"Sister-in-law, thank you very much for today." Mu Chuji bowed solemnly, "If you hadn't conveyed the message to me and requested the Queen Mother's decree in time, I would have done him wrong..."
He did not continue. Li Qianning was confused in her heart, but her face remained calm, "Your Highness, Prince Qi, there is no need to be like this. Prince Zhongzheng is the humerus of the Miluo Kingdom. I just can't bear to see my loyal ministers and generals being wronged."
Feeling wronged? Mu Chuji thought in his heart, have everyone in the Zhongzheng Palace suffered enough grievances over the years? Now that the princess is dead, the husband's only concern in this world is Murong Qing.
He really didn't understand what Mu Churui was doing. If you, sir, risk everything for Murong Qing...
Could it be that Mu Churui didn't want the throne, which he regarded as a plaything?
"What is His Highness King Qi thinking about?" Li Qianning couldn't help but ask when she saw Mu Chuji was speechless for a long time.
"It's nothing." Mu Chuji shook his head, suddenly stretched out his hand and touched the top of Li Qianning's hair.
Li Qianning subconsciously wanted to hide, but Mu Chuji grabbed her wrist with the other hand, "Okay." He said, taking his hand off, and there was an extra petal in his palm.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Qi." The tips of Li Qianning's ears turned red and she lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Mu Chuji. However, his words still fell into her ears word for word, "Sister-in-law, I would love to have you in my life." A blessing."
He said it sincerely, without any hint of hypocrisy. Li Qianning felt her heart beating in panic, turned around and left quickly.
Mu Chuji looked at Li Qianning's back and slightly raised the corners of his lips. How great would it be if she were not the emperor's sister-in-law, but his princess?
Thinking of this, his expression suddenly changed. Even he was startled by his sudden thought. This was a thought he would never have when he was playing in the human world.
But once it arises, it is difficult to erase.
That's fine. Mu Chuji looked at the petal in his palm. If Mu Churui was not worthy of being the leader of Miluo, it wouldn't be a big deal if he took his place.
Fang Zilan saw all the changes in Mu Chuji's expression. She raised her eyebrows and watched helplessly as he put the petals in his palm into his arms. The look on his face that cherished and valued it was obvious that he was attracted.
Finally, we have come to this point.
Fang Zilan said calmly and generously: "I visited the house a few days ago. I never thought that Duke Jun was ill and I couldn't see him. I am very sorry. I see that Duke Jun is fine today, and I feel relieved."
Pei Juqing was clear in her heart and said calmly: "I heard from the people below that Duke Yue came to ask for money on behalf of the Southeast Prefecture Yamen in charge of the household department. This matter has been delayed for a long time. In fact, the household department recently There are too many things to do, I hope Duke Yue will forgive me."
Fang Zilan originally wanted to test his tone, but unexpectedly, he spoke openly and openly, which made her appear to be a villain. In this case, she might as well make it clear. Anyway, who knows whether she will be able to come back from her trip to Qiluo City. In addition, the Empress Dowager already dislikes her, so she will offend the Pei family more than once.
"Mr. Guo Jun's words are serious. I am also concerned about the chaos. I want to be very careful about the aftermath in the southeast, so I push the adults of the Ministry of Revenue a little tighter. I hope Duke Jun will not be surprised." Fang Zilan said. He must be polite, but his expression is a bit fierce, "After all, the Miluo people are invading in large numbers now, and there really can't be any problems in our capital."
Her words were obviously meant to shock the mountains and the tigers. Immediately, some officials deliberately slowed down their pace and walked not far or near, trying to listen quietly.
"Those incompetent people in the household department really need to be hammered. I appreciate Duke Yue's kindness..." Pei Jueqing narrowed her eyes and said, neither lightly nor seriously: "But Duke Yue stretched his hand too far, so be careful to stretch it. "
Fang Zilan smiled self-deprecatingly, "Thank you Duke Jun for reminding me, but my hand is about to reach Qiluo City. It's so long that it will be difficult not to stretch it."
Pei Juqing pursed her lips and spoke slowly, "I would like to ask, how long can Duke Yue defend Qiluo City?"
Fang Zilan was just about to say that he would do his best when he added, "What I want to hear is the specific date. Don't use the excuse of doing your best to fool me."
Fang Zilan took a deep breath and thought that this person was really strange. She didn't dare to neglect it at the moment. She looked forward and backward and finally cautiously spoke out a deadline, "One month."
"Okay, I'll remember it." Pei Juqing left these words meaningfully. Without waiting for her reaction, she said goodbye and left, leaving her confused and feeling like she was falling into a cloud.
In fact, what Fang Zilan didn't know was that Pei Juanqing was really sick in those days. Most of the people in the Pei family are not in good health, and people like Pei Xiaoze are already considered top among them. Therefore, the documents she sent to the Ministry of Revenue for approval were not returned under Pei Juiqing's instructions, but were made by the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue on his own initiative.
As for why she did it so deliberately, it's very simple to say. Since there has been such a fuss at the beginning of the New Year this year, let alone the people in the Ministry of Revenue, who in the whole court doesn't know that the Empress Dowager dislikes her? What's more, the Empress Dowager was also from the Pei family, which meant that the Pei family and her were not at odds with each other. Therefore, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance did this out of his own cleverness, thinking that he would not give others any leverage, but would also cause trouble for her and vent his anger on the Pei family. Why not do it?
Unexpectedly, Pei Juqing heard about this incident when he was ill and went to the Ministry of Hubu to investigate. In the original words of Duke Guo Guo, who had not visited the Ministry of Hubu in ten years, he said, "Even if you destroy the family to relieve the people, you still have to do it." Southeast's account has been settled." Those who knew about it were fine, but those who didn't knew thought that the one destroyed in Southeast was his Pei family's ancestral hall.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance was so frightened that he sorted out Southeast's accounts overnight. As soon as the accurate report came out of the imperial study room, the treasury sent the money to Southeast. Needless to say, this was so efficient, and he also knew that it was the people from the Ministry of Revenue who had prepared the account in advance. Said hello.
However, this was not the end. The people of the Su family heard the news from somewhere and said something to Pei Juqing. They also secretly communicated with Zhuge Yu and sent someone to send the silver to the southeast and directly crossed the border. King Rongan was afraid that someone would take advantage of him.
The money in the southeast was finally collected, and the soldiers fighting on the border could not afford it. The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance had his head as big as a bucket facing the snowflake-like documents of the Ministry of War. It happened that the Ministry of Industry also came to join in the fun at this time. They said that there was a problem in the military workshop, so they put the loach of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry into the boiling water and rolled it. Even though I had shed my skin, I didn't dare to poke fun at the Pei family, for fear that if Pei Jueqing went there in person again, it would really ruin the family's relief.
There are many connections involved. Everyone has their own hidden agendas and the relationships are intricate. No one knows how much Li Shengxuan knew and how much he did.
Fang Zilan didn't know the interests behind it, so she walked away quite easily.
