King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 96 Jia Yuanchun

Forbidden in God's Capital, inside Kunning Palace.

Empress Yang Qingyin took a magnifying glass and carefully looked at the potted plants in front of her. There were two women in palace costumes standing on her left and right.

"Lao sixth daughter-in-law, it takes a lot of effort to mess with these things, right?"

Concubine Rui Chen Zhi immediately replied: "Mother and empress have learned that it is difficult for day lilies to survive in the heat of the summer. My daughter-in-law took care of it day and night to cultivate it..."

When it was finally time to show off her merits, how could Chen Zhi hide it?

"It's really a daughter-in-law's blessing to be able to offer it to the queen mother, and it's also a blessing for this pot of daylilies!"

Although Empress Yang Qingyin doesn't care about government affairs, she is a figure that cannot be ignored in the Ming Dynasty.

Just because in the emperor's heart, she has incomparable weight and can have an impact on many things, such as the abolition of the crown prince.

If Zhu Jingyuan wants to pull the prince down, the first thing he has to pass is the queen's level. If his mother doesn't support him, there will be great resistance.

If the queen is favored, as long as she does not interfere in this matter, it will be a great progress for Zhu Jingyuan.

That's why Zhu Jingyuan and his wife tried their best to please the queen.

That's right, it really took a lot of effort. After all, Yang Qingyin could have whatever she wanted, and it was really hard to make her happy.

"I hope that the queen mother will be in good health, and that Chun Xuan will prosper!"

Looking at the flowers carefully, Yang Qingyin said with a smile: "Not bad...you have a heart!"

Chen Zhi laughed, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started talking and laughing again, which made Jia Yuanchun beside him very lonely.

It stands to reason that the crown prince should come for the morning and evening appointments, and it would be embarrassing for her to come here as a side concubine.

As the eldest lady of the Jia family, she was once a flower cared for by her parents and elders, but now she is like a leaf falling in the wind, lonely and helpless with no interest in life.

Although she has excellent talents, first-class appearance, and extremely prominent family, but these are not worth mentioning to the royal family.

What's more, because of the Donghuamen incident, which brought her a marriage due to compromise, she was never trusted as a noble daughter of the government.

So much so that now, she has no relationship with the prince, and her relationship with the empress is mediocre, and her status in the palace is far worse than that of Chen Zhi.

Why is this Chen Zhi so talkative today, why don't you go back earlier?
"Okay, let's stop here today, and you should go back early, the children are waiting for you..."

"Then my daughter-in-law will bid farewell..."

"Farewell, my concubine!" Jia Yuanchun followed suit.

At this time, Yang Qingyin said: "Stay here, I have something to tell you!"

Jia Yuanchun was a little surprised, she had never been left alone.

Chen Zhi was also surprised, but she concealed it well, saluted Yang Qingyin and left.

"Are the children okay?"

"Report to mother, everything is fine!"

"Since the fourth child is not here, you should rest assured about the affairs of the Eastern Palace!"

"The concubine understands!"

"The fourth child has been very hard these years, you are a careful child, you have to take good care of the fourth child, it will benefit you in the future!"

"Yes!"

The conversation between the two was very dry, and Yuan Chun knew that this was not the point, so she was waiting for the next serious matter.

After exchanging pleasantries, Yang Qingyin picked up the teacup and said, "Have you been in touch with your natal family recently?"

Unable to understand the meaning of the Queen's words, Yuan Chun replied truthfully: "Five days ago, the Rongguo Mansion sent some melons and fruits!"

Yang Qingyin then asked: "How long has it been since I gave you something last time?"

"About... a few months, I can't remember clearly!"

Looking at Jia Yuanchun, Yang Qingyin asked slowly, "They didn't say anything to you?"

"No...no!"

After staring at Jia Yuanchun for a while, and confirming that he had not lied to him, Yang Qingyin continued, "Your parents are so kind, you should return the gift and thank you!"

"By the way, remind the elders in the family to take care of your body, don't overwork, and don't think about messy things!"

"Only in this way can you be happy, otherwise you will only find troubles and even disasters!"

"do you understand?"

To be honest, Jia Yuanchun didn't understand, but she could tell the seriousness of the situation.

Otherwise, the queen wouldn't have left her behind, and said so much in a serious and serious manner.

"Understood, let's go back!" Yang Qingyin put down the teacup.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your advice, and my concubine will leave!"

After Yuan Chun left, Yang Qingyin couldn't help sighing.

Even she has noticed the small actions of the Jia family secretly, how could the emperor not know.

Letting the Jia family's second child go on tormenting, the emperor was furious and shot, I am afraid that even the emperor would not be able to protect them.

Yang Qingyin only mentioned this for the sake of her son's face. She hoped that Jia Yuanchun really understood.

After leaving the palace, Jia Yuanchun got into the sedan chair, still thinking about the queen's words in his heart.

"It seems that a family member has done something that shouldn't be done..."

"My family was the emperor's confidant back then, and he was hesitant about the Donghuamen incident, so he hated the current emperor, and his status has plummeted in recent years..."

"At this time, it's time to keep a low profile and not show your edge..."

Analyzing secretly in his heart, Jia Yuanchun gradually had a claim.

After going back, she will order someone to go back and send a message, warning the family members not to act rashly.

On the other side, in Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xianming was reading the memorial.

There are a lot of things going on recently, the main thing is to increase troops to the northwest, and the allocation of food and grass is already in progress.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Officials has drawn up a list of officials, namely the Commander of Annan, the Chief Envoy of Taiwan, and the Procuratorate of Yunnan..."

"The cabinet vote is to be passed and submitted to His Majesty's holy order..."

The old eunuch with gray temples handed a memorial to Zhu Xianming.

Don't look at the old eunuch's gentle expression, his benevolent brows, he looks just like the old man next door.

In fact, this is a very ruthless person. After the Donghuamen Incident, he took charge of the East Factory and eliminated many confidantes for Zhu Xianming.

Now, he has been promoted to the palm of the supervisor of ceremonies, and has become the inner minister of the world, a top secret figure who opposes the chief minister of the cabinet.

When Zhu Xianming was reading the memorial, Lu Tong introduced him and gave detailed information on the proposed officials.

"Okay!"

"Yes!"

Immediately afterwards, Lu Tong handed over another memorial, saying: "Your Majesty, the army has recently increased in the northwest, and the [-] shi of grain from Jiangbei to Jinling has now been allocated to go north..."

"For the vacant food, the Ministry of Household Affairs, please solve it from Jinling..."

Before Lu Tong could finish speaking, Zhu Xianming said coldly, "Jinling solves it? How to solve it? Add it to the common people?"

Seeing that Lu Tong didn't answer, Zhu Xianming asked, "Is there no other way?"

Wars cost the most money and food. Although Jinling is rich, it has paid taxes to the imperial court. Although it has saved some extra money, it is indeed stretched to meet the needs of tens of thousands of troops.

The common people were already miserable, and Zhu Xianming couldn't bear to conscript him again, so he knew that this problem was difficult to solve.

In fact, there are ways to say, and it is easy to solve the problem.

For example, His Majesty the Emperor has 200 million taels of silver in his internal funds, and it is enough to allocate a little at will.

But the emperor didn't take the initiative to mention it, how could he, Lu Tong, dare to speak without authorization.

After thinking for a while, Lu Tong replied: "Your Majesty, the common people have no food to collect, but the merchants have money to collect!"

"What do you mean?"

"Why don't you call on... Jinling's richest man to donate money and food for the suppression of the Japanese!"

"Jinling rich man?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that there are many salt merchants in Jinling's patrolling salt censor's yamen!"

After thinking about it, Zhu Xianming said slowly, "Let the salt merchants donate money? I'm afraid they won't be willing!"

"Let the Xue family of Jinling take the lead in donating, and let the inspector Yan Yushi Yamen put pressure on them, and these people will follow..."

"This...is a way!"

After thinking deeply, Zhu Xianming nodded and said, "So, the supervisor of ceremonies will send an urgent delivery to Xue's family in Jinling!"

"Yes!" Lu Tong put away the memorial.

"Speaking of which, it has been seven years since Xue Zhen passed away, right?"

Lu Tong replied: "Your Majesty, it has been seven years since Xue Zhen Zhengtong passed away three years ago!"

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