Chapter 5 The Princess and the Bloodthirsty King
Cha Jiu stood up, and Wan Xing and Wan He helped her wash and dress.
"Your Majesty, it's a good thing that the palace maid Zhirou reminded me this morning, otherwise I would have missed the time to pay my respects." Wanxing felt guilty that she was inconsiderate and didn't even do such a small thing well.
Cha Jiu: "It's not your fault. You followed me into the palace and you don't know the rules here."
After saying that, she turned to look at the maid who had just reminded her: "Your name is Zhirou"
Zhirou smoothed the wrinkles of her dress and nodded, "Your Majesty, that's right."
Looking calm and composed, Cha Jiu was also willing to use her talents wisely: "Then you can be my personal maid like Wan Xing in the future."
Wanxing and Wanhe both came from the Northern Frontier, but Chajiu always needs someone who is more familiar with the palace.
Zhirou seems to have good character, so we can observe her slowly in the future.
Zhirou has been in the harem for many years. Because she follows the rules and has a poor tongue and can't say nice things, she has never been liked by her masters. She never expected that she would have such good fortune today.
She was surprised and delighted, and knelt down to kowtow: "Thank you, Madam. I will serve you loyally and with all my strength from now on."
After preparing everything, Cha Jiu headed towards Chunxi Palace.
In just one night, everyone in the harem knew that the new beauty in Yongle Palace had dared to snatch someone from Chunxi Palace.
Greetings this morning, everyone is waiting to see the show.
When Cha Jiu entered the hall, there was a pretty lady sitting on a small chair next to Concubine Hui. She looked somewhat similar to Concubine Hui and she said something that made Concubine Hui laugh.
Her smile faded a little until she saw Cha Jiu come in.
Before Cha Jiu sat down, he heard Concubine Shu start to attack: "Empress Zhao is so arrogant. His Majesty should not have exempted you from paying respects this morning. You came so late and have no manners at all."
Cha Jiu bowed to Concubine Hui again and said calmly, "Please forgive me, Concubine Gui and Concubine Shu. I didn't sleep all night and was exhausted this morning, so I was late. Please forgive me, ladies."
Didn't sleep all night.
As soon as these four words came out, countless people cast jealous glances at Cha Jiu.
Concubine Hui Guifei appeared to be in a good mood, but her nails were almost broken: "Sister Zhaopin has worked hard in serving His Majesty. It's okay if she is late to pay her respects occasionally."
Concubine Shu cast a disdainful look at him: "You have no shame."
The young lady next to Concubine Huigui sneered, "Sister, you are kind-hearted, but you should know that these rules can only be learned through teaching. I heard that the Northern Frontier is a poor peasant land, and the people there only know how to raise horses and farm. It's a problem to satisfy their appetite, so how can they know any rules?"
Cha Jiu looked at her carefully. She had slanted eyebrows, thin lips and a pointed chin. Her shrewd look was exactly the same as Concubine Hui Guifei.
Concubine Shu covered her mouth and laughed, "Miss Minjia is right. The people from this vassal state are ignorant and barbaric. On the first day they came, they dared to compete for favors in the palace of a high-ranking empress. I don't know how many unruly things they will do in the future."
These people sang the same tune and left Cha Jiu kneeling on the ground and not allowed him to get up.
Zhang Minjia was only trying to vent her anger for her elder sister, Concubine Hui Guifei, and deliberately refused to give in: "Sister, if the palace rules are not correct, the upper ones will follow suit. If those who do not follow the rules are not taught a lesson, there will be chaos in this palace in the future."
Concubine Hui Gui seemed to be entangled by her and Concubine Shu, and sighed, "What you said makes sense, Concubine Zhao, since you were wrong first, I will punish you by making you copy the palace rules a hundred times and confining you to your room for three days."
Although men in the world are lustful, they are also heartless. They locked Zhaopin up for three days. After the excitement of the novelty wore off, who would still remember her?
Concubine Hui Guifei spoke with kindness, but there was a faint smile at the corners of her eyes.
Cha Jiu had seen this kind of method many times in thousands of small worlds, so it was not difficult to deal with it.
However, the system said: "Yuwen Yuan left the court early today and is coming this way."
Cha Jiu thought about it and immediately decided to change his way of saying it.
To put it another way, one that would be more pleasing to Yuwen Yuan.
"I am willing to be punished, but I cannot agree with what this girl said just now: the Northern Frontier is a land of peasants."
Concubine Shu sneered: "How dare you talk back?"
Cha Jiu said calmly: "I am not saying anything rude, but the idea that farmers are lowly and merchants are noble has always been a misunderstanding. Agriculture is the foundation. Only when the people have enough food and clothing can the businessmen, merchants, nobles, and the rules of propriety and law have a foundation for development. Therefore, farmers are not lowly, and farmers are noble is the truth."
Before entering the palace, Mo Lianzheng also talked with Cha Jiu about Sheng Kingdom's current predicament.
Although Sheng State was vast, the agricultural harvest was not good, which had always been a concern for Yuwen Yuan.
He wanted to solve this problem, but the officials in the court, like Zhang Minjia, valued industry and commerce but neglected agriculture, and could not come up with any useful solutions.
Sure enough, as soon as Cha Jiu said this, the footsteps outside the door stopped quietly, and Yuwen Yuan stopped and listened.
Zhang Minjia was influenced by the aristocratic families and naturally looked down on agriculture: "Farmers are cheap! They work in the dirty fields all year round, covered in mud, and can't read. How can they know anything about etiquette, laws, common sense, and industrial and commercial development? If the country only has them, then it will be over."
Cha Jiu looked up at her, her peach blossom eyes that were always watery now looked serious and solemn.
"If a country has no farmers and no food, people will trade their children for food, and the country will fall apart. How can we use etiquette, law, and industry and commerce?"
"Shut up!" Concubine Hui slammed the table. "How dare you! Concubine Zhao discusses state affairs without permission. Someone, drag her to the inner prison and punish her with two hundred strokes of the cane!"
Two hundred strokes of the cane is enough to kill Concubine Zhao several times!
Yuwen Yuan clapped his hands and chuckled at this time, then walked in: "I didn't expect Zhaopin, who is so young, to have such an opinion."
Cha Jiu pretended to have just noticed him, blushing as she bowed and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, be well."
Her shy look reminded Yuwen Yuan of the beautiful woman who was crying and shouting in the tent last night. She was no longer as strong as she was when she was arguing with the scholars just now.
"Stand up." Yuwen Yuan helped her up and motioned for her to sit down.
Concubine Hui Gui was incredulous: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao——"
Yuwen Yuan interrupted her: "I heard everything you talked about just now. The harem is not allowed to discuss state affairs, because I am afraid that the king cannot distinguish between evil words. Now I see that Zhaopin's words are true, and they are deeply in my heart."
"Or do you think, Concubine Hui, that I have no ability to distinguish right from wrong?"
Concubine Hui Gui's face turned pale, and she knelt down quickly: "I have no such intention."
Zhang Minjia was also frightened. When had her sister ever been scolded like this before?
It's all because of this vixen from the Northern Frontier!
Zhang Minjia cast a resentful look at Cha Jiu, but Yuwen Yuan saw it.
"Empress Hui, your little sister is also very interesting."
Yuwen Yuan smiled and said: "The Zhang family is supported by the fiefdom, but they look down on the farmers. Where did they learn this?"
The Zhang family was unwilling to contribute to agricultural affairs in the court, and the women in the family even dared to promote peasant ideas in the harem.
It's really annoying.
Zhang Minjia was furious and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy: "Brother-in-law, please forgive me..."
Yuwen Yuan looked unhappy.
Zhang Lu immediately understood the emperor's intention and scolded him, "Ms. Zhang, your Majesty is the emperor, please do not go beyond the rules when addressing him!"
Although Sheng State has no queen, it is not her turn for the imperial concubine's sister to call the emperor her brother-in-law.
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