He said, "The weather just happened to be good, and Miaoyan told me several times that she likes riding horses. I want to take her out for a walk. There is a horse farm outside the city..."

"Your Majesty," I couldn't help but sigh. He really didn't listen to what he said just now. Not only did he not listen, but he was also preparing to become more serious. I also knew that it would make sense to him that he could say this, so he whispered: "After all, something happened just now, and it was for the prince. His Majesty had just handled the official affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, so he took Miaoyan out for a trip. What would the subjects in the world think after seeing it?"

He was stunned and looked at me.

At this time, Miaoyan murmured and turned over under the quilt, revealing his shoulders. I hurriedly bent down, lifted up the quilt on one side to cover her tightly, and then said, "No matter what your Majesty wants to do to the outside world, if there are some things, you still have to worry about it."

If, if it is really unfortunate, Wu Yanqiu fell into the water and died, then he has just passed his first seventh period. He was in danger for the prince, and no matter what, he could not be so heartless.

Pei Yuanhao was silent for a while, then nodded: "Okay, you're right, I'm anxious."

“…”

"I will take her out after a while."

I thought about it and said, "If Your Majesty wants to take her out, you might as well bring some other His Highnesses with you."

He glanced at me.

I didn't say anything else, but just reached out to gently lift the messy hair on Miaoyan's face.

After a while, he smiled faintly and said, "Are you still afraid that I will love her?"

"The child is still young."

"She's not young anymore."

Speaking of this, I fell into the deadlock between the two of them again. I simply closed my mouth and he smiled, not angry because I disobeyed his words. The two stood by the bed for a while, looking at Miaoyan's quiet sleeping appearance, as if the night was getting more energetic. Eunuch Yu brought someone to bring some food from outside.

I looked back and was stunned for a moment.

He said, "I know you're back without eating. Just use a little. Don't eat too much at night, for fear of your accumulation of food."

I didn't say anything, and slowly walked out to sit at the table. There were not many things to deliver, just some side dishes, but it was just right to eat these at night. I took a bowl of porridge from the palace maid. After taking a sip, he sat next to me and even served half a bowl.

I looked at him: "Didn't your majesty use dinner?"

"No, I've used it," he looked at me with a smile: "But I'm greedy when you eat it."

“…”

I pursed my lips and said nothing. I watched him happily pick up food and drink porridge. He looked like he was starving. Eunuch Yu next to me gently covered his mouth. When I saw him, I quickly turned my head.

Pei Yuanhao immediately said, "You go down first, come in and serve later."

"yes."

Eunuch Yu agreed and retreated.

The door was closed, too.

There was no other sound in the room, only the sound of the light collision of bowls and chopsticks. I didn't talk to him, but fortunately there was such a sound, which had a little worldly atmosphere, which made the atmosphere less stiff.

He drank half a bowl of porridge, but was still unsatisfied. He got up and served half a bowl. When he picked up the chopsticks, he said unintentionally: "Old Fu has already received an order to edit the official history of this dynasty. In two days, the people in Jixian Hall will open a living and annotation hall."

He paused and turned to look at me: "He said, I want you to come over and help."

My heart tightened slightly.

But he didn't look up at him, but only looked at the porridge bowl in his hand: "In the past, I often helped him sort out the manuscripts of Xishan Academy. Maybe he thought it would be easier for me to use it."

"But now, you are no longer a student of your academy, nor are you a Jixian Zheng, and you are not a person who can use it. Besides, he wants to gather 300 students to edit and edit. If there are too many people, it will be unconventional. I have not agreed."

"……oh."

I didn't say anything, nor did I show a look of disappointment. I just responded, then lowered my head and took a sip of porridge.

But then he said, "But if you want to go over and take a look, I'm sure."

“…!”

My heart moved again, and I subconsciously raised my head to look at him. His face was a little heavy, not angry, nor was it gloomy, but I still couldn't believe my ears - was he really accurate?

He also looked at me and said, "But you also need to know that I have approved of you. It's not that I don't understand, it's because I don't want to reject you."

“…”

"Do you understand what I mean?"

His dark eyes looked at me, the deep and bottomless deep pool was about to capture all the souls of people. I looked at him for a long time, lowered my head, and said "um".

He laughed.

I didn't look up at him anymore, but I could feel that his eyes had never left me. It was so hot and real that it could turn into a real touch, burning people's skin. I was a little trembling several times, afraid that he would really reach out to touch me in the next moment. Seeing that he had finished drinking half of the bowl of porridge, as soon as I put down the bowl, I said, "I don't know what Mr. Fu said to His Majesty?"

He looked at me for a while: "What did he say to you again?"

I pursed my lips, put down the bowl of some leftover porridge, and said softly: "Old Fu told the girl that no matter what, I would have to live with the emperor for this year."

His eyes flashed slightly.

"He wants you and me?"

"……yes."

"Haha," he said suddenly: "It seems that the four million taels I have approved before will be less."

I pursed my lips and didn't answer what he said. Instead, he coughed twice, then reached out to wipe his mouth, and barely wiped the smile at the corner of his mouth.

Then, he said, "Do you know why you have to survive this year?"

I shook my head.

He sighed, but he didn't intend to tell me what he was like, and just said, "Over the years, I have followed his advice and hope that this time, I will hear it right."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! I said softly: "Old Mr. Fu will consider the people of the world. If Your Majesty's intentions are the same as those of the people of the world, then you will not be wrong."

He smiled.

After a while, he said again: "But, how should we hold on to this year?"

I thought about it and did not tell the matter about Xichuan immediately, and only said: "At least in the court, we must maintain the current situation, not be in chaos, and not give people the opportunity to take advantage of it."

He looked at me: "Then do you know, what is the problem with the court? I need to maintain the current situation?"

“The treasury is empty.”

...

A straightforward sentence was said, but it seemed like throwing a stone into the lake, which suddenly broke the peace of mind, but immediately, the entire bedroom became quiet.

He was so silent that he couldn't even hear his breath.

My palm was slightly sweaty, but the expression on my face did not change at all. I just gently pinched the corner of my clothes.

The treasury is empty and the court has no money. This matter cannot be regarded as a secret matter, but I also know that if you can say this in front of the emperor, you are afraid that the nine clans will not be destroyed enough. This is a fact that he has always been unwilling to face and a fact that he has always tried his best to cover up. I have never asked him this question, but just now, he promised that I could go to Jixian Palace to see it. This is already a concession he made, so I need to make a little response.

No longer circles with him in the clouds and mountains.

Sure enough, I felt his hand on the table exert a little force, and his finger bones slammed twice. After a while, he sighed softly: "You know..."

I nodded.

In fact, there is no need to even look at his several measures after I returned to Beijing - to take back the Yang family's business, and to the public management of the salt, wine and silk, and to personally manage the Ministry of Revenue - there is no need to judge from these. Just from the beginning Pei Yuanfeng told me that all the taxes in Jiangnan were sent to Shengjing. Just from which national policy, we can know that the court had no surplus.

When the royal family entered the pass, after so many years of war, the wealth of the Central Plains had been exhausted. Although the Supreme Emperor had implemented a policy of rest and recuperation for many years, as the saying goes, the taxes in the world will be more and more prosperous, but all the taxes in Jiangnan will be sent to Shengjing, and Xichuan has never completely surrendered to the court. In this way, almost no taxes in the two largest tax sources were handed over to the court. Just taxes in other regions can support the normal expenses of the court, and even some large-scale constructions, but the balance - I only calculated it in my mind, and I knew not much.

He heard what I said, his fingers moved, as if he wanted to take something, but after looking at the dishes on the table, his hands shrank back.

I realized that he wanted to drink and get a glass of wine.

I said calmly: "Your Majesty drink less wine. Some things can be drown in wine, but in actual difficulties, the wine cannot be drenched."

He looked up at me and chuckled.

Then, he said, "Do you know why he hasn't taken action in Jinling?"

I said softly: "It's just for money."

“…”

"Although Jiangnan is also a rich place, after the war and the exploitation of so many years before, the people have no wealth. The money to support a war cannot be squeezed out by just a short-term pouring. Otherwise, halfway through the war, it may arouse civil unrest first."

“…”

"If he really wants to fight, this battle will not be able to be fought within half a year. I estimated that if he wants to cross the river and go north and support the troops along the way, he will have at least five million taels of food and grass a month - this is just food and grass."

Pei Yuanhao looked at me with some surprise: "How could you calculate this?"

“…”

I was hoarse and before I could say anything, he looked at me with a smile: "It was your mother who taught you?"

“…”

I didn't answer, and he chuckled, "It seems that your mother is indeed an extraordinary person, no wonder-"
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