Chapter 27 Are you scared? The Queen is here
27
Zhaoyang Palace
Rongpin's father, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Revenue, was walking back and forth anxiously in the front hall.
The woman who accompanied him came over tenderly with a big belly, saying, "Don't worry, my husband. After all, the queen is your biological daughter, and she will be willing to meet you."
"You don't understand." The Ministry of Revenue looked embarrassed. "She has a more stubborn temper than her mother. She can't say for sure..."
"What can't be said for sure?" Rongpin, wearing a red dress with a long train, walked slowly from the side curtain.
Rongpin's voice was very cold: "Father, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The Ministry of Revenue member hesitated for two steps before speaking slowly, "Your Majesty, the Southern King and the Northern King sent special envoys a few days ago to give a lot of gold gifts for the construction of the Little Imperial Master's residence, but, but I checked the warehouse a few days ago and it was fine, but when I checked again this morning, something was missing."
"What!" Rongpin was surprised, "How could it be less? Did you catch the thief?"
"No. One hundred gold bricks, twenty jade bracelets, and some other scattered jewelry are missing." The official in charge of the Ministry of Revenue looked anxious. "The young imperial tutor's storehouse is under my control. The storehouse is guarded by hundreds of embroidered uniforms. Even the Minister of Revenue must be searched when he enters or leaves. No one was seen digging a tunnel nearby. No thieves were found."
"What did the Ministry of Justice say?" Rongpin asked again.
"No, I didn't say anything." The official pursed his lips and lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Your Majesty must not let His Majesty know about it."
Rongpin: ...
Could she say that the emperor was listening just across the wall?
The Emperor and Empress, who were just separated by a wall: …
Yuan Ruan almost sneezed with laughter.
Rongpin said irritably, "Then why did you come to look for me? I can't judge a case or catch a thief."
The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Revenue hesitated for a moment and looked towards the side room.
The concubine suddenly knelt in front of Rongpin, tears falling: "My husband can't say it, I am really afraid and can only say it shamelessly. I hope that the queen can open the storehouse of dowry and give us some to fill this hole. In the future, we will definitely follow the queen's lead."
Yuanruan was shocked when he heard this:
[He actually plotted his daughter's dowry! And he was just making empty promises. When I saw him speaking for Rongpin before, I thought he was a good father.]
Rongpin sneered and spoke for her?
That's because she still holds the position of concubine.
Yuan Ruan added: [This father is a top-notch person! Brother, if you use a minister like this, you won’t be as unfaithful as those who are close to you… You should do the same to me! ]
Rongpin was originally very angry, and almost laughed out loud when she heard this.
The queen also tried hard to suppress her smile.
Only the Emperor: ...
He was blamed for eating melons, so he should be sent away.
The Ministry of Revenue official outside the palace looked nervous: !!!
Who is speaking?
[Take another look, is this really Rongpin's father? Good, so ordinary! ]
The Ministry of Revenue was choked for a moment: !!!
Who, who on earth stabbed him in the heart again!
[He seems angry? He looks even uglier. Hiss, could it be that the beautiful Rongpin was taken away by mistake?]
Ministry of Revenue: ...
He clenched his fists. Ever since Rongpin was born, rumors about him being cuckolded have never stopped, but he had always chosen to believe them. But who would have thought that he would hear such voices in Zhaoyang Palace? Could it be that Rongpin was really not his daughter? !
Rongpin noticed her father's unusual expression.
When Rongpin suddenly realized that the other party could probably hear her thoughts, she was very surprised and couldn't help but look at the side room and her sister Yan'er. Fortunately, the expressions of these two people did not change.
This time, Rongpin forgot about her weird mood and went back.
It was her unusual silence that caused the Ministry of Revenue and the concubine to misunderstand.
They misunderstood that Rongpin had softened her heart and things had changed for the better.
Seeing this, the concubine gently tugged at the official, but when he didn't say anything, she touched her belly and said, "My queen, a married woman without the support of her family is always insecure. Your husband is smart, and he will definitely not forget you when he gets promoted in the future."
When the Ministry of Revenue saw the concubine touching her belly, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face. But he still made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said, "My queen, since you agree, I believe you still care about our father-daughter relationship and are willing to help the family prosper."
Rongpin: ???
"You have been in the palace for many years, and His Majesty has granted you the position of concubine, but you have never been able to give birth to a child. Sister Yan'er is a few years younger than you. Your concubine Wen is good at giving birth, and she must be no bad either. You might as well recommend Yan'er to enter the palace, so that she can receive His Majesty's grace and favor, and give birth to a child to consolidate your favor."
The Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Revenue thought that after all, he had raised her for some years, and if Rongpin could push his daughter to the position, he would not expose her identity.
However, just as he finished speaking earnestly, he heard the familiar voice again:
[Wait, didn’t they come here to ask for help on how to solve the problem of stolen tributes? Why are they selling their daughters for fame now?]
[But he even almost believed the story of selling his daughter for fame. He really reached the highest level of a hypocrite! Would my brother, who uses a minister like this,...?]
Ministry of Revenue: ...
Who, who is slandering him!
The emperor's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this familiar rhetoric.
Could it be that the second half of the sentence is going to put the blame on him again? !
He suddenly picked up Yuan Ruan and said to the empress, "Recently, Prime Minister Li told me that he wanted to recruit more talents recommended by his subordinates. However, from the fact that the deputy director of the Ministry of Revenue even withheld his daughter's dowry, it can be seen that the officials who were promoted through the "Recommendation of Filial and Honest Officials" are of varying quality. There is no need to recruit more."
The queen suppressed her laughter and nodded.
[Great! Brother! Messenger of justice. My future dowry is safe.]
The emperor was both angry and amused: How old is she and she's already worrying about her dowry?
Sure enough, it was right to come to Rongpin's place to see Yuanruan, and I felt relieved.
The Ministry of Revenue’s deputy minister outside the wall: ???
What messenger of justice?
At this time, the voice sounded again:
[Tong'er, have you found the money? ]
[Yuanruan I'm looking for it. There are too many rotten melons on this Yuanwailang. I'm really panning for gold by flipping through them one by one! ]
Ministry of Revenue: !!!
What the hell?! What the hell?!
He clearly had nothing on him.
The Minister of Revenue was extremely nervous. At this moment, he found a faint candle light behind the curtain.
He suddenly thought, could someone be whispering behind the curtain? Could it be that Rongpin was behind all this? The more he thought about it, the more suspicious the Ministry of Revenue became. After a while, he decisively strode towards the next door.
"Wait!" Rongpin said.
When the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Revenue saw Rongpin blocking him, he felt more and more that it was true and that there must be someone hiding inside.
He ignored Rongpin and said perfunctorily, "You can't give birth to a child yourself, so you will have to take care of it in the future. The child born by Yan'er can always call you aunt. This is not the same as adopting a child in the wild..."
"Aa ...
[Huh? Wild kid, are you talking about me?! I’m so mad! Brother! Go ahead!]
The member of the Ministry of Revenue who lifted the pearl curtain was stunned where he stood.
He was not frightened by the words, but by the appearance of the people sitting next to him.
The emperor and the empress turned to look at him at the same time.
This couldn't be an illusion.
[Ha! Are you scared? The emperor is here!]
The sound of "pa pa pa" rang again and woke him up from his sweet dream.
Paying particular attention to the emperor's eyes, the deputy director of the Ministry of Revenue felt as if the back of his neck was chilled, as if the hair would be cut off at any time.