"Prince," Shi Shi walked into the study and put down the food container in his hand, "this is the soup I made for you, take a sip."
"Just put it here," the prince took an unopened memorial and put it on the one he was reviewing. "You have worked hard."
Shi Shi noticed that he was guarding himself, and his heart was slightly bitter. After putting down the food box, he blessed the prince: "You pay attention to rest, don't boil your body." She opened the food box, took out the soup, and put it in the In front of the prince, "I watch you drink."
"No need," the prince looked up at her, "I'll drink after reading this book, you go and rest."
The faint aroma of broth lingered in the house, and the Crown Princess took a step back: "The concubine retire."
"Well." The prince lowered his head and didn't look at her.
Shi Shi slowly walked to the door and looked back at the prince. The prince still didn't look at her, only the bowl of soup that was forgotten, exuding heat, would cool down at some point.
After the prince resumed his supervision of the country, he sacked the officials who had replaced Rong Xia and Yao Peiji, and then personally went to Yao's house to invite Yao Peiji to return to the court, fully acting as a corporal.
After Yao Peiji returned to the court, everyone was guessing when the Marquis of Chengan would return to the court. What everyone didn't expect was that when the prince came to visit the Marquis of Chengan in person, the Marquis of Chengan refused the prince's request.
Think again, Marquis Cheng'an is a man of letters. He has done a lot of practical things for the court after he entered the dynasty. As a result, when King Ning said he was dismissed, he was dismissed, and he didn't even give half face. When the beautiful woman was in her arms, how could she come back willingly
What's more, maybe they are also of royal blood, and it is strange that they can swallow their breath after being so humiliated.
The officials of the prince's faction were very angry. This Marquis of Cheng An really didn't know how to praise him. The prince personally invited him to the door with the honor of the prince, but he didn't give face. Should the prince beg him
"Prince," said a rank six petty official who belonged to the East Palace, "there is not only Rong Xia who is talented in this world. You have a noble status, so how could you condescend to invite him again?"
"Talents are often found, but geniuses are rare." The crown prince stretched out his arms and asked the maid to tidy up his robes for him. He disapproved of this little official's statement.
"But… "
"In ancient times, the sages came to visit many times for talents. Although Gu did not dare to compare himself, but for the sake of the century-old foundation of the great cause, why would it be difficult for Gu to go a few more times?"
"Prince Gao Yi!"
"I'm short-sighted waiting for the mouse."
The crown prince smiled wryly, what is his high righteousness, but now the court is already in a mess, with public grievances everywhere, corrupt officials are like moths destroying the foundation, and officials in the court and middle are like a plate of loose sand, dragging each other back, it is not easy to manage.
Although Rong Xia is young, he is very prestigious in the court. Even when he was punished by his father, almost everyone in the world thought he was rejected, and some officials spoke for him in the court, which shows his influence.
He didn't ask Rongxia to do much for him, but he had to put on a gesture of reusing Rongxia to appease the hearts of scholars all over the world.
"Have the carriage and horse been set up?" After changing his clothes, the prince asked the long attendant beside him, "I heard that the Marquis of Cheng'an moved back to the Marquis Mansion yesterday?"
"Go back to your Highness, the Marquis of Cheng'an has indeed moved to the Marquis of Cheng'an Mansion."
"It's like what he did."
"But it is said that because County Master Fule likes to play in the capital, Lord Hou was worried that it would be inconvenient for her to come and go, so he deliberately moved back to the Hou residence."
The prince heard the words and laughed loudly, "This girl, even if she gets married, she will not wrong herself."
"The Lord of Fule County is so beautiful, how can the Marquis of Cheng'an be willing to be wronged?" Changsui knew that the prince liked the family of Jingting Gongfu, so he only picked a nice word to say, "I also heard that the Marquis of Cheng'an accompanied Fule County. The Lord has returned to Jingting Gongfu for New Year's Eve, and many people in the capital are envious of the County Lord."
Hearing this, the prince had a better impression of Rong Xia. In his opinion, a man who is willing to spend so much time on his partner must be gentle in his heart.
Thinking of Shi Shi, who had been married to him for several years, the crown prince sighed softly, his expression a little sparse.
The mansion of the Marquis of Cheng'an is in a hurry now, because Ban Hua has too much dowry, and one warehouse is not enough, so the warehouse needs to be reorganized.
There are countless pieces of gold, silver, and jade, and the housekeeper in charge of registering them is sweating profusely. Their Marquis has married a god of wealth. Seeing that the butler who was dowry from the Ban family's face was calm, the butler took a deep breath and asked the servants who moved things to be more careful.
"Everything is packed?" Rong Xia came over and saw that there were still many boxes in the yard, and turned to look at the housekeeper, "Madam entrusted this matter to you, it is because of your trust in you, don't let your wife down trust.”
"Yes." Before Ban Hua married into the Rong family, the housekeeper was worried that the princess would let the people she brought over take up his rights in the mansion, but what he didn't expect was that not only did Madam not have this plan, He also took care of the warehouse and made him and his wife dowry in charge.
This gave him a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt moved, Madam doesn't treat their Marquis as an outsider.
"Master Hou, the gold, silver and jade items have been sorted out, but these antique calligraphy and paintings..." When the butler saw the names of these antique calligraphy and paintings, he almost thought that he was confused, or that the family members were teasing him. If you dare to tell other servants, you are afraid of making trouble and ending badly.
"What's wrong with calligraphy and painting?" Rong Xia raised her eyebrows, "Is it because the servant broke things?"
The housekeeper shook his head again and again, how dare he let people break it, if these things are genuine, any random thing is priceless. Don't say it's broken, he didn't even dare to touch it. Words could not describe the shock in his heart, he could only hand the list to Rong Xia.
Calligraphy written by everyone from a thousand years ago, hand-painted paintings of the emperors of the previous dynasty, an isolated copy of a famous disciple, paintings of the empress of the previous dynasty, a bunch of isolated copies of calligraphy and paintings of famous people or out-of-print manuscripts, these things are Money is hard to find, how come there are so many Ban families? Did their family move all the calligraphy and painting books to Houfu
Rong Xia took this list, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. He lowered his voice and said, "Who else knows about this matter?" The Rong family is a big family for hundreds of years. But absolutely nothing on this list surprised him. There was no such thing in the dowry list that Ban's family put on the bright side, so he didn't know that his beloved wife had brought such a large net worth to marry him.
The few books that Hua Hua gave him at the beginning had already surprised him. He didn't expect that there were so many good things that scholars dreamed of in the Ban family.
"Apart from the subordinates, only the companion room sent by the wife to handle the warehouse knows."
"You have done a good job in this matter," Rong Xia put away the list. "Everything is kept well, and no news should be leaked."
"My subordinate understands."
Rong Xia took the list to the backyard to find Ban Hua. She was lying on the white marble bridge to feed the fish. Because the weather was still cold, she was dressed in furry clothes. From a distance, she looked like a beautiful lazy fox.
"Hua," Rong Xia walked to her side, took the cape from the handmaid's hand, and put it on her, "I saw your dowry just now, so I'd better go to my mother-in-law's house to be a door-to-door son-in-law."
Ban Hua was amused by his words, raised his hand and waved, and asked the people who were serving him to step back before saying, "Are you frightened by those gold and silver treasures?"
"No," Rong Xia shook her head, "I was frightened by those books."
"These are the things that our ancestors chose not to want from other generals when they accompanied Taizu to conquer the world," Ban Hua sighed, "It is said that at that time the world was in chaos and the people were struggling to make a living. Every time the ancestors built a city with the lord, they would join forces with other brothers. Divide some things from wealthy people. In order to avoid conflicts between brothers because of treasure Be patient, after he became emperor, he rewarded my ancestors with a lot of gold and silver jewelry, and that's how the first generation of our family's savings came."
The first-generation emperor of the Daye Dynasty was also a mud-legged man with little knowledge. It is said that when he first started to conquer the world, he could not recognize even the words. Who can believe that such a person can be an emperor
When I heard the words "tattered characters and rotten paintings", I was as calm as a flaw, and I couldn't help but raise my brows a few times. But thinking about the troubled times back then, these antique calligraphy and paintings might not be as valuable as a basket of rice noodles. When people's stomachs are not full, what use are these calligraphy and paintings for ordinary people
"The family thought that you might like these paintings and calligraphy, so they asked me to bring them here." Ban Ma lowered her eyelids, instead of looking at Rongxia, she lowered her head to look at the koi in the water, "When Brother Heng has a baby, We will give him another half, and in the past few years, it is enough for you to copy everything that should be copied."
"Walk."
A white hand stretched out in front of Ban Hua.
"Where are you going?" Ban Hua looked up at Rong Xia, his face was full of smiles, and Ban Hua's heart softened.
"Take you to see my warehouse."
Ban Hua blinked and put his hand in Rong Xia's palm. Rong Xia pulled her up, and the two were like children, taking each other to see their baby.
The Rong family's ancestral warehouse is very large, and Ban Hua only entered the warehouse after seeing that Rong Xia had opened several doors.
Rong Xia didn't even look at the dozen or so large boxes of lipstick paint placed outside, and walked in with Ban Hua directly. There are many antique calligraphy and paintings in the room in the middle. Ban Hua is not interested in these things. After a glance, he put away his curiosity.
The innermost room is also very large, with neat rows of shelves lined with large and small exquisite boxes, including mahogany, sandalwood, agarwood, and even golden nanmu. She then opened an agarwood box, which contained a box full of jade pendants, as if a pile of pebbles were placed in it casually.
She opened a large mahogany box closest to her, and inside was a set of golden heads, with peony petals as thin as cicada wings, which was ingenious.
How can gold jewelry be so delicate? !
Then open the other boxes, what pearl shirts, jade pillows, ruby accessories, all kinds of valuable jewelry, so beautiful that Ban Hua couldn't take his eyes off.
"Rong Xia..." Ban Hua carefully took out a phoenix-winged hairpin, which was so beautiful that she forgot to breathe, "Your ancestors were not generals who touched Jin, right?"
Their family is considered to be prominent, and there are a lot of gold and silver jewelry, but like this kind of jewelry that is rich and hard to find, their family doesn't have a warehouse full of them.
"Of course not," Rong Xia laughed, inserting the phoenix hairpin in Ban Yu's hand into her hair, "The ancestors of the Rong family used to be the prime minister of the previous dynasty, and some people married the princess of the previous dynasty. You must have not memorized music well when you were a child."
The sons and daughters of everyone’s background will carry the genealogy of the major families. Whose ancestors have done what great things, and whose ancestors are beautiful, most of them can say a few words, and when they communicate on weekdays, they can also praise each other. Their Rong family is a big family with two or three dynasties, and many people in the capital know the scenery and deeds of their ancestors.
"Those relationships are too complicated, so I carried away a few good families with my family," Ban Hua took a jewel-encrusted hand mirror from the shelf and looked at her hair, looking at Rong Xia happily, "This hairpin is so pretty."
Rong Xia put the bunch of keys in Ban Hua's hand: "The jewelry here is all yours, you can take whatever you like and wear it, everything is fine."
"All?" The keys clapped in Ban Hua's hand. She looked at Rong Xia in disbelief. This was something passed down by the ancestors of the Rong family. How dare he let her take it out and play with it
Rong Xia glanced over the room, nodded and smiled: "Yes, these jewels have been in this room for many years without the light of day, and I have to ask Hua Hua to take them out to get some air."
Ban Hua smiled until her eyes curled up: "Okay."
She likes these pretty things the most.
Seeing Ban Hua's happy appearance, Rong Xia felt that the missing piece in her childhood heart had finally been filled up, and when it was filled up, her whole heart was warm.
"Is this bracelet beautiful?" Ban Hua picked out an exotic bracelet with intricate jewelry hanging on it, which she wanted to put on her fingers and on her wrist. Ban Hua's arms were tender and white, as if he could tap water with a single tap.
"It's very beautiful," Rong Xia's breathing became heavier, and she licked lightly on Ban Hua's arm, "but this arm is even more beautiful."
"Don't make trouble, I haven't washed my hands yet."
"I don't dislike it."
"But I hate it."
Rong Xia hugged Ban Hua horizontally, and strode out of the warehouse with a smile. The confidants who were guarding outside all bowed their heads, not daring to look any further.
"What are you doing, don't lock the door." Du Jiu coughed dryly, recalling the sanity of these subordinates.
There is always such a person in the world, you can't touch it enough, and feel that she is charming everywhere. I want to kiss her from the hair to the soles of her feet, I want to hold her tightly in my arms, never let go, and I will never let her suffer a little grievance. When she frowned, she would try her best to make her happy. If she smiled, she would feel that the sky was blue and her heart was warm. Even if she died for her, she would be willing.
Rong Xia felt that he had fallen in love with the woman under him, and every part of her body made him reluctant to remove his lips.
How could there be such a charming woman in the world, how could he be so fascinated by her? He didn't understand, and he didn't want to understand.
Her body is as soft as a cloud, and her lips are as sweet as honey. In front of her, he is a believer who has no reason and no position. He wants to dedicate everything to her, only that her eyes will always look at him and will always fall in love with him. hold him and never move away.
The warm tip of the tongue slid across her collarbone, but it was his heart that was locked.
An hour and a half later, Ban Hua came out of the tub and put on new clothes. Her whole body was like a plump and moist peach, which made the maids blushing and her heart beating like thunder, but they didn't even know it. , why the heart will not obey.
"Ruyi," Ban Hua lazily held her cheeks with one hand, with a hint of seductiveness on the corners of her eyes and brows, "dress me up."
"Yes."
After combing her hair, she took out the phoenix hairpin from the box that she had put on her hair by herself: "Use this one."
Ruyi took this hairpin, and was shocked by this exquisite craftsmanship, "The county master, this hairpin is so beautiful."
"I chose it just because it's beautiful," Ban Hua painted a gorgeous flower between her eyebrows, "otherwise what would you wear it for?"
When Ruyi was tidying up Ban Hua's clothes, she saw a faint red mark on her neck, and said with a blushing face, "The county owner is right." It was dangerous, she almost couldn't help touching the county owner's neck Once touched, what happened to her
As soon as Ban Hua changed her clothes and made up, she heard the servants say that the prince was visiting.
"Where's the Marquis?" Rong Xia left half an hour ago, and now that the prince is visiting, he doesn't know if Rong Xia is there.
"Someone just looked for Lord Hou. Lord Hou has just left the house."
"I'll go over immediately." Ban Hu put on a bright red cloak, turned around and walked outside the hall, and the servants who were serving quickly followed.
"Prince, this subordinate has inquired with the servants of the Hou's residence, and the Marquis of Cheng'an is not in the residence now."
"It doesn't matter if Jun Po is not here, I just came to visit my cousin." The prince smiled gently, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face.
"Brother Prince, did you miss me?"
The prince turned his head and saw that Ban Hua walked in with a smile on his face, followed by a large group of servants, the same as before the marriage. After he was placed under house arrest in the East Palace, he couldn't receive many news from outside, but the Ban family still sent things in from time to time. Although it was only some seasonal fruits and vegetables, he was very moved by this feeling.
It is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. How many people in the whole great cause send things because he is the prince
Only the family members of Ban, no matter whether he is in power or down, treat him as always.
Perhaps this is also the reason why the emperor likes the family members of the class.
"Hua," the prince stood up and said with a smile, "how are you doing lately?"
"Brother Prince," Ban Hua walked into the door, gave the prince a big gift, looked at him carefully and shook his head, "I've lost weight."
The prince smiled bitterly: "I have a bad appetite recently."
"Hey," Ban Hua sighed and asked the prince to sit down, "Brother Prince, when you have any time, just call me into the palace, why do you have to run this trip in person?"
"I didn't come to see you, I came to find the Marquis of Cheng An," the prince knew that Ban Hua had a straight-talking temperament, so he didn't talk to her around the bush, "I don't know if my cousin-in-law is here?"
"He went out just now," Ban Hua called a servant. "You sent a few clever people to look for Lord Hou, and said that the prince was visiting and asked him to come back soon."
"Cousin doesn't have to be like this," the prince said hurriedly. "Cousin-in-law isn't here, I can say a few words to you. You don't need to call my cousin-in-law back."
"If it was someone else, I wouldn't bother calling," Ban Hua chuckled. "You are his cousin, and a distinguished guest is visiting, so there's no reason why his brother-in-law is not present."
"I'm relieved to see that you are used to living in the Hou Mansion." Seeing that Ban Hua was confident in her words, the smile on the prince's face was also a little sincere, "I was worried that you would not get along well with the Hou of Chengan, look Come on, I've been worrying for nothing."
He has regrets in his heart. When Hua Hua got married, he was still locked in the East Palace, and he couldn't even send a blessing in person.
"How can this be nothing to worry about? You are my backstage. If he bullies me, you will help me vent my anger." Ban Hua said confidently, "You will not help him, won't you help me?"
"Of course it's for you."
The cousins and sisters were talking about some homely things, and the officials of the East Palace who were sitting by the side were secretly anxious. The prince and the Lord of Fule County had such a good relationship, why didn't he write an article from the Lord of Fule County, and then let the Lord of Fule County go to the Marquis of Chengan. Blow the wind, and things will be done, right
After more than half an hour, Rong Xia came back, and as soon as he entered the door, he apologized to the prince.
"Jun Po, don't be too polite," the crown prince held out his hand and did not let him finish the ceremony, "I took the liberty of visiting and disturbed you."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your tolerance." Rong Xia sat down beside Ban Hua and gave him a gentle smile.
Ban Hua hooked his finger, then stood up and said, "Brother Prince, talk to me, I'll let the servants prepare dinner."
After Ban Hua left, the smile on Rong Xia's face faded a little: "Your Highness, if you are still here for the upside this time, please forgive me that this minister cannot agree."
“Junpo…”
"His Royal Highness," Rong Xia stood up and gave a big gift to the prince, "Wei Chen and the county master just got married, and it's time to cultivate their relationship, so I really can't bear to be separated from her."
The prince fell silent, he could not care about anything else, but he had to care about his cousin.
After a while, he spoke again: "I know it's difficult for you to return to the court now, but the great cause needs you, and the people of the great cause need you." He stood up and gave Rong Xia a deep bow. , "At my cousin's place, I went to apologize to her in person, but I begged Lord Hou to help Lonely."
"His Royal Highness!" The officials of the East Palace looked at the prince in horror, how could a dignified prince of a country salute the courtiers.
Rong Xia stood up and gave the prince a big gift: "His Royal Highness, Wei Chen has a word and I have to remind you."
The prince stood up and looked at Rong Xia with a gentle expression: "Master Hou, please speak."
"Your Majesty's body is weak, and King Ning is staring at him. Even if you have intentions, you can only be powerless in many things in the court."
The prince was stunned when he heard the words. It wasn't that he didn't know, he just pretended not to know, and the people around him didn't dare to mention this to him.
"How could I not know," the prince smiled bitterly, "but I want to be worthy of my heart."
Rong Xia did not speak, the prince was a good man, but not a good emperor. If he is the prince, he will control King Ning at this time, and take this opportunity to seize the power in the court, suspend the emperor's rights, and make these unfavorable conditions favorable.
But the prince is too filial, too loyal, too gentle.
How can such a person be able to control the affairs of the DPRK and China? It's just wishful thinking.
"If the prince has the heart, why don't he first allocate funds to the disaster-stricken areas and exempt them from taxes for two years, so as to appease the hearts of the people?" Rong Xia looked at the prince sharply, "Of course, the better way is to punish Prince Ning and let the people of the world be See the sincerity of the court."
"But he... is my younger brother after all," the crown prince wondered. "If you deal with him, the father and mother will also feel sad in their hearts."
Rong Xia's face was even more indifferent: "Since the prince knows all of this, why do you want Wei Chen to go back to the court?"
A pool of mud that can't support the wall, but he has to be helped, he is not an immortal.
Even if it is an immortal, it doesn't want to get stuck in the mud.
What he wants is not a rotten wall.