The little eunuch didn't dare to raise his head and said: "Go back to your highness, the eldest princess, I will go to the royal study room to find out the news..."
Princess Jingrong gave him a funny look.
"I don't eat people, so why should I be afraid of being like this?"
Are you worried about being taken back for facials by her?
What are you thinking? Most people are not so lucky.
Seeing the little eunuch blushing and hesitating, Princess Jingrong stopped teasing him, waved her hand and said, "Go ahead."
"yes……"
The little eunuch exited the palace gate and just turned around to wipe his cold sweat when he saw that the holy driver had arrived in front of him.
A group of palace maids and eunuchs quickly saluted.
Princess Jingrong heard the noise, so she stood up and straightened her skirt.
"See Brother Huang."
"There's no need to be polite." Looking at his sister in front of him, Emperor Qingming's gentle tone contained a hint of blame: "Jingrong, if I didn't summon you, you wouldn't have come to the palace without knowing it, right?"
The eldest princess smiled and said: "Jingrong has a bad reputation. If he visits the palace frequently, wouldn't he be causing trouble to the imperial brother in vain?"
"Since you know where the problem is, you should restrain yourself a little, so as not to cause me such a headache because of you." Emperor Qingming sat down in the chair as he spoke.
The eldest princess sat down and sighed: "The emperor's brother summoned my sister to the palace just to talk about this, right? If so, my sister will not dare to come again next time."
"You..."
Emperor Qingming glanced at her and shook his head, with a hint of helpless doting in his eyes: "You dare to act so wantonly because I, my only sister, am unwilling to punish you."
Then he said: "I am calling you into the palace this time because I have a serious matter to discuss with you."
"Brother, please speak."
"Next year will be the 60th birthday of the Queen Mother. In addition to the birthday banquet, I also plan to build a Wanfu Tower for the Queen Mother in the Qingzhi Garden next to the Shoukang Palace." Emperor Qingming said with a smile.
The eldest princess was surprised for a moment and then said: "Brother Huang is really serious."
But my mother worships Buddha all the year round and has never liked these extravagant actions. How much money does it cost to build a Wanfu Tower?
To put it bluntly, for the queen mother, is this a birthday celebration or a loss of life?
Not long after the founding of Daqing, the national treasury was not full to begin with, not to mention the constant wars and wars over the years... Even she, a person who only cares about her appearance, wanted to get these things. Could it be that the emperor didn't have some calculations in his heart?
But in the name of fulfilling his filial piety, who can say a word against it?
Although this filial piety is gone, he is probably the only one who is happy...
After all these years, Brother Huang still likes to act so much.
The eldest princess sighed in her heart, but still smiled on her face, and said: "For such a big event, I also want to show my filial piety. I am willing to contribute 10,000 taels of silver to build this Wanfu Tower together -"
"What do you want your money for?" Emperor Qingming smiled and said, "It's just to build a building. I can still get this money."
The eldest princess smiled.
Yes, you can get it.
After taking it out, they would plunder it from the people who were already miserable and fill it back up.
The imperial brother only cares about promoting his own reputation, how long will he do it?
"If the emperor's brother doesn't let me fulfill my filial piety, my sister will really have no shame in going to see my mother. But I finally have a chance to redeem myself -" the eldest princess persisted.
"You also know that what you did has displeased your mother?"
Emperor Qingming smiled helplessly and said: "In that case, let it be up to you, lest you turn around and complain that I took all the credit."
Seeing that he agreed, the eldest princess was overjoyed: "Thank you very much, brother."
But in my heart I was complaining and sighing repeatedly.
I asked her to fill in ten thousand taels of silver and she still wanted to thank her. What kind of human tragedy is this?
"I have already asked people to prepare the drawings and wooden models, and the construction will start soon." Emperor Qingming said with a smile: "I plan to ask famous teachers and scholars to write the paintings and inscriptions in various places in the building. The words "Wanfu" will be written by Zhen Ming.
Mr. Xu from the Duke’s residence came to write the question.”
Princess Jingrong nodded.
It's decent, doesn't cost money, and looks elegant, which is very good.
Emperor Qingming talked about many details with great interest, and Princess Jingrong echoed and praised a few words from time to time.
"This is the queen mother's sixtieth birthday, which is not comparable to the ordinary birthdays in previous years."
Emperor Qingming took a sip of tea and then turned to other topics: "Jingrong, do you think we should call Dingchen back to the capital to celebrate the queen mother's birthday?"
Dingchen is the character of King Yan.
The eldest princess's hand holding the tea cup tightened slightly and said: "Second brother is stationed in the north, I'm afraid he may not be able to escape."
"I think so too." Emperor Qingming smiled and sighed, "But it is his birthday after all. If I don't recall my second brother, some people may think that I am too cool and short of the love between brother, mother and son."
There is a rule in Daqing that no vassal prince can enter the capital without being summoned.
But the Queen Mother is the biological mother of King Yan, and she is celebrating her sixtieth birthday——
"I don't care much about the opinions of outsiders." Emperor Qingming added: "However, since the death of his father, the second brother has not returned to the capital for seventeen years. The mother understands the overall situation and has not said anything, but in her heart
I must miss you very much. Even I often dream about my second brother, so why don’t I want to take this opportunity to reunite with him..."
After saying that, he looked at his sister who only nodded without saying a word, and said with gentle eyes: "I know that you must also miss Dingchen very much."
"Concerns are inevitable." The eldest princess said: "It's just that my sister has known since she was a child that the men of our Xie family are different from other families. We have unshirkable responsibilities on our shoulders. In front of the Daqing Jiangshan Foundation, the rest
Everything requires taking a step back. I think my second brother must also think so."
The second brother once said that he was born with responsibility.
I just don’t know if I am still willing to fulfill this responsibility now?
"Yes, apart from the father and the queen, you should know him best." Emperor Qingming said jokingly: "I remember that when you were young, you were the closest to him, and you often didn't want to pay attention to my eldest brother.
Follow Dingchen with Dingjing—"
Dingjing is the word for King Jing.
"That's not because my mother passed away too early. My third brother and I were young. At that time, I didn't know who was closer?" The eldest princess said with a smile: "What's more, when I was a child, the emperor always suspected that I didn't have a daughter.
How dare I approach Brother Huang with his appearance."
Emperor Qingming laughed loudly when he heard this, and seemed to be very happy as he talked about his childhood.
The brother and sister talked a lot more.
Emperor Qingming finally said: "I will think carefully about Dingchen's return to the capital. If possible, it is better to let him come back."
"Everything depends on the arrangement of the emperor brother."
"Okay, it's getting late, so I won't hold you captive anymore. Go back."
Princess Jingrong smiled and stood up to salute.
"Then I'll take my leave first."
Emperor Qingming nodded.
When the eldest princess was about to leave, she looked at Emperor Qingming again and said, "Jingrong knows that the emperor's brother is involved in political affairs, but he still has to take care of his dragon body."
Although there are many shortcomings, he is her biological brother after all.
