Chapter 50: Three Days of Grounding
"That's Sister Yueqiu of Prime Minister Zhao's family."
"In this case, you go, it's been too long to be alone, and it's time to go back to the East Palace."
Qi Changrong's voice was gentle, and he thought he was empathetic.
As soon as she finished speaking, she beckoned Ji Fang to leave without delaying at all.
Seeing her leave, Jun Chen, who had been stumbling over Jiang You, was not calm, and after finding an excuse to fool him, he quickly stepped forward and stood beside Zhao Yueqiu, and said unhappily with a frown: "What have you been watching him do?" ”
Zhao Yueqiu came back to her senses, and called him with a slightly red face: "Cousin." ”
Jun Chen didn't eat her set, and warned her with a serious face: "Stay away from the prince in the future, don't provoke her, and don't give her a chance to provoke you." ”
Qi Changrong was full of black water, and anyone who fell into his hands would not have good fruit to eat, let alone his little cousin who was as pure as a blank piece of paper.
In his heart, the prince of the East Palace is the representative of unscrupulous means, and she can make any choice to achieve her goals.
Counting the prince's figurative age this year, the emperor will definitely take advantage of this time to select a suitable boudoir girl from the court to be the crown princess, one is to consolidate the prince's position, and the other is also for the stability of the court.
The cousin is beautiful and famous, and he has to guard against it.
Zhao Yueqiu was confused, and she didn't know the reason for Jun Chen's serious expression.
Still, she nodded.
On the way back, Ji Fang kept frowning: "Your Highness, why did you suddenly support the thirteenth princess?" ”
In the past, let alone supporting the thirteen princesses, even if you look at the thirteen princesses one more time, Your Royal Highness will feel troublesome.
Why is it so different today than it was in the past?
not only spoke out for the twelve princesses, but also taught the twelve princesses a lesson, the biological mother of the twelve princesses is not a simple person, and she has been deeply favored over the years.
If you hold a grudge against Your Highness because of this, you may add some trouble.
In the deep palace passage, the golden sunlight sprinkled on Qi Changrong's body, as if her whole person was plated with a layer of golden light.
She took off her cloak, handed it to Ji Fang who was following her, and said lightly: "Xu saw that she was too pitiful, so she couldn't help but help." ”
Qi Zihuan's thoughts are too deep, she has been pressing Thirteen all these years and can't turn over, if she turns a blind eye again, she doesn't know how many sins Thirteen will suffer in Twelve's hands.
As long as the matter of riding the shooting range is publicized, then everyone will know her attitude, and even if the people in the palace still don't treat this princess very well on weekdays, they will not be too harsh on her.
Ji Fang sighed, reluctantly believing this answer.
Anyway, in his eyes, the prince is right to do anything.
Since His Royal Highness favors the thirteenth princess, no matter what the reason is, as the leader of the East Palace, he will also pay more attention to the situation of that princess in the future, so as not to be bullied by the thirteenth princess again in a place where His Royal Highness can't see.
In the imperial study, Emperor Jin An was having a headache for piles of folds, which seemed to be inexhaustible, just after approving a bunch of old ones, and a bunch of new ones were immediately sent in.
As soon as Qi Changrong stepped in with one foot, he smelled a fragrance that was rich to the extreme.
During these days, Emperor Jin An was prone to dryness and irritability, and the incense was specially prepared by the imperial physician to calm the spirit.
When she walked in, she was greeted by a book of folds, and it was also thanks to Qi Changrong's quick reaction that she immediately flashed to the side, otherwise the thick folds would be thrown directly on her face.
In this way, the effect of soothing incense is minimal.
Emperor Jin An looked up from a pile of twists and turns, and when he saw that it was her, his temples jumped more cheerfully, and he said in a deep voice: "The prince is not recovering from a serious illness, and the prince is not resting well in the East Palace, what are you doing here?" ”
"I have nothing to do, and I am bored in the East Palace, so my son wants to come out to breathe." Qi Changrong said in a calm tone.
The folds spread out on the ground, and she bent down to pick them up, patting off the bits of dust on them, and taking in the contents as if there was nothing in them.
She put the fold back on the desk: "Father is worried about the Huaishui incident?" ”
Qi Changrong is extremely talented, he can see ten lines at a glance, and he can clearly understand the content inside the loss in the blink of an eye.
Emperor Jin An was not afraid of her meddling in the government affairs, and only nodded slightly when he heard the words, and said helplessly: "The officials in the lower reaches of the Huaishui River have connected a few folds, saying that the terrain is difficult and the embankment is unstable, so I sent an official who is good at building water conservancy to assist him." ”
But how can there be such a capable person in the DPRK?
Even if there were, he was sent around to inspect the water conservancy operations at various passes early, and now he is also lacking in skills.
To say that this Huaishui, the water flow is very large, it will rise several times a year, and there are dense towns around, if there is a problem with the embankment, it is really a headache, and it is no wonder that Emperor Jin An lost his temper.
Qi Changrong felt very strange: "Why didn't my father send Jiang Taishi?" ”
Even if Jiang Bowen is a traitor in her eyes and deserves death, it can't hide the fact that he has outstanding ability.
Before he sat on the position of Taishi, what he was best at was building water conservancy, and no one knew better than him how to dredge drainage and irrigation.
A good talent is under his nose, how could Emperor Jin An not think of it, he glanced at Qi Changrong, and said angrily: "Master Jiang has a very high merit, and the court can't leave him, how can he be sent to do such a trivial matter!" ”
"How can it be a trivial matter to serve the country and the people?" Qi Changrong was puzzled and paused slightly: "Besides, my father didn't ask Jiang Taishi's opinion, so how could he make a decision for him without authorization." ”
Since Jiang Bowen wants to sit first in the court, then she will give him another chance.
Huaihe water conservancy is a hot potato, and if you do it well, you may be praised and praised, but if you don't do it well, you will be punished.
But with Jiang Bowen's personality, how could he miss this opportunity?
The first two incidents greatly reduced his credibility in the heart of Emperor Jin An, and he finally had a chance to save his respect, and he would go up to the top even if he was hard-headed.
"The court is not the court of Jiang Taishi alone, as long as you have your father, you can reach ten Jiang Bowen."
……
Emperor Jin An smiled with relief, with his previous experience, this time he was not dizzy by Qi Changrong's praise, pushed the pile of folds aside, and said: "Say, did you cause any trouble again, and want me to clean up the mess for you?" ”
Qi Changrong smiled at Emperor Jin An: "It's not that I'm causing trouble, it's just that today my son went to the riding shooting range and happened to meet the twelve imperial sisters who were bullying people and taught her a lesson. ”
It turned out to be a matter between several princesses, mentioning Qi Zihuan, a trace of unnaturalness flashed in Emperor Jin'an's deep eyes, and then he quickly covered it up, saying, "Who did Twelve bully?" ”
"Thirteen."
Hearing this, Emperor Jin An's heart was relieved, and he glanced at him strangely: "It's rare to see that you have the consciousness of being a brother." ”
Qi Changrong smiled freely: "People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless, the thirteenth sister has served by the side of the mother concubine for many years, and it is understandable for the sons and daughters to take care of her more." ”
"That being said, you must not be too soft-hearted, lest you spoil her lawlessness."
"So ...... this?"
"I'll take care of it, you just have to do your duty as a prince."
"The son thanked his father."
Qi Changrong was relieved, and the corners of his mouth turned upwards uncontrollably.
Smart people talk and get things to know in just a few words.
Where did Qi Changrong come to ask Emperor Jin An to comfort Qi Zihuan, she obviously gave Emperor Jin An a shot of preventive agents, and by the way, she told Zihuan again.
It just so happened that Emperor Jin An's feelings were weak and he didn't care much about these daughters, so it was very easy to sue for this case.
Looking at the twists and turns in front of him, Emperor Jin An fell into deep thought, he was thinking about the feasibility of what Qi Changrong said.
Before Emperor Jin An could figure out why, another uninvited guest came uninvited.
Today's imperial study is particularly lively.
The person who came was the sad Lian Ji and the crying twelve princesses Qi Zihuan.
"Father, you have to be a ...... for your sons"
Qi Zihuan's crying words came to an abrupt end, he looked at a certain place in shock, and opened his mouth wide in shock.
Qi Changrong put down the refreshments in his hand, elegantly wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, and then pulled out a smile in a very good mood, and the glow in his eyes flooded: "Twelve imperial sisters, meet again." ”
Lian Ji and Qi Zihuan froze, and for some reason they felt that Qi Changrong's smile was eerie.
Although she was smiling on her face, her eyes were as cold as ice, and she looked at them straight, almost frostbitten.
She knew that the mother and daughter would not be at peace, and they would definitely find an opportunity to sue her, but she didn't expect them to be so self-conscious, and they actually took the initiative to run to the imperial study, and they didn't inquire before they came, and wanted to meet her when they wanted to meet her.
Speaking of Lianji, she always thought that the woman who could come out on top in the harem would be smart and would not make low-level mistakes, but now it seems that no matter how smart a woman is, she can't resist the instigation of her closest relatives.
Qi Zihuan couldn't say anything about the complaint.
Emperor Ran Jin An had already frowned deeply impatiently, there was a furrow between his eyebrows, he put the brush in his hand on the imperial table, made a muffled sound, and scolded: "Twelve, you are flustered all day long and have no manners, and you don't look like a princess at all!" ”
Lian Ji was startled, couldn't help but say, and hurriedly pulled Qi Zihuan to kneel on the ground, and the two of them touched the ground with a heavier sound: "It's the concubine who hasn't disciplined the twelve princesses well, and please let Your Majesty calm your anger." ”
Qi Zihuan was also taken aback, where did he remember the complaint and cry, and hurriedly said: "It's my daughter's fault, my daughter won't dare next time." ”
Qi Changrong lowered his head, his words were intermittent, his whole body trembled involuntarily, and even his teeth trembled slightly.
She couldn't figure it out, why was the prince in the imperial study at this time?
Lian Ji's mind was confused, and she only wanted to remedy it, but as for the complaint, she didn't dare to think about it, offending the prince of the East Palace was more terrible than offending any concubine in the harem.
Seeing that they recognized their mistakes quickly, even the most arrogant Qi Zihuan did not stiffen his mouth, Emperor Jin An's face finally improved, and his voice became gentle: "Okay, get up, the imperial study is not allowed to trespass without a call, let's say, what do you mother and daughter want to do here?" ”