Seeing Balin Meiruo now, Wei Yanwan felt sad. She was coaxed into the palace at such a young age. No matter how superior her family background was, it was not good enough in the palace, and she was coaxed by Ruyi to make mistakes again and again.

Wei Yanwan didn't like to see other people suffer, so although she didn't care about her slander, she was too lazy to pay attention to her and let her go, treating her as just a small episode.

"Why should I make things difficult for a mere promise?"

Lu Muping smiled sweetly.

"Sister Ling Fei is a very insightful person, but I don't know why, but there are always people who like to make things difficult for you."

"I'm not money that everyone likes. It's normal that we are not compatible and can't play together."

There are so many people out there, and we don’t even have time to love them properly, so why bother spending our time hating them?

Balin Meiruo had offended many concubines in the harem and was alone in the palace. Apart from visiting her daughter at the place of Concubine Mei in Yonghe Palace, she served Zhen Huan every day.

At the morning meeting at Changchun Palace, she was always the first to arrive and the last to leave.

He did not plead for Balin, but only wanted to do more to plead for her, so that the queen would not think that he had to pretend because he needed help from others.

It was not until Balin Meiruo became familiar with the Changchun Palace that she mentioned family matters to Zhen Huan.

Zhen Huan replied, "Don't worry, Jingse will not treat servants harshly. The elder and younger Hezhuo rebelled, and the emperor sent General Zhaohui to suppress the rebellion. Your father and brother have already gone to the battlefield."

Although she was only a vanguard, the risk factor was not small, but she had to bear the consequences if she made a mistake. I don't know why the King of Bahrain was so arrogant that he allowed his daughter to act so willfully.

Good news came from Xianfu Palace again. The Fifth Prince's wife, Xilin Gioro, was diagnosed with pregnancy, and Hailan would soon be promoted to a grandmother.

While Gao Xiyue was excited, she naturally couldn't forget her daughter.

Although it was unreasonable for a princess in the palace to be with a man from outside the palace, the queen had lived for a hundred years and had become indifferent to some things.

No matter what you do, just stick to the rules and do it for show. It would be better to be more relaxed in private, not to mention that this is Jingsi's lifelong event.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the banquet, Gao Xiyue's sisters-in-law, cousins-in-law, and nephews and nieces were summoned and brought in.

Gao Xiyue wanted her daughter to marry into her family, but her precious daughter was in poor health and she was worried about marrying her off.

But these are all adults' ideas. The final result still depends on Jingsi's own preference. It is better to cultivate some feelings early while he is still young.

Fuheng traveled to Mongolia to help Princess Hejing incorporate the Balin tribe. When he rushed back to the capital, Zhaohui had already set out with a large army to encircle and suppress the rebellion of the Hezhuo brothers.

Fu Heng was speechless as he could never catch up.

Hongli consoled him, "Huo Jizhan killed Deputy Governor Amindao and raised an army to establish himself. I really can't stand it any more."

"Your Majesty just doesn't want me to go out to fight, but I am loyal to my majesty and I worry about his worries. I don't want to rely on nepotism to eat my salary for nothing."

Hongli touched the bald spot in front of his head.

"The harmony between the Emperor and Empress is also a major concern of mine. I feel your painstaking efforts in the battles and your sister's worries. Since you want to worry about the Emperor, you should stay in the capital."

Fu Heng was unhappy and muttered, "The Queen wouldn't do that."

He bowed and wanted to leave.

Hongli said, "Come back. Who told you to leave? I have a mission for you to do."

When Mrs. Wei left home and entered the palace this time, she was not very worried about Zuo Lu, as Zuo Lu had become much more sensible than before.

He followed Qinghua all day long to learn how to do business, and he reduced his previous eating, drinking and having fun a lot. He only went out for social events and went to occasions that Qinghua was not convenient to go to.

Old Lady Wei returned home happily, ready to share the gifts and experiences from the palace with her son, when she saw Zuo Lu lying on the corridor, smoking his pipe with a dazed look in his eyes.

She walked forward and looked at her son, who looked like a pile of rotten meat. The smell of cigarettes in the air was not like the water pipe or dry tobacco she usually smoked.

She was suspicious, but seeing Zorlu's look, she had a hunch that it was not a good thing, so she picked up the teacup on the table, sprinkled some water on it and woke Zorlu up.

Under the stimulation of the cool water, Zorlu regained a bit of clarity.

Madam Wei asked her son, "What did you inhale? How did it make you look like this?"

Zuo Lu didn't take it seriously: "This is a good thing given to me by a foreign client. They are preparing to recruit agents from the capital and Zhili, so they gave me some to try. After I try it out, I will try to get the next deal."

Madam Wei curled her lips and said, "Things from foreigners must be good. Why do I feel that good things can't make people become like this?"

Zuo Lu explained: "When you smoke this thing, your whole body will feel relaxed and you will feel like you are floating in the air. After smoking it, you will feel refreshed."

"Feeling like a fairy? Feeling refreshed? Could it be that foreigners can make Chinese elixirs? Even if it is an elixir, it is not a good thing. Many people have died after eating it. Mother advises you not to touch these things."

Zuo Lu added: "This thing has long been popular in Guangdong and Guangxi, but the procedures in Beijing are more difficult, so there is no legal document, and it is only sold quietly among the people."

"If I can get an agent, I can definitely make a fortune."

Madam Wei was surprised: "How dare you touch something without legal documents?"

She thought her son was simply crazy and had no idea of ​​his own limitations.

Zuo Lu disagreed: "Not being able to get the documents is just because you don't have the connections. As long as you go through the right channels, it won't be a matter of time. Now that my sister is at the peak of her career in the palace, the worst that can happen is that she can go through the paths of some concubines."

Madam Wei spat, "Although the emperor has given us a promotion for the sake of the prince, your sister is just a woman in the harem. She has no connections for you. Forget it."

With Ying agreeing as an example, Madam Wei finally understood the truth: the emperor is the emperor, not the son-in-law.

Zorlu's business was dominated by money earned from foreigners, who would always give him some strange and new things as gifts in return.

He was now brainwashed by those foreigners, and he thought that his mother was just an ignorant woman who could not read or write. He had long since stopped listening to her words and just agreed to them perfunctorily.

Madam Wei asked again: "What is this thing called?"

Zorlu replied, "Opium."

Old Madam Wei was cautious and secretly noted down the name, preparing to go out to the streets to ask around to find out what kind of magical treasure this thing was.

Hongli would not think that opium was new. The opium problem had already started in the early Ming Dynasty. After being suppressed by the Ming government, it was barely driven underground and did not become a disaster.

Now that we have been trading with foreigners for a long time, the profits are no longer enough to satisfy their appetites, and some people have set their sights on opium.

"The foreigners are still determined to destroy our Qing Dynasty by using this filthy thing to harm people. I order you to lead the Qingzhou Army to Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places to arrest all the opium merchants and bring them to justice. If there is resistance, kill them without mercy."

Fuheng's blood was boiling, and he immediately dispatched troops to march south, waiting to nip the opium disaster in the bud.

Yonghuang was still in the West, Yonglian was by his side every day, Yongzhang went to the northwest to control desertification, and Yongcheng was busy with the Chinese education of the Yuanyu clan.

Yongqi was forced to stay in the mansion to accompany the pregnant wife. Hongli slapped his thigh and asked Fuheng to take the sixth and seventh sons out to work.

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