After my rebirth, I became the Prince Regent's favorite

Lin Ruoyou said in her heart that she would not be wronged!

Pei Jin hurt Zi'er, and she would never let it go.

After she treated Zi'er's wounds again, she went to the imperial study room with Xiao Sheng.

At this time, the old lady and Pei Jin had been driven out onto the street. She cried and murmured: "Aunt, what should we do? My cousin has been fascinated by the vixen, and even you have to be driven out!"

The old lady was also holding back a burst of anger. She had always been strong, but had she ever been so angry?

Now her own son disowns her and even lets the evil woman disrespect her.

Do you really think she is made of clay?

She will never live on the streets. On the contrary, she will live a life of good food and clothing.

He can no longer let Jin'er endure hardships with him. Look how tortured he is.

Lin Ruoyou, that bitch, was too cruel and beat Jin'er to a miserable state for the sake of a maid.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go into the palace to see the emperor!"

Pei Jin's eyes lit up, why didn't she think of it?

Emperor An was promoted to the throne by the regent, and he would definitely help his aunt make the decision.

The two of them took Aunt Qian into the palace to ask for an audience, and were soon taken into the harem by Queen Tang Xianrou to settle down.

The old lady looked at Empress Tang in front of her. She had long known that she had a very good relationship with Lin Ruoyou, so she would definitely order someone to report the news.

But she doesn't have anything to fear. Now that she's here, she will never leave again.

Pei Jin began to complain: "Empress, because we were instigated by Lin Ruoyou, cousin Sheng kicked us out of the other courtyard. You must make the decision for us!"

Since Tang Xianrou was named queen, she naturally had her own tricks.

She narrowed her eyes and smiled and said: "Okay, I will give you an answer after discussing with the emperor, but he is discussing matters with the courtiers in the imperial study, so he will have to wait for a while!"

Pei Jin nodded: "We can wait!"

After Emperor An heard that the old lady of the Pei family had entered the palace, he couldn't help but frown.

He subconsciously looked at Xiao Sheng next to him, with inexplicable sadness in his eyes.

The emperor's uncle gave him another mess!

How should he deal with it?

Just when he was thinking wildly, Xiao Sheng's cold and stern voice suddenly rang in his ears: "My lords, please consider whether to raise donations voluntarily or compulsorily?"

Everyone laughed bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, my salary is limited, so I am simply helpless!"

Immediately afterwards, someone echoed: "Yes, my family is too poor to open the pot. After three months of poverty, I no longer know the taste of meat!"

"What a coincidence, so do I. I drank coarse japonica rice for the last meal and the next meal too. It cut my throat and made me sore!"

When Lin Ruoyou heard these poor words, she almost stopped laughing.

These are all really great actors!

Look at their fat heads and big ears. How do they look like they are short of food?

However, Xiao Sheng still believed it. He glared at Emperor An and asked, "Are you giving them a little less salary?"

An Di quickly replied: "It's always been like this. I didn't expect that their lives would be so difficult!"

Xiao Sheng pondered: "How about this, let them write down all their family's assets, only the remaining silver in their hands, and don't count the shop and land!"

"Okay, come and write!" Emperor An ordered.

The courtiers felt relieved, it seemed that crying for poverty had the right effect.

They should be able to hold on to their wallets!

So they all tried to reduce the amount as much as possible, and some even only wrote 20 taels.

Only Fang Lao Shangshu and Ping Jiang Wang wrote more, each having a full 1 taels of silver.

Although Ji Guogong had already stopped asking about court affairs, he specially invited him here this time.

He said solemnly: "I know the emperor's intention in inviting everyone here, isn't it just to raise money for the disaster-stricken people? Our government directly presented 1 taels of gold to express our gratitude!"

Everyone's expressions changed greatly, but in their hearts they called the old prince a fool, because he wanted to donate all his wealth.

Don’t their own flowers smell fragrant?Why give it to those untouchables for free?

Whether the people live or die has nothing to do with them.

After everyone finished writing with their own thoughts, they all were handed over to Xiao Sheng's hands.

He lowered his head and said quickly: "Okay, I will now take the Royal Forest Army to the homes of all the adults to verify. If it matches, I will no longer force you to collect donations. But if there are too many, then it is not just a collection of donations, but a request for donations." Check the source of assets!”

Everyone's expressions changed suddenly, the regent was really wilted and bad.

When I asked them to write it before, I didn't say that they would go to the door to verify it.

If you catch them off guard now, isn't this a clear attempt to dig a hole and scheme against someone?

One of the courtiers stopped him anxiously: "My lord, are you too unkind? Why don't you believe Wei Chen? What Wei Chen wrote is true. Why do you still send someone to verify it?"

Xiao Sheng asked without leaving any trace: "Since the reported amount is true, why are you afraid of asking for verification? Is it because you feel guilty?"

One sentence immediately made him blush and feel a little uneasy.

It would be terrible if it was discovered that he had a lot of cash at home.

After all, as a Beijing official, who has received more or less benefits?

Not to mention the gold and silver jewelry, there are several large boxes of gold and silver alone.

If this was discovered, it would really be more than just a fundraiser.

He didn't hesitate anymore and spoke quickly: "Your Majesty, I have figured it out. The people affected by the disaster must not be allowed to suffer. Even if I sell the iron, can I scrape together 1 taels of silver for them?"

Xiao Sheng looked at him deeply and said: "Okay, but I am really afraid that you will be resentful. You donated this voluntarily. Didn't the emperor and I force you?"

The minister gritted his teeth and shook his head vigorously: "No, the minister is just to share the worries of the king and seek benefits for the people!"

"Okay!" Xiao Sheng agreed directly.

He raised his eyes and looked at the crowd and said, "Now that Mr. Chen has changed his mind, what about you? Is there something missing? Or maybe I forgot to make up for a large amount of money?"

Mr. Chen, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and there was a faint chill on his neck.

Fortunately, he saw the opportunity quickly, otherwise, his life would have been in danger!

Naturally, the remaining courtiers did not dare to hide it anymore. They knew very well that the regent's thunderous methods would never give them a chance to hide money.

As long as he is allowed to enter the house for search, his official position will come to an end.

So everyone said one after another: "I also remembered it wrong, it seems that some money was not written down!"

"Yes, yes, me too, I have to add one more!"

About half an hour later, Emperor An and the regent had received 50 taels of disaster relief money.

I have to say that this is by no means a small amount!

Emperor An's heart was extremely complicated. He didn't expect that those courtiers were richer than him, the emperor.