Chapter 315: Kang Wangshi Comes to the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion to Make Friends

Except for the emperor, there is no one or a powerful family who does not need to care about the network.

Even a family like Wang Anshi, who wants to be a famous minister through the ages, sometimes has to have good relations with various families.

Therefore, a phenomenon can often be seen in the court of the Zhou Dynasty.

Privately, they are all very close brothers, but once there is a political dispute, it will be a life-and-death war.

It may even happen that after I destroy you, I will raise your child.

Today, Wang Anshi's wife Wu Qiong is cutting some flowers with Zhang Guifen in the Hou Mansion.

March and April are the seasons when flowers and plants grow most luxuriantly. In recent days, the famous nobles in the capital have brought many flowers of various shapes and sizes and carefully cut and cultivated them.

When it fully blooms, they are made into hairpins as gifts to each other or to decorate the courtyard.

Zhang Guifen saw that Wu Qiong was very good at trimming the extra branches and leaves of flowers, and said with a smile: "I heard that Sister Wu is from Jiangnan West Road?"

Jiangnan West Road generally refers to the current Jiangxi side.

Wu Qiong nodded and said, "My hometown is indeed on Jiangnan West Road."

Zhang Guifen put down the scissors in her hand and asked curiously: "In Sister Wu's hometown, is there a custom of cutting flowers during this season?"

Wu Qiong shook his head, "This is what I learned after coming to the capital."

Studying now?

Zhang Guifen said with an envious look on her face: "I have been learning to cut flowers from my mother since I was a child, but I am very clumsy and can never learn how to do it."

When Wu Qiong saw her put down the scissors, he also handed the scissors in his hand to the maid standing beside him. Then he walked up to Zhang Guifen, held her hand and smiled:

"You are the daughter of a general. You have learned swordsmanship since you were a child. The pronunciation and pronunciation of swords and scissors are different. My sister cannot learn it, and she must not want to learn it."

"But if you ask me to learn swordsmanship, even if I want to learn it, I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it."

Zhang Guifen frowned slightly and said, "All the ladies in the capital laughed at me when they learned that I learned swordsmanship from a thief. Did Sister Wu mean the same thing?"

Wu Qiong quickly shook his head and said: "Sister, this is a misunderstanding. How could I laugh at my sister? I really envy my sister, who has acquired good martial arts and can live this life according to her own heart."

While saying this, she also pulled Zhang Guifen to sit in a pavilion aside.

Zhang Guifen puzzled: "Now that Mr. Wang is a minister of the court, Sister Wu is becoming more and more respected in this big capital. How can she be like other women and feel that she cannot live her life according to her own wishes?"

Wu Qiong didn't explain too much, just said something briefly, which made her think deeply.

"Good sister, when you have the chance, you might as well ask those girls, how many of them wanted to learn to be popular girls since they were young? They were just forced to do so by their parents."

Zhang Guifen nodded and did not do more research on this topic.

She also believes that she is happier than most women in the world.

Being loved by her parents since she was a child, and being able to marry the person she wants to marry when she grows up, isn't this a blessing for a woman at this time?

"Last night, the officials urgently summoned my husband to the palace to discuss matters. I heard that Marquis Zhongyong went to Xiangzhou?"

Wu Qiong asked curiously.

This is not an undiscussable topic for them.

It's just that few women discuss these matters of beating and killing.

However, Wu Qiong is different from other women.

She had followed Wang Anshi from a very early age, and under the influence of her ears and eyes, she gradually became concerned about the country and the people.

Therefore, she likes to hear a few words about the affairs of the court and the country.

Zhang Guifen shook his head and said, "After my officials went off to war, I didn't know anything about the war ahead."

Wu Qiong said: "I also heard what my husband said, saying that the Marquis of Wei personally planned this unprecedented battle, which seems to be a decisive battle with the Liao army."

decisive battle?

Hearing these two words, Zhang Guifen couldn't help but feel deeply worried.

A decisive battle means deciding the winner.

Seeing this, Wu Qiong quickly said: "But don't worry, Marquis Wei will definitely come back victorious."

At this time, Hai Chaoyun followed Minglan and walked this way.

After Zhang Guifen saw them, she waved to them.

"I haven't seen you here for a few days. I thought you had forgotten me as my aunt."

Minglan walked over quickly, "You can't forget your aunt if you forget anyone."

She saw Wu Qiong sitting next to her, and she quickly bowed and said, "I've met Mrs. Wu."

Hai Chaoyun followed closely and saluted Wu Qiong.

Wu Qiong stood up slowly and said with a smile: "Guifen, I happen to have something to do at home. I'll come here to look for you another day, or when the sky clears, I'll call Minglan and Chaoyun to come and sit at my house."

Minglan pouted and said, "Ms. Wu, you were about to leave just after we arrived, but because Chao Yun and I arrived, you were disturbed by your heart-to-heart talk with my aunt?"

Wu Qiong covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It's time to say goodbye. I've been busy cutting flowers for your aunt today. I still have a few pots of roses at home that haven't been cut yet. They're about to bloom in front of me. I also want to make two hairpins for you. With Chaoyun."

Ever since Wu Qiong said a few words to Zhang Guifen at the Queen Mother's banquet, the relationship between the two has been heating up.

Moreover, Wei Yuan and Wang Anshi were in a political alliance in the eyes of the public.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the two of them to have a good relationship.

As Wu Qiong often came to the Hou Mansion, he gradually became familiar with Minglan and Chaoyun.

"Madame Wu's hairpins must be excellent. It's agreed that we will send hairpins to each other then."

Minglan said with a smile.

Zhang Guifen rolled her eyes at her and said, "Your hairpin skills are not as good as mine."

Minglan said dissatisfiedly, "Aunt, how can you embarrass your niece like this?"

Everyone chatted for a while before Wu Qiong officially said goodbye and left.

Later, Zhang Guifen looked at Hai Chaoyun, "I heard that your marriage with Brother Bai has been postponed to next year?"

Hai Chaoyun nodded, "Originally, according to the rules, during the period of the late emperor's funeral, the ministers need to mourn for the late emperor, and Brother Changbai is a Jinshi in the Jiayou period."

"But now that His Majesty said that all the funeral ceremonies for the emperor are laborious and costly, and the late emperor also had an order to keep the funeral simple, so His Majesty said that all ceremonies can be performed three months after the late emperor's mourning period."

"But Brother Changbai still feels that three months is too close, so he decided to schedule it for next year."

Minglan said, "Today I and Chaoyun Sister Yun came to find my aunt, firstly to talk about this, and secondly, I discussed with my mother and decided to postpone my coming-of-age ceremony to next year, to celebrate it together with Mu Ge'er's birthday. "

Zhang Guifen frowned and said, "Weddings can be postponed, but who has ever postponed coming-of-age ceremony? Even if we can't have a grand ceremony, we can just have fun together, how can we postpone the date?"

Minglan lowered her head and said, unable to hide her disappointment, "If my uncle can't come to my coming-of-age ceremony tomorrow, what's the point of this coming-of-age ceremony?"

Zhang Guifen sighed, "Even if you postpone the coming-of-age ceremony to next year, your uncle may not be able to end the war."

Ah?

Minglan was surprised and blurted out, "It's going to take that long?"

Zhang Guifen glared at her and said, "What do you think? The Liao army has already reached our Bianjing city. If it weren't for your uncle, I'm afraid we would all die."

"This is a national war, not a small fight like before."

At this point, she looked at Minglan seriously and asked, "How is your mother's health?"

Minglan said, "The weather has warmed up in recent days, and my mother's health has improved a lot. She doesn't cough anymore, but her complexion is a little bad."

Zhang Guifen nodded, "I'll go to your house to see your mother in a few days."

Even if the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion is far away from the Sheng family, after all, they are in the capital and can see each other anytime they want.

In the final analysis, Zhang Guifen didn't like the atmosphere of the Sheng family.

When they talked about this, they suddenly heard Baozhu come to report that someone who claimed to be Minglan's aunt came to visit.

Zhang Guifen stood up immediately, "Is it Sister Ruyi who is here? Why do you need to inform her? How can you do things like this? I will go to meet her myself."

After that, Baozhu hurriedly shook her head and said, "Madam, you have wronged me. The person who came is not Aunt Wei. I have met Aunt Wei. How could I let Aunt Wei stay in the front hall when she came to our house?"

Zhang Guifen was puzzled and asked, "Who is that?"

Baozhu said, "She said that her sister is Wang Ruofu, the eldest lady of the Sheng family."

Wang Ruofu's sister Wang Ruoyu?

The eldest lady of the Kang family?

The small Kang family also wants to imitate those powerful people and climb the threshold of the Wei family?

I don't know what it means!

Zhang Guifen sat back in her original position, "I know who it is, just say I am busy and don't have time to meet."

Hearing this, Minglan said bitterly, "Aunt, according to the mind of Kang Wang, I am afraid that she will not come to the temple for no reason. You can't drive her away easily if you say so. I will drive her away."

After that, she got up and went to the front hall.

Just after taking two steps, Zhang Guifen stopped her and said, "It's not right for you to go."

"From the perspective of etiquette, she is indeed your aunt. Now your coming-of-age ceremony is coming soon. After the coming-of-age ceremony, you have to talk to her."

"If she ruins your reputation because of this, it will be more trouble than gain."

"I'll go."

You go?

Before Minglan could say anything, Hai Chaoyun stood up and said, "Madam, with your status, how can you see her? It's better to leave her alone. When she gets tired of sitting, she will leave."

Zhang Guifen smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It just happens to take this opportunity to give a warning to those who took advantage of my Wei family's decline and took advantage of my Wei family's misfortune. Now that they see my Wei family's prosperity, they come to curry favor with them."

"Wait here for a while. I'll go change my clothes first."

After that, she went to her room.

After about half an incense stick of time, Zhang Guifen was already wearing military uniform.

Minglan and Hai Chaoyun were stunned.

The red robe and red armor were extremely bright in color. When Zhang Guifen wore them, they seemed to cover up the spring scenery in the garden.

"Women are as good as men."

"She is as beautiful as a country and a city."

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These two sentences popped up in their minds.

Not to mention that they were stunned, even the maids standing around the pavilion were stunned.

If Zhang Guifen in her usual clothes is like the blooming winter jasmine in the garden, simple and generous, making people nostalgic.

Then, when she was dressed up, her face was like a peach blossom, which made people obsessed; and Zhang Guifen in military uniform was like a gorgeous rose that had already bloomed. After I bloom, all other flowers will be killed.

At this time, Baozhu handed over a sword.

Zhang Guifen drew out her sword, stood with it in hand, looked at Minglan and Hai Chaoyun, and said with a smile:

"What? Don't you recognize me?"

Minglan hurriedly stepped forward and took Zhang Guifen's arm, "Aunt, you are so beautiful."

Zhang Guifen said unhappily: "What are you saying? Your aunt is beautiful every day?"

Hai Chaoyun smiled with her hands covering her mouth.

Zhang Guifen said: "This armor was made by your uncle and given to me. It is very light, but it can protect against swords. I don't have the opportunity to wear it on weekdays. Today is a good time to let that Kang Wangshi see it."

Seeing her dress like this, Minglan began to worry about the Kangwang family.

When Zhang Guifen went to the front yard, Hai Chaoyun stood next to Minglan and looked at Zhang Guifen's back. For some reason, he felt jealous for a moment.

"If your aunt is not married, if I am a man."

At this point, she seemed to realize that what she said was against etiquette, and she quickly said: "I made Sixth Sister laugh."

Minglan shook her head and said: "It doesn't matter. When I first met my aunt, she was playing polo. At that time, I had the same idea as you. I felt that if I were a man, I would be attracted to a woman like my aunt. ”

Hai Chaoyun asked curiously: "Is polo fun?"

Minglan said: "It's fun. Can I take you there another day?"

Hai Chaoyun nodded slightly, "Let's wait until the war is over. Now that the country is facing a crisis, as children of a scholarly family, we should be worried about the country and the people, and it is not appropriate to do anything for fun."

Minglan nodded, and the two of them didn't say anything.

Over there in the front hall.

Zhang Guifen, who was dressed in military uniform, came over with a sword in hand. When she saw Mrs. Kang Wang who was drinking tea, she glanced directly at her. She sat in the main seat, put the sharp sword in her hand on the table, and said in a deep voice:

"Prince Kang? Why did you come to my residence?"

At first, when Mrs. Kang saw Zhang Guifen approaching, she had already stood up. Just about to show her courtesy, she saw that the other party was holding a sharp sword. Out.

After waiting for a while, she saw Zhang Guifen in military uniform and asked curiously: "What are you doing?"

Among the women in the entire capital, Zhang Guifen is probably the only one wearing military uniform.

"I'm asking you, why did you come to my mansion?!"

Zhang Guifen's demeanor changed, and now he really seemed like a soldier who had been on the battlefield.

Seeing this scene, Aunt Kang forced herself to smile and said: "Our two families can be considered relatives. I don't think about it. Since you were pregnant, I have never visited you to ask how you are."

"I happen to be free today and it's also my death anniversary, so I took the liberty to come and visit you."

Zhang Guifen snorted coldly, "Our two families don't have many relatives."

"It's really presumptuous of you to come here today."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid others will think that anyone can enter my palace."

Aunt Kang suddenly looked embarrassed, but she still had a smile on her face.

"Madam, you are speaking harshly."

"Who in the capital doesn't know that you and the sixth girl of the Sheng family are uncle-nephew?"

"Miss Sheng Liu has to call me aunt, right? In terms of this relationship, how can we not be considered relatives?"

Zhang Guifen probably understood her purpose.

It turned out that he wanted to use Minglan's relationship to become relatives.

It's just that my relatives from the Wei family are also the ones you can climb if you want to?

Zhang Guifen's expression suddenly changed again, her eyes turned cold, she stood up with her sword in hand and said:

"At first you made things difficult for my good sister in the Sheng family, so the officials in my family had some trouble with your Kang family and Wang family."

"My Wei family is a newly promoted martial artist, and my mother's family has been favored by the emperor. Neither your Wang family nor the Kang family has anything to do with my family."

"How dare you shamelessly step onto the threshold of my Wei family now? You're going back to where you came from. Our Wei family doesn't have a relative like you."

After saying that, she threw out the three-foot sword.

Using the strength of his wrist, he actually inserted the sword directly into the red-painted pillar next to Kang Wang.