first princess

Chapter 52
Shui Linglong took a deep breath, pressed the center of her brows, and said: "I have two bolts of makeup satin, I asked Aunt Feng to make you two sets of spring clothes. It wasn't the last time Xiao Dezi scratched your clothes and ruined them." ?”

"Chunshang..." Shui Lingqing pursed her lips, opened her watery eyes and said, "Auntie Feng may not be free recently! It's the same if I ask sister Qiaoer to do it." She didn't pay attention to Xiao Dezi's remarks at all!
Aunt Feng was not pregnant, and she did not host the show, so where did the saying "no time" come from?Shui Linglong narrowed her quiet eyes, and said, "What is Aunt Feng busy with?"

Shui Lingqing shook her head: "I don't know either, she is always bored in the room by herself, I have seen her a few times, but she refused and asked me to go find Third Sister." But she prefers the eldest sister.

"Let's not talk about them, you eat." Shui Linglong likes to eat lick soup, but loves to drink bitter tea. The table is full of sweet and greasy pastries and honey tea are made according to Shui Lingqing's preference. Shui Lingqing first Picked out a piece of each pastry and put it into an empty plate, and then began to eat happily, stuffing a piece into Shui Linglong's mouth from time to time, Shui Linglong ate it very cooperatively, looking at Shui Lingqing's delightful cuteness Look, Shui Linglong secretly sighed, that's all, you can go on simple like this, as long as I am alive, I will never let you suffer!
Shui Lingqing probably ate enough, Shui Linglong wiped her hands, looked at Zhi Fan and the others: "You guys take the cakes and honey tea down, you should be hungry after standing for a long time, there is still some time before lunch, There are no outsiders here, so don’t be restricted.”

"Thank you, Miss!" Ye Mao, Zhi Fan and Qiao'er thanked each other joyfully, picked up pastries and honey tea, sat down on the bench beside them, and began to eat happily.Ye Mao eats a lot, Qiaoer seldom eats such a good thing, Zhifan doesn't eat a few mouthfuls, and clings to them.

Ye Mao probably also felt that he had eaten too much, so he smiled naively, poured a cup of honey tea and handed it to Zhifan: "Drink tea."

Zhi Fan took it with a smile, but gave it to Qiao Er: "I borrow flowers to offer Buddha, Ye Mao, don't mind."

Qiaoer immediately had a good impression of Zhi Fan. The eldest lady brought Zhi Fan into the palace, so it can be seen that Zhi Fan is the most capable maid beside the eldest lady. Can you talk?Qiao'er took it with both hands, and said with a smile: "Thank you, sister Zhifan."

Not far away, Liu Lu saw the three of Zhi Fan sitting in the pavilion chatting and laughing happily, tears instantly wet her eyes, if she hadn't been infatuated with the young master, she should be the one who accompanied the young lady into the palace this time, right?If she hadn't left Lingxiangyuan, wouldn't she be one of the people who eats delicious food and doesn't have to worry about it?In the past, she was inferior to her second-class maid in everything, but now she has become the eldest lady's right-hand man, one is brave and the other is resourceful. In fact, she has both, but she chooses the wrong path, and ends up being relegated to the rough envoy's maidservant!

Zhi Fanou looked back and saw Liu Lu standing under the shadow of the tree crying in embarrassment, she frowned slightly, she was the one who was going to leave at the beginning, the eldest lady kindly fulfilled her wish, and her life is not related to the eldest lady Nothing to do.Zhi Fan turned to talk to Qiao Er and Ye Mao about the sky, but for some reason, she always panicked, struggled for a moment, then got up and walked to Shui Linglong, pointed at Liu Lu, and whispered: " Miss, over there."

Liu Lu found that Zhi Fan was talking about her to Shui Linglong, she turned pale with fright, turned around, ignored the pain on her buttocks, and ran away!
What face does she have to see the eldest lady?Not only the eldest lady, but also Zhifan, Ye Mao and everyone in Lingxiangyuan would laugh at her: Look, Liulu, people go up to the high places and water flows down to the low places, Zayuan is really a good place to go!

Shui Linglong remained calm, as if she didn't see Liu Lu, and didn't seem to care about Zhifan's hint, she just held Shui Lingqing's hand and took a stitch: "Isn't this embroidery more colorful?"

Shui Lingqing's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Yes! Why do you know everything, big sister?"

Zhi Fan looked at the back of Liu Lu fleeing in a hurry, but didn't dare to say a word.The eldest lady is kind on the surface, but in reality she has a big temper and is cold-blooded. Why did she bother to offend the eldest lady because of an unfaithful maid?
However, after Shui Linglong handed over the pleading paper written by Shui Chenxiang to Yunli last night, Yunli asked the emperor to seal up Ruixue Villa and captured the owner, Yue Bin. The poison sac hanged himself.However, Yunli did not find the pamphlet that Shui Linglong mentioned to Yunli.

On the carriage back to the Prince's Mansion, Yun Li frowned slightly, thoughtful.

Xun Feng coughed a few times, and Yun Juan asked in a relaxed manner, "What are you worried about, Your Highness?"

Yun Li flipped through the account books of Ruixue Villa casually: "I always feel that Yue Bin is not behind the scenes, and I also always feel that this time the copying of the villa was too smooth. Countless jewels and money were confiscated, but there was no useful information!" This...no normal!Colluded with the concubine for four years, but did not leave the slightest trace of politics!
Xun Feng cleverly guided Yun Li's thinking: "Jewelry is very good. The country is spending money. In my opinion, this trip to Ruixue Villa is just the solution."

Yun Li looked at Xun Feng suspiciously: "The national treasury is not empty, there is no war in the country, and there is no disaster, so how can you say it when you use money?"

Xun Feng let go of his eyes, and seemed to be staring at the beaded curtain of hanging flowers, but he didn't focus on it: "This winter has heavy snow and spring has a lot of rain. When summer comes, there may be an unprecedented flood disaster in the south."

Yun Li was silent. Qin Tianjian did predict that there will be continuous torrential rains in the next two months, not only the south, but even the east will be affected abnormally. In order to avoid panic among the people, the emperor suppressed this information and did not He never disclosed rumors, including Xun Feng.But he didn't find it surprising that Xun Feng would say that. Xun Feng's ability to predict the weather was three points better than Qin Tianjian.

There was a slight smile on Xun Feng's handsome face, as if there was nothing left: "Compared with the warm and moist south, the Kashgar Qing people in the west have been droughted for several years, and many villages have no crops. If the imperial court hadn't spared them for 20 years Taxation, if the patriarch of the Kashgar Qing clan hadn’t opened a granary to provide food, they would probably have rioted, and according to my night astrology, the drought will continue for at least three to five years.”

Three... to five years?

"Two years later, the imperial court will start to tax the Kashgar Qing clan." Yun Li's eyes trembled, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

Xun Feng coughed a few more times: "That's right, exempting the Kashgar Qing clan from taxes for 20 years was an expedient measure, and it was not the best strategy. A person is used to living a comfortable life, and you suddenly ask him to tighten his belt. Naturally, there is some resentment, if this natural disaster is not dealt with in time, it will give them a breakthrough to vent their grievances, on the contrary, if they save them from the fire, they will feel that paying taxes is worth it."

Yun Li's eyes were full of warmth: "Are you sure it will be at least three to five years?"

Xun Feng nodded without smiling, but there seemed to be a natural curve on the corner of his mouth: "I'm sure." He has his own studio and research base, and it is not a problem to speculate on the direction of the climate.Of course, he can only explain these as... astrology!
Yun Li pinched the center of his eyebrows with two fingers, and his tone gradually sank: "Only relying on the donation from the imperial court can cure the symptoms but not the root cause. The drought for seven or eight years in a row is enough to destroy a whole area. If the Kashgar Qing people turned to seek refuge in Mobei, which borders it , the situation is not optimistic.”

Xun Feng raised the back of his hand and rubbed his forehead: "I don't think Mobei and the Kashgar Qing people have the conditions for mutual benefit for the time being. What Mobei needs are winter supplies, advanced craftsmanship, and agricultural technology suitable for grasslands." , the production conditions of the Kashgar Qing people are limited, and the standard of living is not high. The main source of income is iron ore, gold mines, and melons and fruits. They cannot give Mobei what they want. Similarly, there are many grasslands and lakes in Mobei, but the big rivers There is no flow, so it can’t give the Kashgar Qing people the water they want, cough cough cough..." After talking a little more, he coughed for a while before recovering, "Since the Kashgar Qing people surrendered to the imperial court, the imperial court has successively sent Several batches of talented scholars settled in Kashgar. They not only set up schools, but also generously taught Dazhou's top ceramic technology, textile technology and papermaking technology. In a few years, Kashgar will have the same advanced civilization as Dazhou. When you no longer worry about water sources, the possibility of Kashgar becoming independent again... will be great!"

Yun Li's sore throat slid a bit: "What you said is not unreasonable. At the beginning, the father named Zhuge Liuyun, the heir of the Kashgar Qing clan, as King of Zhenbei, and invited him to Beijing. His original intention was to keep a hostage in his hands. But these years, Zhuge Liufeng's power has gradually grown, and King Zhenbei's influence in the Kashgar Qing clan has gradually weakened. If Zhuge Liufeng has a rebellious heart..." In words, King Zhenbei was picked out, privately In her heart, she didn't want Shui Linglong to marry into a family that might plot rebellion.

Prince, prince, love is the last thing an emperor needs, you are setting yourself on fire!An indistinguishable smile appeared in Xun Feng's eyes: "So, Your Highness has to think of a solution once and for all."

Yun Li looked sideways: "What method?"

Xun Feng spread out the map of Dazhou, and pointed all the way there with his slender fingers like jade: "Kashgar lacks water, and there are floods in the south. It is better to dig channels to bring the water from the south into Kashgar, and build two to three big ones along the way. Dam, so that we can kill two birds with one stone. If Kashgar keeps its own place, Dazhou will naturally relieve it of drought for generations;

Yun Li frowned, what should innocent people do...

Xun Feng knew Yun Li so well, he knew Yunli better than he knew himself, he smiled lightly: "I have heard such a story, the antelope accidentally ran into a lion, and before turning around and running away, the antelope would try its best to make a tall order. The high jumping action, which seems redundant, is actually showing the strength of each jump to the lion, so as to tell the lion, 'Don't be so busy, you can't catch up with my speed'."

Yun Li seemed to have an epiphany: "I will discuss this matter with my father, if your plan is adopted, the money from Ruixue Villa will really come too timely."

A handsome and cold face appeared in his mind, and Xun Feng smiled meaningfully: "Of course...it's timely."

Yun Li patted Xun Feng's shoulder and sighed regretfully: "When will my body recover?"

Xun Feng held the corner of his lips bitterly: "It will be fine if the weather is warmer."

It was close to lunch time when Shui Linglong brought Zhi Fan and Ye Mao back to Lingxiang Courtyard. Not long after sitting down, Ah Si and Ah Ji were deciding whether to put jasmine or winter jasmine in the first row of flowers on the porch of the backyard. It was so noisy.

"The winter jasmine is more festive, it's good to put the winter jasmine!"

"The winter jasmine is festive, but it's a pity that the temperament doesn't suit our lady! Our lady is pure and pure, and Jasmine suits her best!"

"Pear blossoms are also white, lilies of the valley are also white, our yard is too clean!"

"That's what Missy likes!"

Ah Si and Ah Ji talked to each other, arguing over trivial matters, but if you listen carefully, you will find that their quarrel is fake, and it is true that they have attracted the attention of the master.Mother Zhong has a gentle personality and never speaks harshly; Zhi Fan is cautious and cautious, and does not easily offend anyone; Ye Mao is honest and honest, lacking the ability to distinguish right from wrong, which makes the maids grow bolder and louder.Shui Linglong suddenly thought of Liu Lu. When Liu Lu was in Lingxiang Courtyard, she beat all the maids below to death. No one had the chance to come to her to show affection, and it was impossible to make the yard a mess. .

Shui Linglong smiled and asked Xiang Zhifan: "Ah Si and Ah Ji quarreled so fiercely, how do you think I should punish them?"

Zhi Fan was stunned for a moment, and said: "The two little maids should be sincere, but they used the wrong method, just ask Mama Zhong to teach them a lesson later."

Shui Linglong looked at Ye Mao again: "Do you think so too? You don't need to hit the board?"

If it was changed to Liu Lu, Liu Lu would say: "Hmph! Those two scumbags should be beaten up and bought into a kiln! Let everyone else have a memory, and if they dare to make mistakes, they will not be beaten to death." Keep!"

Ye Mao scratched his head, and replied honestly: "Well...they have tender skin and are easily injured when hitting the board, unlike slaves who are rough-skinned and thick-skinned!"

Shui Linglong's eyes turned cold, it's all over now, all the maids are hugging into a ball!Not a bad thing, but definitely not a good thing either!The bottom is monolithic, how can there be less things to deceive the master?
In Changle Pavilion, Qin Fangyi saw that Shui Lingxi had used some snacks, and patiently embroidered with her the underwear she wore on the wedding day. It was not until Shiqing walked into the room with her head down that Qin Fangyi smiled at her daughter: "You are tired today, go back and rest, I won't let you eat at noon, don't eat too much, it's not beautiful to be fat."

"Ah? Oh!" Shui Lingxi rubbed her pointed chin, she seemed... could be thinner!
After Shui Lingxi left, Qin Fangyi's smile disappeared: "How is it? Did you find anything?"

Poetry answered truthfully: "No, the young master's house is clean, not even a fly!"

nonsense!It's cold now, where do the flies come from? !Qin Fangyi took a look at Shiqing: "Is there really nothing unusual? Think about it carefully!"

Shi Qing tried hard to recall the whole process, and thoughtfully said: "Although the young master rested in the house for two quarters of an hour before allowing the servants to go in and clean them, the servants have carefully checked the windows and door panels, unless it is something small like gold and silver jewelry. Objects, otherwise, even a porcelain bottle will not come out! Madam, what exactly do you want this servant to find out?"

"It's nothing!" Qin Fangyi snorted coldly, but she was thinking over and over the words "rested for a quarter of an hour" in her heart, and then she thought of something, her eyes froze, "When you went in, the window was open ?”

The poetry is unclear, so he said: "The inner window is shut, but the outer window is nailed to death!"

So, he procrastinated just to let the smell go away, so he was in the room just now... Qin Fangyi's hand suddenly clenched into a fist, Shui Minyu!how can you

Qin Fangyi slammed the teacup on the ground: "Go and tell the young master! If he doesn't favor the servant girl tonight, I'll let him decide the marriage tomorrow!"

"Ah?" The poetic feeling was horrified, Madam seemed to be... forcing the young master to favor the maidservant?Could it be that the young master has never touched Liu Lu and the others?The master has slept with all the maids in Changlexuan, how come the young master has not inherited the master's might at all?Or is it that the Eldest Young Master cleans himself up, has an elegant character, and doesn't mess around with maids before marriage?
If her son didn't have this need, why would she force him to sleep with the maids?But he would rather... that way, and not sleep with the maid!

Thinking of this, Qin Fangyi became furious!What a crime she did!Such a son was born!Spread the word and still laugh out loud?
"Madam! Madam!" Mother Zhao hurriedly opened the curtain and came in, holding a greeting card in her hand. Seeing the broken porcelain and tea stains on the ground, her temples twitched and her complexion became more serious!
That matter...Say it...or not?Forget it, the whispers of the women driving the car may not count, maybe she overheard, His Royal Highness should not do such a thing!

Qin Fangyi took a few deep breaths, leaned heavily on the back of the chair, swiftly cleaned up the broken porcelain on the ground, bowed and withdrew, Qin Fangyi calmed down a little, still panting slightly: "Why are you so flustered?" Zhang's?"

Mother Zhao swallowed her saliva, and said hesitantly: "There is a post from the Yao family, saying that there is a birthday party for the third princess in the middle of the month, and I want to invite people from the house to have a good time."

Qin Fangyi raised her eyebrows recklessly, with a look of reluctance to respond: "Why is the third princess's birthday party held at Yao's house? Wasn't it in the palace in previous years?"

"This servant is not very clear." Mother Zhao lowered her head and presented a golden greeting card with both hands. Even the card was made of gold leaf paper. The Yao family is really not ordinary rich!

Qin Fangyi looked through the post over and over again, and a hint of envy flashed in her eyes. When her daughter becomes a queen, the Shangshu Mansion will be so grand, she said slowly: "Master is busy with work, probably can't go, Minyu and Minhui are busy I guess it will be hard to spare time for the class reunion. Let me take some ladies there. You can pick up a few pieces of fabric from the storeroom and send them to Miss San and Miss Fifth, and then ask the tailor to hurry up and make two sets of spring clothes. After all, she is the younger sister of the Crown Princess, and the one who is poorly dressed is also the Crown Princess' face."

Mother Zhao thought for a while and said, "Miss..."

(End of this chapter)