An old lady's life

Emperor Changping's eyes fell on Hou Yuanlong. This child didn't have the habit of a playboy, but was very obedient. He was indeed not spoiled.

The startled voice of the master and servant behind him came to his ears again, and Emperor Changping's eyes sank, thinking that Lou Gao had just reported to him about the Hou's Mansion.

Lou Gao's investigation was very detailed, even Hou Yuanlong's situation at home was clear.

Hou Yuanlong's mother, the Jiang family, was appointed by Hou Yuanlong's father, and she was the daughter of his father's old friend. The Jiang family was just an ordinary family of scholars.

Long before Hou Hongwen got married to the Jiang family, he secretly negotiated with his uncle's cousin. Unfortunately, neither Hou Hongwen nor Hou's mother, Wang, dared to disagree with Hou's father, so Hou Hongwen had to marry the Jiang family.Hou's father survived for two years after Hou Hongwen got married, and he returned to the west without even waiting for the birth of his grandson. After Hou Hongwen's father had fulfilled his filial piety, he married his cousin who had been waiting for him as his successor.

The stepwife was just showing respect to Hou Yuanlong, and had always regarded Hou Yuanlong as a thorn in her side. After she became pregnant, she couldn't wait to act.The only people serving Hou Yuanlong were two boys in their teens, and Xiao Lu was one of them. His stepwife sent someone to trick Xiao Lu, making him owe a lot of money to the gambling house, and letting the kidnapper get in touch with Xiao Lu. Encouraging Xiao Lu, the more the gambling shop pressed him, Xiao Lu decided to take risks. Anyway, the young master is not favored in the mansion. Except for the master who has a bit of father-son affection for the young master, the wife and the old lady are indifferent to the young master. Abducted away, [-]/[-] out of [-] will never be found.

Emperor Changping held the water cup and pondered, should a person like Hou Hongwen, who can't even control his own family, use it?As for the secret affair with the stepwife before marriage, it was just a romantic affair.

After listening to Manager Xu's report, Ai Cao was also thinking about it. There was no factual basis. She didn't want to speculate on the stepmother. Besides, no matter what age, it is not easy to be a stepmother.

"I asked Lin Hai to negotiate about the Hou family's affairs, so Guanshi Xu doesn't have to worry about it. It's just that after last night, I found that there is a lack of strong labor in Zhuangzi, and it will be very dangerous to encounter such a thing next time. I need Guanshi Xu to worry about this. "

Manager Xu bent down slightly, and said decisively: "Don't worry, old lady, I will discuss it with other people in the village, and the situation of being so helpless like last night will definitely not happen in the future."

Dangers are unpredictable, but they can be well prepared to deal with them.

Ai Cao nodded: "Guan Xu has done a good job."

"This is what the old slave should do, and the old slave is very happy to be praised by the old lady." It is right for a servant to do well, but nothing can be exchanged for being praised by the master.

Ai Cao and Manager Xu came out from behind, and Manager Xu showed his signature smile at the guests again, and then ran to work.Ai Cao came to Hou Yuanlong's side and stroked his head. When he got up in the morning, the women had already changed Hou Yuanlong's clothes. They belonged to a child of the same age as him in the village. They were just cotton clothes, which were warm enough, but not as luxurious as brocade robes.

What's more, Ai Cao even touched his robe. Although it is a luxurious dress, the material has long been outdated.

"After breakfast, you will go back to Beijing with the old lady. Do you want me to send someone to notify your father or your grandfather?" The child's grandfather is still alive. I'm afraid it's more difficult.

Hou Yuanlong hesitated for a moment, lowered his head with a bit of frustration, "Grandfather, my grandfather is sick, and I haven't been asked to see him for a long time." The child lowered his head a little sad.

Ai Cao said again: "Go and be naughty with your brothers, sisters and brothers." She murmured in her heart that this child might not be taken seriously at home, but five-year-old children usually act like a baby in the arms of their parents, even if their biological mother is gone. Well, my father is dear, and I don't even read my father's name, which shows how dereliction of duty my father has done.

Hou Yuanlong immediately went to sit with the children, waiting for dinner after sitting in a row.

Here, Ai Cao glanced at the room. She and the guest were sitting on both sides of the room. She smiled at him and said, "Thank you, sir, for helping me out last night."

Her eyes fell on Lou Gao and the others standing behind him. Seeing that man put on airs, she was not sensitive to gratitude. It would be better to look at the young man with a clear outline and a straight body. He was either from the army or engaged in military affairs. special occupation.

Emperor Changping nodded: "The old lady is polite. If you change to another place, the host will be in trouble, and the guest will help you if you can.

Any good person or good deed is worthy of praise, whether it is standing on the status of ordinary people or emperors.

Ai Cao smiled cheerfully: "When people are old, there are limited things they can do. The family affairs are handled in an orderly manner by the son and daughter-in-law. If you want to do something good to benefit your family, it is not worthy of being a husband."

Emperor Changping found this kind of equal dialogue quite interesting. Whether it was his ministers, concubines, or children, they were all cautious when facing him. After a long time, they were used to being flattered and inevitably arrogant.

"The old lady thinks that a man can't even take care of his own family, is fooled by a woman in the back house, and doesn't care about his son. Can such a man be an official?"

Ai Cao immediately looked back at Lou Gaoyuyang and the others, looked at Emperor Changping, and said uninterestedly: "Sir, is there any adult in the court? Isn't this kind of thing that the officials or the emperor should worry about? Ask me." Ladies, I only prefer backyard women."

Emperor Changping couldn't help smiling, and Ai Cao said slowly: "Do you have any detailed information about the Hou family, sir?"

Ai Cao glanced at Emperor Changping again, feeling a little familiar, "Guan Xu also reported it to me just now, judging from what you said, I'm afraid the Hou family's affairs are really as I guessed."

Next, Ai Cao's tone was somewhat solemn, "In fact, most of the men in Beijing are fooled by their mothers or wives. Who told them that they grew up with their mothers, so they naturally listened to their mothers. Father, many people They are incompetent. They only think that children can go to school when they are seven or eight years old, and then they can supervise and care about them. In fact, it is almost too late. As the saying goes, parents should start teaching their children well after they are born. Yes. The communication between the father and the child is less, and the father’s love is lacking, so the child must be closer to the mother. As for the wife, if a man doesn’t love his wife, don’t blame the wife for fooling him. Of course, this is not absolute, and there is also the reverse. Question, there is a saying that is very good, how can you sweep the world if you don't sweep a house!"

Emperor Changping nodded: "Good advice, old lady!"

Ai Cao said leisurely: "After all, the world is made up of many families. It is the blessing of the common people not to ask officials to have piercing eyes, but to ask officials to have a clear mind."

Emperor Changping asked again: "Then what does the old lady think about the women in the back house fooling their husbands and sons for their own interests?"

Lou Gao thought, why did His Majesty suddenly ask Mrs. Lin for her opinion today?A woman only needs to be a husband and a child.

Ai Cao raised her eyebrows: "Didn't I say it before? I only prefer girls from the back house. Besides, isn't this what you men want? You are trapped in the back house and your vision is limited, so don't blame women for being demons. Some women are Bold, but their upbringing has limited their vision, so don't blame them for doing wrong things that violate the laws of the court."

Emperor Changping couldn't help laughing again, thinking about what she said, it's just such a reason, this person is really not shy at all, if those great scholars know about it, he won't be sprayed with blood.

"The old lady has spoken out the side of women in the back house who dare to do what they dare not to say."

Ai Cao snorted: "What's more, people don't kill the world for themselves. If Xiao Yuanlong's incident was done by the wife of the Hou family, then it would be understandable. Anyway, it is not her own child, let alone Xiao Yuanlong, her child will always be there." She will definitely be unwilling to be suppressed below. Of course, I don't agree with this kind of thing. Since I promised to be someone's stepmother, it is only natural for my child to be suppressed, not to mention that she has considered everything for her child too thoroughly. Children can't grow up to be talented."

Emperor Changping gave a long sigh: "Yes, no matter what the situation, even if the reasons are gaudy, you have to bear the consequences if you do something wrong." He is the emperor, and he supports whichever rule is convenient for him to rule the world. It is the rule that society has formed for a long time that men rule the world, so he is biased towards men.

Emperor Changping glanced at Lou Gao, "Please tell the old lady about the situation of the Hou family."

Ai Cao looked at Lou Gao, a young and handsome guy, and Lin Hai were two completely different handsome men, but they were both the type she admired.

After Lou Gao explained the situation of Hou's family, Ai Cao nodded, since it was indeed done by his stepwife, then what should be done.

"It's a pity that Xiao Yuanlong's mother was wasted her whole life by the Hou family's mother and son." She sighed, looked at Lou Gao, and asked, "Little handsome guy, since you are well-informed, can you check it out? How did mother die? Was it killed by the aunt, niece, and daughter-in-law, or was it killed by the pair of men and women working together?"

The difference can be very different.

Lou Gao was entangled in the name of the old lady's little handsome guy, but was stunned by the second half of the old lady's words.

"Old lady, no, no way?"

Ai Cao stared: "(ˉ▽￣～) Cut~~Why not? Otherwise, the stepmother is 21 years old and still not allowed to kiss, isn't she just waiting to be the stepmother? If Jiang is not dead, how can she marry in? "

Emperor Changping's eyes were fixed. There was indeed a big difference. If Hou Hongwen signaled, then this person could not be used, and he would be cruel to his own wife. Can you expect him to treat the people better?If it was the method of the woman in the back house, he didn't know, he was just a little confused, and he could still save it.

Lou Gao glanced at Emperor Changping, and nodded in agreement with his signal, but he just gave an order to let the subordinates work harder, and he also wanted to know how cruel and merciless these women in the back house were.

Ai Cao didn't ask about the identity of the guest, but looked at Lou Gao and said, "Young handsome guy found it, send someone to tell me. But if it's hard to find me, just tell my son Lin Hai, he will tell me."

At this time, Ai Cao took care of the employment situation of the officials in the court. She remembered that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Mr. Qi, seemed to be the age of the middle-aged man a few years ago, so he sold it for his son first.

Lou Gao glanced at the old lady. She really didn't understand the name of the old lady. What does handsome guy mean?What's more, he is not young anymore, Yu Yang and Jiang Shangyong, who have been serving as the background board all the time, are looking at each other, but they are thinking in their hearts, and they will find a time to ask the old lady what the handsome guy means.