The steward didn't dare to stay for a long time with Ning Hong's expression, so he agreed and hurried out.

In the entire main hall, only Ning Hong was left.

He glanced at the deserted main hall, and it was even more bleak like a cold wind, and he didn't feel much at first, Xu is the Spring Festival is coming, Ning Hong feels that this year is particularly deserted.

There is also Ning Lian, although she has woken up, but her temperament is different from the past, Ning Hong has seen her once in the palace, although there is nothing wrong with it on the surface, but Ning Hong always feels that Ning Lian is a little abnormal.

He couldn't say what was abnormal, but Ning Lian's words and deeds, as well as his occasional expression, always made him feel weird.

That's it, at least Ning Lian woke up, and she was still the crown prince's concubine who was pregnant with the imperial heir, but Ning Lian couldn't take care of the internal affairs of Ning Mansion now, which made Ning Hong very sad.

Gudong Pot is about to open, this is a good business, but what annoys Ning Jian suddenly fell ill, no one took care of it, and no one took out silver to fill the hole in Ning Mansion.

Ning Mansion can be beautiful in front of people now, or Ning Lian made up some vacancies before, if he wants the store to continue to open, Ning Hong has to make up for the last silver he needs.

But he can't take it out!

I can only watch this fat meat reach other people's mouths, and I can't wait to deliver it to other people's mouths.

I feel aggrieved when I think about it!

But fortunately, if the store can't be opened, it can be sold, at least it can be returned, and it will be settled this year first, and then think about this thing when everything improves next year.

Ning Hong could only think like this, comforting himself.

But what he didn't expect was that there were more aggrieved and annoying things waiting for him in the back.

"Say it."

In the main hall of the East Palace, Murong Chenggao sat on the main seat, and stood with Ning Lian with a big belly.

She looked a little flustered, and her face became more and more pale before she had recovered.

Murong Cheng's fingers tapped and dotted on a pile of ledgers, and a pair of emotionless eyes were nailed to Ning Lian's body like this.

"Say, say what?" Ning Lian subconsciously held his stomach.

Since that night was ridiculous, Ning Jian had become more afraid of Murong Cheng, for fear that if Murong Cheng was unhappy, he would make her and her children doomed.

"What's going on with the ledger?" Murong Cheng was rare in patience and asked, "What about the silver?" ”

Ning Lian swallowed his saliva and said, "What kind of silver did Your Highness say?" The concubine didn't understand. ”

"You don't understand, do you?" Murong Cheng leaned back in the chair in a different position, raised his hand to the eunuch who was waiting, and said, "Let Mama come in." ”

The little eunuch hurriedly responded, and soon Mama walked in and saluted Murong Cheng and Ning Lian, "What is Your Highness's order to summon slaves and maids?" ”

Murong Cheng didn't speak, his eyes were taken back from Ning Lian, he looked down at the account book in his hand, and asked casually, "What was the expenditure of the East Palace in the winter in previous years?" ”

Mama didn't understand why Murong Cheng asked about this, but she still replied seriously: "Back to Your Highness, in addition to your usual charcoal fire, there are also banquet expenses, winter clothes and other winter needs, all of which are released by the unified ......faction of the Shang Palace in the palace."

"I'm asking how much silver the East Palace needs to survive the winter." Murong Cheng asked impatiently tapping on the table.

Mama hurriedly lowered her head and replied, "About 500,000 taels of silver." ”

Murong Cheng looked at Ning Jian again and asked, "Can the side concubine hear clearly?" ”

Ning Lian swallowed his saliva again, his fingers nervously grabbed the sleeves of his clothes, and nodded: "The concubine heard clearly." ”

"Just hear it clearly." Murong Cheng stood up, slowly descended the steps to Ning Lian's side, and asked: "But this year's Spring Festival has not yet arrived, but there is a shortage of 1.5 million taels in the account, and the affairs of the East Palace are fully handed over to the side concubine, I want to ask where the extra one million taels went?" ”

Xu was nervous, and Ning Lian's lips lost their look.

She didn't dare to look at Murong Cheng, she just lowered her head and stammered: "Today, this year, the East Palace has held several banquets, and the silver has done all this. ”

"Huh?" A simple syllable made Ning Lian's body tremble.

The overwhelming sense of oppression made Ning Jian a little breathless, but she still maintained her only sobriety and said firmly: "That's true, there are a few times Your Highness you know, and a few times you can ask Mama, I really organized the banquet, and all this silver was spent on it." ”

Ning Zhao organized the banquet, of course Murong Cheng knew.

These usual tricks to win over officials, when Ning Jian started, Murong Cheng was quite pleased, but one after another, the money was spent without mentioning it, and he didn't see a few ministers treat him differently.

Moreover......

Murong Cheng looked at Ning Lian carefully, her performance today was very different!

If the silver was really just a banquet, would Ning Jian be so afraid?

Yes, Ning Lian was afraid, and his frightened body began to tremble. Murong Cheng didn't know Ning Jian just now, he knew what this woman looked like.

Would the people who have been in the bandits' den be so scared because of a few questions from themselves?

Apparently not.

Then it can only show that she has a ghost in her heart!

Murong Cheng's eyes slowly changed, and his voice sank, and he asked again, "Where did the missing million taels go?!" ”

The tail note rose slightly, with a strong sense of oppression, Ning Lian didn't hold back, his feet were soft, and the whole person knelt down directly.

The grandmother on the side was frightened, Ning Jian was still pregnant, and she had been sick for a long time before, where could she withstand this fall, and she was just about to rush over to help her, but Murong Cheng took the lead in holding people.

Ning Lian's arm was tightly held by Murong Cheng, she was in pain but didn't dare to squeak, and relied on Murong Cheng's strength to stand up again. It's just that fine sweat oozes from his forehead, and it is completely the momentum of three hundred taels of silver here.

Seeing that she was standing firm, Murong Cheng snorted coldly, let go of his hand in disgust, and when Mama saw this, she hurriedly stepped forward to support Ning Lian, and said worriedly: "Niangniang, you have to be steady, be careful of your stomach." ”

Where can Ning Jian hear this, his heart is messy, and he can't think of a good way to round this matter.

Murong Cheng already knew it, even if Ning Jian said that it was heavenly, Murong Cheng would not believe it.

"Give you three days to make up for the silver to the palace." Murong Cheng didn't want to look at Ning Jian more, turned around and walked up the steps, and sat back in his high position.

Ning Lian has words of suffering.

This is more than the silver was all taken back by her to fill the vacancy in the Ning Mansion, where did she get so much money.

Tears flowed down instantly, Ning Lian cried, without the previous insistence, and honestly explained the matter clearly.

The more Murong Cheng listened, the more his brows furrowed, and finally he was even more furious, and shouted: "You didn't set an example of the master of the first palace when you married into the East Palace, but instead used the money of the East Palace to fill the Ning family!" ”

"Don't cry!"

Murong Cheng was upset when he heard her crying, and said angrily: "Since you dare to take it out secretly, you should be prepared to be discovered by this palace, how much money do you take out, and return it to this palace in three days, this matter will no longer be pursued by this palace, if not, you ......"