Chiba Xiaomei looked at the thing and didn't answer it, and asked,

"What's this?"

The man replied,

"You don't need to ask too much about it, just leave it to your wife..."

After a pause, she was afraid that she would not hand it over to Shangguan Ting, so she threatened her,

"This thing is extremely important to the lady. If you dare to disobey and ruin the big matter of the lady, you can wait for someone to sell it to become a female branch!"

When Qianye Xiaomei heard the five words "Madam's Big Event", she couldn't help but feel a sudden laugh. She knew what the most important thing in Shangguan Ting's heart was now. Could it be that she...

Chiba Xiaomei's face suddenly changed color, but she didn't say a word. She reached out to take the thing and wanted to leave. The man called her and stretched out her hand.

"Where is the silver?"

Chiba Xiaomei glared at him with a hatred, reached out to take out her purse.

"for you!"

The man weighed it in his hand and asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Why are you so a little bit?"

Chiba Komi responded,

"I only have so many. If you think you are too little and ask your wife for it, don't blame me for not telling you that the prince is at the wife's place!"

The man heard the jealousy on his face flashed, and spitted in the direction of the inner courtyard of the palace, sneered and turned around and left.

Humph! So what about the prince? You still want to raise your son for me!

When Qianye Xiaomei returned to the yard, King Yu had already left. Shangguan Ting wore a single dress and combed her long, soft, black hair in front of the dressing table. Seeing this, Qianye Xiaomei went up to take the comb from her hand, stood behind her and combed her messy long hair bit by bit. Qianye Xiaomei sniffed and smelled the familiar smell. She sighed in her heart. Shangguan Ting looked her from the bronze mirror.

"where have you been?"

Shangguan Ting asked, Qianye Xiaomei thought about it, put down the comb in her hand, reached out to take out the bag of things from her arms,

"This is from your cousin..."

Shangguan Ting took it and opened it and saw two small porcelain bottles inside. The wooden plugs wrapped in red cloth were tightly plugged in. Shangguan Ting took a lot of effort to open it and pour out the pills inside, put it in the palm and smell it. It was colorless and smellless, but she was very dissatisfied.

"If he comes later, the child will be born!"

"lady……"

When Qianye Xiaomei heard this, her beautiful face was full of fear and worry.

"Madam, you are not planning to..."

Shangguan Ting glared at her,

"Shut up! If you dare to reveal a word, I will die... you won't get any benefits!"

Chiba Xiaomei's face turned pale because of her fright.

"lady……"

This is a bad thing!

Shangguan Ting seemed to see her thoughts and said coldly,

"This is the case in the backyard of the royal palace. Either you die or I live. Since the bitch became pregnant, you have also watched how they treated me..."

The people in the royal palace can also see the tendency of the fire. Mrs. Li's belly became wide and safe. There was also a saying that the imperial doctor had taken the pulse. It was said that it was probably a male fetus. Then the head man naturally rushed to Li to flatter him.

You should know that although the prince is the eldest in this palace, he is now in charge of the princess in the backyard. Mrs. Li has the support of her. If she gives birth to a son, she will definitely be better than Shangguan Ting's stupid son. When will they not take advantage of this opportunity to stand in a row?

Shangguan Ting relies on her favor on weekdays and is so arrogant that she lost her borders, which makes no one in the royal palace with her. She is fighting alone, but she occupies the position of the main wife and forms a gang. Compared with these two, the difference will be met immediately!

So the heart of this person changed. There were fewer people around Shangguan Ting before. Shangguan Ting immediately felt like he fell from the clouds, and the resentment in his heart became heavier. Qianye Xiaomei just sighed when she heard this.

"Madam... There are so many women in this back house. If the prince becomes the emperor in the future, there will be more women. Will they not have children? Do you have to find a way to get rid of all pregnant women?"

Shangguan Ting lowered her face when she heard this, snatched the wooden comb from her hand and threw it on the ground.

"Everyone else can do it, but Li can't do it. I must not let her give birth to a son!"

"Bang..."

A wooden comb fell to the ground. Qianye Xiaomei glanced at the face that looked as beautiful as peaches and plums in the bronze mirror, but with a ferocious expression, and squatted down to pick up the wooden comb. She only heard Shangguan Ting grit her teeth and whisper,

"We don't have much time now, so we must find a way to get this thing into Li's food!"

Many people in the capital are now paying attention to Li's belly. The emperor's dragon boat has gone south. On the way, officials from all prefectures and counties along the way rushed to the dock where the dragon boats are docked. A few hours ago, they respectfully knelt down to the ground. All the officials handed memorials, hoping that the emperor would take a look, and could not say that they could meet again.

It is rare for local officials to see the beauty of heaven. It’s a pity that the emperor’s dragon body is not safe and he can’t stand the wind. He rarely comes out to breathe along the way!

If we talk about the people who saw the most emperors along the way, except for the eunuchs, the emperor Jiajing seemed to like Pei He very much, and he would call Pei He to talk to him from time to time. The eunuchs looked at Pei Qianhu's cold face and muttered in private.

"Pei Qianhu's face looks pretty, but it's cold like that ice chip. I took a look from the soles of his feet to his hair. I don't know how His Majesty likes him!"

Someone responded,

"Your Majesty likes Pei Qianhu's cold face?"

The emperor saw that he had flattered his face many times, and he might even lit up when he saw Pei He like this!

They guessed this correctly, and Jiajing really thought so. Although Pei He looked cold and his words were even a little mean, he sounded to the emperor and was quite insightful, but he was hundreds of times better than those local officials who only knew how to speak false and clichés!

I don’t know if His Majesty the Emperor was not confused because he had taken less pills for a while, but he was quite clear about the matter.

They walked along the way and saw a lot of villages and towns along the way. The emperor found that the more he walked to the south, how could he see the people and officials describe the hardship and the worn-out clothes?

"Isn't it said that Jiangnan is rich? Why doesn't he look rich at all?"

Finally, the dragon boat entered Suzhou on that day and arrived at a pier to stop. The people and officials who had been waiting for a long time had knelt on both sides of the river when they saw the dragon boat arrive, shouting long live the mountain, saying that they would welcome the emperor's throne and other words.

The emperor ordered Huang Jin to lift the curtain, but saw that the officials kneeling on the river bank were all old-fashioned, and the people were all pale and thin, with hair as dry grass. Thinking about what they saw and heard in the few places in front of him, the emperor couldn't help but feel very strange.

"Isn't it said that Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice? In addition, Suzhou is the place where wealthy people live in Daqing. There are 80 to 100 households in the city, and they are all worried about food and clothing. When they go in and out, how can the people here look poor and officials listless?"

Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin beside him, and Huang Jin thought about it and responded.

"I think this is mostly bragging by officials from Jiangnan. I can't say that this place is much better than the north..."

Emperor Jiajing frowned when he heard this.

"If this is the case in Jiangnan, then more than 60% of the annual taxes in Daqing Dynasty are tributed by these places. How did they pay it?"

Huang Jin smiled,

"Well... Master, according to my servants' opinion, there are always ways to pay taxes and other things!"

Emperor Jiajing glared at him after hearing this.

"Do you mean that I don't care about the lives of the people and plunder the fat and ointment of the people?"

Huang Jin then felt shocked and said nothing, and he knelt down and apologized.

"Master, please forgive me. I have entered the palace since I was a child. I have learned about external affairs and talk nonsense that disturbs my master's audio and video. I deserve to die!"

Jiajing glanced at him and waved his hand,

"You go down and get a few slaps!"

When I am really stupid, this place is fine, and it is like this in two or three places. I don’t believe it anymore. Could it be that my country is like a depressed and poor person?

It would be fine if it was a bitter and cold place in the north, but it would still be like this if it was obtained in Jiangnan. Even if it was the "richest place in the world" Suzhou and Hangzhou, I would be a big deal!

It’s better to go back to the palace earlier and continue hiding in the palace to refine alchemy!

Huang Jin hurriedly retreated, and Jiajing asked someone to call Pei He in again, pointing to the people on the dock outside and asking,

"Pei He, tell me, are those people outside really so poor every day?"

Pei He glanced at the people on the shore, but smiled coldly,

"Your Majesty, I am from a humble background. I know what this poor man looks like. These people...hum..."

He hid his words and said nothing. Jiajing didn't care about his cold tone, but asked with interest.

"Then tell me...what do you think a real poor person looks?"

This man who has not left the palace for decades and can act as a mighty person in the palace, but outside he has a dark look and knows nothing!

Pei He replied,

"Your Majesty, please look at these people. They all have pale faces and thin skin, and their hair is dry. It looks like they are struggling in life, without food or clothing, but..."

Pei He pointed to a closest commoner, kneeling beside the road, lowering his head,

"Your Majesty saw that his skin was white on the back of his neck..."

When Emperor Jiajing saw that it was indeed the case, Pei He pointed at the other two people outside and said,

"Your Majesty looked at these two men again. The arms were tied up, and the skin was smooth and clean, and the eyes were bright. Just as he was waiting for the ride, the voice of this man was the loudest, so... it was like a poor person there..."
Chapter completed!