Seeing Qian Du's reply, Zhang Lingyang spoke: "Li Guangtai is too upright, and I will send him to be deceived by the villains below." Now I order you to go to Yangzhou immediately to assist Li Guangtai in investigating the salt tax thoroughly. Remember, it is a thorough investigation, and you must not let go of a corrupt official or a salt merchant with unclean hands and feet, do you understand? ”

"Wechen understands, Wechen goes back to clean up, and then goes to Yangzhou." Qian Du replied.

"Okay, you go down!"

"Wechen retires!"

Not long after Qian Du retreated, Zhang Lingyang ordered someone to call Feng Xi again.

Seeing Feng Xi, Zhang Lingyang ordered: "I have ordered Qian Du to go south to Yangzhou to assist Li Guangtai in investigating the matter of the salt tax in Jiangnan." Xiao Xizi, you can order people to go south and let the people in Dongchang pay attention to Qian Du's actions. ”

As early as before, Sun Sheng had already reminded Feng Xi that the emperor was suspicious of his money.

At this time, Feng Xi saw Zhang Lingyang say this, how could there be any reason not to agree? hurriedly promised: "Long live the lord, rest assured, the slave must order someone to check Qian Du's every move in Yangzhou clearly." ”

Zhang Lingyang nodded noncommittally, and then asked: "It's less than two months before the draft date, how are the preparations for the draft?" ”

Feng Xi replied: "If you go back to the Long Live Lord, except for Liangguang, Yungui and other places that are far away, the show girls from other places have all entered Beijing!" ”

"Where is the show girl?" Zhang Lingyang asked again.

"Except for the girls to be drafted in Beijing, all of them are in their own mansions, and the show girls from other places are all placed in Cuifangyuan in the western suburbs of Beijing!" Feng Xi replied.

"The showgirl's food, clothing and accommodation must be meticulous and thoughtful, otherwise I will find out that you are harsh in private, be careful of your skin!" Zhang Lingyang understood that the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace had come to see the dishes and dishes, so he warned.

Seeing Zhang Lingyang's warning, Feng Xi hurriedly knelt down and promised: "The slave can save it, and he will not treat the little nobles harshly at all, please let go of ten thousand hearts!" ”

Seeing Feng Xi say this, Zhang Lingyang nodded and said, "This is the best, when I have recovered my body, I will go to Cuifang Garden to have a look, you go down first!" ”

"Yes! Slaves retreat! ”、

Out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Feng Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Sun Sheng hurriedly walked over, and when he saw Feng Xi's appearance, he asked, "Xiao Xizi, what happened to you?" Could it be that the Long Live Lord punished you just now? ”

Feng Xi shook his head and explained with a wry smile.

Sun Sheng suddenly realized, and then said with a smile: "Xiao Xizi, it's not our family who is an elder who said you." Which of the following minions is not a person who steps high and low, and sees money? Those little nobles in Cuifang Garden, aren't they all wealthy? In case you run into a person who is strapped for money, those minions below will not be bullied to death? ”

"And the more pitiful people are like this, the more they can make men full of protection, although we are no longer men, but don't you understand this truth?"

"Thank you Gonggong Sun for reminding me, the slave will go to Cuifang Garden to punish those miscellaneous people!" Feng Xi thanked him and hurried out of the palace.

Looking at Feng Xi's back, Sun Sheng shook his head and sighed: "In the end, he is still young, and he doesn't have to think about it!" ”

As he spoke, Sun Sheng wanted to enter the Heart Cultivation Palace, and saw Xiao Fuzi coming over.

"I've seen my grandfather, have you ever rested?" Seeing Sun Sheng, Xiao Fuzi saluted and asked in a low voice.

"Our family has just come back from an errand, and we are about to enter the temple to resume our lives. I don't know why you're here, little Fuzi? ”

Xiao Fuzi replied: "Isn't this Hepu just attacking Shihu Pearl? The minion wants to reply to the Long Live Lord and see how the Long Live Lord plans to distribute it? ”

With that, the two entered the Heart Cultivation Hall together.

Coming to Zhang Lingyang, Xiao Fuzi said: "Long live the lord, Hepu has just paid tribute to ten pearls, and the slave has come to ask for advice on the long live lord, how should these pearls be distributed?" ”

didn't think about it, Zhang Lingyang said: "Choose the best one from them, give it to the queen mother, and give it to the queen again, so that she can distribute it to the concubines in the harem." The second-class Wu Hu was sent to the imperial store and sold! ”

"Slaves obey!" After receiving Zhang Lingyang's order, Xiao Fuzi went out of the Heart Cultivation Hall and went to the Imperial Horse Prison.

When he arrived at the Imperial Horse Prison, Xiao Fuzi ordered someone to call Gonggong Li and instructed: "Long live the Lord has already spoken, the ten pearls that Hepu paid tribute to, except for the best five Hu left in the palace, the remaining five Hu are all auctioned off, do you know what to do?" ”

"Father-in-law Fu rest assured, the slave guarantees that these five pearls will be auctioned off at the best price!" Gonggong Li patted his chest and reassured.

"You do something, our family is still very relieved, otherwise I wouldn't have handed over this errand to you!" Seeing that Gonggong Li had guaranteed the ticket, Xiaofuzi nodded with satisfaction, and finally praised two sentences.

After receiving the five pearls, Gonggong Li hurried out of the palace gate and headed to the nearest imperial store.

In Cining Palace, Sun Sheng knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Xu with the best pearl, and said complimentingly: "Queen Mother, this is the pearl that Hepu paid tribute to this year. ”

"The emperor has a heart!" Empress Dowager Xu bowed her head, with a smile on her face, and an indescribable satisfaction in her eyes.

On the side, Mama Zhou complimented: "Slaves often hear people outside bite their tongues, saying that Long Live Lord is young and doesn't know filial piety yet." But look at it now, Long Live Lord got good things, and the first thing that comes to mind is the Queen Mother. It can be seen from this that in the heart of the Long Live Lord, you are the first in line. ”

Sun Sheng also complimented below: "What Mama Zhou said is extremely true. Long live the few Hu that the Lord rewarded to the harem concubines, compared to the Hu dedicated to the Queen Mother, the quality is inferior! ”

Hearing Sun Sheng and Mama Zhou's compliments, Empress Dowager Xu couldn't help but smile and said, "After all, the emperor crawled out of the intestines of the mourning family, how could he not honor the mourning family?" ”

Saying that, Empress Dowager Xu turned her head to look at Mama Zhou and said: "The mourning family is also old, and there is no need for such a shining thing, you take out half of it and leave the palace and give it to Wanming, just say that it is a reward from the mourning family." As for the other half, it will be rewarded to the queen! ”

"The queen is the mother of a country in the end, and she can't be compared to other concubines in terms of use!"

"Slave and maid, let's do it!" As she spoke, Mama Zhou took the pearl from Sun Sheng's hand and divided it into two parts, and then ordered the two little eunuchs in Cining Palace to send it to Queen Wang of Changchun Palace and Xu Wanming outside the palace.

At this time, in the Changchun Palace, Xiaofuzi also brought people over with four pearls.

Queen Wang looked at Xiao Fuzi who bowed his head below and asked, "How many pearls did Hepu pay tribute this year?" ”

Xiao Fuzi replied: "If you go back to the queen's mother, Hepu has paid a total of ten pearls this year, and the best one is sent to Cining Palace by Long Live Grandpa. These four husks were given to the queen by the servants of the long live master, and the queen mother was rewarded to the nobles in the palace. ”