Chapter 140 Whose money are you targeting?

In the palace, the emperor sat on the throne, and his desk was piled with impeachment memorials.

He flipped through it casually and found that most of the documents were impeachments against Princess Yong'an for not educating her daughter well and Ye Yichen for destroying the imperial edict and showing no remorse.

Another part was to impeach Yun Zheng for being arrogant and domineering.

He threw the memorial aside and said, "Jinyun has indeed gone too far. It's fine if she schemed against Ye Yizhen, but she had to use the imperial edict to scheme against me. That's my dignity."

Li Wuyang, who was sitting opposite, said calmly, "Your Majesty, Jinyun is asking you, do you want to make some quick money?"

The emperor immediately became interested and asked, "How do you earn it?"

Li Wuyang raised his eyebrows, half smiling, "Don't rush to kill Ye Yizhen yet. Let Princess Yong'an pay to redeem her. Princess Yong'an has a fortune that she can never spend even if she squanders it all."

The emperor was silent for a moment. Yun Zheng did have some personal grudges against her. But, she was right.

"How much is appropriate?"

Li Wuyang had already expected that the emperor and Yun Zheng got along well in this regard.

"Jinyun suggested one hundred thousand."

The emperor frowned slightly, "Isn't it too little?"

As far as he knew, when the Zhennan Palace was destroyed, half of the family fortune that had been accumulated for a century went to the national treasury, and the other half went to Princess Yong'an.

Princess Yong'an brought a large dowry when she got married. The two together amounted to a huge fortune.

Li Wuyang's mouth twitched. "If you take a little at a time and catch more times, Princess Yong'an's wealth will be emptied."

This is like cutting flesh with a blunt knife. Causing trouble and arresting people again and again is a double blow to the body and mind. It is a constant state of fear and almost no one can stand it.

The emperor's heart moved, "Is this appropriate?"

Always finding trouble for someone makes him seem petty.

When he said this, it meant that he was moved.

Li Wuyang knew him best, and he wanted both. "This is for the good of Princess Yong'an. If she's poor and has low aspirations, she'll just be content. Otherwise, with her temperament, something bad will happen sooner or later, and you'll be the one who gets into trouble."

The emperor nodded slightly, "You are right. It is really difficult for me. I don't want to be accused of harming my brothers."

Li Wuyang lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the emotion in his eyes, "Princess Jinyun must have planned this all along."

The emperor laughed heartily, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became.

Ye Yizhen has a lot of braids all over her body, and it's not difficult to find a crime to arrest her. The difficult part is to make the crime convincing to everyone.

Maybe it can even stimulate the person behind Ye Yichen to jump out.

"That girl has a lot of tricks up her sleeve, but her loyalty is rare and precious. She always remembers to uphold my authority."

"From now on, let Jinyun find trouble with Ye Yizhen, and I will just wait to collect the money."

Li Wuyang: ...

"It's just that the Jiangnan Governor and his wife didn't take the imperial conferment of the title seriously. They spoke harshly, making Princess Jinyun very embarrassed."

The emperor frowned. The Yun family was of low birth and had previously been dependent on the Governor of Jiangnan, but the situation was different now.

"Come here, reward Princess Jinyun: two rolls of tribute silk, two rolls of gold-woven satin, two palace fans with gold and kingfisher feathers, and two brocade and fur-lined cloaks."

The gate of Princess Jinyun's mansion was hurriedly opened, and the eunuch came to announce the decree. After receiving the reward money, he hurried away.

Yun Zhanpeng and his wife held the rewards from the palace and looked around in confusion.

"Zheng'er, why did the emperor reward you so much for no reason? Have you done something meritorious again?"

Yun Zheng's mind raced, "Maybe, maybe it's to suppress the Jiangnan Governor's arrogance, support me, and balance the forces on both sides."

The emperor’s mind is all about checks and balances.

When the Governor of Jiangnan was mentioned, Yun Zhanpeng's face turned unhappy. "I didn't expect that he would run into you on the way back to Beijing to report on his work."

Before, he seldom brought his daughter to appear in front of the Governor of Jiangnan. He would avoid her if he could, and if he couldn't, he would pretend to be dull and rigid, talking nonsense, so that the other party would stay away from him.

"If you meet him in the future, avoid him. He is the emperor's confidant and is very important to him."

The position of Governor-General of Jiangnan is extremely important, involving all aspects, and he has always been the emperor's most trusted confidant.

Yun Zheng shook her head slightly. "It's unavoidable. We have made enemies with the Qian and Jiang families. The Qian Wei couple will find a way to deal with us."

The Qianjiang and Jiang families, one in Beijing and the other in Jiangnan, are each other's arms and form a community of shared interests.

Yunmu was a little anxious, "What should we do then?"

Yun Zheng took her hand and tried to comfort her, "Dad, Mom, things are different now. Back then, we were merchants who depended on others for our livelihood, and Qian Wei was the high and mighty local tyrant in Jiangnan."

"And now, you are a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I am the second-rank Princess Jinyun. Moreover, we are in the capital, not within his sphere of influence."

Yunmu frowned, "But, he has the Holy Favor."

Yun Zheng picked up a palace fan with emerald greenery and gold inlays and played with it. "I have one too. If the emperor wants to use me, he will protect me."

The corners of her mouth curled slightly, "Besides, I am nine thousand years old, and the person Qian Wei fears most is a nine thousand year old."

Yun Zhanpeng took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to go to the storeroom and look around to pick out some gifts for Jiu Qiansui. I don't know what Jiu Qiansui would like. Zheng'er, can you help me pick something out?"

"Okay."

The father and daughter hurried to Prince Rui's mansion with the gifts. As soon as they knocked on the door and hadn't explained their purpose, the doorman greeted them warmly.

"Please come in, my master is in the study."

Yun Zhanpeng was stunned. It was said that Prince Rui's Mansion was the most difficult to enter. Could he have come to the wrong place? "Why don't you go and report it?"

The doorman said with a smile, "The master said that as long as Princess Jinyun comes to visit, there is no need to inform her, she can go in directly."

Yun Zhanpeng only knew that Jiu Qiansui was his daughter's backer, but he didn't expect the relationship to be so close.

"Nine Thousand Years Old is really good to you. Although he is usually cold and icy, I didn't expect him to be so protective."

The two came to the study, "Meet the Prince."

After Yun Zhanpeng finished his ceremony, he presented the gifts he brought.

Li Wuyang said calmly, "Since you're here, what gifts do you want to bring?"

Yun Zheng smiled and picked up a brocade box and opened it. "I carefully selected it. Look, the jade ring has such a beautiful color and is translucent. Try it on and see if it fits you."

Li Wuyang looked at her deeply, and without hesitation took off the worn ring on his hand and replaced it with a new one.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, "It's just right, not too big or too small, just right. You have good taste."

Yun Zheng proudly showed off, "That's it, who am I?"

Yun Zhanpeng looked at this and that, and always felt that something was wrong.

The servant brought the tea. Yun Zheng took a sip and found it was her favorite flavor. "What does the emperor say?"

Li Wuyang played with his ring and said, "I told you to go and cause trouble for Ye Yizhen. He's waiting to collect the money."

Yun Zheng’s expression was indescribable, “The Emperor really is…” It’s so mean.

She turned around and thought, "That's fine."

"Tell me about the Qian family."

Li Wuyang pondered for a moment, "The Qian family came from a poor family background. They relied on Old Madam Qian to build their fortune. Old Madam Qian was not only the emperor's wet nurse, but she also saved the young emperor several times."

"Don't be fooled by Madam Qian's kind face. She actually has many tricks up her sleeve."

Yun Zheng opened her eyes wide, "She's not dead yet? Why hasn't there been any news?"

Li Wuyang waved his hand. "She's not dead. She's a smart person. She stayed in the capital, but she kept a low profile. She never showed up in public, and she didn't make friends with powerful officials. She was deeply trusted by the emperor."

Yun Zheng understood, "That is to say, as long as Madam Qian is still alive, the Qian family will not fall."

Li Wuyang nodded, "Yes."

"But don't worry, if anyone dares to bully you, just fight back and I'll take care of the aftermath."

Yun Zheng's eyes curved, "Thank you, Your Highness. You are so kind to our Yun family."

Yun Zhanpeng stared blankly at the familiar and natural interaction between the two, and finally realized that something was wrong...