Hearing this, Prime Minister Su and all his ministers had disbelief on their faces. They didn't expect that she really didn't want to take power!
The ministers took a breath and expressed that they could not understand.
But it was impossible to force the little emperor, so he had to let go of the matter first and work on it slowly later. His Majesty must not have felt the benefits of having power.
The most important thing at hand is disaster relief.
Finally, after discussions among all the ministers, it was decided to allocate 50,000 taels of silver and put some grain in the granaries of various prefectures and counties for disaster relief.
But these are just a drop in the bucket and can only alleviate the situation to a certain extent. There are too many disaster-stricken areas across the country and countless money and food are needed.
However, the national treasury is not rich, and it is already very difficult to make this decision. Some money and food must be left for emergencies, such as war on the border and the eager eyes of the two countries around them, which are all threats.
When Lu Qing heard this resolution, he hesitated to speak many times, but in the end he didn't say anything. After all, the money in the treasury was there.
These ministers don't look like stupid people. After all, they are also Jinshi with real talents and learning. They still have some ink on their bodies, right?
Lu Qing decided to believe them.
Prime Minister Su personally came to supervise the disaster relief work, assisted by ministers from the six ministries.
So the matter was settled.
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Lu Qing returned to Longquan Palace after going to court as usual.
Fortunately, she was only thirteen years old now, and there was no one in the harem. Although some ministers had mentioned this matter intermittently over the years, they were blocked by the Queen Mother and her.
So her days now are particularly leisurely and free, and she really likes it.
However, Lu Qing's joyful mood immediately changed when she saw Empress Dowager Chen coming in with a cold air.
In Longquan Palace, there was another palace maid and eunuch kneeling on the floor.
"Mother, come here for something to eat?" Lu Qing sat on the stool without moving, holding a spoon for porridge in her hand and raising her head and shouting casually.
I probably knew why she came here.
After all, this is the time when she is most sad. Her nephew has just died two days ago. What else can she do to get over her beloved nephew's affairs besides rights?
"Can the emperor eat it? Your cousin died so miserably, and you were not even a little bit sad? I didn't see you say a word for him in the court. Why are you so cold-blooded?" Empress Dowager Chen saw Lu Qing's leisurely look at the moment. I couldn't help but feel a little angry.
In the past, when she came to Longquan Palace, she immediately stood up to greet him, but now she sat motionless on the stool, becoming even more unruly!
Hearing this, Lu Qing pointed at himself, feeling very amused, "Mother, why am I so cold-blooded? Isn't it his own fault that he got such an ending? A good person will do that beast without doing anything wrong?"
With a "snap", the Queen Mother's palm shook the dining table, causing some of the porridge in front of Lu Qing to spill out.
The palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they shrank their heads and suddenly became frightened.
Lu Qing's face suddenly darkened, he put down the spoon in his hand and sneered.
With a "jump" sound, he kicked over the table and all the food in front of him, scattering the bowls, chopsticks and spoons all over the floor.
There was a loud "crash" and the ground was in a mess.
Queen Mother Chen was startled, and she patted her chest and pointed at Lu Qing, "You...you..." She was speechless for a long time.
It seemed that the docile cat suddenly showed its claws unexpectedly, with a look of shock.
All the palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled.
Lu Qing sneered, "What's the matter, Queen Mother, since you don't like this table, why don't you lift it up? Why are you pointing at me like that? Also, what does Chen Wei's evil character have to do with me?" Why can't I eat?
As for speaking for him, Queen Mother, are you kidding me? What's going on with me, do you still know? Sure enough, the queen mother only has her younger brother and that beast in her heart, not me at all... I even wonder if I was born to you? How come everyone is more important to you than me..." At the end of the sentence, Lu Qing deliberately looked sad.
Queen Mother Chen was very angry at first, and she was even more angry when she heard her scolding Chen Wei. But when she saw her behavior, she sneered in her heart, thinking that she was jealous of Wei'er and Yuan'er again. The insults he was uttering suddenly stopped, and a fake and loving smile appeared on his face.
"Your Majesty, you have to understand your mother. She is just a nephew..." Seeing Lu Qing's face darken, Queen Mother Chen abruptly changed her words and stopped mentioning the topic. "I want to It makes your uncle sad. You know, in the past, we, orphans and widows, relied on your uncle and his family to survive in this cannibal palace. Otherwise, we would have been accidentally killed by those concubines. Where? There is also our current situation, so the mother-in-law is just trying her best to repay them. As a human being, we cannot be ungrateful, even for brothers and sisters!"
Lu Qing watched Queen Mother Chen's performance quietly and expressionlessly, and couldn't help but think, what if she was a movie queen in modern times?
To put it so grandly, is it the so-called reward for allowing people in Chen Guogong's mansion to commit crimes and be tyrannical for so many years? How ridiculous!
Moreover, because of the Queen Mother's dislike of him, the people in Chen Guogong's palace also hated him, especially Chen Wei. Lu Qing remembered that the original owner was framed by him many times, but in the end, the original owner was the only one who was beaten and scolded by the Empress Dowager Chen. For Chen Wei, she responded to every request and was extremely doting. Even if she knew it was Chen Wei's fault, she would turn a blind eye. From that time on, the original owner regarded Chen Wei as a thorn in his side.
Therefore, there is no need to hide Lu Qing's hatred for Chen Wei now.
Seeing that Lu Qing didn't speak and just stared at her expressionlessly, Queen Mother Chen felt uncomfortable again, but thinking of important things, she still tried her best to suppress the anger that was about to explode.
"Your Majesty, do you understand what Prime Minister Su meant this morning?"
When Lu Qing heard this, he immediately pretended to be confused and asked, "What do you understand?"
Empress Dowager Chen choked up and forced a smile and said, "Listen to what the Empress Mother told you. If Prime Minister Su wants you to participate in discussing government affairs again, don't refuse stupidly. As an emperor, you are meant to be exposed to these things. Over the years, The Queen Mother fights for you and Su Xiang and the others, and is framed by those old foxes every time. Now that you have grown up, you can protect the Queen Mother. If they want to give you rights, just take it. Don't refuse, okay?"
After saying that, the Queen Mother looked at Lu Qing expectantly.
Lu Qing sneered in her heart, but showed a reluctant agreement on her face, and then took the opportunity to make a request: "Then you can't mention that beast in front of me anymore, and you can't only spoil your younger brother. I am also your daughter...son."
Queen Mother Chen almost chewed her teeth when she heard the sentence "animal" on the left and "animal on the right", but her reason controlled her temper and she had to pretend to agree.
