In the blink of an eye, the busy autumn season is over. All the grain that should be harvested in the north has been harvested, the winter wheat has been planted, and even the rice fields have been cleared.
Compared with the first year of planting northern rice, this year's harvest is better. Although the yield per mu does not increase much, the total harvest adds up to a considerable amount.
The grain in the Han Dynasty's fiefdom does not need to be paid tribute to the court, but the quantity still needs to be reported, and the court will send people to supervise it.
Kunning Palace.
After the emperor sat down gloomily, the queen ordered people to watch tea, then dismissed all the palace guests, and sat next to the emperor without taking the initiative to speak, but in her heart she was guessing the reason why the emperor was so unhappy.
"The marriage between the Han Palace and the Bai family is equivalent to giving a granary to the Zixiao Army. I always feel uneasy. Is there anything the queen can do?" the emperor asked gloomily.
The queen was shocked, but did not answer.
The Han Palace could not move easily, otherwise the emperor would have taken action long ago. How could the Han Palace be allowed to exist to this day?
And the Bai family is nothing. Even if it has a good reputation, it is just a part of the Northland.
It was Bai Ling's identity that made the royal family fearful. Once Bai Ling was destroyed, the entire Eastern Han Dynasty might face a blank situation in medicine.
"I am thinking of someone. I wonder if the emperor still remembers Princess Ruyi?" The queen was silent for a long time. Seeing that the emperor had been waiting for her to speak, she had to kick the matter out to prevent herself from getting into trouble.
"The one from Prince Zhong's Mansion?" The emperor thought for a while before he remembered such a number one person.
The emperor is the king of a country, so naturally he doesn't have much contact with women, and he doesn't have much free time.
But the Queen is the mother of the world, so she is deeply impressed by Princess Ruyi, and she also dislikes her very much.
She was just a royal princess, but she dared to bully the royal princess. The little princess whom the queen had adopted because she could no longer have children fell into the water while playing with Princess Ruyi.
Someone in the palace originally testified that the queen did want Princess Ruyi's life at that time, but she knew it was impossible.
Unexpectedly, before the case could be heard, all those in the palace died unexpectedly, and some committed suicide out of fear of guilt. Even the emperor did not know the truth about this matter.
"Exactly." The queen suppressed the disgust in her heart. At this time, it was useless to talk about the old case.
Not to mention that the emperor had long forgotten the princess who died young, and even the mother-daughter relationship between the queen and her daughter was much weaker and almost not worth mentioning, unless it was of some use.
"Prince Zhong and his family have been in the fiefdom for more than ten years. What does it have to do with this matter?" The emperor was suspicious, but the queen had always been capable, so the emperor was willing to listen to her opinion.
"The emperor seldom sees these princesses, so he doesn't know what his daughter's family is thinking. A few years ago, Princess Zhong brought Princess Ruyi to celebrate her mother's birthday. Princess Ruyi often wandered outside the Han Dynasty Palace, and I heard that she even met her by chance.
The Crown Prince of Han was recuperating at that time, and he also sent a lot of good medicine, and the Princess of Han also received Princess Ruyi." The Queen replied.
"What the queen means is, what kind of thoughts does Princess Ruyi have towards Shangguan Yu?" The emperor frowned.
There are not many princesses and princesses in the royal family who are interested in Shangguan Yu.
It's just that anyone with a brain knows the subtleties between the royal family and the Han Dynasty, so naturally they will not take the initiative to marry.
"At that time, Princess Ruyi also paid several officials' daughters, which caused several royal ladies to come to the palace to complain, but it gave the concubine a headache for a while. Later, someone investigated and found out those officials' ladies
, are all in love with the Crown Prince of Han."
Having said this, the queen paused and sneered: "I didn't pay any special attention to what happened next. After all, Prince Zhong's Mansion is the Prince's Mansion, and I won't teach Princess Ruyi a lesson for trivial matters. But then
Several daughters were married off one after another in less than half a year, and they were married outside the capital."
The emperor's face darkened. Even if the queen's explanation was not thorough enough, the emperor understood that this matter was closely related to Prince Zhong's Mansion.
They were just the daughters of a few ministers, and the emperor didn't care how they married.
But Prince Zhong's palace has already gone to the fiefdom, but he still dares to be so presumptuous, which is worth pondering.
And Princess Ruyi is in love with Shangguan Yu, what is the attitude of Prince Zhong's Palace? Princess Han has met Princess Ruyi, but does it mean that there has been a marriage or even an alliance between Prince Han's Palace and Prince Zhong's Palace?
The military power of the Han Palace is hereditary, but the throne of the Zhong Palace can also be hereditary for three generations, and it also has a small part of the military power in its hands, let alone whether it has a private army.
Thinking of this, the emperor's face darkened again and he said to the queen: "We will discuss this matter later. I remembered that I still have a few urgent matters to deal with, so I won't stay tonight."
"Concubine, I respectfully send you off to the emperor." The queen stood up and sent her off, not disappointed that the emperor left.
On the contrary, after the emperor left, the queen sent someone to send a secret message to the prince. There were only four words: Wait and see what happens.
The Third Prince's Mansion.
After learning that the Han Palace actually proposed to marry Bai Ling and succeeded, the third prince was always gloomy.
Thinking that the God of Wealth could just be handed over to someone else, and that the Han Palace was not for his own use, the third prince's murderous intention became even more serious.
If the current situation had not forced him to act cautiously, the third prince could not guarantee what he would have done.
"Master, do you want to have a meal?" Bai Xue, who was pale, stood aside with her head lowered and asked in a low voice.
Lunch had already been laid out, and Bai Xue reminded the third prince more than once, but the third prince was always immersed in his thoughts, making her afraid that she would be unlucky again today.
But if the lunch was cold, the third prince would definitely get angry, so he had the courage to remind him again.
"Useless thing!" The third prince stood up abruptly, slapped Bai Xue on the face, knocked him to the ground, and cursed: "Aside from being attentive in front of this prince, what else do you have? You are just being toyed with.
You're such a rag, this prince will kill you sooner or later!"
After kicking Bai Xue hard, the third prince walked away with no place to vent his anger.
In the main courtyard.
After the third princess drank the medicine, she dismissed all the servants and lay on the huge bed, feeling lonely.
Even though she has the title of princess and may be able to go further, the third princess does not feel happy and even feels that her life is hopeless.
As the daughter-in-law of a royal family, if she is not favored by her master and cannot even treat her as a guest, she has no future at all.
"No wonder you don't want to be a side concubine. It turns out that there is a position of imperial concubine, and the Han Palace has always only had one principal concubine. I really envy your good luck." Through the open window, the third prince's concubine looked into the distance with envy.
Mixed with bitterness.
As a woman, no one doesn't want her man to treat her better. It is best if she is the only woman.
But the day the third prince's concubine married into the third prince's mansion, she was destined not to have the marriage she expected.
"Master, the third prince has left the mansion, and he only brought Lai De with him." While the third prince's concubine was lost in thought, a confidant girl whispered outside the door.
"I know, let's have people keep an eye on those women in the backyard. I'm tired. If you have any guests, please go home." The third prince said tiredly.
Recently, the third prince often goes out of the palace and keeps a foreign wife outside. The third prince and his concubine are aware of this.
But apart from taking good care of the concubines in the backyard, the third prince's concubine did not want to care about the women outside and could not control them.
Once she is a foreign wife, she is not qualified to enter the palace for the rest of her life. Such a woman poses no threat, and the third prince's concubine does not bother to make the third prince unhappy because of a foreign wife.
On the contrary, she swept the third prince's tail several times to avoid being noticed and read the book. Now the third prince's concubine has no such thoughts. (To be continued)