【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 160 The Queen Mother who picked up the bargain is very upset 6

"You will serve the emperor from now on. Release Liang Bao when he has thought it through."

"My humble servant, Li Liang, would like to thank the Empress Dowager for her appreciation."

Li Liang was overjoyed when he was pointed out. He knelt down to express his gratitude and gave his name.

"Well, Li Liang, let's call him Liangbao from now on."

Waving her hand to let everyone go, Yun Xi, who already had the answer in her heart, looked at Lian Cheng, "My dear, have you made up your mind?"

Lian Cheng lowered his head and said, "Mother, I don't want to be the emperor."

"My son cares deeply about the people, and that comforts me." Yun Xi wasn't surprised. "The court officials have already requested several morning court sessions. You can arrange them. The memorials will be sent to you later. I'm going to give the Phoenix Seal to the Empress. You two, united as one, can break iron."

As she spoke, Yun Xi changed the subject, "The country is now facing internal and external troubles. My son should give the Queen a child as soon as possible to reassure the people. You should stay in the Queen's palace for the next three months. Once the Queen gives birth, you can visit other concubines."

Lian Cheng pursed his lips in displeasure.

"My son, the Queen and you have been married since childhood and have supported each other all the way. Even if you don't love her, you can't hurt her. As the Queen Mother, she needs a child, and as the Emperor, you also need an heir."

Yun Xi advised softly.

After a long while, Lian Cheng sighed, "Mother, I understand."

Yun Xi patted his shoulder with satisfaction, "Then I'm relieved. Work hard and strive to be a good emperor who will go down in history."

Back at Renshou Palace, Yun Xi found the queen.

"This is the Phoenix Seal. You did a good job last time. It's time for you to manage the harem. The first thing your mother will ask you to do is to reduce the monthly wages of the palace servants by half. This booklet contains the accounts and some suggestions I had compiled. You will follow them."

Yun Xi patiently explained, "Secondly, you must remember that the country is unstable and the borders are turbulent. We previously owed too much military pay to the border soldiers, and some of the money we did pay was embezzled. Now, we have to slowly make up for it. Therefore, the palace must cut expenses and increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

"Third, the Emperor will stay overnight in your Kunning Palace until you conceive. Be prepared to serve him in bed, and be careful not to let those with ill intentions harm you. Also, be aware that pregnancy is most likely to occur fourteen days before your period.

The queen's heart was pounding, and it took her a long time to suppress her joy.

"My daughter-in-law will definitely take care of these things and give birth to a big fat grandson for you."

"Well, don't take any random medicines or supplements. Some things are too much or too little. Also, I'll teach some people a lesson."

"Yes, daughter-in-law understands. Thank you, Queen Mother."

Early the next morning, the queen came to pay her respects with her concubines, her face beaming. Concubine Meng and others beside her were so angry that they gritted their teeth.

Yun Xi already knew that the emperor stayed in Kunning Palace yesterday.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother."

"Everyone, take a seat."

"Mother, I heard that His Majesty stayed at the Queen's palace last night."

Concubine Meng asked anxiously.

"Yes, I told you to go." Yun Xi looked at the twenty or so concubines and said the most heartbreaking words in the softest tone, "I told Your Majesty that I would wait until the Empress gave birth to the eldest prince before going to your palace. If the Empress had a miscarriage or gave birth to a princess, the Emperor would stay at Kunning Palace until she gave birth to a healthy eldest prince. If the Empress unfortunately had a difficult labor and the worst happened, I would marry Your Majesty another Empress until she gave birth to the eldest prince. If one doesn't work, I'll marry two, and if two doesn't work, I'll marry three."

"Do you understand what I mean? No matter what you are thinking or what tricks you have, hide them and get along well. We will have men and children. If you keep making trouble, then we will all be together in seclusion for the rest of our lives. After all, the emperor doesn't love beautiful women."

The hall was silent and the queen was in mixed mood. It turned out that everyone was just a tool.

"Xiu'er, bring the South China Sea pearls, and give each of us two hu."

"Yes."

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After everyone had left, Yun Xi issued an imperial decree that from now on, except for the empress, all other concubines would come to visit her every morning and evening and stay in Renshou Palace.

Returning to Kunning Palace, the Queen was overwhelmed with emotion, "My Queen Mother has me in her heart."

Aunt Mo gently reminded, "Your Majesty, the key is to complete the task ordered by the Queen Mother, otherwise..."

"Don't worry, Aunt Mo. I already have an idea."

The Queen methodically pushed forward the plan to reduce the monthly salary, starting from her own Kunning Palace and then radiating outwards. Despite this, she still encountered a lot of resistance.

Just as changes were quietly taking place in the palace, the simulated robot Yun Yi finally reached the northern border after passing through five gates and killing six generals.

"The Empress Dowager ordered us to deliver the military pay. Zhenbei Grand Marshal Wang Yinsuo received the order."

Unless you look closely at the simulated figure Yun Yi, you can't tell what he is like, but he looks intimidating.

"Wang Yinsuo and his generals have come to receive your orders."

A group of people knelt down in front of him. Yun Yi remained motionless and waited until he was sure that everyone was present before reading out the decree.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: All the frontline warriors fought bloody battles to resist the foreign enemies. The Royal Family and the entire Lian Kingdom will remember this in their hearts and will never forget it..."

The general meaning is, thank you for your hard work, generals, thank you for your hard work, my royal family is ashamed for not paying the military salaries in time before, this time we have directly brought the military salaries for the second half of the year, as well as extra bonuses, and said that the military salaries owed before will be collected and sent as soon as possible. Finally, there are some words of encouragement. The vernacular is easy to understand, and it is written with deep emotion and loudly, so that the lower-level soldiers kneeling in the distance can hear a little.

"The minister accepts the order!"

As Wang Yinsuo took over the imperial edict, the soldiers stood up one after another.

"Master Yun, I have already had wine and food prepared. How about staying for dinner?"

Yun Yi shook his head. There was no such process as eating in the settings, so he repeated Yun Xi's instructions in a serious manner.

"We have important matters to attend to. First, let's verify the military expenditure. It's two million taels of silver, or two hundred thousand taels of gold. It includes the soldiers' pay, food, and cotton clothing for the second half of the year."

"This? Good!"

Wang Yinsuo waved his hand, and the logistics personnel quickly stepped forward with the weight to verify the silver and money. Everyone waited on the side. An hour later, a strong officer came to report that the silver and money were exactly one tael less.

"Reporting to the Grand Marshal, the total is two hundred thousand taels of gold."

Wang Yinsuo was both surprised and surprised. Where did so much gold come from?

"On behalf of the soldiers of the North, this Marshal would like to thank Lord Yun for sending timely rain."

"You're welcome. The Queen Mother asked us to inspect the military camp."

"Yes, yes, please come this way." Although Wang Yinsuo was muttering in his heart, he still led the way to inspect the military camp in person.

Yun Yi's simulation robots have recording capabilities, and the system synchronizes these videos to Yun Xi. Looking at the thin bodies and weathered faces of the border soldiers, she feels very uncomfortable.

"There will definitely be a big war in the North this winter. When Yun Yi and the others come back, I'll get some meat and send it to the North."