dream of red mansion

Then he left.

"Congratulations to the emperor..."

After seeing Emperor Zhengqing out of the room, Yuan Chun stroked his temples with thoughtful eyes.

The second brother is really a genius.Looking at today's situation, it was exactly as he predicted.

What Jia Qing handed to Yuan Chun were two letters, one was naturally seen by Emperor Zhengqing, and the other was for her.And the letter to her was much longer.

Although she hadn't read the contents of Emperor Zhengqing's letter, in fact Jia Qing had roughly told her about it.

That's why she was able to step on all the key points today, all just right.

She knew that Lin Ruhai had no objection to Jia Qing marrying Daiyu, so she asked Emperor Zhengqing to ask what Lin Ruhai meant.She knew that Jia Qing was going to subsidize the imperial court, no, to be precise, it was to subsidize Emperor Zhengqing's 100 million stone grain, and the purpose was definitely not just to marry Daiyu as his wife.

That's 100 million stone grains. According to the current rate of rising grain prices, if Jia Qing took all of them out and handed them over to traders, he could earn millions of taels in a safe manner.

And that's just what it's worth.

At a time when it was difficult for the imperial court to raise food, Jia Qing's gust of wind was really wonderful.Are you a little excited when you don't see Emperor Zhengqing?

Such a big benefit is not worth it. There is only one benefit that is worth fighting for by Jia Qing, who is so in debt.

back bit.

That's right, only the benefit of helping Yuanchun ascend to the back position is worth it.

If the 100 million shi grains are thrown down, what will the other harem concubines compete with Yuan Chun for?

To put it simply, bribing the emperor showed the irreplaceable value of Yuanchun, so that Emperor Zhengqing had to reward her.

Although it has always been said that the harem does not interfere in politics, how can the former dynasty and the harem really be completely separated?

Why does the emperor have so many concubines in the Sangong and Six Courts, and why does he have to recruit batches of beautiful girls into the palace?Is it really just the emperor's lust?

In fact, not all.

In the harem, except for the civil servants, most of the high-ranking concubines are the daughters of aristocratic families.Could it be that the women of these aristocratic families are more beautiful than the women of the folk?

Naturally not.

In fact, the reason why the harem kept so many noble women was also a means for the emperor to win over and appease his courtiers.

Rewards and punishments are clearly the most basic means of imperial control.The courtiers should be rewarded for their meritorious service, but if the courtiers are rewarded too much, it will inevitably make them powerful and difficult to govern.For example, some ministers who have no rewards will threaten the imperial power if they reward them again.

What should we do at this time?

Naturally, I will also reward!It's not appropriate to reward him, then reward his son, his clan...

But rewarding no one is as important as rewarding his family's daughter to enter the palace and become a concubine.In this way, you will also be rewarded after seeing it, but the reward is still your own woman, what a bargain!

If you do more meritorious service, you will be rewarded again, anyway, your own woman...

This is also a main purpose of the establishment of the Sannomiya Sixth Court.

Jia Qing made such great achievements, it is impossible for Emperor Zhengqing not to consider making Yuanchun his queen.

Therefore, Jia Qing sent the letter to Emperor Zhengqing through Yuanchun, and mentioned topics such as "brother-in-law" and "brother-in-law" in the letter, all of which were vaguely reminding Emperor Zhengqing?

Even from Yuan Chun's point of view, the reason why Jia Qing asked for a marriage was also because of her.After all, if Jia Qing donated 100 million shi of grain and had nothing to ask for, it would be easy for Emperor Zhengqing to doubt his intentions, or it might backfire.

That's why Jia Qing came up with such an excuse to make Emperor Zhengqing suffer too (Jia Qing: Sister, you really think too much...).

If Emperor Zhengqing refused to agree, it would be easier for him to think of Li Yuanchun as empress.

If he agreed, it would be impossible for such a small matter to offset Jia Qing's contribution. In fact, he would remind Emperor Zhengqing all the time that there are many benefits to having a brother-in-law like Jia Qing after Yuanchun is established...

Yuan Chun remembered what Jia Qing said to him when he went home to visit his relatives that year: Sister, you are not alone. Behind you, there is the Jia family and younger brother.The little brother has no other skills, but he still has a heart to love his sister...

Yuan Chun walked back into the room with moist eyes, thinking:

It's great to have such a brother...

……

Jiarong Courtyard of Ningguo Mansion.

Ling'er faced the mirror decal, suddenly felt some discomfort in her stomach, and couldn't help but vomit.

Xiaolan had just returned from collecting her clothes, and when she saw this, she hurried over to carry her back.

"Okay, why did you vomit?"

"It's nothing, I just feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach..."

Ling'er didn't care much.

Xiao Lan frowned, and suddenly saw that the plate of strawberries on the high stool next to her had bottomed out.

"Grandma, don't you feel sick?" Xiaolan said with her eyes wide open.

"nonsense……"

Ling'er said this in her mouth, but she couldn't help but panic in her heart.

"What nonsense, you didn't like fruit so much before, and now you've eaten up a whole plate of strawberries. You were nauseous just now, you must be pregnant. Congratulations, grandma, you finally have what you want."

Xiaolan said happily.

She knew that Ling'er hadn't slept with Jia Rong yet, if she was pregnant, who would have the child?

"That damned quack Hu, it doesn't matter if his medical skills are not good, and he cheated us so much money."

Xiaolan was a little annoyed.They secretly went to see Dr. Hu twice, and he told them both times that the aunt was not pregnant.He also made up a whole bunch of nonsense and tricked them into buying a bunch of medicines.

But Xiaolan soon realized something was wrong.Why is there no joy on the face of my aunt, doesn't she want a child so much?

Ling'er rubbed her belly, her brows became deeper and deeper.

He stood up suddenly, went to the side of the cabinet and rummaged through the cabinet.

"Auntie, what are you looking for?" Xiaolan asked.

Ling'er ignored her, and after a long time, she finally found a clean box with loose saffron inside.Ling'er grabbed a handful and stuffed it into her mouth...

"Are you crazy?"

Xiaolan was shocked, and hurried over to snatch the things away.