately shook his head in denial.
"How do you know?" Su Rou wondered why Shaoyao answered so surely.
"There is another important matter that I forgot to tell you," Shaoyao said.
"What's the big deal?" Su Rou asked.
"Before killing Mr. Gu and Mr. Xing, the boy who used the knife first killed an adult from the six-door shadow sect. Shitou said that the killed adult was ranked fifth in the shadow sect, and the ghost sect
From the conversation between the master and the knife-wielding boy, it seems that they have a big grudge against the Six Shadow Sects." Shaoyao said.
Su Rou said in surprise: "I have enmity with the Shadow Sect and have a good relationship with the Ghost Sect. The relationship between these four people and the Six Sects is really complicated. Will the Prince Consort entertain the four of them at his house tonight?"
"Yes, the kitchen has already started preparing dishes. The Prince Consort also specifically asked the butler to bring back ten pounds of each of our Shepherd City's famous fine wines. This shows that the Prince Consort values these four young heroes very much." Shaoyao.
said.
"We value them very much." Su Rou smiled and nodded, "Let's see what kind of four heroic young men we are tonight."
There have been no guests in the Prince Consort's Mansion for several years.
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Tianxi Teahouse, T-shaped private room on the second floor.
Four people from Zhang Xiaozhu and five people from Taishu Shan introduced themselves to each other and then sat down around the tea table.
He Bucai ordered the boy to serve tea.
Niu Dawa curled her lips after taking a sip, saying that it was not as good as the 5,000-liang pot.
After drinking 5,000 taels of tea in the private room on the fifth floor, he realized that good tea is really delicious. He took a sip and the tea swirled in his mouth, and his mouth and nose suddenly felt fragrant, fresh and refreshing, and the taste was very wonderful.
So much so that his mouth became venomous.
He Bucai's eyes twitched and he turned his gaze to the side, pretending not to hear.
Five thousand taels of tea, he would not even take a sip on weekdays.
Bi Shuang took a sip of tea and opened the topic: "The four of you fought today and showed off your prowess. Your fame will spread far and wide. I'm very happy and congratulated."
Zhou Jianlai waved his hand and said: "It's not about reputation or anything like that, it's just nonsense."
"Haha, the names of the four virtuous brothers will surely be resounding in the mouths of the people of Muyang City. Fu, Gu, and Hong are the three bullies of Muyang City. The people are oppressed and miserable. The four virtuous brothers are the embodiment of justice and fight bravely.
Bully, you saved the people of Muyang City from dire straits. The people of Muyang City will remember this kindness in their hearts and be grateful." He Bucai said with a smile.
Niu Dawa shook his head and sighed: "These are all false. Let the four of me go to their three treasure houses to make it real."
"" He Bucai and others were stunned and speechless, but after thinking about it in their hearts, they found that Niu Dawa was right. With the huge wealth accumulated by the three families, if they could go around the three families' treasure houses and pick up the best treasures, they could get a few pieces.
, but it is developed.
Yan Qinyin changed the subject and asked: "His Majesty summoned us this time and said that he wanted to reward us based on our merits and also grant us a reasonable wish. I wonder if you have any thoughts?"
"Really or not? Will it grant us a wish?" Niu Dawa asked in surprise. Ghost Face didn't tell him when he and Zhang Xiaozu came to gather in Shepherd City.
Yan Qinyin was stunned by Niu Dawa's question. She was about to think that she was the only one to receive a special award for fulfilling a wish, but then she heard Zhou Jian come and ask Niu Dawa: "What, didn't Ghost Face tell you two?"
"I didn't say it. Have I told you two?" Niu Dawa asked.
"Yeah, I said it." Zhou Jianlai nodded.
Zhang Xiaozu said: "Maybe I forgot to mention it."
Yan Qinyin glanced at the four Bishuang people from the corner of her eyes and found that the four people reacted normally. She knew that they should have been notified. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She thought that if she was the only one to receive a special award, she would be in the Golden Palace when the time came.
I will definitely envy everyone.
He Bucai was extremely envious. Fulfilling a wish was a promise from the emperor. What an honor and opportunity it was. If he could get such a reward, he would laugh even in his dreams.
At the same time, he had to re-examine the nine people in front of him.
He had always been quite prejudiced against the task that Su Hanlin assigned him. He felt that Su Hanlin looked down upon him and actually asked him, a dignified prince-in-law, to receive a few unknown boys, and was also responsible for teaching them etiquette and leading them to the imperial capital for interviews.
Holy shit, this is clearly what the lower-level officials of the Ministry of Rites should do, but letting him, the consort, do it is really beneath his status.
But now he learned that the nine people had received the special awards promised by Su Hanlin. Such special awards could only be obtained by those with great merit. It was obvious that these nine people were highly valued by Su Hanlin. He Bucai felt relieved. They were talents that Su Hanlin valued very much.
There is nothing wrong with letting him be received by his consort.
The position of Bi Shuang and the five others in He Bucai's heart immediately rose.
He Bucai was very curious in his heart, what kind of contribution Zhang Xiaozhu and the nine people had made to be so appreciated and valued by Su Hanlin.
However, the information he obtained about the nine people did not mention it. The reason for not mentioning it was to keep it secret from him, so it was not convenient for him to ask.
"What is Brother Bi's wish?" Zhou Jianlai asked Bi Shuang.
We are all the lucky ones who sacrificed their lives and blood on the battlefield of Daya and survived in the end. Although we are not familiar with each other, we feel closer to each other.
"I want to ask for some cultivation resources from His Majesty," Bi Shuang replied.
"I want to open a restaurant in the imperial capital, with good wine, good meat and good food, so I don't have to go hungry anymore," Peng Fugui said.
"Oh, look at your potential." Xu You rolled his eyes at him angrily, flicked his neck, raised his chin slightly and said boldly: "I want to marry twelve wives."
"Really promising." Yan Qinyin curled her lips disdainfully, looked at Zhou Jianlai and asked, "Brother Zhou, what about you?"
"It is said that His Majesty the Emperor obtained a sword named 'Zhuxie' when he was fighting in all directions. I wonder if I can get it." Zhou Jianlai said. After speaking, he looked at Taishu Mountain and asked: "Brother Taishu, how about you?"
"
"I don't know if Your Majesty has the Heart of Wood. If so, I would like to ask for some. If not, I will be like Brother Bi and ask for some cultivation resources." Tai Shushan replied.
"Brother Zhang, what about you, have you thought about it?" Yan Qinyin looked at Zhang Xiaozu and asked.
Zhang Xiaozhu shook his head with a smile and said: "At first I thought there were a lot of things I wanted, but when I thought about it more I didn't know what I wanted. I have to take the time to think about it. Big boy, have you thought of it?"
In fact, he wanted Su Hanlin to grant him a marriage. If the emperor granted him a marriage, he would not have to worry about Qi Wuwei's objection, but he was embarrassed to say it in front of so many people.
Niu Dawa thought about it for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "I want a bowl of the blood of the Demon King."
"Brother Yuan, what about you?" Yan Qinyin looked at Yuan Taiping and asked. Apart from her, Yuan Taiping was the only one left to talk.
Yuan Taiping's cheeks turned red and he said shyly: "I want your Majesty to grant me a marriage."
Then everyone looked at Yan Qinyin in unison, leaving her speechless.
Yan Qinyin straightened up and said seriously: "I want to be an official, a very, very big official."
Xu You was stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect that Yan Qinyin would openly express her pursuit of fame and fortune in front of everyone. He couldn't help but look at her differently and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy for a woman to be an official."
Yan Qinyin seemed to have made up her mind, and said in a stubborn tone: "I will become an official, and let all men in the world see that women can also be officials, and they can be better than you men, a thousand times or ten thousand times better."
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He Bucai was speechless as he listened. What kind of mess is this.
Open a restaurant?
Marry twelve wives?
Want to cultivate resources?
Marriage?
The honors and opportunities that he could never ask for were as worthless in the eyes of these boys as if they were picked up on the street.
The only one that he thought was pretty good was actually proposed by a woman.
Women as officials?
Isn't this nonsense?
This chapter has been completed!