The war between the two sides, although it was a small fight, the most expensive thing in the war was grain and grass and the silver of the treasury.

In the past, most of the hundreds of thousands of troops at the border were raised by the Fu family, and the royal family has always been harsh on the Fu family in terms of military salaries.

When Fu Jingchao led his people to retreat from the border pass, he took all the grain, grass and silver with him.

The pressure on the salaries of all the soldiers at the border overwhelmed the emperor's side.

The emperor was newly enthroned, and the treasury was soon tightened.

The household department and the military department have already shouted to him several times that he is poor, and Lu Jia himself did not expect that he would have to worry about silver when he became the emperor.

Lu Guogong, as the emperor's maternal grandfather, took the lead in donating 100,000 taels, the Tao family donated 60,000 yuan because it was the queen's mother's family, and Concubine Xi in the palace donated 40,000 yuan on behalf of Lingxi Kingdom.

As the emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Zhao gritted her teeth and donated 20,000 yuan, and Su Jingyi only donated 10,000 yuan for one night.

If you think about it well in the palace, you either have a favor or a lot of money. The Su family retreated, and she didn't have much silver in her hand, so she was really reluctant.

Other courtiers also said more or less, but the Xie family did not, and of course no one in the Xie family was an official in the court.

Lu Guogong couldn't help but fan the flames, "The Xie family is one of the four major families in Jiangnan, and Jiangnan is notoriously wealthy, so they don't say anything inappropriate." ”

The emperor lowered his eyes, "I am not the son of the Queen Mother, and it is normal that the Xie family is unwilling to help me wholeheartedly." ”

The Xie family has recently accumulated money in Jiangnan, which has seriously affected the Lu family, which makes Lu Guogong very dissatisfied.

There is also the death of Lu Shizi, the Lu family found clues and the Shen family is inseparable.

The Shen family has no choice for the time being, the relationship between the Xie and Shen families has always been not shallow, so let's take the Xie family first.

"The Xie and Shen families have been friends for generations, and the old lady of the Shen family is the girl of the Xie family, and the minister is worried that the Xie family has other ideas..."Lu Guogong hinted.

The emperor's expression became serious, after all, the Shen family followed Fu Jingchao against him, maybe the Xie family also had other thoughts.

But the emperor is not stupid, the Xie family is a Qingliu family, and he has a very good reputation among scholars, if he easily asks the Xie family, public opinion is not good for him.

"I see." The emperor only said this, not more.

Privately, I was worried about it.

After listening to his troubles as his interpreter, Zhou Qi said gently while massaging him, "Then Your Majesty just woo them, the concubine heard that the eldest lady of the Xie family is talented." ”

The emperor was stunned and immediately laughed, "Concubine Ai is really my intimate person." ”

One night of spring dinner, the emperor went away satisfied.

Zhou Qi's henchman asked puzzled while combing her hair, "Why did Niangniang propose to let Miss Xie enter the palace, so that there is another high-ranking concubine in the palace..."

Isn't this an additional opponent for herself, the palace maid can't understand it.

Zhou Qi looked at himself in the mirror with beautiful eyebrows, "I don't care how many powerful daughters there are, as long as I am the most special one in His Majesty's heart." ”

And only when the emperor sits firmly in the dragon chair, she will have endless glory and wealth, which he still carries clearly.

The emperor made a decision in his heart and immediately ordered to summon Old Lady Xie, but the reply he got was that Old Lady Xie had recently contracted a cold and was recuperating in bed, and he didn't dare to see Tianyan for fear of infecting the wind and cold to the dragon body.

The emperor was not reluctant, and in the name of filial piety, he took the queen to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager Xie.

Empress Dowager Xie was a little surprised when she received the news from him, but she still cheered up to greet her.

The emperor walked all the way and saw that the palace was well maintained. There is even an illusion that these women are living a more nourishing life than him.

Empress Dowager Xie received him in plain clothes, and her spirit looked good.

"Is the Queen Mother okay in the palace?"

Empress Dowager Xie looked at them kindly, "Everything is fine with the mourning family, but why did the emperor suddenly come?" ”

The emperor said about the old lady's illness, and the queen mother sighed, "Older people have bad bones, but they are easy to get sick, and they will get better soon if they take care of them carefully." ”

The emperor glanced at the empress, and the empress immediately understood, and asked with a smile, "Why haven't you seen the Xie family's sister recently?" ”

Empress Dowager Xie is an old fox in the palace, and she immediately smelled unusual information, why did she suddenly ask Xie Zhuohua for no reason.

"The kid said he missed his mother, so he followed his brother back to Jiangnan." Empress Dowager Xie said in a light tone.

The emperor immediately showed a regretful expression, "If my brother hadn't had an accident back then, it would have been a good relationship with Miss Xie." ”

Empress Dowager Xie said unmovingly, "It's that Zhuohua is not blessed, and later the monks in the temple showed her and said that she should marry late in her life." ”

The emperor did not give up, "The thing back then was that the royal family was ashamed of Miss Xie, and now I admire Miss Xie's talent, and I have the courage to ask the Queen Mother to enter the palace." ”

Even the queen felt that her words were shameless, and she couldn't listen to them.

Empress Dowager Xie was angry in her heart, but after years of harem life, she had practiced her expression management, and her face was still unfazed.

"It's a blessing for the emperor to take a fancy to her." The Queen Mother smiled and turned her cheek, "It's just that Zhuohua has a marriage contract with the crown prince, and his reputation for entering the palace is not very good." ”

The crown prince is his own brother, and when his brother died, he was worried about the woman who had a marriage contract with his brother, and it was not appropriate to look at it.

The emperor had obviously already thought about this problem, and he smiled, "There is no real big wedding, there is no hindrance." ”

The Queen Mother's eyes sharpened in an instant, and she lowered her head to drink tea without speaking.

The emperor played with the wrench in his hand, "What, the Queen Mother is unwilling?" ”

Empress Dowager Xie said expressionlessly, "It's not my turn to be an aunt in her marriage, Your Majesty asked the wrong person." ”

The emperor obviously didn't come to ask her what she meant, and the woman the emperor fancied couldn't help them say no.

"I'm here to inform the Queen Mother in advance." The emperor said directly, "In a few days, I will decree that Miss Xie will be named a concubine, and the Queen Mother can rest assured that I will treat her well." ”

After the emperor achieved his goal, he had no intention of staying longer and leaving with the queen.

Empress Dowager Xie slapped the table hard, "Immediately send a message to the palace and check for me what he is crazy for no reason." ”

"What about the girl?" Mama asked worriedly, "Can't you fall into the palace at this time." ”

Empress Dowager Xie's eyes were cold, "Find a way to hold him back, you can't let him make an order too quickly." ”

Once the order is issued, the Xie family will either resist the decree or accept it, which will be troublesome for the Xie family.

"I'm afraid that he won't die of a thief." Mama was still worried.

"For today's plan, we can only let Zhuohua marry first." Empress Dowager Xie said, "Anyway, Zhuohua is not in Jiangnan, and when the time comes, she will say that she has met a lover outside, and she will cut her family first and then play, and the family will not know about it." ”

Although Xie Zhuohua's reputation may not be good, it is better to choose the former than to enter the palace as the emperor's concubine.

"Let people pass the news to the family and let them act as soon as possible, the emperor's side is estimated to not be delayed for long." Empress Dowager Xie quickly made a decision.

Xie Zhuohua, who was still looking for someone at the border, didn't know that her life's events had been targeted by the emperor.