Donggong Zhangjiao

Chapter 307

Pepper House.

The queen had just changed into light clothes and held a cup of hot tea when Tim Mo came in from outside.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao and Concubine Yang had an argument, Concubine Yang seems to have lost again."

"As expected." The queen took a sip of her tea, her face pale, "Yang's ambition is becoming more and more obvious, and now the emperor refuses to promote their family, so it can be seen that he is on guard."

Minsi snorted, "When Concubine Zhao had an accident while she was pregnant with the fourth prince, even though Xu Shuren was brought in to take the blame, and she did it with clean hands and feet, we can all guess that the incident was related to her, and the emperor must have known about it, but not necessarily It’s not that I’m disgusted with her cruelty.”

The Queen's eyes also turned colder.

"Looking at her temperament, one can know a thing or two about the temperament of her father and his elder brother. Although such a person is indeed talented, but if he makes contributions, he is bound to be more ambitious. Using such a person requires extra care."

"Now the emperor is so busy that he can't get away. I'm afraid there will be a war with Shangyang Kingdom, then" Tim Mo hesitated to speak.

The Queen tightened her hand holding the teacup, and said in a low voice.

"Send a message to father, if it is not a last resort, don't let the Yang family take the lead."

Normally, she would not interfere in the affairs of the former court at will, but Yang's family had to guard against it.

This is true in the harem, as well as in the former dynasty.

Tim Mo nodded and backed out.

Minsi said at this moment, "My lady has taken care of her body this year, and after the national mourning is over, she will definitely be able to conceive another little prince. At that time, all Concubine Yang's thoughts will be in vain."

"Regardless of male and female, as long as I can have another one." The queen lowered her eyes, covering the disappointment in her eyes.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is over.

What came earlier than the situation in the northern border was the news that Princess Duanrou in Beijing and her husband's family, Jin Ronghou's mansion, were corrupt and broke the law.

The spies of Dali Temple had the evidence, and Pei Yao directly sent the imperial army to surround the Princess Mansion and Jinronghou Mansion, and seized a huge amount of stolen money from the two mansions.

Jin Ronghou committed suicide on the spot in fear of crime. Jin Ronghou's son-in-law, Yin Changce, was going to escape through the secret passage, but he was caught.

On the same day, he was sent to the prison of the Criminal Ministry.

Princess Duanrou, Pei Yu and Pei Yaonian were only imprisoned for the sake of brother and sister's brotherhood, but have not been dealt with yet.

When the news reached the harem, Fang Yun was practicing calligraphy without even lifting his eyelids.

She knew that Pei Yu would not survive.

Now Pei Yao is keeping her alive just to show the kindness of the new king.

It won't be long, or Pei Yu will kill herself, or Pei Yao will find another reason, and she will be killed.

Brother and sister?

Ridiculous, cousins ​​who have been enemies since childhood, how can there be any brotherhood.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this battle is going to really start. The slaves listened to the discussions of the maids serving in front, saying that the emperor has summoned the ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households many times in the past few days."

Yan Wei was arranging Fang Jun's manuscript paper for calligraphy practice, and said at the same time.

When marching and fighting, food, grass, soldiers and horses must be prepared first.

Fang Yun kept writing the pen in his hand.

"After a stalemate for so long, spring is about to begin. If the situation doesn't improve, then there is a high probability that a war will start."

After surviving the winter, spring is the most suitable time to go to war.

The weather is getting hotter, not to mention the food that was saved just last year, even if the front line is always stretched, the new crop of autumn crops can still be picked up.

Qingrong was sitting beside her embroidery, and now she sighed.

"If you want me to say, why do you have to go to war if you are so good? In the end, it is the soldiers and the common people who suffer."

"Our emperor here is a new king who has just succeeded to the throne. The emperor of Shangyang Kingdom has been on the throne for more than ten years. Now he is just in his early 40s and is in the prime of life. It will leave a good name in the history books."

Fang Yun explained calmly.

Pei Yao's age was about the same as the son of the Shangyang Emperor's son, and he had just succeeded to the throne. The previous Emperor Chengjing hadn't done much. If he wanted to expand his territory, this was indeed a good time.

Qing Rong sighed, "If this battle starts, I'm afraid that many innocent lives will be lost again."

"The flames of war can't afford it, and I can't control it. What I'm worried about right now is that if a war breaks out, the emperor may not open Enke. Then Liu Qin has been studying hard for a year, and I don't know when he will be able to get the honor."

Fang Jun took a deep breath and put down the pen holder.

Yu Yanwei wiped his hands, then sat on the small couch by the window and took a sip of hot tea.

She is a little anxious now, and wants to have her own contacts in the court.

After all, the fourth prince is growing up slowly and needs some help.

After her body was damaged, Fang Yun was not sure if she could regenerate, and the fourth prince was her only concern.

Of course the second princess is fine, but after all, in this era, girls are going to marry off, and the one who can support her for the elderly has to be the fourth prince.

It even said that whether the second princess can live well in her husband's house in the future depends on the support of the younger brother, the fourth prince.

So, she had to plan for her son.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun beckoned Qing Rong to come forward.

"In the past half a year, my younger brother has been working hard at studying. You pick some calligraphy and painting books from the warehouse of this palace, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and send them to him. Tell him not to work too hard while studying, and have to socialize more. It is not easy to give birth to a noble son, if you meet one or two like him, you should help them more."

"Yes, the servant knows."

Qing Rong nodded, and retreated neatly.

She is Fang Yun's confidant, so she naturally understands what Fang Yun means.

This is to ask Mr. Liu to pay attention to making some talents for his wife outside.

The sons and daughters of wealthy families have their own families to pave the way, but those children from poor families, even after high school, seldom become high officials.

After all, there are still no connections.

Now, Fang Yun's subordinates wanted talents, and they wanted a backer, so they each got what they needed.

In this depressing and tense atmosphere, the first month passed with difficulty.

Princess Duanrou still couldn't wait for the early spring of February, and died at the end of the first month, in the princess mansion.

Said he was killed by a maid.

Because her dear elder brother Yin, who was put in prison, put all the charges of illegally obtaining money on her, Pei Yu was furious.

Being imprisoned by Pei Yao in the princess's mansion again, she had nowhere to vent her anger, so she took it out on the maids around her by beating and scolding her.

Finally, the maids couldn't take it anymore, and they suffocated her with pillows together.

Pei Yu, who had been proud all his life, would never have guessed that she would die in such a way.

But this naturally has nothing to do with Pei Yao.

But people are dead, and no one cares about these.

Pei Yao's subordinates also quickly took all the property of the Princess Mansion into the treasury.

At this time, with the wind of early February spring, Pei Yao's imperial drive stopped outside the gate of Yuzhang Palace.

After all, it's almost a month since I came.

"Chen and concubine greet the emperor."

"Get up."

Pei Yao still took Fang Yun's hand and pulled her up.

And when he raised his eyes, Fang Yun saw that the man in front of him looked haggard and ugly.

Not to mention that the person has lost a lot of weight, his eyes are also slightly dark blue, and red blood can be seen in his eyes.

"How did the emperor do this? How did it reduce so much? Could it be that these days he was only busy with his official duties and didn't eat or go to bed properly? The servants around him didn't try to persuade him."

Fang Yun showed distress, and dragged him into the house.

At the same time, he ordered Yuanhe to bring some ginseng chicken soup from the small kitchen.

"Don't blame them, it's because I really can't sleep." Pei Yao sat down.

Seeing Fang Yun pouring tea for him, he felt a little relieved.

After receiving the teacup, he said in a low voice, "There is news from the northern border. It is estimated that the war will start in these two days."

(End of this chapter)