Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 464 Means (2)

  Empress Qiao glanced at the faces of the concubines in the harem, and smiled lightly: "While you are all here, this palace has an important announcement to announce."

   "From today onwards, the fees will be reduced everywhere in the harem."

"The Jiaofang Palace has been reduced by 30%, and the East Palace has been reduced by 40%. The rest of the palaces are the same as the East Palace, with a reduction of 40%. Now the treasury is empty, and the deposit in the Internal Affairs Palace has also been used up. Everyone should be frugal, etc. Get through these two years, slow down, and then resume the fee."

   Cut the cost by 40%?

  Why don't you just lose everything?

   Concubine Meng, who was full of sullenness, replied without a smile: "The Empress and Concubine set an example and take the lead in cutting costs. This kindness makes the officials and concubines feel ashamed."

   Concubine Qin was not happy either, but in the current situation, she could not tolerate her being unhappy. As Concubine Meng said, Queen Qiao and the Crown Princess took the lead in reducing the cost. What else can they say?

   Concubine Qin coughed and laughed: "I take the liberty of asking a question, I don't know where Shouning Palace is..."

   "The cost of the harem has been reduced, and Shouning Palace is the same as before." Lu Mingyu, who had never spoken out, took over the words: "Concubine Qin, just rest assured, the filial piety of the queen mother to the emperor's grandmother is no less than yours."

   Concubine Qin smiled dryly after being choked: "Prince Concubine is joking. The concubine just asked casually, and had no other intentions."

"It's best not to have his intentions." Lu Mingyu glanced at him lightly: "Illness comes from the mouth, and misfortune comes from the mouth. There are many people in the palace, talking less and talking less is the way to be a human being. Concubine Qin is the smartest. , the reason for this, I don’t need to say it clearly.”

  Concubine Qin: "..."

   Concubine Qin snorted: "Prince Concubine is right." She quickly shut up.

  Because of the cost reduction, everyone lost interest in speaking, gossiped a few words, and got up and left. Wang Jieyu did not leave, but stayed until the end.

  Lu Mingyu had a good idea and smiled at Queen Qiao: "I think Wang Jieyu has something to say to the queen mother, and the daughter-in-law will retire with elder brother and elder sister."

   Queen Joe responded with a smile.

   When Lu Mingyu led a pair of children away, there was no one else in the main hall.

  Wang Jieyu stood up suddenly and knelt down in front of Queen Qiao.

   Queen Qiao was startled, and immediately reached out to help Wang Jieyu: "Well, what are you doing when you kneel down suddenly? Get up quickly."

Wang Jieyu refused to stand up, her beautiful eyes filled with shameful tears: "I have been honored by the empress's great kindness and great virtue. I never thought that one day, it will be the concubine who will make the queen's concubine look dull. I'm really ashamed, shameless to see the Empress again."

  Emperor Yongjia ate dinner in Jiaofang Palace, but went to Fanghua Palace to stay overnight.

   Such things are undoubtedly humiliating to a woman.

  Wang Jieyu became more and more uneasy the more she thought about it, the tears in her eyes quickly fell, and her voice choked: "My concubine's heart for her mother has never changed. I beg your wife, please don't offend your wife because of this!"

   "How can I blame you for this."

Wang Jieyu insisted on kneeling, but Queen Qiao couldn't pull it, but in desperation, she leaned down and met Wang Jieyu's eyes: "The legs are on the emperor's body, and no one can stop him wherever he wants to go. You accept it. My dear, this palace is also happy. It's better than the emperor going to Yanxi Palace."

   This is true.

Wang Jieyu calmed down a little, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and said in a low voice, "My lady is magnanimous, she didn't blame the concubine, the concubines are grateful. Please rest assured, the queen, the concubines will never forget. The kindness of the goddess. If the goddess has any dispatch, just order the ministers and concubines."

   "The concubine is willing to be the **** of the empress, charging into battle, and will not hesitate to do anything."

The last sentence of    was said firmly and without hesitation.

   Whether a person is true or false, one cannot hide from others.

   This sincere confession made Queen Qiao moved.

Empress Qiao used strength to help Wang Jieyu up, and said in a deep voice, "Bengong understands your intentions. Don't worry, Bengong is not such a narrow-minded person. For what happened last night, Bengong will not blame him. To you. On the contrary, this palace hopes that you will be able to favor the Six Palaces, gain the holy favor alone, and suppress Concubine Meng and Concubine Qin.”

  Wang Jieyu took a deep breath and nodded lightly: "I will do my best to live up to the high hopes of the empress."

  …

   After Concubine Qin left Jiaofang Palace, she went directly to Shouning Palace.

   Empress Dowager Zhao was accustomed to the company of Concubine Qin. When they met, she frowned first: "What happened today? Why do you have a sour face?"

Concubine Qin had a bitter look on her face: "Isn't my aunt aware of the bitterness in my concubine's heart? The emperor spoiled Concubine Meng and stayed in Yanxi Palace for more than a month. Now I am going to Fanghua Palace. The concubine has not seen the emperor for a long time. ."

   Empress Dowager Zhao glared at her: "As a palace concubine, such words can be said, and it is indecent."

   Feeling sorry for Concubine Qin in the end, she whispered again: "When the emperor comes to Shouning Palace, Aijia instructs him to go to your bedroom and sit down."

   Concubine Qin was overjoyed, and hurriedly supported the Queen Mother Zhao: "It's still my aunt who loves me the most."

   Empress Dowager Zhao smiled and rolled her eyes: "I'm also a grandmother, and I'm still shy to ask for holy favor. Could it be that a prince can pop out of his stomach?"

   Concubine Qin blushed with shame, and whispered, "At my age, it's not easy to have children."

   "Not really." Empress Dowager Zhao took over the words sloppily: "Wang Jieyu is young, she gave birth to peace before, and maybe she will give birth to a prince in the future."

  Concubine Qin: "..."

  This lowly maid is just a dog next to Queen Qiao. She fascinated Emperor Yongjia with her beauty. Even Queen Mother Zhao praised her from time to time.

   Concubine Qin hummed coldly in her heart, followed the voice of Empress Dowager Zhao and echoed a few words against her will. Then, he talked about the reduction of expenses in the palace.

  Empress Dowager Zhao heard that the cost of Shouning Palace had not been reduced, and immediately said: "The money from the House of Internal Affairs has been taken by the emperor to comfort the soldiers, and now it is the queen and crown princess who has taken the private house to fill the hole. The cost should indeed be reduced."

   Anyway, it didn't affect Shouning Palace at all.

   Concubine Qin deliberately sighed: "It's nothing to reduce the fee. The concubine just felt that the Empress was invited by this matter. So, doesn't it seem that the Empress Dowager is not virtuous enough?"

Empress Dowager Zhao couldn't laugh anymore, she frowned, rather unhappy: "If you don't say it, Aijia hasn't thought about it. The queen is also not good at doing things. Such a big thing, just bypass Aijia and set it up. "

   "No, Aijia will send someone to ask the queen to come over and ask a question. Let's see what kind of heart she has!"

   Concubine Qin successfully applied the eye drops. She was secretly proud of herself, and she hurriedly said in a low voice: "The Queen Mother will come later. Don't say that the Queen Mother said it was the concubine who said this. So that the Queen Mother will not blame the concubine."

   Empress Dowager Zhao snorted: "With Aijia here, forgive her and dare not!"

   (end of this chapter)