concubines

Chapter 8

Back at the palace, it was eerily quiet.When he left, there were a lot of counselors in his courtyard, but now no one's voice can be heard.Zhou Shuxuan entered the courtyard and found that the courtyard was empty, only Miao Li was leisurely watering the flowers in the courtyard.

He received an errand in the palace that he didn't like, and when he came back, someone made him uncomfortable.

Zhou Shuxuan asked gloomyly, "Where are they?"

Miao Li put down the watering can and went forward to reply, "The slaves let those ignorant people go away."

Seeing that there were a lot of people, but they were all rich and poor, and she asked the details in a few sentences.

Zhou Shuxuan snorted coldly, he was so courageous, he would arrange someone for him.He could not bear it on the face, but wanted to see how capable she was.Zhou Shuxuan entered the study with a dark face, and Miao Li followed behind him with her head bowed.

Zhou Shuxuan entered the door and said: "The prince has been in charge of the household department for a year, and now the treasury and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are empty. The emperor asked the king to settle the expenses for the New Year."

He just said that without any foreshadowing. Miao Li was a little confused, but she immediately realized, "What is the prince going to do?"

Zhou Shuxuan patted the table and said displeasedly: "Now is the time for you to come up with ideas! Didn't you drive those people away?"

Miaoli thought for a moment, and came up with an idea, "It's easy to handle. Let the prince solve the problem caused by the prince. Push the matter to him. When the problem comes to an end, he knows what's going on with the treasury. It won't work if you don't take the money out." .”

Lu Shuxuan sneered, "This king has already accepted this job, what will your majesty think of me now that you push it to the prince?" The calculation was sound, but he didn't think about the consequences.

Miao Li thought about it again, and said without changing her face: "My lord, sell the house!"

"What did you say?!"

Is she crazy?
Miao Li explained, "The lord said he was in poor health, his legs hurt and he couldn't think of a solution, so he had to sell the house to fill the vacancy in the House of Internal Affairs. The emperor would definitely not be able to say anything. Then the lord would take the opportunity to tell the prince, and the emperor would have to promise."

Zhou Shuxuan laughed, this idea is really... foolish.

At dawn the next day, Zhou Shuxuan arranged for someone to write the paperwork for selling the house.He also took out some rare treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings from the warehouse in the mansion and pawned them in pawnshops.Carrying things out one after another, Xia knew it too, and jumped in a hurry.

No one answered her when she asked, so Xia could only barge into the study, "What happened? Wei Hai went to the warehouse early this morning to move things, and now the warehouse is almost empty."

Zhou Shuxuan was checking the account of the palace, and he didn't even look at her when he looked at the account book, "Where did you come from, get out."

She was so ashamed in front of the servants, Xia Shi reluctantly withdrew holding the embroidered handkerchief, and came back in to salute Zhou Shu, "My concubine greets the prince."

Zhou Shuxuan still didn't look up at her, and said directly: "You can leave after you have invited An, and you will be an eyesore here."

Xia family almost crushed an embroidered handkerchief, it is really hateful.Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, he asked softly, "My lord, what's going on in the warehouse?"

Zhou Shuxuan still ignored her this time, and even threw the account book in his hand, almost hitting Xia Shi, "The account book is wrong."

Xia Shi was stunned for a moment, picked up the account book, and flipped through two pages pretendingly, but she knew there was a problem without flipping through.He checked the accounts suddenly and found that some deficiencies had not been made up. "This concubine manages the entire palace by herself, and please forgive me for some small mistakes."

Zhou Shuxuan glanced at the abacus, and sneered, "I'm afraid it's not a small mistake, it's tens of thousands of taels, big and small. This king didn't raise a princess, I'm afraid he raised a moth."

Mrs. Xia was said to be in a hurry, so she distinguished with a blushing face, "Sister Xu takes medicine every day, and Sister Li is still young and loves flowers. My uncle's house is not peaceful, and he comes to ask for money every day. That one does not require money? Sometimes I am in a hurry and forget to record it in the account, the prince will spare me." Xia Shi started to cry as she spoke, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

"You can forget about money and silver!" Zhou Shuxuan sneered, "If you can't be a princess, don't do it."

Xia family wept and wiped away her tears, "I know... the lord doesn't like me, so I must have fallen in love with someone who is talented and beautiful. My lord... the lord doesn't have to shame me in front of my servants. I will die as soon as possible and leave it to others." Make room."

The talented and beautiful man is standing aside and grinding for him.

Zhou Shuxuan got a headache from her quarrel, waved his hand and said, "Take your account book and get out, and come to me after you've settled it."

"The concubine is resigning." Xia cried and bowed, and was driven away before asking about the warehouse.Unable to think in her mind, she turned her head and gave Miao Li a hard look.

During the whole process, Miao Li kept her head down, not daring to watch the excitement too obviously.After Xia Shi left, she couldn't help but let out a burst of joy.

Zhou Shuxuan looked over with a dark face, "What's so funny?"

Miao Li lowered her head and said while she was grinding: "Your servant is thinking, everyone says Mrs. Xia's wife is virtuous and virtuous, she is a model of women in the world, and the daughters she teaches are nothing more than that."

Zhou Shuxuan snorted, "People in the world still say that your mother looks innocent, why are you like that?"

Every frown and smile is like a fairy coming out of a painting.

"It's just a slander from someone who has never met my mother." Miao Li said lonely.How beautiful she looks, how beautiful she is, she was killed by a white silk in the end.

Zhou Shuxuan ignored her. At this time, Wei Hai came in, followed by a bunch of servants, carrying a big box in twos.

"I have exchanged all the banknotes for gold and cash according to the prince's order. Would the prince want to have a look?"

Zhou Shuxuan took a look, there were ten boxes in total, almost. "No need, just take it out first." Then she said to Miaoli: "Serve me to change clothes."

Lu Shuxuan's body is very good, and his body is no different from the generals in the court. It's a pity that he can only sit in a wheelchair now.

Helping him change the court clothes, the more Miao Li looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong.This flushed face after getting angry, no matter how you look at it, it looks good. "My lord, wait a minute."

Looking at her back, Zhou Shuxuan's eyes were about to burst into flames, and it became more and more outrageous. You can't run away if you bully him, can you?

Soon, Miao Li ran back again, holding a small powder box in her hand.

"Your Majesty!"

Before she could speak, Zhou Shuxuan let out an angry snarl, which made Miao Li kneel on the ground in fright.Zhou Shuxuan, who didn't lose his temper, was barely able to get along, and became angry... Miaoli still had a whip wound on her back.

"You forgot the rules so quickly?! Do you really think of yourself as a human being?"

(End of this chapter)