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Chapter 540 Dancer (1)
"Princess, please spare me, servant girl, please don't marry a fool!" The little girl turned pale with fright.

Mingyue laughed when she saw this, it's rare that she is in a good mood today and is willing to joke with the girl, "You shameless girl, who do you want to marry if you don't marry a fool? Just say it while the princess is happy, and I will buy you more dowry !"

"Princess!" The little girl blushed and looked shy, seeing that the master was happy to cooperate.

The master and the servant went to Defei's palace talking and laughing, Concubine Hui was also there, they were discussing about the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Every year, there will be a banquet in the palace, lanterns are hung everywhere, and some performances are prepared in the imperial teaching workshop.In addition, there will be some low-level concubines performing some special programs in order to gain the emperor's attention.It's like this every year, these old people have long been bored, let alone the emperor who has been in the palace for more than 30 years!

Concubine Hui thinks that something new is going to come out, but she has nothing to do.Mingyue heard it and said with a smile: "When it comes to the New Year's festival, it is still lively among the people. Last year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, my father took me to visit the Tianqiao. In order to recruit people, a high platform was specially set up and covered with lanterns. The merchant asked a lot of questions, and whoever answered the question could pick up a lantern for free. Although the lantern was not worth a few dollars, everyone wanted to have fun. "

"Why don't we hold a lantern festival too!" Concubine Hui's eyes lit up, "The emperor has always advocated having fun with the people, if we can bring the people's celebration of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month into the palace, the emperor will be happy."

"But it's too much for Taixing to mobilize the crowd. To create such a big scene in the palace, the scenery alone will cost a lot of money. Although the emperor advocates having fun with the people, he has always been diligent and thrifty. Such extravagance may make the emperor unhappy." Concubine De said Shaking his head in agreement.

Concubine Hui felt that it made sense, but she always felt that this idea was good, but it was indeed a waste of money.

Mingyue next to her took a sip of tea and said, "The lantern festival in the palace is a purely money-losing business, but the folk lantern festival is a place where a lot of money is spent. Whoever goes there doesn't buy food, drink, and some small things ? Even if you watch people performing arts, you have to give some scattered silver as a reward. Those merchants who give riddles to lanterns are not fools, they just do this to attract people, after all, they still don’t know how to sell things.”

"That's right, let's hold a lantern festival that can earn money!" Concubine Hui's eyes lit up when she heard her words, and she immediately expressed her thoughts.

Concubine De didn't object after hearing this, she thought for a while and said with a smile: "Sister is really smart, she can come up with such an interesting and cheap shop. But this matter involves too much after all, and I have to report it to the emperor One sound is it."

"Last night, the emperor said that he was going to play chess with his sister today. Then I will mention it to the emperor to see what the emperor means." Concubine Hui said hurriedly, as if she was afraid that Concubine De would steal her limelight.

Seeing this, Concubine De smiled and nodded, "Since this is the case, younger sister, go back and prepare quickly, lest the emperor will not serve you well."

Concubine Hui immediately got up to leave, and Mingyue sat for a while and left.Only then did Concubine De lean back on the chair a little tired, and the palace lady Qing came over to wait on her.

"Niang Niang, if you are tired, lie down, anyway, the emperor can't come here."

Concubine De slowly opened her eyes, she was silent for a while and ordered: "You send someone to visit the nobleman, now that her belly is getting bigger, the emperor is busy with government affairs and has neglected her, as a sister, you should be more concerned about her."

"Yes." Ziqing immediately understood what Concubine De meant.

Right now, nobleman Yu is pregnant and the holy family is thick, but the emperor suddenly went to Concubine Hui's place for two days.Everyone said that Concubine Hui had used some tricks, but there was no movement on the nobleman's side.

Concubine De is not in a hurry, let them fight to the death, and she will benefit from it.In this palace, the top man never lasts long.Muxiu is bound to be destroyed by forest wind, Concubine De deeply understands this truth.Therefore, she has been the one who has made the biggest profit in the palace.

Because she understands that the emperor's favor can only guarantee temporary comfort, and if she wants long-term stability, she must have a bargaining chip.Dingbohou's Mansion and Huang'er are her bargaining chips, and they are also the driving force for her to survive in the cold and cruel harem.

Married to the emperor, can she still expect to be in love forever?She is not an innocent and ignorant girl, so naturally she would not have such an idea.She doesn't care who the emperor favors, because she knows that as long as the emperor reuses her natal family, the emperor will not neglect her and embarrass her.So for so many years, no matter how many women the emperor has around him, she can be calm, magnanimous and virtuous.That's why the emperor gave her the word "virtue".

"Concubine Hui's report to the emperor on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has been secretly revealed to nobleman Yu. Her fighting spirit is high but she lacks a wind power." Concubine De ordered again softly.

Ziqing promised not to back down, but quietly stood aside to see if Concubine De had any other orders.

After a while, Concubine De waved her hand, and she quietly backed away.

In fact, when Mingyue talked about the situation of the fifteenth day among the people, Concubine De thought of a new idea, but she didn't say it.This matter is of great importance, if there is a mistake in the middle, it will anger Tianyan.She didn't like to be the first bird in the first place, and the current situation was very favorable to her, why would she take risks?

Seeing that the nobleman is favored and pregnant, Concubine Hui has long wanted to suppress her, but she has no chance.Now that she and Concubine De are taking care of the affairs of the harem together, she naturally thought of creating something new to attract the emperor's attention.That's why she hurried over to discuss with Concubine De the fifteenth matter, and thought of a new idea and couldn't wait to report back to the emperor in person.

In the evening, the emperor really went to her palace.She told the emperor about the idea, and the emperor thought it was a novelty. Anyway, it doesn't take much money to be able to have fun with the officials.The emperor also praised Concubine Hui for her quick thinking, and ordered her to take full responsibility, with Concubine De assisting.

Concubine Hui was very happy when she heard this, but she refused to say that her ability was limited and she was afraid that she would not benefit from being busy.

The emperor joked after hearing this: "Anyway, I haven't seen how the people celebrate the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I don't know what my concubine is messing with, and those ministers dare not speak. Just do it boldly, my concubine. No one will punish you for your crime of deceiving the emperor!" "

"Your Majesty's words are wrong!" Concubine Hui replied with a clever smile: "Concubines can't be deceived just because the emperor doesn't know, even if the emperor doesn't punish the concubines, the concubines dare not!"

"It's hard for my beloved concubine to think like this. If all civil and military men in the court can have the awareness of loving a concubine, it will be easy for me, the emperor." The emperor said with a smile, but there was a little chill in his eyes.

Concubine Hui is not too stupid, she just won some real power and doesn't dare to be careless.When she heard that the emperor's words involved government affairs, she dared not answer.

(End of this chapter)