Part of the account books of the Internal Affairs Office were seen by the queen herself, and part of them were passed by Su Youyi, and the queen sent these account books to the emperor, and if there was any problem, she naturally did not suspect that there was a problem with the account books she had dealt with.

Obviously, he was finding fault with Su Youyi.

Su Youyi smiled faintly, "So that's the case." The emperor has worked hard, the political affairs of the previous dynasty are all in order, and the account books of the harem are all incompetent concubines. ”

She alluded to the queen's incompetence, not only could not share the emperor's worries, but also added tasks to the emperor, and the queen was angry.

The emperor flipped through it casually and said, "You came just in time, I did find some problems in the accounts, and it just so happened that you and the queen were both there, so I asked them clearly." ”

The queen's eyes immediately showed a smug look.

Su Youyi knew in her heart that since the queen sent the account book, she must have repeatedly treated her own part without a problem, so she dared to give it to the emperor.

And that part of yourself......

Su Youyi was confident that there would be no problem, but the queen sent it, indicating that she must have found something wrong in it, and even ......

What problems have been created.

Su Youyi subconsciously glanced in the direction of Cui Shao.

The queen has been in charge of the harem for many years, and she has accumulated her own accumulation in the palace, and people like Cui Yao and other people around her often help the queen deal with accounts and affairs, which can save the queen a lot of effort.

Su Youyi doesn't have such a person around her, she relies on herself. In fact, she didn't need to be shared, and those accounts were easy for her.

The emperor said: "The queen said that the money for lamp oil and candles in the Ministry of Commerce last month was 1,800 taels more than in the previous month, why didn't you check it carefully?" ”

Su Youyi didn't think about it, "Your Majesty, last month was May, and it's summer." ”

The emperor didn't say anything when he heard this, but the queen sneered, "It's because it's summer, the nights are short and the days are long, and the candles are lit for fewer hours. ”

The implication is that Su Youyi is greedy for the money added.

As soon as Su Youyi heard it, she knew that the queen really grabbed her "pigtail" to ask the emperor for credit, trying to get the emperor to cut off her power as an assistant harem.

She smiled and beckoned Xiao Yizi to come over, "Go, bring some of the candles in your palace room last month and the candles that were issued in the past, and let the queen take a closer look." ”

Xiao Yizi went down directly without waiting for the emperor's instructions, and soon came in with two different candles.

Su Youyi stood up and explained familiarly, "The candle on his left hand is the one he used in the past. Not only did it burn and choke, but there was also black smoke. Somehow this kind of black smoke is very attractive to moths, and the last time the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported to many palace rooms in the palace, the beams of the house were about to be hollowed out by termites, and it was because of this. ”

Without waiting for the queen to respond, she picked up the candle in Xiao Yizi's other hand again, "This new candle is different, not only does it not smell strange when it burns, but it also does not attract moths." In the past, when the weather was cold, in May and summer, the smell of old candles became more and more unpleasant. Because the candles were replaced, the candle fire cost was more than before. ”

After that, he sat back again, "Doesn't the emperor think that the palace people who have been serving around him recently smell better than before?" ”

The emperor smiled slightly, and said, "Sure enough." ”

Su Youyi glanced at the queen, "Does the queen have any questions?" ”

The queen said: "Although this is the case, but this expenditure is not small, and it is arbitrary to decide to use expensive candles instead of originally cheap candles, will Concubine Zhao be too self-conscious in doing this?" ”

Since the emperor asked, it means that Su Youyi did not communicate with the emperor in advance.

Therefore, the queen asked about this with a little more courage and confidence.

She is just an assistant harem, and there is still a queen in the palace who is in charge of the harem, how can she be allowed to make private decisions?

Su Youyi was aggrieved: "The concubine just did a good deed and didn't leave a name, but I didn't expect the queen mother not only not to praise the concubine, but also to blame the concubine." ”

Did something good?

This is indeed a good thing for the palace people, but it has increased the expenses in the palace, and she dares to say that it is a good thing to the emperor?

The queen still knows the emperor at this point, and the emperor is not a person of extravagance.

She snorted coldly, "With the silver from the treasury, Concubine Zhao does a favor by herself, no wonder the palace praises Concubine Zhao for being sympathetic to the palace people, it turns out that she is so compassionate." ”

Su Youyi looked at her angry and ruined appearance, and was not in a hurry to explain.

She knew that the less anxious she was, the more anxious the queen would be.

The emperor looked at Su Youyi, "How is it a good thing?" ”

Su Youyi said: "The concubine just said that the old candles in the palace people's room will attract termites and moths. After these moths hollowed out the beams of the palace, it cost more money to repair the palace. The concubine's move was done precisely to save expenses, and she was afraid that others would say that the concubine was boastful, so she didn't dare to publicize it. If the queen doesn't believe it, she will summon the head of the internal affairs office and ask him, but he is a close confidant of the queen mother, and he probably won't praise the concubines for being sympathetic to the palace people, right? ”

Su Youyi typed back the words "sympathetic to the palace people", and the queen frowned suddenly, but she didn't expect there to be this section.

Seeing that she was speechless, the emperor smiled faintly, "It seems that Concubine Zhao is more careful in handling these trivial matters, the queen has managed the harem for many years, so it is better for Concubine Zhao to be calm and composed." ”

In all fairness, the queen did not think of this.

She came to the emperor with the account book, hoping to persuade the emperor to let Su Youyi no longer assist in the harem after raising the problem of the account book, but she didn't expect the emperor to condemn Su Youyi because of this silver tael.

Unexpectedly, she came by herself, and she turned her crime into a good deed, and she was also well-organized, polite and courteous, making people irrefutable.

The queen regretted that she had made a bad move, "It's because the concubine didn't take a closer look, but the concubine is also thinking about the dragon fetus in Concubine Zhao's sister's womb." The concubine privately thought that it was naturally inconvenient for Concubine Zhao to be pregnant, and it was common for many accounts to be unclear, and she did not mean to blame Concubine Zhao's sister. ”

What does being pregnant have to do with suspicion that she has embezzled money?

Su Youyi secretly disdained in her heart, and only smiled: "The queen is too careful." In fact, the concubine is pregnant and can handle these accounts with ease. When the queen was pregnant with the third prince, was she very powerless, so she misunderstood like this? It is no wonder that the concubine heard that Cui Shao beside the queen mother was very capable, and often shared these things for the queen mother. ”

The queen's face suddenly turned pale.

Su Youyi was not only mocking her ability, but also openly pointed out in front of the emperor that Cui Yao helped her deal with the accounts, didn't this make the emperor feel that she was useless as a queen even more?

Cui Shao was also cramped, lowering his head and not daring to speak.

The emperor glanced at the queen, "Oh? Well, I've never heard of it. It turned out that the queen had elite soldiers and strong generals around her, but she was condescending. ”