Chapter 430: The four realms of frost are unsustainable
It was frosty, and the emperor came to Tong'an Palace after the morning court.
"I haven't paid my respects to the concubine for many days. It's really unkind." The emperor said, "The weather is cold. Don't just put a basin of charcoal fire in the house."
"One pot is enough," Princess Rong said with a smile. "This is fine silver bone carbon, which is extremely flame-resistant. It's not very cold yet, and if the room is too hot, it's easy to get sick."
"The concubine has always cherished material resources. Even during the cold weather, she never produced too much charcoal in the house." The emperor heard this and said, "However, no matter how valuable things are, they are not as important as your body. You servants
A person must think of the princess wholeheartedly, so he cannot listen to everything she has to say."
Aunt Ningcui replied: "We all know His Majesty's filial piety, and we will serve him carefully."
"Aunt Ningcui, I remember that you are almost sixty years old, right?" Ningcui is the person closest to the concubine, and the emperor respects her very much.
"Your Majesty has such a good memory. This slave will be sixty years old after the Chinese New Year." Aunt Ningcui responded with a smile.
"Everyone in this room is fulfilling their filial duty for me." The emperor nodded, "I have long thought about giving you something, but I have too many things to do and I forgot about them when I was busy. I happened to mention it today.
, let’s just reward it!”
Zhang Ze came with the emperor today and quickly agreed.
Concubine Rong stopped and said, "Let's forget it! Such a big country has a lot to spend! I've heard vaguely these past two days that the north is not peaceful, but what's going on?"
"I asked the concubine to worry about it. It looks fine now. However, the Huns from the north are coming to grab things again. Winter will come in August in Hu land. I heard that there were several heavy snowfalls in succession, and the Huns were short of food and clothing.
, came to our side." The emperor deliberately wrote in an understatement.
"Alas, the trouble here has never been eliminated since ancient times." The concubine couldn't help but sigh, "Those Huns are the most cruel and cruel, and the people on the border have suffered again!"
"The Concubine is so kind-hearted that she cannot bear to hear anything like this. If there is such a thing in the future, don't let her know about it," the emperor said to the people in front of him.
The people below quickly agreed.
The emperor softened his expression and said, "But you must reward what you deserve. Zhang Ze will go to the warehouse to take a look and reward everyone in the palace from top to bottom according to their rank."
"Your Majesty, you know that I don't interfere with the affairs of the government unless it is absolutely necessary." Concubine Rong looked at the emperor and said, "But in the past two days, I have been thinking that the reason why the Xiongnu came brazenly to plunder may have something to do with the uncertainty in our government.
relation.
The civil strife in Zhao at that time was not due to Zhao's father being indecisive and having difficulty choosing between his eldest son and his youngest son.
Now that the queen has been deposed, although the prince's name is still there, he no longer lives in the East Palace. It is not an option to continue like this."
"What the concubine said is that I have been thinking about this for the past two days. But in your mind, who is the suitable candidate for the crown prince?" As soon as the emperor said this, the room became extremely quiet, and people even held their breath.
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"How can I find a suitable candidate? I think any of these grandchildren is good." Concubine Rong said, "In the end, it is Your Majesty who has to make the decision. I just want you to hurry up by saying this."
Make up your mind to avoid long nights and too many dreams.”
Just as the ten princesses came to greet them, the emperor and Concubine Rong stopped talking.
"Qiong Ying seems to have gained some weight these days," the emperor looked at the tenth princess, "She has become a big girl in the blink of an eye." (Actually, the age of the tenth princess was set a bit too young before, she should be sixteen now.
Seven years old.)
"Poor lady, she must be freezing! Come and sit down here quickly and bring her a cup of hot tea." Concubine Rong also said hurriedly.
Although the tenth princess can speak now, she has developed a silent temperament over the years. Most of the time she just smiles and only speaks when asked.
Therefore, when the emperor saw her, he couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't your mother come over?"
"Back to my father, my mother felt a little unwell and didn't come over." The tenth princess said.
"It's easy to get sick when the weather is cold," said Concubine Rong. "Is Concubine Li also sick these days?"
"There's nothing serious about Concubine Li. She's probably afraid of the cold and doesn't want to leave the house," the emperor said.
Qingyunfang was originally He Guiren's palace.
Now Yao Ziyun has been sent here.
There was only one palace maid and one nun beside her, and the rest of the people were locked up.
At this time, the room was as cold as an ice cellar. Although there was a charcoal basin on the floor, it was more ash and less charcoal, and there was no warmth.
Magpie hunched his neck and stood in front of the window with a plate of paste. He dipped the tip of his chopsticks into the paste and went to repair the damage on the window paper.
"The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are really bad. They didn't bother to re-paste the windows in such a cold weather." Nanny Hui was older and could not withstand the cold, and her face was as bitter as an old walnut.
Yao Ziyun is no longer the aloof queen. In this situation, it's good enough not to add insult to injury. Who will take the initiative to take care of her?
"It's already late, and the charcoal sender hasn't come yet." Magpie sighed, "I'll go out and take a look."
"Don't go," Yao Ziyun, who had been silent for the whole time, said, "Beggars know not to eat what they ask for, let alone me!"
"Master, don't be so discouraged. At least there is still a prince." Hui Hui persuaded her, "In fact, the prince sends people to bring carbon and food to us every day. They are all sincere, so why do you bother to refuse again and again?
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Yao Ziyun snorted coldly: "I would rather freeze to death and starve to death than don't want his things! I pretended that I never gave birth to him, I pretended that I just had a big spring and autumn dream these years!"
"I didn't expect that the phoenix that lost its hair still had some strength." Someone walked in from outside, but he heard his voice before seeing the person. "It's a pity that this strength is not worth a penny."
It was Ma Cairen who came. She was not sick, but came to see how Yao Ziyun was doing.
Yao Ziyun's clothes were decent, but her expression was gloomy, and eighty-nine points of her former beauty had been lost.
"I'm still wondering, why haven't you come to see the fun for so long?" Yao Ziyun sneered, "Why, you finally couldn't hold it in anymore today?"
Ma Cairen was wearing a cloak and holding a gilded hand stove in his hand. He looked at Yao Ziyun somewhat condescendingly: "Yes! You should come over and have a look. How can the former queen be in such an unbearable situation now?"
Can you survive the harsh winter?"
"You don't have to worry about it now. You can't control my life or death." Yao Ziyun sneered, "If you don't mind the cold, just come."
"I didn't come here in vain, I even brought something for you." Ma Cairen said, tilting his head slightly, and the palace maid who followed behind him brought the things up.
It is also a small hand stove with a very elegant shape.
"When I was packing my things two days ago, I found this thing in the box." Ma Cairen smiled, "You gave it to me when I first entered the palace. Now I give it back to you.
I hope it can accompany you through this winter."
Ma Cairen was not thinking about her old relationship, she just didn't want Yao Ziyun to die so soon.
She has committed so many sins, death is too cheap for her.