Chapter 517: Find a Way to Gain His Favor

Chen Mo smiled, shook Wu Mi's hand heavily, and said affectionately with a warm heart: "I miss you too."

Outside, Chen Mo did not show too much intimacy. After talking to Wu Mi for a few words, he looked at Han Anniang and the other girls and said with a smile: "I made you worry."

The girls all smiled back. Yi Shiyan did not care about the eyes of others. She stepped forward and took Chen Mo's arm. Her big eyes looked at Yue Ruyan beside Chen Mo and said softly: "Husband, this should be Sister Ruyan, right?"

After Yi Shiyan's voice fell, all the girls' eyes were focused on Yue Ruyan wearing armor.

All the girls had heard about Yue Ruyan.

They also wanted to see what kind of person a female general of the third rank was.

In the Song Dynasty, where men were respected, even if they were queens and princesses, they had to be shackled by etiquette and bound in various ways. People like Yue Ruyan were actually quite admired by women.

When Xia Zhining was still in Pingting County, her dream was to become someone like Yue Ruyan.

Before, in Longyou, facing the tens of thousands of troops of Jinxia, ​​Yue Ruyan was not so flustered, but under the gazes of the girls, Yue Ruyan felt extremely flustered and shy, as if the girl's family went to meet the boy's parents for the first time, and their eyes were evasive.

And her reaction was also a disguised recognition of her identity.

In the end, it was Xiao Yunxi who rescued Yue Ruyan and said, "It's cold outside, don't catch a cold, let's talk again when we get back home."

When Xiao Yunxi first met the girls, although she was not like Yue Ruyan, she had the same state of mind. She felt the same way and couldn't help but want to help Yue Ruyan a little.

As Xiao Yunxi spoke, the girls quickly suppressed their excitement to see Chen Mo and said they would talk again when they got back home.

Some words are indeed not suitable to be said in front of outsiders.

Yue Ruyan cast a grateful look at Xiao Yunxi.

Xiao Yunxi took the opportunity to invite: "Ruyan, you can take my carriage back to the mansion."

"Ah, back to the mansion? No need, my mother is still behind, I'll go with you." Although Yue Ruyan was still a young girl at this age, she still knew the etiquette. How could it be appropriate to go to the man's house before entering the house.

As a result, before she finished speaking, Chen Mo said: "Go, I will find someone to settle your mother and others."

"Okay then." Yue Ruyan rarely showed a bit of a girl's attitude.

Xia Zhiqing pulled her sister into her carriage, because her sister followed her husband to the army, so she had a lot of questions to ask.

"You go back first, I will go to the government office with Lord Wei." Chen Mo let go of Wu Mi's hand and said softly.

Wu Mi nodded: "Then my husband, you should come back early, I will ask the servants to prepare the banquet."

"Yes."

After entering the city, the two groups of people separated, the women took the carriage back to Pingting Marquis Mansion, and Chen Mo went to the government office with a group of officials.

On the way, Chen Mo asked Sun Meng to settle Yue Mu and the others.

Tongque Garden.

In a wing room of a separate courtyard, Madam Xiao sat on a Luohan bed covered with soft mattresses, chatting with her second aunt, the wife of her second uncle Xiao Yi, Mrs. Peng.

"Does Tianniu know that Duke Anguo is back?" Mrs. Peng asked.

Madam Xiao's real name is Xiao Tian, ​​and her nickname is Tianniu.

Usually only the elders in the family would call her like this, which seems intimate.

"I heard from the maid in this garden before." Madam Xiao was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and her face with light makeup was bright and radiant. She seemed to have thought of something, and her legs were closer together.

"It's good to know." Mrs. Peng pondered for a while and said softly: "Your second uncle means that while the Duke of Anguo still remembers you, find a way to gain his favor. When the Duke of Anguo is happy, the Xiao family will have a place to stay."

After coming to Xiangyang for so many days, Mrs. Peng also knew what this Tongque Garden was. It was full of Chen Mo's concubines. Since Chen Mo arranged Xiao Tian in Tongque Garden, it means that he still cares about Xiao Tian.

There are many women around Chen Mo. Compared with other women, Xiao Tian is actually not superior in all aspects. Therefore, we should seize the opportunity while Chen Mo still cares about her.

Hearing that Mrs. Peng said so bluntly, Mrs. Xiao blushed, her red lips slightly opened, and her crystal teeth flashed: "What can I do? I can't do those dissolute actions."

Before in Wuguan, Chen Mo took the initiative to find her, and she was "forced".

In short, no matter what outsiders think, out of a woman's shame, Mrs. Xiao still wants to remain reserved.

Peng thought for a moment and said, "Then let your second uncle entertain the Duke of Anguo. After they have had enough wine and food, you, Tianniu, can show up again. That's all."

As the saying goes, when you are full, you will think of lust.

Mrs. Xiao is not ugly, but beautiful. Although she is a wife, as long as she takes the initiative, Chen Mo, who has already made a move, Peng does not believe that he can resist.

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The former Queen's Courtyard separated by a courtyard.

Upon learning that Chen Mo has returned to the city in triumph, Xu Ying immediately ordered the maid to prepare hot water for bathing.

When the maid went to get hot water, Xu Ying took out the palace dress that she had found a craftsman in the city to customize some time ago from the box.

This palace dress was made according to the specifications of the queen.

Xu Ying knew that Chen Mo liked this feeling of committing a crime.

But when soaking in the hot water, Xu Ying's enthusiasm subsided a little. There were so many women in the Pingting Marquis's Mansion. Chen Mo had just returned, so he must have taken care of them first. The ones she kept outside must be placed in the back row.

Xu Ying stared at the fruits in the water, raised her hand to hold them, and thought, what if he prefers to keep them outside.

After washing up, she hurried to the kitchen, made some snacks, and then called the maid to deliver them to Chen Mo.

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In the yamen, Chen Mo sat at the top, listening to Wei Linchun report what happened in the city during his stay in Xiangyang.

After listening to his report, Chen Mo nodded, affirmed his work, and then ordered him to draft a letter requesting the emperor to pardon the taxes of Gao Cangyou and other states and resume the imperial examination.

Wei Linchun was shocked when he heard this. The imperial examination was an important way to select talents. After An Guogong recovered the north, he wanted the court to resume the imperial examination and select officials. The purpose behind this

Just thinking about it, Wei Linchun felt his breathing become short of breath. After making a promise, he then told him about Xiliang.

"Now the imperial court is attacking Xiliang, and the Qiang people are our allies, do we want them?"

Chen Mo knew what Wei Linchun meant and said: "Xiliang is too far away from us, so we can't do anything to help. Besides, the Qiang people haven't done anything to help us. Even if we stand by and watch, others can't say anything. It's better to take advantage of this matter to let The imperial court hastily resumed the imperial examination, which is a big deal. "

"Dong An Guo is wise." Wei Linchun gave Chen Mo a small pat on the back.