She gritted her teeth and kowtowed to the queen again: "Niangniang, the minions have great courage, and they don't dare to be greedy for the master's things at this juncture." Besides, even if someone is greedy, it is impossible to eat so much ......"

Alas, the more you describe it, the darker it becomes, what you don't eat, it's like you're really greedy! Aunt Ruan said that it was not good, so she wanted to dig out her heart and show it to the queen. She was greedy for a little ice cube last year, and the price of that thing was not high but it was better than the risk, and she stole a car and sold it to the big mansion in the capital, and it was rarely discovered, and even if she did, she only said that it turned into water...... But this time she really didn't lift a finger!

The queen got up and brushed her away, and said lightly: "You go down first." This palace will investigate this matter thoroughly and will not wronged you. ”

"Niangniang......" Aunt Ruan still wanted to argue a few more words, but seeing the unfathomable look on the queen's face, she didn't dare in her heart, so she could only kowtow and retreat.

The queen watched Ruan Gongzheng walk out, and waved to Bang Qiu: "Spread the decree." Nguyen Gong was convicted of theft and was dismissed from his post and executed. The palace people who transported the ice under her hand were also executed. ”

Bang Qiu was very shocked: "This matter hasn't been clarified yet......"

"No more looks." The queen shook her head: "The top priority is to procure more ice cubes as soon as possible, rather than find out how the ice cubes were lost." ”

Bang Qiu's heart pounded. There are four palace maids around the queen's mother, but she is the youngest among them, and the time she serves the queen is not as good as others. She hadn't gotten used to the way the queen did things.

This time, the people involved in the ice transportation errand, in addition to Ruan Gongzheng, there are also female officials and miscellaneous servants of all sizes. Counting the handlebar driver, there are more than 100 lives, that's it......

"In this case, what if you fall into the name of unauthorized killing?" Bang Qiu asked cautiously.

Because Bang Qiu was a distant relative of the Xiao family, the queen did not blame her for talking too much, but explained to her very generously: "This palace needs to give everyone an explanation." If the punishment is light, how can those concubines and relatives who are suffering from the heat give up? You have to remember that this palace is not the same as Shen Yunrong. ”

Concubine Shen Rou. Bang Qiu read the name in her heart, raised her head and said to the queen: "Xie Niangniang's teachings, the slave maid understands." ”

The queen smiled at her: "Teach you one more sentence." If Shen really sat in my seat, she would be the same as me. ”

Bang Qiu didn't dare to listen to such words, and hurriedly persuaded the queen: "Niangniang's longevity is boundless, how dare she covet the throne." ”

"That's it, don't mention her. Hurry up and preach the message. ”

Bang Qiu bowed and retreated. When he walked to the door, he came back and said to the queen: "Ruan Gong is the person of Niangniang." Without her, we'll ...... in the future."

Bang Qiu's reminder is very correct. The queen pondered for a moment and said, "She was indeed brought up by this palace. But she doesn't use it, so give it up. You go and tell Mu Chun and let her look for another look in the sixth round. ”

Now she thought of Ruan's heart and was annoyed. There is really more and more waste in this palace! It is better to live than to die for a person like Nguyen.

What the queen was annoyed about was not that Ruan had messed up her errand, but what Ruan said in front of her today. The matter of ice cubes, the queen seems to have a mirror in her heart - how can so many cars of ice disappear? That's simply an inner ghost playing inside. As for who the person behind the back is, the queen can also guess that it is not far from ten.

And the stupid Ruan family is still blindly entangled in the truth, and hopes to put the blame on the imperial merchants. The two imperial merchants who offer ice are the Xiao family, and Ruan Gongzheng is also his own person, so if he pushes back and forth like this, do you want to start infighting and show jokes to others? If you think about it in your head, someone has calculated the Imperial Merchants and Monks Palace.

In the palace, the truth never matters. The queen sighed, the matter of the ice cube had to be solved sooner.

Outside the Yunxia Fengqi Palace, the concubines of all sizes are still making noise.

They were all concubines of noble birth, and they couldn't stand the summer without ice. Ice is no better than clothes and jewelry, and the jewelry can be completed if it is missing, but what should I do if the ice cube is missing? Is it going to be heated? The palace is not bad, but it is hotter in the capital than Lishan, and there are not enough ice cubes, and I don't know what the trouble has become.

The female officials in charge of each palace crowded into the Shang Palace Bureau to ask for a share, and the Shang Palace Bureau knew that it was wrong, and did not dare to offend the masters, so it could only keep making amends. Some people, like Lin Yuan, are embarrassed to make trouble; But some of them, like the palace maids under Concubine Mao, refused to eat at all, and insisted on asking the Shang Palace Bureau to come up with something. Finally, at noon, everyone suddenly saw Ruan Gongzheng and several palace people tied up and escorted away, and then they knew that things were not simple, so they stopped making trouble.

The queen disposed of Ruan Gongzheng, and issued an order to appease the palaces, saying that the due share would be made up sooner or later. The palace slowly quieted down, and everyone understood that the total amount was insufficient, and everyone had to suffer together, which was no way. The queen said that she would make up for it, so she would definitely make it up, and it would not be a problem to use the existing ice cubes for ten days and a half months.

The harem is very chaotic here, but the emperor's Kyushu banquet is very quiet. The queen is a person who is not shocked everywhere, the ice cubes are not enough, and she did not mess up, she only ordered someone to give enough to the emperor, the pregnant concubine Xiang, and the queen mother in the capital. The rest, including herself, should suffer together.

Tuoba Hong happened to be busy with government affairs these days, so he didn't pay attention to the harem. The queen was afraid of delaying state affairs, and she didn't dare to harass the emperor with this kind of thing. After all, even if the concubines are sick with a fever, they are not as important as state affairs.

She can only do her best to suppress the chaos in the harem.

The turmoil on the first day subsided for the time being, and the masters, slaves and maids of the palaces stopped making noise, and only went back to the palace to calculate how to use the only ice cubes. Lin Yuan lived a luxurious life unscrupulously, and moved two large pieces of delicate ice sculptures carved with the word Fu in the house, even in the summer evening, he felt cold.

It's just that the little palace maids of Chu Tao didn't agree with this approach, so they secretly chiseled down a piece of ice and stored it in the well water to hang it, and desperately fanned Lin Yuan.

When it was time to pass on dinner, Chu Xue came in and said to Lin Yuan: "Little master, tonight the emperor announced that Yun Gui Concubine was bed." ”

Lin Yuan lifted her eyelids: "In the past few days, the emperor is worried, how can he have the heart to sleep?" ”

"The little lord doesn't know that the place affected by the great river is the two provinces of Hunan and Hubei, which are all under the jurisdiction of Lord Chu, the governor of Huguang. Now that the emperor is about to use Lord Chu, this flood is more serious than in previous years, and there is really no second person who has the ability to endure disaster relief except for him. ”

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then chuckled: "I neglected this stubble." I heard that Lord Chu is a capable minister, right? ”

"Yes. Lord Chu has served as a waiter and monk in the Ministry of Works, and he is even better at water conservancy. ”

"The sisters of the Chu family are already in full swing, and their father is about to make great contributions, but I don't know what will happen to them in the future." Lin Yuan picked up the cherry ice bowl on the small table, scooped a spoonful and put it in his mouth: "In the end, a good family background is a big help, I have been trying my best to plan in the past few months, but I am not as favored as the noble concubine and Tian Liangdi, and my position cannot go up." ”

Chu Xue knew that his background was his master's biggest weakness, but he couldn't help much, so he could only stand and dare not speak.

Lin Yuan was not worried in her heart, but what could she do? The things in this world are not something you can get by hollowing out your mind and planning, and how many people are born without working hard and still live high.

As soon as he walked through, he was a small servant, trying his best to coax the emperor and walk on thin ice with the concubines, so it was not easy to climb to Xiaoyuan's position. But the Bai family and the Chu family, who were born in a big family, are Xiaoyuan and Xiaoyi who have just entered the palace, not to mention the support of the family, so they can easily rise to prominence in the future.

Lin Yuan thought like this, and laughed again—how could he start feeling sorry for himself? This is not your character, Lin Yuan.

What about a good family background, the queen mother is not because her family background is too good, but because the emperor doesn't like it.

Lin Yuan hung her head and pondered for a long time. She felt her hands start to itch again, and she really wanted to do something. In the end, she put down the ice bowl and waved to Chu Xue: "You come here with your ears......

Many of the concubines didn't sleep well that night. After all, there are very few people like Lin Yuan who have a full meal and have no bamboo tubes, everyone is careful with ice, and only put a bucket of ice water at the bedside at night, can it not be hot.

But on the second day, several people got up early with sleepiness. They went to the queen's Jiyue Yaotai and knelt in the hall quite solemnly.

Concubine Mao knelt in front of her, straightened her back and said to Mama Qi: "There is a mistake in the ice, the palace is punished up and down, and the concubine should not have a whisper." But the concubines don't understand, why there is no shortage of examples in the Ming Se Hall of Yun Gui Concubine Niangniang and Tian Liangdi's Tinglan Water Pavilion? Concubine Xiang is pregnant, and there should be more examples, but how can Concubine Yun and Tian Liangdi be different from others......"

Xu Ronghua and the others kneeling behind her echoed and kowtowed, begging the queen to give her a fair.

Mama Qi patted her forehead and almost fainted. Early in the morning, how did this toss again!

At this time, in addition to a few people kneeling on the ground, there were some concubines who were sitting - today is a single day, and they want to say goodbye to the queen, except for Concubine Xiang, who is pregnant and exempt, the rest of them have come over in accordance with the rules. Of course, not everyone likes to kneel here to make the queen a block.

Lin Yuan didn't kneel either. She shook the fan in her hand and listened to a Jieyu surnamed Liu next to her whisper: "The queen mother is so calm that she is still having breakfast later." ”

Zhao Shuyuan, who was good friends with her, answered: "If it weren't for the queen's calmness, she really wouldn't be able to suppress this group of people who could make trouble." ”

Liu Jieyu's mouth was a little big, and she talked a lot: "Don't blame the concubine for not being convinced." Did the Chu sisters really take more ice cubes? I also blame them for being arrogant, why should we all suffer, only they are different. ”

"If you really take more, you should have fun stealing it yourself, how can you leak the news and let others seize the handle?" Zhao Shuyuan shook her head: "I don't know if it's Concubine Yun's slave who is too stupid and stupid or if it's a rumor released by someone with a heart." ”

"Sister Zhao!" Liu Jieyu was stunned.