The sky of the imperial city was clear, and after going down to the court, Zhu Youzhen, who had been sitting in the Qianqing Palace for a long time, slowly walked out of the palace gate. Shanxi and Shandong stabilized, and he was able to breathe a sigh of relief, and the millions of stone grains and grass transported by Yang Fan were able to solve the urgent need. He looked at the clear sky, the slightest coolness of autumn, and he didn't feel it until today.

"Holy Lord, move the Heart Cultivation Hall or the Kunning Palace?" The little eunuch has been waiting outside the palace gate. Zhu Youzhen has a habit of watching the music, that is, he doesn't like to be disturbed, and the little eunuch who serves the tea can only be summoned to make tea and deliver snacks when he is resting for a while. Zhu Youzhen said: "Fuzi, what about the queen?" ”

"Niangniang is in Kunning Palace." The little eunuch replied respectfully. Seeing that the saint was in a good mood today, Fuzi, who was waiting on the side, felt a lot more relaxed. Otherwise, the wait is not good, and you will have to be scolded by the chief manager when you go back.

Zhu Youzhen twisted his stiff neck and said, "Let's go." Go to Kunning Palace. "I've spent the night in Tian's place these days. Zhou had just given birth to a dragon son for him and was recuperating. Zhu Youzhen is rarely free today, so he casually went over to take a look.

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Kunning Palace

The confinement was almost sitting, and Zhou sat at the table, carefully looking at the accounts sent by Qiwuzhai. Now every quarter, Qiwuzhai will send the accounts of the previous quarter to the palace for Zhou's review. Then there will be a court eunuch in the palace to collect the debt. Each time the silver is collected, it will be collected into the inner treasury to maintain the food and clothing in the palace, so that there is no need to spend an additional amount of money from the treasury. Zhou understands that the court is now nervous, and the saint is working hard for taxes, and as the queen, he can handle the backyard well. It is a great help to Zhu Youzhen.

This time, Zhou received the perfume she had been looking forward to. Inside a small boxy bottle, the reddish liquid exudes a magical floral fragrance. Zhou picked up the bottle and gently pressed the metal lid on it.

Yikes!

Perfume sprayed out. Follow what is written on that piece of paper. This fragrance can be preserved for three days, lingering, to Zhou's delight. Lifting his sleeve and sniffing, "Sure enough, it's rose-scented." She looked at the fly-headed flowers on the bottle, which were roses, and wondered how the perfume could have been so long-lasting. Bathing in the palace. I also used some flower petals, but the scent, after a while, was gone.

She probably didn't know that it was just such a small bottle of perfume. It took about sixty pounds of roses to extract it, and it was really the essence of the essence. In this way, the small bottle, the strange thing Zhai collected the raw materials, distilled and extracted, and made a hundred bottles. According to the method and pricing left by Yang Fan, the price of this 100 bottles of perfume is already an astonishing 500 taels of silver per bottle.

"What's it, so fragrant?" Zhu Youzhen leaned over and sniffed on Zhou's shoulder. Zhou hurriedly put down the bottle. He stood up and saluted, and said, "Back to the saint, it is the perfume that has just been sent from the Strange Things Zhai." Listen to the craftsman. This fragrance can not go for three days, it is a strange thing. The concubine just gave it a try, you smell it. ”

"Huh. I really recruited a cornucopia, and we are the lords of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youzhen shook the bottle a few times, nodded, and said, "Good thing." Is Cihuan still sleeping? ”

"Back to the Holy Word. I just fed and fell asleep. "I'm in my twenties. is already the father of five sons, which makes Yang Fan, who is still a few years older than him. When I was in Beijing, I was a little embarrassed. After the death of the second prince, the concubine Tian gave birth to a prince for Zhu Youzhen, named Cizhao. Two months ago, Queen Zhou gave birth to a dragon son, named Cihuan.

Zhou handed over the account book of Qiwu Zhai and said, "Holy Lord, take a look, this is the account book of Qiwu Zhai last quarter. Zhu Youzhen pushed back and said with a smile: "Queen, I said that I will be managed by you, that is, I trust you." I have to go to court every day and criticize and fold, I am already tired, if I let me look at the account book again, it will be really embarrassing for the queen. ”

Zhou put down the account book and said, "How dare the concubine." Did the Holy Lord drink the Ning Shen Soup today? Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "The queen specially ordered it, how dare I not drink it." Haha, what about Er? Why don't you see him today? ”

Zhou smiled: "Your Majesty forgot? A few days ago, the saint appointed the prince's lecturer, and now he is learning to read and write. Yesterday, I heard him come back and recite the first few sentences of the three-character scripture, and he was very fluent, and when he got out of school today, he must let him read it to the saint. Zhu Youzhen nodded, "Yang Fan's assassination a few days ago, tell me who did it?" ”

Zhou froze, shook his head, and said, "How can the concubine know." Zhu Youzhen smiled, "I just ask casually, the queen doesn't have to take it seriously." ”

Before he could say a few words, someone outside the door asked to see him. Zhu Youzhen said: "Queen, I have been busy with state affairs recently, and I have no intention of taking care of your mother and son. ”

"Holy words. You are the king of a country, and you have every opportunity, and your concubines are afraid that you will not be able to take care of the saint, how can you work hard? Now that Ci Hong is in school, Ci Jiong can walk, but that Ci Xuan, who is blessed, did not feel the grace of the saint, so he passed away, and the concubine ...... "Crying and crying.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly comforted, "It's been three years, you don't have to be sad, if you want to come to Cixuan, you will definitely miss us in heaven." "There was a knock at the door again. This is not a regular occurrence. Very few urgent reports will chase in front of Kunning Palace, and there are repeated knocks on the door. Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhu Men and said, "I will go first, you should recuperate." ”

Such a situation only appeared when the wild boar leather soldiers came to the city. Zhu Youzhen patted Zhou's shoulder and hurried out. Luo Yangxing stood outside the palace gate, and when he saw Zhu Youzhen coming out, he submitted a secret letter covered with vermilion lacquer. There are many kinds of news about Jinyiwei, but there is only one type of news, if it is covered with vermilion paint, it means that this kind of information is confidential, and no one is allowed to review it except for the commander of Jinyiwei. This time, the secret letter from Shanxi didn't even dare to look at Luo Yangxing, but handed it over directly.

Zhu Youzhen took the letter, uncovered the vermilion lacquer, and flipped through it. There was some silence in front of Kunning Palace, and only the undulating sound of Zhu Youzhen's chest could be heard, and the rustle of fallen leaves blowing to the ground. After reading the letter, Zhu Youzhen murmured: "I have lived in the palace for a long time, and it seems that I have been hidden from a lot of things." ”

Dongchang and Jinyiwei, who are the eyes and ears of the guards, heard this, and most of them were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged Zhu Youzhen for forgiveness. However, Luo Yangxing did not, and still stood respectfully, waiting for Zhu Youzhen's orders.

"Nourishment."

"The minister is here."

"Prepare the team, three days later, I am going to go to Mount Tai to worship, there is no room for error."

Luo Yang kowtowed and said, "Minister, obey the order!" (To be continued)