When the emperor came up, the eldest prince told the emperor what he had said to Xie Ning again, but some details that he felt might not be appropriate were omitted and not said. August 1 Chinese 11. A 8-1 says z small one. The emperor also listened to it with relish, and asked him: "Are you still happy today?" ”

The eldest prince replied seriously: "I am very happy." ”

"Then I'll let you go out and play again next time."

The eldest prince replied embarrassedly.

He read and knew the truth that "industry is good at diligence and frolic". I went out to play for a day today, but the other people in the study read carefully for a day, then he would have read a day less than others, and he would have left a lot of things behind.

The emperor looked at his expression and asked, "What?" ”

The eldest prince whispered, "My son is afraid that he will delay his homework." ”

The emperor was a little emotional, and summoned him to his side: "You can never finish your homework." Even if you reach my age, you will still feel that there are many things in this world that you do not understand, and even if you spend your whole life unable to see through and comprehend them all. But today's happy events don't happen every year. Don't push yourself too hard, I don't want you to get famous. It is impossible to understand everything by reading books, isn't there a saying that it is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles? As long as you feel that today is not wasted, think about whether there is any gain today at the end of each day. As long as there is, that's fine. ”

The eldest prince thought about it seriously before saying: "My son feels that he has gained a lot of knowledge today, and he also recognizes Lord Lin Bojulin, who is very loving, and his words and actions seem to be extraordinary. ”

He understood what the emperor meant.

Today he did not waste time, on the contrary, he felt that today was very full and compact.

He whispered to the emperor: "My son is still climbing up to the window and sitting today." ”

The emperor smiled in his eyes and asked in a gentle voice, "Is it interesting?" ”

The eldest prince nodded. Bayi Net One. Say 8 a 1 net z eight said. ｃｏｍ

Although it was not in accordance with the rules, but when he sat on the window, he began to tremble a little, afraid that he would fall, and he was afraid that someone would recognize his identity, which would lose the dignity of the royal family. But then he couldn't remember it, and he was elated to watch the excitement. By the time the guards lifted him down from the window again, he was still a little unsatisfied.

"I used to climb trees when I was a kid."

The eldest prince looked at his father in disbelief. The emperor smiled and touched his head: "It's true." He sat on the tree and blew the wind for a while, and saw a eunuch and a maid walking under the tree, and they did not see anyone above them. ”

The eldest prince was immediately happy.

It turned out that my father also had a secretly unruly side when he was a child.

For the children born and raised in the palace, as soon as they are born, the path they will take in the future has been framed, and there are fixed etiquettes for what they eat and wear every day, and they must act according to those rules when they raise their hands and moves. Although the eldest prince has long been accustomed to this kind of life, there is always a desire for freedom and unfettered in the child's nature, and occasionally some deviant ideas will emerge and secretly do something out of the grid.

The eldest prince felt that there was a little secret between him and his father, and he suddenly felt that his father was much closer again, and the original image of indifference and majesty was gradually moving away.

After dinner, Xie Ning asked the emperor: "The people from the palace eunuch in the New Year's account book have sent it to me." ”

The emperor said: "This is the first time you are organizing the New Year, it is safer to start early, and familiarize the people under your hands, Zhou Yuchen should be able to help you a lot in this matter." If there is still a shortage of manpower, I will beat someone and tell me that there are a lot of idlers in Changning Palace, and they all want to find a job to do. ”

The emperor is not unsympathetic, and he also knows that Bai Hongqi firmly holds the position of the head of Changning Palace, and others do not want to stand out under him. Bayi Small. Small 8 small 1 net z net net. Net c small o small m small so other people who want to get ahead will inevitably go around camping, if Shainin doesn't accept it, they may fall under someone else's command.

"Is this matter handled by the concubine alone?"

This is the main thing Shainin wants to ask.

The emperor also understood what she meant.

In the past, when Concubine Shu was still there, she liked to take power, and she never delegated power to others. But Xie Ning had no experience before, so it was not strange that she would be apprehensive to the emperor.

He felt that she could do well, but she didn't have the experience and confidence yet.

"If you want to handle it with Concubine Shen and Concubine Jin, I have no objection. But sometimes, it is often not that there are many people with great strength, but that it is easy for three monks to have no water to eat. ”

Xie Ning smiled, why didn't she understand what the emperor meant? Concubine Shen and Concubine Jin have their own plans, and if the power is separated, it is unpredictable what they will do with the power. It is simply certain to rub oil from it, appoint private individuals, and even take this opportunity to crack down on dissidents and intrigue with each other. These two have shown their true attitudes towards status and power after being crowned concubines, and they are two completely different faces from before the concubines. The power to be in charge of palace affairs must be coveted by them, and they are eager to reach out and grab it directly.

Xie Ning is not stupid, since the emperor said that this matter will be handed over to her, and he will give her sufficient manpower, then what else is she worried about?

In fact, if you want not to make mistakes, there is a secret that Xiao Gui Cao Sui. What were the rules in previous years, this year is still the same.

It's just that things are so sincere. The giving of silver gifts alone is a huge account. Since we want to show that "grace comes from above", these are all out of the emperor's pocket. Listening to Zhou Yuchen, if some poor Beijing officials don't have this New Year's reward, they won't be able to spend this year. Most of these people stay in some positions without oil and water, and live on money all year round. During the New Year's Festival, there is a lot of money, and the price of everything is rising. Because of the Chinese New Year, many businessmen in the capital have returned to their hometowns, and there are fewer things on the market, and the prices have risen more expensive.

"I remember whether it was the year before or the year before last, when there were two heavy snowfalls in the new year, the prices of meat, eggs, and charcoal in the city had risen tenfold, so that those ordinary people could afford it. At that time, I heard that the business of the pawnshop was surprisingly good, and some poor officials had no choice but to take all their leather jackets and take them to pawn, and they had no clothes to wear when they went out to pay respects. ”

Shainin nodded. She had heard some of these things before she entered the palace, but the small place was different from the capital. The capital has a large population, and these people have to transport their food every day from outside, and it is inconvenient to transport it when it snows, and the rich officials and eunuchs are better, and the life of small families is really difficult.

The truth is clear, this is also a kind of care from the Son of Heaven to his subordinates, the festival reward is actually a kind of subsidy for the emperor, the rich don't care, but for those who don't have money, it's a charcoal in the snow, and those people have already stretched their necks and waited for this reward to come down for the New Year.

It's impossible to save, although on a per-person basis, each person doesn't get much. But I can't stand the crowd.

This is probably the biggest expense.

Xie Ning endured distress and nodded.

Let's look at the next one.

This is the various expenses of the New Year in the palace. The rewards for the palace concubines, the rewards for the palace maids and eunuchs, and the new jackets and shoes are all to be done.

Xie Ning saw that in the past account books, one year the concubine folded the new jacket and new shoes into silver, which was led by each palace and then made it herself, but the next year it was changed back.

She asked with some curiosity, "What's going on?" ”

Zhou Yuchen and Fang Shanggong glanced at each other, one shook his head, and the other smiled helplessly.

"The minion remembers this very well." The words were still spoken by Zhou Yuchen: "Concubine Shu listened to the words of others that year, saying that the Needlework Bureau was a little unable to make such a new jacket and new shoes, and besides, there were many people in the palace who only made two sets of cotton clothes in winter, plus there were old ones before, and there was no shortage of clothes to wear." It is better to fold this item directly into silver, and let each house take it and give it to each man. If you want to do it, you can use the money to do it yourself, and if you don't want to do it, you can save the money, which is more affordable and trouble-free. ”

That should be before Xie Ning entered the palace, looking at the year name on the head, and besides, Xie Ning did not have the idea of folding silver instead.

"It didn't work out, right?"

If it did, it wouldn't have been done just once, and then it would have been changed back the next year.

Zhou Yuchen smiled: "This matter is not considered by Concubine Shu. Make new jackets and new shoes, even if someone is harsh from the buttons, there is always a need to do it, the fabric used is poorer, the cotton is old, the shoes have cut corners, and there may be people who get only one and a half pieces are not a full set, but at least they can touch the edges, right? As soon as it was changed to silver, hey, it was all messed up. When the silver went down, it was insufficient, and the servants were in charge of the food and clothing of hundreds of people in the back garden, and the silver was only half of the full amount, and it was impossible to count how many people had already stretched out their hands in the middle. ”

Shainin understood.

When you go to each palace and each court, there must be at least one less in the middle. If the affairs of each palace are divided downward, it may not be possible.

Zhou Yuchen saw Xie Ning's solemn expression, and hurriedly said, "Master don't worry. The people in the inner palace have been purged by the emperor several times, and now they always act in accordance with the rules and laws of the palace, but they are not as chaotic as before. ”

Xie Ning solemnly told him: "This is the first time that Yong'an Palace has handled such a thing, so you must keep an eye on it." ”

It is impossible not to let people take the opportunity to rub some oil, and Shainin is not unfamiliar with the world, and when the water is clear, there is no fish. But not too much. It is not intolerable to falsely report one or two percent, or to take the second class for one class. But if this line is crossed, Shainin will definitely not be appeased.

In addition to these, there are palace feasts and sacrifices. The sacrifice was arranged by the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Palace Supervisor, and this had little to do with her. There are a lot of things to be arranged for the palace banquet.

Shainin was afraid that he would miss something, so he took a pen and listed the important rules one by one, and his memory was better than writing it down on paper.