Tang Baozhu sensed that the emperor was deep in thought, so she didn't disturb him. She truly lacked nothing; she even had plenty of gold and silver prepared in advance for her escape to other worlds. Now, all she had to do was live a peaceful and quiet life until her natural death.
Situ Rui was thinking about what his beloved concubine was lacking. After all, he felt that since his beloved concubine was so generous, if he didn't give her something, he would seem stingy, and he wasn't that kind of stingy person.
Suddenly, I remembered how my beloved concubine's eyes lit up when she saw the silver notes. She must really like silver and gold. Since I'm here to deliver two months' worth of dividends, which adds up to almost two million taels of silver, why don't I distribute the dividends to her as I always have, and start giving her two dividends from next month onwards?
The more I thought about it, the better I felt that this idea was, and it also touched the heart of my beloved concubine.
"Baozhu, since you don't want anything, I can't think of anything else to give you right now. So this time I'll give you five percent of the bonus, and the remaining three percent can be considered my compensation to you. Are you satisfied, my beloved consort?"
Tang Baozhu had finally convinced herself not to ask for the five percent bonus this time. She was heartbroken, feeling like her little bit of money had flown away. Hearing this made her happy, but of course, she still had to postpone it on the surface so that he wouldn't think she was so eager.
"Your Majesty, didn't I say I didn't want it? Just consider it a favor to Your Majesty. I don't understand anything about the important matters outside the court, and I can't usually help much. Now that I can finally help a little, Your Majesty must not refuse."
Situ Rui thought his beloved concubine was very sensible. She didn't want such a large sum of money. Sure enough, his beloved concubine must have him in her heart. Maybe she loved him very much.
Just thinking about this, how could he bear to let his beloved concubine, who has nothing but him in her heart, suffer a loss? If his beloved concubine says no, then he must give it to her even more, so as to be worthy of her deep affection.
"My beloved consort, please stop. My word is law. Since you are so considerate of me, I cannot let you down. I will give you five percent of the bonus this time. Please do not refuse. Besides, things are peaceful outside, and we do not need so much money for the time being."
Tang Baozhu had no idea what the Emperor was thinking, otherwise she would have definitely burst into laughter. Was her acting really that good? Could she really make the Emperor think that she liked him? To be honest, she herself didn't believe it.
Tang Baozhu feigned refusal several times, but seeing that the emperor was truly sincere about giving it to her, she stopped refusing. Refusing any further would seem particularly fake and pretentious.
"Your Majesty, I thank you. I have no use for money in this deep palace. I will save it and give it to Hui'er and the others when they grow up."
Situ Rui felt that Baozhu had a kind and loving mother's heart, so he did not refuse her. Moreover, he thought that someone as kind and loving as her could not be a bad person.
It can only be said that Situ Rui has experienced too few women. Although there are so many concubines in the palace, he has only met them a few times. He even thought that the women in the palace were all innocent little rabbits.
Tang Baozhu also felt that it was because the women in the palace hadn't offended her. If they had, she would have turned into a tyrant in no time and shown them the power of the poisons in her warehouse. It was just a beautiful misunderstanding.
"Good, with more money, their lives will be better in the future. Don't worry, I, as their father, will not give them less. They are all my sons, and I cherish each and every one of them."
Situ Rui had originally planned to stay at Baozhu's place for the afternoon, but when he thought of the new prescription he had just obtained, his mind was already elsewhere. He especially wanted to ask the Ministry of Works to test it out and see how it worked.
"My dear consort, I have some matters to attend to, so I will not stay any longer. But please rest assured, I will definitely come over tonight."
"Since Your Majesty has matters to attend to, then please go. I'm fine." Her voice was delicate and pitiful.
Tang Baozhu was relieved to hear that he would be back that night. After all, today was the day she had just finished her confinement period and it was also the auspicious day for her to be promoted to Imperial Concubine. If the emperor did not stay here tonight, it would be a slap in her face and would give others the impression that the emperor did not like the Imperial Concubine.
She wouldn't let that happen. But after eating so many good things and being so perfect, the emperor couldn't bear not to come here, which is why she felt so at ease. After all, who would have the patience to eat simple porridge and side dishes after eating such rich and delicious food?
Situ Rui was about to leave, but upon hearing his beloved concubine's voice, he hesitated to move. However, he couldn't delay his business, so he had to steel himself.
"My beloved concubine must wait for me tonight. I will come as soon as I finish my business."
When Tang Baozhu saw that the emperor had left, she became impatient with the act and removed the hairpin from her head. The weight of several pounds on her head was exhausting.
Yu Xiang and Yu Mi were both outside, so I didn't bother to call them. I removed my makeup and lay down on the bed.
Looking at the box left by the emperor, there was also a small booklet next to it. This was a small account book, containing the results for the past two months. After counting the silver notes in the box, there was no more and no less, exactly five cents of dividends.
Not satisfied with counting it once, I counted it again. More than a million taels of silver notes—it was so satisfying!
Tang Baozhu felt that since she had already told the emperor that she wanted to leave it to her child, and she didn't lack gold and silver in her warehouse, she might as well keep it all.
I found a large, square box in the warehouse and put all my silver notes inside. Originally there were quite a lot of silver notes, but once they were put in, they were reduced to a thin layer. I felt a bit disappointed.
Fortunately, there will be a two-cent bonus every month from now on, and I will fill this box sooner or later.
The large box containing the silver notes was put into the warehouse of the red envelope group. The remaining small boxes were also made of good wood. After all, the boxes used by the emperor to store silver notes could not be of poor quality. They were all made of good materials, so they were also put into the warehouse, just in case they might come in handy someday.
Tang Baozhu believed that nothing was useless; everything had its purpose. Even if something was temporarily useless, she wouldn't throw it away.
She tidied up the bed, and after a busy morning, she was exhausted. Now that no one was around to bother her, she just wanted to get a good night's sleep, as she felt particularly tired.
In the modern world, after finishing his business, President Xu hid in the lounge of his office, opened the red envelope group, and stared at the saved photo, lost in thought. Some people may not develop feelings even after ten or twenty years of getting to know each other, while others, even without ever having met, can become inseparable at first sight just from a single photograph.
I don't know if we'll ever meet again. He's a well-known philanthropist now, having done countless good deeds. I wonder if we'll ever see each other again.
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