As he said that, the emperor looked at her carefully, then shook his head and said: "But I look at it, it doesn't look like you have put on makeup on your face. It seems that your makeup is not very good."
Ah, could it be that we met a profiteer?"
Although Jiusi had freshened up before entering the palace, she did not put on makeup due to the hot weather. She thought it would be nice to be more plain when she saw the palace, so as not to be too beautiful and make the nobles unhappy. She never thought that she would be
The emperor caught the pigtail.
There are regulations on how the official women should dress when they enter the palace for an interview. If the official's daughter-in-law is really investigated, she will be punished with the crime of lese majeste.
Jiusi understood that the emperor was letting her choose again. If she wanted money, she would have to be punished. If she didn't want to be punished, she would have to hand over all the money. She couldn't even think about having both.
She had no choice but to spend money to eliminate the disaster in order not to be punished.
However, in order to maximize the benefits, she did not hand over the money directly, but changed it in another way: "When I return to the emperor, the money I mentioned is not all the money earned, but the money owed to the state treasury."
The silver taels left by the Queen are only a hundred taels."
The emperor didn't expect that she would mention the money he owed, and he couldn't help but be surprised for a moment, but he quickly recovered and asked aloud: "Oh, how did you remember to return the money owed to the treasury?
Could it be that your father told you this?"
Jiusi's answer was very natural: "Repaying debts is a matter of course, why do we need someone to explain it to us?"
After hearing this, the emperor fell silent.
She, a little girl, understands such a simple truth, why don't any of his ministers understand it?
Maybe it's not that they don't understand, but they just don't want to pay back the money. After all, the families of his ministers have borrowed a lot of money from the treasury.
It is a good thing for the Heavenly Family to show kindness to ministers who are in need by borrowing money from the treasury, but if it spreads to the ears of future generations, it is just a good story about the monarch and his ministers.
It's a pity that money is easy to borrow but not easy to get. Even if the creditor is the royal family, there is nothing he can do about it, not to mention that he can't lose face to ask for it.
Just like when he first came to the throne, the wars at the border had not stopped, and natural disasters were still happening everywhere. The Supreme Emperor did not care about anything and only cared about having fun. The treasury was so poor that even mice would not go there. He could only hint to the courtiers.
Pay back the money instead of asking for it yourself!
He still remembers the scene at that time. No matter how he hinted, no courtier was willing to return the money owed to the treasury.
Finally, if he hadn't confiscated the homes of several corrupt officials to allow the policy to proceed smoothly, many people would have died at the border and in the disaster areas.
In recent years, although his throne has been secure and the government has become more orderly, the treasury is still so poor, otherwise he would not have approached Lin Jiusi, who was trying to stop him.
Although the reason for confering the concubine this time was to get rid of those families, it also meant to take the opportunity to replenish the national treasury, but I didn't expect that the cut-off Lin Jiusi would appear halfway.
Now that she proposed to return the owed money, it reminded him that instead of going through so many troubles, why not try to get the owed money back.
At first, his position was unstable and he could not suppress the courtiers, but now that his position is stable, there is no need to tolerate them anymore.
Thinking of this, he looked at Lin Jiusi who was looking down, and felt that this was a good opportunity, and then asked aloud: "Are you really willing to return the money owed to the national treasury?"
Jiusi nodded firmly: "Of course!"
When the emperor saw her nodding, he felt happy and said, "Well, I'll give you a task. If you can do it well, I'll consider what you asked for before. How about that?"
Before, Jiusi wanted the emperor to directly separate Liu and her from the Lin family, but he refused on the grounds that Lin Ruhai was still working hard for him and he could not break the hearts of his ministers.
Now, he actually took the initiative to mention this matter. Naturally, Jiusi would not miss this opportunity and quickly asked: "Is the emperor serious about what he said?"
Seeing that she was so eager, the emperor knew that the matter was settled, and said with a smile: "Once the emperor has said something, there is no reason to take it back. As long as you help me handle this matter, I will give you a chance."
He was not afraid that Lin Jiusi would want something, but he was afraid that she would have nothing to ask for, because only in this way could he get her to do things for him.
In particular, Lin Jiusi and her maids are very skilled in martial arts, and she is also good at medicine and poison. If there is nothing to restrain her, it will be really dangerous and it will not make him feel at ease.
Jiusi didn't expect this unexpected surprise, so he agreed without saying a word: "It's a deal. I hope that after the matter is settled, Your Majesty, you can do what you say."
Hearing this, the emperor stood up with a smile and came to her, using the power of the folding fan to help her up: "I know you are a smart person, don't worry, I will definitely do what I say.
What I asked you to do is nothing else. It is the matter of paying back the money you owe. I hope that when you go to pay back the money you owe, you can make a bigger noise. It is best to let everyone know about it.
I guess it’s not difficult for you to do this!”
Jiusi proposed to repay the money she owed so that the courtiers could repay the money with her. After all, she couldn't be the only one feeling sorry for her.
However, in order not to arouse the emperor's suspicion, she still pretended to have just reacted and said: "The emperor... wants those ministers to pay back the money?"
Seeing that she had guessed it, the emperor did not hide it from her and said bluntly: "Exactly.
Ever since the treasury opened this example, none of the courtiers have repaid the money. Even if the treasury is empty, they can't even see it. No matter how I hint, it's useless. Now I'm afraid that even the treasury is empty.
There are no IOUs left."
After Jiusi heard this, he blurted out: "Are these people so shameless?"
After saying that, she realized that the Lin family was also among the people who owed money and didn't pay back. Even when she mentioned this, she just wanted others to feel distressed with her.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but stretched out her hand to touch her nose in embarrassment, then lowered her head slightly, not daring to look up at the emperor's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile.
The emperor looked at her joke for a while, and then he opened his mouth to relieve her embarrassment: "It's rare to see you behave like this, but it's rare.
But you don’t have to pay too much attention. At that time, your father was working in Yangzhou and had not yet returned to the capital. He didn’t know about it. Your Lin family was not among the people you scolded."
After hearing this, Jiusi's face became better, and he said with a smile: "That's good, that's good, haha...
Don’t worry, Your Majesty, I will handle this matter well and make sure you are satisfied."
After hearing this, the emperor just smiled and didn't say much. He never believed in any guarantees and only looked at the facts. To satisfy him, he had to look at her performance.
After being in contact with him for so long, Jiusi also somewhat understood the emperor's temperament. Not only did she like to do practical things without telling him, but even her subordinates also asked her to do so, so she didn't say anything more.
Afterwards, the two discussed the details, and after confirming that there would be no problems with the control, she followed Daiyu who came out of the inner hall to bid farewell to the emperor and empress, and left the palace and returned to the Lin family.
