Cailing's tears not only failed to arouse Hongli's compassion, but made him even more disgusted. He coldly uttered four words, "I will never repent!"
At this time, Sixi had already brought two palace men to drag Cailing. Seeing this, the latter quickly climbed a few steps forward again, hugged Hongli's leg, and cried: "Your Majesty, I don't want to go to Xinzheku."
, I, my concubine, should not be demoted to slavery, I am unjustly accused!"
Hongli had already decided that she was guilty. Even if she said that she was wronged, he would not believe a word of it. He kicked her away in disgust and said: "Pull her down, I don't want to see her again!"
At Si Xi's signal, the two palace men grabbed Xianyue, one on the left and the other on the right. The latter struggled hard and kept saying: "I don't want to go to Xinzheku, don't go!"
Unfortunately, no matter how hard she struggled, the two eunuchs held her tightly, unable to break away at all, and were forcibly dragged out. When passing by Xiayue, who looked calm, Cai Ling's face was twisted like a ghost, and she said viciously:
"It's you, it's you who brought me to this point, Nala Xianyue, you are so despicable and vicious! I will not let you go, I swear, I will never let you go!"
Xianyue sighed softly and said: "Cai Ling, why don't you understand that I never harmed you, and the person who harmed you to this point was yourself."
Cai Ling gritted her teeth and said: "The emperor doesn't understand the truth, but you do. Nala Xianyue, just wait. When I come out of Xin Zhe's library, I, Xin Cai Ling, will avenge today! I will avenge you!"
Xianyue didn't speak, but Hongli said something as cold as frost, "I said, you will never step out of Xinzheku in this life! Take it away!"
"Your Majesty, you will regret it. You will definitely regret trusting this woman!" Cai Ling's voice gradually faded away until it was no longer audible.
After the Yangxin Hall became quiet again, Xianyue knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you, and I hope your Majesty can grant it."
Hongli took a breath and said, "Is it related to A Luo?"
Xianyue glanced at A Luo, who was kneeling on the ground and sobbing, and said: "Yes, A Luo has served me for more than ten years. Later, I went to the cold palace, and then she went to serve Cai Ling. Now that I have returned to Yan
At the Palace of Jubilee, I hope that I can take A Luo back to prevent her from suffering outside."
A'luo raised his tear-stained face and said in shock: "Mother, you...are you willing to let this slave go back? Don't you hate your slave for doubting you before?"
"No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. Now that we know that everything is a misunderstanding, let this matter pass. In the future, none of us should mention it again." At this point, Xia Yue's eyes filled with tears.
Guang choked up and said: "In this world, apart from the emperor, I only have you as a relative. I don't want the relationship between you and me to be affected by something that has passed."
At this point, she suddenly knelt down and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I beg you to agree to my request!"
Hongli came down, helped her up personally, and said warmly: "Since you care about A Luo so much, let A Luo continue to be with you. As for the palace servants of Bilin Pavilion, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to reassign errands."
When this sentence fell into his ears intact, Xianyue's heart finally fell completely, and she thanked Ah Luo together.
After ordering A Luo, Qi Kuan and others to go ahead, Hongli sighed softly, took the zhezi he picked up from Sixi's hand and said: "Let it be as long as things don't come. When they come, they will come one after another. Let's
People don't even have time to take a breath. Just like today, I just wanted to tell you to talk, but ended up being like this." At this point, he scolded lightly: "You too, have suffered so much.
You’re wronged, why don’t you come and tell me?”
Xianyue said softly: "The emperor has to worry about the affairs of the previous dynasty. He is already very tired. How can I bear to bother the emperor anymore?" At this point, she glanced at the folding book in Hongli's hand and said: "Yongding River
Regarding this matter, I remember that the emperor said that it has been handed over to Mr. Gao for supervision. Mr. Gao is also a prodigy in water control, so there should be nothing wrong with it."
"I don't have to worry about flood control anymore, but the floods broke down the river embankments, destroyed the houses, and displaced the people. This matter has to be sent out to provide disaster relief. But at this time, Taiwan is experiencing drought again, and both sides have to do it.
Disaster relief, but the money that can be used in the treasury is limited, and I don’t know which side of the disaster should be relieved first." Hongli returned to the royal chair and sat down, rubbing his temples constantly. It was obvious that this matter gave him a headache.
Xianyue walked up to him and said, "May I ask, Your Majesty, how many thousands of taels of silver will be needed in total for the two places to provide disaster relief together?"
Hongli sighed and said: "Taiwan is far away and the area affected by the Yongding River is large. It will cost at least three million and twenty thousand silver. The treasury can get it, but once it is taken, the treasury will be empty. This year's situation
no one
I guarantee it will be good, but if something happens again, the treasury will not be able to provide the money, and the people will suffer, and the court will not look good." After that, he added: "You always have many ideas, and you may think of a solution this time.
method."
Xianyue said humbly: "How can I, my concubine, have any ideas? Even if I barely have any, it's just a small trick. It's hard to get into the realm of elegance, let alone get into the eyes of the emperor and other ministers."
Hongli smiled at what she said and said: "You don't have to be so humble. I have personally learned about your so-called little plan. Although it is not fair, it is extremely useful. Otherwise, you would not be standing here today."
Xianyue knew that he was talking about how during the Yongzheng period, she used a trick to get Hongli to accept her as a favor to Fujin. She smiled and said, "The emperor remembers it clearly."
Hongli held her hand and said: "It was that thing that brought me and you together, and it was also that thing that made me discover for the first time that there are such powerful and cunning women in the world. I am afraid that in my whole life
I will never forget it.”
Xianyue smiled sweetly and said, "Should I feel honored or afraid now?"
Hongli asked curiously: "What are you afraid of?"
"My concubine plotted against the emperor like that, shouldn't I be afraid of the emperor's revenge?" Xianyue's words made Hongli smile for a while, "If I intend to retaliate against you, can you still stand here?"
After the words fell, the two looked at each other and smiled. Although there was still no solution to the matter, Hongli felt much more relaxed. He stroked the braid on the back of his head and said slowly: "Since this matter cannot have the best of both worlds,
Then we can only choose one of them. Back then, Shi Lang was ordered by the emperor's grandfather to pacify Taiwan. Don't let chaos arise in my hands."
How could Xia Yue Qiqiao Linglong's thoughts not understand Hongli's meaning and said: "The emperor's intention is to first relieve the disaster in Taiwan?"
Hongli said helplessly: "There is no other way. I will ask the government offices of the affected prefectures to try their best to resettle the victims. As long as the national treasury is slightly loosened, I will immediately issue money to provide disaster relief."
Xianyue thought for a moment and said: "I have a trick, I wonder if the emperor is interested in hearing it?"