Jiang Bilan had time to think about it, but Xia Tong had no time to pay attention to her - she was busy practicing calligraphy according to the emperor's instructions!

This is a meticulous job, but fortunately the emperor did not stipulate how much she would write every day. Xia Tongda could use her children to cheat on her. Dundu was so young, so she couldn't ignore her children!

Unfortunately, the emperor was guarding against her. Although she did not make strict requirements, she would come to test the results at the end of the month. Xia Tong didn't expect that she would have to face the punishment of the master slapping the palm of her palm with a bamboo board when she entered the palace. She burst into tears in her heart. It turned out that being an empress was not much better than the students in a private school.

She has thick skin and thick skin, but she is not afraid of pain. The problem is that she is very embarrassed, and in front of Dundu, when she recalls this past event in the future, Xia Tong feels that she has no shame to be a mother.

In order to defend the dignity of being a mother, Xia Tong showed off his enthusiasm to review books before the final exam, and it is necessary to let the emperor see his efforts.

Although he did not intend to check the files of the Office of the Interior, Xia Tong gradually realized something strange when he was walking around at a glance.

The account of the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot match!

At a glance, it may not be seen, but Xia Tong carefully copied it word by word, and even mental calculations, he could naturally realize that something was wrong. It seems that every account is clearly remembered, but it is always somewhat different from the number calculated at the end of the year. She calculated it three times and confirmed that it was a problem with the account book rather than her own.

As a humble and studious student, Xia Tong naturally had to ask the emperor for advice.

Liu Zhang was very satisfied with her spirit of study, "What do you think is the reason?"

The emperor didn't need to cheat her with fake accounts. Xia Tong thought the problem still lies with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "This account book has been tampered with!"

It seems that everything is well-rounded and there is no flaw, but when I look closely, I find that the prices of those pieces, such as rouge and pollen, are very strange. Xia Tong has dealt with the comprador in the palace, and there is an experienced old man like Ping Gu, so he naturally knows what the price of rouge outside and what the price of buying it in the palace.

There seems to be not much more than each transaction on the book, but how many masters in the palace, together with the servants and maids around them, gather together into towers, and the number of pens is quite large.

There are countless similar examples, which shows that the old fried dough sticks in the Ministry of Internal Affairs dare not be greedy for huge sums, but the oil leaking from the fingers can be scraped and made.

No wonder the palace was in deficit every year, and even Empress Dowager Jiang complained that her son was reluctant to allocate more money from the treasury to her.

Liu Zhang didn't expect that she could really see some tricks from the account book, and he couldn't help but look at him and sighed that he had made the right move.

Xia Tong couldn't laugh, "You know those people are making trouble inside, why don't you do it?"

Liu Zhang glanced at her, "What should I do if you think?"

Xia Tong said without hesitation: "Of course, cut it off immediately!"

"What then?" Liu Zhang pressed step by step.

Xia Tong was silent. She found that she had overlooked a very serious problem, that is, the slaves and managers in the palace could not be chosen casually, but had to go through a complex and cumbersome process, and there was a huge network of relationships intertwined.

She said lightly and said, "It seems that she has made clear rewards and punishments, but the consequences are immeasurable. If the huge palace does not have enough personnel, it will not be able to operate the imperial city at all. Besides, who can guarantee that those who are recruited into the palace will not continue to be greedy? Everyone knows that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a fat man, and many people are trying to come in, and there are many deep backgrounds that can affect the whole body. If they offend them, it may cause countless troubles.

Seeing her frowning, Liu Zhang knew that the little girl was seriously worried about the matter. He didn't urge him to ask, and only asked An Ruhai to bring the other two books, "One of them is the former record of the imperial concubine, and the other is from the Concubine Shu. What do you think?"

Xia Tong was familiar with it, and this time she looked much easier. She found that the two sisters of the Jiang family had completely different styles of dealing with things. Jiang Bilan obviously relied on her wealth and was using the Jiang family's body to fill the gap. Of course, she also did not forget to hit the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at all times, turning them into their own confidants, and a typical example of giving a sweet date.

Jiang Yingyue is not as rich as her sister. The method she takes is to suppress and balance, so that the various departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can communicate with each other to share profits, such as returning to the imperial kitchen this month, the garment workshop next month, etc. This way, the book will not be too ugly, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can also make a small profit.

Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. Jiang Bilan's method is obviously more stable and can convince the public. The only disadvantage is that it is too expensive and can easily increase the ambitions of those people. As for Jiang Yingyue, it is a treatment of symptoms but not the root cause. It seems to cover up the problem, but in fact it has not been eradicated. It is easy to cause imbalances among the various ministries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it is accumulated for a long time, it may cause irreconcilable contradictions.

Liu Zhang said gently: "Do you have a better way?"

At this time, it looks like a teacher.

As a student, Xia Tong shook her head in shame. She really couldn't think of any good idea.

Liu Zhang was not disappointed, "No hurry, you have just been in contact with palace affairs and can learn slowly. Moreover, the internal affairs office has been full of problems for a long time, and even I am not sure about curing the ulcers, let alone you."

Xia Tong nodded, and she still admired the emperor. Just a small internal affairs office can make her busy to the point of being overwhelmed. However, the emperor had to deal with so many memorials and government affairs every day. What a terrible energy and endurance it would take!

However, she suddenly thought, "Your Majesty, did you just establish the Imperial Concubine like that? Did you value the money from the Jiang family to enrich the national treasury?"

After all, the emperor was not interested in Jiang Bilan's appearance and temperament. Judging from Jiang Bilan's behavior, her wisdom was not enough to become a concubine. Thinking of Jiang Bilan's behavior of tearing down the east wall and repairing the west wall in the account book, Xia Tong suspected that the emperor was attracted to Jiang Bilan's stupidity - such a living wallet is hard to find.

Looking at Xia Tong's sincere questioning gaze, Liu Zhang: "..."

You discovered it.

Xia Tong practiced the words for almost a month, and his hands and feet were about to get cramped. Finally, at the end of April, the emperor was about to lead the royal family to hunt in the West Mountain. With such a rare opportunity to leave the palace, Xia Tong naturally had to keep up. Anyway, the suburbs of Beijing were not far away, and it took only one day to come and go.

The others were also very happy. They were in the palace and could go out for a walk every day. Now spring is about to pass by. If you don’t take the opportunity to travel, will you wait until the heat is hot before going out to get into trouble?

Xia Tong naturally refused to admit that he was greedy for fun in front of the emperor, and only said that he admired the emperor's heroic posture of galloping on horseback, but unfortunately he couldn't see him at first.

Liu Zhang smiled and twisted her face, "You!"

Xia Tong held his sleeve and acted coquettishly.

The two of them rolled onto the bed while making a fuss. After she was chasing her body, she had to do so many times every now and then. Xia Tong was worried that the frequency would be too high, but the man became more and more courageous. Xia Tong suspected that the emperor had searched for some secret pills for strengthening aphrodisiacs from outside, otherwise why would he be so fierce?

But she also enjoyed it.

It is not easy to leave the palace, at least not anyone is qualified to leave the palace. Apart from the empress dowager, Princess Yilin and the four concubines, there is only Xia Tong, the most favored Zhaoyi.

Of course, Feng Yuzhen refused to miss this great opportunity, so she ran to Xia Tong to please her good deeds. Li Mi was also unwilling to be outdone and told Xia Tong that in addition to roaring, she could make small toys such as rattles, so she would definitely coax the little prince into obedience - she seemed to treat herself as a wet nurse.

Xia Tong didn't want to bring these two troubles, but when she heard that Jiang Bilan wanted to bring Xiao Xiuyi and Mu Xiurong, she changed her mind and let Feng Yuzhen and Li Mi take the fun too - anyway, the more they are, the four of them can get together a table of mahjong!

The reason why Jiang Bilan is so kind this time is of course not how close she and Xiao Mu are to each other. She just doesn’t want to see Xia Tong stand out, so that Xiao Wanwan and Mu Xinxin, among the nine concubines, can share her favor. They are both the concubines, so who is nobler than who?

She had to let Xia Tong see her identity clearly. She was just a little bitch, so she could not climb onto the imperial concubine's head.

The two sides fought each other, but overall it seemed that Jiang Bilan had the upper hand. Xia Tong relied on her little cleverness to confuse the emperor for a while, but she had the support of the empress dowager and the princess. In addition, Xiao Wanwan and Mu Xinxin with freshly decorated decorations - Jiang Bilan admired them with good materials each, dressed as exquisite as ceramic dolls, and it was necessary to lose without losing.

Xiao Wanwan and Mu Xinxin also acted as if they were dying for their confidants. They must help the imperial concubine to slapped Xia Zhaoyi's aura, otherwise this vixen would be too proud.

However, a small accident happened on the day of departure, which made them at a loss. It turned out that because of the hasty trip, Jiang Bilan forgot to notify in advance that the Office of the Internal Affairs did not prepare the car of Xiao and Mu. It was so troublesome. You can't walk to the west mountain with a pair of jade feet. It would be strange if you don't have to be covered in blood.

But Jiang Yingyue used the excuse of rectifying the palace affairs and left Concubine Wen De and Concubine Xu Xian, so there were only a few cars for this trip.

Xiao Mu and the others were unable to do so, so they had to rub Xia Tong's carriage with a shy face.

Unexpectedly, before getting close, two heads suddenly popped out from inside, frightening them.

It turned out that Feng Yuzhen and Li Mi did not have exclusive car drivers. Xia Tong collected two boxes of rouge and picked a few toys before he reluctantly left a seat in the corner.

No matter how many, it won't be possible.

Feng Yuzhen held her chin with one hand and smiled like a spring breeze. Her arms, which were half like snow lotus, were so white that they glowed. She said in a coquettish voice: "Do you two sisters want to come to the small gathering?"

She was born with this kind of ability that women hate.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Wanwan and Mu Xinxin seemed to have entered the wolf's den, afraid that they would be swallowed up so much that they would not be left. They dared not say anything to sit down and return to Jiang Bilan as if they were escaping. Feng Yuzhen's beauty was enough to make any woman look dull. Xia Tong relied on her children to be fearless, so they could not help but mind.

Seeing that the two of them were back in vain, Jiang Bilan couldn't help but frown, "Does Xia Zhaoyi refuse to let you go with you?"

Xiao Wanwan and Mu Xinxin dared not admit that they were afraid of being compared by Feng Yuzhen, so they said with shamelessness: "My concubines miss the Empress, and I would like to accompany the Empress to relieve your boredom and worry."

After saying that, he sat in the not-so-spacious carriage with a shameless face.

Jiang Bilan:...

She hasn't agreed to give up her seat yet! What a shameless thing.
Chapter completed!