Xiaowu was sitting on the steps of the palace. When Tongtong entered, she didn't even raise her head.
Tongtong sat next to her on the steps, sitting with her like this.
After a long while, Xiaowu looked at Tongtong, "Why did you come to the palace? To see my jokes?" "No, I just went to see the two concubines." After saying that, he looked at Xiaowu, "Concubine Gao blames herself very much. , I feel that she has caused you trouble."
Xiao Wu sneered, "How can she have the brains?"
"Then do you think you have a brain?" Tongtong rolled his eyes at her.
Xiao Wu turned to look at her, "Laughing at me?"
"Well!" Tongtong looked at her, "You are stupid, why can't I say it anymore?"
Xiao Wu shook his head, "You are the concubine, everyone has their own position."
Tongtong slapped her with his shoulder, "You are just making wedding clothes for others. With the temper of the second emperor brother, he may not appreciate it. Come to think of it, until now, I am the only one who comes to see you, right?" "
Xiao Wu looked up at the sky, "I don't think I did anything wrong."
Tongtong smiled again, "Then you know what I would do if I were you."
Would love to hear the details.
"I have to fight to stand in the court first."
What?
Tongtong looked at her, "I said, I want to stand in the court."
Xiaowu was stunned: "What are you talking about?"
"Isn't that right?" Tongtong sighed, "We have arrived at the best time. In the past, the Tang Dynasty produced empresses and princesses who were so powerful that they could almost reach the top. Later, Taizu admitted that the princess had The right to inherit! It was only because the eldest princess was too stupid that she was forced back to the palace! Now, you and Xiaosi don't work hard for this, making yourself stand in the front desk, but you keep betting on your brother. , isn’t it stupid? If you really have this intention, what’s the point of giving the Second Emperor Brother a strong help? If your power is greater than that of the Second Emperor Brother, then the Second Emperor Brother and the help behind him can become yours. Help. On the contrary, apart from stupidly trapping yourself, what else have you done?"
Seeing that Xiao Wu had listened, she said: "Look at the two concubines, who were noble concubines and dropped out one after another, but Concubine Xiao is still a concubine. And what about you? Even if you have the title of princess, you will be punished. At that time, if you still have a title to block it, the worst possible outcome would be to strip you of your title. Or if you have a formal job that is accepted by the courtiers, if you make a mistake, your job will be revoked and your salary will be taken away. ? Titles and errands are not given for nothing. Either you are particularly lovable, or you have merit and ability. In this way, when you commit a crime, you will have merit to offset your sin. Otherwise, you will really become a human being. I hate dogs."
As she said that, she raised her hand and picked two more flowers. One was moon-red, with petals layered in layers. The other was a Phalaenopsis that grew close to the ground, with only three or two petals. She gave the Phalaenopsis to the little girl. Five, "You look like this now, just those few petals, let alone strong winds and heavy rains, just take a breath and sway a few times, the petals will fall off..."
Xiaowu shook it, and sure enough, the petals fell off, and the beautiful flower no longer looked like it.
She threw it away and gave it up.
Tongtong handed Yueyuehong over, "Look at this flower again. It's plump and strong. It's blooming on the branch. So what if the wind and rain come? Have the petals fallen off? Unless it's blooming and it's about to fall. It will fall off little by little. There are a few outer petals with dry edges. If you pick off those petals, it will still be the same... If I were you, I would tell myself to grow petals, preferably after growing thorns. Come...if the portion is enough, you will have everything. At this time, you are planning for the second emperor brother. Even if the second emperor brother is angry, he will sit down and listen to you carefully, what do you think, why are you so Decide. Is this correct?"
Yes! Quite right.
Xiaowu was puzzled, "You are helping me by saying this. Why?"
Tongtong stood up, patted her, and walked away.
Why help you?
If you can really stand in the court and let people in the world regard this as a normal thing, you will be a political enemy, and I will respect you.
Therefore, it is not wrong to be ambitious, and it is not wrong to plan. Your direction and method are wrong.
Tongtong was about to walk out of the door, and Xiao Wu raised his voice and asked: "Now that I have been deprived of the title of princess, what should I do next? Can you tell me?"
Tongtong looked back at her, then shook her head, "Who can't keep a hand? You can walk your own way."
Xiaowu raised his hand and threw the flower in his hand towards Tongtong. Tongtong stretched out his hand to catch it, and put the hairpin on his head. He glanced at her proudly, "Doesn't this flower hairpin look particularly beautiful on my head?"
"
Who are you ridiculing for being ugly? Xiaowu stood up immediately and wanted to chase after him.
Tongtong laughed and left, Xiao Wu could still hear the proud laughter inside. She did not chase, but looked at the extremely vigorous pot of Yueyuehong, and then looked at the flowers blooming in the flowerbed under the steps.
A clump of Phalaenopsis.
She lightly tapped the thorns on the branches of the crescent red flower with her fingers, and then with a hiss, she put her fingers in her mouth and sucked them slowly. She was thoughtful, and after a long time, she sighed.
: "I'm not as good as her."
After saying that, he looked at the maid in the distance and waved her over.
"Female King."
Xiao Wu looked at her and said, "From now on, your name has been changed to Qingqi."
Tattoo?
Qingqi nodded, "My slave Qingqi, please listen to the lady's instructions."
"Take your money and go out to inquire about which yamen in the imperial court are still recruiting female officials."
Female official? "Who does the master want to arrange to go?"
"Me!" Qingqi opened her eyes wide, "Nvjun?" She knelt down and said, "Nvjun, you must not do it!"
Go! Xiao Wu looked at Yueyuehong in front of him, broke off a branch, took a dagger and cut it, then inserted it into the moist soil in the garden. "Some flowers and trees are difficult to plant, but Yueyuehong is not like that."
!Put it in, give it some water and it will take root. Take root by yourself and grow little by little, then the flowers that bloom will be the most beautiful. Go ahead and find me a place where I can take root."
Qingqi responded, then got up and hurried away.
The queen put the peony in the bottle, looked at it carefully, and then asked, "Have you sent people out of the palace again?"
yes!
"What are you going for?"
"Ask where you can find female officials."
The Queen smiled, then nodded slowly, "I understand, don't worry about it."
After the people got off, she stretched out her hands, and her palms were wet with sweat.
Tongtong handles things very well, handles things with lenient, upright and clear-mindedness. It is a blessing to have such a pattern and broad-mindedness as a concubine.
Emperor Wen Zhao didn't know what Shiro said to King Annan, but just after Shiro came back, he sent a letter from outside the city, with only two words: rare.
What is rare? This prince is rare.
Emperor Wen Zhao breathed a slow sigh of relief, wrote a note, and sent it to the Ministry of Rites to ask how the preparations for the ceremony of canonizing the crown prince were going.
Turning back in the evening, the queen whispered to Emperor Wen Zhao about Tongtong entering the palace, "Ms. Xiao refused to eat. After Tongtong left, she tried to persuade her a few times. She didn't know how she said it, and she didn't know it in the inner room.
, but since Tongtong left, Mrs. Xiao had a good meal again. She stopped making trouble and stopped making trouble! She talked very well with Mrs. Gao and said a lot of comforting words. Then she talked to Xiao Wu in the yard for a long time...
…”
As he said that, he glanced at the maid next to him.
The maid then learned what they said.
After hearing this, Emperor Wen Zhao breathed a long sigh of relief, then gently patted the queen's hand and squeezed it tightly, "Only in this way can uncle's will be carried out. Only in this way... can Da Chen have hope?"
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"Yes!" the queen laughed, "Xiao Wu still listened to the advice! It's okay if you make a mistake in a moment, it's just a child! If you don't make a mistake, you won't be called a child."
Look! Look again.
Xiaowu went out as usual the next day, and when he arrived in the outer city, he got off the carriage dressed in commoner clothes. He didn't take anyone else with him, only the man in commoner clothes with green tattoos followed him, and the master and servant headed towards the Salesian Home in the outer city.
A piece of adobe house with two old women squatting at the door, this is the Salesian Home.
Qingqi was the first to go in, but Xiaowu stopped her. She went over first, "Old man, where is Manager Zhou?"
The old woman with missing teeth looked at Xiao Wu and said, "But the new hospital order?"
The hospital order is just a flattering name for these poor people below. In fact, it is just a small Salesian home under the capital government and managed by female servants.
Xiao Wu nodded: "Exactly! Do you dare to ask Manager Zhou?"
The old woman stood up staggeringly, even brushing the ground at the door with her sleeves, and then said: "If you want to return to the hospital, Manager Zhou went to get food and vegetables, and they are not inside. Please come in first!"
Xiaowu took Qingya and walked inside, feeling unspeakable.
Qingya spent eight taels of silver to buy his own hospital order. Such a small place actually cost money to buy, which shows that it is still profitable.
Food and vegetables are subject to embezzlement and corruption.
She never knew there was such a place in Dachen until she walked in.
Walking into the lobby, there were two young girls aged seven or eight who seemed to be clean. They brought tea and then quietly stepped aside.
Xiaowu asked the old woman, "Has this little girl been in the Salesian Home since she was a child?"
Exactly! The old woman glanced at the two girls and said, "These two girls look like burning fire sticks. They are very unhappy! They are so old that they can only stay in the courtyard to work."
Xiao Wu was speechless. She took a sip of tea and then stood up, "Take me to have a look."
yes!
The old woman took Xiaowu and Qingqi into an adobe house.
Xiao Wu almost vomited as soon as he entered.
The kang in the room was covered with hay and there were some dirty beddings. The key was that the child was young and was left naked on the kang. When the child peed or pooped, he only called the older one, three or five years old.
How clean can it be if your children help clean it?
The old woman smiled sarcastically, "Let the court order know that there is nothing we can do about it. They are all despicable people who were abandoned by their parents. If they can have a place where they can not die of hunger and cold, they should thank the emperor for his great kindness!" Xiao Wu endured it.
I looked up and saw the naked children. Out of the ten children, there were only one or two boys, and the others were all girls.
As for the older children, who were wearing clothes and had their heads shaved to prevent lice, they could no longer tell whether they were male or female.
They huddled together timidly and looked towards her in horror.
Manager Zhou came back with a flattering look on his face. During lunch, Xiao Wu saw a pot of clear soup boiled to a paste, and the older ones were feeding the younger ones, so they ate like that.
What was placed in front of him were two meat and two vegetarian dishes, four dishes, and two ounces of good wine.
Manager Zhou was extremely flattering, "I didn't know that the emperor was so young."
Xiao Wu said nothing, smiled darkly, picked up the chopsticks and ate the most difficult meal in his life.
When I got back in the evening, I wanted to rush to the imperial study room, but my feet were already out of the palace, but I had to pull them back.
Now there is no fifth princess, only Wu Xiaomei, the servant of the Salesian Hospital in Beijing!