Poor family mother and son

Chapter 733 Did you hear it?

The queen and the emperor talked about some difficulties in purchasing in the palace, which gave the emperor a headache.

The cause of the headache is not the purchase problem, but the unwillingness to go back to the queen without stopping after the pilgrimage.

Modern people always complain that men are single-celled organisms, but it's a pity that Xuanguo didn't say that, otherwise the queen would also complain.

The emperor listened to his courtiers discussing the price issue for a day in the previous court. It would be fine if they could find a solution, but these courtiers seemed to have made an appointment to just ask questions, and there was no solution at all, even if there was a direction to discuss and discuss. That's okay too!
So when I went back to the harem, and heard the Queen say that this item was not fully available, and that item was delayed, I thought why this little shit is endless?

What does your queen do?Should I worry about this?
The emperor's face was ugly, and the empress felt wronged: "Your Majesty, it's not that the concubines insist on bothering you with these things, but these things are to be rewarded to the courtiers during the Double Ninth Festival, so it's not good for the concubines to make decisions on their own."

The implication: If rewards are given to those little wives of yours, I will make the decision alone: ​​what kind of rewards will be rewarded, and everyone will go back to their respective houses for a while!

Isn't that impossible? If you reward the courtiers, it will involve your previous court affairs. I won't discuss it with you. I will be charged with "interfering in the government affairs" later. Who should I call Qu?
The Double Ninth Festival of Daxuan, like the Dragon Boat Festival, requires hairpins for both men and women.

The day of the festival is a holiday, so the emperor will reward his courtiers with chrysanthemums, wine, Double Ninth cake and other benefits one day in advance, that is, on the eighth day of September.

Especially chrysanthemums, the palace prepares thousands of real chrysanthemums every year, these flowers are prepared for the interior decoration and enjoyment of the palace.

It is also necessary to prepare a large number of silk flowers, that is, fake dogwood and fake chrysanthemums tied with good silk. On the eighth day of the ninth lunar month, each of the civil and military officials will be given two flowers, and they will be worn on their heads on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

Real chrysanthemums are easy to say, they are planted in the imperial palace, and there are flower gardens in the suburbs of Beijing that can be transported, but fake chrysanthemums are different.

The demand for fake chrysanthemums is no less than that of real chrysanthemums.

In addition to the tens or hundreds of flowers that the emperor sent to courtiers, the fake chrysanthemums were also sent to the three provinces and six ministries, which was regarded as the emperor's grace distributed to everyone.

The same is true for the empress. If the emperor takes care of his courtiers, the empress has to take care of their families.

In addition to the courtiers, these fake chrysanthemums are also needed in the palace, otherwise everyone will put real chrysanthemums in their heads, and the chrysanthemum petals will fall off as they walk.

The emperor got a headache when he heard what the empress said. The key point was that the empress also mentioned the purchase price: "Don't talk about the price increase of these silk flowers this year. I heard from the purchasing department that even the onion and garlic in Beijing have increased in price!"

People living in Kyoto rely on buying, and no one grows garlic. However, on the Double Ninth Festival, school children wear garlic as necklaces.

It is to tie a head of garlic with a red string and hang it on the chest, and then go out for a stroll, which means "can count (tie garlic)".

It is also necessary to tie a green onion with a long pole, poke it out from the inside of the window, and pierce the window paper that has just been pasted, which means "opening smart (green onion)".

It is as solemn as onions in the cold water basin on the day of the newborn's "washing three".

"The price of onion and garlic also increased?" The emperor frowned even tighter.

This has already been mentioned at the court meeting, so the emperor was even more annoyed, feeling as if he hadn't gone to court.

"Well, I see, I'm going out for a walk." The emperor turned around and walked out. The empress looked aggrieved, and left as soon as she came, which was too embarrassing.

Although the harem is an extension of the previous dynasty, the harem can basically know what happened in the previous dynasty quickly, but there are still differences. At least, the problems raised by the previous dynasty were not resolved, but the harem has them.

The emperor strolled in the garden by himself with his hands behind his back. Looking at the golden leaves, he didn't feel the beauty of golden autumn at all.

"Your Majesty." Came a gentle female voice, and Concubine Zhao squatted down opposite to salute.

The emperor looked up: "Why are you here?"

This question is asking, this is my back garden, is there anything wrong with my daughter-in-law visiting the garden?But the emperor is now in an irritable mood, he just wants to be quiet, and he doesn't think about Concubine Zhao, so it's strange if his tone is good.

Concubine Zhao didn't seem to understand the emperor's tone, she still replied gently: "The concubine heard that the queen is worrying about the chrysanthemum, and wants to help share the worry."

What the Queen can't do, I, Concubine Zhao, can do, Your Majesty, do you hear that?

Emperor: "Oh?"

Concubine Zhao maintained her usual elegance and her voice was steady: "My ancestor is getting old and a little confused, but he still misses us juniors;

At the beginning of the year, I obviously sent a lot of silk and brocade to my concubines, and I sent them again two months ago. I must say that I have forgotten this junior, my concubine, and I have to make up for it;

You said, what do concubines lack in rich clothes and fine food in the palace?But the grandfather was confused and insisted on sending it;

He also said that the mulberry garden at home is large, there are many mulberry farmers, and the quality is better than that of the Meng family, so let the concubines make more pairs of insoles for the emperor...

No, it's a heavy gift, plus the unusable ones in the past, the concubines have a lot of beautiful satin in their hands;

The concubine's sister-in-law has a shop in the capital, the concubine thought, and asked the queen if she could send the silk and satin in the concubine's hand, and rush to make it together with the flower making bureau in the palace. come out. "

Your Majesty, I, Concubine Zhao, have materials and craftsmen in my hand, can you hear that? ?

My family’s silk and raw silk business is not small, and the Meng family has collapsed. If the palace wants to reward silk, our family is more suitable than the Meng family. Can you hear it? ?

It doesn't matter if you can't hear it, I'll go to the Queen's and talk about it later.

Every time Zhao Concubine said a sentence to the emperor, she would add the last half of the words in her heart, because she learned a lesson from Zhang Concubine: too many words are lost.

So, only half the words, Zhao Concubine thought, this is always right.

You have already mentioned the Meng family, do you think I am a fool and can't understand what you mean?It's hard to lose an imperial merchant from the former emperor's period, so I can save a little face from outsiders, but do I still need to look at your face?

"You mean, you want to reward officials for me?" the emperor asked with a gloomy face.

"No, the concubine is not!" Concubine Zhao knelt down, "The concubine made a slip of the tongue, the concubine was convicted, and the concubine only wanted to share the empress's worries, it didn't mean that, please forgive me, the emperor!"

"Hmph!" The emperor walked away, leaving Zhao Concubine kneeling on the ground at a loss, do you want to get up and catch up?Still kneeling?Kneel until when?
Seeking help, he turned to Eunuch Li, who only left the back of his head for her.

Eunuch Li thought: Forgive what forgive?One by one can talk!

Those who made a mistake should be guilty, but beg for forgiveness, such as Zhao Concubine; those who did not make a mistake but are worried about getting ahead, but ask for punishment, such as Chu Qing.

Women, it doesn't matter whether you wear a skirt or not, you are so smart!

The emperor walked alone ahead, and Eunuch Li didn't dare to follow too closely.

In fact, it is not a question of money now, but the money used for rewards during the festival, the emperor doesn't care at all. What the emperor is depressed about now is the price, the price!

Not to mention anything else, if the emperor said a word now: Regardless of money, it is possible to raise the required items within a day.

It's just that now everyone is holding the price up and not allowed to go back down, even if it doesn't go up.

This is the momentum in the business district of Kyoto!

Nowadays, the transportation in various places is slow, and capable merchants take this opportunity to stock up on goods and raise the price, and only release the inventory when the price rises to the extent that they think it is feasible.

Everyone tacitly set the price, as long as the palace buys at this price, it will be equal to the default market price, and they will win.

(End of this chapter)