PNB Chapter 549: The Emperor and Empress Get Along
Chapter 549: The Emperor and Empress Get Along
Since the Qianqiu Banquet, the emperor has never entered the harem again.
When Queen Zhou saw him, she was so surprised that she almost forgot the tea in her hand.
Li Jianguo walked straight forward and took the teacup from her hand very naturally.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Queen Zhou bowed belatedly.
"Everyone, please stand up." Li Jianguo sat down in the main seat.
Eunuch Guo was very tactful and took away all the palace servants serving in Queen Zhou's palace.
Soon they were the only two left in the room.
Li Jianguo took out the stack of banknotes from his arms and placed them in front of Queen Zhou.
"You can take back this money."
Although Li Jianguo came from the modern era, he also knew that his wife's dowry money should not be taken easily.
Only a very incompetent man would want to eat his wife's dowry.
"Your Majesty, do you think it's too little?" Queen Zhou did not take the banknote, but looked at him and asked.
"I am not short of money." Li Jianguo said unnaturally. In fact, he was still short of money. The 30,000 taels of silver could at least buy food and fodder for the army in the northern border for half a month.
But in this situation, he seemed to have no choice but to say this. He couldn't tell her the truth. Then where would his face be?
"But didn't Your Majesty issue an order to cut down on the expenses of the harem? Even Your Majesty yourself has taken the lead in being frugal. Even a large number of the elderly palace maids have been released."
Queen Zhou didn't say it directly, but every word she said was saying that he was short of money.
"That...that..." Li Jianguo was a little crazy and didn't know how to refute.
"Although I don't know why Your Majesty needs money, as the Queen, I naturally have no choice but to help. These silver coins are just sitting here with me and are useless. If Your Majesty needs them, I will give them to Your Majesty first."
Queen Zhou was also raised by the Zhou family since she was a child. She is definitely not a fool.
It is normal to be able to judge some things based on the developments in the palace.
His Majesty's affairs are naturally the affairs of the world. If she has the ability to contribute something, she will naturally take it.
Since we enjoy the best support from the world, we naturally have to be the first in the world.
"Your Majesty, you should take it. If you still need something, there are some things in my dowry that can be exchanged for money. You can ask Lingzhi to go out of the palace to handle it when the time comes." Queen Zhou said and pushed the silver note in front of Li Jianguo again.
"In that case, I will accept this silver first. Do not touch the rest of your dowry. It has not come to that point yet. I thank you on behalf of the people."
Now that things have come to this, it would be hypocritical to refuse. Li Jianguo readily accepted the banknote.
After the emperor and empress talked it out, the gap between them seemed to be much lessened.
He couldn't remember whether Emperor Chengtian had ever eaten in the Queen's palace before, but for him, this was really the first time he had eaten here.
However, not long after the two men started eating, Eunuch Guo came in to report that Shan Li wanted to see him.
"Your Majesty, please go and do whatever you want. You can eat at any time." Seeing that he looked hesitant, Queen Zhou took the initiative to make the decision for him.
After sending him away, Lingzhi said to her happily, "Congratulations, Queen. From what I've seen from your Majesty, I'm afraid things in the harem will be different than before."
"Shut up!" Queen Zhou angrily stopped Lingzhi from speaking. "Your Majesty is busy with many things. Do not say such things again, or I will not let you off easily."
Lingzhi reacted immediately after being stopped, and hurriedly apologized. In this harem, there are some things that must not be said. It will bring disaster.