Chapter 78 The Life of a Peasant Girl (77)



Tang Baozhu also discovered a small well in front of the cabin. With proper planning, this small space could meet all needs in the future.

Tang Baozhu was increasingly satisfied with what she saw, and her next step was to fill the small space with plants.

She remembered that StarCraft Carlo had given her a robot before, an all-powerful robot. To be worthy of the word "all-powerful," it must be able to grow crops.

Throw the robot into the small space. Remember that among the supplies you've stockpiled, there seem to be some farming tools and seeds. Put all the seeds into the space. As for the fruit tree seedlings, just plant a row along the edge of the space and both sides of the river.

After arranging everything, Tang Baozhu glanced at the red envelopes and chat messages in the group. Seeing that no one was contacting her, she left the red envelope group.

Lying in bed thinking about the extra little space, it seemed that half of the supplies she had stockpiled would also have to be stored in this little space. Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and she couldn't keep all her things in one place, as that would make her feel even less secure.

Next, Tang Baozhu kept sorting the items in the warehouse. She divided everything in half and put them in the small warehouse. After the items were put in the warehouse, they would be sorted and arranged neatly, without any mess.

There were just too many things, so it took quite a while to organize them. By the time he finished, his eldest son's princess had already been chosen.

This left Tang Baozhu momentarily bewildered. Wasn't there supposed to be a selection process? Why wasn't there a talent show? Was it all decided so hastily?

Situ Rui was a little confused by his beloved concubine's bewildered expression. It was just a prince choosing a princess; why did it need such a grand ceremony? Choosing a princess also involved political considerations; it wasn't something that could be done casually.

After the emperor's explanation, Tang Baozhu realized that the grand ceremony last time was because the emperor lacked an heir and had to select healthy men from all over the country. Now, there was no need for such a fuss, which would waste manpower, resources, and money.

Upon hearing this, Tang Baozhu had only one thought in her mind: her son seemed to have been taken advantage of.

However, since she didn't have to choose herself, she was too lazy to worry about it. Anyway, with the emperor watching over her, her son would definitely not suffer any losses.

Her only hobby now is counting her banknotes, calculating how much to keep for herself and how much to leave for her children.

Over the years, she has received monthly dividends, and the box that Tang Baozhu uses to store silver notes has become increasingly larger. Fortunately, the emperor is fond of her; otherwise, which emperor would feel at ease with so much silver in her possession?

Tang Baozhu counted her silver notes. She had tens of millions of taels of silver notes. She would give one million taels to each of her five sons when they got married. As for her youngest daughter, she would give her two million taels.

With the remaining silver notes and future dividends, she planned to buy local specialties from various places as she traveled the world with the emperor.

After her son got married, Tang Baozhu drank the tea served by her daughter-in-law and really felt that she was getting old.

He placed the one million taels of silver notes in a small wooden box and handed it to his son. His daughter-in-law gave him jewelry, a complete set of ruby ​​headdresses, which were among the best items in Tang Baozhu's collection.

After they finished their tea, Tang Baozhu didn't keep them any longer and sent them home immediately.

Thinking of her four sons and one daughter, she couldn't wait for time to pass so she could spend some time alone with the emperor.

Time flew by, and Tang Baozhu's youngest daughter got married to the youngest son of the Grand Secretary. The two of them were quite fond of each other, so Tang Baozhu was not worried about her daughter's future.

Moreover, she gave her youngest daughter two million taels of silver as a dowry, and the emperor also gave her five hundred thousand taels of silver, and also urged the Imperial Household Department to prepare a dowry of two hundred and eighty taels.

This is truly unprecedented. You have to understand that when the daughters-in-law entered the family, their dowries amounted to only a little over 160 taels of silver.

These past two days, Tang Baozhu has been packing up her things in Kunning Palace. The emperor is planning to abdicate in the next couple of days, and the valuable items in Kunning Palace's storeroom represent her accumulation over 20 years. If they weren't good, they wouldn't have ended up in her possession.

Especially after the Empress Dowager passed away, everyone in the palace had to watch her face. Although Tang Baozhu was a very easy person to talk to, there were always opportunists who wanted to curry favor with her. As the most precious woman in the harem, nothing she had was of inferior quality.

If everything were hidden away, it would expose the Empress. So, she could only try to select the most valuable items and keep all the storeroom keys in her own hands. She figured that as long as she didn't have the keys, no one would dare to open the Empress's storeroom, and even if they did, they wouldn't have the guts.

However, after her eldest son ascended the throne, it seemed that Kunning Palace was going to be occupied by her eldest daughter-in-law. The thought of moving made her feel extremely tired, as she had just too much stuff.

When Situ Rui was attending the morning court session, he issued an edict to abdicate the throne to his eldest son. None of his other sons objected. After all, they were brothers born of the same mother and had grown up together since childhood. They had no other thoughts about their outstanding elder brother.

It can be said that the transition between the two emperors was relatively smooth and uneventful, without any major incidents.

Even the Zong clan, who were previously particularly unruly, became extremely obedient after the emperor had five sons, no longer daring to show their faces.

After the emperor finished his court session, he went straight to Tang Baozhu. Thinking that the promise he had made to his beloved concubine was about to be fulfilled, a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty, I was thinking of moving these things to the outer courtyard. This palace needs to be vacated, and it's not appropriate to leave these things here."

Situ Rui nodded. "Baozhu is very thoughtful. It's a good opportunity to move out all the things I'm used to using from the Qianqing Palace. I won't come here unless necessary. I've been in this palace for decades and I'm already tired of it."

Because there were too many things, the guards had to help carry them to a separate courtyard outside the palace. It took three days to pack all of Tang Baozhu's belongings.

As the ruler of a country, Situ Rui had even more possessions, including a private treasury in the palace. However, he did not move all his belongings; most of the valuable items were left behind to be passed on to his son.

It took Tang Baozhu and Situ Rui half a month just to move and pack their things, and then it took them another ten days to organize everything.

Tang Baozhu even secretly stored the particularly valuable items in the warehouse. Of course, she didn't touch the emperor's things; she only kept her own private savings.

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