Wu Sanniang was very popular, so Song Jianing arranged for her to go to the embroidery room. Every year, the servants of the palace would send out eight sets of clothes for the four seasons. As for Ah Cha, because Zhaozhao likes to play with Ah Cha, Song Jianing asked Ah Cha to come over during the day. It's very easy for children to play with them, and they don't need to be taught much. When Zhaozhao falls asleep, he will take the time to teach Ah Cha's palace rules.
Adults will have a deep memory after suffering hardships, but children are different. Ah Cha followed her mother, who had been hungry for so long, and slept in the open air. However, she wore good clothes for two days in the palace and ate good meals for two days. Wu Sanniang was still in the embroidery room, trembling with fear. When he was afraid that he might be kicked out at any time if he did something wrong, Ah Cha was already able to smile happily and played hide-and-seek with Zhao Zhao.
Song Jianing sat in the room, listening to the laughter of the two little girls in the courtyard, and was very satisfied with her decision. With Ah Cha, her daughter was happier, and she felt a lot more relaxed, otherwise her daughter would be too clingy to her, go No matter where you want your mother to follow along.
"Daddy!"
The daughter's soft childish words suddenly turned into excited shouts. Song Jianing raised her head in surprise, and she saw a tall figure in the corridor through the glazed window. Song Jianing was very surprised. The people of Shu were suffering. She thought that the prince would have time to accompany them after he was busy with this matter. It was only two nights ago.
In the yard, Zhao Heng picked up his daughter who ran over, Zhaozhao blushed, and held up the fresh yellow leaf in his hand to show his father: "Drag!"
Zhao Heng was puzzled, and the nurse explained with a smile: "A tea teaches the county master to play, similar to Dou Cao, whoever breaks the leaf stem first will lose."
Zhao Heng looked at Ah Cha again, and sure enough, the girl was holding a leaf in her hand.
Zhaozhao started arching again, Zhao Heng let his daughter down, and Zhaozhao walked over and grabbed the leaves of Ah Cha and gave them to the father, asking the father to play with her. The little princess has a request, how dare Lord Shou not obey? Sitting on the top of the beauty, holding the end of the leaf with one hand and the end of the stem with the other, Zhaozhao carefully rounded her leaf, and then pulled it back with all her might. .
Zhao Heng was afraid that his daughter would catch him, so he didn't exert any force, so the two leaf stems were staggered, and none of them were broken.
It was the same when Ah Cha and Zhaozhao were playing, the nurse taught it, but just the staggered leaves made Zhaozhao very happy, as if the father lost, he giggled. The little girl smiled with her brows and eyes crooked, and Zhao Heng laughed too, looked at her daughter dotingly and said, "Father lost, Zhaozhao won."
Zhaozhao laughed enough, and continued to compete with his father.
"It's not like that." Seeing that the lord lost twice and the county master won twice, Ah Cha finally couldn't bear it any longer, and pointed at Ye Zijing and told the lord: "You lose if the stem is broken." The nurse would not let her Forced, so she always let go, but it wasn't a loss, it was the princess who didn't understand.
A five-year-old girl still doesn't know what it means to pretend to lose on purpose.
Zhaozhao looked at her, and then looked at her relationship with her father, her mouth opened a little, dumbfounded, as if she didn't understand why she didn't stop.
Zhao Heng glanced at Ah Cha lightly.
The wet nurse took Ah Cha wisely, and the prince and the county master shared the family relationship.
"Come on." Zhao Heng stretched the leaf stem and continued to coax his daughter. The leaf was detached, Zhao Zhao was still smiling happily, and the unpleasantness caused by Zhao Heng by Ah Cha disappeared.
When Song Jianing came out, she only saw the backs of the wet nurse and Ah Cha. She didn't care, and walked to the father and daughter in a leisurely manner. Seeing the prince's relaxed expression and a smile on his lips, Song Jianing relaxed both physically and mentally, and sat down next to him. , watching the father and daughter "compete" with a smile.
Zhao Heng gave her his leaves.
Zhaozhao walked up to her mother, and compared with her mother, Song Jianing of course also lost, because Zhaozhao stepped back and bumped into Shuang'er's arms, and let out another burst of cheerful laughter like a young bird. After playing with the leaves for a while, the red sun was getting lower and lower, the yard began to turn cold, and the family of three went back to the main room.
After the meal, the nurse picked up the little princess, and Song Jianing accompanied Zhao Heng into the inner room.
After washing up, Zhao Heng sat on the edge of the bed in his middle clothes, while Song Jianing knelt behind him and gently helped him with his hair. Wang Ye was on duty in Zhongshu Province and was busy with important things every day. Before going to bed, he slept better at night. Zhao Heng accepted the thoughtfulness because it wasn't a lot of effort. Moreover, her movements were gentle, and he was very comfortable.
"How is Ah Cha? Is there anything wrong?" Thinking of his daughter, Zhao Heng asked casually. She had a good heart and took in Wu Sanniang's mother and daughter. Zhao Heng did not object, but not everyone was qualified to serve his county master. He must ask clearly.
Song Jianing smiled, holding his jet-black hair, combing his hair and saying softly: "It's very sensible, Zhaozhao is partial to food and doesn't like to eat vegetables, she will also reason with Zhaozhao, saying that the food is delicious and can grow taller after eating it. Hmph. , I said this too, Zhaozhao didn't listen, she believed what Ah Cha said, and she ate a bowl of vegetable and meat porridge."
In the past, when I fed my daughter to eat vegetable porridge, the little girl stared very closely. There was a little green in the spoon. She didn't want to eat it, and no one could coax her.
Zhao Heng listened and hummed. Ah Cha was only five years old, and correcting his and his daughter's winning or losing at that time was just childish.
"From the countryside, you need to be carefully trained." Zhao Heng finally instructed.
Song Jianing paused for a moment. He really didn't expect the prince to say the words "born in the countryside".
In the spring, when the snow and ice melted, the prince would think of the peach blossom flood, and he personally went to inspect the Yellow River. Wu Sanniang’s mother and daughter begged for food on the road. However, listening to the prince's slightly contemptuous evaluation of Ah Cha, Song Jianing had a hard time reacting.
She stopped combing, Zhao Heng turned around, Song Jianing hurriedly smiled, but one step too late, Zhao Heng had already seen the surprise in her eyes.
Zhao Heng frowned: "Where do you not understand?"
Song Jianing knew that the prince was smart, but she couldn't hide it, so she cautiously said: "Is the prince dissatisfied with Ah Cha? Then I will arrange her to go to Zhuangzi." I don't want the prince to tolerate people he dislikes because of her relationship.
Zhao Heng looked at her for a moment, took the comb from her hand, he turned around, hugged her and said, "I wish the people, peace and happiness, will do my best. But since I am a slave, I should train well, keep the master and the servant. duty."
Song Jianing understood that when Wu Sanniang and her daughter were outside the palace, they were suffering people. The prince loved the people, so he took care of them. But when Wu Sanniang and her daughter entered the palace, their identities changed. From then on, the prince only talked about honor and inferiority. There is nothing wrong with loving the people like a child and asking the servants of the government to obey the rules, but she should not always take care of Wu Sanniang's mother and daughter as victims of the disaster.
"I understand, don't worry, my lord, I will give the order. If there is anything wrong with Ah Cha's service, just follow the rules." Song Jianing said softly.
Zhao Heng smiled, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "You can teach me."
The corners of Song Jianing's lips rose, and he wanted to ask him what to do with Shudi, but his earlobes were suddenly caught by him. The long-lost intimacy instantly softened half of Song Jianing's body. He hooked his small hands on his shoulders, kissed him with his eyes closed, and then kissed him. His breathing became heavier and heavier. Who would have the time to think about strangers
Pregnant, there are some things that can't be done, but the two of them are not just married, so they have other ways to pull up the quilt.
When the movement in the tent calmed down, Song Jianing fell asleep in his arms, Zhao Heng hugged the petite princess, his expression was content, but his eyes gradually regained clarity. The words of a disaster victim may not be credible. First, he sent his aides Zhang Song and Li Xu to secretly inquire about the victims of the Shu area near the capital. In Zhongshu Province, he also read some old music, and indeed found that there were officials in the area of Shu. I have reported on the local people's feelings and asked the emperor to send officials to govern it. The emperor also attached great importance to this matter and selected a group of officials, but...
The emperor had the world in his heart, but he could not be separated from the world, or the officials deceived the upper and lower, or the officials were mediocre and unfavorable to govern, the situation in Shu continued to get worse year after year, the people were uneasy, and if there was another natural disaster, the court would not care. , I'm afraid it's going to be late.
After three days, Zhang Song and Li Xu each handed a list to King Shou, which listed the names and origins of the victims in Shu who they had inquired about in the past few days, as well as the main reasons for the local suffering that the victims reported. There are a total of 26 households. . This is still just escaping to the vicinity of the capital. In the prefectures and counties between Shu and the capital, how many victims escaped from Shu
That night, Zhao Heng slept alone in the front yard and wrote a memorial overnight.
However, Zhao Heng did not state the matter in the morning. After two lessons of contradicting his father and emperor in front of civil and military officials, Zhao Heng also understood that some things, he only needed to let his father know, and said in private, The father agrees, and his purpose is achieved. The father disagrees. The father and son are separated separately. No matter how ugly it is, it only happens between father and son.
After the dynasty was dispersed, Zhao Heng went to the Chongzheng Hall, and on the way met two officials from the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian.
Emperor Xuande was discussing matters with the prime minister Song Qi, and Zhao Henggui was the prince, so he had to wait outside, but after the prime minister came out, Emperor Xuande called his son in first.
"Royal father, six days ago, my son went to incense, and he encountered disaster victims on his way back. He was shocked to hear about the chaos in Shu and sent someone to investigate. It is indeed true. Please review it." In front of Wang En and the living officials, Zhao Heng said intermittently, The pauses between each short sentence are obvious, but there is no stuttering in the single sentence, and although it sounds a bit strange, it is not harmful.
The third child said so much in one breath, and Emperor Xuande listened very well, just like a man who just became a father, happy for his son's small progress.
"Let's take a look." Emperor Xuande said calmly. Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the chaos and small disasters in Shu have never stopped. Therefore, when his son mentioned it again, Emperor Xuande was not shocked.
Zhao Heng handed over the memorial.
Emperor Xuande looked down and saw that his son actually said that there are hidden dangers of people rebelling in Shu. Emperor Xuande finally frowned. Is his son's words alarmist? The severe drought in Shu this year caused some victims to be displaced. This happened in other prefectures and counties, but the harvest was good the next year, and the people had food to eat, so naturally they would not complain.
Seeing that his son actually suggested that he reduce or exempt taxes, punish corrupt officials and profiteers, and divide the land for the common people, Emperor Xuande laughed suddenly, put down the memorial, and looked at his third child with the eyes of a child: "Your idea is for the sake of the people of Shu. Yes, but the officials and lords of the fields in Shu have lost their fields for nothing. Wouldn’t everyone in other prefectures and counties be in danger? Yuanxiu, the matter of fields is not that simple.
Shu is not the only place in the world. Emperor Xuande had to worry a lot every day. Since he didn't take his son's memorial seriously, Emperor Xuande put the matter aside and didn't give his son a chance to continue debating with him. , and asked Wang En to bring in two officials from the Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites.
Zhao Heng was helpless, so he had to retire first. Just as he walked out of the hall, there was a sudden rush of 800 miles from Xiongzhou outside.
Zhao Heng was shocked. Xiongzhou was a northern fortress. Could it be that the Liao Kingdom came to harass him again
But he had already been kicked out by his father, so he was worried about state affairs and had no reason to go in and watch.
In the hall, although two officials from the Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites came in, but when they were in a hurry, they could only lower their heads and stand aside for the time being, and let the emperor deal with more important matters first. Emperor Xuande took the letter of 800 li in a hurry, read it two or three times in a row, his eyes became brighter and brighter, he stood up excitedly, walked around a few times with his hands behind his back, and suddenly said: "The secret envoys Cao Yu and Wei Guogong Guo Boyan…”
In one breath, he ordered all the important members of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War.
After the eunuch passed the decree, Emperor Xuande took his seat again, glanced away, and then remembered that two officials had just been called in, and asked absently, "What's the matter?"
The two walked in the middle, and the official of Qin Tianjian, Lord Gao said, "Your Majesty, the wedding date of the princess is not yet fixed. You asked the lower official to choose the auspicious day. The minister has selected five auspicious days in total. Please take a look at the emperor." Big red post up.
Emperor Xuande waved his hand and said urgently to the letter 800li: "This matter is not urgent, let's step back first."
The two officials looked at each other, the emperor only had Princess Duanhui's daughter, and the princess was not in a hurry to get married, so what's the urgency? Did the Liao Kingdom send troops? But looking at the emperor's appearance, it was clear that something happy happened... The two of them couldn't guess, so they left helplessly.
Six ministers from the Privy Council and the Ministry of War arrived one after another, and when everyone arrived, Emperor Xuande asked Wang En to pass the memorial to the six people to circulate one by one.
After the courtiers finished reading, Emperor Xuande sat on the dragon chair and first asked the privy envoy Cao Yu: "What do you think of Aiqing?"
Cao Yu raised his head. Although the emperor on the opposite side was over fifty years old, and he had been haggard for half a year because of the affairs of the King of Chu, he was in high spirits today. At this point, could he still not see it
Now that he had guessed what the emperor wanted to hear, Cao Yu said loudly: "Your Majesty, Emperor Liao died of illness, his youngest son was only ten years old, and the Empress Dowager was the regent, the Liao Kingdom must be in chaos at this time, and the frontier is flawless. It's a good time, I beg the emperor to send troops!"
This is what Emperor Xuande wanted to hear, and his eyes turned to Guo Boyan and the others.
Guo Boyan frowned and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, this matter is a big one, and this minister thinks it's better to inquire about it first, and then make a decision."
Emperor Xuande had suffered defeats under the Liao army, and had personally experienced the bravery of the Liao people. Emperor Xuande did not dare to send troops easily, nodded, and sent people to the frontier to inquire. Within half a month, Xiongzhou sent three consecutive letters of 800 miles. Urgently, they all claim that the news is true.