Chapter 19: Kindness

Although the Meng Mansion was surprised by the arrival of Prince Yan, an uninvited guest, he still welcomed him into the mansion according to etiquette. Zhao Ta explained his intention and asked to see his aunt, but was rejected by the Empress Dowager Meng, who said, "My title has been abolished, and I am just a mortal, and I dare not bear the royal gift."

Zhao Ta was also happy, immediately took off the royal clothes, ordered someone to find a folk wedding dress, and visited the shrine with the gift of her son and nephew, and the Empress Dowager Meng came out to meet, and Zhao Ta finally saw this 'old lady' who made the Great Song Dynasty continue the national lineage for two hundred years.

Although she is called the queen mother, in fact, she is only about forty years old at this time, her appearance is mediocre, and she is not outstanding. But it's not surprising, after the Jin people broke the city in history, they pulled out the traitors' points and asked for the concubines of Tong Guan, Cai Jing, Wang Hao and other powerful ministers, and even Master Li was on the list. In addition, she is the palace maid selected by the Empress Dowager Gao, if she is sexy, how can that old-fashioned old lady like it?

"Zhao's nephew and bride please Aunt An!" Zhao Ta invited Meng to sit in the hall and salute Zhu Shuzhen.

"Okay, Ta'er has a heart, how are your parents?" Meng raised his hand to let the two of them get up and said, sighing in his heart, it has been twenty years since he was deposed for the second time, and the royal people have avoided it, and no one has ever asked, let alone come to the door to ask for peace.

"Aunt Xie is missing, both parents are good, and Aunt Xie is missing!" Zhao Ta saluted again.

"My aunt has nothing to do now. I can't even scoop up a congratulatory gift. I can only pray for you in front of the 'Three Qings'! Meng Shi smiled bitterly, after leaving the palace, he had no money, and now he is all supported by his mother's brother, and it is difficult to open his mouth to his brother.

"The little nephew is scared, don't dare!" Hearing what Meng said this, Zhao Ta hurriedly got up and said, "The first emperor is a great trip, it is the duty of his own son and nephew to support his aunt, and now it is the fault of the little nephew to let the aunt live in Meng's mansion, such as the aunt is not disgusted." Please go to the little nephew's house to live, although it is simple, but there is no shortage of food and clothing, and the little nephew will serve tea in the morning and evening. ”

"No need. The old woman is still a guilty person, and the Meng Mansion has taken good care of me, which is already very good. Meng shook his head slightly, but there was a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

"Alas, too! However, after that, the aunt's use will be handed over to the little nephew and sent to the house regularly, so as to fulfill his filial piety! As expected, the old lady refused, but that was fine. At that time, Bianliang fell, and the second emperor of Huiqin and the queens, concubines, princes, princesses, and thousands of relatives of the emperor, together with gold and silver treasures, etc., were arrested in a foreign land in the north of the country, and because the Meng family lived in a private house and avoided this catastrophe, if she was in the palace, I am afraid that she would also be taken captive.

"Thisβ€”" Meng hesitated for a moment.

"Aunt doesn't have to shirk, regardless of national law or family rules. As it should be! Without waiting for her to say more, Zhao Ta let her call the shots, he saw that this old lady was consistent with history and was not greedy for power and wealth. The Jingkang Revolution and the Zhao and Song royal families were almost wiped out, and the identity of the Meng family was noble. She was able to hold down the position, so she was respected by the ministers as Empress Yuanyou, and she listened to the government. She took Zhao Gou, the only one who slipped through the net, and gave him the emperor seat as the queen mother. Otherwise, Zhao Gou, the emperor, is not in the right name and his words are not good. In fact, she can listen to the government, and she has no interest in power, and later Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan mutinied, forcing Gaozong to abdicate and let the Empress Dowager Meng listen to the government, and she was once again sternly refused, she is indeed a kind person.

"Alas!" Meng sighed, noncommittal, but in his heart, he was already grateful to Zhao Ta, and he was also deeply impressed...

Out of the Meng Mansion, Zhao Ta looked back at the Meng family who was sent out of the door and gave another salute, and prayed silently in his heart, "I hope that the heavens will take care of the kind-hearted people!" "I hope that this old woman who is about to be forgotten can live a long life, and if history returns to its original trajectory, she can stand up and save the Great Song Dynasty from the gap of the country. …,

"Second master, what is the case for supporting Empress Meng?" After a while, Jianxi asked.

"Now that my aunt's title has been abolished, according to the monthly regulations in the palace, I am afraid that it will cause criticism among the ministers in the court, but it will bring trouble to my aunt, how much is the ruling house in the court now?" Zhao Ta asked, don't look at the Empress Dowager Meng who is now living in her mother's house, no one cares, but after all, her identity is sensitive, and she has to do bad things with good intentions.

"Second master, the prime minister is earning 300 yuan, and there are other rewards, subsidies, this is not easy to say!" Miki said.

"Well, according to this example, I will send 300 guan to the Meng Mansion every month, add another 500 guan for the winter year, cold food, and birthday, and add 100 horses of silk and cotton in winter and summer, and these money will be taken from my share, and it should not be related to the expenses of the house!" Zhao Ta thought about it and said.

"Yes, second master, I will send someone to send it on the fifteenth day of every month!" See Xi replied.

"Lord Wang, is it inappropriate for us to meddle in this matter rashly?" At this time, Zhu Shuzhen interjected, she was a little dissatisfied, and she paid tribute to a abolished queen every year for 4,000 yuan, which is a lot of money, and all the annual income of her family is not up to this amount, and now she has married into the palace, and she is the heroine of the palace, but the prince did not ask herself at all and made a promise, which made her unhappy.

"The things decided by this king have their own purpose, so you don't care, just do it when you see joy!" Zhao Ta didn't explain, and said coldly, feeling even more unhappy that Zhu Shuzhen interfered with his decision as soon as he passed the door.

"Lord Wang..."Zhu Shuzhen felt very aggrieved, after making a marriage contract with the prince, he and his mother learned to be a housekeeper, and there were plans for both large and small uses, so 'generous' should be carefully considered, although the prince's fortune and rewards are many, but there are two or three hundred family members and servants in the palace, and the expenses are not small, of course, you have to be careful in your calculations, but your kindness is only exchanged for the cold words of the prince, and she is naturally sad in her heart, and she endured no tears.

"Princess, this cost is still affordable in the house, you don't have to worry, besides, it is also a good thing for the prince to be filial, good people will eventually be rewarded, princess, you say this is the reason, right?" With the shrewdness of seeing Xi, he immediately saw the embarrassment between the two, and hurriedly played a round game, but he also smiled secretly in his heart, four thousand yuan is not enough for the prince to earn in a day, how can he put it in his eyes.

"See, although you are the head of the inner house, but you are a subordinate after all, I will talk to the prince, so don't talk too much!" Zhu Shuzhen remembered that when she left home, the nurse said that the people in the palace are all from the palace, and they are the most good at bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, as the heroine of the palace, the princess, she must be timid, and she must scoop out the momentum of the master, and she can't just enter the house and be pressed by the subordinates.

"Yes, the villain is wrong, he shouldn't talk too much!" Seeing that Xi was reprimanded in public, he kindly became a donkey's liver and lungs, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed, and he couldn't argue because of his identity, so he had to admit his mistake and hide behind.

"Shuzhen, you must be measured in your words and actions in the future, there is no condescension and humility in my house, everyone gets along with each other equally, remember this!" Zhao Ta was secretly annoyed when he saw this, but the two were newly married, and they had a bad attack in front of everyone, so he glanced at Zhu Shuzhen and said.

"Yes, keep in mind the concubine!" The prince's words made Zhu Shuzhen, who was a little proud just now, stunned, the prince actually taught himself a lesson for a subordinate...

Because of this episode, Zhao Ta's disappointment in Zhu Shuzhenjue, a little guilty just now was thrown to Java again, and he didn't say a word to her on the way, Zhu Shuzhen also felt the indifference of the prince, and didn't know what to do for a while, let alone dare to say more, it was almost noon, and finally finished the person who should be visited. After returning to the house, the housekeeper came forward to meet again, and the housekeeper Zheng Ji handed over the account books and treasury keys in the house to Zhu Shuzhen, saying that in the future, the family affairs will be in charge of it, Zhu Shuzhen rewarded everyone and officially became the hostess of the palace. …,

On the third day, the bride and groom returned to the house to meet the ceremony and prepare the gifts, which was another hectic event.

On the sixth day, Mrs. Pan brought colored satin and oil and honey steamed cakes, which was called the harmony of the newlyweds, such as the colored head of honey steamed oil, and called it a "warm girl".

On the seventh day, the bride returns to the door, and the woman's family dresses up a full set of colored forging head jewelry, which is called "shampooing"... So back and forth, extremely etiquette, tossing for more than ten days, the Hefu was at peace for a while, and the exhausted Zhao Ta, who was tossed, was considered to have free time, and moved out of the dormitory in the front yard, but did not live in the open garden as a wedding room, but moved to the plum garden where he lived before...

"Xiye, you have to give us that idea, does the prince really want to kill the captain of the Zhao guard?" After Zhao Xin left, all the institutions in the palace received a secret order from the prince to track down Zhao Xin, but no trace of him was found in the past many days, and today he received an express report from Hebei, and found Zhao Xin's figure in an inn in Dingzhou, and now he sent Erwa to lead a team to capture and kill him.

"Didn't the prince already make it clear, whether he lived or died, he had to bring it back to the mansion!" Seeing that Xi smiled and said.

"Xi Ye, who in the palace doesn't know the relationship between the chief of the guard Zhao and the prince, and besides, he was taught by the prince, whether it is the kung fu in his hands, or the knives and guns, we are not opponents, it is difficult to catch him alive, but if he really hurts him, I am afraid it is just the prince's momentary anger, and if you don't get it right, you have to blame us!" The second baby scratched her ears and cheeks and said.

"Hmph, you kid is still playing tricks with me, no matter how powerful Zhao Xin is, he is just one person, and you guys can't beat him, if that's the case, the prince would have fed you to the dog a long time ago, I think you don't want to do it from the bottom of your heart!" Jianxi said with a sneer.

"Hehe, Xi Ye, your eyes are like electricity, Chief Zhao guards treat us well, and people are righteous, how can I do it!" Erwa scratched her head and said.

"Alas, you are really a loyal person, you should think about why the prince sent you to hunt down Zhao Xin, instead of letting the 'Iron Hand' guys go, doesn't the prince know about your friendship!" Miki sighed.

"Could it be... Is it that the prince deliberately wants to let go of the chief of the guard? Erwa said uncertainly.

"I didn't say, you take all those things with you when you leave, and think about how to tell the prince when you come back!" After seeing the joy, he turned around and left.

"What about me, I don't know who is more kind, the prince's fingers are white!" The second baby untied the backpack left by Jianxi and looked at it, there were not only a full set of weapons and various equipment from the guards, but also a few large gold ingots... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )