Chapter 454 It is better to let Mrs.-in-law follow the uncle
Chapter 454 It’s better to let Madam-in-law follow the Emperor’s uncle
In the festively decorated room, red candles are lit.
The carved pure wooden bed was covered with a bright red quilt, with the word '囍' embroidered on it with gold wire.
A woman in a bright red wedding dress sat on the edge of the bed, her head covered with a bright red embroidered hijab, her face invisible.
The only things exposed are the hands.
Under the bright red wedding dress and the warm yellow candlelight, these hands looked like white jade.
It's really a bright wrist with frost and snow.
She just sat here quietly, like a sculpture.
The sound of Liu Bei pushing the door open broke her sculptural state.
Her body moved, and her hands that were originally placed on both sides were clasped together unconsciously.
Immediately, I felt that there was something wrong with holding it like this, it was very awkward, and I immediately put my hand back to its original position.
I was completely at a loss for a while.
Liu Bei walked in, closed the door with his backhand, and locked it.
Then there was no movement.
He stood there quietly, looking at the woman sitting under the candlelight.
This woman has become his wife.
Get married!
His mother has been looking forward to her getting married for a long time.
Now that I have finally gotten married, my mother has passed away long ago and I cannot see such a scene...
There was silence in the room for a while, except for the flickering candlelight, which made a slight crackling sound from time to time.
Initially, Mrs. Gan was relatively calm, but after a long period of silence in the room, she gradually began to panic.
I sat here and waited for a while, and suddenly I heard a bang, like something being touched and falling to the ground, accompanied by the sound of something falling to the ground.
"I, I still, still, can still drink..."
There was a muffled sound.
Mrs. Gan was shocked. When she heard these words, she immediately understood what was going on.
At the moment, he didn't care too much and quickly lifted his hijab.
Not far from the door, I saw a man dressed in festive clothes, lying on the ground, muttering in his mouth, trying to get up, but he couldn't get up.
This person was exactly her husband Liu Xuande whom she had met before.
Immediately he stood up quickly and came to help Liu Bei.
Although Liu Bei is not as majestic and tall as Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, he is still a man. He is drunk at this time. Where can he help him?
After working hard for a while, Mrs. Gan's chest heaved, sweat appeared on her forehead, her hair was messy, and she was out of breath, before she finally helped the drunken Liu Bei to the bed.
As soon as she sat on the edge of the bed, before Mrs. Gan could take off Liu Bei's shoes, Liu Bei, who was in a drunken state, hugged her.
Then they fell on the bed together.
Feeling her husband's embrace next to her and the alcohol-scented breath spraying into her ears, Mrs. Gan's heart skipped a beat and her heart beat loudly.
A lot of strange knowledge about being cheated on after getting engaged flashed through my mind, and I felt even more shy and uneasy.
The originally white jade-like face was already filled with red clouds.
Extremely touching.
Just looking at it makes you uncontrollable.
"Husband, madam, we, we, our bridal chamber..."
Liu Bei's vague voice sounded, and he struggled to rub his mouth on Mrs. Gan's face.
After a while, I finally found Mrs. Gan's red lips.
Mrs. Gan's body couldn't help but tremble slightly at this moment...
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In the room, two red candles as thick as a baby's arms have not been extinguished, and the warm yellow candlelight dances slightly.
Next to the flame, there was a pool of red candle juice.
During the burning, the wick slowly moved to one side, causing the wax there to burn and melt too quickly.
After a while, the wax water inside flowed down the gap, leaving traces on the candle, like the tear stains left after a person cried...
Mrs. Gan had calmed down by now.
Turning her head to look at her husband, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who was already sleeping soundly and snoring, Mrs. Gan couldn't help but look dumbfounded.
She used her hands hard to slowly remove her husband's arm from her body, and then stood up quietly.
At this time, her hair was disheveled, and her neat wedding dress was also full of wrinkles.
However, the clothes were intact and had not been untied.
She bent down and reached out to take off Liu Bei's shoes.
I want to take off Liu Bei's coat, but Liu Bei is already drunk, where can I take it off?
After trying hard for a while, I had to give up.
Then he began to forcefully drag the sleeping Liu Bei into the bed.
It took a lot of effort to pull Liu Bei to the inside of the bed and put him down.
In this era, after getting married, the man basically slept inside the bed and the woman slept outside.
There is a saying here.
That is, if a woman sleeps in it and gets up at night, she needs to step over the man, which is unlucky.
So he let the man sleep inside.
After all, the man himself is on top. It is normal to get up at night and step over there. There is nothing auspicious or unlucky about it...
Mrs. Gan looked at the sleeping Liu Bei, hesitated, then reached out to untie her wedding dress one by one, slowly took off the clothes and put them aside.
Of course, only the outer garment is removed, and the inner garment and the like will not be removed.
She came to the red candle, which was only one-third burning, and blew it out.
Then he groped his way to the bed, came to the bed, pulled the quilt over it, and got into the bed.
During the whole process, I didn’t dare to get too close inside, as I was a little afraid of being next to my husband...
"We were married last night, and I got drunk. My wife just got married, and I asked her to serve me. It's really a sin."
The next morning, Liu Bei woke up drunk and looked at Mrs. Gan with an apologetic face.
Mrs. Gan smiled and said: "What are you talking about, husband?
After I get married, I am my husband's person, and it is my duty to serve my husband."
Looking at Mrs. Gan's beautiful face that was as smooth, white and warm as white jade, Liu Bei couldn't help but apologize again.
Then he said: "It is really an honor for me, Liu Xuande, to marry someone like my wife. From now on, I will be prepared to live a good life with my wife."
As he spoke, he hugged Mrs. Gan from behind.
Mrs. Gan's face suddenly turned red again.
The two were affectionate for a while, and Liu Bei took the lead in walking out of the room.
After leaving the door for a while, the gentle smile on Liu Bei's face gradually disappeared.
He stopped, and after standing here for a moment, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, and the palms hanging down to his knees unconsciously clenched into fists...
In the room after Liu Bei left, Mrs. Gan was dressing up in front of the bronze mirror with a smile on her face.
Although her husband Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were far less famous, capable, and high-ranking than the other Queen Jing of Zhongshan, they could still be regarded as talented people.
He is also very talented.
The most important thing is gentleness.
As expected, his uncle and aunt did not deceive him.
They have indeed found themselves a good husband.
Being able to have such a good husband will make me satisfied from now on...
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Here in Xuzhou, Tao Qian was carrying a pot of fine wine, pouring himself a glass of wine, and looking at the snowy scene outside the pavilion from time to time, he felt so comfortable.
There is a reason for his good mood.
His niece married Liu Xuande.
After personal contact, I found that Liu Xuande did not disappoint me at all, and exceeded my expectations.
This confirmed his previous thoughts.
I feel that all the hard work was not in vain.
Of course, in addition to this, another reason is the civil strife in Chang'an brought back by Chen Deng, the seizure of military power by Liu Cheng, and the news that people from Liangzhou wanted to take action against Guanzhong.
Regardless of whether the civil unrest in Chang'an is true or not, this is an excellent thing for Tao Qian.
They are all worthy of his happiness.
As for Dong Zhuo's promotion of Chen Deng, he didn't take it seriously at all and just dismissed it as a fart.
It can be seen from this that Dong Zhuo followed Liu Cheng's suggestion and implemented this alienation strategy. It was actually divided into people and had certain screening.
Many people laughed at this incident.
But our general Yuan Shu got rid of his chief secretary just because of this.
This is actually the same as those common scams in later generations.
A lot of the news is immediately known to be false.
But someone happened to be fooled.
This means that many people have been screened out, leaving only those who are easier to deceive...
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"It's not easy for my sister-in-law to live alone with her children. We need to find a solution with her."
In a place in Guanzhong, someone squatted by the stove, pinched a soybean that was roasted on a tile, and chewed it in his mouth.
There was a squeaking sound, and the burnt aroma filled your mouth.
He said this while chewing soybeans.
"It's really not easy."
Someone from the side responded with a voice.
As the man spoke, he picked up one of the dumplings in the bowl and put it into his mouth, eating it with relish.
The man who eats dumplings is Gao Shun, and the man who eats soybeans is Cheng Lian.
Dumplings are also popularized by Taobao Restaurant.
Of course, the first time Cheng Lian, Gao Shun and others ate dumplings was not at Taobao Restaurant, but when they were in the army with Liu Cheng.
Dumplings are extremely delicious and easy to make. They only ate them once and they completely fell in love with them.
Especially Gao Shun.
He is about the same height as Cheng Lian, but overall he is more majestic.
You can eat it yourself, and you can eat more than Cheng Lian.
If you make dumplings, you will eat more.
One person eats almost half as much as Cheng Lian.
It was precisely because of this that Cheng Lian had already finished eating the dumplings and was slowly eating the fried soybeans, while Gao Shun was still putting the dumplings in his mouth.
"Do you have any good ideas?"
Gao Shun swallowed the dumpling in his mouth, put another dumpling into his mouth, looked at Cheng Lian and asked.
The lady-in-law they mentioned was none other than Lu Bu's widow Yan.
Dong Zhuo had previously pardoned Lu Bu's widow, but Yan did not leave and still lived here in Chang'an.
It's not that she doesn't want to leave, but that she really has nowhere else to go.
Lu Bu's hometown, Jiuyuan, had long been occupied by the Xianbei people.
As early as the time of Emperor Ling, Han people began to migrate to the interior, and that area had already been abandoned.
Lu Bu also has no clan power.
There is no way to rely on it.
As for her natal family, they were even humbler than Lu Bu's family, and she couldn't tell whether they still existed at this time.
At this time, the war was in chaos, and orphans and widowed mothers like them without a husband to protect them would only be bullied by others if they went anywhere else, and their life would be worse than in Chang'an.
After all, here in Chang'an, they still have Lu Bu's remaining subordinates to protect and take care of them, so they have more to rely on than elsewhere.
Because of this, they have always lived here in Chang'an.
Although Cheng Lian and Gao Shun took some care, it was not a long-term solution after all.
Moreover, there is something wrong with doing this.
Since ancient times, there have been many disputes in the house of widows. It is taboo even for widows to keep dogs, and they can only keep geese as housekeepers, not to mention fighting men like them.
It would be even easier to spread rumors of right and wrong.
Moreover, Gao Shun chose to commit suicide after he had not returned from Yizhou before. After learning the news of Lu Bu's death, Gao Shun chose to commit suicide.
Cheng Lian followed suit and committed suicide.
At that time, in order to cover up the real reason for their suicide, Liu Huangshu once released news, saying that they were trapped by love and couldn't get what they wanted, so they went to extremes for a while.
Although the message was vague, it didn't say much about the rest of the story, nor did it mention any specific people.
However, it cannot stop people's interest in gossipy news.
I want to create something for you that doesn't usually happen, and make it up with a nose and an eye.
Not to mention that they had rumors specifically spread by Liu Cheng as basis.
There are not many women who can make people like them, who are so coveted, that they are willing to commit suicide for them when they can't think about it for a moment...
Therefore, among the speculations, Yan, the wife of their immediate boss Lu Bu at that time, became the one with the loudest voice.
And it was spread secretly by some good people with noses and eyes.
Now, Lu Bu is dead and Yan has become a widow. They are both alive and well, which makes it even more difficult to bear.
It was rumored to be like that before, let alone now.
They had been very careful in taking care of Mrs. Yan, but rumors still spread all over the place.
Each of them was from a family background, and the soldiers and horses they commanded had followed Lu Bu in the past.
Under such circumstances, both of them felt very anxious.
However, it cannot be ignored.
After all, this is the widow of their former lord.
Lu Bu is gone. No matter what, they need to take care of him, otherwise it will really be unjustifiable.
Even Uncle Liu Huang acquiesces to this.
This actually accounts for a lot of the reasons why they are so determined to follow the emperor's uncle.
"If I don't think it's possible, just let Madam-in-law get married..."
Cheng Lian put a few more roasted soybeans into his mouth before he spoke, appearing to be a bit mumbling.
Gao Shun, who was putting the dumplings in his mouth, paused when he heard this, and looked at Cheng Lian with a slightly different look.
Cheng Lian felt a little embarrassed by his look and reached out his hand to smash a soybean towards Gao Shun.
"What are you thinking?!
What I mean is to find someone else to marry my wife, not to marry me, Cheng Lian."
After Gao Shun heard this, he put the dumpling into his mouth and started eating.
At the same time, he picked up the soybean that Cheng Lian smashed over and dropped into his bowl and put it into his mouth to eat.
There is a crunching sound when chewed.
"This is a way. My wife is still young and her days will be long. She cannot be left a widow for the rest of her life.
Although we are taking care of him, his life will not be difficult.
But it is still inconvenient after all. There are too many people who like to gossip, and people’s words are terrible."
Gao Shun nodded slowly and expressed his opinion, expressing his agreement with Cheng Lian's words.
Then he said again: "It's just that our wife-in-law's identity is sensitive, and marrying an ordinary person would offend her, and we can't stand it.
But people with status would basically not marry her.
It's not easy to do a sequel for others...
Since you took the initiative to talk about this matter, I guess you have considered it and probably already have a suitable candidate in mind, so why not tell me so that I can refer to it."
Cheng Lian put two more soybeans into his mouth, chewed them, and then said, "What do you think, uncle?"
"Uncle Huang naturally has nothing to say..."
Gao Shun answered without hesitation.
Halfway through his words, he stopped talking and was stunned on the spot.
After a pause, Gao Shun finally spoke, looking a little excited: "Why did you think of the emperor's uncle?
The emperor's uncle just got married. With two wives and one concubine, how could they get married again?
The emperor's uncle had two wives, one was the direct granddaughter of Grand Master Dong, and the other was a daughter of the current Situ family. Even his concubine was the adopted daughter of the former Situ Wang Yun.
Although our sister-in-law's status is not low, compared with them...
When I get there from now on, I'm afraid..."
Cheng Lian heard this and said: "According to Madam-in-law's current situation, it is very difficult to marry someone who is satisfactory to her, who will not let her be wronged, and who will lead a relatively prosperous life in the future.
Or it can be said that it is simply impossible.
Following the emperor's uncle, it is impossible to be a wife, but it is still possible to be a concubine.
According to the emperor's character and status, his wife will not be wronged.
You and I brothers, as well as the brothers you and I lead, will all work under the emperor's uncle from now on. The wife will follow the emperor's uncle, so that the soldiers and horses under his command can be at ease.
Completely loyal to the emperor's uncle.
From now on, we can also check on my wife, mother and daughter from time to time.
I think that my elder brother Quan Xia Youzhi, Fengxian, will definitely be very satisfied with this arrangement and be able to smile."
Hearing this, Gao Shun did not speak immediately, but silently put the dumplings into his mouth.
After finishing the last three dumplings in the bowl, he put the bowl and chopsticks aside, stretched out his hand to wipe his mouth, and sighed: "Now, this is the only way we can do it. This is the best arrangement.
Although Dong Zhuo ordered his wife and daughter to be pardoned, what the lord had done before was too evil.
Even if you are forgiven, you will eventually be different from others, you will always have difficulties, and you will definitely be ostracized everywhere.
We also followed the emperor's uncle, and with the emperor's uncle protecting us, we didn't have so many troubles.
If it hadn't been like this, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as easy as it is now.
Now that the emperor's uncle has just been stripped of his military power, there are some people who treat us differently...
Let Madam-in-law follow the Emperor's uncle, and the situation will definitely be much better.
I will not be helpless and lonely in the future...
My lord, when he did things before, he didn't think carefully about it, and he didn't even make arrangements for his wife and daughter.
Sister-in-law and the others are not dead, so they are blessed with great fortune.
What we are doing now is to find the best possible destination for our sister-in-law, mother and daughter.
If the lord is like this, he will definitely agree with us doing this and praise us very much."
Although Lu Bu died, Gao Shun still did not mention Lu Bu's name in private, and still addressed him as his lord to show respect.
Of course, the status of Liu Cheng, the imperial uncle, in his heart has already surpassed that of Lu Bu, the dead lord.
Liu Cheng naturally knew about this, but he was not dissatisfied at all. On the contrary, he was very happy.
This shows that Gao Shun is a person who truly values love and justice.
If you can treat Lu Bu like this, you may not be able to treat yourself like this in the future.
You can rest assured if you use people like this.
Of course, this is also directly related to the fact that Lu Bu is already dead and cannot die anymore. No matter how respectful Gao Shun is to him, Lu Bu is still a dead person and it is impossible to lure Gao Shun away from him.
"I think it's okay to let Madam-in-law follow the Emperor's uncle. I don't have any objections. But after all, this is not a matter between the two of us. It's better to talk about it with Madam-in-law. What should we do with the Emperor's uncle mainly?
According to the current status of the emperor's uncle, and the emperor's uncle has taken two wives, will he accept the wife's wife?"
Gao Shun looked at Cheng Lian and asked.
Cheng Lian said: "I am also worried about this matter.
But after some consideration, I have a certain idea in my mind. Let me tell you what you think."
Gao Shun nodded, and Cheng Lian continued: "If you want the emperor's uncle to hold a ceremony or something, it is basically difficult to carry the wife back.
It's not easy to talk about this matter if we mention it directly.
Here, we can first give the full details to my sister-in-law and let her know about this matter.
Then we here thought that Chang'an was unsafe and it would be inconvenient for Madam-in-law, mother and daughter to live in Chang'an, so we asked Madam-in-law to go to Yushan to live with the Emperor's uncle and them.
Madam-in-law is older than the emperor and the others, but she looks very young and has good looks.
When the time comes to live with Uncle Yushan, and get along for a long time, things will most likely fall into place.
Even if nothing really happens, if you stay there for a long time, in people's eyes, there will be no difference between it and something happening.
But time, true or false is no longer important, everything will become true..."
This is actually going to be a very shameless moistening thing...
After hearing the words, Gao Shun thought for a while, nodded and said: "Your idea is indeed a good one. If you don't bring it up openly, you won't give the emperor a chance to refuse, and it won't hurt the face of all parties. Let everything take its course...
"
After some discussion, the two immediately started to take action, preparing to get this matter done as soon as possible...
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The snow that fell before has not completely melted, and a new snow fell again.
The green wheat seedlings were covered, leaving only a vast expanse of white.
There were children jumping forward on the snow, leaving a series of footprints, chasing each other and laughing.
They chanted proverbs like "This year I will be covered with a three-layer wheat quilt, next year I will sleep with a steamed bun on my pillow."
This is not only a proverb and nursery rhyme, but also people’s expectation for a better life.
At this time, it is almost the end of the year, and even a relatively remote place like Lantian Yushan has a strong festive flavor.
In Lantian County, on the road leading to Yushan, there are three carriages heading towards Yushan.
There were about a dozen guards in front and behind the carriage.
"Mom, where are we going? After walking for so long, why haven't we arrived yet?"
