The palace people below gradually reported the amount of the items withdrawn. No matter how many or how little, the palace maids were responsible for recording it. Concubine Shu listened attentively while flipping through the account books in her hands. She had no questions, so she nodded and agreed.
There are special female officers who keep an eye on these matters, but if you keep letting them go, your subordinates will be deceived without knowing it. Therefore, you always have to take the time to take a look, and you can also regulate the people below.
The noble concubine Shu didn't know the price of goods among the people, but she went out to the palace to inquire about it. She cut off some unclean hands and feet, and took advantage of the many chores to do to make money from them.
But even with this in mind, there are still people who have crooked ideas.
Ruan Yuyi sat upright, lowering her eyes and blowing open the floating leaves in the tea cup, and the hot air came to her face. She seemed to be careless, but in fact she also listened.
The nanny below had a serious look on her face and raised her voice to report, "The day before yesterday, I purchased twenty pieces of silk and silk, forty taels, and ten kilograms of Lu'an melon slices, thirty-six taels..."
There are several items whose prices have not fluctuated compared to previous years.
Concubine Shu nodded slightly, "I understand, let's go down." After concentrating for a long time, she was a little tired, so she bent her knuckles and pressed her eyebrows. But this was the last one.
The nanny's expression remained unchanged, and she was about to bow and retreat. The door of the palace was wide open, and a cold wind blew in. Ruan Yuyi stretched out her hand to explore, and found that her neck was warmed by the wind.
Looking at the retreating figure of the nanny, she suddenly felt that something was wrong and said, "Mom, stay here."
The man's slightly hunched body obviously froze for a moment, and he turned around after a while, "Jieyu, do you have any other instructions?"
"What's wrong with my sister?" Concubine Shu asked slowly.
Due to the climate, most of the best tea leaves come from Southern Province. However, the climate this year is different. It rained for most of the spring, which damaged the tea leaves. Although the aroma is not as good as in previous years, it is rare and expensive.
The price increase has been extremely high.
This Lu'an Guapian is a type of spring tea.
When chatting with her, my mother-in-law even mentioned it. Since the tea was newly purchased this year, how could the price remain the same?
Ruan Yuyi stood up and explained this to Concubine Shu. Finally, she glanced at the nanny and said softly, "I'm afraid that if I really have to ask, I can't sell it for a low price just because it was given to the palace."
go."
Heaven's family is rich and noble, and those merchants have no time to raise prices.
"This slave doesn't know..." Cold sweat was already covering her forehead. When she caught a glimpse of Concubine Shu's expression, her lips were trembling, and she couldn't understand a word she said. She just kept repeating, "Your Majesty Ming Jian..."
With such a little bit of information, Concubine Shu couldn't figure out the secret behind it, so she sneered, "What are you trying to detect? How much of this account is fake!"
Her voice was clear and clear, extremely stern and majestic, filling the huge palace. There was not a single cough in the palace. The people in the palace were all holding their voices and holding their breath, for fear of suffering the consequences of the fish in the pond.
Ruan Yuyi leaned back silently and picked up the tea cup again, but it was not that her mouth was dry, but she was looking for something to do for herself.
The nanny below trembled, and seeing that she could not escape, she hurriedly kowtowed her head 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 was some greedy silver in it, how could the expenses be reduced? Could it be that-" She suddenly thought of something.
"It's just what the empress expected. They may have used the old tea in the palace to deal with it," she said.
What was found was only the tea leaves, but what was not found behind them, what kind of sum would it be in total?
The grandma was so panicked that she cut her forehead and felt no pain, but continued to do so. The blood flowed down in a meandering way, bypassing the bridge of her nose and seeping into the corners of her mouth.
She was a little frightened and closed her eyelashes.
Judging from the appearance of this grandma, she was afraid of death. So she deliberately said, "This must be the first time that I have deceived the superiors and deceived the inferiors. How do you plan to deal with it?"
She added, "If I give you thirty whipping sticks to serve as a warning, those who want to collude with others will not dare to do it again next time, saving the empress the trouble of interrogating her again." Her voice was as soft as a clear spring flowing over a stone.
But it made the grandma frightened.
Mammy didn't know what benefit she got, so she originally planned to keep silent. After Ruan Yuyi said this, she opened her mouth in a hurry, fearing that she would be dragged out if she spoke for a moment late, "My dear, please spare your life, I'm just a slave.
How could this be done? It should have been discovered long ago..."
Then she recruited all the people who had stolen money together.
In fact, the money that was approved for purchase was exploited at all levels by the people above, and she didn't get much left.
Relying on Concubine Shu's trust, she asked her to inquire about private prices, and became an important part of the system to get money from the superiors. The superiors gave her more money to win over her and continue to work at risks.
But even if she spent a lot of money, it would be useless even if she lost her life. How dare she hide it?
This oversight in the tea price involved a long list of people involved. If this happened under Concubine Shu's hands, the new emperor would probably punish her, so she didn't look good.
Those who should be dismissed and those who should be punished, Concubine Shu took care of them one by one.
The atmosphere in the main hall was stagnant, and the palace people were looking at each other, and everyone was in danger. The little palace maid who was bringing tea had just been transferred to work. When had she seen the scene, her hands trembled, and accidentally, the teapot in her hand dropped and splashed.
The rising tea slightly wetted Ruan Yuyi's embroidered shoes.
The palace maid turned pale and knelt down.
She moved her feet slightly to avoid the tea that was still spreading. She said a few words of comfort in a warm voice, and then said, "Quickly go find a napkin and broom and clean up this place."
Mu Xiang stepped forward and held the maid's hand, and then she was willing to get up and leave.
When Concubine Shu saw that she was from her own palace, she felt a little uneasy. She said slowly, "This servant is clumsy. Sister, please don't be offended. I have a few Luozidai here. I took them when I left."
Go, I should be shocked."
She originally thought that this Ruan Jieyu was just a mistress who used to dress up as a pretty girl to please the new emperor, but she didn't expect that she was actually not a golden lady, so now she was willing to take a serious look at her.
Ruan Yuyi didn't care about this at all, because what she said was very clever, "I don't want the Luozidai from my sister's palace. The lotus cake from last time was quite good."
This is true. The lotus flower has a beautiful shape and is crispy and sweet in the mouth. It takes a lot of hard work to make it like this.
Her eyebrows are curved, and her face is even more meandering. Her eyes seem to be studded with tiny stars, and they are so clear and moist, which is very pleasing to people.
Concubine Shu also softened her heart and said warmly, "Then I'll send it to my sister tomorrow." She never thought that someone could be so concerned about the cakes she sent casually.
It was just a sentence, but it went straight to Concubine Shu's heart. Her eyes suddenly felt a little sour.
Looking back at my mother, she was supposed to be the closest person, but she kept pushing her to fight for power and gain. She never even looked at this lotus flower, and even the only words of self-respect were obtained from her.
There are only five or six concubines in this palace, and they can't even fill half of the hall to greet you. She has reached the position of concubine, and she doesn't know what else to fight for, or even -
She glanced at the inner room, where there was medicine given by the Rong family hidden in the dowry on the mirror table.
He doesn't even hesitate to use such despicable means.
"If my sister is willing to come to Chonghua Palace," Concubine Shu added, "this pastry is always prepared for you."