After the first fool

Chapter 77

"Your Majesty, is it to your liking?" Liao Xue looked at him nervously, eagerly waiting.

Bai Zixu swallowed the food in his mouth, smiled and said, "Hey, this is the best supper I've ever eaten." As for the love words, he was easy to read, and Liao Xue blushed, as if to lightly hammer on his chest A few times: "The emperor will make the courtiers and concubines happy."

"I will be happy only if you are happy." The palm of her hand caressed her pretty face, the tenderness in her eyes was so intoxicating, Liao Xue leaned gently in his arms, wrapped her hands around his neck, her eyes twinkled slightly, and exhaled Ruolan: "Your Majesty, my concubine hasn't thanked you for the summer flowers you sent."

"How, do you like it?" Bai Zixu smiled gently, rubbing his right hand up and down on her sensitive back, which caused Liao Xue to gasp a few times, which came out unconsciously.

"As long as it is sent by the emperor, how can the concubine not like it?" There was a hint of flattery in her brows, and then she paused, and asked pretending to be nonchalant: "It's just that the concubine heard that the queen's sister sent that The flowers were disposed of at will."

Bai Zixu's body stiffened imperceptibly, and the warmth in his eyes faded completely, Mo Xiaoran!That short-eyed woman, hum!
Sensing his strangeness, Liao Xue's heart ached. Did she really guess it?Has the emperor's heart started to care about the queen unconsciously? "Your Majesty, the Empress may not really care. I heard that she is allergic to flowers. I want to come. Although I am happy to receive the gift from the Emperor, I did it because of my health."

She gently acted as a flower of interpretation, and the coldness in Bai Zixu's eyes slowly faded away. He put one arm around her waist, got up from the chair, and walked towards the soft couch inside the imperial study, "Such a beautiful moon!" What are you talking about that woman? I will do something nice with you."

She stretched out her hand and tore off the loose ribbon around her waist, and her clothes were all stripped away. Under the snow-white fragrant shoulders, the round and fullness was about to emerge. The flickering candlelight shrouded her figure more and more hazy, exuding a seductive beauty.

Bai Zixu's eyes sank, and two balls of dark flames flickered in his eyes. In the imperial study, a blushing and heartbeating sound was heard very quickly. Li Quan waved for an eunuch who registered the house, and let him He recorded the fact that Concubine Xue was sleeping in the imperial study today.

The next day, Mo Xiaoran led Xiao Zhu to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay his respects when the sky was getting dark. Until everyone arrived, Liao Xue was still nowhere to be seen. Why is your concubine late today?"

Nanny Gui bowed in response, and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the hall.

Mo Xiaoran sat down firmly, ignoring Yingying and Yanyan who were all over the room, as if she was alone in another space, drinking the Maojian in her hand quietly.

The fragrance of tea was overflowing, and it didn't take long before Liao Xue took small lotus steps, twisted her graceful waist, and walked in surrounded by court ladies. She greeted the Queen Mother slowly, and immediately apologized: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother!" Sin, my concubine stayed in the imperial study room yesterday, got up late today, and delayed the time to greet the queen mother."

Mo Xiaoran paused her hand holding the teacup, her brows frivolous, yo, look how sweet these words are?Not only did he explain the fact that she served her at bedtime last night, but it aroused the envy and hatred of the concubines present towards her, and even pushed the matter of being late to Bai Zixu.

Language is indeed an art, Mo Xiaoran turned away the darkness in her eyes, pretended not to see the provocative look secretly cast by Liao Xue, and continued to drink tea.

Liao Xue only felt that she had hit the cotton with a fist, thinking that she would at least be angry, but she didn't expect that she would drink tea with a smile and a calm heart, she lowered her head and never looked at Mo Xiaoran again .

With an ambiguous smile on her face, the queen mother bent down to help Liao Xue up: "What are you talking about? It is your duty to serve the emperor, how can the Ai family blame you?"

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sang together, it was even more exciting than singing a big drama.

Mo Xiaoran rubbed her sleepy eyes, rested her head, and waited for the scene to end so that she could go back to catch up on sleep.

"By the way, the Ai family heard something from the emperor yesterday." The queen mother suddenly changed her tone and looked a little serious. All the people present straightened their backs and waited for her words. The concubine in the harem paused for a few seconds when she swept towards Mo Xiaoran, "A few days ago, I asked the emperor to increase the military requirements, and asked for 40 taels of silver."

"What?" Liao Xue exclaimed, "Why are there so many?"

"The frontier soldiers are still waiting for this money to save their lives," the queen mother sighed, and Mo Xiaoran raised her eyebrows. She seemed to have guessed what the queen mother wanted to say, drinking tea calmly, waiting for the queen mother's last words .

"You are all the emperor's people, so you should share the emperor's worries and problems, right?" The queen mother smiled lovingly, and the words she uttered were so gentle, Mo Xiaoran sneered in her heart, "Here we come!"

Liao Xue took the lead in expressing her opinion: "It's natural, as long as the concubine can help, the queen mother can just order, for the emperor, the concubine will die."

The words were sonorous, powerful and affectionate. Afterwards, a few people who were always there and would not fall behind others stated that they would go through fire and water for Bai Zixu. The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction, and her eyes fell on Mo Xiaoran who had never made a sound. The twilight dimmed unconsciously: "Queen, how about you?"

She has no interest in risking life and going through fire and water for Bai Zixu.

Mo Xiaoran slandered from the bottom of her heart, but she didn't show anything on her face: "The same goes for my concubines."

"Okay, okay." The queen mother smiled and clapped her hands: "The Ai family is really happy that you have such a heart."

Give them a sweet treat first, a few words of praise, and then let them bleed.

Mo Xiaoran could see through the Queen Mother's plan almost at a glance, her eyes were lowered, and her slender and slightly curled eyelashes sprinkled a circle of deep and light dark colors around her eyelids.

"However, Aijia really has one thing to ask you."

The main event is coming!
Mo Xiaoran's ears were pricked up, waiting for the Queen Mother's next words.

"Currently the national treasury is empty, and the 40 taels of silver to be sent to the border is still short of 10 taels. Aijia thinks, the world belongs to the emperor, and you are all the emperor's wives and concubines, so you should share the emperor's worries."

Is this going to reach out and ask them for money?

The corners of Mo Xiaoran's mouth twitched, secretly thinking about how much inventory she had in her pocket, daily food and clothing expenses, plus the things that the Queen Mother rewarded twice, she seemed to have also entered the family of rich women without knowing it.

Who is the fool here?How can you not hear the implication of the Queen Mother?
Liao Xue said immediately: "The concubine will go back to the Chaoyang Palace to calculate how much silver he still has in his hands."

"Slaves too."

"The servant will go back now."

……

Looking at the concubines who expressed their opinions one by one to donate money after scrambling for the first, the smile on the Empress Dowager's face was as bright as a flower. Then, she looked at Mo Xiaoran again, and she was the only one who remained silent.

Mo Xiaoran knew very well that it seemed impossible for her not to bleed this time. With such a big hat pressed down, would her objection be effective?Standing up with a smile on her face, she said, "The same goes for my concubines."

After bidding farewell to the Empress Dowager and leaving from the Palace of Compassion, Mo Xiaoran's face was as dark as splashed ink along the way, and her steps were extremely fast. When she returned to Fengqi Palace, she immediately ordered Xiaozhu to close the gatehouse and get out of her inventory from under the canopy bed. , two wooden boxes, as soon as she opened them, the golden ingots almost blinded her eyes.

"Miss, don't you want to donate all of it?" Xiaozhu asked aloud from the side, how many households have enough money for a lifetime?A total of [-] gold.

Mo Xiaoran gave her a sideways look, and said coldly, "Do I seem to be such a generous person?"

What's already in her hand, and you want her to spit it out?dream!

"But the border needs military supplies, so I can't go out, can I?" She waved her hand and let Xiaozhu listen to her: "You go and find out how much Liao Xue pays. No matter how much she pays, we should be 100 taels more than her."

If there are too many, it will inevitably cause embarrassment to the queen mother and the emperor. If there are too few, it will be difficult to face it. A little more than Liao Xue, you can pass the test without being in the limelight, why not do it?
"Yes." Xiaozhu hurriedly went to inquire, and Mo Xiaoran guarded the two boxes of ingots, reaching out to touch them from time to time, and really didn't know how much was going to be taken out this time.

When Xiaozhu heard the news and came back, she whispered to her ear: "I have asked about it, Concubine Xue Guifei seems to be paying 3000 taels."

The corner of Mo Xiaoran's mouth curled up, "Okay then, let's offer 100 taels."

For her who has a box of gold and a box of gold, silver and jewelry, 3000 taels is just a drop in the bucket, but even so, Mo Xiaoran still feels a little pained.

"Exchange these silver coins into bank notes, and you send them to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to give to the Queen Mother, just say it's my kindness." Mo Xiaoran looked at the Yuan Bao in front of her reluctantly, with the corners of her mouth puckered, and waved her hand to signal Xiao Zhu to hurry up. Take it away, otherwise, she might regret it later.

In exchange for 100 taels of silver notes, Xiao Zhu sent them to the Compassionate Ning Palace according to Mo Xiaoran's instructions. Liao Xue paid 3000 taels, and each of the other Chang Zai families paid a few hundred taels, making up nearly 1 taels. Xue told her father Liao Ke, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Liao Ke thought this was a good opportunity to express his loyalty, so he immediately sent someone to send [-] taels to the palace and hand it over to the Queen Mother.

How did the prime minister not know about this?The Secretary of the Ministry of War made a move, so he couldn't avoid it. He immediately asked someone to send 5000 taels of silver bills to Mo Xiaoran, and told her to hand it over to the Queen Mother in person, and show her face in front of the Queen Mother to win her favor.

Looking at the eldest lady who came to the palace from the Prime Minister's Mansion to deliver the money, Mo Xiaoran padded the banknotes in her hand, nodded obediently and agreed: "Okay, I will definitely deliver it to the Queen Mother in person."

This prime minister not only paid money to express his loyalty, but also wanted her to send it in person?Let the queen mother change her opinion?Or to make Bai Zixu look at her differently?

Watching the eldest lady leave Fengqi Palace, Mo Xiaoran casually threw the banknotes on the table, "Xiaozhu, send someone to deliver this later."

She doesn't want to go into this muddy water, as for affection?What is that thing?Can it be eaten as a meal?
For a person who doesn't care about Bai Zixu at all, what does it matter whether he hates himself or likes him?

Mo Xiaoran's attitude doomed the Prime Minister's thoughts to be in vain this time.

The 10 taels of silver, with the full support of all the courtiers and concubines in the harem, finally got together, and Bai Mo personally asked for orders to escort the silver taels to the border.

Bai Zixu repeatedly praised him for his loyalty, and waved his approval.

Bai Zixu gave Bai Mo fine wine in the court hall, and wished him a safe journey. When he arrived at the border, Bai Mo set off for the border the next day and ordered the servants of the mansion to pack his bags overnight.

(End of this chapter)