Chapter 260 (2/2)
Mixed with interests, the relationship can not be maintained for a long time.
Only a gentleman's friendship as light as water can be a friend for a lifetime.
Mother Fang said: ”the second lady knows how to protect herself. She may not help the princess cut the cost.”
Gu Jiu shook his head, ”I don't think so. Once the prince ordered to cut the cost of the palace, the second lady found that she could not stop it. She would resolutely turn around the wall and take the initiative to assist the princess. ”
”If the second lady really helps the princess cut the cost, I don't know what she will do.”
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All the people in the palace are staring at the imperial palace.
We all know that the Lord is checking accounts.
If there is a problem with the account book, will it be implicated in your own head?
At this time, we did not think that the idea of the drunken princess was not to drink, but to force King Ning to agree to the cutting cost.
However, Ouyang Fu, vaguely aware of Princess Pei's intention.
She went to see Shen Bian Fei and said she was worried.
Shen side imperial concubine a listen, still really have this possibility.
She told Ouyang Fu, ”don't make any noise about it. My side's imperial concubine will go to the imperial seal Pavilion first.”
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Inside the imperial palace.
More than a dozen bookkeepers took abacus and began to check accounts.
Ning Wang was drinking wine in the next flower hall and listening to Xiaoqu.
Pei is not at ease, then stay in the side hall, staring at the accounting room.The servant reported that it was imperial concubine Shen.
Pei's displeased, ”what is she doing here? It's none of her business here. Tell her to go back. ”
”Shen Bian Fei said that she wanted to see if there was anything she could do to help when she learned that the LORD was checking accounts.”
Pei Shi sneers, ”tell her, there is no place for her to help. Tell her to go back to her room and don't run out when it's OK
The servant took orders and left.
Pei's heart has written down Shen side imperial concubine.
Shen side imperial concubine stands at the gate of the imperial palace. She has a hard closed door, but she is not angry.
At the moment, she can be sure that Ouyang Fu's conjecture is true.
As expected, Pei wanted to use the hand of the Lord to cut the cost of the palace.
Shen side imperial concubine snorts coldly, takes the person to leave decisively. At the same time, he secretly ordered people to see Princess Huyang in the guest house.
This time do not sacrifice Huyang princess this stir excrement stick, when to wait.
Princess Huyang is the younger sister of Ning Wang. She is better than anyone else.
Shen side imperial concubine secretly smiles. She wants to see if Princess Huyang destroys Pei's plan, and Pei's will get mad.
It's dark. Under the leadership of the family order, more than a dozen accounting rooms have finally clarified the accounts of the last six months.
The royal household order handed over the general ledger to Ning Wang for checking.
King Ning waved and told the actors to step down.
He turned over the accounts page by page, frowning more and more tightly.
”Did you spend seven thousand taels of silver for buying actors?”
”It's just the actor's value and silver, not counting the rest of the expenses,” said the royal household order
King Ning snorted, ”these actors have low status, but they are not cheap. Wait a minute. You'll drink this wine in May
”I don't dare to deceive the Lord. There are five thousand taels. This is rare, because the Lord doesn't go out much this month. For example, last year, at the most, the prince could spend 35000 Liang a month drinking flower wine. ”
After hearing the speech, Pei said with a straight face: ”the Lord is saving some money. It's better to waste money on those bitches than to pay off the accumulated debts of the Ministry of housing
Ning Wang was not happy, ”how about drinking some flower wine? I'm happy. ”
He continued to turn down. Ouch, I don't know. I'm scared.
In the first month alone, the palace spent 50000 Liang.
February will soon be over, including the amount of money owed by the Ministry of housing, the palace has already spent more than 100000 liang of silver.
No wonder the silver is not enough. It's a bit too expensive.
He was too lazy to look at the expenses, and turned straight to the back to see the surplus.
At the end of the year, a large part of the income is grain, and a part of it is overstocked in goods.
The real cash is less than 200000 taels.
In January and February alone, it has already spent more than 100000 taels. Immediately, the weather became hot in March, and it was a large amount of expenses.
No wonder Pei began to call poor and said he had no money.
Ning Wang closed the account book, ”it's not going to work like this. We have to open up new sources and reduce expenditure. ”
When Pei heard this, he was right in the middle.
She said in a hurry: ”Lord, open source is not an overnight achievement, you have to plan slowly. The only way to do this is to cut down on consumption. ”
Ning Wang looked at Pei's family and was about to ask how to cut down the expenditure. The servant came to report that it was Princess Huyang who asked to see him.
Pei's frown, ”Huyang sister this time to do what?”
Since the death of Chen's son-in-law, the king of Ning had more pity on Huyang princess.
Young, dead man, plus a large family of men, Huyang is not easy.
So he ordered, ”bring in the princess.”
Pei's displeasure, Huyang this stir excrement stick, this time come to do what?
Princess Huyang was invited to the side hall, facing her brother, she was not polite.
”Brother Wang, I heard that you are checking accounts. Is the rumor in the mansion true? ”
Ning Wang was a little confused, ”what rumors?”
Huyang Princess Lang Sheng said: ”the mansion is saying that brother Wang suddenly thought of checking accounts. It is his sister-in-law's instigation that the purpose is to cut the cost of the mansion.”
”Nonsense
Pei's heart ached with anger.
Princess Huyang, as expected, deserves the reputation. She is a good shite stirring stick.
”Huyang, if you don't know the inside story, don't talk nonsense. Besides, who is the one who arranges the rumors in the government? If I find out this person, I will surely kill her with a staff. ”
As soon as Princess Huyang was wronged, she began to cry, ”brother Wang, you see, sister-in-law is cruel to me. I know, the son-in-law is gone, and the Chen family is gone. I owe the Hubu a lot of money and can't afford it. So everyone doesn't want to see me. They think I'm a burden.
It must be because of me that my sister-in-law wants to cut the cost of the government. A few days ago, I asked my sister-in-law some money for her husband-in-law. She said that there was no money in the house.
I didn't expect that my sister-in-law would have to cut the government's expenditure because of this. If my sister-in-law wants to take the opportunity to drive me away, why do you have to be so troublesomePei Shi was angry and turned upside down. She denounced Huyang, ”don't stick gold on your face. You're not going to make my princess angry
Princess Huyang was crying. She didn't care what Pei said. Anyway, she was crying.
As she cried, she said, ”Wang Xiong, I know I'm a burden. I don't want to. But now, besides relying on brother Wang, who else can I rely on?
If brother Wang doesn't want to see me, and if he doesn't like me to eat and live for nothing and spoil the money and grain of the palace, then I will order someone to sell the princess's house for money. ”
”Please judge me clearly. I have no idea to drive Huyang out of the mansion. It must be someone who put slander in Huyang's sister's ear and made her misunderstood. ”
Pei looked at the king of Ning, hoping that he would believe her and say a few fair words for her.
Rather the king's face, not angry from Wei, ”Lake Yang, you first tell this king, those rumors you listen to who said?”
Hu Yang wiped away his tears. ”The servants in the mansion are talking about it. Don't brother Wang know? It's not a day or two for my sister-in-law to cut the cost of the palace. This time, it was through my business that I achieved my goal. My sister-in-law is really good at calculation. ”
Pooh!
Pei despised Huyang. I dare to put gold on my face.