Although Chongzhen was irritable, he still respected the empress.
"It's a joyous occasion. Since the country's father donated eight hundred thousand taels of silver to fund the military pay of the soldiers of Liaodong, the officials in the court have all followed suit.”
"When the court dispersed, the internal treasury had already received 370,000 taels of silver. With this money, the Liaodong soldiers 'arrears of military pay would be settled.”
Empress Zhou was stunned.
"Your Majesty, my father has always been stingy. Where did he get eight hundred thousand taels of silver?”
Emperor Chongzhen's face sank. Eight hundred thousand taels.
Zhou Kui had reaped countless benefits over the years. If he could not explain the source of this money, it would be enough for him to suffer.
Chong Zhen sighed." It was Ci Xi who went to ask for it. I don't know what method this child used. The country's father actually took out so much silver all of a sudden."”
"No matter how this money came about, I am very comforted that the country's father has such a heart. There is no need to care about the rest.”
When Empress Zhou heard this, she was shocked again. This child, Ci Ran, was really not right recently.
It had been a few months, and he had been mysterious all day. His personality had suddenly changed.
In the past, Zhu Ciyao was honest and dutiful. He was just a child who didn't know anything about the world.
Now, he suddenly became strange and had a maturity that did not match his age.
Empress Zhou frowned." Your Majesty, this child Ci Ran has been acting strangely recently. Where is he?"”
"Chengen, where did Ci Xin go?”Emperor Chongzhen asked.
Eunuch Wang Chengen hurriedly bowed and replied,"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince seems to be growing vegetables in the Cining Palace.”
Growing vegetables?
This child was really getting weirder. Why was he planting and serving again out of nowhere?
It was really strange for a prince to grow vegetables without doing his proper job.
If it was a hobby, Zhu Ci Nao would not have loved it at such a young age. He would have taken a hoe to farm.
Cining Palace was Empress Yi 'an's bedchamber. What was this child doing there?
Who was Empress Yi 'an? She was Emperor Chongzhen's brother, Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao's first wife, Empress Zhang Yan.
Empress Yi 'an had a strict personality and had the demeanor of an empress. She was a woman who could be the mother of the world.
In the chaotic situation of the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yan was always clear-headed and often admonished the Tianqi Emperor.
At that time, Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch party, controlled the government. Empress Zhang Yan tried her best to persuade the critically ill Emperor Tianqi to make King Li Xin emperor.
The reason why Emperor Chongzhen could succeed to the throne was because of Zhang Yan.
Therefore, after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he respected her very much. She had specially given her sister-in-law the title of Empress Yi 'an.”
Empress Yi 'an was also very fond of this child, Zhu Ci Xin, so it was not strange for Zhu Ci Xin to go to her place.
However, it was a little unbelievable that he went to plant vegetables.
Empress Zhou and Emperor Chongzhen looked at each other.
Was this child possessed?
Chongzhen knew that this was not the case. To be able to get 800,000 taels of silver to make the civil and military officials donate silver to help pay, this child seemed to have received guidance from a famous teacher.
Could it be that this person was Empress Yi 'an?
Although Empress Zhou was also suspicious, Zhu Ci was with Empress Yi 'an, so she couldn't send someone to call him.
At this moment, Zhu Ci Xin was sending people to uproot all the flowers and plants in the garden of Ci Ning Palace.
"Liu Daban, do it carefully. Every piece of land is leveled for me. If anyone slacks off, I'll spank their buttocks.”
Liu Laifu, Zhu Cizao's personal eunuch, was busy in the garden with a group of eunuchs.
They first uprooted the flowers and plants in the garden and then leveled the ground.
This was because the Crown Prince said that he wanted to farm.
"Your Highness, this good garden has already been planted. Empress Yi 'an won't be angry, right?”Lafu felt a little guilty.
"I told you to plant it, so why are you talking so much nonsense!”
Zhu Cixi threw dirt at him, and Liu Laifu had no choice but to squat down and bury himself in the bushes.
Of course, Zhu Ci Xin wasn't so idle that he had a headache. Ever since he transmigrated, he realized that the backpack he was carrying was still there.
In his backpack were some grain seeds that he had brought back from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the villagers.
These seeds came in handy at this time.
In the future, the commoners of the Darming Dynasty would all count on this batch of seeds to solve the problem of food and clothing.
As for why Zhu Ci Xin chose to come to Ci Ning Palace, it was because he really couldn't think of any other place.
First of all, the garden was big enough to plant all the seeds he had brought.
Moreover, this was Empress Yi 'an's bedroom, so no one dared to disturb her.
And Empress Yi 'an doted on him to the heavens.
At this moment, Empress Yi 'an walked over with a smile and a few palace maids.
When she saw Zhu Ci Chi plucking all the flowers and plants in the garden, she was not angry. Instead, she smiled and asked,"
"Ci Xin, what nonsense are you playing again? I heard that you've been causing trouble everywhere these days. You don't know how to study at such a young age, but you only know how to play.”
Zhu Ci Xin turned around. He had to admit that Empress Yi 'an was really beautiful.
In the first year of Tianqi, Zhang Yan, who was 15 years old, was chosen as the number one beauty among the 5,000 beauties in the national preliminary selection. In April of the same year, she was conferred the title of Empress.
Zhang Yan was recorded in history as "tall and beautiful, with a face like Guanyin, eyes like autumn waves, mouth like red cherry, nose like hanging gallbladder, white teeth fine and clean". She was one of the five great Cleopatra of ancient China.
"Auntie, I want to farm. Yes, that's right, farming. Auntie, you won't blame me for occupying your backyard, right?”
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