[Quick Wear] Daily Cleansing of Trash

Chapter 170: May the Queen Mother be blessed with good health 3

Qingning Palace.

Mei Xiangxue has been a modern person accustomed to going to bed late for decades. Asking her to turn off the lights and go to bed at 7 o'clock would be embarrassing for her. So out of boredom, she asked someone to make a Liang version of playing cards and called three palace maids and eunuchs to play double kou with her (the author reminds: gambling is harmful to health, and the ban on gambling starts with me).

When Shang Lu came in, she was throwing cards on the table with excitement on her face.

"Yes 2!"

Grand Palace Maid No. 1 Chunyu silently threw out four Aces.

Mei Xiangxue stood up, put one foot on the stool, and shouted with great momentum: "Five Ks!"

Shanglu's apprentice Wangfu carefully hit six 2s.

Mei Xiangxue: ...

You are a good boy, Xiao Fuzi. You are really a person who can accomplish great things quietly.

Looking at the pair of 3 in her hand, Mei Xiangxue winked at the palace maid No. Xia Chan sitting opposite her: Can you leave?

Xia Chan looked at what was in his hand and shook his head silently.

Then, Mei Xiangxue and Xia Chan were both buttoned.

Passing the copper coins to Chunyu and Wangfu, Mei Xiangxue rallied: "Come again!"

"Miss!"

Shanglu bowed to her.

Mei Xiangxue waved her hand and asked him to get up: "Are you ready?"

Shang Lu nodded: "Yes, everything has been arranged according to the Queen's instructions!"

Mei Xiangxue nodded and watched the spring rain shuffle.

Wangfu was very perceptive. Seeing his master coming, he quickly stood up and made room for him: "Master, come here!"

Shang Lu gave his apprentice a look that said "you're smart" and sat down.

Mei Xiangxue sorted the cards while asking Shang Lu, "Besides Aunt Yu's side, have you found anyone else with problems?"

Shang Lu put 3 before 4 and replied, "Yes, some were placed by the late Empress's concubines around you and the Emperor, some were sent in by outsiders, and some... I am incompetent and have not yet found out."

Mei Xiangxue hummed, "The Emperor has just ascended the throne and is still young. The palace really doesn't need so many people to serve him. I'll talk to the Emperor later and ask him to release some of the palace maids. You should prepare the list as soon as possible."

"Yes, I understand." Shang Lu nodded and typed a 3.

Mei Xiangxue immediately released her single 4:

"By the way, how is Hechang Garden?"

Shang Lu replied: "Everything is ready. I guarantee that those concubines will have a comfortable life!"

Everyone present was Mei Xiangxue's people, and they all knew about Aunt Yu's affairs. Mei Xiangxue and Shang Lu did not avoid them when communicating.

"2! That's good. I trust you to do the job." Mei Xiangxue praised.

Chunyu: "Pass."

Xia Chan: "Pass."

Shang Lu looked at the four jokers in his hand and said with a smile, "Pass."

"A pair of 3!" Mei Xiangxue hurriedly played the smallest pair in her hand.

Chunyu followed with a pair of 5s.

Summer Cicada guessed 8.

Shang Lu glanced at Mei Xiangxue who was looking at him nervously, and said with a slight smile: "Pass."

"A pair of 9s!" After Mei Xiangxue played out her pair, she looked at the straight in her hand, three 6s and four 7s.

Chunyu bet on a pair of A's, Xiachan passed, and Shanglu bet on a pair of kings.

Chunyu Wuyu: Brother, why are you putting pressure on me?

Shang Lu counted the cards in his mind and tentatively hit three 4s. Mei Xiangxue's eyes lit up: "Three 6s!"

Shang Lu smiled with his lips pursed.

Chunyu gave up on herself: "Pass."

Xia Chan chuckled: "Pass."

Shang Lu: "Pass~"

"Shun Zi!" Mei Xiangxue only had a pair of bombs left in her hand, and she looked at the three of them with a smile.

Chun Yu took a deep breath and said, "Pass!"

The summer cicadas followed.

Shang Lu stuffed the four Js and six Ks in his hand and said, "Pass."

"Haha," Mei Xiangxue threw out the last four cards, "I win!"

Shang Lu complimented: "The Queen Mother is mighty!"

Chunyu: ...

Love brain is hopeless.

In the next few rounds, if Shang Lu and Mei Xiangxue were together, he would try his best to suppress the other two and play cards aggressively.

If Shang Lu was in a group with the others, he would just keep giving Mei Xiangxue a break, and even help Mei Xiangxue's teammates fight against their own people, striving to let Mei Xiangxue win every time.

The people in Heshanglu’s team: I’m convinced.

After the game, the biggest winner is: Mei Xiangxue.

Of course, as the queen mother who is second only to the emperor, she would certainly not be stingy and rob her subordinates of their money.

So, Mei Xiangxue, in a good mood, turned into a money-giving boy and gave everyone in Qingning Palace an extra monthly salary.

As for the eunuchs and palace maids who served her personally, in addition to increasing their monthly wages by three months, they were also given a lot of good things.

The people who were physically, mentally and visually abused by Shang Lu laughed so hard that their teeth were exposed and shouted in unison, "The Queen Mother is Wise."

Aunt Yu was thrown into a torture chamber and imprisoned separately from her accomplices.

Shang Lu volunteered to interrogate Aunt Yu on behalf of Mei Xiangxue, but was stopped by Mei Xiangxue.

"You're already the head eunuch of Qingning Palace. Why do you still bother doing these dirty jobs?" Mei Xiangxue held Shang Lu's hand. "Besides, she's involved in the affairs of two countries, so they should naturally be handed over to the ministers to handle. We just need to manage the palace well!"

Shang Lu knelt at Mei Xiangxue's feet and asked softly, "You... really don't want to be in power?"

Mei Xiangxue shook her head. "There are many capable officials in the court, and I don't understand government affairs, so there's no need for me to give them orders."

Professional matters should be left to professionals. Although the emperor is young, Prince An Minghe is capable.

Mei Xiangxue, familiar with the original plot, knew that Prince An had little interest in the throne. He enjoyed sightseeing, fine wine, and beautiful women. If the original hadn't used "love" to keep him hooked, he might have gone on a trip south of the Yangtze River after completing his mourning period.

Besides, even if Prince An had ulterior motives, there were still Grand Tutor Zhong Yu and General Qin Dingxiang.

Zhong Yu might not be a good worker, but he had a great reputation and countless talented people under his tutelage. He also had a kind of loyalty that was "if the emperor wants his subjects to die, they must die", and he was loyal to the young emperor Ming Ang.

In the original plot, the little emperor and his original body fled south and were captured by rebels on the way. Zhong Yu stood in front of the little emperor without hesitation and was hacked to death by the rebels. The hot blood splattered all over the little emperor.

Therefore, even though Mei Xiangxue knew that Zhong Yu might not have the talent to govern the country, she still admired him sincerely for his loyalty and warned her son to respect Zhong Yu.

As for the great general Qin Dingxiang, that was also a peach blossom debt left by the original body.

The ancestors of the Qin family joined the founding king of Liang in the uprising and made great contributions. After that, they guarded the border for generations and were deeply favored by the emperor.

It’s just that the experience of fighting on the battlefield since childhood may have affected their fertility, and the Qin family has always had a single-line family.

When Qin Dingxiang arrived, his wife had died early, leaving behind only a daughter.

Qin Dingxiang had suffered a health injury in his early years and had not had any children for many years.

Perhaps it was because of this that the old emperor was not afraid of Qin Dingxiang, but instead appointed him as one of the regent ministers.

After all, Qin Dingxiang had no sons, brothers, or nephews. Even if he rebelled, who would he pass the throne to?

It’s totally unnecessary!