Idle courtiers

Chapter 353
The other woman deliberately pretended to be scared, and shouted softly: "My lord, it's my sister's fault. Please don't punish her. Even if you have to punish, I'm willing to take your place."

King Yu laughed and said: "You little lady is also loyal. Since you are willing to be punished on your behalf, this king will not let you go, even your sister. This finger will naturally be poked back."

"Oh, my lord, you are so bad!"

……

Feng Bao hid aside, hearing this unexplainable sound, his scalp felt tight.

He entered the palace with a clean body since he was a child, and he didn't know anything about men and women.However, the maids and eunuchs in the palace knew a little bit about how they became enemies and lived together.It's just that I didn't expect it to be so unbearable.

Indeed, how majestic and dignified the prince usually looks, but today he is like a hooligan outside in front of those two actors.

Just as the Empress Concubine Li said earlier, "What kind of system is Cheng?" "Is there still dignity?"

Another round of playfulness and indescribability, finally over.

King Yu laughed loudly again: "That's right, today it's refreshing. This king is very useful and rewarded. Tell me, what you sisters want, this king will allow."

The two daughters said at the same time: "It is my sister's duty to serve the prince, so I dare not say rewards."

"The two of you know things well." King Yu's voice sounded very satisfied.

A woman went on to say: "My lord, our sisters are just like that duckweed when they were exiled in the capital. I don't know much about the people and things they have passed through, but I love and love the lord. My family is really aware of things. I'm afraid that the lord will wait for me in a blink of an eye." I forgot."

King Yu: "Haha, you are so interesting, how could this king forget."

The other woman is greedy for royal wealth and honor, and intends to maintain this relationship for a long time.Deliberately annoyed: "What a noble status the prince is, he has no shortage of charming concubines, let's take Li Concubine as an example, she is like a fairy. Master, you have so many gods in your arms, I am afraid that you will forget the concubine in a blink of an eye. dead."

Feng Bao was horrified when he heard two humble women mention Concubine Li, this was already disrespectful to the empress.A good dog who is an actor who sings in the hall dares to be compared with the dignified princess.

He looked ahead worriedly, but saw that Concubine Li was still standing there quietly, but there was a trace of anger in her brows.

King Yu's voice came from the room again: "Little baby, yes, yes, my concubines are all angels. But what are angels, they are there for people to see. When it's time to serve the bed, What's the point of putting them like clay sculptures and wood carvings? How can it compare to the knowledge, wit, wit and vivacity of the two of you."

This was already a great humiliation, Concubine Li's expression changed drastically, she clenched her hands tightly, and her body trembled slightly under the moonlight.

Feng Bao saw that it was not good, if the empress couldn't control her emotions and started to make a fuss, what would happen to this matter.

In order to prevent uncontrollable things from happening, Feng Bao hurriedly walked out and shouted: "My lord, Concubine Li has returned to the mansion after sending the son into the palace. There is an urgent matter to report, and the servants are here to invite you."

After finishing speaking, he kept waving his hands at Concubine Li, signaling her to leave quickly.

Concubine Li was clenching her teeth and shaking her head stubbornly.

King Yu was upset when someone disturbed him, and he shouted, "Feng Bao, what's the big deal?"

Feng Bao: "The lord knew it when he asked the empress, but it's inconvenient for slaves to tell."

King Yu said: "There are no outsiders here, let's talk."

He didn't treat the two opera singers as outsiders, Concubine Li's face became more angry, her eyes were slightly red.

Feng Bao was still waving to Concubine Li: "It's a matter of the palace."

King Yu: "Okay, Gu will go right away." Then he said to the two actors: "Little darling, you wait for this king, and come when the widow goes, and wait for the punishment of Gu!"

The two girls said delicately: "My lord, my sister will help you change your clothes."

Feng Bao hastily bowed to Concubine Li, his face full of anxiety and pleading.

Concubine Li waved her sleeves, turned and left.

Back in the bedroom, Concubine Li burst into anger, grabbed the vase on the table and wanted to throw it on the ground.

But when it was lifted in mid-air, it stopped, and slowly put it back on the table, saying indifferently: "Your Highness doesn't care about your body."

Feng Bao, as her confidant, said that the master worries about the humiliation of the minister, and the master humiliates the minister to death.A murderous look flashed in his eyes: "Your Majesty, those two opera singers broke the rules of our palace, and this servant knows what to do."

"Forget it, let him go. Speaking of which, this matter is also my fault." Concubine Li has completely calmed down, her expression calm, as if she was talking about something irrelevant to her: "If the adults called Wangfu Chief Shi Si I know, it’s another trouble for the village. The prince is also fresh for a while, but it fades after two days. The green hills can’t cover it, after all, it’s up to him.”

"Yes, ma'am." Feng Bao also knew that the lord's behavior was disorderly and unseemly. If word got out, the officials would definitely rush towards him like flies smelling blood.King Yu managed to drive King Jing out of the capital with great difficulty. If something like this happens now, wouldn't it be a side issue?
Unexpectedly, the empress figured out the joints so quickly when she encountered this kind of thing, and she was not as distressed as the stupid women outside, so very human!
Feng Bao gave a compliment in his heart: "Your maidservant will leave."

After he left, Concubine Li took Zhou Nan's fan out of her sleeve and opened it to have a look, her face returned to sadness.He muttered in his mouth: "Female, female, whoever makes you a crown prince like a prince, or a talented man like Mr. Zhang who is famous all over the world, why can't he keep at this level? Women and women, no? that's it?"

"A gentleman should be righteous, and a gentleman should be independent. It's easy to say, but how many people can really do it?"

There seemed to be Zhou Nan's unrestrained figure and gentle smile walking on the Shicha seaside in front of his eyes, his eyes were so clear, so clear that there was no evil thought.

I may not know others, but Mr. Zimu is a real gentleman when it comes to female sex.

At this moment, a maid from outside called out: "Your Majesty, the prince is here."

Concubine Li put the fan on the table and bowed down: "I welcome the prince."

"Why does my beloved concubine need a big gift? Please, please." King Yu walked in with a laugh, and gave him a hand: "Feng Bao's servant said that you have something important to report, and you are still from the palace. What's the matter, tell me quickly, My king is mentally exhausted and wants to rest earlier."

Concubine Li saw that King Yu's face was rosy and shiny, and she was obviously in a state of high excitement.The reason why his face was full of impatience was because he was reluctant to part with those two actors.

He was extremely angry in his heart, but his expression was still respectful: "The military salary in Fujian has been counted."

"Ah, there are ways, but the emperor promised to allocate funds from the Ministry of Households? No, no one knows how much money is left in Taicang, the Ministry of Households. How can I get it out? Could it be the internal money?" Yu Wang shook Shaking his head: "It's not that we don't know the emperor's temperament. Long live is expensive and money is tight."

Concubine Li: "I will go to Jiashan's Ruiqing Palace tonight, and wait for Chen Hong to pick up the prince and enter the palace to serve the Lord Long Live. Guess who I met there?"

King Yu missed those two actresses: "My concubine, don't be a fool, just tell me!"

Concubine Li: "I went there by myself, and happened to meet Dao Lu Si You Si Zheng Zhou Zimu."

"Oh, Zhou Zimu, that student of Xu Jie, he proposed to send the prince into the palace to accompany the emperor, I just remember. By the way, isn't Master Gao competing with Xu Jie for the chief minister of the cabinet? Dao Lu Si Zhengyi The position is very important. Zhou Nan is inappropriate in that position, so he has to be transferred. Is Chen Hong doing this, and what is the result?"

"Yes, Chen Hong was trying to persuade Zhou Zimu to resign from his post tonight, but he failed to persuade him."

King Yu frowned: "This Zhou Nan is too ignorant. If it wasn't for my family's concern for him to help arrange for King Jing to go to Anlu to become a vassal, how could we tolerate it?"

Concubine Li: "My lord, don't worry, let me finish the matter by myself."

Then he told Yu Wang in detail about Zhou Nanmu's proposal to sell the degree to raise military pay for Fujian.Finally said: "My lord, this concubine feels that this matter is feasible, this is a big matter, and I dare not delay, so I hurried back to the mansion to report. For disturbing my lord, forgive me, forgive me."

With that said, he bowed down again.

"Ah, that's a good idea!" The prince's eyes lit up, he helped Concubine Li up, and said, "Zhou Nan is right, but it's just a three-no-one-hundred-point certificate, and it can be done secretly. I don't know that the profit is so huge. 20 taels, this is 20 taels of silver. With this money, plus a little money from other places, Tan Lun will finally be able to fight a battle this autumn."

He let go of Concubine Li, rubbed his hands excitedly, and sighed: "I don't know what Zhou Nan was thinking this time, it's really ingenious. What he did seems very absurd, but when you think about it carefully, it's very clever and wonderful. Wonderful!"

According to modern terminology, Zhou Nan's idea is very imaginative.

"However..." King Yu pondered again: "Although monks and Taoists are not officials, they can be exempted from all corvee and taxes. This move is undoubtedly suspected of selling officials, and I'm afraid they will be punished by Long Live."

Seeing that King Yu was full of praise, Concubine Li was also proud: "My lord, Zhou Nan also said that when he got the money, the palace should be more filial to the Lord Long Live."

"Good idea, Lord Long Live won't blame you anymore." King Yu applauded: "If you don't move the treasury of the household department, don't move the internal money, you can easily make up 20 taels of military pay, so that you can show me The government's method. Very good, very good! Let's do it like this, and let Zhang Juzheng play the Emperor of Heaven when he enters the palace to study in a few days."

Concubine Li: "Your Majesty, Zhou Nan is a six-rank official with miscellaneous talents. It is not easy to get an official position. Please forgive me."

King Yu frowned: "Aifei means to still call him Daolu Sizheng, is this appropriate?"

This is an official position that can often face the saints. This is a critical period when Gao Gong and Xu Jie are fighting for the throne, allowing Xu Jie's disciples to enter and leave the palace at will. With Zhou Nan's talent, it may not be able to affect the emperor's judgment.

As for the position of chief assistant, the palace vowed to win it, so naturally it was not easy to make any mistakes.

King Yu shook his head: "No, he must resign from the position of Youzheng of the Daolu Department, this matter cannot be discussed." After hesitating for a while, he continued: "As for the placement of Zhou Nan, this king will consider it, and he will definitely return the favor. "

(End of this chapter)