These years of being the queen mother!

"Your Majesty, that's a good idea. Just a pear tree, a peach tree, and of course a plum tree would be the most beautiful." Qiu Qu smiled sweetly at the side, and when talking about the fruits of the fruit tree, he still used the tip of his tongue After licking his lips, he obviously began to miss the taste of the fruit in his mouth.

Chunlai is a little speechless, Qiuqu, this girl usually looks good and she is quite smart, but when she encounters food problems, she turns into a foodie, which really makes people laugh and cry.

"Come on, don't talk about these things that haven't happened yet." Yang Lingyue smiled, took the hand warmer that Chunlai handed her, leaned against the railing of the corridor, and continued slowly: "I remember that a few days ago, Lord Long Live gave us a hand warmer." A few citrus, um, take one out of the palace to taste, and the rest of you girls can share."

Chunlai also laughed, and when Qiu Qu hurried to fetch the citrus, he thanked Yang Lingyue crisply: "Thank you, my servant, for your reward. Citrus is a rarity in this season, and this servant has long been greedy."

"You girl is used to saying nice things to coax me." Yang Lingyue bent her lips, but instead asked, "Where is Dongguo? Where did this girl go?"

"Your Majesty forgot, today is a fixed day for the empresses of each palace to receive their quotas, so Dong Guo and Eunuch Xia Shi took this trip in person..."

"I forgot about this."

Different from the empress and concubine system in the Qing Dynasty, most of the concubines of the Ming Dynasty who came from small families and good families had to rely on the orders issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to live, even Yang Lingyue, who secretly had Wei Zhongxian as his backer, was no exception.

清朝时，后宫妃嫔支取的份例分为九等，最高等皇太后的年俸是黄金20两、银2000两。至于母仪天下的皇后则是年俸1000两、余下相应的则是皇贵妃银800两、贵妃银600两、妃银300两、嫔200两、贵人100两、常在50两、答应30两。

In addition to the annual salary, that is, the regular money is issued on an annual basis, and the rest, such as daily necessities, cloth and wool, are used every month.

, Chicken, duck, fish, vegetables, and even edible spring water are all paid on a monthly basis.The Qing followed the Ming system, the Qing Palace was like this, and the Ming Palace was naturally similar, except that the low-ranking concubines below the concubines were not called Changzai and Xuying, but Jieyu, Zhaoyi, Beauty, Talent, and Noble.Others, no matter whether it is the annual salary or the amount that should be paid every month, well, it is still a little bit worse.

Take Empress Zhang who lives in Kunning Palace as an example. The annual salary of Empress Zhang is 1000 taels, with a total of 30 pieces of various kinds of cloth and satin, 20 pieces of yarn, and 15 pieces of foreign tribute cloth, such as Korean cloth and Japanese cloth. A total of 50 pieces of fine cotton cloth and coarse cloth, 20 locks of gold thread and gold thread, 16 catties of silk, velvet, cotton thread, etc., 40 catties of cotton, and a total of 100 pieces of various types of leather and mink.

There are many foods to eat every day, so I won’t mention them for the time being.The imperial concubine's annual salary is 800 taels, and the monthly salary of the rest is reduced by one-third on the basis of the queen.

Concubines below the imperial concubine and noble concubine are paid 600 taels for two years, and concubines are given an annual salary of 500 taels, and the monthly payment for the rest is halved on the basis of the empress.

This is the case with the fourth concubine, and the annual salary and quotas of other women in the harem who are below the concubine and whose status is still hovering among the beauties and talented people are even more pitiful.At least after hearing Shen Dongguo's report, Yang Lingyue knew that Zhou Meiren, who was known as Zhu Youxiao's second favorite, had only received a smeared lansu from the hand of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs last month. Satin, a large roll of river silk that has been piled up in the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for some days and has already produced a musty smell.

Of course, the reason for this is largely because Zhou Meiren accidentally offended the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it was also because Jian, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, secretly received benefits and watched people order dishes.Yang Lingyue knew that after Zhou Meiren seduced Zhu Youxiao several times because of her illness, not only the client who was intercepted was angry, but even the Kebaba who took Zhu Youxiao as her own son She was also very angry, Zhou Meiren only received a defective product, which was considered a bargain.

Yang Lingyue returned to Dongnuan Pavilion.Just sitting down on the hot kang, before he had time to take the ginger tea poured by Chunlai, Dongguo lifted the curtain of the door panting, and walked in from the outside mixed with a gust of cold air.

"Your Majesty, the servants have already locked the rations issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs into the warehouse. Should we use them first, or continue to use the old ones?" The harem practice is to issue new ones, put the old ones away, and use the new ones first.Dongguo's question from this was just turning a corner and asking Yang Lingyue what to do with the old one.After all, there are new ones that are not used, and the old ones continue to be used. That's what a master with a single-minded mind and a habit of saving will do.

"Naturally, use the new one first." Yang Lingyue took a sip of the ginger tea that Chunlai handed over, moistened her throat a little, and then continued slowly. "The old rules, when you and Chunlai are free, take the time to do some sorting, first pick out a few bolts of good-quality silk and satin, and you three girls will share them and make a palace dress, and the rest will be given to the palace at will. Everyone else in the room, you should know that things like silk, satin and leather are the worst things to put away, and it would be a pity if they were put away like the ones Zhou Meiren received back last time."

Hearing this, the three girls present all giggled, obviously laughing at Zhou Meiren's loss.After a while, the three girls stopped laughing and said together.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant knows what to do."

The three maids stayed in Dongnuange for a while, and seeing Yang Lingyue nestling on the kang, quietly reading idle books, Chunlai and Dongguo went to the warehouse together to check the inventory, leaving Qiuqu alone to go to the small kitchen and roll up their sleeves , researching recipes with great interest.

After a while, when the sun lazily retracted into the clouds, he was wearing a pair of bright yellow quilted dragon robes, a cloak trimmed with old black fox fur, and a golden crown made of yellow gauze. He looked refined and somewhat scholarly. The temperamental Zhu Youxiao walked in from the outside.

"When I came here just now, I saw the maids in the palace walking around in the courtyard, looking very busy. Ah Yue, what are you planning to do?"

Yang Lingyue put down the idle book she was half-reading in her hand, got down from the kang and came to Zhu Youxiao's side, raised her hand to remove the cloak he was wearing, and felt that the pair of bright yellow quilted dragon robes he was wearing was half wet. Obviously stained with frost, he ran to find a sky blue robe with black dragon-shaped narrow sleeves and round neck embroidered on the chest, skirt, sleeves, and hem, and changed it for Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao was obviously used to Yang Lingyue's hospitality, and he opened his arms with a smile, enjoying the service.

Yang Lingyue quickly changed Zhu Youxiao's clothes.After finishing, she pushed and pulled Zhu Youxiao, and sat together on the hot kang, speaking in a calm voice, but it made people feel itchy.

"Long live Lord, why don't you come to my concubine here when you have time, and don't want to carve ship models."

"Why are these words so sour?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Yang Lingyue with a smile, and said flirting with familiarity: "Ah Yue, how many buckets of vinegar did you drink today?"

"I don't know how much to drink, but it's enough to make me jealous anyway." Yang Lingyue snorted coquettishly, half-truth, half-false, and reluctantly said: "If the Lord Long Live feels sorry, or send the concubine Long Live Lord to carve it himself How about the plum blossom hairpin?"

The smile on Zhu Youxiao's face deepened, obviously enjoying Yang Lingyue's charming words, so he couldn't help softening his voice, and said slowly and gently.

"Plum blossom hairpins are not pretty, how about I make a crested hairpin for Ah Yue myself."

"Well, Da Lang has to put the hairpin on A Yue himself."

Yang Lingyue is obviously also a master of flirting, a few soft words made Zhu Youxiao's whole heart warm, and she just felt that the person in front of her was so beautiful no matter how she looked.With his mind fluttering, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but grabbed Yang Lingyue's snow-white, jade-like little hands, and pulled Yang Lingyue into his arms.

Yang Lingyue let out a soft cry, and couldn't help but cast a blank look at Zhu Youxiao.Because the moment Yang Lingyue fell into Zhu Youxiao's arms, Zhu Youxiao, the young emperor, put his arms around Yang Lingyue's waist with one hand, and at the same time reached into the skirt of his clothes, pinching the tenderness, and kneading constantly!pinch.

Yang Lingyue twitched her mouth subtly, and after controlling her urge to slap him backhand, Yang Lingyue said coquettishly, "Long Live Lord, it's still broad daylight!"

Zhu Youxiao giggled, "I miss Ah Yue, don't tell me Ah Yue doesn't miss me anymore." After finishing speaking, Zhu Youxiao didn't care whether the doors and windows were closed, and directly pushed Yang Lingyue down and put the ~~gun~ into battle.

After a long while of warmth, after the cloud and rain, Yang Lingyue leaned against Zhu Youxiao's chest with a pink face and bright almond eyes, her clothes were disheveled and partly covered, and bruises and purple hickeys could be seen faintly.As for Zhu Youxiao, he played with Yang Lingyue's black and smooth hair with a satisfied face, letting it wrap around his fingers.

At this moment, the closed door outside was gently pushed open, Wang Tiqian raised the curtain, walked in without looking sideways, and called out in a low voice, "Long Live Lord."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wang Tigan, who was standing there bowed and bowed, and said hoarsely, "What's the matter?"

Wang Tiqian still lowered his head, arched his waist, and replied with a voice that could be heard by both the emperor and concubine lying in the room:

"Just now, the palace servants from Yanxi Palace came to report, saying that it is... that it is Zhang Cairen who lives in the side hall. I am happy."

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