Chapter 292: Dare you (five shifts)

Jiangnan's silver was sent back.
However, there is a big gap between the number and the expected number, which is tens of thousands of taels.
Liu Yi said a lot in the letter. To sum it up in one sentence, there is only so much money. It is not that he is incompetent, but that there are too many difficulties. He has tried his best.
King Ning looked at the ledger with a gloomy expression.
Pei's persuasion said: "The fourth child has done his best, so don't be too harsh on him."
King Ning snorted, "This king didn't say a word, so you just said that this king blamed him?"
Pei's embarrassment, "I also look angry when I see you, so I persuade you."
"Don't persuade you again, the king has his own decision on this matter."
King Ning took the ledger and was about to leave.
Pei hurriedly called people to stop, "Master, how much money can be left for the inner courtyard? The inner courtyard is expensive, and it has already been able to make ends meet."
King Ning said: "This money is used by other kings. You can overcome the expenses of the inner courtyard by trying to overcome them."
"How can I overcome it if I don't have money?" Pei cried, "It's tens of thousands of taels. The prince should leave a little for the inner courtyard anyway. I won't give a tael of silver. There are nearly a thousand people in the palace. Do you want to drink Northwest Wind?"
King Ning was irritated, "Okay, I will let the accountant allocate ten thousand taels to the inner courtyard."
Pei thinks that ten thousand tael is too little, so he wants more.
However, King Ning did not give her a chance to speak and left.
Pei was annoyed and told his servant Wenzhong, "Send a letter to the fourth child and ask him what's going on, why he sent so much money back."
She wondered whether Liu Yi was greedy for money.
According to estimates in previous years, even if there is no one hundred thousand taels this year, there should be eight or ninety thousand taels. As a result, only less than 40 thousand taels of silver was returned. It is more than half the number expected.
Wen Zhong reminded Pei, "Niang, the prince may send someone to investigate in Jiangnan. Do you want to remind the fourth son?"
Pei's face was stern, "You also suspect that the fourth child is greedy for money?"
Wen Zhong quickly lowered his head, "The old slave dare not."
Pei frowned, "The fourth child has so much courage, dare to covet half of Mo's silver?"
She pondered it carefully, and immediately ordered: "Send someone to see Xiao Qin'er. The fourth child also wrote a letter to her. You ask someone to check in private to see if Xiao Qin'er has received the silver slip."
Wen Zhong took the order and asked, "If the fourth son really sends a bank note to the fourth wife, what should I do with this matter?"
Pei's exhorted: "Don't say anything, don't let the prince know. You can take care of the rest."
"The old slave understands."
Wen Zhong led the way.
King Ning returned to the Tourmaline Pavilion, called Liu Zhao, and threw the ledger to him, "Look at what's wrong with this ledger."
Liu Zhao flipped through the pages of the account book to check carefully, and said: "There are a few wrong numbers, and the problem may lie here."
King Ning leaned on Arhat's couch, "In your opinion, are the people below fooling the fourth child, or is the fourth child fooling the king?"
Liu Zhao lowered his head and smiled and closed the account book. Then he said blankly: "Isn't there an answer in my father's heart?"
King Ning snorted, "In the past years, you were in charge of Jiangnan. Every year, I don't say you can send one hundred thousand taels of silver back to Beijing from Jiangnan.
For the first time this year, the fourth child took on the important task, but only less than 40 thousand taels were given away. With this gap, this king didn't believe that the old man had no brain at all, and he dared to make such a big mistake.
Either the people below fooled the fourth child, or the people under the fourth joint fooled the king. "
Liu Zhao said with a cold face: "In the first two months, his son received a letter from Jiangnan saying that the harvest this year was not good, and the output was cut by about 20%."
King Ning sneered, "It's hard for you, but I also say good things for the fourth child."
"Son is just telling the truth." Liu Zhao was expressionless, no one could guess his inner thoughts.
King Ning sullenly said, "Even if the output is reduced by 20%, plus the loss, there will be at least 7-8 million taels. Less than 40,000 taels, the fourth eldest dare to send it back. Does he send this king as a beggar?"
Liu Zhao said: "The fourth brother went to Jiangnan for the first time. He was not familiar with the place of his life. It is possible to be fooled by the people below."
King Ning was dissatisfied, "Should you not play the role of brothers and sisters in front of this king. You and the fourth child have never dealt with him, so what is the intention of helping him speak."
Liu Zhao smiled softly, "My son is always good, and my father is not satisfied?"
Ning Wang narrowed his eyes, stared at Liu Zhao, and laughed again.
He mentioned another thing, "This month the old man summoned King Chu three times, he really loved Chu King."
King Chu is the eldest grandson of the emperor, the eldest son of Prince Renxuan. He is Liu Zhao's cousin.
Liu Zhao smiled, "Are those people anxious?"
King Ning nodded, "Can you not be in a hurry? For so many years, King Chu has received the first love. There are already people in the court discussing whether the old man wants to make King Chu the emperor's grandson."
Liu Zhao said in a loud voice: "Going over the prince and establishing the emperor grandson is simply a way to bring disaster. I want to know how he will deal with so many uncles when the emperor grandson becomes the throne. Unless the emperor grandfather is alive, Encircle all of you, Father, to kill all the possibility of rebellion."
Ning Wang bared his teeth, "The old man has been shrewd all his life and won't be confused when he is old. Is the old man really going to be a son of us?"
Liu Zhao thought for a while and suggested a way, "It's better to test the emperor's grandfather."
King Ning stared at Liu Zhao, "Are you saying that people should be the emperor's grandson?"
Liu Zhao nodded.
King Ning laughed loudly, "It's time to test the old man's mind. It's not a problem to always hang like this."
At this time, someone asked to see you outside.
Chang En went out quietly to deal with it.
After a while, Chang En hurried back to the Pian Ting, "Master, there is news from the palace that Li Zhaoyi is two months pregnant."
"What? Are you sure Li Zhaoyi is pregnant?"
Chang En nodded, "This is absolutely true."
King Ning exchanged glances with Liu Zhao, then waved his hand to tell Chang En to retreat.
King Ning tightened his brows and walked around in the side hall, his expression irritable.
"Huh, the old man is really strong and fierce. At this age, Li Zhaoyi can still be pregnant. If he didn't know that there was no man near Li Zhaoyi, this king would doubt whether she was pregnant with someone else's wild species."
Liu Zhao frowned and said, "Li Zhaoyi is pregnant, and the emperor's grandfather is so fierce and fierce that he naturally refuses to recognize the old."
People who don't recognize old age will not rush to establish a prince.
There is no way to talk about the emperor's grandson.
It seems that Li Zhaoyi is pregnant, and the most disappointed are the king of Chu and the Taifei Sun.
The eldest grandson of the emperor was established as the queen of Chu, and the princess Sun also transformed and became a concubine.
Liu Zhao said again: "Father, we should hurry up and choose a Sheren Shangben who is close to King Chu and ask him to establish his grandson."
"Are you trying to blame King Chu?"
Liu Zhao nodded.
King Ning laughed, "Li Zhaoyi is pregnant, and the king of Chu sends someone to the emperor's grandson, and the old man will surely be angry.
This king still knows a little bit about the old man's temper. Many years ago, he refused to accept old age, and Li Zhaoyi became pregnant, which made him refuse to accept old age.
At this time, whoever dares to go to the book and ask for a prince, Taisun, is looking for death. If it weren't for King Chu to be favored and gain momentum, this King would definitely take this opportunity to clean up King Zhao.
King Zhao escaped, and he should thank King Chu for stealing his limelight. "
Ning Wang felt better when he thought that he could count on King Chu.
He said: "This king is going to send someone to Jiangnan to investigate. Can someone choose?"
Liu Zhao said: "Anyone around Father King can take on the important task."
Ning Wang laughed, "After going out for a few months of experience, I became able to talk, yes, yes. The fourth daughter-in-law is pregnant, you should hurry up as the eldest. If the fourth daughter-in-law wants to give birth to a grandson , This king sees what you do."
Liu Zhao raised his eyebrows. "Even if the fourth younger brother is the eldest grandson, has the son ever been afraid?"
Ning Wang looked at Liu Zhao with a faint smile, "You'd better never be afraid."
Liu Zhao smiled, "If the father has no other instructions, the son will leave."
King Ning waved his hand, "Go and do your job. Take advantage of the free time recently, accompany your daughter-in-law, and it's best to get pregnant as soon as possible."
"My father won't worry about this matter."
Liu Zhao got up and left.
King Ning arranged for someone to go to Jiangnan.
...
It has been more than a month since Prince Renxuan's family moved in from the East Palace in the newly decorated Chu Palace.
The news of Li Zhaoyi's pregnancy flew into thousands of households in the capital like wings.
Some people are busy singing praises and flattering the emperor.
Some people are happily, most of whom are Li Zhaoyi's family.
Some people are worried, but Chu Wang's family is the head.
The concubine Sun was sitting on the ground, the king of Chu was sitting under her, and Fang Shaojian was sitting opposite her.
King Chu looked gloomy, "Mother consort, Li Zhaoyi is pregnant, what should the son do?"
The concubine Sun Zhichao looked at Shao Fang, "Shao Jian Fang, tell me what you think."
Shao Jian Fang bowed slightly, "Master, it's better to be quiet at this time. Continue to be a filial son and grandson, and to honor your majesty.
As for the child in Li Zhaoyi's belly, it may not be the prince. Even if the prince grows up to be able to run, he still has a few years to go.
The prince can take advantage of these few years to plan carefully. In addition, the old slaves in the palace will also arrange early.
It is difficult to train a good prince, but it is easy to teach a bad prince. "
The king of Chu nodded secretly when he heard the words.
Taifei Sun said: "The people around Li Zhaoyi are all arranged by your majesty. In the future, when the prince is born, your majesty will definitely intervene personally and arrange trustworthy services. You are sure that the person you arrange can be close to the prince and bring the prince with you. Bad?"
Fang Shaojian smiled mysteriously, "The old slave may be unsure about other things, but the old slave is completely sure of arranging someone to serve Li Zhaoyi."
Oh?
Toffee Sun stared suspiciously at Fang Shaojian. How many hands did this old slave hide?
But if you think about it, it's not surprising.
Fang Shaojin has served with Empress Ruizhen Cui for twenty to thirty years, twenty to thirty years, enough time for him to take root in the palace and build a dense net.
Looking at the irrelevant person, he might be a in Fang Shaojian's network.
Toffee Sun said: "Since you are sure, this palace will give you all responsibility for this matter. This time, don't let this palace down."
"Don't worry, the old slave dare not let her down."
...
Jiang Yan stood anxiously in the center of the hall, feeling helpless.
She didn't know why the imperial concubine wanted to see her.
She looked around, and several people were called with her. Without exception, all are outstanding.
There was movement in the hall.
The imperial concubine appeared with Zhao Wang.
Wang Zhao sat at the bottom of his head, his gaze swept across everyone's face inquiringly.
"Mother and concubine, these beauties, really want to dedicate all these beauties to my father? My father is getting older, so it's better to reward these beauties to my son."
Concubine Xue Gui stared at King Zhao, "Look at you for what you are. Does your palace lack women?"
Zhao Wang chuckled, "My son is joking."
Concubine Xue Gui snorted, "Li Zhaoyi is pregnant, you still have the thought of joking."
The emperor loves the eldest son, the people love Yaoer.
However, this sentence is not fulfilled here in the emperor.
Prince Renxuan is the eldest son, but the emperor does not love Prince Renxuan and even regards Prince Renxuan as an enemy.
If it weren't for Prince Renxuan to block the knife for the emperor and died, the family in the Donggong Palace would have been banned long ago, and how could it be bestowed on the king of Chu.
Now that Li Zhaoyi is pregnant, if the prince is born, he must be the son of the emperor's favorite, no one can steal the limelight.
All the princes, the youngest have grown up.
All the adult princes, in the eyes of the emperor, are all disgusting.
Because the adult prince is no longer well-behaved, they just want to compete with the emperor for power.
No one would like a person who robbed himself of his position, and the emperor could not wait to slaughter all the adult princes.
However, the little prince who is soft and childish is different.
The little prince is so innocent and cute, so innocent. With innocent eyes wide open, it hit the hard heart of the emperor.
Just ask, can the emperor resist the charm of the little prince?
Can't!
When I think that Li Zhaoyi is very likely to give birth to the most beloved little prince, many people inside and outside the palace can't sit still.
If a child can live for ten or twenty years, when the little prince grows up, will he be the next emperor?
At that time, before his death, the emperor will clear all obstacles to the enthronement of the little prince and ban all adult princes who are obstructive to death.
Certainly!
Don't doubt the ruthlessness of the emperor.
Maybe, in order to reduce the obstacles after the little prince ascended the throne, even the harem concubine will be dealt with.
Li Zhaoyi takes the power with her son alone, ask, who can be willing.
Concubine Xue Gui has been in the harem for many years, how can she sit and wait for death.
The first thing she thought of was to offer a beautiful woman to the emperor.
Li Zhaoyi is pregnant and can't attend bedtime. At this time, it is time to take advantage of the vacancy to enter.
Jiang Yan's appearance is so beautiful, so her name caught the eyes of Concubine Xue.
Concubine Xue Gui coughed slightly and scanned the crowd, "My palace intends to promote you and let you serve your Majesty. Are you willing?"
The five people looked at each other, and the good thing about the pie in the sky hit them on their heads.
"Yes, yes!"
Several others chanted willingly.
Only Jiang Yan hesitated.
Of the five people, she is the only one who studies.
Before she went to Beijing, Gu Jiu gave her many books. Those books, she has been carrying around all these years, and never thought of selling them during the toughest time.
She turned over every book no less than ten times.
There is no golden house in the book, but there is a reason to be a man.
How old is the emperor this year?
Sixty three or sixty five?
How many years are there to live?
If they die two years later and they have no children, the rest of their lives will be worse than being a palace maid.
Concubine Xue Gui asked them to serve the emperor, and it must be that they compete with Li Zhaoyi for favor.
Li Zhaoyi is now rushing to crown the harem. At this time, he is fighting for favor with Li Zhaoyi, and half of it may die in Li Zhaoyi's hands.
Should she agree or refuse?
Can she just refuse?
She is the maid of the Ganlu Palace, and she has no right to refuse Xue Guifei's arrangement.
She can only follow the others, kneel down and take orders.
Concubine Xue Gui nodded with satisfaction, "In the next month, our palace will arrange for someone to take good care of you. I hope you will stay up and don't let this palace down."
"Slaves obey orders!"
Jiang Yan glanced at her hands secretly, they were indeed rough. The skin on the face is not as delicate as before.
If you want to serve your Majesty, you really need to take care of it first, at least to remove the dead skin on your hands, and the skin on your face is tender and tender.
Afterwards, they were taken away from their original residences and lived in a partial hall, which was maintained by special personnel.
Mothers also explained to them the affairs of men and women, how to please and how to serve them.
The content is novel and jaw-dropping.
It turns out that there is so much attention between men and women.
Jiang Yan is always looking for opportunities.
Finally contacted Zhou Miao.
The two met at the Royal Garden.
When Jiang Yan saw him, he hurriedly said: "Your concubine asked me to serve your Majesty. I was very scared in my heart and didn't want to go. You help me."
Zhou Miao asked, "You don't want to take care of your Majesty's such a good thing? Didn't you enter the palace just to climb Gaozhi? Now the opportunity is in front of you, why are you backing down again?"
Jiang Yan looked distressed, "I'm not shrinking, but I don't want to die. Moreover, your Majesty is so old, what if someday... What can I do then? Do I have to spend my whole life in the temple?"
Zhou Miao gritted his teeth and said, "I have a way. I can wait on your Majesty and fly up to the branch to be a phoenix. In the future, I will be able to save my life. I am afraid you will not dare."
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