Chapter 44 Gold will always shine, but I am made of iron

Cheng Jin heard Chu Chengye's casual dismissal and suddenly remembered that the book said Chu Chengye did not kill these people, but handed them over to his subordinates.

The servant seemed to think that Chu Chengye's arrangement was too cruel, so he sent them to the tomb of the late emperor to work.

Later, when the fifth prince Chu Huaian went to worship the late emperor, he felt that these eunuchs and palace maids were suffering, so he was kind and sent some of them out of the tomb.

Those eunuchs and palace maids were naturally grateful to Chu Huaian, and told Chu Huaian everything they knew about the layout of the palace with secret passages.

Chu Chengye did not grow up in the capital. After returning to the capital, he was arbitrarily sent by the previous emperor to live in a palace. He had no idea what was going on in the palace.

Chu Chengye was arrogant and conceited when he just became emperor, and he didn't take such trivial matters seriously, which gave Chu Huaian the opportunity to rebel.

Chu Huaian secretly recruited soldiers and bought horses, and secretly hid the guards he trained in the secret passage.

Chu Chengye's ruthless behavior had long made people in the palace dissatisfied with him, and they joined forces with Chu Huaian, which caught Chu Chengye off guard.

Chu Chengye tilted his head to look at Cheng Jin, thinking about Cheng Jin's thoughts.

He only knew that ruthless means could make others submit to him, but he never thought that those people were not convinced in their hearts. The one who killed him might not be Chu Huaian, but those little people he never took seriously.

"Since the emperor said he just casually dismissed them, why not send someone to check where they were taken."

After thinking it through, Cheng Jin began to press Chu Chengye left and right, "Your Majesty, although those palace maids and eunuchs were your people in the palace, they were human lives after all."

"Today's incident is a warning. Your Majesty thought that only a few people were killed, but a thread can lead to thousands of threads. You never know when you will be tripped by those clues that you don't take seriously."

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it."

Chu Chengye rarely listened so seriously, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

He was thinking.

He has been an emperor for so many years, is it true that the philosophy he has always believed in is wrong?

Chu Chengye was born in a defeated war. For the peace of the two countries, he was sent as a hostage and escaped from a pool of blood. He has seen too many dangers and evils in the world.

And if you want to survive in this chaotic world, you have to be ruthless.

But now, all these things are telling Chu Chengye.

It seems that he is wrong.

The mistake is not light.

Seeing that Chu Chengye did not respond for a long time, Cheng Jin couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart.

[You shouldn't have had illusions about Chu Chengye. You must be sick to tell these things to Chu Chengye, a murderer. ]

[Look, a tyrant is a tyrant. He only thinks about himself. ]

Chu Chengye ignored Cheng Jin's disrespectful words and patted Cheng Jin on the shoulder.

"Empress Rong, you are right."

Cheng Jin smiled shyly, "It is my honor to be able to help His Majesty."

[Yes, what I said is not wrong.]

[But didn't the tyrant just flatter me?

Chu Chengye called Wei An in and ordered him, "Go and convey my order, and see where the maids and eunuchs from the previous dynasty who I dismissed casually are now." "

For those who have passed away, find their surviving families and comfort them well. Also, ask their families if they are willing to work in the mausoleum of the late emperor. Those who are old enough to go home can go home, and those who are willing to enter the palace can be brought back."

Wei An knelt on the ground and agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty."

When Wei An was about to leave, Chu Chengye suddenly stopped him, "You must find Xiao Shunzi's sister. You must see her alive or dead. You must do this yourself. I am worried about others."

Wei An agreed and went out. Only Chu Chengye and Cheng Jin were left in the room.

Seeing that everything was done, Cheng Jin also wanted to leave. She bowed slightly and saluted Chu Chengye.

"Since everything has been settled, I will return to the palace first."

Now we are just waiting for Wei An to bring back the news.

Chu Chengye nodded and sent someone to send Cheng Jin back.

The next morning, Cheng Jin found that Chunhe Palace was very lively as soon as she opened her eyes.

Cheng Jin called Ziying and Cuizhu, and the two of them entered the house to congratulate first.

"The emperor sent people to deliver a lot of things early in the morning. They were placed all over the courtyard. It took a while to count them."

Cheng Jin's eyes sparkled as she poked her head out the door to look, and her tone was full of excitement.

"What are they?"

Cuizhu answered one by one, "Fashionable items that have just been presented as tribute, the best Sichuan brocade..."

Cheng Jin frowned slightly, not hearing what she wanted to hear.

"The emperor gave me the same things as others. He is sending me away. I don't want them."

Cheng Jin stamped her feet in anger. She had been with Chu Chengye for so many days, and he just gave me these things?

[I love money by nature, I don't want anything else.]

Her face was a little depressed.

Cuizhu and Ziying laughed out loud.

"Instead of sending you away, the emperor also rewarded our palace with 100 taels of gold and 1,000 taels of silver. Don't you want them?"

Cheng Jin smiled immediately. "If it's money, then just pretend I didn't say anything." Cheng

Jin hurried out to check the silver rewarded by Chu Chengye. As soon as she went out, she ran into the eunuch who had been beside Chu Chengye in the palace for some time.

Cheng Jin suddenly felt that it would not be easy to keep this money.

As expected, the young eunuch spoke, "The emperor said that the queen had made great contributions yesterday, and these are rewards for the queen. However, the emperor also said that if the queen accepts it, she must often go to the Yangxin Palace to serve."

Cheng Jin shook her head after hearing this.

[This Chu Chengye is indeed an old fox. ]

[If you go, it is equivalent to surrendering to Chu Chengye, which is equivalent to losing your dignity. ]

But if you don't want to.

Cheng Jin looked around, how could she bear to spend this money.

Finally, Cheng Jin nodded vigorously, "Okay, thank the emperor for me."

[You can't just give up the money for the sake of dignity.]

Chu Chengye asked her to go to Yangxin Palace because he felt that what she said yesterday made sense. He thought Cheng Jin could help him and that she was a piece of gold that would always shine.

Cheng Jin curled her lips and smiled.

[Chu Chengye, you made a mistake.]

[Gold will always shine, but I am iron.]

[If you don't try, you don't know how many things I can mess up. I don't believe you will still feel good about having me around.] [

I will take the money by then, and then I will pat my butt and leave.]

Cheng Jin packed up a little and went to Yangxin Palace with others.

When she left, Chu Chengye was carefully reviewing memorials, and only nodded slightly when the eunuch said, "The royal concubine is here."

After the eunuch left, Chu Chengye asked Cheng Jin to grind ink for him.

Cheng Jin agreed, but when she stood beside Chu Chengye, she either spilled the tea or knocked over the pen holder. She

was obviously doing it on purpose, and when Chu Chengye looked over, she pretended to be innocent.

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it."

Chu Chengye, who should have been angry, just nodded without changing his expression, "It's okay, just sit next to me."