She divided half of the money the courtesan earned and then quietly placed the banknotes on the dragon desk in the imperial study.

After the emperor left court, he saw the silver bills on the table and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

It's so easy to make money in brothels.

It had only been a short time, but Mu Nanjin had already earned him 180,000 taels.

At the end of the year, several million taels are not really a problem.

"Ha ha."

The emperor laughed heartily and waved his hand, "Quickly summon the armorer to the palace to see you."

"yes."

The chief eunuch left the room and told the young eunuch to summon him.

About half an hour later, the armorer arrived at the imperial study, panting, and knelt down in front of the emperor: "Your humble servant greets the emperor."

"Stand up." The emperor asked the armorer, "How much silver does it cost to make a set of armor for a soldier?"

The armorer Tisi stood up and asked carefully, "Your Majesty, which soldiers' armor do you want to ask about?"

"The cotton armor worn by North Ridge soldiers in winter."

"It will probably take ten taels of silver, but the exact amount will depend on whether prices have risen this year."

The emperor narrowed his eyes suddenly: "You didn't lie about the price?"

With a thud, the armorer knelt on the ground in panic and said, "What I said is absolutely true. I dare not lie to the emperor."

"I will believe you for now." The emperor handed him a 180,000 tael silver note and said, "The 180,000 taels of silver note here are used to make cotton armor. It's up to you how many sets of cotton armor you can make."

The armorer took the banknote.

The emperor looked at the sky outside the window and called out, "Commander Hua."

Commander Hua walked in quickly from outside: "I'm here."

"It's almost noon. Take the commissioner to the canteen of the Duwei Mansion to have a meal and then send him back."

"yes."

Commander Hua, who had been with the emperor for many years, instantly understood what the emperor meant and turned to the armorer, saying, "Please follow me."

"I'll take my leave."

The armorer Tisi was very nervous.

In the past, no one was sent to the Duwei Mansion for meals when leaving the palace. Why is it an exception today?

Do we need to send a few Jinyiwei to monitor them?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

If this is true, then he, who has behaved uprightly, has nothing to be afraid of.

The Duwei Mansion was very busy near noon, and the Jinyiwei who had been out on business returned to the mansion one after another.

When Armorsmith Tisi followed Commander Hua to the courtyard of the Duwei Mansion, a woman's voice kept coming into his ears.

[Today, the governor looked unhappy when he saw the underwear hanging in the yard. Did I not wash it clean enough? ]

[This shouldn't be the case. I'm so good at it, and I even bleached it. I dare say that no one can clean it better than me. ]

[Well, he must be unhappy with me leaving it hanging in the yard. Yes, there are people coming and going in the yard, and it really doesn't look good to leave it hanging there.]

[I will hang it on the roof tomorrow, where it can be better exposed to the sun. ]

“…”

Commander Hua felt some sympathy for the Jinyiwei.

It’s really not easy for them.

To be honest, he really wanted to see what the scenery would be like when the underwear was hung on the roof tomorrow.

The armorer looked around and said to Commander Hua, "There are girls in the Duwei Mansion, too?"

"Has the Minister forgotten that the Emperor once appointed a girl as a ninth-rank imperial guard?"

"Oh, yes, yes."

Armorsmith Tisi remembered this incident.

He also remembered that any official in Beijing who had an official seal could hear Mu Nanjin's thoughts.

I didn't think about it before because I had never had any contact with Mu Nanjin and I put it out of my mind.

"We're at the cafeteria."

Commander Hua walked into the cafeteria with armorer Tisi.

He did not rush to get his meal, but glanced at everyone in the cafeteria, and finally his eyes fell on Mu Nanjin who was sitting next to the window.

"Tiss, please follow me."

He brought the armorer Tisi to the Mu Nanjin table and asked, "Guard Mu, do you mind if we sit here?"

Mu Nanjin, who was lost in thought, looked up and saw that it was the commander beside the emperor. He nodded and said, "You sit down."

[Why would the commander of the imperial guards come to the Duwei Mansion to eat for free? ]

[Is your family so poor that they can’t even afford to eat? ]

[Who is the official next to him? He looks unfamiliar. I have never seen him before.]

[Why is he looking at me in such surprise? Doesn't he know that there is a female official in the Jinyiwei? ]

The armor craftsman, who was originally shocked by her inner voice, quickly came to his senses and smiled at Mu Nanjin: "This is the first time I have seen a female official."

Mu Nanjin said: "In the future, there will be more and more female officials."

The armorer nodded and said, "That's true. When the emperor opens the imperial examination for women, there will be more and more female officials."

Commander Hua introduced Mu Nanjin: "Guard Mu, this is the chief of the Armor Bureau, he is a fifth-rank official, you should address him as Sir."

"Oh." Mu Nanjin responded perfunctorily.

"You guys chat, I'll go get some food." Commander Hua left the armorer behind and turned to leave.

The armorer smiled at Mu Nanjin.

[Armorsmith Bureau? I remember it was a department that was specifically responsible for making armor for soldiers.]

[Some officials in this department are really bad people. They recorded the price of a piece of armor that originally cost only seven taels as ten taels in the account, thus embezzling three taels of silver.]

[What's even worse is that they are greedy for money and even cut corners on the armor. When a battle breaks out, the enemy will be able to easily cut through the armor of the frontier soldiers.]

[Fortunately, there has been no war in recent years, otherwise the armor made by the Armor Craftsman Bureau would definitely defeat the Daqian Kingdom. ]

[By then the country will be gone, so what is the point of greedily gaining more silver? ]

The armorer's face turned pale and cold sweat broke out all over his body.

At this moment, he finally understood the real reason why the emperor ordered Commander Hua to bring him here for dinner.

[Speaking of which, the chief inspector is quite pitiful. Apart from him, the other officials of the Armor Craftsman Bureau are all children of the major aristocratic families. They have big trees behind them to provide shade. When they encounter problems, they rely on their families to put pressure on the chief inspector. The chief inspector has a lot of grievances, and if he does not do what they say, he will be excluded and framed. Within half a year, he will not even be able to be a chief inspector.]

Seeing that the armorer was sweating profusely, Mu Nanjin kindly handed him a white handkerchief: "Unused."

"Oh, thank you."

The armor craftsman was stunned for a moment, then took the hand-woven cloth and wiped his forehead.

At this time, Commander Hua came back with the meal: "Tisi, this is your meal."

"Okay, thank you."

Master Jiajiangti had no appetite at all. After taking a few bites, he found an excuse to leave.

Commander Hua did not see him off, but sat in his seat and ate his meal.

From time to time, he would glance at Mu Nanjin.

Mu Nanjin once again wandered into space.

[Commander Hua is good in everything except that he likes to fart, and it’s the kind that smells really bad.]

[In order to prevent him from giving me more food, I'd better finish my meal quickly and leave. ]

Commander Hua: “…”

Girl, I had just changed my mind about you, but now you say such hurtful words again. Do you still want to get along with me in a friendly way?

[Should I tell him that frequent farting is not necessarily a good thing, and that it might be a gastrointestinal problem, or that it would be better to see a doctor. But how should I start? ]

"I'm stuffed."

Commander Hua remembered that he had been feeling uncomfortable in his abdomen recently, so he quickly put down his chopsticks and stood up to find the imperial physician.

"Huh?"

【Why did you leave after only taking two bites? 】

[Well, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.]

Mu Nanjin ate the last bite of rice and then delivered the food to the prisoners in the dungeon.

After finishing her shift, she went straight back to the Mu Mansion.

Seeing that the door of Heitan's room was still closed, Mu Nanjin walked up and knocked on the door: "Heitan."

No one in the room said anything.

"I know you are in there, open the door quickly."

"snort."

Heitan snorted angrily.

Mu Nanjin added: "I have a gift for you."

"Gift?" Heitan pricked up his ears: "What gift?"

"Open the door first."

Heitan slowly opened the door: "You'd better have a gift..."

Mu Nanjin spread out her palm, which contained more than twenty earrings, each with a horse pattern.

Heitan picked it up curiously and looked at it: "What is this?"

"Ear studs?"

When Heitan saw the horse pattern on the earring, a smile finally appeared on his face.

"Well, I'll put it on for you."

Mu Nanjin raised his hand and threw the liquid towards his ear.

More than twenty earrings were driven into Heitan's ears, neatly arranged from large to small, as if a gold border was set on his ears.

Heitan went back to his room, picked up the bronze mirror and looked at his ears: "They look good."

A smile flashed in Mu Nanjin's eyes: "As long as you like it."

Heitan looked at himself in the mirror again and again, and when he had seen enough, he pouted his lips: "You don't think that a few dozen earrings are an apology to me, do you?"

Mu Nanjin took out a handful of golden silk thread as thin as a hair.

Heitan was puzzled: "What is this?"

Mu Nanjin explained: "This is the silk thread for your ponytail."

Heitan snorted unhappily: "Are you dissatisfied with the fact that my ponytail has too little hair?"

"Of course not. I am decorating your ponytail. When you change back into horse form, I will connect the silk thread to your ponytail, and then you will understand how beautiful it is."

Heitan quickly turned back into the appearance of a horse, along with the golden suit given to him by the emperor, and the earrings were firmly embedded in his horse ears.

Mu Nanjin took the silk thread and connected it to his ponytail one by one.

After receiving the gift, Heitan swung his tail. Under the light, it seemed as if countless streams of light flashed through his ponytail, shining with golden light, which was very beautiful.

He jumped up excitedly: "It's so beautiful, I like it very much, Mu Nanjin, thank you."

Mu Nanjin asked: "Not angry anymore?"

Black Charcoal nodded.

"Forgive me?"

Heitan nodded again.

Mu Nanjin smiled inwardly.

This dark horse is still easy to please.

There is just one thing - it costs money.

Heitan ran out of the room excitedly, left the Mu Mansion, and ran to the street to show off.

He didn't come back until the morning of Yinshi, and then dug up the wood nanjin.

Mu Nanjin, who was half asleep, looked at the dark horse head in front of him and asked lazily, "What are you doing?"

Heitan said, "Let's go to court."

"Go to court?"

Mu Nanjin thought he had heard it wrong.

Heitan said excitedly: "Yes, I will take you to court."

"I don't have to go to court to protect the emperor today."

Mu Nanjin covered herself with the quilt.

Heitan bit open her quilt again: "No, you have to go to court."

Mu Nanjin ignored him.

Heitan turned around and bit Zhenzhu over, asked Zhenzhu to help Mu Nanjin dress and makeup, and then carried Mu Nanjin into the palace on his back.

Mu Nanjin, lying on its back, felt very tired. She had finally been able to sleep a little later, but was woken up early in the morning.

"Why do I have to go to court?"

Heitan didn't answer, but hummed a tune that Mu Nanjin couldn't understand.

Mu Nanjin fell asleep again while listening.

The guards at the palace gate recognized Heitan, and Heitan was also the first-class horse king appointed by the emperor himself. Just relying on the horse clothes on his body, he could move freely in the palace and enter and exit the palace without a pass.

But today's first-class horse king is more dazzling than usual. In the past, you could look directly at its butt, but now you can't even look at its butt, and its ears are also shining golden under the firelight.

One commander couldn't help but say, "Guard Mu, your horse has become...beautiful again."

I wanted to say it was too harsh, but I felt that was too hurtful, so I had to change my words, hoping that the other party would understand.

Heitan raised his horse's head happily.

At this time, a voice woke up Mu Nanjin.

"Guard Mu, is it your turn to be on duty in the palace today?"

Mu Nanjin lazily pointed at Heitan and said, "The First-rank Horse King asked me to take up my post, and I, a Ninth-rank guard, dare not disobey."

The General of the Western Expedition was stunned and laughed out loud: "Guard Mu, you are so funny."

Mu Nanjin looked up at him and found that there was another person wearing the general's armor next to him. The other person looked like a woman, with a pretty and dignified appearance and long thin eyebrows. She sat up straight and took a closer look. She found that the other person was actually a woman, a very heroic woman.

The General of the Western Expedition noticed her gaze and introduced her with a smile: "This is my wife, her surname is Sha, her name is Pingai. Now she is my deputy general."

[Wow, she is the heroine who has repeatedly gone deep into the enemy camp to rescue soldiers. ]

[Wow, he is indeed very heroic, very handsome, and even the General Zhengxi is far superior to him.]

The General of the Western Expedition laughed happily when he heard her praising his wife.

Sha Pingai couldn't help laughing. Knowing Mu Nanjin's identity, she pretended to ask, "General, who is this little girl..."

The General of the Western Expedition introduced her: "She is the only... Oh, no, it cannot be said that she is the only female official in the court. It should be said that she is the first female official in the court."

[Wow, the old emperor has already appointed the general's wife as deputy general, a third-rank official, higher than my position. The old emperor is an enlightened emperor. We should all feel lucky to have such a wise ruler.]

Sha Ping smiled and said, "I have heard of Miss Mu's name and how she saved the emperor. I admire her very much and want to get to know her. I wonder if you can come to my house after your shift and have a drink with us."

She heard from the general that it was Mu Nanjin's credit that she was able to become the deputy general.

"I……"

Just as Mu Nanjin was about to agree, someone quickly rejected her: "No."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Captain Liang running over in a hurry: "No, she doesn't have time to drink with you."

If the drunken incident in Xiaoqinglou happens again, everyone will suffer.

General Zhengxi was puzzled: "Why?"

Captain Liang turned his back to Mu Nanjin and winked at them as he spoke: "Mu Nanjin has other things to do after his shift, so he can't drink with you."

General Zhengxi: “…”

Sha Pingai saw that Liang Baihu was hiding something and nodded: "Then let's do it next time."

“Oh…”

Suddenly, Heitan became impatient with their idle chatter and sped away with Mu Nanjin on his back.

Captain Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and then explained to General Zhengxi and the others: "When Mu Nanjin gets drunk, he likes to reveal other people's secrets, and all the officials in the capital can hear it."

General Zhengxi: “…”

Sha Pingai: "..." (End of this chapter)