Sometimes the palace is sunny

Near noon, the sky was still lightly snowed, and Yu Jia drove back to Qianqing Palace from Wuying Hall.

"My lord, my servant has been busy making a stewed leg of lamb for my lord to nourish my body. Now is a good time for my flesh and bones to be rotten. My lord, would you please finish the hot soup first? This servant will pass on the meal."

The meat strips torn from the leg of lamb and the fragrant yam are soaked in the milky white soup, and the top is sprinkled with chopped green onion, which makes people's index fingers move.

Shen Shiqing took it and drank it, and continued to let Sanmao change the dragon robe on her.

Looking at the snowflakes still floating outside, she said:

"In the past two days, the snow has been thick everywhere, and the vacant palaces and houses in the palace must be carefully inspected."

"Don't worry, my lord. The slaves and the two dogs are watching in turn. Only the roof tiles in the house under the corridor have been crushed. The places where the female officials live are all newly repaired. Nothing will happen."

"I'm not just letting you see this." Shen Shiqing shook her head, "It's snowing all day long, if the little eunuch on duty hides in an empty room to avoid the wind and snow, no one will know, I'm afraid it will kill people. At that time, it was very cold and humid, and the soup made of lamb bones and radishes was drunk by everyone."

The gratitude on Sanmao's face was about to drip from his round cheeks, before he even had time to respond, he knelt down and kowtowed three times.

"Thank you, the emperor, for being sympathetic to us. This servant kowtowed to the emperor for the daughter of the eunuch in the palace!"

After finishing speaking, there were three more "boom, bang, bang".

After nine kowtows, the three cats sprang up from the ground and continued to wait for their prince to take off his boots.

Seeing the solid marks on his head, Shen Shiqing laughed:
"I'm just talking about a small matter, is it worth your effort?"

"The servants still feel that they are not hard enough. It doesn't matter whether it is a big or small matter. It is a good thing that the emperor remembers us servants." Although his forehead hurts, Sanmao is still happy.

Seeing his appearance, Shen Shiqing could only smile faintly.

"The trivial things in the womb are all on you these days, do you feel tired?"

"The emperor has a lot of things to do every day. He doesn't feel tired after reading the booklets every day until the third watch. Why are servants so tired of these trivial things?"

After changing the boots for the emperor, Sanmao handed the snow-stained boots to the little eunuch, and ordered:

"The leeward area in front of the Hall of Martial Arts tends to accumulate snow. Go and send a message to the cleaners over there not to be lazy, lest those elders come and go and fall again."

The little eunuch quickly responded, and ran out holding his snow-stained boots.

After a while, the imperial meal was also brought over by the little eunuchs.

After Shen Shiqing became the emperor, on the one hand, she was thinking about paying taxes and reducing palace expenses, and at the same time, she was also thinking about making the life of the officials easier.

Taizu Dayong was born in hardship, not only harsh to his own descendants, but even harsher to his courtiers.

In the previous dynasty, all officials could go to the restaurant to make tooth-beating sacrifices for themselves at noon, but in this dynasty, all officials had to eat meals sent by Guanglu Temple.

It’s fine if you’re a high-ranking official, and you can always have a good meal sooner or later. The low-ranking officials in the Six Departments and Six Divisions’ Hanlin Academy are ashamed of their pockets, relying on this meal in the Yamen every day to satisfy their hunger, and some even secretly brought meat home. , so that they can't eat happily every day, Shen Shiqing doesn't think they can put all their minds on business.

So she directly recruited the servants of Guanglu Temple to pull the account books, and calculated the daily expenses clearly. On the one hand, she changed the recipe and added methods to make all officials eat warm food in winter, and on the other hand, she was determined to die. Regardless of the amount of meat and vegetables, what Baiguan eats every day is what is placed on her table.

As a result, the daily imperial meals are mainly fresh vegetables and vegetables from three animals, five grains, and rare dishes such as venison, wild goose, and lamb, which cannot be served on the table unless it is a New Year's Eve.

The so-called "look at the dishes" are all omitted.

The way of cooking has also changed from the original all kinds of frying to a lot lighter and more delicious.

Of course, she still only reserved the Dundun wild vegetables ordered by Taizu for the emperor.

She still likes to eat such seasonal delicacies. As for other emperors, she is the emperor anyway.

With such a change, Guanglu Temple not only spent less on imperial meals, but even the expenses on meals for hundreds of officials were reduced compared to before. Shen Shiqing did not take back the money saved from officials, but Let Guanglu Temple use the money to make some simple and delicious snacks, and distribute two or three Wen to each of the officials of the various ministries.

Those who are rich will naturally look down on such snacks, but those who have no money will treat them as good things. When the Minister of Guanglu Temple came to repay the matter, he hurriedly praised her benevolence.

After receiving this compliment, Shen Shiqing didn't forget to have people stare at the account books of Guanglu Temple. There was money in the account books, and the snacks made were sold cheaply. , it is impossible for no one to care about it.

Even the matter of eating for hundreds of officials is so cumbersome, let alone other things.

As long as things in this world are profitable, she, as a king, must guard against others being selfish because of profit. Some selfishness can be used to take advantage of the situation, but more "selfishness", especially lying in front of the entire Dayong court. The selfishness of the ministers above...

Seeing the fragrance of the emperor's imperial meal, Sanmao also felt relieved, and was about to serve the emperor another shepherd's purse ball soup, when he raised his eyes, he saw the curtain of the palace door move.

Glancing at the little eunuch next to him, the little eunuch quickly slipped out against the wall.

After a while, the little eunuch came back again.

But he didn't speak, just kept winking at Sanmao.

Knowing that nothing good happened, Sanmao's heart sank, and his movements became lighter.

"Let's talk if you have something to do. I can eat three meals a day, but the things I encounter are not the same. They have to be resolved immediately."

With that said, Shen Shiqing stuffed the piece of steamed bun in her hand into her mouth, and served it directly with shepherd's purse soup.

The little eunuch who just went out to ask questions quickly knelt on the ground:
"Going back to the emperor, a rooster sent someone to pass the message that Wu Chongmin, a thousand households in the left sentry camp, has died."

Hearing this, Shen Shiqing picked up another steamed bun:
"Let the messenger come in."

As soon as she finished speaking, a eunuch in a blue robe entered the Qianqing Palace.

"Has the assistant of Jin Yiwei done an autopsy? How did Wu Chongmin die?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Eunuch Sishu also transferred his supervisor from the Ministry of Punishment, and even the supervisor of Jin Yiwei had a separate inspection. Wu Qianhu died of colic in his heart. At first glance, it looks like colic, but in fact he was poisoned. "

Hearing the words "Hang Chang Sha", Shen Shiqing lightly took a bite of the steamed bun in her hand.

After chewing a dozen times, he swallowed.

"Did Wu Chongmin have any abnormalities before he died?"

The little eunuch knelt on the ground tremblingly:
"Returning to Your Majesty, Wu Qianhu died after having breakfast today. The fans heard the shouts outside and rushed in. They have captured the entire Wu family. After careful interrogation, the cook made the breakfast. It was the same as usual. There is nothing unusual, the poison was put in the teacups of five thousand households, and the person who poisoned them has not been found yet."

"cup?"

Shen Shiqing frowned: "It's only half a month since Wu Chongmin was injured on his arm, and he hasn't stopped taking the medicine to promote muscle growth and stop bleeding, so how can he drink tea?"

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise, this servant will go back and spread the word! Find out everything."

"Go."

Shen Shiqing nodded, and when the little eunuch left, she dipped the steamed buns into the soup of roasted chicken breast with winter bamboo shoots and ate them.

"Three cats."

"The emperor, the emperor."

"Have someone bring the high-ranking lady here."

Gao Wanxin, the imperial female officer, is currently busy sorting out the case files, Shen Shiqing allowed her to put the case files in the Maoqin Hall, and she was probably there at this time.

The Maoqin Hall is one of the side halls of the Qianqing Palace, a few steps away, when Gao Wanxin arrived, Shen Shiqing was changing clothes in the Nuan Pavilion while explaining something to Sanmao.

"My minister has seen His Majesty."

"Senior lady, I plan to go out of the palace for a while. Now all the chickens and four mice are outside the palace. If I want to take the three cats out, I will leave the palace to you."

Gao Wanxin didn't expect that what His Majesty wanted to order was actually this matter, she looked at Sanmao with some surprise, and saw Sanmao raised her head and tried to purse her mouth - after all, she didn't hide the smug look on her face.

If he had a tail, he would be able to take him to heaven now!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will guard the gate of the palace, but it's cold and slippery, Your Majesty must take care of the dragon's body."

Shen Shiqing nodded:
"You follow Yujia to Chaohua Hall first, and after an hour, you send a letter to Wenyuan Pavilion, saying, let the cabinet make a list of those who have written to Zhuo Shengquan to intercede."

"Yes."

After explaining a few more things, Shen Shiqing wore a moon-white flying fish suit under the Panlong cloak, got on the imperial carriage and headed for Xiyuan.

When they arrived at Xiyuan, it was much easier to get out of the palace. An unremarkable carriage followed the convoy from the inner treasury slowly out of Xiyuan, and headed north all the way.

"One thousand households, the place to live is not bad."

Standing outside Wu Chongmin's house, Shen Shiqing looked it over carefully.

Sanmao followed behind her, holding up an umbrella for fear that the snow would fall on her prince.

This is a three-entry courtyard with five rooms and seven frames in the main hall. It looks similar to the old Shen's house, and it complies with the regulations of a fifth-rank military officer.It's just that when Shen's house was purchased, her father was compiling it from a sixth-rank Hanlin Academy, and the main house only had three rooms and five frames. A brand-new fifth-grade mansion outside.

Knowing that the emperor is coming, a chicken dressed as a Jin Yiwei hastily greeted him.

"Have you checked out the Wu family's business before?"

"Returning to the emperor, Wu Chongmin has one hundred taels of silver in his account, and more than four hundred taels of foreign debt. This hundred taels of silver is the dowry of his new concubine this summer."

Listening, Shen Shiqing smiled lightly: "His account is innocent."

How can Dayong's guards not pay for nothing?Especially people like Wu Chongmin, who can buy murder even for released domestic slaves, let alone himself?

"Going back to the emperor, I heard that Wu Chongmin's house was just renovated last year. This servant feels a little strange, and is planning to take someone to plan the yard inside and out."

Wu Chongmin died quietly, and without witnesses, it is natural to find physical evidence.

"Did you find out? What kind of tea did Wu Chongmin drink?"

"Returning to the emperor, what Wu Qianhu drinks is a kind of cloud tea from Jiangxi, which has not been broken for five years."

"Is it?"

Jiangxi?

"Where is Wu Chongmin's ancestral home?"

"Return to Your Majesty, he himself is from Jiangxi."

Shen Shiqing nodded.

A thousand households from Jiangxi can not only mobilize a guard team far superior to domestic servants in Yanjing, but also deploy such a luxurious array at home.

Also, the poison that can make people die like colic.

"A chicken."

"Your Majesty?"

"Uncle Ning's mansion, what's going on now?"

Siri Zhao: Let me see where the clues are.

Shen Shiqing: Let me see how many murderers there are.