PDLP Chapter 68: Short of Money
Chapter 68: Short of Money
Chapter 68: Shortage of Money
When Zhou Ninghai heard these two words, he felt as if he had been pardoned. He quickly placed the purse on the small table next to Concubine Hua and didn't want to look at it again.
"Go and find out what the Sun family is like now. Is the woman they want to send here willing to enter the palace?"
"Yes, I will definitely do it!"
"Also, I haven't paid attention to Sun Miaoqing for a long time. Can you ask someone to check on her and see how she is doing now? I can't let her be dragged down by me and then treat her badly."
"Your Majesty is so kind, Miss Sun will be grateful."
He didn't know whether Miss Sun was grateful or not. Now Zhou Ninghai just wanted to thank the Nian family's eighteen generations of ancestors for giving birth to such a hard-mouthed but soft-hearted Concubine Hua for sparing his life.
Zhou Ninghai picked up the whisk on the ground and ran off to do his errand.
The palace maids and eunuchs who were sweeping outside the palace heard the scene of Concubine Hua scolding Zhou Ninghai just now, and they all became nervous. As Concubine Hua's temper had improved recently, they all relaxed a lot and became more active.
Now, after Concubine Hua's outburst, the servants in Yikun Palace all focused on their duties, and no one wanted to take advantage of any loopholes to make money.
After all, the Yikun Palace is very popular because of the support of the Nian family. Those people outside who can't get close to Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai often look for those who work in the Yikun Palace. After a long time, who wouldn't be jealous when seeing the money sent by outsiders?
Now that Concubine Hua has had a tantrum, everyone has stopped thinking about it. After all, the Yikun Palace will receive double salary at the end of the year, and who would leave the Yikun Palace for a tiny profit?
After Zhou Ninghai left, Concubine Hua couldn't sleep either.
Songzhi put away the gold and presented Hua Fei with a dish of crab meat cakes, which was the latest skill Lingzhi had learned.
Songzhi had to serve Concubine Hua on weekdays and take care of all her dressing and makeup matters, so she was too busy to handle the affairs of the small kitchen.
In addition, Concubine Hua has changed recently and her demand for the small kitchen has increased day by day, so Songzhi simply handed over the small kitchen matters to Lingzhi.
Lingzhi is a girl with a chubby face. When she is not on duty, she likes to hang out in the small kitchen and ask the cook for snacks. Now that she has this job, she feels like a fish in water.
"My dear, this is the crab roe crisps improved with Lingzhi. It was made by the chef in the small kitchen. Please try it and give me some suggestions."
Hua Fei took off her armor, picked up a piece of crab roe pastry, put it in her mouth and tasted it. It was indeed her favorite snack. The fresh aroma of crab roe flowed through her chest, and Hua Fei's temper was not so strong anymore.
"Lingzhi is well made. It's less oily than the crab meat cake made in the imperial kitchen. I'll cook it this way from now on. I don't want to get fat."
Seeing that Concubine Hua was happy again, Songzhi also laughed happily and went to the desk to get the book she hadn't finished reading.
"My lady, you haven't told me yet whether the heroine and hero met again after they separated last time. I am still waiting to hear the next part~"
Hua Fei rolled her eyes proudly, took the storybook and started telling Song Zhi the story. See, my storybook is still the most charming.
The servants and maids outside the palace saw Songzhi smoothing Concubine Hua's hair, and they were full of admiration in their hearts. Aunt Songzhi is so good at this!
The Yikun Palace returned to peace, and the Suiyuxuan was also bustling.
When An Lingrong arrived at the entrance of Sui Yuxuan, she saw Shen Meiyu and Zhen Huan chatting and laughing under the crabapple flowers.
Shen Meizhuang's pregnant belly was not very obvious yet, but she was carefully supporting her waist, which added a bit of motherly charm under the soft spring sunshine.
Zhen Huan wore a plain lavender palace dress and let Shen Meizhuang pick a double crabapple flower and pin it on her head. Although Zhen Huan claimed to be ill, under the warm spring sun, her plain little face looked particularly bright and charming.
No wonder, Sister Zhen's beauty could earn the emperor's attention. As a woman, I also think that Zhen Huan is unparalleled in beauty.
"Hey, you're here, come in." Shen Meizhuang turned around and saw An Lingrong, and smiled at her.
An Lingrong only hoped that this moment could last a little longer.
"You didn't even inform us that Young Lady An was coming. You are all getting lazier." Zhen Huan was much more lively than Shen Meiyu. When she saw An Lingrong coming in, she jokingly scolded her servant for not being attentive.
"I didn't let them know because I thought my sister might still be asleep. I didn't expect Sister Mei to come too. She's only three months old and she's already out and about. We have to be careful."
An Lingrong has been in the emperor's favor recently and her self-confidence has gradually built up. She did not really take Zhen Huan's "reprimand" seriously.
"Today is a good day for you, but I am pregnant and cannot attend the ceremony, so I thought of coming to Huan'er to discuss what gift I should give you to celebrate."
"Oh, then I have to see what good things you two sisters are going to give me." An Lingrong directly followed up on what Shen Meizhuang said and deliberately stretched out her hand to ask for a gift.
"Look at you. You're now a favorite of the emperor. There are so many good things in the rewards the emperor gave you, but you're still so obsessed with our things." Zhen Huan patted An Lingrong's outstretched hand and joked.
"Well, the emperor's gift is the emperor's gift, and the two sisters' gifts are the two sisters' thoughts. Of course, I am looking forward to it. I like whatever the two sisters give me."
The three of them laughed together. Mei Zhuang shouldn't stand there for too long, so the three of them went into the hall.
"I heard that your mother's medicine costs money. Although the emperor has given her many rewards, they are all recorded in the book. It is not easy to exchange them for money at will. Do you have enough money on hand?" After the three of them sat down on the couch, Zhen Huan directly expressed her concern for An Lingrong.
Even though An Lingrong has been very popular recently and has received many rewards from the Emperor, those things can only be displayed or kept in the warehouse and cannot be exchanged for money. Apart from some silver rewards from the Emperor, An Lingrong's current source of money is still only the share of her position as a concubine.
Moreover, this Changzai has just taken up the position and hasn’t even received the share of the position yet!
When An Lingrong heard that Zhen Huan had revealed her thoughts, she felt sad. She thought that Sister Wan was really thinking about her.
"It's okay. I'll just get some silk threads from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and make some embroidery to sell as before. I can at least earn some money." An Lingrong forced a smile. It was time to send Baojuan away so that she could go to Yiku Palace to discuss the business matter with Concubine Hua.
An Lingrong is really short of money.
A penny can not only defeat a heroic man, but also trap the emperor's favorite concubine.
It's not easy to work in the harem. I finally got a promotion, but my salary hasn't been increased yet. Can I apply for an advance on my share of the money?