It's hard to love a concubine

Chapter 165

The emperor was very calm, he read books when he was free, Qian Xiyao was doing needlework, and the old lady was still a child at first, but later seeing that the lady had no temper, she would often bring her daughter-in-law over for sewing and chatting.

The old lady is the best at talking, with her mouth open, she can talk all morning without resting, talking about the things of the family's ancestors and generations, even the family is as big as a water tank, and it is as small as a bean. It's clear, embarrassing.

"Originally we were a village, with the sea in the north, and we usually lived by fishing, but later... hey, some fish taxes have been levied in recent years, and many people couldn't survive. This moved away and lived in the city. , that family went to the north to seek refuge with relatives, and several other families were forced to sell off their children to repay their debts because of delays in paying taxes. The wife said helplessly.

Qian Xiyao recalled what Wu Quan said, the court had stopped collecting fish tax long before the late emperor, how could it still be collecting it?Obviously someone was at fault, and asked, "This is clearly a tax fraud, so is there no one to sue?"

The old lady said, "Who dares to sue? The fish tax is set by the governor."

"Marquis of Xinyang?"

"Could it be this Lord Hou? It is said that there is a daughter in the family who is a concubine in the palace, and she is very powerful." The old lady said here, showing a bit of joy, and said, "Hmph, unfortunately, a few days ago was killed."

Qian Xiyao thought of the emperor's evaluation of Xinyanghou, it didn't look like he was doing such a thing... She also remembered what Deng Qiquan said yesterday when he came over, she always felt that the emperor seemed to be planning something, but she didn't know it.

What the hell is going on?

The old lady got excited, drank a sip of tea, and continued, "Ma'am, the death of the Marquis of Xinyang is very satisfying. Everyone says that Xia Zhen, the pirate king, did it."

Qing Niang kept silent, but when she heard the old lady talking about Xia Zhen, her hand holding the needle trembled, Qian Xiyao was drinking tea with her head down, and she accidentally saw this scene, she felt strange, but didn't ask any further questions.

"Why do you say it's him?" Qian Xiyao had been listening to the topic of Xia Zhen all the way. Those officials hated this person, especially the imperial wives, but when it came to ordinary people, they rarely Some people hated him, and many people turned to him when they couldn't make it through.

"Because..." The old lady was about to speak when she heard the old man outside cough heavily and said, "Old lady, why don't you sweep the yard?"

The old lady smiled awkwardly, and said to Qian Xiyao, "Madam, I'm going to clean the yard."

Qian Xiyao couldn't get enough of it, remembering Qingniang's reaction when she mentioned Xia Zhen, she thought she didn't know something, so she asked casually, "Qingniang, do you know what happened between Xia Zhen and Marquis Xinyang?"

Qing Niang lowered her head very much, and said, "I don't know."

"Oh." Qian Xiyao didn't ask when she saw that she clearly knew something but seemed unwilling to say it. She was making a robe for the emperor.

Since he gave the emperor a pair of socks last time, he seemed to like them very much. He kept wearing them all the way until a hole was broken a few days ago and he had to throw them away. This matter is in front of Qian Xiyao I said it over and over several times, Qian Xiyao said from the beginning... Oh, it turns out that the emperor likes the socks I made so much, and the pride soon rose to, I have to do it, so tired, Oops.

(End of this chapter)