161. The Former Wolf and the Latter Tiger
Looking for Xie Qingyu to borrow money, of course Ning Su was joking, although he was really rich, but she herself was not poor now, so she said that the remaining gold and 70,000 taels of silver were already a huge amount of money. What's more, once the glass furnace is successfully established, fifty percent of the profits will continue to roll into her pocket. The issue of money is not the focus of her worries right now.
"How does the emperor plan to provide disaster relief?" Ning Su asked.
"Naturally, we will open up soup kitchens, set up temporary shelters, distribute clothing and support those who have been displaced from home. Let them not freeze and starve, spend this time, and wait for the flood to subside, and then let them return home. He replied that he had done this for generations, and he would naturally do the same.
Ning Su smiled disapprovingly.
Misty was puzzled: "Is there any other solution to this matter?" ”
"Your Majesty, if you could reach out and get food, clothing, and a place to live, even better than what you originally got, without spending any effort, do you think you would be willing to leave when the flood recedes?"
Li Wuqi thought about it, shook his head, but said, "But this is the case in all dynasties. ”
Ning Su smiled: "Although the previous dynasties are like this, we don't have to be the same as the emperors of the previous dynasties." If that's what I mean, start sponsoring it and let them do the work. ”
"Work? How can so many people work? ”
"Has the emperor forgotten? Doesn't the Imperial Mausoleum that is being built now require a large number of manpower? Moreover, the walls of the capital are already old, and I heard that the moat is in disrepair for a long time, and the bottom of the river is blocked by silt, so why not take this opportunity to recruit a large number of people and pay them reasonable treatment, so that these people can support themselves with labor. First, the project of the capital can be completed, second, the imperial court does not need to spend a lot of silver on relief, and third, it can give them dignity. ”
He was stunned for a moment, the idea spun around in his mind, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Okay! What a great idea to kill three birds with one stone! I will go and decree it immediately! ”
He hugged Ning Su and sighed: "Qingqing is really a genius!" Helped me solve a big problem. But......" he was a little shy, "I don't know when the money will be returned to you." ”
Ning Su smiled: "Then make an IOU." ”
"Uh......" Xiao Wuqi's body stiffened, and he looked down at her: "Ning'er, you are really a businessman!" ”
"Then the emperor plans to repay the debt?"
Mi Wuqi's face darkened, and he said, "Okay, if you make an IOU, you will make an IOU." He thought to himself that if he owed too much, he would probably not be able to repay so much money even if he sold it.
Ning Su laughed, took his hand, and coaxed him to say, "I'm joking, how can the emperor take it seriously?" We are a family, Ning'er's money is your money, your money is Ning'er's money, between you and me, what else do you share with each other? ”
Hearing her say this, Li Wuyu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, hugged her, and kissed her on the face: "This is my good girl!" ”
Seeing that it was getting late outside, there were already eunuchs who came to ask for dinner.
Li Wuqi solved a big trouble today, and he was very happy in his heart, so he took Ning Su to the Imperial Garden for dinner.
The dinner is placed in the Xileng Xuan, the peach blossoms near it are in full bloom, watching the peach blossoms in the sunset, smelling the refreshing peach blossom fragrance, the most pleasant.
When I arrived at Xilen Xuan, the food had been prepared, there were curtains on both sides of the Xuan, blocking the wind, only one side was open, and the view was very good, just enough to see a large cloud of peach blossoms in the distance.
"Your Majesty, try the jade elbow of Tianxianglou, I saw that the emperor likes to eat that day, so I asked people to go to Tianxianglou to buy a copy back."
"You eat too." Li Wuqi sandwiched a piece and gave it to Ning Su.
At this moment, there was a crisp laughter not far away, the sound was like a silver bell, and just hearing this sound made people's hearts feel happy.
A girl wearing a pink skirt appeared in the peach blossom forest, she smiled happily, although her small and delicate body was thin and thin, wearing a loose skirt had a different taste.
She waved her wide sleeves and spun happily through the forest, as if she were in a state of bliss.
"Who's there?" Magnolia said loudly. It is a sin to disturb the emperor and his mother to eat.
At this time, I heard Aunt Xiulan reply: "The slave maid brought Sisi to ask the emperor and Niangniang for peace." ”
As she spoke, she hurriedly grabbed her happy Sisi, and ordered in a low voice: "In front of the emperor and Niangniang, don't make a noise!" ”
Sisi was stunned for a moment, and she was pulled to the emperor by her aunt.
"Salute, as I just taught you." Aunt Xiulan whispered anxiously.
But Sisi looked at her stunned, not at all.
Sisi?
Is she Sisi?
Ning Su looked at the girl in front of her, thirteen or fourteen years old, childish, but she was in her cardamom years, delicate and pretty.
Fang Cai may be too dirty to see her appearance, only a pair of unusually large eyes. Now that the dirt has been washed away, a beautiful face is revealed, with a pair of big fawn-like eyes blinking innocently, and the face is lightly powdered, covering the dull yellow caused by hunger.
The slender body, especially the bee waist, is too young to hold it, and it looks pitiful. Wearing this skirt just makes up for the thinness of her figure, but it looks a little more fluttering.
"Salute." Aunt Xiulan became more and more anxious, she had been teaching people for so many years, and she had never met someone who did not understand the rules so much.
"No need." Xiao Wuyu smiled and said, "Sisi doesn't have to, the rules in this palace are so rigid, how can she get used to it." She doesn't need to be asked of other rules, she can do whatever she wants. ”
Aunt Xiulan glanced at the emperor in surprise, it seemed that in this palace, except for Concubine Ning, this Sisi was the first person to enjoy this special treatment. The emperor is really special to this girl.
"Really?" Sisi was very happy, "The peach blossoms here are so beautiful. Are you the emperor? Can I call you Brother Emperor? ”
"Brother Emperor?" Li Wuyu was stunned for a moment, looking at her innocent expression, and couldn't help but think that if his sister hadn't died, maybe she would be as old as her.
"Okay." He couldn't help but agree.
When Aunt Xiulan heard this, she was taken aback and persuaded: "The emperor should think twice, if Sisi calls it like this, then her identity is that of a princess." ”
Li Wuqi glanced at her and sneered: "Why be so serious, maybe there will be a day." ”
Sisi doesn't care if the princess is not a princess, she doesn't care, in this palace, there is good food and drink, and the emperor's brother protects her like this, she is happier than anything else.
"Yikes! There seems to be a little peach over there! Sisi's eyes suddenly stared at a peach tree not far away.
Li Wuqi said amusedly: "How come? It's still early. ”
"There really is!" Sisi beckoned, "Brother Emperor, come and take a look!" Come here! ”
Under Sisi's greeting, Li Wuqi involuntarily left the dinner table and walked towards Sisi.
Ning Su sighed, sat down alone at the dining table, and put down his chopsticks.
Yulan frowned, turned around and asked Ning Su, "Is the emperor eating or not?" ”
"What to eat?" Ning Su said coldly, "The food is cold." ”
She raised her head and ordered: "Withdraw all the food, and if the emperor is hungry when he returns, he will have stewed soup sent to him." ”
Yulan looked at the two people who were far away, and looked at Ning Su worriedly: "Where are Niangniang going now?" ”
"Where?" Ning Su sneered, "Do you want to accompany the two of them to see the peaches?" Naturally, it's back to the palace! ”
"Oh." Yulan responded weakly, and hurriedly went to help Ning Su.
When she turned around, she saw that the two people had disappeared in the depths of the peach forest, and she shook her head involuntarily, before she went to the wolf and the tiger, the days of this harem are really not peaceful.