Seeing that Lan Bo was so anxious, Zheng's heartbeat couldn't help but drop a beat, and he stopped asking Lan Bo anymore, and quickly followed Lan Bo to knock on the door of the study.

The vermilion door was washed more and more red by the rain, the door was divided into two sides, and it opened from the inside with a creak, and several people saw the housekeeper's somewhat haggard face at a glance, Zheng looked inside, and saw Lan Zhili with a calm face and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

In front of the stewards of many shops and granges, this sentence was said unceremoniously, Zheng's face stiffened, and his face was a little unbearable, Jiang walked behind, still holding a food box in his hand, she gently walked two steps, bowed softly, put her posture very low, and said softly: "I know that the master will take all the stewards to discuss matters when he goes to court, and he must not have time to have lunch in the future, and the concubine brought a little pastry and soup." ”

Lan Zhili's anger gradually disappeared a lot, but his expression was still solemn, and with a wave of his hand, Jiang Shi understood, so he asked the maid to distribute all the things in the food box, and then sat on Lan Zhili's side with Zheng left and right.

Seeing that it was finally his turn to speak, Rambo hurriedly asked, "Father, I heard in the barracks today that His Majesty's money allocated to our Prime Minister's Mansion is seven hundred and fifty-one taels?" ”

Lan Zhili now had a headache when he heard this number, he nodded secretly, and Zheng said softly: "It's just that seven hundred and fifty-one two masters attach so much importance to it?" Our Prime Minister's Mansion, let alone seven hundred and fifty-one taels, even seven thousand five hundred and ten taels, we will also take it out. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone who was doing it changed one after another, and they looked at Lan Zhili with some fear.

"Idiot! It's gold! Seven hundred and fifty-one taels of gold! Lan Zhili roared angrily, and then fell back into his chair as if he had lost his strength.

"What? How can there be so many? Zheng almost screamed, Rambo was worried that his mother would annoy his father again, so he quickly glanced at his mother, and Zheng received his son's gaze and immediately closed his mouth.

But everyone has an assessment of this eldest lady in their hearts, it turned out that it was just when the eldest lady was in charge, but it was okay to say, now that there are two ladies in the Prime Minister's Mansion, everyone will inevitably compare with each other, and now at a glance, the second lady Jiang is obviously much calmer than Zheng.

"Father, how much can our family come up with?" Rambo asked, he has never lacked food and clothing since he was a child, as long as it is what he likes, there is nothing he can't get, and he doesn't have a specific measure of money in his heart. But he knew that this amount was really a lot.

"Ask them—" Lan Zhili pointed to the crowd who were doing it, his tone tired.

"Childe, the three shops under my command, add up, and you can take out a hundred taels of gold in the account." The arch of the shopkeeper who is in charge of the business of the Prime Minister's Mansion Restaurant.

This restaurant is the most profitable business in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the three most prosperous restaurants in the capital are all from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and everyone in the court and China also knows it, and no one will deliberately want to get along with Lan Zhili.

But this steward was able to come up with a hundred taels of gold, let alone other people, and sure enough, after listening to it in a circle, he could make up a total of less than five hundred taels, which was still a big gap from seven hundred and fifty-one taels.

The more Zheng listened, the more frightened she became, her eyes were purring, and she didn't know what she was thinking, even Jiang Shi only felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and it was difficult to sit still.

"Master, Your Majesty has given a deadline? We have a lot of things in our accounts, and if we make a move, we may be able to make up a little more. Jiang Shi proposed on the side.

Lan Zhili didn't think about it, but shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty only gave us three days. ”

Jiang Shi stopped talking, three days, only three days, where to get these more than two hundred taels of gold?

The room fell into a dead silence for a while, and Lan Zhili turned to Zheng and said, "How much cash can we take out from our house?" ”

Although the two ladies are the same wife, the Zheng family has always been in charge of the financial power of the palace, and the Zheng family thought about it carefully and replied: "Converted into gold, and then counting the dowry of the concubine, there should be less than one hundred taels, which is the most." ”

Speaking of dowry, the Zheng family still has confidence, her mother's family was originally a prestigious family, and when she married Lan Zhili, it can be said that the dowry was rich.

She straightened her waist, glanced at Jiang Shi, and said coldly: "Sister, there is no dowry, and my sister will not embarrass you, but there are difficulties in this mansion now, and my sister can't stand by. ”

Hearing that she mentioned the queen mother, Lan Zhili's eyes lit up, by the way, how could he forget Lan Ruo?

His eyes burst with joy, and he echoed: "Yes, today, you will enter the palace and go to the queen mother to plead for mercy, even if it can't be avoided, see if you can pay less, or she will help us out." ”

Lan Zhili is a matter of course, Jiang Shi hesitated, she still has some understanding of Lan Ruo's temperament, and the matter has come to this point, I am afraid that there is no room for change.

Seeing her hesitation, Zheng could be regarded as having found a suitable opportunity, and she said angrily: "Isn't my sister unwilling? Do you want the master to beg her in a low voice? As the daughter of the Lan family, she can't just enjoy the benefits brought to her by the family, and turn a blind eye when the family is in trouble, does her sister say yes? ”

Jiang Shi Nuo Nuo lowered his head and said in a low voice: "What my sister said is true, but the queen mother is in the palace, and there are many inconveniences, I will enter the palace to tell the mother about this matter, but as for the result, my sister dare not guarantee it." ”

Zheng wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Lan Zhili waving his hand, and he said: "Okay, we know, without further ado, now you can clean up and enter the palace with the sign of the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

Jiang Shi replied and retreated, walked outside the door, picked up the handkerchief to cover the sweat on his forehead, at this time, only to find that he didn't know when, the handkerchief had been soaked with sweat on his hands, and it was wet and unbearable.

She simply put it down, turned her head to look at the closed vermilion study door, the air was dripping with the sound of rain, and turned her head and walked briskly back to her yard.

The harem is not very peaceful, since He Xi has already gotten the news, Lan Ruo, Lan Xin, Xu Qing'er and others have naturally also gotten the news, Xu Qing'er is okay, I heard that Xu Shangshu is not among the punishments, but Xu Shangshu still voluntarily handed over 10,000 taels of silver for disaster relief supplies.

Tuoba Chen also praised him in the court because of this matter, and even issued an order that the last part of the disaster relief funds raised would be filled into the treasury, and part of it would be taken care of by Xu Shao and escorted to Shuzhong.

While the Manchu Dynasty was busy taking care of itself, this was almost the supreme glory.

Xu Qing'er is also relieved, she is not like other palaces running around, running relationships, pulling favors, her stomach has gradually begun to show her pregnancy, and she is becoming more and more quiet like a plant, if she can not go out, she will not go out.

Luluo often told her about the news from various palaces, the most unexpected of which was Li Zhong's matter, that day He Xi left the Ice Spring Palace in a hurry, and the heart-rending cry of the eldest prince, it was so big that it was difficult to ignore.

But she didn't expect that the murderer behind this turned out to be Li Zhong, and she sighed with emotion: "Gonggong Li's person, I have also seen it twice, looking at the smiling man on his face, and he knows how to speak in a measured manner, but he doesn't want to be able to do such a tragic thing." ”

"Niangniang, you are too kind-hearted, people's hearts are separated from the belly, you know people and faces, you don't know your heart, although you don't look at it on weekdays, when you do things, that's called a ruthless means." Pothos said meanly on the side.

Xu Qing'er heard the meaning of her words, and she didn't plan to worry about her, but said softly: "What I handed over to you last time, but I found out who the owner is?" ”

The green pothos was stunned for a moment, and then she reacted, it turned out that she was talking about the pearl, and she replied truthfully: "The slave maid took the pearl and went to find Linglong next to Concubine Hui, and the slave maid said that it was picked up by the palace people below, and it looked like the decoration on Concubine Hui's palace dress, Linglong looked at it for a while, and then it was determined that it was on Concubine Hui's clothes." ”

Xu Qing'er's expression was a little cold, what happened that day was too much of a coincidence, if it was really as He Xi said, then the child in her womb-

Seeing that her expression was as calm as water, the pothos asked with some hesitation: "Niangniang, is there something strange about this matter?" ”

Xu Qing'er shook her head, put down the book in her hand, and said to Luluo: "I'll write a letter, and you can send it to the house." ”

The pothos answered yes, so she stayed there and waited quietly for the pothos to write a letter.

When Jiang Shi went out, it was almost evening, she closed her eyes slightly, thinking of the vermilion palace wall, she was a little out of breath for a while, she didn't want to see Lan Ruo.

Not at all.

Although they are mother and daughter, when Lan Ruo was still a concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion and was just an aunt, she really didn't treat Lan Ruo well, she was smart and delicate, she should have been her pride, but she was a girl.

Her beauty not only did not bring any benefits to their mother and daughter, but made it difficult for Zheng and Lan Xin everywhere, she also treated Lan Ruo coldly, but the thing is so ironic, the daughter she didn't like, the last time she ascended to the throne, she used her light, the flat wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and enjoyed the glory and wealth, but other than that, there seemed to be no intersection between them.

Just thinking about it, the coachman replied respectfully in front: "Second lady, the palace gate has arrived." It's time to get out of the car. ”

There was already a maid holding an oil-paper umbrella waiting aside, and Jiang stepped off the carriage, took a slow breath, and walked towards the palace gate.