The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Emperor Haolian and the eldest princess of Beihan both wanted to take back the huge compensation owed to the Beihan royal family from the Night King and his wife, and they had been making preparations and calculations for this purpose.

I didn't expect that after finally getting a great opportunity to speak to the Night King and his wife, the answer I got was that the gold had long been used up!

Yun Mujiu, who was stopped and questioned at this time, had not yet had time to sit down. Ye Xiaohan suddenly stood up and his tall body blocked Yun Mujiu.

He turned his back to Yun Mujiu and said calmly to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the gold compensation that the Beihan Royal Family gave to my princess has indeed been spent."

"As for salary? This king does have some, but since we have gold, why not use it?"

The emperor gritted his teeth, his hands resting on the long rosewood table before him. He figured even if he used gold, it wouldn't be that much, so he pressed on, "With such a huge sum, there must be some left over, right?"

Ye Xiaohan shook his head slightly: "Never."

Then he said calmly, "The drought in Zhongyue is a serious matter. I made preparations in advance and led my subordinates to respond to the disaster in a timely manner. All these actions have consumed a huge amount of money."

"Furthermore, some officials have recently been caught in corruption, and I will use this compensation money to improve the country and the people's livelihood."

Ye Xiaohan made it clear that the drought during this period had cost money, and the recent improvements to people's livelihood also required money. In short, there was no money left.

Yun Mujiu slightly turned sideways and stood side by side with Ye Xiaohan, agreeing that what Ye Xiaohan said was correct.

The emperor, the crown prince, the third prince, a group of ministers, and the Beihan envoys all looked very ugly, as if someone had snatched countless delicacies from their mouths.

Ye Xiaohan swept everyone's expressions and emphasized that the compensation money originally belonged to Yun Mujiu, and he had Yun Mujiu's permission and support to use the money where it should be used.

This statement also highlights Yun Mujiu's righteous image. After all, this compensation was originally intended to compensate Yun Mujiu for the physical and mental injuries he suffered. Yet, Yun Mujiu selflessly handed over the money, even considering the interests of all living beings. It must be said that his righteous attitude is truly amazing and admirable.

Yun Mujiu smiled slightly at the people who were looking at him with astonishment, and quietly pulled at Ye Xiaohan's black python-patterned sleeve.

The emperor was still a little unwilling. This time, he did not ask Ye Xiaohan, but stared at Yun Mujiu: "Five million taels of gold, are they really all used up?"

"Your Majesty, apart from the two major expenses that the prince just mentioned, there is still a sum of gold left."

The emperor's eyes lit up, and he was about to step down from the stage to talk to Yun Mujiu. "Really?"

"Of course it's true, Your Majesty." Yun Mujiu remained calm and said, "It's just that Your Majesty and I have already prepared that money in advance and plan to donate it to the national treasury to cover the future military expenses such as the salary and pensions for the Golden Guards when they go to the battlefield."

The emperor paused, a look of confusion on his face. The gold was donated to the national treasury, so it would be difficult for him to embezzle it privately for his own secret guards and army. And now Yun Mujiu had clearly stated that the gold was donated to the military, specifically to the Jinxiang Guards, which made it even more difficult to easily transfer the gold!

But on second thought, isn't the military power of the Jinxiang Guard in his hands?

When he has the chance to slowly take full control of the Jinxiang Guard in the future, he can embezzle the money that belongs exclusively to this army. After all, these are not his soldiers, they are the soldiers trained by Ye Xiaohan himself, so they don't need to be treated well, nor do they need to care about their lives.