After learning these truths, I no longer need to be polite to the Chen family and Zhou family.
King Bei also meant the same thing. After listening to Chu Yunli's words, he immediately called in people and ordered: "Check the Chen family's accounts over the years. Thirty percent of the tax will be paid, and not a penny will be lost!"
"The same goes for the Zhou family!"
Although they have not yet taken refuge with the fifth prince, the Zhou family has already expressed their interest, but the fifth prince has not accepted it yet.
It was already evening, Chu Yunli was having dinner with King Bei, and Gu Yin was still in the guest house, so there were only the father and daughter and He Zifeng.
Before the meal was finished, Princess Bei arrived.
The moment Bei Wang saw her entering the door, his expression turned bad.
The most important thing in the heart of King Bei is the people. After marrying his wife, he is also willing to give his wife enough love. He gets along well with his first wife, but it is a pity that the young Zhou family was so beautiful that she died before she was thirty. He
He originally thought that by marrying a girl from the Zhou family, he would be as respectful and supportive as his previous wife. But after getting along for a while, he found that the young Zhou family valued his parents' family more.
The people below paid tribute, and the little Zhou family several times chose the best ones to the Zhou family. These were trivial matters. However, the little Zhou family also helped the Zhou family's dandy branches pay off their gambling debts, tacitly allowing them to use her as their own.
Lending money in the name of money has no bottom line.
After knowing this, King Bei became indifferent to Xiao Zhou. Over the years, the husband and wife treated each other as if they were guests. Except for the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, they rarely ate together.
Usually after nightfall, either King Bei would return to the main courtyard, otherwise the couple would hardly see each other.
It was very unusual for Princess Bei to come over at this time. When King Bei thought about what he had just ordered, what else did he not understand?
The little Zhou family must have come here for the sake of the Zhou family.
Sure enough, she asked as soon as she opened her mouth: "May I ask why the prince wants to thoroughly investigate the Zhou family's accounts? In other words, what did I do wrong to make the prince behave like this?"
King Bei looked at her coldly: "Little Zhou, the family's taxation is not under the control of the inner court. You have overstepped your bounds!"
Over the years, even if King Bei was dissatisfied with her, he had always been out of sight and out of mind. When he got angry, he would teach the Zhou family's playboy a lesson as a warning to her. He had never reprimanded her so directly.
Little Zhou has been a princess for many years, and the Northern King is willing to honor her. When has she ever been so embarrassed? Especially in front of her most hated stepdaughter. At that moment, she was not only not afraid, but even more fierce: "Zhou
In the past few years, when have we not only paid 20%? The last time you asked the Zhou family to make up for it, it was because I provoked a relationship between their siblings. What about this time? Even if it means death, you have to let me die clearly, right?"
King Bei looked at her hysterical look and said calmly: "This time it's none of your business. No matter what happens to the Zhou family, you are still Princess Bei!"
Little Zhou's heart skipped a beat.
The last time she teased a few words, the Zhou family's taxes for this year were paid. She knew she was wrong, and her natal family also said a few words to her. Therefore, she was particularly well-behaved these days. She just heard that the prince wanted to thoroughly investigate the Zhou family over the years.
She almost couldn't believe her ears. She thought about it again and again, but she couldn't find anything wrong with her.
But this is the most terrifying thing.
This caused the prince to conduct a thorough investigation of the Zhou family's accounts for so many years, which can be said to have turned against anyone. How big a mistake did the Zhou family make?
You know, after the King of the North arrived in the north and married the Zhou family, the Zhou family was the only family that could only pay 20% of the tax, and had a transcendent status in the north. Because of this, many people did not dare to offend the Zhou family.
But now, this special thing is gone. Not to mention how much taxes the Zhou family has had to pay over the years, just because this special thing is gone, it has already caused huge losses.
Even outsiders will know that the Zhou family has made the Northern Palace dislike them.
If so, who will look at the Zhou family in the future?
Reason told little Zhou that she should not ask again. However, the Zhou family is her natal family, and they are all her relatives. How could she leave it alone?
He immediately asked tentatively: "But the Zhou family made you angry?"
King Bei waved his hand: "It's none of your business, don't ask."
Seeing that King Bei's attitude had softened, the little Zhou family pressed forward, tears streaming down her face, and burst into tears: "Your Majesty, how can I ignore it? I have no heirs in this life, and the Zhou family is a relative with the same blood as me...
"
When she talked about her children, she burst into tears.
Obviously, Xiao Zhou wanted to make King Bei soft-hearted.
King Bei frowned and scolded: "Get out!"
Little Zhou was in disbelief. He raised his face with tears in his eyes, full of surprise.
In the past years, she had done many wrong things for the Zhou family. Every time she mentioned the heir, King Bei would back down. Why did she change this time?
This feeling of guilt will become less and less the more you use it. King Bei no longer wants to endure her incomprehension. It's nothing more than other things. This time, the Zhou family and the fifth prince colluded to kill him.
It doesn't matter if King Bei himself dies, but he still has children and granddaughters at home, so he cannot fall!
Seeing that she didn't move, he scolded her more severely: "Get out!"
The sound was like a loud bell, full of anger, which scared little Zhou to the point of trembling and running away.
The next day, the Zhou family came to see him.
Of course they came to ask for it. Let's put it this way, other aristocratic families pay 30% of the tax every year, but the Zhou family only needs 20%. King Bei just asked them to make up the amount, but the Zhou family had to spend a lot of money. All in all.
, you have to pay taxes for several years. That is just money in vain, who wouldn’t feel hurt if you put it on it?
The King of the North avoided seeing him.
Little Zhou saw it, and after seeing off the Zhou family, he immediately went to the outer hall.
She never asked for permission when entering the house. King Bei knew it was her just by the sound of footsteps. He didn't even raise his head and said calmly: "This is because I want to beg for mercy, so there is no need to speak."
Little Zhou: "..."
She really came to plead for mercy, and she would not give up just because of King Bei's words: "Your Majesty..."
King Bei interrupted her at the right time: "I remind you, if you mention the taxes of the Zhou family this time, you will no longer be Princess Bei."
Suddenly, little Zhou's face turned blue and purple, and he was speechless for a long time.
Seeing that King Bei looked extremely cautious, it was not a joke. She didn't dare to take a gamble, muttered a few times, turned around and left.
The Zhou family asked for help everywhere but could not get in. The Chen family was even more anxious than the Zhou family.
In anxiety, General Chen Chao came to block Chu Yunli.
Every few days, Chu Yunli would go to Zhuangzi in the suburbs.
The seedlings planted on Zhuangzi have already yielded considerable results. If she wants to convince the Northern King, she can't just rely on words. She plans to let the people try to raise the seedlings after spring, and the row spacing for planting must be re-determined.
On this day, she came back from the suburbs and was about to reach the city gate. The carriage was blocked by someone. When she opened the curtain, she saw General Chen Chao.
"Master Chen, why are you doing this?"
Chen Chaojiang gave a wry smile: "Princess, for the sake of our relationship as husband and wife, can you help the Chen family to intercede? After all, we were once a family. My elders..."
Chu Yunli sneered: "Those elders of yours have often made me feel wronged and made them uncomfortable. I can't wait to do it. Also, don't talk about the whole family anymore. I, the daughter of the Gu family, have a golden branch and a jade leaf. Just because of you."
Is it worthy?"
Chen Chaojiang's face looked grim: "Princess, why do you have to do things so cruelly? You have to be kind to others, and there is no time in your life when you ask for help?"
"Would I beg you?" Chu Yunli pointed at the tip of her nose. Her pink nails made her fingers slender and white. Her eyes were slightly wide open, quite lively.
General Chen Chao was moved when he saw it. She didn't seem to have aged at all over the years. If possible, he would ask the fifth prince to get her after the matter is completed.
"Do you think that after taking refuge with the fifth prince, my father will definitely be defeated?"
This sentence struck Chen Chaojiang's ears as if it were earth-shattering. His expression changed drastically and he wanted to question. It took him a long time to hold back: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Why are you pretending to be stupid?" Chu Yunli Shiran leaned against the wall of the car: "I heard it all with my own ears, and you still want to help introduce the Zhou family. Otherwise, why do you think my father wants the Zhou family to make up for the taxes?"
"As the Zhou family are relatives of the palace, my father is willing to give them some face. But now that they don't want the convenience brought by relatives, the palace will naturally take it back."
General Chen Chao was previously puzzled as to why the palace suddenly wanted to conduct a thorough investigation of the Chen family. Now he finally understood. It turned out that the palace knew about his secret dealings with the fifth prince.
He swallowed and asked with difficulty: "You heard it with your own ears...what does it mean?"
"Literally." Chu Yunli said seriously.
Chen Chaojiang no longer had any luck in his heart, and his face turned gloomy: "Princess Princess, I did all this for you!"
His expression was slumped, and his tone was full of deep emotion.
Chu Yunli rubbed the goosebumps on her hands: "It's so shameless. If I don't promise you, will you destroy the palace and get me?"
"Yes!" Chen Chaojiang raised his eyes: "I am not willing to accept it. You are already my wife, and you can only be mine in this life."
"You have plotted against me like this, and you still want me to change my mind? I'm afraid you are sick!" Thinking of something, Chu Yunli smiled: "I already have someone else. Although we are not called husband and wife, but..." There is already a relationship between husband and wife.
Reality.
Chen Chaojiang's eyes were splitting with anger: "You!" He gritted his teeth with hatred, looked at He Zifeng, and sneered: "Do you think he is sincere to you?"
He pointed at He Zifeng: "When he was selected by Wang Ye and brought to the north, in addition to the fifth prince, at least two other princes had already been in contact with him, and even Eunuch Ling, who was beside the emperor, had secretly met him.
He is approaching you on purpose, and he has no good intentions towards the palace!"
Chu Yunli raised her eyebrows and glanced at the people around her. He Zifeng had never mentioned this to her. However, the things Chen Chaojiang said might have happened.
Everyone in the court was so mad that they directly assassinated King Bei, so it was not unusual for them to send a spy. Especially since He Zifeng was the person chosen by King Bei to bring back, it would be strange that no one in the court would look for him.
The fifth prince had ordered General Chen Chao not to tell the North Palace that He Zifeng was a spy, or even tell anyone. In jealousy, he could not care so much and asked He Zifeng: "Do you dare to swear to God that you
Not a spy?"
"Don't dare!" He Zifeng said frankly.
General Chen Chao was startled at first, and then he was overjoyed: "Princess, did you hear this?"
He Zifeng was the first to answer: "Before I came here, I was a spy for the Central Government, but now, I have regretted my job."
General Chen Chao: "...how dare you?"
He Zifeng looked puzzled: "Why don't I dare?" The other spies had the clues in the master's hands, but he was alone, had no relatives at home, and was picked by the King of the North. It was not deliberately arranged by anyone, so where did the clues come from?
?
If you have no excuse, you will naturally betray if you want to.