Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

The rescheduling of the annual banquet was as Ruan Qing expected, and no one had any objections.

Not only did they have no objections, the clan members strongly agreed with this proposal.

The courtiers who received the notice even shouted that His Majesty is wise.

In the cold weather of the twelfth lunar month, I ran to the palace for a banquet late at night.

After a few token bites, the food was no longer hot. It was already midnight when I got home hungry, which was a hell of a job.

If it weren't for the emperor hosting the banquet, no ghost would want to attend.

On New Year's Eve, at the end of the day, people who received the invitation for the palace banquet entered the palace in twos and threes.

The banquet was held in Qingfeng Hall.

The eldest princess Wuyang and her daughter Princess Ningshan, who had not been seen in public for several months, came to the entrance of Qingfeng Palace. When they got off the carriage, they happened to meet the carriage of the eldest princess Ronghua coming.

She deliberately waited there for a while. After Ronghua got off the car, she took her daughter forward and saluted: "Wu Yang has met my sister."

"Ningshan has met his aunt."

"No need to be polite." Ronghua glanced at the two of them and said calmly.

"Zhaoping, why didn't you see her?" Wu Yangqi couldn't help but ask when he didn't see Zhaoping behind Ronghua.

As for Ning Shan, he was probably too embarrassed by the incident with Jiang Congyun, so he silently stepped aside after saluting.

"The Queen Mother asked her to come over to help. She entered the palace early in the morning."

"Zhaoping is different when she becomes a female official. Not only is she busy on weekdays, but even during the annual leave, the Queen Mother is also thinking about her and is willing to take her hand-in-hand and train her." Princess Wuyang's tone was filled with a hint of unconsciousness. Sourness.

Ronghua knew what kind of character this mother and daughter were, so he didn't bother to pay attention to them and entered the Qingfeng Hall first.

It is now close to noon, and many guests have gathered in Qingfeng Hall.

"Aniang, you are here. Come and sit here. The Queen Mother is inside." As soon as she entered, Zhao Ping, who was responsible for receiving female guests outside, came over and led her to a flower hall on the left side of the hall.

Because there are more female relatives today, the queen is pregnant again, the emperor is still young, and there are no adult princesses.

Ruan Qing asked five female officials from the association to help receive him.

Princess Wuyang and Princess Ningshan, who came in behind Princess Ronghua, subconsciously wanted to follow in.

As a result, after taking just two steps, the mother and daughter remembered the Queen Mother's warning to them and were not invited by Zhao Ping. They wanted to follow but were a little afraid to follow, and they froze in embarrassment.

"Aunt Wuyang and Sister Ningshan, please get up too." Zhaoping said when he saw this.

"Thank you Zhaoping." Wu Yang and Ning Shan breathed a sigh of relief.

When Wu Yang, Ning Shan and Rong Hua walked into the flower hall, they found that except for the Queen Mother, everyone inside was from the clan.

There are not many people in the Xie family clan. There are two eldest princesses, three eldest princesses, two princes and two county princes in Beijing.

All these people are inside now.

"I've met the Queen Mother." After a few people came in, they stepped forward to salute Ruan Qing.

"Family members, you don't need to adhere to these common etiquette, just sit down." Ruan Qing waved his hand.

Rong Hua glanced at the people present calmly, and the Queen Mother gathered all the clans together, just because she had something to say.

Sure enough, after the three of them sat down and the maids poured them tea, Ruan Qing's voice rang out: "All the clan members are here. Before the banquet begins, I have a few words to say to everyone. ."

"Please give me the Queen Mother's instructions." All the clan members said in unison.

"It's not a big deal, it's just about internal treasury reconciliation. This is our Daxi custom.

From small private businesses to small shops to the national treasury, accounts must be reconciled at the end of each year.

As for the inner treasury of our royal family, the clan members have always worked hard to manage it. Logically, the accounts need to be reconciled at the end of each year.

However, the emperor had only been on the throne for a short time, and there had been a lot of things going on in the past two months or so, so he couldn't take care of it for the time being.

I am gathering together today to say hello to everyone. When spring starts tomorrow, we will reconcile the accounts in the inner treasury.

It just so happens that next year will be the new emperor's reign. We will also sort out the accounts of the inner treasury as a handover between the old and the new. What do you think? "

The scene suddenly fell silent. Is the Queen Mother going to check everyone's accounts?

Anyone who took something from the inner treasury would have a particularly wonderful look on their face.

Ronghua and King Xu looked at each other, their expressions a little ugly.

The inner treasury is mainly managed by her and King Xu, with other clan members co-managing it.

As the most noble eldest princess of Daxi, Ronghua has countless properties in her hands, and there is no need to occupy the inner treasury.

There were things that came as tribute from other places that really suited her liking. As long as she took a second look at them, the late emperor would reward her.

There was no need for her to sneak around to get things from the inner treasury.

King Xu was an idle prince, and he was trusted by the late Emperor to take charge of Zongzheng Temple and at the same time be in charge of the inner treasury together with Ronghua.

His family has a small population, and his salary and rewards are generous enough, so there is no need to take anything from the inner treasury.

The problem is that they don't take it, but the clan has a lot of things that they take from the inner treasury.

Usually, as long as it's not excessive, they usually turn a blind eye or close one eye and don't pay much attention to it.

The Queen Mother suddenly mentioned this matter. Could it be that she has been busy in recent months and did not check the internal treasury, which caused some trouble?

As soon as this thought came out, the two of them subconsciously looked at the people who were helping with the management.

Looking at it, I couldn't help but feel a thump in my heart.

The face of the eldest princess Wuyang was particularly stiff, and the expressions of the other three eldest princesses were not very natural either.

The faces of the two princes and princesses were also quite strange, but Princess Xu looked normal.

Could it be that when these people saw that the emperor and the queen mother had newly ascended the throne, they didn't take them seriously and secretly moved a lot of things out of the inner treasury?

Even so, after seeing the methods of the emperor and the queen mother in the past two months, you should give back what you took away.

Otherwise, why don't we really wait for the accounts to be cleared and stretch our neck to offer a knife to the Queen Mother?

"Your Majesty is right, brothers must also settle accounts clearly. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty have the trust to entrust the inner treasury to the care of our clan members. We should be responsible to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty.

After the first month, I will ask Brother Xu Wang to sort out the accounts and show them to the Queen Mother at that time. " Rong Hua, who had all the gods in his eyes, spoke.

King Xu nodded accordingly.

She and King Xu are the ones in charge. If too many things inside are stolen, they have an unshirkable responsibility.

If anyone dares to take the contents and refuse to return them, but also tries to make them take the blame... Humph!

"Then we have Princess Lao and Prince Xu." Ruan Qing smiled slightly.

She mentioned this matter in front of so many people to send a signal to everyone. Those who stole things from the inner treasury should remember to take the initiative to return the things.

Don't wait for her to come to collect the bill, otherwise everyone will look bad.

"It should be." Ronghua and King Xu spoke at the same time.

After talking about the business, Ruan Qing started chatting with everyone. After a while, Zhao Ping walked in: "Queen Mother, it's time to hold a banquet."

"Everyone, prepare to take your seats." Ruan Qing stood up.

The courtiers and ministers, who had regarded the New Year's banquet as a kind of procedure but had never thought about being able to have a full stomach, could not help but be slightly stunned when they looked at the steaming little pots placed on the table.

The emperor and the queen mother were so considerate?

Not only was the New Year’s Eve banquet moved to noon, but so many steaming hot pots were also prepared that looked particularly delicious.

This is treating them as real guests and sincerely entertaining them!

At this moment, the ministers were filled with emotion.