Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 414

"The Empress Dowager can ask the Secretary of the Accounting Department carefully, the disaster relief money must be available! By the way, isn't Princess Zhenxi's natal family a rice and grain imperial merchant? If the treasury is empty, the Yao family can just ask the Yao family to put food first! " Lu Xiangye reluctantly replied in spirit.

The anger that the Empress Dowager had suppressed just now couldn't help but boil again, and she looked down on her brother's blind evasion.What account recruitment department minister asked carefully?She didn't believe that he didn't know the situation of the household department at all!

"The king of Zhenxi from the Yao family has already asked the Ai family to get in touch, but in business talk, the Yao family can't just provide food for the court to relieve the disaster, so the food money has to be paid as well? The Yao family didn't increase much. The price is already for the face of King Zhenxi!" The queen mother gave Lu Xiangye a white look, and her tone was displeased.

Lu Xiangye couldn't help but his eyes lit up, as if he had caught something, he hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the Yao family's rice business is so brave, and even tried to increase the price! It's clearly taking advantage of the fire! What's the matter with King Zhenxi? Take office Let my father-in-law act like this! This is a disastrous fortune for the country! The queen mother should issue a decree to reprimand and punish severely!"

"Shut up!" The queen mother was furious when she heard the words, and said coldly: "The Yao family is a merchant, and it is the nature of a merchant to seek profit. How can the price of food not rise at this time? You can point it out to the Ai family!"

The Queen Mother would be suspicious if the Yao family rice line didn't increase the price, because if so, Shen Quan was clearly taking the opportunity to buy people's hearts!He is a prince, what is he trying to do by buying people's hearts?Where did Lu Xiangye think of this level, the complaint did not go to the point, and he was reprimanded for nothing.

Lu Xiangye was startled when he saw the Queen Mother was angry, he froze and didn't dare to say any more, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart.

"How much cash does our Lu family have that we can use? The Ai family wants to call on the princes and ministers to donate for disaster relief. What do you think?"

Master Lu hesitated immediately when he heard the words, the Queen Mother first asked how much cash the Lu family had, and then asked everyone to donate money, clearly wanting the Lu family to set an example in this matter.Lu Xiangye couldn't help secretly getting angry, when he thought about giving money, you would say "our Lu family", since you would say "our Lu family", why didn't you think about "our Lu family"?The Lu family's money is of great use, how can it be used to relieve disasters and save those untouchables?Besides, asking the princes and ministers to pay is clearly an errand for offending people, why should the Lu family do it?After this trip, it would be no wonder not to offend all the courtiers!
"Well, the money in the house is managed by the second brother and several housekeepers. I don't know exactly how many ministers are left. When the ministers go back to check and understand, they will go back to the queen mother! Uh, the queen mother is wise, you have given your holy will, trust the princes and ministers Definitely respond! The humble minister will also be the first to support the Queen Mother! I don’t know, cough, how much does the Queen Mother think is appropriate to donate?”

Empress Dowager Lu was disturbed when she heard this, she waved her hands and said, "That's all! Let's discuss this matter again!"

Seeing that the queen mother looked tired, Lu Xiangye hurriedly bowed and retreated, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.Thinking of the purpose of entering the palace, I couldn't help feeling restless and irritable again, and went away disgruntled.

The Empress Dowager sat on the couch, supported her forehead with her elbows, and closed her eyes tiredly, the disappointment in her heart was beyond words.The only difficult thing in the world is buying people's hearts!What a great opportunity!As long as the Lu family makes a gesture and distributes the money, can the people not be grateful?But my brother is not willing at all!As a family member, he doesn't know about the family background of the Lu family, so he dares to speak boldly in front of her?The queen mother couldn't help sneering!
The prince gave her the silver ticket in private, and he didn't advertise half a word to invite his name outside. After Shen Quan received the small sum of money, he just casually praised "The prince is kind" and did not help the prince. After the publicity, the queen mother was quite satisfied with the actions of these two people. At least, they were very sensible and did not take the opportunity to make a big fuss. It can be seen that they are really selfless.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother couldn't help showing two sympathies to the Prince.After all, he is her direct grandson!Be well-behaved and never cross the line!It can be seen that she has a heart for her grandmother.

The figure of the prince could not help appearing in the Queen Mother's mind, and her heart was even more confused, she thought to herself: Could it be that this is God's will?Is the royal family not exhausted...

After Lu Xiangye returned to the mansion, he was worried, for fear that the Empress Dowager would order the Lu family to donate money. Fortunately, several days passed, and there was no movement at all, so he was completely relieved!
Finding news, buying officials, raising dead soldiers, making weapons, buying food, horses and medicines, which one does not cost money?The Lu family's money is not enough, how can he have spare money to donate!

The disaster situation in Henan has not been alleviated, and the news that Shen Quan keeps sending to the capital is not consoling. The Empress Dowager is very worried.Old Madam Shen, Mrs. Xiao, Yao Cunhui and others in the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion worried about Shen Quan day and night.

On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Empress Dowager was so worried that she contracted the cold and fell ill again. The Imperial Hospital sentenced her to enter the palace overnight and be exempted from the court the next day. For a while, the hearts of all the ministers tightened tightly, panicking.Only then did everyone realize that the queen mother is also an old person, she is really old!

Yun Xiaodie heard that the Empress Dowager fell ill and was very anxious, so she asked Madam Xiao to resign and wanted to go to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager.

Mrs. Xiao leaned on the sick bed, nodded and sighed after hearing the words: "It should be! If I didn't look like this, I should also enter the palace to kowtow to the Queen Mother! Let Huier make some arrangements and send you into the palace tomorrow Go! Otherwise, you still stay in the palace to accompany the Queen Mother!"

Yun Xiaodie's expression was slightly stagnant when she heard the words, it was true that she missed the Queen Mother, but if she was to stay in the palace to accompany the Queen Mother, she was really not very willing!

"If the Empress Dowager doesn't think my niece is stupid and keeps her as a companion, she should stay. If the Empress Dowager wants to rest in peace, the niece must go back to the palace to bother her aunt and sister-in-law!"

"Where is this talking! Don't bother me! It's good that you don't dislike it!" Mrs. Xiao smiled kindly.

Yao Cunhui pondered for a while when he heard the words, and then asked Mrs. Xiao for an idea to accompany Yun Xiaodie into the palace to greet the Queen Mother.Now that Shen Quan is still on the bank of the Yellow River, it is impossible to complete this errand perfectly, after all, there are too many aspects involved.It all depends on what the Empress Dowager wants, if the Empress Dowager is considerate then forget it, if she is serious about settling accounts, just grabbing a little bit is enough to accuse her!The Shen family had to show their loyalty to the Queen Mother at this time!Although Yao Cunhui felt a little numb in her heart, she was afraid that after entering the palace, the queen mother would make things difficult for her with the side concubine, but she had to go this time!
Mrs. Xiao thought of something with her, originally she had the same idea, but because Yao Cunhui was pregnant, it would be a little unnatural for her to say that, so she refrained from saying it, and it would be better for Yao Cunhui to bring it up on her own initiative.So he told her to take care of the child in his womb and ordered her to enter the palace with Yun Xiaodie.

These few days the palace gate was very lively, not only the Zhenxi Prince's Mansion, but also orders from all the mansions entered the palace one after another to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was impatient to hear about it, except for the necessary, the rest just kowtowed in the corridor and went back.

Yao Cunhui and Yun Xiaodie, the Empress Dowager naturally met.

The queen mother still remembered that Yao Cunhui was pregnant, and before she knelt down, a female officer had already supported her.

"Aijia is just suffering from the cold occasionally. Look at you one or two making a big fuss! Aijia is fine, so don't worry about it!" The queen mother was wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe, her hair was neatly tied in a bun, she even put a little makeup on her face, and smiled slightly. He smiled calmly, with a calm expression, no different from usual except for a little tiredness.

"Seeing that the queen mother is fine, my daughter is relieved! In the early autumn, the cold and heat exchange is the easiest way to catch wind and cold, so take care of yourself, queen mother!" Yun Xiaodie said with a smile when she saw that the queen mother was fine.

"Hehe, Aijia will!" The queen mother nodded with a smile, quite indulgent and intimate with her.

Yao Cunhui also smiled and said a few words of concern, but was secretly surprised.The queen mother's situation is much worse than what they saw!Others couldn't see it, but as a doctor, she took a few glances and heard the Queen Mother's voice, but she vaguely guessed something, but since the Queen Mother wanted to hide it, she naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to point it out in person.

The Empress Dowager didn't let them stay any longer, and ordered them to be sent out of the palace after a few gossips.

Yao Cunhui and Yun Xiaodie bid farewell and left. At the gate of the palace, they ran into two wives who were about to leave. They were Mrs. Zuo Yushi and Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice.These two wives entered the palace with Yao Cunhui and Yun Xiaodie to pay their respects, but the Queen Mother did not hear them.

They met here again at this moment, it was a "coincidence" rather than deliberate, the two ladies clearly wanted to inquire about the news.

The guards outside the palace gate didn't drive them away, let them dawdle here, Yao Cunhui knew that the Empress Dowager intended to spread the news through their mouths, so she was not stingy. When asked about the Empress Dowager's phoenix body, she and Yun Xiaodie also told the truth about what they saw.The faces of the two ladies softened when they heard this, and they left with a smile.

In the Changchun Palace, just as Yao Cunhui and Yun Xiaodie left, the Empress Dowager fell backwards with a low cry of "Ouch", so panicked that Yuan Yuan and other female officials hurried forward to support her, tucking in the quilt, stroking her chest smoothly , those who bring tea, those who take medicine, and those who take clean veils are busy making a mess.

The queen mother took a sip of tea, waved her hands and ordered everyone to retreat, panting and leaning on the big apricot-colored pillow, and only let Yuan Yuan gently pat her back and wait to take the medicine.

Yuan Yuan glanced at the Queen Mother worriedly, seeing that she was panting, absent minded and listless, she was completely different from her usual phoenix-eyed, silent and pretentious appearance. : "Queen Mother, why don't you ask the court judge to come for diagnosis and treatment again, and prescribe a new medicine?"

"No need," the queen mother gave Yuan Yuan a displeased look, "The prescription prescribed the day before yesterday is still boiled, it's nothing more than that, it will be ready in two days! You can order the medicine—"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother!" Yuan Yuan hurriedly said: "No one else knows about the medicine that is cooked in the side palace! The medicine was also bought by Xiao Dezi outside the palace secretly, and he never took it from the imperial hospital!"

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