rich concubine

Chapter 498 Talking in the middle of the night
The light in the room was bright yellow, gentle and not dazzling. Jiang Shunxiao walked in with soft steps, turned a corner, entered another screen of Die Lianhua, and saw the situation on the bed.

Summer nights are sultry, especially when you first lie down in bed and haven't fallen asleep yet, your body feels hot.

Rong Yi was wearing a layer of gauze, lying on her side on the bed with her back to him, one hand supporting her forehead to support half of her body, one hand slightly raised, holding a fan in her hand and fanning her gently. wind.

Her fair body is looming, one lotus-rooted arm looks even more tempting under the soft candlelight, and her waist-length hair falls obediently to one side without being messy at all. It makes her whole person very soft, and she takes care of her children. The brilliance radiating from Shi's body makes people unable to take their eyes away.

Jiang Shunxiao thought that there must be a faint smile on her face now, the corners of her mouth curved in a gentle arc, and her eyes looking at the child were full of tenderness.

He walked over, suddenly lay down behind her, imitated her movements, put his big palm on her waist, supported his head with one hand, and looked past her at the two little babies lying inside.

Rong Yi was startled by him, but the two children were happy, shouting "Oooh" when they saw their father suddenly appeared.

Rong Yi stopped fanning, looked back at the man who was close to her, moved in, and said, "Why did you come back so late?"

Jiang Shunxiao took the fan from her hand, fanned the child and her, and said: "There are many things today. His Highness has been aware of the abnormality in the past two days. He also said that what happened this time is no accident. He wants me to investigate thoroughly. He I doubt those two things would affect me.”

Rong Yi was thoughtful. In fact, she was thinking about the same thing as His Highness. Most of the military generals in the court came from Prince Anning's palace, and several generals were also taught by the prince. It can be said that Emperor Meng's empire was composed of civil servants and generals. , and most of these generals come from Jiang Jiajun.

The defeat of several lieutenants may not be a big deal in the eyes of others, but what they severely damaged was indeed my most important lieutenant. This matter concerns me and His Highness.

If it was an accident, that would be fine, but if it involves the prince, things are far more than that simple.

Rong Yi lay down, made room for him, and then asked, "Can we find out who did these two things?"

She thought of the Second Prince who had never dealt with His Highness. She hesitated for two seconds and asked, "Is it related to the Second Prince?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shunxiao paused slightly while shaking his fan, looked down at her, and said, "How could you guess the second prince?"

Rong Yi pursed her lips and said: "Because His Highness and His Highness have always been at odds with each other. They are also the two princes who have competed most fiercely for the throne in recent years. I have always been the most capable military minister around His Highness. I am afraid that the Second Prince I will choose to attack you in order to weaken the power of the eldest prince." After saying that, she looked at him quite uneasily, but she saw his eyes were gentle and he was looking at her with a slight smile.

These things were originally Rong Yi's own thoughts. She had never communicated with anyone else, and she didn't know whether she was right or not. When it came to the state affairs of the court, she, a little girl, could see accurately or not. Seeing him looking at her like this, Rong Yi Suddenly I blushed, thinking I had said something wrong somewhere, and felt a little embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, he said: "You have seen very clearly, but this matter has nothing to do with His Highness at the moment. I would like to hear from you how you know about the matter between the eldest prince and the second prince. It was in Qin Dynasty." Did Qin Yun tell you about it when you were at the mansion?"

Rong Yi shook his head and said: "How could the young master tell me these things? The fight between the eldest prince and the second prince for the heir apparent is not a secret to begin with. I just pay attention to it." Hearing this, Jiang Shunxiao felt even more surprised. He stared at her red cheeks with interest and asked: "You are a little girl, why do you pay attention to these things?"

Rong Yi glanced at him and said with some dissatisfaction: "Who said that women can't pay attention to family and country affairs? Who among the eldest prince and the second prince can be the next emperor has a lot to do with common people like us. If If a wise king governs the country, the people can live a good life, but if a mediocre king is in charge, the people of Meng will be the ones who suffer."

Hearing this, Jiang Shunxiao's eyes lit up. He suddenly felt that he was a treasure appreciator with a very good vision. He found a piece of rough jade covered with dust. Other women, including the young girls he knew, were not locked up in prison. In the boudoir study of women's virtues, she was the only one with ideas, and her ideas always made him feel like he got to know her again, surprising him, making him happy, and making him more happy. topic.

He asked: "Then which one do you think is more suitable to rule the Meng Kingdom, the eldest prince or the second prince?"

Rong Yi glanced at him and didn't expect that she would talk to him about the two princes competing for the throne. He didn't seem to shy away from it at all. He didn't scold himself for talking about matters in the royal family. Instead, he asked him what he thought. Rong Yi was a little happy, at least he was not so rigid and made her feel very comfortable.

"Can I talk about the two princes?"

After she had said it all, she remembered that she couldn't talk about people in the royal family at will. Jiang Shunxiao was laughed at by her naivety and just said: "It's just you and me, we are allowed to talk. If you go outside, don't talk about this kind of thing." .”

Rong Yi felt relieved, exhaled, and expressed her thoughts.

"Actually, I don't know much about the two princes myself. I mostly heard about them from others. The emperor cultivated these two princes in the same way. One of them is the eldest son of the queen, one is the son of a noble concubine, and the other is the eldest son of the queen. They represent the Meng Dynasty, and the other represents the veterans of the former Qi Dynasty. There is naturally a gap in status between the two, but they are evenly matched... The emperor prefers the eldest son, but has to cultivate the second prince. There are many veterans of the former dynasty in the Meng Dynasty. , the emperor cannot do without these people at present, which has caused the current embarrassing situation. Even though the eldest son is talented and capable, he has to be pulled up by the second prince to compete for the position of crown prince. "

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"I remember that there was a flood in the south, and the emperor sent two princes to deal with it. What I remember very clearly is that the second prince at that time, because of Bo Xianren's reputation, contacted many shops to provide accommodation and food for the refugees. They all settled down, but this was not a long-term solution. They couldn't help the refugees for a lifetime, and they also had the important task of controlling floods. So the eldest prince proposed that these refugees build dams, and all men build dams. The women went into the kitchen to prepare meals for the long-term workers on the water, and paid these people every month, so that they could get money and have work to do, and they would not have to eat for nothing. Finally, after the dam was built, the two princes returned In Beijing, everyone has different opinions on their handling methods. Some people think that the second prince is considerate of the people and has won the hearts of the people in handling the refugees. Others say that the eldest prince is better at using people. He gathered the refugees to build the dam, which solved the problem to a certain extent. In order to ensure the basic life of these refugees who were originally destitute from the misery, control floods and solve people's livelihood, the eldest prince did not leave any one behind, and he did a good job. In my heart, I also very much agree with the eldest prince's approach, because he Not only did the floods be controlled quickly and efficiently, but the potential of the refugees was also tapped, so that they would not continue to suffer and could live a decent life. Even the refugees could not live on government assistance all their lives. This move killed two birds with one stone and had many benefits. That’s what the superior should do.”

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