Chapter 171: Concubine Jin took a hundred taels of silver

Li Min agreed with Li Junqi's idea, and his cheeks with carved facial features flashed a trace of recognition and admiration, and said loudly: "This prince has a way, we might as well plan it, the prime minister intends to wipe out the three of you and me, we will give the prime minister this opportunity, dig a good pit and let him jump down by himself, what do you think?" ”

Xixue frowned, lowered her eyelids and thought: "Having said that, I don't know who the prime minister's fine work is?" I can trust the black crow, Da Han and Mei Niang, however, the carefully cultivated black-clothed guards are the hard work of me and the second prince, and it is hard to imagine which of them is actually the person arranged by the prime minister! ”

"Therefore, the only people who know about this matter are the three of us and the closest people, and the rest of the people must become pawns in the plan to ensure that nothing goes wrong!" Li Junqi's deep eyes said with a loyal smile.

Xixue and Li Min looked at each other knowingly, and tacitly decided to start a death match with the prime minister according to what Li Junqi said.

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Imperial City, Prince Wen's Palace.

Tang Anxia worked hard for a few days to ensure that the affairs of the house were carried out smoothly, and the people were convinced by her, even if they were secretly dissatisfied, they did not dare to be arrogant and cause trouble, so they could only endure it silently.

In Fang Yan's words, I believe that over time, this group of minions and maidservants will know Tang Anxia's good intentions, and they will also recognize the dedication of this princess, everything is planned for the future of the palace.

On Mengqi's side of the West Palace, she only ensured the supply of food and clothing, and according to Tang Anxia's instructions, she remembered that Mengqi's mother's family was the secretary of the Criminal Department, so she had food and drink to support her.

The slaves and maids came to Tang Anxia's ear when they were free and said: "The princess cries when she thinks of the Jintiao girl, and abuses Zhilian all day long, but fortunately she doesn't dare to beat her, for fear of being punished by His Royal Highness." Miss Zhilian endured it aggrieved every time, and she didn't dare to resist, for fear of annoying her. ”

"Miss Zhilian quietly ran to the door of the east hall to look when she was free, probably hoping to see His Highness, every time we met, we drove her away, telling her that His Highness has not come back yet, even if she comes back after a busy day, she will not see her!"

"The princess sometimes complains that the food is not delicious, not as delicious as when she first entered the palace, and occasionally scolds you, claiming that sooner or later one day she will pull you off the horse and avenge the brocade."

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Tang Anxia listened to their gossip for a while, and most of the time he directly ignored it, and just replied calmly: "Keep an eye on it, remember to tell me if there is any abnormality." ”

When she was in a good mood, she would ask Fang Yan to reward them with two pennies, and praise them a few words: "Well done, Princess Fang and Zhilian are resentful, and they will inevitably do things that hurt nature and reason, you are right to be careful, this princess will keep it in mind and will not treat you badly." ”

The rewards and punishments are clear, coupled with Tang Anxia's generosity, loyal subordinates can always receive rewards, so that in just a few days, Tang Anxia's prestige in the mansion has increased greatly, and everyone willingly obeys Tang Anxia's orders.

In private, they also secretly discussed: "His Royal Highness's favor for Princess Zheng is obvious to all, and in His Highness's heart, except for Princess Zheng, other women can't get into his eyes." Now that Princess Zheng is planning for the palace, she also understands that it is not easy for us to be slaves, as long as we are all loyal to His Royal Highness and Princess Zheng, a good life in the future is indispensable. ”

Aunt Yun's prestige is getting lower and lower, and it is even more difficult for her to go against Tang Anxia again, no maid will take the initiative to cooperate with her, and some people even secretly persuade her: "Aunt Yun, you are old, what can't you see?" If you intrigue with Princess Zheng again, the end of Princess Fang and Zhilian may be your end! ”

"Let her go over the matter of Baimei, anyway, Princess Zheng and His Royal Highness really love each other, and it is good for us, so don't continue to go against Princess Zheng!"

Aunt Yun was silent every time, as if she couldn't hear the words that persuaded her to be relieved.

Fortunately during the day, she was busy taking care of His Highness's study, as well as the weapons room, packing up His Highness's things, and she didn't feel empty in her heart.

In the dead of night, lying in bed tossing and turning and unable to sleep, Aunt Yun will see Bai Mei's death, so painful, so helpless, her eyes full of resentment and anger.

At this time, Aunt Yun felt that she couldn't forgive Tang Anxia, and sooner or later, she would avenge Bai Mei.

Such repeated torture made Aunt Yun exhausted, and the whole person looked a few years older, and she became more and more haggard, and her originally white hair became grayer by strand.

Sometimes, Tang Anxia would take the initiative to ask about Aunt Yun's situation, and ask the slaves and maids to send some delicious food and clothes to Aunt Yun's room.

Fang Yan was unhappy in her heart, and always shouted: "Why does Princess Zheng need to take care of her!?" Aunt Yun doesn't know how to lift at all! She is a little maid, she dares to be angry with you, and hopes that you will be downcast in the future, she can gloat and fall into the well! This kind of person is not worth the trouble of Princess Zheng. ”

Tang Anxia didn't understand this truth, but when no one else was present, she would tell Fang Yan alone: "Aunt Yun is an old man in the mansion, she served the princess regent at the beginning, and she was entrusted to take good care of His Royal Highness." If I speak coldly to her, or even punish her harshly, I will inevitably be accused of disrespecting the princess regent.

It's better to have a good birth and a good reputation, as long as Aunt Yun doesn't take the initiative to harm us, it's okay to be okay like this. If one day Aunt Yun can't think of it, and she has to put me in an unkind and unjust situation, and His Royal Highness will personally punish me, we will not be able to bear Aunt Yun's life until the last resort, and we will lose everyone's trust. ”

Since Tang Anxia explained the reason, Fang Yan stopped chattering and complaining.

Gradually, the East Hall began to work with Aunt Li and Rong'er as the leaders, and Aunt Yun's world has been forgotten, and she has gradually become accustomed to not meddling in things, and wandering around Li Junqi's room every day.

Spring is almost coming to an end, and it's early summer.

In the early morning, the birds chirp in the courtyard, the flowers in the courtyard are in full bloom, and the trees are lush and leafy.

Tang Anxia had breakfast, looked at the cloudless sky, and instructed Fang Yan: "On this good day, send someone to prepare a sedan chair, let's go into the palace to meet the queen." ”

"Yes." Fang Yan didn't ask much, and went down to prepare.

Tang Anxia summoned Yuhua again, her clear eyes were bottomless, and her ruddy little mouth pursed: "You go find a beautiful kite, the line must be long enough, the kite must be strong enough, and buy me a small dagger, it must be very sharp and can cut the long line of the kite." ”

"Just now Fang Yan said that Princess Zheng is going to enter the palace?" Yuhua asked curiously.

Tang Anxia nodded, lowered his eyelids, his long and thick eyelashes covered the expression under his eyes, bent the corners of his lips slightly, and said slowly: "If you go outside, you must first settle inside, now, Prince Wen's mansion is settled, and the forces that are against us outside must always eradicate the grass and eradicate the roots to prevent future troubles." If we live too comfortably and comfortably, and forget the existence of the enemy, we will inevitably be calculated by the enemy one day, and we will not even have the strength to fight back. ”

Yuhua agreed very much: "The slave understands, so let's prepare." ”

Immediately, Tang Anxia instructed Rong'er to bring a jade bracelet, put it in a brocade box, and bring it into the palace together.

The sedan chair swayed in the market, Tang Anxia looked at the busy people outside the curtain, recalling that he had walked through this street countless times, and when he met Yingzi, he also passed in front of the Chunyu Building. There is also a gray-haired old man, a divine operator who can know the destiny of heaven.

If he meets him next time, Tang Anxia will definitely thank him for his kindness for helping him many times!

Unconsciously, when he arrived at the palace, Tang Anxia took the token of Prince Wen's mansion and entered the Zhengxuanmen.

The slaves who entered the palace with her this time were Fang Yan and Rong'er. Due to Yuhua's strong martial arts, the queen, Concubine Jin and Concubine Shu have all seen it, and it is inconvenient for Tang Anxia to lead her into the palace with great fanfare.

"Rong'er, you are waiting outside Fengyi Palace with a kite, and Fang Yan and I will come as soon as we go. If someone asks, you will say that this kite is a gift from Princess Zheng to the princess of the moon, and it is to please the princess of the moon! ”

Standing in front of the gate of Fengyi Palace, Tang Anxia turned his head and instructed Rong'er.

"Yes." Rong'er carefully held the huge kite in her arms and responded.

The queen was planning the use of the harem, frowning and flipping through the account books, while coldly reprimanding Gao Li, the head of internal affairs, and said angrily: "What's the matter!?" Last month's income was very small, how could there be five hundred taels of silver in expenditure!? The palace is only twenty taels of silver per month, and there are not many concubines in the emperor's harem, plus the monthly salaries of the subordinates, how can it cost five hundred taels?

In the past, when the eldest prince was in the palace, plus the expenses of Long Mutang, it was only more than four hundred taels. Now that the eldest prince has gone to the northwest fiefdom, the show girls of Chuxiu Palace have also gone to their respective places. However, if the New Year is not too festive, the palace has calculated that a maximum of four hundred taels of silver per month is enough! ”

Gao Li had a groveling attitude, knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head, and spoke in a whisper: "The queen mother is angry!" The money in the palace is distributed as usual, which is true, the harem does have additional expenses every month, but ...... But...... On Concubine Jin's side, she came to the Internal Affairs Office to withdraw two taels of silver, one time fifty taels of silver, and two times before and after, and took a total of one hundred taels! ”

"Concubine Jin!?" The queen was stunned, her face was displeased, and she said angrily, "Why does she want so much silver?" Besides, the concubine's income is second only to the palace, and food and clothing are all expenses in the palace, so what's the use of her asking for so much silver? A hundred taels! The concubine's maiden family is also a high-ranking official, so it shouldn't be a subsidy for her mother's family! ”

The eunuch Gao Li explained: "The concubine Niangniang said that she was weak and unfortunately poisoned when she came back to Fengyi Palace, and now she wants to buy some big tonic medicine to recuperate." She is not as good as the queen mother, she has two princes under her knees, and she is a childless and daughterless person, so she can only feel sorry for herself! ”

"What are these words? Do you deliberately complain about Hongu? She wasn't the only one who was poisoned! Isn't Hongu sick together? What is Jin Guifei's mind? The emperor's body is getting weaker and weaker now, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to have an heir, what can Concubine Jin do if she is cured? ”

The queen frowned, the more she thought about it, the more wrong she became, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became! The dignified and beautiful face was a little suspicious, she always felt that things were not so simple!

Gao Li knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up, and said staggeringly: "Queen Mother, Concubine Jin is in a high position, she went to the Internal Affairs Office to ask for silver, and there is a legitimate reason, the slave doesn't dare to disobey!" If she disobeys her will, Concubine Jin can punish the slave at any time! It's really not the minions' fault! I beg the queen to know it! ”

The queen bowed slightly: "I won't pursue it last month!" If Concubine Jin dares to ask for silver taels again this month, you must tell this palace that you can't let her squander it wantonly! ”

"Yes, yes, the minions obey!"

At this time, a slave maid entered the house and blessed her body: "Queen Mother, Prince Wen's Mansion is the princess asking to see!" ”

A touch of disgust flashed in the queen's eyes, if it wasn't for Meng Qi trying to harm her, could there have been poisoning!

However, in an instant, he was covered by a calm demeanor, and said coldly: "Gao Li, you go down first, let Princess Zheng come in!" ”

Gao Li finally let out a long breath, hurriedly got up from the ground, bowed and retreated from the dormitory, secretly glad: Fortunately, the queen did not punish him! This is the time when the princess came!

Tang Anxia and Fang Yan's master and servant gave birth to lotus step by step, swaying their graceful figures, walked to the middle of the main hall, and blessed their bodies: "The concubine sees the queen's mother!" ”

"Arise, give a seat! Yan'er, tea! The queen raised her eyes and looked at her quietly.

Tang Anxia took the brocade box from Fang Yan's hand and personally presented it to the queen: "Niangniang, the concubine came to find Princess Yue to fly a kite today, and I will greet you by the way." This is a jade bracelet brought from the mother's house, which is worth a lot of money, worthy of the demeanor of the mother's mother, and the concubine specially kept it, and asked the mother to smile. ”

The queen glanced at the jade in the box, the color was transparent and shiny, the jade body was crystal clear, and the lines were clear, it was indeed a first-class color.

Hongu recalled...... At the beginning, the princess also gave things to the palace in this way, and the result was to use the palace. I don't know what Princess Zheng's gift is, what do you think? ”

Tang Anxia knelt in front of the queen, holding the brocade box with both hands, her clear eyes blinked, flashing with an unpredictable light.

She replied: "Queen Mother, the concubine entered the palace to find Princess Yue to fly a kite...... Speaking of which, there are not many children in the palace, and the younger ones love kites. Even if you don't like it, the concubine will find a separate pleasure to enter the palace next time, and there will always be children who like it! ”

The queen took a sip of tea, recalling the meaning of Tang Anxia's words, and seemed to understand something.

After a moment, she curled her red lips, and a slight smile bloomed on her beautiful face: "The princess's generous gift, the palace will accept it." ”

Therefore, she looked at the clear sky outside, and her mouth curved into an arc that seemed to be smiling: "At this hour, the children in the palace should play with pitchers in the imperial garden, and the Mingyue Hall is on the east side of the imperial garden, and the princess of the moon sometimes plays a few handfuls." Princess Zheng likes to fly kites, and it couldn't be better to go to the Imperial Garden! ”

Tang Anxia knew that the queen was extremely smart and would definitely understand what she meant. So, he smiled and said, "Thank you for the concubine." ”

The queen waved her hand towards Tang Anxia: "That's it, you young people like to play, just go early, the palace is tired, you have to go back to the room to sleep for a while." Princess Zheng, go down, your Bo Li Palace likes it very much, you have a heart! ”

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