After Hua Heng came out of the Tai Chi Palace, he left the palace directly and got into his chariot without any sloppiness.

Hua Heng's carriage moved forward slowly amidst the shouts of the coachman, but the direction was not the direction before coming to the palace.

Hua Heng did not go to his office first, but asked the driver to pretend to change direction and went directly back to his home.

I still need to tell the eldest princess about what happened in Taiji Hall.

He also works with peace of mind.

Arriving outside the house, Hua Heng was indeed stopped by the steward.

"Master, the princess won't let you go back to the house, Master, it's better not to make things difficult for the villain."

Although the plaque on this mansion says "Huafu", the person in charge has always been Princess Rongyang. Hua Heng doesn't care about this.

Although Princess Rongyang is powerful, the Hua family also relies on Princess Rongyang's power and status.

Furthermore, everything the eldest princess does is for the sake of her family. Hua Heng's character is not tough, but he can blend in well with the tough character of eldest princess Rongyang.

"I came today because I have something important to see the princess."

Seeing the worried look on the steward's face, Hua Heng continued from behind: "Don't worry, the eldest princess won't cause trouble for you when I go in this time."

"This, No."

Although the eldest princess Rongyang has the greater say in the family, Hua Heng is also the man of the house after all. As a steward, he naturally has to listen to Hua Heng.

Time was running out, and every minute and second now was precious. Hua Heng did not waste time and quickly entered the house.

Princess Rongyang was arranging flowers and plants in the inner courtyard at this time. As soon as she entered the door, Hua Heng saw Princess Rongyang.

"The eldest princess."

"Husband? Hmm?"

Princess Rongyang frowned and said, "Isn't your husband responsible for the specific affairs of Your Majesty's new land tax? How come you have time to return home now?"

After saying that, Princess Rongyang fixed her gaze on the steward behind Hua Heng.

"What's going on? Didn't this princess tell you not to let the master come in? What's going on now?"

When the steward heard the eldest princess' punishment, everyone immediately knelt down.

"Your Highness, this slave deserves to die."

"Don't blame him."

At this time, Hua Heng naturally spoke.

"I insisted on coming in. If something big happens, princess, don't blame the steward."

Princess Rongyang snorted lightly, but Hua Heng said so, so she had no choice but to do so.

"Just go down."

"promise."

The steward let out a breath of turbid air, and his back was already wet with sweat. It felt like he was coming back from a walk through the gates of hell.

Princess Rongyang, no matter how beautiful she is, she is also very hard-hearted towards her servants.

As long as you violate the slave rules, the punishment is inhumane.

After the steward left, Princess Rongyang also fixed her sights on Hua Heng.

"What's the big deal? Husband, it's not because I don't let you go back home. You have to act like you're doing something. If you go back to the house every three days, Your Majesty will definitely feel that your husband doesn't take this matter seriously."

"Princess, I really have something important to do when I come back this time. Today, I was summoned by Your Majesty in the Taiji Palace..."

Hua Heng slowly recounted what happened today.

After listening to Hua Heng's words, Princess Rongyang also fell silent for a moment.

"Why is Your Majesty so anxious?"

"When I left the palace, I asked the chief minister and said that it was the Yizhou military report. His Majesty Long Yan was very angry today and his Majesty was anxious. I am afraid it has something to do with Yizhou."

Yizhou?

Princess Rongyang was stunned.

"Didn't Zhao Yuan suppress the rebellion before Yizhou? Why is there another problem now?"

When something goes wrong in Yizhou, it is understandable that His Majesty Long Yan would be furious.

But as a result, the burden on my husband has become much heavier.

"Can you meet the twenty-day deadline specified by His Majesty?"

On the 20th, one hundred thousand gold was collected.

This is no simple task.

Luoyang is the easiest place to collect taxes, but if you go further out, it's not necessarily the case.

Although Hua Heng was a person close to the emperor, it was still unknown how much face he could gain.

Hua Heng thought for a moment, looked at Princess Rongyang again, and had no choice but to tell the truth.

"In twenty days, I am not very sure that I can receive the new land tax of 100,000 gold. Those people also need time to prepare the tax. Twenty days is too little time."

Hua Heng rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "Your Majesty always respects the princess. Otherwise, when the princess enters the palace, she will explain this matter to your majesty?"

Explain to His Majesty?

The reason why she gained the emperor's respect was because of her status as the eldest princess.

But speaking of it, she is just the eldest princess.

How much weight her words carry in the emperor's heart is actually a question mark.

Besides, even if she could go and the emperor would listen to her, it would be best for her not to go.

After all, this is Hua Heng's matter. If she came to intervene in Hua Heng's matter, what does that mean?

Although at home, she kept her word, outside, Princess Rongyang was still very concerned about Hua Heng's reputation.

If he got along with a woman whose reputation depended on women, it would be a disaster for Hua Heng.

Therefore, Princess Rongyang shook her head gently.

"This matter is inappropriate. My words probably won't have much weight with Your Majesty. I'm afraid they won't be useful unless I go to the Queen Mother, the Queen, or the Marquis of Guangyuan."

These three people are the ones the emperor can still listen to.

Queen Mother, Empress, Marquis of Guangyuan?

Listening to these three names, Hua Heng could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

Since the last incident, the Queen Mother has no intention of being political and no longer interferes with the affairs of the government. Except for the royal family, she does not see anyone else. It may be difficult to see the Queen Mother.

As for the Queen, it is even more impossible to risk speaking to the Emperor on his behalf now.

The Queen also has too much time to take care of herself now.

And what about Marquis Guangyuan?

When he went there, Marquis Guangyuan never thought of helping him. I'm afraid the situation will be the same this time.

"The Queen Mother is hard to find, and the Queen will not speak for me. As for Marquis Guangyuan, although Your Majesty listens to his advice, Marquis Guangyuan may not speak for me."

"Marquis Guangyuan is a great man, but even a great man has his own needs. His Majesty asked him to go to Wei County this time. During this period, he had to prepare half of the money and food himself. Although Marquis Guangyuan is very capable, if my husband can give him

"Support, I'm afraid it will be very easy for Marquis Guangyuan to speak in front of His Majesty as my husband."

not talking?

Then throw money at him until he talks.

"What the eldest princess means is to bribe Marquis Guangyuan with the new land tax?"

Princess Rongyang nodded lightly.

"The revenue from the new land tax is astronomical. Although you have His Majesty's spies around you, it won't be a problem if you do it more secretly. If your husband solves the money and food matter for Marquis Guangyuan, Marquis Guangyuan will just say something in front of His Majesty.

Words mean nothing."

"What the eldest princess said is true."

Hua Heng's eyes immediately lit up.
Chapter completed!