My concubines are talents

Chapter 5

"What, let the emperor's brother choose the concubine!" Xiao Guo'er, who had been awarded the card, was happy when she heard the sad news from the empress dowager's aunt.

"Which goddamn idea came up with this!" She slapped the table angrily.

Empress Dowager Xiao, "Your father."

"I, I..." Xiao Guoer was momentarily at a loss for words, and sat down listlessly.

Empress Dowager Xiao said softly, "I also agree, Concubine Shu, Hongxiu, what do you think?"

Miao Hongxiu didn't say a word, but just looked at Wan Linglong, as if she was following her horse.

Wan Linglong smiled and said, "Actually, my concubine has already persuaded His Majesty to take in a few more concubines, work hard on the fields, broadcast the seeds, and always give birth to a prince, but Your Majesty will not listen."

Xiao Guo'er glared at Wan Linglong, then said to the queen mother, "Don't listen to her, aunt, the five of us are enough for the emperor's brother."

Miao Hongxiu coughed twice.

Wan Linglong corrected, "There are four."

Xiao Guo'er waved her hand, "Don't worry about how many, it's enough anyway, I have to have sex with the emperor's brother every two or three days, and with so many newcomers, wouldn't it be once a month! I don't agree~"

Empress Dowager Xiao blushed for her, how dare she say such a thing in front of so many people.

The queen mother patted the table, "Who is to blame? I'm not to blame you guys. It's been three years. There has been no movement since the sixth child was born. Let alone a prince, I can't even give birth to a seventh princess!"

Both Wan Linglong and Miao Hongxiu bowed their heads in shame, Xiao Guoer was still a little bit dissatisfied, thinking that she and her brother worked so hard last night and this morning, maybe it would sprout and sprout.

Empress Dowager Xiao said again, "Actually, the emperor is not enough to stand still and is in good health. There is no need to be so anxious, but since Mount Tai was enshrined in Zen, the emperor suddenly became obsessed with metaphysics and talked about mortals cultivating immortals all day long. Don't fight with anger!"

Xiao Guoer whispered, "It's nothing~"

Empress Dowager Xiao snorted, "It's nothing, you don't know how his grandpa disappeared!"

"Oh?" Three pairs of gossip eyes immediately aimed at the queen mother.

Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand, "Forget it, don't mention those old things. Anyway, this matter is a foregone conclusion. The Ai family didn't discuss it with you, but just informed you."

Xiao Guo'er drooped her head, Wan Linglong and Miao Hongxiu also looked serious.

They are used to the interpersonal relationship of the four concubines. If there are more people, the existing balance of the harem may be broken.

"Get ready, as short as one month, as long as half a year, there will be a large number of dignified young women with innocent family backgrounds competing for your favor in the palace. draft girl."

The three concubines were speechless, wouldn't they fill up the harem all at once!
"Auntie, you are not afraid that the emperor's elder brother will become obsessed with women from now on, singing and singing every night, and become a fool~" Xiao Guo'er asked, poking her neck.

Empress Dowager Xiao snorted, "If female sex can really prevent him from dreaming of becoming a fairy, then I would rather he be a lustful and stupid king, at least he can live for a few more years."

Wan Linglong lowered her head and pondered, it seemed that childlessness was the second best thing, and it was His Majesty's obsession with cultivating immortals that really contributed to the selection of girls.

The queen mother added, "As an old man in the palace, remember not to be jealous, and to get along with the newcomers in a friendly way. The emperor has a prince, and the prosperity of all of you can be considered stable. Otherwise, this great country will not be settled in the future." In whose hands is it?"

These words were prepared for the worst, if Emperor Fushou died at a young age, and there were princes, they would all be the new emperor's mother and concubine, and the princesses would still be the new emperor's sisters.

If there is no prince, you have to choose one of Hu Lu's brothers or nephews, and they are nothing.

"But, will the emperor's brother agree? He has said that a marriage without feelings is like a loose sand. It doesn't need to be blown by the wind, and it will fall apart after two steps. He will not accept such a combination!" Xiao Guoer began to recite Fu Shou Quotations.

Empress Dowager Xiao hehe, "It's just a man's mouth. The emperor never saw Yu Meiyu before she entered the palace. How can she have any feelings for her? Isn't she still married into the palace? As long as she is beautiful, a man's feelings can be easily cultivated."

Wan Linglong stroked the mahjong tiles, and said with a heavy heart, "Mother, suddenly there are so many beautiful girls, and some of them have to be given titles. The extra expenses are not a small amount. Does the treasury have to share part of it?"

Xiao Guo'er gave Wan Linglong a hard look, her husband will be divided into hundreds of shares, and she still has the mind to settle those trivial accounts!
Empress Dowager Xiao answered seriously, "Although I don't know how much money the royal treasury has, I know that your father, Concubine Shu, is called the richest man in Dayue, but in fact only half of the business he runs belongs to him, and the other half belongs to the emperor. , and the emperor has more than one imperial businessman like your father."

Wan Linglong smiled and said nothing, this was an open secret.

Empress Dowager Xiao, "Not to mention that the profits of the Royal Bank also belong to the internal treasury. The expenses in the palace are not even a fraction of the income of the internal treasury. Concubine Shu, are you sure you want to cry poorly with Ai's family?"

Xiao Guoer yelled "Wow", "It turns out that the internal treasury is so rich, so my monthly salary is only 100 taels, which is too little, Wan Linglong, I want a raise!"

Miao Hongxiu: I didn’t say anything when I was 70~
Wan Linglong ignored Xiao Guo'er, and said bluntly to Empress Dowager Xiao, "Queen Mother, neither you nor Your Majesty are pleasure-seeking people, and the expenses in the palace are really nothing, but Your Majesty has to take money from the inner treasury every year in order to popularize education for the common people. Sending a large amount of money to subsidize the construction of the school, the concubine has to plan carefully."

As she said that, she stood up and bowed, "So the concubine begs the queen mother, the draft is fine, but it's not suitable to make a fuss, it can't be done overnight, you might as well select dozens of people every year, and keep the chaff from the chaff. You don’t have to worry about your offspring, so the pressure on the internal treasury will be less, and it will be easier for your Majesty to accept it, what do you think.”

After a moment of silence, Empress Dowager Xiao suddenly clapped her hands and smiled, "Well, Wan Linglong, I have to say that Ai's family was moved by your words. No wonder the emperor likes you so much. The affection has not diminished for more than ten years."

Xiao Guoer quickly retorted, "The emperor's elder brother obviously likes me the most. We grew up together and have the deepest relationship!"

Wan Linglong and Empress Dowager Xiao looked at each other and smiled, but did not continue.

Miao Hongxiu asked for instructions, "The queen mother should inform His Majesty about the draft, or should we..."

Empress Dowager Xiao set up the mahjong tiles, "Don't worry about it, someone in the court should have told him."

Xiao Guoer showed witty eyes, "My father must have said it, but my brother will definitely refuse!"

Empress Dowager Xiao, "It's been three years since she gave birth to an heir. How could he refuse?"

……

In the Tai Chi Hall, on the dragon chair, Hu Lu smiled lightly in the face of the request of the officials to breed for the country.

"Dear dears, I want to ask, why does the emperor need a prince?" The court was silent, "No one dares to answer, well, I will find an honest person to answer."

Speaking of which, Hu Lu stood up and looked towards the end of the civilian line, "Is my nephew here?"

Yu Shaoyan, the official censor, stood up despite the taunting eyes of his colleagues.

"Wei Chen is here."

Yu Shaoyan, in his 30s, the first champion after Hu Lu came to power, stood up a little aggrieved.

But there is no way, who let him have an aunt who is more than ten years younger than himself, and was brought into the palace by the emperor as a beauty.

Hu Lu, "Shaoyan, answer my uncle's question just now, why do I need a prince."

Yu Shaoyan took a deep breath, and said a little angrily, "Because your majesty will die eventually."

hiss!
In the hall of Tai Chi, needles could be heard quietly, and Yu Shaoyan knew that he must be the focus of all the officials' attention now, and some people even wanted to strangle him by the neck to make him swallow his words.

But he still bit the bullet and continued, "After a hundred years, Your Majesty, if there is no prince, the court will be in turmoil. If it is serious, the country and society may collapse."

Hu Lu was not angry, but clapped his hands and smiled, "That's right, so this matter is very simple. As long as I live forever and sit on this dragon chair forever, all problems will be solved."

As he spoke, he took out a secret letter from his cuff, which was one of the letters he received from Cuckoo Square this morning...

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