After becoming a villain, I was forced to save the villain

Chapter 53 The Daily Life of the Poison Empress (53)

"How can I know what Master Cen is thinking?"

Ding Bao glanced at him, then lay down with his head flat and stretched his limbs.

"Forget it, sleep."

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In the study room behind the meeting hall, there was silence.

In front of the sunken wooden desk stood a few officials wearing court uniforms. The man sitting in front of the desk was wearing a dark purple robe embroidered with gold and python patterns. The man was concentrating on flipping through the memorial in his hand. Suddenly, his movements stopped and his eyes stayed in his hands. On the folder I just opened.

"Among the officials in charge of disaster relief in the eastern suburbs, is there a Shangqing named Zhou?"

After being silent for the entire noon, Lord Governor finally spoke, and the official standing beside him immediately spoke.

"My lord Shangqing, Zhou Li, is in charge of disaster relief in the thirteen towns in the eastern suburbs."

"How's the progress?"

"That Zhou Li didn't have any skills. Seeing that the bridge in Xicheng was built to facilitate water conservancy, he followed the example of Xijiao and spent millions of taels of silver to build a bridge. After the bridge was built, the money in the official treasury of Xijiao would not be enough for disaster relief. "

Cen Yao lowered his eyes and looked at the folder in his hand.

The signature under the brochure is Zhou Li.

After pondering for a moment, the man took the pen and wrote a word in the annotation under the notebook.

quasi.

Three days later, 100 million taels of official silver was shipped to the government in the western suburbs.

Zhou Li, who was sitting at home with a sad face and at a loss, suddenly received the great news, and couldn't help but choked up with joy for a while.

Mrs. Zhou was also weeping with joy, and the husband and wife hugged each other.

"Bless the ancestors, I thought our Zhou family would not be able to escape this catastrophe this time!"

Zhou wept.

"It's not our ancestors that we should thank, but Concubine Zhuang! If it wasn't for her, you would definitely lose your black hat this time!"

Zhou Li showed doubts on his face.

"What does this have to do with Concubine Zhuang?"

"It was my own initiative. I took the family's ancestral treasure, the red coral, and gave it to Concubine Zhuang in the name of visiting. I was just desperate to make such a bad plan. I never thought that the coral was really the right gift!"

"Concubine Zhuang can influence Master Cen's decision?"

Mrs. Zhou patted him on the shoulder, slightly annoyed.

"The money is all down and you are still talking about this! Hurry up and take the money to help the disaster, and you prepare some rare treasures for me, and I will send them to the palace in a few days to thank Concubine Zhuang."

Not long after, the news of Concubine Zhuang's love for money began to spread in the court.

Ding Bao was calm when he found out, he held the newly received Donghai Yemingzhu in his arms, and kept wiping it with his breath.

"This Palace received it openly and aboveboard. They said, let them say."

It's just that as soon as the words fell, Cen Yao, who was wearing a purple robe and a jade crown, opened the door and came in.

He doesn't need to report when he enters and exits the Muhua Palace now, and the maids and palace maids are all calm when they see him, they retreat quietly one after another, and they don't forget to close the doors and windows before leaving.

"The empress is open-minded."

Ding Bao put away the big pearl and got up from the slump.

"Master Cen, why are you free to come to my place today?"

"I don't have anything to do, come and ask your mother how she is thinking, and if you have any other requests."

Ding Bao looked at him, remembering what Bazahei told her today.

This treacherous minister just beheaded a loyal minister this morning. He was cleaning his blood-splashed hands over and over again 10 minutes ago, and now he came to her as if nothing had happened.

It has to be said that this man's mental capacity is strong enough.

"Aren't Master Cen busy today?"

"not busy."

"Okay, come with me for a walk."

(End of this chapter)