Prince Consort

When Princess Yan Ning received Zhao Chongzhao's letter, she was shocked and discovered many things that she hadn't noticed.She didn't forget that Zhao Ying passed away not long ago, but she struggled on the verge of life and death all year round, and she looked down on life and death very lightly. Although she was sad in her heart, she quickly cheered up.Therefore, after hearing King Duan's proposal, she did not refuse, but agreed very simply.

She would ignore how sensitive Xie Zean's identity is, how could Wang Duan ignore it?

Could it be that Duan Wang has forgotten even this taboo after being idle for a long time?

Others might believe this kind of rhetoric, but how could Princess Yanning believe it!

Princess Yan Ning observed Dai Shi for a few days and had a panoramic view of Dai Shi's movements.Dai Shi was very wary of the maids sent by King Duan, he didn't let them get close to Xie Ze'an's room and study, and even seldom entered the inner courtyard.

This shows that Xie Ze'an has long been on guard against King Duan.

Princess Yan Ning spread out Zhao Chongzhao's letter and read it again.

Zhao Chongzhao was obviously far away in the capital, but he was able to know about the matter of King Duan sending off his maid.Thinking of how many times she had argued with Zhao Chongzhao because of this matter, Princess Yan Ning felt chills in her heart.If King Duan did it on purpose, then this is a plan that kills three birds with one stone. One is to place eyeliner on Xie's side, the other is to put Xie in a position of infidelity, and the third is to drive a wedge between Xie Ze'an and Zhao Chongzhao!

What would Zhao Chongzhao think of Xie Ze'an if he knew about this?

Princess Yan Ning was so depressed that she fell ill that night.Mr. Yang came with Xie Ze'an, seeing that Princess Yan Ning's condition was not good, he immediately gave first aid to Princess Yan Ning.

Dai Shi was going to send someone to inform Xie Ze'an, but Princess Yan Ning suddenly woke up and stopped him.

Seeing that Princess Yan Ning was conscious, Mr. Yang felt at ease, and wrote a prescription for Princess Yan Ning to ask someone to dispense the new prescription.

Seeing Princess Yan Ning resting with her eyelashes lowered, Elder Yang said: "Your condition has deteriorated. I'm afraid you won't last ten years."

Princess Yan Ning said: "It's okay..."

Princess Yanning drank the medicine obediently, and fell into a sleepy sleep all night.

In the early morning of the next day, Princess Yan Ning was still weaker than usual, but her spirit looked good.Some things are very simple to understand, especially she has an exquisite heart.

Xie Ze'an has been fulfilling his promise.Xie Ze'an said to help Zhao Chongzhao, so he always stood by Zhao Chongzhao's side; Xie Ze'an said that she didn't need to worry about her, so he always loved her as a real sister.She has been protected so well all these years that in Xie Ze'an's heart she looks so weak that she can't stand any grievances and pains.

In fact, her performance in the past few years has been like this - she even thought about not caring about anything, just helping Xie Zean take care of the family affairs, embroidering purses and silk handkerchiefs for Xie Zean.The comfortable and peaceful life has polished off her vigilance, and as a result, she didn't even take care of this corner, and even brought tigers and wolves into the house!

Princess Yanning lowered her eyes.

If she can live for a long time, if Xie Ze'an wants to be a son-in-law for the rest of her life, there is nothing wrong with that.But most of her life has passed, and Xie Ze'an has also embarked on an official career.Originally, Xie Zean had a harder time walking than others, how could she hold Xie Zean back?

Princess Yanning took a deep breath and called out, "Shouhe, come in."

Shouhe is Princess Yanning's personal maid, and hurried forward upon hearing this.

Princess Yan Ning ordered: "Send back all the maids sent by the emperor's uncle, and pass on to him the original words of the emperor's brother, saying that the father died not long ago, and if San Lang accepts these maids, it will cause criticism."

Shouhe nodded, and quickly went down to find Dai Shi, gathered the maids together, and led them to Prince Duan's mansion to "return the jade to Zhao".

Duan Wang was practicing the piano, when he heard the report from his servants, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Duan Wang met Shouhe in person, and after Shouhe finished speaking, he sighed and said, "I didn't think carefully." So he asked Shouhe to invite Princess Yanning to share lunch.

Princess Yan Ning personally received King Duan, although she looked a little sick, she still calmly dealt with it.

After sending King Duan away, Princess Yan Ning approached Dai Shi and said, "You take care of this mansion first, and I will live in the Sanlang County Yamen for a while."

Dai Shi was surprised: "The officials..."

Princess Yanning said: "I will talk to him."

Husband and wife should share weal and woe, even if Xie Zean only considers her a younger sister, she should be a good younger sister instead of covering her ears and eyes and hiding behind Xie Zean's back to live a stable life.

Princess Yan Ning's "move" was very small, Xie Ze'an returned to the county office only to find that everyone was winking at him.Seeing Princess Yan Ning, Xie Ze'an asked, "Why are you here?"

Princess Yanning said: "It's not interesting for me to live in Liangzhou City. I might as well come here and be with you." She laughed, "Although Tianling County is small, the scenery is beautiful. Mr. Yang also said , It’s better to go out for a walk more than to be bored in the house.”

Xie Zean stared at Princess Yanning.

Princess Yan Ning looked back at Xie Ze'an and asked, "San Lang, do you despise me as a burden?"

Xie Zean swept Princess Yanning's head and said, "How come? I will take you wherever you want."

The two looked at each other and smiled. They didn't speak too much, but they seemed to have returned to their previous tacit understanding.

In a blink of an eye, in July and August, the first round of cotton bloomed.The cotton field stretches over several valleys, and the white flowers are very gratifying.Xie Ze'an led Princess Yan Ning through the alleys, and said: "You don't need to take care of the cotton planting, but the harvest is troublesome, and you have to harvest it several times. Moreover, this thing eats fat and can only be planted for one or two rounds. The wheels are enough for my own use for several years, and the unused ones can be sold to cooperatives.”

Princess Yan Ning said: "Then I won't be afraid that I won't be able to survive this winter."

There are many cases of people freezing to death every year. In the past, Zhao Ying had to worry about this matter every year.If Xie Zean had been in office for the first year, there would be no people who froze to death in his office, that would be a remarkable achievement.

Xie Ze'an said, "I hope so."

The two greeted the cotton farmers along the way. They often walked outside. Most people in the county recognized them and were very happy to see them.Xie Ze'an stopped to chat with them from time to time, and Princess Yan Ning would also interject a word or two. At first, the others were flattered, but gradually they got used to it. They became as calm and unhurried as Xie Ze'an when they encountered problems, and even took the initiative to find them Talk: "Little official, we have learned ten big characters today, let me write them for you!"

Xie Ze'an laughed and said, "Let's write!"

The other party picked up a stick and began to write seriously on the soil.Those hands are definitely not the hands holding the pen, but the words written are equally square.

This is also a proposal from Xie Zean. Anyway, the county school has blackboards and chalks, and teaching does not cost much. It is better to run "adult teaching" during the slack season.Xue Zhengyuan disagreed, but Xie Ze'an opened his mouth and said, "Children can learn, why can't adults learn? It is said that precepts and deeds are taught, and parents are taught. If parents do not know a single word, how can they urge their children to practice calligraphy and reading at home?"

Xie Ze'an poured out a lot of reasoning, and Xuezheng was quickly persuaded.

Xie Ze'an arranged literacy and arithmetic for them. Farmers don't need to learn too much, just understand commonly used words and algorithms, which will also facilitate the "science popularization" of farming in the future.If the peasants were asked to learn this for no reason, they would definitely not be in the mood. Xie Zean would inevitably ask the people from the agricultural cooperatives to do the mobilization work.

Xie Ze'an patiently waited for the other party to finish writing, and said with a smile: "Yes, your handwriting is very good, and you must practice a lot."

The other party laughed straight away: "We are practicing all the time when we have nothing to do, and we also recite the algorithm you taught us, little official, every day. After learning it, we feel that our brains are much clearer!"

Xie Ze'an said: "Of course, knowledge is power, and it can make us better and better."

The other party said: "Little official, you are absolutely right!"

Seeing the scorching sun in the sky, Xie Zean was afraid that Princess Yan Ning would not be able to bear it, so after saying goodbye to the others, he took Princess Yan Ning on the horse and left.

Princess Yan Ning has traveled a lot in the past few months, and her complexion has become much ruddy, no different from a healthy little girl.

As soon as Xie Zean walked on his front feet, two middle-aged men passed by on his back feet. One was tall and the other was short, one was fat and the other was thin. The short one was fat; the tall one made him thin.Seeing the cotton farmer writing on the ground, the chunky middle-aged man asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

He looked naive, and the cotton farmer couldn't help answering: "Writing." He looked up, saw the middle-aged man's face was very pale, and smiled, "You are from other places, you don't know, we little officials teach us Literacy! Also taught arithmetic!"

The two middle-aged men looked at each other, both a little puzzled.The tall, thin, middle-aged man asked, "Who is this little official?"

The cotton farmer said: "Young official is our county magistrate who just arrived this year, and he is very capable!" He looked proud, as if he was boasting about himself.

The chunky middle-aged man said, "The county magistrate taught you how to read? He taught you arithmetic? Does he not have to deal with the affairs of the county government?"

The cotton farmer said: "What's the matter in the county government? The small officials are so capable, and they will finish their work soon. Besides, anyone who dares not to listen to the small officials will be taught by the villagers first. What's the use of small officials?" The officials are worried!"

The tall, thin, middle-aged man couldn't stand it any longer: "How can you, a petty official, really have extraordinary abilities?"

The cotton farmers were not happy when they saw that the middle-aged master had a bad tone, so he ignored them and continued to practice calligraphy on the ground with sticks.

The two middle-aged men made fun of themselves, and then walked forward.The tall, thin, middle-aged man didn't believe in evil, so he talked to a few cotton farmers.These cotton farmers were either reciting arithmetic or measuring the land. They were not timid when they saw their extraordinary clothes, and chatted with them openly.

The tall, thin, middle-aged man said, "I'm convinced, I'm convinced. How long has this son-in-law been here? He can be praised by so many people."

The chunky middle-aged man said: "Of course, don't you see how well-known this little champion is in the capital. He can easily get ahead in a place like the capital that eats people. Can he be small?"

The tall and thin middle-aged man said: "At first we went to seek refuge with old friends, but now I have changed my mind."

The chunky middle-aged man said: "I changed my mind too." In order not to look like an afterthought, he added, "I plan to stay here for a few more days. If these people's boast is true, then Not only do I have to change my mind, I have to write to other old friends."

The tall and thin middle-aged man said: "I live here too, and I write too!"

The chunky middle-aged man said: "Come on, come on, let's go and drink!"

Xie Ze'an didn't know that he accidentally cut off someone else's beard, when he and Princess Yanning returned to the county government office, they suddenly heard loud laughter coming from inside.

Xie Zean was overjoyed, and hurried forward to meet him: "Brother Yan!"

It was actually Yan Chong who had been away for a long time.

Yan Chong opened his arms and gave Xie Zean a big hug: "Sanlang, I know you can't leave your post without authorization, so I made time to see you!"

Xie Ze'an hugged Yan Chong back heavily, and asked, "How are grandfather and the others?"

Yan Chong said: "It's so good, your grandfather can still eat three bowls for a meal, he can eat more than me!"

Xie Ze'an said, "It's a good thing to be able to eat."

The two brothers reunited after a long absence, and they couldn't finish talking, and immediately someone brought a few jars of fine wine, and they sat facing each other, you drank each cup and chatted with each other sentence by sentence.When the night fell, Yan Chong suddenly said: "Although Xixia has become a vassal, it is still a big hidden danger. If we want to regain control of the main road to the west, we must make them more obedient."

Xie Ze'an said: "Brother Yan, I am afraid that you not only want them to obey, but also want to turn Xixia into a Xixia mansion."

Yan Chong said: "That is our territory!" He looked at Xie Ze'an, "If I say I really want to, Sanlang, is there anything else you can do?"

Xie Ze'an said: "It's still the old method, but the content has changed."

Yan Chong asked shamelessly, "How did it change?"

Xie Ze'an said: "I grow cotton here. The first crop of cotton is good. If you plant it again in the second year, the harvest will be poor. In the third year? Maybe there will be no cotton at all..." He paused , "With cotton as the center, it will take three years to bring down its already crumbling economy. At that time, their fields will be full of cotton, and the cotton harvest will be less and less, and the price will be lower and lower, and they will have to eat food But you can only buy it from us at a high price..."

Yan Chong frowned.

Correspondence with Xie Ze'an is one thing, but Yan Chong still can't accept Xie Ze'an's understatement of such a strategy face to face.

He said: "Sanlang, I really don't know how your head grows."

Xie Ze'an said: "I'm just in charge of talking about it, and it depends on Brother Yan and you to implement it."

This "food war" was not created by Xie Ze'an himself. Some small countries in modern times have been cheated so badly that they should not be able to work. Xie Ze'an just borrowed a little bit of reference.

Yan Chong is not Xie Ze'an, he doesn't have all kinds of "war examples" of later generations in his mind, he only feels that a bright road has been opened before him, and he holds Xie Ze'an to talk at night, and he is not prepared to let Xie Ze'an rest his eyes at all.

Xie Ze'an had no choice but to risk his life to accompany the gentleman, and chatted with Yan Chong until the sky was bright.

Yan Chong was about to bring Xie Zean's "solution" back to discuss with Xie Hui and the others, when he suddenly heard a yamen servant shouting: "Officer! Officer! Two drunks fell down in front of the county yamen and yelled, and they couldn't be driven away." , you see what to do!"