Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 5 Zhu Qiyu’s surprise
Chapter 5

Zhu Qiyu looked at Wang Meilin standing there, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.

If he hadn't been on the throne for too short a time, he would have had to replace her. Fortunately, he got along with her very happily in the past few years. Since Concubine Hang Guifei gave birth to a son, he has become more and more aware that the wife in front of him is disgusting and always looks disgusting. Control yourself in everything and don't let yourself do whatever you want.

"I came here this time to ask, why do you want to reduce the cost of the harem when I only have a few concubines?" Zhu Qiyu sat there, staring at Wang Meilin and asked seriously.

Wang Meilin couldn't help sighing in his heart, but he still knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, not only the expenses of the harem are reduced, but also the expenses of all the father-in-law and the maids are reduced. At the same time, the concubines are also required to reduce the number of maids and father-in-laws, and at the same time, the expenses of the harem are reduced. Drop a batch!”

"Presumptuous!" Zhu Qiyu was still so stubborn when he heard her words, and his anger instantly rose. Now he saw how dissatisfied Wang Meilin was, and even the smallest thing could cause him to be furious.

"Long live my forgiveness!" Wang Meilin immediately kowtowed.

Zhu Qiyu stood up, pointed at Wang Meilin and said: "Concubine Hang's expenses will be restored tomorrow!"

Ready to go.

"Your Majesty, if the use of Concubine Hang is restored, it will be even more difficult for Your Majesty to be in the court in the future!" Wang Meilin said this while grabbing the ground and never got up.

Zhu Qiyu stopped and looked at Wang Meilin doubtfully.

"Your Majesty, I know that it is difficult for Your Majesty to be in the court, and I also want to do something for Your Majesty. Now the national treasury and the inner treasury are empty, and there is no money available. There is no one available in the former court and the harem. Such a situation , How should Your Majesty break it?

The concubine was thinking about how to break the situation day and night, but her ability was limited. In court affairs, she was a female, and the huge stone at the gate of the harem was engraved with: The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.I can only do something for His Majesty in the harem! "Wang Meilin knelt there and cried. In fact, she did think so and wanted to do this.

After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart, so he walked to his seat, softened his tone and said to Wang Meilin: "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Meilin stood up with tears streaming down his face.

Zhu Qiyu was shocked when he saw Wang Meilin like this. This was the first time he saw Wang Meilin cry. After so many years of marriage, Wang Meilin has always been a fiery woman with a straightforward and strong personality.

"You!" Zhu Qiyu looked at Wang Meilin and didn't know what to say, but he quickly took out his handkerchief and handed it to Wang Meilin.

Wang Meilin didn't want to take it at first, but after thinking about what his father said in the afternoon, he took it, wiped away his tears, and then held the handkerchief and said: "Your Majesty, I and you are first wives. Neither you nor I have ever thought about it. You can be the emperor and queen, but since you have done it, you must be worthy of your ancestors and the common people.

I know that His Majesty is very tired. After all, he suddenly ascended the throne without any preparation and was restricted everywhere. I see it in my eyes and feel anxious in my heart. I am not one of those concubines. I am His Majesty's first wife. She is destined to be. We share weal and woe and support each other.

They can act coquettishly and complain in front of His Majesty, but I can't. I feel heartbroken when I see His Majesty working so hard. "

Wang Meilin wiped his tears as he spoke.

"Hey!" Zhu Qiyu was very moved in his heart. Wang Meilin had never told him this before.

"Your Majesty came over today and asked me why I had reduced the expenses in the palace. I also told you the truth. I want to replace the servants in the palace. These servants are all left over from the time of the Supreme Emperor. They are loyal to The Supreme Emperor, the one who is loyal to Shoukang Palace, I want to take this opportunity to change some people so that His Majesty can have someone available in the harem!

Moreover, there is indeed no money in the inner treasury. If the concubine does this, the Shoukang Palace man can't find any fault!The concubine first reduced the expenses and then replaced the person, leaving her speechless! "Wang Meilin stood and said with an aggrieved face. The person in Shoukang Palace she mentioned was Queen Mother Sun.

"Well, I wrongly blamed you!" When Zhu Qiyu heard what Wang Meilin said, he knew that Wang Meilin's intention was for himself.

"Moreover, I need your Majesty to save 5 taels of silver as soon as possible. This money will be of great use to Your Majesty!" Wang Meilin continued.

"5 taels of silver? How much use? What use can 5 taels of silver have?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Wang Meilin very puzzled. For the huge Ming Dynasty, 5 taels of silver was a small amount of money.

"Then it depends on how to use it!" Wang Meilin said, looking around, and then said to Zhu Qiyu: "Your Majesty, please come to the study with your concubine!"

Although Zhu Qiyu didn't know what Wang Meilin was going to say, he now believed Wang Meilin in his heart, at least at this moment.

Soon, Wang Meilin took Zhu Qiyu to the study. Wang Meilin asked one of his personal maids to guard the door. Someone came to make an announcement.

"Your Majesty, it's just you and me here. Please allow me to say some outrageous words!" Wang Meilin stood next to Zhu Qiyu and said softly.

"You sit down and talk, you can say anything. You and I are married, there is nothing we can't say!" Zhu Qiyu patted the seat next to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Meilin did not hesitate and sat next to Zhu Qiyu.

"Your Majesty, please listen to my concubine and see if she is right!" Wang Meilin said in a low voice, staring at Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu nodded.Wang Meilin thought about what his father said to him in the afternoon, organized his words, and said softly: "Nowadays, your Majesty is troubled internally and externally. The Queen Mother is troubled internally. The civil servants and generals are not very supportive of you. The Emperor may come back at any time if he is troubled externally. Your Majesty is back, what should you do?
If the Supreme Emperor wants to take back His Majesty's position, will the ministers support you?It is estimated that they still support the Supreme Emperor. After all, the Queen Mother has many civil servants who support her. With the help of the Queen Mother, it will be difficult for Your Majesty to fight for it if the Supreme Emperor wants to fight for it! "

"Well!" Zhu Qiyu was shocked in his heart. This was also his biggest concern. Civil servants and military generals were not that supportive of him.

"Then your Majesty will just sit back and wait for death?" Wang Meilin asked, staring at Zhu Qiyu.

Zhu Qiyu also looked at Wang Meilin and said, "Keep talking!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is what I think. Although we are in great difficulty now, we still have to do something to let the civil servants, military generals and the people of the world know that your Majesty is a saintly and wise king. If you can obtain With the support of most civil servants and generals, who can take away His Majesty's position?" Wang Meilin continued to whisper.

"How to do it?" Zhu Qiyu was very excited. He knew all this, but he always had no conscience.

Wang Meilin told Zhu Qiyu the ideas his father told him this afternoon.

Zhu Qiyu stood up at first. After Wang Meilin finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu hugged Wang Meilin's face and kissed her excitedly, and then said continuously: "Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

After he finished speaking, he was still pacing quickly in the study, feeling extremely excited. Seeing how excited he was, Wang Meilin knew that this time he had made the right idea.

"That's great, Lin'er, how did you come up with the idea? I thought about it day and night, but I couldn't find a way to solve it. I didn't expect you to think of it!" Zhu Qiyu excitedly shouted Wang Meilin's nickname, which he hadn't called for several years. .

Wang Meilin stood up at this moment, pulled Zhu Qiyu to sit down, and said with a chuckle: "I feel sorry for you when I see His Majesty so tired. I think about you and your husband, and I always hope to be able to help you." Your Majesty, let Your Majesty be a wise king!"

"Well, Lin'er, I have wrongly blamed you during this time!" Zhu Qiyu said excitedly while holding Wang Meilin's hand.

"It's okay, I have a straightforward nature, you know that, but my heart is with you and I hope you will be well! I am different from other concubines. I used to manage the palace, but now I manage the harem.

If you want to manage well, you will definitely offend others, but I can't help it. The family is uneasy. How will your Majesty handle the affairs of the previous dynasty?However, I still hope that your majesty can understand some of my concubine’s actions! "Wang Meilin started to cry again as he spoke, feeling very aggrieved in his heart.

Zhu Qiyu also immediately picked up a handkerchief to wipe Wang Meilin's tears.

"It's not that I won't let you pamper Concubine Hang, but you still need to exercise restraint. During this period, Your Majesty has become much thinner. What should I do if you don't exercise restraint and your body collapses? They are not worried or distressed. I am worried or distressed. !" Wang Meilin continued to say with tears.

"I know, I know, I was wrong!" Zhu Qiyu said quickly.

Early the next morning, Wang Meilin looked much better after getting up. Last night, Zhu Qiyu stayed at Kunning Palace.

In the morning, Wang Meilin sent a message to Wang Ying.

As soon as Wang Ying came, she saw that Wang Meilin looked much better, and she quickly smiled and said, "Mother, did you tell your majesty yesterday?"

Wang Meilin smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Dad. Dad, here are 200 taels of silver and some silk and satin. You can take it back and give it to Cunde and say that I am grateful to him. If you have any ideas in the future, you can feel free to contact me at any time." The palace said, I am very grateful!"

"Hey, okay, okay!" When Wang Ying heard her daughter say this, she looked much better and felt happy inside.

"Daddy is worried!" Wang Meilin quickly looked at Wang Ying gratefully and said.

"It doesn't matter, dad is stupid and can't help you with anything, but your brother-in-law is as powerful as your uncle, but scholars are different!" Wang Ying said happily.

"Dad, I still have something to do, so I won't keep you any longer! It's hard to save these tens of thousands of taels of silver!" Wang Meilin looked at Wang Ying with a wry smile and said,

When Wang Ying heard this, she nodded. She already knew that there was no money in the inner treasury, so she said: "There is still some spare money at home. When the time comes, I will gather it together and see how much there is. You can use it first!"

"Well, thank you, dad. If it's not enough by then, I won't be polite to you!" Wang Meilin nodded and said, the money must be raised before the twelfth lunar month.

Then the father and daughter chatted for a while, and Wang Ying left. Wang Meilin was very busy now, and Wang Ying knew that and felt sorry for her daughter.

And the Lin Cunde they talked about was directing the armor to start installing the furnace. Early in the morning, the blacksmith shop sent those parts.

After installing it, Lin Cunde asked Dajia to get firewood. After a while, the study became much warmer.

There are four stoves in total, one for Lin Cunde's bedroom, one for the study, one for the living room, and one for Grandpa Yang's bedroom.

Lin Cunde had just sat down to read a book when he heard hearty laughter coming from outside, and he knew it was Wang Ying.

(End of this chapter)