Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Qingping thought over the draft she had already prepared before hesitatingly said: "Brother, there is one thing that I would like to ask you about Sister Zhenmin."
The emperor sat up straight, "About cousin? What? You ask."
Qingping looked at the emperor, "Brother, the property that Crown Prince De Rui and Crown Princess gave to Sister Zhenmin was in your hands, right? Did you give it to Su Rong while Su Rong was in Beijing?"
The emperor paused, "I didn't give it."
Qingping looked at him, "You... why didn't you give it? Is it because the person is deceased, does it count as confiscation?"
"No." The emperor shook his head, "I have always ordered people to take care of it and have never replenished the national treasury."
Qingping asked tentatively: "Is that because Su Rong decided to go to Nanchu?"
"No." The emperor said, "I didn't expect it at first, but then I remembered that since she went to Nanchu to be the princess, she couldn't take those properties with her, so I didn't mention it."
He paused and sighed, "I also have selfish motives. I never knew Su Rong's identity before, so I have been taking care of my cousin's properties. The annual profits are put into her private treasury, as if he were still here. ."
He looked at Qingping, "Did you remember it yourself? Or did Su Rong come to ask you?"
Qingping shook his head, "Su Rong didn't ask. She probably doesn't know. Maybe she knows and doesn't care. It was my younger sister who remembered it."
The emperor nodded and thought for a moment, "You just said that Su Rong sent a caravan to send a congratulatory gift to Duan Hua? Which caravan?"
"Her own caravan, the guest house in Beijing, is her own property." Qingping said directly.
The emperor suddenly understood, "I asked someone to investigate and found that the Yingkefang came from Jiangning County's Xiaoyingke, and it turned out to be Su Rong's." He considered for a moment, "I can send someone to give it to my cousin's private treasury. As for the Those properties in the capital are originally royal properties, so let’s give them up!”
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qingping and said, "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with her, but now she is the princess of Nanchu. No matter whether she cares about it or not, the property she built in Daliang is nothing more. But the property of the royal family in Daliang cannot be given to Nanchu." Chu,"
Qingping nodded, "Brother Huang is right."
She smiled and said, "Just give sister Zhenmin's private treasury to her. I think it's okay for the emperor to handle it like this."
The emperor smiled, "What are the royal family's properties on the surface? Did you know that back then, Prince Derui bought many secret properties for Sister Zhenmin, and even the late emperor and I didn't know about them. Now they are probably in the hands of Xie Yuan , he takes care of it for Su Rong. Otherwise, in the small Jiangning County, how can the government have so much money to accommodate so many beggars who have fled and make sure everyone has food to eat?"
Qingping suddenly realized, "Su Rong said that when she was a child, she always had no money after searching for money, and she probably didn't even have much secret wealth."
"I don't know. To support so many people, it's probably not enough." The emperor said: "Su Xu managed Jiangzhou well. Even without Xie Yuan's assistance, he still has some abilities. I heard that he Madam is preparing to go to Nanchu? It looks like she will stay there for a long time, but what about Su Xu? Does his wife care about it? "
Qingping said with a smile: "Prince Su has six aunts. It will be fine if the eldest lady goes to live in Nanchu for two or three years. Governor Su will not stay alone."
The emperor choked, "This is Su Xu. Maybe my cousin took a fancy to the many wives and concubines in his house, right? He is a lucky one. He raised Su Rong."
He added: "I heard that Shen Yi went to Nanchu? Do you know her current situation?"
"Who is Shen Yi?" Qingping wondered.
"The precious concubine was taken to Southern Chu by her." The emperor said, "The prince agreed. He released her privately from the imperial mausoleum, and she followed Su Rong and changed her original name."
Qingping suddenly realized, "My precious concubine, I didn't hear Su Rong mention it in the letter."
She looked at the emperor, "Su Rong didn't write a letter to my sister. Duan Hua also just received a letter from her. Southern Chu was in chaos for more than half a year. After she returned to the court, she was busy with government affairs every day. , I don’t have much time to write letters.”
The emperor nodded.
Qingping asked: "Brother, the emperor still misses the precious concubine?"
"After all, she has been serving me for many years. I sent people to the imperial mausoleum and found out that the prince had let her go a long time ago." The emperor was not too angry, "I just asked. If you don't know, that's fine."
He waved his hand, "You are pregnant, so stop running around and have a safe and healthy baby. After all, this is what you have been waiting for for many years. Go back quickly!"
Qingping stood up and said, "It's a rare trip to the palace. My sister goes to see the emperor's sister-in-law."
The emperor waved his hand, "Be careful, running around makes me worry about you. You are old."
Qingping blushed, "My sister knows."
She resigned from the side hall and went to the Queen's Fengyi Palace.
When the queen saw her coming, she looked at her curiously, "Why did you enter the palace today? The moon is still light."
Qingping did not hide anything from the queen. He sat down next to her and explained why he entered the palace.
The Queen laughed and said, "So that's why I'll give you some."
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Huang. I will indicate in the reply which item was given by the Emperor's brother and which item was given by the Emperor's Sister-in-law. Xiaoqi will definitely be very happy." Qingping said pleasantly.
The queen pursed her lips and smiled, "Since you said this, I have to give you a few more things. After all, I can't get rid of anything less."
Qingping said quickly: "No need to say more, my sister is not here to rob you. She is just robbing the emperor brother."
The queen laughed, "I heard that the prince and Duan Hua get along very well, and I am happy for them." She patted Qingping's hand, "You know, the prince's marriage has always been on my mind. This important matter has finally been settled now. I am in a good mood. I will have someone check out my private treasury later and send it to you later."
"It's okay to send it to the prince. The prince said that he would help Duanhua return the gift." Qingping smiled with both eyes.
"Ouch." The queen said curiously, "I didn't notice this child before. I thought he had a cold and indifferent temperament. Now that he has the crown princess, he treats girls differently."
"Duanhua is lucky." Qingping sighed in his heart no less than a thousand times.
"Luck is such a thing, I really can't envy it. Duanhua is indeed blessed." The queen is not praising her son, who is hard to find even if she holds a lantern. Whether he is a prince or a husband, even if she is in the deep palace , I also heard that the prince often sent people to deliver food and toys to Duanhua on his way back to the East Palace. He would send them back every three to five. The news spread all over the capital, and many people were jealous of Duanhua.
"Yes, he is luckier than me." Qingping admitted, "Yesterday, the prince spent most of the day with Duanhua in the East Palace. Although several courtiers in the meeting hall quarreled and had a headache before hiding back to the East Palace, in the end, he stayed with Duanhua. The little girl is used to it, saying that next time a courtier quarrels with him, he will ask his cousin to send someone to inform her, and she will rescue him. Listen, what is said? The prince smiled and agreed. "
The queen was surprised and smiled after a moment, "It's good. It's good for them to do this."
(End of chapter)
