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At noon the next day, Shen Jinmo came to the Golden Palace with accounts and banknotes.

Xia Hong flipped through the final amount of silver. He never knew that money could come so easily and so quickly.

The fact that these court officials could come up with so much silver so easily means that such a thing will happen more often.

Hints of joy passed through his eyes and were transmitted to everyone in the golden palace.

Xia Hong hasn't felt so happy for a long time.

The palace servants in the Golden Palace haven't felt as at ease as they did today in a long time.

Looking up at Shen Jinmo, Xia Hong asked with a smile: "Wang Heng, who do you think would be more appropriate to send to provide disaster relief this time?"

After a brief thought, Shen Jinmo said, "After yesterday's morning court session, the Crown Prince seemed to want to seize this opportunity to provide disaster relief."

"Ha." A cold laugh: "He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to embezzle the disaster relief funds. Now that he has the money and the people's support, the first person he wants to kill is me."

Xia Hong's proactive words made Shen Jinmo realize that Xia Hong's trust in him was increasing rapidly and quietly.

But Shen Jinmo deliberately suppressed this growing feeling.

Because of Xia Hong's personality, whenever he realizes that he trusts someone too much, he will force himself to cut off that trust.

After thinking for a while, Shen Jinmo said, "The Grand Tutor has extensive experience in locust prevention and disaster relief, and the money will definitely not be embezzled if it is handed over to him."

Xia Hong closed the account book and tapped his fingers on the table.

It would be safer to hand it over to Wu Cixiu, but Xia Hong had his own concerns.

But Wu Cixiu cares too much about the people, and the people naturally remember him. If Wu Cixiu is allowed to take on more credit for drought prevention and control in these twelve counties, this person will be even more difficult to control for Xia Hong.

With a worried look on his face, Xia Hong said, "The Grand Master is quite old, and he is the backbone of the world's scholars. How can I bear to let him travel such a long distance?"

Shen Jinmo tightened his hand on the whip handle slightly, knelt on one knee and said: "I am willing to personally lead people to Dingxi County to provide disaster relief. Please grant me permission, Your Majesty."

When Xia Hong heard that Shen Jinmo was leaving Luoan, his brows furrowed.

Shen Jinmo is the only one in the court who is worry-free. If Shen Jinmo leaves Luoan, Xia Hong will really have less fun.

But if this money is given to anyone other than Shen Jinmo, it will definitely be embezzled.

If they run out of money later and have to ask him for more, Xia Hong will feel even more annoyed.

"Get up, I'll give you my permission." Xia Hong decided to let Shen Jinmo go, "Wang Heng, do you think 800,000 taels is enough for the disaster relief in Dingxi County this time?"

Shen Jinmo handed the banknote in his hand to Eunuch Lin:

"Your Majesty is wise. I have already calculated in advance. Although 800,000 taels is a little short, after the locust plague is successfully controlled, I will kill the corrupt officials in Dingxi County, and it should be enough."

In Shen Jinmo's view, whether it was the silver bills obtained by holding the guards of the Imperial Guard hostage or the silver bills obtained by killing corrupt officials, they were all taken from the people and used for the people.

Weighing the stack of banknotes in one hand, Xia Hong handed it directly to Eunuch Lin: "Consign it to the national treasury for emergency use."

And everyone in this hall knew that this banknote did not go into the national treasury, but Xia Hong’s private treasury.

In his early years, Xia Hong and Xia Qi lived in hunger for a long time. It was not until Zhong Yuanyuan married Xia Qi that they were able to have enough food.

Xia Hong has always been very tight-lipped about silver and has always been hoarding it.

Seeing the silver being taken away, Shen Jinmo said, "Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask."

Xia Hong drank a sip of tea, thought for a moment, and asked with a smile: "Boy, do you want to take Nanxing to Dingxi County?"

"I do want to, but Xie Nanxing is in poor health. If there is a drought and locust plague, life will be difficult. I am reluctant to take Xie Nanxing with me."

"But if the prince is in Luo'an, I am afraid that Xie Nanxing will be hurt, so I hope the emperor can protect Xie Nanxing more."

Shen Jinmo entrusted his only beloved Xie Nanxing to Xia Hong, naturally because he trusted and relied on Xia Hong so much.

Standing up from the dragon throne, Xia Hong patted Shen Jinmo on the shoulder and said, "If you are worried, I will let you be the chief general of disaster relief and let the prince assist you in disaster relief."

"Whenever the prince's opinion differs from yours, your opinion shall prevail."

"I grant you the Imperial Sword. If anyone refuses to cooperate during the disaster relief process, you can execute them first and report later."

The targets of this killing included Xia Ling.

However, Xia Hong also knew Shen Jinmo's sense of propriety, and he would definitely not kill Xia Ling under such circumstances.

Shen Jinmo and Xia Ling went out to work together. The two completely different people lived together day and night, and the conflicts would naturally become more and more serious.

He bowed and said: "I will not fail in my mission."

This was the first time Shen Jinmo had received a legitimate job that could save people from dire straits since he returned to Luoan.

The fact that he has this job and the opportunity to have this good reputation proves, firstly, that there are not many useful officials in the court, and secondly, that Shen Jinmo is no longer just a useful sword to Xia Hong.

After leaving the Golden Palace, Shen Jinmo went to the palace school first. When he heard that Xie Nanxing had asked for leave today, he rushed home.

The afternoon sun was so scorching that even the chirping of cicadas in the trees seemed a little weak.

As soon as he entered the house, the person who was washing his hands in the copper basin took the towel handed to him by Xiao Gao and wiped the water off his hands.

Shen Jinmo looked at the food on the table that had not been cleared and had not been touched at all, and he began to worry.

Looking Shen Jinmo up and down, Xie Nanxing said, "Oh, isn't this my Lord Shen who stayed out all night?"

She walked towards Shen Jinmo, put her arms around Shen Jinmo's waist, looked up and stared at Shen Jinmo: "Why are you willing to come back?"

"Are the people outside not as good as Xie?"

Without picking him up, Shen Jinmo whispered, "I don't even have a hot meal in the palace. I wonder if Master Xie can give me a bite?"

Xie Nanxing looked at the food on the table that had hardly been touched, and she understood Shen Jinmo's intention.

Standing on tiptoe, Xie Nanxing rubbed Shen Jinmo's earlobe and asked, "Lord Shen wants me to do this, how do you want to reward me?"

It was extremely hot in the summer, and Xie Nanxing seldom used ice, so it was actually quite hot for the two of them to be together like this.

No matter how hot it is, Shen Jinmo wants to stick with Xie Nanxing.

He put his arm around Xie Nanxing's waist and lifted her to the table. He then took the unfinished food in Xie Nanxing's bowl and brought it to himself, then started eating.

Seeing this, Xiao Gao hurriedly added half a bowl of rice to Xie Nanxing's bowl. Then, at Xie Nanxing's suggestion, he brought a cup of ice to Shen Jinmo and fanned Shen Jinmo with a folding fan in his hand.

Shen Jinmo picked up a piece of cold cucumber and put it on Xie Nanxing's plate: "I think it's quite refreshing, would you like to try it?"