When King Jin came back, Yaoniang was already asleep.
Yaoniang vaguely felt that there was someone behind her, her skin was slightly moist and cold, and she couldn't help shivering. But it was only for a while, and it quickly warmed up.
She leaned back and nestled into that warm embrace, without opening her eyes, she said, "King Qing is gone?"
King Jin hummed.
"Did he give the golden seal?" Yaoniang was still thinking about it after falling into a drowsy sleep.
"The woman stole it."
Hearing this, Yao Niang woke up with a jerk, turned around and sat up looking at King Jin: "It was stolen, she is really—" she was so bold.
King Jin snorted coldly and didn't speak.
"What's the matter?" Seeing that he was a little unhappy, she moved closer, "Remember when I said you were partial? Well, I guessed wrong this time, and you can punish him however you want."
King Jin raised his eyes to look at her.
She has long hair loose and is wearing a water-red pajamas. The fabric is as thin as a cicada's wing. Through the hazy yellow light, one can clearly see the jade-white apron inside. He really wanted to punish her in one way or another, but the February deadline hadn't arrived yet, King Jin calculated in his mind that it would take more than ten days.
Silently, he dug a look at her, and saw that her little face was flushed. Thinking about how ugly her complexion was for many days when she gave birth to her second baby, it seems that the recuperation method that Doctor Liu Liang said is effective, and it is not in vain for him to endure for many days. Thinking of it this way, the anger in my heart eased a lot.
"It's not because of this, but because of Lao Qi..." King Jin didn't finish the rest of the sentence, with rare hesitation and hesitation.
"What's the matter? Could it be that he didn't punish Concubine Han, or that Concubine Han was crying and crying, so let's forget about it?"
So it is still women who understand women's tricks, the so-called softness can overcome rigidity, which is probably the case. No matter whether you are proud of the officialdom, you dominate the battlefield, you hide seven feet, you are a dignified man, you can't escape the beauty's tears, you are obsessed with coquettishness, you twist your waist, and you forget all the principles.
Seeing that King Jin didn't speak, Yaoniang was even more surprised: "Is it really just crying? This is really..."
Seeing that she cared more about others than herself, Jin Wang was a little dissatisfied: "Why are you so concerned about other people's affairs, why don't you go to sleep?"
"It's no one else's business. Isn't Prince Qing on good terms with you? Princess Qing is also on good terms with me..."
"If you don't sleep, let's do something else." With that said, King Jin pushed over.
Yaoniang pushed him again and again, "It's not been two months yet, and I'm still taking medicine."
"like before… "
It was like before, and after tidying up and lying down, King Jin was like a big cat that was full.
Yao Niang lay in his arms, he ran his big palm along her hair, and said: "Don't worry about the affairs of Lao Qi's family, the couple quarrel at the end of the bed, you don't know what Lao Qi's daughter-in-law is thinking, if It’s fine if you manage it well, if you don’t manage it well, be careful not to be human.”
"I don't want to care about it either." Yao Niang said something, then asked curiously: "Do you know anything?"
King Jin didn't know anything, but he could guess what King Qing was thinking. After all, this was King Qing's own private matter. How could King Jin, a big man, talk about such a thing.
"Anyway, just don't worry about it. Go to Prince Qing's mansion to talk to the seventh daughter-in-law in your spare time, or she can come to the mansion to see you. As for other people's family affairs, you just don't want to interfere."
King Jin said so, Yaoniang thought that there might be some complicated matter here, which she could not interfere with, so she nodded and kept this matter in her heart.
King Qing came out of Prince Jin's mansion and rode back on his horse.
The horse walked very slowly, and the two guards who left the mansion with him could only follow behind like a turtle crawling.
King Qing's mood was very complicated, he understood what Brother Wu said, and felt that he was taking it lightly. But after all, she didn't make any big mistakes. He actually understood her situation and her thoughts, because he was exactly the same as her a long time ago.
Because the mother and concubine are Koreans, he is the only prince in the palace who has blood from other races. As early as when King Qing was still young, he had heard from the slaves in the palace that there were not any women from other clans who could serve the Holy Majesty, but none of them could give birth to dragon species. It's not because His Majesty always competes with that one, otherwise the Seventh Prince would not be born.
King Qing didn't know who that one was at first, but later he found out that it was Fifth Brother's mother concubine, Empress Concubine De, who was also his former adoptive mother. In his vague memory, it was a very warm but free and easy woman.
King Qing didn't understand what being free and easy was when he was a child, and he didn't understand until he grew up.
The motherless prince lived very hard in the palace.
In the past, King Qing thought more than once that it would be great if his mother was the concubine De. Even if the concubine de concubine is gone, he can always live in the palace with his head held high like the fifth brother. Even if it may be hard, at least be frank, instead of always hearing someone whispering 'that seventh prince'...
If it is said that Fifth Brother's hard work comes from the struggle between brothers, his hard work comes from those inconspicuous servants who account for the vast majority of the palace. No one cared about him, and the servants naturally took him lightly. The minds of those eunuchs are perverted and distorted, because they have been groveling for a long time, so having a 'superior person' for them to humiliate and entertain them will give them an almost perverted pleasure.
King Qing still remembers that when he first went to Ganxi No. 5 Institute, he often couldn't get enough to eat every day. The eunuch who served him never gave him food, he would eat his regular dishes, and then put the pastries in the house very high. He couldn't reach it, so he moved a chair and sat beside him to watch him reach the pastries on the cabinet.
Once, he moved a chair to step on his feet, but accidentally fell down. Someone from above intervened, and he said that he was too naughty and climbed up and down. After that, no one asked any more, and when his injury healed, he still put the pastry on the cabinet that he couldn't reach.
In the end, the great eunuch was beaten to death by Fifth Brother's order. At that time, Fifth Brother was not a few years older than him, but he was so majestic. It was only later that King Qing knew why Fifth Brother was so powerful, because Fifth Brother's mother concubine was different from his mother concubine.
Because the mother and concubine are different, the father and emperor have always regarded him as nothing. Because the mother and concubine are different, no one cares about whether they are good or not when they study in the upper study. Because the mother and concubine are different, even the princes who are brothers do not bully him, because they have never regarded themselves as opponents. Because the mother and concubine are different, few servants in the palace take him seriously.
No, no one dared to bully him and underestimate him after that, because Fifth Brother was protecting him.
Once, King Qing was very curious about what kind of person his mother and concubine were. After he understood something and his words were heard, he asked an old court lady who had served his mother and concubine to come to his side.
From the mouth of the old maid, he knew many things about his mother and concubine, that she was a very weak and kind woman, but she also had a very hard life, and she had suffered from being away from home and being scorned by others. Fortunately, I met Empress Defei, so I was able to live safely under her protection for so many years, and later gave birth to him.
Just like Fifth Brother once protected him.
Because he has suffered this kind of hardship, he can understand why Huizhen did such absurd things. It is a subconscious behavior of a drowning person eager to grab any life-saving straw. Because in the past, he was also eager to prove himself, to be valued, to be looked at differently.
She was indeed wrong, but it was ridiculous and justifiable, but unfortunately, it was impossible for everyone to understand. Even the fifth brother can't understand, because the fifth brother has never suffered from that.
He could understand, that's why he subconsciously explained for her just now, did he disappoint Fifth Brother? Do you think he is indecisive and his ears are too soft
"Your Highness..."
Someone called him, and King Qing realized that he had returned to the mansion unknowingly.
He gave the reins to his servants, and strode towards the mansion.
When he walked halfway, he realized that this was the way to the main courtyard. He subconsciously stopped, hesitated for a while, and went back to the study in the front courtyard.
In the main courtyard, someone reported to Princess Qing: "Your Majesty, Your Highness has returned from Prince Jin's Mansion and is resting in the study in the front courtyard."
Princess Qing nodded, and waved away the visitor.
After sitting for a while, Princess Qing stood up, asked her servants to prepare the soup she had cooked in advance, and asked the maid to go to the front yard with a lantern.
King Qing was very surprised by Princess Qing's appearance, and also a little bit at a loss. Ever since he left the main courtyard yesterday, he hadn't seen Princess Qing face to face, and he always felt a little guilty.
Even now he is guilty. Ji Rouding would be angry, and Fifth Brother was a little annoyed, let alone her.
"It seems that I drank a lot of wine, and drink some soup to warm my stomach."
King Qing came to Princess Qing's side after drinking the soup, "It's really delicious."
Looking at the face of this young man in front of him, he is handsome, masculine, upright, and heroic, but at the same time he is also fragile and tender.
Prince Qing's face was full of unease and guilt, he hesitated and said, "Jirou, I..."
"What's wrong?"
"I punished her lightly..." It seems that after saying this sentence, the following words are easier to say. Although she still hesitates, it is not difficult to say: "She did such a daring thing, but I only punished her. Grounded, she cried a lot, saying that it was because everyone else looked down on him, and brother Cheng, that she did such a thing... "
Princess Qing said softly.
As if he was afraid that she might get angry, and also seemed to realize that she might already be angry, he explained in a somewhat hasty tone: "Jirou, I won't go to see her again, she has brother Cheng, and she can be counted on in the future .Don't be angry with me again, can we do well in the future?"
"Aren't you afraid that because you haven't seen her for a long time, the servants will not pay attention to her, and secretly make things difficult for her?" Princess Qing remembered that Concubine Han had used this excuse countless times.
"How could it be? The servants around her have all been changed, and no one would have the audacity to do such a thing."
Princess Qing nodded: "Then you think it's good, then it's good."
Mu Momo has a person called Gong Momo who is now in charge of everything in the backyard of Prince Jin's Mansion.
From changing seasons of clothes, needles and thread brains of servants, to the division of each hospital, the entry and exit of warehouses, and the deployment of servants. Yaoniang watched by the side for a few days, only to realize that there are only a few people in the mansion, but so many trivial matters.
Just like this backyard, except for King Jin, there are only five people who can be regarded as masters, but there are nearly five hundred servants. Kitchens, warehouses, gardens, large courtyards and small courtyards everywhere. There are sweepers, starchers, gatekeepers, gardeners, flower and plant managers, kitchen managers, warehouse managers, and the list goes on and on.
Take this kitchen as an example, there are more than a dozen cooks, rough envoys, and rough envoys. Under the kitchen, there are people in charge of shopping, and the number of purchases varies from person to person. Some just buy, some just buy. After the management accounting, the bill is settled every month.
All kinds of things, Yaoniang was dizzy when she first got in touch.
And that's just the backyard, the chores in the front yard are more complicated. It is said that there are dozens of stewards, large and small, in charge of the front yard alone in the carriage and horse department, affairs department, government guard and so on.
Even if Yaoniang wants to learn, she can only learn from the beginning.
Gong Nai also knew that the master didn't care about this, because His Highness mentioned it once before and there was no movement. It is estimated that His Highness said it again this time, which brought a little interest, and I don't know how many days it will last. . Grandma Gong also came out of the palace before, and she especially didn't understand what this side concubine Su was thinking. If it was a female family member of any family, she would be eager to hold these things in her hands, for fear of being snatched away.
Because this is power, and the power of the family is the most obvious symbol of being the mistress. With the power of the house in hand, no one dares to ignore it. Regardless of whether they are favored or not, big or small, they have to keep their heads down and behave honestly. Even if the favor is not there one day, this is the most powerful guarantee.
Therefore, the one who pushes the power out, Gongmao has only seen this one in most of her life.
Luckily, the master was enlightened, how did she know that Yaoniang brought up this matter on her own initiative, but it was just out of feeling.
Like a spinning top, it seems to have been spinning continuously for many days, and Yaoniang almost knows what the process should be everywhere. Only then did Gong Nai say to her: "Actually, the empress doesn't have to work so hard, and you don't need to keep an eye on all the affairs everywhere. If they were all like you, the wives and wives in each house would not have to do other things." Yes. All you have to do is to choose people you can trust, and let them act as your right and left hands and eyes and ears. One layer is in charge of the other. If you have something to report, you are responsible for making decisions. Of course, the rules of rewards and punishments must be set first. If everything is done according to the rules, it will be much easier in the future.”
"Reassuring people? You are doing pretty well now. As for the rules, I remember you showed me a booklet, which lists the numbers clearly."
Grandma Gong nodded, "There is one more thing, that is, the empress must keep the account books, the keys of the storerooms, and the keys of the gatehouses in charge."
Afterwards, Mammy Gong asked someone to bring several boxes, which were full of account books and keys from various places. Fortunately, the key boxes here are marked on the outside, and since the Prince Jin Mansion has just settled in the capital, there are not too many account books, but there are only ten or twenty.
Even so, Yaoniang was dumbfounded.
After figuring out which key is which, the first thing she did was to put away the keys of A and B warehouses.
This is the entire family property of Prince Jin's Mansion, such as some furniture, ornaments, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, fabrics, etc. are all in Jiaku. Back then, dozens of vehicles were transported from Jinzhou to the capital, but only some of them were taken, and some heavy items were left in the palace of Jinzhou.
And these dozens of cars have all been put into the first warehouse. Yaoniang was surprised when she heard the girl's report, and she was really rich in the palace. In fact, I sighed that the princess is really rich.
As for the Yi library, gold and silver are stored. There are not only many precious and rare treasures, but also a lot of silver. In fact, the most important thing is the money, Yao Niang went to see it, and she was very satisfied when she came back.
Her monthly bill was issued, and it was just enough for her needs. She looked rich and well-clothed, but she was actually a pauper, with no more than one hundred taels of silver in the money box. It's okay if she doesn't look at it, every time she looks at the money box, she feels that one day she might not have the money she rewarded her servants with.
When King Jin came back from his duty under the Ministry of Industry, he saw her smiling, with a mysterious smile from time to time.
While she was in the room, he called Yuchan to ask, and immediately understood what she was laughing about. When Yaoniang came out of the room, she saw the meaningful look in King Jin's eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Jin Wang said calmly, "By the way, the people below said how many warehouses have you visited in the past two days?"
Yaoniang nodded hurriedly, her eyes were a little bright: "There are a lot of treasures inside!"
King Jin covered his lips with his fist, coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "You are in charge of Zhongfu now, and you don't need to report to the king for less than five thousand taels, and you can use it as you like."
"real?"
King Jin nodded slightly.
"Your Highness is so kind!"
…
Next to her, Yuchan lowered her head, not daring to watch the intimate scene of the two masters.
She decided to hide this secret in her heart, cut off a part of the monthly distribution of the side concubine, and kept it in another place for emergencies.
Got a box all together. Every time she secretly took silver out of the side concubine's money box behind someone's back, she must not let the silver in it exceed one hundred taels, Yuchan felt a lot of pressure in her heart.
How to take it, how to take it so that the side concubine would not notice it, and how she secretly took out the money to make up for it every time the money was not enough, had given her a lot of headaches.
But who told this to be... ordered.
small theater:
Yaoniang counted her small treasury: one tael, two taels, ten taels...
A girl's voice came from outside the door: "Madam, Your Highness is here to reward you."
…
"Congratulations madam, congratulations madam, Your Highness really dotes on you."
Yao Niang smiled stiffly: "Reward, all rewards, everyone rewards one hundred coins..."
…
Yaoniang continued to count her small treasury: one tael, two taels, ten taels...
There was a sudden knock on the door of the room, and Yaoniang was terrified.
"Ma'am, Ma'am, Your Highness is here to reward you again."
"Thank you, Mrs. Ben is very open-minded, having fun, having fun..."
…
Counting and counting, Yaoniang found that the money in her money box was getting less and less, and the monthly money every month was gone before the end of the month.
She gave herself the nickname Moonlight Clan. →.→
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Yao Niang: Hey, (??ˇ?ˇ??) Humph! It's all your fault, people have no money! (〃′o`) I want to cry so much, beat your chest, big villain! ! ! (￣^￣)ゞ咩 QAQ Beat your chest, you are so annoying! Why do you want to reward these broken things to others, they want a small amount of money! (=?ω?)? They beat your chest with small fists! ! ! (?? ︿???) Big villain, kill you (つд?)
King Jin: If you want to run away every day, this king will give you money! →.→