"Since you entered the door, you have been flattering me non-stop. My mother has guessed the purpose of your visit, you brat.
After all, there is no need to go to the Three Treasures Palace! "
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a naive smile and scratched the stubble on his chin with a smile on his face.
"Hehehe, mother, you are really discerning. My child knows this little thought of mine, and it cannot be hidden from your eyes, mother.
As expected, there is nothing better than a mother to know a son, and nothing better than a mother to know a son. "
As Young Master Liu spoke, he reached out and picked up the exquisite sandalwood box that Mrs. Liu placed on the table.
When he was about to open the lid of the box, Mrs. Liu suddenly spoke.
"Wait a minute."
"Huh?" Young Master Liu looked stunned. He was about to open the box. He looked up at Madam Liu with doubtful eyes and asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"
Mrs. Liu looked at her eldest son's puzzled expression, then looked at the sandalwood box in his hand, then held up her skirt and slowly sat on the round stool behind her.
"Zhi'er, before you open this sandalwood box, I want to ask you a question."
Young Master Liu gently touched the exquisite lines on the sandalwood box with his fingertips, smiled and nodded.
"Mom, just ask."
"Child, have you really thought it through?
If you really have thought everything through, then I won’t say anything more for my mother’s sake. You can just open the box.
On the contrary, my mother-in-law advises you to think it over again.
After all, if you think about everything clearly now, you can avoid some inexplicable incidents in the future. "
Listening to Mrs. Liu's meaningful words, Young Master Liu subconsciously frowned, narrowed his eyes and fell silent.
Mrs. Liu saw her eldest son's reaction and said nothing more.
She turned slightly sideways and picked up the herbal tea on the table. After taking a sip of tea with an indifferent expression, she waited quietly while savoring the taste of the tea.
After a long time.
Mrs. Liu Dashao's expression returned to normal, she opened her mouth and took a long breath, then directly picked up the wine bag on the side and put it into her mouth.
After taking a few gulps of wine, he looked at Mrs. Liu happily.
"Mother."
Mrs. Liu sipped the tea at the corner of her lips and glanced at Young Master Liu with a slight smile.
"Silly boy, have you thought clearly?"
Liu Mingzhi casually leaned the wine bag on the tray, held the sandalwood box in his hand with one hand, stood up and walked gently in the main hall.
"Mother, maybe my child, I have already thought about it clearly in my heart.
However, the child has been unable to find a reasonable reason to convince himself.
Hahaha, hahaha, it’s really embarrassing to say it.
My child, even if I am not the emperor and the king of a country, I am still the dignified eldest son of our Liu family.
Such a background is so extraordinary.
I was actually indecisive and hesitant for so many years because of a mere upright young girl.
Mother, do you think I am very embarrassed? "
Seeing the self-deprecating smile on the eldest son's lips, Mrs. Liu gently stroked the tea lid in her hand and shook her head at Young Master Liu with a calm look.
"It's embarrassing? Why is it embarrassing?
Silly child, you can treat everything with caution, and seriously consider the pros and cons that something will bring to you.
Does this kind of behavior seem embarrassing to you?
No, there's no shame in that.
This shows that you have truly grown up and matured. "
"Mother, but..."
As soon as Mr. Liu opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Mrs. Liu.
"Zhi'er."
"Hey, mother, tell me."
"Silly boy, as the saying goes, the bustling world is all for profit. The bustling world is for profit.
This is true of everything in the world.
Maybe you will think that if everything is linked to the pros and cons.
It may be unfair to a certain person.
Or, it is unfair to certain people in a certain matter.
However, have you ever thought about it.
When has this world ever been truly fair? "
Young Master Liu stared blankly at Madam Liu, his lips pursed incessantly.
"I...I...this..."
Seeing that the eldest son was hesitant to speak, as if he wanted to say something, but could not speak for a long time, Mrs. Liu casually put the tea cup on the table, stood up and walked out of the room.
Seeing this, Liu Mingzhi hurriedly picked up the wine bag leaning on the tray and started to follow Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu walked lightly into the courtyard, looked back at the eldest son who was following her, and started to swim around the small flower bed in the courtyard.
“Child, there is never anything fair in this world.
You have been the emperor for so many years and have sat in that chair for so many years.
There are some things that you should see more clearly than me.
From your perspective as a living person today, is this world fair?
My child, if this world is really fair.
Duan couldn't bear how that boy's son Duan Dingbang could easily win the title of Marshal of the Second Army. "
Young Master Liu frowned and quickly accelerated his pace to catch up with Madam Liu.
"Mother, I can guarantee that this boy Duan Dingbang was able to win the title of Marshal of the Second Army entirely due to his own ability.
My son, I have absolutely no bias towards him in the slightest, and I have never told my eldest brother Song Qing to secretly take care of him or perform any behind-the-scenes operations.
Mother, don’t you understand what kind of character I am?
I'm not confused, how could I mess around with a major military matter, something that concerns the country, the country, and the safety of the imperial court? "
Mrs. Liu paused in her steps and turned around to glare at Young Master Liu angrily.
"I didn't mean it for my mother. You don't have to explain it to me."
Young Master Liu nodded with an expression of resentment, raised his wine bag and took a few sips of the wine with a smile on his face.
"Yes, yes, mother, please continue."
"You brat, you don't need to tell me. As a mother, I know it very well.
You definitely wouldn't do any secret operations on such a matter of national importance.
However, have you ever thought about why Duan Dingbang, a young man, was able to stand out among the 100,000 New Army soldiers and win the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces? "
Liu Mingzhi took a few sips of wine silently and sighed with a sad expression.
"Oh, mother, I understand what you want to say.
This kid from Dingbang was able to stand out among a hundred thousand recruits and win the title of commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The fundamental reason is that since he was a child, he has lived next to his father, Duan Buhan, a general with a guard of soldiers and horses.
Under the influence, his own military ability is naturally far superior to that of the new army officers and soldiers who enlisted with him. "
"Yes, brat, don't you understand everything?
So, is this world really fair?
Duan Dingbang, as the son of the current general, could not only learn some ways of using military force, but also had access to various military books.
But what about those children from ordinary people’s families?
What do they have? What can they come into contact with?
Child, tell yourself, is this world fair? "
Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Mrs. Liu, smiled bitterly and sighed.
"Mother, hahaha, haha... alas..."
"Zhi'er, besides Duan Dingbang, let's talk about Xie Yun.
Since the marriage between Yiyi and Xie Yun was finalized, you directly gave Xie Yun the position of inspector of the Imperial Guard.
Lieutenant of the Royal Guards School Inspector, that is an official position starting from the sixth rank.
Those well-educated people who have worked hard for ten years and become famous all over the world in one fell swoop, what kind of official positions were awarded to them after they passed the high school imperial examination and won the gold medal?
Except for the top three Jinshi scholars, the number two scholar, and Tanhua Lang, most of the Jinshi scholars are only seventh-grade officials.
One sentence from you is worth ten years of hard study for others!
Why don't you reward someone with the position of school inspector instead of giving it to Xie Yun?
After all, isn't it because Xie Yun is the son of your old subordinate Xie Qingtong and your future son-in-law Liu Mingzhi?
This kid Xie Yun started out as a sixth-rank official.
But other people's children may work hard all their lives to reach the end, but they may not be able to reach the starting position of Xie Yun.
Silly boy, where is the fairness? Where is the fairness? "
Young Master Liu frowned and was silent for a long time. He looked down at the sandalwood box in his hand with a melancholy expression.
"Yeah, where's the fairness?"
"Zhi'er, from the time when the Three Emperors came to power and the Five Emperors established their relationships, until this dynasty.
There is never any absolute fairness in this world.
Therefore, you don't have to worry about Qingrui girl at all.
Not to mention, I feel that I have wronged Qingrui, or even felt sorry for Qingrui.
Yes, you did delay girl Qingrui's youth for a few years because of some considerations of your own.
However, you have not completely delayed the feelings of this girl Qingrui!
You gave her a promise, a promise that one day in the future, you would marry her openly and marry her in a grand manner with eight carriages.
In other words, you gave Qingrui a promise that she could fly from an ordinary woman to a phoenix, enough to make her reach the sky in one step. "
Mr. Liu suddenly stopped in his steps and looked at Mrs. Liu with a complicated expression.
"Mother, what you said is biased.
My child, I know very clearly what kind of character Qingrui girl is.
Baby, I can tell you with absolute certainty that Rui'er has never cared about whether she would become a noble concubine. "
Seeing her eldest son stop, Mrs. Liu also stopped immediately.
"Don't care?"
Young Master Liu raised his brows slightly, nodded without hesitation and said, "That's right, I understand her character. She has never cared about this kind of thing."
Mrs. Liu stared at Young Master Liu indifferently for a moment, then reached for the wine bag in his hand, raised her head and drank a few sips of wine, then sat on the flower bed behind her with her skirt held up.
"Silly boy, I am telling you these things for my mother's sake, not because I have any objections to this silly girl Qingrui.
In my mother's heart, I have already regarded her as one of my daughters-in-law.
Put her in the same position as Yun'er girl, Yan'er girl, Xiaoxi girl, Wanyan girl, Qingshi girl...their sisters.
As you just said, Qingrui girl has never cared about whether she would become one of the noble concubines of the dynasty.
As a mother, I know this very well.
Not only Qingrui girl, but also Yun'er girl, Ya'er girl, Junyao girl and other sisters also don't care about these things. "
Young Master Liu's eyes lit up, he swung his clothes behind him and sat on the flower bed with a smile.
"Mother, since your heart is like a clear mirror and everything is clear to you, why do you bring up such a thing?"
Mrs. Liu glanced at Young Master Liu lightly, drank her drink and shook her head gently.
"Brat."
"The child is here, mother?"
"Silly boy, does it mean that if the sisters don't care about these things, the facts really don't exist?
You have been sitting in that position for more than seven years, and this girl Yun'er has never been officially appointed as the queen of the palace.
Similarly, you did not officially consecrate Yan'er as the Queen of the West Palace, nor did you consecrate Ya'er as one of the imperial concubines of the current dynasty.
However, after the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw Yun'er girl, Yan'er and their sisters.
Which one of them didn't give a respectful salute and say, "The queen is a thousand years old, the imperial concubine is a thousand years old, and the emperor is a thousand years old."
Qingrui girl doesn't care about this, isn't she one of the noble concubines of the dynasty?
She is obsessed with you and doesn't care about the so-called status issue at all.
However, do others dare to look down on her because she doesn't care about her identity?
Tell me, look at the whole world, who dares to underestimate the identity and status of their sisters. "
"This this……"
Mrs. Liu looked at her eldest son's troubled expression, raised the wine bag and took a few sips of the wine, then stuffed the wine bag back into Young Master Liu's hand with a smile.
"Silly boy, you don't have to care about the status of their sisters, and the sisters themselves don't have to care about the status of their sisters.
But you can't care less about others.
Although their sisters may not care, it does not mean that their status really does not exist.
According to the regulations of the imperial court, the imperial concubine and empress should have the same rank as a senior official.
In terms of title, she has the same title as the eldest princess, prince and concubine of the current dynasty.
In addition to you, the king of a country, the two queens in the east and west harem, and the crown princess in the east palace.
In the whole world, the imperial concubine has the most noble status.
After several years of waiting, she soared into the sky and became the royal concubine of the current dynasty.
For my mother’s sake, I think that even if we look at the whole world, no woman should be able to refuse, right? "
"Mom, I actually understand what you said."
Mrs. Liu waved her hand directly and looked at Young Master Liu kindly.
"Yes, actually you know everything in your heart, brat.
Including the words I just said, you should have thought about it many times, right? "
After hearing this, Liu Mingzhi was silent for a while with a complicated expression, then nodded with a wry smile.
"Yeah, that's right."
"Silly boy, as a mother, I still say what I said before. What I said just now is not because I have any objection to Qingrui girl.
I just hope you can understand that you don't owe Qingrui anything.
The most important thing about the love between children is that they are happy with each other.
You are willing, I am also willing, this is a good match.
As for some other things, do they really matter? "
(End of chapter)
