Chapter 125: A Great Assignment from Heaven
After half a day of praise, the group finally dispersed, Wei Jingyao stepped out of the gate of the palace, straightened his clothes, and strode into the carriage.
No wonder Wei Jue will develop such a perverse character, with these people touting below, it is difficult to not be bad.
After leaving the court, the emperor did not go back to Chonghua Hall directly, but took a long detour and went to Qixiang Palace.
Since the crown prince was deposed, the queen handed over the phoenix seal, did not ask about the harem, had a pure heart and few desires, and was accompanied by the ancient Buddha of the green lantern.
Although the emperor did not blame the queen, the queen insisted on this, and the emperor had no choice but to temporarily hand over the harem to Concubine Lin to manage, so that the queen could rest for a while.
Concubine Lin is arrogant and domineering by nature, and she is even more resolute in managing the harem, and in a few days, there have been more than a dozen concubines of all sizes who have come to the emperor to complain.
The emperor was dizzy by these concubines, so naturally he didn't take Concubine Lin with him, and only Concubine Cheng was quieter here, so he stayed in Qixiang Palace these days.
"The concubines greet the emperor. Concubine Cheng was dressed in an old dark blue brocade robe, with her green silk hair held high, looking very quiet.
The only ornament on the head is the burnt blue-dotted emerald peony hairpin, which was just rewarded by the emperor a few days ago.
"Didn't I have someone bring you some fabric the other day? The emperor stretched out his hand to help Concubine Cheng and pulled her into Qixiang Palace.
"The concubines don't like luxury, but they feel that the old clothes are more comfortable, but today I didn't know that the emperor suddenly arrived, so I lost my manners, and I hope the emperor will forgive me. "Concubine Cheng is blessed with a blessed body.
"You don't know how to dress up well, be careful of being compared to those young and beautiful concubines. The emperor chuckled.
"The concubine is now old and decrepit, no matter how gorgeous she is, she is just a clown, the emperor does not dislike the concubine, and the concubine can serve by the side, and the concubine will be satisfied. ”
Concubine Cheng turned around and took out a new set of utensils, ready to pour tea for the emperor.
The emperor carefully looked at Concubine Cheng's appearance, although she was dressed in old clothes, it was difficult to hide her beautiful appearance, even if she was nearly forty years old, she still had charm.
Compared with Concubine Lin, she is still and moving, beautiful and primitive, each with its own merits, but she is usually too low-key, which will make people unable to remember the existence of this person in the palace.
"Okay, don't be busy, sit here for a while, and I'll go to Chonghua Hall to approve the folds later." ”
The emperor pulled Concubine Cheng to his side, patted her hand and said.
"I handed over the post-disaster reconstruction to the third child today, this child's heart has not been above the court all these years, and it is time for him to experience and experience. ”
"The concubines don't understand the things in the court, but their sons still understand them. Concubine Cheng's eyes fluttered and she spoke slowly.
"Although Yao'er is a little clever, no one has done such a big thing, and the concubine is afraid that he will not be able to deal with it alone, and the emperor will be disappointed when the time comes. ”
"That's why I want to see what he's capable of, and you don't have to worry, if he can't do it well, I'll send someone else. ”
Concubine Cheng pondered the meaning of the emperor's words, whether the emperor was testing himself or the king of Chu.
At present, the storage position is vacant, and the emperor's suspicion is like a shadow full of darkness, everywhere and pervasively.
"This child has been pampered since he was a child, and he should also know that he knows the suffering of the world, and saves him from spending money every time, and there is no ambiguity at all. Concubine Cheng chuckled.
The palace is a prosperous scene, but the palace is full of mourning.
Wei Jingyao got out of the carriage and strolled down the street alone, the victims on the street showed no signs of decreasing, but the rice grains in the pot every day were decreasing day by day.
Looking at the few rice grains in the rice porridge held by the victims, Wei Jingyao couldn't help but want to help them, but the victims everywhere could help with one hand.
At the beginning, out of the emperor's order, everyone was quite enthusiastic for fear of being compared, if your name is still sufficient.
But whose rice doesn't fall from the sky, after a long time, it will inevitably be distressed when it accumulates a lot.
The most important point is that the reconstruction of the disaster area is far away, and no one knows when it will be the first time.
Walking all the way, Wei Jingyao inadvertently walked to the door of the Heart Grass Hall, and the generosity of the past few days, coupled with the dismal business, has made the Heart Grass Hall unable to pay.
With such charity every day, Xincaotang and other shops are already at the end of the crossbow, and in this situation, Xie Fuyao can't last long.
"This son's face is not very good, he must be sick, our doctor Huang from Xincaotang has excellent medical skills, it is better to come in and let him help you take the pulse." ”
A pleasant and ethereal voice came into his ears, and Wei Jingyao looked up at the eaves, where a young girl happened to be looking at him with a smile.
"Thank you for your care, it's so good. Wei Jingyao smiled leisurely, lifted his robe, and stepped into the door of the new grass hall.
There is a courtyard at the back of the heart grass hall, and its usual function is only to dry herbs, but now there are miscellaneous items placed everywhere to make room for it.
"My shop is really simple, please don't blame the prince. Xie Fuyao was a little embarrassed, and led Wei Jingyao to the stone bench next to him.
"It doesn't matter. Wei Jingyao didn't dislike the dust on the stone bench, picked up his snow-white robe, and sat on it.
"This king walked all the way, and saw that the other porridge sheds were cutting corners, and only Miss Xie did not change her original intention. Wei Jingyao said seriously.
"The prince praised it falsely, if the disaster continues, I'm afraid the courtiers can only boil porridge here. ”
Xie Fuyao shook his head with a wry smile, there was a tiredness in his eyes that could not be hidden, although there were many of these victims, they were still within his control.
However, recently, other porridge shacks have reduced their food consumption, resulting in a large influx of victims, and there is a serious shortage of steamed steamed buns in the shop, and there was almost a fight this morning.
"Although the flood waters outside have receded, the land is still wet, and after these days of wind and sun, it has slowly recovered, but even so, this post-disaster reconstruction is still a huge project. ”
Wei Jingyao said truthfully, if they don't rebuild their homes and reset the land for these victims for a day, they can only wander around the city and ask for it.
"Even if the project is huge, it can't be ignored, and the current situation can be controlled, but if it takes a long time, these victims will inevitably not do anything. ”
Nowadays, the various prefectures are blaming each other for the affairs of the victims, intriguing, and making a very unpleasant noise, and if it continues for a long time, it is inevitable that people will be panicked.
"Now that the crown prince has been deposed, I wonder who the emperor has entrusted with the responsibility of post-disaster reconstruction?"
Xie Fuyao asked suspiciously, now that so many days have passed, it is impossible for the emperor to let this matter go all the time.