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Chapter 325 Vision
"What's wrong with your empress?" Lan Xiang asked cautiously.

Empress Dowager Li stretched out her finger and crossed the line after Princess Nanyang: "Go and get the gift from Princess Nanyang. The Ai family wants to take a look."

Lan Xiang respectfully accepted the order and soon came with a wooden box.

This wooden box is carved from extremely precious agarwood. It is about one foot long, five inches wide and eight inches high. It looks exquisite and compact.

The moment you open the wooden box, a dazzling brilliance blooms.

Queen Mother Li narrowed her eyes subconsciously, and then looked at it carefully.

There is a Ruyi in the box. The fine mutton-fat white jade is carefully carved and exudes a smooth and delicate luster. It feels warm to the touch when held in the hand.

Mutton-fat jade is a treasure among jades. Even in the palace, such large mutton-fat white jade is extremely rare. Not to mention the exquisite carving is stunning.

At today's canonization ceremony, everyone gave generous gifts. Jiang Shaohua's gift is particularly precious and priceless.

The more Empress Dowager Li looked at it, the more satisfied she became. She pretended to be lighthearted and said, "Although this gift is not as valuable as the Empress Dowager's canonization gift, it is still passable."

Lan Xiang thought to herself, Master, you are really duplicitous, and she clearly liked it: "My Lady, will I send this gift back to the warehouse?"

"It's too troublesome to hold it around, so let's keep it in the Ai family's dormitory for the time being! It will also give Princess Nanyang some dignity."

Lan Xiang lowered her head in response, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

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"Princess, that mutton-fat jade Ruyi is the treasure of our palace. It was specially brought to the capital that day with the intention of using it at the most appropriate time."

In the study room of Nanyang Prince's Mansion, Chen Jinyu murmured distressedly: "It's a pity to use it as a gift today."

Jiang Shaohua smiled faintly: "The Queen Mother is very dissatisfied with me, so I will give you a generous gift today, just to appease her. It will also prevent Queen Mother Li from always looking for faults in me and causing unnecessary trouble."

Chen Jinyu thought about it and couldn't help but sigh: "The competition between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager has put the princess in a dilemma."

Jiang Shaohua smiled casually: "Some trivial things are not worth mentioning."

"The canonization ceremony is over, it's time for us to go back."

Chen Jinyu perked up after hearing this and said with joy on her face: "Are you really going back? This is great! I have been looking forward to this day for a long time."

Counting the time, it has been half a year since I came to the capital.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and joked: "The capital is so prosperous and prosperous, but Chen Sheren doesn't want to stay in the capital for a long time?"

Chen Jinyu smiled and said: "No matter how good the capital is, I am just a passerby. Nanyang County is my home."

"That's right." Jiang Shaohua sighed: "I have been in the capital for half a year, and I have often dreamed of Nanyang Palace recently. It shows that I am also homesick."

"I will enter the palace tomorrow and bid farewell to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."

Chen Jinyu immediately said: "Yes, yes, it is safe to leave as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, if another memorial about the locust plague comes to the court, the princess will have to donate generously. No matter how much food is left in Nanyang County, she can't help but make such a donation."

Jiang Shaohua corrected with a smile: "The grain in Yan County is a tribute, and the other two counties were bought with money from the imperial court." Chen Jinyu pouted: "The Ministry of Revenue has no money, so I wrote two white notes. I don't know when I can give it. "

Jiang Shaohua smiled leisurely: "The note is stamped with the official seal of the Ministry of Hubu, so the Hubu can still escape. With these two white notes, the Minister of the Hubu will be very angry when he sees this princess, and the emperor will protect me at all times. It’s actually a good deal.”

Chen Jinyu also laughed: "Based on this calculation, it is indeed a good deal."

Then, he happily packed his luggage.

When all the soldiers learned that the princess was about to return to Nanyang, they all beamed with joy.

Only Song Yuan was a little worried, and whispered to Jiang Shaohua: "The princess wants to return to Nanyang, but all the ministers in the court cannot ask for it. I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager is unwilling to let the princess leave."

Empress Dowager Zheng's political level is average, but she is a first-class master in handling the battles in the palace.

Jiang Guanhua and Jiang Yuehua were both taken into the palace to be educated at a young age, and the young Prince Gaoliang was educated in the palace since he was a child. This is the grace of Empress Dowager Zheng, and it is also a hostage in disguise.

Three years ago, the Empress Dowager Zheng sent Eunuch Zhao to the Nanyang Palace just to bring Jiang Shaohua into the palace.

Jiang Shaohua firmly refused. In the past few years, he spent a lot of money to bribe Eunuch Zhao to "honor" Empress Dowager Zheng.

Now that the Jiang Shao Chinese are in the capital, if Empress Dowager Zheng insists on not letting them go, how should she respond?

Jiang Shaohua's eyes flashed and he said to Song Yuan: "The Empress Dowager will definitely not want to let me go. If it were me, I would hold such a useful chess piece in the palm of my hand."

"I have expected it and have planned the response in advance. Don't worry!"

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The next day, Jiang Shaohua entered the palace to pay his respects. In front of Empress Dowager Li, Concubine Fan Gui and others, he apologized to Empress Dowager Zheng: "It has been half a year since I came to Beijing. Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, the conferment ceremony in the harem has ended. I It’s time to set off back to Nanyang. I came to the palace today to say goodbye to the Empress Dowager.”

Empress Dowager Zheng's reaction was as expected: "You are living well in the capital. You come to the palace every day to talk to the Ai family and make suggestions for the emperor. Isn't this a very good life?"

"The Prince of Nanyang is supported by the capable Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi. If you need anything, just write a letter and send it back."

Princess Baohua answered the question softly: "After cousin Shaohua came, the imperial grandmother became happier day by day. The palace was much more lively than before. Cousin Shaohua should stay in the capital!"

Jiang Guanhua and Jiang Yuehua also persuaded Jiang Shaohua to stay.

Empress Dowager Li suddenly opened her mouth and said: "Yesterday, the emperor said that the imperial court will allocate new grains from Nanyang County. After that, we will try our best to promote new grains in the north. For such important events, Nanyang Princess must go back to take charge."

Jiang Shaohua calmly said: "That's what the Queen Mother said. Yesterday at the court meeting, there were four more memorials reporting the locust plague. The counties affected by the locust plague are all in the north. It is not easy for the imperial court to allocate grain from the south. From Nanyang County It’s much more convenient to buy grain. The distance is much shorter and the loss is much less.”

"I don't trust anyone with such a big matter. I have to go back and watch it myself."

Compared with the important events in the court, the little plans in Empress Dowager Zheng's heart are not worth mentioning.

Empress Dowager Zheng was unhappy, but she couldn't stop her. She said calmly: "That's all, the imperial court's acquisition of grain and seeds is a major matter and cannot be delayed. The Ai family will not force you to stay. You can go back as soon as possible if you want!"

Jiang Shaohua responded softly.

Empress Dowager Li felt a little unspeakably happy when she saw this.

Empress Dowager Zheng used Jiang Shaohua as a chess piece, but she didn't know that this chess piece had its own plans.