From that day onwards^H she ordered that the things of daily use be brought to this wooden attic.

And after that lingering, she hadn't seen him again for half a month, knowing that he must be busy with state affairs, and she was not like other concubines who waited in the palace for that person's luck, nor did she disdain to go to the Qianqing Palace to try her luck in the name of caring about the dragon body like them.

Although the emperor has not revealed the affairs of the government to her, according to her past understanding, Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong are the key figures in resisting the situation in Liaodong.

Although Yuan Chonghuan was a civilian official, with his outstanding military leadership and courage to take the lead, he led the Liaodong soldiers to win many wars such as the Battle of Ningyuan and the Battle of Ningjin, which made the Houjin army outside the Guanwai extremely fearful.

Mao Wenlong was good at naval warfare, the military commander with the largest number of Jin troops after the annihilation of the late Ming Dynasty, known as the "Great Wall of the Sea", and won the great victory of Zhenjiang, Niumaozhai, Dingmao, Salhu, etc., and recovered Jinzhou, Lushun, Kuandian, Xuancheng and other places.

The two were originally from the same sea and land, and there was no intersection, but the treasury was insufficient, and the amount of military supplies allocated by the imperial court to Liaodong was limited, so it was inevitable to take care of one and lose the other, and the two also had a disagreement.

This is also one of the important reasons why Yuan Chonghuan later killed Mao Wenlong without authorization, and Yuan Chonghuan killed the general without authorization, which made the emperor suspicious and suspicious, and later beheaded Yuan Chonghuan under the pretext of killing him.

All this is just a snipe and clam competing for the benefit of the fisherman, so that Houjin has a chance, and her purpose is to prevent all this from happening, only in this way can the fate of the fall of the Ming Dynasty be prevented.

And this matter, including the desire to reduce taxes, is inseparable from money, but she is in the harem, how can she solve this big problem.

She carefully checked the account, and implemented the thrifty style in the harem for two months, and the results were really good, saving about 200,000 taels of silver in the past two months compared with previous years, but this is only a drop in the bucket for the treasury expenses.

It seems that only from the aspect of throttling, can not meet the needs of this big country, then can only be considered from the open source, but the source of the treasury basically comes from taxes, and taxes can not be added, because one of the major reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty is also the resentment of the people, peasant uprisings, if so, I am afraid that the Houjin has not yet invaded the Ming Dynasty, and the country has long been self-defeating.

Just when she was having a headache about this, Mama Jinyun came to say: "Niangniang, Father-in-law Zhang asks to see." ”

It was when I was worried, no one wanted to see it, but I heard that it was Gonggong Zhang of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor? He is not busy dealing with the affairs of the previous dynasty now, and it is rare that he can still remember her.

She couldn't help but feel a trace of warmth in her heart, the fatigue and hard work of these days seemed to disappear, but she was afraid that something would happen to the emperor, so she hurriedly asked Mama Jinyun to bring people in.

After Grandpa Zhang's ceremony, she was busy with Mama Jinyun giving Grandpa Zhang a seat, Grandpa Zhang thanked her, and knew that she was a casual character, but she was not restrained, she sat calmly, and her heart was sincere to this noble concubine who was not pampered and arrogant, but she also understood why there were many concubines in the emperor's harem, but she was the only one who was extraordinary.

"Grandpa Zhang, is the emperor okay now?" Seeing that there was no anxiety or nervousness on Grandpa Zhang's face, and he knew that he was just guessing blindly and nervous just now, he asked slowly.

Gonggong Zhang replied with a smile: "Back to the concubine Niangniang, the emperor is very good, but he is just worried about Niangniang, but he is very busy with the affairs of the court and politics, and he can't get away, so he ordered the slave to inform Niangniang and let Niangniang feel at ease." ”

As soon as Gonggong Zhang's words came out, the palace people around him covered their mouths and laughed, the emperor has a deep affection for his mother, different from other mothers in the palace, but how different it is, only the palace people of Yongning Palace can see it best, and only the emperor and the concubine can get along like a folk husband and wife in the palace, and only the emperor and the concubine are really enviable.

She couldn't help but blush, and when Mama Jinyun saw this, she swept around with a tense face: "These girls are becoming more and more unruly, and they dare to make fun of their masters, see how the master punishes you!" ”

Although they had a stiff face, they were also holding back their laughter, and those girls were not afraid, but laughed even more fiercely.

She smiled bitterly: "Gonggong Zhang smiled when he saw it, and he blamed the palace for being too accustomed to them on weekdays, and he became more and more unruly." ”

Seeing this, Gonggong Zhang couldn't help but sigh: "Only in the Niangniang Palace can you see this happy scene, no wonder the emperor ...... Niangniang"

Seeing that Gonggong Zhang still showed signs of continuing, she immediately blushed and said, "Gonggong Zhang, you won't come to Yongning Palace today just to upload this sentence for the emperor and make fun of this palace with other palace people, right?" ”

Father-in-law Zhang patted his head, almost forgetting what he was doing, then he kept his voice, hurriedly beckoned the person behind him to present the things, and personally stepped forward to carefully open the brocade box, as if it was a peerless treasure.

She looked at it curiously, but it was an ordinary glass mirror, although it was simple and pure, but compared to the mirrors she had seen before, it was not outstanding.

Seeing that she didn't have any surprised expression on the surface, Gonggong Zhang hurriedly said: "Niangniang, this is what the emperor took a lot of effort to get, Wang Cairen liked it very much when he saw it, and the emperor refused to give it, so he ordered the slave to send it to Niangniang." ”

Went through a lot of thought? But a mirror, how can he be an emperor to work hard? Wang Cai doesn't give it to anyone? Isn't the emperor following Wang Cairen in everything now? Why are you reluctant to have a mirror?

At this time, Mama Jinyun carefully took out the glass mirror and put it on the table, so she might as well see herself in the mirror, which is so clear, I don't know how many times clearer than the bronze mirror, and I can't help but show surprise on my face.

Although the other palace people did not dare to come forward, they saw that the scene reflected in the mirror was exactly the same as what they saw in front of them, and they also gathered around strangely.

She suddenly woke up to the fact that it was still the Ming Dynasty at this time, and the woman only used a bronze mirror! Glass mirrors were not popular, only in European countries, and she finally understood what Gonggong Zhang meant by the emperor's efforts, and why the emperor refused to give this to Wang Cairen.

She picked up the mirror and looked at it carefully, and asked, "How did you get this mirror?" ”

"This is an imported thing, I don't have this thing in the court, I'm afraid that I can't buy it even if I have money, the emperor's heart for Niangniang can be seen!" Grandpa Zhang didn't know why she was the only one who saw this mirror so calmly, as if she was seeing an ordinary thing.

"I don't have it? If this mirror is worth two taels of silver in the market? ”

"I don't know this slave, but a bronze mirror is worth a few taels of silver, this glass mirror is immeasurable, but the most valuable thing is the emperor's heart for Niangniang."

Gonggong Zhang didn't know why the concubine Niangniang, who usually disdains money, is so concerned about the value of this mirror today, in his opinion, the emperor alone gave this thing to her is the greatest gift, so he tried his best to explain.

But her heart moved, and she even excused herself from thanking her, and said directly to Zhang Gonggong: "Zhang Gonggong, please go back to Qianqing Palace now, just say that the palace is unwell, and you must invite the emperor to come to Yongning Palace tonight!" ”