King Chen didn't care that others said he was, that was before. Before the dispute started, he was willing to use this reputation as a cover for himself. But now that it is clear that everyone knows that the dispute has arisen, if he continues to do this, it will chill the hearts of some people who originally wanted to follow him and switch sides, which is very disadvantageous.

King Chen is not stupid, so she doesn't have to worry about it.

King Jing carried Xiuyu on his back, took Rong Yunxi, early summer and Zhiqiu, and went directly to Huaishui.

He had just arrived this morning, but he didn't rest for a moment, and was busy playing. If this matter spreads, King Jing's reputation for being a playful child will be even more solid.

But like King Chen, King Jing is also a person who doesn't care about outside comments. Even, he is more chic than King Chen, and in most cases, he can follow his heart to the fullest.

When I arrived at Huaibin Wharf, I rented a small cruise ship. Because the early summer was here, King Jing was embarrassed to invite the singers and dancers to help the fun, just a few of them, on this small cruise ship...... Hair.

Rong Yunxi felt a little bored.

Zhiqiu was obviously not interested, and sat on the bow of the boat with his master to blow the wind. The two behind him were very interested.

Just such a small boat, on this sunny Huai water, what scenery can be enjoyed, what words can be discussed? But the two of them sat on the deck and talked about the sun, not at all hot or tireless.

"By the way, the fourth ......" Rong Yunxi suddenly turned around and asked King Jing, "Did you bring edelweiss?" ”

"Yes, I'll let the slave and maid look at it", King Jing said, "Edelweiss is a little scared, and when she arrives at Lord Qu's mansion, she doesn't dare to come out." ”

"I'll go and bring it back at night", Rong Yunxi said, "It may recognize its owner!" ”

"Hey, these days when you're away, Edelweiss has grown up and gained weight, but his personality is not so lively! It must have been brought by that thin beauty in your house, old-fashioned! ”

King Jing's words were no longer said to Rong Yunxi, but to early summer.

Rong Yunxi didn't bother herself anymore, turned around, basked in the sun and the wind.

After a while, I saw a few familiar figures on the bank, it was the prince with King Chen and a few adults, who were surveying the newly widened river.

If there is no problem with the river here, the next step is to rectify the river in the Huaiyang section. According to King Chen, that section was the most difficult to deal with. But if it goes well, another month of work will definitely be completed. Finally, it is to look at the smooth operation of the three sections of the river, and if there is any inconsistency, repair it in time. After waiting for about half a month, as long as it is determined that there is no problem with the river course of Sanhuai, they can go back to Kyoto.

Due to the expansion of the official road last year, the distance from Sanhuai to Kyoto was much closer than Rong Yunxi expected in advance. It is estimated that it will be enough for ten days to go back. If you count the days you will go back, you will be able to return to Kyoto Castle in September.

"Third brother...... The eldest brother ...... "King Jing also found King Chen and the crown prince, and they were waving and shouting to the shore.

But there was no response.

"Boatman, please drive the boat to the shore!" King Jing commanded.

"Okay!" The boatman answered, and quickly sailed the boat to the shore.

"Third brother...... The eldest brother ...... "King Jing beckoned to King Chen."

King Chen and the crown prince looked over at the same time and saw that it was King Jing and Rong Yunxi on the boat, and, apart from them, there were only Rong Yunxi's two personal maids......

"Huh...... Third brother, the third brother and sister are really very popular with our brothers! The prince laughed.

King Chen didn't hear it, but greeted King Jing very casually: "Fourth brother, why don't you wait for me?" Looking at the posture, are you going to be Dong'er at noon? The boats are all rented! ”

"But my brother is too shy, this ship is too small! If the two brothers don't dislike it, they will bring their own wine and food at noon, let's be happy? ”

"Boring!" The prince said, "Your boat doesn't have a place to put a piano, can we drink?" Come ashore at noon, let's go to the drunken immortal residence to eat, and treat yourself to the palace! ”

"I know that you are the richest, big brother! In this way, my brother is not welcome! King Jing smiled.

……

King Jing came to make trouble for such a while, time passed faster, and more than a month passed negligently, and it was the middle of August in a blink of an eye.

Xiuyu made trouble in Lord Qu's mansion several times, but was subdued by King Jing with the kung fu of the acupoints. King Chen felt that it was almost too much trouble for her to make trouble, and he couldn't let her make trouble anymore, so he gave King Jing a task - to give Xiuyu a point every day, so that she couldn't shout or leave. So usually Xiuyu just drops things or something, and it can't cause big trouble.

The emperor's will for Lord Cai's punishment has come down. In addition to a reprimand, the punishment given was - a one-year fine. This punishment is the lightest of the light.

Although Lord Cai is a good official, it does not mean that he will not plan for his livelihood on weekdays. It is impossible to say that an official, whether good or bad, is not greedy, but he is just greedy for more and less for less.

King Chen clearly said, don't look at Cai Sheng's search, he is not even willing to give us more ice cubes, but in fact, he is not short of money.

But when he turned around, he secretly gave Cai Sheng five hundred taels of silver for his expenses for the year. Cai Sheng was grateful, holding the silver ticket, and wiped his tears.

Rong Yunxi was very curious, King Chen clearly said that he had no money and wanted to make money, but every time he made a move, it was all heroic and proud. asked King Chen, but he just smiled and didn't say anything. asked a lot of times, but he only said: "Co-authoring gives you a chance to make money, and you don't want it anymore?" ”

Rong Yunxi had no choice but to stop asking. If you keep asking, that's a fool! In case King Chen is annoyed by the question, he will take back the "mantra" of letting her do business, but what should I do?

But one thing has been determined in my heart, that is, King Chen must have a profitable business.

If you weren't rich, how could you be so generous? With this heart, he doesn't have this ability! For example, the prince, in order to be generous when necessary, he only circled money when he could make money.

It's just that King Chen's money-making business will not be known to outsiders. And she is also in the ranks of this "outsider".

The person sent by King Chen to the Shijia Tavern to help keep an eye on it had already returned, saying that in the past two months, the people of the Iron Hand Gang had only been there once in the previous month, and they had beaten them so hard that they didn't dare to go again.

Rong Yunxi was a little relieved, but not completely relieved. But you can't send someone to watch for a long time. To do so, it is inevitable that there is a suspicion of relying on King Chen's "favor" and arrogance; Second, it will also affect the lives of the Shi family's ancestors and grandchildren.

……

It has been scheduled to go back on the first day of September, so that King Chen and the crown prince can participate in this year's show girl election.

Originally, the show girl election in the Wind Country was scheduled for July. But because this time, the emperor intended to choose the crown prince and side concubines for the crown prince, and he wanted to choose a concubine for King Ling, so the draft date was postponed to September 15.

And the holy decree was made, and the general election of the show girl in the future of the Wind Country was determined, all on this day. It is because this day is in the golden autumn, which means that the royal family also follows the people to get a touch of the joy of the harvest.

In addition, there is also a rather innovative change - private women can also participate in the show girl election.

If there are people who want to enter the palace to serve as concubines, they can go to the township, town, county, or state capital by their parents to sign up, and finally the officials at the level of the government and their wives will select the most upright, intelligent and general among all the women who have signed up for the election in the palace, and send them to the Weiyang Palace in the name of "Fu Tui".

Previously, the show girl election in the Wind Country was divided into "official women" and "good families". The official woman, as the name suggests, is the young lady of the official's family; And the son of a good family is the daughter of an ordinary people's family. The official woman entered the palace two days earlier than the good family. In these two days, the emperor will personally look at the selected official women, and if there is a picture, they will stay and fill it into their own harem, or refer to which prince, or the relatives and heirs of the court and their heirs will be the wife or the side concubine or side lady with the name.

But the good family is completely different from the use of official women. They can't see the emperor's face. When they entered the palace to choose from the palace, it was the queen who chose them, and sometimes the queen mother would be present. Those who were left by the queen and the queen mother, some of them would be given to a prince or the son of a noble prince in the court as a low-ranking concubine, such as Bo Meiren; But most of them were sent to the various offices of the harem to be medium-sized maidservants in the Weiyang Palace.

The folk girl of "Fu Tui" is different from the son of a good family. They can be selected to face the saints in the temple with the officials and women, and they are not ranked with the sons of good families.

The emperor's intention to implement this initiative must be good, in order to let the people with beautiful daughters see hope because of this, which is undoubtedly a good deed that will be praised by the people. But in fact, it is equivalent to opening the door to the merchant's home.

The merchants' families had silver, but they had no officials. let her daughter enter the palace to be a slave and maid, and she couldn't bear it; wants to seriously participate in the draft to be the imperial concubine, but she doesn't have this qualification. But since this decree has been handed down, they have a way in the future. As long as you bribe Fu Yin and let Fu Yin set his daughter as a "Fu Tui", isn't it?

Rong Yunxi didn't think that the emperor couldn't think of this, but the emperor definitely didn't think it was a bad thing. The country of wind has developed commerce, and now some wealthy businessmen and tycoons earn more than officials, and there are also factions, which is not a good thing. And this method can play a role in collecting the money of merchants.

The money of the merchants flowed into the hands of the official family, and they sent their daughters directly to the palace and connected with the royal family. Their money will eventually be used by the royal family.

Sure enough, the people of the royal family of the Wind Country, whether they are fathers and sons, are all very wealth-acumulating minds!

King Jing came to Huaibin and brought the emperor's intention to postpone the election of the show girl. The prince knew that the emperor was going to choose a concubine for him, so for a while, he had to play happily before leaving Sanhuai......