"So after entering the palace, you'll have plenty of places to spend money. The ladies in there all have money constantly sent in by their families."
"How do you think those concubines live? How long do they have to save up to buy a gorgeous dress?"
"So you have to take this money. I'm afraid your father won't give you a dowry. Then you..."
Xu Jinyi didn't think too much about it: "You don't have to worry about me. If there is no dowry, then there is no dowry. I don't care about his. I don't think His Majesty would treat me like this."
"If I really have no money to spend, I can just ask him for it. Besides, His Majesty has already made me many new clothes. If I don't have money, I won't make new clothes. Isn't that what I've been doing all these years?"
Unless the clothes no longer fit, Mrs. Wu would never make clothes for her over the years.
"Are you stupid? Once you enter the harem, you have to dress up frequently to keep the emperor interested. You'll naturally need to buy more clothes and jewelry."
"Besides, how could the emperor's private treasury possibly allow you to spend money?"
"Who said I won't give my private treasury to the Queen? Everything in my private treasury belongs to the Queen. You can spend it however you like."
A man's deep and rich voice came from outside, and the emperor walked in wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, a black belt embroidered with gold around his waist, a white flag, and Jinhu boots.
This outfit is very noble, and combined with his tall stature, he looks even more majestic and handsome.
Xu Jinyi stood up and walked forward, bowing: "Your humble servant..."
"No need to bow. From now on, the Queen won't need to bow unless there are outsiders. You forgot again."
The emperor stared at Xu Jinyi, who seemed to have become much more beautiful after not seeing her for a day.
Xu Jinyi smiled, adding a bit of charm to her already attractive appearance.
Ouyang Zhixia finally reacted and quickly stood up, bowing deeply to the emperor: "Your Majesty, your humble servant pays homage. Long live the emperor."
The emperor looked at Ouyang Zhixia scrutinizingly and said, "Stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xu Jinyi looked at Ouyang Zhixia's reserved look and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't be so serious. You're scaring Sister Ouyang."
"If it weren't for Sister Ouyang's help, I would have been caught by the servants that day and wouldn't have been able to enter the palace to find you."
"Sister Ouyang is the best person to me besides my brother. You see, she was worried that I would be bullied in the palace, so she gave me her own dowry."
The emperor also saw the stack of banknotes, and his serious face relaxed.
I was just listening outside and wondered who was so bold as to sow discord between him and the Queen.
So that's how it is.
"Since you are someone recognized by the Queen, please sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Are you the daughter of Marquis Ouyang Ping? Your father taught you well. However, if my queen needs to spend money, it is naturally my money. You don't need to worry about this."
"Besides, with me here, no one in the harem can bully her."
"But I know your affection for the Queen. When you get married, I will give you some dowry."
Ouyang Zhixia blinked. She didn't expect such a good thing to happen to her.
"Sister Ouyang, why don't you thank me?"
Ouyang Zhixia was also tactful. After thanking him, he took his leave, leaving the two of them some space to be alone.
Now that he had seen with his own eyes the emperor's attitude towards Xu Jinyi, Ouyang Zhixia felt much more relieved.
Without outsiders around, the emperor no longer pretended to be profound. He hugged Xu Jinyi in his arms and greedily sniffed the fragrance on her body.
"Why is Your Majesty here?" Xu Jinyi chuckled and tried to hide his itch.
"You are such a heartless person, you stole my heart and left it there without a care."
The emperor pinched the tip of her nose, his gentle voice low and deep, full of obvious doting.
Xu Jinyi bit her red lips shyly, which made the emperor narrow his eyes slightly.
He raised his hand and gently touched her lips with his thumb, stroking back and forth.
His eyes were full of affection, making people unable to help but indulge in them.
The two heads slowly approached each other, their lips and tongues intertwined, so intimate that they could almost hear each other's heartbeats.
"Your Majesty." Xu Jinyi leaned in his arms and called out in a delicate voice.
"Hmm." The emperor played with her hair, and the voice that came out of his throat was lazy.
"Your Majesty, I like you very much."
Xu Jinyi raised her head, her eyes full of love, her eyes as bright as stars were very charming.
After hearing his words, the emperor smiled unconsciously, and his eyes became softer as he looked at her.
"Like me more." His eyes lingered on her, his eyes filled with affection, as if they were about to overflow.
Xu Jinyi suddenly remembered that she had not told him about her brother, so she brought it up.
The emperor frowned and said, "Don't worry, leave this matter to me. If your brother is really not dead, I will bring him to you safely."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xu Jinyi snuggled in the emperor's arms, wondering what would happen when the emperor found out that her brother was imprisoned by the princess.
Will he help the princess hide the truth from her, or will he stand by her side and help her rescue her brother?
Then maybe it will depend on who has more weight.
He glanced at the lotus at the base of his palm and thought about what was inside. His chances of winning were better.
The two of them were cuddling like a newlywed couple when they heard Prime Minister Xu's angry roar from outside.
"You rebellious girl, you think you can be so arrogant just because you became the Queen, but your true identity is still your father!!"
"You are so cruel and brutal to your brothers and sisters. Aren't you afraid that I will tell His Majesty and let him know your true face, and then he will despise you?"
"You Ran, how did I offend you? Why are you so cruel to her?"
"You rebellious girl! Show your true self—"
Wu followed behind the Prime Minister with a triumphant smile on her lips.
It was naturally her credit that the Prime Minister, who was originally somewhat wary of Xu Jinyi, suddenly had an outburst.
Seeing that her daughter's wound had worsened, Wu naturally went to the prime minister and whispered a lot of advice in his ear.
"So what if Xu Jinyi became the queen? The Prime Minister is still her father. Why can't he teach his daughter a lesson?"
"Besides, Youran is the future Crown Prince's Consort and very likely the next Queen."
"That's the queen who can give birth to a prince. Although Xu Jinyi is also a queen, Your Majesty can't give birth after all."
"So the Prime Minister should know clearly what is more important."
So when the Prime Minister personally learned from the doctor that Xu Youran's injuries had worsened, she had lost too much blood, and had caught a cold, he was afraid that if she didn't take good care of herself, she would suffer from health problems in the future.
It will also be more difficult for offspring.
Upon learning that his daughter, who was in good faith with him, had been murdered, Prime Minister Xu strode into Xu Jinyi's yard in anger, and Su Mian couldn't stop him.
Just as Wu said, Youran is the one who can make the Xu family reach unprecedented heights.
She is the daughter he has high hopes for.
"Your Majesty and the Empress, please forgive me. The Prime Minister insisted on intruding, and I was unable to stop him."
Su Mian had known that the emperor was coming, so she didn't try her best to stop Prime Minister Xu.
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