Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Countless boxes of rewards were carried into the mansion one after another. Eunuch Hong's face was beaming as he talked to Shen Zheng about what he saw and heard during the morning court session.

Shen Zheng responded while giving a look to Grandma Gu.

Nanny Gu understood what she meant and turned around to instruct Mu Qing and Jiang Sheng.

Not long after, Mu Qing brought out a tray of red envelopes. The bulgiest one among them was given to Eunuch Hong by Nanny Gu.

Eunuch Hong tilted his neck and waved his hands quickly: "No, no. Lord Shen, reading the imperial edict is my duty. How can I ask for a small amount of money? If His Majesty knows..."

"Just take it, eunuch." Shen Zheng took the red envelope and stuffed it into Eunuch Hong's hand. "This is not a perverse trend, but I am happy to receive the reward from His Majesty, and I want you to share in the joy. Don't think that you are taking the money from the Shen Mansion. In the final analysis, you should thank His Majesty."

Without waiting for Eunuch Hong to decline, she turned to Madam Gu and said, "Give everyone in the mansion a red envelope today so that everyone can share in the joy and be happy."

Mu Qing and the others looked at each other and grinned, "Thank you for the reward, sir!"

It's so happy to follow adults...

The adults have received rewards from His Majesty, and even they have a share.

Hey.

Eunuch Hong secretly weighed the red envelope and put it back into his sleeve.

After returning to the palace, he will tell His Majesty that Lord Shen gave him a red envelope to bring good luck!

"Oh, Lord Shen." Eunuch Hong almost forgot about the main business. "His Majesty has summoned you to the palace at noon. I will be waiting for you at the Suzaku Gate with my sedan chair."

"Noon?" Shen Zheng was a little confused.

When she goes to the palace before mealtime, does she go with a full stomach or on an empty stomach?

"It's noon." Eunuch Hong coughed lightly and added quietly, "You may have a meal in the palace. When I left the palace, I met the maid of the Queen's palace, who personally decided on the menu for lunch. There were nearly sixty dishes in total."

"Cough cough cough-"

Shen Zheng choked on her own saliva, "How much?"

She had never studied the emperor and empress's diet before, but she didn't expect that they would have sixty dishes in one meal?

If you want to try them all, you'll probably have to eat until you're full.

"Sixty..." Eunuch Hong whispered, "It's not the usual rule, so I guess the emperor and the queen want to keep you for dinner. Oh, I said this, just pretend you didn't hear me... I'm going back to the palace to report."

Shen Zheng smiled and nodded, then called Nanny Gu to escort them out of the house.

After Eunuch Hong left, Steward Cui was still a little dazed.

Such a generous reward has only been seen twice in the Earl's Mansion before... No wonder the Earl appreciates Lord Shen so much.

The books were loaded onto the carriage one by one. Before leaving, Manager Cui told Shen Zheng something.

"Sir Shen, the uncle said that Jiadebo felt that the Reading Building was not spacious enough and wanted to use the Fifth Family's teahouse, but the Fifth Family refused. So Jiadebo set his sights on the Yage. Yan Jijiu was unwilling to close the Yage, and the two of them had a bit of an ugly quarrel recently, so the Reading Building might have to postpone its opening."

Shen Zheng heard it.

A Yage brush costs dozens or even hundreds of taels each, but it is the cash cow of the Imperial College, so Yan Fengci certainly doesn't want to close his shop.

However, this Gadber, when impulsive, did not even care about the life or death of his own senior brother. He was also a "man of temperament".

She couldn't help but think of that interesting guy in Accord.

If the Accord closed, would he be able to stay and work in the reading building?

If you can't...

"I understand." Shen Zheng suppressed her thoughts and said to Steward Huo, "Go back and tell Lord that I will be entering the palace today. Oh, and also tell Lord about the reward I received, mainly the goldfish charm."

Before Manager Huo and his companions left, they also received a small red envelope. The red envelope was not big, but whoever saw it received a share, and they all felt happy.

Shen Zheng sent someone to Bashang to ask for leave.

It's rare to take a day off, so if I were to say it's a psychological burden, there is still some.

It really is the holy body of a natural worker...

......

royal palace.

Royal study room.

The emperor was reviewing memorials when Eunuch Hong quietly walked in and obediently took over the job of grinding ink from the young eunuch.

"Is Shen Qing still in the mansion?" the emperor asked suddenly.

Eunuch Hong did not think anything unusual at first and answered honestly, "When I arrived at the Shen Mansion, the steward of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion happened to be moving books in the Shen Mansion, and Lord Shen was there too."

The emperor chuckled, put down his pen and said, "I heard that Mr. Shen likes to sleep in. It seems that the rumor is true."

Eunuch Hong thought he had said something wrong, and quickly explained for Shen Zheng: "Your Majesty, those books should be more important..."

"I'm not angry, why are you so anxious?" The emperor picked up another memorial and flipped through it, saying, "It's normal for young people to sleep more. But when I was young, I didn't dare to sleep more. To be honest, I envy Shen Qing a little."

Eunuch Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor suddenly turned his head and his eyes fell on his chest, "Did Shen Qing reward you?"

Honestly pulling out a red envelope from his bosom, Eunuch Hong lowered his head and whispered, "It's a reward... Lord Shen said it's not a reward, it's a gift of good fortune, and I can't thank her, I have to thank Your Majesty."

The emperor took the red seal from him and pulled the drawstring with both hands.

Just when he thought that the emperor would just take a look, he saw the emperor reach in and take out... a small silver ingot.

"Silver?" The emperor suddenly laughed out loud, "This is the first time I've seen a high-ranking official give away silver... No, I forgot, Shen Qing is only a sixth-rank official now, so giving away silver ingots is reasonable."

After receiving rewards from the emperor, the silver and money given to the eunuch who announced the emperor's decree was called "reward".

Generally speaking, the higher the eunuch's status, the more "rewards" he will receive.

As for eunuchs like Eunuch Hong who served as the emperor's personal eunuch, the rewards they received were even more generous - hundreds of taels of silver, or a bag of gold, or other rare items.

Logically speaking, this kind of "evil trend" should be stopped.

But if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If the palace servants are not allowed to earn some extra money, I am afraid they will have other ideas.

Therefore, the emperor allowed palace maids to accept rewards, but with one sentence: only take money, not do the work. If anyone took the money and did the work, then sorry, palace rules will be followed.

Over time, the officials spent a lot of money on the palace maids, but after hearing nothing, they finally understood - they wanted to win over the palace maids around the emperor and empress? No way!

But the surface of decency must be maintained.

Whenever a high-ranking eunuch like Eunuch Hong went out of the palace to announce rewards, the reward he would receive would be at least a handful of gold leaves.

"I'm sorry to have wronged you." The emperor joked, "Today I only received a bag of silver when I went to the Shen Mansion. I will give it to you next time."

Eunuch Hong shuddered.

"No, no, no, no thanks, Your Majesty. I am very happy to share in Lord Shen's good mood. I have no dissatisfaction at all, really..."

As he was talking, he saw the emperor openly gave him a silver ingot, "I want to share in the good news."

"......" Eunuch Hong choked and was about to "thank the Lord for his grace" when he saw the young eunuch outside the hall looking inside frequently with an anxious look on his face.