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

Chapter 875
Xue Tao also said: "The meaning of the empress is to let the emperor be closer to Dagan's territory when choosing a place, so that it will be more conducive to the smooth progress of the early affairs, and in the future, we can share the profits of the trade city with confidence. A lot, after all, ten years later, the tax and rent of a city will be quite a fortune when calculated."

Xiao Jun finally couldn't help laughing and said: "She's thinking about the long term. I just hope that this matter can be done smoothly and it will be great. The matter has not started yet, but she is already thinking about how to collect money in the future."

Xue Tao agrees with Qingchen's idea. After thinking about it, he said solemnly: "Weichen also agrees with your empress's approach. After all, everything should take a long-term perspective. Since you have decided to do it, you must think carefully about some things, and money matters , It is also taken from the people and used by the people, even if the emperor does not intend to receive the money into the national treasury, it can be used to build bridges and roads."

Xiao Jun pondered for a while, and ordered Xue Tao to say: "Tomorrow, I will discuss this matter with the ministers in court. By the way, regarding the matter of raising money, I will draft an edict and distribute it to the whole country as quickly as possible according to the method you said. 2000 It's only two silver coins, I believe it won't be a difficult task."

Xue Tao hurriedly bowed and responded, "What the emperor said is that those dandies in the capital now spend several hundred taels of silver for a drink of flower wine in a brothel. It’s really nothing. Not to mention, even those small shops on our streets in the capital, it’s not difficult to get the money out.”

Xiao Jun seemed to be relieved of the heavy burden of a thousand gold this time, and walked back and forth in the imperial study several times in a good mood, and told Xue Tao, "Go and draw up a general charter for me to see. Soldier, at least the labor costs for building the house are saved. For the rest of the things, you must list them all in detail, the more detailed the better, and you must ensure that once the money is in place, all the things that need to be used are in place and there is no delay. .”

Xue Tao hurriedly replied: "Yes, if the minister obeys the order, then the minister will retire first."

Xiao Jun carefully read the bills drawn up by the Ministry of Industry again, and suddenly her eyes sank again, and she turned to Fu Quan, "I haven't seen Concubine Chen these days, how is her illness?"

Fuquan knew that even if the emperor didn't see Concubine Chen, he would still miss her all the time, so he kept paying attention to Concubine Chen's movements, and when he saw the emperor's question, he hurriedly replied: "Concubine Chen's condition has improved a lot. In the afternoon, I took Yunlan to sit in the flower garden at the gate of the palace for a while, probably because I felt bored during the illness and came out to relax."

After a pause, seeing that the emperor had no words, just staring at the corner of the table in a daze, he said cautiously: "The servant just heard that the empress sent someone to Duanyang Palace to spread the word, saying that it would be impolite for the concubine Chen to not go to the empress to greet her for a long time. Let Concubine Chen go to Chengkun Palace with all concubines early tomorrow morning to say hello."

Xiao Jun took the memorial on the table without saying anything and continued to look at it, but Fu Quan didn't dare to say another word. Seeing the emperor's thin lips tightened, he was obviously angry again.

Sure enough, after a while, the emperor asked casually: "It's just a bit of wind and cold, why is it not good for so long?"

Fuquan said with a smile on his face: "The concubine Chen is weak in body, and she has been ill recently, and she doesn't want to eat. I heard that she often can't sleep well at night. It is said that she often suffers from inexplicable heartaches. Doctor Gu can't diagnose it." The reason is that you can't rest in peace when you are sick, so why don't you heal more slowly?"

It's not that I'm not worried, but there's nothing I can do about it. The emperor's face darkened again because of Fuquan's words, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Has the Ministry of Internal Affairs withheld concubine Chen's supplies?"

Fuquan hurriedly replied: "Not really, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not dare to neglect the expense, but the empress has a poor appetite when she is ill, and the emperor has not visited Duanyang Palace for so long, the empress is probably depressed It will last a long time."

Seeing that the emperor kept frowning and saying nothing, Fuquan said softly beside him: "Your majesty, since you are worried, why don't you go and see your empress? This way you don't have to wait outside the gate of the empress's palace all the time. The empress has seen you." Your Majesty, when I feel happy, maybe this disease will heal itself without medicine."

"Fuquan, go and tell the House of Internal Affairs that the blood swallows, ginseng, and all nourishing things from Concubine Chen's place must not be broken. If you dare to treat her harshly, I will remove their heads. In addition, needless to say, I ordered you Understand?"

Fu Quan didn't understand, but he didn't dare to ask further questions, he only thought that the emperor still couldn't pass the test in his heart, and couldn't forgive Concubine Chen, so he could only respond: "Yes, the servant knows."

Even when Qingchen was a little nobleman, the empress never scolded her for not going to Chengkun Palace to pay her respects when she was ill, but now that she is the concubine, the empress refuses to sympathize with her any more.

Qingchen knew that the empress was trying to test the concubine who had lost his favor, the emperor would no longer show mercy, and if the empress didn't want to see her again, it was conceivable that the wall would fall and everyone would push her away.

I heard that the queen is very good at attracting newcomers. Wei Guiren is the most favored among these few newcomers, and she is also the one who is most loved by the queen. The queen not only gave her a generous reward, but also arranged for her to live in the closest to Qingchen's bedroom. Qionghua Palace, that is, the place where Concubine Shu once lived.And the person living with Wei Guiren is the queen's distant cousin Lin Yafu.

Qingchen thinks that the queen will arrange it, Wei Guiren is favored, Lin Yafu lives with her in the same palace, at least he can see the emperor's face often, and he can share some of the emperor's favor no matter what.

She doesn't go out these days, and she doesn't want to hear these troublesome things, but since the queen has sent someone to pass the message, she will go to Chengkun Palace tomorrow morning no matter what.

Jin Xin was a little disdainful of the queen's behavior, and when the little girl who came to pass the message left, she cursed, "What kind of thing is it?

When Qingchen heard it, she just smiled helplessly, no matter whether it was a dog fighting for power or a dog fighting for power, having power to fight proved that the queen had made a comeback.

And after the queen turned over, the first person to deal with was naturally her.Concubine Li is the queen's helper, so the queen will naturally not do anything to her. Concubine Ning holds the power to assist the sixth palace, and the queen can't touch her for the time being. The rest is her, the concubine who has lost her favor.Whether it is to use her to show the newcomer's prestige, or to test the loyalty of the queen's subordinates, it is undoubtedly the most suitable to attack her.

But today, Qingchen is no longer that little nobleman who only seeks to protect herself in everything. She has long been accustomed to these conspiracies in the palace.After experiencing so many life-and-death games, no matter what kind of tricks she faces, she can keep her heart as deep as water, and respond to all changes with the same attitude.

(End of this chapter)