Yuan Zhi raised his eyebrows and saw him and asked: "I remember the tribute paid by the southern country of Jiangsu every year, and if there is a day, I will naturally send troops to help." ”

"But if it is quietly attacked, the emperor doesn't know how to send troops?" He frowned, very serious.

Yuanzhi knew that the point was coming, and he asked, "Then what do you think?" ”

The crown prince opened his mouth, and after brewing the general words, he said: "I, the southern kingdom of Sunan, asked the emperor if I can change the household registration of my people to ......."

"Change to my country's household registration?" He knew what the prince was going to say next, and when he saw him hesitating, he immediately took it.

I saw him nod and said: "Only in this way, other countries will be frightened and dare not come easily, and our people can also come here to farm and do business, and the southern country of Jiangsu will become rich." ”

Motoji didn't say a word, only stared deeply at the prince. The latter was stunned by him, so he lowered his head, but he didn't say anything.

……

At noon, Zizhu and the prince were invited out of the palace, and several people didn't know what they said.

Yuan Zhi glanced at the box of pastries still on the table, and the more he looked at it, the uglier his face became, but after a while, he called Xiao Kizi and ordered: "Take it out and give it to the palace people, if you don't eat it, take it and throw it away." ”

When Xiao Jizi heard this, he answered, as if he remembered something, and asked, "Your Majesty, where are you going to eat at noon?" ”

Yuan Zhi said without thinking: "Go to the queen." The pastries I gave today reminded me of the queen's craftsmanship, and I haven't eaten the pastries she made for a few days. ”

Xiao Jizi smiled and responded: "Yes!" ”

Kunning Palace, Dan'er returned to the palace with a face full of unhappiness, Queen Zhou looked forward and nodded her forehead and said with a smile: "What's the matter, I just came back from a trip, and my face is so stinky?" ”

"Mother, you don't know!" Dan'er was obviously angry, and hurriedly walked to her side and said, "The slave maid just passed by the Qianqing Palace and saw Gonggong Ji, so she chatted with him for a while. Guess what Grandpa Ji told me? ”

"Could it be that yesterday's dancing girl entered the palace?" Empress Zhou asked with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

I heard her say in surprise: "You guessed right! It was the prince of southern Jiangsu who took the dancing girl yesterday into the Qianqing Palace to see the emperor! ”

She said a little angrily, "That woman is shameless, she was disgusted with the emperor yesterday, and today she is as brazen as forgetting the light to come to see the emperor." I still know that the emperor was uncomfortable with her dress yesterday, and today she specially changed into a decent outfit, and she came to seduce the emperor at a glance! ”

Queen Zhou didn't feel uncomfortable, but still teased her with some funny jokes: "It's not your husband who seduces you, what are you excited about?" ”

"Niangniang, isn't that slave wronged for you, the prince of southern Jiangsu has a plan at a glance, and it's annoying to look at it if it's not right."

She knew that Dan'er was dissatisfied with her, so she patted her hand and comforted: "Okay, you also know that the emperor is a wise and martial person, and his eyes are naturally brighter than ours, how can he not know what you can know?" Can you see through the emperor? ”

When Dan'er heard this truth, she pressed her heart and said: "The queen mother is right, it was Dan'er who was carried away by anger and lost her sense of proportion for a while. ”

"Nothing." Empress Zhou rubbed her hair and said, "This palace knows that you feel unfair for this palace, but this is nothing to this palace, not to mention that this palace trusts the emperor to be a person with eyes and hearts." ”

"The emperor has arrived!" Just as he was speaking, a shout came from outside the door, which could be regarded as Cao Cao Cao.

It was at this moment that a yellow figure came from outside the door, and Queen Zhou and Dan'er hurriedly stopped and saluted him: "Please be in peace with the emperor." ”

Yuanzhi's mood was the same as usual, and he didn't have any ups and downs, but he just said to them: "Excuse me." ”

When he sat down and saw Dan'er serving him tea, he took a sip before complaining to Queen Zhou: "Early this morning, the prince of southern Jiangsu came to the palace. ”

Empress Zhou smiled lightly and said, "The concubine knows." Seeing that he raised his head in confusion, he said, "I also know that the prince is here with yesterday's woman." It's not a big deal, a small matter, there are a lot of gossip in the palace, it's all heard of it. ”

Hearing her say this, Motoji didn't say anything, he felt that it wasn't a big deal, and there was nothing to blame. Queen Zhou was also afraid that he would blame Dan'er, that is, she heard about it, and it would be bad to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings.

It just so happened that when he said this, Motoji said to her: "Yes, they are here, and it is also consistent with what I guessed happened at the banquet yesterday, not a coincidence, but planned by the crown prince or the empress of southern Jiangsu." ”

Empress Zhou asked with some confusion: "Why did the emperor say this?" ”

Yuanzhi sighed and said: "When the prince came, he said that he was just taking the dancing girl out for a walk, and yesterday he said that the costumes and manners are common in southern Jiangsu, but today it seems that he has changed his appearance in order to please me, just like a noble girl in the capital."

Yesterday, she was in a hurry, she said in southern Jiangsu, which shows that she is not familiar with Chinese, but today she is speaking crappy but like she has learned Chinese, and the etiquette is really specially learned, otherwise how could she be so in place. If you just take it out for a walk, why do you need to learn about the Central Plains culture? ”

Empress Zhou was a little surprised and said, "Then you learned it specifically to please the emperor?" Is there something to ask for? ”

He nodded and said, "It's something to ask for." Yesterday I saw that it was late at night and asked him to go back to rest, but this morning I couldn't wait to come, and then I told him that it was really conditional. ”

"What's the matter, do you want to call a dancing girl to please the emperor?"

Yuan Zhi glanced at her, looking like she guessed all right, and then told Queen Zhou everything that the prince said to him in the Qianqing Palace today. After saying that, he sneered again, "It was said that women in southern Jiangsu were in power, and I thought that they respected women a lot, but I didn't expect to use women for trading!" ”

She was also surprised when she heard all these things: "What does the emperor mean?" ”

"Naturally, I declined." He said, "It's not because of anything else, it's because he played tricks with me yesterday, and I can't agree to this." It can be seen that the empress of southern Jiangsu is also deeply thoughtful, and I dare not guarantee that she will not calculate our people in the future. ”

Empress Zhou nodded and said firmly: "The emperor is doing the right thing, whether it is the crown prince or the empress who is not right-minded, it cannot be trusted!" ”

Waiting for his mother's support, Yuanzhi only felt satisfied and nodded and said to her: "If I refuse him, I will tell him that he can leave for him in the next day, and since I have not agreed, the tribute will naturally not be accepted." He was refreshed, no longer reluctant, but the instrument had to be left behind. ”

"Okay, Your Majesty, at least this prince is not difficult, and it will be good if this matter is resolved." Empress Zhou comforted him, and after a while, she talked about other things.