The emperor had dinner with the princess and Chen Guifei that night, accompanied by the princess, the emperor ate a lot that day, and after the meal, he asked the princess and Chen Guifei to accompany him to the imperial garden for a walk.

On the way, the emperor walked slowly and said: "These ministers of the court and the central government will only fight for power, get power, and now the treasury is empty, and the northwest still needs money, and I am anxious, but they are only concerned about how to squeeze out their colleagues and how to fight for higher positions." There is no one who worries about me. Especially the prince, I was so disappointed, at this time, he didn't think about how to worry about the country, but he fought with the second child for a prostitute, what a shame. ”

Because these words involved the crown prince, Chen Guifei was smart and did not say anything. But Princess Lichuan said unabashedly: "The eldest brother is a prince and has a noble birth, and he has never put anyone in his eyes." The second brother's mother has a low position, and the second brother has been giving up on himself, and he has never fought with the eldest brother. ”

The emperor snorted coldly and said: "Don't be afraid to fight for things, it's good to fight for something useful, and now it's a fight for a prostitute, it's really a shame for the royal family." It's better not to have this kind of son. ”

Princess Lichuan still had something to say, but Concubine Chen Guifei didn't want to continue the topic, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there are so many places where silver is used, I want to wait for the New Year to release a group of palace people, so that some expenses can be reduced, what do you think?" ”

On the emperor's originally cold face, a trace of warmth appeared when he heard the words, and said: "I still love the concubine and is virtuous, it is my virtuous helper, the queen has been in charge of the harem for so many years, and she has never wanted to save for me, causing the harem to spend more and more year by year." I think the concubine is very well managed. ”

Chen Guifei smiled. Princess Lichuan was busy saying at this time: "Of course, my mother's housekeeping ability is the best. I can now manage four mansions by myself, and they are all taught by my mother. ”

The emperor laughed: "Are you boasting about yourself? Or praise your mother? ”

Lichuan smiled and said, "Both of them are praised." By the way, speaking of which, I found that my mother is also very good at business management, and so is my third uncle? Could it be that this is brought by the bloodline of the Chen family? Along with it, I also have a good way of doing business. ”

The emperor laughed: "Lichuan. You really don't forget to boast about yourself. ”

Princess Lichuan smirked.

The emperor looked at his daughter's appearance with great relief, and the unhappiness just now was immediately thrown out of the clouds.

After thinking about it, the emperor said, "Does Xu Shilichuan's words make sense?" Chen Yuanheng may really understand the way of management. It is better for me to ask him if there is a way not to burden the people. And also increase the revenue of the treasury? ”

Princess Lichuan hurriedly said: "Good idea, my father asks, anyway, I ask in vain, and I don't spend money." ”

Chen Guifei didn't show the slightest expression on her face, but she thought in her heart, it seems that the emperor is not only intolerant of the queen, but also disappointed in the prince. It seems that the prince's storage position is unstable. Then this adult prince only has three princes in addition to the crown prince and the second prince. The second prince has always been hated by the emperor. can be excluded, and this leaves the three princes. In fact, if the emperor abolished the prince a few years later, the prince born to Qian Shuyuan, who he supported, would have hope to become the prince, but now Qian Shuyuan has not yet produced. Although the imperial doctor says that he is the prince every time he looks at the pulse, what if there is an accident? Do you want to cheapen this stupid woman for nothing?

Thinking of this, Chen Guifei was a hundred reluctant, and was thinking about it, when she heard the emperor say that she wanted to ask her younger brother how to increase the treasury revenue. I was shocked again, this time the emperor said that he was giving an order, instead of letting her write to ask in private, this is to raise his younger brother in front of civil and military officials.

You must know that the emperor usually only issues orders to ask the prime minister for advice, but his younger brother only has a five-grade official. This is not to say. The emperor cultivated the third brother as a future prime minister. At least that's what all the ministers think.

This emperor just finished saying that he hates the crown prince and the second prince, and in the blink of an eye, he wants to promote his younger brother, why is this? He doesn't have a prince, could it be that the emperor is aware of his ambition for the child in Qian Shuyuan's belly?

Chen Guifei was thinking about it here, but the emperor and Princess Lichuan were chatting happily, laughing from time to time.

The next day, the emperor really issued an order to ask Chen Yuanheng for advice. This shocked the government and the opposition again. It seems that the emperor does not want the ministers to have a comfortable year. The officials and nobles in the capital are all inquiring about this holy decree, and they are all eagerly discussing Chen Yuanheng, of course, they are all discussing the Chen family and the queen's mother's family, the Wang family, in everyone's opinion, this is the harem competition for favor that continues to the previous dynasty. Everyone was talking about whether the Chen family would gain power in the future or the Wang family, and for a while there were different opinions.

In the Chen family at the center of the storm, the uncle Chen Yuanfeng and his wife Wang were in the room of their mother Li. Chen Yuanfeng said: "Mother, I don't know what the emperor thinks, he usually asks for advice under the holy decree, only for the prime minister or the university scholar, the third brother is the official of the five grades." ”

Before the Li family could speak, the Wang family said: "Hmph, a concubine has now become the person representing the Chen family, and everyone in the capital is talking about whether the Wang family has the upper hand or the Chen family has the upper hand." Where does this put our uncle and second master? ”

Li glanced at Wang and said, "Hmph, no matter what, Yuanheng is also the master of the Chen family, and it is not your turn to make irresponsible remarks." The high-grade brocade you are wearing is still sent by Yuanheng, when did your Wang family give Yuanfeng benefits? ”

Wang hurriedly shut up. The Wang family was born in a big family, and the Li family was very satisfied with the eldest son and daughter-in-law, but later the daughter entered the palace as a concubine, and was squeezed out by the Wang family's sister queen, and finally lost the prince, which made the status of the Chen family plummet. Over the years, the Wang family has been squeezed by her mother-in-law.

Chen Yuanfeng also glanced at his wife with disgust and said, "I'd better shut up when I talk to my mother." ”

Then he said to Li: "Mother, does this mean the eldest sister?" This eldest sister is also weird, now the eldest sister is already a concubine, the first person in the harem, and even overshadowed the queen's mother, it is time to promote me and the second brother, after all, we are her brother-in-law? Why did you promote the third brother again and again? This is not born by a mother, how can it be with us? ”

Li Shi had a calm face, in fact, she was also very angry about this matter. When the Li family was young, she relied on her own background in the big family Li family, and at that time it was her sister Empress Dowager Li who was in power, and the Li family was infinitely beautiful, so the Li family was very majestic in the Chen Mansion, and the backyard was managed like an iron wall, except for his own children, there was no concubine. But later, the power in the hands of the queen mother became smaller and smaller, and the Li family was rejected by the emperor, so her husband favored the concubine, and finally gave birth to Chen Yuanheng.

Therefore, the Li family has always disliked this concubine, and it can even be said that he hates it, and now the eldest daughter is raising the concubine like this, isn't it slapping her old face? No, she had to persuade her eldest daughter.

After a few days, it is almost the Chinese New Year, and according to the custom, the palace concubine's maiden family can enter the palace to visit her daughter and send her some things.

Li handed over the sign early in the morning, cleaned up and entered the palace.

When the mother and daughter met, there were tears at first, and then some gossip, Li saw that there was no one around her daughter, and whispered: "Niangniang is proud now, why don't you pull your own brother-in-law, but instead go to promote that cheap seed?" ”

Chen Guifei was very happy to see her mother, but when she heard her mother's words, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she was deep in the city, and she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows if she was well cultivated: "What does Mother mean by this?" I'm proud now, who is it thanks to me that I'm proud now? It was because of the clothes and jewelry that the third brother gave me, because the third brother took in and resettled the victims to please the emperor, and it was the third brother who donated tens of millions of family wealth to the emperor in exchange for the emperor to see me differently. And then my two younger brothers. First of all, the eldest brother saw me being bullied by the woman of the Wang family in the palace, and insisted on marrying the woman's cousin, and the second brother, if he hadn't been found out of corruption during his tenure, would the emperor have lost his temper and moved me to Wenxiang Pavilion? Does my mother know that I lost my beloved son, was ridiculed by the people in the palace, and how did I spend my days in the Wenxiang Pavilion? ”

Li Shi said a little sneeringly: "Wasn't your second brother also framed by the Wang family?" Speaking of which, our family is like this from the Wang family, and I never give the Wang family face in the house. ”

Chen Guifei sneered: "Is it just the Wang family?" Didn't the Li family have it? At the beginning, I was the crown prince's good lady with the slut of the Wang family, but she was not favored, the emperor favored me, and I was the niece of the queen mother, what happened? After the prince became the emperor, the queen mother believed in the slut of the Wang family and made her the queen, and later, the slut of the Wang family harmed my emperor, and the queen mother did not investigate the cause of my emperor's death and concealed it for her. I'm suffering, but will the Queen Mother be fine? Their Li family was destroyed in the hands of the Wang family, hmph, this is the current world report. ”

When the Li family heard that he was talking about his mother's family, he was even more embarrassed, in fact, the Li family did not dare to enter the palace to see his daughter for so many years, because he was ashamed of his daughter.

After saying this, Chen Guifei felt that the depression in her heart was a little out, and her chest suddenly relaxed. The ruthlessness on his face was gone, and he turned indifferently and said: "Okay, I don't mention the past things, I still have a place to rely on the third brother in the future, I don't have the prince now, and the biggest reliance is Lichuan and the third brother, do you have to rely on the eldest brother and the second brother?" In addition to listening to the play, what else will they do to play with women? Mother, you also have to see it clearly, in the future, you must show the bearing of your mother, and you must envelop the third brother, he is the key to the revitalization of our Chen Mansion. ”

Although the Li family was reluctant, they knew that what their daughter said was the truth, and their eldest son and second son were indeed incompetent, and for the future of the Chen family, they could only obey the arrangement of the eldest daughter who was the concubine. Now that I heard my daughter say this, no matter how reluctant I was, I had to nod.

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