Chapter 12: The Awkward King of Nanyang
"What is this?" Changlin opened it casually and found that it was a list. "A list of officials from all walks of life in the main city?"
Zhao Xinyue shook her head, squinted her eyes and chuckled, "Tell Qing Xuan that if these moths in the city don't repent, there is no need to waste food." ”
"Your Highness is preparing?" Changlin made a motion to wipe his neck, but his eyes lit up surprisingly.
"No, even if they deserve to die, they can't die at my hands." Zhao Xinyue shook her head and said with a solemn expression, "You can't push it too hard, you want people to die, there are high-sounding reasons." This Qingxuan is doing it, and you tell him the truth. ”
Changlin nodded, Qing Xuan was indeed more suitable for playing these intrigues than him. "Your Highness, Qingxuan has a letter asking when you will go to Jingyang."
"I don't plan to go for the time being." Zhao Xinyue dried the handwriting on the paper, folded it and handed it to the other party, "There is a lot of land in Jingyang Mountain, and the grain collected in the city every year is only enough for the military needs in the city. If there are natural and man-made disasters again, many people will surely starve to death. Over the years, Bengong has saved a lot of money, and you Zhao Ji has also made a lot of money with your Zhao Ji to help you operate. The silver is stored in Zhao Ji's books, and you send people to Qinyang and Wuyang to buy grain, and you can buy as much as you can. ”
"What is Your Highness doing when you buy so much food?" Changlin put away the jade bone fan and asked puzzledly.
The imperial brother has the heart to cut the domain, and before the order is issued, even if she guesses, she can't leak the slightest rumor. "Plan for the future, in case of a disaster year, you can also ensure the food and clothing of the people in the city."
Changlin nodded in agreement and praised: "It is rare for the princess to have the heart to protect the people, which is really a blessing for the people of Jingyang." ”
"Water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, I still understand this truth. If you want Jingyang to have long-term peace and stability, it will not be wrong to be kind to the people. Zhao Xinyue bowed her head and roughly calculated, the silver taels she left in Zhao Ji should be able to buy 350,000 stone of grain, enough for the people in Jingyang City to eat for more than ten years.
"It's rare for His Highness to be dedicated to the people, but it's a pity that it's a daughter. If His Royal Highness is a man, it may not be His Majesty who sits on this throne. Changlin sighed lightly, if it is about governing the country for the people, the emperor may not be as good as His Royal Highness.
Zhao Xinyue looked at him disapprovingly, and said with a rare face: "Your words will only bring disaster to me, if you let someone with a heart listen to it and reach the ears of the imperial brother, he will definitely be extra wary of Nanyang." ”
"Why Nanyang?" Changlin was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, and shook his head with a smile, "Marrying a princess, King Nanyang must not have done good deeds in his last life." ”
"How do you speak? Marrying me is a blessing he has cultivated for several lifetimes, okay! Zhao Xinyue was displeased, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and threw them at him.
Changlin and Bai Ying glanced at each other, covered their mouths and laughed, so angry that Zhao Xinyue grabbed the grapes in the fruit bowl and smashed them at the two of them. She is a princess of a country, can't they not dismantle her stage?!
The warm wind blew the curtains, and Ji Chaoge stood in front of the window with a cold face, staring at the bamboo forest in the courtyard. "What's the princess's move on lately?"
Qingfeng looked at Ji Chaoge's face carefully, and hesitated what to say.
"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Ji Chaoge glanced at the breeze and said indifferently.
Qingfeng coughed twice and said in a low voice: "The princess has been in the mansion for the past few days, and she has written a lot of letters and passed them out. ”
"Write a letter? For whom? Ji Chaoge's body stiffened, and his face was full of mockery.
It is worthy of the eyeliner that the emperor placed beside him, and he has only been in Nanyang for a long time, so he can't wait to send the news back.
Seeing that the master's face was displeased, Qingfeng said truthfully: "All the letters were sent back to Jingyang, and it seems that they were written to a person named Qingxuan. ”
"Jingyang? Didn't you send it back to the capital? Ji Chaoge's face changed slightly, and he wondered.
She was sent by the emperor to monitor his eyes, and what did she do if she didn't report the news to the capital and send it back to Jingyang? Could it be that as she said, she wouldn't help the emperor deal with him? Thinking like this, Ji Chaoge was in a better mood.
"No, since leaving Beijing, the princess has not sent any news to the capital." Qingfeng shook his head, saw the corners of his master's mouth slightly raised, and said in surprise: "Master, what are you...... Laughing? ”
"No, you're wrong." Ji Chaoge's face quickly turned cold, turned around and returned to the desk, picked up a book casually and read it for a long time, but he couldn't read a word.
Qingfeng was dumbfounded, what is the master doing? After struggling for a long time, Qingfeng finally couldn't help but say: "Master, your subordinates don't know yet, you can still read the reverse words." ”
The book is down? Ji Chaoge's face was still cold, but his earlobes began to redden. coughed twice to hide the embarrassment, and said coldly: "Go and tell Qingqing that this king has nothing to do today, but you can accompany her out of the house for a walk." ”
"The county lord will definitely be pleased." Qingfeng smiled, turned around and ran out of Furong Garden to convey the good news.
Since the last time she had a serious allergy illness, Ji Qingqing was confined to Furong Garden by Ji Chaoge, either embroidering or practicing the piano every day, and she was so bored that she had to grow hair.
"County Lord, good news, County Lord." As soon as Qingfeng walked into the courtyard, he saw Ji Qingqing's whole person slumped on the stone table, like a salted fish who had made up his mind not to turn over. "County Lord, what are you doing here?"
"I'm counting my hair, what are you doing here?" Ji Qingqing didn't move, and she was powerless.
The corners of Qingfeng's mouth twitched, and he said with a smile: "County Lord, the prince has nothing to do today, and said that he can accompany you out of the house for a walk." ”
"Really?" Ji Qingqing immediately jumped off the stone table, and her foot landed on the hard stone, causing her to jump and jump on one foot in pain. "Are you sure you didn't lie to me? Brother really said that? ”
"Really, how dare your subordinates lie to you." Qingfeng looked at her funny, and saw her rushing towards the gate with her skirt, and hurriedly followed behind. "County Lord, slow down, the prince will be waiting for you at the door."
It's hard to get out of the house, where is she slow?! Ji Qingqing rushed to the door in one breath, and when she saw that her brother was alone, she said strangely: "Where is my sister-in-law?" Won't she go? ”
Ji Chaoge's face darkened, and he reached out to pinch her cheek, pulling the other party's teeth before he stopped. "I'm your brother, why are you so affectionate to others?!"
"Gege...... This guy is in this vinegar?! Ji Qingqing covered her face pitifully and complained with tears in her eyes.
Ji Chaoge withdrew his hand indifferently and sneered: "Is your brother a jealous person?" Whether to go or not, if I don't go, I'll go back. ”
"Go, go, of course, my brother is the best." Ji Qingqing was afraid that he would regret it, so she grabbed his arm and pushed him into the carriage. "Brother, I heard that a new jewelry store has opened on Yuliu Street, let's go buy some gifts for my sister-in-law."
Ji Chaoge's heart moved, and he said with a dark face: "For no reason, why buy her a gift?" ”
To this day, they have not had a marriage, and to put it bluntly, they are just strangers with a marriage contract. Ask him to buy gifts for strangers, why?