Qi Xuan nodded, and then looked through the account books.

But after a while, Qi Xuan said: Master, this account book is not right, there are not many details of the harem expenses in the front, and the whole back is full of ice cubes and other palace expenditures, what is going on?

After listening to the words, Qingqing looked at Qi Xuan and said, "Bring it to me."

Qi Xuan responded and handed over the account book in his hand. Qingqing looked through it carefully for a while, closed the account book and placed it on the table beside her, and preached to Qi: Just leave this account book here, you go to the secretariat and say that this account book is left, let them prepare a copy of it. Then I explained to the father-in-law who was in charge, and asked him to remember that no matter when, the Qianqing Palace could not be less, as for the other palaces of the harem, Yanxi Palace was the first, Luanjiao Palace, Chaoxiang Palace, and Yiju Pavilion, and the amount of money that could be received every day in these three palaces was limited, and it was the same. The Emperor Taishang will supply it separately.

After speaking, seeing Qi Xuan looking at her in a daze, he smiled and said: What's the matter?

Qi Xuan blushed, and after scolding 'Niangniang', he turned around and left.

Walking on the road, Qi Xuan thought about it carefully, and then understood the meaning of Qingqing's words. After thinking about it carefully, the father-in-law in charge turned out to be a scheming master, and if it was really the inner courtyard of the deep palace, he should not be booed.

Look at the Qianqing palace again.

The war at the border pass is in full swing, and there are also capable people from outside the Seychelles, and the two armies are not in vain. After a long battle, there were countless casualties. The drums rose again, and the soldiers of Xifeng were tired. Today, we received an urgent report from the border gates, in which Marshal Lu explained the situation of the war and the future situation, and it was feared that it would become a stalemate.

In this regard, hundreds of officials have different opinions. The main battle faction took the initiative to attack, smashed into the hinterland of the enemy's army, and captured the city; the main and faction said that if the other army did not attack a single city of ours, it would become a stalemate, so why bother to waste the people and money, just hold on and force the people to retreat.

At this time and that time, it is like a long time must be united, and a combination must be divided, and the views of hundreds of officials can be described as unpredictable in the main battle and the main one. What is ridiculous is that the modest Prime Minister Du Cheng now holds the main battle, only plundering the land and attacking the city, gold, silver and jewelry, and the benefits of cattle and sheep everywhere, but does not say that the soldiers will be killed and injured countless times, and he is really a dignified prime minister.

Prime Minister Du's mind is as unpredictable as a needle at the bottom of the sea. In the end, the abacus in his heart is related to the emperor's harem, he always does not want to see the imbalance of interests, and the emperor's favor is taken away by the Lu family; Now Lu Xiang is loyal to the country outside the border pass, if he dies there, it is a good thing, but if he is not dead, and he has made military achievements to return to the dynasty, at that time, the situation has changed, and he will not be as good as Lu Xiang, who has made great achievements.

The main battle and the main peace, this still needs to be carefully considered, and Yu Xuan did not express his position in front of the hundred officials, but only discussed it later. In fact, Yu Xuan had already made a decision in his heart, this battle was already in full swing, although the drumming battle was no longer beating the drums, it was just a rest between the two sides, and when the time came, there would definitely be another bloody storm. And Hu Guangwei's actions, hundreds of officials have different opinions, but in Yuxuan's opinion, although he violated military regulations, he has taken a step forward in the war.

The supply of military rations in the border pass city was not enough, and the imperial court was in urgent need of grain and grass. This matter has been discussed in the court, and the Ministry of Industry is fully responsible for handling it, and it will be loaded with grain and grass to travel on the same day. However, the Ministry of Rites reported that the treasury was not full, and taxes needed to be raised. From today onwards, Yuxuan decreed that all kinds of celebrations should be simplified, the expenditures of various governments should be strictly controlled, and officials in various places should increase taxes according to the actual situation of the people, and those who are more will be charged more, and those who are less will be charged.

The order was issued from above, and the secretariat got the news. The father-in-law in charge immediately rushed to Luanjiao Hall to see what the master meant.

I saw my father-in-law enter the hall and go straight to the hall on the left, and it was Qingqing on the soft collapse. The father-in-law first asked for peace, got up after receiving the order, and said: Niangniang, the emperor issued an order this morning to let the local government save expenses, so that military food and materials can be sent to the border gates. The servants heard that even the palace had to save money.

Qi Xuan looked at the father-in-law and thought, I just reported the expenses yesterday, and what will I say to save expenses today. I couldn't help but 'hum' in my heart.

Qingqing didn't have anything, but asked: Did the emperor really say it?

The father-in-law replied: Hui Niangniang, it was the father-in-law from the Qianqing Palace who told the slave, and there would be no mistake in thinking about it.

After listening, Qingqing said: Since this is the case, then do it according to the emperor's wishes. You carefully check which of the expenses in the palace can be saved, and write them all down before taking them over. As for the other palaces, you send a few fathers-in-law to bring the emperor's original words to see what they say.

After hearing this, the father-in-law bowed and saluted: Yes. The minion stepped back first.

After saying that, the person had slowly retreated.

When the palaces got the news, headed by Yan Xi Palace, they naturally agreed to what they said, and even ordered that the expenses of each palace should be halved. Chaoxiang Palace and Yiju Pavilion obeyed the arrangement, and no one dared to say more than half a point if there was the queen mother's decree.

In order to save money, the supply of ice cubes can also be reduced, except for the emperor's Qianqing Palace and the Queen Mother's Yanxi Palace, there is not much left, and the three palaces are indeed less. In this hot summer, you can see many palace people huddled in the shade lazily or sitting or lying, horizontal and vertical, and the people waiting in front of the door are also dozing behind the pillars. Not to mention the minions, even the master is not having a good time.

Du Youlan was wearing the softest and coolest clothes in the world, but she was still too hot to stand. The tripod containing ice cubes has been placed in front of people, but there are too few ice cubes to go to the summer heat. Du Youlan only felt that this year's summer was much hotter than in previous years, and she was so sleepy that she couldn't sleep.

Seeing this, the palace maid who was playing a fan in front of her said softly: Niangniang, it is too hot to stay in the palace, and the slave maid heard that there is a pavilion in the imperial garden, because it is built in a bamboo forest, it is particularly cool in summer.

Du Youlan looked at her and asked, "Why has this palace never seen it?"

The palace maid responded, and hurriedly replied: Niangniang didn't know, it was in a remote place, just planted with a piece of bamboo, and there was nothing else, so it was rare for someone to go in, and the cleaning was done by a small eunuch, or every once in a while.

Du Youlan turned her head, thought about it, and then said: That's it. In the past, it was inconvenient, and Hongu was reluctant to move.

The palace maid replied: Yes.

Yiju Pavilion is also too hot, Lu Yun can't stand it, and often comes to Luanjiao Hall to play, and it is also relieving boredom. When noon came, they dined with Yuxuan, and they were happy.

In the eyes of the palace people, the queen is favored by the emperor, but she has never stayed overnight to make people suspicious; and the one in Yiju Pavilion has been in full bloom recently, and the emperor often goes to stay overnight; as for Chaoxiang Palace, he has not been there since that day.

The grace of this harem is like the sky above the palace wall, unpredictable.