Princess of the auxiliary country

The first time I tried it, I felt very good. When Emperor Zhaowu looked at the chicken feet, he no longer disliked the duck feet.

On the contrary, I am curious about what this thing will taste like.

As a result, after a while, the remaining half of the braised food platter was shown off by the two empresses.

Both of them still had some unfinished thoughts, and Emperor Zhaowu even chewed the aftertaste.

"Father is really cunning."

"Guessing that we would hesitate when we saw this thing, I quickly asked Duan Li to come over and ask for it. He actually wanted to enjoy this delicious food alone."

Queen Shen beside her, although she still had some unfinished ideas, she didn't think much about giving half of the money to the Supreme Emperor.

It was rare for him, an old man, to come over and ask for something he liked, so he gave it to him.

"And this Zhao De, why don't you know how to send more? Who can eat this much?"

After complaining about the Supreme Emperor, Emperor Zhaowu complained again about Huo Junyao's giving too little.

"Your Majesty, it's not right for you to speak like this. I'm afraid this girl didn't make much for herself, and she didn't just give it to us, right?"

Emperor Zhaowu touched his nose awkwardly.

"That's what I said. I don't mean to blame you, but this girl Zhaode's cooking skills are really nothing to say."

"I'm a little envious of Ningyang."

Hearing this, Queen Shen pursed her lips and smiled. She was so lucky to have such a daughter with extraordinary cooking skills, and Ning Yang also loved food.

The next day, Hongxiu went to Beijing again, this time not only bringing braised food, but also sixty prepared fireplaces and letters from Princess Ningyang.

Not long after she returned to the villa after delivering the braised food yesterday, people from Duke Ji's Mansion and Yongning Marquis' Mansion came over. Apparently they didn't eat enough.

In response, Huo Junyao braised all the remaining ingredients in a very grand manner and made five more portions. The portion was much larger than yesterday.

"Hahaha, little sister is so nice."

Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, Huo Jinyan is at home most of the time. He is very happy to see Hongxiu bringing braised food again.

"Second Young Master, this slave is here today not only to deliver braised food. Third Miss has bought some fireplaces and wants to sell them. Please help Second Young Master."

Hearing this, Huo Jinyan was stunned for a moment, and then said without thinking, "That's no problem, how many are there? My friends have long been talking about wanting a fireplace, I'll have someone notify them later. "

"I brought sixty this time, but fifty of them are to be given to the emperor."

"Sixty?"

Huo Jinyan was quite surprised. The fireplace was made of pure iron. One of them weighed twenty or thirty kilograms at least, and sixty of them was almost close to two thousand kilograms of iron.

But what puzzled him even more was that the little sister had made sixty, but she actually wanted to give fifty to the emperor?
She seems to have given away more than ten before. Isn’t this a bit too spendthrift?
Although the value of this iron is only three to five thousand dollars, it is mainly difficult to buy. In many cases, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.

"Nowadays, there are snow disasters all over the Yu Dynasty. These fifty fireplaces were donated by the lady to the court to help the victims."

"Besides, this iron was also a reward from the emperor. If I sell it like this, I'm afraid the emperor will not be happy if he finds out."

Huo Jinyan understood now.

In my heart, I admire my little sister's righteousness, and I also feel that my little sister is a clever little girl.

Taking the things given by the emperor and giving them to the court, she not only prevented the emperor from blaming her for selling the fireplace, but also gained herself a reputation for righteousness.

"I see, this is a very good move, little sister."

"But why did the little girl suddenly think of selling fireplaces? Aren't they selling vegetables in front? She is very short of money?"

Hearing this, Hongxiu nodded and said, "Yes, there are so many people in the villa. Although Yue Feng is from the mansion, the food and drink still have to be taken care of by the lady. There is not much money left." "Isn't my mother over there? "

"Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, naturally feels sorry for the young lady and wants to give her money, but the young lady said that she has a way to make money, so it is not good to keep asking the government for it."

Hearing this, Huo Jinyan fell silent. He felt sad and distressed for his little sister's words.

After all, she just came back to this house, so she was probably still a little scared in her heart. She didn't dare or didn't want to ask her family for too much.

She has lived alone outside for many years, but she has become independent earlier than young people like them who live in high families.

Thinking that when he was the age of his little sister, he still relied on the money given by the government to live, he felt a little ashamed.

"How much does this fireplace girl plan to sell for?"

Since the younger sister has said so, and my mother has acquiesced there, he can't give the money himself, so he can help from other places.

"The price the lady set is two cents each. After all, a fireplace only requires thirty kilograms of iron."

"Well, the price is quite suitable."

"You leave the ten fireplaces behind and go and do your own business. Come over here when you're done."

Hongxiu quickly saluted and thanked him, and then left Duke Ji's Mansion and went straight to Yongninghou Mansion, Fang Mansion, and finally to the Imperial Palace just like yesterday.

It's just that today she was not in a hurry to go to the harem. Instead, she asked a young chamberlain to help find Director Gao Fu. Although these fifty fireplaces were given to the imperial court, the eldest princess had told her that she wanted the emperor to Know.

Besides, she still has a letter that needs to be delivered to the emperor.

The little chamberlain also knew Hong Xiu and knew that she was the maid of Princess Zhaode of Duke Ji's Mansion. After all, Hong Xiu often came in and out of the palace during this period.

Soon Gao Fu came.

"My slave has met Manager Gao Fu."

"Girls with red sleeves are exempt from gifts."

Gao Fu raised his hand with a smile, and then asked, "I wonder, Miss Hongxiu, why did you ask our family to come over?"

Afterwards, Hong Xiu quickly explained the purpose of her visit, and then presented Princess Ningyang's letter with both hands.

"We admire Princess Zhaode's righteousness. Please leave the things to us. We will report to the emperor later."

"Thank you, Chief Gao Fu. I still have some things to do and need to go to the harem, so I will leave first."

Seeing the food box in her hand, Gao Fu naturally knew that there must be something delicious in it.

"Miss Hongxiu, does this food box belong to the emperor?"

"Of course. Miss has prepared two more copies, one for the Emperor and the Queen, and one for the Emperor to be sent to Da'an Palace."

"Then give the emperor's share to our family."

Hongxiu thought for a while, and decided that this was a good idea. She quickly handed over the food box, thanked her again, and then turned and left.

Gao Fu carried the food box and asked the chamberlain to send the fireplace to the Ministry of Works first, while he went to the harem.

That's right, it's the harem.

In the past two days, Emperor Zhaowu has been thinking about the tax reform plan in Ningyang from time to time. The more he thinks about it, the more he thinks it is a good plan. He wants to try to implement it, but when he thinks about the consequences of doing so, , he hesitated again.

I was confused and naturally couldn't read the memorials, so I could only run to Fengqi Palace and chat with Queen Shen for a while.

At this time, in Fengqi Palace, not only the emperor and the empress were alone, but also the prince, whom he had not seen for many days, was standing in front of the empress with a low eyebrow.