Chapter 226 Pay Attention to the Minister of Revenue

Song Qingyan also smiled and said, "Your Majesty Concubine Wen must be very happy."

"Yes, this morning, Concubine Wen specially prepared a thank-you gift and asked Jinrui to bring it to me!" At this point, the prince embarrassedly rubbed his head, "I didn't want to accept it at first, but Concubine Wen prepared an inkstone that is unique to the Dali Kingdom, and I really can't bear to part with it..."

Seeing the prince looking like a rare child, Lu Xingwan also laughed along with Song Qingyan.

[But it's rare to see the prince have such a childish temper. ]

[The prince has always been calm and composed.]

[But I see that the prince now has his own likes, preferences, and dislikes. This is what a living person is like! ]

Song Qingyan heard Lu Xingwan's inner thoughts and couldn't help but feel sorry for the prince: "It's rare to see you like something."

"If you like it, then keep it. No matter how much it is worth, it is a token of your Madam Wen's love."

Song Qingyan was not very familiar with pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but the prince was very fond of the inkstone from the Dali period, so it must be worth a lot of money.

"Speaking of which, have King Yixuan and his wife decided when to return to Dali Kingdom?" Song Qingyan suddenly remembered that King Yixuan and his wife came to Da Chu for the Queen Mother's birthday.

Now that the Queen Mother's birthday has passed, Concubine Wen's mood has become visibly brighter, and I think Prince Yixuan and his wife should be relieved.

The second prince looked at Song Qingyan with a little surprise: "Madam Chen is really smart, my father even mentioned this matter in the court today!"

A few people were chatting casually along the way and had already entered the Xingyang Palace.

Song Qingyan and Lu Xingwan both looked at the Second Prince cautiously, as if waiting for his next words.

The second prince looked up and saw the appearance of the mother and daughter, and could not help but laugh out loud.

"Sister Wanwan looks a lot like Empress Chen!"

[Oh my second brother, please speak up! ]

After saying this, the second prince continued the topic: "Yesterday, Prince Yixuan submitted a memorial to the emperor, saying that he wanted to leave the capital, but he had a request."

"King Yixuan hopes to separate himself from the envoy team with his wife, and travel the land of Great Chu together."

Song Qingyan frowned when she heard this. This was indeed inappropriate.

An envoy from a foreign country was wandering around the territory of the Great Chu State, and Fu Yao was once a soldier. This was not appropriate in terms of both reason and emotion.

"What did your father say?" Song Qingyan thought of this and asked.

"When my father asked about this matter in the court, it was my third brother who first raised his opinion. He said that this idea was not acceptable and must be rejected outright." There was a hint of loneliness in the second prince's voice when he mentioned the third prince.

Song Qingyan guessed the outcome: "How does your father treat Jinchen now?"

Coincidentally, the third prince was mentioned, so Song Qingyan got to the point.

This time it was the crown prince who answered: "Father seemed a little tired of Jinchen a few days ago, but Jinchen has been able to offer some pertinent suggestions these past two days, and he is no longer just flattering like before."

"My third brother said this today, and the Minister of Finance followed him and agreed. It seems that my father is also very satisfied."

"After the morning court session, my father called Jinchen to Yu's study. He must have something to assign to him."

【Why is Father so stubborn! 】

[The Third Prince is the most ruthless of all his children, yet he still dares to use him! ]

[I think he will have to suffer a loss at the hands of the Third Prince before he lets him go.]

[Speaking of which, my father was truly devoted to Concubine De, so he was so tolerant of her children.]

[The Sixth Princess poisoned her twice, almost causing the eldest sister's child to be lost, and then slandered her mother, but her father let her go.]

[The third prince also made mistakes time and again, favoring the palace maids and arranging assassins, but his father reused him. ]

Speaking of the assassin, Song Qingyan suddenly remembered this incident again and turned to ask the Crown Prince: "Did you find out about the assassin?"

The prince shook his head: "Father has handed all matters over to the Dragon Shadow Guards to investigate, which is good. If they really find out that it is related to Jinchen, it will save me the trouble of handling it."

Song Qingyan thought it was good and nodded.

There was silence in the inner room for a long time, and Song Qingyan finally spoke: "Just now you said that the Minister of Revenue supports Jinchen?"

"Exactly."

Song Qingyan then ordered Jinxin and Jinyu to leave, leaving only the remaining four people.

Naturally, this includes Lu Xingwan.

"Jinchen went to the Minister of Revenue's residence two days ago. I don't know what he said, but in the evening Guo Ping's followers went to the Third Prince's Changqiu Palace."

When Song Qingyan said this, her expression became serious.

"Guo Ping used to be close to Prime Minister Cui and did a lot of dirty things for him. You should be careful of him to prevent him from being used by the Third Prince."

"Your son has taken note of it." The prince knew that his aunt always cared about his affairs, so he took note of her instructions very seriously.

The prince asked tentatively, "I wonder if Madam Chen has heard recently that Jinchen was involved in the recent incident involving the daughter of the Lin family?"

Song Qingyan nodded, and suddenly remembered that what Lu Xingwan said was the work of He Yunyao.

I have to give the prince some instructions.

"You should also pay attention to the Minister of Industry He Fu. This matter may have something to do with his little daughter."

The second prince was a little confused: "Why should we pay attention to He Mansion?"

"Since Jinchen has intervened in this matter, he will definitely investigate it thoroughly. I'm afraid Jinchen will use this incident to target Minister He. I just don't know how Minister He will deal with it."

"It's better to be more careful."

"Madam Chen is really amazing!" The Second Prince's admiration for Song Qingyan increased even more, "She can actually consider so many things."

Having said almost the same thing, Song Qingyan didn't want to stay any longer. Thinking that the two brothers probably still had a lot of things to do, she stood up and said goodbye and left.

Song Qingyan carried Lu Xingwan out, while Lu Xingwan was still staring at her two brothers in a daze.

[Mother, I see that the prince has lost weight.]

【It turns out that being an emperor is so tiring! 】

After hearing what Lu Xingwan said, Song Qingyan couldn't help but look back. The prince seemed to be thinner than when she gave birth to Wanwan.

However, it did not affect his handsome appearance at all.

Jinyu, who was waiting outside the door, saw her queen coming out and quickly reached out and hugged Lu Xingwan.

Jin Xin was also talking to Song Qingyan at the side: "Your Majesty, someone just came to the palace and said that Concubine Wen had come to our palace and is waiting for us now!"

Song Qingyan hummed and said nothing more, but her steps became faster.