Pampered Consort’s Acting Awards: 59, Military News

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==Chapter 59 Military Report==

Xia, the first year of Yanxi.

In the hot summer, the Forbidden City has tall locust trees and deep bamboos, with thousands of layers of darkness. The rays of light pour from the clouds and shine on the green glazed tiles.

Pull aside the veil, Fu Ying helped Su Ling get up little by little. As time went by, her belly gradually became visible and her movement became more and more inconvenient.

Fuying rubbed her shoulders for her and whispered: "Today is the fifteenth day, and the three concubines are already waiting outside the palace. Are you asking them to come in now?"

Su Ling nodded, "Okay, by the way, bring over the new tea sent by Guanglu Temple."

The door of Kunning Palace slowly opened, and the three concubines entered the palace to give blessings. They said in unison: "I would like to pay my respects to the Queen."

Su Ling smiled and said: "No need to be polite, come and sit down,"

Fuying stood by the table to serve tea, bowed and poured a cup for each of the three concubines. Concubine Liu took a sip and said first: "Queen, this tea is fragrant and light, with a breath like orchid, and a mellow and refreshing taste. I wonder where it was produced?"

Su Ling said: "It's Tongtian rock tea from Shicheng County, Jiangxi."

Concubine Li put down the cup and whispered: "I heard that Jiangxi has always produced good tea. Jinggang is green, Fuzhou Yunlin, Meiling Maojian, and Fuyao Xianzhi are all produced in Jiangxi."

Su Ling looked at Li Yuan and smiled: "Exactly."

Concubine Xue couldn't help but sneered at the side, the emperor is not here, why are you pretending to be knowledgeable?

She turned sideways, looked at Concubine Li and said, "Hey, I really didn't expect Concubine Li to have such knowledge. If I hadn't known you were from Korea, I would have thought you were born in Jiangxi."

Concubine Liu laughed dryly.

The corners of Li Yuan's mouth stiffened slightly.

It is said that the three concubines are equal, and Li Yuan is favored by the emperor, so he does not need to be angry with Xue Lanyi, but people are born with different temperaments. Whenever faced with Xue Lanyi's cynicism and sarcastic attitude, Li Yuan would always clench his fist and say nothing. , this resigned attitude made Xue Lanyi even more angry.

At this moment, Su Ling suddenly lowered his head and hissed, and the three people's eyes immediately fell on Su Ling's belly.

Fuying immediately said nervously: "Is the empress not feeling well? Do you want to call the imperial doctor?"

Su Ling covered her belly, shook her head and said with a smile: "It's okay, he just kicked me."

Concubine Liu smiled and said: "This child will definitely have a lively temperament in the future."

On the surface, the three concubines all respected the queen, but their inner feelings could no longer be explained by just two words: jealousy.

Although the queen is already in her twenties, and her age is not considered fresh in the harem, her color is still unmatched by others. To her, the years are like the blooming process of peonies.

The brocade is as bright as a flower, and now it has become a national beauty and a heavenly fragrance.

The plump figure and bulging belly seemed to give her a layer of maternal glory, and even the wisp of black hair on the temples was full of tenderness.

The harem is in the right position, the emperor has a wife, and the only daughter of the general who governs the country. Once she gets the eldest son of the emperor, with such honor, no matter how many people are added to the harem in the future, she will be unattainable in the eyes of others.

Not to mention that the emperor had a preference for her.

But it’s not that we can’t understand it. After all, without the Su family, Xiao Yu’s ascension to the throne would not have been so smooth.

Concubine Li looked at the queen's belly, Concubine Xue looked at Li Yuan, suddenly smiled and said: "In a few months, the queen will give birth."

Su Ling said "Hmm" and said, "At the end of September."

"It seems that the palace will be more lively in autumn." Concubine Xue turned to look at Concubine Li and said: "Yesterday, the Queen Mother also said that your Majesty's heirs are not abundant, and it is a waste to spread the branches and leaves." ‌It’s such a big deal, why didn’t Concubine Li ask the imperial doctor to get a pulse?”

Concubine Li suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Xue.

Concubine Xue said quietly: "If I remember correctly, Your Majesty has been resting in Changchun Palace for many times in the past six months. Concubine Li's belly shouldn't be quiet?" Of course, he has been resting for three times. The word is what Concubine Xue sees.

Concubine Li's eyes were filled with mist.

The corners of Concubine Xue's lips became higher and higher, and she continued: "Let me tell you, Concubine Li still needs to see the imperial doctor. If she feels any discomfort, she should be treated as soon as possible."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Ling raised her eyelids to look at Concubine Xue.

Concubine Xue felt nervous.

In the past six months, she was really afraid of being punished by the queen. She copied scriptures and palace rules. It didn't sound like a heavy punishment. She just asked a close female historian to write for her. Unexpectedly, the queen found someone to watch her write. In the past six months, she She didn't know how many copies she had copied, but looking at each other made her wrists feel sore.

But after the sarcasm was over, Concubine Xue pretended to be obedient and said: "I made a mistake."

Su Ling said: "I am exhausted, you can go back."

The queen has always had no airs, but her tone changed now, and she was obviously displeased.

After Concubine Xue and Concubine Liu left, Li Yuan turned back. Su Ling looked at her red eyes and said, "What's wrong?"

Li Yuan's tears fell down.

Su Ling said helplessly: "Concubine Xue has a reckless temperament, but you are both concubines. If there is no big mistake, I will not be able to stand up for you..."

"I am not because of Concubine Xue." Li Yuan raised her hand and wiped her tears and said, "I feel that my stomach is not up to par."

Admittedly, Su Ling no longer feels much about certain things.

Su Ling looked at her and said, "Sir, although the Queen Mother is urging you hard, have I and the Emperor ever told you?"

Li Yuan said: "I know that your Majesty and your empress treat me well, but the more this happens, the more guilty I feel."

Su Ling patted her shoulder and said softly: "I am marrying Your Majesty at the age of seventeen. Isn't it just this year that I will have an heir? You are now in your golden years and have a long time to come. What are you anxious about?"

Li Yuan raised her head, looked at Su Ling with tears in her eyes and said, "The empress and your majesty really have the same mind. Your majesty has..."

This is half said, but the content behind it is not difficult to guess.

Li Yuan suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "My concubine made a mistake."

The expression in Su Ling's eyes did not change, but she admitted that Xiao Yu used her former weakness to comfort Li Yuan, which indeed made her feel a fire in her heart that she had not seen for a long time.

It went out in just a moment.

Su Ling stood up holding her waist, looked at her and said: "Get up."

Li Yuan didn't get up for a long time, "I am guilty, please punish me."

In this case, Su Ling did not ask her to get up, but walked directly past her and returned to the inner hall.

‌Su Ling took a nap and woke up. It was already afternoon.

Today is the 15th day. Fuying was afraid that the emperor would come to have dinner early. When she saw Li Yuan kneeling outside, she reminded her: "My dear, Concubine Li is still kneeling outside."

"Still kneeling?" Su Ling frowned, "When?"

Fuying said: "It's past noon."

Su Ling looked at Fuying and said with a smile: "She has been kneeling outside, why didn't you wake me up?"

Fuying said: "It doesn't matter whether Concubine Li did it on purpose or not. Isn't she guilty of making the empress uncomfortable?"

Su Ling said: "Okay, let her go back quickly, otherwise the Queen Mother will have to watch the fun."

Fuying lowered her head in response.

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There were too many messes left during the Yongchang period, and the imperial court was declining. Xiao Yu not only held morning court, but also held evening court every day.

Today is the fifteenth, the day when he must return to Kunning Palace no matter how late or busy he is.

After Haishi, Xiao Yu lay down behind Su Ling, put his hand on her belly, kissed her shoulder and said, "It's a little late to discuss matters with Mr. Ge today."

Su Ling turned around and saw that there was a faint greenness in his eyes, and said: "The previous meeting is more important. If your Majesty is busy, just rest in the Yangxin Hall."

A smile appeared in the corner of Xiao Yu's eyes, "You don't miss me at all?"

Su Ling said helplessly: "I had dinner with His Majesty yesterday."

"I don't want to hear you call your Majesty." Xiao Yu turned her over, bit her lower lip, his hand gradually went down, and his voice lowered, "It's been a few months, is it still not enough?"

Su Ling gently touched him with her elbow and said, "I have been feeling really unwell lately."

Xiao Yu asked her in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"

Su Ling murmured: "I'm so tired, I'm always sleepy."

Xiao Yu knew how hard it was for her to be pregnant, so he couldn't bear to tease her, so he rubbed his brows with his hands and said, "Then I'll go to the clean room, and you can sleep first."

Su Ling looked at his back and turned over.

The night passed.

Xiao Yu stood up from the cockcrow, and Su Ling sat up with him with her eyes closed.

Actually, Su Ling's eyes were a bit charming, and she didn't look like a queen on weekdays. Now she was looking at him sleepily and changing his clothes, which was a bit like before.

But at this time, he had never thought that it would never be the same again.

Xiao Yu went to court in the morning wearing regular clothes.

The civil and military officials on the left and right of the royal road looked sleepy, and there were constant rustling sounds all around.

Since the fifteenth year of Yongchang, the Great Zhou Dynasty has stopped going to court every day. This comfortable life has been too long. Seeing the new emperor's diligent work, everyone is naturally unhappy.

I remember that when the morning court had just resumed, someone handed me a note in a serious manner and said that I was tired at the end of the day and couldn't get up from the bed.

Xiao Yu killed the chicken to scare the monkey. Not only did he take off the man's black gauze hat, he also gave him fifty boards.

After the emperor sat down, he blew his whip, the civil servants went north to west, and the military officers went north to east, performing three kowtows and six salutes. (1)

After the ceremony, each yamen played ‌ in turn.

It is said that it is a memorial, but most of them are just settling accounts.

There is a saying that is true. The decline of all dynasties began with the collapse of the economy.

The national treasury has no money, local taxes cannot be collected, and the current war situation is tight, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is endlessly crying about poverty. He Chengmao, the Minister of Household Affairs, is a master of acting.

If he hadn't known how rich the He family was, Xiao Yu would have thought that he was so poor that he was so poor.

He Chengmao said: "I know that Your Majesty feels sorry for the soldiers at the border, but I settled an account last night. Since the war with Qi State, the food and grass handed over to the army has been more than enough..."

"Is it more than enough?" Xiao Yu slammed the folded book on the case and said sternly: "That's a total of 60,000 people! If Mr. He feels that it is more than enough, I will call the Duke of Zhen Guo back." , you go and fight for me."

He Chengmao bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"There is no reason for soldiers to fight when they are hungry. Instead of crying with me about poverty, Mr. He, it is better to check the accounts of the household department." Xiao Yu eighteen led the troops to go on an expedition, knowing clearly the situation at the border.

He Chengmao gritted his teeth and bowed.

The next step is to implement the grain harvesting strategy.

The elder Ge read out the excerpt loudly, "Farming can not only attract homeless people, but also prevent bandits. There are more fields to be cultivated, so this tax will naturally..."

Before I could say anything, I heard someone suddenly shouting outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony: "Border is urgent--"

There was such a rule in the morning.

As long as the playing is urgent at the border, priority can be given to starting the playing.

The sound came out, "The Governor of Langzhou has an audience."

"Let him enter the palace!"

The governor of Langzhou, with a dusty face and a flute in his hand, entered the palace and knelt down with a bang and said: "Your Majesty, ten thousand of our soldiers were trapped in the dense river for the past six weeks, and none of them survived..."

He said with trembling lips: "It was Su Jingbei who rebelled. I saw with my own eyes that he entered the border of Qi State when he was attacked from both sides."

"‌Didn't come back."