The so-called vegetable household, this is a vulgar saying, inherited from the previous dynasty, to put it bluntly, the eunuch has no wife and children, the palace maid has no husband, and the two form a temporary husband and wife to comfort the loneliness of the deep palace, this relationship is called the vegetable household. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

There is even a record in the "History of Zheng", "Those who have no children in the palace choose the inner prison as their spouses, and they are called 'vegetable households'".

According to the "History of the Great Zheng Shenzong", at first, because the eunuch on duty had more contact with the palace maid, he gradually developed feelings. Based on this, eunuchs often took the initiative to purchase clothing, food, jewelry and daily necessities for the palace maids to express their admiration. If the palace maid falls in love with this eunuch, she can form a partner and be called a vegetable household. Caihu was openly allowed in the Dazheng Palace, and even the emperor and empress would sometimes ask the eunuchs, "Who are you Caihu?" and the eunuchs would only answer truthfully.

After the eunuch and the palace maid became "vegetable households", they sang and returned, like husband and wife, and their property was like a family. Although the eunuch is hardworking and resentful to the palace maid he loves, he is driven by it, and the palace maid will also feel sorry for the eunuch and not let him do too much work, but support other eunuchs to do it. Some eunuchs in the palace who were low-status, ugly-looking, and older knew that they could not be favored by the palace maids, so they were willing to be the servants of the vegetable households, cooking, carrying, and washing for them, and the palace maids paid them a certain amount of silver taels every month.

Moreover, most of the palace maids and eunuchs can stay together for life after they become vegetable households, and they all keep each other in good faith. If one of them dies, the other party will no longer be matched for life, showing more loyalty than ordinary couples.

Of course, when it comes to the level of young eunuchs and eunuchs, they don't have to be limited to palace maids, but they can also set up mansions outside the palace, marry beautiful wives and concubines, and even have stepsons from uncles and brothers, which is no different from ordinary powerful figures.

However, as the first eunuch in the palace Zhang Baisui is disdainful of this, in his opinion, this move is tantamount to self-deception, and he is not taboo that he is a eunuch thing, when Changchun Zhenren in order to cultivate the Tao and self-palace, he also because of the lack of existence to have today's achievements, why need to hide it? Therefore, in the ten years of Taiping, he and the forty-year-old and unmarried Moshu became a vegetable eater, this matter even alarmed Emperor Xiao and Queen Lin, Queen Lin personally issued a decree to reward, in the inner court as a good story.

Speaking of this, Xiao Zhinan said with emotion: "Do you know why Aunt Moshu didn't get married? In fact, it is also a sad person, I heard the old man in the palace mention, when the emperor's grandfather was still the king in the capital, Lan Xiang was not a Xiangye, but was called Mr. Lan, often in and out of the palace, Aunt Moshu was already a female official in the palace at that time, in her prime, she secretly promised Lan Xiangfang, but unfortunately the flowers were intentional, the flowing water was ruthless, Lan Xiang married a daughter of the Tang family in Shuzhou when he was the seal officer of the camp, and the aunt of Moshu was sad for a long time, and she vowed not to marry for life, but later she was moved by Zhang Daban's repeated requests, so she married a vegetable household with Zhang Daban。 ”

Xu Beiyou muttered: "No wonder the external and internal ministers have always been at odds, it turns out that there is such a reason." ”

When Xiao Zhinan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "How can the major affairs of the court change because of the personal feelings of the children? It's just that the situation is like this, if the external minister and the internal minister live in harmony, how can the father and emperor use the emperor's way of balancing? I'm afraid that they will join forces to set it up!"

Xu Beiyou didn't agree, shook his head and said: "Mr. once said that in the world, in the final analysis, it is all about dealing with people, everything is in the law, but the word "people's heart" cannot be said. Although Mr. Ping An is following the trend, but he is also conforming to his own heart, if it is the other way around, the so-called general trend does not match Mr. Ping'an's original intention, is he conforming to the general trend, or is it conforming to his own heart?"

Xiao Zhinan was slightly stunned for a moment, and said with a dumb smile: "This is what Mr. Han said? It does mean something, if it is according to your statement, the reason why the real person in charge of the sect Qiu Ye and your master Gongsun Zhongmou are so endless, your master's weight in it may not be lighter, after all, it is half of the hatred of taking his wife." ”

Xu Beiyou was silent.

The grievances and grievances of the older generation, he knows very well, his own master, who is close at hand but has never met, once engaged to the Taoist master Akiba, but later because of the public break between the Daomen and the Sword Sect, the Sword Sect even overturned, and it was passed on to the master Gongsun Zhongmou several times, Xiao Zhinan said that it was the hatred of taking his wife, but it was also appropriate.

In fact, this is what he called the human heart, and it is said that the fall of the Sword Sect at the hands of the Daomen is the trend of the times, but the so-called general trend is not composed of human hearts one by one?

The desire of the people is the trend of the times.

Xu Beiyou knew very well why Xiao Zhinan wanted him to come to see Moshu, so he was naturally kind.

There are two largest places in the world, one is the Daomen, and the other is the imperial court, and now Xu Beiyou has no possibility of reconciliation with the Daomen, and he will not die, so he can only throw himself to the imperial court.

His Majesty the Emperor's court is full of hills, the Xiao family is undoubtedly the largest mountain, which is divided into the royal family and the side sect of the clan, and there are civil officials and military generals, because of Han Xuan's re-entry into the court, the division of the two factions is a foregone conclusion, the military generals are over there with Wei Ban getting old, Zhuge Gong is seriously ill, and the major border armies are almost in the situation of "changing the dynasty", plus the nobles, relatives, secret guards, eunuchs, these factions, it is really a mess.

In this huge and complicated system, Xiao Zhinan is undoubtedly the small group of people at the top, if you want to move forward, then there is only a way to plot against the imperial princess, so she does not seek a way to break the situation in herself, but guides Xu Beiyou into the imperial court, intending to obtain her own "freedom" through the rise of Xu Beiyou. And if Xu Beiyou wants to gain a sufficient position within the imperial court, it is not enough to rely on the identity of a young master of the Sword Sect and Han Xuan, but also needs more help, such as Mr. Ping'an Zhang Baisui and his eldest aunt Moshu.

These two people can be said to be the leaders of the faction of the twenty-four yamen of the inner court, their status is not low, their authority is not heavy, and the relationship between the two is more interesting, if Xu Beiyou can get the support of Moshu, even if Zhang Baisui does not approve of him, he will not deliberately oppose it, and there is Han Xuan in the outer court, and the combination of the two is a road to green clouds.

After a while, Xiao Zhinan got up and left, but she didn't go back to her residence, but went to the courtyard where Moshu stayed.

Moshu seemed to have anticipated Xiao Zhinan's arrival, and was skillfully fiddling with a set of tea sets sent by Qiuguang, obviously waiting for a long time.

Xiao Zhinan sat opposite the ink book and asked softly, "Auntie, what do you think of this young man?"

Moshu remained silent, still fiddling with the tea set unhurriedly, in her opinion, the young man was indeed a little interesting, but that was all.

Xiao Zhinan didn't care, and continued: "Zhang Daban and Xie Suqing have already met him, I took it upon myself to let him come to see my eldest aunt this time, it is indeed the idea of paving the way, and the eldest aunt should understand my current situation, which is really a helpless move." To tell the truth from the eldest aunt, the boy of the Duanmu family is a little carried away, since my father intends to marry me to him, he should be more restrained, but this time he has been mixed in Du Haiyun's several pickled Taoist temples, that's all, but the details, I just didn't see it, but he has as many as eight outer houses in the imperial capital, Zhili Prefecture and other places, and even two outer room women are pregnant, where does this move put my face? Where does the royal family face? Our Xiao family's women have never had the tradition of sharing a husband with other women. ”

Mo Shu raised his eyebrows, picked up the teacup with both hands and took a sip, he was not angry at what Duanmu Yu did, after all, men are all stealing cats, all men with a bit of status and status, which one does not have a little romance, although Duanmu Yu is a little unsightly to this extent, but in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, this is just a little bit of a small section, and it does not affect the overall situation, so she did not say a word to Duanmu Yu, but asked calmly: "Your Highness, it seems that you value that young man named Xu Beiyou very much." ”

Xiao Zhinan's eyes swept over Moshu's face without a trace, and then he also picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Jade is not a weapon, Xu Beiyou is a piece of jade, I hope I can polish him with my own hands, if he can still read my good after he gets ahead, then he will be satisfied." ”

Mo Shu glanced at her, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, and said, "It seems that His Highness has made up his mind to personally train the man he fancies." ”

"This is a bit vulgar, but it doesn't look like the most important etiquette Aunt Moshu said it. Xiao Zhinan said helplessly.

Moshu was noncommittal, just put down the teacup in his hand, and pointed out: "The tea is too hot to drink." ”

Xiao Zhinan looked down at the teacup in his hand, his beautiful face was hidden in the heat, and he said softly: "But if you don't drink it, the tea will be cold." ”