Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 324 Thunder, Rain and Dew Are All God's Grace
But having said that, knowing that she was going to see the emperor, Mai Xiang was still a little excited and a little vain. I wonder if this most wise and wise emperor who has seen countless versions on TV will ask some questions when he sees him. What, and can your wish come true?
At the gate of the palace, just as Mai Xiang was about to get off the carriage, Uladomin grabbed her and said worriedly: "Remember, when you enter the palace, you can answer whatever the emperor asks, and follow him as much as possible."

"I know that." Mai Xiang didn't make fun of her own life.

Opening the curtain, I saw a eunuch waiting at the gate of the palace. Seeing Uradomin, he hurriedly said: "It's almost here, hurry up, the emperor is waiting."

"Please take care of the prince." After Uladomin finished speaking, he hurriedly stuffed a red envelope into the eunuch, but the eunuch didn't shirk it, and quickly put it in his sleeve pocket.

Mai Xiang followed the eunuch into the palace gate, only to realize that Uladomin didn't go in with her, but just waited at the palace gate.

By the way, Mai Xiang didn't know this palace gate, and it was too different from what he saw in later generations, but Mai Xiang still found a sense of deja vu when he passed by the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

I don't know how many turns, and then entered a door, Mai Xiang looked up and saw the three big characters "Qianqing Gate", and not long after entering, she saw the door plaque reading "Qianqing Palace".

There were eunuchs and maids along the way, and Mai Xiang didn't dare to look around, but found that the appearance of these court ladies was really ordinary. Compared with them, Mai Xiang looked like a four-leaf plant in a pile of dogtail grass Grass, still grass, not flowers.

Trembling into the gate of Qianqing Palace, Mai Xiang just looked up and saw the famous "Fair and Bright" plaque, and before he could see the person on the dragon chair clearly, he heard the eunuch beside him shout: "Low your head, kneel down. "

Mai Xiang hurriedly lowered her head and knelt down, slandered her, and said: "Ms. Wan Ye, the civil woman, kowtows to my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

In a hurry, Mai Xiang forgot what Uladomin taught her, and casually said what she saw on TV.

"Head up."

Mai Xiang slandered again, raised her head, and wanted to take a look at the person sitting on the dragon chair by the way, but unfortunately, the distance was a bit far, and she didn't dare to stare at it, she just felt that it was shining golden, but it seemed that Qianlong was still handsome. Yes, it looks much better than the portrait of Lord Kangxi.

Qianlong was a little disappointed when he saw Mai Xiang's appearance, but felt that the other's eyes were still a little bit smart, so he dared to stare at him.

"You are the Wanye family?"

"Go back to the emperor, yes."

Isn't this nonsense?
"How did you know Prince Li Fujin?"

"My Majesty, I met when I was delivering wall shoes at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha." Mai Xiang adhered to the principle of talking less and making mistakes, and answered whatever she asked.

"I heard from Prince Li that you plan to donate 5 taels of silver to accompany your husband to the Western Regions. Can I ask why?"

"One is that I don't want to be separated from him, and the other is that I want to share the emperor's worries."

"Share my worries? Let's hear it."

"The emperor sent my husband to raise military rations. I think this will definitely not be the last time. Regardless of whether the war is over or not, military rations are a real problem that must be solved. I heard that the Western Regions are vast and vast, especially the land at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. It is very fertile, but unfortunately, the land is sparsely populated and not good at farming, so the land is barren all year round. The little girl thought that in the form of a regiment, the soldiers of the garrison could cultivate the fields and practice drills at the same time, so that production and war would not be delayed."

In fact, it's not that Qianlong didn't think about what Mai Xiang said. The problem is that the words came from a little girl, which made Qianlong think deeply.

"Did someone teach you these words?"

"Back to the emperor, no."

"Speaking of sharing my worries, I remember that this is the third time you have done this. The first time was vaccinating, and the second time was a coal mine in Shanxi. This time you donated another 5 taels of silver. How about it, you I have done three important things for me, and I will also do three things for you, if you think about it carefully, what do you want?"

Mai Xiang didn't expect that the emperor's thinking was also quite detached. After thinking about it, she kowtowed and said, "Little girl, thank you for your kindness. Little girl only wants one thing from the emperor."

"Oh, what is it?" Qianlong felt a little interested, but he didn't expect that this woman was not only not greedy, but also seemed very intelligent.

"The little girl only wants to ask for a calligraphy treasure from the emperor, and the little girl's wish is to be a free and easy bookseller. I hope that all scholars in the world can get the three tastes of books, so the little girl's bookstore is called 'Sanwei Bookstore' , the little girl wants to invite the emperor to reward a plaque, the plaque of Sanwei Bookstore."

It's not that Mai Xiang doesn't want to make two more requests, it's just that kings have been capricious since ancient times. If Mai Xiang asks Huai Ci not to go to the northwest, it may make him difficult. After all, how can he go back on what has been decided at the court meeting?
Besides, it's hard to guarantee that Qianlong didn't mean to test himself.

As for what Mai Xiang said to go to the northwest with Huaici, Mai Xiang calmed down and felt that this idea was really unrealistic. Huaici was following the army to deliver the rations, and the time was running out. Don't talk about the exhausted journey, I'm afraid I might run into bandits. , Mai Xiang has no strength to restrain the chicken, and brings another child, it is indeed to add to the chaos.

Moreover, Mai Xiang listened to Huai Ci's analysis, since Qianlong asked the officials to deal with the "Story of the Stone", it also showed that Qianlong deliberately let them go, Mai Xiang simply asked for a door plaque written by the emperor, who would dare to say "Sanwei" in the future? The bookstore sells anti-books?

So, after thinking for a moment, Mai Xiang only made this one request.

"Have you thought about it, do you really only need a door plaque?" Qianlong asked, hiding the smile on his face.

As expected, this woman did not disappoint him, no wonder Yongen valued her so much, and thought of using such a method of winning without a fight, once and for all, to tide over the difficulties for himself.

"Think it over." Mai Xiang didn't dare to look up.

"You look up, I heard that you planned to follow your husband-in-law to the Western Regions, why did you go back on your word?"

"Back to the emperor, the little girl is not repenting, but to recognize the reality. The husband's visit is an official business, and the official business is naturally much more important than the children's love. If the husband is going to the Western Regions and there is no return date, the emperor intends to send him to the northwest. Then wait After he settles down a bit, I will take my little girl to the Western Regions to reunite with him when my daughter is a little older. If he is just escorting food and grass, the little girl can rest at home and wait for him to return."

"Do you hate me for breaking up your husband and wife?" Qianlong remembered that he asked Huaici a similar question a year ago. If Huaici lost his fame, would Huaici hate him or not? He was a little curious whether this woman would to be frank.

"It was a little bit at first, but then I figured it out. A country is a country without a country. If everyone thinks like me and wants to drag their own men back, then when the war comes, who will defend us? Mrs. Zhang Jia is a good example. Mr. Agui has been in the Northwest for several years, but he has never heard a single complaint from Mrs. Zhang Jia. This is a man's career, and it is his honor to be a courtier. "

Mai Xiang's words became more and more slippery, and she almost recited the lyrics.

"Well, since you understand so well, let your man stay in the Northwest for five years, and you can go find him after one year."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for fulfilling it."

Mai Xiang gritted her teeth, but didn't dare to show it, and had to kowtow to thank her.

Who said that someone is the emperor, in front of him, you can't even count as an ant?
Qianlong felt a little strange looking at Mai Xiang's composure. She was obviously a country woman, but she didn't look like her at all. Although she didn't know the rules very well, she didn't lack the courtesy she should have.

Thinking of etiquette, Qianlong also thought of the grievances between Huaici and Wan's family. The root of all this was Wan Huaici's refusal to forgive Jiang, so there was a problem for him last year. Unexpectedly, he let Huaici go, Huaici He still didn't let Jiang Shi go, that's why he wanted to teach Huaici a lesson.

"I want to know, if you knew that the price of being unfilial to your parents would be so high, would you still do it?"

"Back to the emperor, I have asked my husband and myself this question before. If we do it again, we will still choose to do this. Because, in the eyes of the little girl, this is not in conflict with filial piety or not. We just I feel that everyone should be responsible for the wrong things they have done. We cannot indulge her unconditionally just because she is a mother. In fact, this is not for her own good. If the elders in a family do wrong things, they will let her continue to do wrong things. If it is not corrected, the hidden conflicts in this family will become deeper and deeper. Wan Jia is a prime example. By doing this, Wan Jia will not only bury his husband's talent and destroy his body, but also the consequences of over-indulging and doting Wan Zhigao are His mentality is too fragile, and he cannot face up to his shortcomings and defects, which will lead to today's disaster. If he is not forced out this time, I am afraid that more innocent businessmen in the capital will be implicated. I am afraid this is not the emperor. Want to see it?"

Mai Xiang talked a long story, there was no movement for a long time, and she didn't dare to look up. After a long time, she heard the person on the dragon chair "hum".

"I'm afraid, you want to teach me a lesson together?"

"Don't dare, the little girl is talking too much." Mai Xiang's back was a little wet.

Coming out of Qianqing Palace, Mai Xiang raised her eyes to look at the blue sky above her head, and suddenly felt like seeing the sun again. She looked at the scroll in her hand, and this trip was not in vain.

"What, the emperor agreed with you to go to the Western Regions?" Uladomin's eye circles immediately turned red.

"I'll go to the emperor to intercede." Yong En was about to get off the carriage.

"Brother-in-law, don't go, thunder, rain and dew have been the emperor's grace since ancient times."

Yong En didn't know what to do when he heard this, he just felt that he really wanted to hit someone, but when he punched out, he didn't know where to hit.

"Sister, what should I do? That place is not a place for people to stay at all. There are often no people in the area for hundreds of miles, and there are no women in the army. You went to a woman alone, here, here..." The following words Uladomin could not speak.

"Sister, let's go back first, don't tell my husband beforehand, let him go with peace of mind." Mai Xiang held Uladomin's hand, she was really grateful for the friendship of the other party, and because of this, she didn't want to take Yongen away. Pushing into the pit of fire, after all, although he is a noble prince, many things are beyond his control.

(End of this chapter)