Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 396
"Thank you ma'am for remembering me!"

"Why...why...she is the wife of a criminal..."

"Ma'am, Yang Yongxiu is dead. The Yang family is dead. Why risk the poor woman's life? Back then, I almost did it. The Yang family has killed too many people at this point!"

Han Jinrong smiled.

"You...I want to sue Yu..."

"Sujin, tell her who I am!"

"Mrs. Yang, this is our empress. Where are you going to sue? You don't even think about it. Who can come and go freely in the cell of the family members of the murdered and treasonous criminals?"

Su Jin looked at Mrs. Yang with a sneer.

"you……"

Huang slumped to the ground.

……

In September, autumn is crisp and clear.

The Royal Manor in the suburbs of Beijing is a scene of harmony and peace.

The emperor and the empress took the old concubine Shao to the manor to enjoy the autumn. The deserted royal manor was naturally very lively.

"Oh! I heard that the emperor, empress, and old concubine have all gone. The emperor and empress are really filial. This old concubine Shao is really blessed."

someone said.

The section of the road from the capital to the Royal Manor was under martial law yesterday, and a large number of guards cleared the road. Even though the people did not dare to step forward, they knew that key figures had come.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, not to mention the fact that there were so many people traveling this time, someone soon found out that the emperor and empress accompanied the old dowager to the manor to enjoy the autumn.

"I heard that many people came this time, not only the old Dowager Shao, but also the Wang family of the dowager's natal family. I heard that the Queen's natal family is also here!"

"Concubine Shao's natal family seems to have always been in the capital, the empress' natal family? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"It seems that your news is still not well-informed. I suggest that you quickly order tabloids and learn more gossip, otherwise you will fall behind! The queen is the emperor's concubine in the hidden residence. Naturally, her natal family is from Anlu Prefecture, Huguang. Her surname is Lu. That's a new family, so you can pay more attention in the future."

"You said that the new emperor is in power, and I heard that he is in power now. The Wang family and the Lu family are estimated to be rich in the future, and there will be two more government houses!"

"Ouch! You are wrong this time. I heard that the emperor intends to divide the feudal titles, but these two families took the lead in rejecting them! It is said that it is the rule set by the Tai Zu, and that the imperial concubine's brother, Wang Tu, only wants to give up the title. Accepted the idle position of the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple in the Ministry of Rites; as for the emperor's old father-in-law, Lord Lu, he is now only the deputy commander of the army and horses, and I heard that the superior is very responsible!"

"Then... the foreign relative who was entrusted before... wasn't beaten in the face, who would be embarrassed..."

"Isn't it! Those people are now acting with their tails between their tails, and no one dares to stand out! But it seems that Queen Mother Zhang is not here?"

Someone whispered.

"Is the Empress Dowager Zhang at odds with the emperor?"

"It should be! I heard that they are showing face to the emperor. You don't know that many manors in the suburbs of Beijing are occupied by the Zhang brothers. Many people's manor fields have been forcibly bought and occupied. Who dares to say anything? If the emperor can come out and uphold justice All right!"

"You really think too much! No matter how bad she is, she is still the emperor's mother in name, and the emperor still has to take care of face..."

"Hey! It would be great if the emperor could be tougher. Our family's dozens of acres of land were taken by those two brothers. They have people, and we dare not fight them head-on. Hey! It's hard!"

……

"Toffee, don't worry about them, they are children, they like to run wild, just let the palace maid treat them as they are!"

Seeing that the concubine was always worried about her twins running around, Han Jinrong comforted the old lady.

People often say intergenerational relatives, but today's concubine is intergenerational relatives!

But the concubine likes her great-grandson, and she has never forgotten her own grandson.

Han Jinrong brought the concubine and the others over first, while Qin Shao came over after finishing the work at hand.

As soon as Qin Shao arrived, the old concubine Shao held her grandson's hand and asked if she was tired and if she wanted something to eat.

Looking at the old concubine, Qin Shao thought of his grandma in his previous life, who was equally kind and kind, making people feel involuntarily close.

"Have you told the concubine?"

The weather was a little bit cold, Qin Shao asked Han Jinrong in a low voice while the concubine went to add clothes in the room.

"I... according to what you said, I told the concubine that relatives from her hometown in Anluzhou came to see her. The concubine was very happy, thinking that someone close to her father was sent to see her, and she kept talking about her father. Well! Master, I still suggest telling the concubine first, otherwise the surprise will be too big, I am worried that the concubine is getting old and easily excited..."

Han Jinrong suggested.

"Well, I've considered what you said, but the royal father's car probably won't arrive until evening. I'll tell the concubine later, so she can be mentally prepared."

Qin Shao laughed.

He originally wanted to have a buffer time with the concubine.

But this old lady is really different from ordinary old ladies, she is so strong inside!
If she didn't have such a character, she wouldn't have survived in the harem for so long. The concubine of the same generation is now the eldest concubine Shao.

The concubines in this palace don't live long to be honest, except that it has something to do with the medical level of this era.

Generally speaking, it is because of the loneliness in the deep palace, women have a lot of things, if they have no support and are not strong in heart, they are prone to depression and illness. Only people like Toffee who have obsession and optimism in their hearts can live strong until now.

In fact, in the previous life, after King Xing Zhu Youzhu passed away, Old Concubine Shao was hit hard, and she shed tears all day long.

Later, when Zhu Houcong entered the palace, Old Concubine Shao's eyes could no longer see clearly.

Less than two years after Zhu Houcong became emperor, Old Concubine Shao also passed away due to illness, ending her ill-fated life.

Therefore, in this life, Qin Shao asked Wang Tu and the others to hide the news of Zhu Youzhao's death from the very beginning.

In addition, I have seen Old Concubine Shao in advance in the past few years. I can see my grandson instead of my son, and I have given Old Concubine Shao a lot of comfort. She is in a good mood and her physical condition has improved a lot.

Sometimes, Qin Shao felt that the old concubine Shao's body was much better than Xing Wang Zhu Youzhao.

This time he met, he was not worried about any problems that would happen if Mrs. Shao was too excited. He was worried that Zhu Youzhao would be too excited, which would be bad for his illness. After all, his illness should not be too excited.

Therefore, before arranging this matter, Qin Shao had already sent a letter to ask the people around Zhu Youzhao to prepare him mentally and not be too excited.

……

Night falls.

The manor was lively.

Xiaosanzi, Wang Yun, Lin Tong and others were having a barbecue in the yard, and the smell of barbecue wafted around the yard.

Lin Tong, Xiao Sanzi and the others accompanied Han Jinrong and the others in the morning, and went to the nearby woods to hunt a few hares and pheasants. They could have hunted a deer, but they chased one and alarmed the deer. The deer ran away with the arrow feathers.

The third son came back from the coast this time and brought back a lot of spices.

In this era of Ming Dynasty, spices are very precious, and they are also very luxurious things for many nobles, let alone ordinary people.

Qin Shao discovered that there were cumin and pepper in those spices, so he kept a lot of seeds and prepared to give them seeds in the coming year.

Although spices are precious, but also because of occasional trade, there will be spices in Ming Dynasty, but few people think of planting them.

In addition to the limited land productivity in this era, there are places in Nanyang who want to do the spice business and deliberately conceal the planting technology of spice seeds.

Because of the nature and pepper, the fishy smell of the meat is covered up, and the roasted meat is more delicious. Even the old concubine Shao ate a lot.

The little mouths of the children are also greasy.

Qin Shao was worried that they would accumulate food, so he only let the elderly and children eat some, and accompanied them with warm fruits and rice porridge.

"Master, the carriage has arrived at the gate of the manor!"

When Qin Shao accompanied Old Concubine Shao to the room to talk, Wang Yin walked in and whispered.

"Close the front yard door and let the car come in from the back yard."

Qin Shao stood up and ordered.

"Xi'er, didn't someone from your father's side come here? Who sent this time? It wasn't Li Su, right? Li Su is not young, so he should be so old, your father will not let him run away. so far."

The old concubine Shao babbled.

The old lady has been very happy to hear that her son sent someone over.

After all, she hadn't seen her son for a long time, so if he could send someone over to talk about the situation, it would be a way for her to find out about her lovesickness.

She felt that the current life was already very good. She went to the Buddha every day to chant scriptures to thank, and was accompanied by her grandson and great-grandson. Their lineage now inherits Datong.

The only regret is not being able to see my son!

If she could see her son before the interim, she would die without regret.

Old Concubine Shao also thought about it, her grandson has become the emperor now, if she wants to go back, she might be able to recruit her son to Beijing.

But she is not an ordinary woman after all!

She's read, she's knowledgeable, she knows the so-called big picture.

Even though her grandson became the emperor, the current court situation is still unstable. In order to avoid talking, she could only keep her thoughts about her son in her heart.

"Concubine, Li Su is here too! Besides, there are others coming, and you will be able to see them after a while!"

Qin Shao laughed.

"Li Su is here too? That little Lizi was the person I recruited for your father to take care of him back then. He promised me that as long as I lived, he would serve your father and never leave. Why is he coming to Beijing alone now? gone?"

Old Concubine Shao asked with some doubts.

"Toffee, I wanted to give you a surprise, but now I'll tell you in advance, lest you get too excited, but you have to hold on, if you get too excited, we won't be able to see you!"

Qin Shao continued to laugh.

"You stinky boy, who is here? Make it mysterious, as if your father is coming!"

Old Concubine Shao complained impatiently about her grandson.

"Twife, it is indeed the father who is coming!"

"What? You said your father is coming?"

"Yes, the father is coming, the car is right outside the door, and it will be here in a while!"

"Toffee! Toffee! Grandma! Grandma!"

Seeing that the old Concubine Shao was about to fall, Qin Shao realized that he had played too much. If something happened to this old lady, he would be responsible for it!
"You dead boy! Dead boy! You're still joking at this time! Why didn't you say it earlier! I just said that there are other relatives in Anluzhou's hometown! Except your father! Your father..."

The old concubine stood up and greeted Qin Shao with her cane.

Han Jinrong heard the noise outside, and immediately ran in, smiling to pull away the entangled grandparent and grandson.

Two days ago, she told Qin Shao that the concubine was old, and she was worried that there would be problems if she got too excited.

My father said that the old lady's blood pressure is fine, so it's good to give me a little surprise.

In the end, the concubine was angered!

"Mother Concubine! Mother Concubine!"

Old Concubine Shao was so excited that she taught her grandson a lesson, when a desolate and mournful cry sounded outside the door.

Wearing Taoist robes, the emaciated old Xing Wang Zhu Youzhu appeared at the door trembling with excitement, interrupting the old concubine's movements.

"A Yuan!"

Old Concubine Shao's crutch fell to the ground, and she looked at her son in disbelief.

……

Time passed too fast, with all the tossing and tossing, when the situation in the court seemed to have stabilized, it was already the Spring Festival of another year.

Yes, the entire court has only stabilized on the surface.

After Yang Tinghe and others were swept out, some officials who showed their heads more aggressively were gradually eliminated by Zhang Cong, Yan Song and others, and with the help of the emperor Qin Shao.

It's just that this is only on the surface, how many people support those people behind the scenes, this number cannot be counted.

As Yang Tinghe said, he fell, and countless Yang Tinghes may appear.

Qin Shao has long seen that those people are a group, and Yang Tinghe is just a representative elected.

His battle with those people still needs a long process.

But at least for now, the entire palace and the capital are still within his control.

The situation has temporarily stabilized, and Qin Shao also wants to take advantage of this Spring Festival to rest.

Yan Song seemed to see Qin Shao's thoughts, and directly wrote a letter requesting an extension of the Spring Festival holiday, suggesting that the Spring Festival holiday should be from the 28th of the new year to the seventh day of the new year.

Qin Shao just mentioned something by accident when he was chatting with a group of people, and Yan Song would remember it if he didn't want to.

In terms of listening to words, watching colors, and flattering, Yan Song may have a natural talent in this area.

But in terms of management, this kind of person is actually very useful.

However, Yan Song's working ability is actually very strong, but he is a little more slick.

Daming seems to have few holidays. According to the system of the Zhengde period, the general holidays are the five-day holiday from the first day to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and a group of ministers will join the emperor to participate in the court ceremony on the Lunar New Year's Day.

The Asahi Grand Ceremony is only done during the three most important festivals of the year. In addition to the Spring Festival, there are also the Winter Solstice and the Longevity Festival.

Calculated in this way, it seems that there are only four days for the Ming Dynasty Spring Festival.

But don't think that there must be very few festivals in Ming Dynasty. Besides the Spring Festival, Ming Dynasty also has a long holiday, which is the Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival will be from the eleventh to the twentieth of the first lunar month, and there are still ten days of holidays.

Therefore, if you calculate the Ming Dynasty Spring Festival plus the Lantern Festival, there will actually be nearly half a month, which is much more generous than the Spring Festival that Qin Shao sewed and mended in his previous life!

"My lord! Someone has already come from the concubine, asking when we will go there!"

While Qin Shao was packing up his things, Han Jinrong walked in.

Today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is New Year's Day. Qin Shao is going to participate in the court celebration ceremony. He is still the protagonist, so he naturally chooses to reunite with the old concubine today.

As for Empress Zhang, even though he didn't like that woman very much, he still had some gifts sent to her.

Although that woman was not liked by others, she was full of pettiness, so she couldn't think of anything to do.

Qin Shao asked Zhang Zuo to change the people around her. When she made a fuss, he asked Jiang Bin to ask Brother Zhang Heling to cooperate with them to inquire about some questions, and Queen Zhang would be much more honest.

Thinking about it this way, this woman's clumsy character is also beneficial.

But if you are greedy for such a mother-in-law, that's enough!

Qin Shao finally understood Zhu Houzhao's pain. As a son, he naturally couldn't take care of his own mother and uncles like himself.

But for such a person, it is only useful to adopt such a method!
"This is over right now! Father, please go back too!"

Qin Shao asked.

The old Xing Wang Zhu Youzhang also lives in the capital now, and his current identity is the Taoist leader in the Taoist temple, which can be said to be very familiar to him.

Many times he will accompany the old concubine to live in the manor as the head of the Taoist priest, but his character is now at home for a long time, and he is also impatient. He always wants to go out for a run, and often hangs around Nanhaizi. Someone built a small Taoist temple nearby, saying that it was for him to clean up, but it was just for him to live in multiple places.

A few days ago, Zhu Youzhang went out again, and it was almost the Spring Festival, so he said that he would come back to spend the holiday with them.

"It's been a few days since you came back, you've been busy, and your father didn't let you bother."

After packing up their things, Qin Shao and Han Jinrong took the children to the manor in the suburbs of Beijing under the guard of Wang Yin, Xiao Sanzi and others.

Entering the mountains in winter, although the scenery is bleak, it is not exquisite.

The carriage is running on the official road.

Qin Shao was sitting in the carriage in front, while Han Jinrong was behind with the children.

Without the children making trouble, Qin Shao took out a newly drawn map of the Ming Dynasty border and was checking it out, when suddenly there was a violent shaking!

(End of this chapter)