Chapter 162 The gift he gave must be the most special
"Your Majesty, as you expected, when I first mentioned a thousand taels of silver, Her Majesty was a little hesitant, but when I changed my words to three thousand taels, Her Majesty immediately gave it up."
"Even if she has bad luck, three thousand taels is enough to lose for half a year, so she will naturally agree."
Jun Li Luo stood by the windowsill and looked down at the white cat in the cage.
The white cat also looked up at him, its aqua-blue pupils were big and round, and its whiskers were trembling slightly.
Jun Liluo looked at it for a while and stretched out his finger tentatively.
"Your Majesty, please don't." Li Zongguan reminded, "This cat doesn't like strangers. I'm afraid it will scratch you."
Jun Li Luo turned a deaf ear and still put his finger towards the gap in the cage.
The white cat stretched out its claws and scratched him!
Almost at the same time, Jun Li Luo withdrew his hand and prevented it from scratching him.
The white cat lost its way and seemed unwilling to give in, breathing at him.
"It's really not easy to mess with." Jun Liluo smiled faintly, then turned to ask Manager Li, "What does it usually eat?"
"The Empress Defei said that it likes to eat dried meat and dried fish the most."
Chief Eunuch Li took a food box from the palace servant behind him and opened the lid. "Your Majesty, please feed it for a few days. Maybe it will get familiar with you. This cat is relatively docile to familiar people."
Jun Li Luo said nothing, took out a piece of jerky from the food box and reached into the cage.
Seeing him feeding it, the white cat stopped grinning. Instead, it opened its mouth and bit the jerky. Then it turned its head and snatched the whole piece of jerky from Jun Li Luo's hand and took it to the corner of the cage to eat.
Jun Liluo raised his eyebrows slightly.
The day after tomorrow is Song Yunchu’s birthday. In two days… he won’t have the chance to get familiar with this cat.
After the chase in the imperial garden, the cat had become extremely wary of him. Now it was locked in a cage and brought in front of him. I'm afraid it would hold a grudge, right?
It doesn’t matter if you treat him badly, as long as you can please Yun Chu.
Will Yun Chu invite him to her birthday party?
The gift he gave must be the most special.
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At the court meeting the next morning, news came from Yuzhou that the Minister of Works Gong Mingyuan, who was in charge of dealing with the flood, had caught a cold, but he continued to command despite being ill and later fainted by the river. All matters were now temporarily handled by Master Ye.
When Song Yunchu heard the news, his first reaction was naturally some worry, followed by relief.
[Although Gong Mingyuan is arrogant and domineering on weekdays and is always impeached, he is also quite reliable at critical moments. ]
[He is doing his job while ill, and the job is going relatively smoothly. Given the character of the Dog Emperor, he will definitely reward him.]
[Master Ye has a righteous character and is well versed in water management. With him in charge, there shouldn't be any problems.]
[Hmm... I should send a message to Gong Mingyuan, asking him to recover first, and not to compete with Ye Fengmian for command because he is eager to make achievements. It is only if they can control the flood that they are capable, and it is not so important who contributes more. If he delays the work because of competing for credit, I will definitely slap him in the face.]
Sitting on the dragon throne, Jun Liluo listened to what Song Yunchu was thinking, with a faint smile in his eyes.
Although Yun Chu protects his subordinates, he never blindly protects them.
If her subordinates delayed the court's affairs because of their eagerness for quick success, she would not hesitate to teach them a lesson.
The more I get to know her, the more I feel that she is a responsible person.
She pursued fame and fortune, but she did it in legitimate ways. When it came to worrying about the country, those old guys in the court who talked about benevolence and righteousness were not as good as her.
Whenever he saw the memorials criticizing her, he felt that they were full of nonsense and a waste of his precious time.
However, whenever he thought of those ministers who were unable to scold her and were ridiculed by her every now and then, and were furious but could do nothing about her, he felt that they were quite pitiful. Perhaps they had suffered too many blows in their daily lives, but they were really unable to fight back, so they could only protest by submitting impeachment memorials.
They always said that Song Yunchu's words were vicious and sarcastic.
It is common for civil servants to engage in verbal battles. It is not a fault to use harsh words, but failing to win an argument only means that the loser lacks words.
They can submit their memorials if they want, he won't take them seriously anyway.
After the morning court session, the two went to the imperial study as usual to read memorials. There were no major events in the court these days, only some trivial matters.
Jun Li Luo rarely has some free time, so he wants to go out of the palace for a walk.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Song Yunchu's inner thoughts.
[I will hold a birthday banquet in my house tomorrow. How many tables should I set up? ]
[People in my faction should all be able to give gifts, but I’m not sure if they dare to show up. If too many people come, those old guys in the court will definitely accuse me of showing off and forming a clique for personal gain.]
[The original Prime Minister Song was feared by the emperor because he acted too high-profile. After all, no monarch would like to see his subjects having fun together. It's just a birthday, not a wedding. It's better to have fewer people and just set up two or three tables.]
[The Dog Emperor trusts me more now than before, I should be more low-key, lest he thinks I am arrogant.]
When Jun Li Luo heard this, he sighed in his heart.
Yun Chu was too clear-headed. So clear-headed that whenever he mentioned him in his heart, he would always think about how to consolidate the relationship between superiors and subordinates.
If he remembered correctly, his looks and figure were actually to her liking, and she even praised him for his good looks when she was drunk.
So he always hoped that at some point, she would also have that heart-pounding feeling for him.
After all, she is a woman and he is a man, and they are both so outstanding. They have been together for such a long time, so isn't it reasonable that they fall in love with each other over time?
But she just kept complaining about "hating overtime work" and was always thinking about the things in the court. In fact, she could have thought about her own emotional affairs while pursuing interests.
Because he understood her character, he couldn't express his love too directly, for fear that she would deliberately avoid him from then on, but she was too slow.
Maybe he could take advantage of her birthday to give her a subtle hint?
Then again, she hadn't sent him an invitation yet.
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