peasant girl wedding

Chapter 214
Outside, the cold wind was bleak, and the howling wind was blowing on the roof, as if it would blow away the tiles on the roof at any time.

Inside the Golden Luan Hall, the burning charcoal fire made the whole hall very warm.

However, the ministers in the hall were still trembling all over.

"The soldiers on the front line, fighting bloody battles for the court, are starving and freezing right now, but what about you? All of you are rich, and if I ask you to donate money, you will call me poor!"

On the dragon chair, the emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe was very angry.

"Your Majesty, apart from subsidizing the family, the one-year salary of the humble minister is used for normal human relations. The emperor wants the minister to take out the silver. The humble minister, the humble minister really can't afford it, Your Majesty."

The upright Master Zhongshu knelt on the ground and said with a bitter face.

The other ministers lit a candle for him in their hearts.

Mr. Zhongshu didn't know whether he was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. He knew that the emperor was angry, but he still wanted to hit the gun.

"Li Zongtang, are you going to resist the order?"

Sure enough, the emperor turned pale with anger.

"I don't dare, I don't dare."

"I don't dare, I dare not, you are still pushing back and forth with me here..."

Taught Li Zongtang a lesson, and by the way, told the other ministers who were unwilling to donate money to listen to, beat and beat them, the emperor continued: "Yesterday, I received news that an ordinary person in Qingzhou gave money to the soldiers on the front line of the court. I sent things to keep out the cold. Ordinary people know what to do, but you, as court officials, should share your worries for me and the court."

The ministers lowered their eyebrows and nodded, and said in unison: "What the emperor said is true."

"I'll give you three days. Within three days, each of you has to pay 1000 taels of silver, otherwise, hum."

The ministers said in fear and trepidation: "I will obey the order."

"Retreat."

The eunuchs followed the emperor back to the royal study, and after a while, the empress dowager arrived with all the empresses in the harem.

"My son pays homage to his mother."

Seeing the queen mother coming, the emperor saluted respectfully.

"The concubine has seen the emperor."

The other women saluted.

"Mother, you are..."

The emperor looked at the queen mother and asked suspiciously.

The Empress Dowager stepped forward with a smile and said: "The Ai family knows that the emperor is anxious about the food and grass for the front line. The queen and others came to discuss with the Ai family, saying that they also wanted to do a little bit for the soldiers on the front line."

The emperor looked in surprise at the gentle woman in a phoenix robe standing behind the empress dowager.

"Queen, you..."

The queen took two steps forward, still lowered her head, and said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, it is my concubine's blessing to be able to share your worries."

The emperor looked at her with satisfaction.

Adversity sees the truth.

The ministers were only willing to take out the money in their pockets after he was furious and warned and threatened.

As for the women in his harem, he didn't say a word, and they acted.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers and concubines actually can't eat and use so much in the palace. From today onwards, the courtiers and concubines plan to reduce the living expenses of the six palaces, and simplify everything such as banquets. The saved money will be used to support Among the former soldiers. I don’t know what the emperor thinks?”

"Queen..." The emperor held her hand, moved and guilty, "I have treated you wrong all these years... In the future, I will try my best to make up for it."

"emperor……"

The queen raised her head, looking at him longingly and movedly.

The affectionate look between the two made the other concubines very upset.

However, the queen mother is still here, and they are not good at doing anything.

Offending the queen mother, they will have no good fruit to eat.

"The emperor takes care of everything every day, and the concubines will not bother the emperor."

The queen regained her senses from looking at the emperor, and after saying this, she helped the queen mother to leave.

Such general understanding made the emperor feel more and more moved and guilty.

……

In the imperial garden, the plum blossoms are blooming, and the queen walks in it with the support of the queen mother.

"What's wrong with you? Do you feel that you have deceived the emperor?"

Seeing that the queen's face was a little dazed, the queen mother said in a deep voice.

"Queen mother, my concubine, these are all your ideas, and my concubine is ashamed to accept it."

The queen bit her lower lip and looked at the queen mother guiltily.

The queen mother pressed her hand, "No matter whose idea it is, now the emperor has confirmed that it was you who came up with this idea. You have to remember that it was you who came up with this idea."

"...Yes, Queen Mother."

"Okay, after walking for so long, Aijia is also tired."

"Queen Mother, my concubine will help you return to the Palace of Compassion and Ning."

After sending the Empress Dowager back to the Compassionate Ning Palace, the Empress returned to her own Jiaofang Hall and made arrangements for all matters.

"The Queen Mother."

Su Yi came out and saluted her.

The queen mother nodded, and the two entered the room.

"How's the investigation at Dong's house?"

"As for the Empress Dowager, according to my observations these days, only the second wife of the Dong family is the only one of the Dong family that joined forces with the King of Shu, and the others don't know about it. Moreover, the son of the eldest son of the Dong family is in the Ji family army."

"In Ji's barracks? What does he want to do?" The Queen Mother frowned.

"As far as it is concerned, they have been helping Ji's army."

"You also sent someone to watch this person."

"Yes, empress dowager... Empress dowager, are you planning to change the emperor's view of the empress this time?"

The Queen Mother smiled and stood up.

Su Yi supported her to lie down on the recliner, seeing that the charcoal fire was getting smaller, she took the copper tongs and put them in, and dialed them back and forth.

"The emperor is not a heartless person. He was so confused by that person that he was blindfolded. This time, the queen is so considerate of him. The emperor must be thinking of her, and he feels more and more guilty about what he did in the past."

"Queen, you are really smart. In this way, that person will no longer be able to influence the emperor."

Su Yi hooked her lips and said.

The queen mother narrowed her eyes, "Her life in the palace will not be easy for long."

.........

"Why are we missing so much charcoal fire and clothes next month?"

Princess Yun held back the anger in her heart and said.

The maid replied: "Princess, this is the order of the empress."

Princess Yun bit her lip.

"Princess, the empress is too bullying. Seeing that the emperor is busy with state affairs these days, he doesn't come to see you often, so he treats you so badly."

"Bold minion, the queen is something you can arrange!"

Princess Yun turned her face and taught her a lesson.

The palace maid knelt on the ground and said in a panic: "Princess, it's the servant who said something wrong, please punish me."

"Go down, in the future, I don't want to hear such words again."

"Yes, princess."

However, within two days, Princess Yun's dissatisfaction with the next month's charcoal fire and clothes allocated by the empress spread throughout the palaces.

The women in the harem rubbed their hands together.

Compared with the queen, what they hated the most was this Princess Yun who had a dead man.

I don't know how she seduced the emperor, not long after Lord Yun's death, he asked the emperor to give her to live in the palace.Send her all the good and unusual things.Besides, the emperor went to her place every now and then.

What is she, a widow who dares to seduce the emperor.

Usually, because of the emperor's protection of her, they didn't dare to make a move. Now that they have a great opportunity, they would be fools if they let it go.

"Your Majesty, my concubine made bird's nest porridge for you. Drink it to warm your body."

Holding a bowl of steaming porridge, Concubine Li said to the emperor behind the desk.

"There is Concubine Lao."

The emperor put down his pen and walked over with a smile.

Normally, he would not be so amiable.

Concubine Li was overjoyed, and sat down beside him, chatting about other things, after a while, she casually said: "Sister Empress thinks of the emperor and the soldiers at the front, she is really virtuous and virtuous. However, this However, someone in the palace insulted the queen behind her back, saying that the queen deliberately detained them this time by shaming public affairs for personal gain."

The emperor who was eating porridge turned cold, "Do you know who it is?"

Concubine Li shook her head, "The concubine only heard about it, but didn't know about it."

The emperor squinted his eyes, and Concubine Li waited for him to finish eating the bird's nest porridge before going back.

She wasn't that stupid either, she said in front of the emperor that Princess Yun was wrong.It's good that the emperor believes it, but if the emperor doesn't believe it, she will be the one who suffers.

In the past few days, the empress has a very good impression in the emperor's mind.

Hearing the remarks that slandered the queen, the emperor will definitely ask someone he trusts to find out.

Li Pin guessed right, after she left, the emperor asked a little eunuch he trusted to go around the palace to inquire.

"emperor."

"Has the matter been found out?"

The little eunuch nodded.

"Who is that person?"

"Reporting to the emperor, it is Princess Yun."

.........

After delivering the gloves and boots to keep out the cold, Tong Zhixin rested for one night, and left with others the next day.

On the fifth day after he left, the imperial court sent food and grass.

"General, general, the court's food and grass have arrived."

Wang Yong entered the Jili tent with an excited expression on his face.

Ji Li put down the book of war in his hand, and quickly told Ji Chang the news.

"Father, we have enough food and grass now, so we are no longer afraid of the king of Shu's gang of rebellious officials and thieves!"

Ji Ji said with bright eyes.

Ji Chang also breathed a sigh of relief, the lack of food and grass was also a big rock hanging in his heart.

Now, the stone has finally fallen to the ground.

"Daughter-in-law, Duo'er, Zhi'er, Zhu'er...I'm back."

There was still some distance from the door, Tong Zhixin shouted.

Hearing the sound, several people rushed out of the house quickly.

Fang Cui looked at him carefully, but he didn't see any injuries, and he came back safely, so he let go of his hanging heart

"Father, have you seen Aping and the others? How are they?"

Tong Duoer asked anxiously.

Tong Zhixin nodded, "They are very good, this is a letter for you. I will send the other letter to Second Brother and Yan'er."

By the time Tong Zhixin delivered the letter, it was already dark.

Fang Cuiwei cooked a table of good dishes and waited for him.

After dinner, the whole family gathered around the fire.

"Father, how is brother-in-law's arrangement?"

"It's still the same. Your brother-in-law has been looking for opportunities, but the opportunities don't come so easily."

Tong Zhier nodded.

Seeing Tong Duo'er's solemn face, Tong Zhixin smiled and said, "Duo'er, don't worry too much. When I was delivering things, I met Marshal Ji. Marshal Ji promised me that if the emperor and queen mother want to rule Dong's family sin, he will help intercede."

Tong Duo'er nodded and looked at him gratefully, "Thank you dad."

The sky was very gloomy, with gray clouds hanging in the sky all day.

The north wind blows the branches of the trees to one side.

It snowed last night, the roof, the front of the door, the yard, the treetops, the road, and the woods were all white snow.

It's snowing heavily now, and the weather is colder than it was a month ago.

Tong Duo'er and Tong Zhi'er were wearing thick cotton coats and white rabbit fur cloaks, standing outside the house.

"Sister, your hands are so cold, let's go in."

Tong Duoer sighed.

"I don't know how your brother-in-law is doing now?"

Tong Zhi'er closed her hat and said with a smile: "Sister, I have a premonition in my heart that my brother-in-law is coming back soon."

"Really?"

"Ah."

Tong Duo'er smiled brightly and nodded heavily.

"Come on, let's go back to the house..."

Dong Ping stared at the thick ice on the river in a daze.

"Ping, why are you here? It's so windy here, be careful to catch the wind and cold."

Fang Dalin walked over and said anxiously.

Tong Zhaoyin also looked at him worriedly.

Dong Ping smiled, gave the two of them a reassuring look, continued to look at the ice, and said: "The ice is so thick, it must be no problem for people to walk on it."

"Brother-in-law, why did you suddenly mention this?"

Tong Zhaoyin looked at him puzzled.

Dong Ping narrowed his eyes, "Perhaps, we will be able to go home soon."

"what?"

"General Ji, my subordinates have something important to report."

Hearing Dong Ping's voice from outside the tent, Ji Li got up quickly and said, "Come in."

"Doctor Dong," Ji Li looked at him with a smile.

"General Ji, this subordinate has a good idea."

"Oh?"

"........."

Two hours later, the marshal took charge of the account.

"Attack now? I disagree."

"General Ji, it's the coldest month of the year, and the soldiers' hands are so stiff and red that they don't have the strength to attack. Isn't it telling the soldiers to die?"

"Brother, what are you thinking? Even if we launch an attack, where do we go? Where do we escape from?"

Season asked worriedly.

Ji Li looked at Ji Chang who was sitting at the head, "Walk on the ice, come back from the ice."

"It's just nonsense! The people of the King of Shu are not fools!"

General Du said angrily.

Ji Chang was thoughtful.

"Tell me about your plan."

Ji Li's eyes lit up, he looked at him happily, and said, "Yes, handsome father."

An hour later, several generals walked out of the camp.

"If this method works, maybe we can end this battle!"

A general said excitedly.

"Yes, yes, I didn't expect the eldest son of the marshal to have such a mind."

Inside the tent, Ji Ji looked at Ji Li excitedly.

"Brother, how did you come up with this idea?"

"I didn't think of this idea, but Dong Ping came up with it."

"he?"

Ji Li nodded.

"If his method fails at a critical moment, wouldn't it be a waste of our work." Hearing that his elder brother didn't come up with the method, Ji Ji said a little suspiciously.

(End of this chapter)