She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 12

"Aniang, there are many people greeting us."

It was time to enter the city, Xu Shu, Pei Peng and Xu Qing's family were traveling together, the atmosphere in the car was dull, Xu Shu couldn't help but lift the curtain to look out, and saw the crowd welcoming them from a distance,

Pei Peng also looked outside and asked his daughter:
"Have you remembered all the things I asked you to write down? Although we are guests and have a higher status, it is still not beautiful to admit the wrong person. You also know that these aristocratic families like to pay attention to these things the most. .”

Xu Qing lazily leaned back on the soft couch, retorted casually:

"Exquisite? The family has paid attention to your royal family's lack of etiquette for hundreds of years, and I haven't seen you change much. What are you doing now to scare your daughter with these clichés?"

Pei Pengxin said, can it be the same? If she has already mastered the power of Taizhou, or is not planning to take power at all and will just be an idle royal family, of course it doesn't matter what her daughter's reputation is, but since she has something to ask for, of course she must be courteous to others.

But she didn't say anything, she just followed Xu Qing's wishes and coaxed him:
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to scare my daughter, then you have to be more responsible and have a good banquet. Isn't this what you are good at? Let the wealthy families here in Taizhou see the style of your Xu family. "

Pei Peng's attitude toward Xu Qing has improved a lot in the past few days. She doesn't want outsiders to see her family's embarrassment. She always wants to maintain the royal dignity after entering the city.

One good thing about Xu Qing was that whether he was angry or angry, the past was over and he didn't hold grudges. He also felt very useful to Pei Peng's gentle and comforting voice and immediately accepted it.

To show respect, Pei Peng did not let the convoy stop directly in front of them, but got off at a place a little farther away, and walked forward slowly with only his daughter, husband, and accompanying attendants and guards.

Before Wang Yin appeared, Cao Shao, the temporary chief officer of Taizhou, greeted him with a smile on his face:

"Your Highness, it's been five years since we last said goodbye, and you still have the same demeanor."

Cao Shao is the cousin of Pei Peng's second sister Pei Rong from her mother's side, but Pei Peng is not close to the second sister, let alone her cousin.

If you really want to count, they have only officially met twice. The first time was the flower viewing party held by Pei Rong five years ago, and the second time is today.

Cao Shao's sentence "the style is still the same", although it is a common compliment, it sounds so funny.

Xu Qing, who knew the inside story well, laughed out loud while standing on the left side of Pei Peng, and took the initiative to say hello to Cao Shao:
"Sanlang, long time no see, you are still as charming as ever, hahahaha."

Xu Qing has always been an outlier of the children of the aristocratic family in Beijing, he is a slut and incompetent, but his luck is good.

Cao Shao, who followed the rules of the official career and didn't have too much ability, didn't like Xu Qing and was a little jealous.

Especially for Xu Qing's obvious mockery, he just bowed his hands back with a half smile, and then turned around to introduce the identities of the others to Pei Peng.

Pei Peng secretly stared at her husband, exhorted and exhorted, but was still so blank at the critical moment.

Xu Shu obediently took a step forward at the right time and helped her mother to say hello to the family members of local officials.

Except for the unharmonious episode at the beginning, the rest of the meeting ceremony went smoothly.

Even Xu Qing, after realizing that his jokes were not recognized, quickly put on the airs he had trained at home for many years, and greeted all the officials in Taizhou in a decent manner.

Among them, Pei Peng is most concerned about the situation of Zhou Keping, the county magistrate of Chengyang County. Seeing that although his face is serious, he has no intention of resisting, and he is also very detailed when answering his questions, so Pei Peng feels relieved.

There are still dozens of miles away from Shang'an City, the capital of Taizhou. After everyone greeted them, they got into their respective cars and drove toward the city gate.

The gates of the city were wide open, and even so, it seemed a little crowded for the eldest princess driving through Pei Peng.

Pedestrians who entered and exited the city talked a lot. Even in Yizhou Fucheng, where nobles are everywhere, they have never seen such a magnificent frame and such an endless procession.

Pei Peng has long passed the age of strong curiosity, and he couldn't help but look outside at this time, wanting to see what the people of Taizhou were like.

Cao Shao rode his horse and walked on one side. Seeing Pei Peng curious, he introduced:
"Taizhou is close to Hudi. There have been conflicts between the two sides for a long time. Women and children have to go to battle when they are anxious. Therefore, Taizhou's people are more staunch and courageous. Fortunately, they are still polite in normal times. It’s also easier to enforce the decree.”

Pei Peng nodded, thinking of some of Cheng Fei's remarks, and sighed:
"If it weren't for being pushed into a desperate situation, who would be born to be a person who does not obey the rules."

Cao Shao turned his head to look at Pei Peng in surprise, and for the first time had a good impression of the princess who came all the way:

"Your Highness, what you said is reasonable. To tell you the truth, when I was in Beijing and my friends gathered together to talk about it, I often said that foolish people are hard to tame. They can only be driven, not treated with courtesy. But when I came to Taizhou, We are closer to the people, but we feel that we are biased."

Pei Peng already knew that foolish people are not really stupid and unmanageable, more of them are insufficiently educated——

Just like her mother, her mother was originally a maid conscripted by the palace warden from a village in the suburbs of Beijing to serve in the palace, and she could not read a single word.

However, after entering the palace, she took the opportunity to learn the rules and learned the ways, and quickly recognized the commonly used numbers. After being favored by her father, she no longer had to do the work of waiting on others, and she used Yueyin to ask someone to bring a Mongolian book to learn.

Pei Peng remembered that in the years before her mother died, her mother was already able to write letters with a pen and read most travel notes.

Pei Peng also recognized Cao Shao a little more, and felt that this son of a family who looked like Xu Zhao's arrogance five years ago was more down-to-earth now.

The two recognized each other more psychologically, and then they talked about the issue that they had been avoiding before——Wang Yin.

Pei Peng spoke first:
"Your Majesty, are you waiting for us at the banquet?"

Cao Zhao smiled bitterly:

"Uncle Shi did it on his own will, and he didn't pay much attention to common etiquette. He heard that His Highness had good wine, so he said that he wanted to find good wine to treat the princess. Unfortunately, he fell on the road and recuperated on the spot."

"He's always been like this?"

"It's always been like this. To tell you the truth, when Uncle Shi received the official seal back then, he also made the eunuch get drunk on a temporary basis, and almost missed a major event. This time, he definitely didn't intend to neglect the princess."

Pei Peng seemed to think of something, and asked softly:
"I vaguely remember that when Wang Yin hung up his seal and left, my father once said that he would never use it again. He kept this oath for ten years. Three years ago, after my father suffered another serious illness, he suddenly used it again. Wang Yin, let him be the governor of Taizhou, is that right?"

"That's true. At that time, people thought that Uncle Shi secretly confessed to the late Emperor, but I asked specifically later, and it wasn't true."

(End of this chapter)