Back in the East Palace, Pei Yan went directly to his Zixiao Palace, while Tao Ti went back to her Yaoguang Palace.
After lunch, under Linglong's service, Tao Ti went back to her room and took a nap.
When she woke up again, there were already a bunch of people waiting outside the main hall.
Tao Ti sat on the bed in a daze, "Are they...?"
Linglong folded her hands in front of her body, and replied respectfully, "Go back to the princess, the supervisors from the Fifth Bureau of the Three Temples of the East Palace are coming outside. They are here to greet the princess and hand over the affairs of the East Palace at the same time."
Palace affairs? Tao Ti frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then she got up and said, "You and I will do my makeup first, and by the way, tell me what the three temples and five bureaus are all about."
Linglong agreed and hurriedly helped her out of bed.
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After about a stick of incense, Tao Ti lifted the curtain and walked to the main hall, and saw a group of internal officials dressed in light cyan, dark cyan, navy blue, light red, brown red, and dark red standing neatly according to their official ranks.
Seeing the Crown Princess coming out, all the internal officials said in unison, "I will pay my respects to the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess is blessed and safe."
Tao Ti walked slowly to the seat of honor and calmly said, "Everyone is welcome."
Then everyone got up.
Tao Ti glanced at them, there were men and women, the eunuchs wore green robes of different colors, and the female officials wore red robes of different colors.
After thinking about it, she said, "Let's introduce yourself first."
Everyone in the audience looked at each other in blank dismay, then followed the instructions and introduced them in order—
"Chen Dian Dining Bureau supervisor, Yuan Lichun, is in charge of eating and tasting food in the East Palace."
"Sun Wenmei, the supervisor of the Minister's Drug Collection Bureau, is in charge of Donggong Medicine."
"Chen Nei Zhi Bureau supervisor, Hu Dezhong, in charge of talisman seals, clothes, umbrella fans, several cases, pens and inkstones, walls, and Dianfu, Dianfan, Dianhan, etc. under his jurisdiction. [1]"
"..."
After the sixteen people in the audience finished their introductions one by one, the time for a stick of incense passed.
Tao Ti has a good memory, and after meeting her once, she has a rough idea.
She straightened her waist, sat upright, with a gentle and calm smile on her face, and said softly, "I have just arrived in the East Palace, and I still don't understand many things, so I have to learn slowly. I will ask you to give me more advice in the future. Manage the Eastern Palace affairs well."
After finishing speaking, she said to Linglong again, "Go and bring the plate of silver that you brought back today."
Linglong was a little surprised, and didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she hurried back to get it.
There was a whole tray of neat silver ingots, shining brightly in the afternoon sun.
This was all rewarded by Emperor Zhaokang in the morning, and Tao Ti didn't feel much distressed.
She did a mental calculation and determined that the number was about the same, so she distributed a silver ingot to each supervisor and deputy supervisor. There were still sixteen ingots of silver ingots left, and she distributed two ingots to each department, asking them to convert them into broken silver and reward them to their subordinates.
This rich and powerful operation shocked all the internal officials of the Three Temples and Five Bureaus.
Holding the heavy silver ingots, they all thanked the princess.
As the old saying goes, cannibals are soft-mouthed, but short-handed. If it is said that when they first came to the Yaoguang Palace for an audience, they still looked down on the Crown Princess in their hearts, but now, they only think that the Crown Princess is humble, tolerant, and friendly to her servants, and she is not as eccentric and bitter as the rumors outside .
After a cordial and friendly conversation, Tao Ti also had a general understanding of the affairs of the Eastern Palace. She is equivalent to a boss, just check the work of each department every few days, it is not a troublesome thing.
Before I knew it, one afternoon passed.
After the officials from various ministries resigned, Linglong brought six more people to Tao Ti.
Tao Ti glanced at it, and the memory in her mind told her that these were her dowry girls and nuns.
"Princess Concubine, Your Highness was worried that you might not be used to the people from the Eastern Palace, so he asked them to come back to serve you." Linglong said.
"Your Highness has a heart." Pei Yan is really a caring little angel, she just mentioned it casually in the morning, but he actually remembered it.
Those six people had maids and wives, and Tao Ti asked Linglong to take them down to settle down after a few instructions to pay attention to the palace rules.
Tao Ti wasn't idle either. After returning to the house, she looked through the East Palace account book and her dowry booklet.
There is one thing to say, as the concubine of the Hou family, this dowry is still very prestigious. There are more than five pages of fertile land shops, jewelry, gold and silver calligraphy and paintings recorded above.
Tao Ti propped her chin and thought, if Pei Yan really doesn't live past twenty-three, this dowry will keep her well-fed and well-fed for the rest of her life.
While she was thinking about the future life of a little rich woman, a servant girl came in with a cup of tea, and seeing that there was no one else around, the servant girl immediately showed a crying face, "Girl, I'm so sorry for you, the prince didn't bully you yesterday." you?"
"Your Highness didn't bully me." Tao Ti blurted out, only to realize later that this maid was called Zishuang, and she was the original owner's confidant.
"Your Highness didn't blame you for what happened yesterday?" Zi Shuang looked surprised, "Girl, please don't lie to your servant."
Tao Ti looked strange, "Why should I hide it from you?"
Zishuang was dumbfounded for a moment, as if she wanted to find some clues from Tao Ti's expression, but seeing that her brows were relaxed and she looked contented, it seemed that she was really not being bullied
"Your Highness is the best if you don't blame the girl." Zishuang said angrily, "Since the girl has married into the East Palace, don't do that stupid thing anymore. If the girl really doesn't like His Highness, it's a big deal to give the prince some time. Concubine servant, distract the prince's energy, and we can also try to be quiet."
Hearing this, Tao Ti's eyes moved slightly, and she looked at Zishuang thoughtfully.
Zishuang met Tao Ti's gaze, paused in her heart, and said rather uncomfortably, "Miss, why are you looking at your slaves like this?"
"It's nothing." Tao Ti was silent, and then said lightly, "I don't need anyone to wait on me now, you go down first."
Zishuang didn't move away immediately.
Tao Ti raised her eyebrows and squinted at her, "Is there anything else?"
Zishuang was stunned, "No, no, girl, that servant has stepped back first."
"Oh yes, wait."
"Eh?"
"I've married into the Eastern Palace now, and you all have to change your mouth in the future. Don't call me a girl anymore, but instead call me the princess or the master."
"... Yes, I have remembered." Zishuang replied with her head bowed. When she walked out of the back room, she couldn't help but look back.
Strange, why does the girl look different today? The spirit of the whole person has become bright and open, and it is no longer like before, always complaining with a bitter face. Is it possible that after being married, there can be such a big change
After Tao Ti finished reading the dowry booklet and the Eastern Palace ledger, it was getting dark outside.
She opened her arms and stretched her waist, and asked Linglong who was beside her leisurely, "Is it almost time for dinner?"
Linglong said, "If the Crown Princess is hungry, the servants will pass on the meals."
"Is Your Highness still dealing with official business? Will he come over to have dinner with me?" Tao Ti asked casually.
"This..." Linglong didn't dare to answer for sure, she just said, "Maybe the Crown Princess can send someone to invite His Highness, maybe His Highness will come soon?"
Tao Ti pondered for a moment, "Okay, you can find someone to invite."
Thinking of the attitude of the second princess Pei Lingbi today, she felt that she had to remind Pei Yan. Alas, a simple and kind person like the prince, how could he know that this world is dangerous.
I have to mention this little pity myself.
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East Palace, Zixiao Palace.
A round of bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the white light shines obliquely on the desk through the window like a veil.
Pei Yan has a handsome figure, sitting upright at the table, flipping through the scroll with one hand, tapping on the table from time to time, thoughtful.
The guard Zhan Ping stepped forward and called softly, "Your Highness."
Pei Yan didn't look up, but said calmly, "What's the matter?"
"There is someone from the Crown Princess, asking if His Highness is going to have dinner with her?"
Hearing this, Pei Yan stopped flipping the book, was silent for a moment, and said, "Just say that Gu still has some business to deal with, so let her eat and drink by herself, and Gu will go see her later."
Seeing the prince's gentle response, Zhan Ping frowned, and said angrily, "Your Highness, you are too kind, that girl... the princess princess is not worthy of your kindness to her. If I were to marry such a wife , I must leave her alone and let her cry by herself."
As the left guard of the East Palace and the commander of the prince's soldiers, Zhan Ping has always been close to the prince. Yesterday, the princess concubine committed suicide by taking poison, and it was the imperial doctor he personally invited. Therefore, he didn't have a good impression of this princess, and felt that she really didn't know what to do.
Zhan Ping continued, "Your Highness, you can't spoil her, this woman, you can't spoil her. Who knows if she will push her nose on her face and do something even more outrageous..."
Seeing that he was talking more and more vigorously, Pei Yan raised his head, tapped his heavy temple, and said in a low voice, "Ah Ping, you talk too much."
Zhan, a well-known chatterbox in the Eastern Palace, was stunned. Seeing that the prince's face was not looking well, he quickly shut his mouth.
Pei Yan put the volume in his hand aside, as if thinking about something, after a long while, he said softly, "She has become a little different."
Flatten, "???"
Could it be that His Highness fell into a land of tenderness in just one night? Don't, Your Highness, don't be deceived by the woman's appearance.
Pei Yan didn't say much, and lowered her long eyelashes, "Go out and spread the word, don't make people wait too long."
Zhanping pursed his lips, bent over and clasped his fists, "Yes, this subordinate will go right away."
The footsteps went away, Pei Yan turned to look out the window.
The night wind blew gently, making the bamboos outside the window rustle, and a few peach blossoms in spring bloomed under the moonlight.
He thought of the congratulatory gift sent by Song Taifu yesterday. The first few lines of the congratulatory message in it were "The peach blossoms are shining brightly. The son returns home, suitable for his family".
Her act of rewarding three temples and five bureaus with silver today, although a bit simple and rude, is still an effective means of controlling people.
From this point of view, she really has the ability to be suitable for her family, and it seems that she can be a good princess...
When Pei Yan realized what he was thinking, he frowned and raised his hand to press his forehead.
He was probably tired and confused, what was he thinking about
That woman is nothing more than an insignificant chess piece.