The story after Zhen Huan

Princess Lingxi got married, and the elders of Langhua Palace also took half a day off.Not as leisurely as theirs, Fu Duanyi returned to the palace to deal with the accounts as soon as he bid farewell to the eldest princess.As the new year is approaching, the palace banquets and rewards have to be arranged, but it is the time of the war in the Yan Kingdom, and the Queen Mother ordered everything to be kept simple.She calculated the expenses carefully, and her headache was because of the last palace banquet, which was also Lingsu's hundred-day banquet.400 taels of silver are still needed.Two months later, Empress Huaishu will marry, and then there will be a spring draft, which will consume a lot of money. "It's really not possible, let's save it from the imperial concubine's bill." Fu Duanyi murmured, although it is inevitable to be hated, but what is she afraid of after she has experienced people like Concubine Jing?This is Zaoying's report, saying that Xia Liangyuan has come.This Xia Liangyuan, named Xia Yingying, was the daughter of Xia Zhongqing, the chief envoy, and entered the palace at the age of 13.As the name suggests, the person has fine eyebrows, bright red mouth, and a pair of dimples when he smiles. He is as crystal clear and has a charming air.Every word and smile, with carelessness and innocence. "The queen is well." The voice was sticky and sticky, as sweet and soft as rice cakes just out of the pan.She was dressed in a begonia red satin jacket with flowered flowers, and a pleated skirt with a lilac-colored locust tree and green trim under it, which made her smell as sweet as a spring peach.Fu Duanyi waved her hand to signal her to get up, Xia Liangyuan sat down and said directly: "Just now I saw the new Xia Yingsha at the House of Internal Affairs and wanted to use it as a skirt, Su Su just carried it back to my palace, As a result, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that Sister Dong asked for it first, so..." She stopped on purpose, and looked at Fu Duanyi cautiously and longingly, those beautiful eyes blinked and blinked, cute and pitiful. "It's okay, it's not a rare thing." Fu Duanyi said lightly, "Zaoying, go and send the one in my warehouse to Dong Wanyi. If she wants a new one, you tell her that the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send it next month at the latest. New ones will be added." "Thank you queen" Xia Liangyuan smiled brightly, pure joy was in her shining eyes, she paused, a little shy, "Also... is the emperor still angry with me?" Fu Duanyi Startled, thought for a while and couldn't help laughing.Shurun ​​likes to practice calligraphy in his spare time, and doesn't like to have others around.Normally, he is a master who is not difficult to serve, but once someone disturbs his innocence, he immediately knows what a son of heaven is.That day, Xia Liangyuan's natal family sent home-made snacks. She had a simple mind and happily gave some to all the concubines in the palace.When I arrived in front of Shu Run, unfortunately, the latter was practicing calligraphy, and the scum of the snacks stained the post I just wrote.So angry that he endured it for a long time, he finally left without summoning Xia Liangyuan for a month.After all, Shu Run is weak and weak, and he is still a bit childish, it has been a month, I am afraid that he himself has forgotten about it.Fu Duanyi smiled slightly, comfortingly said, "Concubines in the harem, just wait in the palace quietly for the emperor's arrival, and don't need to think too much about it." "The emperor has complicated state affairs recently, so it is inevitable that he has no patience, and concubines should be more tolerant." The emperor has been very busy recently, so naturally he puts all his energy on the front court, if Liangyuan is free, she might as well pay her respects to the Empress Dowager." Yun Yun.After dismissing Xia Liangyuan, Fu Duanyi took a breath and stared at the account book in his hand for a while.Finally, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was ordered to cut off a quarter of the concubines in the palace, and the Zhaoyang Palace set an example to cut off a half.It was cold and windy outside, and the residual snow of the day was flying and fluttering.Some large snow particles hit the window and made a soft rustling sound. After listening to it for a long time, I felt a cold feeling in my heart.For no reason, the daughter's sleeping face appeared in front of her eyes, with small clenched fists, a round and fat face, and a pouting rosy mouth.Fu Duan leaned on the corners of his lips slightly, and his heart was extremely gentle. With Lingsu by his side, the Zhaoyang Hall would not be so empty.She is afraid of the cold, so sometimes she craves the slight warmth brought by the relief.Even though that warmth is bound by rules, it's just... the rules, haven't they tied her up for the rest of her life?As a concubine, she doesn't have the capital to be as casual as Xia Liangyuan, and making mistakes in words and deeds will only bring difficulties to herself and her mother, so she learned early on how to live within the rules and how to get what she wants from the rules. "Your Majesty, the Emperor calls you to accompany you." Sun Fusheng said while holding a green card.Fu Duanyi raised his head from the ledger, feeling a little puzzled.Shurun ​​has been very busy these days, and the Hall of Yiyuan is sometimes even lit up all night.Even if he is free, he just goes to sit with Yang Ronghua or Dong Wanyi. "Understood, I will go after I wash up." Fu Duanyi stood up and straightened his dress, "Zaoying, you stay with Ninggu to take care of Lingsu." Even though there was a stove in the sedan chair, Fu Duanyi still felt cold, Closing the autumn-scented fur-trimmed cloak around her body, she began to worry whether Lingsu would be cold. "Wait, this is not the direction to Yiyuan Hall." Wan Yan's quiet voice came from outside. "Miss Wanyan, the emperor ordered the servants to pick up the empress and go to the imperial study." Sun Fusheng replied. "Concubines are not allowed to enter the imperial study room, let's go directly to Yiyuan Hall." Fu Duanyi said. "Empress, this is the emperor's will, and this slave dare not disobey it." Sun Fusheng wondered.There was silence for a while, until Sun Fusheng was a little anxious outside, Fu Duanyi sighed, "Forget it, let's go." Stepping into the imperial study, Shu Run was looking at the book just as Fu Duanyi thought, with only Fu Jin beside him Inking. "Greetings to the emperor." The imperial study room was warm, mixed with the fragrance of incense and ink, which stimulated Fu Duan to sneez firmly, and hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, "The concubine has lost her manners." Get up, have you caught a cold?" Shu Run was probably in a good mood today, he didn't blame him, and continued to work without even raising his head. "It's nothing, it's just a bit of wind." "Well. The queen pays attention to her body, where is Lingsu?" A shallow smile, very quiet and gentle, with the kindness of a mother. "That's good. Fu Jin, give the empress the bag in my left hand." Shu Run pointed, and Fu Jin immediately hugged it. "This is the number of people who died of hunger and starvation due to heavy snowfall in the capital and the north over the years. The empress sorted it out for me." Let's see if there is any place we can start. This year's snow is coming so fast that it may be too late to set up a porridge factory." Shu Run said lightly, but Empress Yu was shocked by thunder, took a breath, and suddenly raised her head. The hibiscus hoop and tassel earrings on the ears shook wildly for a while, and the face felt cold for a while.This is... a real woman participating in politics, which has never been heard since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.Fu Duanyi's heart was pounding, and he forced himself to calm down and said: "Your Majesty, you can't do it. The women in the harem don't interfere in politics, and the concubines dare not talk about the emperor's state affairs." Raising eyebrows, "Oh? Then how dare you go to the mother's place last time?" "The concubine was overstepping last time, so I dare not commit any crime knowingly." Fu Duanyi lowered his head and replied, a little flustered in his heart. The sweat on the clothes has slightly dampened the underwear. "Okay, I can do it if I say so." Shu Run said, emphasizing, "The queen mother also agrees, if you are free in the future, come to the imperial study to help me read some books." Fu Duanyi is respectful and dignified Said: "Yes." I wondered how the queen mother would allow herself to intervene in the government affairs?Fu Jin put the zhezi next to Fu Duan's hand, made another cup of red date tea for her, and retreated to Shu Run's side to continue grinding.The handwriting on the booklet is extremely neat, much better than that of the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so it is easy to read.On it is the degree of snowfall in which county and county over the years, as well as the number of people who died from freezing, etc., and the officials who were in charge at that time are also marked next to it.Some of them were told by her grandmother and father when she was in the boudoir, and some were very strange.When she saw one of the names, she let out a small snort, causing Shu Run to look up at her.Fu Duanyi asked, "Your Majesty, who is Guiyuan in this building?" Shu Run was also a little puzzled, and turned to look at Sun Fusheng, who hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, that is the eldest son of the governor of Yongzhou, and his mother is a third-rank son." Fengxuanshu." "Fengxuanshu..." Fu Duanyi thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "Speaking of which, he is the emperor's cousin." Seeing that Shurun ​​was still a little puzzled, Fu Duanyi smiled slightly and said gently: " Fengxuan Shuren is the cousin of Empress Dowager Zhaohui. In terms of kinship, his grandfather and Empress Dowager Zhaohui's grandfather are brothers. I remember that two years ago, Feng Xuanshu came to the palace to greet the Queen Mother." " Oh." Speaking of which, Shu Run also had some impressions, "It seems to be the word Songfang, I almost don't remember it. What's wrong?" "Looking at these brochures, the concubine feels that the places that Mr. Lou took over are not enough. The number of deaths is the lowest. How about letting him manage it this time?" Fu Duanyi flipped through a few pages, and said, "There is also Mr. Feng Baodong, who has achieved good results in the past few years." Shu Run put down the jade tube and thought After a while, "Sun Fusheng, show these two people to Luo Qiushan, the servant of the Ministry of Industry." "Yes." "Also, the concubine thought that the emperor could order people to recruit refugees, distribute miscellaneous cloth and rough linen, and organize self-sufficiency." .” Fu Duanyi added. "It's a good idea. I remember it was used during the Jianyuan period." Shu Run immersed himself in writing a few more words, "It's getting late, let the people below pass the meal on." "Yes." Sun Fusheng replied, backed out.Since then, Shu Run has often called her to the imperial study to read the booklets, and sometimes brought some to work in the Zhaoyang Palace.The Empress Dowager turned a blind eye to this, and occasionally the nobleman Luo made some criticisms, but was rounded up by the Empress Dowager like Tai Chi.The empress dowager has been intimidating the imperial court for so many years, and the palace people kept silent about the empress's handling of government affairs when they saw the direction of the wind.