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Mrs. Su Liu didn't want to pay any attention to this unyielding nephew.
However, Su Zhaoxin saw that Su Liushi didn't say anything, so he said, "Well, it seems that you agree. So there are indeed some areas where I am better than my elder sister, but I just haven't discovered it yet. However, thinking about it this way, I can't go to my elder sister's place. Today she dared to plot against me to let my uncle beat me, and tomorrow she dared to drug me to give me diarrhea, so I can't eat anything."
But just when Su Zhaoxin finished saying this
The maid's voice came in from outside the door: "Madam, the eldest lady made some food and sent it over. She also knew that the eldest master was beaten by the master, so she also made some snacks and sent some ointment."
Su Zhaoxin blinked and immediately shouted excitedly: "Big sister is so good to me! Bring it in quickly, I...Ah!!"
But this excitement caused him to directly touch the place where he was hit, and he screamed immediately.
On the other side, Mrs. Su Liu watched Su Zhaoxin screaming in pain, feeling both distressed and amused.
As soon as the person in front said that he didn't want to eat anymore, the person behind him jumped up when he heard it.
I felt that if my fourth brother's wife saw her son in this funny state, she would probably beat him up out of anger.
……
but
The courtyard where Su Changan delivered the food was naturally not just the courtyard of Su Zimu and his wife.
There were also some sent by Old Master Su, Su Zifeng, and Su Linhan.
This was delivered to the old master by Su Changan himself.
But when he arrived at the courtyard gate and heard that Old Master Su was taking a nap, Su Changan took the food and went back, thinking of making some hot food to bring over later.
NATURE
The most important thing is that the empress must not be left behind.
As soon as everything was ready, Yan Ruyu and her men took the four or five food boxes and rushed to the palace at full speed.
And it was in Yimei Courtyard.
Su Changan and Su Wan'er, one big and one small, sat at the dining table.
Maomao was there originally, but after hearing what Su Changan said about the "chrysanthemum tea" when he was cooking, he ran to the warehouse to look for white chrysanthemums.
So at the moment there were only Su Changan and Su Wan'er.
"Big sister, I've always wanted to ask you, why do you know so many things and are so good at writing even though you don't read any books?"
"Maybe it's because I was always studying in my previous life."
"what?"
"Just kidding. Come, have a chicken drumstick. I saved it especially for you. The one I gave to your brother was the chicken butt."
"Big sister, I want to learn to read from you. I think the teacher is a little stupid and many things don't make sense to him, but he insists on explaining them to us."
"What did you say, sir?"
"You said that we should read carefully, but the teacher said that although it is correct to read carefully, we should memorize everything and apply it in many places. I think what the teacher said makes sense, but it is not right, because it is right to read thousands of books and write like a god. We cannot just remember what the ancient sages wrote and then use what they wrote. If that were the case, how could the ancient sages write down so many principles. So I think you are right. After reading carefully, you should understand the text, and then use your own feelings to write your own principles. This is reading."
"Actually, what you said makes sense, sir."
"what?"
"But I think what you said, Wan'er, makes more sense."
"hey-hey."
"But, you must also remember what the teacher said, because in the world we live in, there are many truths. Even the most learned scholars cannot explain these truths clearly, and they are very contradictory. This is why when we see too many things that don't make sense, we always ask why these truths are not explained clearly in books. Therefore, the truth is realized by oneself, and it is also seen and expressed by oneself. But the most basic thing is to read the articles and words of the ancient sages and read them out."
"Big sister, I didn't understand, but I wrote it down and will think about it carefully."
"Well, eat it, and come with me to bring food to grandpa later."
"Okay! But big sister, who is that woman? The one you drew so ugly."
"A woman who has completely manipulated me. Hey, I think she will be manipulated by her for the rest of my life."
"Ok?"
"You will understand later."
……
And at this moment.
The woman who can control Su Changan for his entire life is Empress Xia Fengxiang.
Chapter 36 Someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion has arrived (two chapters in one!!)
Today is a small court meeting, so officials below the fourth rank do not need to attend, even those with fourth rank idle positions do not need to come.
From the crowing of the cock in the morning until noon.
Sometimes, it ends as late as it is now.
As for what to say.
For example, the military supply problem of the princes in Shu, the need to recruit soldiers for the territory of the Eighth Prince of Jiaodong to prevent foreign invasions like a few months ago, and the reports of officials in some regions, as well as reports of some of the imperial censors who behaved improperly or did something wrong, etc.
The empress sat in the position that everyone in the world dreamed of, listening to the quarrels below.
There was no need for her to say much, as many things had already been discussed among the powerful people below, and all she had to do in the end was nod her head.
Of course, for some things, people with different positions will oppose them, and the empress is of course happy to sit back and watch the dogs fight each other.
But no matter whether she nodded or not, every matter and every sentence had to be carefully considered, even a seemingly irrelevant cough had to be thought about.
Historically, all matters concerning government affairs have to be linked closely together.
And everyone who can stand at the small court meeting has two magic weapons, a knife and a sword, the knife that hides a dagger behind a smile, and the sword that speaks sweet words and has a sharp tongue.
Therefore, every time there was a court meeting, no matter how big or small, the empress had a headache. She was really exhausted, but she also knew that compared to dying, this little bit of exhaustion was nothing.
Over the years, the empress had become more and more accustomed to it, especially after each court meeting, when she would lie down on the huge dragon couch in the imperial study.
I repeatedly thought about who spoke at the meeting and what they said. After thinking it over, I began to curse those people one by one in my mind.
It’s also a way to relieve stress.
The empress lay on the dragon bed, tilting her head to look through the gauze curtain at the purple-robed female official standing outside: "Today, the prime minister wanted Zhang Xun to take over the position of Chief Censor. He is so old now, how much money did he spend to buy this position from the prime minister?"
The purple-robed female official stood respectfully and said, "Previous news said that the positions of the fifth rank and above, including the Imperial Counselor, the Chief Censor, and the Attendant, are all worth about 90,000 taels. Other positions such as the Dushui Envoy and positions around Luo'an City such as the Magistrate of Wannian County are all worth 40,000 taels."
The empress laughed out loud, "He is really rich. Let's check. He was just a Dali Sizhi before, and now he has so much money. He must have embezzled dozens of them in the seventeen years he has been in office. It just so happens that I need money for my wedding, so he happened to be sent here. After checking, he was 'sent' to the Grand Tutor. Today, for the Chief Censor, the Prime Minister's people and the Grand Tutor's people almost fought. But let him be the Chief Censor for a while first."
The purple-robed female official immediately saluted: "Yes."
After that, the purple-robed female official said, "Your Majesty, Deputy Commander Yan has been waiting for a long time. He said that Miss Chang'an prepared some food. Seeing that Your Majesty is still in the court,..."
Swish!
Before the purple-robed female official finished speaking, the empress suddenly sat up and opened the curtain: "Then why don't you let her in quickly? How can the aunt not distinguish between the big and the small?"
The purple-robed female official was stunned for a moment, but she still bowed respectfully and immediately went back to call for help.
immediately
Eunuchs and palace maids carried tables and cases into the imperial study and arranged them neatly, and then they came in carrying plates of dishes.
There was a rule before the Great Xia Dynasty that eating those things in the imperial study was not allowed, so as not to disgrace the books of sages.
But ever since the previous emperor broke this rule, the empress followed suit and did whatever she wanted.
So in a moment
In the huge imperial study, there was a huge table of dishes. At a glance, there were more than ten dishes and two soups.
After everything was arranged, everyone left, leaving only the empress and Yan Ruyu.
Even the female official in purple just stood at the door.
The empress didn't follow any of those rules. She just picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Ah!
good to eat!
But just as he picked up a piece of eggplant box and was about to eat it, he looked at Yan Ruyu on the side: "She can cook. No wonder our Commander Yan has become fat!"
Yan Ruyu blushed, pursed her lips and said immediately: "Your Majesty, according to what Miss Chang'an said, this is the middle of Kunlun Purple Melon..."
But at this point, Yan Ruyu looked at the empress who had been looking at him with strange eyes, and immediately clasped his fists and bowed: "I am guilty."
The empress smiled and said, "I don't blame you for anything. I just felt a little angry when I thought that in half a month, that bastard's cooking was so delicious, but you only gave me chocolate."
Hearing this, Yan Ruyu felt even more ashamed. She bent down and clasped her fists, not daring to stand up.
The empress smiled and said, "Okay, get up. I'm just teasing you. If Aunt Yan sees you so serious, I don't know how angry she will be."
Yan Ruyu then slowly stood up.
After looking at her, the empress took a sip of something that looked like soup and drink. It tasted sour and sweet and very delicious. She immediately turned her head to look at Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu said, "Miss Chang'an said this is called honey grapefruit tea. If Your Majesty likes it, she will make some and send it to you often."
The empress immediately asked, "Didn't you say to send the solution to the palace?"
Yan Ruyu thought carefully and said, "No, she just said she would make it for you herself."
Hearing this, the empress smiled knowingly: "You know I want to drink what I made myself."
After saying that, he looked at the large table of dishes in front of him and said, "That bastard made all of them himself, right?"
Yan Ruyu nodded: "I started to do these after I got up. Miss Changan did it all by herself."
The empress drank the honey grapefruit tea happily. A smile appeared on her face. As she tasted the tea in her hand, she felt it was even sweeter. "That bastard has a conscience."
Then, he picked up another piece of eggplant box and took a bite: "Tell me, what was that bastard's reaction after you gave the booklet and the letter out last night?"
Yan Ruyu was stunned, and immediately told Su Changan everything she had told him last night, even telling him about Su Changan's expression at the time, not daring to leave out anything.
After hearing this, the empress frowned, looked at Yan Ruyu and asked, "How dare you ask for the reason! You touched other people's hands, and you think you are right, right? You even dared to ask you to write down the reasons!!!"
Yan Ruyu didn't dare to say much.