Time-traveling Bastards Are Politics

Chapter 331 Hollowing Out
"It's a joke. As a queen, I can't protect my own family. Will I still believe the nonsense of you rebellious officials and thieves? You are crooked and have no manners and shame. In this palace, there is no such thing as this kind of person." There is nothing to say about credit, do you think this palace will trust such a person?"

"Since the empress has said so, the minister has nothing to say, so I can only congratulate the empress, please take this seat well, please be careful."

"Then I really want to thank King Huiwen for his blessing."

"Oh, isn't this the prince? Little Li Sheng, see the prince."

"Why is Eunuch Li acting like this? This king doesn't know what to say. I said it a long time ago. We are all on our own, so there is no need to be so polite. If Eunuch Li continues to behave like this, then this king will not dare to come here in the future."

"What the lord said is small, isn't it, the lord should not come."

"Just kidding, Eunuch Li is safe and sound. No matter what happens to me, I can't stop coming, right? But today, I really have something to do when I come to see you."

"If the prince has anything to do, it's okay to say it. Even if the younger ones go through fire and water, let the prince handle it."

"My father-in-law is joking, this king has some trivial matters." Feng Yong said with a smile: "My father-in-law also knows that my king actually has his own servants in the mansion. This servant of his own will be here soon. The person the emperor lent to me There, I thought, there will be a talent show in the palace soon, and the number of people will definitely increase in the future. I only have the king and the princess in my palace, so I don’t need so many people, so why not arrange for those people to return to the palace? This can be regarded as doing your best for the emperor, don’t you think so, father-in-law?”

"My lord, what you said is right. It's just that these people were rewarded by the emperor. They didn't come back just because the slave said they would. The slave is just in charge. If the prince borrowed from the slave If the prince said so, the servant would definitely call him back immediately. But these were granted by the emperor, and even the slave status has been transferred to the Huiwen Palace, so the slave really has nothing to do."

"So that's the case. It's my king who made things difficult for my father-in-law. Is it my king's fault? In fact, I don't have any other ideas. This king is naturally happy with this reward from the emperor. It's just that I just saw it, and the empress's wife in the palace There are only a few of them, and there are so many people in this prince's mansion, it is too much. The empress is so frugal, we should learn from it, don't you think so, father-in-law?"

"The empress is indeed very frugal. The emperor ordered to rebuild the Jingyang Palace. It was originally intended to be a decoration for the pepper room, but the empress thought it was too extravagant and refused. If it is another empress, I am afraid that she will not be happy if she is happy. The joy of Jiaofang, what a face it is."

"Maybe this is the reason why Empress Empress is Empress Empress. Empress Empress, who is diligent, respectful, and humble, is the candidate for motherhood."

"That's natural. The queen empress naturally has her unique advantages. Besides, the empress empress is the emperor's first wife. She shares joys and sorrows and sleeps in the same bed. For such a long time, even if there is no unique place, the feelings are still there. , is naturally irreplaceable.”

"It's still Eunuch Li who can speak. I'm the stupidest king. I just can't say something so nice. I don't know if there will be any conflict in my words when I just talked with the empress. Now that I think about it, I'm still a little worried."

"My lord, you don't have to worry so much. The empress is tolerant and generous, and she is not a person who cares about everything. Even if there is something wrong with the lord, the empress will not blame her."

"Oh, I'm still worried. Otherwise, I'll buy something and apologize to the Empress. I just don't know what the Empress likes, so I don't dare to buy it randomly. My father-in-law has been in the palace for so long, but I know what the Empress likes. Woolen cloth?"

"You are really embarrassing this slave. The empress is usually thrifty. Most of the monthly money is sent back to her mother's house, and she only keeps a little for herself. Even so, she never embarrasses the internal affairs. Therefore, the servant really doesn’t know what the Empress Dowager likes. But recently, something happened to the Empress Empress’ brother, and she needs money urgently. They were all sent out.”

"It seems that the empress is really a good master, but this mother's family is really not up to the mark. But the emperor was promoted to the position of the empress's mother's family before, and he also rewarded a lot of things. Isn't that enough? What's the big deal? To be honest, the empress's brother is the emperor's brother-in-law, he is a relative of the emperor, how can he be so short of money?"

"Oh, you don't know, my lord, the empress's brother, Mr. Qin Yan, is a man who lives up to his name and has a very hot temper. He also likes to gamble a few times and go shopping in brothels on weekdays. Some time ago, After the gambling, he lost everything, owed a whole lot of debt to the casino, and went shopping in a brothel, and ended up in a conflict with Hu Ning, the son of Mr. Hu Yunhu from the Ministry of Industry. He accidentally beat Mr. Hu to death. Now, Mr. Qin is still locked in the prison. Naturally, the empress took the money in to clear up the relationship, so that Mr. Qin can suffer less. He is still busy begging the emperor and Master Hu for forgiveness. It can be said that he is in a state of distress Busy. You said, my lord, how can such a good person, the Empress, have such an unworthy younger brother, not only hurting the whole family, but also dragging down the Empress. The Empress has finally improved, and now, What a crime."

"That's right, but this matter is also very difficult to solve. Although the Duke Protector's House seems to have a high status, it does not have real power in its hands. Although Lord Hu is only a minister, he is indeed an indispensable minister, the emperor. , and it is very easy to solve this matter. No wonder the empress is such a headache."

"That's right. Otherwise, why would you say that the empress is always trying to please the emperor? But you don't know that Mrs. Hu is a student of Mr. Xia Ge. Even if the emperor is willing to help, this matter will not be so serious. Easy fix."

"Xia Ge's disciples are all over the court and the public. It's a very troublesome thing. But this empress is about to be canonized. If it is reported at this time that something like this happened to my younger brother, I'm afraid it's not good. The emperor did it before. Isn't that so much for the purpose of giving the empress a good background? If the matter of Mr. Qin is not resolved, I'm afraid it will become a stain on the empress. However, Concubine Xia offended the emperor today and has already been made a concubine And the feet are grounded, maybe the emperor will still stand by the empress's side in this matter."

"The servant hasn't heard about this matter yet. It seems that the prince is indeed well-informed. The servant is in the palace. These things are actually not as good as the prince knows outside."

"Elder-in-law was joking, the king was watching this matter, otherwise the king wouldn't know about it. Concubine Xia, she hated the king's talk to the emperor about the talent show. Today, the king was called to question the matter, but the emperor heard it." It is only because of the punishment, otherwise, the emperor still doesn’t know about it.”

"My lord, this servant said something that shouldn't be said. If today's punishment of Concubine Xia is related to you, then you may be in some trouble recently..."

"Trouble? What trouble can this king have?"

"My lord, why don't you understand? You said that the punishment of Concubine Xia is related to you. Can Xia Ge get along well with you? At that time, I won't be able to wear small shoes for you everywhere? Besides, the empress will be canonized immediately. It's the grand ceremony, and you and the empress will work together in the future, I'm afraid that Mr. Xia Ge will regard him as someone from the empress's side, and I'm afraid that life will be even more difficult in the future."

"Eunuch Li, but this matter has nothing to do with this king. You said that this noble concubine Xia stopped me and took me away at once, and said a lot of inexplicable things. What do you want me to say? Then the emperor came. How can you blame the king for this matter?"

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. Even if the facts are true, it's hard to say what it looks like in the eyes of Mr. Xia Ge. You know the situation of Concubine Xia. She is Mrs. Xia Ge's daughter, and now she has been demoted and grounded." , he can't get angry at the emperor, so he will get angry at you. Besides, the matter of the post-draft draft was all proposed by you and handled by you. Look at Mr. Xia Ge, you can swallow this breath in your heart ?"

"This matter is also wronged by the king. Where did the king bring it up? This king is just following the emperor's words. If you say that the emperor doesn't think so, it is useless for the king to say that it is useless. Besides, It will be a matter of time before the empress is conferred. After all, the empress is the official wife of the Ming media. How can there be any reason for the official wife to change into a concubine? The draft is even more important. If Concubine Xia is smart, she should bring it up herself. Maybe the emperor I still feel that she is tolerant and magnanimous. How can I blame this king now, this king is really wronged."

"My lord, you are in trouble this time."

"Eunuch, what do you think about this matter? This king is indeed innocent..."

"There is no other way, if it really doesn't work, you can only ask Mr. Xia Ge to make an apology."

"Elder-in-law, you said that I don't know Mr. Xia Ge, and I passed by inexplicably, so Mr. Xia Ge may not believe it, do you think so? Besides, this matter is mainly the heart knot of Mrs. Xia Ge, Mrs. Xia Ge It's just a matter of worrying about it. Even if Xia Ge always believed in this king, then Concubine Xia would feel uncomfortable, so wouldn't this king do it for nothing?"

"What the prince said is reasonable, but according to the current situation, Concubine Xia's heart knot may be difficult to untie."

"Elder-in-law, don't you think that's the reason? You said this matter, the emperor was relieved, but it hurt the king. The next thing about the draft, the king will offend all the ladies in the harem. .”

"My lord, that's not what I said. This draft is to enrich the harem and extend the emperor's heir. The emperor's heir is the foundation of the country. If the empress of the harem can't see this, then there will be no hope in the future. Besides Now, no matter how many people are in the harem, whether you are favored or not, you never look at the number of people, but at your own ability. If you attribute this matter to the draft, then you can only say that this empress is too ignorant. Do you think this is the case? reason?"

"Elder-in-law, of course this is the reason, but if you think so in your heart, then we don't know. You said that Concubine Xia blamed the king for this matter? In fact, you said that the emperor was originally I don't like jealousy in the harem, why don't those empresses know how to restrain themselves?"

"My lord, that's what I say, but if every empress can do it, wouldn't the harem be the same? Besides, not everyone can see it that way."

"It's also the same reason. When these empresses enter the palace, they all bear the future of their families. It's normal to be jealous."

Thinking of this, Feng Yong took a careful look at the quality of several jewelry stores, wrote down a few, and then waved her hand: "Go and find those gemstones first, the king and this shopkeeper still have some things to talk about about phoenix crowns."

When those people went out, Feng Yong took out a stack of banknotes from her bosom, the denominations were not very large, maybe seven or eight hundred taels in total, and handed it to the shopkeeper: "These things just ordered, are they enough? "

"Oh, look at what the lord said, there are too many of these, if you don't tell me, I will think that you have paid all the money for the beautiful lady's pearl hairpin." The shopkeeper smiled even more when he saw the money.

Feng Yong smiled: "Of course I have other things for you to make. I just saw that the gemstones in your store are of good quality, and I want to make a pair of phoenix bracelets, which are pure gold and inlaid with rubies. Then I also need a pair of ink-colored jade bracelets. You can bring a few more styles to me to choose. Then the silver hairpin just now, let me hollow out the main body of the hairpin. Don’t let people see it. Just a note. Don’t talk about this matter with others.”

"Oh, my lord, I understand that there are always some special requirements in the deep palace. Don't worry, the quality of the small shop must be first-class, but...you are making a gift for the empress. , so many silver ornaments..." The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed.

Feng Yongle: "The main gift that the king wants from you now is the main congratulatory gift. The one just now was given to the empress in private by the king. The empress does not like extravagance, and her daily dress is relatively plain. Those plain clothes, Wouldn’t it go well with a head full of pearls and emeralds? Besides, it’s nothing to wear on weekdays. The main thing is that you made this style for the queen, and you will be prosperous in the future.”

"The kindness of the lord, I know that if the lord didn't fancy our Cuixianju, such an important matter would be entrusted to us. Our craft is also a new craft this year. It is naturally the best if the empress loves it. The news about the empress ordering jewelry here means that we are naturally customers." The shopkeeper was very happy.

Feng Yong nodded: "That's your stuff too, but you don't want to spread the news about what I told you to empty out, and the empty silver jewelry must be handed over to someone you trust, and no one else will know about it. , not even family members.”

(End of this chapter)