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Shen Qing didn't wake up the next day, her head was still a little groggy, she was alone on the bed, but she couldn't remember what happened last night, the underwear on her body was indeed worn properly, the only The scene that I can recall is the scene where Jin Yuchen took off her hair accessories, and I can't remember anything after that.She thought of something and immediately opened her sleeve to look at her arm. There was a bright red spot on it. They didn't do anything last night!

I was wondering why I suddenly fell asleep when I was fine yesterday, and what was even more incomprehensible was that they didn't do anything at the wedding night in the bridal chamber last night?

Why?Shen Qingbie was puzzled, on the eve of the wedding night, her mother called her into the boudoir and talked about the relationship between men and women in private. Although she heard many words that were extremely embarrassing, the things her mother said did not happen on the wedding night. So what should I do?

Before he could figure it out, the door was pushed open, and Jin Yuchen came in with a bowl of porridge. Seeing her sitting on the couch with a solemn expression, he deliberately pretended not to see her expression, put the porridge on the table and said, : "But you're awake? Hurry up and dress up. After eating porridge, I'm going to the palace to serve tea to the queen mother and emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, a few servant girls came in behind, bringing warm water and a square piece of silk, another one brought a cup of salt water, and the other an empty copper basin, waiting for Shen Qingbie to wash.

Shen Qing don't want to say something private, but since the maids are still there, she can't speak, so she has to wash first. After the maids left, she sat in front of the bronze mirror, and Jin Yuchen got up from the side and went to her She came from behind, took the wooden comb in her hand, looked at the person in the bronze mirror and said, "Is it okay for my husband to help you comb your hair from now on?"

Shen Qingbie felt inexplicably bad, and said, "Would you know it?"

"I can do something simple."

"Forget it, I'll come by myself. I'm going to meet the emperor and the queen mother later, and my appearance must not be sloppy." Shen Qingbie took back the wooden comb that Jin Yuchen was holding in his hand naturally, and started to do it himself.

Jin Yuchen knew that Shen Qingbie must be thinking about what happened last night, and now that he woke up alone, he must be complaining to himself, so he withdrew his hand embarrassingly, and said, "Except for today, I will help you in the future .”

"En." Shen Qingbie replied in a flat-faced manner, and after combing her hair, she began to draw her eyebrows.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, Jin Yuchen didn’t say it, and he didn’t say it, he felt a little ashamed for the first time, sat back in the same place sullenly, looked at the porridge on the table, and said without words: “It’s done. Hurry up and eat this eight-treasure porridge, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

"Have you eaten breakfast?" Shen Qing asked casually.

Jin Yuchen really replied directly: "Yes."

Afterwards, I realized that I had said the wrong thing, and quickly explained: "It was still early when I woke up. Seeing that you slept soundly, I couldn't bear to wake you up."

"Explain what, I don't blame you." Shen Qing stood up, walked to the other side of the table, picked up the porridge and ate it in small bites.

It's really strange for Shen Qingbie to act like this. He has never seen such a cold expression when he was with her in the past. Feeling uneasy in his heart, he stretched out his hand to cover Shen Qingbie's hand holding the bowl, and asked tentatively: "What's wrong with you? You seem to be in a bad mood."

Shen Qing didn't stop what he was doing, didn't raise his head to face him, and said in a low voice: "Last night... what happened to me?"

Expecting that Shen Qing would ask such a question, Jin Yuchen laughed a few times to hide his guilt, and replied: "You were too tired last night, you went to bed early."

"Really." Shen Qingbie obviously didn't accept this explanation, but there was no better way to say it. She was tense all the time yesterday because of her nervousness. How could she just say she was tired?In the end, he was so lethargic that he had no memory of the night before?

"There were so many complicated rules last night. It's normal for you to feel tired. We will enter the palace after eating the porridge. The father and the queen mother are still waiting to drink your cup of daughter-in-law tea."

"Well, I see." Without saying much, he began to eat porridge again.

Jin Yuchen got up and walked to the side, and took out a heavy cloak. Just as Shen Qingbie had run out, Jin Yuchen put the cloak on Shen Qingbie's body, fastened it, hugged her from behind, and hugged her ears. Bian reminded: "It's spring snow outside, you should wear more."

"Snowing?"

"Well, it's still the first snow in the cold spring. It's not very big, but it's very cold." His warm breath was next to her ear, and her mood suddenly became subtle again. His delicacy and gentleness were right next to her ear .

"You should also pay more attention, otherwise the old disease will recur."

"Thank you Madam for your concern." Jin Yuchen kissed the corner of her mouth, "The time is coming, hurry up and enter the palace."

"The daughter of the Shen family really lives up to her reputation. She is knowledgeable and courteous, and she is generous." The queen mother said to Jin Mingzuo who was beside her after taking the tea offered by Shen Qingqing.

The injury he suffered years ago has healed, but Jin Mingzuo looks much older. Sitting with the queen mother, he can't tell the difference. Too many things happened in the past year, and Jin Mingzuo has changed too much. become too much.He looked at Shen Qingbie with kindness, and his eyes no longer looked at everyone as sharply as before: "Qingbie, get up quickly, the Queen Mother loves you very much, so you sit in front of the Queen Mother and say that you will be confidant." If so, I have important matters to discuss with Chen'er."

"Yes, thank the Empress Dowager for your love." Shen Qing stood up and walked to the Empress Dowager, while Jin Yuchen, who had been watching this warm and harmonious scene with a light smile, was called to the imperial study by Jin Mingzuo alone.

"After I granted you the fiefdom last year, I felt it was unfair to Lao Jiu. I thought he was old enough, so I sealed off the fiefdom at the end of last year. We are both in the capital. I don't know if you two brothers have moved around in private?" Jin Naruto sat on the chair, speaking casually.

Jin Yuchen replied: "There is very little contact. I heard from the servants of the ninth brother's house that the ninth brother is suffering from a serious illness. He even missed my son's wedding banquet. I don't know if he is better now. This day is really not suitable for recuperation."

"It's strange that he fell ill." Jin Mingzuo suddenly raised his voice, "There are quite a few courtiers who went to visit the sick, right?"

Jin Yuchen remained silent.

Seeing that he didn't dare to say anything, Jin Mingzuo also knew that he understood the truth and didn't want to cause trouble, so he changed the subject and said, "How is the recruitment of the Northwest Army going?"

Anqing faces the sea in the east and Yongguo in the north, separated by an inner lake, but it does not rule out the enemy's invasion. At present, the weakest areas are the two sides in the northwest.Last year after Daliang arrived as envoy, he withdrew a group of troops outside the western border and did not take any other actions. This was really strange, but it just gave them time to prepare.

Jin Yuchen replied truthfully: "The common people are not active in participating. The imperial court has set up recruitment points in various places, but very few people come to join the army."

"Why did no one join the army?"

"I think it has something to do with the season. The beginning of the year is also a time when relatives from far away gather together. Everyone has to accompany their wives, children, and mothers at home, so they don't want to join the army. Second, the recruitment of the Northwest Army is too abrupt, and the people are not ready. In addition, after the cold is gone, it is the farming season, and the males in civilian households have to take care of the food and clothing of the family, so they are not willing to join the army."

"The recruitment of the Northwest Army has been fully entrusted to you. Do you have a way to solve this problem?"

Jin Yuchen straightened his back and said eloquently: "It's very simple. Open warehouses to release grain, increase military expenditures, and reward meritorious service. Regardless of official position, those who have more military merits, regardless of high or low, will be promoted one by one, and they will be treated equally."

"Do you know the current treasury situation?"

"The merchant tax has been implemented, and the emperor does not have to worry about excessive expenditure." Although this method cannot be used for a long time, it can solve the urgent need.

Jin Yuchen nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, I will give you a gold medal, and you will be responsible for this matter. If there are any other accidents, please discuss with me in time. Let's step down."

"Your servant takes orders." Eunuch Zhang, who was new to Jin Mingzuo to replace Eunuch Li, handed him a gold medal.

When I went out to the Queen Mother to look for Shen Qing's farewell, but I couldn't see her. The palace people who came and went said that Shen Qing didn't take her personal maid to the pond in the imperial garden.

Jin Yuchen held an umbrella and walked towards the imperial garden. The fine snow was rolling down the road without stopping.

Now the water in the pool is probably covered with a thick layer of ice, Shen Qingbie stood in the pavilion and watched intently towards the lake, but she didn't know what she was looking at.The maid held an umbrella and stood and watched with her.

Jin Yuchen broke the silence, put away his umbrella and entered the gazebo, and said amusedly, "The lake is already frozen, what else is there to wait and see?"

"I've always wondered where the fish in the pond in the palace's imperial garden went in spring and winter, but in midsummer, when the sweltering heat came, the fish that disappeared came back, one by one alive and kicking. It's so new." Shen Qingbie didn't look back at him, but still stared at the lake, while wisps of white smoke floated in the air while speaking.

Jin Yuchen gestured to the maidservants on both sides, took the umbrella from one of the maidservants, and told them to retreat, leaving only the two of them standing in place.

The fine snow hits the ice, and when it gets wet, it melts and freezes.

"That's because the fish are all dead. The winter and spring in Anqing are also very cold these years. These fish are used for the concubines in the harem to play with. The water in the pool is not deep. Once it freezes, the whole pool will freeze. Stay here. When it gets warmer, the servants will fish out the dead fish in the pond and put some fresh ones in."

"I said why every time I come here, I see different fish."

"It's always going to be different. It's always the same kind of fish. The concubines will inevitably get bored."

"People get bored, it's not the fish's fault." Shen Qing didn't look away, turned to look into Jin Yuchen's eyes, "Will you too?"

"will not."

Shen Qing don't smile: "The emperor is looking for you because of the Northwest Army?"

"Still called the emperor? It's time to change your tune, you have to call me the emperor."

"I'm used to it, I haven't been able to change it for a while, let's talk about business."

"Indeed, Daliang has been on the verge of moving, trying to launch an attack from the weakest area in the west. The south also needs to prevent other countries from taking advantage of it. We can't spread too many troops to the west. We can't quench our thirst far away, so we can only recruit troops now. But now It is a critical period for farming, and few people are willing to join the army, which is a big problem."

"These are not a problem for you. The problem is time. Daliang will attack at any time. If it doesn't work, you can borrow troops from other countries, but in the end you will be forced to be passive, which is not good for Anqing." Shen Qing did not realize the seriousness of the situation, "When you visit your relatives tomorrow, you have to discuss with my father about the expansion of the army. You can't be careless."

"Ma'am, don't worry about this, leave it to your husband. I didn't marry you to make you worry about me." Jin Yuchen raised his right arm and put it around Shen Qingbie's shoulder, and the latter leaned into his arms middle.