Chapter 317 Anxious to Get Angry

"Why should Mrs. Zhao reject people thousands of miles away. Empress Shuyi really wants to cooperate with Mrs."

Gu Jiu put the teacup in front of Zhou Miao, and asked casually, "Mrs. Shuyi is from Li Zhaoyi. Madam Ben is very curious, how can she cooperate with Madam Ben?"

Zhou Miao lowered her voice and said, "Madame 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? What does this lady have to think about here?"

Zhou Miao stretched out her hand and gestured.

Gu Jiu sneered, "It's just for money? Eunuch Zhou, don't be kidding. Empress Shuyi leaned on Li Zhaoyi, afraid of running out of money?

As far as I know, Jiang's father has been awarded the seventh-rank official position, and Jiang Dalang has also been awarded the eighth-rank official position. Both father and son are working in the Shaofu.

Relying on her father and brother, Jiang Shuyi will soon 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 to the nonsense, Zhou Miao looked as usual, without the slightest guilt.

"My wife has said that in the future, Empress Shuyi will not be short of money, but that is the future after all. Now, she is short of money, and she also asks Madam to generously donate her money and help her for one or two."

Gu Jiu lowered her head and smiled, "From Madam Ben's standpoint, what reason does Madam Ben have to help Empress Shuyi? Eunuch Zhou, don't keep half of what you say. You might as well be happy, anyway, it can save each other's time."

Zhou Miao tapped the desktop, again and again.

Gu Jiu understood and waved his hands, telling Qingmei and the others to leave.

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 loss."

"Eunuch Zhou is willing to suffer?" Gu Jiu looked at him with a half-smile.

Zhou Miao laughed, "Madam is right, I don't want to suffer. Even if I have to suffer now, I will make up for it elsewhere in the future."

Gu Jiu smiled without saying a word, but she wanted to see when Zhou Miao could get to the point.

Zhou Miao asked, "My wife's business is booming, right?"

"It's just a meal.

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"My lady's meal is worth a lot."

Gu Jiu smiled, "Is Eunuch Zhou short of silver flowers? Mrs. Ben can help one or two."

Zhou Miao raised her eyebrows, "Oh? Madam is willing to help our family, but she is not willing to help Empress Shuyi. Madam, don't forget, I am Empress Shuyi's."

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 a jerk. Empress Shuyi wants to seek help from Madam. 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 calm in a blink of an eye, "The news that she betrayed Li Zhaoyi and the little prince, but have you ever thought about the consequences if she is found out."

Zhou Miao smiled and said, "Even if Empress Shuyi refuses to betray the news, others will betray them. The palace is like a sieve, and 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 very well that ten silver bills worth one hundred liang were placed in front of Zhou Miao, "This is the fee for tea from my wife to my father-in-law."

Zhou Miao calmly accepted one thousand taels of silver notes, and said, "The little prince is very healthy. The little prince's nurse was found by the Li family from his ancestral home, to ensure his innocence and not to be involved with any forces in the capital."

Gu Jiu took out another thousand taels of silver bills and put them on the table, "Mrs. Ben can know the news of the palace from any means, why do you have to take the risk to cooperate with Jiang Shuyi?"

Zhou Miao stretched out her hand, wanting to take away one thousand taels of silver notes. 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 rank, and can get close to Li Zhaoyi and get news that others can't.

The news from the palace is all things that anyone can inquire about. But about Li Zhaoyi's private affairs and the health of the little prince, no one knows better than Empress Shuyi. Does the lady still think the money is not worth it? "

Gu Jiu let go, and Zhou Miao quickly put away the bank note.

"Madam is forthright, I like to work with you, Madam."

Gu Jiu sneered, "Eunuch Zhou wants to cooperate with the money in my wife's hands."

"It's the same, the same. Yinzi belongs to the wife. To cooperate with Yinzi is to cooperate with the wife."

Gu Jiu took out another 3,000 taels of silver notes, "You hand over these 3,000 taels to Jiang Shuyi for me. You tell her, in addition to the situation of the little prince, I would like to know more about His Majesty's physical condition, diet and daily life information."

Seeing the silver note, Zhou Miao had already stretched out his hand. But after he heard Gu Jiu's request, he suddenly felt that the money was hot.

"Madam's request is really difficult for a strong man."

"My wife's request is very simple for Empress Shuyi. Empress Shuyi is by His Majesty's side, and she should know better than anyone else about His Majesty's diet and daily life. She only needs to pass on a few words to you, and she can communicate."

After a pause, Gu Jiu said again: "Tell Jiang Shuyi that it is Li Zhaoyi, not her, who gave birth to the son. It is too early to tell the outcome. She decided to cooperate with me, which is right. But I have to see her Sincerity, otherwise cooperation will not be negotiated.”

Zhou Miao frowned, thinking about it, it seemed difficult to decide.

He gritted his teeth, "I can help Madam convince Empress Shuyi to reveal your Majesty's situation, but I ask Madam to promise me one thing."

"you say."

"It's not time yet. When the time comes, I'll come to the door and make a request in person."

"You can't ask too much."

"As far as Madam is concerned, my request is just a small gesture."

"Deal." Gu Jiu was very straightforward.

Zhou Miao quickly grabbed the silver note in her hand and put it in her arms.

"It's getting late, so I'll say goodbye first. I'll see Mrs. next time."

"Eunuch Zhou walk slowly."

Gu Jiu gave Xiao Sui a wink, and Xiao Cui understood and sent Zhou Miao out.

Mother Fang walked into the study from the outside, "This Zhou Miao, his appetite is getting bigger and bigger. I have seen too many servants of this kind in the palace, and most of them will not end well."

Gu Jiu said, "Don't worry about his future, he can be useful to Mrs. Ben now."

Qingmei said, "My wife will sell five thousand taels today. This money is really worthless. The appetite of the people in the palace is too great. If you come here, you will not be able to spend a few thousand taels. Fortunately, Concubine Shu is not bad. Money, otherwise the palace will still have to support Concubine Shu, and even more than make ends meet."

Some words cannot be exported.

The green plum has become a crow's mouth.

Within two days, someone came from the palace and asked Mrs. Pei for money.

When Qingmei learned of this, she beat her mouth, "I told you to talk nonsense, I told you to talk nonsense."

This is really a crow's mouth.

Concubine Xiao Shu sent Mei Nushi to the palace to ask for money, and she said it was 20,000 taels.

Pei's head is big.

"This princess cannot decide this matter alone. Nvshi Mei will go back to the palace first, and after this princess has discussed it with the prince, she will send the money to the palace."

Nvshi Mei nodded and agreed, "I also ask the concubine to give me three or five thousand taels first, and let me go back to do business anyway. It's hard to go out of the palace, but I can't go back empty-handed. Please be considerate of the concubine."

Pei Shi gritted her teeth and ordered her maid, Cherry, to take her pair of cards and go to the account room to pay 3,000 taels of silver notes and give it to Nvshi Mei to take back.

Nvshi Mei took the money and got up to leave.

Pei Shi was irritable and walked around the room.

I asked several times, "Is the lord back?"

"Miss Qi, the lord hasn't returned to the mansion yet."

"When the lord comes back, report to this princess immediately."

"The slaves obey."

King Ning did not return to the mansion until evening.

When Mr. Pei got the news, he hurried to the tourmaline pavilion.

"My lord, the mother and concubine sent someone to ask for silver, and it was 20,000 taels when she opened her mouth. How can you get this? Did something happen again in the palace?"

King Ning held up the teacup with his hand in midair, "Twenty thousand taels?"

"Exactly! My lord, what the hell is going on? For so many years, the mother-in-law has never sent anyone to ask for money. Why did she suddenly send someone to the door this time? As for the Xiao family, why didn't the mother-in-law ask the Xiao family for money."

Wang Ning said with a stern face, "Nonsense! Concubine Mu has the son of this king, so how can you ask the Xiao family for money. You can find out the dowry of Concubine Mu and see how much money you have saved in the past few years."

Pei stomped her feet anxiously, "How can I save any money? The mansion was empty a few years ago, and the dowry proceeds of the mother-in-law have been misappropriated."

King Ning was annoyed, "Then turn over the account book. Let's see how much money has been embezzled over the years."

Mr. Pei immediately ordered someone to go to the account room to move the account book.

"My lord, you haven't told me why the concubine suddenly sent someone to ask for money, and it was 20,000 taels when she opened her mouth."

King Ning sat on the Arhat couch with a tired face, "It's not because Li Zhaoyi gave birth to a little prince, and the harem is in chaos. The mother and concubine must also cheer up and win over people's hearts. People's minds change, and nothing is empty without money.

The Li family's father and brother became more and more mad about the silver, and most of the silver went into Li Zhaoyi's pocket. Li Zhaoyi threw a lot of money down, and even if he smashed it, there was a little splash. Now the mother concubine and Xue Guifei are under a lot of pressure, and they are still fighting with a young concubine at a large age. They are really aggrieved. "

Speaking of grievances, King Ning slammed his fist on the table.

Since the birth of the little prince, these adult princes have been reprimanded by the emperor one after another.

The emperor clearly did not treat them as sons, and his disgust was beyond words.

I thought that the death of Prince Renxuan would greatly change the situation.

As a result, the situation has indeed changed a lot, but it has not changed for the better, but has become worse and worse. Not as good as when Prince Renxuan was alive.

At least at that time, with Prince Renxuan as the target, to bear most of the anger of the emperor, the life of other adult princes would be much better.

Now that Prince Renxuan is dead, there is no target. One adult prince counts as one, and they are all miserable.

Pei asked, "Do you want to give money to the mother-in-law?"

King Ning nodded, "Of course I will send it."

"Twenty thousand taels is not a small amount. All the money in the account is used."

Pei reminded King Ning in a low voice.

King Ning frowned, "Don't take this king's idea. You have searched for the money in this king's private house, and this king has no money now."

Mr. Pei said: "The shop below will pay the bill at the end of the year, and the prince has withheld 50,000 taels. It's only February, and it should not be used up. Please donate generously and share the worries for the mother and concubine."

King Ning pointed at Mrs. Pei, in disbelief. It's absurd to dare to think of his money.

Mrs. Pei added: "The money in the accountant should be reserved for expenses. If the money in the accountant is used, the house will be in short supply before sending someone to Jiangnan. Please take the initiative to shoulder the burden of sharing the worries of the mother and concubine."

King Ning snorted twice, "Okay, this king will pay 10,000 taels, and the rest will be taken from the book."

Wang Ning was willing to pay 10,000 taels, and Pei's goal was basically achieved.

She didn't dare to push too hard. Ten thousand taels was better than nothing 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.

She entered the palace and 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 ask for peace.

"Mother, this is 20,000 taels, please order it."

Mr. Pei took out a wooden box with silver notes in it.

The palace maid stepped forward to take the wooden box and put it in front of Concubine Xiao Shu for a look.

Concubine Xiao Shu glanced at the silver notes in the wooden box and said, "I'm embarrassing you. It's difficult for you to take out so much money suddenly."

Pei said: "There are indeed many difficulties. But since the mother-in-law needs it, in any case, the daughter-in-law will collect enough money and send it to the mother-in-law."

"You have a heart."

Concubine Xiao Shu closed the lid of the wooden box and told the maid to put it away.

She leaned against the Luohan couch and said softly, "It's difficult in the palace now. The prince has already told you about the specific situation."

Pei nodded, "Daughter-in-law has heard about it. Daughter-in-law is honored to be able to share the worries of mother and concubine."

Concubine Xiao Shu laughed at herself, "Concubine Shu, the dignified concubine in this palace, can't compare to the Empress Zhaoyi next door now. The birth of a little prince is like the icing on the cake, and wealth, honor and glory are at hand.

The world has changed, and a little prince has become so precious. Thinking back to when Ben Gong gave birth to the prince, His Majesty didn't even look at it, and only sent a servant to bring some gold, silver and jade objects. Even the prince's name was taken a hundred days later. It is true that people are more popular than dead people. "

"Mother and concubine take care of your health." Pei Shi was a little panicked.

Ouyang Fu was a little nervous.

Gu Jiu frowned slightly, Concubine Xiao Shu, was her life so sad? Li Zhaoyi is still in confinement, is it that she is so impatient and wants to declare war?

I'm afraid that some people are holding high and stepping down, opening their eyes for Li Zhaoyi, and making Concubine Xiao Shu angrier.

Concubine Xiao Shu waved her hand, "There is nothing in this palace, I just complained casually. No one can tell what happens in this palace until the end. Even Empress Ruizhen Cui probably didn't expect the situation today. In the future, be cautious, and don't leave the handle to others. Today, this palace will not leave you to eat, so go out of the palace and return to the palace as soon as possible."

"Mother-in-law take care, daughter-in-law will leave first."

Concubine Xiao Shu waved her hand, but she didn't even bother to pay attention to Gu Jiu and Ouyang Fu, and she didn't even bother to pay attention to their stomachs.

As usual, Concubine Xiao Shu had to ask why her stomach still didn't move.

Ouyang Fu felt very uneasy, feeling that the storm was coming.

When Li Zhaoyi finished her confinement period, the palace didn't know what the fight would be like.

She finally made up her mind to go to see Mrs. Pei with the second son. The husband and wife planned to leave the house and live in another hospital for a month, just to take care of their bodies and prepare for pregnancy.

Pei Shi was a little unhappy, "Can't you take care of your body if you live in the palace?"

The second son, Liu Ping, bowed and said, "My son has been married for several years, but there is not one son and half a daughter under his knees. Please concubine your mother."

Concubine Shen was also beside her, and she was scolding Pei both inside and out.

"Niangniang knows that, since the second lady married to the palace, she has been helping the princess to take care of the internal affairs of the palace, and she did not dare to slack off even if she caught a fever.

So much so that after two years of recuperation, my body is still not getting better. I saw that she was tired.

Taking advantage of the fact that there are few things in the mansion now, I also asked the princess to be kind and let the young couple go to another courtyard to rest for a while, so that they can take care of their bodies. Only when you are in good health can you add a baby to the palace. "

Pei Shi was so angry that she replied to Concubine Shen, "You mean, the second daughter-in-law has never been pregnant, and it is all the responsibility of this princess? Is it the princess who made her tired? Absurd! The fourth daughter-in-law is the same as this The princess shared her worries and took care of the house, how could she be able to conceive a child smoothly? If this princess said it, it was the second daughter-in-law who had a problem."

Ouyang Fu was so wronged that she almost burst into tears.

The second son, Liu Ping, grabbed in front of Concubine Shen and said, "Mother Concubine is right, the main reason is that Madam is not in good health, so she has not moved. This time I plan to go to another hospital, just to take advantage of this time. Take a good rest, and work hard again. Please mother and concubine make it happen."

Pei Shi snorted, "If this princess doesn't agree, someone should be crying, and this princess has also become the main culprit for your lack of children. That's all, why should this princess be that wicked person? You are going to live in another courtyard, this princess. Don't hold back. Hope there is really good news."

After speaking, she also gouged out Concubine Shen.