All Hail Cousin Brother

The Great Zhou Dynasty placed great emphasis on direct descendants and elders, and it was rare to be granted the title of "Chang". Throughout the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only a handful of women from the clan were granted the title of "Chang".

Yu Youyao was the only princess in the three generations of the Zhou Dynasty who had the title of "chief". Her status was only lower than that of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother.

She is not only a meritorious family member who deserves to be rewarded, not to mention the reason why she is bestowed with favors is to stabilize the situation in the north, promote national policies, and stabilize the country.

He deserves to be greatly rewarded.

The queen took things from her private treasury to reward her heavily, of course she had ulterior motives.

But the Queen Mother made it clear that she was being beaten, and it was impossible for the Queen Mother to ignore her, let alone openly disrespect the Queen Mother, disobey her mother-in-law, and bear the name of being disrespectful and unfilial.

As long as the queen does not make a fuss about the heavy reward and plot the marriage between Princess Shaoyi and the fourth prince, as the only princess today, Yu Youyao can afford no matter how heavy the gift is.

If you think about it carefully, the Queen's plan is very difficult to guard against. If it weren't for this paper seal, Yu Youyao would not be able to escape despite his cleverness.

Those in power are always scheming, and often kill with one blow, which still makes Yu Youyao fearful.

Mrs. Xie immediately beamed with joy: "Since it is a good thing, then the matter of expanding Yuyuan can be settled. I will contact the craftsmen soon. But I noticed that as soon as Eunuch Li entered the room, his slender eyes went to I took a look around the room, and I felt a little disdainful..."

Although Yu Garden is good, it is indeed not as exquisite as the capital, nor as serene as the Yishui Garden, but there is nothing they can do about it. They arrived in a hurry, so they can only move in first and repair it later.

It was originally planned to expand Yuyuan.

However, the little child has always disagreed. He always felt that it was not good to start a large-scale construction project when he came to Xiangping. Moreover, there was still a famine in the north. There were many refugees in the Liaodong area, so it was not appropriate to start a big war.

When she thought that it was indeed the case, she temporarily gave up the idea, but Eunuch Li's disdainful attitude towards Yu Yuan today irritated the old lady.

Wang's daughters-in-law also agreed very much.

When their family bought this house, they took a fancy to it. The open space behind the house was very large, which was perfect for expansion or gardening.

Xie's old house in Quanzhou was not like that at the beginning. As the family continued to add children and the population gradually increased, it was constantly expanded and renovated, and it gained its later scale.

Yu Youyao knew that the old lady felt sorry for her, and always felt that Yu Yuan was not refined enough: "Grandma, Eunuch Li came from the palace, and his eyes follow the palace. Everything is the best, so naturally he doesn't look down on folk things. You see, the buildings in the north and south have their own styles and cannot be generalized. The Yu Garden is sparse and open, but it is incomparable to Beijing where every inch of land is precious. I can't live in a large courtyard by myself."

After living in Yu Garden for a while, she gradually realized the beauty of every scene and thing in Yu Garden. The garden was open and closed, not cramped at all, and she felt comfortable living there.

However, my grandmother and the others always thought that the Liaodong area was quite bitter and cold, and they felt that she had been wronged. They also felt that with her current status, it was indeed inappropriate to live in Sanjin's courtyard.

We have to start work early in the morning to expand the Yu Garden.

She refused several times.

Several uncles agreed:

"You have a different status now. If you were in the capital, you might be given the princess's mansion. At worst, you would be able to live in a mansion with a fifth-level house, and you might not even be able to live in a sixth- or seventh-level house. Yuyuan really should be repaired, and I can't wrong you. .”

"That's right. I'm going to live here for a long time in the future. It's time to show off the dignity and discipline that a princess should have. Today is different from the past, so I can't refuse it anymore."

"Now that you are the princess, you will build a lot of construction projects, and others won't say much. The layout of Yuyuan is suitable for expansion. If you add two more people to the courtyard and find capable craftsmen, it will take up to a year and a half, which is about the same. The construction can be completed, and the hills behind are so big that the construction will not disturb you and have no impact on you..."

"..."

Everyone said something to each other, and the topic immediately turned into how to expand the house, what materials to use, etc.

Yu Youyao pursed her lips and smiled, and did not say any more words of rejection.

After finishing speaking, everyone in the Xie Mansion returned to the next door.

Yu Youyao thought about it. The first thing the Queen Mother gave her was a pair of jadeite Ruyi, so what was in the golden nan gloomy wood inlaid treasure box that the Queen Mother gave her?

Since the Queen Mother can guess the Queen Mother's plan, she should know that the restriction of the Queen Mother by beating is very limited.

Even she could see that since the Queen Mother opened the palace door, everything she said and done was suspected of disturbing Chao Gang. How could the Queen Mother not guess?

Since the Queen has her plan aimed at her.

The Queen Mother also made corresponding resolutions.

But, will the Queen really stop here?

She may not think so.

The Queen's calculations are so vicious, she is clearly determined to win the throne.

If the plan fails, there is still a way to go.

Would the Queen Mother not be clear?

Also, when Duke Ningguo was convicted and the emperor's eldest son died, did the Queen really have no resentment at all?

The Queen Mother is really relieved. The Queen Mother is fighting for the highest position?

Yu Youyao always felt that the Queen Mother had another trick up her sleeve.

Back in the room, Yu Youyao dismissed the servants, sat down at the table, and carefully opened the gilt lock hanging on the gloomy wooden box.

The things placed in the box made Yu Youyao take a breath of cold air.

Sure enough!

Yu Youyao sighed softly, took out the bright yellow embroidered phoenix's edict from the box, and unfolded it with a solemn expression. It was indeed the edict for marrying Wu Muding to the Northern King.

The Queen Mother has already seen through the future situation in the north.

He had long planned to use a piece of paper to grant a marriage and use his wife's clan to contain King Wu Mu of the North. Yu Youyao had Xiang help King Wu Mu and promote national policies in the north. He would also help Wu Mu to determine the North King and get rid of the frame-up of the Han family in Xi'an. Enyi, Wu Mu Dingbei King will treat Princess Shao Yichang well no matter what.

Then, it is only logical to use Princess Shao Yichang to restrain the ambition of King Wu Muding of the North.

Right now, the situation is very delicate.

It was not advisable to make a big show of granting the marriage. In order to prevent the Queen Mother from refusing to give in, the Queen Mother had to issue a secret decree first. No matter how many calculations the Queen Mother made later, they would still be dead.

The Queen Mother wanted to maintain the royalist party and adopt the four princes. Wen, Yu, Wu and Song were indispensable. However, the Yu and Song families were family friends and in-laws. They had been together for many years. Both of them were conservatives, but the Queen Mother followed suit.

The biggest breakthrough was the marriage of Princess Shao Yichang.

As long as Princess Shao Yichang's marriage is blocked, the Queen's "Qingyun Road" will be difficult to achieve.

It is true that the devil is as high as one foot and the Tao is as high as one foot!

It’s just that Yu Youyao still has doubts. I wonder what the Empress Dowager’s attitude is towards the fourth prince?

? ?The Empress’s plan was discussed earlier, and the Empress Dowager’s plan is next. The recent import from Wuhan has made things more serious. Schools have been closed, and children have to take online classes at home. They are exhausted every day. If the updates are not fixed, please understand~

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