Queen's scheming

Chapter 33 Concubine Min ([-])

"Empress, Shen Ronghua is really going too far. Concubine Min's fetus is only four months old, and she is willing to do it?" Yu Lian first entered the court. In her opinion, people can do things to adults, even if the adult just committed a crime. For even a small mistake, Yu Lian can slap that person's throat with a sword without blinking an eye, but she can't accept the words of attacking children, cutting grass and roots, which Yu Lian hates the most. What do older children know, let alone An unformed fetus.

"There is nothing she is reluctant to do. Yumei's incident is a precedent." This is nothing to Shen Qingwan, she had already caused Shen Qingyi's miscarriage together with her mother before she entered the palace. In Qing Wan's eyes, I am afraid that this seemingly noble queen is the only one.As for Qian Tianhai, that pervert, he spends his days trying to curry favor with Yumei. The precious jewelry in the capital, all kinds of silks and satins, all kinds of expensive spices, etc. are given away in different ways every day. The maids of various palaces have seen They are all envious, only Yumei knows how perverted Qian Tianhai is at night.

"Mother, are we just going to watch Shen Ronghua and Qian Tianhai make trouble like this?" Yu Lian clearly loves and hates, wishing that the white knife would go in and the red knife would come out, and finish the two of them with one blow.

Shen Qingyi didn't say a word, Qian Tianhai can't kill him yet, and Xiao Anzi still needs time to practice. As for Shen Qingwan, Shen Qingyi narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked softly, "You said that Shen Ronghua promised them a lot of money because of his generosity, Is this why you bought them?"

"Well, Shen Ronghua promised silver to ordinary palace people, and said that he would promote them before the saint if he was a little bit pretty. If you talk about generosity, you are already considered informal, so when Shen Ronghua opened his mouth, he would be ten ingots of gold. Can't help those palace people not being driven by her." Yu Lian nodded and said.Even if this nobleman has silver, ten ingots of gold can feed and clothe several families for a lifetime.

"Where did she get so much money?" Shen Qingyi said as if talking to herself, with the corners of her lips raised like a crescent moon.

When they arrived at Qiankun Palace, Li Tianyou was still busy before the case.More than ten wrist-thick dragon candles were burning enthusiastically. Li Tianyou was looking at a memorial. He lifted his imperial brush lightly. The scarlet red on it was extremely bright. Under the candlelight, he wore a red gold crown with his hair tied up, his brows were wrinkled into hills, and his lips were tight. He sipped, as if he had encountered some problem.

"It's so late, is the emperor still approving memorials?" Shen Qingyi asked softly.As an emperor, Li Tianyou was indeed diligent and caring for the people.It is not uncommon for me to review chapters until late at night.

"Qing Yi" Li Tianyou raised his hand to see that it was Shen Qingyi who came, quickly folded the memorial in his hand, pressed it aside, and then said with a smile, "It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"

Shen Qingyi pretended not to see Li Tianyou's small movements, walked slowly to his side, touched his eyebrows with her fingertips, and asked worriedly, "Is there something bothering you, Your Majesty?"

Li Tianyou flipped through the memorial on the case with a guilty conscience, paused, and said, "It's a small matter. The Queen Mother's birthday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the account books, and now the treasury is empty, and the courtiers are all reporting to increase taxes."

Shen Qing Yiliu frowned lightly, "I remember that the emperor seemed to have issued a decree never to increase the reward?"

"Exactly! This is where I hesitated. But now that the national treasury is empty, there is no way to go on like this." Li Tianyou pinched his brows and said sadly.

Li Tianyou once made a decree that he would never increase the tax, but the courtiers expressed their intention to increase the tax. How could they be so vain?Shen Qingyi looked at the frowning Li Tianyou, did these ministers not take Li Tianyou seriously?He ascended the throne at the age of eight, and now that he is, is he still restricted by the courtiers?
Seeing that Shen Qingyi didn't speak for a long time, Li Tianyou hurriedly said, "I forgot, you don't like to listen to these things, are you tired, or you should go to rest first, I really don't have time today, so I can go to accompany you tomorrow, okay? " Li Tianyou's eyes were full of pleading, he was afraid that Qing Yi would get angry, and if he got angry, he would ignore him for ten and a half months.

Shen Qingyi was a little ashamed, how ignorant she was in the past, she only remembered that Li Tianyou was her husband, but she didn't remember that he was still the emperor, the emperor who ruled the world.

Shen Qingyi's tone softened, she leaned gently beside Li Tianyou, and said softly, "Qing Yi doesn't feel bored, as long as it is what Youlang says, Qing Yi is willing to listen."

When Li Tianyou was tired, the courtiers disregarded his original will and asked him to change the order day by day. He started to help at the age of eight, but he just wanted him to be an obedient and good baby.

Shen Qingyi wrapped her hands around Li Tianyou's neck, and said softly, "Actually, there is no other way."

Li Tianyou hugged Qing Yi's head and leaned it on his shoulder. So many ministers couldn't solve it. What could Shen Qingyi, a woman, do? It's just that Qing Yi was thinking of herself, and he couldn't pour cold water on her. Then he said lightly, "Oh? Tell me about it."

Shen Qing Yilue thought about it for a while, then said with a charming smile, "Of course the first is frugality, and the second is that I entered the palace empty-handed. Over the past year, Yuro also rewarded me with a lot of things. Antique calligraphy and paintings cannot be moved, but there is also a lot of gold and silver, and all the concubines donating them can be regarded as a small income."

Li Tianyou thought it was funny, as a woman, Shen Qingyi could only do this, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

Seeing Li Tianyou shaking his head and smiling wryly, Shen Qingyi pouted and said, "Is it okay for You Lang to dislike the concubine's things?"

"It's not disgusting, it's just that you donated all the gold and silver after you became a country, and what kind of rewards will you get later, you don't want to come to me and cry when you can't reward the silver." Li Tianyou pinched Shen Qing lovingly. Yi pink pretty face.

Shen Qingyi turned her head to dodge, her pretty face flushed slightly, as if she had put on a layer of makeup, she feigned anger and said, "The concubine is not so stingy, I can't reward gold and silver, there are still things to pick up, and besides, who said The concubine has no money, You Lang thought that the concubine sent Eunuch Chen and Madam Su out of the palace for something, that is to earn money for the concubine."

Su Zhai has only been in business for two months. Since it only sells high-priced cloth materials, and the clothes are never duplicated, it is very popular among the nobles in the capital. Su Zhai's clothes elevate her status, it can be said that she is making money every day, so much money that Shen Qingyi wants to open another jewelry store.

Li Tianyou had already received the report from the hidden guards, and the queen opened a shop outside, but Qing Yi didn't mention it to him, so it was not easy for him to ask. Now that Qing Yi said it playfully, Li Tianyou felt a little ashamed I am a little suspicious.How could Qing Yi do something behind his back?

"Okay, I don't lack your little bit of money, you'd better save it for others, a dignified queen can't be too shabby, can she?" Li Tianyou fondled Shen Qingyi's hair.

"Youlang thinks that the concubine is so stupid that he can only use his own money?" Shen Qingyi glanced at Li Tianyou, and said angrily, "What the concubine did was just an introduction, and the concubine didn't bring half a cent of money when she entered the palace. , but it doesn’t mean that there are no other concubines, not to mention others, even Shen Ronghua’s money for entering the palace is indispensable. That girl Yu Lian complained to the concubine yesterday, saying that the second sister of the concubine rewarded the maid next to Concubine Min. Ten ingots of gold, it's obvious that when she entered the palace, her father brought her a lot of silver, since that's the case, it's okay for her to give some. The most important thing is..."

Shen Qingyi paused, giving Li Tianyou half a moment to think deeply, ten ingots of gold are not decimals, the meaning of these words is too much.First, Duke Feng had high hopes for Shen Qingwan and gave her a lot of money to get through; second, it was fine for Shen Qingwan to buy off the maids around her, why would she give ten ingots of gold to Concubine Min's maid if she was so good; third, Shen Qingwan's money was given by Feng Guogong, so generous, where did Feng Guogong's money come from, and the courtiers are actually richer than himself, the emperor?Li Tianyou thought of the thousand taels of gold in Fengjian Zhengfu again. .

Shen Qingyi saw that Li Tianyou's hands were clenched more and more tightly, she slightly raised the corners of her lips, and continued to say softly, "The most important thing is that Daddy married me into the palace, that is, to leave the house completely, and marrying the second younger sister is like a red makeup." Why? The concubine has to take advantage of the Ancestral Worship Festival on the first day of October to go back to the Duke of Fengguo to pay homage to my mother, and then ask my father carefully in front of my mother's tablet. Then take the opportunity to ask my father to donate Give a large amount of money, if the father doesn't donate, the concubine will ask the uncles to visit and judge the concubine."

Shen Qingyi's biological mother, Luo Shi, was the eldest daughter of the Zhongyonghou Mansion, the only daughter of the Zhongyonghou Mansion. Although she was gone, the Zhongyonghou Mansion could not allow the Fengguo Mansion to bully Shen Qingyi, a well-behaved niece.

Li Tianyou frowned, what Shen Qingyi did was just a fight for favor from his daughter's family, but it could solve his urgent needs.The Fengguo Mansion gave the money, and then the Queen Mother came forward, the Fuguo Mansion and the Yangguo Mansion would both give the money, as for the Zhenguo Mansion, would it be Xuegui?But Concubine Xuegui has just entered the palace not long ago, so I don't know if she will be of one mind with her?
There was a drumbeat, and the time had passed. Shen Qingyi suppressed the joking look on her face, and the white butterfly on her hair was swaying slightly, rustling in the empty hall, "The concubine is here!" One more thing, Concubine Min's child is gone."

"How could it be?" Li Tianyou frowned. Since his wedding, the first empress died of dystocia, Shen Qingyi had a miscarriage, and how many people took care of Concubine Min's child, but they disappeared again?

Shen Qingyi sighed softly, "When the accident happened, Concubine Xuegui was in Yuhua Pavilion, and Concubine Min was in front of her with a few mouthfuls of white fungus and lotus seed soup."

Li Tianyou looked at Shen Qingyi with a straight face.He didn't understand the harem battle any more, and he also knew that Tang Aoxue, who was so arrogant and self-admired, would not be so stupid. To do such a thing, someone must be framed.

Shen Qingyi knew what was going on in her heart, stared at Li Tianyou and sighed, "I got the stolen goods. Even if it is for the sake of the Duke of Zhenguo, if I don't deprive him of his title and rank, grounding is indispensable."

Li Tianyou didn't care much about Concubine Xuegui, and had no intention of finding out who framed her, but just thought that he had a reason to ask Zhen Guogong to hand over the money.With the leadership of the four great families, the treasury will definitely not be empty.

(End of this chapter)