Qin Shumin looked at the wooden box that was brought in, frowned and said displeasedly: "Where did it come from?"

Xiao Rang said quickly: "Back to the Emperor, Her Royal Highness the Princess asked Lu Zhou to send it!"

Upon hearing that it was sent by her sister, Qin Shumin immediately put down the ink pen in his hand, got up and walked to several large boxes.

"Your Majesty, I will open it for you right now."

Qin Shumin nodded.

Several large boxes were opened. When he saw the contents inside, Qin Shumin was stunned, and then his heart seemed to be wrapped in warmth.

There were three large wooden boxes, one of which contained new clothes made by Qin Shuhuang himself for Qin Shumin.

Because I was short on time, I didn’t do much embroidery, but the best thing was the fine stitching.

Xiao Rang originally said that he couldn't make new clothes for the New Year, but he didn't expect that his sister had already made them for him in advance.

Not only are there new clothes, but there are also cloaks, jade pendants, and purses.

Of the remaining two boxes, one contains various wool products, and the other contains specialties shipped back from southern Xinjiang in Guangnan.

Along with these three large boxes was a letter written by Qin Shuhuang to Qin Shumin.

There are many thoughts about Qin Shumin in the letter, things about Guangnan and southern Xinjiang, as well as the use of wool and future plans.

Every word is for the future of him and Dawu.

Before, the three years when Qin Shuhuang married out of the palace were the loneliest times for Qin Shumin.

It seemed as if the whole world had abandoned him, even the sister he cared about no longer wanted him.

It made him lose interest in the world.

Now my sister is "back".

Even if it is for his sister, he will become the true supreme master of Dawu!

Only in this way can Sister A live unscrupulously and live the life she really wants!
When she woke up early in the morning, Xia Xiwei couldn't help but shrink into the quilt.

Feeling the coldness in the palace, Xia Xiwei called the serving maid in, scolded her and asked why she didn't put a charcoal basin in her bedroom.

The palace maid was so scolded by Xia Xiwei that she did not dare to raise her head. After a while, she hesitated and said: "Back to Wei concubine, there is no charcoal distribution in each palace now..."

"There is no one named Xue or Kong!"

The palace maid lowered her head, not looking at Xia Qianwei, and whispered: "There is charcoal there between Xue and Kong..."

"Then they have it, why don't I!"

"Pin Xue and Concubine Kong were bought with their own money..."

"Then we can't just buy it!"

"Ms. Wei Bi, we have no money..."

Xia Qianwei opened the quilt and took out the peachwood box where the banknotes were placed on the bedside. After opening it, she saw that there were only two ingots of silver left in the peachwood box... less than 20 taels in total...

Only then did Xia Xiwei remember that she had used up all the money she had saved. These 20 taels of silver were the portion of money sent by the inner palace this month...

There has been no news about Xiao Dong since he recovered from his injuries. It would be difficult for her to inquire because Xiao Dong was recovering from his injuries in Xiao Rang's yard.

She was detained every day to learn this and that. On the surface, she was the emperor's former maid and was born as an orphan. If the emperor did not give her money, she would not dare to reveal her true identity, and it would be even less likely to ask the regent or the princess. The Xia family wants money.

Xia Xiwei found that she didn't know what to do for a charcoal basin!

"Help me dress up, I'm going to see the emperor!"

The palace maid knelt on the ground, lowering her head to the ground, "Shao Gongzheng said that you must pass the quiz before you have the chance to see the emperor..."

The scumbag Xia Xiwei almost collapsed after hearing these words. She was so angry that she smashed many things in the dormitory to calm down.

With such a smash, she accidentally broke her only hand stove. When she went to class, she didn't even have a hand warmer.

After class, without exception, Xia Xiwei was given a lower grade by her teacher.

She glanced at the superior Kong Danqing with hatred.

Shao Gongzheng said today that Kong Danqing is the best learner. If this continues, on New Year's Eve, only Kong Danqing will be qualified to accompany the emperor to the New Year's Eve dinner.At night, a woman's angry scream suddenly sounded in Kong Danqing's palace.

The things Kong Danqing's family finally sent to the palace for Kong Danqing's use were intercepted by Xia Qianwei!
Not long after, Xue Ruzhen heard the news that Kong Danqing and Xia Qianwei were fighting.

I don't know if it was the cold winter that aroused the anger in Kong Danqing and Xia Xiwei's hearts, but I heard that the two of them scratched each other's faces.

The palace maid brought a charcoal basin to Xue Ruzhen.

Xue Ruzhen's parents died young, so she began to learn how to run a household with her grandmother at a young age.

Although the Xue family is an aristocratic family, it is not a wealthy family. Apart from poetry and books, the family is only well off.

Xue Ruzhen knows how to live a good life frugally.

Before winter arrived, she knew that the palace had stopped distributing charcoal to each palace in the past few years, so she bought charcoal in advance and stored it.

Although it is not very good charcoal, it is enough for heating.

One time, she passed by the Qinzheng Hall and saw Xiao Naiguan and the young eunuch coming out to change the charcoal. They also exchanged this kind of ordinary charcoal.

She knew that the man was like her in private.

Although they could not meet each other, Xue Ruzhen felt that the two people seemed to have become closer.

The night became quieter and quieter, and when Xue Ruzhen was about to take a rest, Xiao Rang led someone to deliver a wooden box.

Xiao Rang smiled and said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess asked the old slave to deliver it to Empress Xue Bin."

Xiao Rang left the things and took the people away.

Xue Ruzhen opened the wooden box, and inside were all kinds of gifts she needed.

There was also a letter inside, telling her about the current situation of the Xue family. Her grandmother was in good health and her younger brother had made further progress in his studies.

When she was about to ask someone to put the wooden box away, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and suddenly saw something.

She crouched down to check.

This thing is laid on the bottom layer and separated by a layer of baffles.

The reason why she just saw it was because there was a bit of silvery frost on the edge of this thing.

Now remove the board and you can see the whole thing.

It's silver frost charcoal that can only be used by the royal family!

Nowadays, the palace expenses are controlled by Concubine Liu Gui. Only two people in the palace can use this kind of charcoal, namely the emperor and Concubine Liu Gui.

It is impossible for Concubine Liu Gui to distribute silver frost charcoal to each palace, so it goes without saying who the remaining person is.

Xue Ruzhen's eyes were slightly moist when she thought that Qin Shumin himself used ordinary charcoal, but sent Yinshuang charcoal to her through the hands of the eldest princess.

The emperor was still the man she fell in love with when she saw him in the eldest princess's mansion.

She still does not regret entering the palace.

……

Half a decade later, the caravan from Shigu Academy arrived at its destination, the suburbs of the capital.

After the Shigu Academy's caravan went to the capital to sell goods, they actually planned to go to four markets in the suburbs of Beijing to purchase goods. This was something Qin Shuhuang did not expect.

The four fairs in the four counties on the outskirts of Beijing have only been open for three months, but their reputation has already spread to the ears of Shigu Academy.

Qin Shuhuang really wanted to follow the caravan and visit the markets in the four counties on the outskirts of Beijing, but he didn't have the time.

After leaving the suburbs of Beijing, Qin Shuhuang had to rush to Beidi.

It has been delayed for so long, and the envoy team trying to catch up with Liu Renren is probably going to have a hard time running.

Fortunately, the caravan took care of them during their days in the caravan, and Qin Shuhuang and Xie Xuanye were in good spirits.

Saying goodbye to the caravan, the group put on their warmest winter clothes and rode horses to Beidi.

While sleeping outdoors at night to heat hot water, Qin Shuhuang discovered that the water he was boiling had been poisoned! (End of chapter)

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