Chapter 15 Love
Long Yangguan Road, slowly driving horses.
After all, the prince's patrol is a major event, and the accompanying personnel and horses must be indispensable. In the previous dynasties, the emperor opened the canal, and the waterway to the south of the Yangtze River was walked. But now that the south of the Yangtze River is flooded, the waterway is not stable, so the land route has been changed.
There are always people who open the road before the prince drives, and the road is also temporarily sprinkled with dirt, and the bumps are definitely a little, but they can't be noticed if they don't pay attention to them.
There are stacks of folds about Jiangnan in the prince's carriage, and you can read more than a dozen books a day while walking. The prince closed the fold, "It's too slow, when will you be able to walk to Jiangnan like this." ”
Zhuang Zhao wore a veil and lifted the corner of the curtain slightly, except for the post station, there were few pedestrians on the road, which was quite desolate.
"Your Highness always has to prepare for those people in Jiangnan, you can't go too far, even if it is Liwei. The emperor has always cracked down on corruption, but what is the use? "The wind of bribery prevailed in this dynasty, and the crown prince and the emperor were dissatisfied.
The prince threw this piece and folded it on the ground, and with a snap, Tan Chen's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate.
Zhuang Zhao turned his head, calmly picked up the fold and patted it and put it on the table, "Your Highness wants to rule the Qingming Dynasty, and the original intention is good, but according to the foolish opinion of the concubine, if you want to curb this unhealthy trend, it is better to block it." ”
The prince glanced at her, "Why is it better to block the law?" ”
Zhuang Zhao said with a smile, "Your Highness can raise the official level even more." I heard that Chen Shangshu has a clean sleeve and never accepts bribes, but his wife can't even afford two slaves. "Chen Shangshu's incorruptibility is obvious to all, and the Holy Empress is also highly appreciated. However, when others invited banquets, Mrs. Chen rarely attended.
Zhuang Zhao has only seen her once in his own ceremony. The lower skirt she wore didn't even reach the ground, and she couldn't even cover her embroidered shoes.
The prince was a little touched, but he didn't change his words, "Chen Shangshu's annual salary is also a lot, how can it not be enough to save a little." I'm afraid that Mrs. Chen will not be able to run a family. ”
Zhuang Zhao was about to be laughed at by him, "Your Highness, welcome and send you, which one doesn't spend silver taels?" Even if Chen Shangshu doesn't go to the banquet of his colleagues, he always has to go to the banquet of his relatives and clan, and he can't spend money if he goes? ”
The prince had never heard of these banquets before. The crown princess was born in a poor family and never went to a banquet on weekdays. When you enter the palace, you only need to show your face to participate in the palace banquet, and occasionally give a gift, which is not a burden for the crown princess, after all, the queen often rewards things. Therefore, the prince is blind with both eyes and a blind eye for these things.
However, "we can't all have to pay for him." The prince still disagreed.
Zhuang Zhao saw that he was a little relieved, and said with a smile, "Where you need to go out completely, Your Highness will set the salary higher, and then reward these people who are honest and upright." As for those who are honest on the face but accept bribes in secret, they should be punished immediately. ”
The prince touched the corner of the table and said suddenly, "These are all taught to you by Zhuang Ge?" ”
Zhuang Zhao straightened his veil and said, "Your Highness knows that the affairs of the DPRK and China are not only about men, but also about the backyard. Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous man is the truth" However, thinking that he was just a concubine and the crown princess was the wife, he was a little embarrassed.
Zhuang Zhao suddenly stopped talking, and the prince looked at her a little strangely, thinking about what she had just said, and couldn't help laughing.
"There are some things that you know as good as I do."
Zhuang Zhao raised his eyes to look at the prince who was smiling gently, and also showed a smile, and couldn't help but snuggle up to him.
Tan Chen automatically stared at the ground, thinking that he was a dead man. Can't hear, can't hear, can't hear a ghost!
The prince actually spoiled the Zhuang family so much, Tan Chen was not calm. Does he want to ...... a little bit too Uh-huh? Tan Chen was pondering when he heard the prince say, "Those advisers are not as good as you can see through." ”
Zhuang Zhao tilted his head, stared at the golden dragon on his body, and said with a smile: "It's not necessarily that you can't see through it, maybe you don't dare to say it." After all, His Royal Highness and the Emperor's deep hatred for bribery is obvious to all, and if there is not enough to kill, how can there be no killing. ”
"However," Zhuang Zhao's hand touched the dragon's beard, "as a minister, I don't have the determination to be loyal, and it's still a little worse." ”
The crown prince held her restless hand, "Yes, it's impossible to expect them to remind me, but fortunately, there is a royal history." Of course, the crown prince doesn't have a good impression of the imperial historians, "It's a pity that they are also a group of people who only care about their own name." ”
"Now there is an emperor pressing them, wait...... They're definitely going to have to jump. When the time comes, His Royal Highness wants to control them, and he has to be careful not to chill the hearts of the courtiers, and there are still annoying things," Zhuang Zhao chuckled.
Zhuang Ge Lao Zhishi just wanted to clear the way for the prince, and when the prince thought of this, he was even more satisfied with Zhuang Zhao, and he didn't even care about her gloating.
"Let them see first, if they can afford to provoke the master." The prince is not frivolous when he talks cruelly, and he is still gentle and elegant.
The two of them stopped talking for a while, and the prince touched her hair and said softly, "The carriage will go for a while, let's sleep." ”
Zhuang Zhao obediently closed his eyes and recuperated.
The prince glanced at Tan Chen, and Tan Chen slowly lifted the curtain and moved out.
Outside, one left and one right, sit pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. Tan Chen came out, and he was a little crowded for a while. The three of them were next to each other, and they laughed quietly, "Brother Tan should have come out a long time ago, isn't it, it's too annoying to be in it." ”
Tan Chen glanced at him, "Little cub, what do you know, how can Your Highness not even have someone to serve by his side?" If you can retreat, my brother still needs you to teach? ”
Bimo smiled, "Isn't there still a village owner?" If I were His Royal Highness, I would also be willing to be served by the master of the village. "The voice is delicate and soft, and it will come to things, with such warm fragrant nephrite on the side, who likes to look at Tan Chen's ugly goods.
Tan Chenpi said with a smile, "What kind of dreams do you kid have." ”
Bimo shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.
Paper Yan kept staring at the rolling wheels, thoughtful.
On the owner's side, he is betting on the right treasure. But what's the point of serving by His Highness's side and not being able to do Tan Chen's position?
Tan Chen's mind is clear, he may not be able to squeeze him out.
Maybe it's time for me to exert my strength somewhere else, and I'd rather be the head of a chicken than a phoenix. A determined look appeared on his face.
In the evening, the people rested in the inn.
Because there are few rooms in the post house, except for the prince and Zhuang Zhao, the others are several people squeezing into one room.
I also brought some furniture with me when I traveled, just for convenience.
Originally, the prince didn't want to take it, but he went to help the disaster, and it looked like a trip, and his face was not good-looking. But considering Zhuang Zhao, he still agreed. I can make do with it, but I can't let my female relatives make do with it.
Zhuang Zhao took a comfortable bath with the rosewood carved bathtub in the palace and washed away his exhaustion.
Although she just sat in the car and didn't have to move, she was also very tired.
The prince is much simpler, just carry a few buckets and warm water in the yard and flush it.
Zhuang Zhao was wearing cool bandeau pants and a gown on his head, and he was a little surprised to see the prince come in covered in water, "What about Tan Chen?" Why don't you wait for His Highness to wipe it dry? It's not fun to blow the wind with wet head," Zhuang Zhao took a big towel and wiped his hair, a little dissatisfied.
The prince said, "It's so cool." "He is most afraid of heat, like Zhuang Zhao, he still soaks in hot water in the summer, he has to die of heat.
"You can't be so cold", Zhuang Zhao first used a towel to absorb the water, and then wanted to use the smoker to dry his hair, but the prince refused.
Zhuang Zhao was a little funny, "How can His Highness be like a child", this is really awkward.
The prince pulled her to his lap, untied her by candlelight, and slid his hand restlessly in, "Oh? Like who's the child? What kid would dare to do that to you, huh? He deliberately lowered his voice and teased her.
Zhuang Zhao's face was flushed, the prince's demand in this area was still quite strong. She didn't want to be picked up in the carriage tomorrow.
"Your Highness, if you're outside, you can pity and pity the slave," she said in a soft voice with wet eyes.
The prince was joking with her, after all, he was tired after a day of driving. But as soon as she teased like this, the prince felt that his body that had just been washed over the cold was hot again, and even the tiredness was thrown aside. directly put Zhuang Zhao on the spot to correct the law.
Tan Chen and the others listened indifferently to the sound of the upstairs from the table to the bed, and finally there was a loud noise, presumably knocking down the screen.
Paper Yan put the quilt over his head and continued to sleep hard.
Bimo silently sighed at his master's dragon spirit and tiger fierceness, and smiled lewdly at Tan Chen.
Tan Chen: ......
In short, the next day Zhuang Zhao was unfortunately carried into the carriage.
Several guards had some dark circles under their eyes, and Tan Chen understood this. Like they all listened to it, not to mention this group of people who still have the ability or something.
When Zhuang Zhao woke up, it was already noon. She rested on the prince's lap, and as soon as her head moved, the prince noticed it.
"Awake?" He lowered his head and combed her sideburns.
Zhuang Zhao covered his face with his hands, "How can I go out, I don't want to see people, I'm a dead person!" The prince couldn't help but laugh when he said in a squeamish and complaining voice, "Then you don't see anyone, just hide in the car and show me alone." ”
Zhuang Zhao sat up, and as soon as he exerted his strength, he felt that the bones on his body were clicking, and he couldn't help but sigh, and the prince had to put down the things in his hand first, and coax this little Jiaojiao first.
"I'll give you a push, huh?" She pressed her waist and moved skillfully. The emperor is also old, and the crown prince often helps him loosen his muscles and bones.
Zhuang Zhao hummed comfortably, and asked the prince to slap her delicate buttocks, and she was about to have a seizure, when she heard the prince laughing, "Let them hear it and think what we are doing in the car, don't blame me when the time comes." ”
Zhuang Zhao hurriedly covered his mouth, not daring to make any more sounds.
The strength in the prince's hand increased a little more, Zhuang Zhao almost screamed, looked at him sadly, and continued to hold back, causing the prince to laugh.
Tan Chen and the others, who were sitting outside, heard it, and they all looked up at the sky, hey, this day is good, it seems to be another sunny day.