Empress work daily

Chapter 38
Ling Lu, who followed quietly all the way, widened her eyes, thinking that Mrs. Xia, who was over forty years old, was a little cute at this moment.

"Master, why do you think His Majesty only left Mrs. Xia behind?"

Right now, he's a little worried that Madam Xia will screw things up.

Shang Liujia: "Because she's not smart enough."

Linglu: "..."

That's it.

"Because I'm not smart enough, I'll pass on His Majesty's words to Lord Xia in detail, and I won't pretend to be clever to add embellishments and affect my judgment."

Ling Lu didn't expect this layer, and thought about it carefully, deeply convinced.Shang Liujia asked him to go back and just tell His Majesty what he saw, nothing else needed to be said.

Ling Lu readily agreed, and took several steps to realize that the master was calling him stupid.

……

Let's talk about Mrs. Xia, she was "caught" by Xia Qiongju who was guarding the side as soon as she left the Suzaku Gate. Mrs. Xia was about to speak, but her mouth was tightly covered.

"boarding."

On the carriage, Wei Wujiang and Mrs. Wei sat upright, as soon as the curtain opened, the two squeezed in.

After a while, Xia and Wei's two carriages drove side by side, and hurried away from Suzaku Gate.

Mrs. Xia didn't expect that the Wei family would not sit in their own carriage, and would have to squeeze with their family. Look at the crowd, there is nowhere to stand.

The three urged Ji Qiang why she was staying, Madam Xia was afraid that she might miss a big deal, so she told the whole story from the beginning to the end, very carefully, such as where she sat and what she drank. Tea, who sent her out, etc., all explained.

It seemed ordinary, but it contained a lot of information. Xia Qiongju and Wei Wujiang glanced at each other, but neither of them spoke.

Mrs. Wei looked dignified and said nothing.Only Mrs. Xia kept asking, "What exactly does Your Majesty mean?"

"One by one, talk."

The three of them were silent, Madam Xia felt even more uneasy, thinking that she must have not performed well with His Majesty.

It took a long time before the depressive atmosphere in the carriage was broken by Wei Wujiang, "Your Majesty is in a hurry to build the canal for half a year. The labor of the river workers alone may not be enough, not to mention the early recruitment will take time... She wants to use local troops. It's to say hello to you."

Xia Qiongju: "I understand. It's just a dream...that's not the most important thing."

Wei Wujiang: "Yes, the key is money."

What King Xia left was far from enough.

Xia Qiongju: "You can listen to your majesty's wishes, but you didn't mention the matter of silver taels."

After speaking, he asked Mrs. Xia again, "Are you sure what you said just now is what happened, and you haven't forgotten anything?"

"No, I swear." Mrs. Xia stretched out three fingers, "Because I didn't understand what His Majesty meant, so I kept the incident firmly in mind... Really, you said that His Majesty summoned me alone for the first time, how could I? Can you be careless?"

Wei Wujiang: "Could it be that His Majesty has summoned Tang Chongjian's iron cock in private?"

Xia Qiongju shook his head slightly, "A few days ago I went to his yamen to find out. The various budgets for next year have been released, and the allocation to our Ministry of War is at most a drizzle. He is refusing to strengthen his defenses... If His Majesty asked him for money to repair the canal, he would have blown his hair."

Wei Wujiang sighed softly.

The drought in the north was severe this spring, and dozens of counties and counties had no crops, and the seeds alone were a huge loss.The drought is not over, and locust plagues are coming again. Fortunately, the Sixth Ministry pays attention and has been prepared, otherwise, I don’t know how many more people will starve to death this winter.

In the eventful autumn, the imperial court has been providing disaster relief from the beginning to the end of the year, sending more and receiving less, and the gold and silver mountains are not enough.

Even so, the life of the common people is getting worse day by day. It is said that people in the Northland have started to die since autumn. Seeing that it is getting colder every day, I don’t know how many people will die this winter...

Therefore, Tang Chongjian didn't dare to spend any of his money, and they all understood.

"Thinking about today's banquet, it can't even compare to the late emperor's late-night supper, how wronged our Majesty is..." Madam Wei turned her head away, her eyes turning red as she spoke.

The atmosphere in the car was very gloomy.

……

After returning to the mansion, Ji Hua calmed down and recalled the banquet situation today carefully, her smile gradually dissipated.

According to the report from the eyeliner, Xia Qiongju and Wei Wujiang did not leave the palace immediately after they left, His Majesty left Mrs. Xia alone, Xia Qiongju and others waited for half an hour at the Suzaku Gate before Mrs. Xia came from inside come out.

So, what does His Majesty Mrs. Liu Xia do?
Later, I heard that the four of them were crowded into a carriage, and the carriage passed by the Wei Mansion. Wei Wujiang and his wife didn't get out of the carriage, and followed them directly to the Xia Mansion. The fog in Ji Hua's mind became even heavier.

She concluded that His Majesty must have something to hide from her.

The sad thing is that there is no one available in the palace, and it is very difficult to inquire about more specific information.

Ji Yu changed into the princess's costume again, and broke in with a smile on his face. He didn't care what Ji Hua was doing, and turned around twice like a butterfly.

"Mom, does it look good?"

Ji Hua forced a smile, "My son looks good in anything."

"Then mother is still willing to let me go out?"

Ji Hua: "..."

Hearing what your daughter means, why don't you look down on Han Qi again?
"Then Han Qi was chosen by you at the birthday banquet. It's only been a few days? If you backtrack at this time, Yu'er, you will be laughed at by everyone in the capital."

"Where is mother going! Although Han Qi is not from a high family background and looks like a dragon and phoenix, he is similar to me in temperament, taste, and hobbies. Every time we meet, we can't finish talking."

Ji Hua breathed a sigh of relief, that's good, that's good.

"But it's true that he came from a humble background."

"What do you want?" Ji Hua's heart that had just been let go immediately hung up again.

"Before I was a commoner, Han Qi naturally refused to marry me, but now I have regained my status as a princess, thinking about Han Qi..."

"Don't even think about it." Ji Hua interrupted her, "The marriage of a man and a woman has already been cleared by His Majesty, and it is tantamount to a certainty."

"Your Majesty, you are His Majesty when you open your mouth and keep your mouth shut. Are you afraid of her like this?"

Ji Yu pulled further and further away, and Ji Hua's face became darker and darker.

Because of being continuously stimulated, her daughter's temperament became more and more eccentric, she was sad and happy, she had a good heart, but she was helpless.I thought that helping her choose a good husband would make her satisfied, and she would stop for a while, but it's only been a few days, and here she is again...

"Mother, Yu'er doesn't want to leave you." It was too hard, but Ji Yu became soft in a blink of an eye, pulling at the corner of Ji Hua's clothes and acting coquettishly. It can only be completed, if you decorate it, I'm afraid it will be a bit hasty, so let's get married and live in the mansion first, and wait for the house to be tidied up before you move in."

Ji Yu was not satisfied with this answer, but her mother had already given in, and she was very reluctant, so she had to rest her mind temporarily and wait for her to figure it out.

Ji Yu left, and Ji Hua immediately passed on Meng Fu.

From daily life to daily activities, she asked carefully several times, and found no major abnormalities, so she was a little relieved.

……

The next day coincided with the Great Court Meeting.

From the inner court to the outer court, there are people's heads everywhere.

As soon as the three shouts of "Long live the sky and the earth" fell to the ground, Yin Qilei raised his voice and came out, "Qi Zou Your Majesty, I want one person to participate in the performance!"

With a "click", Ji Hua's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. For some reason, she had an ominous premonition.

This premonition started when she saw the twelve unicorn guards lined up on both sides of the hall after she entered the hall, and it never stopped...

(End of this chapter)