Gu Ci let his friends have infinite expectations for the future, and looked at the young man who continued to bite the straw and watch the sky play: "Pei Qiling, didn't you come back from the master?" When did you precede me and be the boss here? ”

Pei Qiling chuckled: "Don't say that, that's not a good word, don't you also want to take military merit and don't want to stay in the capital?" ”

Otherwise, why bother letting everyone learn martial arts, obviously taking precautions.

Gu Ci smiled lightly, thinking of Shen Qingwan, he hesitated slightly: "When the time comes, I don't know what the emperor thinks, maybe he saved his life, and it won't be good." ”

"That's right, it's too early for us to think about this, so it's more practical to think about what to eat at noon today." Pei Qiling crossed his legs and continued to admire the gray sky and white clouds in the sky, it seems that there is still rain!

The emperor was taken back to the palace, and everyone greeted him at the door, but fortunately, the emperor himself passed out, otherwise, there would be a toss.

Shen Qingwan noticed the clothes that the emperor was wearing when he was carried off the carriage, and knew that Gu Ci's matter was done.

However, Shen Qingwan originally thought that Gu Ci's people would come to report the news last night, but he didn't think that by this morning, where would the emperor fall?

The emperor returned safely, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the whole palace was soon surrounded by illness.

More than half of the ministers who went up the mountain that day fell ill, and many of the guards were also infected with the wind cold.

The emperor was even more serious, and his fever was so hot that he was a little babbling.

Even the queen went to serve the sick and contracted the wind cold.

After all, no one closed their eyes that night, and the resistance dropped instantly, and the queen was still in charge of the entire palace inside and out, and it was easy to get infected when she was tired.

Then he changed to other concubines to serve the disease, three out of five would be infected, and in the end, there was Concubine De, who was in good health.

In this way, don't talk about summer activities or anything, most of the masters are recuperating, and the entire palace has a strong smell of medicine.

Shen Qingwan boiled the medicine for the queen and brought it over: "Mother, your lips are dry, drink more water, drink hot water." ”

The queen was a lot haggard, coughed for a while before she came to her senses, frowning, although she didn't like the smell of medicine, she didn't refuse: "How is the queen mother?" ”

Shen Qingwan handed the medicine to the queen: "Don't worry about the concubine, there is a virtuous concubine in the palace!" The Queen Mother stayed in the house all the time and didn't let her go out, and the body of the imperial grandmother couldn't help but get sick. ”

"That's good, I've always felt pretty well, but I didn't expect to get sick this time." The queen sighed: "Don't tell Chen'er about this, don't let him worry." ”

Shen Qingwan nodded, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, she hadn't received a letter from King Chu for several days, it seems that the big water should be sent, she is very busy!

"Niangniang, the emperor is awake." Yixin walked in with joy on his face.

It had been the third day since the emperor returned to the palace, and he finally had subsided and woken up for the first time.

Not to mention the others, the imperial doctors and imperial doctors all breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen drank the medicine in one go: "Let's go and see, Lan'er don't get too close to me, lest you get infected." ”

"It's okay, the concubine is almost better, and she should have been infected a long time ago." Shen Qingwan attaches great importance to her body.

Although she has an agreement with King Chu, it does not hinder her expectations for her children, even if she is not for children, but also for a better life.

When I went out, I happened to see that the Queen Mother was also in front, and we went to the place where the emperor lived, and before I entered the courtyard, I heard a shout: "Report, eight hundred miles of urgency, Your Majesty, Wuzhou Wuhe River bursts, several county towns near Wuhe River have been flooded, the flood is still raging, the situation is critical, and the whole Wuzhou will be affected......"

"Poof!"

All they heard was a crisp sound.

The people who were still in the courtyard outside the house heard a panic from the people in the house, some of them were Lin Quan's and some of Concubine De's.

"Your Majesty...... Emperor? ”

Don't look at it, the emperor who just woke up must have fainted again.

Shen Qingwan was a little speechless, he has been an emperor for so many decades, and his bearing capacity is so great? Now at such a critical moment, I have to hold on to some orders and do something practical for the people of Wuzhou and the King of Chu!

It's good now, the emperor is so dizzy, he will definitely have to delay for another day and a half.

The queen stroked her head, obviously a little dizzy, and Shen Qingwan hurriedly supported her.

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, and then she collapsed in an arrow step, and asked the messenger, "What about the King of Chu?" Is there anything wrong with the King of Chu? ”

The soldier was stunned, and his face was a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, the queen couldn't hold on, and her voice trembled a little: "Is something happened to Chen'er?" ”

"That's not it, it's that I don't know the situation of the prince, but the excerpt was written by the prince, and it's okay to come to the prince." The soldier hurriedly said.

Shen Qingwan hurriedly smoothed the queen's breath, and quietly pressed a few acupuncture points on the queen: "Don't worry, the queen, this proves to be a good thing, the prince should be fine." ”

Both the queen and the queen mother exhaled lightly.

The post soldier was a little embarrassed, such a big thing, the emperor fainted, how could he go back without an order? The people of Wuzhou are still waiting!

The Queen Mother glanced at the emperor on the bed with hatred, and she really went back more and more: "Lin Quan, invite Jiang Shangshu over." ”

Then he looked at the post soldier: "You go down to eat something first, and when you have an order, bring it back as soon as possible." ”

The post soldier immediately retreated, and it was indeed difficult to hide his fatigue in his expression.

Shen Qingwan gave Amu a look, and took care of the queen and couldn't leave.

Amu led and went out, and gave the post soldier ten taels of silver: "This is my young lady's reward for you, my young lady is the concubine of the king of Chu, next time I don't know if it's you or not, just ask my brother to drink, whether there is a written message from the king of Chu or not, next time please bring a little more news from the prince, even if it's a few words verbally." ”

Hearing this, the post soldier instantly realized that it was a woman who wanted to inquire about the man's safety, which was normal.

The noble lady in the capital is generous, ten taels of silver, and it is almost enough to catch up with his half a year's salary.

Jiang Shangshu came over as soon as possible, and also brought other ministers, and after a quick discussion, he asked the household department to allocate 100,000 taels of silver for disaster relief, and also brought back an order that was right or wrong.

For the time being, let the king of Chu have full authority to do the affairs of Wuzhou and act cheaply.

If it really affects the entire Wuzhou, 100,000 taels of silver can really bubble up if you throw it down.

What's more, as soon as the flood came, all kinds of prices rose, and the purchasing power of 100,000 taels of silver was already several times weaker.

However, Jiang Shangshu and others couldn't help it, the treasury was already empty, and the household department couldn't make money at all.

Now that the emperor has fainted, they don't dare to say more, and no one can afford to take that responsibility when the time comes.

And the king of Chu is in Wuzhou, even if the emperor is no longer willing, this amount of money will still be transferred, and the ministers can discuss and decide like this.

However, the latter order is Jiang Shangshu's preference for the King of Chu.

Originally, Jiang Shangshu was not interested in the battle of the princes, and the situation was temporarily unclear, and now standing in line was looking for death.

But Jiang Yining has a good relationship with Shen Qingwan, and two days ago, I learned that Qi Yu is not as unbearable as he sees on the surface, and his relationship with King Chu is even more iron, and Jiang Shangshu will be biased no matter how he does not stand in line.

What's more, Jiang Shangshu at this moment is standing at the level of morality, and he can give convenience to the King of Chu within his ability, and no matter how much he does, he can't be the master.

Moreover, Jiang Shangshu can't be too obvious, if the other princes think that he has sided with the king of Chu, it is actually not good for the king of Chu.

It's not just the other brothers who want to be jealous, it is estimated that even the emperor has to be even more taboo.

In fact, the most important thing about that order is not that the king of Chu has full power, but that he acts cheaply.

With these four words, many things are easy to say, and the scope can be large or small.

When the emperor wakes up and is not satisfied, he can change it at any time.

If the emperor still wants a little face, he will not directly change the order, then it will be the biggest benefit for the king of Chu.

This article was not proposed by Jiang Shangshu, but Jiang Shangshu did not object, and then it was unanimously passed.

Therefore, when the king of Chu received the order, he couldn't help but wonder: "Acting cheaply? Would the Father give such an order? Is there no holy decree? ”

Seeing the benefits of these four words at first glance, the king of Chu felt strange, how could his father give him such a big right?

The post soldier is obviously not the one who was in the palace at the beginning, the news is transmitted by relay, and it is impossible for a person to travel day and night without eating or drinking. If you are in a hurry, you will have an energetic post soldier to deliver the letter, which can ensure speed.

"Back to Your Highness, it is said that the emperor fainted when he heard the news, and the ministers discussed and decided."

The king of Chu was dumbfounded and fell into a coma when he heard the news? What's going on?

But it was his father, it's really hard to say, his father's health is really getting worse and worse.

Waving his hand to let the soldier be entertained, the king of Chu chuckled: "Today's rain is finally light, has the black eagle been released?" ”

The other day was too big, and Black Hawk's movement was blocked, and there were too many things, so the contact was broken.

But in just a few days, it seems that something has happened that he doesn't know!

"It's been released early, calculate the time, it should be there." Ah Jin is actually more anxious than the king of Chu, the black eagle does not go out, his master has no food, he drank a little porridge after several meals, his heart is stuffed, and when he sees that the rain is lighter, he immediately releases Xiao Hei.

After the ministers discussed the matter properly, the Queen Mother instructed everyone to pick up and prepare to return to Beijing.

Such a big thing happened, and the emperor would definitely not be able to take refuge in the palace.

Moreover, depending on the emperor's physical condition, he also needs to go back to the palace to recuperate, and the palace is short of medicine in the end.

Other ministers who have fallen ill will definitely have to go back to their homes to recuperate in order to be more at ease and better cared for.

A good summer escape action ended up being a mess, and the Queen Mother felt a special headache.

Shen Qing calculated the time later, and this time he went back, it seemed that he was earlier than in his previous life, and he hadn't arrived for a month, only a little more than half a month.

However, it's okay to return to the capital to make it easier for her to plan.

Sure enough, as Jiang Shangshu expected, the emperor woke up at night after falling into a coma this time, and he had no intention of retracting the order given to the king of Chu.

In fact, the emperor was still sick, his brain was dizzy, and he had no time to think.

The emperor also agreed with the decision of the Queen Mother, and set off to return to Beijing early the next morning.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother said in advance that everyone's things were packed up.

I was in a hurry to return to Beijing, and I was not at all as leisurely as when I came.

The carriages of the emperor and the empress dowager have already taken the lead, and the other ministers and nobles have acted on their own, each going back to their own homes, and those who are not in a hurry can also take their time.

Shen Qingwan is the kind who takes her time, the whole person is not in a hurry, and she is not like some people who are afraid of being unsafe without a guard.

When he went out, he didn't see the team of future generals, and Shen Qingwan was not in a hurry, and when Gu Ci got a position, this group of people would leave first, saying that they would not leave anything for King Qin.

Shen Qingwan was the last group to leave, and there was no hurry on the way, and it was already past lunch when he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Fortunately, she has a small kitchen, and she can eat at any time, while listening to Mu Tao chattering about the recent events in Xiangfu.

Big events are reported by letters, and small things are now supplemented by Mu Tao.

Shen Yijia has been very peaceful recently, and her security is so unreal that she will go to see it every day and give some advice.

originally thought that she was blindly involved, but Ye Xuran actually listened to it, and even Shen Cheng praised Shen Yijia for her talent, but unfortunately it was not a man, otherwise a three-ranked jinshi would be indispensable.

I don't know, I think Shen Cheng deliberately promoted Shen Yijia because of his favor.

Only Shen Qingwan knows, I'm afraid Shen Cheng is really a pity.

Shen Yijia wants to be a C-hand Ye Xuran's imperial examination, so he naturally has to perform, so he has to convince Ye Xuran.

Although Shen Cheng is not good at others, this knowledge is still good, and he was also born as a second-rank jinshi at the beginning, but he did not send an official because of his identity.

Otherwise, that sanctimonious appearance would not have deceived the shrewd Aunt Hua.

Then it was Mama Xiao Ye who complained about Aunt Liu: "This aunt is in charge, she really can't do things, none of the maids who lift the children to the guests are good-hearted, and those who lift the children are not necessarily decent, and the women who send them to the door do not refuse, but there are three of them." This is really going to make trouble, and it will damage the reputation of the young lady and young master in the house, and I don't know what this aunt thinks? ”

"What about Cai Xiaofeng? Probably not! Shen Qingwan nodded, she didn't know it was like this in her previous life, Aunt Liu's careful thinking really couldn't be put on the table.

With the old lady's background, Aunt Liu doesn't understand either, and the other aunts either don't understand it either, or they don't have the right to care, and they don't even want to pay attention to it.

Therefore, there is no one in the entire Prime Minister's Mansion who understands.

"Fortunately, with the decree of marriage, there are only two girls in the Prime Minister's Mansion, otherwise, this reputation is really ......" Shen Qing sighed in the evening.

Mama Ye hesitated for a moment: "The young lady said that the move is decent, and she was a little annoyed by the girl, according to the slave maid, if it weren't for her family background, I was afraid that she would leave the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

Shen Qingwan's forehead was really not surprising, if it weren't for his own lack of a way, Cai Xiaofeng would definitely leave.

Aunt Liu thinks she has a plan, but not everyone likes her set.

Cai Xiaofeng must feel that this Xiangfu is not quiet at all, what he wants is to have a quiet reading environment in addition to satisfying survival.

The Prime Minister's Mansion can obviously have it, but it has to make such a miasma, it's strange that they will like it.

"I can't control this, and I don't want to care, some people love this." Shen Qingwan shook her head, Shen Cheng would definitely support Aunt Liu.

"There is no female owner in the Prime Minister's Mansion, it's just a little bad, I heard that the old lady is showing the Hou Yexiang, and I don't know which one I'm looking at?" Mu Tao finally found the key and couldn't help muttering.

I used to think that not having a housewife was a good thing for my own lady, but now it seems that there are advantages and disadvantages.

"No matter which one it is, Sister Shu and that younger brother won't allow it." Shen Qingwan chuckled, at least not for the time being. ‘

Because Shen Yijia saw Ye Xuran's prospects, she should still want Aunt Liu to be able to straighten it out.

As long as Ye Xuran really becomes the youngest champion in the history of Daze, Aunt Liu's rectification will not run.

"What's the use of not allowing two children, if the Hou Ye really wants to marry a stepfamily, he won't ask the children if they agree." Mama Ye was a little puzzled: "The slave maid heard that the old lady has taken a fancy to the people of the Xu family, and is waiting for the palace people to be released from the palace before August 15!" ”

"Huh, the Xu family?" Shen Qingwan was stunned for a moment: "The one who waits in the household department?" ”

"It's a little related, but it's already out of five suits, it is said that it is a person in the queen's palace, the size is a female official, she is already twenty-four, although she is a little older, but she is not bad in other aspects, her life experience is a little bad, but it is enough for the Hou Ye." Mama Ye explained.

It's not that Mama Ye looks down on the Prime Minister's Mansion, but Shen Cheng's identity is here, and the daughters of ordinary people will not marry to be steprooms.

will agree to marry, but I'm afraid that there are some problems, either the identity is insufficient, or the self is not good, the old lady has a high vision, and she can't look down on it.

is so picky, and the female officials released in the palace are the most suitable.

This kind of female official is a little different from the female official in the court, but she can be a petty official in the harem, and she is also capable.

"Why is your background bad?" Shen Qingwan asked in confusion.

"My father and mother are gone, and there is only one fourteen-year-old brother and ten-year-old sister at home, and I should have begged to leave the palace this time." Mama Ye sighed: "This kind of family background, in the eyes of ordinary people, there will be some fathers and mothers, and not many people dare to marry." ”

"Although I was released from the palace this time, I am afraid that it will not be good to get married, if the Hou Ye is willing, I am afraid that it will still be a good marriage for her."

"So it's also the daughter of the official family who enters the palace on an errand?" Shen Qingwan raised her eyebrows, somewhat similar to her previous life.

The identity of the palace maids is not all so bad, especially for some statuses, many of them are official women, and the concubines are more willing to use this kind of thing.

Official women, their own cultivation is different, they don't need to spend a lot of time cultivating, they just need to pay attention.

Moreover, those who have been palace maids can serve people, and other piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are not impossible, and the housekeeper has a hand, I have to say, this old lady is really open-eyed.

If it was before, Shen Cheng would definitely not look down on this kind of thing, but now, he can't help it.

"Yes, it is said that this person's character and talent are good, and the main reason why he entered the palace was because of trouble at home."

It seems that Mama Ye has inquired clearly, and having a capable Mama by her side is different.

"What's going on? This father is a good drinker, it seems that he was drunk and made trouble, and this one was settled after entering the palace, but his father didn't drink and make mistakes once or twice, and he finally had a liver disease three years ago. Because it was the old lady who took a fancy to her, Mama Ye inquired more carefully.

I'm afraid that there is a too powerful master mother in the Prime Minister's Mansion, which will have any impact on Shen Qingwan.

"Do you dare to drink if you have a sick liver? is also not afraid of death. Shen Qingwan felt that it was not good for the wine to be too greedy, and looking at Lin Zhiyu, he was also defeated by the word "wine".

"The slave maid has inquired, this girl is clear, if she really enters the house, maybe it will be a good thing for the girl. The girl is the daughter who is about to get married anyway, as long as she is not stupid, she will not embarrass the girl, but will really prepare a rich dowry, and she will rely on the palace in the future. "Mama Ye is thoughtful.

Shen Qingwan nodded: "That's what I said, so I won't participate, it's up to them what the old lady and father think." ”

However, she is not involved, but it does not mean that this girl can really enter the door safely, and Shen Yijia may not agree.

Not only her, even Shen Yijia, as long as she can screw it clearly, she will not be embarrassed.

It didn't take long to get married, and the palace was a big help, but it was just to pay some more dowry.

Although the current account of the Prime Minister's Mansion is not good-looking, it has to save face if it is hollowed out.