Yuanchun washed his hands and left Ning Mansion with Jia Heng seeing him off.
He had just returned to his courtyard and was about to tell Baoqin and the maid to prepare hot water for a bath.
But I saw a woman who usually served me say, "Miss, my wife has called you over."
Yuanchun was startled for a moment, so he had to get up and walk towards Mrs. Wang's courtyard. When he entered the wing, he saw his mother sitting on the bed, holding a Buddhist scripture and reading by candlelight. Her cheeks were much rosier than before.
Yuanchun stepped forward and said, "Mom, please call me."
Mrs. Wang put down the Buddhist scriptures, reached out and patted the bed beside her, and said with a smile: "Big girl, come and sit here."
Yuanchun responded with a "hmm" and sat down next to Mrs. Wang.
Yuanchun turned around and asked: "My mother is feeling better now. How is her appetite for food?"
Mrs. Wang said: "I found Master Miaoyu from Muni Yuan and read the scriptures. Surprisingly, I felt much better."
Yuan Chun breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "Then you have to thank Master Miaoyu properly."
"I prayed to stay a few more days and rested in the nunnery in the backyard until you meet again tomorrow to talk." Mrs. Wang said with a smile.
Yuanchun nodded slightly and asked, "Why don't you see Baoyu?"
"He is in the old lady's room right now." Mrs. Wang said with a chuckle, turning her eyes to look at her daughter. She has a beautiful face, a dignified manner, and a face that looks like a blooming peony. She looks like she is rich and powerful at first glance. Looks good, but it’s a pity...
Mrs. Wang felt resentful towards someone again.
"Big girl, we and I are here and there are no outsiders, so we can just talk about what's on our mind," Mrs. Wang took Yuan Chun's little hand and said softly.
Yuanchun had a vague premonition in his heart, his face changed a little, and he said: "Mother, please tell me."
Mrs. Wang said softly: "As for you, you have been sensible since you were a child, and you have never let me worry about it. In a blink of an eye, you are now a big girl. You have been back from the palace for many days now. I am thinking that life-long affairs also need to be done." Let’s settle it as soon as possible.”
After thinking about it, I finally felt that I could no longer let Yuanchun do what he wanted.
Yuan Chun frowned and said, "Mom, uncle's things haven't been ready these days. Let me put mine away first."
Mrs. Wang said: "I didn't say now, I just wanted to let you know in advance that after this new year, I will let your father and your uncle choose families with good backgrounds and good character in the capital. "
Yuanchun hesitated and said: "Mom, are you too hasty?"
Mrs. Wang sighed: "Big girl, after this year, you will go to your twenties. It's not good to delay it any longer."
Yuanchun's plump and jade face paused slightly, "Mom, my marriage, didn't Brother Heng say that I would..."
Mrs. Wang snorted coldly and said: "My parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, I am still here, how can I let others worry about them?"
Yuan Chun said softly: "Brother Heng is the clan leader after all, and he brought me out of the palace."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her unpleasant memories were evoked again, and her face turned cold.
In other words, Mrs. Wang still has to maintain her kind face in front of outsiders, but in front of her eldest daughter, she has to reveal some true thoughts.
"Do you really think he means well?"
Yuanchun's heart skipped a beat and asked, "What do you mean, mother?"
Mrs. Wang looked indifferent and said: "He is now in charge of the clan and is becoming more and more powerful. Even the old lady respects him. When he was anxious to take you out of the palace, he was just worried about you gaining the auspiciousness of Luan Feng. , overshadowing him."
When Yuanchun heard this, he remained silent.
I didn't acquiesce to this statement, but I remembered what Jia Heng said before, not to argue, in case there is a grudge between mother and daughter.
Seeing Yuanchun's silence, Mrs. Wang mistakenly thought that her daughter had listened.
It can be said that Mrs. Wang's biggest concern is that Jia Heng brought Yuan Chun out of the palace.
Previously, because Yuanchun was suffering in the palace, she couldn't tell her directly. Otherwise, it would seem that she was ignoring her daughter for the sake of wealth.
Now I simply let go of the grievances in my heart and took the opportunity to express my feelings.
"Big girl, my mother knows that you have suffered a lot in the palace for so many years, but why don't you suffer a lot for me? You are the meat that fell from my mother." Mrs. Wang said, feeling a little emotional. : "But I understand that I don't want you to live a glorious and dignified life? But now that others are interfering with it, aren't your hardships all these years in vain?"
Yuanchun sighed softly and said: "Mother, the palace is not as easy as you think. The queen is in charge of everything in the sixth palace. Without her permission, whoever is restless and has extravagant thoughts will end up doing harm to himself and the clan." It will bring disaster."
In the palace, over the years, she has seen many palace maids trying to get along with others, but in the end they all ended badly.
Although she is the daughter of a prince, she is isolated from the inside and outside, and has limited fear of the evil spirits in the harem.
Mrs. Wang added: "Didn't your uncle spend a lot of money from the eunuchs of the Sixth Palace? He promised to hear good news in a year or two."
She secretly thought that even if she didn't have the opportunity to be the concubine of Tianhuang and stay by the queen's side, she could still get in touch with some of the nobles of Tianhuang. I heard that the queen's two sons were older, so being a concubine or concubine would not be considered an insult to Yuanchun's character. .
But it’s hard to say what’s in your heart in front of your own daughter, otherwise you’ll be targeting the emperor one moment, and if it doesn’t work out the next moment, it’s not bad to be the emperor’s daughter-in-law. These words are too...
Yuanchun said softly: "It's not that easy."
After thinking for a while, he said: "The day before yesterday, Brother Heng and I also talked about this matter."
Mrs. Wang said: "What did you tell him? What can he care about? If it weren't for her, you wouldn't delay."
Yuan Chun said: "Brother Heng said he would pay attention. In the next two years, he would first go to the eldest princess's residence to praise the talented person."
Mrs. Wang: "..."
There was a surprise in his heart, and he asked: "In the eldest princess's house? Is it the eldest princess Jinyang who is the sister of the Holy Emperor?"
He secretly thought that if he was still in the eldest princess's house in Jinyang and still hadn't left the Tian family, there might be a possibility of becoming a princess or concubine again.
Yuan Chun glanced at the change in Mrs. Wang's expression. He didn't know what his mother had planned. He sighed secretly and deliberately followed Mrs. Wang's mood and said: "Mom, Brother Heng is the leader of the clan, even if he takes the opinions of the clan into consideration." , he will also worry more about me. If he cares about me, there is nothing he can't accomplish."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang felt that it made sense, and nodded: "You are right, he has always been... accustomed to doing such scenes."
But he swallowed back the words that looked like donkey dung and eggs.
Thinking about it like this, I suddenly felt that Yuanchun ran to Dongfu, which seemed to be understandable.
Mrs. Wang added: "However, we can't just expect him to wait until after the Chinese New Year to make people pay attention to his mother."
It can be said that with Wang Ziteng's loss of power, Mrs. Wang is now in urgent need of a powerful person to rely on to embolden the Jia family. So what is better than finding a good son-in-law for her own daughter?
After all, he is half a son-in-law.
Yuan Chun and Mrs. Wang talked for a while. When the time came, Fang walked back to his courtyard with tired steps, held Qin in his arms and said, "Girl, the hot water is ready."
Yuanchun responded, entered the inner room, put down the curtain pulled up by the golden hook, lit the bright candlelight, and was served by the maid holding the harp, taking off her skirt, revealing her plump figure like mutton-fat white jade, with two A straight, round jade leg stepped into the tub, and the full moon sank into the water, causing splashes.
"Girl, did your wife just urge you to get married?" Baoqin asked.
"It's been quite a while since I left the palace, and my mother is a little anxious." Yuanchun said softly.
She was quite anxious about her marriage. Not only did she get married immediately, but she should at least settle it down.
Baoqin took a towel and helped Yuanchun wipe his snow-white back, and said: "Miss, you are not young anymore. If you settle down earlier, you will feel more at ease. Otherwise, if you keep delaying it, a good marriage will be delayed."
Yuanchun sighed quietly, gently scrubbing the heavy granary with his hands, looking at the candlelight on the tables, a pair of quiet, warm eyes seemed to be dancing.
Yuanchun shook his head quickly and bit his lips.
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The next day, Kunning Palace
People in the palace were coming and going in a hurry, and the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music could be heard vaguely in the warm palace, mixed with laughter and laughter.
Empress Song was wearing a goose-yellow palace dress. She was sitting on a long brocade couch paved with soft mattresses. On the small table in front of her, there were melons and fruit refreshments. On the small tables below, on both sides, there were rows of low-quality goods sitting with each other. Concubines.
Concubine Duanrong and Princess Xianning sat on the Jindun next to Empress Song. As for Wei Wang Chen Ran and Liang Wang Chen Wei, they sat on a small table together.
This was not the case when King Wei gave birth to a baby. Every time there was a baby in the palace, the concubines would always come to join in the fun, in order to please Empress Song, the lord of the Sixth Palace.
Empress Song looked at Princess Xianning and said with a smile: "Xianning, the great Dawan horse you gave me is a bit too expensive."
Yesterday, after Princess Xianning returned, she told Empress Song about the horse buying process in Dongshi yesterday, and by the way, she also talked about the conflict with Prince Zhongshun's second son, Chen Rui.
Empress Song didn't express much about this, but she was actually somewhat happy to see the outcome.
Princess Xianning said: "My brother will open his palace next year. This is the last child born in the palace. As a younger sister, I should also give him a good horse to wish him fast hooves and a bright future."
When Queen Song heard this, she smiled gently and said, "Xianning is interested."
Not far away, Liang Wang Chen Wei said with a smile: "Second brother, how about you lend me your bloody horse for two days?"
The King of Wei smiled and said: "You and my brother say whether we can borrow it or not. If you like it, I can just give it to you."
"I don't dare. This is given to you by the fifth sister. What's the matter with sending it to me? I'll just borrow it for two days to ride on." Liang Wang Chen Wei said hurriedly.
When Queen Song heard the two brothers talking and joking, her eyes showed relief. She smiled at Princess Xianning beside her and said, "Brother Wei Wang, it is too outrageous to transfer the horse you gave to Wei'er."
Princess Xianning chuckled and said: "Mother, since I gave the treasure colt to the emperor's brother, it is the emperor's business to deal with it, and it does not depend on my wishes."
"Your Majesty, once General Yunhui handed over the sign to the palace, I am currently meeting with the Holy Emperor in the Daming Palace." Suddenly, a female official entered the palace, walked to the side of Queen Song, and whispered.
When Empress Song heard this, a smile appeared on her face and she said: "The king and his ministers will talk about business first. It won't be too late to come over later to talk."
As long as people can come over.
Daming Palace, inner study room
After listening to Jia Heng's report on the reorganization of the Beijing camp, Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "Old Li Ge said the day before yesterday that you led the troops well. The troops in the Guo Yong camp were well-organized and looked like a strong army. He also advised me. I have agreed to hold a military parade on the first day of the first lunar month, and you should prepare well in the coming months."
Jia Heng said: "I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations."
Emperor Chongping warned again: "Take your time and don't be impatient."
Jia Heng nodded.
Emperor Chongping gave a few words of encouragement, handed over a memorial from the imperial case, and said: "By the way, this is the memorial from the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It says that it is unbecoming of you to erect a monument for the fallen soldiers to record the events. It is not appropriate to patrol the city." Yu Shi Kang Zhixue died in a festival, there is no such mourning and honor, saying that you value the soldiers and underestimate the scholars."
As the civil servants in the Wucheng Bingma Si Yamen invited some stone workers to start construction in Xicheng to erect monuments for the fallen soldiers, this scene fell in the eyes of some officials in the court.
Because Jia Heng had just made great achievements, not many people were going against the trend.
But the secret political rival, unwilling to be left alone, instructed the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to conduct an impeachment to test Emperor Chongping's mind.
Jia Heng took the memorial and read it, his words as fierce as ever.
The memorial even said that he bought people's hearts and raised his hopes.
In fact, in the Han Dynasty, there were almost no officials who were not subject to impeachment in the court. Now Jia Heng is qualified to raise the flag, and what follows is the stare of the official. It is almost conceivable that from then on, Such impeachment memorials will continue to flow.
Even Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, and several cabinet ministers were often impeached by Deke Daoyan.
Jia Heng looked calm and said loudly: "Liwei Yingluo rebelled and conspired to rebel. In order to protect the peace of the god Jingjing, the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and the Jinyi Mansion fought bloody battles and suffered heavy casualties. I thought that I could reward them by erecting a monument to record the events. Inspiring the troops of the five cities to be loyal to the king and defend the country. As for the impeachment of the censor, it is pure nonsense. He allowed the civil gentry to build bridges and pave roads and set up monuments to record the events. How can he die because of national affairs? They made malicious speculations, used the intention of being a general to ruin the school, harmed the saintly morality, and even intended to start a civil-military dispute with ulterior motives!"
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his face moved slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I have planned to review and reprimand. Previously, the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities and the Jinyi Mansion took advantage of the opportunity to protect the peace of the sacred capital, which was meritorious. I have already ordered the cabinet to issue a commendation and reward. Merit, and the dispute between civil and military affairs has been around for a long time. Now that you are a military officer and have full authority to rectify the capital camp, you will inevitably be criticized for no reason. Just do your job with your heart and ignore it."
In fact, Emperor Chongping was really negligent in the past. He issued an order to support the Jinyi Mansion and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, but the civil servants also ignored the bloody sacrifices of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division and the Jinyi Mansion.
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Holy Saint."
After thinking for a while, he reported again: "Your Majesty, the military affairs are in decline now, and the country's finances are not enough to award military merits to the land and houses. Maybe we can make more fuss about Airong."
Whether it is the Qin military system or the Fu military system, land is bound to military merit. Even later generations' attacks on local tyrants and land distribution greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers.
But in Chen Han today, most of the land in the world has owners, while the unowned wastelands are suffering from natural disasters.
In addition, the treasury is empty, which is reflected in the war, that is, there is no reward for meritorious service and little compensation for death. In this case, why do the generals and soldiers still sacrifice their lives?
Since we can't give any material incentives, we should pay more attention to spiritual rewards.
He erected steles for the Five Cities Military and Horse Department to record events, which attracted malicious slander from the civil and military officials in the court. Such major events could only be promoted by Emperor Chongping himself.
Emperor Chongping thought for a while, and then expressed his expectations and explanations: "Even if there is no way to defeat Shi Yanran, he still needs a significant victory to stop the criticism from above and below."
The subtext is that we can't do this kind of thing now.
Jia Heng nodded.
Emperor Chongping suddenly asked: "King Wei is having a baby. Didn't the queen send an invitation to your house?"
Jia Heng said: "It is indeed true. I will go to Kunning Palace to pay my respects to the Queen."
"You go first. I will go over to have dinner at noon." Emperor Chongping said.
"Then I will retire."
Jia Heng said and left Daming Palace.
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