Don't help me, I can sit up by myself

Chapter 165 Drugging

Wei concubine made this happen again.

The queen held her hand and comforted her: "Sister, there will always be a way."

"My sister only has one child now, what else can I do? What about my belly? I heard that Du Changzai is pregnant with a child——"

"Don't take Du Changzai's idea." The queen was bluffing: "Du Changzai has just been pregnant with the child, and it doesn't fit your belly. He can't get along."

"Unless..." Concubine Wei's tears flowed down again, and she lay limply at the Queen's feet: "Unless my sister gives birth to this child, she will be raised by me first. After all, my sister still has favor and the ability to give birth, and my sister will have another child in the future. child."

The queen is a bit stupid, but not stupid.

Who wants to leave their only child to someone else to raise?

But while the queen was thinking for two seconds, Wei Concubine's hairpin was placed on her neck again.

The Queen couldn't bear to see this happen.

Even if he didn't want to agree, he could only nod his head and agree.

In the early morning, all the civil and military officials were talking about one thing, saying that the food crisis in Yongxing City had been resolved. There was a young businessman named Sixi in the capital, who implemented a small plan in Yongxing City and controlled the entire Yongxing City. Food prices.

The officials also came up with ideas to help the emperor find the young man named Sixi.

The emperor sat on the throne and felt very happy. The boy named Sixi, isn't that his trumpet? Normally, these old men looked down upon him as the emperor, but now that he had changed into a trumpet, they happily praised him.

The officials said: "I heard that Sixi is very resourceful at a young age. He can turn the tide with his own efforts and feed the people of Yongxing City without spending a single soldier. For such a rare talent, Your Majesty, you must Cherish it and make use of it. In my opinion, it is a pity that this businessman named Sixi is a businessman. He not only has great courage, but also has great wisdom, and also has a great heart for the country and the people."

"That guy named Sixi, is he really that good?" Emperor Liwu suddenly appeared.

"It's really that good. I'm not exaggerating at all."

"Better than me? More courageous than me? Smarter than me?"

"You are the king of a country, and he is just a common man, but Si Xi's wisdom, as far as I am concerned, is not inferior to that of the emperor."

The emperor gritted his molars.

Rely on the minister’s opinion, rely on the minister’s opinion, and rely on a ghost.

How could anyone in the early dynasty belittle the emperor like this?

The emperor, Min Jian, worked hard and racked his brains, but they turned a blind eye. He pretended to be a private businessman and went around Yongxing City to see how fascinated these people were.

"Your Majesty, I hope you will think twice." The official said in a serious tone.

"Don't think twice. Let's stop the matter in Yongxing City. That man named Sixi, let him continue to be a businessman."

Anyone with a discerning eye in the court could see that the emperor was not very enthusiastic about the man named Sixi.

The people from Qin Tianjian jumped out to calm the atmosphere: "I watched the stars at night. The Ziwei star was twinkling, and the other stars were also shining brightly. This indicated that the Chen Kingdom was in good luck. Under this auspicious omen, the Chen Kingdom The danger will definitely be turned into safety, the matter in Yongxing City is God’s protection, this cannot be done by human power.”

The people in the Qintian Prison are even more capable of telling lies with their eyes wide open. After hearing what he said, all the credit for Yongxing City goes to heaven, and it has nothing to do with the emperor.

Gao Rang knows the emperor best. Du Changzai is pregnant and wants to eat something sour. The emperor is thinking about sending the hawthorn soup from the imperial kitchen. The hawthorn soup should be cold by now. The meeting with these ministers is going to be fun. It's been two hours and it's not over yet.

The people from the Ministry of War stood up and handed over the news with worry: "The northwest frontier fortress united with the Yelang Kingdom to besiege our Chen State's Beiding City. Beiding City is the first defense center of the frontier fortress. Over the years, the King of Yue worked hard in Beiding and defended it to the death. With the people recuperating and recuperating. Because the northwest frontier fortress is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the nomadic tribes at the frontier fortress are dispersed, they stop and go, walking back and forth, so they have been anxious these years, and the King of Yue is guarding there, so there is a short period of peace. Now Yelang and The northwest frontiers have united to invade Beiding, I'm afraid."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend, Your Majesty. It's not a small amount to transport grain, grass and troops to the north. Moreover, we need one to two. Once we fight, those nomadic tribes will be like hungry wolves hunting for prey. If we can't protect them, they will ambush one or two somewhere. ,so."

"explain."

"In my opinion." The people from the Ministry of Officials gave their advice: "In my opinion, such an anxious situation should not be delayed. It must be resolved quickly."

"Master Su, what do you think?" The emperor frowned slightly.

"In my opinion, the capital has had the custom of making peace with the frontier fortresses since ancient times. Speaking of this custom, it did not start from our Chen country. In ancient times, Zhaojun went to the fortress and Princess Wencheng went to the Western Regions. Now as long as we send a princess to make peace, she will Isn't it time to solve it easily? You can defeat the enemy without spending a single soldier. And there is no glory in serving the country."

The emperor's head hurts.

What age are you in, and you still talk about getting married?

I sent my concubine to secure the country, but I don’t know where to use the general.

The emperor also understands the minister's thoughts very well.

For some ministers, it is best to work hard in the court and take care of themselves in peace and security. We cannot fight a war. If we lose, Chen Guo will be completely destroyed, and the existing comfortable life will be gone.

"Master Su, I think your method is not impossible. It's just that the late emperor has no princess alive, and I don't have a daughter. If you want to send a princess to get married, who should you send?"

"It's not necessary to use a real princess." Mr. Su's head was spinning rapidly: "The princes and ministers have many daughters. When the time comes, the emperor will recognize one of them as a princess and then send her to marry."

This bad idea made all the princes and ministers secretly stamp their feet.

"I remember that Mr. Su, you have two daughters at your knees, and they are about the same age, both fourteen and fifteen years old. Why don't you donate one of them, recognize it in the name of the late emperor, and send it for marriage, so as to honor the ancestors and bring glory to them."

"Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty, this minister of law, thinks it is feasible. I second your proposal." The princes and ministers all stood up and spoke.

"I also think this method is feasible. Firstly, Mr. Su's daughter can be granted the title of princess, which is really honorable to the ancestors. Secondly, as Mr. Su said, sending him for marriage and calming down the invading enemies by himself will be extremely glorious. .”

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

The princes, princes and ministers all stood up in a row.

Mr. Su, the official, usually stays back when something happens, but when he comes up with a bad idea, he runs to the front. For this reason, he did not hesitate to push others into the fire pit, and everyone had already gnashed their teeth at him.

Hearing that his daughter was being sent for marriage, Mr. Su was so frightened that he trembled: "How can my daughter He De be awarded the title of princess? I really don't dare to do so. Besides, my daughter is stupid, so she stayed in the capital and reluctantly married..." My family can't go to such a high platform, and I can't even go to the frontier to get married. The daughter of the emperor's minister is not in good health."

"She is not in good health. There is an imperial doctor in the palace. When the time comes, I will give a medical girl to follow her to the frontier."

Mr. Su almost fell down.

People who couldn't stand Mr. Su's behavior came forward one after another.

"Master Su, the marriage is for the good of the Chen State. For the Chen State, it doesn't matter if Master Su dedicates a daughter." "Yes, Master Su, you have been an official in the court for many years, and the emperor has been very kind to you. Now we are in need of someone." At that time, besides, Mr. Su has two beautiful daughters, so he should share the emperor's worries. Besides, Mr. Su, you came up with this idea, and your daughter is worthy of the marriage, isn't it the best of both worlds? "

Mr. Su fell to the ground directly: "Your Majesty, I am wrong. I dare not mention the marriage anymore. I advocate fighting against the rebels on the frontier and the small country of Yelang."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

"Even if a fight breaks out, the small country of Yelang is no match for Chen State in the tiny border fortress. With the King of Yue suppressing them at the border fortress, how can we allow them to be unbridled." People from the Ministry of War were gearing up.

"Our Chen people are prosperous and our country is strong. His Highness the King of Yue will naturally beat them to pieces. The emperor only needs to sit in the capital, and he will definitely let them never come back."

Qin Tianjian also came out to say auspicious words: "I was watching the sky at night, and a red light appeared in the west. This red light is really auspicious. Beiding City must be safe and sound."

There is no one among the civil and military officials who wants to make concessions.

This is good.

Wanrudian.

The small kitchen is bustling with activity, and takeout orders are piling up every day.

Du Jiyan was sitting on the porch with her belly on her hands. The westward sunlight shone on her face from outside the hall, and her fair and tender face could almost shine through.

There were small red lanterns on the corridor. In his spare time, Du Jiyan sat under the lamp and read, while Shi Jing learned to embroider handkerchiefs under the lamp.

The smell of oil lamps in the kitchen floated through the clusters of gardenias to Du Jiyan. Du Jiyan retched twice, held his stomach and stood up to look at the kitchen: "How many orders are there that have not been completed?"

"There are four orders left. The queen wants to eat a sweet meat sauce Ruyi cake, Zhao Zheng wants to have crucian carp soup, Bao Guiren wants to eat spicy hotpot, and the rest."

“Who else is ordering takeout?”

"It's Tian Guiren. She asked her maid Shanzhu to bring two taels of silver and said she wanted to drink bird's nest porridge."

"Make it for her."

"Master, I heard from Shanzhu that Tian Guiren's life is not easy now. After the imperial concubine lost power, she tortured Tian Guiren in Changle Palace every day. Tian Guiren really has no way to turn to him."

If there is no way to ask for help, then there is no way to ask for help.

Everyone has to pay the price for their original behavior.

The same is true for Tian Lingyue.

She originally thought that after overthrowing the imperial concubine, she could do whatever she wanted in Changle Palace, but she didn't expect that people were not as good as God. Everyone in the harem, except those who were sent to the cold palace, must have had a miserable life except Tian Lingyue.

The next day, Mangosteen came again and bought fried spring goose with one tael of silver.

Later, Mangosteen bought five-flavor roasted chicken with one tael of silver.

Shengzhu was the first one to come to the kitchen every time, as if she were at her own home, touching and moving here and there, not honest at all.

This time he was still stirring the porridge with a spoon.

"The kitchen is such an important place. No one else is allowed to enter except for people from Wanruden. Why did you take action?" Nijo quickly pulled her out.

Mangosteen said aggrievedly: "Eunuch Nijo, I didn't mean to touch the porridge. It was because I smelled a mushy smell just now. I was afraid that the porridge was overcooked, so I helped stir it with a wooden spoon. If my father-in-law doesn't like it, , I will definitely pay attention next time.”

"There will be no next time." At some point, the emperor appeared at the door of the small kitchen.

There is a small blue clay pot near the window of the small kitchen. That clay pot is for Du Jiyan's exclusive use. Since she was pregnant, her daily soup has been cooked in this clay pot.

When Mangkhut saw that it was the emperor, he was so frightened that he knelt down and almost spilled the porridge in his hand.

"Du Shi really dares to make money from anyone." The emperor asked the imperial doctor who followed him to open the blue clay pot. The yam and hawthorn porridge in the clay pot was steaming and was almost ready.

The imperial doctor opened the pot, smelled it, and then put the lid back on the pot: "Back to the emperor, there is a medicinal powder in the pot that can cause abortion. It's just that the amount is not enough. But if you drink it for ten days, it will be fine." It can cause abortion and is not easy to detect, so it is very hidden.”

The porridge in Mangkhut's hand fell to the ground, and the porridge bowl broke into several pieces.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't let you go. It's not your fault." Shanzhu kowtowed.

The emperor snorted.

This mangosteen was too timid, and she felt guilty before even interrogating her.

When Tian Lingyue was high-spirited, she had asked Shangghu to go to Wanru Palace to get food. However, at that time, Shangghu was favored by his master and had a noble concubine as his backer. I was waiting aloof, and I didn't want to go to a place with a lot of fumes like a small kitchen.

Nowadays, Tian Lingyue has fallen out of favor, and she, the palace maid, has also become disgraced. When she comes to Wanru Palace to deliver takeaways, she becomes smarter and sneaks into the kitchen every time she comes.

In these five or six days, the emperor only met her twice. This is very strange.

As soon as the emperor came in, he saw Mangkhut poking his head at the door of the small kitchen, knowing that something was strange.

The emperor did not reveal it, and just stood there quietly watching the mangosteen performance.

Although there were several cooks in the small kitchen, because they had takeout orders in hand, they were all busy chopping or cooking, and no one was staring at Mangkhut.

Mangosteen took advantage of someone's unpreparedness and walked around the small kitchen, sometimes touching eggs, sometimes patting pumpkins, and finally walked under the window, took out a small gourd-shaped jar from his sleeve, opened it and gave it to Du Jiyan to boil With a shake of her hand, she poured some white powder into the clay pot of soup. Perhaps she was afraid that the powder would be discovered, so she deliberately stirred it with a spoon in the clay pot.

Erjo was in charge of Wanru's affairs and had to deliver food, so Mangkhut took advantage of this.

"Whether you say it now or after you have been punished, you decide for yourself." The emperor stared at the huddled mangosteen: "If you don't say it now, it will be determined if you have a chance to say it in the future."

It’s not that Shangghu didn’t know about the punishment in the palace. Even ghosts can be pulled out from the ground and burned again, not to mention those living people who are always as tough as a stick.

Shangghu knew he couldn't escape, so he started to pretend to be pitiful and wiped away his tears: "I don't dare to do these things. These things were ordered by noble Tian and the imperial concubine. These medicines were also given to my slaves by noble Tian." , because I was timid, I didn’t dare to let go the first two times, but today I really can’t escape, and I will be beaten if I don’t let me go back, so I boldly let go again.”

Shengzhu cried until her eyes were red, and her hands began to bleed when she pressed her hands on a pile of porcelain shards.

"I have never believed in crocodile tears." The emperor said coldly: "Are you really only going to let go once, or are you prepared to be tortured and then change your story? Mangosteen, you have to know that if I want to hear the truth, it will be easy. And my Patience is also limited.”

(End of this chapter)