royal princess

Chapter 72: It's Too Presumptuous 2
After receiving the letter, Xiao Qi waved his hand, and Guan Changan backed away as if he was about to receive an amnesty.When I got outside the door, I realized that my back was covered with beads of sweat. I was so scared.

"Master." He Shiyi came over with an alert look on his face.

Guan Changan patted him, and then said: "What's the matter?"

"Hao Ren from Changle Palace came to see me just now." He Shiyi said in a low voice, and looked aside after speaking, "I want to find out about Yuqian."

"You kid said?"

"How dare you, Master, you can peel my skin without your majesty's hands." He Shiyi said hastily, "Didn't I tell you first, I didn't let Hao Ren go, because I was afraid that this kid would come to me Yes, I will give me eye drops at Maodonglin's Eunuch Mao later, I have to ask the master to protect me."

Guan Chang'an glared at He Shiyi, and said slowly in a low voice: "We are servants of the imperial court, and no one can touch us except the emperor. But if you reveal a word about the imperial imperial affairs, I will be able to I won’t dare to protect you.” Being a slave is the most taboo to eat inside and outside, wanting to please both sides, is there such a life?
"I remember Master's teachings, and I dare not forget them even if killed." He Shiyi said, "Master, tell me, what do you want to do at Changle Palace?"

"Who knows, the imperial concubine's family background is prominent, so we slaves can guess it. But, no matter how good the family background is, you still live in the deep palace, right? This person, you have to see clearly which roof you are standing under. .”

"Yes, what the master said makes sense, and the apprentice has been taught." He Shiyi's eyes flashed, he pursed his lips and smiled, looked at his master and said, "I think Chen De'an from Yihexuan is still pleasing to the eye, this kid is better than a thief." He is also slippery, and knows how to do things without breaking the rules, so dealing with him is worry-free."

"Hehe." Guan Chang'an laughed lowly, "You will know whose bowl you are eating when you hit the board. You have cheered me up recently. Anyone who comes to the imperial court to inquire about anything will be remembered."

"Yes." He Shiyi rolled his eyes, the master is really angry.

"Go away." Guan Changan waved his hand.

He Shiyi walked away with a smile on his face, and turned a corner on the way. At this point, it was time to go to the imperial dining room for some snacks.

The imperial dining room was bustling with activity. When Feng Jingming saw He Shiyi coming, he rushed up to greet him. He yelled affectionately at each other, and even grabbed two handfuls of pine nut candies that he had just made and stuffed them in his hands as snacks. Only then did he ask: "But has the emperor ordered food?"

He Shiyi confiscated the sugar and pushed it back, but Feng Jingming ate two of the longan steamed stuffed buns that he handed over, and said, "What kind of snacks did Master Xi make over there, prepare a copy for me." The emperor didn't like it much before. These snacks and sweets are in a bad mood recently, and the emperor will eat some of them when they are sent to the emperor.

Anyway, as long as it is the meal list from Empress Xi, the emperor has never called back. This is also strange. Who would have thought that the person in the harem who could understand the emperor's taste best would be Xi who had just entered the palace. Master.

Feng Jingming had prepared it long ago. The three-layer food box carved with flower and bird patterns was brought out and placed on the chopping board, and the layers were uncovered for He Shiyi to see. I made it with my own hands, I put it in myself, and it didn't pass through the hands of a third person, so you can rest assured."

The most important thing is to be careful about what you eat. Yue Changxin regards his own three-thirds of an acre of land as more important than his life.In the past, most of the emperor's snacks were made in the other two kitchens, and he kept the water in here.Now most of the emperor's meals are cooked from him, and not even a fly can fly in.I heard that there was a young eunuch in the stove who was playing tricks before, and Yue Changxin caught him on the spot. He grabbed his hand and stuffed it into the stove without saying a word, and his hands were burned to charcoal ashes.After that, no one dared to attack Yue Changxin's one-third of an acre of land, because everyone knew that this Yue was a ruthless one.

He Shiyi wiped his mouth after eating the steamed stuffed bun, and said to Feng Jingming, "This food box has an extra layer today, Master Xipin has a little more today."

Feng Jingming smiled, but he never said anything about his master, He Shiyi asked him this, and he just said: "This slave doesn't know, Empress Xi always has such an appetite, and today I like to eat this , whoever likes to eat tomorrow, maybe a little more, maybe a little less, it doesn’t matter.”

He Shiyi knew that Feng Jingming wasn't telling the truth, and he didn't talk to him again. This kid came out with Yue Changxin, and his mouth was tighter than the door of the stove.Carrying the food box and walking back, the big three-layer food box, Master Xi is not in a good mood.Could it be that something happened to Yihexuan?
Master Xipin is an interesting person. Whenever he is in a bad mood, he will eat a lot, and often he will walk around the room to digest food when he is full.So to see if the master is in a good mood, you don't need to ask specifically, just go to the imperial dining room and weigh the food box to understand.

Carrying the food box back to Chongming Hall, Guan Changan was still standing outside the door, when he saw He Shiyi coming back with such a big food box, he was taken aback, oh, master Xipin is in a bad mood.

"Master, when will you send it in?"

"The emperor hasn't passed it on yet, just wait." Guan Chang'an had been standing outside the door for over an hour, his legs were numb, and he didn't know what Concubine Xi said in that letter, whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

But looking at the weight of this food box, it's probably not a good thing, the skin needs to be stretched a little bit, it must not make the emperor unhappy today, lest it be taken out to beat the board, what an injustice.Anyway, the masters at the top are quarreling, and the slaves at the bottom have to ask for more blessings.

Xiao Qi was sitting on the big couch, and on the kang table was a letter written by Si Jin. The beginning of the letter was quite concise, and my emperor bestowed a lesson on it.When he saw this, his complexion softened, and he knew how to use the word "blessing" because he knew where he was wrong.

Concentrated and continued to look down, the concubine was influenced by the legacy of her ancestors, the lessons of her grandfather, and the admonitions of her father. She read books when she was young, and she dared not say that she read thousands of volumes, but she also loved the fragrance of ink, especially the fun of books.When I was young, I was a humane concubine with a bright heart and a good talent.The concubine was overjoyed to hear that, and from then on she was playful, arrogant, and self-satisfied.My father was furious when he learned about it, and punished his concubine to kneel in the ancestral hall.Fast-forward for many years, I never dared to forget the lessons I learned when I was young, and my concubine's lies that day were not disrespectful...

After Xiao Qi read the letter word by word, his heart was full of emotions. It turned out that he, Concubine Xi, was recognized as a talented woman by all the towns when she was young.No wonder there are often shocking words now, when I was young, I was like this... defiant.Thinking of what she said in her letter, she is playful and has a bad nature, and she is too arrogant. Now she is a little timid. Was she scared to kneel in the ancestral hall when she was young?

Finally, knowing that I uttered lies, I feel remorseful and somewhat sincere.In the second half, she wrote suggestions on the matter of Qian Ding, and she was wronged for her father, saying that the household department was crying for poverty, and her father had no rice to cook, so how to deal with the matter of moving Ding.It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the household department wants the horse to run but doesn't want to feed the horse. It's simply the worst person in the world.

Xiao Qi laughed angrily when he saw this, he was really bold, he dared to say such a thing.

The last part is the most important part, I saw her saying: "I am a little girl, although she is more than intelligent, but her knowledge is limited, but as a child, the father is in trouble, how can she stand still?"The sage has said that it is difficult to raise a woman and a villain, and a concubine is a woman and a villain. Since this is the case, I will do the deeds of the villain to prove the words of the saint.Worried about my father, I can't sleep.The woman is a concubine of the emperor, and she deeply hates the nobles and nobles, the court officials and the country's affairs. It is not an act of a loyal minister, but a real sycophant.

Although the concubine has no great talent, but in the midst of worry and anger, a plan suddenly came into my mind, and I accidentally got it and it was not comprehensive, and what I said to the king was only the words of a boudoir...

The strategy presented by Si Jin shocked Xiao Qi and made him happy again. The book said that six or seven prefectures and counties with no households in our vast area were abandoned by the clan and resented by the household department.My emperor's insistence on this trip is really Mingjun.

In fact, the strategy Si Jin proposed is very simple. Since no one favors Juehu Prefecture and County, and everyone dislikes it, the emperor should take it as his own private house.Although Juehuzhou County is now barren, but when the relocation of the Ding is completed, the wasteland will become fertile land, and a lot of money will roll in. At that time, the money will be the emperor alone.Hungry for Tobe?That can't be helped. At the beginning, your household department didn't produce a copper coin, but now there is nothing about your household department here. No matter how much money there is, it is the emperor's private house.

Si Jin first drew a big cake for the emperor, still filled with meat.

Xiao Qi was really interested. He is poor now. If these six or seven states and counties are privately owned, he will become a rich emperor in the not-too-distant future. This prospect is very bright.

In this way, the successful relocation is even more important, and Xiao Qi's expression became more dignified after several times of thinking.In particular, Si Jin's saying that the merits in the present age and the benefits in the future are very in line with his wishes, and he sighed in his heart. He never thought that the person who knew him was the concubine Xi who was by his side not long ago.Thinking that she was as timid as a mouse in the past, it is even more unexpected that she is a generation of great talents with a deep heart.What she said in her letter, those who were praised for their talent when they were young really lived up to their reputation.

Then, he wanted to see how she got married, but the letter ended.

Xiao Qi was angry.

He has a good plan but refuses to tell him, obviously he blames him for being cold to him these days, he wants him to see him, so he keeps half of what he wrote in the letter, what a cunning little fox.It's no wonder that he said that he was playful and bad, and it was true.

However, Xiao Qi also had his own difficulties. After taking over this mess from his father, what he faced was a country riddled with holes.Aristocrats and clans controlled the government, and the land of the Dayu Dynasty was heavily annexed, and seven out of ten were in the hands of these aristocrats.Even though he has lofty ambitions, he is deeply limited and unable to display them.

He is an upright man, but you let him face Si Jin's sympathetic eyes?
He was ashamed, angry, annoyed!
Never before has this moment made him more determined to make this Dayu dynasty truly surnamed Xiao one day!

Holding Si Jin's letter in his hand, Xiao Qi kept walking up and down the room, his mind full of the national policy of Qian Ding.As long as he thinks that the future of this Juehu state and county is completely controlled by himself, the excitement in his heart will surge.

(End of this chapter)