The Lady's Code for Raising Her Husband

Since that day's thank-you banquet, Hu Yanping had made shopping appointments with Gu Qingyan and Gu Ruyan for several days in a row. Whenever she returned from shopping, she would bring some gadgets to Ye Yuxiao and chat with her for a while.

Ye Yuxiao was very surprised. Didn't she come here with official duties? Why did she have so much free time? Hu Yanping told her that her official duties did not matter, or in other words, her official duties were just a cover, just taking the opportunity to go out, travel around, and learn more under the guise of official duties.

It turns out that it was a lie that she was doing business, but it was true that she took the opportunity to travel? But judging from her leisurely state, she must not be lying. Ye Yuxiao tried his best to recommend many good places for her to visit, and sent his servants to lead the way. He treated her as a distinguished guest and tried to make her have a good time.

On this day, someone came from the palace and said that the emperor summoned Ouyang Sheng to the palace to see him. Ouyang Sheng expected that it was related to Tianyun Jiuzhou, and sure enough, the emperor wanted to train troops. He hoped that like Zhang Chengxuan, he could take charge of the training of three military camps and be ready to lead troops at any time within two years.

At this time, Zhang Chengxuan had told him before, and he had seriously considered it, and immediately said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, if no one in our dynasty really takes up this responsibility, I will be obliged to do so. But if there is someone who can replace me, please ask Your Majesty." Allow me to hide away, be an idle prince for a few years, and spend more time with my wife. After all, my princess will give birth in a few months, and the next few years will be the time when the child is young and needs my care."

He even dared to shirk the emperor's order, so he wasn't afraid that the emperor would be angry? Eunuch Wei shook his head for him, stood behind the emperor, and winked at him repeatedly.

But Ouyang Sheng was very calm. He understood the emperor's heart very well. What the emperor was most worried about now was that his great achievements would overwhelm the master. He wanted to hide, but it was too late for the emperor to be happy.

Sure enough, the emperor did not embarrass him at all. He only said that he would consider it carefully and then turned the topic elsewhere: "A Sheng, what is that hanging on your waist? It looks like a jade pendant, but why is it transparent? "

Ouyang Sheng took off the accessories from his waist and showed them to the emperor: "This is what Zuo Shanggong asked Princess Wujie to bring. He said it is a wedding gift for the minister and the princess."

"Your child is about to be born, and this wedding gift has just arrived?" The emperor looked at the crystal accessories with a smile, "The carving is a lotus flower."

"Yes, it's a lotus flower." Ouyang Sheng said, "My princess also has one, carved with a peony."

A lotus, a peony? Why are the designs not a pair? The emperor felt a little strange like Gu Ruyan before, but he didn't think much about it. After all, Huyanmu and his wife were from the Wujie country, and maybe this was the fashion in the Wujie country.

The emperor returned the crystal waistband to Ouyang Sheng, chatted with him about the art of war for a while, and then let him go back.

After a while, the chamberlain came to report that the eldest princess of Wujie Kingdom, Hu Yanping, wanted to see her.

The emperor had known that Hu Yanping was on a mission to Xi Chao, but even he didn't know what Hu Yanping was doing in Xi Chao. When he heard that she asked for an audience, he asked his chamberlain to bring her in.

As soon as Hu Yanping stepped into the imperial study, the eyes of all the maids and maids lit up, and even the emperor's attention was attracted.

There is no shortage of beauties in this palace, but there is really no woman as beautiful as Hu Yanping who can't find any flaws. The emperor knew he had lost his composure and quickly looked away, but the expression on his face became uncontrollably softer.

Hu Yanping stepped forward to salute and say hello. The emperor showed concern for her amiably and said: "Elder Princess, thank you for coming all the way. I wonder if you can get used to it in my court?"

Hu Yanping replied with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. The Xi Dynasty is prosperous and rich in materials. I am used to everything. I am afraid that after living here for a long time, I will not miss Shu anymore."

If you don't want to miss Shu, then stay in Xichao for a long time. The emperor was about to say a few words when he suddenly saw the accessories on Hu Yanping's waist. It was a piece of transparent crystal carved into the shape of a lotus. lotus? Why does this pattern and style look so familiar? The emperor had a thought in his mind and said deliberately: "The crystal on the eldest princess's waist is quite unique."

Hu Yanping's face flushed and she smiled shyly: "Your Majesty has good eyesight, this is a piece of Yu. It's just that the Yu in the Xi Dynasty is made of jade, but we in Wujie Kingdom use local materials and use crystal."

Yu? When two jade are combined into one, they are called Yu. The emperor's expression became intriguing: "Since it is Yu, then who is the other half?"

The blush on Hu Yanping's face became even thicker and she lowered her head: "Your Majesty, can I not answer?"

He dared to refuse to answer his question. If it were any other person, he would have been punished, not to mention beheading. But the emperor looked at Hu Yanping's unparalleled beauty and was so stunned that he couldn't lose his temper. Finally, he laughed it off and asked The purpose of her trip to Xichao came up.

Hu Yanping bent her knees and knelt down.

The emperor was a little surprised: "Elder Princess, what are you doing?"

"Your Majesty!" Hu Yanping was about to cry, "Please your Majesty to send troops to fight Wujie."

"Send troops to Wujie?" Some of the two-foot monks in the emperor were confused, "Why? I haven't heard of any invasion from outside, nor have I heard of any internal strife in Wujie?"

"Your Majesty does not know that my brother, Hu Yanmu, the Duke of Zuosang, has been secretly placed under house arrest by our half-brother, Hu Yangu, the current king of Wujie." Hu Yanping said with a tearful voice, "Actually, I have also been placed under house arrest by Hu Yangu. I was put under house arrest. After going through a lot of hardships, I sneaked out and got in touch with my brother. My brother asked me to quietly go to Xichao and beg you to send troops to attack Wujie. Huyanmu will definitely not be able to take care of me if there is a foreign invasion. Brother, so that he can have a chance to fight back."

Since Hu Yanmu was in trouble, why was she so unhurried and waited several days before coming to visit Xi Chao? The emperor was suspicious, so he did not promise Hu Yanping easily. He only said: "I have taken note of the eldest princess's request, but the matter is serious and I will have to discuss it with my ministers before I can give you an answer."

Hu Yanping thanked the emperor and resigned from the palace. As soon as she left the palace, she took off the crystal accessories from her waist and gave them to her maid Enci, telling her to keep them properly and maybe use them again in the future.

Enci was puzzled: "Since this thing is so important, why doesn't the eldest princess just wear it all the time?"

Hu Yanping shook his head: "You can't let too many people see it, otherwise it will easily reach the ears of Princess Yingchuan. I'm not Princess Jiali, and I'm not that stupid."

Enci still didn't understand what she said, but she put away the crystal accessories without asking any more questions.

In the imperial study room, the emperor always felt that after Hu Yanping stayed, the whole room was left with a faint fragrance. He couldn't help but be lost in thought for a while, and asked Eunuch Wei: "Did you see the accessories on Princess Wujie's waist just now? Are hers and King Yingchuan's a pair?"