A Thousand Hills

Chapter 355

There may not be any stories about wolf coming in this era, but similar plots have already happened in the dynasty.

For example, since the Crown Prince was established, rumors about Crown Princess Xie have appeared in the imperial capital in droves and boats, and all of them are predictions that Crown Princess Xie will definitely control the government in the future.Therefore, on the day when Princess Xie was officially registered, there was another vision in the sky, and only Queen Mother Hu would believe such words.The prince was even more bored, and whispered to his father in private, "It's really endless. These people don't know what's going on, but they are trying to spread rumors to the princess. Should the princess dig his family's ancestral grave or kill his family?" Parents!" The prince received a royal education when he was young, and he was a gentleman when he was young, but after fighting in the south for a long time, his words became a bit commoner.

Emperor Mu Yuan: ...

After a long time, Emperor Mu Yuan coughed and said, "The sea is open to all rivers, and tolerance is great. I know that the princess is a good one, so you don't need to come and whisper in my ear like this."

"Son, this is what is in his heart. If you don't tell the father, who can you tell it to?" The prince showed a very reasonable and friendly look.

Emperor Mu Yuan said in his heart, I don't like to hear such words from the heart.I still have the way, "If you are in a high position, you can't be afraid of people saying it. Even I, I have to endure Yushitai. Not only are people saying now, but after thousands of years, you and my father and son will be judged by others. Now these gossips, As long as it's not too much, it's fine. Otherwise, if the treatment is too much, the courage of the literati is frightened, and no one in the court dares to say anything, it is not a good thing."

The prince said, "Talk about my son, my son is not afraid, but my son just doesn't want them to always talk about the princess."

"What's the difference between the crown prince and concubine? As a crown prince, you must take good advice. She is your official wife. Wife, Qi Ye, and your husband and wife are one, so naturally it is the same." Emperor Mu Yuan glanced at the crown prince, "Zhen Look, the princess didn't realize what was going on, but you were jumping up and down first and didn't have the strength to concentrate."

The crown prince said, "The crown princess didn't want to embarrass me, so she didn't say it. The crown princess looks strong, but she is not an iron wall. She is soft-hearted and easily hurt."

Hearing this, Emperor Mu Yuan barely spit out his breakfast.

Therefore, with the previous offensive of rumors, the fact that there was a big star shining in the sky on the day the crown princess was canonized did not cause any disturbance in the imperial capital.This is really... YouQi Qin Tianjian forced a face, silently thinking: This time, this time is true! ! !

The prince babbled at his father for a while, and then went to work in Zhan Shi's mansion.Since his daughter-in-law was officially canonized, the prince looks sunny every day.If the crown prince is happy, everyone in Zhan Shifu's life will be easier.

Speaking of which, since the crown princess was officially conferred, Zhan Shifu has put aside a major event.

Moreover, Zhan Shifu soon discovered that not only was the prince easier to serve than before, but their life in Zhan Shifu had also changed a lot.

The first change is the daily working meal. Of course, the treatment of Zhan Shifu is not bad, but the princess has always disliked the way of cooking fat chickens and ducks in the palace. Of course, the imperial dining room of Emperor Mu Yuan and the longevity dining room of Queen Mother Hu , and the dining room of the East Palace, it is not this kind of meal.But except for these three small kitchens with the two imperial concubines, Zhao Xie, the rest all eat big pot meals, and big pot meals are the model of fat chickens and big ducks.In the past, when Crown Princess Xie first married the prince, she lived in the palace for two months and ate there a few times.When he opened the mansion to live, Princess Xie brought her own cook as a dowry, coupled with the fact that the prince's mansion is the master of the house, the family's meals will be improved in quality.Later, Princess Xie found out that Chang Shisi's food was still the same as the palace's heavy oil and heavy ingredients, so she asked them to change it by the way.It's nothing more than arranging a few more cooks, why make people suffer in eating.Food, clothing, housing, and transportation came second. Princess Xie always paid attention to the quality of life, so Chang Shisi followed suit.

Ever since the fifth prince established a crown prince and first moved into the East Palace, the crown prince and concubine have been very busy. Before the crown princess had time to care about Zhan Shi's mansion, she angered Empress Dowager Hu out of the palace, so she couldn't manage the food of Zhan Shi's mansion. What's up.

Now the Crown Princess Xie is setting up her canonization, and there are many things to do. Xiao Tang, Si Zhilang, mentioned the meal to the Crown Princess, and Xiao Tang said, "The food is so delicious, and Feng Xueshi is all accepted. I couldn’t help it, I had diarrhea several times, so I had to bring some pickled vegetables for dinner every day.”

The concubine said, "Success, I see." She ordered someone to take a portion of Zhan Shifu's food at noon, and it looked like the configuration in the palace. Moreover, the supply of the East Palace has always been abundant, and the crown prince has always trusted Zhan Shifu, so, The cook does not dare to slack off, so it is richer than rich.Thinking that when she was outside the palace, the prince occasionally stayed at Zhan Shi's mansion for meals. If she ate such a meal, the princess felt sorry for the prince.Although, the prince is not picky about this.

The concubine asked Liu Jing, the eunuch beside her, to talk about this matter, Liu Jing smiled, "If it were someone else, the kitchen staff might not be happy. If it was this matter, they couldn't be more happy."

The Crown Princess also knew the reason, the daily and monthly supplies of Zhan Shifu's dining room were fixed, but they were asked to make it more refined, and the supply would not decrease.The dining room has its own tricks, so they might be able to leave more behind.The princess ordered Liu Jingdao, "Go and tell them, I don't care about them, you must be more careful in the future, don't mess with those oily things, chickens and ducks are meat food, soak them in oil, they are bright, how do you eat them? With such a big dining room, why is it worse than restaurants outside? Also, hot dishes must be hot, and cold dishes must be cold, don’t prevaricate with things that are not too warm.”

The concubine knew everything about the dining room. Liu Jing heard about it and went to beat the dining room.Then, everyone in Zhan Shifu found out, alas, the food has improved a lot.Not only has the food improved, but even their family members have also shown their faces in the East Palace.Because the princess not only went to the Mercy Palace every day to pay her respects, but also chose a fine day to summon the families of the adults in Zhan Shifu.Accept the reasoning, the edict below the fifth rank is not eligible to enter the palace, but the call of the crown princess is excluded.

For example, Zhang Xue and Zhan Shi's wives used to see the Crown Princess every month when they were in the Prince's Mansion, and even the family members of the former Chief History Officer paid their respects to the Crown Princess.The most important thing the Crown Princess wants to meet today is the family members of the adults who have newly joined the Prince Zhan Shifu.

The dignitaries include Mrs. Su Xiang and Mrs. Li Xiang. Among the two, Mrs. Su Xiang is appointed by the first rank, and Mrs. Li Xiang is ordered by the second rank. In the Zhan Shifu, he was only a ninth-rank official, but those who can enter the Zhan Shifu are at least those who are well-known by Emperor Mu Yuan. They have low official positions in the Zhan Shifu. In fact, most of the official positions in Zhan Shifu are part-time. Some are named at the Yushitai, some are named at the Imperial Academy, or they come from powerful families and come to Zhan Shifu through the back door to obtain qualifications. For example, Beichanghou arranged a school for his grandson. The grandson handed it over to the crown prince, and the crown prince arranged for him to be Qing Jilang. The second son of Su Buyu's family was a nine-rank recorder. Some families didn't have enough backers or the quota was full, so it was inevitable that they would have trouble when they returned home. Back to Qi, angry that his hands are too slow.Therefore, if you don't take any of them, you won't be able to get to Zhan Shifu at all.

The Crown Princess invited these female family members in batches to drink tea, enjoy flowers and talk about family affairs. Of course, as long as they are healthy, they will be excited and honored to come to the East Palace to pay their respects to the Crown Princess.Then, when they came, they would find that the princess and everyone could have a few words.Or the customs of their hometown they are familiar with, or anecdotes about the imperial capital, or their children and grandchildren, in short, everyone will feel, wow, so we are being paid attention to by the princess.

Knowledgeable people like Mrs. Su Xiang and Mrs. Li Xiang felt even more relieved, thinking, I never thought that we would still be alive to see another reliable hostess appearing in the royal family, and we will die in peace.

Of course, thinking like this would be a bit disrespectful to the mourning princess, but I don’t know if it’s because of Mr. Xie Moru’s long-standing seduction, or because of Xie Moru’s blood, or some inexplicable reasons that cannot be explained. They know that Xie Moru is not easier to get along with than Mourning Crown Princess, but they have to admit that Xie Moru is definitely more dignified than Mourning Crown Princess.

Even if she has a pleasant face when she talks and laughs, and looks very easy to get along with, but you just dare not underestimate her, you will involuntarily feel solemn and dignified in your heart.

Even Mrs. Su Xiang would sigh in her heart: she deserves to be the queen of the concubine.

Then, what made Mrs. Su Xiang even more grateful was that when the crown princess summoned the princesses, she also summoned the princesses of Anping County, and said to the princesses of Anping County, "Your mother and concubine have lived reclusively recently and believe in Buddhist things, so I don't want to disturb her. It's you, just come to the palace when you are free, let's talk to each other."

Regardless of whether the Crown Princess is acting or is sincere, in short, Mrs. Su Xiang is very grateful for the Crown Princess' gesture.It's really pitiful to say that when Prince Anping got married, Prince Mourning was still in power. As the eldest son of Crown Prince Mourning, King Anping County personally designated Su's daughter as his concubine, and the Su family was also happy.Ke Nima, the princess of Anping County has not been married for two years, and the mourning prince has fallen.Fortunately, Emperor Mu Yuan was soft-hearted. The Anping County King was the eldest son of the Mourning Crown Prince, and he had to be named the County Prince.

When Emperor Mu Yuan was in power, the King of Anping County didn't have to worry about it, but in the future, being able to make friends with the East Palace would definitely be beneficial and harmless to the King of Anping County.

The Crown Princess put on such a gesture, and the Su family had to accept the Crown Princess' affection.

Even Emperor Mu Yuan knew about this, but he couldn't say anything else, especially when his old lady saw Anping County Princess, she just said, "Hey, Ai's family still misses you." No, I didn't see you announce that Princess Anping County entered the palace!
Emperor Mu Yuan is capable, but Emperor Mu Yuan can't take all the women's errands.Furthermore, when mourning the death of the crown prince, Emperor Mu Yuan clearly understood that if he really loved the king of Anping County, he could not be too close and doting to the royal family of Anping County.Therefore, after the king of Anping County became a filial piety, Emperor Mu Yuan did not arrange an errand for the king of Anping County.But this does not include that his mother could not summon the princess of Anping County. As a result, his mother just didn't move at all.

In contrast, Emperor Mu Yuan felt a lot more relaxed when he had a reliable concubine.

The crown prince is also a good man to the end, referring to the King of Anping, "At first he kept his filial piety, now that the filial piety period has expired, Anping is the eldest grandson of the father and emperor, so we should arrange an errand for him."

Emperor Mu Yuan asked, "Which yamen do you think the King of Anping County should go to?"

The crown prince obviously thought about it, and said, "Father, how about the clan's mansion?"

"The old seventh of the clan mansion is in charge."

The prince smiled, "At first, I asked the seventh brother to go to the clan mansion to practice for a year or two. Since the wedding, the seventh brother has become more and more mature. The Ministry of Rites has not yet taken charge of the prince. Why not let the seventh brother go to the Ministry of Rites. Anping is young. If you haven’t been in charge of Shi Que, take over the clan’s mansion first. Once you’re familiar with him, it’s okay to change to another yamen.”

Emperor Mu Yuan showed a smile on his face, and said, "That's very good."

The prince said again, "The eighth and ninth younger brothers have also reached the age of marriage. The palace outside has to be decided by the Ministry of Industry and start preparations. There is also the marriage of the eighth and ninth younger brothers, and the father has to point out the marriage. Besides, Ah Biao He is the same age as Da Lang, and his marriage has already been mentioned, so it is time for Qin Tianjian to choose an auspicious date and finish the marriage."

The prince said in an orderly manner, "There is one more thing. The prince of Beiliang said that he admires our culture and wants to go to the Imperial College to study and learn from our knowledge."

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled, "Since the crown prince wants to go, let him go."

Emperor Mu Yuan said again, "Ji Rong came to the imperial capital last year to report on his duties, because at the end of the year, I will leave him in the imperial capital for the New Year. There is no one left at Beijing Pass, let Ji Rong go to Beijing Pass, and call Zhao Shiyu back. How about going to your Zhan Shifu to be a bachelor?"

The crown prince smiled and said, "Master Zhao was born as the number one scholar. He is both talented in literature and capable of doing practical work. For such a person, as long as the father is willing to give, the sons and ministers will not be too many."

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled and said, "I have kept him by my side for many years, he is a stable person, and it is rare to have a righteous heart."

The prince expressed his admiration for Zhao Shiyu again, and went back to the East Palace and said privately with his wife, "Zhao Shiyu and elder brother have always been close."

Xie Moru said, "It's normal for a courtier to have selfish intentions, as long as he is not uneasy and good-hearted, he can be used. If His Highness does not use him and alienates him, he will be completely pushed to the First Prince. Besides, Mr. Zhao is close to the First Prince. Since His Majesty knows about it, why don’t you use him as well.”

The prince is not a small person at all, his husband and wife are old husband and wife all these years, the prince complained and felt relieved, so he went to do the errand entrusted to him by his father.

However, just in April, Ximan envoys came to the court and sent an obituary: Princess Herou passed away due to illness in the Ximan Palace in early March. .

Princess Herou passed away, no one was sad except Zhao Guogong's mansion.

What the imperial court needs to discuss now is whether or not to marry Ximan.

Of course, there are no princesses of the right age in the palace, even if there are, with Emperor Mu Yuan who claims to be a peerless father, he is reluctant to kiss his daughter to make peace with Ximan.However, the princesses are married, and there is a princess, right?Not to mention others, mourning the crown prince has a daughter who has not left the court, and the eldest prince and the third prince's mansion also have a princess of the right age... There was a quarrel in the court about the noble daughter's marriage, the eldest prince and the third prince were almost paralyzed by fright, and there is nothing to mourn the crown prince The main reaction is that the princess who mourns the crown prince is a concubine, and the mother is not the concubine mourning the crown prince.However, the eldest concubine and the third concubine have their own daughters!
There is also a worried side concubine Xu in the East Palace. These days, she wished she could serve Xie Moru eight times a day, just because she was worried about Xin's future.After all, the prince's daughter is more valuable than the prince's daughter.

Xie Moru has always disliked the concubine's side, there are many maids around her, all of them are better than the concubine's.Furthermore, it is not Xie Moru's style to treat the concubine as a slave.Xie Moru gave Concubine Xu a certain sentence, "You just have to be at ease, it's not sister Xin."

Xu side concubine thanked Xie Moru with a big gift, and then said inside and out that the crown princess is a kind person and so on.Thinking that Concubine Xu is also from a scholarly family, she has always acted in a tactful manner. Now that she is a son and daughter, she can also shoot such straightforward flattery. Xie Moru sighed, the world is a motherly heart.

Xie Moru felt that she was always a little soft-hearted towards a mother who was terrified for her daughter.

Concubine Xu is of the close-to-water type. She is submissive enough in front of the crown princess, and she continued to live in peace when she got the right words.The eldest concubine and the third concubine are going to come to the East Palace every day, saying that it's time for their eldest daughter to find her husband's house.The Princess Wen'an of the eldest concubine's family is indeed not young. Emperor Mu Yuan bestowed a marriage on the Zhao family. As a result, Zhao Qin died in Beijingguan, and the marriage fell through.It is certain that Princess Wen'an will refer to marriage separately, and Princess Wen'an is really not young, she is already a 21-year-old girl.The most frustrating thing for the First Prince Concubine was that when she went to her mother-in-law to pay her respects, and talked about the Ximan marriage, Concubine Zhao would still say, "If Wen An and Brother Qin got married back then, there would be no worries now." You Said that the eldest princess is depressed, if the daughter married the Zhao family, she would be a widow now, how much better than marrying far away!

The eldest concubine, who can't communicate with her mother-in-law, simply came to Xie Moru to build a relationship, saying, "Girls are all meat from mothers. If it's a son, I don't worry about it. It's a good thing. If he marries one, I will take care of it." He waited until I closed my eyes. Girls are different. Girls are going to be married off. As a mother, you can't rest assured for the rest of your life."

The third concubine said tacitly, "Yes, especially their sisters, they are not as honorable as the princess. The princess can start a mansion in the future, and no matter what, she can be the master of the house. When the sisters marry into their in-laws' house, whether it is good or bad in the future will be decided by everyone." Rely on yourself. We will be friends in the future, and we can see each other a few times in a lifetime." The third concubine said, feeling sad, and her eyes turned red.Her daughter is still young, 14 years old, but it is very dangerous for the damn Ximan king to propose marriage at this time, okay?

Xie Moru listened to the first princess and the third prince's concubine's complaints, so at night he asked the prince, "Is the marriage settled?"

The prince said, "Where is there a suitable candidate?"

Emperor Mu Yuan was a peerless good father, and this kind of love for his children was fortunately extended to his granddaughter. Emperor Mu Yuan was reluctant to part with his daughter at the beginning, and he is also reluctant to part with his granddaughter now.Because the children of the old Mu's family were precious, Emperor Mu Yuan didn't have a suitable candidate for the time being.

Xie Moru understood that Emperor Mu Yuan was planning to send another courtier's daughter there.

Xie Moru doesn't care who he wants to marry, as long as it's not sister Xin.However, Xie Moru herself dislikes marriage, she said, "What's the use of marriage? These years, we have not stopped our military affairs with Ximan, it is nothing more than giving the king of Ximan a woman and a lot of valuable dowry. With all this money , it’s better to subsidize the Ministry of War, build more weapons, drive Ximan out of the grassland, and save the trouble of getting married.”

"I don't like getting married either, it's just a matter of face." The crown prince said, "I heard from Yi'an's son-in-law that Ximan Wang has four concubines, and Princess Herou is only one of the Ximan king's concubines. "

Xie Moru nodded slightly, and said to the prince, "Since that's the case, I'll teach you to be a good boy. These days, my sister-in-law and three sister-in-laws have come to talk to me every day, just because I am worried about a few nieces. The elder sister-in-law and three sister-in-law are worried, and the eldest prince and the third prince are all doing it." Dear father, if you have the same heart, your highness should send a letter to the two highnesses, so that they can feel at ease."

The prince patted his forehead, "Things have been going on these days, but I didn't pay attention to it."

Xie Moru smiled, "It's all trivial matters."

Knowing that Emperor Mu Yuan had no intention of marrying his granddaughter, the entire royal family was relieved.

When Emperor Mu Yuan re-canonized a Heshun princess, Xie Moru was talking to General Ji Rongji's wife.After Xie Moru was formally conferred, there was an advantage that Emperor Mu Yuan transferred all the affairs that should be undertaken by his mother to the crown princess.For example, the general is going to take office, and the palace wants to see the general's wife and so on.

It stands to reason that it would be better for the Queen Mother to come forward, but with the Crown Princess, even Emperor Mu Yuan believed that the Crown Princess was more suitable to receive imperial orders.

Don't think that the crown princess is just a title. In fact, the responsibility of the crown princess is not necessarily lighter than that of the crown prince.

Empress Dowager Hu did this in a mess, but fortunately, everyone knew her background, and she was old, so she had to endure it.Now that the Crown Princess took over the matter, Zhu Gaoming felt that the atmosphere in the palace was different.

Mrs. Ji's Jiang family was married for the third time, and General Ji Rong's position was not too high, and his background was also of humble origin. Therefore, the two of them were not very popular in the social circles of the imperial capital.Concubine Xie liked Mrs. Ji very much, and told her a lot about Beichang Mansion, including the climate and food in Beichang Mansion. He said, "Beijingguan is still considered peaceful at the moment, but the prince of Beiliang is in the imperial capital, and the regent prince who wants to come to Beiliang also understands. If he wants to stabilize the court, he will put safety first. If the domestic situation is stable, there must be troubles in Beijing Pass. You are there, pay more attention to everything."

Mrs. Ji listened carefully, and it was rare that she could still answer a few words. She said, "I heard from the general that Beiliang Elementary School has always had no power to invade from outside. It's the same. The king of Ximan just married Beiliang last year. The princess is a princess, and I only worry about them colluding."

The Crown Princess is very satisfied with Mrs. Ji's beauty. As an imperial order, it's not good for someone to be ignorant of government affairs.Like Mrs. Ji, the Crown Princess would inevitably say a few more words to her, saying, "It is normal for countries to communicate with each other at a distance and attack at a distance. It is not a day that the two countries have contacts. However, between countries, there is also Interests come first. Both countries hope that the other side will be the vanguard, and they will pick it up on their own. Since they have their own concerns, it is not without flaws. Even the previous battle at Beijing Pass, there is no guarantee that the two countries will not cause trouble.”

Mrs. Ji memorized all the words of the Crown Princess, and at noon, the Crown Princess brought food, and when Mrs. Ji was about to leave, the Crown Princess ordered someone to bring two old ginseng to Mrs. Ji, and said, "I heard that there are ginseng produced in the mountains near Beijing Pass. Shen, your house doesn't necessarily lack this, but I think, there are not too many of these things in the land of swords and guns."

Mrs. Ji said earnestly, "This ginseng can save a person's life at the critical moment. What is this ginseng, it is clearly two lives." Saying this, she thanked the reward earnestly and took the old ginseng to leave.

Mrs. Ji went back to the mansion and said to her husband, "Not only is the princess concubine kind and thoughtful, but she is very knowledgeable, which is different from those villains."

General Ji laughed, "How can the princess concubine be a villain?"

The Ji family and his wife packed up their parcels and prepared to go to Beijing Pass. The concubine and concubine also found out about Princess Heshun in the evening. Due to Ximan's repeated troubles in recent years, Emperor Mu Yuan didn't even choose a noble daughter from the prison. One of the female relatives was selected, and Princess Heshun was named, and she was going to make this Princess Heshun marry Ximan.

The crown prince said with a half-smile, "Your Majesty is really making the best use of people and things."

Emperor Mu Yuan arranged a Princess Heshun for Ximan, probably because he felt that the dowry of Princess Heshun was a bit disadvantageous, so he also sent a letter of state to Ximan, hoping to marry Princess Ximan.

When the Crown Princess heard the news, she deeply felt that Emperor Mu Yuan was worthy of the old opponent of the Ximan King, and everyone was very open-minded.

However, I don't know if it is because she thinks the princess is doing her duty, or for some reason.After the Emperor Mu Yuan finished dealing with the Ximan affairs, he suddenly said to the crown prince, "Didn't your wife want to meet Fang Wei?"

"Fang Wei?"

"It's Mrs. Marquis of Beichang." Emperor Mu Yuan said with a look that he didn't want to explain, "You go and tell your wife, and I know."

The prince understood what his father meant, and agreed with his daughter-in-law to continue investigating the Qingsong Mingyue Picture.

However, this Mrs. Beichanghou is famous and can be remembered by his father for many years. It can be seen that she is absolutely extraordinary!

I don't know if Mrs. Beichanghou is Fan Pin or not. Since Emperor Mu Yuan spoke, Xie Moru called Jiang Xingyun into the palace. After all, Jiang Xingyun came back to the East Palace for the first time, and even walked around the garden of the East Palace with Xie Moru. When leaving, Jiang Xingyun smiled, "Sure enough, the scenery in the East Palace is even better."

(End of this chapter)