Harem Daily Life

Chapter 1034 Prince Jing is perplexed

Prince Jing closed his eyes, glared fiercely at Concubine Liu, who was pale with fright, and gave the steward a look. The steward immediately went downstairs and ordered someone to gag the maid, and the fight started right there in the courtyard.

Aunt Liu stood inside the house, listening to the sounds of slaps coming from the courtyard. As the maid's voice grew weaker and weaker until it finally fell silent, her heart sank to the bottom, and her legs trembled uncontrollably.

With a thud, Aunt Liu knelt down on the ground: "Your Highness, this maid is framing me! I'm innocent!"

Prince Jing remained silent, glancing at his wife beside him.

Princess Jing's expression remained unchanged as she listlessly glanced at her newly painted nails: "A life, gone in an instant. Aunt Liu, burn her some paper money. After all... she's served you for so long, there must be some affection between us. By the way, the paper money must be bought with silver. Remember to keep a record of how much you spend, don't make sure it's too much or too little, or the accounts won't balance."

After saying that, she stood up and said, "I'm tired too, I'll go first."

The Crown Princess also rose and curtsied to Prince Jing, saying, "Your daughter-in-law takes her leave."

The two left one after the other, and Prince Jing suddenly overturned the tea table next to him.

The teacups crashed to the ground, startling Aunt Liu, who was kneeling before him, so much so that she didn't dare to breathe, let alone cry out that she was innocent.

"If you want money, then come to me. What are you doing embezzling public funds?" Prince Jing was furious. His beloved woman was greedy? It was utterly shameful!

And then there's the thought that the princess and her daughter-in-law witnessed what happened today. Who knows what they'll say behind his back about him for not recognizing people well and for favoring the wrong person!

Aunt Liu knelt down and grabbed Prince Jing's leg: "Your Highness, my family is poor, and I didn't have much dowry when I entered the Prince's mansion. I need money for everything in the mansion, and I'm afraid Your Highness will look down on me, so I dare not ask for more. Your Highness, I know I was wrong. Please have mercy on me and don't blame me, okay?"

Aunt Liu wept so hard that tears streamed down her face; she looked so pitiful.

"How much silver do you still need to cover the accounts?" Since they've already considered selling off the treasures of the Prince's mansion, the amount to cover must be quite large.

Aunt Liu wiped away her tears: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will still cost two thousand taels." Originally it was only fourteen hundred taels, but Aunt Liu said two thousand taels, so she could still make a profit of six hundred taels.

Prince Jing said, "I will handle this matter, but you must learn from this lesson and never do such disgraceful things again!"

Aunt Liu nodded hurriedly, sobbing, "How could I dare? I will never make the same mistake again." After saying that, she saw that Prince Jing's complexion had recovered somewhat, so she tried to get up, but stumbled and fell directly into Prince Jing's arms.

Prince Jing sighed helplessly. Aunt Liu leaned against him and stopped moving, whining sweetly in his arms.

In the East Courtyard, the Crown Princess did not return to her own courtyard, but accompanied the Princess Jing back. The Princess Jing smiled and said, "You don't need to feel sad for me. I gave up on him a long time ago."

The Crown Princess smiled and said, "I was hoping to regain control of the household through today's events, but it turns out... I was too naive."

Princess Jing took a sip of tea: "It's not so bad if you don't manage the household. You should take good care of yourself during this time and try to get pregnant soon. We should just take care of our own lives. Whoever wants to suffer the burden of managing the household can suffer."

The Crown Princess touched her belly and nodded.

The Crown Prince's wife didn't leave until the Crown Prince sent someone to summon her. After the person left, the Princess Jing, who had been smiling the whole time, finally frowned.

Granny Zhao stepped forward to clear away the tea and advised, "We didn't really expect the Prince to punish her. It's a good thing that she's lost an arm. That maidservant has been trying to scheme against our courtyard these past few days. She deserves to die for her crime today."

Princess Jing sneered, "I don't pity that lowly servant. I'm just... disappointed."

Disappointed with Prince Jing.

The affection and feelings she once had are slowly fading away under this man's repeated and unprincipled indulgence.

For the next few days, Aunt Liu begged Prince Jing to keep her company, claiming that she was afraid to sleep alone. Every night, in order to regain Prince Jing's favor, she secretly put medicine in his tea.

For the first two days, Prince Jing felt somewhat aroused, but he managed to restrain his impulses and refrain from touching her. However, he couldn't resist the fact that she was adding medicine to his tea every day, and in the following days, Prince Jing could no longer restrain himself. But every day after leaving the west courtyard, he was filled with regret.

He was aware of his inner resistance, but if he was so resistant, why couldn't he resist Aunt Liu?

Prince Jing was completely baffled.

Because he was working too hard every night, Prince Jing's body became increasingly depleted, and he was sometimes drowsy and listless during the day.

The steward couldn't bear to watch any longer and offered a few words of advice, urging the prince to take care of his health and to exercise restraint.

After much deliberation, Prince Jing finally only instructed him to prepare more nourishing meals to help him recover.

October, the golden autumn month, is the season of harvest for all things. The imperial farm has harvested its last crop of grain and is preparing to store it for the winter.

Good news kept coming from the Xia Kingdom. First, Kang Mowan and the army sent by the Great Zhou jointly suppressed the resistance forces. Then, Kang Mowan led his army to capture the Xia Kingdom's palace, and the former king escaped in the chaos, his whereabouts unknown. Kang Mowan wrote to the Great Zhou, announcing that he would choose an auspicious day in November to ascend the throne and invited the Great Zhou emperor and empress to the Xia Kingdom to witness the coronation ceremony.

He Linzhang had originally planned to take Tao Yanyan on a trip once the situation in Xia Kingdom stabilized. He readily accepted the invitation, seeing a state visit as the perfect pretext for the trip. However, to his surprise, the court officials unanimously opposed it, even his usual political enemies rallied to oppose the emperor's travel.

"Your Majesty, the Xia Kingdom has only just stabilized, and the forces lurking in the shadows have not yet been truly eradicated. Who can guarantee that they won't launch a counterattack? It's best to be cautious. Sending an envoy to congratulate the new Xia monarch on his ascension to the throne would suffice."

"I second that opinion. Your Majesty is the pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and we must not take any risks."

"Your Majesty, I second that opinion. Without Your Majesty's presence, we are truly uneasy."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

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He Linzhang sat on the throne in the main hall, coldly looking at the assembled officials: "I recruit talented people because I hope they can share my burdens; I pay you generous salaries because I hope you can play your roles. Does the fact that I am not in the capital mean that your departments cannot function? Does the fact that I am sitting on this high throne every day mean that I have no chance to go out and see this beautiful land and understand the people's conditions?"

The ministers lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the emperor's imposing presence.

"The trip to the Xia Kingdom is imperative. Someone, convey my decree: during my absence from the capital, I hereby appoint the Crown Prince as regent, Prince Yong as regent, and Prince Jin as his assistant to help the Crown Prince in handling state affairs."

Upon hearing this decree, the court officials fell silent. With Prince Yong and Prince Jin protecting their young master, no one dared to disobey; it seemed His Majesty was genuinely interested in going out for fun.

Haha, you can't stop them.