Chapter 468 Chapter 469: Assassination

　　After returning to the palace from the summer vacation in Jincui Garden, the Queen Mother and An Shutong were very quiet. After the winter came, the Queen Mother fell ill for a while. Feng Yi went to visit but returned to Yaohua Palace with a stomach full of anger.

Although Feng Yi kept it secret, Yun Zhao still knew the truth after a few days.

The Queen Mother was really ill, but she still wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's visit to get An Shutong's favor, and she wanted to take advantage of this to make things happen.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yi still didn't show any respect and walked away on the spot.

This winter, the Queen Mother's condition is good or bad. An Shutong is also ill. This time she is really ill. I don't know whether she is angry, ashamed or afraid.

 The aunt and nephew did nothing else this winter except to recuperate from illness.

Song Yunzhao's pregnancy this time was not bad, but he had a problem that he couldn't eat meat and felt uncomfortable when smelling meat. This troubled the master chef in the imperial kitchen.

How can we not eat meat? If the adults can bear it, the children in their stomachs will have to grow up, so they can only send meals to Yaohua Palace in different ways.

Song Yunzhao ate and vomited for the sake of the child in his belly. Feng Yi felt uncomfortable every time he vomited and vomited. Yunzhao lost weight, and he also lost a lot of weight.

 Firstly, he was worried about poor diet after pregnancy, and secondly, there was considerable resistance to the implementation of the New Deal in the south.

This time, when we went south, the Minister of Hubu held the imperial edict as the official, and Song Fanyue was appointed by the emperor as an adjutant to follow him. No one expected that less than a month after arriving in the south, something went wrong for the Minister of Hubu, and he was assassinated on the way to the inspection and almost died.

Feng Yi was furious, and the Minister of Household Affairs returned to Beijing to recuperate from his injuries. He ordered Song Maoyue to be promoted from deputy to deputy to take charge of promoting new affairs.

Since the minister of household affairs almost died, the opposition to the emperor's will was not so strong this time. After all, no matter who went, his life would be in danger.

Song Yunzhao was also worried. Later he learned that Princess Fukang had sent a team of guards from the Princess Palace south to protect her son-in-law. Such a clear and supportive attitude made Song Yunzhao feel at ease, and he specially invited the princess into the palace to express her gratitude.

 Princess Fukang's words are a bit interesting. Whether it is done by the emperor or the beloved concubine Yun Zhao, it is inevitable that people will talk behind their backs. After all, the minister of household affairs was assassinated in front of him, so he is not worried about the shortage but the inequality.

Especially Your Majesty, if you don’t protect the ministers and only care about the concubine’s family, it will chill the courtiers.

As a beloved concubine, Yun Zhao's every move attracts more attention. She can do it, but in the future, after Song Fanyue returns to Beijing, people will also talk about her power as a beloved concubine.

 But Princess Fukang was different. She was Song Fanyue's mother-in-law, and it was natural for her to protect her son-in-law.

No one can tell a mistake.

The end of the year came in the blink of an eye. Princess Fukang and the eldest lady went to the palace to visit Yun Zhao. Seeing that she looked better, they both felt a little relieved.

"The princess is about to give birth now, and we wouldn't be able to come to the palace to visit the empress before the end of the year. The empress should take care of herself in the palace," the doctor said.

Ever since Song Dynasty was sent to the south by the emperor to implement the New Deal, Princess Duanjing was sent back to Beijing to raise her child. The eldest lady and the princess' mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a very good relationship. Princess Duanjing did not act like a princess, and the eldest lady did not act like a mother-in-law. Princess Fukang is a well-rounded princess. Although Princess Duanjing is weak, Feng Yi specially assigned an imperial doctor to take care of Princess Duanjing, so this pregnancy is considered safe.

Song Yunzhao was very happy, "If there is anything missing, tell me. Sister-in-law, mother and child will be safe this time. I will be happy when my eldest brother comes back."

Princess Fukang smiled and said, "I'm definitely not polite to you. I just wanted to ask you, the nanny who delivered the baby, please lend it to me first." Song Yunzhao smiled, "I've said hello to you a long time ago. I'll send it as soon as the day is near. Since the princess has said that, when you leave the palace, I will let her go with you."

The eldest lady is also happy. The midwife in the palace must be better.

On the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, Princess Duanjing gave birth to a son, and Princess Fukang came to the palace to announce the good news. Song Yunzhao and Feng Yi were very happy and sent out rewards one after another. A few days later, Xie Linlang also gave birth to a son, and Yun Zhao was even more happy.

　　Everyone thought that Ji Yunting could not give birth, but now Xie Linlang gave birth. After Xie Linlang became pregnant, Mrs. Ji stopped her attitude and wished she could provide her daughter-in-law.

This time I got my eldest grandson, and I left all the affairs of the house to Xie Linlang, and I can concentrate on raising my grandson.

The New Year is here in a blink of an eye, and the Queen Mother is not feeling well and will not attend the New Year's Eve banquet. Feng Yi did not intend to let Song Yunzhao appear during her pregnancy to protect her safety, so this year's New Year's Eve banquet will be hosted by Concubine Shu and Concubine Wan together.

Concubine Wan didn’t take much care of things, but Concubine Shu was actually in charge. She was busy until after the Lantern Festival, and she lost a lot of weight.

Concubine Shu started to complain when she saw Yun Zhao, "When you give birth, it won't be a matter of treating me to a meal. It will take several meals."

Song Yunzhao has been living a comfortable life this year. He has finally gained some weight and his face has finally looked better. He hurriedly relaxed and responded.

Concubine Shu is now more nervous about her pregnancy than Song Yunzhao. After all, Concubine Wan does not care about Yun Zhao's care of the fetus. The Queen Mother has been recuperating since she angered the emperor by asking An Shutong to sleep with him last year.

Everything in the palace fell on Concubine Shu, and Yun Zhao's safety also weighed on her, so she was even more cautious.

　　In the first court meeting after the New Year, Feng Yi and the court officials had an unpleasant quarrel. It was mainly about the New Deal. The first thing they received during the New Year was that Song Yuyue cut off the official reports of two officials one after another.

Some courtiers impeached him for being too cruel, and some courtiers supported Song Fanyue. The officialdom in the south was colluding. How could he advance the government without using his sword?

 There was a big commotion in the court.

 After going to court, Feng Yi came to Yunzhao's place for dinner and told her about this matter.

"Re-measurement of the land means that the imperial court can control the population and land in the country, and then control the specific amount of taxation. However, doing so is equivalent to affecting the interests of powerful families in various places, and the land they have secretly occupied will be vomited. Come out. How could you agree?" Feng Yi sneered, his words full of sarcasm.

Song Yunzhao looked at Feng Yi with an angry look on his face and knew that the eldest cousin secretly sent the emperor a rough estimate of the amount of land in the document. He felt flustered after looking at that number, let alone the emperor.

Bei Ming has been making constant moves. The court has no money. Where did the money go?

Of course, it fell into the hands of corrupt officials and wealthy families from all over the country. These people ate the flesh of the imperial court, drank the blood of the imperial court, and pretended to be arrogant to the imperial court.

Song Yunzhao's vision and structure were more or less different from those of the women in this world. After hearing what the emperor said, she immediately understood the power of it. She said: "Actually, the most important thing here is the people who are dependent on the big families in various places. They may not be willing to To stand up and join the imperial court, in the final analysis, the imperial court's taxes are heavier, and the wealthy families in various places give lower taxes in order to compete with the imperial court for population and land."

Feng Yi nodded, "Yes, your cousin mentioned this matter in detail in the booklet he came here this time, and it was only then that I realized the root cause was here."

Feng Yi used to be a prince, but he was a prince who had not traveled around the world and did not understand the livelihood of the people in various places. Of course, he did not know the methods of the noble families in various places under the calm water.

Now that Song Fanyue is expressing his love one by one, one can imagine the anger in his heart.

 (End of this chapter)