After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Li Jin quietly moved a plate of grapes in front of him, secretly picked one and put it into his mouth. He took a light bite and it was icy, cool and sweet!

Li Jin closed his eyes happily and thought: How nice it would be if I could bring some of such delicious fruit back home for my wife to eat.

Zheng Xian suddenly said, "Ah Man, do you really want to go to that house to find out the origin of the skeleton?"

I picked a grape and put it in my mouth, saying, "Of course it's true. With so many skeletons, how long will it take for Lord Li to find them? Besides, this is a time of trouble. Human and material resources should be used where they are needed most, and should not be wasted on things that could have been done right away."

After hearing this, Li Jin said quickly, "Your Majesty, Ah Man is right. I am so overwhelmed right now that I wish I had three heads and six arms."

Zheng Xian rolled his eyes at Li Jin and said, "Even food can't stop you from eating."

Li Jin quickly lowered his head, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

Zheng Xian said: "Tonight is not Christmas Eve. It is not wise for you to leave the palace. Have you thought it through?"

I nodded and said, "Don't think about it. I eat your food for free every day, and I also want to do something for you."

Zheng Xian burst into laughter, and said after he had finished laughing: "If everyone is like Ah Man, I don't need to worry about the instability of the world all day long. Okay, I agree. I will immediately summon Chang Guang to lead the cavalry to wait at the palace gate, and let Chang Guang escort you there."

It's good to have Zhao Zhenyuan protecting me, but I really don't want to see him. His eyes seem to have built-in X-rays, as if they can see directly into the depths of my heart. I have no way to hide in front of him, and all the things that hide my identity are just empty shells.

Seeing that I was slow to respond, Zheng Xian couldn't help but ask, "Why? Are you unhappy?"

I quickly smiled and said, "I'm glad to, I'm glad to."

Only then did Zheng Xian nod with satisfaction.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Li Jin glanced at Zheng Xian, who seemed very happy, and said, "Today, in order to dig the pond and clean the well, I hired dozens of workers. It cost a lot of money. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Zheng Xian gave Li Jin a blank look and said, "Looking at your character, have I treated you unfairly? You can't even take out a few dozen taels of silver?"

"Oh, Your Majesty, that's not what I meant." Li Jin was a little anxious and said, "I usually only get a salary. Your Majesty knows how much I get a month better than I do. I live a simple life every day. You see, I have lost weight. If you keep deducting my money..."

"Stop, stop, stop. The first thing you do when you see His Majesty is to ask me for something. Can you learn from A'man? How can you be a good minister if you don't know how to be loyal to the emperor and worry about his work?" Zheng Xian was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

Seeing that Zheng Xian was unwilling to reimburse him, Li Jin's heart was about to bleed. Just as he was about to howl, I suddenly remembered that today, Master Gui came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to make a scene, which annoyed Zheng Xian very much. If Li Jin continued to make a scene, I was afraid that Zheng Xian would really get angry. I hurriedly said, "Master Li, I will give you the dozens of taels of silver. As long as you get things done, money is not a small matter."

When Li Jin heard this, he was very happy and shouted, "Ah Man is really righteous. I would like to thank you for this."

Seeing Li Jin's money-obsessed look, Zheng Xian shook his head.

Zheng Xian said, "It's almost time, Ah Man, go early and come back early, take care of yourself."

Gongsun Wen didn't want to go at all. He had a psychological trauma from seeing ghosts. He would rather accompany the prince to review memorials than accompany me to see ghosts.

But Zheng Xian continued, "Zi Yan, Ah Man is not feeling well, you have to take care of her."

Gongsun Wen was so angry that his teeth were itching and he wanted to slap me to death.

Since His Majesty had spoken, Gongsun Wen had no choice but to obey. He stood up, bowed to Zheng Xian, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, it is my duty to take care of Ah Man."

Zheng Xian nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good. You can go now."

Li Jin came out of the hall with us. A carriage had already been parked outside the hall. The three of us got on the carriage and headed straight for the palace gate.

Li Jin got on the carriage and said happily, "I am lucky enough to ride in a palace carriage for once. It takes me half my life to walk from the palace gate to the Hall of Supreme Harmony every time."

Gongsun Wen still didn't want to talk to me, so I had to say, "You can ask His Majesty to let you lead the horse into the palace at the palace gate."

Li Jin sighed and said, "Your Majesty is unwilling to give me even a few dozen taels of silver, and you still want to approve my horse to enter the palace? I dare not even dream of it."

Speaking of silver, I extended my hand to Gongsun Wen.

Gongsun Wen rolled his eyes at me and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Give me the money." I said confidently.

"You!" Gongsun Wen looked at me with a knife-like look, unable to say anything more. He obediently took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve. I snatched it away, took out a banknote of 100 taels from it and handed it to Li Jin, saying, "Master Li, this is for you."

Li Jin took the banknote and said with a grin, "Oh, my dear Ah Man, you are really my lucky star. I made a profit this time."

I stuffed the remaining banknotes into my sleeves, and Gongsun Wen said unhappily, "Give me back the rest."

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "Look at how stingy you are. No wonder you can't find a wife."

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he rolled his eyes and said, "The man who stole my banknotes is right."

I patted my sleeves to make sure the banknotes wouldn't get lost, then smiled and said, "I've been very poor lately, and I have no money. These banknotes belong to me."

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he didn't want to pay attention to me and turned away.

Li Jin glanced at Gongsun Wen and whispered to me, "Ah Man, you took so many banknotes from Master Gongsun Wen, why don't you give me a few more?"

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "You wish. How can I take something out of my pocket?"

Li Jin muttered quietly, "You are even more stingy than Lord Gongsun!"

"Huh?" Gongsun Wen and I looked at Li Jin at the same time. Li Jin was so scared that he quickly said, "It's me who is stingy. Haha, I am stingy."

After leaving the palace, I saw Zhao Zhenyuan leading a team of cavalry waiting in front of the palace gate.

Li Jin hurried forward and saluted Zhao Zhenyuan.

Zhao Zhenyuan was wearing a velvet coat and riding on a horse, holding his silver spear that had killed countless enemies, looking very majestic.

Zhao Zhenyuan's official rank was not as high as Gongsun Wen's, but he just nodded to Gongsun Wen as a greeting, while Gongsun Wen cupped his hands and said to Zhao Zhenyuan: "General Zhao, thank you for your hard work in this cold night."

Zhao Zhenyuan said: "As a general, I should do what I should do even if it means going through fire and water."

Li Jin was a little scared of Zhao Zhenyuan, so after paying his respects, he said, "Sorry to bother you, General Zhao. I have something else to do. I'll take my leave now."

Zhao Zhenyuan nodded.

Li Jin bowed to Gongsun Wen again, then got on his carriage parked in front of the palace gate and drove away.

Gongsun Wen and I got on the carriage that came out of the palace and headed towards the house, protected by Zhao Zhenyuan's cavalry.