At this time, Song Kuan didn't think much, he just thought that he should finish the task and go back to bed early.
However, Emperor Qian obviously saw what he was thinking, and immediately continued to warn: "By the way, you will have to work harder when you go back and calculate the required silver taels."
"Wait until tomorrow morning and submit it in a form. Do you understand?"
"Ah...this..."
Song Kuan didn't expect Emperor Qian to be so anxious and asked him to go back and work overtime tonight.
However, at this moment Emperor Qian deliberately ejected forward with a joking look on his face.
"What's wrong? You don't want to?"
"No, no, no! How can I not be willing? I will go back immediately to make an accounting! I will submit the memorial by tomorrow morning. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"
Song Kuan quickly responded.
Emperor Qian nodded with satisfaction, and then gave a symbolic compliment.
"Now that all the important members of the Ministry of Etiquette are no longer here, many things require your attention."
"Song Kuan, you are a courtier that I rarely value. Don't let me down."
This sentence also carries a bit of warning.
Song Kuan felt that this was Emperor Qian secretly telling him not to get involved with Li Yan and others all the time, especially not to have a group of ministers enter the bedroom and force the palace like this evening.
Looking at Emperor Qian's attitude at this time, he seemed to be lifeless.
Song Kuan thought of this and naturally agreed one after another.
"Yes, yes, I understand! I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust! I am your majesty! I will do my best! I will dedicate myself to it until I die!"
"Well, that's great! Go back! Finish it as soon as possible and rest early! I won't keep you any longer."
Emperor Qian waved his hand and said.
Song Kuan bowed his hands and quickly left the dormitory.
However, just as he was leaving, Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong jumped out of the dormitory and followed Song Kuan.
The marching soldiers escorted Song Kuan all the way back to his house.
Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong followed secretly. When the Forbidden Army soldiers left, they climbed over the wall and entered Song Kuan's mansion.
Not long after, I saw Song Kuan's bedroom, the lights suddenly turned on, and there were sounds.
"Why does Your Majesty want to see you so late at night?"
Mrs. Nie was a little worried, so she didn't go to bed yet.
Song Kuan sighed and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
It can be seen that he was really frightened in front of Emperor Qian just now.
But it's not to blame for his cowardice. Today he was stabbed by Emperor Qian by mistake. Song Kuan naturally felt strange when he was called out suddenly in the middle of the night and talked about some unimportant matters.
And the weirdness made him feel even more nervous.
"Your Majesty asked me to check the ancestral reports of the officials in the Ministry of Rites, and said that a monument should be erected to commemorate them."
"That's it?"
Mrs. Nie was a little surprised.
He thought it would be something important to find Emperor Qian at night, but it turned out to be just for this?
Song Kuan shrugged helplessly.
"This is the loss, otherwise I would really have no idea!"
"By the way, His Majesty also warned me not to hang out with Li Yan in the future. It seems that His Majesty is still very unhappy about the fact that the ministers are forced to sleep in the palace today."
"It's no wonder that all of you were moved over by Li Yan, and His Majesty was naturally unhappy."
Mrs. Nie chuckled lightly and immediately got out of bed and poured a cup of tea.
"Let me tell you, it's best if you listen to His Majesty. Don't get too close to Li Yan!"
"Look at what happened to the ministers who got too close to him. Huo Yongzhi from the Criminal Department was arrested and is still in Jinyiwei Prison. His life or death is uncertain. Now all these ministers from the Rites Department are dead!"
"If you don't listen to His Majesty's advice, sooner or later you will follow in their footsteps!"
Mrs. Nie saw these things very clearly and was extremely unfavorable to Prime Minister Li Yan.
Such an attitude actually made Lin Yiqiu on the roof feel a little appreciative.
"This Mrs. Nie is a person who can understand clearly. She seems to be pretty good."
This was rare for Lin Yiqiu to make such an evaluation of a woman from an official family.
Cang Hong replied in a low voice at this time: "Mrs. Nie is a niece of Duke Qi. It was with her help that Song Kuan could finally sit in the position of Minister of Household Affairs."
"This woman is extraordinary and has no bad intentions. Song Kuan is lucky to have her, otherwise he would have died eight hundred times in both the government and the public!"
"The niece of Duke Qi? Is there still such a relationship?"
Lin Yiqiu didn't expect it.
In this way, as a relative of the princes, it can be seen that the situation between the government and the public is indeed as it should be.
No wonder that although Song Kuan is the Minister of Rites, he usually seems very honest and does not follow Li Yan too closely. It seems that it is also thanks to the help of Mrs. Nie.
At this time, inside the house, Song Kuan took a pen and paper and was about to go out.
Mrs. Nie finished her tea with a puzzled look on her face.
"What are you going to do? Stay up late at night?"
"Well, Your Majesty asked me to work harder tonight, calculate the money that needs to be spent on the Ministry of Ceremonies, and support it with memorials tomorrow morning! You can go to bed first, and I will go to work later!"
After saying that, Song Kuan opened the door and went out.
When Mrs. Nie heard this, she could only shake her head helplessly, and then went to bed by herself.
"He is going to the front office. Let's follow him."
Cang Hong let out a low voice and jumped out from the eaves.
Lin Yiqiu quickly followed, chasing Song Kuan in front of him.
Song Kuan's yard can be said to be very large, but it is not a yard that he embezzled a lot of money to build for himself.
It's because the government office of the Ministry of Revenue is connected with his yard, so if anything happens, the task can be completed quickly.
Matters related to money are generally very urgent matters, so when these are combined, the efficiency of the Ministry of Rites, especially that of the Minister, will be greatly improved!
Not long after, after walking through a garden and bypassing several pavilions, Song Kuan had arrived at an office near the west.
Two guards were standing at the door, taking a nap against the wall, but they soon heard a movement!
"who!"
The two scolded each other instantly.
Song Kuan waved his hand.
"It's my lord, don't be nervous."
"Sir, it's so late and you're still awake?"
The two asked, flattering each other.
Song Kuan sighed.
"Your Majesty hasn't slept yet, how can I sleep? There is still a task to be completed, so open the door!"
"yes!"
Soon, the door of the office was pushed open, and Song Kuan stepped in.
The two soldiers went in and lit the lamps first, then retreated to the door in a polite manner and stood on guard.
Lin Yiqiu and Cang Hong took advantage of them to open the door and jumped directly up from the side wall to the roof, and then uncovered one of the tiles.
Underneath, Song Kuan was bending over, tinkering with something deep in the cabinet next to him.
Not long after, there was a crisp sound!
Boom!
A cabinet immediately moved to the side, revealing a small door! This chapter has been completed!