sinovels Chapter 42 Taboo
Chapter 42 Taboo
The emperor put the second prince's memorial on top of committing the crime, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was inexplicable.
"Come on, let's drive to Shoukangyuan."
The emperor and the empress dowager came to another palace in the suburbs of Beijing, and the residence of the empress dowager Dong was Shoukang Palace.
Empress Dowager Dong held a volume of Buddhist scriptures in her hand, leaning on the soft couch with a light expression, while the big palace maid next to her was shaking her fan,
When Emperor Luanjia arrived, Empress Dowager Dong carefully looked at her son's facial features, she was afraid that something might happen to him, so she put down the scroll in her hand.
"The emperor hasn't had dinner yet, why not eat some with Ai's family."
Emperor Qi Xuan: "Yes."
The mother and son sat facing each other, and dozens of dishes were laid out one word at a time. Except for the personal waiters, the other eunuchs and maidservants were all sent out by the Queen Mother.
Empress Dowager Dong motioned for the next lady to serve the soup, and said to Emperor Xuan with a slight smile, "This is Bazhen old duck soup. The Ai family ordered the kitchen to stew for three hours. The emperor has been tired of state affairs recently. Try it." Is it to your liking."
"My son is not filial, and I miss my mother." The emperor took the soup bowl and drank a spoonful with a spoon. The greasy taste of the duck made him frown slightly, put down the spoon, his eyes dimmed by two points, but his expression remained unchanged: " This duck soup is really good, I am so envious of my mother."
Empress Dowager Dong gave birth to three sons and two daughters, and she only survived. The two sons and one daughter were sent to Nanhu to get married when the first emperor was born. Naturally, she hoped that the two sons would have a close relationship.
The Eastern Empress Dowager lived in the mountains for a long time, so she couldn't read her words and demeanor. Looking at Emperor Qi Xuan's appearance, she knew that he probably didn't like this soup, so she picked up a chopstick and put it in the bowl in front of the emperor in an instant.
"It's because Ai's family didn't think well, thinking that the emperor was tired from thinking too much recently, so he ordered the kitchen to stew old duck soup for you to make up for."
"Yes, son, thank you for your mother's concern. When I go back, I will ask the imperial dining room to prepare more soup." Emperor Qixuan said lightly, and the mother and son of the Tian family stopped talking too much. After all, the queen mother is getting old, and after eating a few chopsticks, she loses her appetite.
After the plate was brought out, a pot of tea was placed on it.
Empress Dowager Dong lowered her head and took a sip of the tea in the cup: "This time the concentrated epidemic has finally eased. It is suspected that there is frost on the ground, and the wind and rain come at night. The epidemic has been cured and brought under control."
Emperor Qixuan slightly paused his hand holding the tea, looked at the Queen Mother with black eyes, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth: "What the Queen Mother said made my son feel ashamed. Regardless of the danger, my younger brother went out of the city to help the refugees, and the clans in the city followed suit one after another, and the epidemic was quickly subsided. Queen Mother, for such a great contribution, how do you think my ministers should reward him."
Empress Dowager Dong's face remained unchanged when she heard the words, her face was still full of love, but the left hand on the table was holding the silk handkerchief tightly, and said with relief for a while: "You two are blood brothers after all, if he can do something for you, then It should be, you, as a real brother, will naturally not treat him badly. Jin'er has been weak since childhood, and was poisoned by that kind of vicious thing. I am afraid that he will have no heirs in this life. Of course, I have to rely more on you, the emperor. Brother, the Ai family is getting old, I only hope that you two brothers will be well, and in the future, choose a smart and handsome child from among the clan's children, and it will be fine to adopt your younger brother's name."
The Ninth Brother has always been ignorant, but the life-saving medicine was developed by Chinese medicine practitioners in another family, this time Emperor Qi Xuan was very surprised.
However, he thought that this younger brother had never made any achievements in civil and martial arts, was plagued by illness all day long, and his temperament was also changeable due to desire, so he felt relieved, maybe it was a coincidence, he was suspicious.
Since ancient times, people without heirs cannot inherit the throne. Hearing this, the smile on the corners of Emperor Qixuan's lips unfolded, and the smile was also dyed in his eyes, showing a little more sincerity.
"That's natural. In a few years, my son will personally pick a beautiful child for the ninth brother to adopt under his name. Don't worry, the queen mother. This time, the doctor of the ninth brother's family has made great contributions. I have already drawn up an order to reward a thousand taels of gold. He was on duty at the Imperial Hospital. The ninth younger brother was weak. A few days ago, he paid tribute to a century-old ginseng tree. The ninth younger brother should have used it. The red coral tribute from Shunzhou has been known as the incarnation of Buddha since ancient times. It can be given to the ninth younger brother to protect him. Ping'an, don't worry about the ninth brother's marriage, I will definitely find him a civilized and martial man."
Ancient shipbuilding capabilities were limited. Coral is a thing in the sea, and red coral is even more rare. The incarnation of Buddha was regarded by the ancients as auspicious, which can be described as a priceless treasure.
Zhao Jin is now the king of Rui, without military merits, and if he rises up, he will be the prince. Although he is the emperor, he still needs to encourage the family law of his ancestors.
Empress Dowager Dong had a loving smile on her face: "The emperor's affairs are naturally appropriate, but your ninth brother has a capricious temper. As for the marriage, let him go, and the emperor doesn't have to worry about such trivial matters. Han, when the emperor is approving papers in the study, he must add an extra carbon basin, don't be careless."
What I want to do is done, and what I want to say is finished, Emperor Qixuan now has a smile on his face, he stands up and faces the dynamic post, and slightly cups his hands: "Son, I have written it down. Thank you, mother, for your concern. There is still something wrong with my son." If you don’t have enough money, your son will leave.”
After the mother and son exchanged a few pleasantries, the emperor left in a grandiose manner with everyone.
Until the bright yellow guard of honor left in the distance, Empress Dowager Dong pinched her sore brows, supported Nanny Zhong's hand, and walked back to the bedroom step by step, leaning against the head of the bed wearily.
"Ai's family is exhausted, light the incense, Ai's family wants to sleep for a while."
Nanny Zhong carefully took off Empress Dowager Dong's head pearls, pulled her hair down and gently stroked her on the soft pillow.
After removing the gorgeous and cold jewels and the heavy makeup on her face, the fine lines on the corners of Empress Dowager Dong's eyes and brows became more obvious. At this moment, she frowned and her face turned slightly pale.
Seeing the appearance of Empress Dowager Dong, Nanny Zhong hurriedly lighted the Anshen incense, waved away the little maid next to her, brought a bowl of Anshen soup, and sent it to the Empress Dowager to comfort herself: "Master, Prince Rui has no heirs, and you are always looking after him." Come on, it'll be fine."
Dong Mama is the dowry girl of the Empress Dowager Dong. She grew up with her since she was a child. No scruples.
She sighed softly, and her cloudy old eyes were full of shrewdness: "Emperor, this person is the most suspicious and overthinking. Jin'er was also proposed by the late emperor in his early years. If Aijia didn't make a quick decision, let the child In the future, there will be no hope of an heir, I'm afraid the emperor will not be able to tolerate him. It's just hard work, that child will not have the chance to have a parent and love his family in the future, it is really sad, and every time I see that child, I feel extremely guilty."
Seeing Empress Dowager Dong's sad face, Nanny Zhong also felt sad, she stepped forward to rub Empress Dowager Dong's temples gently to relieve his pain, and comforted him softly: "Queen Mother, you have thought a lot about Prince Rui. , I did this to protect him, I believe that even if Prince Rui knew about it, he would understand your painstaking efforts."
Empress Dowager Dong closed her eyes tightly, with a tired expression on her face, and sighed faintly: "I hope so."
Two flowers bloomed, each representing a branch, and the epidemic situation near the capital was brought under control and eased. Zhao Jin decided to help the orphans nearby, so he acted immediately.
This time he didn't send Manager Liu to do it, but An Yi recommended a dark guard who had been injured and retired. .The rare mountain products from the south slowly adopted those orphans, and invited a down-and-out scholar to be a teacher in the farm to enlighten these children. At the same time, he would teach some martial arts and arithmetic laws, and even do business in various industries. Observe the talents of these children, and focus on cultivating them separately in the future.
As for the children in the farm, Zhao Jin adopts the management method of modern closed schools, with uniform clothes and uniform fees. It was just a hazy idea of his to issue a contract of prostitution. He wanted to help a group of these children and give them some ability to survive in the future.
When the epidemic situation subsides completely, the gates of the capital are opened, and the emperor and the queen mother are also married back to the palace.
At this time, the emperor's rewards were also sent to Prince Rui's Mansion, century-old ginseng, red coral ornaments, a Huangzhuang with [-] hectares of fertile land, and a thousand taels of gold.
This is the first time that Zhao Jin has accepted the decree in a serious way since he came here, and he was still a little uncomfortable, but when he heard the amount of five hundred hectares of fertile land and the environmental permit, he instantly converted it into modern RMB in his mind, and suddenly felt dizzy.
Those gold ingots, like beauties with long legs, were holding hands and singing and dancing in front of his eyes.
Forgive him for being a small citizen, but the real money and the huge land in front of him really made him happy.
I also have a new understanding of his boss, his brother, in my heart. After all, he is the emperor, and he is generous, so I like it.
Those four government doctors were all sent to the imperial hospital, and they will also be imperial physicians with official positions in the future. This is a great affirmation for an ancient doctor, and it is also the lifelong dream of some doctors.
Zhao Jin suppressed the joy on his face, but the corners of his mouth flew up uncontrollably.
Sun He hurried forward, stuffed two heavy purses into the hands of the eunuch who delivered the decree, and sent him out of the mansion with a smile on his face. Zhao Jin was very happy at the moment.
With a big wave of Zhao Jin's hand, he gave all his servants two extra months of monthly allowances. This time, the steward who performed well in giving gave an extra five months of monthly allowances.
The entire palace was full of joy, and everyone's faces were beaming with joy.
After waving the servants back, Zhao Jin closed the door with Dark Twelve like a little mouse stealing oil, put the thousand taels of gold on the table, and looked at the Huangzhuang land deed again and again, laughing. The corners of his mouth are about to split.
In the Qi Dynasty, 1000 copper coins were one tael of silver, and ten taels of silver were one tael of gold.
This piece of taels of gold is a full 2000 taels of silver.