Chapter 33 Open Source and Reduce Expenditure

"I don't have your head!" Murong Qing really couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately pushed Cui Mei away. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Dare to eat the tofu of this prince! Cui Mei is, you you~~~ You are really presumptuous!

"Did she really steal it?" Cui Mei couldn't accept the fact that Zhengrong was a thief, and said to herself.

"Who? Who stole it? Murong Qing felt that today's Cui Mei was indeed very strange, and compared with the usual unsmiling guard with a knife, it seemed to be a different person. became a mother-in-law and mother-in-law, not to mention, but also to do something to herself.

"Lord Wang, I dare to ask, where is the Ling Xiao jade pendant on your waist?" As he spoke, Cui Mei intertwined his hands and bowed his head again.

Lingxiao jade pendant? How did Cui Mei notice the Ling Xiao jade pendant on his waist?

Could it be-

"Have you seen Ling Xiao Jade Pendant recently?" Murong Qing asked nervously.

"Yes. It was held by a little palace maid from the imperial kitchen, and she was suspected of stealing the prince's things. Cui Mei is telling the truth.

"She didn't steal!" Murong Qing suddenly became emotional.

These days, he has been entangled by the county lord Jingshu, and his father-in-law, Xu Huai, has not given him a lot of looks in the court, and Murong Qing has really forgotten about Zhengrong in the past few days.

At this moment, Cui Mei reminded him like this, and he just remembered that there was still a woman in this world who was holding his Ling Xiao jade pendant.

"Where is she now? Is she doing well? ”

Now it was Murong Qing's turn to "fight back" Cui Mei, and Cui Mei's neckline was torn open by Murong Qing's "whoop", revealing a strong chest.

She ...... Lord, let go first! Let go! ”

Cui Mei didn't know how to answer, Zheng Rong's girl was really powerful, she beat her violently yesterday, Cui Mei is still hurting her brain now.

"She's a maid in the imperial kitchen, what's the matter? Don't you know, lord? Cui Mei was very puzzled, if Yupei was given by Murong Qing to Zhengrong, she should know her whereabouts.

Imperial Chef? Murong Qing pondered for a moment, how could he go there? After going to court today, Murong Qing has to hurry up to see her. However, the county lord Jingshu did watch Murong Qing very closely, and placed several eyeliners beside him, no matter where Murong Qing went, his traces would immediately reach the ears of the county lord Jingshu.

How can you go to the imperial kitchen without leaving a trace? Murong Qing clenched his fists and pondered back and forth.

Cui Mei didn't know what Murong Qing was worried about, now that the matter had been asked clearly, it was time for them to go to the court at this moment.

"Brother Cui!" Murong Qing stopped Cui Mei is.

"Huh?" Cui Mei stopped and turned his head, flashing a pair of innocent big eyes.

"Wait in the court, and ask Brother Cui for more support." Murong Qing said.

"Definitely!"

Cui Mei is not stupid, the sixth prince Murong Qing has spoken, he naturally can't refuse. Moreover, he knew the relationship between Murong Qing and Murong Jun, and Murong Jun was extremely important to this younger brother. Let him marry the county lord of Jingshu in order to be able to contain Xu Huai in the future. That Xu Huai and his father Cui Guangsheng have never been on good terms, but Cui Guangsheng is old, and he only wants to disarm and return to the field as soon as possible, and he is not like him.

Above the court. Murong Jun was dressed in a dragon robe, sitting on his lap, and kneeling on his knees were hundreds of civil and military officials.

Halfway through the discussion, Xu Huai suddenly quarreled with Shangguan Xue, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, probably to make a big deal about the anniversary of the emperor.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knew that the anniversary of the emperor was just another means for Xu Huai to collect money, and only when a large amount of silver was allocated from the treasury could Xu Huai have the opportunity to fill his pockets.

Shangguan Xue is Murong Qing's person, so naturally he will not back down, the two of them can't hold each other, and their voices are getting higher and higher.

Murong Qing didn't speak, and only when the two of them were fighting over each other did he slowly speak: "Two adults, let's put aside the matter of organizing the anniversary festival of the first emperor, I don't know something, and I want to ask Lord Xu first." ”

Xu Huai thought to himself, what kind of moth is his disobedient son-in-law going to come out of? Listen to him.

"Lord Wang, please speak."

"Lord Xu said a few days ago that he wanted the emperor to have a light diet and pay attention to maintenance. The emperor cared about Lord Xu's mind, and he did have some moderation in his diet. It's just that the emperor eats less, why don't you see that this imperial kitchen has silver and two saves, and the Internal Affairs Office can't just ask one or two? ”

Xu Huai thought that Murong Qing was going to say something terrible, but it turned out to be for these few taels of silver, so he snorted in his nostrils and said impatiently: "How many taels can I have a balance here?" Since the prince asked, then go back and ask someone to check. The old man is the prime minister, not the eunuch of the harem, this bit of money, the prince should not have brought it to the court to ask me. ”

Murong Qing saw that Xu Huai was gradually getting into the trap, and continued: "It is said that gathering sand into a tower, and accumulating a little becomes a lot. Although the imperial chef has not saved much money in the past few days, it is a piece of the saint's heart. For the sake of the country, the saint cut down on food and clothing, so where is the reason to squander the money in the treasury now? ”

"Where is the squander?" The more Xu Huai listened, the less he looked like it.

Murong Qing sneered and continued: "Everyone knows that the current head of the Internal Affairs Mansion is a distant relative of your Lord Xu, and it was also recommended by you Lord Xu when he took office, and now if he doesn't take out the silver saved in the Holy Lord's diet in the past few days, I'm afraid it won't be possible!" ”

"Nonsense!" Hearing this, Xu Huai directly flicked his sleeves! He is a dignified prime minister of a country, but he actually spent a few taels of supper money in the court, and was made difficult by his son-in-law, which is simply a big joke in the world.

But after calming down and thinking about it, Xu Huai felt that he seemed to have found the best opportunity to suppress Murong Qing, so he smiled and said: "It is said that if you don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt, I guess the lord of Jingshu must have cooked the prince's mansion very well, so the prince has to be idle and shake his hands, and he has the spare energy to come to this court and yell at the old man." ”

Murong Qing knew that Xu Huai was not so easy to deal with, so he replied, "Don't dare." ”

Xu Huai said with a smile: "Since the prince cares about a few taels of silver, I think it is better for the prince to go to the imperial kitchen to investigate, although the number of meals in the holy food has decreased in recent days, except for the supper, but the ingredients of the food eaten are more refined, and the raw materials are more valuable." For example, the rice eaten by the emperor is the finest Wuchang rice, and even a hundred acres of land cannot be selected. ”

Murong Qing couldn't ask for it, but he deliberately pretended to be unwilling and shirked it: "It is said that the gentleman is far away from cooking, and he still won't go." ”

"Huh! How can you not go? Xu Huai didn't follow, "One drink and one food, it's not easy to get!" The prince should smell the fireworks in the world to understand the old man's difficulty. ”

Murong Qing invited you into the urn, and what she was waiting for was Xu Huai's words.

"In this case, every drink and food costs money, so the anniversary festival of the former emperor should not be carried out in a big way. Although it is said that it can show filial piety when it is grandly organized, the spirit of the emperor in the sky still hopes to be able to make the country peaceful and the treasury full. From this moment on, this king will learn from Lord Xu, open source and reduce expenditure. ”

"You!" Xu Huai was angry, and Murong Qing was sharp.

"It's good to be saved, but you still have to spend the money you send."

Where Xu Huai can be dismissed in a few words, and a sentence of "it should be spent" will push back all the nonsense that Murong Qing had said before.