The next day, Gu Yan's nanny, Grandma Shen, came in to say hello. Gu Yan brought a cup of tea to Grandma Shen and said a few words. Grandma Shen stood up to leave. Gu Yan's heart moved slightly, and he stood up and said with a smile: "I I have to leave now, so I just want to see grandma off and say a few words."
Aunt Shen and Aunt Zhao are his aunt's dowry girls, two confidants and right-hand men. There is probably nothing about his aunt that they don't know.
Grandma Shen is a smart person. As soon as she heard Gu Yan's words, she knew that the key point of going together was: say a few more words.
The two of them walked out of the courtyard, and Gu Yan carefully considered his words, "My mother and father are very polite, and they don't seem to have much time to talk."
Nanny Shen glanced at Gu Yan and did not dare to answer.
Is this politeness a nice thing to say, or does it mean something harsh? What does it mean that you don't speak much? The prince is so busy and can't see anyone, what can he say?
"I've always heard that grandma is good at policy making. I don't think I've seen grandma write anything, nor have I heard grandma talk about things outside our house. Dad doesn't seem to tell grandma about outside things?" Gu Yan Make the circle smaller.
Aunt Shen understood a little bit, but she was not quite sure yet. She smiled tentatively and said, "The prince is so busy, and the princess is also busy from morning to night."
"What about when they were young? Do they want to be like this now?" Gu Yan asked next.
Grandma Shen understood the general direction, but the specific reference was still a bit vague, so she just followed the words.
"When I was young, the old prince and the princess were all around, and the prince didn't have as many missions as he does now. The prince and the princess often talked, and the prince often talked to the princess about outside things. The princess was afraid of causing trouble to the prince, so she didn't do much Talk to the prince about the affairs of the palace."
"Then why didn't daddy tell grandma about the outside world?" Gu Yan immediately asked.
Finally, I was in a hurry and reached this point.
"That's it." Nanny Shen understood clearly this time, but it was hard for her to comment on this matter. "Later on, the prince became busy, and the princess took over the middle school in our house and became busy as well."
Gu Yan stopped and looked at Grandma Shen with a smile.
"Master, you see what you are asking." Aunt Shen laughed dryly.
"Mommy, I still do this and that, but I was raised by you." Gu Yan said with a smile.
"Brother, this is what we are talking about. It's not like you don't know about your mother-in-law's temper. What the prince said, your mother-in-law, you have to say something about her temper, brother. I also know that when you were young, your mother-in-law could write better policies and opinions than the prince..."
Aunt Shen spoke vaguely, but Gu Yan heard it clearly. His mother-in-law was more knowledgeable and knowledgeable than his father. When his father talked about official matters, he would definitely give advice and criticize her. Mother-in-law had a sharp tongue. He didn't want to say it anymore.
When they reached the fork in the road, Gu Yan asked Nanny Shen to go first, and walked towards the second door, his thoughts returning to Nanny Shen's words.
In the past, he and Shi seemed to be like this. Even if she was right, he knew that she was right, but he was extremely tired of what she said. He even thought in disgust when he saw her straightening her back and about to speak. Turn around and leave.
Grandma will not be like this.
Ah Nan would also say that what he did was wrong, and she would ridicule him, and even call him stupid, but he never felt that Ah Nan was disgusting. Is it because he had feelings for Ah Nan?
It seems not entirely.
Gu Yan thought about it all the way and entered the Ministry of War.
He is coming over today to check the spring and summer military uniforms and shoes that have been transferred to the Shaanzhou garrison.
Wang Shilang, who was in charge of this area of the military department, and Qin Langzhong, the officer in charge, welcomed Gu Yan. Qin Langzhong put the brochure in front of Gu Yan and introduced it with his hands: "The prince also knows that there was almost no cotton harvest due to the locust plague in Shandong last year. Please, please
After receiving instructions from the Privy Council and the Ministry of Household Affairs, the batch of military supplies originally borne by Shandong East Road were transferred to Hunan. Now this batch of military supplies is ready and must be sent to the Shaanzhou Army in early March.
Afraid of not being able to make it in time."
After Qin Langzhong finished speaking, he looked at Gu Yan with concern.
Gu Yan frowned and was about to speak when he suddenly paused.
If he said this to A-nan, what would A-nan say?
Grandma will complain for herself first.
"When this batch of military resources was transferred from Shandong to Hunan, it was almost a month later than usual. For Hunan, this is another additional burden. It will be ready now. Qin Langzhong and Hunan are very concerned
It's not easy, Doctor Qin has worked hard." Gu Yan considered it.
Doctor Qin stared at Gu Yan in surprise, and Shilang Wang was also extremely surprised. He reacted faster than Doctor Qin, and said with a smile: "Mr. Qin's ability is well-known in the Ministry of War."
"The transportation of baggage is extremely difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, if the generals cannot be delivered to the army on time, even one day late, it will be a disaster for the army. When we dispatch baggage, one day early is a great achievement, and one day late is a failure.
Serious sins, great deeds and great sins are just one day apart." Gu Yan flipped through the booklet.
"Let's line up carefully again and make arrangements?" Wang Shilang looked at Qin Qin.
"Wherever you need me to coordinate and coordinate, you go to me. This is your mission, and it is also my mission. We work together, so we can't deliver so many military uniforms, shoes and socks? Don't you think so?" Gu Yan stood up.
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"Yes, yes." Wang Shilang hurriedly smiled and nodded.
"If it is delivered in time, this matter will be recorded in Qin Langzhong's book." Gu Yan told Wang Shilang.
"Of course, this must be considered a credit." Wang Shilang hurriedly leaned over and said with a smile.
The two of them sent Gu Yan away. Before Langzhong Qin could recover, Shilang Wang clicked his tongue, "The prince is becoming more and more like a spring breeze."
Qin Langzhong didn't answer, he couldn't express what he felt in his heart, he didn't feel anything if the spring breeze was not spring breeze, but the prince knew that it was not easy to prepare this batch of military resources, and he knew the troubles in the process.
They, who are small officials with practical skills, most hope that Shangguan will be aware of everything. As for whether it is a spring breeze, at least he doesn't care much.
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Princess Wei took Li Xiaonan to the Prime Minister's residence either early or late.
Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Wang Xiang, only gave birth to a son and a daughter, probably because she worked too hard and had nothing to do after that. Wang Xiang and his wife had a deep love for each other. Although Mrs. Liu persuaded her several times, Wang Xiang never accepted a child.
star.
The eldest daughter of Prime Minister Wang got married and died in childbirth a year later.
The son was smart since he was a child. He passed the Jinshi examination in his early twenties and was elected as the magistrate of Zhongxian County in Fujian. Less than half a year after taking office, he contracted the epidemic and died, leaving behind a newlywed wife and a one-year-old son.
Now in the mansion are four people, Mr. and Mrs. Wang Xiang, their daughter-in-law Lu, and their sixteen-year-old grandson.
There are not many masters in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and there are even fewer servants. The house is very compact, just a slightly larger four-in-one courtyard. Compared with Prince Rui's Mansion, it is slightly smaller than the main courtyard of Princess Wei.
It's just big.
Of course, it is impossible to invite many people to such a house. Those who went to enjoy the flowers that day were a few families who often visited Wang Xiang's family, as well as Princess Wei's sister-in-law, Mrs. Luo, the head of the Wei family, and her daughter Wei Wu, the Shi family
Mrs. Pan Er and Mrs. Pan Jiu were obviously invited to accompany Princess Wei, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Lu, the daughter-in-law of the Prime Minister, greeted her at the door. She politely let Princess Wei go first, then took a step back and looked at Li Xiaonan.
Li Xiaonan was looking at Mrs. Lu, and when she met Mrs. Lu's gaze, she hurriedly knelt down.
"My brother Yun read the lecture notes given by the Crown Princess at Jiangnan Gongyuan and admired the Crown Princess very much." Mrs. Lu spoke softly, like clear and slow water flowing through her.
Princess Wei turned back to look at the two of them.
Li Xiaonan smiled and bent her knees again.
"Mrs. Lu is a girl from the Lu family of Huating." Princess Wei looked at Li Xiaonan and confessed. She looked at Mrs. Lu and smiled and said, "If it's admiration, grandma has great respect for the Lu family. In her eyes, who do you think the Wei family is?"
The Fu family is not as good as the Lu family in Huating, Pingjiang Prefecture."
"Princess, thank you." Mrs. Lu smiled.
Li Xiaonan admired Princess Wei's art of speaking very much.
But this statement is really not flattering to the Huating Lu family. The locals know it. In the eyes of the Huating Lu family, it is true that the Wei family and the Fu family are not as good as the Huating Lu family. Huating
The Lu family has been a clan since the ancient Zhou Dynasty, and has been a family of scholars and food for nearly a thousand years. How can a family like the Wei family and the Fu family, which has been inherited for only one or two hundred years or two or three hundred years, be compared with the Lu family?
Li Xiaonan followed Princess Wei into a small garden.
On one side of the courtyard is a spacious pavilion, and on the other side is a small hall recessed in the middle of the verandah. Both are very suitable for enjoying the small garden.
Although the garden is small, it is unique in its originality. A foot-wide stream winds out from under the moon cave door entering the garden. The water flows rapidly all the way into the corner pool. The branches of an old plum tree with strong branches stretch across, bright red.
The plum blossoms stand out against the pink and white wall, like a painting of winter plum blossoms by a famous artist.
This red plum tree is the flower I want to admire today.
Princess Wei took Li Xiaonan into the hall, and watched Li Xiaonan greet Mrs. Liu, and then Mrs. Luo, Mrs. Pan and others. She smiled and said: "Go and talk to Fifth Sister and the others.
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Li Xiaonan responded with a smile, took two steps back, and walked towards the middle of the arcade.
Princess Wei and Mrs. Liu laughed and said: "She is young and the youngest, and she is still a child. She usually follows me around and looks like she is about to yawn when she sees me talking to others."
"No, Sister Ninth is like that too." Second Mrs. Pan continued, then changed the subject, "Look at the plum blossoms on this tree, I have never seen anything more beautiful than this."
Everyone was busy praising the plum tree.
Li Xiaonan followed Wan Qing and entered the hall in the middle of the Chaoshou arcade.
Ever since Li Xiaonan came in with Princess Wei, Mrs. Wei Wu, Mrs. Pan Jiu and several other young ladies in the hall have been paying attention to Xuan Tang. To be precise, they have been paying attention to Li Xiaonan's movements.
Li Xiaonan came towards them, and they saw it as soon as he stepped back.
At this moment, Li Xiaonan entered the hall, and Pan Jiu Niang picked up a plate of mung bean cake. Li Xiaonan entered from this side, and she went out from the other side. She sat on the gooseneck chair in the verandah and looked for fish in the water with the mung bean cake.
Lady Wei Wu followed Lady Wei Four to see Li Xiaonan, and stood up to greet Li Xiaonan. The other two ladies met Li Xiaonan for the first time, and followed Lady Wei to greet her.
"Fifth sister, come here and watch the fish!" Mrs. Pan Jiu beckoned to Mrs. Wei Wu, who smiled at Li Xiaonan and bowed, and went over to watch the fish with Ms. Pan Jiu.
The other two young ladies, you look at me, I look at you, and Li Xiaonan bent down and smiled, "Do you want to see the fish, Princess Royal?"
Li Xiaonan smiled and shook her head.
The two young ladies held hands and went to look at the fish. Li Xiaonan sat down, drank tea and looked at the plum blossoms.
Wan Qing bent down and wanted to talk to Li Xiaonan, but was stopped by Li Xiaonan.
This garden is too small. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it later.
Fortunately, the flower viewing party at the Prime Minister Wang's Mansion didn't last long. Li Xiaonan followed Princess Wei out and got into the car. Wan Qing pressed against the crack of the car door and looked at the alley outside the door of the Prime Minister Wang's Mansion. She shrunk back and closed the car door tightly.
He said angrily: "Why is the Fifth Lady like this!"
"What's going on? Is Fifth Lady getting close to Ninth Lady, or is she close to us? Of course she has to take care of Ninth Lady first." Li Xiaonan sat comfortably and looked at Wan Qing.
"You are now the Crown Princess, how dare they shame you like this?" Wan Qing said angrily.
"Why don't you dare? What can I do to them? In the past, you never paid attention to Pomegranate. Even if Pomegranate is next to the princess, you can't do anything, right? Now you are first class, Pomegranate is still third class, but Pomegranate is also with you
It's the same as before, if I don't take you seriously, you can still complain to Yuting, right?"
"You are different from me."
"What's the difference? They're all the same." Li Xiaonan patted Wan Qing, "I've thought of it a long time ago. Don't worry about it. I can't do anything to them, and they can't do anything to me either."
"I just feel uncomfortable looking at it." Wan Qing's voice was low.
"Didn't you say that I climbed to the sky in one step? There is a price to climb to the sky, which is already very good. Next time you have such a flower-viewing and grass-viewing event, please remember to bring some charcoal pencils and some bamboo shadow paper." Li Xiaonan smiled.
road.
"What are you going to do?" Wan Qing became alert.
"Draw plum blossoms."
"Does anyone use charcoal to draw plum blossoms?"
"Yes, me!" Li Xiaonan pointed at herself.
Wan Qing stared at the roof of the car with white eyes.
