The palace maid bowed her head and replied respectfully: "The imperial doctor has just finished diagnosing Concubine Yan's pulse, and Concubine Yanniang is indeed happy." ”

Yun Guifei pinched her veil angrily, held back her anger and said, "Since there is such a good thing, then you should report it to Your Majesty." ”

The palace maid left in a hurry as if she had received amnesty, looking at her back, the jealousy in Concubine Yun's heart burned completely.

She couldn't help touching her belly, and said in her heart that this baby must be a boy!

Fu Xiaojiu was very happy to learn the news that Gurti was happy, but she didn't dare to show her emotions in front of Yun Guifei.

"Xiao Jiu, Concubine Yan's body has been well conditioned by you, I really want to congratulate her, I think she will reward you heavily!"

Yun Guifei's words immediately scared Fu Xiaojiu out of a cold sweat.

Although Fu Xiaojiu also knew that she would definitely not be able to hide the matter of conditioning Concubine Yan's body, Yun Guifei said it herself, which still made her a little afraid.

Fortunately, Yun Guifei's baby was stable later, otherwise once she learned that Gurti was happy, she would have to go to Fu Xiaojiu for trouble.

Fu Xiaojiu lowered his eyes, and replied in a calm and obedient tone: "The concubine body did not give Concubine Yan Niangniang any special conditioning, maybe she was lucky enough to conceive because of your joy, right?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu's words made Yun Guifei very useful, and Yun Guifei nodded slightly, "This palace saw that she was also lucky to be touched by the joy of this palace." ”

The news of Gurti's happiness quickly spread throughout the palace, and when Fu Xiaojiu arrived at the queen, the queen had already received the news.

"Now Concubine Yun and Concubine Yan are pregnant one by one, only this palace is the most unlucky."

The queen was very sorry, and the sadness and loneliness in her eyes made people feel distressed.

Fu Xiaojiu couldn't help but say: "Queen Mother, to tell you the truth, although it sounds like a good thing for Yun Guifei to be happy at this age, it is dangerous. Even if you can give birth safely, I'm afraid you will have to go through the ghost door. You are already the mother of the country, and you also have children, so you might as well want to open some. ”

The queen didn't know the truth of what Fu Xiaojiu said, she didn't want to pay these things back on weekdays, and when she heard that Gurti was pregnant again, she couldn't help but be jealous in her heart.

The queen sighed faintly, "Alas, this palace knows that it should be content, but it always can't help but compare with them. ”

After complaining for a while, the queen looked at Fu Xiaojiu's slightly bulging lower abdomen and smiled enviously, "You will give birth in a few months, and then the palace will give you a generous gift." ”

Fu Xiaojiu hurriedly got up and thanked: "Concubine thank the queen!" ”

"Don't be so polite, get up."

The smile on the queen's face is sincere, and the pregnant woman she will not be jealous of one is Fu Xiaojiu, and the other is the crown princess.

"By the way, this palace heard that Concubine Yun Guifei took you to the East Palace, she asked you to ask the crown princess for peace and security, right?"

Fu Xiaojiu said that she really couldn't hide anything from the queen, she knew what the queen wanted to ask, so she replied truthfully: "Concubine Yun said that the prince and the princess have been married for several months, but the princess is not pregnant, so she wants the concubine to show the princess her body." ”

The queen couldn't help but sneer when she heard this: "Hehe, Concubine Yun is really anxious!" The palace, His Majesty and the crown prince are not in a hurry, she is very anxious! ”

After mocking Concubine Yun, the queen also asked with concern: "What is the situation of the crown princess?" Bengong saw that she was a little thinner, did she really have some hidden disease? ”

Fu Xiaojiu said truthfully: "The crown princess has a weak spleen and blood stagnation, which does have some impact on the pregnancy, but the impact is not big, and she can adjust her body after careful conditioning for two or three months, she has a good physical foundation, and the heir is not a problem." ”

The queen breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, that's good. Although the crown prince is not the flesh and blood of the palace, he is nominally the son of the palace. Now that the prince has been established, the heir is a big deal. The crown princess and the crown prince Jin Se and Ming, the palace also hopes that the prince's first child is born by the crown princess. ”

The queen is telling the truth, the relationship between the prince and his wife is already stable, and if he has an heir, then he can sit in the position of the prince safely, and there is no need to fight for the prince between the princes, and the court will be stable, which is a good thing for everyone.

"By the way, King Jie is going to get married in a few days, he should have married earlier than the prince, but you know that at that time, the two of them were secretly competing for the position of the prince, and no one was thinking about marriage."

When the queen mentioned King Jie, she inevitably had a little caution in her eyes.

Fu Xiaojiu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Which lady is Princess Jie?" ”

The queen had no expression on her face, and replied lightly: "Princess Jie is the daughter of the Wu family of the Wang clan in the capital. But the Wu family now only has the title of a prominent family, and no one in the family has any important official positions and real power. His Majesty chose this family business for King Jie, but he didn't want him to have any contact with the powerful anymore. ”

Fu Xiaojiu didn't have any comment on this, and only said: "His Royal Highness King Jie's wedding is a great joy, and the concubine will back up a generous gift to congratulate when she arrives." ”

Fu Xiaojiu was very busy this morning, and after leaving the queen, he went to visit Gurti again.

Gurti is now full of the joy of being a mother, and when she saw Fu Xiaojiu coming, she took her hand very affectionately, asked her to sit down beside her, and let her touch her flat belly.

Fu Xiaojiu first congratulated her with some words, and then reminded her to be careful in everything, let the most reliable people buy food, clothing and food, and never accept other people's things at will.

Gurty naturally knew who Fu Xiaojiu asked her to be wary of, and after seriously agreeing to Fu Xiaojiu, she gave Fu Xiaojiu a newly obtained eight-treasure gilt bracelet as a thank you gift for her to successfully conceive a child.

Fu Xiaojiu excused himself a few times before accepting the bracelet.

Wan Lin was also in the palace at this time, and the governors and important officials of various ministries gathered in the Qianxin Hall to discuss the drought in Wulin Mansion with the emperor.

The emperor had just learned that Concubine Yan was happy, which made his brows that were tightly locked because of the drought relax for a moment.

The emperor knew that Fu Xiaojiu had conditioned Concubine Yan's body so that Concubine Yan could conceive, so he rewarded Fu Xiaojiu again.

Wulin Mansion is the state capital of Dongzhou County, where Wan Chang is located, and this drought has spread to most of the state capitals, and Dongzhou County has not been spared.

Local officials have been handing in like snowflakes in recent days, all of which are requests for disaster relief.

Dachen is rich and strong, and the treasury is sufficient, so it is not difficult to provide disaster relief.

But far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and it takes at least half a month for the silver, grain and grass for disaster relief to be transported from the capital to Wulin Mansion, and if the people run out of food during this period, then there will be many starvations in all parts of Woolin Mansion.

Some people said that the yamen and wealthy households in various places should be asked to open warehouses and release grain, and the grain and grass of the yamen should be taken out without reservation at this time.

As for the grain and grass of the rich families, they can be given to the people first, and the court will return the full amount to them later.

This was the quickest solution, but three years ago there was a drought in Taizhou, and the emperor issued such a decree, but the local officials and wealthy families did not carry out the decree after receiving it.

Many of the yamen's treasury silver, grain and grass have long been shorted by corrupt officials, and the rich families maliciously hoarded grain and grass and sold it to the people at a high price, earning a lot of black money themselves, and not caring about the people who starved to death because they had no money to buy grain.

The officials discussed for a long time, but they couldn't think of an effective solution.

Wan Lin didn't have a clue this time, he still had some methods, but after discussion, he realized that it was all on paper and could not solve the actual problem at all.

After discussing for another half an hour, the emperor finally made a final decision.

"Although the people below the previous method were not implemented effectively, there are still honest officials and good-hearted rich people, so let them open a warehouse and release grain first. In the past few days, we have prepared all the grain and grass and the silver taels for disaster relief, which of you is willing to do disaster relief? ”

As soon as the emperor said this, everyone was silent in an instant.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go!"

After a moment, Wan Lin was the first to stand up and speak.

He wanted to stand up a long time ago, but he was afraid of stealing the limelight from others.

Unexpectedly, everyone was silent for a while, and no one came forward, so Wan Lin decided to stand up.

The emperor only glanced at him but did not say anything, but continued to stare at everyone with inquiring eyes.

"The minister is also willing to go to disaster relief!"

Tong Shi stood up again.

Only then did the emperor say: "Tong Aiqing is the imperial historian, and the imperial history platform is busy with official business, so he can't always let you leave the imperial history platform to go to other places, otherwise who will preside over the overall situation of the imperial history platform?" ”

After the emperor finished speaking, Tong Shi retreated with some regret.

"The minister is willing to go to disaster relief!"

Qi Hongkuo, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, stood up.

"If you want to alleviate the drought, it is inevitable to open a canal to divert water, and the minister is from the Ministry of Industry, and he has a good understanding of the canal and water conservancy project, and the minister thinks he is a suitable candidate."

The emperor looked at him with a hint of approval in his eyes, but he was still a little dissatisfied, who let him not be the first to stand up.

As a result, there was no need for the emperor to ask him, Qi Hongkuo answered the emperor's question.

"Your Majesty, the minister didn't stand up first because the old mother was seriously ill, and the minister was afraid that it would be difficult to see the last side of the old mother if he left, so he hesitated for a moment. But the minister thought about it, and the minister couldn't ignore the people of one side because of the old mother. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive your sins. ”

After listening to Qi Hongkuo's explanation, the emperor was relieved, and looked at him with a little approval in his eyes.

However, the emperor's brows instantly furrowed tightly together.

"Where is the Ministry of Works?"

Pei Xu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was obviously standing in front of the emperor, but the emperor deliberately asked in a loud voice.

Pei Xu's heart trembled, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Weichen is here!" ”

As soon as Pei Xu finished speaking, the emperor raised his hand and threw a fold at him, slamming it on his shoulder.

"How did you become the secretary of the Ministry of Works? Except for Qi Hongkuo in your Ministry of Industry, do you and everyone else eat dry rice? Don't you have a single person in the Ministry of Industry who is proficient in canal digging and water conservancy construction? Do you have to force people to be separated from their seriously ill mother? ”