What favor are you fighting for?The empress's harem has won a lot of business

Chapter 77
The current situation can be described as besieged on all sides.

In the mansion Zhao Liangdi was at odds with each other, Song Liangdi was thorn in the flesh, and Cui Liangren also beat him.

There is no conflict with Liu Liangren.

Liu Liangren himself has a temperament of living behind closed doors, and he is neither good nor bad with anyone.

"Oh, it's a rough day"

Qingqing took the wound medicine and applied it carefully: "Be careful not to leave scars, you have to take good care of the wounds."

"That's right, my skin is worth a lot"

Picking up a little white jade paste with her fingertips and rubbing it on her arm, Lin Ximeng lay on the railing and stared at the moonlight.

"When can I lie flat, it's so tiring to curl up inside"

Qingqing was pondering after her preamble didn't match her words.

"I don't know what kind of concubine His Highness will marry. You have to be respectful when the time comes, that's what you really can't mess with."

"I don't know, and I don't want to know," Lin Ximeng lost interest.

-

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held in the Jiaotai Hall as usual, and all the relatives of the emperor came.

The empress still sits on top.

The woman who seized the queen's position in the old days is holding her child and shrinking aside, even Zhao Concubine and Li Concubine are ahead of her.

The tenth prince has just turned one year old.

Little children have experienced great storms.

He was the prince who was famous all over the world when he was in glory, but now he is the tenth prince who is weak and sick and takes medicine for life.

Lin Ximeng looked around.

The child in his early one year old could not walk yet, his face was sallow and emaciated in the arms of the nurse, his neck was limply drooping to the side, his eyes were dull, and his tongue was drooling.

Tsk, it's not just physical weakness, is it?Either the doctor's level is not enough to make a diagnosis, or there is something to hide, and it doesn't make sense to say it.

It now appears that the latter is more likely.

Sighing and looking away, Lin Ximeng concentrated on the dishes on the table.

She is the beloved of the prince's mansion and already has a position.

It's remote but it's a good location. You don't have to squeeze into a table with a bunch of concubines like before, and you can't even get a cup of hot tea.

"Sister, please pour me some tea, thank you"

During the interval between singing and dancing, Lin Ximeng asked the maid for tea.

A lover can't take slaves, and he can't wrong himself, right?
In the high position, the empress was talking about something, but the old emperor was not very happy.

"Good day, what are you talking about?!"

"Does the emperor feel that his own people are unlucky, or his own children?" The queen said in a serious manner.

"you……!"

The old emperor spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"When did I have that meaning?"

The queen obviously didn't want to argue about this, so she softened her tone:

"For the sake of those hungry people, Ke'er hasn't slept soundly for half a month. The good boy has lost his eyesight. Just look at his listless look."

"Your Majesty, Ke'er really cares about the people, isn't this worth your while?"

The old queen highly praised it.

"Shut up, stop talking," the old emperor interrupted mercilessly.

"I'll say it again, today's banquet is only about family affairs, not state affairs."

The queen wanted to say more, but Fang Rui quietly pulled her sleeves and shook her head.

"Your Majesty, don't force it"

-

The banquet was full of singing and dancing, but the queen didn't care to watch it.

After finally surviving to the end, she couldn't wait to summon her second child, sixth child, and even several concubine Liang to Jiaofang Palace.

"What should I do? The emperor doesn't talk about this at all"

"Mother, don't worry"

Xie Chenke comforted him: "It's still early, and the issue of the victims has not been resolved. When the son has made achievements, more people will naturally speak up for the son. Even if the father wants to hide, he can't escape."

"It's obvious that your father has other ideas, otherwise he wouldn't always avoid talking about it"

The queen is worried.

"It doesn't matter, as long as father's thoughts are still among us, there is nothing to be afraid of."

He looked at Xie Chenyu.

"Lao Liu, tell the second brother in front of the queen mother, are you sincerely helping me?"

Xie Chenyu bowed and said yes.

"However, my ability is limited, and you know that my mother has no ability."

Xie Chenyu helplessly spread his hands.

Sure enough, Xie Chenke was a little disappointed, but he still held his shoulders and said it didn't matter, the second brother was satisfied if he had this heart.

The princes leave.

The queen looked at Li Liangdi, Lin Ximeng, and the other two unfamiliar faces.

She looked at each of them one by one, and finally took Li Liangdi's hand.

"You are the most important of these people"

"Help him well, and things will come true in the future. If you can't escape as a concubine, I will love you too."

Li Liangdi responded respectfully, with excitement and longing in her eyes.

The queen looked at Lin Ximeng again: "Don't worry, you will be well after the sixth prince is well. In the future, he will have the position of prince. You are already a good man. If you work hard to raise a son and a half, it will be enough for the rest of your life."

This cake is much smaller than Liliandi's.

Lin Ximeng was still tearful with gratitude and her eyes were slightly red.

Seemingly remembering something again, the queen patted her on the shoulder: "Hello, your family also has support in northern Xinjiang, doesn't it?"

"Thank you for your grace"

After beating a few women, the queen left Lin Ximeng to give acupuncture and massage, and sent everyone else away.

-

From that day on, Xie Chenyu officially followed Xie Chenke on business, and was aboveboard.

Disasters are tricky.

More than half of the autumn harvest has passed, those who are short of food have completely run out of food, and more and more hungry people surround the capital.

It adds up to tens of thousands.

Once so many people trigger a riot, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Continuing like this is not an option, the more people die, the more my reputation..."

In the study of the Second Prince's Mansion, Xie Chenke looked at his head and worried.

Xie Chenyu leaned on the soft chair, with her feet raised high on the desk.

"I told you to cut the mess quickly. The more things get worse, the more people die, it won't look good."

Xie Chenke narrowed his eyes: "Let me think about it, it's best to finish it within half a month."

"That's right," Xie Chenyu slapped his thigh.

The two made an appointment to meet outside the city tomorrow morning, and Xie Chenyu left gracefully.

Xie Chenke almost didn't sleep that night.

Early the next morning, he drove to the Sixth Prince's Mansion and dragged Xie Chenyu out of the bed.

"Isn't it all agreed? Still asleep, get up and leave quickly"

Xie Chenyu muttered unwillingly to get up, dressed and left with him.

outside the city.

The starving people were sallow and thin as if they were seriously ill. Some circled around the porridge shed in small groups, and some sat on the ground on both sides of the road.

Some were carrying tattered packages, and some were so poor that they only had a broken bowl left.

The old man wished to die early, the children were too hungry to cry, and the woman hugged the child in despair, wailing from time to time.

Behind every scream, is the passing of a small life.

On the city tower, Xie Chenke squinted his eyes and overlooked everything.

"In three days, there will be a lot fewer people here"

"Second brother, what do you want to do?"

Xie Chenyu pretended to be relaxed and indifferent, but the hand in the sleeve was tightly held, and the masseter muscle on the side of the ear trembled slightly.

"Remember what the second brother said before? Either delay time or come to an epidemic"

"There are so few people left, isn't there enough food? The errands are also done beautifully"

Xie Chenke leaned over to whisper in Xie Chenyu's ear, and then laughed loudly.

"Good idea, isn't it?"

"That's right." His hands trembled slightly, his heart was pulled hard, and he wanted to turn away from looking away, but he couldn't bear to leave the piles of miserable people below.

"You have to help the second brother with this matter, I don't feel relieved to leave it to others"

(End of this chapter)