Even though they weren't on the same side, she was still very capable in her dealings with people.

"May I ask whose wife is here?"

Seeing that Zhou Zhizhi wasn't leaving, the servant at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence quickly grabbed a broom and started asking her questions.

Zhou Zhizhi smiled faintly and then said, "Please pass on the message that the Grand Preceptor Zhou has come to visit the Prime Minister."

She spoke very gently, without a trace of hostility.

The servant nodded and said, "Then please wait a moment, sir."

Zhou Zhizhi suddenly remembered something and quickly called back: "Please show this bracelet to His Excellency the Prime Minister, and he will understand everything."

The servant didn't understand, but he could tell that the table was indeed very expensive.

He carefully took the bracelet in his hand and nodded.

Zhou Zhizhi stood at the door. Now that the Empress had given him a token, she wasn't worried that the Prime Minister wouldn't come out.

Sure enough, a short while later, the servant who had just gone in rushed out.

"Grand Preceptor, my master requests your presence!"

From then on, Zhou Zhizhi always had a particularly gentle expression.

She was still holding the jade pendant that Sister Qiuyue had given her before, and it was a warm jade.

"Thank you for your trouble."

I was a little flustered to come to the Prime Minister's residence this time. Old Chen Xiang is a rather stubborn person.

Moreover, what they are doing now is extremely rebellious.

They even took money from him; he'll never live again.

But now they seem to have no other options, especially since it was personally instructed by the Prime Minister's daughter, the Empress.

When I got to the front hall, I saw the man sitting on a stool next to me, drinking tea with a calm and composed expression.

He nodded when he saw Zhou Zhizhi walk in.

"Please sit down."

Zhou Zhizhi smiled gently and said, "It's been a long time. How are you, sir?"

I already knew this prime minister's temperament and personality very well.

But after this sudden turn of events, it was still a little awkward.

The Prime Minister laughed: "Why haven't I seen you so timid before, little girl?"

"Why do you act like a mouse before a cat after seeing me?"

Zhou Zhizhi forced a smile: "My lord, no matter what, I am just a junior, so I must be more respectful in front of you."

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister nodded in satisfaction.

"I like what you've said."

"Did the Empress summon you here to ask for money?"

Since the two of them weren't very familiar with each other, there was no need to beat around the bush and make up some nonsense.

Zhou Zhizhi nodded obediently: "Her Majesty the Empress cares deeply for the people. A while ago, a huge rock fell in the city and burned down many people's houses."

"There's no other way now, after all, the national treasury is in deficit."

"The Empress instructed Xiaguan to bring this bracelet to you."

"She said that if she were to approach you, you would definitely not disagree."

Zhou Zhizhi appears to be rather well-behaved.

But when he speaks, he really tries to absolve himself completely.

He pushed all the blame onto the Empress, so that even if the matter were investigated later, it would have nothing to do with him.

The prime minister remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

"I never thought that this little girl would only be able to care about nothing when she reached this level of skill."

"Alright, how many taels of silver do you want?"

He also learned during the morning court session that the matter was handled by the Second Prince and the Imperial Advisor.

They wouldn't doubt either of them.

"This time we'll probably need a bit more..."

Zhou Zhizhi felt that it was indeed wrong to take other people's money.

But if we can scam more this time, we can scam even more.

Who knows, we might need it again in the future.

The Prime Minister raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Why don't you tell me?"

Zhou Zhizhi was a little reserved, but still managed a smile: "One thousand taels of silver."

Prime Minister: "..."

What does Zhou Zhizhi's silence mean?

But it was indeed quite awkward.

After all, one is obligated to accept gifts and favors.

Thinking about my eating habits, they were indeed quite unsightly.

"If the adults didn't have that many..."

She was about to say something else when the Prime Minister abruptly raised his hand to interrupt her.

"Ten thousand taels."

"After all, the Empress has intervened. If you only want a tiny bit of silver, why bother making this trip?"

"Why don't you just have the messenger tell me to send someone to deliver it to you?"

Zhou Zhizhi was shocked!

She thought the Prime Minister would be furious with so much silver.

Unexpectedly, they still thought it was too little and even gave ten times more.

Suddenly I felt like a country bumpkin in the city.

It seems that what I consider to be a lot of influence is worthless to others.

"In that case, I thank you, sir."

She really had nothing to say.

With so much money, it wouldn't be impossible for someone to become an emperor.

However, whether the money was earned by their family or embezzled by the prime minister remains unknown.

Who cares? As long as it's in my hands, it definitely won't be embezzled.

The Prime Minister had originally intended to thoroughly investigate the enemy's situation.

But now he felt that although this young girl in front of him was the Imperial Preceptor, she seemed to be missing a screw.

Feeling a bit unreliable, he decided to be cautious.

Zhou Zhizhi's carriage was piled with a lot of silver.

She had never seen so much money in her life.

Xiao Xiyou will probably be overjoyed when he finds out.

Anyway, we need to get this silver to Xiao Xiyou's mansion first.

Once they begin their operation, all the silver will be dispensed.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion, they saw that person was already waiting there.

Xiao Xiyou is already very good-looking.

Now, as soon as he stands at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion, passersby on the street will glance at him.

Some were even unable to walk.

Xiao Xiyou didn't care about any of that.

They only care about whether their own affairs are even slightly proper.

After Zhou Zhizhi got off the carriage, Xiao Xiyou wanted to run over, but he pretended to be reserved and stood still.

Why are you so slow?

Xiao Xiyou was somewhat dissatisfied, but in fact, he was finally relieved to have made his choice.

Zhou Zhizhi wanted to give him a surprise, but now that she'd been told this, there was no surprise left.

Unable to resist speaking sarcastically, he said, "Your Highness makes it sound so easy. If Your Highness were to go, you probably wouldn't even get the money back."

Xiao Xiyou didn't seem too angry after being choked by that remark.

"You're always like this. When have I ever blamed you?"

"It's just that I'm used to being like this, don't take it to heart."

"Has the money been brought?"

This was the first time Xiao Xiyou had ever been so good-tempered, so Zhou Zhizhi naturally took the opportunity to back down.