That day, Prince Jin returned on time, and Jiang Changning told him about how Qiao had occupied the money and property in the mansion and acquired private property.
After reading the land deeds, land deeds and account books, the King of Jin was silent for a moment. "The farm and the shop will be put into your private account. One restaurant will be given to Kang Ren, and the other restaurant and the silver will belong to the government."
"No need, I have a lot of dowry." Jiang Changning really didn't like the private property that Qiao had bought.
She had six farms with thousands of acres of fertile land.
"Some people think that they have too much private property." Prince Jin said with a smile.
Jiang Changning's bright eyes moved as she smiled sweetly, "Well, then I will accept it with reluctance. Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I'm sorry for putting the princess in a difficult position. It's my fault. I apologize." The way that Prince Jin apologized was to kiss Jiang Changning until she gasped for air and her eyes sparkled with tears.
Time flies, and it is the seventh day of February, the twenty-second birthday of Prince Jin.
In the early morning, Jiang Changning couldn't get up. Jiang Changning asked Madam Cui to make the bowl of longevity noodles in the morning. She didn't make it herself, although she knew how to make it.
Prince Jin got up quietly from bed and went to the outer room to put on his clothes.
After washing up, he did not go out to attend court immediately, but asked, "What do you want to eat today?"
Since marrying Jiang Changning, Prince Jin no longer had to go hungry during the morning court sessions. Jiang Changning asked the small kitchen to prepare breakfast for him every day.
It was not that the people in the small kitchen were not diligent and did not prepare breakfast for Prince Jin. It was that Prince Jin got up too early and had no appetite, so he did not allow the small kitchen to prepare it.
But Jiang Changning asked the small kitchen to prepare it as a token of her good intention, and Prince Jin did not want to let her down.
Furthermore, Jiang Changning asked the small kitchen to prepare exquisite snacks that would not make people feel sick of them but would make people want to eat them.
"The princess asked the small kitchen to prepare longevity noodles, saying that today is the prince's birthday, and asked the prince to eat the longevity noodles in one go. The princess also asked the prince to come back early because she has a gift for him." Chang Youzhong said.
The corners of Prince Jin's lips curled up and he smiled happily. He was quite looking forward to the gift from the princess.
But in the morning, he heard that an earthquake occurred in eastern Yunnan a month and a half ago, which made him feel heavy-hearted.
According to the officials who reported the incident, there were thousands of people crying and complaining, more than nine out of ten houses were washed away, and many old and young people were killed or injured.
The crops and millet rotted, and the people were in dire straits. They peeled off the elm bark and ate it. The elm bark was eaten by wild vegetables, and the wild vegetables were eaten by wheat leaves.
An official asked: "Why did it take until today to report it to the court?"
Even though eastern Yunnan is far from Beijing, it won't take a month or half a month to get there. If you ride at full speed, it will only take a dozen days.
"The roads were blocked, mountains collapsed, and the situation was severely obstructed. In addition, there were so many casualties that the report was delayed until now to the court," explained the official who made the report.
Then the official who reported the incident gave another miserable speech. In a nutshell, the delayed reporting was not the fault of the local officials. It was really a sudden natural disaster that led to the current situation and they were powerless to do anything.
"The earthquake cannot be controlled by humans. It has already happened. Now it's time to send people to provide disaster relief. Who do you think is most suitable to go?" The emperor's eyes fell on Prince Jin.
He wanted to send Prince Jin away. The earthquake zone was very dangerous. If he could do something and let Prince Jin die there, he would be able to rest easy.
Even if he couldn't kill Prince Jin, he could only transfer him out of the capital so that he could find a chance to comfort the lonely Princess Chun'an.
Seeing the emperor looking at the Prince of Jin, an official who understood my intention stepped forward and said, "I recommend the Prince of Jin to take on this important task."
The King of Jin glanced at the official and stepped out, saying, "It is the duty of a minister to share the worries of the emperor. However, Your Majesty, I am not only the Minister of Rites, but also in charge of compiling the Wenyuan Yulan. I am really too busy to share your worries. Please forgive me."
The emperor frowned. Prince Jin refused to obey his orders, and he could not force him.
After all, what the Prince of Jin said was practical. Moreover, there were so many civil and military officials, princes and dukes in the court that everything fell on the Prince of Jin.
How come the imperial court is full of rubbish
Then why bother collecting salary? Just give it all to King Jin.
At this time, an official stepped forward and volunteered, "I am willing to go to eastern Yunnan to provide disaster relief."
"I will definitely settle the lives of the disaster victims and restore eastern Yunnan to normal," said the official.
The emperor was satisfied with his attitude and ordered the Ministry of Revenue to allocate disaster relief supplies and grain.
After the earthquake was discussed, another official came up to report the matter.
The morning court lasted until the beginning of the morning, and Prince Jin went to the Ministry of Rites.
It was noon, and the Prince of Jin was still busy when Chang Youzhong came in with a food box, "Your Highness, it's time to eat."
"I'm not hungry yet." Prince Jin said without raising his head.
"The princess sent it here." Chang Youzhong said hurriedly.
Prince Jin looked up at Chang Youzhong and asked, "Did the princess ask someone to bring us food?" This had never happened before.
"The princess sent Miss Shufei to deliver it. Qiushou is with her." Chang Youzhong said this to tell Prince Jin that no one was sending gifts in the name of the princess.
King Jin was delighted. "What did you send? Let me see."
Chang Youzhong opened the food box and saw what was inside. The corners of his mouth twitched. The princess was really childlike and not reserved at all.
Jiang Changning prepared a loving lunch box of a little rabbit for King Jin. The little rabbit was made of white rice and surrounded by vegetable sauce.
The eyelashes and mouth are cut out of seaweed, the red eyes are tomatoes, and the headband is made of orange peel.
There are two red hearts on the little rabbit's body, and words are spelled out with seaweed under the red hearts: Love Rice is for the one you love most.
Looking at those nine words, Prince Jin smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
It was the first time that Chang Youzhong saw Prince Jin smiling like this, which showed that Prince Jin was genuinely happy.
Jiang Changning prepared four dishes, one of which was the secret roasted pork elbow that Jiang Changning asked the small kitchen to try to make last time.
King Jin liked it very much. The pork elbow was cut into small pieces and placed underneath with steamed bread slices to absorb excess oil. The chopped sauerkraut was appetizing and relieved the greasiness.
The combination of the three gives a rich taste.
Prince Jin was very satisfied with his lunch that day.
At the beginning of the You hour, when Prince Jin was about to return home, Prince De came to him and invited him to have a drink.
The Prince of Jin's Mansion and the Prince of De's Mansion had a good relationship. Prince of Jin didn't want to offend him, so he asked Chang Youzhong to send Le Huifu to tell Jiang Changning that he would not be back for dinner, but would be back as soon as possible.
Prince De was helping Prince Qing to make an appointment with Prince Jin and to reconcile the two.
Neither of them could explain the reason for their feud, but the meaning was clear during the meal and wine.
The Prince Qing's Mansion was willing to give in and made amends with sincerity.
The culprit is the emperor, and Prince Qing's Mansion is just an accomplice.
The account was settled here for the time being. King Jin picked up the wine glass, drank it, and said calmly: "This matter can be put aside. It will not happen again."
Prince Qing heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Brother Jin, for your tolerance. I'll toast you another glass."
In fact, he couldn't understand why the emperor didn't keep Princess Jin in the harem when she participated in the beauty pageant
Why did he wait until he introduced her to the Prince of Jin and she became his consort before he wanted to get his hands on her
Does the emperor have a special preference and likes other people’s wives
(End of this chapter)