Chapter 202 The Emperor Also Loves Money

Entering the emperor's study, even though the room was filled with palace maids, eunuchs, and guards, it was very quiet.

You can even hear the rustling sound of turning pages.

From a distance, Jiang Jiu stared at the emperor curiously.

Nanny Qian couldn't help but remind her: "You must bow your head when you see the emperor..."

Jiang Jiu curled his lips: "So what if he is the emperor? A face is meant to be seen. Besides, how can you know if it is good-looking or not if you don't see it..."

In order to adapt to local customs, Jiang Jiu lowered his head obediently.

"Princess Ronghua has arrived."

Jiang Jiu knelt down reluctantly and kowtowed: "Your Highness, your servant Yao Qin pays respect to His Majesty..."

As she spoke, she quietly looked up and heard Aunt Qian shouting loudly.

"Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."

Jiang Jiu could only continue to shout: "Long live the emperor."

Zhao Zhuoxi was reviewing memorials, and in his hand was a memorial from a minister asking him to spare Princess Zhaoyang.

Princess Zhaoyang almost killed him, so Zhao Zhuoxi had her locked up, and other people in the princess's mansion were either killed or exiled.

Only Princess Zhaoyang was left. Because she was older and the elder, someone started to plead for her.

Moreover, when the new emperor ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty, Zhao Zhuoxi demoted Princess Zhaoyang to a commoner, drove her out of the capital, and never allowed her to enter the capital again.

Hearing the people shouting below, he waved without raising his head.

"Okay, go make the arrangements."

Now that his beloved woman is gone, he has no time to care about other women.

Jiang Jiu didn't care about him anyway, so he stood up and was about to leave when he suddenly saw a triangular golden toad on the emperor's desk.

"How strange! Why is there no copper money in the mouth of this golden toad?"

Zhao Zhuoxi was suddenly startled and raised his head.

"Do you know this golden toad?"

Jiang Jiu blinked, and then blinked again. Could it be that she was exposed?

That’s not right. People in ancient times also worshipped the God of Wealth.

Besides, the three-legged golden toad is a mythical beast that has been passed down since ancient times.

"Yes, I know you. What's wrong?"

What Jiang Jiu didn't know was that this kind of divine beast was extremely rare in Daning.

Usually merchants in Daning worship the God of Wealth and the Five Gods of Wealth.

There was only a small boat belonging to Jiang Jiu's family. The shop was filled with three-legged golden toads, and there was a copper coin in its mouth.

More importantly, only the small boats in Suzhou release the three-legged golden toad, while people in the capital still worship the God of Wealth.

There was deep sadness in Zhao Zhuoxi's eyes when he looked at Jiang Jiu.

"How did you know about it? Do you know its use?"

Jiang Jiu thought that many shops nowadays had this, but how did she get to know it here?

"I saw a painting in which a person was playing with a golden toad. The toad was spitting out gold, symbolizing great wealth..."

It's just that an emperor puts a golden toad on the table, but the world doesn't belong to him. He must love money very much to want more wealth.

Zhao Zhuoxi wanted to say something, but as he looked at that familiar face, he pursed his thin lips.

"Are you cold? Would you like some hot tea?"

This was the secret code he and she agreed upon.

She said that if they lost each other in the future, they would say this.

However, at this moment, Jiang Jiu was poisoned by the hatred of separation and had completely forgotten about his last time traveling.

I thought this was just my first time traveling through time.

When she heard the emperor's question, she widened her eyes in horror.

The emperor's tea doesn't taste good, it might be poison.

"Oh, no, no, I'm not thirsty..."

The signal didn't match, and the fire in Zhao Zhuoxi's eyes went out instantly. He stared at her blankly for a long time before waving his hand in disappointment.

"Go down."

Jiang Jiu cursed in his heart, wondering if the emperor was sick.

As soon as he left Yu's study, Jiang Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but ask.

"Madame Qian? Is the Emperor in great need of money? Why is there a golden toad on the table?"

Aunt Qian felt miserable and her throat ached, but she didn't want to tell the reason.

The three-legged golden toad was made by her out of pure gold to protect her house.

Now that the person is gone, only these items are left. His Majesty preserves them like treasures and does not allow anyone to touch them. He even wipes them himself.

"The treasury is short of silver, and Your Majesty wants money too."

Aunt Qian made up a random excuse.

Jiang Jiu curled her lips. It seemed that she was right. The emperor really loved money.

It's a pity that she can't share the emperor's worries and is trapped in the palace, with no way to make money.

After coming out of Yu's study, Jiang Jiu's residence was assigned to the eastern palace, which was closer to the emperor's bedroom.

But no matter which way you go, you have to pass by the Queen's bedroom.

Jiang Jiu saw that the Queen's bedroom had been blown to pieces and the workers were still repairing it. He stood there and watched for a while.

"They said the palace was safe, but the queen's bedroom was bombed like this..."

If she moves in in the future, will she still be alive?

Even though the queen's monthly salary was high and her status was noble.

But you have to save your life.

It’s bad enough that the emperor is unlucky with his wife, but even the empress could be blown up in the palace. So what would happen if she became the empress?

As soon as Nanny Qian saw the back hall, she thought of her and her heart ached.

"This was the former empress who intended to harm the late emperor, and the late emperor did it to protect himself."

Jiang Jiu smacked his lips: "How many tons of gunpowder would it take to blow up the palace like this..."

Wait, was the technology in ancient times so advanced that they even had gunpowder?

Yes, gunpowder is one of the four great inventions.

Okay, she admitted it.

The group returned to her palace, and Jiang Jiu could finally rest for a while.

The whole person collapsed and didn't want to stand up.

"The palace is so huge. I am so exhausted..."

All I heard was Nanny Qian coughing lightly: "Princess, please pay attention to your appearance and manners. You need to be dignified in front of so many servants."

Jiang Jiu rolled his eyes and sat up straight.

Then I looked at where I lived. Wow, there were people everywhere.

"Madame Qian, I have hands and feet, I don't need so many people to serve me, let them all go, everyone is equal, how can we enslave others?"

Aunt Qian was stunned for a moment and her heart trembled.

She also often said that she had hands and feet and did not need anyone to serve her.

It is often said that everyone is equal, and being served is enslaving others, which she is not used to.

After thinking for a while, he waved his hand.

"According to the Queen's regulations, there are 64 palace maids, 32 eunuchs, and 28 guards."

Ah, with so many people following, no wonder travel was so grand in ancient times.

"However, the princess is not yet the empress, so I will leave six people to serve her."

Jiang Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. There were only six people, so it was okay.

There was a palace maid and Taohua left in the room.

Two palace maids were left outside the room to sweep the floor and do the rough work.

In addition, two eunuchs were left behind to run errands.

After giving her instructions, Nanny Qian left with her men one after another.

Wait for her

As soon as he left, Jiang Jiu collapsed on the couch again.

"Finally I'm leaving. There are so many rules. I'm exhausted. Taohua, give me a leg massage."

Taohua hurriedly gave her a leg massage, and another palace maid named Yunshu.

He tactfully poured a cup of tea for Jiang Jiu.

"Princess, drink some tea to moisten your throat."