Queen's Development

Chapter 240

Back in Tingsong Courtyard, Yuzhi personally carried the sleeping Xiao Tinglan to the west ear room.

After placing Xiao Tinglan on the bed, Yuzhi sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Xiao Tinglan's sleeping face, and thought of her daughter who was far away in Xixia, and couldn't help crying silently on the brocade quilt.

She is so strong, Han Qing has been unable to hurt her, this time he really hurt her!

Han Lin stood aside, looking at Yuzhi's trembling thin shoulders, felt uncomfortable for a while, lowered his head in silence, and after a while comforted Yuzhi softly: "Side concubine, this servant feels that Han Qing kidnapped the princess, but he just wanted to It's all about blackmailing you, since it's to blackmail you, how could he abuse the princess? The princess will be fine in Xixia!"

Yuzhi knew everything in her heart, but the child was born in her October pregnancy, and she felt uncomfortable when she thought about it...

After coming out of the west ear room, Yu Zhi washed her face, combed her hair, put on light makeup, and took a cup of tea to drink slowly. Then she went to the inner study of the west dark room to get the "Historical Mirror" and started to study it. The enfeoffment system in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

After reading those few pages, Yuzhi put down the book, got up and paced in the bright room, planning in her heart.

At this moment, Jin'er came in to report: "Side concubine, the prince sent Ah Chi over, please go to the outer study!"

Yuzhi immediately laughed: "I'm going to see the prince too!"

She hurriedly told Abi: "Take out that sapphire blue satin cloak!"

He also ordered Han Lin: "Put that "Historical Mirror" in a brocade bag, take it and follow me!"

It was already evening, and countless translucent sheepskin lamps had been hung in the courtyard of the outer study, shining brightly on the snow.

The lights in the outer study room were brightly lit, and before Yu Zhi approached, she heard Yang Xin's voice from inside—the matter of Zong Lu's overburden was being discussed inside.

She entered the outer study through the small side door on the other side, and sat down on the imperial concubine's couch, separated from Lin Jia and Yang Xin by a screen.

Han Lin handed the book to Yu Zhi, and retreated by himself - the prince had explained that the waiters like them cannot stay in the study outside for a long time.

Yuzhi took the book and leaned comfortably on the imperial concubine's couch leaning on the blue-embroidered orchid brocade pillow, holding the book and reading it with the crystal lamp on the side table.

Although she was looking at the book, her ears were always up, listening to the discussion outside the screen.

Those who were able to come to the foreign study to participate in the discussion of major events were naturally Lin Jia's cronies, and they each had their own opinions. After listening to it for a while, Yu Zhi felt that she had benefited a lot.

After the meeting ended, Lin Jia went straight to look at Yuzhi behind the screen, and found that Yuzhi was lazily lying on the imperial concubine's couch, her black hair was loosely tied into a bun, and she was wearing only a butterfly hairpin inlaid with bright silver and emeralds. , the snow-white face was flushed, the brows and eyelashes were thicker, and the eyes were full of water, looking at himself and smiling, it was really sweet.

Lin Jia had been working his mind for a whole day, and was so tired that his brain seemed to be rusty. Now when he saw Yuzhi, his heart felt warm as if soaked in spring water, and all the tiredness and numbness disappeared.

He walked over, hugged Yuzhi horizontally, put it in the imperial concubine's couch, and lay sideways on the imperial concubine's couch next to Yuzhi, and said softly: "Yuzhi, where is Ah Yin?"

Yuzhi smiled: "Alan is playing with him!"

In fact, Ah Yin likes to follow Li Rui the most, but today Li Rui went to Xixia with Qin Yuchuan and Yang Xin, the secret envoys sent by Lin Jia to Xixia, so Ah Yin had to settle for the next best thing and play with A Lan.

Lin Jia smiled, and the smile disappeared instantly: "A Yin will have to bear a lot of things in the future, let him be happy for two years now and have fun!"

Yuzhi gave a "hmm".

She also felt that Ah Yin had to have fun before he was three years old, because according to Lin Jia's plan, Ah Yin would become the heir to the central empire of Dazhou in the future, and he would take on many responsibilities and lose a lot of fun. Yin Xiaonaughty will be happy for two or three years!
Lin Jia paused, then asked Yuzhi: "Where's Ting Lan? How about entering the palace today?"

Ting Lan is the little girl brought back from the Yangshengtang by Jin's mother. He knows that he should treat them equally, but he still can't do it for a while.

Lin Jia still misses her lovely little Changan...

Thinking of Jiang Zhen's embarrassing appearance in front of the queen mother today, Yuzhi felt very proud, she burst out laughing, and told Lin Jia about the day's affairs in detail.

After hearing this, Lin Jia was infected by Yuzhi's emotions, and couldn't help smiling, saying: "She's just a plaything for my father to relieve boredom, so don't talk to her from now on, you can rub her when you want!"

Yuzhi hummed, remembering the purpose of her visit, and looked up at Lin Jia with a smile: "Ajia, I've been thinking about the family salary for a long time, and I'll show you something!"

She picked up the "Historical Records", and turned to the page she was reading for Lin Jia to read: "Ajia, look, Emperor Wu of Han's Tweet Order!"

Lin Jia took the book and sat side by side with Yuzhi on the brocade couch to read together.

Yu Zhi waited for Lin Jia to finish reading those few pages, and then said: "Ajia, my imperial clan is divided into various places in Dazhou, and the clan's salary and food are completely borne by local taxes, which aggravates the local financial crisis. Now that the clan is prosperous, it has become a A malignant tumor growing on Da Zhou's body, if things go on like this, Da Zhou will be in danger! To solve the burden of Zonglu, the only way is to abolish the Zonglu system!"

Lin Jia embraced Yuzhi, sighed and said, "During this period of time, we have repeatedly discussed, and what everyone is worried about is that once the Zonglu system is abolished, it will cause social unrest..."

Yuzhi thought for a while, and said: "Let's not abolish it all at once, let's take it slowly, amend the laws and lower the threshold for reducing feudal vassals and salaries. In the past, only half of the salary was reduced for big mistakes. Now, it will be reduced for small mistakes. Half the salary, if you make a big mistake, you will simply cut down the feudal clan... But even so, you will still offend many people!"

Lin Jia nodded: "This is a good idea, let's discuss it again!"

Yuzhi immediately sat up and started discussing with Lin Jia seriously.

The two of them lost track of time as soon as they chatted, and when Yuzhi heard her belly groaning, she realized that she was about to starve to death, so she leaned on Lin Jia and swayed from side to side: "Ajia, I want to Eat Bishuitian's Hangzhou cuisine!"

Lin Jia reacted immediately after being rubbed by Yuzhi, he gritted his teeth and said, "Yuzhi, if you don't get up again, then you won't be able to get up again!"

Yuzhi: "..."

She stretched out her hand to touch it, and she found Lin Jia's abnormality. She smiled and got up and walked away: "Ajia, let's go!"

If Lin Jia really started to cut down the feudal clan and touched the interests of the large clan, it would be rare for her and Lin Jia to go out for ordinary food in such a happy and relaxed manner in a year or two!
After a while, seeing Lin Jia still crooked on the imperial concubine's couch with an awkward expression, Yuzhi couldn't help laughing.

She walked to the small yellow rosewood coffee table, poured a cup of cold boiled water, and came over to feed Lin Jia.

After Lin Jia drank the water, her attention was also diverted by Yu Zhi, and the flag and drums died down in that place.

Seeing that Lin Jiajun's face was slightly flushed, and his watery eyes were watery, Yuzhi couldn't help laughing as he took the cloak and put it on with his back turned to her.

Lin Jia tidied up her clothes, and then went out holding Yu Zhi's hand.

After Yuzhi finished eating the Hangzhou cuisine at Bishuilou, she went back to Tingsongyuan with Lin Jia, and found that it was almost midnight, so they didn't go to the west side room to see Linyin and Tinglan, and went back to their room to rest.

In the dream, Yuzhi saw her daughter again. She embraced the lost Chang'an, she was so happy that she couldn't bear to let go...

At this time, Han Qing was still awake.

Tonight, he hosted a banquet for the envoys of the King of Korea who came to Xixia to pay tribute. When he was a little drunk, he found an excuse and went back to the bedroom.

Because of the drunkenness, Han Qing hurriedly washed up and fell asleep.

He was sleeping soundly, and in a daze, he heard the voice of Liang Chen from outside: "Master, the little princess is not good!"

Han Qing closed his eyes and said hoarsely: "Liangchen, what's wrong?"

Liang Chen was always calm, but this time his voice was a little anxious: "I want to tell my master, the princess has been having diarrhea and has a fever!"

Hearing that it was Han Xiaoqing who was feeling unwell, Han Qing woke up immediately. He sat up, picked up the golden pot on the small table next to the bed, took a big gulp of cold boiled water from the spout, and immediately woke up.

He sat on the edge of the bed in a daze for a moment, then put on his coat and went out this time.

Han Xiaoqing lives in the side hall next to him.

At this time, the hall was brightly lit, and the waiters did not dare to sleep, they were all guarding the little princess.

As soon as Han Qing entered the side hall, the nannies, maids and nuns guarding the little princess all knelt down: "I have seen the king!"

Han Qing strode over, sat down beside Han Xiaoqing's bed, and touched Han Xiaoqing's forehead with his hand, but he didn't feel fever.

He remembered that when he was at the bottom of the cliff at Yezhu Ridge, he had a wound on his leg and had a fever. Yuzhi just touched his forehead with her forehead, and then said that he had a fever.

Thinking of this, Han Qing leaned over and touched Han Xiaoqing's small forehead, and found that it was very hot, Xiaoqing really had a fever!

He took a deep breath: "Liangchen, hurry up and invite the witch doctor in the palace!"

Liangchen answered "yes" and hurried out.

There was indeed a witch doctor in the palace, but according to the rules of the Xixia Palace, the witch doctor only healed the king and the leader, so no one dared to invite the witch doctor without Han Qing's order.

Han Qing was about to ask the nanny about the situation of the little princess, when he heard a "poof", he couldn't help but froze.

The nanny hurriedly said: "Report to Your Majesty, it's the princess who has diarrhea again..."

Hearing that Xiaoqing was pulling again, Han Qing became anxious immediately, and lifted the brocade quilt on Xiaoqing's body, untied the diaper wrapped around her body, and looked at the situation inside the diaper with the red gold candlestick held in the maid's hand .

Seeing that Xiao Qing's buttocks were all soaked red, Han Qing was furious immediately: "The little princess's buttocks are all soaked red, but no one reported it to me. What are your intentions?"

Han Qing has always had a good temper, he is too lazy to argue with his servants, and it is rare to lose his temper once, but if he loses his temper, it will be very terrifying, so everyone in the side hall knelt down on the ground, and they all fell on the ground and did not dare to look up .

After looking at Xiao Qing distressedly, Han Qing said coldly: "The two nurses are careless in taking care of the little princess, and the maids are negligent in their duties. One person will go to get ten sticks! If there is another crime—"

He looked at the person kneeling on the ground like a knife, and there was a murderous intent in his voice: "All die to me!"

After the nanny and the maids were dragged out, Han Qing listened to the sounds of the cane being tortured outside, and personally washed the little princess Han Xiaoqing's buttocks and changed her into a new dry diaper.

After the witch doctor left, Han Qing stood there, watching the pale nanny feed Han Xiaoqing medicine.

After Xiaoqing finished drinking the medicine, he wrapped Han Xiaoqing in Xiaojin quilt and moved her to his bedroom.

Liang Chen followed closely behind, and couldn't help but said: "Master, the little princess lives with you, why do you favor women? How inconvenient!"

Han Qing put Han Xiaoqing who was sleeping soundly on the inside of his big bed, and helped her cover it, then said: "I will sleep with women in the side hall, and then go back to the bedroom to sleep, can't I?"

Liang Chen: "... Your Majesty, of course it's possible... But, you can't mess with the little princess' nanny anymore, it's not easy to find a good nanny!"

Han Qing felt that he had already left the vulgar taste, snorted, and lay down on the outside of the bed, and soon fell asleep next to Han Xiaoqing.

Han Xiaoqing's illness lasted a total of five days, and Han Qing took care of Han Xiaoqing by himself during these five days. As a result, Han Xiaoqing recovered from his illness five days later, but Han Qing lost a lot of weight.

Guizhen Cult Master rushed over after hearing the news, and found that Han Qing was sitting in a precious chair and meeting someone, but he was holding a pale little girl in his arms.

The little girl's eyes were originally big, but now because she is thin, the eyes are even bigger, dark and cold, but there is no expression, and she looks sleepy.

When the ministers saw the Guizhen leader coming, they hurriedly raised their right arms and bowed to salute.

The leader of Guizhen waved his hand, and those ministers withdrew one by one.

After sitting down on the precious chair closest to Han Qing, the leader of Guizhen was afraid that he and Han Qing would quarrel again, so he suppressed his irritability, looked at the little girl in Han Qing's arms, and pretended to be pleasant and said, "Ah Qing, this is... ..."

Han Qing said solemnly: "Master, this is my daughter!"

The Guizhen leader almost jumped up, he barely restrained himself, and smiled hypocritically: "Nonsense, when did you have a daughter!"

A look of shyness appeared on Han Qingjun's face: "Yuzhi and I had a one-night relationship, and we have this child, no one else knows..."

He took a deep breath, and pretended to tell the big secret: "The reason why I stayed in Dazhou a while ago was because Yuzhi was pregnant, and I wanted to take her and the baby in her womb bring back……"

Guizhen leader: "..."

Because his son and only son was too cunning, he didn't dare to believe Han Qing's words easily.

The leader of Guizhen was skeptical, looked at Han Qing, and then at the little baby girl, and found that the little girl was indeed somewhat similar to Han Qing, both with big eyes, high nose, and pointed chin.

Seeing the leader of Guizhen looking at himself and Han Xiaoqing, Han Qing sighed, with a bleak voice: "Father, I am only this child, you should treat her better!"

Naturally, he knew that Han Xiaoqing was a bit like him, so he said that.

Guizhen leader sat for a while and then left.

The next day, Han Qing had nothing to do, so he called a few trusted generals to kick sandbags in the martial arts hall.

In the past few years, he has been traveling here and there, fighting south and north, and his body is much stronger than when he was the head of the House of Internal Affairs in Dazhou. On a cold day, he was naked from the upper body, with white silk trousers tucked into soap boots, standing in the It looks more and more tall and long.

Those Xixia generals who accompanied him all had broad shoulders and broad backs.

Han Qing flew up and kicked the sandbag with his legs, and the huge sandbag was kicked into the air by him.

The sandbags swung back again.

Han Qing turned around and kicked the sandbag back like lightning, and then flew to the ground, his well-proportioned but not exaggerated muscles covered with fine sweat particles.

Several Xixia generals present applauded.

At first, they were attracted by Han Qing's tricks, but now they have already become Han Qing's confidantes, and they follow Han Qing's lead.

Satisfied, Han Qing took the snow-white towel handed over by Jingjing, wiped off the sweat on his face, and said loudly, "Li Minzhong, come and try!"

Xixia was split from Dazhou more than 50 years ago. Therefore, although Xixia people have the name of Guizhen, they are called Chinese names in daily life.

At this moment, Liang Chen rushed in: "Master, go back and have a look!"

Seeing that Liang Chen's expression was wrong, Han Qing immediately took the robe and put it on, and told the generals with a smile: "You all wait for me, I'll be here in a while!"

Meimei hurriedly took the sable fur and chased after it, and put it on Han Qing.

The generals smiled and agreed, and saluted Han Qing with their right hands across their chests to send Han Qing away.

As soon as Han Qing entered the main hall, the nanny who was feeding the little princess in the bedroom came out with the little princess in her arms and saluted shyly.

Han Qing sat down on the precious chair, took the little princess and hugged her, and then asked Liang Chen: "Tell me!"

Liang Chen looked at the nanny and said, "You go out first!"

After the nanny withdrew, Liangchen said: "Master, the leader asked Hamar to send you ten beauties, and his subordinates placed them in Qingshui Palace. Would you like to see them now?"

Han Qing raised his eyebrows: "When I want to see them, I will go to Qingshui Palace, just don't let them come here!"

Liang Chen answered "Yes", took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "Master, that spirit magpie who followed us before has brought you a letter from Concubine Bai!"

Han Qing's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he sat up straight: "Bring him in!"

Thinking of Yuzhi's letter to him, Han Qing's heart pounded, as if a girl in Huaichun wanted to see her lover, her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

(End of this chapter)