After half a month of bumpy driving on the road, we finally arrived at Xizhou, the first place the prince wanted to inspect.
Xizhou can also be regarded as a place with abundant resources and outstanding people.
It has experienced only a handful of major disasters in the past few decades.
This flood can be said to have caught Xizhou officials off guard.
Fortunately, Jiangnan has always been prosperous, so disaster relief is no problem.
"Master Jia, Your Highness invites you.
Come with me."
Tan Chen waved to Jia Renyi, the prefect of Xizhou, who was wiping his sweat.
The fat all over Jia Renyi's body shook, and he could hardly hold the handkerchief in his hand.
He cupped his hands towards Tan Chen and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Tan.
I can't show respect for such small things."
Jia Renyi took out two gold ingots from his arms and handed them over.
Tan Chen stretched out his wide sleeves to block his movement, took the two ingots of gold, and said, "Master Jia, what are you doing?
Please come in quickly, don't keep His Highness waiting."
Seeing Tan Chen accept the gold, Jia Renyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Just accept it if you are willing to accept it.
He followed Tan Chen into the room and saw a young man wearing dragon-patterned uniforms looking over with a smile.
Although he had a kind smile, Jia Renyi felt a chill.
He immediately saluted and said, "I see His Highness the Crown Prince." , His Highness Chitose."
"Get up," the voice was gentle, with a bit of a smile, "Master Jia is a veteran minister for many years, so there is no need to be so restrained.
Tan Chen, please give me a seat."
Jia Renyi was a little dazed.
After Tan Chen coughed slightly, he came back to his senses, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the seat."
Then he sat down.
The prince took a sip of tea and raised his eyebrows slightly, "The new tea from Jiangnan just tastes better than the tea from Beijing."
He shook the teacup, then picked it up and put it in front of his eyes to look at it carefully.
Jia Renyi felt that his heart was about to burst from his chest.
It jumped out, hung in his throat, and swayed with the shaking of the tea cup in the prince's hand.
As if aware of Jia Renyi's nervousness, the prince put down the tea cup and said, "It looks like the craftsmanship of Ru kiln, or maybe I was wrong."
Jia Renyi blushed and was speechless.
Tan Chen whispered from the side, "Sir, His Highness is asking you something."
Of course Jia Renyi knew that His Highness was asking him something, but what could he say in reply?
It is said that you, a small prefect, also used the tea cups from Ru kiln and dragged them out to beat them.
Saying no, hey, if he is found out, he will be charged with deceiving the king, which will lead to death.
Jia Renyi was neither left nor right, so he had no choice but to say nothing.
Fortunately, the prince didn't bother too much, and changed the subject and said, "Immediately submit all the account books used on the river dam over the years.
If there are any errors or omissions, you know what to do."
Although the words were light, they contained the power of thunder. .
Jia Renyi did not dare to look down on the gentle-looking prince and responded repeatedly.
When he exited, he tripped over the threshold and almost fell down.
After Tan Chen and others left, he took out the two ingots of gold and showed them to the prince, "This is what Mr.
Jia gave to this slave."
The prince glanced casually and said, "Just keep it for you."
Tan Chen also knew that the prince would not care about this, but he still had to go for a while.
He put it away and poured the prince a cup of tea with the tea set he brought.
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"When will your highness plan to entertain the officials of Xizhou?
Come back and find them."
If the slave wants to say something, what do you think the slave should say?"
The prince was holding a tea set that was almost as exquisite as the one just now, and his smile was a little cold, "Don't worry, let them hang up first.
If you are really anxious, tell them that I do favor Mr.
Zhuang, and let them go to your master. " When Zhuang Zhao was mentioned, the prince's eyes softened.
Tan Chen was secretly frightened when he saw this.
The master of the village had now taken root in His Highness's heart.
During dinner, the prince told Zhuang Zhao a few words and asked her to accept the gift and not worry about anything else.
Just give him the list of gift givers.
Zhuang Zhao brought chopsticks to the prince, "I know this, and I will definitely handle this matter for your highness."
She swore with a puffed face, so cute that the prince couldn't help but reach out and pinch her.
The two of them used each other sweetly and perfected each other, and then it was time for Zhuang Zhao to become shy again.
After getting along day and night for more than ten days, the relationship between the two has become better, and the boss has naturally become more open-minded.
The prince also asked her to use everything she had learned.
She said she had forgotten it, but he kept a straight face and applied what she had learned.
Bah, bad guy, Zhuang Zhao spat at him in his heart.
I'm not afraid of keeping a straight face.
There was a sweetness in the corners of her eyebrows unconsciously.
"Master, the wife of Mr.
Jia, the magistrate of Xizhou, wants to see you," Bai Cha said through the curtain.
"So fast."
Zhuang Zhao stretched out his hand from the curtain and "help me up."
Bai Cha ignored the blushing red marks on Lotus's arms and gently helped her up.
"Master, what are you wearing today?"
Although the underskirt was cool, it was very thin and might not be able to cover those marks.
Zhuang Zhao was a little uninterested, and she was still sore.
He said half-heartedly, "When you choose wealth, you must show off your identity as my favorite concubine."
Bai Cha smiled and said, "This place is not as good as the palace.
I'm afraid the name of the master's favorite concubine can be spread everywhere."
She picked out a peach red dress sprinkled with gold, put it into a high bun, and inserted bits and pieces of it.
Many pearls.
Zhuang Zhao stood up and took two steps, turned around with his sleeves rolled up, raised his arms slightly, and looked at Bai Chadao, "How do you think it's awesome?"
Bai Cha knelt down and straightened the hem of her skirt for her, then nodded and said, "Awe and grace, as long as the master shows a little momentum, you don't need this to silence them."
Since Zhuang Zhao entered the palace, he has been avoiding the limelight of the Crown Princess.
He said that the concubine is more like a master than the main wife, so where does the Crown Princess put her face?
As for the previous affairs of managing the palace, because it was the prince's responsibility, if it was not handled well it would hurt the prince's face, so some of it was revealed.
Bai Cha's words revealed some unfair meaning.
Zhuang Zhao patted her hand and said, "Don't be too hasty.
The Crown Princess and I still have a long time to live."
It would be best if the Crown Princess could stay on the same page with her.
If not, it would be the best.
Zhuang Zhao smiled, took Bai Cha's arm and walked out.
Mrs.
Jia had been waiting for a while, and even had a refill of tea.
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She was a little dissatisfied, but she was just a concubine, and she was still on the record.
Mrs.
Jia comes from a small family, but she has lived a wealthy life with Mr.
Jia for more than ten years.
To put it bluntly, in Xizhou, Mr.
Jia is a standard native emperor.
Mrs.
Jia has never been afraid of anyone.
Just as he was curling his lips, he heard the little eunuch at the door say, "This slave pays his respects to the master."
Mrs.
Jia quickly stood up and made a squatting salute, "My wife has met the master of the village, and he is very lucky."
She lowered her head and saw a flower-like hem of clothes floating in front of her eyes, with a faint floral fragrance.
"Get up.
Mrs.
Jia has been waiting for a long time."
The voice was sweet and charming.
Mrs.
Jia felt relieved immediately, she was still a little girl.
She stood up and forced a smile, "The master of the village has promoted me, this is the slave's blessing."
Zhuang Zhao smiled slightly and said, "Don't be restrained, just sit down."
Seeing Mrs.
Jia unceremoniously filling up the stools, Zhuang Zhao's smile deepened.
"Madam's home is very exquisitely decorated.
I took a stroll in the garden yesterday.
It's colorful and full of patterns."
She looked at Madam Jia with a smile on her face, her tone still containing the innocence of a girl.
Mrs.
Jia also relaxed, "No, no, thanks to the owner of the village, you don't mind.
The mountains and rivers here support people, and people are more delicate than flowers.
The owner of the village looks like us."
Zhuang Zhao took a sip of tea and smiled without saying a word.
"Ling'er, come here, raise your head to meet your master."
Mrs.
Jia pulled the woman next to her who had her head lowered.
Zhuang Zhao found it funny that the gift of love from Mrs.
Jia was from a woman.
The girl named Ling'er shyly raised her head and glanced at Zhuang Zhao, then quickly lowered her head.
She is quite pretty, with big almond-shaped eyes, and looks very innocent.
To be fair, she is indeed a beauty.
No wonder Mrs.
Jia dared to bring her to the prince.
The corners of Zhuang Zhao's mouth drooped and he stopped smiling, "Mrs.
Jia, what do you mean?"
She changed her tone and became more dignified, which made Mrs.
Jia feel a little nervous, but thinking about what her master said, she cheered up again.
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"Master Zhuang, please forgive me.
This is my little daughter Ling'er.
I heard that Master Zhuang has extraordinary bearing and good etiquette.
I thought that if we, Ling'er, could serve Master Zhuang for a period of time, we would be able to learn something from him."
Should he be sent here to serve her, or to serve the prince?
Zhuang Zhao half-raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, Miss Jia is a young lady, and she is willing to serve me."
There was mockery in his words.
Jia Ling'er was a girl after all, she was thin-skinned and felt embarrassed, so her eyes turned red on the spot.
Mrs.
Jia didn't hear it.
She thought Zhuang Zhao had agreed and hurriedly answered: "Yes, if you can really serve Master Zhuang, it will be her blessing.
Why don't you want to?"
Bai Cha smiled and said from the side: "Miss Jia has never learned the rules of the palace, I'm afraid she can't."
Mrs.
Jia saw that she spoke neither humble nor arrogantly, and dressed elegantly.
She knew that this was Zhuang Zhao's favored palace maid.
She was afraid that Zhuang Zhao would reject her proposal after listening to her words, so she quickly said: "I just want her to learn some rules.
Master Zhuang, even if Teach her, that’s what I want.”
Zhuang Zhao only responded at this time, "Mrs.
Jia's kindness is hard to refuse, so I accepted shamelessly.
But after all, she is a young lady, and it is not shameful to serve me without any status."
She paused deliberately, Looking at Mrs.
Jia with joy With an anxious expression, he added, "Well, let's just say that I asked Miss Jia to stay with me and tell me about the customs and customs of Xizhou.
This will save others from not knowing and thinking that we are robbing civilian girls."
The latter sentence is talking to white tea.
Bai Cha covered his mouth and smiled, "Master said, we can't do such a thing."
Mrs.
Jia was a little disappointed when she heard that she just stayed by her side to talk with her, but if she could stay, it was half the battle.
She smiled and said, "Master Zhuang is absolutely right.
Ling'er is just here to talk to you about the local customs and customs.
There is nothing else."
Zhuang Zhao hummed indifferently.
"Mrs.
Jia, is there anything else?"
Bai Cha looked at Zhuang Zhao's face and knew that she had no words to deal with Mrs.
Jia's interest, so he politely dismissed the guests.
Mrs.
Jia understood what she said.
She left Jia Ling'er behind and left happily.
She walked quite quickly, as if she was afraid that Zhuang Zhao would regret it
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