The emperor's harem is so "deserted", which is something that has never happened in any dynasty or generation.

However, although there is no prosperous scene of 3,000 beauties and beautiful women, there are also benefits of being cold. These days, Meng Xilan began to cut the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, and the palace maids who reached the age of twenty were left with less than a hundred, and the rest were all released from the palace to marry freely. As for the eunuchs who were too old, they were given money according to the rules and let them return to their homes to farm.

There are fewer people in the palace, and the expenses are naturally less. In less than three months, the palaces were liquidated, and two thousand taels of silver had already been saved in the palace.

Zhou Youchen was very surprised when he learned about this. He looked at Meng Xilan and shook his head and chuckled: "I really didn't expect it to be like this." This silver is raining in time, and the people in the city of Sizhou need this silver to save their lives. ”

Meng Xilan said gently: "As the saying goes, if you don't know the price of firewood and rice, you don't know how expensive it is. The emperor can worry about state affairs, and the affairs of the palace will be taken care of by the concubines. ”

Zhou Youchen took her hand and kissed it gently: "Your body has not recovered yet, so it is not suitable to work." ”

Meng Xilan stepped forward slowly, she leaned on his shoulder and tilted her head: "The concubine is fine, Master Jiao also said it." ”

Indeed, now Meng Xilan has no worries about her life. Her body is still very weak, and she needs a lot of things to recuperate and recover, according to Jiao Changqing's words, it will be a long time, maybe years.

Meng Xilan is already very satisfied with such a result, and from now on, she is only willing to guard the person she loves the most wholeheartedly, and live this life quietly and plainly.

The nurses who take care of Changsheng are all people selected by the Meng family in advance, all of whom are from innocent backgrounds and have honest and gentle temperaments.

Meng Xilan naturally trusted the family's arrangement, but she still talked to them in person and asked about some trivial things.

Xu heard about the rumors in the palace, and those nursing mothers were very afraid of her, and every time they came to her, they were afraid and uneasy.

Meng Xilan also had no intention of acting too gentle, she would rather they be afraid of her, it was best to be afraid from the bottom of their hearts, so that they would not dare to make mistakes.

It's been two months since he was born, and he's gradually starting to get a little clingy.

He likes to be held by Meng Xilan very much, and once he changes to someone else, he will cry loudly, looking like he has been greatly wronged.

As long as Meng Xilan hears his cry, she will soften her heart, and even if she is tired, she will let the nurse carry her back.

Worry-free likes Changsheng very much, as long as she sees him, she will forget the toys in her hand and stay by Meng Xilan's side every inch, accompanying her to coax Changsheng. "Don't cry for eternity, my sister loves you......"

Meng Xilan lowered her head and smiled when she heard this, and kissed Wuwu's forehead: "We Wuwu will definitely be a good sister." ”

Carefree smiled and nodded, "um".

Changsheng blinked his eyes and looked at everything curiously, and although he couldn't understand anything, he still grinned slightly.

My brother smiled.

Worry-free and joyful clapping, the more she clapped, the happier Changsheng became.

The mother and son are happy and get along very well.

Meng Xilan lightly reduced the number and use of the harem, saving silver for the imperial court, but also invisibly interrupting the financial route of some people.

Among them, the person who suffered the most was Chang Hai.

Chang Hai is the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he is in charge of hundreds of people. The queen's mother gave an order, which made him have a lot fewer people under him, and also affected his financial career.

He has a dark line, that is, smuggling things out of the palace and selling them at a high price.

The objects in the palace, no matter how big or small, how old or old, have become hot treasures outside the palace.

Those wealthy businessmen usually like to collect rare treasures, especially the things in the palace, and they all flock to them.

Chang Hai didn't dare to touch those valuable objects, so he only picked up some ornaments to decorate and secretly sold them to the palace.

This kind of business, he secretly started it in the former emperor's meeting.

Changhai's family property is not small, and the total amount of the land is one of the richest in the capital.

When the first emperor died, Chang Hai was able to have the opportunity to serve the new master thanks to Meng Xilan's care.

Although Chang Hai is not the number one celebrity in front of the emperor now, his status in and out of the palace should not be underestimated.

Meng Xilan's tailoring of the palace made him lose a lot of "business", he saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

Chang Hai had to do something, he had to find high benefits, and wanted him to help think of a way.

Gao Fuli is not only a celebrity around the emperor, but also a close confidant of the queen's mother.

The place to talk about things is not in the palace, but outside the palace.

Gao Welfare is lively, and he silently buys several businesses in the capital.

These stores have nominally owners, but the real behind-the-scenes boss is only one with high welfare.

He walked around the palace and had no place to make money, so his savings were kept secret in a secret place that no one knew.

Gao Fuli didn't appreciate Chang Hai's hospitality, he knew that he had something to ask for, and it wouldn't be a trivial matter.

"Grandpa Chang, you really have the means, you can find out here."

Chang Hai smiled when he heard this: "Father-in-law Gao, we don't talk darkly. Although you and I are people in the palace, we are also people in the business field. ”

Gao Fuli smiled lightly, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip: "Father-in-law Chang, you still have something to say." ”

"Okay, then I'll be straight to the point."

Chang Hai wants Gao Welfare to help his business, after all, with his current status and status, he has many opportunities to make a fortune.

Gao Fulu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he put down the teacup heavily: "Father-in-law Chang, the emperor and his mother treat you well, you shouldn't be making trouble behind your back." ”

Chang Hai was not angry when he saw him and himself: "Father-in-law Gao, people go to high places, and water flows to low places." The miscellaneous family is just for their own sake, as a eunuch, without a wife and no queen, they can only ask for glory and wealth to relieve their boredom. ”

Gao Fuli smiled coldly: "My father-in-law's business, the miscellaneous family is not interested." The miscellaneous family will not help the father-in-law, and of course it will not stand in the way of the father-in-law. The miscellaneous family just wanted to kindly remind her father-in-law that the queen mother was a very smart person, and she couldn't hide anything from her eyes. Father-in-law should do it himself......"

Chang Hai saw that he didn't give himself face so much, so he simply put down his face and got up to leave.

Early the next morning, Gao Fuli went to Meng Xilan's side and told her about it.

Meng Xilan frowned when she heard this.

Gao Fuli saw her expression change slightly, so he said, "Master, this Chang Hai's courage is too big. ”

Meng Xilan glanced at him before saying, "He actually asked you to join the gang, which shows that your power outside the palace is not small." ”

Gao Fuli lowered his head in fear: "Niangniang, everything about the slave belongs to the emperor and Niangniang, as long as the slave says a word, the slave will give it all to him, no matter how much he has." ”

Meng Xilan just laughed when she heard this: "What are you panicking about?" This palace didn't say what to do with you? Besides, you are an old man next to the palace, and the palace can turn a blind eye. ”

Gao Fuli was slightly relieved when he heard this.

"The matter of fishing for oil and water is nothing, but it can't be crossed. I'll leave the affairs of Changhai to you. Meng Xilan has no time to take care of other people now, she just wants to spend time with her children.

She has still seen the means of high welfare, so it is better to do it directly for him.

"Niangniang means ......" will inevitably be punished afterwards, and Gao Welfare is still ready to ask clearly.

"Chang Hai's deeds must be stopped, and his belongings cannot be kept, half of them will be confiscated, and half of them will be yours, which will be regarded as a reward for your loyalty."

Gao Welfare listened to the master's words, and was surprised and delighted.

"Minions...... Knock on the mother. ”

Meng Xilan smiled slightly: "Xiao Lizi, you have to remember that your loyalty is more useful than any tricks. What should be given to you, this palace will definitely give it to you. ”

Gao Fuli knew the meaning of her words, and nodded again and again: "The slave obeys the teachings of the mother. The slave will be loyal to the emperor and his mother all his life, and his liver and brain will be ruined. ”

He slowly exited the inner sanctum, just in time to meet Zhulu returning from the outer room.

Zhulu spoke to him with a smile: "Isn't this our father-in-law?" ”

The originally serious expression on Gao Fuli's face eased slightly, and he walked up to her and said softly, "I have something." ”

Zhu Lu nodded: "Then you can get busy." ”

Gao Fuli saw that she wanted to leave, and for some reason suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist, kept her and said, "Sister Zhulu, you wait." ”

Zhu Lu was slightly surprised, and looked up at him: "What's wrong?" ”

Gao Fuli pondered for a moment before asking: "Before, the mother let the palace maid out of the palace for marriage, why didn't my sister ask for herself?" ”

"You...... Why did you ask about this without beginning or end. Zhulu glared at him with red eyes.

Gao Fuli said softly: "I'm not worried about you, my sister is twenty-five this year." ”

When Zhulu saw him mention this stubble, she reached out and pinched him vigorously, making him frown in pain. "You don't have to worry about my business."

Gao Fulu hugged his arms and sighed, but his face was full of smiles.

He wished that Zhulu didn't have the intention of getting married, so that she could stay in the palace all the time.

Zhulu blushed angrily and returned to the inner hall.

She just went to see Worry-free, and she deliberately rushed back to serve her mother to take medicine.

Meng Xilan saw that her face was not good, and she thought that something was wrong.

Zhulu shook her head again and again: "No, it's all bad for Xiaolizi, deliberately making the slave and maid angry." ”

Meng Xilan's eyes flashed slightly when she heard this, and she smiled: "No, hasn't Xiao Lizi always liked you?" ”

Zhu Lu lowered her eyes, and her face was even redder: "Niangniang, don't make fun of the minion, Xiao Lizi is a eunuch...... How could he like someone else? ”

Meng Xilan said lightly: "Eunuchs are also human beings, and they also have seven emotions and six desires. Xiao Lizi is very attentive to you, but if you don't want to, just treat it as if the palace didn't say it. ”

Zhulu's eyebrows frowned slightly. I don't know why the master brought this up in a good way.

She never thought of marrying a eunuch, she had only one person in her heart, but he didn't know it.