I had nothing to do in my study room, reading old books that I looked through very hard, and familiarizing myself with some current historical materials and political affairs. Those dense handwritings just glanced at the flowers, and remembered seventy-eighty-eight, which was a bit surprising.

It is rumored that Princess Xiangyi has seen and heard rumors and fought a hundred articles about wine. It seems that the rumors are spreading like that.

I checked two Tongjian Chronicles, and then picked up a red book on the shelf, but there was no writing on it, and when it was strange, I heard the impatience of the maid again begging for advice.

Alas, why are the maids in the princess' mansion always walking on thin ice?

There was another visitor, and it was the father-in-law in the palace.

When this little brother stepped into the house wearing a azure blue robe, I secretly sighed that this servant did not know whether he was clean or not when he entered the palace. Such a heroic figure is afraid that he will be able to fight against the enemy in the last battle. The eunuch got a touch.

Yes, this is the young father-in-law who serves my prince and the younger brother, Cheng Tiezhong, who is close and loyal.

When I go home, I can often see his figure. I mentioned earlier that my younger brother is worried about me, but he is busy with political affairs as a prince. I asked Eunuch Cheng to bring me the tribute tonic, and I got to know him a little bit after going back and forth.

So as soon as he entered the room, I asked without looking up, "What did His Royal Highness bring?"

Cheng Gong said: "Korea ginseng."

I said, "Bengong is on fire, it is not advisable to take too many supplements. Go back and tell the prince, and then put the ginseng and deer antler on me, and I will chop it all up and apply it to my face."

The concubine said that this is the attitude of the princess and the prince.

Eunuch Cheng smiled: "The princess is joking."

I sighed, and turned the book to myself, seeing that he still hadn't left, and asked, "What's the matter with being a father-in-law?"

Eunuch Cheng asked, "Is the princess phoenix well?"

I nodded and said, "It's fine."

He hesitated for a moment, then said: "If the princess is free, go to the palace to see His Royal Highness. He talks about the princess's concern, but he can't put aside what he is doing. Alas, when the princess is ill, His Royal Highness will frown... "

Eunuch Cheng began to explain the things about the Prince of the East Palace endlessly. He just wanted to persuade me to enter the palace. Originally, I was reluctant to see the Prince alone without my concubine, but then I thought about it. Frankly amnesia, this is not a big deal.

"Stop, stop, this princess should have a cocoon if she doesn't enter the palace again."

This palace is bigger than imagined

even bigger.

After getting off the carriage and sitting for a while, Feng Huo was unable to reach the East Palace, so I stopped the sedan chair and came out to stretch my muscles and bones, and slowly strolled around the imperial garden. On this road, I followed my intuition for hundreds of turns, but I really didn't lose my direction. It was probably because I was too familiar with this section of the road, and there was still a sense of direction in my mind.

When I arrived at the East Palace, I saw Eunuch Cheng’s figure not far away. He stepped into the palace ahead of me to answer. He was standing by the door at the moment. As soon as I approached, I heard a loud shout from inside, faintly mixed with memorabilia. sound.

"The disaster relief silver taels were robbed? After raising three months, more than 100,000 disaster victims in half of the Jianghuai were waiting for their lives. Now you think that if you report that the disaster silver has been robbed, you can use it to perfunctory this king?" Dare to shout in the East Palace. It should be the Lord of the East Palace.

Eunuch Cheng saw me coming, and was about to go in to announce, I made a silent gesture to him, stood outside the door and listened, only to hear someone say: "Guanyin was robbed in Huaidong, Yangzhou and Huai'an. The prefect has made every effort to hunt down, and General Song and the sergeant who escorted Guanyin that day were also sent to the prison to await execution, and the people related to this case, etc..."

The tone of hearing this should be the presiding officer who handled this case. It may be the governor of Zhejiang Province of Jiangsu and Zhejiang generation, or it may be the minister of punishment. However, since it is in a hot and difficult stage, the governor should stay in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to guard. Therefore, the possibility of Xing Bu Shangshu may be larger.

"He Shangshu, this king doesn't want you to cut people now. If cutting people can solve the problem, why not cut you all together!" The prince was so angry that he couldn't say anything.

"His Royal Highness." Another voice said, "The most urgent task is to re-raise the disaster funds as soon as possible, and send people to borrow food from nearby prefectures and counties that have not been affected by the disaster, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people. "

The house was silent for a while. The person who said this dared to refute the meaning of the Minister of Punishment, the rank is naturally higher, and he should be the first assistant in the cabinet, and he warned the prince when he was angry. I guess it is my uncle Li Cifu, Song Dynasty. Lang Sheng said that Zhao Shoufu's palace was very deep, and he would not easily speak up unless he had to.

The prince was silent for a while, and said, "Uncle Li Guo is right for what he said."

I pondered that the atmosphere had eased a little at this time, and nodded to Eunuch Cheng, he shouted knowingly: Princess Xiangyi is here!

After shouting, I walked into the study in a hurry, and the prince got up and greeted me. I looked at the bright figure, and there was a hint of warmth in my heart. This is Xiao Jingyan, my younger brother who is four years younger than me. Although those eyebrows and eyes are still young, they can see that they will be very handsome in the future. Of course, as long as he can ascend to the throne, the woman under the curtain will still fight for him, even if he turns out like a pig's head.

In the hall, the people in the hall were tense after bowing to me. I couldn't help but wonder why the prince was so nervous that they were so nervous. After I was seated, I suddenly realized , the person who made the atmosphere warm up again is this princess.

Song Langsheng said that in front of the courtiers, Princess Xiangyi was more pleasant when she was not ruthless.

I picked up the teacup and poked the tea leaves with the porcelain lid, and said, "You guys continue, don't bother about this palace."

Then they turned their attention back to the prince and continued to discuss political affairs. While I was tasting this Dongshan Biluo chūn, I was thinking that during the period of my disappearance, the fake princess would not be able to sit here and participate in government affairs in a grand manner. Dominate politics. So today, I was afraid that everyone was worried about whether the situation was serious before letting the princess come out again.

Uncle Guo added: "Now, one person should be dispatched to send the raised materials to Jianghuai to assist Zhang Xianyang, the governor of Zhejiang Province, in handling urgent matters."

The prince pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you have a recommendation?"

So fell silent again.

I curled my lips involuntarily. This is a hard job, not to mention numerous difficulties and obstacles, and a slight error is also a matter of people falling to the ground. However, it would be a waste of money to let the people recommended by the cabinet do it, raising silver taels in the name of disaster relief, and using power to seek personal gain in the name of the court, it is self-evident how much fat there is. The single force is weak, and if I really want to investigate it, I am afraid it will be a headless koan.

Sure enough, most of the officials remained silent with embarrassed expressions on their faces. Li Cifu saw this and said, "The minister has nominated one person, Chen Yong, the servant of the household department.

I saw that the prince's face was a little unsightly, which was a matter of course. Let the people in charge of accounts in the Ministry of Household help this mess, and don't be in the dark. Uncle, are you all right? Don't embezzle so obviously, okay? Really, sooner or later you will be caught. Gān dropped.

After listening to the prince, he nodded noncommittally, swept the faces of the officials present, and finally fell on one person: "Is there any suitable candidate for Zhao Shoufu, let's talk about it."

It turned out that the old man who was about to fall asleep was Zhao Gengnian, the first servant of the dynasty. He opened his eyes when he heard the voice of the prince calling, raised his head slowly, and said, "Old minister..." He coughed twice, "Old minister... ..." He coughed again.

The old minister is indeed an old minister, and the speed of such a mature and prudent speech has to be admired.

I drink tea calmly.

But after listening to Zhao Shoufu slowly say: "The old minister recommends, Xiayang Hou Shizi, Nie Ran."

Chapter VII

I was blushing from the tea.

All the ministers turned their heads and looked at them with concern, and the prince even stood up to caress my back and said, "What's wrong with Huangjie?"

"No...cough, very serious." Very serious.

When I suddenly heard the name Nie Ran under such circumstances, my whole heart felt as if I had been punched.

Yes, I forgot that Zhao Shoufu is Zhao Yanran's father, which means that he is now recommending his own son-in-law. I don't have time to think about what the hidden corners of this move look like. If he is involved in the struggles in the court, one day...

In short, it is impossible to stop!

My heart was hot, and I blurted out like this: "Elder Zhao Ge doesn't avoid suspicion at all."

Zhao Shoufu said gently: "What does the princess mean by this?"

"I heard that Ling Qianjin married the heir to the Nie family. I wonder how the marriage was going?"

Zhao Shoufu looked calm and said very slowly: "Thank you for the princess' concern. The marriage with the Nie family has been postponed. It's just that the little girl is too arrogant, and the old minister has no way to teach her daughter. I don't care about it."

Suddenly, a kind of cháochu wave rose in my heart, the marriage has been postponed? Why? It's a pity that I can't ask more questions at this time, and it's not even suitable to show too much surprise: "Since it is Zhao Ge's family affairs, it is not convenient for this princess to ask more questions. I don't know why Ge Lao recommended Nie Shizi?"

Zhao Shoufu gave me a thoughtful look, as if he was thinking about my question, but also seemed to be thinking about why I would ask such a question. It has been more than three years since Suiyang prefecture, Xia Yanghou and the old minister mentioned that the deceased son has experienced troubles. Now that there is this vacancy, although it is not good, the old minister just mentions it. If there is a more competent candidate, the old minister will agree to it. ."

Anyway, let him say everything, this cabinet chief is really an old fox.

I nodded noncommittally, my mind was still elsewhere, the prince probably felt that it would be difficult to make a decision for a while, so he shook his sleeves at the ministers and told them to retire.

He took off his domineering look, sat next to me and held up the herbal tea, and said, "If Huang Jie hadn't opened her mouth, I'm afraid that errand would fall on Nie Ran's head."

I was a little empty in my heart: "Why is the prince dissatisfied with him?"

"Let's not talk about how he is. If he wants this matter to be done for him, Zhao Gengnian is afraid that he will push Nie Ran into the cabinet. Alas, at that time, it was not only his Zhao family who had the final say in the cabinet..."

I said, "Isn't there our uncle..."

The crown prince said, "Sister, are you mocking him or me when you mention him at this time..."

I'm mocking myself.

He filled the tea for me and asked with concern, "Is the emperor's body adjusted?"

"If it's not good, I won't enter the palace to visit Tan Munshui."

The prince scratched his head and glanced at me and said, "Look at what I said, I didn't dare to look for you publicly during the days when the royal sister was away, I was afraid that something would happen to you, and I was afraid that something happened to you. As for the princess, you didn't even know me when the concubine said that he was going to get you back that day..." He said a little excitedly, but held on to my sleeve tightly, "Anyway, you can come back safely. all good……"

The heat that was surging in my heart was about to come out of the corner of my eyes.

He is the most beloved younger brother of Princess Xiangyi, and the Crown Prince of the East Palace. Even if you forget it, how can you not feel that blood is thicker than water?

I looked at him gratefully, and then listened to him say: "In this way, I finally have someone to help me share those complicated government affairs..."

I:"……"

"Sister Huang, that day you went to Yulong Villa to prepare a surprise for your concubine's birthday, but why did you disappear when everyone arrived? Where have you gone for so long? I heard from the imperial doctor that you were seriously injured. Is there anyone? To harm you?"