The fourth prince was not happy at all when he received this gift, knowing that Yan Ji was given to Jing Shao by the eldest prince back then, but now Jing Shao gave it to him intact, but he could not push this hot potato away. Because the elder brother can send the younger brother beauty, but there is no reason for the younger brother to send the elder brother's concubine, and under him, there is no adult brother.
In fact, Jing Shao's book had been copied long ago, but he was lazy for a long time and didn't want to go to court.
Mu Hanzhang urged him to go back as soon as possible: "The courtroom is changing rapidly. Now that the fourth prince returns to the courtroom, it's better to be careful."
So, he left Ge Ruoyi to Gui Jiu Dao to learn hidden weapons, and told Ren Feng to secretly clean up the desolate forest in the eastern suburbs. Jing Shao reluctantly packed his luggage and returned to the palace with his own princess.
On the third day when the fourth prince returned to the court, King Cheng Jingshao also completed the "Book of War" ten times. Emperor Hongzheng looked over it at the time, and asked the questions, all of which were answered rightly. The dragon's heart was very happy, and he was rewarded with ten pieces of king's tribute satin and a bucket of pearls.
The courtiers are all Daocheng Wang, although they cannot inherit the great lineage, but their holy favor does not decline. Only Jing Shao knew that the father emperor rewarded him for his stance on the affairs of the San Francisco, but he was just flattering to the point.
The satin is a good thing. Jing Shao is going to make some new clothes for Jun Qing and himself. As for this fight of pearls, it is useless. Now Song Lingxin is the only female relative in the palace, and he is tired of seeing it, so let Mu Han Zhang took this good pearl back to Beiweihou Mansion and distributed it to those seven aunts and eight aunts.
Mu Hanzhang knew that he wanted to save face for himself, so naturally he would not spoil his good intentions, so he asked Duofu to go to the storeroom to pick out a few gifts to bring, and led Yunzhu back to Beiweihou Mansion.
For a bucket of pearls, each of the aunts and aunts has a handful, each of the sisters, and several aunts each have twenty pearls. The remaining half is filial to the grandmother, and the other half belongs to Mrs. Beiweihou.
"Yo~ these are Gongzhu, the beads are round and full, and I have seen a few of them in my mother's place." The talkative third aunt held the pearls in her hands and babbled incessantly.
The rest of the aunts and sisters also laughed, and the princesses called each other affectionately.
Aunt Qiu's body has recovered. Standing behind Mrs. Beiweihou and looking at her handsome son in fine clothes, she is finally relieved.
However, Mrs. Beiwei Hou's face was cold from beginning to end, and without saying a word, she began to reprimand Mu Hanzhang: "You are a man, you can't have children, and you need to be virtuous as a wife! Now the prince has no children, you But he sent out all the concubines, and I was ashamed to say it, what I know is that you are young and ignorant, and if you don't know, I think I can't teach my son."
The third lady, who was fascinated and said to the fourth lady about the pearl beauty soup, suddenly stopped talking when she heard this, and the slightly sharp voice stopped, and the entire hall became quiet. Although Mrs. Beiwei Hou is the first-mother, but Mu Hanzhang is now the prince's concubine, and her rank is higher than that of Mrs. Beiwei Hou, everyone is a little embarrassed and not sure what to do.
Mu Hanzhang slowly put down the cup and looked at Du Shi with some amusing. She would say these words simply because Jingshao gave the fourth prince a prince and was afraid that her daughter would be wronged when she married. He really treats the Fourth Prince as his son-in-law!
"Mother is worrying too much. My son has been taught the Four Books and Five Classics since elementary school, and he was taught by Mr. Clanology. Even if the son can't do the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, the ladies in the capital will not laugh at you." Mu Hanzhang slowly rubbed the cup Yan, Yi pointed out, "It is always the prince who decides the matter of becoming the prince's mansion, and it is useless for a mother to lose her temper with her son."
Mrs. Beiweihou slammed her cup on the table, stared at him for a long time, and then suddenly slowed down: "I didn't say you, since you are married, you must think about your husband's family. The prince is young, you must I advise you a lot. Since you can no longer inherit the throne, you must leave more ways for yourself. If you can marry the fourth prince, the prince and the fourth prince will be brothers and sisters. If there is any emergency in the future, there may be a way out."
When Mu Hanzhang heard this, he just thought it was ridiculous. Does Du Shi think he is a three-year-old child? Is a brother-in-law closer than a brother? In the royal family, brothers and sisters are still cannibalizing each other, and a brother-in-law relationship is worthless at all. He couldn't help but sneer: "My sister's marriage, how can a married brother of mine be the master? Besides, the mother has the final say in this matter, even if the prince wants to, it won't work."
"You..." Mrs. Beiwei Hou was so angry that she was speechless, but Mu Hanzhang said everything logically. Her daughter's marriage has not yet been decided, and she said too much, which affected her boudoir reputation. She stared for a long time and had to give up.
Mu Hanzhang was a man. Although he was from his family, he couldn't sit in the house for a long time. He estimated that it was time for the Duke of Beiwei to come back, so he got up and said goodbye to see his father.
At the same time, a big event happened in the court on this day.
The King of Southwest made a report that the tributes sent to the capital from the Southwest fiefs were robbed, and the borderlands were suffering, and asked to reduce the tribute this year.
"What do you think of this matter?" Emperor Hongzheng asked in a deep voice, holding the memorial of the Southwest King in a light yellow cover.
"The southwest is close to Yunnan and Tibet, where there is chaos now. It is really helpless that the tribute is robbed. According to the minister's opinion, this tribute can be reduced."
"Dare to rob the tribute, this group of thieves is really rampant. According to the minister's opinion, we should send troops to encircle and suppress the tribute and take back the tribute." The Minister of War said angrily.
"For the renovation of the summer resort this year, it is urgent to use the marble from the southwest. If the tribute is reduced, we must send more marble from the southwest." Now, even if it is sent again, it is estimated that it will take July to arrive in Beijing. No matter how busy it is, I am afraid that it will delay the emperor's summer vacation.
The ministers were arguing endlessly, but Emperor Hongzheng frowned more and more deeply, and his eyes swept to the three princes: "What do you three think?"
The fourth prince had just returned to the court and was eager to express himself. Seeing that his father was displeased, he stepped forward and said: "My son heard that the southwest was hit by a spring drought, and the people were suffering. The people of the Southwest demonstrate the benevolence of the Son of Heaven."
Emperor Hongzheng's eyes were deep, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry. He didn't say anything about the fourth prince who spoke first after crossing the two brothers. He turned to the second prince who lowered his eyes and said nothing: "Jingchen, what do you think?"
Jingchen took a step forward, bowed and said: "the court pays tribute, not for money, but to deter the three vassals to show the power of heaven. The tribute was on the way, but it was suddenly robbed, and the responsibility lies in the southwest, not the court. , the tribute must not be reduced!" The voice was steady and powerful, neither hurried nor slow, one sentence at a time, and the noisy court was suddenly silent.
The sharpness in Emperor Hongzheng's eyes gradually eased, showing a look of relief, but he didn't say anything, and continued to look at Jing Shao with an impatient face on the side: "Jing Shao, what do you want to say?"
"Hmph, the journey from the southwest to transport tributes to Beijing is no more than Yunnan and Tibet! And half of the tributes are marbles weighing 1000 kilograms. Which thief doesn't want to hold a meeting to rob these tributes?" Jing Shao stood there. Without salute, he opened his mouth and said, as if he was angry with everyone.
When Emperor Hongzheng heard such straightforward and rude words, not only was he not annoyed, but the corners of his lips twitched: "Can you understand?"
The final result was that Emperor Hongzheng sent someone to investigate the robbery of the tribute, but the candidate was not mentioned in the courtroom. As the King of Southwest sent marble materials to come first, as for the reduction of tribute, I will not mention it for the time being.
After retreating from the dynasty, Emperor Hongzheng called the second prince Jingchen to the imperial study alone.
Jing Shao patted the frustrated fourth prince on the shoulder, turned around and grabbed the Duke of Northern Wei who was about to go home.
"What's your lord's advice?" Mu Jin politely walked out side by side with Jing Shao.
"My father-in-law is serious. Today Junqing returns to the Hou residence, and you and I will drop by to pick him up." Jing Shao chuckled lightly.
"Hanzhang went to the Hou's Mansion?" Mu Jin couldn't help showing a little smile when he heard this, "That's great, the lord will take the lunch and go back."
"Then I'll be welcome. I just happened to have two cups with Lord Hou. I've been thinking about the Northwest Spirits last time." Jing Shao laughed and let the Duke of Beiwei go first and mount himself.
Mu Jin looked at Jing Shao, who was respectful and cordial, and then glanced at the fourth prince who was walking with his head down not far away.
The old lady of Beiwei Hou was in poor health a few years ago.
Mu Hanzhang went to see his grandmother and presented the precious medicinal materials he brought. The white-haired old lady took his hand and spoke for a while.
"My grandmother is old and can't manage anything. When you marry into the royal family, you must be cautious in what you say and do, and you must also love your husband. You have become husband and wife, and you will be both prosperous and damaged. There must be no resentment. King Cheng is in the royal family. It’s not easy either. When the Empress Yuan was still there, what kind of life was he in, and what kind of life is he living now? People are full of flesh, and if you treat him well, he won’t treat you harshly.” The old lady lived in the prince’s house. For a lifetime, I can't understand things more clearly.
"Grandson understands, grandmother doesn't have to worry, the prince treats grandson very well." Mu Hanzhang held the old man's hand with both hands, and his heart was filled with warmth. His grandmother loved him since he was a child. Although he was not as good as his grandson, he was never too biased. Some people embarrassed him, and the old man tried his best to protect him, which made him suffer less grievances.
The old lady was getting old, and after talking for a while, she was a little weak. Mu Hanzhang served her grandmother to sleep, and then retired. As soon as I walked to the front yard, I met a group of cousins who had returned from school.
"Yo, isn't this the princess, why did you go back to your mother's house to cry after being wronged in the palace?" Mu Yangwen saw Mu Hanzhang, and habitually wanted to stab him. The younger brothers behind him couldn't help laughing when they heard it.