The enthronement of the crown prince, the visit to the temple, the family banquet in the palace, the ceremony of crowning... everything was carried out in an orderly manner.
As for the court officials, the empress who had ruled the country for more than ten years had been deposed, and the eldest and second princes who were once regarded as the strongest competitors for the Eastern Palace were expelled from the capital. The Eastern Palace, which had been ownerless for many years, suddenly had a master. What else could they say? Supporting the eldest prince just to support the eldest son? They had nothing better to do, right
If there were such diligent and loyal people, someone would have gone to the palace to petition for justice when the emperor deposed the empress and expelled his son. Why would they wait until now to jump out
As a result, the common people enjoyed the food, clothing, and wine that the emperor gave to the elderly over 70 years old in exchange for the crown prince's enthronement, as well as the job opportunities that the court specially provided for the poor. As for the officialdom, although there was no rule of rewarding officials and promoting everyone after the enthronement of the Crown Prince, there were still corresponding awards, especially for the Crown Prince, who were rewarded with imperial wine, clothing, and food.
The Empress Dowager awarded the concubines and princesses, and Concubine Yu and Concubine He presided over the awarding of rewards to the eunuchs and palace maids, which was considered to be a heavy skinning from the emperor's inner treasury, without any intention of saving money for the emperor. In this regard, the wealthy emperor waved his sleeves and didn't care at all. On the contrary, he was happy in his heart and immediately made compensation after hearing about the situation in Qingning Palace.
At this moment, Zhu Ying once again stood in the inner storehouse, which was surrounded by tall cabinets on all sides and occupied a large area of the outer imperial city, just like she was often brought here before. However, the person who usually accompanied her in was Chu Kuan, but today it was replaced by Lu Chan.
Lu Chan had only heard Chu Kuan mention the emperor's special treatment of Zhu Ying before, but today he was there in person, and he couldn't help but secretly smack his lips. He was envious and amazed. Seeing Zhu Ying looking around calmly, he said carefully: "The emperor said that if the young lady likes something and can take it out at once, she can take it. Or you can take a look at the book first?"
"I haven't been here for a long time. Let me take a look first."
Zhu Ying walked unceremoniously to a cabinet against the wall and opened a drawer in the middle. She saw that the interior was divided into wooden grids with soft silk underneath. There were ornaments made of jade pieces. The small one was just a jade pendant, while the big one was as big as a fist. They were all kinds of small toys and ornaments.
At first glance, all the boxes were full, but she remembered that when she came here in the past, the jade ornaments in this drawer had obviously been replaced, and some large pieces were gone. She didn't remember the emperor generously giving these things to reward anyone, so just like in the past, some tributes that had been too old had been disposed of.
Of course, the so-called disposal does not mean throwing it away. Even if the emperor wanted to be so wasteful as to give things away randomly to save space in the treasury, he would be scolded to death by the empress dowager. He would probably send the things across the ocean or through other channels, turning them from luxury items that could not be eaten, worn, or used into money, or even into something else.
When she was still very young, the emperor said those words when he brought her in. Although the emperor thought she had forgotten them, she actually remembered them all the time: "Whether the emperor is rich and the country is poor, or the emperor is rich and the people are poor, or the emperor is poor and the country is rich, or the emperor is poor and the people are rich, they are all the source of disasters! Only when the emperor is rich and the country is rich, and the country is rich and the people are rich, this is the foundation for long-term peace and stability in the world."