Fei Rulan was shaking the spinning wheel in the house, spinning carefully and earnestly.
She once asked Li Banghua who was the wisest queen in the past. Li Banghua replied that when it comes to empresses from ancient times, there is nothing better than Empress Ma at the founding of the previous dynasty.
Fei Rulan asked again what Empress Ma had said and done, and Li Banghua told many stories. For example, spinning and weaving in the palace was the move of Empress Ma, and Zhu Yuanzhang had to plow in the spring every year. They set an example to persuade Nongsang.
? As a beginner in spinning, Fei Rulan's speed is very slow, and occasionally she has to bury her head to check carefully.
Sitting opposite her was Mrs. Liu, who was also spinning, but at a much faster speed.
Fei Rulan praised from the bottom of her heart: "Madam Xu is really virtuous, she is so good at spinning, and I am afraid that the family affairs are also taken care of properly."
Mrs. Liu hurriedly said: "The empress has a body of ten thousand gold, and she spins cotton yarn by herself, which is the real virtuous and virtuous."
Asking for some weaving skills, Fei Rulan asked again: "Where did you buy Madam Xu's makeup? It smells quite quiet and elegant."
Mrs. Liu replied: "Lanxiu Pavilion, it's a time-honored brand."
"Next time I'll ask someone to buy some." Fei Rulan said with a smile.
One of the duties of being a queen is to summon the minister's wife and appease the female relatives in the minister's family.
Although Mrs. Liu has met the queen several times, she feels uneasy every time she meets her. She was originally the wife of a scholar in the countryside, and her husband was fond of prostitution and gambling, and even if the funds for prostitution were not enough, he was detained and told her to bring money to a brothel to redeem him.
At that time, I felt that the sky was dark, and life was completely hopeless.
Unexpectedly, her husband was suddenly beaten to death by gangsters, and she was picked up by her husband's friend to take care of her. At the beginning, I didn't think too much, after all, I was just a widow, and she was older than Xu Ying. Xu Ying was handsome, full of talent, and knew how to make money in business.
She can only secretly fall in love, even if it is just a crush, she often blames herself for not being a woman, and feels that a widow should not have such thoughts.
But that kind of emotion is really hard to suppress, the more Xu Ying abides by the etiquette, the more she takes care of him, the stronger her secret love becomes. Her mind was full of Xu Ying's appearance all day long, and when Xu Ying came back a little late after going out, she was worried about what would happen to her, and even had a dream one day that she was doing embarrassing things with Xu Ying.
?Lonely men and widows, dry sticks and raging fire, after all, they have surpassed the code of ethics.
Mrs. Liu felt that she was very happy. Although she did not hold a wedding, she only reported her marriage to the government, received the marriage certificate and registered as a family. But the little days were ordinary, and the love between the husband and wife was extraordinary, and it was countless times better than before.
Until Zhao Tianwang occupied the entire Jiangxi province, Xu Ying suddenly said: "I am from Zhao Zongzhen, and I am going to Yangzhou for business. I may be able to go home once a year. Mrs. Lao takes care of the house and takes good care of the two children."
Mrs. Liu didn't think much about it at the time. After all, there were many people who took refuge in Zhao Tianwang, thinking that her husband was just one of them.
But Zhao Tianwang became the emperor in Nanjing, and Xu Ying also brought the whole family over. It turned out that her husband's identity was false, and her parents and brothers were also present. That was the first time she met her in-laws.
Even so, Mrs. Liu has not figured out the situation yet, because her husband is too low-key, and his presence in the Nanjing court is very low.
Until the queen invited her to dinner, and amiably chatted with her!
Mrs. Liu was greatly shocked that time, and she didn't recover for several days. Gradually, she got acquainted with the wives of other ministers, and occasionally went out to hang out together.
The most interesting one is Zhang Tieniu's wife, a remarried widow with a strong body.
I heard that Huangjia Town has just been taken down, and His Majesty assigned wives to the soldiers. General Zhang didn't have much pursuit at the time, he just wanted to live a life that would give birth, and he fell in love with the current wife at a glance-because the butt is so good to give birth.
Sure enough, she gave birth to four children in one breath.
Now they quarrel when they meet each other. Zhang Tieniu thinks his wife is unattractive, has no education, and has a domineering personality. Now that the troops are stationed in the north, Zhang Tieniu does not take his wife home, but only lets her take care of the children at home.
Some time ago, his wife cried in front of the queen. It is said that the husband is so prosperous and dislikes the wife who is a mess. After going to the north, he only wrote a letter and returned home half a year. He must have raised a young child outside.
Every time we meet to go shopping, it is Zhang Tieniu's wife who is in charge of bargaining, and his face is flushed because of tens of pennies.
At first, Mrs. Liu felt ashamed, but she gradually got used to it. As long as this woman is present, everyone always laughs very happily
Mrs. Liu was spinning yarn with the queen in the house, while her husband was sitting in the courtyard, chatting with the emperor about official business.
Xu Ying ate the pastries brought by Pan Qimei and said: "Cao Fengji built a business in Nanjing, and 30% of the employees are from Taigu, Shanxi.?Some Mongolian tribes contacted and used food to incite them to rebel at critical times! "
Because the prefectures and counties near Jizhou are close to Shanhaiguan Pass, they were also the first target of the Manchu Qing crossing the Great Wall to plunder, so the common people had been looted or fled long ago. Before Chongzhen died, there were mostly soldiers and military families, and there were not many real ordinary people left.
Now the population is even sparser, so neither Zhao Han nor Li Zicheng will occupy Jizhou, so as not to become the target of looting by the Tartars.
Now it seems that this autumn can go to occupy, and then go north to the Great Wall to contact the Mongols.
These Mongolians are mothers if they have milk, and it is easy to drag them to beat the Qing Dynasty. As long as the food is traded to them, as long as the Manchu Qing continues to show signs of decline, the Mongolian tribes will rebel sooner or later.
Xu Ying continued: "After the Puppet Qing Dynasty returned to Liaodong, the plague raged in Shandong. Merchants in Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui have already cut off contact with the Puppet Qing Dynasty. But according to my estimate, there should be a few more, such as selling a large number of Liao ginseng merchants. The secret work in Nanjing is more or less related to these merchants, I am afraid that there are more than one or two secret works!"
Zhao Han's face was gloomy: "Check slowly, don't rush, don't let any one go. ?