In the evening, the emperor went to Chunhuaxuan again to visit Princess Yubin, but he did not stay for a meal.
He stayed there for about a cup of tea, and then drove to Yong'an Palace.
Xie Ning couldn't hide her worries in front of the emperor.
After dinner, the emperor took the eldest prince to the small study room, asked him a few questions about his homework, and gave him some warm words of encouragement.
After reviewing the papers he brought back, he returned to the bedroom at the second watch.
Xie Ning was sitting in front of the mirror combing her hair.
She had taken good care of her hair after giving birth.
Now her hair was as dark as ink and draped down her back smoothly.
When the emperor came around the screen, she could see clearly in the big bronze mirror, turned her head and smiled.
The emperor walked up behind her and put his hands on her shoulders, feeling that the little flesh she had gained after giving birth and confinement had disappeared without a trace.
People in the world say that those who have a broad heart and a fat body, in other words, most people who cannot gain weight have something on their mind.
"Why do you look so worried today?"
"Today, the palace supervisor showed me the past account books, which shocked me."
Xie Ning said softly: "It's just a Double Ninth Festival, and the cost is too much."
She said this a little bit awkwardly Good meaning: "I have never seen the big world, so it is inevitable that I will act in a petty manner."
The emperor smiled: "I have thought about it like you."
"The Emperor also thought so about what happened at that time."
"I have been thinking this way since I ascended the throne.
The funeral ceremony of the late emperor and the ceremony of my enthronement.
When I calculate the cost, it makes my teeth ache."
Although Xie Ning didn't know how much it cost at that time, she now knew how the funeral ceremony of Concubine Shu and Xian was arranged.
The late emperor's cost was probably more than ten times that of the two of them, so this figure can be considered very astonishing.
There is also the enthronement ceremony.
As soon as you hear the word "grand ceremony", you know that the scene is not small.
"The late emperor was very extravagant and squandered.
When I looked at the inventory of the internal treasury and the national treasury, and then thought about the money I wanted to spend, I really thought I would not hold the enthronement ceremony."
Xie Ning quickly said: "It still needs to be done."
After saying that, she remembered that it was already ten years ago, and of course the emperor's enthronement ceremony was held.
"I had no choice but to instruct the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple to express my gratitude to the late Emperor for his deep lack of virtue and filial piety, and to keep the enthronement ceremony simple.
Even so, I only saved about one-third."
Xie Ning comforted him: "That will save a lot."
The little money he had really saved was "borrowed" by Princess Mingshou within two days.
She said that she wanted to renovate the princess mansion, and the Queen Mother agreed without saying a word.
However, things have changed, and the emperor no longer wants to mention these things.
The matter of confiscating the property of Princess Mingshou's mansion has not been completed yet.
For no other reason, Princess Mingshou is really good at making money.
Not only in the capital, she also has a huge number of farms, shops and villas in the south and north.
The amount seized now alone is equivalent to the sum of taxes paid in the past few years.
As a rule, these inspected properties are directly put into the internal treasury.
It can be said that the emperor is now richer than ever and does not care about celebrating a small Double Ninth Festival.
In fact, Xie Ning discovered something.
After the turmoil caused by Princess Mingshou, several families were missing from the clan.
When it came to distributing festive gifts, the number this year was less than last year.
Although there were many high-ranking officials, But the candidates have all been replaced.
Xie Ning was thinking about how many people would be involved after Princess Mingshou's incident, but when he looked at the account books, he found that there was actually the benefit of saving money after checking.
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For a while, Xie Ning actually thought of "just copy a few more", but she made herself startled her own thoughts, and hurriedly read a few sins in her heart.
The terrible thought was far away.
Dare to get involved.
Xie Ning thinks about being frugal, so the emperor will not laugh at her.
He has also lived a poor life.
Of course, his poor life is not due to lack of food and clothing.
In the past few years, he has not suffered as much from money as before, but it is still a good thing to save a little. .
The emperor deeply hated the late emperor's squandering.
Likewise, he also hated and despised Princess Mingshou's extravagance and extravagance.
Concubine Shu and him had never got along on this point.
When she came to organize these festivals before, she always said "Don't lose the dignity of the Tian family."
But when it came to Xie Ning's hands, she only thought about the cost.
Too big.
The emperor liked this even more.
"This is your first time hosting something like this.
Are there any difficulties?"
Xie Ning said honestly: "We don't have enough manpower.
Hu Rong cannot afford such a thing.
After all, he is still too young."
Insufficient qualifications and insufficient experience are Hu Rong's shortcomings.
Clan, courtiers, imperial edicts, and kinship ties between families cannot be learned in a day.
"I have also thought about this.
There are two people at Bai Hongqi's place.
Do you have anyone you can trust that you are familiar with?"
"I don't have many acquaintances."
This is the truth: "In other words, I was familiar with Zhou Xunchen, Eunuch Zhou."
The emperor knew this person and nodded and said: "Bai Hongqi also mentioned him.
He is a mature man who knows how to advance and retreat, so let's decide on him.
I told Bai Hongqi to return him to Yong'an Palace tomorrow.
You It would be nice to have an arm.”
Xie Ning was pressed on the shoulders by the emperor and could not get up to thank him, so he had to sit like this and said: "The emperor is so busy, you still have to worry about my concubine."
"You and I still talk to each other like this?"
Bai Hongqi never neglected his duties, and Zhou Xunchen came to Yong'an Palace happily the next morning.
In the past, when he saw Xie Ning, he would just bow down and clasped his hands as a salute.
At that time, Xie Ning had a low status.
A sixth-grade talent was really not as high-ranking as a deputy general manager and eunuch.
This time Zhou Xunchen knelt down and kowtowed.
Because he will belong to Yong'an Palace from now on, and Xie Ning is his serious master, so etiquette cannot be skipped this time.
Xie Ning asked Hu Rong to help Zhou Xunchen up.
Hu Rong also smiled and exchanged looks with Zhou Xunchen.
One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, but Hu Rong also knew that he really couldn't bear this kind of thing.
At least it is much better for Zhou Xunchen to come than for others to come.
As for what happens next, just sit on the donkey and read the songbook, we'll see.
Zhou Xunchen had already made plans before coming to Yong'an Palace, and he could get started as soon as the matter came up.
With his help in making arrangements, the original mess was immediately sorted out.
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The day before the Double Ninth Festival, all the regular rewards in the palace had been distributed, and Xie Ning had one more thing to do, which was to give gifts to family members outside the palace.
The word reward made Xie Ning feel a little uncomfortable.
But it still makes her happy to be able to send things and messages to her family.
Because if the gifts are paid off, my eldest aunt can come to the palace tomorrow, which is just right, because I want to thank you.
It's a pity that Double Ninth Festival cakes, chrysanthemums, wine, brocade and tonics are readily available, but she wants to make some needlework for her uncle and aunt, even a pair of socks, to show her uncle and aunt that she has indeed grown, and the things she makes with her own hands are better.
Show your intention, but it’s too late to do it.
I remember that my eldest aunt used to say that she couldn't do needlework and would not be a good wife in the future.
The younger uncle defended her at that time, saying that as a housewife, there was no need to know how to sew and thread.
Then he would give her a dowry and buy ten or eight skilled embroiderers as a dowry, and she would not have to worry about sewing for the rest of her life.
His aunt was so angry that she grabbed the pillow at hand and threw it on him.
Now she doesn't have to worry about having no one to do needlework, and she has learned to do it by herself.
If you can’t do the troublesome ones, it’s okay to do the simpler ones.
Now thinking about the first purse she made for the emperor, she felt embarrassed on her face.
She secretly thought about finding the purse and destroying the corpse, but the emperor would not tell her where the purse was.
The gift lists and gift lists given to other families were also given to her so that she could review them one by one and add or subtract as appropriate.
For example, if there are elders in the family who are over seventy years old, they should add longevity sticks and longevity shoes as appropriate.
If there are children under one year old, they should add daylilies and dogwood sachets.
This noble concubine is really not easy to do, and her work is not easy at all.
Before Cheng Chong, when she didn't have children, she lived a more comfortable life, thinking about what to eat all day long, and where to look for books she hadn't read, etc.
She had more time.
Spend freely.
But now, from the moment I open my eyes to the moment I close my eyes, there is no idle time.
She has no time to feed and clothe her three children, not to mention that most of the palace affairs are now handed over to her.
People who are used to leisure suddenly become so busy that they can't even think about eating.
Thinking about all these things, I feel so dizzy and overwhelmed.
She only took care of a few things, but the emperor took care of so many things with ease.
Maybe some people are born with talents and talents in this area, and she is one of those who is not very enlightened.
But the emperor trusted her, and she couldn't let him down no matter what.
Fang Shanggong was very considerate and comforted her, saying: "Everything is difficult at the beginning.
You have never done these things before.
Of course it will be difficult at first.
It will be fine when everything is on track and you are familiar with it.
By then you can do it with your eyes closed."
Deal with these.
No one is born with a good command of everything, so you have to learn it slowly."
After a pause, Fang Shanggong said, "I heard that Concubine Jin sent the friendly eunuchs out of the palace to deliver the message."
"To whom should I send the letter?"
"Give her her hometown.
I heard that Concubine Jin's mother is gone a long time ago, but her father and brothers are still here.
I heard that she wants people from her hometown to move to the capital."
"What does the Han family do for a living?"
Concubine Jin's family background is not obvious.
If you think about it carefully, since Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian are gone, there seems to be no woman from a high-ranking family in the Emperor's Palace.
Needless to say for Xie Ning herself, her uncle was an official, her late father was just a scholar, and the Xie family did not have any prominent figures in their ancestors.
It was said that they were from a scholarly family.
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Concubine Shen was born as a maid, and Concubine Jin was no better than Xie Ning.
Fang Shanggong had known about it for a long time, and said in a more subtle way: "I heard that they are doing business in silk cloth and tea."
That is the merchant
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