Ajiu

Chapter 88 People
The prince's supervision of the country in Nanjing is an ancestral system, and under normal circumstances, it cannot be regarded as punishment.When the capital was first moved from Nanjing to the capital, the emperor controlled the country in the capital, and the prince stabilized the rear in Nanjing.Later, because Nanjing has a complete bureaucratic system, the prince can use it to familiarize himself with political affairs. Therefore, the system of the prince's supervision of the country in Nanjing has continued.

Why can the current prince stay in the capital all the time?Because of the emperor's body.Five or six years ago, the emperor intentionally ordered him to go to Nanjing. Unfortunately, the emperor fell ill that year, and the prince did not make the trip.The emperor was fat and not in good health. He was worried that if he really didn't live for three or two years, he might die if he was not careful one day. down.

Over the years, the emperor has actually felt deeply inconvenienced.The prince was in his early twenties, when he was in the prime of life, and there was such a young, handsome, and vigorous son in front of him. This son was gradually participating in politics, and gradually had officials who supported him. Could the emperor not think too much?However, because he and Queen Zhang were both in their 50s, the emperor did not send the prince far away to Nanjing.

Now, the situation has changed.The emperor looked at what Empress Zhang was doing with cold eyes, imagining what would happen if she dared to leave early and she became a high-ranking empress dowager?She will definitely force Xiao Shi to marry a woman she doesn't like, and live an unhappy life.As for Concubine Qiu Gui, [-]% of them will be forced to be buried, and they will not even be able to escape with their lives. The three sons, the eleventh, the twelfth, and the thirteenth, will also be very miserable. It is hard to say whether they can grow up smoothly.

"I can't die." Thinking of all these situations, the emperor's eyes became cold.

Now that he had this heart, he decided to send the prince to Nanjing.In Nanjing, the prince can let go of his hands and feet to familiarize himself with government affairs, but outside of Nanjing, the prince can forget about it.

Of course, he would not make such an important decision casually, and he had discussed it with cabinet ministers, six ministers and others before.The emperor is old, and the crown prince is in his prime. This situation is very sensitive. Whether it is the cabinet ministers or the six ministers, which one is not a veteran of the officialdom?When the emperor opened his mouth, they were all submissive, "The ancestral system is like this, Your Majesty is wise."

No one dared to object.Regardless of whether any of them secretly supported the prince, no one dared to object anyway.

When the emperor asked about Pei Shangshu, Pei Shangshu looked solemn, "Your Majesty is in the prime of his spring and autumn, and the future will be long, so it should be so."

In your 50s, you're a good age, and that's how you should be.

Ordinary princes can be named princes without real power in their hands, but the prince is different, the prince must participate in political affairs.Otherwise, once the old emperor lay down, the crown prince would know nothing about government affairs, who would govern the country?The prince had to understand government affairs, and it was inconvenient for him to be involved in politics too deeply while the old emperor was still alive. Nanjing was the most suitable place to supervise the country.The emperor doesn't have to be suspicious of the prince, and the prince doesn't have to be restrained. He can manage Nanjing as a small court, but this small court is just a formality and poses no threat to the emperor.Isn't this the best way to deal with the relationship between the aged emperor and the young prince?Pei Shangshu saw this very clearly, even if he had no contact with the royal family, he would still agree with it.On this point, Pei Shangshu has no selfish intentions.

Although Pei Shangshu had no selfish intentions, he knew very well that once the crown prince left the capital for Nanjing, the blow to Empress Zhang would be very severe.Empress Zhang would take this as a signal that the emperor disliked the prince, and she was panicked.

Pei Shangshu was very happy to see this.

He can't be regarded as a person who loves to hold grudges, but he can't help but mind if someone wants to trample on the Pei family's face, despise and plot against the Pei family's baby Ajiu.

Ajiu raised her small face and giggled, expressing her joy.She has met Queen Zhang several times, and each time she has very unpleasant memories, thinking of Queen Zhang's wishful thinking in vain, and thinking of Queen Zhang's disappointment, how can she be unhappy.

"Grandfather, am I being a little stingy?" Ajiu asked with a smile and a spirit of self-criticism.Knowing that Empress Zhang is unhappy, I'm just so happy. Grandfather, isn't this not very good, isn't this not generous enough?

Pei Shangshu smiled, "It's true that I'm a bit stingy, but like little Ajiu, my grandfather can't be more generous."

Ajiu laughed happily.Grandfather, you are so frank, so forthright, and so lovely!
Pei Shangshu took Ajiu's little hand and walked up to the room, "Daughter, let's go in and talk." Ajiu shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, I dare not let grandma see it. Grandfather, it's already time, If grandma sees that I'm still awake, she will definitely not follow me." Pei Shangshu made a serious face on purpose, "Little Ajiu is disobedient, isn't she? Children should go to bed early, but they have to stay up late." Ajiu flattered her face, "Well, didn't I want to wait for you to come back and whisper something to you?" Pei Shangshu looked at Ajiu's flower-like smile, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

The door of the upper room opened, and Mrs. Fang's voice could be heard.Ajiu hurriedly told her grandfather, "I'm back, I'm going to bed right away!" Grandpa smiled, "Come back soon, niece, I have to get up early tomorrow, little man, it's okay if you don't get enough sleep."

Ah Jiu ran away in a flash.

Looking at her lithe little figure, Pei Shangshu felt a pang in his heart.

Back in the upper room, Madam Fang greeted her, "Why are you getting late?" Pei Shangshu stroked his beard and smiled, "Don't Madam know? The more important a man is, the more promising he is, the later he will go home." Mrs. Fang gave him a reproachful look, "When did you learn to brag about yourself?" After joking, Mrs. Fang urged him to wash up.

Pei Shangshu came out of the wash, and leaned on the couch, the old couple gossiping.The two of them have been in harmony since they got married, and their relationship is very good. Pei Shangshu is always busy with home during the day, and only at night, when the night is quiet, can they talk quietly about their private affairs.

"Ma'am, I am very happy today." Pei Shangshu smiled.

"Are you picking up money? Are you going to be promoted again?" Madam Fang teased him with a smile.

"Not at all." Pei Shangshu smiled, and told the Crown Prince Nanjing to supervise the country and Empress Zhang to be in such a state of panic at the moment, he was so stingy and secretly pleased to say something about it.Mrs. Fang said after hearing this: "You are a minister, so I can only be happy to myself. I, an ignorant woman in the inner house, am obviously happy!"

Empress Zhang is going to frown, worry, and panic?I'm happy!
Thinking of how that superior woman plotted against little Ajiu, Mrs. Fang was disgusted for a while.Empress Zhonggong, even if she can't be "young, my young, and the young of others", at least she can't treat other people's precious children as grass.

When the old couple talked about Empress Zhang, they both felt slightly happy in their hearts.

In fact, this dynasty emphasizes concubines, and if the queen and prince have no major faults, their status will generally not be shaken.However, Empress Zhang can't help but think wildly and worry about things.She must be worried about the future, which can be seen from her early planning of marriage for the Tenth Prince.According to common sense, the tenth prince is still young, less than ten years old, and has not yet been crowned king. Isn't it too early to choose the princess for him at this time, isn't it obviously weird?But Queen Zhang actually did such a weird thing.

If it's just this matter, Pei Shangshu and Mrs. Fang can still understand: she is old, in her early fifties, and she is afraid that she will leave one day, and her beloved little son will not be found.The family she selected for the Tenth Prince was both wealthy and powerful, and they were also related by marriage to the Zhang family, which seemed reasonable.

However, under such circumstances, she still indulged the tenth prince to go out of the palace to meet little Ajiu frequently, which made her appear cold and unreasonable.You have already chosen the princess for your son, and he has a close relationship with another little girl from the official family, so you don't even care about it, don't you even ask?Don't even think about it, if things go on like this, what should the little girl do when she grows up.

All her actions afterwards were pure bullying.You love to betroth your youngest son early, and your betrothal has nothing to do with our Pei family.But it's too much for you to be betrothed to your youngest son and hold on to my little one at the same time.

"Madam, tell me, will she be ill?" Pei Shangshu humbly asked his wife.

Mrs. Fang smiled slightly, "Of course we don't want Her Highness the Queen to get sick, but she is not open-minded, and it is inevitable to get sick. Guess, master, if she gets sick at this time, His Majesty will not Can you order someone to assist the sixth palace?" The queen is ill, which concubine dares to stand up and help the queen take charge of the palace affairs.

If it is placed in an official's house, even if the wife is sick, there is no reason for the housekeeper of the concubine's room.But the royal family is different from ordinary people. The emperor's wife is the queen, and the concubine is still a concubine. Let's take a look, and none of them is of low grade.

The rank of the imperial concubine is not lower than that of the prince.In other words, the status of the emperor's concubine, if not higher than that of his brothers' wives, was at least equal.If this were put in an ordinary family, the elder brother's concubine had the same status as the younger brother's wife, and the family would have been in chaos.

This is the only family in the world that is different.The affairs of his family are different from those of other families, so it cannot be speculated according to common sense.

"I guess so." Pei Shangshu said firmly.

"It's not evil to be idle during illness." Mrs. Fang's voice was flat, "Some people, being sick and lying down for a while, may have some benefits."

It's usually hot, but once I lie down, I can still calm down, so I won't do stupid things in the future.

Pei Shangshu was deeply convinced.

The old couple said this in a "very ungracious" manner, and went to bed happily to rest.

Pei Shangshu and the others were not wrong, Empress Zhang was indeed in a state of panic at the moment, not knowing what to do.The eldest son was leaving the capital, leaving her, and going to Nanjing. The news came as a bolt from the blue to her.She seemed to see the prince suffering in the countryside, while Concubine Qiu Gui or other young concubines slandered the emperor, and the emperor gradually alienated the prince, and even abolished the prince and appointed another prince...

Thinking of this, Queen Zhang almost scared herself to death.

It's not entirely her fault.This world belongs to the emperor, although there are various rules and regulations, but if the emperor is really determined to do something, even if it violates the ancestral system, he can still do it.Now that Empress Zhang is getting old, and her relationship with the emperor is getting weaker and weaker, but the prince is going to Nanjing, so far away, and there is something beyond her reach, so how can Empress Zhang not be afraid.

The prince was very calm.He gently told Queen Zhang, "The ancestral system is like this, so don't think too much." But Queen Zhang can not think too much.If she is broad-minded, there will be no such things, no such twists and turns.

"Boss is so submissive, how could it be possible?" After thinking deeply, Queen Zhang ordered the Tenth Prince to be called from Dongsan.Now it's useless to speak by yourself, and the prince doesn't say a word, so he can only rely on Xiao Shi.

After the tenth prince arrived, Empress Zhang tactfully ordered him to act coquettishly with the emperor and force the prince to stay. "Xiao Shi, if your eldest brother goes to Nanjing, which is so far away from us, how can you agree?" Queen Zhang said persuasively.

"Mother, I can act coquettishly in front of my father for trivial matters, but I can't do it for important national matters." The tenth prince refused.

He is indeed young and innocent, but he is not stupid.He is very clear about what requests can be made and what requests cannot be made with the emperor's father.National affairs are not something he can casually interfere with.

Empress Zhang frowned, "Xiao Shi, if your eldest brother goes to Nanjing, mother will miss him very much, miss him very much. Mother and child are connected, Xiao Shi, do you understand?"

The tenth prince drooped his long eyelashes, obviously thinking quietly.Empress Zhang looked at him intently, hating that iron can't be made into steel, Xiao Shi, what are you thinking about, your elder brother, you, me, we are the relatives connected by blood, no one in the world can compare.

The tenth prince thought about it for a while, then looked up at Empress Zhang, "Mother, I'll go, but I think eight or nine out of ten are useless, and father won't agree."

Empress Zhang hurriedly said: "As long as you go, it's fine, whether you succeed or not, the next priority."

The tenth prince made a condition, "Whether it is successful or not, mother, you have to promise me one thing."

Empress Zhang slapped him angrily, "Talking about this to your mother, bad boy!" Although she was angry, she generously agreed, "No matter what it is, mother will agree to you. Xiaoshi, you still have to eat whatever you want." For play?"

The tenth prince looked into Empress Zhang's eyes, and said slowly: "Mother, I want you to promise me one thing: my princess, please allow me to choose myself."

Empress Zhang didn't expect him to make such a serious request, so she couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Xiao Shi, how old are you, you already think of your concubine?" Seeing that the tenth prince looked at her seriously with a serious face, she knew that he had committed a crime. Putting aside her stubbornness, she nodded with a smile, "Okay, Xiao Shi, your princess, from now on it's up to you to choose."

The tenth prince thanked him solemnly, bid farewell to Empress Zhang, and went to grind the emperor.

The emperor felt tired that night, so he didn't go to any concubine's palace.But he was not willing to be lonely, so he ordered his servant Yuehua Palace to summon a new beauty to accompany him for fun. I was still flipping through the memorial in my hand, and I was very busy worrying about the floods in the south.

The tenth prince rushed in recklessly, the beauty blushed, and the emperor was also stunned.Dazed for a while, he hurriedly let go of the beauty in his arms, "You go back first, and come to serve on another day." The beauty saluted and hurried out of the hall.

The emperor coughed, straightened his clothes, and asked the tenth prince in an awkward manner, "Xiao Shi, what's the rush here now?"

The tenth prince told him all about what Queen Zhang asked him to do and how he answered it.The emperor tsk-tsk, "Xiao Shi, you can do it, you can take back the power so easily." The tenth prince said modestly, "Where, where, congratulations, congratulations."

The emperor pondered and said: "Your elder brother must go to Nanjing..." The tenth prince nodded, "I know."

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched, "Originally, father was still thinking about your mother's old age, fearing that her energy would be exhausted, and it would be difficult for her to take charge of the palace affairs, so I wanted to send someone to help her. Since Xiao Shi came this way, it can't be in vain. Run, this person who helps your mother will be spared."

The tenth prince was annoyed, "Aren't you still my mother-in-law enough?"

The emperor smiled, "Xiao Shi, she is also angry with me."

The emperor was really very angry at Empress Zhang, but because she was the mother of the prince and Xiao Shi, he really couldn't do anything to her, so he became even more angry.

The emperor coaxed the tenth prince with kind words, and the tenth prince slowly became happy, "Father, you are a commoner."

What's the meaning?The emperor looked at him puzzled.

"The royal family loves the eldest son, and the common people love Yao'er." The tenth prince smiled slightly, "Father, you love Little Eleven and the others, and you love me too. Father, you love Yao'er."

(End of this chapter)