She became a top rich woman by giving tribute to her emperor boyfriend

Daqi.

royal palace.

Treasury.

Qiu Zizhen looked at the empty shelf in a corner of the national treasury and felt sick.

"Oh no! A thief broke into the treasury and stole!"

How come so many treasures stored in the treasury disappeared when he hadn't come in to check for just a few days?

What do the guards in charge of guarding the national treasury do for a living?

It’s over, it’s over. He has lost so many priceless treasures. Even if he had ten heads, they would not be enough to chop off.

At this time, the guard officer in charge of guarding the treasury came in and said:

"Master Qiu, there have been no thieves in the past few days. The treasury is heavily guarded. Even a master thief cannot get in."

Qiu Zizhen pointed at a corner of the empty shelf and said excitedly:

"I remember that the shelves here were clearly filled with treasures, so why are they gone today? No thieves have come in before, so where are the treasures?"

"So much was stolen at once. How can I explain this to the Emperor?"

Guard officer: "Sir Qiu, no thieves have ever come in. I can guarantee it with my life."

Qiu Zizhen calmed down and thought about it.

Maybe it wasn't really a thief who stole the things, but someone else came in and took them openly, but just didn't ask him for approval.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "Besides me, have any other officials come in here in the past few days?"

The guard shook his head: "No, except the emperor."

Qiu Zizhen was immediately startled: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty has been here?"

Guard officer: "Yes, he came here, but when the emperor left, he did not take any treasures with him."

"Master Qiu, did you remember it wrongly? Maybe the treasure was not lost, but the treasure here was arranged to be somewhere else by you before?"

"Impossible!" Qiu Zizhen denied it outright.

"Even if I forget my mother, I can't possibly forget the exact location of the treasures in the national treasury."

The guard officer didn't know what to say, "Then... I don't know what happened, but I can be sure that no thief came in."

Qiu Zizheng didn't believe that he had forgotten, so he took the tribute list and counted it one by one.

If they hadn't counted, they would have thought that only a few treasures were missing. After counting, they found that one or two hundred treasures were missing, plus dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry.

This amount was so bad that Qiu Zizhen felt like he had heard bad news. He felt weak as he walked out of the treasury gate.

His face was so pale that there was not a trace of blood, and he was completely shrouded in fear.

It’s over, two hundred treasures and dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry disappeared!

Having lost so much, all nine members of the Qiu family will be killed this time!

Qiu Zizhen was in a daze all the way and didn't know how he got to the imperial study.

Gao Weifu, who was waiting at the door of the imperial study, saw him and couldn't help but smile: "Why is Lord Qiu here?"

In addition to Gao Weifu, there were also several palace maids and guards at the door.

Standing next to Gao Weifu was the emperor's personal bodyguard Ming Yan.

Qiu Zizhen's hopeless gaze fell on the sword in Ming Yan's hand.

"Master Guard, may I borrow your sword?"

Ming Yan tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword and became alert: "Minister Qiu, what are you going to do?"

Qiu Zizhen's eyes were dull and his tone was depressed: "I will go to the emperor to apologize for my crime."

Ming Yan and Gao Weifu looked at each other in confusion.

Gao Weifu asked, "Master Qiu, what happened?"

Qiu Zizhen said in a daze: "I have committed a capital crime."

Ming Yan and Gao Weifu were both shocked.

Considering that Qiu Zizhen didn't know martial arts, Ming Yan finally lent his sword to Qiu Zizhen.

After a while, Qiu Zizhen walked into the imperial study with his head down, holding the sword in both hands, and knelt down in front of the imperial desk.

He said in a sad and self-blaming tone: "Your Majesty, I am here to die."

It was because of his negligence that so much royal property was lost.

The lost property was enough to support the soldiers in Guannan Camp for several years.

He has committed a heinous crime!

Qi Tianlin, who was calmly reviewing the memorials, glanced at Qiu Zizhen, then continued reviewing the memorials, chuckled, and asked:

"Qiu Aiqing, what do you mean? What crime have you committed?"

After a pause, he continued, "Didn't I agree that you could arrange those dozens of Gaussian beauties on your own? Why, do you still want to persuade me to take them as concubines?"

Qiu Zizhen shook his head, his face extremely heavy, "Your Majesty, this humble minister is not here for this matter."

Qi Tianlin showed no impatience on his face. He concentrated on reviewing the memorials and asked:

"Since it's not about taking a concubine, then what's the matter, Mr. Qiu?"

Qiu Zizhen confessed with a heavy heart:

"Your Majesty, today I checked the treasury and found that two hundred treasures and dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were missing. The guards guarding the treasury also asserted that there had been no thieves in the treasury recently, but the treasures disappeared without a trace."

"Your Majesty, because of my poor supervision, the court has lost a large amount of property, so I come here to die and apologize."

"This matter is the fault of this humble minister alone. It is not a pity for me to die, but I beg Your Majesty to spare my family. They are innocent."

Qi Tianlin paused while he was reviewing the memorial.

Treasury?

Lost a large amount of property?

That's not him...

Thinking of the valuables that he had sent to Jiayu using the jade pendant a few days ago, a guilty look flashed across Qi Tianlin's eyes.

This matter was his fault. After sending the property to Jiayu, he forgot to ask someone to mention it to Qiu Zizhen.

Now that the property has disappeared, Qiu Zizheng, who is in charge of the national treasury, will definitely come to him to apologize first.

Qi Tianlin put down his pen and spoke with some embarrassment and guilt: "Um...Qiu Aiqing, I forgot to send someone to tell you about this."

"A few days ago, I went to the treasury and had someone secretly move a batch of valuables out and sent them outside the palace overnight."

"I was negligent in this matter. I don't blame you."

Qiu Zizhen's eyes suddenly warmed up, "Your Majesty~"

It was not because the charges were cleared, but because the nine clans of the Qiu family would finally no longer be dragged down by him.

The more Qiu Zizhen thought about it, the more excited he became, and his hands holding the sword were shaking.

Ming Yan, who was waiting on the side, came over, took his sword and put it back into the sheath.

He then helped Qiu Zizhen up, "Minister Qiu, please get up."

After Qiu Zizhen stood up, his legs were still shaking.

In such a short period of time, he experienced many ups and downs, life and death, and his whole body was shaking.

Qi Tianlin felt guilty and offered compensation:

"Qiu Aiqing, this matter was my negligence. I made you nervous for the whole morning. Let me give you a hundred pieces of silk and satin as an apology. Take them back and make a few more clothes for your wives and concubines."

Qiu Zizhen was flattered: "Your Majesty, this... I appreciate your kindness. It is my duty to be in charge of the national treasury. Your Majesty does not need to blame yourself. I am ashamed to accept this silk and satin."

The emperor has already rewarded him with a group of wives and concubines, how could he have the nerve to accept more rewards.

Of course, if the emperor insisted on giving it to him, he would do it reluctantly...

Qi Tianlin suddenly thought of Jiayu: "Since Lord Qiu doesn't want it, I will take it back."

I don’t know whether the weather is cold over there in Jiayu’s place. I’ll send her some silks and satins later.

"..."

The corners of Qiu Zizhen's mouth froze, and the words of thanks that were about to come out of his mouth were swallowed back into his stomach.

At this moment, I feel so sad and angry that I really want to slap myself in the face.

Hundreds of pieces of silk and satin, why did he refuse them?

Also, didn't the emperor usually insist on rewarding him after he declined? Why didn't the emperor force it on him today?

It is indeed difficult to guess the emperor’s mind.

*

After taking the medicine prescribed by Si Tingyi for two consecutive days, the Empress Dowager not only had a good appetite today, but she could also walk around in her palace without anyone's help.

After reviewing the memorials, Qi Tianlin came to Yongning Palace to visit the Empress Dowager.

As soon as I arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace, I saw her sitting in the yard, leisurely drinking and eating cakes. She looked even more energetic than before she fell ill.

Seeing the Royal Grandmother's condition today, Qi Tianlin was grateful to Jiayu in his heart.

He thought to himself, "If it weren't for Jiayu, I'm afraid I would be separated from my grandmother by the Yin and Yang now. I owe her such a great favor, I must repay her well."

"Grandson meets the Imperial Grandmother."

Qi Tianlin walked up to the Empress Dowager and paid his respects.

When the Empress Dowager saw him, she happily asked him to sit down, "Lin'er, you are here, please sit down. These are the snacks that have just been sent from the Imperial Kitchen, please try them."

"I heard from Yue Lan that the imperial kitchen has several chefs who are particularly good at making pastries. They can make all kinds of patterns and flavors."

Qi Tianlin didn't like sweets, but he didn't spoil the Empress Dowager's mood and took a piece of cake and put it in his mouth.

After swallowing it completely, he nodded: "Yeah, not bad."

The Empress Dowager looked at him with a kind smile on her face.

Seeing that the Royal Grandmother was so happy and in good spirits, Qi Tianlin's heart, which had been hanging in the air for the past few days, finally relaxed.

"Grandmother, you look good today."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the medicine you found outside the palace, Lin'er."

At this point, the Empress Dowager asked curiously, "Si Huaiyi told me that the medicine was prescribed by a doctor outside the palace. Why didn't you recruit such a skilled doctor into the palace?"

He also wanted to recruit, but how to recruit in the future?

The jade pendant cannot teleport a living person over here.

Qi Tianlin made up a reason: "The genius doctor is used to being free, and entering the palace would be a restriction, so he declined the olive branch I extended."

The Empress Dowager sighed softly: "What a pity."

Suddenly, Jiayu's voice came out:

"Waiter, I want a cup of lemon tea."

"Lao Meng, I'm going to the bathroom."

Hearing Jiayu's voice, Qi Tianlin subconsciously looked down at the jade pendant hanging around his waist.

The jade pendant is shining.

Then he glanced at the Empress Dowager opposite him and didn't dare to speak to Jiayu.

He was afraid that the Empress Dowager would think he was mentally ill.

At this time, on the modern side.

Jiayu ordered a cup of lemon tea at the milk tea shop, said something to her best friend Sheng Meng, and then got up to go to the bathroom.

Seeing Sheng Meng sitting here, she went to the bathroom without taking her bag.

Not long after she left, her cell phone in her bag rang.

When Sheng Meng opened her bag and took out her phone to look at it, half of the jade pendant was exposed.

She didn't notice the jade pendant, took out her cell phone, looked at the caller note, and saw that it was from her colleague Gao Manyu, so she picked up the call directly.

"Hello, Xiaoyu, I'm your sister Sheng..."

After a while, the waiter brought up the lemon tea.

"Miss, your lemon tea is ready."

Sheng Meng, who was concentrating on talking on the phone, looked up and nodded to the waiter.

"Got it, put it here."

Then continue talking on the phone with Gao Manyu.

The waiter put down the lemon tea and returned to the workbench.

Sheng Meng noticed from the corner of her eye that the lemon tea was blocking her hand a little, so she pushed the lemon tea to the other side of the table.

She was completely unaware that after she looked away, the cup of lemon tea was next to the exposed jade pendant and was enveloped by the light emitted by the jade pendant.

Then a suction force appeared and swallowed up the lemon tea.

This is Daqi.

Qi Tianlin was looking at the glowing jade pendant and was thinking of finding a reason to avoid the Royal Grandmother when suddenly something emerged from the jade pendant.

Fortunately, he was quick and caught the thing before it fell to the ground.

He picked up the object, which felt cold and wet to the touch, and placed it on the table, looking at it in amazement.

What did Jiayu send to him?