Chapter 66 Do you still remember the eldest lady?
The concubine is the late emperor's concubine. The emperor had been raised by her for a period of time when he was young, and he also had a prince, so after the death of the late emperor, he stayed in the palace to support her.
Shen Qingzhou paid his respects to Concubine Yi. The concubine asked him to sit closer, and after taking a look, she sighed: "My eyes and ears are getting harder and harder to use. Why do I feel that you have gained weight?"
Shen Qingzhou touched his face: "You read that right, I'm a little fatter."
I eat soup and meat at Xie's house every now and then, and I only have two or three bowls of rice every once in a while. How can I not get fat?
"What did I say?" The concubine immediately retracted her bent body, "I said I am over seventy years old and still young. I am so dazzled."
Shen Qingzhou smiled: "You have a long life and a long life, but you are still a flower among the people."
The princess laughed.
After talking for a while, she suddenly heard a cat meowing. The concubine shakily stood up from her chair and said, "My snow dumpling is looking for me again. You sit down and I'll feed it some food."
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Shen Qingzhou quickly helped each other off.
The hall was quiet.
He sat down and looked at the smoke rising from the incense burner under the screen in front of him.
After a while, a man wearing a red robe appeared on the other side of the translucent screen. Then he quickly walked around the screen and walked up to the people: "Qingzhou!"
Shen Qingzhou stood up: "Your Highness!"
The prince's throat rolled, he held his hand and led him to sit on the couch: "Why did you show up? Dr. Sheng went to your house, but when he came back he said he hadn't seen you a few times. Where have you been these days? ”
Shen Qingzhou said: "I followed Guo Yi to Tanzhou Prefecture in Lianghu. I learned about the conditions of the river there."
The prince frowned: "It's been so long since I've been gone? What's the gain?"
"I only know that there are indeed members of the Yan family over there. As for whether it is a conspiracy, we have to catch them first."
The prince muttered silently: "The situation in the court has improved recently. A while ago, someone revealed the old story that the Yan family embezzled military pay a few years ago, resulting in a shortage of weapons at the border. The emperor was not happy, but it was the birthday of the Sanqing Dynasty, and Yan Thief was accompanying him. The emperor went through a whole ceremony and finally let him go.
"The Yan thief's strategy against the enemy is contrary to the emperor's wishes. This is the only thing we can use to make a fuss about it. But I'm worried that after being forgiven again and again, the emperor's dissatisfaction with the Yan family will eventually disappear. .”
The tragedy of his previous life flashed before Shen Qingzhou's eyes. "This level of worry is not unreasonable. The Yan family and his son have a firm grasp of the emperor's thoughts. No matter how we attack, they seem to have a way to deal with it."
"But you have to work hard, right?" The prince's eyes were bright. "In recent years, there have been wars at the border, frequent domestic famines, and internal and external troubles. The Yan family's father and son passively resisted the enemy externally, plundered internally, and took bribes. The people were in dire straits!
"I heard that due to such changes in the river course, there were many more disaster victims in the north and south, and they claimed it was to expand the river course and promote north-south trade.
"And they chose the time when the Taiwei was triumphant, as if they wanted to prove to the world that the only ones in the world who can stir up trouble are still their Yan family!"
Shen Qingzhou stared at the column of cigarettes and said slowly: "There are still many people in the court watching. I will finish handling the affairs of Tanzhou government first, and we can discuss the remaining matters again after returning to Beijing.
"I won't be able to stay in the capital for long. If it's convenient for Your Highness these two days, please help me feel the bottom of Liu Zheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. There are some things that can only be obtained in the palace."
The prince nodded: "Every three to five days, I still go to Qianqing Palace to meet with the Holy Father and hand in my homework. I act according to the opportunity."
Shen Qingzhou stood up and held his hands.
Before the prince finished speaking, the eunuch's voice sounded again from the other side of the screen: "Your Highness, Eunuch Yang, has been waiting in the East Palace for a long time."
The prince paused, turned around and said, "I understand. Let him go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask first."
Shen Qingzhou asked: "What's the problem with the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
The prince's lips were slightly pursed, and it was difficult to speak. After gritting his teeth, he said: "Donggong's annual gift is always withheld by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Originally, it was supposed to be decentralized when I was born in April, but it has been delayed until now and there is still no trace. When I asked, I said that the cabinet did not give the order and they had no authority to issue it. "You know, the emperor never cares about these matters, even the affairs of the court. All were handed over to the cabinet. I always have no choice but to ask people to humbly go to the Yan family to plead for mercy. ”
The prince was twenty-three years old, tall and tall. He should have been a high-spirited young man, but instead he was stooped, as if he was overwhelmed.
Shen Qingzhou's throat seemed to be blocked and he turned his face away.
"Your Highness has suffered."
"I know you want to say that." The prince smiled bitterly, "Stop it. If the Yan family cannot be eradicated, the humiliation I will suffer in the future will be several times that of today."
The monarch and his ministers were relatively speechless.
The curtains blocked the sunlight and cast the two of them in shadow.
It is the season of continuous heavy rains in Tanzhou, but the sun is shining brightly in the capital.
Passing by Qianqing Palace, there was laughter and laughter, and a continuous stream of congratulations came along with the wind.
Shen Qingzhou looked at the group of people approaching from a distance, and stopped moving as if his feet were rooted.
"This is not Mr. Shen - ah! Mr. Shen!"
The group of people stopped when they were about ten feet away, and someone next to them immediately exclaimed.
Then several people bowed to him and came to say hello: "I haven't seen you for many days, and I heard that you are recuperating behind closed doors, so I don't dare to disturb you. I don't want to see you again today, so I say hello to you!"
Among these flatteries, some were sincere and some were probing. Shen Qingzhou glanced at them, nodded slightly, and then turned his attention to the center where everyone was holding the moon.
This man is nearly forty years old, has a short beard, is well-proportioned, tall and slender, and wears a first-class official uniform that is ironed to a tight fit.
A pair of deep and bright eyes are very similar to the man who is playing in the mud in the small yard of Shawan County.
But her outfit was completely different from hers.
He said: "Lu Shangshu is very beautiful."
Lu Jie also looked at him for a long time, nodded and said, "Is your good nephew doing well?"
"Thank you for thinking about me."
Shen Qingzhou is leaving.
He turned on his toes and stopped again: "I heard that Lord Shangshu and Mr. Yan Ge are going to kiss each other again. Congratulations."
Early this morning, Song En told him the latest news in the city. Among them was the news that Lu Jie and Jiang's daughter was going to be engaged to Yan Qu.
This is good news.
This saves the woman from having to struggle to escape when she gets married in the future.
"Oh," Lu Jie clasped his hands and raised his eyebrows slightly, "This is an honor for my Lu family. But it's still early to say this."
Shen Qingzhou ticked the box without leaving a trace: "I remember that Master Shangshu also has an eldest daughter from his first wife. How come I have only heard about the second young lady born by his stepmother, but never heard about how the eldest lady is doing? ?”
Lu Jie's smile gradually faded.
(End of chapter)