"Mother, Lord Xiao has fought a tiger before, do you know how he did it?"

For this unrelated topic, Mrs. Jiang was puzzled.

"What?"

An Yueli said sonorously: "Shoot its eyes blindly, so that it can't see; Break its limbs again so that it can't move. In this way, even a ferocious tiger can only be caught with his hands tied.

is like those disobedient subordinates in the house, if there are no rules, they will change a batch until they understand the rules. ”

Mrs. Jiang thoughtfully, "I understand what you mean, but the people in the mansion also have their own connections. Pulling out the radish and bringing out the puree, if it is not handled well, it will only be counterproductive. ”

"This group of radishes thought that they had gained a lot of benefits from the Yue clan and regarded her as a benefactor. But I don't know how many taels of silver the Yue clan has used them as a guise over the years.

The so-called not suffering from widowhood but suffering from inequality, mothers only need to publicize these things, and they will naturally have judgments. ”

The mother and daughter chatted secretly for a while, and by the time they came to the main courtyard, half an hour had passed.

An Guogong was already waiting impatiently, and began to complain just by hearing the footsteps.

"Three urges and four please, you are really a big shelf now!"

Immediately followed by Yue's voice, "The old man is angry, Sister Jiang is now in charge of the affairs of the entire mansion, so naturally she has every opportunity." is not as incompetent as a concubine, and revolves around the lord all day long. ”

"My mother is busy, not because she has to deal with the mess left by Mrs. Yue's housekeeping."

An Yueli helped Mrs. Jiang into the door, and as soon as she appeared, she gave the other party a slap of Ma Wei.

"If Mrs. Yue feels that she is not used to being idle, it just so happens that the mansion that her father gave to her cousin is being renovated, so you can help sprinkle and clean it."

"Me!"

Yue choked and looked at An Guogong like a plea for help.

"Old man......"

An Guogong didn't expect An Yueli to return home today, and he happened to hear the other party's yin and yang weird words. He cleared his throat and silently distanced himself from Yue.

"Yueli is back, just in time, I have a big matter to discuss with you."

After everyone sat down, An Guo said publicly.

"You should all know about the drought in the south this year, right? Especially Quzhou, it is particularly serious!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was ordered by the Emperor to provide disaster relief and has already resettled many displaced victims. But now that the autumn harvest is coming, many states and counties have no harvest.

This morning, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince admonished that in addition to opening the warehouse of the imperial court to release grain, we should also encourage us officials and wealthy businessmen to donate silver and grain. ”

He sighed heavily, "As you know, I'm just a foreigner. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen within a few days of a good day. ”

Yue's also shouted, "Donating silver and food, it sounds good, isn't it just using our family funds to supplement others." Sir, did you agree? ”

"What can I do if I don't agree? The emperor said that all people with official status must donate.

Moreover, the old ministers in the court were particularly pedantic, scrambling to raise the amount of donated grain, for fear that the emperor would not see their merits if the donation was less. ”

An Guogong wiped his face painfully as he spoke, "Qinglan, now you are in charge of this feed." Tell me, how much silver can we take? ”

Mrs. Jiang pursed her lips, "Do you know that the monthly income in the house is not even worth the expenses?" If you take out a large amount of cash to buy grain in one go, I am afraid that there will be problems in the next turnover. ”

"What?" An Guogong was so shocked that he stood up directly from his chair, "The input can't cover the expenses?" How is this possible? ”

An Yueli spoke at the right time, "Father, don't forget, you only recently became a foreigner. In the past, the source of money in the house was all dependent on the harvest of the shops and the Zhuangzi. In the past, with his mother taking care of him, he could barely make ends meet. But now......"

She said and looked at Yue Shi and smiled unabashedly mockingly.

"If Father is really embarrassed, you might as well sell some of the antiques you have collected."

"No way!" An Guogong objected excitedly without thinking about it, "That's all I worked hard to save, and I definitely can't sell it." This method will definitely not work, and it will not be mentioned again in the future! ”

Seeing his attitude, Mrs. Jiang was silent, and An Yueli just lowered her eyes and looked at the foam in the teacup.

An Guogong sensed the passive resistance of the mother and daughter, and slapped the table to urge.

"The emperor has ordered that our government must donate at least 300 stone of grain, and it can't be all coarse grain. You are also from the Guogong Mansion, so hurry up and think of a way! ”

"Master, there is a way for the concubine."

Yue's top pressed to speak, but his eyes were glancing at An Yueli.

"If you don't have enough money, you can borrow it. Yueli is now Princess Xiao, as long as she says a word, can Prince Xiao sit idly by and ignore his father-in-law's predicament? ”

"That's right!" An Guogong patted his thigh and looked at it with hope, "Yueli, you go back and say good things for us, and ask the prince to lend us some silver." If you can, it's better to just exchange the silver for grain and give it to us. ”

There was a severe drought in the south, and there was no harvest in Quzhou and other places. When the news of the food shortage spreads, the price of food will skyrocket throughout the country.

In addition, the wealthy merchants and eunuchs in the capital raised money to buy grain, and the existing grain on the market will soon be sold out.

An Guogong not only wanted to borrow silver, but also tried to use the long-cherished way to directly exchange it for food, which was simply greedy.

Thinking of this, An Yueli couldn't help but sneer.

"Father is sure to borrow grain from the prince?"

"Exactly!"

Mrs. Jiang's face instantly became gloomy, "Grandpa Guo, this matter is not appropriate." ”

"What's wrong!? My daughter is a princess, and Su Huaixiao is my son-in-law, shouldn't he help me? An Guogong's tone was very impulsive, as if he was covering up his weakness, and as if he was emboldened, "Besides, I just borrowed, and I didn't pay it back!" ”

An Yueli didn't object immediately, but just made sure again and again.

"Once you borrow food from King Xiao's Mansion, what are the consequences to be born, can my father think clearly?"

Hearing her ask, An Guogong hesitated.

Yue's gaze circled a few times between the father and daughter, and deliberately raised his voice.

"What's wrong with this, it's just borrowing food, and it's not a big deal. Yueli, don't scare the master. ”

An Yueli restrained her expression and turned the jade bracelet on her wrist.

"It's not that I'm alarmist, it's just that my father is new to his career and lacks experience and sensitivity when dealing with many issues."

An Guogong didn't like to hear this, "What experience?" I've walked more bridges than you've walked! ”

"Well, I'll ask my father. How many factions are there in the DPRK and China today? Who are their leaders? Who does Prince Xiao have the most unfriendly relationship with in the court? ”

“……”

Several questions were thrown out at the same time, which directly made An Guogong dumbfounded.

Seeing him so sluggish, An Yueli simply turned to the Yue clan again.

"Mrs. Yue is so radical, I think I have thought about these potential problems clearly, then it is up to you to solve my father's doubts."