The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 139
The Empress Dowager was drinking tea on the kang under the south window. The emperor sat across from her and asked with a smile, "Does the emperor like the tea I asked them to bring?"

The Empress Dowager replied, put down her teacup and said, "The annual output of this Mengding nectar is only about ten catties, which is very rare. The emperor searched for it from thousands of miles and sent it to me. The emperor's grandmother knows that you are filial, but The emperor has a lot of things to do every day, so he still needs to focus more on government affairs in the future, and don't have to waste money and people for my old lady."

The emperor smiled and said, "It's just an idea of ​​tea, as long as the ancestors like it."

The little girl brought tea, and the Empress Dowager greeted her, "You all have a taste and see how you like it."

Qingchen took the cover bowl with pastel flower and bird patterns on green ground, and as soon as he lifted the cover, he could feel the fragrance. The tea soup was green in color, and after taking a sip, he could feel the clear and cold fragrance in his mouth. "It really is good tea."

Xiao Jue also nodded and said: "Sure enough, the reputation is well-deserved."

The Empress Dowager said to him again: "The golden bird's nest you sent to the emperor's grandmother also liked it very much. You two are filial children. Every time the emperor's grandmother sees you, she feels gratified. We will have you as a side in the future. , the imperial grandmother is at ease in her heart."

Then he ordered Nanny Gui to say: "Later, you will bring some of the tea leaves and bird's nest to that girl."

Nanny Gui smiled and agreed, but Qingchen got up a little uneasy and said: "I thank my ancestor for the reward, but I am ashamed that I don't have anything good to honor my ancestor, so how can I ask for something from my ancestor?"

The Empress Dowager raised her hand to signal her to sit down, and smiled kindly at Qingchen: "You have made great achievements in serving the emperor, and the emperor's grandmother will naturally reward you, so you can just accept it with peace of mind." Then she turned to ask the emperor, "The emperor is like this today. If you are free, it must be because the matter in the court has been resolved, right?"

Xiao Jun hummed: "Exactly, Minister of the Household Department, I chose Mu Jingzhi, the former servant of the Household Department, and Xue Tao was appointed as the servant by the Ministry of Industry. The ancestors think these two people are okay?"

The Empress Dowager thought for a while, then nodded slightly and said: "These two people are not very old, but they are indeed talented people. Xue Tao comes from the family of important ministers. Although Mu Jingzhi's family background is still young, he is also a loyal minister. Then I have seen the children before, they are smart and thoughtful, they are all good, and more importantly, these two people are loyal to the emperor. Young people will not stick to the rules, and the imperial court really needs such people to do some practical things."

The emperor also said sternly: "The imperial court is overstaffed, and many important positions are occupied by the emperor's relatives, but the vegetarian meal in the corpse will only compete for power and profit, and it really needs to be replaced."

The empress dowager was afraid that the emperor's impatience would lead to bad things, so she ordered: "There is no need to rush this matter. The emperor's accession to the throne is short, and the foundation is not stable, so you must not rush forward."

The emperor's face darkened, as if he was very impatient, "The war in the north is constant, food and grass can't be supplied, there are floods every year in the south, the river needs money to clear up, and there is no rain in the west this spring, it seems that there will be another drought , These things require hard-working ministers to share my worries for me, instead of just knowing how to fill my private pockets with the money that I have allocated, and those gangsters only know how to go to brothels and fight crickets all day long, so they don’t know what is the suffering of the people."

Seeing that the emperor was worried, the Empress Dowager thought for a while and said, "You can go back today, and the ancestors will pick a few people for you to send over. If you think it's okay, you can feel free to use them boldly."

When the emperor heard this, his worries turned into joy, "The person recommended by the ancestors must be available. I thank the ancestors in advance."

The Empress Dowager nodded, and said to Qingchen: "You also go back with the emperor, so that you can take care of me."

Qingchen hurriedly got up and gave a blessing, "The concubine obeys."

(End of this chapter)