After I was reborn, I became the queen mother by fortune telling

Chapter 197 A Steady Earning of 50 Taels of Silver

However, when she looked at Mu Qingyuan again, Mu Qingyuan's quiet face seemed to have never said this sentence.

At this time, Eunuch Gao came in and asked the emperor if he wanted to have dinner.

"Bring in your lunch, and use it in the study."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The food was brought up, this time Mu Qingyuan finally ate the same dish as Jiang Yu, and there was an extra dish of tamales.

Mu Qingyuan picked up a few chopsticks, nodded and said: "Jiang Guiren's craftsmanship has improved, I think it was because of lack of practice before, just do more."

Suspiciously, Jiang Yu also picked up a chopstick and stuffed it into her mouth. After chewing, she understood.

This is not an improvement in my craft.

This is what Mu Qingyuan is used to...

It was only a few days before the Queen Mother's birthday on the third day of October, but Jiang Yu's birthday gift was still not ready.

After thinking hard for several days in Mingxi Palace, she finally came up with a "chic" gift.

"Zhuzi, go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask for a larger piece of drawing paper."

"Ma'am, how big do you want? Is this big enough?"

With that said, Zhu Zi gestured with both hands.

Jiang Yu shook her head.

Zhu Zi opened his arms wide again, but Jiang Yu still shook her head.

Zhu Zi scratched his head: "Your Majesty, you can tell the servant directly, how big is it?"

Jiang Yu looked around, pointed to a long table and said, "It's about as wide as three tables long."

"Hey!" Zhu Zi couldn't help but burst out a native dialect, "Madam, you want to paint on such a long piece of paper? How many days does it take?"

"A few days? No. You want to come for me, on the third day of October, and take it to the Changxia Palace. I want to paint a picture on the spot and give it to the Empress Dowager as a birthday present."

Zhu Zi immediately looked at Jiang Yu with eyes of reverence and suspicion.

He didn't know what happened in the princess' Yinxiu palace, so he didn't know that Jiang Yu could still paint.

However, he heard that Ms. Han would also offer a painting on the spot. Isn't this the same as Ms. Han!

"Pillar, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Zhuzi was dazed and silent, Jiang Yu asked.

"Your Majesty, you don't know something. I heard that Miss Han, the princess's cousin, is going to offer her words on the spot at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. If you paint, you will bump into her. Or, you can change it." ? Are there any antique jade wares in our palace, is that okay?" Zhu Zi suggested kindly.

Jiang Yu said angrily: "Zhuzi, Zhuzi, you really grow up the ambitions of others and destroy your own prestige. What are you afraid of? Are you worried that I will not be able to compare with that Han Hui?"

"Your Majesty, I heard that the emperor has praised Miss Han's handwriting, and I can't find any faults."

"Could I not know? I was there that day." Jiang Yu couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty, why don't you play the zither, dance or something? The servant feels that Miss Han is definitely not the same."

"Zhuzi, you talk a lot today..."

"Your Majesty, the servant is here for your sake." Zhu Zi scratched his head aggrievedly.

"Okay, I watched the sky last night—"

Zhu Zi was startled, and then said: "Pinch your fingers and count?"

Jiang Yu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and scolded: "Okay, you pillar, then tell me, what have I figured out?"

Zhuzi frowned: "Madam, this servant doesn't know, I only know that Madam can't touch a rock with an egg."

"How do you know who is the egg and who is the rock? Maybe she is the egg and I am the rock." Jiang Yu smiled slightly, "Okay, go and help me get the drawing paper. I counted and there must be someone." [-]% sure."

Zhuzi had no choice but to go to the House of Internal Affairs to ask for things while sighing.

He knew a lot, so he went directly to the warehouse manager, who heard that he only needed such a piece of paper, so he found it and gave it to him.

However, the man couldn't help asking: "Brother Zhuzi, what do you need such a long piece of paper for?"

"Hey, our lady wants to paint."

"Hey, don't talk about one painting on this paper, ten can be drawn. How long will it take to draw?"

"Our empress said, there will be three quarters to draw on the spot. If you want to see it, on the day of the empress dowager's birthday banquet, you can find a way to sneak into the birthday banquet venue to watch it."

The man couldn't help but nodded: "That's something to watch. I haven't heard that Jiang Guiren can draw! It is said that Miss Han brought by His Royal Highness the Princess may be the queen—"

Before the man had finished speaking, Zhu Zi let out a disdainful "ah": "Don't talk nonsense about things that don't make sense."

"Didn't I hear this from the people in the Changxia Palace? How could I know this. It is said that it has already been decided, and it is up to the emperor to issue a decree."

Zhuzi has a very bad impression of the eldest princess's family because of the fact that the eldest princess punished Lan Xin to the laundry room and asked Jiang Yu to serve in Yinxiu Palace all the time.

"You speak as if you are someone close to the emperor, who can know about the royal affairs."

The man said "hehe": "Brother Zhuzi, don't you believe me, why don't we make a bet? I bet that Miss Han can be the queen, and you bet that she can't."

"Just bet!" Zhu Zi rolled up his sleeves, "Let me tell you, today's round, I'm sure to win!"

"Okay, okay! Just bet 50 taels of silver, don't frown, I know you have it!" The man said with a smile, "Let's don't write papers, brothers, you can trust it, and we will see when the time comes!"

"Whoever is afraid of others, it's 50 taels! Don't cry when you lose!"

Zhuzi was talking big words, but when he came out, he was blown by the cool wind, but he was very disturbed.

The 50 taels of silver was saved by him after he entered the palace, and the total was only 50 taels.

All this money is saved for the future when they go out of the palace to buy real estate and fields for the elderly.

If you lose, you have to start all over again.

Back at Mingxi Palace, Zhuzi showed the paper to Jiang Yu, who was very satisfied.

"This piece of paper is fine, as it should be."

"Your Majesty, do you want to think about it again..."

"no need."

This pillar is really a bit persistent.

"What if Ms. Han gave you a bad name that day, and she really became a queen later on..." Zhu Zi looked worried.

"Who said she could be a queen?" Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow.

"It's...it's said in the palace."

"I've done the calculations with my fingers, and she can't be. But don't talk about it, so as not to cause trouble."

"Really?" Zhuzhu was so happy that he almost jumped up.

Jiang Yu glanced at him suspiciously. Even if Han Hui couldn't become the queen, he wouldn't be so happy, would he?
"Zhuzi, do you have something to hide from me?"

Zhuzi shrunk his smile in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, nothing can be hidden from your eyes. The slave makes a bet with others on whether Miss Han can be a queen, and the slave bets not. You have a clever plan to say that she can't be a queen. That slave's 50 taels of silver is a solid profit."

After that, he smiled again.

(End of this chapter)