Chapter 150: Snow Disaster
Under normal circumstances, when Li Yiqian was in Yuquan Palace, those palace maids hid as far as they could, for fear that they would not see the master. But today's incident can make Xiaoxi break the loneliness of the two of them like this, which shows that something big has happened.
Lin Yaxin and Li Yiqian glanced at each other, and found that the other party was also confused, and they both felt a little uncomfortable.
"Come in." Lin Yaxin said softly.
The door was pushed open with a "squeak", and although there was a curtain, there was still a small cold wind pouring in, and Lin Yaxin couldn't help but shrink a little. Li Yiqian felt her movements and tightened the quilt covering her again. The two of them were half-leaning on the collapse in the same posture, and when Xiaoxi came in, she quickly lowered her head when she saw this scene, the relationship between the master and the emperor was so good, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
"Konishi, what's wrong?" Lin Yaxin saw Xiaoxi standing there without speaking, and didn't know what he was thinking, so he asked her.
I was in a hurry just now, why didn't I speak after I came in?
"Huh? Back to the master, it is elegant. Wen Ya died, just last night. Konishi succinctly told the news he had received.
It turned out that Wenya was found dead in her residence early this morning, and she hanged herself. If it's just that a palace maid usually dies, no one will care, after all, the most worthless thing in this palace is the life of a slave. But this time it's different, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, plus that kind of thing happened last night, Wenya died today, which makes people think how weird. Wang Jinyun had already passed, and knew that Li Yiqian was here with Lin Yaxin at this time, so he specially sent someone to inform him.
"You go first, it's too cold outside, so I'm not going to join in the fun." Hearing that Wang Jinyun sent someone here, Lin Yaxin immediately understood, presumably Sister Yun felt that there was something unusual in this, so she wanted to let Qian go over and take a look.
"Okay, it's snowing outside and the road is slippery, so don't go out. And in the end, this kind of thing is unlucky, you just have a good rest in the palace, and I will let people come to you if there is anything. Li Yiqian also agreed not to let Lin Yaxin pass, this is not just as simple as a dead person, who knows what messy things will be involved, it is not annoying.
"Take care of the mother." said a few words of advice to Xiaoxi, and helped Lin Yaxin cover the quilt, and Li Yiqian left. It can be seen that Lin Yaxin has the status in his heart.
On this day, the snow did not stop. Lin Yaxin didn't go out because she was afraid of the cold, and in the evening, Xiaoxi told her what happened in Tsinghua Palace. There may be some deviations as to what the process is, but the conclusion remains the same. Wen Ya died of suicide, and the official conclusion was that she was guilty because she framed Lin Liuyin.
But afterwards, Lin Yaxin also asked Li Yiqian, and Li Yiqian said that she died of poisoning. But for some reason, it was not appropriate to say that this matter was not spoken.
It is said that the snow is a good year, and everyone thought that the heavy snow on the first day of this year would bring a good harvest of the year, but no one expected that this would be the beginning of a disaster. This catastrophe has changed the fate of countless people, but no one is aware of the problem at this moment.
In the evening, Li Yiqian came to Yuquan Palace again, and Lin Yaxin was having dinner when he arrived. It seems that he didn't expect him to come today, so Lin Yaxin was still a little surprised when he saw him. Hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and stood up.
"Why are you here?" After taking the handkerchief handed over by Zixing and wiping his mouth, Lin Yaxin stepped forward and took Li Yiqian's hand and asked.
Li Yiqian touched her hand very warmly, and his heart was satisfied. Only then did he answer her: "I will come and see if I miss you, why are you not welcome?" ”
"Why, it's just that you only came in the afternoon, and I didn't think you would come again. And today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, I thought you would go back to Concubine Yu......" As she spoke, Lin Yaxin lowered her head. Even if she doesn't want to admit it anymore, she can't deny that Liu Yuyang has been by Li Yiqian's side for many more days than her.
"There is no queen in the palace, so I naturally go wherever I want. In the future, when the lady is promoted, don't drive out the husband. Li Yiqian staggered the topic with a smile, but the joke in the words made Lin Yaxin blush.
"What are you talking about, the palace people are still there. If it is rumored that I will become a public enemy in the palace. Lin Yaxin was a little sad, but she was suddenly dispersed by his words. It's just that I still feel a little shy when I think that so many people have heard his words.
Moreover, his words were very excessive. According to the rules, the only real couples in the palace are the emperor and the empress, and the others are only concubines, and only the two of them are qualified to use such titles. Lin Yaxin revealed a trace of sweetness in her heart.
"Don't worry, no one dares to go out and talk nonsense without my order." As he spoke, Li Yiqian glanced at those who were waiting.
"Yes." Sensing his dangerous eyes, those people hurriedly lowered their heads. In the past, they only knew that the emperor liked this Xin Zhaoyi very much, but looking at the emperor's meaning today, she was the future queen, which was not surprising to them.
But these are not important, they are all subordinates of the Dragon Emperor, and they respect whoever the emperor likes.
"You haven't eaten yet, Zixing is going to get dishes and chopsticks for the emperor." Motioning to Zixing to prepare, Lin Yaxin pulled Li Yiqian to sit down.
"I just came out of my mother's place, and I haven't eaten yet." Today is the first day of junior high school, so he naturally wants to go to the Queen Mother to have a look. I was going to go out from Yuquan Palace at noon, but I didn't expect something elegant to happen, and it dragged on for a long time. By the time he went to Fushou Palace, it was already evening, and after talking to the Queen Mother for a while, the Queen Mother urged him to leave. It is said that the road is slippery on snowy days, and it is easy to walk around at night.
Zixing put the dishes and chopsticks on the table and went out, and took the others in the hall with him, leaving only Li Yiqian and Lin Yaxin.
"This purple star is getting more and more clever." After she left, Li Yiqian said.
Lin Yaxin didn't bother to pay attention to him, just ate the dishes he sandwiched for himself, and from time to time he would also clip some dishes that Li Yiqian liked for him. Although the two of them were just eating quietly, there was a warmth between them.
After eating, because the heavy snow outside had not stopped, Li Yiqian just helped Lin Yaxin to walk around the house for a while as a way to eliminate food. These things were usually done by Zixing, and at this time, feeling the powerful big hands supporting his arms and waist, Lin Yaxin only felt that his eyes were a little hot.
He was originally the Ninth Five-Year Honor, but now for the sake of himself, he will do things that ordinary couples will not necessarily do, how can she not be moved. When she met Li Yiqian, it was destined to be a catastrophe for her.
"Did you think my husband and I looked good today?" Feeling Lin Yaxin's gaze, Li Yiqian asked with a smile.
"yes, you're the best-looking." Lin Yaxin thought to herself. Hearing his hearty laughter, she knew that she had spoken her heart, and her ears suddenly turned red.
Lin Yaxin, who was pregnant, already had a kind of softness that she didn't have originally, and at this time there was an indescribable cuteness, Li Yiqian was stupid when she didn't notice it for a while.
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"Your Majesty, this snow is very heavy, and the ministers are worried...... Precautions need to be taken in advance. ”
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the early dynasty, which had been suspended due to the Chinese New Year, resumed. The person who spoke at this time was Prime Minister Wang Song. The heavy snow for the Spring Festival has been falling for several days in a row, and it was only yesterday that there was a hint of a tendency to stop. This is no ordinary heavy snowfall, and it is likely to be a snow disaster. As the prime minister, he was more worried about whether the people would survive the snow disaster.
"The prime minister is right, and I am also very worried about those people. Yesterday, I received news that the snow on the border between Huaguo and Languo was very heavy, and I am afraid that there will be a famine. Moreover, there is also a snow disaster on the Lan country's side, so we need to beware of them taking advantage of the chaos to attack our country. I don't know if Zhongqing has any good suggestions? This is indeed the news that Li Yiqian received yesterday, but this is also an opportunity. Wu Yan was guarding the border of Hualan, and the news was delivered two days ago, and it didn't arrive until yesterday.
"The minister thought that the imperial court needed to provide disaster relief as soon as possible, reduce the number of deaths among the people, and help them rebuild their homes." Many years ago, Huaguo also encountered a snow disaster, and this is how the emperor dealt with it at that time. Although there were some unwanted things in the middle, the final result was good. At that time, many people froze to death after the disaster, and the money for disaster relief was picked up layer by layer by officials from all walks of life, and in the end, very little was actually used by the people. If the people can't survive, they will naturally rebel.
When the emperor heard about this, he was very angry, ordered a strict investigation, and at the same time ordered the household department to allocate a large amount of silver to relieve the disaster. On the same day, two officials who colluded with each other were discovered, and many people remember that on that occasion, all the officials who were caught embezzling disaster relief funds in the middle of the process were executed, and none of them were able to escape. The leaders were sentenced to death and their families were exiled.
It was precisely because of the thunderous methods of the former emperor that those people were suppressed, so that they did not dare to move their minds to the second money. In addition, the second disaster relief money was quickly distributed by a special person, which suppressed the turmoil that was likely to break out.
To tell the truth, if it weren't for the fact that they couldn't survive, who of the people would be willing to risk their lives to rebel? So when the revolt saw what the imperial court had sent down for the second time, many people chose to lay down their arms. They just want to live, and they don't really want to do anything to endanger the country.
The first emperor also knew this, so after the leader of the rebellion voluntarily surrendered, he did not criticize those ordinary people too harshly, because he saw the desire to survive in the eyes of those people. They were all forced to do this in desperation, not to mention that when the disaster relief materials arrived, they also took the initiative to disband, and they also helped the court do some chores.