Fairy Road Return [comprehensive]

The grasslands in the north have always been the imperial court’s great enemy. When the central plains court was strong, the prairie barbarians came to ask for peace, and they could even get the princess married and married. The princess suffered a disaster, but the peace could not be maintained for long. Every once in a while, the barbarians would go south to plunder the food of the frontier people, causing extreme survival pressure on the frontier people.

Yunyao estimated that Ba Xiong would not come back this time without half a year or a year. Well, it also reached Pei Jin's idea of ​​splitting them. Of course, this is only short-term. Ba Xiong will definitely come back. Return with honor.

But other people don't think so. Ba Xiong and her have only known each other for a short time, so how much affection do they have?

Especially the emperor, he already knew that he couldn't marry Yunyao himself, and he didn't want to make it easier for Ba Xiong, so he came up with another crooked trick, that is, he set up a bridge for Yunyao.

Yun Yao couldn't laugh or cry because of this, I'm afraid people in the capital are talking about it, and people who know the inside story are probably wondering what kind of medicine the emperor took wrongly, and he would actually be a matchmaker for the woman he likes?Ordinary people who don't know the inside story have a very good impression of the emperor, seeing how generous the emperor is, and worrying about Mrs. Yan's lifelong affairs.

But fortunately, her two conditions are enough to stop many people. Being married is not counted, and she cannot have her own children, so why would a family who is not short of money and power want to 'marry' their son out, and spend their whole life for their mother and child ?The emperor himself looked down on people who had no family background and no ability, so the emperor's path of matchmaking was quite bumpy.

In September, Yunyao received a letter from Ba Xiong, saying that he would definitely return to Beijing before the Chinese New Year and would never let the emperor's conspiracy come true.Regarding this, Yun Yao felt a strange feeling in her heart, she shook her head, and Yun Yao put this idea aside again.

After reading the contents of the letter, Yunyao was a little funny, asking her to talk about the marriage of the three of Gao Gao?He really figured it out.

Gao Da is not very intelligent, he is obedient and listens to the words of the big brother Ba Xiong.Wu Yushu and Mumbaiping were originally scholars, and now they have titles, but they still want to take part in the imperial examination.

"I have reached the sky in one step, and I still want to participate in the single-plank bridge every three years!" Yun Yao sighed, and thought about it for a while, Zhang Luo's marriage is also simple, she first figured out which girls are waiting to be married in Beijing.

There is no one who knows more about the boudoir girls in Beijing than the matchmaker, so Yunyao sent the butler to visit several famous official media in Beijing, and got back a stack of lists, of course it was just a simple list, Introductions such as 'the third daughter of a certain adult, who is just as young as Ji'.

Wei Huanling lay on the table, staring at Yunyao without blinking, "Sister, you are really dedicated. The uncles are not in the capital, you still have to worry about it."

"Just to pass the time, why didn't you go out to meet your Zhuma brother?" Yun Yao raised her head and glanced at her. Xu Xiangguang has been back to Beijing for almost half a year. A little confused.

Wei Huanling bit his lip and sighed for a while: "Sister, if I rely on you for the rest of my life, you won't despise me, right?"

Yun Yao's expression froze, she looked up at her, Wei Huanling laughed at herself: "Brother Shitou is just the brother Shitou from memory after all, I haven't seen him in ten years, many things have changed, and people are growing up too."

After a pause, she continued: "He takes pity on me because he takes pity on what happened to me, but there is no love between men and women." Women are intuitive and can distinguish any emotion, while men are a little confused about feelings, thinking that pity is In terms of feelings, he was also very good to her at first, but after a long time, the inner difference emerged.

"Before in the palace, the environment was complicated. His Majesty hid his love for his sister deep in his heart. His Majesty may not have said anything in words, but in terms of his behavior, his actions undoubtedly did not show that His Majesty loves his sister."

Yun Yao looked at her silently. She, who inherited Sima Yan's memory, didn't have any intuitive feelings about the matter between Yan Ling and Sima Yan. She just analyzed from Sima Yan's memory that Yan Ling had feelings for Sima Yan Pamper and love, otherwise, in such a huge harem, why did Sima Yan give birth to Yanfeng alone? In 15 years, none of the concubines gave birth to a child.

"A few days ago, I was in Jinxiu Tower, shopkeeper Yao told me something. There was a young lady who came to make clothes and chatted with her companions when they were choosing materials. The young lady said that she would celebrate her birthday soon, and she wanted to make the most beautiful clothes. Show it to the future husband. That man is her brother's friend, and her father is very satisfied. He has already let her brother make insinuations. Maybe he can get engaged after a while. After marriage, she will be Mrs. Muyanghou." Wei Huanling looked Can't help but feel a little sad.

At first, Yun Yao thought what she meant by saying this, but later she guessed that the woman's favorite person was Xu Xiangguang, and Xu Xiangguang was named Muyanghou by the emperor.

"This doesn't mean anything. Xu Xiangguang is young and promising, and being liked by women is also his charm."

Wei Huanling smiled lightly: "Yeah, I can't explain anything. But today I saw him choosing gifts in the jewelry store. When I saw him at noon, I asked him specifically. He said it was a birthday gift for his friend's sister."

With a sigh, she laughed at herself again: "It's been a year since we met again, and brother Shitou has never given me any presents." On her 20th birthday, he went to other places to collect the rebels. Care about.

"Forget it, let's not talk about my affairs, but I still want to thank my sister for taking me in." If Yunyao hadn't taken her in, Xu Xiangguang might have recognized her the day Daming attacked the city and brought her back to the manor Take care of and be protected by him, but she will never be equal to him, she will only become a part of his backyard.

Wei Huanling changed the subject and said with a smile: "Sister, do you know who I met in Jinxiu Tower today?"

Yun Yao couldn't guess this, so she heard her say: "I met our noble concubine, she is no longer as glamorous as before, and she looks very dignified and old-fashioned in her brocade clothes."

"Gao Rong? Is she remarried?" Yun Yao raised her eyebrows.

After Yanling's death, within two months, Gao Rong was secretly picked up by Chen Cang of the Gao family. When the Daqi Dynasty still existed, the Gao family knew how to keep a low profile and did not dare to let Gao Rong show up more.After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Gao family did not have so many scruples. In order to prevent the Gao family from being defeated in the new dynasty, the Gao family quickly married Gao Rong to the emperor's capable subordinate.

Wei Huanling pursed her mouth: "Married to a British princess as his heir, now she is a majestic British princess. But when I met her, she brought her three stepdaughters to Jinxiu Building to buy clothes. The oldest girl They are almost reaching their age, and the youngest is ten years old, her gentle and amiable appearance is not as arrogant and domineering as in the harem."

Yunyao just nodded, and Wei Huanling continued, she has been in Jinxiu Tower for a long time, and she has met quite a few acquaintances, whether it is Gao Rong or others, everyone has their own troubles, and they are all troubled by their father and brother. Remarried, and because they have been married in the past, the husbands they remarry are basically not first marriages, but second and third marriages.

"I found that they are not doing well. Even if they remarry, they still have to worry about their future, just like me." Wei Huanling squinted his eyes halfway, with a lazy expression on his face.

"Sister, I'm afraid that the matter between me and brother Shitou will be full of disasters. Then I won't be in the mood to remarry. I might as well just adopt a child."

Yun Yao listened to her ramblings, she couldn't make a decision for her, but she had to think clearly.

Three days later, Yunyao attended the Feng family's old lady's birthday banquet, and ran into Gao Rong at Feng's house. Gao Rong just saw Yunyao, her expression was a little awkward, but she recovered after a while.

By the way, Gao Rong is not called Gao Rong now, but Gao Fu'er, she is the second daughter of the Gao family, she was a widow and then married into the British government.

Feng Ruosu smiled and said in Yunyao's ear: "Gao Rong is a good wife and mother now, and she treats her stepson and stepdaughter very well. In just a few months, she has won the praise of the British government."

Yun Yao looked at her with a half-smile, Feng Ruosu gave her an offended smile, and she said in a low voice, "Gao Rong used to be so arrogant and domineering in the palace, it's easy to change her nature, I don't believe she will change it, just wait." Well, when she gave birth to a child, the British government's descendants and grandchildren would suffer. Many families in the capital didn't know her identity, but they didn't expose it, and the foreign household who followed His Majesty to Beijing didn't know about it. In fact, I think it’s okay to show your identity at the beginning, so why bother to forge an identity?”

This dynasty did not prohibit widows from remarrying, and the concubines of the previous emperors were not shameful.

"Let's just watch! It's a mule or a horse, you'll know after a long time." Feng Ruosu sat down Yunyao on the seat, Yanfeng has been attracted by his brother and sister, and followed them to play among the children up.

"Susu, you know a lot of people or your aunt knows a lot of people, please do me a favor!" After talking for a while, Yun Yao told her about finding Feng Ruosu or Mrs. Feng as a matchmaker.

After hearing Yunyao's words, Feng Ruosu also expressed emotion: "I thought you would be alone for the rest of your life, but I didn't expect that there will be a real man who is not afraid of His Majesty."

Yun Yao cast a reproachful look at her: "Tell me, what about you? I also have a son, and Feng'er has a title, so even if I'm a widow for the rest of my life, I won't worry about the future of my child. You live in your mother's house now. It’s not always a matter, I’m afraid Lang’er’s future will not be so smooth, where is your future?”

After finishing speaking, Yunyao fell silent, because she was the one who did it after all, but Feng Ruosu smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, I know what's in my heart. My parents are also talking about my affairs, and they won't let me keep talking about it." Those who are at home, it's not that my parents dislike me, it's that they are too old to protect me all the time, from now on the Feng family will always be headed by elder brother and sister-in-law, it's just that it's not so easy to remarry and choose someone."

"Now my sisters-in-law are worrying about the inside and outside of the house. My mother is just a loafer, and she is so happy to ask her to be a matchmaker. What's more, your younger brothers are not bad. Anyway, you have a title, and you have Talented people are deeply liked by His Majesty, as long as my mother makes rumors, there are many people who will make rumors."

"I'd like to borrow your good words." Yun Yao smiled coquettishly, then lowered her voice and said, "The second child in my family is a rough man, and he just wants to find a wife who knows the general idea and is smart. The third child and the fourth child are scholars. They have a common language, whether they are civil servants or girls from military commanders' families, but they have to have read books and be able to recite poems and match each other, so that there will be no obstacles for the husband and wife to communicate."

Feng Ruosu couldn't help laughing, and said after a long time: "Understand, it's up to me, but my mother and I are only responsible for the introduction, and it's up to you to decide."

Yun Yao couldn't help giving her a blank look: "Of course, after the matter is completed, I will give my aunt a big red envelope!"

Feng Ruosu couldn't be by Yunyao's side all the time, she was the host and was responsible for entertaining the guests. After saying this, she left.

Yun Yao sat for a while, and was about to find her son who was attracted by her sister, a woman timidly sat beside her, the woman smiled at her, and Yun Yao also smiled back.

If she remembers correctly, this is Mrs. Wei Guogong.

Except for the British government and Weiguo government that Cai Yunyao and Feng Ruosu discussed just now, she didn't like the other five state princes very much.

Seeing Mrs. Wei Guogong, Yun Yao looked at this courtyard. There are many wives, except Mrs. Wei Guogong and Mrs. Yingying, that is, the second wife of Shun Guogong.It is said that she is the second wife, but she is just a good concubine.Including the Duke of Shun State, this year's five Dukes of the State all married the daughters of the officials left over from the previous Daqi as concubines. In all kinds of banquets in Beijing, except for the palace banquet, the second wives of these concubines beat their wives The reason for being sick came out to meet the guests openly.

Yun Yao casually chatted with Mrs. Wei Guogong, Mrs. Wei Guogong was a little restrained at first, and she spoke with a strong hometown accent, and she couldn't understand if she wasn't paying attention.

"Madam Yan laughed at me. I'm a fool, and I can't even speak official words well." Mrs. Wei Guogong was quite calm about this meeting.

Yun Yao said with a smile: "Where is Madam talking, you just said that the official language is less. After a year or two, the official language will naturally be able to speak clearly."

"Hey." Mrs. Wei Guogong gave a naive smile: "I met Mrs. Feng in the temple. Mrs. Feng is very kind. Mrs. Feng taught me a lot of things I didn't understand before. I didn't expect Mrs. Yan to also get along with the Feng family. cooked."

The two were talking, and after a while, a group of children rushed in, and the ones who ran ahead were children aged three, four, and five. The older children paid attention to rules and etiquette, so they would not lose their manners in public. As soon as Yanfeng came, he threw himself into Yunyao's arms, Feng Lang led his younger sister and stood in front of Yunyao, Yunyao patted the heads of the two children.

"This is Grandma Zheng. Langer Yueer Fenger will meet Grandma Zheng soon." Judging from her age, Mrs. Wei Guogong can indeed be regarded as the grandmother of a child of a few years old.

After the children saluted, Mrs. Wei Guogong hurriedly helped them up.

Yun Yao held the three children in her arms, and smiled at Mrs. Wei Guogong: "These two children are Mrs. Feng's little grandson and little granddaughter, Lang'er and Yue'er, this is the dog Yanfeng."

Mrs. Wei Guogong laughed again and again: "They are all neat children, they are so cute." The grandchildren are more respectful and well-behaved than her, making people feel comfortable after seeing them. It is no wonder that people in the capital look down on their family, saying that they are Mudlegzi was born as an upstart, compared with these children, his own children immediately fell to the bottom.

Yanfeng was in a bad mood, and was stuffed in Yunyao's arms, and his sister couldn't make him happy. Yunyao thought that maybe the child had said something unintentionally when she was playing with many children just now.

Feng Lang scratched his head, he seemed very nervous, and finally spoke after moving his small mouth for a long time.

"Auntie, just now Brother Tiancai scolded us as children without a father." Yunyao frowned, Feng Lang pouted and said, "But I beat him, brother Yue'er and Feng'er also helped beat him up, and then he gave We apologize."

Then Yunyao learned who Brother Tiancai was, he was the nephew of the eldest wife of the Feng family, and his name was Yue Tiancai.

"That's a good name, a genius." Yun Yao smiled, and stroked Feng Lang and Feng Yue'er's little heads, "Lang'er protects his younger siblings, which is very good, but it's wrong to hit someone, don't make an example .”

Feng Lang pouted and nodded, Yunyao looked at Yanfeng, "Why is Feng'er upset? You were still talking about Uncle Ba a few days ago, if someone treats you unfriendly like this in the future, just say you have Ba Uncle, Uncle Ba is super powerful."

After Yun Yao coaxed him for a long time, the little guy was temporarily happy, and continued to play with Feng Lang and Yue'er.

"Mrs. Yan is amazing, you are admired by many women." Mrs. Wei Guogong said with emotion: "I also especially admire Mrs. Yan."

Yun Yao smiled and said, "My wife is an honor, but a mother is better. Every mother hopes that her children will grow up healthy and happy."

Next, Yunyao talked with Mrs. Wei Guogong about raising children. Mrs. Wei Guogong's children have already grown up, and her grandson is still young. However, due to the previous environment, her children have not received a good education. Now the focus of family education is on grandchildren.

After returning from the Feng Mansion, in the following months, Yunyao visited Feng's house quite frequently. There are many women in the capital who are waiting to marry, and at the end of the year, various banquets are frequent. Chance, every girl has met once.

But after Feng's chat with Mrs. Wei Guogong that time, she got in touch with Wei Guogong's mansion, but the situation of Weiguo Duke's mansion made her quite dumbfounded.Although their status has become more valuable, they did not receive a good education before. Facing the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, they always dare not interact more, for fear of being ridiculed.Not to mention making mistakes, for fear of offending the emperor.

Just after Yunyao basically grasped the information of all the unmarried girls in the capital, the time has entered the twelfth lunar month, and the battle between the imperial army and the barbarians in the border towns has also temporarily stopped. The weather is freezing, and the grassland is colder than the Central Plains. He should have thought about returning to Beijing for the New Year, but on Laba Day, Babailifei rode a fast horse to send a message back to Beijing, saying that Wu Chengbo killed the barbarian king of the grassland on the battlefield, and even captured all the important members of the royal court alive.

When Yun Yao froze, did that guy die?In the world of ice and snow, he must have sneaked up on the barbarians!

Then in the afternoon, Yun Yao greeted the emperor in the mansion.

Pei Zhen's expression was a bit tangled, he never expected that Ba Xiong was really as brave as a bear. During the final battle between General Rong and the barbarian king, Ba Xiong led his [-] troops to detour to the place where the barbarians retreated to the grassland. The place that must pass, there are fierce tigers chasing in front, and hungry wolves intercepting in the back, how can the barbarian king not die?

"Okay, I admit defeat." Pei Yi touched his nose, his eyes wandered, and he didn't dare to look at Yunyao at all.

Yun Yao was speechless, she said such a sentence without thinking, she raised her eyebrows: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

"Ahem, it's nothing interesting. That bear is so capable. He will definitely return to Beijing before the Chinese New Year. I won't prevent you from getting married again." Pei Yi's tone changed from embarrassment to melancholy, "Maybe you are right, don't enter the palace, I can still talk to you about what is in my heart, but if I enter the palace, I might not dare to open my heart to you."

Yunyao raised her eyebrows, as if listening attentively.

"Now I have a daughter and two sons." Now Pei Yi is straightforward, unlike before when he mentioned his son and daughter in front of Yunyao's very coy attitude.

The little princess has been around for four months. She survived after careful care by the imperial physician. If she continues to take care of her properly in the future, she will grow up to be an adult. Besides, the little princess's mother is a concubine Xian, and she is also one of the Big Three in the harem. There will be no shortage of medicinal materials for the little princess to take care of.The two princes were both born in October, but one was at the beginning of the month and the other was at the end of the month. Their mother and concubine were noble and talented respectively. After giving birth to them, they were promoted to one of the nine concubines, and they were able to raise the prince by themselves.

"I'm considering whether to set up a prince's house separately, and move all the princes who have reached the age of one year to live in the prince's house, so as to better cultivate their brotherhood." Pei Yi thought about this matter too much.

Yun Yao coughed and said speechlessly: "Your Majesty, I don't make any suggestions. Anyway, no matter what you do, the princes will still fight for what they should fight in the future. It just depends on whether you can restrain them and prevent the situation from deteriorating and endangering the country. Of course It’s okay if there is healthy competition.”

"Can't you say something nice?" Pei Yu said depressedly. This woman knows a lot and can give him a lot of good advice, but she just doesn't say anything, especially when it comes to the interests of the queens and concubines in the harem. That is silence is golden.

Yun Yao secretly rolled her eyes in her heart, and then said: "Your Majesty, can you guarantee that you will give equal care to all your children? And the empress is still young. When your son and daughter are born, you How to ensure that there will be no disputes between the sons and daughters of the concubine and the daughters of the concubine? If you are fair and just, the queen empress and the prince and daughter will feel wronged. Now, the concubine princes and daughters will be jealous again, why is the father treating them so well?"

The more Yunyao talked, the darker Pei Zhen's face became. This is an unsolvable century-old problem. Children who are born of the same blood will have many disputes because of their parents' favor, let alone brothers who are not born of the same mother. .

Pei Qin left with a dark face, but after returning to the palace and sitting quietly in the imperial study for a while, he made a decision, the prince's residence still needs to be established, and he will move into the prince's residence when the prince is one year old. Of course, the prince's residence is closer to the former court, so it is convenient for him to visit his son.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky was gloomy and the ground was covered with snow. Since midnight, the wind and snow had intensified. After this time, the sky had not yet become clear.

Yun Yao was checking the accounts with Gao Qi and the others, the room was full of people, and the hall door was closed, blocking the wind and snow in the yard.

Hearing the knock on the door, He Bo quickly came out of the small room and asked loudly, "Who is it?" He squinted his eyes and looked out through the crack of the door, and the next moment he was startled.

"Uncle." He Bo quickly opened the door, Baxiong was covered in snow all over his head and body, he grinned at Bo He: "Thanks for your hard work, Bo."

Ba Xiong left the army and went to Beijing first, leaving all the follow-up tasks to his third and fourth brothers. They would only return to Beijing after the snow melted in the next year. He couldn't wait to rush back to Beijing.

Yun Yao was lowering her head to calculate the numbers, when she heard the servant at the door shout loudly: "Ma'am, Uncle is back!" The servant's tone was very bright, which shows that Ba Xiong's popularity in the mansion is not low.

After a while, as soon as the door was opened, a gust of cold wind poured in, and everyone in the room shivered.

"Madam, that's it for today. I will do the rest of the statistics." Gao Qi smiled and closed the ledger, and the others followed suit, bowed and bowed and left the front hall one after another.

Ba Xiong felt that the servants in the mansion were too sensible, he closed the door, put aside the cloak he was wearing, and started to move around in the room.

Yun Yao said speechlessly: "What are you doing?" She rubbed her hands again, and jumped up and down again, did she think it was fleas?

Ba Xiong swayed his hands and feet and walked to Yunyao's side. The next moment he hugged Yunyao, Yunyao immediately understood what he meant, and she couldn't help laughing: "What a considerate and good man!"

"I'm only good to you!" Ba Xiong muttered, "Yaoyao, I miss you so much, do you miss me?"

Yun Yao looked away, tugged at his beard, and said in disgust: "You bastard, how long has it been since you didn't take care of your beard?"

Ba Xiong hugged Yun Yao and rubbed and rubbed: "Soon, it will only be a month." If the beard is not shaved, it will be longer than the hair in a year, "Yaoyao, please help me shave."

Yun Yao rolled his eyes at him, but nodded anyway, so the two went to the yard where Ba Xiong lived, and asked his servants to carry a bucket of hot water. The weather was cold, and the hot water was also cold quickly, and Ba Xiong After taking a shower and shaving, my whole body looked brand new.

"Sure enough, he's not a handsome guy in the usual sense." With a square face, he's not ugly, but he's not outstanding either. He's tall, with a hulking back, a typical warrior of five big and three thick!

Ba Xiong chuckled, feeling his smooth chin and was still not used to it, and was about to poke his face and talk to Yun Yao affectionately, when there was a knock on the door, accompanied by the child's voice.

"Open the door, open the door." Yan Feng knocked on the door with his little hand, and heard the servants say that Uncle Ba came back from the study in the main courtyard to the side courtyard, he was not afraid of the cold at all.

Yun Yao laughed so hard, Ba Xiong pinched his nose and recognized it, he opened the door, stretched out his hand and hugged Yan Feng.

"Ah, Uncle Ba!" Yan Feng exclaimed, and then again: "Uncle Ba, your beard is gone!"

Ba Xiong rubbed the little guy's cheek: "It will grow, does Feng'er only like Uncle Ba's beard?"

Yan Feng touched Ba Xiong's smooth chin, then touched his own chin, then carefully looked at Ba Xiong's face, and shook his head: "Uncle Ba has no beard, I like you too!"

It's hard to imagine that a 15-year-old underage boy is so good at making children happy, which makes Yun Yao amazed.Thinking about it this way, Yun Yao has a headache again, the hateful boy is 15 years old!

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