Chapter 166 Those who wish take the bait
Liang Huan carefully opened the box and unfolded the folded paper, which turned out to be two Geng Tie.
She stared at the writing on it, her heart was shaking, her scalp was numb, and her limbs seemed to be immersed in cold water.
Liang Huan was nailed to the ground and could only maintain this posture.
She once said that Lu Xiu and Gao Qian had some resemblance between their eyebrows. At that time, she thought they were nephews and the resemblance was normal. But later, when she learned about Lu Xiu's life experience, she forgot that they were not the same. It should be similar.
Now, she finally understands.
Why did the Grand Master accept him as his disciple?
Why did Yuan Shaoyu send his only son to the Taishi Mansion?
Why did the Queen Mother tolerate him in every possible way, and why did he stop himself from killing Gao Qian? Even though he had eaten away all the imperial power in his previous life, he still spared the tyrant's life.
Liang Huan's hands were shaking so much that she never expected that Lu Xiu was actually the son of the Queen Mother.
So, did Aweng know the inside story and didn’t announce her engagement to Lu Xiu to the public? Afraid of something unexpected happening?
But why did he think something had happened?
Liang Han felt like there were countless lightning bolts in her head, which struck her so hard that she couldn't calm down.
My eyes stared blankly at the Geng Tie in my hand.
She didn’t know how long she had been frozen like this, or maybe it was just for a moment.
...
Footsteps were approaching, and someone pushed the door open and entered.
“I’ve kept you waiting for a long time.”
Cao Luyun walked in holding a jade plate. In the celadon plate, there was a white and moist white cocoon candy. He looked at it soft and waxy. It also comes with a little bit of osmanthus and brown sugar sauce.
Cao Luyun: "Try it, this is what I am best at."
As soon as you take it from one end to the next, you can smell a sweet smell in your nose, which is very tempting.
Liang Huan sincerely praised: "Ms. Cao is good at cooking, and it tastes delicious just by looking at it."
She can make these things, but she can't make them so exquisitely.
Liang Huan remembered that Cao Luyun had made many pastries for Lu Xiu, which should have included this white cocoon candy.
While talking, she poured a cup of tea and pushed it to Cao Luyun, "While I was waiting for you, I cooked another pot. Is it different from yours?"
Cao Luyun paused for a moment while holding the white cocoon candy for her, and hesitated to speak while looking at Liang Huan's calm face.
Liang Huan smiled: "Just like this white cocoon candy, even if it is made by the same hand, the taste may not be the same every time."
Cao Luyun's expression only stiffened for a moment, then recovered. usual.
Liang Huan did not touch the white cocoon candy. She was silent for a while and said: "If Mrs. Cao insists on staying in the Grand Master's Mansion, then she can stay. I will visit Prime Minister Cao in person someday. He said this. As for the white cocoon candy, it is delicious, but unfortunately I don’t like sweets, so I have to let it go.”
After that, he stood up.
Cao Luyun was stunned for a moment, then he laughed: "Liang Huan, you are really hard for me to understand. I thought you had no intention of him, but -"
"Human relationships are as thin as paper, and things in the world are as thin as paper. The chess game is new." Liang Hu shook his head and smiled, "I don't understand myself either." After finishing speaking, he turned and walked towards the door.
After leaving the East Pavilion, the courtyard looked a little desolate in this season.
Liang Huan walked slowly and leisurely.
Cao Luyun was making it clear that she had discovered the secret. If a shocking news were revealed at this stall, Lu Xiu would immediately become an outcast, whether in the Northern Zhou Dynasty or Qi State, and the morale of the frontline troops would be even worse...
So Lu Xiu’s life experience is not a secret in the Lu family.
But Cao Luyun accidentally found out.
But why did Lu Huai keep this thing that should have been destroyed?
Liang Han touched the thin paper in his sleeve and sighed.
Whatever.
I just want to spend the winter here.
In the Nanyuan living room, she watched the papers in the brazier ignite little by little. They should not exist in the world.
It’s like this unintentional episode.
It will eventually end...
On the day I went to Cao Mansion, snowflakes started to fall. The battle lasted longer than expected.
The battle situation on the front line was actually not fierce. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the war was suspended, and they had a strong attitude of continuing the war for a long time, as if they wanted to drag Qi State back.
It would be okay if we left it in the past, but after experiencing the disaster and entering winter again, not only the military food and materials cannot keep up, but also the people's hearts will be crushed, and I am afraid that they will surrender without a fight in the end.
In the carriage, Liang Huan had a serious look on his face and was thinking heavily.
Unlike her, Cao Luyun was in a good mood and kept smiling slightly.
The Grand Master was a little surprised to know that she was going to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Cao Luyun explained that the prime minister was ill, and Liang Huan was good at medicine, so he asked her to help him take a look, and the grand master did not doubt that he was there.
The cart stopped at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Liang Huan remembered that the last time she came here was at night. She had disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, and she banged on the door like a madwoman.
Liang Huan stood at the door and sighed.
It is true that Cao Xiang is ill.
In the living room, the fire is not burning brightly, but it is not freezing.
He was half leaning on the couch, and his eyes, which were always bright and bright, were indescribably gloomy and tired.
The loose clothes made him look thinner and haggard.
Liang Huan only said that he would be diagnosed and treated alone. Cao Luyun knew this and was very cooperative and led everyone out of the door.
Liang Huan quietly checked her pulse.
Without saying anything else, he just opened the acupuncture kit and said: "Doctors are kind-hearted. They can cure diseases, but they can't cure their lives. Why should Prime Minister Cao--"
His kind face He suddenly changed his mind and stared at Liang Huan.
Liang Huan looked at each other without blinking and applied the acupuncture skillfully.
She sighed: "Isn't Prime Minister Cao worried about the disaster and the epidemic and the war on the front line?"
Cao Xiang said: "The young lady is not just here to see a doctor."
Liang Huan smiled: "Heart disease also needs heart medicine, and the doctor must prescribe the right medicine."
Hearing Liang Huan say this, Cao Xiang said Only then did Xiang lower his gaze.
She also knew in her heart that she just felt that she was alone and could not bear it, so she probably had no bad intentions.
Cao Xiang thought for a moment and said, "If my guess is correct, you were the one who came up with the method to get rid of the locusts last time, right?"
Liang Huan: "It doesn't matter who comes up with the idea, what matters is whether it is feasible."
She remembered clearly that he and Cao Jun were extremely opposed to women discussing politics when it came to minting coins that day.
Looking at what Cao Luyun and Cao Danqing have learned, we can even get a glimpse of it.
Cao Xiang sighed: "What can I do if my son doesn't do his job?"
Looked at Liang Huan again: "It's a pity that she is a girl."
Liang Huan laughed: "No, for some things, being a woman is more convenient."
She no longer beat around the bush, "In the beginning, some refugees came to Jinye with a sense of luck. Now, more and more refugees are coming to Jinye." They rush to come here, even regardless of the epidemic, just to see that those who come first have food to eat and houses to live in. If things go on like this, more and more people will gather. This is not rescuing victims, but harming them. There will be endless troubles after the meeting."
Cao Xiang stroked his mustache and said, "What do you think, Madam?"
Liang Huan: "Driving away, we will lose food."
Cao Xiangsu. He sighed: "It will definitely cause turmoil, and all the previous efforts will be in vain."
Liang Huan explained: "Anyone who recovers from illness will not be provided with rice, food or shelter. They will be given both soft and hard treatment. When they leave, they will be given a voucher. After returning to their hometown, they can use this voucher to go to the government and receive rations. The weight is no different from that in Jinye."
“As for the officials, to encourage them to provide financial support, they can record their merits based on the amount of financial support, and report to the Lord to request rewards.”
……
After all, Liang Huan put away the acupuncture kit.
“From now on, let Mrs. Cao continue to stay in the Taishi Mansion.”
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(End of this chapter)