Chapter 17: Empress Jiang (Part II)

Zhao Min stood still, the look on his face did not change, but his eyes gradually darkened.

Jiang Changhui frowned uncomfortably, "Neck-" Jiang Changhui was used to being willful, and she couldn't allow others to disagree with her, she opened her eyes slightly annoyed, and a dark robe fell into her eyes, Jiang Changhui sat up all of a sudden, and asked coldly, "Your Majesty, why are you here?" ”

"Can't I come?" Zhao Min raised his eyebrows and asked, Zhao Min saw that the emperor's prestige has become heavier and heavier over the years, coupled with his busy official duties, he is worried about state affairs, his face is quite vicissitudes, he looks more than thirty-five or sixteen years old, but Jiang Changhui's appearance has not changed much since he entered the palace, and the two of them look like they are a generation apart.

"Wherever in the palace is not Your Majesty's, Your Majesty can go wherever he wants." Jiang Changhui said lightly, got up and wanted to dress, but was pulled back by Zhao Min, and his voice was slightly hoarse: "Don't get dressed-"

Jiang Changhui obviously felt his excitement, disgust flashed in his eyes, and he shouted: "Chunyan-" Jiang Changhui was surrounded by palace maids who served Zhao Min, and when she was impatient to serve the emperor, she let the palace maids go up.

Zhao Min chuckled, "If Ah Ning is interested in letting Chunyan come to help, I don't care." ”

Jiang Changhui blushed angrily at his shameless words, slapped away his evil hand, and raised his chin slightly, "What are you doing here!" She didn't even need an honorific title, she stared at Zhao Min and was very dissatisfied, she hated it the most when someone disturbed her while she was massaging.

If other concubines dared to glare at him, Zhao Min would have brushed his sleeves away, but Jiang Changhui has treated Zhao Min with this attitude since he was a child, and he has never changed, Zhao Min has long been used to it, and he is not angry at Jiang Changhui's following offenses, "Where in the palace can't I come?" He said leisurely, seeing Jiang Changhui's embarrassed appearance, he smiled and hugged her slender waist and asked, "Today is your fifth brother's daughter's birthday?" ”

"Yes." At the mention of Ah Zhi, Jiang Changhui's tense expression eased slightly.

Zhao Min looked at her rare smile, and didn't know what it was like in his heart, "Your father is such a granddaughter so far, why don't I give her a Tang Muyi?" ”

"Ah Shi is still young, and she is not a clan girl, so she deserves this." Jiang Changhui looked at Zhao Min vigilantly, not knowing why he suddenly mentioned Ah Zhi.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, your niece isn't my niece yet." Zhao Min is telling the truth, others say that he loves Ah Qing too much, snubs the queen, says that Ah Qing is a demon concubine, Zhao Min can't cry or laugh, he has always thought that Ah Qing is more suitable than Ah Ning to be the queen, he loves Ah Qing is true, but to say that he snubbed and bullied Ah Ning, Zhao Min really felt wronged, obviously every time Ah Ning was messing around. Zhao Min doesn't dislike Jiang Changhui, but this kind of liking is different from the feeling of An's, Jiang Changhui is the person he can spoil, and An Guifei is the person he can discuss.

"How do you want to reward Ah Zhi?" Jiang Changhui asked.

"How about canonizing her as Liang Xiangjun?" Zhao Min said that Liangxiang is a township in Daqin, which belongs to Yizhou, with a warm climate, rich land, and rich people.

"Countryman?" Jiang Changhui said in disgust, "It's too small!" It's better not to seal it. ”

Zhao Min smiled bitterly and patiently explained, "The county lord can only be canonized if he is the daughter of the prince, and my princess is just a princess of the county." "An Guifei's niece, he is only canonized as a pavilion monarch, so he thought that Ah Ning was careful, so he raised Jiang Wei by a level.

"Is Liang Township rich? Can there be iron mines, salt mines, tea plantations? "Queen Jiang's vision is very high, and she can't even look down on ordinary Tang Muyi.

"......" Zhao Min was silent for a while, "No." "Salt and iron tea has always been the three most profitable, and there are not many places in the entire Great Qin that can produce these three things, all of which are controlled by the royal family and collect taxes, not to mention the small township owners, even the princes of Great Qin rarely have such fiefdoms.

"Then I don't." Jiang Changhui frowned and disliked, "In just a small township, how many Tang Muyi can there be?" It's better for me to give Ah Zhi 100 acres of fertile land as her fat powder money. "She is delicate, and even if she is angry, she is like a little daughter who is coquettish.

Zhao Min was helpless and coaxed her: "Although Liang Township does not have these three things, it is rich in products, rich in rice, and there are many big families in the township......

"No matter how good it is, it's not as good as the salt well, there are so many salt wells in Yizhou, what's the matter of giving Ah Shi a few mouthfuls? Having said so much is stingy, if you are reluctant, forget it. Jiang Changhui got up disdainfully, and was pulled back by Zhao Min just as he wanted to leave.

Zhao Min said angrily: "You are really getting more and more presumptuous!" Dare to talk to me like this, when the territory is a cabbage, you can choose? ”

Jiang Changhui said angrily: "Obviously, you took the initiative to mention it, but I didn't ask for it?" Why can't I choose? ”

A thin flush appeared on her face due to anger, her eyes were amazingly bright, the black crow's hair was softly draped behind her, and the hair gently swept over Zhao Min's hand, as if touching his heart, Zhao Min's anger disappeared completely, and she gently smoothed her hair, "What about Yunshui?" There are tea plantations in Yunshui Township. ”

"How many?" Jiang Changhui asked reluctantly.

Zhao Min raised his eyebrows, and patted her buttocks lightly, "I'm really angry if I mess around again!" ”

Jiang Changhui also knows that he will harvest it when he sees it, Yunshui knows that the climate is pleasant when he hears the name, if the tea garden does not cover a wide area, let people plant more, "Since it is only a township, Ah Zhi will collect seventy percent of the tax." She put forward another condition, which is the treatment that only the prince has when he is entitled.

"Okay." Since he sent Tang Muyi, Zhao Min naturally wouldn't bother with her, and he didn't look at Yunshui Township, he stretched out his hand and pressed Jiang Changhui's neck, "It's sore here, I'll give it to you?" "Zhao Min is not a person who is willing to wronged himself, but he is not a person who is anxious, Ah Ning has always been squeamish and needs to be coaxed slowly, Zhao Min is very patient in this regard.

Jiang Changhui was also angry that he beat himself, turned his back and ignored him, Zhao Min got some honey fat in the palm of his hand, and pressed her neck lightly and heavily, and her always soft skin was really a little tight, "Wrote another day?" It will be less hard in the future. Zhao Min said distressedly.

Jiang Changhui closed his eyes and enjoyed the emperor's service, too lazy to respond to his nonsense, Zhao Min has been practicing martial arts all year round, and his subordinates are very serious, no worse than the palace maid who massaged her, Zhao Min hugged her waist sideways, and as soon as he loosened the belt of Jiang Changhui's bedclothes, he heard his own internal servant outside shouting softly, "San Lang, urgent report." ”

Zhao Min's body stiffened, and it took a long breath to let out a long breath, bowing his head and kissing Jiang Changhui, "I'll come back tonight." ”

Jiang Changhui responded a few times indiscriminately, and wanted to send him away as soon as possible, but with an urgent report, she didn't think Zhao Min would be free at night. The delicate voice made Zhao Min even more unbearable, but he knew that if his chamberlain had no urgent problems, he would definitely not bother him at this time, he closed his eyes and hugged her for a while, and under Jiang Changhui's impatient urging, he got up and left reluctantly, and tapped her forehead before leaving, and said hatefully, "Little thing without conscience." ”

Jiang Changhui waited for Zhao Min to leave, snorted lightly, and asked the palace attendant to come in and wait for him to freshen up again, as soon as she finished washing, this person hugged and hugged her in his coat, so dirty! It's annoying! The interest in the massage was gone, Jiang Changhui finished washing, leaned lazily on the bed with loose hair, and asked the maid to wipe her hair and comb her hair, "Today's dinner is simpler, boil me a bowl of japonica rice porridge, add a spoonful of rose flower dew on top, I want to be vegan with porridge, don't pickle vegetables, fresh vegetables, don't add five meats, and fry them with meat oil." ”

The palace attendants responded to the voice, Queen Jiang had two meals a day, three snacks in the middle, six dishes and one soup for each meal, three meat and three vegetables for the morning food, and occasionally she would take the initiative to order like today. She seems to be more extravagant than Concubine An, but the chefs in the imperial dining room prefer to serve Empress Jiang rather than Concubine An. Because the ingredients needed for each meal of Queen Jiang are common in the palace, even if she has a picky taste and pays attention to health preservation, is there still a shortage of skilled chefs and food doctors in the palace?

The trouble is Concubine An, she thinks that every meal of coarse tea and light rice, but where does the imperial chef really dare to serve her some coarse grains eaten by the poor outside? I am afraid that those ingredients will cut the delicate throat of the concubine if they eat it. Concubine An's vegetables are carefully cooked with sesame oil after the chef stuffs the fat goose into the Chinese fire and simmers slowly, and even the wheat rice she wants to eat is ground again and again by the chefs, and only after making sure that the taste is acceptable, she still trembles when she pays tribute, for fear that the rough taste will annoy the nobles, and serving An Guifei is much harder than the empress.

Gao Jingde walked in quietly and said through the screen, "Third lady, Your Highness has ordered Da Lang to go to Zongzheng Temple to serve. ”

Jiang Changhui chuckled lightly when he heard this, "It seems that Your Majesty has high hopes for Da Lang." ”

Gao Jingde listened to the queen's unhappy tone in puzzlement, and wondered in his heart, isn't the queen in a hurry at all? His Majesty has praised Da Lang for his youthful style.

Jiang Changhui lay down lazily and instructed the palace attendants: "You go and call those sisters-in-law in, I want to listen to them chanting the scriptures." ”

When the female official heard the queen's order, her face was embarrassed, and Jiang Changhui raised her eyebrows: "What?" ”

"Those sisters-in-law are injured, I'm afraid they won't be able to come." The female officer slurred.

"How can a good guy get hurt?" Jiang Changhui was very puzzled, she asked Gao Jingde to find these sisters-in-law, saying that they were nuns, but they were actually men pretending to be women. Life in the palace is boring, Jiang Changhui loves to watch songs and dances, and loves a hundred operas, but An Guifei thinks that these are the glamorous sounds of the dead country, and suggests that Zhao Min cancel these entertainment in the palace, Zhao Min thinks that An Guifei is reasonable, she is the only pianist who plays Yale in the Forbidden City, and what Queen Jiang hates to listen to most in her life is the kind of Yale that makes people dizzy and sleepy! For Concubine An's "slander", she didn't trouble Concubine An a lot, and the most serious time made her kneel on the ground of blue bricks and stones for an hour, but Concubine An Guifei looked like a loyal minister, which made Queen Jiang lose her appetite first, and she was too lazy to worry about her.

In order to make her happy, Gao Jingde often smuggled small dramas outside the palace to the palace for the queen's fun, before he sent all women, the emperor also knew the small actions of Jiaofang Palace, just closed one eye, but in the early summer of this year, Queen Jiang didn't know who she listened to, so she asked Gao Jingde to find a beautiful man. The female officer and Gao Jingde were shocked at that time and strongly objected, but Jiang Changhui insisted, and the two could only obey. The two also vaguely told Mrs. Wang about this, and the two thought that Mrs. Wang would stop it, but they didn't want Mrs. Wang to say nothing, so they acquiesced! The female official really believes that the queen's willfulness is definitely favored by Mrs. Wang. Fortunately, Mrs. Wang didn't stop it, there were still people who objected, but the person who objected, the female official, sighed worriedly, feeling even more worried.

"I drove them away." A deep male voice sounded, and a slender and majestic figure appeared in the dormitory at some point.

Jiang Changhui didn't think about it, and directly smashed the rhino horn comb in his hand at the figure, "Get out!" "What kind of place do they think they have to go to their dormitory, and they come whenever they want? It's too much!

"King Qinghe!" The female officer and Gao Jingde exclaimed at the same time.

Qinghe King Zhao Yuan smiled, bent down and picked up the rhino horn comb from the ground, "Why are you so angry?" If you don't like the rhino horn comb, can I change it for you with an ivory comb? "Compared with Zhao Min, who looks like a good woman, Zhao Yuan, the king of Qinghe, is more in line with the current aesthetic standards, he is handsome, tall, personable and white as jade, both civil and military, although he is thirty and six this year, but he is still the dream lover of many great Qin nobles, and I don't know how many people want to be the princess of Qinghe, but Zhao Yuan has never remarried since the princess died five years ago.

Jiang Changhui pursed the corners of his mouth, and looked at Zhao Yuan with condensed phoenix eyes, "Stand down." ”

Gao Jingde and the female officer retreated nervously.

After Zhao Yuan and the others retreated, they began to untie their clothes, Jiang Changhui's face changed, "What are you doing!" ”

Zhao Yuanwen said with a smile: "I took off my coat, aren't you the best to clean?" What if you freshen up when I'm gone? Grooming too often is not good for your health. ”

Jiang Changhui pointed to the corner, "You don't have to undress when you sit over there." ”

Zhao Yuan smiled, "I'm not angry, why are you so afraid of me?" ”

"Who's afraid of you!" Jiang Changhui blushed angrily.

"Oh? Aren't you afraid of me because you've done something wrong? Zhao Yuan walked slowly to Jiang Changhui, touched her wet hair, and did the unfinished business of the female official.

Jiang Changhui snatched the white towel from his hand, and because the movement was too fast, she forcibly pulled her hair off, and she gasped in pain, "Get out!" ”

Zhao Yuan kissed her hair distressedly, "They are all children's mothers, and they are still so frizzy, I really don't know the severity more and more!" He had a smile on his face, but the smile was not as good as his eyes, "What do you want to do with your sister-in-law?" His tone was soft, with a hint of anger in it.

Jiang Changhui glanced at him disdainfully, and turned his face away arrogantly, I want you to take care of it! My aunt doesn't care about me! Queen Jiang wouldn't say that she was itching to see the beautiful and supple faces around a few noble ladies, and she also wanted to raise two to play, but after Gao Jingde took them back, she felt that these people were too dirty, but she was embarrassed to let them leave immediately, so she just raised them to watch them play a hundred plays.

Mrs. Wang didn't say anything because she had eaten her daughter's temper, and her daughter knew that Ah Ning would fall in love with those embroidered pillows with just faces.

"Ah Ning!" Zhao Yuan called Jiang Changhui softly, "Did Gao Jingde instigate you?" This kind of slave who seduces his master deserves to be beaten to death! ”

Jiang Changhui heard him say this, and said coldly, "You threaten me with Gao Jingde? ”

Zhao Yuan put his head against her forehead, "How can I be willing to threaten you?" I'm afraid you've done something wrong. "How Zhao Yuan doesn't know her temper, if he dares to say yes today, Ah Ning will definitely never pay attention to him, how can Ah Ning be a threat.

Jiang Changhui smiled, "I raise a few sisters-in-law, is it more than you make mistakes?" Uncle Qinghe! Her last four words deliberately accentuated her tone, Zhao Yuan is Zhao Min's uncle according to his generation, and he is also the youngest son of the first emperor, the fief Qinghe, he has been talented since he was a child, and he is deeply trusted by the first emperor and Zhao Min, and he has been serving in the court and has not gone to the fief.

Zhao Yuan twisted her cheeks lightly, "Don't be naughty, I'm here to tell you about Goro." ”

"Gorou, what's wrong with him?" Jiang Changhui was puzzled.

"You mother-" Zhao Yuan sighed, regretting it in his heart, he shouldn't have spoiled Ah Ning too much at that time, let Mrs. Wang enter the palace to accompany her for so long, and let her take care of the prince personally.

Jiang Changhui suffered a lot when he gave birth to Zhao Heng, and after giving birth to Zhao Heng, he recuperated in bed for a year before he could barely get up, everyone was worried at that time, Mrs. Wang entered the palace and personally took care of her for a year, and she was afraid of disturbing her rest, after the prince was born, she was only held by the nurse once a day to ask for peace, and most of the time she was with Mrs. Wang, which caused her to have a deep relationship with Zhao Heng's mother and son. Later, after Zhao Heng grew up, his appearance was very similar to Zhao Min, and Jiang Changhui couldn't get closer to his son.

Jiang Changhui pouted, "You're here to teach me today?" ”

"If you leave me for half a year, if I don't come to you today, you're going to see me?" Zhao Yuan laughed angrily, "I also said that I came to teach you, do you have a conscience!" ”

"My aunt has always been with me, and I will have Ah Zhi to accompany me in the future-" Jiang Changhui's rare voice lowered.

"What you mean is that I am their substitute, and you don't want me if you have Mrs. Wang and Jiang Jiuniang?" Zhao Yuan asked softly, the chill in his eyes was getting heavier, he really loved Jiang Changhui, he was willing to spoil her, and coaxed her to be happy in a low voice, but there was a limit to his willfulness, Zhao Min endured it, if she dared to find other wild men...... Even if Jiang Ke and Jiang Rin protect her, he will let her know what will happen if he is angry.

"Did you come while they were there? What should I do if they find out? Jiang Changhui said with annoyance.

When Zhao Yuan heard her say this, most of the anger in his heart dissipated, "Zhao Min didn't find me, can they still find out?" ”

"That's different." Jiang Changhui shook his head.

"What's the difference?"

"I am with A-Niang every day, Zhao Min he-" Jiang Changhui hates Zhao Min, if it weren't for Yeye and A-Niang, she wouldn't let him get close, let alone accompany him to act, every time she accompanies Zhao Min, she will freshen up for a long time.

Zhao Yuanhan smiled and kissed her forehead, "Don't worry, I will arrange it, no one will find out, I just want to see you more." "Where is he willing to let her be wronged.

Jiang Changhui is very entangled, A-Niang always said that she was too willful and would regret it in the future, but in fact, she didn't need to be in the future, she regretted it now. She and Zhao Yuan were also her impulsive, that day she was angered by An Qing, and sent someone to slap An Qing more than 30 times, Zhao Min scolded her in order to protect An Qing, and also locked her up, Empress Jiang ran to a secluded garden and cried, which attracted Zhao Yuan. She was stunned at the time, thinking that Zhao Min could have three palaces and six courtyards, and in order to scold her for An Qing, couldn't she find a lover? Hengzhu Zhao Yuan lost the princess, and she didn't worry about wronging other women, so she had a dewy marriage with Zhao Yuan. I thought it was just a spring breeze and it would disperse at dawn, but I didn't think that Zhao Yuan really fell in love, he was the general of the Yulin Army, and he often came to Jiang Changhui when he took advantage of his position.

Queen Jiang has loved to enjoy since she was a child, loves beautiful clothes and jewelry, and loves to maintain and dress herself, but she really doesn't care about the affairs of men and women. Health maintenance first requires a clear heart and abstinence, and Queen Jiang's most annoying thing is that Zhao Min came to her and interrupted her daily recuperation.

If Zhao Yuan is really the kind of greedy and lustful person, it doesn't matter, this person acts quite measuredly, and is willing to put down his body to coax her, changing all kinds of tricks to make himself happy, except for this nun matter, he is obedient to himself, since he has been with her, let alone remarrying, there is not even a concubine by his side. Jiang Changhui is willful but not domineering, in the face of such a person, she looks cold, but in fact, she really can't speak ill of her. Jiang Changhui felt that this bastard must have eaten exactly what she wanted, so he would act like this, it was so hateful! Empress Jiang felt that her life was too miserable! She will never be willful again!

Zhao Yuan's nephrite jade is warm and fragrant in his arms, how can he not be moved, but he really doesn't dare to act rashly, Ah Ning must be coaxed slowly in this regard, he said softly: "You already know that Your Majesty asked Da Lang to go to Zongzheng Temple to receive an errand." ”

"Yes." Jiang Changhui said indifferently.

Zhao Yuan saw that her expression was calm, and he was a little surprised, "You're not angry?" ”

"What's there to be angry about? It's just an idle job, he's a prince, and he will always take errands, it's just a matter of time. Jiang Changhui said casually.

"Yes, he is the prince, as long as His Majesty is in one day, he will always take errands." Zhao Yuan nodded, "You comfort the prince well, let him not be anxious, Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and he doesn't have to worry about the future, what the prince has to do now is to study hard, not to compare with Da Lang." "Zhao Min is only in his early thirties this year, which is the time when his energy is at his peak, and he is only fifty in twenty years, but at that time, Da Lang was already in his prime. Zhao Min now likes Da Lang to be stable and sensible, I don't know what he thinks in the future. Zhao Yuan smiled, Ah Ning's luck is the best, what is the use of having a son born early and having more, the most important thing is to be born well and skillfully.

"Can he understand this?" Jiang Changhui asked in confusion, Wulang is smarter than ordinary children, but no matter how smart he is, he is only a three-year-old child, and he can understand the government when he tells him?

"......" Zhao Yuan held his breath, "Even if the prince doesn't understand it now, you can teach him slowly, and some things will be understood by listening to more." ”

"Okay." Jiang Changhui also knew that Zhao Yuan was dedicated to their mother and son.

"If you are usually bored, let Gao Jingde find a few more little girls to play tricks on you, don't keep thinking about being angry with Guan Jugong." Zhao Yuan said.

"I'm not angry with her, it's hurtful to be angry, I'm not happy, so I'll find someone to slap her." Jiang Changhui said disapprovingly, she never got angry with An Qing, she just wanted An Qing to die. She has always been the stupidest person in the world, she is obviously about the same age as herself, but because she pretends to be virtuous, she tosses herself so old, she was not beautiful before, and now she is still so old, she is really ugly who can't bear to look at directly! Empress Jiang doesn't want to see An Qing anymore now, and she feels that this person is too different from her aesthetics.

Does she really think she's so virtuous and useful? She is a noble concubine, she is the queen, as long as the Jiang family does not fall for a day, it is impossible for the courtiers to praise her virtuous in order to maintain orthodoxy, and it is already very polite to say that she is a demon concubine. As for the evaluation of later generations, from ancient times to the present, the standard for the queen's virtue in the history books is whether she can become the queen mother, once she becomes the queen mother, she is the first virtuous queen of the ages, not - a loser, it is luck to leave a few strokes in the history books, and what reputation does it matter.

"......" Zhao Yuan's eyebrows jumped and kissed Jiang Changhui's forehead, "Very good, Ah Ning is right to do this, just a concubine, if you are disobedient, you will be beaten until she is obedient." ”

Jiang Changhui's phoenix eyes bent when he heard this, and his eyes seemed to gather a little starlight.

Zhao Yuan kissed her eyes lovingly, and what he loved to see the most was Ah Ning smiling like this.

After Lady Yan and Gao Jingde stepped back, they didn't speak, only quietly guarding the palace door one by one.

"Ayya! Ayer! A little chamberlain ran in and saw Gao Jingde hurriedly calling in a low voice.

"What's the matter? Is this a place where you can scream? Gao Jingde glared at his godson.

"Aye, it's not good!" The little waiter didn't have time to catch his breath, so he told all the news he knew, "Sunei has taken the matter to the Jiang family Saburojun to court!" I heard that they all went to the government office. ”

"What? Make it clear! Gao Jingde was taken aback.

Xiao Nei took a breath and said, "Jiang Fu San Langjun said that the adopted son of Sunei to the Shi family is the son of him and Sunei's wife A Mao, and Sunei refused to give it, so San Langjun wanted to send someone to steal the child, but he was arrested by Sunei, and the two went to court!" ”

Gao Jingde and Lady Yan looked at each other, and the two looked at each other speechlessly, it is rare for this person to be stupid to this extent.

"Aya do you want to tell the third lady, today is Xiao Jiuniang's birthday." The little chamberlain said.

"No, you don't." Gao Jingde would not disturb the reminiscence between King Qinghe and the queen for this little thing, King Qinghe has never been a good talker, seeing that his godson was full of worries, "Don't worry, you can't make trouble." ”

"But it's all in court...... "The little chamberlain said.

The corners of Gao Jingde's mouth twitched, "Have you forgotten who the current Jingcheng Mansion Yin is?" "Only one of them in Chang'an Mansion has a brain, and he will not take this pleading, but Jiang Fu's joke this time is settled, although the long room and the second room have been separated for a long time, but the family has broken bones and tendons, he has to calculate it carefully, how can he not make the queen too angry, otherwise the Jiang family and King Qinghe will not let him go.