What are retainers? Retainers are the most important foundation of a family. If one day a family encounters a big disaster, the first person to rush forward to take the blame will definitely be the retainers. Until the retainers die, the family will not be able to survive.

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There are countless examples of loyal retainers in history.

For example, in some families, even the head of the family has been killed by the enemy, and all the power has disappeared. In this case, there is almost no hope of coming back. However, as long as there are still retainers alive, he will regard the rejuvenated family as a

A lifelong career.

He will protect the young master and will not give up even if he is in exile. If the young master encounters a life or death situation, he will definitely replace him with his own child.

This is the retainer.

Bold and loyal.

It is difficult for later generations to understand this kind of loyalty, and they even ridicule and even question it, thinking that this is the bragging of the ancients, and that there will never be such a person in the world.

However, there were countless examples of this in ancient times.

Retainers are the most indispensable cornerstone of a family.

There were only five ministers in the entire Gu family, and Yan Jiu ranked third among the retainers.

Such an important figure was actually assigned to Zhang Wei as an assistant. This shows that Zhang Wei is really loved by the Gu family.

Zhang Liang's wife had obviously figured everything out, and she suddenly knelt down respectfully and saluted again: "Thank you, the Queen, for being generous and forgiving the slave family for being superficial. After finishing the work today, the slave family will immediately go to thank Mr. Yan Jiu."

She paused for a moment before saying, "The slave family not only went to thank me, but also asked my husband to go with me. This is the greatest sincerity of our Zhang family, and it is also the sincerity of the slave family to repent and admit their mistakes."

Empress Changsun nodded slowly and asked with a smile: "Aren't you going to take your family with you?"

Zhang Liang's wife lowered her head and said in shame: "My family has little knowledge and is really unworthy of women."

The implication is that I will never seek benefits for my mother's family again.

Regardless of whether this statement is true or false, at least the attitude of admitting his mistake is extremely correct.

Empress Changsun nodded slowly again and said with approval: "If a woman understands women's ethics, she won't be so bad. Get up, the ground is dirty. We in the Tang Dynasty don't like the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping. If you keep kneeling like this, it will make you miserable."

People are making fun of me."

As he spoke, he raised his hand slightly to signal a certain lady to pull Zhang Liang's wife up from the ground.

After Zhang Liang's wife was pulled up, she still looked ashamed and hid quietly aside, never daring to show her head again.

In fact, all the ladies present could see that her gesture was deliberate. After all, she had already asked about her child's future, so the next step was to lower everyone's attention as much as possible.

Only a fool would do that kind of arrogance. Since you can become a noble lady of the Tang Dynasty, you will definitely not make such a low-level mistake.

It can even be said that Zhang Liang's wife is extremely shrewd. Although she was beaten by the queen just now, who can be sure that she was not beaten intentionally?

As long as she can test Zhang Wei's future, this woman has achieved her goal.

It's just a little embarrassing, so what's the harm?

Besides, it was only because he was beaten by the queen that he was embarrassed. In fact, this was not a shameful thing at all.

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Zhang Liang's wife had achieved her goal, so she huddled back and pretended to be ashamed, but there were more than a dozen ladies present, and they had not yet gotten the answer they wanted.

Although, not every noble lady's child is a disciple of Gu Tianya.

However, their children can follow behind and seek a future...

All you need to do is be close to a certain disciple's family.

It is precisely for this reason that the ladies present were very concerned about this matter. When everyone saw that the queen was about to get up and leave again, everyone suddenly felt anxious.

Just now, two families have asked about their child's future.

But this means that the queen will be displeased if she continues to ask...

However, I am unwilling to ask.

After all, there are not many opportunities to meet the Queen who is willing to let the news slip.

Finally, a noble lady seemed to be willing to take the risk. She suddenly stood up, curtsied and asked respectfully: "Empress, how was Cheng Chumo arranged?"

This lady is not Mrs. Cheng.

Mrs. Cheng stood aside and said nothing the whole time.

A smile appeared on the corner of Queen Changsun's mouth. She looked at the noble lady with interest and said jokingly: "It turns out to be Mrs. Cui. When did Cui Jia become so concerned about other people's affairs?"

The noble lady's face turned red, and she said with a hint of embarrassment: "Your Majesty, you understand."

Empress Changsun burst into laughter, and suddenly looked at Mrs. Cheng beside her, and said: "Sister Cheng family doesn't ask herself, but does she want to ask others for help? Who is Cheng Chumo's mother? Why do I feel a little confused?"

In fact, the queen is so smart, how could she not see through everything in front of her.

Mrs. Cheng was obviously a little embarrassed. She knelt down and bowed to the queen, looking for an excuse to say: "I also wanted to ask, but I was worried that my mother was a little tired, so she hesitated and was overtaken by her sister-in-law."

Empress Changsun nodded, looked at the noble lady just now, and praised: "I know that Mrs. Cui is Cheng Chumo's aunt, so it is reasonable to be worried about the child's future."

He paused for a moment and suddenly said with profound meaning: "But you have overlooked one thing. I, the Queen, also care about Cheng Chumo's future. If you are anxious, am I not anxious?"

As soon as these words were said, the ladies were startled for a moment, and then someone had a flash of inspiration and subconsciously said: "Oh, I remembered it. At some point last year, some rumors leaked out in the palace. It is said that

Your Majesty intends to reward the meritorious officials and wants to grant marriages to several princesses."

After hearing what she said, all the ladies immediately remembered the rumors from last year and asked one after another: "Is it true that a marriage is going to be granted? Cheng Chumo is one of them."

On the contrary, Mrs. Cheng felt bitter in her heart and was vaguely worried for her son.

Since ancient times, it has been the practice of all dynasties to grant marriages to the families of meritorious officials. However, this practice has a premise, that is, the person to whom the marriage is bestowed should not be the eldest son.

But Cheng Chumo is the eldest son of the Cheng family.

However, listening to the Queen's words just now, it was clear that His Majesty wanted to marry Cheng Chumo. It only took a moment to think about this matter to realize that the Li family wanted to hold the Cheng family in their hands forever.

But I heard the faint voice of Queen Changsun again, and said leisurely: "Princess Qinghe, who is under my knees, is about to reach the age of haircut, and that little guy Cheng Chumo will also reach the age of haircut in two years... Originally, the royal family is

If you don't have such thoughts, after all, Cheng Chumo is the eldest son, so it would be unreasonable to marry a princess."

Mrs. Cheng felt happy and couldn't help but have hope.

Unexpectedly, the queen suddenly laughed and changed her words: "What a pity, what a pity, the little guys have feelings for each other."

Mrs. Cheng was shocked.

The ladies present were in an uproar.

Having a secret love affair with a royal princess is a very serious matter. To put it more seriously, it will tarnish the reputation of a royal woman.

The scene suddenly became a little strange.

On the contrary, Empress Changsun had a leisurely look on her face and chuckled: "As you all know, all the royal children have been studying with their uncle in the past few years, not only the princes, but also the princesses. And when brother-in-law Gu is teaching the children, he sometimes

Too much emphasis on defense between men and women,"

Since ancient times, it has been the practice of all dynasties to grant marriages to the families of meritorious officials. However, this practice has a premise, that is, the person to whom the marriage is bestowed should not be the eldest son.

But Cheng Chumo is the eldest son of the Cheng family.

However, listening to the Queen's words just now, it was clear that His Majesty wanted to marry Cheng Chumo. It only took a moment to think about this matter to realize that the Li family wanted to hold the Cheng family in their hands forever.

But I heard the faint voice of Queen Changsun again, and said leisurely: "Princess Qinghe, who is under my knees, is about to reach the age of haircut, and that little guy Cheng Chumo will also reach the age of haircut in two years... Originally, the royal family is

If you don't have such thoughts, after all, Cheng Chumo is the eldest son, so it would be unreasonable to marry a princess."

Mrs. Cheng felt happy and couldn't help but have hope.

Unexpectedly, the queen suddenly laughed and changed her words: "What a pity, what a pity, the little guys have feelings for each other."

Mrs. Cheng was shocked.

The ladies present were in an uproar.

Having a secret love affair with a royal princess is a very serious matter. To put it more seriously, it will tarnish the reputation of a royal woman.

The scene suddenly became a little strange.

On the contrary, Empress Changsun had a leisurely look on her face and chuckled: "As you all know, all the royal children have been studying with their uncle in the past few years, not only the princes, but also the princesses. And when brother-in-law Gu is teaching the children, he sometimes
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