Yao Xiang sneered, "Look at this, it seems that Ye will be sleeping with her again tonight. She has been enjoying the scenery all by herself this whole journey. I think Lady Yi must be feeling bad."
Qiwen nodded, "Of course it is. Usually, Lady Yi is favored more. If they start to make a fuss, it will surely be very exciting."
"Since you understand, there is no need for me to say more."
"Don't worry, my dear, I will do it right away."
After Qiwen finished speaking, she bowed and walked out.
However, as the saying goes, everyone has his own ulterior motives. When Yao Xiang schemed against others, he would always be schemed against by others.
Wu received some news in the past two days, which seemed to be closely related to her misbehavior in front of the emperor.
"I also heard it from Cui'er, the palace maid in the kitchen. She said that the eunuch Yu in charge was good friends with Concubine Fang and that he was rewarded with a gold ingot on the night of the Chongyang Palace Banquet." Yunxiu said.
"Gold ingot?" Yunxi frowned. "I have never seen Concubine Fang get any benefits, so why would she give such a generous reward? This gold ingot is more than enough to reward the eunuchs around the emperor."
Yunxiu nodded, "Yes, so I thought there must be something fishy going on, so I talked to Cui'er for a few more words, and heard that Eunuch Yu's sister was serving in Shunyuan Hou's mansion, so I got in touch with her. What a coincidence, Eunuch Yu was responsible for part of the meal for the Chongyang Palace Banquet that night."
At this point, the faces of the master and servant in the room all darkened.
Lady Yi narrowed her eyes and tightened her grip on the teacup.
"We can't just make a conclusion about this matter. If someone is doing this deliberately and wants me to have a conflict with the Yao family, I can't fall into the trap easily. It will be difficult to investigate once I'm on the road. We still have two days in Yuzhou. You guys should investigate the matter for me. If it's really the Yao family who attacked me, don't blame me for being cruel!"
She was clear about the interest relationship between the Wu family and the Yao family.
Even before she entered the palace, her father had warned her that the Emperor would be displeased if the Yao family had a concubine, and that as long as they could bring down the Yao family, the Wu family would be able to stand on equal footing with the Chen family and the Xie family.
Since our family has this plan, wouldn’t the Yao family have thought of it
If Yao Xiang attacked her, it would be understandable.
She was arrogant that day and didn't eat much. She got up on time. If she had been a little slower, she would have caused a bigger scandal.
But even if she didn't, her sudden and ungraceful departure had already made her a laughing stock.
Wu was too proud to tolerate this. If she could find out who did it, she would definitely fight back.
And this matter was not groundless. Ye Jun just gave some guidance, and Yi Meiren sent people to investigate, and indeed the news was confirmed.
He was so angry that he smashed a lot of things.
"You are such a good person, Yao. I haven't done anything yet, but you are plotting against me first!"
"My beauty, please calm down and take care of yourself. Now that you are in a higher position than her, even if you can't plan anything right away, wouldn't it be easy to torture her?" Yunxiu advised.
Although Mrs. Wu is young, miscarriage is harmful to her health. She has been recuperating for less than half a year and is still taking tonic medicine.
"She dared to plot against me for the first time, so she will do it again. My child is missing for no apparent reason. Who knows if she was the one who murdered him?" Lady Yi was furious. "If I don't take revenge, I will be so sorry for the child!"
What a great opportunity! She got pregnant soon after entering the palace. If she could give birth to the baby safely, considering the importance the emperor placed on the Wu family, she could easily take the position of one of the nine concubines.
But now, the emperor doesn't seem to care about her as much as before.
She could more or less sense that the emperor was somewhat blaming her for not protecting the dragon fetus.
If she didn't know who to take revenge on before, now that she has Yao Xiang as her target, Yi Meiren also starts to plan.
No matter what happens around, no one is looking for trouble, so Ye Jun has free time anyway.
Ning Chen stayed overnight.
After the two of them were intimate, they lay on the couch and talked.
"How old is your brother? Is he married or has someone he likes?" Ning Chen asked casually while playing with the girl's soft hands.
Ye Jun leaned against his chest, her voice lazy and a little hoarse from being moved, "I'm 23 years old, I've always been at the border, never married, but I don't know if you have someone you like. Why, the emperor wants to arrange a marriage for my brother?"
"Lin'er is now of marriageable age. She is gentle and reserved. During this journey, I felt that although your brother is a military general, he is thoughtful and good-looking, so we can be a good match." Ning Chen said.
Although he didn't seem to be very close to the two sisters, he actually cared for them very much in his heart.
The second princess Ning Lin seems to be a person with no temper. Even though she is a princess, she is afraid that if she marries into another family, she will not be able to establish herself and be bullied.
Ye Zhe has a good temper and good looks. He has also investigated Ye Yun's mother, Chu, and found that she is a person of upright character. Her family has no sisters-in-law to worry about, a simple population, and a family of marquis with achievements. She is indeed a good choice.
"This kind of thing still depends on mutual consent. If the princess or my brother are not interested, then if the emperor arranges the marriage, wouldn't it ruin the princess' life?"
Ye Jun reached out and lifted up Ning Chen's pajamas, drew circles on his muscular chest with her index finger, half-closed her eyes, and looked very lazy.
"Nanqi is not a pedantic country. The princess has the support of her brother, the emperor, so what if she remarries at the age of 18? Now is not the time to marry a woman. A daughter of heaven should marry the man she loves. The emperor can rest assured only if the princess lives a good life."
"You are always right!" Ning Chen grabbed the rebellious little hand, his voice filled with a hint of hidden throbbing.
Ye Jun curled his lips into a smile, raised his head and kissed those thin lips.
Just when Ning Chen wanted to pin the person down, he was blocked by a pair of small hands.
"Your Majesty, I still have something to say, but it's serious business!"
Ning Chen gritted his teeth, pinched the girl's buttocks through her clothes, took a deep breath and lay back, "Hurry up and tell me!"
Ye Jun chuckled, turned over and continued to lie on his chest, telling him about the imperial merchant.
There is no such thing as imperial merchants nowadays, but there is still a difference in collecting taxes.
Merchants paid the highest taxes, followed by farmers, and officials did not have to pay taxes.
Nanqi was prosperous, so taxes were not high, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. But being rich did not mean having enough money, and of course the more money the better.
What Ye Jun meant was that the imperial merchants not only did their own business, but were more responsible for the royal family's business. They didn't know how much money the servants had embezzled from the palace's daily food, clothing and daily necessities.
If most of these things are provided by imperial merchants, the expenses must be clearly accounted for, brought in from outside and reviewed by the palace. Although it is impossible to completely prevent the practice of making money by profiting from the money, it is always better to have supervision from both sides.
Moreover, if you become a royal merchant, you will have to pay more taxes, but if you can do business with the royal family, there will be more ways to make money.
In this way, not only can tax revenue be increased reasonably, but it can also prevent the purchasing servants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs from having absolute control and making random quotes, thus saving a lot of money.
Moreover, the emperor must have decided who would be the imperial merchants, so these people would all be the emperor's men, used by the emperor, and might even have other uses.
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I worked overtime today, so the update is a little late, sorry~ There will be another update around 10:30 later, ki~