In May of the fifth year of Jingyou's reign, the entire palace was ready to welcome the first child of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Again, the news in the palace could not be hidden. The fact that Miao was pregnant was in her belly after all. When it gets bigger, it spreads.
As her mother, Mrs. Chengxian, Mrs. Xu, for the safety of her daughter, made it known to everyone that Miao was pregnant with a dragon seed. In her opinion, it was her doing this that made the queen so considerate to her daughter. The palace She has seen a lot of the filth in her. If her daughter hadn't been pregnant with an heir of the Tian family, she would have died long ago.
After being nagged by the ministers for so long, Zhao Zhen was finally proud that he was going to have a child. From now on, who would dare to say an inappropriate word?
In a good mood, he even wanted to prepare the name of the unborn child in advance, so he couldn't help but go to Zishan Hall to summon Ye An. Unknowingly, this place has become the "secret base" of the two of them. Whatever you say from the bottom of your heart, you will say it here to avoid outsiders from observing and avoid embarrassment between the monarch and his ministers.
Chen Tong was on the side and shook the hand fan so much that it flew up. The ice cubes were placed in the copper basin below, exuding cold air and constantly echoing in the hall. Summer fire is no joke. Even Zhao Zhen, who values etiquette, I had to loosen the first button of the collar.
On the opposite side, Ye An couldn't look at it. He unbuttoned all the buttons on the front and lifted up the front to hide it on his belt. Not satisfied with this, he took off his bun again, leaving only the jade crown to tie his hair.
Seeing Ye An like this, Zhao Zhen said with envy: "You are still comfortable. You are the only one who can be unrestrained in front of me, Ye An."
Ye An smiled and crossed his hands and said: "The official's words are serious. I have always been disrespectful of etiquette and law, and I am always criticized by the officials. I hope you can indulge me more. Ye An will keep this in mind. Now the official will also be a father, even though it is very hot." It’s unbearable, but it’s also extremely comfortable, right?”
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly and said: "You, Ye Changsheng, still know my thoughts. Over the years, the ministers have kept reporting to me, and I was almost bored to death by the talk of establishing an heir. Now I can feel proud and proud!" But as he spoke, his expression changed. He said helplessly: "It's just that the queen has been silent for so long, which is really worrying!"
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhen was quite greedy. Even Miao thought she was pregnant. He was still thinking about Cao Wan's belly. Ye An could only whisper: "Guan, judging from the situation, your dragon body is naturally fine. Since The queen should take care of her a lot, maybe she can finally give birth to a dragon species."
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly. Indeed, it would be fine if his health was fine. It was just a problem of direct descendants and concubines. Since ancient times, princes have established elders rather than virtuous people, established direct descendants rather than concubines, and the eldest son of the legitimate son inherits the orthodoxy.
Although Mrs. Miao is pregnant at the moment, she is only a talented person after all. She has only recently been promoted to Zhaorong, and her status is far inferior to that of a queen. If one day Cao Wan also becomes pregnant with a dragon seed, then she will have no complaints.
"I heard that the Qianming Temple outside the palace has a miraculous effect on praying for a child..." Zhao Zhen's words startled Ye An, and then he opened his eyes wide and said to Zhao Zhen: "The official plans to take the queen to Qianming Temple? How can this happen? Since there is a dragon species, there is no rush." Good guy, how much I want to slap the officials in the face!
Zhao Zhen blushed, unbuttoned another button and said: "After all, the queen is not pregnant, and it is not pleasant to talk about me all day long. Why not take her to Qianming Temple, and forget about it."
Ye An knew why Zhao Zhen summoned him to meet at Zishan Hall today. The good guy wanted him to quietly get him and Cao Wan to Qianming Temple!
After all, as the head of the Imperial City Department and in charge of the imperial palace, Ye An could only smile helplessly and said: "For officials, it's not difficult. You can go directly to Daxiangguo Temple to express your condolences to your ancestors, and change the route on the way. Visiting Qianming Temple, after all, we passed by Qianming Temple on the way to Daxiangguo Temple."
Zhao Zhen patted his head and said: "I remembered, Qianming Temple is on the street outside Zuoyemen, opposite Changqing Tower!"
Ye An nodded and said: "That's right, the official family can rest assured. I will definitely send people to guard the left and right to protect the safety of the official saint. As for the matter of asking for a son, the official family does not need to pay too much attention. As long as you are healthy, you will be there sooner or later." "
Zhao Zhen looked at Ye An with envy and said, "Your Ye Lin is already four years old, right? A few days ago, she saw the Lord of Yangcheng County taking him into the palace. The queen was so happy that she said she would let him stay in the palace for two days to give Ci Yuan The waiter was childish, but your wife was so frightened that she ran away without lunch. Those who didn’t know thought that my queen was going to snatch your child..."
"Ahem..." Chen Tong coughed crazily beside him. The official's words were a bit exaggerated. No matter what, the Tian family would never snatch the minister's child. Once word spread, it would be known that not only the official but also the official would be unlucky. It is the Yunzhong Commandery in front of me.
Ye An didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Ye Lin's playful temperament would disturb the saint and he would not dare to stay in the palace. But Ye Ling is gentle and gentle..."
"Gentle?! Ye Mei is gentle, your Ye Ling..." Zhao Zhen waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Forget it, Ye Ling, this is a famous female queen in the palace. In addition to listening to Queen Mother Yang's words, , no one buys it, even if you can argue three points in front of me, you don’t dare to provoke me!"
Ye An's mouth twitched in embarrassment. This girl has become a little overlord. Not to mention in the palace, she is also the king and hegemon in Xinlingfang. Even the children in the neighborhood call her "General Ye". Yes, this The girl wants to be a female general and lead the children of the veterans to rush left and right on the streets. This is no longer limited to Xinlingfang.
Qin Mumu couldn't control it, and she couldn't bear to control it. Such a lively personality was not a bad thing, and she was also the most assertive among the three sisters. The queen must be a humble gentleman.
As for Ye Mei, well, how should I put it? She perfectly fits the characteristics of women of this era. She is quiet, elegant, and a lady, but she can occasionally go crazy with Ye Ling. After all, she has reached an age where even dogs are disgusted.
Seeing the smile on Zhao Zhen's face, Ye An felt that it was time to get started and said: "Guan family, the northwest has been trading for several years. The tax department is irregular, the items are not neat, there is a lot of smuggling, and there are also embargoed items brought out. , I previously asked for an order to open the Liangzhou market, and now, after several years of hard work, I have compiled the "Ten Notes" to report to Your Majesty!"
"Okay, Ye An, are you waiting for me here? Nowadays, the northwest can be a cash cow for the country, and trade is constantly flowing. I feel jealous when I see it. It's better for you to put more restrictions on the trade in the northwest. , I just don’t understand!”
Ye An understood Zhao Zhen's confusion very well, and bowed and said: "In the official family, the more benign the economy is, the more it needs to be restrained by rules. The prosperity of trade in the northwest is not due to smuggling, nor should it rely on smuggling. We did it in the Song Dynasty This is a serious business, it is a business with the Western Regions, it is a business with the Western countries, so we have to be restrained!"
"I have heard that the freer the trade, the more money will be earned. There are many restrictions, which are not good for merchants and not good for the tax revenue of the country."
Looking at Zhao Zhen's puzzled expression, Ye An couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Report to the official, the person who said this to you should be exiled to Salmon Island. The more sound the supervision, the better it will be for trade. The tax revenue in the northwest is now