The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

Chu Runxue changed into an apricot-colored dress and went to pay a visit to Concubine Zheng with her nanny and maid.

Next month is Concubine Zheng’s birthday. The Emperor and the Empress have indicated that this birthday should be a grand celebration for her, so Concubine Zheng is still looking forward to her birthday this year.

She is thirty-eight years old now. Although she is no longer as fresh and beautiful as she was when she was young, she has a capable son and an excellent daughter-in-law. She will still be radiant in the future. She firmly believes that sooner or later she will ascend to the throne of Empress Dowager.

"Your Majesty, Miss Runxue is here to pay her respects to you." said the head palace maid Nuoqing.

After learning about Chu Runxue's talents, the imperial concubine liked her very much and immediately asked Nuoqing to bring Chu Runxue in.

"Runxue pays her respects to the Imperial Concubine." Chu Runxue bowed.

"Runxue, there's no need to be so polite. Sit down and talk to me." Concubine Zheng motioned for her to sit on the couch.

Chu Runxue did not refuse. After thanking her, she came over and sat down, her sitting position slightly lower than that of the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine noticed these small details and was very satisfied.

She thought that if it were the girl Chu Heyi, she would definitely not be so polite.

"Red date cake is good for replenishing qi and blood. Runxue specially made some for you, Madam. I hope you will like it."

It is said that it can replenish qi and blood. Even though the imperial concubine did not like it, she let Nuoqing take it and she ate two pieces.

"It tastes good, much better than the imperial kitchen in the palace. Runxue is really skillful."

"It's just a small token of my appreciation. Although the Emperor has reduced the size of your birthday banquet this year, you are still young and there will be opportunities in the future. I hope you won't be too sad."

The imperial concubine was chewing the red date cake carefully. She was stunned when she heard the words: "What are you talking about?"

Chu Runxue seemed unaware and continued to speak earnestly and sincerely: "Next year, when the war in the northern border ends and His Royal Highness Prince Cheng returns to the palace, the Emperor will definitely hold a grand birthday banquet for you to make up for this year's regrets."

"You mean, the size of my birthday banquet this year should be reduced? No one came to tell me!"

The imperial concubine's face turned cold on the spot.

Chu Runxue quickly stood up and knelt in front of the imperial concubine: "It turns out that Runxue said something wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty. Runxue heard that the emperor opened the national treasury and asked people to dig the ditch from Qingya River to Shengjing City. The national treasury is empty, and Your Majesty's birthday banquet cannot be held grandly, so I specially brought red date cakes to comfort Your Majesty."

He added, "The person who persuaded the Emperor to build the canal happened to be Runxue's sister Heyi. Don't worry, Your Majesty, Runxue will definitely scold Heyi when she returns. It was she who caused the treasury to be empty and ruined your birthday banquet."

"What a jerk!" Concubine Zheng slammed the table and said angrily, "She is just a country girl who grew up in the countryside. How dare she persuade the emperor to open the national treasury to build a canal!"

Chu Runxue said, "It's probably because my father and brother are fighting in the northern border. The emperor has to agree to her request, so as not to disappoint my father and brother."

"She actually dares to threaten the emperor with the war in the north?" The imperial concubine's beautiful eyes suddenly turned cold!

"Perhaps Heyi didn't mean it. She just wasn't happy about being summoned to live in the palace, so she found something to do. Runxue will tell her later that it's not appropriate to do such a thing. Please calm down, Your Majesty."

The imperial concubine had no way to calm down.

She doesn't care about anything else.

But this was her 38th birthday party, and she wanted to be glamorous and have all the women envy her.

Let everyone know that she is not only favored, but also has a great son.

But now it has been destroyed by Chu Heyi!

She couldn't vent her anger!

After she sent Chu Runxue away, she began to think about how to punish Chu Heyi to relieve her hatred!

After Chu Runxue left the imperial concubine's bedroom, she planned to go to the Purple Palace to find the emperor and propose to marry Chu Heyi into the Xie family.

Chu Heyi had an iron mine. After bringing about the marriage between the two families, she could then start working on the matter of state-run salt and iron and inform the emperor.

She could then use the fact that Chu Heyi was secretly mining iron ore to wipe out both the Chu and Xie families at once. Then, all the wealth of the two families would be in her hands.

However, just as she arrived at the gate of Zichen Palace, Guyu, who had been outside the palace to gather information for her, came hurriedly.

"Miss, I have discovered a big secret of the Xie family. No more than three people know about it now." Guyu said with excitement in her eyes.

In contrast, Chu Runxue was very calm. She took the initiative to get close to Guyu and said, "Tell me."

Guyu then stood on tiptoe, put her hands around her mouth, and whispered the big secret into Chu Runxue's ear.

After listening to this, Chu Runxue stood there for a long time, then stretched out her lips and smiled slightly.

"You have to keep this a secret for the Xie family. You must not let more people know about it. Even Xie Lin must not know about it."

Guyu nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

Chu Runxue added: "I heard that the girl from the Li family, who is in the silk business, is attracted to the head of the Xie family, so I'm trying to bring them together."

Yes, at this moment Chu Runxue changed her mind and decided not to match Chu Heyi and Xie Lin, but to match the Xie family and the Li family instead.

It would be even better if after getting the wealth of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, we could also seize the wealth of the Xie family and the Li family.

"Yes, I'll do it right away!" Guyu retreated with great enthusiasm.

Chu Runxue continued to move forward and said to Yin Shao who was guarding outside the Purple Palace: "Sir Yin, Runxue wants to see the emperor for something, please inform him."

As the commander of the imperial guards beside the emperor, Yin Shao knew the special status of Chu Runxue to the emperor, and immediately went in to pass on the message.

"Miss Chu, the emperor invites you in."

"Thank you, Lord Yin." Chu Runxue bowed slightly and walked into the Zichen Hall.

The emperor sat in a chair with a pile of memorials on the desk in front of him, but he had no intention of reviewing them.

Before Chu Runxue came, he wanted to summon Chu Runxue to ask her if she had any other way to quickly fill the national treasury.

But the emperor also felt that it seemed a little ridiculous to always rely on a little girl to fill the treasury.

Just at this time, Chu Runxue came to the door on her own initiative.

The emperor said very kindly: "No need to be so polite, come and talk to me if you have anything to say."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Runxue smiled gently. The emperor was so kind, he must be very short of money.

After all, the treasury was once full, but suddenly it was empty. Who could bear it?

"Why did you come to see me?"

"I dreamt of His Royal Highness King Cheng last night. He said he missed the Emperor and the Concubine very much in the northern border, and asked me to come and pay my respects to them as often as possible when I have time. I don't want His Royal Highness to worry, so I came to pay my respects to him. I hope I can tell him in my dream tonight that the Emperor and the Concubine are doing well, so he can fight with peace of mind."

It's just a greeting. The emperor was a little disappointed.

"You are a thoughtful person. It is Shuo'er's blessing to have you as his queen." The emperor said with a sigh.

"Is Your Majesty worried about the war in the north? His Highness asked me to tell Your Majesty in his dream that he will surely return victorious. I hope Your Majesty will not worry and take care of yourself!"

The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Chu Runxue. How could she not understand? The war in the north had been worrying him for a long time. There was no need for him to sigh about this now. What he was sighing about was that he had no money!

"The treasury is empty. I am worried about the lack of food and grass supply, so I am worried."

The emperor said this sullenly, then looked intently at Chu Runxue's expression.

"I have a plan to fill the treasury, but..."