There was a crackling sound in the Star and Moon Palace, Red Sleeves was emotional, and the broken glass bottle on the ground could not eliminate the hatred in her heart.

Concubine Jing only punished a wall to think, what is the use of her thinking about the wall.

She can't move Concubine Jing now.

"Sister, don't be too angry, this time is not successful, there will be a chance next time."

The queen persuaded, and the red sleeves stared viciously at the queen who was sitting calmly drinking tea, and the queen sat for as long as she smashed.

Anyway, the queen already knew what she looked like, and she didn't pretend to be anything in front of her.

"The power of the mother's family behind Concubine Jing is deeper than the palace and what you think, the emperor wants to move Concubine Jing is not for a while, but because of the power of her family, she doesn't dare to move, if you want Concubine Jing to fall completely, unless you..."

The queen looked at the slightly bulging belly of the red sleeves.

I haven't seen it for a few days, and this belly is bulging at first.

Red sleeves looked down at her belly along the queen's line of sight, the child in this belly was the only bargaining chip she could gain a foothold in the harem in the future, how could she destroy the child in order to bring down a concubine Jing, she was not a fool.

What's more, the happiest person with the child should be the queen, so that no one will compete with Chu Yan for the throne.

If the child is born next year, if Emperor Chu can live to that time, maybe the throne will be her child.

"It's a little life in my belly, and I wouldn't do such a thing."

The red sleeves stroked her stomach with her hand, and the queen smiled: "Sister, don't worry, this palace is just joking, don't be as stupid as Yan Anwu." ”

"Thank you Queen Mother for the reminder."

Red Sleeves.

How could she not know what the queen was thinking, wishing that the child in her belly was gone.

Now he is smiling, and he may be cursing in his heart.

"There's something I want to ask you, are you on the side of this palace?"

The queen remembered what Concubine Jing said yesterday, and she was a little vigilant.

If Red Sleeves doesn't stand on her side, does that mean that she may be betrayed like Concubine Jing yesterday in the future?

"Haha, of course the concubine is on the queen's side, the concubine is just an ordinary folk woman, she is very happy to be favored by the emperor, how can she ask to be a queen, the queen's position should be sat by the queen's mother, what the concubine wants is only to be the head of the three heads instead of the tail, second only to the queen and a little higher than Concubine Jing is satisfied."

"It just so happens that the emperor also wants to weaken the power of Concubine Jing's mother's family, and it is very easy to move Concubine Jing, this time I can't move, and there will be a chance next time."

Red Sleeves sneered, the queen looked at Red Sleeves' smiling face a little surprised, just now Red Sleeves was so angry that she dropped the vase or something, and now she can say such a thing.

I could see that she was not in a hurry at all.

"That Hongu and you have the same goal."

The queen chuckled and Red Sleeves nodded.

"The concubine and the queen's mother are both surnamed Li, if the queen's mother can be the backer of the concubine, the concubine will be willing to help the queen."

The red sleeves swore solemnly, and the queen was much more relieved when she heard this.

With Red Sleeves, these words ensure that she can sleep peacefully.

Red Sleeves is no more troublesome than Concubine Jing, if Red Sleeves targets her, even if Concubine Jing is squeezed out of power, then she will have to try her best to deal with Red Sleeves.

But the red sleeves are not wrong, she is just a people's daughter, and being able to be a concubine is already a virtue in her last life, she just wants to become a queen, and the ministers in the court are also unwilling, plus she has not stepped down yet.

"With your words, this palace will be at ease, there will be a day for you if there is a palace, and the Li family is the mother's family of the palace."

The queen tugged at Redsleeves' hand, as if warning something, and Redsleeves nodded.

Inside the Hall of Silence

Concubine Jing listened to Emperor Chu's copy of a lot of Buddhist scriptures from yesterday to today, word by word, and was very patient.

If you are an ordinary person, you must have gone crazy early.

Facing these every day and not even being able to get out of the door, it will last for two months, so it's no wonder if you're not crazy.

"Niangniang, lunch is here, and today the Internal Affairs Office sent a palace maid to Niangniang, and now people are waiting outside."

The maid of the first palace came in with a meal, and saw that Concubine Jing was still copying Buddhist scriptures and said cautiously, for fear of disturbing Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing has been sitting on the chair since she came back yesterday, and she has not gotten up except to rest.

She is in her eyes and distressed in her heart.

In the past, she couldn't enter the palace when Shu'er was still there, and she could only serve from outside the hall after Shu'er left.

"Let her in."

Concubine Jing put down the pen in her hand and said calmly, as if she was not affected by Emperor Chu at all, nor was she affected by yesterday's events.

"Do you know if you've ever seen a mother?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Concubine Jing's eyes lit up and she quickly got up from the chair.

Looking at the woman in light blue in front of her, she couldn't help but be happy.

"Do you know, why are you here?"

Concubine Jing asked excitedly, this was great news for her.

"Niangniang, it was the lady who said that Niangniang needed someone to take care of her in the palace, so she deliberately let the slave maid into the palace."

Whether or not she was holding Concubine Jing's hand, she could feel that Concubine Jing was very happy.

Concubine Jing waved her hand, and the palace maid who was still standing slowly retreated.

She thought that Shu'er would be able to serve in the palace after she was gone, but it seemed that she couldn't now.

She came to the Lonely Shudian at the same time as Shu'er, Shu'er was promoted to a personal maid and she could only serve outside the hall, and thought that the old man in the hall should be her turn to serve.

The palace maid was dissatisfied, and the smile on her mouth disappeared, and she glanced at the palace maid who had just retreated: "This person doesn't look like a good person with a sharp mouth and cheeks." ”

Do you know whether she has seen a lot of people, whether she is a good person can be distinguished at a glance, and some can be seen by looking at the face.

"Do you think Hongu can't see it? Now that you are by your side, this palace is also relieved. ”

Concubine Jing raised her eyebrows, she was also accurate in her view, so she chose Shu'er but didn't choose her at that time.

Such a person is easy to betray her, and she doesn't want to make trouble for herself.

"What else did my mother say?"

Concubine Jing asked happily, speaking of which, she hadn't been back for several years, and she hadn't seen her relatives for a long time.

"Madame asked Niangniang to be careful in everything, everything Niangniang does is related to the house, let Niangniang always be careful of those villains, such a thing must not happen a second time."

I don't know if I looked at Concubine Jing with wide round eyes and admonished.

"Hongu knows."

"There was a first time like this, a second time, how could she have a third time? Now the palace is closed in the palace for two months, don't pay attention to anything, let the queen fight with the red sleeves, and the palace will sit and enjoy it. ”

Concubine Jing sneered, and had already made a wishful thinking.

One mountain can't tolerate two tigers, and Red Sleeves and the queen can only be better for a while, and if she is not there, then the two of them will definitely fight.

"In the future, the slave maid will take Shu'er's place in the palace to take care of the mother, if there is anything, the slave and the maid should tell the lady, what is the use of the slave and maid's floating place, just say."

Do you know whether she is loyal or not, she has grown up in the mansion since she was a child, she is the same age as Concubine Jing but has been serving by her wife's side, and her status in the mansion is also quite high.

"With you by your side, Bengong can let it go, but it's better to wait for the end of these two months."

Concubine Jing patted Zhino's shoulder, she was not at ease with others, but she was relieved of Zhizhi or not.

"Yes."

Knowing whether to salute or not, his eyes are like torches, not at all like a little girl but like a mature adult.

……

In the restaurant, the house is not as full as before, but a little deserted.

In the past, he had to line up outside with a stool early in the morning, but now he drank three cups of tea here and didn't see a few customers coming.

The cost of tea is also much higher than before, at least about three times.

A brew of tea was originally only a few dollars, but now it costs more than one or two silver, and one or two silver is equivalent to half a month to a month's silver for a common people.

With this price increase, naturally fewer people came.

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper."

Tang Moshu put his feet on the table, holding a handful of melon seeds in his hand, and even his mouth was about to bubble since the morning.

was shouted by Tang Moshu, and the shopkeeper who was doing the accounts hurriedly rushed over: "Young master, what are your orders?" ”

The shopkeeper asked respectfully, after all, in front of him was the real shopkeeper of the restaurant, and he was just a substitute.

"How can the amount of this dish be so much less, and so are the melon seeds."

Tang Moshu was puzzled, he had never let them do such a thing of cutting corners.

"Young master, you don't know, this thing is expensive in everything, it's even more expensive than before, if you don't reduce the amount and increase the price, how can you continue to live."

The shopkeeper is not because he wants to do this, but because the reality is so, he has to do it.

"Expensive? Aren't taxes reduced? Isn't that eight percent? ”

Tang Moshu was puzzled, and the shopkeeper patted his thigh with an oops: "Young master, haven't you observed the outside in the past few days, things have been more expensive than before, we have all brought in these things from outside, you said that the amount of this dish is small, do you know how much silver this dish costs?" ”

The shopkeeper was afraid that Tang Moshu would not understand, so he gave him an example.

Tang Moshu rolled his eyes and waited for the shopkeeper to continue: "This plate costs one or two silver, and our profit is only ten cents." ”

The shopkeeper put his two fingers together and compared them to ten.

Tang Moshu almost squirted out the melon seeds in his mouth, and thought that his ears were out of order and he heard it wrong: "What? What did you say? ”

"Fart, how many things can you buy for one or two pieces of silver, the profit of such a small thing is only ten cents, so what kind of inn and restaurant do you want to open!"

Tang Moshu was shocked, he didn't expect the profit to be so low.

He has been busy closing a few shops in the past few days, and the rent collected before has been confiscated, and he is only busy today.

He was overjoyed at the decree that day, and as soon as the taxes were lowered, the hard days of the common people and him came to an end, but now it seems that this is not the case.

The profit of such a little thing is only ten cents, how many things do you need to order for the monthly money sent to the little two to get the money back?

"Young Master doesn't know, we have reduced taxes here, but... But that's what the taxes are all out there. ”

The shopkeeper lowered his voice and compared the numbers with his two hands, which frightened Tang Moshu's back.

"Fifteen? Fifteen? How is this possible, the capital is not only ten! ”

Tang Moshu stood up, his legs were weak, and he didn't believe what the shopkeeper said.

Fifteen, how else to do business, it is good to starve people to death.

"W-that's true?"

Tang Moshu grabbed the shopkeeper's collar and asked, he didn't believe it!

"Really, our dishes are all imported from outside, at first I was also wondering, how did the price of the good end increase again, and after asking, I learned that only the capital side is ten taxes outside the outside is more terrifying than before."

The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead.