"Well, that's a good idea, but who wants to take out their personal belongings? Even if the palace wants to save some money by opening up sources and reducing expenditures, but those official families in the court are afraid that they will not want to! ”

The Queen Mother pulled Qin Nianbai to sit in the pavilion on the side, and slowly analyzed the situation with her.

If every minister had this thought, the treasury would not be emptied a little bit, and if it weren't for this rebellion, the household department would not have been able to find out, where would the money go!

After all, in the past, the people who were pushed up by the Li family served as the head of the household department, and they usually only handed over the fold to report the situation.

Qin Nianbai thought about it and felt that what the Queen Mother said was very reasonable, if it was before, it is estimated that many ministers would not be happy, but now it is different, just after the rebellion, many of the involved ministers were arrested, who did not show loyalty?

She smiled and said: "Imperial grandmother, don't worry, the harem, I'll leave it to you, the queen mother's side, you go and say, granddaughter's words, I'm afraid she won't listen, as for the officials of the previous dynasty and a big family, this is not going to fall immediately, next month's Chinese New Year's Eve, the children have their own methods!" ”

"Okay, listen to you, you can arrange it, the mourning family is old!" The Queen Mother patted the back of Qin Nianbai's hand and said with a smile.

Zhaoyang is young, but she is very good at thinking and skill, so after a hundred years, she is not afraid that she will be bullied!

Early the next morning, the Queen Mother summoned the queen and talked about reducing the amount of money in the palace and being thrifty, the queen immediately agreed, and started from her own Fengxia Palace.

Even if she has an opinion, she can only endure it, the rebellion has been quelled, the emperor's illness has been cured, He Yan and Zhaoyang have become heroes, the saint is thick, she wants to be obscure!

The queen mother was quite satisfied with her performance, the queen didn't want to be as fond of acting as before, and her ruthlessness was also revealed, but she still didn't dare to be presumptuous on her face.

"Yu'er, go and get that South China Sea purple coral out!" The Queen Mother beckoned.

Aunt Yu replied yes and went in.

When the queen heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, isn't it, the queen mother wants to give that coral to herself?

It is the best condition, and it is also the largest and brightest coral in the entire capital.

Or many years ago, the small country of the South China Sea city paid tribute, at that time, she was also coveted for a long time, but the emperor wanted to send it to the Shoukang Palace as a congratulatory gift for the 70th birthday of the Queen Mother!

After a while, Aunt Yu and two little eunuchs moved in a coral covered with black ayara.

The Queen Mother asked someone to take down the black ayaluo, and immediately revealed the crimson color of the coral, which was very round and noble!

"Queen Mother, ...... are you" The queen stood up excitedly, asked with a smile, her heart blossomed, the queen mother really wants to give it to herself, and she must be humble.

"In addition to this incident, there is another thing, the treasury is empty, and the harem can do much more than frugal spending, in the past festivals, the emperor rewarded, the ministers were filial, and the subordinates flattered, and there were a lot of them, and some of them were taken out to cushion them!" The Queen Mother reached out and touched the coral, and said in a heavy tone.

The queen was smart, of course she could hear what the queen mother meant, so she took three steps back, knelt down, and said respectfully: "Erchen understands, thank you for mentioning the queen mother, Erchen must set an example and widely publicize this virtue in the harem, so that the harem sisters can act together!" ”

"That's good, Yu'er, let people carry this coral to the treasury, and in addition, divide half of the other bodies of the mourning family and send them over together, register them, and let the queen check them!" The Queen Mother glanced at the queen and said calmly.

The queen also said a few respectful words and withdrew.

She really didn't dare to stay, for fear that the Queen Mother would take out all her worth, so what should she do about it?

With just this half of her body, she is reluctant, most of the ones in Fengxia Palace are the best! I will reward the crown princess in the future!

When the prince is done with this, it is time to marry on a certain date, if she can't even get a decent gift, won't she be laughed at!

Back in Fengxia Palace, the queen was no longer dignified and dignified, revealing a look of disgust.

At this time, Rusu came in and let all the servants who were waiting inside go out.

She slapped the queen on the shoulder, glanced at the closed door again, and said carefully:

"Niangniang, the slave maid asked people to inquire, two days ago, His Royal Highness Zhaoyang went down to accompany the Queen Mother for dinner, the two avoided the palace maid and eunuch, stayed in the garden for a long time, and let Aunt Yu stay outside, the slave maid thought, it must be related to frugality!"

The queen's face turned iron-blue, and she clenched her fists tightly, it really had something to do with that slut!

She shouted angrily, "What a Zhaoyang, this palace will fight you to the end!" ”

Rusu hurriedly said: "Niangniang, don't be angry with the slave maid There is a good way to cure Princess Zhaoyang, let her know what it means to ask for hardship!" ”

Then, he whispered into the queen's ear about the plan.

"Well, you go and invite Concubine Yi over......" A hint of sinister cunning flashed in the queen's eyes.

Two quarters of an hour later, Concubine Yi came, she was dressed in a dark blue cloak, azure jacket, and her face was beautiful, but there were more vicissitudes and haggard in her eyes.

Concubine Yi is an inconspicuous concubine of the emperor, and her mother's family is the deputy general of the national uncle Wei Taishi.

is also because of the jealousy of the Wei family, the emperor rarely favors Concubine Yi.

Since Su Furui committed suicide, Vice General Wei died in battle and posthumously crowned Zhonglang General, Concubine Yi seemed to be forgotten.

"Concubine, meet the queen, blessed mother!" Concubine Yi took off her cloak and saluted respectfully.

"Quick, give me a seat, the north wind has begun outside, winter has come, you wear more!" The queen cared, and asked people to serve hot tea.

The palace maid on the side moved a soft chair and served hot tea.

"You have been a little low all these years, it is this palace that has wronged you, this palace did not let you contact Princess Zhaoyang earlier, just because I was afraid that you would touch the scene and hurt, and now I am afraid that there is no way to avoid it!" The queen said unconcernedly.

The reason why she ordered the old people in the palace who had seen Concubine Su not to contact Princess Zhaoyang easily was because she was afraid that she would reveal some clues and involve herself.

Now, it's just that she didn't say it, so she doesn't need to hide it!

Concubine Yi listened to the queen's words, her body froze, her face turned a little pale, and her heart was also beating drums.

She saw what happened back then, it was the queen who humiliated Concubine Su and made her have the idea of suicide.

But the queen didn't know that the person passing by the door was herself, but instead harmed another concubine.

For many years, I have also been cautious and walking on thin ice, for fear that the queen will see something, so I will do whatever she says!

"What does the queen need her concubines for?" Concubine Yi stood up, took two steps back, knelt down, and lowered her head.

The queen sat back, her face was very arrogant, beckoned her to come forward, and whispered, "Tomorrow, you will ...... like this"

……

The next morning, the queen summoned the concubines as usual, which used to be trivial matters in the palace, but this time, she talked about the reduction of the amount.

Most of the harem concubines are selected from various families and high-ranking officials from all over the country, and they are also a visible network between the emperor and the ministers.

In recent years, the emperor has stopped selecting women when he is old, and this network has begun to get old, but it still works.

Sure enough, when the concubines heard that they not only wanted to save more than half of their expenses, but also handed over half of their private houses to the treasury, they were all dissatisfied.

"When will it be the turn of the ladies to have an abundance of the treasury, isn't there a tax?" Zhang Jieyu pouted.

Zhou Jieyu also said dissatisfiedly: "That is, over the years, most of the rewards of the emperor and the queen mother have been given to the family!" Half less, what a good thing! ”

“……”

Concubines, you and I are very dissatisfied with the discussion.

The queen saw that their anger was almost over, and began the next drama.

She coughed deliberately, and the concubines quickly quieted down, waiting for the queen's next words with different expressions.

"Just after the rebellion, you and I should solve problems for the emperor, the queen mother has already set an example and sent most of her body to the household department! This is the household registration booklet, you sisters should know how to do it! ”

As she spoke, the queen asked someone to bring up the booklet registered in Shoukang Palace and show it to the concubines below.

After they saw it, they were surprised one by one, this kind of thing, the Queen Mother actually took the lead in doing it, how could she escape?

Concubine Zhuang stepped forward, saluted, and asked the queen suspiciously, "The concubine is really puzzled, why did the queen mother even send that coral to the household department, there has been a famine in the past few years, and the emperor has also reduced taxes for a year, this time, how can it be so serious?" ”

Concubine Zhuang is the concubine of Liuzhou Yushi Doctor, she is indifferent and mean, and she loves to care about food and clothing.

Now that the Bai family has been beheaded and Dr. Zhuang Yushi has also been transferred back, she has the confidence to stand up and express her dissatisfaction.

And her appearance is exactly what the queen needs, so she followed Concubine Zhuang's words and said: "This palace is also strange, but this is the meaning of the queen mother, and this palace does not dare to disobey!" ”

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Concubine Yi, who was sitting at the end.

Concubine Yi immediately stood up, walked to the front, and saluted: "Queen, in order not to let the sisters suffer, the concubine has something to say!" ”

"Yifei, what do you know?" The queen asked deliberately puzzled.

The surrounding concubines were also puzzled, how could she suffer? are waiting for Concubine Yi's next step.

Concubine Yi glanced at the surrounding concubines, knelt down, and said, "The concubine's slave maid used to be an errand in Shoukang Palace, and I recognize several palace maids inside......"

She repeated what Rusu said at that time, and finally said firmly: "The concubine is worried that the queen mother is being deceived, but the concubine is soft-spoken and doesn't dare to say anything!" ”

These words made the concubines present sigh for a while, it turned out that it was Princess Zhaoyang who instigated the Queen Mother, and on the registration book, there was only the Queen Mother, not Princess Zhaoyang!

The queen frowned and said deliberately: "Concubine Yi, pay attention to your words, what is Princess Zhaoyang calculating to do with her sisters?" ”

"Hmph, after all, I was raised by poverty, and it was only a few days to become a marquise, and I can't change my poor illness!" Concubine Zhuang sneered.

In her eyes, even if Qin Nianbai Gui is a princess, she is raised by a six-grade petty official, and her identity is not much different from them!