Chapter 688 Zhen Qing: She is really crazy and blames that bastard
Egg!
Kunning Palace
Night falls on the earth, the warm summer night breeze blows the curtains, and the heat in the palace melts. The candlelight beside a crane-shaped palace lantern flickers, flickering on and off, and projects several figures on the transparent water-like floor.
When Empress Song mentioned the Queen Mother, she immediately looked at Jia Heng and said softly: "The Queen Mother asked to see you by name earlier. You will also come to Changle Palace tomorrow."
Jia Heng said softly: "The Holy Father has already told me that I will go to the palace tomorrow."
Empress Song nodded, smiled, and said comfortingly: "You don't have to worry, the Queen Mother is kind and kind, you will know it once you have seen her."
The young man in front of him, speaking of it, was good to the Feng family, but it was because the Feng family came to Beijing and mentioned Jia Ziyu to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was not happy that he already had a family and was still worthy of Xianning.
No more.
Princess Xianning blinked her eyes and laughed softly: "The relationship between Sir and the Queen Mother is closer than mine."
Compared to her aunt who was with the Queen Mother, she was still a generation away from her after all.
When Jia Heng heard this, his heart skipped a beat. How could he not know that Xianning was talking about the eldest princess of Jinyang? He glanced at Xianning, winked, and thought, how could he say such nonsense? What if this made Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong suspicious?
Get up, can you still get it?
When Empress Song saw the two people winking at each other, she was a little amused. These little children were so in love with each other, and they really looked at each other.
In the words of later generations, this means seeing the two young couples loving each other sweetly, with aunty smiles on their faces from time to time, and Empress Song is the aunt of Princess Xianning.
After listening to Jia Heng's statement that he would leave for Yangzhou soon, Princess Xianning said softly: "Sir, when are you leaving?
Jia Heng whispered: "Well, in the past few days, Jinyi Mansion has already prepared the carriages and horses, and will leave after explaining the affairs in Beijing."
Princess Xianning looked at Jia Heng with bright eyes and whispered: "When things go smoothly, sir, you have to write to me. Don't forget."
Apparently he was also worried that Jia Heng would leave him behind.
Jia Heng agreed softly.
Xian Ning has become a little clingy now, or in other words, after falling in love with him, she wishes she could stay with him forever.
Concubine Duanrong glanced at the young couple who were talking in a low voice, her beautiful eyebrows condensed, and she said softly: "Is Ziyu going south to Yangzhou?"
Jia Heng didn't want to talk in depth, so he changed the topic casually and said: "The errand assigned by the Holy Father will leave soon."
Concubine Duanrong thought for a while, looked at the young man in the python suit, and said: "That Ziyu must be careful when outside."
It's probably the mother-in-law's concern for her son-in-law.
"I will remember your Majesty's teachings." Jia Heng quickly thanked him.
"Queen Mother, Concubine Mother, Fifth Sister." While several people were talking, suddenly, a child ran from a distance. It was the Eighth Prince Chen Ze. Accompanied by the inner prisoner, he came to the palace talking and laughing.
, saluted to Empress Song, the noble concubine, then looked at Jia Heng who was sitting beside him, and said with a smile: "Fifth brother-in-law, you are here too."
"Ze'er." Concubine Duanrong said with a straight face and a frosty look on her face, "Nothing big or small."
Princess Xianning's face turned red with embarrassment. She came closer, pinched Chen Ze's ears, her eyes were clear and her smile was flowing, and she said angrily: "You are so cowardly now that you even dare to make jokes about your sister."
"Sister, please don't twist, oh, it hurts." Chen Ze cried out in pain, then called out to Empress Song and begged: "Queen Mother, save Ze'er."
In fact, not only Xianning but also Chen Ze should call Empress Song their aunt. Compared with Concubine Duanrong's strict treatment of her children, Empress Song was undoubtedly much gentler and more generous to her two nieces and nephews.
Empress Song smiled and said: "Xianning, stop bullying your brother, Ze'er, who did you listen to when you called me just now?"
"The nun next to the concubine said it." Chen Ze sat down, approached Qianfan, and said politely.
Under the slender eyebrows of Princess Duanrong, her bright eyes flickered, and a hint of coldness appeared. These palace people were so talkative that they started shouting even before they even curled up the horoscope.
Empress Song smiled sweetly and said: "This can't be spread randomly, it will not be good for your sister."
Chen Ze nodded and said: "Mother, I understand."
Concubine Duanrong said: "Sister, this child is quite out of touch sometimes. It's time for him to study seriously for a few years."
"Didn't I say that I would find a teacher for him earlier? Who has been identified now?" Queen Song asked, gazing intently.
"I'm looking for it. It's Lu Li, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Lu is very knowledgeable. Previously, I wanted to find Liu Yuzhong, the imperial concubine, but my studies were too rigid and rigid. Besides, I'm old and have low energy.
Ye Yanhong, Secretary of the Imperial College, is also quite suitable, but His Majesty rejected it." Concubine Duanrong said softly, obviously very concerned about her son's education.
Jia Hengyuan was sitting at the bottom. Hearing this, he paused lightly with the teacup in his hand, ripples rippled in the tea, and his mind was inexplicably ups and downs.
Lu Li...how could the eighth prince's teacher be Lu Li?
However, if you think about it for a moment, it is normal. Lu Li was born as a scholar, studied in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, and his knowledge and literary talents are also very outstanding. It is reasonable and reasonable to serve as the teacher of a young prince in terms of status and knowledge.
Just such a person...
"What are you thinking about, sir? Are you so lost in thought?" Seeing Jia Heng stop drinking and thinking, Princess Xianning moved closer to her face and looked at the young man with a deep gaze opposite her.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "It's nothing, I remembered an old thing."
As he spoke, he took a sip.
Although both the kings of Wei and Liang were descended from the queen, and no matter how bad the king of Wei was, there was still the king of Liang. However, the eighth prince was very talented, so there was no guarantee that Lu Li would not burn the cold stove, and further observation was needed.
At this time, Princess Xianning did not doubt him, but looked at Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong, and said softly: "Mother, concubine, my brother asked me to teach him riding and archery last time. He said he was here."
When the day gets older, I will lead my troops to conquer the Eastern Han Dynasty and share my father's worries."
Queen Song smiled and said: "Is there such a thing? Ze'er, you want to be a general?"
Chen Ze's clear childlike voice was a bit childish, and he said: "My father is worried about the war, and he doesn't sleep well every day. When my son is older, I will definitely lead the troops to help my father go out to war."
Empress Song listened, gently pinched Chen Ze's cheek, looked at Concubine Duanrong, and said softly: "Sister, listen, it's really rare for Ze'er to have such filial piety at such an age."
Concubine Duanrong frowned and said softly: "He is still young and doesn't know that things outside are dangerous and difficult. We will wait until he is older to see more."
As a mother, she naturally hopes that her children can grow up healthy and happy, and they can use swords and guns to make a fool of themselves.
Princess Xianning said in a clear voice: "It's good to read some military books since I was a child. I think my brother has started to look for some. He often pesters me and asks me to tell him Mr. Three Kingdoms."
Empress Song looked at Jia Heng, who was listening silently, and said with a smile: "If Zeer wants to learn how to march and fight, you can learn from Ziyu. Ziyu, if you have time, you can also teach Zeer military strategies."
Chen Ze looked at Jia Heng and said, "Brother-in-law is very famous in Henan, so he needs to teach me."
Jia Heng responded quickly: "If the official duties are not heavy, I will do it for you."
Then, Jia Heng and Princess Xianning were talking in a low voice, listening to the two concubines discussing some family disputes, such as whose wife's wife had another child this year, and which clan's daughter married the son of which honorary minister.
, women like to talk about these things when they get together.
Jia Heng listened quietly and talked to Xian Ning in a low voice. Not long after, a voice from the inner prison came from outside the palace, "Your Majesty has arrived!"
Everyone in the palace stopped talking and laughing one after another, stood up and walked out of the palace to salute Emperor Chongping.
Emperor Chongping strode over, looked at everyone, with a smile on his cold face, and said: "Everyone is exempt from courtesy."
Under the greeting of Empress Song, she pulled Emperor Chongping to sit on the soft couch and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I will ask the palace servants to prepare the meal."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said, "It's quite hot today, and I don't think I have much appetite."
After saying that, he looked at Jia Heng and asked softly: "Ziyu previously proposed to build water conservancy projects during the severe drought. Now there are quite a few memorials from officials in the north to build water conservancy projects. I think there will be some good harvests this autumn."
Already."
Because Jia Heng was in the Central Plains, he built embankments and weirs in the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and was successful in fighting floods. In addition, Emperor Chongping had previously urged local officials to build water conservancy projects. Therefore, there is now a trend of building water conservancy projects among northern officials.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, seemingly about to speak but then stopped.
Emperor Chongping smiled and said: "Ziyu, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, you are afraid of local officials. They use this to claim credit, build extensive construction projects, and assign corvee labor, which makes the people suffer from river construction and cause many complaints."
"Oh?" The smile on Emperor Chongping's face froze and he asked seriously, obviously a little puzzled by Jia Heng's "inconsistent" remarks. It was you who proposed the overhaul of water conservancy in the first place. For this reason, you were even featured in "Chen He Incident"
"Shu", now it is said that river construction can make the people suffer from corvee labor and cause resentment against them.
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, it is the right thing to build water conservancy projects to prepare for droughts and floods. However, if your Majesty has something good to do, your subordinates must follow suit. Local officials attach great importance to farming and water conservancy, so they focus on it."
Concerned about political performance, many officials did not think carefully and carried out large-scale construction projects in their jurisdictions to spread the people. It may be that the local area was not suitable for digging diversion canals, but because the officials were in favor of them, the river corvee trend became more and more fierce. They assigned corvees and forcibly collected people's wealth.
, the people complained."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his face was solemn, and he was thinking about a possibility.
It would be displeasing if others said this, but Jia Heng, a minister who once vigorously stated the necessity of water conservancy construction, and used the examples of the Central Plains and the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers to prove the principle that "the prosperity of water conservancy will lead to the prosperity of crops".
So these words of "changing things" naturally caused the emperor to think deeply.
Jia Heng said: "That's why I believe that when the government allocates money and grain to build water conservancy projects, it should be reported to the Water Resources Supervisor of the Ministry of Industry. It is necessary for water conservancy officials to go to the local area for verification. At the same time, local supervisory officials should also inspect the construction of water conservancy projects."
The pros and cons of dikes and weirs, and no corvee must be assigned to the people, no forced collection of donations is allowed, and it is also included in the matters of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's inspection of local areas."
Before a large-scale project is launched, it is necessary to carry out evaluation and demonstration. However, local officials in the North are likely to carry out duplication and ineffective construction in the local area for the sake of political performance, torturing the people and borrowing debt... Well, there is no such model at this time.
This is what the officials of Binghuang Lao School said, and the reason is to rest with the people, do light corvee and pay little tax. If you don't mess around and make the best use of the situation, the system can run automatically and smoothly. If you have high ambitions, it will be easy to be unrealistic.
As long as the people are not bothered, the people themselves will develop, and whether it is a small peasant economy or a commodity economy, they will gradually prosper, which is the so-called free economic theory.
Many times, it is really better to be still than to move.
In this way, some greedy officials who pretend that the imperial court attaches great importance to farming and water conservancy and loot property will have doubts in their minds, leaving behind only capable ministers and officials who are willing to do practical things.
Precisely because it will die as soon as it is controlled and chaos will occur as soon as it is released, it is necessary to control the temperature.
Emperor Chongping was thoughtful, his eyes were bright, and he nodded and said: "What Zi Yu said is true. The king of Chu was so thin that he starved to death in the palace. In this way, local officials overhauled water conservancy, but it actually had no effect, and instead made the people suffer.
, I will ask the cabinet to issue an edict to the local government tomorrow to act with caution. After Ziyu returns, he will also draw up a statement and submit it to the military aircraft office."
Jia Heng said softly: "I obey your order."
Under the willow-leaf slender eyebrows of the Empress of Song Dynasty, her beautiful crystal eyes were flowing, and she said angrily: "Your Majesty, while you are talking, why are you discussing government affairs again?"
This Jia Ziyu had promised her just now, but now she was discussing government affairs with His Majesty.
Concubine Duanrong also stared at the young man in the python suit. She looked at the young man who was calm and composed. There was also a hint of admiration in her eyes. She was obviously one year younger than Xianning, but she was the minister who managed the country and brought peace to the country by His Majesty's side.
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Princess Xianning also looked at Jia Heng with a pair of clear eyes that were as clear as water, and her eyes were like painted paint, seeming to sparkle.
"Your Majesty, dinner is ready." At this time, a female official approached the palace and reported.
Empress Song smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat."
Everyone sat down one after another and began to eat.
Jia Heng accompanied the three emperors and concubines to dinner, and then left Kunning Palace. He and Princess Xianning walked along the corridor of the palace, towards the garden, and to the covered bridge.
The summer night is hot, the moon is bright in the sky, a few stars are hanging in the sky, blinking, the cool breeze blows on the face, and the octagonal palace lanterns create circles of magnificent light and shadow under the interplay of light and dark.
"Sir, why don't Sister Chanyue and I go to Yangzhou? It won't delay your husband's business." Princess Xianning held Jia Heng's hand and said softly.
Jia Heng said: "The situation over there in Yangzhou is getting more and more serious. Didn't we agree?"
Princess Xianning pursed her lips and said, "But Mr. Lin said before that Miss Lin can also go to Yangzhou."
Jia Heng said warmly: "She is reunited with her father to talk about their family relationship."
"Then I am going hand in hand with you, sir, and we are in the same boat." Princess Xianning said in a low voice with her clear eyes as bright as flying stars under her thin eyebrows.
Jia Heng: "..."
For a moment, he felt that what Xian Ning said made sense, but he had nothing to say to refute.
Seeing Jia Heng's silence, Princess Xianning still seemed to refuse. She sighed softly and said, "Okay, since you find it inconvenient, sir, I won't go now."
Jia Heng held Xianning's hand and whispered: "Xianning, it's no inconvenience. It won't be too late for you to follow Jinyang when things are calmer over there. They first poisoned Uncle Lin, and now they set fire to him."
In the Salt Transportation Department, it can be seen that in order to protect themselves, they are almost crazy and lawless."
Hearing this, Princess Xianning turned around her pretty face and said worriedly: "Then sir, you should be careful when you go south."
Jia Heng nodded, spoke softly, looked around, and whispered: "By the way, I have something else to tell you. Do you know Princess Chen Xiao, the daughter of King Zhou?"
"This...you mean the fourth sister?" Princess Xianning said in surprise, suddenly realizing something was wrong, she quickly lowered her voice and said: "The fourth sister disappeared a few years ago, why did the gentleman suddenly mention her?"
For a moment, I didn't expect Chen Xiao to show up at Jia Heng's house. I thought it was Jia Heng who, as the governor of Jinyi Mansion, had found out Chen Xiao's whereabouts.
Jia Heng whispered in his ear: "Xianning, she is in my house now and has joined the White Lotus Sect. After you celebrate the birth of the Queen Mother tomorrow, come with me to see her."
Princess Xianning's clear eyes were inexplicably shocked, and her heart was in disbelief, and she said: "After the fourth sister disappeared...how could she rebel against the party?"
Jia Heng said softly: "I don't know either. When you come with me to see her tomorrow, you can ask her the whole story and persuade her to go to your aunt's house. By the way, she has been living in the world these years and has some extreme ideas."
Princess Qingyu of Xianning paused for a moment and whispered: "Don't worry, sir. I'll go to the house to persuade her. It's been many years since I've seen her."
Thinking of that sister with heroic appearance and refined martial arts skills, Princess Xianning also felt a little missing in her heart.
Jia Heng was talking to Princess Xianning and said, "Xianning, I'll go back first."
"Then let me see you off, sir." Princess Xianning said softly, because she still had to worry about some influence in the palace.
"Yeah." Jia Heng said, and left the palace as Princess Xianning saw her off.
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The night is like water, and the moonlight is like a mist, covering the vast Chu Palace with deep gardens. The lanterns on the corridors and pavilions sway gently in the wind. From time to time, a few maids hold lanterns, whispering and walking through
And passed.
In the back room of the house, there is a beauty in a light yellow low-cut long dress. She has a graceful figure and beautiful face. The large areas of her neck and chest are as white as jade, but the bronze mirror on the dressing table reflects her temperament.
A little cold and charming, with sharp eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a comb in her delicate hand.
Princess Chu Zhen Qing clenched her comb, and her narrow and clear phoenix eyes showed a trace of anger. It had been several days, but the strange feeling in her private parts had not gone away. Moreover, she had a nightmare yesterday, and she was ravaged and fucked by that bastard in every possible way.
, I wish I could trample her to death.
"Princess, the hot water is ready." At this time, the personal female officer entered the wing and said to Zhen Qing.
Maybe it's because the weather has been hot recently and her body is prone to sweating. The princess has to take several baths in the past two days.
Zhen Qing snorted coldly, put down the mahogany comb in her hand with her gorgeous jade face that was a bit mean, and gently swayed with the floral diamond hairpin pinned between the lush green bun.
Standing up from the seat, two millstone shadows suddenly appeared on the soft mattress.
I can't do it without a cushion. The snow has been as bright as the clouds for the past two days and it's burning.
Zhen Qing took off her gauze clothes and gently lifted up her jade feet, which were as tender as bamboo shoots. Her toes, which had been coated with impatiens juice, were straightened, and there were tiny lines on the soles of her feet and the soles of her forefoot. She stepped on the bamboo couch and entered.
In the water of the bathtub, amidst the steaming heat, a mutton-fat white jade body sank into the water.
Zhen Qing held Xue Jian with both hands, gently scrubbing the sweat from her neck.
In the past few days, the princess has been bathing frequently, as if this constant bathing can wash away the shame and humiliation that filled her nose that day and was like the bumps and waves in the waves.
Zhen Qing pursed her pink lips and gently stroked the snow grinder in the warm water. After two days, the original burning pain had been relieved by 70% to 80%, but there was still a faint pain. She spat in a low voice, "
asshole!"
While scrubbing gently, his face suddenly froze. I don't know why, maybe it was the vague pain, maybe it was the gentleness of the warm water brushing through the grinding holes, but an indescribable meaning suddenly surged deep in my heart, well,
It's more like the humiliation and strangeness of being conquered and abused.
Zhen Qing frowned her eyebrows, her eyes were distracted for a moment, and she quickly suppressed the strangeness in her heart, cursing someone in her heart with vicious words. How could that bastard be so unscrupulous in such an unclean place?
At this moment, the female official's voice came from outside: "Princess, the prince is back."
Since Empress Dowager Feng would give birth tomorrow, King Chu naturally returned home.
Zhen Qing couldn't help but be startled, and her restless index finger was retracted as if it was an electric shock. Her cold and beautiful face showed shame, anger, and a hatred of blaming someone.
She was really stunned and she blamed that bastard!
What that bastard did to her, she must pay back twice as much!
