With Qin Ji's promotion to the rank of Zhongshu Shilang, the turmoil in the court gradually calmed down, and the vacancies left by the offending officials were filled by appropriate candidates. Although King Yi has evaporated like the world and has not disappeared so far, the lively capital is gradually recovering from the past, giving people the illusion that the world is peaceful and the wicked are subdued.

As for the southern tour that the emperor has been thinking about, it has also been really brought up for discussion.

The road is far away, if all the way to the car and horses must be tired, where is there still the mood to have fun or ask the local people, and the most convenient, fast and effortless way is to take the waterway.

The south of the capital faces the Zhijiang River, and the waterways extend in all directions, and Emperor Taizu chose this place as the capital, rather than his ancestral hometown. Directly sit on a big boat from the waterway to the north, than take the land route to save time and energy, the trouble is the need to build a dragon boat, and the time has passed too long, some of the rivers dug a long time ago have been blocked and abandoned, need to be re-developed, some places are not open to waterways also need local states and counties to gather craftsmen, excavate the river.

These are all things that require manpower, financial resources and energy, and the emperor told Qin Ji all his thoughts, and then he and Gu Zhongyi were solely responsible for this matter, and they could mobilize the rights of all officials.

Although the rights are great, the responsibilities are also heavy.

There are a lot of things, Qin Ji is not busy to the point that his feet do not touch the ground, after he is his own person, it is much more convenient to do things. He just needs to explain all the affairs, and then he can go home and rest.

Three new clothes, Yu Mingzhi is ready. The details are lacking, but for those who are making clothes for the first time, it is already amazing.

Qin Ji was extremely satisfied when he wore it, saying that in the future, in addition to wearing official uniforms, he would have to wear clothes made of branches.

Yu Mingzhi laughed, "Even if it is not enough to wear, but I promised my mother and sister to make them two dresses." She reached out and stroked the colored silk threads in the basket, "I also think it is novel, so I am not too tired to do it." On the contrary, I think it's very interesting. ”

Qin Ji hugged her. "Look at the future, I'm going to be a cook, you're going to be a tailor. ”

"That's good, isn't it?" Yu Mingzhi replied.

"At that time, I made clothes and embroidered patterns for people every day. Let's see if you get bored. ”

"Hmm......" Yu Mingzhi shook his head. "Be a tailor like that. I'm sure I'm not as qualified as those who have the credentials. Therefore, you have to find another way to get a lot of money. ”

"What does Zhizhi want to do?" Qin Ji asked with interest.

Yu Mingzhi said: "Rare things are expensive. ”

Qin Ji instantly understood her thoughts. "So you want to sell ready-to-wear. ”

"Xiang Gong really understands me. Yu Mingzhi said with a smile.

Qin Ji put down his clothes, took her arm and sat down on the soft floor, and said, "It seems that our business must be the best in the local area." ”

It's a bit of a big deal, but as long as they're happy.

"Count the money every day until your hands are soft. Yu Mingzhi looked at Qin Ji, and there seemed to be a yearning for such a life in his eyes.

Did he really want to live such an ordinary life?

But it's not easy to say, getting involved in the stormy waves, how can it be said that you can get out of the whole body, and you can't get your shoes wet.

Qin Ji poured a glass of warm water for Yu Mingzhi, "I didn't expect my lady to be a little money fan." ”

"No one is afraid of having less money, is there?"

Qin Ji nodded, if he really wants to live such a day, although there is no open gun and hidden arrows in the court, there will be no less troubles, firewood, rice, oil and salt are all things to worry about. If the reigning king at that time had been as mediocre as this one today, I am afraid that life would have been even more difficult.

So many times a wish is just a wish, and although it is beautiful, it is difficult to achieve it.

He was thinking about it, when Yu Mingzhi's voice sounded in his ears again, "I heard the eldest princess mention the matter of the southern tour yesterday, and she is also going, but I don't know what year and month it will take to get ready?"

Qin Ji said: "The emperor is very anxious and gave half a year. ”

"Half a year ......" Yu Mingzhi thought about it carefully, the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty was so vast, and repairing the river could not be completed in a year and a half, unless a lot of manpower was invested, "Wouldn't it be difficult for the people along the way?"

Qin Ji sighed: "The emperor wants to go to the south to have a look, the first emperor didn't allow him to mess around like this when he was there, who can control him now? So he must be going, without his heart, I don't know what tricks he will toss, or how many people will lose their lives in vain." ”

Yu Mingzhi shook his head and sighed, "It can't be like this, the days are still long, aren't they?"

Qin Ji said: "He has been waiting for many years, and he can't wait any longer. Even I couldn't convince him. ”

Yu Mingzhi grabbed his arm and leaned on his shoulder, "Maybe there is another way to divert his attention and make him lose interest in the southern tour for a while, so it's good to slow down." ”

Qin Ji responded: "I will find a way." He didn't want to talk too much about it, and the more he talked, the more he could guess something.

The emperor wants to tour the south, even if there are obstacles in front of him, he will sweep them all away.

The emperor has to go, he has been waiting for this day for a long time, and he is even a little tired of waiting, he just wants to end it all quickly.

"By the way, we have a guest coming to dinner tonight," Qin Ji remembered, "I have already instructed the kitchen to cook more dishes." That guest had a relationship with you. ”

"Could it be His Royal Highness King Yong?" asked Yu Mingzhi.

"It's him. ”

Yu Mingzhi said: "Why did he suddenly come to our house for dinner?"

Qin Ji said: "These days, he has visited and eaten at various relatives one by one, and now you are the eldest princess's daughter, and you are also a relative, so naturally you have to come over to meet." ”

Yu Mingzhi had a good impression of the young man, "Okay." I'm a little curious, will he go back to his grandfather's house?"

Qin Ji said: "The emperor intends to keep him in the capital for a few more days, and set off together when he is on the southern tour, and then go back by the way." ”

"Oh. Yu Mingzhi thought that it would be enough for the emperor to go to the picturesque Jiangnan area, but he didn't expect to have to go further south? There are no heirs who can stay to deal with the government on their behalf, and Qin Ji, who is the most trusted, also wants to follow, no matter which official stays, it may not be a person that the emperor can really trust, so it is really bold to think about it.

Qin Ji saw that she was a little distracted, and asked, "What are Zhizhi thinking?"

"On the way to the parade, I don't know if it will pass through Xiangzhou. "In the future, she settled in the capital, even if she has other plans in the future, she may not return to Xiangzhou, where she was born and raised, and has an inseparable relationship.

Qin Ji said: "I will go." ”

Yu Mingzhi's eyes lit up. "Great. ”

Qin Ji said: "Actually, I proposed it. The emperor wanted to go to Xiangzhou to have a look, appease the local people in Xiangzhou, and build an ancestral hall for his father-in-law, which was an apology and respect for him. ”

Yu Mingzhi sighed and nodded. If only you could have discovered the strangeness of the case earlier. How nice would that be......

The two talked for a while. The sky gradually darkened, and then Hang Xu came to report, saying that "His Royal Highness King Yong has come down". Yu Mingzhi followed Qin Ji and hurriedly went to greet His Highness.

The young man was still the same as when he met for the first time, wearing a moon-white round-necked robe, bright and gentle and restrained, after seeing Qin Ji and Yu Mingzhi, he waved his hand again and again to signal that they didn't have to salute, "I should call Mrs. Qin 'cousin', and Qin Shilang is my 'cousin-in-law'." ”

Yu Mingzhi and Qin Ji looked at each other and smiled, and they also called him "cousin", which seemed extremely close.

Qin Ji led King Yong to the hall, and Mrs. Yu and Yu Mingyang also rushed over, but they were also prevented from saluting.

King Yong politely shouted, "Hello Mrs. Yu, hello Second Miss Yu." After that, he smiled kindly at them.

Yu Mingyang blinked his eyes, his big round eyes were shiny and bright, and he was exceptionally cute, "Hello big brother." ”

A few people laughed, and the most invisible one belonged to this little girl, and the "big brother" was really sweet.

Everyone sat down at the table with laughter, and the maids rushed in to serve the carefully prepared meals and drinks. After three rounds of drinking, they chatted about some gossip, such as what King Yong has been doing in the capital recently, what he needs help, or where he wants to play. King Yong also asked Qin Ji for some things about reading, it seems that although his status is noble, he still does not forget to read, and he is a young man with ideas.

When it came to reading, Mrs. Yu said: "The female gentleman invited by Qin Ji is really good, she is good to Mingyang, and she teaches seriously, where did you find such a female gentleman? ”

Qin Ji said: "That female gentleman's grandfather is a cousin of the previous Zhongshuling, and he is also a scholar, but unfortunately his parents died early, and the family is supported by a brother. As a result, her sister-in-law couldn't tolerate her, a sister-in-law who had been waiting for her boudoir, and she was in trouble everywhere, so she had no choice but to come to the capital to take refuge in Zhongshuling. However, she didn't want to rely on her cousin's family everywhere, so she used her talent to learn the ability to make a bite to eat in the capital. ”

"That's ......," Mrs. Yu said, "It's a poor person, and we have to treat others well." ”

King Yong looked at Mingyang and asked, "What have you been reading lately?"

"The Book of Enlightenment. Yu Mingyang said.

King Yong smiled and asked, "Do you like to read?"

Yu Mingyang nodded vigorously, "I like it, I want to be a talented female gentleman like my husband!"

King Yong laughed, "What a good ambition." ”

Yu Mingzhi noticed that King Yong seemed to be very interested in his sister, and glanced at Qin Ji.

After King Yong asked Yu Mingyang a few more questions, he turned his head to Qin Ji and Yu Mingzhi and said: "My grandfather has a little cousin in his family, who is about the same age as Miss Yu Er, and I think of that little cousin when I look at Miss Yu Er, who is as smart and well-behaved, so I can't help but talk more, and ask Mrs. Yu, cousin and brother-in-law to understand." ”

Yu Mingzhi said politely: "I'm afraid that my cousin won't think she's troublesome." ”

"No, no, no. King Yong said: "It's much more well-behaved than my little cousin, and it's very likable." ”

Qin Ji looked deeply at the smile on King Yong's face, and then looked at Yu Mingyang, who had just passed his ninth birthday, and a trace of deep meaning flashed in his eyes.

Yu Mingyang also likes this big brother very much. In the past, when I was in Xiangzhou, there were some good sisters, but now in the capital, out of the mother, sister, brother-in-law and female husband, at most counting a few maids who serve closely, there is no one to talk to.

King Yong patiently answered her questions, and they were the happiest at the dinner table.

After a lively meal, Yu Mingyang yawned contentedly and threw himself into his mother's arms to sleep.

"His Royal Highness King Yong has some things to ask, so I went to the study with him to talk, and I will be back in a while. Qin Ji said softly to Yu Mingzhi.

Yu Mingzhi said: "Okay, it just so happens that I also want to accompany my mother for a while and measure the size of my clothes." I found two horses in the storeroom with very good colors and patterns, which are very suitable for my mother and sister. ”

Qin Ji took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, kissed her on the forehead, and then went to the study with King Yong to talk.

Yu Mingzhi accompanied his mother and sister back to their yard, first freshened Yu Mingyang, and carried her to bed to sleep, before their mother and daughter sat at the table and talked.

"The day after tomorrow is the fifteenth, and I want to go to the temple outside the city to pay respects. Mrs. Yu sighed, "It was a wonderful day, where to enshrine your father's tablet." ”

Yu Mingzhi responded: "Well, I'll go with you." ”

Mrs. Yu said: "During the day, I chatted with the eldest princess, and Princess Cheng was also there, and they also wanted to go together." I heard that King Cheng was going to Fanbang again, and Princess Cheng wanted to ask for a peace blessing for him. ”

"Going out again?" Yu Mingzhi was a little surprised so quickly.

Mrs. Yu nodded, and there was nothing to hide in front of her daughter, showing a trace of her unhappiness, "Actually, I don't want to go with so many people, it's very noisy." Alas...... What is the use of all this fame, fortune, glory and wealth?"

Seeing that her mother was about to shed tears, Yu Mingzhi leaned over and hugged her shoulders.

Mrs. Yu hurriedly wiped her eyes with her sleeve, still not wanting the emotions on her back to affect her daughter, "Didn't you say that you wanted to make clothes for me?" ”

"Hmm. Yu Mingzhi took out the ruler that had been prepared and measured it decently.

Mrs. Yu looked at her focused affection and squeezed out a smile, "Our family Mingzhi really looks like a tailor." ”

Yu Mingzhi said with a smile: "I don't dare to be called a tailor now because of my little ability." ”

Mrs. Yu asked, "Does Qin Ji like those sets of clothes you made?"

Yu Mingzhi smiled slightly, "I like it." ”

"That's good," Mrs. Yu said, "I'll rest assured that you're doing well." ”

Yu Mingzhi said: "I am the happiest when I live happily and beautifully with my mother and sister." ”

Mrs. Yu's mood was much better driven by her, and her fingertips lightly tapped on her nose, "You, your mouth is really getting sweeter and sweeter." (To be continued.) )