The crown prince's canonization, temple visit, palace banquet, crowning ceremony... everything was going on in an orderly manner.
As for the courtiers, the queen who had been the mother of the world for more than ten years has been deposed. The eldest prince and the second prince, who were once regarded as the most powerful competitors of the Eastern Palace, were condemned to leave the capital. The Eastern Palace, which had been without an owner for many years, suddenly found an owner.
What else is there to say? Support the eldest prince in order to support the legitimate eldest son? Just hold on until you are full, right?
If there were such a conscientious and die-hard faction, some people would have gone to Fuchou to express their opinions as early as when the emperor deposed the queen and expelled his son. Will they wait until this time to jump out again?
As a result, the people can enjoy with peace of mind the food, clothing, and drinks that the emperor awarded to the elderly over seventy because of the crown prince's appointment, as well as the job opportunities provided by the imperial court for the poor. As for the officialdom, although this dynasty does not have the Eastern Palace to reward ministers, people
There are rules for people to be promoted, but there are still corresponding rewards, especially for officials in the East Palace, who are even more rewarded with royal wine, clothing, and food.
The Queen Mother presented awards to the concubines and princesses, and Concubine Yu and Concubine He presided over the awards to the chamberlains and palace officials. This was like ripping off a layer of the emperor's inner treasury, without any intention of saving money for the emperor.
In this regard, the wealthy emperor waved his sleeves and didn't care at all. On the contrary, he was so happy that he immediately made compensation after hearing about the situation in Qingning Palace.
At this moment, Zhu Ying once again stood in the inner treasury surrounded by tall and big cabinets, occupying a large area of the outer imperial city, just like how she was often brought here before. However, he always accompanied her in.
The man was Chu Kuan, but today it was Lu Chan.
In the past, Lu Chan had only heard Chu Kuan mention this special encounter between the emperor and Zhu Ying. Today, he was here in person and couldn't help but secretly smack his lips. He was filled with envy and amazement. When he saw Zhu Ying calmly looking around, he cautiously
Said: "The emperor said that as long as the eldest lady likes something, as long as it can be taken out at once, feel free to take it. Or can you take a look at the brochure first?"
"I haven't been here for a long time. Let me take a look first."
Zhu Ying unceremoniously went to a cabinet against the wall, opened a drawer in the middle, and saw that the interior was divided into compartments with wooden grids, and there were soft silk cushions underneath. They were ornaments made from pieces of jade, no more than small ones.
It's a jade pendant, as big as a fist, and it's a variety of little ornaments.
At first glance, all the grids were full, but she remembered that when she came here to look at it in the past, the jade ornaments in this drawer had obviously been replaced, and some large items were missing. And she did not remember the emperor.
To whomever these things were given out generously to reward, then just like before, some of the tributes that were too old have been disposed of.
Of course, the so-called disposal does not mean throwing away. Even if the emperor wanted to be so prodigal as to give away things indiscriminately to save space in the inner treasury, he would be scolded by the Queen Mother. Even if it was sent across the ocean or through other channels, he would not be able to eat or wear it.
Even more unusable luxuries turned into money, or into some other things.
Although the emperor thought she had forgotten the words that the emperor said when he led her in when she was very young, she actually always remembered them: "No matter whether you are rich and the country is poor, or you are rich and the people are poor, or you are poor.
The wealth of the country, the poverty of the ruler and the prosperity of the people, are all sources of disaster! Only when the ruler is rich and the country is rich, and when the country is rich and the people are rich, is the foundation for long-term peace and order in the world."
"So, Xiao Yingying, you have to remember that this house full of gold, silver, jewelry, and silks and satins are all just to look good, but in fact they have no actual value! It's like a rich family converting some money into gold and silver, or even
Just like stringing together copper coins and putting them in a cellar, that is what the most short-sighted people would do! Wealth is like living water, only when it is allowed to flow can it have corresponding value!"
She opened the drawers one by one, looking at jade ornaments, admiring pearls, and playing with agate... Zhu Ying was doing whatever she wanted as if she were at home. Lu Chan, who was following behind, at first thought Zhu Ying was just like the rumors.
He likes fancy clothes and beautiful accessories, so he is planning to take away more things, but gradually he feels something is wrong.
Because Zhu Ying seemed to be taking inventory of her own warehouse, opening and closing the doors but not taking anything away.
It wasn't until this wandering lasted for almost two-quarters of an hour that he saw that Zhu Ying had casually taken out a string of beads from a drawer and hung them directly on her wrist. He took a few more glances calmly.
But she saw a string of agate Buddha beads, and then heard Zhu Ying talking to herself: "Although my mother is not in the Buddhist temple now, she is used to reciting the sutra several times every day, which is just right for her."
He chose a piece of warm jade for his wife, three small gadgets that could be worn with him each for Zhu Jing and Zhu Tingfang, Zhu Er and his son, a bracelet for himself, and a fan pendant for Zhang Shou.
, Zhu Ying turned around and left the inner treasury with satisfaction. Lu Chan, who was following behind, urgently estimated the value of these things, and finally came to a conclusion.
Although the value is high, the emperor will definitely feel that it is not enough!
Sure enough, when Zhu Ying returned to the East Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, showed her things generously and thanked her, the emperor joked, seemingly true and false: "You don't want to wear the crown uniform, and you are so unobtrusive when I reward you with something, Yingying."
Are you trying to draw a clear line between you and me?"
"I just keep flowing. This way, the emperor will think of me first when he has something good in the future."
Zhu Ying smiled openly, and then said in a matter-of-fact tone: "I spoke for the emperor in Qingning Palace not because of protection, but because I really thought so. And I used to be okay in front of the emperor and the queen mother.
Small, it is also because to me the emperor and the queen mother are the same as my grandmother and parents. If this is the case, then why does the emperor need to be alienated from me? "
"The Emperor is the unique Emperor, and I am also the unique Zhu Ying."
Lu Chan, who had personally sent Zhu Ying back from the inner treasury, stood by the door. When he heard the conversation inside, he remembered Chu Kuan's judgment of the emperor and Zhu Ying, and couldn't help but be entranced. Chu Kuan said, the maverick emperor
, I like people who are unique.
Therefore, people like Liu Zhiyuan are strong, Wang Jie is caring, Mr. Wu Ge is observant and insists on being a yes man, Yu Fei is peerless and independent, and Zhu Jing dares to bet herself and her son. Although they can rely on their family background, they still have to fight.
Zhu Tingfang, who was talented, Zhang Shou, who was dedicated to promoting arithmetic... all these people, like Zhu Ying, who was more proud than a peacock, were highly appreciated by the emperor.
Sure enough, not long after, he heard the emperor's voice coming from inside: "Okay, I can't defeat you! I originally wanted to make you a princess and let you marry in glory, but now it seems that you don't need it, Yingying.
?”
"Of course I don't need the honorary title of princess. But if the emperor can do me a favor, I would be very grateful." Before the emperor could fully agree, Zhu Ying immediately added, "I grabbed the list of concubines from the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
I beg your Majesty to allow these girls to marry into good families."
This time, the emperor couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then his face darkened and he said: "You mean..."
"Whether it is a palace selecting beauties or a prince selecting a concubine, the list of candidates submitted through the audition has attracted much attention, but the prerequisite is only those girls who were eliminated after the second selection. However, along the way,
When it comes to the final selection, those who enter the eyes of the nobles in the palace, but are ultimately unsuccessful due to various reasons, often have to live alone for the rest of their lives."
"Some people say that they are exaggerating their own status, or they have seen the wealth and wealth in the palace, so they are unwilling to marry ordinary people. But if you ask me, it is better to say that their families are worried that they will be blamed by the nobles in the palace after they marry, so
Forcing them to die alone!"
"This kind of unwritten and vulgar custom has finally stopped over the years because the late Emperor Ruizhong didn't even bother to choose the harem, and neither did you, Your Majesty. However, this time the selection of concubines came to an abrupt end, so no one will speculate on the emperor's intentions!
"
This is what Miss Zhu dares to say!
Lu Chan took a breath again, and then found that there was an unspeakable silence inside. He thought that the emperor had sent the eldest prince and the second prince out of the capital before they even let him get married. He was suddenly a little unsure.
The emperor's true attitude. He didn't know how long it took before he finally heard the emperor's voice.
"You mean, you want me to choose a good family for these girls?"
"If the emperor has someone he wants to leave to the crown prince and the fourth prince, let alone the others, I will go and meet them one by one. If I really don't want to get married, but I have good moral character and a poetic spirit.
For girls from Zihua, I will recruit them on behalf of Yongping, the female school principal. And if you don’t want to get married, it will be very simple."
"If there is a maverick and stunning beauty among them, let her and Zhang Chen look at each other, and then let Zhang Chen go and propose marriage! As long as this happens, even the eldest son of the Duke of Qin will dare to propose marriage.
, I’m afraid that other girls’ families will soon be overrun by people seeking marriage!”
The emperor had always known that Zhu Ying's thinking was different from that of most people, but when he really witnessed this again, what else could he say? So, he praised her, and this became the emperor's action at this time!
Why didn't he choose one of the girls of low birth status for the eldest prince and the second prince, and then have his two sons accompany his two sons on their way out of the capital?
Because he felt that by choosing a gentle and virtuous princess, people might be willing to silently endure the treatment of being kicked out of the capital by their father-in-law as soon as they get married, because the Chief of Ceremonies was very sure that he could choose the kind of person who had been taught by his parents since he was a child.
A girl who abides by women's ethics, but he knows very well what kind of people his two sons are.
The two brothers, who only care about family background and power, will never cherish such a wife, let alone respect her! In this case, rather than causing resentment or even tragedy, he might as well let go of the matter first!
"Very good, let's do it. Yingying, you go ahead and do it. I agree with this!" After three years, if the two of them have repented a little bit, it won't be too late to get married again! He can do it in three years
Let’s take a look and see if there is a girl with a strong personality who is more domineering than Zhu Ying... Wait, there seems to be one!
The emperor not only nodded, but then suddenly said thoughtfully, "If we talk about stunning beauties, I remember that Ye, the granddaughter of Ye Cheng'an, the late Honglu Shaoqing of Tongzhou, was born with great beauty, but was frail when she was young, so her elders because of
Dafu Zhiyan invited a well-known female escort from the Cangzhou Escort Bureau to teach her martial arts."
"As a result, the girl's body has been restored, but her martial arts skills are also extraordinary. When I saw the life experience presented by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, I once planned to call her into the palace and let you try to fight with her. As a result,
She only entered the secondary election and something happened. A certain lustful passer-by saw her passing by her car and was seduced by her beauty. He led a group of wealthy slaves to hijack the car halfway and plotted evil."
"In the end, the guard was entangled by the slaves, and the girl went out to fight with the sword in her skirt. She killed three people on the spot, cut off both ears of the evil young man, and then ordered him to be turned away to the Shuntian government office. Chu Kuan originally thought that the person was quite suitable.
After the incident, he hurriedly told me that he could not choose her in the final election no matter what. If a girl like this were to marry into the palace, if she was not good, she would go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife."
"How come I didn't know about such an exciting thing!" Zhu Ying was simply shocked! This was a major event that could shock the entire capital. How come there wasn't even a splash?
The emperor saw that Zhu Ying's focus was so distorted that he couldn't explain. He couldn't help but laugh and cry: "The girl on the ten-person list was re-elected, and she was from the best family. As a result, her car was hijacked by thugs in the street. Then this powerful girl even
If someone kills him instead, isn't this going to be a big deal? Zhang Chuan already had a headache, but Chu Kuan went to him personally and told him not to say anything, so of course he suppressed it."
"Of course, the Ye family doesn't want to make it public. Although their girls are amazing, isn't this something very prestigious?"
Zhu Ying finally understood. She couldn't help but be more curious about the emperor's recommendation, but she still couldn't help but said: "The emperor is the same. Why didn't you tell such an interesting girl earlier? If you had told me earlier, I would have come to your door!"
This is said... as if you are the man who plans to marry someone off after seeing Lie Xinxi! The amused emperor immediately said with a straight face: "Can't I keep such a good girl to myself?"
However, his black face in front of Zhu Ying was doomed to hit a wall, because Zhu Ying raised her eyebrows and said in a very matter-of-fact tone: "There are people in the harem who are good at martial arts, isn't it Princess Yu? It's not good to be in Longwangshu!"
"
It's only human nature to look at Shu from afar, right? Thinking that the person in front of him might be his own daughter, the emperor could only swallow the words that came to his lips, and then waved him away with an unusually disgusting gesture: "You damn girl, I'm really hurting you for nothing.
, turn your elbows outwards! Go quickly, go quickly, you have robbed my inner treasury, and you are going to rob the person I like, I really lost my wife and lost my army! Go, go!"
Anyway, it was not the first time she was kicked out by the emperor, so Zhu Ying was not angry at all. Without saying a word, she curtsied and bowed, then turned around and walked away lightly. She did not turn around again until she was in front of the door and said with a smile: "I know, the emperor has always
Best for me!"
Listening to the sound of people's footsteps gradually disappearing along with the crisp laughter, the emperor touched his mustache and couldn't help but sigh softly. If everyone in the world could not hide their emotions like Zhu Ying, sincerely
With a temperament that comes from everyone, how simple would this world be? Too many times, the emperor has to be a loner because he dares not have anyone close to him!