Five days have passed since the Shangyuan Festival in Chang'an, but many people still hang lanterns, as if they are still recalling the excitement and joy of the Lantern Festival.
The Jin Palace has been very busy these days. On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhaorong Liu Caichun, the king of Jin, gave birth to a daughter. This was Guo Song's third daughter, named Yuanxiao.
The colorful lights in the palace were bright and lit all night long. In Zhaoyi Minqiu's bedroom, Guo Song roared low and finally relaxed.
He slowly left Min Qiu's plump body and slowly lay down on the bed. This was the third time tonight. Although he also wanted to be restrained, Min Qiu's slender waist and round and exaggerated buttocks always made it difficult to suppress the fire in his heart.
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Minqiu curled up next to him like a cat. She understood her husband's thoughts better than the other sisters. She could make full use of her body to meet her husband's needs, which also made Guo Song doting on her.
Min Qiu's troublesome brother and sister-in-law still refused to restrain themselves after being sent to Taiyuan, and finally caused a disaster. Last October, his brother Zhang Daqi boasted at a banquet that he was the brother-in-law of the King of Jin. As a result, everyone took turns to toast, and he became extremely drunk.
, when he went to the toilet, he slipped and fell into the manure pit. He was already dead when he was picked up.
This incident was a big blow to Minqiu, but she also got a blessing in disguise. Princess Xue Tao, who had always been dissatisfied with her, forgave her, and she began to regain her husband's favor.
Min Qiu gently wiped the sweat from her husband's forehead and whispered: "Husband, please rest tonight! I will serve you well tomorrow night."
Guo Song nodded. He was a little tired today. He went to Ying Caihe's place at noon and attended three more games in the evening. Although he felt that his physical strength could continue, he also wanted to exercise some control.
Minqiu put on a gauze skirt, got up and went outside. She washed her body, brought a basin of warm water, and carefully wiped the sweat stains on her husband's body.
"come over!"
Guo Song opened his arms, and Min Qiu quickly lay down in her husband's arms like a kitten.
"You seem to have something on your mind?" Guo Song asked softly.
Min Qiu nodded and sighed softly: "My sister-in-law is going to remarry!"
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the imperial court has been encouraging widows to remarry in order to increase the population. This has always been a national policy. Even the vassal towns in various regions have become more stringent and do not allow widows to remain widowed. Naturally, the Jin State also strongly advocates and encourages widows to remarry, and has formed a kind of
In a tolerant atmosphere, widows remarrying will not be looked down upon, but rather an honor. Many widows marry with their ex-husband's property, and are also welcomed by their second husbands.
Like Guo Song's eldest sister Guo Ping, she did not remarry because her daughter was abducted. She embarked on a long road to find her daughter and had no time to consider remarrying. Now that her children are grown and living a prosperous life, she does not want to remarry.
Similarly, prostitutes who marry well will not be discriminated against. In order to increase the population, the court tried every means to create a good atmosphere.
It was not until the rise of Neo-Confucianism that women began to be restrained, the Three Obediences and Four Virtues were implemented, widowhood was encouraged, and chastity memorials were built for those who had been widowed for a long time.
But the Tang Dynasty was very tolerant, and increasing population was the consensus of the ruling class from top to bottom.
So it was not surprising to Guo Song that Min Qiu's sister-in-law wanted to remarry.
Guo Song smiled and said: "Isn't this normal? What are you worried about? Are you worried that she will take away the property?"
"It's not a matter of property. The only property she can take away is the five shops under her own name. The other properties were left to her children by her eldest brother. I'm worried about what to do with my nieces and nephews?"
Min Qiu's nephew is fourteen years old and is still studying, and his niece is twelve years old and has always been with her mother. Min Qiu is worried that her sister-in-law will take away the two children and change their surnames, and the Zhang family will be extinct.
Guo Song understood Min Qiu's worries. He thought for a while and said, "Your nephew can be arranged to enter Taixue's juvenile class. There are thousands of people! They are all about his age. They can live in Taixue and take care of their niece.
You can also live in Jinwang Palace, just in time to be Xiaowei's companion."
Min Qiu was overjoyed. This was how she considered it, but she was afraid that her husband would disagree. She told her eldest sister Xue Tao, who agreed, but her husband wanted her to figure it out on her own.
Unexpectedly, her husband took the initiative to propose it. She couldn't hide her joy and stretched her head over to give her husband a heavy kiss on the face.
Guo Song chuckled and winked at her. Min Qiu immediately understood, turned around and leaned down...
The next morning, Guo Song came to Yuzhen Palace. Although he had only been here at noon yesterday, it was a private matter and he came to hide his identity. Today, he made a special trip to see the Queen Mother as the King of Jin.
With the expansion of Yuzhen Palace, the Queen Mother and the young emperor also secretly moved to Yuzhen Palace in August last year in the name of summer vacation. This matter was very secret, and only a few ministers in the political hall knew about it.
After Yuzhen Palace occupied a large open space north of the river, it doubled in size, and many Taoist nuns' dormitories were moved there. It seems that the expansion of Yuzhen Palace was to solve the problem of dormitories for Taoist nuns, but when the new Taoist palace was built
Deep in the depths, there is a garden covering an area of 30 acres. This garden is very down-to-earth, with a rockery ancestral hall, surrounded by covered bridges, an exquisite pavilion, and several exquisite attics behind it.
A pasture covering several acres.
Completely different from the majestic and towering buildings of the palace, it is more full of life. The Queen Mother fell in love with this place as soon as she arrived. This is the life she wants, quiet and calm, which allows her to spend the rest of her life quietly here.
The Queen Mother is already a semi-monastic monk. She spends most of her time chanting sutras with the Taoist nuns in the Sanqing Hall, but she did not go there today. She was notified yesterday that the King of Jin will come to pay an audience this morning.
The Queen Mother was a little nervous. In fact, she was afraid of seeing Guo Song. Every time she saw Guo Song, she would feel a huge pressure. Especially since she was very satisfied with her current life, she felt peaceful and more importantly, she had no pressure.
She was afraid that Guo Song's arrival would change her current life again.
"Queen Mother, the regent is here!" an old eunuch who had followed her for many years reported in a low voice outside the door.
The Queen Mother brought a total of more than thirty maids and ten old eunuchs, including the three wet nurses who took care of the young emperor. They had followed her for many years and won her trust. In addition, there were more than a dozen female guards with high martial arts skills to protect her personally.
These female guards all came from the Jin Palace. Although the Queen Mother felt a little uncomfortable, these female guards did not affect her life, and she gradually got used to it.
"Please give me an audience with the Regent!"
Not long after, Guo Song strode into the central hall. The Queen Mother was sitting behind a bamboo curtain, with two palace maids standing next to her.
Guo Song bowed and said, "I am here to see the Queen Mother!"
"Your Highness, please excuse me and grant me a seat!"
"Thank you Queen Mother!"
There was a brocade chair next to it. Guo Song sat down and said with a smile: "How about the Queen Mother living here? If it's not comfortable, you can move back to Daming Palace at any time."
The Queen Mother was startled and said quickly: "The Ai family is very comfortable and satisfied with their stay. I don't want to move anymore."
"Now that the Queen Mother is satisfied, I can rest assured. If you have any needs, you can always inform the Political Affairs Hall, and the Political Affairs Hall will resolve them as soon as possible."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. We don't have any needs at the moment. If there are needs, the Ai family will put them forward."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and then said: "I heard that the emperor seems to be very interested in painting. Is that true?"
The Queen Mother was slightly startled. They only discovered a few days ago that the little emperor liked graffiti. How could Prince Jin know it so quickly?
As soon as she thought about it, the Queen Mother guessed that Ying Caihe might have leaked the news, and she was the first to discover that the emperor liked graffiti and painting.
The Queen Mother had guessed some of Ying Caihe's special relationship with King Jin. Most of her close friends only knew that Ying Caihe was King Jin's number one killer, but the Queen Mother was a woman after all, and she could discover some deeper secrets.
The Queen Mother did not deny it, nodded and said with a smile: "He can't talk about painting yet, he is just doodling."
Guo Song also smiled and said: "Children like him are often geniuses. I plan to ask a gentleman to teach him painting. What does the Queen Mother think?"
The Queen Mother sighed slightly in her heart. Of course she understood King Jin's intention. The few teenagers and children in the clan were trained by King Jin to be bookworms, and their ambitions were gradually extinguished. They wanted to train the little emperor to paint. Obviously
This was also the purpose, but the Queen Mother also looked away from it. If they were not involved in politics, they might be able to live longer, just like Peng Wang Li Ji, who was drunk and dreaming all day long, and finally died a good death.
The Queen Mother hesitated for a while and said: "The Ai family understands His Highness's good intentions, but it's just not convenient for men to come and go here."
"It doesn't matter, I'll just ask a female gentleman to teach him."
Seeing King Jin's persistence, the Queen Mother had no choice but to nod her head, "Then I'll help you, Your Highness!"