Marriage Princess: The Alluring Concubine of the Evil Emperor

Chapter 165
Just this one sentence made Yuan Su stunned, and he was stunned for a long time.

He left Li Xiangyu behind, but he didn't know what to do.

Until one day, Li Xiangyu came to tell him that she had taken the medicine, the child was gone, and she was broken, not an innocent woman, and she had him in her heart, so she couldn't marry another man, Therefore, she wants to become a nun.

This "sincere" feeling deeply moved Yuan Su. He began to pay attention to Li Xiangyu. She would definitely prepare soup or tea for him, and if she could say a word to him a day, her face would glow. She said that she would rather be like this for the rest of her life and see him every day.

Once he was slightly injured, and she cried like tears, and she said that if anything happened to him, she would not live.At that moment, he was really emotional. He never thought that Li Xiangyu would have such deep affection for him.

And that night, he tentatively asked Qinghe if she would die with him if he died.

Qinghe thought for a while before answering, she said, no.

He was very disappointed, really disappointed, this kind of disappointment was cold from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, from this moment on, he knew that Qinghe didn't love him.

Maybe you used to love it, but you don't love it anymore.

She wanted to explain why she wouldn't accompany him to die, but he was no longer willing to listen. With his back turned to her, all he could think of was Li Xiangyu tearfully telling him that he would die with him.

When one person is completely disappointed, it is easy to fall in love with the second person, and his love for Li Xiangyu is out of control.

He thought about taking Li Xiangyu as a concubine, but when the empress dowager gave her the marriage, she said that he was not allowed to take a concubine, and he agreed.

Once, he jokingly told Qinghe that it was time to take a concubine. Qinghe said that if he took a concubine, he would kill him.

She said it with a smile, but he knew she was serious, because Qinghe was a domineering person, and if she said no, he would definitely not.

Therefore, when Li Xiangyu proposed to kill her, he was only shocked for a moment, but the longing in his heart made him realize that, in fact, this idea had been circling in his heart for a long time, but he himself had never dared to think about it.

The past flashed in his mind, and he stared at Li Xiangyu in front of him. She had changed a little now, but he knew it was because many things happened suddenly, which caught everyone off guard. When things calmed down, she would change back to the previous Li Xiangyu .

Gently kissing her on the forehead, Li Xiangyu opened his sleepy eyes, smiled coquettishly, and stretched out his hand to hook his neck, "Wake up so early?"

"Yes, Princess Changchun is coming today, and I haven't slept all night." Yuan Su thought of the real problem, and the charming atmosphere just now dissipated immediately.

Li Xiangyu's expression changed slightly, "Yes, they are coming today."

She sat up and said bitterly: "It's really deceiving people too much. Tell me, why did Qinghe make such a will? Did she not believe you from the beginning?"

Yuan Su gritted his teeth and said, "Probably yes, she will always only love herself."

"How much money do you have on hand now?" Li Xiangyu asked.

Yuan Su said helplessly: "Borrowed, moved, and even the little left over before, the total is less than 3000 taels."

"That's only a small change, and there is still a shortfall of 1 taels." Li Xiangyu put on his shoes and went down to the ground. He looked at the jewelry box on the dressing table. It is also difficult to get on the big stage.

The wife of the dignified general is so shabby, she feels very annoyed in her heart.

In Qinghe in the past, gold, silver and jewels were innumerable, and even the gifts given to servants were more expensive than her present ones.

At the same time, Mrs. General, why is there such a big difference?
Recalling that she once told Mrs. Gao that she wanted to get back what she hadn’t given her before, including the monthly allowance for so many years. Mrs. Gao agreed, but only gave a part of it. Not a penny left.

"What should I do?" Li Xiangyu asked Yuan Su dejectedly.

Yuan Su is silent, what should we do?He didn't know what to do, so he could only bluntly say that he had no money. If they insisted on taking it today, then the mansion should be mortgaged.

There was nothing he could do.

"I've thought about it." Yuan Su felt that this matter should be mentioned to Li Xiangyu, "We will mortgage the general's mansion to her, and then go out and rent a small yard to live in. Wait a year or so before finding a way to redeem the mansion. back."

"What?" Li Xiangyu looked at him in disbelief, as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world, "Dignified general, you actually said that you want to go out and rent a house? There has never been a reason for officials to mortgage their mansions. , the emperor will also blame it."

"It won't happen, the princess will tell the emperor." Yuan Su hesitated for a moment, "It's just that although the emperor won't blame it, I'm afraid it won't be reused in the future."

"Isn't it? Then your future will be ruined!" Li Xiangyu shook his head and said coldly: "I don't agree, I absolutely don't agree."

"If you don't agree, what can you do?" Yuan Su said helplessly.

The more Li Xiangyu thought about it, the more angry he became, "It's clear that these properties belong to your husband and wife, why can she handle it alone? Why should we leave it to her alone? Let's report to the emperor and ask the emperor to make a judgment."

Yuan Su shook his head, "It's useless, all the dowry money from the feudal city is recorded in the gift list, and it's kept in the Ministry of Rites. It was brought by Qinghe when she married me, and, over the years, she spent a lot of money from her own money If we really want to pay for the expenses of the government, we will have to lose money."

Li Xiangyu didn't understand, "You said you are a great general, why are you so poor?"

"It's not that you don't know how much your salary is," Yuan Su said, "I've already calculated it. The military officers in Beijing and China were neglected in the past few years, and they only paid attention to them in the past two years. Some local military officers celebrate the New Year When I was young, I couldn’t even wear new clothes.”

"Why don't I see him like this?" Li Xiangyu recalled that Qinghe took her to visit various mansions before, and they were very luxurious.

Yuan Su smiled faintly, "You don't know that, do you? Relying on salary alone, there is no way to maintain the expenses of so many people in the mansion, so you understand, many officials will..."

He made a gesture of opening his sleeves, and Li Xiangyu immediately understood, accepting bribes.

She couldn't help asking: "Then why don't you? You are a great general, so you always know how to do it?"

"There are ways to do this, but Qinghe was never allowed to do so before. Although I am a great general, I haven't been granted a feudal title yet because of my insignificant military exploits. Previously, Qinghe was responsible for all the rent or grain income from the fiefdoms in the mansion. The county owner’s fief has now been returned to Princess Changchun’s management, so there won’t be any in the future.”

"How many households are in Qinghe's fief?" Li Xiangyu asked.

"Her county owner's fief is a thousand households. When she gets married, the emperor will marry her as a dowry. The fief has [-] mu of fertile land, all of which are paddy fields. They are all entrusted in the Cheng'an area. They used to collect land rent. Later, Qinghe took it back and hired long-term workers. From farming, she will give part of the food she gets every year to the national treasury, donate part to the Ci'an Church or Ciyoutang founded by Concubine Yun, and sell the rest for silver."

(Remark: The so-called thousand households in the city means that the taxes and food paid by these thousand households are all yours.

The fief is a material reward given by the ancient monarch to his ministers.Feng means enfeoffment, and eup means city. Simply put, it means that the monarch allows a certain person to exploit by himself within a certain range, and the state grants permission.Fiefdoms are a symbol of power and authority. Generally, those who receive fiefdoms are close relatives such as the monarch's brothers or uncles. There are also a small number of fiefdoms given to those who have made great contributions to the country.People who are enfeoffed can freely formulate some policies that do not violate the national interests within the scope of the enfeoffment. )
(End of this chapter)