Chapter 317: Anxious to get angry

"Why Madam Zhao refuses to be thousands of miles away. Empress Shuyi really wants to cooperate with Madam."
Gu Jiu placed the teacup in front of Zhou Miao, and asked casually, "Ms. Shuyi is Li Zhaoyi's. My lady is very curious. How can she cooperate with this lady?"
Zhou Miao lowered her voice and said: "Emperor Shuyi will tell her all about the little prince."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and asked calmly: "What does Jiang Shuyi want to exchange for the little prince's news? What is this lady worth her worry about here?"
Zhou Miao stretched out his hand and gestured.
Gu Jiu snorted, "It's just for the money? Don't be jokes about Duke Zhou. Empress Shuyi leans on Li Zhaoyi, afraid that she won't have any money?
As far as I know, Father Jiang has been awarded the seventh-rank official position, and Jiang Dalang has also been given the eighth-rank official position. Both father and son are working in the Shaofu.
Relying on her father and brother, Jiang Shuyi will soon have money to spend.
Grandpa Zhou, don't trick this lady with such ridiculous reasons in the future, this lady is not a three-year-old child. "
After being exposed to nonsense, Zhou Miao looked as usual, not half-hearted.
"Madame has said that in the future, Empress Shuyi will not be short of money to spend, but that is the future after all. Now, she is short of money to spend, and she also asks Madam to donate generously to support one or two.
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled, "From the standpoint of this lady, what reason does this lady have to support Empress Shuyi? Duke Zhou, don't say half of your words and leave half of your words. You might as well hurry up, it will save each other's time anyway."
Zhou Miao tapped the desktop, again and again.
Gu Jiu understood, waved to tell Qingmei and the others to withdraw.
When there were only two people left in the study, Gu Jiu asked, "Can I speak now?"
Zhou Miao laughed, "Madam really refuses to eat at the slightest loss."
"Duke Zhou is willing to suffer?" Gu Jiu looked at him with a smile.
Zhou Miao laughed, "Madam is right, I don't want to suffer. Even if I have to suffer now, I will find it elsewhere in the future."
Gu Jiu smiled and didn't say anything. She wanted to see when Zhou Miao could get to the point.
Zhou Miao asked, "Madam's business is booming."
"Just eat it."
"Madam's meal is very valuable."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Is Duke Zhou short of money? My wife can help one or two."
Zhou Miao raised her eyebrows, "Oh? Madam is willing to support our family, but she refuses to support Empress Shuyi. Don't forget, Madam, I am Empress Shuyi's person."
Gu Jiu shook his head and smiled, "You said you are from Jiang Shuyi, do you believe this?"
Zhou Miao laughed, "Madam is really funny. I don't want to sell her. Empress Shuyi wants to ask her for help. If the situation is uncontrollable one day, she hopes Madam can keep her safe. In return, she will give Li Zhaoyi and the little prince. Send the news to Madam."
Gu Jiu smiled sarcastically, and returned to calm in an instant, "She betrayed the news of Li Zhaoyi and the little prince, but she has thought about the consequences if she is discovered."
Zhou Miao smiled and said, "Even if Empress Shuyi refuses to sell the news, others will betray it. The palace is like a sieve, and there can be no real secrets."
Gu Jiu's eyebrows moved slightly, "Is the little prince healthy?"
Zhou Miao smiled without saying a word.
Gu Jiu knew that ten silver bills worth a hundred taels were placed in front of Zhou Miao, "This is the tea fee for my father-in-law."
Zhou Miao frankly received a thousand taels of silver notes and said: "The little prince is very healthy. The little prince's nanny was personally found by the Li family from his ancestral home, and he guaranteed that he was innocent and was not involved in any forces in the capital."
Gu Jiu took out another one thousand taels of silver notes and put them on the table, "My lady can learn about the palace news from any means, so why should I take the risk to cooperate with Jiang Shuyi?"
Zhou Miao stretched out his hand, wanting to take away the one thousand taels. Gu Jiu didn't let go, but looked at him sharply.
Zhou Miao solemnly said: "Because of all the people who betrayed the news, only Empress Shuyi had the highest rank and was able to get close to Li Zhaoyi, who could get news that others could not get.
The news from the palace was all things that anyone could inquire about. But no one knows Li Zhaoyi's private affairs or the health of the little prince better than Empress Shuyi. Does the madam still feel that the money is not worth it? "
Gu Jiu let go, Zhou Miao quickly put away the bank note.
"Madam is bold, I like to cooperate with you, madam."
Gu Jiu sneered, "Duke Zhou wants to cooperate with my wife's money."
"The same, the same. The silver belongs to the wife, and cooperation with the silver is to cooperate with the wife."
Gu Jiu took out another three thousand taels of silver notes, "You will pass the three thousand taels to Jiang Shuyi for me. You tell her that, in addition to the little prince's situation, I would like to know your majesty's physical condition, food and daily life information."
Seeing the silver ticket, Zhou Miao had already stretched out his hand. But after he listened to Gu Jiu's request, he suddenly felt that the money was hot.
"Madam's request is really difficult."
"My lady's request is very simple for Empress Shuyi. Empress Shuyi is waiting by your majesty, and she should know her food and daily life more clearly than anyone else. She only needs to teach you a few words, and she will be able to communicate."
After a pause, Gu Jiu said again: "You tell Jiang Shuyi that the one who gave birth to the son is Li Zhaoyi, not her. It is too early to tell the outcome. She decided to cooperate with me, which is right. But I have to see her. Sincerity, otherwise cooperation will not be discussed."
Zhou Miao frowned, thinking left and right, seemingly hard to decide.
He gritted his teeth, "I can help Madam to persuade Empress Shuyi to disclose your majesty's situation, but I ask Madam to promise me one thing."
"You said."
"Not yet time. When the time comes, I will come to the door to make a request."
"You can't ask too much."
"For Madam, my request is just a simple effort."
"Deal." Gu Jiu was very simple.
Zhou Miao quickly grabbed the banknote in her hand and held it in her arms.
"It's not early, I'll say goodbye first. I'll come to visit Madam next time."
"Grandpa Zhou walks slowly."
Gu Jiu gave Xiao Sui a wink, Xiao Cui understood, and sent Zhou Miao out.
Madam Fang walked into the study from the outside, "This week Miao's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. This kind of servants and maids have seen too many in the palace, and most of them will not end well."
Gu Jiu said: "Don't worry about his future, he can be useful to my wife now."
Qingmei said: "The madam today is five thousand taels, and this silver is really not spent. The appetite of the people in the palace is also too big, and if you come here, you can't send it without a few thousand taels. Fortunately, the lady Shu is not bad. Money, otherwise the palace will have to support Concubine Shu, and even more than make ends meet."
Some words cannot be exported.
Ome became a crow's mouth.
Within two days, someone came to the palace and asked Pei for money.
When Qingmei learned of this, she even slapped her mouth, "I told you to talk nonsense, to tell you to talk nonsense."
Now it really became a crow's mouth.
Concubine Xiao Shu sent Mei Nv Shi to the palace for silver, which was twenty thousand taels when she spoke.
Pei's head is big.
"The princess cannot decide this matter alone. Mei Nushi returns to the palace first, and the princess will send the silver to the palace after discussing with the prince."
Mei Nv Shi nodded her head and agreed, "I would also like to ask the princess and empress to give me three to five thousand taels first, let me go back for business at any rate. I can't go back empty-handed after a trip to the palace. Please be considerate of the princess and empress."
Pei gritted his teeth and ordered the maid Cherry to take her pair of cards, go to the accountant to pay three thousand taels of silver, and hand it to Mei Nu Shi to take it back.
Mei Nv Shi took the money and got up to leave.
Pei was irritable and walked around the room.
Asked several times: "Has the prince come back?"
"Enjoy Empress, the prince has not yet returned to the house."
"After the prince comes back, report it to the princess immediately."
"Slaves obey orders."
King Ning did not return to the house until the evening.
When Pei received the news, he hurried to the Tourmaline Pavilion.
"The prince, the mother and concubine sent someone to ask for silver, and the amount of money is twenty thousand taels when they speak. How can this be achieved? Is there something wrong in the palace?"
King Ning held the teacup with his hand in mid-air, and said, "Twenty thousand taels?"
"Exactly! Lord, what the is going on? For so many years, the mother concubine has never sent someone to ask for silver, this time why suddenly send someone to the door. As for the Xiao family, why doesn't the mother ask the Xiao family for silver."
King Ning sullenly said, "Nonsense! My concubine has a son like this king, how can I ask the Xiao family for money. You can find out how much money the mother concubine's dowry has earned in recent years."
Pei stomped anxiously, "How can I save money. A few years ago, the mansion was short-lived, and the mother concubine's dowry income had been misappropriated."
King Ning was annoyed, "Then turn over the account book. See how much money has been misappropriated over the years."
Pei immediately ordered people to move the account books to the account.
"The prince, you haven't told me why the mother concubine suddenly sent someone to ask for silver, and she said it was twenty thousand taels."
King Ning sat on the Arhat couch with a tired face, "It's not because Li Zhaoyi gave birth to the little prince, and the harem is in chaos. The mother and concubine must also cheer up and win people's hearts. People's minds change, and nothing is vain without money.
The Li family's father and brother were getting more and more crazy about their silver, most of which went into Li Zhaoyi's pocket. Li Zhaoyi spilt a lot of silver, even if it was smashed, there was a splash of water. Now the mother concubine and Concubine Xue are under a lot of pressure, a lot of age and fighting with a young concubine are really aggrieved. "
Speaking of suffocation, King Ning hit the table with a fist.
Since the birth of the young prince, these adult princes have been reprimanded by the emperor one after another.
The emperor clearly did not treat them as sons, and his disgust was beyond words.
I thought the situation would change drastically after the death of Prince Ren Xuan.
As a result, the situation has indeed changed drastically, but it has not changed for the better, but has become worse and worse. Not as good as when Prince Ren Xuan was alive.
At least at that time, with Prince Renxuan as a target, bearing most of the emperor's anger, the lives of other adult princes were much better.
Now that Prince Renxuan died without a target, one adult prince counted as one, and all of them were miserable.
Pei asked: "Do you want to give money to your mother and concubine?"
King Ning nodded, "Of course I want to send it."
"Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount, all the money from the account is needed."
Pei whispered to remind King Ning.
King Ning frowned, "Don't take this king's idea. You have found the king's private money, and this king has no money now."
Pei said: "At the end of the year, the shop below paid the account, and the prince intercepted fifty thousand taels. This is only February, and it should not be used up. Please donate generously to share the worries for the mother and concubine."
King Ning pointed at Pei, unable to believe it. The idea of ​​daring his silver is absurd.
Pei also said: "The money in the account should be reserved for expenses. If the money in the account is used, the mansion will lose money before sending someone to the south of the Yangtze River. Please take the initiative to take the burden of sharing the worries for the mother and concubine."
King Ning hummed twice, "Okay, this king will pay 10,000 taels, and the rest will be taken from the book."
King Ning was willing to pay 10,000 taels, and Pei's goal was basically achieved.
She didn't dare to push too much. Ten thousand taels is better than nothing.
Collecting a total of twenty thousand taels, on the third day, Pei personally entered the palace and sent the silver to Concubine Xiao Shu.
She entered the palace and brought Gu Jiu and Ouyang Fu with him. When others saw it, they thought she was taking her daughter-in-law into the palace to ask for peace.
"Mother concubine, this is twenty thousand taels, please order it."
Pei took out a wooden box with a silver ticket inside.
The maid stepped forward to take the wooden box and placed it in front of Concubine Xiao Shu for a look.
Concubine Xiao Shu glanced at the bank notes in the wooden box, and said, "I am embarrassed. Suddenly asking you to take out so much money, is it difficult?"
Pei said: "There are indeed a lot of difficulties. But since the mother and concubine need it, in any case, the daughter-in-law will collect enough money and send it to the mother and concubine."
"You have a heart."
Concubine Xiao Shu closed the lid of the wooden box and told the maid to put it away.
Leaning on the Luohan couch, she said softly: "It's difficult in the palace right now. The king has told you the specific situation."
Pei nodded, "Daughter-in-law has heard about it. Daughter-in-law is honored to share the worries for the mother and concubine."
Concubine Xiao Shu laughed at herself, "The decent concubines in this palace are no match for the Zhaoyi Empress next door. The birth of a little prince is like icing on the cake, and wealth and glory are at your fingertips.
This world has changed, and a little prince has become so precious. I thought that when the prince was born in this palace, his majesty didn't even look at it. He only sent a servant to bring some gold, silver and jade objects. Even the name of the prince was taken after a hundred days. People are more popular than others, this is really true. "
"Mother and concubine take care of your body." Pei's is a little panic.
Ouyang Fu was a little nervous.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, dignified Concubine Xiao Shu, are life so sad? Li Zhaoyi is still in confinement, is it so eager to declare war?
I'm afraid that someone is holding high and stepping on low, opening eyes for Li Zhaoyi, and off Concubine Xiao Shu.
Concubine Xiao Shu waved her hand, "There is nothing wrong in this palace, so I just murmured casually. The things in this palace, no one can tell until the end. Even the Queen Ruizhen Cui, I probably didn't expect the situation today. You guys. Be cautious in doing things in the future, and don't give it to others. The palace will not keep you for dinner today. Leave the palace early and return to the palace."
"Mother and concubine, take care, and daughter-in-law first leave."
Concubine Xiao Shu waved her hand, she didn't even bother to pay attention to Gu Jiu and Ouyang Fu, let alone pay attention to their stomachs.
As usual, Concubine Xiao Shu will definitely ask why her stomach hasn't moved.
Ouyang Fu was very upset, and felt the storm is coming.
When Li Zhaoyi finished confinement, the palace didn't know what the battle would be like.
She finally made up her mind and went to see Pei with the second son. The couple planned to go out of the house and live in another hospital for a month, as they were recuperating their bodies and preparing for pregnancy.
Pei was a little unhappy, "Could it be that I live in the palace, so I can't take care of my body?"
The second son, Liu Ping, bowed and said: "The son has been married for several years, and there is no one and a half daughters under his knees. Please mother and concubine to complete it."
Concubine Shen Bianfang was also helping her with her words.
"Empress Mingjian, the second lady has been helping the princess in the house since she got married to the palace, even if she has a fever and cold, she dare not slack in the slightest.
As a result, after two years of recuperation, the body is still not getting better. I watched, she was tired.
Taking advantage of the fact that there are few things in the mansion now, I also ask the princess to be kind, and let the young couple go to the other courtyard to rest for a while, so that they can take good care of their bodies. Only when you are in good health can you add imports to the palace. "
Pei was half-dead, and turned back to the concubine Shen, "You mean, the second daughter-in-law has not been pregnant, and it is all the princess's responsibility? Is the princess tired of her? Absurd! The fourth daughter-in-law replaced him like this The princess divides the worries and takes care of the internal affairs. How can she successfully conceive the child? The princess wants to say that the second daughter-in-law has her own problems."
Ouyang Fu was wronged, and tears almost came down.
The second son, Liu Ping, rushed ahead of Concubine Shen's side and said: "The mother concubine is right. The main reason is that the wife is not in good health, so she has not moved. This time I plan to go to the other hospital, just to take advantage of this time. Take a good rest, and work harder. Please mother and concubine to complete it."
Pei snorted, "If this princess disagrees and someone should cry and cry, this princess has also become the culprit for your childlessness. Forget it, why do you have to be the wicked person. You are going to live in another courtyard, this princess Don't stop. Hope there is really good news."
After speaking, she also took a look at Concubine Shen Side.