Chapter 8
Although Zhenzhou has recently built water conservancy projects, many people have not thought of the reason why the inland rivers are connected and the land appreciation is appreciated.
If her master is really a businessman, she can sit and wait for the remote shop to appreciate and enjoy high prices.
Liu Miantang was talking excitedly, and heard a joking laughter from outside the store: "Master Jiu, you have this good wife, and you are just around the corner!"
Liu Miantang looked up and found that Dr. Zhao, who was treating her, was standing side by side with her husband Cui Jiu.
Both of them were tall and handsome men, wearing brocade clothes and jade crowns, which was really fascinating. Fortunately, this place was a remote alley, otherwise Cui Jiu would have caused the girls passing by to stop and look.
Liu Miantang had not seen the official in a few days. When he met him here, he felt a little surprised and hurriedly walked over and bowed to the two and said, "Why did the official and the miracle doctor come here?"
Zhao Quan smiled and replied, "Mr. Cui Jiu and I went to Lin County to visit friends. When I returned today, I happened to see you leading the craftsmen to this side, so I came with me to take a look..."
Zhao Quan is now looking at Liu Miantang, and the more he looks, the more he feels. Although there are many wives and concubines in his marquis’ mansion, they are all able to spend money and cannot handle it.
His wife was the legitimate daughter of Duke Anguo. She was dull and influenced by her mother and obsessed with Buddhist principles. If Duke Anguo had not stopped him, he would have been determined to become a monk and a nun before marriage.
People who study Buddhism emphasize peace and open-mindedness. But his virtuous wife is good, she learns to be obsessed with the world and ignores worldly affairs. After marrying, she has no interest in couples. In her eyes, Zhao Quan is not as charming as a wooden fish.
There was a mistress who had been in the Buddhist temple all day long, and the chorus's house was in chaos. So Mr. Zhao thought, if he wanted Liu Miantang back in the future, he would be as smart as her and would be able to support the affairs of the Marquis' house.
After hearing this, Miantang smiled reservedly. Because he was afraid that officials would use it urgently, he ordered the shop and Miantang hired a few craftsmen from the West City to prepare for repairing the house.
In order to save money, she and her two mother-in-law have many jobs that are not hard-working.
So the store is a little messy for a while and it is difficult to sit in.
Miantang looked at the white shirt that the official wore today, which was spotless and not suitable for staying in this shop with a cautious smell of oil smoke, and said, "I'll ask Mom Li to go back to the house to cook first, and the official can take Doctor Zhao back to the house to rest first."
However, Mr. Zhao had some secret thoughts in his heart, and looked at Miantang again, which naturally brought a little bit of distress to his family.
Seeing her turning around the shop and climbing up with her skirt and tearing the old oil paper on the wall, the Marquis immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, "Mrs. Liu...Madam, come down and rest, I'll do it for you."
As he said that, he rushed forward and tear up the grease paper. Seeing that the Marquis had already climbed the high, the servant who followed him naturally had no time to watch it, so he went to help.
Cui Xingzhou's servant Mo Ru brought a chair from the store and placed it in front of the door, allowing the prince to sit down.
Cui Xingzhou did not sit down. Although it was early morning and the streets and alleys were quiet and there was no one. But if he sat down, wouldn’t it be a hindrance to lure the enemy?
But he looked at Zhao Quan's unusual attentiveness and ability in a cold manner, but he could understand Zhennan Hou's thoughts. He was really fascinated by Liu Miantang...
Thinking of this, he snorted: "Brother Zhao, it's too late to chess..."
Cui Xingzhou spoke not loudly, but those who were familiar with him knew that he was unhappy. Zhao Quan then remembered that he and Cui Xingzhou were traveling quietly today, and were going to meet the Dongxi lay Buddhist who came here to stay for a while.
The lay Buddhist Dongxi has a strange temperament, but his chess skills are superb. It is rare to see him at first sight because of his old friend Cui Xingzhou.
So Mr. Zhao quickly pulled two more pieces of oil paper, then apologized to Liu Miantang and said, "I'm busy with work today, so I will definitely help you after I'm here."
Liu Miantang smiled and wrapped the green scarf on his head tightly, saying, "Doctor, you are so polite. How can you bother with such a rough job?"
Zhao Quan jumped off the table, took the wet wipes, veils and tea handed over by the servant, and said sincerely: "I am as close as brothers to Master Jiu. You are also a 'miracle doctor'. You are so irrelevant, and just call me my name 'Jiayu'."
Liu Miantang smiled, but how could she say that she was the last name of an official friend? So she changed her words and said, "It seems that Mr. Zhao, you are destined to be in short supply. This name and the name complement each other."
Zhao Quan also smiled, thinking that this woman was really kind and kind, and that he lacked a gentle and understanding beauty in his destiny.
After the two of them got on the carriage again, Mr. Zhao was still unhappy and frequently looked up at the beauty who stood in front of the store to greet his husband.
It was not until the carriage turned around that he reluctantly took his head back.
Cui Xingzhou felt that it was necessary to wake up his friend who had gone astray, so he said lightly: "The Marquis is kind-hearted, but you don't have to go too far. You must know that the woman is a thief's family after all, and once she is involved, she will be implicated."
Zhao Quan didn't like to listen to this, so he stared slightly and said, "The good family that was robbed by the thief is considered a family member of the thief... When the matter is settled, you must uphold justice and give Miss Liu a fairness!"
Cui Xingzhou felt that his friend was a little ignorant of the world and did not want to talk nonsense to him. He only picked up the book placed beside him, and while flipping through it, he said gently: "Her father and brother have been guilty, are homeless, and are stigmatized, and cannot tolerate the world. If she helps the king make great contributions, she will reward her with some silver and go to the temple to be a nun, so that she can spend the rest of her life."
Zhao Quan was sobbed by his wife who was obsessed with Buddhist scriptures. Now, when he heard the word "miaoan", his head hurts. He doesn't know what he owed the Buddha in his previous life, but his marriage is so bumpy in this life.
He finally got moved by a woman, but Cui Xingzhou was actually going to send her to the temple!
Mr. Zhao was unhappy at the moment. He felt that maybe his friend didn't understand what he thought about the woman, so he pointed out: "Your Majesty Jiu, you are about to get married to the second cousin Lian and make a couple of beautiful women. I pity me for being a family, but no one cares about cold and warmth every day, but I lack a lovely person like Miss Liu..."
Unfortunately, no one said this.
King Huaiyang leaned against the cushion of the carriage, held his forehead with one hand, and looked at the book seriously, as if he had no interest in the good things he was about to approach.
The Miss Lian Er mentioned by Zhao Quan is actually Cui Xingzhou's mother and the niece of the old princess Chu.
The old prince was romantic by nature, but the old princess had a bad relationship with the old prince after he got married. He had only one daughter in six years, but had no legitimate son.
The old prince Cui Xie was impatient and took three noble concubines. During four years, he took turns to serve as a banker, and compared each other, he gave birth to eight concubines.
In the seventh year, the incense and oil donated by the old princess moved the Empress to send her son. Since she was pregnant, she gave birth to her legitimate son Cui Xingzhou.
Therefore, although Cui Xingzhou is known as a legitimate son, he is ranked the ninth among his brothers at home.
The concubines had good family backgrounds and had sons in their own houses. The open and secret struggles in the royal palace were as deep as the palace, which was enough for the storytellers to speak up.
The old princess is weak by nature and can stand firm in the open and secret struggles of a noble concubine. It is naturally due to the origin of her father's family background and her brothers are capable and have a strong backer.
What's more important is that her son is successful.
In short, when the old prince passed away and Cui Xingzhou inherited the title, there were only four brothers left on his head. During the bloody storm, everyone in the palace was very secretive.
Seeing the smoky and chaotic house of the father, the noble concubines were all domineering and arrogant. When Cui Xingzhou was about to get married, the candidates for the new princess were naturally cautious and cautious. The first one was to be gentle and not domineering and arrogant.
There is no way, my mother is too weak, and I am afraid that she, the mother-in-law, can't control her.
He is not a woman and does not want to marry a concubine. This bride is humble and can be filial to her mother and give birth to a long-lasting child.
Finally, at the strong suggestion of the old princess, he chose his cousin Lian Qilan, who is similar to his mother.
Lian Qilan is the sister of the old princess and the two daughters born to Zhao Chu. Her father was Lian Hanshan, the uncle of Zhao Quan, the Marquis of Zhennan.
Therefore, Miss Lian Er is not only Cui Xingzhou's aunt's cousin, but also the uncle's cousin of Marquis Zhao Quan.
Cui Xingzhou and Zhao Quan can also be regarded as adding to the table, breaking the bones and connecting the tendons.
Back then, the second cousin Lian had a group of excellent cousins, which was almost dazzled. In the end, he chose a handsome prince like Cui Xingzhou, which made the ladies from other families envious.
Unfortunately, Miss Lian Er's grandmother suddenly passed away two years ago because of eating peaches. This accident caught the children in the mansion off guard and failed to avoid the mourning period and get married early.
So the marriage between Lian Qilan and Cui Xingzhou had to be postponed for three years.
Now two years have passed, and in another year, the Huaiyang Palace can welcome the hostess.
However, the old princess Chu often misses her future daughter-in-law, and because she is lonely and has no one to accompany her, she often takes her to her palace.
Cui Xingzhou did not question his mother's decision, and he did not want his cousin to be criticized before he left the house. Therefore, when Lian Qilan was visiting the royal palace, he avoided not returning to the royal palace, so as not to be circulated as a private meeting of filial piety, which would defile each other's reputation and give the censor the handle.
In short, he hasn't returned to the royal palace for half a year. After this chess meeting, he will rush back to attend his mother's birthday party.
Chess with Shanren will be very happy. Cui Xingzhou is a master of chess. In addition to official business, he does not like the hustle and bustle of banquets, but only loves this kind of pastime that does not require a talk.
Recently, the news of impeachment of his army in the court is tight. Long live is waiting for him to personally submit the military talisman and dismiss the local army.
Cui Xingzhou was too lazy to deal with the verbal tests of the bureaucrats, but he got along happily with casual people like Zhao Quan and Dongquan.
After the half-day chess meeting, the lay Buddhist Dongquan who didn't like to praise others praised him and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Your move has become a little bit more poisonous. It's really satisfying to be against you!"
As he said that, he took out a book of the chess and said, "I am willing to accept the loss of the bet. I will lose three times in a row today, so I will give you this bad chess record to you. However, this peerless chess record has been passed down from generation to generation. Now there are only versions left. You can find the second half of the book in the future. I hope you can give it to me for a reading."
Cui Xingzhou smiled slightly and agreed naturally.
The author has something to say: Duanzi is getting more and more naughty. When driving a toy car, not only does he have to sit in the car to accompany him, but he also needs all the people at home to applaud. Every day, he can only write in a moment. The old mother is looking forward to throwing him to kindergarten in the beginning of spring~~
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