Chapter 363: A Beautiful Beauty

There were three people sitting inside, leaning against the screen. A middle-aged man in his forties, with long cheeks, tall figure, and particularly slender fingers, and looked very smart and capable. He was Cui Wei, the head of the Cui family in Qinghe. Cui Wei was originally the right prime minister of Shangshu. After Pei Jun came to power, he took the initiative to recommend himself as the governor of Qinghe County. Then Cui Qinggong betrayed the Cui family. Cui Yuan took the blame to resign the family. Cui Yuan took the position of the head of the family and appointed him as the head of the family. He was responsible for implementing Cui Yuan's plan to revitalize the Cui family. Seeing that the situation had reached a turning point, last night, Cui Xiang was ordered to arrive from Qinghe, Shandong to Chang'an. Cui Yuan ordered Cui Yu to come to the mansion. The three of them discussed the future and destiny of the Cui family together.

Cui Yuanban leaned on the soft mattress, holding a cup of tea in his hand and sucking it gently. Although he still couldn't move, he was leisurely and his eyes were bright and he looked at the serious illness. Next to him, Cui Yu knelt on the mat and looked at the head of the family with a solemn expression. He said in a deep voice: "According to the elder brother's inference, is Pei You the right prime minister in Zhang Huan's future layout already a foregone conclusion?"

"At least from the current situation, this should be the case. After all, the Prime Minister is still the first force in the court. Pei You, who has won over, has won over a large number of backbone of the court. Especially when he ascended the throne as an ambiguous identity, his reliance on all officials and the court was particularly important. Moreover, at the beginning of the founding of the dynasty, everything was waiting to be done. He needed a smooth transitional court to stabilize the situation in the world. If it were me, I would also let Pei You be the right prime minister. In the unstable position, it would be much more effective to win over the enemy than to reward his own people."

Cui Yuan spoke very slowly. He hoped that Cui Yu, who was unwilling to accept, could understand what he meant. Seeing that Cui Yu had already realized something in his eyes, he put the teacup back on the table and smiled slightly, "But don't worry, although Zhang Huan uses the Pei family, he will never let his family grow up. The position of the left prime minister is yours, and the left prime minister is not this left prime minister, he is a real subordinate minister, and even his authority will exceed any previous left prime minister."

Although Cui Yu was full of disappointment, he knew that what his brother said was reasonable, so he had to sigh secretly and stop talking. At this time, Cui Huan smiled and said, "When I came, I heard that Luoyang had been pacified, but Zhang Huan did not return to Beijing. Has he gone to Ye County?"

Cui Yuan glanced at him and nodded and said, "The two most capable generals have all gone to Hebei, and their equipment and troops are far more powerful than the other party. It is meaningless for him to go to this battle, so he must have gone to Ye County to meet Pei You, but his strategy and long-term vision are not something you can see."

Speaking of this, Cui Yuan couldn't help but exclaim, "It's no accident that this person can make this day. He is the person I have met who most admired. I underestimated him back then and paid such a heavy price."

"Please tell me clearly, brother!" Cui Yu asked.

"I won't say it out loud now. When he comes back, you will soon know his real purpose in going to Ye County."

Cui Yuan kept a secret. When he saw a guard dodging at the door, he knew that his daughter had arrived at the mansion, he said to the two: "Ning'er is here, you guys are back first, I want to have a good talk with her first."

After a moment, a crisp stroll sounded, Cui Ning quickly walked into her father's study. The window of the study had been opened, and the fresh wind blew on her face. Cui Yu and Cui Feng's tea cups had been taken away. However, Cui Ning, who was as careful as hair, still found two extra cushions, and there was trace of someone sitting on it. Seeing that her father's face was rosy and there was no sign of illness at all, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Dad, aren't you sick?"

"Why, isn't Dad healthy any better?" Cui Yuan laughed and waved her hands and said, "Sit down and talk!"

"I'm not saying that Daddy is not sick, but...." Cui Ning couldn't continue to say anything. She sighed and said, "Tell me! Daddy deceived me, what's going on?"

"How can my daughter add the word "scam" to Daddy?" Cui Yuan smiled faintly. He looked at Cui Ning with a cold look and said slowly: "Actually, Daddy is sick, but he has a heart disease."

"Heart disease?" Cui Ning was stunned, and her long eyelashes immediately dropped, "Dad's disease is Huanlang!"

Cui Yuan clapped his hands and exclaimed: "It's worthy of being my daughter. I'm really smart. It's not bad. My root cause is your husband. I believe you know that it's the general trend that he has entered the Daming Palace and no one can stop him. You are his second wife and my Cui Yuan's only daughter. I think you are the position of the Yuan Concubine, so I asked you today to ask you what your plans are in the future?"

At this time, the concubine next to her closed the window and quietly retreated. The room was very quiet. Cui Ning sat there straightened her waist, her body looked plump due to pregnancy. She lowered her head for a long time and didn't speak. Finally, she whispered: "Whether the Shangshu Mansion or the Daming Palace are just a house to live in; whether it is the second wife or the Yuan concubine, I am always his wife; if I have a son, he can't leave me because of my old age. In this way, life will still be the same. What are my plans?"

"You have no plans, then do you have plans for our Cui family? Do you have plans for your Gui'er?" Cui Yuan's tone gradually strengthened.

When talking about his son, Cui Ning's face changed slightly, but then returned to normal. She smiled faintly and said, "He has only two sons now. Gui'er is the second son. Even if he can't be the prince, there will be no problem in becoming a prince in the future! As long as he lives his life safely, it is my greatest hope for being a mother. As for the status of the Cui family, Huanlang will not take special care of me, nor will he deliberately belittle it because of me. The key is that the children of the Cui family must be successful."

Cui Yuan stared at his daughter, and finally, he said a shocking sentence, "What if I want Gui'er to be the crown prince?" He stared at his daughter with sharp eyes. This was his plan. If he wanted to surpass the Pei family, his grandson must inherit the throne.

"Father!" Cui Ning was also angry. The change in fighting for the throne would mean that her son might die in a bad life. How could she tolerate it? Cui Ning suddenly stood up and said sternly: "The state has national laws, the family has family rules, and there should be differences between the eldest child. The Zhang family has the eldest son, so of course they should be respected as the elder. How could the father say such a ridiculous thing?"

"How ridiculous is my words!" Cui Yuan's voice suddenly became higher, "Which emperor has ever been the eldest son of my Tang Dynasty since its founding? Isn't Zhang Huan also born as a concubine of the Bangzhi?"

He was also a little angry. Why couldn't his daughter think about the family? It was related to the century-old plan of the Cui family. How could he stop after planning for many years? He took a deep breath, calmed himself down first, and persuaded his daughter in a gentle tone: "It seems that his Pei family is powerful, but it is not. Not to mention that my Cui family is also a famous family for hundreds of years, and is a little stronger than his Pei family. More importantly, my Cui family has produced many talents. From the Jinshi last year, it can be seen that the Cui family's potential is much stronger than the Pei family. Three or five years later, the situation in the court will change. I am afraid you will have this intention at that time. Now I have no requirements for you, but I plan ahead and plan early. Do you understand what I mean?"

But Cui Ning still shook his head firmly, "Huanlang will consider the subsequent matters. If Qier is not virtuous, he will naturally consider others. But as a relative of the foreign country, whether it is Longyou or the world, I hope that the Cui family should focus on national affairs, serve the country, and seek profit for the people. This is what my daughter wants."

After saying that, she stood up and bowed to her father, "Since my father is healthy, my daughter won't spend the night here. I will go home later."

Cui Yuan looked at his daughter without saying a word, and it should be said that this was in his expectation. His eyes flashed, and he was thinking about what he was thinking. As soon as Cui Ning left, Cui Yu walked in quickly and asked anxiously: "How? Does Ning'er have this intention?"

Cui Yuan shook her head, "She has a firm attitude, I can't convince her."

Cui Yu was stunned. He hesitated and said, "Why should I persuade Ning'er again?"

"Forget it! I know that although she looks weak on the outside, she is extremely stubborn on the inside. No one can persuade her about what she believes in, so don't put this matter on her."

Speaking of this, Cui Yuan sighed with regret, "The best strategy is not possible, we have to do the best strategy."

"But I'm worried that he might not."

Cui Yuan narrowed his eyes, gently stroked his short beard and smiled coldly: "Don't worry, our Cui family has 30,000 Qinghe Army. He will come to find me. I will make a deal with him at that time."

In Cui Ning's embroidery building, Pingping ran upstairs excitedly with two bags. Cui Ning's door was not closed. Of course, someone was cleaning up. Pingping pushed open the door with his feet, and smiled and said to Mingyue and Mingzhu, who were panting behind him, "Two girls, you can't compare to me even if you let you 50 steps. I agreed that each person has 100 quotas, and it's not enough to have a quotas less."

"I have never seen such a mistress, so I really ask us for money." Mingzhu muttered in a low voice. The sister Mingyue next to her quickly touched her sister and signaled her not to talk nonsense.

Pingping heard it clearly, and she laughed and said, "I am willing to accept the loss of the bet. If I lose, I will pay the same amount...."

Pingping's words suddenly stopped. She looked at the room with a little stunned. There was a fairy-like woman in Cui Ning's room. She was about sixteen or seven years old, and her eyebrows were vaguely like Cui Ning, but her appearance was so beautiful that she had never seen her before. She only saw her eyes like a cut of autumn water, and in the hazy, it seemed to have been wiped with some three-month mist and rain, with a hint of resentment, but what was even more striking than her eyes was her skin. Her skin was as thin as white as a cream, and like the snow on the ground, as white as the snow, without any impurities.

"You are." Even the woman's ordinary woman was almost suffocated by her beauty.

The girl was wearing a long apricot yellow dress, tall and plump. She had a hint of shyness and smiled with a smile: "My name is Cui Xuezhu, you are Sister Pingping!"

"Do you know me?" Pingping was even more surprised. The daughter of the Cui family only knew Cui Ning, and no one would have set up a picture to paint her. Moreover, she came here today and had a temporary idea. How could this woman named Cui Xuezhu know her?

Cui Xuezhu walked up to take the package from Pingping's hand, and smiled shyly, "I guessed that I heard Sister Ning talk about you before."

"She talked about me?" Pingping said with a long "Oh!" and said angrily: "Why did she say that she is crazy? Is it an old girl who can't get married? So you guessed it all at once."

"No! No! No!" Cui Xuezhu waved her hands repeatedly, "Sister Ning just said that you are very straightforward and will always be so happy."

Pingping laughed, and threw the package away, lay heavily on Cui Ning's bed, resting his head on his arms and said leisurely: "You silly little girl, there is no one in the world who will always be happy. If you don't take some things to heart, you will naturally be in a happy mood and worry-free."

Cui Xuezhu sat on the embroidery pier like a good girl and kept nodding. Seeing that she was extremely beautiful and modest and obedient, she couldn't help but feel a lot of affection for her. She sat up and asked with a smile: "Your name is Cui Xuezhu, is Cui Ning's cousin?"

"She is the daughter of my fourth uncle, and the most beautiful one of the Cui family girls in this generation." Cui Ning walked in at some point. She glanced at Cui Xuezhu and smiled, "Has your father been here too?"

Cui Xuezhu is eight years younger than Cui Ning. She is Cui Feng's youngest daughter. She is less than 17 years old this year. Because she is so beautiful, people in Qinghe County, including the Cui family, call her Qinghe Fairy. But in front of Cui Ning, she is the absolute little girl. She hurried forward and bowed obediently to Cui Ning, "I'm here with my father. I just arrived last night."

"So that's the case." Cui Ning thought for a while and said, "There are still some things in the mansion. I have to go back immediately. Do you want to stay here or do you want to go back and stay with me for a few days?"

"Of course I'm going back with us." Pingping jumped up from the bed, took Cui Xuezhu's hand and smiled: "No one talks here. What's so fun? We are all young women there. I'll teach you a few more sword techniques. How can you not learn some self-defense skills if you are such a beautiful woman?"

Pingping found that the Cui family was actually not interesting, so Cui Ning wanted to go back early, so she did not object. Besides, there was an extremely beautiful little girl, and she was about to take it back to show off!
Chapter completed!