Chapter 7 Follow the Emperor to the court

A good meal was interrupted by the urgent report of the flood. The prince hurriedly excused himself to find the flood records. Xia Zhengqi did not care about eating and hurried back to the study to prepare for the morning court tomorrow.

The queen was worried and asked people to clear the food and carried Xia Miaoyuan to the inner room.

[Oh, so many delicious foods, but they were cleared before they were finished. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it would be so nice if I could eat it.]

Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help sucking her thumb.

[Huh? The prince left? Mother, you should tell him not to agree to go to the morning court tomorrow to provide disaster relief!]

Xia Miaoyuan suddenly came to her senses again, thinking that the prince was about to fall into a trap, and she was so anxious that her little feet kicked and yelled to the outside.

[Wuwu... It's a pity that I can't speak. 】

The queen looked at Xia Miaoyuan with relief: "Miao'er, be good, stop making trouble, go to nurse and sleep for a while."

The nurse bent over and took Xia Miaoyuan, and carried her to the princess' bedroom to feed her.

Although Xia Miaoyuan was different from other babies, she was still too young after all, and fell asleep after feeding.

The queen sat in front of the window, thinking for a while, called Sang Qi, and whispered: "Go to the prince's mansion and tell the prince not to agree to go to the disaster relief in the morning court tomorrow."

The next day before dawn, Xia Zhengqi's sedan stopped in front of the Kunning Palace.

Xia Zhengqi strode into the main hall. The queen, who had been sleepless all night, was lying on the bed in a daze at this time, and was completely awakened by the eunuch's report.

"Ruoyu, ask the nanny to dress Miao'er, I will carry her to court." Xia Zhengqi said lightly.

The queen ignored the etiquette and opened her mouth in surprise: "What? Take the child to court?"

Xia Zhengqi's face flashed with embarrassment. In fact, he also knew that this proposal was indeed ridiculous.

But he immediately put on a calm expression: "Why? I have been married for 19 years and gave birth to eight sons. Finally, I have such a cute daughter. I just want to carry her to court and let the ministers see her."

The queen's expression froze, but she still ordered the nanny to bring Xia Miaoyuan over.

The little baby who was sleeping soundly was held in Xia Zhengqi's arms and went to court in a sedan chair.

Xia Miaoyuan: Where am I? Why are you swaying?

She closed her eyes, thinking in a daze, until a burst of unisoned voices like a tsunami sounded in her ears: "Long live the emperor!"

She suddenly opened her eyes and felt that she was in a high place, with a spacious hall below. In the hall, there were four rows of ministers in official uniforms of various colors.

[Fuck! No way? The emperor father brought me to court! ]

"Your Majesty, are you holding Princess Anguo, who is not even a month old, to court?" The always pedantic Zhang Yushi spoke first.

"Yes, it is my Princess Anguo." Xia Zhengqi pretended to be cold, but his heart was pounding.

[Hey, what's wrong with my emperor father that he actually brought a child to court! This soft persimmon emperor, won't be scolded to death by the censors.

Xia Zhengqi is the third child and the second legitimate son of the late emperor. He has a gentle and kind character and is praised as a benevolent monarch. To put it bluntly, he is soft-tempered and lacks the decisiveness of an emperor.

Everyone knows that such a character is not suitable to be an emperor.

But the eldest prince and the sixth prince, who are more suitable to be the emperor than him, both suffered losses in the fight for the throne and both died.

In this way, Xia Zhengqi, who was trained as an idle prince since childhood, became the only legitimate prince. The late emperor had to pass the throne to him.

After Xia Zhengqi succeeded to the throne, he was manipulated by the elders in the court. He adhered to the principle that everything can be discussed as long as the overall situation is not in chaos, and tried his best to smooth things over in the court. "

Why do you bring a princess to court? It's not right."

"Bringing a baby to court is simply child's play!"

The ministers whispered.

"Your Majesty, your behavior is inappropriate! The court is a solemn and solemn occasion. How can the emperor bring a baby to court?" Zhang Yushi was merciless, and his tone was obviously reprimanding.

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal! Your Majesty's behavior violates the rules of the court!" Another censor echoed.

[Oh, he is really the soft persimmon emperor described in the book. The minister dared to talk to the emperor father like this. ]

[Daddy, you should confront him! You are the emperor of Daxia, the emperor of the nine fives! Show your imperial majesty! If you keep being a soft persimmon, you will never be able to stand up in

your life. 】 Xia Zhengqi listened to his daughter's voice, as if a warm current penetrated into his chest, and he suddenly felt much more confident.

"What? I got such a princess in 19 years, and I want to bring her to court! What

do you think?" "Do you still want to punish me?" Xia Zhengqi spoke each word with sonorous and powerful force.

[Roar! The emperor is mighty, long live the emperor! That's how to fight, that's how to fight, fight them to death! 】 Xia Miaoyuan waved her two white and tender hands excitedly.

After saying these two sentences, Xia Zhengqi was stunned for a moment, a little unbelievable: I actually spoke to these stubborn old men? !

How many times, he was so angry at these ministers that he trembled all over and sulked inwardly.

They were speechless. He had only imagined such a scene in his mind.

Unexpectedly, today, with the encouragement of his daughter, his dream finally came true and he let out a sigh of relief.

Xia Zhengqi felt extremely relieved at this moment.

After the emperor finished speaking, the ministers immediately fell silent.

"Your Majesty, I dare not. That is not what I meant." Zhang Yushi and the censor who echoed him knelt down immediately.

"In my opinion, Your Majesty carrying the little princess to court is just a small matter. The morning court is more important." Master Jiang stepped forward and said calmly. [

You are still the old fox. When the emperor father carried me to court just now, you didn't say anything and waited for your lackeys to speak first. Now the gun has been fired at the first bird to speak out, and you come out to be the good guy. 】

"Grandmaster, what you said makes sense." Xia Zhengqi glanced at Grandmaster Jiang and said.

"Yesterday, we received an urgent letter of 800 li. The Qianjiang River was hit by a flood. Most of Jiangxia Province was affected. Now 50,000 victims are waiting for disaster relief." Xia Zhengqi's voice was like a bell.

"I calculated that at least 4,000 dan of grain and 500,000 taels of silver are needed."

"My dear ministers, please discuss this matter. Who should be sent to provide disaster relief?"

As soon as the flood was mentioned, the faces of the ministers immediately became solemn.

[Ah, it’s time for Grand Tutor Jiang’s people to recommend Prince Guoguo. Father, please don’t let Prince Guoguo go!]

Xia Miaoyuan babbled in a baby voice while trying to look at the ministers.

[Eh, strange, Prince Guoguo didn’t come to the morning court today?]

“Your Majesty, I think the prince is the best choice. I heard that the prince just finished his study tour and returned to the palace, so he can go to the disaster relief.” Minister of Revenue Chen Youdao stood up and said loudly.

“I second the proposal. The prince is capable and can handle the important task.” Minister of War Liu Hong echoed.

[Tsk tsk tsk tsk, these two look loyal and virtuous, they are all Grand Tutor Jiang’s people.]

Xia Miaoyuan glanced and complained.