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

"Does your brother know that you are in the capital?" Jiang Zuo was a little worried.

Just a random guess, Qin Yu must have left without permission again this time.

I thought I could avoid Qin Yu by secretly leaving Jiangzhou City, but I met her again here.

Qin Yu took a sip of tea and said, "Of course I know, and this time, it was my elder brother who specially asked me to come."

Jiang Zuo smiled and said, "You said the same thing in Jiangzhou City before. Didn't the Qin family send someone to pick you up?"

"It's different from before. By the way, why did you leave Jiangzhou City without saying goodbye?" Qin Yu said with a somewhat unhappy tone.

"I came to the capital because of an urgent matter." Jiang Zuo said calmly.

"You're clearly trying to avoid me, aren't you?"

Qin Yu just stared at Jiang Zuo's eyes.

"Why should I hide from you?"

Jiang Zuo did not admit it, even though he did have such an idea in his mind.

Qin Yu said: "You are afraid that I will pester you and you are unwilling to take responsibility."

"Responsible..."

Jiang Zuo held his forehead, and some images flashed through his mind again.

"Is your wife at home?"

Qin Yu suddenly asked.

"Madam? How can I have a madam when I'm not married yet..." Jiang Zuo said helplessly.

"You came to the capital in such a hurry, isn't it just to see your lover? I wonder if she is here now. I want to see her." Qin Yu said stubbornly.

"You want to see her? What do you want to see her for?" Jiang Zuo asked puzzledly, worried that Qin Yu would do something strange.

But this worry is somewhat unnecessary.

After all, Jiang Zuo's lover is now the empress of Chen State. It is not easy for Qin Yu to see her.

"I'm not here to be a bad guy. If your lover doesn't agree with you taking a concubine, then I'll leave and never bother you again."

Qin Yu bit her thin lips, and seemed determined to marry Jiang Zuo.

"Don't you need to ask for my opinion?!" Jiang Zuo was speechless.

Although Jiang Zuo did have some feelings for Qin Yu, he didn't want to be too fickle and not let down Chen Qingyun and Qin Yu.

After calming down a little, Jiang Zuo said, "My lover's identity is quite special, you may not have the chance to meet her."

Chen Qingyun stays in the palace every day and rarely leaves the palace recently, let alone being brought out to see Qin Yu.

The more important point is that if the empress knew that Jiang Zuo was having affairs in the South, wouldn't she really punish him by making him a eunuch?

Jiang Zuo doesn't want to be an eunuch Jiang for the rest of his life.

But facing Qin Yu, Jiang Zuo really didn't know what to do.

"What's so special about her identity? Could it be that she comes from a wealthy family?" Qin Yu asked curiously.

Jiang Zuo said: "Yes, it is very big."

Qin Yu was stunned for a moment before she said, "I am also the third daughter of the Qin family. It is not shameful to marry you, right?"

"It's not a question of whether it's shameful or not, but I'm more loyal and don't want to take a concubine for the time being." Jiang Zuo said.

It seemed that he had forgotten that there had been no progress at all in his marriage with the empress.

Jiang Zuo himself actually didn't know whether he could marry Chen Qingyun. After all, as an empress with such status, she was busy with government affairs every day and didn't even have much time to spend with Jiang Zuo.

"Don't you like me at all? Do you hate me so much?" Qin Yu said, with tears in her eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang Zuo was stunned where he was and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

To say I don't like it is not...

"This." Jiang Zuo hesitated.

Seeing Jiang Zuo hesitate, Qin Yu put away her sadness and said, "That means you actually like me too, right?"

"I don't know how to talk to you about this kind of thing. I've been very busy lately and don't have time to talk about these things between men and women." Jiang Zuo could only continue to change the subject.

"What else are you busy with? You're just trying to avoid me." Qin Yu saw through Jiang Zuo's purpose.

Jiang Zuo said: "Haven't you heard? Now I am the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. I have work to deal with every day. How can I have time to talk to you about this? In any case, you should go back to the Qin family first. After you think it over carefully, you and I can talk about this matter again."

Qin Yu snorted and said, "If you don't agree, I will pester you for the rest of my life."

"Okay, okay." Jiang Zuo didn't care and said, "You must be very tired after coming all the way from Jiangzhou City. If you want to stay in the capital, I will ask someone to find a place for you to stay later."

Qin Yu said: "No need to look for it, I will live here with you."

"Ah? No." Jiang Zuo refused decisively.

Qin Yu said: "Why not? I helped you so much before, and you haven't even thanked me yet. Let's just decide it."

Without waiting for Jiang Zuo to say anything else, Qin Yu went to choose a room without any hesitation.

Looking at the pretty and lively third daughter of the Qin family, Jiang Zuo could only smile helplessly.

Her appearance, whether in the past or now, was somewhat unexpected.

……

The next day.

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

These days, Jiang Zuo goes to the palace most of the time to handle some memorials for the emperor and share some of the work pressure with Chen Qingyun.

But today, he was obviously a little worried.

Jiang Zuo stopped holding the brush, thinking about other things.

Time passed, but Jiang Zuo did not deal with too many memorials today.

"Jiang Zuo, why do you look absent-minded? Are you worried about something?" Chen Qingyun had already seen through Jiang Zuo's thoughts.

Jiang Zuo came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "Nothing."

Chen Qingyun added: "I plan to go to your house tomorrow to see the Jiangnan garden you built."

"Tomorrow?" Jiang Zuo frowned and said, "Your Majesty, tomorrow may not be possible."

"Do you have anything important to do tomorrow?"

Chen Qingyun asked.

"Yes." Jiang Zuo nodded without hesitation. People like him don't even need to draft what they say.

The reason why she didn't want Chen Qingyun to go tomorrow was because Qin Yu was still in Jiang Zuo's mansion. If the empress went there, she would definitely meet Qin Yu.

"Jiang Zuo, answer me truthfully, are you hiding something from me?" Chen Qingyun looked directly into Jiang Zuo's eyes. She had been with Jiang Zuo for so long, she could tell at a glance whether Jiang Zuo was lying or not.

"Of course not. The Jiangnan garden is okay, but there are still not enough bamboos." Jiang Zuo avoided the question to hide his guilty conscience.

"So weird." Chen Qingyun murmured.

Jiang Zuo forced a smile and said, "Tomorrow afternoon, Siyue can come, I will make preparations in advance."

With just one day, Jiang Zuo could settle Qin Yu so that the two of them would not meet.

Jiang Zuo knew the consequences if the empress met Qin Yu.

Chen Qingyun said: "Jiang Zuo, you must remember, don't deceive me again, otherwise..."

"Understood. Otherwise, I'll just be a little Jiangzi."

Jiang Zuo smiled again.

"Go back and rest first."

Chen Qingyun said, slowly standing up and looking at the beads of sweat on Jiang Zuo's forehead. She always felt that Jiang Zuo seemed to be hiding something and was unwilling to speak it out...