The Fourth Lord of the Pearl is here

After breakfast, Yong Cong went to deal with political affairs and received ministers, Su Jiu sent Mian An and Miao Ning to play with Madam Wu, while she checked with a thick stack of ledgers.When she came back from Kunning Palace just now, Empress Dowager Ulanara gave her the account books of the harem. She is the queen, and the harem will be under her control from now on.

When she was in Prince Zhe's Mansion, the population of the mansion was simple, and there were not many items needed for daily entry and exit. Su Jiu simply handed over the account book to Madam Wu for her to take care of. She only checked it occasionally.But this doesn't mean that Su Jiu just has nothing to do every day. When he first got married, Yong Cong handed over all the Zhuangzi's shop under his name to Su Jiu, plus Su Jiu's own dowry. It was also very busy.

"Lafayette has so few records every year?" Su Jiu stared at the account book, and her cherry mouth opened into an O shape in surprise.It was clearly written on the ledger that the Empress Dowager’s annual policy was 20 taels of gold and 2000 taels of silver. Let alone other people, no wonder Qianlong loves to reward people at every turn, Qianlong is using the treasury to supplement everyone."

Qianlong also rewarded Su Jiu during festivals and festivals. Su Jiu was an orphan, and Qianlong was afraid that she was short of money. Every time the reward was indispensible, there was a lot of cash, ranging from 1000 taels to 500 taels. It is 800 taels.Seeing this, Su Jiu deeply understood the meaning of Yong Cong's words just now, Qianlong treated her really well, she suggested Yong Cong to imprison Qianlong in Kunning Palace, is this really worthy of Qianlong's love for her?

Su Jiuxiu frowned, hesitated for a moment, Su Jiu coughed softly twice, and said, since I have already told Yong Cong about this, then don't change it easily, the emperor said that she is a queen, and she can barely be regarded as the upper half It's a golden word, how can you just change it if you say it.

Su Jiu hugged the account book and continued to read, and saw that the first item on the daily daily use of the Empress Dowager said a pig bite, Su Jiu was surprised and said, "Ah, Lafayette eats a pig every day, she must not be able to eat it." It's over, isn't this a waste of money." Su Jiu shook her head, feeling very distressed, now that her Yong Cong is the emperor, what was wasted was Yong Cong's money!

"51 catties of white flour, that's too much, how can she eat 51 catties of flour?" Su Jiu began to think about it again. If it is used to make dim sum, how many dim sums does it have to make? Lafayette will definitely eat it not finished.

After reading the daily necessities of the empress dowager, Su Jiu continued to look down at the empress, "tsk tsk, the empress only has [-] catties of pork a day, this one is wrong by one level, but it's the difference between a pig, alas!" Su Jiu shook his head, heavily sigh.

After briefly looking through the ledger, Su Jiu felt that it was necessary to reduce the expenses of the harem.What she looked at just now was only the daily expenses on the surface, but secretly, she didn't know how much she would spend every day. After all, in Qianlong's current harem, as long as they are concubines or above, each palace has its own small kitchen.

A woman stays in the harem all day and doesn't exercise, so how can she eat so much? If you lose weight, you must lose weight.Qianlong was used to being extravagant. He used the national treasury as his own private treasury and rewarded people at every turn, which made those concubines also develop the habit of being extravagant. This habit is very bad and must be changed!

Governing the country is not easy, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure must go hand in hand. As Yong Cong's virtuous helper, she must assist Yong Cong in managing the harem well and set a good example for the world.

Su Jiu did what he said, and when he went to sleep at night, Su Jiu and Yong Cong talked about it, "Master, I read the account book for a day today, and found many problems."

"What's the problem?" Yong Cong closed his eyes, thinking about various unfinished political affairs in his mind.

"The daily expenses of the harem are too much. I think it should be reduced." Su Jiu said, and began to count the places that need to be reduced one by one for Yong Cong with his fingers. "Lafayette uses up a pig every day. Although Lafayette is in good health, he is determined not to be able to eat a pig. I suggest that you simply remove this item for daily use and change it to 32 catties of pork per day. As a queen, I only have 32 catties of pork per day. The queen mother is 48 catties, and the empress dowager is [-] catties."

Listening to Su Jiu discussing pork with himself in a serious manner, Yong Cong felt strange.In fact, Yong Cong has always had a petty bourgeois sentiment. In his eyes, although Su Jiu is not elegant, he has never talked with him about such ordinary and common people. Yong Cong opened his eyes and stared intently. Glancing at Su Jiu, Su Jiu was lying on her side, holding her head with one hand and trying to settle accounts with her fingers.

Su Jiu like this gave him a sense of freshness, Yong Cong looked at Su Jiu, his eyes were full of tenderness, and he responded, "Well, do as you want."

"Well, tomorrow I will go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace and Kunning, and tell them about it." Su Jiu nodded.

"No, just show me all the list you want to reduce. If there is no problem, I will deliver the decree tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll scoop up paper and pens now." Su Jiu was about to get out of bed, anyway, it's still early, the long night has no mood to sleep and can't do couple exercises, so she can only pass the time by relying on the account book.

So Su Jiu ordered someone to scoop up pens and ink, and she lay down on the kang table and discussed with Yong Cong the expenses of the harem item by item, "My lord, those concubines of Qianlong don't need to compete for favor in the future, and if this is the case, they don't need to dress up." Now that the flowers are in full bloom, let's cut down the cloth in their yearbook by half."

Ahem, Su Jiu felt that this move was quite ruthless. Those women no longer wanted to compete for favor, and if they were not allowed to eat delicious food and wear beautiful clothes, then what's the point of their life?But, spending money to support these insignificant women, Su Jiu felt that it was too wasteful and unwilling. Anyway, these concubines have families behind them, and the families will give them a lot of money every year to reward their servants to buy other things. That's it. Let's settle down.

"Okay." Yong Cong had no objection to Su Jiu's words.

"Should the small kitchens in the palaces be banned?" Su Jiu asked again.

"Let's ban it, all the food that the concubines need every day will be provided by the imperial dining room." Yong Cong nodded.

"Okay!" Su Jiu responded cheerfully.

Su Jiu and Yong Cong discussed until late at night, and after lying down again, Su Jiu grabbed a strand of hair on her chest and twisted it between her fingers, "Master, as a queen, I will be the third fire in the new office. It's all right to cut down the expenses of the harem, right?" If the concubine's resentment boils over, Yong Cong has to support her.

"It's okay, I have my grandfather here, and I will protect you."

"That's right, people in their family will stuff money for them every year. This year, it's just on the surface. In secret, they use their own money to buy things." Su Jiu made excuses for herself, "I'm like this." Do it, it’s really nothing.”

"You should have cut down on expenses. You are right. Your Majesty has not spent less money these years. The treasury is not making ends meet every year. If this continues, one day the treasury will be empty." Yong Cong said to Su. I agree with Jiu's behavior. To save money, we must start with every detail of everyone.

Yong Cong remembered the history that Su Jiu told him. Su Jiu didn't like the Qing Dynasty, and she didn't know much about the history of the Qing Dynasty. Most of what she knew was from the history books, but it was from the history books. It was enough to wake up Yong Cong.

"According to what you said, the government in the late Qianlong period was corrupt and the national treasury was empty. During the Jiaqing period, the imperial court even publicly sold officials and nobles, and the official position was publicly priced. " Yong Cong said with emotion, before Su Jiu told him about science, he would never have imagined that the Qing Dynasty would come to such a step.

"What's the point? There are no immortal dynasties. All dynasties in history were strong in the early days of the founding of the country, and then declined. Occasionally, there were ZTEs, but they were just dying. They could not stop the decline of dynasties at all. The same is true for the Qing Dynasty." Su Jiu held Yong Cong's hand, and motioned him to look more openly, "The Qing Dynasty was at the end of the feudal society, and the feudal society had developed for more than two thousand years. This system should have been eliminated by history long ago, and it smells of decay everywhere. , This is a historical trend, the Qing Dynasty cannot resist it, it is normal."

"I understand what you said." Yong Cong sighed, and took Su Jiu's hand instead, holding it tightly, "I will be a good emperor, and I will not let Da Qing become a sinner of China."

"Master, don't put too much pressure on yourself." Yong Cong's voice was low, and the strong sense of responsibility and heaviness in it made Su Jiu feel distressed. She nestled in Yong Cong's arms and said softly, "human ability It is limited, the prosperity of a dynasty cannot be maintained by one person, it is the result of the joint efforts of generations of rulers, you only need to be worthy during your time in power."

"Worthless?" Yong Cong repeated the word lightly, looking up to the world of nothingness. This sentence needs to be verified with daily practical actions. It is easy every day, but it is easier said than done every day?

"Forget it, you are pregnant now, you should rest more, don't worry about these things." Yong Cong doesn't want Su Jiu to be upset with him, his woman should be happy every day.

"It's okay. I'm in good health. What's the trouble with this idea? Many women in modern times only take vacation half a month before giving birth." Su Jiu moved her body in Yong Cong's arms as she spoke, hands and feet like An octopus wraps around Yong Cong's body like an octopus, "Master, I want to share your worries. I come from later generations. Although I don't know much about these political affairs, you can ask me a lot. Maybe that one sentence will make you understand. help you."

"I know." Yong Cong rubbed Su Jiu's hair with a smile, he didn't really have to ask Su Jiu to say something to him, he just wanted someone to listen, he wanted someone to talk to.

For the Qing Dynasty, he is full of enthusiasm for governing the country. In his previous life, he was a chatterbox. He often replied to the minister's notes more than the minister said. He wanted to communicate with people and govern the country together, but It's a pity that many times he is the one who gets hot, and many ministers don't respond to him.

Looking back on the days at that time, I really don't know how he persisted. It is quite sad to think about the emperor doing this.

Fortunately, there is Su Jiu in this life, Su Jiu is here, he can talk to Su Jiu if he has any questions or troubles, no need to get hot, as long as he speaks, there will be a response, this is really a happy thing.

There are many thorns and tribulations in the road ahead, but with Su Jiu here, and hand in hand with Su Jiu, he has the confidence to break through no matter how many difficulties and thorns there are!

The future can look forward to!

The author has something to say: (*^__^*) Hee hee... Those concubines of Qianlong will be punished~~

☆, the second fire

Yong Cong's imperial decree went down the next day to reduce the expenses of the harem and remove the small kitchens in each palace. However, because the Empress Dowager Ulanara is now pregnant, the small kitchens in Kunning Palace can not be withdrawn. Including the ones in the Lafayette Palace, all have to be removed.As soon as this imperial decree came out, there was a lot of discussion in the originally deserted harem, and the one who reacted the most was naturally Lafayette.

Lafayette has not been able to see Qianlong so far. She has been locked up in the Palace of Compassion and Peace. Yongcong’s imperial decree arrived at the Palace of Compassion. Lafayette snatched the imperial decree angrily and cut it with scissors. Lafayette was really anxious Yes, who is she?She is now the Empress Dowager, the most honorable woman in the Qing Dynasty, but her annual schedule and daily expenses have been reduced so much, what is she going to do?What is this for?Don't you know that she represents the face of Qing Dynasty? !Is Yong Cong trying to embarrass Daqing?Those rich households in the folk are living more comfortably and affluently than her!

Lafayette shouted furiously to let Yongcong come to see her. Yongcong was still in court. Lafayette's request reached Su Jiu. Su Jiu didn't have the confidence to hold Lafayette, a woman who had been pampered for more than 20 years. She He waited obediently for Yong Cong to go to court, and then went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace with Yong Cong.

Lafayette was sitting in the Palace of Compassion and Peace waiting for Yong Cong's arrival. While waiting, her anger not only did not subside, but burned even more vigorously. For the couple Yong Cong and Su Jiu, Lafayette is really Hate thoroughly.Because Qing'er and Su Jiu had a good relationship, Lafayette, who had nowhere to vent his anger, took Qing'er as a punching bag. She ordered Qing'er to kneel in front of her, and then she slapped Qing'er's mouth hard one after another.

When Su Jiu and Yong Cong arrived, they could still hear the loud sound of Lafayette slapping Qing'er.

"The Empress Dowager is so angry, who is she punishing?" Yong Cong asked the guards standing at the gate of the Compassionate Ning Palace.

"If you go back to the emperor, it's Qing Gege."

"Qing'er?!" Su Jiu's face paled in shock, and then, regardless of being pregnant and still stepping on the bottom of the flower pot, she lifted her loose clothes and rushed to the main hall of Compassionate Ning Palace.

Yong Cong hurriedly pulled her back, "Hey, slow down, there are guards here, so you don't need to take action." Yong Cong said to Bai Ye behind him, "Go save Qing Gege."

Bai Ye responded, and directly used lightness kung fu to break into the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, and Lafayette exclaimed, "Who are you?! Dare to break into the Compassionate Ning Palace, you will die!"

Yong Cong pulled Su Jiu towards the Palace of Compassion and Ning, "He is acting according to my order, Lafayette, what's your opinion?" Yong Cong said loudly before he even entered the main hall.

Hearing Yong Cong's voice, Lafayette became even more angry, "Yong Cong! Come in for the Ai family! The Ai family is looking for you!"

Yong Cong had already stepped into the main hall at this time, and upon hearing Lafayette's commanding tone, Yongcong sneered, "Lafayette, in my opinion, you are still a little confused about your own identity, should I send someone to come back again?" Can you tell me about your current situation?"

"You!" Lafayette hated him extremely, but he couldn't help Yongcong. She could only stare at Yongcong angrily, delaying Yongcong a hundred times with her eyes. Now she regrets it to the point of death. If she had known that Yongcong would usurp the throne, she would He must have strangled Yong Cong when he was born to avoid future troubles.

Su Jiu also arrived at the main hall at this time. She cared about Qing'er, and when she entered the hall, she found Qing'er's figure. Qing'er was hiding behind Bai Ye, covering her cheeks with her hands, keeping silent, trying to minimize her sense of existence .

"Oh, let me see, poor Qing'er." Su Jiu hurriedly walked over, Bai Ye stepped aside, and Qing'er appeared in front of Su Jiu.

Qing'er looked at Su Jiu tearfully, her bright eyes were full of grievances.

Su Jiu gently scooped Qing'er's small white hand covering her face, the redness and swelling in her eyes made Su Jiu gasp, Qing'er's fair and tender pretty face with a bit of baby fat was now swollen into a steamed bun , the whole little face is fatter than a circle.And because Lafayette was wearing a long nail cover, and the nail cover scratched several bloodshots on Qing'er's face, Qing'er's whole face was completely unreadable, and Lafayette beat Qing'er's pretty face It became a steamed bun face covered with blood.

"Lafayette, you are so cruel!" Seeing Qing'er's appearance, Su Jiu felt distressed and angry at the same time. She always regarded Qing'er as her younger sister. Now that Qing'er has been beaten like this for no reason, she is not angry. Strange.Su Jiu didn't wait for Lafayette to answer, and then told Bai Ye next to her, "Bai Ye, you escort Qing'er Gege to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and send the imperial doctor to give her a diagnosis and treatment. After that, Qing Gege will move out of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and will not stay here anymore." !"

Bai Ye responded, and Su Jiu comforted Qing'er a few more words, and then let her go with Bai Ye.After Qing'er left, Su Jiu still felt angry after thinking about it, and she couldn't help asking Lafayette again, "Qing'er was raised by you alone, why are you so cruel?"

Faced with Su Jiu's questioning, Lafayette snorted coldly, "The Ai family learned from Yong Cong. Hongli raised Yong Cong so much, but Yong Cong turned against Hongli. Qing'er was raised by the Ai family. She has turned against Aijia, and Aijia might as well kill her now to avoid future troubles!"

What Lafayette said made Su Jiu speechless. Seeing this, Yong Cong held Su Jiu's hand and sat on the main seat of the Palace of Compassion. To make Yong Cong angry, he calmly said, "Lafayette, it seems that you are quite angry. Now that you are dry and irritable, it is normal for Lafayette to be angry. If this is the case, then I might as well send you to go outside the Great Wall." Let’s take a break from the heat and let’s lower our anger.”

"How dare you!" Lafayette almost coughed up blood at Yong Cong's words. Is Yong Cong going to send her away? !Looking at Su Jiu who was sitting on the main seat, Lafayette was so angry that he couldn't get up and was almost suffocated to death. A phoenix in trouble is not as good as a chicken!Now Su Jiu, a little orphan, dares to ride on her head!

"Why don't I dare?" Yong Cong smiled, "If you don't want to go beyond the Great Wall, you can also choose to have a stroke and be paralyzed. Choose one of the two, Lafayette, which one do you choose?"

pick one of two?Lafayette is really about to be coughed up blood by Yong Cong, what kind of choice is this?She won't choose any! ! !

He who knows the current affairs is a hero, and now Yong Cong controls the palace, this kid has a dark face and a dark heart, he will do anything if he is in a hurry, and fighting with him is definitely not fruitful.Lafayette tried his best to suppress his anger, not wishing to continue arguing with Yong Cong on this issue.

Taking a few deep breaths, Lafayette changed the subject, "Yong Cong, what happened to the edict this morning?" Lafayette asked in a questioning tone.

"It's just as written in the imperial decree, reducing the expenses of the harem and removing the small kitchens in each palace." Yong Cong said flatly.

"Well, why reduce the expenses of the harem?!" The Lafayette was angry, "Ai's family is the empress dowager, the most noble person in the Qing Dynasty. Look at it yourself, can you still watch the annual and daily use? Spread the word, throw it away." It's your face!" Lafayette's face was full of majesty.

"What's the use of face? Can face make the Qing Dynasty strong?" Yong Cong snorted coldly. In his previous life, he valued face and lived a new life. He ignored many things, face?What's the use of face?The face is but a rag!

"Besides, it is not without precedent to reduce the expenses of the harem. In the early days of the Holy Grandpa's administration, wars continued and troops were used year after year. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang took the lead in saving food and clothing and donating money to the front-line troops. In the early days of Yongzheng's accession to the throne, the treasury was empty. Thinking about it, honoring Empress Xian is also reducing the expenses of the harem and taking the lead in saving money. Lafayette, you have been pampered and pampered for 20 years, have you forgotten the hard times in the past, have you not?"

Yong Cong's tone at the beginning was very casual, but in the end his tone was as cold as ice. At the same time, his eyes were fixed on Lafayette, and Lafayette couldn't help but feel the sharp light coming out of it. Backing away, Lafayette was startled. Her gaze and tone gave her the illusion that Yongzheng was reappearing. She lowered her eyes subconsciously, trying to avoid that sharp gaze.

Seeing Lafayette like this, Yong Cong snorted coldly, "These years, as the Empress Dowager, the Holy Majesty has given you a lot of money every year. You have enough money. If you want to buy something in the future, you can use your own money." Buy it. Your Majesty scooped up the national treasury as his private treasury, and used the treasury to supplement the harem. All these years, the concubines in the harem have lived so comfortably, it’s time to remember the bitterness and think about the sweetness, thinking about the hardships of our ancestors when they fought in the country.”

Yong Cong stood up as he spoke, he didn't want to say anything more to Lafayette, "You only have three options, one is to suffer from a stroke and become paralyzed, the other is to go outside the Great Wall, and the third is to obediently be your empress dowager. I am looking for trouble, and now you are choosing the third path, if you are looking for trouble again, then I will choose one of the first and second paths and let you go, and I will do what I say."

After Yong Cong finished speaking, he turned to Su Jiu and said, "Jiu Er, let's go."

Su Jiu quickly stood up, and she followed Yong Cong's pace, but before Yong Cong stepped out of the palace gate, he stopped suddenly, "By the way, Qinger's Prince Amayu, both of them died of illness back then, All the property of Prince Yu’s Mansion has been left to Qing’er. You have been in charge of it all these years. Now that Qing’er is grown up, you should return the property of Prince Yu’s Mansion to her. I will send someone to clean up Qing’er’s things and Yu’s property later. You will prepare the property of the Prince's Mansion."

Leaving these few words that made Lafayette angry and hurt his chest, Yong Cong took Su Jiu and left without looking back.

Yong Cong asked Su Jiu to sit on his dragon ball together, Su Jiu didn't show any pretense, and sat on it happily. When she came just now, she came here on the dragon ball together with Yong Cong.

Sitting on the wide dragon seat, Su Jiu couldn't help giving thumbs up to Yong Cong, "Master, you are awesome! You overwhelmed Lafayette to death, and she didn't even have a rebuttal at the end!" Su Jiu stared She looked at Yong Cong, holding her cheeks with both hands, with a look of intoxication, her husband is so amazing!

"That's considered great?" Yong Cong glanced at Su Jiu amusedly, such a standard is too low.

"It's already very powerful! I admire the whole body!" Lafayette, Empress Xiaoshengxian, has been the empress dowager for decades, and she is considered the most blessed empress dowager in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Yong Cong suppressed Lafayette today. Not daring to resist, her Yong Cong is really amazing!

"I don't know much." Yong Cong nodded Su Jiu's head, "Your man is amazing, let's watch carefully in the future."

"Okay!" The word "your man" made Su Jiu feel beautiful in her heart, and a touch of blush floated on her face. She stared at Yong Cong with sparkling eyes, full of obsession and admiration!

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Qing'er's face had already been treated by the imperial physician, and when she learned that Su Jiuyongcong had returned, she hurried over to pay homage.

Yong Cong went to deal with political affairs, Qing Er was comforted by Su Jiu, Su Jiu asked Qing Er to live in the Hall of Mental Cultivation first, and when Ziwei came out in the future, she planned to let Qing Er live with Ziwei.

Su Jiu told Qing'er about Yong Cong's order, and Qing'er was so moved that her eyes filled with tears. She could finally scoop up the property left to her by Ama Erniang. Don't panic if you have money in your hands, and she is finally no longer helpless. A helpless orphan.

Su Jiu comforted her with a smile, and asked her and Ziwei to learn butler together with him in the future. Both Ziwei and Qing'er have reached the age of marriage, and it is time to learn the skill of housekeeping.

Yong Cong personally suppressed Lafayette, the thorny leader who took the lead in provoking troubles. Seeing this, the other concubines immediately calmed down. Even Lafayette was suppressed, and they had to reserve no matter how big their opinions were.

After two days like this, Lafayette fell ill.

Su Jiu hurriedly sent the imperial physician to the Palace of Compassion to Lafayette to see a doctor. After the imperial physician came back, he reported the situation to Su Jiu, "Lafayette's chest is tight, dizzy, Qi and blood are not smooth, and his whole body is sore, and his appetite is poor."

Su Jiu was taken aback. There were so many symptoms, judging from the way Lafayette beat Qing'er that day, it was impossible to see that Lafayette had so many diseases.

However, Su Jiu is also a doctor. Lafayette's symptoms are too common among concubines in the harem. This is the result of long-term inactivity. In the final analysis, it is still lack of exercise.

Su Jiu then proposed to Yongcong her second measure to become a queen: move.

"The concubines in the harem used to be able to walk around the palace, go to the imperial garden to see if they had nothing to do, bicker and intrigue by the way, but now, they eat, sleep, and eat when they are full every day. Such a living habit is very Unreasonable." Before going to sleep, Su Jiu put forward her own suggestion to Yong Cong with a serious face.

"I suggest that in the future, let these concubines go to the archery field in the palace for a walk every day, and let them run, jump rope, ride horses and shoot archery. Master, what do you think of my attention?"

Yong Cong looked at Su Jiu speechlessly, "What do you want to do?"

"How can this be called tossing? I am also doing it for the good of the concubines in the palaces." Su Jiu gave Yong Cong a supercilious look, really can't use words! "Now all the concubines in the harem seem to want to go to jail. I suggest giving them a time to relax every day."

"I think you are idle and have nothing to do." Yong Cong was noncommittal to Su Jiu's attention.

"How can there be? A new official takes office, a new empress, and a new atmosphere. The harem has always been lifeless. I am trying to make those concubines lively and regain their good expectations for life."

"Then you watch the toss, I will send people for you." Yong Cong said, since Su Jiu wanted to toss, then he let her go.

Su Jiu was overjoyed when she heard the words, hugged Yong Cong's neck and kissed him hard on the face, "Master, you are so kind! I love you so much!"

Su Jiu's confession made the corners of Yong Cong's mouth twitch. It's not bad to have a wife who loves to make troubles, life is much more lively.

The author has something to say: In the future, I will be in the harem, and I will let Su Jiu toss about it~~~(≧▽≦)/~