Before I knew it, it was already half of February.
There is still half a month to go until the beginning of March, and the Liu Mansion has begun to get busy.
Not only the Liu Mansion was busy, but also the eunuchs and maids in the palace.
There are also officials from the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Zongren Mansion, the Ministry of Rites, the Qintian Supervisor... all the officials in various ministries and offices have also become busy.
Her Royal Highness the Princess is leaving the cabinet, Her Royal Highness the Second Prince is marrying a concubine, and His Highness the Third Prince is marrying the Concubine.
In just three days, the three highnesses had to complete their lifelong mission.
For the eunuchs and maids in the palace, as well as the officials in various ministries and offices responsible for the wedding, it is a big deal.
In the palace, in the cabinet.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Zongren of the Zongren Mansion, the General Manager of the Internal Affairs Office, the Chief Manager of the Imperial Kitchen, the Female Officer in charge of the Clothing Room... and other officials were surrounding Jiang Yuanming, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and they were arguing loudly with each other.
With.
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and their eyes fell on Guan Yuqiu's body expectantly.
After all, the person you are taking orders from is the empress Liu Song.
"Everyone, I heard that their affairs are all very important.
You also want to give them a little less money, but the key is that I do what you say."
Official Yu Qiuqi looked around for a while, then looked at everyone with a smile.
"Yes, brother, let's go then."
When Uncle Xing saw this, he immediately bowed back.
If that's the case, they should go to His Majesty to discuss it together.
"If it was an accident, it probably has nothing to do with the wedding of Yiyi, Chengzhi, Chenggan and our eight siblings.
"Colleagues, what you dare to say will sound bad.
Moreover, in addition to the phoenix crown and harem that the little princess will wear in the palace, the wedding dresses of the two princes and concubines also need to be made by your clan house, and they are also phoenix crown and harem.
Guan Yuqiu fiddled with the tea cover of his watch heavily, looked up at the Minister of Rites, the young manager of the imperial kitchen and others, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Liu Fudan smiled and hugged a fist, then quickly turned around and walked towards Liangju next to him.
After hearing Guan Yuqiu's words, everyone's faces froze and they all frowned involuntarily.
"Sister Yun, the eldest sister is about 10% behind."
"Go quickly, go quickly."
According to the time limit given by Your Majesty, the palace maids of your clan's mansion simply spared little time to wait.
"Old ginger?"
"Everyone, everyone, stop for a moment and listen to what I have to say. Is it bad?"
"Didn't we tell him why he came to the door?"
As for whether they can succeed, I can guarantee that it all depends on their luck."
"Mr. Li, you're rude, you're rude.
"Manager Liu."
"Daba, come back."
The Eighth Princess held a thin pen mark under the booklet in her hand, and immediately moved towards Liu Song.
Half a day ago, everyone rode in a carriage and arrived at Yu Qiu's small door.
Guan Yuqiu took a sip of tea, smiled wryly and scratched his head.
"I'm coming."
"Oh? Why are we here?"
Hahaha, hahaha, I will go back and do my business first.
"Young man, Mr. Qin, Mr. Li Zongling, Mr. He, Sister Qiutong, why are they here?"
When Xing Boyan, Qin Ziying and others saw this, they looked at each other and followed suit.
"Sister, sisters, how are they preparing the dowry for girl Yiyi?"
"Yes, yes, Jiang Yuanming, seeing that Shangguan and others are in such a difficult situation now, shouldn't he allocate less money?"
"Old Jiang, let him tell you."
Qi Yuntong, Cheng Zhicheng and others watched the figure of Liu Mansion riding away, then turned to look at Yu Qiu's small door and waited silently.
Guan Yuqiu put down the tea in his hand, stood up and started pacing back and forth.
"Is there nothing wrong?"
As for what it is, the biggest one is Hanhu Lake."
"You gentlemen, please ask them to wait here for a moment.
When Uncle Xing heard this, he subconsciously looked towards the warehouse.
"Jiang Yuanming, Shangguan and others are all ears."
"The big ones are here to see all the ladies."
"My slave is here."
"Uh-huh, cough, cough, colleagues."
"Ah? Are you looking for Mr. Duo? Are you looking for Mrs. Duo?"
However, the amount of money he allocated to your various ministries and offices is really enough to support the expenses of the weddings of the eight princes.
"Sister, you don't have any problems there."
"Sister Yun, at that time, should we be preparing for the wedding of Yiyi, Chengzhi, Chenggan and our eight siblings outside the palace?
"Colleagues, I can't give him any advice regarding that matter.
"That's true." As soon as Guan Yuqiu said this, the quarrel in the side hall suddenly stopped.
"Old Jiang, we are all veterans of the court. Does he still understand what kind of character your Majesty is like?
Liu Song glanced at the small boxes around him with a smile and nodded. Just when he was about to speak, Da Ba's shouts suddenly came from the warehouse.
"Big Eight."
Even though the specifications of the palace banquet are displayed outside, you can also cut corners on the ingredients.
Facing Xing Boyan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, Qi Yuntong's tone said that he was too bad, but he also said that he was very polite.
"Jiang Yuanming, what he said is quite coincidental.
"Bad, bad, bad, Brother Liu, let him go and do his work first."
I know how the other ministries and offices are doing. Anyway, you, Xing Boyan, do have some spare money?"
Guan Yuqiu looked at the group of people who looked gloomy and coughed several times under the pressure of his throat.
It's a pity that the money they mentioned is not approved by me."
They can always let me follow His Majesty's will and allocate money to them privately without telling me, right?"
"I think it's time to take a trip through the tunnel."
"The Ministry of Etiquette is not only responsible for the small weddings of the eight princes, but also responsible for receiving the missing guests. Do you have any spare money?"
"Sister Yun, everything on my sister's side is not ready yet. The dowry you specially prepared has not been delivered yet this morning."
Take care of yourself, take care of yourself.”
"Jiang Yuanming?"
As soon as Guan Yuqiu said this, everyone returned to their seats and sat down with depressed expressions.
"Hahaha, Master Yu's words don't make sense, they don't make sense."
"Sister, it's basically ready."
Everyone, they came here together because they have nothing to do with Mr. Duo?"
"In reply to eldest sister, they are all on the way to the capital. It will take about eight days to arrive, or more than a day at the latest."
"Colleagues, I really have no choice.
"Jiang Shangshu?"
Their Xing Boyan does not have the regulations of Xing Boyan, and your imperial kitchen does not have the regulations of the imperial kitchen.
"Thank you so much, madam."
"Brother Liufu, I am rude."
"No gifts, no gifts."
"Old Jiang, according to the deadline specified by His Majesty, the little money you approved for me is simply not enough.
As soon as everyone walked to the gate of the mansion, they saw Liu Mansion running out slowly and hurriedly.
"Qin Shangshu?"
As long as Your Majesty refuses their request, I will give them the signature and release the money right away."
Before everyone walked out of the cabinet one after another, they stopped on the guardrail at the southeast corner of the small hall.
Your Majesty, I am not as fond of the Emperor's wife as I am of all the other ladies. I mean, I mean, they all have feelings for her.
Liu Songzhong smiled and locked the small lock of the warehouse, and walked back with heavy steps.
"Butler Liu, please."
At this time, Liu Song, the Eighth Princess, Qinglian, the Emperor, Qi Ya, Murong Shan and more than a dozen sisters were all busy outside the warehouse.
"Let us go to the living room and sit for a while. You sisters will rush over."
We can definitely go to Liu Xiaoduo to discuss it. We have already gone there, so why waste time with Guan Yuqiu outside?
"Old Jiang, speak slowly, speak slowly."
"Well, of course you mean that, sir.
The money from the treasury is my money, so you can get it without any bad sacrifices?
However, Guan Yuqiu cares about it, which means that others also care about it.
Well, if something goes wrong, I don’t have a head, and I can be chopped off by your majesty.”
"Seconded."
The court's etiquette is displayed outside. He can always let me cut corners on the phoenix crown and habeau in the little princess palace, but not the wedding dress of the seven of us in the seventh prince palace, right?
"That...that..."
Liu Song closed the large book in his hand and walked towards Qi Ya, the Emperor, Hu Yan Yunyao, Wen Ren Yunshu, Huang Lingyi, sisters and others with a smile on his face.
"It's wrong. Please wait until you have something important to do to see the Queen, ladies and gentlemen."
"Yu'er."
Mr. Jiang, if we delay the affairs of other ministries and offices and spend a little more manpower and material resources, we will not be able to meet the deadline given by His Majesty.
"How are you preparing the dowry you sent?"
"Mrs. Hui Duo, Qin Xiaoren, the Minister of Rites, Zongling of Xing Boyan, Zongren Mansion... you all want to see me."
Liu Song casually put the side head in his arms and looked at the bad sisters around him with a smile.
Yu Qiu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, looked at the people who were chattering and arguing with each other, and waved his hands helplessly.
Hearing Cheng Zhicheng's reply to Xiaoshuai, Liu Mansion was stunned for a moment.
"Steward Liu, brother, go quickly, go quickly."
"Let's go now."
When we coordinate with each other, how do we coordinate? Under that joint, who doesn’t have a lot of money left?
"Sister, should I use Yu'er to urge me again?"
As soon as Guan Yuqiu finished speaking, he waited for no one to react, threw up his official robe with a smile, turned around and walked towards the cabinet.
"He immediately went to the inner courtyard to inform Mrs. Qin, Li Zongling, Manager Yu and others that they had nothing to do and asked to see them."
"Why should I approve the money for you in the Rites Department first? Our dressing room is more anxious to use the money than yours.
"Mrs. Duo, if you have nothing to do, please see me."
Guan Yuqiu took a sip of tea and looked up at the people surrounding him.
We sisters will know the specific situation before we arrive."
In fact, I basically used Yu Qiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
Can he just think of a way to allocate less money?"
"Sisters, let's go there."
Liu Song turned around and looked at the booklet on the wrists of the Eight Princesses and Qinglian sisters, then looked at the booklet on his own watch, and looked at his personal maid Yu'er with a slightly frown.
Uncle Xing's red lips parted slightly and he focused on the small box beside him, then he held the authentic large booklet in his hand and started to read it.
"Hey, Manager Yu, what he said is like someone who doesn't have enough money.
"Everyone, Your Majesty is having a bad discussion here. They might as well go to the Queen's Empress instead of your Majesty's side.
Well, then, is that making things difficult for people?"
"drive!"
"Well, Your Majesty, I not only want to spend more money, but also want you to retreat.
You should think of a way quickly and give us the Ministry of Rites first and then approve some more money."
No matter how powerful the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is, can he still manage the affairs of the front palace?
"Jiang Shangshu, he should think of another way."
Immediately, Liu Song frowned heavily and walked to the side of the Eighth Princess and the seven Qinglian sisters.
Guan Yuqiu obviously understood that, and looked at Qi Yuntong and nodded happily.
"Back to Mrs. Duo, we just told Brother Song that we don't have time to see Mrs. Duo and the others.
Uncle Xing nodded with a clear expression, turned around and waved directly to Daqi, Daba and the rest of us at the gate of the mansion.
"yes."
"The big one is here."
If the urging is too slow and chaos occurs in the middle of the rush, it is unlikely that something will go wrong."
"No gifts."
"Um?"
Uncle Xing turned his head and looked towards the door of the mansion, with a dull look of doubt in his beautiful eyes.
"Old Qin, Old Qin, Eunuch Feng, and all your colleagues, it's not because of your arrogance, but you are willing to allocate a small amount of money to them.
They need to know that whether it is making the phoenix crown worn by the little princess on her wedding day, or making the attire worn by the seventh and eighth princes on their wedding day, it is a very complicated matter.
"Hey, here we come."
"The older ones obey orders, the older ones go forward."
However, your clan's mansion is fine.
"This is bad, this is bad."
"Yes, yes, you are looking for Your Majesty. You are looking for the Queen Mother. If you haven't heard of me yet, Brother Xing, please go and report it."
Li Chengbaitong, the man in charge of Xing Boyan, stood up directly and looked at Xing Boyan angrily.
If you can go to discuss with His Majesty, why bother coming out there to embarrass him!"
"Old Jiang, for the sake of the young man and our fellow ministers, he is thinking of a way."
Qin Ziying, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Xing Boyan, the minister of the Jiang family, and Li Chengbaitong, the man in charge of the Huizong Mansion... looked at Guan Yuqiu's retreating figure and looked at each other with firm expressions.
Yu Qiu's front yard, in the warehouse.
The banquet to be prepared for the little princess's wedding and the wedding of the two princes is the lowest level of palace banquet.
You don't have any important matters that Master Duo has told you to deal with over there, so you just have to accompany them."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and then unanimously set their eyes on Xing Boyan.
Seeing Daba standing in the warehouse, you smiled and nodded.
It is true, it is true that the number set by Your Majesty is displayed outside!
"Colleagues, what if their various ministries and offices coordinate with each other?"
"What if, let's go together?"
If any of us didn't have any spare money, how could we come out there to look for Jiang Yuanming?"
"Sister Yan'er, sister Lian'er, the dowry you prepared for Yiyi is still a little short of the amount. How are they doing here?"
He has been working as an errand outside the palace for so many years, so what is the weight of the banquet at Hanhu Palace?"
"Master Yu, what he said is that your imperial kitchen is more cautious than them.
"Forehead!"
If you don't have any solution, why waste your time chatting with them outside? You haven't allocated the money to their various ministries long ago.
Yu Qiutong, the female officer in charge of the clothing room, stood up suddenly, raised her hand and patted the table hard.
Needlework, unlike other jobs, requires delay.
"Old Jiang, let's discuss it again. Can we really allocate less money?"
It's up to you to help them... ah...
Guan Yuqiu secretly glanced at Xia Gongming, Tong Basi, Wei Yong and others who were busy reviewing documents in the main hall. He put the tea cup under the table and walked silently towards the hall.
.
"Master Yu, he is one of the closest male officials to the Queen Mother and all of you, what does he think?"
Old Jiang, you also understand his external difficulties.
Cheng Zhicheng flicked his sleeves, walked quickly behind Liu Fu, and hugged him cheerfully.
Uncle Xing looked slightly startled, stopped quickly, and turned to look at the source of the sound with a confused expression.
"Little man Li, is he watching?"
"Xing Boyan, please tell me. Shangguan is all ears."
"Yes, it is necessary. As long as we can ensure that it can be delivered after the wedding of Yiyi, Chengzhi, Chenggan and our eight siblings.
"Yeah, yeah, Yu'er knows."
Qin Ziying, the Minister of Rites, shook her official robe vigorously, and looked helplessly at Yu Qiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who also had a helpless expression and a heavy frown.
Why are you so bad, asking to see us sisters all of a sudden?"
If I can complete the task within the time limit given by Your Majesty, you will be punished."
"Sister Yun, a small part of your dowry is ready. What's missing is some ordinary dowry."
Liu Fu quickly ran out of the mansion gate, and just as he was about to walk towards the horse tied to the mansion gate, he heard no one in front of him yelling at him.
"Hey, here we are, Brother Song. He doesn't have any orders?"
"Oh, my colleagues, no one should complain if we don't have Mr. Feng or Mr. Yu.
"Big Eight."
Guan Yuqiu raised his hand and stroked his gray beard, turned his head in Yu Qiu's direction and gestured with his lips.