Chapter 487 Time Passes by Part 3
Cheng Yu's words instantly aroused everyone's interest.
Xiao Jingyan and Chen Ge were no longer drunk, and asked hurriedly:
"Whose girl is this? How long have you known each other? Is she pretty?"
"How did you keep this secret so well? Your mother never even mentioned it to me, your uncle?"
"Did you come back with me this time? Or do you want me to take a look at the portrait first?"
Facing the numerous questions, Cheng Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to tell the truth.
"She is a female general who fought on the battlefield with me. She is two years older than me... I just don't know if my mother...would agree."
Rong Yue smiled and said, "Your mother is not such a pedantic person. If two people love each other, it doesn't matter what the other person's family background is or how old they are. As long as you are sure of it and she loves you, then it is the happiest thing in the world. If I were to ask you, your mother would be so happy to hear such news."
Mrs. Chen was also delighted.
She held Cheng Yu's hand tightly, and kept reminding him:
"Yu'er, I'm really happy that you can find the one you love. But there are some things that I have to remind you of. Don't think I'm nagging you. You must make sure you're the one you like before you propose marriage to her.
You also know that the Qi Dynasty today is very different from the past. Nowadays, men in the Qi Dynasty no longer have three wives and four concubines. In the past, secular dogma only required women to be faithful to one man, but now men are the same as women. A husband cannot have two wives, and they all want to be a perfect couple for life.
Therefore, even if you are a royal relative, His Majesty is strict in governing the country and enforcing the laws. So if you are with that girl, you must treat her seriously and never marry another woman in your life. You must treat her well and don't make a joke of divorce, which will only delay her life."
Facing Mrs. Chen's long lecture,
Cheng Yu blushed and joked:
"My mother is afraid that I will delay her, but my son is afraid that she will delay me."
As soon as he said this, the whole room burst into laughter.
For this happy event, everyone talked a lot.
When the banquet was about to end, the servant came to report:
"Master and Madam, there is someone outside the door looking for you. He said he came from the palace."
Chen Ge hurriedly asked the servant to invite the person in.
Just when I was wondering why someone from the palace suddenly visited Danzhou,
But the person who came in with a smile on his face was actually Xiao Fuzi.
Xiao Fuzi bowed to everyone and said with a smile:
"How are you, General? How are you, His Royal Highness Prince An? I left the palace to do some work. When I passed through Danzhou, I received a letter from His Majesty, who asked me to come and inform the General."
Then he bowed to Cheng Yu again.
"Your Majesty congratulates the general on his victory in the final battle. You are allowed to stay in Danzhou for a few more days to rest. It won't be too late to return to the palace before New Year's Eve."
Cheng Yu won a battle and went to Danzhou, but he didn't have time to tell Zhao Hua.
As soon as the others arrived, Xiao Fuzi rushed over, which only showed that all these things were within Zhaohua's expectations.
Everyone understood that Zhao Hua said this in order to allow Cheng Yu to spend more time with his adoptive parents.
The Chen couple immediately stood up and kowtowed to thank the emperor for his grace, and Cheng Yu also responded:
"Thank you, Eunuch Fu. Please tell my mother that I will return to the palace with my uncle before New Year's Eve. I also want to remind my mother to take a good rest and not to work too hard for state affairs."
Xiao Fuzi smiled and agreed, "General, if you have the intention, I will convey it to you."
Later, everyone wanted Xiao Fuzi to stay and have a meal and drink with them, but he declined on the grounds that he had important matters to attend to.
After leaving Chen's house and getting on the carriage, Yunshan, who was waiting for him in the carriage, asked:
"Have you told the general?"
Xiao Fuzi nodded and said, "I have explained it. The whole family is happy inside and is very happy."
Yunshan smiled, "Miss has always known that the general is thinking about his adoptive parents. This time, letting the general conquer the southern barbarians also gives him a chance to be alone with them. If Miss knew about the joy of the Chen family today, she would definitely be happy for them."
Xiao Fuzi nodded in agreement with a faint smile, and then said:
"Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, is it inappropriate for you to still address Him as Miss?"
Yunshan pushed him and said with a smile: "What do you know? In my eyes, the young lady has always been the same as before. Whether she is a concubine, a queen, or an emperor, the young lady has never changed."
After some sighing, he urged Xiao Fuzi,
"This time, the young lady was kind enough to let us leave the palace for half a month because my birthday was coming up. Now that the word has been passed on, it's time for us to return to the palace. Otherwise, I would always be worried if someone else had to serve the young lady."
By the time the two of them rushed back to the palace, it was already early December.
When Yunshan first arrived at the palace, someone in the imperial court handed him a letter.
"Aunt Yunshan, this is a letter from Mongolia to Your Majesty, and it has been three days. The correspondence between the various ministries must be submitted to you and Eunuch Fu for review before it can be presented to the emperor, so this servant has been delayed."
Hearing this, Yunshan responded calmly, then waved his hand and ordered the young eunuch to leave.
She looked at the signature on the letter. The crooked Chinese characters looked very much like Qimuge's handwriting.
Qimuge lived in the palace for ten years but never learned how to write Chinese characters.
After leaving the palace, every year when she wrote to Zhaohua, the letters were all written in Chinese characters.
Although these words are crooked and ugly,
But every word symbolizes the sisterhood between her and Zhaohua.
Yunshan learned that Zhaohua was discussing matters with several court officials in the Council Hall, so he went to the Council Hall with the letter.
When she arrived, she was standing outside the palace and saw from afar Zhaohua, wearing a phoenix robe, smiling and talking about something with the court officials.
Yes,
She was still wearing a phoenix robe, not a dragon robe.
Yunshan once asked her, "Young lady, now that you have become the emperor, why don't you change your phoenix robe into a dragon robe?"
Zhao Hua smiled and replied, "Since I am pursuing absolute equality between men and women, why do we have to distinguish between dragons and phoenixes?"
At this moment, Yunshan was unable to hear the political affairs happening outside the door. Zhaohua was discussing with his ministers about releasing all the imperial concubines and imperial concubines from the palace.
Let them return to their own homes and live the rest of their lives in peace with their families.
The court officials naturally opposed this proposal.
"There has never been such a precedent in the Qi Dynasty. Not allowing the imperial concubines to be buried with the late emperor is already a mercy. Your Majesty wants to let them leave the palace now? Many of these imperial concubines and imperial concubines are only 25 or 26 years old this year. If they find other men to marry, or even worse, if they get pregnant with children, where will the late emperor's face be?"
Zhao Hua now seems much calmer than when he first took power.
Facing the many questions from the court officials, she was neither annoyed nor panicked, but just asked in a gentle voice with a smile:
"Master Zhu, you have asked me so many questions. Can you please answer me a question first? When the late emperor was alive, did he always put the interests of the people first and consider the people wholeheartedly?"
Lord Zhu responded respectfully: "Of course."
Zhao Hua said, "Master Zhu may not know the expenses of the women in the harem. After the late emperor and the Holy Ancestor passed away, there were 46 women left in the palace. Counting their daily expenses and monthly allowances, the annual expenditure is close to ten thousand taels. I think that if they are allowed to leave the palace, the expenses saved can be used to help the poor people. I wonder if Master Zhu thinks this is a good thing?"
Lord Zhu thought for a while and said, "Although this method is good, the late emperor's face cannot be..."
"Oh. I understand." Zhao Hua smiled and interrupted him.
"So in your eyes, the reputation of the late emperor is more important than the livelihood of the people. But when the flood hit Jiangnan, the late emperor used all the power of the country to save the people from the water and fire, and even cut back on his own food and clothing to help. I remember that the late emperor at that time even reduced his daily meals by half, which shows that the late emperor loved his country and his people.
Lord Zhu is unwilling to let these widows leave the palace because he thinks it will make people talk about the court. But in your heart, you actually agree with my decision to distribute the money saved to the poor people, right? "
Lord Zhu replied, "Yes."
Zhao Hua slowed down, and the smile on his lips widened. "Okay, if that's the case, then this matter will be easy to handle. Since Lord Zhu cares so much about something that the late emperor didn't care about, then in the future, I will let you be fully responsible for the daily expenses of the concubines and imperial concubines. This will also be regarded as a token of your loyalty to the late emperor."
"this......"
"Hiss... I remember that your annual salary seems to be only 3,800 taels. But it doesn't matter. I think of your righteousness, so I will increase your salary by 100 taels every month. In this way, your annual salary will be 5,000 taels. The annual expenses of those female relatives are 10,000, so the remaining 5,000 taels will have to be paid by you, Lord Zhu."
Upon hearing this, Lord Zhu's face turned green, and he cursed in his heart:
Where could he get so much money to support all those widows in his harem?
Seeing that he had been silent for a long time, Zhao Hua said jokingly:
"Master Zhu, why are you silent? Weren't you trying to argue with me just now?"
Zhao Hua knew these court officials too well.
As long as it doesn't actually harm their interests, they can talk about the interests of the country and family, and it will be difficult to determine the winner in a debate with Zhao Hua for three days and three nights.
But once their interests are actually damaged, they will know better than anyone else.
Not long after Zhao Hua finished speaking, he heard Lord Zhu bow and say:
"Your Majesty is right. It is my humble servant who has not thought carefully enough."
Zhao Hua smiled and said, "Since Lord Zhu agrees with my approach, I will leave this matter to you. Before New Year's Eve, I want to see all the female relatives leave the palace and return home. If there are still people staying in the palace, I will allocate their monthly expenses from your monthly allowance in the future. What do you think, Lord Zhu?"
"I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
After sending these court officials away, he finally put his mind at ease.
Zhaohua then saw Yunshan smiling and walking slowly towards her.
She laughed, "I finally let Xiao Fuzi take you out for a walk, why are you back so soon?"
"I am worried about the young lady."
"What's there to worry about? I'm not a child. Do I need you to serve me every day?"
"What do you mean Miss Guan? I will stay with you and won't leave you even for a moment!"
Now, in this whole palace, only Yunshan dares to say such disrespectful words to Yu Zhaohua.
Zhao Hua was not annoyed with her, but his eyes fell on the letter in her hand and asked:
"What is it?"
"It's a letter from Mongolia. Please take a look, young lady."
Yunshan handed the letter to Zhaohua.
Seeing Zhao Hua opening the book and silently reading the contents, with a faint smile on his lips, he asked:
"What interesting thing did you see, young lady?"
Zhaohua closed the envelope and said slowly, "It was Qimuge Yurunaren. They said Mongolia will have a warm winter this year and invited me to go to Mongolia to have a chat when I have time."
She looked out the window at the sunny day.
He stretched lazily and said with a smile:
"We are busy with festivals, so let's wait until next year. In the spring of next year, it will be time to leave the palace and walk around."
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