Yu Jin was stunned, with only four words circling in his mind: six months’ salary deduction!

As for the idea of ​​reflecting on my mistakes, I didn't even hear it.

He was happy to live behind closed doors with his wife and daughters, and was too lazy to get involved in these messy things. Was it a big deal for him to reflect on his mistakes when he returned home? Obviously not.

But deducting half a year's salary is absolutely not acceptable. He was just laughed at by Asi not long ago.

Seeing that Yu Jin did not move, Emperor Jingming's face darkened and he asked unhappily, "Why are you still not leaving? Do you have any thoughts about what I said?"

Yu Jin looked at Emperor Jingming with a sincere smile.

He is handsome, with delicate eyebrows and bright eyes. Such a smile is very pleasing to the eye.

Emperor Jingming became alert and shouted, "What are you laughing at?"

Yu Jian was not afraid either, and said earnestly: "My son does have a little idea."

Pan Hai quietly cast a look of admiration.

He watched the former crown prince grow from a young boy to an adult, and never saw him dare to challenge the emperor in person. The former crown prince was stubborn and made a stupid mistake once, and it ended in his own death.

The Prince of Yan grew up outside the palace, so he doesn't understand the majesty of the emperor, right?

If countless civil and military officials knew what Pan Hai was thinking, they would definitely spit in disbelief.

They all grew up outside the palace, so who doesn't understand the majesty of the emperor? The Prince of Yan was born bold and chubby, so don't let the fact that he grew up outside the palace get to him.

Emperor Jingming glanced at Yu Jian and said in a deep voice, "Speak."

He wanted to see what this bastard was going to say.

Yu Jin smiled gratefully at the right moment and said cautiously, "Why don't you punish your son by making him reflect on his mistakes for a while."

"Hmm?" Emperor Jingming raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Is there anyone who thinks the punishment is too light?

Seeing that Emperor Jingming showed no signs of anger, Yu Jin said sullenly, "Can you please not fine me my salary?"

"Hmm?" This time, Emperor Jingming's nasal tone became more serious, showing signs of being furious.

Yu Jin said hurriedly, "Father punished me with a year's salary, and it has only just passed. The salary that should be paid later has not yet been paid."

Emperor Jingming then remembered that the idiot in front of him had already been fined his salary.

"You just need that little bit of silver?"

Yu Jin rolled his eyes secretly.

Look at what the emperor said, who doesn’t need money?

He was not like those who were managed by their mothers and concubines, who could get some subsidies from time to time. He had received a lot of rewards over the years. Since he had established his own government, married and had a daughter, he had spent money like water. If he had not saved some money for his wife in the south, he would have been penniless by now.

Thinking of this, Yu Jin's face became more aggrieved: "Father, you don't know, my son has been living on the princess's dowry, Erniu's salary, and Heshu's title for more than a year..."

He sighed heavily and said, "My son is a prince after all, but your son has to be supported by his wife, concubine and a dog——"

Emperor Jingming couldn't bear it any longer.

This idiot actually has some truth in what he says. It's too shameful for a prince to use his wife as dowry and eat the titles and salaries of his concubines and Erniu. If you really want to make a fuss about it, wouldn't it be a joke for him, the emperor, to be mean?

He is the king of a country after all, could his son be so miserable?

"Looking at your achievements, do you have no other source of income besides salary?"

Yu Jian sighed: "My son has just opened his mansion not long ago. Marrying a wife and having a daughter are huge expenses. Unlike other brothers who have opened their mansions for many years and have income from their farms..."

Emperor Jingming thought about it and realized that the seventh brother was indeed not as good as his other brothers in this respect.

"A son shouldn't make things difficult for his father. Just deduct his salary. At most, I can make the princess laugh a few more times--"

"Did your wife laugh at you?"

Yu Jin said honestly, "Yes, my son didn't think so much at first. It was only when the princess mentioned it that I realized that my son had been living off his wife."

Emperor Jingming was embarrassed.

It is not excessive to punish your own son, but it is shameful to let your daughter-in-law see you as a laughing stock.

"Forget it. I will waive your fine this time. Go back to your residence and reflect on your mistakes."

"yes!"

Emperor Jingming hesitated for a moment, then said, "Pan Hai, take five hundred... no, one thousand taels of silver from the inner treasury and take it back to the Prince of Yan."

Pan Hai was convinced.

How come, in the end, the Prince of Yan not only did not get punished, but also got away with one thousand and two taels of silver from the emperor's private money?

After Yu Jin left, Emperor Jingming came to his senses. He wanted to discuss with Pan Hai whether he had been fooled by the Seventh Brother. However, he felt ashamed and angrily took out the dusty notebook and started reading it.

Yu Jin happily returned to the palace with one thousand and two taels of silver.

"What's the matter that the emperor wants you to go to the palace for?" Yu Jin was suddenly called into the palace, and Jiang Si was a little worried.

The incident with the crown prince happened not long ago, and the emperor is in a bad mood. A-zhen is a person who will not tolerate any loss. If something she says angers the emperor, there might be trouble.

"It's nothing serious, just reminding me to behave myself. From now on, we should live our lives behind closed doors and pay less attention to those people like Lao Si."

Jiang Si pursed his lips and said, "It's better not to get involved, but the King of Qi has the upper hand now. We can't just watch him get the throne smoothly."

She had said long ago that anyone could be the crown prince of the Great Zhou except the Prince of Qi.

Princess Qi took her life in her previous life. If she were to watch her become the Crown Princess in such a glorious manner, she would have lived this life in vain.

Let go of hatred? Once you kill your enemy, you will naturally let go of it. Before that, pretending to be magnanimous and letting go will damage your physical and mental health.

Yu Jin smiled, "The crown prince has just died, and father is not in the mood to establish a crown prince for the time being. Anyone who jumps too hard will only cause trouble for him. The fourth son thinks his chance has come, and he will cry someday. Ah Si, don't worry, if father is really determined to establish the fourth son, we will hold him back soon."

Ahem, he also wants to hold the fourth brother back now, hasn’t he just been punished by being shut away for reflection?

Of course, there is no need to let Ah Si know about such a small matter and make him worry, but there is another thing that Ah Si must know.

"Asi, this time I went to the palace, I brought back one thousand taels of silver."

Jiang Si was stunned: "One thousand taels? How did you get that?"

"Of course it was given by my father. Well, just keep the money. Maybe my father will give you more in the future."

Although Jiang Si did not value the 1,000 taels of silver, he felt that a reward was better than a punishment, so he smiled and handed the money to Aqiao, who put it in the treasury.

Afterwards, just as Yu Jian had said, Emperor Jingming did not mention a word about appointing a crown prince, and watched his sons' words and actions with a cold eye.

The boss has always been a non-aggressor and can be ignored.

It’s good enough for Laowu, a prince, to have a stutter. What else does he want?

The seventh brother has been staying in the palace obediently recently, which makes him less worried.

Old Eight will not be mentioned here.

The fourth brother himself didn't do anything, but what did it mean that those ministers who benefited from the emperor kept showing goodwill to him?

And the sixth brother, this kid goes to the palace to see his mother more often than before.

Emperor Jingming secretly kept a journal and let the days pass by.

On this day, bad news came from the south.