Chapter 257: Called poor

"Is the mother concubine misunderstood? Or that someone slandered and slandered the daughter-in-law with the mother concubine."
Gu Jiu's gaze swept across everyone's face, as if he wanted to determine who was slandering with the princess.
Many people subconsciously avoided under her gaze.
There were others who didn't care and responded to her gaze openly.
Snapped!
Pei patted the table, pointed at Gu Jiu, and said angrily: "You don't want to talk to people who are irrelevant. You moved the items in the Tourmaline Pavilion, this is a fact. So many people have seen it, do you still deny it?"
Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "The daughter-in-law did not want to deny. The daughter-in-law did ask someone to remove the items in the Tourmaline Pavilion, but the daughter-in-law did so by order.
Without the permission of the father and the king, the daughter-in-law would never dare to move the tourmaline pavilion.
The mother concubine thought about it carefully, how many guards in the Tourmaline Pavilion, how many yellow gates, and how many strong servants.
Staring so much, if there is no permission from the father, I will not dare to move away the items in the tourmaline pavilion with a hundred guts to my daughter-in-law.
Those guards are not incompetent, and they can knock down their daughter-in-law with one shot. If the mother and concubine don't believe it, you can send someone to the tourmaline pavilion to ask the father and the king, and you will know what the daughter-in-law said, there is no lie. "
Pei frowned, these words made some sense.
The guards in Tourmaline Pavilion are not furnishings, how could it be possible to watch Gu Jiu move things, but remain indifferent.
Xiao Qin'er jumped out and said, "Sister-in-law has a clever tongue. Who knows if the sister-in-law has used some trick to play with the father, so that the father agrees to move the items in the Tourmaline Pavilion."
Gu Jiu turned his head, stared at Xiao Qin'er, and questioned: "Are the four younger siblings questioning the judgment of the father? The father is young and powerful and resourceful, and what is the intention of the four younger siblings to slander the father, who is too old and confused. influences?
How capable I am, how can I influence my father's judgment. Four younger siblings, I really didn't expect that you are respectful and filial, but in private, I hope that my father will get older and be an old fool. "
"I don't, don't slander me." Xiao Qin'er was anxious, eyes flushed.
"Mother concubine, my sister-in-law slandered me, misinterpreted my words, every word punishes the heart. She relies on this sharp mouth, and she can be said to be alive if she is dead, and she dares to accuse me of bad thoughts. It is clear that she has beaten me. Please also My concubine decides for me."
Xiao Qin'er knelt in front of Pei's, crying as if she had been wronged by the heavens.
Pei's eyes squinted and looked left and right, "Come here, go to the tourmaline pavilion and ask the prince, whether the eldest lady is carrying objects from the tourmaline pavilion has he approved."
The next person took the order and left.
Pei continued: "The princess will find out about this and will never wrong anyone. But, Dalang's wife, you really will tell the truth, the princess almost believed you."
Gu Jiu was neither humble nor overbearing, and said: "Daughter-in-law dare not tell right from wrong. If you really want to be investigated, please ask the mother and concubine to ask the fourth younger siblings what she wants? Does the fourth younger sibling think that my son is in jail, and the fourth son can replace it?"
Xiao Qin'er knelt on the ground, while Gu Jiu stood still.
The two of them were taller and shorter than Gu Jiu in terms of momentum.
So she jumped up from the ground, pointed at Gu Jiu, and said angrily: "I've never thought about it like this. Sister-in-law, please don't speculate wildly and wronged a good person."
Gu Jiu looked at her with a smile but a smile, "This is what I want to say to the fourth younger siblings. Please be kind to the fourth younger siblings, and don't wrong people indiscriminately."
"Mother concubine!" Xiao Qin'er cried again.
She whimpered, very pathetic.
Pei was indifferent.
In her life, she has seen too many people crying.
The palace came and went, so many women, a few had never cried in front of her.
It would be a delusion to count on crying to make her feel soft.
Xiao Qin'er cried for a long time, but Princess Pei did not respond.
She was embarrassed at the time.
She covered her face, lowered her head, her eyes moving. Should she keep crying, or should she take the opportunity to silence.
It's so hard to choose.
Xiao Qin'er gritted his teeth, Gu Jiu was all to blame.
Gu Jiu is harmful.
The subordinate who went to the Tourmaline Pavilion to inquire about the news came back.
"Enlighten the princess and empress, the prince said that the eldest lady was acting on orders. It happened that the prince wanted to change the decorations in the side hall, so the prince would take care of it."
Pei frowned, "The prince really said that?"
The servant nodded, "The servant girl dare not deceive the mother."
"Get down."
"Yes."
Pei looked at Gu Jiu, "Since you are acting on orders, the princess will not hold you accountable for this matter. But next time, you'd better report to the princess in advance."
"Daughter-in-law, please."
Then Pei said: "You are a concubine, this princess hopes that you can get along with each other in harmony, don't make things out of nothing, and don't provoke right and wrong. If anyone adjusts three nests and refuses to rest, the princess will naturally not be polite."
Xiao Qin'er trembled, and took the opportunity to stop crying, "Daughter-in-law, please follow the instructions of the mother and concubine."
Pei's was about to send everyone away, just at this moment, the servants reported that it was Princess Huyang who had come.
The princess Huyang still lived in the palace and did not return to the princess mansion.
What she meant was that she didn't want to return to the princess mansion. I'm afraid that once I go back, I will think of Chen Fuma's tragic death.
Now that the Lord Huyang came, everyone sat still. I want to see what Princess Huyang came over.
After a while, Princess Huyang was invited to the hall.
Princess Huyang's eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously just cried.
She looked miserable, "Sister-in-law, I dreamt of a horror, he is so miserable, he can't die."
Pei frowned, although he didn't wait to see Princess Huyang, he couldn't get rid of it.
She soothed: "Don't think about it. As the saying goes, you have to think day by day and dream at night. You have to find something to do to distract your attention."
Princess Huyang shook his head repeatedly, "No. The cohort told me in his dream that he is so miserable and his bones are incomplete, and Lord Yan wants to put him in the pan. Sister-in-law, what do you think I should do?"
Concubine Shen Bian suggested: "If you don't get to the temple, do a ritual for Chen Fuma."
Princess Huyang looked at Pei eagerly.
Pei frowned, "It's about Chen Luma, Huyang, you should make your own decision."
The lord of Huyang said: "I plan to go to the temple to do rituals for the horse, and add a few thousand taels of sesame oil, so that the horse will have a good baby in the next life. However, I was shy in the bag and was punished by the emperor for three years. , I also ask my sister-in-law to donate generously and support one or two."
Pei was so angry that she dared to feel that Princess Huyang was here to ask for money.
She said with a displeased face: "Don't you know the situation in the mansion? The household department cleaned up the debts, and the prince emptied the family property. Only tens of thousands of taels were collected and all were taken to the household department. Apart from the food expenses this month, there is no money at all."
Princess Huyang said, "But I heard that Brother Wang used southwest silver to exchange official flat silver. As a result, there should be 450,000 taels of official flat silver left in the palace.
Since I have money, why should my sister-in-law call poor in front of me. No matter how poor the palace is, can I still be poor? Or does my sister-in-law do not want to lend me money? "
Pei was annoyed, "You also said that the Ministry of Households is clearing up the debts. You don't want to add money to the Ministry of Households, but you want to add a few thousand taels of sesame oil to do things for Chen Fuma. You are very generous.
One shot is a few thousand taels of silver. You don't want to think about who owns these silvers? When the matter reached the palace, your Majesty asked you if you have money to add sesame oil, but if you don’t have money to pay, how would you answer? Have you thought about it? "
Princess Huyang's eyes blushed, and tears fell down her cheeks, "I don’t know what the sister-in-law said. But the brother-in-law really died so miserably! Can't the sister-in-law show kindness? Does the sister-in-law really bear to see Do you want to die with a horse?"
Pei said angrily: "Don't talk about Chen Fuma. Chen Fuma has been killed by you until now. Now, you don't want to repent, do you want to kill the palace?"
Princess Huyang suddenly raised the volume and wailed loudly, "My sister-in-law is poking my heart. Since the accident, I have never left the palace for half a step, and keep myself safe every day. My sister-in-law shouted and killed me. I also blame me for being involved in the palace. In that case, I might as well go into the palace to meet my mother and concubine now."
Pei sneered, "If you have the courage to enter the palace, the princess is afraid that you will not succeed. I am afraid that your majesty will get the news when you enter the palace and ask you to go over and ask.
I want to know how you will deal with your majesty's question. But don't take yourself in at the end, and even take the penalty for another three years. "
This is also the reason why Huyang did not dare to enter the palace.
She was afraid of the emperor's guilt, afraid of facing the emperor.
The emperor ordered Chen Fu to abandon the city on his own feet, which really frightened Huyang.
She has no guts to enter the palace now.
But bluffing, she still will.
She leaped up from the chair and said, "Well, since my sister-in-law wants to let me die, I will enter the palace now. My father really wants to punish me. Without the money, I can't live, so I simply sold the princess mansion. , In exchange for money for the lives of our mother and son."
She gestured towards the outside.
Concubine Shen hurriedly persuaded: "The princess should not be arrogant. You should do things for Chen Fuma.
Just adding a few thousand taels of sesame oil at a time, it is on this knot, which is really too much. Please think twice.
It is better to reduce the sesame oil money slightly. The Royal Palace is indeed very difficult now, and cannot afford it.
We Tao's private house money, we all pool together, to pool a sum of sesame oil money for you, are you optimistic? "
Huyang cried: "Sister-in-law Shen still loves me."
Pei's anger half died, "Who do you call sister-in-law?"
Huyang should call her concubine Shen to be her sister-in-law.
Huyang wiped his tears, "Shen Side concubine also has a jade butterfly gold book, and also gave birth to brother Wang, shouldn't you call her sister-in-law?"
"Don't, don't call my sister-in-law. The princess exalts me too much." The concubine Shen on the side was panicked, but her heart was overjoyed.
Seeing Pei's face turned blue with anger, it was really pleasant.
Pei pointed at the Huyang Princess, "Just by your attitude, you still want to take money from this princess. I tell you, there is no way. Give this princess back to the guest house and stay honestly, not allowed to leave the palace. "
Huyang snorted, "This is Brother Wang's residence. You have no right to interfere with me. If you don't pay, I will go to Brother Wang."
Princess Huyang ran out angrily.
Pei touched his forehead, "I'm so angry with the princess. This princess is really dying of blood mold for eight lifetimes when she has such a sister-in-law."
"The princess and empress are open. I've been here for so many years, so why bother with Huyang." Concubine Shen Bianxi persuaded her sincerely.
Pei stared at Concubine Shen, "You shut up for this princess. You and Huyang princess make a peace, do you really think this princess can't see it?"
Concubine Shen side yelled: "The concubine is wronged! The concubine is angry with Huyang, why bother to anger the concubine."
Pei looked impatient, "Go away, get out of the princess."
She thought, in this life, she would really die at Huyang's hands.
Huyang definitely came to defeat her.
No, she couldn't just watch Huyang move the palace's money outside.
"Come here, let the princess stare at the Tourmaline Pavilion. If there is any trouble, report it immediately."
The next person took the order and left.
Everyone has already left Chunhetang.
Concubine Luo Fang whispered to Concubine Shen, "Does the accountant really still have four to fifty thousand silver deposits?"
"Who knows." Concubine Shen Bian said indifferently.
Concubine Luo side whispered, "The prince used southwest silver to exchange the official silver. If this is true, then the palace must still have a certain amount of money. Since there is money, why does the princess still say that there is no money, let me wait for the cutting expenses. "
Concubine Shen side smiled, "All are excuses."
Concubine Luo Fang thought for a while, and caught up with Gu Jiu.
"Madam, please stay."
Gu Jiu turned around, "Concubine Luo called to stop me, but I have something to order."
Concubine Luo Fang was polite, "I don't dare to be ordered. There is just one thing, I want to verify."
Gu Jiu knew it well, and still asked, "What's the matter?"
Concubine Luo Bian asked quietly: "The prince used 45,000 taels of southwest silver to wrap the official flat silver, is this true?"
Gu Jiu nodded, tacitly.
Concubine Luo Fang hurriedly said: "So, Huyang didn't lie, the palace indeed still has a deposit of 45,000 taels."
Gu Jiu smiled, "I don't know about this. Concubine Luo side might as well ask the prince."
Concubine Luo Bian shook her head again and again, how could she have the guts to ask King Ning.
"Thank you, Madam for telling the truth."
After speaking, Consort Luo chased Concubine Shen Bian and left in a hurry.
Madam Fang whispered to Gu Jiu,
The princess and the empress wanted to cut the expenses of the hospitals under the pretext that the house had no money to pay the debts. Now it seems that Concubine Shen and Concubine Luo are definitely not willing to be cut."
Gu Jiu said softly: "It's easy to change from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. Of course, no one is willing to be tailored after getting used to the wealthy life. The princess's move may be a hornet's nest."
Ouyang Fu sighed, with a sad look on his face, "Mother concubine wants to cut the cost of each courtyard. First of all, she will definitely take the concubine's sons. Our courtyard will soon be miserable."
Gu Jiu looked at her and comforted: "The princess just said that she didn't really want to cut the cost, so the second siblings don't have to worry too much."
Ouyang Fu shook his head, "Sister-in-law doesn't know. In fact, last year, the mother concubine mentioned that she needed to cut the cost, but she didn't find an opportunity. This time the household department cleans up the debts, the mother concubine will definitely not let this opportunity go."
Oh?
It turned out that Pei had this idea a long time ago, not a temporary motive.
In this case, Pei's is likely to come to the real, really cut the cost of each hospital.
Gu Jiu asked: "Does the second younger sibling know, what aspects does the princess plan to cut from?"
If you want to cut expenditure, you can either lay off employees or cut wages. These are usually these two ways.
Speaking of it, the cost of the palace is really scary. The monthly cost is tens of thousands.
The royal palace with nearly a thousand people would cost tens of thousands of taels a month for just a monthly bill.
In addition to eating, drinking and having fun, and the exchange of favors, there is no expenditure of thirty-four thousand taels a month, which is not enough.
If you meet three quarters and two lives, it will be even more serious, I am afraid that it will be spent on 100,000 taels.
There is also King Ning who wants to raise people, so naturally he can't be stingy.
After calculating this sum, it is no wonder that the palace has to go to the household department to fight for the autumn wind every year, and in a few years it owes more than three hundred thousand taels.
It is only natural that Pei wants to cut the cost.
If the expenses are too high, no matter how uncontrollable, the palace will eat grains, just like the lord of Huyang, worrying about money every day.
Ouyang Fu said: "It may cut the manpower, and it may also reduce the monthly payment for the subordinates."
Gu Jiu said: "Just reducing the monthly bills of the servants will not save much money in one month. To solve the problem of money, we still need to open source."
The imperial system is here, and the size of the palace is so large. Such a large mansion requires so many people to manage it.
Just cleaning and cleaning, such a large area, and not the various vacuum cleaners and various automation tools of the previous life, these years all rely on manpower to clean and wipe inch by inch. Think about the workload, how many talents must be arranged to be busy.
He cuts down the person's monthly bills suddenly, and he wants to get it with his toes. The person must be full of resentment and all kinds of negativity.
If you can't cut monthly bills, you can only lay off people.
However, when people are laid off, such as Sansuo, there are not enough people to do it. If cleaning is not in place, dust will inevitably accumulate on the ground.
This is not decent enough.