Chapter 390: Drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle

"The little girl thanked the emperor." I was thinking about entering the palace to talk to the emperor about running a school, but I was afraid that it would not go too well, but I didn't expect that the emperor agreed to just a few words.

Jiang Ruanyan was proud in his heart, and secretly looked at the emperor, it seems that the emperor is in a good mood today, since he agreed so quickly, then go home as soon as possible, go home now, and still catch dinner.

"Then the emperor, I won't bother you to read the excerpts, and when I ask the people underground to finish the plan, I will send it to you."

Jiang Ruanyan said cautiously, preparing to retreat.

She is not afraid of getting down to business, but she is always afraid of these courtesy exchanges.

I'm afraid that one day I accidentally said the wrong thing, and I buried my life in this high wall.

"This is leaving?" The emperor asked lazily.

Jiang Ruanyan was asked by the emperor, and immediately stood in place in fright, not daring to say anything more.

Listening to the emperor's tone, it shouldn't be an important matter, but when the emperor speaks, it is definitely not a trivial matter.

Although Jiang Ruanyan thinks that there should be nothing to do, the emperor obviously still wants her to say this, what can I do?

Jiang Ruanyan peeked at her weakly, fortunately the emperor's eyes were not staring at her at this time, otherwise she felt that her heart would immediately jump out of her throat and run away from the door.

"It's rare for you to come to the palace once, aren't you going to talk to me about the situation outside?" The emperor said, picked up the fold that he had approved before, and looked at it casually, waiting for Jiang Ruanyan's answer.

"This" But Jiang Ruanyan didn't know what to answer, and major civil events would naturally have ministers from the DPRK and China to report to the emperor, and it was not her turn to speak.

Now that the emperor asks, what should she say? Could it be that the emperor listens to those trivial things in the vegetable market in Beijing? It's not appropriate.

Jiang Ruanyan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and his brain was usually quite bright, but at this time, the more anxious he was, the more dull his brain became.

At the same time, there was another person in the imperial study, who was also highly nervous, and that person was the father-in-law next to the emperor.

You must know that the emperor is angry, this temper is not something that can be endured, under normal circumstances, as long as the emperor is provoked, regardless of whether the main characters are punished or not, they will definitely be beaten in front of the emperor.

This Boss Jiang, if you delay it for a while, I'm afraid my father-in-law will only have to eat the board for dinner today.

"Your Majesty, why don't you give me some hints? Tell me, what do you want to hear about? Jiang Ruanyan thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't get entangled, so he simply let it go, and asked the emperor directly.

She hasn't been in the palace much, and the emperor hasn't met a few times in total, how can she know what the emperor likes.

The old man on the side almost fainted after hearing this, it was the first time he had seen someone answer the emperor's question like this.

"I've heard that you recently bought an orchard that was damaged by the disaster?" The emperor looked at Jiang Ruanyan.

The father-in-law next to him was frightened, and the emperor actually replied patiently, it seems that he can't avoid this meal today.

Different from his father-in-law's nervousness, Jiang Ruanyan breathed a sigh of relief here, it turned out that the emperor wanted to ask this, he said it earlier, what is not good to say about the orchard.

Wait, this orchard with Jiang Ruanyan also began to panic after reacting, how could the emperor know about the orchard, even if he knew, why did he ask this? Should she contribute to be the emperor's private orchard?

"It turns out that the emperor said this, it's nothing, it's just a small orchard outside the city, it's not worth mentioning, Your Majesty." Your Majesty, please spare me, I have a rare opportunity to buy an orchard, don't take it away.

In the second half of the sentence, Jiang Ruanyan cried in her heart, hoping that God could hear her thoughts, and then help her pass it to the emperor tactfully.

It was at this time that he secretly glanced at the emperor, and I have to say that the emperor and Gu Shenyuan are really worthy of being a family.

The emperor's eyes at this time are the same as Gu Shenyuan's eyes when he is scaring people, but Gu Shenyuan's eyes Jiang Ruanyan has long been used to seeing them, so he is not afraid of the emperor now.

"I heard that this small orchard that is not worth mentioning has cost you a lot of money." The corners of the emperor's mouth even showed a playful smile, and Jiang Ruanyan immediately understood what it meant.

It's like buying vegetables at the vegetable market, thinking that you have bought fresh vegetables at a cheap enough price, and the boss not far away will also have such a playful smile when weighing you.

It's like laughing at the stupidity of the buyer, who thinks it's already cheap, but in fact it's just a trap to sell.

"The emperor is really wise and powerful, and such a small thing can't escape your eyes." Jiang Ruanyan lowered his head and whispered.

So what can be done? Although Wang Sanshi revealed that those fruit farmers were sent by Gu Gangqian, he couldn't rely on this to find trouble with Gu Gangqian.

"You can take it easy, charity is not as simple as you think, it is all real money flowing out, I remind you, compassion is also in moderation."

After the emperor finished speaking, he reopened the fold that had not yet been approved, "Stand down, I still have a lot to do." ”

"The little woman quit."

Don't look at Jiang Ruanyan's respectful appearance on the surface, he couldn't help but snort in his heart, "If they hadn't all said that this matter would have been reported to you, you would have thought I could get up, and I would have a lot of things to do in Jishitang." ”

In the past, Jiang Ruanyan was not so proud, but a few days ago, the emperor specially sent someone to check the account books of Jishitang, and it was clean.

And in addition to Jishitang's own bookkeeper, the bookkeeper sent by the emperor has always been supervising, and there is not even a loophole on it that can allow those who have a heart to frame him.

This blocked the mouths of the people, and Jiang Ruanyan couldn't help it.

However, in the previous experience, she told Jiang Ruanyan that she couldn't talk nonsense in the palace, and she was quiet all the way, just snickering silently in her heart.

The father-in-law next to him always looked frightened.

When he was about to arrive at the gate of the palace, Jiang Ruanyan reluctantly took out the silver that Gu Shenyuan asked him to prepare from his pocket.

"My father-in-law has worked hard, and he sent me here on this cold day, which is a small matter, please drink some hot tea to warm up my body."

This has become an unwritten rule in the palace, although today's matter, although according to the rules, to meet the emperor, the father-in-law will enter the house to report.

But after a long time, the fathers-in-law naturally understood the emperor's thoughts, and when the emperor didn't want to see anyone, they would naturally take the initiative to stop him.

And sometimes, it is deliberately on the grounds that the emperor does not want to see it, and does not report it, unless he gives silver. To put it bluntly, if you want to see the emperor, you have to pass the father-in-law first.

Today, Jiang Ruanyan came, not only did he not feel embarrassed, but reported it as soon as possible, although this is his business, but according to the unwritten rules, Jiang Ruanyan should give some benefits.

"Boss Jiang is so polite, no wonder the emperor praises you, you are smarter than those ladies." The father-in-law took the silver with both hands, put it in his pocket, and said a few nice words as before.

After the two said goodbye to each other, Jiang Ruanyan left the palace.

But not far away, in an inconspicuous corner of the palace wall, someone was secretly observing all this, and then he took a small path and went straight to Gu Gangqian's palace.

"Back to His Royal Highness, Jiang Ruanyan came to meet the emperor to talk about running a school."

Gu Gangqian's face was furious, "Running a school? He is a country woman, what qualifications does he have to run a school? ”

The people below didn't dare to raise their heads, "I heard from the people in the imperial study that she didn't mean that she wanted to be a husband, but that she wanted to set up a public welfare school, so that the children on the construction site could come to school, and the tuition fees were very cheap." ”

The "people in the imperial study" that he said in his mouth were the eyeliners arranged by Gu Gangqian in the imperial study.

"Ridiculous!" Gu Gangqian took the case, "Untouchables will always be untouchables, why spend effort on them, isn't this just a waste of silver in my country's treasury?" ”

"Your Highness, is it possible? Jiang Ruanyan is just lustful for profit, and wants to find an excuse to profit from it? The people below alluded to Jiang Ruanyan trying to embezzle.

However, Gu Gangqian shook his head, he was very sure that Jiang Ruanyan would never do such a thing.

"Among the people sent by my father to check the accounts, there are also my people, I have asked them a long time ago, there is no problem on the accounts, Jiang Ruanyan can't do anything from it."

But this has become the most unsettling place for Gu Gangqian.

"Could it be that she is really doing charity?" The people under him are starting to be suspicious.

"No, I suspect she's thinking we're going to have a salary in the name of charity." Gu Gangqian clenched his fists.

"The little one doesn't understand what His Highness means, and the people below are confused."

"At the beginning, she used her father's name to do charity, and on the outside, she cared about the people, and she shared problems for her father, no matter how you look at it, she is a good businessman who considers the country and the people."

Gu Gangqian paused for a moment, and then continued, "But from another point of view, she is using the money from the treasury, but she is also gathering popularity for herself. ”

Explained in this way, the people below seem to understand,

This winter, when passing by on the street, I heard people talk about Jiang Ruanyan more and more times, and every time I talked about it, people had smiles on their faces.

"Think about it, she is now thinking about running a school, which will make those untouchables think that they can also have a chance to get close to the aristocracy, even if they don't succeed in the end, they will also link their achievements to Jiang Ruanyan, these people, when the time comes, will be even more desperate for Jiang Ruanyan."

As soon as Gu Gangqian finished speaking, the people below suddenly realized.

This sounds like a peasant uprising, except that the peasants use tools for labor, and these people led by Jiang Ruanyan attack with a pen.

"Your Highness, then we have to stop her quickly, otherwise the whole country will be turned upside down by her." The people standing below panicked.

Remember the royal pet: the permanent address of His Highness in those years