Zhu Houzhao was satisfied.

Suddenly there was a lot of money on hand, which meant that he could squander at will.

Zhang Yuan was quite depressed, thinking: "I gave His Majesty 100,000 taels of silver before, but it was exhausted in just two or three months. This is just the pocket money spent by His Majesty, and the cost of the big money was still allocated from the treasury... Where can I find so much money for His Majesty? Now the Ministry of Revenue has a large amount of money deposited by His Majesty. It doesn't count the transfer of silver from the Ministry of Revenue, but I still have to ask me to continue to find a way to raise it. Should I ask my eldest nephew for it?"

The court was very lively for a while.

Zhu Houzhao opened a court meeting and asked a huge secret. The court suddenly became rich. As for saving money, it could be slowed down for the time being. Many yamen felt that since the court had money, it could appropriately increase its original budget and each was ready to report to the court again with the intention of going back to increase the cost.

Even if some things cannot be said openly, they can be carried out secretly, such as adding things that were not originally included in the plan should be added immediately.

The money is kept in the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue, and it is not used by one's own yamen, and it will be occupied by other yamen. Even though the Hongzhi Dynasty has always been called a prosperous era, the treasury of the court cannot leave much remaining. This time, the more than 10 million taels of silver suddenly seemed to be used specifically to solve the difficulties of each yamen.

The Ministry of Works used it for one million taels, and the military expenditure was allocated another two million taels at once, and there was only more than eight million taels left. If he didn't seize the opportunity, he wouldn't even drink the soup.

After nightfall, Xiao Guozi came out of the palace with Zhu Houzhao's instructions. He did not go to see Shen Xi, but to tell the people in the Leopard Room that the palace would be reopened in the palace tonight.

As for Gao Feng, who was originally busy preparing for the emperor's consort, was summoned by Empress Dowager Zhang and rushed to Yongshou Palace in a hurry.

Gao Feng was uneasy. He didn't want to see Empress Dowager Zhang very much because there was something wrong with her... The emperor had a conflict with the empress dowager's orders, and he could only obey the emperor for the time being. After all, the emperor was above everything else. No matter how noble the empress dowager was, he could only be ranked behind.

"Eunuch Gao, why haven't you come to pay tribute to the Ai family these two days? Is there anything important to do?"

Under the candlelight, Empress Dowager Zhang sat high on the chair, and Empress Xia was sitting next to her, which made Gao Feng realize that some things could not be mentioned, otherwise he would have been waiting to go to Zhu Houzhao to get the crime.

Gao Feng said: "Your Majesty arranged for the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the

Empress Dowager Zhang said coldly: "I can't even take out the time to pay my respects? What's the important thing? Can you tell the Ai family and the queen?"

Gao Feng didn't know how to answer, and thought to himself: "Your Majesty wants to marry Lord Shen's sister sooner or later, if I lie to the Empress Dowager now, the lies will be exposed in no time, and I will never get trust in front of the Empress Dowager."

Thinking of this, he knew that he could not lie, but could not explain Zhu Houzhao's instructions clearly, so he could only say with a bitter face: "The Empress Dowager asked the old slave to forgive his sins... It was His Majesty's order. This matter must not be mentioned to anyone, otherwise... it will be strictly dealt with."

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled coldly and said, "You are so loyal!"

This sentence was obviously a hint of irony. Even if Gao Feng heard it, he could not do anything. For him, the most important thing was to get rid of the matter and knelt down and kowtow: "I am loyal to Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, but Your Majesty repeatedly ordered not to disclose the news, and I dare not disobey."

Empress Dowager Zhang shouted sternly: "Isn't it just that the emperor wants to bring the sister of Chen Qing's family into the palace? You won't talk to the Ai family about such a big thing?"

"ah?"

Gao Feng was shocked. He didn't expect that Empress Dowager Zhang would hit the point and told the matter directly. He immediately thought to himself, who leaked the news to Empress Dowager Zhang?

Gao Feng was a little scared: "The Empress Dowager and the Empress have a deep affection. Now His Majesty wants to marry Lord Shen's sister. It seems a good thing, but how can the Empress Dowager not make the decision for the Empress? Now that the matter has not been implemented, the Empress Dowager will definitely try to obstruct him. How can I explain to His Majesty?"

Gao Feng had no choice but to kowtow and shouted, "Please forgive me for your sins."

After talking for a long time, Empress Dowager Zhang seemed to be soft-hearted and said, "Get up and talk."

Gao Feng was still kneeling there, but fortunately he stopped kowtowing.

Empress Dowager Zhang sighed, "The Ai family also knows that you are loyal. This is the emperor's order and has nothing to do with you. However, it is a good thing for the emperor to return to the palace these two days. It seems that you are still effective in doing things in front of the emperor."

Gao Feng had no intention of making contributions at all. He knew very well that the emperor was completely forced by Chen Xi when he returned to the palace. It was better for an old eunuch like him to not beside him to help the evildoer.

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "How are you preparing for the matter of accepting concubines now?"

Gao Feng was thinking to himself: "The Empress Dowager not only knew about the matter of taking the concubine, but also knew that the Sili Supervisor was responsible for the relevant matters. Perhaps he also knew that those guys arranged for me to be responsible... It seems that it is impossible to hide it. It is just the secrets that those guys leaked!"

Gao Feng said: "It's still under preparation. Your Majesty has given orders, so he dare not come and tell the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Zhang sighed and said, "It is not a bad thing for the Emperor to gather Chen Qing's family and take the sister of Chen Qing's family as a concubine. Queen, don't think too much, the Emperor still respects you very much."

Empress Dowager Zhang actually enlightened the daughter-in-law next to her, which somewhat relieved Gao Feng. Gao Feng thought to himself: "Fortunately, the Empress Dowager has a vision and great knowledge!"

Empress Xia was raised by Empress Dowager Zhang, looking confused. She didn't know who was going to enter the palace. As for whom the "Chen Qing Family" mentioned by Empress Dowager Zhang, she didn't know much. She vaguely remembered that every time she came to Empress Dowager Zhang, someone would mention this name intentionally or unintentionally, as if it was very powerful.

She was a little stupid, and when she encountered something she didn't understand, she kept thinking about it.

Empress Dowager Zhang had long been accustomed to her daughter-in-law's character, and looked back at Gao Feng and said, "Have you told Chen Qing's family about this?"

Gao Feng said: "Reply to the Empress Dowager's words, Your Majesty ordered that no one should leak the news. The old slave has been busy preparing matters and is preparing to report to His Majesty tomorrow. There is no notification from Lord Shen, and he is afraid that Lord Shen will refuse directly."

Empress Dowager Zhang was somewhat dissatisfied: "Let his sister enter the palace, this is His Majesty's grace. Could it be that the Shen family will be insulted?"

Gao Feng didn't know how to proceed, and was thinking to himself: "Does the Empress Dowager in Love support this marriage?"

Empress Dowager Zhang said again: "Go and arrange it quickly. If there is something you don't understand or something you need help, just tell the Ai family, and the Ai family will try their best to provide help. The Ai family will not say anything to the emperor, so you can do this matter quickly."

"Yes, Empress Dowager." Gao Feng kowtowed.

Concubine Li's heart was extremely unbalanced, which was because the emperor was perfunctory and delayed her again and again, and Chen Xi's rejection of her.

Now Shen Xi's sister is likely to become a concubine around the emperor and a person who competes for favor with her. She feels that her future is dim.

She thought to herself: "If it were in the current situation, Shen Zhihou might take the risk of completing the big thing with me after being suspicious of the emperor. If Shen Zhihou became the national uncle, he would not only not help me, but might help his sister to harm me!"

Seeing that Concubine Li was furious, Xiao Taozi couldn't help but persuade: "Empress, you must calm down. Your Majesty is not allowed to inform others about this matter. I also risked beheading and told you that you can't be publicized everywhere and be known to outsiders!"

After calming down his anger, Concubine Li glared at Xiao Tiaozi and said, "Do you think I don't know the right way? Xiao Tiaozi, does Shen Zhihou know about this?"

Xiao Tiaozi said, "As a rule, Lord Shen doesn't know."

"It's not realistic to hide it from him."

Concubine Li said, "You don't want to tell him, but there will definitely be people who will talk too much. After all, you eunuchs want to curry favor with him and want to do things for him. For example, Zhang Yuan, do you think he won't tell Shen Zhihou about this?"

Xiao Zhuozi shook his head and said, "I don't know if other people will leak it, but I dare not break the ban."

Concubine Li said: "Then are you going to curry favor with the new nobleman or this palace in the future?"

Xiao Guozi quickly expressed his loyalty: "Of course it's you, Empress! That new nobleman, but he is just a girl, not old. Logically speaking, she is not yet married, and she has a lot of connections with His Majesty. She has seen her several times before..."

Concubine Li frowned and said, "She is just a daughter from a wealthy family. How could she meet His Majesty frequently? It was also deliberately arranged by Shen Zhihou?"

Xiao Guozi first thought about it, then shook his head firmly: "It cannot be arranged by Lord Shen, she... This Miss Chen beat His Majesty to the point of bleeding from his head several times. Every time he met His Majesty, he had a very unpleasant deal!"

Concubine Li said: "No wonder His Majesty was injured before. The relationship was done by Miss Shen's family... Humph, it was said that it was not arranged by Shen Zhihou, but it was difficult to guarantee that Shen Zhihou had already settled down and married his sister into the palace!"

"I don't know this servant."

Xiao Zhuozi said with a grievance, "I came out this time just to follow the orders of His Majesty and I will go back soon... Is the Empress with me?"

Concubine Li sighed and said, "Walking with you, I am just a maid. Once I enter the palace gate, I will no longer be in the palace. Maybe I will suffer some humiliation... But if I don't go, maybe Your Majesty will forget the old person with a new love... No, I still have to go!"

Xiao Tiaozi said, "If the Empress wants to go, please change into men's clothes, as this will be much more convenient... I don't know about Concubine Hua, so she will not have the chance to enter the palace."

Concubine Li explained a little, "You finally have some strength in your eyes."

While talking, Concubine Li was about to change her clothes because she had a lot of men's clothes here, so it was not difficult to re-wear, while Xiaotengzi was waiting outside the screen.

Then I heard the voice of Concubine Li coming from behind the screen: "If Your Majesty doesn't go back to the leopard room recently, I will try to stay in the palace. At that time, you have to act according to the opportunity. If I have something to do with someone outside, either you do it yourself or you send someone to my palace. The palace is a strange place for me, so you have to take good care of it!"

Zhou scolded: "You girl, you dare to talk back to your mother? Your mother's debt is much better than you. Show less. Stay cooler wherever you go!"

Chen Yier curled her lips: "It's quite cool here."

After saying that, she simply sat down on the chair next to her, looking very comfortable.

Chen Xi sighed and said, "Are you going to go back to your hometown in western Fujian?"

"Okay, if you let me go back."

Zhou said, "Mom also knows that you must have something to say. What kind of tricks do you have in your heart are you not aware of? My mother doesn't ask too much, just send 3,000 taels of silver and leave in a few days."

Chen Xidao: "In less than a few days, I will embark on the itinerary tomorrow morning."

Zhou asked in surprise: "Silly, don't scare your mother? Did you do something in the court? We are going to run away, right?"

When Chen Yi'er heard the words of committing crimes, her eyes widened, and she was very excited about what was going on at home.

Chen Xi shook his head: "I can't tell you about some things in detail. I'll just take refuge. Today I will ask someone to help me clean up, so you don't have to go back. My father and his luggage will naturally have a carriage to pick you up. After the city gate opens tomorrow morning, I'll just wait at the city gate."

Zhou muttered, "Just say that being an official in the court is nothing good. Is this a big mistake to escape from his life? It's bad, is this king's land in the world? Where can you escape from the pursuit of the court? When will you leave?"

"I have no plans to leave." Chenxi Road.

"You stupid guy, don't say you're waiting to surrender and save the Shen family. You have to run away when it's time to run. You are very capable, but the performers say that those who are capable will not end well. What the emperor is most afraid of is that you are capable like this, such as Yue Wumu..."

Zhou also said something in the book very well, "Mom has no great knowledge, but she also knows that if we continue to walk south, there are Southeast Asia and the West, we can go to these places to make a living."

Chen Xi smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, the child has not committed any crime. Now, there are some things that cannot be explained in detail to her, so she asked her to take Yi'er away earlier."

"Where is Juro?" Zhou asked quickly.

Chenxidao: "Juro can just follow the boy."

Zhou said dissatisfiedly: "You boy, don't drag your brother down if something happens. Everyone says you are a monster. Mom is just two of you. If one of them is missing, you should leave one for your mother... Mom doesn't mean that. If it doesn't work, let Xiaoping go with her, and mom will help you raise him."

Chen Xi said helplessly: "Mom, why do you seem to be more prepared than your child? Now you are just asking you to go back to your hometown, why are there so many things?"

Zhou said: "Although you are very capable in the imperial examination and become an official, there are many situations that you don't know at this age. My mother has eaten more salt than rice you have eaten. How can I not know how unscrupulous the emperor is? You are so capable now that the emperor is afraid that you will usurp the throne."

Chen Yier was very excited and said, "Mom, what is planning to usurp the throne?"

"It's your brother who killed the emperor and became the emperor himself. This is called usurping the throne." Zhou explained seriously.

Chen Yi'er's eyes rolled and said, "Did you mean that if the plot to usurp the throne fails, all our family will die?"

Chen Xi said with a dark face: "She doesn't mean this kind of thing to do in front of Yi'er... Mom, why are you so angry that you can't help rebel?"

Zhou waved his hand: "What do you think of your mother? My mother just reminds you that if you really can't escape, you will fight with him. Isn't it just a death? It's the same as death, maybe you will be successful? My mother doesn't understand any rules, she just likes to watch dramas, anyway, she will help you raise Xiaoping..."
Chapter completed!