The prefect of Suzhou vacated the prefect's Yamen for Prince Ning to live in. Prince Ning was not polite and asked a group of local officials about the drought situation. He agreed to go to the outskirts of the city to inspect the disaster in person tomorrow, and hurried back to the backyard of the prefect's Yamen to wash up and change clothes.
Du Heng hurried into the backyard of the Yamen. Lu Zhishan had already washed himself and was eating in the dining room. When he saw Du Heng coming in, he put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and asked hurriedly: "How is the princess?" "
"I would like to inform you, the Queen Mother, that the Queen Mother treats the Princess very harshly. She requires the Princess to get up at the same time every day to do morning lessons." Du Heng frowned and said, "That's not all. After finishing the morning lessons, she also asked the Princess to copy scriptures. The Princess is not good at it. For calligraphy, I was reprimanded several times by the Queen Mother and made the princess kneel several times. "
Lu Zhishan remained silent, staring at the half-empty cup of milk tea on the table, his eyes full of pity. After a while, he said to Du Heng again: "The Queen Mother is rarely so harsh and mean. It seems that the Queen is under the influence." A lot of effort.”
"Yes, my subordinates also think so. Long live the prince issued an imperial edict in an understated manner and let the prince leave the capital. How could the queen not be in a hurry? The prince finally returned to the court, but he has not yet stood firm. Unfortunately, long live the old man is now She was also worried that some of the princes in the court were like that, and even the prince was involved. The queen was afraid that the prince would make a comeback, so when the long live master wanted to keep the princess as a hostage, she begged the queen mother, " Du Heng said as he poured himself a cup of tea, "Your Majesty, this Mount Wutai is not a clean place."
Lu Zhishan nodded: "Long Live Lord's people, the Queen's people, the Queen Mother's people, and our people are all intertwined. I'm afraid there are not many people on Mount Wutai who can meditate and recite sutras."
"Your Majesty, the Princess has suffered a lot on Mount Wutai. Not only does she get up early and go to bed late every day, but she also has to eat three vegetarian meals. Would you like your Majesty to send someone to deliver some meals to the Princess every day?" Du Heng asked.
Lu Zhishan shook his head: "There are many people with mixed eyes, and if it reaches the ears of the Queen Mother, she will suffer again, so let's forget it."
Du Heng was puzzled. Usually the prince couldn't bear the slightest pain from the princess. Why was he so calm this time? It doesn't look like him anymore.
"Is the chef in the Yuchanyuan kitchen from the palace, or is he the original chef from Mount Wutai?" Lu Zhishan suddenly asked.
Du Heng said hurriedly: "I asked someone to inquire. The Queen Mother doesn't like to have too many attendants, so the kitchen is full of nuns from Qingjie Nunnery in Mount Wutai. Every time the Queen Mother goes to the mountain to do some spiritual practice, it's the nuns from Qingjie Nunnery who go there. Serving the Queen Mother."
"Liu Baili hastily asked our people to send 50,000 taels of sesame oil money to Qingjie'an," Lu Zhishan said immediately, "and asked them to prepare an extra meat dish for the princess every day."
The corner of Du Heng's mouth twitched: "... Your Majesty, how can a nun kill animals? How can she touch meat?"
"Then I'll give you one hundred thousand taels," Lu Zhishan said decisively, "and let them send the princess a cup of milk tea every day."
The corners of Du Heng's mouth twitched even more: "...Okay, my subordinate will do it now."
Du Heng held back a lot of words.
Oh my god!
One hundred thousand taels!
Just to let the princess eat a meal of meat and a cup of milk tea every day!
Is it easy for him to make some money? !
Is it easy? ! !
After walking out of the dining room, Du Heng waved his hands and feet silently in the air for a long time before his expression recovered, and then he walked towards the front yard with an indifferent expression.
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The next day.
Prince Ning and officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, under the leadership of the Suzhou prefect, went to inspect the drought situation outside Suzhou city.