Only this green, not disappointing the spring

In the end, Concubine Jing was unable to meet Emperor Mingde. Only the chief eunuch Wang Fu came out and said a few words.

"You will leave for Ganzhou in two days. If the imperial concubine doesn't order people to pack their bags, it may be too late. This old servant advises you: people should be content."

Seeing Concubine Jing's puzzled expression, he continued:

"You don't really think that His Majesty is unaware of your actions over the years, do you? Not to mention the distant past, even the drama of the Fifth Prince sacrificing his life to save you was already seen through by His Highness.

The old slave had someone check on the day of the incident, and found that the big rock had been hollowed out and only an empty shell was left, so even if it hit a delicate little girl, she would be fine.

Your Highness, I would not like to mention it again to save your face, but you are so determined not to turn back, so I have no choice but to remind you a few things. "

Concubine Jing's face turned pale and her vision went dark.

She originally thought that the emperor had turned a blind eye to her actions over the years, which meant he condoned her behavior.

But I never thought that the emperor did not care, it was just because the time was not right!

Then what exactly is she? A clown who is made fun of by the person in Yingyue Palace? !

Thinking of this, she suddenly laughed out loud and then fell backwards...

Three days later, a team of guards came out of the Fifth Prince's Palace, followed by five carriages.

Citizens gradually gathered to watch, and some could not help but sigh: The Fifth Prince, now the Prince of Jin, is so shabby when he goes on a long journey!

Could it be that they were planning to have the servants in the mansion follow the carriage all the way to Ganzhou?

In fact, what everyone didn't know was that Emperor Mingde had another imperial decree that was not made public. Now, most of the property in the Fifth Prince's mansion had been confiscated, servants had been sold, and guards had been sent into exile.

As for the staff, they were all exiled to the frontier.

Today, the Fifth Prince's Mansion is almost just an empty shell.

There were five carriages, one for the couple, one for the remaining servant, and the remaining three carried the remaining household items in the mansion and the clothes needed for the journey.

Most of the family assets came from the dowry of Princess Wu Yuean.

In order not to attract attention, Concubine Jing left the city at dawn and waited early at Shili Pavilion.

The mentally devastated Concubine Jing hadn't slept well for three days. However, she was used to releasing her emotions through overeating, so she didn't lose weight but became even plumper.

At this moment, she was wearing light makeup and plain clothes, with only a white jade hairpin in her hair. After washing away all the makeup, she no longer had the sharpness and arrogance of the past, and she looked lifeless.

Nanny Rong, who was standing by, also changed into the attire of an ordinary woman. She stood outside the carriage and kept looking into the distance.

It was a hot summer day and the curtains of the carriage were lifted. Concubine Jing, who was sitting inside, naturally saw her actions.

Then he said in a cold voice:

"Madam, what's there to be proud of? The Emperor has to send Old Five out of the capital even if he has to be tied up. Are you still worried that he will change his mind?"

Madam Rong paused while standing on tiptoe to look, hesitated for a moment, and finally explained:

“Your Majesty has misunderstood. I am not waiting for the Fifth Prince, but... the Third Prince.

After all, you are the biological mother of the Third Prince. Even if there were some frictions before, His Highness will definitely not let you go."

Now that the conversation was opened, Nanny Rong added a few words and advised softly:

"When His Royal Highness the Third Prince comes over later, will you please submit to him, Your Majesty?

There is no overnight hatred between a mother and her son. As long as you talk to His Highness, His Highness will naturally go to the Emperor to plead for you."

Concubine Jing subconsciously wanted to get angry.

But she looked around the simple carriage and couldn't find anything to throw away. The once magnificent Jingyue Palace no longer belonged to her!

Finally, she nodded slightly with a somewhat dejected look, and waited quietly for her son to come and see her off.

However, until the Fifth Prince and his entourage arrived, everyone waited there for another half an hour but still no one showed up.

Xuanyuan Chen finally lost his patience and ordered someone to urge them to set off.

They were still at the foot of the imperial city. If the emperor knew that he was reluctant to leave, who knows what bad things would happen.

The carriage finally started slowly, moving forward in the scorching heat. Concubine Jing kept looking out the window, the handkerchief in her hand had been ravaged by her.

"This evil!"

She slammed the wall of the carriage, and three of her long, delicately trimmed nails broke immediately, causing her face to twist in pain.

Rong Madam looked dejected and her heart was desolate. Not only did the Third Prince not come to see the Empress off, but even the Nanrong family did not send anyone to come.

The head of the Nanrong family is the eldest brother of the queen, how can he be so cold and indifferent? !

But no matter how unwilling the master and servant were, and how much resentment they had accumulated and had nowhere to vent, the carriage still moved forward as usual, and would only get closer and closer to Ganzhou.

……

In the hot summer, Shuiyunjian has more and more customers. First of all, it is because the environment inside the store is comfortable and pleasant. In addition, there is another important reason:

The bookstore is officially open for business.

Because of the strict distinction between men and women, Shangguan Qingyue made up her mind and spent most of Shuiyunjian's profits to buy both shops.

The east side used to be a shop selling rouge and powder, and because it was next to Shuiyunjian, it made a lot more money than before. Because of this, Shangguan Qingyue spent a lot of effort to buy it.

Coincidentally, the owner of the shop was the dowry shop of Madam Yu, the daughter-in-law of the old chief priest.

The two families originally had a good relationship, especially the old chief priest admired his subordinate Shangguan Chong very much.

But ever since he resigned from his official position and became the small principal of Qingxin Academy, the two families had lost contact.

Madam Yu had never had a good impression of Baili Nanqing, and now she was even fed up with Shangguan Qingyue as well.

There is no other reason. In her eyes, the scholarly family is the most noble family. But the women of the Shangguan family are all like those businessmen who are good at making money. They only care about money and smell like copper!

Now, in order to make money, he actually wants to buy her nice dowry shop. She would never agree to this no matter what!

But Shangguan Qingyue's regret came within three days as a turning point came. Madam Yu actually agreed!

Moreover, she originally promised to pay double the price, but the other party did not agree and only accepted the silver according to the market price.

Later she learned from her mother that it was her father who personally visited the old priest for her.

At first, the old priest was very angry because of her father's sudden resignation. Since her father left the Imperial College, he has never treated him well.

Unexpectedly, the old chief priest would actually agree to help persuade his daughter-in-law. This favor is indeed a great one.

After learning about this, Shangguan Qingyue became more concerned about the bookstore and stayed busy in the store from morning to night almost every day.

Therefore, Xuanyuan Yan, who had no chance to date his fiancée, once again became a frequent visitor to Shuiyunjian.

As time went by, he gradually fell in love with this place. Even if Shangguan Qingyue was not in the store, he would still stay there for at least an hour every day.

It’s because the environment and atmosphere of the bookstore are too comfortable.

There are oddly shaped but extraordinarily comfortable reclining chairs, and rows of neatly organized bookshelves with the books' categories clearly marked on them.

Add to that the crystal clear floor-to-ceiling glass windows, the refreshing and pleasant fragrance in the room, and even the sound of guests' pages being gently turned...

All of this makes people linger and indulge in it.

The charging method of the bookstore is also very special. Customers can pay money on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis, and will receive a corresponding ornament after paying.

The monthly payment was a bronze book-shaped accessory, the quarterly one was made of silver, and the annual one was made of jade.

Bookstores are only for people to read, and books cannot be loaned out or sold to the public.

If you can't afford the money, you can still use the old method, copying books in exchange for reading time in the bookstore. For every book you copy, you can read for free for half a month.

In this way, Shuiyunjian's bookstore quickly became famous in the capital, and its fame even spread to the palace.

Emperor Mingde, who had not tasted Shuiyunjian's desserts for a long time, suddenly felt itchy.

This time he simply took the queen out of the palace. The emperor and the queen disguised themselves as an ordinary couple and quietly came to the store, leaving the "fragile" prince alone in the palace to handle government affairs.

The prince had already heard many interesting stories about Shui Yunjian, but he had no choice but to bury his head in reviewing memorials.

Those ministers who loved to talk in circles and failed to get to the point for a long time suffered miserably.

The prince wrote the four big, bright words "a lot of nonsense" on the memorial with a red brush, causing these people to be laughed at by their colleagues for a long time.

From then on, the ministers' procrastination in writing memorials was changed overnight. Emperor Mingde was very pleased and became more confident in handing over the country to the prince.