Chapter 447 The Emperor’s Economic Mind

Author: sole red

Chapter 447 The Emperor’s Economic Mind

With the military parade in the morning, the palace banquet at noon became a bit boring.

Despite this, the emperor's relatives in Beijing still put a lot of thought into the gifts they gave to the emperor, especially the emperor's brothers and the emperor's sons.

Brothers please the emperor to save their lives, and sons want to live a good life.

It’s just that this year’s birthday gift is not easy to give.

The emperor is now tightening his grip on corruption.

There is no clean clan in the capital, so gifts to the emperor should not be too extravagant. Once the family background is exposed, it is very likely that not only will the new emperor fail to please him, but he may also end up raiding the house and sending him to sweep horse manure.

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So this year's gifts are not very expensive, but they have a lot of ingenuity in them.

Among the various gifts, the embroidered portrait given by Song Qingyue was not particularly outstanding, but the content on the painting pleased the emperor greatly.

The emperor asked Wang Luen to hang the portrait in the side hall of the Qinzheng Hall on the spot, so that it could be seen every day when he was tired from working and taking a tea break.

The little guy raised his little head, opened his big eyes, opened his hands and shouted softly and cutely, "Duck, duck, hug!"

Why is it so painful!

Of course, the emperor not only liked the eldest grandson Li Kun, he also held the little ones of the second family for a long time, and also rewarded Meng Yuyan and the youngest prince of Baojun Wang with many good things.

But this love was not as good as the emperor's eldest grandson. Meng Yuyan felt jealous and resentful in her heart. Where did Song San get the courage to paint a portrait of the emperor? Or the portrait of the emperor holding his highness the eldest grandson!

The emperor's portrait cannot be drawn at will! The content cannot be decided without authorization.

The emperor indulged her so much!

The young concubines present all had their own thoughts.

Seeing that the emperor likes the two grandsons so much, wouldn't it make the emperor even more happy if they could add another prince to his majesty?

I don’t know what’s going on. It’s been two years since the emperor ascended the throne, and he’s been visiting the harem a lot. Why is there no movement at all?

Xu Pingting touched her belly subconsciously. Now she was considered the most favored in the palace. The emperor came here five or six days a month. Why didn't she see any movement in her belly?

Concubine Shun Mu Yuhui was even more puzzled. When she was favored in the past, the emperor came every month for seven or eight days. She was very energetic and vigorous every time. Why didn't she get pregnant for so long?

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The other concubines whose family backgrounds were unknown were even more anxious.

If there is a child nearby, at least the status can be mentioned, and the mother's family can be truly helped.

But now the emperor listened to someone's advice and actually started to abstain from sexual intercourse and maintain health. He always slept alone in his palace for about ten days a month.

In addition to the empress, the elderly people living in the residence, such as Concubine Zhuang, Concubine You Xian, Concubine Su, Concubine Geng, and Concubine Gao, could always see the emperor once a month.

But when the emperor went to their palace, he only talked, drank tea, played chess, and wrote, and basically didn't do that.

If they tried hard to seduce him, they might not be able to see the emperor for three months, and no one would have the motivation to seduce him!

If you work hard but can't get a promotion or salary increase, you might as well just be a salted fish.

But these old people in Qiandi are also curious. The emperor has been on the throne for so long and there is no sound in the harem. Could it be that... His Majesty is dying?

No matter what everyone's thoughts were, Tianqi Dynasty's first Wanshou Festival celebration finally ended in a lively manner.

After the palace banquet, she returned to the mansion. Song Qingyue took a nice hot bath and planned to take the little piggy to sleep first before getting up for dinner. After a day of celebrations, the little kid was tired from playing, and she, the mother, was even more tired.

He didn't want Li Zhao to stick to her like a gummy candy that couldn't be shaken off, so he ordered Ah Fang to take the child away.

He hugged Song Qingyue and kept kissing her ears, and asked with a somewhat pitiful tone: "Are you tired?"

Song Qingyue wanted to refuse, but when she saw Li Zhao's lustful eyes, she couldn't say anything.

She was only able to sleep with her for about ten days a month, and Li Zhao had to hold on to her for the rest of the time. For a man like Li Zhao who was in his prime, it was indeed a bit embarrassing.

To have two people for a lifetime is really a rare thing in this era and in such a family.

But Li Zhao did it.

Did it with all the temptations in the backyard.

So whenever he begged for sex, no matter how tired Song Qingyue was, she still wanted to give good pain to the man who kept his promise.

She turned to face Li Zhao, put her hands around his waist, raised her head and kissed the corners of Li Zhao's lips, silently expressing her agreement. Li Zhao was immediately elated, laughed softly, and kissed her lips affectionately, with a deep voice in his voice.

It's all about urgency: "Yue'er, Yue'er, do you miss me? Do you miss me?"

"Husband..."

"Yue'er, my good Yue'er, you are a fairy!"

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After a man is satisfied, he is always extra considerate.

Song Qingyue also liked the tranquility after the heavy rain stopped.

She rested her head on Li Zhao's arm, and suddenly remembered the longing eyes of the young concubines at the palace banquet when they looked at the emperor's grandson. She suddenly also had a question: why has there been no new little prince or little princess in the harem for two years?

What about birth?

Or maybe someone tampered with it?

Feeling horrified, he turned to look at Li Zhao.

"What's wrong?" Li Zhao reached out to help her push aside the sweaty hair from her face, "What did you remember?"

"Husband, are you...are you..."

Facing Song Qingyue's hesitation, Li Zhao was quite patient. He stared at her, his eyes seemed full of deep affection, and his tone was very soft: "Am I something?"

"that is……"

"Yue'er, if there's anything you don't dare to ask about me, just ask."

Song Qingyue turned her body to face Li Zhao and put her arms on his chest, so that the two of them became more intimate. She lowered her voice very low and asked, "Has your husband drugged the ladies in the harem?"

"Me? Why..." Li Zhao was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and pinched Song Qingyue's waist hard: "How bad is being a husband in your heart? Do you want to be a husband so much?"

Song Qingyue screamed, glared at Li Zhao and groaned: "You are so bad! You are a bad person to begin with! If you are so bad, you will bully others..."

Why is this woman so coquettish that people always like her so much? Li Zhao kissed her twice, leaned closer and lowered his voice: "It's because the father doesn't want them to have a baby."

"Why?!"

"It was only after my father ascended the throne that he found out that it cost so much money to raise such royal family members every year! If you are not a family member, you don't know how expensive food and rice are. Grandfather Taizu alone has created twenty-five vassal princes.

Eighteen more vassal princes were granted, and the one before the late emperor... cut off seventeen, leaving twelve. But when the emperor's grandfather came, fourteen more princes were born. Apart from the eldest uncle, there were also those who were killed.

Of the deposed kings, there are still eight uncles left. Including those of my generation, there are a total of forty-one kings! If you include the princess, there will be even more... But what about the future?

?There are so many more kings in each generation, how can the court afford it?"

When the emperor was a prince in the past, he could raise his son as he pleased, and no one cared about how he raised it. But it was different when he became an emperor. After giving birth to a child, he would be given the title of king or princess!

Do you know how expensive it is to be crowned a king?

Princesses are not cheap either!

The emperor also wanted to keep the money to build bridges, roads, ships, and cannons.

It is enough for his son to have one Li Zhao to inherit the throne. How can he sustain himself by raising so many gold-eating beasts?

Song Qingyue nodded vigorously and praised her father-in-law's economic acumen: "It's time to streamline the royal family! The best way is to have fewer people in the harem!"

Li Zhao burst out laughing and pinched Song Qingyue's face.

Song Qingyue immediately glared at him: "Am I wrong?"

"Yes! Madam is right! Too many people will cause trouble!" Li Zhao surrendered immediately.

Song Qingyue then hummed with satisfaction.

Li Zhao continued: "My father also said that there should be as few auditions as possible in the future. If the clan members want to get married, they should choose them by themselves. If they like them, they should report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for review. Betrothal gifts, dowries, etc., are all responsible for the court.

I am only responsible for the rank and salary."

puff!

Song Qingyue trembled with laughter.

"Then my father really plans not to have any more children in the future?"

"Before, my father specifically asked me to go outside the palace to help him find a hidden contraceptive method. Aren't I experienced? I just told my father about the safe period. There is no need to worry about prescribing the medicine, just watch the time.

Just go and it’s done.”

"This method is not 100% effective." Song Qingyue reminded, "If a concubine drinks some medicine that changes the time of her little life before going to bed, it will be even more unexpected."

Li Zhao sneered indifferently: "It's not easy to get medicine from outside the palace. But... if you really have younger siblings, it's nothing. It's just a heartache after looking at the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

These words made Song Qingyue giggle: "Our Ninth Five Supreme Being is as stingy as a wild cat now."
To be continued...