The day after moving into the palace, King Qian received the latest news from Jiankang.
"Hua Shaojin, an old man, has been in the officialdom for decades, controlling the court and forming cliques for personal gain. He appears to be upright and upright in front of outsiders, but in fact he acts shamelessly, despicably and dirty."
Mr. Zhang's hand holding the tea cup trembled slightly, and he cursed in his heart, since Hua Shaojin is such a miserable person, why do you still want to marry him, my lord?
To put it bluntly, at the beginning, I was not interested in the power of Washington, and felt that Washington’s status in the imperial court was worthy of your family name.
Now that he has lost power, the dandy prince who only cared about eating, drinking and having fun in the capital now knows that he has added insult to injury.
But, having said that, even if the prince adds insult to injury, the Hua family deserves it.
I think the reason why they were able to come to Lingnan in the first place was due to Hua Shaojin's hard work.
Although they had a plan in mind, it was undeniable that Hua Shaojin had made trouble for them in Prince Qian's Mansion.
Now that Washington is in trouble, Mr. Zhang only feels happy and unsympathetic at all.
"Now that the Washington Palace has been confiscated by the new emperor, the entire Hua family has been sent to prison. Judging from the behavior of the new emperor, he has not killed all the Hua family or beheaded them, so the most likely option is to confiscate the entire family and send them into exile." Mr. Zhang read it.
Mr. Yan asked: "I just don't know where the emperor will exile the Hua family?"
Exile to Lingnan, exile to Mobei, exile to Liaodong, or exile to southwest?
Mr. Yan thought for a while and then said: "Other places are possible. Since the prince is here in Lingnan, it is absolutely impossible for the new emperor to send the Hua family to Lingnan."
Lingnan is under the care of the royal family, so sending the Hua family here will not achieve the purpose of undergoing hardship and reforming.
To be honest, Mr. Yan really admired the new emperor through this incident. I don’t know how he came up with such a method. He resorted to thunderous means at a lightning speed and convicted the chief minister of confiscating his house!
King Qian gloated and said with a smile: "As far as I am concerned, it is best to send his family to Mobei. The land is windy and sandy, has few water resources, is cold in winter and warm in summer. It can completely achieve the purpose of exile. It will take a lot of effort and hard work.
His bones and muscles are starved for his body and skin. Let old man Hua, who is used to enjoying the prosperity of the world, experience the hardships of the common people at the bottom!"
Mr. Zhang shook his head helplessly, "Your Majesty, please don't forget that he is your son and daughter. Now that we have received this news, should we inform you?"
The smile on King Qian's face froze slightly, he thought for a moment and waved his hand, "Tell the boss. As for whether he will tell his wife after hearing this, we won't care."
Mr. Zhang shook his head. The prince was so indifferent to his family. When he was in Gyeonggi, he had a bad reputation and his words and deeds were outrageous. Most of the ministers in the court hated him and disdained to associate with a dandy like him.
In the end, Hua Shaojin arranged for him to be transferred to Lingnan, and no one in the court spoke for him, otherwise the decree to come to Lingnan would not have been issued smoothly.
"Your Majesty, I would like to see you."
The boy guarding the door knocked gently.
King Qian was stunned, "It's a coincidence. Does the boss know the news?"
Mr. Yan reminded, "Maybe the uncle came to see the prince for other matters."
"Oh, that's right." King Qian looked at Anu who was standing next to him, "Let him come in."
"Father."
Li Chengshang came in and bowed to King Qian.
"Sit down."
King Qian carefully observed the eldest son's expression, but did not see panic or urgency on his face. He wondered in his heart, did the eldest son not know about the situation of the Hua family?
"Did you come here today for something?"
Li Chengshang felt the coolness in the study and said "Hmm", "I came here because I want to discuss something with my father."
King Qian asked casually: "What's the matter?"
The two gentlemen in the study looked at Li Chengshang, wondering what he had come to discuss with the prince.
Anu saw Li Chengshang glance at the ice basin in the corner of the study from time to time, and his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.
As expected, what Li Chengshang started talking about was related to the ice basin.
"Father, your study is so cool. If you stay in it for a long time, you won't want to go out."
As an elder, King Qian couldn't always pay attention to Li Chengshang's expression. After listening to his words, he replied without thinking: "The reason why my king's study is so cool is all because of the money. If you also want to be cool,
You can put more ice cubes in the room.”
Li Chengshang smiled helplessly, "Father knows that we have lost our property in Gyeonggi, and we are new to Lingnan. If we want to buy property, we will not be able to produce it immediately. Now, except for the public expenditure, all other expenses of the family depend on us.
With the meager savings we had in the past, it would be impossible if our lives were as lavish as before. For example, when we use ice in the summer, we will limit the usage to half of the usual amount, so that we can save a lot of expenses in one summer."
Prince Qian was greatly stimulated by Li Chengshang's helpless smile. When will the people in Prince Qian's palace also have to live frugally?
Therefore, he didn't think much about it, and said with a bit of hatred: "When did we people in Prince Qian's Mansion need to be so fussy in life? If you want to buy ice, go to your mother-in-law and ask her to give you a discount.
, If you don’t have enough money, let’s go on credit and settle the account after autumn. We are all a family, and I don’t believe that the princess will not make it convenient for you.”
Li Chengshang smiled sheepishly: "It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. It's not a good idea anyway. Outsiders don't know and think that we are sons to defeat our mother and concubine."
How could Prince Qian, a dandy prince, have the patience to explain to his son? After listening to Li Chengshang's words, he said angrily: "In that case, you should continue to suffer, and wait until you can't stand the heat or earn enough to buy ice."
Silver can no longer be used without restraint."
Li Chengshang: "."
I almost forgot that my father was an old dandy, and he was impatient when dealing with people.
Mr. Zhang slowly shook his fan and pursed his lips to hold back his smile.
You see, the uncle wants to plot against the princess. Although the prince is not aware of it, the playboy's instinct for danger is still very strong.
"No, father, what I mean is" Li Chengshang scratched his nose and said: "I mean it is a pity that the concubine's ice shop is only sold in Fucheng. With our relationship with Prince Qian's Mansion, we can completely expand the business.
Do business throughout Lingnan or expand to other prefectures. Do business only in prefectures. How much money will be lost in one summer?"
King Qian thought about how popular the ice business in Fucheng was. Then he thought about how popular the business would be if every town in Lingnan opened an ice shop. How much money would flow to the palace every day?
If you are more ambitious, you can spread the ice to other cities.
I can’t imagine that it would be like mountains of gold and silver raining down on the palace.
Li Chengshang noticed King Qian's eyes and knew that he was moved, so he continued to persuade him: "I don't think the mother-in-law has any plans to become bigger and stronger. If the mother-in-law doesn't want to expand to other cities, this business will be in vain.
Instead of letting the money go down the drain, why not help her spread the ice to other towns, what do you think, father?"
The other three people in the study were quite shocked. They did not expect that the uncle was so ambitious and wanted to spread the ice to other cities. His ambition was not small.
King Qian was a little excited when he was told that he had been short of money since arriving in Lingnan. He was very short of money. Now a business with a guaranteed profit was placed in front of him. Should he accept it or reject it?
"You have a good idea. I will discuss this matter with your mother and concubine."
When Li Chengshang saw that King Qian had agreed, he was overjoyed and said, "I have troubled my father so much about this matter."
King Qian waved his hand nonchalantly and handed him the news he had just received, "Put this aside for now. You should read this news first."
King Qian had already agreed to the most important thing about coming this time. Li Chengshang relaxed and took the letter happily without thinking too much and lowered his head to read it.
"This, this, father, is this true?"
"How could I lie to you about such a thing!" King Qian glared at him.
Li Chengshang couldn't believe it, "How could this happen? How could the house be ransacked?"
In the past, if he wanted to successfully inherit the throne, he needed the support of his father-in-law in the court. Now that the Hua family has been confiscated, he will lose a lot of support behind him, which will have a great impact on him.
So much so that Li Chengshang was so confused that he didn't even know where he was going in the backyard.
Mr. Zhang watched Li Chengshang leave, sighed, and turned around and said, "This incident has hit the uncle too hard, and it seems a bit unbearable for him."
"People who are decades old must learn to bear pressure." King Qian said nonchalantly.
For him, the most important thing is to live a happy life. Let the younger generation handle their own affairs, and he is too lazy to worry about it.
If he had not come to Lingnan and was in Gyeonggi, as long as there were no major issues in the palace, he would usually not interfere with the affairs of the palace, let alone the affairs of his sons' houses.
Mr. Yan coughed and had to remind him, "Ahem, Your Majesty, it was the Princess who came up with the method of making ice. You just agreed to the Princess's side."
King Qian's face stiffened and he hesitated for a moment, "The princess is not so stingy about this, right? We are not trying to compete with her for business in Fucheng, we just want to spread the ice farther and earn more."
Mr. Zhang shook his head. As soon as King Qian spoke, he felt that this matter was unreliable. According to his understanding of the princess, what she cared about was not the method of making ice. What she cared about was the prince's attitude.
As for whether he guessed correctly, we can only wait and see.
The recent campaign to allocate land to local tyrants has been going very smoothly. It's not too big of a deal for the left and right to watch the excitement. It's also good for everyone to watch the prince's defeat.
King Qian has something hidden in his heart, and he can't have peace even sitting in the study. Anyway, if you extend your head, it's a knife, and if you shrink your head, it's also a knife. Why not just go to the backyard to find the princess and see what she says?
He entered the Yiguiyuan with an uneasy mood. The little maid who liked planting last time was tending flowers and plants in the yard again.
The little maid noticed him first this time, stopped what she was doing, knelt down and saluted him.
King Qian ignored her, took Anu past her, and went directly to the main room.
The mother-in-law sitting in the corridor outside the door saw Prince Qian's master and servant, and quickly stood up to greet him, "Old slave, I have met the prince. I wish you well."
Hongmei, who was inside the house, heard the movement outside, opened the curtain and walked out, "Hongmei has seen the prince."
"Where's the princess?"
"The princess is in the house."
Hongmei opened the curtain and allowed King Qian to walk in.
Anu consciously stood at the door and acted as the door god. Hongmei glanced at him and saw his expressionless face, so she put down the door curtain and followed him in.
Xia Jing flipped through her account book and calculated in her mind. She heard the footsteps and looked up at the door. She saw the person coming and looked slightly stunned, "Why are you here?"
"We are almost busy with things. Come and see you." King Qian walked to the desk and sat down.
Xia Jing obviously didn't believe it, "Are you so kind?"
Prince Qian touched his nose guiltily, noticed the account book in her hand, and changed the subject and asked, "What book is the princess reading?"
Xia Jing raised the account book in her hand to his eyes.
King Qian took a closer look and said, "It's an account book. I thought you were reading."
"It's the current accounts of several shops in Fucheng." Xia Jing explained.
"oh."
King Qian looked at the living room. It was spacious and bright, with dark rooms on the left and right, making it convenient for the maids to rest and work.
"Are you used to living here?"
"Fortunately, it's more comfortable than living in the backyard of the government office." Xia Jing told the truth and recorded the results of mental calculation on the last page of the ledger.
After closing the account book, Xia Jing raised her eyes and looked at him, "Just tell me if you have anything to do when you come over today. Don't be too coy."
After hearing this, King Qian almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. How coy? He is not a woman. "Princess, how can you use such words to describe me?"
Xia Jing relaxed and leaned back, "Then do you want to talk about it now or not?"
King Qian: "."
He closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and said the purpose of coming here, "I think the boss's proposal is good, what do you think?"
"I don't think so?" Xia Jing will not give face to Prince Qian in this matter. The method of making ice is hers. It depends on whether she agrees to what other rooms want.
If you want to open a store, come to her directly and talk sincerely. Xia Jing is not unreasonable. Maybe she will really hand over the management rights of other cities and only get some bonus every month.
However, her good sons did not come to her, but plotted against her behind her back. How could she agree to King Qian's suggestions?
King Qian did not expect that Xia Jing would refuse without giving any face, "Isn't this a bad idea?"
Xia Jing shook her head: "We won't talk about the merits of this idea. I just ask you if I came up with the method of making ice?"
King Qian nodded: "That's what you thought."
"It belongs to me as soon as I think of it, but you directly agreed to the big house without my permission or discussion with me." Xia Jing was disgusted with King Qian's method of dealing with things first and later, "You are so generous to others.
It was a smooth game, but you didn’t think I would refuse before you said yes?”
"Or do you mean that you didn't take my rejection seriously at all?"
King Qian didn't understand very well: "This matter is beneficial to both you and me. It is a win-win situation. Why do you refuse?"
Xia Jing raised her head proudly, "Am I a money-minded person? What I care about is that when you decide my things, you make decisions without my consent and don't respect me at all."
In both past and present lives, Xia Jing hated having others take charge of her.
Especially the kind of people who always use you as an excuse to help make decisions without permission.
King Qian didn't quite understand Xia Jing's thoughts, "Why don't I respect you? I'm here to discuss it with you. If you think you can, just agree. If you think you can't refuse, just agree."
Xia Jing looked at him with a half-smile, and said word by word: "I refuse!"
King Qian: "You"
Xia Jing packed up the account books on the desk and issued an eviction order, "Okay, I have refused, you can go back."
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