423 If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know if there is still money
Lan Qi signaled Xuan Ye to take two more sips of soup, then sat down on the edge and said, "Is your Majesty discussing with your concubine? Where do you want to go? You should discuss it with the ministers."
"Of course I have to tell them that this trip south is still for Hegong. You know, Mingzhu's setback this time also came from Hegong. He shot himself in the foot." Xuan Ye smiled coldly and took out a cup of mung beans. After drinking all the lily soup, he smiled a little at Lan Qi and asked why the mung bean soup in Yonghe Palace was easier to eat than the one in the Imperial Kitchen. He had already eaten the soup in Qianqing Palace.
Lan Qi joked: "The imperial dining room is very particular about using good mung beans and lilies and putting good yellow rock sugar. I can't afford such good things here. I'm sending it to you, so I can't bear to put sugar in it."
Xuan Ye felt that it was light and refreshing in the mouth, unlike those from Qianqing Palace that had a sweet aftertaste. A bowl of mung bean soup in the summer afternoon could relieve heat and quench thirst, which was a hundred times better than taking medicine when suffering from heatstroke. Although the ones in the imperial kitchen were not delicious, He also took it as medicine and drank one cup every day. Now he liked the one made in Yonghe Palace. He was embarrassed for a moment and said with a lazy smile: "I promise you money, and all the soup I want to drink in the summer will be sent from you."
Lan Qi was reluctant, saying that eating too much of the best food would make you tired, and so on, it was just to coax Xuan Ye to take a nap and wake up to calm down, but Xuan Ye couldn't stay for long, there were most droughts and floods in the summer, and there were many disaster prevention and relief projects. I waited for a reply every day, and when I woke up, I straightened my clothes and left.
Before leaving, Lan Qi wiped the sweat from his neck. Xuan Ye stood motionless and asked her in an ordinary way: "I told you about Jiangnan because I don't think I can take you with me next time. I'm afraid that you will be unhappy. If you don't go, no one in the harem will want to take you with you. I'm even more afraid that you will be bored in the palace. I feel conflicted, so I want to ask you, if you want to go there, it's okay for me to take you with me. But I really don’t want to bring anyone else with me, it’s too noisy.”
Lan Qi threw the handkerchief to Huan Chun behind her and stretched out her hand to straighten the emperor's clothes. Hearing these words, she raised her head and looked at Xuan Ye with disdain, and said with a hint of annoyance: "Last time, a few of my concubines were in the way of the emperor's appreciation. Spring is coming in the south of the Yangtze River. This time I clearly won’t take my sisters with me. If I follow you eagerly, am I still acting like I was young and dared to compete with the flowers in the fields in the water town?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xuan Ye pinched her waist. She couldn't help itching and begged for mercy. Both of them laughed happily, knowing that these were hypocritical jokes. Lan Qi said: "Since the emperor is here for Hegong, just go and do serious business with peace of mind, what else can happen in the palace? Speaking of my concubine, I really want to go out with you, but the children are too young, and I don’t feel safe going far away."
Xuan Ye knew this and guessed that Lan Qi wouldn't be able to follow him, but he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable if he didn't ask him personally. Now it was clear that the emperor had no scruples. When he was about to leave, he deliberately teased him and said, "Wait a minute." Let me pick those flowers from the fields in the water town for you and keep them in the Yonghe Palace."
Lan Qi didn't take these words to heart at all, but when she talked about it with Huan Chun later, Huan Chun clicked his tongue and said: "Your Majesty, your heart is too big. From what I see, even if our Lord Long Live doesn't have the heart to pick wild flowers, then the people who are following you all the way will Ministers and local officials, do they still have the idea of currying favor with the emperor? How many days will it take for the emperor to be in the prime of his life and not have anyone around him to serve him?"
Lan Qi pouted and muttered: "He really picked flowers, and we can't see them outside. But how can a woman who has served the emperor be left outside? She must be brought back. I will definitely not be happy in my heart, but even more It's not a good thing to worry about causing trouble in the palace. Last time before leaving the house, the Empress Dowager warned him not to pick wild flowers."
Huan Chun said with a smile: "That time, the ladies followed us all the way, and the local officials did not dare to come casually, and they were not afraid of asking the imperial concubine to eat? But next time if the emperor goes alone, it will be difficult to say, as long as the emperor nods,
They don’t care if they bring it back to the palace in the future and make all the empresses uneasy, what matters is that they can make profits from it.”
"Actually, it's all the same. Those who come from the draft are those who are brought back from outside. There are always new people in the harem. What can I not be willing to do?" Lan Qi said duplicity, "As long as you know that it is only me and him behind closed doors in Yonghe Palace.
I am satisfied."
"The palace is still very rich now. I don't think Long Live the Lord will try to stuff people into our place. Don't worry." Huan Chun said with a smile, and there was a hint of teasing and jealousy in his words. Lan Qi listened.
He came out, laughed and cursed a few times, then changed his mind and said, "If he really wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River for a walk, and really wants to appreciate the spring scenery, if he forgets the sadness of the death of the Queen Mother, I think there is nothing wrong with it."
Huan Chun said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are talking big words. When you look back, I will definitely remember to tell Eunuch Liang to bring a few jars of vinegar back from Zhenjiang, so that you can use them when the time comes."
Lan Qi was furious, but that was all they could say. She knew in her heart that she was absolutely unwilling, but so what, if she had pancreatic acid, she would tell Xuan Ye in private in the future, and she would have to ask him to coax her.
Good, but she must stand behind Xuan Ye in the scene. Even if he brings the whole Jiangnan spring scene back to the palace, she will still welcome him with a smile. The Empress Dowager has always told her that no matter what happens, she must stand behind Xuan Ye, so
It's this kind of thing, and she can't allow her to say no. Of course, what happens in private? It depends on how deep their love for each other is.
However, the emperor's plan to go to the south of the Yangtze River was only mentioned in Yonghe Palace. There was no news outside. He was always too lazy to move in the hot summer. Even the gossips were quieter than ever. They were afraid of melting in the hot sun.
Well, the quietest time of year among the six houses is during these months.
But although the weather is hot, the mistresses are living well with the various ways to escape the heat and cool down in the palace. There are also cases of using ice in each palace. In the rooms of several noble ladies, the daily ice is not used up.
The interior keeps you cool all day long.
A heavy rain in the afternoon of that day not only did not wash away the heat, but instead caused a suffocating boredom. Concubine Rong rushed to Yikun Palace in a sedan chair. The clothes of the eunuchs carrying the sedan were all soaked, and she just sat there
There was sweat on my forehead, and I was irritable and looked very ugly. I walked straight to Yikun Palace. I was greeted by the palace maid and eunuch in front of the door. She asked angrily: "Where is your master?"
Concubine Rong has always been gentle and honest, and rarely shows such an irritable look in front of others. Today she came here in a hurry, but it was because of one thing. I don’t know how Concubine Yi manages it. The ice in the palace has always been safe in summer, and the ice storage this year is also limited.
There are quite a few, but why are the palaces used less than in previous years, and that’s it for other places? Even Ningshou Palace and Xianfu Palace are shorter.
The Queen Mother's house could still maintain daily necessities without too much difficulty, and the Queen Mother herself didn't notice it. It was only after a few gossips from the palace maids spread to Jingyang Palace that Concubine Rong found out about it, so she simply checked the palace, and found that Xianfu Palace actually
It took two days but no one sent it, so Concubine Wen was covered in prickly heat.
Concubine Rong questioned the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that they followed the orders sent by Yikun Palace. This was just because there were always weak concubines in the palace who were not afraid of heat, and there were always palaces that did not use ice. They thought that the imperial concubine was sick.
, probably no longer useful, and no one has investigated it further.
Walking into Concubine Yi's palace, her irritability was suppressed by the coolness in the room. I don't know how much ice was put in Concubine Yi's room, which actually made Concubine Rong feel a little shivering. And she didn't rest here, wasting a whole room.
of coolness.
At that time, Concubine Yi was taking a nap, and it seemed cooler in her room. When she came out lazily, she still thought it was muggy outside, and wanted to invite Concubine Rong into the room to talk.
The concubine said: "Just ask my sister a few words, I'm still waiting to do something."
Yi Fei was a little impatient and asked what it was. When Concubine Rong started talking about it, she was so confused that the accounts couldn't match up at all. She took the detailed accounts and asked someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check them, only to find out that it was Concubine Yi's omission and she couldn't reason with her.
She dared to bully Ningshou Palace. As for Xianfu Palace, even if she dared to bully her now, she could not do it so blatantly.
Concubine Rong was so angry that she couldn't speak. If it was Concubine Yi's intention, that would be fine. At least it was clear. However, if the current situation continues, the ice storage in the palace will be exhausted before the scorching summer heat subsides.
But the palaces did not enjoy it at all. After Concubine Rong returned, she complained to Duan Concubine: "It is as cold as winter in her house, and she is not willing to treat herself lightly."
Duan Concubine came up with an idea and said: "I think she doesn't want to do it anymore, so it's better to replace her as soon as possible. How much money was spent on the affairs of the Empress Dowager in the past year? This year, I don't talk about increasing income and reducing expenditure, and let her mess around like this. At the end of the year, will my sister be able to do it again?"
Reach out and ask the emperor for money?"
Concubine Rong sneered: "Let her spend it. If she does something ugly later, do you still blame me? The people in the palace are not blind. The emperor must know better."
Duan Concubine said: "When the emperor is unhappy, even if he doesn't blame you face to face, he will complain a few times in his heart. Why should sister share the responsibility for Concubine Yi? According to me, you have to find a way to let Concubine Yi clean up. I think she
I simply can’t do it anymore.”
Concubine Rong rubbed her forehead in worry: "Can you have any good ideas? Why don't you make it look like I was the one who chased her away?"
In the Yonghe Palace, when Lan Qi found out that the Xianfu Palace had been without ice for two days, or that her sister had entered the palace and went to the Xianfu Palace to pay her respects to Concubine Wen, Lan Ying would not blame her sister for being negligent.
I can't stop complaining to those people: "She can't do anything now. She is raised in the palace like a child. But they think she is easy to bully? Sister, don't blame me for being blind and good-hearted regardless of past accusations. If the imperial concubine is not good, Aling'a
I don’t feel at ease with my family, even if there is no hope, I am still a member of the family, with broken bones and tendons attached.”
Lan Qi hurriedly said: "I will ask people to pay more attention to it. It is because the children have been sick these days because of their greed for cold food. I don't have the mind to care about outside things."
Lan Ying felt sorry for her sister's hard work. She didn't want her to say such sorry words. Instead, she reminded her sister: "I don't think Concubine Rong can tolerate Concubine Yi's troubles like this. I am the head of the family and I know what worries the boss. Concubine Rong has always been so...
That's right, she won't be willing to be disturbed by Concubine Yi. I'm afraid she will come to her sister for help sooner or later, what are you thinking?"
Lan Qi didn't think it was a big deal, but she was amused by her sister. She laughed at her: "You are really the mistress of the family. Look at what you are saying now. People who don't know would think that you have been in charge of the family for ten or twenty years."