Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 509
"Oh? It seems that I did not misunderstand the person, come here, tell Cheng Rong and An Tong to enter the palace immediately!" Ming Gong said ecstatically.

"Your Majesty! The minister Cheng Rong has fulfilled his mission and came to report to the King!" After a while, under the guidance of the maid, the cheerful Cheng Rong and An Tong, dressed in court clothes, stepped into the Shuilong Shuren Hall, please Ando.

"You two lovers, please hurry up. It has been more than half a year since you left the capital. I am looking forward to the stars and the moon. I look forward to seeing the memorials you present every day. Tell me, how is Jiangnan?" Gong He looked at Cheng Rong and An Tong with a pleasing expression.

"Your Majesty, the south of the Yangtze River is a prosperous place, and the local folk customs are simple. Although the land has been surveyed in recent years, so that the tillers can have their fields, and the official roads have been opened up, so that the business in various places has flourished, but because there are many local tyrants, officials are corrupt, and miscellaneous taxes are collected So the people live in poverty, and in order to prevent local fraud, the minister and General An Tong personally organized burden reduction and tax reduction in one place after another." Cheng Rong handed over the report.

"Aiqing has worked hard, the land of Jiangnan is vast, and now more than half of my Zhou Dynasty can be as rich as Jiangnan, so I can rest easy!" Ming Gong stroked his beard and praised.

"Your Majesty, when I and General An Tong went south, I found a top-secret case. Please take a look at it." Cheng Rong suddenly lowered his voice, and mysteriously took out a letter from his lapel, and handed it to Ming Gong. .

Seeing Cheng Rong's seriousness, Minggong knew that the matter was serious, so he quickly opened the letter and read it, and he was furious: "What? You found out in the south of the Yangtze River that there were spies from Xirong secretly smuggling and buying our Dazhou's strong bows and crossbows and flints in the south of the Yangtze River." thing?"

"Exactly, your majesty, ministers and others suspect that someone in the court has secretly colluded with Xi Rong!" Cheng Rong asserted.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong. Concubine Huan cried out for a day of pain today. In the evening, she suddenly became unconscious. She might be about to give birth!" At this time, the imperial eunuch Xiao Ruzi ran into Shuilong Shuren Hall, kowtow to Minggong.

"Quickly, drive to the Peony Pavilion!" Ming Gong was overwhelmed with surprise, and hurriedly ordered his shoulders to be prepared, and he hurried out of the Shuilong Shuren Hall.

In the bedroom of Peony Pavilion, listening to the screams in the palace, Ming Gong walked outside the corridor with his hands behind his back, anxiously.

"My concubine pays my respects to the king!" At this moment, all the concubines in the harem, big and small, were waiting for the news outside the bedroom.

"Du Ping, where is the empress now?" Ming Gong looked at everyone and asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, the empress is taking care of Concubine Huan in person in the bedroom." The demure Mei Guiren reported to Ming Gong in a soft voice.

"The empress really has the heart to bear the important matter of giving birth to the prince alone!" Ming Gong smiled and nodded. Suddenly, the cry of a baby came from the palace, and everyone felt as if they were oppressed, and relaxed together. After coming down, they all congratulated Ming Gong: "Congratulations to the king for having another dragon son!"

Minggong was full of joy, and hurriedly flew into the bedroom with the maid, and the exhausted Baosi came out with a haggard face, touched Minggong's arms, and hurriedly bowed to pay his respects.

"Si'er, don't be like this, you have worked hard for my emperor's son!" Ming Gong gratefully held Bao Si's catkin and said cheerfully.

Bao Si couldn't help covering her mouth with her hands and burst out laughing: "Your Majesty is really confused. The concubines are just taking care of Concubine Huan, and they really dedicated themselves to giving birth to the prince. Concubine Huan, Your Majesty should thank Sister Huan!"

"Oh, I was negligent!" Minggong couldn't help but smiled and raised his hand. At this time, the nanny had come to greet Minggong with a baby made of pink makeup and jade. He hurriedly took the baby, observed carefully, and found that the baby was indeed a little prince. He couldn't help being overjoyed, and walked to Concubine Huan's couch, stroked Concubine Huan's sweaty forehead, and smiled happily.

"Pass down my will, make Concubine Huan a noble concubine!" Ming Gong's voice lingered in the sky above Chaoyang Palace!

"How can this be good? Concubine Huan gave birth to the prince, and in the blink of an eye, the old hen turned into a duck and became a noble concubine. Isn't this status similar to that of the former Imperial Concubine Jin? Your Majesty, the front door drives the tiger away, and the back door enters the wolf, Your Majesty should still remember how much we suffered with Concubine Jin in the past!" Qiu Yunxuan, Chonghua with a sad face, helped Concubine Jiang who had just returned from the Peony Pavilion, muttering in a low voice.

"Hmph, who wouldn't know how to have a baby? If there is no birth-promoting pill from the palace, just because she is a little girl who has not lost her milk gas, she would like to have a successful birth? Don't worry, Chonghua, this Concubine Huan is one of the palace's concubines." This chess piece was played by the palace between applause. Although she has now been promoted to a noble concubine, it is absolutely impossible without us if she wants to continue to be favored by the king. Chonghua, we should give it to Concubine Huan now. It's time for a lesson." Concubine Jiang said with a wicked smile.

A few days later, at the Hall of Shuilong Shuren, he suddenly suggested that the doctor, Huazhai, hold the court wat and go out to the class to participate in the performance. The subordinates of Hua Guogong Fangjin smuggled weapons to Xirong, and suddenly it was like a stone falling into the water, causing a thousand layers of waves!

The ministers discussed a lot, and Mingong's face darkened in an instant. The secret report of Cheng Rong and An Tong from the previous day suddenly appeared in Mingong's mind.

"It can't be such a coincidence, could it be that Concubine Huan's elder brother really violated the national law at this time? If this is true, how can I save face?" Ming Gong was in a state of confusion for a moment.

"My lord, I have clear evidence that the selfish weapons of the Xirong spies were intercepted at Hulao Pass in the west, and more than 300 crossbow blades were found, all of which were handmade by Jiangnan!" Doctor Zhu Hengju reported.

"Duke Hua, what can you say?" Ming Gong's eyes immediately fell on Fang Jin.

"Reporting to the king is purely a false accusation! I believe that Mr. Zhu Heng was clearly ordered by someone to make trouble on purpose. The purpose is not for the minister, but for the imperial concubine. I hope the king will investigate clearly!" Not only refused to accept softness, on the contrary, he said the truth.

"Retire!" Ming Gong left in a huff with anger on his face.

In Jianjia Palace, the maids drew up a thin curtain to let the peaceful Mei Gui into the bedroom, and bowed to Baosi who was reading a book.

"Sister, sit down quickly, why are you late today?" Bao Si joyfully supported Mei Guiren and let her talk with him.

"Empress, what, don't you know today? There was a commotion in the Shuilong Shuren Hall early in the morning. It was said that someone impeached Huanfei's brother Fang Jin to smuggle arms to Xirong. The king's Longyan was furious, and some people even spread rumors in the harem. , Said it was the empress who did it secretly!" Mei Guiren said in a low voice.

"What? You really turned black and white, you actually framed our young master, and used such despicable methods as spreading rumors to tarnish our Jianjia Palace's reputation!" Ah Xi, who was beside Bao Si, immediately became annoyed.

(End of this chapter)