flstandardbreds Chapter 108 Living with Heart
Chapter 108 Living with Heart
"Prime Minister, I am neither the emperor nor Minister Chen. I just want the people to live and work in peace and contentment. Can you please stop hiding your incompetence?" Mo Hongyun still gave the Prime Minister some face.
The prime minister looked at the memorial in silence. What hit him most was that Mr. Shen had already proposed in the memorial the method of weaving a locust net in advance, but no one cared.
It can also be clearly seen that the subsequent reviews became more and more perfunctory.
Mo Hongyun told the crueler truth: "Prime Minister, don't be too anxious to be afraid of the Queen. The disasters that followed were not caused by Mr. Shen's perfunctory actions, but she sent people to help privately.
Haven't you noticed that the number of deaths in disasters is decreasing year by year?
And every time there are people who donate money and food.
These people even had their food robbed by the disaster victims at the beginning, but now they have completely controlled the situation and can even improve the status of women.
Now the country is in my hands, but the treasury is still empty. The Queen knows my fears and is thinking in her heart that she will not send anyone to the disaster area anymore. Prime Minister, do you have any solution to this problem?
The kingdom that I don't want to manage with all my heart is not as good as it was when my father was here."
The prime minister never thought that the things that went against his cognition and made the emperor discouraged were not real crises.
He suddenly understood why the queen first allowed women to engage in business and then established schools for girls.
Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants were of the lowest status, so although the ministers thought this move was absurd, they did not take it to heart.
However, allowing women to engage in business meant that the court would collect more commercial taxes, and that women would be able to donate silver and grain in their own names in the future.
Therefore, the business school was funded by the queen without having to go through the court, which laid a solid foundation for the improvement of women's status in the future.
However, girls' schools would be inferior, and not everyone would have the time to study, so the late emperor issued an edict to first open the imperial examinations to women, and then naturally set up girls' schools, and the money should naturally come from the national treasury.
Although such scheming is a blessing for the country, it is not a blessing for the emperor. If a conflict arises, the best scenario is that the emperor is sidelined.
He suppressed his emotions and could only bow and say, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will keep a close eye on the Ministry of Revenue and replenish the national treasury as soon as possible."
"Thank you Uncle Li for your assistance and teachings. I will always remember them." Mo Hongyun nodded, then sighed, "I also understand that I can't always rely on you, Uncle Li. I should also think carefully about how to fill the national treasury and make the country stronger."
The prime minister's heart sank. Was the emperor blaming him for usurping power?
But he is doing this for the emperor’s own good!
When the emperor first ascended the throne, he was like a young eagle taking off for the first time. He needed time to build up his wings and consolidate his position.
In order to convince his ministers, he withstood the pressure from the previous dynasty and tried his best to publicize the emperor's wisdom. After all, even if the emperor issued an imperial edict, the ministers might not obey it easily.
He closed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. I will do my best to cooperate."
Mo Hongyun suddenly lowered his posture, "Uncle Li, I will protect you from now on."
The prime minister was stunned, his eyes gradually turned red, "Yun'er has grown up and can protect me. I will report the backlog of things to you now."
Mo Hongyun then realized that there is no such thing as a peaceful life. It's just that someone is carrying a heavy burden and moving forward.
His days became busy and he returned to the bedroom every day exhausted. The happiest thing was that even if Xingxi had fallen asleep, there was still a light on in the room for him.
As the opening day of the girls' school approached, more and more ladies came to apply for admission and move in.
Xinghuo and Xingyin were very busy, and Shen Xingxi and Concubine Gui also stayed in the girls' school every day.
One day, Xinghuo knocked on the door and whispered, "Empress, there is a person who claims to have been rescued on the day of your wedding. The person who rescued her asked her to find a way to live until the establishment of the girls' school. However, she is unwilling to reveal her identity and only described some of the characteristics of her savior. It sounds like she is someone you used. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Shen Xingxi was quite surprised. It sounded like the eighth daughter of the Chen family who was almost given to the prince by Minister Chen.
The Prime Minister's execution of Minister Chen's family was too sudden. Although she wanted to save them, she had no time to make arrangements.
I never thought that the eighth daughter of the Chen family was still alive.
The system suddenly spoke: [Host, the gossip about the eighth daughter of the Chen family is here!
Because you asked her to find a way to survive until the girls' school started, she immediately used her spare money to buy a shop after hearing that women could do business.
Minister Chen had too many daughters. Although one of his concubines wanted to do business, she only let the servants run the shop, and Minister Chen did not stop her.
She had someone dig a secret cellar, bought a lot of food and stored it in it. After knowing that Minister Chen had entered the palace, she quickly went to the shop to avoid being harassed.
Then, when he heard that the mansion was sealed off, he immediately entered the cellar where the grain was stored.
Although her shop was confiscated, there were no buyers and no one came in or out. She had been eating the remaining food in there, but she had no clean clothes and looked a little dishevelled.
Host, she really lived with all her heart and survived. 】
Shen Xingxi smiled, and without considering the presence of the noble concubine, she directly ordered: “Xinghuo, take her to meet Madam Zhao, and then place an order with our escort agency to escort her to Madam Zhao’s maid.
Observe her character and ability, and if it is feasible, let her be the manager there, and withdraw our people to support Xinghua."
She has cancelled the slave registration of all the palace maids who had left the palace before, and now the former queen's maids can come and go freely.
The palace maids who relied on Guard Chen were, under the protection of the escort agency personnel, taking the design drawings given by the noble concubine and looking for someone to make the clothes.
It is worth mentioning that the anti-locust nets were also woven by these palace maids and people from the Meizhu courtyards.
The noble concubine had been listening to the queen's words, and the more she listened, the more frightened she became.
Unexpectedly, Chen Shuwan (Mrs. Zhao)'s maid was saved by the Queen, but Chen Shangshu died suddenly. How did the Queen know about it in advance?
It seems that the queen's power is even stronger than she imagined.
But she was more curious about Chen Shuwan's current situation.
He lowered his voice and asked, "Is that the Mrs. Zhao you mentioned? Can I meet her?"
Shen Xingxi nodded, "It can be arranged, but since the noble concubine can guess from a few words, I can rest assured that the management of the girls' school will be handed over to you."
The corner of the noble concubine's mouth twitched. Why would she put forward conditions when meeting someone?
She snorted coldly: "Leave it all to me, then what are you doing?"
"I'll be in charge of the class, and then..." Shen Xingxi paused and smiled apologetically at the noble concubine, "I didn't mean to hide it before, it's just that it's inconvenient to disclose."
The noble concubine was so shocked that she lost her voice. She still couldn't believe it for a long time, and her voice was trembling: "So you are Nanny Yan?"
"It's me." Shen Xingxi didn't want to hide it any longer. After all, she didn't know how to clone herself, and the truth would be exposed sooner or later. It would be better to confess as soon as possible.
The noble concubine took a few deep breaths and managed to calm down.
Suddenly he thought of something, his eyes sparkling with a bright light, "So what is your relationship with Mr. Shen?"
Shen Xingxi curled her lips, "Mr. Shen is the person I love the most."
The noble concubine took a deep breath, but the light in her eyes became brighter: "Then Mr. Shen should not be the emperor, right?"
"No." Shen Xingxi answered calmly.
"No!" The noble concubine could no longer remain calm and her voice suddenly rose.
She patted her thigh and asked, "Does the emperor know about your relationship with Mr. Shen?"
"The emperor is Mr. Yun." Shen Xingxi tried hard to maintain the expression on her face, but her heart was already beaming with joy.
This was the first time that the noble concubine had lost her composure since she was a child. Her eyes were as big as bells. "You guys..." She tried hard to find the right words, "You are quite open-minded."