The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Xiao Yuanhuai saw Jin Yuxin rushing in in a hurry.

Before he could say anything, Xiao Yuanhuai motioned him to sit on the couch with a chessboard beside him.

"Ah Xin, come on. Let's play a round of hand-to-hand combat. No matter who wins or loses, I will listen to you until the end of your words. How about that?"

Jin Yuxin was in a hurry and had no time to concentrate on playing chess. Moreover, even if he could calm down, he would never be able to beat Xiao Yuanhuai.

He was not happy: "Brother, do you know..."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll throw you out." Xiao Yuanhuai glanced at him.

Jin Yuxin had no choice but to sit down on the other side, holding the black pieces in his hand, and started playing.

After an hour of playing, the game still hadn't been decided, but Jin Yuxin's forehead was sweating and he was moving his pieces more and more slowly. However, Xiao Yuanhuai remained calm and composed.

"Brother, I give up. Do you think it's fun to deal with me one by one like this?" Jin Yuxin lost his patience.

Xiao Yuanhuai had vented all the anger in his chest, and now he said leisurely: "Ah Xin, you have to be patient when doing things. You have to see it through to the end."

"Come on, finish it."

"Brother, please spare me, I really have something urgent!"

Seeing that Jin Yuxin's eyebrows were twisted together in anxiety, Xiao Yuanhuai stopped teasing him and said, "Tell me, what's the matter that made you ignore Young Master Jin's image and come to me to yell and make a fuss?"

Seeing that Xiao Yuanhuai finally paid attention to him, Jin Yuxin took the teacup beside him and handed it to Xiao Yuanhuai, saying, "It's all because of the Sixth Prince being bitten to death by a wolf."

"We are also victims. I can't even open the martial arts arena anymore."

"Because the Brahma Mountain Martial Arts Arena is openly owned by my uncle, he was taken away by the Dali Temple yesterday. The aunt in the clan has been making a fuss in front of my grandmother, and the Dali Temple won't even let me see her after I spent the money."

"I asked around and they said the higher-ups haven't said anything yet and we don't know when he'll be incarcerated."

Xiao Yuanhuai put down the teacup and said sarcastically, "Do you think the higher-ups don't know that Brahma Mountain is the property of your Jin family?"

"I just want some benefits. Ah Xin, listen to me and spend money to avoid disaster."

Jin Yuxin didn't quite understand what Xiao Yuanhuai said. If he wanted money, why didn't the people from the Dali Temple mention it? He hinted several times, but no one responded.

"Brother, how do you lose money?" Jin Yuxin wondered.

Xiao Yuanhuai did not keep the secret and pointed out: "The emperor has always wanted to build a summer palace in the suburbs of Beijing."

"Although there is a lot of money in the national treasury, it is very expensive to build a palace. If we use the national treasury, it will be difficult to deal with a flood disaster."

"So if he brought up this matter, the old Minister Sun from the Ministry of Revenue would be the first to jump out and object."

"Old Minister Sun, you also know that if something goes wrong, it is possible that I will hit a pillar in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Our emperor would not dare to act like this, or the historians would drown him in ink." Xiao Yuanhuai was full of sarcasm when he mentioned Emperor Chengde.

Jin Yuxin was incredulous and asked, "So we have to pay for this money?"

He couldn't help but feel pained, that was not a small amount of money.

Xiao Yuanhuai showed a teachable expression: "If you still want the Jin family's business to continue peacefully, then listen to me."

"Tomorrow, ask Lord Jin to submit a memorial and donate silver to build a temporary palace."

Lord Jin is Jin Yuxin's father. He supplied some materials to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and became an imperial merchant. He also received a fifth-rank honorary position.

Although Jin Yuxin was reluctant, he also knew that what Xiao Yuanhuai proposed must be the best solution.

"Brother, you and the Holy Saint are from the same mother. How come you don't look alike at all?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yuanhuai didn't know what Jin Yuxin meant.

"Your Majesty is too shameless. He wants both fame and money. He is not as good as Miss Shishi that Fox Xue has been promoting recently."

"They've got my people being held captive. They're just waiting here."

"But you are different, brother. You just go and grab whatever you want. You never care about your reputation." Jin Yuxin looked flattering.

If you were to ask who Jin Yuxin admires the most, it would not be Lord Jin or Mrs. Jin, but Xiao Yuanhuai.

Back then, his lion horse was stolen in the horse farm, and it was Xiao Yuanhuai who helped him get it back. Although in the end the horse was not returned to him, but entered the Prince Huai's Palace.

But he could still remember how Xiao Yuanhuai bravely fought against three guys alone that day and beat the guys who stole his horse half to death.

Is that so? Xiao Yuanhuai thought thoughtfully.

If only he could snatch anything, he would definitely kidnap her and never let her go.

In Xiao Yuanhuai's mind, she was lazily leaning on the chaise longue.

"Miss, it's time to get up and serve dinner." Bixiao looked at Shen Baozhao who was still lying on the couch with dissatisfaction.

Shen Baozhao acted coquettishly towards Bixiao: "Good Bixiao, let me rest for a while."

Bi Xiao ignored her and said with a straight face: "Miss, you had a hasty breakfast today and didn't have lunch. If you don't eat well for dinner, how can your body bear it?"

Shen Baozhao knew that she was doing this for his own good, so he didn't hesitate and got up to eat.

After the meal, Qingkong filled a copper basin with warm water to wash Baozhao's hands. The golden copper basin made his hands look as soft as snow.

There was no nail polish on her shiny nails, so she just took out a cotton handkerchief and wiped them.

"Miss, Xiaobai is injured." Bixiao came hurriedly.

It turned out to be the little white cat that Xiao Yuanhuai had released during the day, and it had injured its paw due to playfulness or something else. Shen Baozhao looked distressed.

She took the note from inside and told Bixiao to take Xiaobai downstairs to apply medicine.

Slowly opening the note, seven small words appeared on the paper: "May I be like the star and you be like the moon."

The night is full of bright lights? Is this what she meant?

Could it be that this man has a crush on her? But she doesn't even know whether he is round or flat.

Was it the Mei who had helped her time and again? Thinking of Mei Qianhe, she finally understood why she felt familiar when she saw his back.

The backs of Mei Qianhe and Xiao Yuanhuai gradually overlapped in my mind. Perhaps cousins ​​look alike.

She took out the unused flowery paper and wrote down "Can you reveal the true face of Mount Lu?"

He then instructed Bixiao to return the note after Xiaobai's injury had healed.

Not sure if it was because he slept too much in the afternoon or because he saw Xiao Yuanhuai in the palace today, Shen Baozhao tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep.

She thought she didn't care anymore, but when she thought about what he said today about having a lover, her heart hurt more than if she had been shot by an arrow, as if the scabbed wound had been torn apart and the blood was flowing again.

It turned out that his deep affection in the previous life was all fake, which really made it difficult for him. He acted so realistically that she was addicted to the play.

They had been engaged for so long that everyone in the world knew she was his fiancée. But he had been reluctant to marry her, and no one knew who would take his place as queen in the end.

No matter who it was, it wasn't her. Shen Baozhao laughed at himself.

The result of a sleepless night was that I had to prepare to go to the Wu'an Earl's Mansion for a medical consultation early the next morning with dark circles under my eyes.

Shen Baozhao stared at himself in the mirror, "!".