Zhou Qiongyue looked at the Queen Aunt's expression cautiously again, thinking about how to start the conversation.
The Queen watched Zhou Qiongyue's little action, and her smile instantly disappeared, but she didn't get angry either. "Alright, you don't have to be embarrassed. Your second cousin asked you to lay the groundwork, you wouldn't be stupid enough to do it for nothing, would you?"
Seeing that her aunt wasn't angry, Zhou Qiongyue immediately put on a clever expression. "No, that's not the case. My second cousin gave Chang'er and Kang'er each a set of the Four Treasures of the Study. They're the kind of fine things that come from the Emperor's private treasury."
Zhou Qiongyue mainly wanted to make her aunt happy.
"You're at a loss here. Some time ago, the emperor rewarded your second cousin with two jade pendants of excellent quality. When you leave the palace, go find your second cousin and tell him that you can convince me, and I'll give you these two jade pendants."
When the queen was angry, she loved to pick on her second son's favorite things. Those two jade pendants were of such fine quality. Given her second son's fondness for jade pendants, he would definitely not be willing to give them away.
Second Prince: It turns out that no matter what, I’m always afraid of traitors.
"Okay, Yue'er will listen to you, Auntie." Zhou Qiongyue immediately agreed happily, but she still looked at the Queen curiously, "Auntie, you're not angry, are you?"
The Queen patted Zhou Qiongyue's hand and said, "I am not a fool. I know the personalities of my partner and my son."
Just because Xie Zixin repeatedly commits suicide, and her son still acts like he is in "true love", what else does she not understand?
As for what if it really was that kind of 'true love'? Ha, then Xie Zixin would definitely not be alive today. The emperor has countless ways to kill her without anyone noticing, and without hurting the relationship between father and son.
Zhou Qiongyue really admired this aunt. She was worthy of being the one who could sit firmly on the throne of Queen. "Aunt is really amazing. I was still thinking about how to persuade you calmly."
In the Queen's mind, this niece had always been kind. Whenever her son tried to trick her, she would give him money and gifts. She didn't consider herself at all. The Queen was very worried and advised, "You! Don't get involved in your second cousin's affairs. Be careful not to implicate yourself."
The queen was also afraid that the emperor and his son would play some tricks that would affect Zhou Qiongyue as well.
"Yes, I will listen to you, Aunt. Don't worry."
Zhou Qiongyue spoke so confidently and agreed so quickly, the Queen actually felt even more worried.
The queen looked at her niece and thought to herself that she should remind her sister-in-law more often in the future so that Yue'er would not be deceived by others.
The second prince: Mother, whose mother are you?
The second prince, who was being discussed by Zhou Qiongyue and the queen, was also presenting his account book to the emperor in his study at this time!
Of course, what was presented was the account book of the teahouse opened by Zhou Qiongyue.
The emperor was just giving the second prince a favor and wanted to just flip through it casually.
Although the emperor knew that the business of "Renjian Yanhuo" was good, he had not expected it to be so good! In just three months, the profit on the account was 50,000 taels.
If things go on like this, there will be no problem making two hundred thousand taels a year. Just for a teahouse, two hundred thousand taels a year is already a level that would shock the emperor.
After all, the current deposits in the national treasury are only two million taels of silver.
"Is this all Shuxian's responsibility?" The emperor's eyes were filled with disbelief.
The Third Prince looked at the Emperor with pride, "Father, please tell me if I have good taste!"
"Shuxian is already good, what does it have to do with you? If she were a man, it would be better. Maybe she could help me manage the national treasury."
The emperor's eyes were filled with regret! Not only was he short of money, but the national treasury was also short of money!
"Even if my cousin were a man, I doubt she would manage the treasury for you. My cousin is so lazy that she would rather lie down than sit. Do you still expect her to earn money for you?"
The second prince was ruthless in smearing his cousin, but this could also be a kind of blessing!
"Oh?" The emperor looked at the second prince meaningfully after hearing what he said. "Then how did you convince Shuxian?"
"Alas, it wasn't really my son's persuasion, it was mainly Fu'an's credit. He was so good to my cousin, and he also took the initiative to say that he would never have any more children, just Chang'er and Kang'er.
My cousin was very touched. Didn’t Fu’an’s parents die on the battlefield? Fu’an wanted revenge, so of course my cousin had to find a way to support him.”
The second prince said this with only one meaning, that he didn't have that much face.
The second prince certainly wouldn't dare to say that he exchanged it for a future title of prince.
Upon hearing this, the emperor felt distressed for Fu'an for a while. In the eyes of the emperor who hoped to have many children, only two children were too few.
But he looked at the account book in his hand and thought, if this is the only way to move Shuxian, then Fuan should bear with it!
The emperor felt sorry for Fu'an, but that didn't stop him from praising Zhou Qiongyue, "Shuxian is a woman who values love."
"There are also caravans that can earn money, but the money earned there will be directly exchanged for food. Then we will have both money and food." The second prince was very motivated when he thought about the future.
"You are all good." The emperor really thought so and was even proud to have such a son.
At least this son dared to think and act! His other sons were either impeaching this prince or that prince in the court, and they only had the court in their eyes.
After the second prince finished discussing business with the emperor, he left the palace with the account book, with no intention of paying his respects to his mother in the harem.
The Second Prince knew that his cousin was going to the palace today, so he would not go. He did not want to be beaten by his mother in front of his cousin.
However, Zhou Qiongyue stayed in the Queen's Palace with her child for a day before leaving.
When the four children played together, Li Chengyan especially liked to play with Yuan Chaochang. Both of them were smart and honest kids, and they quickly became friends.
Yuan Chaokang, the fake child, likes to watch his elder brother and Li Chengyan playing, and occasionally passes small toys to his elder brother and Li Chengyan.
Li Chengyan also likes his younger brother Yuan Chaokang very much.
Li Shihuan wanted to play with Yuan Chaokang, but Yuan Chaokang looked aloof.
Over the past two years, he had already heard all kinds of news by staying close to his mother. Humph, he didn't want to care about the daughter of his mother's enemy!
Not to mention coaxing Li Shihuan, he didn't want any rumors about him and Li Shihuan being childhood sweethearts in the future.
Anyway, he is a child and a boy, so there is no problem if he doesn't want to play with little girls.
Li Chengyan has a new partner and no longer cares about his sister Li Shihuan.
So the world where only Li Shihuan was unhappy was achieved.
After Zhou Qiongyue took the children away, the queen of course asked about how the children got along, and the people below reported truthfully.
The queen just hugged Li Shihuan and sighed. Sometimes the fate between people really cannot be forced.
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