"Forget it, it's the same for me using a charcoal basin. It's not that cold in the imperial city, and I'm used to it over the years.
I'm just not used to it here. "
Qi Yixiu listened and stopped talking about giving her Pan Dilong. It was indeed a big siege. If it was really done, it wouldn't be done all at once.
While talking, tea was served.
Shen Chuliu had already asked someone to prepare the meal. After just a few sips of tea, the meal was served.
Qi Yixiu was very hungry today, so he ate much faster.
After eating and drinking, he showed off his laziness and said, "The princes are very happy to go out today. I am also happy to go out of the palace for the first time in my childhood."
"The main reason is that none of the princes have seen this civil matter." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Yes, you have to see them all and know them before you can tell how to govern the country." Qi Yixiu said.
This was too far. Shen Chuliu refused to answer and just changed the topic.
Qi Yixiu had a smile in his eyes and didn't say anything to her: "Today the officials and their families are coming, why can't I see my beloved concubine?"
"My concubine is the emperor's concubine Jing. Anyone can see her anywhere?" Shen Chuliu smiled playfully and leaned into Qi Yixiu's arms.
This answer is much better than saying that it is inconvenient for a minister and his concubine to see his family members casually.
Qi Yixiu laughed and said, "What my beloved concubine said makes sense."
"In this case, my dear wife, just keep those things. There are a few things that are okay. You can take them back to reward others." Qi Yixiu said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Chuliu knew that this matter was in the past.
Qi Yixiu took her hand and said, "I'm here today. I hope my concubine won't wake up from the cold at night."
Shen Chuliu turned around and hugged Qi Yixiu's neck: "That's why I miss the emperor so much. The emperor kept me warm, and it really didn't feel cold all night long."
"Are you using me as Mrs. Tang's envoy?" Qi Yixiu pinched her cheek.
Shen Chuliu smiled and buried his head in Qi Yixiu's arms.
The two of them have been together for more than ten years, so no matter what, they will not offend the emperor with just one sentence, unless the emperor makes use of the topic.
After some laughter, Qi Yixiu personally carried Shen Chuliu into the inner room.
Mrs. Tang had just been removed from the couch, and it was warm under the quilt. As soon as Shen Chuliu entered, she shrank up and had to take off her clothes while wrapped in the quilt.
Qi Yixiu shook his head, went to wash up first, then came over and hugged Shen Chuliu: "Looking at you like that, I know that Concubine Jing is not afraid of anything but the cold. If you are not honest in the future, I will let you go." I became quiet the first night in the ice cellar.”
"It's just frozen solid, right?" Shen Chuliu answered.
Qi Yixiu looked at her a few times and smiled very delicately: "Is it frozen? Huh?"
There is nothing wrong with this, but when the emperor said it like this, Shen Chuliu's face instantly turned red: "The emperor is so, so unruly!"
Qi Yixiu just smiled and stopped her to lie down: "I originally just wanted to sleep today, but my beloved concubine is really dishonest."
Shen Chuliu gave him a big roll of his eyes, and then he was completely eaten.
But I just ate it, and I felt really warm after eating it.
Shen Chuliu never let go that night, either hugging the emperor's neck or hugging the emperor's back.
Qi Yixiu made her very annoying, not because he disliked her as a person, but because he hugged her too tightly and it was difficult to turn over.
However, he didn't get angry, and even in the morning, he even took the initiative to cooperate.
In short, regardless of whether the emperor was happy or not, Shen Chuliu slept extremely well.
So, when the emperor was leaving, Concubine Jing was not polite at all: "Your Majesty, I have prepared a meal for you tonight."
Qi Yixiu was happy: "My heater is very easy to use, isn't it?"
After saying that, he pinched her chin and left without saying anything. Chisu asked cautiously: "Master, is the emperor coming?"
"It doesn't matter if you come or not, it's up to you."
She was in a great mood, slept well, and was really energetic.
So, when he saw the warming soup during lunch, he smiled: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"Ms. Hui, that's right. The emperor said that you are afraid of the cold, so he asked the kitchen to take good care of you." The eunuch who delivered the meal smiled flatteringly.
Shen Chuliu smiled and asked someone to reward him.
Shen Chuliu spent the day in a good mood. At night, the emperor did not come as expected.
Shen Chuliu was not surprised at all. It was impossible for someone like Qi Yixiu to come as he wished today.
However, when he didn't come, he ordered the kitchen to take care of her food, which made her unhappy.
Shen Chuliu smiled, thinking that when the emperor wants to take your thoughts into consideration, it is indeed satisfactory.
The emperor's inspection in the north went well, but something happened in the southwest.
Since Daying Xiurong's death, the emperor has given numerous rewards to the Li family in the southwest.
Even General Li Pei has a marquis.
Although it is not comparable to the achievements of the Shen family in previous generations, it is obviously different from the past.
You must know that the Li family only grew up in Li Pei's generation. After all, it is different from the Shen family, which has been a general for several generations.
The southwest has always been plagued by bandits, because it faces endless mountains and is still far away from another country called Tuotu.
But in the mountains and forests here, some small tribes of people have been living since ancient times, but because they are few in number, they rarely come into contact with the outside world.
So the part that belongs to Dayi Dynasty is fine, but the part that belongs to Tuotu is more or less a hidden danger.
Later, over the years, many Central Plains people committed crimes and other prisoners of war and deserters gathered after the defeat, and many bandit villages were formed.
Perhaps the economic situation was a little worse last year, so these bandits have been quite unscrupulous in the past few years.
In the southwest, with its high mountains and lofty mountains, it is not easy to suppress bandits.
But the bandits made a big fuss and massacred a small village in Shuishui County below Liangcheng Mansion in the southwest.
This matter was too big to be hidden, and even the local magistrates did not dare to hide it.
So soon, the emperor received the apology letter.
The emperor who was still in Liaocheng Mansion was furious: "More than 300 people were all killed? How outrageous!"
"Pass the decree, order Li Pei to use all his strength to suppress the bandits! I don't believe it, we can't destroy these worms!" Banditry has been a problem in the southwest for a long time, and it has always been really difficult to deal with it because of the terrain here.
But when the emperor is angry, he has to deal with it no matter how difficult it is to deal with.
After this incident, the emperor suddenly became busy and issued seven or eight decrees to the imperial city one after another.
Ask the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War to cooperate.
This is far less stressful than going to war with the DPRK. It's just that the gangsters are hard to find hiding in the mountains.
But unless they never come out, they will be destroyed one day.
Therefore, the emperor's trip was accelerated, but on February 26th, he was already ready to return to Beijing.
This was good, Shen Chuliu's canonization ceremony was coming soon, and she wanted to go back early.
It wasn't that cold on the way back, mainly because there was nothing that could be done about the cold. The emperor was now preoccupied with government affairs and had no time to warm Shen Chu and Liu's bed.
(End of chapter)