Chu Lingyi chatted with Mu Li for a while and then went back to the study, the emperor had something important for him to deal with. The weather is getting colder and colder, and the supply of charcoal in the harem is not enough to meet the needs of the palaces, and the emperor wants Chu Lingyi to check whether the output of charcoal is low, or if someone is doing something in it.

Chu Lingyi took the account book of the charcoal fire in and out from the palace, and checked them one by one to see what went wrong. Over the years, the concubines of the harem have never complained to the emperor about the shortage of charcoal, but in recent days, many concubines have complained that the charcoal in the internal affairs government is too small and the quality is poor.

Chu Lingyi, the charcoal fire in the prince's mansion, has its own channels, and besides, Mu Li is pregnant now, how can she use poor quality, it is all good charcoal, and it will not float.

"Fortunately, nothing went wrong with the princess."

For the things used by Mu Li, Chu Lingyi personally checked them, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes.

Now the harem manager is Zhang Guifei, who knows Zhang Guifei Chu Lingyi, this person is kind and unscheming, she will not do anything to charcoal, except for her, she is the palace person in charge of procurement.

When the former queen was still on the throne, the things used in the harem were never bad, how did Zhang Guifei become defective goods here, and even the emperor used them were several grades worse than before.

Chu Lingyi looked through the account books and there was no problem. Zhang Guifei categorically did not dare to take the kickback, so the problem may appear in the purchasing palace people. Because Chu Lingyi and the emperor are brothers, the emperor asked Chu Lingyi to do many things.

The shop that supplied the charcoal fire was several miles away, and Chu Lingyi was afraid that Mu Li would not be safe in the mansion alone, so he sent Liuyun to see if there was any problem first.

Chu Lingyi closed the account book, "In this way, you take someone to Tuli Village first, and remember not to reveal your identity." ”

Due to the geological advantages of Tuli Village, there is a lot of coal hidden underground, and the mining is all controlled by the court, and only the imperial court can have this right, and then sell the excavated coal to major shops and distribute it by them. Only the rich can use coal, and the poor don't use charcoal, and even a soup woman is reluctant to use it, and a few people gather around the stove to keep warm.

The best charcoal fire is naturally sent to the palace first, and it has been the case for many years, but this year I don't know why the palace is much worse, and those of the rich and noble families are better than those used by the emperor.

"Princess, if you feel cold, why don't you add some charcoal, the fire will be warmer if it is a little stronger."

It stands to reason that a pregnant person should have a hot body, but Mu Li finally felt that his body was cold, and he was in the wind everywhere. Xiaohong felt sorry for Mu Li, so she put two braziers in the room.

"Xiaohong, move the brazier over a bit." Mu Li was holding the soup woman in his hand, and the two charcoal braziers in front of him felt cold in his back. I don't think I'm suffering from a cold, but I don't have any symptoms of cold.

Xiaohong didn't dare to let the brazier lean too tightly against the princess, for fear of accidentally igniting the clothes on Mu Li's body. "Princess, I'll warm you another soup girl."

In addition to not being able to go out, Mu Li's little life was very envious to her. Mu Li was pregnant, Chu Lingyi never told the outside world, and the people in the house knew about it. Chu Lingyi wanted to wait for the child in Mu Li's belly to stabilize and say it early, so as not to let too many people come to see Mu Li, disturbing Mu Li's tranquility, and not saying anything, it is not good for the child in the belly.

Mu Li was idle all day, thinking that it would be better to grind for Chu Lingyi, so that he could pass the time. "Xiaohong, come."

Xiaohong stepped forward to help Mu Li.

"Take a brazier and go to the prince's study." Mu Li is completely inseparable from the brazier, only the house can feel warmer, and when it gets outside, it is cold.

Xiaohong felt that the princess's state was not right, it was completely different from the pregnant women she had seen, not to mention that she was afraid of the cold, and even in terms of eating, she was different from ordinary people, she didn't love sweet and sour, but she loved cold meals.

If it weren't for Xiaohong's dissuasion, Mu Li would have been able to eat several times a day. In fact, Mu Li didn't know what was going on with him, as soon as the cold thing entered his stomach, he felt nauseous for most of it.

Chu Lingyi is a man, his physique is already hot, he doesn't even have a brazier in his room, and the window on the side is still open. As soon as he saw Mu leaving, Chu Lingyi hurriedly asked people to close the window and cover the door.

"Why don't you stop?" Chu Lingyi helped Mu Li, walking very carefully step by step.

Mu Li saw that there was only one servant waiting for Chu Lingyi in the study, but he didn't see Liuyun's figure. "Why did Liuyun go out to run errands?"

"Yes, it's just a trivial matter, and the princess doesn't have to worry about it."

For government affairs, Mu Li never interferes, only when Chu Lingyi takes the initiative to speak, Mu Li will give a proper suggestion. Now that she is pregnant, Mu Li doesn't listen to anything outside the window, and just stays in the house.

Chu Lingyi heard that sour things can relieve morning sickness, so he brewed a lot of sour plums for Mu Li. But looking at Mu Li's like that, he even ate his favorite sour plums on weekdays.

"Lord, lately, the princess has been fond of eating something cold."

"Cold?"

Everyone knows that there are cold things during pregnancy to eat as little or touch as little as possible, and some particular people even have to eat fruits hot, how the princess loves to eat cold things. This made Chu Lingyi very surprised, is it just because the princess has crossed over that she is so different?

Mu Li hurriedly told Xiaohong to shut up, "I've only eaten it once or twice." ”

When Mu Li was worried and didn't know how to explain to Chu Lingyi, the savior came. Liuyun hurriedly ran over, "Lord Wang, Lord Wang, something is wrong." ”

Liuyun obviously asked Chu Lingyi to send him to Tuli Village to check on the situation, why did he return, and he was still in such a hurry, could it be that he was in trouble?

Not long after Liuyun went out, he heard people on the street say that poor families can afford coal these days. As soon as Liuyun inquired, he learned that some defective charcoal fires had flowed into Tuli Village, and the price was very low, so low that ordinary people could use it.

Defective charcoal fire is very harmful to people, and when it is lit, it will produce thick smoke, and people who choke will feel uncomfortable. Once this charcoal fire enters people's homes, more and more people will get sick.

Especially for older people, breathing is already difficult, and when the smoke is stimulated, they will cough non-stop. "How can you be so black-hearted that you dare to cheat the people's money?" Mu Li couldn't listen to it anymore, that kind of charcoal fire couldn't heat at all except for boiling water.

Chu Lingyi hurriedly comforted Mu Li, "Don't be angry, princess, be careful of hurting your body, this matter will be handled by the king, you don't have to worry about it." Chu Lingyi was afraid that Mu Li's mood would fluctuate too much and hurt the fetus, so he asked Xiaohong to help Mu Li go back to the room first.

"Is it okay if I don't interject?" Mu Li was almost suffocated in the house, and it was easy to hear Liuyun talking about things outside, so naturally he wanted to understand how he was willing to leave.