Chapter 169: Lack of Manpower
Chen Wenhui said: "Auntie, what I want is not an ordinary person, but a skilled person. For example, the palace maid who is the best at female popularity in the eldest aunt's palace. That's what my niece needs most. Because my niece is going to Nanyang, far away from home, she is going to open up wasteland, where she has to be self-sufficient in everything. Although the niece is still smart, but what ordinary girls know, they can't, it's better to say that women are popular, and they are very stupid. In the past few years, it is natural that there will be no shortage of people around you. ”
Saying this, the imperial concubine laughed and said: "Actually, this is nothing, in the capital, in the family girls, there are many people who can sing and dance, and there are many who can play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but there are really few good women." You are also eleven years old now, although you have a cuijin building at home, there must be no shortage of good women in the red, but these embroidery girls are still not as skilled as the palace. When you go to Nanyang, you not only need such a person, but also in the future, when you get married and get married, you will also need it. In this way, I will check out the good hands in the embroidery room in the palace and give you eight young ones. ”
Chen Wenhui was overjoyed when she heard it. That's top talent. The Bai family is also very happy, this is the top master of Da Chu Nuhong, it is difficult for ordinary people to find one, and now the family has eight at once, which is good. Just like the imperial concubine said, these eight people can help the family now, and they can embroider a dowry for Chen Wenhui in the future, and after Chen Wenhui gets married, they can also take it to her husband's house. In the future, Wen Hui will have a child, and this child needs a qiē clothes. purses and the like. You can use the best embroiderers to make the best things. How important this is for a housewife. Bai knows it deeply.
Chen Wenhui was busy thanking him, and Bai Shi also thanked him.
The imperial concubine smiled and said: "Hey, the palace maids in this palace are all poor people, once they enter the palace gate, they are as deep as the sea, where can there be a good ending, if they can have the opportunity to leave the palace, it is also a creation." I hope Wen Hui will arrange their lives well in the future. ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly said: "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely arrange them well." ”
The imperial concubine nodded, tilted her head and thought for a while, and said: "In addition to embroidery girls, there are many masters in the palace, for example, there are skilled craftsmen who specialize in jewelry in the Internal Affairs Office, as well as skilled craftsmen who specialize in porcelain, and skilled craftsmen who specialize in woodware, I will give you eight people of each kind, so that in the future." You won't have to worry about the dowry. It must be the highest level of Da Chu, which can be compared with the princess. ”
The Bai family was even more happy, this is a rare talent, I didn't expect the imperial concubine to be so generous, and the Bai family was busy thanking.
Chen Wenhui didn't think about the dowry in the future, she was happy to get so many talents, these are all useful people who go to Nanyang, it's really sleepy and the pillow falls from the sky. Chen Wenhui is busy and grateful.
The imperial concubine was also very happy, and said: "These people will reward you, and the precious jewelry will also be rewarded, well, just reward a set of jadeite, a set of precious stones, and a set of mutton fat jade." ”
Chen Wenhui was about to postpone it, but the imperial concubine frowned again and said, "Now, since we have determined that Wan Guifei is the winner, how can we expose her so that we don't show traces?" The emperor's suspicion is very big, and this matter should be thought about. ”
Chen Wenhui is not good at this kind of palace fight, so she didn't make a sound, and she didn't dare to interrupt the imperial concubine's train of thought. However, Bai Shi was a middle and high master, and he had an idea as soon as his eyes rolled and said, "Niangniang, just now, Hui'er said that she can make this kind of peculiar pastry and cake." ”
Chen Wenhui didn't understand for a while, and said with a smile: "It's late tonight, tomorrow, I will definitely make it and send it to the palace." Ask the eldest aunt to taste it. ”
The imperial concubine immediately understood her brother-in-law's intentions, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, no wonder Wen Hui is so smart, because the child's mother is a smart one. This strategy is really good, seeing that Wen Hui hasn't understood it yet, I thought to myself, Wen Hui has always been under the wing of her parents, and everything else is smart, but she is very dull in this regard. said: "Okay, I'm worried, how to expose the problem that Wan Guifei is from the Ying family, this has to be cleverly exposed, and the emperor will not be suspicious of me, this is really difficult." Your mother's idea was to use this pastry as an introduction. I pretend I don't know anything, tomorrow Wenhui you make a cake, and I will give the cake to the emperor to taste. The emperor must wonder how I can make this. I'll tell the emperor that it was Wen Hui who offered it. Yes, Wen Hui likes to eat this thing herself. Today I ate what Wan Guifei made in the palace, I was very happy, and I also made a little for me to taste, I didn't dare to enjoy it exclusively, so I offered it to the emperor to enjoy. The emperor must be curious, how did Wen Hui come up with this pastry? I'll just say that Wen Hui learned it from the inheritance of Emperor Guanglie. The emperor is so smart, he must be able to understand why, the pastry invented by Emperor Guanglie will be very suspicious, and the emperor will definitely send someone to investigate. If our people can't find it, the emperor will definitely find it. For so many years, the emperor has doted on Wan Guifei and does not check her, in fact, as long as the emperor wants to check, where can Wan Guifei withstand the emperor's inquiry? ”
Chen Wenhui smiled slightly. Mother's idea is really ingenious, it is not obvious, and it seems that Wan Guifei is really going to be on this cake. However, from this matter, the world is still firmly in the hands of the emperor, the imperial concubine relies on the power of the Chen family, and has a lot of manpower in her hands. In the future, you must be cautious in your own actions.
Bai smiled slightly.
The imperial concubine said: "Okay, I have gained a lot today, I still have to prepare, Wen Hui, your mother and daughter will go home." Hands, reward me, and tomorrow I will have people go to your house to proclaim the decree. ”
Chen Wenhui hurriedly thanked her mother and went out.
When Chen Wenhui came to the palace, she came empty-handed, but when she went back, she returned with a full load, and there were a lot of things sent by the concubines in the palace. However, Chen Wenhui is most happy that tomorrow, her aunt will give her a lot of top talents, which is what Chen Wenhui wants most. This time I went to Nanyang, there was no shortage of anything, what was lacking was manpower. Not only is there a shortage of talents, but also a shortage of ordinary labor, I still have to think carefully about how to solve it, Chen Wenhui never fights uncertain battles. As for the palace fight between the imperial concubine and Wan Guifei in the palace, she doesn't care, I believe that the shrewd aunt will definitely be able to fight Wan Guifei down, and then ascend to the back seat. King Jin can also follow and become the crown prince, so that his family is really powerful. However, before that, I must put the foundation of Nanyang in order, so that my parents can have no worries and can let go of the fight.
Here, Chen Wenhui's mother and daughter went out of the palace. The imperial concubine called the palace maid Yu'er and said, "Yu'er, I want to reward the county lord of Wenhui with three sets of jewelry, one set of jade, one set of precious stones, and one set of mutton fat jade, you follow me to choose." ”
Yu'er hurriedly agreed, helped the imperial concubine to the dormitory, and opened the jewelry shelf. There are layers of jewelry inside, each one is very exquisite, the imperial concubine knows these jewelry very well, and there is no time at all, so she selected three sets of fine products, handed them to Yu'er and said: "These three sets of jewelry, all installed, will be sent to Xiao Chen's house tomorrow." Also, I promised the county lord Wenhui eight top embroiderers, eight top stonemasons, eight top carpenters, and eight top jewelers. You go to the embroidery room in the palace, and the internal affairs office chooses, and I will give you an edict. Be sure to choose someone who has good conduct, good skills, and is as young as possible. After choosing, draw up a list for me, and I will go to talk to the emperor in the afternoon. ”
Yu'er hurriedly agreed.
In the afternoon, the imperial concubine woke up from a nap, and Yu'er had already done everything. The imperial concubine took the list, nodded and said to Yu'er, "Where is the emperor?" Is it still in the Diligent Palace? ”
Yu'er hurriedly said: "Yes, now that the emperor is approving the folds, will Niangniang wait until the evening, when the emperor goes to Zhao Chonghua's place, and then go over to talk?" ”
The imperial concubine thought about it, so she nodded, and thought carefully about what she would say when she saw the emperor.
Soon in the evening, Yu'er reported to the imperial concubine and said, "The emperor has gone to Zhao Chonghua's Hualin Palace. has asked Zhao Chonghua to prepare dinner and banquets, and to enjoy Zhao Chonghua's singing and dancing. At this time, it should be just right for the mother to go. This is the words from the father-in-law of the emperor's companion. ”
The imperial concubine nodded, this time is the right time, and when the emperor watches singing, dancing and drinking, he will say that the wine is not good, and he hurriedly went to Hualin Hall with the list. When I arrived at Hualin Palace, I saw that the emperor was talking to Zhao Chonghua, and the subordinates were preparing a banquet. The emperor was very surprised when he saw the arrival of the imperial concubine, and hurriedly said: "It's rare that the concubine is also here, just right, after a while, Zhao Chonghua's banquet will be ready, and the concubine will also come to participate." ”
Zhao Chonghua was busy saluting the imperial concubine, feeling a little strange in his heart, the imperial concubine wanted to let her regain the emperor's favor, why did she come over now.
The imperial concubine smiled and said, "I won't participate in the banquet, there are still many things in the concubine's palace that have not been dealt with." The concubines came here for some private matters and wanted to ask the emperor. ”
The emperor is very strange, the imperial concubine rarely asks for him, these favorite concubines in the palace, once they are favored, they ask for a lot, either for clothing, or jewelry, or for rights, to give their fathers and brothers officials. However, the imperial concubine rarely wants these, which is one of the reasons why the emperor admires the imperial concubine.
At this moment, the emperor listened and hurriedly asked, "What does the concubine want?" (To be continued......)