The Almighty Princess just wants to farm

Chapter 172

"Come here, go to the Imperial Hospital to tell Wang Shi and ask him to go to Prince Xu's Mansion and see Prince Xu on behalf of Ai's family."

Empress Dowager Xiao asked people outside the door to go to the Taiyuan Hospital to deliver oral instructions.

"The Queen Mother cares about King Xu and has a deep love between mother and son. She is a role model for Concubine Shen and others."

"Yes, the Queen Mother has a deep love for Queen Xu, mother and son. I am really envious of it..."

……

One of the wives sitting below spoke first, and the other wives followed suit.

"Although King Xu is not a biological child of the Ai family, the Ai family has watched him grow up since he was a child. This child has been smart since he was a child, but it is a pity that he has a bad fate... Now that he has married the princess, the Ai family hopes that he can make Ai family happy. The family will have a grandson as soon as possible and provide leaves for the Nangong family... In this way, when the time comes, the Ai family will be able to have an explanation with the late king..."

Empress Dowager Xiao spoke affectionately, and the people below naturally followed suit.

"Queen Mother, it stands to reason that it has been some time since King Xu and Princess Xu got married, but there is no happy news coming from the palace..."

A married woman with a daughter at home said something secretly.

"Prince Xu's health is just right, and the two of them are still enjoying the sweetness of their newlyweds. It will be a good time later."

Empress Dowager Xiao had been in the harem for so many years, so she naturally understood the meaning of the fateful woman's words just now.

"What the Queen Mother said is that when the prince's body recovers, good news will naturally come. Let's prepare small gifts and wait."

"Speaking of preparing gifts, the Aijia remembered one thing. I heard that there was a drought in Jiangdong, and this year's harvest was not as good as [-]% of previous years. You also know that Daru invaded a few days ago. This war is the most expensive. This war After the battle, the consumption will naturally be huge, and the Aijia thought, since we can't go into battle to kill the enemy, why don't we sit in some other places, so that we can share the worries for the country..."

Empress Dowager Xiao finished her order, picked up the teacup on the side and began to taste the tea slowly.

"Queen Mother... I have just followed your instructions. From now on, the share of each palace will be halved, and daily expenses will be controlled within a certain amount. The Queen is also very supportive..."

Aunt Juruo, who was waiting on the side, inserted her mouth in time.

"Well, the queen and the king are of one mind, so they naturally have to think carefully about the king. We can't help with the affairs of the previous dynasty, so we can only do what we can in this harem, which can be regarded as sharing the worries of the country. Already..."

The two of them were singing in harmony, and the ladies below could not sit still. They had been mentally prepared before entering the palace, knowing that there must be something else going on in this banquet. However, about money, everyone started again He looked at Xiao Jiujiu in his heart.

"Queen Mother...Although I have not done much, I still want to do something for all of us. Let's do it this way. Today, I took out ten thousand taels of silver from my dowry. It is a small token of my kindness to the folks in Jiangdong. Power."

As long as one person starts everything, then others will naturally follow.

"Queen Mother, my eldest son has just got engaged, and I really can't afford much, so I took out [-] taels of silver from my body to express my feelings..."

"I am also willing to donate ten thousand taels of silver..."

"Queen Mother, I am..."

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Everyone here acted as if they had agreed to do so, either taking some from their own money or taking some from their dowry. The Queen Mother sounded really unhappy and looked a little cold.

"Ju Ruo, you took out fifty thousand taels from the Ai family's possessions, as a token of the Ai family's affection for the people of Jiangdong."

"The Queen Mother... the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and everyone in the palace needs to take care of it. If it is fifty thousand taels, I'm afraid..."

Ju Ruo reminded Empress Dowager Xiao in a low voice with some embarrassment.

"This festival is held every year, and I haven't seen anything new. It's better to save money and give it to those in need."

"Yes, servant girl will do it now."

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When the news reached Prince Xu's Mansion, Dongfang Li was playing chess with Nangong Xu.

The chess pieces made of black ink stone and white warm jade were one after another in the hands of the two men, and the situation was fierce.

"The Queen Mother's move was a bit miscalculated."

"It doesn't matter, it's the Dragon Boat Festival soon. What she took out will be taken back several times."

"Is that okay?"

"Who made her the Queen Mother?"

Nangong Xu sneered and placed a piece on the chessboard.

"This round... the prince won..."

Dongfang Li put down the chess piece in his hand, looking as if this was indeed the case.

"Do you want to continue?"

Nangong Xu carefully separated the black stones and white stones on the chessboard and put them into their chess boxes respectively.

"I don't want to play any more. Your Majesty didn't say anything to me..."

"If I really let you go, I'm afraid you will say that I disrespect you again."

"Is it really okay for you to understand me like this?"

Faced with Nangong Xu's teasing, Dongfang Li pursed her lips and refused to argue with him.

"But then again, they all paid with money. Is it really okay if we don't take out some?"

"Ali thinks, how many of the things they took out can really be sent to Jiangdong? Even if they are sent to Jiangdong, how many can really reach the hands of the people?"

Nangong Xu had investigated the source and destination of these donations, but there were many involved, and there had been no disasters in the past few years, so they had little chance. This is why Nangong Xu did not pursue it further.

"There have always been people like this in every dynasty. It's really annoying."

Dongfang Li was very disgusted with these.

"There is no way. There is collusion between government and businessmen, oppression, and various relationships are intertwined. It is not easy to really straighten things out."

"You are wrong about this idea. In our place, there is a department called the Independent Commission Against Corruption, which is responsible for investigating and investigating these illegal crimes, corruption and bribery people and things. They use a three-pronged approach of law enforcement, prevention and education to crack down on illegal crimes. , while delivering justice to the people.”

"It turns out there are still such fair and honest people."

Nangong Xu was a little surprised, because in his mind, the principle of "people will be punished if they don't do it for themselves" seems to have been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and has even entered into their bones.

"In my heart, our prince is this kind of person..."

Dongfang Li stood up, walked around behind Nangong Xu, hugged Nangong Xu from behind, and rubbed their ears together.

"So I am so noble in Ali's heart."

Nangong Xu held Dongfang Li's confused Rou Ni to prevent her from being naughty.

"The prince has always been like this in my heart. From the time we met until now, everything the prince has done conforms to the image of a hero and hero in my heart."

"It's an honor for me to be recognized by Ali."

"It is also my honor to be able to make the prince feel honored..."