?It snowed heavily last night. When I got up this morning, the yard was covered with snow, and the flower beds and the ground paved with bluestone slabs were covered with thin snow.
In the early morning of my aunt, I was awakened by a burst of laughter like silver bells.
She subconsciously pushed her husband beside her, only to find that he had already gotten up and was on duty.
Aunt frowned delicately, sat up in the warm blanket, stretched her waist, the charcoal fire in the house was raging, and the maid sleeping in the bedroom would add some animal gold charcoal every hour.
This kind of charcoal has no smell of smoke when burned, but has the fresh air of pine branches. . .
?This winter is extremely cold, the eldest princess sympathized with the scholar of the Hanlin Academy, Xu New Year, and specially ordered someone to send thirty catties of animal gold charcoal for the imperial use. Princess Lin'an also sympathized with the concubine Xu Xinian, who worked hard and made great achievements, so she ordered someone to send thirty catties of animal gold charcoal.
So my aunt used this good thing that only Tianhuang nobles can enjoy.
Auntie was very happy, and praised Xu Erlang during the meal. After ten years of hard work, he was not only appreciated by the chief assistant, but also by the two princesses.
Uncle Xu laughed at his aunt who was still too young, and the things that the princess bestowed on the imperial court should be justified, and there was only one Erlang in Xu's family who could stand on the table.
Erlang is just a tool for the two princesses to take care of Xu's family.
Of course, Uncle Xu would not tell his aunt these words.
"Noisy"
The beautiful woman was wearing a thin undergarment, her black hair was messy, and she had a dazed expression, which made her look like a girl.
Bang Dang Auntie pushed open the door, and the cold wind hit her face. She shivered, and the only pajamas she had left suddenly disappeared.
However, the scene in front of her made her forget the cold.
In the yard, two girls, one big and one small, were rolling all over the floor, making traces on the snow.
Lina said: "This is snow, the first time I saw snow in my life."
Xu Lingyin said: "This is the first time I have seen snow in my life."
The two of them were covered in blood foam, like two snowmen.
"Xu Lingyin!"
Aunt screamed.
In severe cold weather, anyone who dares to play like this is either a fool or desperate.
Xiao Douding was startled, raised his head, glanced at his aunt, and said loudly:
"Not good, mother found us, let's go quickly."
Lina quickly said, "Okay."
Then the two rolled away
Xu Lingyue woke up naturally after sleeping until she heard her stupid sister and her stupid master arguing outside, and she just ignored her.
Today, I am going to be a guest at the palace, to deal with the female relatives of the palace, so I have to dress up well.
"Miss, what kind of clothes should I wear when I go to Wang's house today?" The servant girl tilted her head, thinking.
"Dress more modestly and elegantly. The Wang family is used to grandeur. We dress up beautifully. Maybe people will laugh at our small family because we love to show off."
? Xu Lingyue was doing her makeup in front of the mirror. In the bronze mirror, there was a girl with an oval face, big eyes, and three-dimensional facial features, which were delicate and beautiful.
She wore a light blue jacket, a fluffy skirt, a brocade and wool cloak, and a pair of sheepskin boots embroidered with gold thread and cloud patterns on her feet.
It doesn't appear to be gorgeous, but it also shows the temperament of a lady.
"Bring me something."
"Okay." The servant girl responded crisply.
She immediately left the room with the maid and had breakfast in the inner hall. At this time, Xu Lingyin had already changed into clean clothes and took a hot bath.
Xiao Douding is still in the same bun as before, like two meat buns, but wearing a beautiful little skirt, she looks a bit like a lady.
Just standing with the elegant and refined sister, I can barely call it cute.
Aunt looked at the water leak in the hall and urged:
"It's time to go, Erlang, remember to take care of your sisters more. Lingyue, don't always act like you can be bullied by anyone. You are not representing yourself, but the Xu family.
"Lingyin, when you arrive at Wang's house, don't be greedy, don't mess around, do you understand?"
Today, after taking a rest, Xu Erlang is going to Wang's house to discuss matters with Wang Shoufu, and he will go there with his sisters.
The three brothers and sisters put down their bowls and chopsticks, rinsed their mouths with salt water, left Xu's mansion, and boarded the carriage.
The coachman walked carefully and slowly on the wet street covered with solid ice.
?It takes two quarters of an hour from Xu's house to Wang's house, because the roadbsp; "Resigning from the past, as an official, if you want to achieve great things, you must first raise your horizons and see the overall situation before you can plan ahead. You only see the hardships of the people this winter, but you can't see the difficulties of the court."
He put down the teacup, and pushed a bunch of brochures in front of Xu Xinian, "Let's take a look, the brochures from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Xu New Year unfolded the brochure, looked at ten lines at a glance, and after reading it quickly, his expression changed drastically.
Wang Shoufu sighed: "The court has run out of money."
Xu Xinnian murmured, "How come?"
"The first emperor has been tossing for twenty years. The treasury is already empty. Under the vanity, the foundation of Dafeng has already been crumbling. A few months ago, 120,000 troops supported the monsters, and Wei Yuan led 100,000 troops to capture Jingshan City.
"Although it is a great victory, which one of the grain, horses, and equipment is not consuming money? The national strength is weak, and the consumption of supporting such a large-scale war is beyond your imagination."
Wang Shoufu stretched out his hands and approached the charcoal stove, while warming his cold hands, he said:
"Originally, I can still support it, but I can just survive this year. Waiting for the autumn harvest next year, the overall situation can be stabilized. Who knows that man is not as good as God. I have lived for decades, and I have never experienced such a severe winter."
? The internal ailments of the imperial court were difficult to sweep away, natural disasters continued, the treasury was empty, and the mess Xu Xinian felt heavy and asked, "Is there a way to save it?"
Wang Shoufu stared at the stove and did not speak for a long while.
"Time," he said.
After a long silence, Wang Shoufu said again: "If you are troubled by cooking fish, it will be broken, and if you are troubled by governing the people, you will be scattered. If you know how to cook fish, you will know how to govern the people. If there is no external trouble, time can heal everything."
Xu Nian whispered: "If there is any foreign trouble?"
Heaven's Death Dafeng Wang Shoufu turned and said, "Is there any news about him?"
Xu New Year knew who Wang Shoufu was referring to, and shook his head: "So far, my eldest brother has never sent a letter back to the house."
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