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Pei Yi came out of the Dali Temple with the confession, and then he and Dan Feng were busy outside for a while. When they returned to Tingxueju, it was already evening.

Xie Zhichan had dinner alone in Tingxueju. After washing up, he was standing in front of the bed, making the quilt, and preparing to go to bed.

When summer comes, the thick winter quilts are replaced by thin quilts. The temperature in the north is different from that in the south. The temperature drops sharply in the second half of the night, so it is just right to cover yourself with a thin quilt.

But this thin quilt has been in the cupboard for almost a year. Today the sun was shining, so she let Wheat Ear hang out in the sun for a day, and then spread it on the bed. The air she breathed could be smelled of the sun.

You will have a good dream tonight.

Pei Yi walked behind her, wanting to hug her like this, but thinking that he had been to the Dali Temple jail today, his body must be stained with filth and rotten smell, so he just asked behind her: "Why did you go to bed so early today?"

She added with a sense of grievance: "After all, we have been in the same boat for a hundred years, so why didn't you wait for me?"

Without even turning his head, Xie Zhichan spread the quilt, climbed onto the bed, and lay down in the quilt that smelled like the sun. He said, "The fate of us being on the same boat was not cultivated by me over a hundred years, but was calculated by you."

Pei Yi touched his nose, said nothing, walked to the bed and sat down, took out Ma Asan's confession from his waist pocket, handed it to Xie Zhichan and said, "Do you want another shop?"

Xie Zhichan became alert when he heard about the shop. He sat up from the bed, leaned against the headboard, took the confession from Pei Yi, read it, looked up at Pei Yi and said, "I just opened three shops, and the Luo family is targeting me?"

Pei Yi nodded: "Maybe your clothing store is doing too well, Luo Wanjin is afraid that you will develop too fast, and it will be more troublesome to deal with you then."

Xie Zhichan thought that even if she didn't go looking for trouble with Luo Wanjin, trouble would come to her. Seeing Pei Yi's expression, she knew that he was not making a fuss, so she asked, "You gave me this, do you have a solution?"

Pei Yi raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a sly smile: "Do you want to go to the palace to perform a play again?"

Xie Zhichan knew what Pei Yi was up to. He wanted Emperor Jingde to smooth things over again. After thinking for a while, he said, "This confession alone may not be enough. This is just a small matter, and it has already been resolved."

Pei Yi then told the story and analyzed it to Xie Zhichan: "The battle in Northern Frontier originally lasted only one month. If we fought one more battle, we could have guaranteed peace in Northern Frontier for ten years. But the Emperor chose to accept the peace talks immediately because he could not gather enough food and fodder for another month. In fact, we could have gathered enough food and fodder for another month, but——"

Xie Zhichan suddenly came to his senses: "But the national treasury is really not well-funded. If the emperor knew that the Luo family was so wealthy, and that all the money actually went into the private treasury of the queen and the prince, then this little thing could also be used as a pretext for the emperor to suppress the Luo family. This confession could just serve as that pretext?"

Pei Yi nodded and added: "I will tell Yousi about this and tell Liu Yushi about the Luo family's oppression of fellow merchants in recent years."

Xie Zhichan said worriedly, "But Censor Liu can only impeach officials in the court. Luo Wanjin is only the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and cannot be considered an official in the court."

Pei Yi continued with a confident look, "You said you wanted to open a clothing store. I was worried about the Luo family, so I had someone secretly check the Luo family's account books recently. Today, I finally got some clues. After I came out of the Dali Temple this afternoon, I went to meet the auditor and found that the commercial taxes that the Luo family should pay did not match the records of the Ministry of Revenue's Commercial Tax Supervisor."

Xie Zhichan said in surprise: "This is equivalent to touching the emperor's purse. He will definitely be very concerned. Maybe we can not only make the emperor pay attention to the huge wealth of the Luo family from the matter of the commercial tax supervisor, but also remove Luo Wanjin from the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce!"

Xie Zhichan couldn't help but praise: "Your Highness is really good at planning and strategizing, a role model for our generation."

Pei Yi laughed loudly after hearing this, pinched Xie Zhichan's cheek, and said to her playfully, "It is the duty of a husband to worry about the Crown Prince's Consort with all your heart and soul."

Xie Zhichan and Pei Yi gradually got along well. Although she knew that Pei Yi's words were just sweet talk, she still felt happy.

Who can resist a man who is handsome, capable, and sweet-talking? Sooner or later, she will fall for him!

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Xie Zhichan waited for another two days. When she got up on the third morning, Pei Yi asked her to get ready and enter the palace that day.

The so-called preparation was to let her put on some makeup to look older. Pei Yi had seen her makeup skills before.

Xie Zhichan knew that Censor Liu had probably received the news and had impeached the official in charge of the Commercial Taxation Bureau at the morning court session, thus bringing the Luo family's gold mine to the attention of Emperor Jingde.

The two arrived at the palace gate and got off the carriage. Xie Zhichan pushed Pei Yi towards the palace gate. Thinking of what Pei Yi did when they entered the palace last time, he suddenly asked Pei Yi, "Sir, you won't have to lie on the ground and act like a bug again this time, right? I almost didn't get the chance to act last time."

When Pei Yi heard Xie Zhichan's words, he also thought of that time and said with a smile: "Last time, I just took the opportunity to make the emperor feel at ease about the Prince of Yan's Mansion. There is no need for that this time. This time, we can get the silver while standing. Now you can think about what you want."

Regarding this, Xie Zhichan had actually already thought about it in his mind.

Pei Yi was busy outside these days, so she asked Yue Yan to investigate the property status of the Luo family. She found that the Luo family actually had a hot spring villa. This villa was located in the suburbs not far from Kyoto, but it was not open to the public. It was only used by the prince to receive and win over officials in the court every year.

Hot springs are a treasure of nature, how could they be kept to themselves? She was determined to have this hot spring villa.

It will then be open to dignitaries. Apart from the initial investment in decoration, it will be a cash cow that requires no additional cost.

As for the position of the Luo family's Chamber of Commerce president, since it is going to be taken down, why not let her take it over -

When the two arrived at Taiji Hall, the eunuch guarding the gate went in to report, and came out to greet them after a while. Seeing that the young eunuch dared not breathe and walked with trepidation, the two knew that Emperor Jingde was in a very bad mood.

After entering, he unexpectedly saw Liu Chen, the Censor, kneeling in the main hall. Next to him was another official kneeling on the ground, his body shaking constantly. It seemed that this official was the Commercial Tax Inspector who had been impeached by him.

Emperor Jingde was sitting on a large throne covered with bright yellow silk, flipping through a booklet in his hands. His face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were flashing with flames of anger.

An aura of majesty enveloped him, like an invisible pressure that prevented everyone present from speaking easily.

After Xie Zhichan entered the room, she knelt down and greeted Emperor Jingde, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Pei Yi then sat in a wheelchair and greeted the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Please forgive me for not being able to kneel down and bow."

Emperor Jingde put down the book in his hand, his expression relaxed a little, and looked at the two of them and said, "Princess, please get up. What are you two doing here in the palace today?"

If you listen carefully to the tone, you can tell: I'm in a bad mood today, please tell me what you want to say, and leave quickly after you're done.

Emperor Jingde still remembers the last time these two entered the palace, there was a chaotic scene in the Taiji Hall with the He family father and son, the Queen, and Concubine De.

Xie Zhichan pretended not to hear the subtext of Emperor Jingde's words, and knelt down again in a persuasive manner, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that after the Princess's Spring Banquet, I was ordered to take over the three shops in the He Mansion?"

Emperor Jingde frowned slightly, thinking: What? Do you think three shops are not enough and want more?

He immediately said unhappily: "What's the problem with those three shops?"

Xie Zhichan replied, "There is no problem with the three shops. In fact, they are doing quite well now. I paid 3,000 taels of silver in commercial taxes to the court in the second month. This can be regarded as a small contribution to the court of the Great Jin Dynasty."

Emperor Jingde heard that she didn't mean to want to keep the shop, and heard that she also paid commercial taxes to the court. Although three thousand taels of silver was not much, there were only three shops. Three thousand taels a month would be thirty thousand taels a year, and three hundred thousand taels in ten years. A little bit adds up to a lot, and it can be considered a contribution to the Jin Dynasty. His expression softened immediately and he asked, "Does the Crown Prince want me to reward you?"

Xie Zhichan shook her head and said, "I am afraid that I will no longer be able to contribute to the Great Jin Dynasty in the future."

When Emperor Jingde heard this, it was as if three hundred thousand taels of silver were gone, and he immediately asked in confusion, "Why is this?"

Xie Zhichan's lips moved slightly, as if he was hesitant about whether he should say it or not. After a moment, he said tentatively: "Your Highness, please don't blame me, your servant, for telling the truth."

Seeing her hesitating, Emperor Jingde was anxious to know how his 300,000 taels of tax silver disappeared, and said impatiently: "Just tell me first! As long as it's not your fault, I won't blame you."