They were all neatly dressed, and their clothes were rich. Zhao Jia and Zhao Yang wore red Shu brocade jackets embroidered with silver eight treasures patterns, and pleated skirts embroidered with silver-white cloud patterns and lotus flowers. The red showed white, and the two girls were as beautiful as lotus flowers in clear water.

They also wore fox fur cloaks, which were bright red and very rare.

It was difficult for even the emperor's concubines to get a cloak of such good quality.

Wen Guang, Wen Qing, Wen Yan, Wen Si, and Wen Nian were all wearing light blue jackets with a silver fox fur cloak on the outside. They were all luxurious clothes, but a little inferior to the fiery red fox fur cloak.

The boys didn't think there was any difference between the white cloak and the red one, but others said that the red fox fur cloak was precious, so they all gave their few large fox furs to the two women and asked them to make cloaks.

Chen Zhining also had a large red fox fur cape, but she didn't wear it today.

Anyway, Jiang Zhao’s principle is that he would rather let his children suffer than let his wife suffer.

Let the little boy feel wronged, just forget it.

The silver fox fur cloaks were embroidered with cute little "Fu" characters in gold and silver threads, which made the children's faces look round, friendly, wealthy, lively and healthy.

The queen was particularly happy to see them.

The Queen quickly pulled Chen Zhining over and said with a grin, "Oh, it's true... When they came over, my head felt a little bit blown. So many children actually called me the Royal Grandmother! I felt very happy in my heart."

"I never thought in my wildest dreams that you would give me and your husband so many children, seven in total!"

Tsk tsk, and Chen Zhining is only in her early 20s, she is still young, maybe she can have more children in the future.

If the queen gives birth to another child in the future, she will be so happy that she will die.

Chen Zhining alone has 7 children. It doesn't matter if other royal family members don't have children. Now his two sons, the prince and Jiang Zhao, both have children.

But Princess Pingnan hasn't...

Alas, but that doesn’t stop the queen from being particularly happy.

The queen smiled and said to Chen Zhining, "Now, you have many offspring and your family is flourishing, and Jiang Zhao is also very promising."

"And the two lost children were found...which really makes me very happy."

"The crown prince has grown up. He now has a grandson who has governed the court very well with good methods. Old Nine, your family is even more harmonious. He has expanded the royal family and brought a lot of glory to the royal family."

said the Queen.

"From now on, I won't worry about your life anymore."

Having said that, the Queen waved her hand and asked everyone to sit down, and Zijuan, Daiyu and others quickly brought up various dried fruits, cakes, and freshly made sweet soup from the imperial kitchen.

The queen smiled and said, "It is winter now, and it is really too cold. The imperial kitchen takes into consideration my cold constitution and often prepares some ginger tea for me. I will also let you try this ginger tea to see if it suits your taste."

"Today's ginger tea is mixed with lily and bird's nest. I think the lily has a rich flavor and I like it very much."

When they came, the queen felt happy and spoke more than usual.

After Wen Si and Wen Nian drank it, they nodded: "It tastes good! It's delicious!"

The other children all ate and drank extravagantly, and thought this drink tasted just average. But when they thought about their two younger brothers saying it was delicious, they all nodded and said, "It is indeed delicious."

The Queen asked Chen Zhining: "I don't know...what reward did His Majesty give you."

Chen Zhining said: "Thousands of acres of fertile land, 30 shops, and five high-class houses in the capital."

"When Your Highness returns, you can convert these things into silver and give them to the soldiers on the border."

"People like our Highness, as well as some soldiers who have already made great achievements, will naturally receive more rewards, but those unknown soldiers who charge into battle will receive very few rewards."

"...Your Highness won't need these things anyway."

Chen Zhining has already made the decision for Jiang Zhao here, and awarded all these to the soldiers on the border, so that they can have some fame, fortune and some tangible benefits, and be able to better guard the border in the future.

Chen Zhining also felt that Jiang Zhao could also organize some blind date activities for them on the border, so that these soldiers on the border could get married on the border or something.

In addition, Chen Zhining also felt that he could select some women from Kyoto or other counties who were willing to follow the soldiers to guard the border, and then they would stay in the border.

Not bad.

In addition, we will give them a generous reward using this silver.

"..."

After Chen Zhining told the Queen the purpose of the money, the Queen pondered for a while and asked Zijuan to bring her dressing box.

She took out a silver note of two thousand taels of silver from it and said to Chen Zhining with a smile, "These two thousand taels of silver are what I saved by being frugal and managing my household."

"Don't think it's too little. Just take it and use it on the soldiers on the border."

"I am also happy in my heart."

Listening to the Queen's words, Chen Zhining took a look at the two thousand taels of silver and couldn't help but be amazed.

Recently, the Queen has been spending money like water.

She was either giving money to her seven children or busy hiring a tutor for Wenle. Basically, the queen didn't have much private money left, so two thousand taels of silver was a huge sum of money.

There's at most less than 7,000 or 8,000 taels of silver left in there.

The emperor had all his private money gone.

Otherwise, if Chen Zhining had proposed this idea, the emperor would definitely have to take some money.

Chen Zhining bowed to the queen and said, "Thank you, mother."

"Mother, you are truly a role model for the world."

"this is necessary."

The queen smiled gently and said, "Later, I will inform the concubines in the harem and ask them to bring some silver to the soldiers on the border."

"What are those concubines going to do with so much silver? It would be better to give it to the soldiers guarding the border and let them get married."

"We can also hold a flower-viewing banquet and ask those Kyoto women to take out some money to give to our soldiers."

The Queen's thoughts are deeper than Chen Zhining's, and she is even more shrewd than Chen Zhining.

The Queen said with a smile, "Besides, these Kyoto women can also gain a good reputation. They will not be unwilling to take the silver. Why not do it?"

This is a win-win situation. The queen has a firm grasp on the little thoughts of these female relatives.

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