In Fuyang Palace, Concubine Shu angrily pointed at the third prince and cursed: "Don't you know that your father attaches great importance to the death anniversary of the late empress? Have you forgotten that we have to copy Buddhist scriptures for the late empress at this time every year? During the late empress' death anniversary, , no one dares to offend Long Yan, how dare you ask people to kill birds, do you have any brains?"
The third prince defended himself weakly: "Didn't I get so angry that I forgot about this?"
"How can you forget such an important thing? Has your brain been eaten by a dog?" At this moment, Concubine Shu was not at all as elegant and dignified as usual. "In a few months, you will leave the palace and be crowned king, but you are You hunted birds before the death anniversary of the late Queen. Do you want to be sent to the border by your father and never be able to return to the capital for the rest of your life?"
The third prince was frightened by Concubine Shu's words and hurriedly shook his head and said, "Of course I don't want to."
"Fortunately, the emperor called you to scold you. If someone else came to the emperor to criticize you, you would not be scolded as easily." Concubine Shu said sternly, "I have always told you , before you come of age and become king, please be honest and don’t do anything inappropriate to annoy the emperor. It’s better for you. This year has just started and you almost got into trouble. If you act like this, how can the emperor give you a good fiefdom?”
The third prince was trained into silence.
"You still want Yangzhou, as you are, I'm afraid even the small place of Qingzhou won't be able to get your turn." Although Concubine Shu was also annoyed by the death anniversary of the first queen, she never dared to show it.
The second princess brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to Concubine Shu. She smiled sweetly at Concubine Shu and said, "Concubine, drink some tea to calm down."
Concubine Shu reached out to take the tea cup, lowered her head and took a few sips of tea, feeling the anger in her heart lessen.
"Brother, what did you do to make those birds catch you and poop..."
Before the second princess finished speaking, she was interrupted by Concubine Shu.
"Don't say such rude things."
"Yes, concubine." The second princess stuck out her tongue, "Brother, what exactly did you do?"
The third prince looked aggrieved and said, "I didn't do anything."
"You didn't do anything. Why did those sparrows and crows bully you? You must have done something to anger them, and they took revenge on you." I have to say that the second princess guessed it right.
"Why do I mess with those birds when I have nothing to do?" The third prince thought he was unlucky.
The second princess laughed and said, "That must be because you are dressed too flashy."
The third prince likes to wear brightly colored clothes and dresses himself up like a peacock, which is very eye-catching.
"Brother, you should dress more restrained in the future."
The third prince glared at the second princess, "What do you know?" He was good-looking, so he could wear bright clothes. Most people can't hold themselves back from wearing brightly colored clothes.
"I see you want to be bullied again." The second princess said jokingly.
"Are you my sister?"
"Okay." Concubine Shu interrupted the brother and sister's conversation, put down the tea cup in her hand, and solemnly told the third prince, "From tonight on, please be more honest and don't eat meat at night."
The third prince responded obediently: "Yes."
"During the period of copying Buddhist scriptures, you should copy Buddhist scriptures for me honestly and don't do other things." Concubine Shu knew her son's temperament and also knew that he liked to whip people on weekdays. If the emperor finds out, you should know what the consequences will be for you."
"Don't worry, concubine, I won't do anything else." The third prince has a violent temper, but he is not a fool.
"The Emperor has many sons, and one missing you would be a big deal." Concubine Shu knew very well that the third prince did not hold much weight in the Emperor's heart.
"Concubine, what do you mean by this?" What does missing him mean?
"It means that without you as a son, there is no loss to the emperor." Concubine Shu said coldly, "But if you don't have the status of a prince, you are nothing."
The second princess was also frightened by Concubine Shu's words, "Concubine, my father won't be so ruthless, right?"
Concubine Shu sneered: "If you don't believe it, you can try it."
The third prince and the second princess: "..." They don't dare to try.
Concubine Shu glanced at her son and daughter, sighed softly and said, "I have always told you that in the heart of the emperor, court affairs are the most important, and concubines and princes and princesses are not that important."
She added: "The emperor is the emperor first, and then your father, do you understand?"
The third prince and the second princess understood and nodded repeatedly: "I understand."
"Okay, it's getting late, you should go back to Xingde Palace." Although the third prince is not yet an adult, he is still old and cannot stay in the harem for a long time.
"My son, please retire."
Concubine Shu asked again worriedly: "Be honest with me."
"yes."
Concubine Shu waved her hand and signaled the third prince to exit.
"Mother and concubine, if what I have done is known to my father, will my father really abandon me?" The second princess still didn't believe it, "I killed eunuchs and maids, not ordinary people."
"It's okay for your brother to kill one or two, but your brother killed twenty or thirty eunuchs and maids. If the emperor knew about it, he would definitely be furious." Concubine Shu somewhat understood Emperor Zhou Wu's temper, " Even if the emperor will not depose your brother as a prince, he will be imprisoned in the prison of Zongzheng Temple."
"Fortunately, we have been hiding it very well, so Father will not know."
Concubine Shu nodded slightly: "Your brother will leave the palace next year. If he messes around then, he won't be easily discovered." Concubine Shu didn't think there was anything wrong with her son's hobby, because in her eyes, eunuchs and The life of the palace maid is not life.
The mother and daughter stopped talking about the third prince and started talking about the death anniversary of the first queen. Concubine Shu asked people to bring out plain-colored clothes. From tomorrow on, they cannot wear bright clothes.
In Kunde Hall, Zhao Yao was writing a letter to his second uncle. He told him in the letter that there would be floods in Jiangnan in the summer, and asked his second uncle to write to his grandfather to let him pay attention.
After writing the letter, Zhao Yao asked Laifu to send it to Liang Run.
After Liang Run received the letter, he was very surprised. He didn't understand where Zhao Yao got this news. However, what Zhao Yao said was basically correct, and he didn't dare not believe it.
"Lord Ling Yun, please wait while I write a letter to Yao Yao." Liang Run knew Ling Yun's identity and did not dare to be rude to Ling Yun.
Ling Yun stood on the table, glanced at Liang Run rather arrogantly, and then nodded lightly.
Liang Run briefly wrote down what happened during this period, and then carefully tied the letter to Ling Yun's leg.
Ling Yun pecked Liang Run's head hard before flying away.
Every time Liang Run asked Ling Yun to help send a letter to Zhao Yao, he would be scolded by Ling Yun.
Ling Yun flew back to Kunde Hall, and Zhao Yao hurriedly took down the letter. Of course, before reading the letter, he rewarded Ling Yun severely.
In the letter, Liang Run told Zhao Yao that Dingyuan was much better. He also said that he was very studious and read and wrote seriously every day. Uncle Zhang also trained the older and younger girls very well. Also, he plans to buy a piece of land in the countryside outside the capital, and then build a house there specifically to adopt orphans who have no father or mother.
Liang Run said he had his eye on several villages. This place is a bit far from the capital, and land is very cheap.
Zhao Yao read the letter and handed it to Liang Zhaoyi.
"Second uncle wants to buy land."
After reading it, Liang Zhaoyi nodded and said, "This land can be bought."
"Then you have to buy bigger." Zhao Yao had never thought of buying land before. Now when he heard Liang Run talking about buying land, he immediately had an idea in his mind, "Build a farm and raise some cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese. By the way, you also need to buy some fields, so that it looks like a normal farm." .”
Liang Zhaoyi smiled and said: "This is a good idea, I'm afraid your second uncle doesn't have enough money to buy a field."
"Then, concubine, please give some money to the second uncle." Zhao Yao knew that his concubine was very rich.
"Let your second uncle go to the bank to get it." Liang Zhaoyi brought several boxes of money when she came to Beijing. She did not take them all into the palace, but left some at the largest bank in the capital. "I'm afraid it won't be that easy for your second uncle to buy a field."
"Why?"
"Barren land and barren mountains are easy to buy, but fields are hard to buy." Liang Zhaoyi said, "The fields in the village are all recorded. If you want to buy them, you must obtain the consent of the local magistrate. If some magistrates are honest, it is easy to talk to them. However, some The magistrate is not so easy to talk to."
Zhao Yao understood: "You have to give me money."
"Even if you give money and buy land, it might be taken back at any time." Liang Zhaoyi thought for a while and said, "You have to talk to your father about buying land and buying land."
"What are you telling Father about?"
"With your father's consent, it will be much easier for your second uncle to buy the land."
"Tell my father, doesn't he know what my second uncle is doing?" Zhao Yao didn't want Emperor Zhou Wu to know about this.
"Just tell your father that you bought the land to build a village, and your father won't doubt it." Liang Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Do you think your second uncle can hide it from your father when he buys land outside the capital?"
Zhao Yao asked in shock: "Can't you hide it?"
"Your father has long known that your second uncle is doing business in the capital."
"Ah?" Zhao Yao was shocked.
Emperor Wu of Zhou: He had many sons, but if one was gone, there would still be nine.
Third Prince:......
(End of chapter)
