Before Qin Xinfang came, the emperor thought about a lot of things to tell him, but when he really saw people, he couldn't say all those words.

   Ask him how he has been in the past few years?

   A sinner, no matter how well someone takes care of him.

   Ask him if he complains?

   Maybe he didn't complain at first, but after his sister was divorced and his daughter died, how could he not complain?

The emperor was silent for a while, the two princes and ministers sat opposite each other, silent, and after a long time the emperor said in a hoarse voice: "I have handed over the great Chu to you, among the princes, the only one who can take on the great responsibility is the prince, and the prince is sick and weak. , Taisun is young, Qinghe is still a child, he is Taisun's husband..."

  The emperor was silent for a moment. In fact, when he asked Gu Jingyun to be the teacher of the great grandson, he did not intend to pass the throne to the prince. He didn't expect that the prince and his son would win in the end. Gu Jingyun would only be the emperor's teacher in the future.

   He may have good knowledge, but he is too young and a little less stable, and the emperor is worried.

   Qin Xinfang knew about his nephew, Gu Jingyun was mature and had no problems except that his thoughts were a little extreme, but he was inexperienced in governing the country.

   "Your Majesty, rest assured, clear and wise, with him assisting Taisun, Da Chu will be able to settle down."

The emperor sighed, "It has been fifty-three years since I ascended the throne at the age of six. In the first twenty-five years, I was conscientious and conscientious, creating a prosperous world and being praised by others. I didn't expect that in the next twenty-eight years, I gradually became arrogant and extravagant and misplaced state affairs. I regret it! However, the time cannot be traced back, and I only hope that the descendants of my Li family will not follow in my footsteps.”

  The emperor raised his head slightly to look at the historian who was kneeling on the side to take notes, raised his hand slightly and said, "General, give this dying words to the prince and grandson, and let them take a warning."

   The historian kowtowed and replied, "This minister follows the order."

  The emperor's chest rose and fell sharply, then lowered his arms, and slowly closed his eyes, he left the last sentence vaguely, "Let the Lan family be buried..."

   Historian's complexion changed greatly, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at Qin Xinfang.

   Qin Xinfang's face was indifferent, and she stretched out her hand to probe the emperor's breath, before withdrawing her hand after a while, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, it collapsed!"

   Director Su stumbled in when he heard the movement. Seeing the emperor lying on the bed with his eyes slightly closed, he rushed forward to touch his breath, and said, "Your Majesty—"

   On the third day of the ninth lunar month, Emperor Yuanxi died in the palace.

The day after   , Qin Xinfang was re-appointed as the cabinet elder, Qin Xinfang resigned on the grounds that the cabinet was full.

   Another day, the prince worshipped him as the cabinet elder again, and he was also the prince's grandfather. The first assistant Peng Dan was ordered to personally invite Qin Xinfang into the cabinet. Qin Yun and Da Chu had five elders for the first time.

  The emperor was sent back to the palace to suspend his life, and the whole country mourned. The officials of the third rank and above in Beijing and their official orders all entered the palace to cry.

  Li Baolu was lucky to get stuck on the fourth rank and was spared.

   And He Zipei has no official appointment yet, so even though Qin Xinfang is noble, she does not need to enter the palace to cry.

   The two of them were at ease.

  Li Baolu propped her chin and looked at the street outside the shop, and said worriedly, "I don't know where my master and the others are."

He Zipei also missed her daughter, but she knew that Bai Yitang would be slow to walk with the women and children, so she was worried, but said leniently: "Don't worry, it will always arrive. Let's get their clothes and jewelry ready, and when they arrive, they don't have to wait any longer. Out for a walk."

   "Okay," Li Baolu picked a peach-colored material from the table and asked with a smile, "How about this color, auntie? Make a skirt for Niuniu."

   "The emperor has passed away, and he will be in mourning within three months. After three months, it will be winter. This material is not suitable. We should buy some lighter colors."

They had just returned to the capital, and many things needed to be re-purchased. Although the Crown Prince had given him a lot, he still had to buy a lot of things himself, so He Zipei took Li Baolu to go shopping for the past two days. How sad.

   She knew that if it wasn't for the emperor's imminent death, and the incident involved the Tartars, she and Qin Xinfang were still in Qiongzhou waiting for the prince's enthronement and amnesty to come back.

The death of the emperor also had a lot of impact on the merchants in the capital. There were white cloths hanging outside the shops, and the market was closed for the first three days. It only reopened yesterday, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street. It is expected that the business will not be very good in the past three months. Therefore, At this time, it is cheaper to go to the door to buy things.

  Although the Qin family's property will be returned, they don't have a single penny in cash. They are all using the money that Li Baolu had obtained from raiding the family before, which seems like a lot of tens of thousands of taels, but it's really not that much to buy anything.

   So He Zipei can save as much as he can, and he will never buy it again when the price goes up.

   Now the fabrics and jewelry are generally five percentage points lower than usual. I don’t think it’s much cheaper for one piece, but the more they buy, the more they buy together.

   So Li Baolu also proudly bought several pieces of light-colored fabrics for her mother-in-law, and went back to the embroidery mother to do it.

   Of course, her dear master can't forget that Li Baolu was very happy with her selection, and in a short while she selected the best third of the store's collection.

   The shopkeeper squinted his eyes with laughter. He thought it would be difficult to do business in the past three months, but he didn't expect such a big customer to come today.

   After Li Baolu had selected the fabric, she went to see Aunt Qin. Seeing that she was comparing the colors of the two pieces of fabric, Li Baolu waved her hand and said, "I want both of them. Anyway, I have to make clothes in the future, so I'm not afraid to put the fabric."

  He Zipei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Nevertheless, you can't be so reckless. You and Qinghe don't have much cash on them."

   "It doesn't matter, the autumn harvest is over. In a few days, each village head will send the proceeds. Our family is not short of money."

   Seeing Li Baolu's arrogance, He Zipei laughed and said, "My Chunxi is becoming more and more like an official wife." She handed the two pieces of fabric to the shopkeeper and said with a smile, "Then let's wrap them together."

   "Hao Le, the two ladies have a lot to choose from. The store can deliver them directly to their homes. I don't know where the house is..."

   "Delivered to Gu Shijiao on Lingsheng Street," Li Baolu took out his purse to pay, and said, "You will find out when you go to Lingsheng Street."

   The shopkeeper was startled, "But the Gu mansion where Qin Ge is currently living?"

"yes."

   The shopkeeper said gratefully: "It turned out to be the old mansion of Qin Pavilion, so we should get 50% off these fabrics."

  Li Baolu: "We don't accept bribes, not even disguised ones."

The shopkeeper's face was flushed, "Madam misunderstood, my master is Hubu Langzhong, Yuan Langzhong, it was all thanks to Qin Ge who escaped the disaster, Xiao Ben wanted to waive the bill for you, but I was afraid that you would not accept it. It's only half the money."

   "That's it," Li Baolu nodded knowingly, "However, we still can't accept it, let's give it at the previous price, otherwise we won't dare to buy things from you again."

  Li Baolu said, "My uncle didn't save a single person back then, but for the sake of the society, the king, and the people. You made it difficult for us to do this."

   The shopkeeper sighed in his heart that he had often heard how the Qin cabinet was so beautiful, but he had never seen him, but now he can tell that Qin is a man just by looking at this young lady.

   The shopkeeper personally carried the cloth and sent the two people downstairs. After handing it over to the man below, he repeatedly assured her, "Don't worry, Madam, the man in the store will deliver the cloth to the house as quickly as possible."

  Since you can't give preferential prices, let's make the other party feel like a spring breeze in service.

The shopkeeper was about to send the two of them out of the store, when two carriages suddenly stopped outside the store, and then a group of people laughing and laughing came in. The person at the head was pulling the person next to him and laughing, and when he looked up, he saw Li Baolu on the opposite side. and He Zipei.

   Naturally, Li Baolu saw her as well, and immediately spread a big smile, curtseyed and said, "It turned out to be the second aunt. It's such a coincidence that the niece-in-law has seen the second aunt."

   Mrs. Jiang stopped when she saw her smiling face, and when she saw the person standing beside her, her smiling face froze even more, she forced a smile and said, "It turned out to be Baolu and Mrs. Qin, it's a coincidence."

"It's quite a coincidence," He Zipei's cold eyes fell on Jiang Shi, and he looked her up and down for a moment before saying: "It seems that Mrs. Gu Er has been living well these years, I'm going back to Beijing rough, and there are still many things to deal with. Therefore, I was not able to visit Mrs. Gu. Since I happened to meet Mrs. Gu today, I would ask Second Mrs. Gu to help me spread the word. Regarding my sister-in-law, our Qin family has some issues to discuss with the Hou Zhongyong Mansion. We will visit in a few days. ."

   Jiang's complexion changed slightly, knowing that He Zipei was going to settle accounts after the fall. Now Qin's comeback is in the limelight. Qin Xinfang is not only a cabinet elder, but also an imperial teacher, and his favor is even more prosperous in the past.

   As for the Gu family, except for Lord Gu Hou, there is no one available in the Gu family.

   Facing the powerful He Zipei, Jiang Shi could only laugh stiffly: "I will pass the words on to my mother-in-law."

  He Zipei nodded slightly, turned and left with Li Baolu, who was full of star eyes.

  Li Baolu kept peeking at Aunt Qin, and only after getting on the carriage said softly, "Auntie, you are amazing..."

With a smile in his eyes, He Zipei gently touched her head and said, "Silly child, you are different from me, I am a clan wife, my husband is not only a patriarch but also an emperor, and I take care of your mother. A few years ago, I personally sent her to marry, my elder sister-in-law is like a mother, and my opponent is Mrs. Gu, she naturally lacks confidence in front of me, not to mention," He Zipei's eyes flashed with a cold light, and smiled: "She also got involved in what happened back then. , plus your mother's dowry, she has a guilty conscience and naturally does not dare to confront me."

"But you are a junior, she looks down on you for being a child bride and feels superior to others, so you naturally find her difficult to deal with, but whether it is the former or the latter, she is inferior, and the most important thing in the confrontation between people is her own wisdom and strength. Ability, the forces behind it can only be used to take advantage of the situation, if it is completely relied on, the cart before the horse will be put before the horse, and the opportunity will be lost."

   "What does the aunt want to talk to the Gu family?"

He Zipei said coldly: "Of course it's about reconciliation and adultery. Back then, your uncle and I were imprisoned and sentenced to exile, so I had to endure this. They almost killed your mother-in-law and Qinghe to die. Outside, this account cannot be counted."

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