"Mrs. Chao, why refuse people thousands of miles away. Empress Shuyi really wants to cooperate with madam."
Gu Jiu put the teacup in front of Zhou Miao, and asked casually, "Ms. Shuyi belongs to Li Zhaoyi. My wife is very curious. How will she cooperate with me?"
Zhou Miao lowered her voice and said, "Empress Shuyi will tell Madam everything about the little prince."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows, and asked calmly: "What does Jiang Shuyi want to exchange for the news of the little prince? Is there anything that my wife cares about here?"
Zhou Miao stretched out his hand and made a gesture.
Gu Jiu sneered, "It's just for money? Eunuch Zhou, don't be kidding me. Empress Shuyi leaned on Li Zhaoyi, are you afraid that she won't have money
As far as I know, Jiang's father has been awarded a seventh-rank official position, and Jiang Dalang has also been awarded an eighth-rank official position. Both father and son are on errands in the Shaofu.
Relying on her father and brother, soon Jiang Shuyi will have endless money in her hands.
Eunuch Zhou, don't use such ridiculous reasons to deceive Mrs. Ben, Mrs. Ben is not a three-year-old child. "
After being exposed as nonsense, Zhou Miao looked as usual, without any guilt.
"Madam has already said that Empress Shuyi will not be short of money in the future, but that is the future after all. Now, she is short of money, so I ask Madam to donate generously to support one or two."
Gu Jiu lowered her head and smiled, "From my Madam's standpoint, what reason does this Madam have to help Empress Shuyi? Eunuch Zhou, don't say half of what you say and keep the other half. You might as well hurry up, at least you can save each other's time."
Zhou Miao tapped on the table, again and again.
Gu Jiu understood, waved her hand, and told Qing Mei and the others to back out.
When there were only two people left in the study, Gu Jiu asked, "Can Eunuch Zhou speak now?"
Zhou Miao laughed, "Madam really refuses to take any losses."
"Duke Zhou is willing to suffer?" Gu Jiu looked at him with a half-smile.
Zhou Miao laughed, "Ma'am is right, I don't want to suffer. Even if I have to suffer now, I will make up for it in other places in the future."
Gu Jiu smiled and said nothing, she wanted to see when Zhou Miao could get to the point.
Zhou Miao asked: "Madam's business is booming, right?"
"It's just a meal."
"Madam's meal is worth a lot."
Gu Jiu smiled, "Is Mr. Zhou short of money? My wife can help me a little bit."
Zhou Miao raised her eyebrows, "Oh? Madame is willing to support our family, but not Mistress Shuyi. Madam, don't forget, I belong to Mistress Shuyi."
Gu Jiu shook her head and smiled, "You said you belonged to Jiang Shuyi, do you believe it?"
Zhou Miao laughed, "Madam is really interesting. I don't want to be secretive. Madam Shuyi wants to seek Madam's help. If the situation gets out of hand one day, she hopes Madam can keep her safe. In return, she will give Li Zhaoyi and the little prince message to Mrs.
Gu Jiu smiled sarcastically, and regained her composure in a blink of an eye, "She betrayed the news about Li Zhaoyi and the little prince, but have you thought about the consequences if she is found out?"
Zhou Miao said with a smile, "Even if Empress Shuyi refuses to betray the news, someone else will. The palace is like a sieve, there can be no real secrets."
Gu Jiu's eyebrows moved slightly, "Is the little prince healthy?"
Zhou Miao smiled without saying a word.
Gu Jiu knew it well, and placed ten banknotes worth a hundred taels in front of Zhou Miao, "This is the tea fee for my father-in-law."
Zhou Miao calmly accepted the one thousand taels of silver, and said, "The little prince is very healthy. The Li family personally found his nanny from his ancestral home. She guarantees her cleanliness and has nothing to do with any force in the capital."
Gu Jiu took out another one thousand taels of silver and put it on the table, "My wife can get news from the palace through any means, why do you have to take the risk to cooperate with Jiang Shuyi?"
Zhou Miao stretched out his hand, wanting to take away the one thousand taels of silver. Gu Jiu didn't let go, and looked at him sharply.
Zhou Miao said solemnly: "Because among all the people who betrayed the news, only Empress Shuyi has the highest status, and she can get close to Li Zhaoyi, and can get news that others can't get.
The news from the palace is all things that anyone can find out. But about Li Zhaoyi's private affairs, about the little prince's health problems, no one knows better than Empress Shuyi. Madam, do you still think it's not worth the money? "
Gu Jiu let go, and Zhou Miao quickly put away the bank notes.
"Madam is bold, I like to cooperate with you, Madam."
Gu Jiu laughed mockingly, "Eunuch Zhou wants to cooperate with the money in my wife's hands."
"Same, same. Silver belongs to Madam, and working with Yinzi is cooperating with Madam."
Gu Jiu took out another 3,000 taels of silver note, "You pass the 3,000 taels to Jiang Shuyi for me. You tell her, apart from the situation of the little prince, I want to know more about His Majesty's physical condition, diet and daily life."
Seeing the bank note, Zhou Miao had already stretched out his hand. But after he listened to Gu Jiu's request, he immediately felt that the money was hot.
"Madam's request is really difficult."
"My wife's request is very simple for Empress Shuyi. Empress Shuyi is serving His Majesty, and she should know more about His Majesty's diet and daily life than anyone else. She just needs to pass on a few words to you, and she can make a difference."
After a pause, Gu Jiu said again: "Tell Jiang Shuyi that Li Zhaoyi is the one who gave birth to her son, not her. It is too early to decide the outcome. She is right to decide to cooperate with me. But I have to see her Sincerity, otherwise cooperation is out of the question.”
Zhou Miao frowned, thinking about it, it seemed difficult to make a decision.
He gritted his teeth, "I can help Madam persuade Empress Shuyi to reveal the situation of Your Majesty, but I ask Madam to promise me one thing."
"you say."
"It's not yet time. When the time comes, I will come to the door and make a request in person."
"You can't ask too much."
"For Madam, my request is just a matter of effort."
"Deal." Gu Jiu was straightforward.
Zhou Miao quickly snatched the bank note from her hand and put it in her bosom.
"It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first. I'll visit Madam next time."
"Eunuch Zhou, go slowly."
Gu Jiu winked at Xiao Sui, Xiao Cui understood and sent Zhou Miao out.
Nanny Fang walked into the study from the outside, "This Zhou Miao's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. I have seen too many servants of this kind of person in the palace, and most of them will not end well."
Gu Jiu said: "Don't worry about his future, as long as he is useful to Mrs. Ben now."
Qingmei then said: "My Madam is paying five thousand taels today, this money is really worthless. People in the palace have too much appetite, come here, there is no way to get rid of a few thousand taels of silver. Fortunately, Concubine Shu is not bad money, otherwise the palace will have to support Concubine Shu, and it will be even more difficult to make ends meet."
Some words cannot be exported.
Qingmei became a crow's mouth.
Within two days, someone came from the palace and asked Mrs. Pei for money.
When Qingmei heard about this, she even slapped herself on the mouth, "I told you to talk nonsense, I told you to talk nonsense."
This time it really became a crow's mouth.
Concubine Xiao Shu sent Mei Nushi to the palace to ask for silver, and she asked for 20,000 taels.
Pei's head is getting bigger.
"My concubine alone cannot decide on this matter. Mei Nushi returns to the palace first, and after my concubine discusses with the prince, I will send the money to the palace."
Mei Nvshi nodded and agreed, "I would like to ask the concubine to give me three or five thousand taels first, so that I can go back to do business. It's hard to go out of the palace, and I can't go back empty-handed. Please be considerate of the concubine."
Pei Shi gritted her teeth, and ordered the servant girl Cherry to take her pair of cards, go to the cashier to pay three thousand taels of silver, and hand it to Mei Nushi to take back.
Mei Nushi took the money and got up to leave.
Mrs. Pei was restless, walking up and down the room.
Asked several times: "Is the prince back?"
"I'm telling you, my lord, the prince hasn't returned to the mansion yet."
"When the prince comes back, he will immediately report to this princess."
"The servant obeys."
King Ning didn't return to the mansion until evening.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Pei hurried to Bixi Pavilion.
"My lord, my concubine sent someone to ask for silver, and the price was 20,000 taels. What's the matter? Is there another incident in the palace?"
King Ning paused in mid-air with his teacup, "Twenty thousand taels?"
"Exactly! My lord, what's going on here? For so many years, my concubine has never sent someone to ask for money. Why did she suddenly send someone to the door this time? What about the Xiao family, why didn't the concubine ask for money from the Xiao family?"
King Ning said with a straight face, "Nonsense! My concubine has a son like this king, so how can I ask the Xiao family for money. Find out the dowry of my concubine and see how much money you have saved in the past few years."
Mrs. Pei stomped her feet anxiously, "How can I save any money. The mansion was short-lived a few years ago, and the proceeds from the mother's concubine's dowry have long been embezzled."
King Ning was annoyed, "Then go through the ledger. See how much money has been embezzled over the years."
Pei immediately ordered someone to go to the accountant to move the account book.
"My lord, you haven't told me why my concubine suddenly sent someone to ask for money, and the price was 20,000 taels."
King Ning sat on the Luohan couch with a tired face, "Isn't it because Li Zhaoyi gave birth to the little prince, and the harem is in a mess. The mother and concubine should also cheer up and win people's hearts. People's minds change, and everything is empty without money.
The father and brother of the Li family were getting more and more frantic with money, and most of the money went into Li Zhaoyi's pocket. Li Zhaoyi sprinkled the money down, even if it was smashed, it made a little splash. Now the concubine mother and Concubine Xue are under a lot of pressure, and they are still fighting with a young concubine at a lot of age, it is really aggrieved. "
Speaking of aggrieved, King Ning slammed his fist on the table.
Ever since the little prince was born, these adult princes have been reprimanded by the emperor one after another.
The emperor clearly didn't treat them as his sons, and his disgust was beyond words.
I thought that the death of Prince Renxuan would change the situation drastically.
As a result, the situation did change drastically, but it didn't get better, but got worse and worse. It's not as good as when Prince Renxuan was alive.
At least at that time, with Prince Renxuan as the target, bearing most of the anger of the emperor, the life of other adult princes would be much easier.
Now that Prince Renxuan is dead, there is no target, and every adult prince is counted as one, and all of them are miserable.
Pei asked: "Do you want to send money to the concubine mother?"
King Ning nodded, "Of course I will."
"Twenty thousand taels is not a small sum, and all the cashier's money is needed."
Pei reminded King Ning in a low voice.
King Ning frowned, "Don't make plans with this king. You have confiscated the money in this king's private house, and I have no money now."
Mrs. Pei said: "At the end of the year, the shop below will pay the bill, and the prince withheld 50,000 taels. It's only February, so it shouldn't be used up. Please donate generously, and share the worries for the mother and concubine."
King Ning pointed at Mrs. Pei, unable to believe it. It's absurd to dare his idea of money.
Pei also said: "The money in the accountant should be reserved for expenses. If the money in the accountant is used, the mansion will be short-lived before sending people to the south of the Yangtze River. I also ask the prince to take the initiative to share the burden of worrying for the mother and concubine."
King Ning snorted twice, "Okay, I will pay 10,000 taels, and the rest will be taken from the account."
King Ning was willing to pay 10,000 taels, and Pei's goal was basically achieved.
She didn't dare to push too much, it was much better to have 10,000 taels than to have no money at all.
After collecting 20,000 taels, on the third day, Mrs. Pei personally entered the palace and sent the silver to Concubine Xiao Shu.
When she entered the palace, she brought Gu Jiu and Ouyang Fu with her. When others saw it, they thought she was bringing her daughter-in-law into the palace to pay her respects.
"Concubine Mu, this is 20,000 taels, please accept it."
Mrs. Pei took out a wooden box containing bank notes.
The maid stepped forward to take the wooden box and put it in front of Concubine Xiao Shu to have a look.
Concubine Xiao Shu glanced at the banknotes in the wooden box, and said, "I'm making things difficult for you. It must be difficult for you to take out so much money all of a sudden."
Pei said: "There are indeed many difficulties. But since the concubine mother needs it, no matter what, the daughter-in-law will collect enough money to send it to the concubine mother."
"You have a heart."
Concubine Xiao Shu closed the lid of the wooden box and asked the maid to put it away.
Leaning on the Arhat couch, she said softly: "The palace is difficult now, the prince will tell you the specific situation."
Mrs. Pei nodded, "My daughter-in-law has heard about it. It is a great honor for my daughter-in-law to share the worries of my mother and concubine."
Concubine Xiao Shu laughed at herself, "I am a dignified concubine in this palace, but now I can't compare to the lady Zhaoyi next door. The birth of a little prince is like icing on the cake, wealth and glory are within easy reach.
The world has changed, and a little prince has become so precious. I think back when the prince was born in this palace, His Majesty didn't even look at it, and only sent a servant to bring some gold, silver and jade articles. Even the prince's name was taken a hundred days later. People are more popular than people, this is really true. "
"Mother and concubine take care of your health." Pei was a little panicked.
Ouyang Fu was a little nervous.
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, the dignified concubine Xiao Shu, is life so sad? Li Zhaoyi is still in confinement, could it be that she is so impatient and wants to declare war
I'm afraid that some people are pushing high and stepping down, opening eyes for Li Zhaoyi, and making Concubine Xiao Shu very angry.
Concubine Xiao Shu waved her hand, "I have nothing to do in this palace, I just complained casually. No one can tell what happened in this palace until the end. Even Empress Cui, Ruizhen, probably didn't expect the situation today. You guys Be more careful in doing things in the future, and don't give others a chance. I won't keep you in the palace today, so leave the palace and go back to the palace as soon as possible."
"Mother and concubine take care, daughter-in-law will leave first."
Concubine Xiao Shu waved her hands, she didn't bother to talk to Gu Jiu and Ouyang Fu, let alone pay attention to their stomachs.
As usual, Concubine Xiao Shu must ask why her stomach hasn't moved yet.
Ouyang Fu was very disturbed, feeling that a storm was coming.
When Li Zhaoyi finished confinement, the palace didn't know what the fight would be like.
She finally made up her mind and went to see Mrs. Pei with the second son. The couple planned to leave the mansion and live in another hospital for a month, just to take care of their bodies and prepare for pregnancy.
Mrs. Pei was a little unhappy, "Could it be that if you live in the palace, you can't take care of your body?"
The second son, Liu Ping, bowed and said: "My son has been married for several years, but he has no sons and half daughters under his knees. Please mother and concubine help me."
Concubine Shen was also at the side to chime in, both inside and outside of her words were against Pei Shi.
"Your Majesty, the Second Madam has been helping the princess with the house's internal affairs since she married into the palace, even if she has a fever and a cold, she doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest.
So much so that after two years of recuperation, my health is still not good. I looked at her and she was tired.
Taking advantage of the fact that there are few things going on in the mansion, I would like to ask the concubine to be kind and allow the young couple to go to another courtyard to rest for a while, so as to take care of their health. Only when you are in good health can you add to the palace. "
Pei was so angry that she turned to Concubine Shen, "You mean, the second daughter-in-law has not been pregnant, and it is all the responsibility of this princess? Is this princess tired of her? Absurd! The fourth daughter-in-law is the same for Ben The princess shared her worries and took care of the housework, how could she be able to conceive a child smoothly? If I want to tell the princess, the second daughter-in-law has her own problems."
Ouyang Fu was so wronged that she almost burst into tears.
The second son, Liu Ping, jumped ahead of Concubine Shen, and said: "Concubine Mother is right, the main reason is that Madam is not in good health, so she has been silent. I plan to go to another hospital this time, just to take advantage of this time, Take a good recuperation and rest, and work harder. Please mother and concubine complete."
Mrs. Pei snorted, "If my princess disagrees, someone should be crying endlessly, and this princess has also become the culprit for your childlessness. Forget it, why should this princess be that wicked person. You are going to live in another courtyard, my princess Don't stop. I hope there is really good news."
After finishing speaking, she even gouged out a look at Concubine Shen.