Funing Hall

In the slightly shaking cabin, Zhao Cong finally fell asleep.

The window was opened a thin slit, and occasionally the wind would flow in, and some petals would fall to Zhao Cong's hair, but he didn't notice it.

Zhao Shiqi was still sitting by the window just now, watching the scenery on the shore.

There are no young ladies selling flowers on the shore, and no old men selling food.There are green fields on the shore, which should make people feel refreshed just by looking at it.

He couldn't see it at all.

He got up suddenly and walked to the inner room.Because he was here, Rantao was relieved and had already gone outside.At this moment, there were only him and Zhao Cong here, and he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain of the inner room, just in time to see a petal was just blown by the wind, and slowly floated to Zhao Cong's hair.

He opened the curtain with one hand, and a breeze came in behind him.

The wind on the water was strong, and just this point brought up many petals, and they even turned and danced, and then they all fell silently in Zhao Cong's hair.

Zhao Shiqi couldn't help but stared blankly.

Zhao Cong seemed to be aware of the coolness brought by the wind. Originally, he was lying flat, but suddenly he moved slightly and fell asleep on his right side.

Zhao Shiqi was inexplicably nervous.

Zhao Cong didn't open his eyes, he was still asleep, but during his movements, he put all the petals under his ears as a pillow.

Zhao Shiqi put down the curtain, turned around and leaned against the wooden wall, unable to recover for a long time.

After arriving in Chuzhou, Li Zhicheng graciously introduced him and talked to Zhao Cong from time to time. Zhao Cong took the opportunity to avoid the embarrassment before.

Zhao Shiqi quietly followed behind, Xiao Tang wanted to talk to him, but seeing his overly calm expression, he suddenly didn't dare to speak again.Xiao Tang had no choice but to keep silent, he went to see Rantao who was beside Zhao Cong from time to time.Ran Tao seemed to know that he was looking at her, and bowed his head more and more embarrassed, Xiao Tang felt that this was a bit unsightly, and bowed his head in embarrassment.

Everyone has their own thoughts.

Zhao Shiqi didn't know what he was thinking.

They wanted to stay in Chuzhou for half a day, Li Zhicheng ordered them to clean up the wing for them to rest, Zhao Cong took a rest on the boat, not feeling sleepy, and he was afraid of facing Zhao Shiqi alone at this time, so he listened to Li Zhicheng's suggestion, Go to his garden.

Li Zhi has been an official for many years, and his family has some wealth. The garden is very beautiful, but not extravagant. It is full of southern elegance. Zhao Cong looked around and liked it very much.He had always liked pavilions. The pavilions in Li's Mansion were well built and the scenery was beautiful. The rockery piled up beside the pavilions was even more interesting. He looked carefully at them for a long time before sitting in the pavilion.

Li Zhicheng also wanted to get acquainted with His Majesty more, but he knew that he was not very good at talking, so he knew it at this time, so he bowed and withdrew.Rantao sat with Zhao Cong in the pavilion with several court ladies, and Rantao boiled water and made tea for him.

When the water was about to ripen, Ran Tao wondered, "Huh? Where's Mr. Xiao Lang? When we were walking in the garden just now, he was still behind us."

Having said that, Zhao Cong thought of the scene on the boat again.

He lowered his head slightly, and the thoughts that took time to settle down rose and fell again.How to say this?

He is not a fool, and he was a modern person. Now that he has enlightened, he can figure everything out.But he didn't dare to sort out Xiao Shiyi's behavior on the boat before. If the truth is clear, which nephew would do that to his uncle? !

This is obviously an act that can only be done to those who are pleasing to the heart!

He loves Xiao Shi so much that he never dared to think that he could do this!

He is Xiao Shiyi's uncle, and he can't bring Xiao Shishi down.He also couldn't help but reflect, had he ever acted ambiguously towards Xiao Shiyi?Ever said ambiguous words?The more you reflect, the more bored you become.

He lowered his head, Rantao couldn't see his expression, he didn't notice anything wrong, and made tea after the water was cooked.She handed him the teacup: "Your Majesty, tea."

Zhao Cong sighed secretly, and was about to reach out to take it, but saw a bright color drifting outside the pavilion.

Rantao also saw it, and after the bright color passed by, she didn't hide it, but approached them instead.When I got closer, I saw that it was a beautiful young lady, about sixteen years old, standing under the peach tree, wearing a peach-colored dress, she was really beautiful.

Rantao frowned immediately, His Majesty was resting in the pavilion, but suddenly broke into a young lady.The ones who can break into this place are naturally the Li family!What are you doing for breaking in, need I say more?Rantao was dissatisfied, the Li family knew the rules at first glance, how could they know it was like this at this time!

She whispered: "Your Majesty, the servant girl is going to drive her away."

Zhao Cong nodded.He was also a little disappointed in Li Zhicheng, he was obviously an honest man, but he did this kind of thing at this time.

But when Rantao went down, the little lady thought she was coming to tell her to go up, she immediately laughed and walked forward.Before Rantao got out of the pavilion, she fell up, bowed her knees and saluted, happily said: "Sister, but the prince of the palace asked the servant to go up?"

Hearing this, and claiming to be, Rantao was taken aback again.

She originally thought that this person was the daughter of the Li family and came for His Majesty, but after hearing this, it was not at all!She was taken aback for a moment, and the little lady walked past her and walked into the pavilion.

As soon as she entered, she saluted Zhao Cong again, and said shyly: "Mr. Lang, I have been waiting here for a long time, so I hope you will come!"

"..." Zhao Cong had just heard her words clearly, and after hearing what she said, he would naturally understand, and immediately couldn't explain what it was like.

After finishing speaking, the little lady raised her head and looked at Zhao Cong quietly.Zhao Cong was born well, but because of his special status, few people dare to look at him like this, even some palace people and even some officials don't know what he looks like.She didn't know that he was the emperor, but she dared to look at him. The more she looked, the more beautiful her smile was.

She is really beautiful, and her smile is even better than a peach blossom.

From what she said, she didn't know Zhao Shiqi, otherwise she wouldn't have recognized him as Zhao Shiqi.She was naturally arranged by Li Zhicheng.It's just that Zhao Shiqi asked him to arrange this person, or Li Zhicheng made his own decision.

Zhao Cong felt that Xiao Shishi was still young and hadn't enlightened yet, so he shouldn't know how to be arranged by others, but seeing such a beautiful little lady, he couldn't help hesitating.After he hesitated, the girl came closer to him, and still shyly called him "Lang Jun" with a smile. Zhao Cong came back to his senses, and simply pointed to the stone stool in front of him to ask her to sit, and asked her origin.

Although the little lady was shy, she was not timid, she just sat down and talked to him.

It turned out that this girl was indeed the one that Li Zhicheng asked his master to arrange, but after the arrangement, so many things happened in the salt field, Li Zhicheng himself forgot about this person, let alone his master.Because Zhao Shiqi and others live in Li's residence, all the boxes and cages are here, and the female family members of Li's family are in the backyard, so they dare not pass through the second gate easily, which is reasonable and reasonable.

Because this girl was preparing for Zhao Shiqi, she was arranged in a wing room in the front yard, and had no connection with the back yard, and none of the Li family members knew about it.The front yard of Li's mansion forgot about this person, and the backyard didn't know about him, but she herself became anxious.Even if they were arranged for Zhao Shiqi, they didn't dare to look for those women who came out of random places.This girl's family originally had some family property, and her father had also studied and passed the imperial examination, but failed repeatedly.His father even taught her to read and read since she was a child. Although she is not very proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she has a good appearance.Later, because her parents passed away, her uncle and aunt embezzled her family property and drove her out.

Li Zhicheng's master took a fancy to her precisely because she was good-looking and educated, she was not an ordinary girl.

But no matter how unusual it was, her home was gone, she had no food to eat, and she had to make a living for herself.She knew why she came here. Today, the maid who took care of her daily life said that the prince of the palace has returned, but he will leave after only half a day.She was in a hurry, if he didn't take a look at him and the gentleman left, what would she do?

It is said that riches and honors are sought in danger, but she does not seek riches and honors, but only wants to have something to eat, so she simply gritted her teeth and gave the golden hairpin on her head that was bought for her when she came to Li's residence to the envoy, begging her to inquire.After finding out that someone was in the garden, she found it here and planned to give it a try.

Frankly speaking, this woman looks coquettish, she talks a lot, she is shy, but she is very generous, and she is indeed moderate, not offensive, and she is even educated and reasonable.

Zhao Cong heard other things from her words. Before he came to power, in Song Dynasty, if the parents died in one household, unmarried daughters could not inherit any property.If there is a brother, it will be given to the brother, if not, it will be given to other brothers in the paternal line.For thousands of years, women have long been accessories of men, and the laws have been changed year by year, but this one is pretty much the same.

People have long been used to this, and the more this is the case, the more women have to rely on their husbands, sons, and fathers.

After Zhao Cong took office, he wanted to make a big change, but he also knew that it was difficult to change his concept, so he was changing it bit by bit.

The first thing to change is that if the parents pass away, the unmarried daughter can also get the family property, and the brother and the brother's children will be divided according to the share.If there are no brothers, the family property will be all unmarried daughters.But according to what this girl said, she didn't get any property.

It is rare for Zhao Cong to get in touch with the common people, and it is a good thing to report to him.He just changed the law after he took office, and when it was added to the "Song Xingtong", some people flattered him and specially reported to him the implementation status of various places, which is very good.Although he knew that the officials were trying to please them, he ordered officials from all over the country to act in accordance with the new law, and formulated strict punishments accordingly. He thought that this new law could be implemented no matter what, but there was something wrong in front of him.

He didn't care about anything else immediately, but asked, "Do you have brothers?"

The girl froze for a moment and shook her head: "Your Majesty, I am the only daughter in the family." She talked to Zhao Cong for a long time, Zhao Cong's voice was kind, and she had already let go of her guard, but now she thought of something sad and her eyes turned red, " If there is a brother, how can uncle and aunt deceive others like this?"

"According to the "Song Xingtong", since you have no brothers, your family property should be given to you."

The lady smiled bitterly: "Mr. Lord, you are a nobleman, so how do you know the hardships of the locality? Even though I say this, I am not afraid of your husband's laughter. My family has also studied. My parents have just passed away, and my family also uses the law to talk about things, but The uncle and aunt directly beat the slave family out. If they go to the government to sue the officials, they will give the slave family to a sixty-year-old man as a concubine. They are the uncles of the slave family and control the wealth and affairs of the slave family. What can the slave family do?"

"Your mother's dowry?"

"They have already been embezzled by them. My mother's family lives in Fujian, and my uncle goes to sea all year round. I haven't seen her for many years, and I can't even contact her."

The more Zhao Cong heard it, the more he frowned, and he asked again: "Your parents passed away, so you should go to the government to cancel the account. Since the government knows, why don't you ask about it?"

"This..." The girl bowed her head, not daring to say any more.

"Say it straight."

"Aunt and uncle gave them a hundred taels of silver."

Zhao Cong was so angry that his heart ached and his throat felt uncomfortable.

In order to popularize this new law, he specially matched it with a severe punishment system. How could it be that it is still the same in places that he can't control!

Seeing that he was so angry, the lady was grateful and said: "Mr. Lang is a descendant of the Tian family, and he has the common people in his heart. Don't become so angry because of the affairs of the slave family. The slave family lived in Chuzhou City since childhood. I have seen many things. There are also relatives. Harmony, anti-gang only daughter, probably just bad luck of the slave family."

Zhao Cong was even angrier. He worked so hard to formulate those laws and regulations, just to let these poor unmarried girls who have no father, no mother, and no brothers have some good luck?

The result is like this!

Although Chuzhou is not a Wangzhou, it is also a Shangzhou, but it behaves like this!In other places, I don't know how to do it yet!

He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, feeling that it was the right time to come to Chuzhou for half a day today.He put down the teacup and asked the girl about other things. The girl saw that he asked carefully and answered seriously. For a while, there were only two people talking in the booth.

Standing outside, Rantao could occasionally hear what they said. She was a female official and could not interfere with political affairs, and she never cared.What she thought was that Li Zhizhou was originally liked by His Majesty, although he had no great achievements, he was honest and down-to-earth.Unexpectedly, such a thing happened in a short while, especially when he arranged for Xiao Langjun to serve as a concubine...

She shook her head secretly, this Li Zhizhou, why bother.

Besides Zhao Shiqi, he followed Zhao Cong to stroll around the garden for a while, seeing Zhao Cong always pretending that he was not there, and feeling a little lonely in his heart, he simply turned around and went the other way.There is also a garden in reverse, no one is there, he lays down on the beauty, staring at the top of his head in a daze.

At this time, peach blossoms are in full bloom, and there are many peach trees in the south, so Li's mansion naturally does too.There are also peach trees beside the pavilion, and when the wind blows, the petals fall one after another.Zhao Shiqi raised his hand and grabbed a few more petals. He looked at the petals, clamped them between the index finger and thumb, and rubbed them for a while, but he remembered the touch of Zhao Cong's lips.

He couldn't help frowning, what is this?

Although he has seen men fall in love with men, such as Xie Wenrui and Gu Ci, he never thought that he would have such a day.No matter in the previous life or in this life, he always only asks the front, and he only pays attention to fast, accurate and ruthless in doing things, he can't stop to comprehend at all.

He also thought of the way Zhao Cong looked at him with wide eyes in disbelief, and the scene where he suddenly pushed him away and strode back to hide in the inner room.Could it be because Zhao Cong felt offended?

After much deliberation, he seemed to have no choice but to come up with this solution. After all, Zhao Cong knew the rules best, and he might not be able to accept being so frivolous by his nephew.

He also reflected on himself, that action was really not good.

It happened that the wind was getting stronger, and he sat up again, not because he felt cold, but because he remembered that Zhao Cong was not wearing a cloak, and wanted to find him.Although he is still puzzled and a little lonely, if he doesn't admit his mistake, Zhao Cong probably won't talk to him.

Anyway, there are thousands of mistakes, Zhao Cong is right, and he is wrong.

If he went to make amends again, Zhao Cong might be willing to talk to him again.

Thinking of this, he felt a little happy again, and immediately walked towards Zhao Cong.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, he saw Zhao Cong sitting and talking with a girl from a distance.

He stopped, there were also peach blossoms beside the pavilion, and the petals were blown by the wind, and Zhao Cong was growing well, and the girl looked good from behind.Looking down from the pavilion, the pavilion is just like a dream like a shadow, although it is peach blossom, a little beautiful, but the scene at this time is not the hazy and misty scene that Zhao Cong likes.

Zhao Shiqi himself didn't know how his face turned cold.

Fortunately, Rantao saw him and immediately called out, "Xiao Langjun!"

With such a cry, Zhao Cong also looked at him, just now Zhao Cong didn't want to see him, but now he looked directly at him again, but only glanced at him and then looked away, talking to the girl beside him.

Then he hurried down with the strange girl, Zhao Shiqi looked at the girl with gloomy eyes.

Zhao Cong had just talked to her, and he knew her name, Su Mingyan.He still has something to ask Su Yan, but he also has something to talk to Li Zhicheng, and he has to go to Hangzhou after he finishes talking, so he is in a hurry.He planned to take Su Yan with him, and when he asked again on the boat, he said to Rantao, "This Su Yan, go on the road with us."

Rantao could guess why His Majesty took her away, so he didn't ask any further questions, just nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhao Cong was in a hurry to find Li Zhicheng at this time, and he didn't even have time to talk to Zhao Shiqi. He was still hurt by Su Yan's words. He originally wanted to tell Zhao Shiqi.But when he saw it, Zhao Shiqi was staring at Su Yan!

Ho!

He was already angry, but now he was even more angry, he simply walked out without saying hello.

The little maids hurriedly followed, while Rantao stayed behind to talk to Su Yan.

Zhao Shiqi stared at Su Yan gloomyly.

Su Yan has always regarded Zhao Cong as the prince of the palace, but because of Rantao's "Your Majesty", she realized that he was an official in the palace! !She was also a little clouded immediately.She raised her head in a daze, and saw Zhao Shiqi who was staring at her gloomily, she couldn't help but took a step back in fear.

Zhao Shiqi thought, does this woman still go to Hangzhou with them? !

All he wanted was to push her into the river and drown her.

It's not enough to have a beautiful Qian Yuemo in the palace, another one needs to be brought back from outside the palace!

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