Chapter 1358: Treat Others in Their Own Way (2)
Empress Dowager Mo said coldly: "The emperor's requirements are too strict. Women should be moral first. As long as they have good conduct and dignified appearance, it's fine. Why do they have to require beauty? It's useless to have a house full of seductive women, all of them seductive and charming. What should we do if they seduce the emperor?"
Everyone heard that the queen mother was using this as an excuse to mock the queen for her seductive appearance and seducing the emperor. No one dared to say anything, but only looked down at the tip of their noses to avoid getting into trouble.
Caiwei saw that Queen Mother Mo actually ridiculed her in public and didn't even bother to do the most basic superficial work with her. Of course, she would not swallow her anger, so she smiled and said: "What the Queen Mother said is very true, and I think so too. It's just that the emperor said that a woman's 'appearance, work, morality and business', and appearance comes first, which shows how important a woman's appearance is. However, in my opinion, the most important thing for a woman is not her appearance, but her 'financial resources', that is, her dowry!"
When these words came out, everyone raised their heads in surprise and looked at Caiwei in disbelief. Even Old Lady Liu looked at her in surprise, and couldn't believe that such vulgar words came out of her mouth.
Caiwei saw the contemptuous look on everyone's face, and smiled at Queen Mother Mo, saying, "What do you think, mother?"
Queen Mother Mo sneered, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, as if to wipe off the mocking smile on her mouth, and said, "The queen is young and ignorant, so she said such money-smelling words. Think about it, as the ruler of the Great Jin Kingdom, you own the world and are rich. Do you still care about the amount of dowry when you marry a concubine? If this gets out, won't foreign countries laugh at you?"
Caiwei said, "Mother, what you said is wrong. Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the foundation of people's livelihood. It is pedantic and ridiculous to say that people who care about money are vulgar and people who are full of money are pedantic and ridiculous. Back then, when the emperor went north to fight, he was plotted by Concubine Jin, and the food and grass allocated to him were all moldy or mixed with rotten grain. The emperor was extremely anxious and bought food and grass everywhere to meet the military needs. At that time, his pockets were empty and he had difficulty in taking a step. Seeing that the army was in turmoil and about to change, it was this palace that spent all her money to buy food and grass for him everywhere, calmed the army, and helped him overcome the difficulties and become the ruler of the world today. Imagine the situation back then. If it weren't for the money that stinks of copper in this palace, how could the few poems and paintings of the ladies in the mouth of the queen mother be able to change it? So, money is still very important! "
As soon as the voice fell, the imperial edict ladies who had just looked down on him began to ponder. The words of the queen mother were very reasonable. Thinking back to the emperor's predicament at the time, if it weren't for the queen mother's money, how could the emperor rule the world today?
"Also, in our Great Jin State, hundreds of nursing homes and tens of thousands of old, young, sick and disabled people are all supported by me alone, without spending a penny from the national treasury; even the compensation for the palace maids who were released a few days ago was paid by me with my own pocket money. If you don't believe me, you can ask the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come and ask me if I have ever taken a needle or thread from the palace? These things that are beneficial to the country and the people of the world are all completed by me with my own money."
"If any lady wants to enter the palace Accompanying the emperor, unable to share the emperor's worries, unable to benefit the people of the world, just wanting to serve the emperor with that false noble dignity, sour and pedantic style, not to mention the emperor will not agree, even I will never agree. "
After saying that, she glanced at Miss Ning and said: "Of course, entering the palace to accompany the emperor is not just about having money or the ability to make money, but also having a kind and benevolent heart, always thinking about the people of the world, thinking about the country, not thinking about your own false noble image. "