The Queen Mother said: "Someone told me that Nalan Ruyin took care of her money outside the palace, thinking that she was from a humble background and entered the palace to be favored in the past few years, where did she get so much money, when she was in charge of the Sixth Palace before, she may not be innocent, and this time such a large amount of gold and silver passed in front of her eyes, how could she not be tempted?" ”

Concubine Yu knelt down in a panic and said: "The Queen Mother is a clear guide, the concubine has worked with Concubine Ling so far, and she has only seen her innocence, and she has never been greedy. This time, the princess married a huge cost, but she was afraid that someone would make a profit from it, and she did it herself in every link, and she couldn't go wrong even if it was a copper plate. The account details are available in the Internal Affairs Office, and the Queen Mother can order someone to check them. ”

Concubine Yu knew very well in her heart that the Queen Mother was suspicious that Hongyan's hands and feet were not clean, and she couldn't get rid of it, not only defending Hongyan at the moment, but also for herself. She didn't know how long the power of the assistant sixth house would last, and she didn't know that it was a thankless task to do it, if she was really greedy to make a profit from it, but she and Hongyan were both white, and they had worked so hard that they couldn't be forgiven, and they had to be wronged or wronged?

"You get up, let's talk about her, what are you so excited about." The Queen Mother knew that Concubine Yu and Hongyan were getting closer, and she felt that the concubines relied on each other, and Concubine Yu wanted to rely on her favorite concubine to benefit herself and her son, which was nothing, she had always turned a blind eye, and at this moment, seeing her protecting Wei Hongyan like this, she realized that there was also true love between them.

However, this is still the queen mother who glanced at Concubine Yu, thinking that it was because of the deep sisterhood, if she also looked at Concubine Yu the same, she should think that they were embarrassed to commit adultery and embezzlement of public money, then Concubine Yu was speechless, and her face was even more wronged.

"The concubine is in a hurry, please forgive me." Concubine Yu got up slowly, feeling uneasy in her heart, she didn't understand why the Queen Mother had such a thought, she had the heart to tell the Empress Dowager to tell Hongyan, and she was afraid that there would be any conflict because of this, and the Empress Dowager would complain about her troubles. But if you don't say anything, the Queen Mother doesn't know how to check Hongyan, in case the matter hasn't been found out clearly, it will be rumored to be ups and downs first, and such a thing happened before the princess's wedding was held, wouldn't it be a big joke.

The Queen Mother said to herself: "It's not that I suspect her, since someone has spread it, it is good to check her innocence, Concubine Yu, you are kind-hearted, you don't know that people are separated from their stomachs, and you should be more careful when working with her in the future." ”

Concubine Yu replied softly, not daring to say more than half a word, only when she left Ningshou Palace, Mama Hua came out to see her off, and then dared to ask a few words why. Hua Mama said that it was the gold and silver saved by the Queen Mother, and it was the Tuo Niang's family who made profits abroad, and this time for the princess's dowry, she wanted to take some, and when the people of Niu Hulu's family came to send money, they mentioned that Fucha Fu Heng's Fujin went in and out of the same money village as them, and they were actually big customers when they inquired. It is not unusual to think that the Fucha family is rich and wealthy to have so much gold and silver, but it seems that I heard that it is not Fucha Fujin's own money, but a certain lady in the palace who takes care of it. So the Queen Mother thought about it, and it was none other than the concubine.

Concubine Yu asked, "Does the Queen Mother want to check?" ”

Mama said helplessly: "If you leave me here, you will definitely be vague in the past, and you can't embarrass the concubine." But now it is the people of Niu Hulu's family outside the palace who are checking for the Queen Mother, and it is not the people in the palace who want to be guarded against, but the money in the village. If it's convenient for you, give Fucha Fujin a message and let her withdraw. ”

Concubine Yu kindly brought a message to Hongyan, hoping that Hongyan could say a few words in front of the emperor and save the Queen Mother troubles. As a result, they were so enthusiastic and thoughtful, but in exchange for the suspicion of the Queen Mother, Concubine Yu really felt that she was sorry for her red face at the moment, and she knew that she didn't say a word, so that the Queen Mother would worry about herself.

When leaving Ningshou Palace, Concubine Yu was indignant, thinking that she could not let herself get into trouble, and she also wanted to let the relevant people know as soon as possible, but once they knew, the Queen Mother would inevitably suspect her, and she would have to pass the news to the emperor these days, and go to Ningshou Palace every day to show her face.

So coincidentally, Yongqi returned from school at night, and he had to endorse the book if he didn't eat, saying that the Japanese emperor Ama was going to the study to test them, and today he made a strict decree saying that if the exam was not good, he would play the board, he didn't want to lose face and didn't want to be beaten, Concubine Yu had to send the food to him, and suddenly had an idea, and said to his son: "Yongqi, can you do something for Eniang?" ”

In the study the next day, the emperor came to test the knowledge of several princes as agreed, and the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother barely passed, but they were not less reprimanded by the emperor, and sure enough, Yongqi was the smartest, so that his father liked it very much. Hongli took Yongqi and Fu Ling'an to try the horses sent by Horqin, but his son said to him mysteriously on the way: "Huang Ama, Eniang asked her son to bring you a letter." ”

I saw Yongqi take out the hot letterhead from the purse tied to the stomach in the three layers inside and the three layers outside, and the emperor thought that Concubine Yu was moved by the hearts of men and women to confess to herself on letterhead, but who knew that when she opened it, she told the emperor that the queen mother was suspicious of corruption.

And the letterhead with almost the same content was tied to Fu Ling'an's belly by the fifth elder brother, and the little guy came home and touched it out to her mother, Ruyin saw that her heart trembled, and the people in the money village actually betrayed her.

On this day, Fu Heng returned from the court affairs and the princess's wedding, he was full of tiredness, and the biggest comfort when he went home was Ruyin's gentle smile, and sitting opposite her after drinking tea and eating a mouthful of food, he could relieve many troubles. But I didn't see my wife waiting for her at the gate of the courtyard today, the house was deserted, Fu Ling'an learned that his father had returned and rushed to ask for peace, Fu Heng asked him: "Did you make your mother angry?" ”

Fu Ling'an hurriedly said: "Amma, I just sent a letter to E-Niang, I didn't make E-Niang angry. ”

Fu Heng asked a few words about the emperor's study today, and told his son to study with peace of mind, and when he went to the bedroom, the maid came to ask if it was dinner, Fu Heng asked in surprise: "Fujin hasn't eaten yet?" ”

In the room, Ruyin spread out a table full of account books, frowning in a daze, she and Fu Heng took care of the money for Hongyan, in addition to investing in pawnshops, hospitals, etc., and most of them were deposited in the bank, I always felt that it was in vain for more than ten years, it was better to make money and make money, if Hongyan had children in the future, Princess Brother would need to spend money when she grew up, and she had been good all these years, why was she suddenly passed into the palace. And the money was invested in different places, and Ruyin didn't know which one leaked the news.

"How do you settle the bill?" Fu Heng took off his clothes and came to ask his wife, but saw Ruyin raise his scarlet eyes, pull the hem of his clothes and say, "Fu Heng, I'm in trouble, Sister Hongyan is afraid that there is trouble." ”

Fu Heng sighed in his heart, and asked the reason carefully, seeing that Ruyin was so anxious that he was flustered, he calmly hugged his wife and said, "Leave this matter to me, and I will definitely give you an explanation." ”

Two days later, the princess's initial date was in front of her, everything was calm inside and outside the palace, and the queen mother was still waiting for news from her family before deciding whether to challenge Wei Hongyan, but the emperor already had a plan, and he would go to Ningshou Palace after the next day. The Queen Mother thought it was the usual greeting as usual, but who knew that as soon as her son entered the door, he was full of anger.

"Did you encounter something unpleasant in the court?" The Queen Mother asked Mama Hua to give the emperor a soothing lotus heart tea, and comforted him, "The marriage of harmony is just around the corner, and it is good to be harmonious." ”

The emperor smiled bitterly, retired from the palace eunuch, and said to his mother: "My son naturally wishes that the world is peaceful, but I can't guarantee that there are villains instigated in front of Eniang, so there are some things, my son wants to come and explain it to you clearly." ”

The Queen Mother frowned, if there was anything to say recently, it was that she suspected that Wei Hongyan was full of private pockets, could it be that Concubine Yu said it out to let the emperor know? But Concubine Yu has seen the sky by her side in the past two days, and the emperor has never seen her, she is calculating in her heart who will reveal it, and her son has already spoken.

Hongli said: "The emperor's mother doesn't know, the silver that her son sent you a few days ago was taken out of the dowry she gave to Hejing, which was the queen's intention, but it gave birth to other things. The people of the Fucha family take care of the money outside the palace for the queen, and most of the concubines in the palace are like this, and so are you, Eniang. The people of the Fucha family accidentally discovered that several uncles of the maternal grandfather's family were investigating the private property of the concubines in the money village, and the queen was worried that you would be deceived and did not dare to embarrass you, so she told me and let me decide. ”

The Queen Mother listened with a tense face and was silent for a while.

Hongli said: "Eniang, my son wants to know, did you send someone to check on Hongyan's matter?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled dryly: "Naturally, it wasn't what I meant, but they happened to meet me, so I had to come and tell me, and I also wanted to ask for an understanding, so as not to have a moth in the palace." ”

The word moth made Hongli very sad, and Zhengse said to his mother: "Hongyan's money is all given by Concubine Shouqi, Eniang doesn't know, but I know it clearly." E-Niang had better not let her uncle and them check what other people's private property, you must know that more or less officials, concubines, and royal children are in the money bank, you go to check in such bad rules, and cause other troubles, others hate not that the money village is not trustworthy, but Niu Hulu's family, and hate you for being nosy. ”

The emperor's words were also unceremoniously, which shocked the Queen Mother speechless, and she asked even more curiously: "Concubine Shouqi gave money to Concubine Ling?" Didn't send it back to Tong's house? ”

The emperor smiled disdainfully: "There are too many things that E-Niang doesn't know in this world, there are too many things that E-Niang doesn't understand in the future, just send someone to ask me, you rashly let your uncle and nephew go to investigate, just for fear of bringing trouble to Niu Hulu's family, that's not what E-Niang wants to see, right?" ”

The Queen Mother turned her face, she couldn't be angry in her heart, she didn't expect Wei Hongyan to serve the concubine for a while, and she would end up with such benefits, the Tong family was rich in the past, and the money left by Empress Xiaoyi to the first emperor was how much she helped the palace back then, and Concubine Shouqi was the daughter of the Tong family, and she had accumulated for decades and a lifetime, it is conceivable that this little Wei Hongyan is not visible, and it is really impossible to see it.

The emperor reiterated again: "Huang Eniang, I know that if this matter is on someone else, you will also investigate it impartially, but my son does not want Eniang to worry about the hard work, from now on if you have any matter, just send someone to ask me, and I will definitely give you an explanation." ”