At this moment, Concubine Qi suddenly stepped forward and pressed the back of Concubine Ning's hand with a smile, and said softly: "Concubine Ning, look at your temperament. You are always so stubborn. When did the emperor say that he would punish you? It's just a relationship between sisters.
It’s just a misunderstanding!”.
She paused, turned to the Queen, and said in an understatement: "The Queen, I see that Zhang Guiren has always been delicate and timid. I am afraid that he is just joining in the fun and may not stand firm for a while; or Concubine Ning is also watching.
It was so lively that I accidentally bumped into someone, causing misunderstandings twice!"
Mao Bi immediately took over the conversation and said: "What Concubine Qi said is true! I also think so... Shooting rice dumplings on Duanyang is a lively event, and the emperor personally taught Ji Guiren archery. Everyone wants to see it.
When they knew it, they pushed forward and hugged each other. It was inevitable that they would be squeezed and bumped into each other. There was no such thing as 'killing the princess'!"
She covered her chest and said: "It sounds really scary! I don't even think about it, how capable and wise our emperor is! How can such dirty things happen under the nose of Mingjun!".
The queen sat upright and glanced deeply at Maobin from the corner of her eyes.
Seeing that the emperor was silent and did not speak, the queen said ambiguously: "Even so, Princess Hehui was injured because of this, and besides, it was her daughter's family, and the injury was on her face! You are too reckless...".
Yin looked at Concubine Nian sternly, glanced at Zhang Guiren indifferently, and moved his lips as he was about to speak.
At this moment, someone from the imperial court kowtowed outside and said: "Your Majesty! There is urgent news!".
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. The emperor, the queen, and the concubines are having a "rice dumpling banquet" here. Moreover, it is the queen's Kunning Palace. Unless it is an emergency, urgent reports will not be submitted here.
Yin's heart trembled, and he shouted: "Send it up!".
The man hurriedly brought the urgent newspaper in. Yin took it, unfolded the paper, shook it, and read it at a glance.
Everyone didn't know what was going on, and they all stared at the emperor's face.
I saw that Yin's face became gloomier every time he read a line. When he saw the end, he frowned, stood up suddenly, raised his finger and pointed at the visitor: "You, go to Prince Xuanyi and the great scholar Zhu Shi, immediately
Come and see me at Yangxin Palace!”.
The man responded repeatedly, kowtowed, and hurriedly retreated, speeding away.
Listening to the emperor's tone at this time, the queen didn't know what was written in the emergency report. She couldn't help but hold the handkerchief tightly and said: "Your Majesty, what happened? It doesn't matter."
Yin Henhen said: "The flood in Zhili caused a disaster. As many as seventy-three prefectures and counties were flooded, and there were more than 20 overflowing rivers. Zhao Zhiyuan, the acting governor of Zhili, even concealed his condition for the sake of his own shame.
Failure to report will delay the opportunity! As a result, people sell their sons and daughters, and the hungry people along the way cry and die from hunger to the bone!
Queen, do you know? What is being flooded are all my fertile fields and beautiful mountains, and what is being harmed are all my people. It is really hateful! Hateful!"
In addition to acting as the governor of Zhili, Zhao Zhiyuan also served as the general secretary of the Ministry of Works. Similar to the Ministry of Construction, he was mainly responsible for building palaces and river embankments. Throughout the ages, this was a fat position with a lot of oil and water.
This flood disaster may have been caused by too many deductions at all levels, resulting in a shortage of funds for river embankment construction, which made it vulnerable during the flood season and affected the people.
Yinlian said something hateful, and just then the palace maid next to him came up stupidly to replace the cold tea cup.
As soon as Yin raised his hand, he flipped the tea cup to the ground with a clatter, and a plate of calamus red rice cake with the Dragon Boat Festival and Five Poisons pattern also fell to the ground. The cake was knocked out of the plate, falling apart and exposed.
The meat floss and bean paste filling inside, the puff pastry on the outside and the red rice grains on the inside are spread all over the floor.
When the maids and eunuchs outside heard the noise, they didn't know what was going on inside, and they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground in darkness.
The queen was so angry that she scolded the maid: "You have no expression! Why are you exchanging tea at this time? What trouble are you causing!".
She stepped forward and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, throughout the ages, natural disasters have often occurred, and no matter how wise the emperor is, he cannot stop them! Fortunately, Prince Yi can endure hardships. If the situation is urgent, it is better to ask Prince Yi to rush to supervise the situation.
Don't worry, we will discuss it with the ministers later, and there will always be a way to deal with it."
Yin lowered his head and stared at the cakes on the ground in trance, thinking that Zhao Zhiyuan was Nian Gengyao's subordinate.
In recent months, there have been many secret reports in the court saying that Nian Gengyao was amassing money crazily and selling his official position.
The "annual election" has become more and more serious. In the first half of the year, several important positions in the imperial court have been vacant, to the point where no one except the "annual party" is allowed to enter.
What kind of bastards are these people chosen to be the general history of the Ministry of Works!
Yin slowly sat down, raised his head and took a deep look at Concubine Nian.
Naturally, the concubine Nian didn't know what the emperor was thinking. She saw the emperor staring at her with a stern look on her face, with a suspicious look on her face.
Over the years, although he was not intimate with her in private, he was still kind to her in public.
Concubine Nian rarely saw the emperor looking at her with such an expression, and she thought it was the emperor who saw through it and it was her who signaled Concubine Ning to push Guiren Zhang, so she lowered her head to avoid Yin's gaze.
Yin lowered his eyelashes and his eyes happened to fall on the small dark blue Duanyang purse made by Ji Ling on his waist.
The background of the small purse is solemn, with only a crooked little moon on it, which is hooked with silver thread. The coloring is cold and plain, which is unique.
The color is like a bowl of iced herbal fruit tea, which calms people down a lot when they are impatient.
Yin held the small purse, stood up suddenly, and said: "The great scholar should be on the way here, please go to the Yangxin Hall!".
He paused and then said: "There is no need to embarrass the Queen about the matters here, I will take care of them!".
Yin raised his finger and pointed at Zhang Guiren, and said simply: "Zhang Guiren, although he was unintentional, he caused the princess to be injured. He will be fined a year's salary and kneeled in Kunning Palace for a day!".
Zhang Guiren did not expect that the emperor would show mercy to him, and knowing that it was probably because of his good fortune that the emperor showed mercy to him, he breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed with a joyful face: "I know my crime, I am grateful!".
Concubine Nian looked unwilling. Yin could clearly see the look on her face and said slowly: "Concubine Nian, it's not just once or twice that I have failed to behave before the emperor. Today, more than one person has interceded for you. I will forgive you once more. I hope you will be forgiven."
You have less dark thoughts and more calm thoughts! It will be beneficial to others and yourself."
He paused and said: "The best way to cultivate your mind is to have few desires. I hope you can understand this truth! I will ask you to copy the "Da Fang Guang Yuan Jiao Shu Ta Luo Yi Sutra" once, and you will be fined for one year."
He waved his hand and said: "Concubine Ning will also punish you!".
Concubine Nian was unwilling to give in and pursued in a low voice: "Your Majesty! If I and Concubine Ning are punished, then the arrow in the hand of Lord Ji also hurt Princess He Hui. How come the Emperor does not blame Lord Ji at all?"
The corners of Yin's lips raised, as if he was about to laugh, but he said coldly: "Concubine Nian will also be my master?"