Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2456 Seven Volumes 160
The emperor didn't see Concubine Xin's gaze, he just turned around leisurely to drink tea.

She took a sip, nodded with a smile, "It's February, and the yang energy is growing, and I feel irritable. Even this tea should be changed from milk tea to clear drink. The one in your palace was the first to change it, and this Biluochun drink is still good."

After boasting, the emperor put down the tureen.Although he boasted, he only took a sip, and there was no second sip.

The emperor put the gaiwan'er in order leisurely, then slowly raised his eyes, and looked at Nala and Concubine Xin with a smile, "Speaking of Biluochun, there is another story. Do you know this Biluochun, what was your original name?"

Nala's family and Xinfei's Gege, two Manchurian families, have limited knowledge of Jiangnan affairs; what's more, this green tea is only for clear drinking.Both of them bowed their heads in shame.

The emperor was not surprised, and smiled calmly, "The emperor's grandfather visited Taihu Lake when he was on a southern tour. Song Luo, then the governor of Jiangsu, bought refined green tea from a famous local tea maker and presented it to the emperor's grandfather. After the emperor's grandfather drank I thought it was very good, so I asked its name—unexpectedly, this tea was originally called 'Jia Sha Ren Xiang'."

It turned out to be such a name, and Nala and Concubine Xin couldn't help but look at each other.

The emperor's eyelids drooped slightly, he smiled meaningfully, and said to himself, "Tsk tsk, it scares people..."

Nala took over the conversation, "Then the name of Biluochun was changed by the holy grandfather himself in those years, right? It's a good name for the holy grandfather."

The emperor nodded approvingly, and squeezed Nala's hand in front of Concubine Xin, "The emperor chose its green color, curled like a snail, picked it in spring, and got it from the Biluo Peak in Dongting. Good name. From then on, Biluochun officially became a tribute tea, becoming more and more famous all over the world."

It was rare for Nala to be squeezed by the emperor in front of Concubine Xin. She blushed with excitement, so she lowered her head and smiled shyly, "I see. Since the emperor likes it, I will also order the waiter to prepare it. When the emperor arrives If I go there, I can drink it."

The emperor patted the back of Nala's hand, "Qing is the empress of the main palace, and there is a separate tea room in my own palace. The tea you want there is naturally the best."

Concubine Xin is not willing to take this immediate disadvantage, so she hastily said, "Since the emperor likes this Biluochun, please drink another cup. If this cup of tea is already cold, I will brew another cup myself."

The emperor laughed, and finally looked up at Concubine Xin seriously. "Actually, the Biluochun in Concubine Xin's Palace is also top-quality. It is a tribute tea, but it may be the best in Dongting, Suzhou. Therefore, I like your tea."

"It's a pity that at this time, in February, Biluochun's annual first tea can be picked from this time, but it's not yet time to send it to Beijing. That is to say, your Biluochun tea is not a new tea, it's old tea. Tea."

The emperor couldn't help but shook his head regretfully, "Biluochun is green tea, the most important thing is that it is fresh, and it is the best quality. If it is a dark tea a few years ago, the taste will be a bit turbid."

Nala's thoughts were also quick at this moment, and his heart brightened, and he said immediately, "Since it is Shen tea from a few years ago, it was sent to you from Suzhou a few years ago?"

"The first time the holy ancestor tasted this Biluochun, it was presented by the governor of Jiangsu. That's right, Suzhou is under the rule of the governor of Jiangsu, and it is also the place where the governor of Suzhou and Suzhou weaving. In this way, the palace of Concubine Xin It's not surprising that there are top-quality Biluochun hidden in it."

"An Ning used to be the acting governor of Jiangsu, and has served as the chief envoy of Jiangsu and Suzhou weaving for many years." Nala smiled coldly, his eyes were like knives, "I think that the private collection of Concubine Xin's palace is all sent by An Ning. Right! Concubine Xin is still hiding this Biluochun, but she still misses An Ning, the guilty minister?"

"Concubine Xin even deliberately used this Biluochun for the emperor. Could it be to express dissatisfaction with the emperor, thinking that the emperor has wronged your brother-in-law wrong?"

Concubine Xin was so shocked that she hurriedly stood up, "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing so!"

The emperor's long eyes were half-downcast. From Concubine Xin's point of view, he could only see the arc of a smile, but couldn't see the real look in his eyes.

The emperor smiled like this, which made Concubine Xin even more flustered: She would rather the emperor be directly unhappy than smile like this!

The emperor smiled for a while, then slowly raised his head, his dark eyes fixed on Concubine Xin.

"Tea is good tea, but it's a pity that the timing is wrong and it's ruined."

Concubine Xin's heart twitched.The emperor said that the timing is wrong, are you just talking about tea?
Nalashi added without haste, "The concubine is not in a hurry. After all, it is already February, and I think Suzhou will come in this year's Biluochun tea soon. The concubine is still waiting for this year's new tea to arrive. Wait for the emperor to taste it."

As Nala spoke, she glanced at Concubine Xin, her eyes full of sarcasm, "As the saying goes, 'Old tea is like medicine', Sister Xin Concubine, you are pregnant with an imperial heir right now, and your baby is about to give birth. Hundreds of medicines are not suitable for importing. It’s hard for you to save such Shencha, but I advise you, don’t drink it by yourself. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be like drinking medicine?”

Concubine Xin's face was red and white, and she was not convinced by Nala Shi, but she didn't know how to refute it.

The emperor praised leisurely, "The empress is right. Concubine Xin, you should obey the empress's instructions. The empress is doing it for your own good. Then, the dark tea should either be quenched for the slaves' thirst, or put in the dining room. Look. If you can use them for cooking, it’s not a waste of time. If you don’t need dining rooms, then you can bury them in the soil and make them fat.”

Nalashi laughed coldly, "An Ning should be turned into soil now, and the tea leaves he brought in should be fertilized as well."

Concubine Xin couldn't bear such anger, so she raised her head and stared at Nala's, "This green tea can't be drunk anymore, but at least its medicinal properties are still there, at least it can clear away heat and detoxify! It's already February, the emperor pays homage to it." The trip to the mausoleum is about to begin... I would like to present these tea leaves to the Empress Empress at this moment, the Empress Empress can use it for daily washing, and maybe she can also help the Empress Empress treat ringworm!"

Nala slammed the case, "Concubine Xin, you are so courageous!"

Between the two of them, last year's peach blossom ringworm was originally the reason for the irreconcilable situation, so in the early spring of February, when Yeling is about to start, it is the most untouchable topic.Once it was mentioned, the two of them wanted to go up and grab each other's hair.

Or the emperor stretched out his hands to the left and right to stop the two, "Hey? What are you two doing? One is the empress, and the other is the concubine who is about to give birth. What's the point of arguing like this?"

Nala gritted her teeth and took a step back, stroked her cuff, and sneered, "Your Majesty is right, this concubine is reckless. Now she is willing to take the initiative to provoke this concubine and ask her to argue with her. Her child is gone, so she can take the opportunity to say that her concubine made her go mad!"

The emperor raised his eyes innocently, and stared at Nalashi curiously, "What did the queen say, Concubine Xin's child—is gone?"

Before Nala could answer, Concubine Xin called out, "Is the empress cursing the emperor's heir? The empress is still my child's aunt after all, why can she say such a thing at this moment!"

Concubine Xin began to cry as she spoke, and stepped forward to throw herself on the emperor's shoulder, "Your majesty... did you hear that, how can you say such a thing like a majestic empress?"

The emperor squinted his eyes and glanced at Chen Shiguan first, "Where is Doctor Shouyue?"

Chen Shiguan hastily stepped forward and knelt down again, kowtowed upwards, "Return to the emperor, according to my minister, Concubine Xin's happy pulse is steady, and her happy form is as usual..."

The emperor passed on the pulse again, looked at it carefully, and kicked Chen Shiguan on the shoulder, "Little doctor, just entered the palace for a few months, and dared to serve the concubine's womb without knowing what to do. Go! Get lost! From today on, your concubine Xin's fetus will not need you to wait on her! You are only outside, doing some ordinary things like pulse signals and medicine!"

Chen Shiguan kowtowed in fright.

The emperor glanced back at Nala, and then at Concubine Xin, "Look, you both said that although this Chen Shiguan is young and inexperienced, he needs to be employed! The Empress said so, and Concubine Xin herself said the same! Now When something like this happens, who of you two will take the responsibility?"

Both Nala and Concubine Xin were shocked.

Nala said first, "Back to the emperor, although Doctor Shouyue is responsible, but in the last three months, Grandma Shouyue is more useful after all. I have already asked Grandma Shouyue, Sun Shi, before I became a concubine, and she also Said that since she entered Concubine Xin's palace on December 25th, she felt that Concubine Xin's fetus was not right, and Concubine Xin's belly has not changed for more than a month!"

The emperor also asked Mrs. Sun about it, and since Mrs. Sun's affairs had come to an end, he had no choice but to insist that although he had rich experience, Concubine Xin's situation was so special that she had never seen it before, so she really couldn't figure it out.

The emperor was on the edge of the Kang, looked up at the sky, twirled Hetian Baiyu's thumb on his fingertips, and said slowly, "It doesn't matter if a moon guard can't figure it out. Then add another guard Grandma Yue."

"One person's experience is not enough, two people together; if one person can't figure it out, two people can consult and consult together, and they will be able to come to a conclusion."

Concubine Xin was startled and stared at the emperor closely.

But Nala nodded and smiled faintly, "The emperor is wise. Add another grandma who guards the moon, and you can find out everything if you think about it."

The emperor didn't even look at Concubine Xin, but directly ordered, "Gao Yuncong, pass the decree to the House of Internal Affairs, and add another grandma who guards the moon to Concubine Xin's palace!"

Nala stared at Concubine Xin, and said proudly, "One moon-shouping grandma is not enough, then we will add another one; if two moon-shouling grandmas are still not sure enough, that's okay, just add a third one at that time! After all, paper can't hold fire, and I don't believe that Concubine Xin's baby can be so weird that all the moon-shouling grandmas can't find it out!"
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On the third day of February, concubine Xin strangely added another grandma who kept the moon.

On December 25th, a moon-shouling grandmother came, and after more than a month, another one was added suddenly. This method is quite new in the palace.

From this point of view, all the concubines of some age and experience in the harem couldn't help muttering in private, "Could it be Concubine Xin's fetus, what's so weird? After more than a month, Grandma Yue suddenly added another one?"

When Yuqin got the letter, she hurried over to Wanxi's place, clenched Wanxi's hand a little nervously.

"Concubine Xin's fetus is really weird...Jiu'er, have you guessed what the emperor is going to do? Why am I trying desperately to think about it right now, but I'm just at a loss?"

Wanxi also shook her head in embarrassment, "Your majesty, he actually hid me this time." Wanxi said unwillingly, but then blinked mischievously, "Sure enough, it's old people who are treacherous, horses who are slippery. Father fifty, you are really old and spicy!"

Yuqin felt a little disappointed, but she still laughed heartily, "Hey, since we can't guess, then let's not guess! After all, we can be sure that Concubine Xin's fetus must be weird, then We can rest assured!"

Wanxi lowered her head, her eyes were turning, and her cheeks were slightly red, "...After all these years, the emperor has never failed to promise us anything."

Yuqin also nodded, "Who said it wasn't. It's a good thing we thought of it on our own before, but now looking back, we were all fools."

On the other hand, Yurui glanced at Wanxi from the left, then at Yuqin, then pursed her lips and smiled, "You two, one is the noble concubine who is second only to the empress in the harem now; Adoptive mother... the two elder sisters are no longer the little girls they were back then, not only are they of high status, but they are also tied to the princes and princesses."

"Then the emperor can't ask the two elder sisters to fight with the harem again, or if something happens, not only the two elder sisters will be implicated, but our fifteenth elder brother and seven The princess, the ninth princess and the sixteenth elder brother are going!"

Sure enough, it was clear to the bystanders, Wanxi and Yuqin looked at each other, and they couldn't help but suddenly realized.

Both of them came over and hugged Yurui, "Oh, Yurui, thank you for waking up the dreamer!"
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On the ninth day of February, after the emperor went to Changchun Garden to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, he got up alone to pay respects to the Tailing Mausoleum.

Unlike previous years, this year the emperor did not accompany the empress dowager when he visited the Tailing Mausoleum.

And since the empress dowager did not go, the empress Nala did not have to follow and serve, so she continued to stay in Beijing.

The Nala clan led the harem to send off the emperor's holy car, and the emperor entrusted Concubine Xin's fetus to Nala clan from Yin Yin, "Her fetus has reached this moment, and it can land at any time. Maybe I'm away from home." In time, she will give birth. The queen will take care of her."

Nala couldn't help sneering, "...I feel that the emperor is worrying too much, and Concubine Xin won't give birth."

The stomach is empty, what to give birth to?

The emperor pouted reproachfully, "Grandma Shouyue has just been recruited, and the final news hasn't been given yet, so don't rush to say that, the empress... After all, I still believe in Concubine Xin, and I hope Concubine Xin can be safe and sound." Let me give birth to another prince."

Nala suppressed her displeasure, "Leave everything to my concubine, the emperor can go to visit the mausoleum at ease."

After the emperor finished talking with Nala, he moved in front of Wanxi, didn't hold Wanxi's hand, and didn't say much, just four short words: "Relax, wait."

Wanxi knew it too, with a cold face, and even deliberately took half a step back to distance herself from the emperor.

"My concubine sends you off respectfully, and wishes you a smooth journey."

Huang Luo's canopy meandered away, but Wanxi didn't show any nostalgia, and turned back quickly.

Yuqin followed, and said faintly, "You won't be driving this year. I was worried that Concubine Xin would target you specifically, and maybe blame you for the crime of losing the child. But I didn't expect that this time The empress dowager and empress were also left in Beijing by the emperor."

"Then it will be lively. I think Concubine Xin hates the Empress the most at this time, so she can't care less about plotting against us. Even with the Empress alone, it is enough for Concubine Xin to have a good drink."

Yurui also said, "Sister Qing said yes. Besides, the emperor left alone this time, leaving the empress to preside over the harem in the palace. Even if concubine Xin is not counted as the empress, how can the empress let concubine Xin go easily? Ah, this time, let's just be spectators in the palace."

Wanxi lowered her head, her mind was floating on the corners of her eyes and brows.

"...The emperor went to visit the mausoleum this time, and he also promised me to meet Mao Tuan'er. It would be inconvenient if the empress dowager and the empress were here. I don't ask for anything, as long as the emperor can meet Mao Tuan'er this time. Go to Tuan'er, don't let Mao Tuan'er and Yuye get implicated outside, I'm willing enough."

Yuqin held Wanxi's hand, "Don't think about it, they will be fine. Both of them have been out of the palace for so long, far away from the palace, and things in the palace will definitely not disturb them anymore."

Wanxi nodded, "Borrow my sister's good words."
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The emperor left the mausoleum, but he still didn't forget the empress who stayed in Beijing.The next day, the emperor issued an order on the way to stop the banquet again for the Qianqiu of the Nala clan.

If it is said that the Nala family has been on the way to serve the empress dowager to visit the mausoleum together in the past years, the banquet is inconvenient, but this year they stayed in Beijing and stopped the banquet as usual, and Nala's heart is even more troubled.

Wanxi was not able to relax, but heard something from Yurui.

It turned out that on the seventh day of the first lunar month, the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already received the imperial decree, "The son of Erlawangdorji should receive the salary and silver, and pay it for 10 years, and hand it over to the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the collection and storage of interest. This is hereby. The minister's Yamen sent the doctor Yi Er'a and the principal Mu Keshan to open a pawn shop, and he was good at handling it for profit."

From receiving the imperial decree on the seventh day of the first lunar month to the ninth day of the second lunar month, the preparations have been full for a whole month, and the general scale has been prepared, and the operation can be officially started.It is estimated that the interest of the first installment can already be recovered from the sixth day of March.

Because the emperor was not in Beijing at the time, the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked Yurui to euphemistically tell Wanxi and ask Wanxi for instructions.

Although Wanxi is the head of the inner court, it is inconvenient to manage these matters directly, but it is the practice of these ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to please the master in private.

Since it is a pawnshop for Lawang, it will actually be one of the sources of the Princess Mansion's expenses after the reduction of the small seven cents in the future.Wanxi cared about it tightly, so she didn't give in anymore, and took over the account to take a closer look.

Wanxi knows that Lawangyin is already the eldest son of Prince Chaoyong, so he must be Prince Chaoyong in the future.As for the foreign vassal's palace in Beijing, there are naturally offerings from the products of his own fiefdom; in addition, Lawang also enjoys the prince's salary.Therefore, the proceeds from the pawn shop assisted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are actually given to Xiaoqi's natal family.Wanxi couldn't relax at all.

Fortunately, Wanxi has been in the Old Summer Palace these years, and has been taking care of the outsourcing of the idle fields, lotus ponds, and bamboo forests in the Old Summer Palace for many years. It was only in recent years that she gradually transferred it to Qing Zao, so Wanxi is not very concerned about these accounts. frightened.

Wanxi only occasionally asked Yurui, "The emperor gave Yongrong an additional 'Qingchundang' in October last year to make up for his annual expenses?"

Yurui nodded, "The Qingchun pawn that the emperor bestowed on the sixth elder brother cost [-] taels."

"In November, around the time when the fourth elder brother Yongxie officially gave birth to an heir, the emperor also rewarded the fourth elder brother with two pawn shops. The cost of each pawn shop is about [-] taels, and the total cost is more than [-] taels. "

Yurui said with a smile, "The cost of the pawn shop of the two princes is not as good as that of our seventh son-in-law. In the emperor's heart, he regards our little son-in-law as seventh son-in-law more than his son."

Wanxi spat lightly, "How can you compare? The son-in-law is the husband after all, but the prince is connected by blood."

Yu Rui also laughed, "Yes, yes, but what the emperor really values ​​in his heart is not our seventh princess? If it is said that they are connected by blood, our seventh princess is the emperor's favorite treasure!"

Wanxi also chuckled, ignored Yurui, and just concentrated on looking at the account book.

"I've heard that the pawnshops bestowed by the emperor on princes and sons-in-law are run by officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There are still rules regarding the amount of interest?"

Yu Rui said, "The assessment standard is [-]% monthly interest. Those who can reach this number will be rewarded and recorded once by the officials in charge of management; if the monthly interest is less than [-]% monthly interest, the officials need to make up for it themselves. "

"Let's not talk about the distance, let's talk about the 'Yi Chengdang' given to the third son-in-law by the emperor. It was in the 24th year of Qianlong, and the emperor lent 2000 taels to open it, but from the opening until last year, every year They only charge three or four per cent, or six or seven per cent, but they never reach eight per cent a year. By the end of last year, they had already lost more than [-] taels of silver, and it became a loss-making business."

"The emperor also ordered the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officials, Baitang A, etc. who were in charge of the handling to compensate..."

Wanxi was also a little dumbfounded, "Ask the ministers to make up for it themselves? Don't they want to blame the third princess and the third concubine in their hearts?"

Yurui shrugged, "Who says it's not? It can only be said that Princess Hejing and the third son-in-law are not destined to attract wealth, but instead ask the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to eat and drink with them."

Wanxi nodded, and tapped the account book with her fingertips, "Just to prevent the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from following suit, Xiao Qi and Lawang's pawn shop must not lose money. We have to be careful to help these two children keep an eye on the book. some time."
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For a mother, the children's future life is of course the most important thing, so Wanxi devotes all her heart to planning for Xiaoqi and Lawang's pawnshop, and has no time to think about Concubine Xin's Tired.

There was nothing serious about the emperor's visit to the mausoleum.The only news that came back from the journey was that on February [-]th officials in Shandong were reprimanded for planning to build a new palace for the southern tour next year, and the emperor replied that "this move is definitely not possible."

On February [-], the emperor ordered the fourth concubine Fu Long'an to manage the affairs of the Old Summer Palace.Wanxi is also very happy, and her life in Yuanmingyuan will be more convenient from now on.

Wanxi didn't expect that the emperor left quickly and came back quickly.On February [-]th, the emperor had already returned to Luan, and he was about to return to Yuanmingyuan that day!

Wanxi's heart was pounding, has the emperor seen Mao Tuan'er?

(End of this chapter)