Consort Zhanzhao

As for Zhan Zhao's thought of fleeing within two days after returning home, there were only three people who heard about it, including Zhan Zhao himself.

Zhao Bijia...felt that eating like this would end sooner or later, and she didn't resist leaving at all.

Yang and An didn't want to come at all, and it would be a day if they could leave early.

But even if they say they want to leave, it's not that easy. After all, Zhan Zhao is the most promising person in their old Zhan family these years.

Although the first two elder brothers also became officials, they were all low-level officials. Zhan Zhao was different. After soaring to the sky, the fourth-rank officials were still the emperor's close ministers, and that's what he said.

Therefore, there are legitimate showing-off activities such as visiting relatives, going back to the hometown to worship the ancestors, etc. In other words, let the relatives, friends and others from the past, present and future see that someone in our family has gone to heaven.

It's just that for the event called going home to worship ancestors, the selection of candidates is a big problem.After all, the essence of this activity is to show off, and the more people go, the better.

But don’t forget that Yujie Village, where Zhan Zhao’s ancestral home is located, is actually at the bottom of Baihua Ridge. In other words, it’s in a mountainous area. There is a child who is less than two years old and can't even walk smoothly, and he is the first grandson of the old man, which is a bit embarrassing.

Such a small child, what if he gets cold and gets sick when he goes back home?Besides, there are several bundles of [-]-fired firecrackers to be set off for ancestor worship. The adults listened to the excitement, but the children only sounded scared.

Mother Zhan sighed, looked at the three more promising sons in front of her, and said, "I originally wanted to ask Miss Zhao to go and have a look together."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, his quick thoughts seemed muddy for some reason, he didn't hear the word "Original" at the beginning, only heard that he wanted to ask Miss Zhao to go with him.

Don't be kidding... When Zhan Zhao thought of Zhao Bijia going to worship the ancestors with him, and even offering incense in front of his ancestors, the hairs all over his body stood up and punctured his clothes.

He glanced at his mother, this is really fearless, if you really want her to offer incense to your ancestors, you are not afraid of your ancestors being beaten down.

"Not right!" Zhan Zhao stopped, fearing that someone would interrupt him, he continued, "After all...there's nothing yet."

When Zhan's mother saw that her youngest son, who had been as stable as Mount Tai since he was a child, turned pale, she couldn't help being both happy and sad, and said, "How can I not know this?"

Mother Zhan sighed, "After all, you are an official and a bodyguard. I am afraid that you will settle down in Bianliang in the future... We are both old... Forget it, let's wait until she comes in."

Zhan Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, anyway, let's talk about the future after passing this test... In the future, if his old mother really knows what's going on here, she probably won't make such a request.

Zhan Zhao silently wiped off his cold sweat, then sat down like Mount Tai again, not speaking.

Zhan's mother said: "It's not good to ask someone to leave a girl alone at home. In this way, your two daughter-in-laws will also not go, and stay with the children."

After discussing the matter here, the families went back to pack their things. Zhan Zhao found Zhao Bijia again, solemnly brought a little bit of fear for the rest of his life and the future, and even had an evasive mentality: "Pack up your things and wait for me to come back." Let's go back to Bianliang."

Hearing these words this time, Zhao Bijia was not as distracted as she was the first time, she nodded calmly, and had time to think about Zhan Zhao's facial expressions.

It's just going back to Bianliang... How come he has such an unsightly impulse to elope?

Zhao Bijia couldn't help but want to ask the old lady of the Zhan family who looked at her with a kind face, and the old man of the Zhan family who was very serious with a serious face, what did you two say to him in private.

He can develop such a showy temperament, you two have contributed a lot...

It was already the end of September, and the weather was getting cloudy and cold day by day, and it looked like it was about to change. They packed up their things and set off on the road without any delay. Zhao Bijia took Yang and An to stay at Zhan's house and accompanied Following her are two future sister-in-laws.

The sister-in-law who is very curious about her identity, of course, has other emotions besides curiosity.

For example, Zhao Bijia is young and beautiful, with an extraordinary family background. It is said that she is a big landlord in Bianliang, and the two of them are a little jealous; Well, according to how much Zhan's mother likes her, if they want to support her again, the two sister-in-laws will inevitably feel a little bit of crisis, for fear that they will be crushed by her in the future.

So as soon as the mother-in-law left, the two future sisters-in-law asked Zhao Bijia to go to the garden under the banner of relaxing together without even bringing the child.

Zhan’s family is a local gentry, and their family background is not bad. The courtyard is very well-built, with the taste of Jiangnan water town. It is exquisite and small, and it looks good. It is completely different from the grand rockery, strange rocks and trees in the palace. Zhao Bijia It looked very interesting.

The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, and the sister-in-law coughed, pretending not to care, and asked, "I heard that there are many people in Bianliang, so the houses are small, and there are not as many streams as Jiangnan. Many people's homes do not have running water. I don't know if it's true."

The second sister-in-law glared at her, she spoke too bluntly, how could she ask for news like this.

Zhao Bijia was still looking at the scenery, and didn't pay much attention to it. She nodded and said, "There are more than one million people living in Bianliang, how can it not be crowded? Many families have three generations living in the same courtyard."

The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, and they both saw a little pride in each other's eyes.

The second sister-in-law smiled until both dimples appeared on her face, and she said in a comforting tone, "Although the house is not big, it's good for a family to live together lively."

Why does this tone sound a little off?Zhao Bijia looked up at her and saw some condescending pity. She couldn't help but smiled in her heart, and understood what the two of them meant.

It's just a little bit of envy, jealousy and hatred. There are many people in the palace who envy and hate her, ranging from the concubines left behind by the emperor's grandfather to the sisters born to a father, and even the concubines of her father in the middle. Many people do not wait to see her.

When has a princess with two titles ever been afraid!

Zhao Bijia secretly smiled, in case something happens, she can't be blamed...

The sister-in-law sighed and said, "Well, even though it's Bianliang, the place is so crowded, I'm not used to it if there is no water at home."

Zhao Bijia nodded along with her and said: "If you come to Bianliang later, I will invite you to live in my house. There is water in my house, and the scenery is wonderful." She looked innocent and looked at the enthusiasm of the sister-in-law.

There is also a Jinshui River in the palace. It is said that her father was carried by the eunuchs over the Jinshui Bridge and left the palace, so that he escaped the catastrophe.There are also recent ones. A few days ago, a court lady died under the Jinshui Bridge.

The eldest sister-in-law was a little bit guilty, and she glanced at the second sister-in-law quietly. This... I have already said that I will invite the two of them to her house. Maybe it is not a lie?But if her family really has running water, she might not be an ordinary family in Bianliang...is she really a landlord?

Can the landlord protect such a fine house?

The second sister-in-law accompanied her with a smile, and pretended to say: "We are both honest people, but we are serious! Waiting for you to come—" She winked and made a "you understand" look, "We It’s just a family, so I have to go to Bianliang to have a look.”

Zhao Bijia nodded, she was so proud that she almost didn't pat her growing breasts, "There is nothing my father can't handle on the three-acre field in Bianliang, you can come here as you like!"

Yang and An, who couldn't show up in the inner courtyard because they couldn't say they were eunuchs, hid silently in the dark. Hearing the princess say this about the emperor, what else could they do besides lighting the wax for these two parties?

But there is nothing wrong with the princess saying that, but why did he think of Bai Yutang...

By the way, where did Bai Yutang go?

Taking advantage of the crowd, Bai Yutang sneezed several times as he was planning to go home to have a look, and who was talking about me again!

Hearing Zhao Bijia's declaration, the two couldn't help muttering in their hearts, is this really a landlord?If the landlord can have this power, who will be an official?

The elder sister-in-law, who is not as tall as the second sister-in-law, has already asked, "Is your family really a landlord?"

Zhao Bijia nodded happily, "Landlord! My father is the landlord!"

Is it the king's land in the whole world!My dad's land is so much hotter, what is it if it's not a landlord!

The second sister-in-law smiled, but she became more and more curious in her heart. It is said that if she is such a powerful landlord, let alone in Bianliang, she should be very famous in the whole world. Why haven't they heard of it?

Of course, if Zhao Bijia can know their heartfelt feelings, I have to say something, you have heard...you have really heard of it, I am a kitten to lie to you~

But since the beginning has already been started, let alone the second sister-in-law, even the eldest sister-in-law is not reconciled.So the second sister-in-law continued: "No one in your family is an official in the court?" The second sister-in-law always felt that the two of them's guess at the beginning, that Miss Zhao was from the prince's family was more and more reliable, so she spoke out to test her family. Someone becomes an official.

After all, no matter how ineffective the emperor's relatives are, they will have a vacant position in the court.

But I didn't expect this Miss Zhao to shake her head again!

Shaking my head again!

"No one is an official!" He was more determined than just saying that her father was a landlord.

Yang He'an, who was hiding on the sidelines, couldn't bear to listen any longer. He felt that he had completely understood the princess' thoughts.

But I can't find any flaws...

Is the emperor an official?Is the prince an official?Princess Zhen Guo is a title, and Concubine Zhang Gui cannot be regarded as an official...

The two sister-in-laws who had already strayed from the topic looked at each other again, so who did my uncle find to come back!

The two sister-in-laws were a little sluggish from the blow, and the three of them walked forward silently, without speaking for a long time.

But not long after, the biggest factor that promotes human progress—curiosity gained the upper hand again. The second sister-in-law rolled up her sleeves this time, and she couldn't believe that she couldn't ask!

"Your family... don't know if there is any difference between Bianliang's land tax and Jiangnan's? With such fields, if the family does not have an official status, the land tax paid every year may be quite a lot."

Zhao Bijia thought about this question very carefully, and was surprised to find that she didn't know!To say that there was a period of time before, when her younger brother, who was not the prince at that time, was not very attentive in class, she also accompanied the suppression for a period of time, and by the way, she also listened to a lot of policies and so on.

So... why did she go to the tax law class?

Zhao Bijia couldn't help showing a look of sadness on her face. As a silly daughter of a big landlord with several thousand acres of farmland under her command, it is really unreasonable not to know the land tax.

Well, I can't figure out this angle, you can change the angle.

But her sorrow had another explanation in the eyes of the two of them. The second sister-in-law winked at the elder sister-in-law triumphantly, as if to say, "Look, I've stopped asking."

The sister-in-law's eyes were a little strange: so... What can you prove if you stop asking?Did her family really pay a lot of land taxes?Is her family really a big landlord?

The second sister-in-law was a little discouraged for a moment, thinking of the original intention of the two of them, in fact, curiosity about Zhao Bijia's background is still a secondary purpose, the main purpose is not to want her background to be so prominent, otherwise she will come in in the future... She is already likable enough , plus a young son who has become a fourth-rank official and is the heart of the old man.

Such a young couple add up, how can there be a way for them to survive?

The sister-in-law took a deep breath, but it was good to get the exact news, at least she didn't feel entangled in her heart, she smiled and comforted: "Actually, it's okay, my uncle is a fourth-rank official anyway, and he is on duty in Kaifeng Mansion , or the emperor's close minister, he can always protect some."

After saying these words, the second sister-in-law's eyes lit up, and she finally understood what kind of routine this big landlord used to find their uncle.

This is how a rich landlord’s family has no hope of official career, so they simply find an official son-in-law to show off.

However, the face of their uncle could be seen as a bodyguard by the emperor, which was more than enough for appearance.

The second sister-in-law watched Zhao Bijia carefully, and when the elder sister-in-law said this, the worry on her face seemed to be less, and she thought there was a way!Could it be that she hit the mark.

Zhao Bijia is indeed not worried, but it is not as the pair of sisters-in-law guessed.She just thought about the land tax from a different angle.

Although she didn't know how much to collect, she knew who collected the land tax, and also knew where it was handed over after collecting it, and what it was used for.

In short, in other words, it was her grandpa who set the amount of land tax for countless generations, and it was her father's officials who collected the land tax. As for the land tax received... it was still used by her family.

At this time, she suddenly remembered that the farm in her hand didn't seem to have paid the land tax?The annual rent is paid in real money.

But if you think about it carefully, no one dares to collect land tax on their family's land, and secondly, it really doesn't make sense to collect it... They are all a family.

It's nothing more than the fact that the things in her hands are in her father's hands, and then they have to return them to her?Of course, this thing belonged to her father in the first place.

Thinking of this, Zhao Bijia was no longer worried at all, just in time to hear the second sister-in-law say: "I heard that the weather in Bianliang has been good these years, and the grain harvest has been much higher. It's okay to pay some land taxes."

Zhao Bijia immediately nodded and said, "That's right." It's just that this sentence doesn't sound as confident as the sentence "My father is a landlord" just now.

The second sister-in-law smiled, seemed to have found the feeling, and said: "Besides, there is my uncle."

Zhao Bijia nodded again.

The three of them went together and continued to move forward.

The second sister-in-law felt that she had won the game, and she suddenly became very confident. She smiled and asked, "Your family has a big business, and the population must be extremely prosperous."

Although Zhao Bijia was distracted just now, and they didn't take what the two of them said to heart at the time, they still heard it, and now they are reminiscing about something unusual.

I heard the second sister-in-law ask this kind of topic again, whether it is talking about it or fighting in the house, where is the level comparable to that in the palace?

Ladies have their own fighting methods, and every concubine's servants, eunuchs and palace maids, also fight for good positions. Even the little maids who have entered the palace and have not been assigned specific tasks are constantly fighting openly and secretly.

Zhao Bijia glanced at them, with pity in her eyes, the two of you are still too low, first of all, you didn't grasp the tone of your speech well.

Zhao Bijia rolled her eyes. When it came to the question of the number of people, she decided to make a mess. After all, the dignified Princess Zhenguo had to charge some interest for walking with them all afternoon.

Zhao Bijia thought about it, from which point of entry would it be better to start? "Human, my mother also gave birth to a younger brother. There is also a sister who is one year older than me and a younger sister who is one year younger than me."

The two looked at each other, and they could hear her subtext. This sister and sister were obviously not born by her mother.The second sister-in-law pretended to sigh, and comforted: "This family has a great career, and it is a blessing to have many children and grandchildren."

The sister-in-law also said: "I think you look so smart, you must have been raised well since you were a child, your father must have loved you very much."

Speaking of this, Zhao Bijia's original three-point real seven-point acting suddenly became seven-point real, her emperor's father is so kind.

"Well," Zhao Bijia nodded, "The yard my father gave me is smaller than my father and my grandmother, and the scenery is also the best, and it's very close to the garden."

The two looked at each other again, every girl could have her own yard... How rich is this, and how big is her family?

The second sister-in-law didn't give up, she gritted her teeth and asked again, "Actually, it's not good to have too many yards between the house, it's so awkward to see all the low walls."

Who said the walls in the palace are short, Zhao Bijia glanced at her, "It's actually not bad, after all, it's a courtyard with three entrances, it's good to have a courtyard wall."

The second sister-in-law didn't come up in one breath, but the elder sister-in-law had already turned her head away, trying not to let Zhao Bijia see the distorted expression on her face.

The courtyard with three entrances... the couple and their children live in the courtyard with two entrances.Look at the big landlords in Bianliang, this is the life of people.

This afternoon, everyone's heart was poked, not only the second sister-in-law, but even the elder sister-in-law was a little anxious, but this person lost his mind when he was anxious, thinking he had found a topic that could poke Zhao Bijia's heart.

"You have an older sister in your family? Did you get married?" It was the sister-in-law who asked.

Zhao Bijia shook her head.

The sister-in-law breathed a sigh of relief, that's good, I can continue to talk, "Oh... Although you were not born by a mother, but you are so old, it's almost time to settle down with someone else, so that no one will gossip about your mother behind your back. "

Zhao Bijia pretended to be surprised and looked at the elder sister-in-law. The elder sister-in-law frowned and glanced at the second sister-in-law. Could it be that what I said was not thorough enough?This implies that the meaning of being a big woman is not obvious enough?

The second sister-in-law gave her an affirmative look, thinking that this was obvious enough, unless the girl was particularly insensitive, then there was nothing she could do.

Zhao Bijia waited for the two people to exchange their gazes, and then suddenly realized, and said: "Hey, this has nothing to do with us, we are not the big house."

Not a big room, not a big room...

These four words stunned the two of them. The girl who feels affection...just doesn't look like her at all.

The second sister-in-law carefully asked: "Then you come out... Did your aunt say anything?"

Zhao Bijia waved her hands indifferently, "She doesn't care about anything, and besides, my father agreed."

The eyes of the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are slightly frightened. Is the emotional room the winner of the house fight?The big room is too heavy to turn over?Thinking about what Miss Zhao said just now, both of them felt that they had come to the right conclusion: this girl's biological mother is up to the challenge!The only son of the landlord's family was born!

The second sister-in-law once again thought about her sister who was one year older than her, and remembered how she just said that the family didn't care.

The second sister-in-law thought about Miss Zhao's age again, and carefully probed: "Looking at your appearance, I can tell that your mother is very good-looking."

Zhao Bijia knew what they wanted to ask, so she played tricks, "Actually, it's okay, I naturally think my mother is extremely beautiful, but they all think Dafang is more beautiful, but she is ten years younger than my mother. Mother is much prettier than her at her age." After speaking, her tone was still a little sad.

Dafang is ten years younger, so there is another one ahead?The two sisters-in-law received more and more shocks this afternoon, and they all talked about this point. They almost forgot to write the euphemism, and asked directly, "What about the first person?" Woolen cloth?"

Zhao Bijia spread her hands, "I offended my mother and was divorced by my father."

The two backed away in fright, looking at Zhao Bijia as if they were looking at snakes and scorpions.This one was handed over by a master!In the future... they will definitely not be able to catch up.

The two looked at each other, recalling the conversation this afternoon, did she... understand the meaning here?

At that moment, the two of them were frantic and panicked. One of them said in a hurry that the child should be breastfed, and the other's daughter was past the age of breastfeeding, but she didn't care so much. They both made excuses to feed the child, almost They escaped from the garden together.

Zhao Bijia looked at the figures of the two of them who were clearly out of step, and smiled at Yang and An who jumped out of nowhere when they saw no one, "It's so fun chatting with them two."

But it's not without sequelae. When I see these two sisters-in-law again the next day, they will almost hold hands, and they will never stay in the same room with Zhao Bijia alone, for fear that they may get it at any time. Ms. Zhao, who was her mother's true biography, did the trick.

Zhao Bijia spread her hands... In fact, the abolition of the empress is not that simple. For example, the empress in front, the current Concubine Jing, is actually mainly because she was canonized by Empress Liu and later Empress Dowager Liu, and now Empress Dowager Li In this world of the emperor's own mother, neither the empress dowager nor the emperor likes her.

In addition, her temper is too stubborn, and she always wants to give advice to her emperor father, whether it is loyal advice or not, at least she has done a perfect job of being harsh.

But there is no need for the two of them to know about these things. Zhao Bijia is very satisfied with the effect she has caused, and today she shattered the worldview of the two of them. Princess Zhen Guo thinks she is great.