Seeing Jiang Zhu's smiling eyes, Xie Ruzhuo knew that the matter was done.
The emperor sat in a high position and couldn't help but smile as he looked at the ministers vying for donations. Although Shen Jingci was the one who took the lead in this matter, if Xie Ruzhuo hadn't paid for it out of his own pocket later, I'm afraid things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
Coupled with the fact that Xie Ruzhuo risked his life to save her during the Autumn Hunting, the emperor was immediately more satisfied with her.
Xie Ruzhuo didn't know that the emperor had so many thoughts in his mind. Her goal had been achieved, so she took a step back without leaving a trace and hid herself behind Mrs. Qiao.
In her previous life, Shen Jingci was very popular. With these handwriting and a few words, she not only won the favor of the emperor, but also left all subsequent matters to the Shen family. On the other hand, the Xie family's successive mistakes not only caused them to lose their vitality, but they were also severely hit by the Shen family's overt and covert attacks.
She may not have thought about using all Shen Jingci's tricks in this life, but firstly, she can't do such a dirty thing, and secondly, she doesn't know the details. If she does this rashly, there will definitely be many things that happen in the future. of mistakes.
Therefore, she has now made up her mind. As long as Shen Jingci has merit, she will let the Xie family tear off a piece of meat. She doesn't seek top results, but she also wants to show her Xie family style.
At that time, even if the leader is defeated, the Shen family will only be targeted, but her Xie family will be the safest one!
"Hahaha, I am very satisfied with today's banquet. I never expected that the women in our court would not be inferior to men at all, which makes me very happy!" The emperor laughed, stood up and said, "Come here, for the displaced refugees, I am here. Here’s to you!”
After hearing this, everyone present stood up immediately and said respectfully, "My emperor is wise, and I am so lucky!"
Shen Jingci stood in the crowd. Although she joined in the toast, there was an unknown fire in her heart. Originally, she planned to ask a branch of the Shen family to take the lead in donating money, but who would have expected that Xie Ruzhuo would take the lead! In this way, the Shen family could have come out on top, but now they have to share half of the fruits of victory!
Shen Jingci lowered her head, bit her lip fiercely, her thoughts went around in her head for a few times, and finally she simply stamped her foot and said, "Your Majesty, all the ministers donated money together today, which is really a blessing to all people. In fact, my daughter is still I have a suggestion, but I don’t know if it’s too inappropriate to say it.”
Although the emperor had some prejudice against her before, today, she really made him happy. Seeing Shen Jingci speak now, he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, tell me. I am very interested in your proposal."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I think we can set up an organization with a dedicated person in charge, hold some auctions or donation activities from time to time, and use all the funds raised for disaster relief. The so-called far-sightedness cannot be short-term. Worry, this way, if there are any natural or man-made disasters in the future, we will be well prepared." Shen Jingci said with a sincere face, looking concerned about the country and the people.
When the emperor heard this, his eyes lit up. If this organization can really be established, it will definitely generate a lot of income in the future. Even if the national treasury is empty, this money will be enough for disaster relief.
However, if you really want to do this, the first thing you have to consider is enriching your own pockets and taking bribes.
"That's a good idea of yours. Let me ask you, what if someone takes this opportunity to enrich themselves?" The emperor looked at Shen Jingci thoughtfully. This woman's intelligence really impressed him. interested.
Shen Jingci had already guessed that the emperor would ask such questions, so she answered them one by one calmly.
Suddenly, the only thing left in the huge hall was this woman's voice, as clear as an oriole.
Xie Ruzhuo picked up a cup of tea and pretended to listen carefully, but his mind was already far away. Shen Jingci seems to be in the limelight today, but in fact she has laid the foundation for many troubles. In her previous life, Shen Jingci kept a low profile, and only in the end did she reveal her fox tail. But in this life, I am forced by myself to show off my talents from now on. This can not but be said to be a very satisfying thing.
Shen Jingci, if you lose your disguise of weakness, how can you still pretend to be so indifferent when the whole world knows your ambition
Xie Ruzhuo just lowered his head and thought, but never thought that there was a gaze on the other side, like a vicious snake, locking her tightly, as if it was about to rush out at any time and bite her.
Xiao Junhan was indeed very angry. He and Shen Jingci had been planning what happened today for a long time. Winning the emperor's admiration was only one of them, but the other was the result he wanted most. But who would have thought that Xie Ruzhuo would completely ruin his plan with just a few words!
However, when he was angry, he couldn't help but pay attention to Xie Ruzhuo. In the past, she was arrogant and willful, and had no merit except for her family background. However, today's Xie Ruzhuo made him feel a little moved for the first time.
If Xie Ruzhuo not only has a strong family background, but also has unparalleled beauty and intelligence, then he really wouldn't mind spending more time on this woman!
After listening to Shen Jingci's words, the admiration in the emperor's eyes became more and more obvious. He paused and said, "What you said is a good thing that will benefit the country and the people, so -"
As soon as the emperor said this, he heard a noise outside. A guard came in escorting a man dressed as a farmer and reported, "Your Majesty, this man was sneaking around the villa. He was taken down by me and is about to be interrogated."
The man was shaking all over and holding a bamboo basket tightly in his hand. The farmer had never seen such a big battle before. He immediately knelt down and screamed that he was wronged.
The emperor frowned and asked, "Who are you and why are you here?" This villa has always been managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Unless you are in charge of the official family, you cannot enter the villa. But at this time, this man had a sneaky look on his face, obviously he had sneaked in.
"Xiao Min passed by by accident, I..."
In the middle of his words, the guard stopped him angrily and said, "Nonsense, this place is heavily guarded, how can you just come in and out at will? You'd better be honest!"
Hearing this, the farmer immediately hesitated. He talked for a long time, but did not tell a cause and effect. Instead, he struggled to hide the bamboo basket behind his back.
Just doing this made the emperor pay more attention to the bamboo basket. The bamboo basket was half a person's height. It was spotless and even had a bit of fragrance.
Concubine Ye frowned slightly, and she had an idea in her mind. However, after staying with the emperor for a long time, she knew better than to talk nonsense, so she just sat aside without saying a word.
She didn't speak, but someone couldn't help it.
"Hey, this smell is so familiar. Isn't it the smell of ink just now?" Seventh Princess Xiao Xinning said this without any hesitation, and then asked doubtfully, "How come there is the smell of ink on your bamboo basket?"
The seventh princess's careless words made the emperor suddenly understand. This farmer was deliberately arranged by someone, and the purpose of arranging for him to come in was to perform a certain spectacle!
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me, I don't know anything." The farmer saw the emperor's eyes turned cold and kowtowed hurriedly.
Most of the people present were young ladies and ladies from aristocratic families. Even though the emperor was interested, he also knew that the occasion was inappropriate, so he waved his hand and said, "Keep this person under strict guard and interrogate him in detail!"
When the guard heard this, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "I obey your order!" After saying that, he took the farmer and left the hall.
Although the person left, the emperor's expression did not improve at all. Seeing the emperor's eyes darken, Shen Jingci's heart immediately fell into the abyss.
This person was indeed brought in by her order, just to release butterflies! She originally thought that after she achieved her goal, she would confess her crime to the emperor alone. At that time, instead of blaming her for concealing the truth, the emperor would probably praise her. Who would have thought that this farmer would be caught? What should he do
Shen Jingci's mind was spinning, and she became cruel. Just when she was about to speak, she heard the emperor say, "I'm tired, you can continue."
After the emperor said these words, he stood up and left the hall. Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, and no one dared to delay and knelt down and said, "Send you to your Majesty."
When he came to Shen Jingci, the emperor did not stop, but only glanced lightly. It was that look that instantly caused cold sweat to break out from Shen Jingci's back.
After the emperor left, Shen Jingci hugged Qin and helped her up. As soon as she returned to her seat, she collapsed on the chair.
As for what happened today, she originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and win the right to run a charity organization. Shen's family is not old enough, and she has many ways to spend her money, so she is struggling everywhere, so she designed such a plan to take this opportunity to win a large amount of money in the name of charity. But who would have thought that all his plans would be ruined just because of the farmer's appearance!
Shen Jingci was filled with hatred. For some reason, what happened today was originally in her plan, but everything went wrong. She never believed that there would be coincidences in this world. All coincidences were man-made! Therefore, if she said that no one was behind everything today, she would not believe it even to death!
Shen Jingci made up her mind to investigate the matter after returning home, but she ignored the disappointed look in Xiao Junhan's eyes not far away.
Today's Shen Jingci really disappointed him. In comparison, Xie Ruzhuo excelled a lot. It seemed that he needed to change his mind.
If Xie Ruzhuo knew what Xiao Junhan was thinking at this moment, he would definitely curse him. Men's bad nature has existed since ancient times, and this problem of loving the new and hating the old cannot be changed no matter what. However, this problem is particularly obvious in Xiao Junhan.
In his previous life, Xie Ruzhuo was a loyal person, but Shen Jingci was his sweetheart. But things were changing. She wanted to stay away from Xiao Junhan, but the other party stuck to her like dog skin plaster. It was really ridiculous.
Although the emperor is gone, the banquet of a thousand gold coins will still continue.
Concubine Xian was the first to smile and said, "It's really not easy to get together today. Please don't be restrained and just chat about everyday things." She always looked approachable in front of everyone. When she spoke, the ladies immediately responded. The answer was yes.
With the words of the Xian Concubine and the emperor's departure, everyone felt relaxed and started chatting in twos and threes.
Xie Ruzhuo sat next to Mr. Qiao and talked with her, but his eyes were looking into the void. This daughter's banquet was really boring. If it weren't for today's scene, she really wouldn't want to appear here.
However, she wanted to avoid trouble, but trouble came to her door.
"Miss Xie, since you are known as the most talented woman in the capital, you must be good at writing poems. If everyone has nothing to do, how about you compete with Sister Shen?"