I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Beijing.

Chen Xiu's carriage slowly entered through the city gate.

He opened the car curtain and looked out at the streets in the city.

For some reason, Chen Xiu actually felt that Jiangzhou seemed more prosperous than the capital.

Maybe it was just an illusion. After all, the capital was the first city of Yan State. How could it lag behind a small city that had just developed?

The carriage drove towards the city center and after a while, it stopped in front of a mansion.

Chen Xiu got off the carriage, took out the letter in his arms, compared it with the address on the envelope, and after confirming that it was correct, he knocked on the door.

This letter was sent to the capital by Chen Xiu on behalf of Jiang Zuo.

He could have handed these matters over to his servants, but since he had personally promised Jiang Zuo that they would be delivered intact, Chen Xiu had to do it himself.

After a while, a servant in the mansion opened the door and said, "Dear guests, who are you looking for?"

Chen Xiu handed the letter over and said, "This is a letter someone entrusted me to deliver. Please give it to your master."

As for who the letter was written to and what was in the letter, Chen Xiu was not curious at all. He just felt that he had to complete it well since Jiang Zuo had entrusted him with the task.

After the servant took the letter, he said a few words of thanks and closed the door.

Chen Xiu looked at the mansion and felt it was a little strange. He was already a little tired due to the long journey these days. He didn't want to think about it anymore and just waited to enter the palace to meet the emperor as soon as possible.

Zhang Huan said, "Your Highness, please go to the capital and rest for a while. I will report to the emperor first and then summon you to the palace."

Chen Xiu nodded slowly and then got back into the carriage.

He hasn't been back to the capital for many years, and before he knew it, everything felt a little strange.

In the palace.

Chen Qingyun was pacing back and forth in the imperial study, with complicated thoughts on her beautiful face.

Ever since sending people to Jiankang City, Chen Qingyun has been looking forward to Jiang Zuo coming to Beijing to meet her.

More than ten days have passed now, and I believe that Jiang Zuo and his group should have returned to Guanzhong.

"What will Jiang Zuo think when he sees me?"

Chen Qingyun's face inevitably showed some anticipation and nervousness.

In the past, when she was with Jiang Zuo, she always used the identity of "Si Yue", but from now on, she will be honest with Jiang Zuo.

She was no longer Miss Siyue, but Chen Qingyun, the Empress of Yan State.

The only thing Chen Qingyun was worried about was that with Jiang Zuo's personality, would he feel disgusted after knowing the truth?

"As the ruler of a country, how can I panic over these things..."

Chen Qingyun quickly shook his head, trying to calm himself down.

She slowly pushed open the door of the imperial study and looked outside the palace. Unconsciously, she thought of Jiang Zuo again.

"Why not just let Jiang Zuo enter the palace and explain everything to him? He won't dare to express any dissatisfaction."

The empress's heart was filled with tangled emotions.

"Forget it, let's meet Jiang Zuo at the court meeting, this way it won't be too awkward."

Chen Qingyun murmured in his heart.

At least for now, she didn't know how to explain all this to Jiang Zuo.

If Jiang Zuo knew that the so-called Miss Siyue was actually the empress of the current dynasty, what would he think?

Are you angry, furious, shocked, or helpless?

"No matter what, even if you Jiang Zuo don't accept me, I will definitely take you into my pocket, no, take you under my command..."

The empress was thinking about that time, then she looked up and saw a familiar figure.

Zhang Huan, commander of the Thousand Cavalry Division, has already rushed back from Jiankang City.

Chen Qingyun believed that as long as he saw Zhang Huan, it would mean that Jiang Zuo and Chen Xiu had also arrived in the capital.

"See Your Majesty."

Zhang Huan knelt down and bowed.

Chen Qingyun put away his thoughts and said, "Press yourselves, are you all back?"

Zhang Huan said, "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has just arrived in the capital and will come to the palace to meet Your Majesty later."

"So, what about Jiang Zuo?"

Chen Qingyun spoke in a calm tone, but he was actually a little nervous inside.

Zhang Huan reported truthfully: "The Jiang patrol said that he would stay in Jiangzhou City for a few days. After he finishes the important matters at hand, he will go to the capital to meet the emperor."

"In other words, he won't be going to Beijing again?"

Chen Qingyun's brows suddenly furrowed, thinking that his expectations were in vain.

What important business could this guy Jiang Zuo have? It must be another excuse.

Now that the State of Chen has been destroyed and the emperor has no tasks to assign to him, he is disobeying the emperor's orders and choosing not to go to the capital, which clearly shows that he is trying to escape.

Chen Qingyun now knows Jiang Zuo too well.

Previously, Chen Qingyun had repeatedly asked Jiang Zuo to come to Beijing, and even used threats, but Jiang Zuo was still very stubborn and would rather die in Anding County than go to Beijing.

Thinking of this, Chen Qingyun couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Jiang Zuo, ah Jiang Zuo, what do you want in exchange for coming to Beijing?" Chen Qingyun felt extremely helpless.

She calmed down a little and ordered, "Then let's ask the Ninth Prince to enter the palace."

"Yes, sir." Zhang Huan responded and left.

Chen Qingyun sighed and shook his head, then looked up at the sky over the capital.

The sky was blue, but Chen Qingyun's heart was filled with clouds. For some reason, he felt a little more homesick.

After a while, a guard brought something.

"Your Majesty, the letter."

This letter was written by Jiang Zuo to Siyue.

Every letter from Jiang Zuo would be delivered to the agreed address first, and then delivered to the palace by the guards.

Chen Qingyun quickly took the letter, opened it and saw Jiang Zuo's sloppy handwriting appear before his eyes.

"Siyue, I have completed the mission of destroying the State of Chen and have now returned to Jiangzhou City. I don't have time to go to the capital to meet you now. If it is convenient for you, why don't you come to Jiangzhou City and meet me? Jiangzhou City may be more prosperous than the capital now. Why don't you come and experience it? I'll wait for your reply..."

Looking at the ugly handwriting on the letter, Chen Qingyun laughed helplessly.

This tone, this description, sounds like something big is happening?

There is no need to think too much. The so-called important matters were just Jiang Zuo's excuse for avoiding going to Beijing this time.

Maybe now Jiang Zuo is already living a life of debauchery and pleasure in Jiangzhou City.

Chen Qingyun summoned Jiang Zuo to the palace this time, but he was preparing to reward him, not to assign him any tasks. I don't know why he was so resistant.

Thinking about the time when Jiang Zuo took the Ninth Prince to and from a brothel some time ago, Chen Qingyun felt inexplicably more angry.

She put away the letter, still feeling angry, and threw the letter onto the desk, then paced back and forth in the study.

"How can we make Jiang Zuo willingly come to Beijing?"

Chen Qingyun couldn't help but think.

Suddenly, Chen Qingyun remembered something else.

Since Jiang Zuo wants to see "Si Yue" so much, why not let Jiang Zuo come to the capital in the identity of Si Yue?

Thinking of this, Chen Qingyun immediately picked up his pen, wrote a reply letter, and ordered someone to send it to Jiangzhou City as soon as possible.

This time, let’s see how you, Jiang Zuo, will respond.

Anyway, Chen Qingyun will definitely not go to Jiangzhou City, so Jiang Zuo must come to the capital no matter what!