Your Majesty, don't spoil me too much, my daughter and I will discuss business with you

Chapter 1
It was noon, surrounded by strong light, illuminating the strict walls of the palace, and also shining on the slightly bent back of the woman in the main hall.

The old man on the steps stood with his hands behind his back, his shrewd eyes made people ignore his vicissitudes of face, and his gray hair was hidden under the crown
"Report to Your Majesty, Lingzhou is flooded, large fields are submerged, and refugees have fled to the capital"

"Your Majesty, a large number of refugees have entered the city, and the security inside the walls is difficult to prevent."

"Your Majesty, if the refugees are forcibly expelled from the capital, it will not only exacerbate the problems in other states and counties, but also cause panic among the people and cause criticism from the imperial court."

The ministers insisted on their own opinions, and saw the little guy at the head of the group of ministers standing calmly without saying a word.Emperor Ming didn't speak immediately, but shifted his gaze to Ruozhi's body, stroked his beard, and spoke

"What's your plan, sir?"

As soon as this move came out, not to mention the unexpectedness of the ministers, Rao Ruozhi was also taken aback. The court was suddenly strangely silent. If Emperor Ming remembers correctly, the last silence was still about "Who sent troops to attack Zheng Guo?" 'The time of the argument.

The eyes of those who don't like it are a little more teasing and probing, only the husband and wife are sweating silently, maybe they also want to see what this childish little girl can say.

"I think that with the strength of the capital, it is not a problem to take in some refugees. It's just that Lingzhou is low-lying and has been flooded in recent years. Water conservancy can be used to solve the foundation of Lingzhou." It was not Ruozhi who spoke, but this year's new champion Huai Ran.

Ruozhi glanced sideways at Huai Ran who stood up, and slightly twitched the corners of her mouth, waiting for Ruozhi to search for Emperor Ming's expression, only to be interrupted by another sound.

"It's easy to say, the people living in Changping City are all noble family members here, if something goes wrong, I, Jing Zhaoyin, can't bear the responsibility." Lin Rufu retorted.

"What Master Lin said is true. It's just that these refugees may be refugees in Changping City, but they are also my good people in Dacang in Lingzhou. In the final analysis, as long as Lingzhou builds water conservancy projects, there will be no floods, and the people will have food. I will flee from my homeland and travel thousands of miles to my teacher." Huai Ran replied.

The ministers whispered to each other: "Who is this young Junsheng? I haven't seen him before."

"My lord doesn't know that this person is the number one in the new subject list, and now he is the editor of the Imperial Academy"

"Dare to play against Elder Lin like this for the first time, what a formidable younger generation!"

"Having said that, the water conservancy strategy does not happen overnight. How should these refugees be dealt with?"

Ruozhi originally thought that the number one scholar would continue to come up with a solution, but Huai Ran's delicate face was a little more urgent, and whether it was due to the weather, a large area of ​​his back was already soaked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think that Changping City has a large land area and few people, and most of them are the children of officials. They consume more and produce less. This will help the city. Most of the refugees in the two are farmers. If they build water conservancy projects, the imperial court can hire them. So I have both." Ruozhi said.

"If Mr. Lin is really worried, you can ask the street guards in the city to increase the number of patrols, or the ministers tell the family members to be more careful."

After all, all the courtiers had different expressions, and they were all moved by Ruozhi.Emperor Ming's expression didn't seem to change, he only thought for a moment and said,

"Let's let the people go first, where is the servant of the Ministry of Water?
"Chen is here!"

"The water conservancy of Lingzhou will be handled, just as my husband said."

"Yes"

Following the eunuch's words of "retire from the court", the ministers retreated bustlingly. Obviously, because of Ruozhi's remonstrance today, the courtiers had some thoughts on the emperor's actions.

This is Ruozhi's first real "going to court". She is the granddaughter of the emperor's husband Qingyuan. If you say that this husband's family follows the founding emperor of the Cang Kingdom, the emperor's teacher has been passed down for a hundred years.But the old master was old, and his only son died in battle.

Cangguo ancestral precepts: The foundation of a country cannot be without an emperor and teacher.

Therefore, the inheritance of the emperor's lineage falls on Ruozhi, who has not yet reached the stage. The emperor thinks that she is young, and the queen is known as a surrogate mother. Loved by people around.

Although she is not a royal family, she is also called brothers and sisters with the princes and princesses. The first empress and the fourth noble concubine are also very fond of her. It can be said that her glory is unshakable in this great country!

Emperor Ming and everyone knew well that little Ruozhi would spend half her life in this court after all.

The emperor left Ruozhi in the Dayi Hall, indicating that only the monarch and his ministers would be left.With just one gesture, everyone under the steps held their breaths and moved, fearing that something might go wrong.

That is the majesty of Emperor Ming who has been in power for decades. When everyone goes down, there is only a lot of space left for the emperor and his ministers, one old and one young.

Early winter's bright eyes made Ruozhi a little dizzy, looking at the superior who was about the same age as her father, her heart was inevitably sad.

"Hua'er, it's just you and me today, don't be cautious," Emperor Ming said,

"Yes"

Ruozhi faded away the respectful respect that everyone had for Emperor Ming when they were there, and replaced it with a kind of composure, a kind of calmness that does not belong to a 12-year-old child, with tears streaming from her transparent eyes
"Your Majesty is getting old, Hua'er feels distressed."

If someone else said this, she would have the guts to say it, but she is probably the only one who looks directly at the emperor like Ruozhi and speaks so bluntly.

"Look at your appearance, I am the majestic king of a country, why do you need a girl to feel sorry for you?"

After all, Emperor Ming corrected his clothes and faltered.

"I'm getting old, it's just that my Dacang Kingdom needs successors!" A thought made Ruozhi stop thinking.

"I want to test my future master of the Dacang Kingdom, how can I assist Ming Jun to keep the country at home and abroad?"

Ruozhi didn't expect the emperor to ask so straightforwardly.

"I don't have talent, I know that I don't have both internal and external skills and talents."

Ruozhi bowed slightly, withdrawing the emotions that had never happened, revealing the frankness of a young man, Emperor Ming motioned her to continue.

"However, I think that it is the best policy to gather the great talents in the world to work for me."

"The way to control talents has been the usual method of emperors and celebrities since ancient times. It is not surprising. Let's discuss it again."

Emperor Ming quickly waved his hands, then lowered his head, wandering left and right.

Ruozhi twitched the corners of her mouth, and took a small step to avoid the sunlight.

"Unintentional"

Emperor Ming was taken aback for a moment, then answered casually.
"Is that the way to use your talent?"

Ruozhi shook her head again, Emperor Ming's footsteps were fairly steady, but Ruozhi knew that he quickened his wandering pace.

"The way to be talented! But it's not a magic weapon." Seeing Ruozhi's expression, Emperor Ming pretended to be angry.

"Okay, it's me asking you or you testing me, tell me quickly!" Ruozhi smiled, and quickly put on a serious face.

"No, the way of ministers is not the way of controlling talents, and the way of using talents is not the way of appointing talents, but the way of taking talents." Ruozhi continued.
"Training talents is the policy of power. When I was young, I got a good horse. The groom of the minister's family claimed to be the 'best horse trainer in the world'. In order to show his ability, he whipped the good horse every day and yelled loudly. One day, he was able to ride the horse back and gallop, and when everyone was applauding, the horse suddenly became beastly, and the trainer fell to the ground and died..."

"and after?"

"later……"

Before Ruozhi could speak, she was interrupted by the voice of the servant outside the door

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince seeks an audience"

When Emperor Ming heard this, he frowned slightly, but the joy in his eyes could not hide Ruozhi's,

"Let the old five come in"

Ruozhi turned slightly and saw a slender man walking slowly. The man's handsome face was reflected in a splendid pear-blossom robe, and his pair of bewitching peach blossom eyes did not diminish the fierceness of the man in the slightest. He just knelt down on one knee.

"My son has seen his father!"

"get up"

"I have seen the fifth prince." Ruozhi just bowed slightly, and Lian Lixi nodded.

"I didn't expect that Hua'er was here too. I haven't seen her for many years and have been looking forward to returning to Beijing to visit. Now she is getting smarter," the man said.

"Please worry about the fifth prince, Hua'er has always admired the fifth prince for his filial piety."

"You grew up on the palace wall since you were young, how come you are so acquainted after not seeing each other for two years?" Emperor Ming said.

"It's getting late, let Rong Hua go back first!" After speaking, he waved his hand, signaling Lian Lixi to go into the inner room.

"Yes, I will leave!"

It's just that before Ruozhi left the palace, she saw the young man rushing over, with such eager steps that she lost her demeanor when she was always as calm as him, and her eyes met.

Under the warm sunshine, the young Lang's handsome face was stained with sweat, and his brows were slightly frowned, like a flower bud waiting to be watered.The girl looked tenderly, took out the handkerchief casually, and wiped it gently, as if those few strokes had exhausted her daughter's friendship.

Ruozhi didn't forget to tap the man's nose when she dropped her hand, but there was a bit of unexplorable forbearance in her affectionate eyes.

"Didn't Your Majesty ask the fifth prince to leave an answer, why did you come with me in such a hurry?" Ruozhi turned her head away, her concerned tone mixed with some resentment.

"I just miss you so much, I haven't seen you for two years, and Zhi'er is still blaming me!"

The woman didn't answer, she just paced and turned her head sideways.

"Being filial to my mother, guarding the mausoleum for two years, I was exhausted inside and outside. I missed my sweetheart and was restless every day. I had to write letters to support me. I never thought I would only get one letter, just a few pens. Now I finally look forward to coming back, but the girl is like this." Alienation, how do you call me Ansheng?"

Lian Lixi's face was full of grievances and urgency, and she didn't have the calm look of the hall just now.

It's just that the woman didn't open her mouth yet, her shrewd eyes stared straight at the flustered man, and she was able to control even the flick of a strand of hair from the man's temples.

Ruozhi looked at the man she hadn't seen for a long time, she seemed to be spoiled and helpless, so why not? up.

"Now that you're back, why don't you leave?"

"I won't leave, I won't leave again, I just want to accompany the beautiful woman, and sing with her!"

"How dare you talk honeyed words to bluff people!"

Lian Lixi smiled, most of the anger had dissipated, the man gently supported Ruozhi's vertical hair, stroked the broken hair on the side lovingly, a delicate jade hairpin was inserted into the bun, the woman tentatively Touched it, then tugged at the corners of his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to say it,
"I know you don't look down on ordinary things, and I also accidentally learned that a craftsman from the south of the Yangtze River made this jade and nanmu."

At this moment, Ruozhi only felt her old face flushed. These years, she was either traveling or seeking advice from her retainers, so she seldom had time to pay attention to this matter.

It is said that women are the ones who please themselves, but they are all naked, without any ornaments on their bodies.It's not that Ruozhi doesn't like it, but that she really doesn't have time!

"I reckoned that when you came back today, you wanted to dress up, but you didn't want to make things complicated." Ruozhi felt a little embarrassed as she spoke, her ears turned red, and her cold face added a bit of color, so amazing!

Lian Lixi hurriedly hugged the woman into her arms, even thousands of words were turned into strands of soft light.

Looking at the girl's pretty face, Lian Lixi faded away from the joy of seeing her sweetheart, and replaced it with the distress after precipitation, and felt a bitter taste in her heart. He watched Ruozhi grow up, and the hardships of the girl's growth, how could he? I don't know, but how can they be free when they just grew up in the center of power?
Zhi'er, do you know that I hope that you dress up not to satisfy a man's desires, but to be like an ordinary woman, with an ordinary appearance and a quiet and beautiful appearance.

As soon as Lian Lirong entered the gate of the palace, she saw two men and women frolicking in the small pavilion next to her. She just wanted to see who it was, who dared to do this in public in the palace. After confirming, she only shouted:
"Brother Emperor!"

The two of them took a closer look, and it turned out that the sixth prince came beckoning. They bowed to each other, and Lian Lirong opened his mouth

"Why can't this imperial brother wait for a moment, so you and I are in this palace?"

Ruozhi was also used to this guy's blunt speech since she was a child. Compared with those who talk around the bush, she still likes this straightforward person very much.

"Why did the wind blow you here?" Lian Lixi was a little displeased by the interruption.

"The prince of Xia Kingdom came to choose a relative, and the emperor asked me to go over to discuss the matter. I didn't want to see the two beauties. I was really unhappy. So I also want to choose a good wife, and I will definitely make you envious."

Ruozhi pursed her lips and smiled, raised her eyebrows and looked at Lian Lirong, who saw her small movements and ignored her.

Only for a moment, I saw a woman in Chinese clothes go straight away, and as soon as Li Rong waved her hand holding the fan, she disappeared

"Why did the second imperial sister leave in such a hurry?" Lian Lixi was a little puzzled, after all, this royal child is the most particular about manners.

"Hey, Fifth Brother still remembers Gu Ranzhi, the daughter of Prime Minister Zuo that you rescued two years ago. The Second Sister made friends with her after that, maybe because she was unwell."

Lian Li just passed by, seeing the eunuch waving quickly, Ruozhi bid farewell to the two of them after speaking, and left the palace.

In the sedan chair returning home

A man in black clung to Ruozhi's ear and reported, but there was no trace of him for a moment.

The woman rubbed her temples thoughtfully, then sat down and fell asleep.

Miao Qing looked at her master's exhausted face and pale complexion, so he didn't have the same demeanor just now.Now that the fifth prince came back, the foreign prince came to join in the fun again, I am afraid that this time it is inevitable that he will make some plans.

"How long is it until the daughter of the Gu family's birthday party?" Ruozhi fell asleep,
"Return to master, more than a week."

"Are you going?"

"Ok!"

The people of Dacang are pure and pure, and the founding empress advocates that people should not be distinguished by gender, and only those who obey the faith can be virtuous and filial. Therefore, women can enter the court as officials, and men can also be placed in the inner court.

It's just that the family rules of the officials' children are very strict and complicated, and they are not as comfortable as ordinary people. Although Ruozhi is a special case, her days in the capital are few and far between these years, and she has only been back for more than three months, so it is difficult to see each other. Zhi just wanted to meet this unknown Gu girl?of course……

Miao Qing was a little puzzled, and opened his mouth, but finally remained silent.

"By the way, is Liyue coming back!" Ruozhi said with a hint of meaning in her tone.

"Returning to Master, King Guangxian has won the battle. His Majesty has already prepared a banquet for the ministers and the harem on the fifteenth day of this month, as well as Young Master Chu today..."

Ruozhi interrupted Miao Qing with gestures, indicating that she already knew, and the woman kept her eyes closed the whole time.

It was only in the middle of the trip, when the bumps were gone, that pair of clear eyes slowly opened, and said
"What stops?"

"Back to the eldest lady, it is the Li family son!"

The woman understands that this Li Qing is the youngest son of Li Linhai, the left prime minister of the current dynasty. The Li family is also a century-old clan. Made by Mrs.

Ruozhi opened the sedan chair curtain, poked her head out, and saw a man in a purple robe, in luxurious clothes, and there was another person in white clothes next to him, and upon closer inspection, it was the 'No. [-] scholar' in the hall.

"Brother Li, who are you?" Ruozhi pretended to ask.

"Now that you are discussing politics, it is true that the nobles forget things too much."

Li Qing had been waiting for this person here early in the morning, and originally wanted to ask Ruozhi for some auspicious words, which was a good idea, but he didn't take it to heart at all, he was just asking for trouble.

Ruozhi twitched the corner of her mouth, quickly folded the fan in her hand and patted her head.

"Hey, look at your girl and my memory. Today's 'Zuixian Tower' opens, so naturally I'm going to praise Brother Li. I'm going to punish myself three cups later!"

"Three cups is enough to get rid of me, so I have to drink several bowls." Li Qing pretended to be dissatisfied.

Ruo Zhixin said sadly: Good boy, you are really a vengeful master.

"In that case, Miao Qing, do we still have a lot of important things to do in this mansion? Let's go back first!" As he spoke, he wanted to drive away.

Seeing this, Li Qing immediately blushed, and placed his hands on the delicate window

"Good sister, can't I be wrong? You should reward me, and I'll punish myself with a pot."

"That's what you said, girl, I don't have anything to do with others."

"Of course!"

Seeing that the woman had already stepped off the carriage, Li Qing managed to hurry up, helped her down, and took advantage of the situation to hug her arm.

"Okay, how old are you still acting like a baby, so many people are watching." The woman was doting and helpless.

"I really can't help you!"

Huai Ran's attendant at the side said sadly: This Li Qing has a perverse personality and has made a lot of famous things, which is a headache for Li Xiang. Ruozhi's words, seeing her today, really listened to her everywhere.

Needless to say, the status of the emperor's mansion in Dacang, but this little emperor has always rejected those officials' children, and only got close to this Li Qing. It is still a little bit beneficial to climb up to Li Qing, a stunned young man.

Huai Ran just walked along this busy street with the first noble son and daughter of Dacang, even though he was from everyone, but seeing the street scene of Changping in the capital today, he was also amazed again and again!

"Lord Huai is from the country of Xia!" Ruozhi asked.

"Girl Hui, my mother is from the country of Xia. My father followed my mother all these years. I grew up with my grandparents. It's just that when I was old, my family and my subordinates wanted to get a job. I only came back a year ago."

"It's no wonder Brother Huai is not familiar with crowds and hustle and bustle. There are hundreds of thousands of people taking part in the imperial examination every year. You must have worked hard for such a single-plank bridge." Li Qing praised.

"To tell you the truth, the Dacang Imperial Examination has allowed people from all over the world to participate since the first emperor. Regardless of background or appearance, Huai was born in a merchant's family, and he is not short of money. You can see it from your parents. If you really want to To be respected by one side, one has to be well-known.”

"Very good!"

"Hey, what are those people doing?"

I saw a group of people busily looting for something.

"A few days later, the right minister's daughter will perform the ceremony of Jidi, perhaps someone from the mansion will prepare it." Huai Ran blurted out.

Li Qing helped the fan, and said in a bad mood: "Gu Xiang has worshiped as the right minister of the Great Cang for many years, and there will be a lot of people at that time, Changping's nobles, so please!"

Ruozhi smiled: "Look at you sour, let your son of the left minister be domineering, and not allow the daughter of the right minister to make a fortune."

"Good sister, I really can't like those girls every family."

"I'm also a girl, what are you talking about, hurry up, it won't be good to delay the time!"

Said that a team was submerged in the vastness of the busy city.

Zuixianlou

At this time, the shop entrance was already full of people, seeing Li Qing and his party coming, the boy beat the gongs and drums even harder, making it lively.

When the time is right, the shopkeeper shouted

"The auspicious time has come!"

"Ribbon cutting!"

(End of this chapter)