When Concubine Hua arrived at the Yangxin Hall and saw Su Peisheng standing outside, she knew that Big Fat Orange would probably not be available at the moment.
"Greetings to Concubine Hua."
"Eunuch Su, please get up."
Concubine Hua stretched out her hand to help her, since she knew Su Peisheng's position in Big Fat Orange's heart. She was a little more enthusiastic about Su Peisheng than before.
"The Emperor is free at the moment. Regarding the New Year's Eve palace banquet, I want to report to the Emperor."
Su Peisheng said, "This is really unfortunate. The Queen Mother is talking to the Emperor inside, and she doesn't know when she will come out."
"My dear, if you don't go back first, it will be the same if you come back later."
Concubine Hua glanced at the closed door in front of her, not knowing why the Queen Mother came over.
"If I remember correctly, the Queen Mother came to Yangxin Palace to visit the Emperor a few days ago?"
Su Peisheng sighed, "Yes, the Emperor is still injured and has not yet recovered, and Concubine Cheng has not kept her children. The Queen Mother feels sorry for the Emperor, so she must be more forgiving."
Feeling distressed?
Concubine Hua didn't believe it, probably because the emperor's sadness and resentment had implicated her fourteenth master. That's why I thought about easing the mother-son relationship with the emperor.
What kind of sugar-steamed crispy cheese or sweet-scented osmanthus fermented wine can have much effect if it is decades late?
Concubine Hua stood for a long time, but no one came out. She originally wanted to go back first. But I really want to see Big Fat Orange’s sad look.
"It doesn't take long to think about it. I can just wait here. You can't be careless about the New Year's Eve palace banquet. The emperor has to make the decision."
Su Peisheng said, "It's cold and windy outside, and the empress has a delicate body, so I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it."
"Why don't you go to the side hall to wait for a while and have a cup of hot tea. When the emperor is free, the servant can go in and pass the news."
Concubine Hua nodded, "That's fine, thank you Eunuch Su."
Concubine Hua followed the little eunuch arranged by Su Peisheng and was about to turn around and go to the side hall when she saw the door of Yangxin Hall being opened, and Zhu Xi helped the Queen Mother come out.
Both were old foxes for thousands of years, and Concubine Hua could not see any joy or anger on the two old faces of the Empress Dowager and Zhu Xi.
But the less you can see the joy and anger, the more problematic it is.
It is common for parents to be partial, but it was the first time for Concubine Hua to see the Queen Mother like this.
"I, my concubine, see the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother be blessed and safe."
The Queen Mother stopped. She had just hit a wall with the emperor and was in a bad mood. Now seeing Concubine Hua dressed up so delicately, she felt even worse.
Thinking of her unscrupulous words and mentioning the Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva in front of the emperor, she implicate the old fourteenth.
The Queen Mother couldn't wait to send Concubine Hua to the cold palace.
It's a pity that while Nian Gengyao is here, Concubine Hua can't move...
The Queen Mother's tone was as usual, and her attitude towards Concubine Hua was very tolerant, "Get up."
"What's the matter with you coming to Yangxin Hall at this time?"
"I thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness."
Concubine Hua said, "I am reporting back to the Queen Mother for the New Year's Eve palace banquet."
"I am preparing this matter according to the emperor's order, but I don't dare to do it myself, so I came here to ask for the emperor's instructions."
The Queen Mother nodded, "You are very sensible. The Ai family and the Emperor have always been at ease with you."
"The Ai family has returned to the palace first. If anything happens, you can tell the emperor."
"Thank you very much for the compliment, Queen Mother. I send you to the Queen Mother respectfully."
Concubine Hua looked at the backs of the Queen Mother and Zhu Xi and her group, and secretly said in her heart, just wait, she will be more sensible in the future and make her "like" her more.
*
Entering the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, Concubine Hua explained to Big Fat Juice the method that Shen Meizhuang just said.
"Does the Emperor think this is feasible?"
Big Fat Orange was obviously very satisfied with this. He took a sip of hot tea and said with emotion, "This is a good idea. It saves a lot of money. It can set up a few more iron pots and give the poor people more food and clothing."
"Who came up with this idea? She really has some talent as a housekeeper. I should reward her with something."
Concubine Hua pouted unhappily and rolled her eyes to the sky.
"The emperor is partial, why can't it be my concubine's idea?"
Big Fat Orange looked sideways and said with a smile, "What's your idea?"
"I haven't reached old age yet, and my ears and eyesight are very clear."
Concubine Hua muttered, "Who else could it be, but the Emperor's beloved Shen Guiren..."
Big Fat Orange smiled and said, "You're being petty again."
"She just entered the palace at a young age, and you were ill during that time, so I went to her place a few more times."
"Let her learn to cook these, because I am worried about your hard work, so find someone to share your worries."
Concubine Hua was uncomfortable being blocked. She had a hard time, and Big Fat Orange couldn't even think about having a good time either!
"The emperor kept saying that he felt sorry for me, so he found two helpers for me."
"But the treasury is empty, I can't make money in my hands, and I can't damage the Tian family's style. The emperor doesn't feel sorry for the hard work here, he only feels sorry for Mr. Shen!"
"The Queen Mother has so many private houses. Although they are in the harem, Zhuangzi's shop and fields are all complete."
"Before the death of the late Emperor, he left many private rooms for the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is old and has no energy to manage these."
"Why doesn't the Emperor find someone to share the Queen Mother's worries?"
Big Fat Orange said with a serious face, "Are you asking me to plot against the Queen Mother's private room?"
A man who was smiling just now suddenly became serious. Over the years that Concubine Hua has been with Big Fat Orange, she has never seen his expression.
I wasn't afraid when I first entered the mansion, but now that I know where my confidence lies, I'm even less afraid.
Concubine Hua twisted her small waist, sat next to Big Fat Orange, stretched out her two jade hands, and gently squeezed Big Fat Orange's shoulders.
"My concubine has no other intentions. It's just that the emperor has only been on the throne for less than two years, and he is short of money."
"The expenses for the late emperor's funeral and enthronement were spent nine-tenths of the money left by the late emperor."
"In addition to the draft, the previous Wanshou, and this New Year's Eve. I have calculated and calculated, saved and saved, and finally managed to make it look good."
"The Queen Mother lives in the palace and has always been frugal. No matter how much money she can spend, she still has to keep so much money."
"You are the Queen Mother's flesh and blood, and those things will belong to you sooner or later. After the New Year, there will be more places to use money."
"It's just a matter of withdrawing some emergency funds in advance, and then paying it back when you have it. How can the Queen Mother really care about your own son if she can still pay for something dead?"
Concubine Hua's words spoke to Big Fat Orange's heart. He worried about money every day. The Queen Mother had been favored for so many years, and the late Emperor had managed the harem for decades.
Even though a lot of the money on hand was spent on Old Fourteen, the remaining money was worth several hundred thousand taels.
From the front, I saw that he was worried about money every day, but the Queen Mother didn't show any signs of it. Presumably, he had no intention of letting his biological son inherit those properties.
As for who it would be left to if it wasn't left to him, there's no point in guessing?
Big Fat Orange felt that his teeth were suddenly itchy!
