concubines

Chapter 7

Just take care of yourself.

It was an hour after returning to Prince Qin's Mansion, and there were a lot of men standing densely in the courtyard.Sure enough, it was inconvenient to live with Zhou Shuxuan.

Someone noticed her coming in, but after just one glance, she felt that her bones were brittle, and her eyes were glued to her body and could no longer be removed.

I don't know why these people came here, and it's okay to hide and wait for them to leave. She is too conspicuous wherever she stands.Just go to Zhou Shuxuan's room, and it's serious when you get back.

Entering the room, Zhou Shuxuan was shaking a small plate, and something was rustling inside.

Zhou Shuxuan could always spot her before she spoke, and asked blankly, "How is it?"

She saluted and replied, "My lord, the eldest princess said that she is fine, so you don't have to worry about her."

"Okay, come here." Miao Li went over, and Zhou Shuxuan handed him the small plate in his hand, which contained small black grains, which were found at the racecourse. "They said it was gunpowder"

"This?" Miao Li didn't quite believe it. She had never seen such gunpowder before. She fiddled with it a few times, then put it under her nose and smelled it. Maybe it was because there was too much of it, and she could really smell the faint smell of saltpeter. "But how did this ignite?"

Aren't things like gunpowder and firecrackers all a big body with a twist on top?This doesn't look like it.

Zhou Shuxuan said without changing his face, "Ignite the fire and it will explode."

"Ignition? How do you light a fire on a horse's hoof?" That's no longer a roasted horse's hoof.

"I don't need to ask you if I know it." Without further explanation, Zhou Shuxuan raised his head and pointed to the people in the courtyard, and said, "These are my aides, you discuss matters with them. The emperor summoned, and now I want to Enter the palace."

Wei Hai felt something was wrong, glanced at Miaoli, and whispered a few words to Zhou Shuxuan.

Zhou Shuxuan glanced outside the house, then at Miaoli, and said to her with gloomy eyes: "You choose what identity you are?"

If you are a concubine, you will go back to the backyard.If you are a counselor, don't care about men and women.

She has only reached this point with no effort, and it is impossible for her to give up because of men and women.Zhou Shuxuan's staff, she should have a good meeting for a while.

On the other side, Zhou Shuxuan had already arrived at the palace, and he was not sure about the emperor's sudden call.

The eldest prince Zhou Shu'an is highly skilled in martial arts, and the emperor relies heavily on him.There is no need to say more about the status of the prince.The rest of the emperor's younger brothers are all half-grown children, and the emperor prefers the younger sons.Only he, because of his mother and concubine, was not loved by the emperor since he was born.When he grew up, the emperor said that he was plotting to gain power, but he had no good intentions.

When he was in good health, the emperor seldom looked for him except for official business, not to mention now that the official business in hand had already been handed over, it was really hard to figure out why the emperor was looking for him now.

It is said that a broken leg is also a little bit good. When he was trying to figure out the holy will, he was pushed outside the Hall of Qinzheng.

It is really inconvenient for him to kneel down, the emperor has already exempted him from kneeling, and just greeted him with his mouth, "I respectfully greet Sheng An."

The emperor's eyes fell on his legs, and there was a little regret in his words, "You are here, are your legs better?"

Zhou Shuxuan had a vague feeling that the emperor seemed to be desperately hoping for his leg to get better, but it didn't seem like the concern between father and son.

"Return to father, it's still the same, there is no improvement."

The emperor sighed, "There are tens of thousands of doctors in the world, but none of them can heal your leg well. It can be seen that they are all quack doctors."

Zhou Shuxuan didn't feel any turmoil in his heart, "It's my son who doesn't live up to his expectations." It's too late to care now.

After the emperor cared about it, he cut straight to the point and said, "I called you here to check the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts at the beginning of this year."

Sure enough, it was for business, but it was not right.At the beginning of the year, the account department was in his hands, but the prince said that the accounts were wrong and insisted on checking the accounts.He took the opportunity to wipe out many of his people, and finally snatched the household department back.It stands to reason that he shouldn't be looking for matters related to the Ministry of Accounts. What does the emperor mean by mentioning it now?
Zhou Shuxuan simply pretended not to understand, "Please tell my father clearly."

The emperor took an account book from the Longshu case and threw it to him, "You can read it yourself."

This is the account book compared with the prince this year during the years when he was in charge of the household department.Zhou Shuxuan frowned more and more, and asked in surprise after reading, "That is to say, the treasury is empty now?"

The prince is really too daring to do so well, he really thinks the emperor and others are fools.The emperor stood with his hands behind his back and nodded slowly.

Thinking that the crown prince would not do good deeds, but never thought that he would be so arrogant, Zhou Shuxuan counted the places where the money was spent this year with a cold face, "Even if there was a drought in Yizhou at the beginning of the year, the repair of the river and the plague of locusts will not be like this."

The emperor turned his back to him and waved his hand, "Let's not mention those. Not only that, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also reaching out to ask me for money. I'm just afraid that this year will not be a good one."

Zhou Shuxuan understood that he was asked for money.It was like this every time, throwing any tough bones to him.This is clearly the fault of the crown prince, and he was required to make up for it in the end.It is really contradictory to hate his scheming, but to use his scheming.

Zhou Shuxuan didn't accept this, "There are still things that my father has rewarded me over the years in my son's house, if I sell them all, maybe I can make up for one or two."

The emperor sternly said: "Stupid, let the people know what the royal family will say when the prince gave birth in the seller."

He didn't want to take over this mess, the matter of falling from the horse, not to mention the love between father and son, the emperor didn't even have any affection for him as a monarch and a minister.

Zhou Shuxuan continued to evade, "It's better for the father to ask the prince to ask what's going on, there may be hidden secrets."

The emperor simply made it clear, "I want you to solve the New Year's matter."

They are both biological sons, why do you indulge one in every possible way and suffer all the time for the other?
Zhou Shuxuan touched his knees with his hands, and he could only talk about his legs, "I'm afraid my son's body can't bear this heavy responsibility."

The emperor came over and patted him on the shoulder, and said kindly: "There is still about one month left before Chinese New Year, so take your time."

It seemed that there was no way to shirk it, so Zhou Shuxuan could only grit his teeth and take it, "I will do my best to relieve my father's worries."

Probably he was born to relieve the emperor's worries, and he was used as a sword.One day, he will become the one who holds the knife.

(End of this chapter)