After sending away his cousin Dou Ying and Dr. Yuan An, Liu Sheng, who finally didn't have to smirk anymore, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief;

"Whew~"

Rubbing the sides of his cheeks vigorously to relax the stiff facial muscles, Liu Sheng simply sat down, recalling the attitude that Fang Cai, Dou Ying, and Yuan Ang showed in front of him.

"Uncle Dou Ying~"

"Embarrassing ······"

···

"It's Yuan An, who lives up to the name of 'old minister'?"

"It's a pity ······"

"Alas~"

"-No one is perfect~"

"Looking inside and outside the government and the opposition, most of the hundreds of officials and ministers who can be named have defects of one kind or another."

"How to make good use of these people······"

"Tsk;"

"There are still a lot of things to learn from the old man~"

With a sigh full of embarrassment, the figure of his brother Liu Pengzu also appeared outside the palace gate in due time.

was about to enter, but saw Liu Shengchang exhale, patted his thigh lightly, and got up from his seat.

"Brother is here~"

"-Let's go directly to Jiaguan."

···

"Who's that, Xia Finch~"

"Pack up this hall."

As he spoke, Liu Sheng didn't forget to turn around, and pointed behind him with a wry smile, the banquet that could only be used for people to kneel and sit.

"I can't sit still on my knees for so long······"

"The chair made by Tuo Shaofu was sent yesterday, but it couldn't be placed in this hall······

Liu Sheng smiled bitterly, provoking Liu Pengzu to shake his head and smile;

The two brothers joked with each other, and walked towards the study of the imperial palace, Jiaguan.

"It's different to be a prince, isn't it?"

"Don't even want to kneel when you're sitting?"

"-Hi~"

"-Brother said it earlier~"

···

"-That, Xia Finch~"

"—Go to Jiaguan and remove the chair for my brother."

"No, it's not!"

"Who said I don't want a chair?!"

···

······

Laughing and jokingly, he came to Jiaguan, sat down on the chairs on both sides of the high case, and the two brothers leaned on the back of the chair together, and let out the same moan in a very tacit understanding.

"Uh~ah~~~"

"Comfortable ······"

Feeling the softness coming from his back, and then lowering his head to look at the armrest holding his arm, Liu Sheng only had an indescribable enjoyment on his face.

"I just don't understand;"

"—Why can't such a good thing be placed in the C Temple?"

"Isn't it something unsightly?"

Listening to Liu Sheng's 'cliché' whining again, Liu Pengzu only laughed and shook his head;

After comforting Liu Sheng a few words as usual, the two brothers quickly got down to business.

"What is the reaction of the Changling Tian clan?"

"The Wuyan clan was raided and exterminated, Tian Wei shouldn't be very happy in his heart, right?"

"Wang Meiren's side, there should also be some measures?"

Liu Sheng indifferently asked three questions, which also provoked Liu Pengzu to subconsciously turn pale.

He nodded thoughtfully, and then thought back to what he had seen and heard recently, before looking up at Liu Sheng.

"The matter of the Wuyan clan seems to have frightened the Changling Tian clan a little;"

"In the summer and May, the Changling Tian clan has released the news: after this autumn, the Changling Tian clan will still be the same as last year, and will not buy grain from the people."

"Everyone says that the Changling Tian clan is frightened by the matter of the Wuyan clan."

···

"As for Tian Wei, she has been running more diligently in the palace recently, and she should be discussing with Wang Meiren about the future."

"--The food business has been completed, Ah Sheng is going to start working on the matter of coins next."

"In my opinion, Wang Meiren will also make moves this time."

"It's just that what specific actions will be, I'm afraid I need to wait and see for a while before I can see the clues······"

Speaking in a low tone, Liu Pengzu's face couldn't help but bring a grim look like a great enemy.

Liu Sheng's face was still indifferent, only between his eyebrows, and he subconsciously brought a little seriousness when talking about business.

After listening to his brother's words, he saw Liu Sheng squinting the corners of his eyes thoughtfully, and gently rubbing his chin with the tip of his index finger;

After a long time, he spoke leisurely: "Changling Tian clan, it's not that I'm scared by the affairs of the Wuyan clan; ”

"—but they want to make trouble for me by not buying grain after autumn."

"In the past few years, nearly forty percent of the grain harvested after the Mid-Autumn Festival in Guan has been bought by the Changling Tian clan and the Zhutian branch veins influenced by the Tian clan;"

"In other words: the grain business in Guanzhong, the Tian clan alone alone accounts for forty percent ······"

···

"Last year, because of the Wu Chu Rebellion, a large area of Guanzhong Tianmu failed to harvest;"

"But even so, the businessmen who wanted to take this opportunity to raise grain prices and make huge profits still failed in the end because I presided over the stabilization of grain prices."

"Last year's poor harvest has retained a lot of fertility in Guanzhong's fields, and this year's Guanzhong will almost certainly have a bumper harvest."

"Now, the Changling Tian clan has released the wind, saying that this year will continue to 'Taoguang Yanghui' and will not buy grain from the people, which is equivalent to vacating forty percent of the grain business in Guanzhong;"

"Last year's incident made the Wei family, the Su family, the Anling Du family and other wealthy businessmen from all walks of life suspicious of the grain business."

"In addition, this year, Guanzhong is likely to have a bumper harvest, the price of grain is low, and the business is not good······

Speaking of this, Liu Sheng raised the corners of his eyebrows slightly, and handed a 'You know what I mean, right?' '' eyes.

When Liu Pengzu nodded hesitantly, he saw Liu Sheng exhale a little more turbid breath, and continued: "As for Wang Meiren, of course there will be movements. ”

"It's not hard to guess what the specific action will be."

"——The Changling Tian clan has temporarily withdrawn from the grain market, and there will definitely be a lot of capital left in their hands;"

"With these huge funds that can eat forty percent of the grain in Guanzhong in the past, it is by no means difficult for Wang Meiren to borrow the Tian clan of her mother clan and make a fuss about money."

···

"But then again, the matter of money is also related to the stability of the temple and the community, and it is even more important than the matter of food."

"Now, I have rightfully lived in the Tai Womb, and my mother has also lived in the Jiaofang Palace;"

"Even if Wang Meiren has a move, she shouldn't dare to go too far, at most it's just some chickens and dogs, and bad tactics behind her back."

"—To Wang Meiren, let's pay attention to it;"

"Don't you have to be like my brother is now, with a posture of facing a great enemy and waiting for battle?"

In the end, Liu Sheng did not forget to make a ridicule, which caused his brother to laugh bitterly.

And Liu Sheng's calm and indifferent posture also made Liu Pengzu, who was originally grim, feel at ease inexplicably.

As for Wang Meiren······

"Huh?"

"Count the days, ······ Jiaofang Hall today?"

"-hmm."

"—it's today."

·

Weiyang Palace, Jiaofang Palace.

Compared with the past period, today's Jiaofang Hall is only shrouded in an inexplicable solemn atmosphere.

As for the reason, it is not a particularly important matter;

——Today, it is Mrs. Cheng and Tang Ji of Xuanming Palace, as well as the two beauties of Qilan Palace, who came to Jiaofang Hall as 'ministers' for the first time to meet Queen Jia.

Such a big event made Jia, who had just become the queen, uneasy, and although he was sitting on the main seat of the main hall of Jiaofang Palace, he was obviously a little restless.

On the side of Mrs. Jia, there was the great eunuch beside the Empress Dowager Dou, Da Changqiu of Changle Palace, who was looking out of the palace gate without squinting······

"Queen?"

Let Mrs. Jia calm herself for a long time, and estimated that the time was almost up, and the old eunuch leaned over slightly;

called softly, but Queen Jia, who was sitting on the top, couldn't help but feel excited!

After a while, he managed to sit down.

"Then, summon, summon all the ladies."

With Empress Jia's words, the old eunuch turned around, looked in the direction of the palace gate again, straightened up slightly, and cleared his throat again······

"The queen has an order~"

"Xuan, Mrs. Cheng, Liangren Tang, Beauty Wang's Secret, Beauty Wang's Child's (xǔ), enter the pepper room to meet ~~~"

With the old eunuch's sharp and hoarse singing, several ladies who had been waiting outside the hall for a long time entered in order under the guidance of the palace people.

The first to enter the palace was Mrs. Cheng, who lived in the Xuanming Hall and gave birth to Liu Yu, the fourth son of the emperor, Liu Fei, the fifth son of the emperor, and Liu Duan, the eighth son of the emperor;

Immediately behind Mrs. Cheng was Wang Meiren, who gave birth to the tenth son of the emperor, Liu Yu, and Wang Meiren's sister, Liu Yue, the eleventh son of the emperor, Liu Ji, the twelfth son of the emperor, and another Wang beauty who gave birth to the thirteenth son of the emperor, Liu Cheng: Wang Erjiao walked into the hall side by side.

In the end, it was Tang Ji who gave birth to Liu Fa, the sixth son of the emperor.

Looking at the four familiar faces in the past, Queen Jia subconsciously got up to greet her;

After the afterglow swept to herself, the bright red crown she was wearing, and the old eunuch's extremely deliberate cough sounded in her ears, Empress Jia pressed down the urge to get up and sat firmly on the top seat.

"Mrs. Cheng, Wang Yu of Shenglu, Wang Fei of Jiangdu, Wang Duan of Jiaoxi~"

As soon as the old eunuch sang, Cheng Ji stepped forward alone and knelt down in front of Queen Jia.

"The beauty of Wang's family, the birth of Jiaodong Wang Yu~"

"The beauty of Wang's family is a child, the eleventh son of the emperor Yue, the twelfth son of the emperor is sent, and the thirteenth son of the emperor is multiplied~"

With another singing, sisters Wang Wan and Wang Erjiao stepped forward in unison and knelt down one step behind Mrs. Cheng.

"The beloved Tang family, born Changsha Wang Fa~"

The last Tang Ji just stepped forward from his previous position and knelt down behind the two Wang sisters.

After the old eunuch 'introduced' the origins of the four people to Queen Jia, and the four of them knelt on the ground one after another, Queen Jia finally nodded slightly.

Then, the four women kowtowed to Queen Jia.

"Concubines, etc., see the queen's ······"

"May the queen be blessed for a long time······"

"—exempt, exempt;

"—Bestow the seat."

After the four of them bowed, Queen Jia opened her mouth and said the words 'free courtesy, give a seat', and this inexplicably somewhat embarrassing meeting was considered to have completed all the procedures.

Perhaps in the eyes of future generations, what happened in the Jiaofang Hall today is actually not a big deal.

But in fact, for the people of this era, it is this simple prostration and return of the salute, which is a very important and indispensable legal procedure for the status of the monarch and minister.

Before today, even if Empress Jia has lived in the pepper room, she has been officially canonized as the queen by the Empress Dowager Dou, and the ladies can not bow down as a monarch and minister when they see Empress Jia;

And after today's procedure is completed, Queen Jia has truly become the 'gentleman' of Mrs. Cheng, Wang Meiren's sisters, and Tang Ji.

Just like an ordinary family, when the concubine is carried into the door, she has to serve tea to the housewife first, and greet her every morning and evening - after today, between Queen Jia and the four women, there will be an additional status of monarch and minister, dignity and humility.

If it is an exaggeration: considering the identity of Queen Jia's 'master of the harem', after today's procedure, these four wives who gave birth to the prince will also be 'owned' by Queen Jia from now on.

Regardless of the actual situation, at least theoretically, Empress Jia will have the power to live and kill the four ladies from now on······

"When the matter is done, the slave will return to Changle and return to the Queen Mother."

"When I came, the queen mother entrusted the old slave and brought a message to the queen;"

"——Jiaofang Palace, it is also necessary to appoint a great Changqiu ······"

When the four ladies sat down separately, they each cast their uneasy eyes on Queen Jia, who was sitting on the top, and the old eunuch beside Queen Jia, and the old eunuch finally turned sideways again;

said something to Queen Jia, but it caused Queen Jia to raise her head in some panic, and said uneasily: "Big, big Changqiu? ”

"I was in Guangming Hall before, and there were no trusted eunuchs around me;"

"I don't know if this long autumn can be ······ by the queen mother"

Without waiting for Empress Jia to speak, the old eunuch smiled and shook his head.

"When the old slave came, the queen mother specially explained: This big long autumn must be appointed by the queen herself."

"——Da Changqiu, responsible for the affairs of the Jiaofang Palace, all the queen's subordinate officials of the Jiaofang Palace are in charge of Da Changqiu."

"The Queen Mother asked the old slave to tell the queen: To appoint Da Changqiu, you must be cautious ······"

After saying that, the old eunuch bowed to Queen Jia, then turned around, and spread his implicit warning gaze to the four ladies sitting on both sides of the hall.

"For the four ladies, the Queen Mother, there is also an explanation."

"——The queen has just moved into the pepper room, and all kinds of affairs are messy and have not yet been clarified."

"The Queen Mother said that if anyone dares to take advantage of this stall to do something that deceives the queen or is not conducive to the queen······"

"Ladies, you should understand the consequences of this······"

Meaningfully threw another warning to the four ladies, and the old eunuch walked with small steps peculiar to the eunuch, and walked towards the outside of the Jiaofang Palace.

And after the old eunuch left, the four ladies also cast their confused eyes on Queen Jia, who was the first to take the throne.

Feeling the four eyes on her, Queen Jia could only uncontrollably become uneasy again.

It took a lot of effort to force myself to calm down;

Think about what the Queen Mother and Empress Bo said to herself before, as well as the youngest son Liu Sheng, who has lived in the imperial palace, and Liu Pengzu, the eldest son who was passed on to 'Mrs. Bo'······

"Ladies, how are you doing?"

The chaotic thoughts finally turned into such a greeting, which also made Queen Jia's uneasy heart settle down inexplicably.

Empress Jia is really nervous;

To this day, Queen Jia still doesn't know what kind of face she should use to face the four women in front of her.

In the past, the four women in front of them were equal status with Queen Jia;

Even the Wang Meiren sisters and Tang Liangren, whose rank is not as good as 'Madame', did not have a status much lower than that of 'Mrs. Jia' at that time.

- said to be a lady, a beauty, a beloved, in the final analysis, they are all just concubines;

Now, these four ladies, beauties, and belovers are still 'concubines', and Queen Jia has become a 'wife'.

Such a change in status naturally made Queen Jia, who was already cautious and honest, at a loss.

But at this moment, Queen Jia still forced herself to calm down.

Because Queen Jia knows: herself, she must hold up the queen's shelf.

Even if it's not for yourself, it's for your beloved flesh and blood······

"Thanks to the queen's affection, the concubine is all right;"

"It's just that Yu, Fei, Fa, and Duan have all been crowned kings and gone to Kanto."

"The Xuanming Hall has been deserted a lot, and only the concubines and Tang Liangren are left······"

The first to answer was still Mrs. Cheng.

After Mrs. Cheng's answer, Queen Jia, who was sitting at the top, involuntarily took a deep breath.

"Hiss~~~"

"Hoo ~~~~~······"

···

"Mrs. Cheng, don't be too sad."

"——The prince is the king and the wings of the country, which is the rule of my Han family since the time of Emperor Taizu Gao."

"When our sons become kings and become vassals, they become human beings, and we should be happy."

"Even if I miss it, I can only force it in my heart, and then silently hope that His Majesty will be gracious, and call my son into the court from time to time, and come to see us by the way······"

was obviously a little too standard of relief, which made Mrs. Cheng slightly stunned, and quickly lowered her head, wiped the tears that had just been squeezed out, and nodded her head with a 'sob'.

I saw that Queen Jia exhaled a little more and looked at Tang Ji beside Mrs. Jia.

"Tang Ji is also in the Xuanming Palace, and on weekdays, she talks to Mrs. Cheng more;"

"If something doesn't go your way, you can also come to this Jiaofang Hall to find me."

"——In the past, I lived in Guangming Palace, and I was very close to Mrs. Cheng and Tang Ji."

"In the future, although due to identity, we can no longer be as close as in the past, but the friendship accumulated is always there······"

When talking to Tang Ji, Queen Jia's tone was obviously much softer, and there was inexplicably less hypocrisy, and more sincerity.

For Tang Ji, who gave birth to a prince but is still a 'beloved', even in the past, Queen Jia was quite sympathetic;

But now, Tang Ji's only son has also been sealed to the wet land of Changsha, which makes Queen Jia feel sad about this hard-lived woman.

For Empress Jia's kindness, Tang Ji was sincerely afraid, and said a few times 'I dare not ignore the dignity and humility of the upper and lower levels', and then sat back in her seat under the comfort of Mrs. Cheng.

And when Mrs. Jia's gaze moved from the east seat where Mrs. Cheng and Tang Ji were located to the Wang Meiren sisters in the west seat, the atmosphere in the hall had just become normal, and it was immediately suppressed again······

"The sons of the two ladies are still young;"

"And except for Yi, they haven't reached the age of being crowned kings."

"In the future, the two ladies will teach their respective sons well, teach them to be filial to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty."

"If you have something, you can also come to the Jiaofang Hall to find me."

···

"If you are really embarrassed to come to the pepper room, you can also ask someone to find the prince······"

Sorry, sorry, I woke up late.

There is a watch in the middle of the night, and it will definitely be sent out before dawn.

The fever has subsided, the headache is gone, but the throat is hoarse, so you don't have to worry too much.

Please also take care of your health, try to go out as much as possible, and have a good rest if you are unfortunately infected~

(End of chapter)