Qin Chuan was gently pushed away by the Empress's palms, and neither of them had the heart to continue with their business.
Qin Chuan could only feign innocence and explain, "Huh? No, Your Majesty's wife, you must have misread it."
Actually, he still had feelings for Xiao Yue. He used to think she was aloof, but the moment he hugged her during the day, he realized she was quite gentle...
When I saw how beautiful she looked after her bath and dressing, I realized that she was indeed a beauty, but her behavior and demeanor were unrestrained, very free-spirited, and had a bit of a tomboyish vibe.
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's response, the Empress turned away, not wanting to acknowledge him.
After a few breaths, he continued coldly, "They say 'you can guard against a thousand things, but it's hard to guard against a thief in your own home.' I really didn't expect Xiao Yue to have designs on you... Husband, tell me honestly, do you also have some feelings for her?"
"Uh, no! Absolutely not! My dear wife, you have to believe me, I only love you, and Ruyan... and..."
Hmm... anything else?
Upon hearing this, the Empress once again stretched out a long, beautiful, snow-white leg and kicked him to the white marble floor beneath the dragon bed. She stood up with murderous intent in her phoenix eyes and shouted, "Just how many women have you been sleeping with behind my back? Tell me the truth!"
Qin Chuan was on the verge of tears. Oh, my mouth!
I accidentally let something slip...
I was originally going to mention the "elder sister," since her body is so beautiful, it's hard not to like her...
Well, that's bad. He let it slip. Now he'll be in for the Empress's wrath...
Unexpectedly, the Empress strolled around with her hands on her hips, then suddenly smacked her forehead, her phoenix eyes lighting up: "I shouldn't have let you live outside the palace! A husband is only a husband within a ten-foot radius! Qin Chuan, listen to me carefully, from now on, you are not allowed to live outside the palace anymore! You must come back here every night!"
"Otherwise, I'll break your legs!"
"Uh, yes, I will obey Your Majesty's wife's decree!"
"Hmph," the Empress snorted softly, her expression softening slightly. "Let's go to bed."
After Qin Chuan climbed up, she pinched his waist hard with angry eyes and gritted teeth, making him cry out in pain...
Hearing the pig-like screams from outside the screen, the palace maids, including Wan Chun and Mu Xia, covered their mouths and chuckled.
At this moment, the Empress's voice, both authoritative and icy, uttered each word through clenched teeth—
"Tell me! Who is she?"
Qin Chuan rubbed his swollen waist, looking like a wronged little wife, and gave the Empress a resentful look.
Then, steeling herself, she wrapped herself in the silk quilt and rolled over...
Then, the palace maids outside the screen heard the sounds coming from the bedchamber become much quieter.
The Empress said, "Don't press me down... I want you to confess honestly... uh... no..."
His Highness the Prince of Yan: "No, none of that. I only love you, Li'er..."
Empress: "You just said you loved me and Ruyan..."
"You misheard me. I only love you. Cooperate properly and don't fidget..."
"I won't... make you anxious to death..."
"Let's see who's more anxious..."
"...Alright, I'm more impatient than you. Hurry up, stop dawdling..."
...
The next morning, the Empress received a document from Zhang Chaozong, delivered to the capital by express courier.
He then took the document and woke Qin Chuan.
When Qin Chuan saw the document, he was surprised to learn that the Empress and ministers of the Jiang Kingdom were coming to the capital to surrender!
Of course, the document says "negotiate peace", but according to the battle report, the western army led by An Dingguo and Ma Yuxiang had already reached Jiangdu. What's the point of negotiating peace? Of course, they should surrender!
The document also stated that Zhang Chaozong had already dispatched troops to "escort" this group of people to the capital.
It was called "escort," but in reality it was escorting.
After reading the document, the Empress was overjoyed and laughed loudly, "That bitch Jiang Yao is finally going to fall into my hands. I will definitely beat her up with my own hands!"
"Yes, Your Majesty's wife, let me help you draw it!" Qin Chuan echoed his wife's words.
The Empress, however, didn't accept his kindness and rolled her eyes at him: "Alright, get up. You're always sleeping in late, and you still have the nerve to call me lazy..."
After Qin Chuan got up, he saw Xiao Yue walk in. She was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, but she had changed her shoes to embroidered ones. She looked lovely and gentle, and her temperament had changed drastically.
"Royal sister, what brings you here?"
The Empress became somewhat angry when she saw the way Xiao Yue looked at her husband.
She was speechless because her younger sister was having designs on her husband, but she couldn't confront her directly.
“I almost forgot yesterday. This is the wealth of corrupt officials that I seized during my inspection tour. It’s all been converted into silver notes, totaling more than three million taels. Royal sister, should I give it to you or your husband?” Xiao Yue said, holding a stack of silver notes.
"Give it to your elder sister. She manages the finances, and all my money goes to her," Qin Chuan said.
Hearing him say that, Xiao Yue gave the stack of silver notes to the Empress.
The Empress's expression softened, and she looked at Xiao Yue, saying, "What did you see and hear on your trip to the provinces? Tell me about it..."
Xiao Yue sat on the embroidered stool, her gaze fixed on Qin Chuan, and said, "Brother-in-law, when I went to the prefectures and counties this time, I suddenly realized that the people are really living a miserable life."
At this point, she went to the large freezer, grabbed a bottle of cola, took two sips, exhaled, and continued, "Royal sister, royal brother-in-law, do you know? Some families can't even afford a house; they can only live in thatched huts. Their land has been sold to landlords, leaving them with no surplus food. Misfortune never comes alone; it's truly tragic, truly tragic..."
As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears, whether from the cold cola or from something she was feeling, it was hard to tell.
Qin Chuan was also touched by what she said.
Sigh, after marrying the Empress, he only distributed some seeds. The system has 900 trillion resources, but he didn't try to distribute them to the common people.
Sigh, I was too greedy for pleasure...
Thinking of this, Qin Chuan said to the two women, "Since the people are suffering so much, I will distribute some living supplies to each of them!"
"But... my lord, the national treasury only has silver, not enough supplies."
"Yes, brother-in-law, do you have a way to get supplies?"
Looking at the two women, Qin Chuan smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. I have a solution."
Qin Chuan took the Empress's hand and said, "Come on, Li'er, let's go announce to the officials that we will distribute 200 catties of rice, 20 catties of meat, 20 catties of oil, and a bicycle to every citizen in the country!"
"What kind of vehicle? Is it my car?" the Empress asked curiously.
Qin Chuan explained, "Your vehicle is called an off-road armored vehicle. A bicycle is much smaller. I'll take you to see it in a bit."
"Um."
The two arrived at the Golden Palace and announced the distribution of supplies to the people of the whole country.
The Six Ministries and the Office of Transmission quickly transmitted the imperial edict to all provinces, prefectures, and counties.
After the imperial edict was issued, the entire Daqian region was in an uproar!
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