It's just that Li Hao has never taken care of children before and has no practical experience.
When those cold palms fell on the child's face, the child was suddenly shocked.
He cried immediately after waking up, which immediately made Li Hao at a loss and quickly took his hand back.
Moreover, this child's voice is really loud, and the penetration power is extremely good.
Suddenly, Wei and the British father-in-law were alerted outside the house. They had been kept outside.
I heard Zhang Guifen crying in front of me, thinking that it was the two of them meeting again after a long separation, so they didn't interfere in the couple's affairs.
But when this object was changed to their own grandson, the two of them immediately couldn't sit still.
When Wei came in, he pointed his finger at Li Hao and said, "What did you just do? Why did you make the child cry?"
Li Hao spread his hands and replied: "I didn't do anything, I just touched the child."
Hearing this, Mrs. Wei directly retorted: "You have just come back from outside and are so cold that you can touch the child casually?
Do you know how delicate your child is at this time? What if he gets sick? "
Li Hao replied: "Mother, what you said is too exaggerated. It's not true."
Seeing that Li Hao still dared to refute, Ms. Wei immediately said: "What do you mean, it's not enough. Is it you who understands taking care of children or I?"
After that, there was a continuous conversation. In the end, Zhang Guifen felt sorry for her husband and spoke to help, and then Li Hao was rescued.
However, Li Hao still temporarily lost the opportunity to be alone with his children, and was required to have them present before he could have contact with the children.
Li Hao had some opinions on this, but was severely suppressed by the Wei family.
So Li Hao wanted to ask his mother-in-law for help, but this time she and Wei stood on the same side, and Zhang Guifen obviously couldn't do anything about it.
There was nothing he could do about it. Facing his mother, Li Hao had no choice but to accept this unequal condition.
Next, under Wei's arrangement, Li Hao went to take a shower and change clothes before he could see the child again.
In the evening, after the British princess left, the child was taken away by Wei.
Leave space for Li Hao to have some personal words with Zhang Guifen.
However, neither of these two people have an outgoing personality. Although they both miss each other in their hearts, they just can't express it.
Compared with verbal expression, Li Hao's action is more direct.
Of course, Li Hao didn't do anything. After all, Zhang Guifen had just given birth and was still recuperating.
Li Hao just held Zhang Guifen in his arms from behind, and the two of them lay cuddled on the bed.
There was a sweet atmosphere for a while, but as they lay there silently, it slowly became a little awkward again.
Then Zhang Guifen couldn't help but said: "By the way, why did you come back to Beijing so suddenly this time, with only a few personal guards? Is there something important going on in the court?
And recently I saw that my mother had brought many guards here, and I felt like something was going to happen. "
Seeing that Zhao Guifen's touch was so keen, Li Hao opened his mouth and changed the subject.
It's not that she doesn't want to tell Zhang Guifen the whole story, but because her body is still recovering and it's hard to overwork her.
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Moreover, things are still within control now, so there is no need to be too anxious. It is too late to wait until later.
So Li Hao said: "Don't I get very anxious when I think of you and the child? I want to see you as soon as possible.
It just so happened that the matters in Shu were handled smoothly without too much time wasted. Moreover, Lord Zhizhi was also very reasonable. After I said it, he agreed. "
Hearing this, the smile on Zhang Guifen's face became even brighter, and she was obviously very satisfied with the answer.
After all, which girl doesn't want her husband to miss her.
But while Zhang Guifen was feeling sweet in her heart, Li Hao on the other side was thinking about making up for the loopholes in her words.
Apart from Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan, the only people who knew that he had returned to Beijing early were a few personal guards who had been following Li Hao.
Li Hao was not worried about the issue of personal guards. After all, since they returned to Beijing, they had been placed in the military camp again, and they could not touch Zhang Guifen for the time being.
On the contrary, Li Hao is not very worried about Yang Wenyuan and Gu Tingye. Maybe they can have the same attitude towards outsiders.
But if Zhang Guifen came to ask, there was no telling whether they would tell the truth, so Li Hao planned to warn them tomorrow to avoid exposing the truth.
After that, the two of them followed the atmosphere, kissed each other, and took a rest.
The next day, Li Hao went to the court meeting early and formally reported the affairs of Shu to Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi.
Of course, here, Li Hao did not link the matter to Han Qi. Instead, as he had said to Queen Cao before, he proposed that a group of prisoners be escorted to Bianjing and handed over to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment for trial.
Han Qi did not express any objection to this. After all, everyone knew in their hearts that unless Han Qi was completely overthrown, these people would not betray Han Qi even if they arrived in Bianjing.
But then again, if Han Qi really fell, why would they be needed, so these people are destined to be ineffective.
Having said that, the rest of the matter has little to do with Li Hao. As for the reward this time, it will have to wait until the matter is over.
Since it had nothing to do with him, Li Hao returned to work and stood still.
But this time the court was much more boring, but not as lively as it was some time ago.
It seems that since Li Hao's good show, the remaining energy and resentment in the court have been consumed a lot.
Nowadays, almost no one dares to stir up trouble anymore, for fear of getting angry, so what follows is just an uneventful meeting, which makes Li Hao a little bored waiting.
After finally waiting until the court meeting was over, and Li Hao didn't need to go to the Salt and Iron Division for the time being, he planned to go to Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan, but was stopped by Ouyang Xiu before he could get far.
Li Hao stepped forward and asked curiously: "Master, do you have anything to do with me?"
Ouyang Xiu nodded and said, "Follow me, I have something to tell you."
After saying that, he turned around and left. Li Hao saw this and hurriedly followed him. Along the way, Li Hao kept wanting to ask what Ouyang Xiu wanted to discuss with him.
Only when he saw Ouyang Xiu's expression was wrong did Li Hao realize that something was wrong with the situation, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
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So Li Hao began to think about what wrong thing he had done. After thinking about it, Li Hao estimated that it was because of the rumors he had made up.
Just when Li Hao started to prepare his words, both of them had already left the palace.
Then Li Hao followed Ouyang Xiu into the carriage and went all the way back to Ouyang Xiu's house.
After the two of them sat down and the servants finished serving tea, Ouyang Xiu sent all the servants out.
Then he said: "Have you returned to Beijing a long time ago? Did you make up all the recent news in Bianjing City?"
Seeing that Ouyang Xiu had indeed guessed it, Li Hao stopped talking in circles. Anyway, there was really no need to hide this from Ouyang Xiu.
"I did return to Beijing a few days early, and I did participate in these things, but I just came up with an idea. Gu Tingye has to do the details. After all, he is familiar with it."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said: "I guessed it right, it was really you.
You said that if you really want to confuse the public, you can just target a few people. Why do you need to drag so many people into trouble?
Now everyone thinks that I instigated this matter. How do you ask me to explain it to others? "
Knowing that Ouyang Xiu was concerned about his reputation, Li Hao couldn't take this matter on himself.
He immediately said, "You really can't blame me. I originally had the same idea as my uncle, and wanted to minimize the impact as much as possible.
[In view of the general environment,
But Gu Tingye said that if this matter only targeted a few people, it would be too targeted.
Especially since it involves Mr. Han, it would be unsightly if it caused an overreaction from him.
It's better to just drag a group of people into the water like we are now, so that Han Daxiangong won't think that we are specifically targeting him.
Of course, we may have been a little careless about this matter. I would like to apologize to you on behalf of Gu Tingye. "
Seeing this, Ouyang Xiu didn't want to argue too much with the juniors. After all, they were really helping themselves by doing this.
So he had no choice but to say: "This will never happen again. If anything like this happens in the future, you must discuss it with me first."
Li Hao quickly replied: "This is natural. I will make it clear to Gu Tingye when I go back and tell him to consider the impact when doing things in the future."
After successfully passing the blame, Ouyang Xiu stopped asking about the matter.
Instead, he asked about the specific situation that happened in Shu. Although Ouyang Xiu had read the reports from Li Hao and Zhao Bian, he did not believe at all the information mentioned above.
After all, Ouyang Xiu had received Li Hao's letter before this, and after some investigation of his own, he could be sure that Han Qi must be involved in this matter.
It's just that Han Qi's specific role in it is not clear yet, so he wanted to confirm it with Li Hao.
And Li Hao happened to want to ask Ouyang Xiu for advice on how to go about the future.
Originally, Li Hao's original intention before this was to see if he could take advantage of the fire again, just like the last palace change.
But after going home and looking at his wife and children, Li Hao felt that his life was happier.
But it also made Li Hao more worried, worried that his actions might bring disaster to them.
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So Li Hao told Ouyang Xiu everything about his trip to Shu, and also told about the conversation between Empress Cao and him in the palace yesterday.
Finally he asked: "The situation is now generally clear. I wonder what my uncle thinks I should do next."
Ouyang Xiu did not answer immediately, but after thinking for a while, he said: "The best response now is to stand still. Since you have returned to Beijing now, the most important thing is to gather the strength around you first.
Perhaps this power cannot directly determine victory or defeat, but it can make both parties wary of forcing you to the opposite side, thereby ensuring their own safety.
Especially at this time, even if they try to exclude you from Beijing, it is unlikely.
Because during the time you left Beijing, I also mentioned it to the official in the palace, and he also regretted your departure.
Without official consent, neither Han Qi nor Empress Cao can make you leave Beijing. "
Regarding Ouyang Xiu's answer, Li Hao was worried: "But the official family can still make the decision now. Yesterday, I wanted to go to the official family, but I was stopped by Empress Cao on the way.
Then I was kicked out of the palace directly, which shows that the situation in the palace is not very optimistic. "
Ouyang Xiu disagreed with this and said: "Empress Cao's current status relies on the power of the official family.
So she may dare to block the way of speech secretly, but on the surface, she cares more about the official's face and prestige than anyone else, so she will never go against the official's words.
As for the problem that you can't meet in person, don't worry.
According to the usual practice, Han Qi and I will take turns entering the palace every few days. Then we will naturally meet the officials and I will mention this matter to them. "
Seeing that Ouyang Xiu agreed to the matter, Li Hao was relieved. After all, Queen Cao could stop herself from meeting Zhao Zhen, but her words to Zaifu were of no use.
After confirming the matter, the two communicated with each other and exchanged some information before Li Hao left.
Of course, Li Hao did not forget about the business. Although there were some twists and turns, after leaving Ouyang Xiu's mansion, Li Haodang went to find Gu Tingye and Yang Wenyuan and told them to keep it secret.
By the way, Li Hao also mentioned Ouyang Xiu's matter, so that the two of them could be mentally prepared, and then gave some guidance.
If Ouyang Xiu comes to settle accounts with them one day, they must make them feel that they are the fault and cannot think of his role in the middle.
After sorting out all this, Li Hao returned home to spend time with his wife and children.
It's just that Li Hao didn't last long in these quiet days.
Although the matter in Shu has not yet been concluded in terms of process, the final reward has not been determined.
Obviously the imperial court would not let Li Hao get his salary for nothing. Even Han Qi didn't want Li Hao to go back, but it was hard to stop him.
However, on Li Hao's first day back at the Yamen, as soon as he entered the Yamen, he was grabbed by Chen Shengzhi and pulled away to talk.
But what surprised Li Hao was that Chen Shengzhi didn't say anything important. Instead, he had a romantic relationship with Li Hao, and complained to himself, making Li Hao's head full of trouble.
Until Li Hao returned to the Salt and Iron Division, he found that the officials there were missing a few familiar faces, but there were a few more unfamiliar faces.
Li Hao felt strange about this. After asking someone to ask, he learned the specific situation.
It turned out that after he left, Chen Shengzhi conducted a thorough investigation of the Third Division.
And this time the thorough investigation did find a lot of problems. The problems of the Salt and Iron Division were earlier, but the other two yamen were in dire straits.
Taking this opportunity, Chen Shengzhi made adjustments to the third division with the support of Han Qi.
The other two envoys had their positions changed, and the new one, Li Hao, had not had much contact with them.
The officials in charge of the middle and lower levels also made a wave of adjustments, which also affected the Salt and Iron Division, so the scene that Li Hao was watching now happened.
Under the leadership of Chen Shengzhi and with the agreement of Han Qi, some officials in the three departments were exchanged.
Li Hao naturally had no difficulty with this. Fortunately, the exchange did not involve the stomach hospital. As Li Hao explained before leaving, the task of making artillery was not interrupted.
Therefore, Li Hao did not have a direct attack. Of course, after thinking about it, Li Hao still found Chen Shengzhi and asked him for an explanation.
Chen Shengzhi also expected this, and Li Hao's attitude was not very firm, so after a superb acting showdown between the two, the matter was settled.
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