Chapter 349 The Correct Way to Open the Heroine’s Halo
"Oh, my wife earns money to support her husband and son, so why should she support you? Isn't this the time when she was jumping around and saying that the queen had ulterior motives?"
"It's a different time now. Haven't you already dealt with those people? Why are you still holding on to your second brother? I just said it casually..."
"Whether you tell me or not, I don't have any money!"
Li Laosi was too lazy to pay attention to the second brother. He turned his head to look at the eldest brother, with a lot of indignation in his tone.
"Xiao Jiye is trying to take advantage of the situation, isn't he? With the end of the year approaching, the entire court, big and small, is so full of ghosts chasing after me to collect debts.
The Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Works were easy to talk to, and they were willing to give in. But the Minister of War and the Minister of Justice were so eager to fight over a few salaries that they almost rolled up their sleeves and started a fight! The Minister of Rites was no pushover either. Old Chu said that it was Old Liu who was the most aggressive in stirring up trouble!
We don't have the Imperial Clan Court yet, so we can save a lot, but how can the Imperial College not pay Old Man Bai a tuition? He's our serious teacher! Which of the Imperial Household Department, the Dali Temple, the Five Cities Military Commission hasn't asked for payment?
The New Year is coming soon, where can I get the money? "
The child felt more and more pitiful as he spoke, and felt that he was the most miserable ox or horse in the world.
"My father is really amazing. Other emperors can earn their sons mountains of gold that they can never eat or spend. Why is it that when it comes to him, he leaves me with a bunch of living fathers who can never be satisfied or fed?!"
After listening to Li Laosi's complaints about everything under the sun, Li Lao Da could only try his best to comfort him.
"The current situation really can't be blamed on our father. The empire he conquered was the same empire that was almost ruined by the Gu family of the previous dynasty.
Otherwise, why do you think our father was so determined to marry into those wealthy families? He himself, despite the reputation of being a gigolo, linked up with one family after another, taking every city at the lowest cost.
Do you think our father can't fight?
He knew this area couldn't withstand any more turmoil, so he was trying his best to buy the people of this area a little more time to recuperate in order to gain a respite.
Thinking about how difficult life was for his father when he was alive, Li Yuanxiu couldn't help but choke up a bit.
“It was only after I became the head of the fiefdom that I witnessed firsthand how difficult life was for the people. After personally interacting with the noble families in the fiefdom, I finally understood how difficult life was for my father!
Can't you guys understand?
Fourth brother, our father wasn't born an emperor. He was just an ordinary person who climbed up the throne step by step from a peasant. As his sons, we are definitely not geniuses. We are just ordinary people.
But now that we are sitting in a different position, we can no longer really regard ourselves as ordinary people who just live from day to day!
You can complain to us now, you can even slam the table and curse at your elder brother. But as the emperor, it is your job to manage state affairs. After complaining, you still have to find a way to solve the problem, right?"
Knowing that the boss was right, Li Laosi was silent for a long time after venting his anger, and finally could only nod frustratedly.
"When my wife comes back, I'll ask her for money."
He looked up at Li Laoer again.
"Next time, if anyone dares to say that the Queen has ulterior motives in usurping power, Li Yuxiu, if you don't slap her back, I'll pretend that you said it!"
Damn it, Li Laosi, this mad dog, is going to bite me whether he likes it or not? Li Laoer also nodded in frustration, not wanting to say anything more.
The brothers continued to discuss government affairs in the palace, while Jiang Wan, who had been identified as a boy who gave away money, was sitting in the Qianji Pavilion holding a small, glittering vase, looking very happy.
"Second brother, you've done a great deed this time, you know that? I was right. My sister's little brain is really smart, rare in heaven and hard to find on earth!"
Sure enough, the heroine's halo is not exaggerated. The original novel has repeatedly emphasized one thing: the heroine Jiang Han is clever and has liked making small gadgets since she was a child.
Unfortunately, she later met that bastard male protagonist and fell into the pit of love, burying her innate talent for studying things.
Oh, it's not that she was buried. She once relied on the heroine's halo to accidentally figure out a way to make ice in the summer. After being discovered by the male protagonist, he tricked her into giving him the method so that he could make a fortune, recruit soldiers, and seize the throne...
Thinking of those disgusting so-called true love stories, Jiang Wan wanted to dig out the bones of that bastard and crush them hundreds of times.
When my rationality returned, I couldn't help but persuade myself in my heart. Forget it, forget it, I don't want to talk about the bone residue anymore.
Jiang Wan put down the small vase, reached out and touched her sister's head, which was eagerly waiting for her to continue praising her. She lowered her voice a lot.
"Jiang Han, you should know it in your heart. You have been very talented in the study of things since you were a child.
But at that time, the identity of our Jiang family was too sensitive, and I didn't dare let you reveal anything abnormal.
For so many years, everyone in the capital has been talking about how outstanding the Jiang family's eldest daughter is. Actually, in some ways, you're smarter than me!
I've been suppressing you for so many years, not because I was afraid your fame would overshadow mine, but because I was afraid you'd get into trouble, do you understand?"
"Why are you explaining this to me?"
Jiang Han blinked her beautiful big eyes, which showed clear trust, but also a little bit of confusion that she hadn't figured out.
"You're my sister, you wouldn't harm me. Even though I was young at the time and didn't know why you took my hidden arrow and forbade me from telling others that I could make these little gadgets, I know you were doing it for my own good!"
In the minds of those with a serious sister complex, how could my sister possibly harm me? She loves me so much, so everything she does must be for my own good. There's no logic to this; trust is simply an instinctive feeling of love.
It's because of this character that she is sometimes smart and sometimes naive. That's why she met a scumbag and was cheated by him, and her whole family was killed.
It is also because she is sure that her sister loves her that she is willing to rely on her without reservation and has been favored by her shrewd sister for so many years.
Jiang Wan smiled with great satisfaction.
Such a smart little fool is a cutie that she raised herself!
"Even if you don't have any other ideas, I still have to explain it to you. Because you are going to take on the position of the head of Qianji Pavilion, you will inevitably have to deal with people with ulterior motives in the future.
When you shine, someone will definitely whisper something in your ear. Since I'm your sister, I might as well explain the pros and cons to you in advance."
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