Zhuo Qihua

When Emperor Yong'an arrived at Yuxian Palace, Concubine Xigui was already waiting at the door with her big belly.Emperor Yong'an entered Yuxian Palace with a calm expression, and immediately reached out to support Concubine Xi when she was about to salute, without the slightest sign of neglect, it seemed that he was just too busy to attend to the East Eighth Palace after returning to the palace.If Emperor Yong'an does not come to the East Eighth Palace, it will be difficult for the concubines of the East Eighth Palace to see the emperor.Whether or not Emperor Yong'an can arrive at the East Eighth Palace depends on whether Concubine Xigui falls out of favor. After all, His Majesty's favorite servant is Shunyu, who lives in the West Eighth Palace.If there is no imperial concubine in the East Eighth Palace, His Majesty will not run to the East Eighth Palace several times a year.Even the concubine Jing, who was just mentioned, is actually not favored.The concubines who lived in Yuxian Palace were relieved to see that His Majesty did not show any abnormality towards the imperial concubine. It seems that the imperial concubine has not fallen out of favor, and His Majesty is really too busy to take care of it.

Concubine Xi Gui followed behind Emperor Yong'an, and when she was about to enter the house, Concubine Xi Gui said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say to Your Majesty."

Emperor Yong'an asked people to stay outside and only brought Zhang Xian, and Concubine Xi only brought Ruyi into the house.Emperor Yong'an entered the room and sat down, but Concubine Xi knelt down with difficulty under Ruyi's support, Ruyi also knelt down, and the calmness on Emperor Yong'an's face was replaced by displeasure.

Emperor Yong'an looked at Concubine Xi, and said directly: "If it wasn't for Shunxi's intercession, there would be no suitable person in the East Eighth Palace to take your place. For this matter alone, I will directly order you to go to the Leng Palace."

Concubine Xi was unable to kowtow, she lowered her head and said, "I am guilty of a crime."

Emperor Yong'an: "All of you rely on your affection for Shunyu, and don't care about the rules and etiquette in the palace. Relying on my pampering him and disregarding his safety, your affection for him really opened my eyes." !"

Concubine Xi's tears streamed down, and she raised her head: "Your Majesty, I only want the two children in my womb to live. I am guilty, and after I give birth, I will be punished by Your Majesty. I only ask, only ask Your Majesty, let these two concubine children live..." At this point, Concubine Xi was sobbing.Ruyi kowtowed bang bang bang bang, while Zhang Xian stared wide-eyed, what did he hear!

Emperor Yong'an: "The concubine of the harem, if she is pregnant with twins, she will leave the mother and keep a son. Shun recognizes you as a sister and pleads with me. Even if he loses his reputation and is criticized by all the officials, he will accept you." Protect you, protect the child in your womb! But how did you treat him one by one?" First, the concubine Xi, and then the concubine, Emperor Yong'an was really disappointed.

Concubine Xi's tears kept streaming down.

Emperor Yong'an: "I agreed to him, but I can't just let it go. If the children in your womb are both boys, those who stay in the palace will be raised by the queen mother. Those who are sent out of the palace, I will deal with them."

Concubine Xi tried her best to bow: "I thank Your Majesty, Long En..."

"Zhang Xian, help the imperial concubine get up."

Zhang Xian immediately calmed down and stepped forward to help Concubine Xi.But Ruyi was still kneeling there, and Emperor Yong'an didn't mean to wake her up.Concubine Xi Gui is about to give birth and cannot kneel for a long time, so her eldest maid will bear it on her behalf.

When His Majesty went down to Yuxian Palace, some people immediately thought of Shunju's actions towards the imperial concubine on the first day of the Evergreen Festival, and figured out the deep meaning behind it.But there are also some people who simply think that His Majesty should also go to Yuxian Palace.

Here, Concubine Xi was still sobbing after sitting down. Emperor Yong'an continued: "Shunxi insisted on getting up early on the Evergreen Festival. I really thought he wanted to talk to you guys, but in the end, he was still doing it for you." I beg you. Don't think that because I dote on him, I won't touch you. Kuang, don't give me a chance to destroy you."

Concubine Xi tightly clenched the handkerchief in her hand and nodded.

Someone knocked on the door outside, Emperor Yong'an gave Zhang Xian a look, Zhang Xian quickly went to the outside to open the door.After a while, Zhang Xian came in, bowed his body and said, "Long live, please send Wang Bao over to ask, Long live, which noble lord's palace are you staying tonight?"

Emperor Yong'an looked at the slightly surprised Concubine Xi with deep meaning, and said in a deep voice, "I'm going to Xiangfu Palace."

Concubine Xi was stunned, and stood up while supporting the Kang table.Emperor Yong'an walked out, turned his back to Concubine Xi Gui and said, "Take good care of the baby, and give birth to the baby safely, don't make him worry about you anymore."

Concubine Xi's eyes were filled with tears instantly, she lowered her head: "This concubine is a respectful gift to Your Majesty."

"No need to send."

Emperor Yong'an strode away.Only then did Concubine Xi say to Ruyi who had been kneeling all this time: "Get up."

Ruyi stood up and hurriedly asked, "Master, are you alright?"

"It's okay." Concubine Xi supported Ruyi's hand and sat back slowly, wiped away her tears, and took a deep breath.

Ruyi cautiously asked: "Master, why did you suddenly ask Wang Bao to ask this? Didn't Shunxi never care in which palace His Majesty spends the night?"

Concubine Xi said in a nasal voice: "He is planning for me. Your Majesty is blaming me, and not coming to Yuxian Palace since Beigu returned to the palace is to punish me. Your Majesty came here today to ask a crime, but others don't know. When your majesty came down just now, others only thought that I was still favored. But your majesty blamed me in his heart, not to mention staying in Yuxian Palace tonight, even if he didn’t send anyone to come just now, his majesty didn’t sit here for a long time. He left as soon as he came down, so why not attract People are suspicious. But if you call His Majesty away, others will only think that he is fighting for favor, and will not see that Your Majesty is blaming me. He is also pleading for me in front of His Majesty. He is so considerate of me, how can His Majesty live? How harsh on me."

Ruyi bit her lips: "In that case, wouldn't others be more likely to say that you are domineering? People in this palace have already discussed the matter of the empress dowager in private."

Concubine Xi's eyes were red again and again: "That's why His Majesty is so angry. He is really thinking about us, but we are..."

Ruyi hastily persuaded: "Master, you are only asking for help when you are desperate. Master, you must relax and give birth safely."

Concubine Xi wiped her eyes.

After exiting Yuxian Palace with no expression on his face, Emperor Yong'an sat on his chariot and asked, "What did Shunxi do today?"

Wang Bao didn't go back first, he immediately went to the side, and replied: "Master got up early today, and after breakfast, he called Ming Yu to come to class. After Ming Zu left, he went to Hua Yanggong, it seems that there is something about business that needs to be discussed with the noble concubine. After leaving Huayang Palace, the master will go back."

Emperor Yong'an snorted coldly in his heart, discussing business matters with Huang Guixie must be to ease Huang Guixie's heart.That person is always thinking of others, but he doesn't want to think about whether they treat him sincerely!

Emperor Yong'an went to Xiangfu Palace in an unhappy mood, and when he saw that the plaque in Xiangfu Palace hadn't been changed, he became very angry and yelled at Zhang Xian, "Why hasn't this plaque been changed yet!"

Zhang Xian knelt down: "It's the servant's fault! Long live the servant!"

At this time, one cannot shirk responsibility. Even if the Evergreen Festival is delayed, Zhang Xian can't make excuses for himself.A person came over: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Yong'an raised his eyes and stepped over the threshold: "Why did you come out?"

"Wang Bao hasn't come back. I thought maybe he was with His Majesty. Zhang Xian, go to the kitchen and see if they have finished what I asked you to do."

Zhang Xian looked up at Wan Sui, but seeing that His Majesty ignored him at all, Zhang Xian knelt for a while before standing up.Over there, Zhuo Ji took Emperor Yong'an's hand and left, saying: "I was still thinking about whether your majesty will stay in Yuxian Palace tonight. The imperial concubine is pregnant, so it is better for your majesty to stay in Yuxian Palace I'm here."

"Are you afraid that others will not know that you are 'dominant'?"

Zhuo Ji smiled and opened the door curtain, pulled Emperor Yong'an into the room, and said, "Didn't Your Majesty tell me to be more domineering and self-willed?"

"Humph!"

The door curtain was lowered, and the palace people in the courtyard collectively exhaled.

Putting Emperor Yong'an on the Arhat bed, Zhuo Ji took off his shoes and got on the Arhat bed, knelt behind Yong'an Emperor, rubbed his temples with both hands, and said: "The lesson for Brother Mingyu is over for the time being, and I will start tomorrow." Went to the cold palace."

Emperor Yong'an, who closed his eyes and enjoyed the massage, said, "What nonsense!"

Zhuo Ji laughed and said: "I will be very busy in the future, and I don't know when the results will come out, so I will not be able to meet with His Majesty for a while, and I may not be able to accompany Your Majesty at night. Tonight, I think His Majesty will be here Xiangfu Palace."

Emperor Yong'an: "I want to come to your Xiangfu Palace every day, but you always push me out."

Zhuo Ji: "What does it mean to push out? I'm not busy."

After kneading for a while, Zhuo Ji asked, "Is there any trouble, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Yong'an did not answer, but asked: "What business matters did you discuss with Mrs. Huang today?"

Without asking who told Emperor Yong'an, Zhuo Ji rubbed his hands and said, "The business I'm investing in now includes 'Taoyao Pavilion', a paper mill, and a pharmacy. I also plan to buy the restaurant that His Majesty gave me As soon as it is done, the farm will also start preparations, and there will definitely be other businesses in the future. But I don’t have the energy to grab it. All I can do is provide a direction, find someone to follow this direction, and then throw it to him. But I I don’t want to have a hammer in the east and a hammer in the west. I want to integrate all the businesses into one head office. These different business departments can be regarded as subsidiaries of the head office. The head office has a chairman who controls the overall situation. This candidate , no one is suitable except Brother Yao. I want to wait for the imperial concubine to take care of the paper mill after she unloads the goods. There is Brother Tong at the pharmacy, and Brother Yue at Taoyao Pavilion.

The accounts of these three companies that belong to me in the future will be handed over to Brother Yao, and Brother Yao will be responsible for reporting to His Majesty for me.When the head office's money has accumulated to a certain level, I will choose a place with good geomantic omens to build a new palace.At that time, I will buy all the land within the third ring around the palace, and the real estate business in this feudal society can start.Of course, brother Yao is only the honorary chairman, and the real chairman is you, Your Majesty.No matter how much money I earn, it still belongs to His Majesty. "

Emperor Yong'an was in a happy mood and smiled.

"Your ambition is quite ambitious."

"People without ideals are no different from salted fish."

Emperor Yong'an jokingly said: "Okay, then I will hand over my new palace to you."

"Then His Majesty wants to think of a domineering name and an inscription for my head office, and I also want to build a company headquarters building."

Emperor Yong'an: "I'll think about it later, and I'll tell you when I've made up my mind."

"it is good!"

Zhuo Ji didn't ask Emperor Yong'an about Taishi Shao's resignation, nor did he ask why Emperor Yong'an was angry just now.Making people laugh, Zhuo Ji talked to Emperor Yong'an about the gift he received in a familiar way, and said with emotion: "Anything the people in the palace embroider will be a masterpiece in future generations."

Emperor Yong'an: "You are my beloved servant, and you haven't even embroidered a purse for me."

Zhuo Ji had an expression of "forgive me", and said, "Whenever your Majesty wants to wear patched clothes, you can find me."

"Hmph." Emperor Yong'an pinched Ai Shi's finger.

"Chang Jing."

Chang Jing who was waiting outside the house hurriedly opened the door and came in, Zhuo Ji said: "Bring the pear water when it's finished stewing."

"Yes."

Emperor Yong'an: "Did you stew pear water?"

Zhuo Ji: "Well, stewed pears with rock sugar. The weather has been dry recently, Your Majesty should drink more to moisturize your throat. Only by taking Nanyue can we continue to go south. There is more fertile soil than the Northeast, and you can grow anything you want. , and it is the most suitable area for sugarcane growth. Only by mastering the origin of sugarcane can we have a large amount of sucrose and make a lot of money. At that time, even ordinary people can eat sugar. Ancient European nobles could eat Sugar is a symbol of status. There may not be Europe in this world, but I don’t think it is so easy for people in any overseas region to eat sugar.”

Emperor Yong'an held Zhuo Ji's hand with his backhand, and stopped him from giving him a massage. He pulled him to his side, told him to sit down and said, "Taking down the Talkin Ministry and recuperating for two years, I will start to deal with Nanzhao and Southern Guangdong."

Zhuo Ji: "Starting from the township examination, the Third Academy can start recruiting students. For the time being, the target will be on those students who failed the exam. The admission examination papers of the Third Academy should be more targeted."

Emperor Yong'an: "I will invite Shi Yu and Lin Xieshan to talk in detail. It's just that you have to give me an example for this more targeted test paper."

"I've already written it. After reading it, His Majesty can show it to Shi Shangshu and Sui Guogong directly if there is no problem."

Emperor Yong'an patted Zhuo Ji's hand, that's how powerful a good housemate is.

At this moment, Zhang Xian shouted outside: "Long live, 忍俍, the servant girl brought pear water."

Zhuo Ji: "Come in."

Zhang Xian came in bowed with a tray in his hand, Feng Xi followed him, Chang Jing and Xiao Hui also came in.Feng Xi put a cup of pear water on the tray on the kang table.Emperor Yong'an: "The plaque of Xiangfu Palace cannot be delayed any longer!"

Zhang Xian knelt down: "Long live, it's the servant's fault. Tomorrow morning, the servant will personally bring someone to change the plaque."

Zhuo Ji: "Your Majesty and Bengong are going to Yuqing Lake tonight. Zhang Xian, you and Chang Jing go over to make arrangements first. Chang Jing, you take the shampoo and the shampoo that Mingyu sent over."

"Yes."

Zhang Xian kowtowed, stood up, and left with Chang Jing.Emperor Yong'an: "Anyone can make you intercede with me. He is so negligent in what I told him, shouldn't I punish him?"

Zhuo Ji got off the Arhat bed and touched the porcelain cup, it wasn't very hot.He lifted the lid, picked up the porcelain cup and handed it to Emperor Yong'an, who took it, and he said: "Although Zhang Xian and Feng Xi are people close to His Majesty, the eunuchs in the palace, except for these few in my yard Well, it's just the two of them who are close to me. Zhang Xian has to take care of His Majesty, and also busy with the errands assigned by His Majesty, and sometimes he has to be busy with my affairs. He is not a superman, right? Who dares to be negligent in changing the plaque? I am afraid that the people below are afraid that your majesty will be dissatisfied if they do not do well. The engraving is more detailed, so it is a bit slow. In fact, it is not a few days, is it? Your Majesty, you know, I don't like it when you're angry. If you're upset, tell me?"

Emperor Yong'an didn't shy away from Feng Xi and Xiaohui, and said bluntly: "I'm not happy. An imperial concubine and a noble concubine, you always think about them, what about them? One, let you, a servant, go to his natal family's female relatives Delivery. One, let you bear the risk of having twins for her, do they think about you? Do they really love you from the bottom of their hearts?"

The pupils of Feng Xi and Xiaohui who lowered their heads instantly constricted, and they lowered their heads even lower.

Emperor Yong'an: "They have treated you like this, and you still defend them everywhere, and you are still thinking about them. Danyang Palace must be stable, I will not touch them, and I can't lose my temper?"

Zhuo Ji squatted down, put his hands on Emperor Yong'an's knees, and raised his head: "Then, have you ever thought about it, your majesty, you have made yourself so angry, what should I do?"

The dragon anger on Emperor Yong'an's face dissipated.

Zhuo Ji: "Good people are rewarded with good rewards. I'm not the Holy Father, but I want to accumulate more blessings for myself. As long as I can achieve my goal, I don't care about my status or reputation. Except for this life, except for that agreement, there is nothing else to do." What can I care about?"

At this moment, Emperor Yong'an lost all anger.He put the porcelain cup back on the table: "Stand back."

Feng Xi and Xiaohui left in a hurry.After going out, Feng Xi suddenly wiped the corners of his eyes, and whispered to Xiaohui, "I'll stay here and watch."

Xiaohui bit her lip, nodded, and left silently.

After Xiaohui left, Feng Xi sniffed suppressedly, but tears flowed down her face uncontrollably.