In the second year after Song Chi became queen, Song Qian also turned sixteen years old, and it was time to leave the palace and build a mansion.

Song Qian himself chose a place in the capital, and his own Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Industry and the people of the Inner Court Supervisor started to do it, and it took only half a year for the brand new mansion to be built, and Song Qian moved in on an auspicious day.

With the loss of two children at once, the palace was a lot deserted, but fortunately, the youngest Xuan'er and An An were already three years old, and they could talk and run and play, and coaxed the imperial grandmother to be happy enough all day long. Without having to be pestered by the little baby all day long, Chu Xue, the mother-in-law, is also a lot easier.

The two little ones were born on the sixth day of the second lunar month, and after the birthday banquet was held for them in Yufu Palace, spring began.

Since Song Chen ascended the throne, Daqi has been relatively smooth, and there have been occasional natural disasters in some prefectures and counties, but they have also been rescued by the imperial court in a timely manner, so the people have always loved Song Chen, the Yonghong Emperor, and they have praised him.

However, this year's weather was somewhat unusual, with the spring drought widening in scope compared to previous years, and even in the south, which has always been rainy, the disaster has worsened.

When the people were in trouble, the diligent king could not sleep and eat, and became even busier. Commenting on excerpts, discussing disaster relief matters with ministers, often busy until midnight, sometimes too late, Song Chen rested in the Qinzheng Palace by himself, so for several days, the children and Chu Xue themselves could not see him.

In the evening of this day, Chu Xue waited at the table again, and waited until Fugui, who had gone out to inquire about the news, hurriedly returned and told him that the king had already eaten in front, and Chu Xue then instructed Ruyue, "Set the meal." ”

"Yes." Ruyue answered.

In a short time, the dinner that had already been prepared was put on the table.

"Le'er, Xuan'er, An'an, it's time to eat." When the mother greeted the three children.

The children immediately sat down and obediently began to eat. Le'er is six years old, there is no problem with eating by herself, Xuan'er grows up and becomes more sensible, she learns from her sister, and she doesn't play around when she eats, only An An's appetite has always been shallow, Chu Xue is worried that she can't eat well, so she feeds it herself.

Although the mother is a little eccentric, because An An is the youngest sister, the other two children let her, and there is no opinion.

After eating for a while, An An asked softly, "Queen Mother, why doesn't my father eat?" ”

She smiled softly and said, "Father has already eaten before, now let's eat it ourselves." ”

"Oh." The little girl blinked her big black eyes and ate obediently.

The little girl was quiet, and her sister Le'er tilted her head and asked, "Queen Mother, is the father coming back tonight?" ”

Chu Xue shook her head, "I don't know, if it's too late, my father still won't come back." ”

The little girl was a little disappointed, and her mouth flattened for a while before she lowered her head and went to eat.

Chu Xue understood that the little girl was missing her father, but there was no way to do it.

Xuan'er is a boy, she eats quickly, and after a while, the little guy with a tiger brain asked the nurse to wipe her mouth and asked, "Queen Mother, can we go and say hello to my father?" ”

Although helpless, the mother still gave a negative and comforted: "Xuan'er, if my father is free, I will come back to see you, and after eating, I will go to read to my sister for a while, and when I see my father, I will recite it to him." ”

"Okay." The smart little guy nodded happily and waited obediently for his sister to finish eating.

After dinner, the children went to play, and Fugui came to the master with an unnatural expression.

When he came back from the front, Chu Xue noticed that he was free at this time, so he called him over and asked, "What happened in front?" ”

Fugui paused, bowed his head and said: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from my master, the slave went to the front just now, and I accidentally listened to a few words......"

"Say, this palace can stand it." Chu Xue picked up the teacup in her hand and said lightly.

"Yes," Fugui told the truth, "The slave heard that in the imperial study, there were several adults reporting to the emperor, saying that due to the recent drought in the south, there were rumors in the countryside, saying, "Master, you are the demon queen to confuse the lord, persecuting the prince and bringing disaster to the country and the people, it is because of the anger of the heavens, so that natural disasters are ......"

The people in the hall were taken aback, and Fugui didn't dare to say any more, so he raised his eyes and quietly glanced at Chu Xue's face.

Chu Xue was really a little surprised, but after being surprised, she didn't have the anger that everyone imagined, and only sneered: "This kind of thing can be linked, and it is blamed on the head of the palace, it's really hard to blame the rumor-monger!" ”

Fugui hurriedly persuaded: "Master, the foolish people in remote places are lonely and unheard, and now they have suffered a disaster and have nowhere to go, so take advantage of the chaos to make a commotion, where is not everyone in the capital and nearby counties praise your good name?" Don't take it to heart. ”

Chu Xue sighed: "As you said, since they are foolish people, and they are suffering from disasters now, can this palace still deal with them?" It's not too early, let's rest. ”

"Yes." The rich withdrew.

Raising his eyes and glancing outside the hall, he saw the first quarter moon hanging high, sprinkling a silver glow, and the apricot blossoms in the courtyard were about to bloom, faintly fragrant. She got up and ordered, "Prepare water, this palace should bathe." ”

"Yes." Immediately, someone from the palace went to prepare.

She loosened her clothes and entered the bathroom, and the heat finally soothed a little.

There are so many wishful wishes in this world, and the higher your position, the easier it is to become the target of public criticism. How well she is doing as a queen is obvious to all in the palace, her husband and mother-in-law know it, as for those irrelevant outsiders, let her go.

The beauty soaks in hot water to relieve her exhaustion.

After closing her eyes for a while, she heard footsteps outside, she only thought it was Yanling, so she didn't look at it, until there was a rustling sound in her ears, she vaguely felt that something was wrong, and before she had time to look, the calm water suddenly sounded, splashing her face, she hurriedly opened her eyes, and saw that the man she hadn't seen for a few days also entered the bathtub, looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

The beauty's face was scarlet with steam, and she exclaimed: "Your Majesty, why are you here......" Thinking of the current description of the two, she was speechless for a while.

Song Chen reached out to pinch her chin and said with a smile: "I've been busy for a few days, but I didn't expect Xue'er to send such a big surprise as soon as I came." ”

She bit her lip to look at him, her eyes charming and charming.

I had been sleeping alone for a few days, and there was such a beautiful scenery in front of me, the man's blood boiled, and he leaned over slightly to kiss her lips, but she didn't twist it, and raised her hand around his neck......

There was a violent sound of water in his ears, and there was a faint panting of the queen's mother, and several little palace maids who were waiting outside the door of the bath room suddenly blushed, lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

In the dead of night, the two people who returned to the couch were still in some spirits, hugging each other and talking.

"I have snubbed you in the past few days, do the children miss their father?" He asked.

"Of course, I was still talking about it at dinner today, An An and Le'er both asked, Xuan'er still wants to go and greet you." She laughed.

Speaking of the cute child, a smile appeared on his face and he sighed, "It's been too busy for the past two days, but it will be fine in a few days." ”

"Is there a solution to the spring drought in the south?" She asked, looking up.

He nodded, "First transfer surplus grain money from the treasury for disaster relief, if there is not enough, then transfer it from neighboring states and counties. When the whole line is dredged, there will be no situation this year. Besides, in the rest of the places, you still have to plan in advance in your spare time......" He stroked her hand and sighed, "If there are more magistrates who are willing to be prepared for danger in times of peace and work for the well-being of the villagers, there will be fewer disasters like this in the future." ”

It is also the word of Chu Jian. Hearing him praise Chu Jian like this, Chu Xue said modestly for his brother: "It is also a blessing for my brother to be appreciated by the emperor, I don't know how many people in this world have never met them, just because of their bad background, they have lost many opportunities to rise, which is not only their own helplessness, but also the loss of society." ”

This point is in Song Chen's heart, in recent years, the old and the new have been replaced in the DPRK and China, and as a monarch, he vaguely feels that there is a lack of talents. He did not think so, because in the final analysis, there were still shortcomings in the current selection and appointment, so he had made up his mind to change this situation and carry out some reforms from the annual scientific examination to the appointment of officials at all levels.

Silently listening to Song Chen's words about his plan, Chu Xue praised, "Although the concubine does not understand the major affairs of the previous dynasty, I believe that the emperor's move will definitely revitalize the dynasty, and having an emperor like you is really a blessing in the world." ”

Song Chen bowed his head and kissed the beauty, and said, "Having a virtuous queen like Xue'er is also a blessing in the world." ”

I saw her lowering her eyes, pouting slightly, and said, "I'm afraid only the emperor thinks so, haven't you heard that the concubine is a demon queen?" ”

Song Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "The rumors reached your ears so quickly?" ”

She caressed his chest with her hand, "Your Majesty, in fact, the concubines understand that this is made up by someone to fool the victims, but throughout the ages, the more natural disasters are, the easier it is to cause chaos, and the concubines feel that these troublemakers may have ulterior motives, and I hope that the emperor will take strict precautions." ”

He nodded and sighed, "Xue'er has a point, I understand." Then he closed his eyes and frowned, as if he was thinking about something.

She is actually thinking about this matter, the poor living at the bottom, the most important thing is their own food and drink, how can they associate natural disasters with the dethronement of the prince? Among them, some people must be involved!

I only hope that Song Chen can take precautions in advance, and don't let some people take the opportunity to make trouble.

Chu Xue was looking at the top of the tent in a daze, when the man suddenly lowered his head and leaned over, whispering in her ear, "Actually, sometimes when I think about it, I really suspect that Xue'er is a demon, otherwise why would I be so fascinated?" ”

She hurriedly turned her head and wanted to escape, but the speed was too slow, and she was fished into the arms of the man again, and she loved her well.

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Due to the effective response of the imperial court, the victims were comforted in time, and after two months, the summer came as scheduled with the rain, although the spring ploughing was missed, but fortunately, there was money and food for disaster relief, so looking at the several states and counties affected by the disaster, there was no starvation.

However, due to the effectiveness of the Qin cha dispatched, a few corrupt officials who took the opportunity to collect money and intercept disaster relief money were found out from this incident, and the news reached the central government, which naturally aroused the anger of the king, who not only immediately ordered the beheading, but also immediately ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to carry out a clean-up operation from top to bottom from the top to the political departments of various places after the disaster passed, and the first thing was to investigate corruption.

A month later, Du Yushi personally participated in the court, and Zhao Xuan, who had been the leader of the military department for more than ten years, was imprisoned for a corruption case a few years ago.

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In a blink of an eye, it is August when osmanthus flowers are fragrant.

At the beginning of August, the celebrant received the will from the previous dynasty, saying that this year there are Fanbang to Beijing to worship, this Mid-Autumn Festival, no longer in the Yuhe Hall to hold the usual family banquet, but to move to the Qingde Palace, the royal family to and the envoys from all over the country, enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

In the afternoon of this day, outside the gate of the Marquis of Anxi, a carriage slowly stopped.

The curtain of the car was opened, and a person jumped down first, looking at the tall posture, he knew that it was Qin Yuan, the little guy outside the door of the Hou Mansion immediately stepped forward with a smile, and saw that Qin Yuan still stretched out his hand into the car, and suddenly, a white and pure hand held him, and a young woman holding a baby slowly came down from the carriage, it was Luo Shu and their five-month-old son.

The little servant bent down and said, "General, young lady, you are back." ”

Taking advantage of today's rest, the little couple took their son back to Luo Shu's maiden home Luofu, which had lunch and had just arrived home.

Qin Yuan nodded and asked, "What about Master Hou and Madame?" ”

The little servant replied: "In the morning, a letter came, saying that there were distinguished guests in the court, and the Hou Ye went out, and the lady has been waiting for the three of you in the house." ”

Qin Yuan snorted and said to Luo Shu: "Let's take Xi'er to greet my mother first." ”

Luo Shu nodded, said hello, and was about to raise his feet to enter the mansion, but he saw a call from behind him, "Qin 166 Reading Network."