"Didn't the Marquis of Pingjin lose thousands of taels of silver in a gambling house a while ago? If you have any money, you lose it, but if you don't have the money, don't you donate it to the national treasury?" Pingjin Marquis said, watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously, "You are enjoying what Dajin has given to your family. Honorable, now Dajin needs you, you have to stand up."
Marquis Heping: "..."
He has already lost money and is scolded by his wife every day. If he is asked to pay again, won't it cost his life?
The Marquis of Pingjin changed his gaze: "Master Cao paid so much dowry for his last son's marriage. Why does the court pretend to be poor when it needs money?"
Adult Cao: “…”
His daughter's dowry was so small that she couldn't afford it in front of nobles. She was already poor!
"And Mr. Qiu..."
Everyone was really afraid of him and wanted to cover his broken mouth.
Marquis Pingjin's eyes stopped on Prince Regent Chu Rui.
Although he didn't worry about anything and didn't make any real mistakes, he was still a member of the court and could still sense some of the situation in the court.
Now in the court, one faction is the Queen Mother, and the other faction is the Regent.
The Queen Mother gave him great favor, so he is the Queen Mother's person.
Thinking of this, Marquis Pingjin said: "I heard that the regent plans to renovate the palace. Thinking about it, the regent should not be short of money, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a cold light shooting towards him.
When he took a closer look, he found that Chu Rui had a modest face, as if he had just delusional.
"What the Marquis of Pingjin said is absolutely true." A gentle smile appeared on Chu Rui's face. "Then the palace will not be repaired. I will donate 30,000 taels of silver as a small contribution."
"hiss--"
The Marquis of Pingjin took a deep breath. Thirty thousand taels, he donated it as promised. It was really grand.
Li Shoufu stood up and said, "I am willing to donate three thousand taels of silver."
He is a civil servant with a clear mind, and it is not easy for him to get three thousand taels of silver.
With the regent and chief assistant taking the lead, everyone naturally did not dare to treat these two people with the same attitude as the Marquis of Pingjin, and stepped forward to donate money.
"I would like to donate five hundred taels."
"I will donate a hundred taels of gold."
"My lord, donate one thousand taels."
Generally, only nobles donate more than a thousand taels, while other ministers donate a few hundred taels. It is not easy for those with lower official positions to donate tens of taels.
However, Yun Chu saw that Nie Zhou stood up and expressed his intention to donate one thousand taels.
She knew that the Nie family was not at peace now. Nie Zhou's biological mother was sick and needed money for treatment. The family already needed money, so how could they get another thousand taels of money out of it? Didn't this cause conflict between Nie Zhou and his wife?
With the generous donations from officials in the DPRK and China, the silver issue was finally settled.
After the court was dismissed, Yun Chu asked Nie Zhou to stay and said with a smile: "Master Nie has been working hard for the imperial court. This is the emperor's reward for you."
Nie Zhou glanced at it and saw that it was white money. He quickly took a step back, cupped his hands and said, "Now that the court is short of money, I will not give you any rewards. I also ask the emperor and the queen mother to take back their orders."
"Master Nie, please accept it," Yun Chu said, "Three generations of the Nie family have been officials, one of which is noble. How much wealth can you have? If you donate a thousand taels of silver, Mrs. Nie will probably run out of medicine."
After she finished speaking, Tingshuang, who was behind her, came over with a long box and opened it, revealing a ginseng root inside.
"This is something given to Mrs. Nie by the Ai family, so you don't have to refuse."
Nie Zhou was extremely moved.
The queen mother took out all her dowry to buy food and grass for the court, and she probably didn't have much money left on her hands.
But he still found a way to deliver life-saving ginseng to his old mother.
"If you accept the ginseng minister, you won't need the money." Nie Zhou also had a stubborn temper. If he said he didn't want it, he wouldn't, so he took the ginseng and left.
When he arrived at the palace gate, he saw Chu Rui standing by the palace wall talking to someone.
He raised his hands and saluted: "I have met the regent."
Chu Rui said with a smile on his lips: "Master Nie, are you from the Queen Mother?"
Nie Zhou avoided talking about it: "I want to go back to take care of my mother's illness, so I'll take my leave first."
"Master Nie, why don't we have a chat." Chu Rui followed him, "Three generations of the Nie family have been officials in the court. After so many years, the Nie family still lives in the small courtyard that they entered decades ago. It’s really inappropriate for a second-grade minister to live in such a place. Why don’t I find it for Lord Nie..."
"No need, Your Majesty." Nie Zhou said softly, "Wei Chen believes that what is his own is his own, and if it is not his own, it is best not to get involved."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left.
Chu Rui's eyes were gloomy.
Nie Zhou's words were clearly telling him not to get involved in the throne.
Since we can't win over, then...
In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, one hundred thousand soldiers set off for the Dongling Kingdom. The Queen Mother and the young emperor, along with hundreds of civil and military officials, stood on the city wall to see each other off.
While the soldiers were heading east, the Ministry of Industry was convening all the craftsmen in the capital to forge war artifacts, which would be completed and sent to the battlefield before the end of the year...
At the same time, a feast was held in the palace. The new emperor's first birthday after ascending the throne was also the day of Xiaonian.
The palace was newly decorated, with red lanterns hanging in the west. The palace people were busy preparing for the little emperor's birthday. The gloom before the late emperor's death had long been swept away.
Because it was my birthday, I skipped the early morning ceremony.
But Chu Hongyu had to get up early every day to practice martial arts. He couldn't sleep at dawn, so he ran to Kangning Palace.
Yunchu, Chu Changsheng and Chu Hongjue all lived in Kangning Palace. The children were noisy early in the morning and the palace maids were busy, making it very lively.
Chu Hongyu pouted: "The Yangxin Palace is so deserted. I really don't want to live there for a day. Why hasn't my father come back? He can just go and be the emperor. I just want to be the prince."
"Father will definitely be back soon." Chu Changsheng suppressed the emotion of missing his father and said with a smile, "Happy birthday, brother."
"Happy birthday to you too, Chang Sheng." Chu Hongyu took something out of his sleeve and gave it to him, "I rummaged around in my private vault for a long time before I found this hairpin. It is the most beautiful hairpin in the collection, so I will give it to you. A birthday present."
Yun Chu glanced at it.
That's the phoenix hairpin.
A status symbol for the future queen.
She had a headache: "Brother Yu, this hairpin has a phoenix on it, do you think it's appropriate?"
"This hairpin is suitable for my mother." Chu Changsheng raised his hand and inserted the hairpin into Yun Chu's bun. "When my father comes back and he ascends the throne, my mother will be the queen. This hairpin belongs to my mother."
"It looks so beautiful on my mother." Chu Hongyu praised Yun Chu for a while, and then looked at Chu Changsheng, "Hey, what can I give you? By the way, I will take you to the private treasury. You Take whatever you like, go, go, go now.”
Chu Changsheng is a little girl who really doesn't like thick jewelry like phoenix hairpins. She is afraid that her brother will give her a similar one again, so of course she is willing to go by herself.
The brother and sister left, leaving only Yun Chu and Brother Jue.
She raised her hand to pull off the phoenix hairpin on her head and looked at it for a while.
Chu Yi, where are you now?
They all say you are dead, are you really dead?
If you didn't die, why didn't you come back...
Do you know how much my children and I miss you?
