"You always have many reasons." The man said helplessly. For the sake of her injury, he no longer pursued today's matter.

Eunuch Li came in with the palace attendants. The palace attendants behind him were holding things in their hands, all covered with yellow brocade cloth.

Bai Jiujiu asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, do you want to have lunch with me?" It was already lunch time, and I was indeed a little hungry.

Eunuch Li smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, this is not lunch, this is a gift from the Emperor to Your Majesty."

The palace servants took down the brocade cloth.

When he saw what was under the brocade cloth, Bai Jiujiu's eyes lit up.

He immediately ran forward and looked at them one by one: "Blue ice night pearl, purple ice night pearl."

"Five phoenix auspicious clothes embroidered with gold thread, engraved golden phoenix wearing peony Sichuan brocade robe, silver thread inlaid with jewels and moon skirt, white jade and gemstone falling snow skirt, golden phoenix floor-length robe, Ruyi cloud pattern shirt, white fox cloak and black fox cloak."

"Gold inlaid with jade jewelry bracelet, white jade bracelet with Eight Immortals pattern. Nine phoenixes wrapped around beads, red gold wrapped with silk pearl hairpins, jasper gold walking shake."

"White jade is as you wish, coral jade is as you wish, mahogany inlaid with gems as you wish, gold paint as you wish."

"One red coral and fifty golden melon seeds."

There are also antique calligraphy and paintings, silk and satin.

Oh my God! Is this man crazy? Is this too much? He is so generous. Any one of these things would be worth a fortune at a modern auction!

Bai Jiujiu was flattered: "Your Majesty, are these really for my concubines?"

"Of course, does the Queen like it?" Xuanyuan Jin asked, actually he already knew the answer by looking at her expression.

Bai Jiujiu nodded like a fool: "I like it, how could I not like such a precious thing? Every single thing is worth a lot of money if sold."

In front of her eyes were countless gold and silver ingots flying toward her with little wings flapping.

"The things I reward can only be used and viewed. If you dare to sell them, you will be punished twice." The man warned. He could guess her little thoughts even if she didn't say them out, but she still dared to say them out.

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Bai Jiujiu retorted dissatisfiedly: "Things given to me are mine. Why can't I make the decision? Your Majesty is too overbearing."

"In that case, I take these things back."

"Don't, don't, don't, don't. You can't take back what you gave away. I can't do it if I don't sell it! You can always spend those golden melon seeds!" Things are not discounted, they are always just a thing with no practical value, so they should be exchanged for money.

More realistic.

"Only that can be spent, and the others are not allowed to be exchanged for money."

Bai Jiujiu smiled happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, you suddenly rewarded me with so many good things. I am a little scared. Did something happen in the court?"

The man smiled helplessly, reached out and tapped the tip of her nose, and said fondly: "Don't worry, everything in the court is under control. The Queen does not need to worry, just take good care of her injuries."

Bai Jiujiu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what he said: "That's good. Qingyao, Ban Yue, put your things away quickly. The things the emperor has given you must be well kept."

Even if these things can't be cashed in, it still makes me feel good.

"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch. Do you want to send the meal to the empress' palace?" Eunuch Li stepped forward and asked with a smile on his face.

The man looked at Bai Jiujiu.

Bai Jiujiu smiled flatteringly and said: "I am quite bored eating alone, let's eat together!" As the saying goes, one has short hands. Since he has accepted gifts from others, it would be too heartless to not even leave him a meal.

"Old slave, I will ask someone to pass on the food." Li Gonggong went to prepare the food with heart.

Every time he saw the delicious food on the table, Bai Jiujiu felt extremely distressed, and finally couldn't help but express his feelings: "Your Majesty, as the king of a country, you should be diligent and thrifty in managing the country, and set a good example for the people in the world. Two people can do this."

Isn’t it such a waste to have such a large table of dishes?”

Do you know how many people don’t have enough to eat or clothing to keep warm?

"In the Queen's opinion, how much is a suitable meal?" The man took the chopsticks and looked at her and asked. She was the first person to tell him about this.

Bai Jiujiu sat upright and said seriously: "For breakfast, steamed buns, porridge, or soup, plus two side dishes, as long as it can satisfy you."

Lunch consists of four dishes, one soup, and rice. You will definitely be full. Dinner is even simpler. Just eat whatever you want. If you eat like this, you can save a county's annual rations."

This meal of delicacies was wasted after just a few bites. If it were replaced by steamed buns and rice porridge, how many poor people could be fed?

Xuanyuan Jin was puzzled: "Why is the Queen so frugal when she comes from a wealthy family?" In the past, Bai Jiujiu wanted the best in everything, and the gift she gave him for his birthday was priceless, but now she actually told him to ask for the best.

Frugality and consideration for the people are the same person, but they are completely different.

Bai Jiujiu swallowed uncomfortably and said: "Who said that the daughter of a wealthy family must not know how to be frugal? It's because she was spoiled by her family in the past. She didn't know the sufferings of the world. She only wanted the best in everything, not whether she was suitable or not.

After going out of the palace several times and seeing the people begging because they had nothing to eat, I completely realized that we were just lucky enough to be born into the families of princes, generals and ministers, so we did not have to suffer these hardships.

God made us to be human beings, and he must hope that we can help more people in need. How can we only care about our own food and clothing and not care about the life and death of others!

What's more, we are still respected as the king of the country and the mother of the country. If we can't think about the people of the world and can't feed and clothe the people of the world, how can we have the dignity to sit in this position?"

"The emperor should know better than anyone else the ultimate fate of monarchs who only seek pleasure in the past dynasties. I am not talking about the Pope, but I just want to tell the emperor that hard work can rejuvenate a country, and leisure can lead to death. This is the law of nature.

The emperor cares about the world, and he will be a wise king and holy master in the future. Don't allow others to pick on trivial matters." After Bai Jiujiu said these words, he felt a little worried. He wouldn't be angry!

In fact, I have wanted to say these words to him for a long time, but I was afraid that he would be unhappy if he heard it.

But since you have decided to be his queen, you must fulfill your responsibilities and think more about the people.

When she was helping at fried chicken restaurants and food courts, she liked to listen to customers chatting while eating. She heard some customers talking privately, saying that the emperor today likes to be extravagant and has dozens or hundreds of dishes in every meal, and each dish is extremely exquisite.

A chicken only eats chicken tongue, a bear only eats bear paws, etc. Of course there are fictional elements, but it is not entirely groundless.

He is not responsible for food matters. In fact, he is not a luxurious person. After all, he is a person who has been on the battlefield and endured hardships. He knows that a porridge and a meal are hard to come by.

However, some people secretly used his reputation to do things, and in the end this infamy fell on him. Over time, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people.

If there is a calamity year, the people will complain even more.

After listening to Bai Jiujiu's words, Xuanyuan Jin fell into deep thought. In fact, when his grandfather and father were still alive, they told him not to be extravagant and wasteful. When his grandfather conquered the country, he ate tree bark and drank snow water. He would rather go hungry than let the soldiers

Eat well, so you will gain the respect and support of the soldiers.

When he leads the troops in war, he will also imitate his grandfather and treat his soldiers well.

Even now that the imperial grandmother has become the distinguished empress dowager, she is still thrifty and self-sufficient. She grows vegetables in the palace where she lives, firstly to kill time and secondly to save time.

When my father was in power, he also advocated frugality.

When he became the emperor, King Lao Zan told him that the emperor is the lord of all people, and all the good things in the world must be sent to the emperor for his enjoyment.

The emperor deserves the best.

The emperor should be distinguished from the common people. The common people have a simple life, while the emperor must be well-dressed and well-fed to show the majesty of the imperial family.

In fact, he didn't agree with it in his heart, but his mind was on state affairs every day and he didn't deliberately pay attention to it.

What she said today was like an enlightenment, like waking up from a dream, and it also made him notice this.
Chapter completed!