Consort Cheng had been watching from the side the whole time. She heard some of what was said, but pretended not to hear others.
After Li Shi withdrew, she smiled and said, "Is Your Majesty showing affection for the house because of the owner?"
Having spent many years in the palace, their relationship was not merely superficial, and they naturally dared to speak openly about many things.
Upon hearing this, Consort De straightened her expression and shook her head slightly: "Who hasn't gone through this? Besides, if we always let the other side be smug, then we really won't be able to treat everyone fairly."
She's praising Lady Li today to deflate the Fujin's arrogance.
Consort Cheng immediately understood what Consort De meant. She smiled and changed the subject: "This time, the Fourth Prince has made a great contribution. Your Highness, please don't worry about those trivial matters."
Consort De's smile deepened slightly, but it turned serious as she spoke: "Officials and bandits collude with each other, officials and merchants protect each other, and salt merchants are also involved. His Majesty just dealt with them yesterday..."
The pirates not only plundered the people and killed innocent people, but also "robbed" merchant ships. In turn, the official salt on those merchant ships fell into the hands of officials and merchants, who sold it privately for a lot of money. Dozens of merchant ships were all captured by the Fourth Master.
It not only suppressed bandits, but also replenished the national treasury and punished corrupt officials.
The methods were ruthless and skillful. This time, the fourth prince was accompanied back to Beijing by the officials involved in the case.
When the officials involved were mentioned, Consort De's expression turned suspicious again.
Consort Cheng was adept at reading people's expressions, and seeing this, she hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Your Majesty has also heard about it... This concubine is not sure how to bring it up..."
How could he not know? As his own son, he was naturally waiting for news at all times.
But this really doesn't seem like the fourth brother's style...
At this moment, Consort De and Consort Cheng were clearly talking about something else entirely.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
