Jiao Luan

Chapter 418 Nemesis
The matchmaker's face was red and white, like a palette of colors, stuffed the embroidered shoe into his arms, and hurriedly said goodbye.

As soon as the matchmaker left in disgrace, Mrs. Duan scolded Mrs. Han: "As a mother, I don't even know what size shoes my daughter wears. If I hadn't called Wei'er to deal with it, wouldn't Wei'er have been thrown into the shit bowl for nothing? ?”

Han's face was full of shame: "It's my daughter's fault."

Old Madam Duan couldn't bear to say more, and waved her hand to let Mrs. Han go down.

The matchmaker went to Mu Enbo's mansion, and presented the silk bag wrapped with embroidered shoes: "Madam, I can't do this matchmaking, please ask another expert."

Mrs. Mu Enbo glanced at the silk bag: "Auntie, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that the Duke of Wei didn't agree?"

The matchmaker wiped his forehead with his hand.

Just came out of Duke Wei's mansion in a disheveled state. He was in a hurry and broke out in a cold sweat. If he catches a cold and gets sick, he will really be unlucky for eight lifetimes!

I only heard that there were people who cheated on marriages in ordinary people's families, but I haven't seen anyone from a high-ranking family dare to come like this.This Mu Enbo mansion, she should keep it at a respectful distance from now on.

"Ma'am, you really made it difficult for me. I was almost beaten out with a stick today."

Mrs. Mu Enbo's face turned cold: "The Duke of Wei's mansion is so tough? You didn't show them these shoes?"

The matchmaker felt contemptuous in his heart, his face was full of grievances, and he pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief: "Madam, please don't mention these shoes. These are not the embroidered shoes of a cousin. I saw that cousin with my own eyes today. , a pair of small feet are only the size of a golden lotus, and these shoes are more than enough to fit two feet. I was dismantled on the spot, and I was really ashamed for a moment."

The matchmaker put down his shoes and stood up: "Ma'am, if your mansion really likes that cousin girl from Duke Wei's mansion, you'd better ask someone else to go, I'd be ashamed to go again."

The matchmaker's words made Mrs. Mu Enbo's face extremely ugly, and ordered the servant girl to seal the red envelope and send the matchmaker out, and then asked someone to invite the second wife.

Not long after, the second wife came over: "Sister-in-law looking for me?"

Mrs. Mu Enbo pushed the silk bag over, and sighed: "Sister and sister, I know you love Liang'er. But no matter how much it hurts, we can't follow his wishes to do the abducting thing, don't you think?"

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean?" The second wife was taken aback.

Mrs. Mu Enbo took a sip of tea: "Miss Cheng San is a cousin of Duke Wei's mansion and a disciple of the national teacher. If this marriage is completed, the imperial concubine will be satisfied. But sisters, you shouldn't hold these shoes It is said that Liang'er got it from Miss Cheng San, and they have had an affair for a long time. No, this morning I invited a matchmaker to propose marriage, and they almost beat the matchmaker out."

"Yes, but these shoes are indeed Miss Cheng San's."

Mrs. Mu Enbo raised the corners of her mouth, and smiled very lightly: "But the matchmaker saw Miss Cheng San's feet with his own eyes, which are a bit smaller than this shoe. Brother and sister, you should talk to Liang'er carefully when you turn around, he will take on heavy responsibilities in the future Don’t learn the habits that don’t make it to the stage.”

What she said made the second wife look embarrassed, and she didn't dare to talk back to Mrs. Mu Enbo, so she had to go back with a dark face.

When Mu Enbo came back, he saw that Mrs. Mu Enbo was depressed, so he asked why.

Mrs. Mu Enbo explained the situation, and finally turned around and cried: "I just have a hard life, and my good son was given to—"

Mu Enbo's face changed drastically, and he quickly interrupted her: "Ma'am, you can't talk nonsense!"

Mrs. Mu Enbo stopped talking, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "But who can understand the pain in my heart except the master? I'm not saying that Liang Er is bad, but the second younger brother and sister are his own mothers, and they dote too much on weekdays. Look, you dare to talk nonsense about such things now. If it gets out, isn't it a big joke, and which family would dare to marry their daughter to him in the future?"

Mu Enbo took Mrs. Mu Enbo's hand to persuade him: "Liang'er is going to attack my title in the future. If there is something you don't like, you can just teach him a lesson. How dare the second sibling disrespect you, the elder sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Mu Enbo pulled out her hand and said with a sneer, "So what if the second sibling respects me? It's not like Uncle doesn't know that Liang'er is the old lady's heart, how can I say a word."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Mu Enbo's eyes turned red: "Up to now, I can't hold my head up in front of the old lady, and I have been accused of not being able to give birth to a son for the rest of my life—"

Mu Enbo was afraid that she would continue talking, so he quickly comforted him: "Madam, I have wronged you, your love will be remembered by the imperial concubine, and you will be blessed with inexhaustible blessings in the future."

Mrs. Mu Enbo let out a long sigh and said nothing more.

Mu Enbo thought that his nephew Hua Liang was too shameful, so he turned his head and called his brother to scold him severely.

Master Hua Er went to Hua Liang's place with a dark face because his son had been scolded. Without saying a word, he beat Hua Liang severely with a branch he picked up on the road, and cursed: "It's always the father's debt that the son pays back." , On behalf of the father, it's good that you are a prodigal son, and I was scolded by your uncle again. I can warn you, if you get into trouble in the future, it will not only be as simple as smoking, and it will be useless for your grandmother and mother to stop you!"

Master Hua Er lifted his foot and left. Hua Liang, who was whipped into a pig's head, cried and fainted in the corner, hugging the legs of the table and muttering: "Then Cheng San is my natural nemesis? Want a fat beating?"

Hey, I don't want to love anymore!

The marriage proposal farce in Mu Enbo's mansion finally spread out somehow, and it became the joke of many people after dinner, but after the winter solstice passed, news of the defeat came from the north, and everyone's attention was focused on it up.

Emperor Changqing was so anxious that he couldn't eat. He was even more furious when he learned that the main reason for the defeat was that the Daliang army could not stand the severe cold in the north.

Emperor Changqing urgently recruited important officials to discuss matters in the study.

The Minister of the Ministry of War said: "The north is cold, and the soldiers of Daliang are not acclimatized to the water and soil. I think it is necessary to buy clothes and medicinal materials for the soldiers to survive the winter."

"Hasn't the warm clothes already been delivered?" Emperor Changqing asked.

"Your Majesty, our soldiers cannot adapt to the cold in the north, so they have to wear animal fur coats or thick padded jackets."

Hubu Shangshu hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty, there was a snow disaster in Jingzhou last year. Afterwards, resettling the victims and rebuilding houses cost a lot of money. The war in the North has lasted for several months, and now the national treasury is not full—"

Emperor Changqing looked at Zhang Shoufu with a dark face: "Zhang Shoufu, what do you think?"

Zhang Shoufu said: "Wars have always consumed the treasury the most, and if the war in the North is prolonged, the treasury will be even more empty. Therefore, I think that now is not the time to feel distressed. Even if you try everything possible, you must feed the soldiers. Nuan, and strive to win in the shortest possible time. In addition, I think it is most important to choose a coach with experience in the North."

Emperor Changqing frowned.

If we talk about the experience of fighting in the North, who can compare to the Han family army who once forced the Northern Qi army back to the north of Lang'a Mountain?
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