Prince Ning's Mansion has been very quiet recently. Even after receiving the emperor's imperial edict to marry the Southern Barbarian Princess Caifeng, who is said to be of extraordinary strength, the place is also very low-key. Ever since Wang Yueyue, the royal concubine, disappeared due to such an incident, Feng Jue has really been Being pushed into the center of the storm, I almost got involved.
After that, he became even more low-key in front of others.
Because this marriage is related to the relationship between the two countries, Emperor Zongwen also attaches great importance to it. He has already sent someone to help Feng Juezhen build a new house. Of course, the previous new house cannot be used. The short-lived princess died early not long after. Losing one's life seems auspicious no matter what.
Moreover, the original scale was not enough. No matter what, I was marrying a princess of a country, so I had to make it more dignified.
The new house must be renovated. Feng Jue is really Prince Ning. The matter of repairing the residence is also a matter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has a certain relationship with the Ministry of Industry. Both the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have sent people. It must be done within one month. The new house is so well made that Nanman can't find anything to do with it.
The official sent by the Ministry of Works was surprisingly Lian An, the former Minister of Works. During this period, Lian An had aged a lot. He was no longer the energetic young Minister of Works. He fell from the official position of a first-rank official and became a No one with weak psychological quality can bear the small fifth-grade officer.
But Lian An is obviously not like this. He has a strong ability to withstand attacks. He still lets his subordinates sort out the affairs in an orderly manner. He endures hardships with his subordinates under the bright sun and directs the progress of the entire audience. The person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs It was just a gentleman who gave some instructions at the scene, then left his position to Lian An and acted as a hands-off shopkeeper.
Although Lian An has been rumored to have bad conduct these days, his abilities are still trustworthy!
Lian An also lived up to his trust. Under the bright sun, he directed people from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to work hard on the project. While taking a break, he went to the side room to rest for a while, drank some water, and was about to go out to give instructions again. Suddenly at the door A young eunuch came over and asked with a smile when he saw Lian An hit him.
"But Mr. Lian Anlian from the Ministry of Industry?"
"What's the matter?" Lian An put down the tea cup in his hand and asked respectfully. In the palace, the only official master who could hire several eunuchs was Prince Ning Feng Juezhen.
"Your Majesty would like to ask Mr. Lian about the specific construction details. Mr. Lian, please see if you have time now. Come with me to talk to the Prince about the specific details?" The eunuch was very polite.
Prince Ning came to invite him, so why didn't he have time? Lian An nodded immediately, gave a few instructions to his deputy, and followed the eunuch to the mansion.
The location where they are now can be regarded as the center of Prince Ning's Mansion. It is planned to be the location of the new house in the future. From here, it can be seen that Prince Ning still respects Princess Caifeng very much. He walked through two gardens and walked along a path. Arriving at Feng Juezhen's study, the eunuch raised his hand and said, "Master Lian, please come!"
Lian An nodded, straightened his clothes, and walked solemnly to the study.
In the study, Feng Juezhen was sitting casually behind the big desk, holding a book and reading. When he heard Lian An's greetings, he just waved his hand casually: "Master Lian, please sit down!"
The book was placed on the desk, revealing Feng Juezhen's somewhat handsome face, with a faint smile: "Master Lian, have you brought the design of my yard?"
Lian An, who had just sat down, immediately stood up, respectfully took out the design drawings from his arms, and presented them with both hands: "Your Majesty, please take a closer look."
This is a drawing drawn by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in accordance with necessary regulations. The construction of the new house is based on this. He is a prince and he is marrying a princess. The specifications are already the highest. On this basis You can add something else to it, as long as it doesn't violate any taboos.
Feng Jue really took the drawing, laid it out on the table, looked at it carefully, suddenly pointed at a certain place and frowned and said: "Master Lian, isn't this place too crowded? If there is another place over there, Expand it a bit and build a lake, and the whole pattern will be more open and the whole layout will be more reasonable.”
Lian An raised his head and looked at where Feng Jue was actually pointing. He thought for a moment, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the size of this area is determined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I have no right to change it. If Your Majesty feels dissatisfied, you can contact the Ministry of Internal Affairs." People from the government will come and discuss it.”
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of this area. The royal bloodline must not exceed the standards at every step. With Feng Juezhen's identity, even if he marries a princess, the construction of that large area cannot violate the regulations. The Ministry of Industry can only obtain the license It’s okay to build within the scope. As long as it doesn’t violate the regulations, you can plant whatever you want inside and build whatever you want.
But the ground Feng Juezhen was pointing to far exceeded the area designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs!
"Ministry of Internal Affairs, that's really troublesome. I heard that the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs left and left everything to Mr. Lian. Isn't it the same as asking Mr. Lian?" Feng Jue really tapped his hand lightly on the table. Twice, he looked at Lian An with a half-smile.
"I don't dare. I am just a subordinate of the Ministry of Industry. How dare I take care of this kind of thing." Or when Lian An was still the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he would step in and ask. At that time, he had a high rank and a high position. As a human minister, the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also willing to sell his accounts, but now, things are different from the past. Even his subordinates in the past can step on him and ridicule him for wasting his time.
The reason why he can still serve in the Ministry of Industry is entirely due to his familiarity with the Ministry of Industry and the fact that he is willing to do things, otherwise he would have been demoted to nowhere!
"Even your Excellency can be considered a practical person. Do you plan to be a junior official of the Ministry of Industry for the rest of your life and never turn around again?" Feng Jue Zhen smiled slightly, leaned back, and looked at Lian An sharply. , asked pointedly.
In Lian An's situation, something like this happened, and he was somehow related to the empress in the palace, and it was such a dishonorable thing. Even if there was no evidence, his life would be ruined, and he would never be reused again. unless…
"Your Majesty, I don't dare. I just want to repay the royal family and repay the emperor's kindness. How dare I think of anything else." Lian An said with a low eyebrow, without any trace of emotion, as if it was really true. As grateful as Emperor Zongwen is, if these words were said by an old man who was approaching his twilight years, the credibility would be higher.
Yu Lian'an said it so respectfully, but it gave people an extremely weird feeling. It did not increase the credibility, but sounded very awkward.
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Feng Jue smiled with satisfaction and pointed to the chair on the side: "I really admire Lord Lian's magnanimity. Please sit down."
"There is no place for me to be a minister in front of the prince." Lian An looked at Feng Juezhen and said in a low voice.
"You're welcome, Mr. Lian. Mr. Lian is in trouble right now. He will soar into the sky in the future, and he will become a dignified first-class official again. There will be no place for Mr. Lian there. Please sit down!"
Listening to Feng Juezhen mentioning the scenery at that time again and again, Lian An's eyes showed a hint of darkness, he stopped talking and sat down on the chair on the side.
The eunuch came over to serve tea and then retreated!
Feng Juezhen picked up the tea at hand and took a sip, and said leisurely: "There are so many things happening in the palace these days. Concubine Yu has lost her child, Concubine Zhao has been thrown into the cold palace, and the queen herself cannot save herself, but she doesn't know that It’s not that I clashed with Tai Sui, but every time I made a fuss, people would fall on their backs.”
Lian An was stunned when he heard Feng Jue really mentioning Concubine Zhao, but then he lowered his head pretending not to care. Feng Jue really was talking about matters in the palace, and no matter what, he couldn't discuss anything.
"It's fair to say that the other ones have just fallen out of favor for a while. When the emperor thinks of it again, there will always be a chance. Only the cold palace is the most lonely and helpless. It can only be said that entering the cold palace will lead to death. In the past, When I was still in the palace when I was young, I once saw a crazy woman who escaped from the cold palace, snatched the bad rice and food, and was pushed to the lake by several eunuchs and drowned. What a pity. I heard that She was once a peerless beauty who was in line with the late emperor's wishes, but it was only later that she..."
Feng Juezhen didn't finish his words, but he had conveyed his meaning clearly. Lian An couldn't help but clenched the hands in his sleeves tightly, twitched the corners of his eyes twice, gritted his teeth, and still didn't say a word.
Everything in the palace has nothing to do with me. I am just a small subordinate official of the Ministry of Industry, so what kind of control can I have? You must never mess up because of Concubine Zhao. The past has passed, and there is no use thinking about it. How Concubine Zhao is under the emperor's care has nothing to do with her!
"That day, I went to the palace to see the Queen Mother. I saw Concubine Yu there. She was crying and said that the children in her belly were all caused by Concubine Zhao. He asked the Queen Mother to punish Concubine Zhao severely and said that she would go to the Emperor If you go in front of me, you must let the emperor punish Concubine Zhao and cut her into pieces with a thousand swords." Feng Jue really increased his weight leisurely, and his eyes fell on the corners of Lian An's slightly trembling eyes, which became more and more meaningful.
"I don't know if the emperor has agreed to the Jade Concubine's idea. Concubine Zhao is also a hard-luck person. The eighth brother doesn't miss the old relationship at all. The queen heard that because of her appearance, she is not the same as her. Concubine Su and Wen The imperial concubine has no friendship with her, and the jade concubine wants to kill her. The queen mother doesn't want to care about this kind of thing now. It will probably take a few days for her beauty to fade away. It's a pity that a beautiful woman has withered like this. , I don’t know how miserable my death will be in the end, I don’t know that I will die in all kinds of pain, the most indispensable thing in this palace is torture.”
This last paragraph became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Thinking of my former confidante, she was tortured to death. In the end, her fragrance was gone and she would never see him again, or as King Ning said, his body was gone. , extremely miserable, the trembling in the corners of his eyes was transmitted to his hands.
Almost uncontrollably, he picked up the tea at hand and drank it all, then put it down tremblingly. The impact of the tea cup on the table brought heavy determination. Lian An looked up sharply, his eyes a little crazy and distracted. After a while, he straightened up. He looked at Prince Ning blankly, his lips trembled for a few words, but suddenly without saying a word, he stood up, knelt down heavily towards Prince Ning Feng Juezhen, and knocked his head on the ground with determination.
"I will obey the prince's orders in everything I do!" (To be continued)