There is an unusual mystery in the main hall. All the singers and musicians have stopped playing long ago. Everyone who is not involved in this turmoil is sitting calmly beside the food table, keeping his eyebrows down and keeping silent, for fear that no one will check.
When you get to Fengwei, you won’t be able to finish eating and walk around.
Zhao Yuan, who was deeply involved in this turmoil, sat aside calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him. Although Leng Changxi lowered her head, her ears were perked up.
Wu Cairen was sweating coldly and his hands were shaking. Zhao Yu had already sobered up from the drunkenness. He recalled the stupid words he said and was so panicked.
Gaozong played with the wine glass in his hand, but it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
After a long time, when everyone's spirits were almost stretched to the extreme, Gaozong slowly said: "I don't want to pursue this matter any further. Since the Queen Mother said that the monthly salary record is three hundred, just treat it as three hundred."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Leng Changxi narrowed her eyes unwillingly. She had been planning for so long, and what she wanted was definitely not the words "not pursued".
Just when Leng Changxi was about to speak, Gaozong continued: "Since Yu'er has received more than two hundred months of Yuan'er's salary for more than ten years, there is no reason not to pay it back. I order Yu'er to
I will repay Yuan'er 35,000 taels of silver within ten days, does Yu'er have any objections?"
Hearing Gaozong ask this, Zhao Yu didn't dare to speak out even if he had an opinion, so he could only nod with a bitter look on his face and said: "Thank you, Father, for your kindness!"
Leng Changxi finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt proud: Where could Zhao Yu get the 35,000 taels of silver? He had been used to lavishing money over the years and had barely saved any money. Emperor Gaozong suddenly asked him to get it within ten days.
Offering so much money would cost him his life! In the end, he would go to Queen Mother Wei. Look at what Queen Mother Wei did. She was just shooting herself in the foot!
Leng Changxi, who thought that it would be over, did not expect that Gaozong actually spoke again, this time to Empress Dowager Wei: "Mother, Yu'er has been in the palace since she was a child, wearing gold and silver, and has never eaten anything.
What a hardship, but Yuan'er is different. He has been outside the palace since he was a child, and he has only returned to the palace this time. We are both grandchildren. I hope you can be fair and give Yuan a share of what you give to Yu'er. Therefore, this monthly salary will be paid from now on.
Both of them are equal, three hundred."
Queen Mother Wei did not speak, but nodded gently.
"As for Yuan'er's Wende Hall, it is true that it has not been lived in for many years and is much desolate. If my master's dormitory in the Song Dynasty remains so desolate, I am afraid that others will laugh at me. Therefore, the repair of this Wende Hall is urgent, but with a
Building a palace with outsiders' money always doesn't look good. Why don't you give the queen mother 25,000 taels of silver and give it to Yuan'er?" Gaozong's words made Empress Dowager Wei suddenly darken her face. She stared at him and said, "Twenty thousand taels.
Five thousand taels!”
"Mother is unwilling?" Gaozong raised his eyebrows and looked at Empress Dowager Wei. Although Empress Dowager Wei was angry in her heart, she thought that since the emperor didn't care about this matter, it would be a small matter to give her some money. Therefore, no matter how she meant it,
Reluctantly, she could only nod and agree.
At this time, Leng Changxi was happy. She didn't expect that the box office of tonight's scene would be so high. It was sixty thousand taels of silver. It was such a huge amount of money. And she just used Wu Cairen to place it in Zhao Yuan's office.
A few words from a little maid next to her did the trick. At this moment, Leng Changxi really wanted to award the best supporting actress award to the maid who had only appeared for less than half a quarter of an hour!
Perhaps because she was too excited, Leng Changxi's smug smile was not concealed and was looked away by Guo Wanrou who was standing aside.
Guo Wanrou squinted her eyes slightly and thought about it carefully. She was startled and opened her eyes wide. She glanced at Leng Changxi secretly, and then a plan came to her mind. She snorted heavily,
A sneer appeared on the corner of his lips.
After such a fuss over the family dinner, no one had any thoughts, so they ate a few hasty bites and then left one after another.
Empress Dowager Wei returned to Ciming Hall with a cold face and a black complexion. She angrily sat down on the phoenix chair in the main hall and looked coldly at Wu Cai and Zhao Yu who were following her closely.
Wu Cairen knew that he was at fault. As soon as he arrived at the palace, he knelt down in a hurry and begged for mercy from Empress Dowager Wei: "Mother, I know that I am at fault. I hope that your Majesty the Queen Mother will spare me!"
"Huh! Wu Cairen, what kind of occasion is this? You didn't use your brain to think about the consequences of saying this? The Ai family doesn't care! From now on, you can handle the affairs of your mother and son by yourself!" Queen Mother Wei was heartbroken and slapped her hard.
A palm of the chair handle.
"Grandma, Queen Mother, you can't ignore your grandson! Your grandson knows your mistake. He had a few too many drinks in the past few days, and that's why he said these stupid things!" When Zhao Yu heard that Empress Dowager Wei had no choice, he would no longer care about him.
He was immediately frightened by the trend. Surviving in the palace, he finally managed to catch the big tree of Empress Dowager Wei to rely on. If he lost it, how would he win in the competition for the prince's power in the future?
"Mother, I was also confused for a moment. I was disturbed by the bastard words that the maid didn't catch clearly. Then I made a big mistake. I hope my mother will be merciful!" Wu Cairen heard what the Queen Mother said,
She was also worried. If she lost the powerful backer of Queen Mother Wei, Zhao Yu's chances of becoming the crown prince would be much smaller. In a palace where mother is more important than son, how will she gain a foothold in the future?
Empress Dowager Wei was upset, but she didn't seem to see the two of them at all, so she immediately waved her hand to ask them to leave.
At this moment, the nun outside the hall suddenly walked into the hall, stood in front of Queen Mother Wei, and said respectfully: "The Queen Mother, Miss Guo Wanrou of the Guo family is outside the hall asking for an audience."
"Miss Guo family?" Queen Mother Wei frowned, a little confused. She had seen this girl from the Guo family several times, but she didn't have much of an impression. She was just the emperor's niece, so this
Only then did the capital announce her into the palace.
"What's the matter?" Queen Mother Wei asked calmly.
"Miss Guo didn't say anything, she just said it was something important." The nanny answered responsibly.
Queen Mother Wei pondered for a while and said slowly: "Let her come in!"
Guo Wanrou entered the hall, and after bowing respectfully, she glanced at Wu Cairen and her son, and after being asked by Empress Dowager Wei, she spoke: "Empress Dowager, Wanrou does have something very important to report for interrupting.
Today's incident, Wanrou feels, is definitely not the fault of Empress Cairen and Mr. Yu."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Wei picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, her face expressionless.
When Wu Cai and Zhao Yu saw Guo Wanrou defending themselves, they hurriedly stretched their ears with a hint of hope in their hearts.
"Empress Dowager, you are so wise, how come you didn't expect that the talented empress was framed? No matter how courageous the talented empress was, she would not dare to arrange such a right and wrong. She said this because my maid heard it, so it is absolutely
It's true, and that maid definitely didn't dare to lie about the truth, so she must have heard these words, so..." Guo Wanrou was smart enough not to finish her words, but in the ears of Queen Mother Wei, she had already