"be careful!"
The moment Song Huan said the words, it was already too late.
I saw the little snake rushing towards Cheng Susu's direction like arrow feathers shot out in an instant!
"ah!"
Cheng Susu was so frightened that her face turned pale, but her body was frozen in place uncontrollably, unable to move at all.
Things happened too fast and did not give Song Huan time to think and react.
He quickly took action, grabbed Cheng Susu and held her firmly in his arms.
"Hiss!"
The little snake jumped to nothing, but did not give up and continued to pounce towards the place where Song Huan was.
"Whoosh——"
"Snapped!"
It's too late, it's faster than that!
Only a flash of cold light was seen.
A sharp and small dagger flew straight over and suddenly cut off the snake's head!
In an instant, blood splashed!
Looking at the snake's head that had separated from its body but was still hissing, Song Huan knew that it was the shadow guard hiding in the dark who had taken the life of the little snake.
Sure enough, these shadow guards will only be responsible for the lives of Emperor Liang and those holding the token!
Cheng Susu was frightened by the dangerous scene that just happened, and her whole body trembled involuntarily.
Lying in Song Huan's arms, he didn't dare to move at all.
"Okay, okay, it's okay!"
Facing Cheng Susu who was in shock, Song Huan didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only gently reach out and stroke her head.
The gentle girl was held in his arms, and the fragrance of virginity penetrated directly to the bottom of Song Huan's nose, which made Song Huan feel a little distraught.
Miley Susu always wears a wide skirt on weekdays. It is impossible to see that her figure hidden under the wide robe is so exquisite!
It's soft and bouncy in my arms. It's so thin where it should be thin and where there should be flesh...
In short, four words.
very perfect!
After such a hug, Song Huan was a little reluctant to let go.
"Is it...is it dead?"
Cheng Susu was so frightened that she didn't dare to look back. She could only bury her head in Song Huan's chest and ask in a low voice.
I thought that this idiot fourth prince would abandon me and run away first.
I didn’t expect to see such a responsible side of him!
Song Huan's powerful heartbeat sounded in his ears, and Cheng Susu's cheeks turned red silently.
With a beauty in your arms, there is no reason to let go easily.
Song Huan cleared his throat: "Not yet, still moving!"
"ah!"
Cheng Susu took a deep breath and couldn't help but burrow into Song Huan's arms a few more times.
When she moved like this, she accidentally touched something she shouldn't have touched.
Cheng Susu wanted to be so embarrassed that she found a crack in the ground and burrowed down!
"Uh...ahem!"
There were several faint coughs in the distance.
It turned out that Cheng Xun saw Liu Delin off. Hearing that Song Huan was in the garden, he strolled over.
Seeing the fourth prince and his daughter hugging each other like no one else, Cheng Xun was so angry that he almost vomited blood!
But the other party was a noble prince after all. Cheng Xun dared not speak out in anger, so he could only cough twice and make innuendoes.
Noticing Cheng Xun's appearance, Song Huan quickly removed his dirty hands.
"Father-in-law, you're done!"
As he spoke, Song Huan pointed at the little green snake that had dried its blood by the grass.
"It's time to drive away snakes from my father-in-law's house, otherwise they will be scurrying around and how dangerous it will be!"
Song Huan pointed out this, and Cheng Xun realized that his daughter had been saved by the fourth prince just now.
It's just that the method of rescue is a little bit extreme!
Cheng Susu bravely looked back and saw that the blood of the culprit snake was almost drained. Then she remembered that she had buried her head in Song Huan's arms just now...
"Shameless!"
Cheng Susu rolled her eyes fiercely and snorted angrily.
strangeness!
Although I was deceived by the fourth prince this time, I didn't seem to be that angry...
Cheng Xun was very embarrassed and made a "please" gesture to Song Huan.
"Your Highness, please come to the study to chat."
The two of them arrived in the study one after another. As soon as Song Huan sat down firmly, he couldn't wait to ask Cheng Xun: "Father-in-law, if you finish talking with Liu Delin so quickly, I'm afraid you've hit a wall!"
"This..." Cheng Xun was shocked, "How did His Highness know about it?"
Song Huan grinned and said, "What the emperor said this morning was to thoroughly investigate the accounts of the household department for the past ten years!"
"Liu Delin left in less than half an hour. Most likely he was looking for excuses to escape. It was just a shirk."
Cheng Xun was secretly shocked, the fourth prince was absolutely right.
Liu Delin excused himself by saying that the accounts for the past ten years had already been submitted in full, and it would not be easy to find the details again.
It is necessary to dig out old information from various state capitals, check them one by one, and then report them to the superior.
After going back and forth like this, within a few months, it would be impossible to complete the investigation!
Cheng Xun knew full well that this was just an excuse for Liu Delin to refuse.
But the process is just like this. Even if Cheng Xun questions it, there is nothing he can do!
Just when Cheng Xun was secretly surprised, Song Huan continued to ask: "Two days ago, my father-in-law ordered my father-in-law to collect taxes from merchants and add the title of 'Honorary Imperial Merchant', but there was no progress at all!"
Cheng Xun almost lost his right hand holding the tea cup and almost spilled all the hot tea.
"this……"
"Does Your Highness know this?"
Song Huan chuckled.
"The Ministry of Household Affairs has already colluded with the merchants, creating a den of snakes and rats!"
"They have colluded long ago to make a fortune in silence and ignore the rest."
"So it is not easy to break through in any direction now."
When this matter was mentioned, Cheng Xun was also extremely distressed.
"Yes, although these are things that I know very well, the household department is already rotten from the inside out!"
"Even if the minister intends to conduct a thorough investigation, it will take several months just to wait for these processes..."
After just a few words of conversation, Song Huan had already discovered Cheng Xun's greatest characteristic.
Although his uprightness and strictness are his strengths as a person, they are also his weaknesses as a prime minister!
As the prime minister of a country, he should use thunderous means and act resolutely.
Under the harsh measures, everyone was naturally convinced.
But Cheng Xun stubbornly believed in the so-called "process". If things continued like this, the entire court might be biased towards the Grand Master!
"I wonder if my father-in-law has ever thought about it. Sometimes if you change your mind and deal with things backwards, it will be miraculous."
Cheng Xun was a little confused.
"Handle it the other way around?"
"Exactly!" Song Huan nodded, "The tax payment details of merchants are not only available to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Why not skip the transfer department and ask the merchant directly?"
"If the merchant dares to shirk and conceal it again, he will be severely punished!"
"Under heavy penalties, let's see which merchant dares to collude with the Ministry of Household Affairs secretly and conceal it without reporting it!"
"After experiencing this incident, merchants saw my father-in-law's thunderous methods, and naturally they will also rush to pay back taxes."
"Isn't this just killing two birds with one stone?"
