The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 866
That day Qingchen took Jin Xin to visit the imperial court, she waited outside the imperial study for a long time, but the emperor did not see her call.Fuquan came out several times, saying that the emperor was busy and didn't have time to see her, but Qingchen heard a woman's laughter coming from the imperial study room, and saw Xia Tong guarding outside, talking to the little girls in front of the imperial court. Chatting, Qingchen knew that Sang Guirong was inside, and he would lose face if he waited any longer, so he handed the food box in his hand to Fuquan and said: "Eunuch Fu, I heard that the emperor is not in good health recently, so I specially boiled I ordered some loquat and candied date soup, please pass it on to the emperor. Beijing is not like a palace, autumn and winter are very dry, let the emperor eat more things that can clear away heat and moisten the lungs."

Fuquan sighed, took the things in her hand, looked at her with a complicated expression, hesitated for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the emperor has a heart disease, you... oh..."

No matter how much Fuquan felt worthless for the emperor, he didn't dare to say a word about this kind of thing, especially in front of Qingchen, even though he wanted to persuade him in his heart, he still couldn't open his mouth.The emperor didn't say anything, just to save everyone's face, if it came out from the mouth of his eunuch, wouldn't it be courting death?

But Qingchen didn't understand Fuquan's embarrassment, so he asked cautiously: "Eunuch Fu, do you think the emperor has a heart disease? Is there something embarrassing for the emperor? But what does this have to do with my palace? Why is the emperor suddenly so cold Is this palace? Could it be that something happened to the Mu family? "

Fuquan shook his head, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, don't guess, Mr. Mu is loyal to the emperor and has always been valued by the emperor. You don't have to worry about this. You, it would be great if you could be as loyal to the emperor as Mr. Mu. " Fuquan said, and already carried his things and turned to go to the imperial study. Qingchen wanted to ask a few more questions, but he just left, making her more and more uncertain.

On the way back, she thought over Fuquan's words over and over again, the emperor is sick, so what could happen?

On the way back, Qingchen ran into Ye Hanyu who was coming to the imperial study. Ye Hanyu saw that she looked sleepy, and guessed that she might have run into trouble in front of the imperial court. After thinking about it, she asked: "Chen'er, what's wrong with you? Why are you so listless?"

Qingchen smiled bitterly and said: "I went to ask to see the emperor, but I didn't see him. Is my sister going to the imperial study too? I heard that the emperor is not in good health recently, and he doesn't want to see me, so I beg my sister to take good care of the emperor's health. Persuade me more in everything, I don't feel at ease when others are in front of me, but if I have my sister taking care of the emperor, I can feel more at ease."

Ye Hanyu took her hand and said: "You go back with me. If the emperor is willing to see me, I will go in and intercede for you. At least I will let you meet the emperor. As the saying goes, there is a three-way love when meeting, no matter how big the knot is." , You have to meet face to face to speak clearly. I know that you have come to the imperial court many times, and the emperor has refused to summon you. It has been so many days, and the emperor's anger should subside."

Qingchen's eye circles were swollen, and he only felt his nose sore, and said tearfully: "I won't go, so as not to make him angry again, my sister will take good care of the emperor's body first, let's talk about these things when he is better."

It would be fine if there were only the two of them, but Sang Guirong was still there, and if Ye Hanyu pleaded for her, the emperor still refused to summon her, then not only would she feel embarrassed, but even Ye Hanyu would feel ashamed.

Ye Hanyu saw that she was determined to refuse, so she had to forget it, thought for a while and said: "Chen'er, the emperor said last night that he is going to have dinner with his ancestors tonight, why don't you just wait and see on the road, maybe you can see the emperor .”

Qingchen nodded, the sadness in his eyes couldn't be concealed, but he still asked uneasy: "Sister, Fuquan said that the emperor has a heart disease. Could it be that something happened in the court recently, and the emperor has encountered a difficult problem that he can't understand. ?”

"Even so, he shouldn't have vented his anger on you." Ye Hanyu thought about it carefully, and suddenly said: "I've heard of a very difficult thing, it seems that King Daxia sent someone to send you off. I sent a letter, saying that it is proposed to build a trade city at the junction of the border, so that the people of the two countries can buy and sell freely here, so that the people of Daxia can exchange what they want, and our big businessmen don’t have to take risks anymore Going out of customs to buy the medicinal materials and leather goods they need will benefit both sides. The emperor thinks this method is feasible, after all, it is not a solution to always wait for death, long-term stability is the best strategy."

Qingchen nodded while listening and said: "That's right, if there is a common trade city, if they send troops to rob it, it will not only damage our interests, but their people will also oppose the imperial court's lack of credibility. Once it came, they didn't dare to mess around again. But since it's a good thing, what is the emperor worrying about, just promise them."

Ye Hanyu shook her head lightly, as if laughing at her innocence, "You think the problem is too simple, do you know how much money it will cost to build such a trade city? The emperor roughly estimated that it would cost at least 400 million yuan. Two, let’s not talk about poverty in the Great Xia Kingdom. Even if they have money, I’m afraid they won’t pay. Aren’t we the ones who make such a suggestion and spend the money in the end? But 400 million taels of silver, to the court Speaking of it, it’s not a small amount, it’s worth half a year’s income of the national treasury. The emperor may not be able to spend so much money for a while, but he thinks this proposal is good. Although he really wants to do this thing, the problem is money. , how to solve the money problem?"

Qingchen knew that although Xiao Jun had a very tough attitude towards Daxia on the surface, he also hoped that the border could enjoy long-term peace and stability. After all, fighting a war was too costly. , now where is there any extra money to build a trade city?

"What my sister said is that the affairs of the imperial court need to use money at every turn, and every single thing is not a small matter. If the trade city is built, it will inevitably be a big project. If Daxia refuses to bear the cost, we alone To complete this matter, I am afraid that there will be a lot of difficulty.”

"So the emperor is worried about money. A penny can't beat a hero. Without money, even the emperor can't do anything." Ye Hanyu sighed slightly, seeing that it was getting late, she couldn't talk to her anymore. After talking more, he asked again: "Are you really not going to the imperial study with me? If you don't go, then I will leave first. Don't worry about the emperor, I will try my best to deal with you. Don't be too sad. The emperor loved you so much before, so he won't see you forever, and when his anger subsides, he will be fine."

Qingchen was still thinking about what Ye Hanyu said just now, and he was also worried about the emperor, so he replied in a daze: "Sister, go and take good care of the emperor, I have some things to go back first."

(End of this chapter)