After a while, the palace people filed in. Three people, four dishes and one soup, very simple, exquisite but not rich. Vegetarian dishes accounted for three, and the meat dish was only one fish, braised fish with pine nuts, sour and sweet, it should be accommodating.
The concubine’s appetite.
Emperor Ming Yuan, who always kept silent while eating, looked at Yuan Qing and said: "Isn't the food in your Prince Chu's palace more sumptuous than my imperial food?"
Yuan Qingling felt alarm bells ringing in her heart. Could it be that the money that the emperor suspected Concubine Xian had embezzled was used to subsidize the Prince of Chu's palace?
She shook her head slowly, "If we go back to my father, eating at Prince Chu's Mansion is also very simple. If it's just me and Lao Wu, it will probably be two dishes."
"Really?" Emperor Ming Yuan said calmly, "I heard that Lao Wu used to be more luxurious."
Yuan Qingling said firmly: "It's not extravagant at all. Now that it's autumn, Lao Wu and I haven't made any new clothes, and neither has the baby."
"Why not do it? Is there a shortage of money?" Emperor Ming Yuan's voice was filled with doubts.
Yuan Qing Ling said: "There is no shortage, just enough to wear. The most important thing is that the silver is useful."
"So, he is good at managing family finances. I am afraid he has accumulated a lot now, right? How many, tell me the number." When Emperor Ming Yuan asked this question, he raised his head and looked at it with sharp eyes.
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Upon hearing this, Yuan Qing Ling realized that this was a direct investigation into the family's wealth, so she had to tell the truth and clearly explain the origin of the money, otherwise she would really misunderstand that all the money that the Concubine Xian was greedy for was given to the Prince of Chu's Palace.
Yuan Qingling put down her chopsticks and said, "If I go back to my father, if I don't count the property and debts from outside, I probably have between two million taels of silver on hand now."
After a pause, Yuan Qingling added cautiously, "It's probably this number."
After all, she didn't calculate the exact number accurately, but it was probably this much. Lao Wu should still have some in the bank. She put the deposit receipts away and put them in the accounting room. It also cost a sum to rent the college, and the incoming and outgoing accounts
It may not match up, but it is probably this number.
When Emperor Ming Yuan heard this, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he asked seriously: "Anyone still owes money? Who did you lend it to? How much did you borrow? How much interest is charged? You should know that although this dynasty can lend money, the interest rate is
There is a limit to money, and if it exceeds the prescribed amount, it is against the law."
Yuan Qingling lowered his head and said slowly: "Father, it's not a loan, it's you...you wrote the IOU."
Emperor Ming Yuan was startled, and then said dissatisfiedly: "Didn't that IOU be paid in full? It was already paid when you asked to go back to your parents' home."
The biggest villain in the Northern Tang Dynasty!
Yuan Qingling said helplessly: "Then there will be no debt."
Concubine Hu looked at Emperor Ming Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, have you paid the IOU yet?"
Emperor Ming Yuan said with a serious face: "Eat, don't talk while eating."
After the meal was finished with everyone's own thoughts, the palace servants came in to collect the leftovers, spread the tablecloth again, set out the tea sets, and Eunuch Mu Ru made the tea himself.
Concubine Hu said: "Princess, please try the Yunwu tea sent by Daxing."
The tea was fragrant. Yuan Qingling took a sip and praised, "This is good tea."
Emperor Ming Yuan waited for her to drink a cup of tea, and then said to Concubine Hu: "Go back and rest. I still have something to say with the Crown Princess."
"Okay!" Concubine Hu said obediently. Yuan Qingling stood up and said goodbye to her. Concubine Hu left with a warm and happy smile on her face.
After Concubine Hu left, Emperor Ming Yuan calmed down, and Yuan Qingling immediately sat upright, knowing that eating was a prelude, and now talking is the main business. However, I don't know what his intention was, and I always felt that it was neither an apology nor a good intention.
Emperor Ming Yuan spoke slowly, "Did Lao Wu tell you about your mother-in-law?"