Chapter 585: Xiao Jiu Youxi

"In your opinion, where should I start building this first cement road under the auspices of the court?"
Emperor Wen De directly threw the problem to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu felt a bit pain in the posterior molar.
She was wronged, "My daughter-in-law is not a court official, so I really don't know how to build this concrete road."
Emperor Wen De is silly for her!
Of such an obvious pit, she certainly couldn't jump down.
The court officials are divided into many factions according to their regions.
When I was an official this year, I paid attention to fellow villagers, classmates, and the same year.
Seen it, my fellow villagers are ranked first.
Officials from a place are naturally an alliance of interests.
There can be different opinions and disputes on small matters.
But it is about building roads and the interests of one place, and officials in the same place are bound to unite. It even wins over officials from places passing by along the way to form a road repair alliance.
If Gu Jiu really answered the question of Emperor Wen De, it would really become a target.
For example, Gu Jiu said that the official road from Beijing to Hexi should be built first.
Believe it or not, officials outside of Hexi can hate her.
Especially the officials who came out of the Hedong area absolutely regarded her as a thorn in the eye.
Gu Jiu would never jump into this kind of obvious pit.
She wasn't Liu Zhao's club, anyone who was upset would dare to be ashamed.
She is a business man, businessmen pay attention to kindness and make money.
Emperor Wen De snorted, "In front of me, you dare to play slippery."
Gu Jiu lowered his eyebrows to please his eyes, and secretly complained.
For this kind of terrible question, she doesn't want to be slippery, is she going to rush forward?
She did not sacrifice her consciousness bravely.
Facing Emperor Wen De's reprimand, what can she do?
"Daughter-in-law dare not play slippery, she really doesn't understand."
Even if it was dismantled by Emperor Wen De, Gu Jiu would not easily submit.
Don't pretend to be rich when you should be poor, and don't be shrewd when you should be stupid.
Because once, twice, we can get the approval of Emperor Wen De. After three or four times, it will become a matter of course.
Once she gave her money and her brain, it became a matter of course, but if she didn't do a good job once, it became a crime. In a blink of an eye you will be disgusted and punished.
Therefore, even if everyone knows that she is rich, she still calls poor before others.
Even if everyone knows that she has many ways, she has to resign at least nine times out of ten. The last time, I was reluctant to help.
Emperor Wen De was very dissatisfied, and said sternly, "You are not afraid of me at all."
Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, and he said sincerely: "My daughter-in-law is afraid, and her legs are trembling."
Emperor Wen De's forehead twitched.
Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao had broken their studies, and they were as cheeky as they were talking nonsense with their eyes open.
Shaking legs?
Which leg is shaking?
Emperor Wen De asked directly: "If you are asked to pay for the road, which road are you going to build?"
Gu Jiu blinked, "My daughter-in-law is already satisfied with the concrete road from Beijing to Luozhou, and dare not ask for another concrete road."
"Who cares whether you are satisfied or not. I only ask you, asking you to pay for the road, which one do you want to build?"
Gu Jiu's brain hurts, why did Emperor Wen De force her to answer this question?
She thought for a while, and whispered: "If there is such an opportunity, my daughter-in-law will choose to build all the official roads in the Gyeonggi area and connect each county. The second is to build all the yellow mud roads in the capital into cement roads. Let the people in the capital. , No longer have to worry about going out on rainy days."
In the huge capital, not all roads are paved with bluestone.
Bluestone slabs are costly. Every link from quarrying to transportation to paving is filled with lives.
In the capital, except for the imperial city and the main roads of east, west, north and south, the other roads are almost all mud roads.
When it rains, it feels sour.
When I went out, half of my pants were yellow mud, and my shoes were completely scrapped.
In recent years, the straw shoe business is even better than the cloth shoe business, and it cannot be separated from the poor road conditions.
Emperor Wen De was very unhappy.
In his opinion, Gu Jiu's answer was very sweet, obviously a perfunctory.
He sneered, "Then I will let you build all the official roads of Gyeonggi into concrete roads, you are willing."
Ghosts are willing.
Most of those roads cannot set up toll stations.
She spent money to fix it, but she didn't pay anything back. She is not the court, and she has no obligation to take up this responsibility.
But Emperor Wen De made it clear that she would be used as punishment.
What can she do?
Had to make a big move!
"Oh! My daughter-in-law has a stomachache, it hurts...Help, help..."
Gu Jiu clutched his abdomen and fell directly to the ground.
Cold sweat broke out, his face pale and painful.
"What's wrong with Madam Zhao?"
"Your Majesty, in this case, Madam Zhao, please ask a doctor."
Emperor Wen De: "..."
I am very frustrated, and I want to curse.
"Please take the imperial physician! Take Madam Zhao to the partial hall for placement."
"Your Majesty, do you want to inform the hall?"
Emperor Wen De hummed, "Call the boss into the palace."
Chang En hurriedly ordered people to do things.
Gu Jiu was supported by the court lady and placed in the side hall.
Standing behind the book case, Emperor Wen De directly picked up the inkstone and smashed it.
boom!
The best Duan inkstone was smashed in half. A few fragments splashed.
In the main hall, below Chang En, all the palace members knelt down, dare not let out the atmosphere. I was afraid of stimulating Emperor Wen De and became cannon fodder.
"It's so bold. Now I dare to play such tricky tricks that are full of holes in front of me. Does she really think she can hide away with a trick? Dreaming!"
"Your majesty calm down! After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, if Mrs. Zhao is really playing tricks, it will not be too late for your majesty to punish her."
After a pause, Chang En continued to say, "Maybe Madam Zhao is really sick."
Emperor Wende sneered, "My daughter-in-law is the oldest daughter-in-law with the healthiest bones. Have you ever seen her suffer from any disease in these years? There were rumors that she was a sick child. If the sick child in the world is like her With such health, I am afraid that everyone can live to eighty-eight."
Chang En was speechless.
right!
Mrs. Zizhao marries the Great Highness, and she seems to have never had any illness.
It is the second wife and fourth wife who have to consult doctors every year and get sick several times.
Emperor Wen De was very angry, "On weekdays I am healthy and healthy. When I asked questions, I dared to pretend to be sick. Did she eat the bear heart and leopard courage? She is the crime of deceiving the king."
Chang En winked at his godson.
The godson understood, and left quietly, heading to the side hall to check the situation of Madam Zhao.
Once the imperial physician has a conclusion, he must report it to his majesty as soon as possible.
Chang En advised Emperor Wende, "Your Majesty calms down, maybe Madam Zhao is just too scared to make this move."
Emperor Wende stared, "Will I eat people?"
Chang En's eyebrows twitched: Your Majesty, your anger is more terrible than cannibalism.
Chang En said: "Mrs. Zhao is a female family after all, she is timid."
Haha...
Emperor Wen De seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, "She is courageous? I have never seen a woman more courageous than her."
They all dared to pretend to be sick in front of him, obviously they had eaten the gall of the bear.
...
In the side hall, Gu Jiu was lying on the couch, looking weak and weak.
The maid invited the imperial physician to give her a pulse.
"Mrs. Zhao, please stretch out your hand."
Gu Jiu let out a hum, and stretched out his right hand imaginarily, "You have a doctor."
"Madam, you are welcome."
The imperial physician, who was half immersed in the soil, stroked his beard while carefully examining the pulse.
Frowning lightly, it seems that he has encountered an intractable disease.
So the imperial physician asked Gu Jiu to stretch out his left hand and continue to check the pulse.
The waiter stared at the side, a little frightened, "Doctor, is Madam Zhao's body okay?"
The doctor said nothing.
Gu Jiu let out a light cough, "No matter how serious the condition is, please ask an emperor to tell the truth. I can bear it."
The imperial physician let go of Gu Jiu's wrist and was silent for a moment before saying, "Madam is happy."
"What the is this, the imperial doctor..." The waiter didn't respond until halfway through his speech. "What did the imperial doctor just say? Say it again."
The imperial physician solemnly said: "Mrs. Zhao is happy, and it's more than one month."
"really?"
"It's true."
The waiter opened his mouth wide and looked at Gu Jiu incredulously.
Gu Jiu's eyelashes trembled lightly, obviously restraining the excitement in his heart, "Doctor, am I really pregnant?"
"Madam's little days should be postponed."
Gu Jiu bit her lip, "I'm not sure about the day."
The doctor knows it well.
Most women’s little days are not quite accurate. It is often used to postpone small days and not sure of the idea.
"Mrs. Zhao is so good to rest, your baby seems to be a little unstable. The Xiaguan prescribes two sets of antifetal medicine for you, so you can eat it raw. You can't be stimulated anymore."
Gu Jiu followed the kindness, "Thank you, the doctor."
The imperial doctor prescribed medicine.
"Congratulations, Madam Hexi. Your Majesty is still waiting for the news, the old slave says goodbye." The servant said auspicious words, and then hurriedly left.
Gu Jiu let out a sigh of relief, and the test finally passed.
She stroked her abdomen, intending to announce the arrival of the child half a month later.
Unexpectedly, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Forced by Emperor Wen De, he could only announce the news of pregnancy in advance.
...
"What, pregnant?"
Emperor Wen De was surprised.
The waiter nodded very positively, "Mrs. Zhao is indeed pregnant. The imperial physician diagnosed it for more than a month and said that the fetal image was unstable and could not be stimulated anymore."
Emperor Wen De frowned, "I'm really pregnant."
Chang En hurriedly said: "It seems that Madam Zhao didn't deliberately deceive your Majesty."
Emperor Wen De nodded, "So I have misunderstood her. I said that she was not a fearful person. I asked her to build roads but tried to prevent her. It turned out that she was pregnant."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty Hexi. Madam Zhao is pregnant, and the royal family will import them again."
Emperor Wen De was also happy, "The eldest couple are not young anymore. They have been married for many years and have only one child. I am worried for them. Now that the eldest wife is pregnant again, this is a happy event. Haha..."
Just as happy, a servant came in to report, "His Majesty, the main hall is down."
"Call him in." Emperor Wen De put his smile away.
The waiter looked tangled.
Emperor Wende stared, "What's the matter?"
The servant said tremblingly: "Your Majesty Qi, go down to the side hall to visit Madam Zhao, the old slave can't stop it!"
When he arrived at Xingqing Palace, he didn't meet the emperor first, but rushed to visit his wife.
Liu Zhao's skin is itchy, do you want to die?