"Brother-in-law, sister, are you willing to do this?"
Wu Huaiyu asked while sitting in the hall of the Marquis Mansion in Gaotang County. He said this in front of everyone, and the Yingsu sisters also heard it.
Ma Zhou said, "It's a bit sudden."
But Yu'e seemed quite calm. Instead, she waved and pulled Yingsu in front of her, "Auntie, this is your life-long event, what do you think?"
Ying Su was wearing a lavender dress, and she was very similar to Yu'e in length. She was also a beauty. Her face was dyed crimson, her eyebrows were lowered, her voice was soft and soft, and she was a little shy.
"Since ancient times, children have been subject to the orders of their parents when it comes to their marriage. If the matchmaker says so, then I ask my mother-in-law, Aye, to make the decision for my daughter."
Hearing this, Yu'e breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, Wu Huaiyu has made it clear that this is a matter decreed by the emperor, and there is no room for refusal. However, Yu'e still wants to ask her daughter what she means. If her daughter is not willing, she does not want to force her daughter to agree in such a hurry, but now her daughter is like this
The attitude is that everyone is happy.
She herself actually had no objection to the marriage.
Prince Zhaoxun is only a seventh-rank concubine, but she is a concubine of the crown prince after all. In the future, the crown prince will be the great one. Even if the daughter cannot be promoted to the fourth concubine, it is always possible for her to become one of the nine concubines.
"Alang, you are the head of the family, please say a few words."
Ma Zhou held the teacup and smiled. He was the parent, but he was only Yingsu's stepfather. However, he always treated the two daughters brought by his wife as if they were children, and he did not even ask to change their surnames.
The two children were already seven or eight years old when they arrived, and they knew everything. They have been well-behaved, filial and obedient since they arrived.
"As long as the aunt is willing, I definitely have no objection. Then the matter is settled. Let's prepare a dowry for the aunt. Yingsu will enter the East Palace next year, and we need to add more to the dowry."
Huaiyu smiled beside him and said, "As an uncle, I can't be petty. I will give Yingsu a village with a thousand acres of land in Lantian County, and a big shop in each of the three cities in the east, west and south of Chang'an City. Li
The mountain will give you another warm soup courtyard,
Add one million more coins and ten maids."
"It's too much," Ma Zhou said bluntly.
"No more, no more, uncle has always loved Su Niang."
Yingsu came up with red eyes to say thank you.
But the girl Han Su said from the side, "Uncle, when Han Su gets married, my uncle will also have to add makeup to me."
"Okay, uncle promises you."
After chatting for a while, Yu'e asked Huaiyu to take a walk with her.
Siblings strolled in the back garden,
"Why did the saint suddenly appoint this marriage?"
"Sister, you don't want to?"
"To be honest, if I have a choice, I would rather not marry into the Tian family. Whether it is to catch a son-in-law and choose a Jinshi, or marry a noble son from the Duke's family, at least I will become a big wife.
After all, Prince Zhaoxun is just the prince's concubine, and the Tian family is ruthless..."
Huaiyu nodded. He had many choices. Of course, it would be best to choose a legitimate son from a prince's family as his wife. Although the royal family was noble, the struggle was more intense, not to mention that the status of Prince Zhaoxun was indeed a bit low.
But the emperor has already approved this kind of thing, so no one has any choice.
"Erlang won't leave when he comes back this time, right?"
"I won't stay for long, I still have to go back to Lingnan," Huaiyu didn't hide it from his eldest sister. The emperor had already discussed it with the prime ministers.
Tomorrow, Baima will officially announce the Prime Minister, and the warrior Yu will formally pay homage to the Prime Minister with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Preliminary Political Affairs.
Wu Huaiyu will also resign tomorrow, and the emperor will accept his resignation and stay in Lingnan full time.
"Did something happen?" Yu'e asked. She usually didn't care much about political affairs. Although her husband was the minister of secrets and kept secrets, she would not inquire about it, and Ma Zhou would not reveal secrets to his family.
"The situation requires it, which is not a bad thing."
Wu Huaiyu had already bowed three times and said farewell. Before, Wu Huaiyu was running very fast, but not many people in the court stopped him because he had no foundation. Others only regarded him as the emperor's charging pawn and a pawn crossing the river.
I can't threaten anyone.
But slowly now, Wu Huaiyu is no longer the non-threatening pawn across the river. He has achievements, qualifications, prestige, and even connections and power.
He has truly become a mountaintop,
This is already a great threat to all the forces in the court. He is still so young, capable of both literary and military skills, and the reforms he promoted are now so effective.
No one wants to have such a young tiger by their side.
But he happened to be in the holy family, and could not get rid of him easily. In other words, no one was willing to take action first, fearing that both sides would suffer and others would take advantage. After all, Hou Junji was a good example, and even Chai Shao was even more distant.
.
If we can't have a head-on confrontation, we might as well find a way to get Wu Huaiyu to leave the center.
Wu Huaiyu also understood this. He insisted on staying, and it was possible to stay, but the emperor had also revealed that he wanted him to stay there for a few years, so he simply went along with the flow.
In things in this world, some go with the trend, some take advantage of the trend, some create the trend, and some go against the trend.
But going against the trend is the most undesirable.
He borrowed the donkey from the slope and put forward the terms of the deal. He resigned and went to Lingnan to let the warrior Xun enter the political hall. Wu Huaiyu was no longer the target of public criticism and could develop his power and run his own base camp with peace of mind in Lingnan.
The old Wu family still has a prime minister in the court, who can continue to stabilize the Wu family's position without being targeted.
As for the price, it was just Wu Huaiyu leaving the center.
what is this,
Sun Wuji, the country's uncle, is such a confidant and hero, but he has been on the bench for several years, and there is still a long way to go.
If Wu Huaiyu goes to Lingnan, the big guys from all sides in the DPRK and China will try to win over him. If he stays in Chang'an, it's possible that the big guys from all sides will join forces to get him.
Wu Yu'e didn't know such a complicated matter, but she believed in her brother.
The two walked for a while and then sat down in the pavilion.
In the evening, the heat gradually subsides,
Huaiyu took the pulse of the eldest sister,
"It's good. It should be a boy. He's quite healthy."
Yu'e had already given birth to a son and a daughter to Ma Zhou, and she was very happy when she heard that it was another boy.
"You will also check your brother-in-law's pulse later. He is the most diligent."
Wu Huaiyu nodded. Ma Zhou had diabetes, which is diabetes. Although he had given up drinking for several years and followed Huaiyu's advice on diet, he was too busy with work and often even stayed up late.
"I often advise him to take care of his health and get more rest, but your brother-in-law always says that a scholar dies for a confidant. Your Majesty treats him as a national scholar, and he will repay him as a national scholar. He also always says that he will die with dedication and exhaustion, but this body will be destroyed.
It’s so bad,”
Wu Huaiyu was very clear and understandable about Ma Zhou's gratitude to Li Shimin for his kindness. After all, he had not been able to meet his talents and was in dire straits.
And Li Shimin's appreciation for Ma Zhou was extraordinary. In just six or seven years, he went from a down-and-out scholar to the current minister of Zhongshu, and even gave him the title of Marquis of Gaotang County.
Although this high-ranking official Houjue is not as good as Wu Huaiyu, there are not many people in the court who can compare with him.
Everyone knows that Ma Zhou will pay homage to the prime minister sooner or later.
Ma Zhou is really willing to fight to the death to retaliate.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for diabetes and can only be adjusted. But what is most needed is a good work and rest. But Ma Zhou is working hard now, and his condition can be controlled. If he works hard like this, he will not survive for twenty years.
Ma Zhou was only thirty years old, just past his thirties.
In another twenty years, we will actually only be fifty.
"I really want to take my brother-in-law to Lingnan, so that I can at least relax and take good care of my body,"
Yu'e knew that this was unrealistic. Ma Zhou would not leave and the emperor could not leave.
The name of a generous pen is not passed down casually, this is a real royal pen.
"Isn't there any medicinal stone that can cure diabetes?"
Huaiyu shook his head. This diabetes syndrome is just like the queen's qi disease and the emperor's wind disease. It is difficult to cure with medicine and stone. It can only be relieved by conditioning.
"I'll give your brother-in-law a few more concubines, so that he can serve you well so that he doesn't have to focus on his official duties," Yu'e said.
"Sister, please don't. My brother-in-law's diabetes is harmful to the kidneys, so the kidneys should be used less, otherwise it will hurt the body even more. Now that we have one wife and three concubines, we have to pay more attention to rest and make reasonable arrangements.
Two or three times in ten days, don’t be greedy for pleasure,”
Yu'e was a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't feel embarrassed at all, but she didn't expect the disease to be so serious.
"Sister, I have a private question, but it is related to treatment,"
"go ahead."
"How is my brother-in-law doing in bed now?"
Yu'e was stunned,
"Your brother-in-law has completely given up drinking now and has no other hobbies. He is only in his thirties and he likes having fun in bed."
"Oh, is it strong? How many days and how often?"
This topic made Yu'e, a woman who had been married to four husbands, blush a little, but she still told the truth. Ma Zhou liked this very much, and the frequency was quite high, but it seemed that it had not been so good in the past few years.
The desire is strong, but the strength is always insufficient.
"Sister, I know that my brother-in-law's condition is actually a very bad sign. His kidneys are already in bad condition. The worse it is, the more he thinks about it and the stronger his desire is, but his body can't support it."
"This situation cannot be tolerated any longer, let alone the new name of Concubine Namei. This has nothing to do with anything else. It is caused by diabetes mellitus. We cannot take those powerful drugs indiscriminately, otherwise it will only further damage the kidneys."
Wu Yu'e originally thought that Ma Zhou might just like the new and dislike the old.
I didn't expect it to be so serious, "What should I do?"
"keep."
"Ask your brother-in-law to take time out and exercise more every day, especially in the morning, and try not to stay up late, have a regular schedule, get up early and go to bed early.
The area of the bed must be restricted, just two to three times a decade. It is best to sleep alone at ordinary times, and do not allow women to sleep in the same bed.
Need to be supported."
"I will prescribe some medicated food for my brother-in-law. He must supplement what he needs, nourish what he needs, and abstain from what he needs. My brother-in-law is still young, only thirty years old. Although diabetes is difficult to cure, as long as he takes good care of himself, he can live another three years.
Fifty years is fine."
"Then you have to have a good talk with your brother-in-law. Some of the things we say may be of no use, but you say he will definitely be willing to listen."
We had dinner at my eldest sister’s house.
The steamed bun made by the eldest sister herself is very chewy and the soup is very delicious.
Although it was not as gorgeous as the tail-burning banquet, it was still very warm. After the meal, Wu Huaiyu took Ma Zhou to the swimming pool for a swim. Ma Zhou originally wanted to do business, but his brother-in-law had no choice but to agree.
Uncle Lang swam in the swimming pool for a while. Ma Zhou was really not in good physical condition. Huaiyu swam every day in Lingnan, and he was not used to not swimming for a day.
After swimming for a while, we lay down on the lounge chairs by the pool and chatted.
Huaiyu took his pulse first and then explained to him for a long time.
"Brother-in-law, your body is your capital. If you don't take good care of your body, no matter how many ambitions you have, it will be difficult to realize them."
"Is this disease really incurable?"
"It can't be cured, but it's not terrible to take good care of it. I'm just afraid that I will go my own way and not follow the doctor's advice."
"I quit drinking, now I have to quit sex?"
"There's no need to quit, just a little moderation, once every three to five days, that's fine, right?"
