After many years, Su Xun still remembers the fear of being dominated by Ouyang Xiu and Wen Yanbo.
Su Xun thought to himself: "I am no match for them. I must ask a few helpers... to find Heitantou..."
After saying this, Su Xun ran to the wing where Bao Zheng was.
Zhao Xu chased after Su Xun and said, "I can help too."
Su Xun said without looking back: "How can you help? It's okay for you to wear men's clothes and sneak in to watch the excitement. Once everyone is watching, it will be easy to see through your daughter's body.
Those guys were young, but all of them were frequent visitors to the brothel, and they had poisonous eyes.
If they really want to expose your identity, they will inevitably take advantage of you for fun."
Zhao Xu opened his mouth, but did not speak.
Among the three friends she made, Kou Tianci was still a baby and didn't understand anything.
Bao Zheng is smart, but he rarely plays tricks and doesn't go to brothels, so he doesn't understand these things.
Su Xun was young, but he often went to brothels secretly, so he knew a lot, and secretly taught Zhao Xu some knowledge about the flower shop.
Under Su Xun's guidance, Zhao Xu knew that few scholars had lower limits when it came to having fun in the flower field.
She has a noble status, how could she let others take advantage of her for fun.
Su Xun took Zhao Xu and hurried to the wing where Bao Zheng was, and saw Bao Zheng warming up his book.
Su Xun broke into the door and shouted: "Heitan Tou, come with me to take revenge..."
Bao Zheng glanced at Su Xun and said in a neutral tone: "I won't go..."
Su Xun shouted: "Today some very arrogant people entered the house. They threatened that no one in Kou's house could be their opponent. Now all the scholars living in Kou's house were defeated by them.
If they continue to cause trouble, our reputation will suffer."
Bao Zheng put down the book in his hand, his eyes fell on Su Xun, and he said seriously: "Do you think I'm stupid?"
Su Xun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said righteously: "Of course you are not stupid. I, Su Xun, am already one of the few smart people in the world. You are about as smart as me, so of course you are not stupid."
Bao Zheng rolled his eyes, picked up the scroll again, and said, "Since I'm not stupid, how could I believe your lies?"
When Su Xun heard this, he became anxious, "What I said is true..."
Bao Zheng said calmly: "In the Kou Mansion, I only saw you, Su Xun, provoking you everywhere, as if you had no opponent in the world, but I didn't see anyone else provoking you.
You must have encountered a tough situation and been taught a lesson, so you came to me to help you stand up.
I won't help you do those boring things.
Go ahead and don't disturb me while I'm reading my book."
Su Xun was exposed by Bao Zheng, and said without blushing, "I swear, I really didn't take the initiative to trouble them this time."
"You didn't scare people away when they showed up, and of course you didn't take the initiative to provoke them."
Zhao Xu unceremoniously exposed Su Xun's lies.
Su Xun immediately turned red with anger, glared at Zhao Xu and said, "Why are you interrupting when a man is talking?"
Zhao Xu suddenly raised his eyebrows.
Just when he was about to scold Su Xun, he saw Bao Zheng put down the scroll, frowned and said to Su Xun: "What did you say she did? She didn't say anything wrong."
Su Xun hummed: "My daughter's house..."
Halfway through Su Xun's words, Bao Zheng snorted coldly.
Su Xun shut his mouth.
When Zhao Xu saw someone helping him, he looked at Su Xun provocatively.
Su Xun's eyes lingered on Bao Zheng and Zhao Xu for a moment, then stared at Bao Zheng with his eyes wide open, and exclaimed: "You, you, you... do you have admiration for this wild girl?!"
Zhao Xu looked stunned and a little confused.
Bao Zheng glared at Su Xun fiercely, "That's nonsense!"
Zhao Xu looked at Bao Zheng a little confused.
Bao Zheng frowned and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense..."
Zhao Xu nodded blankly, she was still confused.
Su Xun pointed at Zhao Xu and shouted to Bao Zheng: "You must have admiration for her, otherwise you would not be able to protect her."
Bao Zheng waited for Su Xun to shout: "I just don't want to see you get into trouble."
Su Xun rolled his eyes and shouted: "Unless you help me, I will tell you about your admiration for her."
Bao Zheng gritted his teeth, glared at Su Xun, and said through gritted teeth: "Help..."
Su Xun's face showed a smile of success.
Bao Zheng tidied up and followed Su Xun out of the wing.
Zhao Xu was still in a dazed state.
When Bao Zheng saw that Zhao Xu did not follow him, he said to Su Xun: "She has an extraordinary status, so don't talk nonsense in front of her. If you really get into trouble, Privy Council Kou won't be able to save you."
Whether you admire or not is nonsense.
The reason why Bao Zheng protected Zhao Xu was because he guessed Zhao Xu's identity.
Although Zhao Xu tried his best to cover it up, Bao Zheng still guessed Zhao Xu's identity.
Zhao Xu himself overlooked some things, but Bao Zheng saw them clearly.
Zhao Xu was messing around in Kou's house, and no one cared about him.
In the Kou Mansion, except for Kou Ji and Mrs. Kou, no one else dared to speak loudly in front of Zhao Xu.
The Kou Mansion can now be considered a first-rate wealthy family.
Some of the stewards and housekeepers in Kou's house were qualified to say some tough words even when they met young ladies from other wealthy families.
Throughout the Song Dynasty, there was only one family that could make the stewards and housekeepers of the Kou Mansion lower their heads and talk.
It's just that Zhao Xu herself concealed her identity, and Bao Zheng didn't want to live a humble life in front of Zhao Xu, so he chose to cooperate with Zhao Xu and conceal her identity.
Only Su Xun, a heartless person who only followed Zhao Xu for fun, could not figure out Zhao Xu's identity.
If it were anyone else, they would be able to deduce Zhao Xu's identity after just a few days of contact with him.
Su Xun heard Bao Zheng's words and curled his lips and said: "What status can she have? Can she still be a princess of the royal family? It is impossible for a princess of the royal family to play with us, let alone live in the Kou Mansion.
You just wanted to hide your love for her, so you used this lame excuse to scare me."
Bao Zheng glanced at Su Xun and didn't want to talk to him anymore.
Bao Zheng felt that the stupid brother in front of him would be beaten sooner or later because of his mouth.
Under the guidance of Su Xun, Bao Zheng arrived at the front yard.
Ouyang Xiu and others did not leave, but were exchanging knowledge with the scholars in the front yard.
Ouyang Xiu and others were slightly stunned when they saw Su Xun bringing someone over.
"Little Su Xun actually found a helper..."
Fu Bi said teasingly.
Bao Zheng didn't pay attention to Fu Bi's words. He bowed his hands to Fu Bi and others and said, "Bao Zheng, a scholar from Luzhou..."
Fu Bi and others saw that Bao Zheng was a man of etiquette and was not as foolhardy as Su Xun. Their faces straightened slightly, and they all returned the gift to Bao Zheng and reported their place of origin and name.
After the common name and place of origin.
Bao Zheng cupped his hands and said, "In response to Su Xun's invitation, I came here to help with boxing..."
Ouyang Xiu made some arrangements.
Bao Zheng stepped forward and sat down.
Ouyang Xiu and others also sat down.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, several people continued to compare poems.
As soon as Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng and others opened their mouths, the scholars in the front yard immediately noticed something different.
As soon as Ouyang Xiu and others opened their mouths, various classics came to them at their fingertips, and nouns and sentences came out frequently.
The former academicians immediately realized that they were not on the same level as Ouyang Xiu and others.
Even Su Xun, who was so suppressed that they couldn't lift their heads, was still inferior to Ouyang Xiu and others.
After Ouyang Xiu composed a famous song, the battle in the front yard immediately spread throughout the entire Kou Mansion.
Kou Ji and Fan Zhongyan were preparing for the Spring Festival after the new year. The servant guarding the door stood at the door and bowed: "Young Master, Fan Shilang, the scholars are fighting poetry in the front yard."
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
On the contrary, it was Fan Zhongyan who said expectantly: "Is there any masterpiece?"
The servant nodded and immediately sang out the masterpiece that Ouyang Xiu had composed.
Fan Zhongyan pinched his beard and shook his head. After listening, he said with great joy: "Excellent work... Excellent work..."
Fan Zhongyan stared at the servant and asked: "Where is the poetry competition going?"
"It's just beginning..."
"It's just the beginning and there are such great works. There will definitely be even better ones later."
Fan Zhongyan was a little excited for a while and wanted to take a look.
He stood up involuntarily, seemed to realize something, and looked at Kou Ji.
"Sir... are you going with us?"
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled.
"You go ahead. I still have some government affairs to deal with."
Fan Zhongyan cupped his hands and said, "Then the student will take the first step."
After saying this, Fan Zhongyan couldn't wait to leave the study.
As soon as Fan Zhongyan left, Kou Ji was the only one left in the study. Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows and said to himself: "I just copied an article of "Ai Lian Shuo" and it was ignored by Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai.
Questioned for months.
If I copy a few more articles, won't they come to Kou's house and stare at me?"
After a pause, Kou Ji added: "Besides, if I copy too much, what will you do in the future?"
Kou Ji smiled self-deprecatingly, lowered his head and continued to deal with government affairs.
Just as he was lowering his head to deal with government affairs, Zhao Xu walked in blankly.
Kou Ji heard the footsteps, raised his head, glanced at Zhao Xu, and prepared to lower his head and continue to handle official duties.
But as soon as he lowered his head, he realized something was wrong and raised his head to look at Zhao Xu again.
Kou Ji found that Zhao Xu, who used to be happy and cheerful in the past, was a little dull today.
Kou Ji was stunned for a moment, put down the government affairs in his hands, stood up and said, "What's wrong? Someone offended you?"
In Kou Ji's eyes, Zhao Xu is both his student and his sister.
So when he saw Zhao Xu being unhappy, he naturally had to be concerned.
Under Kou Ji's questioning, Zhao Xu raised his head blankly and said, "Su Xun said... that black charcoal head has feelings for me..."
Kou Ji stared for a moment, a little surprised.
"Did Su Xun tell you in private?"
Zhao Xu shook his head, "He said it in front of Heitan Tou."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment, asked Zhao Xu to sit down, and then said, "Tell me what happened in detail."
Zhao Xu nodded and told Kou Ji something without hiding anything.
After hearing this, Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully and asked, "What are you thinking? Do you think Su Xun is telling the truth?"
Zhao Xu shook his head in confusion.
"I don't know...but Su Xun said that Heitan Tou is protecting me, but it's true."
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and then asked: "Do you have any admiration for Heitan Tou in your heart?"
Zhao Xu shook his head still confused.
Kou Ji pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.
After thinking about it for a long time, he ordered: "Then you stay in the room for the next few days and don't go out. Think about it carefully and see if you have any feelings for Heitan Tou."
Zhao Xu looked at Kou Ji and said seriously: "Heitan Tou said that he will not like the princess."
"oh?"
"Hei Tantou said, in our dynasty, if you marry a princess, you are destined to have no chance of having an official career. But anyone who is determined to make a difference in his official career will not marry a princess. Only those who love vanity will marry a princess.
The princess fights for wealth."
Zhao Xu spoke to Kou Jida very seriously.
After listening to Zhao Xu's words, Kou Ji frowned slightly.
What Bao Zheng said was true, but it was obviously a big blow to Zhao Xu. Otherwise, with her weird and heartless temper, it would be impossible for her to take it to heart.
Kou Ji stared at Zhao Xu and said, "Don't think blindly. Whether the prince-in-law is not destined for an official career is not decided by Bao Zheng, nor is it decided by the scholars in the world.
In the world, only your imperial brother can decide whether the consort has no chance of an official career.
Your imperial brother has always loved you, and for your sake, it is not impossible to make an exception for your consort to serve.
After all, I don’t have many royal relatives in the Song Dynasty anymore.
We don’t need to worry about the emperor’s relatives becoming powerful and affecting the Song Dynasty.”
Zhao Xu stared at Kou Ji in confusion, "Really?"
Kou Ji nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, with your royal brother and me here, I will definitely help you find a husband of your choice."
Zhao Xu said a little shyly: "Who wants to find the right husband..."
After saying this, she ran out of Kou Ji's study.
Kou Ji sighed slightly after Zhao Xu left.
It’s not easy to be a princess in the Song Dynasty.
Far less majestic than the princesses of the Han and Tang dynasties.
After each of them got married, they could only stay at home to take care of their husband and raise their children.
It is simply impossible to use your status as a princess to influence government affairs.
This is also the reason why other princesses such as Deng Guo and Ji Guo, as well as the children born to other princesses, behaved misbehaving in Bianjing City and even in the Song Dynasty.
They have a noble status, but they do not get the power they deserve, so they can only reflect their nobility as princesses through misbehavior.
Kou Ji did not pity the two princesses of Deng and Ji.
The two princesses of Deng and Ji indulged their husbands and allowed their disciples to do evil things that exceeded the bottom line that the people could tolerate, and also exceeded the bottom line that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could tolerate.
Therefore, they deserve to be imprisoned in the house now.
He just pitied Zhao Xu.
The late emperor Zhao Heng had two princesses. Princess Huiguo died young, leaving Zhao Xu alone.
Zhao Xu also grew up in stumbling blocks.
In order not to be involved in the disputes in the court, in order to avoid being given to someone she didn't like, Mrs. Du made a determined effort and asked her to package herself with Buddhist and Taoist classics and pretend to be a Taoist.
The appearance of Kou Ji affected her fate.
If Kou Ji had not appeared, she would eventually become a monk and live her whole life with the statue of the Three Pure Ones.
Kou Ji felt that since she was the only princess left by the late emperor, the only sister of the official family, and now she was also her sister, she should live a beautiful life with her, instead of living alone in a temple and guarding a group of Zhao people.
The mad woman who was banished from the palace and imprisoned lived out her whole life.
According to historical records.
After Zhao Xu became a monk, Zhao Zhen had a temple built for her and allowed her to practice in the temple.
During the period of Zhao Xu's cultivation, Zhao Zhen sent some concubines in the palace who failed in court battles to be imprisoned in the temple.
Kou Ji had seen how crazy the concubines in the palace were when they failed in court battles.
Each one of them either committed suicide or went crazy.
Most of the concubines imprisoned in temples are lunatics.
Zhao Xu is a normal person who lives with a group of lunatics.
The inner suffering can be imagined.
Kou Ji felt that if something went wrong with the concubine, it was Zhao Zhen's responsibility and should not be put on a weak girl to bear.
Now all the talented people from all over the world have gathered in Kou Mansion.
If Zhao Xu can find a suitable husband among them, that will definitely be a good thing.
As for the issue of the prince-in-law’s appointment.
Zhao Xu regarded it as a big deal, but Kou Ji didn't care.
Zhao Zhen dominates the world and is the overlord of the world.
Kou Ji has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from the overlord country.
If the two of them can't give a little girl a happy marriage, they might as well kill each other together.
Kou Ji was worried about Zhao Xu's marriage and was no longer in the mood to deal with government affairs in the study. He left the study and went to the backyard.
In the backyard.
bedroom.
Xiang Yan was lying on the soft couch to rest, and Kou Tianci was walking around the room with a civet cat in his hand.
The maids were waiting on the side.
Kou Ji entered the room, and all the maids saluted him.
Xiang Yan wanted to get up, but Kou Ji took the lead and ran to her soft couch, helping her to lie down again.
"You are going to give birth in a few months, so don't move around casually and don't stick to these customs."
Kou Ji helped Xiang Yan lie down and said softly.
Before Xiang Yan could speak, a civet cat's cry sounded in the room.
Kou Tianci stumbled out of the room with the civet cat in his hand.
When Kou Ji saw this, he was slightly stunned.
Several maids hurriedly chased him out.
Kou Ji said slightly confused: "This..."
Xiang Yan laughed and said, "I'm afraid of being beaten by you."
Kou Ji asked in astonishment: "He still knows how to be afraid?"
Ever since Kou Tianci became able to run and walk, he has always struggled with poultry.
He never touches the clean and well-washed pets in his house.
He just likes to touch those dirty poultry.
Kou Ji spanked him frequently for this.
After each beating, Kou Tianci didn't care.
Now that he suddenly knew he was afraid, Kou Ji was naturally surprised.
Xiang Yan said dumbfounded: "He is already four years old, so naturally he is afraid. Other people's children have already started to become confused at the age of four."
Enlightenment does not mean confusion, it means enlightenment.
Just get an education.
Hearing this, Kou Ji sighed with emotion: "I am already four years old in a flash... time flies so fast..."
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "My husband is still the same as before, but I have a few wrinkles at the corners of my eyes. In a few years, my husband may not like me anymore."
Most men like younger people.
This is a well-known thing in Bianjing City.
Those old guys in their 50s and 60s often accepted little girls aged 15 or 16 into their houses.
Kou Ji glanced at Xiang Yan and said without curiosity: "If I were really a changeable person, I would have filled the back house with women long ago. How could I wait until you grow old?"
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "If my husband really wants to fill the back house with a woman, I won't mind."
Kou Ji sat next to Xiang Yan and shouted in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense..."
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "I'm not talking nonsense, what I said is true. Every time I go to the big house in Bianjing City, I see my father-in-law surrounded by many wives and concubines, and the house is full of children, and I am very envious.
My husband is the only one with me, so he will inevitably feel a bit shabby."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Did someone talk nonsense in front of you?"
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "Are there not many rumors about you and me? At the earliest, there was a rumor in Bianjing city that you are a manly man. After you took a concubine, this kind of rumor disappeared.
Instead you cannot be humane.
After Ci'er was born, such rumors disappeared.
Instead, you are henpecked and I am jealous."
Kou Ji rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Don't they want to see someone else's husband and wife raise their eyebrows together?"
Xiang Yan nodded and said: "It's true... they always think that with your status, you have to have at least seventeen or eight concubines to be considered normal."
Kou Ji curled his lips and said, "They are mentally ill and we don't care about them."
Xiang Yan stared at Kou Ji and said seriously: "This time I am serious about what I said. How about my husband take in a few concubines?"
Kou Ji frowned into a frown.
Xiang Yan no longer pretended to be secretive, and said frankly: "There is a royal maid in the palace. When the officials favored her, she advised them to give you some concubines."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Someone in the palace is eyeing me?"
Xiang Yan said: "It's not that she is eyeing you. She just thinks that you are close to the officials and they trust you, so she wants to gain their trust by helping you seek benefits."
Kou Ji snorted coldly: "It's so stupid..."
Xiang Yan smiled and said: "Everyone else in the palace is praising her for being smart. Because after she mentioned you to the officials, the officials favored her twice. Now some people are ready to imitate her."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "You mean that in the future more and more concubines will come to the government to give me things?"
Xiang Yan nodded slowly and said, "That's why I want my husband to have a few concubines in order to avoid the thoughts of the women in the palace."
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Did Empress Cao tell you?"
Xiang Yan smiled and said, "Except for Empress Cao, no one dares to say such things."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes and said quietly: "Someone wants to harm me!"
The smile on Xiang Yan's face froze.
"Why did your husband say this?"
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "It's been more than a day or two since I became friends with the officials. Why didn't anyone advise the officials before and gave me a concubine? Why was it that when all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were staring at me, someone just
Would you like to advise the officials and ask them to give me a concubine?"
Xiang Yan frowned and said, "Why do they do this?"
Kou Ji thought for a long time and said: "It should be to remind the civil and military officials of the court that I, Kou Ji, have become the second Ding Wei."