The style of the Queen Mother in Qing Dynasty is different

The account book is here with Qiqige, without Hou Dehai saying, Qiqige also knows what ingredients are on the emperor's dinner table.

"Selling the shark's fin and bird's nest is not enough to make up 500 taels, right? Take out the antler and white fungus and sell it! Oh, yes, there is also bamboo fungus. I heard that this thing is also quite expensive, so I sold it."

At this time, there is no way to artificially cultivate the white fungus and bamboo fungus. They are all natural, so the price is extremely high.

The dog emperor is such a dog, how can he eat what people eat?Didn't he want to practice frugality?Then let him eat papa!

Hou Dehai's forehead was full of cold sweat, "Empress, if you cut down so many ingredients at once, the imperial dining room will not be able to make the original menu."

"Don't they know how to change the dishes? The emperor has an order to practice strict frugality, and the imperial dining room wants to resist the order and not obey?"

Hou Dehai hurriedly said: "Don't dare! Your empress has misunderstood. The slave means to save a little bit from other places."

Don't be frugal from the emperor's dinner table!Those petty officials and concubines didn't dare to say a word even after being wronged, how nice it is for you to save money from their dinner table!

How could Qiqige not know the twists and turns in Hou Dehai's heart, she sneered and said, "Why, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Hou Dehai plopped down on his knees, "Your Majesty, calm down, this slave knows his mistake!"

Qiqige sneered, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, what kind of dog emperor there is, what kind of dog slave is there!

"Do as I say. If you dare to disobey me, I will chop you up alive and throw you to the dogs."

Hou Dehai trembled in fright, and Qiqige waved him to go back and sell shark fins.

Aruna came over and persuaded: "Mother, don't get mad at yourself because of these trivial things. The gifts for the queen's disciples haven't been picked yet! Can you go around the warehouse? It's time to calm down!"

Qiqige let out a chuckle, "You're right! How can you relieve your worries, only gold, silver and jewelry!"

In the warehouse, trays were laid out one by one, and all kinds of exquisite beaded flower hairpins glistened in the sunlight.

Qiqige picked up a wishful-shaped jade hairpin, "The emperor issued a decree to reprimand me on the second day of the wedding. At that time, I could sleep back into the cage like a normal person. But now I don't have the concentration. I really live more and more." gone back."

Aruna handed over an iris-shaped pearl tassel Bu Yao, "It's not that the empress is weak in concentration, it's that the empress is disappointed in the emperor. When I was on the grassland, the empress has heard about the emperor's willfulness. Before you came to the capital, you have I am ready to be wronged. But what the emperor did can no longer be called willful."

Qiqige sighed softly, and put back all the hairpins and hairpins.

"Giving these things from the boudoir is a little boring. I remember that I collected a lot of finger rings from the emperor last time. You go and pick some thin finger rings, the kind that the female family can wear, and then let the skilled craftsmen in the palace engrave the words "Love is a virtue." ' Four words."

Aruna said: "My mother gave them fingers to hope that they will continue to learn, even if they live in the boudoir, don't forget that the world of the Qing Dynasty was obtained on horseback." The four characters of "loving people with virtue" remind them to strictly abide by morality The standard is to love others and love yourself. Madam, is this slave's explanation correct?"

Qiqige said with a smile: "You know my heart best, so tell the eunuch to pass the order as you want!"

The palace maid and eunuch came in to pack up the things, and the cardinal came in hurriedly to report, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has called you to the Palace of Compassion."

Qiqige felt strange, this is usually the time for the queen mother to worship the Buddha, why did she suddenly summon her?

Thinking of this in her heart, Qiqige said: "Understood, I will change my clothes and go."

At the gate of the Compassionate Ning Palace, Aunt Su Ma was already waiting.

Qiqige smiled and said: "Auntie is too polite, and greeted me at the door again. I often come to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, so where did I get lost?"

La Aunt Su Ma smiled and said, "The servant is waiting inside for the empress, so it's better to stand at the door. Come in, empress! The servant has prepared your favorite milk puff pastry for you."

Aunt Su Ma smiled at Aruna and Linque again: "You are lucky today. The Empress Dowager searched for old things on a whim, and found many good things. You two have worked hard to serve the Empress, and the Empress Dowager specially rewarded each of you with two bolts of satin. .Go to the east compartment to receive the reward!"

Aruna and Cardinal looked at Qiqige.

Qiqige said with a smile: "There is such a good thing, why don't you go there quickly. I have to go in immediately, and see if there is anything good in the Queen Mother's place."

Qiqige opened the curtain to enter the room, and Aunt Su Ma closed the door outside, then led Aruna and Cardinal to the east compartment.

The doors and windows in the room were closed, the light was dim, and the white smoke from the incense burner blurred Qiqige's vision.The Empress Dowager sat inside with a confused expression, like an old hag in a fairy tale.

Qiqige acted cautiously, "Greetings to the Queen Mother, all blessings to the Queen Mother."

The queen mother said in a deep voice: "Come here, sit beside me."

Qiqige sat down on the side of the chair with her head down, her knees were together, her back was straight, and she walked, sat and lay in the same order.

The Empress Dowager believed in Buddhism, she didn't go to worship the Buddha, and asked Lagu Su Ma to dismiss Qiqige's maid, it must be something serious.

Qiqige didn't know what happened, anyway, it's best to pretend to be good in this situation.

The only sound in the room was the sound of the Empress Dowager fiddled with the beads. The beads collided together and made a 'clicking' sound, which made people flustered.

After a while, the Empress Dowager put down the prayer beads and sighed, "At this moment, we are the only ones in the room, so you don't have to pretend to be in front of me."

Qiqige quickly stood up and admitted her mistake, she is the queen mother and she is the biggest, anyway, it is right to admit her mistake first.

"The concubine knows it's wrong, please punish the queen mother."

The queen mother looked up at her, "Still pretending to be good with me! Since you know about the matter between the emperor and Dong E, why didn't you report it to me?"

"Dong E's?" Qiqige was stunned, "Dong E's has been taking care of Fuquan in Xian'an Palace, and has never done anything bad."

"The Dong E clan I'm talking about is Prince Fujin who had an affair with the emperor!"

Qiqige was stunned, "Queen... how do you know?"

"The imperial palace is full of maids and eunuchs, no matter how concealed they are, they will always be noticed by those who care."

Qiqige lowered her head and said nothing, the Queen Mother sighed: "Dong E's is Prince Xiang Fujin, and Prince Xiang is the emperor's half-brother. If this matter gets out, our Qing Dynasty will lose face. You both If you know about this, you should have told me sooner!"

Qiqige lowered her head and only said that she knew her mistake and confessed her guilt. The Queen Mother let out another long sigh.

"I know, you don't like the emperor, you even hate him. The emperor's affair has nothing to do with you, you just want to live your own life, am I right?"

The queen mother's words hit Qiqige's heart, and she simply told the truth, "The queen mother is wise, I don't want to get involved in such things. If I don't do anything, the emperor will make trouble for me. If I stop Watching him have an affair, I'm afraid I will end up like Concubine Jing."

The queen mother didn't even have the strength to sigh, she pressed her hands on the table, barely supporting her body.

After a while, the queen mother said: "Everyone has their own ideas. You want to live your own life, that's right. But you are a queen, you enjoy the life of gold and jade, and live a life of slavery. You Your parents and relatives also follow you, and for these benefits, you should also shoulder your own responsibilities."

The queen mother looked up at Qiqige, and Qiqige found that there were many fine lines on the corners of the queen mother's eyes and forehead.She is only in her 40s, and she pays great attention to maintenance. It stands to reason that she shouldn't age so fast.

"I don't care even if the emperor falls in love with an old man with a gray beard. I only care about the impact his actions will have on the court. It has only been a few years since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs? There are still wars in many places, and the Han people oppose us. We are barbarians. In order to win people's hearts, we have to pretend to be polite. If the emperor's story gets out, what will the people of the world think of us?"

Qiqige couldn't help sighing, "Queen Mother, the emperor is already in charge, and you are not Wu Zetian, and the emperor is not a puppet. How could he listen to you? What's the use of me telling you? If you don't say anything else, abolish the empress. He insisted on going his own way with such a big matter, did you stop it? Did the ministers stop it? Dong E is a married woman, and she is not allowed to enter the palace without a summons. After the two of them have been separated for a long time, they will gradually fade away. Help cover it up and see what happens in the future!"

The Empress Dowager shook her head, "It's not a good strategy to sit still and wait for death. Knowing that someone is helping to cover it up, the emperor will only make things worse. This matter must be eradicated!"

Qiqige felt cold, "The Queen Mother means..."

"Get rid of Dong E's family."