Chapter 3302 3304【Secret plot】

 In July, Xiang Nan issued an order to exempt Jiangnan from the 360,000 taels of silver that had been owed for more than 20 years, as well as more than 90,000 stone of rice, wheat, beans and other grains.

The so-called Cao Yin refers to the fact that grain was converted into cash and shipped to the capital because of the inconvenience of transportation. Arrears accumulate almost every year. From the end of Kangxi to the present, more than 20 years ago, the amount has accumulated to hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

However, it is really difficult to recover this money, and it will also become an excuse for officials to exploit the people, so it is better to exempt it.

This edict was sent to the south of the Yangtze River, and the people of the south of the Yangtze River were once again grateful. I expressed my gratitude.

 …

Xiang Nan not only punished corrupt officials and benefited the people in the previous dynasty, but also paid great attention to the harem. No matter how busy he was every day, he would turn over the cards or go around the palaces.

Especially the Changchun Palace where the pregnant Lang Hua lived, I would visit her almost every day to check out her food and decoctions to prevent anyone from plotting against the emperor's heir.

You must know that for the concubines in the harem, the queen has her eldest son and her second son. If they don't fight for the noble son, their future will be really hopeless, so it is inevitable that some people will jump over the wall in a hurry.

Of course, Xiang Nan is afraid of Jin Yuyan.

His eight current concubines, Ruyi, Hailan, Wanyin, Zhuying, and Luyun, are not aggressive at all. They all have relatively gentle and gentle personalities. They advocate that people will not offend me, and I will not offend others. Do not harm others. Yes, you must be on guard against others.

Even if Gao Xiyue wants to harm others, she has no brains. What's more important is that she has always been on the same side as the queen and does not dare to have any ideas against the emperor's heir.

 Only Jin Yuyan has the scheming and the courage. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't find anything against her for the time being, and she looked like Miss Hong, Xiang Nan couldn't bear to kill her secretly, and would have killed her secretly.

 …

"Is this the dregs of the medicine that was brewed today?" Xiang Nan asked, carefully examining the leftover dregs of medicine that Lang Hua drank.

 “Yes, Your Majesty.” Su Lian nodded.

“Well, is this lunch?” Xiang Nan looked at the food again and asked.

Ever since Lang Hua was lucky, she would leave some of her daily meals and decoctions for Xiang Nan to check.

 Lang Hua was naturally moved by this.

 “Yes.” Su Lian said again.

Xiang Nan nodded, plucked the chopsticks a few times, and suddenly frowned, "Who asked the imperial kitchen to cook food?"

"Your Majesty, is there something wrong?" Su Lian was startled when he heard this and asked quickly.

"Of course it's inappropriate. Soft-shell turtle and amaranth, lamb liver and bamboo shoots, Ophiopogon japonicus and crucian carp cannot be eaten together. Although these foods are not poisonous on their own, they can easily accumulate poison when eaten together." Xiang Nan explained, "Who is it? This kind of meal is arranged?”

He is good at medicine and knows that some foods are originally non-poisonous, but when mixed together and eaten together, they will become poisonous. It doesn't show up in the early stage, but over time, it will damage the body.

 Soft-shelled turtle and amaranth, mutton liver and bamboo shoots, Ophiopogon japonicus and crucian carp are just the same, so they cannot be eaten together.

"Concubine Hui said that eating soft-shell turtle can nourish the body, and Concubine Zhe said that eating lamb liver can improve eyesight, so I ordered the kitchen to make it specially. The amaranth dumplings were made and delivered by the noble nobleman, and the bamboo shoots were a new tribute from Jiangnan. Come, Concubine Xian specially ordered the best ones to be delivered. The crucian carp soup was cooked by Concubine Wan, and the Ophiopogon japonicus tea was presented by Concubine Yu..." Su Lian explained quickly.

Xiang Nan frowned after hearing this.

He had a total of eight concubines, six of whom were involved, leaving Jin Yuyan, the noble lady of Jia, to stay out of the matter. What a coincidence. What a coincidence.

"The Queen's food is very important. The fewer people who handle it, the better. We don't need them to deliver food in the future." Xiang Nan ordered, "Otherwise, even if they have good intentions, they will inevitably be taken advantage of."

"The emperor means..." When Su Lian heard this, he realized that there was something in Xiang Nan's words, and he couldn't help but be confused.

"I don't mean anything. Don't tell the queen about this, lest she think about it during pregnancy." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "Okay, I'll go see the queen." "Yes." Su Lian nodded.

 …

Xiang Nan then went to see Lang Hua and felt her pulse.

 Fortunately, it was her first time eating today and her health was not serious.

Xiang Nan also chatted with her and told her that if she was idle and bored, she could read "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames", "Thousand Character Essay", "Three Hundred Tang Poems" and so on to her son.

“He is still in the stomach, can you hear him?” Lang Hua asked doubtfully.

"Naturally." Xiang Nan nodded, "The fetus will already have hearing when it is six months old."

 “How does the emperor know?” Lang Hua asked in surprise.

“I know this from reading medical books.” Xiang Nan smiled and said, “Anyway, just trust me.”

 “Yeah.” Lang Hua nodded.

"By the way, Yong Huang and Yong Zhang don't look too good. I asked them about their homework. Do you want them to get up at five o'clock to study, and don't let them rest at ten o'clock at night?" Xiang Nan asked again.

Lang Hua was quite embarrassed when she heard this, and quickly explained, "I also hope that they will become talented as soon as possible so that they can share your worries with the emperor as soon as possible."

 In order for her son not to be compared with Yongqi, Yongzhen, and Yongheng, she always urged them to study hard.

For this reason, they were woken up at five o'clock in the morning, and they had to read and write until ten o'clock in the evening before they were allowed to sleep.

 In this way, the two children only have seven hours of sleep a day at most.

"You are so confused!" Xiang Nan couldn't help scolding, "The reason why I set school at seven o'clock and let my brothers stay in the palace is to ensure their rest and health.

You don't even let them get enough sleep, which makes them look so bad that they all look like sickly plants. Can such a brother grow up? What kind of talent can he become when he grows up?

If you continue to be so eager for quick success, I will send Yonghuang and Yongzhang to Shoukang Palace and hand them over to the concubines to raise them. "

"No, Your Majesty, I made a mistake." Upon hearing this, Lang Hua immediately begged for mercy.

If Yong Huang and Yong Zhang were left to be raised by the concubines, she would be very distressed.

Although the concubines will definitely take good care of the two princes, how could she let them go as mother and son are connected to each other.

“Lang Hua, I know you want to be strong and want both Yong Huang and Yong Zhang to stand out, but you have forgotten the saying ‘Haste makes waste’.

 Children are now growing up. The first priority is that they grow up healthily. Otherwise, how can everyone who is sick and weak inherit my rule? Xiang Nan said again.

"Yes, I know I was wrong, and I will never dare to do it again." Lang Hua quickly admitted her mistake.

Xiang Nan nodded.

 Don’t blame him for being angry. In the play, it was because Lang Hua forced Yong Lian to study hard that he suffered from asthma at a young age.

 In ancient times, once you got this disease, there was basically no cure, and you became a sick person. And a prince with such a physique is naturally not suitable to inherit the throne. It is tantamount to say that Lang Hua was eager for quick success and ruined his own son.

 That's why Xiang Nan asked her to be lenient to the child, otherwise, even if he could cure the asthma, it would be very troublesome.

 (End of this chapter)