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Chapter 35
Wu Jiu was a little annoyed, that is, the former master had left him too many romantic debts, and Wu Jiu found out that Mr. Jiu was really bold, and the female protagonists of his romantic debts were all women from Marquis Qi. A Mi Ji is a concubine, or a concubine, and this time the Wang Ji is directly Mrs. Qihou, that is Qihou's wife, the mother of a country of Qi!
Wu Jiu felt that this matter should be avoided as much as possible, maybe he could pretend to be weak and avoid going to pick up his relatives, no matter whether Wang Ji forgot himself or not, just avoid contact with her.
This is exactly what Gao Xi and Qihou reported. Gao Xi is very talented. He went to Zhou State and brought good news. The eldest son of Marquis Qi.
In fact, in Zhou Tianzi's heart, Zhou Tianzi wanted Wang Ji to marry Qihou more. After all, Qihou now only has three concubines and no wives. It would be great if Wang Ji could sit in Qihou's harem.
But Zhou Tianzi listened to Gao Xi's expression, Qihou didn't have any intention to marry his wife, and he could only marry the son without loss.
Fortunately, although son Wugui is 14 years old this year, he has the highest status among the three sons in the country. Not only is he the oldest, but he is also very talented, and he is also a very good seedling.
Young master Wu Kui has made friends with many capable people and strangers, and has made some reputation in other countries, but he is a young master who should not be underestimated. It is too early for Wu Kui to marry his wife at the age of 14.
But this is a political marriage. It’s no shame that I have been precocious since I was a child. I have seen enough of my mother competing for favor with other women of my father since I was a child. I also understand that a perfect political marriage is a kind of strong backing. If you marry Zhou Tianzi If you are the princess of the royal family, then your own words will carry a lot more weight, so Wu Kui has no objections or complaints.
This is simply a good thing that has the best of both worlds, except that Wu Jiao wants to stay away.Because although Wang Ji is young, but because of her brother Wang Zizheng's relationship, she is actually "the same age" as Qi Hou and Wu Jiu. Wang Zizheng is optimistic about Qi Hou, because Qi Hou is restrained and prudent, but Wang Ji is different. , so I prefer the naughty son Jiu, who will make her happy, and who has a dazzling appearance.
Wu Jiugang was shocked to hear about the love history between himself and "Sister Wang". After thinking about it, it happened a few years ago. Thinking about it this way, the young master Jiu was in his twenties at that time, which happened to be the age to marry a wife, and he was considered a gentleman. Zheng Mao is chic and suave, but what about Wang Mei?
Sister Wang is at most ten years old!
Wu Jiao thought about it, he was younger than Ziqing, maybe he was about the same age as the pink and tender young master Zhao, if according to the modern saying, he was only three or four years old in primary school, how could this young master Jiu be with such a young girl? It's really scary to make an oath of eternal love.
Wu Jiu didn't want to go into this muddy water, so he immediately pretended to be sick. Gao Xi had already discussed the matter of getting married with Qi Hou, and the marriage had already been settled, because Wang Ji was old enough to marry, so Emperor Zhou couldn't wait. I want to marry Wang Ji.
The only thing left is to pick up the kiss.
Zhou Tianzi married the princess, as the man of marriage, there are only two options, one is to pick up the princess from Zhou Tianzi's feet, and the other is to pick up the princess from the state of Lu.
In this day and age, China is divided, hundreds of countries have not been annexed, and the Emperor Zhou is in the hinterland, and the Qi State is in the east. If the Qi State wants to go to the feet of the Emperor Zhou to meet his relatives, he has to excuse every step he takes.
Borrowing is not a simple way of borrowing at the touch of a lip. If there is a loan, it will be repaid. When repaying, there will be interest. Many countries will take advantage of the opportunity to charge usury, so it is too difficult to borrow. Even if Qi is a big country, it does not want to. Get ripped off.
Therefore, there is another way for Zhou Tianzi to marry the princess, which is to send the princess to Lu State first. Although the authority of Zhou Tianzi has been weakened now, and many countries are unwilling to listen to him, Zhou Tianzi is still the emperor, and he is still an emperor. It's a pretense, and everyone uses this pretense to restrain each other.
Therefore, Emperor Zhou made an excuse that he would not be ripped off, so he would send someone to send the princess to the state of Lu, and these countries near the sea took the princess away from the state of Lu for convenience, which can be regarded as a respectful acceptance of the marriage.
Why was it sent to the country of Lu?Does the State of Lu have such authority?
In fact, the authority of the State of Lu also came from the protection of the ancestors. The State of Lu was the earliest feudal state in the early Zhou Dynasty. The first monarch of the State of Lu was the famous Zhou Gongdan. Zhou Gongdan wrote "Zhou Li" and made Lu Although the reputation of the country as "a state of etiquette" has continued to this generation, the country of Lu is actually an impolite country, but the reputation is still there, so many things, the emperor of Zhou will send it to the country of Lu to save face.
No matter from which point of view, the state of Lu is right next to the state of Qi. It is best to pick up the marriage from the state of Lu, which saves time and effort, and does not need to intrigue with other countries. Otherwise, it is just an excuse to go to the state of Zhou. , at least to cross seven countries!
However, the most serious problem at the moment is that Qi and Lu are in a stalemate. Not long ago, Wu Jiu forced Duke Ju to kill the envoy of Lu State. This matter must have been passed back to Lu State. Qi Guo picks up the princess?
Gao Xi was very worried about this matter, but Qi Hou was not so worried, he just said: "Why don't you ask Gu's second brother to discuss it?"
When Gao Xi heard this, he was almost dumbfounded, second brother?
The address was so intimate, and when the officials knelt outside the city gate to greet her, Gao Xi also saw Qihou's gentle and intimate behavior, and felt really uneasy, suspicious and strange.
I don't know what the intention is in Qihou's heart, but he just went to Ju country, why has his mentality changed completely?
Gao Xi also heard that when he was in the country of Ju, Wu Jiao blocked a cold arrow for Qi Hou, but Gao Xi couldn't figure it out that a man as scheming as Qi Hou would suddenly attack him because of a cold arrow. Are your political enemies so good?
This kind of matter should be discussed with Wu Jiao, I'm afraid it's a good thing if Wu Jiao doesn't make trouble.
Even though Gao Xi thought so, but because he is now just a doctor in charge of the country, although he has a high position and power, but relatively, because of his high position and power, and because he is a hero who assisted the enthronement, Gao Xi was afraid that the bird would be exhausted, so he deliberately After restraining himself a little, he didn't refute, just said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Qihou waved his hand and asked the eunuch beside him to invite Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu went back to the room, while Ziqing was packing up his things. Since no one lived in the room for a long time, Wu Jiu was not taken seriously before, and no one came to clean it, so Ziqing had to clean it diligently. When I came back, it was just finished cleaning.
Ziqing's tired forehead was a little sweaty, and when he saw Wu Jiu came back, he quickly said, "My lord, the horses and horses are exhausting all the way, so hurry up and rest for a while."
As Ziqing said, he came up to him, but seeing Wu Jiao always staring at him, his heart skipped a beat, he was a little nervous, and hurriedly averted his eyes in panic, not knowing what he had done wrong.
Wu Jiu didn't target Ziqing. In fact, Ziqing was an undercover agent. Wu Jiu already knew about it, and it all depends on Qi Hou's liking to show off. Qi Hou knew what Wu Jiu had only said to Zi Qing, which made him Wu Jiu couldn't help thinking that there was a ghost beside him.
Although Wu Jiao knew it, he didn't point it out, not just because Wu Jiao was bored and wanted to tease Ziqing, but because Wu Jiao knew that even if he got rid of the inner ghost around him, according to Qihou's nature, he would definitely not be able to rest assured , I will definitely install a ghost for myself again. At that time, Wu Jiu will have to search hard again. Isn't it time-consuming and laborious, and it is not pleasing?
So Wu Jiao didn't say anything at all, and his attitude was very ambiguous. It just so happened that Ziqing was quick at work, didn't talk much, and could make fragrant and soft pillows at ordinary times, so Wu Jiao was quite satisfied.
But this time Wu Jiu looked at Ziqing, not because Ziqing was an undercover agent, but because Ziqing was 12 years old this year, no, he was older, Ziqing was going to be 13 soon.
Now Wang Ji is only a little older than Ziqing, and Wu Jiu felt that it was outrageous the more he looked at it...
Ziqing was so stared at, he hesitated and said, "Your...Young master?"
Only then did Wu Jiu come to his senses, he agreed, and said, "En."
As he spoke, he walked forward and lay down on the couch with all his clothes on. Ziqing quickly walked over and said, "Master, take off your clothes and go to sleep. The bedding is all new."
When Wu Jiao heard this, he simply rubbed on it twice, almost touching his own wound. Ziqing looked at it, and suddenly felt a little bit helpless, and said, "Young master, why are you still acting like a child, quickly take off your dirty clothes?" Come down, besides, this is also the couch where the young master sleeps, and no one else will sleep if it is dirty."
Only then did Wu Jiu sit up slowly, and Ziqing hurriedly took off his outer robe. Wu Jiao got into the quilt in obscene clothes, covered the quilt, and was ready to sleep. tired.
Just when Wu Jiu had just closed his eyes, he heard a knock on the door, and then an eunuch's voice said loudly, "Is the Da Xingren here? You uploaded the Da Xingren's political affairs hall to discuss—"
Wu Jiu frowned immediately, discussing matters?It must be Wang Ji's business, Wu Jiu didn't want to worry about it, he frowned and shrank into the quilt.
Seeing that Wu was not moving, Ziqing hurried over and said, "Young Master, Your Majesty invites you!"
The eunuch outside yelled again, saying: "Da Xingren? Is the Da Xingren here? You uploaded the Da Xingren's political affairs hall to discuss—"
Wu Jiu grabbed the quilt and did not go out, but said in a low voice, "Come here, Ziqing, and pass a message for me."
Ziqing didn't know what Wu Jiu was up to, but he could only listen to him...
After a while, the eunuch who sent the message came back, but he didn't see Wu Jiu following him. Gao Xi was wondering why the young master Jiu didn't come to see him, so the eunuch knelt down and said, "Return to your lord, the great pedestrian is tired. I really can’t get up, so I can’t come to see you.”
As soon as the eunuch said the words, Gao Xi, who had always been indifferent, blushed almost angrily, and Marquis Qi sent someone to call Wu Jiao, but Wu Jiao couldn't come because of his illness?This score is huge!
With a serious face, Gao Xi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this young master..."
Before he finished speaking, Qihou had already waved his hand, and there was no trace of anger on his face, he just smiled and said: "Forget it, this second brother Gu is really weak, and he was blocking Gu for the other day." Let him rest if he shoots a cold arrow."
As he spoke, he turned his head and said to the eunuch who was kneeling beside him: "Tell Gu's words, ask the medical officer to show the wound to the second brother, and make some soup and medicine, so that he can take care of him."
The eunuch immediately said, "Yes."
After saying that, he kowtowed and got up quickly, and went to deliver the message again.
After saying these words, Gao Xi was stunned, he no longer knew what Qihou was thinking?
Could it be that because of a cold arrow, Qi Hou changed his mind and began to trust and dote on Young Master Jiu wholeheartedly?
Qi Hou saw Gao Xi's expression of seeing a ghost, and he was very proud. Even an old official like Gao Xi had been confused by his own actions, let alone other courtiers. Qi Hou just wanted everyone to feel that he had treated Wu Correct it.
Wu Jiao sent the eunuch away, and finally slept peacefully in the bed, feeling really comfortable. In his previous life, he was busy working hard, never idle for a moment, often working overtime until late at night, but now in broad daylight, unexpectedly It's really comfortable to lie in the quilt and sleep on the lazy bed.
Wu Jiu felt relieved, but Ziqing was uneasy, thinking that Marquis Qi would not get angry?According to Qihou's nature, if others refuted his face, he would definitely get angry.
Just when Ziqing was feeling uneasy, the knock on the door sounded again, which startled Ziqing. Wu Jiao was woken up just as soon as he fell asleep, frowned, and said: who is it?"
He heard the voice from outside was still the eunuch just now, and said loudly: "Da Xingren, Your Majesty heard that Da Xingren is not in good health, so he specially sent a medical officer to see Da Xingren."
Wu Jiu: "..."
Wu Jiu had no choice but to let the medical officer in. After seeing it, the medical officer prescribed several decoctions to nourish and strengthen the yang.
After finally sending the medical officer away, Wu Jiao lay down on the couch again, and after a while, there was another "knock, knock, knock" knock on the door. Going to be mentally weak.
Wu Jiu's face turned dark, and the eunuch's voice outside said: "My lord, your majesty ordered my ministers to bring you some decoction and pills."
Afterwards, Marquis Qi tirelessly sent people tonics, rewards, etc. Wu Jiao felt that he could bear it no longer...
Wu Jiu refused to go to discuss the matter due to his illness, and the matter of welcoming Wang Ji still had to be discussed, and a plan was soon formed.
Wu Jiu left the room on the second day. He is a great traveler, but a temporary official. Now that he has returned from Ju State, this official title should be taken back. Now he is just a nobleman of Qi State. He has no official position. .
So everyone rushed to go to court early, but Wu Jiu didn't need to get up early, and no one cared how late he got up, life seemed to suddenly become comfortable.
Wu Jiao woke up naturally after a sleep, and he could have lunch after waking up, Ziqing waited for him to wash and change his clothes, after lunch, Wu Jiao planned to go out for a walk.
As soon as I went out, I felt that Qi Gong was a bit unusual. It seemed that there was a feeling of festoons and festoons. The eunuchs and maids were busy and didn't know what to do. When they saw him, they just saluted in a hurry and left soon. .
Wu Jiu was a little strange, and didn't know what these palace people were doing, so he asked curiously, "Ziqing, is there any celebration recently?"
Ziqing thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "No."
Wu Jiu pondered for a while, and said, "Then... what about Marquis Qi's birthday?"
Ziqing said strangely: "My lord, have you forgotten, Qihou's birthday is in winter, and it's still far away."
Wu Jiao thought to himself, that would be strange, how it was decorated with lights and festoons, as if some grand celebration was about to be held.
Wu Jiu looked at the busy palace people, and walked slowly into the garden. Although Qi State is not as luxurious as Lu State's court, it is not simple. There are countless kinds of strange plants in the garden, and there are some early Terrace.
Not long after Wu Jiu entered the garden, he saw an acquaintance. He said that he was not too familiar, because he only met a few times before. They were Qihou's eldest son and third son, who were sitting in the small building near the water.
Young Master Wu Kui took Young Master Zhao to enjoy the flowers in the garden. It is summer now, and the flowers are in full bloom. Although Young Master Wu Kui is prudent and steady, Young Master Zhao is only ten years old, which is the age of restlessness.
Young Master Wu Kui is free today, so he specially took his younger brother to play in the garden, but one morning when he woke up, the boy who was serving him said that the young master seemed to be sick, he was not feeling well, and he was not in a good mood, and he was listless and silent .
Young Master Wukui was worried about his younger brother, so he deliberately coaxed him to play, but Young Master Zhao just hugged his elder brother's clothes. Usually, when he went to the garden, his younger brother would always flutter the butterflies and look at the flowers. In short, his childlike innocence was not lost, but now he really looked listless. Withered look.
Young Master Wu Kui saw that Young Master Zhao's big eyes were blinking and his expression was dull, and his heart ached. He couldn't help but hugged his younger brother, let him sit on his lap, rubbed Young Master Zhao's hair, and said: "What's wrong with my precious little brother today? Why don't you say anything, maybe he's really sick, do you want to ask the medical officer to come and take a look?"
Young Master Zhao grabbed the corner of Wu Kui's clothes, shook his head vigorously, and said lazily, "No."
Wu Kui smiled and said, "What's the matter? Didn't you sleep well last night, do you want my brother to coax you to sleep?"
Young Master Zhao blushed and said, "Brother, Zhao'er is no longer a baby."
Wu Kui was amused by his serious expression, and said, "What is that?"
Young Master Zhao sat in Wu Kui's arms, dangling his short legs, patted his chest, and said, "Zhao'er is a man now."
Wu Kui almost couldn't hold back, burst out laughing, and said, "Okay, man, tell me, why don't you like it?"
When Young Master Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but put his arms around Wugui's waist, like a little sloth, blinked his big eyes, and said in a muffled voice: "My brother is going to marry the princess, and from now on... I won't be able to be stubborn with Zhaoer from now on. gone."
Wu Kui said, "Who said that?"
Gongzi Zhao said: "Everyone says that, Brother, don't you want Zhao'er anymore?"
Wu Kui quickly patted Young Master Zhao on the back comfortingly, and said softly: "Zhaoer is good, my brother will naturally be stubborn with Zhaoer, you are my brother's good younger brother, even if we are not the same mother, but you are true." Be good to my brother, how can my brother forget? My brother married the princess not because he likes it, but just for show, and he will spend a lot of time with Zhaoer in the future."
Young Master Zhao couldn't understand, looked up at his chubby face curiously, and said, "My brother doesn't like the princess, why did he marry the princess? It's strange."
Wugui smiled and said, "I've never seen her before, how can I like her? Zhao'er, you have to remember that in this court, no one can trust her, not even your future wife. As young masters, we The marriage is nothing more than a means of negotiation between countries."
Gong Zizhao still half-understood, didn't quite understand, nodded while hugging Wukui's waist, and said in a childish voice, "My brother remembers."
Wu Jiu passed by, because they were not close, the two people spoke in a low voice, and did not hear what they said, but he saw that Young Master Zhao was sitting on Young Master Wu Kui's lap, and he was still putting his arms around Young Master Wu Kui waist, and the unusual intimacy of the two, Wu Jiu felt a little emotional in his heart.
The relationship between these two people was so close when they were children, how did they become immortal when they grow up?
The palace is indeed a dye vat, and those who fall into it will be dyed bloodthirsty...
Wu Kai was stunned by the side, Wu Kui's observation skills were very keen, he immediately spotted Wu Jiao, quickly hugged his brother off his lap, immediately changed his face, looked at Wu Jiao with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Second Uncle You're polite, why don't you come in and sit down?"
Wu Jiu heard that Young Master Wu Kui had already invited him, so he bowed his hands in return with a smile, gently lifted some of his clothes, walked up the steps of the small building, and walked in.
Young Master Zhao timidly hid behind Wukui, grabbed Wukui's clothes, and whispered, "Uncle."
Gong Zizhao is still young, ten-year-old is not tall, his face is full of flesh, his cheeks are puffy, his eyes are not very big, but they are very prominent on his face, blinking, his eyelashes are special Long, that appearance is really cute and pitiful, really attractive.
Wu Jiu had never been in contact with children in his previous life, and he had never considered whether he liked children or not, but Young Master Zhao was naturally attractive, every time Wu Jiu saw Young Master Zhao, he wanted to reach out and pinch his little cheek.
Wu Kui is like a vixen... Wu Jiao thought to himself, this metaphor is really correct, it's not about his appearance, but about his temperament, his eyes are squinted, and he turns around with a smile, as if he is scheming about something.
Wu Kui said with concern: "I heard that my second uncle was injured when he was on an envoy to Ju, can you ask the doctor to see him?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "There is no serious problem."
Wu Kui smiled and said: "The nephew can rest assured, if the second uncle has any difficulties, it is inconvenient to tell others, just tell the nephew."
Wu Jiu just smiled and didn't express his opinion. This young man has nothing to lose, and he just wanted to win him over. Wu Jiu has worked hard enough for a Qihou now, and he doesn't want to get involved in the struggle between his sons. Now both the eldest son and the second son are only 14 years old, but the children are all precocious at this time. At the age of 12, they will be sent out on business, and at the age of 14, they have already entered the battlefield, so they have already started to fight for the position of crown prince.
Wu Jiao was aware of this, so he didn't express his position. He didn't want to support anyone, nor did he want to belittle anyone. Anyway, whoever became the next Marquis of Qi had nothing to do with him.
Besides, Wu Jiu is a person who knows the history. The current Marquis of Qi is one of the longest-lived monarchs, but his road to hegemony has not yet started, and it is still too early for these sons to become heirs.
Wu Kui saw that he didn't pick up the quarrel, and didn't feel embarrassed. Gong Zizhao was still young, although he knew some etiquette and was a good boy, but these things were still too difficult for him to hear, so he looked at them with some incomprehension.
Wu Kui wanted to win over Wu Jiu, but Wu Jiu always refused to answer, and Wu Kui failed to achieve his goal, so he had to give up.
But Wu Jiu heard some news from Wu Kui, that's why the palace people got busy early this morning.
The reason is very simple. Naturally, it has something to do with the current big event, welcoming the royal princess of Zhou Tianzi, but this relationship is a bit tortuous. It's not that the clan princess will arrive soon, but that they need to welcome a special person first.
Who is this guy?Naturally, it was Qi Hou who came up with a cheap person who could make Duke Lu agree to welcome the princess from his land of Lu.
Although she doesn't have a serious name, she speaks out loudly. She caused troubles in the palace with Zhu'er, and let Zhu'er behead Mrs. Wen Jiang, the first Duke of Lu!
Wen Jiang was very young when he was married to the State of Lu. He was at the marriageable age. He was so delicate and beautiful that he immediately fascinated the First Duke of Lu State. Wen Jiang was only a teenager back then.
Wen Jiang’s name is actually not Wen Jiang. In this era, women don’t have names. Wen just means that she has a good literary talent and is a talented woman. Jiang is her surname, so she is called Wen Jiang.
Wen Jiang's literary talents are outstanding, her posture is romantic, and her status is extremely noble. She is not a royal princess, but a real classic princess, the daughter of Duke Xi, the half-sister of Zhu Er and Wu Jiu, Qihou's half-sister.
When Wen Jiang was young, there was an ugly scandal with Zhu'er. Coupled with Zheng Guo's resignation, Qi Xigong was very embarrassed, so he hurriedly married Wen Jiang to Lu Guo's ancestor, who is now Lu Gong. Dad.
After marrying, Wen Jiang relied on her beauty, talent, and means of governing the country to successfully capture Duke Lu at that time. To what extent did Duke Lu love Wen Jiang at that time? There was only such a wife in the harem of Lu State. There are no other ladies.
We must know that there were three wives in the harem of Duke Huan of Qi in history, and there were six concubines, while Duke Lu had only one wife, Wen Jiang, from the beginning to the end, which shows how favored Wen Jiang is.
In the third year of Wen Jiang's marriage, she gave birth to the current Lu Gong, which was a moment of honor and favor. However, when Lu Gong brought Wen Jiang to visit Qi State, something bad happened. His wife had an affair with Zhuer, the king of Qi, and it was talked about.
As the king of a country, he was cuckolded and his favorite woman, how could he not be angry, Duke Lu scolded Wen Jiang in a fit of anger, Wen Jiang went to Zhu'er to file a complaint, Zhu'er set up a Hongmen banquet, and at the banquet sent People broke Duke Lu's ribs and finally killed him.
This act was extremely rampant, and it became a disgrace to the Lu State. Their mother of a country committed adultery with her elder brother and even killed the monarch. How could the Lu people bear this humiliation? At this time, Wen Jiang did not dare to return to the Lu State.
Later, Wen Jiang's son succeeded to the throne and became the Duke of Lu. Although Wen Jiang did not dare to return to the country, his son was young and could not control the veterans of Lu Guo Wenwu.
Although Wen Jiang is not a discreet woman and is ruthless, she is extremely talented. As his son, Lu Gong loves and hates Wen Jiang.
Although Wen Jiang is not in the Lu country, her status is equivalent to that of the regent. Duke Lu's awe of her is not only three or four points, but seven or eight points.
In recent years, Duke Lu has gradually grown up, and Wen Jiang seems to be holding back, not caring about Lu's business, but living in seclusion in a small town in Qi.
Now that Qi State wants to marry a princess from Lu State, Qi Hou came up with such an idea, and invited sister Wen Jiang to come back to her natal family as a guest. It can give Qi a chance to breathe and recuperate.
When Wu Jiu heard it, this Marquis of Qi was really scheming, he tried every means, and even wanted to invite Wen Jiang back.
After the discussion yesterday, Marquis Qi had already sent people to Xiaoyi to invite Wen Jiang, so the palace people were busy decorating the lanterns and festoons this morning. If Wen Jiang's servants were not obedient, how could Wen Jiang be allowed to "defraud his son" Woolen cloth?
Wu Jiu listened to it, but he didn't want to worry about it, so he hid in his room, ate every day, went out to bask in the sun and took a walk, and if Marquis Qi came to invite him, he would say that he was not in good health. Just drink two more bowls of decoction.
After half a month like this, Wu Jiu felt that he might have gained a lot of flesh, anyway, his wrist was much "rounder" than before.
Wu Jiu was also lazy on the bed that day, he was so lazy that he got up from the bed when his back hurt, and he didn't see Ziqing. He called out a few times, and then Ziqing ran in from the outside, sweating all over his head and said, "My lord, wake up!" Are you going to get up?"
Wu Jiu nodded and said, "What are you doing, you're sweating all over your head?"
Ziqing said: "My lord, Mrs. Wen Jiang is coming back today, don't you know? There is a banquet in the evening, just now the people around Junshang said that Junshang specially sent someone to make a suit of clothes for you, so that Ziqing Go get it, isn't it?"
As he said, he arched his hands, and a silk dress was draped on his arm, which looked extremely gorgeous. The whole dress was purple, the elegant and rich purple with a touch of blood-like dark red, outlined by silver silk threads The pattern is extremely delicate and rich, and it is also matched with a four-finger-wide silver belt.
Wu Jiu took a look at the clothes, feeling somewhat lacking in interest, wearing such gorgeous clothes, people who don't know would think he was the one to sit on the stage...
Ziqing saw that Wu Jiu was about to lie down and go back to sleep again, so he hurriedly stopped him, saying: "My lord, get up quickly, if it's later, the banquet will probably begin."
When Wu Jiu heard that he was going to a banquet, he really didn't want to get up. After noon, he still had to get up in desperation.
Ziqing helped him put on his clothes and asked Wu Jiu to sit in front of the desk. Ziqing bent over slightly, combed his hair, put on a violet jade crown, and said with a smile, "Young master looks really suave!"
Wu Jiu couldn't see what he looked like, and didn't bother to look at it. He just raised his arm, thinking that there was an article in Han Feizi saying that Duke Huan of Qi was fond of purple, but he didn't know if it was true or not. All the people in Qi State also wear purple clothes.
Before Wu Jiu saw that Marquis Qi was always wearing black clothes. After all, black is a symbol of status in this day and age, and he didn't see him liking purple. Looking at it now, I'm afraid he really likes purple.
This color is very bright and domineering. If the skin is a little darker, I am afraid that I will be stunned as if I have chewed a mouthful of sand. However, Wu corrected his fair skin, and he lost too much blood before. It's white and transparent, it's just right to wear, the violet jade crown is very translucent, setting off Wu Jiu's jet-black hair, he really looks like Mr. Pianpianjia.
After everything was tidied up, Ziqing tied the belt to Wu Jiao. Wu Jiao felt that the width of the belt was ridiculous, and Su couldn't eat much with it on his waist.
However, Wu Jiu was slender, wearing a wide belt that looked extremely slender, his slender waist seemed to be too tight to hold, looking from the back, he was really a beauty.
After everything was tidied up, Wu Jiu lacked interest and wanted to go to bed. At dusk, the outside became even more busy. Under Ziqing's repeated urgings, Wu Jiu finally got up and was ready to go out to the banquet.
Today is a big day. Mrs. Wen Jiang, who has not been back to Linzi City for many years, is coming back. Although many people know about Mrs. Wen Jiang, the banquet is grand today, and no one dares to neglect it.
Wu Jiu walked towards the main hall where the banquet was held. There were busy eunuchs and maids all the way. Before reaching the main hall, he met a man surrounded by eunuchs. He looked very proud. He saw Wu Jiao didn't salute, but just sneered, but his eyes revealed a look of astonishment.
It is the second son of Qihou, son Yuan.
Gongzi Yuan smiled and said, "Yo, great pedestrian!"
As he spoke, he immediately sneered and said, "No, no, now that I have returned from a mission in Ju, and my second uncle is no longer a great traveler, what is that? Haha, my son knows, is he a cook?"
Wu Jiao looked at Gongzi Yuan indifferently, as if what Gongzi Yuan said was not meant for him at all, and Gongzi Yuan wanted to ridicule Wu Jiao, but Wu Jiao's expression didn't look like he was being ridiculed at all, he immediately got bored and glared. Glancing at Wu Jiu, he said viciously, "What are your abilities? Just wait and see!"
He said, flicked his sleeves and left.
Wu Jiu looked at Gongzi Yuan indifferently, as expected he didn't go looking for bad luck, maybe bad luck will come to you too.
Wu Jiu waited for Young Master Yuan to go a little farther away, and then continued walking, so as not to run into Gong Zi Yuan again, but before taking two steps, he suddenly heard a tactful female voice say, "Second Brother! Is it really Second Brother?"
Wu Jiu was a little surprised, it was the first time he heard a woman call him second brother, and usually Qihou would call him second brother intimately.
Wu Jiu looked back strangely, and saw a woman who looked like a young woman, walking quickly with her clothes in her hands. She was dressed luxuriously and beautifully, with a lazy look, and a fair and beautiful face. I'm afraid it was well maintained, and I couldn't see it. out of age.
Wu Jiao saw the woman approaching excitedly, and his mind changed for a moment, could this person be Mrs. Wen Jiang?
Mrs. Wen Jiang's age should be in her early 30s, which is slightly smaller than Wu Jiu's current body. According to traditional Chinese medicine, a man stands at thirty, and at the age of 32, a man's charm reaches its peak, while a woman's is 28. .
Although Wen Jiang has passed this golden age, he is well maintained and still looks radiant, glamorous and delicate, with a child's naughty face, but also reveals the charming posture of a mature woman.
Seeing Wu Jiao in a daze, Wen Jiang got rid of the maids surrounding him, walked over quickly with a smile, stretched out his hand to grab Wu Jiao's skirt, smiled charmingly, and said, "Second brother, I haven't seen you for many years, don't you remember my sister?"
When Wu Jiu heard it, this was really Wen Jiang. If we only talk about appearance, Wen Jiang is indeed beautiful, even surpassing Mi Ji, but after all, Wen Jiang is the younger sister of Gongzi Jiu, and Wen Jiang had an affair with his elder brother before. , so Wu Jiu intends to keep some distance.
Wu Jiao unceremoniously removed Wen Jiang's hand that was holding his skirt, and said with a distant smile, "It's really Sister Wen Jiang. I haven't seen her for a few years. She's become more and more beautiful, and Jiu doesn't even dare to recognize her."
When Wen Jiang heard this, he immediately covered his mouth with his sleeve and gave a "giggle" smile, saying, "Second brother is really, in the past, the second brother was the most talkative and the most pleasing, but now after so many years, nothing has really changed! "
As Wen Jiang was talking, his eyebrows suddenly became emotional, and Wu Jiao felt a "thump" in his heart when he saw it. Wen Jiang slowly leaned over. He leaned over, put his arms around Wu Jiu's waist, and said with a smile: "Second brother, do you still remember the other things with your younger sister back then?"
Wu Jiu's heart flickered, and he said, what's the matter?Why don't you feel so good?
However, his face was calm, and he immediately pushed Wen Jiang's hand away, took a step back to distance himself, and said with a smile, "Jiao recently got shot in the country of Ju, hurting Yuanshen, this... I don't remember clearly. "
When Wen Jiang heard it, his face turned red instead, and he immediately stretched out his hand to thump Wu Jiu's chest, and said coquettishly, "I hate it, second brother insists on forcing him to speak out, I really hate it!"
Wu Jiao: "..." What?
Wen Jiang smiled affectionately and said, "Second brother has not seen each other for a few years, and he is becoming more and more likable. I'm afraid they all practiced in front of beauties?"
Wu Jiu laughed dryly and said, "My sister was joking."
Wen Jiang showed surprise on his face and said, "Really?"
Wu Jiao was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What?"
Sure enough, a woman's heart is on the bottom of the sea. When Wu Jiao dealt with Qihou, he answered fluently. When facing Wen Jiang, why did he feel that his lips were not right?
Wen Jiang said with a shy face: "I... I didn't expect the second brother to treat me so sincerely. After so many years, the second brother really has no one to sleep with? My sister really..."
Wu Jiu's head suddenly became dizzy for a moment, and Wen Jiang seemed to be moved by himself.
Wen Jiang was still talking, when he heard "cough!", both Wu Jiu and Wen Jiang were taken aback. Looking back, they saw Marquis Qi in solemn black clothes, standing between the two with a smile on his face. behind the individual.
Wu Jiu felt a little scalped
Wu Jiu felt that this matter should be avoided as much as possible, maybe he could pretend to be weak and avoid going to pick up his relatives, no matter whether Wang Ji forgot himself or not, just avoid contact with her.
This is exactly what Gao Xi and Qihou reported. Gao Xi is very talented. He went to Zhou State and brought good news. The eldest son of Marquis Qi.
In fact, in Zhou Tianzi's heart, Zhou Tianzi wanted Wang Ji to marry Qihou more. After all, Qihou now only has three concubines and no wives. It would be great if Wang Ji could sit in Qihou's harem.
But Zhou Tianzi listened to Gao Xi's expression, Qihou didn't have any intention to marry his wife, and he could only marry the son without loss.
Fortunately, although son Wugui is 14 years old this year, he has the highest status among the three sons in the country. Not only is he the oldest, but he is also very talented, and he is also a very good seedling.
Young master Wu Kui has made friends with many capable people and strangers, and has made some reputation in other countries, but he is a young master who should not be underestimated. It is too early for Wu Kui to marry his wife at the age of 14.
But this is a political marriage. It’s no shame that I have been precocious since I was a child. I have seen enough of my mother competing for favor with other women of my father since I was a child. I also understand that a perfect political marriage is a kind of strong backing. If you marry Zhou Tianzi If you are the princess of the royal family, then your own words will carry a lot more weight, so Wu Kui has no objections or complaints.
This is simply a good thing that has the best of both worlds, except that Wu Jiao wants to stay away.Because although Wang Ji is young, but because of her brother Wang Zizheng's relationship, she is actually "the same age" as Qi Hou and Wu Jiu. Wang Zizheng is optimistic about Qi Hou, because Qi Hou is restrained and prudent, but Wang Ji is different. , so I prefer the naughty son Jiu, who will make her happy, and who has a dazzling appearance.
Wu Jiugang was shocked to hear about the love history between himself and "Sister Wang". After thinking about it, it happened a few years ago. Thinking about it this way, the young master Jiu was in his twenties at that time, which happened to be the age to marry a wife, and he was considered a gentleman. Zheng Mao is chic and suave, but what about Wang Mei?
Sister Wang is at most ten years old!
Wu Jiao thought about it, he was younger than Ziqing, maybe he was about the same age as the pink and tender young master Zhao, if according to the modern saying, he was only three or four years old in primary school, how could this young master Jiu be with such a young girl? It's really scary to make an oath of eternal love.
Wu Jiu didn't want to go into this muddy water, so he immediately pretended to be sick. Gao Xi had already discussed the matter of getting married with Qi Hou, and the marriage had already been settled, because Wang Ji was old enough to marry, so Emperor Zhou couldn't wait. I want to marry Wang Ji.
The only thing left is to pick up the kiss.
Zhou Tianzi married the princess, as the man of marriage, there are only two options, one is to pick up the princess from Zhou Tianzi's feet, and the other is to pick up the princess from the state of Lu.
In this day and age, China is divided, hundreds of countries have not been annexed, and the Emperor Zhou is in the hinterland, and the Qi State is in the east. If the Qi State wants to go to the feet of the Emperor Zhou to meet his relatives, he has to excuse every step he takes.
Borrowing is not a simple way of borrowing at the touch of a lip. If there is a loan, it will be repaid. When repaying, there will be interest. Many countries will take advantage of the opportunity to charge usury, so it is too difficult to borrow. Even if Qi is a big country, it does not want to. Get ripped off.
Therefore, there is another way for Zhou Tianzi to marry the princess, which is to send the princess to Lu State first. Although the authority of Zhou Tianzi has been weakened now, and many countries are unwilling to listen to him, Zhou Tianzi is still the emperor, and he is still an emperor. It's a pretense, and everyone uses this pretense to restrain each other.
Therefore, Emperor Zhou made an excuse that he would not be ripped off, so he would send someone to send the princess to the state of Lu, and these countries near the sea took the princess away from the state of Lu for convenience, which can be regarded as a respectful acceptance of the marriage.
Why was it sent to the country of Lu?Does the State of Lu have such authority?
In fact, the authority of the State of Lu also came from the protection of the ancestors. The State of Lu was the earliest feudal state in the early Zhou Dynasty. The first monarch of the State of Lu was the famous Zhou Gongdan. Zhou Gongdan wrote "Zhou Li" and made Lu Although the reputation of the country as "a state of etiquette" has continued to this generation, the country of Lu is actually an impolite country, but the reputation is still there, so many things, the emperor of Zhou will send it to the country of Lu to save face.
No matter from which point of view, the state of Lu is right next to the state of Qi. It is best to pick up the marriage from the state of Lu, which saves time and effort, and does not need to intrigue with other countries. Otherwise, it is just an excuse to go to the state of Zhou. , at least to cross seven countries!
However, the most serious problem at the moment is that Qi and Lu are in a stalemate. Not long ago, Wu Jiu forced Duke Ju to kill the envoy of Lu State. This matter must have been passed back to Lu State. Qi Guo picks up the princess?
Gao Xi was very worried about this matter, but Qi Hou was not so worried, he just said: "Why don't you ask Gu's second brother to discuss it?"
When Gao Xi heard this, he was almost dumbfounded, second brother?
The address was so intimate, and when the officials knelt outside the city gate to greet her, Gao Xi also saw Qihou's gentle and intimate behavior, and felt really uneasy, suspicious and strange.
I don't know what the intention is in Qihou's heart, but he just went to Ju country, why has his mentality changed completely?
Gao Xi also heard that when he was in the country of Ju, Wu Jiao blocked a cold arrow for Qi Hou, but Gao Xi couldn't figure it out that a man as scheming as Qi Hou would suddenly attack him because of a cold arrow. Are your political enemies so good?
This kind of matter should be discussed with Wu Jiao, I'm afraid it's a good thing if Wu Jiao doesn't make trouble.
Even though Gao Xi thought so, but because he is now just a doctor in charge of the country, although he has a high position and power, but relatively, because of his high position and power, and because he is a hero who assisted the enthronement, Gao Xi was afraid that the bird would be exhausted, so he deliberately After restraining himself a little, he didn't refute, just said: "Your Majesty is wise."
Qihou waved his hand and asked the eunuch beside him to invite Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu went back to the room, while Ziqing was packing up his things. Since no one lived in the room for a long time, Wu Jiu was not taken seriously before, and no one came to clean it, so Ziqing had to clean it diligently. When I came back, it was just finished cleaning.
Ziqing's tired forehead was a little sweaty, and when he saw Wu Jiu came back, he quickly said, "My lord, the horses and horses are exhausting all the way, so hurry up and rest for a while."
As Ziqing said, he came up to him, but seeing Wu Jiao always staring at him, his heart skipped a beat, he was a little nervous, and hurriedly averted his eyes in panic, not knowing what he had done wrong.
Wu Jiu didn't target Ziqing. In fact, Ziqing was an undercover agent. Wu Jiu already knew about it, and it all depends on Qi Hou's liking to show off. Qi Hou knew what Wu Jiu had only said to Zi Qing, which made him Wu Jiu couldn't help thinking that there was a ghost beside him.
Although Wu Jiao knew it, he didn't point it out, not just because Wu Jiao was bored and wanted to tease Ziqing, but because Wu Jiao knew that even if he got rid of the inner ghost around him, according to Qihou's nature, he would definitely not be able to rest assured , I will definitely install a ghost for myself again. At that time, Wu Jiu will have to search hard again. Isn't it time-consuming and laborious, and it is not pleasing?
So Wu Jiao didn't say anything at all, and his attitude was very ambiguous. It just so happened that Ziqing was quick at work, didn't talk much, and could make fragrant and soft pillows at ordinary times, so Wu Jiao was quite satisfied.
But this time Wu Jiu looked at Ziqing, not because Ziqing was an undercover agent, but because Ziqing was 12 years old this year, no, he was older, Ziqing was going to be 13 soon.
Now Wang Ji is only a little older than Ziqing, and Wu Jiu felt that it was outrageous the more he looked at it...
Ziqing was so stared at, he hesitated and said, "Your...Young master?"
Only then did Wu Jiu come to his senses, he agreed, and said, "En."
As he spoke, he walked forward and lay down on the couch with all his clothes on. Ziqing quickly walked over and said, "Master, take off your clothes and go to sleep. The bedding is all new."
When Wu Jiao heard this, he simply rubbed on it twice, almost touching his own wound. Ziqing looked at it, and suddenly felt a little bit helpless, and said, "Young master, why are you still acting like a child, quickly take off your dirty clothes?" Come down, besides, this is also the couch where the young master sleeps, and no one else will sleep if it is dirty."
Only then did Wu Jiu sit up slowly, and Ziqing hurriedly took off his outer robe. Wu Jiao got into the quilt in obscene clothes, covered the quilt, and was ready to sleep. tired.
Just when Wu Jiu had just closed his eyes, he heard a knock on the door, and then an eunuch's voice said loudly, "Is the Da Xingren here? You uploaded the Da Xingren's political affairs hall to discuss—"
Wu Jiu frowned immediately, discussing matters?It must be Wang Ji's business, Wu Jiu didn't want to worry about it, he frowned and shrank into the quilt.
Seeing that Wu was not moving, Ziqing hurried over and said, "Young Master, Your Majesty invites you!"
The eunuch outside yelled again, saying: "Da Xingren? Is the Da Xingren here? You uploaded the Da Xingren's political affairs hall to discuss—"
Wu Jiu grabbed the quilt and did not go out, but said in a low voice, "Come here, Ziqing, and pass a message for me."
Ziqing didn't know what Wu Jiu was up to, but he could only listen to him...
After a while, the eunuch who sent the message came back, but he didn't see Wu Jiu following him. Gao Xi was wondering why the young master Jiu didn't come to see him, so the eunuch knelt down and said, "Return to your lord, the great pedestrian is tired. I really can’t get up, so I can’t come to see you.”
As soon as the eunuch said the words, Gao Xi, who had always been indifferent, blushed almost angrily, and Marquis Qi sent someone to call Wu Jiao, but Wu Jiao couldn't come because of his illness?This score is huge!
With a serious face, Gao Xi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this young master..."
Before he finished speaking, Qihou had already waved his hand, and there was no trace of anger on his face, he just smiled and said: "Forget it, this second brother Gu is really weak, and he was blocking Gu for the other day." Let him rest if he shoots a cold arrow."
As he spoke, he turned his head and said to the eunuch who was kneeling beside him: "Tell Gu's words, ask the medical officer to show the wound to the second brother, and make some soup and medicine, so that he can take care of him."
The eunuch immediately said, "Yes."
After saying that, he kowtowed and got up quickly, and went to deliver the message again.
After saying these words, Gao Xi was stunned, he no longer knew what Qihou was thinking?
Could it be that because of a cold arrow, Qi Hou changed his mind and began to trust and dote on Young Master Jiu wholeheartedly?
Qi Hou saw Gao Xi's expression of seeing a ghost, and he was very proud. Even an old official like Gao Xi had been confused by his own actions, let alone other courtiers. Qi Hou just wanted everyone to feel that he had treated Wu Correct it.
Wu Jiao sent the eunuch away, and finally slept peacefully in the bed, feeling really comfortable. In his previous life, he was busy working hard, never idle for a moment, often working overtime until late at night, but now in broad daylight, unexpectedly It's really comfortable to lie in the quilt and sleep on the lazy bed.
Wu Jiu felt relieved, but Ziqing was uneasy, thinking that Marquis Qi would not get angry?According to Qihou's nature, if others refuted his face, he would definitely get angry.
Just when Ziqing was feeling uneasy, the knock on the door sounded again, which startled Ziqing. Wu Jiao was woken up just as soon as he fell asleep, frowned, and said: who is it?"
He heard the voice from outside was still the eunuch just now, and said loudly: "Da Xingren, Your Majesty heard that Da Xingren is not in good health, so he specially sent a medical officer to see Da Xingren."
Wu Jiu: "..."
Wu Jiu had no choice but to let the medical officer in. After seeing it, the medical officer prescribed several decoctions to nourish and strengthen the yang.
After finally sending the medical officer away, Wu Jiao lay down on the couch again, and after a while, there was another "knock, knock, knock" knock on the door. Going to be mentally weak.
Wu Jiu's face turned dark, and the eunuch's voice outside said: "My lord, your majesty ordered my ministers to bring you some decoction and pills."
Afterwards, Marquis Qi tirelessly sent people tonics, rewards, etc. Wu Jiao felt that he could bear it no longer...
Wu Jiu refused to go to discuss the matter due to his illness, and the matter of welcoming Wang Ji still had to be discussed, and a plan was soon formed.
Wu Jiu left the room on the second day. He is a great traveler, but a temporary official. Now that he has returned from Ju State, this official title should be taken back. Now he is just a nobleman of Qi State. He has no official position. .
So everyone rushed to go to court early, but Wu Jiu didn't need to get up early, and no one cared how late he got up, life seemed to suddenly become comfortable.
Wu Jiao woke up naturally after a sleep, and he could have lunch after waking up, Ziqing waited for him to wash and change his clothes, after lunch, Wu Jiao planned to go out for a walk.
As soon as I went out, I felt that Qi Gong was a bit unusual. It seemed that there was a feeling of festoons and festoons. The eunuchs and maids were busy and didn't know what to do. When they saw him, they just saluted in a hurry and left soon. .
Wu Jiu was a little strange, and didn't know what these palace people were doing, so he asked curiously, "Ziqing, is there any celebration recently?"
Ziqing thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "No."
Wu Jiu pondered for a while, and said, "Then... what about Marquis Qi's birthday?"
Ziqing said strangely: "My lord, have you forgotten, Qihou's birthday is in winter, and it's still far away."
Wu Jiao thought to himself, that would be strange, how it was decorated with lights and festoons, as if some grand celebration was about to be held.
Wu Jiu looked at the busy palace people, and walked slowly into the garden. Although Qi State is not as luxurious as Lu State's court, it is not simple. There are countless kinds of strange plants in the garden, and there are some early Terrace.
Not long after Wu Jiu entered the garden, he saw an acquaintance. He said that he was not too familiar, because he only met a few times before. They were Qihou's eldest son and third son, who were sitting in the small building near the water.
Young Master Wu Kui took Young Master Zhao to enjoy the flowers in the garden. It is summer now, and the flowers are in full bloom. Although Young Master Wu Kui is prudent and steady, Young Master Zhao is only ten years old, which is the age of restlessness.
Young Master Wu Kui is free today, so he specially took his younger brother to play in the garden, but one morning when he woke up, the boy who was serving him said that the young master seemed to be sick, he was not feeling well, and he was not in a good mood, and he was listless and silent .
Young Master Wukui was worried about his younger brother, so he deliberately coaxed him to play, but Young Master Zhao just hugged his elder brother's clothes. Usually, when he went to the garden, his younger brother would always flutter the butterflies and look at the flowers. In short, his childlike innocence was not lost, but now he really looked listless. Withered look.
Young Master Wu Kui saw that Young Master Zhao's big eyes were blinking and his expression was dull, and his heart ached. He couldn't help but hugged his younger brother, let him sit on his lap, rubbed Young Master Zhao's hair, and said: "What's wrong with my precious little brother today? Why don't you say anything, maybe he's really sick, do you want to ask the medical officer to come and take a look?"
Young Master Zhao grabbed the corner of Wu Kui's clothes, shook his head vigorously, and said lazily, "No."
Wu Kui smiled and said, "What's the matter? Didn't you sleep well last night, do you want my brother to coax you to sleep?"
Young Master Zhao blushed and said, "Brother, Zhao'er is no longer a baby."
Wu Kui was amused by his serious expression, and said, "What is that?"
Young Master Zhao sat in Wu Kui's arms, dangling his short legs, patted his chest, and said, "Zhao'er is a man now."
Wu Kui almost couldn't hold back, burst out laughing, and said, "Okay, man, tell me, why don't you like it?"
When Young Master Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but put his arms around Wugui's waist, like a little sloth, blinked his big eyes, and said in a muffled voice: "My brother is going to marry the princess, and from now on... I won't be able to be stubborn with Zhaoer from now on. gone."
Wu Kui said, "Who said that?"
Gongzi Zhao said: "Everyone says that, Brother, don't you want Zhao'er anymore?"
Wu Kui quickly patted Young Master Zhao on the back comfortingly, and said softly: "Zhaoer is good, my brother will naturally be stubborn with Zhaoer, you are my brother's good younger brother, even if we are not the same mother, but you are true." Be good to my brother, how can my brother forget? My brother married the princess not because he likes it, but just for show, and he will spend a lot of time with Zhaoer in the future."
Young Master Zhao couldn't understand, looked up at his chubby face curiously, and said, "My brother doesn't like the princess, why did he marry the princess? It's strange."
Wugui smiled and said, "I've never seen her before, how can I like her? Zhao'er, you have to remember that in this court, no one can trust her, not even your future wife. As young masters, we The marriage is nothing more than a means of negotiation between countries."
Gong Zizhao still half-understood, didn't quite understand, nodded while hugging Wukui's waist, and said in a childish voice, "My brother remembers."
Wu Jiu passed by, because they were not close, the two people spoke in a low voice, and did not hear what they said, but he saw that Young Master Zhao was sitting on Young Master Wu Kui's lap, and he was still putting his arms around Young Master Wu Kui waist, and the unusual intimacy of the two, Wu Jiu felt a little emotional in his heart.
The relationship between these two people was so close when they were children, how did they become immortal when they grow up?
The palace is indeed a dye vat, and those who fall into it will be dyed bloodthirsty...
Wu Kai was stunned by the side, Wu Kui's observation skills were very keen, he immediately spotted Wu Jiao, quickly hugged his brother off his lap, immediately changed his face, looked at Wu Jiao with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Second Uncle You're polite, why don't you come in and sit down?"
Wu Jiu heard that Young Master Wu Kui had already invited him, so he bowed his hands in return with a smile, gently lifted some of his clothes, walked up the steps of the small building, and walked in.
Young Master Zhao timidly hid behind Wukui, grabbed Wukui's clothes, and whispered, "Uncle."
Gong Zizhao is still young, ten-year-old is not tall, his face is full of flesh, his cheeks are puffy, his eyes are not very big, but they are very prominent on his face, blinking, his eyelashes are special Long, that appearance is really cute and pitiful, really attractive.
Wu Jiu had never been in contact with children in his previous life, and he had never considered whether he liked children or not, but Young Master Zhao was naturally attractive, every time Wu Jiu saw Young Master Zhao, he wanted to reach out and pinch his little cheek.
Wu Kui is like a vixen... Wu Jiao thought to himself, this metaphor is really correct, it's not about his appearance, but about his temperament, his eyes are squinted, and he turns around with a smile, as if he is scheming about something.
Wu Kui said with concern: "I heard that my second uncle was injured when he was on an envoy to Ju, can you ask the doctor to see him?"
Wu Jiu smiled and said, "There is no serious problem."
Wu Kui smiled and said: "The nephew can rest assured, if the second uncle has any difficulties, it is inconvenient to tell others, just tell the nephew."
Wu Jiu just smiled and didn't express his opinion. This young man has nothing to lose, and he just wanted to win him over. Wu Jiu has worked hard enough for a Qihou now, and he doesn't want to get involved in the struggle between his sons. Now both the eldest son and the second son are only 14 years old, but the children are all precocious at this time. At the age of 12, they will be sent out on business, and at the age of 14, they have already entered the battlefield, so they have already started to fight for the position of crown prince.
Wu Jiao was aware of this, so he didn't express his position. He didn't want to support anyone, nor did he want to belittle anyone. Anyway, whoever became the next Marquis of Qi had nothing to do with him.
Besides, Wu Jiu is a person who knows the history. The current Marquis of Qi is one of the longest-lived monarchs, but his road to hegemony has not yet started, and it is still too early for these sons to become heirs.
Wu Kui saw that he didn't pick up the quarrel, and didn't feel embarrassed. Gong Zizhao was still young, although he knew some etiquette and was a good boy, but these things were still too difficult for him to hear, so he looked at them with some incomprehension.
Wu Kui wanted to win over Wu Jiu, but Wu Jiu always refused to answer, and Wu Kui failed to achieve his goal, so he had to give up.
But Wu Jiu heard some news from Wu Kui, that's why the palace people got busy early this morning.
The reason is very simple. Naturally, it has something to do with the current big event, welcoming the royal princess of Zhou Tianzi, but this relationship is a bit tortuous. It's not that the clan princess will arrive soon, but that they need to welcome a special person first.
Who is this guy?Naturally, it was Qi Hou who came up with a cheap person who could make Duke Lu agree to welcome the princess from his land of Lu.
Although she doesn't have a serious name, she speaks out loudly. She caused troubles in the palace with Zhu'er, and let Zhu'er behead Mrs. Wen Jiang, the first Duke of Lu!
Wen Jiang was very young when he was married to the State of Lu. He was at the marriageable age. He was so delicate and beautiful that he immediately fascinated the First Duke of Lu State. Wen Jiang was only a teenager back then.
Wen Jiang’s name is actually not Wen Jiang. In this era, women don’t have names. Wen just means that she has a good literary talent and is a talented woman. Jiang is her surname, so she is called Wen Jiang.
Wen Jiang's literary talents are outstanding, her posture is romantic, and her status is extremely noble. She is not a royal princess, but a real classic princess, the daughter of Duke Xi, the half-sister of Zhu Er and Wu Jiu, Qihou's half-sister.
When Wen Jiang was young, there was an ugly scandal with Zhu'er. Coupled with Zheng Guo's resignation, Qi Xigong was very embarrassed, so he hurriedly married Wen Jiang to Lu Guo's ancestor, who is now Lu Gong. Dad.
After marrying, Wen Jiang relied on her beauty, talent, and means of governing the country to successfully capture Duke Lu at that time. To what extent did Duke Lu love Wen Jiang at that time? There was only such a wife in the harem of Lu State. There are no other ladies.
We must know that there were three wives in the harem of Duke Huan of Qi in history, and there were six concubines, while Duke Lu had only one wife, Wen Jiang, from the beginning to the end, which shows how favored Wen Jiang is.
In the third year of Wen Jiang's marriage, she gave birth to the current Lu Gong, which was a moment of honor and favor. However, when Lu Gong brought Wen Jiang to visit Qi State, something bad happened. His wife had an affair with Zhuer, the king of Qi, and it was talked about.
As the king of a country, he was cuckolded and his favorite woman, how could he not be angry, Duke Lu scolded Wen Jiang in a fit of anger, Wen Jiang went to Zhu'er to file a complaint, Zhu'er set up a Hongmen banquet, and at the banquet sent People broke Duke Lu's ribs and finally killed him.
This act was extremely rampant, and it became a disgrace to the Lu State. Their mother of a country committed adultery with her elder brother and even killed the monarch. How could the Lu people bear this humiliation? At this time, Wen Jiang did not dare to return to the Lu State.
Later, Wen Jiang's son succeeded to the throne and became the Duke of Lu. Although Wen Jiang did not dare to return to the country, his son was young and could not control the veterans of Lu Guo Wenwu.
Although Wen Jiang is not a discreet woman and is ruthless, she is extremely talented. As his son, Lu Gong loves and hates Wen Jiang.
Although Wen Jiang is not in the Lu country, her status is equivalent to that of the regent. Duke Lu's awe of her is not only three or four points, but seven or eight points.
In recent years, Duke Lu has gradually grown up, and Wen Jiang seems to be holding back, not caring about Lu's business, but living in seclusion in a small town in Qi.
Now that Qi State wants to marry a princess from Lu State, Qi Hou came up with such an idea, and invited sister Wen Jiang to come back to her natal family as a guest. It can give Qi a chance to breathe and recuperate.
When Wu Jiu heard it, this Marquis of Qi was really scheming, he tried every means, and even wanted to invite Wen Jiang back.
After the discussion yesterday, Marquis Qi had already sent people to Xiaoyi to invite Wen Jiang, so the palace people were busy decorating the lanterns and festoons this morning. If Wen Jiang's servants were not obedient, how could Wen Jiang be allowed to "defraud his son" Woolen cloth?
Wu Jiu listened to it, but he didn't want to worry about it, so he hid in his room, ate every day, went out to bask in the sun and took a walk, and if Marquis Qi came to invite him, he would say that he was not in good health. Just drink two more bowls of decoction.
After half a month like this, Wu Jiu felt that he might have gained a lot of flesh, anyway, his wrist was much "rounder" than before.
Wu Jiu was also lazy on the bed that day, he was so lazy that he got up from the bed when his back hurt, and he didn't see Ziqing. He called out a few times, and then Ziqing ran in from the outside, sweating all over his head and said, "My lord, wake up!" Are you going to get up?"
Wu Jiu nodded and said, "What are you doing, you're sweating all over your head?"
Ziqing said: "My lord, Mrs. Wen Jiang is coming back today, don't you know? There is a banquet in the evening, just now the people around Junshang said that Junshang specially sent someone to make a suit of clothes for you, so that Ziqing Go get it, isn't it?"
As he said, he arched his hands, and a silk dress was draped on his arm, which looked extremely gorgeous. The whole dress was purple, the elegant and rich purple with a touch of blood-like dark red, outlined by silver silk threads The pattern is extremely delicate and rich, and it is also matched with a four-finger-wide silver belt.
Wu Jiu took a look at the clothes, feeling somewhat lacking in interest, wearing such gorgeous clothes, people who don't know would think he was the one to sit on the stage...
Ziqing saw that Wu Jiu was about to lie down and go back to sleep again, so he hurriedly stopped him, saying: "My lord, get up quickly, if it's later, the banquet will probably begin."
When Wu Jiu heard that he was going to a banquet, he really didn't want to get up. After noon, he still had to get up in desperation.
Ziqing helped him put on his clothes and asked Wu Jiu to sit in front of the desk. Ziqing bent over slightly, combed his hair, put on a violet jade crown, and said with a smile, "Young master looks really suave!"
Wu Jiu couldn't see what he looked like, and didn't bother to look at it. He just raised his arm, thinking that there was an article in Han Feizi saying that Duke Huan of Qi was fond of purple, but he didn't know if it was true or not. All the people in Qi State also wear purple clothes.
Before Wu Jiu saw that Marquis Qi was always wearing black clothes. After all, black is a symbol of status in this day and age, and he didn't see him liking purple. Looking at it now, I'm afraid he really likes purple.
This color is very bright and domineering. If the skin is a little darker, I am afraid that I will be stunned as if I have chewed a mouthful of sand. However, Wu corrected his fair skin, and he lost too much blood before. It's white and transparent, it's just right to wear, the violet jade crown is very translucent, setting off Wu Jiu's jet-black hair, he really looks like Mr. Pianpianjia.
After everything was tidied up, Ziqing tied the belt to Wu Jiao. Wu Jiao felt that the width of the belt was ridiculous, and Su couldn't eat much with it on his waist.
However, Wu Jiu was slender, wearing a wide belt that looked extremely slender, his slender waist seemed to be too tight to hold, looking from the back, he was really a beauty.
After everything was tidied up, Wu Jiu lacked interest and wanted to go to bed. At dusk, the outside became even more busy. Under Ziqing's repeated urgings, Wu Jiu finally got up and was ready to go out to the banquet.
Today is a big day. Mrs. Wen Jiang, who has not been back to Linzi City for many years, is coming back. Although many people know about Mrs. Wen Jiang, the banquet is grand today, and no one dares to neglect it.
Wu Jiu walked towards the main hall where the banquet was held. There were busy eunuchs and maids all the way. Before reaching the main hall, he met a man surrounded by eunuchs. He looked very proud. He saw Wu Jiao didn't salute, but just sneered, but his eyes revealed a look of astonishment.
It is the second son of Qihou, son Yuan.
Gongzi Yuan smiled and said, "Yo, great pedestrian!"
As he spoke, he immediately sneered and said, "No, no, now that I have returned from a mission in Ju, and my second uncle is no longer a great traveler, what is that? Haha, my son knows, is he a cook?"
Wu Jiao looked at Gongzi Yuan indifferently, as if what Gongzi Yuan said was not meant for him at all, and Gongzi Yuan wanted to ridicule Wu Jiao, but Wu Jiao's expression didn't look like he was being ridiculed at all, he immediately got bored and glared. Glancing at Wu Jiu, he said viciously, "What are your abilities? Just wait and see!"
He said, flicked his sleeves and left.
Wu Jiu looked at Gongzi Yuan indifferently, as expected he didn't go looking for bad luck, maybe bad luck will come to you too.
Wu Jiu waited for Young Master Yuan to go a little farther away, and then continued walking, so as not to run into Gong Zi Yuan again, but before taking two steps, he suddenly heard a tactful female voice say, "Second Brother! Is it really Second Brother?"
Wu Jiu was a little surprised, it was the first time he heard a woman call him second brother, and usually Qihou would call him second brother intimately.
Wu Jiu looked back strangely, and saw a woman who looked like a young woman, walking quickly with her clothes in her hands. She was dressed luxuriously and beautifully, with a lazy look, and a fair and beautiful face. I'm afraid it was well maintained, and I couldn't see it. out of age.
Wu Jiao saw the woman approaching excitedly, and his mind changed for a moment, could this person be Mrs. Wen Jiang?
Mrs. Wen Jiang's age should be in her early 30s, which is slightly smaller than Wu Jiu's current body. According to traditional Chinese medicine, a man stands at thirty, and at the age of 32, a man's charm reaches its peak, while a woman's is 28. .
Although Wen Jiang has passed this golden age, he is well maintained and still looks radiant, glamorous and delicate, with a child's naughty face, but also reveals the charming posture of a mature woman.
Seeing Wu Jiao in a daze, Wen Jiang got rid of the maids surrounding him, walked over quickly with a smile, stretched out his hand to grab Wu Jiao's skirt, smiled charmingly, and said, "Second brother, I haven't seen you for many years, don't you remember my sister?"
When Wu Jiu heard it, this was really Wen Jiang. If we only talk about appearance, Wen Jiang is indeed beautiful, even surpassing Mi Ji, but after all, Wen Jiang is the younger sister of Gongzi Jiu, and Wen Jiang had an affair with his elder brother before. , so Wu Jiu intends to keep some distance.
Wu Jiao unceremoniously removed Wen Jiang's hand that was holding his skirt, and said with a distant smile, "It's really Sister Wen Jiang. I haven't seen her for a few years. She's become more and more beautiful, and Jiu doesn't even dare to recognize her."
When Wen Jiang heard this, he immediately covered his mouth with his sleeve and gave a "giggle" smile, saying, "Second brother is really, in the past, the second brother was the most talkative and the most pleasing, but now after so many years, nothing has really changed! "
As Wen Jiang was talking, his eyebrows suddenly became emotional, and Wu Jiao felt a "thump" in his heart when he saw it. Wen Jiang slowly leaned over. He leaned over, put his arms around Wu Jiu's waist, and said with a smile: "Second brother, do you still remember the other things with your younger sister back then?"
Wu Jiu's heart flickered, and he said, what's the matter?Why don't you feel so good?
However, his face was calm, and he immediately pushed Wen Jiang's hand away, took a step back to distance himself, and said with a smile, "Jiao recently got shot in the country of Ju, hurting Yuanshen, this... I don't remember clearly. "
When Wen Jiang heard it, his face turned red instead, and he immediately stretched out his hand to thump Wu Jiu's chest, and said coquettishly, "I hate it, second brother insists on forcing him to speak out, I really hate it!"
Wu Jiao: "..." What?
Wen Jiang smiled affectionately and said, "Second brother has not seen each other for a few years, and he is becoming more and more likable. I'm afraid they all practiced in front of beauties?"
Wu Jiu laughed dryly and said, "My sister was joking."
Wen Jiang showed surprise on his face and said, "Really?"
Wu Jiao was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What?"
Sure enough, a woman's heart is on the bottom of the sea. When Wu Jiao dealt with Qihou, he answered fluently. When facing Wen Jiang, why did he feel that his lips were not right?
Wen Jiang said with a shy face: "I... I didn't expect the second brother to treat me so sincerely. After so many years, the second brother really has no one to sleep with? My sister really..."
Wu Jiu's head suddenly became dizzy for a moment, and Wen Jiang seemed to be moved by himself.
Wen Jiang was still talking, when he heard "cough!", both Wu Jiu and Wen Jiang were taken aback. Looking back, they saw Marquis Qi in solemn black clothes, standing between the two with a smile on his face. behind the individual.
Wu Jiu felt a little scalped
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