On the thirtieth day of the first month,
Five days later, after the Jia Zhen had breakfast, the Jia Zhen sent the four children to the entrance of the palace before turning around to return to the residence.
After returning to the palace, the princes did not return to their respective palaces first.
Instead, they were summoned to the imperial study by Tu Chen.
"You're back.
How was it in Ningguo Province? "Tu Chen put down his pen.
He walked out from behind the desk and sat down on the soft couch in the outer room. He even let the children sit beside him.
"It was very fun. Teacher was very good, and teacher's wife was also very good." Looking at their father, the children were still a little unfamiliar.
After all.
Tu Chen had accumulated his power for a long time.
Under the guidance of their mother, the children only told them that.
They had to listen to their father.
They could not talk back.
Over time, for Tu Chen,
There was a natural fear.
Of course.
The children of the royal family seemed to be like this. Even Prince Zhongshun, who pretended to be innocent and cute, was the same. Although he usually pretended to be obedient and slippery in front of the Retired Emperor, he had always been very careful. He was afraid that he would really make the Retired Emperor angry. Therefore, the relationship between father and son in the royal family was naturally different from that of ordinary people.
"Tell me, what did you see in Ningguo Province?" Tu Chen took off his shoes and crossed his legs on the soft couch. At this moment, he seemed to have put down his usual majesty as an emperor. He was just an ordinary father who was concerned about his children.
Seeing Tu Chen like this, the children's minds were slightly relaxed. They were no longer as nervous, and the youngest, Tu Zheng, was the first to speak. "En, Teacher's house is very good. We all live in the same room. The bed is the kind that goes up and down. Third brother and I live on top …" Tu Zheng described in a childish voice.
"En, when we wake up in the morning, we will learn martial arts from Teacher. Before dinner, we will also learn martial arts from Teacher. Teacher said that learning martial arts is not necessary to protect the country, but at least it can strengthen the body, so that we won't fall ill when the wind blows." The Third Prince, Tu Yao, was not to be outdone. He also opened his mouth and began to talk.
"Additionally, in Master's home, Master would set the time and what to do. After studying for half an hour each time, Master would let us rest for a quarter of an hour. Master said that we had to strike a balance between work and rest instead of studying all the time. Otherwise, it would be very boring. If we felt that studying was boring, we could spend a whole day reading a book or spend two hours reading a book. The result would be the same." The other two princes also started to talk about the results of the five days in Ningguo Mansion.
Tu Chen listened to the children say that Ningguo Province had put floor heating in their house and those strange toys. Tu Chen's eyes were full of smiles. It seemed that these children really liked Ningguo Province. "Your teacher is good. He said that he doesn't need to teach you anything. He will just take you to play." Tu Chen shook his head.
"Imperial Father, you're wrong. Teacher said that learning is playing, and playing is learning. You can't just define learning as learning from books. If you're reading and suddenly find a book interesting, then that's playing. If you're playing with a toy and suddenly understand why the toy is like that, then that's learning," said Tu Ming. Clearly, he liked his teacher's theory. Learning was playing, and playing was learning. "The ancients said that playing with things will smother one's will, and playing is learning. Teacher said that having your own interests is a good thing, as long as you don't become too obsessed with them."
"It seems that you all like this teacher very much." Tu Chen smiled. It seemed that Jia Zhen was really good at dealing with children. Tu Chen looked at the four princes sitting together affectionately. They were clearly brothers, but they didn't seem to be familiar with each other at all. Tu Chen felt that this step was right.
The four princes nodded, showing that they liked it very much.
After talking with the four princes for a while, the Emperor let the four princes return to the imperial harem. He knew that their mother was already waiting in the palace, waiting to ask them questions. Thinking of the women in the imperial harem, he thought that he had hidden them very well.
After the four princes left, Tu Chen got down from the soft couch and sat behind the desk to review the memorials. However, this time, Tu Chen was not as calm as before. "Zhang Sheng, accompany me for a walk."
"Yes." Zhang Sheng took Tu Chen's cloak, and then followed Tu Chen to the Imperial Garden.
It was almost February, and the weather was not so cold. The flowers in the Imperial Garden were slowly blooming. At this time, butterflies, bees, birds, and other small animals would be attracted. It was interesting.
Tu Chen had been thinking about the future of his sons. If they were raised in his mother's palace, even if they had the experience of going to Ningguo Province, once they came back, their relationship would be even worse under their mother's instigation. This was against his original intention. The temptation of the chair under his butt was too great. Tu Chen sighed.
"Is the Emperor in a bad mood?" Zhang Sheng heard Tu Chen sigh and asked.
"It's just that I've been in the Imperial Study for too long, so I'm feeling a bit bored. Let's go for a walk." Since ancient times, the struggle for the throne had always been bloody. He wanted to improve this situation, but there was nothing he could do. Even he could not guarantee that when he was old, he would be able to hand over the throne to his son. There were too many variables in the world. If he was old and felt powerless, like his father, who valued the throne and power, what would he do?
The Emperor was thinking about something and didn't notice the person in front of him. When he came back to his senses, he found that Concubine Xian had already appeared in front of him with the child in her arms. "Greetings to the Emperor." Concubine Xian came in front of Tu Chen and bowed to him charmingly.
"Concubine Xian, get up. Bring Xiao Liu for me to see." Tu Chen saw the Sixth Prince behind Concubine Xian.
"Yes." Concubine Xian gave a look to the wet nurse who was carrying the Sixth Prince, indicating that she should give the child to the prince.
Tu Chen took the child, weighed it, and said, "Xiao Liu was sick a few days ago and his spirit was not very good. Looking at him today, he is much more energetic. Although the weather is warm, he should pay attention to keeping warm at night and in the morning. Don't get sick again." Tu Chen looked at the child in the swaddling clothes. Although he couldn't have high hopes for him, he would protect him for the rest of his life. After all, he was the son of Concubine Xian. Nan 'an Junwang Fu absolutely couldn't have another grandson who was the Emperor.
"Yes, I also saw that the weather was good today, so I brought him out to see the sun. He has been cooped up in the room all this time. He is always bored." Concubine Xian smiled and looked at the Emperor holding her son.
"En, it's good to see the sun." Tu Chen returned the child to the wet nurse who was waiting at the side. Then he looked at Concubine Xian and said, "Why are you walking around the courtyard alone today? Where are the others?" Tu Chen remembered that there were many concubines in the palace who relied on Concubine Xian. Walking around the courtyard was such an easy opportunity to curry favor with Concubine Xian. How could no one seize it?
Concubine Xian smiled and said, "I also invited a few sisters, but didn't the princes come back from Ningguo Province today? Of course, I have to take care of these older sisters and younger sisters. I can only stroll around the garden alone. I don't know when my family's Little Six will grow up. When the time comes, he can go to Ningguo Mansion with his brothers. "Consort Xian said without leaving a trace.
"Well, the mother and son haven't seen each other for a few days. They must miss each other. I still have to go back to the imperial study. Concubine Xian can walk around alone." As soon as Concubine Xian opened her mouth, Tu Chen understood what she meant. She wanted him to understand that those concubines were now interrogating his son. Tu Chen was too lazy to care about these matters in the harem. If he had the time, he might as well read two memorials.
"Yes, this concubine respectfully sees the Emperor off." Concubine Xian paid her respects.
"En." Tu Chen turned around and went back to the imperial study without any reluctance. Concubine Xian looked at the Emperor's back and stomped her feet hard. She even dressed up carefully today.
Returning to the Imperial Study, Tu Chen felt a little uneasy. As the Emperor, he couldn't even find peace and quiet when he walked around. Tu Chen said, "Zhang Sheng, accompany me out of the palace. I want to see what kind of toy my four sons have been thinking about." If there was no peace and quiet in the palace, he would go outside.
"Yes, this servant will help you change your clothes." Zhang Sheng immediately understood that this time they were going out of the palace incognito. This set of clothes was too eye-catching.
"En." The Emperor came to the side hall and let Zhang Sheng help him change into casual clothes. Then he took the guards and went out of the palace.
After the Jia Zhen saw the princes off, he went back and assigned tasks to the three little ones. Then he prepared to take Xia Lu out while Jia Rong was asleep.
"Master, the gatekeeper just came to report that there is a Master surnamed Huang outside and is waiting in the small living room." Chen Er came to report.
"A Master surnamed Huang? Who is it?" The Jia Zhen was a little confused. Recently, he felt very annoyed because the princes were coming to their mansion to study. So, all kinds of fragrances and smells, far and near, came to him, which made him feel very annoyed. "Do you have a visiting card?" The Jia Zhen asked.
"No, but I gave you this." Chen Er took out the jade pendant and handed it to the Jia Zhen.
The Jia Zhen picked up the jade pendant and carefully checked it. He was shocked and looked at Chen Er. Did he see it wrong? This jade pendant was good jade, but it was not particularly precious. However, the style of the jade pendant could only be used by the nobles in the palace.
Chen Er nodded, indicating that the Jia Zhen did not see it wrong.
"Let's go out and have a look." Jia Zhen sighed. He hated being involved with the royal family the most. The previous prince was not enough, and now there was another one. What was wrong with the Jia family recently? Why were they always provoking these people? Jia Zhen was helpless. No matter how unwilling he was, someone else had already taken out this thing. No matter what, he had to go and see it for himself.
When they arrived at the small living room, the Jia Zhen's eyes widened. A person who should never be here appeared. "Your, Your Majesty." The Jia Zhen hurriedly knelt down to greet the Emperor.
"I am visiting incognito. Minister Jia, you don't have to be so polite. Stand up and talk." The Emperor looked at the Jia Zhen's surprised expression and expressed his satisfaction.
The Jia Zhen stood up and said, "Why did you come, Your Majesty?" Moreover, he did not bring a few more guards. The security in the capital was better than other places. After all, it was at the foot of the imperial city. However, who was the Emperor? He was the ruler of the world. However, there were many people in the world who wanted to kill him. What if something happened? Moreover, it happened because they were coming to Ningguo Province. At that time, not only would the Retired Emperor want to kill them, but also the common people in the world would want to kill them.
"What? Can't I come? "Looking at the Jia Zhen's expression, Tu Chen felt proud.
"Of course not. Your Majesty, please move to the main hall." The Jia Zhen finally reacted and said.
"There's no hurry. Take me to see the toys in your mansion first. When my children went back, they said that your mansion was very fun. They were so happy that they forgot about their home. I was also curious, so I came out today to have a look and relax. I feel so bored in the palace," Tu Chen said.
"Yes, please come with me." The Jia Zhen took Tu Chen to the amusement park and showed him the toys.
Seeing the toys, Tu Chen did not hold back and went up to try them. In an instant, he felt the charm of the toys and understood why his children could not stop praising them. "Beloved Minister Jia has a good heart and really dotes on the child." Coming down from the game equipment, Tu Chen had to admit that even if Jia Zhen wasn't very reliable, in the role of a father, he was far from being able to compare to this guy.
"Hehe, children are all playful. I was also playful when I was young." The Jia Zhen was a little shy.
At this time, Ziyuan, who was by Xia Lu's side, came over. Seeing that the Jia Zhen was accompanying the guests, she was a little helpless. Just as she did not know whether to turn around and go back or continue to do what Xia Lu asked her to do, the Jia Zhen noticed her. "What's wrong?"
"Madam asked when she can go out." Ziyuan bowed and said. It was really not Xia Lu's fault. After all, during this time, there were a lot of people looking for the Jia Zhen. All kinds of cats and dogs came to visit. Xia Lu thought that it was not a big deal this time. If the Jia Zhen could not get away, she would send Ziyuan to help the Jia Zhen out. Who would have thought that the person who came was the Emperor. Because it was the Emperor, Chen Er also personally served him. He was afraid that his subordinates would be ignorant and offend the Emperor, so he forgot to inform Xia Lu.
"Minister Jia, are you planning to take your wife out today? It seems that I have come at a bad time, "Tu Chen said.
"It's okay, we can go another day. Go and tell Madam that we will go tomorrow," the Jia Zhen said.
"Where are you going?" Tu Chen asked curiously.
The Jia Zhen swallowed his saliva. What should he say? After all, the person in front of him was the Emperor. The crime of deceiving the Emperor was not good. Therefore, the Jia Zhen could only tell the truth. "I have a shop in the east. It will open in a few days. I can go with Madam to check if there is anything missing. It will be better to prepare in advance."
"A shop? What does it sell?" Tu Chen was a little curious.
"It doesn't sell anything, just some business with women," the Jia Zhen said hesitantly.
"Rouge and face powder? Then take me to have a look. I have come out for a while, so I should bring back some gifts for the women in the harem. If it is useful, I will buy some," Tu Chen said.
"Yes." The Jia Zhen cursed in his heart. As the Emperor, why are you joining in the fun? "Go and inform Madam. We will go to the shop now," the Jia Zhen said to Wisteria.
"Yes." Wisteria knew Tu Chen's identity at this time and hurriedly went to report.
When Xia Lu heard Wisteria's report, she also knew that the person who came was actually the Emperor. Her eyes were about to roll to the sky. She thought to herself, This Emperor is really insensible. It was not easy for the couple to have some alone time, and he actually came to interfere. Does he know that after having a child, going out for a stroll is a luxury?
No matter what, Xia Lu still had to make arrangements. The previous carriage was obviously not enough. This time, two carriages were used. The Jia Zhen and the Emperor sat in one, and Xia Lu sat in the other.
The Jia Zhen, who was sitting with the Emperor, was so regretful that he wanted to hammer the villain. It was not easy for him and his wife to get rid of that group of little brats. An An was easy to fool, after all, she was still young. However, those little brats, one was more cunning than the other. It was not easy to get rid of them this time, but he did not know when he would be able to get rid of them again.
Compared to the Jia Zhen's regret, Tu Chen was very comfortable. He did not feel guilty at all for coming between the Jia Zhen and his wife.
When they arrived at the shop, the Emperor followed the Jia Zhen to look around. He found that this shop was completely different from the shops that sold rouge and face powder in the past. The Emperor was very curious.
When they arrived at the shop, the Jia Zhen asked Xia Lu to find the Nanny in charge of the shop. He took Tu Chen to walk around and introduced the shop. "This shop sells women. The room in the front is for the servants brought by the madams and madams to rest. The room behind is where the business is done. Mr. Huang, it is not easy for you to come here. You should have a try." The Jia Zhen changed his words. After all, they were outside. If he called the Emperor again, it would be easy to expose his identity.
"Doesn't it sell women?" Tu Chen was a little curious.
"It hasn't opened yet. After it opens, even if you are Mr. Huang, we won't receive you." The Jia Zhen led the Emperor to the backyard and then took him to the second floor. At this time, the Nanny in charge of the second floor immediately came over. "Master, you are here. Who is this?" the Nanny asked.
"A friend of the Master. Before it opens, let him have a try first. After it opens, he won't be able to come," the Jia Zhen said.
"Yes, sir. Please come with me," the Nanny said.
This time, Tu Chen was really curious. He didn't refuse and directly followed the Nanny.
The girls here were all going to get married in the future, so they naturally couldn't do anything that would damage their reputation. The Jia Zhen always remembered that he had sent a pair of girls to his father to massage his body to relax. In the end, his father's concubine became his father's concubine. If his mother knew about it in the netherworld, she would probably chase him with a whip and beat him like his daughter-in-law. Therefore, the Nannies who served the Emperor were all over 40 years old. They had sold themselves as slaves later.
The Jia Zhen was very satisfied with his arrangement.
Seeing that the Nannies who served him were all older, Tu Chen didn't say anything. He just did what the Nanny who served him told him to do. The Nanny first helped him loosen his hair and let him lie on the washing chair. The Nanny took the shampoo aside and slowly washed Tu Chen's hair. Then, she massaged his head to relax his head.
Tu Chen closed his eyes and enjoyed this moment. In fact, when the two Nannies came in to serve him, he actually thought that the Jia Zhen was a good one. He didn't take the opportunity to give him any other women. After his head was relaxed, the other Nanny also changed the hot water in time. After giving him essential oil, she directly let Tu Chen have a bath in the bathtub.
After the bath, she only wrapped his lower body and then used the essential oil to massage his body. In the end, the two Nannies' hands were sore. Fortunately, they came over. If it were the other young girls, they probably wouldn't be able to massage him. This master's shoulders were very strained, so they had to use a lot of strength to massage him.
By the time Tu Chen came down from the second floor, four hours had passed. In modern times, it was four hours. The Jia Zhen and Xia Lu had almost finished the things here. They were only waiting for the Emperor to come down from the second floor.
"How was it?" Seeing the Emperor come down, the Jia Zhen quickly went up to him.
"Not bad." Tu Chen felt his whole body relax. If there was a chance, he would like to experience it again. However, according to the Jia Zhen's tone, she wouldn't do business with men in the future. Could it be that he wouldn't be able to enjoy it in the future? It would be unreasonable if he brought two Nannies back to the palace. If he really doted on them, he was afraid that this skill would become a sharp weapon to fight for the Emperor's favor.
"That's good." He thought that if the Emperor thought it was good, those madams wouldn't be particularly picky. "Didn't you say that you wanted to bring some rouge and face powder back? My Madam has already prepared it. "The Jia Zhen took the cloth bag and handed it to Zhang Sheng, who was beside Tu Chen.
"You said that this place will do business with women in the future and won't receive male customers. However, isn't it a bit extravagant and wasteful to only serve female customers in such a good business?" Tu Chen said.
"It's not that I don't want to serve male customers, but these girls are from good families. They are going to get married in the future. If we do business with male customers, it will inevitably be unruly. It will affect the reputation of these girls. Our family doesn't do business with that kind of place." The Jia Zhen shrugged and said.
"Haven't you thought of using men to serve men?" Tu Chen said.
"Oh, right." The Jia Zhen patted his thigh. How could he forget?
"This business is good. You seem to be opening for business. I, I, won't participate in the business. If you are a male customer, I will participate in half of the shares. How about it?" Tu Chen said.
The Jia Zhen's old blood was stuck in his throat. What else could he do? He exploited his subjects. What else could he do? He could only agree. The Emperor had half of the shares. Therefore, although there were only a few people in the entire capital who dared to ignore their family, and they were basically relatives of the Emperor, it was always good to have the Emperor as a backing. "Of course it's good. I will also give you 20% of this place. After all, there may be a need for you to appear in the future," the Jia Zhen said.
"Okay, when the time comes, write down how the shop will operate and present it to me." Tu Chen said with a smile.
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