"Are you talking now?"

Qi Baobox choked again: "The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can't wait to keep their eyes on their heirs, and use this excuse to ask you to recruit the harem, and they won't listen to anything you say." ”

Emperor Jianyuan was very helpless, and pulled the Qi treasure box and coaxed: "Don't care what happens to them, anyway, I'm just you, and I don't care about others." ”

Qi Baobox lowered his head and touched his stomach, with a bit of heavy grief on his face: "Let's ...... According to me, you should take a few concubines, I haven't given birth to a boy and a girl after a few years, what can I do in the future? Don't tell me about the stepchild, can the stepchild be the same as the biological one, you forgot the former Emperor Wen of the dynasty, that is also the succession, and the succession will be posthumously sealed to his own father and mother, for this, and the courtiers have been in trouble for three or four years, why bother, I am not happy that in the future when we lie down on the ground and still can't live in peace for this. ”

"What do you call that?" As soon as Qi Baobox said such a thing, Emperor Jianyuan became angry, pulled his face and pinched Qi Baobox: "If you talk nonsense again, I will poison you and make you speechless again." ”

Qi Baobox smiled: "I know that you are good to me in your heart, thinking about me, I understand in my heart, you don't have to kill you for me." ”

"Again." Emperor Jianyuan was really angry this time, pushed open the Qi treasure box and got up and left.

Qi Baobox did not chase out, but sat on the chair with red circles and extremely aggrieved.

Emperor Jianyuan hurried back to Zichen Palace with anger, and before he could sit down, a eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Kong Shangshu and Qian Shangshu ask to see you." ”

"Call them in." Emperor Jianyuan raised his hand, threw the big man to the little eunuch, and went to change into a regular suit and sat down, before he sat down, Kong Youan and Qian Yuanqing came in together.

These two people came in and saluted, Kong Youan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in the past few days, many ministers have written a letter to Chen Tiao, asking Your Majesty to accept the harem and spread out for the Great Zhou, I don't know what the constitution of Your Majesty is?" ”

Emperor Jianyuan was angry about this, but Kong You'an raised it again without a look, and Emperor Jianyuan almost threw out the teacup on the imperial case.

He took a deep breath before suppressing his anger: "What kind of concubine, now there is a lot of waste to be done, I am busy every day without touching the ground, I can't even eat a few bites, how can I have the heart to go to the harem, and also, the money stored in the private treasury of the Emperor Taishang has made Beiliang take away a lot, even if there is not much silver in the treasury, I and the queen have to be frugal and save three meals a day, and they don't even dare to make clothes, so what do they take to raise the concubine." ”

Kong You'an, who was choked with a word, changed his face, and it took a while to slow down.

He took a step back: "For the sake of the Great Zhou Society, those ladies from high-ranking families are willing to bring dowries into the palace, and when the time comes, they don't have to worry about food and clothing." ”

"Huh." Emperor Jianyuan sneered: "I'm not ashamed, I have to call the concubine's maiden family to raise a concubine, I don't have the face to see people when I say it, besides, they have a dowry, but I and the queen don't have it, can it be said that they are called into the palace to eat fragrant and spicy food, wear gold and silver all day long, I and the queen gnaw on the nest and wear tattered clothes and look, this is not a thing." ”

Kong You'an's face became even more ugly, he lowered his head and thought about it, and he also felt that what Emperor Jianyuan said was quite reasonable, and he had the heart to say that he could ask the concubines to take out money to improve the lives of Emperor Jianyuan and the queen, but when he thought about it, he must not say it, if he really said it, isn't it ironic that Emperor Jianyuan eats soft rice, even if Emperor Jianyuan has a good temper, I am afraid that he can be half angry, and when the time comes, he will really not be able to eat and walk around.

"This ......" Kong Youan didn't know what to say for a while.

But Qian Yuanqing had an idea: "That's it, Your Majesty doesn't need to accept the little lady from a big family, just go to the countryside to find the one who is from a poor background and can endure hardships, anyway, there are so many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, Your Majesty should raise a few more palace maids, as long as these women can give birth to children for Your Majesty, they don't ask for it, so there is not much expense." ”

"You can tell." Emperor Jianyuan was really angry this time, grabbed the paperweight on the imperial case and threw it down: "What happened to me, did I become a stallion?" Or choose a poor country woman? What good things can a woman who can't even read and barely know how to raise a good thing, Chang'an has been looted once, and you are not happy? Want to suffer again? ”

This time it really scared Qian Yuanqing and Kong Youan, and the two lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak.

Emperor Jianyuan was distraught and waved his hand: "It's done, I know this matter in my heart, you all kneel down." ”

Qian Yuanqing and Kong Youan hurriedly saluted and withdrew, wiped a handful of sweat as soon as they came out of Zichen Palace, and only said that they didn't dare to take this matter forward again.

But it was said that Yun Yao came out of the palace with a smile on her face, she took the car home, and as soon as she got out of the car, Steward Zhu greeted her: "Madam, what did the palace say?" ”

Yun Yao nodded: "Don't worry, the master will be fine." ”

Steward Zhu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good, this time my wife can rest assured." ”

Yun Yao said with a smile as she walked: "It's really relieved, but I'm afraid it won't take a few days for the Emperor Taishang to know about the injury, and it will inevitably happen when the time comes." ”

"yes." Steward Zhu agreed: "I don't know how many people will come to the door to ask to see me, and I may not run into the one who fell into the well." ”

Yun Yao smiled again: "You ask someone to clean up, and tomorrow I will take someone to live in the south of the city for a few days, and you can also take advantage of this time to clean up the house." ”

"Change it according to the drawings drawn by my wife?" Steward Zhu asked.

Yun Yao nodded: "Just change it according to the drawings, first change the thatched house and bathroom, find some good craftsmen, if they can't understand the drawings, they can go to the south of the city and ask me." ”

"My wife's drawings are so simple that even the old slaves can understand them, let alone the craftsmen." Steward Zhu smiled: "Besides, they are just doing some rough work, and the real fine work has already been done, so it's not difficult to say." ”

"Then there is Uncle Lao Zhu." When Yun Yao walked to the second courtyard, she saw Yun Shan walking towards her, so she stopped and waited for her, and then ordered Steward Zhu: "You can take someone to clean up, I'm afraid I will have to live in the south of the city for a while." ”

Steward Zhu agreed, and before he left, Yun Shan walked over.

Yun Yao smiled and asked, "Why is my sister here?" ”

Yun Shan's face was full of sadness: "No, I'm worried about you, I can't sit still in the house, so I'll come and take a look, what's wrong?" Is my brother-in-law okay? ”

Yun Yao shook her head: "It's okay, sister, don't worry." ”

She looked at the sky outside: "It's cold outside, let's sit in my sister's house." ”

Yun Shan followed Yun Yao into the house, and after sitting down, she saw that Yun Yao's face was not bad, so she thought about it and said: "Third sister, I won't tell you, I came back to Chang'an because I asked for the third sister." ”

"What's the matter?" Yun Yao knew that Yun Shan had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and there must be something wrong with the cold winter wax moon.

Yun Shan was a little apprehensive, bowed her head and whispered: "It's my lord's business, my lord is an official in Jinzhou, no, the court will tell the world the emperor's letter, but it can be regarded as scaring our lord, even if one day the court will cede Jinzhou like ceding Yanzhou, when the time comes, our family will be over, and the lord wants to ask me to come to the bottom to see if I can go elsewhere as an official, or...... It's better to come to Chang'an. ”

"To Chang'an?" Yun Yao frowned.

Her frown frightened Yun Shan: "Also, you don't have to come to Chang'an, you can do anything, that is, don't be in Jinzhou." ”

"I can't do that." Yun Yao thought for a while and didn't agree to Yun Shan: "I'm just a woman, and I don't know much about the affairs of the court, if you want me to manage the back house, I can still do it, if you want to ask me to inquire about the transfer of these officials, I can't do it, if you really want to ask, then you have to wait for the prince to come back." ”

Yun Shan nodded vigorously: "I, too, didn't count on you, I'll just wait here, waiting for my brother-in-law to come back and ask." ”

When Yun Shan came, Fang Sheng said that if this thing couldn't be done, he wouldn't ask her to go back, Yun Shan also wanted to handle this matter well, and Yun Shan also suffered a lot along the way, and where was he willing to return in vain.

"That's done." Yun Yao laughed: "I'll help you ask when Xianggong comes back, I'm going to live in Nancheng for a while during this time, do you stay here, or go to Nancheng with me?" ”

"I'll follow you." Yun Shan replied immediately, and even stood up: "I will go wherever you go, we sisters haven't seen each other for many years, and now it's so easy to meet, so you have to chat." ”

Hearing Yun Shan say this, Yun Yao had no choice but to agree.

To tell the truth, Yun Yao is really not willing to answer Yun Shan, a ruthless and selfish guy, but who calls this the original sister, in this society that pays attention to family affection, if she ignores her sister when she comes to help, then I don't know how many people will be stigmatized.

Earlier, Yun Yao was not afraid when Qi Jing was not an official, but now that Qi Jing is the marquis and pays homage to the prime minister, she wants to do such things again, and she doesn't know how many people will attack Qi Jing, who is tired.

Therefore, Yun Yao was so angry that she stabilized Yun Shan first before she tried anything else.

"In that case, I'll ask someone to prepare the vehicle, and I'll leave tomorrow, so you can prepare for it." Yun Yao explained to Yun Shan, and gossiped with Yun Shan, slowly asked about Yun Shan's life over the years, and heard Yun Shan cry that Fang Sheng not only did not correct her, but let the two aunts and wives rest her, Yun Yao also sighed.

She looked at Yun Shan and asked seriously: "Sister, according to me, you should also think about the future, after all, Fang Sheng is so much older than you, and he is the most lustful and selfish, not to mention that when he was alive, he was carried by one aunt after another, and he let those people press you, so that you have a hard time, that is, he is gone, and you don't have much money on hand, how should you live?" ”

"This ......" Yun Shan is not a fool, and these things have not only been considered once or twice, but now that Yun Yao mentioned it, her face was extremely ugly: "I, what can I do?" ”

Speaking of this, Yun Shan cried like a tearful person, and cried while wiping her tears with a handkerchief: "Sister, I am bitter in my heart, I am so oily, and I don't know why I am so confused, I have to be a concubine for Fang Sheng's old man, the second sister also persuaded me earlier, telling me that I would rather be a poor man's wife than a rich concubine, and also said that I can't turn over after being a concubine for a lifetime, I didn't believe it, I just saw that Fang Fang was promoted as an official and had some money, so that I could live a better life......"

Crying here, Yun Shan's handkerchief was wet, she threw down the handkerchief and wiped her tears with her cuffs, it seemed that she was really sad: "At that time, I was actually quite scared, I was afraid that my father and mother would marry me to someone who didn't know what kind of person for money, you also know, my father and mother did everything for money, you didn't remember when you were young, earlier my father and mother wanted to marry me to a lame man, and the lame's first wife asked him to be killed, I secretly inquired, and I couldn't be scared, so I thought that being a concubine for Fang Sheng was better than calling someone to death, so ......"

Yun Yao was stunned when she heard this, and she didn't know that there was such a thing earlier.

"Sister." Yun Yao handed over a handkerchief.

Yun Shan took it and continued to cry: "I know that you and my second sister don't like me, and think I'm selfish and vicious, but if I really have a way, am I willing to be like that, our father's and mother's virtue, if I want to be selfish and ruthless, I can't guarantee that I won't ask them to sell it, I don't have the good blessings of you and the second sister, I really want to sell it, and my bones will be rotten into scum at this time." ”

Speaking of this, Yun Shan laughed self-deprecatingly: "I'm afraid of it, I can only desperately get closer to my father's mother, when their favorite good daughter, follow their temperament, and then become a concubine for Fang Sheng, his first wife is not a fuel-efficient lamp, when I just entered the Fang family, the Gu family tossed me not once, I almost lost my life several times, I have to be less ruthless, where can I live until now?" (To be continued.) )