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The golden black fell in the west, and the jade rabbit rose in the east.

The red sunset slowly disappeared in the mountains west of Dengzhou City, the west sky was dyed crimson by the afterglow of the setting sun, a new moon has hung in the sky, and the evening city is full of smoke.

Night began to fall, and the lights of thousands of homes in Dengzhou City gradually lit up.

When it was time for dinner, the city was filled with the smell of a meal and the faint smell of soot from the burning briquettes.

The New Year is approaching, and the cold air is brewing with wind and snow.

The sky was getting darker, and the dogs were barking

After having dinner with his mother and the family at home in the evening, Li Jing first sat in the upper room with Han for a while, and talked to her about homely things.

Today according to the schedule set by the wives and concubines. Li Jing should be resting in Gui Niang's room. When he passed. Gui Niang has already prepared. The house was very clean. Even the kang was warm, and her daughter Baochai was also taken to the courtyard by the wet nurse.

There was even incense in the house, and when Gui Niang saw him come in, she immediately stepped forward to take off his cotton robe for him, gentle and considerate.

"How can I take Baochai to the wing, wouldn't it be better to put this house at night, so that you don't have to remember it all the time."

Gui Niang glanced up at Li Jing, and then withdrew her gaze. Neatly began to take out the quilt from the counter and spread it on the bed. "The girl always cries at night, afraid of making you rest."

"Crying is also my daughter!" Li Jing smiled, grabbed one of Gui Niang's hands, and pulled her to his side. "Let's talk."

"The little doctor fairy has been here today." When Gui Niang said this, her tone was a little lost.

Li Jing was a little surprised, what did the little doctor Immortal Lin Yueru do?

"The one from the West Courtyard has it!" Gui Niang pouted, although she also wanted to have a good relationship with the other concubines. But in fact, up to now, except for Wan'er, each of the other women is a little cold to her. On the surface, she seems to be respectful, but in her heart, there are few who really treat her as a wife. Although I also understand it in my heart. With the current status of the husband, it is normal to accept more concubines, but looking at the identities of those concubines, they are all high, and now except for the new ones who have not given birth to sons, the others have all given birth to sons, and all of a sudden, their attitude towards her is even more direct.

The one in the West Courtyard is Wang Haojun, and it has been less than a year since the birth of the first child, and he is pregnant again. Li Jing knew that Gui Niang didn't like Wang Haojun in her heart, and Li Jing also knew that the third lady in the back house of Lu Dao was the most skillful. She was tall, the most beautiful, and gave birth to her eldest son, and now she is pregnant again, if she has another eldest son, I am afraid that I will really not put Gui Niang in my eyes in the future.

He knew that as soon as he talked about such a thing in the back house, he didn't have a head. It is difficult for a Qing official to cut off family affairs, Li Jing has a wife and many concubines, although he has the heart to help his wife more, but he can't do too much. The affairs of the back house have to be handled by these women themselves. Therefore, he nodded and said that he knew the way.

Li Jing half-leaned on the quilt, "Next time the little doctor fairy comes over, you ask her to check the whole family." For my mother, you and Wan'er, they all prescribe a few pairs of ginseng soup and deer antler soup to make up for it, and take care of their lower bodies. ”

Liaodong Three Treasures, ginseng, mink, deer antler. These three things can be regarded as a specialty of Liaodong, and the use of ginseng in Datang can be said to be at its peak, and many doctors use ginseng in their prescriptions, and ginseng can cure all diseases. There are even many pharmacies that already have their own ginseng gardens.

The couple chatted casually on the pit, and Gui Niang half-leaned on Li Jing's arms, feeling quiet for a while. Although the other concubines are much better than her in terms of life and beauty, and they have all given birth to sons, as long as her husband does not dislike her, she feels very sweet in her heart.

It took a long time for her to remember that she should pour her husband a cup of tea. She poured a glass of boiled water, added a spoonful of acacia honey and put it in front of Li Jing. "Today, Wan'er heard A-Niang and Mrs. Han say that she plans to take Yu Niang into the door."

Li Jing didn't think it was strange about this, Xiao Yuniang was a thousand catties of the Xiao family, and she was the youngest daughter of Mrs. Han. If it had been two years earlier, Li Jing would naturally not be worthy of her at all. But now, the situation is reversed. Li Jing, whether it is his status or the influence of power, is extremely high in the entire Tang Dynasty. Especially now that he has almost boarded Li Jing's ship, it is even more urgent to stabilize the relationship between the two families.

At present, not only a large number of children of the Lanling Xiao clan are serving in the Zhenguo army, but even a large number of civilian officials in the 26 counties, and many children come to Dengzhou to study and teach according to the orders of the head of the family. The shop caravan of the Xiao family has become closer and closer to the Zhenguo Army, and the cooperation is extensive. In such a situation, it is not uncommon for them to want to use marriage to strengthen the relationship, and the family just likes it.

For Li Jing, there are too many people who want to marry their daughters to him now, not to mention the giant businessmen in Dengzhou, even those top famous families and princes and princes in the Tang Dynasty. This matter, even Li Zhengai and Yu Jingxiang came to talk to Li Jing about it. They all felt that marrying with these families who were interested in marrying was of great help to Li Jing and Zhen Guojun. Anyway, as long as she is a concubine, it won't have much impact on Li Jing's backyard. In this regard, Li Jing is also in favor, and it is helpful to get more people's support through marriage.

But now listening to Gui Niang's meaning, it seems that she is not against this, and she can't help but feel a little strange.

Gui Niang was not surprised when she saw her husband's face, and she knew that he must have known about this matter. There was a sour feeling in my heart, but after a while, I endured it again. The two Mrs. Han mentioned this matter, and the husband has always been filial to his mother, and he will definitely not object. What's more, Xiao Yuniang, the cousin, has been in Dengzhou for almost two years, and she has a good appearance, a strong temperament, and she has the ability. The quilt workshop run with the county lord and the senior sister and Wang Yueying's sister has now become the largest weaving, dyeing, tailoring, and garment making workshop in Dengzhou. Their workshop employs more than 100,000 workers, including more than 30,000 looms alone.

Sometimes, she is also very envious of them, although she is a little unscrupulous, but she really starts such a big business, and she is better than many men. Although she knew that the biggest boss of the workshop was actually her own man, after all, a few of them had been taking care of it.

agreed to Xiao Yuniang's entry into the door, first, she couldn't stop her, and if she really wanted to oppose it, not only did it not work, but she would fall into the name of a jealous woman. Second, she even suspected that there was something between her husband and Xiao Yuniang. After all, although the matter between the county lord of Xihe and the husband has not been made public, there are many people who know that little bit of romance. And her husband's younger sister Yu Youniang has lived in the Li family for more than a year. I don't know what to do, living like this, I don't know what Senior Sister Yu is thinking.

Since blocking is useless, it is better to be in favor. With Xiao Yuniang's background and her ability, maybe she will be able to divide the pet of the three rooms. I am neither beautiful nor have given birth to a son, so I can't compete with the fox girl, so I just let Xiao Yuniang get started and let them fight for these concubines. Anyway, she also figured it out, as long as her husband didn't dislike her now and worked hard to give birth to a son-in-law, her status would be unshakable.

Li Jing didn't know that Gui Niang already had so many hearts, so she just smiled and avoided talking about it.

"I think Mrs. Xiao is very good, with a good appearance and strong means of doing things. I thought about it, when she got started, I would let her help me take care of the inner courtyard in the future. Now although it is said that the third lady helps, doesn't she already have a body, and the family affairs will not bother her in the future, so let her raise the baby with peace of mind. Gui Niang said.

The corners of Li Jing's mouth twitched slightly, and he almost laughed out loud. Unexpectedly, the battle in the inner courtyard was so interesting, who said that Gui Niang was a country woman who didn't understand anything. This trick is quite beautiful, Gui Niang used to be the main room, but after all, she is a country girl like Wan'er, she can't read, and she can't count, although she barely recognizes a few words now, and there are not many. Family affairs, after Mother Li had a daughter-in-law, she gradually let go. In fact, the affairs of this inner courtyard have always been in the hands of Wang Haojun, and Gui Niang just nodded or shook her head.

At present, Gui Niang proposed to let Xiao Yuniang take over the affairs of the family, this trick is powerful, a strategy to drive the tiger and devour the wolf. Xiao Yuniang is not easy to mess with, if Xiao Yuniang and Wang Haojun fight, maybe Wang Guiniang will really benefit the fisherman. That Wang Haojun is an idle person, and after being reprimanded by Li Jing for meddling in military and political affairs last time, he is much more realistic. This time is dedicated to housework, if the housekeeper's rights are robbed by Xiao Yuniang, I am afraid that I will not be reconciled.

But on second thought, it's okay to do this, there is always a rule for things. Since Wang Haojun did not hold any position, it was not suitable to participate in political affairs. Let them fight, and save her from always thinking about it.

"Home and everything is prosperous, you still have to call the shots in the backyard, and the specific housework can be taken care of by others, just don't go overboard." Li Jing said a word without being salty, but he had already agreed with Wang Guiniang's words.

Li Jing took a sip of honey water from his cup, "I may have to go to southern Liaoning in a few days, and if I can't get it, I'm going to fight, you pay more attention to yourself, and take care of my aunt and Baochai for me." ”

"Is there another war?" Gui Niang was surprised: "Didn't you say last time that you were going to wait until next summer to send troops?" Why is it that the Chinese New Year is coming, but there is a war again? ”

"Isn't this the case in the war, this time it's not Liaodong, it is possible to send troops across the sea into Youzhou. It is possible to start it before the year, or it is possible to do it after the year. I'll tell you first, and you don't want to say it, just know it in your heart. Li Jing replied. (To be continued......)