The prince was the first to receive news of Wen Wan's delegation of power. But he didn't dare to take the risk and could only wait and see. The other princes were all the same, and they all looked at the emperor's actions.
Among the princes, Yan Qixuan is the calmest. What happened last time was severely dealt with by the emperor. Yan Qixuan was so embarrassed that he was now cultivating himself in the mansion.
But this time it wasn¡¯t just the princes who were interested. King Chun had this idea, but gave up the next second. Now he is not favored by the emperor. It¡¯s better to avoid provoking the emperor¡¯s eyes.
Prince Hao is different. What he covets is ocean trade, not just for a day or two. Anyone who looks at the gentle ocean trade will get pink eye. He is a mortal, so he is also beautiful. It's just that Prince Hao didn't say he wanted to take over everything, he just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get a piece of the pie! In the past, these industries were held in Wen Wan's hands. Although he has the heart, he doesn't have the courage. Although the emperor was close to him, he could not tolerate him coveting his own property. But this is a rare opportunity. So, he wants to take advantage of it.
The staff next to Prince Hao said with certainty: "Your Majesty, the princess will never let go of Guangyuan trade. If the princess wants to build an island, she must not lose control of Guangyuan. Unless the emperor sends a message asking the princess to hand over Come out. Otherwise, Princess Wen Wan will never take the initiative to hand over Guangyuan Trading Company. "Wen Wan's construction of the island has long been unknown, and such a big move cannot be concealed.
Prince Hao also had this consideration: "I didn't want to own her Guangyuan Trading Company. I just wanted to get a penny from it." He wanted to swallow it in one gulp, but although he had a good appetite, he couldn't eat it.
Everyone here was planning, and Bai Shinian finally returned to the capital after a forty-day journey. Except for a little rain along the way. There was no thrilling incident such as assassination (Bai Shinian sweated: I am a great general, who dares to assassinate me).
Bai Shinian returned to his general's mansion, took a rest and then went to see Qi Quan. Qi Quan didn't show much emotion, but his expression was cold. But Bai Shinian didn't care. After saying a few words in a nonchalant manner, Bai Shinian went back.
The people around Qi Quan waited for Bai Shinian to leave and whispered: "Commander, why did you let him go so easily?" Not to mention trying to find someone to kill him. You should always give him some steak.
Qi Quan shook his head: "You didn't see the two guards standing next to Bai Shinian. They are elegant and restrained and walk silently. They are top-notch masters." If Bai Shinian was embarrassed in front of the two guards. Maybe, it won't be long. It¡¯s time to let the emperor know. This is the benefit of eating more salt. Qi Quan knew that these two people were from the emperor as soon as he saw them.
After Bai Shinian returned to the General's Mansion, Bao Baogang and Zhang Yi came back first. There were also two generals following the Huwei Army. Everyone looked a little tired after traveling a long distance, but they were in better spirits than when they returned to the capital last year.
Bai Shinian naturally drank with everyone. After drinking, everyone gathered together. I heard Zhang Yi talk about what happened at the border in the past six months or so. Everyone was discussing it very late.
Everyone knows that Bai Shinian has not risen to power so quickly, and he doesn't have much sense to find an opportunity. After all, if you marry the princess and then get the position, you will inevitably rely on a woman. It doesn't look good on the general's face either. I have been waiting for so many years, and I am not afraid of waiting a little longer.
Bai Shinian waited for everyone to leave. There was a look of exhaustion between his brows and eyes. Ye Xun was left alone in the study, and the two discussed the current situation.
Ye Xun has restrained his past hip-hop style. He said sternly: "General, we must be careful before you take the throne. Your marriage to Princess Wenwan this time is also a major threat to the Manchu people. Not only must we beware of secret hands on our side, but we must also be careful to guard against outsiders. crisis.¡±
There was a gloom in Bai Shinian's eyes: "If Qi Quan had not secretly colluded with the Manchus for more than 20 years, the Manchus would not have been able to strengthen their troops. If not, the Manchus would not have become a scourge for Daqi. We can¡¯t eliminate them all, we can only defend passively.¡±
Ye Xun coughed: "Although Qi Quan did something wrong, there is nothing we can do about it. If it weren't for Qi Quan's private deal with the Manchus, we wouldn't even be able to pay military pay at that time. It's not that the late emperor didn't know about this. However, the situation forces us to turn a blind eye, and we can only deal with it slowly."
Bai Shinian also looked angry. Now he wished he could kill the Manchus quickly so that he could go home and take his son in his arms as soon as possible. That's why he uttered such unpleasant words. After listening to Ye Xun's words, he could only let go of his dissatisfaction. As a military commander, the most important thing is to keep calm: "I am impatient. Qi Quan has made great sacrifices for the stability of the border. However, because of his move, it also brought about incalculable consequences." Bad consequences. Manchu people also took advantage of the decades to develop rapidly. If it had been thirty years earlier, why would it have taken so long?A hundred thousand troops can crush them. In this transaction, the Qi family also reaped the benefits. He was afraid that the person who would take over in the future would investigate and implicate the whole clan. Otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately tried to win me over. "But now, not to mention 100,000, but 200,000, he has no bottom. In addition, the terrain is complicated, and it is less than the wild expansion, so he can only defend passively. But how long should you defend passively?
Ye Xun did not answer Bai Shinian's words, but sighed and said: "It's strange, why weren't you and the princess born thirty years earlier. In this way, the world would be peaceful. So don't complain. These are fates, so be safe and cautious. Do everything well and don¡¯t allow others to take advantage of you because of your impatience.¡±
Bai Shinian sighed, thirty years ago, thirty years ago, a shocking woman appeared on the scene, but it was a pity that she was not reused by the emperor, but was adopted by the emperor. However, fortunately, the bloodlines left behind are not ordinary people (sweat, even if you didn't tell me, one of them was accepted by you).
Ye Xun comforted: "Ten years is the most conservative estimate. Now that your majesty is working hard and has the financial resources of the princess to help, it won't take ten years."
Bai Shinian thought that Wen Wan must have been diagnosed: "I'm afraid Wen Wan has to rest for a while and can no longer work so hard. I don't know if the person who takes over can do a good job."
Ye Xunen gave a grunt, not knowing why. Bai Shinian didn't explain either.
Wen Wan counted on her fingers that more than forty days had passed, and Bai Shinian should have arrived at the border. Just resist safely. Feeling depressed, he went to the study room to check the accounts as usual. Wen Wan did take care of the fetus carefully for a few days, but unfortunately she couldn't bear it after ten days. If she continues to eat and sleep like this every day, she will definitely turn into a pig. Anyway, the imperial doctor said the fetus was safely in her belly. Therefore, Wenwan looks for something to do. What needs to be dealt with is naturally the property in his name.
Xia Yao looked at Wen Wan flipping through the account book with great interest, and her head trembled, "Oh, Princess, you'd better rest more now."
Xia Ying was also speechless. When other women are pregnant, they are like Buddha, they dare not move and have to be careful when walking. However, their master was strange, so he was very strange for the first two days, and then his life returned to what it was before. Get up in the morning to do boxing, have breakfast, walk around the garden, and then start reading the account books again. After lunch, I have to digest my food and do a strange set of movements. Then I got tired of this kind of thing.
At first, everyone tried to persuade him. But with persuasion, Wen Wan's temper came up. Doctors say that pregnant people have bad tempers, especially if they are giving birth to their first child. No, this is the temper of the princess, cough.
When she was not allowed to do things, the princess began to find fault. Either he disliked the salty food, or the drink was too sweet. His temper is getting louder and weirder. When you go out for a walk, if you see a maid who is not dressed well, you will catch her and give her a scolding. After taking a few steps, it was obvious that the weather was very warm, but the weather was too hot and it was not raining, and it was almost suffocating. It was so hot in March. Then he walked and said that the wind didn't blow. Even the wind bullies people.
When it started to rain, the sound of the rain was too loud and disturbed her while she slept, muttering for a long time. Then I saw the road was wet in the morning, and I didn't dare to let her go out. I crawled and slipped on it. I knew it was for her own good, but I lost my temper again.
Xia Yao and Xia Ying have served Wen Wan for so many years, and Wen Wan used to be the most reasonable one. It's better now, just reason with her and just wait for the bombardment!
Well, when the two of them finally agreed to let her work, everyone was happy. The sky is blue, the wind is picking up, and the sound of falling rain is so comfortable, as beautiful as music.
Wen Wan looked at the trees around her that had taken out their green branches. Her eyes lit up and she said cheerfully, "Xia Yao, it's March in spring, how about we go for a spring outing."
Xia Yao turned around, expressing her speechlessness. The corner of Xia Ying's mouth twitched. "Princess, you are still pregnant! How can you go anywhere." It's gentle and one idea at a time. Thinking about this, I put it aside for a while and thought about the next one. He has a very eccentric temper and his temperament is also changeable.
Wen Wan crossed her arms and was very unhappy, "Really, it's not like you can't move around even if you're pregnant.". I feel like I have become a porcelain doll now, unable to touch, walk, or even move. Touching my belly, my eyes rolled around. Modern women do not have to go to work when they are pregnant. How could she be so delicate? In fact, the more delicate a person is raised, and the mother is unhealthy, you still expect the child to be healthy. Therefore, Wenwan strives to be the healthiest mother, not only physically and mentally. So she was working normally as usual. You can't be ten months pregnant and do nothing. That would be so boring. Xia Yao's words always go in through her left ear and out through her right ear.
¡°No, I think the child is already two months old, so he should listen to some music or something to cultivate his sentiments. Anyway, idle is idle. Rang brought the flute over and played two tunes himself. When he found it too monotonous, he left it behind and asked someone to lift the instrument up.
Xia Yao heard that Wen Wan wanted to play the piano. summerYing's eyes widened. The princess didn't hate Guqin the most. I remember that more than ten years ago, the sound of the princess's piano was so magical that it made the young lady of the Taira family complain so much that even her husband wouldn't let her play. Well, the county will give it to you if you want. So Wen Wan got up and played the piano, and Xia Yao couldn't stand the harsh sound. But Wen Wan just finished talking nonsense.
Xia Yao waited until the conversation was over and said, "Princess, you said that the fetus can also feel in the belly. I believe the child must be too noisy to sleep."
Wen Wan glared at Xia Yao angrily, but she still muttered that she should not disturb her good baby so much that she couldn't sleep, so she immediately asked someone to take it away. (To be continued)