Chapter 877 Newspaper
In the Misty Rain Palace, Concubine Lao was upset by the sound of rain and couldn't fall asleep.
Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply sat up and wanted someone to pour her a glass of water. She called out twice but no one answered. Then she remembered that all the people in Yanyu Palace had been transferred away.
Now, besides her, there are only two maids left in Yanyu Palace.
The two maids were not on night duty. After they helped Concubine Lao to lie down, they went back to their own residences.
At this time, Concubine Lao was the only one in the bedroom.
No matter how much she yelled, no one would come to serve her.
She didn't want to move, so she just lay back down.
She tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and just forced herself to make it until the next morning.
The rain has lightened a little, but it hasn't stopped yet.
Civil and military officials had to brave the heavy rain to enter the palace to attend court.
By the time everyone arrived at the meeting hall, some part of their body was wet, and they all looked quite disheveled.
The eunuchs presented handkerchiefs to wipe the rain off the officials' bodies, and brought them hot ginger soup to drink to drive away the cold and prevent them from catching a cold.
After everyone had packed up, the morning court officially began.
Today's morning court was not much different from usual. As usual, we first talked about tax reform.
Most court officials still opposed it.
Seeing so many people opposing, the censors who originally held opposing opinions changed their positions and began to oppose the objections of these court officials.
For this group of argumentative censors, the meaning of their existence is to argue!
No matter whether you are right or wrong, it’s right to argue!
If you all say it’s good, then I have to say it’s bad.
If you all say it’s not good, then I have to say it’s good.
Only in this way can the value of censors be demonstrated!
As a result, the court started arguing again about tax reform.
The emperor said nothing the whole time and just watched them quarreling quietly.
Seeing that they were arguing until their faces turned red and their necks were about to fight, the emperor slowly said, "Alright, stop talking."
Only then did everyone reluctantly shut up and stop arguing.
The topic of tax reform ended there and they moved on to other things.
Inside the Misty Rain Palace.
Fang Wujiu was taking the pulse of Concubine Tuberosity.
The tuberculosis concubine was leaning on the couch. She looked very bad, her face was pale, and her lips were bloodless. She looked much more haggard and thinner than before.
She could feel that her health had indeed deteriorated a lot.
Although she was weak before, she could at least walk freely. But now she feels tired even after taking a few steps.
After Fang Wujiu withdrew his finger, Concubine Lao asked hurriedly.
"What's wrong with my body?"
Fang Wujiu did not answer but asked, "Did the queen take the medicine?"
Concubine Tuberculosis: "Yes, I drank it. I drink medicine on time every day."
Fang Wujiu nodded: "That's good, your body is too weak, you must take medicine on time, and you must not stop. If you stop, your health will get worse."
The consort was panicking: "What disease have I contracted?"
Fang Wujiu: "It's still an old problem, no big deal, just take your time to treat it."
He put away the pulse pillow and silk handkerchief, and carried the medical box on his back: "Your Majesty, please have a good rest. I will take my leave."
The concubine wanted to ask a few more questions, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she felt her throat itchy and couldn't help coughing.
The nanny next to her immediately brought her tea and fed her two sips.
This tea contains medicinal herbs formulated by Fang Wujiu, which are said to be able to replenish qi and blood. Nowadays, Concubine Lao drinks this kind of medicinal tea.
After drinking the tea, Fei Lao felt her throat felt a little better.
She asked in a hoarse voice: "Tell me the truth, what is this illness of mine?"
She knew her own body very well. This was definitely not just an old illness. She must have a serious illness. Maybe someone was plotting to murder her in secret.
Fang Wujiu: "What I said is the truth. Please rest assured and recover from your illness, and don't let your imagination run wild."
He bowed to Concubine Tuberculosis and left the Misty Rain Palace carrying the medicine box.
Time flies and a month has passed.
It is already July, the hottest time of the year.
Xiao Xixi was slumped on the bamboo couch, wearing only a thin undershirt.
The whole person is like a fish that is almost dried.
There are two large ice basins next to it.
A hint of cold air was emitting from the ice basin.
But Xiao Xixi still felt hot.
She is the type of person who is afraid of heat but not cold, and the hot summer is too unbearable for her.
Baoqin came in with an iced watermelon and saw the imperial concubine lying on the couch with her arms and legs spread out. She quickly put the watermelon down, shook out the thin blanket to cover the imperial concubine's belly, and kept muttering to herself.
"How can you lie down like this without covering your stomach? What if you get cold?"
Xiao Xixi looked at her with dead eyes: "The weather is so hot, I'd be surprised if I get frozen."
Baoqin: "But there is an ice basin next to you. The ice basin is damp. You must cover your stomach with something."
Xiao Xixi: "You really look like my mother."
Baoqin: "Oh, Madam Imperial Concubine, what nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and eat some watermelon."
When Xiao Xixi heard that there was watermelon to eat, she immediately sat up.
Baoqin brought a large bowl in front of her.
The watermelon had been cut into small pieces and placed in a large bowl with a fork stuck in it.
Xiao Xixi just needs to use a fork to eat it, which is very convenient.
Qingsong walked in quickly and greeted respectfully.
"Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine. The first issue of the newspaper has come out. The Princess of England specially had a copy delivered to the palace. Would you like to take a look?"
Xiao Xixi immediately became interested.
She stretched out her hand: "Come on, let me see it."
Qingsong handed over a newspaper with both hands.
Xiao Xixi shook open the newspaper and found that the quality of the paper was quite good. It was thicker than ordinary rice paper, the surface was slightly yellowed, and the font printed on it was also very clear.
It can be seen that the King of England put a lot of thought into this matter, and the finished product is very good.
The name of the newspaper is "Shenyang Daily".
Originally, Luo Yechen came up with many cool, domineering, middle school, and non-mainstream newspaper names, but they were all rejected by Xiao Xixi and Princess Ying.
Finally, the name "Shenyang Daily" was decided, which is standard, simple and easy to remember.
The front page of the newspaper is all about tax reform news.
You can tell at first glance that this news was written by a professional. The writing style and logic are very good, and it is very convincing to read the whole article.
I believe that after reading this article, people will have a deeper understanding of tax reform.
Xiao Xixi guessed that this article should have been added by Luo Qinghan. The intention was obvious, which was to make the tax reform gain more support and understanding.
The story of Concubine Li was serialized in the second edition.
The King of England also wrote a short story, which was placed below the story of Concubine Li.
As for entertainment gossip, it was placed on the third page.
The article written by Yao Jieyu was placed in the middle of the third page.
She wrote about gossip in the harem. In order to avoid trouble, she would use pseudonyms instead of names when writing, and she would deliberately blur out specific location and time information.
In addition to these, the newspaper also published some missing persons and missing items notices, portraits of wanted criminals, and some common sense about life.
There are a lot of bits and pieces, all of which are close to people's lives.
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