Confidante Saisuke

Tongming sleeping hall.

Zhang Changzong took off his clothes and belt, held a hole flute, and rode on a wooden crane.Several people below pushed the wooden crane forward slowly.Behind it stands a huge screen with colorful auspicious clouds painted on it.At first glance, it looks like Zhang Changzong is flying in the air on a white crane.Wu Zhao tilted his body, propped his head in one hand, and held the wine glass in the other, admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him.

After playing two tunes, Zhang Changzong put down the xiao pipe and said, "Your Majesty, I'm tired." Wu Zhao smiled and said, "Then stop playing. You come down and let them clean up." Zhang Changzong got off the wooden crane , walked in front of Wu Zhao, poured himself a glass of wine and drank it with his head raised.After finishing packing up, everyone retreated quietly.Zhang Changzong came behind Wu Zhao and beat her shoulders.Wu Zhao closed his eyes and said, "I don't know why recently, I always feel a little tired. Changzong, am I old?" Zhang Changzong said with a smile: "Your Majesty is not old, but tired. Your Majesty never slackens in government affairs. How can you not be tired by dealing with so many things every day?" He whispered, "I know best whether your majesty is old or not. In my opinion, Princess Taiping is not as attractive as her majesty. She is a real mature woman." Wu Zhao smiled and said, "Nonsense. I will tell Taiping tomorrow, what will you do?" Zhang Changzong said with a smile: "Even in front of the princess, I will say the same. If you don't let me Are you telling the truth?" Wu Zhao laughed loudly: "You have a sweet mouth." Zhang Changzong laughed for a while, and then asked: "Your Majesty, have you tried the beauty-enhancing prescription I gave you the day before?" Wu Zhao Zhao shook his head: "Not yet, I have already shown it to the imperial physician. If the imperial physician thinks there is no problem, I will let them prepare it and take a look." Zhang Changzong snorted and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, it is absolutely fine. This is an ancestral prescription that has been used for several generations. Your Majesty, the person who gave me the prescription is also a capable person, Your Majesty..." Zhang Changzong looked at Wu Zhao's face and said, "Can you give him an official to do it? Do it. First, don’t waste his talent, and second, you can relieve His Majesty’s worries, so His Majesty won’t be tired.”

Wu Zhao opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Changzong for a moment, Zhang Changzong's heart was pounding, regretful.It's really not worthwhile to put your own future on the line for 20 taels of gold.Wu Zhao asked: "Is this person really as talented as you said?" Zhang Changzong quickly said, "It's true. I've read the articles he wrote, and his literary talents are even better than Cao Zijian's." "Wu Zhao said with a smile: "Oh? With such a talent, it would be a pity to take the route of recommendation. Seeing that the big exam is coming, let him take the imperial examination. After all, the way of the dwarf is the end of the dwarf. Since you admire him so much, I will show him the way." Zhang Changzong had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, that person is not well-born and does not know the imperial court. Yes." Wu Zhao still smiled: "It's okay. It may not work in the past, but it will be fine in the future. I have already ordered Dazhou to take the exam. No matter what background, male or female, you can take the exam. As long as you pass, you can do it." Officer. There are many heroes in the reckless, and I will not let those talented people go unappreciated. This year's chief examiner is also selected by me personally, and I will never play favoritism. You can let that person rest assured to take the exam." Zhang Changzong gritted his teeth again and again After all, he didn't dare to tell the truth, and said dejectedly, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will tell him what Your Majesty said, and let him prepare for the imperial examination." Wu Zhao heard Zhang Changzong's resentful tone, turned around suddenly, covered his mouth and nose with his hands, Only a pair of eyes remained.After looking at it for a while, he put it down and said: "I don't like you lying to me. Tell me the truth, who is that person?" Zhang Changzong said anxiously: "He is a pharmacy. The prescription is true, it is indeed from his family. But... that person has never been educated..." Wu Zhao scolded warmly: "Did you take other people's things again? Your family has a chancellor, and you can be regarded as a child of everyone. Why are you so unreasonable? Open your eyes? Am I missing something? I’ll send someone to send you some jewels tomorrow, and you take the ones he gave you before and return them to him, and you’ll be buying his prescription. What’s missing in the future and I’ll tell you Come and ask, don't go out and embarrass me." Zhang Changzong said yes.Wu Zhao patted his hand: "Okay, let's find your cousin for a drink. I still have some things to deal with here, so I don't need you to wait on me."

After Zhang Changzong went down, Wu Zhao asked the maid to call Wu Tuan'er.Wu Tuan'er entered the hall and knelt down.Seeing her pale face, Wu Zhao said, "Get up. Come and talk to me." Wu Tuan'er walked to the table and knelt on the side of the wine table.Wu Zhao asked: "I gave you three days, should you calm down?" Wu Tuan'er said softly, "Tuan'er knows it's wrong." Wu Zhao continued: "I dismissed everyone around me, The purpose is for people to investigate this matter thoroughly in the future. It’s good for you, as soon as I pushed the door, you cried and shouted, desperately accusing yourself of the crime without telling, and attracted a group of servants to come over. If I don’t punish you, you will be fine. "Wu Tuan'er dared not speak.Wu Zhao raised his hand to get the jug, Wu Tuan'er quickly got up and poured wine for Wu Zhao.Wu Zhao turned and sat down, and said: "I know what you are worried about. I am afraid that I think Dan'er is secretly colluding with you to plot against me. Don't think about it, Dan'er is my own son. I don't know what kind of temperament he is. Can I wrong him? That's good. If you yell out all of a sudden, all the people at the banquet will know, so I have to lock him up for a few days. Don't worry, when the matter is cleared up, I will clear you and Dan'er. " Wu Tuan'er was so grateful that he knelt down and kowtowed.

Wu Zhao waved her hand to stop her: "Okay, get up. Tell me what's going on." Wu Tuan'er hurriedly said, "Before I poured the wine from the jug to Xiang Wang, I tried it first. I took it after I was sure there was no problem. Later, Miss He stopped me halfway and went out to accompany His Majesty to have a hair dryer. I put the jug on the table and helped His Majesty. When I came back, I saw that the jug was still on the spot, and there was no more Thinking about it, I took it and poured wine for Xiang Wang. Who knows that something has been mixed in it." Wu Zhao nodded: "I have asked Mr. Song to investigate this matter. You can go to her tomorrow and compare the two. Try to figure things out." Wu Zhao squeezed the wine glass and said slowly: "The person who gave the medicine probably didn't want everyone to drink the wine mixed with medicine, so she should know that the wine in your hip flask is only [-] day. I'll drink it later. This matter seems to be aimed at Dan'er. It's just that who can benefit from hurting Dan'er? Besides, it's just lovesickness. Dan'er couldn't help but find a maid, and I found out It’s just a reprimand. On the contrary, the person who administered the drug will surely die if caught. The drug is unreasonable.”

Wu Zhao put down his wine glass and said, "I thought about it later, this matter is probably aimed at Dan'er on the surface, but it is actually aimed at you. You should think about it later, and think about it with Mr. Song." Wu Zhao knew Wu Tuan'er followed Li Dan after a while, thinking that Wu Tuan'er was just worried that Li Dan would be framed and ran over by himself, but He Danggui and Ke'er wanted Wu Tuan'er in the end In the past, that little maid was just a tool.The two counted that Wu Tuan'er was worried that Li Dan would stop him, that Wu Tuan'er could hardly refuse Li Dan's courtship, and that Wu Tuan'er would take everything on himself.They believed that with Wu Zhao's suspicious nature, even if Wu Tuan'er admitted that he took the initiative to seduce Li Dan, he would doubt whether Li Dan would use this to plot evil.At first Wu Zhao really thought so, so he came up with that decree, but later Song Zhaohua found out that Acacia was mixed in the wine, so he knew that someone was playing tricks.Therefore, Ke'er was too happy too early, and shouldn't have followed Wu Zhao and He Danggui to watch the results of his conspiracy, instead of leaving behind to dispose of the pot of wine mixed with medicine in time.

In the hot summer, the trees are full of shade.Fang made a pot of tea and put it beside him, and sat on the bamboo chair under the tree with a book to read.Li Guangshun came over and sat down on the chair next to him, and asked, "Why is mother alone? Where's Aunt Shangguan?" Fang smiled and said, "Your Aunt Shangguan has taken on a few clothes-making jobs and is busy." Li Guangshun laughed Said: "My mother didn't go to help, so I let Aunt Shangguan do it alone?" Fang said with a smile: "I didn't refuse to help, but your Aunt Shangguan thought I was not good at work." Li Guangshun actually nodded in agreement: "Aunt Shangguan's craftsmanship is indeed better than that of my mother. The cloak that Aunt Shangguan gave me is more beautiful than the ones my mother made for me before." Fang said with a smile: "I will not make your clothes after that, and Aunt Shangguan will make all your clothes." " Li Guangshun shook his head: "That can't be done. Mother's is mother's, and Aunt Shangguan's is Aunt Shangguan's." Fang smiled.

Li Guangshun lowered his voice, and asked: "Is mother planning to eat separately from Han Bo and the others? I think they are very sad." It turned out that after Shangguan Wan'er's hand was scratched, Fang's I used another room in my yard as a kitchen, so I didn't go to Han Ma's side anymore.Li Guangshun took turns running on both sides, eating with Fang Shi and the others for these few meals, and going to Han Ma's for the next few meals.Seeing Han Ma's long sighs, Han Bo and Han Ping were also depressed, he couldn't bear it, so he came to persuade Fang.

Mrs. Fang said indifferently: "You think your mother is too cruel, don't you? You still think that our mother and son have been taken care of by their family for the past few years. Now that there is a Shangguan aunt, it is too snobbish to turn your face and deny anyone?" Li Guangshun hurriedly stood up, He lowered his head and said, "Shun'er dare not. Shun'er just felt that the big brother Japan and Han also accidentally hurt Aunt Shangguan, and it was not intentional. Aunt Shangguan didn't blame Brother Han herself. Let's let this matter go, and everyone will be the same as before. Isn't it good to be harmonious?" Fang waved his hand: "Sit down. Shun'er, you are still young, and when you grow up, you will know that it is impossible to make everyone happy. There are gains and losses. There are trade-offs in everything you do." Li Guangshun bit his lips and said, "Then mother is planning to give up Han Bo and the others?" Fang shook his head: "Not giving up, just going a little farther away. Shun'er, you will also do it when you grow up. Know a lot of people. Who are the ones who die to protect, who are the ones who can spend a lot of money, and who are just nodding acquaintances, have a ruler in mind. You want everyone to be happy, but in the end it will only make Everyone is sad. In this case, the best thing to do is to make your loved ones happy and not hurt their hearts. Mother said it a little more seriously, and you just understand the meaning: the thing that makes loved ones hurt and enemies happy is Can't do it."

Li Guangshun still persuaded: "Our matter is not so serious, and Aunt Shangguan doesn't mind, she also said that Brother Han is just impatient, but he puts everything on the table, he is a good person." Fang sighed , explaining the relationship between men and women to my son is really a headache: "Shun'er, your Aunt Shangguan was going to leave when her leg injury recovered, but I forced her to stay in our house. She is not familiar with the place here. , I am the only person you can rely on. Your aunt Shangguan bet her life and happiness on me. How can I let her get hurt? Not to mention she has already been hurt. Because of you Shangguan My aunt is soft-tempered, easy to talk, and easily bullied, so I have to be more careful for her, think ahead of her in everything, and solve all the things that may make her unhappy. Is it possible that something will happen, and I will wait until it really hurts her. Will she regret it? It will be too late then. I hope you will do the same in the future," Fang said, "If Shun'er likes someone in the future, she should treat him wholeheartedly and don't hurt his heart. Li Guangshun blushed immediately, coughed and said, "Mother, I'm still young, it's too early to say such things. Mother, let's make lunch soon. I'll go to the garden to pick vegetables." After speaking, he got up and walked away.

After a while, Shangguan Wan'er came out of the room and walked towards Fang.Fang Shi sat up and gave her half of the seat.Shangguan Wan'er sat down and looked into Fang's hand: "What book is sister reading?" Fang quickly closed the book: "Aren't your eyes tired after using it all morning? Don't read it." Put the book aside, He poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, "This is chrysanthemum tea, drinking it is good for your eyes."

Shangguan Wan'er said while drinking tea: "Sister, when I was cutting the clothes just now, I saw that all the notes were written on Zhang Wang's, Li Zhao's, and Liu Ma's, without a single name. I suddenly remembered that we are so together. For a long time, you never told me your name." Fang said with a smile: "My name is a bit strange, and I don't usually use it. Anyway, you call me sister, so I didn't tell you." Shangguan Wan'er looked at it intently. Fang.Fang said with a smile, "my father named me Fang Wuchi. Wu means nothing without nothing. Chi is the idiot with infatuation." Shangguan Wan'er frowned and said, "Wu Chi? It sounds like the name of a Buddhist family. "Fang Wuchi smiled and said: "Yes. I also asked my father why he chose this name. My father said that all kinds of suffering in the world are caused by people's infatuation. So I hope I will not be too greedy for one thing, so I named it Wuzhi. My brother His name is Fang Wunu." Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "Uncle is right. There is a limit to choosing and choosing, and the golden mean is the most important thing."

Fang looked at the sun with a smile and said, "It's almost noon, have you been busy all morning, are you hungry? I'll make lunch, you can rest here for a while." Shangguan Wan'er put down her teacup and got up: "I'll go too." Mrs. Fang hurriedly held her down: "Don't go, rest well. I still have to be busy in the future, and it is only serious to take care of my body." Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said: "If you don't let me go, I will just read here " Fang Shi looked at Shangguan Wan'er helplessly, and Shangguan Wan'er smiled and took Fang Shi's hand: "Sister, you always don't allow me to go to the kitchen. I will learn from you. When you are tired or I'm not feeling well, I can also temporarily rescue the emergency, so that the two of us will not starve together. Is this not good?" Fang took a fan to cover Shangguan Wan'er's head: "I haven't seen you come out all morning, and I don't even know when I'm busy. Take a break, aren't you tired?" Shangguan Wan'er said with a smile: "I know that I am not a useless person, and I am very happy to be able to earn some expenses with my own two hands. I am not tired." Fang said with a smile : "How can Wan'er be a useless person, a hero is useless." The two walked away talking and laughing.

Two days later, Shangguan Wan'er and Fang Wuchi went to the tailor shop with the finished clothes.After those women finished trying on the clothes, Shangguan Wan'er looked at what didn't fit, and asked them to take them off and take them to the back room for a little modification.Fang Wuchi greeted everyone to drink tea and snacks in front.After everyone dispersed with their clothes, Fang Wuchi went to the backyard kitchen to cook.Shangguan Wan'er was sitting in front.Not knowing what to do, a little girl ran in, looking around.

Shangguan Wan'er saw that the little girl was beautifully made up, so she bent down to tease her.The little girl didn't recognize her birth, and answered Shangguan Wan'er's question clearly and crisply.It turned out that the little girl was named Deng Bihe, and she was named that because she was born in Xia Tian.Today, her mother took her to the street to play, and she ran away by herself when she saw her mother was busy shopping for vegetables.Shangguan Wan'er liked the child in her heart, hugged her and sat on her lap, fed her snacks, and planned to take her to find her mother later.The two were playing around, and a woman with a rather haggard appearance stood at the door and shouted, "Xiao He, you're running around again. Come out." Shangguan Wan'er put down Deng Bihe, got up and said with a smile, "Sister, come in!" Sit down." The woman smiled and shook her head: "No, I have something to do." She turned her head and called Deng Bihe.Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly wrapped a few pieces of snacks in paper, stuffed them into Deng Bihe's hand, and patted her head: "Come to play again later." The woman thanked her and led Deng Bihe away.Fang Wuchi, who stood behind the curtain and watched for a while, came out and said, "Wan'er, close the door and come over to eat."

In the backyard, there were all dishes and chopsticks on the small table, and the two sat down to eat.Fang Wuchi put vegetables in Shangguan Wan'er's bowl, and said: "Wan'er, that woman just now used to be the number one in the building, and she didn't sell herself. One year, a merchant passed by here, and the two of them came and went. Later, the merchant said that he would go back and tell his parents about the two of them, and then marry her. Before leaving, he bought a house in the town and asked her to live in it and wait for the merchant. Who knows that the merchant left not long ago, She had this little girl. Two years after she was born, the merchant still didn't come back. She went back to the building to start her previous business. It's just that she broke her body and couldn't do the top card. Flesh business."

"Although there is such a building in this town, women from good families never interact with them, and they are not allowed to come to the door. You see, she was standing at the door talking to you just now. That little girl, everyone thinks she is pitiful, and she is not allowed to come to the door. Sensible, so I didn't do anything to that little girl. But other kids often bully that little girl."

After Fang Wuchi finished speaking, Shangguan Wan'er said, "My sister doesn't want her to come, does she?" Fang said with a smile, "It's business. Since we have opened a shop, we are businessmen. If she comes to see you We make clothes, so naturally we shouldn't offend customers. However, in private, I think that such a woman is indecisive, lazy and lazy, and even her children are troubled by her, so there is no need for a close relationship." Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "Oh, I see, sister."

Although Shangguan Wan'er disagreed with Fang Wuchi's words in her heart, she didn't want to offend Fang Wuchi because of these things, so she agreed.

The author has something to say: The princess is about to receive a lunch box, and suddenly finds that she hasn't given her a name yet.sin.