Hearing this, the King of Zhennan was stunned for a while, he knew that the emperor was using the name of giving Xin'er a marriage, but in fact he wanted to use the wedding to keep the father and son in the capital. Thinking that the other party is so straightforward, this kid surnamed Qin can really do anything.
"It's Xin'er's blessing to be granted the marriage from the emperor, and the family of my servants is deeply grateful for the grace." He bowed his head respectfully.
On the other hand, He Xin in the corner clenched her fist tightly until she didn't notice the bleeding marks on her palms. Her unwilling eyes fell directly on top of her. She didn't believe that the emperor's brother would be so heartless and eager to marry her to someone else. .
As soon as she moved, the servant girl next to her immediately grabbed her sleeve and shook her head slightly. This is an absolutely irresistible order at the palace banquet.
The grip became tighter and tighter, but He Xin finally lowered her head and did not move. Even if she died in this life, she would never marry another man!
Shen Yao next to her took a glance from the corner of her eye, and suddenly said with a smile: "Congratulations to the princess, other women may not be able to get the marriage from the emperor, it is because of the friendship between you and the emperor's childhood sweetheart."
After the words fell, the other noble ladies also congratulated, but they were all mocking in their hearts. To put it nicely, they were childhood sweethearts, but to put it badly, the princess followed the emperor shamelessly. But whoever said that the Liu family was so powerful, it is no wonder that the emperor Will choose the empress to be the princess.
Hearing her congratulations, He Xin hid the coldness in her eyes, while squinting at Shen Yao next to her, with a mocking arc on her mouth.
The dancers in the hall danced happily, and as a distinctive music sounded, a few scantily clad women appeared in the hall at some point. They were all dressed in red dresses, showing their slender waists, accompanied by Le Sheng twisted her body enchantingly, and glanced up from time to time.
"Your Majesty, this is the barbarian dancer specially chosen by King Lin'an to entertain you." Xiao Luzi immediately stepped forward and said seriously.
The women were all charming-eyed, and many ministers couldn't take their eyes off their enchanting figure. Liu Yin put down the medicinal food in his hand, glanced at the person next to him, and said in a strange way: "This figure is really good, I think I can serve you well." emperor."
Xiao Luzi lowered his head and quickly stepped aside, fearing that the Empress would implicate him.
Qin Yan took a sip of sake, his expression remained normal, "You can also serve me well."
Liu Yin: "..."
With a blushing face, she turned her head away from looking at this man. She knew that this man had two faces, which was for those naive ministers to see. Even her father felt that their emperor was not close to women, but she didn't know these things It's all an illusion!
At this moment, a young eunuch hurried up, deliberately avoided Liu Yin, and whispered something in Qin Yan's ear.
Hearing this, the man's eyes gradually turned cold, his thin lips parted slightly, "Check."
"Yes!" The little eunuch retreated again with a solemn expression.
Liu Yin blinked in confusion, not understanding what happened, and when she went to see Xiao Luzi, the latter just smiled at her, showing no flaws on his face.
"Qi Zou the emperor, the recent wars have been going on, and I think that the tax can be increased a little bit. After all, the level of agricultural production has improved a lot in recent years. I believe the common people will understand."
As a minister suddenly spoke up, it was obvious that this was not an abrupt topic, and soon someone echoed, "Yes, Your Majesty, I don't know when the war will stop now, why don't we raise taxes by 10% and wait until It will not be too late to return to the original position after the fighting ceases.”
Liu Guozheng sat there without speaking, while sipping his wine with a calm expression, he just felt that these people are really stupid, and at this moment they still want to take advantage of the chaos of the war to make money, that's fine, then he can still show his loyalty to the emperor, come here This shows the innocence of the Liu family.
"It's the cold winter now, and the people are already struggling with income. Wouldn't it make things worse if the tax is increased?" the minister of the Ministry of War said harshly.
All of a sudden, the crowd started to quarrel again, and Liu Yin was relieved to find that her father hadn't gotten involved while eating cakes alone. Even if she didn't participate in politics, she knew that tax increases would definitely not be allowed at this time, and these people had bad intentions.
And if Zhou Kingdom is really captured, they still have a lot of gold and silver treasures, why should they increase taxes on the people
There was a lot of discussion underneath, Qin Yan didn't say anything, just let them argue, and when the dispute was almost over, he suddenly said: "What does Prime Minister Lu think?"
For a moment, the hall was silent, and Prime Minister Lu also stood up with sweat on his forehead, "This... I feel that both Yu Shangshu and Mr. Zheng are right."
Whatever he could say, he would offend one of them no matter what he said, so of course he couldn't express his position.
"What I want is an opinion, not ambiguity." Qin Yan's voice was slightly cold.
Liu Yin sat beside her and secretly glanced at her father, hoping that her father would never be named.
The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat solemn, and Prime Minister Lu also knelt down on the ground immediately, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: "My minister... I think Mr. Zheng is right. Now the war will indeed consume a lot of money from the treasury. You can make it a little heavier first. Taxation, it is not too late to restore the original taxation after the war subsides."
When the words fell, Liu Guozheng sneered unconsciously, and while picking up the wine glass in front of him, he poured himself a glass of wine leisurely. He thought that this old man knew a lot about current affairs, but it turned out that it was nothing more than that. Let's do it.
Hearing this, Qin Yan just glanced at the person under his eyes quietly, and after a while, he said calmly: "We will discuss this matter tomorrow morning."
After finishing speaking, the people below said yes again and again, and then immediately returned to their positions, but there was a lot of cold sweat on their backs, but their faces were calm and calm.
Afterwards, no one dared to mention political affairs anymore, Liu Yin found that the person next to her was as if nothing had happened, still holding things for her as usual, and until now, she never knew what the other person was thinking.
After the palace banquet was over, she still wanted to show her loyalty to her father, but soon her aunt followed her with a solemn expression. She didn't know what happened, but she just followed to the side hall next to her, but saw Kneeling a trembling court lady, several imperial physicians and guards stood guard there, the atmosphere was dignified.
"My majesty, even though this court lady is careful, I still found some poisonous flower powder under his fingernails, which is exactly the same as that in the medicinal diet. If I take it, I'm afraid it will kill two people!" One of them hurried forward. Respectfully said.
Qin Yan frowned slightly, and a stern look flashed in his black eyes.
Liu Yin could only look at Xiyun beside her, who also frowned and leaned forward beside her ear and said, "When the imperial kitchen delivered the medicinal food, the imperial physician found something, but fortunately, the imperial physician discovered it in time. , followed Eunuch Lu and someone found out this court lady, but she didn't want to admit it."
As soon as her expression changed, Liu Yin stared blankly at the maid who was kneeling on the ground trembling, she said why today's medicinal food has not been delivered, did not expect that she really wanted to murder her? !
The person who poisoned her was even more vicious than that side concubine Lu, who actually wanted to kill her twice. Thanks to the fact that the food she ate was inspected by the imperial doctor, she felt that the only person in the world who wanted to kill her twice was that and that He Xin is the most suspicious!
"Emperor... Your Majesty, please forgive me, I really don't know anything!" The maid kowtowed, her face pale.
The little Luzi next to him immediately said coldly: "The imperial doctor is watching over the meals of the empress, whoever poisoned you when you brought them, could it be that the poison ran into your nails by itself!"
The Empress Dowager's expression was also very ugly. She never expected that someone would actually murder her niece. Fortunately, she took precautions early, and it seemed that she could not take it lightly.
Qin Yan glanced gloomyly at the few imperial physicians, "If there are any mistakes in the queen's meal in the future, you all will come to see me!"
In an instant, everyone knelt down on the ground, "I will definitely do my best to check your mother's meals and things she touches."
She has always known that there are many people coveting her position, but she never expected that someone would dare to do anything under Qin Yan's nose. The only person who could have such a big hatred for her must be He Xin.
"I will definitely cooperate with the imperial physician's examination honestly in the future," she frowned solemnly, her face full of seriousness.
Holding that sweaty little hand, the man's brows and eyes were slightly soft, but suddenly he stopped, and his gaze swept over the maid without warmth, "Stand dead."