"Empress?"
MIngzhu was stunned at first. She didn't understand what he meant, but then she understood. She glanced at him again and said, "I think that Chief Chang's position is more suitable for you."
How shameless. How long had she been an Empress? She might not have learned anything else, but she learned the cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness of an Emperor faster than anyone else.
She didn't even look at who was the one who had been racking her brains, working day and night … It was fine if she didn't give her the title of Empress, but for her own selfish desires, she actually wanted her to be a eunuch?
Putting others aside, what would Old Man Chang think? He had worked hard all his life, but in the end, he didn't even have the position of Chief Chang. The Emperor was heartless, the Emperor was heartless …
The proud Lolita ran over from the front and asked, "Sir, sir, what happened to Her Majesty?"
"Her Majesty is fine …" Li Yi shook his head and asked, "The class hasn't ended yet. Why did you run over?"
"I've already learned the things taught in class. I saw Sir and Royal Sister here, so I ran over." The proud Lolita looked at Li Yi and asked, "Sir, when is Sister going to have a baby?"
"Sister?" Li Yi looked at MIngzhu.
"Aiya, not Royal Sister …" The proud Lolita shook his arm and said, "It's Sister Ruyi!"
Li Yi pinched her face and said, "You have to call her Mistress."
The proud Lolita pouted stubbornly and said, "It's Sister Ruyi."
"Up to you, up to you …" Li Yi waved his hand and said, "There's less than two months left. Why are you asking?"
"I'm just asking …" The proud Lolita raised her head and calculated. Then she said with a smile, "Sir, continue talking to Royal Sister. I'm going to play …"
They were friends, and he had done so much for her behind her back. In the end, she was not even conferred the title of Empress. What else was there to say? Li Yi sat up on the lawn and said, "Wait a moment, I'm leaving too."
"Okay, okay …" The tsundere Lolita held Li Yi's hand and asked, "Imperial Father said that we're going to eat barbecue in Furong Garden today. Is that true?"
A girl's mind was really hard to guess. A few days ago, she was still wearing a white palace dress, looking delicate and reserved, but today, she had returned to her original self. Li Yi sighed, nodded and said, "Yes, but it will be in the afternoon. Let's go fishing first and roast it later."
"I'll go get the fishing rod!" The tsundere Lolita nodded excitedly and quickly ran towards a row of houses in front of the academy.
As the most tyrannical princess in the Imperial Palace, she naturally snatched a room that she fancied. Although she didn't usually live there, it was convenient to use it to store things.
…
Ever since His Majesty had suspended court and let the Eldest Princess act as his representative, most of the officials in court found it difficult to see His Majesty, who spent his days cultivating in Furong Garden.
However, although the court was temporarily suspended, it didn't mean that the Emperor didn't care about state affairs at all. Some of the important officials in court had to report to Furong Garden every few days. If there was a major incident, they had to report it in person.
A carriage came from afar and stopped at the gate of Furong Garden. Ceng Shichun got off the carriage and walked forward a few steps. He cupped his hands to the imperial guard at the gate and said, "Assistant Minister of Revenue, Ceng Shichun, specially reports to His Majesty on the flood of the two provinces and the situation of the court's disaster relief silver. Please help me report this."
The imperial guard cupped his hands and said, "His Majesty is busy. Official Ceng, please come in and wait for a moment."
Ceng Shichun was brought into a garden by the imperial guard. He looked up and saw a person in front of him. After a slight pause, he cupped his hands and said, "Official Chen is also here today."
"Assistant Minister Ceng and Minister of the Imperial Affairs, please wait here for a moment. I will go report to His Majesty." The imperial guard said this and turned to leave.
Ceng Shichun walked over. "It's Official Chen's turn to report today?"
Chen Chong glanced at him. "Why are you here? Did something big happen in the Ministry of Revenue?"
"I'm just reporting to His Majesty about the disaster relief silver …"
The two of them chatted in the small garden. On the other side, Li Yi's grill was almost ready. He looked back and asked, "Your Majesty, is your fish ready? If not, please hurry up. It will take some time to marinate it …"
The old emperor didn't know why he insisted on killing the fish himself. In the end, after working for a long time, he still hadn't caught the fish that the proud lolita had caught.
He couldn't afford to waste time. If he had known earlier, he would have asked her to put the fish in the small tank at the side.
"Back in the day, we also personally went into battle to kill enemies. Who would have thought that today, we actually couldn't do anything to a mere fish …" Emperor Jing panted slightly as he lay on the rocking chair and said, "Chang De, come here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang De had already bent his fingers into claws. He only felt his hand shake, and the fish appeared in Chang De's hand.
Emperor Jing said with some envy, "You old man, the older you get, the more powerful you are …"
An imperial guard came forward and reported, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Minister Chen and Assistant Minister Zeng of the Ministry of Revenue are waiting outside …"
"Let them come in." Emperor Jing waved his hand. As if thinking of something, he added, "Chang De, bring them here personally."
After Chang De left, he looked around. Li Yi was setting up the grill while Yong Ning was passing bricks and tiles. On the other side, Shouning was directing Prince Jin to skewer the meat and vegetables on bamboo sticks. For the time being, no one was paying attention to this side.
He quietly got up from the rocking chair and walked to the stone table on the other side. He picked up the wine pot and carefully poured a cup. Just as he brought it to his mouth, a thunderous voice suddenly exploded in his ears.
"Shut up!"
Emperor Jing's heart trembled, and the wine cup in his hand almost fell. Li Yi walked over with his eyes wide open and grabbed the wine cup from his hand.
Emperor Jing glanced at him and explained, "This is grape wine."
"Grape wine is also wine."
"Zhen will just take a sip …"
Li Yi said resolutely, "Your Majesty, you don't know your own body. Even if it is just a cup of wine, it may cause the disease …"
"A small sip, really just a small sip. I have not drunk wine for more than a year."
"Not even a sip!" Li Yi waved to the back and said, "Shouning, come over and take the wine pot away …"
The proud Lolita knew that her father could not drink, so no matter how Emperor Jing looked at her, she held the wine pot tightly and did not let go.
There was no hope of breaking through from his daughter. Emperor Jing looked at Li Yi and said angrily, "Marquis of Chang 'an County, Li Yi, zhen orders you to hand over that bottle of grape wine!"
Li Yi looked at him and said lightly, "If Your Majesty insists on doing this, then don't blame me for disrespecting the imperial decree."
The two looked at each other and neither retreated. A little further away, Ceng Shichun and Chen Chong stood there in a daze, not daring to breathe.
…
"Forget it, forget it. If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. Zhen has drunk all kinds of wine. Isn't it just a cup of grape wine? Zhen doesn't care …"
After a while, Emperor Jing reluctantly looked at the grape wine in Shouning's arms and lay back on the rocking chair. He pointed to Chen Chong and Ceng Shichun standing there and said, "You two, come over and talk …"
Ceng Shichun glanced at the busy Li Yi out of the corner of his eye and walked over. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is the information that the Ministry of Revenue has compiled about the use of the disaster relief silver. Please have a look …"
When Ceng Shichun spoke, Chen Chong, who was standing quietly to the side, tilted his head slightly and looked in that direction.
The scene just now still remained in his mind. At this moment, a certain thought in his heart wavered again.
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