"The Queen...is also short of money?" Rong Che was not sure about this. As a prince, he had never been short of money.
"It should be possible," Rong Che said, remembering a long time ago, and couldn't help but smile: "Do you still remember how we met?"
Rong Che was startled, and instantly recalled in his mind that when he first visited the Taishi Mansion, he took the prince who had caused trouble to apologize, and then the "apology" he brought was regarded as a "betrothal gift" by Yan Qing, and this started.
A marriage.
Thinking of it, the corners of Rong Che's mouth curved softly, but... what does this have to do with the queen's lack of money?
"Didn't the Emperor, who was still the crown prince at that time, be defrauded of a hundred thousand taels of silver notes by me..." Yan Qing was following the hundred thousand taels, thinking of the smooth and prosperous life in Tianyimen in the first few years, and the life he had lived in.
Somewhat nostalgic.
"Yes..." Rong Che also remembered, with a doting smile on his resolute face.
"The one hundred thousand taels of silver notes belonged to the Queen, who is now the Queen Mother. Later, the Queen Mother specially sent people to our house to ask for these banknotes. Unfortunately, I hid them. No one in the family knew about it, and even sent the Queen Mother
The person who came here was beaten up!" Yan Qing said smugly.
Rong Che really didn't know about the Queen's request for a debt, so he was surprised: "It's only a hundred thousand taels of silver, but you still have to ask for a debt?"
Yan Qingzheng's brows twitched, thinking that Rong Che was too rich. He thought that he had been excited for a long time when he took the one hundred thousand taels of silver!
"You really have no idea about silver..." Yan Qingzheng gave up and returned to the topic: "So, the fact that the Queen Mother valued this hundred thousand taels of silver very much back then actually shows that she was not so pure-hearted at that time.
But there is no need to pursue this now. What I mean is that the queen’s reputation is good, her family’s financial resources are average, and they must not have much money. Instead of letting others take advantage of her when she uses money, we might as well give her some
, at least we have nothing else to ask for and no plans. She should have no burden receiving this kind of money."
"Just say yes."
"I happen to be going to the Queen's place for a banquet tomorrow. I'll ask Butler Liu to prepare it and take it there."
"It's better to give her part of the industry directly, so that she can have a steady stream of income." Rong Che suggested.
Yan Qingzheng shook his head: "Once the property changes hands, there will always be a lot of ups and downs. Give her the banknote first, and then talk about it."
"good."
Rong Che shrugged indifferently, he just wanted to save trouble.
"Uncle invites us to get together today. Are you free?"
"Yes." It's a joke. My wife's uncle has a treat, so he has to have it even if he doesn't have time. He doesn't even have time when the emperor summons him.
The two went to Yan's house with two carts of gifts. They gave gifts to each house, stuffing more or less thousands of taels of silver. The sisters who got married and the cousins who got married also gave gifts, so they gave less money.
A little more.
Yan's family refused to accept it, but Yan Qing just said something bad and bluntly said that the money was really something extraneous to them, so they were willing to accept it.
Early the next morning, Yan Qing was dressing up and went into the palace with the gifts she had prepared. Rong Che thought it would be fine, so he went into the palace together, saying that he was going to see the prince and the emperor's grandson.
The Queen had met Yan Qingzheng many years ago, but she never got close to him.
Later, when she found out that her legitimate son was crowned prince because of Yan Qingzheng, the queen realized her great influence more deeply.
Today's banquet is also to express gratitude, because no matter how clear her mind is, the queen still hopes that her son can inherit the throne.
Yan Qingzheng didn't mention it much. He just asked the maid to hand over a brocade box, a wide and flat wooden box, and said: "This is a little bit of my heart from Prince Xuan and I. Please accept it with the Queen's approval."
The queen was flattered: "This... is to thank the little emperor, why don't I let you spend money again!"
"Prince Xuan and I are both straight-tempered. If we didn't have an eye for each other, you wouldn't be prepared with generous gifts even if you mentioned us." Yan Qing meant it.
The queen quickly reacted and asked her confidant maid to take it and store it, and thanked Yan Qingzheng.
After not seeing each other for many years, Yan Qingzheng still looked like a young girl, but the queen who was younger than her was already middle-aged. Even though she had never thought about immortality, the queen still looked envious.
During the dinner, the queen called the prince and princess to meet them.
Yan Qing looked over and saw that the two of them were very humble and respectful to her.
Looking at the emperor's grandson who was not yet one year old, Yan Qingzheng liked it very much, so he temporarily attached a few protective barriers to a jade pendant and gave it to the emperor's grandson. He told the princess to give it to the emperor's grandson.
Carry it close to your body.
Since the queen knew that Yan Qing did not like to socialize, she did not ask anyone to sit with her. When the prince came to see the ceremony, he went to accompany the emperor to entertain Rong Che. The princess sat with him for a while and then went back with the emperor's grandson.
The meal was very quiet and peaceful. Yan Qing was thinking that he had indeed seen the right person. This queen had been very dignified since she was the crown princess. Now that she is the queen, she will definitely become the queen mother in the future.
Let her swell up like the Queen Mother.
After the meal, Yan Qing was about to leave, but the queen suddenly asked her if she wanted to see the queen's relics.
Yan Qing was stunned, then nodded slowly.
She was really stunned for a while before she realized that the so-called direct empress was actually Yan Shuangyu, her beautiful and unfortunate sixth sister.
In a small room in the back hall of the Queen's Palace, Yan Qingzheng saw the bronze mirrors, tea sets and some furniture that Yan Shuangyu used during her lifetime, as well as her favorite books, calligraphy and paintings, and the jewelry box on the dressing table.
Used jewelry.
After a while, Yan Qing was moved and smiled: "I didn't expect these things are still there."
The Queen said: "The Queen is the Emperor's wife, she was deeply in love with the Emperor and his wife, and she died to save the Emperor. If you don't even keep these things, then the Emperor is too heartless and unjust."
Yan Qingzheng didn't say anything. She just felt that it was not easy for the queen to endure all this.
As if she knew what she was thinking, the queen laughed at herself: "I do admire cousin Ling, but to be honest, even if I don't like the emperor, I won't care. After all, he has never taken me into his heart. How could he care about my mood?"
Woolen cloth……"
Yan Qing was afraid that she would have some resentment, just like the Queen Mother, who had been trying to hold on for all these years but refused to forgive the emperor, so the emperor still felt unhappy.
Unexpectedly, the queen suddenly smiled: "Actually, I know that neither I nor the emperor had the final say in this marriage at the beginning, so I really can't blame him. But which woman doesn't have a child, and who doesn't want a husband who shares the same mind and understands both cold and hot...
...But he is actually a dedicated person. In these years, apart from his direct empress, no woman has ever entered his heart..."
The loneliness on the queen's face left Yan Qingzheng speechless for a moment. She was extremely grateful that she had met Rong Che.
"Don't blame the emperor too much. You are as beautiful as my sixth sister, but you didn't show up at the right time, it was a step too late." Yan Qing was speaking kindly to the emperor for the first time.
"I know, at this age, you still care about feelings... It's a joke to the little emperor." The queen retracted her thoughts, her face became hot, why did she bring it up like this in front of an "elder" whom she was not familiar with?
The worries of those youthful years.
"It's okay, I'll feel better after saying some things." Yan Qingzheng didn't think she was presumptuous.
The queen was still very embarrassed. After Yan Qingzheng left, she didn't even understand why she suddenly brought up these old things. Maybe it was Yan Qingzheng's sudden closeness that brought up some grievances that had been suppressed in her heart for many years, or maybe
It was she who wanted to prove the emperor's devotion to Yan Qingzheng.
After all, no matter what, she and the emperor still respected each other as guests for so many years, and he was willing to make his son the prince, so she... was still willing to think about him to a certain extent.
After a long time, she calmed down and remembered some of Yan Qing's hints when she was giving gifts. The queen asked all the maids to go down, leaving only the confidants.
"Go and get Princess Xuan's gift." She took a sip of tea to relax, then sat at the table and said.
"Yes, Queen, my servant will bring it here." Ru Liu, a close maid, said.
After a while, he came back with a tray. On it were the two boxes that Yan Qing was sending, intact.
Ru Liu also smiled and said: "The box is not heavy. It must be some rare thing."
She was afraid that the queen would be disappointed if she expected too much, so she quickly pretended to be casual.
The queen pursed her lips and smiled, then glared at her: "You are still so tactful with me."
Ru Liu just smiled and said nothing, placed all the boxes in front of the queen, and opened them one by one.
The brocade box is not big, and there is a bracelet on it. It looks to be in good condition, green and green, with almost no flaws.
The queen smiled and looked at another box. She saw that the shape should be a hairpin or a hairpin. She had many similar boxes.
But the inside of the box was covered with a silk handkerchief. The queen didn't know why, so she reached out and touched the handkerchief. She felt it was silky and soft. She picked it up and looked at it, but there was nothing special about it. When she was about to put it back, she found that there were a few more pictures in the box.
Paper.
"Two hundred thousand taels?" The queen was shocked, and Ru Liu's eyes were dull.
Both the master and the servant were stunned, not knowing what to do for a moment.
After finding out that Prince Xuan and his wife had already left the palace, the queen quickly asked Ru Liu to invite the emperor.
And the emperor came quickly, because Ru Liu met the emperor who was walking by on the way. Because the queen was hosting a banquet for Princess Xuan today, the emperor was also anxious to know the outcome of the process, so after seeing Rong Che off, he lifted his robe and went
The Queen is here.
The queen also figured out the reason and didn't talk nonsense. She bowed to the emperor in a proper manner, turned aside and explained clearly Yan Qingzheng's words and gifts, and then asked: "I don't know how to deal with this at the moment."
I was just about to ask the emperor to tell me something, and you came."
The emperor walked back and forth in the room several times with his hands behind his back, and sighed: "You don't need to discuss with me how to deal with these two hundred thousand taels. In fact, the little emperor uncle also gave me several properties today..."
He thought that Rong Che had handed over most of the property in his name to him without any expression, and that he had said a few days ago that there was little chance of him coming back, and he felt dazed for a while.
"She is willing to give you this money, which is already her recognition of you. If you want to use it, use it. This money..." The emperor smiled bitterly, "When someone asks or questions, just say: Elder
I cannot refuse this gift! This money comes from an honest and fair source!"
After saying that, the emperor left. After all, the properties given by Rong Che were nothing to the entire national treasury, but they were still very helpful to the emperor's private treasury. He wanted to go back and think about it and send a reliable and loyal person.
Someone comes to take over.
The queen was confused. She rarely had such a large amount of money at her disposal!
Moreover, what the emperor meant was that he could plan something for the prince?