After hearing the content of today's quarrel in the court, Shen Huan said to Cui Shanggong: "Go and open the warehouse and take out all those jade ruyi, gold and silverware, antique calligraphy and paintings."
"Your Majesty, this is what you want to do..."
Shen Huan said calmly: "The war must be fought, and the victims must be rescued."
Cui Shanggong nodded: "Wei Chen understands" and then went to open the warehouse and took out all the things. He said to Shen Huan: "Even the queen has taken out these ladders. I guess the ladies in the harem will naturally They will also donate their money one after another.”
The corners of Shen Huan's lips raised slightly, and she smiled silently.
When the queen presented her body to the emperor through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the women in the harem donated their money to express their efforts to help the flood victims. After some calculations, the value of these things turned out to be We spent 400,000 taels of silver, which was enough to cope with the flood for a period of time, but it could not completely solve the flood.
With these silver taels, Xichen promoted a seventh-grade junior official who was far away in Bingzhou to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Such a transfer really aroused speculation, but insiders knew that Qian, the newly trusted Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Yi is a former disciple of Prime Minister Shen
Qian Yi immediately rushed to the disaster area with the 400,000 taels of silver and quickly took control of the situation. On the tenth day of July, all the victims were moved and the local officers and soldiers were also organized to fight floods and provide disaster relief.
The news quickly spread to the capital, and the outer court finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even the dull weather in Kyoto would not make people feel too depressed. In addition, the West Frontier was temporarily resting, but the North Country was obviously better, so Xichen and Finally, those officials no longer feel the pressure is too great.
Another evening after the rain, Xichen strolled outside the Chen Palace after finishing her political duties. She hesitated again at the door, but this time she did not walk away, but stepped into the gate of the Chen Palace.
Shen Huan was holding Zhao'er outside and teaching him how to speak. She had no other hobbies during this period except teaching Zhao'er how to speak. However, Zhao'er seemed very dissatisfied with her and often ignored her. Sometimes she simply ignored her. Shen Huan responded with a blind eye and was helpless by her, but Zhao'er is now seven months old, and why is there no sign of making a sound? It's really annoying!
Exhausted, Shen Wen almost raised his hands and surrendered. When he heard footsteps behind him, he thought it was Cui Shanggong, so he helplessly said: "Hey, why hasn't this child spoken yet? Even the simplest thing. My father and mother can't tell! I'm really anxious..." The person behind didn't respond. She looked back with a bitter look on her face, and what she saw was not Cui Shanggong, but Chu Xichen.
Shen Wen was completely stunned. She didn't know what to do. Zhao'er in her arms turned her little face to Xichen and actually laughed. She called out in a sweet voice: "Father!" Although the sound was not loud and somewhat vague, both Shen Huan and Xichen heard it, and both of them were stunned.
Xichen came over first and asked, "Did I hear it wrong? Zhao'er...he just..."
Shen Wen almost cried with joy. She shook Zhao'er and said, "Zhao'er, you call me again, call me again!" But Zhaoer quickly shut up and stopped making any sound. He just opened his round big eyes. Eyes, looking at them both funny
After coaxing for a long time, Zhao'er refused to speak again. Xichen and Shen Huan let out a long sigh, looked at each other, and then both laughed helplessly.
After a long time, Xichen raised his hand and stroked Shen Huan's forehead, and said softly: "Thank you very much."
"Huh?" Shen Huan's face felt slightly hot. It's really strange. At this time, is she also blushing?
Xichen smiled gently and said: "Thank you for taking care of me. Without your help, how could I have gotten the 400,000 taels of disaster relief money!" Looking at Shen Huan's slightly red cheeks, he said sincerely. :"Thank you"
Shen Huan sighed softly, but tears filled her eyes at the same time: "Oh, Your Majesty, between you and me, why do we need to say thank you?"
Xichen bent down, kissed her face gently, and whispered: "In addition to thanking you, I am also very sorry."
Shen Wen's tears suddenly welled up. She held Zhao'er with one hand and Xichen tightly with the other hand. She murmured: "It's me who should be sorry, Your Majesty, I'm so sorry..." He sobbed and said no. As she spoke, tears kept flowing until Zhaoer howled impatiently.
Xichen let her go, looked at Zhao'er, and said with a smile: "This little thing is really tormenting. Let's go back to the main hall."
Helping Shen Wen stand up, Xichen held Zhao'er in his arms, and the two walked in together. Qingyue and others were so surprised when they saw the two people who came in together that they even forgot to salute until they both entered the inner hall. , Qingyue and others asked each other in a panic: "That... was the emperor just now? Is it the emperor? Oh, the emperor is here! The emperor is finally here!" After a messy panic, they finally regained their composure, Start preparing dinner
After putting Zhao'er back in the stroller and letting the nanny watch, Xichen personally pulled Shen Huan to sit on the edge of the bed, looked at her again and again, and sighed: "Huan Huan has lost weight, it's all my fault."
Shen Wen smiled slightly and shook his head, but said in a resentful tone: "You neglected me so much that you put me down for three months! Forget it, but you actually... actually favored that girl !”
Xichen gently tapped her nose and said with a smile: "I thought my queen was broad-minded, but I didn't expect that she would be so jealous for no reason! Haha, to tell you the truth, Ruo Bi is really innocent. , a child who knows nothing, although I say that I favor her, no matter whether it is in Qian Palace or in Chen Mengxuan, I have never touched her. At most, I just sleep with her in the same clothes."
Shen Huan was startled and looked at him in confusion: "You are really just... what about Ruo Bi?"
Xichen smiled and said, "No one has taught her this, and no one has taken the initiative to tell her this, so how could she understand? Maybe she always thought that this would count as being favored by me?"
Shen Wen thought blankly for a while, and suddenly sighed: "It's in vain that she has been carrying this burden for so long... Oh! Everyone in the harem is jealous of her." Then she smiled bitterly and said: "You are indeed jealous of her. You acted so dotingly that you even gave her the pearl necklace Xiao Wumian brought back, and I almost misunderstood you."
Xichen kissed her cheek again and said softly: "I'm sorry, if Huanwan likes her, I'll ask her to come over."
Shen Wen pushed him away and said coldly: "I don't want things that others have used..."
Xichen pretended to be surprised and said: "When did Huanhua become so stingy? Shouldn't good things be shared with others?"
Shen Wen was startled, but said: "If it were before, I would have been very generous in sharing with others, but now, I don't want to share with others anymore! Love is selfish and does not tolerate hypocritical sharing."
(PS: Have the children who criticized Xichen changed their minds? Have they changed? You can’t afford to hurt the miserable emperor!)