When Ning Jun left the courtyard, Chief Wang and the others next door heaved a sigh of relief.
If Miss Ping called the Jia family over without caring, they would have to flee and definitely not dare to show their faces.
If he was caught, regardless of his face, Prince Zhongshun would definitely be fine. However, they had incited the Prince to commit crimes. It would be merciful of the Emperor if he did not behead and confiscate his family.
Thus, Chief Physician Wang couldn't help but cup his hands and persuade him,""Wangye, we've played enough. Why don't we go back now?”She had only been out for a short while, and everything that had happened could be compiled into a book.
"I'm not busy. It's rare for me to be so happy today!" Ning Jun smiled.”He took out a few silver notes from his pocket and handed them to Chou He." Tell your brothers to go out of the city and find a place to rest for a month. He told them clearly what they should and should not say.”
Chou He hurriedly bowed and said," Father, don't worry. They are all servants of your son's residence. It's normal for them to hide in the manor for a year."”He did not dare to take the silver notes.
Ning Jun stuffed it into his hands." I got a windfall. Anyone who sees it will get a share!”He gave 1,000 taels to Wang Changshi, the servant boy, and the others.
As expected, his highness was generous and everyone was happy. As for how the 18th Concubine and 19th Concubine were dealt with, that was taboo.
Didn't he see the prince's proud expression?
When they returned to Flower Branch Alley, they were about to look for the missing Zhang girl when Wang Li, the steward of the Imperial Residence, came over in a hurry. When he saw Ning Jun, he got off his horse and knelt down. He panted and said,"Reporting to your highness, today at Si o'clock, the Xining County Prince passed away. The Emperor has decreed that the Guanglu Temple will offer sacrifices according to the rules.”
Prince Beijing was gone not too long ago, and now Xining King was gone as well. Two out of four were gone, so the Emperor should be able to breathe a sigh of relief!
With this matter, it was impossible to continue to flirt. Ning Jun had to go back and change into plain clothes before going to Xining King's Mansion to offer incense.
After returning to his own palace, Ning Jun entered the bedroom. Hong 'er, Zi' er and the others came up to him,"Your highness, the princess consort has instructed that you need to change into plain clothes the moment you return…"
Ning Jun's eyes swept across the fresh and white skin, and he was shocked to see countless red spots." But why isn't Qing here?”
Hong 'er's small face was extremely shy." The Empress asked Wang Yi and Wang Xin to prepare the offerings. Your Highness, what are you looking for?" He saw Ning Jun flip from the desk to the treasure cabinet.
"Where can we hide things in our house?" Ning Jun asked mysteriously.”
"Ah?" They were so shocked that they didn't know what to say." Your Highness, what are you hiding?”
"You don't want us to see it, or you don't want the Empress to see it?" Cheng 'er asked in a daze.”
Ning Jun glared at her and pinched her face." I won't let you look!”
This little girl was usually very clever, but she didn't know how to speak. Ning Jun glanced at her again, deep in thought.
"Your Highness, if you want to collect things, why don't you go to the study on the east side?" Hong 'er pursed her lips and smiled. There are many boxes there."
"That's right!" Ning Jun hugged her and took a sip." Why didn't I think of that?”She excitedly turned around and walked out of the mirror door. She went around the screen and entered the study.
Only Chou-er and Qingwen were inside. The two of them were bored and playing Gomoku with gold and silver beans.
Seeing that Ning Jun had returned, he quickly lowered his hands and bowed.
"Find me a small box. I want to hide something."”
"What are you hiding?" asked Qing Wen curiously. Big or small? Hard or soft?"
Ning Jun didn't want to argue with her." Just bring it over!”
"Your Highness, if you don't tell us, we don't know what kind of person to look for."”
Ning Jun was about to describe it to her when he heard Ke Qing's voice from outside." Zi 'er, has His Highness returned?"”
"Yes, he's back. He's in the study now!" Zi-er replied.”
"Bring some plain clothes for His Highness to change!" Ke Qing said.”
Then, there was the sound of curtains.
Oh no!
He couldn't let Ke Qing find out about this.
Ning Jun was quick-witted. He took out a red thing from his pocket, pulled open Qingwen's collar without any explanation, and stuffed it in.
His actions were done in one go.
Just as Qingwen was still in a daze, Ning Jun followed suit and stuffed a stack of things into Chou 'er's collar.
The two girls 'ears immediately turned red.
Ning Jun warned them," Think of a way to keep it and don't let Keqing find out! Especially since Qingwen hid it well!"
Before she could finish her sentence, Ke Qing had already walked in gracefully and smiled."Yo, I came at a bad time?"
Ning Jun snorted." But Qing came at the right time. Look at what they are doing now. He actually used a golden chess piece to play chess! It's really not presentable!"
His face was filled with anger.
However, Qing Qing saw that Chou 'er and Qingwen were so ashamed that they didn't dare to raise their heads. She smiled and said,"What's wrong with them playing chess with their own things? If you want to blame someone, I have to say that you, husband, say that the residence is poor, but you don't take gold and silver as money. If you are happy, you can reward them. Even if you have gold and silver, it is not enough!”
Ning Jun smiled and said," They're not going out. Even if I give it to them, they won't have anywhere to spend it. It's not the same as putting it from the right hand to the left hand. It's still their own home after all!"”
However, Qing took the plain clothes from Hong 'er's hands and went forward to help Ning Jun change his clothes. He could not help but tease,"It seems that husband is not only going to let them out?”According to the rules, the palace maids had to be released for at most ten years and allowed to marry on their own.
Ning Jun didn't know this rule and asked,""Why?" She thought that something was wrong, so she added," Of course, if they want to go out, I won't stop them.”
"I knew you were planning this."”
Ning Jun felt like he had said something wrong." Did I say something?”
But Qing rolled her eyes at him and helped him put on his hat and belt." My husband didn't say anything. The carriage was already waiting! It doesn't matter if it's a little slower. If all the court officials go and we're the only ones left behind, I'm afraid there will be rumors about us.”
When Ning Jun heard this, he muttered,"This Xining King left at the right time!"”
"Let's go to the funeral," said Ke Qing."My husband's mouth has accumulated virtue.”
Ning Jun smiled.
This was also the first time Ke Qing had appeared in front of a noble since she was conferred the title of princess consort. Although she was wearing a plain dress, it could not hide her ice skin and jade bones.
Ning Jun joked," But Qing is so beautiful. If you go, I'm afraid that you will outshine everyone else. Everyone will be jealous of me."”
Ke Qing's pretty face was slightly red. She said angrily," You only know how to give me bewitching soup. You know how I look." Only husband thinks so."
"I'm the only one in the world who thinks so!" Ning Jun laughed. Are the others qualified?"
However, Qing pulled him back." I know, my loyal and obedient Prince. If you don't want to leave, then don't go!"”
The husband and wife held hands and went out into the carriage, heading straight for Xining King's Mansion.
The remaining Hong 'er and the others surrounded Qingwen and Qingwen. Qingwen covered them tightly." His Highness said that we can't let others see it.”She felt that it should be a red caltrop coat. She didn't know where wangye got such an embarrassing thing.
Chou-er took it out and grinned." This thing makes my heart ache."”
There was a thick stack of notes in her hand. There seemed to be something written on it, with words and red marks.
They looked at each other and finally did not dare to open it. They found a brocade box and put it away.
Xining King's Mansion was already a vast expanse of whiteness.
The door of the manor was wide open, and the lanterns on both sides were as bright as day. People came and went in a mess, and the cries inside shook the mountains. Ning Jun got out of the carriage, and someone led him to the front of the coffin, where he sighed with tears.
But you went to the back hall with the imperial edict.
Ning Jun's memorial ceremony had ended, and someone from Xining Prefecture brought him to the backyard to rest and serve tea.
All the nobles and ministers gathered together. For example, Nan 'an Commandery Prince, Beijing Commandery Prince, and the others were mostly generals. Ning Jun's three good brothers each had a bunch of people around them, most of whom were civil officials.
Everyone exchanged pleasantries hypocritically. There were also many people gathered around Ning Jun. There were the two little princes, King Ande and King Anzhong, the Minister of Works, Xu Shiyi, and the others. Naturally, Qiu He's biological father, Commandant Qiu, was also present. This Commandant Qiu was originally a hereditary fourth grade commandant. He was a guerrilla general in the capital camp and led a battalion of the Imperial Army. He was the only general in Ning Jun's army.
Ning Jun sized them up. Other than the two little princes, even Minister Xu of the Ministry of Works might not be willing to come. Looking around, perhaps only Commandant Qiu was reliable? His own team was sparse, it was really shabby.
However, the Hanlin Academy's Director Wang Xixian quickly walked over and cupped his hands.""Your Highness, you can print books to benefit the scholars. No matter what your original intention is, this subject has to thank Your Highness for your righteous deeds.”After saying that, he bowed.
Ning Jun returned the greeting." Lord Wang, you don't have to thank me." To be honest, I was trying to stop Old Li from finding an opportunity to scold me, so I thought of a way to get rid of him. Who knew that this thing would really work after a try!”
King Ande burst into laughter and quickly covered his mouth.
Ning Jun knocked on his head and lectured him,"Your eighth uncle is talented and intelligent. Do you have a problem with that?”
King Ande quickly shook his head.
Wang Xixian's face twitched." Your Highness is a genius. I can't wait."”He really didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, Zheng Jing, the General Administration Envoy of the General Administration Department, came forward respectfully." Your Highness, the Emperor has approved the cabinet's memorial a few days ago. He has set up a news bureau in the General Administration Department and named Your Highness to handle it. These few days, she had wanted to have a detailed talk with wangye, but she had gone to wangfu several times and hadn't seen wangye. Therefore, may I ask Your Highness, how did the news bureau prepare and how did the news of the Divine Capital start publication? How would all the staff be selected and how would the manuscripts be collected? I hope Your Highness will clearly state the rules for each of these so that we can carry out our work and not disappoint Your Majesty.”
Ning Jun asked back," The Emperor has already approved it?”
"That's right!" Zheng Jing cupped his hands.
Ning Jun sat for a while and yawned out of boredom before saying to him,""What's the point of discussing this in detail? If you go to the Imperial Censorate and ask for two examiners, go to the Imperial Academy and ask for two editors, the Imperial College will ask for eight to ten supervisors, and the Ministry of Works will transfer a few more people who understand business to you, then you will have the upper hand. We only have one principle, and that is to publicize the court's virtue, benevolence, and righteousness, and to ban all crooked theories and heresies to correct the public. As for the Divine Capital News, I'll have to trouble Lord Zheng to go to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for a hundred thousand taels of silver as the start-up fee. With the silver, I'll start it up for you in minutes.”
Zheng Jing didn't think much of it at first. The so-called news bureau and newspaper had been planned in his mind for a long time and had his own plans. Repaying King Zhongshun today was just a formality. Who would really expect this silkpants prince to do the proper thing?
However, when Zheng Jing heard him talk about the principles of the news bureau, the way he looked at Ning Jun suddenly changed.
He had thought that the news bureau was just an expansion of the court newspaper and that it was not important. After Ning Jun's explanation, he realized that he was wrong. He had not only underestimated the news bureau, but also underestimated King Zhongshun.
He was going to control the entire world, the mouth of the imperial court!
The power of the Department of Public Affairs would also increase greatly, and it would no longer be a dispensable position.
"I've learned my lesson!" Zheng Jing was sincere this time.
He then talked about some unimportant nonsense and talked to his two little nephews about the flying snow in Mount Shu and Kunlun in boredom. The two little guys listened with great interest with their eyes wide open.
When they were talking about the battle between Xiao Feng and Hong Qigong at Leigu Mountain, Zhang Wuji was invited to be the judge. A man with a beard and a thick face cupped his hands and bowed to Ning Jun." Minister of Works Jia Zheng greets Prince Zhongshun."”
"You're Jia Zheng?" Ning Jun sat still and smiled. I know Yuan Chun, it's just that she doesn't really talk to me. Can you send a message to her and tell her not to keep her at arm's length?”He held his chin and added," Actually, she's very good-looking.”
To tease his daughter in front of her father, even though Jia Zheng was known to be humble and kind, and had the legacy of his grandfather, his face was extremely ugly. He did not fly into a rage on the spot, which was already quite self-restraint.
Fortunately, Minister Xu of the Ministry of Works helped him out in time. He smiled and asked,"Wangye, I heard that you are making glass in the wangfu?”
Ning Jun looked deeply at Jia Zheng, then turned to Minister Xu and said,""We have a glass factory in our department. Why don't we just set up a glass factory..." Speaking of this, he leaned over and whispered,""Our Ministry of Works is not like other yamens. Why don't we discuss and openly seek some benefits for the Ministry? There was a saying that it was not easy to live in Chang 'an. Even if it was only a hundred taels of silver a month, it would solve a huge problem!”
Silver to earn? Minister Xu and the assistant ministers of the Ministry of Works were interested.
Was there a need to discuss this? He just hoped that it would start immediately!
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