Mu Anzhi is very busy, and Li Yuhua is not idle either. She often visits Sister Muxiang and the second son of Pei Zhuangyuan's family, named Pei Xing, when she has time.
When the little guy was first born, he looked like a little red-skinned monkey, and he was also wrinkled. Anyway, he looked pretty, so you can’t say he’s pretty unless you want to. However, regardless of whether he’s good-looking or not, this is our own child. Even if he looks like a little monkey, he’s still our own child.
Monkey paper! Li Yuhua really likes to look at the little monkey paper!
She goes there often.
Sister Muxiang’s confinement period was not boring at all. She just had to watch over the little monkey paper all day long and had to coax Axiu, who was always jealous. In Sister Muxiang’s words, “Axing was fine before she was born, and she kept talking.
You told me that you should be a good brother, but with A Xing, you won't be like that anymore. A Xing even drinks milk and A Xiu is not happy. Now A Xiu wants to see you the most, so please come more often."
Although in Sister Muxiang's opinion, it was Li Yuhua who was the most beautiful person. When she came to see A Xing for the first time, Li Yuhua gave A Xing a set of gold necklaces, bracelets and anklets inlaid with precious stones, as well as beautiful materials for making clothes.
However, there were more gifts for Axiu, not to mention the gold necklace and half a car of toys, all for Axiu. But Axiu was very happy.
Axiu didn't like that little stinky kid surrounded by the whole family. The second aunt liked her so much, and Axiu also liked the second aunt.
Knowing that the second aunt was coming, Axiu had been playing ball outside the door early while looking at the second aunt. When the second aunt arrived, Axiu shouted "second aunt" happily and even gave the second aunt fruit to eat.
This made Aunt Hongmei laugh, "Axiu is really sensible, and she is becoming more and more popular."
Sister Muxiang also quickly praised Axiu, "Yes, our Axiu is the smartest and most sensible, right?" Because Axiu is jealous of her younger brother, no one dares to say that Axiu is bad. It is said that children are
In this way, if a younger brother or sister distracts the parents' attention, they will always be a little unhappy. At this time, they need to be coaxed.
Axiu immediately puffed up her little chest, with a proud look on her face, "Of course, I'm not a baby." As he said that, he stretched his little fleshy neck to glance at the snoring little Pei Xing, feeling
His monkey brother is a god of sleep and sleeps all day long.
Because everyone praised him, Axiu felt that his sleeping brother was not so annoying anymore. He wandered around the room, was patted on the head by his second aunt and praised him, and then took the twins outside to play football.
It’s time to play.
Li Yuhua smiled, "Axiu is really interesting."
"You will know when you give birth to your second child." Sister Muxiang teased, but she couldn't help but find it funny, "Axiu is used to eating snacks alone, but twins are not like that."
Aunt Hongmei said, "How about your Seventh Uncle who spoils his children all the time? One said, "Daddy, kiss me three times." The other immediately shouted, "Dad, kiss me four times!" They will have nothing wrong with them if they follow me!
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"Uncle Qi looked gentle, like a scholar. Once I saw him holding jujubes and jujube flowers, one in each hand. Axiu even rode on Uncle Qi's neck. Uncle Qi looked like a normal person." Li Yuhua peeled a pine nut.
Said, "It's true that people cannot be judged by their appearance."
"How old is your Seventh Uncle? You are so young and strong. How can you not take care of several children?" Aunt Hongmei ate rose melon seeds and praised Uncle Seventh, "You just dote on your children too much. The men of their old Pei family
They are all like this, they love children, they love to tease them, and they like to be with them."
"That's not true. Our old man was very strict with Ruyu." Sister Muxiang said about the time when Prime Minister Pei hit Pei Ruyu and almost broke the relationship. At that time, Sister Muxiang was only thinking about getting along with Pei Ruyu, but she felt heartbroken. Now thinking about it,
But it hurts.
Li Yuhua said, "Because of this matter, my third brother never spoke to Prime Minister Pei in the imperial capital. He also asked me to ignore the female family members of the Pei family. Mrs. Prime Minister Pei often comes into the palace, but I don't speak to her when I see her."
Sister Muxiang was amused, "You really listen to His Highness in everything."
"Of course. This is called husband and wife being together." Li Yuhua stayed for half a day as soon as he came. Recently, Mu Anzhi was often busy eating with his subordinates, so Li Yuhua simply ate at Sister Muxiang's place.
When Li Yuhua came home and talked about Axiu being jealous of his younger brother, Mu Anzhi felt very happy and said, "When Axiu doesn't dislike A Xing so much, take Axiu over and live with him for a while." Mu Anzhi wanted Axiu to be his son-in-law. See,
Axiu is particularly pleasing to the eye.
"Well, it will take some time. Fortunately, Axiu is not so jealous now." Li Yuhua laughed loudly, "When our son is born, we will have a bowl of water. Sister Muxiang is giving it to us.
Just a reminder. I heard from Aunt Hongmei that the two twins, Uncle Qi, would not be happy if they kissed each other more than once."
"If the child is like me, this will definitely not happen. When I was a child, I really wanted to have a sibling. Later, when I met Ruyu, we became good friends."
"Me too." Li Yuhua is also her mother's only child, and she lives the life of an only child. In fact, Li Yuhua's personality is not very similar to that of Sister Muxiang, but they have grown up together since they were young, and neither of them has any relatives.
Sisters and brothers, as time goes by, they become good sisters.
Li Yuhua was lying on his side with one hand casually placed on his stomach, "I am so jealous just looking at A Xing. I really want our child to be born soon."
"Don't dwell on it. It will come out naturally when the day comes. It's nothing to rush." Mu Anzhi's hand covered the back of Li Yuhua's hand. They were both lonely people when they were young, but their hearts were slowly filled like this.
Yes, wife, husband, children, family, slowly, life becomes abundant like this.
The days passed leisurely and leisurely. Li Yuhua continued to receive the wives of tribal chiefs and officials who came to meet him. Mu Anzhi also conducted various affairs and spent large sums of money.
Li Yuhua often received gifts from people, and Yunque, who was responsible for managing Li Yuhua's private treasury, picked two more stable little maids as helpers.
There are many interesting things in different imperial capitals in Northern Xinjiang.
First, Chief Bamo, who had been here at the end of last year, came again this spring. This time he also asked to raise a horse for the princess, so Li Yuhua asked him to discuss with Cui Ling. Cui Ling was originally a person sent by Sister Muxiang, and Cui Ling's
My sister married Bai Wen, a member of the Bai family. Bai Wen had been running business with Uncle Jiu for a long time and was from the same village and clan.
Cui Ling's sister is also very capable and is now the person in charge of the leather goods shop.
Cui Ling did not expect that the princess would directly ask him to take charge of such a large business. He immediately did not dare to slack off and started discussing with the clan leader.
By the beginning of March, 99% of the large and small tribes from northern Xinjiang had come, and only two tribes had not come, one was the Sudimir tribe and the other was the Caiyun tribe.
The former tribe is rich in jade and owns the largest jade mine in northern Xinjiang. It has the best relationship with the Lu Gong Mansion in the imperial capital. Most of the jade in the imperial capital is controlled by the Lu family. This is almost an open secret.
The Caiyun tribe heard that there was a clan chief war going on, and they wanted to see who would survive. I am afraid that a new clan leader would come to Xinyi to meet the prince.
Mu Anzhi summoned Lu Hou, Pei Ruyu, Du Changshi, and Hua Changshi. There was an animal skin map on the table, with the locations of famous tribes marked on it. Mu Anzhi asked Lu Hou, "How many men and horses will it take to pull out Sudmir?"
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Marquis Lu was startled, but without asking why, he said directly, "Five thousand elite soldiers are enough." Then he said, "Your Highness wants to send troops to Sudimir?"
"My edict was issued long ago, but the Sudimir tribe has never had a clan leader come to see me, which shows that they don't take me seriously. Is their tribe also fighting for the clan leader like the Caiyun tribe?" Mu Anzhi said expressionlessly, "But
, as the lord of Northern Xinjiang, I still have to give them a chance to correct themselves. Marquis Lu, please make arrangements. Send five thousand cavalry over and ask the Sudimir clan chief to come with his wife, children, and relatives to plead guilty to me. If he doesn't
Tame, teach him to be tame! If he doesn’t understand what a feudal lord is, teach him to understand!”
Of course, Marquis Lu knew that Mu Anzhi had always been stubborn, but he didn't expect that Mu Anzhi would directly send troops to attack Sudmir. This attack must be ordered by the court, right? When Marquis Lu was about to say it, Du Changshi couldn't help but say first, "
Your Highness, I don’t know if this matter will be brought to the attention of the imperial court.”
"Well, I want to inform the court. Xiao Du, you will make a seal now. Marquis Lu will order all the troops, horses and food. I don't know about the war. You tell me about the logistics supply. What is missing? I will come up with something.
." Mu Anzhi is determined to fight this battle, and he can tolerate tribes that have their own little ideas. But this kind of tribe that doesn't give him any face at all is just a chance to use it to establish his authority!
Mu Anzhi said to Marquis Lu, "The imperial court asked me to take charge of the military affairs of Northern Xinjiang just to tame these tribes that have no regard for the imperial court. Otherwise, Northern Xinjiang is thousands of miles away from the imperial capital. If there are any urgent matters, please send them to the imperial court and wait for the cabinet to discuss them.
Any chance of fighting will be delayed. I'm here, don't worry, Marquis Lu, I will take care of anything."
Speaking of this, Marquis Lu responded in a deep voice, "The last general will take your orders!"
Mu Anzhi was dealing with war matters here, but someone came over to cause trouble, and the mess he made was speechless.
It is said that there are many tribes in northern Xinjiang. Different tribes have different temperaments. Some are like the Haohan tribe of the Xianbei tribe, who are concerned about the new weapons of His Highness, and some are as bold as the male patriarchs like the Toyhan tribe. There are also loyal and shrewd tribes.
Of course, there is also the chief Tanjong who is hard to describe.
The head of the Tanjong clan was the first to come and was the most attentive. He came to greet Mu An every morning and night every day and gave him gifts. The gifts were all native products of the clan, such as sheepskins and cowhide. He also gave Mu An ten cars. Gifts are very common, but
He couldn't stand the Tanjong chief's enthusiasm. His tribe was not very wealthy (Tanjong chief said it himself). However, in order to meet the great and noble His Highness, the chief brought his tribe's sacred sheep to worship the great and noble king.
His Royal Highness.
That is, every time I see Mu Anzhi, he will always praise him with flattery, and the words are so disgusting that Mu Anzhi gets goosebumps every time he hears it.
Moreover, the Tanjong clan chief is not only good at flattering, he also likes to use his brain. When he heard that the princess was pregnant, he even went to give her a return gift and flattered her for a while. Then, the Tanjong clan chief thought
Well, the princess looks at the moon, and she has never heard that the prince has a wife. Alas, isn't this a great opportunity?
So, the chief of the Tanjong tribe immediately sent people back to the tribe to pick up his unmarried daughter, who was to be given to the prince as his little princess.
If Mu An is so angry, won't this cause more trouble?
Mu Anzhi rejected this matter before Li Yuhua even came to him. Mu Anzhi also found a good job for the cheerful Tanjong clan chief. Luhou was ordered by the king to question the Sudimir tribe. It just so happened that you were quite leisurely.