From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 199

Yang Changguan's expression changed as fast as turning the pages of a book. He quickly served Zhou Yuan hot tea and asked him to sit down, with a smile on his face.

He whispered, "Zhou Yuan, although you are young, you are very capable. To be honest, I have been in Shenjing for ten years, and I have never heard the people praise any official except you."

"By the way, when will I get my 100,000 taels of silver?"

Zhou Yuan laughed in his heart, but said solemnly, "The silver is already in Bingmasi Hutong. If you need it, I will give it to you tomorrow."

"But the key now is that Lord Wu Qingrong wants one million taels of silver, and I really can't give it. There is no way."

Yang Changguan was furious and said, "What virtue and ability does Wu Qingrong have to ask for one million taels of silver! Now the treasury is empty, it is a tense time, and the income of silver is related to the country of Dajin. How can he do whatever he wants!"

Zhou Yuan said, "Isn't it? But I am a subordinate after all. How can I disobey Lord Wu? I can only ask Lord Zongzhangsi to make the decision!"

Yang Changguan fell into deep thought.

In fact, he can't afford to offend the Minister of War!

You can't just go to Wu Qingrong's house and ask him not to accept money, he probably won't buy it.

A lazy son-in-law, a dignified second-rank minister, will not take him seriously at all.

Alas, I have no choice!

Yang Changguan said: "Zhou Yuan, as a subordinate, you should also persuade Wu Qingrong!"

Zhou Yuan spread his hands and said: "I have persuaded him, but Lord Wu didn't back down at all, and even scolded me."

"Lord General Manager, now only you can take action, Princess Qinshui is here, how dare Wu Qingrong do such a thing that harms the country?"

Oh! Yes!

I dare not ask that stinky woman for money! But I can complain to her that Wu Qingrong is corrupt and harms the country!

Good idea!

No, no, that stinky woman is very smart and may not be fooled.

Yang Changguan rolled his eyes and looked at Zhou Yuan in front of him, smiling: "Well, Zhou Yuan, Princess Qinshui has a bad temper. I may not be able to persuade her to do something. You have a good brain, how about you think of a way?"

"That's easy!"

Zhou Yuan smiled slowly.

...

The next morning, Yang Changguan swaggered to the princess's mansion.

He was very arrogant. When he arrived at the princess's mansion, he shouted: "Chen Peixian! Come out! Return my collection to me!"

The servants around him changed their faces when they heard this.

The servants beside Yang Changguan were also sweating coldly, thinking that it was bad.

After a while, a stunning beauty in a palace skirt strode out of the house, she was really stunning.

Her face was like a lotus, her eyebrows were willow leaves, her eyes were clear, her skin was like cream, her figure was plump but not fat, but gave people a sense of maturity like a peach.

When Yang Changguan saw her, he almost turned around and ran away in fear.

But thinking that Jiang Dajia was still suffering in prison, he gritted his teeth and said, "Give me back my things!"

Although Princess Qinshui had a beautiful face, her angry expression was also scary.

She raised her eyebrows and said coldly, "Are you crazy so early in the morning? Believe it or not, I will break your legs and make you lie in bed for the New Year!"

Yang Changguan was really scared. It's not like he had never been beaten before. He had been beaten dozens of times in all these years of marriage.

But for Jiang Dajia, he risked it all!

"Hit me? That depends on whether you, as a princess, keep your word!"

Yang Changguan said: "We agreed before!"

Princess Qinshui narrowed her eyes and said: "I will return your actor's belongings to you, but you are not allowed to take a penny from me!"

"Yang Changguan, have you become more capable? Can you find money without me? It's ridiculous!"

Yang Changguan laughed: "Hahaha! Chen Peixian, do you think all the silver in the world is in your princess's mansion?"

"To tell you the truth, the North City Army is reorganizing the capital, and there are four "Silver," Princess Qinshui said: "Is there a little bit about your counsel? For those four or five thousand, it was not enough for Lao Tzu to spend one day. He had a pale face, and turned his head and ran. Princess Qinshui looked at his back and took a deep breath. He said, "Wu Qingrong really ate the leopard and dare to get one million!" ..."Sir Wu, there are eight large boxes, each box has 120,000 taels, a total of 960,000 taels."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan handed over another 40,000 taels of silver notes and said with a smile: "There are still 40,000 taels, just one million taels, you can count them."

In the Minister of War's Mansion, Wu Qingrong looked at the eight large boxes in front of him and was already extremely excited.

He immediately patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Good boy! You do things neatly! I like you very much!"

"You put the silver so neatly, I can tell the number at a glance, do I still have the count! Hahahaha!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "The neatly arranged silver looks pleasing to the eye. What I want is to make Sir Wu feel more comfortable!"

"Comfortable, comfortable, very comfortable."

Wu Qingrong felt comfortable all over, and felt that today was the best day.

He shouted, "Madam! Madam! Go and tell the kitchen to prepare a table of delicious dishes. I want to have a drink with Lord Zhou at noon!"

After speaking, he laughed again and said, "Heroes are born young, Zhou Yuan. You are capable and down-to-earth. Your future is definitely limitless."

"I am not a fool. When the time is right, you will be promoted!"

Zhou Yuan was overjoyed and said quickly, "Thank you for your cultivation! I will do my best to be loyal to you!"

"Hey, how can you talk like that!"

Wu Qingrong said in a deep voice, "I am loyal to the Jin Dynasty and to His Majesty."

Although he said so, the smile on his face could not be covered up.

Just at this moment, the guard hurried in and whispered, "Master, Princess Qinshui is here to visit."

"What?"

Wu Qingrong frowned and said, "What is she here for?"

"Quick! Take the box to the backyard! Quick!"

As soon as the voice fell, a calm and indifferent voice sounded: "Master Wu is really making a lot of money!"

Zhou Yuan turned around and happened to see a woman in a palace skirt, about 27 or 28 years old, plump and charming, exquisite and flawless, who had walked into the yard.

Such a strong aura, this woman seems to be... Zhou Yuan couldn't find a good adjective for a while, he just felt that Princess Qinshui was noble and compelling, making it difficult for people to calm down.

Wu Qingrong's expression remained unchanged, and he laughed dryly: "Oh, rare guest, rare guest, Princess Qinshui rarely comes to visit the mansion, please take a seat in the main hall."

"Wu Qingrong, why are you pretending to be stupid with me!"

Princess Qinshui didn't buy it at all, and she had no aristocratic style at all, and she cursed directly: "You old thing, you really think you are a cuckold, right? You are making trouble in front of me, are you more extravagant than me!"

"The treasury is tight, and money is needed everywhere. You, a military department, want to take one million taels from the North City Military Department. What are you going to do? Raise troops for rebellion?"

Zhou Yuan was sweating profusely when he heard this. This is a princess, and even the prostitutes in the brothel can't be so arrogant!

Wu Qingrong was also furious, and said anxiously: "You! You! Princess Qinshui, you are too rude, I am at least a second-rank minister..."

"Shang your mother!"

Princess Qinshui pointed at his nose and cursed: "If the ministers of the Great Jin Dynasty are as greedy as you, how many years can my Great Jin Dynasty last! In the past few years, my clan expenses have been continuously reduced, all to reduce the burden on the treasury, but you, an old thing, are greedy."

"Do you believe it or not, I will call all the clan members here now, let those princes and princesses see how you civil officials are greedy for money!"

Wu Qingrong was so angry that he gasped and said with difficulty: "Shrew! You shrew!"

Princess Qinshui's face changed, and she immediately lifted her sleeves, took out a big knife, and roared: "I have lived so long, and no one dares to scold me like this, old thief, give me your life!"

Damn, too fierce, this bitch is going to make a big trouble!

"My Lord, be careful!"

Zhou Yuan quickly drew his sword and stood in front of Wu Qingrong.

He felt that he was about to get into trouble. Princess Qinshui's temper was much more violent than he expected.