Chapter 491

Hongling tidied up Shen Ninghua’s clothes for her and couldn’t help but say, “Your Highness, do you really not need to care about the rumors in the palace?”

Shen Ninghua looked indifferent and said without any concern, “Don’t bother, just let them pass it on. It’s just as well, you take this opportunity to write down all the dishonest people in the harem, and wait until this matter is over, and liquidate them together.”

“Yes, the slave girl will keep it in mind, it’s just that, Your Highness, the slave girl feels that it’s a bit strange, according to reason, Tu Su Qing Li is just a young lady of the Tu Su family, even if she has collected the help of many officials, she shouldn’t be able to have this kind of energy amongst the Harem ah.”

Shen Ninghua picked a point jade bracelet to wear on her wrist, and couldn’t help but smile: ”The Tusu family is not there, but Baili Jin Yu and Baili Jin Jing are there, although their birth mother Li Tai Guifei died, but the contacts left behind before are still there, nowadays, this palace is in charge of the harem, and there is no one else in the harem, so naturally a large portion of the manpower will be culled, naturally some people don’t want to go out of the palace, and that I’m not going to be able to do that, but I’m going to be able to do it. Besides, it is just spreading some rumors, caught by this palace, it is just a few beatings, they are not concerned.”

“Your Highness, these people are truly detestable, according to the slave girl’s idea, they must all be arrested and caned before they can be executed.”

Shen Ninghua couldn’t help but laugh out loud: ”Baili Jinjing and the others couldn’t wait for the Palace to do this, as long as the Palace canes a group of people, they will be able to provoke the speech officials of the former dynasty to cite the Palace for regicide and wickedness, and by that time, the Palace’s reputation won’t exist at all.

Hongling bristled, “These people really have deep thoughts, fortunately, Your Highness can see clearly and won’t let them have their way.”

“Well, don’t care about these rumors, when the truth of the matter comes out, everything will be clear.” Shen Ninghua looked towards the door, “It’s already this hour, why hasn’t the Emperor gotten off the court yet?”

Hongling was also a bit strange, “Yes, by all accounts, the Emperor should have returned, should the slave girl send someone to the front court to take a look?”

“No, wait, maybe something is happening in the court.”

At this time, in the former dynasty, there is indeed something happening, and it is still a big deal. The official of the Ministry of Rites knelt in the temple, looking quite grave, “Your Majesty, nowadays there are also many rumors spreading out in the folklore, which has a great impact on the reputation of the emperor, please do deal with it as early as possible.”

“Yes, Your Majesty, the Great An Kingdom has always been respectful of etiquette, and when the late Emperor was on the throne, he treated the harem with extreme leniency. Now that the Emperor’s ascension to the throne is not too short, why don’t we take this opportunity to open up the draft, and widely include the harem for the Royal Family to spread their branches.”

Baili Jun Yi sat on the dragon chair, slightly propped up body to look at the following chattering officials, from the beginning of his court, there will be people will be his fortunate Tu Su Qing Li rumors mentioned, followed by various officials one after another popped up, said what since the fortunate woman, to be included in the harem, but also said what to take this to open the draft, hmmm, these people are really a good big heart!

“This lord is wrong, the emperor’s visit to the woman is the emperor’s private affairs, how can you bring up a big discussion above the courtroom, so it is disrespectful to the emperor, please order the emperor to be punished.”

“No, the selection is a major event in the world, and the continuation of the royal bloodline is even less of a private matter, so what if it is brought up for discussion above the court? When the late emperor was on the throne, didn’t he also raise this topic?”

Officials from all walks of life were bickering in the hall. Many newly promoted officials couldn’t figure out what the Emperor meant and could only stand aside in silence. They were all newly promoted, relying on their own abilities, and there was no suitable woman at home who could be sent to the harem, so it was not a matter of concern, and they did not have to come into this mess.

Moreover, the Emperor’s affection for the Empress is obvious to all of them, plus they have contacted the Empress before, that kind of woman has looks and wisdom, even if they send their own women in, so what? Even if you send your own woman in, what can you do? Can you beat the Empress, who is in full favor?

It’s better to honestly run errands for the Emperor and move up the ladder step by step.

Just when Baili Junyi was impatient and ready to interrupt the argument, Zuo Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, suddenly stepped forward, “Your Majesty, the humble servant has something to report.”

Baili Junyi raised his eyebrows, “What is it?”

“Reporting back to the Emperor, someone from the Tu Su family has approached Weichen, wanting Weichen to report to the Emperor that the Tu Su family is willing to offer all of their family’s wealth to help the Emperor pacify the people who suffered during the previous snowstorm.”

Baili Bureau your brows furrowed violently, “What did you say? All of the Tusu family’s family fortune?”

“Not bad, the Tu Su family has been running for more than a hundred years, accumulating countless family treasures, and the Tu Su family head personally told the micro-minister that he is willing to contribute thirty million taels of silver to do something for the people of the Great An Kingdom.”

When these words came out, the officials were in an uproar, and many of them were stunned. Thirty million taels, that’s not three thousand taels, thirty thousand taels or some other small amount of money, it’s thirty million taels ah, it can be worth a few years of tax revenue of the Great An Kingdom. This Tu Su family is really rich ah, even more incredible is that so much silver, Tu Su family even directly donated.

Well … also not right, just before the rumor that the emperor has blessed Tusu Qingli, this moment Tusu family came forward to donate silver, it will not be playing with these silver, pry open the door of the harem, Tusu Qingli will be sent to the dragon bed, right?

Many officials instantly felt that they had the truth and couldn’t help but look up at Baili Junyi. The emperor is really honorable, mainly expensive, thirty million taels just for the chance to enter the emperor’s harem, this price is no one else.

Quite a few newly promoted officials brain some stupid, even thought, in case of future natural disasters and so on need relief, and the court has no money, how about the position of the Emperor’s harem carry out an auction, the highest bidder, although not everyone has to TuSu family wealth, but hundreds of thousands of taels, millions of taels is also good ah …

At this moment, Baili Junyi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a gloomy face that almost lowered the water. No wonder the Tusu family is camping around these days, and Baili Jin Yu and Baili Jin Jing are also helping to push the rumors, for this trick ah.

Think, Tu Su family want to enter thirty million taels of silver thing, outside has spread everyone knows, moreover, these silver is also specified to be offered to Da An Guo, let him to appease the affected people, once he refused, those affected people are afraid that the first one will not agree, although not so much as to break out in civil unrest, but their trust in the imperial court will be reduced to a minimum.

After all, things only tangible relationship to their own, is worth caring about, if it is usual, this silver sent up, the Royal does not accept nothing, but if you know that these silver is to give them, but also by the Royal refused, then they will lose big …

“Secretary Zuo, I’m wondering how the Tusu family found you and asked you to deliver a message?”

Zuo Qing seems to have known that Baili Junyi would have this inquiry, his expression was not the slightest bit different, “Reporting back to the emperor, the micro-chen used to be an official in Jiangnan for many years, and the micro-chen’s teacher was a member of the Tu Su family’s direct lineage, so it can be said that the micro-chen and the Tu Su family are quite close to each other, so they would look for micro-chen to pass on the message.”

The corner of Baili Junyi’s lips moved, he was so straightforward to spread the matter in front of him, he really couldn’t do anything to him, after all, nowadays, the Tusu family hadn’t made any mistakes, and there was nothing wrong with having a Tusu family member as a teacher.

“Really, no wonder, I thought that people willing to spread the word for the Tusu family abounded in the court.”

This word out, the officials underneath did not respond, the emperor this is obviously not happy, in knocking them it, think is aware of the previous period of time many officials received the Tu Su family …

Zuo Qing said, “Your Majesty, the people of the Tu Su family are in the Weichen’s residence, saying that as long as Your Majesty agrees, they will immediately transport the silver and other boxes into the palace.”

Baili Junyi slightly narrowed his eyes: ”This matter is not in a hurry, now that the snowstorm has passed, the people are also considered to be stable. There is no hurry for these silver taels to save their lives. Moreover, the Tu Su family has made such a contribution, how can I not see it in person, let’s do it this way, three days later I will host a banquet and invite the Tu Su family head to come to the banquet, such a heroic man, I want to have a good chat with him.”

Zuo Qing hurriedly saluted, “Yes, on behalf of the Tusu family, the humble servant thanks the Lord for His great favor.”

“Well, by the way, I remember that this Great Yue country peace negotiation messenger has also come to Kyoto for some time right, I have too many things this time, even have forgotten, since three days later to set up a banquet, then it will be together with the Great Yue country’s messenger will also call it, it is just that we all sit down together to chat.”

“… is …” The official was a bit puzzled, putting the Great Yue emissary and the Tu Su family together, was it really okay for the Emperor to dispose of them like this?

Baili Junyi got off the court and directly returned to the rear chambers, his face gloomy. Seeing this expression on his face, Shen Ninghua froze, “What’s going on here?”

Baili Junyi rubbed the corner of his forehead and leaned against Shen Ninghua on the soft couch, “Ninghua, the rumors in the palace have spread outside, the Tusu family took the opportunity to offer all their family’s wealth of thirty million taels, and today in the imperial court it was brought up by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and I’m now burnt out.”

Shen Ninghua froze and figured out the joints with a turn of the mind, “This move of the Tusu family is a good move, originally, when I heard the rumors in the palace, I thought that the Tusu family knew about what Tusu Qingli had done and wanted to fish her out. I didn’t realize that their scheming was even greater.”

“Well, now, the Tu Su family offered all their family wealth, we just want to dispose of Tu Su Qing Li are going to gently put down on the face of this great merit, and, coupled with the previous life-saving grace, the people of the world can’t wait to help stuff her into the harem.”

“Thirty million taels … is really quite a lot, even if you are the emperor, you have not seen so much silver at once.”

Baili Junyi rolled over and stared at Shen Ninghua with one hand propped on the back of his head, “Hmph, Ninghua, you don’t think you want to sell me out just for this silver.”

Shen Ninghua laughed softly, “What Your Majesty said, how would I dare to be the master.”

“Hmph, why did you just smile so impishly, honestly, what were you just thinking?”

“I was just thinking, the Emperor is really worth his weight in gold, is he rich?”