The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

Chapter 284 The Emperor’s Thoughts Are Unfathomable

When Luo Xiyao heard this, the expression on her face was indescribable. It was obvious that she found it difficult to understand the emperor's thoughts.

"But the Emperor is well aware of the conflict between my cousin and Prince An. Isn't he afraid that Prince An will interfere and harm the border war?"

Shen Qionghua sighed inwardly and said, "We have always been at odds with Prince An's faction, so naturally we tend to assume the worst of them."

"But perhaps in the emperor's heart, Prince An and the prince are both his sons. Even if the emperor is more inclined towards the prince, he doesn't believe that Prince An would be so ignorant as to delay the supply of grain."

One is to maintain balance and containment, and the other is to give Prince An another chance. Apart from these two reasons, Shen Qionghua could not think of any other reasons.

It's not possible that the emperor wants to lose the battle at the border, right?

Seeing Luo Xiyao's worried look, Shen Qionghua patted her hands and said soothingly, "You don't have to worry too much. As soon as I got the news, I sent people out of the capital to collect grain."

"The Shen family has secret guards left behind by the prince. If all else fails, let's be on the safe side and collect some food and have them leave with the imperial guards who are escorting the food."

"If Prince An really uses some trickery to delay the delivery of the imperial court's grain to the border, the food we send can still sustain the country for a while."

"Even if Prince An were to resort to trickery, he wouldn't dare to act too obviously now that the enemy is at hand. He could only delay the situation for three to five days at most."

"So I think it should be enough to prepare food for seven days."

Every time Shen Qionghua said something, Luo Xiyao nodded.

At the end of the day, Luo Xiyao's worries were obviously alleviated a lot.

She looked at Shen Qionghua with shining eyes, gently shook Shen Qionghua's hand with both hands, and said: "Qionghua, you are so thoughtful. Why didn't I think of this idea?"

"There's still some silver in the mansion. I'll go back and get it. I can't let you pay for the grain all by yourself!"

If the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had not had much money in reserve, she would definitely not have let Qionghua spend money to buy food.

But now the border issue is important, and she can't care about so much.

Although I can't afford that much money to buy food, I'll just take whatever I have. If that doesn't work, I can pawn her jewelry. I can always scrape together some money.

Luo Xiyao thought so, stood up, and was about to leave in a hurry.

Seeing this, Shen Qionghua quickly grabbed her.

Shen Qionghua has been with Luo Xiyao for so long, how could she not know what she is thinking.

The rewards that Prince Rui received were basically converted into silver and money to subsidize the army, and the same was true for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was so grand and bare inside, except for a small garden in front of Luo Xiyao's boudoir that still had some scenery to offer, the rest...

How can I get the money?

Shen Qionghua persuaded him, "No need to pay. The Shen family should have paid for it. The prince and I have already agreed that if the prince helps me escape Prince An and the Yongning Earl's Mansion, my Shen family will serve the prince from now on."

Luo Xiyao shook her head and said, "Qionghua, you don't have to say such things. My cousin is my cousin, and I am me. You have helped my cousin and me so much, and I can't just let you pay for everything."

Seeing Luo Xiyao's persistence, Shen Qionghua knew that this excuse would not stop her, so she could only change the excuse, "You don't have to be so anxious. The reason why I sent people to collect the grain so quickly was because I remembered that the Shen family still had Shidinglou under its name."

"If the harvested grain is of no use, we can take it to the Food Bowl Building. This will ensure that it is put to good use and not go to waste."

"So this batch of grain may not be sent to the border yet. You don't have to rush to give me the silver now. It's not certain whether this batch of grain will be sent to the border or to the food stored in Shidinglou."

Shen Qionghua can always find some reasons for something even if there is no reason for it.

Luo Xiyao was indeed not in a hurry to go back after hearing this, but her thoughts were different from what Shen Qionghua had expected.

Luo Xiyao was thinking that since she was still unsure, she would just wait a little longer and sell some jewelry at the same time.

This way, he could avoid having to sell so many pieces of jewelry at once and have the pawnshop lower the price. The more silver he could get from selling them, the more money he could give to Qionghua.

Shen Qionghua didn't know that Luo Xiyao had not given up the idea of ​​giving her the money, so she took this opportunity to give Luo Xiyao some more instructions.

"Since Prince An has entered the Ministry of Revenue, he must have ill intentions. You must keep a close eye on the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and make sure he doesn't take advantage of any loopholes."

Prince An's sudden move really made Luo Xiyao feel sympathetic. She was no longer as casual as before and nodded very solemnly.

After seeing Luo Xiyao off, Shen Qionghua meditated for a while and found that there was nothing missing, so he shifted his attention.

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royal palace.

Tai Chi Hall.

Xie Rong seemed unaware of the extent of the impact his decree had brought. He changed out of his court robes and put on comfortable casual clothes as he sat at his desk to review memorials.

Li Shunquan walked in and carefully served hot tea.

His face was calm, but he was extremely alert in his heart.

Ever since the emperor issued that decree in the morning court, the entire capital seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, there were undercurrents surging underneath.

Many ministers were privately speculating about what the emperor's decree meant.

Prince An was defeated in the battle and was supposed to be punished, but he was seriously injured. After he recovered from his injury, the emperor did not punish him. Instead, he sent him to the Ministry of Revenue to manage the food and fodder dispatch of the border army.

The Emperor is... worried about Prince Rui and wants to promote him?

The ministers were undecided and wanted to get some information from the people around the emperor.

Li Shunquan was no exception and received veiled inquiries from several important officials.

Not to mention that Li Shunquan didn't dare to reveal the emperor's thoughts. Even if he wanted to, he himself didn't know what the emperor was thinking and how to say it.

Li Shunquan himself was confused by the emperor's incomprehensible thoughts.

It doesn't seem like the emperor cares about and favors Prince An. Ever since Prince An moved to the Yanx Palace for recuperation, the emperor has never taken the initiative to visit Prince An again. Even the decree this morning was drafted suddenly.

Li Shun looked calm and composed, his mind wandering to who knows where.

It wasn't until Xie Rong called him twice that he came to his senses. He quickly knelt down and said, "This slave deserves to die."

"Get up." Xie Rong said calmly, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Shunquan stood up and said with a smile, "I was thinking that Your Majesty hasn't had a good appetite these past few days, so I had to ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some appetizers."

Xie Rong looked at him for a long moment, but didn't say he didn't believe her. Instead, he asked another question, "Has Prince An left the palace?"

Li Shunquan's heart tightened when he heard this, but he remained calm and said, "His Royal Highness Prince An has not left the palace yet. He is in the Imperial Concubine's Yanx Palace. Princess Anle is also there." Your Majesty, are you going to the Yanx Palace?

Li Shunquan said the last sentence silently in his heart, not daring to say it out loud.

Xie Rong frowned slightly, then sneered, with a rather meaningful tone.

When Li Shunquan heard the sneer, he lowered his head even lower.

Xie Rong changed the subject and asked, "Where is the Fifth Prince?"

Li Shunquan immediately said, "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is currently in the upper study."

Xie Rong nodded and said, "I will have lunch with the Fifth Prince, and I will also check on his homework."

Li Shunquan immediately smiled and said, "The Fifth Prince will surely be very happy to know this. I heard that the teacher praised the Fifth Prince's homework yesterday."

Xie Rong finally smiled when he heard this, "This kid is doing okay academically."

After a while, he added, "But after all, he is still a little worse than Yuan'er back then."

Upon hearing this, Li Shunquan was about to praise Prince Rui, but when he looked up, he found that Xie Rong's eyes were dark and his expression was unclear. He didn't look happy at all, so he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He turned around and went outside the hall, and asked his eunuch to go to the study to invite the fifth prince to have lunch in Taiji Hall.