The Self-cultivation of the Noble Concubine Who Eats Melon

  Chapter 119 120: Leveraging Strength

  Their Song family is not as big and powerful as the Qin family's family, but she will find helpers, and she doesn't want to eat alone. Hello, me, everyone.

  Thus, Song Yunzhao asked Feng Yunjin to be in charge of the think tank, Han Guibin to be in charge of action, and Lu Zhixue to be in charge of the talker to start the small group meeting.

   After the three listened to Song Yunzhao's words, Feng Yunjin was the first to express her support. She understood the core point of Yunzhao's operation.

   Meritorious service is secondary, and division of merit is the main thing. Naturally, it is clear at a glance who deserves the credit.

  Han Jinyi also sighed and said: "When the snow falls, I don't know how many people are suffering from cold and hunger. It's good to do something."

  Since her father came back from the disaster relief, she and her father wrote through letters, and felt that the people affected by the disaster were really pitiful. Now that this kind of thing happens again, she knows that she can help, and of course she is willing to help. What's more, if you have a blog and a good reputation, you will kill two birds with one stone.

  Lu Zhixue didn't think of anything else, but when she heard Song Yunzhao talk about Qin Xiyue's porridge, it must be that Song Yunzhao was careful not to let Qin Xiyue steal her limelight, and he justly said that he would share the emperor's worries and do his best for the people.

  Hmph, Song Yunzhao's mouth, a deceitful ghost, can't believe a word.

  However, she is willing to do things that make Qin Xiyue suffer a little bit, after all, she is also someone who has suffered from Qin Xiyue.

  So Lu Zhixue also agreed.

   "If you want to make clothes, you must have cloth, cotton, and embroiderers who do needlework. If you do a lot of this, you will need a lot of things and people." Feng Yunjin said.

  Han Jinyi said: "As for the cloth and cotton, we can set an example and call on the ladies in Beijing to donate. The cloth is better, but it is difficult for a big family to come up with a lot of cotton."

  Song Yunzhao thought for a while and said: "The common people don't all have cotton to resist the cold. They can't afford cotton and often use catkins, poplar catkins, straw, and reed flowers to keep warm. They can use whatever they can buy. There is no choice right now."

   "This method is good." Lu Zhixue nodded, "I have been to Zhuangzi before, and the tenants in Zhuangzi used these to make cotton clothes."

   "We are in the deep palace, it is not easy to do these things, we need to find someone to take the lead." Feng Yunjin looked at Yun Zhao and said.

  Song Yunzhao nodded, "I think Concubine Lu is very suitable, what do you think?"

  Lu Zhixue said in surprise, "Concubine Lu?"

  Are you kidding, where it fits, where she looks doesn't fit.

  Han Jinyi looked sideways at Lu Zhixue, "If Concubine Lu is not available, do you want to choose between Concubine Wan and Concubine Zhuang?"

  Lu Zhixue is silent, so it is not as good as Concubine Lu.

  Feng Yunjin pursed her lips and smiled, and immediately understood what Song Jieyu meant. This was to use Concubine Lu's temperament to suppress Concubine Wan and Concubine Zhuang.

   "Concubine Lu is indeed a suitable candidate, and because of the fraud case, the Right Minister is in decline, so she must want a chance to regain her strength. Now that Jieyu has given this opportunity to Concubine Lu, the Right Minister has a deeper and farther perspective than Concubine Lu, so she naturally knows how to do it."

  For example, recruiting all the embroidered ladies in the capital to make cotton clothes, the prime minister has the right to do it, but they, the deep palace concubines, cannot.

  Qin Wanyi has Qin Taifu, so they can get on the boat of the right minister.

  Song Yunzhao praised in his heart, he is worthy of being the think tank of the heroine in the book, this brain is so good.

  After the four of them had a good discussion, they split up and acted separately. Feng Yunjin took Han Jinyi and Lu Zhixue to prepare cloth and cotton, as well as the embroidered lady. She came here to find Concubine Lu to cooperate.

  In Cuiwei Palace, Concubine Lu is drinking tea and looking at the snow scene, the palace people outside are busy clearing the snow, there is no place to set foot in the yard, she is too lazy to go out, she might as well drink tea by the stove.

   "Who's here?" Concubine Lu was taken aback, then frowned, "Song Jieyu? The road is difficult to walk in this cold weather, what is she doing in Cuiwei Palace?"

   "Song Jieyu said that there is something she wants to report to the empress." Yun Shang replied.

  Concubine Lu sneered, she didn't believe it, but thinking about it last time, she was in the honor of Song Yunzhao. This person never came to the door easily, what if something good happened?

   "Invite people in." Concubine Lu said lazily.

  Song Yunzhao walked all the way over the snow, and the clogs on his feet were of no use. If it weren't for the thick shoes on his feet, he would have been soaked all the way.

   It's really too cold.

  Entering the inner hall and feeling the temperature of the stove, Song Yunzhao felt his whole body calm down. Song Yunzhao stepped forward to greet Concubine Lu, "The concubine pays respects to Concubine Lu."

  Concubine Lu didn’t want to see Song Yunzhao, she was hurt every time she saw her, especially since she entered the palace, it was hard for them to see the emperor, they used to drink tea every now and then, but now they can’t see the tea.

   I don't know how this Jieyu is so capable, it's fine if she's a soft persimmon, but if she touches her hands, she will get internal injuries.

   It's also a good thing that there is no queen in the harem. If there is a queen, Song Yunzhao will be seen every day to pay her respects, and life will be impossible.

   "Get up, Song Jieyu is a rare visitor, why did she come here in this snowy day?"

  Song Yunzhao didn't care about Concubine Lu's eccentricity. After getting up and taking his seat, he said with a smile: "This concubine has made a great contribution and wants to give it to the empress."

  Concubine Lu's eyelids twitched violently when she heard the words, she stared at Song Yunzhao suspiciously, and looked at her suspiciously, "Give me a great contribution? Why don't you keep such a good thing for yourself?"

   "Of course it's because the concubine can't eat alone." Song Yunzhao knows how to deal with Concubine Lu. It's useless to talk too much about Concubine Lu's temperament, it's better to be straightforward.

  Concubine Lu thought that this was something Song Yunzhao would say, so she said, "Let's listen to it."

  Song Yunzhao briefly talked about the snow disaster, and focused on the actions of Qin Xiyue and Qin Taifu, so as to give Concubine Lu the illusion that if she moves too slowly, she will run away.

  Concubine Lu's expression turned serious. She really didn't care much about whether the emperor came to Cuiwei Palace or not. It made no difference. Anyway, she was sitting drinking tea and playing chess. The emperor didn't know what disliked her, and he hadn't touched her for so many years.

   What she cares most about now is to keep her concubine position, and it is best to go one step further. Besides, her father was implicated in the fraud case last time, and she was also ashamed.

  It would be great if, as Song Yunzhao said, his father could make a contribution this time.

  Song Yunzhao said solemnly: "When our family first arrived in the capital, how can we borrow someone to make cotton clothes? We can pay some thin silver for the cloth and cotton wool, but the embroiderer is really powerless, so I thought about asking the empress to come forward. Only the empress can make this happen."

  Concubine Lu took a look at Song Yunzhao, thinking that what she said was very nice. Although she knew that she didn't have a few words of the truth, she couldn't help but say that she was in a good mood.

   "You're right. The people are innocent. We should try our best to do something in the face of natural disasters. However, I dare not say that this matter can be done well. I can only try."

  Song Yunzhao was pleasantly surprised, "It is the blessing of the common people to get the words of the empress."

  Concubine Lu glanced at Song Yunzhao again, and asked, "How many of you want to pay for cloth and cotton wool?"

  Song Yunzhao nodded, "Chen Qie and the others just want to do their bit."

   It's not enough to count on the four of them, it's not enough.

  What Song Yunzhao really expects is that they will do this in the first place and use the influence of the right prime minister. With Concubine Lu and her title as a favorite concubine, the noble ladies in the capital will definitely follow suit and do good deeds. These wives from aristocratic families who follow up are the thickest wool.

   Song Yunzhao understands the herd effect best. This kind of thing is really common in later generations.

   Now she is taking advantage of everyone's mentality to see if she can take advantage of the situation to seek some benefits for the people. She has only so much ability, and she dare not say how well she can do it. Let's do my best.

  Concubine Lu murmured in her heart that she could play tricks, no wonder she could captivate the emperor's eyes, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, but when she thought that she had gotten the most benefit from this cup of soup, she turned her eyes away and didn't look at Song Yunzhao without getting angry.

   "How long have you been in the palace, what money do you have?" Concubine Lu snorted, "It's my share." She said looking at Yunshang, "Take a thousand taels of silver and give it to Song Jieyu."

  Yun Shang nodded and went down into the inner hall, and quickly came out holding a bank note, and respectfully placed it on the table next to Song Jieyu.

  Song Yunzhao did not expect such an unexpected joy, "The empress really has great kindness in her heart, and my concubine admires it."

  Concubine Lu waved her hand indifferently, "Okay, you can go back quickly, and I will let you know when there is news."

  Song Yunzhao didn't care about Concubine Lu's attitude just because of the thousand taels of silver, and immediately got up to leave, absolutely not staying in the way for a second.

  After Song Yunzhao left, Concubine Lu went into the study to sort out her thoughts before writing a letter.

   It's about her father's ability to get back together, which cannot be ignored.

  Concubine Lu's letter was quickly sent out of the palace and arrived at the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, but the Right Prime Minister hadn't returned to the mansion yet. The heavy snow fell and he was busy going in and out without touching the ground. By the time he returned to the mansion, it was already late at night.

  Hearing that his daughter had delivered a letter, Prime Minister Right turned around and went directly to the study. The fire dragon was burning in the study. After entering the door, Prime Minister You let out a long sigh of relief, and his whole body was about to freeze.

   Leaning on the stove to warm his hands, he didn't feel stiff anymore, then he picked up the letter and opened it.

  The Prime Minister on the right looked dignified when he saw it. Today, Taifu Qin was the first to give porridge to save the people, which indeed won the praise of the emperor.

  The right minister found out one step too late, so naturally he couldn’t let Mrs. Qin steal the limelight, and it’s rare for the left minister to put aside their previous suspicions and join forces. They were negotiating even if they had porridge but no clothes, but they wanted so many cotton-padded clothes, where did they get the money to do this?

   This is not a small amount. The Ministry of Households is crying poor, and there is a lot of money that can be given out. The emperor's face is very ugly.

   This can’t be blamed on the Ministry of Household Affairs. This year’s floods in the south cost a lot of treasury money for disaster relief, and the emperor also exempted the people in the disaster-stricken area from taxes. Next year the treasury will not be full again.

  He has a close relationship with Zuo Xiangxin, this year is a sad one.

  However, the heart is in the daughter to send the news, if the harem concubine takes the lead in donating money to buy cloth, then he can plan this matter well.

   Prime Minister Right heaved a sigh of relief, and when he saw that his daughter said in the letter that it was Song Jieyu who offered advice, he felt very complicated.

  Why is this Song Jieyu everywhere, but not only will he not refuse this plan, but he will make it bigger and better.

  The right minister recalled what happened last time. It was Song Jieyu who sent the news, so that he could barely avoid the fraud case, that's all, even if Song Jieyu's favor was returned.

   Prime Minister Right had a simple mouthful of hot food, and then began to deploy the matter overnight.

  The daughter’s letter is very simple, but it’s not easy at all to do it. First of all, the news must be released, so that the wives of each government know what the concubines in the palace are doing, so that these people will follow in doing good deeds.

   Immediately asked people to count the number of embroidered women in the city, and then issued the government's law to recruit embroidered women to make cotton clothes. After the clothes were finished, how to distribute the clothes and how to transport them needed a special person to do the overall planning...

  The right minister’s eyes are going to turn red, and the pen in his hand is never idle for a moment. Nuo Da’s study room is brightly lit, and the accountant and staff are all called to discuss matters. Once the lights are on, it’s a night...

  This night, Song Yunzhao was not idle either. The emperor had no time to enter the harem because of the snow disaster. She would not bother him at this time, but took Han Jinyi and others to make a plan on how to spend the money overnight. Not long after dawn, Concubine Lu sent a message, and Song Yunzhao knew that the right minister would not refuse the opportunity to make meritorious service.

  When Concubine Lu takes the lead, the movement is different. She is a concubine who is a concubine, and she sends people and opens the storeroom. The big noise soon alarmed Concubine Zhuang. After Concubine Zhuang's Zhaoyang Palace is Qin Xiyue's Huayang Palace, Qin Xiyue soon heard the news.

  Song Yunzhao had been busy all night and barely closed his eyes. After Feng Yunjin sent the plan discussed by several people to Concubine Lu, he fell asleep by himself, so he didn't care about Qin Xiyue's reaction when he found out.

  Lu Zhixue and Han Jinyi were also tired all night. Like Song Yunzhao, Lu Zhixue went back to Yihua Palace to catch up on sleep. Han Jinyi was not so lucky, and met Qin Xiyue before returning to Liuhua Palace.

  The two happened to walk across from each other in front of Liuhua Palace.

  Han Jinyi took a look at Qin Wanyi, then knelt down and saluted, "My concubine has seen Qin Wanyi."

  Qin Xiyue looked at the direction Han Jinyi was coming from, and said with a smile, "Where did Concubine Han Gui come from this early in the morning?"

  Han Jinyi heard this and replied, "The concubine just separated from Concubine Lu, and unexpectedly met Wanyi here. Qin Wanyi passed by here, is she going to Qingyan Palace?"

  Qin Xiyue's Huayang Palace is not far from Han Jinyi's Liuhua Palace. Besides, Qingyan Palace is filled with concubines who were defeated in Concubine Lu's class.

  She said this on purpose because Qingyan Palace is to the east of Liuhua Palace. Since Qin Xiyue didn't come to Liuhua Palace, she certainly wouldn't go to Yihua Palace to visit Lu Zhixue, so she could only go to Qingyan Palace.

  Although Qin Xiyue had a smile on her face, her eyes were dark. She said softly, "I didn't go to Qingyan Palace. I just wanted to find Feng Xiaoyuan. I didn't expect that Feng Xiaoyuan was not in Yanqing Palace. I just came out to see you coming from a distance. I thought you were not far away from Feng Xiaoyuan, so I came here to ask."

  Han Jinyi thought that Qin Xiyue had found out their whereabouts by what Qin Xiyue said, and there was nothing to hide about this matter. He would know about it sooner or later, so he said frankly, "Qin Wanyi's visit is unfortunate. Feng Xiaoyuan went to Cuiwei Palace. You missed it on the way."

  Han Jinyi said this on purpose, Feng Yunjin went from Wangyou Palace to Cuiwei Palace, Qin Xiyue came from Huayang Palace, one east and one west, the two of them happened to be staggered, unless they deliberately got stuck, otherwise it would be really not easy to meet.

  The smile on Qin Xiyue's face froze slightly, Feng Yunjin went to see Concubine Lu?

  Han Jinyi was so cold that she really didn't want to stand here and suffer the cold, so she said with a smile: "If Qin Wanyi has no other orders, the concubine will leave first."

  Qin Xiyue could only nod her head, watching Han Jinyi enter Liuhua Palace.

  She looked at the jacaranda and ordered: "Someone invited An Fangyi to Huayang Palace to talk."

  The jacaranda should come down, Qin Xiyue led the people away first, the wooden clogs stepped on the snow, making a creaking sound, which was especially clear in this early morning.

  Han Jinyi returned to the main hall and warmed up against the stove for a while before recovering. Now that she has moved into the main hall, it is more spacious than the Qiulan Hall where she lived before.

   Originally, her status was not as high as that of An Fangyi, but the emperor granted her to live in the main hall, so she naturally had nothing to worry about, but since she moved into the main hall, her relationship with An Fangyi has become even colder.

   Originally, there was not much communication between the two, but after this incident, the people around An Fangyi saw that they were also very wary.

  Qian Xia stomped his feet into the palace and said, "Master, An Fangyi just left Liuhua Palace."

  Han Jinyi lowered his head slightly, raised his head to look at Xia when he heard this, and asked, "Why are you out in this weather all of a sudden?"

   "My servant saw a little maid entering the Feishuang Palace, she was a bit unfamiliar, and I don't quite remember which palace she is from." Asked Xia and replied.

  Han Jinyi's eyes were fixed, "Has anyone watched?"

   "The servant sent the little maid to follow far away," Wen Xia said, since they had a quarrel with An Fangyi's people, the people on both sides were not in harmony, so they paid close attention to each other's whereabouts.

  Han Jinyi nodded, "I'll take a nap, call me if you have any news."

  Ask Xia Ying, and serve the master to sleep.

  The gloomy sky makes people feel dull. If it snows again, it will not be a good thing for the people.

  Feng Yi discussed disaster relief with the officials in the court hall, and then the right minister stood up and talked about the cotton-padded clothes, and the atmosphere in the court hall became a little lively.

   Qin Taifu gave out rice and grain to give out porridge, and the right minister came to donate clothes. After the right minister said that the last idea was from the concubines in the harem, he fell silent instantly.

  Feng Yi took a look at Prime Minister Right, although Prime Minister Right strongly praised Concubine Lu for taking the lead in handling this matter, but Song Yunzhao and others were added later, only Concubine Lu could think of these things?

  Feng Yi felt that it must have been figured out by Song Yunzhao, and he also knew how to use the hands of Concubine Lu to let the Right Prime Minister implement it. His brain turned quickly, and he was quite good at judging the situation.

  The emperor didn't care about the right minister's small thoughts. Song Nanzhen received the disaster relief mission again this time. Yun Zhao shouldn't be too showy at this time. The father and daughter are too conspicuous.

  However, Yun Zhao was willing to share his worries, which warmed his heart.

   When the court came down, Feng Yi didn't go back to the imperial study and went directly to Wangyou Palace. Meng Jiuchang was taken aback, Zhang Maoquan passed him and followed.

  Xu Sixi's face was wooden, and he let out a sound in his heart, you son of a bitch!

  Arrived all the way to Wangyou Palace, Nanny Yu and the others were taken aback, Xiangxue was about to enter the bedroom to wake up the master.

  Feng Yi stopped her and asked, "Why haven't you woken up yet?"

  Xiangxue hurriedly replied: "If you go back to the emperor, the master discussed things with Feng Xiaoyuan last night and didn't sleep until dawn."

  Feng Yi remembered what Prime Minister Right said this morning, and his expression eased, "You all step back."

  Xiangxue glanced at the bedroom with some unease, and then retreated with Nanny Yu.

  Feng Yi took off his outer clothes in the outer hall, Zhang Maoquan hurriedly brought over the stove, "Your Majesty, please warm your hands first."

  Feng Yi waved his hand, and walked directly into the bedroom.

  The light in the sleeping hall was dim, the autumn-colored bed curtain fell down, white smoke curled up from the incense burner on the small table, and the faint breath of soothing incense poured into the nose.

  He slowed down and walked over slowly, lifted the bed curtain, hung it on the jade hook casually, sat on the edge of the bed and stared down at Yun Zhao's sleeping face.

  There was a layer of blush on the white and tender face, his eyes were closed, his black hair was scattered on the pillow, and a booklet was thrown on the small table beside the bed. He took it casually and saw a few lines of words written in a mess.

   Looking closely, it turned out to be the amount of silver taels raised in the harem, and the estimated amount of cloth to be bought. The cloth is marked as coarse cloth, because more cloth can be bought to make clothes.

   Behind the back there are always words such as Weaving Workshop, Embroidery Workshop, Embroidery Mother, etc., and the handwriting is a bit scribbled. When he saw an ink mark on the small table, he looked down to the ground and found a pen that had fallen on the ground in the corner.

   This is before going to bed, still thinking about how to do more things with limited money?

  Feng Yi's hand holding the booklet tightened slightly. Until now, he found that he didn't really know Yun Zhao very well. He thought he understood her temperament very well, but now he felt that he didn't understand.

  She is a Jieyu, as long as she serves him well in the harem and makes him happy, she doesn't have to take care of these things at all, and she doesn't need to spend such thoughts planning disaster relief.

   She was even willing to give Concubine Lu the credit for the Right Prime Minister to take action.

  Why did she do this?

  Feng Yi's heart tightened.

  At this moment, the person on the bed moved, his arms stretched out from the brocade quilt, he turned his head and fell asleep again.

  Feng Yi stretched out his hand and stuffed her arms back into the brocade quilt. Just as he was about to cover her with the quilt, the sleeping person suddenly moved, and then turned his head abruptly.

  The eyes of the two people meet together.

  Song Yunzhao's eyes were hazy, and he subconsciously asked, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

  Feng Yi looked at her silly look and couldn't help but smile, "I'll come and see you."

  Song Yunzhao felt that he was dreaming, the emperor's eyes were so gentle, as if looking at someone in love.

  Hey, as expected, only in dreams can I have what I want.

  Feng Yi thought that Song Yunzhao had woken up, but he didn't know that after he finished speaking, she closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

  Feng Yi's tenderness, I just feel that it has been put into the water, and it will never look back.

   Today’s update is here, my little cuties.

  (end of this chapter)