Donggong Zhangjiao

Chapter 36 On Punishment
Not to mention how the First Prince is doing.

After Pei Yao came back, he hadn't sat in the study for a long time when he received lotus leaf porridge delivered by Zhou Shuren himself.

After Hong Zheng came in and passed the message, he quietly looked at Pei Yao's expression.

"Your Highness, do you want to serve this porridge?"

"Sent by Mrs. Zhou?" Pei Yao closed his eyes, "I remember her father was a doctor of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War."

Hong Zheng nodded, "Your Highness has a good memory."

After receiving an affirmative reply, Pei Yao withdrew his gaze and nodded slightly.

"Let her in."

Not long after, Mrs. Zhou entered the study with a food box.

"My concubine pays my respects to Your Highness."

"Exemption."

Pei Yao's gaze was still on the folder in his hand, without looking up.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou silently walked aside, put down the food box in her hand, took out a bowl of clear porridge from it, and brought it over.

"The concubine thought that His Highness had to drink some wine at the banquet today. This clear porridge nourishes the stomach, and the lotus leaves reduce the fire to relieve dryness. Your Highness is tired all day long. Eating some is good for your body."

When she was speaking, Pei Yao had just finished reading the last notebook in his hand, put the notebook aside, and took the bowl.

"You bother, sit down."

"It's all a matter of concubine status."

Zhou Shi smiled, leaned over and sat down beside her.

After eating a few mouthfuls of porridge, Pei Yao spoke softly.

"Gu remember that your father is a Langzhong of the Wuxuan Division. Although his official position is not high, he raised such a gentle, virtuous and sensible daughter like you, and sent him to Gu's side."

After being praised, Zhou's face showed a bit of shyness at the right time.

"Father often said that being able to serve the imperial court is a great blessing. I don't care about the position of the official. I also feel that being able to serve His Highness is also a blessing in this life."

"You and your father are fine."

Pei Yao pursed his lips and boasted with a smile.

Of course he wanted to boast. After all, although the military officer's official position is not high, he has the important right to select the military officer.

The reason why Qian Jiangbai voted for him is probably because his eldest son abandoned literature and went to martial arts the year before last, but there has been no good news, and now he needs a way.

In short, Zhou Shuren stayed that day.

The house is so big, Fang Yun naturally got the news soon.

But she didn't care about whether Mrs. Zhou stayed or not, she was more concerned about whether Mrs. Zhou used the fragrance again this time.

Although it is not easy to investigate, this matter has to be paid attention to.

Both Qingrong and Yanwei were sent out, and it took a lot of effort.

When he waited for Fang Yun to wake up the next day, he was sure that Zhou Shuren had used a stronger rose dew yesterday.

These were inquired from the maid who served the bath in the front yard and the maid who served the bath by Zhou Shuren's side respectively.

That is to say, because the southern tour was away, there were only one or two confidantes around, and the others were dispatched temporarily to serve, so it was easier to inquire about it.

If it is placed in the East Palace, it is really impossible to detect it.

At this point, Fang Yun was sure that there must be something wrong with the rose dew that Zhou used.

Thinking back carefully, the last time Zhou Shi was in bed, she smelled this kind of smell, could it be
There are too many methods for women to compete for favor, and they use spices. It is hard for Fang Yun not to think about the bed.

But this is just a guess, and it is even more difficult to check in depth to confirm.

So I held this clue in my hand for the time being, maybe it will be useful in the future.

Right now, when he is away from home, Pei Yao's mind is on government affairs again. It is not good to start a dispute between women at this moment. Even if he wins, he will be easily bored.

It's better to live in peace first.

In fact, it was exactly as Fang Yun thought, Pei Yao became busy again after the Luming Banquet.

But this busyness is a superficial word, because the investigation of the replacement case of the scientific research is almost done, and all the things that should be dealt with have been dealt with. There is only a little finishing work left. The reason why he pretends to be busy is to hide behind and throw the eldest prince away. Go out and see how he deals with the Jiang family.

Although it takes eight days to sail from Zhongzhou to Kyoto, but that is because it is not a day and night sailing, and there are many stops on the way, so the fast horse delivery is fast enough.

In just three days, Zhongzhou received a reply from Emperor Chengjing.

It is said that the Marquis of Changyu disregarded the Holy Grace and punished him according to the law. Although Qian Jiangbai, the prefect of Zhongzhou, was guilty of negligence, he thought that he had worked hard for many years, and this time he had exposed him again, so he did not punish him.

After receiving this decree, the first prince's heart was completely relieved, and he immediately rolled up his sleeves and worked hard.

Let the people below, according to the laws of Daqi, check the Changyuhou's mansion to the bottom.

However, how could he have imagined that, in fact, along with the imperial decree, there was also a secret letter sent by Queen Li, which was sent to him alone.

The superior explained that Emperor Chengjing's order was out of face, but he still had old feelings for the Jiang family and should not be punished too much.

It's just that now the letter fell into Pei Yao's hands firmly, and the First Prince didn't even know about it.

"Look, our empress really knows how to figure out the Sacred Heart."

Pei Yao threw the secret letter on the table, with a sarcasm in his eyes.

Zhang Zonghe stepped forward to take it, and after seeing it, he blew his beard and stared angrily.

"The rooster is in the morning, there is bound to be great chaos. This Li family violated the rules of the ancestors and interfered with the government affairs as a harem woman. It is really abominable. As a queen, she should advise the emperor to be diligent and love the people. How can she disregard the law in order to please the emperor? !"

"That's right, such a woman has become the lord of the middle palace and the mother of Daqi. How can the emperor not be deceived by evil words."

Pei Yao closed his eyes and sighed lightly.

"The eldest prince is easy to deal with, but it is the Li family who is difficult to deal with. It may be much better if the emperor can have a sensible and sensible woman to serve and advise the emperor and keep the emperor away from the Li family."

Zhang Zonghe frowned and thought for a moment, then cupped his hands.

"Your Highness, the old minister has a solution, which may work, but... may be inappropriate."

"Master Zhang, please speak."

Pei Yao raised his hand.

Then Zhang Zonghe whispered.

"Women from the south of the Yangtze River are gentle and virtuous. At the Luming Banquet, the old minister followed His Highness to talk with those students. Many of them have sisters of the right age in their families. In my opinion, these women can be dedicated to the emperor and serve around."

After hearing this, Pei Yao frowned, as if in deep thought.

"The emperor's heirs are weak, and he brought people into the palace, spreading branches and leaves for the sake of Da Qi. It's just that these women are of low status. I'm afraid that after they enter the palace, they will not be able to compete with the queen. They will lose their lives in vain. But if Women with good family backgrounds are naturally unwilling to enter Beijing with us like this, if we can change their backgrounds, we can have more leverage and support."

Seeing this, Zhang Zonghe immediately went to the road.

"The old minister only has two sons, but he is envious of other people's families who have cute and cute daughters. It is not bad to meet someone who is destined to be adopted during the southern tour."

After hearing this, Pei Yao showed a faint smile on his face.

"It's so good, it's a good thing to have the best of both worlds."

(End of this chapter)