Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 659
Guan Xuqing returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation that night, and the palace was already lit with lights.Getting up in the morning to do errands, I tossed and tossed for a whole day, apart from reviewing papers and meeting foreign officials, the main thing was Pu De's wedding.At that time, I was energetic, but I didn't feel much. Now I calm down, but I feel tired physically and mentally.At one moment I thought about the affairs of the princes, at another moment I thought about the water transport between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and at the other moment I thought about those messy things abroad, the more I thought about it, the more I felt a headache.Just as he was lost in front of the jade case, Wang Shang whispered behind him: "Master, should the dinner be served in the side hall or in the East Pavilion?"

"Yeah..." Guan Xuqing just came back to his senses, swung his arms and loosened his body, and saw Xiao De'an coming over with a silver plate with a green-headed brand, and turned over the sign casually. Xiao De'an saw that it was Concubine Wang, Guan Xuqing said: "There is no need to pass on the meal, I want to order some light food. Tell Wang Concubine to come to this young man's room to prepare supper for me." After speaking, he got up and went to the patio, took off his outer robe, and practiced on the spot Buku did Tai Chi again, sweating profusely, and feeling much refreshed.Wiping his sweat, only hearing his footsteps, Concubine Wang was standing under the eaves of the East Wing with a small bamboo basket in his arms, smiling. Guan Xuqing said with a smile: "There are no more vegetables in this room, and they brought them from your palace." what?"

Upon hearing the emperor's summons, Concubine Wang dressed up meticulously. She wore a lotus-colored moon white shirt on her upper body, a light green pleated skirt on her lower body, water-red shoes on the lower part of the skirt, and a red velvet knot on her head. Her thick hair was combed oilily, her knife-cut sideburns paired with an oval face and almond eyes, she looked dignified yet charming.Seeing the emperor came over to stare at him while asking questions, he was a little embarrassed, tied his hands together and made a blessing, and said: "Although there are a lot of vegetables here, they have to be rectified now. The ministers are afraid that the master will be hungry, so they brought some snacks. Seasonal fresh vegetables are grown by the concubines themselves in their free time."

"Okay!" Guan Xuqing took another look at her, and while waving his fan, climbed up the steps, and said, "Bring the snacks in. I am eating while reading the brochures. You go to cook!" He said and entered the hall , And shouted again: "Dezi, it's dark in the East Pavilion. Add a candle and put a small basin of ice on the kang. The hall is too stuffy."

He looked at the booklets written on the kang table, smiled wryly, got on the kang anyway, pulled a memorial in one hand, and picked up the vermilion pen in the other.I read several copies in a row, and they were all reports of food shortages reported by senior officials from other provinces.Although Guan Xuqing paid attention, he didn't pay special attention to it. He only paid special attention to Gansu, Shaanxi and Liangjiang.In Gansu and Shaanxi, there was heavy snowfall in the winter, and there was another heavy rain in March. Although there has been little rain since April, the crops in the fields are still growing well. They all say that if there is no wind damage, the summer harvest can be expected to reach [-]%.Some state capitals in Liangjiang were flooded, but Su, Chang, Hu, Wuxi, and Jiangning all reported good rice harvests, so he was relieved.

I only approved "I got it" on a few books, and after thinking about it, I wrote on the Gansu book: "The fodder, firewood, charcoal, etc. you played, I have allocated them at a par price from Shanxi! This kind of thing is Your local officials should have taken precautions long ago, and you still bother me to take care of you because you are careless in handling errands. Gansu has the largest number of Hui people in all provinces, and there are mixed places of Hui and Han. The customs are different, and it is easy to breed rifts. You must pay attention to mediation. "After finishing writing, I took Jiangning General Fengshen's notebook again, and looked at it for a while. It was written on it for instructions on slowing down the export of silk: last year, due to the rise in the price of raw silk and satin in the empire, the imperial court issued a court order to restrict exports. To enrich the people's use.It has been implemented for several months, but the price of silk has not dropped, and there is still an upward trend.It can be seen that the population of the people is growing, the people's livelihood is prosperous, and the consumption is increasing.I think this is a natural trend, not all due to export restrictions, so I ask for an order to relax exports."

After watching it, Guan Xuqing took up a pen and wrote on the invitation booklet: "You have some truths. I will soon order the General Administration of Customs to issue a notice to relax export restrictions. In addition, the Ministry of Households will approve the carrying capacity of each ship, but the lake silk and satin Items such as these should still be strictly inspected and banned, and smuggling and smuggling should not be allowed. You supervise Jiang Ning, the people's livelihood is good, you must continue to work hard, and don't be lazy. Please!" After finishing writing, I looked at my watch, and it was almost 08:30. No use for dinner.Looking up, Concubine Wang was standing in front of the screen with her hands down, so she got off the kang with a smile and asked, "Have you prepared dinner for me? I've been working hard on the papers, but I've left you out in the cold. Come on, give me a massage." Right wrist, it will inevitably be sore if you lift the pen too much." Then he stretched out his hand, and lightly stroked her raised chest by the way.Wang Shang winked at the accompanying eunuchs, and they all quietly retreated outside the hall.

"The emperor said that I dare not be a concubine. A concubine is just a concubine who dares to think of being indifferent." Concubine Wang blushed slightly, holding the emperor's hand with a pair of white greasy hands, gently pressing his wrist , the two came to the dining table in a few steps, Guan Xuqing sat on the chair, she knelt beside her and rubbed it slowly, and said with a smile: "Compared to the serious things you do, the concubine is nothing more than worthless. Your Majesty, look , These are all dishes made by concubines. The east side is sweet and sour cucumber heart, and the west side is cold bean sprouts. They are all pinched, and there is no beany smell. Look at the south side is dry fried red shrimp, and the north side is fried red shrimp. The tenderloin is mixed with fungus, and the vegetables in the middle are yellow, I am afraid that the master may not have used it, if the emperor uses it to his liking, the ministers and concubines will have the courage to ask for a reward!"

Guan Xuqing looked at the dish, it was neatly stacked, the roots were as thin as vermicelli, but it was light yellow, with pepper oil dripping on it, it looked extraordinarily tender under the lamp.He stretched out his chopsticks, took a few of them, tasted them slowly in his mouth, and said with a smile: "I can see that this table dish is famous, green, red, soapy, white and yellow, and the five elements are in their respective positions. It's really thanks to your hard work. This taste Is the dish gourd? It’s also vermicelli mixed with chicken, and it’s not so crispy.”

"Your majesty, don't guess what it is." Concubine Wang served the emperor a bowl of sticky glutinous rice porridge with a wooden spoon, placed it in front of him, and handed the emperor a small steamed bun as delicate as ivory, and said with a smile: "You just use it, don't care what it is."

Guan Xuqing took another bite with a smile, and said, "It's good to use, look good, and smell good."

Concubine Wang saw that the emperor's appetite was so great that he even ate three small steamed buns and all kinds of side dishes, so she was naturally happy.Guan Xuqing was sweating profusely from eating, while Concubine Wang was gently shaking her fan beside her, talking with the emperor, showing great hospitality.

After a while, Guan Xuqing finished eating, cleaned his face with a towel, took tea from Concubine Wang to rinse his mouth, and then said with a smile: "I am satisfied with your service, and I will naturally teach you to be comfortable later. Do it. When it's done, accompany me to the Queen's place to take a look."

"The concubine should serve the master." Concubine Wang lowered her voice, almost whispering, "I have been unclean for two days." After finishing speaking, Concubine Wang sighed slightly, as if feeling very regretful in her heart.

"Well, you go back and raise it first, and change your sign tomorrow." Guan Xuqing put on his clothes and went out of the hall, walked to the door, and turned back to Wang Bin with a smile: "What's the name of that poem? Luohong is not a ruthless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers. Hehe" smiled and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Concubine Wang looked at the back of the emperor under the moon, anxious and angry, and said to herself: This sunflower water will not come sooner or later, but at this time it comes to make trouble, and a good opportunity has been ruined.

Guan Xuqing entered the Guangliang door of the Queen's bedroom, only to hear the silence of the courtyard, the windows reflected the shadows of women, a dozen eunuchs guarding the night stood in the corridor of the main hall, and a few rough maids carried small wooden barrels to each room to deliver Hot water, walking on tiptoe, like a thief.Wang Shang followed Guan Xuqing, and rushed to enter the hall to tell them to pick him up. Guan Xuqing smiled and waved his hand to stop him, stepped on Danchi lightly, pushed open the door and entered the main hall gate with his own hands.

Five or six palace maids took off their clothes because the queen had already rested and the palace gate was fastened, guessing that no one would come. Because of the hot weather, they all took off their little clothes and hid in the corner of the hall in front of the Dongnuange gate. The handkerchief was dipped in warm water and wiped the body. Unexpectedly, the emperor would come suddenly and silently. He was so frightened that he had nowhere to hide, and he had no time to put on his clothes. All of them were flushed with embarrassment and pulled their feet out of the basin. Kneel on the ground together.

Guan Xuqing smiled and pointed to the inner hall to signal them to keep quiet, which disturbed the empress, but she didn't go in for a long time, and didn't ask the maids to get up. Excuse me?" He deliberately approached a court lady, staring at her fair neck, arms and thighs.This court lady is the Queen's attendant girl, named Cherry, she is only sixteen or seventeen years old this year, she is only wearing a thin vest that sees through the upper body at this time, two bright red spots on her breasts are faintly visible.Seeing the emperor standing in front of her and not leaving, she felt her heart pounding, two red clouds burned to the base of her ears, she stretched out her hands to cover her chest but she didn't dare, so she had to cross her hands to protect her, her head almost touching the ground But my heart is beating non-stop, what is the emperor going to do, what should he do if I am?Is the innocent body of more than ten years gone tonight?But he is the emperor, so what can I do, if it is someone else, not to mention being blessed by the emperor, even if he is spotted, he would have to ask God to burn incense.

While thinking wildly, Guan Xuqing smiled and looked away, and said, "Everyone get up and change clothes!" Then he entered the inner hall.

At this moment, Jingfen knew that the emperor was coming, and she had already put on her clothes. Seeing the emperor coming in, she greeted the door and made a blessing, and said with a smile: "Didn't Long live have turned over Wang Concubine's brand? Why?" I feel embarrassed, but I'm sorry.Guan Xuqing likes to see the empress's shy face the most, besides, Jingfen is naturally beautiful, a young woman in her early thirties, when she looks under the lamp at this moment, her eyebrows are smoky, gentle and charming, Guan Xuqing couldn't help feeling agitated, and sat next to her When she got to the bedside, she held Jingfen in her arms, and whispered, "You are usually too dignified, but tonight is so beautiful. It's getting late, let's go to Wushan first, and then we will talk about Concubine Wang." At that moment, he hugged her shoulders and climbed up with both hands. Going up to Yufeng, the body has already been pressed up.Seeing this, the eunuchs and maids in the pavilion had already retreated quietly.

(End of this chapter)