The queen who wears books always wants to bully me

Chapter 335 The Handwriting of the Empress Dowager

Yan An's eyes flickered slightly, he was about to say something, he didn't know if he should say something or not.

Prince Li looked at him, "Speak up if you have something to say."

"My lord, it is said that my subordinates have observed that Miss Zhou seems to have not given up on the King of Chu." Yan An said bluntly.

Although Miss Zhou is excellent in all aspects, she is the best candidate for Princess Li, but she has two minds, and she is afraid that one day she will betray the prince and ruin the good things of the prince. This hidden danger must be resolved as soon as possible, and it must be prevented in advance.

A sternness flashed across Prince Li's eyes, and he said with a smile, "This king knows that a woman is just an accessory of this king. When she becomes my king's person, she will naturally be out of control."

Seeing that he had listened, Yan An cupped his hands, "My lord is right."

"After the prince gets married, he should also start preparing to deal with the hot pot restaurant. Private ordering will cut off the emperor's financial resources and cannot be allowed to continue to grow."

Unexpectedly, the big boss behind the hot pot restaurant and private ordering is actually the empress, and she came up with the idea of ​​making money. It can be seen that the empress has hidden it deeply for so many years, and she has hidden it at a young age. If she is allowed to grow , I'm afraid that she will sit on the throne more and more securely, and no one will be able to shake her over time.

"Well, what Mr. Yan said is very true."

Prince Li nodded sullenly.

Several people were discussing matters in the study, when the butler came to report what happened in the palace.

Knowing that Zhou Ruolan and Zheng Yan were having a quarrel, Prince Li's expression turned ugly, "Who arranged for them to share a room?"

Zheng Yan is his cousin and will also be his side concubine.

She and Miss Zhou will enter the palace together, and it is impossible to expect them to live in harmony.

"It should have been deliberately arranged by the Queen Mother," said the steward.

"Then how are they doing in the palace now?" Prince Li's tone was low and cold.

Gongli's eyeliner was suddenly removed, and the news was obviously lagging behind.

"Miss Zheng was fined to slap her mouth, and Miss Zhou was fined [-] boards and grounded for two days."

The steward hurriedly informed of what happened in the palace.

Prince Li's eyes darkened slightly, "Twenty Daban has executed."

"No, I was stopped in time by the Empress Dowager." The steward said.

Yan An said, "My lord, this is probably the work of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager's purpose is to use Miss Zheng to frustrate Miss Zhou's spirit first, and also to provoke the relationship between the Empress and Empress. It is a plan to kill two birds with one stone."

It is impossible for the Empress Dowager to be ignorant of the queen mother's deliberate arrangement, but she acquiesced.

Explain that her old man has this purpose.

Miss Zhou was too arrogant, but the Empress Dowager didn't really like it.

In the future, when the two enter the mansion at the same time, the Empress Dowager will definitely support Miss Zheng, while the prince will help Miss Zhou.

Only in this way can the palace and back residence be balanced, so that the Zhou family and the Zheng family can be firmly controlled. This is the method of the empress dowager.

Prince Li also knew it in his heart and agreed.

At this time, it is not suitable for him to enter the palace to intercede. With the Empress Dowager watching in the palace, Zhou Ruolan and Zheng Yan will not be moved for the time being.

The emperor and the empress found out, although they were displeased, they didn't go to the old lady to argue, they both disliked troublesome words, and only let people pass on the message, the [-]th board will remember first, and next time they make a mistake, they will be punished together.

The empress dowager didn't say anything, and the matter passed.

Prince Li said coldly, "However, your majesty was not fooled. She has no doubts in the king of Chu. It seems very difficult to provoke their relationship."

"Because the emperor is smart, he knows in his heart that now we need the support of Chu Palace and others, and we need their power to check and balance us in the court."

This is the emperor's basic power technique, she is the emperor, she still has this kind of means, otherwise how can she be worthy of the late emperor's careful cultivation since childhood?

Prince Li sneered and said with emotion, "The Ninth Princess, who used to be a dandy who only knew how to eat, drink and play, has changed a lot of temper now that she has become an empress. Eighty percent, she is indeed smart."

Several staff members nodded in agreement. The first emperor was a very powerful person, and the emperor who was educated could not be any worse.

"Hmph, when cracks appear on even the hardest rock, the trust of the Empress may not be as indestructible as we imagined. Let's wait and see." Prince Li sneered.

...

At this time, the Palace of Qi Wang was also discussing these matters.

The proposals of several staff members are also the most important thing at present is money, and only when you have money can you do things.

Since the empress has rectified the household department, it is almost impossible to get money from the household department.

The household department, the military department, whether it is the empress or the king of Chu, are slowly placing their own people in secret.

In the past, King Ling could still earn some money in the Ministry of War. Now the new Lord Gu was single-handedly promoted by the empress, and he is indeed skilled in managing the Ministry of War. King Ling was relegated to the right servant, and several books were filled with important affairs, and it was not Lord Gu. opponent.

The Zhou family took refuge in Prince Li's mansion again.

The current situation is very unfavorable to Qi Wangfu.

"My lord, it's time for her to pay back the money owed by the emperor. The interest can also earn a lot of money." Staff member Xu said with a smile.

The eyes of the three princes suddenly brightened. Yes, the empress borrowed a lot of money from them, although she evened out the empress dowager and the eldest princess.

But the total amount of IOUs in their hands is 50 million. If the interest is counted, it will take her more than 100 taels of gold.

For so long, they never reminded her to pay back the money, and they were waiting for this opportunity to blackmail her severely.

"I heard that the national treasury has received a lot of money recently. When the time comes, the prince will go to the emperor with the IOU to put pressure on him a little. The emperor is anxious and will definitely use the money from the treasury to pay off the debt. It will depend on how she maintains her good reputation as the emperor. "

Ha ha…

There was a burst of wanton laughter from the study.

"How did the fourth prince decide on his previous plan?"

The corners of Ling Wang's lips twitched slightly, "As planned, it will be implemented on the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. This king has already laid out the plan."

"To ensure nothing goes wrong, let's discuss it with everyone."

As they spoke, several people got together and started plotting.

...

Royal study.

While Chu Bei was dealing with make-up, the Empress was painting.

Mu Wan is not very good at ink painting, so she was not satisfied with several paintings and had to redraw them.

"Why don't I help you?"

Seeing her troubled appearance, Chu Bei spoke.

"No, I can do it myself, but I'm not used to this brush."

She studied sketching in her previous life, and this ink painting is really not good.

Chu Bei couldn't help laughing, "Is that the brush's fault?"

Mu Wan glanced at him, and someone didn't dare to laugh. She stood up and looked down at the brush in her hand, and said with pursed lips, "It really is."

Use a pencil to draw detailed line sketches.

But there is no such pen here, so I can only make one.

Thinking about it, he asked, "Is there any graphite in the palace?"

Chu Bei frowned slightly, "What is graphite?"

"It's black stone."

"You mean iron ore?"

In his impression, the black stone was iron ore.

"No, it's just a kind of black stone. If you touch it lightly, your hands will be stained black immediately. It's a little soft. The kind of stone that can be used for writing is similar to charcoal."

"The stone is black like a stone, but its nature is not strong. If you grind it like ink, if you pick it up and stain it with your fingers, you are talking about a thrush stone." Chu Bei smiled after thinking about it.

"Oh, that's right, it's the thrush stone, the raw material that women use to make thrush, right?" Mu Wan said in surprise.

"Yes, you want to use it to paint?"

"Almost, you first ask someone to bring me the thrushstone."

Chu Bei gave orders, and soon someone brought over some thrush stones, the kind that were ground into powder.

(End of this chapter)