Compared to this, the Weiyang Palace can only be described as shabby, with its gold and jade embellishments, carved beams and painted rafters, glazed tiles and jade slabs.
Consort Yu gave a perfunctory bow: "I wonder what brings Your Majesty the Empress here?"
This Consort Yu has a delicate and pretty face, but she is quite spoiled and domineering. Her lazy and carefree demeanor clearly shows that she doesn't take the Empress seriously.
Jian Yang tried her best to appear arrogant: "Don't you know why I've come? Didn't Consort Yu see the brochures I distributed to the various palaces?"
Consort Yu's lazy voice rang out: "Your Majesty, I have read that book, but I felt it was really illogical, so I did not follow it."
"oh?"
Jian Yang was only there to give her a warning and to scrape together some money for disaster relief; he didn't care what she thought was unreasonable.
She looked around Consort Yu's extremely luxurious palace and thought, "Since your Chen family is rich, then donate it."
Just as Yu Fei was about to point out what was unreasonable, Jian Yang interrupted her.
"I'm afraid the palace can't afford to keep up with the expenses of these furnishings in Consort Yu's palace."
Consort Yu said smugly, "These are just some small subsidies from my grandfather, who was worried that I wouldn't be used to living in the palace. They're nothing special."
Jian Yang picked up her teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Right now, everyone in the palace is worried about the drought in the north, and the Emperor has lost his appetite. If word gets out that Consort Yu is using such extravagant items, what will the people think?"
She set aside her airs and affectionately took Consort Yu's hand: "If you, my sister, could donate it all now, His Majesty would surely be delighted."
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