Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 171 The two kings are unwilling

Beijing Palace,

A loft near the yard,

There was a stove burning and tea boiling outside the house, and a woolen blanket was spread on the seat near the window. The person walking in front was Princess Beijing. Judging from the princess's clothes, a thin fox fur coat and a long skirt, it was obvious that the temperature outside the house was hot.

The table next to her was filled with melons, fruits, cakes and tea. From time to time, she would pinch a few pieces and put them into her mouth. Her red lips were twitching and her lips and tongue were seductive. Princess Bei was still as pretty as ever.

Princess Beijing looked at the plum blossoms in the yard that were about to bloom, and she felt naturally relaxed. However, the prince was often absent-minded in those days. Some time ago, he was no longer as calm and calm as before. After finally resting for a few years, he was not as good as before in those days.

appearance.

There must be some difficulty.

It was clear that this was not the case, so the princess shouted several times but received no response, so she had to call out to the prince again louder.

Shui Rongna, who was thinking about something, reacted in shock and asked,

"Well, what's the matter, princess?"

Seeing the somewhat perfunctory Prince Beijing Shuirong, Princess Zhen did not have any complaints in her heart and said,

"Your Majesty, since the border troops came to the capital, has he noticed that I am worried about something? Why? He thinks about the past very much. He feels that without those soldiers, there won't be so many things to worry about!"

Beijing Wang Shuirong's expression changed slightly. He naturally knew whether Princess Zhen had guessed something, but this matter was a top secret and must not be leaked, even if they could guess it.

"Oh, what are you talking about? What suspicion? Now that he is like that, he wants to do something!"

Seeing Shui Rong's somewhat angry look, Princess Zhen knew that she had guessed a little bit, and said angrily,

"Whether he is talking nonsense or not, the prince knows in his heart that the current situation depends on the attitude of the King of the West and the King of the South, and even the attitude of the Marquis of Luo Yun. Unless there is a big change, my father Liudong's back legs may really be useless.

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Princess Zhen directly pointed out Shui Rong's thoughts and bluntly told Shui Rong that it was not appropriate to take any action now.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing had a gloomy look on his face after hearing this. Although he said so, he would definitely fight for it if he had the opportunity.

"What the princess said makes sense, but I am not willing to accept it. He will not act rashly unless the situation changes. Now let's prepare for a rainy day."

Seeing the prince like this, Princess Zhen also sighed secretly, probably all men are like this.

"Then, Your Majesty, please be careful. Your Majesty has learned a lesson from the Imperial City Department and secret guards, so they don't capsize in the gutter."

Shui Rong's face turned cold and he said coldly,

"You know, those cockroaches in the sewers have been killed batch after batch. They are really smelly and hard. The Taiping Mountains are controlled by their own people. Next year, he wants to increase the trade volume. Our Jiangnan Zhen family can provide more

Order some goods and get some money."

Princess Zhen frowned when she heard this, and looked at the prince to see something, but the calm expression on Fu Shui Rong's face showed no flaws.

"Your Majesty, why is that so? Now the cargo volume is already so large. It would be dangerous to add more. The governor of the river where the canal is located has been replaced by Shen Xueshi. My brother has written many times and is worried about the safety of canal transportation. Doesn't Your Majesty know that?"

Wang Shuirong of Beijing naturally knows about this, and he knows more. The key position in the middle section of the water transport has been taken over by Shen Xueshi, and the main force of the guard has also been controlled. Will the control of the entire water transport power be taken over sooner or later? Does it need to go through Jia Jia?

Home comes complete.

If I can't come forward, can the Jia family be a good chess piece? I heard that the Jia family's caravan has already started running trade routes outside the customs. If the Taiping Mountain side gives Jia She a little more share, the matter will be settled.

"There's no need to worry about that. It's really not possible to go the way of the Jia family. They have recently decided to go outside the commercial customs. Let's share some of it. Besides, we can't steal their trade routes."

Princess Zhen thought for a while but came up with an idea, then nodded and said,

"Nacheng, he is writing to his brother about this matter, and he will start to increase the amount next year. It is very surprising that the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have written to complain, saying that Lin Ruhai, the salt patrol officer, has asked for an increase in salt tax, which will almost not happen next year.

I ask for more every year!”

Shui Rong couldn't think of anything about border affairs. He didn't think about asking a few salt merchants whether they were so rich that they dared to cry for poverty.

"Listen to the nonsense of those profiteers. Who is not as rich as the country? How much tax can be increased? Not to mention there are so many small salt merchants. The six major salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River firmly control the castrates and make a lot of money just by selling private salt.

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Of course Princess Zhen knew whether what the prince said was wrong, but Brother Fu was also a little troubled by the matter, so he insisted and asked,

"Then how do you respond to my brother?"

"Don't worry about it. Just let them do it without paying. It has nothing to do with them. It's better to do less than to do more. Besides, let's see what King Dong wants. Can it be his territory?"

Princess Zhen understood what she was saying and didn't say anything more.

The maid behind her also brought some fresh tea, and the water brought it over and took a sip, with a look of relief on her face. It was a difficult task, after all, there were two more wealthy people.

And outside the door,

The steward of the palace concierge was standing outside, holding an invitation from Yichun Yuan Chun House in his lap. He was also standing outside the house a little embarrassed, not knowing whether to knock or not.

Can you see that the Dongchun Tower Winter Meeting is tomorrow night? It's already three quarters past three o'clock, so we can't delay it any longer.

He knocked on the door with his leg,

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

When she heard the knock on the door, Princess Zhen was immediately unhappy. Normally when nothing happened, the princess would tell her not to disturb her and the prince's rest by asking for help from outside the palace.

But whether it comes or not, the matter is not small,

"come in."

"Thank you, Princess."

The concierge wiped his cold sweat outside, responded loudly, opened the door carefully, and walked outside.

Come outside the hall, kneel down respectfully,

"This servant pays homage to the prince and the princess."

"Get up and tell me what's going on."

The princess waved her legs and asked him to stand up and talk. The porter stood up quickly and hesitated speechlessly.

When Shui Rong saw it, he knew if there were some things he couldn't say to his face, so he asked,

"Is there anything you can give me?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I sent someone to inquire about it, and many distinguished officials and officials have received the invitation."

After saying that, the steward took out the invitation and handed it over. Shui Rong took it into his lap and opened it. He was a little surprised. What did King Zhongshun want to do?

"Who is asking me to go?"

Princess Zhen asked nonchalantly. Shui Rongtou waved his leg to the steward, indicating to go east. The steward respectfully withdrew and then used his legs to close the door.

Water soluble directly returns to the road,

"They don't know about the invitation from the Chun Building of Yichun Yuan. They don't know. Is it loyal to the king's private property? They don't know what they want to do. They held a so-called winter party. Obviously Zhou Jianan didn't mean it.

liquor."

Is Princess Zhen very disgusted with brothels, especially those who open brothels? She asked angrily after hearing this,

"He is also afraid that the emperor will know!"

"Then who can say for sure? After all, if they are brothers, then it's not the emperor's intention!"

Princess Zhen looked at Shui Rong with a cold smile and said nothing.

There is no family affection in the royal family.

And one of the Chunlou stewards who was delivering the letter outside,

After coming out of the city, we walked for a long time in a carriage, and then we came to a forest in the west. Not far away was a magnificent village. It was very hidden, and those who didn't care wouldn't notice that there was something like this behind the forest.

A large-scale villa.

Looking at the guards and sergeants outside, they looked like they were ordinary people. The steward was stopped when he was walking in a carriage outside. The guard asked what was going on, and the steward said he was here to deliver the invitation. The guard checked something.

The carriage was then released, and when it arrived at Zhuangzi's gate, he handed the invitation to Zhuangzi's steward without even entering, and then left.

The steward took the invitation, entered the village, and ran to the back.

At this time, outside Zhuangzi, Mu Shi, the king of Dongping County, was talking to a person. This person had gray-red hair and was not young, but his face was rosy and full of energy. He was not talking to them, but he was talking to Qiu Shi'an, the eunuch of the Grand Foreign Affairs Bureau.

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The two of them were having a great time drinking and eating meat outside Prince Dongping's village. There was no one waiting outside the house, but they were drinking alone. There was a fireplace with burning coals nearby.

"Are you happy in the palace?"

The Prince of Dongping County personally handed over a cup of tea, and Qiu Shian took it with his legs, taking a sip quietly, as if he was awake, and then slowly replied;

"What's so good? If that's not the case, the palace is very dissatisfied with General Manager Dai, and General Manager Xia Tiandong, and their other general managers are in trouble now."

Qiu Shi'an had a look of despair on his face, and felt unhappy when he thought about it. He put down the tea bowl, picked up the wine cup and drank it all. Mu Shi repeatedly advised,

"Drink slowly, drink slowly, it's leisure if you don't have anything to do. Let's eat well, drink well, and have a good time."

The Prince of Dongping County actually had a free and easy expression on his face, and his wild and unrestrained appearance also attracted people's attention. After Qiu Shi'an drank the wine, he laughed at this situation;

"Qingxian, what the prince said is so bad. I thought they would let me go if I didn't fight. How could I do that? Is the prince really letting me go?"
To be continued...