The general's wife is too naughty, she starts to flirt with him

Cining Palace.

With the special care of Empress Dowager Shan, Madam Zhao's health recovered faster than expected.

However, this good thing also comes at a price.

I have used a lot of tiger and wolf medicine, but now I just look better. It is impossible for me to recover inside.

The imperial physician had reminded the queen mother that this method of taking medicine would make the injury heal faster, but it would cost her lifespan. But the queen mother had no one to turn to and just wanted Zhao Ma to get better quickly. She tacitly agreed to this sinister treatment method.

"Is there still no news about the group of people who left the palace to look for the nun?" Queen Mother Shan was very upset. Just now, the blood swallows she often ate were replaced with white swallows.

She wanted to get angry, but Nanny Qian ignored her.

It was the Emperor's order that in order to save money for the harem, the entire harem would no longer purchase red swallows. All bird's nests would be replaced with white swallows in the future.

Moreover, one bowl a day was not an option. The Empress Dowager had the highest rank and could only have one bowl every other day.

Concubines in the main positions of each palace can have one bowl every five days. Concubines with lower positions can have one bowl every ten days. As for those beauties who can't even get a place, forget it. They can't even have one bowl in a year.

Madam Qian was arranged by the emperor to live in the Cining Palace. Not only her, but also four or five senior palace maids and more than ten guards were arranged to live there.

Those guards were not there to protect the Cining Palace; their mission was to protect people like Madam Qian who belonged to the emperor.

Don’t let someone find an opportunity or excuse to kill you just a few days after you come in.

This is something that Emperor Chengtian had wanted to do for a long time, but he had never found the opportunity. After finally finding an opportunity through the matter between Shan Xi and the Qiu family, how could Emperor Chengtian waste it?

The opportunity is too good to miss and never comes again.

Empress Dowager Shan was in great pain and wanted to use her status to suppress Nanny Qian. However, Nanny Qian brought up Emperor Chengtian and said that the emperor's expenses were also to be cut.

The implication is that since the emperor has cut down on his spending, why shouldn't the empress dowager also cut down on her spending?

The blocked Queen Mother Shan had no choice but to return to her own bedroom to talk to Madam Zhao.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, those people have not sent any news yet." "It is much more troublesome to pass on news now than before. Many times, the news received is not timely enough.

"However, there is news from Tang Jiali." Aunt Zhao said as she took out a pigeon letter.

"Our people saw Tang Jiali go out with Shan Li."

It had always been bad news. Now there was finally some good news. Queen Mother Shan's expression also relaxed a lot.

"Did Shan Li go to Tongzhou this time?!" The Queen Mother was helpless when she heard this. The Emperor acted very quickly.

She just barely noticed and he made the decision.

So, her feeling was not wrong. The emperor sitting on the dragon throne was truly an ungrateful person.

He had long forgotten who helped him to the position.

As long as he is given a little chance, he will immediately stretch out his sharp claws and grab his opponent fiercely.

"Yes. I heard that it was His Majesty who personally issued the order. It seems that His Majesty attaches great importance to the manufacture of this batch of weapons. Shan Li himself also attaches great importance to it. I heard that he went to Tongzhou to supervise the production of this batch of weapons, which would take at least three to five months, and at most one or two years."

"Let our people find a chance to contact the Tang family. Since Shan Li is willing to take her out, it proves that he is not unbreakable. Let her find a chance to make it a done deal as soon as possible. Become Shan Li's close friend. By the way, steal a copy of the weapon's manufacturing plan and send it out."

This time, the Emperor was planning to forge new weapons with great fanfare. However, the blueprints for the new weapons were kept secret, and no one else knew about it except himself and the supervisor Shan Li.

It’s just that the weapon forged this time is a magical weapon.

Since it is a magical weapon, how could she not have it?

The Queen Mother felt that she understood Shan Li.

A woman he doesn't like can't get close to him. A woman who can be with him must be extraordinary.

Humph, men, they are all the same.

Although they swore to each other with their mouths, their bodies were very honest.

There is no cat in this world that doesn't steal fish.

"Yes, I will give the order right away." Although Madam Zhao is much weaker, she still has no problem doing these things.

This may be the cause of the disaster that will last for thousands of years.

People who want to do bad things have extremely strong vitality.

"Also, use my private money to ask someone to buy a batch of blood swallows. After so many years, I have become accustomed to blood swallows. If I stop now, how can I maintain them?"

The emperor could reduce the harem's allowance, but she was not without money. There was no need to put herself in such a difficult position.

She is the queen mother of a country, so she can't afford to be poor in terms of food and clothing.

"Yes, I will do it right away." Madam Zhao took the order and left.

In Kunning Palace.

Queen Zhou looked at the person in front of her with mixed feelings.

Today is the first day of the lunar month, the day when the emperor and empress will reunite.

On the first and fifteenth day of every month, the emperor would come to the queen's palace to rest according to ancestral rules.

This was also the only day in recent years that Queen Zhou could see the emperor.

However, it was just a sight.

Apart from the normal chit-chat and a meal together, there was nothing else.

It's not just her, I heard that other concubines are like this as well.

In recent years, the emperor seldom came to the harem, and even if he came, he just went to sleep.

No children had been born in the entire harem for several years.

The youngest child in the palace now is the Ninth Princess, born to Li Meiren four years ago.

Emperor Chengtian put down his chopsticks and took the handkerchief handed to him by Eunuch Guo, while wiping his hands, he asked, "Why does the Queen look at me like that?"

Originally, the table would be filled with food, but due to the reduction in the harem's allowances, there are now only eight dishes and one soup.

However, Emperor Chengtian and Empress Zhou could not finish these eight dishes and one soup, and most of them were left over.

Queen Zhou looked at Emperor Chengtian, struggling for a long time, and finally decided to speak out.

"Today, Concubine De came to my palace."

Emperor Chengtian thought for a long time and finally remembered who Concubine De was.

There were many women in the palace, and besides those with official positions, there were also many without official positions. He had never taken the trouble to keep track of them.

"What is she doing here?" If he remembered correctly, this Concubine De seemed to be quite domineering and had always been at odds with the Queen. Why would she suddenly come to Kunning Palace?

"Of course, they came to complain about the reduction in the harem's allowances." Queen Zhou was helpless.

This decree was issued by the Emperor. Instead of going directly to the Emperor, Concubine De came to her.

It's obvious that he wants to use her as a gun.

However, as the Empress of the Central Palace, there was nothing wrong with Concubine De doing so.

"What did the queen say?" Emperor Chengtian threw the handkerchief away and looked at Queen Zhou.

Ever since he dealt with Shan Xi in her palace last time, he discovered that this queen seemed different from what he remembered.