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However, the peaceful years in the capital are only temporary.

There are still two states in the North that have not been recovered.Unfortunately, now that autumn is busy with farming, it is not a good time to use troops.Moreover, the internal affairs of the Wei Dynasty were not stable, and it was not suitable for further wars at the border. The recovery of these two states could only be slowed down.

Fortunately, the Tiefu people have been beaten and moved northward in large numbers. Now the north is relatively stable, and the herdsmen can live in peace. Even the sheep sent to the palace are especially fat.

Empress Zong was imprisoned in the Buddhist hall for more than a month and had to fast. Now she finally came out. When she ate the black sheep, a specialty of Liangzhou, she suddenly felt sore at the corners of her eyes.

She swallowed the mutton in her mouth and sighed to her daughter-in-law and daughter who were dining with her: "Everyone likes to come to the capital, but what's so good about the capital? It's still not as good as ours in Liangzhou. The meat in my hometown is also delicious. At that time, I could talk to the ladies from various provinces and play flower cards without any restrictions... Well, when can we go back to Liangzhou..."

Luo Yun and Han Yao both ate with their heads down, unable to hold back the laughter that was about to overflow.

Because Empress Zong's lament at this time was exactly the same as the way she missed the capital in Liangzhou.

Luo Yun lowered his head and endured it again and again, until the smile on his face stopped, and then he raised his head and said, "If your mother likes to eat, just eat more. There are also a few live sheep sent from her hometown, which are being raised in pens. When it snows in winter, it will be better to put up a hot pot and cook the meat slices."

Empress Zong sighed again and said: "That's good, but I don't know if the cooks in the palace can prepare the flavor of Liangzhou spicy sauce... My punishment can be regarded as an unjust case. This fact proves that Mrs. Jun Guo is indeed not a good person, and she still has the nerve to jump into the river? She is not afraid of dirtying the water in the inland river and causing me to eat fast. When I see your father, I will have a good discussion."

There was no need for Luo Yun to persuade her this time. Han Yao spoke first. She took the meat for her mother and said, "My good queen, please don't provoke your father anymore. In the past, our house was narrow, and you and your father quarreled behind closed doors, and no one knew about it. But now this is the palace, and your father is also the Supreme Being. If you continue to bother your father with big and small things, won't you be causing trouble for yourself?"

Empress Zong glared at her daughter, but she also knew that what she said was reasonable. She couldn't help but sigh again and said quietly: "Nanny Zhou gave me a lecture with all her might, and I was tired of listening to it. Do you still need a yellow-haired girl like you to teach me a lesson?"

Speaking of this, she seemed to have remembered something, looked at Luoyun, and asked casually: "After all, we have been in Beijing for so long. I wonder if anyone from your mother's family has come to visit us?"

Luoyun replied honestly: "My father went back to his hometown to avoid the war. It seems he just returned to Beijing a few days ago, but I haven't had time to see him yet..."

When Empress Zong heard this, she immediately lectured: "You are pregnant now, and you are quietly raising the baby in the palace. What is there to do? You actually pretended that you had no time to see your father! Even though you are now the crown prince, you are still a child and must not be unfilial. Wherever you have time, if you let your father enter the palace, I must also meet my in-laws. I have followed all the etiquette."

Luoyun thought for a moment and guessed the reason why her mother-in-law was suddenly keen on promoting family ties.

Recently, the Zong family also went to Beijing to ask for a seal.

After all, the daughter of the family has made a career and has become the queen of a country. The family has also gone from a resigned minister to a prominent relative overnight. Naturally, they are eager to take advantage of it.

However, Empress Zong was punished to cultivate herself in the Buddhist hall and was not allowed to meet her.

Although she has come out now, she probably knows how His Majesty feels about the Zong family. After all, the whole family had to live frugally in order to plug the hole for her father-in-law.

If it were only for the Zong family to ask for a title, it would be difficult for the Zong family to express it.But if you involve your daughter-in-law's father's family, your Majesty can't even give face to his beloved prince, right?

At that time, if the Zong family and the Su family seek the title together, it will not be regarded as favoring one over the other.

Luoyun figured out Empress Zong's plan and said, "Mother may not know what my father is like, but she is somewhat similar to the grandfather of the Zong family. He forgets to look forward and backward when he sees money, and does not consider the difficulties of his children at all. I did deliberately put on a show, and seeing him slowly also made him feel sad.There is a clue.Although Linfeng is now the prince, he must be careful about his words and deeds so as not to be caught in the wrong by the admonishment officials.If my father thinks that he can ask for anything because he is a relative, I will not be able to tolerate him if he brings some difficult problems to my father and the prince."

After hearing this, Queen Zong's cheeks felt slightly hot.Although the daughter-in-law opened her mouth to point out her father Zong Qing's money-grubbing nature, she was not able to get angry.

Because Luo Yun scolded his father together, and what Luo Yun said was true, even Princess Zong herself had to admit that Zong Qingruo was one of the best when it came to being greedy for money.

Luo Yun pretended not to notice her mother-in-law's embarrassment, and continued: "Now the prince is helping his father to implement the land reform and new policies. Many gentry and landlords who hold the land want to ask for favors so that they can receive some privileges. Unfortunately, my father also has a lot of land in his name. If I meet him at this time, if he asks, I should not respond. I might as well excuse myself and wait until later."

Luoyun said it so bluntly, but actually she wanted to give her mother-in-law a beating.

Compared with the Zong family's land, Su Hongmeng's land is just a drop in the bucket.

According to Zong Qing's character, he would definitely not report the number of acres of land truthfully before. Now he and his son are eager to see Empress Zong, probably just to ask Empress Zong to forgive the land tax.

Now His Majesty and the aristocratic families are all at loggerheads over the matter of Juntian.All the noble families in the dynasty wanted to take advantage of the prince and his majesty.

If at this juncture, the Queen makes such an unreasonable request again, Your Majesty will definitely not agree. If this couple who have been grudged for many years quarrels again, the Zong family will have no advantage at all and can only go to the Buddhist hall to eat fast.

However, as a daughter-in-law, she can only say so much. Whether she listens to it or not is entirely up to her.

After Rui Yun and Han Yao left that day, Sheng's mother took some clothes and asked the queen which one she planned to wear when she summoned the master of the Zong family in the afternoon.

Empress Zong rubbed the string of Buddhist beads in her hand distractedly, thinking about what her daughter-in-law had just said, and finally waved her hands in boredom and said: "Let the palace people send a message. Just say that I caught a cold in the Buddhist hall, and I am seriously ill. It is not suitable to see guests. Let them go back first. I will summon them when I can see you!"

When Mother Sheng heard this, she hesitated and said, "Isn't this... not good? Mr. Zong has been waiting for you for a long time. He finally waited until you came out of the Buddhist hall. According to Mr. Zong's words, he has been missing his daughter recently and his health is not good..."

Empress Zong glared: "You also know that I have just left the Buddhist hall, why do you still want to accompany me back in? I asked you to pass on the message, so hurry up. There is so much nonsense!"

Seeing that Empress Zong was angry, Mother Sheng did not dare to say anything. Unfortunately, she received dozens of taels of silver from the Zong family and his son. It seemed that this time she was trying to help and could not speak.

Queen Zong watched Mother Sheng bow her head and retreat, then looked at the rustling fallen leaves outside the window, and sighed again: "It's better to go to Liangzhou, you can see whoever you want to see..."

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