Qingning Palace.
Ye Yucheng was lying on the soft cushion, and Concubine Zhang knelt beside him, squeezing his shoulders and beating his back to relieve his fatigue caused by handling government affairs.
On the coffee table next to the two of them, an incense burner the size of a rouge box slowly rose up, exuding a fresh and pleasant fragrance.
If Ye Yan were here, he would definitely be able to smell that this fragrance was somewhat similar to Lin Yuyu's.
After a long time, Ye Yucheng opened his eyes and stretched comfortably.
He sighed: "With so many concubines in my harem, Chunfang is the one who makes me feel most comfortable."
Chunfang was Concubine Zhang's name when she was a maid in the palace. Ye Yucheng has not changed her name for so many years.
Concubine Zhang didn't care about this. Instead, she liked Ye Yucheng calling her that.
She indeed did a better job than any other concubine in serving Ye Yucheng.
Concubine Zhang smiled slightly and said: "As long as the emperor feels comfortable, compared to other concubines, I have no other abilities besides serving the emperor."
"Who said that? You are also very good at the incense refining craft inherited from your Zhang family.
My nose is relatively sensitive to smells, and the incense you made helped me a lot. "
Ye Yucheng chuckled, and words of love came out of his mouth.
Hearing these words, Concubine Zhang laughed like a silver bell, and it was clear that she was really happy.
After laughing, she asked seemingly unintentionally: "I have heard some rumors about the Seventh Prince recently, and I went to visit Concubine Xian yesterday.
Concubine Xian is not in a very good state of mind, and she doesn’t know if the Seventh Prince is back? "
Ye Yucheng said without thinking: "There have been a lot of rumors about the Seventh Emperor's son in the imperial city recently, but I heard that he has returned to the palace and is fine."
"That's great." Concubine Zhang said with a happy smile, "This way, Concubine Xian can spend the new year with peace of mind."
After saying these words, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and her expression became a little lonely.
Ye Yucheng saw it and asked tentatively.
"Chunfang is thinking about the boss?"
Concubine Zhang Guifei decisively admitted: "Yes, I suddenly remembered that since Heng'er came to the fiefdom and became a vassal, I have not seen him for a long time."
Ye Yucheng thought for a while and said, "Well, let's do this. I will make a decree for the boss to return to the imperial city for a while to spend this new year with Chunfang and then return to the fiefdom."
Concubine Zhang shook her head hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, please don't. If the prince of the feudal lord returns to the imperial city, this is a very sensitive matter, and many ministers may think too much about it.
I don’t want to cause trouble to the emperor because of myself. "
Ye Yucheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "What's the matter? I'll just tell you that you're unwell and ask the eldest prince to return to the imperial city to fulfill his filial piety. I'll see which minister dares to talk too much."
When Concubine Zhang heard this, her face instantly beamed with joy.
"Then this is really great. I would like to thank the Emperor for your support."
"On the occasion of the new year, it is human nature to enjoy the family relationship between mother and child.
Besides, the eldest prince has not yet married a concubine, and I also want to take this opportunity to help him find a concubine.
Otherwise, at such an old age, it would be outrageous for the fiefdom to not have a matron. "
Ye Yucheng said seriously, the mentality of a father is vividly displayed in these few sentences.
Concubine Zhang said solemnly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely urge Heng'er this time. If he still insists on not marrying a concubine, then he will never call me his concubine again."
In response, Ye Yucheng just smiled and said nothing.
If a woman who is a mother says something like this, whoever believes her is a fool, just listen.
At the same time, in a certain house in the imperial city.
A group of businessmen who were prominent in the Daqian Dynasty gathered together overnight.
The person sitting at the top glanced at everyone and said, "If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak."
"Is the Seventh Prince really the True Dragon Emperor as rumored? According to the information I got, he seemed to disappear and reappear out of thin air.
The strange thing is that after reappearing, he was followed by a large group of people, most of whom were women, and each of them had a considerable degree of beauty. "
"My people have thought about preparing to contact these women.
But these people were very vigilant and did not give any chance of contact at all, otherwise they would know what happened in the two days when the Seventh Prince disappeared. "
"What's the use of talking about this now? Shouldn't we talk about what we are going to do next?
In order to harvest all the food in the Imperial City and surrounding areas this time, we spent several times the price to accomplish this.
But now, the seventh prince has returned with a large amount of food, and the food we are waiting for can only be left to rot and mold in the warehouse. "
"No matter how much food the Seventh Prince has, I don't believe it will be enough for the entire Daqian Dynasty. I really don't know what you are afraid of."
"Are you a pig? It's because of the snowstorm that there are so many refugees.
After the beginning of spring, everyone only needs to hold on for a short period of time before new grains can be picked up. Who will buy your old grains then? "
As they talked, a group of big businessmen started arguing.
Businessmen are no better than those literati. When they quarrel, they are really noisy, and there are many people who curse on the spot.
Even when the quarrel got a little angry, some couldn't help but take action.
The scene was very chaotic.
The person sitting in the top position had been keeping his eyes closed all the time, but as he listened, he really couldn't stand it anymore, so he opened his eyes and yelled:
"Shut up, everyone. When you go out, you are all well-dressed people. What do you look like now? Are the beggars fighting on the street?
The fact that the seventh prince could come back with food was something that no one expected.
This time, we lost miserably.
When I was buying grain, I felt a little strange. The court didn't stop me from waiting.
Now it seems that the Seventh Prince must have had an affair with His Highness the Fourth Prince a long time ago. "
"You are telling me, is it possible that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince and His Highness the Seventh Prince are acting together to deceive me and others?" A businessman expressed his thoughts.
The person sitting at the top glanced at him and said, "Please be careful about what you say. Your Highness the Fourth Prince is different from the Seventh Prince."
"Then what are we going to do now? If you say these nonsense, I will leave. I am in a hurry to go back to the bridal chamber today. I just married a concubine."
The person sitting at the top thought for a moment and said, "When you go back, take out the food and sell it at the normal price."
When he said this, most businessmen were very excited.
Just when these businessmen were about to say something, he said loudly: "I know you are not willing to do this kind of loss-making business, but when the seventh prince and his people come to us to buy food.
The price at that time might not be available at the normal price.
Also, by doing this, we can also earn some reputation for our business in the name of so-called charity.
In this case, it’s not too bad. "
His words calmed the businessmen, and the matter came to a conclusion.
