"I have something to remind you. If the emperor ever finds out about what you've done, he'll be furious. Your good sister will then completely clear herself of all charges and have you punished. You might as well take this opportunity to save up some money and get out of these chores as soon as possible. Then, we can find a beautiful place to live a good life."

Sister Feng raised her charming eyes and looked at him.

"What do you mean? You won't even give them 10% of the profits this time?"

"Yes, and more than that, you can tell them that the profits this quarter were bad, that not only did you not make any money, but you even had to pay out. They've taken advantage of you over the years, so it's not too much to give them less occasionally."

"Isn't this... inappropriate?"

Seeing that Sister Feng still had concerns, Leng Yu's cold eyes flashed a few times in vigilance.

He wanted Fengjie to use this method to force the person behind her to show up, so that he could find out who was controlling the whole situation as soon as possible and resolve the Yilan County issue as soon as possible.

Sister Feng raised her hand, as if she was drinking tea, but she was actually thinking about something.

Leng Yu continued to pursue the victory and said:

"Although our Liu family is not short of silver, we never think too much of it. I believe you are the same. The Daning Kingdom has long stipulated that all gold and silver mines discovered on Daning Kingdom land belong to the imperial court. You should hoard more gold and silver while the imperial court is still unaware of the gold mines here. When the imperial court takes back the gold mines one day, you won't be so flustered that you will lose all your money."

"But...but the Queen owns 40% of the shares here. With her suppressing the imperial power, would the imperial court dare to intervene?"

Hearing this, Leng Yu wanted to laugh, but he held it back.

He half-closed his eyes and looked at Sister Feng.

"Perhaps the Emperor will allow the Empress to secretly save some money, but only in secret. If an official in the court knew about the gold mine in Yilan County and submitted a memorial to the Emperor in front of all the civil and military officials, do you think the Emperor would sit idly by? So, even if you don't give them even a tenth of the money, they wouldn't dare to act rashly. They must be afraid that others will know about this."

Fengjie's brows tightened.

"Your words make sense. Even if the Emperor wanted to turn a blind eye, he couldn't indulge the Empress in front of the entire court. It seems I've over-complicated things."

As she spoke, she paced back and forth in the room, twisting the handkerchief in her hand.

Finally, she stopped and nodded seriously.

"What you just said makes sense. I should take this opportunity to think more about myself. So, I'll do as you say. I won't give them 10% of this quarter's profits. I can't just let them control me. I have to find a way to keep them in check."

Seeing that Fengjie was concerned about this matter, Leng Yu's brows were twisted.

He was looking forward to seeing the person who claimed to be as close as a sister to the Queen appear and eradicate the termites buried in Yilan County as soon as possible.