Comprehensive wear purple

The streamer is easy to throw people away, the cherries are red, and the plantains are green.

In the blink of an eye, the first year of Zhihe is coming to an end. It has been three years since Zhao Xi sent troops to Western Xia. Although good news frequently comes from the front line, everyone's longing and worry for him becomes stronger.

Although every time a battle report was delivered to the capital, it was like a spring breeze that blew away the haze in people's hearts, bringing endless joy and hope, as if the nightmare of repeated defeats no longer existed.

However, behind this bustling and noisy scene, how many parents cannot sleep at night, with tears staining their collars, and how many wives lean against the window, silently praying that the war will end soon and their loved ones will return safely?

Whenever they heard that soldiers who had gone to war had sent back letters, folks from all over the country would all have red eyes and secretly inquire about the news. Some hoped to hear about their own sons, while others were simply concerned about the safety of their "relatives and friends" from the same hometown.

Although before the Song Dynasty, under the influence of the policy of "valuing culture over military", the social atmosphere gradually changed to respect culture and suppress military, and the literati were highly respected and admired, while the status of military generals was relatively low, ordinary soldiers were even regarded as grass by those "literati and poets" and were contemptuously called "soldiers".

But for ordinary people, being able to have a full meal and even bring back some money to supplement the family expenses is already an extremely rare and good thing. Even if such a good thing requires them to tie their lives to their belts, they still flock to it.

Especially the common people in the border areas, both men and women served as soldiers, because they had suffered from the looting of foreign races for many years, and they did not know how many relatives had died at the hands of foreigners.

Therefore, they actively assisted the royal army in attacking foreign tribes. With the joint efforts of the court, the military and the people, Crown Prince Zhao Xi cooperated with Di Qing, who had been appointed Privy Councilor, and finally succeeded in wiping Western Xia off the map before the end of the first year of Zhihe.

Not to mention how much rewards Song Renzong bestowed on the Crown Princess after learning of the victory news, some of the civil and military officials were envious and wished that the achievement of destroying the country could be theirs; some officials were secretly jealous but could only sigh helplessly.

When the ordinary people of the Song Dynasty heard the good news, they cheered and told each other, celebrating the Song Dynasty's destruction of the foreign regime of Western Xia. The country no longer had to pay so much annual tribute, and they no longer had to pay so many taxes.

For a time, the entire Song Dynasty was immersed in a joyful atmosphere. People were talking about it in the streets and alleys, full of hope and longing for the future.

In brothels, taverns and teahouses, people toasted to celebrate the hard-earned prosperity of the Song Dynasty. It was no longer like before, when they would toast to relieve their sorrow upon hearing war reports.

Even the children sang Pingxia songs while playing in the alleys, praising the brave and fearless soldiers.

Even those old men who were usually taciturn showed a gratified smile at this moment, looking towards the north with hope. They hoped that in their lifetime, they could pay tribute to their ancestors and see the day when the king's army finally conquered the north.

When Madam Wang heard the good news, she ignored the old lady's objection and rushed into the palace with the clothes she had prepared for her two daughters.

She just happened to miss the eldest lady of the Kang family who came to ask for favors. After Wang Ruofu successfully met the Crown Princess, the old lady finally used her wisdom to send Mrs. Kang away.

"Mother Fang, Aunt Kang is going too far. A few days ago, she used the title of Crown Princess to get benefits, and today she even dared to bring her daughter here to show off. This is really too much."

"Tell me, our sister Chen has had a hard time these past few years. At such a young age, she not only has to worry about her husband's safety every day, but also has to deal with so many palace affairs. Now that the prince has won the battle and good days are coming, how come she has to deal with such an aunt?"

"I used to think that the lady of the Kang family just liked to take advantage and stir up trouble. I didn't expect that I would find out today that she wanted our sister Chen to make way for her daughter who is not presentable enough!"

The old lady became angrier and angrier as she spoke, completely ignoring the fact that her hands were red from banging the table. She quickly instructed Fang Mama to send someone to deliver a message to the Crown Princess in the palace.

Mother Fang looked at the old lady's hand with some distress, and consoled her: "Calm down, Madam Kang is very difficult to deal with. She dared to ask His Highness for the position of Crown Prince's Concubine today. Who knows if she won't think of replacing you tomorrow."

"You are the pillar of our family. It's not easy for Her Highness to stay in the palace. We can't let her worry about things outside."

"In my opinion, in the Sheng family, only you can control the eldest lady of the Kang family, so you have to take good care of her and protect her from the storm."

Old Madam Sheng calmed down for a while, then sighed and said, "I think I may not be able to stop this, and the eldest lady is confused. No, you should send someone to tell the Crown Princess everything that the eldest lady of the Kang family has done in the past few years. Don't let her be tricked."

Mother Fang received the order, but she didn't trust others, so she went to the East Palace to deliver the message herself. She was afraid that the prince would come back and misunderstand the princess and the Sheng family because of Aunt Kang's affairs.

East Palace.

"Your Highness, Sister, Ru'er is back. Nong Xia just said that mother has entered the palace, is that true?" The crisp child's voice interrupted the conversation between mother and daughter. It was true that the voice arrived before the person.

Here, Chenlan and the lady were chatting intimately, when little Rulan rushed in holding a pink hydrangea.

Mrs. Wang saw that her little daughter was a little excited, so she happily hugged her daughter who ran over, and didn't let her go until a long time later.

"Chen'er, you and Ru'er have been in the Eastern Palace for three years. Why don't you go back and live with your mother for a while, and then come back after the Crown Prince comes back?"

"Mother knows this is against the rules, but I miss you so much. Although I have visited you several times in the past few years, the palace has strict rules. You..."

Chen Lan understood her mother's longing for her daughter, but this matter was not as simple as her mother thought, so she quickly interrupted the lady.

"Mother, although I really want to stay with you at the Sheng family, this is against the rules. Why don't you take Rujie home to stay for a few days, and when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince comes back, I will go home with him to stay for two days."

After hearing what her daughter said, the lady had no choice but to give up and started chatting with her two daughters again.

After chatting for a while, the mother and her two daughters finished their meal affectionately and then began to pack up for Rulan.

It was not against the rules to keep the daughter of an external official, who already had a father and a mother, in the palace all year round, but Zhao Zhen felt guilty about it.

For the sake of his son's safety and goals, the prince married his daughter-in-law into the palace when she was just ten years old. Less than half a year later, the prince led his troops to war.

In order to make amends to his daughter-in-law, Zhao Zhen issued an order that Sheng Liu should stay in the palace and be raised by the Crown Princess.

Therefore, even if the lady wanted to take her daughter home now, it would not be easy, hence the idea of ​​a short stay.

After packing up the things and gifts, Chen Lan took Madam Wang and Xiao Rulan to wander around the East Palace for a while before sending someone to send them back to the Sheng family.

After the eldest lady left, Chen Lan finally had time to deal with the matters that Fang Mama had personally told her.

Flipping through the evidence sent by Fang's mother, Chen Lan said nonchalantly: "Chun Ruo, go with Han Chun tomorrow to investigate and see what other extraordinary things my good aunt has done?"

"Hui Qiu, go back to the Sheng family tomorrow with the gifts and say hello to my grandmother for me. Tell her to send these things back to my grandparents."

"Yes," after respectfully paying their respects, the three palace maids withdrew.

Because of this incident, Chen Lan's good mood of reuniting with her mother just now disappeared. She glanced at the things on the table and said, "Oh, if you want to be a prince's concubine, you have to have the fate to do it, right?"

I thought to myself, "In the past, I turned a blind eye to my mother's kindness. I didn't expect that my good aunt would be so dissatisfied after getting so much. It seems that I am too kind, so that everything dares to be arrogant in front of me. It seems that I have to..."

Chen Lan touched his chin and thought maliciously: "It seems that I have to ask someone to find Bao Qingtian, Mr. Bao."