Not long after Yonghu's full moon, Wu Zhaku resumed his daily greetings and came to Shu Jin every day to study palace affairs.
It's just that the weather is getting colder and colder, so it's not convenient to bring Yonghu here often.
"By the way, the construction of Savatthi City has just been completed, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is starting to arrange the melons and fruit scented candles. You can go and inspect it while the weather is still good, so as not to let them fail to do their best." Shu Jin said slowly.
"Yes." Mrs. Wu Zaku nodded seriously, "The emperor believes in Buddhism. I am afraid that he will often go to Savatthi City to burn incense and worship Buddha in the future. I must arrange it carefully."
Savatthi City is a Buddhist city built in the Old Summer Palace. Yongzheng believed in Buddhism, so he built this small city after the city of the capital of the ancient Indian bridge Saro Kingdom. It enshrines the third Buddha and Maitreya Buddha, and has a large collection of all the dynasties of the Qing Dynasty.
There are tens of thousands of golden Buddha statues, precious ritual objects, scriptures and Buddhist incense sent as tribute from Tibet, Mongolia and other vassals.
Thinking of this, Shu Jin secretly sighed, fearing that these things would be looted in the future.
But then I thought about it, history has changed, but Hongzhou is better than that prodigal Hongli, right?
Of course, the feudal dynasty was bound to fall, and Shu Jin had neither the interest nor the ability to save it.
That being the case, he simply didn't think too much about it and instead smiled and said: "The emperor liked to worship Buddha when he was staying in his residence. After he ascended the throne, he doted on Taoist priests and loved alchemy..."
This belief is quite complicated. Shu Jin complained silently.
Mrs. Wu Zhaku didn't dare to answer this question, so she just laughed. His Majesty was taking more and more elixirs, and many people felt it was inappropriate, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Shu Jin waved his hand, "That's all, let's not mention this anymore."
She looked at the clear blue sky outside the window, "The Old Summer Palace is getting bigger and bigger, but you have to pay more attention to it." - After Yongzheng ascended the throne, the expansion project of the Old Summer Palace has not stopped in these years, and Penglai Island,
Also from Savatthi City, no less than 100,000 civilians are requisitioned every year, and the money is spent like water.
Mrs. Wu Zaku hurriedly responded: "My son, I will be more attentive."
After sending Wu Zhaku to the study to check the account books, Shu Jin asked Aunt Lan Ruo: "This month, does the emperor have a minister's office?"
Lan Ruo whispered: "Liu promised to be summoned to Concubine Xi's palace three days ago."
This Liu promised to be the first imperial concubine to be promoted to the throne when the fourth concubine was re-established. Now she is not favored. However, the emperor has become less and less fond of him now. Like Liu promised to sleep with him almost every month.
It is already considered one of the best.
Shu Jin initially suspected that this Liu family was a modest concubine in history, so he stuffed her into Concubine Xi's Yinghui Palace. Even though the Dog Emperor was getting older, he was still young and beautiful in recent years.
Girl, there are quite a few official ladies living in the back room of Qingyan Hall in Jiuzhou. Fortunately, Mrs. Liu caught up with the Great Feng that year, so she got a seventh-level consent.
Then he asked Lan Ruo: "Are there any other concubines named Liu or... um, official women in the palace?"
Lan Ruo shook her head: "Only this one."
Oh, that didn't run away.
As long as Liu is taken care of and an old son is taken care of by Yongzheng, Concubine Xi can be considered a credit. However, Shu Jin has always been doubtful about this - after all, the emperor has not had any children born for so many years, and this Liu family
I don’t know if it’s just bad luck or some other reason.
So Shu Jin would rather take advantage of Concubine Xi than let his own people take risks.
Aunt Lan Ruo was a little confused: "The empress seems to be paying special attention to Liu Yaosheng, but is there anything wrong with her?"
Of course, Shu Jin couldn't say that this little girl would be able to give birth to a son for the bad old man in the future. He just smiled and said, "There are not many concubines who are favored nowadays. Liu Yaosheng can be considered a rising star."
Aunt Lan Ruo said with a smile: "Compared to Concubine Dunsu in the early years, Concubine Ning is really nothing."
But he will be blessed later! Shu Jin said silently.
Aunt Lan Ruo said in a low voice: "Several young masters in Concubine Mao's Palace have not favored her for a long time. Apart from Mrs. Liu, only Gao Yingxing and a few other court ladies from the imperial court are still sleeping with her."
Shu Jin secretly thought: Damn old man, this is no longer possible...
Lan Ruo sighed and said: "The two Chang Zai who were born in the draft are becoming more and more unpopular, but the two who were born as palace maids were overpowered. It's really disappointing!"
Shu Jin smiled: "Everyone has his own ambitions."
Most of them are not willing to serve this bad old man!
Under Shu Jin's rule, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not allowed to deduct the salary of the concubines. If there was any surplus of charcoal in winter and ice in summer, more concubines at the lower level would be rewarded. Tributes from various places were also indispensable for these nobles. They were always there, as promised.
share.
Therefore, even if he is not favored, his life is still relatively prosperous.
If this happens, won't there be no motivation to compete for favor?
Lan Ruo stomped her feet: "Aren't they afraid of growing old and being lonely and helpless without a child?!"
Shu Jin secretly laughed and whispered: "Is it possible that if they compete for favor, they can have children?"
Damn, the old man is getting old! He can’t do it anymore!
Lan Ruo quickly covered her mother-in-law's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Shu Jin cursed: I am telling the truth!
The concubines in the harem have not had a happy marriage for many years, and now the three older princes are the main force in giving birth! Hai Changzai and Na Changzai are also sensible people, knowing that the emperor is not easy to serve, and they try their best to please the emperor.
, the emperor is also powerless! Even if he is "strong" several times, it is difficult to get pregnant.
In this case, it is better to lie down.
Shu Jin smiled and said: "Now the harem is harmonious and the concubines are in harmony. This is a good thing." - Thinking about the years when Xiao Nian Gao and the Wu family were fighting, she had to be the women's director every now and then to mediate conflicts. It was really
It's really tiring.
The sun was fine in the afternoon, so Uzhakku went to Savatthi City to inspect it. Shujin finished stamping the seal in one click and went out to walk his dog.
Yunzi is already an old dog, and his coat is not very shiny and smooth. Even when he goes out for a walk, he doesn't like to move much. Not long after walking, he sat down under the crabapple tree, letting the Shih Tzu "Yi Guang" wander around it.
He was jumping around in front of him, not moving at all.
Seeing that Yunzi ignored him, Xiao Yiguang seemed quite depressed, so he ran into the crabapple forest to have some fun. At this time of the year, the crabapple tree was full of fruits, and the branches were full of red, which was quite eye-catching.
At this time, laughter came from not far away: "Hey, three sisters, look at what a cute puppy!"
Immediately, someone responded meekly: "That's a Shih Tzu, right? It even has pigtails!"
Shu Jin raised his eyes and saw a few familiar faces, Wang Changzai, Ji Changzai, Yun Changzai and the young and pretty Liu Yaosheng. Needless to say, they were all from the imperial concubine Xi's palace.
In fact, the three Wangs are not old, they can even be said to be in their prime, but after all, they are not as delicate as Liu Shengxing's little face.
"Greetings to the imperial concubine!" The four people saw the imperial concubine's appearance and came up to salute one after another.
The little Shih Tzu dog also ran back at this time and rubbed at Shu Jin's feet, which almost turned him into a cute person.
Wang Changzai, the eldest among the four, smiled and said, "The imperial concubine's pet dog is really well-behaved."
The youngest Liu promised to look directly at Shu Jin's pet dog and couldn't help but asked cautiously: "I wonder if this Shih Tzu has a name?"
Shu Jin said: "My name is Yi Guang."
Liu promised to be stunned for a moment, "Xi Shi?!"
Shu Jin nodded, yes, the Shih Tzu's surname was Shi and her given name was Yi Guang. She was too lazy to give the Shih Tzu this name.
Wang Changzai had doubts on his Wentun face: "It... seems to be a male, right?"
Shu Jin: Well... indeed.
The autumn wind rustled, and everyone was silent.
Liu promised to put on a sweet smile: "I really want to raise a puppy." As he said this, he looked at Shu Jin pitifully.
Shu Jin:???Aren’t you quite pampered? Go and act coquettishly with the bad old man!