invincible ugly queen

Chapter 45 The new official took office three fires (2)
"Go back to Empress, Yuyang Palace is the palace of concubines, I wonder what opinion Empress has?" Shen Ruxue said in a calm and dissatisfied manner.

"It turned out to be Empress Defei—" Nangong Wanqing dragged her voice out, but she didn't expect it to be her again, so she said in a low voice, "I just don't understand that it's more than tens of thousands of repairs."

"Oh, the palace where the concubine lives is old, and it just happened to be renovated and repaired last month, so the cost is a bit more, and the cost of building a palace in a palace is usually so much." Shen Ruxue said in a deep voice, her voice was calm and inaudible She didn't make any noise, but she had already scolded Nangong Wanqing thousands of times in her heart, and she targeted herself on the first day, wasn't she clearly against herself?In the past, it was the imperial palace that had the final say. Of course, the head of the harem had to use the best one, otherwise how could he be worthy of his noble status.

"What about the top-grade snow geese, jade brocade, and pearls of the South China Sea? Why don't other palaces have them, but only your Yuyang Palace?"

"Empress Wu was born in the Regent's Palace, so she doesn't even understand such a simple truth?" Shen Ruxue sneered: "There are distinctions in the palace, and of course I can enjoy these things in my position, but of course others don't." I've been treated so well."

Nangong Wanqing was suddenly chilled. The imperial palace is really such a powerful place. Since she became a queen, she should try her best to treat everyone equally and fairly. She immediately turned around and said to the people behind her: "From now on, I will manage the harem. Now I will To abolish these unequal treatment due to unequal status. All supplements, precious ingredients, and rare jewelry in the palace must be distributed equally to each palace, and strive to achieve equality for everyone. Anyone who spends more than 1000 taels They must be approved by me before they can be issued by the respect room, understand?"

"Understood—" It took a long time for everyone to react. Some high-ranking concubines and Shen Ruxue's henchmen immediately showed dissatisfaction when they heard the news, while some lower-ranking concubines who were not treated well He was overjoyed when he heard such news. He was not able to gain the favor of the emperor, and he was usually oppressed because of his low status. Now the opportunity to stand up has finally come.For a moment, all kinds of eyes of admiration, hatred, excitement, joy, and surprise looked at her.

Ignoring everyone's different looks, she had already guessed that some people would be happy and others would be sad, so she didn't care and said directly: "Eunuch Chang will bring the account book to Fengyi Palace tomorrow, and I will teach you a few ways to keep accounts. I'm too tired today, so I'll go back first."

"The concubine sent the empress respectfully—" Nangong Wanqing left the respect room under the respectful escort of a group of people.

It was getting dark when we left the respect room, Nangong Wanqing and Bao'er were walking on the somewhat dark road, hurried back, just now we talked about things in the respect room for a long time, and even forgot the time , I hope I can go back before it gets dark as much as possible.

The style of the night is cool and cool, mixed with the fragrance of unknown flowers, which makes people feel refreshed.

When passing through the imperial garden, Nangong Wanqing, who was walking in a hurry, seemed to hear the voice of a woman sobbing. The voice was very soft, but it sounded sad and desolate. Said: "Bao'er, did you hear someone crying?"

Bao'er listened carefully for a while, pointed to a rockery not far away and said, "Someone is really crying, it sounds like the sound is coming from there."

Nangong Wanqing nodded, and with Bao'er's support, she walked towards the rockery, turned around the rockery, and saw a palace lady in ordinary palace clothes crying sadly.The palace lady had a delicate appearance, her black eyebrows were swept away, and her tears kept falling like broken pearls, which had already stained her delicate face. Nangong Wanqing approached and said softly: "Which palace are you from? Why are you crying here? ?”

The maid raised her head like a frightened fawn, and when she saw the empress, her face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground with a thud: "I know my mistake, I shouldn't be crying on this road, blocking the empress's way."

Nangong Wanqing handed her the handkerchief in her hand, and said with concern: "You don't have to be afraid, I didn't mean to blame you, if you feel wronged, just say it."

"I—" the maid hesitated to speak.

"The empress is very good. Tell her if you have any grievances, and she will definitely help you." Baoer blurted out without hesitation with a bright temper.

"The maidservant's name is Qing Dai, and she was originally serving in Concubine Ji's palace, but in the afternoon, she accidentally knocked over the begonia coral bracelet that the emperor bestowed on Concubine Ji, the empress beat the servant in a moment of anger, and kicked the servant out." Qing Dai He stopped crying, and told Nangong Wanqing the whole story, at the same time, he showed his snow-white arm in the sleeve, covered with scars, and looked shocking for a while.

"Is the coral bracelet damaged?"

"No, it just fell on the floor and got dirty."

"What? I kicked you out without breaking it, and beat you seriously. This is too much." Nangong Wanqing was furious for a while, no matter how precious a bracelet is, she can't ignore human life: "Don't worry, tomorrow I will help you find Jibi to seek justice."

"Empress——" Qing Dai knelt on the ground and grabbed Nangong Wanqing's sleeve in a moment of impatience, and said eagerly: "It was originally my fault. Concubine Ji was right to punish me. I don't dare to complain. It's just that the palace maid was punished by the master." After being kicked out, if no one takes me in, I will be kicked out of the palace, I don't want to leave the palace, can the empress leave me, I will definitely go through fire and water, and I will do whatever it takes—"

"Is it okay to leave the palace?"

"I have no relatives outside the palace, and I have no one to rely on when I go out of the palace. I beg the empress to let me stay." The eager eyes were full of anticipation, and Nangong Wanqing couldn't bear to refuse, thinking that now that the harem has just been ruled, there are still many things to ask. Being busy and needing someone to help, she nodded and took Qing Dai back to Fengyi Palace.Qingdai is also an ingenious and ingenious girl. After entering Fengyi Palace, she was very busy, and quickly got along with the people around her. These days, Nangong Wanqing devoted herself to learning and understanding things in the harem. Although it is said that Shen Ruxue has the right to assist the Sixth Palace, many things can be left to her to handle, but after all, their current relationship is somewhat incompatible, and it is safe to rely on themselves.

Through this period of study, she deeply felt that it is not easy to be the mistress of the house. There are many factions in the harem, and the relationship is quite complicated. Just take the last audit of the accounts and she found many mistakes, saying that it was to promote diligence and thrift. It is a fine tradition of thrift, but there are policies and countermeasures. I am afraid that the original meaning of this matter has been distorted, so she has been studying this issue for the past few days.The respect room also started keeping accounts according to the method she explained. If she wants to restore the original spiritual significance of checking accounts, she must have a deeper understanding of some financial conditions in the harem.

"Qingdai, you have stayed in the palace for a long time, do you know the price of the wood needed for ordinary buildings outside?" Holding one of the ledgers, Nangong Wanqing said while drawing out a few pieces of wood with a jade pen in his hand. words and mark them next to them.

(End of this chapter)