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Chapter 24 Princess Changle

Princess Changle is a special existence in the palace.

The new crown prince has left the palace and opened a yamen and built a mansion by himself. Emperor Jinghe's three daughters and two sisters have also gotten married. Only the third prince Ming'an and Princess Changle Nianyu are left in the palace.

Prince Ming'an is too young and has no influence for the time being.

Princess Changle Nian Yu's father has passed away, only she and the former crown princess, and the current Princess Gong are close relatives.

In this case, Emperor Jinghe could give them a good home, such as finding a good princess for Princess Changle in the future, which would be considered as the benevolence and righteousness.

But that's not the case.

Even a commoner in the capital knew that Princess Changle was the flesh of His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty obeyed her in every way and had no bottom line at all.

According to rumors, other princes and princesses cannot leave the palace at will, but His Majesty the Emperor often allows Princess Changle to go out of the palace to play, which is a preferential treatment that even her father has not received.

Princess Changle did not become arrogant because of this. The news that she had been smart and sensible since she was a child, kind and kind, and quite like a ancestor.

Therefore, most people in the palace, whether eunuchs, palace maids or concubines, like this little princess from the bottom of their hearts.

Princess Changle, who is already ten years old, most often does it on weekdays is to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the schedule is quite compact.

It was not that the emperor asked her to do this, but that Princess Gong believed that her daughter should learn more.

This morning, Princess Changle came out of Master Qinyi and saw the close-fitting eunuch Zhu Rong standing at the door holding a lacquer box.

"Little Zhu Zi, what is this?" Princess Changle pointed at the lacquer box curiously.

"Princess Qibing, Prince Yu sent it to the palace to you. I heard it was the food he made specifically." Zhu Rong said, "I just got it and I sent it to you."

"I gave it to me? Why?" Princess Changle said in confusion.

"Aren't there a group of people kneeling down at the entrance of the Imperial Study Room two days ago?" Zhu Rong knew some gossip. "The one you saw was Prince Yu, Prince Yu, His Highness Mingqi. Then you pleaded with His Majesty. Prince Yu was less beaten, so he was here to repay you."

"Oh, it's that big brother!" Princess Changle nodded. She had a little impression that her butt was beaten with blood, which was a little scary.

"Your Highness Princess, by seniority, Your Highness Mingqi is your cousin, so you can't call it wrong." Zhu Rong reminded with a smile.

"Okay, I get it!"

Princess Changle looked at the box, "You open it!"

"yes!"

Zhu Rong uncovered the lid of the lacquer box. Before he could see anything, a strong sweet fragrance came to his nose.

"It smells so good~~"

Princess Changle took a deep breath and then looked at the things inside.

I saw that it was a golden pastry, a bit like rice cake, but it looked much bigger than rice cake and I had never seen it before.

Especially the smell it emits is particularly sweet and can smell a particularly smooth smell.

Princess Changle was so spoiled by Jing and Emperor that she had no scheming at all. She had a completely innocent and innocent personality, so she reached out to get it when she was greedy.

Zhu Rong quickly took a step back, "Your Highness, according to the rules, it should be the first for me to eat."

"No, right? Didn't you say that this was sent by my cousin? He was just to thank me, how could he harm me?" Princess Changle said with a frown.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. If you don't do this, I will be severely punished." Zhu Rong pleaded.

Princess Changle waved her hand in a hurry, "Okay, OK, eat quickly! I'll eat after eating!"

Zhu Rong held the paint box in one hand, pinched a piece on the edge with the other hand, put it into his mouth, and started chewing it.

Seeing that his mouth suddenly stopped moving, Princess Changle asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's delicious... so delicious!!" Zhu Rong suddenly felt a feeling of tears in his eyes, and his voice was choked, "I have never eaten such a delicious thing in my life... I really feel that even if I eat it, it's worth it!"

"Is it so exaggerated?" Princess Changle also pinched a large piece. Before Zhu Rong could react, she stuffed it directly into her mouth and stuffed her little mouth full.

"Um...um...um..."

She chewed and made a surprise sound.

Only after such a piece of cake was eaten, Princess Changle had the chance to speak, "Haha, little Zhu Zi, this is really delicious... You have a good view of it!"

"Your Highness the Princess!"

Zhu Rong was a little scared at this time because according to Emperor Jinghe's order, these foods of unknown origin must be eaten by them for at least half an hour before they can be eaten by His Royal Highness the Princess.

As a result, Princess Changle did not expect to move so quickly, but she did not stop her.

Princess Changle reached out to take the paint box from his hand, "Okay, little Zhuzi, I won't tell anyone what happened just now... But I'll take away the food. I'm going to go to Grandpa Emperor and share it with him!"

As she said that, she turned around and trotted out.

Of course, there was no way that there was only Zhu Rong next to Princess Changle. She ran out of the gate and got into a sedan chair. With the company of palace maids and eunuchs, she came all the way to Qianqing Palace.

The Qianqing Palace was the place where the emperors of the Dakang Dynasty handled government affairs.

If it is a grand dynasty meeting, it will be in the Chuigong Hall.

If you ascend the throne, enthrone the queen, give the banquet, etc., you will be placed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Next to the Palace of Supreme Harmony is Wenhua Hall, next to the Palace of Wenhua Hall is Wenyuan Pavilion, and the Palace of Supreme Harmony is less than 500 meters apart.

Emperor Jinghe was a diligent emperor, and he would handle various government affairs in the Qianqing Palace every two days on average.

Because the shortcomings of eunuchs interfering in politics were eliminated, the power of the prime ministers and the six ministers increased greatly, and the emperor relatively only grasped the direction and made major decisions.

Many small and cumbersome government affairs will not appear at the emperor's table.

However, in order to prevent the Prime Minister and the Six Ministers from deceived the emperor, the Dakang Dynasty reported secret measures.

You don’t know which official has the right to report secretly. If someone’s secretly reported it is true, but you senior officials deceived the emperor, then the emperor’s board will definitely fall.

"Only name and instruments, not fake ones."

That's what I'm talking about.

Even an emperor like Jing He, who is kind and kind, would definitely not be able to pretend to be idiots in this regard.

Of course, if it was something that had nothing to do with the overall situation, he really wouldn't care, because it would be too time-consuming. If he did everything himself, what would he have to do with so many prime ministers and court officials?

After processing the memorials and documents in his hand, it was noon. Emperor Jing He stretched out and walked out of the gate of the Qianqing Palace.

Just at the door, he saw a small figure sitting on the steps over there.

He smiled and frowned suddenly, and said in a low voice: "Zhao Shou, who is so brave to let Nian Yu wait outside?"

Unless it was Emperor Jinghe who discussed matters with the court officials or during a grand ceremony, Emperor Jinghe had told him that Princess Changle would be unobstructed at any other time.

Even at night, she could report to Jing Hedi’s bedroom before going in.

The eunuch in charge, Zhao Shou, quickly said: "Go back to Your Majesty, it is His Highness the Princess who asked me not to disturb you in handling government affairs."

Jing Hedi flashed a little bit of heartache.

This granddaughter has been so sensible since she was a child and has always been so sensible... Minghao, it's a pity that you can't see it!

Perhaps the little man heard the voice of talking. She turned around and saw Jing Hedi, and instantly showed a bright smile: "Grandpa Emperor~~"

Princess Changle suddenly rushed over.

Just like an ordinary grandfather, Jing Hedi bent down and hugged his granddaughter, with wrinkles on his face smiling like pleated words: "Good grandson, how long have you been here?"

"It's not long."

Princess Changle suddenly let go of her hand, took a few steps back, picked up a lacquer box from the steps she was sitting on, and excitedly handed it to Emperor Jing He, "Grandpa Emperor, I'll treat you to delicious food! It's so delicious~~"

Jing Hedi laughed, opened the paint box, saw the fluffy pastry inside, and directly grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth.

Zhao Shou moved his mouth from the side.

He really wanted to tell Emperor Jing He that you should not eat this thing indiscriminately, and you have to try it out before you can talk about it. This is the rule.

But the things were offered by Princess Changle. Who dares to say this in front of Princess Changle? Emperor Jinghe will definitely get angry. The minimum punishment is to go to the washing machine to do hard work for the rest of his life.

Even though Zhao Shou was the eunuch that Emperor Jinghe trusted the most, he did not want to use this trust to challenge Emperor Jinghe's feelings for his eldest granddaughter.

"Hmm? Not bad!"

Jing Hedi originally wanted to coax the child, but when he ate it, the soft feeling, the egg fragrance, the sweet fragrance mixed with an inexplicable softness, soaked the taste buds together, which was completely a pleasure.

"If you eat more delicious food, eat more!" Princess Changle said happily.

Emperor Jing He looked at the box, added a piece he had pinched, with only three gaps, and asked, "You came to Grandpa Emperor after taking only one bite?"

"certainly!"

Princess Changle said, "Little Zhu Zi tried it and I took a bite. We all thought it was delicious, so I ran over... Oh, Grandpa Huang, see if it's cold now? It's even hotter and delicious!"

In fact, it was already cold, and Emperor Jing He knew from this that his heart had been waiting here for a while.

He smiled, "It's as cold as delicious. Come on, let's eat together!"

"OK!"

Princess Changle replied, Zhao Shou walked over and took the lacquer box with both hands.

The two grandparents and grandsons stood at the gate of Qianqing Palace like this. Feed me, I started to eat it.

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Note: In the 21st year of Jinghe, the emperor issued an edict, "Now I am poor and have lost my prince Minghao, and I only celebrate Minghao's remaining Ming's name Nianyu to comfort my heart. I specially appointed Nianyu as Princess Changle, and enjoyed the princess' double salary, and will never be reduced for life."

In the same year, there was another imperial edict in the palace: "From now on, anyone in the palace who dares to discuss the affairs of the former princess Minghao in front of Princess Changle, regardless of their status, will be sent to the cold palace prison and will not be forgiven for life!" This is the only imperial edict that His Majesty has so far been so strict. No one in the palace has dared to offend it for ten years.

In addition, the above mentioned "only name and instruments should not be faked by others" was written by Sima Guang, and is often quoted as "Confucius said", which is wrong.
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