Chapter 325 Vision
“What’s wrong with the empress?” Lan Xiang asked cautiously.
Empress Dowager Li stretched out her finger and crossed the line after Princess Nanyang: "Go and get the congratulatory gift from Princess Nanyang. The Ai family wants to take a look."
Lan Xiang respectfully accepted the order and soon came with a wooden box.
This wooden box is carved from extremely precious agarwood. It is about one foot long, five inches wide and eight inches high. It looks exquisite and compact.
The moment you open the wooden box, a dazzling brilliance blooms.
Empress Dowager Li squinted her eyes subconsciously, and then looked at it carefully.
There is a Ruyi in the box. The fine mutton-fat white jade is carefully carved and exudes a smooth and delicate luster. It feels warm to the touch when held in the hand.
Mutton-fat jade is a treasure among jades. Even in the palace, such large mutton-fat white jade is extremely rare. Not to mention the exquisite carving is stunning.
Today’s canonization ceremony, everyone gave generous gifts. Jiang Shaohua's gift is particularly precious and priceless.
The more Empress Dowager Li looked at her, the more satisfied she became. She pretended to be light-hearted and said, "Although this gift is not as valuable as the Empress Dowager's canonization gift, it is still passable."
Lan Xiang thought to herself, Master, you are really duplicitous, it is clear that I like it very much: "Mother, slave" Should the maid send this gift back to the warehouse? "
"It's too troublesome to carry it around, so let's put it in the Ai family's bedroom for now! It's a bit of dignity for Princess Nanyang."< br>
Lan Xiang lowered her head in response, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
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"Princess, that mutton-fat jade Ruyi is the treasure of our palace. I brought it to the capital specifically that day, intending to use it at the most suitable time."
In the study room of Nanyang Palace, Chen Jinyu felt distressed Di Zhi murmured: "It's a pity that I gave it as a gift today."
Jiang Shaohua smiled faintly: "The Queen Mother is very dissatisfied with me, so it's a pity to give it to me today." It’s a generous gift, even if it’s just to appease me, it will prevent Empress Dowager Li from always looking for faults in me and causing unnecessary trouble.”
Chen Jinyu thought about it and couldn’t help but sigh: “The Empress Dowager. Competing with the Queen Mother put the princess in a dilemma."
Jiang Shaohua smiled casually: "Some trivial matters are not worth mentioning."
"The canonization ceremony is over, it's time for us to go back."
Chen Jinyu was refreshed after hearing this, and her face was full of joy: "Are you really going back? This is great! I have been looking forward to this for a long time. It’s about time.”
Counting the time, it’s been half a year since I came to the capital.
Jiang Shaohua smiled and joked: "The capital is so prosperous and prosperous, but Chen Sheren doesn't want to stay in the capital for a long time?"
Chen Jinyu said with a smile: "No matter how nice the capital is, I am just a passerby. Nanyang County is my home.”
"That's right." Jiang Shaohua sighed: "I have been in the capital for half a year, and I have often dreamed of Nanyang Palace recently. It shows that I am also homesick."
"I will go there tomorrow. Enter the palace and bid farewell to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."
Chen Jinyu immediately said: "That's right, it's best to leave as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, the court will do so. If there is another memorial about the locust plague, the princess will donate generously. No matter how much food is left in Nanyang County, she can't help but make such a donation."
Jiang Shaohua corrected with a smile: "The grain of Yan County is a tribute. The other two counties were bought by the imperial court with money." Chen Jinyu pouted: "The Ministry of Finance has no money, so I don't know when it will be given."
Jiang Shaohua smiled leisurely: "The note is stamped with the official seal of the Ministry of Finance, so the Ministry of Finance can still escape. With these two white notes, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance will be very angry when he sees this princess, and the emperor will also It’s actually a good deal to protect me everywhere.”
Chen Jinyu also laughed: “If you think about it, it’s really a good deal.”
Then she happily went to clean up. Baggage is gone.
When all the soldiers learned that the princess was about to return to Nanyang, they all smiled happily.
Only Song Yuan was a little worried, and whispered to Jiang Shaohua: "The princess wants to return to Nanyang, but all the ministers in the court cannot ask for it. I am afraid that the Empress Dowager is unwilling to let the princess leave."
Empress Dowager Zheng's political level is average, but she is a first-class master in handling the battles in the palace.
Jiang Wanhua and Jiang Yuehua were both taken into the palace for education at a young age, and the young Prince Gaoliang was educated in the palace since he was a child. This is the grace of Empress Dowager Zheng, and it is also a hostage in disguise.
Three years ago, the Empress Dowager Zheng sent Eunuch Zhao to the Nanyang Palace just to bring Jiang Shaohua into the palace.
Jiang Shaohua firmly refused. In the past few years, he spent a lot of money to bribe Eunuch Zhao to "honor" Empress Dowager Zheng.
Now that Jiang Shaohua is in the capital, how should Empress Dowager Zheng respond if she insists on not letting him go?
Jiang Shaohua's eyes flashed and he said to Song Yuan: "The Empress Dowager will definitely not want to let me go. If it were me, I would hold such a useful chess piece in the palm of my hand."
"I have expected it and have planned the response in advance. Don't worry!"
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The next day, Jiang Shaohua entered the palace to pay his respects, and in front of Empress Dowager Li, Concubine Fan Gui and others, he apologized to Empress Dowager Zheng: "I have been in Beijing for half a year. Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, the canonization ceremony in the harem has ended. I am about to set off. I'm back to Nanyang. I came to the palace today to say goodbye to the Empress Dowager."
The reaction of Empress Dowager Zheng was as expected: "You are living well in the capital. You come to the palace every day to talk to the Ai family and make suggestions for the emperor. Isn't this a very good life?"
"The Prince of Nanyang is supported by the capable Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi. If you need anything, please write to me." Just go back."
Princess Baohua answered softly: "After cousin Shaohua came, the palace became more lively every day. Cousin Shaohua still stayed. Let’s stay in the capital!”
Jiang Wanhua and Jiang Yuehua also persuaded Jiang Shaohua to stay.
Empress Dowager Li suddenly opened her mouth and said: "Yesterday, the emperor said that the imperial court will allocate new grains from Nanyang County. After that, we will try our best to promote new grains in the north. For such a big thing, Nanyang Princess has to do it. Go back and take charge.”
Jiang Shaohua calmly said: "That's what the Queen Mother said. Yesterday at the court meeting, there were four more memorials reporting the locust plague. The counties affected by the locust plague are all in the north. It is not easy for the imperial court to allocate grain from the south. From Nanyang County Buying grain seeds is much more convenient. Half, the loss is much less.”
“I don’t trust anyone with such a big thing, I have to go back and watch it personally.”
Compared with the big things in the court, Zheng. The plans in the Queen Mother's heart are not worth mentioning.
Empress Dowager Zheng was unhappy, but she could not stop her. She said calmly: "That's all, the imperial court's collection of grain and seeds is a major matter and cannot be delayed. The Ai family will not force you to stay. If you want to go back, you can go back early. !”
Jiang Shaohua responded softly.
Empress Dowager Li felt a little unspeakably happy when she saw this.
Empress Dowager Zheng used Jiang Shaohua as a chess piece, but she didn't know that this chess piece had its own plans.