The slave family is not a disaster

Chapter 409
"Back to the emperor, the grass people are...?" Meng Zhaoyang was snatched away by Ye Anran before he finished speaking.

"Your Majesty, he is a good friend of my concubine. You should also know that he is the young master of the Meng family in Gusu." Ye Anran explained with a smile.

"Oh, it turns out that they are from the Meng family in Gusu. I have heard about it for a long time. The business of the bank is doing very well. Mr. Meng, you can be said to be young and promising." I couldn't be more familiar with them, and the Li family and the Meng family are no strangers to the other two families, but they just haven't had the chance to get in touch with them.

"Thank you for the emperor's praise. I don't dare to be a grassroots person. I just support my family and do some small businesses. I can't get into the eyes of the emperor." Meng Zhaoyang was very cautious when he spoke, saying that being with the king is like being with a tiger. It would be a disaster if any sentence offended the emperor.

"Eh? Birthday peach? Is anyone celebrating their birthday today?" The emperor lowered his head and saw the gift from Meng Zhaoyang, feeling puzzled.

"Your Majesty, actually... today is my concubine's birthday." Ye Anran said with some embarrassment.

"Oh? An Ran, today is your birthday? Then why didn't you tell me in advance, so that I can hold a birthday banquet for you?" The emperor was suddenly very surprised.

"Your majesty, the empress dowager is seriously ill now, and the concubines are only focused on praying for the empress dowager, and they don't want to be extravagant and wasteful, so naturally they didn't tell the emperor that the concubines don't care about things like birthdays so much. The affairs of the state and the empress dowager have been exhausted, and the concubines do not want to cause trouble for the emperor." Ye Anran said this because she could not directly say that she forgot her birthday, but she was reminded by Meng Zhaoyang. If she said so, the emperor would not It's strange to be angry.

So Ye Anran had an idea and came up with this statement. Naturally, after saying this, the emperor was even more pleased.

"An Ran, you are always thinking of me so much, but I don't even know your birthday, I feel extremely guilty." The emperor grabbed Ye Ran's hand and said calmly.

"Your Majesty, don't think too much, it really doesn't matter, the so-called birthday banquet is just a formality." Ye Anran smiled.

"That's no good. This is your first birthday celebration after entering the palace. How can you be perfunctory? In this way, I will grant you a wish. Whatever gift you want, as long as you say it, I will give it to you." After Ye Anran blocked the sword for the emperor, the emperor doted on Ye Anran even more, wishing to praise her directly to the sky.

"Concubine... don't ask for anything." Ye Anran said slowly with her red lips parted.

"No, I have to say the same thing." The emperor seemed determined to give a big gift as a souvenir.

"Then the emperor should accompany his concubine to eat a bowl of longevity noodles. The concubine really has no wish." Ye Anran said after thinking hard.

"Then how can it be? What kind of wish is this? Again, this doesn't count." The emperor wanted to do something for Ye Anran, seeing that her wishes were trivial, he naturally refused to nod.

"Okay, since the emperor is so sincere in wanting to give his concubine a big gift, then the concubine will not be polite." After finishing speaking, Ye Anran recovered and glanced at Meng Zhaoyang behind him, and then continued: "Our Ye family has been here since ancient times. I made friends with the Meng family, but later the Ye family fell, and the concubines were sent out of the palace by King Ruian, and there was nowhere to go for a while. Brother Meng and Aunt Meng took me in and cared for me like an elder brother and a loving mother. I will never forget this kindness, it is said that the kindness of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring, today the concubine wants to reciprocate, and take this opportunity to give the Meng family a big gift, I wonder if the emperor will agree."

"That's natural. Since the Meng family is kind to you, I will definitely not refuse." The emperor thought that Ye Anran wanted to reward the Meng family with some gifts, or give Meng Zhaoyang some official positions.

It's a pity he guessed wrong...

Ye Anran either doesn't open his mouth, and if he does, it's guaranteed not to be a small request, and it's a lion's big mouth...

"Your Majesty, after the fall of my Ye family, the business of the tea house has never been taken over by anyone, and the business of the tea house has been scattered, and the concubines are also worried when they look at it. Why don't you... take this opportunity and give it to the Meng family to take care of it. They also started their business. , we can definitely take care of our Ye family's tea house in order, and the Meng family and the Ye family have a good relationship, since our Ye family has no one, it is better...to let an old friend take care of it." Ye Anran said: He said it in one sentence, and said it so calmly, as if this matter was a trivial matter.

Hearing Ye Anran's request, the emperor frowned slightly...

You know, the Ye family's business is not just a matter of tens of thousands of taels of silver, it is a huge family business with tea farms all over the country. If it is given to the Meng family, it will make the already wealthy Meng family even more powerful. up.

For a folk family to grow bigger, it will do a lot of harm to the imperial court...

"What? Is the emperor in trouble?" Ye Anran asked the emperor with clear eyes.

"Ah, no, I'm thinking, the national treasury is not sufficient now, if we hand over all the tea estates, I'm afraid there will be nowhere to raise military expenses if there is a war with Liuyun in the future." The emperor said slightly worried.

Ye Anran slowly raised the corners of his mouth: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. The tea plantation has returned to the Meng family, as long as they pay the full amount of military expenses every year. It just so happens that the Emperor also lacks someone to take care of finances, doesn't he?"

"Well, it makes sense. Since this is the case, let's make it so." After three seconds of silence, the emperor nodded his approval.

Faced with all this suddenness, Meng Zhaoyang was dumbfounded. Before he heard that the emperor obeyed Ye Anran's words, he still didn't believe it.

Handing over the huge family property of the Ye family to the Meng family is such a big deal, but during Ye Anran's chatting and laughing, it was taken down in three or two sentences. It can be said that Ye Anran The position in the emperor's heart is so important.

Seeing that Meng Zhaoyang was still in a daze, Ye Anran reminded: "Brother Meng, you should thank me. This time, thanks to the emperor, you can get our Ye family's tea house. Do it well in the future. Remember to pay the imperial court military expenses every year. Remember to give me tea instead."

After listening, Meng Zhaoyang just woke up like a dream, knelt down and thanked excitedly: "The grass people thank the Lord Long En."

"Get up, since your Meng family has shown kindness to An Ran, then... it is also right to reciprocate." The emperor's tone was extremely flat.

"The grassroots leave first."

"Don't rush to leave, I'm going to hold a birthday banquet for An Ran tonight, why don't we stay and have a drink together." The emperor sincerely invited.

"No, thank you for the kindness of the emperor. The grassroots still have a lot of chores to deal with, so I won't leave it. Thank you for the kindness of the emperor." Meng Zhaoyang is a self-aware person, so naturally he will not easily be a light bulb and plug it in between the emperor and Ye Anran. between.

Ye Anran just smiled, took the emperor's arm affectionately, and said coquettishly: "Your majesty, since brother Meng still has something to do, then don't keep him, we just celebrate by ourselves, the emperor is really kind to his concubines, The concubine was moved to death."

"You, when did you learn to be like Jin, you will know sweet words." The emperor pampered him and patted his head.

Seeing such a scene, Meng Zhaoyang felt sore in his heart, cupped his hands and said, "The grassroots leave first."

"En." The emperor nodded without saying anything.

Jiuhua Palace

The news that the emperor handed over the Ye family tea house to the Meng family quickly reached the ears of the queen, and the queen was furious after hearing this.

"What? Is there something wrong with the emperor's mind? How can you transfer the money you have obtained to others?" From Shen Bilan's point of view, even if the Ye family's tea house cannot continue to operate, if they sell their properties, they will have at least a few 10 taels .

I just gave it away so happily, what is it if I have a brain disease?
"Look, servant girl, it must be the ghost of Concubine Ran. Your Majesty still remembers the last time Concubine Wang wanted to rob the tea business, but Concubine Ran read a book in front of the emperor. In the end, Concubine Wang was scolded by the emperor. After that, no one dared to bring up this matter again, now that the emperor can successfully gift it to the Meng family, that is to say, he has the approval of Concubine Ran." Xiaoman analyzed slowly.

"That's right, that must be the case. I have heard that Meng Zhaoyang is Ye Anran's friend. It seems that they have teamed up to cheat the emperor. It is really abominable, and once such a large sum of money falls into Ye Anran's hands, She will have more confidence to deal with us in the future, no, I will find a way to stop it." The queen said angrily.

Just as he was talking, a report came from outside: "Empress, Eunuch Zhu, please see me."

"Let him in." The queen put away her anger and greeted her with a smile.

"Slave pays respects to Empress Empress."

"Hey, Eunuch Zhu, you're welcome. What's the matter? Do you have something to do with me?" As we all know, Eunuch Zhu is a celebrity in front of the emperor, so Shen Bilan naturally didn't dare to offend.

"Going back to the empress, the servant is ordered by the emperor to inform the empress that he is going to attend the birthday banquet tonight, and the place will be at the Shengjun Pavilion."

"Birthday banquet? What birthday banquet? Whose birthday banquet, why can't I remember?" According to Shen Bilan's thinking, today is neither the emperor's, nor the queen mother's, nor her own, so why did I come up with a birthday banquet? said.

"Back to Empress, today is Concubine Ran's birthday banquet." Eunuch Zhu replied cautiously.

After hearing this, Shen Bilan's smile suddenly froze on her face...

"Will the Empress be there on time?" Eunuch Zhu asked again.

"Ah, yes, you can go back and tell the emperor, I... will definitely be there on time." Shen Bi Lan Yinya said with a grinning smile.

"That's good, that slave will go back first and report back." After saying that, Eunuch Zhu turned and left.

"Little vixen, it's your turn for the birthday party. Hmph, you've raised your head to the sky, and you actually asked me to attend your shit birthday party?" Shen Bilan clenched her fists fiercely, cursing word by word.

"Your Majesty, then don't go, the servant will tell you that you are not feeling well." Xiao Man suggested.

"No, I must go, and... I must make this birthday banquet extremely exciting. I want to show Ye Anran what I do." With the Queen Mother's secret support, Shen Bilan had long wanted to treat Ye Anran She has done it, but she has been suffering from not having the right opportunity. Now that the opportunity has come, how can she let it go?

(End of this chapter)