The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Shao Yujie secretly looked at Shao Jincong, not missing any expression on his face.

He sneered, snorted twice with disdain, and said with disdain.

"It's nothing, I just thought that if my brother really likes the Sixth Prince, he might as well use some tricks."

"If you can't let go of yourself, maybe your brother can help you!"

If he wants to win the favor of the Second Princess, he must know the source of the fine salt from the Sixth Prince.

This is a huge matter. Once he tells the Second Prince about the fine salt, Shao Jincong will be devoted to the Sixth Princess again.

Wouldn't that mean he could marry the second princess in one step?

Thinking of this, Shao Yujie was very excited.

Shao Jincong didn't believe him, but Shao Yujie told him some of his thoughts.

"My brother likes the Sixth Prince, and I happen to like the Second Prince. You and I have different hearts. If I help my brother win the heart of the Sixth Prince, then I can also marry the Second Prince I have always dreamed of. Helping you is helping me, so why not?"

"Don't you think that Brother really doesn't want to get the Sixth Prince?"

Shao Jincong did not comment, but asked, "What good ideas do you have?"

There was a calculating look in Shao Yujie's eyes and he raised his eyebrows complacently.

"Of course it's a good plan."

He waved to Shao Jincong and spoke about the plan in a low voice.

After a while, Shao Jincong widened his eyes in surprise.

"What? You want me to give Sixth Prince..."

"Shh..." Shao Yujie quickly covered his mouth; "Keep your voice down, be careful there are ears on the other side of the wall. Brother, if you want to win a person's heart, you have to win her first!"

"Whether the Sixth Prince is really interested in you depends entirely on how he will handle it after that layer of paper is broken."

"Instead of being passive, it is better to take the initiative. What's more, brother, don't tell Yujie about this idea. You haven't thought about it in your heart."

Shao Jincong said nothing, opened his mouth, and swallowed back the words that he wanted to refute.

He had indeed always had this idea in his mind, but he was not as bold as Shao Yujie.

He even plotted against his mother. If his mother knew about this, she would skin him alive.

But if he doesn't do it, who knows whether His Highness is sincere to him!

"Brother, think about it carefully. If you want to do it, tomorrow is the best opportunity." Shao Yujie lowered his voice and said, "Grandmother has been busy these days and hasn't had a good meal. It's just right for you to go visit her tomorrow."

After Shao Yujie finished speaking, he turned and left, and went back to play chess as before.

But he doesn't have to go tomorrow.

On the second day, Shao Yujie did not go to the villa. Shao Jincong went to Shao Chaogan's study with pastries in his hand, looking panicked.

It was almost noon. In the study, Shao Chaogan had been very busy these days, busy with the family businesses and minerals left by the three major clans. He was so busy that he had no time to eat.

Looking at the secret letter on the table gave her a headache.

The mines of the three major clans are all mined by the Zhizhong people. There is not enough manpower to mine the amount that Your Highness wants.

Even if all the manpower and financial resources were used, only the pheasants would be forced to mine. On the other hand, the people who were protected by the three tribes were a group of greedy, lazy and unruly people.

This matter needs to be told to His Highness.

It wasn't that she couldn't complete the task, it was just that the group of unruly people paid a high price and were sneaky when digging the mines.

Shao Chaogan put away the secret letter and planned to look for Shaodian Sishui, when Shao Jincong happened to come.

"Mother? Cong'er is here to see you."

Shao Chaogan put the secret letter into his sleeve and looked up at his son who came in.

After taking a quick look, a hint of doubt flashed across her eyes.

"I haven't seen you for a while. Cong'er hasn't had a good rest these days. He doesn't look well and has lost a lot of weight."

Shao Jincong shook his head and smiled.

"No, I have been fine these past few days, but I haven't been able to see my mother or the Sixth Prince."

"I heard from the servants that my mother was so busy that she didn't even have time to eat, so she took the time to send some cakes over."

Oh, so the message of sending cakes was fake. The real reason was that the Sixth Prince had lost his appetite and couldn't sleep at night. So he came to her to inquire about the Sixth Prince's whereabouts?

Her son is really like her father, so devoted!

I thought about how my son has been very well behaved recently and hasn’t caused any trouble.

Shao Chaogan's expression relaxed, without any dissatisfaction, and even his tone was full of love and doting.

"Cong'er, you are so thoughtful. It just so happens that my mother has to go to the Sixth Prince's villa to handle some important matters. Here are the cakes. Mother, take them and share them with His Highness."

Right now she had neither the time nor the mood to eat the pastries made by her son as there were too many troubles to deal with.

It was just right. Taking the pastries over and letting the Sixth Prince eat them would also make Cong'er happy.

Shao Jincong nodded slightly and handed the pastry to Shao Chaogan.

The villa where Shaodian Sishui lived.

"Master, Shao Chaogan wants to see you."

She was practicing calligraphy in the house when the guards outside announced that Shao Chaogan was coming.

"Let her in."

She slowly collected the paper and writing and threw it into the brazier.

When I looked up, I saw Shao Chaogan walking in with a food box.

"This old minister greets His Highness the Sixth Prince."

Shaodian Sishui didn't care about these empty formalities and raised her hand slightly.

"Get up."

He looked at Shao Chaogan and the food box in her hand with some curiosity.

"How are the follow-up affairs going?"

Shao Chaogan put the food box on the table, took out the secret letter in his hand and handed it to Shaodian Sishui.

"Your Highness, the transfer of the mineral resources went smoothly, but the amount of mining did not reach the output required by Your Highness. Those unruly people are cunning and lazy!"

Shao Chaogan became very annoyed when he thought of the news in the secret letter.

"The unruly people agreed to the high salary of one shell coin per month, but in reality, the salt they dug in just a few days was not as much as the slaves dug in half a day."

"Oh, is that so?"

Shaodian Sishui chuckled, opened the secret letter and read it carefully.

Looking at the amount and time of mining, Shaodian Sishui summed it up in six words.

Low efficiency and high cost.

If this situation continues, the profit from earning fine salt will be greatly reduced.

But this group of people will make a lot of money.

Those who dare to snatch food from her mouth are really a group of daring and unruly people!

"Have you thought of a solution?"

Shaodian Sishui received the letter and asked in a neutral tone.

Shao Chaogan sighed, frowned, and a trace of bloodthirsty murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"I have thought about it for a long time, and the only way is to kill!"

"As long as we kill those unruly people and scare them away, I don't believe they won't just mine honestly."

Shaodian Sishui smiled and did not comment, but expressed her own opinion.

"Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys? If they were really afraid, they wouldn't be so bold as to cheat and act like this."

"It is because they are not afraid that they will not compromise even if they are killed in any way."

"Even if you really dare to kill, it will easily arouse public anger. How will you deal with it?"

"Do you still want to kill everyone?"

Shao Chaogan was speechless. She understood the logic, but the problem was that there was no other way at the moment.

She sighed, stood up and bowed.

"I, an old minister, can't think of any good solution, so I came here to ask Your Highness the Sixth Prince how to deal with this matter."

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to seek help from His Highness.