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

"Miss Siyue?"

Seeing Miss Chen stunned, Jiang Zuo gently patted her shoulder.

Chen Qingyun came to his senses and walked towards the pile of salt.

The mountain of salt in front of him was somewhat different from what Chen Qingyun knew.

“Why are these salts different?”

Chen Qingyun asked doubtfully.

Jiang Zuo stepped forward and explained: "This is refined salt obtained after crude salt is purified."

"Purification of crude salt?"

Chen Qingyun couldn't understand it for a moment. She stretched out her finger, dipped a little, and then put it in her mouth.

The salty taste was indeed different from the salt she had eaten before, and it seemed that there was less bitterness in the taste.

"These are all your own business, Lord Jiang?"

Chen Qingyun asked.

Jiang Zuo shook his head and said, "I guess so, but not all of them. Some of them are from the Jizhou Salt Gang. I reached a cooperation with them when I was in Jizhou before."

The Jizhou Salt Gang, aren’t they just private salt dealers?

Chen Qingyun was still deeply surprised by the scene before him.

"It's really good salt." Chen Qingyun nodded.

"Even the emperor has never tasted such good salt." Jiang Zuo was quite proud.

Chen Qingyun said: "Indeed."

"I want to go to the salt well over there and have a look."

Chen Qingyun suggested.

Jiang Zuo said: "Miss Siyue, it seems that the place is still under construction, why not..."

"I'll just take a look."

Chen Qingyun said this and walked in that direction.

Jiang Zuo followed behind him silently, and the distance was very close.

Arriving at a salt mine, Chen Qingyun stepped on the soft soil, stood on a high place and looked up. He saw many workers working in the distance.

“It’s really quite spectacular…”

Chen Qingyun couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

This Jiang Zuo is truly a strange man!

If the imperial court could obtain this salt mine, it would definitely have a lot of additional fiscal revenue.

In the past, most of the salt trade in the Yan court was monopolized by the Jiangnan families, and there were also private salt dealers who sold it secretly, so the income from salt was not very high.

Chen Qingyun was looking at the salt mine, while Jiang Zuo was admiring Chen Qingyun's appearance.

At first Jiang Zuo thought she was just an ordinary rich lady, but he didn't expect that she also had quite a lot of insights into military and economics.

As a result, Jiang Zuo became more interested in her...

After a while, Jiang Zuo asked, "Miss Siyue, let's go to another place."

"it is good."

Chen Qingyun was about to turn around, but at this moment, the soil under his feet suddenly collapsed.

Since Chen Qingyun had been standing on the edge, she slid down as the soil collapsed.

"what!"

Chen Qingyun couldn't help but scream.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo stretched out his hand and hugged Chen Qingyun's slender waist.

However, because the soil next to the salt mine was too soft, Jiang Zuo's center of gravity was unstable, and he had to hold Chen Qingyun tightly, so he couldn't stand steadily for a while.

With a plop, the two of them hugged each other tightly and slid down the slope of the salt mine together.

After a while, it finally stopped.

Chen Qingyun's entire body almost fell on Jiang Zuo.

Fortunately, the slope was all mud and there were no stones, so Jiang Zuo and Chen Qingyun were both fine.

But Jiang Zuo was pressed to the ground, so it was inevitable that his back would be stained with some mud and sand.

But these are minor issues.

At this moment, time seems to have stopped.

Jiang Zuo could clearly feel the softness coming from his chest and the waves of refreshing fragrance.

At this moment, Chen Qingyun was not at all distant from Jiang Zuo.

The two looked into each other's eyes, their faces almost touching.

The atmosphere was quite ambiguous.

Chen Qingyun's ears suddenly turned red, and a blush appeared on her beautiful face. After a moment, she calmed down and said lightly: "Master Jiang, you can let go of my hand now."

At this moment, she had unspeakable thoughts in her heart.

Should we thank Jiang Zuo or blame him for the offense?

Jiang Zuo then reluctantly let go of her hand, stood up, patted the dust off his back, and asked, "Miss Siyue, are you okay?"

Chen Qingyun turned his head, breathed a sigh of relief, and said lightly: "I'm fine..."

As she spoke, she was about to take two steps forward when she felt a sharp pain in her ankle.

"it hurts……"

Chen Qingyun couldn't help but bend down and hold his feet.

"What's wrong? Did you sprain your ankle?"

Jiang Zuo stepped forward and asked with concern.

He leaned over, ready to take a look.

Chen Qingyun endured the pain and said, "Maybe I twisted it just now."

"Let me see if it's swollen." Jiang Zuo said, then bent down and prepared to lift up Chen Qingyun's trouser legs.

"Be bold!"

Chen Qingyun reacted conditionedly and suddenly shouted.

Jiang Zuo was stunned for a moment when he heard Miss Chen was so excited, and quickly explained: "Don't worry, Miss Siyue, I didn't mean to take advantage of you, and I know that men and women should not touch each other. But believe me, before I became a county magistrate, I also knew a little about iron surgery. Let me take a look and I will know the extent of the injury..."

As Jiang Zuo spoke, he actually reached out and touched Chen Qingyun's white ankle.

Chen Qingyun was startled and wanted to retract his foot, but his right foot was already tightly held by Jiang Zuo.

This Jiang Zuo just touched her hand not long ago, and now he wants to touch her feet!

How bold!

"I am the current empress, how can I let other men touch me so easily!"

Chen Qingyun felt ashamed and angry in his heart, but he did not resist on the surface.

Jiang Zuo held Chen Qingyun's calf and did not touch her ankle to avoid aggravating her injury. He just observed it and found that there was no redness or swelling, and then gently rubbed her feet.

"Does this still hurt?"

Jiang Zuo asked.

"It doesn't hurt as much..."

Chen Qingyun bit his thin lips lightly.

"It's not a big deal. Let's go back first. I have some medicine for external injuries in my house. This kind of minor injury will probably heal in two or three days."

Jiang Zuo said.

Chen Qingyun nodded slightly without saying anything. He wanted to take two steps forward, but still felt pain.

"How are you going to get going? I'll carry you up there. There's a road ahead."

Jiang Zuo suggested.

"Need not!"

Chen Qingyun refused immediately, but after taking two steps, he was still staggering.

Deep down in her heart, she still maintained the dignity of an empress. As an emperor, how could she be so intimate with her subject?

"bring it on."

Jiang Zuo came to Chen Qingyun, bent down, and forcibly carried Chen Qingyun on his back.

Chen Qingyun was stunned for a moment and clearly felt Jiang Zuo grabbing her thigh.

"How dare you, Jiang Zuo, take advantage of my danger! If you dare to do anything frivolous, I will kill you!" Empress Chen Qingyun cursed secretly in her heart at this moment.

But on the surface, he unknowingly put his hand on Jiang Zuo's shoulder.

Qiuyue and others who had just been observing in secret, saw His Majesty falling, and now they hurried over to check the situation.

Unexpectedly, just at this glance, I found that Jiang Zuo was carrying the empress on his back and walking slowly up.

"Little, miss..."

Seeing this scene, Qiuyue was stunned.

She had never seen an empress be so close to a man.

But after a closer look, Jiang Zuo is indeed very imposing and has an extraordinary appearance, so it is no wonder that Your Majesty would be tempted...