Jiu'er nodded, "I see, it's still thoughtful." However, there is indeed such an unwritten rule in this palace, even if the ladies in the harem do not go to the corner, as long as it is an invisible place, a red candle will be lit, and the previous one will be renewed every day, so that it will not be completely extinguished. ”

Chaolu shook his head, "From today onwards, we have to change it, otherwise there will be many red candles consumed in this harem every day, what are you going to waste money for no reason?" The less expenditure of this harem can make the treasury a little fuller, and the treasury will be filled with more military salaries to the front, so why spend it on such useless things? No, no, you have to change it! ”

Chaolu did not immediately return to her desk, but walked around the palace carefully, from the day she entered the palace, she had not seen the palace she said in such detail, although this palace has been lived in for her for a long time, and she has been living in this palace since the time of Empress Shen, which can be regarded as a deep feeling.

However, in the past, she never cared about where she lived, and she didn't care about these things outside her body, but today she walked around the palace carefully, but in order to save money for the palace, Chaolu couldn't help but smile, it was really impermanent, life is unpredictable.

Jiu'er has been following Chaolu's side, "Niangniang is busy with the affairs of the six palaces, which is naturally good, but you also have to pay attention to your body, and you can't let your body ignore these things!" ”

"You! The maids next to me didn't know how happy they should be when they saw that their master was busy with government affairs, but you persuaded me instead, don't worry! Naturally, I will pay more attention to my own body, and it's hard for you to keep an eye on my body on weekdays! ”

"Niangniang, where is this, paying attention to the master's every move is what we slaves should do, and besides, the maids are afraid that it will not work if they want to remind their masters to pay attention to their bodies, after all, this honor of being in charge of the affairs of the six palaces is not something that anyone can have!"

Jiu'er smiled and bent her eyes, she was extremely proud of her master, after all, only Chaolu in this harem could think of this honor, and her even those who were maids followed the chicken dog to heaven, and the people next to her also looked very envious when they saw them, and Jiu'er didn't dare to be arrogant, but felt that she was extremely lucky to be able to follow such a good master.

"Okay, don't follow me, you go and get busy with your own affairs, I'll go around this palace by myself, if you think anything is inappropriate, write it down yourself, and report it to the emperor to discuss it with the emperor, after all, this matter of saving six public expenses is not a small matter."

"Well, don't overwork yourself, little lord! If you feel tired, go to the side to rest, and the slave maid will serve you a pot of tea, and the dew from the flowers in the royal garden will boil, and you have always loved to drink that. ”

Chaolu nodded, "Well, go ahead!" ”

When she didn't have to worry about herself on weekdays, Chaolu didn't notice these details at all, but now that the burden of being in charge of the affairs of the Six Palaces fell on her head, she knew what a troublesome thing it was.

Fang Jiu'er said to serve her tea, and she suddenly remembered that on weekdays, if it was in every palace, the small kitchen would naturally pick some fresh ingredients to make, and once it was made, there would be at least ten dishes.

There is no doubt that most of these dishes are wasted, which is a lot more than the expense, after all, how can the things delivered to the concubines' mouths be bad? Not only do you want to be fresh, but you also have to have good ingredients, and Chaolu thinks about it, I'm afraid you have to think about it yourself.

So this day was busy until dinner, it was later than usual, and it was about to be eaten for an hour, even when eating dinner, Chaolu's mind was still thinking about what could save the expenses in the palace, although Li Ting is now the emperor, but he still wants to do this errand well, after all, it is beneficial to the whole country after filling the treasury, those soldiers on the border have always tightened their belts, and they are living, she doesn't want to be extravagant and wasteful in the harem when the time comes, but there is no money when it is time to use the money!

Chao Lu took a chopstick dish and stuffed it into his mouth without remembering to chew it, so he remembered which aspect he was hiding in, so when Li Ting came over, he saw this scene, Chao Lu's chopsticks were stuffed in his mouth, but his eyes didn't know where to look, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

But he was very focused, even if he came in quietly, he didn't notice it, but Shaobai did, and just when he was about to remind Chaolu, Li Ting handed his index finger to his mouth, signaling that she didn't have to make a sound.

So it wasn't until Li Ting sat down next to her that Chaolu realized that the emperor didn't know when he came in secretly, and she was taken aback, "Your Majesty, why didn't you come in and don't say anything to Chaolu!" These people are really people, and after a long time, they can't even do their duty? Less white?! ”

Chaolu was about to get angry, but Li Ting stopped her, "Alas, I told them not to squeak, why are you to blame them again, I just want to know that you don't have much energy to sit here and eat, what are you thinking?" ”

Speaking of this matter, Chao Lu simply put down the dishes and chopsticks, and discussed it with Li Ting with some seriousness, "Your Majesty, the concubines have found that many places in this harem are just a pure waste of money, and there is no need at all. ”

"Oh?" Li Ting became a little interested, scooped a bowl of soup for Chaolu, handed it to her, and motioned for her to continue.

Chaolu took it very obediently, and after taking a sip, he said, "For example, the red candles in this palace, the number of them makes the concubines look amazed, like the concubines in the palace are so large, the scope of daily activities is limited, but no matter in which room or the side hall are lit red candles, although no one goes, but they are still lit, which has caused a great waste, the concubines thought, well, we are so wasteful in the palace, but there are still many poor people who can't even afford candles." , I feel a little unbearable. ”

After listening to this, Li Ting thought thoughtfully, "...... It's just that this harem is different from other places, if you just light a few red candles, it's too shabby! ”

"Your Majesty, the kind of scene you said, Chaolu has also considered it, and it is true that if such a large palace is only lit with a few red candles, it does look a little unseemly, after all, we are a palace, and it can't be compared with other places. The situation in each palace is also different, so Chaolu wondered if he could limit the amount of red candles he could draw a little, so that he would not limit the number of red candles used in the palace too much, but could save a certain amount of money...... But this is just Chaolu's foolish opinion, and it is just to say it to the emperor, if the emperor thinks there is anything wrong, just say it! After all, this is the first time that Chaolu has dealt with this kind of problem! ”

"It's okay, your advice is very good, but I'm afraid it's a little difficult to really implement it!"