Chapter 40 I will do it

Concubine Xian cried, "Your Majesty, you must believe me. I am not that kind of person..."

Qi Yue said unhappily: "Cry, cry, cry, your good fortune has been cried away by you!"

"Are you really the granddaughter of the Zhenguo Marquis family? You are not like those weak young ladies in the boudoir. You don't look like the daughter of a military commander at all. You might be a fake daughter who stole a chicken and turned into a phoenix..."

When Concubine Xian heard this, her heart trembled and she even forgot to cry. Her face turned paler than before, and she was kneeling on the ground, even more shaky.

Qi Junqi did not help her up, but just tried to smooth things over by saying, "Okay, my dear sister, please tell me why you came to see me."

Qi Yue turned around and opened the box in He Xiang's hand, smiling and saying, "Brother, this is all the silver notes that I exchanged for the things in Concubine Xian's palace yesterday, and I also added a lot of your sister's private money, which makes up a total of 500,000 taels!"

Qi Junqi looked at the thick stack of banknotes and was delighted: "Good, good, good... With a sister like this, what else could I ask for!"

Qi Yue: "Brother, since I understand you so well, shouldn't you reward me, your sister?"

Qi Junqi looked doting and said, "Okay, follow Xun'an to my private storehouse to pick out whatever you want."

He caught a glimpse of Consort Xian who was still kneeling on the ground, and pursed his lips and said, "My beloved concubine, please stand up too. I have also made contributions. I will reward you with 100 taels of gold and order the Shanggong Bureau to build a new dressing table for you. Anything missing in Yikun Palace must be replenished within today."

Upon hearing this, Xun An, who was standing by, immediately arranged for a young eunuch to go and pass on the message. Concubine Xian gritted her teeth, thanked him, and staggered to her feet.

"Your Majesty, Princess, I am not feeling well. I will go back first."

Qi Junqi waved his hand, and Qi Yue said with concern: "If the imperial concubine is not feeling well, you should get treatment as soon as possible. If you keep delaying like this, you may end up infertile."

Concubine Xian had a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat. She suppressed her anger and gritted her teeth, saying, "Thank you, Princess, for your concern!"

Qi Yue also waved and turned around to continue talking to Qi Junqi.

Xun An pursed his lips and tried to hold back his smile as he escorted the person out of the imperial study.

After Qi Junqi saw that the person had left, he tapped Qi Yue's forehead and pretended to be displeased, "Don't bully her like this all the time. I get annoyed when she makes a fuss."

Qi Yue: "Anyway, I have nothing to do. If she likes to make trouble, I will often go to the palace to play with her."

"I am truly a beautiful and kind person..."

Qi Junqi: ...

Qi Junqi: "The Imperial Master told me yesterday that the northern regions will suffer from severe drought in July and August. Fortunately, my sister, you sent me these 500,000 taels, and the national treasury will take out another 700,000 taels..."

"I don't know if this 1.2 million taels is enough to solve the drought this time..."

Qi Yue paused as she twisted the grapes, remembering that in the original book, Qi Junqi allocated 900,000 taels, but in the end only managed to save less than 30% of the victims.

The biggest reason was the improper use of personnel. The silver was embezzled at every level, and when it finally reached the northern part, only more than 100,000 taels of silver were left.

Because this disaster directly caused riots among the victims, some even rose up in rebellion and became rebels.

Later, it took Qi Junqi more than a year to completely wipe out these rebels. It can be said that one disaster directly affected the fate of many people.

It also damaged the foundation of the Dayi Dynasty, so that when Murong Heli later led his troops to attack the Dayi Dynasty, Qi Junqi had no chance of winning at all. In just three months, Murong Heli led his troops into the imperial city.

Qi Yue: "Brother, why don't I find a way to collect the money? You can have people exchange all the silver notes for food, and then find the most loyal and reliable minister to send it over, preferably one with some martial arts skills."

"Royal brother, my future stable and happy life depends entirely on you! Please don't let me down! I am waiting for you to take me to eat, play and wait for death!"

Qi Junqi: ...

Qi Junqi pondered for a moment and said, "Come here, summon Young Marquis Yongan to see you."

Qi Yue's eyebrows twitched slightly. Very good, there won't be any problem if we let Gu Qingyu handle this matter.

Qi Yue: "Brother, I'll leave first. I have something else to do in the palace. My dog got caught in the rain and might get a minor illness. I'll go back and give it medicine."

Qi Junqi was puzzled: "When did the imperial sister get a pet dog?"

Qi Yue: "I just raised it not long ago, and it bit me the day before yesterday."

Qi Junqi frowned and said, "Just kill this vicious dog. I will pick another obedient one for you to take back and raise."

Qi Yue refused, "No, this one is so pretty, I like it, I'll just have to train it to behave itself."

Qi Junqi narrowed his eyes and said, "Then my royal sister, you must be careful. If that vicious dog continues to be vicious, let Leng Yue kill it on the spot."

The cold moon in the dark: ...

Evil Murong Heli Dog

What should I do?

If the princess did that kind of thing with that guy again, he would bite her.

Did she listen to Your Majesty and draw her sword to kill that guy?

Or should we wait until the princess has had her fill before killing her?

Leng Yue's face, which had been expressionless for thousands of years under the mask, rarely showed a trace of conflicted emotion.

Qi Yue: "Brother, beating them to death is too cruel to small animals. If they don't behave, just break their legs and lock them up."

Qi Junqi: "...The royal sister is really kind."

Qi Yue: "That's right, it's his blessing to have a master like me."

After Qi Yue left with He Xiang, about a cup of tea later, Gu Qingyu, wearing a black and red marquis's suit and the black jade hair crown given by Qi Yue, entered the imperial study.

Gu Qingyu: "Your humble servant, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Qi Junqi put down the letter in his hand and said, "No need to be polite."

"Is Ayu's illness cured?"

Gu Qingyu looked at him warily. The last time Qi Junqi called him so affectionately, he was deliberately mentioning him in front of the late emperor and then sent him to control a flood thousands of miles away.

As a result, he missed Qi Yue, and when he came back, he found out that Qi Yue had already married another man.

Gu Qingyu's heart was beating fast, and he spoke cautiously, "I am much better now. Is Your Majesty summoning me to the palace to discuss the princess' marriage?"

"Your Majesty has changed your mind and is willing to marry the princess to me?"

Qi Junqi glanced at him and said, "It's not even dark yet, why are you daydreaming?"

Seeing this, Gu Qingyu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered that I have some important things to do at home..."

Qi Junqi said faintly: "This is about the imperial sister. Are you sure there is something else important to do?"

After all, it was the money raised by the imperial sister, so it wasn't considered a lie.

Gu Qingyu paused and said awkwardly, "It's not a big deal... Grandmother is in good health, and she can handle the matter properly without me."

He straightened his expression and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the matter?"

Qi Junqi: "The Imperial Master predicted that there will be drought in the northern part of the country in July and August. My sister has raised a lot of money to help with the drought relief, but we still need to find the most reliable person to do it..."

Gu Qingyu didn't wait for him to finish, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I will do it, I will do it!"