Now, it was a situation where what was done was done and he was left out in the cold. Tang Jinchuan suddenly understood why the women in the Tang residence always fought openly and secretly for men. Although he did not have to fight, he could not end up well either.
However, with Tang Xue and the Tang family around, as long as Nalan Baiqiong was the emperor, he would have to live like this. He should have been the son-in-law, but he ended up like this.
The two of them were thinking about their own matters. They did not look up at each other, and the maidservants who were serving them were stunned. It was Shen Yanxi who stepped forward and gently pushed Bai Yao. Bai Yao came back to her senses and glanced at Tang Jinchuan, who was suffering and had a deep hatred. She felt inexplicably guilty."Jinchuan, do you have something to tell me?”
Tang Jinchuan also came back to his senses. After bowing, he pursed his lips and said,"Your Majesty has forgotten again." She didn't like him either, so she might as well be someone who would give him advice every day. At least she was still useful.
Forgot something? Bai Yao's mind went blank for a while. She stared at Tang Jinchuan's old-fashioned and serious face before an idea flashed through her mind."Self-proclaimed? This was…I just feel that your identity is different. Isn't it too distant to call me 'zhen' in front of you?”After all, she had been a modern person for more than 20 years. How could she change her mind so easily?
These words could not fool Tang Jinchuan. He was a little disheartened. He would not be unable to contain his joy just because of Bai Yao's light words.
"I came because I heard about the Songyue earthquake. His Majesty has also written a letter of sin. I feel that it is not appropriate to hold the wedding of the Second Princess and Tian Yuan at this time. However, if we reduce the extravagance, perhaps the Second Princess will…I am dissatisfied with Your Majesty, so I thought that it would be better to postpone the auspicious date by three months. This marriage has not been publicized too much.”
Tang Jinchuan expressed his opinion in a matter-of-fact manner. Bai Yao nodded."We'll do as you say. Get people to continue preparing. Report to mother and also pass a message to your family.”
Tang Jinchuan did not say anything else after receiving Bai Yao's approval. He bowed and left, as if he did not want to stay any longer. His attitude was much worse than before. Bai Yao watched as his figure disappeared and asked Shen Yanxi blankly,""Is Jinchuan angry at me?”
Shen Yanxi nodded without hesitation, but she immediately felt that it was inappropriate and quickly changed her words."Why would the Monarch Empress be angry with His Majesty? He was probably in a hurry to deal with something.”
Bai Yao nodded. Tang Jinchuan's temper couldn't be any better. Even if he was a little stingy, it wouldn't matter, right? Bai Yao didn't take it to heart. She only asked someone to send some delicious pastries and side dishes. In her opinion, there was nothing that couldn't be solved by delicious food. If there were any, she would eat them twice.
For the next few days, the first thing Bai Yao did in court was to have the officials read the urgent documents from the disaster area. No matter what the ministers wanted, they would send them over.
Of course, as a modern person who had read too many novels and TV dramas, Bai Yao immediately thought of the problem of corruption. She found another group of reliable people to supervise and control each other. Eight days later, the report said that the people in the disaster area had basically stabilized and were rebuilding their homes with the soldiers. The local wealthy businessmen felt the kindness of His Majesty and also helped the victims.
Bai Yao's anxious heart finally relaxed. She sent another group of people to supervise the " targeted poverty relief ". She absolutely could not let anyone profit from it. She also put forward her own ideas on the plague and other matters, which received praise from many ministers. Bai Yao's expression finally became more respectful.
However, the officials in charge of the national treasury reported that Bai Yao's meticulous actions had almost emptied the national treasury. If there were any more disasters, it would probably not be able to hold on.
Bai Yao turned pale with fright when she heard this. Why was it that not only did she not have any real power as the emperor, but even the national treasury was empty?
The official hinted that Bai Yao had been living too extravagantly in the past few years. The former emperor's policy was to raise the people and enrich the people. The land tax was extremely low, and the national treasury was not abundant to begin with.
However, a minor official surnamed Luo secretly bypassed his superior and sent a memorial to Bai Yao. The gist of it was that when Bai Yao was young and Tang Xue was in power, corruption was prevalent. The reason why the national treasury was not large was also because of corrupt officials.
Bai Yao asked Shen Yanxi to send someone to investigate secretly. As Luo Shen said, the responsibility of the corrupt officials and Nalan Baiqiong was roughly 70 - 30. After all, how extravagant could a person be? The palace was already extravagant enough.
Bai Yao quietly promoted Luo Shen and told him not to alert the enemy. She quietly gathered evidence. Luo Shen was overjoyed and said that he had not made a wrong bet. The Emperor had been hiding his strength and biding his time in the past few years.
Bai Yao could only smile bitterly. She didn't know what to do next.
However, Bai Yao was intrigued. Nalan Baiqiong had indeed left some people behind, and she could do something through them. However, these people were not enough. Otherwise, she would not have to be restricted by Tang Xue and Nalan Baiyao.
The great leader had once said that political power came from the barrel of a gun. Bai Yao felt that it was necessary to nurture some of her own people, so she asked Shen Yan to start looking for them. As she had stayed in the palace for too long, she was sick of it and could not help but want to take a look outside the palace.
This was ancient times! No matter what, it was still a perfect scenic spot that he had dreamed of experiencing! If he did not look, he would not be a transmigrator! He used the excuse that he wanted to personally find more houses and shops to develop to fill the national treasury.
Although Shen Yanxi didn't think that Bai Yao, as the Emperor, needed to do such business, she couldn't persuade her. It was indeed necessary, so she agreed and helped Bai Yao arrange the time to leave the palace.
As one of the two female officials who served her personally, Li Bing naturally had to know Bai Yao's movements at all times. However, she could not let Bai Yao know that she was leaving the palace. Therefore, Bai Yao finally found an excuse to act fierce and suddenly changed her expression to catch her off guard before sending her away. She did not really harm her life. Perhaps, she had harmed Nalan Baiqiong, but Bai Yao did not plan to avenge her. After all, Nalan Baiqiong was clearly a person.
In the princess's manor, Li Bing, who was dressed in a low-key servant's attire, knelt down when he saw Nalan Baiyao.
Nalan Baiyao helped her up and said in a deep voice,""I knew that you wouldn't be able to stay here any longer, but I didn't expect that it would drag on for so long. She must have found out about what you did, and that's why she chased you back. However, Bai Qiong has always been ruthless.”
If it was a demonstration, it would really make her put on 120% vigilance. Nalan Baiqiong was different from the past.
Li Bing wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he still said,"Ever since His Majesty stumbled back to Zhaori Palace from Lord Lou Chen's place that day, his entire person has changed. In the past, his servants would inevitably be beaten up in three days and lose their lives in five days. However, after that day, His Majesty has never beaten anyone. She no longer liked to get close to men. In this period of time, the one who was punished the most was the previously very favored Flower Picking Lord, and many of the male pets in the palace were dismissed.”#
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