Chapter 1926 Stop and fight 84
After changing clothes and dressing up, she took Aunt Jiang and Taohong into the palace.
With the badge, the guards at the palace gate were not embarrassed and immediately let him go. When they arrived at Wanshou Palace, they didn't have to wait long before Nanny Li personally came out to pick them up and let them in.
The Queen Mother is trimming the potted plants with scissors. It is winter. If she cuts off the branches and leaves, the leaves will grow better next spring.
Xining walked over and flattered him: "It is said that noble people are different from ordinary people no matter what they do. These ordinary flowers and plants have been transformed by the Queen Mother. They look rich and noble no matter what." .”
The Queen Mother was immediately amused and put the scissors aside. The maid on the side immediately took them with both hands respectfully.
Xining quickly supported the Queen Mother's arms with both hands and walked slowly with the Queen Mother.
This move made Grandma Li look at him with admiration. The county master was really familiar to her. She hadn't been in the palace for more than a month and it was like seeing him every day. It looks like he came from a bandit's den. He must have spent more than ten years in the palace to have this kind of skill.
"There's no need to coax me, an old woman." The Queen Mother was helped to the soft seat and sat down: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Xining pouted deliberately: "We can't miss the Queen Mother. We want to see the Queen Mother."
I knew it was coaxing, but the Queen Mother still smiled brightly. If his granddaughter can get close to him, the elders will be happy.
"Okay, okay, come and sit next to me." The Queen Mother was in a good mood: "Try the persimmons that were just offered as tribute."
Xining looked at the stack of persimmons on the small table next to him: "If you, the minister, eat one more piece, the Queen Mother will eat one less. This is not acceptable."
The Queen Mother smiled even more: "As I get older, I can't eat more of this. I feel happier seeing you eating than eating it myself."
After Xining thanked him, he picked up one and ate it. To be honest, the taste is not that good! The sweet and glutinous taste is still there, but the skin is left to be dried together. The skin always tastes astringent when eaten, and it feels like eating grains of sand in the mouth. I didn't dare to take off the skin. I couldn't chew it off or peel it off. This didn't mean that the persimmon cakes given by the Queen Mother were unpalatable. They were still tributes. There are only small bites, and the skin should be swallowed quickly and chewed less.
The Queen Mother has lived for most of her life, and she knows most of it by looking at it. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his granddaughter had not suffered much even in the bandits' den. If it were a child from an ordinary family, he would have devoured it long ago if he could have a sweet taste. How could he eat persimmons and chew the skin? The skin is like taking medicine.
Eating slowly like this, it will take a while. The Queen Mother picked up the ginseng tea and took a sip: "Tell me if you have anything to say."
"Hehe." Xining pretended to be mysterious: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with meeting the Queen Mother today. My daughter got something good recently. It is said that it can be sold at a high price and is worth thousands of coins, so I brought it to the palace to honor the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother's curiosity aroused: "What good thing?"
Aunt Jiang, who was standing nearby with her head lowered and cautious, saw the village leader take out a stack of paper from his sleeve and hand it over with both hands.
The Queen Mother smiled after taking it and looking at it, she smiled. Nanny Li, who was standing next to the Queen Mother, was stunned: "This is..."
The Queen Mother asked uncertainly: "Yong'an, do you know what this is?"
Xining answered innocently. The voice is crisp and loud: "Shioyin!"
Aunt Jiang was startled, her legs went weak, and she knelt down directly, her voice trembling: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, the county master is not sensible, she doesn't know what this is."
"I know!" Xi Ning said without fear, as a somewhat ignorant person is fearless: "It is said that each salt quote costs 116.5 kilograms of salt, and the price is 6 guan. It is released by the seal of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and is sold by the Water Transport Department to all roads. Yun Si. But it is hard to find a salt, and many salt merchants pay a high price for it. A piece of salt can be sold for thirty or fifty taels. There are more than twenty pieces here. Isn’t it worth a thousand taels? "
Aunt Jiang was so frightened that her whole body was shaking and she was sweating. My sister-in-law, do you know what the crime of selling salt is? It is as serious as selling illegal salt, and can be punished by death. The Queen Mother calmed down: "Where did you get these?"
"This~" Xining looked around.
The Queen Mother raised her head, and before she looked at Nanny Li beside her, Nanny Li sent all the other palace people outside.
There was no one else in the hall, so Xining told everything about Taohong and how she went to Prince Hui's place to steal her.
The Queen Mother was initially worried, but gradually relaxed. When she heard later, Taohong kidnapped King Hui and ran away, and also asked for a box of gold, she couldn't help laughing.
"After all, they were raised in Black Tiger Village. They all have the same temperament and temperament. They are all female bandits." The Queen Mother smiled and took a sip of the ginseng tea.
Seeing the Queen Mother like this, Xi Ning knew that there was basically no problem with this matter: "Queen Mother, Taohong grew up with me, and you can see that her heart has always been towards me. After all, Prince Hui is her brother, even if he doesn't We are related by blood, but if we don’t say it, I will not be able to fulfill my duty.”
He also stood up and walked to the Queen Mother, pulled her sleeves and said coquettishly: "The Queen Mother has pity on her, so don't pursue her and King Hui."
The Queen Mother was so troubled that she had no choice but to respond indiscriminately. Asked Nanny Li to bring Yan Yin to the official's house, and also asked him to come over for lunch at noon.
In fact, Emperor Dechang would not wait to eat. Seeing so much salt, he would definitely come over and ask about the situation.
Xi Ning asked tentatively: "That servant is going back to wait for news, so I can say goodbye first..."
The Queen Mother thought for a while: "Where is the person named Taohong?"
Knowing that she was waiting at the palace gate, she asked someone to call Taohong in.
Emperor Dechang came before Tao Hong came. Xi Ning bowed and offered a seat without any ceremony. The Queen Mother asked her to repeat Taohong's life experience and the "vivid and important things" that Taohong had done.
Fortunately, I have developed my eloquence skills, and the Queen Mother did not feel bored after listening to it again, and she still couldn't help but laugh.
After finishing speaking, the Queen Mother said: "Even if the evidence of the crime of smuggling salt is confirmed, King Hui is still a member of the royal family after all. He lost his father and his mother when he was young. It is not easy to inherit the title so early. Even if he leaves, Wrong way, if you tell me, the officials don't care enough. This matter is a court matter and a family matter, so the officials can handle it."
This is very clear, it means turning big things into small things. If Emperor Dechang couldn't hear it, he wouldn't need to be an emperor anymore, he could just be a fool. So he nodded slightly: "We will deal with it later as appropriate."
"Hmm~" The Queen Mother nodded with a smile and squinted eyes.
The waiter outside the door came to report, and Taohong summoned her.
After Taohong came in, she kowtowed and saluted. With a look from the Queen Mother, Nanny Li told Taohong to raise her head.
The Queen Mother looked at her and said coolly: "They do look a bit alike." This probably meant that they looked a bit like King Hui.
Taohong knelt there and did not dare to speak. After all, she was just a concubine who had not yet been canonized. King Hui had done this again, and she had also caused a lot of trouble. Whether it was against King Hui or against her, whether it was a serious matter, a rod, exile, or a trivial matter, the house was confiscated and beheaded.
(End of chapter)