Chapter 22: Your Highness, you did something wrong.
The clear spring reflects the looseness.
There were many peach blossoms planted in Jiang Jinshuang's backyard. It was the peak of spring, and the crimson petals were falling down and flowing into the lotus pond along the cold spring path.
Inexplicably, she recalled the scene when this cold spring was built.
Although everyone knows that Princess Zhaoming built the cold spring to make Pei Du smile, in fact this was just a rhetoric to the outside world.
That year, there was a severe drought in the east of Wanjin, numerous famines, and starvation all over the land.
Countless refugees fled to the capital from their hometowns. For a time, there were swarms of refugees outside the capital and the plague was rampant.
The people in the capital complained quite a lot about this. Not to mention that they were now too frightened to go out. The plague that was spreading outside the city also made people uneasy.
The Tian family opened warehouses to store grain and used the national treasury, but many merchants in the capital used this to hoard grain and sell it at high prices.
At the stalls where relief money and food are distributed every day, some people also sneak in and pretend to be disaster victims to receive relief food.
His Majesty knew these things, but he had no idea what to do and had no clue.
Jiang Jinshuang sent people to directly break into the stores of those grain merchants and robbed them of the grain they had hoarded.
Then she spread the word that the Princess Mansion needed a lot of manpower to build the cold spring, but the reward was only three bowls of porridge a day.
When the news came out, everyone in the capital was scolded and reprimanded, and there was a mountain of notes about the ministers participating in her performance!
But even so, countless refugees came to apply for the army early the next morning.
——Ordinary people will not work hard for three bowls of porridge, but those refugees who are about to starve to death will.
It was also at that time that Jiang Jinshuang took in Xia Yurong, who was about to be eaten by the refugees.
Jiang Jinshuang asked them to build a cold spring road that was not too wide, and there were nearly tens of thousands of refugees. It took them three months to build it.
Later, when the plague passed and the refugees were finally resettled, Jiang Jinshuang let out the news and said that the repair of his cold spring road was completed.
In order to satisfy her own selfish desires, Princess Zhaoming actually squeezed the dying refugees to do hard labor and only gave them three bowls of porridge as a reward!
This incident was even incorporated into the play at that time. Whenever this scene was played in the teahouse, tea patrons would come up and spit on the table.
Jiang Jinshuang didn't care about the sarcastic insults from the people, but instead told Pei Du about the incident as a joke.
"I don't care what they say," Jiang Jinshuang said with a smile, "Now that the cold spring is built, Pei Du, you can read and rest by the pavilion. It will be very comfortable."
"Pei Du, don't worry, I will order someone to take good care of the cold spring in the future, and never let any dirt contaminate this cold spring."
She still remembered what Pei Du said to her coldly.
He looked at her calmly and coldly: "Your Highness, you did something wrong."
——She always seems to be the one who does the wrong thing.
Thinking of this, Jiang Jinshuang chuckled, picked up the wine glass on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Falling flowers are intentional, flowing water is ruthless..." Jiang Jinshuang leaned back, smacked these words, and her eyes fell lazily on Master Zhang, "Master Zhang is really well-read in poetry and books..."
Mr. Zhang glanced at Pei Chieffu who was sitting in the guest seat calmly.
Seeing that Pei Du didn't say a word, Mr. Zhang became more confident.
——Since you want to cling to the Chief Assistant, even if you offend Her Highness the Princess today, it’s not a big deal!
He can still tell which is more important, official position or dignity!
With a slight cough, Mr. Zhang straightened his back and said sternly: "I just feel that since Her Majesty has received favor from His Majesty and has temporarily returned to the capital, Her Royal Highness should abide by the precepts of nurturing girls."
"Knowing that the chief minister's heart is not here, I should have stopped early to preserve dignity."
"I think that if Her Royal Highness the Princess can be half as gentle and courteous as the daughter of the Xia family, there will always be men willing to like her." Jiang Jinshuang sneered when she heard this.
She looked at Mr. Zhang in the dining room in a leisurely manner, and everyone present was silent.
——Everyone is paying attention to the situation here.
"Master Zhang, you know that this cold spring was brought down by me from Rigui Mountain with a lot of effort." She raised her lips slightly, but said casually, "Seeing Master Zhang like it so much today, why not..."< br>
"How about going in and taking a shower to cool down?"
The cold spring on Rigui Mountain is formed by the snow on the top of the mountain. When one puts one's hand in it, it is freezing cold, as if it were nine in the cold winter.
Hearing what Jiang Jinshuang said, Master Zhang was so frightened that he quickly took a few steps back and said with force, "What do you mean, Your Highness, Princess!? I am just a few words of advice to Your Highness as an elder. You have to do what you want." Is this such an unethical thing? ”
Jiang Jinshuang smiled lazily: "I feel deeply for Mr. Zhang's persuasion. I would like to use the cold spring to express my gratitude. Mr. Zhang won't do it?"
"You, you dare! I am the Deputy Envoy of the Fifth Grade Salt Transportation Department. You are so willful and reckless. Aren't you afraid that I will testify against you in front of His Majesty tomorrow?"
"Are there many stories about participating in this palace?" Jiang Jinshuang's eyes were slightly cold, "Come here, throw Master Zhang into the cold spring to take a bath."
"Yes!"
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Several servants quickly appeared next to the master, escorting him and dragging him in the direction of the lotus pond!
"Wait, wait!" Mr. Zhang was really panicked this time and said hurriedly, "According to the rank, the rank of the Chief Assistant and Mr. Si Ning are both higher than yours, just a princess. It's not up to you to punish me. ! ”
Jiang Jinshuang narrowed her eyes, and first turned to Pei Du who was aside: "Then I dare to ask Mr. Pei, what do you think should be done?"
I don't know if it was Jiang Jinshuang's illusion.
It seemed that Pei Du's face had become very cold since she had just given the order to throw the man named Zhang into the cold spring.
Asking him this way now, Jiang Jinshuang actually had no chance that Pei Du would refuse.
——This cold spring road belongs to her family, and the guests also belong to her house. She wants to punish this official, and Pei Du will not meddle in his own business.
However, Jiang Jinshuang guessed wrong.
The man must be drunk, his peach blossom eyes are swaying, his eyebrows are long and sparse, and his dark pupils are like a slight fluorescence on jade, which is touching.
The ends of his eyes were flushed, and he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking less awake.
He opened his lips, which were red and translucent, and still stained with the luster of wine: "The cold spring suddenly warms up, and the cold spring is biting. Your Highness should try another way."
Hearing this, Jiang Jinshuang frowned unhappily.
Hearing what Pei Du said, Master Zhang seemed to have found someone to rely on. He broke free from the shackles of the people and said loudly: "Did you hear that, Your Highness!? Even the chief minister doesn't allow it, so what can you do?" Got it!”
Jiang Jinshuang smiled angrily: "Mr. Si Ning, what do you think?"
In the guest seat, Si Ning pursed his lips and smiled, his tone as gentle as before: "Si thought that since Mr. Zhang pays so much attention to Lengquan Road, he must really like it."
After a pause, Si Ning said with a smile: "In that case, why not just follow Master Zhang's wishes and go for a walk in the cold spring."
Mr. Zhang's eyes widened, and his arrogant expression suddenly stiffened. He looked at Si Ning with a surprised look on his face, and his voice trembled: "Si, Mr. Si Ning, I don't like this official -"
"Master Zhang," Si Ning Langrun said, interrupting him, "it's just that you've been swimming in the cold spring, it's not a big deal."
Lord Zhang was angered by Si Ning's words, pointed at Si Ning and said angrily: "What Mr. Si Ning said today, can it represent the Jiangnan Si family!?"
(End of chapter)