"It is said that it is difficult to reconcile people's opinions. How can the emperor expect everyone to think the same as you." Ling Ruo handed the chopsticks to Yinzhen and said: "Besides, the queen has followed the emperor for decades and has been doing her best to assist the emperor. The ministers do not want the emperor to
It is reasonable to abolish the queen. Since the matter has been decided, there is no need for the emperor to think about it anymore. It is better to eat quickly, otherwise the food will be tasteless when it is cold. "
Yinzhen shook his head and said helplessly: "I can only give up for now." After that, he looked at Ling Ruo and said with some guilt: "I'm just afraid of wronging you. After all, the Queen treats you like this..."
Before Yinzhen could finish speaking, Ling Ruo interrupted: "If the emperor really treats me as his wife, please stop saying such things. No matter what the emperor does, I will never blame you."
Yinzhen nodded and said nothing more, but there was still a gloomy look on his face. After a long time, he suddenly held Ling Ruo's hand and said loudly: "Don't worry, I will pay you back the justice I owe you sooner or later."
"I believe it." In an imperial family, it is not easy to say that you believe it. Many times, you don't mean what you say and just say it casually.
However, Ling Ruo is obviously not being perfunctory, but truly believes in Yinzhen. After so many ups and downs, it would really be a joke if he still can't trust him.
In the next few days, everything was calm in the palace. The queen was confined in Kunning Palace. Ling Ruo was in charge of the harem affairs. One of the important things she encountered was the draft in August. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had counted all the candidates.
The draft girls were compiled into a book and handed over to Ling Ruo.
One day when talking about this matter with Yinzhen, Yinzhen said half-jokingly: "It's enough for me to have you, why would I choose so many beautiful girls?"
Ling Ruo pursed her lips and smiled and said: "If the emperor orders the cancellation of the draft, I'm afraid I will become the one you all lords criticize again, saying that I seduced the Lord, and ordered the Emperor to favor only me."
"Those people..." Speaking of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Yinzhen was also angry and helpless. Before he could continue, Ling Ruo said: "The draft every three years is a rule set by our ancestors. In fact,
It’s not appropriate to cancel it suddenly. If the emperor doesn’t want to miss those beautiful girls, he should just choose a few less.”
"That's the only way." Yinzhen took a grape from the side, peeled off the skin one by one, and handed it to Ling Ruo's mouth. After the latter finished eating, he spat out a few seeds and said with a strange look on his face: "Okay
It’s sweet, your Majesty should also try it.”
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that there has been a lot of rain across the country this year, so the grapes brought here are not as sweet as in previous years. I have tasted a few, and most of them were bland. I didn't expect the ones you have here to be sweet."
"Your Majesty, you'll know after you try it." With that said, Ling Ruo had already peeled one off. As soon as Yinzhen opened his mouth and ate it, his expression changed. After he barely ate it, he frowned and said, "How sweet is it?
It's obviously very sour." When he saw the smile on Ling Ruo's lips, he immediately understood and pretended to be angry: "You noble concubine, are you deliberately teasing me?"
Ling Ruo laughed and said: "How dare I, I? Everything I said is true. How can there be any reason why the grapes fed by the emperor himself are not sweet? The emperor feels sour. I think it is because of my concubine. If it were changed,
A young and beautiful woman comes to feed you. No matter how sour the emperor is, he must find it sweet."
Listening to her words, Yinzhen was angry and funny, "Where do you come from with so many fallacies? I have already said that I am satisfied with you by my side."
Ling Ruo didn't know what Yinzhen was thinking. She was just joking with him. After the joke, she said seriously: "But there are two things that we can do together during this draft."
"Two things?" Yinzhen said with some surprise: "Which two things, please tell me?"
Ling Ruo asked someone to take down the grapes and then said: "Your Majesty has forgotten that Hongli is already seventeen and Hongzhan is sixteen. It's time for them to get married."
After hearing Ling Ruo's words, Yinzhen slapped his forehead and said: "There have been so many things going on in the court recently. I almost forgot about their marriage. I was really careless. You had to remind me, otherwise I wouldn't have known how to do it." How long will the two of them be delayed?"
Ling Ruo said with a smile: "We can take advantage of this draft to find a dignified direct descendant, Fujin, so that they can start working for the royal family as soon as possible. Considering that the second elder brother has been married for many years, I have several heirs."
When Ling Ruo mentioned Hong Shi, Yinzhen's face turned cold, and he immediately said as if nothing had happened: "The beautiful girls will come to Beijing next month and be placed in Zhongcui Palace. You should pay more attention then and see which beautiful girls are suitable." .”
Ling Ruo agreed, then turned to ask about the issue of sharing the land with the family that Yinzhen mentioned last time, and said: "Has the emperor already decided on the trial in Zhejiang?"
"Well, I have already asked Sixi to draft an edict, and it will be officially issued in a few days. However, it is not only Zhejiang that is trying out the new policy, but also Henan." At this point, a glimmer of light flashed across Yinzhen's eyes, "As long as this If these two provinces achieve results, I will have enough reasons to implement the New Deal nationwide."
Ling Ruo said softly: "The emperor is devoted to the country and the people, and works day and night. Being able to become the emperor's subjects is really a blessing to the people. The emperor will be praised in the history books for hundreds of generations."
Yinzhen smiled calmly and said: "I don't think so much. I just want to do as many things as possible that are beneficial to the country and the people. As for whether future generations will praise or criticize, I have already passed away. I still care about these things. In short, I Just feel free to feel guilty."
Ling Ruo didn't say anything more, just silently held Yinzhen's hand. She was not sure how future generations would evaluate Yinzhen, and she couldn't interfere, but in her heart, Yinzhen was the best emperor. one.
When Yinzhen announced in the court that Zhejiang and Henan would be the trial areas for the new deal, he was not surprisingly opposed by many ministers. However, it was only a trial implementation and not many officials and interests were involved. Yinzhen had already compromised on the matter of the family once. The ministers were afraid that things would turn upside down and did not dare to push too hard, so the matter was finally settled. Zhejiang and Henan were used as pilots to implement the new policy for a period of one year to observe the effects. .
Whether it was the fact that the Nala family was almost deposed or the New Deal involving the whole country, Hongshi didn't know, nor did he want to know. He was just drunk and dreaming in Yixiangyuan, living a life where he didn't know what to do tomorrow. He was demoted to Not only did Baylor not calm down after that, but he even got worse. He used to go back to the palace frequently, but now he often doesn't go back for days and nights. When he ran out of money, he asked Wang Zhong to go to the palace to get it. Yixiangyuan is the largest in the capital. You can imagine the cost of a jilun. If you stay there all day and night like Hongshi did, the money will be like running water. In just half a month, half of the money on the account will be gone. As a result, there were problems with the normal expenses of the mansion. Several Fu Jin and concubine Fu Jin in the mansion complained. Finally, they went to Lan Ling and asked Lan Ling, the direct Fu Jin, to make the decision for them and persuade Hong Shi.