Chapter 274: Ruo Concubine (1)

Xi Chao carefully helped Shen Wan wipe her hands clean, smiled at her, folded the handkerchief again, and put it close to her chest.

Shen Wan was still silent in the news that "Nika is gone", and muttered and asked, "Will she come back?" ”

Xi Chao seemed to have unloaded some burden, and said easily: "No, she should look for a life that belongs to her, instead of following me and living so unhappy." As he spoke, he smiled at Shen Wan and said, "Don't worry, she won't suffer anywhere." Leaving me is not a good thing for her. ”

Shen Wan sighed and said, "Hope!" After thinking about it, he asked again: "Is there something wrong with you entering the palace at this time?" ”

Xi Chao looked solemn and said: "The fourth brother is going to use troops against the western country, and he is raising a large amount of military salaries, a while ago there was a plague outbreak in Tongzhou, fortunately the epidemic is not serious, even so, it still costs a lot of silver, and now the treasury can take out not much for military salaries." ”

Shen Wan frowned and said: "Xiao Wumian went to Jiangnan a few days ago, Jiangnan has always been a rich place, so he can think of ideas." ”

Xi Chao also nodded and said: "Exactly, Zhennan Hou must have this plan to go this time, but the water master also needs silver!" On the western side, it is still the idea of the DPRK. ”

Shen Wan smiled: "I have been in Jiangnan for a long time, so I naturally know how rich it is, not only silver, but also rice and grain." Even if it is for the purpose of attacking the western kingdom, he will not be stingy. ”

Xi Chao said: "This is the best." ”

Shen Wan asked again: "Did the emperor say when the war would start?" ”

Xi Chao said: "If you are fast, you will be in July, and if you are slow, you will have to fight before October." The fourth brother said that after playing this one, he would have a happy New Year. ”

Shen Wanqi said: "Is he sure of victory?" ”

Xi Chao shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Shen Wan fell into deep thought, and then Chun'er ran over and said breathlessly: "Oh, Niangniang, I finally found you, it's time for dinner!" After finishing speaking, I saw that Xi Chao was there, and hurriedly saluted him.

Xi Chao smiled, raised her hand to get her up, and said to Shen Wan, "Go back quickly, I still have to go to the fourth brother." ”

The two of them turned around and walked away, and Shen Wan returned to the palace and couldn't help frowning when she saw a table full of dishes. Before he sat down, he asked Cui Shanggong to draw up a decree: "From tomorrow, all the items in the harem will be halved, and the monthly rules of concubines will be halved, including these dishes, the clothes worn, and the jewelry worn, all of which will be halved!" The same goes for Chennomiya! ”

Cui Shanggong was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Is something wrong?" ”

Shen Wan said lightly: "Nothing happened, but I remembered that our northern country has always been diligent and thrifty, but the good life in the past few years has been too smooth, so I have also begun to become arrogant." Prevent the slightest, so as not to breed too extravagant problems, and do what the palace says from tomorrow. ”

Cui Shanggong was confused, and replied, "Yes." "Alas, if this decree goes down, I don't know how many people are going to cry to the emperor!

There was no crying, but someone stole a breath in front of Ruo Concubine, and when Ruo Concubine and Xichen were together, they told the matter. Xichen didn't say anything when he heard it, but said that since it is the queen's decree, you just do it. If the concubine is innocent and indifferent, and Xichen has given her many additional rewards, she will be happy.

Xichen then summoned Xiaoshizi and asked, "Does the queen know that the treasury can't get so much military pay now?" ”

Xiao Shizilou said with a head in his head: "The slave doesn't know either." Thinking about it, he couldn't miss this opportunity to buy a good deal for the queen, and said: "Maybe Zhennanhou told the queen when he left, right?" Didn't Zhennanhou say that the south got a lot of tax silver? ”

Xichen said: "There is indeed this excerpt, he left some of it for the sailor, and the rest of the decent people escorted back to Beijing." ”

Xiao Shizi sneered: "No, maybe the queen doesn't know yet, so she made that decree." ”

Xichen was silent and didn't say anything more. Seeing him like this, Xiao Shizi didn't dare to say anything more, and quietly retreated.

Xiao Wumian handed over the fold, not only about the silver, but also sent a box, inside the box were two pearl necklaces, one was a purple pearl, and the other was a pink pearl. Pearls of this color are really rare, and he sent the pearls back to the capital, just to let Xichen transfer them to Shen Wan.

He is very bold!

Xichen stroked the two pearls, but he didn't mean to send them to the palace for a long time.

Wan Wan likes pink, he knows it, not to mention that pink pearls are rarer than purple ones, presumably, Xiao Wumian also means this.

With a "snap", he closed the box heavily and shouted to the outside world: "Little pebble, swing!" ”

Xiao Shizi hurriedly came over and asked, "Which palace is the emperor going to?" "Chengong, Chengong, it must be the queen of Chengong!

Xichen was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Go to Shen Mengxuan." ”

Xiao Shizi almost sat on the ground, and said with a sad face: "Yes, the slave will go and pass the word." ”

In the early morning of the second day, as soon as Shen Wan got dressed, she heard the concubine ask to see her. She smiled and let people in, looked in the mirror and went out, Xiangming hesitated and said, "Niangniang looks like this......"

Shen Wan smiled: "Concubine Duan is her own person, so she is not in the way." She wore a long white dress embroidered with gold and silver threads, and her hair was only tied into the simplest bun, and the bun was swayed in unison with gold steps, and there was no side decoration.

Walking out, Duan Concubine happened to come in, and when she saw Shen Wan's simple outfit, she was taken aback at first, and then fell to the ground.

Shen Wan helped her up and said with a smile: "Why do you have to make such a big gift, you haven't come to see me for a long time." ”

Concubine Duan's face turned red, and she snorted: "The concubine has no face to see the mother......"

Shen Wan smiled: "I don't blame you, you can come today, and it is not in vain that we have been sisters in the past." ”

Concubine Duan's eyes were red, and she hurriedly said: "The concubine came today to thank Niangniang!" The concubine received a letter from her father and learned that her father had been rescued and was now living comfortably in the old house in Yangzhou. ”

Shen Wan smiled and said: "It's just a gesture, don't take it too seriously, thank you and wait for Zhennanhou to come back another day, you can thank him well." ”

Concubine Duan nodded and said, "Master Hou is going to write, but the most thankful person is Niangniang." He looked at the person behind Shen Wan and asked, "Niangniang, are you going out?" ”

Shen Wan said: "Take advantage of the good weather in the morning to take a walk by the lake." ”

Duan Concubine hurriedly said: "Then the concubine is with Niangniang, right?" ”

"Okay." Shen Wan responded with a smile, only took Chun'er and Qingyue, and went out with the concubine.

The two walked to the lake, and before they could say a few words, they saw a group of women in palace costumes walking in the distance on the opposite bank, and women in palace clothes came slowly in a crowd.

Duan Concubine's eyes were sharp, and when she saw that it was Ruo Concubine, who had been quite favored recently, she glanced at Shen Wan, and saw that she was very interested, so she didn't say much.