"This king doesn't drink" Rong Ying turned his face away, and the disgusted expression on his face couldn't be hidden.

Xinyue threw the bowl aside and sat sideways beside Rong Ying, "If you don't drink, get out." ”

"This king doesn't" said that Rong Ying was about to lie down, but was pulled by Xinyue, "What are you doing when you come to me?" ”

"I... I drank the medicine, okay. As he spoke, Rong Ying picked up the medicine bowl, put it to his mouth and lowered it again.

Seeing that he hesitated again, Xinyue reached out to pick up the dried apricots and put them in Rong Ying's hand, Rong Ying held his hand, and then opened his mouth and asked Xinyue to feed herself.

The new moon took the dried apricots in her hand and said to him, "I feed you, and you drink?" ”

Rong Ying nodded very simply this time.

Xinyue looked at his watery eyes, this will not be foggy, but like clear water, Xinyue looked at it, all confused, Rong Ying him, when did he have such an expression, look closely, there is a long bloodshot on the white eyeballs, as if he has not slept well, the black eyes, so that Xinyue couldn't help but stretch out his hand and put the dried apricots on his lips.

This is a scene that Rong Ying can't think of with his brain at all, that is why Xinyue is suddenly so cooperative, he opened his mouth, Xinyue put dried apricots in his mouth between his teeth, Rong Ying felt the tip of his tongue sink, and Xinyue pushed his hand holding the medicine bowl again.

Rong Ying raised the bowl and drank the medicine that was almost cold inside.

Xinyue looked at it with great satisfaction, even the medicine bowl that was drunk clean by Rong Ying, and said with a smile, "You don't remember the injuries on your hands and body, how can you drink a medicine as if it killed you." ”

"Because I..."Rong Ying said, suddenly lowered her voice and whispered, "Because I haven't drunk it." ”

"What does it mean that you haven't drunk it? Don't you need to drink medicine to nourish your vitality if you're injured? ”

Rong Ying shook her head, then lowered her eyelids and said, "Because no one boiled it for me." ”

"Okay, you pitiful" Crescent Moon looked at his drooping eyes, unwilling to say more to him, "The medicine is also drunk, lie down and rest for a while." ”

"En" said, Rong Ying turned sideways, lay down again, reached out to pick up the book Xinyue had just read, and smiled, "This sour poem is rotten, I didn't expect you to read it." ”

Rong Ying saw that the pages of the book were all turned old by the crescent moon, so he flipped through them casually, and finally a piece of something fell out of it, which happened to fall on Rong Ying's chest, Rong Ying raised his hand and picked it up, and put it in front of him to see that it was a half-dried daffodil, he couldn't help but laugh, "This flower is wrinkled like this, is it worth putting in the book?" ”

Crescent Moon raised her eyebrows, glanced at the flower, and then looked away, "Well, put it away." ”

"Okay, I'll put it up for you." As she spoke, Rong Ying put the flower into the page again.

"Crescent"

"Huh?" Crescent Moon looked down at her fingers, not knowing what to think.

"Are you evil today?" Rong Ying asked.

"En" Xinyue gave an answer, but Rong Ying didn't react.

"If you fall into the evil spirit, I'll send you to Yu He to have a look."

"Well, yes, I haven't seen the national teacher for a long time."

"The national teacher is busy, and you have only seen him on the twentieth day of the lunar month, and it has only been ten days until today."

"Okay, I'll go later." Xinyue still emptied herself and replied to Rong Ying's words perfunctorily.

"You really took the wrong medicine today." Rong Ying reached out and pushed the bowl that was set aside.

"Yes"

"Why don't you ask me where I'm from?"

"Your own palace." Xinyue finally glanced at Rong Ying, "Isn't today the day to worship the gods?" ”

"I don't want to go" Rong Ying stretched out her hand to cover her forehead, as if she was very annoyed at the mention of this.

"Well, if you don't want to go, don't go." As she spoke, Xinyue asked Feng'er to pack up the medicine bowl and dried apricots and take them out.

"Do you want to leave lunch?" Crescent asked.

"En" Rong Ying muffled.

"You stay here, it's up to you." Saying that, Xinyue was about to leave, but Rong Ying grabbed her sleeve and said, "Talk to me." ”

"Okay" Xinyue really sat next to Rong Ying.

"You, did you really take the wrong medicine?" Rong Ying almost sat up, but she gave up because her body was too heavy.

"En" Crescent Moon is still sullen, really like taking the wrong medicine.

"Fei'er, bring me another book" Xinyue went to take the book in Rong Ying's hand, Rong Ying didn't give it to her, Xinyue was not annoyed, Fei'er brought the new book, Xinyue sat on the side and flipped up the new book in her hand.

The room was quiet again, only the occasional sound of Xinyue flipping a book, Rong Ying also felt that the whole person was quiet, he curled his legs a little aggrieved, I don't know if it was because of the effect of the medicine, his eyelids were fighting.

After a while, Xinyue looked back at Rong Ying, who had already exhaled an even breath and fell asleep.

Xinyue sighed, it wasn't that she had taken the wrong medicine, but she suddenly figured out one thing, that is, the best way for a person who sees you as a prey to lose interest in you is of course to obey him, he thought that this prey was already in the bag, of course, what Xinyue thought in his heart as a prey, he didn't need to say it and Rong Ying knew.

Xinyue thought that it wouldn't be long before Rong Ying would definitely lose interest in herself, and then she would be free.

Closing the book in her hand, Xinyue slowly stood up, moved her body, and was about to walk outside, when Rong Ying suddenly said, "Do you think this little trick of yours can hide it from me?" ”

"Didn't I hide it from you?" Xinyue was not very surprised, a person like him must have a very light sleep, and when she walked around just now, the sound of footsteps was enough to wake him up.

"I think you can give it a try, and with you, it's not a good thing for me either. If I can lose interest in you, as you would like, that would be a great benefit to me as well. Xinyue should have been able to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Rong Ying say this, but somehow, she suddenly lost her anger, "What do you mean it's not a good thing for you?" Since you know it's not a good thing, then why do you provoke me again and again? If I can't bring you anything, then why are you bothering me? I just want to live a peaceful life, live the life I want, and don't underestimate my determination, as a woman, I don't want even the most important reputation of a woman. So you'd better not, stop pestering me. ”

"If I have the means, if I can do it, I will promise you." Saying that, Rong Ying turned over and turned his back to Xinyue, but he smiled, because Xinyue was angry, which was a very good thing for him, because he felt Xinyue's emotions, which was much better than talking to him coldly just now.

Xinyue was so angry that she slammed the door and walked out, and Feng'er greeted her, "Girl, where are you going?" ”

"Feng'er, you go and clean up the east wing for me now, I will move there from tonight onwards, why my bedroom, leaking like a sieve, anyone can break in, and be the master in it, and when you clean up all the things inside, I have to light this place with a fire." Xinyue was really angry, what is it that is a bad thing for him, knowing that he is not good and still comes to provoke, it is simply a, a bastard.

"Girl, you can be angry. This bedroom was chosen by yourself, and the eldest princess also lived in it, didn't you say that you like this room the most? ”

"Who said I didn't like it anymore, I just had a fire to light it and left." Saying that, Xinyue pulled Feng'er, and the two went to the west wing to stay.

When it was almost time to prepare lunch, Feng'er came to ask Xinyue, "Girl, can the prince eat here?" ”

"Yes, yes. But just prepare some of our usual food, don't treat him too seriously, and he's still sick, so I guess he can't eat anything. Crescent Moon let out a sigh of relief, not taking it seriously.

"There's still fresh venison in the kitchen, or the slave will make the soup pot," Hao'er suggested.

"If you want to talk about venison, it's best to eat it roasted. Go and prepare a charcoal stove and bake it and eat it. "Because it was the Chinese New Year, Xinyue was really tired of eating the pot, so I thought of a different way to eat.

"The slave maid went to prepare" Feng'er said, ready to leave, but was stopped by Xinyue, "Rong Ying has a high fever, and he can't get better in the morning, you go to make something nutritious, only when I can't eat, I will give it to him." ”

"Then let's boil chicken soup. Last year, slave maids. I collected several bags of good ginseng, because the girl didn't drink chicken soup anymore, so these ginseng were useless, so the slave maid found it out and stewed it for the prince to drink. ”

Crescent Moon snorted and let her go out to get busy.

"Girl, there's some people out there." As soon as Feng'er went out, Fei'er walked in with some embarrassment.

"Who?" Xinyue just picked up the tea cup in her hand and looked at the embarrassed look on her face, "Say, what's wrong?" ”

"The person who came said it was from your fiefdom, girl." Fei'er was a little apprehensive, and Crescent Moon frowned when she heard this. He originally thought that His Majesty had rewarded him with a fief, but it was just talking.

After all, only men can manage fiefs, and some women, even the queen and the queen mother, they also have fiefs in their hands.

Although he has a fief in his hand, he is only entrusted to his husband and son.

Because as long as it is to manage the fiefdom, it is necessary to contact the special person who manages the accounts outside, and there are also irregular inspections of the fiefdom and showing up outside. For women, this is an unlikely task.

Therefore, since that day of the palace banquet, Xinyue has never asked the question of her fiefdom, and she has no idea how big and where that land is.

"What did those people say?" Crescent asked.

Fei'er replied to the "The person who is the leader, said that he is in the area of Hening Mansion, the land that His Majesty gave you, the manager left by the previous owner, because when the previous year, the lord's family was out of business, and the title and such a large area were not inherited, because it was next to Huangzhuang, this matter was soon known by His Majesty, and His Majesty took the title and land. All of them were collected into the national treasury. This year, the reward was given to the girl, and the individual got the letter, and it only arrived today, so I came to see the girl non-stop. ”

"Where have I managed any fiefdoms" Xinyue had a headache. When I was at my aunt's place before, with my aunt's management, Yuwang's Mansion was located in a fief near the outskirts of Beijing, but I couldn't think of anything at this time.

"Does the girl want to see or not to see?" Fei'er asked.

"See, you brought him. Then I called Mama Wang, she was old, and she saw a lot of such things. ”

"Yes," Fei'er was instructed to go out.

Xinyue stood up from the chair and looked at the clothes on her body, half of the sleeves that were originally wet were also warmed and dried at this time, but they were also wrinkled, Xinyue turned around and wanted to walk back to her room, thinking that Rong Ying was still sleeping, so she ordered Feng'er to "Find me a more dignified dress, and bring me two golden hairpins, I am afraid that they will see that I am young and unstable, so they will bully us." ”

"It's a slave, let's go." Feng'er turned around and did as Crescent Moon had instructed.

After dressing up, Xinyue sat in the main seat of the flower hall, separated by a screen in front of it, and as soon as it was properly placed, Fei'er brought people in.

"Say hello to the Lord of the Crescent." There were five of them, and the man at the head was about forty-five or sixteen years old, dressed extraordinarily, with a burly posture and bright eyes. It's a magnificent. It's less like a steward, more like an official or something.

And the four in the back were more than usual, wearing eighty percent of the new clothes, standing behind the leader, kneeling down with him, and greeting the new moon.

"Get up." Xinyue glanced at Mama Wang, who had come around from the back hall, and Mama Wang nodded at her to show that she knew what had happened. The crescent moon heart also settled, and said, "Everyone sit down, come here, and serve tea." ”

The girls all served new tea, served tea and snacks, and then all withdrew in an orderly manner.

Xinyue is a very generous person to the maid and mother-in-law, as long as she does her own thing, she has never deliberately made things difficult, because their days are very comfortable, Xinyue looked at them wearing all kinds of clothes, thinking that they are all new for the New Year, and it does not seem to be very coordinated, and it makes people feel messy.

This flower hall, because the new moon is not usually used, even if it is cleaned for the New Year, it still looks a little groggy, and because it is not popular, it is particularly cold, and it has not been relieved by three braziers.

Xinyue subconsciously glanced at the person in charge, for fear that he would find out the clue and feel that he could not manage it well, so he deceived himself.

"I wonder what you're here for?" Although Xinyue was thinking about this matter in her heart, the matter in front of her was imminent to deal with, so she said decently.

The person at the head stood up and saluted the new moon with his hands in his hands, "The subordinate is the head of the imperial land sent by the Great Sect Division to the north of Hening Mansion, the three hundred miles of imperial land, named Pan Tong." Because the land has been rewarded to the county lord five days ago, but he has not waited for the county lord to send someone to deal with his subordinates, and the subordinates have to bring the other four stewards to meet the county lord Niangniang. ”

The Great Patriarch is a department of the nobles who manage the clan, and it is their most important duty to provide administrators for the nobles' fiefs. The head of the Great Sect Division is an official faction, who plays the role of supervising the aristocracy, whether he will annex the land, oppress the people of the fiefdom, and manage the affairs of the income from the top and bottom of the fiefdom.

Xinyue naturally couldn't say that she didn't know anything, but just found an excuse to prevaricate, "Don't dare to be, what to meet and not meet." It's me, I'm busy. Thinking that this is not the New Year's Festival, the stewards in the fiefdom have been busy for a year, and they also need to take a good rest, so I thought that after the sixteenth day of the first month, I will send someone over. Thinking that you have come, it is troublesome for you to toil. ”

Pan Tong understood, and said, "It's that the subordinates are not thoughtful, and they disturb the county lord, you are resting." ”

"Master Pan is polite. Since Master Pan has made a special trip, he must not have just come to see me, is there anything else? ”

"The county lord is atmospheric, and the subordinates will speak bluntly. I also ask the county lord to appoint a competent person as soon as possible to come to the fiefdom, settle the accounts, and complete the handover before continuing the next year. Pan Tong seemed to be very eager, but what was eager was only his tone, but there was no emotion on his face.

The new moon frowned, at this moment, where to find the right-hand man.

"Why don't you ask Lord Pan to talk to our county lord about the fief first." Mama Wang said.

"This is my nurse, the housekeeper in this hospital, Mama Wang." Xinyue raised her voice and emphasized the identity of Mama Wang, so that Pan Tong would be jealous.

Pan Tong was also polite, and said, "Yes." This fief of the county lord, as shown in the picture"

Xinyue frowned, looked at the two stewards sitting at the end of the seat, and took out a map made of sheepskin from his own baggage, and the two of them pulled it, and Pan Tong showed it to Xinyue, only to hear Pan Tong continue, "This piece of land of the county lord, from the north bank of the Changhe River in Hening Mansion, has a circumference, a total of three hundred li, which is the origin of the fief of three hundred li. Because the terrain is like a golden lock, so this land, also known as "lock land", the great sage opened the country, Emperor Taizu, then gave the town of the country to the general, after the death of the general, inherited by the only son, from the only son of the general, the Yu family is a thin lineage, General Yu was originally an orphan, is the retainer of the Taizu Empress Zhang, so the family did not have any branches, until six years ago, after the death of the last Beizhen Guogong Yu Xi, the Beizhen Guogong is an heir. The land belongs to His Majesty. At this time, the subordinates were appointed by the Great Sect Division to go to the lock land. On this land, there are three villages and towns, more than 500 households, and the total number of people is only 3,000. Of these 3,000 people, most of them are farmers. Most of the people rented farmland on the fiefdoms, and His Majesty had a strict order that only 2 cents of the land should be rented, and 31,000 catties of grain could be obtained every year, which was converted into about 7,000 taels of silver. The rest of the land is owned by the county lord, with more than 360 acres, and about 11,000 catties of grain can be collected every year, which is more than 2,000 taels of silver. There are others, such as aquatic products and trees, and the annual income is about 12,000 taels of silver. It is necessary to pay more than 1,200 taels of taxes to the imperial court, and then go to some other uses, and the county lord can get about 10,000 taels of silver a year in this land. ”

Xinyue heard a little foggy, what two cents, what grain, she was a little unfamiliar, but she looked at the place in front of her, where more than 3,000 people lived, and there were thousands of acres of fertile land, only 10,000 taels a year, is it a little unreasonable.

"Presumably the county lord still has some questions, please listen to his subordinates slowly, first of all, our fiefdom, because it is a royal land, in addition to paying taxes every year, we must also reserve land for the treasury to grow two crops of rice, and we must give all of them, and the expenditure of this item is the largest expenditure every year."

"I remember the amnesty just the year before last, what about the amnesty?"

"At the time of the amnesty, there may be more silver, but because it was because of the amnesty the year before last, the people in the fiefdom were much easier, and this year's harvest plummeted, and the two years added up only 35,000 taels of silver. But none of this has anything to do with you, the county lord. His Majesty's will is clearly written, and the statement given by the Grand Sect Division is that the account on the land is only considered to be the county lord from the beginning of this year's New Year, and whether it is a debt or a profit before the land is locked, it will be directly taken over by the Grand Sect Division, and these are not things that the county lord has to worry about. The main reason for this trip is to ask the county lord to send a confidant of yours, so that his subordinates can discuss with this confidant and discuss spring planting together. As you know, it's been a few days. ”

Xinyue slowly felt that this Pan Tong was really clever, he said so much, Xinyue understood a little, that is, there are many things on this earth, but no matter how much, everything before the first day of the new year has nothing to do with her, and she wants to give this Pan Tong a puppet now, because even if she knows the world best about this thing at this time, it is unlikely that she will find out everything before the spring planting, if it affects the spring planting, these more than 3,000 people will drink the northwest wind.

"That's right, Master Pan. Because this is the first year that I took over, and because you are appointed by the Sect Division, your character is naturally guaranteed by the Sect Division, and I naturally want to trust you. And I haven't found a good fit yet. In this way, you will still be in charge of the spring planting, and when the time comes, I will send my foreign housekeeper to take a look. Waiting for me to choose slowly, and you are tired of Lord Pan, you also pay attention to me, until you choose the right person, this fiefdom matter, or you have the final say, my people, even if they are a prison army, can help adults, you can use it, if you can't help adults, you will buy him a room, let him enjoy the blessings in it. In short, you can take care of the affairs of the fiefdom. ”

"How can you be a subordinate, now this land is the land of the county lord, and the subordinate is just the head of an official faction, and the county lord is useful, so he left it."

"Hey, how can you say that, what kind of place is this great sect. It was a place where little royal families like me had to look up and worship. It is also a place of refuge for Your Majesty's mercy and us. Since the Great Sect Division is your yamen of Lord Pan, and the Great Sect Division is my refuge, how can the people from this sheltered place harm me, this matter is decided. My lord, is there anything else? "Xinyue is advancing by retreating, handing over the right to manage the fief in his hands, and at the same time putting this hat on the head of the Great Sect Division, this Pan Tong, didn't he come with the title of being an official of the Great Sect Division? Then once something happens, Xinyue will go to the Great Sect Division, and the place of the Great Sect Division, will he let go of the small, the officer in charge?