The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month is suitable for burial.
The coffin of Emperor Yuan He was moved out of the mourning hall and moved to the Qianling Mausoleum in the blessed land for burial.
Emperor Yuan He put down the rebellion of King Qin and the rebellion of Tubo during his lifetime. In his later years, he conquered Houliang in the west. He was named Emperor Gaozong in the temple and posthumously named Emperor Wu.
Situ Ce dressed in filial piety and led hundreds of civil and military officials to see him off in person at Qianling Mausoleum. He personally carried the coffin into the underground palace and watched as the door of the underground palace slowly closed and the stone door made a dull sound. This time, he really said goodbye to his father.
He wiped the tears from his cheeks and turned around no longer feeling nostalgic.
After coming out of the underground palace, Cui Qi followed Situ Ce, comforting him to take care of himself.
Situ Ce responded, and then said: "Cheng Zhongshu issued an order to the Ministry of Works on my behalf, but why has there been no action?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I was about to say this." Cui Qi said.
"Uncle, please tell me."
"Last year, taxes from various places were equivalent to 8.86 million copper coins. His Majesty ordered the casting of Fengyi Tongbao for 10 million coins. This... if there is too much money and prices soar, it will arouse public resentment, so I just suppressed it. Your Majesty, please think twice." Cui Qi said in a deep voice.
"Uncle is right," Situ Ce nodded in approval, "but after the defeat of Tubo and the conquest of Liang, most of the country's supplies were shipped to the front line. Businessmen hoarded a large amount of coins, and the people had no money to use, which is even more hateful. If you mint low-quality coins privately and mix genuine and fake coins, the money will become even less valuable. The greatest suffering for the people is that they have no money to use."
As he said this, Situ Ce sighed, "This one million yuan is just a drop in the bucket."
"This matter needs to be strictly investigated by the government for illegally minting coins. If caught, he will be punished with a serious crime!"
"Hearing this, Situ Ce smiled and said, "As long as it is profitable, businessmen can do anything. I have to trouble my uncle to go down and investigate this matter. But regarding the minting of new coins, the province has already discussed and decided, and my uncle can ask the Ministry of Industry to start immediately. There are many more places to spend money later. "
Cui Qi frowned slightly. Although he didn't understand, seeing how determined Situ Ce was, he didn't say anything.
"I obey the decree."
Situ Ce took Cui Qi's hand, looked at Cui Qi with a sincere face and said solemnly: "I and the country have to rely on my uncle."
Cui Qi hurriedly raised his hands and saluted, "Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. I am willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses for your majesty."
Situ Ce nodded and said okay.
He had just ascended the throne and his foundation was not yet solid. His uncle's strong support was his biggest backing. But he also had doubts in his heart, wondering how long his uncle could stay with him.
"Your Majesty, even though the Foreign Affairs Minister survived nine deaths, he still has no regrets, but the Internal Affairs Minister cannot be taken care of after all. Your Majesty should have someone who cares about you."
Cui Qi had said so, and Situ Ce also understood that he was going to let Yun Xi enter the palace.
The in-laws of children are indeed an effective means to stabilize the harem of the former dynasty. But he knew that once Cui Yunxi entered the palace, he would definitely become an obstacle to Fu Qingchu in the future, and he could not plant the seeds of trouble for the sake of temporary stability.
Situ Ce sighed, "The late emperor's mausoleum has not been completed yet. Let's discuss this later."
Seeing what Situ Ce said, Cui Qi couldn't say anything more, and had to comfort him not to be too sad.
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The cold clouds and dusk.
Burying Emperor Yuan He was considered a major event. This year's harvest was good, and all ministries were given money and rice. Everyone in the imperial court also began to prepare for the New Year.
Among them, the one who is most looking forward to the New Year is Fu Qingchu.
Situ Ce pardoned the Fu family's sins, and the pardon order was rushed to the border. If there were no accidents, she could be reunited with her family years ago.
As soon as he arrived at Chengxing Palace, Situ Ce saw Fu Qingchu coming out to welcome him, but he looked disappointed when he saw him.
Situ Ce found it funny, "Hey, what's going on? I can't even laugh when I see it."
"What's the matter?" Fu Qingchu smiled faintly and took the cloak he took off to the palace attendant.
"Of course she couldn't laugh when she saw someone she didn't want to see." Cheng Hehe carefully cut the window grilles under the lamp and said nonchalantly.
Situ Ce heard this interesting, and turned to look at Fu Qingchu, who was standing beside him, "Who do you want to see?"
"Of course it's my mother's family." Cheng Hehe put down the scissors, "I miss my family even more during the festive season."
Hearing this, Situ Ce smiled, stretched out his hand to hold Fu Qingchu's hand, and said harmoniously: "Come on, come on, I'll take you to the palace as soon as you arrive in the capital."
"How can this be done?" Fu Qingchu stopped him with a smile, "Let's stay in the post house first, and then I'll take someone to see the house..."
"I have sent people to clean the Duke's palace. The sign has been taken down. You should live in the same place in the future." Situ Ce looked at her and smiled, "I ordered to pardon their sins. They have to go to the palace to express their gratitude. You should also We can meet earlier."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but smile, bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Cheng Hehe couldn't help but feel speechless when he saw her saluting, "It's already this time, and you still talk about these false etiquettes."
Situ Ce raised his eyebrows and looked at Cheng Shehe with a look of disgust on his face, "You think everyone is just like you, big or small."
Cheng Hehe snorted and had no idea. He looked at Situ Ce and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the Fu family is back. Is it time for Xu Zhen to come back after the new year? It's a deep winter in Yingzhou, and he deserves all the punishment." Suffer it."
"I will consider it myself."
Cheng Hehe: "..."
Put on airs.
She pursed her lips and continued to pretend to cut the window grilles.
Fu Qingchu smiled and said, "You have already seen the transfer order, so why do you bother to coax her?"
"Really?" Cheng Hehe put down the scissors and looked at Fu Qingchu with excitement.
Fu Qingchu smiled and nodded, "You two will feel uncomfortable if you don't choke each other."
"Who cares about her like a child?" Situ Ce smiled nonchalantly.
Cheng Hehe snorted and put the scissors and red paper into the sieve. "I am in a good mood today. I will leave you two to eat. After eating, leave as soon as possible. Don't delay my important event."
"Do you have anything important to do?" Situ Ce looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"Your Majesty is in charge of everything, and I, the Queen, also care about the world."
Cheng Shehe spoke seriously. When Situ Ce looked suspicious, Fu Qingchu smiled and said, "The transfer order has not yet been issued. Of course she has to revise a letter and ask someone to send it."
Hearing this, Situ Ce suddenly realized. He said that as long as Cheng Shuhe had some thoughts of caring for the world, he would never have been in a life-and-death fight with Xu Zhen, and he had caught Xu Zhen's hand.
After dinner, Fu Qingchu and Situ Ce returned to Qian Palace together and told Fu Qingchu about the matter bit by bit.
"Usually, I was always nice to him, but when I was given the imperial edict to marry him, I felt aggrieved and refused to say anything no matter how much he tried to coax me. I thought to myself, why don't you want to marry me," Situ Ce recalled with a smile.
"She didn't really say that, right?" Fu Qingchu asked with a smile.
"She is a bit upright, but she is not really stupid." Situ Ce said with a smile, "She also knew that if she told me, I would not embarrass her, but then it would be my father and master who would be in trouble, so she didn't say anything.
"After Da Lang's rebellion was put down, I also lacked someone to take care of me. The queen mother was in poor health, and the master was frightened and did not dare to let anyone handle it, so he had to let her come into the palace to take care of me. Xu Zhen was on duty, and the two of them were I had a chance to meet him. I heard Li Ping say that Hehe cried so hard that his heart was broken, and that Xu Zhen wanted to live or die. I thought to myself, why should I be the one who beats the mandarin ducks with a stick?"
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but laugh, "I won't go to the Nuwa Temple anymore in the future. If I come to ask Your Majesty, my marriage will definitely come true."
Situ Ce held her hand and smiled nonchalantly, "The beauty of a gentleman is that of a mature man. I can't see that my queen has a resentful face all day long and is thinking of others."
Speaking of this, Fu Qingchu suddenly thought of Cui Yunxi. That was the girl whose heart and eyes were full of him, so why couldn't we wait until her mourning period was over?
"Where's Miss Cui?" Fu Qingchu asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Situ Ce couldn't help but look at her. He didn't know if Fu Qingchu was a jealous person, but he knew that his cousin was the one who made her uneasy.
"My cousin is good at everything, but her surname is Cui." Situ Ce said solemnly.
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but laugh, feeling that his son and daughter were having an affair. For him, the pros and cons should come first.
Seeing Fu Qingchu's expression change, Situ Ce stopped, looked at her and said, "Qingchu, I won't let anyone stand in your way. You must be the one standing by my side."
Fu Qingchu looked at him seriously, nodded and said, "I know."
This month has involved so many things. Although the two of them met frequently, there were so many things going on that sometimes they didn't even see each other for a day, let alone talk about missing each other.
The hibiscus tent was warm, and under the dim light, there were more ambiguous entanglements and whispers, which did not stop until late at night.
Situ Ce kissed Fu Qingchu, who was too tired to move, and said with a smile, "If you are pregnant, He He will be the happiest."
Fu Qingchu closed his eyes and smiled lazily, "You still have to make up a lie to deceive the world. The most important thing is that Cheng Zhongshu is too old to withstand this blow."
Speaking of this matter, what Situ Ce couldn't bear the most was to lie to his master.
"Thinking about it this way, I still didn't think about it at the time." Situ Ce smiled, "But what can I do? Sanlang is eyeing him, I have to win people's hearts over to me."
Fu Qingchu opened his eyes and looked at him, stretched out his hand to touch his face, "Does Cheng Zhongshu have other daughters?"
Situ Ce: "..."
"Fu Qingchu!" Situ Ce looked at her funny, "Who just called me tired!"
After hearing this, Fu Qingchu hurriedly smiled and apologized. Firstly, she really had no strength. Secondly, if he indulged too much, she couldn't bear the crime.
"No matter what happens in the future, the master will be the prince's grandfather, and he will be able to see his daughter often. No matter how angry he is, he can only do this." Situ Ce said calmly, "I'm just wronging you. She is your biological mother, and you have to bear the burden of her." The reputation of the stepmother.”
Although Fu Qingchu had expected his plan, she couldn't help but be moved when he said so solemnly that their son would be a prince in the future.
She hugged Situ Ce's neck and said, "I don't even know what to say, thank you."
Thank you for saving me from suffering, thank you for trusting me.
Situ Ce looked at her and kissed her moist eyes, "There may be times when I can't help myself, but you and I are a couple who share adversity. No matter what, you must believe in me and never abandon me."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but burst into tears.
He didn't say many love words to her, and he even made very few promises. But he did everything he promised. Now that he said that they were a couple who shared weal and woe, she knew that there would never be anyone else.
"I want to know you and live a long life without end."
Situ Ce smiled and wiped the tears from her face, "Okay, don't cry."
Fu Qingchu snuggled into his arms and talked to him about love words that he had never said before.
