After the new widow, I became a tyrant's tender outer chamber

Chapter 151 Greed
The palace people below gradually reported the number of withdrawn objects, no matter how much or how little, the palace maids were responsible for recording it.Concubine Shu listened attentively, while flipping through the account book in her hand, no problem, she nodded in agreement.

These matters were originally watched by a special female officer, but if she kept letting go and asked her servants to deceive her, she would not know.Therefore, you always have to take time to take a look, which is also to regulate the people below.

Concubine Shu, who is rich in gold and jade, doesn't know the price of goods among the people, but she specially asks people to go out of the palace to inquire, and breaks some hands and feet that are not clean.

But for this sake, there are still some unstoppable thoughts.

Ruan Yuyi sat upright, blowing away the floating leaves in the teacup with her downcast eyes, and the hot air came to her face.He seemed to be careless, but he actually listened to it.

The nanny at the bottom looked serious, and raised her voice to report, "The day before yesterday, I bought a total of 40 bolts of silk, 36 taels, and Lu'an melon slices, [-] catties, [-] taels..."

There are several prices that have not fluctuated from previous years.

Concubine Shu nodded slightly, "I understand, let's go down." After concentrating on it for a long time, she was also a little tired, she curled her knuckles and pressed the center of her brows.But this is the last one.

The nanny's face remained unchanged, and she was about to bow and retreat.The door of the hall was wide open, and a gust of cold wind swept in. Ruan Yuyi stretched out her hand and found that her neck was blown hot.

Looking at the back of the mother leaving, she suddenly felt that something was wrong, "Stay here, mother."

The man's slightly hunched body obviously froze, and he turned around after a while, "Does Jieyu have any other orders?"

"What's wrong with my sister?" Concubine Shu asked slowly.

Because of the climate, most of the high-quality tea comes from the southern province.But this year the weather is different, it rained for more than half a month in spring, which spoiled the tea leaves, although the aroma is not as good as in previous years, but they are rare and expensive for a while, and the price has risen extremely high.

This Lu'an Guapian is a kind of spring tea.

When A Niang was chatting with her, she even mentioned it.Since it is newly purchased tea this year, how can the price remain unchanged?

Ruan Yuyi got up and explained the reasoning to Concubine Shu one by one. At the end, she cast a glance at the nanny and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid it's really hard for you to ask. You can't sell it cheap just because it was offered to the palace. go."

The heavenly family is rich and honorable, and it is too late for those merchants to raise their prices.

"This servant doesn't know..." The mother's forehead was already covered with cold sweat, she caught a glimpse of Concubine Shu's unkind expression, her lips were trembling, and she couldn't understand a word, so she kept repeating, "Your Majesty's enlightenment..."

With such a small dial, Concubine Shu still couldn't understand the secret, and sneered, "What is it? How much of this account is fraudulent!"

Her voice was clear, extremely stern and majestic, filled the huge hall, and there was not a single cough in the hall.The palace people held their voices and held their breath, fearing that they would suffer disaster.

Ruan Yuyi silently leaned back, and picked up the teacup again, but it wasn't dry mouth, but to find something to do for herself.

The nanny at the bottom trembled, seeing that she couldn't escape, she quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy.The muffled sound echoed, and it was a bit scary.

Concubine Shu frowned, and looked at Ruan Yuyi, "It's just that if there are silver taels that were coveted, how could the cost be reduced? Could it be—" She suddenly thought of something.

"It's just what the empress expected, they might just use the old tea from the palace as a perfunctory." She said.

What was found was only tea leaves, but what was not found behind it, what kind of money should it be if you put it together.

The nanny panicked, her forehead was broken and her heart didn't feel pain, she just continued on.The blood trickled down, bypassed the bridge of the nose, and seeped into the corner of Mammy's mouth.

She looked a little startled and lowered her eyelashes.

Look at the appearance of this nanny, she is afraid of death.So she said intentionally, "This is a lie, presumably it's not the first time I've done this. How is your empress going to deal with it?"

She added, "If you don't give me thirty canes, as a warning to others, those who want to be filthy will not dare to do this again next time, so as to save the empress from interrogating again." Her voice was as soft as a clear spring passing over a stone, But it made the nanny startled.

Mammy didn't know what benefit she had gained, so she planned to keep her mouth shut.After Ruan Yuyi said this, she really hurriedly opened her mouth, afraid that she would be dragged out if she said it a moment later, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I am only a servant, how could I have committed such a thing, I should have been discovered..."

Then she recruited all the people who were greedy for money together.

In fact, the money approved for purchase was exploited layer by layer, and there was not much left for her to covet.

Relying on Concubine Shu's trust, she asked her to inquire about folk prices, which became an important part of the upper management's profit.The superiors only give her more, and win her over to continue to work at the risk.

But with so much money, it's useless to spend it desperately.How dare she hide it.

The negligence of this one tea price has involved a long list of people involved in the matter.This incident happened under Concubine Shu's hands, and the new emperor was afraid that he would also punish her, so her complexion was not good.

Concubine Shu took care of those who should be resigned and those who should be punished.

The atmosphere in the main hall was stagnant, and the palace people watched their hearts and minds, and everyone was in danger.The little palace maid who was adding tea had just been transferred to work, when she saw the scene, she trembled her hands, accidentally dropped the teapot in her hand, and the splashed tea slightly wetted Ruan Yuyi's embroidered shoes.

The maid's face turned pale, and she knelt down with a plop.

She moved her feet a little to avoid the tea that was still spreading, said a few soothing words in a warm voice, and said, "Quickly find a towel, handkerchief, and broom, and clean up this place."

Mu Xiang stepped forward to hold the hand of the little palace maid, and she was willing to get up and leave.

Seeing that she was from her own palace, Concubine Shu felt a little uneasy on her face, and said slowly, "This servant is clumsy, my sister should not be offended. I have a few snails here in this palace, and my sister took them when she left. Go, you should be shocked."

She originally thought that Ruan Jieyu was just a coquettish girl who was used to dressing up and seducing the new emperor's heart, but she didn't think that she was actually not a rich man, so she was willing to look straight at her now.

Ruan Yuyi didn't care about these things at all, because the words she said were also flattering, "I don't want Luo Zidai from my sister's palace, the lotus cake last time was pretty good."

This is the truth, the shape of the lotus flower is beautiful, and the taste is crisp and sweet. To make it like this is unavoidable.

Her eyebrows and eyes are curved, and her complexion is even more meandering.The eyes seemed to be dotted with tiny stars, moist and tight, very pleasing.

Rao Concubine Shu's heart softened, and she said softly, "Then I'll send it to my sister tomorrow." She never thought that someone would be so concerned about the cakes she sent at random.

Just one sentence, but it hit Concubine Shu's heart.There was a sudden sourness in her eyes.

On the other hand, my mother, who was supposed to be the closest person, has been urging her to fight for power and profit. She has never taken a single glance at this lotus flower, and even the only thoughtful words she has begged for.

There are only five or six concubines in this palace, and even Qing An can't fill half of the hall. She has already reached the concubine position, so she doesn't understand what there is to fight for, even——

She glanced at the inner room, and there was medicine given by Rong's family hidden on the mirror table and in the dowry.

Even at the expense of using such despicable means.

"If my younger sister is willing to come to Chonghua Palace," Concubine Shu added, "this pastry is always prepared for you."

Ruan Yuyi owed her thanks.

(End of this chapter)