From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 213

In the evening, in the Imperial Palace, in the Ziwei Palace.

The exquisite small table was filled with delicious food, and a bottle of aged wine had been opened. Xiaozhuang and a group of maids retreated to the yard.

Princess Qinshui poured a glass of wine for Empress Zhaojing and whispered, "Sister, let's have a drink first."

Empress Zhaojing frowned, glanced at her, and then said, "Tell me, what do you want to ask me for?"

Princess Qinshui was stunned and said casually, "How can you say that, sister? I miss you, so I came to the palace to see you and have a meal with you."

"Xiaozhuang was still saying just now that sister has been very sad recently, and she can't eat or sleep."

Empress Zhaojing sighed and said slowly, "Hasn't it been like this all these years? The affairs of the court are always busy, and Dajin is worrying everywhere."

"Look, Zhang Bailong of the Central Plains established a dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. All the civil and military officials said that he would not be able to achieve anything. As a result, he successively conquered seven cities of our Great Jin, and even Kaifeng and Luoyang were in danger."

"The chieftains are in chaos in the south again. In recent months, they have been frantically driving away the Han people and killing those who are disobedient. These barbarians are hateful and do not take the court seriously at all."

"Shenzhou has been lost, and the Eastern Tartars are almost reaching Tianjin, which is the gateway to our capital."

"There are pirates in the south again. Those foreign monsters have captured our Han people as slaves, built ports and large ships for them, and wantonly plundered our silk, porcelain, gold, silver and jewelry."

"This huge dynasty The court was helpless against them. The Yuezhou and Fujian navies dared not move, saying that they could not defeat the Western ironclad ships. "

Speaking of this, Empress Zhaojing pressed her forehead and sighed: "It is really difficult for me to mend the rotten country alone."

Princess Qinshui also sighed and said helplessly: "Sister Emperor, don't think too much. These things are accumulated over the years and cannot be solved by a short period of worry."

"Have a drink quickly, sister will accompany you to talk enough today."

Empress Zhaojing simply clinked glasses with her, and after drinking a few glasses, she said: "You, it's a good thing that you helped I am in charge of the royal family, otherwise it will be even more difficult for me. "

Speaking of this, Princess Qinshui also got angry and couldn't help saying: "Those royal family members are just a bunch of rubbish. They only know how to enjoy luxury all day long and have no idea of ​​the difficulties of the country. Otherwise, the emperor sister would not be isolated and helpless."

"I plan to reduce their silver allocation next year, which can be regarded as a reminder to them."

Empress Zhaojing said: "What's the use? If you reduce their silver allocation by one tael, they dare to extort two taels from the people. They are all a group of dandy who oppress the good."

Princess Qinshui is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She knows the depravity of the Chen royal family and can't help but have a headache.

She said generously: "If they had fought for their spirit, why would our Great Jin have to go through so much trouble."

Empress Zhaojing waved her hand and said: "Forget it, why mention them? It's a bummer. It's better to talk about your business."

"Me?"

Princess Qinshui said: "What can I do?"

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said: "It is said that you have fallen in love with a woman recently. When you were in Prince Jing's Mansion, you were deliberately approaching the wife of the small official in Beicheng."

Speaking of this, she added: "I am not deliberately monitoring you. The poetry meeting involves more than 200 Jinshi in this subject. I can't help but put spies in."

Princess Qinshui nodded and smiled: "Sister, Miss Jianjia is from Yunzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. She is not only unparalleled in talent, but also exquisite in appearance. She has the gentleness and softness of a Jiangnan woman."

"To be honest, my sister likes her very much."

Empress Zhaojing sighed: "Peixian, you are also thirty years old. Although you practice Taoism and keep your youth, you are still young. There are techniques, but you are really old. Shouldn't you try to have sex with your husband and have a child? "

Princess Qinshui's face changed, and she said immediately: "Impossible! Sister, don't you know me? I don't like men since I was a child. My mother was beaten to death by that man!"

Empress Zhaojing said: "Your mother has been dead for 20 years, and the late emperor has passed away for nearly 10 years. Can't you let it go? After all, you have been married to your husband for so long, it's time..."

"Sister, you are so old!"

Princess Qinshui said helplessly: "Don't persuade me. I married Yang Changguan only because that man forced me to. I can't refuse the imperial decree. Otherwise, I would never marry such a man."

"Besides, he doesn't like women. I don't even look down on a dead dog who sleeps with men."

"Only the most beautiful woman in the world can enjoy my good body."

At this point, she looked at Empress Zhaojing and blinked.

Empress Zhaojing knew what she was hinting at, and her face immediately darkened. She said angrily: "Nonsense! Believe it or not, I will punish you for deceiving the emperor!"

Princess Qinshui hurriedly said: "Sister, I was wrong, please don't be angry, we are stillYou mean Miss Jianjia!"

Empress Zhaojing said: "You can't avoid women, right!"

Princess Qinshui was silent for a moment, then forced a smile: "Sister, look at the men around you, the royal family, they are all idiots, with only fame and fortune in their heads, oppressing the people, playing with women, how can I look down on them?"

"Officials, they fight for the three cardinal guides and five constant virtues all day long, and they don't have the country in their minds, how can I look down on them?"

Empress Zhaojing said: "Is there no one who is responsible? Who cares about the people and the country?"

"No!"

Princess Qinshui was decisive, but suddenly remembered the sentence "Returning home on a snowy night" a few days ago.

This is to speak for the people and think about the people.

That Zhou guy seems to have done a lot of good things. At least the outer city is clean, and she has visited it several times, which is quite interesting.

"Forget it. ”

Empress Zhao Jing said: "I can't control you, so I might as well give you some advice. You can't conquer a Jiangnan girl like Zhao Jianjia with your talent. She has talent and has seen many Jiangnan talents."

"A tender offensive won't work either. She is used to it. Jiangnan girls are tender by nature. You can't compare with them in this respect."

Princess Qinshui was anxious: "Then how can I conquer her!"

Empress Zhao Jing said: "Use your own unique advantages, take her to experience things she has never experienced before, give her a sense of novelty, and give her pleasure and excitement."

"For example, take her to ride horses, go hunting, and go to the top of the mountain to enjoy the magnificent scenery."

"Where have Jiangnan girls seen these? As long as you do this, there will be no problem."

Princess Qinshui thought about it and it was true, so she hurriedly said: "This period of time is just a good time for winter hunting in Beishan. I will take her to ride horses and hunt. Isn't it beautiful! ”

Empress Zhaojing said: "When she is tired, she will lean on your arms, and you can have whatever you want."

"Sister, you are right! You are indeed the wisest person!"

Princess Qinshui was very excited. She took the wine glass and drank several gulps. She said: "I will take her there in a few days! I must take this soft and sticky girl!"

At this point, she seemed to remember something and whispered: "Sister, if you like, I will..."

"Shut up!"

Empress Zhaojing glared at her and said: "You are so disrespectful. You are getting more and more outrageous. She is a married woman. You should be careful that she will cause trouble for you."

"It's him?"

Princess Qinshui pouted and said: "Who is he? He is not worthy of causing trouble for me. He can only write some poems. ”

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said, “The reason why he was promoted to Lin’an Prefecture Jinyiwei was because he killed hundreds of rioters with a sword during the Yunzhou riot.”

“Ah?”

Princess Qinshui was stunned and stared, “Isn’t Zhou Yuan a scholar? He is good at writing poems and lyrics!”

Empress Zhaojing patted Princess Qinshui on the shoulder and smiled, “Peixian, don’t always look down on people. The decades of accumulated problems in the outer city of Shenjing and the chaos of gangs were completely dealt with by him in two months. Do you think this can be achieved by luck and poetry?”

Princess Qinshui fell into deep thought.