Chapter 176 Take it from the minister and use it for the king
Not sure if she should blame herself for always focusing on Qi Yan, Ling Yutong clearly saw that Qi Yan's face was once again gloomy.
Very scary.
But now, the top priority is to send the Cangwu Buddha away quickly.
She raised her hand and caught the envelope thrown by the other party. She stared at the other party's wrist with an unclear expression, not sure when the other party's manipulations were removed.
How can you hold someone's hand for no reason and be unable to let go?
"It seems that Miss Ling can't wait for me to leave."
Cang Wu leaned back and completely left the attack range of Qi Yan's knife tip.
"Then, as you wish."
As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't stop at all and left the room in a flash. The last interested look he cast fell on the envelope in Ling Yutong's hand.
Qi Yan's pupils shrank, the martial arts skills revealed when the other party left...
At this time, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Ling Yutong glanced at the envelope in her hand with annoyance, took out the tea seeds of Qilixiang and threw the envelope aside. She opened her mouth to explain, but when she opened her mouth, she didn't know where to explain, and she froze for a moment.
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Qi Yan didn't say anything, he just put down the knife and looked at her.
About a second later, Ling Yutong couldn't stand the suffocating atmosphere and said: "Qi Yan..."
But before she finished speaking, Qi Yan interrupted her.
"I know you were caught off guard tonight too."
Ling Yutong was stunned.
Suddenly, the words he had just organized in his mind were stuck.
So, she watched Qi Yan lower his eyes, no longer looking at her, and said in a deep voice: "It's getting very late, you should go to bed early, and I will ask someone to bring you sawed wood in the morning to deal with Mrs. Zhao."
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After finishing speaking, he turned around and closed the door.
He moved swiftly and before Ling Yutong could say a word, the person disappeared before his eyes.
In the early morning, Mo Bai came to deliver something. It was really a piece of wood that had been sawed with a saw. The saw surface was smooth, and several large boards could be spliced together to form a screen.
Ling Yutong was speechless.
"This is..." What he did?
Mo Bai didn't look stupid at all at this moment.
He replied: "Master didn't sleep much all night, he was busy with this."
After hearing this, Ling Yutong felt even more complicated. Mo Bai had no intention of staying any longer and left after saying that.
When Song Yue came over, her eyes were full of panic and fear. Before she opened her mouth, Ling Yutong raised his hand: "I know, don't worry yet, I'm fine."
Last night she thought Song Yue who went to boil water was Cang Wu, but then she didn't see Song Yue until Cang Wu left, so she knew something must have happened. But she also went to confirm Song Yue's condition that night, and Song Yue just fell into deep depression.
Although sleep is caused by drugs, it has no effect on the body.
Songyue's eyes widened when she learned about last night's incident.
"Ah? Girl, why don't you go explain it to Mr. Qi quickly?"
Ling Yutong felt a little unnatural.
"Explain what?"
Qi Yan didn't think she was a man hanging out in the middle of the night, he also said he knew she was caught off guard.
Songyue blinked, and for the first time, she felt that the girl's shrewd brain was used to think of strategies and fight against villains. In terms of human relationships, it was like a blank sheet of paper that she didn't understand anything.
"How can you not explain?"
Her head was so big that she anxiously told Ling Yutong a lot.
Ling Yutong was confused after hearing this.
After a long while, she said: "But Qi Yan and I don't... explain everything clearly. Is it inappropriate to report all my actions to him?"
Songyue: "..."
"Who said you have to have a close relationship to report your plans? Girl, think about it, Mr. Qi, who is as unpredictable as Cang Wu, must have different opinions. Moreover, haven't you already had a crush on Qi before?
Have you opened your heart, Master?"
She said weakly: "I remember a few days ago, you would explain to the young master what you were thinking."
Ling Yutong felt like he was struck by lightning.
She lowered her head suddenly.
"Songyue, I understand, you should go out first."
Songyue was confused, but obedience prevailed in the end, so she nodded and went out.
Inside the room, Ling Yutong sighed, his voice so low that he could hardly hear it.
"What on earth are you doing, Ling Yutong."
Obviously, she has decided to tell him more about her thoughts and not let him worry about her, but... there are too many thoughts tied together, making her always think about ostrich subconsciously, not wanting to delve into it, and not daring to delve into her heart.
Thoughts everywhere.
After struggling for a long time, she decided to go out and find Qi Yan.
However, before she could find him, the palace issued a notice asking all the noble ladies to enter the palace to participate in the reward banquet. As for the reward... they didn't say.
She frowned. There were few flowers and trees in autumn. What could the palace reward?
It couldn't be...because of An Nanhou's return to Beijing.
The reception banquet has been postponed until now. I thought that the Holy One would skip this matter quietly, but I didn't expect that the reception banquet would be used to make up for it now.
After entering the palace, she became more certain of this guess.
After being separated from her grandmother and the others, she went to the Queen's side, touched her eyes, and understood that the Holy One had other plans this time.
Sure enough, as soon as the banquet started, the Holy Spirit revealed the true purpose of gathering everyone here today.
"In previous years, the autumn breeze brought coolness, but this year it brings coolness. I have observed the public sentiment and found that among the common people, too many people cannot pay taxes this year because last year's food harvest was not good, and their lives are difficult."
"So, I am holding a special reward banquet today, just to ask you to accompany me to pay attention to the lives of ordinary people, so that they can still pay their taxes even if the harvest is not good. Who has any ideas? Can you directly state it?"
Ling Yutong's face turned cold.
The first few words she said were because the Holy Spirit had finally said a few human words, but as soon as she spoke the subsequent words, she knew...
Those in power will never personally understand the plight of ordinary people.
Sure enough, all the ministers realized what the Holy One meant.
What are taxes used for? Naturally, it is the city construction of Zhou Dynasty.
But the dynasty already had enough cities, so instead of building cities, it was natural to build palaces, repair Buddhist halls, temples, etc., everything to serve the royal family.
Let the ministers think of a way to help people pay taxes without affecting their lives. What is the most appropriate way? Of course, the ministers use their own pockets to give money to the people.
But who will collect all the tax revenue and hand it over to whom?
Apart from the Holy One, there is no second choice.
Oh.
The Queen's expression was as cold as frost, and the graceful and elegant smile on her lips was frozen, and she felt extremely shameless towards the Holy Lord's actions.
She had long heard that the Holy Emperor wanted to build a palace, but she didn't expect that he would go to the ministers to "find a way" to make up for the lack of money from taxes.
Extremely speechless.
I believe all the ministers can also think of it, but everyone dared to be angry but dared not speak out. For a while, the scene was quiet and no one spoke.