The male protagonist is bad again, and the dedicated host is going crazy

Chapter 123 Why is the reading companion so easy to deceive 22

The next day.

The weather is clear and the breeze is gentle. Even the almanac marks today as a good day for everything.

The gates of Fengqi Palace were closed as usual, and the palace maids and eunuchs did not come out. To outsiders, it seemed like the palace was conservative and closed.

However, the people inside were smiling and working vigorously, with none of the decadence they showed to the outside world.

Ji Yinan was in a good mood and started to trim the flowers in the yard with her own hands.

The two children who got up early were also doing morning exercises in the yard.

The current Su Muyou is no longer the weak otaku who would grunt with fatigue after just the slightest movement.

After nearly three years of training, not only is his horse stance very stable and his punches powerful, but his body is also much lighter than before.

Ji Yinan looked at the condition of the two children and was quite satisfied.

He felt in his sleeve pocket and took out two hairpins.

One is carved from mutton-fat jade, and is snow-white all over, except for a bit of ink at the end. It is a cute little swallow.

The other one is as black as night. Although it is made of expensive black jade, its shape is much simpler. At first glance, it looks like a slender tree branch.

As winter goes and spring comes, swallows fly in their beaks.

Children’s future should be as bright and colorful as spring.

Ji Yinan waved to the two people and handed them the gifts. "You have worked hard during this period. This is a reward."

While she was talking, she was mainly looking at her little reading companion, after all, he contributed a lot to the reading.

Su Muyou waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not hard, this is what I should do!"

He just moved his lips and pretended to say a few more words casually when Su Liangchen came to see him.

"The Queen is looking at the account books recently", "She is not in a good mood", "She is selling the newly bought shop" and so on.

These contents just hit the emperor's sore spot, which triggered a series of chain reactions.

Within the country, all buying and selling transactions must pay a certain percentage of tax to the court.

If the accounts are wrong, then the taxes will be wrong too!

According to the laws of this dynasty, those who evade taxes will be fined at the very least, and their shops will be confiscated by the government at the most serious level.

As the saying goes, all businessmen are dishonest.

Considering the Ji family's ability to amass wealth, the emperor did not think their family was clean.

Look, just like a hungry dog ​​smelling the aroma of meat bones, it is waiting for an opportunity to move.

At the same time, compared to completely false fabrications, half-true and half-false news is enough to make people addicted.

The stores that Su Mu mentioned vaguely did have problems.

In more serious cases, tax evasion is a foregone conclusion.

A slightly lighter punishment is due to changes in the manager and the bookkeeper, which resulted in wrong accounts and underpayment.

The reason why he dared to tell the news was that he didn't have to worry about the Ji family being in trouble.

The reason is simple: the shop that evaded taxes was not owned by the Ji family at all!

It is true that some taxes were underpaid, but the tax was paid promptly and proactively, and the government was even deprived of the right to criticize it.

In today's social atmosphere, the gentry has far more say than merchants.

The Ji family also knows that a big tree attracts the wind, so they use different trademarks and names for each industry they run.

In this way, others have no idea of ​​their depth.

The emperor only knew that the queen's mother's family was very wealthy, but he was not sure to what extent.

If Ji Yinan asked him which store was hers, he would be skeptical at best.

Once the issue of tax evasion is addressed, the sense of trust will be maximized.

As for whether this matter is a good thing or a bad thing for the emperor in the end, only he himself knows.

After all, the real backers behind those shops are his loyal subjects.

If the relationship between the two parties is deep enough, I think they will not be affected by this incident, right?

Su Muyou, who knew the inside story, also learned a lot while participating in this hearty confrontation.

The two male protagonists were taught so well, and their mothers deserve credit for that!

At the same time, as the queen, Ji Yinan could not leave the palace, so she did not have to worry about what the emperor would do to her in the future.

After all, such a large amount of military pay every year is not provided for nothing.

If anything happened to her in the palace, the Ji family would definitely withdraw their investment immediately.

Business has no borders and can make money anywhere.

However, the sons of the aristocratic families who only care about themselves are not as generous as them.

A single move can affect the entire body. If the military pay cannot keep up, the border war will inevitably fall into a state of decline.

By then, it is still unknown whether he can sit firmly on the position of emperor.

Su Muyu had also wondered why the emperor was so desperate to go against the queen.

After studying the script carefully, I came to the conclusion that it was a "free meal".

First of all, he was overshadowed too much by women. A former contender for the throne said frankly that he got the position with the help of women.

The so-called self-esteem was damaged, as if a fishbone was stuck in the throat, unable to go up or down.

Ji Yinan is not a woman who is dependent on her husband and regards him as her god. She will speak directly when she has different opinions.

In the eyes of the emperor, this was undoubtedly a lack of respect for him and going against him.

After several years of accumulation, it has become the current situation of being as hostile as fire and water.

But this dynasty is not the open twenty-first century.

In this dynasty where imperial power was supreme, Ji Yinan had no way of divorcing the emperor with just a letter of divorce.

For the sake of her children and family, she could only live her life on thin ice amid the calculations of her petty husband.

But after a fire in Fengqi Palace, her patience ran out.

Now, the emperor has started to plot ill again and stretched out his hands, so it’s no wonder that she fights back!

anyway.

Ji Yinan narrowed her eyes when she saw her little study partner refused the gift. She felt a surge of pressure. She leaned over slightly and put the hairpin with the little swallow carved on it on him personally.

"I told you to take it, so you take it!"

Su Muyou was so shocked that he stood up straight immediately and almost saluted.

"Yes, Madam. Thank you, Madam!"

Seeing his appearance, Lu Yanchen, who was beside him, commented sharply, "Little flatterer."

At the same time, she put her own hairpin on her head.

"How could I not!" Su Muyou was unconvinced and turned around to glare at him angrily.

Ji Yinan's serious expression disappeared and he burst out laughing, "That's right, how could I have that?"

The atmosphere was full of joy and in a trance, it felt like we were all one family.

As it happens, Hongwenxuan is on holiday today, so the two children don’t have to rush to class after their morning exercises.

The meal prepared by the small kitchen was much richer than usual. Su Mu was very hungry, so he filled his stomach with the fragrant breakfast.

It seems that things are going quite smoothly, and Fengqi Palace now has a feeling of low-key celebration.

After eating and drinking, he burped softly.

Only then did he pay attention to Lu Yanchen, who had hardly smiled all morning, "Your Highness, are you in a bad mood?"

Lu Yanchen, who was almost paralyzed and deliberately made a grim face, did not say anything, but just stretched out his hand.