[Comprehensive] The number one cannon fodder

When Su Xueyun and the others arrived at the Grand Master's Mansion, carriages were parked outside the mansion, and the people who came to the door were all high-ranking ministers in the imperial court. Officials of the fourth and fifth ranks were not qualified to come to the door at all, so Su Xueyun and the others were really invited. Give them great face.And for them, being able to meet the emperor and the ministers is also an opportunity that others can't find.Of course, with their current status, they can only sit at the bottom.

Before the banquet, Mrs. Tai Shi specially told Su Xueyun and the others to not be nervous. Later, seeing that Su Xueyun was calmer than her, she felt that her worries were a little unnecessary, so let them do as they please.

Su Xueyun put an exquisite brocade box on the table, and said: "Today is Grand Master's birthday, the three of us also prepared a small gift for Grand Master and his wife, I hope Grand Master and his wife like it."

Mrs. Taishi was surprised and said: "I have it too? Then I have to take a good look, Dongxiang, open it quickly."

Dongxiang stepped forward to open the brocade box, revealing the radiant emerald head inside, which immediately attracted the attention of Mrs. Taishi.Next to it is a belt buckle carved with emeralds, which was given to Grand Master Hua. It is exquisite and magnificent. These two gifts are very suitable for the status of the grand master and his wife, and they are better than the ones that the grand master usually buys.

Mrs. Taishi took out the head and touched it carefully, and said curiously: "Where did you buy this? I have never seen it before. Could it be that there is a new shop in the capital?"

Qiu Xiang smiled and said: "Ma'am, the capital is going to open a new shop, but we didn't buy these, but my sister made them herself!"

Grand Master's wife was even more amazed, she looked at Su Xueyun in disbelief and said, "Qiuyue, did you do it yourself? You are so dexterous?"

Su Xueyun smiled lightly and said: "Small skills are not worth mentioning. We plan to open a store. The goods are not only jewelry, but also clothes and rouge gouache, all made by ourselves, which is unique. I have a selfish intention to give my wife a gift. Today, Taishi University Shou, Madam is also the focus of everyone's attention, if Madam wears our jewelry, there must be countless noble ladies in their hearts, so why worry about no customers when our shop opens?"

Mrs. Taishi laughed and said: "You, talking is just to make people like you. How can you worry about not having customers for such a good thing? But I really like it. This set of hair is even better than the pearl hairpin on my head. Me, today I will wear the gift you gave me, I really recruited guests for you, don't forget my benefits."

Su Xueyun stepped forward to help her put her head on, and said with a smile, "Of course I won't forget. From now on, my wife's rouge and powder will be wrapped on my body. It's a good thing that can't be bought outside."

"That's good, I want to be younger!" Mrs. Tai Shi joked.

Qiuxiang saw that the mansion was really busy, so she took the initiative to ask Ying to help. She was familiar with the big maids in the mansion, and she was used to being the No. 1 servant in the past. It works.Su Xueyun saw the sincerity in her eyes, so she didn't say anything, she knew that Qiuxiang was not acting out of slavishness, but she was sincerely grateful for the kindness of the grand master and his wife, and wanted to share their worries and work for them.

After Qiuxiang left, Mrs. Taishi was worried about Hua Wenwu again, and she frowned and said, "I was supposed to laugh and laugh today, but I am really uneasy now. Our master has not exposed King Ning's crime of disturbing Enke, how dare he He is provoking the emperor to embarrass us civil and military. No wonder the master has always hated him the most. He is really not a good person. Poor us civil and military do not like to study and practice martial arts, but because of this name, people take advantage of him and praise him in front of the emperor. Gao Gao, what did you say that Taishi Hua's son must be very extraordinary, oh, the emperor is coming soon, I really have a headache."

At this moment, Tang Bohu was arguing outside to see Mrs. Grand Master. Mrs. Taishi looked at Chunxiang with displeasure, and said in a deep voice, "Who is so unruly? How dare someone make loud noises on such a big day? If you disturb Sheng Jia, Our entire family will be punished!"

Chunxiang hurriedly said, "Madam, I'll go out and have a look."

Chunxiang went out to take a look at Tang Bohu's clothes, frowned and said, "How can the servants enter this yard? Can't you see the sign on the wall? You should drag him out quickly, or you will make the madam angry, and you will suffer." !"

Tang Bohu said angrily: "You still have the nerve to mention the sign? It says 'inferior servants and dogs are not allowed'. What does this mean? Discriminate against us inferior servants? Isn't the first-class servants promoted from the inferior ones?" ?”

Chunxiang said impatiently: "It's because the servants of the lower ranks are as unruly as you are, that's why there's that sign. Hurry up, the emperor will come to the grand master's mansion later, don't worry about yourself and don't implicate us."

The two servants dragged Tang Bohu out forcefully. Tang Bohu rolled his eyes and shouted loudly: "Mrs. Taishi, I have a way to resolve the crisis of the young master! I will regret it if you don't see me!"

Su Xueyun frowned, and said to Mrs. Taishi: "Ma'am, this person is arrogant, I think it's better to gag him and lock him up in the firewood room, so as not to cause any trouble later."

Mrs. Taishi hesitated for a moment, and said: "He said there is a way to resolve the civil and military crisis? Why don't you listen to what he intends to say."

Immediately, Mrs. Taishi ordered Chunxiang to bring Tang Bohu in.Seeing Su Xueyun startled, Tang Bohu reacted immediately, and said to Mrs. Taishi: "Ma'am, I found it very strange to see the guard and servants practicing martial arts with the young master. Obviously, the young master has been doing research and inventions. Then I accidentally heard It is said that the emperor wants to test the young master's literature and martial arts, so..."

Mrs. Taishi frowned and patted the table, "If you have any idea, just say it directly. If you don't, hum, if you dare to make a loud noise in my yard, you will be lightly hit with [-] boards!"

Tang Bohu sneaked a glance at Su Xueyun, feeling extremely humiliated, and there were many bruises on his face, which made him lower his head involuntarily to cover up.He said in a low voice: "For a martial arts competition, Master Guan can't be allowed to attack. You only need to let the young master attack, and then Master Guan can dodge. Master Guan is good at martial arts, so he will be able to pretend. On the one hand, we can write the answers on the lid of the cup after the emperor asks the questions, and take the opportunity of letting the young master drink tea to write down the answers and answer the questions. In this way, we can be safe and let the young master have a big face in front of the emperor."

Mrs. Taishi thought for a while, and said: "It sounds very feasible. If there is really no other way, you can indeed deal with it like this."

Su Xueyun took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said flatly: "Madam, Qiuyue thinks it's impossible. You and the grand master have decided not to force the young master to learn literature and martial arts, which means that the young master will not be able to become a generalist in civil and military affairs in the future. In this case, Wouldn't it be deceitful to use this method to deal with the emperor today?"

The grand master's wife said in surprise: "Yes! Everyone in Washington knows how good the civil and military skills are. If someone leaks them in the future, we will commit a serious crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Seeing Su Xueyun refute him again, Tang Bohu said unconvinced: "Then what do you think can be done? It is a serious crime to deceive the emperor, but today when the emperor takes the school exam, if the young master can't answer the question well, won't he offend the emperor?"

Zhu Xiaolian glared at him, and reprimanded: "Shut up, my sister-in-law certainly has a solution, do you think it's useless like you?"

Tang Bohu looked at them unhappily, fearing that his identity would be leaked before he spoke again, almost holding back internal injuries, the expressions on his face were brilliant.

In the end, Su Xueyun didn't even give him a look, and only said to the grand teacher's wife: "I think the emperor was provoked by someone to test the school's young master. He just wanted to know whether the son taught by the grand teacher is good or not. If he is all-rounder in civil and military , just for fun, if the writing is not enough, the emperor who has been taught by the grand master all day will definitely reprimand the grand master. In the future, the grand master will also be ridiculed by others in the court and become a joke."

Mrs. Tai Shi sighed, "That's right. If it wasn't like this, I don't need to worry about it. It's a pity that he doesn't know anything about literature and martial arts. After teaching for so many years, he hasn't taught it well. Is it true today? Are you going to make the master a joke?"

Su Xueyun shook her head and said with a smile: "No. Ma'am, who said you didn't teach the young master well? If you want me to say, the young master is much better than those all-round talents in both civil and military affairs. I heard from Zhishan that the young master is extremely talented in inventions. The waterwheel that is good for the farmland has been perfected, and the hot air balloon modified with Kongming lanterns can be used for two people to fly into the sky. The young master is so capable, he will only compete with the grand master and his wife, how can he be ashamed?"

The grand teacher's wife was stunned, "How can this work? Others will laugh at him for being ignorant and obsessed with strange tricks. The grand teacher has always been strict in teaching the emperor, so...the emperor will inevitably feel unbalanced."

Su Xueyun said with a smile: "Ma'am, the emperor is the most respected person in the world. If he wants to rule the world, he will naturally learn different things, but the young master is the son of a minister. As long as he can serve the court in the future, it will be good. Besides, what does our emperor like most? How could he know?" What about civil and martial arts exams? I think if the emperor sees the invention of the young master, he will be even happier. The things the young master invented can also benefit the common people, which is a great achievement."

Mrs. Taishi's eyes became brighter the more she heard, she clapped her hands and smiled and said: "That's right! In this way, we can prove that we are capable in civil and military affairs, and we don't need to deceive the emperor. If civil and military affairs are praised by the emperor, who will talk about civil and military affairs in the future?" Shuangquan, we don’t have to hide it anymore!”

Zhu Xiaolian smiled and said: "That's all right, the young master will never have to do things I don't like anymore."

Mrs. Taishi thought for a while and said, "Then do it like this! Chunxiang, go and tell the young master to prepare his invention and stop worrying."

"Yes, ma'am."

At this time Qiuxiang came in with two little maids and said, "Ma'am, Shiliu has almost prepared the meal, so there will be no mistakes."

Mrs. Tai Shi was relieved of her worries, and she looked much happier. She pulled Qiu Xiang and said, "I am most at ease when you do things. Take a rest, don't be busy."

Qiu Xiang smiled, turned her head to see Tang Bohu, and immediately frowned, "Ma'am, this person is shameless, arrogant, and has no rules. How could he be here? Or lock him up in the firewood room!"