Donggong Zhangjiao

Everything went well.

The next morning, Pei Yao asked Master Zheng, and he agreed quickly.

After all, when a princess chooses a consort and the emperor comes to ask the man for his opinion, it is just a formality. If he is determined to marry him, it will not be an imperial edict.

The Zheng family is very sensible and indeed feels honored to marry the princess, so both parties are willing to do so.

To put it bluntly, the Zheng family actually only became successful in the generation of Master Zheng, so compared to other aristocratic families with deep roots, the Zheng family is much more low-key and humble.

In the afternoon of the same day, the palace issued an imperial edict, and Zheng Pei, the legitimate son of the Zheng family, was registered as the consort of Princess Shuhui, and the marriage was completed on an auspicious day.

Many noble ladies in the capital breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the princess did not choose their sweetheart.

Of course, there were also some who admired Mr. Zheng or wanted to be his consort, so they were naturally disappointed.

But no matter what, Zheng Pei and Princess Shuhui are both willing to do so.

There is nothing wrong with this marriage.

Everything is going well in Kyoto, and the Chinese New Year will be going well too.

There was nothing new at this year's New Year's Eve palace banquet.

No one is favored by his art, and no one is rewarded or promoted.

What's interesting is that the eldest prince brought his younger brothers and sisters to pay Pei Yao New Year's greetings.

There was a group of little carrots, except for the youngest fifth prince who needed someone to hold him and did not participate, the others were all present.

Even Princess Jingyi of Prince Dun's family was among them.

As Pei Yao said, the Pei family royal family is indeed not prosperous now.

So Pei Yao was also happy when he saw these children paying New Year greetings, and each of them was rewarded with a bag of golden melon seeds.

New Year's money.

The children are happy.

"How is the Third Prince doing lately? He looks much stronger than before." Fang Yun smiled and talked to Concubine Song.

Concubine Song nodded, "Yes, children have a good appetite in winter and eat more than before. It is the age when they grow taller, so they grow faster."

Looking at the tenderness in Song Bin's eyes, Fang Yun knew that the mother and son got along well.

Then he said, "Is the third prince's nightmare getting better? I haven't heard that the third prince asked an imperial doctor for this for a while."

"Everything is fine." Concubine Song nodded, "When I first arrived at my concubine's place, we had a few troubles. Later, the imperial doctor said that it would be better to have someone with him at night, so I simply slept next to him. It has indeed been a long time since I made such a fuss. .”

In the final analysis, the child has nightmares and convulsions because he lacks a sense of security and is not in good health.

"That's good. You take care of the child carefully and properly. I will have to talk to the emperor another day." Fang Yun curled his lips and said.

Song Bin naturally understood what she meant and immediately smiled and thanked her.

After the palace banquet ended on New Year's Eve, Pei Yao naturally went to Fengxuan Palace.

There is no objection to doing things according to the rules.

There is no one who doesn’t have the foresight to earn it.

However, during the first and second days of the lunar month, Pei Yao rested alone in Jingqian Palace.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Pei Yao came to Yuzhang Palace.

They said they were going to the north right after the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. I guess it would take more than a month to go back and forth.

"Are you in such a hurry? Don't you spend the 15th Lantern Festival in the palace?" Fang Yue looked worried, "The emperor must pay attention to safety when he goes here, and bring more people with you."

Pei Yao held her hand, his tone gentle and a bit heavy.

"Don't worry, I will definitely be careful. This is the first time I have held a scientific examination to select candidates since I came to the throne. Nothing can go wrong. The affairs of the students from the north must be handled well. You have to help the Queen more with matters in the palace. The Queen is Excellent, but she is too conventional and only sets her sights on the harem."

"You cannot interfere in politics in the harem. This is an ancestral rule. The Queen may not have no talents, she just abides by the ancestral rules."

Fang Yun narrowed his eyes and whispered.

Even though this was a compliment to her, she didn't dare to accept it casually.

"I know that you respect the queen, and I have always been at ease with you." Pei Yao smiled and rubbed Fang Yun's hair, "I also know that you have no ambitions for government, but I also know that you are smart and can really do it. Help me, the queen is my wife in name. I abide by the rules, respect her, and appreciate her efforts, but in my heart and emotionally, I regard you as my wife." "Your Majesty..."

"There are only you and me here, don't be afraid." Pei Yao squeezed Fang Yun's hand, "I am telling you this because I hope that during the time when I leave Kyoto, you can take care of some things in the past for me. Prime Minister Lu and Prince Dun are appointed to act as agents of the government. They are nobles of the family and their loyalty is absolute. However, they may be biased in their dealings."

When it comes to this matter, Fang Yun would be ignorant if he shirks it any more.

He nodded.

"I will definitely do my best, but I am in the harem and the information I can get is limited. The emperor must have other arrangements?"

"Just say you're smart."

Pei Yao pulled her to sit down.

"I naturally arranged people in the previous dynasty. They will deal with these matters with Liu Qin. When Liu Qin asks you to send gifts, he will pass the news to you, and you will pass the news to me."

Fang Yun understood this and turned to smile.

"When a minister communicates with the emperor, there will be people in the capital watching, but when a concubine communicates with the emperor, others will not think of concubine being involved."

"Exactly."

Pei Yao nodded.

It is normal for the beloved concubine and the emperor to be inseparable.

"Some people in Beijing are also involved in the matter involving the northern students. I can't tell you clearly now. I'll wait..."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to explain." Fang Yun interrupted Pei Yao's words softly, "I just have to do what the Emperor has told me to do. Otherwise, I will have the answer in the future."

She shouldn't have asked anyway.

What Pei Yao didn't mention must be something she wouldn't know.

Pei Yao was very satisfied with her intelligence and sensibleness. He pulled her into his arms and praised her again.

However, Fang Yun didn't listen to his sweet words and quickly pushed people to wash up.

I will continue to be busy when I get up tomorrow. During the New Year celebrations in the palace, there are rules from the first to the sixth day of the lunar month.

Pei Yao watched as the woman in front of him coaxed the two children to go to bed, and arranged the clothes for him to wear tomorrow. While talking, he asked him to pay attention to something before going out.

For a moment, I just felt that this busyness was as happy as an ordinary family.

In other concubines, even the queen, these trivial matters are directly left to the slaves, and no concubine does it herself.

But it was Fang Yun who made these things himself, which made Pei Yao feel more and more like the fireworks in Yuzhang Palace that he had always wanted.

So Pei Yao stayed in Yuzhang Palace for the next few days until the sixth day of the lunar month.

Concubine Zhao was favored, and although others felt sad, they were all used to it.

Finally, on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Yun became worried.

"The Emperor will leave tomorrow morning. Why don't you go to the Queen's Palace to rest tonight?"

"It doesn't matter. I have already told the queen this afternoon that I will stay here with you."

Pei Yao waved his hand.

Seeing this, Fang Yun didn't say anything more.

After all, there is no rule in the palace that the emperor must stay with the queen before going out.

Usually after being out for too long, the first thing to go back to is the Queen's Palace.

So that night, Pei Yao stayed.

After playing with the second princess and the fourth prince for a long time, he washed up and lay down.

The two hugged each other and fell asleep talking.

When Pei Yao woke up early the next morning, he found that his side was empty.

I felt strange in my heart.

After all, he was going out now and got up very early.

Just when he got up and was about to go outside to take a look, he smelled a scent, followed by the sound of familiar footsteps. (End of chapter)