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When Song Jianing and Zhao Heng returned to the palace, the red sun was already westward.
Zhao Zhao slept all the way, and after washing his face, he became more energetic. He was unhappy to stay on the couch and insisted on going to the yard to play. Zhao Heng had a rare time with his daughter for a whole day, and took her daughter away and watched the flowers. The tall and healthy man felt a little tired after playing around in a circle.
It was not until this time that Zhao Heng personally felt that taking care of the children was not easy, and his princess was actually very hard.
The daughter was handed over to the wet nurse, and Zhao Heng walked to the shade of the tree and sat next to Song Jianing.
Song Jianing had been sitting in the carriage for a day, and was a little tired. At this moment, he leaned comfortably against the rattan chair. Shuang'er bent down and stood beside him, feeding the princess one by one to eat pomegranates one by one. After all, it was difficult for the princess to reach out to grab it. Of course, this was Song Jianing's private enjoyment. Seeing that the prince was coming, Song Jianing smiled and wanted to sit down.
Zhao Heng helped her back and fed her with his own hands.
Shuang'er retreated to the distance with tactfulness. Song Jianing blushed and opened his mouth to pick up the pomegranate. After eating one, he looked at him with a watery eyes: "The prince is in a good mood today." He played with his daughter and fed her things.
Her face was just washed, and it seemed as if water was leaking out with a pinch. Her mouth was red and more attractive than a pomegranate. Zhao Heng suddenly wanted to take a bite, but he was serving him around him. Zhao Heng held back, but when he fed her the second pomegranate, his index finger pressed her plump lips, and did not immediately take it back, but gently rubbed it.
It's obviously teasing.
Song Jianing's face turned redder, she lowered her head shyly, and her body was filled with long-lost itch. Since the incident occurred in the King of Chu, the couple had not done anything intimate for a month. The hug or kiss in the dead of night was more like the prince's comfort to her. Song Jianing also knew that he was worried, but now, the prince was really teasing her.
He didn't leave. Song Jianing glanced at him and met his hidden lustful eyes. Since he was rising, Song Jianing boldly licked his fingertips quickly, always lowering his eyes, but his pretty face was as beautiful as a peony. Zhao Heng's breathing became heavy all of a sudden. For a moment, he really wanted to pounce directly on and take good care of her here.
"Pomegranate!"
The little princess in the distance had enough fun and ran over to eat.
Zhao Heng quickly withdrew his hand, and Song Jianing also picked up a pomegranate and stuffed it into his mouth, pretending that nothing happened.
Zhao Zhao looked at his father and mother and started eating pomegranate with satisfaction.
"Prince, the mother and daughter have been cleaned up." Eunuch Fu said with a bent over.
Zhao Heng nodded.
Eunuch Fu winked at the little eunuch, and the little eunuch went to take the people.
Zhao Heng lowered his head to feed his daughter pomegranate. Song Jianing turned to the corridor curiously. After waiting for a while, he saw the little eunuch leading the mother and daughter over. Both the mother and the mother changed into green fine cloth clothes. The young woman was of medium appearance, with a fair face but haggard face, and was almost skinny. Even in Dazhou, where thinness is beautiful, she could not be called beauty. The little girl led by the woman had a pair of combed buns, with white face and big eyes. Although she was pitiful, she was a delicate girl.
"The civilian woman Wu Sanniang pays homage to the prince. The prince is willing to repay her life-saving kindness.
He walked to the nobles with his head down. Wu Sanniang led her daughter to kneel down respectfully. Someone has taught the rules of the mother and the mother. Wu Sanniang was 23 years old and suffered too much before and after marriage. The more he suffered, the more he cherished this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Therefore, the manager asked her to bow her head, and she did not dare to look up at the prince without authorization. Her forehead touched the ground, and she was extremely pious.
Five-year-old Acha is too young and doesn't know the difference between the prince and the landlord in the village, so he just came over with his head up. The first thing he saw was not the prince and the princess, but a plate of red fruit on the coffee table. Acha doesn't know what it is, but only knows that it must be delicious. He kneeled down and his head was still tilted. His big eyes, which were clearly black and white, staring at the red fruit, and he kept swallowing. She ate a lot of food, but she was still hungry.
The girl's longing eyes were heartbreaking, but before the prince could speak, Song Jianing sat quietly, without rushing to say anything.
"Get up." Zhao Heng said calmly.
Wu Sanniang was too nervous and didn't hear it clearly. It was only after Madam Fu reminded him that he stood up in a panic and continued to lower his head.
Zhao Heng was about to ask questions, but the daughter on her legs suddenly moved and couldn't help but look at her.
Zhao Zhao tilted his head and stared at the little girl there curiously. Except for Sister Kang of his second uncle Ruiwang's family, Zhao Zhao had never seen such a big girl. Seeing that Acha had been looking at her pomegranate, Zhao Zhao, who had eaten a lot of pomegranates, was very generous. He pointed at the pomegranate and said to Acha, meaning you should eat it too.
Zhao Heng and Song Jianing all understood their daughter. Zhao Heng pursed his lower lips slightly. Song Jianing was very pleased that his daughter was so sensible.
Acha also understood the little princess's meaning, and swallowed hard, and was about to step forward, but was stopped by Wu Sanniang in time. Acha didn't dare to go over again. Zhao Zhao blinked his eyes and shouted again, twisting and trying to stand on the ground and pull the young lady over.
Zhao Heng had some serious questions. Since his daughter liked the girl, Zhao Heng stood up and prepared to take Wu Sanniang to the main hall to ask questions. After walking two steps, Zhao Heng suddenly paused and turned around. Seeing that the princess was indeed looking at him in confusion, Zhao Heng waved to her. Song Jianing couldn't guess what his prince was going to do, so he followed him in a daze.
Zhaozhao had a new partner, and ignored where his father and mother went. Acha had red fruits to eat, and he didn't care what his mother did.
In the main hall, Zhao Heng sat down and looked at Wu Sanniang. He asked in a deep voice: "Why did Shu leave?"
Wu Sanniang was very nervous, but when she heard this, a sarcastic smile immediately appeared on the corner of her mouth, mocking and sad.
Zhao Heng frowned. When Eunuch Fu saw him, he whispered to Wu Sanniang: "Bold."
Wu Sanniang was shocked, but she didn't realize what she had done wrong. She knelt down first and kowtowed to beg for mercy. Zhao Heng frowned even deeper, and Eunuch Fu quickly stopped and said, "Okay, answer the prince's question truthfully, dare to hide it at all..."
"The civilian women dare not, but the civilian women dare not!" Wu Sanniang promised with a pale face, and tears were scared.
"Speak quickly." Eunuch Fu urged.
Wu Sanniang wiped her tears and calmed down, but was stunned again. She looked at the hem of Prince Shou and black boots in front of her with a dull look. She didn't know where to start. Song Jianing saw it and guessed that Wu Sanniang was suffering and looked majestic. Song Jianing softly comforted her: "Don't be anxious, say it slowly, say whatever you think."
Wu Sanniang looked up and met the princess who was as beautiful as a fairy, and was so gentle and kind. Wu Sanniang's eyes were sour, and tears came down again. She lowered her head and said even more: "The prince said that Shu is rich, that's already thirty years ago..."
Song Jianing listened carefully and didn't think much, but Zhao Heng immediately realized that more than thirty years ago, Emperor Gaozu had just proclaimed himself emperor. In the early days of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the first major event was to unify the Central Plains. Wu Yue in the southeast and Shu in the southwest were all recovered at that time. The meaning of this civilian woman was that Shu was rich under the rule of the king of Shu. If the Zhao family members were in the country, would Shu be poor?
As a prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Heng had a broad mind and did not like to listen to this.
The prince was silently angry, and Eunuch Fu was so scared that he didn't dare to speak.
Fortunately, Wu Sanniang lowered her head and didn't see it. She continued: "Everyone knows that Shu is rich. Emperor Gaozu won Shu and sent people to send all the treasures of Shu to the capital. It is said that the carriage was pulled for ten years before it was finished... Local officials and soldiers also greedy for the money of Shu people, so they robbed them everywhere... Shu people lost their money and could only grow tea and raise silkworms. Not long after, the tea and silk were forbidden to sell them privately. The tea and silk were fried and the silk was prepared, and we could only wait for the government to collect them, but the money given by the government was less and less, so small that it was not enough for us to grow tea and raise silkworms... The people were getting poorer and poorer, and they could only sell land... The land became officials, the landlords, but the tax on us was more and more. The harvest was not good. The land tax we paid was not as good as in previous years. The government issued a new tax... When I got married, my family went to the government to establish documents and had to pay the daughter's tax..."
Speaking of this, Wu Sanniang was almost crying: "Prince, we Shu people can't survive. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to Shu to see it. If this continues, Shu people will die sooner or later..."
Zhao Heng's face turned pale. If what the woman said was true, if this person continues to do so, the Shu people will never die, because they will jump over the wall if they are anxious. The people will be forced by the government and...rebellion.
"I have something to do, so I don't have to wait tonight." Zhao Heng stood up and said to Song Jianing before leaving.
Wu Sanniang's words involved the government. Song Jianing knew that he had thought about the people's livelihood again, so he nodded quickly. He sent the person to the door and watched him strode to the front yard. When the autumn wind blew, Song Jianing was also enlightened. She always felt that she had lived a hard life in her previous life. Her parents died early, she became a concubine of a man, and was even locked up in the village without name. But she was just sad and had no worries about food and clothing. But those people in Shu were clearly living a peaceful life, but because of the changes of dynasties, the people were living in poverty...
"Princess, please take in a private woman and a mother and daughter. The private woman can eat any hardships. She doesn't have monthly money, but she just wants to be able to fill her stomach..."
There was a crying begging from behind. Song Jianing turned around and saw Wu Sanniang climbing to the door at some point, tilting her head, begging her with tears in her face: "Princess, A Cha is only five years old, I don't want her to be wandering with me anymore. If the princess is inconvenient to take in a private woman, then you can accept A Cha. Follow me, she will starve to death sooner or later..."
I cried heartbrokenly.
Song Jianing is already a mother and is pregnant with a child. How could he hear this? Looking at Acha, who was not sure what he was talking to his daughter in the yard, Song Jianing said with red eyes: "Okay, I'll arrange an errand for you, you can get up first..."
She had a dowry in the village. If the prince didn't like her decision, she would ask Wu Sanniang and his daughter to go to her village to do things.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, from now on, you will be the master of our mother and mother. Even in the next life, I will never forget the princess's kindness!" The livelihood finally came to an end. Wu Sanniang cried with joy and kowtowed to the princess with a loud bang. Song Jianing's heart trembled and hurriedly asked Shuang'er to help her up.
Chapter completed!