New·New Consort

Two black shadows crossed the high wall of the Princess Mansion, and landed steadily in the courtyard where the cicadas were singing.

After entering the room, Feng Suzhen poured a cup of hot tea for Tianxiang and herself.Holding the teacup in her hand, she looked at the full moon in the sky and pondered quietly: If that Xing'er belonged to the prince, then look at her daily words and deeds, and she would always tell Yijian Piaohong, Zhang Shaomin and others about their entanglement with the princess in a casual manner. himself, even—

"My son-in-law, if you were a woman, you would be like a fairy."

It seems that Wang Gonggong has doubts about his true identity.

After a simple wash, Tianxiang looked at the newly replaced jade mat on the bed: "You can sleep on the bed tonight, it's hot."

Feng Suzhen pursed her lips and said, "Thank you princess for your kindness, it's quite cool on the ground."

Tian Xiang made a gesture of anger: "I have good intentions, what are you refusing to do? The ground is cool, but it is cold and hard. If you wake up tomorrow with back pain, Father will definitely send you medicine again. "

"..."

Tianxiang continued to be persuasive and persuasive: "I am a gentleman and lady, I will not treat you lightly."

Feng Suzhen said: "A man and a woman can't kiss each other..."

Tianxiang curled her lips disapprovingly: "Following matters in a hurry, sleep is the best thing. If you are really a Taoist son-in-law, you won't help me cure the poison of yin and yang seizing souls."

Feng Suzhen was secretly startled: "Princess... remember what happened when you detoxified?"

Tianxiang said seriously: "I don't remember!" She paused and added, "But Xing'er said you hugged me."

"..." Feng Suzhen thought, that little girl Xing'er really knows too much!

"Princess—" She was about to say goodbye again, but Tian Xiang directly interrupted her: "You promised me that I will be in charge of all daily life in this palace."

Feng Suzhen was stunned for a moment before remembering this.

"Okay, don't be coy!" Tianxiang pushed Feng Suzhen into bed without any explanation, and went to blow out the lamp by herself.

Feng Suzhen lay upright on the bed, folded her arms and stomach.The bed was very big, and she shrank herself in the innermost corner, making the distance between herself and Tianxiang enough to fit two more Tianxiang.

Tianxiang rolled on the jade mat and came up to her, leaning on her head and looking at her: "Your surname is Feng, are you of wood or stone? Do you want to put three bowls of water between us, so that I won't be frivolous?" you?"

Feng Suzhen shrank into the wall again and said: "Princess Qi, I belong to the dragon."

Tianxiang yawned, and rolled back to her one-acre-three-fen land: "No wonder she sleeps in a very dignified way. I am a snake, so I can twist easily. The sleeping position is not as regular as yours, so you have to worry about it.

Feng Suzhen remembered something: "How did the princess determine that Xing'er belongs to the prince?"

Tianxiang rubbed on the cold mat pillow: "When I want to sleep, someone sends me a pillow. There must be a reason. I was worried about Xing'er's whereabouts, so someone came to deliver the news. How could it be such a coincidence?"

The bedroom was silent, only Tianxiang's clear and organized voice was heard: "And that person just happened to be pretending to be an old man. Although she may be a very important person to you and me, but to others, she is An ordinary old beggar. The only one who can keep an eye on the whereabouts of the old beggar and even know that she is familiar with us is the prince who has always wanted to be filial."

Feng Suzhen sighed softly: "So that's how it is." She couldn't help thinking of Xing'er's temptation to her, and pretending to inadvertently cast a glance at Tianxiang, and asked: "Xing'er was designed by you, how will the princess deal with her in the future?"

Tianxiang in Yu Guangzhong hesitated for a long time, and finally raised her crystal eyes and looked at herself: "My son-in-law, if you were me, what would you do with her?",

Me?She narrowed her eyes slightly, imagining what she would do if Mei Zhu betrayed her and told others about her every move.

She loosened her clenched fist again: "I'm afraid I won't be able to strike hard."

Tianxiang smiled unconsciously: "Does the son-in-law think that I can be ruthless?"

Neither do you.

"Actually, whether it's her playing tricks on me, or being obedient to me, prying into my secrets, I don't blame her," Tianxiang said calmly, "I'm just angry that she lied to me."

Feng Suzhen said thoughtfully: "It seems that cheating the princess is really a great crime."

"It's not necessarily—" Tian Xiang subconsciously changed the subject, "Eunuch Wang has done so many wrong things, it can be said that he deserves death, son-in-law, do you think he deserves death?"

Feng Suzhen was silent.

Eunuch Wang ruined her family, so she naturally felt that it was not too much for him to die a thousand or ten thousand times, but he was not only the son of the old man, but also Tianxiang's "big companion".

The old man is her benefactor, and Tianxiang is also her "friend"?

She didn't want the old man with white hair to give away the black-haired man, and she didn't want Tianxiang to be sad.

Feng Suzhen pondered: "The princess said well, 'If you do evil without intention, you will not be punished for evil'. Even if the prince dies, it will be difficult to replace the life that died because of him, and it will hurt the old man's heart instead. Instead of punishing him with death He, why not let him spend the rest of his life doing more good deeds, it can be regarded as making the best use of it."

Tianxiang raised the corner of her mouth: "Thank you."

Feng Suzhen raised her eyebrows, but said nothing.

The sound of breathing in the ears gradually became even. In the silent night, apart from that breathing, Feng Suzhen could only hear her own heartbeat.

On the wedding night, she fell asleep unconsciously and didn't remember anything at all.But this time, she clearly knew that she was sharing the bed with Princess Tianxiang.

It's not that she has never slept in the same bed with someone before, in Miaozhou Mansion, she and the maid Mei Zhu slept together.At that time, she was not so reserved.

Maybe it's because the night is so quiet that the cicadas outside the window don't bother to sing.The even breathing sound beside her was exceptionally clear.

Tianxiang's sleep was as dishonest as she said, she put her hands on Feng Suzhen's chest for a while, and kicked over the corner of the quilt for a while.Feng Suzhen had no choice but to carefully remove Her Royal Highness's hand, and pressed her quilt with one foot.

After several confrontations, Feng Suzhen felt that Tianxiang seemed to be closer to her, and her breath seemed to be on her face.

She suddenly remembered the intimate contact she had when she was helping Tianxiang to solve the Yin-Yang Seizing Soul, and felt her throat was dry and itchy for a moment.

The weather is already hot, and the clothes Tianxiang wears are very thin, and the faint fragrance hits Feng Suzhen. There is no way to hide, and a poem by Li Qingzhao suddenly appeared in her mind: "Crimson silk is thin, watery skin is shining, snow is greasy and fragrant, laughing Sandalwood Lang, the gauze and pillow are cool tonight.

But the originally cool jade mat under his body has become fiery.

She lay stiff and straight, with her arms folded.

Tianxiang suddenly muttered something, turned over carelessly, leaving Feng Suzhen her back.

Feng Suzhen's heart tightened and then loosened, and she couldn't help but sneer: Isn't it just for a nap, Tianxiang fell asleep confidently and boldly, why should she be so close to the enemy...

She decided to move her body and leave a back for Tianxiang.

She turned around inch by inch in extremely slow motion.

The body's rotation left deep and shallow undulations on the jade mat, and there was a slight creaking sound between the bamboo slices and the silk threads.

Every sound, to Feng Suzhen's ears, was as thrilling as a thunderstorm.

After finally turning her whole body around, she breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed her body, and fell asleep peacefully.

She didn't see Tianxiang, whose back was facing her, trying to bite the corner of the quilt, suppressing the shaking of her body, so as to suppress the uncontrollable smile back into her stomach.

The lazy morning light gradually blurred half of the sky, Nanny Zhuang woke up early, and arrived at the door of the princess' bedroom early.The most sleepy princess in the past has been getting up earlier and earlier since she got married. Often, before she got up, she would have seen the son-in-law reading and dancing swords in the courtyard, and the princess was watching from the side, wondering what she was thinking up.

The whispers between Taoer and Xinger a few days ago really made her think a little more. She originally planned to ask Yuxian Guoshi for advice, but before she left, it happened that the princess was inexplicably poisoned, and was inexplicably killed by her son-in-law again. cured thing.The old man was startled and terrified, and before she could recover, someone from Yuxian Palace came to spy on her.As soon as she thought of the blood-stained Yuanpa on the wedding night and the face of the princess, she didn't say anything.

What happened to Xing'er yesterday, she was secretly glad that she didn't talk too much, and then became worried again.After all, it is related to the happiness of the princess' life, so the old man deliberately got up early to see what the princess consort is up to.

In her previous life, Tianxiang either had to supervise the court or accompany her nephew to study, so she had already developed the habit of getting up early.Although her body was still lazy, she opened her eyes just after dawn, and just lay on the bed to rest.

Perhaps it was because she hadn't slept on a comfortable bed for a long time, this time, Feng Suzhen slept very deeply, and she turned over unknowingly in her dream, facing Tianxiang.

Tianxiang had a narrow mind, and wanted to pinch Feng Suzhen's straight nose, but heard a soft cough at the door: "Princess, the old slave has come in."

Tianxiang immediately threw off the thin quilt, and wrapped Feng Suzhen and herself tightly, only showing Baifen's neck.

Feng Suzhen woke up and was about to struggle, but was firmly held down by Tianxiang.

The door creaked open.

Through the thin curtains, Nanny Zhuang could only see two hazy shadows crowded together on the bed, head to head, judging by the height of the quilt, it seemed that half of the princess' body was on the son-in-law's body.

She hurriedly lowered her head: "Princess, the breakfast prepared in the imperial dining room today includes white porridge, millet porridge, round-grained rice porridge, mung bean porridge, peanut porridge, black rice porridge, nut porridge, lobster porridge, salty bone porridge, eight-treasure porridge, red bean porridge Barley porridge, preserved egg and lean meat porridge, red dates, peanuts and longan porridge—what kind of porridge do you want?"

Feng Suzhen and Tianxiang looked at the upright and respectful figure outside the tent in silence.

Even if you want to do a ward round, can you find a better reason?

Tianxiang half-opened her mouth, and replied in a vague, limp, and shy voice: "Well, then, let's have red dates, peanuts and longan porridge..."

Grandma Zhuang was overjoyed, and thanked the Western Bodhisattvas in her heart, she couldn't help but look up, then quickly lowered her head: "Then is the princess going to wash and eat now?"

Tianxiang lazily said: "Later, I'll lie down again. Mommy ordered me to go down and boil some hot bath water for me to relieve my fatigue."

Grandma Zhuang was overjoyed again, and asked again: "What about the son-in-law?"

Feng Suzhen said in a rough voice impatiently: "It's good to disturb people early in the morning—Meng, go out and get ready, I will naturally call you when the princess and I wake up."

Grandma Zhuang was overjoyed, took a few steps back, ran out of the room in small steps, closed the door hard, and shooed away the maid holding the washing utensils at the door.

Feng Suzhen and Tianxiang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Full marks for the answer.

In the imperial study room, Prime Minister Liu Tao was explaining to the emperor the conclusion of the investigation of the world's assets. Feng Shaomin, a doctor in the Ministry of officials, was also summoned and stood aside in an orderly manner.

"The two love ministers have already read the list of assets sent by the ministers. I would like to hear your opinions." Although the emperor only took half a month because of his health and cultivation, he still took time to deal with it every day. government affairs.Others can only see his absurd fun, but don't know it. A person who only knows absurd fun, let alone being emperor for 30 years, is impossible for 30 days.

Liu Tao said: "The declaration of assets is to disclose personal household affairs to the public. Although it involves privacy, it is beneficial to the clean and bright administration of officials, and further benefits the national economy and people's livelihood. Ministers dare not hide it, and they all..."

Although they didn't get along for a long time, Feng Suzhen had already gotten used to the cloudy and misty speaking style of her mentor, and she became dazed in front of the emperor.She naturally knew that the key point that her mentor was going to talk about was the Miaozhou.Before entering the pilgrimage, she thought the same as the scholars all over the world. They only thought that the emperor was greedy for money and lustful. It seems that there is some purpose hidden.

She couldn't help thinking of the word "stay" on Zhang Shaomin's case file.

"...Although these lists are not completely useless, they are not completely true... After carefully reading these case files, the old minister was surprised at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he was startled—"

The emperor patiently listened to Liu Tao wandering around for a long while without getting to the point, and hurriedly said, "Continue."

Liu Tao continued: "The veteran thought that there must be someone wrong with the ministers of the court, and it's unusual..."

The emperor frowned: "How do you say that?"

Liu Tao began to cloud the fog again: "Since your majesty ascended the throne, there has been no major trouble inside, no war outside, the country has been peaceful for 30 years, and your majesty has rewarded merchants, making Jiangnan now a few "gold and white jade to buy songs and laugh, drunk and tired of the moon and young princes." 'The prosperity of the world. Since this is the case—" he changed the subject, "—it is inevitable that there will be people who use public tools to seek personal gain. Even if they are not directly greedy for people's wealth, there will also be those who use power for personal gain and compete with the people for profit."

The emperor pondered for a moment, and said: "Taizu Rende never set the rules of peeling real grass like Hongwu in the previous dynasty. I have also experienced the previous dynasty, and I know that one of the reasons for the corruption of ink in the previous dynasty was that Hongwu did not increase the salary for 300 years. This is an overkill. So I have never treated officials harshly, and I have increased their salaries several times in the past 30 years since I took the throne. But everyone has selfish desires, and all dynasties have been unavoidable. If I want to employ people, I can't kill them too hard. Not to mention using power for personal gain , and it’s much better than layer upon layer exploitation.”

Hearing the emperor's words, Feng Suzhen was shocked. She glanced at Liu Tao, but saw that the Licorice Xiangguo, who had gone through three dynasties, looked as usual, and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty is wise. Officials have the desire to make money. If you have a heart, you will definitely buy land and build houses, and buy properties widely. Some of the numbers are too big for fear of looking bad, so you will definitely hide some of the numbers in an attempt to confuse the heavens."

The emperor nodded approvingly: "This is also human nature."

Liu Tao also nodded in agreement and continued: "However, I have read all the financial statements submitted by the officials in the capital, and I always feel that apart from the concealment just now, there are still something very inappropriate."

Feng Suzhen originally thought that the problem in Miaozhou was nothing more than a trivial matter, but now her expression became serious, even the emperor and the prime minister thought it was human nature to lie to the emperor, it was even more "inappropriate" than this, how inappropriate is that?

The emperor turned to look at Feng Suzhen: "My son-in-law, what do you think?"

Being called out suddenly, Feng Suzhen took a deep breath and said calmly: "If my minister is not mistaken, what the prime minister said refers to Miaozhou."

The emperor's eyes sank: "What's wrong with Miaozhou?"

Feng Suzhen raised her lips, and said loudly: "Miaozhou is the largest state in the world. It has been a place where military strategists have fought for military supplies since ancient times. Moreover, it is adjacent to the capital. The capital is very expensive. It stands to reason that if the officials of the capital buy real estate and land, they must buy land. It is to choose the nearest Miaozhou. But as far as I know, no one has bought a property there."

The emperor asked: "That's all?"

Feng Suzhen continued: "Not only are there no Beijing officials, but there are no local officials either. I think it's strange, but it's not incomprehensible. After all, people in official circles always think about returning to their roots. After careful investigation, it was found that even the natives of Miaozhou who became officials only guarded the few acres of Susukida before they became officials, which had never increased over the years. Official households did not receive land taxes, so one person became an official, and hundreds of families brought their fields to defect , willing to be a tenant, in order to be tax-free. In this way, it is simply unimaginable!"

The Emperor Nianxu laughed loudly: "Sure enough, it is the blueness that comes from the blueness, and the insight into the autumn. Shaomin's investigation is so clear, do you know the reason?"

Feng Suzhen said: "I heard that Feng Shaoqing, the front uncle of Miaozhou, is an upright official. If it is said that during the period of his seal, he strictly controlled this trend and restricted the purchase of properties, it can be explained. But Feng Shaoqing has been insane for half a year, and the new Fang Bo has not taken office for a long time. However, no one dares to set foot in Miaozhou. Miaozhou is an important place, defending the capital, if someone can hold Miaozhou hostage, it is not only inappropriate, but also a big hidden danger. The world's assets have already been listed, and others can be ignored. Miaozhou has to investigate!"

The emperor's eyes lit up: "Liu Aiqing, what do you think?"

Liu Tao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I invite you to become an official, and also ask your majesty to reward the old minister with a few pieces of Susukida for retirement, but it must be in Miaozhou."

The emperor laughed loudly: "Feng Shaomin accepts the decree, I will appoint you as the chief supervisor, and go to Miaozhou to investigate in person, and the truth must be revealed!"

"My son accepts the order." Feng Suzhen's heart was pounding, Miaozhou, Miaozhou, she was going back, Miaozhou!

The emperor said earnestly, "Shaomin, you are young after all. Although you are talented and intelligent, you are still young at heart. You are not yet experienced in the world, and you are not familiar with officialdom. It is inevitable that you are not thorough. I will let Wang Gonggong go with you—"

Wang Gonggong has been standing beside the emperor in a regular manner, but his eyes are always fixed on Feng Shaomin's face.

The emperor is usually not such a talkative person, the meaning of the words in these words, but even a fool can hear them.If the emperor hadn't heard that the son-in-law and the princess were deeply in love every day, and the princess had taken her temper for the son-in-law and became quite solemn, no matter how much the emperor loved this son-in-law, at most he would only make indirect remarks. How could he teach him so earnestly?

You know, even the crown prince has never personally supervised the emperor's suspicious nature.

Affectionate?

He couldn't help but look towards the son-in-law: this sideburns, this appearance, if it is not a woman, it is also a boy and a girl.No matter how good the relationship between the princess and the son-in-law was, he still couldn't get rid of the lingering doubts in his heart. After all, the time when the son-in-law appeared, as well as the appearance of the son-in-law, the style of the figure, and the feminine voice, all had to make him doubt that the son-in-law It was Feng Suzhen whom he had only met half a year ago.

If this son-in-law is really Feng Suzhen, why would Princess Tianxiang defend her?Still changing ways to find a future for her?

Also, the word "Feng Suzhen" was on the lips that night, why did the princess interrupt her suddenly?

"—Give Shangfang a sword. If anyone who is unfavorable to the investigation, and who refuses to follow the investigation, you can cut it first and then play it!" The emperor enthusiastically handed the sword to the chief steward beside him, but it was left hanging in the air. Throwing the sword into the prince's arms.

Wang Gonggong came to his senses and smiled humbly: "Thank you, Your Majesty—"

The emperor was in poor health, and wentssiping for a while, then let everyone disperse, Wang Gonggong, Liu Tao, and Feng Suzhen withdrew from the imperial study together.

Even though he knew that Liu Tao and Feng Shaomin had something to say, Wang Gonggong took small steps to stick to him: "My son-in-law—"

Feng Suzhen bid farewell to Liu Tao first, and then came to the same place with Wang Gonggong: "Wang Gonggong, please take care of me during the trip to Miaozhou."

The prince lowered his face: "That's natural - the miscellaneous family also depends on the son-in-law to take care of them."

The two of them practiced Tai Chi without saying a word, talking about the water and soil customs of Miaozhou Prefecture to the Yuyang Drum in the past, neither of them wanted to mention the matter of the nightly visit first.

A little eunuch ran over: "My lord, the national teacher is here!"

The little eunuch who delivered the order was not from Yuxian Palace. When he was ordered to deliver the order, he only thought of the generous reward, but was so confused that he forgot that he only invited one person.And right now, there are two people.

The prince stood there, silent for a while, Feng Suzhen put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Since the prince has an appointment with the national teacher, then Shao Min will go first."

This time, goodbye is probably leaving for Miaozhou.

Wang Gonggong pondered for a moment, waved the little eunuch back, and said: "Understood, you go down." He turned to Feng Suzhen and said: "The miscellaneous family heard that the princess was not feeling well a few days ago—"

Feng Suzhen said indifferently: "You might as well tell Eunuch frankly that the princess has been poisoned again."

The prince said angrily: "Really?! The crown prince is not in the palace right now, where is the bold madman who dares to coerce and assassinate the royal family's blood? He even dared to use such a dirty method as poisoning. Don't you know that the most powerful medicine in the world today? The master is in the Yuxian Palace in this palace?"

Prince?hijack?stab in the back?Feng Suzhen's heart moved, but she still smiled: "It was just bitten by a rogue dog. The princess and the prince are brothers and sisters. Even if they are dragged down, they are happy. But my father-in-law's words are wrong, and the most powerful drug expert today is not here. In the Palace of Desiring Immortals—speaking of it, I still have to thank Eunuch for this matter, if it wasn’t for Master Ling Tang’s benevolent and benevolent guidance, the princess might not be so easy.”

Wang Gonggong had thought before that since Princess Tianxiang knew that the old beggar was her mother, then Feng Shaomin must also know.Tianxiang was caught in the matter of Yin Yang Duan Hun, he knew something about it, and Concubine Ju even got angry with Yu Xian for this matter.It was precisely because of Concubine Ju's intention that he would help Tianxiang to deceive the antidote, but he didn't expect Tianxiang to be poisoned again in a blink of an eye.He originally wanted to sell favors, reminding Tianxiang that the internal cause of the poisoning was related to the prince, so Feng Suzhen should be more vigilant.But I didn't expect that Feng Suzhen not only knew everything, but also pulled out her own mother.He moved his lips, and said with difficulty: "The affairs of the miscellaneous family made the son-in-law laugh—"

Feng Suzhen's eyes flickered, and she said sincerely: "Elder-in-law, don't say such out-of-the-ordinary words. The Lord has given me the grace of life, the love of teaching me, and I have saved Princess Tianxiang. The grace of dripping water should be repaid by the spring, let alone this Great favor? Shaomin will never repay this kindness and righteousness. Although the old man doesn't say anything, I know that she is thinking about her father-in-law. Everything that the father-in-law does is in her heart. The father-in-law is in charge of the inner court for His Majesty It's not an exaggeration to call it an internal minister, but it's hard to avoid hard work, and it's hard to be loyal and filial. Although Shao Min is the son-in-law, he is a foreign official. It is more convenient to travel outside. He can fulfill his filial piety to the court on behalf of his father-in-law. Naturally, he should do his part !"

Wang Gonggong's throat moved, and he didn't know what to say for a long time. Being pinched by others and taking the initiative, he could only say in a low voice: "Then I have to thank you——"

"But then again—" Feng Suzhen smiled, and took out a bag from her bosom.

The prince hurriedly declined: "My son-in-law, this is not possible—"

Feng Suzhen forced the bag to Wang Gonggong: "It's not for you, it's for the old man. In the future, my husband and I will have a lot of work for the father-in-law, and the reward for you will have to be counted separately. The old man is worried about it." Father-in-law, I want to remember everything you have done, but I am too old to remember clearly, so I like to use this to remember things. The princess said that anyone can give it, so why not let the father-in-law give it to her in person. The old man doesn’t say anything, but he still wants to see it in his heart Your."

Without any explanation, Feng Suzhen stuffed the bag to the prince and resigned.

The prince stood there blankly, rubbing a bag of hard, cool red beans in his hand.

He suddenly walked towards the outside of the palace, and the little eunuch next to him was in a hurry: "Eunuch, the national teacher is still waiting for you—"

Wang Gonggong turned around and scolded: "Wait until his mother has a leg! You can't see it, don't you see it? It's going to change! That little wild cat who only knows how to play with wool balls is finally going to grow into a tigress." !Ha ha ha ha……"

He straightened his back and strode towards the palace gate, but his mouth was not idle, and he ordered: "Go, you go to Miaozhou tonight, wash and clean up that Feng Shaoqing who is pretending to be crazy, and find a quiet room to shut up." Go on. Regardless of whether the white rabbit is male or female, since the princess is protecting him, it’s okay to be careful—”

In the warming room of the palace, the Marquis Dongfang was frowning, and it was hard to let go of how the beautiful Concubine Ju could comfort her. He had a bad premonition, and always felt that his management in Miaozhou would definitely be exposed this time.Even if the name of treason is not settled, one act of arrogance can beat him to the ground.

In Yuxian Palace, the national teacher who failed to wait for the prince to come stared at the colorful embroidered skirt that had been prepared for a long time, scratched his nose, snorted softly, and destroyed it with a wave of his palm: "One or two, both It's a useless thing that only listens to women!"

At the prime minister's mansion, Liu Tao gave Feng Suzhen a few more instructions, and sent his daughter and son-in-law to Miaozhou overnight so that he could be a spy for Feng Shaomin.

In the princess mansion, Tianxiang packed her bags with great interest, thinking about whether she would go to Miaozhou as a smelly hero, or pretend to be an imperial envoy Feng Shaomin to watch a good show.