Gu Qingci

At the beginning of August of the sixth year of Tianjia, the opportunity came.

Relying on sufficient supplies and rations, the Daxing army won a big victory on the grassland.This battle wiped out nearly half of the main force of the Northern Qiang, while he only lost a quarter.

When the news came, the whole country rejoiced, and the emperor Qianli named Xiao Chu the general of the town.

This battle was almost entirely supported by military supplies, so besides General Xiao Chu, there was also a line of canals who made great contributions.

The ballad passed down by the people of Qingzhou was mentioned again, and the prime minister was pragmatic and diligent for the people, and spread throughout Daxing.

With this east wind, I can finally return to the court openly and appear in the court hall without any objection.

Wu Xia took Xiao Xiang back to the capital early in the morning, Wu Xia returned to the palace, and Xiao Xiang stayed in my Yangfu.I have been out of the palace very frequently recently, and I am planning something with Xiao Xiang.

The official was reinstated and met Xu Wei face to face. I used to think that he was stubborn and deliberately opposed me. Now that I think about it, maybe it's not just that.

"Prime Minister Xu, you have worked hard." She lowered her head and bowed to him.

"Prime Minister You said a lot. They are both subordinates of the emperor, and the positions of each department are different. This is the latest list of officials above the fourth grade and above since you left Beijing for a while. A few days ago, because of the case of Hu Zhongli, the emperor changed most of the officials. , the right minister should pay more attention to it."

"I accept it." He took the list, walked to the original seat in the Yizheng Pavilion, sat down, and began to recite it silently.

After understanding the latest list of officials, the next thing to do is the second line of the canal project.

The second line of the canal continues south from Qingzhou to Cangzhou, and is dug into the Huaijiang River to the north of Rongcheng.And the Jiahe River, a tributary of the Huaijiang River, flows southward to Jiangnan County. In this way, a section of waterway from Jiangnan County to the four northern towns is completely connected, and the north and south are unimpeded.

Although the straight-line distance of the second-line project is short, it is extremely important in the planning of the canal; and the north of Rongcheng is surrounded by mountains, and it needs to go around a circle before it can be injected into the Huaijiang River, so the amount of work is not necessarily small, and it will take at least five years to complete.

After returning to the imperial court, I had to take a detour to Chaofeng Palace every night to find Liu Yueying. This was the emperor's oral order, so I had to obey.

But during the day, in addition to being busy with identifying people, there is also the task of developing the second line of the canal. I spend every day in the Yizheng Pavilion, discussing this issue with Mr. Zhang Yi and a series of newly appointed servants of the Ministry of Industry and servants. Draft, and finally determine the appropriate route.

When I lowered my head and raised my eyes, it was September again.

Liu Yueying's birthday is September [-]th.She celebrated my birthday once before, but when I was on her birthday, I always encountered something by accident, and I never had time to express it.

After thinking for a long time, I decided to bring her to my Yangfu to celebrate her birthday.Liu Yueying only brought Pianqiu, Chang Shi, and a group of Lei Qi soldiers in the dark.Without telling her, I invited some more people.

It was still early when Liu Yueying came to Yangfu, and it was not time for lunch, so I took her around.

The scenery of Yangfu is completely incomparable with her huge imperial garden, to be precise, nowhere else can be compared.What's more, this whole house was given by her, so what else does she value? ——Just thinking about it like this suddenly made me want to end this tour as soon as possible.

Liu Yueying saw my haste, and said slowly: "It's still early, you asked me to come here early in the morning, is that how you want to be a landlord?"

"I……"

"Go slowly, what can you see in such a hurry."

Hearing her say this, the anxious and hasty heart instantly stabilized. The previous self-ashamedness was washed away by this cold voice, revealing the solid and powerful soil, which is a kind of calm confidence.

I took her around from room to room, from my east wing to the study, and then from the study to the west wing.

"Your daily life is also boring." Liu Yueying suddenly gave me such an evaluation.

"how?"

"In the study room, there is nothing like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

"Well, because I really don't know how to do it and I'm not interested, so I don't want to be arty. I can play a hole flute." He rubbed his nose.

"That's fine, but your documents and papers are piled up in a mess," she turned to look at me with dissatisfaction.

"What about the servants in your mansion, don't they clean up?"

"No, no, no," shook his head quickly, "They want to clean it up, but I don't want them to come in. Cleaning up means it's clean, and I can't find anything I'm looking for. That's not good."

After Liu Yueying listened, she didn't say a word to my remarks, and randomly took out a page of paper piled up in the corner, held it in her hand and read it carefully.

I forgot what was written on this page, she looked at it, and I craned my neck curiously, but she took a step forward and then turned around, blocking my sight.

After a while, Liu Yueying raised the corners of her mouth and said, "Prime Minister Yang is really in a good mood. If it weren't for the sparse shadows and slanting water, when would the dark fragrance float and the moon be dusk. What's the meaning of adding these four words to this poem?"

My heart was beating fast, as if I had been caught, and my face was flushed—this was a random nonsense I wrote down at home thinking about her when she was in a cold war with me.

This ancient poem is what I blurted out when I smelled her fragrance for the first time.At that time, I didn't think there was anything wrong with writing it, but now that the person involved sees it and reads it out, it's really... embarrassing and embarrassing!

Liu Yueying slapped the paper on the table and stared back at me with lightning-like eyes.

"Prime Minister Yang likes this poem so much, but he likes plum blossoms?"

I bit the bullet and nodded.

"Then, why do you like plum blossoms?" Her tone became very evil, her head tilted slightly—she started to seduce me again!

He closed his eyes and said loudly: "Because the person I like has the fragrance of plum blossoms!"

She never expected that I would yell out so directly, but she was a little embarrassed, she turned her face away, and the earlobe with the earrings was a little red again.

This time I know, it is definitely not the earrings that are overstretched.

He took a step forward and hugged her, and continued: "Before I asked myself, when is the moon and dusk floating in the fragrance? I found the answer—it is now, at this moment and here, not only is the fragrance floating, but the moon is also here."

A muffled laugh came from her chest, and she put her finger on the tip of my nose a little harder.

"Just be a shadow by the water. It's not in shape all day long, it's very slanted."

Shadows by the water?It is precisely because the moonlight is bright enough that the weeds cast shadows by the water.

I am a pile of weeds, because I met you, I am lucky to show a messy but beautiful shadow in the river.I was, am, and always will be your shadow.I swear secretly in my heart.

Coming out of the study, the two of us were soaked in an inexplicable atmosphere, soft and smooth, touching the heart - I didn't even look carefully at the road, so I walked to the west wing with her casually.

"This is the house Xiaozhi lived in before she got married." He Liu Yueying introduced.

"Yang Zhi's boudoir?" She seemed a little interested, and stepped over the threshold to enter.I remembered something and quickly followed in.

Sure enough, after Yang Zhi went to live in the Yan Mansion, he didn't take down any of the ink paintings that filled the walls.She said before that this is a token of love, and it must be hung all the time, and the servants will come over regularly to keep these hanging paintings clean and tidy.

Liu Yueying's eyes were attracted by those ink paintings, and she put her hands behind her back, appreciating each one with great interest.

"Are these paintings painted by Yangzhi?"

"No."

"Who is that?"

"Yanxi." Saying this name, my heart still skipped a beat.She wants to sever friendship with me, how can she let go so quickly.

Liu Yueying laughed again: "I'm confused, I didn't draw these hanging in the boudoir, it could only be her wife."

When the relationship between the two of them was mentioned, the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange, as if the surging colors were dimming.But Liu Yueying stopped there and didn't go any further.She and I are maintaining a delicate balance right now, and there are some things I really can't say.

Liu Yueying suddenly stretched out her hand, and she gently lifted the ink painting of appropriate thickness, revealing the... erotic palace picture underneath.

It's really a sin to let the majestic king and queen of a country see this kind of thing.

"Come to your Yang Mansion, there are so many surprises." She said calmly.It's a big embarrassment today!

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Finally it was noon.For today's lunch, I invited ten of the most famous cooks in Qingzhou to cook.The taste of Qingzhou is different from that of Rongcheng, let Liu Yueying have a taste.

At noon, the person I invited without telling the emperor finally came.

Liu Yuehua, Yangzhi and Wuxia.Yang Zhi was able to walk on the ground, but she didn't bring Yan Xi with her.

When Liu Yueying took the seat, she saw that there were still so many people on the table, she showed a surprised expression, and turned to look at me again.

After a bit of etiquette, I said, "I called them here. How crowded are they? It's my first birthday celebration for you. I want to make it lively."

The emperor didn't speak, Liu Yuehua nodded his head, and said in a hurry: "Sister Huang, even if you don't want to hold a state banquet, you can't celebrate your birthday."

"You're the one who talks too much." The emperor glanced at her indifferently and announced the start of the luncheon.

Liu Yueying ascended the throne at the age of 19. After Tianjia's six-year birthday, she will be 25. It's a small birthday, and the time is really frighteningly fast.

After the luncheon, the emperor showed grace, and Pianqiu, Chang Shi, and Wuxia went to the cubicle to enjoy the special desserts, while Yangzhi was going back to the boudoir to rest.Before Yangzhi left, he pulled me aside and whispered, "Sister, Yanxi..."

I quickly waved my hands, and it was not easy for Xiaozhi to be caught in the middle.

"You don't have to worry about it, I did something wrong, I hurt you, and I hurt her even more - so Yan Xi feels that I can't forgive, that's all. People come and go, there is a fate , in any relationship, it is enough to gain something and have good memories. As for the ending, let it take its course."

Yang Zhi stared into my eyes, and nodded after a long while: "Okay, my sister can figure it out, so I won't mention it anymore; there is one more thing I want to tell you, I haven't heard from Master for a long time, give him I don't even reply to letters."

"No news from Master?" He frowned slightly, but he didn't take it too seriously: "Master has always been in a hurry, so it's normal that he can't get in touch suddenly. Tomorrow, I'll ask the two people in Shengqing Building. Disciple, see if they have any news about Master, okay?"

"Okay." Yangzhi nodded at me, and went to her west wing.

And I, Liu Yueying, and that shining Liu Yuehua were in the main hall.

"Sister Huang, this is a birthday gift from sister Huang!" Liu Yuehua took out a huge night pearl.

"Since the eldest princess gave the gift first, I will naturally give it too. This birthday gift, I have prepared for a long time." I lost my usual casualness, collected my expression, and took out a piece of emerald green from my arms. Lu Ruyi, kneel down.

"My minister will give the full power of Shengqing Building to my emperor." He raised his hands very seriously and held them in front of her.