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The various disputes over the peace talks in the outside world did not affect the Zhennan Palace in the capital at all.

Due to the increasing summer heat, Xiao Yi got enough ice early, and two ice basins are placed in the room every day.

Meimei took a nap, and as soon as Nangong Yue got up, Lily entered the house with a large stack of account books.

"Prince Prince, Butler Zhu has sent the account book."

Auditing of accounts is usually done at the end of the year, but the accounts at the end of last year were really messy. In the past six months, Nangong Yue has also spent some effort to rectify it, so she thought that she should look at the account books again in the middle of the year.

Moreover, Xiao Yi needs a lot of money to support the army, and she has to see where she can get some money.

"Take it to my study."

Nangong Yue gave a casual order, and asked Baihui to pull up a homely bun for herself, wearing only a few bead flowers at will, and then went to the small study.

Nangong Yue looked at the account book on the bookcase and asked casually, "Is that all there is?"

Lily replied: "Butler Zhu said that there are still some that have not been delivered. The new steward just left, and he didn't have time to clear the old accounts. He will send them over after a while."

Nangong Yue nodded and asked her to prepare tea and snacks for herself, and then looked carefully.

The original account books were all burned by Nangong Yue, and all the accounts were recorded again, so each of these account books was only a few pages thin. Although it was small, it was much clearer than the original random records.

only……

"I still have no money." Nangong Yue sighed with emotion.

These industries that were finally recovered cost a lot of money just to rectify, at least until next year to see a little profit. This year, the government's spending will probably depend on the shipyard and the bank in Jiangnan. If it is only to support the house, the money is naturally more than enough, but to support an army, it is far from enough.

And last time Xiao Yi also mentioned that the two cities of Fuzhong and Kailian in the southern border have been forcibly taken by him from the hands of the king of Zhennan. Both cities were greatly damaged during the Nanban invasion, and Xiao Yi made the decision to waive the tax for two years. However, the reconstruction of the city needs money, and with the temperament of King Zhennan, I am afraid that it will not provide a little money for Xiao Yi's city.

Nangong Yue has some headaches. In the past few months, the amount of silver that has been sent to Southern Border has been 70,000 taels. It should be no problem for a few months, but...

"No...I won't show you..."

Suddenly there was a light and crisp laugh outside, Baihui who was serving in the study couldn't help frowning, and was about to go out to remind, but Nangongyue simply put down the account book and said loudly: "Come in."

The door of the study opened, and Lily and Queer walked in embarrassedly.

Baihui stared at Lily, but it was not convenient to reprimand in front of Nangongyue, but Nangongyue suddenly noticed that Lily's cheeks were slightly flushed.

Lily, such a carefree temperament, actually blushes?

Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows, and suddenly said interestingly, "Lily, take it out and I'll take a look."

Lily's face froze, she turned her head to stare at Que'er, and then walked slowly to Nangong Yue, spreading her right hand. I saw a wooden hairpin lying in her palm. There is nothing special about this hairpin, but it looks a bit rough, as if the craftsman who made this hairpin is still a novice.

Looking at Lily's blushing pretty face again, a thought suddenly flashed in Nangong Yue's mind, and she deliberately said, "This hairpin is of average workmanship, and I really can't wear it. I'll give you a better one, so don't need this one. ."

Lily quickly withdrew her hand, shook her head hastily and said, "Princess Shizi, I-I like this."

"Who sent it?" Nangong Yue's sudden words made Lily's mind not react, and she blurted out, "It's Alan." As soon as she finished speaking, she knew that she had said the wrong thing. He quickly covered his lips with his hands and looked at Nangong Yue eagerly.

Straight-tempered people are easy to talk about! However, I didn't expect that Lily would actually meet Alan... Obviously the first acquaintance of the two of them made it very unpleasant, and afterward, Lily would not like Alan everywhere, and now it seems that they are a pair of happy friends.

Baihui was also dumbfounded, she stared at her cousin with wide eyes, thinking: This little girl, how could she hide such a big thing from herself? !

"It turned out to be Alan." Nangongyue nodded thoughtfully, and when she saw Lily looking at him nervously, she suddenly laughed and said, "In a few days, let Alan come to propose marriage."

Lily immediately opened her eyes and smiled, and nodded happily in response, without any twisting, but there was a bit of heartyness of the children of the rivers and lakes.

Although the maidservants who follow the hostess are usually reserved until they are eighteen or later, they are even in their 20s, but for the maidservants around him, Nangong Yue naturally expects them to be well, if they are satisfied. There's nothing wrong with getting married early.

It's a pity that Yimei... Thinking of Yimei, Nangongyue's expression darkened slightly, but she quickly regained her strength and made fun of Lily.

While joking, there were footsteps outside the door, and then Xiao Yi pushed the door and walked in. Seeing that Nangong Yue was in a good mood, he asked, "Is there any happy event today?"

Nangong Yue stood up to greet her. Lily was a girl after all. When she heard the word "happy event", she couldn't help but blushed. She hurriedly bowed and took her cousin and Queer to hurriedly escape.

Xiao Yi was at a loss, Nangong Yue said with a smile, "You're right, our family is going to have a wedding soon." Then he talked about Lily and Alan.

Xiao Yi listened with a look of joy, and said, "That kid Alan is really good, and Lily is a good match for him to marry."

Nangong Yue responded, "I think so too."

She saw Alan's temperament and character, and she could be considered a good match, so she agreed.

Xiao Yi took her and sat down on the beauty's couch. After passing through the desk, he noticed the stack of account books placed on it, and asked casually, "...Are these newly delivered account books?"

Nangong Yue nodded, clasped her fingers and said, "I did a rough calculation, and for the time being, I can move another 10,000 taels of silver. However, it's not the way to rely on us alone. I've thought about it, but I still have to start small. It's only when she got the money out of her hands, and I don't know where she got all the money... It's too much, I'm afraid I won't be able to rely on the emperor this time."

Xiao Yi has been listening with a smile. At this moment, a sly light flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Speaking of which, last time my father asked me to give half of the property to Xiao Luan, we just split it up."

"You mean..." Nangong Yue's mind flashed, "That's good!"

How much property the old prince has left, of course Xiao Yi has the final say. Xiao Fang dares to say that Xiao Yi's industry has only earned a total of 6,000 taels of silver over the years, so they can also say that the old prince has Only two shops remain.

Do the same with others in the way of others.

If Xiao Fang wanted to give Xiao Luan more property, she would definitely not give up. As long as she dared to make trouble, then the Xiao family would come forward.

Xiao Fang has the title of "mother" in the end, and everyone in the world values ​​filial piety. For Nangong Yue, in order not to harm Xiao Yi's reputation, even a little more effort is worth it.

"Calculate the time, the imperial decree should also go to the southern border..." Nangong Yue couldn't wait.

Speaking of the southern border, at this time, thousands of miles away in the southern border, in the large camp of Luo Yue City, the soldiers in the battalion are still practicing.

I just heard the sound of the soldiers stepping, shouting, and weapons colliding from time to time in the direction of the martial arts field.

At the entrance of the barracks, two tall and strong soldiers were guarding both sides of the entrance. One of them, with a square face, saw that there was no one around, so he quietly called out "Sanshu." He called his companion over and whispered in his ear. .

"What?! Princess, she has seized the estate of Shiziye?! Qian Dazhuang, you are not kidding!" Another black-faced man exclaimed in disbelief, causing Qian Dazhuang to look around in a hurry. Look, glared at the companion, motioned him to be quiet.

Qian Dazhuang continued: "That's still fake! Yesterday my mother-in-law came to see me in the camp and told me that it had already spread outside. Why do you think the princess was sent to the Ming and Qing Temple, not because the emperor was sent to the temple? punished!"

They naturally don't know why the princess went to the Ming and Qing Temple to "pray for blessings", but since it's being spread like this now, it must be true!

Chen Sanshu was almost stunned when he heard it, and after a while, he sighed "tsk tsk": "Princess is too courageous, hey, what do you think is actually..." He lowered his voice, winked, and used The finger wrote a quick "king" in mid-air.

Qian Dazhuang immediately understood and whispered: "I heard my mother-in-law say that many people are saying the same thing now, saying that if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. The prince is really pitiful..."

Chen Sanshu's complexion suddenly changed, and he said firmly, "Old Qian, since you have suffered from the wind and cold, why don't you speak to the centurion..."

Qian Dazhuang was confused by what he said, "When did I..." Seeing his companions winking at him, he finally realized that something was wrong, and turned around stiffly, only to see a middle-aged man in armor. The man was looking at them not far away with sharp eyes.

The two soldiers hurriedly knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute: "I have seen General Song!" Oops! I don't know how much General Song heard from what they said just now.

Song Xiaojie strode up to the two soldiers, and coldly dropped a sentence: "Take care of the errands, don't gossip!" Then he strode out of the camp.

The two soldiers were so frightened that they fought on their legs. They thought they would be punished by the Thirty Soldiers this time, but they didn't expect General Song to turn a blind eye and let them go. The two looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Xiaojie immediately jumped on a dark horse and galloped all the way towards Luoyue City.

His eyes were slightly heavy, and his mind was heavy. What the two soldiers said just now was just the tip of the iceberg. Now, what the generals in the army and the people of southern Xinjiang think about King Zhennan is what worries him the most!

If things go on like this, the morale of the army and the people will inevitably be unstable.

It seems that I still need to mention the prince... Song Xiaojie thought to himself.

After arriving at the Zhennan Palace in Luoyue City, Song Xiaojie first reported the military situation to the Zhennan King. After finishing the business, he said hesitantly: "My lord, there is something I don't know if I should mention it at the end?"

King Zhennan's face turned serious, and he said solemnly, "Xiaojie, what can't you say between you and me?"

Song Xiaojie rationalized his thoughts and said, "My lord, do you know the most prosperous new play in the city recently?"

King Zhennan was stunned, confused.

In the past, the princess, Xiao Fang, liked to go to the theatre. From time to time, there would be babble singing in the house, but since Xiao Fang went to the Qingming Temple, the house became much quieter. Why did Song Xiaojie suddenly mention singing? Xiao Fang intercedes?

After all, they have been husband and wife for more than ten years. If Song Xiaojie is really in love, he might as well go down the steps...

King Zhennan was thinking about it when he heard Song Xiaojie continue: "A few days ago, the opera troupe in the city put on a new play called "Miss Shi's Teacher". This play is about a general named Shi from the previous dynasty. She has been out for many years, and her family is handed over to the successor Wang, who continues to marry. Wang treats the eldest daughter left by her original spouse as her own, and loves her like a treasure. It’s a pity that Miss Shi is coddled and willful, and is very disrespectful to her stepmother. Over time, General Shi was very displeased with his eldest daughter. On the contrary, he loved the children of his successor. When Miss Shi was old, General Shi hurriedly chose a marriage for her to marry. Miss Shi With a notorious reputation, the man she married naturally has a bad reputation, but no one expected that Miss Shi used evil to overcome evil, and actually trained the slut husband into a weapon, and the husband was admitted to the jinshi a few years later. Rumors gradually began to spread, saying that the stepmother was unkind and that Miss Shi was smearing her reputation for self-protection, and the Wang family had a sinister heart, not only deliberately killing Miss Shi, but also stealing the dowry left by her original spouse..."

"It's absurd! It's really absurd!" Hearing this, King Zhennan finally couldn't hold back his indignation and interrupted him.

What is General Shi? What Wang's?

This play is clearly insinuating himself, the king of Zhennan and the princess, Xiao Fang!

These scoundrels are so brave!

King Zhennan's face was dark, and he said angrily, "Which troupe dares to be so bold?" How dare you criticize the palace like this!

Song Xiaojie sighed at the concerns of King Zhennan. In an instant, many images flashed through his mind. Now the southern border cities and the military have spread the word, and probably the only person in the game, Wang Ye, does nothing. understood.

He gritted his teeth, and simply picked out the words: "My lord, it's not just those opera troupes, now the people in southern Xinjiang are saying that the princess has occupied the prince's property and will not pay it back..."

King Zhennan's complexion was even more ugly, and he almost stood up, "How did this spread out?!"

How did that happen?

After the last imperial decree arrived, he had already ordered Xiao Fang to return the property and money, and sealed the mouth of the servant. This matter should have been revealed quietly, how could it be spread out? It was also spread that the entire southern border knew about it?

Although it was Xiao Fang who was at fault, he, the King of Zhennan, could not escape his reputation for lax family governance!

Song Xiaojie sighed in his heart: This is always the family business of the prince, how would he know how it was spread out?

But his face was calm, and he bowed his head and replied respectfully: "My lord, in the teahouses and restaurants in the city these days, those scholars are discussing and criticizing each other. Some people say that the lord is confused, is controlled by a woman, and regards his parents as children. He was an enemy, so he delayed sending reinforcements from the army at first. Even when the prince conquered the two cities of Fuzhong and Kailian, the prince insisted on robbing the prince of the prince's achievements. Some people even suspected that the princess was instigated by the prince... "

All in all, it means that the king of Zhennan was coaxed around by the princess, and he was so confused that he could not see that his son was promising; he sighed that the prince was pitiful, and in order to protect himself, he was able to grow up safely by acting like a fool since he was a child; praised the prince so humiliated and burdened, out of the mud not stained.

Following Song Xiaojie's statement, King Zhennan was furious and said, "What nonsense! Could this king still covet such a small amount of money from that renegade son!"

"Your Majesty, of course not." Song Xiaojie hurriedly said, "The problem is that outsiders don't understand the truth!"

Song Xiaojie sighed inwardly.

In fact, it is not surprising that some people say that the prince. Since the prince returned to the southern border last year, his heroism is obvious to all. He has taken the lead in the battles, led the troops to rush to kill, and finally defeated the southern barbarians. In the eyes of the top and bottom, the prince has disappointed the soldiers again and again, so that he gradually lost the hearts of the army and the people.

In contrast, the prestige of the prince in the southern border is now at the height of the sky. I don't know how many people secretly envy the two cities of Fuzhong and Kailian, and they can be in the hands of the prince. And the people of the two cities are even more obsessed with the prince, with high fighting spirit and high morale. The reconstruction of the two cities is in an orderly manner. It's just that I can't tell the prince about this.

He wouldn't listen when he said that, thinking that in order to get angry with the prince, Song Xiaojie sighed secretly, thinking that he had refuted the money for the reconstruction of Fuzhong and Kailian. Isn't this intentional to leave a message?

No wonder these two cities are now loyal to the prince.

Song Xiaojie was hesitant to speak, but finally he had to say implicitly: "My lord, the rumors are getting worse and worse. For the reputation of the lord and the palace, it is better to ask the lord to 'persuade' the princess to express something..." Only let Xiaofang Only by admitting his mistakes can he stabilize the hearts of the people in southern Xinjiang.

But what Song Xiaojie said later, King Zhennan couldn't listen to it at all, his forehead jumped with anger, and he muttered: "It's so unreasonable, so unreasonable!" I just feel that now the entire southern border is watching his own jokes , laughing at his confused mind, laughing at his blindness and ignorance of gold and jade, laughing at him being led by a woman by the nose...

The more King Zhennan thought about it, the more angry he felt, and he suddenly felt that he was caught in a breath. He raised his hand to cover his chest, his face was pale, even faintly blue, his mouth was breathing heavily, and even his eyes turned white...

Song Xiaojie felt that something was wrong with King Zhennan, and exclaimed: "My lord!"

Before he finished speaking, King Zhennan had already fallen to the ground. Song Xiaojie hurriedly stopped getting up, supported King Zhennan, and shouted loudly, "Please come here, the doctor! The lord fainted..."

The news of King Zhennan's fainting spread all over the palace in an instant. Some of the servants went to ask a doctor, some went into the study to help move King Zhennan to the bed in the main courtyard room, and some hurried to inform The chief concubine Wei and several sons and girls.

After a while, the doctor Wang, the doctor in the palace, came sweating profusely with the medicine box. Immediately afterwards, the concubine Wei, Xiao Luan and Xiao Fei hurried over when they heard the news.

While Dr. Wang was giving Zhennan King an injection, Mrs. Wei turned her head to look at Song Xiaojie and said, "General Song, I heard that the general was present when the prince fainted in the study. What happened?" Mrs. Wei His voice was soft and courteous, and there was a deep worry in his eyes, but there was no hint of questioning.

Song Xiaojie replied respectfully, "Returning to the concubine, let's wait for the prince to wake up."

Wei shi frowned slightly, and half lowered his eyes, and did not ask any further questions.

Xiao Luan on the side said dissatisfiedly: "General Song, my father is like this now. What else can't be said to us, and I have to wait for my father to wake up? In case..."

Xiao Luan was about to rebuke when he heard a maid shout in surprise, "My lord... lord, wake up!"

Xiao Luan swallowed the words that came to his mouth, turned his head to look, and saw that the king of Zhennan on the bed was really awake, his face was still a little pale, his eyes were blank, and he still looked like the majestic king of Zhennan on weekdays. .

"Your Highness, you are finally awake, but you are worried about your concubine's death." Concubine Wei was sitting on the edge of the bed diligently, and greeted King Zhennan, "My concubine knows that the prince is always busy with official business, but the prince still has to take good care of himself. The body is."

Seeing that King Zhennan woke up, Mrs. Wei felt a little relieved. If King Zhennan was really ill, she was not afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that she would give Princess Xiao Fang an excuse to return to the palace.

Although the princess will come back sooner or later, Wei Shi still hopes to wait until she gathers around the palace.

King Zhennan patted Wei's hand lightly, indicating that he was fine, then looked around, and said weakly: "You all go out first, this king has something to tell General Song."

Wei shi said softly, and then retreated with the brothers and sisters Xiao Luan and Xiao Fei, thinking: I still need to find someone to ask what the prince and General Song said...

When only himself and Song Xiaojie were left in the room, King Zhennan said to Song Xiaojie with a stern expression: "Xiaojie, pass on this king's order to tidy up the southern border, if anyone dares to argue the right and wrong of the palace, stick Twenty big boards; if it is committed again, it will be punished by capital punishment!"

Song Xiaojie said in shock: "My lord, this..."

He felt that King Zhennan was in a hurry, right? If this order was issued, wouldn't it further confirm that the rumors were true? I'm afraid there will be more people who suspect that everything is instigated by King Zhennan...

"Just do as this king said." King Zhennan said sharply.

Song Xiaojie sighed inwardly, "Yes."

Song Xiaojie retreated. Although he was reluctant, he could only follow the orders of King Zhennan.

After some severe punishment, no one dared to talk about the matter on the bright side, but, just as Song Xiaojie was worried, all the people's guesses seemed to be confirmed because of King Zhennan's untimely order. As a result, the fact that King Zhennan condoned the concubine's harsh treatment of parents and children spread behind the scenes at a faster speed than before.

In just two days, even Xiao Fei, the eldest girl of Zhennan Wangfu, got the news. She frowned slightly and asked to see Zhennan Wang who was still on the sickbed, saying that she wanted to go to the Mingqing Temple to visit her mother-in-law.

During the few days when King Zhennan was resting on the sickbed, the **** let the servants go out to inquire. Sure enough, the troupe, storytellers, and scholars all settled down, and no one dared to discuss the privacy of the palace. , he felt that his decision was extremely correct, and to deal with these gangsters, they should know their superiority and inferiority.

King Zhennan was in a good mood and spirit, and even his illness seemed to be about to recover, so when Xiao Fei's request was mentioned, he readily complied.

After Xiao Fei was blessed, he retreated. King Zhennan was about to let the servant take a book to read when a messy footstep sounded outside, followed by a slightly anxious voice: "My lord, the angel is here, It's here to preach the imperial decree!"

King Zhennan frowned suddenly, how come there is another imperial decree! ?

He had an ominous feeling in his heart. Since the Nizi returned last time, the emperor's imperial decrees have been almost endless, the total number is more than the previous ten years, and there is no good thing.

But even if he was unhappy in his heart, King Zhennan could only have someone serve him, change his robes, and go to the front hall to greet the angel.

To the surprise of King Zhennan, the imperial decree was originally intended for the princess Xiao Fang!

But according to the emperor's decree, Zhennan King must obey the decree together.

Although he still didn't know what was in the imperial decree, King Zhennan's heart sank, and the ominous premonition grew stronger.

After the king of Zhennan ordered his servants to take care of them, he got into a red-roofed carriage and personally accompanied several palace servants who passed the decree to the Ming and Qing Temple.

Three hours later, King Zhennan and Mrs. Fang knelt together in the courtyard of the Ming and Qing Temple to listen to the decree.

The little maid recited the imperial decree in a high-pitched voice, but when little Fang Shi only heard one sentence, he felt a rumbling sound in his ears.

how can that be possible! ?

Is she dreaming?

She is the dignified princess of Zhennan! How could the emperor take her concubine's life?

In the history of Dayu, it was the first time ever!

Xiao Fang's whole person froze, and his first reaction was to jump up and slap the servant in the mouth, wanting to tear off the imperial decree, wanting to treat all this as a nightmare...

All thoughts flashed by, but she quickly calmed down.

Her official life was taken away, which is an irreversible fact, but the southern border is different from the capital. In the southern border, the king of Zhennan is the emperor of the earth. As long as the king of Zhennan is willing to protect her, even if there is no imperial concubine's official life, she will Don't be afraid! Who would dare to disrespect her!

After King Zhennan ordered his servants to be sent out, Mrs. Fang blinked, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes immediately. He looked at him with tears in his eyes, sobbing: "My lord, I have been wronged..."

She was so aggrieved that she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her cuffs, knelt on the ground, and wept sobbing. .

As if something happened that she didn't know about?

King Zhennan looked at her coldly, and said sternly, "Sister Fang, what the hell is going on?"

In the imperial decree, it only mentioned that Mrs. Fang was unkind as a mother, and treated her stepson Xiao Yi harshly. It was unbearable to be honored as a princess, but King Zhennan didn't believe that just like this, the emperor would take Mrs. Xiao Fang's order.

"My lord..." Xiao Fang's tears flowed down, her beautiful face was full of sadness, "I don't know how I got back, but last time you asked my concubine to return the money and property that I kept for Ah Yi to him, The concubine body has also been paid back. But why... Wangye, the concubine body is really wronged."

While crying, Mrs. Fang paid attention to King Zhennan's expression, and said carefully: "Could it be that Ayi is still angry with his concubine? The concubine has always treated him like his own son. You know, my lord, that the concubine is not the same. unselfish..."

A husband and wife for more than ten years, how could King Zhennan have no feelings for Xiao Fang at all? A resentment rose in his heart, and the look in Xiao Fang's eyes turned a little colder.

"Enough!" King Zhennan interrupted her impatiently and waved his hand wearily, "Xiao Fang, this king is too lazy to care what stupid things you have done, in short, this king will lose your face. It's over!"

"My lord..."

Mrs. Fang stepped forward to grab the sleeve of King Zhennan, but was thrown away by him.

The good reputation of Zhennan Palace was ruined by this woman! King Zhennan looked disgusted, he took a deep breath, and threw his sleeves coldly: "The emperor's will has been made, this king sees that this temple is quite clean, you can simply cultivate yourself here!"

He turned around and was about to leave, Xiao Fang was frightened and scared, walked over on his knees, and hurriedly grabbed his robe and said, "My lord, concubine..."

In the past, Mrs. Fang's voice sounded like a sing-along, but at the moment it sounded like a sparrow. King Zhennan kicked his right foot fiercely... No matter what happened to Mrs. Fang, he didn't miss it. left in great strides.

Xiao Fang didn't take precautions, he was kicked violently, and the whole person fell to the cold slate ground with a thud, and the bright red blood slid down from the white forehead.

The maid looked at her nervously and asked, "Princess, are you alright?"

Xiao Fang's heart was cold and cold, and he lost his mind for a while. What should she do if King Zhennan really hates her and lets her stay in the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha in Mingqing Temple?

The blood dripping from her forehead made her face even paler.

Xiao Fang's body was trembling like a sieve, the whole person was paralyzed, and despair was written in his eyes...

She is not reconciled! Not reconciled!

There must be a way...

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!