The Evil Emperor Pursues His Wife: Sheng Chong Shifei

Chapter 222
The old woman's face was full of embarrassment, her robes were indeed old, and the pattern on her hair was also from several years ago, and the first-class clothes she was wearing outside were also the clothes issued by the Luantai Division according to regulations. The emerald wrench on it.

Shangguan Qing looked at the other wives. The combined price of their dresses and scarves was enough for Shengdou Xiaomin's family to spend two generations, but it was still too shabby for the royal family.

"If the imperial court has enough financial resources, it will not allow ministers to preside over the Luantai Division. It is as if the two sides of the balance are tilted. The ministers are the weights that His Majesty finds to balance, because the court is short of money." Shangguan Qing said very well direct.

"Since this is the case, you should find a way to increase income and reduce expenditure, so as not to disappoint His Majesty's trust." The Queen Mother finally found a reason and accused Shangguan Qing of being careless.

The wives nodded one after another and looked at Shangguan Qing with reproachful eyes. They were all sitting around spending money and were used to being extravagant. Although they knew that the court's finances were tight, they didn't want to wrong themselves. If Shangguan Qing can't make money, he can't do things well.

Shangguan Qing said: "The minister has been doing open source work, but the court has too many places to spend money, and the minister's ability is limited, and he can't find inexhaustible gold and silver."

"That's why you came up with such a vicious method." The Queen Mother's words came back again.

Shangguan Qing felt powerless, she couldn't explain clearly to these people, and they didn't understand the truth at all. She looked at Princess Xiyue, Xiyue had a helpless face, and she could understand Shangguan Qing's helplessness.

It is not too much to use the emperor's poor relatives as a metaphor for the clan, but it cannot be said that way.

Shangguan Qing took a look at the clothes and accessories of the wives, and decided to speak more harshly. She saluted again and said, "Let the Queen Mother know that the imperial court's finances and taxes are tight, and it supports millions of clans. A hundred gold is enough, the queen mother thinks it is shameful for the clan to run a post station, so it is not shameful for a clan daughter to marry a businessman with two or three hundred gold, and there is no dowry gift of a thousand gold for a scholar-bureaucrat with a rank of four or more, and she will not marry her off."

"You are bold." The wives were all blushing, and Shangguan Qing pulled off their last fig leaf.

Xiyue said at this time: "Qing'er, the queen mother should not talk nonsense here, the rumors in the market are not true, how could the eldest daughter marry a merchant."

The wives suddenly stopped talking.

Shangguan Qing said that the daughter of the clan would marry a merchant with two or three hundred gold, and that she was from a nearby clan, but she would secretly marry with a few tens of gold from a distant branch, and the marriages were all from merchants.

The Empress Dowager was so angry that she wanted to teach Shangguan Qing a lesson and tell her not to talk nonsense, but Shangguan Qing was not afraid of her authority at all, and even tore off the clan's fig leaf piece by piece without losing any face.Although she knew that Shangguan Qing was telling the truth, she felt very unhappy in her heart.

She felt that Shangguan Qing who said these words was not a loyal minister, Shangguan Qing didn't love the royal family at all, how could Chu Qianhan fall in love with this vicious woman.

Shangguan Qing saluted for the third time and said: "The Empress Dowager has no other orders, and I am leaving."

The Empress Dowager said with a straight face: "After going back, I will allocate 100 million gold to the clan mansion for the clan's expenses."

"Report to the Empress Dowager, the minister has no money." Shangguan Qing said lightly, pushing the Empress Dowager back.

"You are bold." The wives were excited.They came this time because they didn't want to engage in the cheap business of the post station, and secondly, they took the opportunity to ask for some money and benefits. Shangguan Qing can't do without money, but they know how good Shangguan Qing is at collecting money.

"Didn't the internal treasury allocate 300 million yuan to the Luantai Division a few years ago? How could there be no money?" The queen mother had already calculated that Shangguan Qing would give 100 million gold. If you earn some back, you can still add 100 million gold.

"The money belongs to His Majesty, I can't do it." Shangguan Qing just refused to agree.

"I can't do it either." The Queen Mother walked out of the bead curtain and glared at Shangguan Qing directly.

"Unless His Majesty wishes, the Household Department will sign the deposit, otherwise no one can take the money from the Luantai Division."

"I dismissed you from your post." The queen mother was completely angry.This Shangguan Qing didn't care about her, and didn't pay attention to her majesty at all. She disobeyed her several times, which was simply audacious.

"It's best for the Empress Dowager to be the master. I didn't want to be such a poor person. If I resign as soon as possible, I will be at ease sooner." Shangguan Qing did not give in at all.

"Your Majesty, leave." Shangguan Qing turned and left after speaking.

Xiyue chased up from behind, dragged Shangguan Qing into a warm pavilion in the garden, there happened to be a nobleman enjoying the snow, and the brazier inside the house was burning vigorously.

"Xiyue, why are you here? Hey, why did you bring her here?" The nobleman was pleasantly surprised at first, but after seeing Shangguan Qing, his attitude turned cold all of a sudden.

Shangguan Qing recognized this noble person as Concubine Lan, the biological mother of the third prince Chu Qianhan and the eighth prince Chu Qiankang.

"It turns out that Sister Lan is here, I was still thinking, I will go to see her when the queen mother's affairs are over." Xiyue pulled Shangguan Qing and sat down beside Concubine Lan and complained: "Those clans came to reason with the queen mother, I don't want to run the station, I just want to spend money from the inner treasury, Qing'er said a few words, and they started arguing."

Concubine Lan muttered, "No tutor." She looked down on this future daughter-in-law, and decided that it was Shangguan Qing's fault that Chu Qianhan turned gray all night and went to Qiongya far away.But the son liked her and had to endure it.

Xiyue took Shangguan Qing's hand and said: "The queen mother is not confused, you have made your speech clear, the queen mother can understand."

Shangguan Qing knew that Xiyue was doing her best, but she was also very embarrassed about some things.

"I don't want to disobey the queen mother, but I can't please everyone. The 300 million gold that your majesty put in the Luantai Division is used to expand the iron factory and equip 50 imperial troops. It is military expenses. The queen mother asked me to borrow 100 million to the clan mansion. Let’s not talk about whether the clan’s family has the ability to repay, how should I explain it to His Majesty, and use my whole family’s life to explain it? Don’t say that the Queen Mother will come out to guarantee me, and her old man will hide faster than anyone else.”

Concubine Lan heard some tricks, and listened quietly without interrupting, she wanted to hear more, it was so boring in this deep palace, it was rare to hear interesting stories.

Xiyue smiled helplessly. Although the Clan Mansion managed some Huangzhuang and weaving bureaus, it was a big hole that couldn't be filled. Don't want to get back the money borrowed.

At this time, in the queen mother's bedroom, the queen mother was so angry that she sat panting, which made the female officials around her nervous.

"I'm so mad." The queen mother said to the eldest female official: "You tell the emperor that our Chu family does not want such a daughter-in-law, and send her away far away. I don't want to see her again."

"No." The female officer took the order and went out.

At this time, the wives and princesses present exchanged glances, and they said that Shangguan Qing should have been driven away long ago. In the 500 years since the founding of the Chu Kingdom, Shangguan Qing was the first Luantai Secretary with a foreign surname to be promoted.As soon as the queen mother nodded, they actively recommended Princess Xiyue as the grand nominee, all with a public heart that can shine on the sun and the moon.

They calculated very well, it was much easier to ask for money from Xiyue than from Shangguan Qing.

After a while, Xiyue came back from the outside, and the queen mother said: "What are you chasing her for? Such a half-hearted person, the royal family does not rarely use it, and it was dismissed early."

"Queen Mother, if you send her away, Your Majesty will have a headache."

(End of this chapter)