The sky was dark, and Lishu was still not used to the wind on the grassland. Her skin was very delicate, and she didn't know it had even been blown open when she first came here.
Now that she is pregnant, she cannot even have sex. If there is a boy in her belly, her status will be different in the future.
If possible, Li Shu liked her daughter very much. She once looked forward to marrying Zheng Hao and giving birth to a daughter for her first child. Because her mother died young, she wanted to take care of her daughter on her behalf. A girl whose mother loves her is definitely different from others.
But on the grassland, at King Wusun's age, if she couldn't give birth to a son soon, her status would be in jeopardy. Among the five concubines of King Wusun, she was the only one with no power at all.
The women here are not like the women in Dalin. They hide their emotions secretly if they don't like them, and they can kill people while talking and laughing. But this made Li Shu even more annoyed. She pulled her hair and attacked verbally, which was always embarrassing.
Wusun is connected to the Xiongnu to the north and Dalin to the south. It is the necessary passage from Dalin to the Western Regions.
On weekdays, various merchants would come and go here, including some from Dalin. Lishu would use her special advantages to talk to them, and in this way she made several deals.
King Wusun said: "In the past, when we sought Dalin's trade, we were most afraid of dealing with them, so we had to rely on the Huns to fight behind us. But what we bought may not be a good thing. Now it seems that it is better to use local talents."
Li Shu nodded: "Many of these merchants are from the south, and it is not easy to travel long distances. Some of them got sick on the way, and it is understandable that they want to make more money. But our Wusun is not rich in products. If we can Having a moderate price is better for both parties. In the future, more businessmen will come, and our people will be able to keep warm in winter and have enough to eat, so they don’t have to starve to death."
After listening to her words, King Wusun felt that she was quite insightful and asked her about her planting skills. Lishu promised that she would find a piece of land to try again after giving birth to a child.
After the little prince was born, he almost alarmed the people on the grassland. The child was as white as snow, with no newborn wrinkles at all, and he was born with a smile.
Li Shu also made up a myth, saying that he was the son of the Golden Crow, and that the sun shone when he was born, and the Golden Crow was the sun.
Lao Wang really liked this son very much, and even Li Shu taught him prematurely about speaking, arithmetic, writing, and even politeness to the virtuous corporal. Don't treat others casually just because he is a prince.
What their mother and son want now is popularity. Lishu actually has a bad temper, but in order to survive here, she sometimes has to do whatever she wants.
Mrs. Zuo's eldest son was older than Lishu. This eldest son was cruel by nature, and Mrs. Zuo was no less willing to give in. Seeing that Lishu and her son were so lovable, she had to interfere with them.
Just like this day, when his son Xumi was praised by King Wusun, Mrs. Zuo came to find trouble.
"You foxy girl, don't think that you are great just because your little bird was praised a few times by the king." After Mrs. Zuo finished speaking, she saw Li Shu lowering her head and felt very proud.
It doesn't matter if this Han woman is favored, how can she compare to her, Mrs. Zuo.
Li Shu smiled and said, "It's just a few compliments, but it's not as good as the eldest prince. He's still young."
Mrs. Zuo raised her hand and slapped Li Shu: "It's good to know."
After she left, Li Shu did not go to King Wusun to complain because she knew that complaining would have no effect. The female slave is very
The anti-stasis medicine was almost delivered, but Li Shu threw it aside.
When his son Xumi came back, he saw a large swelling on Lishu's face, even the mark of a slap. He stepped forward to cheer for his mother.
"Enie, who hit you? ()"
Li Shu stroked her son's head: I told you not to say anything now. You will avenge your mother later, okay? It was Mrs. Zuo who beat me. She was jealous that you had gained face from your father, so she beat me. But Enie must be patient for your sake. ∷()_[(()”
If Xumi was stupid, Li Shu would accept his fate and be the next one, but Xumi was very smart. After listening to what Li Shu said, he swore at such a young age: "My son will definitely avenge Eni in the future."
"No, I can handle it myself. You have to learn to read well with others, and learn to ride and shoot when you are older." Li Shu said.
Only reading can make the brain smart. A smart person can learn everything quickly.
That night, King Wusun summoned Lishu, but Lishu refused to go, saying that she was not feeling well. At this time, when Lishu was being favored, King Wusun came to the tent to see her in person. Seeing a slap mark on her face, he couldn't help but squint his eyes: "Who hit you?"
Li Shu only shook her head and did not say a word about Mrs. Zuo's fault.
King Wusun has already made a calculation in his mind, and he will go and find out for himself. Li Shu already fully knows what the strong man fears most in his old age, which is that he is afraid that his adult son will seize the throne and seize power.
Lishu endured the slap, and King Wusun also restrained it. Later, Lishu stole King Wusun's seal when he was sleeping and threw it into the eldest prince's tent. This trick was very clumsy but very effective.
If Mrs. Zuo and the eldest prince were not brought down, they would be mean and powerful, and there would be absolutely no way for him and his son to survive.
Sure enough, Mrs. Zuo and the eldest prince were killed by King Wusun and his cronies, and then the three-banner troops belonging to the eldest prince were given to Xumi. Lishu touched her face, and finally the beating was not in vain.
But when Xumi had not grown up, and was only eight or nine years old, King Wusun passed away. Wusun had a tradition of accepting step-marriages, which was very different from the Central Plains. In the Central Plains, even if a woman remarries, she will be criticized, and all of them follow the three obediences and four virtues as the standard. Previously, there were three women who came with Princess Pingning as dowry. They usually accepted King Wusun, but now they want to marry her son. Some Unable to endure depression and die, some are treated negatively.
Lishu also didn't like the third prince who was in power. He was headstrong and did not know how to use others like King Wusun before. He scolded Lishu when he saw her writing, and sometimes beat Xumi.
"Does it hurt?" Li Shu applied medicine to her son.
Xumi shook his head: "It doesn't hurt. My son will get out later."
Li Shu lowered her eyes. She knew very well that her son had grown up and had his own thoughts. Although he was beaten by his brother, he still hoped that his mother and concubine would be favored. In any case, as long as he is here, his son and three teams of people are at his disposal.
The so-called power means that the relationship between mother and child is full of exploitation.
Imperial power is even worse.
The new King Wusun was not popular among the people. He only did things recklessly. He was quickly replaced by the fifth prince in less than three years. Although the third prince was reckless, Lishu could still survive under him. The fifth prince was a very thoughtful person. .
On the surface, he was a respectful brother and sister, and seemed to be very kind to Lishu, but secretly and openly asked them to hand over their troops to her. When Lishu refused, he banished their mother and son on an excuse.
The Exiled Land is very poor, and it’s often extremely cold in the snow.
(), Lishu learned how to shear sheep and use them to make clothes, and she always encouraged her son to learn construction techniques.
She felt that her life was too rough, even more difficult than what was written in the playbook.
"Eni, will we die? ()"
No, Enie said that with Enie here, we will definitely live well. I told you the story of Su Wu Shepherd. As long as we persist, we will survive until the end. Your uncle Anbie has been recognized as my younger brother by me. He has grown from a pony slave to the general he is today. Without my support for him, he will definitely repay us in the future, because the fifth prince is very suspicious and ill and will not reuse him. ()" Lishu touched her son's head and looked up at the stars in the sky, thinking of Da Lin's family for the first time.
She actually doesn't think her father is really heartless, but she complains that her father doesn't care about her because her father is a good official who loves the country and the people. The reason why his official career was not smooth was because he had never been in harmony with others.
When he was an official in Shandong, he hunted down thieves everywhere, so much so that he himself was almost assassinated, but he still insisted on his own.
It means asking for orders for the people and getting rid of thieves for the people.
Liu Chengxu's official fortune was good this year, and the Liu family had been separated. After Mrs. Liu got diabetes, he couldn't help talking and left early. Mrs. Liu also went there within two years.
Among the women around him, Fu died of illness, Aunt Ding fled into Buddhism, and now only Aunt Ying is left by his side.
After the separation, he lived here. This place was called Shuangliu Hutong. He fell in love with willows because Mr. Fu liked willow trees.
Opening the letter, it was a letter from Yu Maozhong. Liu Chengxu held his forehead. He rarely made exceptions in his official career, and the most he helped was to donate prison terms for others, rather than to open up official careers for others.
But Yu Maozhong is Li Shu's husband, no, her former husband.
It's already a shame for his daughter to run away from marriage, so he should make an exception. However, don’t go too far.
Although Aunt Ying is just an aunt and not the main wife, Liu Chengxu does not have a main wife, so she often goes out to socialize. Today I am talking about interesting things in the capital: "Consort Zheng is really miserable. I heard that his brother is very ill. The princess went to the theater. Even the emperor couldn't stand it anymore and scolded the princess."
Liu Chengxu thought that since the Zheng family married the princess, the good brotherly relationship between him and Mr. Zheng had tacitly agreed not to move around anymore.
But Zheng Hao, the consort, was also miserable. It would have been great if Li Shu had married him.
When he was about to speak, someone said from outside: "Master, the fourth girl's carriage has arrived at the door."
The fourth girl, Lirou, married Hou Cen Shifang of Guangyang, and her arrogance became even bigger. She had a large dowry when she got married, but Aunt Ding was the one who used his name to do whatever she wanted.
His eyes were really lame, and he regarded sanctimonious people as selfless people, vicious and vicious people as people he felt guilty about, and vicious women as heartless people.
The only one who was the best was Qiu Jun, so she just went for it.
Li Rou came into the room, and Liu Chengxu thought that Cen Shifang would probably come again after a while. Every time he came back, the couple liked to put on airs, and he just didn't say anything.
"Dad, do you know? Our Lord was originally going to be sent to the battlefield, but now there is no need to go. News came from the front line that the King of Wusun Kingdom and his men fell from their horses and died while racing. Now that they have a new master, then The prince is still young, and the Queen Mother Wusun is in charge of the affairs. The Queen Mother will make a truce as soon as she comes to power and asks us to open a mutual market in Dalin." Li Rou said with a smile.
Liu Chengxu breathed a sigh of relief: "There is no war and no worries on the border. This is a great thing."
Lirou is now considered a winner in life. Her husband-in-law has a high title. Although there are disputes in her husband's family, they have almost been resolved. Only her biological mother has not seen her happy life now.
Dad, it's true that it's not good to like anyone. He likes Aunt Ying, who has a big head and a slim body. For her, he doesn't even marry his wife. He really spoils his concubine and kills his wife. !
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