General's humble stand-in

The silver bone charcoal in the brown smoke cage is burning vigorously. Although it is snowing all over the sky outside, it is like warm spring inside the room.

Tao Zhuo knelt on the soft cushion, looking at the scroll in his hand.

"In the sound of firecrackers, the year ends, and the spring breeze brings warmth in, into..." Tao Zhuo frowned and tilted his head. Why is this word so complicated?

Gu Ye, who was leaning on the book case to watch the art of war, Tao Zhuo whispered, "The one who entered Su?"

"Tu Su." Gu Ye corrected without raising his head.

"What is Tu Su?" Tao Zhuo was curious.

"liquor."

"Is it good?" Tao Zhuo asked again.

Gu Ye raised his head, and advised in a calm voice, "Study hard and don't interrupt."

Tao Zhuo secretly stuck out the tip of her tongue, lowered her head and looked at the densely packed writing in boredom.

There were faint laughter and laughter, today is the New Year's Day, and the house is very lively.The maidservant put up window grilles and hung red silk, and the servants hung red lanterns in every courtyard.

Tao Zhuo couldn't sit still anymore, and wanted to go out and arrange a celebration with the big guys.

"Young Master." Tao Zhuo called softly.

"Ok?"

"Have I told you about my childhood?" Tao Zhuo asked very seriously, but in fact there was a little cleverness hidden in his heart.

Half-closed the book of war in his hand, Gu Ye shook his head in a little surprise, "No."

"When I was a child, I was most afraid of the New Year. It was so festive to watch other people's homes busy, but I could only curl up in a corner and hug myself to keep warm. Listening to the sound of firecrackers, smelling the smell of food coming from other people's homes , I just thought that it would be great if I had a family and relatives like them. I could post Spring Festival couplets, make dumplings, set off firecrackers and watch fireworks with them..."

While talking, Tao Zhuo looked out of the window expectantly.

The little thing has even learned to use his mind.Gu Ye smiled helplessly, "Go, go out and play."

"Thank you, young master." Throwing the book away, Tao Zhuo happily ran out.

Because of the kindness of the old lady, she would give money to the servants in the mansion every festival, so many servants would gather together in twos and threes to play or chat after finishing their work.Except for some powerful people, Tao Zhuo is quite pleasing, and he can also play well with the servants.

Live up to an auspicious snow, it is both a snowman and a snowball fight. When the fun is in full swing, the colorful beads in the princess's room come.

Caizhu is the dowry girl of Princess Pingnan, and also the first-class maid in this mansion, she should be respected to everyone on weekdays.Seeing her coming, everyone stood upright, not daring to let out any joyful laughter.

His haughty eyes swept over everyone, and finally settled on Tao Zhuo.

He suddenly pulled out a smile, which was so fake that it made one's scalp shudder.

"I'm still looking for you everywhere. I'm here to play around. Come with me, the young lady has something to call you."

Tao Zhuo didn't dare to be negligent, and followed Caizhu to Qionghua Pavilion.

It belongs to the luxurious style of Qionghua Pavilion's decoration, even the Tingfeng Tower where the general lives can't compare.

The snow-white cat lay lazily on the gold silk cushion, looked at the Princess with blue eyes, and meowed softly.

Princess Pingnan leaned on the table case carved with purple and golden flowers, and folded the window paper on the table with her fingertips wearing long armor.She was wearing a bright red skirt embroidered with Yuehua brocade and a flowing peony jacket, which looked noble and gorgeous at the same time.

This time Tao Zhuo had a long memory, before the princess could speak, he knelt down first.

"After all, you are following the general, and you have learned the rules quickly." The princess chuckled, "Get up quickly, I will give you more money for kneeling this New Year's Eve."

Tao Zhuo got up, but he didn't dare to respond to the sound or raise his head.The charcoal fire is red, and there are waves of warm currents floating, Tao Zhuo only feels a patch of sweat on his forehead, and his heart is flustered.

After living in the General's Mansion for a long time, I naturally heard about this Princess Pingnan.She has been in the mansion for two years, and the general rushed to the battlefield on the third day after she got married, and she has been a widow for two years.General Pian didn't set foot in the Qionghua Pavilion even after he came back, which made the princess displeased, so he had to find someone to vent his anger every now and then.

"Don't be nervous." Princess Pingnan was still fiddling with the window paper, and said softly, "I heard that the general treats you very well, even Gu Ansheng, who followed him since he was a child, can't compare to him. I think you are smart It will please you, that's why the general thinks highly of you."

"It's not important." Tao Zhuo explained, every word must be considered and said carefully, "It was the general who saw that I was clumsy and ignorant, so he taught me to read and write. I am just an orphan from a remote place, the general sees me as pitiful I have a little pity, and I can't compare to others."

"I've heard about it." Putting down the things in his hands, Princess Pingnan looked at Tao Zhuo with a smile, "You are really pitiful at such a young age without parents, and you are white and tender like a baby. Not to mention the general, I also like it. I heard that you like to eat some small pastries, and I specially asked Caizhu to prepare some for you."

Caizhu on the side carried a food box and handed some exquisite pastries to Taozhuo, "You are rewarded by the princess, take it quickly."

Tao Zhuo hurriedly knelt down, "Thank you..." The word princess almost blurted out, suddenly remembering the scene where Gu Ansheng was beaten that day, Tao Zhuo hurriedly changed his words, "Mrs. Xie."

"I just said that you are smart. How many people still can't change their mouths now. You who have just been here for a while know how to call you young lady."

After laughing, the princess continued with a slightly serious expression, "Now the old lady is devoted to the Buddha and doesn't care about the affairs of the mansion. Although I am young, I have to shoulder the burden of the mistress of the mansion. Some people think that I am not liked by the general. Don't take me too seriously, but I'm the general's wife after all, and my mother's family is a relative of the emperor, so I won't be favored by those bitches."

Tao Zhuo lowered his head, sweat began to seep from both sides of his nose.He knew that the princess would not say these things to himself without reason, but he had a pure mind and couldn't figure out what the princess meant, so he didn't dare to speak without authorization.

Seeing that he was silent, the princess was not annoyed, and said, "You should respect the general, but you have to respect me, the general and I are a family."

A family... Tao Zhuo felt a sharp stab in the heart.Tao Zhuo knew that he should no longer have unreasonable thoughts about the general, but this "family with Lian Li Tong Zhi" was still caught off guard and made Tao Zhuo feel a dull pain.

"Let me ask you, does the general have someone in mind?"

Tao Zhuo suddenly realized that he was waiting here after making a big circle.

Shaking his head, Tao Zhuo replied, "I don't know."

"But which maidservant in the mansion has fallen in love with?"

"I don't know."

The princess's face was a little ugly, "The general hasn't said anything to you? For example, which girl do you like?"

Tao Zhuo shook his head again.

"Bastard thing." The princess suddenly became angry, and swept the cup on the table to the ground and smashed it to pieces, "I wasted my tongue with you before, but you are sincere, and the days with the general are not good. It's too short, but he still asks three questions. Caizhu, slap his mouth, I want to see how hard his teeth are."

Before Tao Zhuo came back to his senses, he received a heavy slap on the cheek, which was hot and painful.