"She is not the only one who has no children in the palace, but there is no one like her." Hongli scolded him coldly. Seeing the worry on Xianyue's face, his heart softened and he said, "Yunyi has always been with you and Concubine Hui. If we get closer, your two persuasion might be more useful than mine. Besides, I really don't have the time to care about these things right now."
Xianyue said in surprise: "Your Majesty said so, but the court affairs are too troublesome?"
Hongli sighed: "Things in court have always been difficult, but this summer has been especially difficult." Under Xianyue's worried eyes, he said: "The capital is fine, but... the places outside the capital have been suffering from drought for months. It is said that it is difficult to irrigate the fields and even draw water. I have sent people to transfer water everywhere, but there are many dry places and I cannot transfer much. I can only barely hold on. If the drought continues, sooner or later I will not be able to hold on. In the capital city, if there is no rain within a month, the water storage in rivers and lakes everywhere may be bottomed out, and people will be anxious by then, and we don’t know what will happen.”
Xia Yue could still help Hongli make suggestions for other things, but she was really powerless in matters like God's will. She could only advise: "The emperor is diligent and loves the people. The sky will surely rain as soon as possible to alleviate the drought."
"I hope so." Although Hongli responded like this, Xianyue could tell that he didn't have much confidence. He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but didn't know what to say. He could only hold Hongli's hand silently.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, Hongli smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things. In short, the only thing you have to do now is to take good care of yourself and give birth to a legitimate son for me. This child is what I am looking forward to." It’s been a long time.”
"Yes." When Xianyue responded, Xiao Wu walked in and called Qian'er and said: "To inform the emperor, someone from the Yangxin Hall came to report that several adults asked to see the emperor!"
Hongli frowned and said, "I have only been in court for a short time, and they come to see me again. Are they really not going to let me live in peace for a moment?"
Xianyue straightened Hongli's collar and said softly: "Several adults are so eager to see you. They must have something important to do. Your Majesty, please go quickly. I have Qi Kuan and the others waiting on me here, so you don't have to worry."
Hongli said helplessly: "Okay, be careful and don't be careless. I'll come see you later."
Both Hongli and the people around the capital were looking forward to the rain coming down from heaven as soon as possible. However, God seemed to be deliberately teasing them and refused to let it rain. The weather became hotter day by day, causing droughts in various places. It became more and more serious, and even the capital began to be affected, making the people miserable.
Because of this matter, Hongli did not set foot in the harem for many days and stayed in the Yangxin Hall. He spent all day and night thinking about solving the people's water problem. If it was not solved, let alone the harvest problem, just the people. They are dying of thirst; no matter how stable a country may seem to foreigners, once it has internal troubles, it will be a matter of time before foreign troubles arise. At the beginning of July, news came from Tibet that the Tibetan commander-in-chief Julmat Namzal was reorganizing the army. , I am afraid that there is something unscrupulous; this news will undoubtedly make Hongli worse and more troublesome.
However, no matter how busy Hongli was, he would still send Xiaowu to Kunning Palace every morning and evening to ask if Xianyue's mother and son were well. He would come to visit in person every few days. Whenever Xianyue asked about the affairs of the previous dynasty, he would try his best to That's an understatement.
However, Xianyue had been married to him for so many years, and when she saw his increasingly haggard face, how could she not understand that she could do nothing but pretend to be happy and relieved, and kneel before the gods and Buddhas to pray.
Man-made disasters can be avoided, as well as natural disasters... How can people fight against heaven? If God is cruel and cuts off the lives of thousands of people, then... they will only have one way to die without any accidents.
"Master!" Qi Kuan's voice pulled Xianyue out of her thoughts. She raised her eyes and looked at Qi Kuan who was standing at the bottom and said, "What's the matter?"
Qi Kuan smiled and said: "A new batch of koi carps have arrived from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I just went to see them. Each tail is bright red and very beautiful. Zhou Quan originally planned to put them all in Linyuan Pond.
But I thought it was hot today and my master was pregnant with Liujia, so it would be inconvenient to go to Linyuan Pond, so I asked him for a dozen tails and kept them in a big bamboo basket with green tiles and flowers in our palace courtyard. The master could do it at any time.
You can see it.”
Xianyue took a sip of the lotus seed soup brought by Jinping and said, "Have you brought it already?"
"I have already asked Zheng Jiu to go and will get it soon. In addition, I am thinking of planting a few more water lilies. In this way, wouldn't the red lotus koi be more pleasing to the eye?"
"Jinping, go and tell Zheng Jiu not to take the koi. All the koi will be put in Linyuan Pond." After hearing this, Qi Kuan said in shock: "Master, why is this, don't you like it?
But... I remember that you said before that you prefer Chonghua Palace to Yanxi Palace because it is close to Linyuan Pond and you can see the koi carps swimming in the pond at any time."
Xianyue held the beaded flowers on her temples and said slowly, "I like her, but it's not suitable at this moment."
"Why?" Faced with Qi Kuan's puzzled look, Xianyue put down the porcelain spoon in her hand and said, "Calculate for yourself, how many days has it been since the beginning of summer that there hasn't been a drop of rain?"
Jin Ping's mind was spinning very fast. As soon as he heard this, he guessed what Xianyue meant, "Master is reluctant to part with the water for raising koi?"
"Yes, there is a drought and no rain, and it is difficult for the people to live. For them, every drop of water is extremely precious. How can I waste water on raising koi carps?"
As soon as Xianyue finished speaking, there was a burst of noise outside the palace. Immediately afterwards, Zheng Jiu pushed the door open and came in. He said with a smile: "I would like to greet my master. The koi that Eunuch Qi ordered me to pick up has been delivered.
Because of the hot weather and the bumpy road, I was afraid that the koi would not be able to bear it, so I asked them to put them under the eaves and wait until the sun went down before pouring them into the big bamboo basket wrapped with green tiles and flowers."
Xianyue frowned and said: "There is no need to dump it, just send it directly to Linyuan Pond and put everything into the pond."
"Ah?" Zheng Jiu looked at Xianyue dumbfounded, and then turned his gaze to Qi Kuan, not understanding what was going on.
Qi Kuan said softly: "Master, since you have brought them, just keep them. You will feel better when you look at those koi every day. Besides, it doesn't take much water to fill a big gourd. Even if you don't use it, don't worry."
My master is still using it and can’t save it at all.”
Jinping also remembered something and said: "Master, Eunuch Qi is right. A few days ago, my slave passed by Jingyang Palace and saw the palace servants there pouring water on the ground. She said that Concubine Shen disliked the heat, so she
Every day after the sun goes down, water is poured over every inch of the ground in Jingyang Palace so that it will be cooler."