The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, Liang Run's wife, Mrs. Jiang, brought their son and daughter to the palace to pay homage to Concubine Liang.

When Zhao Yao was nine years old, Liang Run finally got married. He was not the daughter of a high-ranking official or wealthy gentry in Yangzhou, but a descendant of Jiang Xiang, who was unjustly exiled to Lingnan in the previous dynasty.

In the previous dynasty, the Jiang family was a famous family of officials. It had produced three prime ministers and one Taiwei, as well as many third- or fourth-grade officials. Unfortunately, later on, when he encountered a foolish king, Prime Minister Jiang was wrongly accused, and his family was exiled to Lingnan. Since then, the Jiang family has declined.

Not long after the Jiang family was exiled to Lingnan, war broke out in the previous dynasty. Although Lingnan was far inland, it was still affected by the war, and many people died. Originally, not many people survived the exile. Later, due to the war, not many Jiang family members survived. Fortunately, after the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the war gradually calmed down and Lingnan gradually became peaceful. The Jiang family has since settled down in Lianhua Mansion in Lingnan. Over the years, the number of people in the Jiang family has gradually increased. Today, the Jiang family is considered a big family in Lianhua Mansion. It has an important position in the local area and is also very respected.

At the beginning, when the Great Zhou Dynasty was first established, the late emperor rehabilitated many people who had been wronged in the previous dynasty, including Prime Minister Jiang. Unfortunately, Prime Minister Jiang himself died of illness long ago and did not wait for the day when he would be cleared of his grievances. The late emperor issued an order to allow the descendants of Prime Minister Jiang to return to Beijing, but they declined.

The Jiang family has long been far away from the capital, and the descendants live happily in Lingnan. For them, Lingnan is their hometown, and they do not want to return to the capital and get involved in the right and wrong of the capital. After experiencing the tragic blow of their entire family being exiled, the Jiang family was scared, really scared. They didn't seek high office or wealth, they only wanted peace and security.

When the late emperor learned that the Jiang family was unwilling to return to the capital, he did not force them, so he gave them a grace decree and appointed Jiang Xiang's great-grandson as the governor of Lianhua Mansion.

The Jiang family was grateful for the late emperor's grace and guarded the Lotus Mansion conscientiously. Over the years, Lianhua Mansion has been managed in an orderly manner by them.

Perhaps because the Jiang family's good luck ran out in the previous dynasty, the descendants of the Jiang family who survived in Lingnan did not inherit the intelligence of their ancestors. They had mediocre qualifications and did not have the extraordinary wisdom of their ancestors. Over the years, although they guarded the Lotus Mansion, they did not achieve outstanding results. Among the twelve prefectures in Lingnan, Lianhua Mansion can only be regarded as a medium level.

The late emperor initially thought that Jiang Xiang's descendants could make great achievements in Lingnan, like Jiang Xiang, but he did not expect that his descendants did not have his political talents. The late emperor felt sorry for this. From then on, the late emperor never paid attention to the descendants of the Jiang family in Lianhua Mansion.

After Zhao Yao decided to become a king and come to Lingnan, he sent Liang Run to Lianhua Mansion to find the descendants of Prime Minister Jiang. After that, the descendants of Prime Minister Jiang surrendered to Zhao Yao.

Liang Run often went to the Jiang family, and became familiar with the Jiang family girl every time he went there. However, at the beginning, the Jiang family girl was not old enough to have hairpins, and Liang Run did not think of marrying her. Later, when she got haircut, her parents saw that she liked Liang Run, so they asked someone to ask Liang Run whether he intended to marry their daughter.

At first, Liang Run regarded the Jiang family girl as his younger sister. When she grows up, he still treats her as his sister. However, later on, he gradually discovered that the Jiang family girl was no longer a little girl, she had grown up long ago, and he gradually developed feelings for her. Both of them had feelings for each other, and they got married naturally.

Although Jiang did not inherit the extraordinary intelligence from his ancestors, he did have some talent in business. In addition, Liang Run specially cultivated her, and she has already become an excellent female boss.

In the past few years, she has been mainly responsible for women-related businesses, such as rouge, gouache, jewelry, silk and satin, etc. The business she did not only opened branches in many places in Dazhou, but also opened stores in many places in the Western Region.

Jiang entered the palace this time, firstly because his family was about to leave for Lingnan. Second, because her store had new products, she specially went to the palace to give them to Liang Bin.

"Xiao Shi asked you to stay inland, why did he ask you to go to Lingnan?" Liang Bi looked at her nephew and niece who were eating snacks, feeling very reluctant and at the same time not at ease. "Is it possible for two children who are so young to travel a long distance to Lingnan?"

"Mother, you have forgotten that they followed us back to the capital from Lingnan last year." Jiang said with a smile, "When they were two or three years old, they followed us to the Western Regions. They are both very strong-skinned and will not worry about the long distance. It’s just tiring from the trek.”

Hearing Jiang's words, Liang Bin then remembered that her two nieces and nephews traveled extensively with their parents and visited many places.

"Now that the weather is getting hotter, you still have to be careful."

"Don't worry, Madam, we will take a boat back to Lingnan. The sea is not hot at this time, so the two children will not be too hot." In the past, when the sea ban was not lifted, the only way to go from the capital to Lingnan was by horse-drawn carriage. After the sea ban is lifted, you can go to Lingnan by boat, which is not only much faster, but also comfortable. "Besides, there is ice on the ship. If it gets really hot on the way, there is still ice to cool off."

Liang Concubine felt relieved when she saw that Jiang had prepared ice.

"By the way, the two children haven't been sick during this period, right?"

"No, the two of them are very strong and rarely get sick."

"I heard that after being vaccinated with cowpox, many children will be weak for a period of time and prone to illness." Some time ago, Jiang's two children were also vaccinated with cowpox. After they were vaccinated with cowpox, Liang Concubine was worried about their weak bodies, so she specially gave them a lot of supplements.

"After they were vaccinated with cowpox, they were as active and active as before, and they didn't even sneeze." The reason why Jiang's two children are so healthy and strong is thanks to Zhao Yao. "The two of them have been drinking goat's or cow's milk morning and night since they were little. Plus, they can eat and learn martial arts from their master. Not to mention they are very strong."

"You still can't take it lightly." Many healthy children died young due to illness. Nothing can be careless until the child grows up.

Knowing that Concubine Liang cared about her two children, Jiang said with gratitude, "Don't worry, Madam, we are always paying attention."

"Oh, I really can't bear to let you go." Although Liang Bi couldn't see Jiang and the others every day, she was happy to know that Jiang and the others were in the capital.

"Empress, we are returning to Lingnan this time because of the trade conference. After the trade conference is over, we will return to the capital." Jiang can also understand Liang Bin's mood. She is alone in the palace, with no son or good sisters around her. . If it were her, she wouldn't be able to bear living alone in such a big palace. "Mother, how about I leave the children with you?"

Concubine Liang waved her hand and said, "You should keep the two children with you. If they feel uncomfortable staying in the palace, they will be crushed." For many people, the palace is the richest place in the world. Everyone wants to come in, but the people in the palace feel that this is a prison, and they can't get out of it for the rest of their lives.

"When you return to Lingnan this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to return to the capital for a while. I guess you will be busy for a while." Liang Bin said, "Yao Yao may even let you go to Annan and Johor. Besides, you guys Aren’t we going to the Marsh Mansion to train female workers the next time?”

She hurriedly asked: "How many female workers did you bring to Marsh Mansion?"

"We don't have many, two or three hundred." Thinking of the life experiences of the two or three hundred female workers, Jiang showed pity on her face, "They are all poor abandoned people." Some of the female workers Jiang took in were adopted by her husband's family. Abandoned, some were abandoned by their parents and family, some were orphans, some were abducted... In short, their life experiences were very miserable.

"Now that they have gone to Marsh Mansion with you, they will be able to support themselves in the future and have a home in Marsh Mansion, which is a good thing for them." Concubine Liang was very in favor of recruiting female workers.

"It's all our fault, Your Highness." It was Zhao Yao who suggested that the Jiang family recruit female workers. "Now there are many female workers in our store, and they are doing well. Some of them have become shopkeepers." In addition to female workers in Jiang's various branches, there are also female workers in Liang Run's large and small shops. They are capable of doing things, and they are serious and careful. They are no worse than men, and some are even better than men.

"Women are not worse than men, they are just not given the opportunity to develop their talents."

"By the way, Madam, those aunts you recommended before have finally agreed to follow us to Lingnan." The "aunts" Jiang mentioned were the maids who were just released from the palace this year. They have worked in the palace for ten years and have very long qualifications. , she was called "aunt" in the palace.

Among the maids released this year, some are very capable in the palace. Concubine Liang paid special attention to them, and after they left the palace, she asked Jiang to visit them to see if they were willing to go to Lingnan to continue to shine. "Last time you came here, didn't you say that they were unwilling to go to Lingnan? Why did they agree this time?" Before they left the palace, Liang Concubine wanted to have a good talk with them, but after thinking about it, she decided not to go. Let Jiang talk instead.

"Something happened at home."

Liang Bin hurriedly asked: "What happened?"

"Aunt Lu was forced by her family to marry an old man as a concubine. She didn't want to, but her family forced her to marry and locked her in the house. She escaped from home and came to find me." Aunt Lu is The embroiderers in the palace are very good at embroidery. After she left the palace, she originally wanted to find an honest man to marry, and then have a boy and a girl. Unexpectedly, her family not only robbed her of the money she brought out of the palace, but also forced her to marry someone as a concubine. "Aunt Wei wanted to be a female doctor in a hospital, but her family didn't agree and wouldn't let her show up." Aunt Wei was a female doctor in the Tai Hospital and had very good medical skills. She heard from Jiang that His Highness the King of Han was going to open a medical school in Marsh Mansion and needed female doctors to teach female students. She could still work as a female doctor in Marsh Mansion to save people, and then she agreed.

"And Aunt Ma was also forced by her family to marry a lame man..."

When these palace ladies return home, if they are lucky, their family members will find a good marriage for them. If you are unlucky, you will be forced to marry by your family. Because after they left the palace, they were older and no longer young girls, so it was not easy for them to find marriages.

Some of them do not want to get married and want to open a shop to make money, but their families do not allow it. As if they are hot potatoes, they must be married off.

"The worst thing is Aunt Miao. She is the nurturing aunt in the palace. Normally, she will be snatched after she leaves the palace. Unexpectedly, her brother and sister-in-law forced her to marry that landlord and become his concubine." Jiang Shi sighed and said, "Which adult's house did she go to to continue being a nurturing aunt? She wouldn't have been betrayed by her brother and sister-in-law."

"She must have seen a lot of dirty things in the palace, and she didn't want to enter a wealthy family and get involved in trouble."

"Yes, there are a lot of sinister ghosts in high-class families." Jiang didn't go to Aunt Miao at first because she felt that Aunt Miao was definitely not willing to go to Lingnan. "She came to me two days ago and asked me if I would like to go to Lingnan." I was willing to take her in, and she said she was willing to learn everything. I thought that my aunt was not well-educated in Marsh Mansion, so I agreed to take her in."

"Aunt Miao is very capable. You were right to take her to Marsh Mansion." Liang Bin said with a smile, "All the aunts who came out of the palace are very capable. You have found a treasure."

"This is all thanks to your Majesty. I think His Highness will be happy to see you when we get to Marsh Mansion." Jiang said, "Previously, Your Highness had been saying that Marsh Mansion was in urgent need of a medical woman. Now there is a doctor with excellent medical skills." Your Highness will definitely be very happy as a female doctor.”

"After the trade conference is over, the hospital and medical school he mentioned before will be built, right?"

"There is also a school to be built..." Mrs. Jiang told Liang Bin a lot about the next arrangements for the Marsh Mansion.

"You go to Marsh Mansion and help me keep an eye out for any good girls."

"Mother, what do you want?"

"He is in Marsh Mansion, and he has only Tongxi to serve him, and no girl to serve him. I don't trust him." Speaking of this, Concubine Liang showed a headache expression on her face, "He still hasn't figured it out, so he has to arrange for a girl to serve him. He's enlightened, otherwise he won't understand anything when he gets married next year."

"Are you planning to arrange a roommate for His Highness?"

Concubine Liang nodded slightly: "Well, he is getting married next year, so he should understand these things."

"My Lady, are you not afraid of arranging a marriage for His Highness and then having a child with her? Will it affect His Highness's marriage next year?"

"He won't." Liang Bin still believed in her son's character, "I'm just afraid that he won't want to marry him." Before Zhao Yao went to Lingnan, Liang Bin originally planned to arrange for the maids around him to be married to Zhao Yao. , asked her to follow Zhao Yao to Lingnan to serve him, but he refused.

"Actually, the master also mentioned this matter to His Highness, but His Highness rejected it." Jiang thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid that this time, His Highness won't want it."

"Let Brother Run remind him again. If he still doesn't want to, forget it." Liang Bin also knew her son's temperament and couldn't force him. "I want a girl to serve him, but I'm worried that he will be too busy and not take good care of himself. Once this kid gets busy, he will ignore everything. Although Tongxi has served him since he was a child, he is not as attentive and considerate as the girl."

"Your Majesty is worried about this." Jiang didn't dare to tell Liang Bin that Zhao Yao disappeared when he got busy and often went several days without eating, drinking or sleeping.

“His letters always report good news but not bad news, and I don’t know what is going on with him in Marsh Mansion.” Liang Bin said worriedly, “We are holding a trade conference this time and dealing with those foreigners. I don’t know if anything will happen. "

Jiang thought to herself: Madam, your Highness is the only one who can bully others, no one can bully Your Highness.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness is very smart, and those foreigners are no match for Your Highness." If those foreigners really dare to underestimate Your Highness, then they will have nothing good to gain.

"The situation in the capital is tense, I'm worried..." At this point, Liang Bin didn't say any more. Although Zhao Yao is in Lingnan, far away from the capital, the rights and wrongs in the capital will still involve him.

Jiang didn't understand the situation in the DPRK, but she heard Liang Run say that Zhao Yao knew the situation in the DPRK well.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Your Highness has always been wary of Chao Zhong. I think everything will be fine."

"I hope." Liang Bin knew that with her son's ability, nothing would happen, but as a mother, she still couldn't help but feel worried. "When you return to Lingnan, you should also be careful, especially those around you."

Mrs. Jiang understood what Concubine Liang meant, nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, empress."

Liang Bin was afraid of frightening Mrs. Jiang, so she stopped talking about these things and changed the subject to talk about the female workers.

Jiang had lunch in the palace before leaving. Before leaving, Concubine Liang gave her many things, half of which were for Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao, who was far away in Marsh Mansion, was meeting people sent by King Han.

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