After returning home, Xue Shao obviously felt that time passed much faster than when he was out on the expedition.

On this day, Xue Shao went home from the palace office as usual, his steps were light and relaxed when he entered the door, and he whistled.

"What is it that makes you so refreshed?" Princess Taiping happened to come from another room, followed by Linlin, and the sisters each had a burden in their hands.

"What did you take?" Xue Shao asked curiously.

"It's mostly women's household things, don't ask." Princess Taiping said, "You haven't answered me yet, what good things happened today?" ”

"That's a good thing." Xue Shao said with a smile, "That deputy of mine, Zhang Guangfu, the Xia official squire, was promoted to Wenchang Youcheng Tongfeng Pavilion Luantai Pingzhang because of his meritorious service in quelling Li Zhen's rebellion, and he was promoted. Then, Su Wei was about to be transferred to the capital to take over the position he had left. Su taste, a good pen! My Xia official is missing such a number one person! ”

Princess Taiping pursed her lips, "People have been promoted to become prime ministers, what are you happy about?" ”

Xue Shao knew that Princess Taiping had always been a little unhappy with her refusal to become prime minister, and now this is a bit of a taste of borrowing the topic. So he stepped forward with a smile, helped Princess Taiping to sit down, and said gently: "Zhang Guangfu has always been at odds with me, and everything will be troubled all year round, which will make the atmosphere within the entire Xia official tense. Although Yao Yuanchong is capable, he has to take care of the affairs of the two waiters alone, and he has to take into account the face and opinions of Zhang Guangfu, a corpse vegetarian, how tired! - Now it's okay, Zhang Xiang is looking for another job, and Xia Guan welcomes the officials, and both are beautiful! ”

"Any cat or dog can ride on your head, and you can still be happy." Princess Taiping was still pouting, obviously angry.

"My precious lady, what is there to do with this prime minister?" Xue Shao spread his hands and said, "Look, with your wise and decisive mother on his head, the prime minister doesn't have much room to play at all, at best, he is a noble echo worm." Below, the various Shangshu and the Wei generals, that is the one who really holds the real power. Don't say anything else, just say I'm a summer official! -- If I don't nod my head about anything that has anything to do with the military, who would dare to mess around? ”

Princess Taiping pondered for a moment, and finally smiled, "Okay, okay, I can't talk about you." Stand up! ”

"What?"

"Try on clothes!" Princess Taiping said with a smile, "Today, Linlin and I went to Beishi for a walk, and we saw a few good ready-to-wear clothes in the cloth shop, and I bought them for you on a whim." Give it a try! ”

"Yo, dignified princess, do you want to go shopping yourself?" Xue Shao stood up with a smile, and as soon as he stretched out his arms, Linlang came forward left and right to change and try on Xue Shao's clothes.

"Isn't a princess a woman? What woman doesn't like to go shopping! Princess Taiping retorted, "We also went to visit Yu Hongye's shop in Beishi and bought a lot of things. ”

Xue Shao glanced at the other burden, daring to love that it was full of bras.

"Ask you, why hasn't Yu Hongye returned to Beijing yet?" Princess Taiping asked, "I have a large batch of silk here, and I am about to sell it to her!" ”

Xue Shao couldn't help but be stunned, "Where did you get the silk?" ”

"Bought it!" Princess Taiping said as a matter of course, "You have been out for more than a year, and I have nothing to do, so I will find someone to help me do business and make money!" Silk, winemaking, fields, farms, shops, I do everything that can make money. ”

Xue Shao was stunned again, "Who came forward to help you with the dots?" ’

"Yours is like Mrs. Chen Xian'er! She was also idle all day, so I found something for her to do. Princess Taiping smiled and said, "What, are you distressed?" ”

Xue Shao's eyes were straight, "Why don't I know all these things?" ”

"You only have your army in your heart, your brother robe, where else do you care?" Princess Taiping used a tone of resentment and grievance, "This big family has to be fed, and you, a big man, never bring a penny to the house, so we women have to make money by ourselves!" ”

Xue Shao was speechless for a moment, and said in his heart, "I'm destined to not be able to get rid of the hat of a soft rice man?

"Your Highness, husband, these clothes are so beautiful!" Linlang praised Xue Shao's new clothes.

"Of course, this palace personally picked." Princess Taiping stood up, personally helped Xue Shao straighten her belt, and said with a smile, "How is it, the feeling of being fed by a woman, isn't it?" ”

"I, my dignified pillar national strategy, the second-grade illustrious official, and the ...... of the world"

"Okay, okay, don't be stubborn!" Princess Taiping smiled, "You're a poor bastard, a loser!" ”

Xue Shao was really angry, "I have Yulu, I have 3,000 households, and 500 households are sealed!" ”

"You have two sons and three daughters." Princess Taiping said coldly, "Those rents have to be used to invite nurses and raise them, and they have to prepare for their education and marriage in advance." Now, your eldest brother is forcing you to add some concubines, and sooner or later they will give birth to you children for you to support. Do you think you're still rich? ”

"......" Xue Shao blinked his eyes speechlessly for a while, and said weakly, "I'm going to embezzle, I'm going to take bribes!" ”

"It's finally dawned!" Princess Taiping smiled so happily, "Go quickly, I promise not to report you to the imperial history." ”

Xue Shao sighed helplessly, he was really short-sighted!

"It's okay if you're a loser at home. I also heard that you are on the Helong side, and it only took a few days to destroy all the family business that Yu Hongye had saved for several years. Is there such a thing? Princess Taiping asked unforgivingly.

"Like, there's something like that." Xue Shao had to admit it, and said hurriedly: "But ......"

"Don't. You say, how are you going to pay off the debt? Princess Taiping looked at Xue Shao with malicious intent, "Don't stare at me, the IOU you made last time is still there, and the arrears for repairing the new house have not been made up yet." ”

Linlang laughed secretly on the side, and said that the old account and the new account will be counted together, and the husband is really unlucky today!

Xue Shao rolled his eyes, "I really can't help it, I have to make a promise." ”

"You dare!" Princess Taiping immediately roared as a lion in Hedong.

Xue Shao smiled, "It's still a one-night husband and wife, I can't bear it." ”

"Nonsense!" Princess Taiping glared, "Yu Hongye is a good girl, I'm afraid that she will be abused by you!" ”

"......" Xue Shao was speechless for a moment, and said in his heart, do you know how many girls are in a hurry to be abused by me?

The couple were fighting and playing, and the doorman came to report that Shangguan Wan'er, the envoy of the Middle Palace, was visiting.

"Yo!" Princess Taiping sneered maliciously, "Go and greet it!" ”

Xue Shao immediately changed his face, as if he was ordering troops in front of the three armies, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner: "The imperial envoy has arrived, and this official is just going to greet him in person!" ”

Princess Taiping stepped forward and grabbed his arm, and pinched his waist with the other hand, "Go, I'll go with you!" ”

Xue Shao sizzled and said with a wry smile: "Just a short period of effort, you won't let it go?" ”

"That's it!" Princess Taiping said seriously, "What if you are accused of molesting the imperial concubine?" ”

"Count you ruthless!"

The couple hadn't taken a few steps forward, and Shangguan Wan'er had already taken the initiative to greet the first salute.

Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er have always had a cordial relationship, and asked with a smile: "Wan'er came just in time, tell me, does Xue Juma owe you money?" ”

"Huh?" Shangguan Wan'er didn't react for a while.

"Shangguan Cairen, don't listen to her nonsense!" Xue Shao was really a little crying and laughing.

"I'm not a talented person anymore." Shangguan Wan'er smiled.

Xue Shao was slightly surprised, "What's that?" ”

Princess Taiping laughed, "If you can't speak, say a few words." What else can Wan'er become? ”

Shangguan Wan'er also smiled and said, "Your Majesty has recently rectified the inner court, mainly for some concubines of the first emperor. Some were sent to Buddhist temples to become nuns, and some like Wan'er were stripped of their titles as imperial concubines and reappointed to the official positions of the inner court. ”

"It's time for a change of dynasty, that's how it should be." Xue Shao's eyes suddenly lit up, "Then what official position did Your Majesty give you?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er smiled, "It's the same as Mrs. Huayang." ”

"Gosho?"

"Hmm."

In Xue Shao's heart, he was suddenly overjoyed!

Yuzheng is actually the official name of the Zhou Dynasty, and many Yuzheng can be appointed in one dynasty, which is equivalent to the level of prime minister. Wu Zetian had already revised the official names of the Tang Dynasty according to the official system of the Zhou Dynasty a long time ago, and also used another set of official titles of the Zhou Dynasty in the inner court to appoint her female officials. In fact, the imperial concubines are also female officials, but these female officials specially appointed by Wu Zetian with the official name of the Zhou Dynasty are not imperial concubines, and many of them are the wives and daughters of ministers like Kudi. They were only hired by Wu Zetian in a private capacity to act as her personal secretary.

Now Shangguan Wan'er has been stripped of the title of imperial concubine and has become the imperial princess, which means that she has been freed from the shackles of the palace and she is free. Although she is still a senior female official by Wu Zetian's side, she still has to take up a position in the palace. But henceforth, she could have her own residence outside the palace and all her private life outside of public office. Of course, she can also marry and have children. She can even take the initiative to terminate the "employment" relationship between her and Wu Zetian, so as to completely become a civilian woman again.

"Congratulations, Wan'er." Princess Taiping stepped forward and took her hand.

Shangguan Wan'er suddenly bent her knees and fell to the ground, "Your Royal Highness Princess, Xue Yuma!" The grace of reinvention is beyond words, please accept Wan'er's worship! ”

"Get up!" Xue Shao hurriedly reached out to help.

Princess Taiping glanced at him, helped Shangguan Wan'er up, and said with a smile: "Then what are your plans in the future?" ”

"My mother said that she has been used to living in the palace over the years, and she doesn't want to move out for the time being." Shangguan Wan'er said, "Just now, Your Majesty also needs to use people from time to time. Wan'er has no other plans for the time being, just stay in the palace and serve His Majesty as before. ”

Princess Taiping immediately squinted her eyes and looked at Xue Shao strangely, as if to say: Have you disappointed, Great Love Sage?