Chapter 51 Chapter Eighteen

After Xiao Shunzi left, I thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of a reason. I sat silently for a while, my heart was still in a mess.So, I got up and walked to the table, spread out the paper, and slowly started grinding. Picking up the pen, I couldn't help writing 'Lv Liuliang' and 'Lv Siniang', repeating it over and over again.Ever since Zeng Jing's case came out, the three words "Lv Siniang" have stuck in my heart, and it made me terrified from time to time. After writing for a long time, a gust of wind blew from behind.I was overjoyed, turned around, and saw Shisan walking over with a smile on his face, he glanced at the words on the table, was slightly startled, and then said with a straight face: "I have already investigated the people in Lu's mansion." , there is no such person as you mentioned."

I breathed a sigh of relief, but I still felt a little uneasy, and asked, "It's all people, including people who don't live in Lu's mansion, but are still in Lu's mansion." Shisan poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and frowned. He stared at me with a frown and said, "There is indeed no such person as you mentioned, who is she, and how did you know her?" I smiled and said nothing, Shisan looked at me silently for a while, then shook his head, did not speak, and drank tea.After a long while, he squinted at me and said, "Lv Liuliang's seven sons have no daughters. Among the seven sons, except for the eldest son and his family, which died one after another, the other six sons are all here, and all their children are also here. Without you The said Lu Siniang."

I nodded and smiled at him. Shisan was still drinking tea, as if he was very thirsty.I smiled and asked him: "Have you talked too much?" He nodded, took another sip, and then sighed: "Although I am not a Han Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, since I entered the customs, the lives of the people have been much better than those in the Chongzhen period. , Why are our Manchus not orthodox?" I was taken aback when I heard that Thirteen had become much more stable over the years, and it was rare to hear him complaining so much. I guess it was really exhausting because of this matter.

I pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "As long as the common people live a good life, they will not care about who is the emperor, the Manchu or the Han. People who think this way are just some scholar-bureaucrats from the Ming Dynasty. It won't do much if you flaunt your integrity, privately write some collections of poems and essays that remember the former Ming Dynasty, and circulate them in the hands of these people." Thirteen pressed his temples with both hands, then raised his head and smiled lightly: "I'm so busy, I actually complained in front of you." I smiled, hesitated for a long time in my heart, and asked: "It's been a few years, why did you talk about it again?" Zha Siting and Wang Jingqi?" Thirteen raised his eyebrows, turned his head to stare at me and asked, "You've heard that too." I nodded and watched him remain silent.

He sighed softly, picked up the teapot and poured me a cup of tea. I shook my head, indicating that I didn't want to drink it. Gengyao's secret guest, both of them are from Zhejiang. After the establishment of the Zhejiang Secular Envoy, many scholars said that they were the emperor's brother, and they blamed the people of Zhejiang for the purpose of attacking Long and Nian. Originally, this The matter has passed, but since the establishment of Hunan's rectifying vulgar envoy, this rumor has spread again. In addition, you know what Zeng Jing's slanderous words are. ’, his real intention was to express his dissatisfaction with the emperor’s brother’s succession, his attitude towards the kings, and his severe punishment of Nianlong’s cronies.”

My heart was shaken. It turned out that what I knew was only superficial, and I didn't see the essence of the problem.With a wry smile in my heart, it's no wonder that Yinzhen's complexion is always inadvertently revealing hatred these days, everything Zeng Jing points out is his sore spot. Concentrated in a daze, he raised his head, only to see Thirteen eyebrows frowned slightly looking at me, seeing me come back to his senses, he smiled and said: "Don't ask about this matter again, take good care of yourself, and hurry up to give Honghan more money." A younger brother is the business." My face became hot, and I laughed and cursed: "You just need to worry about Luwu, and don't meddle in other people's business."

Shisan glanced at me with a smile, and as soon as the smile fell, a trace of helplessness appeared on his face, and he said with a wry smile: "Since Cheng Huan returns home, although she often goes to accompany Luwu, but for some reason, this girl seems to have grown up all of a sudden. As an adult, she is full of courtesy in front of Luwu, just like a lady from another family enters my house." I felt uncomfortable, bowed my head in silence for a while, looked up at Thirteen and said, "Let Cheng Huan come over in a few days." Thirteen sighed: "It's not the way to go on like this, Cheng Huan listens to you the most, it's up to you Tell her, maybe she will understand Lu Wu's good intentions."

I nodded, suddenly thought of something in my heart, pondered it in my heart, then stared at him and asked, "Is the treasury full of money?" Shaking in front of him a few times, he smiled and said, "I have flowers on my face." Thirteen took a sip from the teacup, then a smile escaped from the corner of his mouth, and he asked me with a smile: "What do you do?" I want to give you hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, to see if you have room to put it." Hearing this, he paused, a little water in the cup spilled out and landed on the corner of his robe, I smiled and handed him the veil, he put down the cup without taking the veil, stared at me and said: "Before People from Starling's Mansion have found you."

I was surprised in my heart, but after thinking about it, Thirteen knew that I hadn't had much savings over the years, and it was hundreds of thousands of taels. It was common sense for him to think of Ba Ye's shop. I took back the handkerchief, hung it on the lapel, and nodded at Thirteen. Thirteen withdrew his gaze, pondered for a while, frowned and said, "If Brother Huang knows that these starlings have handed over to you, how much money will he give to you?" I won’t take it.” I smiled wryly, and said, “I know he won’t take it, but what’s the use of me, a person living in the deep palace, with such money, if he doesn’t take it, I’ll tell them to spread it in The main road in the capital is like this, so it will always solve some people's urgent needs."

Shisan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Even if Brother Huang blames me, I'll accept it." After laughing, he sighed: "In such a huge country, there are too many places to spend money. Huang Ama During his reign, in the forty-eight years, the household department kept more than five million taels of silver, and in the sixty-first year, there were only more than eight million taels left. The exempted officials were short-lived, but the emperor succeeded to the throne, and there was almost no silver in the treasury, so there was no way, and the emperor issued an edict to the Ministry of Households to check the money and food just after he succeeded to the throne."

He smiled wryly, and continued: "Misappropriation of light punishment, embezzlement of heavy punishment, this is what the emperor ordered at the time, but how could they spit out the money they swallowed so easily?" Where did you come from?' Brother Huang is afraid that when these people make up the shortfall, they will harshly dispatch the people and order them not to return to their original positions. For this reason, Brother Huang has gained a lot of infamy." Thirteen looked slightly angry, staring straight ahead, without making a sound for a long time.I was also silently fascinated by the fact that since ancient times, people who have been called lonely and widowed have loosely ruled for the sake of fame after death, resulting in so many corrupt officials and people living in dire straits.And Yinzhen got notoriety because of this, even three hundred years later, people still think that he is a "tyrant" is indeed a bit wronged. The two were silently concentrating, and Shisan suddenly said: "It would not be a pity to kill someone like Zeng Jing who talks nonsense. He is a scholar, but he doesn't study. He lures the people who don't know the inside story, and accuses the emperor." I stared blankly at him, my mind was empty, and after a while, I said softly: "We Manchus ruled the Central Plains with a foreign race. According to the traditional concept of Han culture, this is the so-called 'foreign race is king', which is not orthodox. Therefore, it is common sense that some scholar-bureaucrats are hostile to this. Zeng Jing, who was ignorant of the inside story, made irresponsible remarks about the affairs of the court. It is indeed an unforgivable crime, but..." I thought silently in my heart, Thirteen, thirteen, I'm afraid your imperial brother won't kill him, he will keep Zeng Jing to justify his name.I smiled wryly in my heart and stopped talking. Thirteen eyes stared at me thoughtfully for a while, then smiled and said: "Ruoxi, you have changed a lot, we never talked about this before, but now, talking to you is like talking to someone in the court." Like an old courtier." I concealed the sourness in my heart, and gave him a faint smile and a look: "You mean that I am becoming less and less like a woman." Thirteen was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.There was a slight smile on my face, but I was thinking silently in my heart. I used to think that I would be able to leave the palace when I was old enough. I was careful in the palace and cautious in my words and deeds. I was afraid that someone who was not paying attention would cause trouble to my upper body. How could I dare to tell others? the truth.But now, I have already decided to leave my heart here, and people don’t feel like thinking about things around them. In addition, I am now in a much calmer state of mind, and I know how to cherish the people around me. I will naturally think and worry what happened to them.Therefore, Thirteen said that I have changed a lot. This is indeed the truth. In fact, I am also clearly aware of my changes. Lost in thought for a while, suddenly heard Shisan said: "My brother has seen the emperor." I was startled for a moment, but when I raised my eyes, I saw Yinzhen and Gao Wuyong standing at the door, one behind the other. Looking at me thoughtfully, I smiled at him, got up and brought a brocade stool, he passed Shisan's face faintly, walked over and asked with a smile: "Have you negotiated with Li Guodong?" Thirteen got up Nodding his head, he sat down after Yinzhen sat down. Gao Wuyong, who was standing at the door and bowed, said softly: "Your Majesty, is lunch here?" He picked up my cup and took a sip, then asked Thirteen in a slow voice: "If it's nothing serious, let's have it together." Thirteen turned his head to think for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "There is nothing urgent at hand." He glanced at Gao Wuyong, Gao Wuyong turned around and left.The three of them chatted about things from earlier years, and suddenly the three of them seemed to be back in the past.It wasn't until Gao Wuyong led the people to file in with lunch that the three of them looked at each other and laughed, and returned to reality. Gao Wuyong commanded the crowd softly, and after setting things up swiftly, the group of people tiptoed and retreated quickly.He picked up a piece of chopsticks for me, smiled and said to Shisan: "It's become a luxury to want to get together for dinner these years." A little uncomfortable.Sighing secretly, he lowered his head and began to eat by himself. After I finished my meal, I silently looked at the two people in front of me. Yinzhen smiled and asked, "It's good to use this little." I smiled and said, "I haven't got up for a long time, so I'm not very hungry." Thirteen stroked his chin , looked at us with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and then still bowed his head to eat. After Yinzhen took a sip of the soup, he asked Thirteen, "How much silver is in the national inventory this year." I was stunned, staring at him silently, Thirteen looked back at me, and said, "Now it's more than sixty million taels. "Yinzhen raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Finally, I'm relieved." I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Shisan glanced at me lightly, and was about to speak, but Yinzhen frowned. , but his eyes were cold and intimidating, and he said: "It's time to take care of Tibet's affairs."