22. Concerted efforts (6)

What Gui Xiang said, the queen mother only frowned slightly, "Okay, all dynasties have favored ministers, the emperor is not easy to go outside now, the people in the military aircraft department are not intimate, the master of the Hongde Hall is also a lot of trouble, so that the emperor does not worry much, he does not rely on a few of your classmates, who else to rely on, I am ready to ask you to go to the north to experience the experience, but the mother is very unwilling, saying that you are the only man in the family, you can't go to those places where you fight and kill, and the emperor is not willing to let you out, and said that for a while, let you go to the military department to watch, Send a serious errand, I'm just that, whoever the emperor likes, who he is willing to promote, it doesn't matter, don't lose the sense and scale, although Zaicheng is a little debauched, but he is still loyal to the emperor, you naturally don't need to say, Wang Qingqi I have seen it once, the answer is decent, and I guess I can't do anything bad. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info But since you said it, I naturally have to be careful, and it's always right to be cautious in everything. ”

Gui Xiang responded, and then did not talk about this matter, but talked about other current affairs in Beijing, saying that as soon as the news of the Kulun allied forces went north, the price of fur on the market rose by three percent, but after a few days, the official road from Kulun to Zhangjiakou was unobstructed, and the price of fur fell again, Shanxi and Henan were drought, and many people fled to Zhili ShandongNow the yield on this field is very low compared to sericulture handmade textile or other factories, so there are not many people farming in this field, and the rent of this field has also dropped, but the price of this grain has risen a lot in Beijing, and many people who fled the famine went to Guanwai, and some people gritted their teeth and went to Jinzhou by boat to see if they had luck, Gui Xiang said a lot, and saw that the queen mother was a little absent-minded, so he got up and knelt down.

The Queen Mother was shocked and asked, "What errand is the emperor going to send you, do you know?" ”

"Long live the Lord said that I have been trained in the Prime Minister's Yamen before, I might as well go again, I think I am not very proficient in these, and I have also seen the world, but I don't have to squeeze with the students of the Tongwen Pavilion," Gui Xiang said, "The emperor said to let me choose one between the household department and the military department, I just don't have an idea, what do you mean, the queen mother?" ”

"The Ministry of War," the Queen Mother said, "Now that you are using soldiers, you are gilded, and you have the merit of logistics and transportation in the middle, and you will be promoted faster, and your relatives and relatives of the dynasty can lead the troops, and you will have the opportunity to lead the troops in the future, and you will have a great chance to lead the troops out." Just don't be arbitrary, listen to the opinions of your bosses in the yamen, Jiang Zhongyuan is a soldier, but I heard that you are stubborn, you don't rely on the pride of my brother, the emperor's uncle, so that Shangguan can't come to the stage, and makes jokes, but no one likes you. ”

Gui Xiang smiled bitterly, "How can the younger brother be this kind of person, the queen mother can rest assured." ”

Gui Xiang retreated, the Queen Mother flipped the chapter, and saw that there was nothing special, so she put it down, held her cheeks and pondered for a while, shook her head slightly, still not at ease, called Tang Wufu, but An Dehai walked in, "Wufu went to prepare lunch, what did Niangniang command?" ”

"Go tell De Ling, check Wang Qingqi's whereabouts, and what to do every day."

An Dehai's eyebrows jumped and he nodded, "Yes." ”

"Also, see what the queen is doing, and if she is free, let her come for a visit."

The queen lives in Bitong Academy, and she came over in a moment, and the queen Yingying bowed down, "See the emperor's mother." ”

"Well, get up." The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, "I haven't seen you for some days, what are you busy with?" ”

This seems to be blamed, the queen originally sat down, and then stood up again, "Ligui Concubine Niangniang and several concubines have pooled silver to prepare for the emperor's birthday celebration, entrusted to the ministers, these days, the ministers are preparing the stage troupe and the list of foreign women invited to the palace, in addition to the gifts, it is the fault of the concubines who have not come to the queen mother for a long time to ask for peace." ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said with a smile, "I don't mean to blame you, I'm here, no more than before, there are not many people in our family, and we don't have to be so restrained, we don't have to come to ask for peace every day, you don't have to be busy asking for sin, the matter of treats, don't be busy, just ask the people under you to do it, it's really busy, just ask Concubine Li to stare at it herself, where she coaxes you to work hard, sit down," Ming Cui helped the queen get up and sat down, "I called you here to ask how the emperor's diet and living are recently." ”

"The emperor still can't sleep well at night," the queen replied, "I will wake up from time to time, and I sleep for a long time, but I often wake up at this time, and I always feel that it is hindering the dragon body," the queen stirred her handkerchief, "I asked the imperial doctor to see, and said that it was okay, and it was okay to take some calming medicine, but the emperor was taboo, saying that he was young, what medicine to take." ”

"It's probably still too much pressure," the Queen Mother sighed, "It's the first time he's fought with a foreigner since he became a pro-government, and it's still with a Russian, so the pressure in his heart must be very great, speaking of which, this ancestral family law is also not good, and any military report will be dealt with immediately when it comes at night!" ”

The Queen Mother complained, and then said, "I have thoughts this day, I have dreams at night, and I receive military reports from time to time at night, and I must be thinking about these things when I sleep, so naturally I can't sleep well, and you should also be more lenient with the emperor on weekdays, don't let him be bored all the time." ”

"Yes, it's about to be the Dragon Boat Festival now, Erchen thought, don't invite people outside, in your own garden, everyone is lively and lively together, not confined to that place, just don't be in the main hall."

"Yes," the Queen Mother nodded, "even we old women don't have to go, you young couples are happy by themselves." ”

"Yes."

The Queen Mother asked casually, "Who does the emperor call to serve these times?" ”

The queen bowed her head and replied: "There are a few concubines in Yu, a few times in Concubine Hui, and the rest are nobles." ”

"The nobleman is so favored by the emperor?" The Queen Mother frowned, "But why hasn't she moved at all?" ”

"The doctor said that she was cold and not easy to conceive......"

"What's the matter," the Queen Mother was surprised, "then how can she continue to pester the emperor?" It's hard for me to say, after all, it's your own business, why don't you persuade the emperor? You are the empress, and your identity and the emperor are enemies, and you can't do anything by the emperor himself. ”

The queen was a little helpless, "The ministers are afraid that the emperor will say that the ministers are jealous and can't tolerate people." ”

"There are some things that should be said or said, and I am not afraid that others will know, the emperor is the son-in-law, I hope, the back is also the son-in-law, you are personally chosen by the emperor, the emperor is naturally satisfied, you can't be blindly virtuous, always have to grasp it yourself!" (To be continued.) )