Mrs. Liu gently twisted the thread and subconsciously raised her head to glance at Liu Mingzhi: "A bracelet for...for my daughter-in-law?"
"Yes, a bracelet for my daughter-in-law. It doesn't matter whether it's expensive or not, what's important is the meaning of taking it out of your hands."
Mrs. Liu suddenly put the ball of thread in her hand into the basket beside her, walked over to Young Master Liu and stretched out her hand to twist Young Master Liu's ears.
"You brat, aren't you satisfied with Yun'er and the others at home? You actually go out to flirt with women?
Are you going to be so angry as a mother?
Tell me, which girl from this family has such great charm and can seduce you? This married man with a group of charming ladies in his family is so fascinated.
He even came to my mother's house to ask for a bracelet. "
"Mom! Leave it alone!"
"Hey! How dare you kiss your mother..."
Madam Liu was holding Liu Mingzhi's ears with her palms and was about to exert force when she suddenly noticed Liu Mingzhi's somewhat sad eyes under the candlelight. She subconsciously let go of Liu Mingzhi's ears with her green-white fingers.
"Zhi'er, are you...are you okay?"
"It's okay! What can happen to the child? Mother, just tell me whether you agree or not?"
Mrs. Liu noticed something unusual in Liu Mingzhi's somewhat vague words. She lowered her head slightly and stared at Liu Mingzhi silently for a moment. Mrs. Liu nodded imperceptibly.
"Promise, isn't it okay for me to promise you for my mother's sake?
It’s just that it’s too late today. Tomorrow, mother will go to the jewelry store to buy a high-quality jade bracelet, and then you will give it to her daughter-in-law, whom she has not met yet. "
"Thank you, mother, thank you for your help.
You should make tiger-head shoes for Cheng Rui first. The child still has some mundane matters that need to be dealt with, so I won't stay with you any longer.
Mom, don’t stay up too late and go to bed early.
The child resigned. "
Mrs. Liu watched Liu Mingzhi get up and walk towards the door and hurriedly chased after her: "Child!"
Liu Mingzhi paused, turned around and looked at Mrs. Liu who was catching up with a smile.
"Mom, is there anything else?"
"I...for my mother...for my mother...it's okay, it's okay. I just want to tell you that you should rest early after taking care of the little things."
"Hey! The kid knows, let's go first."
After Liu Mingzhi disappeared, Mrs. Liu hurriedly closed the door and ran toward where Liu Zhian was drinking.
The child went on a long trip away from home a few years ago, and I don’t know what happened during the period, but it turned out like this.
"Husband, how are you when you are back? Is what I said right? Is there peace in the capital?
I won't let you go out but you insist on going out. Isn't it a waste of running around all day? "
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qi Yun who was coming up to him with a sweet smile. He raised a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth, nodded silently and walked towards the wardrobe behind the screen.
"Yes, the capital is indeed peaceful.
Yun'er... Husband... Husband has something I want to tell you. "
"Okay, I am all ears, what do you want to say?"
Liu Mingzhi took out a light white Confucian shirt from the closet and walked towards the stool beside him, sitting down silently.
"Two years ago, our family moved from the palace to our home for about two months. When my husband was setting up a fortune-telling stall outside the restaurant of Bizhu, Lingyi and the sisters, he met a woman named Tao... …”
The moon is high in the sky, and the red candles in Qi Yun's boudoir are dim and swaying with a faint light, echoing Liu Mingzhi's soft and slow voice.
Qi Yun sat on the stool in front of the dressing table, her hands naturally resting on her slender legs. Her expression was sometimes nervous, sometimes excited, sometimes resentful, and sometimes sentimental as she looked at her husband in front of her, her expression changing like a magic trick.
Liu Mingzhi gently held Qi Yun's jade hand and told Qi Yun without reservation the past events between him and Tao Ying, their grudges and resentments, and the love between their children.
Liu Mingzhi had long wanted to confess to Qi Yun about the affairs between him and the three girls, Chen Jie, He Shu and Tao Ying.
I originally planned to tell Qi Yun everything at the right moment after returning from Laizhou, but I never thought that Tao Ying, a stupid woman, would not give her this chance.
It was quiet and peaceful outside the room, with only the occasional breeze passing through causing a slight movement.
A brand new candle on the dressing table burned halfway through the passage of time, and Liu Mingzhi's voice stopped.
Qi Yun silently watched her husband holding her hands helplessly and painfully, and gently held Liu Mingzhi's hands in her arms and rubbed them.
"Silly husband, I have my condolences. If Sister Tao Ying is still alive, she will definitely not want to see you like this.
I thought that the reason why she chose such a result must be that she thought about it from time to time, but that she had already had the idea.
But because of her husband, she fell into a situation of struggle and choice.
It's a pity that Sister Tao Ying didn't figure it out in the end and chose a path that made others sad.
Didn't her husband just want to bury her in the imperial mausoleum? I have no objection. In fact, your husband does not need to discuss such trivial matters with me. As long as it is your decision, my husband, I will support you unconditionally. "
"Hey, Yun'er, just don't be jealous."
"How could I be jealous? Let's not talk about the deceased being the most important person. Let's talk about a woman like Sister Tao Ying who dares to love, hate, and is extremely passionate. I can't even get jealous even if I want to!
The funeral will be handled according to your husband's instructions, and she will be buried as a noble concubine. I have no objection at all.
During Sister Tao Ying's mourning period, if your husband needs my help with anything, just ask me. "
"Hey, my husband knows."
Three days later, Liu Mingzhi personally put the jade bracelet sent by Mrs. Liu on Tao Ying's wrist, and ordered someone to prepare an ice coffin made of ice and send it to Li's house, and temporarily moved Tao Ying's body inside.
Although the weather is still cold now, with the return of spring and the recovery of all things on earth, Liu Mingzhi can only do this for the sake of safety.
During the construction of the imperial mausoleum and the accompanying mausoleum, Dalong continued to flourish in the direction of prosperity.
The population of both the capital and various state capitals continues to increase.
The large and small court meetings in the palace were also carried out as scheduled in the past, but the civil and military officials in the court all became cautious and trembling, as if there was some kind of haze hanging over their heads.
The reason why there is such a situation is because Liu Mingzhi seems to be a different person today. The king of a country who used to spend three days fishing and two days drying nets suddenly became diligent.
Every big court meeting always comes as scheduled.
This made civil and military officials other than the Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of Industry feel uneasy.
It's not that they are uneasy because Liu Mingzhi has become diligent, but that there must be a monster when something goes wrong.
They really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Liu Mingzhi was selling in his gourd, and they were afraid that it would fall into His Majesty's hands accidentally because of something trivial.
It was February 18th, the fourth year of Dalong Taiping.
Tao Ying's body, which had rested in an ice coffin for thirty-six days, was personally buried in the tomb of his imperial mausoleum by Liu Mingzhi.
Regarding Tao Ying, Liu Mingzhi did not inform anyone in the court except his family.
Although the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of Industry vaguely guessed something, Liu Mingzhi never took the initiative to mention the matter, so they had no choice but to remain silent and pretend that nothing happened.
After the completion of the mausoleum, the two of them discussed and ordered the withdrawal of all the officers and soldiers who were supervising the imperial mausoleum. The craftsmen who built the imperial mausoleum vacated the entire large-scale imperial mausoleum.
As for whether anyone would go to the imperial mausoleum to cause trouble after the officers and soldiers withdrew, the two of them were not worried.
In the prosperous times when the country is stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the world is peaceful and peaceful, no one has the courage to disturb the mausoleum of the founding emperor who will soon be buried in peace.
"Master, it's time to seal the coffin."
"You guys go out first, I'll stay for a while."
Liu Song and Huan'er looked at each other and bowed respectfully.
"yes."
After the two left, Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at Tao Ying, whose beautiful face had changed a lot. He silently took out a handkerchief from his arms and slowly opened it. He picked up a few leafy cherry blossom branches and pointed them towards Tao Ying's body. Put the head aside.
"Silly Tao Ying, you gave me three relics, and I gave you three gifts in return.
Hairpins, bracelets, and cherry blossom branches are not expensive items, they are mainly because the husband's thoughts are in them!
This cherry blossom branch is about to bloom, and you will see it soon.
Sleep well! In a few decades, our husband and wife will be reunited. It’s only a few decades, and it’s gone in the blink of an eye.
When you and I meet again, my husband will make your butt swollen.
This is my husband's punishment for making you haunt me. "
Liu Mingzhi gently touched Tao Ying's cheek at the end, his lips trembled and he closed his eyes. His arms shook slightly, and a muffled sound echoed in the cold tomb.
"Good sister, have a good sleep. My husband is leaving first. From now on, he will come to see you every year during the holidays."
Liu Mingzhi turned around and opened his eyes, not daring to look back at the coffin behind him for the last time, and walked towards the outside of the mausoleum with a slightly stooped figure.
After half a stick of incense, there was a loud roar, and the thick dragon-breaking stone sealed the door of the tomb. Liu Mingzhi murmured with a lonely expression, and walked towards the main road outside the imperial mausoleum without looking back.
"The yin and yang of life and death have come to an end, so why not return to the underworld after death. The world of the yang and the underworld are all similar, just like wandering in a foreign land."
