The Way of the Consort

Sending a snowman back is much more difficult than sending flowers.

They lifted up the snowman on the ground carefully first and then. Sitting on the snow, Ji Zhao almost stopped breathing, fearing that if their hands softened or tilted, the little snowman would "snap" to the ground.

He immediately regretted that he should have found a piece of wood to put his head under.

Yin Ming had brought the carriage over early, and first put the snowman on the wooden board, a small piece of wooden board, with each person holding a corner, without daring to breathe, it was finally put on the carriage smoothly, and he did not dare to put it on the carriage In fear of melting, put it on the car panel next to the door.You have to take a hollow shelf and put cloth around it to prevent it from being damaged by the new snow.

After such a toss, it disappeared in less than half an hour.

Ji Zhao personally sent it to Zhuangzi's gate again, and he also told Yin Ming: "If the road is really broken, forget it, and you can take these altars of mountain spring water—to Your Highness."

I almost said it as a leader.

Yin Ming complied, seeing them rushing towards the city at the slowest speed, Ji Zhao finally felt relieved.

The snow in the mountains spread to the city. At the coldest time of the year, there was also a light snowfall with raindrops in Jinling City. The bedroom in the East Palace was warm and pleasant. The windows were half opened and screened with a screen. In case the room is too stuffy and the wind is too cold.

Zong Zhen has only been back for a few months, although he tried his best to strengthen his body, his body is here, and it is impossible to get better so soon.He knew his body well, and he didn't take it hard. Seeing the cold weather, he washed up and went to bed early.

He couldn't sleep either, and he clasped his hands peacefully on his stomach, thinking about the Zhang family.

In the previous life, his eyes and his father's eyes were completely blinded by the so-called benevolence, and their hearts were also blinded.

The reason why Zhang Wubai dared to send Ji Zhao the salt well so boldly was that he and his father were completely nothing to fear in the Zhang family's eyes.It would be best if Ji Zhao accepted it, if not, report it to the palace, the Zhang family is sure that he and his father will not deal with them, at most they will be reprimanded.

If they were in their previous life, they would indeed not be able to manage the Zhang family. It was the mother's family of the emperor's beloved empress, and the prince's uncle's family.

The Zhang family is not a big family, and there are no powerful grandparents. The family used to be just ordinary officials of the seventh rank in the capital. It was all because the father fell in love with the mother at first sight and insisted on marrying in to be the queen. The Zhang family followed the chickens and dogs and ascended to heaven. people.

The queen mother is the best woman in the world, but her family is not.

The reason why my father let Zhang Yifei out was because the Zhang family's children were running amok in Beijing, stealing chickens and dogs, and those who lost their mothers should just let them out, and the whole family will go out.In his previous life, the Zizhou earthquake caused countless deaths and injuries. Logically speaking, the transfer envoy would be convicted of a serious crime.However, this envoy was the uncle Guo, who was a direct relative. When the officials presented the memorial, no one dared to say that Uncle Guo was a bad person.

He and his father supported Zhang's family, and they also believed that Zhang Yifei was honest and honest, it was just a natural disaster, there was nothing to do, it was not Zhang Yifei's fault.

In this life, when there was another earthquake in Zizhou, he already knew who the Zhang family was, so he also sent another group of people to investigate in Zizhou.

Earthquakes are natural disasters, but too many people died in their previous lives.

When the emperor heard about the earthquake, he had already ordered the household department to transfer the money first, and then sent several capable officials and a large number of doctors to support him one after another. He only hoped that the local casualties would be less. State officials, including those sent to Beijing, used natural disaster resistance as an excuse.

Zongzhen's own people came back and told him that Zhang Yifei and the others did nothing at all, and they fought fiercely with the officials sent by Beijing, and no one obeyed the other.What is even more annoying is that the people sent there still know how to do things, but Zhang Yifei and the others want to protect themselves, want to be greedy for money, and are even more afraid of being seized power. Gotta be damned.

Finally, when the number of casualties was reported, the Beijing officials had no choice but to save themselves, so they had to say that the earthquake was too severe to save them.

After knowing this, Zong Zhen discussed with his father again, and told the truth about the situation he investigated.

No matter how preferential treatment the father gave to the Zhang family, he always believed in his son the most. He sent people there again with the imperial decree, and sent a member of the clan to take the lead, and directly suppressed it with the emperor's order. After that, the matter was almost resolved. The people can also have a good winter.

For this reason, the father was very angry, and sent someone to pass on his order orally, and reprimanded Zhang Yifei severely.

Zong Zhen thought that Zhang Yifei would restrain himself to some extent, but he never thought of it, but these days, they still dare to give Ji Zhao such a gift, I am afraid that they will become more arrogant in the future, after all, the father did not want his life, nor did he Demotion, their family has long been accustomed to the royal eccentricity.

What's more, they didn't expect the Zhang family to be able to do so well, even Yanjing dared to open it privately.

Zong Zhen didn't intend to let the Zhang family's gang of moths go, the existence of such people would really embarrass his mother and grandfather!

He originally thought about running the Zhang family again in a year or two, but now that this matter has happened, he wants to disclose the matter of the salt well directly, and also give a warning to other people who are thinking of ways to smuggle salt.

In his previous life, he and his father were all blind and deaf. What kind of things did they do, and they deserved that this country finally abandoned them.

He thought about it over and over again, and saw a shadow dangling on the tent again.

He was about to frown, when suddenly his heart moved and he asked, "What's the matter?"

Bao Qing leaned over, stood outside the tent, and said in a cautious voice with a bit of joy: "Your Highness, the son-in-law ordered someone to deliver something."

"What did you send..."

"My son-in-law built a snowman for you and brought it here!"

"... "

Zong Zhen was unavoidably startled, Snowman?

He really had never seen a snowman, it was rare to see heavy snow in Jinling City, he was not in good health, never touched the snow, no one in the palace dared to play with it.

"It was sent by Yin Ming and Xuebi, and the younger ones were carried in, and they are now placed in the corridor."

Zong Zhen supported the bed and got up, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, "Your Highness..." Bao Qing hurried forward again, "Be careful of the wind, you'd better lie down and listen to the younger one."

Zong Zhen looked in the direction of the window, and suddenly moved his legs and got off the bed.

Bao Qing was also a little stunned, never thought that His Royal Highness would go to see it at this time, he just wanted to persuade Zong Zhen to step on his shoes and get up, so Bao Qing had no choice but to quickly grab the fuzzy fur cloak beside him and give it to him.

Zongzhen put it on by himself, adjusted it, wrapped himself up well, got off the bed, and walked to the window.

Bao Qing opened the window slightly, and Cheng Shen, who was squatting on the porch, heard the movement, and hurriedly looked back.

Zong Zhen didn't bother to talk to him, and looked directly at the snowman beside him.

At a glance, I saw the circle of stones on the snowman's head, which was illuminated tenderly by the palace lanterns swaying in the wind, and even the cold wind in winter night seemed to slow down my pace.

The snowman is well built. That's the nose. Is it the nose?

Weird.

Zong Zhen was quite satisfied in his heart, and asked: "He made a pile of it himself?"

Cheng Shen nodded: "That's what Yin Ming said."

"What about people?"

Cheng Shen was stunned for a moment, and said, "When the things were delivered to the gate of the palace, they returned."

"Is the key to the palace gate locked? If not, tell them to come in."

Cheng Shen turned his head and ran out, Yin Ming and the others had already left the palace for a while, they were called back again, and entered the palace again inexplicably, listening to His Highness the Crown Prince's questioning in the East Palace, it was nothing more than asking them what the lord was doing.

What else can you do on Zhuangzi?Of course I played.

Yin Ming slandered in his heart, but on the surface he was honest: "Our lord soaks in the hot spring at night, reads in the house during the day, and enjoys the snow and plum blossoms in the Zhuangzi."

Zongzhen didn't speak, Xuebi continued: "That's right..."

"The snowman was built by the son-in-law himself?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Xuebi added: "I don't borrow other people's hands every single bit. If the little ones want to help, the concubine won't let me." Said, "Later the son-in-law sat on the snow and piled it for a long time! Fortunately, he put a big fur cape on it! Dust star even drew the appearance of the son-in-law making a snowman! Don't mention how similar the painting is!"

Zong Zhen was even more satisfied. It can be seen that he did pile it up by himself, and Ji Zhao was sincere, so he asked them to back down with satisfaction.

Finally, there was no "book reward" or "money reward" this time, but Yin Ming and Xuebi got a lot of reward money.

Zong Zhen watched for a while, was urged by Bao Qing three times and twice, and returned to the tent to continue sleeping.

He tossed and turned, suddenly curious about the painting.

Ji Zhao was pitiful. He sat in the snow and made a snowman for a long time, and then went to the hot spring. It was snowing heavily outside in the middle of the night, and he was still standing in the yard enjoying the snow.Relying on his good health in this life, he tossed hard, got up in the morning, and finally lived up to expectations and suffered from the wind and cold, with a low-grade fever.

Fortunately, he came out for a trip, with sufficient staffing and a doctor accompanying him.

In the next few days, he couldn't go out to mess around anymore, he just stayed in the house to recuperate, but every day he sent people back to the city to deliver some gadgets from Zhuangzi, so that he could pay tribute to the leaders. He didn't allow them to reveal about his wind and cold. I was afraid that if the princess or the leader found out about this, they would insist on sending the imperial doctor over, or even arrest him and bring him back to the city.

He hasn't played enough yet.

Fortunately, Yin Ming went alone every time he went to the city.

Ji Zhao didn't realize it at all. Yin Ming and Chen Xing were actually very wary of the drink four sons. Last time in the palace, Xuebi said without authorization that Chen Xing painted for their husband. Yin Ming was very upset. Their husband What to do, why should I tell His Highness the Crown Prince carefully and honestly?

Although these four people were sent by the prince, they are already in the Pingyang Houfu, and they belong to their lord!

They had no intention of harming others, but wanted to guard against others, so no one in Beijing knew that Ji Zhaozheng was nesting pitifully in the house.

Ji Zhao had nothing to do and couldn't go outside, so he spread out a piece of paper to write a letter to Zong Yan.

He didn't know how to draw himself, so he asked Chen Xing to draw the snow scene on the mountain, and he signed it as his own painting, and said "I'm sorry" to Zongyan in his heart, he didn't care, but the ancients had a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority, if they knew a young servant Most of the paintings would be uncomfortable for the dignified princes.

He told Zongyan about his illness, and then said some interesting things, and asked someone to send it out after writing.

Zong Zhen's face darkened again after reading Ji Zhao's letter.

Bao Qing and Cheng Shen quickly hid outside, not daring to stay in his sight.

Zongzhen didn't even bother to flip through the paintings "Ji Zhao made it himself", sat alone for a while, his brows became tighter and tighter, almost immediately he was about to call someone in and send the imperial doctor outside the city to show Ji Zhao .

But he pressed this emotion again.

It was no longer the previous life, he and Ji Zhao were no longer friends, mortal enemies, enemies of life and death, allowing Ji Zhao to go out to play was already a gift.

Ji Zhao deserved it, he hurt himself so much, what does it have to do with him?

He asked the imperial doctor to see Ji Zhao, why?

Treat Ji Zhao better, so that Ji Zhao can kill himself more easily in the future?

Zong Zhen took a deep breath without even realizing it, cut the paper with his own hands again, and copied the letter.

Bao Qing poked his eyes and came over to have a look, curious what was written in the consort's letter to the Fifth Young Master?

I saw that His Highness had a grudge against the paper, pen, and ink. The pens were changed one after another, and the pen holder was almost empty, but it was not smooth, and there was only one left. He still wanted to Throw it away, look at the empty pen holder again, and then start to write with a frown.

Bao Qing retracted again, and after a quarter of an hour, His Highness called for someone, and he hurried in, took the sealed letter, and went out.

Cheng Shen also wanted to follow, His Highness came out from behind the desk, and said in a low voice, "You said, Concubine Qin ordered some snacks over this morning?"

"Yes……"

Concubine Qin is the first emperor, that is, the noble concubine of Zongzhen's grandfather. She has no children. When the first emperor was still alive, she treated his father and emperor well. After the first emperor left, she never showed off. people who talk.

There is a well-known rule in the palace, unless it is very close, such as he and his father, and his sister, otherwise he will not eat even if it is sent by the concubine.

Concubine Qin sent things because she wanted to see him and had something to say.

He didn't want to go at first, but now he was angry just sitting there, so he might as well go and see the concubine.

When he arrived in the imperial concubine's palace, Zong Zhen regretted it, and also guessed the intention of imperial concubine Qin.

Concubine Qin's niece lives in the palace these days and is accompanying her.

Concubine Qin was only in her teens when she entered the palace, and she was about the same age as his mother's queen. She is not old yet, and she is well maintained, but because of her status as a concubine, she dresses very old-fashioned.In comparison, the little lady sitting next to her, with her head bowed, was too shy to speak, and she was too pretty.

Sitting right in front of him, Zong Zhen glanced at her, she was a very pretty little lady, the little lady of the Qin family had enough status to be his concubine.

But for his concubine, he had already been selected. Concubine Qin asked her niece to go down, and talked with Zong Zhen with a smile.

There were a few words in the voice, the princess does not force it, as long as she can enter the East Palace.

In this life, Zong Zhen doesn't care about anything other than this country, his father, and his younger sister. He will not belittle himself, and entrust his country, stable status, and his ambitions to the great families, but if he has the power to approach him, Why not do it?

Oneself can always be used at will.

He didn't give Concubine Qin a definite answer, but he didn't explicitly refuse either. Concubine Qin was very happy and sent him to the gate of the hall with a smile.

Zong Zhen dragged his time and wanted to run the horse for half an hour, but Cheng Shen begged for a long time before giving up the idea. It was too cold these days, and his body couldn't bear it.

He leisurely returned to the East Palace, and was about to enter the house when he saw the snowman sitting obediently on the porch.

Ever since this snowman came over, the eunuchs in the East Palace were very busy. They were afraid that it would melt in the sun, melt in the rain, ruin its appearance in the snow, and deform in the wind.

He looks at it many times almost every day, as long as he stands by the window when he is free, or just stands on the porch to watch.

It's just that Zong Zhen himself has not realized that he watches it so often.

Fortunately, there was no rain, no snow, no sun, and no wind today, so it was cold and cool, so I dared to put it on the porch for him to enjoy.

Zong Zhen stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking at the little snowman with a head full of gems. What did Ji Zhao say was the crown for His Highness?

Zong Zhen sighed, turned his eyes away and entered the room, Cheng Shen raised the thick curtain for him.

He reluctantly ordered: "Send the imperial doctor outside the city."