female concubine

After sending the Yuanling county master away, Wei Huan rubbed his forehead and let out a sigh of relief. After sitting back, he turned his head and saw Princess Chu smiling.

"My lord, my sister, is so interesting."

The person who stared blankly at the smile came back to his senses, blinked, and turned his head away, "Sister, this is, do you want to persuade the king to take a concubine again?"

Xiao Youqing fixed the hand holding the cup, and immediately looked at the King of Chu, "Master Yuanling... This is a good idea. Now that the clan's heirs are dying, King Cheng has some power in the court."

After hearing this, the king of Chu raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Jingrou is the daughter of the clan, how can she be a concubine, and besides, she and I are blood relatives with the same surname, not to mention my identity." She stared at Xiao Youqing in disbelief. Moved, questioned: "Or, my sister has figured it out..."

Xiao Youqing put down the teacup and said seriously: "I won't leave!"

"Shicai, my concubine was just joking. Although King Cheng takes a neutral attitude, but his sister's daughter is now His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, so she will be more or less partial in it."

"I don't want to hear that."

"My lord..." Xiao Youqing stared straight at King Chu, his eyes full of doubts.

Wei Huan looked at himself in the woman's eyes, "Sister...whatever the princess wants to ask, just ask."

"Is what the prince is showing now true?"

The King of Chu was stunned, "Princess...what do you mean?"

"Whether it's feelings or an indifferent attitude towards this situation, the concubine... really can't see through the prince, but the prince always pretends not to understand, so the concubine, just take it as the real thing, just be the prince... I didn't lie to the concubine .”

Looking into the focused eyes, the four eyes met, the king of Chu raised his stunned hand, and stayed in the air for a moment. He wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he lowered his hand slowly, and just let out a deep breath.

During the day, each family will bring singing and dancing prostitutes, and the artisans in the color shed compete to play the latest music, which blends with the music performances on the mountain shed built by Kaifeng Mansion and the terrace in front of Xuande Building. Near the city tower, the laughter of concubines can be heard upstairs.

The sergeant of Kaifeng Mansion received an order from the crown prince who was serving as the governor of the mansion, and brought a group of prisoners in the prison to the curtains of various houses in Xuande Building, put a copy of the case, and the judges of Kaifeng Mansion tried the criminals on the spot.

"Zhang Quan and Li Fei gathered in Beijing in the winter of the seventh year of Jianping to gamble. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, they were sentenced and executed."

"Zhang Fu, Zhang Xiang, hiding gamblers, Li Min, Zhou Ke, Zhou Jimin...if they know what they know and don't report it, according to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, whoever hides a gambler and doesn't report it will be guilty of the same crime, and they will be sentenced to death."

"Zhao Huachun, Qian Yu, opened a counter shop, and they are guilty of the same crime, sentenced, beheaded!"

Some people who were afraid of seeing blood gathered around the temporary execution ground at this time, and the sergeants of Kaifeng Mansion guarded the surroundings to maintain order.

"In previous years, it was the prefect of Quan... How could it be Judge Yang this year?"

"It's different. The former magistrate resigned, and the current prince just took office. His Royal Highness is the prince. How could he kiss a criminal in front of so many people?"

On the upper floor of Xuande Tower.

"Your Majesty, this is the amnesty list for Kaifeng Mansion this year."

The emperor took the roster forwarded by Zhao Ci, glanced at it and looked up at the prince, "The mountain shed in Kaifeng Mansion is well built, but we need to put more thought into government affairs in the future."

"Minister, remember that the mountain sheds in Kaifeng Mansion started to be built during the winter solstice. Although the national treasury is abundant now, the trend of extravagance is getting stronger day by day. After all, it is not good for the country and the people, so I made the decision to put all of these away Jane."

The emperor listened and closed the roster, "It is good to govern the country diligently and thriftly, but don't lose courtesy."

"Yes."

"Pass my word of mouth, amnesty."

"Yes!"

A sound came from the city tower, which quieted the noise, and the criminals who were kneeling in front of the curtain raised their heads and looked forward to it.

"Legend, the Holy Spirit said, Nian Er and others are the first offenders, and the death penalty is pardoned. The pardoned, Qian Yu, Zhang Quan..."

The criminals who received amnesty were released from the shackles, and they all went to the downstairs of Xuande to thank their heads.

"Thank you, Judge Yang, for this little one's life to be taken back."

After the trial of this well-rehearsed case, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion withdrew from the front of the tower, and the judge patted the criminal who had just been pardoned, "You should thank you, His Royal Highness, otherwise this Qian family with a hundred or so people, But they all died in your hands!"

"Yes, yes, His Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent, and there is no way to repay such a great kindness. I would like to ask Judge Yang to convey it on his behalf. If His Highness the Crown Prince needs Qian, as long as His Highness says a word, Qian will be devastated and die."

The judge looked at him with a deep smile, "I will convey it to you, but..."

The glib man smiled foolishly with a fat face, "The little one only knows that the crown prince is a benevolent monarch, but the little one doesn't know anything else."

At night, when the lanterns come on, the moonlight and the firelight reflect each other, and mist rises in the air, making people look hazy under the lights.

In the middle of the night, watching the singing and dancing in the tent, Wei Huan stretched his waist, turned his head inadvertently, and saw that the woman had fallen asleep leaning on the seat. She was used to the coldness, and now she showed this laziness. She didn't want to look away, so she waved to the dancers who were performing, and slowly got up, took off her robe and covered Xiao Youqing.

Until the third watch, the little six sons saw a small red gauze ball on the Xuande Building slide into the air along the zipline, so he turned and approached the colorful shed, "Ah Lang, Your Majesty has returned to the palace, let's..."

Wei Huan made a gesture to the little six sons, and immediately got up and walked out, the sound of whipping suddenly sounded outside the tent, and the moment the sound was transmitted, hundreds of thousands of lamps and candles were all extinguished on the mountain sheds and towers.

Soon after, the sound of carriages and horses sounded one after another on the roads around the city tower.

"Shall we go to Daxiangguo Temple?"

Wei Huan glanced inward, the woman was still sleeping soundly, obviously extremely tired, so she shook her head and said, "I won't go."

Turning around and entering the room again, he walked up to Xiao Youqing and hugged him horizontally, frowned and muttered: "It doesn't look heavy, you only know it's heavy when you hug it... I won't hug you next time!"

"If Ah Lang dislikes the eldest lady Shen, just wake her up and complain while she's asleep. That's not what a gentleman would do."

She wanted to stretch out her foot and kick Xiao Liuzi, but thinking that the person in her arms was still asleep, she only said softly, "Hurry up and drive your car!"

Wei Huan carried Xiao Youqing into the carriage and put it down gently, "Sister Shangyuan has worked hard for the palace these few days, and I have never said a word to my sister, Shangyuan Ankang."

"Alang should wait for the eldest lady to wake up and say it face to face. If you are so sneaky, the slaves don't know. How long will it be until Alang is cold enough to express his feelings?"

"My maid conjectures. When Alang agrees, I'm afraid the eldest lady will already be disappointed. There are flowers that can be broken, but don't wait for the flowers to be empty. If it really becomes empty, what will Alang do?"

Hearing the servant's words, the king of Chu was not angry, but quietly looked at the woman beside him and muttered to himself: "I don't want to lie, but I have to lie, whether it's true or false, in short, I I believe it, what about you?" Knowing that the sleeping person would not reply, the King of Chu stared blankly for a long time, then couldn't help but leaned closer, stretched out his right hand, and gently stroked Ning Zhi, "The latecomer, maybe It is what you want, why do you say substitute, obviously..."

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Just after the seven-day holiday in Shangyuan, the wind in early spring was still bitterly cold. The king of Chu was ordered to leave the court, and after the official court commented, he entered Dali Temple to serve as the head of the Zuo Temple. He took office in early February, and the examination period lasted for three months.

At the same time, the triennial tribute will also be held in February.

Because the crown prince was the deputy crown prince, there was no objection when he served as governor of Kaifeng. However, when the king of Chu came out of the court, he broke the rule set by the ancestors that the clan did not take office. But they were all rejected by the emperor and pressured by the Zhengshitang.

At the beginning of the month, it was the first day that King Chu took office. Before dawn, the lights in the bedroom were turned on.

Woke up early in the morning, the original purple gold was put aside, the color of the clothes on his body was changed from purple to green, and the hat was also changed into a real official hat.

After changing clothes, the person turned around in front of the bronze mirror, "I don't look like an official with this green body on me!"

Xiao Youqing stepped back and looked at it, "Like or not, the lord himself decides." She approached again, and took care of the white middle sheet that was exposed between King Chu's neck.

"The exam is three months old. Chen Canjun said that the first month is very important, so my sister should not wait for me at night. If she is busy, she may live in the official residence and may not come back every day."

Xiao Youqing nodded, "The Zuo Temple of Dali Temple is in charge of hearing the prisons of all officials in the capital. The temple is the official who directly hears the cases. All officials in the capital protect each other. Many things are not as they appear. The prince is in Dali Temple..."

The king of Chu interrupted Xiao Youqing's words, "This king knows all about it." Then he softened his tone and added: "I know that my sister cares about me. Although this official is only a sixth-rank official, a minister is more expensive than a son?" She immediately took a step closer, leaned slightly to Xiao Youqing's ear, and said softly: "Don't forget, this king still has another identity."

The king of Chu is the prince of this country, except for the emperor and the prince, he is the most respected person in the name of the outer dynasty, "It's the concubine who worries too much."

King Chu left from the side, Xiao Youqing immediately turned around and called out: "My lord..."

Those who looked back were stunned, "Does the princess have something to say?"

"It's cold, take a big cloak and go."

The King of Chu blinked and nodded lightly, and said again: "These days are the beginning of the month, and the cases are piled up. If you are busy, you may not come back. If there is something in the mansion, please send me a message. Wait..." The last sentence seems to be It was hard to say, but he turned around and said, "Wait for me to come back."

The unexpected person hesitated for a while, then smiled softly and said, "Okay~"

After hearing the reply, the King of Chu stepped out of the house, and the little six sons waiting at the door followed him and asked, "Ah Lang, do you want to go to Da Nei first or go directly to Dali Temple?"

"Dali Temple."

"Yes."

When passing by the courtyard, I saw Xichun coming towards me, followed by a few servants carrying burdens.

"Uncle."

"You are this?"

"Oh, the girl asked for it. Is my uncle going to Dali Temple to take up his post?"

King Chu nodded.

"Slave, congratulations, my lord."

The King of Chu just smiled slightly, "Congratulations or something, the king's life is hard to do, six sons, let's go."

"Hey."

"Uncle!" Xichun called to stop King Chu.

"Miss Xichun, what's the matter with you, today is Alang's first day in office." This time, the impatient person became the little six.

"If my uncle is interested, you can spend more time with the girl. If you want to, you can ask the girl more."

"Okay, okay, I got it, Miss Xichun, hurry up and do your work, ah."

The king of Chu pushed away the little six sons who stood in front of him, walked up to Xichun, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"There are some things that the girl won't let us say, and we as servants don't dare to say them. If you really want to know, you can ask the girl yourself." After finishing speaking, Xichun walked away with a few servants. , I am not afraid that the King of Chu will punish and be rude.

Knowing that the King of Chu would not care about it, the six sons looked at the master looking towards the east courtyard with hesitation and doubts, and asked, "Ah Lang, do you want to ask the eldest lady?"

Wei Huan shook his head, "Come back and ask when you have a ten-day break."

The carriage drove away from Prince Chu's mansion, and immediately another carriage drove out from the backyard of the mansion, and the men carrying the burdens loaded several boxes, large and small, onto the carriage.

"I'm only going for three days. After three days, I will return before sunset. Xichun will stay in the mansion this time, so you don't have to go with me."

"Girl...Let the slave accompany you, there is Director Zhao in the palace, besides, there are so many stewards and female historians..."

"It's because there are so many people that I don't feel relieved."

"Obviously the girl has already married into the palace, why don't you let the prince accompany you, it's not too late to go to the post, the eldest lady is also..."

"Okay, Xiqiu, you have always been careful in doing things, so you can stay and help Xichun. I will not be here for three days, so don't be lazy and play tricks. Everything is insignificant. The palace is not like an ordinary mansion. Everything must be done in person. Only after you have seen it."

The two female envoys had to be blessed, "Yes."

In the trial court.

Lu Wei, a Hanlin scholar, found Chen Yu who was revising the annotations.

Seeing that the scarlet robe blocked the light, Chen Yu raised his head and said, "The spring is about to begin, why is Lu Nehan still free to come to my trial court?"

Lu Wei looked not in the mood to chat, "Why did you send the six kings to the left temple of Dali Temple?"

"According to the regulations, test the character of the six kings. They are upright and competent. Why not go to Zuo Temple?"

"No, he is the prince. Zuo Sisi is in charge of reviewing all the officials in the capital. How can..."

"Because he is the prince of the country, he has this level of status to suppress those corrupt officials. This country can have fewer officials who only take their salaries and do nothing, isn't it good?"

With a bitter face, Lu Wei tapped his palm, and pointed at Chen Yu tremblingly, "Hey, you are pushing people into the fire pit."