Last time, she delivered snacks to the prince on the orders of Concubine Zhao. She dressed up specially, but she didn't even get into the study, nor did she see the prince. She thought the prince must not like her, as she had delivered herself to the door, but he didn't even look at her. However, Concubine Zhao's words today made her overjoyed.
"Sheng'er, you haven't told me what happened yet. Mother, please see if there is anything I can do to help you."
"It's not a big deal. It's just that there have been severe droughts for years, and many refugees have poured into the capital. Now we need to allocate funds for disaster relief and to appease the refugees, but the treasury is empty, so father is in a dilemma."
"So that's what happened. Mother has heard a little about it." Concubine Zhao waved her hand, and the maids came in with a few boxes: "Sheng'er, this is mother's pocket money. You can use it to help your father with disaster relief! Although it's not much, it's a token of my appreciation after all."
"Mother, that's not necessary."
"Take it! As a noble concubine, I enjoy the support of the whole country. I am also the mother of the crown prince. I am involved in the affairs of the six palaces. At times like this, I must set an example."
As soon as Concubine Zhao finished speaking, Shang Yufu stepped forward gracefully and bowed: "Hearing what your majesty said, your servant is deeply moved. Your servant does not have much money. I will send you a letter of divorce and ask father to set up a tent to give out porridge as a token of my appreciation."
"Okay, okay, Yu Fu's idea is really good. The Queen Mother hasn't thought of so much." Concubine Zhao smiled.
He Lingsheng stepped forward and said softly, "Thank you very much, Miss Shang."
Shang Yufu blushed slightly: "I will go back and write a letter to my father. I will take my leave now."
After Shang Yufu left, the smile on Concubine Zhao's face gradually faded, and her maid helped her down from the main seat.
"Sheng'er, do you see it? You only need one word to get everything you want."
"During the morning court session, those old foxes from Shangnian only proposed some superficial solutions. When it comes to money, they all cry poor. Everyone knows that when Shangnian married his daughter to the Dingguo Palace, the dowry was so huge that it was hard to count."
"So Shang Yufu must enter your Eastern Palace. Whether she will be your principal wife or concubine is up to your father to decide."
"Yes, I will leave it to my father and mother to decide."
After He Lingsheng left, Bixi waved her hand and asked the maids to take the box away.
Concubine Zhao sneered: "With this kind of brain, you still dream of entering the East Palace and becoming the Crown Princess?"
"Miss Shang is still young and needs more experience." Bixi rubbed her shoulders and said with a smile: "But Miss Shang's temperament is easy to grasp."
"What's the point of being easy to control? What the palace wants is not a daughter-in-law who is easy to control, but a daughter-in-law who can help Sheng'er to secure the position of crown prince and has both means and brains."
"Your Highness is right." Bixi whispered, "I have asked around about the granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. I'm sure you like her."
"The Duke of Dong has thought about it a long time ago, but since the Duke of Zhenguo has the military power, if the Duke of Dong proposed it, the Emperor would certainly be suspicious. This matter needs to be considered carefully."
After receiving Shang Yufu's letter, Shangnian couldn't help sighing.
"Ever since that little evil creature Shang Ruoyi took away all the dowry, our house has been emptied out. How can we have the money to set up a stall to distribute porridge? If you can come up with the money, when the emperor mentioned it this morning, can I not accept it?"
The eldest lady took the letter, read it and said in a deep voice: "Fuer has already agreed in front of the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine. We have to save face no matter what. Didn't I hear Fuer say that if this matter is done, she can become the Crown Princess?"
Shangnian frowned. Based on his many years of experience in the court, this matter should have nothing to do with the Crown Princess's affairs.
But as the eldest lady said, the words have been spoken, and we must do it.
"Don't let me catch that little evil creature Shang Ruoyi, or I will make her suffer."
Relying on the water obtained from the spindle tree, Shang Ruoyi and her companions walked for several days and finally arrived at a town. The situation here was not much better than that in the capital. A large number of refugees gathered at the city gate and they looked like they were about to die.
Shang Ruoyi's heart sank.
Since ancient times, disasters have been accompanied by plagues. After a person dies, if the corpse is not dealt with in time, it will produce a lot of viruses, which is the plague.
In addition, due to the underdeveloped medical care, the disease spread very quickly, making the plague difficult to control.
But this is not something we need to worry about. After replenishing supplies at the post station, we will prepare to leave. However, there are only mountains ahead and no more post stations. So this time the supply is to give each person a few pieces of brown rice to cook and eat on the road. As for other things they want to eat, they can find them themselves in the mountains. Once in the mountains, there was no need to worry about the prisoners escaping. They might get lost and trapped in the mountains before they could escape, and never be able to get out again.
Shang Ruoyi suggested going shopping again. Zhang Hu thought for a moment and whispered, "If you have enough money, you can buy some winter clothes and quilts. As you go north, the temperature will get lower and lower."
Shang Ruoyi heard this and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for your advice, sir."
She went to a quilt shop and a clothing store and bought a lot of quilts and cotton clothes, and then went to a shoe shop to buy cotton shoes. She put some of the things in a deserted place and packed them in the space. She packed the rest into a large package and put it on her back. She also bought a few backpacks in the market and put the food she bought in them. She also put the chicken and pork she bought in the space so that she could take them out and eat them when she arrived at the place of exile.
When Shang Ruoyi arrived at the city gate, the He family was shocked to see her carrying so many things.
He Jingxi hurried forward and carried the largest package on his back, while He Yunyi and Cong Fangzhi carried the backpacks on their backs.
The prisoners were envious when they saw this, and those who still had some silver came forward to ask if they could sell some to them.
Shang Ruoyi took out some food from her backpack and sold it to the servants. She had purchased those food on purpose in order to win their hearts at this time. After all, if they wanted to live a comfortable life in the sealed land, they would inevitably need servants to serve them.
Zhang felt around for the silver and jewelry she had hidden away, and found that they only had about 40 or 50 taels of silver. She took out 10 taels of silver, walked up to Shang Ruoyi, and whispered, "I want a few pairs of shoes."
Wen Xi shook the two silver coins and sneered, "Aunt, these two silver coins can buy two pairs of shoes."
Zhang gritted her teeth, took out another two taels of silver and handed them to Shang Ruoyi.
She looked at the people in the Ding Palace wearing new shoes and felt jealous. At the same time, she also felt a little regretful. If she had not had a bad relationship with her at the beginning, it would have been better. Naturally, she would have a share of everything the people in the Ding Palace had. But now, she had nothing.
Shang Ruoyi took out some and handed it to her, smiling: "It's not like Aunt 괗 doesn't have money!"
Zhang looked extremely bad and went back carrying four pairs of shoes.
He Jinghe put on his new shoes and smiled, "I didn't expect my mother to have hidden some silver."
"Humph, who would be as stupid as your wife? She can't even hide a little money. You can't marry someone from a poor family. Look at Shang Ruoyi. She bought so many things. She may not have much silver on her. Maybe she even has gold!"
As soon as she finished speaking, many people's eyes fell on her.
What Zhang said was right. Maybe all the belongings of Prince Ding’s palace were in her possession. There must be a lot of good things.
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