CHAPTER XXVIII
Following the queen is not without gains, Wen Jing also learned a lot from Queen Song.
The harem is an enlarged version of the backyard of each house, but compared to other backyards, the harem is more like an abyss, which can devour people at all times.
The queen is decisive and very methodical. It is able to convince people with reason, but also to make good use of punishment. Let both the concubines and the palace maids and eunuchs in the harem respect and fear her, and Concubine Rong Guifei couldn't take advantage of the loopholes many times. This is also the reason why in addition to the support of the Song family, she can sit firmly on the queen's phoenix throne.
Wen Jing can get a glimpse of Queen Song's style of doing things from small things, and she has been thinking deeply on the way home.
It wasn't until Lan Wei brought a cup of hot tea to her that Wen Jing suddenly found that she was already sitting on a chair in Changchun Garden.
Wen Jing smiled a little for a while: "Your Highness can go back to the mansion?" ”
Zhuyun, who stayed in the mansion, stepped forward: "Your Highness has been handling political affairs in Guanlan Garden, and it seems that lunch has never been passed on." ”
Wen Jing knew that the Jiangnan smuggling salt case was at a critical time, and Emperor Kande handed over the matter to Lord Zhao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, at the Dragon Boat Banquet, and it was originally the Criminal Department that sent someone to Jiangnan to find out the matter. However, in the past few days, the prince's faction and King Ning's faction have played several games, and in the end, this hot potato actually fell on the head of Han Ergongzi.
Han Ergongzi had just been admitted to the Jinshi the year before last, and he was also doing such an idle job in the Hanlin Academy. This year happened to be the time of the transfer, and there was such a big thing on the table, Han Ergongzi scolded in his heart, but he was still serious on the surface.
Han Ergongzi is Jiang Xufeng's companion, if he really finds out something in Jiangnan, the consequences will be unimaginable, so King Ning's faction will not let his trip go so smoothly.
In order not to let King Ning and his faction find out the itinerary, Han Er took the twenty guards assigned to him by Jiang Xufeng yesterday and left Beijing in the middle of the night, and went straight to Jiangnan all the way.
When Wen Jing appeared in Guanlan Garden with a food box, the entire garden was quiet, and the people who were waiting for it were breathing lightly, silently staring at their toes.
The door of the main room was closed, and the eunuch Holly, who was guarding the door, saw the crown princess and hurried to meet him.
"The slave greets the princess."
Wen Jing raised his hand: "Your Highness is still busy?" I have heard that the temple has not eaten in the afternoon, and although the government is busy, you should also pay attention to your health, and you should also persuade you. ”
She said this as a routine inquiry, and did not mean to blame. Holly also hurriedly agreed, smiling.
Wen Jinglai also had something to ask Jiang Xufeng, thought about it, and said: "Lan Qian, ask the dining room to prepare some porridge, Your Highness has been busy for a day, and will use some light cushions to cushion your stomach first." ”
Then, she turned her head to Holly and said, "If the weather is good, I'll go to the pavilion over there and wait for Your Highness." ”
Holly naturally asked someone to wait, and there was still a discussion in the house, Wen Jing motioned for them to lower their voices, and Lan Ling didn't have to wait for anything when they were there.
In front of Jiang Xufeng stood a middle-aged man, his appearance was not good, his figure was medium, he was the appearance of most middle-aged people, wearing the most ordinary doorman clothes.
The middle-aged man whispered a few words, and Jiang Xufeng's slender fingers tapped a few times on the palm of his hand: "Lone knows, you go back first, you don't have to see each other if you have nothing to do." ”
The middle-aged man looked up with some hesitation, and stopped talking.
Jiang Xufeng snorted, and his tone was a little cold: "You haven't forgotten your business." Do your thing, and someone will let you know when the time comes. ”
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness." The middle-aged man gave up and withdrew.
Jiang Xufeng lit the paper in his hand with a candle, and the warm yellow candle flame reflected his eyes, revealing an indelible meaning.
Zhu Zhan looked at His Royal Highness's usual expression: "Your Highness, the crown princess has been waiting outside for a while. ”
Although the people outside lowered their voices, they could still hear one or two, Jiang Xufeng patted the ashes in his hand: "Well, please come in." ”
In the food box is the pastry that Wen Jing and Miss An newly learned, at first I just tried it, but I didn't want to make it to look good and taste good. I made a lot, and there was still a lot left, so Wen Jing brought it to Jiang Xufeng to taste.
Before Wen Jing entered the main room, she saw a middle-aged man saluting her. Thinking that it was Jiang Xufeng's strategist, Wen Jing didn't pay much attention to it, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of a shallow scar on the man's left hand, which should be a new injury, and there was still white around it.
"Princess Lao and the others." Jiang Xufeng saw the food box carried by the maidservant behind Wen Jing and laughed.
"The concubine was quite worried when she heard that His Highness had not had lunch, so she made some pastries and tasted them first." Wen Jing put the plates of the food box on the low table one by one, "The concubine also warmed the porridge in the dining room, and His Royal Highness should not eat too much, and use it more when it comes to dinner." ”
"Okay," Jiang Xufeng has always looked like he is easy to talk in front of Wen Jing, and he is indeed hungry, so he took a piece of pastry and ate it first, and boasted: "The crown princess has excellent skills." ”
Wen Jing bowed his head, which can be regarded as inheriting his praise.
Jiang Xufeng was amused by Wen Jing, he used to praise people, and those who were praised always had to be polite to him, but the crown princess was different. He ate a few more pastries, and his hunger was much less: "The crown princess entered the palace today, and she should be very happy to come to the queen mother." ”
"Your Highness knows?" Wen Jing felt stupid again after asking, "Yes, the queen mother said that the lord of Rong'an will return to Beijing recently, and the concubines will help with some trivial things." ”
Jiang Xufeng knows what kind of character his mother has, and he loves Rong An more sincerely than his son. wanted to sneer, but Kankan couldn't help it: "Those things will be done by the people in the palace, don't be tired, princess." ”
Wen Jing has always felt that Jiang Xufeng's attitude towards Queen Song is very strange, and there must be maintenance, but the mother and son get along with each other with a very deliberate alienation. It's not Queen Song, it's Jiang Xufeng.
Wen Jing didn't go into the relationship between their mother and son, and asked a few words about the lord of Rong'an, which was basically the same as what he heard from the queen.
"Your Highness, there is one more thing about the concubine." Wen Jing took the hot porridge in the tray and handed it to Jiang Xufeng, "The concubine thought, the current house doctor Zhang Langzhong is old, it is better to change a medical girl to come in, the lady in the house has a headache and brain fever, and it is more convenient to see a doctor." ”
Zhang Langzhong was recruited into the house when Mama Fang was there, it was not arranged by Jiang Xufeng, and it was okay to change Jiang Xufeng or not. Moreover, Jiang Xufeng and Wen Jing do not need to be seen by a house doctor, and other female relatives are easy to treat minor illnesses, and they have to ask for a doctor for major illnesses.
"Lonely, you can ask the hospital." Jiang Xufeng nodded, there are also his people in the Tai Hospital, since the crown princess has a request, by the way.
Wen Jing naturally readily agreed, and she was still thinking about whether to ask the Tai Hospital, Jiang Xufeng thought of one thing with herself.
In the evening, Jiang Xufeng followed Wen Jing back to Changchun Garden, he has been busy recently, and he hasn't been in the backyard for several days. This night tossed Wen Jing a lot, and the second day was exempted from the backyard to ask for peace.
Song Liangdi said many sour words without mentioning it, and three days later, the lord of Rong'an returned to Beijing.