Chapter 285 Rare
When she heard that her elder brother and sister-in-law were coming, Shen Tang couldn't wait to meet them. She looked at the princess, and the princess smiled and said, "Go."
Chen Tang was in a hurry, but he did not forget the etiquette. He bowed and then walked towards the second door in two steps.
From a distance, Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia could be seen walking towards them side by side. Xiao Huan was wearing a dark brocade robe, with an upright posture and an imposing manner. Princess Roujia was wearing a pink and purple dress with hydrangeas and butterflies embroidered on the hem, making her look pretty and dignified.
The two of them passed through the shade of the trees and walked out into the sunshine. The man was handsome and the woman was pretty, like a pair of immortal lovers, extremely pleasing to the eyes.
Seeing Chen Tang looking at them, Xiao Huan remained calm. Princess Roujia's cheeks turned redder with almost every step she took. What she couldn't stand the most was Chen Tang teasing her, but Chen Tang enjoyed teasing her.
Chen Tang went up to him and asked with a smile, "Why are you here, brother and sister-in-law?"
When Princess Roujia heard the word "sister-in-law", her ears turned red.
Xiao Huan smiled and said, "I'm here with your sister-in-law to thank you."
thank?
Chen Tang didn't react for a while. She looked at Princess Roujia, who said, "Arrange an engagement for my eldest brother and Miss Zhao..."
Princess Roujia had wanted to come and thank Chentang for a long time, but unfortunately, something happened in the Jingyang Palace. She had endured it for so many days. It was only when the Fourth Master was promoted and the happy event diluted the sad things that she dared to ask Xiao Huan to accompany her to the Jingyang Palace.
Princess Roujia took Chen Tang's arm and said, "If you hadn't asked Prince Jingyang to urge my eldest brother, and my mother hadn't rushed to propose marriage, if my eldest brother wanted to marry Miss Zhao, he might have really had to rely on robbing her..."
She was able to marry Xiao Huan thanks to Chen Tang, and even her life was saved by Chen Tang. Her elder brother was able to marry the girl of his dreams, also thanks to Chen Tang.
Chen Tang is the benefactor of their Prince Duan's Mansion, and her father, mother and concubine all want to worship Chen Tang.
Princess Roujia was a little angry when this matter was mentioned. She was very familiar with Miss Zhao. She often invited Miss Zhao to her house to appreciate the flowers. They also went shopping together and went to the Jokhang Temple to burn incense. How could she not realize that her elder brother was interested in Miss Zhao?
As her elder brother's biological sister, she didn't even know who her elder brother liked. And because of her elder brother, Miss Zhao didn't go to Prince Duan's mansion to attend her wedding banquet.
Princess Roujia whispered, "Why didn't you tell me first?"
Chen Tang laughed, "Telling you will delay it."
Princess Roujia exclaimed, "Ah!" "How could it be?"
Chen Tang smiled and said, "I discovered it by chance. I was afraid of making a mistake, so I paid extra attention at your and your elder brother's wedding banquet. I made sure that your elder brother was really interested in Miss Zhao. I was afraid that Miss Zhao would be promised to someone else, so I asked my husband to urge your elder brother to come and propose marriage as soon as possible. Fortunately, he arrived in time and did not miss it."
Tell Princess Roujia that she will definitely tell Prince Duan and Princess Duan when she returns home. On the day when Lady Du came to ask for Zhao Li to marry her son, Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia had not returned to Prince Duan's mansion yet.
Princess Roujia responded and nodded repeatedly, "Thank goodness for you, my elder brother didn't miss Miss Zhao."
Although her mother used the pretext of kidnapping the bride to stop Lady Du Guogong's idea of marrying Miss Zhao, but if it really came to that, her father and mother would definitely not allow her elder brother to kidnap the bride.
The two of them walked forward, talking and laughing, and Xiao Huan followed behind. Fortunately, Xie Guimo came over after they had walked a few steps.
Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia are Chen Tang's elder brother and sister-in-law. It is their first visit after marriage, so they must pay respects to the elders. So they were taken to see the princess. As for the old lady, they made her cough uncontrollably due to anger, so they helped her back to the room and did not disturb her to rest.
The princess has a very good relationship with Princess Duan. She watched Princess Roujia grow up. When she saw her and Xiao Huan come in, the princess was all smiles, as if she was seeing her daughter and son-in-law.
Seeing them come in, the princess gave the maid a few instructions, and the maid went back to the room to get something.
Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia stepped forward to pay their respects to the princess, who praised them highly. A maid brought back a brocade box and opened it. Inside the box was a jasper bracelet, which was crystal clear and looked very valuable.
The princess picked up the bracelet and extended her hand to Princess Roujia. Princess Roujia knew that this was a gift from the princess. She shook her head and refused it. She used to come to the Jingyang Palace often with her mother, so there was no need for a gift.
The princess laughed, "This is a gift for the eldest sister-in-law of the Crown Prince's wife's family, it's different."
The princess had prepared this gift long ago and would definitely give it to her.
Princess Roujia had no choice but to hand over her wrist with a red face.
She wore a mutton-fat jade bracelet on her wrist. When the princess put it on, the two jade bracelets made a crisp and pleasant sound when they collided, which was very pleasant to hear.
The one given by the princess is in no way inferior to the one worn on Princess Roujia’s wrist.
The princess asked about the situation of the old Prince Ning and the old Princess Ning. Princess Roujia said, "Grandfather and grandmother are both fine. They know that we are coming to the Jingyang Palace. Grandmother asked you to go to the Ning Palace when you are free to talk to her."
The princess said, "I didn't get to talk to you alone when I went to the wedding last time. Please give my regards to Old Princess Ning when you go back. I will bring the Crown Prince's Consort to pay her respects some other day."
Princess Roujia nodded in agreement.
After sitting with the princess for half a cup of tea, the four of them took their leave.
When passing by the garden, Chen Tang said to Xie Guimo and Xiao Huan, "Let's enjoy the flowers in the garden for a while, you guys can do whatever you want."
Xie Guimo and Xiao Huan were not interested in flowers and plants. Knowing that they had something private to talk about, they went back to the Chenxiangxuan study to play chess.
Chen Tang and Princess Roujia were admiring the flowers and asked her, "Are you used to running between Prince Ning's Mansion and Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion?"
Princess Roujia said, "Both grandmothers treat me very well, and I am used to living here."
Princess Roujia has been married to Xiao Huan for nearly half a month. She stayed in Prince Ning's Mansion for a few days, and then Xiao Huan accompanied Princess Roujia to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to pay respects to the old lady. She stayed in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion for two days before returning to the Ning Prince's Mansion.
Chen Tang was worried that Princess Roujia would not be able to get used to living there.
It was indeed tiring to run back and forth, but fortunately the old lady was understanding and seldom asked them to go back often. She only asked them to go back for one or two days every two weeks. Princess Roujia knew that she should have married into the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion. Xiao Huan had been missing for more than ten years and was finally found, so she should indeed show more filial piety.
Chen Tang said, "Wait until second brother recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestral home, then grandma will cherish him."
Rare...
These two words amused Princess Roujia.
She felt that there was no more appropriate word than this. As soon as she and Xiao Huan returned, she felt a strong sense of rareness.
On the day she and Xiao Huan got married, it had already been confirmed that the demoted Third Young Master of the Lu family, the Xuanfu Envoy of Ganzhou, was the Second Young Master Shen. The people sent should arrive at the border in the next two days, and the Second Young Master Shen would return to the capital in half a month at most.
The Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, the Ning Wang Mansion, and the Duan Wang Mansion all hope that the Second Young Master Shen will return to Beijing as soon as possible, not to mention Chen Tang.
She still doesn't know what her second brother looks like.
She and her second brother were twins. She hoped that in the future she could give birth to two children at a time, just like her mother.
Thinking of this, Chen Tang was stunned for a moment, and then his ears suddenly turned red.
She and Xie Guimo had agreed not to get pregnant for the time being, but she actually wanted to have two babies at once...
If Xie Guimo knew this, he would definitely laugh at her.
Chen Tang accompanied Princess Roujia to appreciate the flowers for a while, then sat in the pavilion for a while and drank a cup of tea. When it was almost time, Xiao Huan also sent someone to look for them, so Chen Tang and Princess Roujia left the pavilion together.
As soon as they arrived at Chenxiang Pavilion, they saw Xie Guimo and Xiao Huan coming out. Chen Tang and Xie Guimo together sent Xiao Huan and Princess Roujia out of the house.
After sending them to the gate and watching them leave in the carriage, the two were just about to turn around and go back home when they heard the sound of horse hooves.
Xie Guimo and Shen Tang looked over and saw the prince coming back.
When meeting the prince, one must pay respects. Xie Guimo asked, "Did father come back from the palace?"
The directions back to the palace and the military camp are different.
The prince glanced at Chen Tang and said, "Go to the study and wait for me."
Chen Tang, "......???"
Xie Guimo, "......???"
There is nothing that cannot be said at the door.
And it was obvious that my father was looking for Tang'er.
Xie Guimo glanced at Chen Tang, suppressed his doubts, and took Chen Tang to the study.
After waiting for a while, the prince came in, and Xie Guimo asked, "Father, do you have something to ask Tang'er?"
The prince looked at Chen Tang, "Mo'er said that you have lived a lifetime. Today, Xuzhou and Changzhou sent an urgent message six hundred miles away. Do you know what happened?"
Chen Tang said, "There has been a drought in Changzhou, Xuzhou, and the disaster is severe. Six hundred miles away, we urgently requested the court to allocate funds for disaster relief."
If it was a small matter, she might not know about it.
But how could Shen Tang not know about such a big thing?
The express delivery of six hundred miles had just been sent to the capital, and even Xie Guimo didn’t know about it, but Chen Tang knew about it, so the prince had no choice but to believe it.
Xie Guimo said, "Isn't it that Father will believe it now?"
The prince had nothing to say.
Chen Tang asked the prince, "Father, do you know, in the 600-li express, which disaster is more serious in Xuzhou or Changzhou?"
The question made the prince and Xie Guimo feel strange. Xie Guimo asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Chen Tang did not answer, but looked at the prince. The prince said, "Xuzhou's disaster is more serious. It has not rained for three months. The people have problems with drinking water. Changzhou did not elaborate, but the situation should be better."
But the two places are right next to each other, so even if it is good, it certainly won’t be much better.
really……
Chen Tang said, "Sure enough, there is a problem with the 600-mile rush."
Xie Guimo asked, "What's the problem?"
Chen Tang said, “It’s not Xuzhou that’s suffering from the severe drought, but Changzhou.”
"In the previous life, the Prince of Yu and the Prince of Qi were competing to send people to provide disaster relief. In the end, it was Marquis Yongcheng who went. Marquis Yongcheng went to Xuzhou to provide disaster relief, but because he felt that the disaster in Changzhou was less severe, he did not go to Changzhou himself, and sent Young Master Qian instead. Young Master Qian embezzled the disaster relief funds, so the relief was not in place, and many people starved to death."
Marquis Yongcheng was the elder brother of Empress Xu and the uncle of Prince Yu.
Young Master Qian is the son-in-law of Marquis Yongcheng.
Young Master Qian was corrupt, and no one would believe Marquis Yongcheng if he said he had no knowledge of the matter.
Many people starved to death in Changzhou, and some people took the opportunity to incite the people to riot. When the news was reported back to the capital, the emperor was furious and severely punished Marquis Yongcheng and took away his title.
Marquis Yongcheng was the uncle of Prince Yu. Prince Yu was originally being pressured by Prince Qi and was expected to gain merit by providing disaster relief, but he failed to do so and ended up falling flat on his face.
Before this incident, Prince Yu still had the strength to compete with Prince Qi. However, after the disaster relief incident, Prince Yu's prestige in the court plummeted. After this incident, many court officials who had no fighting team felt that Prince Yu had no hope. Knowing that disaster relief was important and Prince Qi would definitely send people to keep an eye on it, he still dared to condone his uncle to embezzle disaster relief funds. Isn't this just handing over the position of crown prince to him?
The King of Qi took the opportunity to win over the ministers, and many of the ministers who had been on the sidelines now sided with the King of Qi.
Prince Yu and Prince Qi have been fighting for so many years, and it has come to a life-and-death struggle. No matter which side sits in that position, they will not let the other off easily.
Prince Yu lost his power and was eager to make achievements to win back the emperor's heart. As a result, he made more and more mistakes and was finally demoted from prince to prince of a county, and could no longer compete with Prince Qi.
At this point, Chen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, "It is very likely that Young Master Qian has already surrendered to King Qi."
Marquis Yongcheng took the charge of embezzling disaster relief funds, but the Emperor did not do anything to Young Master Qian, and Marquis Yongcheng almost beat his own son-in-law to death. Later, when Prince Qi took that position, he dealt with all the people close to Prince Yu, but the Qian family was safe and sound. Given the temperament of Prince Qi and Concubine Ye, it was impossible for them to let the Qian family off the hook just because Young Master Qian was beaten by Marquis Yongcheng.
That's why Chen Tang suspected that Young Master Qian had secretly defected to King Qi.
If Prince Yu were to ascend the throne, Young Master Qian's status would surely rise because he was the son-in-law of Marquis Yongcheng. But if Prince Qi were to ascend the throne in the end, the Qian family would also be in trouble. The Qian family secretly supported Prince Qi, and then no matter which side gained power, they would be invincible. In fact, the Qian family was not implicated in the end.
Since we have supported Prince Yu, we must let Prince Yu know about this so that he can be on guard.
It's really hard to guard against when your own people dig a hole for you.
Xie Guimo said, "I will send someone to investigate this matter."
Chen Tang looked at the prince, "Since father asked, I will tell you what happened next. After the drought in Xuzhou and Changzhou, less than three months later, floods occurred again. In the winter of that year, there was heavy snow in the north, and many people froze to death. In the early spring of the next year, there was an earthquake in Xizhou..."
"Natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused the people to suffer. Dong Lie took the opportunity to cause trouble, causing internal and external troubles."
Donglie caused trouble first, and Xiliang invaded later.
The imperial treasury was not rich to begin with, and a series of natural disasters had emptied it all. How could Donglie and Xiliang, who had been eyeing Da Qi, miss such a good opportunity?
Xie Guimo told the prince that there would be trouble at the border next year, but the prince still didn't quite believe it. The weather in Da Qi had been good in recent years and the country was strong. Donglie and Xiliang would not gain any advantage if they caused trouble at this time, but it would make sense after a series of natural disasters consumed the country's strength.
Xuzhou and Changzhou are not ordinary states. They have fertile lands and are known as the granaries of Da Qi.
Although the imperial court would stockpile grain every year in preparation for emergencies, the droughts in these two states and counties, coupled with subsequent natural disasters, meant that the granaries could not hold out.
Chen Tang told the prince and Xie Guimo that he hoped they could use the power in their hands to minimize the losses from the inevitable natural disasters.
In the previous life, Da Qi defeated Donglie and Xiliang. Although it won, countless Da Qi men died on the battlefield.
Da Qi is not afraid of war, but if the court's losses are not that great, Donglie and Xiliang will not dare to provoke war easily.
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