Wang Ningxuan thought for a while and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, the concubines know that now is an extraordinary time, of course, they should work together to fight the disaster, the emperor thinks about the people, it is the blessing of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it is the blessing of the people in the world, of course the concubines should support it, and the concubines will take the lead in reducing the use of the middle palace and supporting the emperor's measures!" ”

Xi Ze nodded, seemed to be very satisfied, unconsciously moved his fingers, and said: "I know that you have never been a luxury person, and you are the most able to share the joys and sorrows with me, I believe that you can do what you say, but what about the other people in the palace?" This time the treatment of the epidemic people needs a lot of money, and I am afraid that it is not enough to rely on me and you to be thrifty! ”

Wang Ningxuan took a deep breath, and probably could guess Xi Ze's intentions, she moved her bright eyes, reflecting the rippling light, looking under the lamp, there was a different flavor: "What the emperor is worried about, the concubine understands in her heart, and the concubine will tell the concubines well, everyone is a reasonable person, and they are willing to cooperate with the emperor to solve the disaster, and no one will complain!" ”

Xi Ze hummed lightly, and then continued: "Actually, I not only want to reduce the use of the concubine, but even the courtier's income will be reduced by half, and try to save more silver taels for disaster relief, because this time there are too many, however, the fire in the imperial pharmacy has brought more inconvenience, and it is urgent to collect herbs, so more money is needed, I hope that in this extraordinary period, all the concubines can do their part, do you understand what I mean?" ”

Xiang Ning Xuan's thoughts turned extremely fast, her eyes flashed slightly, and she lightly opened her lips and said, "The concubine understands!" ”

"Hmm......" Xi Ze raised his eyebrows, "Then do you have a good way to help me?" ”

After Wang Ningxuan thought about it, he said: "If the emperor is really tight now, the concubine can take out all her own money, and the concubine has a lot of jewelry here that can also be taken out and sold, these jewelry are very precious, and they should be sold at a good price, and there are some jade and ornaments that are not usually used, you can take them out for pawn, and you can also sell them for a good price!" ”

When Xi Ze heard this, his heart flashed with relief, but he couldn't bear it, he sighed a long sigh and said: "Queen, you have this heart, I am very relieved, but it has not yet reached that point, you don't need to take out all these things to pawn and sell, besides, you are the queen of the middle palace, your identity is the most noble, how can you not even have jade and jewelry, it is too much of a loss of identity, as for your own money, you don't have to take it out, you keep it yourself!" You can take out some of the jewelry to donate, as long as you take the lead, everyone is competing to follow suit, and the noblewomen of the capital, you can also call into the palace to raise donations, they usually enjoy the court's offerings, live a pampered life, they enjoy these things are the people dedicated, should know the gratitude, now is the time to need their help, I don't want to see them only know how to enjoy, but do not know the return! ”

Wang Ningxuan nodded and said, "The concubine understands, there is great power in numbers!" ”

Xi Ze smiled slightly, patted Wang Ningxuan's jade hand, and said, "That's right, that's what I said!" I know that you have always been a good queen who loves the people, but you don't have to be too wronged by yourself, you still have to maintain the proper manners, but for a while, you have to let the concubines and noblewomen make so many contributions, they may not be willing, I am afraid that there will be some complaints, you also have to pay more attention to comfort and mediate their emotions! ”

Wang Ning smiled and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the concubine is still very sure about this matter, and he will definitely do a good job and satisfy the emperor!" ”

Xi Ze nodded, sighed slightly, took the queen's hand, held it in his palm, and said: "Queen, you have worked hard recently, there are many things that you need to deal with, the eldest princess was sent to Anle Hall, I know that you are very concerned about her, and I want to see her, but you can't go, you are the mother of the country, you must not fall, if you fall at this time, no one can help me, the harem is afraid that it will be a mess, I am too busy now, it is the time when I need you, The harem can't be left unattended, you understand? ”

Said not lost, but it was a lie, she was really worried in her heart, but she was helpless, Xi Ze didn't let her see Chenxin, she couldn't see it anyway, she lowered her eyelashes slightly, and Yiyi said: "The concubine knows that the emperor is also for the good of the concubine, and the concubine doesn't have any thoughts in her heart, and she doesn't blame the emperor, but she really cares about the eldest princess in her heart!" She is only twelve years old, still so young, the concubine doesn't want her to have anything, the concubine hopes that she can grow up peacefully, she has always been intimate with the concubine, is a well-behaved and sensible child, the concubine has not hurt her in vain these years, since she came to the concubine, to the concubine has brought a lot of joy, the concubine has regarded her as her life, as long as she can survive this catastrophe safely, let the concubine do anything! ”

Xi Ze let out a long sigh, patted her hand, and said: "Your thoughts, I understand, I said, I won't leave her alone, now temporarily place her in Anle Hall, just to control the spread of the epidemic, if the epidemic spreads in the palace, the consequences will be unimaginable, I have sent Imperial Doctor Chen to treat her, someone sends her medicine every day, temporarily stabilize her condition, Imperial Doctor Chen is the old imperial doctor you are used to, you can rest assured of him, tonight Feng came to report to me, Qi Ye has already researched a prescription for treating the epidemic, but because of the fire in the imperial pharmacy and the shortage of medicinal materials, it has not been used yet, I have sent Wan Feng out of the capital to collect medicinal herbs, I believe that there will be news to bring back soon, and when Wan Feng collects the herbs back, I will definitely treat the eldest princess as soon as possible, and I will ensure that she survives this catastrophe safely, so don't worry too much! She's got someone to serve there, and she'll be fine! But you must not go to see her, remember? ”

Wang Ningxuan relieved his heart slightly, nodded, and said, "Yes, the concubine understands!" She sniffed slightly, paused, and said, "Now that the epidemic is epidemic, so many people have died, and the concubines are also very heartbroken to watch, in the past few days, the concubines have been praying for the people and the emperor in the dormitory every day, hoping that God will send blessings and blessings, which can ensure that my Dajin can survive this catastrophe safely, so that those who have been infected with the epidemic can get better as soon as possible, and I also hope that the victims in Jiangsu and Zhejiang can be rescued and rebuild their homes as soon as possible!" May I be prosperous for thousands of generations, and it will continue to prosper forever! ”

(To be continued.) Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info)