Ji Cailiang couldn't help but poke her head, and said angrily: "Don't think about taking a vacation all day. Now is a busy time. If you take a vacation, the emperor..." Just come to him. He knows his own worth.

"What did the emperor do?" Ji Yingying took out a bag of melon seeds, poured out some, and gave it to Ji Jiaming, as if waiting for him to continue.

His expression was the same as when he was just watching melons.

"You...ah!" Ji Cailiang had a headache. His daughter's coat was a warm and cozy one, but this one had holes in it.

When I got home, Fang Yulan was already waiting in the front hall.

"I'm back."

"Yes, I'm back."

"Mom, aren't my second brother and sister-in-law awake yet?" Ji Yingying sat down and took out a bag of spicy strips and started eating.

"Why do you care whether your second brother and second sister-in-law are awake or not? If you are hungry, go and eat first."

"No rush, no rush." ​​Ji Yingying chuckled twice, thinking to herself: [Anyway, I don't have to go to work this afternoon, so I'm not in a hurry. After I've eaten and drunk my fill, I'll go to sleep. I've been dragged into this again.]

Ji Cailiang felt a headache again.

"You, do your job well in the future."

"Understood, Father."

After Ji Yingying finished a bag of spicy strips, Ji Jiayu arrived with Yan Ni. After serving tea to her parents, they presented them with a gift.

Then we started eating.

Ji Yingying had just sat down to eat a few bites when Eunuch Cao arrived. The moment someone came through the door to announce that Eunuch Cao had arrived, Ji Yingying immediately crawled under the table with the bowl in her arms.

Everyone was puzzled.

What's going on?

[I knew the dog emperor wouldn't let me go. I haven't even eaten yet. I hope my parents will tell me I'm out. I don't even want to go out this afternoon.]

Ji Cailiang shook his sleeves helplessly. This girl was going to make him mad.

When Eunuch Cao came in, he didn't see Ji Yingying and asked hurriedly, "Master Ji, where is His Highness?"

Ji Cailiang pointed under the table, and just as Eunuch Cao looked at Ji Cailiang in confusion, he heard a voice from under the table: "Don't say I'm at home, don't say I'm at home, I don't want to go to work."

[Host, accept your fate.]

【It’s too cold in winter, let’s go in the summer. It’s okay to go in the summer.】

The tablecloth was lifted the next second, and Ji Yingying saw Eunuch Cao peeking in.

"Hi!" Ji Yingying smiled helplessly and waved her hands. She was speechless. This family was not on the same page with her.

"Why is Your Highness under the table?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Ji Yingying emerged from under the table and asked, "Eunuch Cao, what are you doing here?"

"The Emperor has sent this old servant to call you over."

"What the heck?"

Eunuch Cao repeated, "His Majesty sent this old servant to summon you to the palace."

"Well... I haven't finished eating yet." Ji Yingying gave an awkward laugh, inwardly cursing.

The words themselves weren't vulgar, but when put together, they were so offensive that it was unbearable to look at.

Everyone present was extremely panicked. Fang Yulan even slapped her head and yelled, "The Emperor is calling you, so just go. Why are you hesitating?"

“But…” Ji Yingying looked down at the delicious dishes on the table; she hadn’t even taken two bites yet.

Yanni had no choice but to say, "Little sister, go to the palace first. Come back tonight and my second sister-in-law will make you something delicious."

Someone was coaxing her, and Ji Yingying was also happy. She quickly asked, "Are you really going to make me something delicious? You're not going to give me cabbage anymore?"

She has been fed more recently and has also eaten more snacks. Fang Yulan is strict about her dinner and only lets her eat vegetables.

Anyway, they only give us vegetarian food and not a single bite of meat.

"Well, there will be delicious food tonight." Yanni also knew that Fang Yulan gave her vegetarian food.

Naturally, I won't sabotage it.

"Okay, then I'll be back early in the evening."

Ji Yingying tore off a chicken leg and walked out, with Eunuch Cao quickly following behind.

"Mother, I've invited the manager of Rusu Restaurant. Let him cook for my little sister tonight."

"Ah, you really invited the owner of Ru Suzhai?" Fang Yulan didn't intend to blame her. After all, she knew very well what her little ancestor was like.

He is a lazy and unruly devil, busy and lazy!

"Well, I've already invited them. Just cook for my little sister tonight."

"That's good, that's good, ignore her and eat."

…………

Ji Yingying felt sleepy as soon as she got on the carriage. She was not really hungry. After all, she had eaten a lot, so she was not hungry at all.

"Your Highness, please don't fall asleep." Eunuch Cao glanced at her worriedly; if she really fell asleep, things would get complicated.

"No, no." Ji Yingying waved her hands and yawned again, still thinking: [I thought I could take a nap, but in the end, I was arrested and brought to the palace.]

[Host, entering the palace is fine. There's a lot going on in the palace, lots of gossip, and it won't be difficult to follow along.]

[Hehe... If that's the case, I might as well run around and find more melons, yellow, orange, blue, purple... whatever I want.]

[You can't escape. From the current perspective, we can't escape.]

【hehe……】

Upon arriving at the palace, Ji Yingying entered the imperial study, where a group of people were already gathered, indicating that something significant had occurred.

[Xiangxiang, come quick, what's wrong?]

[Alas... the treasury is empty again.]

[What? Didn't they take a lot of stuff from the house? They've already given it all away?]

[What did they give me? Except for you, the gifts from others were nothing but paintings and calligraphy, useless things. But, the country is so big.]

【And then it was all spent?】

How can we not be short of money if our income isn't enough to cover our expenses? Xiangxiang was a little disgusted.

"But what does this have to do with me?" Ji Yingying retorted. If the national treasury has no money, ask the Ministry of Revenue. Minister He of the Ministry of Revenue is having a big headache right now.

He was not greedy. Every penny was used for the people. He even took some silver, but it was still not enough.

【It's certainly not your business, but you do know how to make money. The Emperor wants you to see how to make money. Winter isn't over yet, and it's not just Fengcheng that needs money, but Jiangnan City does too.】

I don't know how to make money; I don't even know how much money I have.

[Host, you may not know this, but your shop is really profitable.]

[So, the Emperor has set his sights on my shop?]

I don't know, take a look.

"Your Majesty, you called me. Is there something you want?" Ji Yingying asked hurriedly, which made the emperor not even think about making preparations.

"The national treasury is empty; your Ministry of Works must quickly come up with a solution."

"This money is really not enough."

【Isn't that obvious? This is like supporting an entire chapel; that kind of space requires money, it's no wonder there's not enough to cover it.】

[It's the dead of winter, and it's not convenient to develop the economy. The only thing I can think of is confiscating property. After confiscating the property in the capital, I'll confiscate the property of local officials. Some of these local officials are quite wealthy.]

[Then have someone investigate, and if they find anything, confiscate the property.]

[Yes, do you have any way to check it quickly? ]

【It wasn't available before, but it is now.】 Xiangxiang smiled wickedly!