"I didn't know it at first, but when Your Majesty said it, I knew it."
"Is this a new poem by Su Ziji? He does have some poetic talent. Speaking of which, I have heard a few of his poems."
"Take this flower bush and look back lazily, half destined to practice Taoism and half destined to be you."
"It was once difficult to deal with the sea, but it is not a cloud except Wushan."
In ancient times, poems were recited in a rhythm. This poem contained emotions, and when the queen chanted it, her voice was as silvery as water, and it penetrated straight into her heart.
The emperor was also dumbfounded and smiled: "I remember, this is his friend, from the Shao family..."
The emperor couldn't remember Shao Sisen's name, so he passed it vaguely and said, "Su Ziji gave him a poem when he was dying. It said that Su Ziji bowed his head for him, which is not a betrayal of friendship, and it can be considered that this person is blessed."
The emperor smiled and said to the poem: "I also have a poem by Su Ziji here."
"It's better not to meet each other, then not to fall in love."
"It's better not to know each other, then you don't miss each other."
"It's best not be together, so that we do not owe each other."
"It's better not to cherish each other, then not to remember each other."
"This poem is actually very simple, but Xinping just likes it and mentions it often. Now even several princesses and princesses who interact with her can memorize it silently..."
At this point, the emperor suddenly stopped. This is not a close relationship between blood relatives. It is clear that this girl Xinping still cares about Su Ziji!
The emperor was smiling at first, but suddenly he couldn't smile anymore, and the corners of his mouth were stiff. He was afraid that the queen would notice, so he changed the topic again.
"Guanchang cried to me about poverty again. I thought I would be rewarded every year except for my salary, land rent, and shop. Why am I now in a tight situation? I'm afraid it's because I spend extravagantly, or I'm cheating on myself."
"I don't want to order someone to investigate, but I'm really short on money."
As he spoke, he sighed and took out a foldout and showed it to the queen.
The queen just quoted the poem. Seeing that the emperor's smile was stiff, she did not go into it. She just pursed her lips and smiled. She took the poem and looked at it. She smiled and said: "According to the rules of this dynasty, when the princess gets married, the gold and satin are worth twelve thousand silver." Two, the original price of a pawn shop is ten thousand taels, and the reward is eight thousand taels."
"But it was different between the founding of the country and now. The dowry cannot be sold, and the capital's various expenses are not small. The clan government has investigated and found that Princess Guanchang's palace receives nine thousand taels of silver every year, so there is definitely not much difference."
"Every year, food is used for monthly rituals and birthdays. Guards, eunuchs, and maids need to be paid, and silver is needed for utensils, cattle, camels, coal, candles, summer ice, etc."
"With eleven thousand taels of silver, a deficit of two thousand taels a year is not outrageous. You are the emperor and a brother, so just give me some rewards."
"Don't be too generous with your rewards. If you don't follow the rules, they will be gone."
The emperor said casually, his mind was no longer on this aspect, and something was wrong in his heart: "Xinping still misses Su Ziji, and he didn't even let Xinping forget to separate the two of them? It seems that just separating them is not enough, and they have to be separated. It takes a solid reputation."
"Su Ziji's behavior this time is very similar to that of my past. If he continues to be an official in this way, he will be delayed."
"The most important thing is, if there is a scandal, how will I deal with it?"
Although he always felt that something was wrong, the emperor thought about it for a long time and finally sighed: "That's all, I have already given 20 hectares of land in Guanchang. This is the princess's share. If I can't add more favors, I will add a pawn shop." stop."
After talking about this topic, the emperor continued: "As for Su Ziji, I will explain it when I come back."
No need to elaborate, the queen knew what she was referring to, and she quickly stood up and bowed down: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor hurriedly helped him up. At this time, the palace maid placed the newly brought side dishes one by one. The most distinguished couple in the palace sat together and finished the meal quietly.
Seeing that the atmosphere had become relaxed again, Eunuch Zhao secretly wiped his sweat.
"It seems that my guess was good. Su Ziji really made the right move."
"If I really kill Qi Hongxin, I will avenge His Majesty the Crown Prince, and I will be happy with my grudge. But at the same time, being so cruel and ruthless will probably chill His Majesty's heart."
"Although it seems to be a bit benevolent now, the benevolence of a woman in this matter just makes His Majesty feel relieved."
In the distance, several young eunuchs came with the Emperor's Holy Driver. They all lowered their heads and lowered their hands because of their humble position. At this distance, the people inside could just hear their voices, but the people inside could not hear them when they spoke at a normal volume.
But there was a young eunuch who moved his ears when the emperor and empress spoke.
Prince Qi's Mansion
King Qi wore a brown silk robe. After eating snacks, he went to the study. The study was quite large, with more than ten people sitting there. There were some pastries and tea in front of everyone. Apparently he planned to eat some casually and continue. Discussed.
After all, the King of Shu has been making little moves recently, and even tricked the King of Qi twice, which made the King of Qi very angry. If he didn't solve the problem at hand, he couldn't think of a way to retaliate, and he was afraid that he wouldn't even be able to enjoy his meal.
There was a person kneeling down below, who was responsible for secretly contacting some outside forces. This person was reporting a piece of news he had just received, which surprised King Qi.
"Cao Yiyan wants to join me?"
"Your Majesty, it's true. Since Cao Yiyan came to the capital, even though he has Liu Zhan as his master, he doesn't seem to have received much glory. Up to now, he only has some talents and titles. After so long, I'm afraid he is impatient and wants to leave. Your Majesty, please take a look, do you want to meet him? After all, there is Liu Zhan behind this person. If he can really worship you, Your Majesty, it may not be of some use. "
King Qi was silent.
It was not that he had any objections to Cao Yiyan. On the contrary, when he arrived in the capital, the King of Qi paid attention to him because he was Liu Zhan's apprentice.
This guy is very handsome, and his appearance alone makes him look like a celebrity.
But for some reason, King Qi always felt a little disgusted.
"Maybe it's because of my surname Cao."
When Qi Wangguang heard this name, he felt a little bored.
Cao was the surname of the previous dynasty. Of course, the King of Qi also knew that there were many people with the surname Cao. It really made no sense for him to hate a person just because of his surname. But the truth was this, but he still felt a little repelled from the bottom of his heart. , so at this time, he was pondering a little, whether he should follow his heart and ignore Cao Yiyan who came to seek refuge with him.
Just as he was thinking about it, someone suddenly came in in a hurry and knelt down: "Your Majesty, there is news from the palace!"
"What's the news?" Because King Qi placed people in the palace and cast a wide net. When he heard the report, he asked. Seeing that the man was a little hesitant, he shook his folding fan and said casually: "Here are all lonely people. Sir, just tell me the news."
"Yes!" As soon as the man told the news from the palace, there were people in the room drinking tea and chatting in low voices, and everyone suddenly became quiet.
King Qi's face gradually turned red. Being slapped in the face by this news in front of his subordinates was really not a good experience.
He gritted his teeth and stared at the person in front of him fiercely: "Say it again!"
Seeing his master's expression gradually becoming ferocious, the eunuch who came back with the message was so frightened that he was shaking like chaff.
