Chapter 3: The Prince

Xu Nankui is not wrong, Xu Kangdi is a Ming Jun.

When she was seriously ill three years ago, she could think of letting the eldest princess marry the Marquis of Zhongyong and send a bowl of heir soup, no matter what happens in the future, there will be no children, and it will not bring turmoil to the royal family.

Nankui, as a person who has crossed over, may be unwilling, or feel unnecessary, but since accepting the memory of the real villain Xu Nankui, some things can be thought of.

When I was young, I traveled for three years and saw too many folk sufferings, so when Lin Wanwan repeatedly challenged Jiangshan Sheji after being reborn, she was trampled on by Xu Nankui.

It's a pity that Xu Nankui is too good, when you take the world's society as the foundation of life, you are a wicked person in the eyes of the world, sad and lamentable.

However, Nankui is different, he doesn't have so many feelings for Xu Kangdi, and from Xu Nankui's memory, I know that Xu Kangdi is always a king for the people and the world.

Then Xu Nankui's bargaining chip is to cut off all the king's suspicions about her and completely tie it to a rope, so Nankui made a different choice from the original owner and drank the bowl of heir soup.

Since then, Nankui has been tied to the prince forever, and Xu Kangdi can also rest assured that he will hand over the tiger talisman to Xu Nankui, and since then, Xu Nankui's status has been completely stable, and it is not something that can be shaken by a small Lin Wanwan.

In the face of absolute force, any means pale in comparison.

So now there is another problem that the original owner can't let go, that is, the current prince, Xu Boxing.

As the second male in the book, the future monarch, because he was unclear about Lin Wanwan and had something to do with many male partners, he always regarded Lin Wanwan as a white moonlight in his heart, and later affected the government and made the Xu State decay.

This kind of child who lacks training naturally has to fight a dozen to become a weapon, if he can't beat and can't be taught well, then let him become a waste prince.

By the time the prince arrived at Xu Nankui's mansion, it was already sunset and the stars were beginning to appear.

Xu Nankui had already prepared a dinner party in the mansion, and the entire princess's mansion was brightly lit, Xu Boxing and the three princes, Li Xinyuan, the prince, Wang Yue, and Wei Heng, the prince.

As soon as you enter the princess's mansion, you can smell the fragrance of flowers, but there is not a single flower in the entire princess's mansion, and the crown prince Xu Boxing frowned slightly when he smelled this smell, and he didn't say much.

When Xu Boxing and Sangong arrived at the pavilion, they saw that Xu Nankui had been waiting for a long time.

Nan Kui saw that Xia He had already led the prince over, so he got up and said: "Today is the day of my filial piety, after seeing my father, I thought that our sister and brother have not seen each other for many days, don't you think the royal sister is bothering, right?" ”

Xu Boxing is actually quite afraid of this imperial sister, although she is from the same queen, but this imperial sister has been in charge of the phoenix seal since she returned from her travels, and in the entire harem, she also has to act according to her face, and she has been bullied by many imperial sisters since she was a child.

Xu Boxing sat down and said disdainfully: "Why should the imperial sister beat around the bush, if I do something wrong, just say it, after all, you have not reprimanded me in the palace before." ”

Xu Nankui looked at the sixteen-year-old boy in front of him, a goose-yellow gold-rimmed robe, like a jade carved from a piece of flawless jade, even if he sat here with a hint of anger and questioning, it was also a strange demeanor, giving people a sense of nobility and Qinghua.

Nankui complained in his heart: "No wonder I was able to get into Lin Wanwan's eyes, what a handsome little gentleman." ”

In the face of Xu Boxing's questioning, Xu Nankui did not answer, his eyes swept over the three = people beside the prince and asked: "I wonder if the three of them think that this palace is a teacher who asks for guilt?" ”

In the face of Xu Nankui's questioning, Wei Heng, the crown prince who was sitting on the right side of Xu Boxing, replied: "Princess Taiping said that she laughed, naturally it was a reminiscence between sisters and brothers, and she had no other meaning. ”

Xu Nankui got up and poured wine for Xu Boxing and the three princes and said, "Lord Wei is well-informed, this palace has just been sealed as Taiping today, and Lord Wei will know it clearly. ”

After Xu Nankui finished pouring the wine, he saw that Wei Heng's face was a little pale, and there were drops of sweat on his forehead.

Xu Nankui casually picked up the fan at hand and handed it over and said, "Lord Wei, is this too hot?" The forehead is drenched in sweat, if you don't dislike using the fan of the palace. ”

Wei Heng hurriedly took it with both hands and said respectfully, "Princess Xie Taiping's reward." ”

The night is getting darker and darker, and the candlelight in the pavilion is reflected on the faces of Xu Boxing and the three adults, and the faces of the four of them are not very good-looking.

Xu Nankui looked at the four of them with bad faces, and was in a much more relaxed mood, poured himself a glass of wine, raised his glass and said: "Bo Xing accompanies the palace to give a glass to the three adults, to thank the three for their teaching!" ”

The three masters hurriedly said that they didn't dare, and then drank all the wine in the cup.

Xu Boxing drank a glass of wine, and decided to relieve the three masters, so he said: "Sister Huang, we have also drunk this wine, why is the food still not served, can't you afford to invite the emperor?" ”

The corners of Xu Nankui's mouth curled up into a good-looking arc, and said with a smile: "It's the imperial sister's negligence," Nankui turned around and ordered Xia He to say, "Let's serve!" ”

Here, Xu Nankui ordered it to be completed, and the five maids over there came out to present a bowl of porridge to each person.

Xu Nankui picked up the porridge bowl and said, "Please use the first dish of the day, Wanmin porridge." ”

Xu Boxing spit it out as soon as he took a sip, his face became more angry, and he asked, "What does the imperial sister mean by this?" Where is this porridge! ”

Seeing Xu Boxing angry, Xu Nankui said to Xia He: "Explain to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the origin of this dish." ”

Xia He, who was waiting on the side, replied respectfully: "Yes, this porridge for all the people is taken from the daily rations of the people in the Zhuangzi of Princess Taiping and boiled. It was absolutely the same, and even how much chaff was in a bowl was carefully counted by the slaves. ”

After Xu Boxing heard this, he was even more angry, slapped his palm on the table, glared at Xu Nankui and gritted his teeth and said: "Xu Nankui, I respect you as the imperial sister, and you don't have to humiliate me like this." ”

Immediately afterwards, Li Xinyuan also said: "Princess Taiping's move is indeed out of line, after you are all a criminal minister, how dare you let the food of the criminal minister be sent to the mouth of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After Li Xinyuan finished speaking, he took Wang Yue and Wei Heng to kneel down together and said, "Please also ask Princess Taiping Mo Yueju!" ”

The three of them seemed to give Xu Boxing great courage, and said to the three teachers: "Teacher, don't kneel, the imperial sister is acting like this now, and this prince will definitely report to his father truthfully." ”

Xu Boxing said with a sad face: "I thought that the imperial sister was not as unbearable as rumored, but it turned out that this rumor was not unbelievable!" ”

However, before Xu Boxing could continue to count, he saw Xu Nankui high-five: "Yes, it's out, the little radish head in the past, now he dares to argue with me, the palace is in a good mood today, why don't you tell me about the rumors about the palace in the outside world?" ”

Wang Yue knew that it was not good, so he hurriedly went to pull Xu Boxing, but unfortunately Xu Boxing was angry at this time and couldn't stop him at all.

Xu Boxing pointed to the lanterns in the courtyard and said, "Then dare to ask the imperial sister, how much do you earn a year?" ”

Xu Nankui replied with a smile in his eyes: "The annual salary of this palace is three thousand taels, and the rice is three hundred oblique, how about it?" ”

Xu Boxing seemed to have the confidence to say all of a sudden: "Then dare to ask the imperial sister if you know how much silver you have in this yard of fragrant wax?" ”

Although Xu Nankui looked at this younger brother's proud appearance, he was afraid that this stupid brother would say something rebellious, so he stopped it: "Okay, you don't have to say more, the crown prince doesn't have to stop the royal brother, I will listen to it with you." ”

Xu Nankui got up and pointed to the lantern behind him and said: "This is the favorite jasmine flavor of the palace, a single incense candle costs five taels of silver, and the entire princess's mansion will use up a hundred such candles in one night." ”

Seeing that Xu Boxing seemed to have proved something, his face was excited, but he was pressed down by Xu Nankui and said, "Do you want to say that this palace is arrogant and indulgent?" Greedy for military salaries? ”

As soon as these two words were spoken, Xu Boxing stopped talking, this is slander, and it must not come out of his mouth.

The other three saw that Xu Nankui said it himself, and they were somewhat relieved, if this was said by the prince in the end, I am afraid that something big would happen.

Xu Nankui looked at the movements of the three people wiping their sweat with disdain in his heart, and continued: "It's a pity that this palace is rich, and this palace is in charge of the three trade routes of Daxu, and the nine imperial merchants, do you know?" ”

Seeing Xu Boxing bow his head like a defeated little rooster, Xu Nankui continued to ask, "There is something in this palace to ask Lord Wei. ”

Wei Heng got up and replied, "Princess, please speak, the minister must know everything." ”

Xu Nankui sat down again, turned the jade bracelet on his wrist and asked, "Since Lord Wei is well-informed, he naturally knows, how much is the tax on the Zhuangzi of this palace?" What is the tax of the people in this world? ”

Wei Heng bowed his head and replied: "In this dynasty, the rent is adjusted, and the tax is only related to the head: every Ding sends 2 stones of millet to the country every year, 2 zhang of silk, 3 taels of cotton (or 2 zhang and 4 feet of cloth, 3 catties of hemp), and serves for 20 days (or 3 feet of silk or 3.6 feet of cloth per day), which is no different from the tax of the princess's mansion, only the princess's mansion charges 30% of the tenant fee of the guilty ministers. ”

Xu Nankui nodded and said: "That's right, it's such a tax, and the people in the palace Zhuangzi can only eat this kind of food every day, do you know why?" ”

Facing Xu Nankui's scrutinizing gaze, Xu Boxing said: "Isn't it that the yield of the field has been reduced, and the climate is not suitable?" ”

Xu Nankui rubbed her temples and asked Wang Yuedao, "Then does Lord Wang think that's the case too?" ”

Wang Yue didn't dare to be perfunctory, so he could only reply truthfully: "The lower officials think that it should be that the tax on forced labor is too complicated, and the land rent of tenant farmers is too high. ”

This is Wang Yue's naked accusation that Xu Nankui disregards the people's livelihood and lives, but after he has already said that he is a criminal minister, it is not good to accuse him too much.

Xu Nankui got up and said condescendingly to the prince: "What if the palace tells you that this is the collection of the tenant money paid by all the tenant farmers of Da Xu?" Do you understand what this means? ”

Xu Boxing and Sangong's faces changed greatly, and they said in unison: "Please don't talk nonsense about Princess Taiping!" ”

Xu Nankui shook his sleeves and sat down again and asked, "What about the palace questioning!" Say, what does it represent! His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

Xu Boxing gritted his teeth and said: "On behalf of the people of Great Xia, they all live in the hot water and have no food. ”

Xu Nankui snorted coldly and said: "It seems that you are not stupid, from now on, you and the three Taishi will use this porridge of ten thousand people in the mansion to give you a one-month deadline." ”

Xu Nankui raised her eyes and glared at Xu Boxing and said, "Otherwise, you can get down from this position." ”

Xu Nankui's words were full of rebellion, a princess actually threatened to abolish the prince, but the four of them looked at the tiger talisman that Xu Nankui took out when he was talking.

Entering the palace today, the emperor didn't take Xu Nankui's tiger talisman!

Xu Boxing has been forced to a dead end at the moment, but he doesn't care a little: "Since the imperial sister tiger talisman is in hand, it is naturally the imperial sister who is in charge, but what if this matter is done?" ”

Xu Nankui looked at the fierceness in Xu Boxing's eyes, stretched out his hand to soothe his frowning brows, and said extremely gently: "If you can do it, the imperial sister will wash the court with blood for you!" ”