Zhen Guo Princess GL

The next morning I got up early to greet my mother—my early morning, but it was too late, and my father hadn't gotten up yet, the bedroom was very quiet, and even the front hall where the business was discussed was held.Gao Yanfu was already waiting outside the palace gate. When he saw me from a distance, he gave me a little signal, and gently led me to a small room at the back of the palace. Share your worries."

There is only a simple desk in this room, with pens and ink on it.The room was originally filled with braziers, and the incense had already been lit. When I came, the palace people evacuated half of the braziers, and opened the windows again, so that the fragrance in the room spread out. No matter the fragrance or the warmth, it was just what I liked. the degree of intensity.Gao Yanfu ordered people to bring in a lot of memoirs, and then laid out fruit points, quite ingratiatingly said: "Ah Wang and Adu are here to serve the princess, if the princess wants anything, just ask them, or you can call the old slave, your majesty , the princess can’t go to the front, and don’t tell the courtiers about it.”

The courtiers had long complained about my mother's handling of the government. If I knew that I had read the memorandum, I would certainly give advice, so I nodded and rewarded him with a string of golden bells that I had already prepared. Gao Yanfu usually doesn't know how to accept it. I have so many things, but now I am upright, pushing my hands away again and again: "Don't dare, don't dare." I was wondering why he had changed his temper, but I saw my mother walking over from the side. When she saw me, she smiled and said: " You two got up early today."

I also thought that no one would get up early, and as soon as I looked up, I saw Li Rui behind my mother. He lived farther than me, but he came earlier than me, but he was inferior to me. I felt a little unhappy in my heart, and I raised my head. Said: "My mother told me to study hard, so I want to get up earlier and study more."

My mother smiled, and asked me again: "Wake up so early, is there no use for breakfast?" Seeing me nodding shyly, she patted my head and said, "Two little slobs." Turning her head, Gao Yanfu Immediately clapping hands, an eunuch came in carrying tableware, but it was not laid out as usual, but there were only three simple food boxes. When I opened it, I saw two large plates of steamed pork, one plate of mutton, one plate of pork, and one plate of goose. Meat, four-color dim sum, four plates of crispy cheese, and a plate of assorted vegetarian dishes.Hu cakes in the palace are either stuffed, or thin and delicate, but the two steamed beard dishes here are thick and big, and they smell quite delicious, but their appearance is really not flattering.Li Rui and I looked at each other, wondering why my mother was so frugal today, she saw our doubts, and said with a smile: "They bought this steamed beard from outside." Then she sat down first, picked it up, took a bite, and said: "It's not worse than in the palace."

When we heard what our mother said, Fang each took a piece and tasted it. The material was good, but it was flat and tasteless, so we had to mix it with meat and ate a few mouthfuls. Our mother said: "Liulang, you are always here these days." Playing in the market, do you know how much this steamed beard costs?"

Li Rui's face was very exciting, he paused for a long time, and then said: "I...have never bought it, I don't know."

My mother hummed, and said: "There is a severe drought in the capital, and the price of rice has skyrocketed. A bucket of rice is three hundred yuan, and even Ruzhou costs one hundred and twenty yuan for a bucket of rice. The last time I came here, it was ten yuan a piece, and now it costs fifty yuan." .”

I know that, the last time I couldn’t put the silk in my treasury, so I asked someone to sell it. In order to avoid them coaxing me, I asked Wei Huan to inquire about the price for me. A piece of silk only costs two hundred yuan, that is to say, a piece of high-quality inner-made silk can be exchanged for one and a half buckets of rice in Ruzhou, or four yuan for steamed beard. The price is really shocking.

My face changed color unknowingly, and my mother looked at me and said, "Sis, do you know the price of rice?"

I shook my head, thought for a while, and said: "Listen to Wei... I heard that outside Shangzhou recorders join the army, and the monthly salary is only five or six thousand. Joining the army is from the seventh rank, but the monthly salary can only be bought. Twenty buckets of rice." One bucket is only a little more than one handful, and ten buckets can be enough to feed one person for ten days. With so many people in Wei Huan's family, living only on her father's salary is going to be very hard. , and if the dignified Seventh Rank joins the army, what about ordinary people?

My mother smiled and said, "Five or six thousand a month has been calculated. Liu Lang, your monthly salary for joining the army is only 850 Wen."

Li Rui opened his mouth and said, "Cui Zhixun and the others...haven't seen any shortage of money."

His mother glared at him, and Li Rui bowed his head under his mother's stare, and said dully: "I'll go back and ask them."

The mother seemed a little impatient, the smile on her face faded, and she said slowly: "Is it all right to just ask?"

Li Rui was stunned, and then said: "Chen... let's see if they need funding?"

Mother Fang nodded and said: "You have already left the pavilion to open a mansion, you must always pay attention to these matters."

This is already an instruction, Li Rui and I got up quickly and respectfully accepted the order.My mother said: "Liu Lang, let's go out first, and write poems for uncles and aunts carefully, and don't be lazy." When Li Rui answered and quit, Fang pointed to the memorial in the room and said to me, "I called you here to replace me." I sorted out these congratulatory forms. Theoretically, these matters can be done by the officials, but on this tour, many people did not follow, and there were not enough people. Secondly, this year was supposed to enshrine the Zen, and it was only because of the Tubo invasion. For the time being, there are many remote states and counties that don't know it yet, and they still send me the memorial forms and congratulatory gifts. I mean, I don't want to discourage their loyalty, so I ask them to gather all the congratulatory forms in one place, and you send them Sort them into categories and submit them to me, and then I will write a few words in my hand for comfort."

My mother used the word "zhen" unknowingly, and I bent down more respectfully, and heard her say: "Before I came here, I allowed the people in Ruzhou to talk about things, and now the local scholars and people are actively submitting letters. You have not passed through the three provinces, so you can read it directly, write a summary, and submit it together. If there is something you don’t understand, you can accumulate one place to ask me—this is a state matter, and no one else can see it except you, you understand?”

This meant Wei Huan, and I responded straight away, saying: "I only leave one person to serve the pen and ink, and don't let them come close."

My mother seemed satisfied with me, she nodded, and was about to get up, I quickly reached out to support her, and sent her to the door, my mother said: "It's very cold outside, you don't have to go out." You don’t need to let the foreign ministers know about it, if someone asks, you can just say that you are reading here, understand?”

I nodded vigorously.