Mrs. Shizi, she is both wise and brave

Chapter 171 The Eternal Son

Shen Lingze went back to the yard to tidy up a bit, felt that he was much more awake, so he took Chun Shui to Prince Rui's study.

As soon as he entered the yard, he heard a woman's voice faintly coming from inside.

Shen Lingze paused, but the book boy at the door saw him and immediately reported inside.

Soon the door curtain was opened from the inside, and a magnificent woman about 30 years old, wearing a beeswax yellow peony round neck beige, came out.

"The prince is here, and the lord is waiting, please come in!" With a warm smile on her face, she raised her voice to Shen Lingze.

Shen Lingze narrowed his eyes slightly, hid the disgust in his eyes, nodded lightly, and walked past her into the room.

Seeing that Shen Lingze ignored her, the smile on the woman's face froze, and she bit her lip bitterly before following in.

Prince Rui was sitting behind the desk looking through official documents, when he saw Shen Lingze coming in, he pointed to the chair beside him and said, "Sit."

After finishing speaking, he continued to watch.

Shen Lingze was not in a hurry, and sat down as promised, keeping quiet.

The house was silent.

After the woman came in, she glanced back and forth between the two of them a few times, then raised her smile and went to Prince Rui, picked up the small sweet white porcelain cup on the table and said softly:

"My lord, don't be too tired. It's the same when you stop to rest and eat the bird's nest. It just so happens that the eldest son is here, and you father and son can also talk."

Prince Rui let out a "huh" and said, "You can let it go."

But he didn't put down the official document in his hand.

The woman was a little embarrassed when she saw this, a trace of resentment flashed across her face.

But she tactfully did not make any further persuasion, and gently put down the small cup in her hand.

"My lord, remember to eat."

After finishing speaking, she looked at Shen Lingze who was at the side again, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you must use bird's nest. This is the best blood swallow specially given to your father by the Holy One. It is the most nourishing. If you want to use it, I will let it go." Someone bring a cup."

Shen Lingze slightly raised his eyelids when he heard the words, glanced at her, and refused: "No need, Concubine Rong will save it for the two younger brothers and sisters to eat!"

Seeing him taking care of her, Concubine Rong smiled even more, and hurriedly said: "It's not bad, if you want to use some, I'll ask someone to get it."

Shen Lingze felt impatience flashing in his heart when he saw her like this, and was about to refuse again, when Prince Rui who was beside him suddenly spoke.

"Why are you still here? Brother Yu should be leaving school, and I'll be looking for you again later, so hurry up."

Concubine Rong was stunned for a moment, seeing that Prince Rui was looking at her with a frown, she felt excited, and hurriedly said: "This concubine knows, let's go."

After speaking, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately withdrew.

After the people left, Prince Rui no longer looked at the official document in his hand, he put it on the table and stood up.

"She is confused, don't be as knowledgeable as her."

When Shen Lingze heard the words, the corners of his lips curled up, and he said, "Father is worrying too much."

When Prince Rui saw his indifferent look, he felt depressed.

Thinking of his son's temperament, he simply stopped gossiping and asked directly: "What have you been up to these days?"

"It's just busy work." Shen Lingze replied casually, and asked, "Is there something wrong with father?"

However, Prince Rui was not very satisfied with his answer, his brows frowned even deeper.

"What is busywork? Are you helping the prince again recently?"

Shen Lingze didn't seem a little flustered when he heard the words, "Since father knows, why do you still ask?"

"If I don't ask, will you stop talking to me?" Prince Rui asked in a deep voice, "Are you also involved in the Taihe Province affairs?"

Shen Lingze didn't deny it, and said directly: "Father really knows things like a god."

Hearing this, Prince Rui's face became even more serious, "Get your people out and don't worry about this matter anymore."

Shen Lingze lost face when he heard him say that, "No."

Seeing that he was so stubborn, Prince Rui was a little annoyed for a moment, and after a while he said: "Prince Rui's residence has always remained neutral and only loyal to the emperor. In the past, I never cared about you when you got close to that boy, the sixth son, and even helped the prince, but this matter The matter is very important, it is not something you can intervene at will, if you are not careful, Prince Rui's Palace will be involved, and the situation will only become more chaotic."

Shen Lingze smiled when he heard the words, and said: "Father, don't worry, if your son is exposed at that time, you will definitely not be troubled, and you can just drive me out of the house."

When Prince Rui heard that the veins on his forehead were throbbing, he said angrily, "What kind of bastard are you talking about!"

Seeing that Shen Lingze was still sitting idly on his seat, looking as immobile as a mountain, he was even more depressed.

It took a long time for my heart to calm down, and I sat back on my seat again, and said in a low voice: "Do you have to piss off your father to be satisfied?"

"Why would father think so?" Shen Lingze moved his lips lightly, with a hint of sarcasm on his face, "It's everyone's happiness that my son will give up his position as the son of the world!"

Prince Rui was startled when he heard the words, seeing the sarcasm on his son's face, he felt a sudden pain in his heart.

It took him a long time before he said in a shy voice: "I know you have always held grudges against me because of your mother's death, and I don't expect you to forgive me. Just don't say any more about being expelled from the house. You are my son, and you will always be my son." He is my son, Shen Che, and the seat of this son is yours, and no one can take it away."

Shen Lingze's heart trembled a little, but only his Adam's apple rolled a few times, he lowered his head and stared at the blue bricks on the ground without saying a word.

Prince Rui sighed, and said: "It's just that the matter of Taihe and his company is a bit complicated, as a father, I still want to advise you, it's really not wise to rashly intervene in it."

Shen Lingze seemed to have heard the words, and after a moment of silence, he said, "But my son has to intervene."

He raised his head to look at Prince Rui, his eyes were full of seriousness, "It's not for the prince, nor for myself, but for the common people in Taihe."

"Officials from top to bottom in Taihe Province colluded with each other, levied taxes under the guise of military supplies, wantonly exploited, embezzled and accepted huge amounts of bribes. Where did these properties come from?"

There was a flash of compassion in Shen Lingze's eyes, "It all came from the people of Taihe Province.

In the past two years, my son traveled there with his master and saw that most of the people were suffering from hunger, cold and hardship in order to pay taxes.Those so-called parents and officials all lay down on the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty to drink blood and eat flesh, and even smashed their bones and sucked their marrow, just to satisfy their own selfish desires. "

Hearing this, Prince Rui was a little silent.

Shen Lingze looked solemn, and continued: "Nowadays, in Taihe territory, the people are only lingering, the number of people has dropped sharply, the people are in dire straits, a large area of ​​land has been abandoned, and refugees are everywhere. If we continue to let things go, there will be even greater chaos.

"Furthermore, my father also knows that the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty is not stable now. There are Tatars in the north, and the Japanese are greedy in the south. If there is another problem within the Great Zhou, the country will definitely be unstable."

(End of this chapter)