"Please forgive me!" The palace people even begged for mercy.
Jiang Nianjiao did not expect that Queen Min would suddenly become angry. Although she blamed the palace people, Jiang Nianjiao was not a fool. How could I not hear the hidden meaning of Queen Min?
During this period of time together, she could also see that she was just a hothead but a cold butt. If she hadn't been worried that Queen Min would be instigated by Mrs. Chen during this critical period and cause something to happen, she actually wouldn't have wanted to come over.
However, Queen Allergy has Qiu Wan beside her, so it doesn't really matter whether she comes or not.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao only took the initiative and said, "My Majesty, there is no need to be so excited. You are currently ill. If you are so angry that it is not worth it, I will come over. Now that I know your Majesty's order, it is just the right time." @
Then Jiang Nianjiao looked at Chen Yanrong and said, "Besides, Miss Yanrong is now taking care of the empress, so I can feel more at ease."
After saying this, she just politely excused herself.
When Jiang Nianjiao came out of Fengchen Palace, she had to admire her current endurance.
If this matter had happened in the past, she would not have tit-for-tat, and she would not give up even if everyone was embarrassed.
Therefore, even Queen Min was a little surprised by Jiang Nianjiao's reaction. However, Qiu Wan couldn't help but said to Queen Min at this time, "My queen, Miss Jiang is also here to see you, why do you have to humiliate her like this?"
Empress Min said, "Without her in Ah Zhen's plan, the two of them may not be able to make it happen in the future, but I think she is completely devoted to Ah Zhen. When Ah Zhen comes back in the future, there must be someone who pretends to be the villain. Instead of giving in, Ah Zhen is the villain, why not let me be the villain?"
"It's just that I didn't expect that I left her hanging in the palace for an hour and just embarrassed her again, but she didn't say anything."
After listening to Queen Min's words, Qiu Wan also sighed. Zhao Yanzhen's current letter did not include Jiang Nianjiao's share. She also sent a letter to ask, but there was only a cold and indifferent sentence in his letter saying "don't worry about her."
At first Qiu Wan thought there was some quarrel between the two, although she didn't think there was anything Jiang Nianjiao could do to dissatisfy him as they were thousands of miles apart. But she didn't think about the more serious situation at that time, after all, the two were so good friends.
Even Jiang Nianjiao's marriage to Chen Jinghuai was disrupted because of Zhao Yanzhen's interference. Therefore, she always felt that His Highness was ready to be responsible for other girls.
And she has rarely seen His Highness be so crazy for someone.
Therefore, she also recognized Jiang Nianjiao for a time, although her reputation was not very good. But when she got to know her, she found that this girl was actually quite nice. Especially after her stepmother Jiang Yushi passed away, her reputation became much better.
However, it was not until the spies who traveled to two places for Zhao Yanzhen returned to Beijing and brought back Yan Ziqing, Zhao Yanzhen's most trusted secret guard, that she heard the truth from the two of them.
Zhao Yanzhen and Jiang Nianjiao were not simply at odds, he was really determined to part ways with Jiang Nianjiao.
Although the spies didn't say it explicitly, Qiu Wan could still tell from the spies' words that Zhao Yanzhen could not trust Jiang Nianjiao when it came to planning matters. After all, Jiang Nianjiao had a very good relationship with Concubine Yuxian, but the Gao family behind Concubine Yuxian Emperor Yong's humerus minister, and Zhao Yanzhen's competitor was the Liang Wang Zhao Nianze whom she once liked. During the days when she did not come to Fengchen Palace, she went to Liang Wang's Mansion. It is said that she also saved Liang Wangfei by the way. This avoids the conflict between the two families.
Therefore, from this attitude, Qiu Wan still decided to respect Zhao Yanzhen's wishes.
After all, although Jiang Nianjiao is good, if the two of them are not working together on this matter, they cannot be careless.
So Qiu Wan only planned to continue to cooperate with Zhao Yanzhen's actions.
But she really couldn't tell the truth to Jiang Nianjiao, and Zhao Yanzhen meant that during this period, they couldn't tell Jiang Nianjiao the truth, so she could only wait for it to change.
She originally planned to hide it even from Queen Min, but Queen Min was her master after all. If she had some trouble, Queen Min already knew it.
Therefore, the only person who doesn't know Zhao Yanzhen's thoughts right now is Jiang Nianjiao.
"Master, do you think the people in Fengchen Palace are acting weird today?" Follow Jiang Nianjiao as she walks on the middle road to Yuxiu Palace
Lianying suddenly asked.
Jiang Nianjiao heard this and said, "What's so strange?"
Lianying whispered, "Just...I can't tell. Anyway, I think Queen Min is really turning her back on her today."
Hearing that she was still worried about this incident, Jiang Nianjiao only glanced around. Fortunately, this was a nine-winding corridor, and no one from the palace passed by. But even so, Jiang Nianjiao still pulled Lianying's hand. Hand said: "Walls have ears, please stop saying a few words."
Lianying was scolded by Jiang Nianjiao and naturally it was hard for her to say any more.
When the two arrived at Yuxiu Palace, Concubine Yuxian was discussing matters of sacrifice in the northern suburbs with several concubines she had become friends with.
When she heard that Jiang Nianjiao was coming at this time, Concubine Yuxian got up first. Then she only confessed to a few other concubines and then took the initiative to welcome Jiang Nianjiao out. When she saw Jiang Nianjiao outside, she was slightly surprised and said, " Jiaojiao, why are you here so early?"
After all, according to her past understanding of Jiang Nianjiao, it would be the afternoon when Jiang Nianjiao came over.
After all, Queen Min is ill, so she will naturally have to stay much longer.
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao only said, "The empress told me to rest for a few days before coming back. Besides, Miss Yanrong is taking care of her, so I have nothing to worry about."
Concubine Yuxian was startled when she heard this. No one is a fool. After all, when she was seriously ill before, Jiang Nianjiao was always by her side. Why wasn't she considerate at that time?
However, Concubine Yuxian would not tell the truth to her face, so she just smiled and said, "You have been running around these days, so it's time for you to rest, but my aunt is discussing arrangements in the northern suburbs." , Jiaojiao, why don’t you go to the side hall and wait first?”
Jiang Nianjiao was about to agree, but the eavesdropper behind the curtain opened the curtain and spoke first, "Is this Miss Jiang? Miss Jiang is indeed beautiful."
The speaker looked to be no more than twenty years old. He was dressed like a palace concubine and his hair was as bright as a rose.
It was not that Jiang Nianjiao had never seen concubines in the palace before, but she had never seen the one in front of her.
She didn't know how to address this empress.
Unexpectedly, the young palace concubine had already walked out on her own initiative.
She said softly, "Sister Xian Fei, this is your fault, right? We are having a headache because of this expense. You always tell us how good Miss Jiang is and how good she is, especially how she manages the household. It's rare to see her today." Miss Jiang is here, and you don’t know how to ask her to give us advice.”
After hearing the other party's words, Concubine Xian didn't know how to respond. A woman who was about the same age as Concubine Xian and had a graceful and kind figure just said warmly, "Concubine Li, please don't go around making things difficult for others. How can this matter be so serious?" It's easy to solve, and besides, this is a task assigned to us by the queen, how can you use it to embarrass other people, little girl?"
After hearing the woman's words, Jiang Nianjiao knew that the young beauty was the new concubine Li who had entered the palace. Although she had never met Li concubine, she also knew that this concubine was the new favorite concubine of Emperor Yong.
It is said that the new favorite concubine was named a beauty as soon as she entered the palace because of her good looks. Now the beauty has no children, but in just one month, she has been promoted to the rank of concubine.
This palace concubine is younger than most of the people in this room, and she is even more beautiful. It is no wonder that Emperor Yong is so attracted to her.
But for some reason, Jiang Nianjiao always felt a faint sense of familiarity when he saw her. But she was also convinced that she had never seen the other party.
At this moment, the graceful and gentle woman only showed a kind smile to Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Gillian, please ignore her. She has this temperament and is not convinced by anyone."
I knew this Jiang Nianjiao, she was Concubine Min De, the biological mother of the fourth prince Zhao Chengyuan. She is an outspoken person with a broad heart and a fat personality. And her cooking skills are even more outstanding. When Jiang Nianjiao was a child, she often ate the pastries made by the Concubine De in her aunt's palace, so Jiang Nianjiao always had a good impression of the Concubine De.
While they were talking, several concubines who were waiting in the room also came out one by one.
Jiang Nianjiao saw that they had all come out, and except for Li Bin, who had just arrived, she knew everyone else, so she took the initiative to greet them one by one.
Concubine Xian saw that everyone had met now, and Concubine Li insisted on letting Jiang Nianjiao help them with advice, so she also said to Jiang Nianjiao, "Since
If you insist, Jiaojiao will come and help us think of a solution. "
Seeing that her aunt had already spoken, Jiang Nianjiao naturally had no reason to refuse. She just said, "I wonder what is it that my aunt is in trouble for now?"
Seeing Jiang Nianjiao ask, Concubine Yu Xian naturally had no intention of hiding anything anymore, "Of course it's a matter of expenditure. There was a drought in the north in June this year, and there were floods in the south in August. Many places were short of harvest, and the imperial court allocated a lot of funds. What's more, Expropriation of the disaster-stricken areas this year has been avoided, but as a result, the court has less money, and not to mention the national treasury, even the expenses of the palace's private treasury are also much less than in previous years."
"Although Queen Min and I have been practicing frugality throughout the year and have eliminated many unnecessary expenses, we have not been able to save much. Today, we are praying for blessings in the northern suburbs, praying for good weather and blessings for all people. In Naturally there is no reason for us to save money on this.”
"And I and several other concubines compared the palace expenditures in previous years. No matter how much we calculated, we couldn't save much money here. However, judging from today's expenditures, if we still follow the practice of previous years, this amount of money would be There will be serious overspending.”
"In addition to praying for blessings this year, the annual banquet at the end of the year is also a big expense. If we overspend on praying for blessings in the northern suburbs, we may not be able to hold the annual banquet in December."
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao also understood the crux of the matter.
After all, the only reason for this is lack of money.
The only way to deal with the lack of money is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
