Prince Kang waited for this opportunity, and he first reported the name of the father and son of the Taiping Marquis Chuzhan. The emperor immediately promoted Chu Zhan's title to the third rank and was named the Duke of Taiping, and Chu Fei directly served as a waiter in the Ministry of Agriculture, and when he was able to open spring, he directly presided over the trial planting of rice in various places.

Prince Kang reported Pucao's name for the second time, because it involved rewarding women, and the emperor inevitably asked the empress. The queen is annoyed that Prince Kang has done such a big thing behind his back, and he has ruined many of his own plans. At this time, I heard the emperor's question, so I used the excuse that Pu Cao's great achievement must be extraordinary, and I wanted to hear more about her.

Prince Kang had no choice but to take care of his sister-in-law carefully, provide for his uncle to study, and take the whole village to grow vegetables and make a fortune.

The queen is also a shrewd person, although she can't guess what Prince Kang has to do with Pucao, but the woman's intuition tells her that if Pucao is not good, Prince Kang will definitely not be happy. So, she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, a woman like Zhang's is really rare, her in-laws and husband have passed away, not only has she not remarried, but she also treats her sister-in-law and uncle so well, which can be described as a role model for women in the world." According to the opinion of the concubine, it is better for His Majesty to reward her with a chaste archway. ”

Prince Kang chuckled in his heart when he heard this, he was really afraid of something, he was afraid that the queen would get in the way, so he tried his best to cover it up, and he didn't want to be pinched by her. However, fortunately, he also kept his hand behind.

Sure enough, the emperor was about to nod when he heard the queen's words, but Concubine Mei was already cowardly pulling his sleeve, "Your Majesty, the concubines have some different ideas, can you listen to the concubines also say a few words." ”

Concubine Mei is usually reluctant to speak, but today's public remarks made the emperor very surprised, so she responded with a smile, "If Concubine Ai has something to say, just listen to me." ”

Concubine Mei pursed her lips and smiled, and said gently and tactfully, "Your Majesty, the concubine is nested in the palace all day long, and she is naturally not as thoughtful as the queen's mother, but the concubine heard this story of the Zhang family and felt very sour in her heart. A woman, in the difficult situation where her in-laws and husband have passed away, can still treat her sister-in-law and uncle well, take a village of villagers to get rich, and even seek such great benefits for the people of Snow Country. She is really admirable, but also even more pitiful.

If it is not a last resort, how can any woman be willing to show her head like this. If you can marry a good husband, have children, and teach each other husband and children, what a happy and peaceful day it will be.

Therefore, the concubine thought, Your Majesty might as well give her a fateful body, and then allow her to marry freely. In this way, the people of the world will be grateful to His Majesty and Niangniang for their benevolence, and the Zhang family will also be grateful to Dade and thank His Majesty for his great kindness. ”

The queen and the favorite concubine insisted on their own words, and the emperor was also a little hesitant for a while, and he couldn't make a decision for a while. Seeing this, Prince Kang immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, my younger brother also feels that Concubine Mei's words are polite. That Zhang is said to have a very soft temperament, if you get the chastity archway, it is a little pitiful to be widowed for life in the future. If His Majesty grants her the freedom to marry, she can find another good husband, not for the sake of a good talk in the world. ”

When the emperor heard this, he didn't hesitate, and said with a smile, "Okay, just according to what Concubine Mei said." Appreciating the body of Zhang's Pucao, the title of Mrs. Anguo, and allowing her to marry freely. In addition, she was rewarded with 500 taels of gold, 100 pieces of brocade, and 10 plates of precious stones, which can be regarded as the dowry I prepared for her. ”

"Your Majesty is benevolent, and my brother will thank the Holy Grace on behalf of the Zhang family." Prince Kang's heart fell to the ground, and he immediately kowtowed to the emperor sincerely...

After the reward was completed, the emperor ordered people to set up a banquet again, and called for singing and dancing to cheer up, many imperial relatives and concubines, whether they were sincerely happy for the people of Snow Country or making fun to please the emperor, in short, they all had a smile on their faces, raised a glass to congratulate, and the emperor was so happy that he was drunk.

When the emperor returned to the palace, he did not forget to call Prince Kang's relatives, and asked him in a low voice to reward the busy guards with a thousand taels of gold. He has never treated these warriors who are hidden in the dark and have made many contributions to the country.

Prince Kang naturally thanked him again, and finally sent the emperor to deal with everyone's ridicule and ridicule, and finally got out and returned home.

Fang Jie sat in the study of King Kang's Mansion for a day, and the food delivered by the scholar at noon was not touched at all. He was worried that the diorama would not impress Concubine Mei for a while, and he was worried that the queen would be angry and embarrassed, so he secretly sent someone to attack Pucao. When the time comes, where will he send the grass to keep her safe...

In this way, all kinds of worries, all kinds of worries, at the end of the day, there were two blisters on his lips, which made Prince Kang, who had returned from the palace, laugh.

"You kid, I used to wander around the flowers all day long, but I didn't expect that there were times when I was so anxious about women. Okay, okay, let's have a few drinks tonight and celebrate. ”

Fang Jie was worried about what reward Pu Cao had won, how could he have the heart to listen to Prince Kang's jokes. He smiled bitterly and stepped forward to the end, pleading, "Lord Wang, tell me what reward His Majesty has given?" Is there any movement on the prime minister's side? ”

Seeing that he was so anxious, Prince Kang stopped joking, carefully told the matter of the banquet just now, and said with a smile at the end, "Fortunately, your diorama is loved by Concubine Mei, otherwise today's matter would be a little difficult." ”

Fang Jie knew that although he said it easily, he must have taken a great risk at the banquet, so he knelt down and kowtowed heavily, "Thank you for the prince's protection, Pucao and I will definitely not forget the prince's kindness." ”

"Hurry up, hurry up. I have always treated you like my own nephew, and you are so polite. Prince Kang helped him up and said with a smile, "If you and Pu Cao really want to thank me, let her write me another 'treasure book', I will read the last book by heart." ”

"Okay, I'll talk to her when I get back." The big thing was decided, and Fang Jie was so happy that his eyebrows were about to fly. The old and young sat down again and began to discuss how to deal with the prime minister at night, after all, the pie of planting rice is too big, and if all aspects are not divided, it is inevitable that their own food will not be stable.

didn't mention how Fang Jie planned here, just said that Pucao sent Fang Jie away, although he helped Lizheng Niangzi to busy with the banquet every day, but he always felt empty in his heart. Occasionally walking around the house, it is not annoyed that the hen is in the way, but disgusted that the dog in the village barks too happily. In short, everything is not going well.

Chunni and Chen's second sister-in-law thought that she missed Fang Jie, and every time they joked that she laughed more than crying, they realized that something was wrong.

Several people gathered in one place to discuss for a long time, and then went into the door, rummaged through the cabinets, picked up a few sets of clothes, and sent the pu grass to Lijia Village.

Mrs. Li was really happy to see her goddaughter come to the door. During the day, he took Pucao to do needlework and three meals, and at night he drove his wife to sleep in the empty room, and then accompanied Pucao to gossip and talk about homely things.

I have to say that the old people have experienced a lot of things in the world, and there is an indescribable sense of calm in their actions and words. Pucao lived with the old lady for half a month, and her heart was finally no longer as impetuous as before. She began to slowly persuade herself to look away, and even occasionally found a place where no one was around, and talked to God.

"God, you have traveled thousands of miles to send me here across time and space, not to see that I have nothing to rely on for the rest of my life, right? You must be happy to see me live a happy life, don't you? Then you will bless Fang Jie to come back safely, I will not treat your old man badly, I will offer you more good wine and good food during the New Year's holidays, how about it? ”

I don't know if God really covets the wine and food offerings, or if Pu Cao's fate is destined that the suffering has passed, and all that is left is Kangning and happiness. On this day, Pu Cao and Mrs. Li were sitting in the yard talking and laughing while peeling mung bean clips, and the sound of horses' hooves could be heard from a distance. The two of them didn't wait to get up and take a look, and a person ran in from outside the gate of the courtyard, wasn't it Fang Jie with a dusty face.

Pu Cao was stunned, and then ran over with a "whoop", hugging Fang Jie and crying, "You're back, you're back..."

Fang Jie also hated to rub the grass into his bones, and he responded one after another, "It's me who is back, it's done, and in the future, I will never leave you again." Don't be afraid! ”

Pucao cried loudly, as if she was about to vent all her worries and regrets for these days. Mrs. Li looked at the neighbors, and stepped forward to comfort the two of them in a funny way, "If you have something to say, go into the house and say it, don't let outsiders see the joke." ”

Pu Cao pulled Fang Jie's sleeve to wipe away her tears, and smiled happily, "Mother, we won't enter the house." We're going home, and after a few days of settling down, we'll come back to see my mother. ”

Mrs. Li knew that they must have something to say, so she didn't stop much, smiled and went into the house to hand over the package she had picked up for Pucao, and instructed, "Go back, you don't have to run here all the time when you are busy at home." When my mother is free, it's the same to go see you. ”

Pu Cao responded happily, ignoring the pointing and pointing of others, sitting behind Fang Jie and hugging his waist tightly, and the two rode away like the wind.

Halfway through, Fang Jie chose a quiet and shady place to stop the horse, and the two relied on hugging to carefully explain the matter of the few days apart. Although Pu Cao only asked Fang Jie for safety, she was still very happy that the rice planting matter could get such a successful result. Hearing Prince Kang ask for a collection of jokes as a thank you gift, he even agreed.

Fang Jie saw her with joy and his eyebrows fluttered, only to feel that he had nothing to ask for in this life. He gently bowed his head and kissed the red lips that were so longing, and whispered, "When the holy decree comes, we will get married, okay?" ”

"Okay." Pu Cao replied shyly, her face instantly turned red, she was really beautiful...

The people of Nangou Village didn't know about the battle in Kyoto, and when they saw Fang Jie coming back, they all gathered to inquire about the sale of new grains. Fang Jie smiled and refused to say more, only said that everyone would know about it in a few days.

Everyone was puzzled, but it was not easy to pull him to ask, so they gave up.

Within a few days, the eunuch sent by the emperor finally arrived, and the long team of guards wore golden helmets and bright armor, which made the villagers dizzy. When I heard that the golden millet planted in the grass outside the village was rice, everyone was shocked to the ground. At the end, listening to the emperor's string of rewards, several clan elders fainted with joy.