Zhao Zhenzhen, who is far away from these rights and wrongs, is galloping on the grassland at the moment. However, her maidservant Destroying Flower was chasing her on horseback, and shouted, "Girl, girl, hurry back to the house, shall you?" I heard that the county lord was born. ”

Zhao Zhenzhen, who was galloping on a horse, heard this, hurriedly pulled the reins, slowly stopped, and waited until the panting flower came and asked, "What did you say?" Did the county lord give birth? ”

Destroying the flower also slowly stopped, breathless and said, "Exactly, let's go back quickly." ”

Zhao Zhenzhen had a panicked look on her face, and hurriedly said, "Quick, let's rush back." ”

By the time Zhao Zhenzhen arrived at the county lord's mansion, she had already seen Bai Shi holding a small burden with a smile on her face, and inside was a little girl with pink makeup.

Zhao Zhenzhen was also very happy to see that their mother and daughter were safe, and she was afraid that she would not collide with the wind and dust, so she hurriedly went to freshen up, changed her clothes, and came to visit Chen Wenhui's mother and daughter after she was refreshed.

Zhao Zhenzhen and Zhao Honglie lay on the edge of the small bed together, looking curiously at the newborn little girl, Zhao Honglie said: "Sister, is this my sister?" ”

Zhao Zhenzhen said: "Exactly, this is the ninth in our Zhao family, and it should be called the ninth girl." ”

Zhao Honglie frowned and said, "I'm just such a sister, why is it the ninth?" ”

Zhao Zhenzhen said: "This is only the ranking between our sisters, she is the ninth. If you add brothers, it's too much. For example, aren't you the fifth in line, my fifth brother? ”

Zhao Honglie understood a little, and said with a smile: "I know." You are my big sister, but you are not as old as your big brother, and if you count the big brother, you are only the second sister. ”

Zhao Zhenzhen said: "Yes, but our Zhao family's ranking has always been that boys are boys and girls are girls. I'm younger than my brother, but I'm the biggest of the girls. I'm the big sister. This newborn ninth sister is the youngest now. But. In the future, there will be smaller ones than her. She can also be a sister. ”

Zhao Honglie said: "Honglie understands, it's like you are a sister and I am a younger brother." But. My sister was born. I'm my brother. ”

Zhao Zhenzhen is very satisfied with Zhao Honglie's cleverness.

Bai and Chen Wenhui listened on the side, Bai looked at his daughter who was still pale and felt a little distressed, and said, "I gave birth to such a lovely daughter." I'm also very happy to see Chongyi, have you thought of a name? Girls have always been named by their parents. Nor do they participate in the boys' ranking. You can choose a good name with Chongyi. ”

Although Chen Wenhui had just given birth to a child and was a little tired, her spirit was very excited, she said: "The rules of the Zhao family are really boring, why can't the girl's family be ranked with the boy?" This is not the case with our Chen family, and aren't the daughters of our Chen family also ranked the same as boys? For example, my aunts, for example, my name is Wen Hui, and my brother's name is Wen Jun, Wen Lin. For example, good spirits. ”

Bai said: "That's because the daughters of our four great families are all delicate, and in the future, if they will either enter the palace as queens and concubines, or marry into the four great families." So, our girls are also involved in the rankings. But the Zhao family was just an ordinary noble family before. So like ordinary people in Da Chu, girls don't participate in the ranking. ”

Chen Wenhui said: "I have discussed this point with Chongyi for a long time. The Zhao family in the past could be like this, but the Zhao family in the future can't be like this. Our Zhao family is about to become a family, how can it still be like this? Therefore, we have already thought of my daughter's name, and she will be called Zhao Hongling. ”

"Zhao Hongling?" Bai Shi read the name and said happily: "This name is good. I will write to your father and tell him the good news. ”

Chen Wenhui nodded happily.

Zhao Chongyi was originally accompanying his wife in the house. Because of the birth of his daughter, he went out to arrange some things to celebrate in the house and the city, and when he came back, he hurried to his wife's bed, held his wife's hand and said, "How is it?" Hui'er, do you feel better now? Can you drink the decoction prescribed by the doctor? ”

Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "It's much better." The decoction has been drunk. You don't have to worry. How's our Hongling? ”

Zhao Chongyi walked over, surrounded by Zhao Zhenzhen and Zhao Honglie, walked to his wife's side with his lovely little daughter in his arms, showed Chen Wenhui the child and said: "Look at her, although she has just been born, her eyes are so bright, her eyebrows are so smooth, and her little face is so good-looking, she must be a big beauty in the future." Her mother is a great beauty, isn't she a great beauty? ”

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "Her aunt is the first beauty in the capital, and it would be good if she could have an aunt beautiful when she grows up in the future." ”

Zhao Zhenzhen asked strangely: "Although my aunts are all beautiful, and even have been the concubines of the emperor, they are not the first beauty in the capital." ”

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "This aunt of Hongling is not Zhenzhen's aunt, this aunt is Hongling, Honglie's aunt, and the lord of Wen'an." ”

Zhao Zhenzhen understood now, looked at her sister again, and suddenly felt that her sister not only looked like the second aunt and second uncle, but also looked very much like the first beauty in the capital that she saw when she was a child.

Zhao Zhenzhen said with a smile: "My sister is really good-looking, better than my second sister, third sister, and seventh sister when they were just born." ”

Chen Wenhui and Zhao Chongyi laughed.

On this day, Tiebiguan was a celebration again, and when Zhao Hongling was 100 days old, the tribal leaders of the entire grassland came to Tiebiguan in the northwest to celebrate the newborn daughter of the Northwest Gong.

The news reached the capital, and the imperial historian in the capital impeached the northwest prince and wife again, saying that they were extravagant, that they were arrogant, and that they were so aggressive in order to have a daughter.

In the face of such accusations, the emperor's reaction was in line with most people's thoughts, and the emperor mercilessly reprimanded this unknown imperial history.

Later, the subordinates of the Xiao Chen family all gave this Yushi small shoes to wear. This stunned Qingyu Shi realized how unwise it was to offend the Northwest Duke.

In the imperial study, Emperor Liu Yan said to Liu Jingyuan: "Chongyi gave birth to a daughter, but he was happy enough." ”

Liu Jingyuan said: "We are about the same age, but we already have a few children, and he has such a son and a daughter, so he is naturally happy." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "When I fight, my martial arts are not as good as Chongyi's, but my children are much more than Chongyi's. My eldest prince is about to marry a daughter-in-law, and his daughter has just been born. Actually, it would be nice if his daughter could be older, I would rather wait a few more years for the eldest prince to marry Chongyi's daughter. ”

Liu Jingyuan sweated in private, he thought to himself, Zhao Chongyi and his wife have no good impression of the palace, can they let their daughter like a pearl in the palm of their hands enter the palace? Not to mention that Zhao Chongyi is unwilling, it is Liu Jingyuan himself, in fact, his daughter can also consider marrying the eldest son of the emperor after a few years of age, at that time, it is estimated that the eldest prince is already the prince, and with Liu Jingyuan's identity, his daughter is at least a good woman. However, Liu Jingyuan was unwilling, and his wife Mingzhu was unwilling. What kind of place is in the palace, how can you be willing to let your baby daughter go to that place?

Liu Jingyuan smiled and said, "It's a pity that Chongyi's daughter is too young. Moreover, the emperor did not know the thoughts of Chongyi and his wife. ”

The emperor sighed, he remembered Chen Wenhui in his heart, back then, if Chen Wenhui hadn't hated the palace, maybe he would have been able to marry Chen Wenhui, so where would there be Zhao Chongyi's good things?

However, the emperor is also very satisfied with his current life, marrying Chen Wenhui is not a good thing, the life without a concubine, the emperor can no longer accept it, and now his harem is full of flowers and beauty.

The emperor said: "Now Chongyi has a son, a daughter, and they have built five cities on the grassland. This year, I didn't ask for 10 million taels of silver, but this year I still want 5 million taels of silver. Moreover, Chongyi's recital also said that this year is because the road is still to be built, so it still needs five million taels of silver. Next year, the road will be built, and there will be no need for so much. Next year, we will only promote new agricultural technology, new animal husbandry technology, and new grazing technology, so we will not spend much money, about three million taels of silver. ”

"Next year, the pressure on the imperial court will be much less."

Liu Jingyuan said: "No, in the past few years, we have borrowed so much from Dachu Bank, and the interest has been millions of taels of silver. I didn't use the loan this year, and life is much better. However, we have a lot of tension in the court. Because the loan has to be repaid. ”

"If you only need three million taels of silver next year, the two million taels of silver saved will be able to repay the interest, and the court will have a chance to breathe."

The emperor nodded and said, "Indeed, give the imperial court a few years of respite, and we will be able to consider dealing with southern Xinjiang." ”

Liu Jingyuan said: "Yes. According to what Chongyi said in the excerpt. The year after tomorrow, the northwest only needed one million taels of silver. Because at that time, the money spent in the northwest was enough to make money from the Tiebi Pass and five new cities. Then we will be able to save four million taels of silver, and we will be able to repay the loan without using the treasury. Speaking of which, I have to say that Chongyi and his wife have made great contributions to our Great Chu. It can be said that Chongyi has more credit than his father. Lao Zhongyi only defeated the barbarians, but Chongyi and his family not only stabilized the northwest, but also created six money-making cities for Dachu, and the economy of the entire three northwest provinces was driven. From now on, it will be the cash cow of Da Chu. ”

"If this continues, in three or four years, we will be able to repay the loan clearly, and the northwest will not spend any money, and our five million taels of silver will be directly used in the army, and we can consider using troops in southern Xinjiang." Although this process is short, it will still take another seven or eight years. It's been a lot longer than we expected. ”

The Emperor frowned. (To be continued......)