It’s hard to say whether Queen Qiao is afraid that Li Mingyue will have a hard life, but she is definitely afraid that Li Mingyue will drive a Land Rover.
Listening to what Li Mingyue said, Queen Qiao felt really screwed at this moment.
I fucking thought you were here to cry poor and borrow money, but I didn't expect you to be here to pretend to be rich! Does the emperor know that you don't play by the rules?
The corners of Queen Qiao's mouth twitched. What on earth had she done just now? She was clearly targeting Li Mingyue, but now looking back, why did she feel like she was torturing herself to death?
"I heard perfume is very hard to come by. How did the princess get hold of it?"
Queen Qiao expressed her disbelief. She said that the perfume was made by Lu Chen. She had heard that Lu Chen and Li Mingyue did not have a good relationship. How could she get so much?
She even said she would give it to the servants as a reward. This was a slap in the face. She, the queen, was reluctant to use it, yet Li Mingyue wanted to give it to the servants as a reward. What did she mean by this? Who were the servants?
Li Mingyue picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and shook her head. "Your Majesty, I don't think you know this yet, but Immortal Master Lu and I have reconciled our differences. We are now partners in business, and our relationship is very harmonious. Otherwise, Immortal Master Lu wouldn't have let me send you the 50,000 taels of dividends."
Seeing Li Mingyue shaking her head after taking a sip of tea, Queen Qiao regretted it so much that her intestines turned green.
If she had known that Li Mingyue was not here to borrow money, she would never have treated her with this kind of tea.
Now, Li Mingyue really feels that she has no money in her hands. Many people in the royal family look down on her as a queen from a small family. After Li Mingyue leaves here, no one knows how the outside world will frame her.
Li Mingyue's frown now is not torturing herself, but torturing Queen Qiao.
But soon Queen Qiao no longer cared about her discomfort, because she suddenly realized that Li Mingyue seemed to have mentioned the matter of 50,000 taels of silver, and mentioned it twice.
She immediately confirmed with a trembling voice, "Aunt, what did you just say? How much? What dividends?"
From calling her the eldest princess all the time to now calling her her aunt, the change in address shows that Queen Qiao's attitude towards Li Mingyue has completely changed.
This made Li Mingyue despise her sister-in-law even more. She was so snobbish.
She was not a fool, so how could she not see that Queen Qiao was intending to embarrass her from the beginning?
This is the imperial palace. Even if you are very poor, you would not serve this kind of tea to your guests.
Li Mingyue had a rough idea of what kind of person her sister-in-law was. It took her a short time to figure out why Queen Qiao did this, and then she came up with a countermeasure.
Looking at Empress Qiao's eagerness for knowledge, Li Mingyue laughed and said, "So the Imperial Sister-in-law doesn't know about this matter. That's my fault for being nosy. Since the Imperial Brother hasn't told you about this matter, he must have other arrangements. I won't say anything more."
"Don't, auntie. Look, we're all relatives. What can't you tell me? Actually, you know, being the head of the harem isn't easy. I'm having a hard time every day! I have to be the mother of the country and save money for His Majesty. I'm really exhausted."
"Haha, there's no need for you to be so rude. Actually, Your Majesty and Master Lu did a deal together before, and today Master Lu asked me to take a portion of the profits."
"I didn't take it seriously at first, but now it seems Master Lu is really thoughtful. If I had known that life in the palace would be so hard, I would have sent the silver here sooner rather than later!"
Looking at Li Mingyue's expression that said "No other queen has ever gone to such lengths", Queen Qiao felt bitter, but she couldn't say it.
For the sake of fifty thousand taels of silver and so many perfumes, just bear with it. What else can you do? Should you just give it up?
"Ahem, actually, the palace is not so bad. I can still make do with it if I plan carefully."
Queen Qiao felt that as the queen, she should not be treated so badly. She felt that she had to save her dignity at this time.
This is the situation in the palace, and everyone knows it, but it was thanks to my careful planning that the current situation was maintained. The credit goes to me!
"I know the Empress's sister-in-law knows how to live. I've been grateful to her all these years. If we suddenly send her money, will it disrupt her rhythm in managing the harem? Otherwise, I'll tell the Imperial Master not to be so hasty in sending money to the palace next time."
"Don't... Having some money always makes things more comfortable. No matter how good I am at managing my life, I can't cook without rice."
When Queen Qiao mentioned the words "know how to live", her mouth was filled with bitterness.
If these four words were used to describe an ordinary woman, it would be a definite compliment, but when used to describe the queen, it reminded Queen Qiao of her own humble family.
When she thought of her mother's home, some ideas came to her mind.
"His aunt, you said that the business is a partnership between our royal family and the Imperial Master? Then why haven't I heard that our palace has sent a few managers there? It's not that I don't trust the Imperial Master, but I'm mainly worried that the servants below are not serious. I do have a few talented people under my command, why don't you take them with you and help with the accounts?"
"Oh, right, I have two brothers who have just reached adulthood and are idle all day. Why not let them study with Master Lu? Even if they can't learn any profound magic, it would be great to learn how to do business."
"Haha, Your Majesty is worth a fortune. The affairs of the harem all day long are already consuming your energy. Business outside is just a small matter. Don't worry about it. His Majesty has already made arrangements."
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