Emerald and Qiao'er came in, one bringing tea and the other dried fruit, and began to tell Qin Sheng about the things that had happened outside in the past few days.
Qiao'er said happily, "Your Highness, I heard that the tax money recovered from Ningzhou this time is nearly two million taels of silver!"
"So many?" Qin Sheng exclaimed in surprise.
"And what about Marquis Wuping?"
Qin Sheng also heard Yue Rongheng say that Marquis Wu Ping, Wu Rukai, is now forbidden from leaving the capital because he is involved in the Ningzhou tax silver case.
"They've been arrested," Qiao'er said in a low voice.
Jade also said, "And there's Prime Minister Liao. It's all over the place now. People say he embezzled disaster relief funds a few years ago, and the amount wasn't small. The Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review are working together to investigate this matter."
"..."
No wonder Yue Rongheng has been leaving early and returning late these past few days.
However, no matter how late he came home at night, as long as Qin Sheng was still awake, he would definitely drag her around and make her do all sorts of things.
only---
They've been married for over a month and have been having frequent sexual relations. Qin Sheng is wondering if she might be pregnant soon.
However, I don't feel like I'm feeling unwell anywhere recently.
A moment later, the head maid of the manor came in, bowed and greeted Qin Sheng, and then said, "Your Highness, someone from the Princess's residence has come. The Princess invites you to her residence."
"The Eldest Princess?"
Qin Sheng felt a little nervous. Yue Rongheng had told her this morning that he had something to do today and might not be able to come back tonight, so she should get some rest.
But the eldest princess is Yue Rongheng's older sister, and now she is also Qin Sheng's older sister, so Qin Sheng can't refuse.
Qin Sheng nodded, exchanged a few words with the nanny, and then got up to go inside to change and do her makeup.
They traveled by carriage all the way to the Princess's residence.
"Have you gotten used to life at the Prince's residence during this time?" The Princess asked Qin Sheng with a smile.
He pulled her hand and sat her down beside him, while having tea and snacks served, his face full of gentleness.
"All is well."
Qin Sheng smiled faintly, "I should have come to pay my respects to my elder sister earlier, but I've been busy organizing the accounts in the Prince's mansion and haven't been able to find the time. I hope my elder sister doesn't blame me."
The eldest princess pulled Qin Sheng aside for a casual chat.
Seeing that it was getting late, they wanted to invite her to stay for dinner, but before they could move to the flower hall, a servant came in to report that the Regent had arrived.
"Look at how anxious they are."
The eldest princess glared at Yue Rongheng as he strode in, annoyed. "Are you afraid I'll steal your princess consort or something?"
"No."
Yue Rongheng: "I was just coming back from the palace and passed by your place, so I came in specifically to pay my respects to my elder sister."
"..."
The princess didn't even bother to roll her eyes. Only a fool would believe his nonsense. What a load of rubbish!
When did the road from the palace back to the Regent's Palace pass by the Princess's residence? How come she didn't know?
She clearly knew that she had summoned Qin Sheng to the manor, and was afraid that she, as the older sister, would make things difficult for his little princess, right?
What a despicable bastard!
After having dinner at the Princess's place, the Princess felt a headache coming on from Yue Rongheng's appearance, so she decided not to keep them any longer.
He returned to his own residence.
Yue Rongheng went to the study before he could say more to Qin Sheng, as he still had things to take care of.
Qin Sheng went back to her room to wash up.
She was still awake. After sorting out all the accounts in the palace, Qin Sheng couldn't help but think about doing business with the Wuyue Kingdom merchant caravan.
When Yue Rongheng returned, he saw his young wife sitting by the window, writing and drawing on a piece of paper.
"What are you writing?"
"No, I was thinking about business. My shop in Ningzhou has already increased in profits quite a bit. I heard there's a shelter outside Beijing with homeless children. I was thinking of going there sometime to visit, donate some money, or maybe set up a simple school so the children can learn to read and write."
"Um?"
Yue Rongheng was both pleased and distressed. "You, a woman, have such a broad mind and such thoughts. Look at those old fogies in the court, they all just rely on their age and greed to the death."
In the past few days, Rong Heng has dealt with several high-ranking officials, one of whom was a member of the royal family.
Just as Qin Sheng was about to say a few words of comfort to him, the man suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Today in court, someone actually tried to send someone into our household."
"..."
Do you know how I refused?
Qin Sheng: "How did you refuse?" She was genuinely curious.
Then Yue Rongheng's gaze towards her became meaningful: "I say, in the early days of our marriage, if any extra people come into the mansion, the princess will definitely send me to sleep in the study."
...
Winter has arrived in the blink of an eye.
When the first snow of this winter fell, the Qin family also sent Qin Sheng some good news.
Qin Yu's marriage was finally settled. His fiancée was the eldest daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and she was eighteen years old this year.
While Qin Sheng was happy, for some reason, she suddenly thought of someone.
She was still in Ningzhou at that time. Once, Qin Yu wrote to her, saying that he had met a girl in Crescent Moon City.
In their subsequent correspondence, Qin Yu mentioned the girl repeatedly.
Perhaps, he himself did not even realize the joy expressed in the letter.
However, now that her brother's marriage has finally been settled, Qin Sheng is naturally happy for him from the bottom of her heart.
When Yue Rongheng returned, Qin Sheng was about to tell him about it when she noticed that he looked rather unwell.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
"nothing."
Yue Rongheng hugged her. "I still have to go to the study to take care of some things. You should get some rest tonight. Don't wait for me."
"..."
Qin Sheng personally went to the kitchen to cook some food, and when she brought it to the door of the study, she called Yun Yin, who was standing at the door, over.
"Your Highness," Yun Yin said, bowing with clasped hands.
"Did something troublesome happen in the court today?" Qin Sheng stared intently at him.
"this……"
Yunyin hesitated, unsure whether he should tell her.
The master didn't seem to have said anything about not telling the princess about this, right? Besides, the princess is also involved in this matter.
"At once……"
Yun Yin quickly and briefly recounted the events to Qin Sheng.
After listening, Qin Sheng sighed, picked up the tray from Jade's hands, knocked on the study door, and went inside.
"Your Highness, please have something to eat."
Qin Sheng carried the tray over and said, "Have some hot porridge to cool down."
Yue Rongheng looked at her and asked, "Did Yunyin tell you everything?"
Today, the matter of selecting a concubine for the Regent was brought up again in the court, and other members of the royal family even openly and secretly tried to put people into the Regent's residence.
Ultimately, it's because Yue Rongheng doesn't have any children yet.
His Majesty is young, and the royal lineage is dwindling. Everyone in the court and beyond is watching to see when the Regent will have an heir.
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